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Celia Thaxter
Poem by Celia Thaxter
At her low quaint wheel she sits to spin,
Deftly drawing the long, light rolls
Of carded wool through her finders thin,
By the fireside at the Isles of Shoals.
She is not pretty, she is not young,
Poor homesick Karen, who sits and spins,
Humming a song in her tongue,
That falters and stops, and again begins,
While her wheel flies fast, with its drowsy hum,
And she makes a picture of pensive grace
As thoughts of her well-loved Norway come
And deepen the shadows across her face.
Her collar is white as the drifted snow,
And she spun and wove her blue gown fine
With those busy hands. See, a flitting glow
Makes her pale cheek burn and her dark eyes shine!
Left you a lover in that far land,
O Karen sad, that you pine so long?
Would I could unravel and understand
That sorrowful, sweet Norwegian song!
When the spring wind blew, the "America wind,"
As your people call it, that bears away
Their youths and maidens a home to find
In this distant country, could you not stay
And live in that dear Norway still,
And let the emigrant crowd sail West
Without you? Well, you have had your will.
Why would you fly from your sheltering nest?
O homesick Karen, listen to me:
You are not young and you are not fair,
But Waldemar no one else can see,
For he carries your image everywhere.
Is he too boyish a lover for you,
With all his soul in his frank blue eyes?
Feign you unconsciousness? Is it true
You know not his heart in your calm hand lies?
Handsome and gentle and good is he;
Loves you, Karen, better than life;
But do consider him, can't you see
What a happy woman would be his wife?
You won't be merry? You can't be glad?
Still must you mourn for that home afar?
Well, here is an end of a hope I had,
And I am sorry for Waldemar!
Comments about Karen by Celia Thaxter
Karen I Banks (3/8/2012 12:47:00 PM)
awe. um how sad. but then again i can relate. please some of my poems rate, comment(Report)Reply
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Month: April 2015
Baltimore – The United States Police – Black People
Black people are tired & frustrated beyond words of the injustices we deal with and have been for centuries.
Most of these police officers are average individuals who possess anger, racism, sexism issues and are violent. They go into this field strictly to use such a position for power & control over a population, not to help people.
They deserve no mercy from the oppressed and damn sure not from God when it comes the day they're judged.
Stories about police brutality in Baltimore and all across the United States go far beyond Freddie Gray, whose death resulting from a spinal cord injury sustainen police brutality while in police custody has sparked protests throughout the city. Media coverage of looting, rioting, and burning cars and buildings shows only a small part of the bigger picture.
Riots are a sign of humans being fed up!
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Chicago Officer Murder – No Justice For Rekia Boyd
Another Black life taken by an officer of this country's unjust laws and acquitted of all charges.
Murderer Chicago Police Officer Dante Servin not guilty after shooting an unarmed 22-year old woman. The many cases in this country exactly as this one show the racism thats still exists.
When you watch this video, the officer and judge in this case show the a large number of white america's mindset when it comes to skin color. This is nothing new to Black America, we are all too familiar with these types of gestures and ill-thinking to what is human kind as a whole. This world knows too much hate.
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With each century that passes, it shows the carelessness majority of humans possess when it comes to this magnificent blessing called Mother Earth.
We do NOT have a never ending supply of natural resources & one day we will be an extinct species at this detrimental mind & physical state most are in… If you don't care about Mother Earth for yourself, care for your children and their children.
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In The Conversation, David Brooks and Gail Collins talk between columns every Wednesday.
David Brooks: Out of the kitchen and into the binders! Since you're one of the country's leading historians on the role of women in American society, I have to ask you what you made of the crossing of gender and stationery supplies. Are you glad that Mitt Romney asked for binders full of women? Does he become a hero of feminist affirmative action? Also, isn't "Binders Full of Women" the name of that Russian rock group that got thrown in jail?
Gail Collins: My first thought was that it sounded like a sex fantasy for graduate students.
David: Aside from that provocative phrase, what did you make of the debate? I gave it to Obama overall. I thought he was slightly more commanding than Romney and more fluid. I also thought he did a superb job exploiting the fact that Romney's tax plan doesn't pass the laugh test.
Romney did have two superb answers: His description of Obama's failures over the past four years and the long list of ways he is different from George W. Bush. But Romney did not effectively go after Obama's core vulnerability, his lack of a second-term agenda, and he flubbed some answers that should have been easy, like the one on Libya.
I didn't think this was a big win for Obama, but I thought it was a win.
Gail: It was a big win in the sense that the only actual issue was whether the president could make a comeback. And he did. So: win Obama.
David: Another issue that intrigued me was the tenor of the debate. These things have become testosterone contests—elbowing matches to see who can be the biggest alpha male. We have fancy technology and live within what is supposedly a sophisticated civilization, but we choose our leaders just the way rams do—by who can head butt the hardest.
Gail: I'm going feminist on this one. That's what happens when you nominate only guys, and then you put all the stress on the Big Debate. If Hillary Clinton had been in there, the tenor would have been different. It would also have been different if Obama had been there debating Michele Bachmann, but that imaginary road is too scary to travel.
David: I'm wondering what effect the animosity will have on swing voters. These two guys looked petty as they tried to bully each other and the moderator. Nor are they likely to win any empathy contests. I didn't think either related particularly well to the questioners. And by the way, if those people are really undecided, then so is David Axelrod.
I thought Obama's final direct answer was his weakest, when he was asked to clear up a misconception about himself. He could have shown a little humanity there. Instead he just went into an icy policy riff.
Gail: I like that we-are-all-together riff. And it's actually true that among people who aren't crazy birther types, the biggest misconception about him is that he's some kind of anti-business socialist.
