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Last weekend, MrG and I went off to one of the few remaining Bible Books Stores round these parts to get him his own, engraved with his name, Bible. He picked the version, picked the format. I like that he didn't want one of the trendy "Bible For Teens/Sports/Army/___…". He also didn't want a study Bible. He did want to make sure it had all the words.
Then we went as a family to Thai food, as a "thank you" from the parents of the U9 boys soccer team I "coached" this season. We had three appetizers, MyBetterHalf had pad thai, I had pumpkin curry, – it was alright, not as good as Mitch's, back at the dorm. That guy could cook, when he wanted to. The childrens had fried rice.
Yesterday, MrC helped me make sure all the bolts on the dinning room table & chairs were tight. Then, MsS and I tried to fix a metal tape measure, it was stuck, we took it apart, we discovered when loosened, the tape will SPROING out quickly, be both laughed a lot, then we discovered the inner counter spring will do the same! More laughter. We didn't fix it, but it was fun. MsS and I had dinner together, we talked about what people do after high school, (she still wants to be a vet), then we snuggled under blankets on the sofa and read books. MrC was at BFF-Emma's, and MrG & MyBetterHalf were at Husky football.
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Hotels in the centre of Madrid
Madrid is the capital of Spain, but this is not its only asset. This great city is a centre for culture as well as night-life and entertainment. Its three main art museums situated around the Paseo del Prado, Prado, Reina Sofia and Thyssen-Bornemisza, attract many visitors every year. Madrid has always been well-known for its night-life since the 70s, with several areas catering for different tastes in music and atmosphere, from those quieter ones for couples to those full of loud music and dance for those single friends on holidays. During the day, the streets of Madrid offer tourists a plethora of interesting areas to see, nice cafés and restaurants and many independent shops for that special gift.
The centre of Madrid is an ideal place to stay during your holidays, most main sights are within walking distance of the city centre and there are numerous shopping areas within easy reach by public transport or on foot and several public car parks for those who prefer to drive. Puerta del Sol is the heart of Madrid, not only because it is the central point for roads and the public underground network, from Puerta del Sol Metro Station visitors can easily reach most areas of Madrid, but also because the little streets surrounding this main square hide many independent and high street shops, including the internationally famous department store "El Corte Inglés".
Hotel Quatro Puerta del Sol is strategically situated just off this main square, which offers the traveller the opportunity to enjoy the best shopping and cultural offer of the capital of Spain at his doorstep. In Quatro Puerta del Sol, guests will not just enjoy the convenience of being so close to their favourite sightseeing destinations but also the comforts of modern hotels. Guests have free Wi-Fi Internet access and airport transfer service.
Walking into Quatro Puerta del Sol means walking into the world of top interior designer Tomas Alía, one of the most famous designers in Spain that holds the title of"Interior Designer of the Year 2002". This peaceful chiaroscuro world inside the hotel welcomes the guests into a relaxed and attractive atmosphere before they step into one of the 62 exterior rooms of the hotel. These soundproof rooms with heating and air-conditioning are equipped with all the facilities that the modern traveller expects to find these days, including mini-bar, high-speed internet connexion and satellite TV. The Hotel Quatro Puerta del Sol is one of a prestigious group that has several other hotels situated in the centre of Madrid.

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3/25/2019 - Burlington Township Police Department participating in the 2019 Distracted Driving Enforcement and Education Campaign "U Drive, U Text, U Pay"
– The Burlington Township Police Department will be cracking down on distracted drivers during April as part of New Jersey's "UDrive. UText. UPay." enforcement campaign. Beginning April 1 and running through April 21, the high visibility law enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted driving behaviors such as talking on hand-held cell phones and sending text messages while driving.
Eric Heitmann, Director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, points out that New Jersey is one of only four states nationally (along with Maine, Connecticut, and Oregon) to qualify for and receive dedicated federal grant funding to combat distracted driving. "This is clearly one of the most critical traffic safety issues that we face today," Heitmann said. "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2016 alone, 3,450 people were killed in distracted driving crashes and an estimated 391,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver."
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Two weeks ago I observed a green strobing light in the sky. There are no mountains in that direction as well as no radio towers.
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Guidelines for Designing, Administrating and Analysing the Survey Method in Prisons What is the Survey Method? The survey method is a research technique that is used to gather certain information from a selected amount of people, through the methods of questionnaires and interviews. The survey method is very useful as it can be used to obtain factual information such as people's levels of knowledge, their beliefs, their attitudes and their preferences. It can also be used to ask people about difficult issues and personal subjects that could not be obtained through other research methods such as experiments or observations. Why use the Survey Method in Prisons? The survey method is ideal to use in the prison environment at it wont take up that much time, resources or time training staff. You can use the survey method with offenders to get a better understanding of their lives in prison and their lives before being sentenced to prison. There are a number of topics that you could use as the aim of your survey method, for example you could ask the offenders; * The types of offences they have committed in their lives including those that they where not caught for doing and those they received sentences for. * Their overall opinions of the prison including their relationships with the other prisoners and prison guards, the cleanliness of the prison and the atmosphere of the prison. * Their health habits and their wellbeing at the prison such as how easy is it for them to see a health profession and what type of service do they receive, their health habits and if they are taking part in any substance abuse. ...read more.
This could be more of a problem is a prison as there may be certain prisoners that have a following of other prisoners and have a respectable reputation, so they may answer the questions in a way to keep this respect. This could make the results you obtain less valid. The design of your questionnaire is an important factor to think about. The questionnaire should be laid out attractively, it shouldn't looked cramped with tiny font instead the questions should be spread out across the pages using the space you have wisely. If the questionnaire looks intimidating then your respondents may be put off before they start answering the questions. The order you put your questions in need to be in a logical order, leading from one question to the other and not jumping from topic to topic, and that all the questions covering one particular subject are placed together. The best way to present your questions is to start with general questions that can establish a general overview of the respondent's opinions or preferences, and then gradually work down to the specifics of the particular subjects. Easier questions should be presented at the beginning with the harder ones following, this is to help the respondents feel at ease early on and help you receive more in-depth replies to the trickier questions later on. There are certain types of questions that you can include in your questionnaire, there are; * Behavioural Questions which prompt the respondents to reveal what they have done in the past. You can use these types of questions to find out about any previous crimes that the prisoners committed but not convicted for, the type of people they had as they peers or how they behave inside the prison. ...read more.
Although an interview can be very valid there are still some issues that can make it less valid due to certain types of bias. There is interview bias, which is where the interviewer influences the interviewee's answers either by phrasing the questions in a certain manner or just by simply being an interviewer as some people like to look interesting and want to please the interviewer and may then give the replies that they feel the interviewer is hoping for. Other ways that the interviewer could influence the respondent could be the manner and tone of speech, their ethnic origin, their sex or their personal habits. Lying is a problem for most research methods as they respondent may feel they have nothing to gain from telling the truth or may have simply forgotten and could be relying of broken memories or they could have simply not understood the question completely. This can be an issue if the subject you're asking about is a sensitive issue, but with face-to-face interviews the interviewer may be able to tell if the respondent is lying as the main indicator is through the respondent's facial features and body language. The interviewer could then clarify what they are asking or rephrase the question to try and obtain the truth. Interviews are time-consuming and can be costly, as you are using someone to perform the interview individually to each of your sample. You may also need to provide a prison guard to supervise the interviews encase a sensitive issue is reached and the prisoner may react in a hostile or violent way. You also have to rely on your interviewers to be honest when recording the responses and that they are not giving you the answers they believe you are looking for. ...read more.
