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If you're going to have a lot of extra turkey hanging around after Thanksgiving, why not try making Turkey Tetrazzini? It's always been one my favorite retro recipes for using up all that leftover turkey(works with chicken too). This delicious creamy comfort food casserole is attributed to the French chef, Auguste Escoffier, who named it in honor of the famous opera diva, Luisa Tetrazzini, back in the early part of the twentieth century.
8 oz package mushrooms, sliced
4 tbsp butter
1/3 cup flour
1-3/4 cups milk or 1/2 and 1/2
2 cups chicken broth
1/4 cup Marsala or other dry sherry
8-10 oz dry spaghetti
3 cups of chopped turkey
1 cup frozen peas
2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/3 cup bread crumbs
In a large skillet saute mushrooms in butter until most of liquid is evaporated. Add flour stirring on low heat for approx. 3 minutes. Add milk, broth and sherry that has been preheated. (I just put the liquid ingredients in the microwave for a couple of minutes). Keep stirring until sauce thickens. In a separate pot of boiling water, add the spaghetti. Cook al dente. Add the chopped turkey, 1/3 cup parmesan, frozen peas, a little pepper and a dash of nutmeg to the cream sauce. Combine the whole mixture with the cooked pasta and add to a casserole dish sprayed with Pam. Top with remaining Parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs. Bake at 350 for approx 45 minutes.
For future dinners, you can double this recipe, as it freezes very well. Just make sure to wrap the unbaked casserole very tightly. Takes a bit longer to bake from frozen and you need to add a little extra milk.
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Even though the sky was gloomy, hundreds of district resident and visiting tourists attended the 48th-annual fish fry hosted by Rainy River First Nations.
More than 510 pounds of walleye was battered and fried up, and served alongside various salads, smoked sturgeon, and fried bread.
The festivities started strong just after 4 p.m. as a large and winding lineup stretched out from the food tent at the RRFN pow-wow grounds located just north of the Highway 11/71 junction.
And even as it began to sprinkle, those on hand were not deterred as many just took out their umbrellas and lifted their hoods to shield them as they waited in line.
Eventually, however, the line tapered off as the steadier rain arrived—causing many to flee to their vehicles.
The food was brought into the kitchen and the tents taken down. But despite the rain, the volunteers knew more people would be stopping by.
After a quick plate count, it was estimated about 750 people had stopped by the grounds before the rain. The average is about 800-900, with the event drawing a record-breaking 1,200 last year.
Pam Kaun, who has been heading the event for more than 30 years, said it most likely was the rain that kept attendance low this year.
The annual fish fry has been a community gathering for almost five decades and doesn't show any signs of stopping.
"This is the 48th-annual fish fry so it's been going on for many years," Kaun remarked.
"It's just getting bigger and bigger."
The RRFN fish fry has been a tradition for many years but Tanya Hunter, manager of the Manitou Mounds, said it's also part of the Anishinaabe culture.
"Part of our culture is when we have abundance, we share," she explained. "We just share with everybody around us.
"We make new friends and make new relationships."
The invite list is very long as everyone from surrounding communities, all First Nations' communities, and local businesses are welcome at attend.
Word-of-mouth also can go a long way.
"We don't turn them away," said Hunter.


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My record collection and I got priced out of my apartment.
Reprinted with permission from The Stranger in Seattle
I recently had to move to a smaller apartment because of our great city's rising rents. Maybe you can relate. This has forced me to face the unpleasant physical reality of my music collection, which consists of six or seven thousand records, CDs, and cassettes (conservative estimate). Oh yeah, and dozens of music-oriented DVDs.
Cramming all of these artifacts — plus books, magazines, and non-music DVDs (because I'm a well-rounded individual) — into my new Beacon Hill apartment has required many ruthless decisions about what to keep and what to jettison. I'm not done making these decisions.
As I write this, I'm surrounded by dozens of boxes. I live in a U-Haul box fortress fashioned out of my neurosis. Sorry to say, but you cannot properly party in my pad — not yet, anyway. I'm methodically working on unpacking these manifestations of my obsessions. Anyone who collects stuff (action figures, dildos, what have you) eventually has to reckon with the physics problem.
There is a method to my record-evacuating madness, which is why progress has been so slow. I open a box, grab a handful of records, and fan them out like playing cards as I make split-second decisions about whether to retain them, put them into the limbo of "to be determined after one more listen," or sell them.
In order for me to keep a record, it needs to fulfill one or more of these functions: Can I use it as a mechanism to escape reality's chronic shitshow? Can it facilitate wallowing in bittersweet nostalgia? Can I play it in a DJ set? Most importantly, can it fool me into thinking a benevolent god exists? Repeat until exhaustion sets in.
Just to get all these thousands of plastic circles into my apartment (plus furniture, etc.), I hired two professional movers. When the epic struggle ended 7.5 hours later, I asked if mine was their worst work experience. The poor chaps paused and said, "No… but it was the longest." At least I tip well. (Note: I am a mere amateur hoarder compared to Stranger receptionist Mike Nipper in terms of vinyl accumulation. But he lives in a Bellevue mansion, so space is no issue for him.)
When, two days after the move, the technician from Wave arrived to hook up my internet, he encountered an imposing wall of boxes stacked six feet high. It blocked his path to the outlet. I had to shift about 400 pounds vinyl to clear the way. He looked on with pity as I grunted in skinny-armed effortfulness. As he did his job, we talked about my absurd music collection and then—of course—he handed me a business card with his band's info on it. I have yet to look them up, because I have enough problems at the moment.
My most pressing concern in life — after meeting deadlines for The Stranger—has become: Where the fuck am I going to put all these records, CDs, and cassettes? Most people see kitchen cupboards as places to store food and the tools of its preparation. I, on the other hand, view them as valuable real estate in which to stash recorded music. Hell, I don't even use my stove—why not shove a couple hundred compact discs in there?
Yes, I realize I'm going to die alone, and the authorities will find my decomposed body 10 days later, as my turntable spins with the stylus in the run-off groove of a Yusef Lateef LP. I've come to terms with this.
What led to this crisis? In a roundabout way, I blame my brother for getting me addicted to vinyl. He initiated our weekly jaunts to record stores in the metro Detroit area in 1980. Post-punk was in full swing, the UK music weeklies were stoking our enthusiasm, and everything seemed new and innovative, from Joy Division and PiL to the Pop Group and A Certain Ratio. There was no turning back.
Contributing to the glut: Decades of working in music journalism brought thousands of promotional copies into my possession. Plus, musician friends bestowed their handiwork on me on an almost nightly basis, and astute indie labels began reissuing loads of holy-grail records without which I couldn't live. On top of all that, I voraciously crave to hear music from all over the world in many different styles. This is why I can't have you over for dinner.
