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After Jets' Kicker Bombs, Fans Turn to Carli LloydNewser — John Johnson
Remember when US soccer star Carli Lloyd went to the Philadelphia Eagles training camp last month and kicked a 55-yard field goal? If not, just know that New York Jets fans do.
And after the Jets lost to the Buffalo Bills Sunday 17-16—thanks in part to two missed kicks by Kaare Vedvik—the team is being urged to give Lloyd a look, reports USA Today.
The story rounds up tweets from fans to that effect, also with some from sports broadcasters. "Carli Lloyd lives real close to the Jets facility," tweeted Dianna Russini of ESPN.
"Call her." In a similar vein: Hey Jets, Lloyd "is from New Jersey," tweeted Rich Eisen. "It's a local call." For her part, Lloyd has said she thinks she could kick in the NFL, notes the Los Angeles Times.
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I came across this weird looking fruit at the co-op earlier this week, and as always, I felt an obligation to try it.. I ran a quick Google search while shopping and came up with the following "The cherimoya is often considered one of the best-tasting fruits in the world". well, now you see, I had NO choice but to get me one.
After a short research I found out that its a type of Anona, native to the Andes and that when ripe it should feel like one's elbow.. hmm..
It has been resting on my kitchen counter for a few days and today I picked it up and WOW, it felt like an elbow!! well, not really, but it had a softness to it, while still maintaining it's firmness. That's good enough for me. let's cut it open:
It has a fleshy white insides, with big brown seeds, it's sweet and delicious, with a firm texture that can explain the nick name "custard apple". Not sure that it stands up for the "best testing fruit" title earlier claimed, but its definitely tasty, and reminded me of a jack fruit both in texture and flavor.
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Sophomore Hannah Stearns has signed to continue her academic and volleyball career at Cornerstone University.
Stearns finished her decorated career as a Raider by putting down 418 kills, 168 blocks, and a .255 hitting percentage. Her contributions during her two years helped lead GRCC to an overall record of 32-0 in conference play, an overall record of 55-11, and the Raiders' highest national ranking since 2014 of No. 3 in Division II of the NJCAA.
As a freshman, Stearns was named a 2016 NJCAA 3rd team academic All-American. During her sophomore year, she was named All-Region, All Western Conference 1st team, All-MCCAA, and NJCAA District F All-Tournament team. Her strong play and championship caliber character will fit right in with the nationally ranked Golden Eagles. Cornerstone finished the 2017 season with an overall record of 28-8, a WHAC Conference Tournament Championship, and a trip to the NAIA national tournament.
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The day came and went, and we are all still here, in the exact same spot.
I haven't written in months, ever since my father's passing. It was his birthday this week; he would have been 85. It is profoundly sad that he was so isolated at the end, even in his own mind, a man who I knew as an extrovert. He loved working at the pharmacy, because he met people from all walks of life, from the plutocrats like C. Douglas Dillon and Pierre Lorillard, the owner of Lorillard Tobacco, to the delivery guy from the drug stockist, who only spoke Spanish. Ernie learned a bit of Spanish to converse with him. He made us take Spanish as our language in high school, rather than French, because he was convinced that Spanish would be an important language for Americans to know. He was correct, of course; I remember more of my high school Latin than I do of my high school or college Spanish. (Thank you, Sr. Redempta, wherever you are.)
I loved working at the pharmacy, as well, and for the same reason. I, too, have been an extrovert ever since I was a tiny child. My mother relates a story of taking me with her to a ladies' party when I was three. I went around the room, shaking the hands of all the women and introducing myself. I have always loved getting in front of a crowd and speaking to them, seeing their faces as they moved into my narrative with me.
Now I am isolated, physically and socially. This disease does not. Not having a license does that. Pain and its attendant depressions do that – the pain especially. All of the members of the CPS Alliance speak of this same isolation. That is why the group of us that have incorporated the Central Pain Syndrome Foundation have chosen "You Are Not Alone" as our organization's motto. Hundreds of times I have seen new members to the CPSA or the CPS FaceBook page say, "I thought I was the only one. I felt so all alone." Well, they are not alone. There are millions of us.
When it comes down to it,I am not really alone, either. I may not see many people in the flesh, but I am fortunate to live in an age when the internet has permitted communication between people from around the globe. The FaceBook page, in particular, seems to have a very lively and close group of people, who feel emotionally connected to each other. That may be because we have photos next to each post, and can discover facts about the posters by looking at their pages. There are so many opportunities for me to reach out and connect with other people. The problem is that I am often to exhausted to make the effort, and am frequently in too much pain to even answer a phone call.
Part of the isolation is the structure of my day. Upon awakening after seven to eight hours of decent sleep, I have energy, and can actually do intellectual work for approximately four to five hours. That is the period during which I must write, organize, and plan – in every area of my life and responsibilities, These include the CPSF, the CPS FaceBook page, any pertinent responses to the CPSA, our business, our bills, our home, keeping track of my ten prescriptions, and even our menus. Or finances are in poorer health than I am, and that puts me under tremendous stress. I often feel hopeless to accomplish anything, as if I have no definite path to fix things, and that causes even *more* stress. The stress makes the pain flare. The pain makes my blood pressure skyrocket. My body is so tense most of the time that I cannot determine what is the spasticity and what is just the effect of wincing from the anticipated blow of bad fortune. To discover stress is as life-that shortening as smoking five cigarettes a day is stressful in itself!
I am also alone in my home. My husband and my son are both introverts. Jake stays in his room for most of the day, coming down to do chores if I ask him, or to make dinner. Jack stays in his office most of the time, unless he in out of the house at calls, or watching television in the den. I am no long a television watcher; endless shuttling through the cable channels makes me impatient and annoyed. So I sit in the living room every even, playing an MMORPG with a group of people from all across the world. At least half of the people in my group are adult close to my age or older, often disabled. At least two of them also suffer from CPS, although they didn't know that was the name of their pain. The game distracts me from my body's increasingly arduous travail, and the online conversation gives the effect of a cheerful "family." But the upshot is that the three of us really only are together when we eat meals.
What is increasingly obvious is that my husband has almost no romantic feelings towards me anymore. He is loving in that he cares for me in many ways, working at his tasks, running errands, paying for my medications, but my thoughts no longer interest him. Neither does my body. He has no desires for me of any type. Perhaps it is age; perhaps it is proclivity; perhaps it is stress. My body has changed; so has his. Perhaps it is that I, and this marriage, have disappointed him past caring. But the situation of my marriage is a stress in itself. I still love him romantically, and long to be close to him, but those feelings do not seem to be reciprocated.
All of these are the contingencies of life with which I mut deal. There are some things I cannot control, and some that I can. There are steps that I can take to ameliorate my situation; those are the efforts that give a sense of power. The rest, I must learn to accept without ill will.
i0land permalinkDecember 23, 2012 9:04 AM
Louise – sorry for everything that you posted. I can relate to everything. I live with my mother but I keep to myself in my part of the house, and while she goes to bed at 10pm I go to bed at 3am (med side effects) so it's very easy to feel lonely. What I do is that I have television in the BACKGROUND all the time while I'm doing things. While I'm on the computer etc…. even while I'm reading. I just turn off the volume while I'm reading. If I don't i feel incredibly alone. I always keep mentally busy as much as possible
And about your marriage – as couples age they often have reduced sex activities (although not always). Because you spend so much time apart in different rooms you've just become friends. Could you do any activites together? Could you play cards one night a week? Or any other game that 2 people can play/……… or do you have another couple you can invite over to play cards for 2 people? Know what I mean?
Timothy Alexander permalinkDecember 28, 2012 9:49 PM
Hi – You mention your husband. Even though I don't suffer from CPS I can certainly imagine that it is, indeed, hell. I would also imagine that being involved with someone who suffers from CPS would be its own type of hell. Are there support groups – not necessarily for CPS specifically – for someone in your husband's situation? If so, would he be interested in attending such a group? Thank you.


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If you've ever been scuba diving, watched a Jacques Cousteau film or noticed that hidden piece of human anatomy lurking on the VHS "Little Mermaid" cover, you probably already know that there are some pretty strange things going on under the sea: schools of exotic fish, vibrant coral reefs, some peg-legged pirate's sunken treasure. There's a whole different world down there, and you don't need James Cameron's submersible deep sea diving contraption to catch a peek.
