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- Sleek black and stainless steel design
- 800 watt power supply for quick water temperature heating and regulation
- LED interface is easy to read and adjust however necessary
- 104-194 degrees Fahrenheit temperature range capabilities
- Contains a built-in timer that automatically shuts off when cooking time is reached
There is nothing better than finding a great sous vide cooker for home use. This gives the cook restaurant-style meals, often for a fraction of the price. There is also no doubt that sous vide cooking has become a serious recent cooking fad. This is both good and bad.
Folks are now enjoying higher quality meals from home, but the amount of lousy distributors attempting to capitalize on the sous vide trend are numerous. Here, we will take a look at one product in particular, the Avalon Bay Sous Vide Cooker. Afterwards, you should be able to determine if this is the sous vide cooker for you.
- 90 day money back guarantee for full refund if left unsatisfied
- Includes five sous vide bags
- Bags have been approved for safe cooking
- Numerous discount codes have been found online
- Product is not excessively flashy and therefore does not draw needless attention to itself
- Cooks a variety of meats, everything from steaks, roast, pork, chicken and seafood
- Simple, easy-to-use interface
- Water temperatures have in the past had a tendency to fluctuate within 10 degrees of set temperature
- Electronic interface has been seen to malfunction on occasion
One of the best aspects of the Avalon cooker are the bags themselves. Many people are hesitant to engage in sous vide cooking because they are afraid (and rightfully so) of fragments of plastic melting into their food. Each of these bags, which comes with the product, have been FDA approved. These bags are a huge bonus, being as regular ziploc bags have been shown to be unsafe during sous vide cooking sessions.
Essentially, it contains all the features that the average sous-vide cook wants. It has an easy-to-read LED interface, plenty of power, a temperature regulating system, as well as a water circulating function. The 90-day money-back guarantee also adds to the integrity of the product itself, as many sous vide cookers include no warranty at all.
Product Guide & Manual – Avalon Bay Sous Vide Stick
Comparison: Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker
One decent product worth comparing the Avalon Bay cooker with is the Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker. The Anova has the same features, and then some. It certainly stands above the Avalon Bay cooker for its Bluetooth pairing capabilities alone.
It comes in two separate editions, a Bluetooth 800 watt edition, as well as a Bluetooth and Wifi 900 watt edition. This Bluetooth capability frees the cook from having to supervise the process constantly. Usually, cooking can be quite hands-on and requires continual attention which the Anova eliminates.
For those who want to pair the cooking process directly to their phones, and control it in the meantime, this seems to be the more technologically appealing sous vide cooker.
Due to its water circulating design, it cooks food efficiently and thoroughly. The Anova is also great because it Cooks a variety of meals. Just about any meat can be thrown into a pot and cooked with this sous vide cooker. What a lot of people don't know is that sous vide cookers can also be used to cook a variety of desserts.
For example, delicious creme brulee can be easily made with this Anova cooker. On top of that, plenty of sides, such as vegetables can be cooked in addition to your main course. Although you usually sacrifice time when engaging in sous vide cooking (it can take a while) the results are always exceptional, granted that you are cooking with a quality sous vide device.
It does appear to be a more technologically advanced, sturdy version of the Avalon Bay Cooker. Simply glancing at the two, one can easily tell that both cookers are derived from a similar blueprint, but the Anova appears to be more thoughtfully made.
Overall, the Avalon Bay Sous Vide Cooker holds its own. It's not perfect, but it is a solid sous vide cooker for any experience level. Essentially, it does its job but that doesn't mean it's without flaw. There's no doubt it would make a good gift, as it is easy to use and perfect for the beginning sous vide chef.
Although the Anova mentioned in the comparison section is overall a better product, the Avalon Bay caters to a different demographic interested in sous vide cooking. Ultimately, it is very similar to the Anova, only without containing the technological superiority. Depending upon what the consumer wants, this may or may not be a necessary factor.
Most sous vide cookers do not come with additional, safe to use bags. That adds a tremendous level of safety to this product. The fact that Avalon ensured to have these bags tested and approved, brings Integrity to the Avalon Bay name.
Inexperienced sous vide cooks will often lack the knowledge to obtain the proper BPA-free bags and can suffer in terms of health as a result. Even though the taste of sous vide cooking is exceptional, it should not be at the risk of one's health.