(Plot twist! My brother now owns zero records and CDs. He began selling his vinyl when CDs became dominant. Then he burned out on the collecting game altogether, after many years of working as a record-store clerk. A graphic and fine artist, he "ultimately sold everything in the name of being a creator and not a consumer. But mostly for the money." Jesus, are we even related?)
Anyway, shortly after I moved apartments, Jive Time Records was holding its blowout 17th-anniversary sale and the DUG crew was hosting its biannual Big Dig record show at Vermillion. This was a major predicament. Flash to that scene in Brian De Palma's Scarface in which Tony Montana snorts mounds of yeyo, his nose powdered white, his face a canvas of depravity. That is the scenario that awaited me — but with record dust on my fingers instead of a nose caked in booger sugar.
At Jive Time, I ran into my Peruvian collector pal Javier. He already had three LPs in his hands. "Are you going to the Big Dig?" I asked. He laughed, "You beat me to it — I was gonna ask you." Addiction is a terrible thing, but it can be a bonding agent. Then he gave me a tip about a Freddie King LP. I ended up dropping $103 on five LPs, including the debut album by Sub Pop's great 1990s group Pigeonhed, featuring Steve Fisk. For me, this represents fiscal responsibility.
And yeah, I went to the Big Dig, too. It's a great event if you like to see graying ponytails and paunchy guys in dad jeans. (Shout-out to the geezer with the Monks T-shirt, though.) I spotted Javier digging in a jazz crate, and he graciously gave up a Larry Young album that had been on my want list for years. That's friendship.
I ogled some rare records — an original Arzachel for $200, a Korean psych-rock jammer for $80, Bernie Worrell's All the Woo in the World for $4 8 — but passed, in a rare display of restraint. I did purchase 10 records for $112, which I consider a small victory. As penance, though, I need to outsource at least 30 at home to make up for that influx. This is a ritual that I anticipate repeating ad infinitum… or until I grudgingly cash in my journalism chips, sacrifice what's left of my soul, and get a job with Amazon.


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For those of you who remember telephone booths(and phones with cords), this episode of Gralen & Jeddy might make more sense. At least a wee bit more.
What doesn't make any sense is my drawing of a road runner that looks like it is part-duck and part-rooster. You'd think with all those years of watching Looney Tunes cartoons, I'd have done a better job of drawing one.
Note: You'll notice another masterful job that I did of placing my pseudonym over my real name. I seem to be getting worse at that for some reason. 🙂


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This NYT piece was the best one I saw about the Qidong protests, which rocked a town near Shanghai last week:
On Saturday, thousands of angry residents of Qidong, a seaport town near Shanghai, decided they weren't going to take it anymore. They took to the streets to protest the government's plan to dump wastewater from a paper mill into their harbor, as my colleague Jane Perlez reported. They ransacked municipal offices, overturned cars and fought with the police. Striking photos of the unrest are here.
City officials quickly announced the waste-discharge plan would be canceled. Score one, maybe, for people power.
Although there are tens of thousands of civic protests every year in China, most are small-scale, ineffectual and officially smothered. But high profile demonstrations over environmental issues are occurring with more regularity, size, violence and political oomph — in Dalian (a petrochemical plant), in Zuotan (land grabs) and earlier this month in Shifang (a heavy-metals smelter). Deadly floods and a feeble government response in Beijing last week also led to a huge outcry online.
Elizabeth C. Economy, a senior fellow and director for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, said that all over China now "citizens are making their voices heard on the Internet and their actions felt on the streets."
In a piece on the council's Asia Unbound blog, she said that Li Yuanchao, one of China's most powerful leaders and a presumptive candidate for the Standing Committee of the Politburo, recently lectured Communist Party officials that they should "understand and comply with the will of the people."
His message is one that has been often delivered by party bosses, "apparently to little effect," Ms. Economy said.
As one microblogger said of the bloody Shifang protests this month: "The government has repeatedly squandered the people's patience. It is time for us to be independent." As we reported on Rendezvous at the time, the police warned that anyone using the Internet, cellphones or text messages to spread news about the protest would be "severely punished."
A university student from Beijing, Yueran Zhang, says in a thoughtful essay published Sunday on Tea Leaf Nation that public skepticism and online rumor-swapping have become the new normal in China whenever government officials are confronted with crises.
Government response to a recent deadly shopping mall fire, for example, "exacerbated netizen rumors and doubts," Mr. Zhang says. Government officers shunted journalists away from hospital interviews with the injured, and lawyers needed official permission before giving interviews.
"Those measures led to the inevitable online speculation," Mr. Zhang says, "that government was concealing a terrible truth."


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Most Friday nights, Phil Arnold can be found in the back room at Standing Room Only, a bar at Northwest Mall where air hockey is played by titans.
He has a standing challenge for newbies who've never been in a competition before: play me, beat me, and I'll give you $1,000. Tonight, he has a taker who is such a novice that the basic rules have to be explained. They walk over to one of the four air hockey tables and Arnold sets each carefully tape-wrapped finger on the edge of his mallet – not the standard hand position but one that gives him greater power over the puck.
The referee – yes, there's a referee – shoves a dollar's worth of quarters into the slots on the table.
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Air shoots up through the 4,098 tiny pores drilled into the table breaking on Arnold's wrinkled face, while his black hair waves gently through the artificial breeze.
"Ready?" asks the ref, holding the puck at center table while both men stare intensely at the table. Bar patrons gather to watch the game. They stand on the other side of a net that's been strung up in advance to protect them from pucks gone astray – the ones with too much "English" on them.
As soon as the ref yells "break" and lets go of the puck, Arnold strikes in one fluid motion, banking the puck off the side of the table, where it then makes it home to his opponent's goal.
"It's like a chess game," says Arnold. "I like to outthink my opponents and keep them guessing. Am I going to be shooting a bank shot or a cross?"
Phil Arnold has a Ph.D. in religious studies from Rice University, tutors for students at the University of Houston and is currently ranked number 20 in the world at air hockey. Back in 1985 he was number one in the world and he wouldn't mind having that back. He was one of the founders of the United States Air Hockey Association in 1975, a group that keeps track of its events and tournaments.
The game may seem low-brow to some but not for Arnold. Perhaps that's because scientists from NASA invented it.
NASA scientists started fooling around with what would ultimately become air hockey during the Gemini program, which ran from 1962 to 1966, according to Chris Green, an avid air hockey historian and player who lives in Dallas.
Phillip Crossman, a NASA contractor, was tasked with studying the physics of frictionless momentum or how objects would react in the vacuum of space, Green says. NASA was about to start docking spacecrafts in earth orbit and wanted to know how these objects would react to one another without an atmosphere to slow their momentum.
Crossman and other members of his team had overhauled something resembling a pool table and installed a compressor to shoot air through about a thousand tiny holes drilled through the top. They put something resembling an oversized poker chip on top and watched it hover. Since it produced no drag, the floating disk could be passed around for long durations.
