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Michael Fassbender as Bruce Wayne/Batman
I'll be honest here; as a film blogger, I'm practically required to include Michael Fassbender at the top of the list for ANY casting wishlist I ever make. Like, ever. Even if its for Lara Croft or the new Jar Jar Binks in The Phantom Menace remake, Michael Fassbender just HAS to make the list! For good reason, though; he's easily one of the most versatile and talented actors of our generation. And what a Bruce Wayne he would make, huh? He has the inner darkness and brooding, as seen in X-Men. He gots the Batman jaw, as seen on his face. And he has the Playboy aspect down pat, as seen from Shame! Joking aside, he'd make a perfect Bruce Wayne/Batman. Let's just hope the actor didn't get his fill of comic book properties after the First Class franchise is done.
Second Choice: Ryan Gosling
Gosling is a damn good actor, and it isn't too hard to imagine him as Bruce Wayne. Not sure if he could play a good Batman though…knowing Gosling, though, he'd knock it out of the park. And if he brought along his buddy Nicolas Wending Refn, that would just be icing on the cake.
John Noble as Alfred Pennyworth
When I starting thinking of an actor who could possibly live up to Michael Caine, the first actor to come to mind was easily John Noble. Noble played Denethor in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but fanboys probably know him best from Fringe, where he plays the eccentric yet troubled scientist Walter Bishop. John Noble is just wonderful on the show, funny yet vulnerable, weird yet sympathetic. I can easily imagine Noble as Bruce Wayne's trusted aid. And his native Australian voice certainly fits the role. Dream casting it may be, but Noble getting the Alfred role would be pretty damn fantastic in my book.
Second Choice: John Cleese
I had a little difficulty choosing a second choice for Alfred, but finally I settled on John Cleese. Sure, he mostly does comedy, but he could certainly do justice for the part if he gave it a go.
Bryan Cranston as James Gordon
Bryan Cranston has slowly been making a name for himself post Malcolm in the Middle. He'll next be seen as the villain in Total Recall, and will also appear in Ben Affleck's Argo. But most TV fans will know him as Walter White from Breaking Bad, a role that has garnered him three Emmies (and he's currently nominated for another). Cranston is PERFECT for the role, both in looks and acting style. Hell, he already tackled the character in Batman: Year One to great effect. But that was just voice work. If he was able to play him in live action, I think he'd do wonders for the role.
Second Choice: Chris Cooper
Cooper was up to play Gordon in Batman Begins, but turned it down to be with his family. He'd still be really great in the role, though…but if he turned it down once, he'll probably do it again.
Joseph Gordon Levitt as Robin
Note: This explanation will include some light spoilers for The Dark Knight Rises. If you haven't seen it yet (seriously?), skip ahead to the next item.
Okay fanboys; calm down before you head into the comment section fuming and with a finger ripe for hate spewing; I'm not saying that Robin WILL be in the next Batman. No one knows if he will, to be quite honest. That said, if the reboot really wanted to establish itself as something different from the Nolan trilogy, including Robin would certainly be the way to go. And if Joseph Gordon Levitt was cast as the part, that would be all the better. Keep this in mind, though; his inclusion as Robin would have NOTHING to do with what was revealed about John Blake at the end of The Dark Knight Rises. This is a reboot, remember? No ties to the previous franchise? So no, I'm not saying this just because they said his name is Robin. I'm saying it because he IS Robin. I mean, just look at the guy! He's perfect for the role.
Second Choice: Anton Yelchin
To be fair, Levitt IS a little old for the Robin role at around 31 years old. And despite the fact that he still looks very young, WB might want to opt for someone a little younger. If that's the case, than rising star Anton Yelchin (Star Trek, Fright Night) is their guy.
The Villain
Like all things with this reboot, we have no idea what the hell Warner has planned. So who would we cast as the villain? Well, it depends on who they decide the character should be in the first place. Here's five of the Caped Crusader's rogue gallery we would like to see in the film…even if the chance of them actually appearing would be slim:
Neil Patrick Harris as The Riddler: Even though Harris is strongest at comedy, I would love to see what the actor could do with the role. He certainly sounds a hell of a lot like him.
Robin Williams as Hugo Strange: This would be really freaking cool to see—sadly, with Nolan gone, this may never come to pass (despite the strong rumors years ago that it would).
Bob Hoskins/Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin: Seeing Hoskin's play a bad guy would be a real treat, especially if it was The Penguin. That said, Hoskins is probably too old for the role at almost 70 years of age. Damn…if only it was a couple decades sooner. Oh well…Philip Seymour Hoffman it is!
David Tennant as Black Mask: There's no real precedence for David Tennant playing Black Mask…I just want to see David Tennant in more things. And Black Mask would make a pretty cool villain in a Batman movie too.
Keira Knightley as Poison Ivy: Poison Ivy doesn't have too much going to her as a bad girl, but it would be a refreshing change of pace for something more fantastically after the terrorist like, realistic villains of the Nolan trilogy. And Knightley has the sex appeal and acting talent to pull it off.
Danny Glover as Lucius Fox
Morgan Freeman was god damn PERFECT for the role of Lucius Fox; of all the characters on this list, he was the most difficult to recast. But since he probably won't come back for the reboot, that meant he would have to be recast anyways (oh, the wondrous joys of rebooting something). So I decided that the best bet in this regard would be Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover. He has the calm, mentor like ability necessary for the role, and certainly looks the part to boot. He's rather busy at the moment with a bounty of projects, but would YOU turn down a role in a Batman movie? If he could sign on for Roland Emmerich's 2012, he can sign on for this.
Second Choice: Seriously, Just Bring Back Morgan Freeman!
Yeah, I got nothing here. I was thinking Lawrence Fisburne, but since he's playing Perry White in the Superman movie…I don't know, it could be confusing. So forcing Morgan Freeman to return it is! Either that, or give it to Bill Cosby. Imagine THAT movie.
And there you have it; our dream cast list for the inevitable Batman reboot. Sure, no formal planning has gone into the film and we have no idea if it actually exists or not but hey, why should that stuff matter to us? We just wrote this to capitalize on the Batman craze, and get hits/angry hate mail from you! And in that regard…I think we succeeded.
DISCUSS: Who would YOU cast in the Batman reboot? Don't hesitate to get creative! But please…no more Man-Bat casting theories. It's never going to happen, guys!