You know my theory that women won't vote for men who yell. I don't know what they're going to make of two potential presidents spending the night yelping "My turn! My turn!"
David: I don't say this with confidence, but I'd be surprised if this debate had a huge effect on the polls. I do expect some jump for the president. If that happens, I think it will be because of the Romney flip-flop issue. Many of Romney's most uncomfortable moments came because of the ways he has had to contort himself to get the Republican nomination—on guns, immigration and giant tax cuts.
Gail: That would certainly be fair since this man mutates as fast as one of those action heroes who can turn himself into a rock or a turnip if he needs to hide from an enemy.
I thought I was long beyond astonishment, but my jaw just drops every time Romney brags about some liberal thing he did when he was governor – last night there was health insurance coverage and affirmative action – as if he could take credit for the empathy without the policy. And then of course the president brought up the Massachusetts assault weapons ban and clean air initiatives, which Romney feels we're supposed to ignore because that was then and this is now.
David: One reason I don't think Obama's harvest will be huge is because he doesn't have a good answer to the disappointments of the past four years. He doesn't offer anything in the way of hope and change. And Romney seems presidential too, just maybe a little dorkier.
Gail: David, we have been on a long, long trail to get to the place where we should have started out – a close race between a personally popular president who failed to deliver on his core promise to make Washington less crazy-partisan and an intelligent businessman devoid of any core principles.
David: I still think Romney is a very good debater, but on this night, Obama was extraordinary, especially given the material he has to work with.
Gail: One of the things I look for in a candidate is rebound capacity. A president is going to screw up. But how good is he at mounting a comeback? On that count, Obama's performance was stellar. Whoever we elect in November will make mistakes, maybe terrible ones. But will he be befuddled and defensive, or will he figure out what went wrong and fix it?
Tuesday's debate told me that this is a guy who knows when he's underachieved. He doesn't fall into a funk or obsess – he just figures out how to do better. That's a really good sign, and not just for his campaigning skills. Anybody who's wondering whether a second term could be better than the first can look at Obama's performance in the second debate and take heart.


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A little incident with a big turkey can turn into Armageddon very easily. A holiday turkey meal is, after all, a high-stakes proposition. Company's coming and a big bird takes a long time to cook, so it's not like do-overs are possible. On top of that, we just don't roast turkeys that often, so the skills get rusty.
All this adds up to the fact that in every family history there lurks at least one turkey tragedy, a holiday-threatening occurrence that seemed deadly serious at the time -- but is good for a few laughs now that some time has passed.
Tell us your story. We'll run the best on Nov. 23, Thanksgiving eve, when holiday kitchen stress will be on the rise and we'll all need a good laugh.
The first-place story will win a $100 gift certificate to Times Supermarket, so you can get started on this year's turkey tale. Runners-up will receive cookbooks.
In 1998 we first asked readers to tell us of their turkey troubles and the entries were some of the funniest of any write-in contest.
There was the guy who thought he could get light and fluffy stuffing if he added yeast. His turkey exploded.
And there was the guy with the hangover who was charged with taking the family turkey from his mother's house to his sister's, because Mom's oven was on the fritz. Problem is, his sister lived in a townhouse and Brother went into the wrong unit, put the turkey in a stranger's oven and left. The stranger then locked up and went out.
Can you top that? Whatever happened to you, wherever it happened, however it was resolved, tell us your story.
Here are the rules:
» Tell your story in 100 words or less. Include your full name, day- and nighttime telephone numbers and mailing address.
» Winner of the top prize must be a Hawaii resident. Entries will be judged by the Star-Bulletin features staff and their decision is final.
» All entries may be published in the Star-Bulletin without compensation to the writer.
» Deadline for entries is 5 p.m. Nov. 16.
» Send entries to Turkey Trouble, Honolulu Star-Bulletin features section, 7 Waterfront Plaza, Suite 210, Honolulu 96813. Fax 529-4750. E-mail email@example.com.
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The Beginnings
We can be sure that there was a church on the site of St Peter & St Paul from at least the 13th century. Records show, for example, that the Bishop preached at Northleach on Passion Sunday, 1287, taking Hebrews ix, verse 13 as his text. Despite this, our knowledge of the form of the church before the 15th century is incomplete.
The oldest surviving part of the church is the chancel. Although much modified since it was first constructed, the walls, the steeply pitched roof and the sacristy doorway all date from the 14th century.
The next oldest part of the church is the tower. Built before 1400, it stands 100 feet high with solid buttresses at each corner. From inside looking up, you see a beautifully groined vaulted ceiling with a central hole through which bells were raised into the bell chamber above.
Lower down, there are lines on the tower walls that show where an intermediate floor was installed and, above this, a mass of inscribed graffiti.
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Everyone loves a good top 10 list and this is one I have had as a note in my phone for a bit. Here are my top 10 places I want to visit in the USA that I have never been. These are in no particular order…
1. Chicago
One of the few major cities I have never been to. I want to experience the culture, food, Wrigley & Soldier Field, as well as the many other iconic sights in the city. Now that I am in Ohio this is a drivable trip so this may happen sooner rather than later.
2. Grand Canyon
Can't pass up a chance to see God's beautiful creation like this. I would love to get to see it up close and personal. Now, I am not into heights or white water rafting but horse back riding or camping in the canyon would be extraordinary. If nothing else I want to see it.
3. Hawaii
Truthfully, this is a trip I want to take with one person and one person only…my wife. Maybe for our 10 year or 15 year anniversary. I want to head to a beautiful 5 star resort, swim in a pool, swim in the Ocean, and eat some expensive food. I also want to experience some Hawaiin culture. Definitely want to go to a luau and eat some spam!