"I felt like I literally, in the space of one day, had gone to another planet and come back," the "Titanic" director told the Associated Press after descending 7 miles (11 kilometers) below the Pacific Ocean in a 2012 solo mission. If only Cameron had a time machine. Some of the most wonderfully strange sea life known to man is sadly extinct. That includes a wide variety of voracious monsters, aggressive sharks and exotic lizards that you might expect to find in one of ol' Jimbo's movies. Also, a humongous turtle.
Tylosaurus Proriger
The Tylosaurus was a large, water-bound lizard that evolved from its land-based ancestors by developing a long, powerful tail and sturdy limbs that looked and functioned like paddles. The prehistoric carnivore relied on an imposing and effective double set of cone-shaped chompers. Its muscular jaw allowed the creature to often swallow prey whole, while two rows of sharp teeth ensured that anything trapped inside a Tylosaurus' mouth wasn't getting out alive [source: National Geographic].
At about 45 feet (14 meters) long, the Tylosaurus was one of the largest members of the mosasaur family of marine reptiles. These beasts roamed the seas roughly 65 million years ago, but their remains have been discovered in some decidedly dry places. That includes parts of Texas and Kansas, which are believed to have once been covered by the Western Interior Seaway and where researchers have located Tylosaurus and other mosasuar fossils [sources: National Geographic, Fossil Guy]. If you didn't get to catch these sea monsters in real life, you can still see Hollywood's version on the big screen. The Tylosaurus is among the prehistoric beasts featured in the 2015 movie "Jurassic World."
From what paleontologists can decipher of this reptile's remains, the Tanystropheus appears to have been a prehistoric reptile version of a giraffe with shorter legs, a long neck that juts out rather than up and a massive tail. The largest of these animals stretched up to 20 feet (6 meters) long, with the Tanystropheus' 12-vertebrae neck comprising more than half of that [sources: University of California Museum of Paleontology, Prehistoric Wildlife].
That made this shorefaring specimen a natural fisher, able to pluck a variety of seafood fresh out of the water without even getting his collar wet. Adding to this theory of the Tanystropheus feeding habits are fossils indicating that the creature's front legs were shorter than the back pair. That suggests that the Tanystropheus did his hunting from dry land, pitching his neck in the water at chow time. Just how much time the animal spent on terra firma as opposed to in the waters off Europe, the Middle East and China remains a subject of debate. It's disputed whether the Tanystropheus' feet were actually were made for swimming and how much it was able to move that long neck with such a relatively small body [source: Prehistoric Wildlife].
This extinct shark was the big daddy of them all. More than three times the size of a great white, the megalodon was a ferocious behemoth that used its massive jaw and a set of 7-inch (12 centimeters) teeth to feast on whales and other gigantic prey. In fact, researchers estimate that this species went extinct around the same time that primitive baleen whales – a group that today includes the humongous blue whale – began growing to their modern, larger size. That's because marine scientists believe that the removal of the 59-foot (18-meter), 55-ton (50-metric ton) predators from sea life allowed the whales to flourish and grow larger. Fossils from the gigantic sharks have been found around the world, from waters off Africa to Europe and the Americas [source: Rincon].
Just what caused the megalodon's demise remains a mystery. What we do know is that this fearsome creature hasn't patrolled Earth's waters in roughly 2.6 million years, despite rumors that the beasts are still lurking [sources: Rincon, Prigg]. Whale watchers can breathe easy.
Frilled Shark
File this one under "almost extinct." With a face that only a mother could love, the frilled shark (named for its six pairs of frill-like gills) is quite possibly the ugliest, strangest and most frightening monster on this list [sources: SETFIA, Chappell]. This bizarre and menacing creature is not, in other words, the type of shark one might find dancing behind Katy Perry during a Super Bowl halftime show.
The frilled shark kind of looks like an ugly version of an electric eel. Its 5-foot (1.5-meter) frame slithers around with the help of a few small fins and strikes a bowel movement-inducing fear in the heart of any human who crosses its path, with a set of 300 razor-sharp teeth laid out in 25 rows. The shark has been called a "living fossil" thanks to those primitive features and an origin that traces back roughly 80 million years [sources: SETFIA, Chappell].
Until recently, it may have been safe to believe that this beast had gone the way of the megalodon. That's until a couple of Australian fishermen happened to inadvertently scoop one up in their net in January 2015 [source: Chappell]. It's one of a few known modern encounters with the beast, at least by anyone who's lived to tell about it.
Ex-professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal is a humongous man. At 7 feet 1 inch (2.2 meters) and 325 pounds (147 kilograms), he's the type of guy who has to duck into doorways, has trouble getting into European cars and should probably buy two seats if his private jet is in the shop and he has to fly coach [source: ESPN]. Consider the Stupendemys the Shaq of the turtle world.
This gigantic sea turtle called the rivers and lakes of South America home as recently as about 5 or 6 million years ago. Its name means "astonishing turtle" for good reason: The Stupendemys shell often stretched more than 7 feet (1.8 meters) in length and another 7 feet in width. That's good enough to probably make it the world's largest turtle, perhaps even bigger than the mammoth Archelon from the late Cretaceous period 65 million years ago. The Stupendemys' neck was so long, it had to fold it to one side to fit it in the shell. It's believed that the turtle grew in size over time in response to the gargantuan beasts with whom the Stupendemys shared living spaces, including various types of large crocodile [sources: Prehistoric Wildlife, McCormick].
This prehistoric shark (270 million years old) is best-known for its circular, toothy saw, a natural defense tool that was probably pretty effective in warding off underwater enemies. What paleontologists haven't been able to agree about is just where the whorl of teeth was located on the Helicoprion's body. Many assumed that it protruded from the animal's upper or lower jaw, while others surmised that it was connected to the creature's tail [source: Crew].
In 1950, a specimen of the saw was located in a bay in Idaho. The 117-tooth whorl included some cranial cartridge, according to researchers, indicating that it probably sat inside the Helicoprion's mouth. Still, there's little agreement about just where the saw would have been located. Some say it served as a tongue, and others maintain that it probably extended from the animal's lower lip and curled under the chin. Most recently, Idaho paleontologists have used new technology to create a 3-D animated model of what they believe was the shark's skull. It shows the saw connected to the Helicoprion's lower jaw [source: Crew].
Call the Dunkleosteus a nasty brute. Call it ugly. Even call it old-fashioned. Just don't call it a picky eater or late to dinner.
This powerful placoderm fish subsisted on just about anything it could get its mitts on: Sharks, fish and even other members of his or her own clan. Without actual teeth, the hungry fish used two long blades to snap and crush its prey. The Dunkleosteus apparently had no problem tracking down its meals, thanks to an enormous frame, speedy swimming and mighty jaw. However it seemed to suffer often from indigestion, not surprisingly [source: BBC].
It's almost as if the Dunkleosteus was designed for destruction. Checking in at more than 33 feet (10 meters) and 4,000 tons (3,600 metric tons), the beast was bigger than a killer whale and at least as fierce. It also featured a series of hard, bony plates around its head that are believed to have served as armor for the battering ram. But the fearsome creature also appears to have been both a lover and a fighter. One of the first species to exist in male and female forms, the Dunkleosteus would have been one of the earliest to mate physically in order to reproduce [sources: BBC, Animal Planet].
Dearcmhara Shawcrossi
This marine lizard might be the coolest animal on the list, a kind of hybrid that looks like a crocodile mated with a dolphin. It's also one that experts didn't know existed until recently. By piecing together fossil remains first discovered in 1959, Scottish researchers determined that the Dearcmhara – Scottish-Gaelic for "marine lizard" – likely made its home in the then-warm waters off Scotland's west coast some 170 million years ago. The scientists announced their discovery of this new genus of ichthyosaur (sea-going reptile) in January 2015 [source: Moss].
