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Tofu Scramble: the perfect dish to have by the poolside for brunch, especially if your housemates are filling the kitchen with the smell of bacon & eggs! As I'm on vacation at the moment, I didn't have many herbs & spices on hand, so feel free to add whatever you have lying around…I served mine on Sprouted Wheat Bread with a Veggie Sausage, but it would be equally delicious on baguette/ciabatta/rye, etc. The creamy Avo, however, is a must on the side to add to each mouthful of scramble!
1 Block of Firm Tofu, drained
2 cloves Garlic, minced
1/2 Onion, chopped
1 tsp. Fresh Ginger, grated
Red/Yellow/Green Pepper, chopped
1 Tomato, chopped
1 Tblsp. Spring Onion, minced
1/2 – 1 tsp. Tumeric (add less first, then taste and add more if needed)
1/2 tsp. Paprika
1 tsp. Oregano
– Crumble Tofu with your hands into a bowl. Mix in spices and set aside.
– Heat oil in a pan, fry onions until beginning to brown. Add Garlic & Ginger, and fry about 30 sec.
– Add peppers & tomato and cook until beginning to soften.
– Mix in Tofu and spices, and stir continuously until tofu begins to brown. Add Spring onions and cook 1 -2 mins. longer.
– Taste, and adjust seasonings. Serve on toasted bread with Avocado on the side 🙂


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And so it begins: "McDonalds, the place".
One of the greatest inventions to come from mankind in recent years is undoubtedly youtube. Certainly, it is the repository of many annoyingly unfunny videos , yet on youtube can be found unique and obscure videos that can enrich our lives and bring us to back to our past, connecting to us to our historical roots.
Two weeks ago, I stumbled across this video and it's brother. Since finding both, I have been in a state of awe and amazement and have come back several times to show it to friends.
The videos do not have much description to them. Their contributor, who I have unsuccessfully tried to contact, purports that they are of a fight that took place in the Cleveland area in 1989. By the looks of it they are high school students. I would say that based upon their dress it is either late summer or late spring. The dress and vehicles in the video certainly indicate that it is the late 1980's: Body Glove shirts, Astrovans and IROCs to name a few.
I believe that the two combatants are Rich and Dan, although upon multiple analysis, I can't be too confident as I heard screams of "Get him, Scotty" also. Originally, I thought that the shorter fighter's name was Rick Hoever, but it appears he's one of the young men at the beginning of the video who introduce the fight and handicap it for the viewer.
So let's get started.
The video begins with several high school students making predictions as to who would win in the fight, the Davidian Rich or the Goliath Dan, who according to them stands 6′-4″ and weighs 240.
We learn that Rich has a fighter's heart and find comfort and inspiration in his underdog persona.
More analysis from area experts with great fashion sense follows…
…Sorta like Bob Costas and a little bit of Peter Gammons rolled up with some Bryant Gumbel, aye?
Our "protagonist" Rich makes his entry stage right Camaro ——>>>>> (more…)

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Starter Loops and Packs
Beeple is another reason to believe that Canadians are generous and kind. You will most likely have seen his works on youtube or in performances, really beautiful pieces that have grown out of his dailies.
His loops are released under Creative Commons including all source files; a great learning resource too.
VJ Galaxy
Has a freebies section. Many cohesive packs are available including a Resolume Arena 6 generator pack and various triple–wide offerings.
Doc Optic
DocOptic provides VJ software tutorials and animated footage for live visuals, VJing, Video DJing, video mapping, projection mapping, music videos, installations, and video art projects.VJ Tutorials, HD VJ Loops & Footage for Live Visualshttps://docoptic.com/
A mixed bag over at Doc Optic my personal favourites are the delicious B&W loops, great for masking mash–ups.
Motion Loops
Releases of four free loops a month (24 are available at any time). A rather slim selection but there are some gems to be found especially from the time–lapse niche. A lot are helped by adding effects and reflections.


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Blog Archives
Amazing Royal Crowns – The Amazing Royal Crowns
Packing 14 songs into 35 minutes, this is a short, sharp shock of rockabilly rock-out bliss! Think Reverend Horton Heat, Cramps, Jon Spencer…
With a list like that, you know that I love this CD. I bought it back in '97 or '98 when I heard the amazing Do The Devil on a CMJ New Music sampler CD. Shiverin' In The Corner also became a favourite, though every song here is a ton of fun. Try dancing to King Of The Joint/Wreckin' Machine combo… hahahaha woo!
I was in the throes of the swing revival back then (I've never really left it) but these guys still fit right in… Just get up and DANCE!!
Freakin' fantastic. Highly recommended.