4. Los Angeles
LA sometimes gets a bad wrap on the east coast but it makes my top 10. I would love to get to visit Beverly Hills to shop, Hollywood to check out the stars on the ground, the beaches, and beautiful California sunshine. I want to go to in and out burger as well. And there are some churches I want to hit up while I am there not least of which would be Hillsong LA and the Dream Center.
5. Seattle
I don't think I am cool enough for this trip but am certain it would be a blast anyway! I would love to catch a fish thrown at the market, go to the original Starbucks, and visit the space needle. But a huge draw for me is one of my favorite preachers, Judah Smith, his church is in Seattle and I would have to attend a Sunday he was preaching.
6. Baton Rouge
This is a different experience that you can't have anywhere else in the country. The French quarter! The architecture, the food, the history, the city and country side are so unique. I have never had crawfish and there is not better place to have them then Louisianna!
7. Boston
Does it get any better in terms of history? Maybe Philly but Boston is still a must on my list. I want to head to Fenway, see some of the colonial era history, check out some museums, and take in the city. I would also love to visit Harvard and my cousin at MIT. This trip will be "wicked hardcore" (I just said that in my best Matt Damon accent from Good Will Hunting).
8. Minneapolis
This destination is selfish for me. I want to visit Andy and Melissa (my bro & sis in law) and see where they call home. I'd love to venture into the state fair, experience the city, and all but I would also like to experience some of the natural beauty the state has to offer and maybe camp for a weekend, too.
9. San Diego
This trip would offer authentic Mexican cuisine, beautiful beaches, and gorgeous weather. You could go cultural/city or beach resort or both on this trip. San Diego Zoo is a must see attraction while we are here.
10. Texas
Everything is bigger in Texas and I am not sure where to start. I definitely want to see a few of the major cities from Dallas to Houston to San Antonio to Austin. Each city is so different this may take multiple trips. I definitely want to grab some Texas BBQ and have the chance to see some real cowboys. I also need to take in some history and have a must stop at the Alamo.
That was my list and I can't wait to check one of these off my list soon.
Please, comment below and share the places in the USA that you have never been that make it on to your top 10 list.


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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015
Ruby Tuesday Too - Cousins
We look for rubies all over for the meme Ruby Tuesday Too. And the red brick of a restaurant built in a 150 year old thread factory is a fine backdrop of two cousins, the six-year old cousin fixing the hair of her three-year old younger cousin during the event held that evening. Despite the blur of the pic, I would describe this scene as precious, cute or disarming...
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Whimsical Windows - Sunnyside and Shadyside
For the architectural meme Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors, I am featuring the Maritime Center office building on the harbor in New Haven Connecticut. I took these on the land side and this structure is a fairly modern, attractively styled, the blue mirrored windows the key styling detail. The views are on the sunny and shady sides, the bright side being more brilliant, the darker side a bit more somber. The windows are like aqua zebra stripes that reflect the blue sky that envelops the building...I look forward to seeing your links!
Friday, April 24, 2015
Shadow Shot Sunday - Ringside Shadows
Shadows appear in many a venue, and they fall about an old sports venue. Thus, for Shadow Shot Sunday 2, we have shadows from the Naugatuck Connecticut YMCA, a 1924 building with a boxing ring as its centerpiece.
The mayor of our small city of Ansonia, Dave Cassetti, developed, host and promotes a youth boxing program. Cassetti himself was an amateur boxer in the early '80s (and a good one, with a 49-6 record. He's the referee in the white polo shirt). This was at the 2015 Triano-Rossi Youth Boxing Tournament.
On at late afternoon, the sun allows for brilliant and subtle shadows...
Boxing had a well deserved reputation in the heavyweight area, with less than savory promoters and sanctioning bodies. Yet, for youth, boxing is actually a pure sport that encourages discipline, tecnique, determination and paying attention to the coaches. It's learning to work hard. I like the kids working hard and even hugging your opponent after the two round matches were over - a purity of sportsmanship so many adults have lost sight of...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Wordless Wednesday - King of the box
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You might say our kitty is the King of the Amazon - box that is. Once we clear the carton of its contents, Linus McDonald takes over as king. Perhaps we household staff should place a blanket in there to better pamper HRH Linus...see WW and WW
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Monday, April 20, 2015
Ruby Tuesday Too - Ruby cakes and crêpes
Ruby Tuesday Too allows us to find ruby red subjects anywhere we can. So we look to a story the always lovely Patti wrote last week about a business that is celebrating one year in business, Lighthouse Rum Cakes of Shelton CT. A red awning and the lighted LED OPEN sign (and delicious breakfast crêpe :) will do for today's RT treats!
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Sunday, April 19, 2015
Whimsical Windows - Ringside Rays
It's time again for the preponderance of portals in the meme Whimsical Windows-Delirious Doors. For me, I revert to last Saturday and the Triano-Rossi Youth Boxing Tournament, developed and promoted by the Mayor, Dave Cassetti (with a 4-6 amateur boxing record in the early 1980s), of our small city of Ansonia CT. The development, determination, discipline and dedicated work of all the kids participating is rewarding to see. What of the venue? It is the Naugatuck (CT) YMCA, opened in 1924. These views are ringside at wheelchair height, and the charm of building such as steam radiators and old windows is easily seen, the late afternoon sun filtering in. Retro venue, determined kids - it was a good time!