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I'm a huge fan of photography, as it was part of what I studied in high school and college, and Jim Marshall is probably one of the most influential and iconic photographers from the 20th century.
JM posted a pretty cool blog about him, its worth checking out:
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RIP Jim Marshall…26 March, 2010
JM's Words of Wisdom24 March, 2010
Nobody's life template will ever lay evenly over yours. And in those times when they clash completely, you have to walk alone, with confidence that you're creating your own template, made out of your own instincts and your own dreams and your own goals. And if you do it long enough, maybe someone someday will look to yours as the life to model theirs after. Of course, some people won't agree with them. It will all depend on who they ask.
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JM's Words of Wisdom…22 March, 2010
Bring Xanax.
In response to:
I would love to live inside your head. Well, just for a day maybe…….just sayin'
Wow…15 February, 2010
I guess its true, the loneliest people are the ones who speak the truth. JM, in all seriousness, was only trying to be clever and astute in making observations on his own public image and past. To support this, here is an excerpt from an interview with the guy who interviewed John for playboy.
If it's OK, first let me answer a related question you didn't ask: Mayer wasn't "drunk" during the interview, as many people have written and presumed. Toward the end of our first interview, at his home outside L.A., we each had a "British pour," maybe two ounces of Scotch. We met again a week later, for lunch in Brooklyn, and that's when he discussed the idea of a "hood pass." We weren't drinking at lunch. He was sober.
In most cases, I didn't have to bring up a sensitive topic because he beat me to it. He knows interviewers are going to ask these questions, so he brings them up voluntarily. It's a candid approach. He mentioned Jennifer Aniston before I did; he mentioned Jessica Simpson before I did; he used the word "douchebag" before I did. Since childhood, he's spent a lot of time inside his own head — that was one of the themes of our interview — and yes, it seemed as though he'd considered these matters before. Whatever I asked him, he seemed to have already asked himself. Ruth Shalit was very articulate about this when she profiled him: Ruth wrote, "Mayer takes self-awareness to new postmodern heights," like a football player who provides "color commentary on his own career."
Notice how I emphasize the word "excerpt". This is because this is a snippet from a longer interview about the subject, unlike what most people have done over the weekend which is to generalize and call it verbatim.
John MAyer: The Writer Behind the Interview blah blah blah…
JM's Words of Wisdom… Upated10 February, 2010
This is why he is my idol and my hero and have been since I was in high school 8 years ago:
"If I have a conversation with a really hot girl that lasts all night and she says, "Wow, I had no idea I was going to like you this much," that is the equivalent, for me, of getting laid."
Once again, the words could have just as easily been taken out of my mouth…
Had to throw this one in as well:
[In reference to sex]Yeah. What that explains is that I'm more comfortable in my imagination than I am in actual human discovery. The best days of my life are when I've dreamed about a sexual encounter with someone I've already been with. When that happens, I cannot lay off myself.
JM's Words of Wisdom…2 February, 2010
"Do you want Firefox to remember this password?" No. In fact, I don't want it remembering anything I make it do."
Awesome photo…
JM's Words of Wisdom…21 January, 2010
Good interview from the Netherlands.
JM's Words of Wisdom…28 December, 2009
Life ain't a fairy tale, it's a documentary.
JM's Words of Wisdom…14 December, 2009
That's Handy…4 December, 2009
This Article about "How To Tell if You Are Being Boring" is awesome. I wish I could take it around with me and give it to people who tell stupid stories… or, you know, for myself… I guess.
But once you're talking, how do you know if the other person is interested in your conversation – or not? One challenge is that the more socially adept a person is, the better he or she is at hiding boredom. It's a rare person, however, who can truly look fascinated while bored.
I added JM because this song struck a chord with me when I was a senior in high school, it made me realize how much I put my foot in my mouth and tell dumb stories… which I still do to this day despite my best efforts…
JM's Words of Wisdom3 December, 2009
For all the times we punish ourselves, very few times have we actually done something wrong.
JM's Words of Wisdom2 December, 2009
Fact: 54 percent of all requests for Diet Cokes at restaurants go unheeded.
Agreed…25 November, 2009
This is the first review of Battle Studies to say what I've been thinking. JM's my hero and he probably always will be, but even I can draw some interesting parallels between him and Clapton. There's nothing wrong with this, obviously, I'm just saying that he seems to be taking all of his cues, whether intentionally or not, from him.
John Mayer is obviously going through a "Backless" phase. In 1979, Eric Clapton released an album called "Backless" which shifted him from the guitar hero ("God," if you will) to the more laidback singer/songwriter, causing a universal frown from six-string enthusiasts everywhere. With the release of "Battle Studies," Mayer treads a similar path with a collection of songs that focus on melody over fretwork.
If the thought of a more pop-oriented angle leaves a bad taste in your mouth, this probably isn't the Mayer album for you. One foot is firmly planted in the adult contemporary genre, especially when pop princess Taylor Swift provides background vocals on "Half of My Heart." It's not a bad song by any means, just a bit light for a young guy that's played alongside artists like B.B. King and Slowhand himself.
JM's Words of Wisdom23 November, 2009
I'm currently on drink 5. You know, that drink that takes you from "cunning ladykiller" to "your funny friend."
JM's Words of Wisdom2 November, 2009
JM's Words of Wisdom: 10/13/0913 October, 2009
You know, parents may ask you "please stay and fix the printer and the cable box," but what they really mean to ask is "please stay."
Too true, man, too true…
PS. First post in over a month and a half!
JM's Words of Wisdom: 9/9/9…9 September, 2009
Rule of law: if you tell me within two minutes of meeting me that you are "real," you are in fact not. But neat dress.
It's Fashion Week in NYC. Where are all the Talbot's models hanging out?
JM's Words of Wisdom: 9/8/098 September, 2009
I'm a little hung over. Don't get me wrong, I could still save Nakatomi Plaza if I had to.
JM's Words of Wisdom: 9/2/092 September, 2009
Entering art design phase for the record. Maybe my favorite part. When I'm not recording I'm in full-on Adobe CS4 bliss.
JM's Words of Wisdom: 8/31/0931 August, 2009
What makes me a rockstar, you ask? I go out, tie a few on, and then return home to hit the NYT Sunday puzzle. Let's DO THIS!!!!!
JM's Words of Wisdom: 8/27/0927 August, 2009
I like to check iTunes every week to see if I'm featured on a celebrity's playlist. When I'm not, I spread vicious internet lies about them.
JM's Words of Wisdom: 8/26/0926 August, 2009
Sometimes when I see an e-mail in the dead of night I think it's her and she's changed her mind. But it's always my X-Box newsletter.
Also, I have joked about JM stealing my life on more than one occasion, now it is getting annoying… I always rant to people about the joys of microwavable White Castle:
Who says I can't eat microwavable White Castle burgers?
JM's Words of Wisdom: 8/25/0925 August, 2009
I was just thinking, it's so great to be out of schooling. No more people bullying each other, bringing one another dow- oh, wait.
JM's Words of Wisdom: 8/24/0924 August, 2009
Why are some bottled fruit drinks filled so high that they inevitably splash on you when you open them? I need an acceptable miniscus.
It's not loneliness. It's called "solitary refinement."
JM's Words of Wisdom: 8/21/0921 August, 2009
Comedy's moved from making the audience say "that person has upended my understanding of an idea" to "that person mentioned a thing I know!"

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Surveillance Video Shown In Court Of The Detroit Man Who Shot A Teenager Asking For Directions!
Surveillance video has been revealed in the trial of a Rochester Hills man who shot at a 14-year-old boy. 53-year-old Jeffrey Zeigler went after the teen who was asking for directions. Posted By Persist


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Hisense Adds 2D Smart TVs
Hisense USA has announced the launch of new 2D smart TVs. The TVs, available in 40- and 50-inch screen sizes, are available at Walmart.
"Hisense offers one of the most comprehensive television lineups in the US today," JoAnne Foist, Director of Marketing at Hisense USA, said in a statement. "The K366 offers Smart TV functionality at an incredibly competitive price, putting a vast range of apps and content within reach of any budget."
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Asus was announced their latest Zenfone 5z ZS620KL smartphone . It is powered by Android 8.0 version which is run on GSM / HSPA / LTE technology. This device was announced in 25 February 2018 and the current status is available in America, release date of the device is 10 June 2018. Dimensions is 153 x 75.7 x 7.9 mm (6.02 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) with 155 g (5.47 oz) weight, the latest device consists on Dual SIM. Zenfone 5z ZS620KL comes with 6.2 inches display with IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors and 1080 x 2246 pixels resolution. Zenfone 5z ZS620KL comes with 256GB internal memory with 8GB ram.
Asus Zenfone 5z ZS620KL smartphone Price in America, New York City, Washington, Boston, San Francisco. Zenfone 5z ZS620KL starting price approximately will be 699 USD. latest device is powered by Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 chipset and its runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) operating system. The device has powerful CPU such as Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), with GPU Adreno 630 is also awesome. The smartphone is coming with Dual 12 Megapixels, f/1.8, 24mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, PDAF + 8 Megapixels, f/2.0, 12mm, 1/4", 1.12µm, no AF Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama back camera, while front camera 8 Megapixels, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/4", 1.12µm is also awesome for selfie pictures. Zenfone 5z ZS620KL fair price, available in America and camera features are Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama. Quality of the vides is [email protected], [email protected]/120fps, [email protected] (gyro-EIS), [email protected]
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James 4:13-16 ESV
"Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that."
The Bible warns us that we never know what will happen in the future; sometimes we believe we have all the time in the world. And then, boom!
After my divorce, my youngest daughter and I moved into a two-bedroom apartment near our old neighborhood. It wasn't a bad place to live, the grounds were very green and manicured and the walls seemed to be pretty thick. (I let her play the piano sometimes.)
My daughter was a senior at a Christian school in another town, so she often spent the night with friends instead of driving home. She was in a pretty tight group and I trusted her time in that community.
One night as I prepared for bed, I received a call. It was scary. I have been able to continuously thank the Lord for the person who spoke to me that evening. "Mary, this is (—) and I am a paramedic/EMT. Your daughter has been in an accident. She is going to be fine, but she will be at Caldwell Hospital for observation. I have to tell you, when I saw the car that was hit, I didn't see how anyone could still be alive. You are blessed."
I thanked God the whole hour while I drove to see her. When I walked into the room, her face was covered with blood where bits of glass had shattered and attached to her skin. Her pale legs had larger shards of glass that had to be removed. It was unsettling, but I knew she would be all right. Her emotional status was shaken and it would take weeks for her to drive again. A drunken driver going the speed of 70 miles per hour ran a stop sign and twirled her around scooting across a highway, smashing totally the other side of the car. I was so grateful there was not a passenger that night. She managed to leave for college on time, still a little dazed.
A wreck, an illness, a storm, there are so many things that happen that remind us that life is fragile. But so many times, we push these things back in our minds as we move on with life. We often avoid acknowledgement of looking squarely at life…the changes that need to take place, forgiveness that needs to be actualized, taking some silent moments for God to speak to us.
The quiet voice of the Lord may be speaking after the shock of whatever you have been through, but are you listening?