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Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea…including him. Captain Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.[2]
- Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
- Javier Bardem as Captain Salazar[3]
- Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner[3]
- Lewis McGowan as young Henry[4]
- Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth [3]
- Kevin McNally as Joshamee Gibbs[3]
- Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa[5]
- Orlando Bloom as Will Turner[6]
- Stephen Graham as Scrum[3]
- Golshifteh Farahani as Sansa
- Paul McCartney as TBA
In October 2011, Jerry Bruckheimer confirmed that they are working on a script. In an interview, Kevin McNally stated that a fall 2012 production start was possible. Because of the financial success of On Stranger Tides, the film's director Rob Marshall might return for this addition to the series. On July 6, 2011, Johnny Depp was reported to be close to a deal for the fifth film. Due to Depp's filming of The Lone Ranger (2011–2012) they will not be filming the fifth installment until 2014. Orlando Bloom said he would like to return for a fifth film if he was offered. In August 2012 news that Depp signed on officially for the fifth film had surfaced.
In November 2012 Sunset, the ship which played the Black Pearl and the Queen Anne's Revenge in the second, third, and the later in the fourth film was docked into Long Beach California from Oahu, Hawaii where On Stranger Tides was filmed, waiting for her call up. In January 2013 Disney announced that Pirates of the Caribbean 5 would be released on July 10, 2015.
In the fourth film the cast and crew were told by Disney not to occupy their time in the near future, as the studio intends to shoot a fifth and sixth film back-to-back. However, it has since been stated that only a fifth film is in the works. On January 14, 2011, it was confirmed that Terry Rossio will write the screenplay for the fifth installment, without his co-writer Ted Elliott. Johnny Depp said that he would be happy to return as Captain Jack Sparrow saying "As long as we can put all the puzzle pieces together, I would most definitely consider it." Jerry Bruckheimer said that the fifth film would be a stand-alone film. According to Terry Rossio, the script for the fifth film is finished, and he has handed the script to Disney executives. Speaking at the fourth film's press launch in Cannes, Depp said he would play the role for as long as it is popular with the public.
Disney has a wishlist of directors they would like to direct, as Rob Marshall has not yet accepted nor declined to direct. The list includes Tim Burton, Sam Raimi, Alfonso Cuaron, Shawn Levy, Chris Weitz, and original Pirates director Gore Verbinski. Verbinski and Burton are Disney's top choices as they have both worked with Disney and Johnny Depp on numerous occasions. On July 6, 2011, Johnny Depp was reported to be close to a deal for the fifth film. Due to Depp's filming of Lone Ranger (2011–12) they will not be filming the 5th installment until 2014. In August 2012, news surfaced that Johnny Depp signed on officially for the fifth film. On January 11, 2013, Jeff Nathanson has sign on to write the film. On May 9, 2013, Deadline.com reported that Fredrik Bond, Rupert Sanders, Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were all shortlisted for directing the movie. On May 29, 2013, it was announced that Rønning and Sandberg from Norway would be directing the film. Production is slated to begin in Fall 2014 for a 2016 release.
On August 22, 2013, it was revealed that the title of the fifth film would be Dead Men Tell No Tales, alluding to the line well-known from the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park attractions. On September 11, 2013, plot details for the film were rumored by Bleeding Cool, which includes a new female lead and troublemaker for Captain Sparrow who is suspected of witchcraft, which is a big part of the film, but she is actually a scientist, two new romantic leads from farming families, that get involved in Sparrow's plans, one of the film's leads is a ghost and a "former member of the British military now siding with Barbossa on a revenge mission", that gives the film its title. The film would start with an "awkward wedding" and concludes with "a riff on the myth of the Bermuda Triangle".[7]
In January 2014, it was confirmed that filming would begin in Puerto Rico and New Orleans towards the end of the year.
On April 4, 2014, in an interview Depp said that Bruckheimer and Disney had invited him in to collaborate with the writer Jeff Nathanson. He also said that he wants to bring a Pirates film that's very fresh and different for the people who saw the other ones. Depp also said that it might be the last one in the series.[8]
A spokesman for the Australian Arts Minister confirmed that the fifth installment was set to shoot in Australia after the government agreed to repurpose $20 million of tax incentives originally intended for the remake of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. According to Australian film industry sources, pre-production started in late September 2014 and filming is expected to commence in February 2015. This was officially confirmed by Disney and Ian Walker the Queensland Arts Minister on October 2, 2014, stating that filming will take place exclusively in Australia, being the largest production to ever shoot in the country. Village Roadshow Studios and Port Douglas were officially confirmed as filming locations.[9] On November 21, 2014, Australian actor Brenton Thwaites was in discussions to appear in the film as a British soldier Henry Turner. Others that were considered for the role included Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Ansel Elgort (The Fault in our Stars) and George MacKay (Sunshine on Leith)[10] In October 2014, it was reported that Javier Bardem was in early talks to appear as the villain in the film.[11]
On December 2014, Orlando Bloom told IGN that while he isn't sure he'll be back, there are talks. He also mentioned a possible rebooting of the Pirates franchise, teasing a possible future film revolving around Will Turner and the relationship with his son.[12]
- The film will be novelized by Elizabeth Rudnick.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' Begins Production in Australia at the Stitch Kingdom
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales Begins Production". IGN (February 17, 2015).
- ↑ "John Lewis Christmas ad Scot to star in Pirates of the Caribbean". The Scotsman (September 17, 2016).
- ↑ http://eonline.com/news/600279/brenton-thwaites-may-join-pirates-of-the-caribbean-5-check-out-5-facts-about-the-australian-hottie?cmpid=tweol-manual
- ↑ "Orlando Bloom Will Return for the Fifth Pirates of the Caribbean Movie". Vanity Fair (August 15, 2014).
- ↑ Bleedingcool.com - Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 Pushed Back
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Bochenski, Natalie. "Pirates of the Caribbean movie confirmed to film in Queensland", The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ Ge, Linda. "Brenton Thwaites in Talks to Join 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5' (Exclusive)". The Wrap.
- ↑ http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/10/14/javier-bardem-may-play-villain-in-pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales
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Where: Piazza Centrale, Locality Selva Malvezzi - 40062 Molinella (BO)
When: July 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2019
Every Wednesday evening of July the central square of the village of Selva Malvezzi becomes the setting of a calendar of free jazz and swing concerts.
When the day gives way to the fresh air of the night, jazz music will resound in the suggestive context of the 14th-century feudal complex, once belonging to the powerful and noble Malvezzi family.
In the nearby Palazzo del Governatore (Governor's building), with its splendid façade enriched by a clock and bell, you can have an aperitive or dinner at the "Locanda Pincelli", an interesting tavern that proposes traditional cuisine as well as revisited dishes.
The artistic direction is by Jimmy Villotti, an Italian jazz player, also known for its collaborations with many Italian musicians, among the others Lucio Dalla, Gianni Morandi and Paolo Conte.
Wed July 3
Valerio Pontandolfo Quintet
Valerio Pontradolfo, Sax | Nico Menci, Piano | John Webber, Double Bass | Joe Farnsworth, Drums | Kalifa Kone, Percussion
Wed July 10
Mauro Ottolini, Trombone | Francesco Bearzatti - Sax | Oscar Marchioni - Organ | Paolo Mappa, Drums
Wed July 17
Guglielmo Pagnozzi Quintet
Guglielmo Pagnozzi, Clarinet | Jimmy Villotti, Guitar | Mimmo Turono, Piano| Mirko Scarcia, Bass | Fabio Grandi, Drums
Wed July 24
Sugar Pie and The Candy Man
Lara Ferrari, Voice | Renato Podestà, Guitar/Voice | Jacopo Delfini, Guitar/Voice | Claudio Ottaviano, Bass | Roberto Lupo, Drums
Timetable: concerts begin at 10pm
Entrance: free entry
Organization: Associazione Animal Blue House with the support of Comune di Molinella
Info: Comune di molinella - Ufficio Comunicazione e Cultura
Phone 0039 051 6906823
URP - Public Relations Office
piazza A. Martoni 1 - 40062 Molinella (BO)
Ph: 0039 051 6906833 – 34
Fax: 0039 051 887219
Toll-free number: 800 215 697
Opening times
Tue, Wed, Fri and Sat 8am-11am
Mon and Thu 8am – 11am, 3pm-6pm
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Beauty and the Beast Is Glorious Even When Performed by James Corden on a Crosswalk
Watch out, Emma Watson! With the release of Disney's live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast just a day away, Late Late Show funnyman James Corden is putting his own spin on the tale as old as time and reimagining the story as a crosswalk musical complete with a brand-new Belle.
Beauty and the Beast stars Josh Gad, Luke Evans, and Dan Stevens—who play LeFou, Gaston, and the Beast in the film—joined Corden on Monday's episode of the Late Late Show to promote their new movie, and they were in for quite the surprise as the Brit decided to take his Crosswalk Theater Company to the streets of Los Angeles to perform the most iconic musical numbers from the classic Disney tale.
Dressed in full costumes while singing and dancing their hearts out, the group—with Corden playing Belle to perfection in the iconic yellow gown, of course—performed for disinterested passersby in the middle of busy crosswalks. (That is, until their musical numbers were abruptly interrupted by changing traffic lights and the host yelling "Cars! Cars! Cars! Be safe!" as he brought the stars to safety.)
"People will say, 'Where were you when the Crosswalk Theater Company performed Beauty and the Beast?'" the late-night emcee reflected after the cast gave their final bows to traffic. "And they'll say, 'Well, I was on Beverly and Genesee. Running late for the dentist.'"
On the other hand, the Beauty and the Beast stars were perhaps slightly less thrilled about the musical spectacular. While a Lumiere costume–clad Gad joked, "I didn't get to play this part in the movie, and I'm actually kind of glad. Because who wants to do it in front of millions of people in a film when you can do it in front of half a dozen Lyft and Uber drivers out here," Stevens plainly stated, "I haven't been out there yet, but it looks pretty terrifying. It looks very, very dangerous," when it came time to recreate his iconic dance and romantic kiss with Corden.
Watch the hilarious spoof in the video above.