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Accommodation in China
Initially, expats are often overwhelmed by the variety of accommodation in China, but soon realise that small units in huge apartment buildings are the most affordable option. These often feel cramped at first, especially for Westerners who are accustomed to larger properties. But most expats adjust and end up being perfectly comfortable – they even find that everything they need can be stored with a bit of creative organisation.
Expats should also note that they're required by law to register their address at the local Public Service Bureau (PSB) as soon as they move in.
Types of accommodation in China
Expats should be warned that a "standard apartment" in China could be anything from a tiny, dark room with squat toilets to a spacious apartment with internet facilities and marble floors. Of course, most apartments are somewhere in between. As a result, potential tenants should conduct thorough market research when they first arrive to ensure that they find a place they could reasonably occupy for an extended period of time.
The price of accommodation varies widely according to size, amenities and location. Apartments in China can be furnished or unfurnished, which also affects their price. Before sending a large shipment of belongings overseas, expats should keep in mind that there is an impressive assortment of home accessory and furniture stores in China.
The most expensive real estate is usually found in the big cities – Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Within these, the priciest rentals include serviced luxury apartments that are often reserved for short-term rentals, and villa complexes aimed at China's nouveau rich and foreign executives.
Expats looking to cut costs could consider house-sharing, a form of accommodation that's popular among younger foreigners in particular. This can be arranged via online couch-surfing portals, internet forums and word of mouth. It is sometimes easier for a few expats to get together to hire an agent and rent an entire apartment than it is to find a single room for rent.
Aside from the standard roommate arrangement, some adventurous expats choose to rent a room with a Chinese family, known as "homestaying". This is often done through specialised websites, but it can be risky. While some people enjoy the experience, many report problems with agencies and families who expect tenants to tutor their children.
Finding accommodation in China
Foreigners who don't speak Mandarin usually enlist the services of a Chinese real estate agent to help them find a place to stay. Estate agencies are widely available and easily identifiable by the pictures of houses and apartments in their windows. While some agencies in the larger cities may be able to help customers in English, it's often necessary to hire a translator to help with negotiations as well.
Commission for real estate agents in China is usually around 35 percent of a month's rent and is paid by the tenant. After settling on a property, it's common for a set amount to be paid to the landlord to reserve it during the contract negotiation process.
Rental contracts are generally valid for one year and require a refundable two-month security deposit. Upon signing the lease, the tenant is expected to pay one month's rent up front, often in cash.
Unless both parties are comfortable with one language, a contract in both English and Chinese should be signed. It's advisable to have the contract checked by a Chinese speaker to make sure that the translations are the same. While both documents are binding, the Chinese contract is often favoured when a dispute arises.
Rent is expected to be paid in cash a month in advance. Expats with a Chinese bank account might be able to set up a direct debit or a standing order to cover their monthly rental expenses.
Utilities in China
In most instances, the tenant is expected to pay utility bills in China. Payment methods can vary between cities and expats should check this with their relevant local authorities.
Electricity payments are regulated by the state and tariffs are the same across the country. Bills have to be paid to the local provider within 10 days of receiving an account, which will be sent after a meter reader visits the property.
Many people use prepaid electric meters. First-time buyers apply for an IC card at an authorised outlet, such as a branch of the power supply company or certain banks, depending on the city. Units can then be loaded onto the IC card, which is inserted into their meter.
Tenants in apartments with access to a natural gas line will usually receive a payment notice shortly after a meter reader visits their property. The bill will indicate a fixed period of time within which to pay, and payments can be made at gas company outlets and certain banks. In some cities, expats may be able to use an IC card for their gas supply as well. Gas is billed at a fixed rate per cubic metre.
Much the same as gas and electricity, a meter reader comes to measure the household's water consumption and the local water company sends a payment notice that gives the tenant 15 days in which to pay their bill at certain banks and water company outlets.
Some services may require proof of certification, such as the Certificate for Residential Power Consumption, especially for first-time purchases. Expats should ask their estate agent about this in the contract negotiation stage.
As the government still closely controls the internet in China, not just in terms of censorship but also access, expats without access to the internet will have to apply for their property to be connected via the regional telecom company or China Telecom, the state-owned telecommunications provider. Bills are usually sent on a monthly basis. These companies also provide phone lines.
It's also fairly common for expats to hire a housekeeper in China. Informally called "ayi" (Chinese for "aunt"), they provide services that many expats wouldn't be able to afford at home.


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|Drew Walker, guitarist - Fire From The Gods
By: Sean Claes
If the status of metal music in today's world was in question, question no more. I was able to attend the All Stars Tour when it made a stop in Austin, Texas on August 15, 2015 at the Empire Control Room & Garage.
Headliners included Upon A Burning Body and Dance Gavin Dance and supporting bands included: A Skylit Drive, Iwrestledabearonce, Within the Ruins, Oceano, Dayshell, Come The Dawn and Conquer Divide. Also on the bill for the Austin show was Zeale (Austin), A Tragedy at Hand (Irving) and Fire From The Gods (Austin).
There was not a dud in the bunch, I was impressed with the quality of metal and hardcore that this group brought to the table. One of the most energetic and crowd pumping (and surfing) bands on the bill was a local sextet by the name of Fire From The Gods.
Although they're been together since 2007, Fire From The Gods, in their current iteration, is relatively new to the forefront of the scene. If the show I witnessed is anything like the show that is currently being performed on their current "2 Legit 2 Pit" tour... fans and newcomers alike are in for a treat.
Their tour began with the Hometown performance at the All Stars Tour on August 15 and it'll end at another hometown gig at the Empire Control Room & Garage on September 6 - The Hoodang Music Festival.
FFTG began in 2007 just as the members were graduating high school. The bandmates changed as members moved away for college, took full time jobs and as a natural progression of the band. Founding members Bonner Baker (bass) and Drew Walker are now joined by four amazing individuals who seem to make the puzzle fit perfectly. Vocalist Chris Mardis and drummer Richard Wicander both played in another Austin band, Outlaws to Kings. Jameson Teat played in few local (Austin) hardcore bands, Somewhere in September and Let The Dead before joining FFTG. Vocalist AJ Channer is the new kid on the block in the band. Hailing from New York (by way of England and Jamaica), he's been holding down the lead screamer position for just over a year.
INsite owner Sean Claes had a chance to catch up with founding guitarist Drew Walker after their set at the All Star Festival. We took a walk and decided to do a little video interview... so we found a quiet space.. in an alley between The Red Eyed Fly and Beerland.