The LED interface is easy to read and remains intact throughout extensive use. This is also a great bragging right for the Avalon Bay cooker, being as many sous vide cookers have LED interfaces that fail after only one or two uses. On top of that, the water circulation technique that this sous vide cooker uses is exceptional.
Poor water circulation can ultimately lead to unevenly cooked foods. Nobody should ever have to risk experiencing under cooked food when engaging in sous vide cooking. Fortunately, that is not the case with the Avalon Bay Sous Vide Cooker
Complementing the water circulating function of this cooker, is the heating function itself. The 800 watt power supply is more than enough to heat up liquid at a quick rate. Many sous vide cookers with 600 or below watt systems simply cannot heat water to a thorough cooking temperature.


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WE DID IT!!!!! With every Crystal, Gem, and Gold Relic collected, tis time to finally complete our 105% playthrough of Crash Bandicoot 3. Tis definitely the second hardest Crash game to complete behind the original as the Time Trials were what took so long. I had fun with this game though as it marks our victory with 100 percenting all three Crash PS1 games. ONWARDS TO THE N.SANE TRILOGY.
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Welcome back to Vice City. Welcome back to the 1980s.From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Vice City, a huge urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, was one of the most varied, complete and alive digital cities ever created. Combining open-world gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming with delights and degradation and given the opportunity to take it over as you choose. To celebrate its 10 year anniversary, Rockstar Games brings Grand Theft Auto: Vice City to mobile devices with high-resolution graphics, updated controls and a host of new features including: • Beautifully updated graphics, character models and lighting effects • New, precisely tailored firing and targeting options • Custom controls with a fully customizable layout • iCloud save game support • Massive campaign with countless hours of gameplay • Support for Retina display devices • Custom iTunes Playlist* *To listen to your custom playlist, simply create a playlist titled "VICECITY", launch the game, and select the radio station "Tape Deck" Universal App:Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is supported on iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, all iPad models and 4th and 5th generation iPod Touch.For optimal performance, we recommend re-booting your device after downloading and closing other applications when playing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Languages Supported: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Russian, and Japanese. Mobile Version developed by War Drum Studioswww.wardrumstudios.com Find out more:www.rockstargames.com See videos:www.youtube.com/rockstargames Follow us: www.faceboook.com/rockstargameswww.twitter.com/rockstargames
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This page lists historical and other events on June 29th in Catalonia and the Catalan-speaking countries as well as festivals and a list of births and deaths of well-known Catalans.
1529 - Treaty of Barcelona (1529), puts an end to the aspirations of Francis I of Italy in Northern Italy.
1707 - el País Valencià: The publication of the Decree of Nova Planta, which abolished the government and administration. Another one affecting the Kingdom of Aragon was published on the day.
1794 - Barcelona: A mob attacks Reial Roselló (old regiment named Català Mazarí), killing hundreds of soldiers and taking the rest prisoner.
1837 - Xerta (Baix Ebre): Under the protection of General Cabrera, the Royal Espedition commanded by the Carlist pretender Carles Maria Isidre de Borbó crosses the River Ebro at Xerta.
1989 - The Audiència Nacional orders the freeing of Antoní Massaguer, Xavier Barberà and Ferran Jabardo, members of EPOCA condemned for the Batista i Roca case.
1520 - València: Nicolau Factor, Valencian Franciscan friar and Renaissance painter (died 1583).
1773 - Montmaneu, diocese of Vic: Agustí Torres, professor of human arts at the University of Cervera.
1881 - Sabadell: Pau Vila i Dinarès, Catalan teacher and geographer (died 1980).
1891 - Sabadell: Miquel Bertran i Oleart, last republican mayor of Sabadell.
1944 - Barcelona: Andreu Mas-Colell, Catalan politician, economist and university professor.
1949 - Parets del Vallès, Vallès Oriental: Joan Clos i Matheu, politician, Mayor of Barcelona from September 1997 to September 2006. From 2006 to 2008, he was Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of the Spanish government.
1962 - Barcelona: Joan Laporta i Estruch, lawyer, president of Futbol Club Barcelona, deputy for the SI party and member of the ERC lists.
1963 - Perpinyà: Joan-Lluís Lluís, North Catalan writer.
1979 - Palma: Alejo Sauras, actor.
11892 - Barcelona: Emili Pi i Molist, psychiatrist.
June 29th is the Saints Day of Sant Pere, who is known as Saint Peter in English, and is an important festival day in Catalonia and the rest of the Catalan countries with Festa Majors in many towns.