Green says that Crossman enjoyed watching a bunch of scientists float objects above the hover table and thought about developing a game. If this table could turn the stuffy lab coats into happy, open-your-presents-cause-it's-Christmas-morning children, then he just might have something marketable.
But Crossman's game was set aside; NASA needed to concentrate on achieving a moon landing. It wasn't until later when his contract was up, that Crossman decided to resume work on the hover table, Green says. He approached Brunswick, the billiard and bowling company out of Skokie, Illinois, about developing the game. He built a prototype table, drilling thousands of holes in a sheet of Formica and using a vacuum cleaner to shoot the air up between them.
The table was a crude predecessor of what air hockey tables would become, but Brunswick was looking to expand its product line in the coin-op industry and gave Crossman a team of game developers to help with production. That turned out to be a mixed blessing. Brunswick, involved in the pool table industry since 1845, insisted that the game be played in billiards type fashion with six pockets and 15 discs hovering around and hit with a "cue disk" – providing a space age version of pool.
"The game just didn't work," said Green. "In pool, you wait for the balls to stop before shooting again. In this version, the discs just kept going; it would take them forever to stop since they just hovered on a cushion of air."
Frustrated by Brunswick's constricting requirements, Brad Baldwin, an electrical engineer with Brunswick, sent a puck flying across the table where one of his colleagues, Robert Kendrick, was standing. The shot moved with such force that the back end of the table fell to the floor and Baldwin yelled out, "I win!"
"Robert Kendrick yelled, 'Let me defend myself' and grabbed an eraser from a nearby chalkboard," said Green. "The two went at this for a while until their boss stepped into the room and asked them what they were doing. They took a minute and looked around and said, 'We're playing air hockey.'"
And there, the name and the game were born.
Crossman filed a patent, but Brunswick only saw the game as a novelty and boxed the table in a warehouse. That's the way things stayed until, in the early '70s, according to Green, Brunswick broke the table out for a trade show. The company had hoped to use the table as a gimmick to lure people in to talk about their pool tables, but the tactic instead raised awareness for a new table sport. Brunswick saw first-hand what Crossman knew all along.
"It generated so much interest and Brunswick got so many orders that they didn't know what to do," says Green. Soon air hockey could be found in pool halls and would dominate the coin-op industry.
Now more than 30 years later, air hockey, a space-race baby, survives, outlasting NASA's Apollo program, the lame duck Space Shuttle program as well as Defender and Zaxxon, both very popular seek-and-destroy-simulated-flight arcade games, that once shared floor space with air hockey in many a neon-lit arcade.
Air hockey is governed by 17 basic rules of play contained in Section 1 of its regulations (other sections cover penalties, players' rights and other concerns). For anyone questioning them, an official rules list can be found on the SRO bar room wall for all to see and on the USAA's website at www.airhockeyworld.com.
Those rules set the total number of points it takes to win a game (seven), say that a player can use only one mallet at a time and there can only be one puck in use at a time. A player has seven seconds to execute a shot, which crosses the centerline. The seven seconds begin as soon as the puck enters and remains on that player's side of the centerline. Violation of this rule is a foul.
If any part of a player's hand, arm, body, or clothes touches the puck, "palming" will be called by the referee, which constitutes a foul. There are time-outs – one per player per game and no longer than 10 seconds. Once a player's been scored upon, he has 10 seconds to get the puck out of his goal and resume play.
Several of those rules were debated and stretched a bit during a recent "challenge set" between Syed Rahman and Phil Arnold. (A "challenge set" is when one player of a lower rank challenges another to obtain his or her spot on the leader board.)
Arnold, who loves to hoard the puck and pass it back to himself making it 'tick-tac' between his mallet and the edge of the table demonstrating his control, takes every last one of his seven seconds before sending the puck past centerline.
"It keeps them guessing when I'm going to shoot the puck," Arnold says. USAA players know it as one of his signature moves. "I could shoot that puck immediately after serving it or I could wait the entire time, my objective is to psyche them out," Arnold says.
He's been known to flail his arms wildly, imitating martial arts experts. He drops the puck to the table casually, all the while gazing at his opponent with an ice-cold stare And that's where he gets them – while they're distracted by his off-table antics he scores, sending the puck in at a hot 90 mph into his opponent's goal.
Rahman comes prepared for this game, well aware of Arnold's tricks. Rankings are on the line and Rahman isn't giving up his number 15 rating without some strategy of his own. Rahman just stares him down and begins counting down out loud from five to zero.
Arnold fires, but Rahman is ready with a block. Between games Rahman scolds the referee for allowing Arnold to go over his time. "It's my way of keeping him honest," says Rahman. "He's going to do all that crazy stuff with his arms and I'm just going to count to let him know it's not working on me".
In other "use-the-rules-to-your-advantage" advice, player Donovan Brown sees a beginner accidently drop his mallet on the floor, which is a direct violation of rule number 7 in Section VI of the official USAA rules, titled "Penalties and Fouls" (there are a total of ten sections ranging from everything to "tournament play" to "player conduct").
"When you drop your mallet go ahead in just put your forearm over the goal so you can stop the puck from going in," advises Brown.
Of course this raises the question, wouldn't this be in violation of rule number 6, section IV, which states that goal tending, or placing a foreign object (in this case, a player's entire elbow and forearm) into the direct path of a puck on its way to a goal is strictly forbidden?
"All you'll get is a foul and since you already got one for dropping your mallet it only makes sense to protect your goal," Brown explains.
"Any penalty results in a free shot," says Brown. "So don't worry about how many you commit; just think about protecting your goal."
It's June 4 and about 60 players from around the United States and several from around the world arrive in Las Vegas for the Air Hockey World Championships. They're here to see good air hockey, not participate in the glitz and the glamour of the slots.
Competitors file into Bally's Las Vegas Ballroom where Michael Rosen, commissioner of Major League and Recreational Air Hockey ( an organization similar to the USAA) has overseen the setup of eight regulation Dynamo air hockey tables.
"It's similar to the way the National Football League and American Football League existed," explains Rosen. "They eventually merged."
Rosen's dressed up the ballroom in trophies and video cameras streaming live webcasts of games. Red Bull energy drink is the Saturday sponsor. Rosen even attempted to break the world record of longest game of air hockey to be played and according to him, Guinness is currently investigating the 25 hour match and considering it for entry in its book of world records.
"We want to bring the world's fastest table sport to households across America," Rosen said.
Denang "Blade" Brown, (also known as "The Menace") a well built, 6 '7'', 47-year-old male stripper with weekly appearances at a club called "Jay's Place" in Atlanta, Georgia, arrives with dreadlocks past his shoulders, dark ski goggle sunglasses concealing his eyes and green, black and red wrist bands – making him appear as if he just walked off the television screen from a Mortal Kombat video game.
He discovered air hockey in an Atlanta bar after hours one night. Vacationing in Houston in 1996, he found himself at Houston's famous, since gone, Sam's Boat on Richmond, when he saw someone wearing an "Air Hockey Champion" T-shirt.