Stretching roughly 14 feet (4.3 meters), the Dearcmhara Shawcrossi was believed to be near the top of the food chain in its day, likely dining on smaller fish and reptiles. Still, the animal is a smaller and more primitive version of the beasts that would come later in the Jurassic period (150 to 200 million years ago). By dating the Dearcmhara back to the same time frame, some researchers now believe that the shift to larger aquatic life may have been more subtle than the sudden shift in temperature of volcanic eruption some folks have theorized might have preceded the change [sources: Moss, Bittel].
Speaking of Jurassic, the pliosaur was the most fearsome beast the waters saw in those days. Described by one news outlet as a "crocodile on steroids," this creature ran up to 59 feet (18 meters) in length. The roughly 155 million-year-old mammoth featured a human-sized jaw and large teeth that may have been able to take down a Dearcmhara in one bite, as well as huge, melon-sized eyes that gave the animal impressive binocular vision. In the early 2000s, fossils of the beast have been located in England and Norway [source: Morelle].
A short-necked marine reptile, the pliosaur resembles a large croc with longer, paddle-shaped limbs. That made it faster than many of its counterparts, traveling at speeds of up to 6 mph (10 kph). The creature fed mostly on fish, mollusks and other marine reptiles, but paleontologists have also found something else in pliosaur stomachs: dinosaur remains. They don't believe that these beasts actually hunted dinosaurs, but instead probably feasted on discarded remains [source: BBC].
The Massive Titanoboa Snake Once Ruled the Colombian Rainforest
The extinct Titanoboa snake lived around 50 million years ago and could grow to 50 feet long and 3 feet wide, making them the largest snakes ever.
Author's Note: 10 Extinct Exotic Sea Creatures
Don't get me wrong, I think it's pretty safe to say that I wouldn't want to encounter any of these creatures during a dip in the water. I have to say, however, that I've already come face to face with a monster every bit as depraved and fearsome: The dreaded hangover at sea. It's tough to enjoy a nice jaunt out to the ocean under a cloudless Caribbean sky when you're also tussling with Montezuma's revenge.
Related Articles
- Animal Planet. "Dunkleosteus." (Feb. 9, 2015) http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/other/videos/animal-armageddon-dunkleosteus/
- BBC. "Dunkleosteus." (Feb. 9, 2015) http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/seamonsters/factfiles/dunkleosteus.shtml?img1
- BBC. "Pliosaurs." (Feb. 9, 2015) http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Pliosaur
- Borenstein, Seth. "James Cameron Sees 'Another Planet' in the Deepest Sea." Associated Press. March 26, 2012 (Feb. 8, 2015) http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46860722/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/james-cameron-sees-another-planet-deepest-sea/#.VNe_2i6ulK0
- Bittel, Jason. "Motorboat-Size Sea Monster Found, Sheds Insight on Evolution." National Geographic. Jan. 13, 2015 (Feb. 9, 2015) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/01/150113-sea-monsters-paleontology-scotland-animals-science-fossils/
- Chappell, Bill. "Rare And 'Horrific': Frilled Shark Startles Fishermen In Australia." NPR. Jan. 21, 2015 (Feb. 8, 2015) http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/21/378944897/rare-and-horrific-frilled-shark-startles-fishermen-in-australia?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150125&utm_campaign=mostemailed&utm_term=nprnews
- Crew, Bec. "Prehistoric ghost shark Helicoprion's spiral-toothed jaw explained." Scientific American. Feb. 27, 2013 (Feb. 9, 2015) http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/2013/02/27/prehistoric-ghost-shark-helicoprions-spiral-toothed-jaw-explained/
- ESPN. "Shaquille O'Neal." (Feb. 9, 2015) http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/614/shaquille-oneal
- Fossil Guy. "Mosasaur: Facts and Information about the Giant Marine Reptile." (Feb. 8, 2015) http://www.fossilguy.com/gallery/vert/reptile/mosasaur/
- McCormick, Cameron. "Stupendemys: Giant Amongst Mega-Turtles." The Lord Geekington. March 11, 2010 (Feb. 8, 2015) http://cameronmccormick.blogspot.com/2010/03/stupendemys-giant-amongst-mega-turtles.html
- Morelle, Rebecca. "Dorset pliosaur: 'Most fearsome predator' unveiled." BBC. July 8, 2011 (Feb. 9, 2015) http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-14061347
- Moss, Stephen. "Another new ichthyosaur in the golden age of Jurassic discovery." The Guardian. Jan. 12, 2015 (Feb. 10, 2015) http://www.theguardian.com/science/shortcuts/2015/jan/12/new-dinosaur-golden-age-jurassic-discovery-skye
- Museum of Unnatural History. "The Kraken." (Feb. 8, 2015) http://www.unmuseum.org/kraken.htm
- National Geographic. "Tylosaurus Proriger." (Feb. 8, 2015) http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/prehistoric/tylosaurus/
- Prehistoric Wildlife. "Stupendemys." (Feb. 9, 2015) http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/s/stupendemys.html
- Prehistoric Wildlife. "Tanystropheus." (Feb. 8, 2015) http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/t/tanystropheus.html
- Prigg. Mark. "The megalodon IS extinct: New study rubbishes claim that giant shark still roams the ocean - and says it died out 2.6 million years ago." Daily Mail. Oct. 23, 2014 (Feb. 9, 2015)
- Rincon, Paul. "Monster shark 'kept whales in check.'" BBC. Oct. 23, 2014 (Feb. 8, 2015) http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29743081
- South East Travel Fishing Industry Association. "Living fossil captured." Jan. 14, 2015 (Feb. 8, 2015) http://www.setfia.org.au/item/living-fossil-captured.html
- University of California Museum of Paleontology. "Prolacertiformes." May 2007 (Feb. 8, 2015) http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/taxa/verts/archosaurs/prolacertiformes.php


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A review of FRRR's 17 years of grant-making activity supported the articulation of FRRR's theory of change and focus areas. A number of community consultations and deep dives into issues and places also informed the theory of change and reinforced the multi-faceted long-term value of the role and type of support that FRRR provides.
Our goal is to enable rural and regional communities to respond to the needs of:
- their PEOPLE - to develop healthy, connected, skilled communities and individuals;
- their PLACE - to build vibrant cultures, healthy environments, sustainable social and physical infrastructure; and
- their PROSPERITY - to support sustainable, viable and adaptive local economies that are inclusive and provide opportunities for economic participation and financial wellbeing.
Our role has been to help FACILITATE community engagement and planning, REMEDIATE and MAINTAIN community assets, RESOURCE and SCAFFOLD community action and help communities to INNOVATE.
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We believe that supporting these things will help to create vibrant, adaptive and sustainable rural, regional and remote communities. The specific outcomes we strive for are:
Purpose and objectives
FRRR's strategy is focused on enabling communities to build their social capital and economic resilience; by engaging and providing resources for projects that create the change that communities aspire to achieve.
Through this approach, we aim to:
- Promote, for the public benefit, rural renewal, regeneration and development in Australia in social, economic, environmental and cultural areas.
- Add value to the work of rural organisations to resolve regional development issues at a national and local level.
- Strengthen regional capacity for growth, development and adjustment in the context of national and global change.
- Develop new ideas and methods through thinking, researching, debating, testing and informing to address issues facing regional and rural Australia.
- Strengthen the regional and rural voice to ensure vigorous regional and rural participation in national growth and development.
- Provide facilitation services to assist groups to lead and face change so that regional and local communities can choose paths to their futures.
- Raise money and other resources (both tax deductible and non-tax deductible) for the operation of the national body and the funding of national services and programs to resource rural Australia.
- Raise money and other resources (both tax deductible and non-tax deductible) for direct use by regions for projects and/or seed funding for local capacity building and funding bodies.
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FRRR works hard to be a credible, independent, equitable, leading, advocating, leveraging, transforming, innovative, rigorous and reputable organisation.
We aspire to:
- Empower rural, regional and remote Australia to reduce their social, economic and educational disadvantage;
- Engage with government, business and philanthropy to provide programs which meet the needs of rural and remote Australian communities;
- Learn from reflection and process improvement to maintain best practice, community-led initiatives;
- Encourage innovation and creativity, and provide a voice for rural, regional and remote Australians; and
- Achieve best practice in our grant making and grant seeking.