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we have a running joke in the apt. that sometimes when we say we're hungry we will say "Taco Bell?" and maybe consider it for like… .5 seconds and then its automatically no because thats like, last case scenario haha. I made Chicken Fajitas to fulfill our craving for mexican. I also really like to do taco nights where i cook some ground beef and use some taco seasoning to spice it all up and serve, but tonight was all about fajitas!
Ingredients (for two)
Chicken, Beef, or Steak, whatever you want! cut in 3-4 inch. slices
Fajita Seasoning – yes its store bought (sorry!!!)
1/2 an onion, sliced in thin pieces
1 red, 1 green pepper, sliced the same
Shredded Cheese to your liking (i love cheddar)
Sour Cream
Guacamole (I take an avocado, mash the insides, add salt and a little lime)
Pack of Tortillas
In a pan, add oil and cook the chicken until both sides are cooked and there are juices in the pan. Add the onion and pepper and stir. Add the fajita seasoning and let it cook for 5 minutes. In the end, add the chicken with veggies into the fajita, add the toppings like cheese, guac, and sour cream to your liking, and enjoy! SO easy and only take like 15 minutes all together to make!
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Bradford has donated millions of pounds of soap to organizations around the world.
We volunteer our time and resources to make a difference in the lives of people in our community.
Bradford travels to Ghana to visit the communities that process our shea butter using a traditional hand-crafted method. Our commitment to sourcing from the Global Shea Alliance and these villages not only provides additional income for the families, but it also helps to empower the women who are central to the process.
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One third of the Rhyme Addicts(RA) group, XP The Marxman, heads to Ventura, California to shoot and deliver a brand new visual for "Uno"; one of the grimier joints from his most recent project At Godspeed. The 1st Spawned produced single showcases XP's true skills over a Jay Dilla classic sample flip.
Being exposed to the reality of the LA streets since youth, XP draws inspiration from the lows and highs of life, using Hip Hop to express and expel his thoughts and emotions. After years of experimentation on the stage and in the studio, XP has developed a sharp, passionate, and explosive presence on the mic. In 2009, Rhyme Addicts, in collaboration with producers "State of the Art", completed the street album "Showtime".


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Mexico pours in troops after massacres, rioting
MEXICO CITY — As gangster wars rampage along the Gulf Coast and northeast Mexico, federal officials have poured in thousands more troops — an emergency move punctuated by Wednesday's slaughter of least 31 inmates in a prison gang riot.
With the region looming as this winter's primary battleground in Mexico's criminal wars, some 13,000 army soldiers, plus several thousand more marines and quasi-military federal police now patrol Tamaulipas state, which borders Texas from Laredo to the Gulf.
Bloody riot
The inmates were killed as members of rival gangs butchered one another inside a state prison in Altamira, an industrial port that forms part of the greater Tampico metropolis, officials say. Twenty other inmates were killed in a similar skirmish at a Matamoros prison in August.
But Wednesday's riot came as gunmen from the Zetas and Gulf Cartel gangs viciously battled anew for supremacy of the port city of Tampico - some 250 miles south of the border at Brownsville - and the towns and villages nearby.
'Spiral of violence'
The Altamira slaughter follows three Christmas week massacres in northern Veracruz state, within a few miles of Tampico, that claimed at least 39 lives as gunmen attacked passenger city buses and then one another in tit-for-tat attacks.
"Tamaulipas has lived terrible events," Calderon said last month in inaugurating a battallion-strength army base on the Rio Grande.
"This spiral of violence generated by organized crime isn't at all a problem that surged from one day to the next," the president said. "It's an affliction that developed through the decades and that today shows its true face of evil."
Army troops and Mexican marines in recent years have clashed frequently with suspected gangsters across Tamaulipas and neighboring Veracruz and Nuevo Leon states, claiming several thousand lives. Soldiers killed 12 alleged gangsters Dec. 12 in Valle Hermosa, near the border at Brownsville.
Calderon has said the military deployment is a "temporary measure" meant to give state and local governments time to rebuild their own security forces and justice systems, which officials and analysts say are the weak links to the anti-crime crusade.
Tamaulipas state and its overcrowded and corruption-addled prison system have become the most glaring example of the breakdown in that local rule of law.
Prisons swamped
The state's prisons, like those across much of Mexico, have been swamped with thousands of inmates arrested on drug trafficking and organized crime charges.