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The 2-Light White T8 Fluorescent Residential Shop Light from Lithonia Lighting is an economical and Energy efficient task and general purpose lighting solution for work and storage areas. It comes fully assembled and ready to install. This fixture also comes with a 5 ft. power cord so no wiring is required.
- Energy efficient T8 fluorescent technology
- 4-3/4 in. reflector
- 5 ft. power cord
- Requires two 32-Watt T8 fluorescent bulbs (sold separately)
- Mount suspended from ceiling using the included mounting chains
- Mounting hardware included; (2) "S" hooks and (2) 9-1/2 in. mounting chains


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This Beef Stir Fry with Noodles can be made in just 20 minutes! Tender beef, fresh veggies, and noodles tossed together in a delicious savory sauce.
Beef Stir Fry with Noodles
This Beef Stir Fry with Noodles can be made in under 20 minutes. It is always a hit with the family! This is another one of those recipes I like to whip up on those busy nights when I just need to get dinner on the table fast. (Be sure to read all the rave reviews in the comments below!) I also love that everything is all mixed into one easy dish for minimal clean-up as well. So many wins with this one! I like to use linguini noodles with this recipe because I think the noodles absorb the sauce really well, but you can use spaghetti noodles or even go a more "traditional" route and try it with yaki soba noodles or even Ramen noodles.
My family loves going out for "Mongolian BBQ" and this tastes a lot like that (especially when you use Yaki Soba noodles). This beef noodle stir fry is MUCH cheaper than going out (you can probably feed your entire family for the same price as one "Mighty Kahn Bowl" (do they have those at every Mongolian BBQ?)
Slicing the Beef:
In these types of dishes I like to slice my beef SUPER thin. Seriously, like paper thin (like at the Mongolian BBQ restaurants). The thinner, the better. To get it like this I will usually use beef that has been previously frozen and only thaw it part way. Just enough that I can slice it with a sharp knife. I also like to cut it on a 30 to 45-degree angle instead of slicing it straight down so I can get it even thinner. You will find that the flavor is better and it is easier for kids to eat. I also think it hold the marinade better.
The Sauce:
The sauce for this is a more savory sauce, which I like with beef dishes. If you want it to be sweeter and have a more teriyaki flavor, just add a little pineapple juice and/or a little more brown sugar. I have also heard of people adding cola for a sweeter flavor in the marinade.
If you like this recipe, be sure to try some of our other quick dinner ideas!
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How To Make Beef Stir Fry with Noodles
For the sauce/marinade:
- 2/3 c. reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2/3 c. beef broth
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tsp. minced ginger
- 1 tsp. cornstarch
For the stir fry:
- 1 lb. boneless beef sirloin steak sliced thin
- 1 lb. linguini noodles
- 4 tsp canola oil divided
- 1 red bell pepper sliced thin
- 1 onion sliced thin
- 2 carrots sliced into match-sticks
- 2 c. broccoli florets
- 1-2 c. cabbage shredded
- sesame seeds to taste (optional)
- Combine soy sauce, broth, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger in a small mixing bowl.
- Place half of the mixture in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag, add sliced beef, seal (pressing as much air out as you can), and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Add cornstarch to remaining mixture in bowl and stir until smooth, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Prepare linguini noodles according to package directions.
- While noodles are cooking, heat 2 tsp. oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add steak slices, discarding excess marinade.
- Stir-fry until just browned, remove steak from skillet and set aside.
- Add remaining oil to the same skillet and stir-fry peppers, onion, carrots, and broccoli until onions become clear and soft.
- Add cabbage and beef to the skillet and cook until cabbage becomes soft.
- When noodles are done cooking, drain and toss with beef/vegetable mixture, adding the reserved sauce mixture. Toss until noodles are coated in sauce.
- Top with sesame seeds and serve immediately.
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Just over half—or 54.1 percent, to be exact—of first-time college students starting school in 2006 graduated within six years. That's according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The full report, which breaks down completion rates by state, age, type of school, and enrollment status (part-time or full-time), shows some notable gaps in completion rates for those categories.
For four-year public colleges, 81 percent of students enrolled full-time for the duration of their college experience graduated within six years—70 percent from the same institution they started with. But just 19 percent of those who attended school part-time graduated within six years. You'd think that's because it may be taking students longer than six years to complete a four-year degree part-time, right? Not really. Almost 70 percent of exclusively part-time students hadn't graduated and were no longer enrolled at any institution after six years. Meanwhile, mixed-enrollment students had an overall graduation rate of just under 47 percent. Four-year private nonprofit schools had a similar breakdown in graduation rates by enrollment status.
In 13 states, the number of part-time students with no degree and no current enrollment after starting at a four-year public college was more than 75 percent, even worse than the nationwide average. "Traditional age" students (i.e., under 24 years old) had higher graduation rates than older students in pretty much every state. The completion rate gap was the smallest in Arizona at just 1 percent, but largest in Vermont, at 42 percent.
The Chronicle of Higher Education created an interactive map based on the data, which gives a good picture of the state-by-state numbers. Or, you can read the report in full here.


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It was a beautiful morning on September 5th, 2018 when we celebrated the first opening ceremony of the new school year in Dak Nong Social Center. A total of 118 children, divided into Grades 1 to 4 of the primary school and a special needs class, will be able to study there. Grade 5 will open next year.
Master of Ceremony Thanh Bach, accompanied by his cronies the singer Nhat Chung and Dr Hung Dam, led the ceremony. He was very happy to participate in this event which symbolizes the culmination of one of Maison Chance's many projects, which he has long supported.
The older children also participated in the ceremony with their teachers: they sang, danced and laughed a lot. Other beneficiaries, volunteers, teachers and other staff members cheered our talented young artists in the audience.
In addition, Maison Chance welcomed exceptional guests such as the Vice President of People's Committee in Dak Nong Ms. Ton Thi Ngoc Hanh, the Vice President of the Department of Education Mr. Phan Van Hai, the Vice President of the Department of the Invalids and Social Affairs Mr. Y Long Ni E, the President of the Department of Foreign Affairs Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Loan, and other representatives of the local authorities.
At the ceremony, Tim gave a moving speech in which she explained the importance of carrying out a project like this one for disadvantaged and disabled children, as well as her happiness to see one of her dreams come true.