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The war above the trenches has a high attrition rate among the men flying the aeroplanes for each side. As a result, promotions come fast, with simple survival often being sufficient grounds for achieving a position of authority.
One flier who perhaps deserves his promotion more than others is the new commander of Jagdstaffel 11, the number 11 fighter squadron of the German air force. The new commander of Jasta 11 is Captain Manfred von Richthofen. This 25 year old aristocrat has already claimed 16 victories since his first kill in the autumn of 1916. Now having been awarded Germany's highest honour, the Pour le Merite he takes command of this squadron.
Aeroplanes flying over the Western Front are normally painted in drab colours, to make it harder for the enemy to spot them. Richthofen however decides to throw caution to the wind. He has his aeroplane, an Albatross D.III painted red. Let his enemies know who they are facing, he thinks. Back in Germany, newspapers start referring to Richthofen as Der Rote Kampfflieger (the Red Fighter Pilot). The Allies give him a variety of names: Le Petit Rouge, the Red Devil and the Red Baron.
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Manfred von Richthofen (The Aerodrome: Aces and Aircraft of World War I)
Richthofen (in cockpit) and his Jasta 11 comrades (Wikipedia)
see also: Richthofen describes painting his aeroplane red, in his autobiography.
Note: Richthofen may not have had his aeroplane painted red on his first day as commander of Jasta 11. He may also not have acquired the Red Baron nickname until after the end of the war.


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Jens Franke and Stuart Willis. Baroque Guitar Anthology, Volumes 1 to 4.
Published by Schott.
Volume 1, ED13357; Volume 2, ED13437; Volume 3, ED13446; Volume 4, ED13489.
This is a significant contribution to Baroque literature, not least by virtue of its size.
Volume 1.
Both Jens Franke and Stuart Willis are credited on the cover. Every single transcription is by Stuart and Jens is the guitarist on the enclosed CD. Stuart must be in touch with lute literature in a way that guitarists tend not to be, because much of this material is unfamiliar. There's Gaspar Sanz, but also pieces by M'lle Vaudry De Saizenay, Francois Le Cocq, David Kellner and Nicolas Derosier. It makes available a very refreshing collection of new and worthy music.
The editorial assertion that Grade 1 – 2 guitarists can cope with this music is tested early on. The 3rd piece, an Espanoleta by Sanz, features some awkward 3rd-position material and rapid position shifting – as well as 2 missing B naturals. It's a case of "can't see the wood for the trees" I think, where the editors simply don't see what is before them.
One feature of these books which is helpful is a short paragraph with exploratory ideas on how to play the music. The editorial suggests that a Folie d'Espagne needs good damping skills – but that goes for a majority of the pieces in this volume. In an anonymous Entree we are encouraged to play with a campanella over-ringing style, and it might have been helpful to notate in the 2nd bar what is meant. There are missing rests and a stem pointing in wrong direction – unusual for Schott who have a wonderful track record of proof-reading.
There's an intriguing Prelude by Charles Mouton (no tempo indicated) where there's interplay between higher and lower registers but it is not notated in separate voices so exactly what is expected of the player isn't entirely clear. The accompanying audio track on the CD has bass notes ringing on beyond their stated duration in the score. The cavernous acoustic of the recorded guitar is generally unhelpful on this CD. To be fair, the editorial does explain that originally there were no bar lines and a free interpretation is permissible.
The moving Prelude by M'lle Vaudry De Saizenay is troubled with missing rests, odd rhythmical notations and stem confusions. This is contrapuntal writing. If the object is to introduce students to linear music, then the lines should be more clearly delineated.
It is my understanding that lutenists had no means of writing a semibreve in tablature because they needed stems for all their notes and thus a 4-beat note would be represented by a tied minim. This antiquated way of writing is continued here. I think it's an anachronism and it overly complicates the look of the music. Jens is on record elsewhere as saying he was trying to adhere to musicological accuracy as far as possible and he believes it conveys a sense of style to the student. At the very least, there should be some mention made of it.
This book has to be welcomed, allowing some unfamiliar music to make it into the light of day for the guitarist. I would be astonished if a grade 1 guitarist could get near most of them though.
Volume 2.
Stuart Willis takes all the credit again for the 25 transcriptions and arrangements of repertoire including Philipp Franz Le Sage De Richie and Bernard Hagen, as well as the more familiar Robert de Visée.
All of this music was new to me: underlying the preface's point that the amount of repertoire from the Baroque is vast. There are hand stretches across as well as along the neck, the counterpoint and harmony is more sophisticated and the phrases are more irregular. The tied minim turns up again in La Montfermeil, Rondeau and on this occasion I disagree with its inclusion, because it masks the anacrusis entry of a new phrase. My favourite was the David Kellner Pastorel – but this book is full of lovely, well fingered and edited pieces.
Willis must have invested enormous amounts of energy into researching this music. He has assembled an anthology of some of the most interesting Baroque repertoire I have ever come across. Most of the time we are ticking Baroque boxes for exam students – but if you have a young Grade 5-ish student really interested in this period, then Volume 2 is highly recommended.
Volume 3.
Bernard Hagen, De Visée, Kellner and Weiss feature in this edition. The CD enables us to enjoy Franke's playing of these fine pieces and the inégale technique he describes in the introduction, for example in the Entrée d'Apollon by Lully. He doesn't always follow notated rests in these recordings, but there is such a lot of reverb flying around that it might be a studio issue, rather than a playing one. There's a lot of fun in this book. From the opening campanella Prelude of De Visée, through the delightful two voice interplay of Kellner's Giga to the darker Siciliana by Hagen there's just an awful lot of wonderful music to chew on.
The complete L'Infidele suite by Weiss has a plethora of beguiling sequence, harmonic twists, and unexpected turns of phrase which make this a great inclusion. The difficulty of Volume 3 is significantly enhanced from Volume 2, but the quality of the music contained therein and the care with which it has been arranged and edited mean this book should be on the Baroque guitar lover's shelf.
Volume 4.
J.S. Bach is finally represented in this volume with his Siciliana from BMV 1001 and and Sarabande from BMV 997. In its familiarity, this is perhaps the least challenging of the works in this volume. It sits alongside some Francesco Corbetta with challenging harmonic language and strummed chords. There's a beautiful Ciaccone by Weiss and a Fantasia by him which is hard to distinguish from the vernacular of Bach. A pair of Phantasias by David Kellner complete the volume and these are as strange as they are beautiful.
This volume's music is less easily acquired by the ear and this might suggest why volume four was the best place to plant such less accessible but wonderful music. There is so much individual expressivity, even eccentricity in the writing, that a younger student may have needed to progress through certainly Volume 3 before he has points of reference to help him understand. The concluding notes are of especial help in steering the student towards a meaningful performance. In terms of the glory of the Baroque, Volume 4 is representative of its zenith and in beautiful typesetting – I rather expect the teacher will spend more time enjoying these pieces in Volume 4 than any from other volumes.
This was a daunting undertaking by Jens Franke and Stuart Willis. There will be critics who argue for the inclusion of this or the exclusion of that, and it would never be possible to keep everyone silent. Even if it was a labour of love, it was a lot of work; teacher and student are the lucky beneficiaries of this great collection. Jens, Stuart and Schott are all to be congratulated.
Colin Tommis


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Alta Narrow Wardrobe Closet – Closet organizer systems have become more and more elaborate. Gone are the days of just a suspending rail and a hat shelf. Closet designs have become very stylish. If fact closet designing has turned into a full blown industry using its talk about of manufacturers and consultants. There are now bone fide closet designers. Such specialists weren't thought to exist 20 years before and certainly didn't exist 40 years ago. As people's lives became busier and more and more women entered the labor force the closets of old became burdensome. People want fast and easy and organized. Nobody had time and energy to launch an extended seek out little Johnny's gloves or hat.
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Month: July 2015
Cooky Jason's July Recipe – Mini Kabobs
Chef Jason's World Famous Mini Kabobs
Who doesn't like kabobs? We're in full camping swing now and it's high time we get into some grilling action. And kabobs are just plain fun. These… are minis. More of an appetizer, really. The key to making these special is in the fresh herbs. There are countless marinades. You can play mad scientist and come up with all manner of concoctions. The idea here is to have fun with it and experiment. (I actually brined mine for the 4th of July BBQ I just hosted.)