In less than two years, 281 prisoners have escaped and another 85 have been killed in different incidents in Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, Reynosa and now Altamira.
Scores of soldiers as well as federal and state police patrolled outside the Altamira prison Thursday. State officials declined to discuss the riot in more detail, which they said Wednesday was a battle between gangs waged with homemade knives.


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Want a new twist on an old favorite? Growing up, chocolate covered strawberries were my favorite dessert. Now that I'm a few years older and always looking for healthier options on desserts (other than Oreos, cause you just can't miss out on those), I decided to try making YOGURT covered strawberries. They are just as delicious and way more nutritious!
All you need to make this tasty snack is a carton of strawberries and your choice of yogurt.
I went with a mixed berry greek yogurt from yoplait. It's one of my favorites and fitting since I'm covering berries with it.
First, cover a baking sheet or plate with wax paper.
Then, you'll want to rinse the strawberries (always rinse your fruit before eating!) and then lightly dab them with a paper towel, because the yogurt will stick better when it's dry.
Once you've dried off the berries, dip each one at a time, into the yogurt container and make sure to get a nice thick, even coat on all of them.
Place each one on the wax papered baking sheet.
When you have finished dipping all of the berries, place them in the freezer for approximately 2-3 hours. After they've frozen, pop them off the wax paper and ENJOY! They are so delicious and flavorful! AND you don't have to feel guilty after eating them or ruin a good workout…that's my faovrite part.
You can do this with almost any type of fruit…blueberries, grapes, raspberries, even sliced up bananas would be great. Also, there are SO many different flavors and types of yogurt out there. Any combination would be fantastic. Experiment and see which is your favorite!


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In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I'll post what books I've received either by mailbox/library/store.
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Brooklyn Story by Suzanne Corso
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Let us take the Romans for example - most would associate Roman buildings as large masonry constructed villas, with painted plastered walls, mosaic floors and running water etc., because when a film or documentary about the Romans is broadcast, this is what is usually portrayed. It is difficult not to admire the skills and ingenuity of the Romans based upon the many wonderful examples of Roman buildings still in existence in the UK and around the world, however these larger masonry structures were inhabited primarily by the rich and powerful, and the reality was that most Romans lived in timber constructed buildings similar to the Celts who preceded them.
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The Anglo Saxons (c. 420AD to 700AD) and the Vikings (c. 700AD to 1000AD) who followed the Romans, made further use of the vast amount of available timber in the UK and began moving away from the familiar round houses and started to construct square and oblong shaped houses, with larger dwellings incorporating a small number of rooms. The Vikings started to increase the length of their houses to incorporate larger internal areas and these became know as 'longhouses'. Many Viking houses were also constructed partly below ground level and although this would require a high level of hand digging, it made the house much more comfortable when completed as it protected the internal environment from draft and cold, particularly in the often harsh weather conditions in the depths of winter.
The Medieval Period followed the Viking occupation of the UK, this period in history famously started following the Battle of Hastings in 1066 (Norman King Harold, arrow in the eye and the bayeux tapestry and all that!) and lasted to c.1500 AD. In the early part of the Medieval Period, timber was used to construct houses, but more closely followed the square oblong shape of the Anglo Saxons, rather than the Viking longhouses. As the Medieval period developed timber frame construction evolved, with the main structure of the building being completed and then the walls would be infilled around the frame with a technique know as 'wattle and daub'. This was a method of weaving small branches between parts of the timber frame and then 'plastering' onto the weaved branches a mixture of clay, horse hair and sometimes horse dung!, with water, This could be smoothed when wet and when it dried out it provided an effective wall finish that would be reasonably weather tight. The short video below gives an example of wattle and daub construction.
There are many wonderful examples of medieval buildings in the UK, where the timber frame construction can be seen. Large timber members fixed together with a combination of timber joints and timber pegs allowed construction to be much larger and bolder. Houses started to incorporate timber framed windows and pitched roofs that commenced mainly as thatch, but eventually incorporated a clay tiled finish.
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In conclusion, timber has proved itself to be an adaptable and flexible material throughout history, and with the ability to replenish the wood that we use, there is nothing to suggest that its popularity will wane. On the flip side, timber is also vulnerable in certain conditions to decay and this needs to be carefully considered when using timber in construction and when a building is in use and this is a topic I will cover in further detail in future postings.