"I'm the air hockey champion!" Blade boasted to the man. "No," said the man, "I don't think so." "No," said Blade, "I am the air hockey champion!" "I'm telling you, you're not," the man kept saying.
The man finally invited Brown over to Shooters, a favorite air hockey bar for Houston's locals off of Silber and I-10 (it's since been replaced by a Dave and Buster's).
Turns out, Brown's opponent was Danny Hynes who was, at the time, ranked number four in the world. Hynes introduced Blade to Phil Arnold and a couple of other players who were nationally ranked. Then Hynes played Brown, who went down in flames. It only made Brown want to better himself, he says.
Hakim [no surname] and Sudarshan "Dash" Narasimhan are there from Singapore. With "only five air hockey tables in all of Singapore," according to Narasimhan, there's not much of a following for their sport, but they believe with a little help air hockey could be huge there. The duo spent their time getting all of the top ranked players to sign their mallets.
Players range in age and levels of dedication. Steven Accrocco, the 12-year-old son of top ranked player Brian Accrocco, of Houston, followed his father to the championship where he was competing with players two and three times his age.
"He's gotten pretty good," says the father about his son. "He beat me for the first time the other day and I was really trying." The pair practice at night in their newly transformed air hockey room that used to be their dining room.
Javier Pulido, who made the journey by way of Venezuela and spoke no English, holds his own against Keith Fletcher, a top skilled player from Colorado. Their match lasts seven games and both players score six points apiece in the final, sending the set to a match point situation. Fletcher pulls out a straight cross sending it into Pulido's goal winning the set, putting him at 13th place overall.
Pulido lost the set but the crowd acknowledges the high caliber of his play with a standing ovation at the end.
Arnold's first day of championship play doesn't go as he wanted. Two losses send him to a spinoff where he will be competing for 17th place with five other players.
Day Two seems better after beating Brian Quezada from Chicago, four games to two, but soon Arnold meets up with nemesis Mark Robbins of Colorado. The pair have been rivals for 35 years and Robbins, a left hander, has been ranked the number one air hockey in the world four times.
Arnold's tactics don't seem to bother Robbins. The "walk-away," a classic Arnold move, doesn't fool Robbins for a second. (In the "walk-away" Arnold pretends to call a time out and walks away from the table, prompting his opponent to assume a time out has been called and walk away as well, leaving an open, defenseless goal for Arnold. All Arnold has to do is run back to the table and send a cross-shot back to goal.)
Arnold's other "go-to" is his martial-arts routine. Again, as before, Robbins remains unbothered. In short order, Robbins gets control of the puck and beats Arnold shot after shot. Arnold begins talking to himself. "C'mon, Phil," Arnold screams out in game four. "Be great. Play great."
It takes just four straight games for Robbins to beat Arnold. But it's not completely over. According to the rules, in a spinoff, if a player has been beaten by a player earlier in the series, that player must win two sets. One of Arnold's wins came against Robbins the previous day, so Arnold has another chance.
After a 15-minute break Arnold returns to the table. In this set Arnold remains composed and focused. Twice in the series Arnold is called for going over centerline, but his flow is back. It's a win for Arnold in five games.
First place goes to Danny Hynes of Houston, who beat his doubles partner Ehab Shoukry, also of Houston. Hynes has won the championship eight times and hopes to break the record, now standing at 12.
Phil Arnold didn't finish first, but he's leaving Las Vegas with something he didn't have when he came in. He's been voted on by the USAA to serve as president.
"He's our godfather," Brian Accrocco, says.. "I look at Indian tribes that have elders and he's our elder."
Arnold is also working on his legacy. He mentors Doug Taylor, an up-and-comer with lots of promise in his mallet. "We want to pass on this sport to the next generation," says Arnold. "As we go, we want the sport to continue".
"Phil and I met at SROs and he started giving me pointers," Taylor said. "We exchanged phone numbers and he would show up and teach me all kinds of things." Taylor has been with the sport for only eight months, but already he sees his growth and has adapted his abilities to real world situations.
"I was at SRO and a cute girl was sitting at a table when a shot glass fell," Taylor said. "I totally caught it in mid-air. I said, 'see that's air hockey reflexes'".
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"Each one of you players has great potential," Arnold says in a speech made in front of the contestants as the championship play gets underway. "You can be chickens or you can be eagles. I want you to soar down on your opponents and use your talons."
"You know the knights of the round table?" asks Arnold. "We're all knights of this table." He points to one of the air hockey tables. "We play with chivalry and we play with honor. Each one of you players has great potential and it's up to you to pass it on."
Arnold boards a plane in the morning returning to Houston, not returning the world championship, but still hungry. After all, there's the 2011 International Air Hockey Championship coming up August 4-7 and it'll be in Houston at SRO. Until then, Arnold will keep practicing, taking on all comers.
"I've learned so many of life's lessons through air hockey," said Arnold. "It's been good to me."


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Naselesele, Matei, Taveuni Island, Fiji
Maravu Taveuni is an off-the-beaten-track lodge on Fiji's northern island of Taveuni. Lonely Planet Fiji 2012 recommends our experience as 'Backpackers bliss'. Beware- it is very beautiful here. The lagoon out front is incredibly blue, the land glows with lush colours of pristine jungles, traditional Fijian farms and vibrant flower beds. It is photographers dream come true. We are surrounded by amazing waterfalls, incredible hiking, world-class diving and remote surf breaks! Read more
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Maravu Taveuni is an off-the-beaten-track lodge on Fiji's northern island of Taveuni. Lonely Planet Fiji 2012 recommends our experience as 'Backpackers bliss'. Beware- it is very beautiful here. The lagoon out front is incredibly blue, the land glows with lush colours of pristine jungles, traditional Fijian farms and vibrant flower beds. It is photographers dream come true. We are surrounded by amazing waterfalls, incredible hiking, world-class diving and remote surf breaks! Read more
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Discover a nature/culture/adventure hostel experience. Explore Taveuni from a perfect location. Enjoy fast free Wifi throught the entire property, and fun free activities daily. Maravu Taveuni is unique lodge for budget travellers. We offer a location close to the Taveuni Airport, a short walk from the island's best beaches, a short boat trip to the famous reefs, and set in the midst of a coconut plantation!
Accommodation is laid out like a Fijian Village and every room has high ceilings, hardwood floors and traditional decor. Rates include free WiFi in the main areas and loads of free activities. The little local style restaurant/cafe and a cool bar open daily. The open plan dining area allows stunning views at meal time. Make the most of the massive indoor/outdoor deck area for dining or relaxing.
The food is most often cooked with all local fruits and vege and seafood. Our cooks have a unique style and flavour that could found in some of Fiji's 5 star resorts, but at backpacker prices. Guests are often welcome to learn and/or be involved with the meal preparation and local cooking styles. We highly recommend a Fiji Fusion Meal Plan for those seeking a unique culinary experience.