Major Players
- 2 to 3lbs Beef and/or pork – London broil is really great, but sometimes I even use New York Strip or rib eye (my personal favorite). (2lbs will make 25 to 30 kabobs)
- 1 cup salt, and ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 lemon
- 5 sprigs rosemary
- Fresh basil leaves
- Fresh sage leaves
- 1lb raspberries
- Tbsp course ground pepper
- 6 or 7 garlic cloves crushed, and 1 large onion
- 2lbs small to medium white button or crimini mushrooms
- 3 inch toothpicks (they come in lots of sizes)
OK, the fun stuff:
First we'll start with the brine. This is pretty simple; don't be intimidated by brining. It's like marinating, but with more science involved. Boil the salt and sugar in 6 cups of water until dissolved; it will only take a few minutes. Let that cool. Then add your meat, whole and uncut, to a large stock pot. Add the dissolved sugar/salt mixture and fill the rest with cold water until meat is covered. Then add garlic, rosemary, and onion. Give it a gentle stir, cover, and refrigerate 12 to 24 hours.
Remove meat from brine and discard brine. Let rest for at least 5 minutes. Heat grill to medium high. Slice mushrooms in half and sauté them in 1 Tbsp olive oil and 2 Tbsps. butter in a foil pack or disposable aluminum baking pan on the grill. (They come in various sizes and are perfect for this.) At the same time, throw the meat on, too. Grill until done, roughly 5 minutes per side for beef and 4 minutes per side for pork. The meat will be done before the mushrooms, which is fine. Once everything is cool enough to handle, cut the meat into half-inch cubes. Now it's time for the fun. You can even get the kids in on this. And it really is the sage and basil that make these special, so don't skip it. You can skip the brine if you like, but not the herbs. Trust me on this… Here's the stacking order, from top to bottom: Raspberry/mushroom/folded basil and sage leaves/meat. It's that simple. Cut your lemon in half and squeeze over all the kabobs once completed. Crowd-pleaser? I think so…
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Celestial Navigator – July 2015
Wednesday, July 8, 4:24 p.m. EDT Last Quarter Moon
The Last Quarter Moon rises around 1:30 a.m. and sets around 1:30 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.
Wednesday, July 15, 9:24 p.m. EDT New Moon
The moon is not visible on the date of New Moon because it is too close to the sun, but can be seen low in the east as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the west an evening or two after New Moon.
Friday, July 24, 12:04 a.m. EDT First Quarter Moon
The First Quarter Moon rises around 1:15 p.m. and sets around 12:30 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.
Second Full Moon, July 2015
Friday, July 31, 6:43 a.m. EDT Full Moon
This is the second Full Moon in July, what is sometimes called a "Blue Moon." It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise; this is the only night in the month when the moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month, the moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky.
Uranus and the Moon
Wednesday/Thursday, July 8/9, dawn
The moon will be close to Uranus just before sunrise. In the lands surrounding the Indian Ocean, the moon will actually occult Uranus.
Venus at greatest brilliancy
Thursday, July 9, dusk
Venus reaches its greatest brilliancy at magnitude –4.7.
Aldebaran and the Moon
Sunday, July 12, sunrise
The waning crescent moon will pass close to the bright red star Aldebaran low in morning twilight. The moon will occult Aldebaran as seen from eastern Russia, northern Japan, Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and Iceland.
Venus and the Moon
Saturday, July 18, dusk
The moon will be close to Venus just after sunset. Venus will appear in binoculars as a tiny crescent just north of the crescent moon. The moon will occult Venus as seen from New Guinea, northeastern Australia, Melanesia, and French Polynesia.
Ceres at opposition
Saturday, July 25, 4 a.m. EDT
Ceres, the largest asteroid or smallest dwarf planet, will be in opposition to the sun. At magnitude 7.5, it will be located right on the border between Sagittarius and Microscopium, just south of Capricornus.
Mercury is well placed in the eastern sky at dawn for the first half of the month for observers in the Southern Hemisphere.
Venus shines high in the western sky after sunset, reaching its greatest brilliancy from the sun on July 9.
Mars is too close to the sun to be visible.
Jupiter is low in the western evening sky all month, close to Venus on the 1st and 31st of the month.
Saturn is well placed in Libra in the evening sky.
Uranus rises near midnight in Pisces.
Neptune rises in the late evening in the constellation Aquarius.
Quotes About Camping
Camping is many things to many people. Trying to define the meaning of camping is something like trying to describe all the trees in the forest with a single definition. Not hardly possible. Nonetheless, we've compiled a list of camping quotes, some famous and others not so much, but all capturing one persons definition of camping.
"I have always loved camping, ever since I was eight, and was forcibly stuffed in a trunk and dropped off in the middle of the forest. My dad was a complex man, but I believe he was trying to show me the value of camping."
"Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business. "
"It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent."
"What on earth would I do if four bears came into my camp? Why, I would die of course. Literally shit myself lifeless."
"…my dreams are tangled in images of stars and clouds and firelight – we go camping at night – it's my lucid dream of being with you…"
"Mom, camping is not a date; it's an endurance test. If you can survive camping with someone, you should marry them on the way home."
"In a well-ordered universe…camping would take place indoors."
"A crude meal, no doubt, but the best of all sauces is hunger."
"I walked slowly to enjoy this freedom, and when I came out of the mountains, I saw the sky over the prairie, and I thought that if heaven was real, I hoped it was a place I never had to go, for this earth was greater than any paradise."
"My fear of camping: I'm convinced bugs will crawl up my vagina and lay eggs. Isn't everyone?" Kathy Griffin
"Deep silence fell about the little camp, planted there so audaciously in the jaws of the wilderness. The lake gleamed like a sheet of black glass beneath the stars. The cold air pricked. In the draughts of night that poured their silent tide from the depths of the forest, with messages from distant ridges and from lakes just beginning to freeze, there lay already the faint, bleak odors of coming winter.
"Of course, not everybody likes camping trips. I do not myself enjoy them much, because I'm not outdoorsy, or at any rate, I'm not outdoorsy overnight-without-a-mattress-wise. There's a limit to the outdoorsiness to which some academics can be expected to submit."
"Whatever form it takes, camping is earthy, soul enriching and character building, and there can be few such satisfying moments as having your tent pitched and the smoke rising from your campfire as the golden sun sets on the horizon–even if it's just for a fleeting moment before the rain spoils everything."
"Wilderness areas are first of all a series of sanctuaries for the primitive arts of wilderness travel, especially canoeing and packing. I suppose some will wish to debate whether it is important to keep these primitive arts alive. I shall not debate it. Either you know it in your bones, or you are very, very old."
"A great many people, and more all the time, live their entire lives without ever once sleeping out under the stars."
"To wake up on a gloriously bright morning, in a tent pitched beneath spruce trees, and to look out lazily and sleepily for a moment from the open side of the tent, across the dead camp-fire of the night before, to the river, where the light of morning rests and perhaps some early-rising native is gliding in his birch canoe; to go to the river and freshen one's self with the cold water, and yell exultingly to the gulls and hell-divers, in the very joy of living; or to wake at night, when you have rolled in your blankets in the frost-stricken dying grass without a tent, and to look up through the leaves above to the dark sky and the flashing stars, and hear far off the call of a night bird or the howl of a wolf: this is the poetry, the joy of a wild and roving existence, which cannot come too often"
"If you have not touched the rocky wall of a canyon. If you have not heard a rushing river pound over cobblestones. If you have not seen a native trout rise in a crystalline pool beneath a shattering riffle, or a golden eagle spread its wings and cover you in shadow. If you have not seen the tree line recede to the top of a bare crested mountain. If you have not looked into a pair of wild eyes and seen your own reflection. Please, for the good of your soul, travel west."
"I'm not a firefighter—I'm a firefly fighter. My bravery may come in small flashes, but I am sure it doesn't go unnoticed by lustful women and campers everywhere."
"When I returned to camp, they walked behind me on the trail, and we spoke not a word about getting skunked today, but rather talked about the days we returned with a stringer full of fish, and how we filleted them and the left the guts out for bears and eagles, and how those fish tasted fresh when we fried them over a fire."