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Link Up research published in Journal of Adolescent Health
19 January 2017
A supplement on our Link Up project is published in the Journal of Adolescent Health today, exploring sexual and reproductive health and rights services for young people most affected by HIV.
Link Up (2013-2016) has improved the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of almost 940,000 young people who are most affected by HIV in Bangladesh, Burundi, Ethiopia, Myanmar and Uganda.
The supplement, 'Integrating Rights into HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health: Evidence and experiences from the Link Up Project', brings together key areas of learning and reflection in three commentaries and five research papers.
Link Up has highlighted the importance of engaging with young people in all their diversity, across age, gender, HIV status, social circumstance, as well as country contexts.
Attitudes and norms around 'appropriate' behaviour marginalise young people most affected by HIV – especially those who are part of key populations – preventing them from accessing SRHR services and contributing to high HIV prevalence.
The project's success was in large part possible through an inspirational network of young leaders, peer educators, community role models, service providers, trainers and project staff, who were at the centre of Link Up's design, delivery and advocacy work.
Access the Journal of Adolescent Health supplement >>
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A retired GP who gave excessive doses of morphine to 18 patients has told a newspaper he 'helped' two of them due to his 'Christian compassion'.
County Durham practitioner Dr Howard Martin was cleared of murdering three of his patients five years ago but was struck off this month after the General Medical Council (GMC) ruled he had 'violated the rights of the terminally ill'.
A disciplinary panel hearing on Friday centred on the deaths of patients at surgeries in Newton Aycliffe, Shildon and Eldon between 1994 and 2004, with the GMC ruling that while some of the 18 patients may indeed have had just days or hours to live, the deaths of some may have been hastened.
Speaking to the Telegraph newspaper, Dr Martin admitted: 'I twice helped people die, not because they wanted to die but because they had such dreadful suffering. Everyone else wanted to [die] - they could make that choice.'
The 75-year-old said he did not have anything to fear and his conscience was clear, despite the fact that his confession could see police reopening the case.
'I don't believe I've killed any patients,' he insisted. 'I believe I've made them comfortable in their hour of need. But I am deemed to be arrogant because I used my discretion.
'They want to extrapolate that to say I'm choosing to kill people. It's not like that. The patients are about to die and I want to make sure they are comfortable. How can a so-called caring society not understand that? How can I be reckless with someone who is about to die?'
Commenting on whether a criminal investigation into Dr Martin's comments could be reopened, police superintendent Paul Unsworth said: 'We are aware of comments Dr Martin is said to have made to the media in the wake of the GMC hearing this week and our immediate concern is about the impact on the relatives of those people involved in these circumstances.
'A decision will have to be made on whether there are any new grounds to reopen the investigation and any such decision will be taken following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service.'


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This may test your thoughts about one of the qualities of our little world of northern New Mexico backcountry skiing - relative solitude. Lynsey Dyer, Caroline Gleich and others from the Unicorn Picnic film crew were skiing the Lake Peak/Nambé yesterday with a local or three. They were principals for the ski porn film Pretty Faces, which I thought was really good. Anyway, if you have an Instagram and/or Facebook account, check these out:
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If those links don't work search under #skisantafegirlsway.
Looks like northern New Mexico backcountry skiing may get some film exposure. I expect that they're headed to Taos pretty quickly.


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The award-winning documentary DEATH METAL ANGOLA is teaming up with the Fulbright Association to launch the DMA RESILIENCE TOUR. Using the electrifying story at the heart of the film, we'll ignite conversations across the US, in cities and communities that are fighting to bounce back from adversity. Help us bring this movie to YOUR town! Join us and support the tour by making a donation here.
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Fossil Youth Announce U.S. Tour
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The pop punk band, Fossil Youth, have announced a full U.S. tour, for this spring, in support of their new EP, Intertwined With You. Southtowne Lanes, Wickerwolves, Sleep In and Secret Stuff will be supporting the tour, on select dates. You can check out the dates, details and poster,... Read more


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Police: Older couple dead in apparent homicide-suicide in Columbia
COLUMBIA - Two people are dead after an apparent homicide-suicide at a home on Kelsey Drive, police said Monday.
Officers went to the home shortly after 8:30 a.m. and found Wayne and Mary Trentman dead from gunshot wounds. According to a press release, Wayne Trentman called 911 at around 8:30 a.m. and said his wife was dead. When officers arrived, they found Mary Trentman dead, along with Wayne. Both died from gunshot wounds.
The initial investigation indicates Wayne Trentman's gunshot wound was self-inflicted.
Police said they've notified next of kin, and the investigation is ongoing.
Carol Gallihugh was a neighbor of the Trentman's and said they were a couple full of love.
She said she was surprised and saddened to hear the news about her friends.
"I just think they made their peace with God," Gallihugh said.
Gallihugh said Mary Trentman battled Alzheimer's, but she and her husband continued to engage with the neighborhood.
"The garage door would go up and he'd bring the chairs over for her and she would sit down and they would just sit there and just wave at you," Gallihugh said.
Neighbors said the Trentman's were known for always sharing cookies with the neighborhood because they loved company.
She said she hopes the community will remember the Trentman's for the kindness they shared with all.
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Despite progress on many fronts, climate commentators and activists are increasingly owning up to their fears.
From cities with 100% electric bus fleets to the unstoppable march of cheaper renewable energy, TreeHugger has always tended to focus on what's possible.
Indeed—perhaps wary of being labelled as doom-and-gloom environmentalists—much of the green movement has, in recent years, focused its efforts on convincing people that a clean tech, livable city, low carbon future is going to be healthier, happier and ultimately more prosperous than business-as-usual.
And all that is true.
But lately I've noticed a slight change in tone: environmental activists, scientists, commentators and thought leaders are increasingly willing to admit that they are scared. James Murray over at Business Green appears to be noticing the same thing. In a moving, if somewhat depressing, commentary on the state of the movement, Murray suggests that the scale of the challenges we face meant that we were always going to reach this point. He was just hoping we'd be a little further along on solving these problems before things got scary:
I was hoping it would be a good few years before I wrote this piece. That it would be another decade or so before the visible, fever-inducing realities of climate change combined with the stalling of the Paris Agreement's promise of a concerted multi-lateral response to this unprecedented global threat. That we'd have made a little more progress before we had to ask ourselves – sleepless and sweltered at one in the morning – 'what will it really be like when the kids are my age?' But here we are.
It's a fair point. While headlines about the growing popularity of plant-based foods or utility CEOs seeing wind and solar as the future are encouraging, given the fact that so much warming is essentially baked in, it sure would have been nice to see global carbon emissions actually falling before the proverbial you-know-what started to hit the fan.
But we don't really have that luxury. From the strongest sea ice breaking up for the first time ever to scientists suggesting beach communities are 'doomed', regardless of how fast we cut emissions, this summer has been a brutal one for facing climate reality.
So what's a good TreeHugger to do?
For the longest time, many of us have been worried that admitting to fear might induce despair or resignation in others. We've held out hope that emphasizing silver linings will be enough to spur change in our deeply fossil fuel-addicted societies. Yet while there are countless positive signs that change is picking up steam, it's now pitted in a race against time to make sure that progress outpaces or at least keeps up with our rapidly unraveling natural systems.
Ultimately, I think famed climate scientist Michael Mann—a hero who has stared into the abyss much more deeply than most of us—has it about right in his recent tweet. Regardless of where we find ourselves on the continuum toward climate disruption, action is always going to leave us better off than inaction:
The boundary may be fuzzy and ever-shifting, but the ends of the spectrum are distinct, and the gloom & doom end-member ("there is nothing we can do") is unhelpful for all of the obvious reasons. A cartoon from #MadhouseEffect that explicates the problem: pic.twitter.com/Gj7QXNJbDA
— Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) August 20, 2018
Strangely, it's actually quite comforting to hear others on the climate beat voicing a fear that most of us have felt for some time now. Fear is a useful evolutionary trait. Without it, our ancestors would have died out a long time ago. There's still much that can be done to limit warming to relatively safe levels, and much of what needs to be done really will leave us with a healthier, happier and more equitable society—regardless of how much the world warms. But we're going to have to act fast to outrun the proverbial four horsemen.
Let's just hope we heed the warning signals before it's too late.
You look scared. Are you scared?
Despite progress on many fronts, climate commentators and activists are increasingly owning up to their fears.
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text: Middle school was a life changing time for me; those two years were the beginning of outside influences on my personality. Before middle school I was a quiet but confident child that said whatever whenever which was never a terrible thing- my words harmed nobody and empowered all. I didn't go out much preferring to sit in my room reading a book or playing with various pets, and yes- spending time with my family. I had lost interest in involving myself with the neighborhood kids and lacked friends otherwise. In school I concentrated on my studies or expressions of creativity opposed to making a ruckus and passing notes with other girls. Seventh grade science class changed that.


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Learn how to cook Spaghetti Squash very easy with only a pan or pot and a little bit of water step-by-step the following the simple pictures and the Instagram video for instruction.
Have you tried to cook a squash and ended up with an inedible plate? You do not need any special skills or talent to cook this veggie! The good news is the list of supplies and ingredients you will need is short and the actual stove top simmer time is not that long either, so you can complete this dish fairly fast and with ease.
What you need:
1 Spaghetti Squash
1 Pot or Large Sauce Pan
1 Chefs knife
1 fork
1. Size, and sometimes shape can vary greatly from squash to squash but the very first step to cooking this vegetable is to cut it length wise. This is the hardest part of the entire process and should be done with care and caution.
2. Scoop out the seeds and stringy loose flesh from the inside of the gourd and discard or reuse.
3. Add water to pot or pan, just enough to cover about 1 inch of the squash when placed face down in the water.
4. Place face down in pan and allow to simmer (without letting all the water dry up) for about 10 minutes. Check periodically by flipping the squash over to expose the inside flesh and poke with a fork. You will know the veggie is done, or tender, when the fork inserts into the flesh with ease.
5. When both squash halves have been cooked until tender remove and allow to cool off by placing them (rind side) down to allow the heat and some of the moisture to dissipate.
6. When cool enough to handle (yet still warm -maybe 5-10 minutes of cooling) take a fork and begin scraping out the inside meat of the spaghetti squash into a bowl. Scrap both halves until all of the useable meat is ready and in the bowl.
See this Instagram Video for How to Scrap out the inside of the squash.
The dish is now ready to be used for your favorite recipe! Of you can eat it just like this! Enjoy!