First I had to ask about the origin of their name... wondering if there was a mythological meaning. I found out instead, it was based on a 2003 Horse The Band track that sampled a classic video game commercial.
That out of the way, we talked about the current tour.
They were tapped to play the All Stars Tour by Anthony Stevenson of Come And Take It Productions.
Shows like The All Stars Tour tap local bands to open up for the touring bands in order to provide an all-day show. We talked about this idea for tours, which has gained popularity in recent years.
They are currently on a month-long "2 Legit 2 Pit" tour.
Fire From The Gods returns to Ausitn on September 6, 2015 for the Hoodang Music Festival.
Being a band hailing from Austin with 8 years on the scene, I asked Walker his impression on the current Austin metal scene.
Which led to a discussion about the closing of Emo's and Red 7 on the Red River scene.
Turning back to FFTG, we talked about some of their biggest supporters, like Anthony Stevenson of Come and Take It Productions and Dave Dickens of Headbang For The Highway.
Thinking back to the beginning, Walked touched on when the band became more than just a bunch of folks playing music and became something "real."
Walker also touched on the current line-up from Fire From The Gods.
Walker talks about the idea of feeling like the band "Made It."
If you'd like to watch the video interview all together, you can follow this link.
The next local show for Fire From The Gods will be Day 2 (featuring 18 bands including The Red Cord) of the Hoodang Festival on September 6, 2015 at Empire Control Room & Garage. Make plans to attend and attend early, it's worth your time and energy.


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After being bed-ridden yesterday with the nasty germs that are going around Paris at the moment, and being Halloween, I thought that seeing I can't go out dressed up with gruesome make up on I'll make myself a pumpkin soup for the occasion!
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1 onion
2cm of ginger
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Cut up the pumpkin, onion, ginger and place them in the baking tray with coconut oil. Sprinkle on the herbes de provence. Bake for around 60 minutes and 20 minutes before taking the tray out of the oven, add in the garlic.
Blend everything up and serve with a dollop of crème fraîche, chia seeds and some lime rind for zest.
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Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Million Dollar Plants
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We quantify agglomeration spillovers by estimating the impact of the opening of a large new manufacturing plant on the total factor productivity (TFP) of incumbent plants in the same county. Articles in the corporate real estate journal Site Selection reveal the county where the "Million Dollar Plant" ultimately chose to locate (the "winning county"), as well as the one or two runner-up counties (the "losing counties"). The incumbent plants in the losing counties are used as a counterfactual for the TFP of incumbent plants in winning counties in the absence of the plant opening. Incumbent plants in winning and losing counties have economically and statistically similar trends in TFP in the 7 years before the opening, which supports the validity of the identifying assumption.
After the new plant opening, incumbent plants in winning counties experience a sharp relative increase in TFP. Five years after the opening, TFP of incumbent plants in winning counties is 12% higher than TFP of incumbent plants in losing counties. Consistent with some theories of agglomeration, this effect is larger for incumbent plants that share similar labor and technology pools with the new plant. We also find evidence of a relative increase in skill-adjusted labor costs in winning counties, indicating that the ultimate effect on profits is smaller than the direct increase in productivity.
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Published: "Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Winners and Losers of Large Plant Openings," (with Rick Hornbeck and Enrico Moretti). Journal of Political Economy , 2010, 118 (3): 536-598.
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U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials 2012: Dara Torres defying age, trying one more time
There is much to admire about Dara Torres. I'll even admit to having something of a girl crush. She's 45, with arms that haven't the slightest hint of jiggle. In another universe, Michelangelo would have sculpted Torres' abs, shading and chiseling that torso until it was the envy of humankind.
Before lunchtime strikes, Torres has done more than most of us will in an entire day. She's a single mother, a 12-time Olympic medalist training for a sixth Games and she indulges in ice cream whenever the craving hits. Four years ago, in Beijing, long after she had earned the title of oldest swimmer on the U.S. Olympic team, Torres won three silver medals and pretty much cemented the bar for women who could use some inspiration as they slog through another set of crunches.
There also is suspicion surrounding Torres, because of her age-defying times and that body and the fact that —yet again—she's the oldest swimmer trying to make the U.S. Olympic team. It's impossible not to have trudged through the scandals of baseball and other sports without pausing to wonder about Torres.
Her gender shouldn't give her a pass. Nor should the scrupulous drug testing that accompanies the Olympics. But I'll cop to a temporary blind spot, because if Torres earns a berth to London it will be a fresh and welcome reminder of the limitless possibilities within us all.
Come Sunday in Omaha at the Olympic Trials, against women half her age, she'll begin her quest in the 50-meter freestyle, that frenzied splash and dash, with only the two top finishers qualifying for London. She might have a better chance of making the team if she were competing in the 100m free, where six advance, but as Torres notes with a weary laugh, "At my age I have to conserve my energy.â€
As it is, she'll swim three races (two qualifying heats and the final) and if all goes as planned she'll become the first American swimmer to make six Olympic teams—an extraordinary feat that spans 24 years. The attempt alone might be the most astonishing part of her peripatetic journey.
Since Beijing, Torres has undergone shoulder surgery to alleviate osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, in which the ends of bone were shaved and calcification removed, and that was followed by radical knee surgery to reconstruct another joint and grow new cartilage.
Recovery was excruciatingly arduous, especially for an athlete who prefers to whiplash through life. It took 18 months to put on 10 pounds of muscle, but now Torres says she's in the best shape of her life, fitter and more flexible than she was 20 years ago. She'd be easy to resent if in the next sentence she didn't admit to the usual vulnerabilities that plague us all.
"I'm middle age and I have middle age pains and aches like everyone. My hormones are dropping and it takes me longer to recover,†she says. "I envy the younger kids, the way they can bounce back from a hard training and eat anything and then train hard again. There are days when I need a nap, I'm so tired. But this is something I want to do it until my body tells me it absolutely can't take anymore.â€
Age and her vast supply of trophies do provide her a certain edge: Torres reportedly spends more than $100,000 per year on a support staff that includes trainers, massage therapists who stretch her for up to two hours after workouts, a naturopathic doctor who monitors her hormone fluctuations and presumably keeps her levels legal, a nutritionist who advises on supplements (Torres speaks of amino acids like some of us speak of brownies) and a cook who makes doesn't mind making 6-year-old daughter Tessa healthy mac 'n' cheese.
Such are the perks that cause younger, less accomplished swimmers to gawk. Nobody ever said limitless possibilities had to be equal. She has earned hers through blood, sweat and plenty of tears.
And so Torres has the luxury of visiting a specialist who analyzes her eye movements and offers exercises to combat her motion sickness. At 39, she was diagnosed with asthma and given a therapeutic use exemption for medication that otherwise would be considered a banned substance. Plenty of folks develop asthmatic symptoms later in life, but because she's so fabulously fit and started posting times faster than she swam decades ago, some began to wonder.