And adventure is abound with the famous reefs of the Taveuni on our doorstep, a beautiful private beach for a snorkel safari, the great waterfalls a short drive away, the lush tropical wonderland for walking all around, and some world class surf breaks hidden on the adjacent isle....
But what makes our place uniquely special is the wonderful, happy, friendly local team and the island way of life. Staff operate serenely, on Fiji time, and can often be found conversing quietly with guests or giving weaving, cooking and other village-life lessons. Happily they share their culture with any eager ears they happen to come across. You are welcome at any time to join the other guests in resort activities or make use of the restaurant, bar, pool or spa. Alternatively, you may choose to relax in the reclusiveness of your plantation sanctuary and allow our smiling staff to provide you with in-room food, beverage and massage services.
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Located on Taveuni "The Garden Isle", the beautiful plantation setting of Maravu Taveuni Lodge, with 21 well-appointed thatched roof cottages offers quick and easy access to fascinating jungle and waterfall hikes. Surrounded by walking trails and a private white sandy beach within a short walking distance, the Resort itself is styled like a Fijian village. Maravu Taveuni has Deluxe Bures and Honeymoon Bures with outdoor shower, sundeck and solar energy as well as Duplex Units, all with high ceilings, hard wood and island décor.
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A lot of Singaporeans do not like cream based pastas as restaurants in Singapore tend to overdose on the cream, resulting in something that is too heavy for the Asian palate. In this case, a lemon and olive oil base would be just the thing as this is a very light dish.
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In what ways are Winston and Julia alike? In what ways are they different?
The most important quality that Winston and Julia share is their hatred of the Party, which is what brings them together and leads to their loving relationship. They are both individualistic, free-thinking, and rebellious. Winston and Julia also have notable differences. Julia is young and beautiful, while Winston is older and unremarkable in appearance. Julia is more aimless in her rebellion of the party; her only interest is to pursue her own desires. Winston, on the other hand, is interested in the big picture and wants to take down the Party for good.
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• Both Winston and Julia are rebellious towards the Party and go against the laws that govern thought and action
• They both desire each other and engage in a covert affair
• Unlike Winston, who is fearful and cautious, Julia is more free spirited, adventurous and takes risks. Winston lives his life constantly dreading the party, calculates his actions and constantly worries about being caught by the thought police and being vaporized.
• Whereas Winston is interested in the past and preoccupies himself with finding out what the party has hidden from everyone, Julia is just interested in the future. This stems from the fact that Winston is older than Julia and thus recalls what life was like before the party took over.
• Winston's reason for rebelling is concrete and substantial; he wants to bring down the government. Contrarily, Julia has no particular reason for rebelling other than the fact that she hates big brother. Besides that, she is unconcerned about what the government does.
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Julia and Winston are obviously most alike in their rebellion against the Party. They have no wish to remain slaves to Party doctrine and repression. The very fact of their having a secret love affair goes against all the Party teachings, as the Party aims to suppress such emotions as love between individuals. As Winston reflects on the first time he and Julia have sex: 'It was a political act'.
Winston and Julia are also alike as they are both courageous and both are fully aware that in the end they will be captured by the Party and killed; they are under no illusions whatsoever on that score. It is also true, though, that they aren't quite courageous enough to state their rebellion openly, but stage it covertly while maintaining an outward show of conformity: Julia, for instance, is involved in the Party Anti-Sex League while Winston gets on with his daily clerical work and keeps his journal containing his real thoughts quite hidden.
However, there are also notable differences between Winston and Julia – physical differences, for a start. Julia is much younger than Winston and very attractive, while Winston is verging on middle age and unimpressive in appearance. But the most important and fundamental difference between them is that Winston is intellectual while Julia is instinctual. Winston rebels against the Party because of his ideals of how society should be, while Julia rebels because the Party puts a check on her physical needs, desires and appetites. She wants to be free to express her sexuality, which the Party strictly forbids, and apparently she's had several affairs with Party members before Winston. She also wants things like make-up and chocolates which in the world of the Party are unheard-of luxuries. Winston is not concerned with physical comforts; he prefers to spend his time reading and thinking. This essential difference between them is aptly illustrated when Julia manages to fall asleep while Winston is reading Emmanuel Goldstein's book to her.
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Winston and Julia have only two real similarities: they both hate Big Brother and the government, and they have a mutual sexual desire. Other than that, their personalities are almost at opposites. Winston is concerned about large-scale social issues and is very negative and fatalistic. Julia, however, is happy to live in the moment. While Winston wants to join a rebellion and go on to bring down the government, Julia wants to lay low and just not get caught while enjoying sex.


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As of Thursday, November 5, 2015
UPDATE: At a Nov. 3 meeting, the Carlsbad City Council voted to accept a report by San Diego County's Registrar of Voters, which said that opponents of Caruso Affiliated's project in Carlsbad had enough signatures to require a municipal vote on the project. But the city council did not decide whether a vote should be taken on Caruso's project on the 2016 municipal ballot, which is scheduled for Nov. 8, or whether it should be scheduled for a special election.
The plan to build a Caruso Affiliated retail center on the banks of a lagoon in Carlsbad, Calif., has hit a snag.
On Oct. 27, opponents of the project gathered enough signatures to put the project up for a vote by Carlsbad's residents after the signatures were verified by San Diego County's Registrar of Voters.
The Carlsbad City Council will discuss the matter during its Nov. 3 meeting with the idea of deciding whether Caruso's project should be voted on next year during the next scheduled Nov. 8 election or whether it should be scheduled for a special election.
Residents' opposition to the project comes after the Carlsbad City Council in August approved zoning changes to allow construction of a mall on the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. Caruso Affiliated lobbied for the zoning change in a campaign called the 85/15 Plan.
Caruso owns a parcel of land on the lagoon where he hopes to build a retail center that will include a Nordstrom department store.
Opponents of the Caruso mall are called the Citizens for North County. In comments released by the group, they maintain that Caruso Affiliated mounted a multi-million-dollar campaign to influence Carlsbad voters to embrace the lagoon's zoning change.
On Sept. 24, the citizens group formally submitted its petition to put the matter to a vote. They needed to gather signatures from at least 10 percent of Carlsbad's registered voters. The county's Registrar of Voters verified there were 8,052 signatures collected, which was enough to put the matter on the ballot.
Caruso Affiliated did not return requests for comment after the mall opponents' petition was approved. However, Rick Caruso, the company's founder and the developer of The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, released this statement:
"We began reaching out to the community nearly four years ago and have met with thousands of Carlsbad residents. Even after we gathered 20,000 signatures in support of the 85/15 Plan, and the City Council (5–0) unanimously adopted the plan, our outreach continued. We are extraordinarily grateful to an overwhelming number of Carlsbad residents who have contributed to the plan, embraced it and will support it as we move forward."