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Scholten & Baijings
Scholten & Baijings consists of Stefan Scholten and Caroline Baijings who are an Amsterdam-based designer couple, who is especially known for the talented use of colors and the carefully thought-out details. Scholten & Baijings have designed for several manufacturers like Hay, Karimoku New Standard, Established & Sons and Thomas Eyck.
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Scholten & Baijings has designed pieces for the following brands: Hay


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Canada's leader in the production of cookies, Leclerc also manufactures sugar wafers, snack bars, breakfast cereals, crackers, and chocolates. The thriving family company currently sells its products in more than twenty countries all over the world.
Leclerc is, and has always been, on the leading edge of technology and constantly works to ensure the complete satisfaction of its customers. Together with over 900 employees, the company builds on production processes and rigorous distribution networks in order to offer the highest quality products. For more than 110 years, Leclerc has successfully balanced innovation, freshness, and good taste, pleasing customers of all ages.
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The Ohio Department of Medicaid has reached another remarkable milestone in its ongoing drive to help more elderly, disabled and mentally ill clients live safely at home — where many are happier and healthier — instead of in nursing homes.
Home Choice was started in 2008 with a goal of moving 2,000 people from nursing homes back into their homes. The program provides up to $2,000 for one-time expenses such as moving costs, utilities deposits and basic furnishings. Recently, the number of folks transitioned out of nursing homes reached 10,000.
That's a victory for public health, for the state budget and for common sense. Helping people live at home, with services such as help dressing, bathing and cooking, had an average cost in 2016 of about $32,533 per person. The average annual cost for the same people in nursing homes, before Home Choice enabled them to return to homes, was $71,640. So taxpayers save $39,107 per person. And, while nursing homes can be a blessing for those who truly need them, those who don't generally prefer to be at home and tend to fare better mentally and physically there.
It would be a shame for this unqualified success to be undone by rash changes to Medicaid.
Under federal rules, if a Medicaid-eligible person qualifies to be in a nursing home, the state must pay for it. Paying for home- or community-based long-term care, by contrast, is optional.
Significant cuts to Medicaid without taking into account complex issues like this could mean that unavoidable nursing-home placements would take up a bigger share of Ohio's funds, forcing officials to spend less on optional services such as home-based care.
That could undo years of progress Ohio has made toward more-sensible placement of people who need long-term care. A decade ago, 60 percent of those clients were in nursing homes and 40 percent in home or community alternatives. Today, those numbers are reversed.
Medicaid costs must be controlled, and states likely will have to pay a greater share to make the program sustainable. But reforms need to be crafted thoughtfully and imposed gradually, with bipartisan compromise and public debate that keeps real people in mind.
Stop shielding sex traffickers
The 2006 Communications Decency Act, which holds Internet publishers harmless for what others post on their websites, shouldn't be used to shield those who knowingly help sex traffickers peddle victims.
The Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, introduced Aug. 1 by Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican, and Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, would put a stop to this cynical defense. It would clarify the 2006 law to establish that its protections don't apply to websites that enable sex trafficking.
That would allow victims to sue such sites and enable law enforcement to criminally prosecute them.
The bill could just as well be named the Stop Backpage.com Act, because that callous enterprise is a prime target. Branded as the superstore of child sex trafficking, Backpage is reportedly the first place searched by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children when a child is reported missing.
An investigation by a Senate committee headed by Portman and McCaskill found that Backpage knew its users were advertising trafficked children, and that it tried to conceal it by editing "adult" ads.
The bill has bipartisan backing, including co-sponsorship by Ohio's Democratic senator, Sherrod Brown.
Even this dysfunctional Congress should be able to agree on holding purveyors of child sexual exploitation accountable.
— Columbus Dispatch


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Beverly Hills, CA – Beverly Hills Orthopedic Institute has announced an amazing new stem cell therapy procedure that has helped over fifty percent of shoulder injury patients avoid the need for costly surgeries previously accompanied by frustratingly long "down times" and painful recoveries.
The ground-breaking procedure, preformed by Dr. Bal Raj, affectionately known to his grateful patients as "Dr. Raj," involves injecting bone marrow from patients' hips into their damaged shoulders, and has been generating consistently remarkable results that have included greater mobility and freedom from chronic pain than conventional surgeries have previously been known to deliver.
Dr. Raj has consistently broken new ground in finding alternative ways to reduce if not eliminate chronic daily pain in his patients. Board Certified in the United States, Canada, and Dubai, he has been named L.A.'s top orthopedic surgeon several years in a row. Perhaps most impressively, he is the only Board Certified sports and joint replacement surgeon currently performing this unique procedure in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, in a warm and inviting state-of-the art surgical setting.
Widely recognized as being one of the leading doctors in the United States with expertise in how to use stem cells to treat a wide range of conditions and injuries formerly limited to surgical responses, Dr. Raj has been interviewed on ABC News, CBS, CNN, and featured as a repeated guest on the nationally acclaimed "The Doctors" television series for his "go to" knowledge and expertise on how patients can heal themselves using their own body products. He most recently appeared to discuss helping a patient avoid bilateral shoulder surgery with bone marrow stem cell procedures.
"I've been amazed by the consistently remarkable outcomes that stem cell therapy has provided, particularly in all types of shoulder conditions, including arthritis, rotator cuff injuries and labral tears," he states with characteristic exuberance. "It's like nothing I've ever seen before!"
The new shoulder procedure involves harvesting a patient's bone marrow from their hip and immediately processing the material to concentrate the stem cells and growth factors. The material is then injected into the patient's shoulder who suffers little pain and often much faster relief than can be realized through conventional surgery as the material begins to repair and regenerate damaged tissue. The stem cells eventually turn into cartilage, ligament and tendon cells as needed, and can not only inspire more rapid healing, but often greater recovery and mobility than surgeries can provide.
For years, Dr. Raj has not only treated patients with shoulder, hip, and knee injuries but other conditions in which patients have benefited from the curative powers his alternative protocols offer. He has extended medical treatment frontiers in a wide range of areas from rapid weight loss, to using platelet rich plasma (PLP) therapy to treat tennis elbow to acute Achilles tendonitis.
Many of his most celebrated patients, spanning Charlie Sheen to leading professional sports athletes, swear by his work. But ever the modest medical practitioner, Dr. Raj wants everyone to know that his procedures are not just available to the elite, but to average people from all walks of life, as he maintains a keen interest in helping anyone in constant pain to finally achieve a pain-free existence.
"Commencing July, I've instituted a new policy in which anyone with questions about a debilitating condition can always personally contact and reach me for a no-risk consultation," he notes. "And in July, I'm including the cost of that consultation in any procedure to follow. I've instituted this policy because my philosophy is that if someone is truly committed to getting out of pain, I'm equally as committed to helping them to find a solution, particularly through the innovative solutions we've mastered to help them enjoy far better quality of life than they may have ever imagined was possible."
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A wander around the desert and southern edge of the trapping area found as expected little of note, except a brazen Fox sunning itself, probably lost its way trying to find the hay fields.
At the observatory DW came back with Cetti's Warbler a really scruffy adult male.
A lazy afternoon spent sky watching from Plodland started with a Honey Buzzard which flew high west over the ranges, up to 3 Common Buzzards at a time were over the fields, also up to 5 Hobby's, 3 Marsh Harriers, a Peregrine and several each of Little Egret and Grey Heron to and from the Heronry.