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The Fun Fair was in town this weekend. (FWIW, a "Fun Fair" is basically a carnival.) But cleaner. And more geared to children, which was fantastic.
Some random thoughts, which my friends back home might find of interest….
- Instead of buying tickets for rides, you pay cash. At each ride.
- For some rides, you bought a token at a booth next to the ride; in some cases you paid for the ride from the car.
- Sometimes, the car is already moving when you get your change. Not good for the uncoordinated. Like me.
- This seemed pretty darn inconvenient, until we realized how many times we've left a carnival with a few spare tickets in our pockets. Back home, they make you do the math in your head when they hit you for 6 tickets a ride, or whatever. Here, they are just up front on how expensive a ride is.
- Pea was able to ride on ALL the rides but one. To her delight, I will add – as she would've been far too small at home to ride on some of them.
- OSHA would have a field day. On one of our favorite rides, the operator walked along side the cars, on the moving platform, and gave some of the cars an extra spin. Fun? Yes. Crazy? Absolutely.
- Unlike the carnie's back home, the people running the rides and games seemed to have all their teeth.
- The prizes from the "hook a duck" were equally cheap as the toys back home, only you don't have to spend an hour trying to win them. Perfect for uncoordinated peoples like me.
I love the incongruity of the bumper cars in front of the sheep field.
I will admit, the bumper cars are NOT my favorite ride, but Pea was excited, so we do what we need to for our children.
This, ride, on the other hand:
Best. Ride. Ever.
Ok, so maybe it doesn't look like it now, but when it is moving, it is spinning. I didn't dare pull out my camera. I was holding on too tightly. And screaming. With Pea.
(The cars spin in circles; this is the ride whereuponwhich the operator walked on the moving platform and gave the cars a push if they stalled out – more for the cars containing kids only, not ours with two
heavy hearty adults flanking the kids in the middle)
The first go on this ride was awesome. However, the second go was too much for the Hubs. It took him a minute before he could even get out of the car. He was pretty much
a sissy done for the day after this ride.
He's looking a little better here
but you will notice that he is still sitting down.
Overall, it was a great afternoon. There were very few people there when we were there – I'm assuming it became more crowded in the evening, and this was the third day it had been running. While we occasionally had to find someone to operate one of the children's rides, there was no actual waiting in line!
Boo tried out the giant slide….
And then they both had a go at "hook a duck".
Pea, of course, picked out a sparkly purple unicorn. With an irridescent pink horn. She was very, very proud of herself. (I'm a bit jealous, too, as we were NEVER allowed to keep the stuffed toys WE won at the carnival – my parents feared they were "teeming" with bugs. )
Her name is "Sparkles", of course. The unicorn, that is.
It all ended much too soon, but Momma and Daddy's pockets were considerably emptier than when we arrived – and he wasn't going on ANY more rides. The kids are already talking about NEXT year's Fun Fair.


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This story has actually been a while in the making. Las Americas has been planning a move to a bigger, better location since last April. Lucky for all of us, they're just days from opening.
"Basically we shared the [old] place with the Bolivian consulate in Miami Springs. So, when they decided to move, we decided to move somewhere else, because there was no more traffic," Jose Lujan, one of Las Americas' owners told us, speaking of the restaurant's previous location just north of Miami International Airport. Lujan, along with three other Bolivian partners, has been living in Miami for more than 20 years. He, along with chef Aida Claros, hope to not simply bring Bolivian cuisine to Miami, but their culture as well.
Claros, the head chef at Las Americas, hails from Cochabamba, situated in a valley to the south of the towering plateaus and altitudes of La Paz. Her cuisine is an homage to her homeland. "Basically, our food is more like what you'd find in the Altiplano," she told us, speaking about her heritage. "We have Bolivian food, but we also have folk music, dancing. We are combining cultural things."
Step into Las Americas and you'll find what feels like a traditional restaurant from the southern reaches of South America. Wood paneling and low light pairs with traditional flute music played throughout Bolivia. A stage sits at the back of the restaurant, and will eventually be used for live folkloric shows, and other presentations the owners hope to host as they elucidate Bolivian culture.
From the kitchen, the aromas of Claros' hearty, rustic cuisine waft into the dining room. Although they hope to open full time next week with proper signage, they've been doing light lunches for the past couple of months. On a given day, diners can find a small hot box full of salteñas, Bolivia's version of an empanada. The easiest entry into Bolivian cuisine, these salty sweet stuffed pastries are juicy and filling.
Other dishes in the chef's repertoire include Silpancho, a hearty plate made of fried beef, potatoes, rice, and a pico de gallo-like salsa to season everything. On a visit last week, she was working on her sopa de trigo, a soup made with wheatberries, vegetables, and tunta, a variety of potato that is allowed to dry in the frigid Andean air, then typically rehydrated for various dishes. If you're going for South Beach diet cuisine, Las Americas isn't for you. However, you can always count on 100% fresh ingredients coming out of the kitchen.
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Las Americas happens to be one of only a handful of restaurants in the United States serving Singani, Bolivia's national spirit. Undergoing a process similar to distilling Peru's famous Pisco, Singani is crisp and clean, perfect for mixing, but great on its own. Perhaps a Chuflay to wash your meal down? Or a glass of spiked chicha morada?
Both Claros and Lujan told us that they're waiting on a final inspection next week which will allow them to fully open. Once all has passed, Claros assures us that her full menu will be available. On weekends, there will be sopa de maní, a brothy treat made from chicken and peanuts. She'll be serving lechón, falso conejo, fricassee, and much more. "I'm also thinking about putting arroz con queso. I'm from Cochabamba, so I have to learn," Claros told us, eager to delight diners with the flavors of her native country.
Far from the Caribbean-centric Latin dishes so many of us are used to here in Miami, the food at Las Americas speaks more of the Andes and a country proud of one of its top products, the potato. For now, they're open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., 9 on the weekends. Starting next week, diners will find a full Bolivian menu, and even a few plates paying homage to their Little Havanna surroundings.
Las Americas is located at 2772 SW Eighth St., on the western end of Calle Ocho. Look for the big red Alex Hanna building.


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Los Angeles-based Deaf West Theatre has had a dream run in New York this winter, and now it has attracted the attention of a major news network.
As Broadway Buzz reports, last weekend "NBC News went behind the scenes of the groundbreaking production, profiling Wendla and the Voice of Wendla, Sandra Mae Frank and Katie Boeck, respectively."
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text: Here is the salient phrase in the article. "a deal not yet done whose details are not yet known" No wonder members of the Senate (whom ratify treaties) are near mutiny. What is the hell is this President doing dealing with a nation, in complete secrecy, that considers us the great Satan? Why the hell has he not informed the American People of what he is up to, especially the Senate which has the responsibility to ratify treaties. Well the answer is quite obvious. This President is going around the constitution again, he has no intention of involving the Senate. He intents to take the deal to the UN and sing about it. That ought to piss off the other 53 Senators and the American people.


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Body shaming hurts
THE EDITOR, Sir:
Jamaica has developed a very western ideology as it relates to bodies and how people should look, which is that men should have thick muscles and broad shoulders, while women should have a tiny waist with some junk in the trunk.
These ideologies have set our society's standards of beauty, which encourage discrimination against anyone who does not fit into this mould or definition of beauty.
Body-shaming is defined as inappropriate negative statements and attitudes toward another person's weight or size. It can also reach into the discrimination against individuals who may be overweight. Body-shaming, fat-shaming, and other bullying can create negative self-image, destroying a person's confidence.
Instead of holding your head high, you scan the floor because you don't want people to notice you. Instead of feeling beautiful, you feel disgusting, like an alien in your own skin. Body-shaming can also lead to unhealthy habits such as extreme dieting or excessive exercise.
But it's not just one-sided - people who are thin also feel the effects of body-shaming. Telling girls that guys love a woman with curves so that they feel inferior to thicker women is just as bad as telling a woman that she is fat.
People, on both ends of the scale, are becoming increasingly critical of themselves because of the media and society's perpetuation of unrealistic beauty ideals.
Making someone feel bad about the way they look when it is already hard to be comfortable in your own skin is the worst thing that you can do to a person. It has the power to make someone feel unlovable.