"My daughter had read books about people in the cities going camping. They would leave their comfortable homes and beds and deliberately sleep in tents, on the ground, then cook their food outside over an open fire instead of in a well-stocked kitchen. She couldn't imagine something so ridiculous."
"My tent doesn't look like much but, as an estate agent might say, "It is air-conditioned and has exceptional location."
"Mountains inspire awe in any human person who has a soul. They remind us of our frailty, our unimportance, of the briefness of our span upon this earth. They touch the heavens, and sail serenely at an altitude beyond even the imaginings of a mere mortal."
"Kneeling over a trickling mountain stream and pumping every ounce of water you use though a filter can really change your perception of turning on a faucet."
"There is a solitude, or perhaps a solemnity, in the few hours that precede the dawn of day which is unlike that of any others in the twenty-four, and which I cannot explain or account for. Thoughts come to me at this time that I never have at any other." George Bird Grinnell
"Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong." George Carlin
"It was the Law of the Sea, they said. Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top." Hunter S. Thompson
"What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it."
"Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art." Izaak Walton
"People say to me so often, 'Jane how can you be so peaceful when everywhere around you people want books signed, people are asking these questions and yet you seem peaceful,' and I always answer that it is the peace of the forest that I carry inside." Jane Goodall
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." John Muir
"When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty. When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe. " John Muir
"I got into an argument with a girlfriend inside of a tent. That's a bad place for an argument, because then I tried to walk out and slammed the flap. How are you supposed to express your anger in this situation? Zipper it up really quick?"
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My computer has been used this optical mouse with USB cable for years without any hassle. And one day it starts to cause problem. after using for a while the cursor start to freeze and i have to unplug and replug again, and it happend again after a few minutes. I replace by a new optical USB mouse and it happends the same thing (this new mouse works fine on other computer). Could someone help me in this matter. Thank you vey much
Go to device manager and un-install mouse driver then restart the system.
Thanks alot for your helpful response, i will try ...
i have tried to uninstall as your advise but it still same. A bit weird it only happend after around 7 hours of working.


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A little over a month ago I had box dyed black hair. I had a color correction done. My hair wouldn't hold the brown semi dye and my hair was brassy and orange, so I took it upon myself to dye it with a permanent color. I used a protein filler and the color held on for about a couple weeks now. Went on vacation swam in salt water and chlorine for one whole day and now the brass is back! I had used aphogee's 2 min keratin treatment before vacation with their gentle protein shampoo. I am going to be using the protein shampoo every other week and my Moroccan Oil deep conditioner every week. My question is since I will be using a protein shampoo every other week will my hair be okay to use a protein filler the next time I go to dye it in about a month. I will still be using the protein shampoo until then.
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"Tuscany may have found its own bard in Frances Mayes."
—New York Times
"Irresistable…A senuous book for a sensuous countryside."
—Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"An intense celebration of what she calls 'the voluptuousness of Italian life'… Appealing and very vivid… [The] book seems like the kind of thing you'd tuck into a picnic basket on an August day… or better yet, keep handy on the bedside table in the depths of January."
—New York Times Book Review
"A love letter to Italy written in precise and passionate language of near-poetic density… Maye's sequel offers something different, even richer and more complex, than her first account of life in Tuscany… This is a book to treasure, as the author so clearly treasures the life she engraves on our hearts."
"Frances Mayes is, before all else, a wonderful writer… She never loses sight of the fact that millenniums-old Tuscany, with its immemorial customs and folksways, is not to be domesticated or made familiar. Her Italy remains intransigently foreign, exotic, a continuing revelation of strangeness and unexpected beauties."
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NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United States on Monday called on Rwanda to publicly denounce rebels who have seized swathes of eastern Congo in an appeal that highlighted its frustration over Kigali's alleged role in its neighbor's conflict.
Rwanda has repeatedly denied supporting the M23 rebel movement in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, blaming Kinshasa and major world powers for failing to tackle the problems that led to the uprising.
"It is not and should not be too much to ask the government of Rwanda to denounce a rebel group that is preying on the lives of people or undermining the stability of a neighbor," Johnnie Carson, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said in a teleconference on Monday.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been forced from their homes by fighting since the M23, which has links to Bosco Ntaganda, a warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on war crimes charges, took up arms in April.
"The M23 is led by individuals who are ICC indictees, is led by people who carried out serious human rights violations so it should not be too much to ask the government of Rwanda to do this," said Carson.
The rebels say they are fighting to try to ensure full implementation of a 2009 peace deal that ended a previous rebellion which U.N. experts said was also backed by Rwanda.
Contacted for reaction after Carson's comments, a Rwandan foreign ministry official directed Reuters to comments from President Paul Kagame denying accusations his country backed the rebels made during a U.N. meeting in New York last week.
Kagame and Congolese President Joseph Kabila met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly but no breakthrough was made.
Kagame last week said that "solving the crisis will be impossible if the international community continues to define the issue erroneously."
A proposed African force that would be neutral and tasked with eliminating all rebels operating in eastern Congo has not yet materialized.
Carson said Kabila also had a duty to ensure peace and stability in his own country but Western nations have lined up to punish Rwanda, whose army fought two wars in Congo during the 1990s, for meddling in its neighbor's latest conflict.
(Reporting by Richard Lough; Writing by David Lewis; Editing by Andrew Osborn)


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Warning this is political. I am not planning to talk about issues but against caucus'.
Here in Idaho the Democratic Party has had a Caucus every four years. I have participated in the caucus every four years… This year the Idaho Republican party decided to emulate us and have a caucus too…. I think they are afraid that we Democrats go to our caucus then go vote in the Republican primary….. Today I have been thinking about the caucus… I really do not like the party caucus…
First I will describe it for all you primary goers….
The caucus at best is going to take 2 to 3 hours of your life…. Our caucus is always in the evening. Every county in Idaho has its own separate caucus. Because my county is divided into two Congressional districts we sit with our own district… We all listen to representatives of the presidential candidates… They are always representatives because presidential candidates don't often come to Idaho and certainly not to our caucus. To the Presidents credit he did come a few days before our caucus and energized the voters. Historically our caucus our is poorly attended… Usually around 1000 people….That means most of us Democrats stay home because it is inconvenient, boring, etc…. So the speeches are done…. We cast our first vote…. Any candidate in Idaho who gets less then 15% of the vote in the room gets no delegates to our state convention and is eliminated for the second round. We next go to the second round…. Many people jump ship to a more popular candidate… This is especially important if you are backing a losing candidate and want to go to the state convention as a delegate….While we are waiting party officials and candidates for lower offices give speeches. Doesn't this sound like fun? I do not like the party caucus…
OK…That is over….Many people leave but the most important work is yet to happen… The most important part of this political animal is selecting delegates to represent the candidates at the Democratic State Convention…. Those politicos who are still in the room (less then 10% of the caucus attendees) break up into candidate groups…Including the people for the great candidate uncommitted (which can also be eliminated if the uncommitted get 15% in the first round). People who want to be delegate put their name up for nomination… Then the group decides if there will be speeches or not. I have seen 5 minutes speeches and I have seen people introduce themselves. The vote happens the delegates are elected….Everyone goes home… So the caucus is attended by maybe 5 % of the people who identify themselves as Democrats…. The delegate were elected by 10% of those….One of the reasons I do not like the party caucus….
That describes the normal year…..In 2008 one Presidential candidate did work the caucus system in Republican states like Idaho. He is now President and it was this strategy that led to President Obama's nomination over Senator Hillary Clinton. He energized our party and our caucus by coming to our great State three days before the caucus. The Ada county caucus in Boise Idaho was packed! It was a very cold day and the line to get in stretched blocks… There was no allowances for the elderly, the infirm, the handicapped, those with small children….. We were all in line….I had never seen such a thing…. My family arrived around 1/2 hour before starting time… We did not make it in…. The fire Marshall closed the doors…If you do not make it in you could only vote in the first pass… You couldn't participate further…. My oldest son and I waited for over an hour to get in (once they closed the doors) we wanted to stand as delegates…. My son was interviewed on the TV. I might have been too. I knew party officials and tried to send word that we were locked outside. Eventually the 20 or so of us still standing were let in. I really do not like the party caucus….