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Watery Songlines - Gazebo
This my first foray into the meme Watery Songlines. Being inland a mere 20 minutes from the nearest saltwater, that being Long Island Sound. This tidal estuary is 110 m/177 km long and stretches from New York City to Block Island, RI. It is generally quiet with small to no waves in the best weather. On a sunny day, it is as blues as it can be, and lovely. Here is the gazebo above a sea wall in West Haven, CT. A nice view, and meme, to be drawn to!
Monday, April 13, 2015
Ruby Tuesday Too - Roses are red...
For this week's version of Ruby Tuesday Too, I am traveling back in time to 1991 when our daughter Allegra was a mere two-years old. She is peering at the photographer while being nicely framed by the ruby red roses in bloom. She is much bigger now, the fence and rose bushes gone. But the memories remain!
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Sunday, April 12, 2015
Whimsical Windows - Lake Shore Smiles
This week's edition of architectural meme Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors takes us to a familiar subject, that of my Grandpa, Ralph I. Villers (1902-1981) of Steubenville, Ohio. He liked to take a lot of pictures wherever he traveled, perhaps to show others just where he had been. Here is the Summer of 1964 in the Windy City of Chicago, at the Lake Tower Motel. Long gone by a high rise condominium on the pricey lakefront on Lake Shore Drive, it shows a cool 1960s charm, with newer buildings way more glitzy but devoid of charm. Grandpa's smile in these B&W prints adds a element of his happiness in chronicling his travels...
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Saturday, April 11, 2015
Shadow Shot Sunday - Siblings celebrate
Shadow Shot Sunday 2 is a meme that compels us to look for interesting light designs that allow for shadows of varying intensity. Perhaps at a combined sibling birthday party - brother and sister have birthdays that are close enough to share the celebration that included many pizzas and ice-cream cake. Happy Birthday kids!
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Wordless Wednesday - New baby nephew
A once young nephew is having a birthday today. 32 years a blink of any eye - Happy Birthday Bobby! See WW and WW
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Monday, April 6, 2015
Ruby Tuesday - Grilled rubies
We look for reds all over for Ruby Tuesday Too - sometimes in restaurants. Here is a grilled vegetable entree. Mostly in a green hue (asparagus, eggplant, zucchini and olive oil), the topping of the roasted peppers adds the requisite ruby. Good looking - and good eating too:)
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Whimsical Windows - Divinely dwarfed
At a time of year where faith is showcased, I present for Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors a divine setting. The year is 1982, I was walking back then, in the (then West) German city of Köln standing in front of the impressive and imposing Cologne Cathedral. Completed in 1880, the twin spires soar toward the heavens reaching a height of 157 M /516 feet. I was absolutely dwarfed by this huge house of worship...I hope to see your windows and doors links!
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Saturday, April 4, 2015
Shadow Shot Sunday - Icy shadows in the Spring
Shadow Shot Sunday 2 compels us to seek interesting lighting in any place or season - and we happily comply. Here is in Bacon Falls, CT alongside Main Street. It may be Spring, but the shadowy lighting means that despite lots of sun, it has not allowed the last vestiges of the preceding Winter to yet melt away. Be they dark or light, shadows add a complex artistry to many a scene...
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has declared October 2015 the third annual Arizona Manufacturer's Month, to recognize the state's 4,500 manufacturers and to encourage more such companies to locate here.
Arizona manufacturing output has risen to its highest level since the Great Recession and nearly recovered all of the output lost during that time.
According to RevAZ, a manufacturing promotion partnership between the Arizona Commerce Authority and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Arizona's manufacturing output rose from a low output of about $20 billion in 2009 to more than $24 billion in 2013.
Bright spots in the state's manufacturing ecosystem include ranking fourth in the nation in both semiconductor production and space and defense manufacturing in 2013. The same report noted that there were more than 4,500 places manufacturing goods here, 155,000 employed in manufacturing and the average wage was nearly $70,000 annually.
Put those statistics together and add in the fact that Arizona's manufacturing businesses are high-tech, high-wage paying employers that comprise nearly 9 percent of the state's entire Gross Domestic Product ($24 billion), and you have no choice but to conclude that Arizona employers are indeed manufacturing a revolution.
BY THE NUMBERS: Arizona Manufacturing
- Total manufacturing employment exceeded 155,000 in 2013.
- 1 Arizona manufacturing job supports an additional 1.30 jobs, which means there are 201,556 additional jobs in Arizona that are supported by manufacturing.
- Over 80% of Arizona's $19.4 billion in exports for 2013 were manufactured goods. The largest sectors for manufactured goods were: computer and electronic products, transportation equipment (which includes aircraft and spacecraft) and non-electrical machinery.
- There were a total of 4,583 establishments that manufactured in Arizona in 2013.
- The average yearly wage for a manufacturing position in 2013 was $69,060. This is more than 50% higher than the average wage for all positions in Arizona.
- Arizona's total manufacturing output contribution to state GDP was more than $24 billion in 2013, which accounts for nearly 9 percent of state GDP.
- Arizona's manufacturing sector has continued to see its output grow since The Great Recession and is at its highest level since then. Below is an overview of manufacturing output for the most recent years.
– Source: Arizona Commerce Authority www.manufacturingrevolution.com/arizona-manufacturing
-written by Josh Coddington, marketing and communications manager.


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Chapter 4, Page 72, Store Manager Controller
When I try to add the StoreManagerController, I get the "Add Controller" box as in Figure 4-3, but when I try to select the Model Class, the "Album (MvcMusicStore.Models)" is not given as an option. I did add the Album, Artist, and Genre classes into a seperate class file. Were was I supposed to add these classes? Is this why the Album Model Class didn't show up on the drop down list?