The 85/15 Plan to change the zoning calls for some development on 48 acres east of Interstate 5 on Canon Road in Carlsbad. Some of the land would remain open space for public use with hiking trails. The plan also calls for 155 acres east of that land to be designated as permanent open space.
The Carlsbad project is only one of Caruso's current real estate developments. His company is working on Palisades Village to upgrade the downtown retail area of Pacific Palisades, an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood. Also in development is a hotel in the beachside community of Montecito near Santa Barbara, Calif.


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My first vegan Thanksgiving was more than I hoped and dreamed. I'm actually not trying to be (vegan) cheesy here…I'm totally serious!
My husband and I were planning on doing our own thing this Thanksgiving because both sides of our family were out of town, but at the last minute I received an email asking if we wanted to attend a vegan Thanksgiving potluck. Um, yes please!
I made two new recipes and one oldie-but-goodie. The squash casserole turned out amazing, if I may say so myself. I was skeptical because it didn't seem like it would be creamy like a milk-infused one would be, but it turned out flavorful and delicious.
The other new dish was a stuffing recipe from Dr. Oz. It turned out too mushy, which I think was completely my fault. I didn't realize that the apples and pears shouldn't soak in the pineapple juice for too long. Messing up on this one step made it a little too soggy. I guess that's better than it being dry, but all in all, it turned out OK. I did love the flavor of it, though, and now I know how to tweak it for next year.
The third dish is a recipe from my mom – green beans and almonds. This is the kind of recipe that's printed out from an old email sent years ago, the paper crumpled from using it so many times, with directions I have to recall from memory because the ingredients and steps aren't as nice and neat as a recipe you'd find online or in a cookbook. But, these are the best kinds of recipes, in my opinion. They are kid-tested, mother-approved. Anyway, I'm sharing this simple, yet delicious, recipe with you for Meatless Monday and to possibly make for the other major holiday that's right around the corner. See below for the green beans with almonds recipe.
All of the food at the potluck was incredible and I wish I had a second stomach to eat more. It was a nice change tasting other vegans' holiday fare, and it was great meeting really awesome people. Here's a photo of the spread (unfortunately I didn't snap a shot of the desserts or the appetizers; those dishes were amazing, too):
Thought I was done describing what I ate and cooked for my first vegan Thanksgiving? Think again!
Round 2: Friendsgiving
Every year my friends get together on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to watch Georgia
beat play Georgia Tech. We always have a potluck Thanksgiving meal where everyone showcases their finest cooking abilities.
This year I decided to make it a Post Punk Kitchen kind of Friendsgiving. Isa's green bean casserole and pecan pie recipes were to die for. The non-vegans surprisingly really liked these dishes. There were no leftovers to take home of the green bean casserole, and if my friends had it their way, there would have been none to take home of the pecan pie too.
I also made my stuffed mushrooms, which were a big hit, and I brought a "turkey" loaf from Gutenfleischers. Unfortunately, it came out too dry for my liking. I know I did something wrong with following the instructions here, because I tried it at the Thanksgiving vegan potluck and it tasted good. I think I'll probably stick to making the vegan side dishes next year because I can never seem to get the fake turkey loaves to cook correctly.
I thought it was extremely nice that some of our friends cooked vegan sides – and they were really good, too! I'm mad I didn't get a picture of those dishes either…clearly I was in food heaven this Thanksgiving and didn't think to take my phone out to snap some pictures.
Although I missed our family, we were well-fed and surrounded by good company. And, that's all this girl can really ask for during the holiday season!
If you would like to see everything I made for both Thanksgiving meals, visit my Pinterest board.
Green Beans and Almonds Recipe
- 2 (12 oz.) bags of Steamfresh whole green beans
- 4 Tbsp Earth Balance vegan butter
- 4 oz. (or 1/2 cup) sliced almonds
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic salt (or to taste)
- crushed black pepper (optional)
- Follow instructions on the Steamfresh bags. After microwaving, drain any excess liquid from the bag. Place the green beans in a serving bowl.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small frying pan over medium-low heat.
- Add almonds to the pan, and toast until golden brown. Be careful not to burn the almonds by keeping on a low heat and stirring frequently.
- Add the almond mixture and garlic salt to the green beans; mix well.
- If preferred, add crushed black pepper to taste. Serve warm.


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21 civil society organisations and unions today launched #ElectNoHate, a joint call for EU elections campaigning free from hate speech and divisive rhetoric, which legitimise hateful actions and pose a threat to human rights.
MEP candidates, politicians, the media and those in the public eye are asked not only to avoid engaging in, or amplifying, rhetoric that may incite discrimination, prejudice or hatred on any grounds, but also to actively counter it.
The diversity of organisations behind this appeal – working across the EU for justice in the areas of human rights, labour rights, development and the environment – reflects how hate speech and divisive rhetoric inextricably pervade and threaten all aspects of our lives, most notably in the context of populism and extremism.
Ahead of the #EUelections2019 we are saying #ElectNoHate ❌— Friends of the Earth (@foeeurope) March 11, 2019
Let's stand together for inclusion, dignity and #HumanRights#ThisTimeImVoting #EuropeWeWant https://t.co/piMg4iR8FD
"At a time when hate speech and divisive rhetoric cause a worrying backlash and backsliding for all human rights across Europe, ILGA-Europe considers it crucial to unite with a broad and diverse alliance of organisations to take a clear stand against hate speech and divisive rhetoric targeting any community," commented ILGA-Europe's Executive Director Evelyne Paradis.
"The protection of one group must never be used as an excuse for discriminating against others. This is why all EU election candidates signing ILGA-Europe's ComeOut pledge are also requested to sign the #ElectNoHate appeal."
In Europe and elsewhere, recent evidence highlights how hate speech and divisive rhetoric lead to harm in everyday life.
A 147% spike in homophobic and transphobic hate crimes and a 41% increase in the number of racially or religiously aggravated crimes following the Brexit referendum campaign is a stark example of this. Women – who are in general 27 times more likely than men to be harassed online (3) – also experience exceptionally high levels of violence in politics, with 85.2% of women reporting having suffered psychological violence while in office. (4)
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HOUSTON (AP) - Houston star defensive end J.J. Watt isn't worried about people trying to come after him Sunday to take advantage of his broken left hand.
"Let them try," Watt said. "I mean what? The opposing players come after me every week with every type of thing in the book you can think of. So feel free, go ahead come at me. I'll take advantage of whatever you try to do. It's my job to get to the quarterback. That's what I do. You can try and take advantage of whatever you want to take advantage of."
Watt broke his left hand in practice on Wednesday, but said he'll play Sunday.
Watt, who leads the NFL with 13 ½ sacks, had a black cast covering his left hand and wrist on Thursday. But both Watt and coach Bill O'Brien said they don't expect the injury to hamper last year's Defensive Player of the Year.
The Texans (6-6) host the New England Patriots (10-2) on Sunday night.