Her association with Anthony Galea, a Canadian sports medicine doctor who in 2011 pleaded guilty to bringing into the United States mislabeled drugs for the purpose of treating professional athletes, did not help. Torres has said Galea drained fluid from her knee and diagnosed a muscle tear but nothing else. She denies ever using any illegal PEDs, has long been a vocal supporter of stringent drug testing (she's even requested random blood and urine testing from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) and figures it's a compliment when people speculate about how she got that body.
Just detailing her training regime is exhausting work. The two hours she spends in the pool five days a week at a Coral Springs, Fla., facility is the easy part. Every other day there's a two-hour regimen of Ki-Hara, an explosive resistance stretching and strengthening exercise that targets parts that most of us never knew needed stretching or strengthening. It causes the muscles to flex, impacting the whole body eccentrically & concentrically.
Where once she thought she had to compete with muscle heads on dry land, lifting heavy weights only to feel later like she might sink from all that bulk, now nearly every gym exercise revolves around her core. At most she'll do 30 reps of abdominal sets, while nearly every waking moment features some sort of rotational movement. Slight twists and incremental turns have become part of her DNA.
"People always want to know how I got this stomach. I train extremely hard, that's how, and I'm always aware of involving my core,†she says. "I've become much smarter when it comes to training. I'm much more focused and know how to conserve my energy.â€
Torres' mantra in Beijing was "the water doesn't know how old you are.†She won silver in the 50m, that mad dash, along with two more medals on relay teams, and started pondering what life would be like post-surgeries, when she could descend stairs without grabbing the rail. But in April of 2011 came the death of her beloved coach, Michael Lohberg, from a rare blood disorder, and Torres was pushed to honor his memory with this unprecedented challenge.
"He and I had talked about one more Olympics and I owe it to him to see it through,†she says. "I'm also just so blown away by the people who say I inspire them and then tell me their own stories of struggling and persevering and finding balance in life. That definitely keeps me going.â€
Torres delights in calling herself a middle-aged woman – practically a slur in our wrinkle-free culture. A lifetime ago she was insecure, bulimic and fearful of what might happen when the water discovered her age. Now she gets visibly moved during conversations with strangers who approach to share their dreams, who say she's given them courage to try what they had always considered unthinkable.
Often during a workout, on a song list that ranges from classic to hip hop, Torres comes back to an old favorite. She'll push "You Can't Always Get What You Want†by the Rolling Stones, and disappear into the beat. The possibilities stretch as far as she can reach.


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New Year's Eve Gala 1 Fortress Hohensalzburg
Gala Evening at the Fortress Hohensalzburg
A humorous start into the new year!
about 4:00 pm: Ascent with the Fortress Railway
4:30 pm: New Year's Aperitif - Gala Dinner & Concert between the menu courses in the historic Arms Hall of Fortress Hohensalzburg
8:00 pm: Descent with the Fortress Railway
11:30 pm: Ascent with the Fortress Railway
00:00 (Midnight): Sparkling wine reception (1 glass per person) on the panorama terrace to marvel at the New Year's Eve fireworks
Mini bred rolls with two different speads
Smoked trout cream cheese on corn salad and veal terrine on a lime-horshradish sauce
Parsnip foam soup with duck breast cubes
Pink roast beef fillet on port wine sauce with sweet potato strudel and vegetable bouquet
Chocolate cream tart with mango mousse
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- Fortress Railway (ascent from 4:00pm)
- New Year's Aperitif
- Gala Dinner and concert between the menu courses (excluding drinks)
- Fortress Railway (descent 8:00pm)
- Fortress Railway (ascent 11:30pm)
- Sparkling wine reception on the panorama terrace (1 glass of sparkling wine per person)
- Fortress Railway (descent)


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Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia, has been selected as European Green Capital for 2016. Janez Potočnik, the EU's Commissioner for the Environment, presented the award to a delegation from the city at a ceremony in Copenhagen (Denmark), the current European Green Capital. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Potočnik said: "I very much look forward to [Ljubljana's] year as the 2016 European Green Capital. All of the finalists of this award provide us with valuable real-life examples of how respect for the environment, excellent quality of life and economic growth can all be successfully combined."
The city received particular praise for its sustainability strategy, which follows an integrated approach to environmental management. This includes an Environmental Protection Programme, a Sustainable Mobility Plan, a Sustainable Energy Action Plan and an Electromobility Strategy. Ljubljana has also shown its commitment to sustainable and green procurement, which has been implemented for 70 percent of all city purchases. The local Ministry of Finance, supported by Umanotera, is a partner in the GPP 2020 project. The city has saved a considerable amount of energy and CO2 through their GPP tenders.
The European Green Capital Award is an annual event that promotes and rewards the efforts of cities committed to improving the urban environment. Winning cities demonstrate a record of achieving high environmental standards and commit to ambitious goals for future progress in sustainable development.
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Leclerc blasts his own performance at Hungarian GP
Charles Leclerc had some harsh words for himself at the Hungarian Grand Prix
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Charles Leclerc was in unforgiving mood at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday.
With himself.
The Ferrari driver spun the car early into qualifying and slid backward into the crash barriers.
"I thought I was going to have to pull out," Leclerc said, reflecting on the incident. "(It was) a totally unnecessary mistake."
Although he recovered to qualify in fourth place for Sunday's race, and even briefly topped the leaderboard in an impressive final qualifying lap, Leclerc was ruthlessly honest in pointing out this was his second error in consecutive races.
During last weekend's rain-soaked German GP, he was in contention for a podium despite starting from 10th. But just as he was gaining momentum, he switched for quicker tires and crashed out, sliding off on a tricky tarmac section, going over the gravel and into the barriers.
"I need to understand. That's two mistakes from me in two races, which is not what I want. I need to work hard," said the 21-year-old from Monaco, speaking to TV reporters in his native French. "I didn't deserve a better car today considering the mistake I made in Q1."
Even though he has two pole positions and four podium finishes in his first season with Ferrari, the former Sauber driver has been extremely hard on himself at times.
At the Azerbaijan GP in late April, Leclerc was fastest in all three practice sessions and looked in imperious form. But then he crashed and could only qualify in 10th spot.
He was viciously critical of his mistake, particularly so considering he has only one season behind him in F1.
"I am stupid, I am stupid, I am stupid," he said over team radio, and then added on Twitter: "No excuses. I've been useless."
Leclerc is fifth in the overall standings, 21 points behind his Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel, a four-time F1 champion struggling to recapture his form.
Neither has won a race this season.
Leclerc arguably should have won in Bahrain — the second race of 2019— but had to settle for third place after being hit by a late engine problem when comfortably leading.
Again starting from pole at the Austrian GP on June 30, he finished second after being overtaken by rampaging Red Bull driver Max Verstappen late on.
Given that the Hungaroring is one of the hardest for overtaking — known in F1 circles as Monaco without the walls — Leclerc says he is "not very optimistic" about his chances of an elusive first win.
Verstappen starts from pole ahead of the Mercedes cars of Valtteri Bottas and world champion Lewis Hamilton, who leads the standings.