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Chaas or buttermilk recipe – This is one of the popular summer cooler made with yogurt, made all over India with some variations. Buttermilk is not only a cooling drink but also aids in digestion. Hence many people have it with their meals. Buttermilk is also served in traditional thali meals in many restaurants.
This is a plain chaas recipe. sometimes when I don't have much time, I make this plain salted chaas. The chaas is only flavored with roasted ground cumin and black salt or Kala namak. Sometimes I don't even add ground cumin. Black salt just gives the buttermilk the right zing and taste. I also garnish chaas with coriander or mint leaves. Black salt, cumin and coriander leaves all aid in digestion and yogurt is good for the gut.
Black salt is often added in many summer coolers. It is an intrinsic part of shikanjvi (Indian lemonade), another popular North Indian summer coolant. You can also add black salt add in fruit juices like apple pomegranate juice, black grapes juice etc.
Skip the black salt, if you don't have it. Use regular salt instead. If you don't have roasted powdered cumin in your home then first dry roast the cumin seeds in a pan till fragrant and then grind them in a mortar and pestle.
In north India, usually salted chaas is taken whereas in some parts of India masala chaas is more popular. You can make masala chaas by adding few spices. The spices and herbs which are often added in spiced chaas are asafoetida, fennel, ginger juice, curry leaves or coriander leaves etc. They all help in the digestion of food and also uplift your energy levels in the dry hot summers.
Another variation is Pudina chaas recipe which is chaas flavored with mint leaves.
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buttermilk recipe
- 1.5 cups curd (yogurt)
- ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder or add as required
- 1 cup water
- 5 to 6 small ice cubes
- black salt as required
- a few coriander leaves or mint leaves for garnish
- Take all the ingredients in a blender jar, except the coriander leaves.
- Just pulse the blender for some seconds till everything is blended well and the mixture becomes frothy.
- Pour in glasses.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve immediately.
- You can also chill the butter milk in the refrigerator and serve later. But use it in the same day.
2. You can also add more water if required to thin the chaas.


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Payback (2016) – The Dawn of a New Era?
Last night the WWE was in Chicago for their first PPV since WrestleMania 32 known as Payback. Since WrestleMania, Shane McMahon has been in charge of WWE RAW and he's been introducing new matches and new Superstars to the company so we got quite a few new faces here as well. Mark and I got together to watch the show as we always do and I have to say that overall I was very happy … Continue reading


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Well this was quite a superbowl this year right? Power outages, secret hand signs to shadowy organizations, and nail biting ending? Yeah it was definitely more exciting than your average superbowl, which is more than I can say about the Commercials this year. I'll be honest people, the only reason I watch the superbowl without my team playing is the entertaining commercials. Seriously why watch Football when you can sky crush players in the Crysis 3 beta. But hey the super bowl commercials are like best and the brightest of any commercial you would see normally because so many people are watching that superbowl. So they're often flashy, impressive, funny, thought provoking, and all around awesome way to kill 90 seconds at a time. The Armada has even rated our favorites throughout the years, but this year, we only have five. I don't know if it's the economy fault or the fact that good ideas decided to take break this year but the majority of commercials were either tasteless, boring, or plain sucked. However we here at the Armada sifted through the garbage and found the ones worthy of being played over and over again because they're great and, unlike their competition, actually made an effort. Enjoy:
5. E-Trade baby 2013
Well we all saw this one coming; the E-Trade baby is sort of the staple / mascot of SB commercials so not seeing him here would be weird. He's only so low on the list because it not much of a thinking outside of the box type of commercial: he just explains the basics of finical fees while next to a pile of money. Well that's not all the commercial does but it's no 'Milka what?!'
4. Morning Run
The Rock; world famous wrestler, semi-creditable movie star, and all-around entertaining guy. This time around his takes the role of good father as his three mutli-racial kids can't eat their cereal because there is no in the house. So what's the rock to do? Why chase down a milk truck while, at the same time, the world is suffering one problem after the next – will the rock get that darn milk truck? Let's find out.
3. PSY's Wonderful Pistachios
Ah PSY – will your crazy, hyper popularity never die. You dancing and then riding on a giant pistachio nut is still less weird than your actual Gangun Style music video, but in the same token just perfect for a Super Bowl Commercial, kudos.
2. Whisper Fight
Now that we know you would win in a fight between Goku vs. Superman (Thank you Death Battle), the next great conflict of our age has begun: which is the best part of an Oreo? Watch as a peaceful time at the library unfolds as this question is asked in ear shot.
1. Love Ballad
Well people M&M's is quickly becoming the undefeated champions of Super Bowl Commercials, they took it last year and by gum they took in again this year. See in a previous commercial Red (the red M&M) found the love of his life, unfortunately she's quite the chocoholic and only loves Red for his body. Red expresses is emotional conflict in song.
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Flip through the pages of interior designer Erin Gates' fun and informative new book "Elements of Style: Designing a Home and Life" and you'll feel like you're stepping into her new house. Gates, 32, created the decorating tome while moving from her hip (yet overpriced) Boston rental to owning a grown-up home in the suburbs. She documents the process and offers plenty of design advice — like what's on her popular blog — in this chic addition to your coffee table.
Live large
"Lots of tiny furniture can make a space feel super crowded," says Gates. She recommends decorating with a few larger pieces like a regular sofa instead of a love seat or a full-size armchair instead of something dainty.
Mirror are your best friend
"Mirrors add light and are a great way to trick the eye," says Gates, who recently used them to brighten up her dark dining room. "I got three paneled French-style mirrors and positioned them on the wall across from the window," she explains. "So it now looks like I have two windows."