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A certain nobleman once asked a great tzaddik about the stories recounted by Rabba bar Bar Chana in the fifth chapter of Bava Basra. "How can such obvious exaggerations possibly teach anything meaningful?"
The tzaddik replied, "I will explain this with a parable. Once there was a wise king who was elderly and had only one young son. When the king saw that his days were coming to an end he worried about his child. The kingdom had vast treasuries and he fretted that his child would squander this wealth before he matured enough to understand how to use it properly.
"The wise king conceived of a plan to prevent such a disaster. He sent for artisans to make a magnificent picture of a lion in a certain part of the palace. But, strangely, the lion's foot pointed towards a certain place in a very unnatural manner. This stood out, since the rest of the lion was completely life-like in every way. He had other similar works of art spread around the area of the palace where the prince would be.
"The purpose of this oddity was for his son to eventually notice it and wonder about it. When the boy matured he would understand that these anomalies must surely have a purpose, since the rest was done to perfection. He would eventually realize that these unnatural limbs point to something and search. In that very direction the old king cleverly placed a hidden cache of priceless jewels for his son to find when he was ready. In this manner his son would not squander the bulk of the treasure of the realm since he would only come into it when his wisdom was truly developed.
"The same is true for the deep teachings of the aggadata, of which the Rabba bar Bar Chana stories are an example," concluded the tzaddik. "One who learns gemara sees the magnificent logic and depth of the Talmud and cannot understand how these strange sayings and stories are freely placed in the midst of the deepest sugyos. And for a while every student remains puzzled.
"But when the serious student matures, he realizes that these stories must have a deeper meaning and he begins to search for it. When he is worthy he finally recognizes that these stories hide the deepest secrets of Torah which only a truly mature person can appreciate and properly utilize."
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Hidden Treasures
A certain nobleman once asked a great tzaddik about the stories recounted by Rabba bar Bar Chana in the fifth chapter of Bava Basra. "How can such obvious exaggerations possibly teach anything meaningful?"
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Halachic Process
Rav Wolbe, zt"l, once explained why absolute honesty must be attributed to the true chachamim of each generation. "Every Torah Jew must have absolute confidence in the great achronim of every generation. We must never suspect the Chofetz Chaim, zt"l, or the Chazon Ish, zt"l, of falsehood even in worldly matters and certainly not in the all important area of halacha.
"When the Chofetz Chaim rules in a certain way it is as if he says this in the name of his teacher and his teacher's teacher all the way back to Moshe on Sinai. Someone who doubts this, doubts the veracity of Hillel and Rabi Akiva as well since what is the real difference? Even this confused person must concede that if the halachic process of our greatest authorities is based on falsehood, perhaps the same is true regarding the earlier authorities, chas v'shalom!
"When Hashem sent prophets to warn powerful kings that they would fall and their kingdoms would be destroyed, they did so fearlessly despite the terrible dangers involved. The word of Hashem burned in their hearts and they foretold these events without the slightest change. Even though some suffered blows or even imprisonment for telling people what they did not wish to hear, they would not falsify or even hold back their prophecy.
"Like the prophets, the sages valiantly taught Torah whatever the consequences, since their only interest was to promulgate the truth. There can be no doubt that regardless of pressure or political considerations, the great sages of each generations remained true to the halacha which burned in their hearts. It is not for nothing that Chazal teach in Shabbos 138b, that 'devar Hashem' refers to both prophecy and halacha! "
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
A Heavenly Advocate
A certain pious man had the practice of sequestering himself in a certain place to study Maseches Chagigah, and it was his way to review it over and over again. After he knew it well, he committed it to memory. Although the man was not learned in any other tractate, he spent all his days in the study of Chagigah until he had fully mastered it.
When the man passed away he was all alone in his home and no one knew of his demise. A strange woman soon arrived on the scene and stood over his body in a posture of grief. She raised her voice in a lament until all the townspeople gathered together to investigate her loud and mournful cries.
She called out to the people of the town, "Come, let us eulogize this man and bury him and honor his memory. Let us merit the life of the world to come! For this man honored me all his life long, and saved me from being abandoned and forgotten."
Immediately, all of the women came to sit with her, and the town gathered and mourned him with great honor. The men provided shrouds and arranged his burial, and they honored him greatly at the funeral.
All the while, the mysterious woman cried and wailed and could not be consoled.
Finally, the people of the town asked her, "Who are you?"
She said to them, "Who am I? My name is Chagigah."
As soon as the pious man was buried, the woman disappeared. All of the townspeople knew that they had been visited by Maseches Chagigah in the form of a woman, come to them to ensure the honorable burial of her devoted student. (Medrash Tanchumah HaYoshon, as brought in Menoras HaMaor, Ner 3, VIII:3:5)
The Chofetz Chayim, zt"l, would say: "Anyone who does a single mitzvah acquires a heavenly advocate. How much more is this so when a person studies a maseches so many times until he masters it and commits it to memory! Imagine to what extent it petitions on his behalf in the upper world to save him from Gehinnom and from all of the evil forces that pursue one's soul. Imagine to what extent it uplifts him to attain all good, and to be bound eternally together with Hashem!"
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Chapter 72
# 20) "When one needs to open an oven that is sealed with mud on Shabbos, this should be done by a non-Jew. If a non-Jew is not available a minor should open the sealed oven. But if even a minor is not available a Jewish adult may open the oven door but he should do so with a change from the usual manner in which he would have opened the seal.
The Mekor Chaim explains that an oven represents a person's heart and mind, the seat of his thoughts and emotions. Sometimes we feel as though we cannot seem to access our true selves or change our most important attitudes regarding important things. How can we possibly repent if our hearts seem blocked?
The best way to clear out the blockages of our hearts is to rejoice that one is a Jew. This is Hashem's decision, which we should certainly appreciate. Who can possibly fathom the greatness of being a member of the chosen nation of Hashem? Rebbe Nachman of Breslov stressed the great importance of internalizing a feeling of gratitude to Hashem for making us a Jew. As we say during the uva l'tzion prayer, "Blessed is our G-d who has divided us from those who err and has given us the Torah of truth!"
One morning, the Chassidim noticed that the holy Chozeh of Lublin zy"a refrained from saying the blessing, "She'lo asani goy…" during the morning prayers. They were dumbfounded by this apparently inconsistent behavior, but didn't have the nerve to ask the Chozeh for an explanation. After Shacharis, the Rebbe turned to his followers and said, "I'm sure that you are all wondering why I failed to say the brochah 'she'lo asani goy' this morning, and so I will tell you my secret. I already said it early this morning when I woke up.
"As soon as I awoke, I did my usual cheshbon hanefesh but I was dismayed to find myself without a single merit to my credit! I felt like the lowest of the low, the very worst person in the world. But, just then, I found a way to console myself. I said to myself, 'I am still a Jew! I may not act the way I should, but I am still so blessed that I am not a goy!' My heart overflowed with joy, and I immediately made the blessing right then and there!"
But what if a person is not yet able to connect to his inner gladness of being a Jew? In that case, he can still unplug his heart by starting again like a little child. Just begin again as the Breslover song goes, "What was was, the main thing is from now on!" Of course one must change what he did wrong, yet one of the best ways to connect to Hashem is by making a completely new start of it. Rebbe Nachman of Breslov said that one must sometimes make many new beginnings in the same day. Surely a person who feels stopped up must keep starting fresh until he breaks though to his heart.
And what if one cannot open his blocked heart even by starting again? In that case, he must make a meaningful change. First he should change his attitude which is blocking him from fulfilling the other two methods of unstopping his heart.
At the very least, he should learn an extra daf gemara or do extra mitzvos with the express purpose of drawing nearer to Hashem though these actions, as much as possible. Doing a little more spiritually with the simple desire to connect to Hashem is a very effective way to rid oneself of the over-sophistication which prevents him from feeling the joy of being Jewish and starting fresh from scratch.
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The Bubble Bursts
Rav Shmuel Tefilinsky, zt"l, once told a story about a wealthy investor from outside of Israel. This man arrived in Israel with six thousand lirot with which to invest in real estate. Since the rents at that time were very high in Tel Aviv, this man decided that it would be worthwhile to borrow another six thousand and purchase a building for the astronomical price of twelve thousand lirot.
The man did so and for a time everything went well but not long after his big purchase there was a terrible depression and no one was able to pay the exorbitant rents they owed. Not surprisingly, real estate in general fell precipitously and the building which a short time before had been worth twelve thousand lirot was now only worth four thousand.
Of course, the bank did not really care about this wealthy man's bad luck; they just wanted him to either make the payments on his loan or return the money that he had borrowed. They sold his building for four thousand and the miserable man was thrown in jail because he was unable to raise the remaining two thousand lirot that he owed.
Rav Tefilinsky commented, "If only this man had been happy to purchase a more modest building for six thousand, he would have had a building worth two thousand lirot during the hard times. And later, when real estate picked up again, its value would be restored to six thousand.
"This is a mussar haskel. Never borrow if one can avoid it!"
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Spirit of the Law: Ben Ish Chai, Sukkos
1) A person is obligated to sleep under in the actual air space of the sukkah (i.e. under the sechach.) One who sleeps under a bed that is over ten tefachim high has not discharged his obligation...
Rav Nosson of Breslov explains that after Yom Kippur we flee the Amalek within by entering into the healing Sukkah which represents the ananei hakavod, clouds of glory. Just as the clouds of glory protected those within from Amalek, so too, the sukkah affords spiritual protection from Amalek which works assiduously to blunt one's holy sensitivity. Since the easiest way to accomplish this blunting is when one is occupied with mundane matters, we lift up all our mundane pursuits by bringing them into the sukkah. In this manner we realize that it is in our hands to elevate every aspect of ourselves by remembering that Hashem is with us at all times and especially when we feel distant.[1]
But we must be careful to remain under the sechach. The Arizal teaches that the sechach should have spaces in between since it represents that Hashem sends down wondrous kindness into the mundane world.
We must internalize that Hashem is with us no matter what! Whatever place we have fallen to can be elevated. The moment we realize this, Hashem gives us tremendous loving kindness. In as much as a person is "under the sechach," he remembers that Hahsem is with him, he draws down His providence and tremendous loving kindness even if this is not deserved—even if the one who truly realizes that everything is from Hashem is wicked as discussed in the Midrash.
But if one allows himself to be distracted from focusing on Hashem's providence, he will be unable to access this kindness. Much like in the desert, he will be pushed out of the clouds of glory and vulnerable to Amalek.
Rav Nosson of Breslov explains that the main reason we have not been redeemed is because of our lack of encouragement, specifically when things are difficult.
But it is never too late to begin again! As Rebbe Nachman taught, in this world a person can make a huge profit with no real cost to himself at all. All he has to do is what he can, since every little drop of effort joins to form a big merit which helps one in his need, in this world and the next.
2) One must first build the walls of the Sukkah and only then put on the sechach...
The Mekor Chaim explains that one's sukkah represents his portion in the next world, but it seems strange on the surface, that the sechach, the main element of the sukkah is primarily refuse. Rav Nosson of Breslov explains that we use refuse for the sechach, since this represents imbuing the joy of the next world into one's experience in this world.[2] As Rebbe Nachman teaches this joy becomes so intense that one doesn't feel any interest in attaining the next world, since his feeling in this world is so joyous that he only wants to be involved in another mitzvah.[3]
But of course such joy must be balanced and rooted in holiness, otherwise, most often one's joy is a "strange fire," as Rebbe Nachman teaches. First we need a basic structure of proper values and balanced connection. Only then can we experience the true joy of the next world in this world. First we build a structure, which represents fulfilling the mitzvos and avoiding transgressing the aveiros of the Torah. Only then will we be able to "put on the sechach," in a genuine manner.
Yet even with a proper basis (or working towards attaining one if actually doing everything is as yet beyond one's ability) the only way to attain the light of Sukkos is through joy, as the Beis Aharon of Karlin stresses. This explains why Sukkos is called, zeman simchaseinu, "Our joyous time.
3) The first [olive sized piece of bread] eaten in the Sukkah on the first night of Sukkos is a Torah obligation... [Note: the Mishna Berura learns from the Vilna Gaon that each additional morsel of bread eaten in the sukkah fulfills its own Torah obligation above and beyond the mitzvah fulfilled by merely sitting in the sukkah, similar to matza on Pesach.]
Rav Nosson of Breslov explains that the sukkah may not be a permanent structure since it represents the bare absolute truth. So many people fall away from closeness to Hashem because of their perception of the truth, since it appears to them that they are distant and bad. But the real truth is that this is a gross error, since Hashem is always near to anyone who calls to Him in truth as the verse states, "Hashem is close to all who call to Him in truth."
Rebbe Nachman explains that this means anyone who calls to him from whatever level he may be on. It may appear to one that he is hopelessly mired in a spiritual quagmire and will never merit lasting change, because he experiences an aspect of the plague of darkness and can not see the many ways to find lasting improvement and change. But truly calling out to Hashem from whatever level one may be at brings down a powerful light and enables one to see the many exits out of the darkness.
Through calling to Hashem honestly from whatever level one is at one merits to dispel the darkness and he can truly see that Hashem is with him even when he is involved in mundane pursuits.[4] This explains why at least the first morsel eaten in the sukkah fulfills a Torah obligation: the entire object of Sukkah is to strive to sanctify all of our mundane pursuits, especially eating with holiness.
4) One makes Kiddush after nightfall...
The Mekor Chaim explains that we sit in the sukkah for seven days because each day represents another stage of ten years, which together make up the seventy most important years of one's life, from birth until seventy, [the average life span in many places of the world.] One merits to sanctify these years, through the mitzvah of sukkah, just as one sanctifies the seven days of the week through Shabbos. This sanctification is drawn down through kiddush, the very name of which means "sanctify."
In order to draw down this great holiness, we make kiddush at the onset of this holy chag.[5]
5) [Discusses the various customs of when one should say the blessing leishev baSukkah]
The Beis Aharon of Karlin explains that regardless of when one says the brocha, the main thing is one's heart, since the sukkah represents partaking of the feast Hashem will make for the tzadddikim in the sukkah fashioned from the skin of the Levyasan in times to come. Since the word, Levyasan means to accompany or connect this alludes that we merit this level through connecting to Hashem in one's heart. This includes both the joy in one's heart and prayer which are called service of the heart. Yet the main focus of one's divine service should be on attaining joy, especially during this special time.
[1] Likutei Halachos, Shabbos, #7
[2] Likutei Halachos, Hilchos Chezkas Karka'os, #3
[3] Likutei Moharan, I:5
[4] Likutei Halachos, Hilchos Ribis #5
[5] Mekor Chaim, Sukkah
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Monday, October 5, 2009
Stories for Sukkos--Your Arba Minim
During the time of Rav Moshe of Rozvadov, zt"l, arba minim were scarce and so many bochurim and children did not have the privilege of having their own for the mitzvah. While the Rebbe would do the na'anuim, adults who had already finished that round of using their arba minim would pass them around to those children who did not have.
Once, one of the children pushed forward to receive an esrog from an adult and disturbed the Rebbe. He paused during the na'anuim and looked at the child for a moment, after which he finished up the remaining motions perfunctorily, not in the deliberate way that was his wont.
Afterward the Rebbe wondered aloud, "Why don't the parents make sure their children do not disturb the adults? The na'anuim are very powerful and should be said with the utmost intention. The children who can shake the lulav are obligated—but not at the expense of someone else's kavanah!"
When Rav Yisroel of Ruzhin, zt"l, was a child he spent a Sukkos with Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, zt"l. As an impressionable young boy he saw how the Rav did the na'anuim with boundless love and joy. In his fervor, Rav Levi Yitzchak was all too liable to break his lulav unintentionally, and so he always had someone at the ready with another lulav to replace the one that had been shaken a little too enthusiastically.
After watching the proceedings, the young Yisroel held his arba minim close as he stood below the amud and remarked, "There is a person so full of love of Hashem that he breaks his lulav. Yet there is also a different type of person on whom you see nothing at all. Such a person is so full of awe in Hashem's power that he hardly moves a muscle!"
The Mekor Chaim, zt"l, writes that lulav is a conjunction of two Hebrew words: לו לב, "he has a heart." Who is like the lulav? The person who takes another Jew's troubles to heart, who devotes his entire self to showing consideration for the other's needs with the same sensitivity that he would appreciate if their roles were reversed.
Rav Meir Raful, zt"l, lived in the apartment right above the famous Rav Avraham Ades, zt"l, the great scholar of Aram Tzova-Haleb who later became the Rosh Yeshiva of the famous Rechovot HaNahar of the kabbalists in the Bucharim quarter of Jerusalem. Rav Raful once related the story of his aliyah to Jerusalem in the very difficult year of 1923:
"Work was scarce, money was hard to come by, and the barest necessities were difficult to secure. On many occasions, Rav Avraham would hire me to do a chore and pay me more than double the regular cost of the job. When I would protest such a lavish display of generosity, Rav Avraham would say, 'The Torah teaches that we must love the convert. Those who have moved up to Jerusalem with such self-sacrifice are certainly included in this mitzvah.'
"This happened a number of times. One erev Sukkos, I was penniless and could not even afford vegetables for the holiday. I wandered through the streets seeing people buying various foods in honor of the coming yom tov and all I could do was cry. I felt invisible; no one even noticed my pain.
"Suddenly, the Rav passed by and called, 'Meir, Meir! Come here!'
"I went over to him, and he said, 'Come to my house. I want to work out how much I owe you.'
"I don't understand,' I said. 'Not only do you not owe me a penny, but every time you've paid me, it was at least double the going rate!'
"The Rav nevertheless insisted that I come with him, saying that he must owe me something. When we got there, he handed me money over my loud objections. He then ushered me out of the house, instructing me to go and buy what I needed for yom tov. It was only twenty-five grush, but he lightened my heart so much that it felt like twenty-five coins of gold!"
The esrog represents a person's heart. Our sages teach that the loss of the flesh of the esrog is only irredeemable when the hole pierces the fruit all the way through. As long as a person knows that his failings, his "holes," do not penetrate to his essence, he will still be motivated to change his ways.
Once, just before Sukkos, Rav Yisroel of Ruzhin, zt"l, arrived at a certain town and all of the Jewish residents turned out to greet him. Among them was a certain "free-thinker" who was careless about mitzvah observance and liked to ridicule gedolim whenever he could.
Thinking that the arrival of the renowned Rebbe of Ruzhin would provide ideal material for leitzanus, he had decided to join the others. Just as he joined the crowd surrounding the Rebbe, Rav Yisroel began to tell a story:
"Once there was a great king who owned a very precious watch set with priceless gems. It kept perfect time, and it was always with him. One day, the king decided to travel and so he entrusted this prized possession to a favored nobleman. Before leaving, he warned the man: 'Make sure to guard it with your life!'
"After the king set out, the nobleman just couldn't resist. He took the watch out of its case and began to play around with it. Suddenly, it slipped from his hands, fell, and broke."
The Rebbe then cried out, "Oy! The king's watch! How can I return it to him this way?! What will the King say! How will I stand before Him!"
At this, the "free-thinker" fainted dead away!
Over his inert form, the Rebbe pronounced: "This man has fainted because he believes that his life, like the watch, cannot be repaired. But the truth is that this is what the straight-spined lulav comes to teach us: even though we've just passed through Yom Kippur and admitted our guilt for our many sins, we can still straighten ourselves out. We are not like the nobleman in the story! We can still repair all that we have destroyed!"
Rav Yissachar Dov of Belz, zt"l, was always careful to infuse all his interactions with other Jews with genuine love. He felt that the only effective way to reach out to estranged Jews and draw them back to Torah observance is through gentle and pleasant re-direction and education. However, one of the Belzer Rebbe's most prominent chassidim was known to be a terrible kapdan, a harshly judgmental person.
One day, the Rebbe approached this chassid and tried to explain the error of his ways. "Abaye's proof that the arba minim cannot include the lulav in its prickly kufra state is based on the verse, 'The Torah's ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peace.' (Mishlei 3:17)"
The Rebbe explained, "This means that even the most beautiful lulav is disqualified if it pricks! Kal v'chomer that we should avoid jabbing at others in righteous indignation with painfully sharp words. Quite the contrary; the only way to achieve Hashem's purpose is through gentle and loving persuasion."
Sometimes, however, even gentle methods fail to bring positive results. Rav Naftali Amsterdam, zt"l, once asked his mentor, Rav Yisroel Salanter, zt"l, how to overcome the natural tendency to become frustrated when a wayward Jew refuses to accept moral correction.
Rav Yisroel answered, "Chazal said that the words of a person with fear of heaven are heard. This means that if the person offering gentle rebuke is being ignored, the one doing the talking must lack yiras shomayim. Why, then, should he be frustrated with his friend? Let the speaker instead direct his anger toward himself for lacking the requisite fear of heaven!"
Our sages teach that the willow of the arba minim must be of the arvei nachal with leaves that are elongated like a river, and not rounded like those of the tzaftz'fa that grows in the hills. The Kedushas Tzion of Bobov, zt"l quotes the medrash that the willow represents a Jew who lacks Torah and mitzvos who achieves atonement by binding himself together with others more worthy than himself. But, he says, this can only be effective if the less worthy Jew is not a tzaftz'fa, a grandiose person who places himself "in the hills" above others and "shoots his mouth off" (m'tzaftzef b'peh). The only way to deal with such a willow is by separating it from the other species and "putting it in its place," lest it have a negative influence on the other three.
Once, a certain maskil from Minsk came to visit with the Beis HaLevi, zt"l, together with a large group of prominent Jews. During the course of a conversation about new Torah works, the man very self-assuredly turned to the renowned gadol and said, "One would think that a gaon of your stature would publish innovative leniencies, since you certainly have the knowledge and authority that demands."
In a booming voice, the Beis HaLevi declared, "Absolutely right. And I've even published quite a few heteirim."
Fairly bursting with pride from having secured the Beis HaLevi's regard, and hoping to hear a few piskei halachah that would suit his ideology, the visitor urged his host to name a few.
Much to the delight of his listeners, the Beis HaLevi intoned in a voice laced with irony, "Some are machmir that only great scholars should wear tefillin d'Rabbeinu Tam, but I am lenient and permit them universally…While some are machmir and forbid Torah study when erev Tisha B'Av falls out on Shabbos, I permit it. Although some are machmir and prohibit fasting on Rosh Hashanah, I am lenient and allow that too." By this point, the other people in the room could barely restrain their laughter.
The Beis HaLevi then delivered his makeh b'patish: "And even though some are machmir and forbid observing two days of Yom Kippur because of sfeika d'yuma, I am lenient and permit it!"
When our sages list the features which distinguish the kosher arava from the invalid tzaftz'fa, we find that one of these traits is color. While the true arava has a red stem, the tzaftz'fa has a stem that is white. Rav Moshe Feinstein, zt"l, explains that since the willow represents a person devoid of Torah and mitzvos, the redness of its stem symbolizes one of his main redeeming qualities: an honest awareness of the impropriety of his ways. In that sense, the "redness" of sin is actually a positive sign, since it proves that at least the person knows the difference between right and wrong. The tzaftz'fa, on the other hand, represents a person who lives in denial. All the bad he does, and all the good that he fails to do, is all "white" as far as he is concerned. Such a person is very far from repentance and repair.
Once, one of the followers of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, zt"l, asked whether trying to cover up one's sins isn't really a kind of hypocrisy. He received an interesting response:
"There is a common saying, 'If a person is going to eat a davar acher, he should at least let the grease run freely down his beard.' They mean, why should he add hypocrisy to his sins? But I say, 'If a person is going to do such a thing, he should at the very least wipe the grease off of his beard! Let him show a little shame!"
An Israeli baal teshuvah was once asked what had inspired him to turn away from the lifestyle of the Shomer HaTzair kibbutz on which he was raised. He said, "I heard Rebbe Nachman's saying about 'wiping the grease off of one's beard' and took it to heart. I didn't stop sinning right away, but I did stop flaunting my sins. And it ultimately changed my life completely!"
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I feel like I am nesting....for sure. I have been online shopping like crazy for baby boy....making sure I have everything I need!! I feel like I have blocked out the newborn stage with both of my babies and feel pretty clueless. I am sure it will all come back to me once he is born! Right????
How Far Along? 36 weeks
Size of Baby: The size of a large cantaloupe. (6 lbs. 19-22 inches)
Gender: Baby boy
Weight Gain: 24 lbs.
Weight Gain: 24 lbs.
Maternity Clothes: Target actually had a great sale over the weekend. 40% off maternity using the Cartwheel app. so I went ahead and grabbed a couple more maternity dresses and a tank top. It is close to 100 degrees outside these days.....dresses are the coolest option for sure!
Nursery: No clue. :) We won't be planning the nursery until our new house is built which is a couple months after the baby is born. Baby boy will be sleeping in Mom and Dad's room for the first few months which I don't mind at all!! I did buy a Fisher Price Rock-n-play for him to sleep in. I also have a bassinet that I need to put together.
Movement: He is moving a lot! His movements definitely take my breath sometimes. I can definitely tell that he is running out of space.
Symptoms: Heartburn, a lot of round ligament pain, achy back, slightly swollen feet and ankles.
What I Miss: Being able to find a comfortable position easily.
Sleep: It is getting harder and harder to find a comfortable position at night. Most nights are okay. I wake up quite a few times but I usually get at least 6-7 hours of sleep a night. I am enjoying that while I can!
Cravings: Hmmm...I guess anything cold!! It is so hot outside....I have been craving homemade ice cream and fro yo!
What I Miss: Being able to find a comfortable position easily.
Best Moment This Week: Going through my son's old clothes and pulling out things that would work for baby boy. I am trying to get organized and have ordered quite a bit to get prepared. I am getting very excited and it is getting very "real" to me!!! 4 more weeks!! EEEEKKK!
****On a side note: I found this really great tutorial on how to make a pregnancy silhouette using your iphone. I tried it out and I loved it!! Literally took me 5 minutes and it is just a fun little picture to have!! Try it!!
Here is mine:
Hope you guys have a fabulous Tuesday!!!
So tell me....
What is your best advice for what to pack for the hospital??
What is something I should definitely do before the baby is born??
Must have baby item??