"The Mercedes and Red Bulls are too quick for us on this track and I think it will be quite a hard day tomorrow," Leclerc said. "Unfortunately we have troubles in the turns. We're quick on the straights but we slide a bit in the turns, so it means the tires will wear out more (and) it will make things more difficult."
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SGSC Hawks Soccer Player Named to All-American Team
|Freshman soccer player Abby Cuneo
After finishing second in the region, Hawks Soccer has reached another milestone achievement: Abby Cuneo (Blackshear, GA) has been named to an Honorable Mention position on the 2014-2015 Soccer I All-American Team. This honor comes after an already impressive season by the Hawks: the second-place regional finish is a first in school history. In addition, many members of the Hawks team were honored by being named to the all-region team, and Abby was named Player of the Year for the Region.
As a freshman during the fall 2014 season, Abby helped her team achieve ten wins, with only five losses and one tie. This helped them reach the semi-finals, then the region finals, where they lost to Darton by only two goals. These achievements make SGSC soccer look very promising for next season, when Abby will compete as a sophomore for the Hawks.
Being named to the All-American Team is a privilege only thirty-three women in the nation can brag about, and SGSC's Abby Cuneo is one of the elite. Of this achievement, head coach Ben Horner said, "We congratulate her for being named to the All-American Team. Not only is Abby a great athlete, she's a great student and team member as well. The team is extremely proud to call her one of our own."
SGSC is looking forward to see what all Abby can accomplish in her time here, both on and off the field.
|Abby in action against ABAC
For more information on SGSC athletics, visit www.sgsc.edu.


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Ayala Museum adds an artistic badge to the central hub of Makati's posh malls, luxury condos, and corporate towers. Located between Greenbelt 4 and 5, the museum boasts sleek yet clean interiors, and a distinguished exterior. The lobby was wide and cozy. I paid Php225 for Adult Resident rate. Foreigners pay the top fee of Php425, while local students and senior citizens need to fork over Php125.
Museum lobby
Photos are strictly not allowed on the 4th floor. This would be the Gold Exhibit. I think 3rd floor also has a No-Photograph policy, but am not totally certain.
Exhibit featuring various robes worn by priests.
Museum Shop. Here you can find rare books, reading, photographs related to history, I presume.
Doorway leading to other parts of the museum near Greenbelt 4.
Fountain outside the museum, corner Makati Avenue and Dela Rosa Streets.
Quijano de Manila
Photography is allowed at the Diorama Exhibit.
Measure up with our country's prominent people in history.
- All in all, I considered it a productive day. Nothing beats learning something new (or old) about our country and the challenges of the past.
- Interesting diorama setups, very detailed and lively.
- There's always something serene and delightful about museums. The way every piece is presented with a soft spotlight amplifies the importance that's due.
- If you've got a free hour or two in Greenbelt, spend it inside the Ayala Museum. It's a shift in perspective at the least.
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DALLAS - Four members of a family that the U.S. Ebola patient was staying with were confined to their apartment under armed guard on Thursday.
As the circle of people possibly exposed to the virus in Dallas widened to almost 100 people, Liberian authorities said they would prosecute the man for allegedly lying on an airport questionnaire.
Thomas Eric Duncan, who is being treated for Ebola at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, will be accused of lying on a form about not having any contact with an infected person, Liberian authorities said.
Duncan filled out a series of questions about his health and activities before leaving on his journey to Dallas. On a Sept. 19 form obtained by the Associated Press, he answered no to all of them.
Among other questions, the form asked whether Duncan had cared for an Ebola patient or touched the body of anyone who had died in an area affected by Ebola.
On Sept. 15, Duncan helped carry a gravely ill woman to and from a hospital in Monrovia. She later died of Ebola, and Duncan boarded his flight on Sept. 19.
"We expect people to do the honorable thing," said Binyah Kesselly, chairman of the board of directors of the Liberia Airport Authority in Monrovia.
The case has raised questions about whether a disease that has killed 3,300 people in West Africa could spread in the United States. U.S. health officials say they remain confident they can keep it in check.
The emergency room at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital sent Duncan home last week, even though he told a nurse that he had been in disease-ravaged West Africa. The decision to release him could have put others at risk of exposure to Ebola before he went back to the ER a couple of days later when his condition worsened.
Duncan has been kept in isolation at the hospital since Sunday. He was listed Thursday in serious but stable condition.
The unusual confinement order on the apartment where Duncan stayed in Dallas was imposed after the family there failed to comply with a request not to leave, according to Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
Texas State Health Commissioner David Lakey said the order would help ensure the four can be closely watched, including checking them for fevers over the next three weeks - the maximum incubation period for Ebola.
"We didn't have the confidence we would have been able to monitor them the way that we needed to," he said.
The family will not be allowed to receive visitors, officials said.
Authorities were also concerned about the cleanliness of the home and hired a cleaning service, Lakey said.
"The house conditions need to be improved," he said.
A woman who lives in the apartment, Louise Troh, said she has been quarantined with her 13-year-old son and two nephews.
"Who wants to be locked up?" she said in an interview with the Associated Press.
Troh said she was waiting for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect a bag of the bed sheets and towels used by Duncan.
Visitors from the American Red Cross were seen Thursday bringing food to the apartment door. The North Texas Food Bank said it sent three days of cereal, tuna, produce and other supplies.
Outside the apartment, the management of the 300-unit complex in northeast Dallas was passing out fliers about Ebola to neighbors. Private security guards and local sheriff's deputies blocked off the entrance to dozens of reporters.
Apartment manager Sally Nuran said employees were power-washing sidewalks and scrubbing common areas, though she believed Duncan had not visited most of the complex in his short time there.
Texas health officials expanded their efforts to contain the virus, reaching out to as many as 100 people who may have had direct contact with Duncan or someone close to him.
None of the people is showing symptoms, but public-health officials have educated them about Ebola and told them to notify medical workers if they begin to feel ill, Erikka Neroes, a spokeswoman for the Dallas County Health and Human Services agency, said Thursday.
The group will be monitored to see if anyone seeks medical care during the three weeks immediately following the time of contact, Neroes said.
The at-risk group includes 12 to 18 who came in direct contact with the infected man, including an ambulance crew and a handful of schoolchildren, plus others known to have had contact with them, she said.
"This is a big spider web" of people involved, Neroes said.
The virus that causes Ebola is not airborne and can only be spread through close contact with someone who has symptoms. People must come into direct contact with the patient's bodily fluids - blood, sweat, vomit, feces, urine, saliva or semen - and those fluids must have an entry point.
Ebola dried on surfaces can survive for several hours, according to the CDC.
"If you sit next to someone on the bus, you're not exposed," CDC director Tom Frieden said.
Cameraman ill
An American cameraman helping to cover the Ebola outbreak in Liberia for NBC News has tested positive for the virus. NBC News president Deborah Turness said the patient and crew will be flown to the United States, where the crew will be placed in quarantine for 21 days.


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You Can Now Do A Beyonce And Jay Z Louvre Tour
A whole new way to enjoy art!