"People are going to try to make a big deal out of this, but I've played with worse than this before, even this season," Watt said. "This I'm not very worried about. My elbow a couple years back was way more painful. This was painful when it happened, but it's football. In a game of football you're going to play with pain. If you don't play with pain you're probably in the wrong sport."
Watt wouldn't say exactly how he suffered the injury other than it was in practice playing football. He said he knew as soon as it happened that it was broken. Watt couldn't remember if he'd ever played a game with a broken bone before at any level of football.
He was asked how long he expects to have to wear the cast.
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Tomato tart with cheddar crust
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- Vegetarian
- kcal545
- fat38g
- saturates21g
- carbs40g
- sugars6g
- fibre3g
- protein13g
- salt1.38g
- 175g plain flour
- 85g butter
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- 85g strong cheddar, grated
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- 1 egg, lightly beaten
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- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
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- 600g cherry tomato
- sprig thyme
This popular herb grows in Europe, especially the Mediterranean, and is a member of the mint…
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 3. Blitz the flour, butter and cheddar in a food processor until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs, then add the egg and whizz again until it forms a ball.
Lightly dust a cool surface with flour and roll out the pastry. Line a 24cm loose-bottom tart tin with the pastry, then chill for 10 mins. Line the pastry case with greaseproof paper, fill with baking beans and bake for 15 mins. Remove the paper and baking beans and continue to cook for a further 10 mins, then remove from the oven.
Mix together the Dijon mustard and crème fraîche and spread evenly over the pastry base. Halve the tomatoes, remove the stalk and arrange in the pastry case. Sprinkle with thyme and freshly ground black pepper. Return the tart to the middle of the oven and cook for 30 mins. Reduce the heat to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2 and cook for a further 30 mins. Serve warm or at room temperature.


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Hang fly strips around the litter box. This inexpensive trap is basically a sheet of sticky paper, covered in an attractive scent. When the flies check it out, they get trapped and eventually die. Discard the paper when it is full.
Fill a spray bottle with rubbing alcohol and spray the flies on and around the litter box. Rubbing alcohol is an effective and inexpensive fly killer, and you probably already have it at home.
Use a food-grade fly spray on the flies in the litter box. Made from concentrations of plant extracts or oils, it is safe enough to use in restaurants around food; it will kill flies without hurting your cat. Numerous brands are available at restaurant stores or even garden centers.
Set up a baited fly trap near the litter box, but where Kitty cannot access it -- such as up on a shelf or cupboard. These can be baited with food -- such as ripe fruit -- and also trap the flies for disposal. You can purchase these traps at garden centers and home improvement stores, or make them at home.
Items you will need
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- Scoop out the litter box on a regular basis -- at least one to two times a day -- to remove anything of interest to flies.
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ACAPS has started to share its data through an API System with other organisations. This allows our partners to automate ACAPS data into their own internal dashboards and early warning systems. ACAPS monitors and provides updates on the humanitarian situation for more than 40 current crises. Our data ranges from key figures to more in-depth narratives, by country and by sector.


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Cancer drug labels missing key information about patients' symptoms
Dr. Ethan Basch of UNC calls for pharmaceutical manufacturers to collect rigorous information on how drugs impact symptoms and quality of life starting early in drug development, and for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to include this information in drug labels.
UNC murine study predicts cancer drug responsiveness in human tumors
A UNC research team found that genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs) were able to accurately predict human response to a standard chemotherapy drug combination commonly used in the clinic.
UNC begins clinical trial of EndoBarrier® for treatment of type 2 diabetes
The ENDO Trial is currently enrolling adults between the ages of 21 and 65 who have uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and are obese.
UNC Health Care highlighted in Healthcare Equality Index 2013
UNC Health Care named as "Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality" by national survey.
Inhibiting macrophage MerTK signaling creates an innate immune response against cancer
New evidence by a UNC-led team shows that MerTK macrophage action in the microenvironment that surrounds cancer cells blunts the immune response, allowing the tumor cell to grow and metastasize.
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About half of the obstetrician-gynecologists surveyed in a recent study said they continue to provide annual exams. Drs. Russell Harris and Stacey Sheridan of UNC say this is an outdated practice that may be more harmful than helpful.
Factors influencing delay in breast cancer treatment differ for African-American and white women
Scientists found that among white women, household size and losing a job due to one's diagnosis were reasons for delay in treatment, while among African-American women, the type of treatment received influenced delay.
UNC receives $8 million grant to improve safe motherhood in Malawi
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a five-year, $8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve maternal and infant health and save the lives of mothers and infants in Malawi by strengthening the President's Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood Initiative (SMI).
UNC Hospitals, UNC Health Care System Affiliates Recognized by U.S. News & World Report in Annual 'Best Hospitals' Rankings
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RNA diagnostic test from paraffin improves lung cancer diagnosis over routine microscopic evaluation alone
Scientists at the Universities of North Carolina and Utah have developed a histology expression predictor for the most common types of lung cancer: adenocarcinoma, carcinoid, small cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
Study: Young children with autism benefit regardless of high-quality treatment model
Researchers at the University of North Carolina School at Chapel Hill have found that preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who receive high-quality early intervention benefit developmentally regardless of the treatment model used.
Diet additions may help youth with Type 1 diabetes keep producing own insulin
Adding foods rich in specific amino and fatty acids to the diets of youth with Type 1 diabetes kept them producing some of their own insulin for up to two years after diagnosis, a new study found.
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JoAnne Kroesen, a nurse at North Carolina Children's hospital specialty clinics, is also a volunteer with Neuse River Golden Retriever Rescue.
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Hanoikids to team with South Australia University during their Global Weeks
Sitting doggedly in front of the computer screen, I received a post from an active TODer, an "up-and-coming Prer"- Miss. Quyen Nguyen Le to Hanoikids'group announcing the upcoming tours had been available in the forum: "Heyy kids, confirm tours asap and do your best to help our guests enjoy their trips in the most Vietnamese way. Those tours seem to be super nice!" Ploughing through the forum to find myself schedule- fitting tours, I was instantly fascinated by a very special one with students from University of South Australia. Thank God, I was assigned that tour, together with Phuong Gaby, Hải Anh, Cong Nguyen Do It was a gloomy day and the weather dimmed my hope of a beautiful afternoon out with those students. Irresistibly, I hopped into the bus to the arranged venue to start the tour. Bus proved itself the most unreliable mode of transportation by taking me nearly an hour to get there. I arrived in time though.