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July 5, 2017
Caribbean Chicken Soup
from Chef Allan Gazaway
This soup is based on a foundation of a rich chicken stock created with Minor's® Natural Gluten Free Chicken Base, combined with authentic ingredients that intrigue the palate, and a dollop of crema flavored with Fire Roasted Jalapeno Flavor Concentrate to give that traditional island kick of spice.
2 lbs Chicken, roasted, diced
1 gal + 1 cup Water
4 oz Minors Natural Gluten Free Chicken Base 6x1lb
1 Tbsp Minors Roasted Garlic Flavor Concentrate 6x1lb
2 tsp Ginger, minced
1 Tbsp Jalapeno, fresh, deveined, minced
16 oz Tomatoes, diced in juice
2 cups Minors Culinary Cream 2x5lb
2 Tbsp Cilantro, fresh, coarse chopped
2 lb Sweet Potatoes, fresh, diced
1 cup Onions, white, diced
1/2 cup Oil, vegetable
12 oz Minors Dry Roux® 4x2.5lbs
Yield: 3 Gallons
1. Sauté onions in oil until translucent.
2. Add water, chicken base, roasted garlic flavor concentrate, ginger, jalapeno, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. 3. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender.
4. Combine Culinary Cream and Dry Roux, whisking together with one cup of water.
5. Add mixture to soup, bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes.
6. Cool, refrigerate and serve on steam table immediately.


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SOLON– Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 29, for the annual Solon Spotlight spaghetti dinner. The event will be held in the high school commons immediately before the Solon Musical Showcase concert. Spaghetti, salad, bread, drink and dessert will be available for $8 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under. Serving times are 4:45 until 7 p.m. Diners will enjoy pre-concert entertainment by the high school jazz bands, jazz choirs and the middle school show choir. Starting at 7:30 p.m.
DES MOINES– State auditor David A. Vaudt released an audit report on the City of Solon.
The City's receipts totaled $4,600,911 for the year ended June 30, 2011. The receipts included $621,928 in property tax, $461,225 from tax increment financing, $983,547 from charges for service, $383,553 from operating grants, contributions and restricted interest, $142,847 from local option sales tax, $19,903 from unrestricted interest on investments, $1,958,359 from bond proceeds and $29,549 from other general receipts.
The Optimist Club of Solon will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt Sunday, April 1, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the west end of the Solon Recreation and Nature Area (SRNA). The event is for children of all ages.
The Solon United Methodist Church is holding a "Living Last Supper" performance on Sunday, April 1, at the Solon Middle School auditorium. Music begins at 6:30 p.m. and the performance starts at 7 p.m. There will be no admission fee, however a free will donation will be taken. Proceeds will go to the Solon Habitat for Humanity Project. You may also bring canned food donations that will go to the Solon Food Pantry. Thank you in advance for your contributions and support.
SOLON– Spartan youth tackle football registration is scheduled from 6 until 7 p.m. on Monday, April 2, at the Solon Middle School cafeteria. There will be a brief parent meeting and question and answer session, followed by registration. Students entering fifth and sixth grades in the fall are eligible. For more information, contact Brad Gunnells at firstname.lastname@example.com or 319-631-4010; or Brett Arduser at email@example.com or 319-331-8120.
SOLON– The Solon American Legion Riders will be hosting their annual Palm Sunday breakfast on April 1. The all-you-can-eat menu consists of eggs cooked to order, pancakes, hash browns, bacon, sausage links, biscuits and gravy, orange juice, coffee and milk. Adults $7; kids 5-12 $4; under 5 free.
NORTH LIBERTY– The Spartan trapshooting team will hold a can drive at the North Liberty American Legion Club 76 on Saturday, March 31, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the 2012 spring competition.
For information, contact Scott Rath at 319-626-6809; Don Evans at 319-329-3405; Dan Fuhrmeister at 319-321-7912; Al Ziskovsky at 319-350-5362; or Gerald Chaloupka at 319-624-2825.
IOWA CITY– A district court judge has ruled that Coralville may proceed with a multi-million dollar economic development deal, at least for now.
Plaintiffs in a March 1 petition had asked the court for a temporary injunction to halt the City of Coralville's proposed land sale to Von Maur department store. The deal would give Von Maur an estimated $14 million in incentives to relocate from Sycamore Mall to Coralville's Iowa River Landing (IRL) area, paid for through Tax Increment Financing (TIF).