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I have long been wanting to indulge in my retro computing fetish. This isn't something I have had the chance to immerse myself in before now. It all stems from my first every computer, the Sinclair Spectrum +2, which I was given for Christmas at the ripe old age of about 8.
I imagine that this bastion of retro computing was what set me on the road to my much too geeky present self.
Anyway, like I say, I have been wanting to indulge myself again recently with a passion. (It was either that or Hornby model trains…). So I spent the last couple of days trawling the depths of eBay for a suitable bargain when I came across a rather cheap, working, and decently attired with extras Amiga 600, (The not so popular Amiga as I have read). A Buy It Now push of a button later last night and I am eagerly awaiting delivery. Now all I need is a soldering iron and I can really get ready to indulge in some serious retro modding.


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Every business is on a journey to build connections between people and technology. Some are building world-class IT infrastructure, others are driving BYOD and many are driving digital businesses. To be successful, businesses need to work with the best technology and service partners, and we're honored that thousands of customers have put us in that category. Last week at Oktane15, our third annual customer conference at the Aria in Las Vegas, I had the honor of highlighting how our customers use Okta — including the exciting updates to our identity, mobility and platform offerings we announced — and wanted to share some highlights.
During my keynote on Wednesday, I chatted with John Swieringa, SVP and CIO at DISH, about his journey to the cloud, and MGM Resorts International's CISO Scott Howitt and Chief Digital Officer John Bollen about their digital business initiatives, and how MGM started using Okta for SSO and is now building the Okta Platform into MGM's M life rewards program. George Collins, CTO of Deloitte Digital, took the stage to talk about how IT leaders today have the opportunity to partner closely with executives and drive significant value with technology. And Matt Schvimmer, GM of ServiceNow Express shared how ServiceNow is enabling their customers to be more agile with a fast-to-deploy and simple-to-configure product which enables rapid time to value for our joint customers.
We also highlighted use cases for our Cloud Provisioning Connector SDK on stage. With the introduction of the SDK, we're enabling our customers to partner with the best technology vendors by giving them the tools they need to build deep provisioning integrations to Okta — while at the same time, adding to the 4,000 pre-integrated applications in the Okta Application Network, and 37,000 integrations total. I chatted with Okta customers James Woodwell from LinkedIn and Twitter's Johan Dowdy about how they're seeing the benefit of our new Cloud Provisioning SDK. And executives from our partner ISVs — SmartRecruiters COO and president Brett Queener and Eventboard CTO and co-founder Zach Holmquist — joined us to discuss the provisioning integrations they've already built.
Last but certainly not least, Krista Anderson, Chief Customer Officer, closed out our keynote, discussing how Okta's customer success programs map to our customers' journeys. We're focused on making our customers successful every step of the way — from deployment to adoption to anywhere that your journey may take you. To wrap things up, we had the pleasure of welcoming the believers, builders, innovators, evangelists and IT pioneers who won our Customer Awards to the stage.
Customer success is our number one company value, so hearing from those who joined me on stage — and the many other customers at Oktane15 — about how Okta's foundational to their businesses is always a highlight for me. I'm already looking forward to hearing many more success stories at Oktane16 next August.


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International Director is the title given to the chairman of the International Confederation of Wizards' Quidditch Committee. It is an appointed office.[1]
The International Director of the ICWQC between 1971 and 1974 was Royston Idlewind, a former Chaser who was part of the Australian Quidditch team when they won the Quidditch World Cup in 1966. He introduced a series of draconian regulations regarding crowd control, the worst of which was the ban of all wands from the stadium except those carried by ICWQC officials. Idlewind's pet law was humiliatingly flouted en masse during the final of the 1974 Quidditch World Cup, which led to his resignation.[1]
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 History of the Quidditch World Cup from Pottermore (via The Internet Archive)


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Watercolors: A Winter Watercolor Landscape Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
To begin this easy watercolor winter landscape painting, show students a winter scene or have them observe the outside landscape
and describe the colors of the sky. The cool colors on a color wheel of purple, blue and black will help the students achieve this winter landscape scene. It is easy and fun to create–and adaptable for all grade levels, 1 through 8.
Watercolor paints - blue, black, purple, teal, gray, white
Watercolor paper
Watercolor brush (#6 or #4)
Masking tape
Small round coin or circular paint bottle wrapped in tissue, paper towel
White acrylic or tempera paint
1. Tape the watercolor paper using masking tape around all 4 sides to a board or old tile to paint on. Use a pencil to lightly draw a line 1/3 of the way up for a hilly landscape.
2. Using the line as a guideline, wet the paper above the line half way to the top. Using a dark purple or blue, lightly paint horizontal lines of color. Quickly wet the paper all the way to the top. Use another blue and then a teal or gray color to complete the skyline.
3. While the paper is still wet, dab a round lid or coin wrapped in a tissue onto a spot in the sky where you would like a moon. The
tissue will absorb excess water and paint to dry the area.
4. Then wet the area below the horizon. Using black or gray as the color, paint across the hills and in several areas under the skyline. Also paint some gray areas near the moon so they appear as clouds.
5. Allow watercolor to dry for a few minutes. Then apply white acrylic paint to create tree shapes on the hills. Brush the strokes upward and in thinner and thinner lines to make branches. You can also paint the trees in black acrylic paint but they will stand out on the painting. Try painting white over the black to achieve a more subtle gray tree.
6. If you want, create a pond using acrylic paints in the foreground. Paint the dry paper using a lot of white with blue and gray. Use white acrylic paint at the edge of the snow along the pond.
7. Using a dry sponge, lightly dab white acrylic paint on the tree branches for a snowy effect.
More Steps of the Painting Process
Hints and Tips
Students should be reminded to: wet all surfaces before painting; not leave watercolor brushes in water; and keep the paint
blocks very watery for subtle colors.
Allow one color of blue or purple to touch another so that the water mixes them rather than trying to brush one color overtop of the other. Let the water do the work.
Try several layers of white acrylic over the background as it can be transparent. Use the height of the moon as the guideline for how tall to make the trees. Use black acrylic on trees only if you want them to stand out. White on black makes a nice gray effect for the trees.
Painting Lessons to Teach:
Use the lesson to teach about perspective. Trees painted on the hilltop should not reach to the top of the painting unless the moon is quite high on the page. Objects painted into the foreground such as the pond should not be too dark and draw the eye to them.
Use the lesson to teach about silhouettes. Trees will appear in black if light is behind them as will the ground. Shadows and lighting can be taught to older grades who want to use the moon in the painting as a light source. Discuss where the shadows would fall and have them create them in grays.
Special techniques for creating a snowy texture can be created with special spackled paint or glitter when watercolor is dry. Ice can be created using plastic wrap placed on the pond while the painting is still wet. It will look like cracked ice when removed. To see the effect of plastic wrapped on watercolor paintings see Painting a Watercolor Winter Window Lesson. Throw salt on the wet pond area or snow area for a special effect and wipe off when dry.
Use the lesson to teach about symmetry and balance. Try to use uneven numbers of trees on each side of the painting or uneven numbers of branches on each side of the tree. For a symmetrical painting, put the moon in the exact center. Paint a reflection of the moon in the pond and paint perfectly symmetrical trees or snowflakes.
Painting Polar Bears on a Winter Landscape
Watercolor Painting Display
When students have completed their watercolor painting art lesson, display the watercolors together on a blue or gray background if possible. Add snowflakes and other winter art to the display.
For other watercolor winter landscapes ideas, a Canadian artist has created a blog about the procedure for painting polar bears on a winter background. Steps and pictures are included on the website with related articles by other art teachers. Her website can be found at: www.thatartistwoman.blogspot.com.
Visit the other watercolor ideas at the bottom of this article for themes such as Spring, Fall, Easter, Mothers Day and Summer.
Students will enjoy creating a watercolor winter landscape with cool colors of purple, blue and gray, and simple watercolor techniques to make the scene beautiful.
Photo Credits: Lila Kallstrom
This post is part of the series: Watercolor Painting Lessons With Winter Themes
These articles will display watercolor techniques for creating winter landscapes, frosted windows, polar bears, snowflakes and Valentine's Day paintings. The watercolor painting lessons are easy to follow and can be adapted for elementary art lessons, grades 1 through 8.