Officials at Paris' Louvre Museum are offering guided tours of the artworks featured in Beyonce and Jay Z's new music video.
The supercouple rented out the historic French monument in late May to film the promo for Ape****, in which the musicians pose beside masterpieces like Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Jacques-Louis David's The Intervention of the Sabine Women, and Ancient Greek sculptures Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Now museum bosses have put together a 90-minute "thematic trail" which allows visitors to retrace Beyonce and Jay-Z's steps to admire each piece of art for themselves.
They have also produced a map to highlight all 17 of the iconic works from the promo to allow other visitors to follow the route for themselves.
Beyonce and Jay-Z debuted the Ape**** promo, directed by Ricky Saiz, on their Tidal streaming service on 16 June, at the same time as the release of their surprise joint album, Everything Is Love.
A spokesperson for the world's largest art museum subsequently revealed the singer and her rap mogul husband had only submitted their request to film inside the building within a month of the proposed shoot date, but Louvre executives were highly receptive to the idea.
"Beyonce and Jay-Z visited the Louvre 4 times in the last 10 years," read a statement issued by the museum representative to The Fader. "During their last visit in May 2018, they explained their idea of filming. The deadlines were very tight but the Louvre was quickly convinced because the synopsis showed a real attachment to the museum and its beloved artworks."
The popular video was filmed days before the superstars kicked off their co-headlining On The Run II Tour in Cardiff, Wales in early June.


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Chefs Homemade Soups
Chicken Wings
Marinated chicken wings, golden fried & served w/ either hot. Mild or honey garlic sauce
Deep Fried Pickles
Lightly breaded pickles served w/ our homemade creamy garlic dip
Zucchini Sticks
Light breaded zucchini sticks served w/ our homemade creamy garlic dip
Spicy Cheese Sticks
A mildly spicy combination of cheddar cheese, green chile, tomato & seasonings in a crunchy tri-coloured tortilla chip crust, served w/ our homemade creamy garlic dip
Chicken Fingers
Tender slices of breaded chicken breast. Golden fried & served w/ plum sauce
Two flour tortillas stuffed w/ tomatoes, onions, green peppers & cheese, served w/ salsa & sour cream
A mixture of tomatoes, onions, olive oil & garlic served on baguette slices
Nacho chips lopped w/ tomatoes, onions, green peppers, mozzarella & cheddar cheese, served w/ salsa & sour cream
Vegetable Platter
An assortment of vegetables served w/ our homemade creamy garlic dip
Garlic Bread
French Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Spring Hill Salad
A tossed salad topped cheese & grilled breasts of chicken sprinkled w/ cajun spice, served in a tortilla bowl
House Salad
A classic mode of spring mix. Lettuce, & an assortment of vegetables
Caesar Salad
A favorite consisting of romaine lettuce, & on assortment of vegetables
Greek Salad
Alt array of cucumbers, tomatoes, block olives, green peppers, onions, few cheese & romaine lettuce, topped w/ our homemade dressing
Cranberry Salad
A mix of greens & vegetables topped w/ dried cranberries, walnuts & a raspberry vinaigrette
Steak Sandwich
A 6 oz New York steak in a cajun marinade, char-broiled, served open-faced on garlic bread w/ sauteed onions & mushrooms
A triple decker sandwich made w/ sliced breast of chicken, bacon, tomatoes & lettuce
Cranberry Club
Breasts of chicken, bacon, tomatoes, lettuce & cranberry mayonnaise rolled in a tomato basil tortilla
Portabello Mushroom Sandwich
Marinated portabello mushroom, zucchini, & roasted red pepper, topped w/ swiss cheese & pesto mayonnaise served open-faced on a crustini bun or in a flour tortilla
Cajun Fajita Wrap
Cajun spiced breast of chicken, guacamole, salsa, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce & sauteed onions in a flour tortilla
Buffalo Wrap
Breaded breast of chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, creamy garlic sauce & hot sauce in a flour tortilla
Simply delicious
The Albany
Topped w/ sauteed mushrooms, onions & a slice of swiss cheese
Topped w/ a thick slice of cheddar cheese
Bacon & Cheese
Topped w/ bacon & cheddar cheese
Mediterranean Burger
Topped w/ pesto mayonnaise, feta cheese & black olives
Mexican Burger
Topped w/ guacamole & jalapeno peppers
Bruschetta Burger
Topped w/ a mixture of tomatoes, onions, olive oil & garlic
Rib Eye
Includes soup of the day or house salad, baked potato, French fries or rice & vegetables
Fish & Chips
Homemade lightly battered cod fillets served w/ French fries & salt
Blackened Salmon
A 6 oz salmon fillet, grilled & blackened, served w/ rice & vegetables
Chicken Parmigiana
Lightly breaded breast of chicken, grilled, topped w/ mozzarella cheese & tomato sauce, served w/ fettucine alfredo
Chicken Brochettes
Two skewers of marinated chicken breast served on a bed of rice w/ a choice of Caesar, Greek or house salad
Curry Chicken
Grilled breast of chicken topped w/ a curry cream sauce, served w/ vegetables & baked potato, French fries or rice
Steak & Shrimps
a 6 oz. New York steak & sauteed shrimps, served w/ vegetables & baked potato, French fries or rice
Cajun Chicken Fettucine
Grilled breast of chicken in a cajun cream sauce
Chicken Pesto Linguine
Grilled breast of chicken, sundried tomatoes & roasted red peppers in a pesto rose sauce
Vegetarian Fettucine
Zucchini, black olives, roasted red peppers, mushrooms & onion in a tomato sauce
Curry Chicken Fettucine
Grilled breast of chicken, spinach, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes & fresh garlic in a vodka rose sauce
Shrimp Linguine
Shrimps in a pesto cream sauce
Mini Pizza & Salad
A 6'' pizza topped w/ three "traditional pizza" items & served w/ a choice of caesar salad or house salad
Pesto Pizza
Grilled breast of chicken, pesto, tomatoes & mozzarella cheese
Greek Pizza
Black olives, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, basil, olive oil & feta cheese
Coral Sea Pizza
Shrimps, grilled breast of chicken, red peppers, onions, tomato sauce & mozzarella cheese
Spinach Pizza
Spinach mushrooms, onions, sundried tomatoes, chicken, tomato sauce & mozzarella cheese
Genovese Pizza
Roasted red peppers, artichokes, onions, mushrooms, tomato sauce & mozzarella cheese
Mushrooms, green peppers, onions, olives & tomatoes
Mushrooms, green peppers, & pepperoni
Pepperoni, bacon, green peppers, mushrooms, onions, & tomatoes
Ham & pineapple
Chicken Wings
Chicken Fingers
Veggie Nachos
Breakfast Feature
Two eggs, any style, served w/ homefries, toast, preserves, fresh fruit, coffee & your choice of bacon, ham or sausage
Ham, green peppers & onions
Tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, green peppers & spinach
Spinach, onions, mushrooms & swiss cheese
The Creation
Your choice of 3 items
Hungryman's Breakfast
Three eggs, served w/ bacon, ham, sausage, home fries, toast, preserves & fresh fruit
French Toast
Served w/ fresh fruit & syrup
Served w/ fresh fruit & syrup
French Toast & Eggs
Two slices of French toast, two eggs, toast, preserves, fresh fruit, syrup & your choice of bacon, ham or sausage
Pancakes & Eggs
Two pancakes. Two eggs, toast, preserves, fresh fruit, syrup & your choice of bacon, ham or sausage
Eggs Florentine
A toasted English muffin topped w/ steamed spinach, two poached eggs & glazed w/ hollandaise sauce. served w/ salads & homefries
Steak & Eggs
A 6 oz charbroiled New York steak, two eggs, toast, preserves, homefries & fresh fruit
Chocolate Cadillac Cheesecake
Cookies & Cream Cake
Caramel Pecan Flan
With ice cream
White Chocolate Lava Cake
With ice cream
Hot Apple Crumble
With ice cream
Vanilla Ice Cream
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We have had a full weekend here at Rockmont! The Buckeye and Birch tribes went camping Friday night though Saturday morning. We had a rather wet start to the weekend, but that did not deter them from heading up the mountain. With a little determination, fires were lit, dinner was cooked, s'mores were roasted, and the campers were sharing stories around the campfire.