SOLON– An ordinance revision to seasonally restrict the burning of landscape waste will come before the Solon City Council at an April 4 meeting.
Council members last week endorsed a proposal limiting burning to three days a week between April 1 through May 25 and Oct. 1 through Nov. 25. If adopted by the council, residents would be allowed to burn plant material generated on their property on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. during those periods.
And that may be as far as it goes, at least for a while.
SOLON– Crayons that talk, monkeys working in a smoothie shop, and bottles of soda that can't get along with cans from another pop machine.
Whirl them all together and you've got "The Very Best Me," an original musical comedy with a message performed by the Old Creamery Theatre for Young Audiences' touring cast.
Students at Lakeview Elementary were again treated to one of the troupe's 2012 performances last week.


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Mark your Calendars! I will be there selling my wares!
17th ANNUAL!!
This event is SPONSORED BY: SONOMA COUNTY FIBERTRAILS
When: SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014
Hours: 10 AM TO 4 PM
Where: HESSEL GRANGE
Dear hand spinners, knitters, fiber producers, and vendors,
We invite you to participate in Spinners' Day on the Farm. This event is intended to promote, showcase, and sell fiber, fiber arts, and related crafts, produced by the members of Sonoma County Fibertrails and other vendors.
Hessel Grange offers it's shady picnic grounds in a rural setting, for our use.
Come, relax, spin, visit, eat, and buy from a wonderful array of fiber, yarns, tools, supplies, artwork, and other supplies.
A potluck lunch will be shared, Please bring a dish, your own cutlery, plate, and beverages (no alcohol, please).
Fibers ** roving ** yarn ** dyes ** sheepskins ** spinning & weaving equipment
A great raffle with lots of items donated by your vendors will also be held. If you want to further support us and please your friends, bring something to donate to the silent auction/raffle yourself.
Demonstrations and other learning opportunities will occur during the day.
Directions: From Hwy 101 take the 116 exit (at Cotati) and go west towards Sebastopol.
For information contact JoAnn at (707)874-3374/ firstname.lastname@example.com
I always come back from this fair with a nice fleece from one of the vendors and I get to see amazing spinning wheels!


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Among the people I'm inviting to watch @HairsprayLive! on Wednesday (8-11 p.m. Dec. 7 on NBC) are three Millennials who are attached to their phones 24/7. Two are regular theatergoers and the third saw her first Broadway musical last summer.
What I really want to see is how they react to the extras: the "pre-game" show, the Facebook Live aspect, video of "Hairspray" parties around the country for both this website for use as SEO and TheaterCues.com, the fun blog of my life.
How will the Millennials, generally those born between 1976-1996, and the "oldsters," those born before there was an internet, react to seeing Darren Criss' multi-platform involvement. If you want to get the attention of young social-media savvy kids as well as people over 40 to buy your services/products, etc., you will have a front row seat for a nationwide event and learn tips to reach local, regional, or nationwide buyers yourself.
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Selecting qualified applicants to rent your invest home is one of the toughest challenges all owners/managers face and while no applicants are without risk, it is our goal to minimize that risk. At Infinity we utilize a standard set of screening criteria that meets fair housing laws and provides the necessary information about a prospective resident and their ability to perform under the lease agreements terms and conditions for each asset. We understand that resident selection is probably one of the most important services we provide, that is why we provide our owners with a copy of the screening criteria that will be used to qualify applicants and if requested, we will review applicants with our owners and make recommendations based on our findings, in other words, we will work together as a team.
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"On those days when we feel a little out of tune, a little less than what we think we see or hear in others, I would ask us, especially the youth of the Church, to remember it is by divine design that not all the voices in God's choir are the same. It takes variety—sopranos and altos, baritones and basses—to make rich music. To borrow a line quoted in the cheery correspondence of two remarkable Latter-day Saint women, "All God's critters got a place in the choir.""
—Jeffrey R. Holland, "Songs Sung and Unsung"
Topics: Diversity
"Brothers and sisters, dear friends, we need your unique talents and perspectives. The diversity of persons and peoples all around the globe is a strength of this Church."
—Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Come, Join with Us"
Topics: Service, Talents, Diversity


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As soon as I opened the box, I got a HUGE whiff of PEANUT BUTTER!!! (Totally Matt-style!)