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A BigBlueButton-ös Fred Dixon nagyon jól összefoglalta, hogy mik a címben említett dolgok.
"We use Asterisk for the voice conferencing component, which enables us to allows us to mix incoming VoIP calls originate from within BigBlueButton and calls that come through the regular plain old wtelephone system. When running, Asterisk historically expects to have a special PCI card installed that would accept incoming signals from phone network (usually through a cable that looks like an Ethernet cable, but is actually a primary rate interface, which provides a maximum of 23 incoming lines and 1 data line). This PCI card also supplies a hardware timer that gives a consistent signal, say once every 100 milliseconds. Within Asterisk the default voice conferencing module is MeetMe. For whatever reason, MeetMe needs a timer to work. No timer, no voice conferencing. Over the years, there are Asterisk modules that provide a software timer (zaptel dummy or Dahdi), but both of these are Kernel modules, which require compilation against the kernel headers for the current linux setup.
The problem .... Unfortunately, package management systems (such as apt-get or rpm) don't support dynamic compiling of kernel modules. We can compile the module in the BigBlueButton VM (as you can see from the initial boot sequence), but not from within packages. This means, our goal of ultimately enabling anyone to install BigBlueButton with just a few commands, the primary command being
sudo apt-get install bigbluebutton
can't be reached using MeetMe. Currently, our install instructions using packages say "This installs everything except Asterisk, and for information how to do that, see these instructions." A recent thread on our forum that was over fifty messages long attests to the difficulty of setting up a kernel module. Also, many virtual host environments will not let the users install kernel modules (for obvious reasons), so it further restricts where developers can run BigBlueButton. We will still support MeetMe, but once we have support for App_Konference, we'll be able to update the packages and have BigBlueButton install on Ubuntu 9.04 with just a few commands. This means our developers need only spend a few minutes installing BigBlueButton and can focus more effort on integrating and extending BigBlueButton for the benefit of everyone."
Még annyit hozzá, hogy a Dahdi az az új neve a Zaptel-nek, valami jogi / copyright problémák állnak a háttérben.
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Ann Arbor's favorite Memorial Day parade is back again this year with a fun family morning of events on Monday, May 29. Sponsored by the Glacier Highlands Neighborhood Association, the parade will start at 10 am from Greenbrier Park and end at Glacier Highlands Park where there will be a ceremony honoring Michigan soldiers, sailors, and airmen who have fallen during the past year. Vendors will also be selling summer treats at Glacier Highlands Park during the event. Children are welcome to line up at 9:45am at Greenbrier Park to ride in the parade with their decorated bikes. Parking is not allowed along the parade route so plan accordingly.
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2019 Boardwalk Run Results
41st Annual George M. Adams Boardwalk Run
5,000-meter race (3.1 miles)
USATF NJ sanctioned
Course: Traffic-free scenic boardwalk in front of Atlantic City Convention Hall
First NJEA male and first NJEA female runner will receive awards.
All Fun Walk participants will receive shirt and entry gift.
Please pick up number on Thursday, if possible, at the Boardwalk Run Booth outside Hall C.
Age group awards to top three in these categories (male and female):
- Junior up to age 19
- Age 20-29
- Age 30-39
- Age 40-49
- Age 50-59
- Age 60-69
- Age 70 & above
$25 Pre-entry includes running shirt
$15 No T-shirt
$30 Thursday & Friday (includes shirt)
Use this form to enter. Deadline for pre-entries is Oct. 25.