Our guests, as mentioned above, were university students from Australia accompanied by their professor during their Global Weeks program. Vietnam was their second-and-final destination after spending couples of days in Malaysia. I was welcomed at the entrance door by Mr. Philip with a broad smile. He dialed me his namecard and spoke some Vietnamese he picked up before, basically making me feel better. Not until I met the guests head-on did I find out they were all friendly and easygoing, hinted me a thought that every Australian was congenial. I had done many tours with Australian and I cannot deny I love the country and the people. Within a few minutes, we got to know each other and engaged in endless conversations. I chanced upon a Vietnames girl who emigrated to Aus with her family since 6. Behind me was Sachin Kulkarni, a guy bringing along a book which demonstrated some common Vietnamese sentences. Looking at the phonetic symbols, I could hardly understand anything lol.
Reaching the Old Quarter, we got off the car, soaking up the ancient atmosphere and hidden charm preserved until today. We divided into three smaller teams as walking in a large group in the Old Quarter could be a disaster, regarding the frenetic traffic here. My group wandered about some famous streets at our own leisure. I bumped into Trần Thủy Phương and Mai Hạnh Trịnh who were hand in hand pensively striding along the Shoes Street. We rolled into the Dong Xuan market, the biggest market in Hanoi where stuffed with local commodities. We visited Hang Buon, a well-known street for its weasel coffee. The shop owner was probably the most hospitable retailer I ever met. I had been to this stall several times before and she kept smiling all the time, making us "trial coffee" for free. Fabulous ! We pressed on to Hang Ma street and I was totally captivated at the glamorous and dazzling scenery! The street was busy with people sightseeing and preparing for the Mid-Autumn festival. Every store stacked with toys, masks, lanterns and other stuffs. It looked like we had already found our ticket back to the childhood, getting lost in a fairytale land. I reminisced days of yore when I would gather with my family during the festival, tasting the mooncake and mesmerized by TV shows for kids. Those days are gone since I moved to Hanoi for high school. Mainly because I am no longer interested in this festival as well.
We walked by the Silver street where sold countless of jewelries before rounding up at the Sword Lake. We had some nice talks there. I recounted them the beautiful legend behind the name of the lake. Lau Yun Long taught us to dance the Gangnam Style and we crazily "jumped" until there were too many people drawn to the performance. Afterwards,
Bimmie, Gaby and I hanged out at a café while waiting for the students to enjoy the Water Puppet show. There were a lot to gossip about between these two girls lol. To me, listening to good music from my headphone and watching the dusk stretching along The Huc bridge was a miracle moment . One hour whirred by and we together got back to the hotel. On the car, we shot the breeze on everything, ranging from music, films to sport. To add to the level of excitement, we were given tons of little gifts from our guests as a token of their gratitude.
We said goodbye at the hotel lobby with high-fives. People all seemed to be satisfied. Everything went off without a hitch. We did a good job of true little ambassdors of Hanoi. Cheers!
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There is a moment - a tipping point, you might say - when an opportunity for radical change and bold ideas presents itself. We see this in the turn of the seasons when the long winter slowly unfolds into spring, and after a disaster when people begin to dream again of how their city, town or village might be rebuilt. We see it after personal tragedy too, when hope begins to return, and the merest glimmer of a new life reveals itself. At such moments, a profession like physiotherapy - like all other institutions and organisations - is given an opportunity that only comes after a long period of stability and a period of critical disruption. In this short piece from Jonathan Grant … [Read more...] about Wintertime for physiotherapy
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Study: Wind Power Can Save Money, Create Jobs
Md. Lawmakers Consider Making Utilities Buy Wind Power
Harnessing off-shore wind power saves consumers money, helps clean up the environment and creates jobs, according to a study released Thursday by Environment Maryland and the United Steel Workers.
The report comes as the General Assembly considers legislation designed to jumpstart the industry.
Industry officials estimate a 500-megawatt wind park off the coast of Ocean City would create 2,000 manufacturing jobs over a five-year period, along with 400 permanent supply and maintenance positions.
"We are all hoping this wind energy industry creates a manufacturing hub for suppliers of off-shore wind farms throughout the Mid-Atlantic," said Brad Heavner of Environment Maryland.
Each wind turbine would contain up to 300 tons of steel. The cables that connect turbines to the grid are another piece of the manufacturing possibility.
Builders and steel workers said they see it as an opportunity to turn their industries around.
"Construction is the first to feel the pressures of an economic downturn, and we are the last to recover," said Rod Easter of the Baltimore Building Construction Trades Council.
"We no longer make things, not only here in Maryland but throughout the country. We no longer make things like we should," said Jim Strong of the United Steel Workers Union.
The O'Malley administration is sponsoring legislation directing the Public Service Commission to require state utilities to sign 20-year contracts to buy electricity from wind farms off Maryland's coast.
"The investors know that if they put in a $1 billion, $1.5 billion, they are going to have a commitment that their energy is going to be purchased for the next 20 to 25 years. Without that, it's hard to go ahead," said Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-Prince George's County.
AC Wind, a wind energy manufacturing and services firm, is partnering with a company called MFG to open a blade manufacturing facility in Salisbury. Company President John Congedo said he believes Maryland is well-positioned to take the lead in off-shore wind projects along the East Coast.
"We stand ready to take the truly skilled labor force that exists in the Salisbury area and to put them back to work and build these epic-sized composites," Congedo said.
The bill is meeting resistance in the Senate and is being referred back to the Finance Committee. A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
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Other than the fact that I'm getting older and my hearing isn't what it once was, our SIP house is very quiet. Noise from the neighborhood, wind, car traffic and kids playing outside are very hard to hear from inside our SIP house. With this being the case shouldn't we be using SIPs in all cases where acoustical concerns are an issue? Well, not really.
We have talked about how Premier SIPs can help make your building tighter, this tight envelope also plays an important role in how quiet the building is. Without getting really technical, sound can be transmitted in two ways. These two ways are through the air, airborne, and impact, like the pounding of a drum or rain on a roof.
SIPs, because of the tightness of the building envelope, do a good job of reducing the airborne sounds. Less air leakage in the building envelope leads to a quieter building inside. The challenge with SIPs is that the materials that make them up are relatively light weight and these light materials don't do well to stop the impact sounds or lower frequency vibrations like the kids bass on the passing car stereo.
To reduce these low frequency vibrations, heavy materials need to be used, like concrete, masonry or multiple layers of gypsum drywall. Heavier materials are sound absorbing. A measure of an assembly's ability to "be quiet" is the STC rating. STC stands for Sound Transmission Class. Typically, STC ratings of near 50 are considered more sound proof or better able to reduce sound transmissions. Premier SIPs Technical Bulletin #25 gives STC ratings for various Premier SIP assemblies.
The takeaway from Technical Bulletin #25 is that SIPs themselves, don't have a real high STC rating and the effort, i.e. expense, involved in creating an assembly that is sound proof, has an STC near 50, is relatively high. So, SIP buildings do a good job of reducing ambient noise but don't do so well with the low frequency sounds. Designers should keep this in mind when acoustical performance is a big design consideration.
Remember though, if you are ever in our yard yelling for me, be sure to speak up because I won't be able to hear you to well and it's not really my hearing that is at fault. We just have a tight SIP house.
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