My friend Matt at Run, Live and Enjoy sent me a whole box of goodies, including: Justin's nut-butter packets, Kashi pilaf, Kashi bars (Pumpkin Pie & soft-baked Apple Spice), Kashi Chewy bar, Larabar, Blueberry-Almond granola, Clif Shot Blocks, Running Times magazine &…
^PB Blondies (look at that HUGE chunk of PB on the 2nd picture!!!) I left it in the baggie because, well, it's MINE (muahahaha!!!) & I already shared enough… Apparently, he was inspired by no other than Veggie Girl, but with the gluten! These are SoOoO divine– THANKS, MATT!!!
If you haven't checked out Matt's blog, you should!!! He's a (very) active college student who eats well & runs even better! And… he's pretty cool!
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He (Jasper!) climbed up on my mom's shoulders to try to get protection from the big-bad vacuum cleaner!!!


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Toyota Recalls 2.2 Million More Vehicles for Unintended Acceleration Problems
This latest voluntary recall adds vehicles not included in previous callbacks "to address the potential for unsecured or incompatible floor mat entrapment of the accelerator pedal," the automaker said Thursday in a written statement. Those include more than 600,000 2009 4-Runner sport-utility vehicles; about 17,000 Lexus LX 570s from the 2008 to 2011 model years; and about 761,000 RAV4 compact SUVs from the 2006 to 2010 model years.
The world's largest automaker also said it is recalling 20,000 GS 300 and GS 350 all-wheel-drive vehicles from the 2006 and early 2007 model years to to modify the shape of a plastic pad embedded in the driver's side floor carpet.
Additionally, Toyota said it was recalling about 372,000 Lexus RX 330, RX 350 and and RX 400h (hybrid) models from the 2004 to early 2007 model years, along with 397,000 Highlander and Highlander HV vehicles from 2004 through 2006 to replace driver's side floor mats and two accompanying retention clips.
Should one of the retention clips be installed improperly, the mat could interfere with part of the gas pedal and possibly cause the accelerator to become stuck in an open-throttle position, causing the vehicle to accelerate unexpectedly.
Toyota said it will begin advising owners of the affected vehicles by mail as soon as early March. Owners of affected vehicles can call Toyota at (800) 331-4331 or Lexus at (800) 255-3987.
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Gary Barlow has admitted Take That finally feel "settled" after some "tricky" lineup changes, and he suggested it might be more difficult for the fans that it is for them. The 'Greatest Day' hitmakers – which currently consist of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen – recently reunited with former bandmate Robbie Williams for the 'X Factor' final, while Jason Orange hasn't been part of the lineup since 2014.
Admitting it might be more confusing for the fans rather than the group themselves, Gary told ES magazine: "It's a very tricky thing, this whole four, three, five thing, for everyone except for us. "We've settled. Take That is a three-piece. That's it, full stop. But it was brilliant to see Rob, who's in the best shape I've seen him in years."
The singer also suggested the band's upcoming tour in 2019 will mark the end of "chapter two" of their career so far.
He explained: "I think it's a farewell to this period. "We've definitely seen the Nineties as stage one and this is chapter two and [the tour] is definitely the end of chapter two and it's lovely that it is. It's then quite exciting to think what happens next.'
The trio aren't seeing it as a sad time, with Gary insisting they have the potential to enjoy the longevity of acts like the Rolling Stones. He added: "Absolutely, definitely we could. If we have the appetite or it. Donald agreed: "It's not going to be emotional for me, because I believe there's going to be more."
Meanwhile, Robbie has suggested he would rejoin with his friends again in the future if he's in the same place as them during their upcoming tour. Robbie – who also recently performed with Take That at the gala night of 'The Band' musical in London's Theatre Royal Haymarket – previously said: "As long as we stay healthy, I'm sure there'll be another moment where we all get together. "Maybe we can coax Jason [Orange] back, who knows? We shall have to see. But definitely, definitely in the future. We will all ride again.
"Next year when the boys are on tour, I'm on tour too. If we're in the same place at the same time, there's an open mic at my gig. I'm sure there's an open mic at theirs too."


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The beginning of this drill is straightforward and easy; it gets more difficult in the subsequent drills.
The only thing that may lead to confusion amongst players is the line-of-sight to the poles. This is a part of the drill; the players start simultaneously.
We need two goals, placed at a sufficient distance from each other, because shots on goal will be taken from both sides.
The exercise field is split down the middle by three poles, which are set up with at least two meters between them. A group should be positioned on the left and right, at the edge of the field. In the best-case scenario, every player would have a ball. The positions are chosen as such that, depending on the side, the players must dribble between the poles in order to take a shot on goal.