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Why Gabriel? Why Now?
What Archangel Gabriel wants you to know…
The world is in a very chaotic state…it is time for the energy of the messenger of good news to uplift us and tell us how to move through this and come out positively radiant.
So…are you tired of being beset by the energies of Chaos? Join me as I channel powerful messages of hope from our wonderful Angel of Hope and good news, Gabriel.


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527 years after being killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, (the decisive battle in the Wars of the Roses), King Richard III's skeleton has been discovered under a carpark in Leicester. This story reminds us of the brutal, dark middle ages when Richard is said to have ordered the murder of his two young nephews (the princes in the tower) to become king. Two years later, the princes' mother was among those who plotted to overthrow him by inviting Henry Tudor back from France and when their two armies met in battle Richard was killed and Henry became King Henry VII. This changed the course of British (and Irish) history because the Tudors time in power included his son Henry VIII and his granddaughter Queen Elizabeth I who both had long and bloody reigns. Richard´s father also called Richard is remembered in the mnemonic to help you remember the colours of the rainbow. "Richard of York gave battle in vain."
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Owl turns its head 300+ degrees!!!
This is a famous photograph taken around 300m above the streets of New York city in 1932. Building workers from all over the world, including two from County Galway were snapped on their lunch break while working on the Rockefeller Centre with Central Park in the background. The photo was staged for publicity. More photos and video.
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How a woodpecker continuously pecks a tree trunk without damaging it's brain has inspired a new cycling helmet.


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Continuing the work on HG 1/100 Gundam Heavyarms Custom after Part 4, with just a few more components to go. ^^
I completely overlooked the need to paint the collar and neck area white when going through the part count in Part 3. ^^;
Along with the heels, the collar and neck area on the torso parts are painted white using White Surfacer from Mr. Hobby.
The narrow slits between the front and rear foot should be painted gray to indicate that they are part of the joint, even though they are obviously non-functional. ^^
The targeted areas are painted using Mr. Gundam Color UG09 MS Gray Zeon Semi Gloss.
Since the slits are too narrow for an normal knife to reach in, spilled over gray paint around the area is scratched away using a sharpened toothpick instead.
(Left) Since I don't have any amazing idea for the thrusters, I just painted them black using Gundam Marker. ^^
(Right) With excess black paint around the thruster area rubbed away using cotton swab soaked with acrylic thinner.
Simple panel lining for the painted heels to complete the work. ^^
Simple panel lining for the rest of the leg parts.
Tiny protruding dots on the missile pod cover pieces.
The panel lining work is repeated on parts from the other leg.
Forgot to include the wrist block - with the protruding joint area to be painted gray in Part 3. ^^;
The wrist blocks, as well as the semi-arc around the missile pod area on the shoulders are painted gray using Mr. Gundam Color UG09 MS Gray Zeon Semi Gloss.
The border between the wrist block and forearm is painted black using normal marker to emphasize the gaps' appearance.
The two chest panels are detailed using a combination of normal panel liner and Tamiya's Panel Line Accent Color (Black).
Simple panel lining for the white collar and neck area after the paint has dried.
Test fitting the detailed parts to see how the torso would turn out when assembled. ^^
The innermost area of the shoulder vents are painted black using normal marker.
A combination of normal panel liner and Tamiya's Panel Line Accent Color (Black) is used to detail the "grilles" on the rear vents.
Realizing that they are actually extension of the shoulder block, the shoulder panels' joints are painted dark gray using Gundam Marker from the Gundam SEED Basic Set.
Very simple panel lining for the slits on top the panels.
Test fitting the detailed parts to see how the shoulder missile pod would turn out when assembled. ^^
Simple panel lining for the rest of the arm and shoulder parts.
Done with this batch of painting and detailing, only the head remains before the entire work is done. ^^


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Steps to Transition and the Accommodation Process at Keene State College
Welcome to Keene State College! The following information is for students with disabilities who plan on utilizing accommodations while at KSC. This outline describes the process for identifying yourself to the Office of Disability Services, how eligibility is determined, and how to access accommodations.
Step 1 – Identify Yourself to the Office of Disability Services: Submit Documentation
Submit current documentation of a disability directly to the Office of Disability Services. Documentation guidelines can be viewed on our webpage.
- In general terms, IEP's and/or 504 plans from high school are not sufficient documentation to determine disability and eligibility for accommodations.
- Do not assume your high school has forwarded your documentation.
Step 2 – Wait for Eligibility Determination: Confirmation Letter from ODS
Beginning in mid-May, all newly submitted documentation for incoming students is reviewed by ODS staff. If documentation is insufficient, you will receive a letter describing why and what is needed in order to determine disability status. If documentation is sufficient and determines eligibility, you will receive a letter confirming this.
Step 3 – Let Your Needs be Known: Make an Appointment
It is the student's responsibility to connect with the Office of Disability Services and discuss what they feel is needed to accommodate their disability. Typically, students make an appointment with our office within the first couple of weeks of the semester. However, ODS welcomes meeting with students over the summer if it is felt this would be helpful to the transition process. At this initial meeting, staff work with students to determine what accommodations are needed and reasonable within the context of the courses they are taking.
- Faculty Notification forms are completed with the student outlining what accommodations the student is requesting and approved for.
- Students are told to give these forms to each of their Faculty and are encouraged to discuss the nature of their disability and how it impacts them.
Important Fact: Faculty are under no obligation to accommodate a student until they are supplied with a Faculty Notification form generated through the Office of Disability Services.
Step 4 – Stay in Touch - Communicate, Communicate, Communicate!
ODS does not monitor student performance. It is expected that if a student is experiencing personal, academic or accommodation related difficulties they will communicate with the Office of Disability Services and seek out assistance. Our door is always open!


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Chicago partner Dan Collins participated in a podcast for the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS). Dan guided ACFCS through the case and the prosecution trends on corporations that are held liable for facilitating financial crimes.
FedEx Corp., the world's largest cargo airline and shipping service is facing charges for suspected money laundering brought by the U.S. Department of Justice. FedEx Corp. was indicted by federal prosecutors in August over the allegations of conspiracy to launder money earned by shipping illicit pharmaceuticals for unlicensed online shops.
FedEx has pleaded not guilty to federal charges, claiming it cannot be responsible for the contents of the packages customers send through its shipping service. U.S. authorities say FedEx conspired to launder more than $630,000 in shipping payments that allegedly came from the illicit sale of drugs.