(Rug) size matters
Nothing makes a room look smaller than the "dreaded rug island" says Gates. "That's when people place a tiny rug under their coffee table and no furniture touches it." For small spaces, the designer recommends getting the biggest rug possible. As a general rule, she says to go for a rug that comes within five inches of the edge of the wall on each side."It makes a room seem bigger, because your eye gets tricked with this nice wide expanse of material."
Create an entryway
"First figure our what you need from the space," advises Gates. "Is it that you need a place to drop keys and mail? Then find a tiny console, find a basket." The key to decorating this tiny, but essential, nook in your home is finding things that are attractive — but also functional. "It can't be just pretty and it can't be just functional, cause then you're kinda depressed when you come home," says Gates. She recommends searching Etsy and eBay for items like statement- making hooks.
Party tips
With the holidays coming up, hosting a party at your apartment is inevitable. Here's what to do when you don't have the square footage for a sit-down dinner.
"With smaller spaces, keeping it simple is super important," stresses the designer. One way is to serve a limited bar: "Have wine — a red [and] white — and one specialty cocktail. Don't try to make everyone a different drink."
Embrace a buffet
If you don't have a dining table that fits a bunch of people set up a buffet, says Gates. This can still be cute. Her suggestion: Start by picking up affordable trays at a discount store like Target. Arrange place settings on each tray and let people spread out where there's room.
Lighting is key
Arrange a bunch of votives and candles "so your tiny place feels — as real estate agents like to say — cozy instead of small," says Gates.


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In politics, a 'bump' is a sudden increase in popularity for a candidate; due, for example, to receiving a key endorsement or attending a key event. The most commonly noted 'bump' in American politics is the 'Convention Bump': presidential candidates almost always receive a boost in popular support in the week(s) following their party's national convention. More recently, talk show host Stephen Colbert coined the term 'Colbert Bump', a jump in support that candidates supposedly received for being guests on his program.
For over a decade, we at the Minga Foundation have been fine-tuning our approach to development work. At the same time, we've sought simple and transparent ways to communicate our basic vision and strategy. In this spirit, I would like to introduce the 'Minga Bump'.
At our August, 2016 Board of Directors' Meeting, Board Member and Minga co-founder Jessica Levy coined, extemporaneously, the expression 'Minga Bump'. For a moment I thought she might be referring to an interpretive dance, which would somehow capture our essence as an organization (those of you who know Jessica will understand my brief hunch). Though to this day I haven't given up on the dance idea, I quickly realized that Jessica was suggesting something else: that we appropriate the political concept of a 'bump', and use it to describe our model of development work.
The loss of a single individual, a single instance of human potential, to problems of under-development is tragic. A common refrain tells us that every individual child who dies before the age of 5 'could have been the one that cured cancer,' and education policies are given titles such as 'No Child Left Behind.' We at Minga believe the same type of thinking should apply to community organizations.
Small, community-mobilizing organizations appear and disappear with frequency around the world. Indeed, a core subgroup of Minga Foundation Board members got to know one another as activists for Durham Congregations, Associations, and Neighborhoods (CAN), a local organizing group in Durham, North Carolina.
Unfortunately many such organizations, whether in the United States or sub-Saharan Africa, face problems of sustainability. After coming into existence based on the initial energy of an individual or a campaign, will these organizations have staying power? Will they be able to consolidate their achievements, and set their sights on new projects and goals? Or will they whither for lack of capacity and resources?
As with individuals, the loss of potential community- and world-changing organizations is tragic. As many of you know, 'Minga' is the Quechua word for 'Community Action for a Common Cause'. Community mobilization is at the heart of our vision at the Minga Foundation. We believe that genuinely transformative development occurs through strong communities and advocacy networks; indeed, that the notion of development as an 'external intervention' is nearly a contradiction in terms. In turn, for us, the loss of a single community organization with strong mobilizing potential has a direct impact on community members' well-being.
This problem is all the more pressing for the following reason: most of the most promising and newly forming community organizations around the world are missed by the larger donor agencies and foundations. They do not yet have the capacity to secure the support they need from domestic and international donors; and without that support they cannot develop the very capacity they lack. A catch-22 if I've ever seen one….
Enter the Minga Foundation. All of Minga's projects are conducted in partnership with local organizations in our partner communities, from the Butakoola Village Association for Development; to the Nancholi Youth Organization; to the Lubengoa Women's Development Association. We chose these organizations, and these projects, as part of a detailed application review process. And we chose them too because we found them to be promising, and at a stage in their development in which the 'Minga Bump' could be crucial.
Each of our projects involves the creation of a resource, whether a health clinic, a borehole well, or HIV/AIDS testing and education; but perhaps more importantly, this resource comes with a strategy for capacity-building. We seek to locate small but promising organizations around the world that the big players miss, and to provide their community members not only with an immediate good, but with an advocacy structure that is built to last. We help organizations which might otherwise perish not only survive, but grow, evolve, and consolidate. We give community organizations the 'Minga Bump', and our projects thus promote well-being in the immediate and medium-term.
Much more could be said, and problematized. Many 'bumps' in politics are ephemeral…the 5-point jump in the polls a candidate receives after his or her convention often quickly recedes, and the race normalizes. Obviously, this temporary and short-lived jolt is not what we're after at Minga. We seek a truly meaningful boost, which puts in place organizations whose work and community imprint will still be recognizable in 10, 20, even 50 years. This is an immense challenge; and one that we accept and successfully face with enthusiasm and passion.