The caucus is skewed in favor of political activists not the average likely voter… There are no absentee ballots…It is skewed against the old, rural, military, the sick, people with young children …One could even argue that the 2008 caucus was skewed against party regulars who figured it would be business as usual…My son Jesse will not be a participant in the Democratic caucus because he is residing in China. There is no absentee voting…. One could argue it is also skewed against the poor because the buses don't run past 7 PM in Boise…..I really do not like the party caucus…
Finally a personal story about my father a noted Republican did in fact attend our caucus in 2004 because my mother was very ill and we are divided into Congressional districts. That meant I could not sit with my dying mother and participate. She insisted on going even though she was so ill and just out of the hospital.. My father to his credit went with her…. It would have been much easier for my mother to cast an absentee ballot in a primary…. I am proud of my mother for standing up for what she believed in and I am proud my father stood by her to take care of her. Another reason I really do not like the party caucus..
So I stand in awe as the Republicans of Idaho finally emulate the Democrats…. They chose to run a caucus too… Oh what fun….
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Hello, I'm back! I took another little break from blogging, since life doesn't seem to slow down these days. In the space of about six months, between the two of us, Sam and I have tackled new health issues, avalanches of work, and some pretty heavy family stuff. Oh, and there's that wedding we're planning. (60 days to go. Holy mackerel.)
I may write more about all this at some point–we're still in the thick of it now. But in the meantime, I have a recipe to share. It combines two things that have recently shaken up how I cook and eat–for better and for worse.
First, the fun one. I have officially become an Instant Pot fanatic. We bought the six-quart model on Black Friday sale, and it's now a fixture on our kitchen counter. Having an electric pressure cooker has converted me to the religion of the set-it-and-forget-it meal. I can toss a mishmash of ingredients in the Instant Pot, seal it up, and go back about my business. In an hour or so–less if I'm in a hurry, more if I'm not–there's a piping-hot meal waiting for guests, or a batch of something versatile to portion and freeze.
I love this thing so much. So far I've used it for soup, stew, chili, rice, pasta sauce, two or three kinds of broth, and I don't even know what else. Pressure cookers can safely cook meat even if it's frozen solid, so I can pull a pack of chicken thighs out of the freezer at 6 PM and be eating them by 7 PM. And for hard-boiled eggs, this machine is basically unbeatable. (My new egg-boiling method, after much experimenting: 1 cup of water, steamer basket, 4 minutes at low pressure, 5 minutes natural release, ice bath. Easiest-peeling, creamiest-yolked eggs I've ever had.)
Meanwhile, there's been an even bigger and more intimidating change in my food world. For years I've had periodic stomach upsets, sometimes mild, sometimes awful. At first I chalked it up to PCOS weirdness, or maybe medication side effects. But things got dramatically worse over the past several months, until I couldn't put off going to the doctor any more. Diagnosis is still in progress, but the smart money is on IBS or something related. I'm currently doing a FODMAP elimination diet to see if particular foods set me off, and how badly. (Side note: don't start a strict elimination diet two months before your wedding. This shit is HARD.)
It's looking increasingly likely that I'll have to give up garlic, onions, and several other foods that I love. The exact list is currently up in the air, but I'm already grappling with a serious change in my eating habits. These are ingredients that have been the backbone of my cooking since I was a kid in the kitchen, learning at my parents' elbows. I rely on them for flavor, texture, bulk; they're in just about every meal I make, and in the vast majority of recipes on this blog. Without them, I'm having to learn a new vocabulary of spices and seasonings, as well as reinventing some of my oldest and most reliable recipes.
Like tomato sauce, for example. My old favorite sauce is built on a base of sauteed garlic and onion. It's also simmered for hours on the stovetop, which concentrates some of the fermentable sugars. I needed a new go-to tomato sauce recipe, and Instant Pot has come to the rescue. The sealed environment creates complex flavors in relatively little time, without over-reducing the sauce. It also makes this easy as hell: no chopping, no mincing, just a bit of therapeutic tomato-crushing. You can more or less dump everything into the pot and let the pressure do the work.
This is a simple, tasty sauce that can be used on its own or in another recipe–basically, wherever you'd open a jar of marinara. As I navigate the new food world I find myself in, recipes like this have quickly become a lifeline.
Pressure Cooker Tomato Sauce (makes about 5 cups)
Adapted from Serious Eats
Note: For garlic flavor without the FODMAPs, use garlic-infused oil–either pre-made, or you can just infuse what you need right in the pressure cooker. To do that, start by combining the oil and a few lightly smashed garlic cloves in the (cold) inner pot. Turn on the Saute function and heat, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is fragrant and golden brown. Remove and discard the garlic cloves, then add the rest of the ingredients and proceed with the recipe.
2 (28 oz) cans whole peeled tomatoes (preferably San Marzano-style)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, regular or garlic-infused (see note)
1 carrot, broken in half
1 bay leaf
2 tsp dried oregano, basil, or Italian seasoning
1 tsp finely grated orange zest
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp crushed red chile flakes, or to taste
Salt to taste
1 tbsp soy sauce or tamari (optional)
Granulated sugar to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Place tomatoes and olive oil in the inner pot of an Instant Pot or other electric pressure cooker. Use a potato masher (or your hands, if you prefer) to crush the tomatoes into as small pieces as you like. Add carrot, bay leaf, dried herbs, orange zest, smoked paprika, chile flakes, and a small pinch of salt.
Close the lid and make sure the vent is sealed. Cook for 50 minutes at high pressure. When the timer is up, wait 10 minutes to let the pressure come down naturally. Carefully open the valve and release pressure the rest of the way.
Remove and discard the carrot and bay leaf. If the sauce seems watery, turn on the Saute function and let it bubble and reduce for 3-5 minutes. Stir in soy sauce or tamari (if using), and season with salt, sugar, and pepper to taste.
You can serve the sauce immediately, but the flavor gets even better over time. The sauce will keep, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for 4-6 months.


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World Cup 2014 In Soccer Group Stage Final Day Overview
Monday,June 23rd 2014
I'm enjoying this World Cup like none before. And I did attend few. The number of goals (94 in 32 games) and overall atmosphere is really like it should be in a country where everyone breathes soccer. I'm at Rio now and after attending 3 games played at Salvador where I saw 17 goals I hope to have the same rate of "success" in Rio as well. The only thing that bothers is a fact that in a final group stage round – there will be games played in pairs, so instead of seeing another 16 single games – we will only see 8 pairs with two games in each group played simultaneously to avoid a situation when the teams – that otherwise would be play a later game in the group – would know what result they need to qualify based on the outcome of another game.
So, the first day presents us with 4 games – Holland vs Chile – which is a head to head battle for the first place in a Group B between the teams that already have qualified. Hard game to handicap as the South American teams have a tremendous advantage on those from Europe for several reasons: the Chileans did not play as intense season as the Dutch, the Chileans will be enjoying almost a home advantage being used to climate and getting great support from their fanatic fans who overran the press room prior to the game against Spain. I have an opinion about the game where the Dutch need a draw to qualify from a first place avoiding meeting head to head with Brazil which most probably will qualify as a leader from Group A. The best pick seems Holland +0.5 which goes for -210 and is suitable to be used as a part of a parlay. The second game of the group between Spain and Australia is totally meaningless to both and although the logic says Spain – I would be careful with Australia being highly motivated not to be overran by angry Spaniards. I'd advise to stay away from that game Win wise or Asian Handicap wise and focus on number of the goals. But here too – the juice is high on Over 2.5 Goals (-175) , so the pick can be considered as part of a parlay only.
The later games of the evening will be a Group A games. Brazil vs Cameroon presents the locals with an opportunity to redeem themselves after a goalless draw against the Mexicans. Therefore – Brazil -1.5 for -215 can also be considered for a part of a parlay. Brazil can easily win by 3 to cover an original Asian Handicap line of -2.25, but then the whole world knows that they can – but will they? Winning by two goals seems safer than that although I that still is far from being an ideal pick. In a second game at the Group A Croatia needs a win against Mexico to qualify. Any outcome of this game will be received as expected and I do not see a value in any of the regular picks here, but the First Card of the Game Before 34:00 for -120 seems a fair offer by the books.