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Gong Ho
Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy
Among all the Watergate confessional literature this book is far and away the best. It is the only entertaining one, the only funny one, although it isn't always clear when the jokes are intended. By the end, you may still not have formed a settled opinion on whether G. Gordon Liddy is a Nazi sociopath or a case of arrested development, an eleven-year-old boy in a grown man's body.
Can anyone over the age of eleven write the following lines with any but mirthful intent? "It was no good wishing I had more German and fewer Italian genes; I knew perfectly well that with a powerful enough will I could be as eiskalt as any Teuton. I must train myself so that the more dangerous the situation, the more kaltblütig I became."
This then is the tale of G. Gordon Liddy's quest to remake himself into his own 10 by achieving what a juvenile would see as strength of character or will. This he thought to attain and to demonstrate to others by turning himself into a beef flambé from time to time. By his own account he is always getting people to put flaming matches to his hand or arm and then, of course, when they shrink back from his sicko acrobatics, he enjoys himself with a laugh and a snort of superiority:
"Strike a match," I said to Tex, and locked my eyes into his. He struck it and held it out…I put the unburned outside of my left forearm directly over the flame. As the fire burned through my flesh and melted it back into a blackened depression, a look of horror came over Tex; but he stayed with it. The match burned down and scorched his fingers before he dropped it. I grinned at him as he looked at the burn unbelievingly, then looked ill, got up and left.
Anyone who has ever got to know the kind of adolescent who is ga-ga over martial arts mumbo-jumbo, the Bruce Lee stuff with gongs, mysterious silk curtains, and the warrior-monk wisdom of sacred-secret Eastern brotherhoods will immediately recognize our boy G. Gordon when he describes an "Oriental" he met in prison:
He…told me that he had never imparted such knowledge to an Occidental [bong goes the gong] and…was not sure he ever should…. Finally he spoke. "You are a very violent man. I can see it in your eyes."
"I control it."
"You must. If you ever use what I teach you to take advantage of the weak, I'll find you wherever you are and kill you myself."
I knew he meant it…. As a child, both his thumbs had been broken deliberately by his father in two places, then tied back so that they grew into curving hooks that were nearly useless for gripping but rigid as steel and…
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And we're back!
I'll have a recap of my awesome vacation up as soon as I get the photos curated and all that, but in the meantime I'm just enjoying being home. After living out of a suitcase for three weeks, as delightful as those weeks were, there's something deeply satisfying about sleeping in one's own bed, cooking in one's own kitchen, and snuggling one's own cat (who feels grievously wronged after being abandoned for so long and demands ample restitution in snuggle form).
Speaking of cooking in one's own kitchen, I did a little grocery shopping in Paris on the way home and brought back some key produce items that are difficult or impossible to find in Guinea and that I have missed dearly over the last year and a half. Specifically, I picked up a butternut squash, some red onions, a fennel bulb, a pomegranate, some fresh mushrooms, and some celery. Just seeing this bounty nestled in my fridge makes my heart bubble over with happiness.
But now I have to figure out what to do with it all, and that's where I'm running into problems. There are just so many possibilities! Do I make the mushrooms into a ragu and put it on polenta, or make a risotto? Or do I stuff them? Or grill them? Or just saute them and put them on a steak? I could also make a risotto with the butternut squash, or a soup, or try out my new pasta roller with some squash ravioli. I could serve it cubed with maple glaze and rosemary. The fennel and pomegranate seeds will probably go on a salad, so that's sorted, unless I decide to make a salsa to put on a pork chop instead. The onions will last a while - I got a good 5 months from the batch I brought home from South Africa last year - and be served in various forms, including but not limited to salads and guacamole.
But the celery! I never appreciated celery before I moved to Guinea. It was just there, in the crisper drawer, next to the carrots. Rarely the featured ingredient in a dish, I never realized how often I used it until I couldn't get my hands on it for love or money. I cannot count the times I've been making chicken stock, or soup, or anything with a mirepoix, and thought, "if only I had some celery!" But now that I have a whole pound of pale green goodness in my fridge I suddenly can't think of a single thing to do with it that properly honors this vital vegetable. Ants on a log has been suggested, and it's not such a bad idea. Maybe I'll just cut it into sticks and dip it in ranch dressing, savoring the crisp crunch with every bite. That sounds pretty great actually.


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CONCORD warns MEPs not to ignore development issues in CAP ahead of a vote in Strasbourg.
(Brussels, 07/03/2013) The European Parliament risks continuing the Common Agricultural Policy's negative impacts in developing countries by failing to incorporate development concerns in its last vote on future EU farm policy on 12 March in Strasbourg.
Commenting ahead of the vote was Olivier Consolo, Director of Concord, the European confederation of Relief and Development NGOs:
"Some EU policies like the CAP can have huge impacts overseas. The EU has a legal obligation to make its policies coherent with development objectives*. Yet the CAP continues to overlook the damaging role it has in developing countries. MEPs now have a last chance to bring the CAP into the 21st century and make it a sustainable policy. The CAP needs to end export refunds and introduce a crop rotation system to reduce its negative impacts on poor farmers in developing countries."
The old CAP that hurts the poor
The current version of the CAP has no external impact monitoring system, despite evidence that shows the negative impacts of EU farm policy overseas.
CONCORD's Spotlight Report on EU Policy Coherence for Development shows that:
• The use of protein animal feed for European farms requires 16 million hectares of land in South America which is having a negative environmental impact.
• In total, European agriculture requires 35 million hectares of land in developing countries exacerbating land grabbing and resource scarcity.
• The EU Parliament criticised the use of export refunds in 2009 as "a blatant violation of the core principles of policy coherence for development", yet the latest proposals from the EU Parliament would keep them in place.
What Development NGOs want to see in the CAP
• A regular and independent monitoring mechanism to measure the external impacts of the CAP
• Prioritisation of crop rotation
• End of dumping of EU subsidized agricultural products exports into developing countries
• More environmentally sustainable agricultural production
MEPs are voting in plenary on reforms tabled by the European Parliament's Agricultural Committee which has ignored the expertise of their colleagues in both the Commission and the Parliament's environmental and development committees by refusing to make the CAP more sustainable and development friendly. CAP reform must still go to a vote in the EU Council of Agricultural Ministers as the CAP is decided between the EU Parliament and EU Council of Agricultural Ministers.
Notes to Editors:
- * "The Union shall take account of the objectives of development co-operation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries" Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty. This is known as Policy Coherence for Development which is about ensuring that the aims and objectives of EU development co-operation policy are not undermined by other EU policies, such as those on climate, trade, energy, agriculture, migration, and finance matters. These issues are highlighted in CONCORD's report.
- CONCORD recently addressed MEPs on the issue of food security and the CAP on 18 February. More info: http://www.concordeurope.org/215-ngos-urge-development-friendly-agriculture
- Agriculture accounts for between 30% to 60% of GDP and up to 70% of employment in the Least Developed Countries' (LDC)47. Research shows that agricultural development in poor countries is three to four times more effective in alleviating poverty than growth in other sectors and that one Euro increased income in agriculture generates between two and three Euros in their GDP. Source CONCORD report on PCD: http://www.concordeurope.org/83-spotlight-on-policy-coherence-for-development-2011
- CONCORD is the European NGO confederation for relief and development. CONCORDs 26 national associations and 18 international networks represent over 1,600 NGOs which are supported by millions of citizens across Europe. CONCORD leads reflection and political actions and regularly engages in dialogue with the European institutions and other civil society organisations. http://www.concordeurope.org