It's an honor to be a part of this amazing group and this amazing work. And now, Jessica, how about that dance…?


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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has required all Qualified Health Plans (QHPs), which participate in the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") to submit the Cost Share Reduction Reconciliation results of the 2014 and 2015 benefit years by April 30th, 2016.
The Cost Share Reduction Reconciliation is the mechanism by which CMS reimburses the QHPs for offering higher Silver Tier benefit plans with more affordable copays, coinsurance, and deductibles for income-qualified recipients. To calculate the reimbursement amount, however, QHP's have to re-adjudicate all of the higher Silver Tier claims to regenerate the member payments as if they were enrolled in the Base Silver Tier benefit plan, which having higher copays, coinsurance and deductibles. This is a significant technical hurdle.
Chiapas EDI Technologies, Inc. has developed Chiapas CSR, a technology aimed at accomplishing exactly this task – re-adjudicating member claims from a the higher Silver Tiers to to the base Silver Tier. As an appreciation of the existence of Obamacare and a gift to all QHPs as to alleviate the stress of custom developing a tool for the Cost Share Reduction Reconciliation, we are now announcing to open source this technology and release it free of charge to all Qualified Health Plans.
Everything necessary to implement a complete Standard Method re-adjudication system is included in the distribution of this Chiapas CSR. However, Qualified Health Plans are invited to contact us if they still need a technical assistance to put this technology into production.


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"I think Ex-Im Bank is ... something government does not have to be involved in. The private sector can do it." -- Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)
And with that quip on Fox News Sunday, the new House Majority Leader threw down the gauntlet for the Export-Import Bank, and by extension, Boeing (NYSE:BA).
A long history
The Export-Import Bank has a long and storied history. Established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934 with a $3.8 million loan to Cuba for U.S. silver ingots as part of the New Deal, this is now an organization that currently supports nearly $50 billion of exports in 2012. According to the organization, in the past five years, it has supported 1.2 million American jobs.
The purpose of the organization is to authorize loans, credits, guarantees, and insurance to our trading partners to facilitate those jobs. And just how much does this cost American taxpayers? Well, according to the Export-Import Bank's website, nothing. It's actually returned $1.6 billion since fiscal 2008 due to the fees and interest it charges trading partners.
A changing of the guard
That's not to say it has always been a well-liked program. Liberals have occasionally derided individual deals of the bank -- mostly lumping it in with what they consider manufacturing-job-killing free trade agreements, but generally consider it a way to facilitate trade. Conservatives, namely the Tea Party, are more philosophically opposed. Many on the right have derided the bank, calling it a prime example of corporate cronyism and the government picking winners and losers.
This chain of events was started by one of the biggest House upsets ever. The former House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor (R-Va.), lost his reelection to a rather unknown challenger, Dave Brat – a race in which Cantor allegedly spent more in steak than Brat spent in total.
Cantor, for better or worse, stood by the Export-Import Bank, at times begrudgingly. Considered by many to be a "Chamber of Commerce" Republican -- the interparty antithesis of the Tea Party -- in 2012, Cantor cut a deal with Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) to both reauthorize the bank and to increase its lending authority to its current amount -- $140 billion for three years.
After Cantor lost, he whole-heartedly supported McCarthy as the next leader.
Why Boeing investors (and employees) should worry
Although reports of Export-Import being "Boeing's Piggy-Bank" are overstated, it is an important part of Boeing's operations. In its fiscal 2012, the Export-Import Bank supported $11.6 billion of large commercial sales of Boeing's aircraft and supported 85,000 workers both at the company itself and at its suppliers. And while it's rash to believe all that revenue will be lost (as Mr. McCarthy said, there are private lenders/solutions and the Export-Import Bank merely supports transactions), it is interesting to know that's over 13% of Boeing's last fiscal's revenue.
As the U.S.'s largest exporter, Boeing has established a highly skilled workforce. That has allowed Boeing workers to be highly paid and a demand-driver of other businesses in the area. An interruption of financing for Boeing equipment has the potential to be a jobs killer.
Final Foolish thoughts
While Boeing investors should keep an eye on this, now is not the time to panic. If the defeat of Eric Cantor shows anything, it is the winds of change can shift in an instant. The Chamber of Commerce is firmly committed to the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, and they have deep pockets. And while many in Congress are philosophically opposed to the Export-Import Bank, not too many want to go on the record as harming job growth.
If the private sector can't provide the necessary financing, it will be hard for Congressmen to tell their constituents that they are against the Export-Import Bank's reauthorization.


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Ex-Astro Backe, 11 others sue police over Isle arrest
Ex-Astro Backe, 11 others sue over Isle arrest
Legal action accuses police of systemic brutality
GALVESTON — A history of brutality, false arrests and false reports led to the beating, Tasing and pepper spraying of dozens of wedding guests and bystanders by Galveston police in 2008, according to a federal lawsuit filed by former Astros pitcher Brandon Backe and 11 others.
The lawsuit lists as defendants 15 named officers, 20 other officers referred to as John Does, Galveston City Manager Steve LeBlanc and police Chief Charles Wiley, who the lawsuit says was present while wedding guests and bystanders were beaten. The lawsuit alleges 55 brutality charges against Galveston officers over six years and accuses LeBlanc and Wiley of tolerating abuse while failing to ensure properly trained officers.
The lawsuit, filed last week and assigned to U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt, seeks a jury trial and asks for unspecified damages for economic loss, physical harm and emotional trauma.
Abuse allegations denied
The city released a statement saying, "The events underlying the suit were thoroughly investigated and the city is not aware of factual support for any of the claims asserted. The city will work through the legal system to resolve the claims."