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The Easiest Way to Make Your Boobs Look Prettier (AKA No More Pesky Veins)
Boobs are a wonderful asset. They look lovely in a low-cut neckline and add a little zsa zsa zsu to any outfit. But, as a woman who has carted large breasts around her entire life, they also come with a few issues. Am I right, ladies?
There's the whole buttoning your blouse matter (as in, the buttons leave a gaping hole around your chest for all to see), the ever-present "my eyes are up here" conversation, and a general problem with finding bathing suits that fit properly. But I digress. The newest issue making it's way into my consciousness is prominent breast veins. It's a vanity problem, of course, but something that can cause insecurity just the same.
I spoke with Dr. Luis Navarro of The Vein Treatment Center about my woes and he gave some insightful information on what causes noticeable veins, ways to prevent them, and how to treat them once they've popped up. This way, I can go back to loving my chest in all its glory.
Navarro explained, "There are several reasons as to why veins appear in the breasts. First off, genetics can play a big role. Even at a young age some girls will notice pronounced veins on their chest during puberty." He went on, "Breast augmentation procedures can also cause veins to appear on the surface of the skin. When getting a breast procedure done, the skin is forced to stretch and thin out, which is why these blue veins show through. Natural breast growth or high fat gain or loss can also have this same effect of altering the skin in the chest area causing these veins to pop through.
Another big cause of breast veins is pregnancy. "When pregnant, a female's breasts not only tend to swell but hormones are constantly shifting as well, altering many things with the body. Veins appearing in the breasts could also be connected to a larger underlying problem, such as venous and blood blockages. As a precaution, you should always consult with a doctor if you notice the development (or changing) of veins in your breast area," said Navarro.
Now, I'm not suggesting that if you suffer from this predicament that you should seek treatment. But, I'm a big proponent in doing whatever makes you feel good. Which brings me to my next point: getting rid of them. According to Navarro, "If you have swollen, large blue veins along your chest area, or if you have varicose veins underneath your boobs and are in pain (or unhappy with the appearance of this), you are a perfect candidate for treatment." Breast veins typically respond very well, however, it's imperative that you make sure the vein formation is not secondary to other deeper vein problems and/or medical issues. If there is no larger issue present and you just want the appearance of those pesky veins to disappear, you can get a Sclerotherapy procedure. Navarro describes, "This procedure involves injecting a solution into the vein with a tiny needle. This makes the vein collapse and the body then goes on to absorb it. Treatments involve one or more sessions depending on the severity of the veins, and there is no recovery time. It is a quick, safe procedure."
Because I'm wildly afraid of needles (I know, I'm a baby) I wondered if there were any at-home treatments so I could skip the injection. But, alas, it's hard to ensure a positive outcome without professional treatment. However, Navarro offers, "one can possibly slow the onset and/or minimize the appearance of these veins by maintaining a lifestyle that involves exercising, maintaining a healthy weight, eating the right foods, and so on. Also, a sturdy bra (not too tight, you don't want to restrict blood flow) may help in comfortably suppressing the veins, avoiding swelling and making them appear smaller. Larger breasts, without the support of a fitted bra, may weigh down your skin and cause the veins in this area to swell."
If you're interested in an all natural DIY, try apple cider vinegar. It's rumored to be helpful in reducing the appearance of varicose veins in general. "You can try soaking a cloth in apple cider vinegar and applying it to the area where the veins have surfaced for 30 minutes, twice a day. This will get rid of the veins completely like a professional treatment will, but it may help in the overall appearance," Navarro explained.


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Following a sold-out run at the National Theatre, the critically acclaimed The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, is playing at the Piccadilly Theatre until 31 August.
The story of a family and a company that changed the world, told in three parts on a single evening. Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Dominik Tiefenthaler play the Lehman Brothers, their sons and grandsons.
On a cold September morning in 1844 a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers and an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish – Lehman Brothers – spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, and triggers the largest financial crisis in history.
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Out - Burkett Park > WS to LL Connector > Roller Coaster > West Potts Creek > Armadill > Turkey Creek > 5 Points Junction 4.3 miles
Return - 5 Points Junction > Flintstone (S) > Playground Trail > Bells Point > Playground Trail > Armadillo > East Potts Creek > Burkett Trail > Burkett Park 3.6 miles
Temp started at 74, ended at 89. Partly cloudy and steady s wind at 10-15 mph.
Pleasant hike along dry, easy to see trails. Only a few portions of the hike had vegetation issues and they weren't severe. There wasn't much wildlife or bird activity except right at the beginning when I spotted three Axis deer with some White tail deer. Otherwise, the wind kept most of the birds low to the ground.
There were quite a few grasshoppers still out. Purple thistle as well as a few wild flowers were being occupied by various insects.
All in all, a nice, quiet, relaxing hike with a cooling wind blowing constantly.
Water, Shade, Info kiosk and dry toilets available at Burkett Park.
Water, shade, info kiosk available at 5 Points Junction
Water, shade, info kiosk available at Bell's Point.


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I've mentioned this ingredient before in a previous post, but I feel that I did not give it the attention it deserves. If there is one beneficial ingredient that I was introduced to in culinary school that really stuck with me into my everyday, this one is it. I fell in love with *kuzu. Kuzu root is not only an outstanding jelling and thickening agent, it also has a strong medicinal effect on the digestive and circulatory systems. It can relieve discomfort in the intestines caused by overacidity and irritation and has high concentrations of flavonoids, which have the ability to inhibit the contraction of smooth muscle tissue, increasing blood flow and relieving cramping in the intestines. This is a miracle root for me. Kuzu's healing effects also brings a calming sensation to anxiety. I remember one of my culinary instructors claiming that she fed her kids kuzu puddings or drinks as their after school snack when they'd come home bouncing off the walls! She'd have some with them and it would make their home a much better place. I, to this day, use this method on my husband. 🙂
There are many recipes that kuzu can be used in. Try as a thickener in sauces and gravies, and for added body in soups and broths. It's ideal in desserts like my Pumpkin Pudding and is the perfect ingredient in icings, toppings and pie fillings. The Apple Kuzu Pudding listed below is one that I make quite regularly. I learned a version of this in school, and have come across several other interpretations of it. I recently read somewhere that Annemarie Colbin (the founder of the Natural Gourmet) adds tahini to hers. Once I tried the tahini…it has definitely stuck. I make this quite often for dessert to end a hectic day with a calming treat or before settling in for the night and preparing dinner. It's a simple, natural way to add a sense of calm into your life.
Apple Kuzu Pudding
{Yield: 2}
2 cup organic apple juice
4 Tbsp crushed kuzu root
Splash vanilla extract
1 pinch Celtic sea salt (optional)
1 tsp tahini (optional)
Crush the chunks of the Kuzu with the back of a spoon or grind in a spice grinder before measuring. Combine the apple juice, kuzu, vanilla, and sea salt in a small saucepan. Gently bring the mixture to a simmer, whisking constantly until the kuzu thickens and becomes translucent. Stir in the tahini, if using. Divide into two small bowls. Serve immediately.
*You can find kuzu at your local Whole Foods or natural foods market or you can order directly from my amazon store here.


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It should be a Bottle Engine, to go in a bottle!
I remember seeing a small oscillating engine jn the science museum london that would have fit through the neck of that bottle! Building one that is bigger inside that at least looks like it none of it would fit through the neck is the problem.What about self assembly parts of brass plate with embedded miniature magnets ? A carefully finish pair of plates can be attached with almost no obvious joint , so a large base could be made from smaller pieces. Similarly, just as large steam-engine flywheels are made in section a small one could be made to almost self assemble with magnetic sections.The oscillating cylinder could pivot on magnet etc.etc.
I still say find a glass blower, cut the neck off, build the engine then reattach the neck. Bill
Good enough glass weld and who's to know Bill
You might overcome the self-starting problem by using a ferrous slug in a brass flywheel and an external (to the bottle) rotating magnet to remotely revolve the flywheel.
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