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Anthony "Santino Marella" Carelli recently appeared on Main Event Radio for a 1-on-1 interview with Ryan Rider. They discussed his WWE retirement, Battle Arts, picks for tonight's Hell in a Cell pay-per-view and more. They sent us these highlights, you can download the full interview by clicking here.
Santino shares his Hell in a Cell picks:
"I think maybe less is more but I'm sure the audience will love every one [of the 3 HIAC's]. Charlotte might get that championship back. I think Seth [Rollins] is more agile and I'll give it to him [over Owens]. I'm a big Roman Reigns fan so I gotta go with him. The WWE universe is really trendy and it's cool to boo him and dislike him but deep down inside everybody likes him. It's like Italians and Kraft Dinner. They're all programmed to hate it but then when they try it for the first time they secretly love it.
"Rusev was my final opponent/match, his camel clutch was the straw that broke this camel's back. It aggravated my neck where I couldn't move it at all. Was the end of the line; couldn't do it anymore."
What he is most proud of:
"Near the end of my career I really dialed in my work and go out there and not have one wasted footstep. I was telling stories really well and truly having the audience engaged the entire match. Knowing that I became very good at being a professional wrestler meant a lot to me in my career. Having the monitor sellouts, with all the talents, agents, and producers in the back watching my segments and telling me it was sold out during my matches with all the boys watching enjoying and laughing. I would've liked to have been a badass at some point but whatever; it's nice to be able to pay the bills."
Life after WWE:
"I started Battle Arts while I was off with my neck injury. I was able to focus on my business. When my contract expired and they opted not to renew it it wasn't too bad as I was focused on Battle Arts. Battle Arts was this hybrid dojo in Japan where MMA fighters and pro wrestlers would train together with a focus on submission wrestling. It was that style that got me noticed and I stood out a lot because of that style. Asuka trained there too. We provide very strong submission wrestling and from there MMA, wrestling, or both. I'm starting at Sportsnet [360 in Canada] doing the Aftermath show in November."
Acting aspirations:
"I'm a really good actor and I think I could do tons of different roles. It's about having the opportunity to make these relationships with the right people and show them what you could do. I wouldn't mind doing one of those roles with me as a single dad with a little daughter in a romantic company; something like that."