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Or I Could Be A Druid
Warlords of Draenor Approacheth
I'm so glad I started out with Monk. If I had done it as an alt, I probably wouldn't have gotten around to it. It's got completely different mechanics and the dual resource system is quite the challenge.
That said, not sure I want to raid with mistweaver. Some classes just click and others not so much. I like monk, but I wonder if I could be any better than average at it.
So I am trying Druid again, since I haven't healed on a druid since Lich King, and I remember why I liked it, and why I stopped playing one.
One of my beefs with Druid in cata was the loss of tree form. Yes, it's just sentimental and stupid but goddamnit you cannot take my tree. Now there's a glyph. When I realized this, I was a little too excited. I grabbed that sucker and I'm back, like retro style, healing stuff with my branches waving in the air (like I just don't care). I know the glyph does nothing substantive. I don't care. It's so awesome.
So far, I've noticed that druid flows better than monk in terms of when you get abilities. Mistweaver Monk is horribly gimped in the leveling process. The only thing I'm missing right now on Druid is an aoe. I feel weird without ANY aoe, not even an oh-shit button. When do I get Wild Growth? Not soon enough.
You're probably wondering at this point why I don't just use my 90 boost. The answer is that, even though I know how 2 druid, it's been so long that I didn't want to boost to 90 and then go duhhhhh. Right now I'm learning, getting a feel for new abilities, glyphs I like, etc. It's funsies. Also, it will be super-crowded leveling 90-100 anyway, so why the rush?


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GoldenEye 007 – Review
Nintendo 64
Review by Rushfan93
Reviewed: 10/08/07
Wow....what an awesome game.
Well let me see.....after all of the N64 shooter games I have played, this game takes the shiny trophy for the Best N64 Shooter (in my book anyway). Perfect Dark was up there but Goldeneye is better.
You play as 007, James Bond, an agent that works for MI6 who's mission is to find a terrorist named Janus.
This game has 20 amazing levels that allow you access to over 20 different weapons (some more useful and better than others, mind you).
The A-I in this game is OKAY but it could have been better. (yes I kept in mind about what the most they could do in those days, but still). If you stood by a fence in front of a guard, chances are they wouldn't be able to see you. Its still a fun game, but I wish the A-I was a little better.
The Gameplay is amazing. The smoothness of this game on a very old console is awesome. The aiming-system isn't bad either, except when you aim, you cannot move around with is the only bad thing.
The graphics are awesome for an N64 game. The levels are very well laid out and they did a great job with the textures. Even though the faces on the guards are the same (there are bout 5-7 of them), its still an awesome game.
Multiplayer is great too, with the ability to customize what weapons you can get in a match to make it fair/interesting. Even though you only have a selection of about 8 multiplayer levels, they aren't levels you can go to in the multiplayer game (obviously) only the Archives and the Bunker are the ones I remember.
Now the only think I wish they added into the game, was the ability to switch between First person and Third person modes. Even though it would have made the game a little easier, I still would have thought it would have been great to play with.
There also isn't any voice acting in this game like there is in Perfect Dark, but there is Dialogue at the top of the screen. I didn't really mind it being like that, but I wish they could have put in some Voice Acting.
Anyway, to wrap it up, I thought this game was the bomb and anyone who is a collector or anyone who wants a good time with a shooter, this is the game for you.
Rating: 9
Product Release: GoldenEye 007 (US, 08/25/97)
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There are few locations in the climbing world as famous and renown for it's climbing than Lover's Leap. This 500-foot tall granite monolith towers over the Highway 50 Corridor just 20 Minutes from Lake Tahoe and just over an hour and a half from Sacramento. For decades its been the training grounds for California's greatest climbers and has become a rite of passage for climbers from all over the world Lover's Leap Is The Perfect Location For Beginning Climbers. Lover's Leap and the surrounding areas offer over 250 rock climbing routes; most of which is a high-quality beginner to intermediate rock climbs. With short approaches and a high concentration of quality climbs make Lover's Leap a primer location for people looking for multi-pitch rock climbing.
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Handmade stationery featuring OWLS by ETSY. Yes, again… Hmmm… People seems to like my little Henry :')http://www.etsy.com/listing/87317590/henry-the-owl-thinking-of-you-i-loveOoooh it makes me happy! Another little "yay!"listing #87327747 mentioned and added on ETSYs curated treasury list by Studio Green Garden… http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTgzNTczNDN8MjAxMTgzMjAyMw/legsThis is the second mention Samphire Arts has had in a matter of weeks! ;-)) Better get some new work out soon! Sorry folks been a busy start to the year but I'm already cutting a new print and preparing for an open studio event in conjunction with the London 2012 Olympic & Mayor of London!
Here's the previous listing added in the Valentines promo and included Henry the owl(http://www.etsy.com/listing/87317590/henry-the-owl-thinking-of-you-i-love) and Keys to my heart print (http://www.etsy.com/listing/87324530/keys-to-my-heart-wall-print)4. Keys to my Heart
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The whirling pine first started with the idea of a dervish and on trying to draw it, I accidentally, ended up with a lovely effect of over lapping curves. It was also one of my first attempts at making xmas cards for clients which I quickly ditched in favour of carving and hand printing my very own greetings cards. I will upload those when I find a way to photograph them well.
For now, here are my twirling /whirling pine. I imagine them screen printed (on a square format of course! "Surprise, surprise!"). Purely to give it a layering of inks creating new colours from transparent inks and when you run your finger over it,I love the texture of the silk that is left imprinted in the print it self.
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This one is a big one and I will simply write down what coems to brain storm a bit.
The sales pages that have been working for me so far are those which contain lots of information.
The break up for men is like 10 pages long with success stories, features, videos, etc.
The jealousy for men is shorter but works in the same way.
Now I look for an instant conversion, not get someone's email address to follow up.
By doing that, I trust that the vistor recognizes straight away that the product is for him or not.
I trust that if there is interest, he will bookmark and come back.
That has been my approach.
Yes! It was successfull!
These sales pages converted 1-2 % when the traffic is targeted.
Maybe 0.5% when the traffic is less targeted and less ready to buy traffic.
Yes! This strategy worked so far and the question now is:
Can this strategy be improved?
ABSOLUTELY, especially in what concernes the overall tarffic and activity on the site.
In terms of activity, I believe the site is at 20% of its potential. Visitors could be engaged more deeply...
Are calls for action turn ons or turn offs?
I believe they work when they are well positioned and realistic and make sense and are not simply outrageous and exagerated.


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need help with memory game for visually handicapped
For a school project to help people in 3rd world countries we needed to make a memory game. But we have encountered serveral problems since these are the demands:
- people who are not able to play the classic' form, such as blind and visually handicapped individuals or otherwise motorically handicapped people.
- people that are physically separated from each other, such as players of the game in different countries. Speaking the same language should not be a requirement for playing the game.
- internet users that make use of internet devices' (programming aids or operating systems) other than the usual personal computer with browser, keyboard and mouse.
We thought the solution would be audio with keys assigned to certain cards, but we have no clue how to script that since we all don't really know java. Could any of you please help?
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For motorically handicapped people keyboards might be impossible to operate accurately; maybe a touch screen can be of any help (a pad maybe?). For the blind people sound can possibly do it; Google for freeTTS (speech) and jFugue (nice sounds). Otherwise large cards (with high contrasting colours, no detailed images) can maybe a solution. Also braille keyboards come to mind ... Java itself also has an accessibility framework for its visual components. Google is your friend here.
kind regards,
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