All tribes were back on camp for a full day of tribal activities on Saturday. Plus, we had two Free Swims! Free Swim is an incredibly fun opportunity for campers to choose activities they want to join. We have staff all over camp so that campers can choose whether to go down to the Waterfront to Blob, jump on the Turtle, leap off the high dive, ride down the Gully Washer or Zipline, play our 18-hold Disc Golf course, or hop in the Thunderball Pit. They get to pick their style of fun! We ended Saturday by hosting a Social with Camp Hollymont. Campers could be found around camp on a hay ride, at the photo booth, making crafts, playing yard games, or dancing in the Gym.
We woke up this morning to the sound of Deer and Mountain campers completing their Mile Swim. Those who choose this challenge are rewarded with a crowd cheering them on, plus donuts and hot chocolate. We then gathered by age groups for camper church. The afternoon kicked off with Sunday Sundaes, and then we headed into cabin activities. Finally, all campers attended Council this evening to celebrate the past week of growth.
Our church Scripture reading this morning brought us to the story of the Good Samaritan. There we learned that God is continually calling us to broaden our definition of ";neighbor." In this story, Jesus calls us to ";love our neighbor as ourself." The story of the Good Samaritan, in particular, teaches us that we might be surprised by who our neighbor is. When you show up to camp, you might come with a friend. But for the most part, you are entering a world of strangers. Over the course of the last week, however, strangers have become neighbors. We've lived together, played alongside one another, and supported one another all week long. We have broadened our definition of ";neighbor." There's been many opportunities to live into the call to love our neighbors as ourselves. We'll continue that work in the week ahead!
Shawn Marler
Tonight's Scripture: Luke 10:25-37
Story: The Good Samaritan
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Kamberg (Town), Swartberg, Himeville, Underberg, Cathedral Peak, Bergville, Champagne Valley , Durban, Winterton, Cathkin Park , Champagne castle
Drakensberg Reviews
We enjoyed the beautiful mountain ranges, wide open spaces and the peace and tranquility.
Everything in Drakensberg.
Helicopter ride
Isolated and naturally beautiful.
Wonderful part of our country - good for the soul!
Always magical, clean fresh air - and so many places to visit - from historical sites, to coffee shops and country markets and of course hiking and birding trails. The snow this past weekend was an added bonus.
Scenery, a drive through Himeville, drinks at resorts in the area.
The Berg is great, lots to do.
Very beautiful place. Friendly people everywhere we went.
The Sani Pass
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From the Afrikaans 'Drakensberge' (meaning Dragon's Mountain) the Drakensberg comprises several impressive peaks with a maximum height of 3000m in the eastern region of the Great Escarpment which surrounds the Southern African Plateau. It creates a natural border between several countries; including Eastern Cape Province, Lesotho, Kwa-Zulu Natal, the Free State, Mpumalanga and even Limpopo,a total distance of roughly 1000km.
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Pasta Buying Guide – Italian PastaPosted: July 22, 2013 Filed under: Pasta, Tips, Uncategorized | Tags: Pasta, Sauce Leave a comment
Have you ever had one of those weeks where you just seem to be off your cooking mojo? Well, this is my week! I tried a new recipe the other night and it just didn't turn out like I had hoped. While it highlighted our wonderful summer vegetables; heirloom tomatoes, summer squash, lemon, and green beans the fettuccine was left tasting flat, as if it were an afterthought. I can picture a room full of chefs standing around the island in the test kitchen, enjoying the amazing bounty the summer garden has to offer. One chef realizes that, basically, they have a summer salad or side dish, but are supposed to be coming up with the main meal. They exchange glances, "What are we going to do?" It's finally decided, just add pasta! Except, just adding pasta did not work in this scenario. So, I'm going to tweak it a little and see if I can come up with something that will meet my Serves4 expectations. This flop, however, motivated me to do a little research on pasta and cooking it. This is a breakdown of buying the right type of pasta. The next installment will be about cooking it. Salud!
When doing your weekly shopping at the local market, you will notice two basic pasta choices: dried (such as Barilla) or fresh (such as Buitoni). As these two type of pasta are made differently, they also handle sauces differently. Dried is made from high-protein durum wheat flour. This allows it to cook up springy and firm. Dried pasta is best suited for thick tomato and meat sauces and concentrated oil based sauces. Fresh pasta is generally made from a softer all-purpose flour and is more delicate than dried. Fresh pasta is well suited with dairy-based sauces.
Pasta has come a long way in the last several years. You will find that dried pasta is no longer gummy and bland. Cooking to al dente allows dried pasta to retain some chew, but is not gummy or hard at the center.
Fresh pasta is made from pasteurized egg and can be found packaged to avoid spoilage in the refrigerator section. It's very easy to over cook fresh pasta, so be sure to keep an eye on it. Drain the pasta a few minutes before al dente and return it to the pot with sauce for a few minutes to continue cooking. Fresh pasta being slightly underdone allows it to absorb the flavor from the sauce and the pastas starchiness will help sauce thicken.
Whole wheat and and grain pastas have not come as far. Generally, wheat pasta cooks up gummy, grainy, or lacking the rich wheat flavor you'd expect. While pasta made from spelt has a pleasant earthy flavor, pastas made from corn, rice, and quinoa tends to have a shaggy, mushy texture and strange flavors. If you are brave enough to still try one of these pastas, cook as you would dried pasta.
I always thought cooking pasta was one of the easiest tasks in the kitchen. Just boil water, dump it in, and wait. Perfect pasta, though, takes a little more attention than that. Stay tuned, we're going to go over finessing pasta next.
PS – This is the recipe that didn't turn out. Looks good. Tastes kind of bland.