The attorney representing the city, Bill Helfand, said there is no history of abuse by Galveston officers.
"It's just absolutely false," Helfand said. "I would ask them to point to one situation where a court has found improper use of force."
The attorney who filed the lawsuit, John Irvine, said that sometimes individual officers or at times entire police departments distort their responsibility to protect the public.
"We think that happened here," Irvine said. "We think that it's been condoned at the top."
The lawsuit stems from Backe's arrest Oct. 5, 2008, at the San Luis Hotel's swimming pool bar along with 12 wedding guests and bystanders, including an official from the Federal Office of Emergency Management.
Backe, who lives in Friendswood, was among a group of guests who drifted over to the San Luis, where many were staying, after a wedding at the Galveston Convention Center next door.
Police called to hotel
Police said the officers responded to a call for help from an off-duty officer working security at the San Luis Hotel after he was shoved by a guest. The guest was Daniel Cole O'Balle, then 19, the brother of the bride. About 30 officers arrived at what police described as a riot. Police accused Backe of resisting arrest.
Guests' recollections differed markedly from the police version. Guests interviewed by the Houston Chronicle described police swarming into the bar, swearing at guests and beating, pepper spraying and using Tasers without provocation. Daniel O'Balle and the father of the bride, Gilbert O'Balle, both of Texas City, say they were beaten and pepper sprayed. Daniel O'Balle was flown to Memorial Hermann Hospital-The Texas Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries. Both are plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
Charges against FEMA Coordinator Jaime Ferrero and eight others eventually were dropped.
An internal police investigation completed in March 2009 found that officers followed department policy in making arrests and applying force but that 13 officers failed to properly document the incident. Nine officers were suspended without pay, and four were issued written reprimands.
A Galveston County grand jury in May 2009 declined to indict Backe, Gilbert O'Balle, Shannon Belluomini of Texas City and Charles Young on resisting arrest charges. The grand jury also recommended that five felony charges against Daniel O'Balle be dropped. Belluomini, her husband, Joseph, and Young also are plaintiffs.
Earlier this month Backe, Christopher Cornwell of League City, Aaron Trevino of Texas City and Calvin Silva of Galveston pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of interfering with a police officer.
A judge sentenced Backe to one day of probation and a $1 fine. Cornwell, Trevino and Silva also are plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit.


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Script kiddy. Tool hacker. Tool maker.
In the various infosecurity circles, it is not uncommon to see various people and organizations contributing to community: be it in the form of knowledge/HOWTOs, or discussions, or tools written and released.
While commercial offerings (courses, products, solutions) have their place. It is pretty much the case everywhere to see that most people get started off, and maintain, their training and equipping in the "open source"/free realm.
As a sysadmin turned webappsec ethical hacker turned DFIR geek, the situation is very much the same too. Much of what I know came thanks to those who shared selflessly with the community.
I'm very much a tools kind of person, which is also why I see the scale as from one who only uses (i.e. leeches 😛 ) to the ones who know enough to modify/add on to existing tools, to the ones who get their hands dirty, implementing the tools that they envisioned themselves. This is also one of the scales along which I would want to progress professionally: from one who feeds/leeches off the feeders, to eventually feeding the community.
At what stage am I at now? Probably the "tool hacker" kind of stage, although I've been leeching too much of late! Time will tell if I move (up or down this scale), or if priorities change altogether. But whichever the case, it should always hold true that we need to give back to community with our work. And what better way than to start off by giving back the same way we learnt the ropes ourselves?


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Muleshoe Bend was super fun, as are all the Captn Karl's races. I decided to record my memories of this year's race in verse:
My goals for the race were simple and few
To have fun and smile, sub-7:30 would do.
Wearing my TROT gear, just back from 10k feet,
Hoping I hadn't lost acclimation to heat.
I started to sweat when I shut the car door.
Once the sun sets, humidity will rise more.
To Rockhopper Central I strolled with all of my gear,
And also took photos with TROT mates, who were near.
When the race started, I shuffled in mid-pack,
Struggling with my Achilles, the heat, and calf cramps.
As people ran past, I reminded myself, Be patient:
This isn't a race to the first aid station.
I kept on, no bladder but two bottles instead,
Half to throw down my throat, half to squirt on my head.
Eating every half hour, waffles and gels in the woods,
Taking winding turns and picking up my pace as I could.
Excitement abounded between my music and other features:
Though my iPod buds failed me, I saw many creatures.
A scorpion, a fox, and many small spiders;
A rattlesnake crossed my path, didn't hide there.
Coming into each station, the volunteers were so kind,
But I rejected their sponge bath offers so fine.
One thing I did take up at the suggestion
Was Stefan's to pace me the last 9-mile section.
Running with him, and Ed Brown at times,
Was so fun and made the miles fly by.
Through the one starry section and the many in the trees,
His encouraging words and tips set me at ease.
And when we finally arrived at the finish line,
Chatting with Chris and Brad about mullets at 2am felt just fine.
To chill and chat in the tent as the generator seemed to break,
And watch Joe and Stefan hold up the inflatable was great.
And then, alas, it was time to head --
A three-plus hour drive to Fort Worth before bed.
At 4 in the morning, I left Muleshoe Bend;
Fortunately, 2 more Capn Karl's before this summer ends!


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The BSHS Postgraduate Conference returned to the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge on 5-7 January 2005, for a well-attended meeting. Photos from the conference, and a set of abstracts, may be found on the Cambridge HPS Department's conference page.
Conference Organisers
- Sarah Dry
- Anke Timmermann
- Sadiah Qureshi