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Liquid Flavors
What We Offer
I know, I know, yet another flavor company… But we really are different. We do product development while the others do lunch. Don't get us wrong - we like going to lunch – but in the end we think you want great products, new ideas, great service and a good price from a flavor house. Lunch doesn't make you any money… We also stick to what we're good at. We do flavors for beverages and candies that taste like the original fruit because that's what we start with for matching, and we know juice flavors because we make juice and blend it all the time. We do combinations of flavors and juices as well as straight flavors because we formulate every product to be ideal for every customer, and we know how to design finished products, if you need us to, because we've had such a lot of successful experience doing just that.
Product Matching
We match products for customers all the time. Since we usually do it cheaper and with better service, we can normally save you money on your existing products. We can also match competitors' products and branded products to save you time in product development. Chances are we can match a product for you too...
True To Nature Flavors
We do natural fruit flavors that really taste like the original juice because that's what we target. Coming up with a perfect match for a true juice takes a long time and a lot of sourcing, but there are some products we can offer that we honestly believe are as true as you can come to the real thing – such as blueberry, passionfruit, guava, RSP cherry, McIntosh apple, guanabana, etc. etc.
Natural; Natural & Artificial; Artificial Flavors
Having had such success in making true-to-nature flavors, we were able to adapt a lot of these formulae using less expensive natural components, and/or artificial ingredients, where possible, to reduce the cost but maintain close to the same flavor quality. We can make an unlimited range of natural, N&A and artificial flavors that are very cost effective as used. We supply N&A and Artificial flavors as both emulsions and in alcohol/glycol blends; natural flavors typically use alcohol/glycol as solvents. We can offer products without glycol for specialty products where this is a concern, and flavors suitable for use in USDA organic products. We can obtain Kosher certification on most products, and we can often reformulate products that are not Kosher to make this possible. GLCC Co. designs flavors to suit our customers, so we are often asked to vary flavor concentration, or to design booster flavors to complement existing profiles, or to formulate products to meet new customer concepts. It is in these areas that our commitment to product development and innovation is extremely valuable.
Dry Flavors
Ultra Low Temperature Volatile Re-adsorption (ULTVR.2)
To overcome the known weaknesses of dry flavors processed through industry standard techniques of spray drying, GLCC pioneered a novel approach, known as ULTVR, involving low temperature processing within an enclosed recapture system.
After several years of advanced research, we're now introducing our second generation of dry flavors, ULTVR.2, which includes a full encapsulation of the more volatile and sensitive flavor notes. This results in a more concentrated product, improved flavor release, and the ability to make dry flavors comparable to alcohol-based liquid flavors for beverage and food applications.
How it works & why the GLCC flavors are superior
Industry standard practices use high temperatures during the spray drying process. This heat treatment results in the evaporation of the flavor components on the outside of the spray dried particles and a significant evaporation of highly volatile chemicals. The effect is a reduced flavor profile with weak or absent top-note volatiles.
The ULTVR process achieves an improved result because lower temperatures are used within an enclosed recapture system, preserving the full flavor profile and minimizing the loss of the most volatile components.
Benefits of ULTVR.2 Dry Flavors
Encapsulated Technology
- Fuller and more vibrant flavors comparable to alcohol-based liquid flavors
- Ongoing resistance to heat damage – high efficacy in baked products
- Extended shelf-life (12 months)
- Available in Natural, Natural & Artificial (N&A) and Artificial formats
Alcohol Free
- Eliminates flammability and OSHA concerns for shipping, storage and use
- Simplifies international shipping
- Opens Halal market opportunities
- OU Kosher equivalent with product certification by National Kashruth (NK)
Innovative Packaging
- Vacuum-packed in 20 lb packages, eliminating risks from moisture damage and oxidation
- Smaller unit size allows better inventory management to maximize freshness


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We have a colourful history with camping trips. In the 10 years Andy and I have been together, we've not once had a camping trip which hasn't seen some kind of drama. We've had floods, breakdowns on the way home (resulting in us sleeping in the car), flat car batteries (resulting in us sleeping in the car on a racecourse. Yes, really) snowstorms, God awful campsites, illness, stir-crazy toddlers. You name it, it's probably happened to us.
So, we thought we'd make our lives a bit easier, and more comfortable, and buy a campervan. We sold our second car and used the proceeds to buy Bertie, a 1982 Bedford camper. After a few more disastrous trips under our belt, the final straw came at Easter when we found ourselves on a campsite (read: in the middle of a field) with no working showers, filthy toilets and no facilities bar the aforementioned 'amenities'. Smelly grown-ups, bored kids. On the day we were due to come home the county saw the worst snow it had in a number of years. Stranded, unable to leave with no food or clean clothes I'd fallen out of love with camping and was set to sell Bertie.
Except I wasn't quite ready to give up that easily so a few weeks back we booked one final make-or-break trip. The rules: I book the campsite, We don't travel too far and it must have facilities for the children. So I found a gem of a site in Devon and off we went.
It was fabulous. The sun (remember that?) shining helped and the campsite was superb. I was just at the end of my illness and Max was still not 100% so we decided on a weekend of Doing Nothing. No day trips, no sightseeing (my Dad lives in Devon so we have plenty of chances for that) just spending time together and relaxing. In the broadest sense of the word, with 2 pre-schoolers around.
Tell you what, I'm booking all the campsites in future. Wi-fi, freshly baked bread, an indoor pool, adventure play for the kids and an OFF LICENCE. Amaze. We played, we swam, we ate, we read and, er, watched DVDs. The boys aren't ones for sitting colouring, crafting or reading (yet). To little, too much energy. The trick, we've discovered, is to go somewhere where there's plenty to keep them occupied. Happy kids = relaxed parents, yes? They spent the entire break running around, playing, making up games, pretending to be puppies and having a ball. I'm already looking forward to our next trip.