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Taste Of Jazz
Title: Taste Of Jazz
Location: Village Green, Southern Village Chapel Hill
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Right enough of the rambling i can almost hear you say. On to the fashion... I kept everything really simple and I WENT FOR COLOUR!!( well colour for my anyway) I have had these shoes for a while now and it was fun taking them out for an outing. This jacket is one of my favourites at the moment and it goes with everything. I brought it in Primark for only 10 pounds. How amazing is that!! You cant really see the details but it has aspects of the same Coral pink in it and it brings the whole outfit together. I was having a bad hair day and it was really warm as well so i kept the hair out of my face and put it up in a bun. My friends call it my african look.
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'How to Disappear' is not subtle; but it is sharp, funny, socially and emotionally impactful theatre.
Morna Pearson's new play is brought to life at the Traverse Theatre this December with a dose of 'It's A Wonderful Life'–esque Christmas morality. It is Pearson's most political work to date, which she wrote in response to the effect of austerity cuts on people living with disabilities. Pearson does not make her point subtly; she takes the audience's compliance for granted. The play is written in Scots dialect and the dialogue is fast paced, taking the uninitiated ear a moment to adjust to. It takes frequent advantage of the wealth of comedic material to be found for someone with socialist leanings living in our political climate, but so well composed is this play that they are not tongue in cheek grunts of amusement from the audience but real laughs.
The play opens abruptly to Robert under his bed in a grubby room stacked high with scientific journals, files and vivariums. The stage design is clever and effective; Robert's room is a shoebox style set placed on a revolving platform and the space around it is filled with bare lightbulbs suspended on wires, which creates a void-like space around the isolated room accessed by a rope ladder that drops down from the rigging. The director, Gareth Nicholls, uses physical sequences cleverly throughout the play, at times moving out of the room and into the void-like space to convey the otherworldly powers at work in the play. A mention should also be given here to the sound and lighting design, done by Kai Fischer and Michael John McCarthy respectively, which elevated the production into a higher class.
Portrayal of mental illness can be problematic in theatre. The medium often risks dramatisation or oversimplification of such issues, but Owen Whitelaw is brilliant as Robert, whose mysterious connection to something beyond the world in which he lives has left him too anxious to leave his room since the day that Helen Daniels from 'Neighbours' died, twelve years ago. He is supported by his sister Isla, played by Kirsty Mackay while their father is away in Ibiza on 'business'. Mackay puts on a deeply empathetic performance of the gritty schoolgirl trying to get by in a world that seems to have only hostility to offer. It is a beautifully written part, encapsulating all the anger of being forced to rely on help to survive in a system that has no sympathy for those in need, and all the vulnerability of being a teenage girl. Sally Reid as the benefits assessor is somewhat cruder, however this isn't disastrous for the character, a classic Christmas scrooge, transformed by her own Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
If you are looking for something to see this Christmas, or if you know someone whose heart could do with a little melting then come, bring them, to see this beautiful gem of a play. I cried more than once and laughed a lot, sometimes at the same time. It is one of the best things I have seen in Edinburgh to date
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Monday, April 13, 2015
Half Marathon Training Progress
Last year was also the first year I ran that race and I feel in love. The start is at Saylorville dam ending at Center Street Dam. I loved the route, starting off outside of town, running through Des Moines on the streets and some trails with a fantastic finish.
I've always loved races, the atmosphere, excitement and now that I actually run half marathons accomplishing that distance, all of it together is such an awesome experience. My goal is always to run a better race, get a faster time and learn more about myself each time.
Yesterday I did a long run, six miles. Life has been a bit hectic the past couple of weeks and I broke a cardinal rule, I skipped a couple of long runs. I know that those runs are crucial, especially for myself. My body needs to get used to the longer runs, so I was a little concerned about yesterdays run.
One of my favorite supplements from Complete Nutrition is 3plenish, it seriously has made a huge difference for me when it comes to endurance. The electrolyte blend, modified release carb complex and blend of amino acids is unlike any product out there and it is all combined into ONE product. I love both flavors and it honestly isn't a super expensive supplement. I used to rely on Gaterade or Powerade along with energy gels, but I prefer the 3plenish by far, it has half the sugar that Gaterade has. I do still need the energy gel along with it. My body just processes everything so quickly, I can feel when I am giving out but making sure I take a couple of drinks after every song I listen to and having an energy gel every 3 miles, I can make it.
My goal yesterday was to run 10 minute miles, I came in just under that with 9:57 minute miles. For me that is pretty darn good, I am not a "fast" distance runner. Occasionally I start to freak myself out a bit on hills and I usually get a little bit anxious when I see the end in site, all I do is focus on breathing and count.
The only bad part of my run was that I started with the wind at my back and the last half was all into the wind, but I did it! I was so proud of myself for running it after a heavy leg day on Saturday lifting 19,505 pounds :) I ended my Sunday playing indoor volleyball, we won 2 out of 3 games, all in all it was an awesome Sunday!
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I haven't heard of 3plenish, but I'm definitely intrigued by it!ReplyDelete
Sounds like a great run! I agree, skipping the longer runs is not the best!ReplyDelete
I've heard really good things about this run! One of my blogging friends, Kim at Running on the Fly, runs it.ReplyDelete
oh hate those runs when you have to finish into the wind. Why does it seem like that always happens? LOL Good luck with your half sounds funReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 13, 2015 at 1:07 PM
Great Run! 10 minute miles is my goal pace I am not a very fast runner. I am working on that though, thanks for sharingReplyDelete
That's an awesome pace, that's what I try to keep up too but its hard depending on the distance.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 13, 2015 at 7:54 PM
Finishing a run running into the wind is never any fun. Kudos to you for getting it done!ReplyDelete
sounds like a great day and a really strong run! way to go!!ReplyDelete
Great job on the training progress. I love reflecting and seeing how far I have come. :)ReplyDelete
that race sounds fun!! I'm doing 50 states, perhaps one to consider for Iowa!ReplyDelete
Oh what a great tip on that supplement, it sounds perfect for Dave and I. i'll have to tell him about it! Sounds like you had one heck of a legs day ;)ReplyDelete
Sounds like a great event! I'm curious about 3plenish.ReplyDelete
Great job on your 6 miler! I always tell my clients that 6 miles is such a huge benchmark. It sounds silly, but it gets so much easier after 6. (And then hard again at mile 18, but that's a different race distance to worry about in the future, haha!)ReplyDelete
Holy cripes, you DID have a crazy leg day woman!! wow!ReplyDelete
Dam to Dam is on my bucket list! I really want to run that race one year.ReplyDelete
Great job on your long run!
Good luck in the race!ReplyDelete
haha I hate that feeling when you start with tailwind! I always dread turning around and turning it into headwind LOL.ReplyDelete
My legs would feel like jelly with your training!!ReplyDelete
Nice run!! 6 miles is always, always, always my turning point. I don't know if it's mental or what but my race just changes after that.ReplyDelete
The Dam to Dam race sounds interesting. I love volleyball.ReplyDelete
The Dam to Dam race sounds picturesque. I love volleyball and should get involved again.ReplyDelete