- Play and dribble through the pole goals from the other side; this ensures the shot is taken with the left foot.
- Push for increased speed
Category: Advanced training, children's training, youth training, seniors
Minimum group size: 4 + 2 goalies
Maximum group size: 12 + 2 goalies
Materials required: Enough balls, 2 ground markings, three slalom poles, two goals
Field size: According to group's ability
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Title: The Winner's Crime (2015)
Series: The Winner's Trilogy – Book 2
Author: Marie Rutkoski
Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Fantasy
Extent: 416 pages
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Rating: ★★★★☆
Goodreads Description
The engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria's crown prince means one celebration after another. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement… if she could only trust him. Yet can she even trust herself? For—unknown to Arin—Kestrel is becoming a skilled practitioner of deceit: an anonymous spy passing information to Herran, and close to uncovering a shocking secret.
As Arin enlists dangerous allies in the struggle to keep his country's freedom, he can't fight the suspicion that Kestrel knows more than she shows. In the end, it might not be a dagger in the dark that cuts him open, but the truth. And when that happens, Kestrel and Arin learn just how much their crimes will cost them.
I picked up The Winner's Crime right after finishing The Winner's Curse (thank god for e-books), and… what do you know, tensions are thicker, stakes are higher, our characters more developed. This review contains spoilers for the first book, so please turn back if you haven't read that yet and plan to. 🙂
The story picks up right at the end of The Winner's Curse, where Kestrel is living in court as the future Empress, engaged to the Emperor's son and navigating life as pretty much a prisoner: one wrong step and she'll likely be dead. Meanwhile, Arin is facing struggles as the Herran leader — his people are starving, crops are dying, and the taxes are killing whatever money they could make. It's only when Kestrel invites Arin for her engagement party that the two finally meet.
Seeing as our leads are in separate places for most of the book, you'd think there's less romance, but what's in place is a lot (and I mean a lot) of pining for one another. I think this is where the book dips for me — it's already extremely clear that these two really miss each other and can't be together given their positions in life, and after a while, the angst loses its impact on me. It's tedious, it's unnecessary, and it made the pacing sluggish.
"Like she had broken her own heart. Kestrel felt the pieces of her heart suddenly, as if love had been an object, something as frail as a bird's egg, its shell an impossible cloudy pink. She saw the shock of its bloody yolk. She felt the shards of shell pricking her throat and lungs."
Secondly, I already didn't like Arin in Curse, and unfortunately my opinion of him lowered with this book. I found him broodier than before, more reckless, more quick to anger. It frustrated me that when Kestrel was doing her best and using her smarts to navigate the perilous situation she was now in, Arin simply ignored it all and pushed her boundaries — the boundaries she had set to save them both.
Kestrel, meanwhile, is as great as she was in the first book: cunning, manipulative, a brilliant strategist… except with a darker edge this time, as she was planning on a wider scale, with higher stakes. Her love for Arin, however, made her reckless — she did a number of quite stupid things in the name of romance, and I was often more frustrated than touched by these actions.
He said, "How can the inconsequence of your life not shame you?"
He said, "How do you not feel empty?"
I do, she thought as she pushed through the library doors and let them thud behind her. I do.
Some of the secondary characters shone more in this book than the previous one. A new face to the cast is Kestrel's fiance, Prince Verex, who I really liked. At first he came across as standoffish, but he actually has a good heart. Kestrel's father also made an appearance and played a bigger, more important role this time — I still loved his relationship with Kestrel and enjoyed reading about their clashing positions and personal desires.
The Winner's Crime contains more political intrigue and warfare than the previous book. Rutkoski has obviously done a lot of research on war strategies and included many interesting ones in this story and to me, this is where the story really shines and becomes truly unique, different than other YA fiction out there.
The world-building is also still solid and now includes the Dracan — yet another race, another kingdom, involved in this political war. I love how they were contrasted against the Herrani and the Valorian; for example, unlike the Herrani (who burn their dead) and the Valorian (who bury their dead), the Dracan carve their dead into stone. These little details make the setting that much more vivid in my mind.
"I'm going to miss you when I wake up," she whispered, because she realized that she must have fallen asleep under the sun. Arin was too real for her imagination. He was a dream.
"Don't wake up," he said.
At the heart of it, The Winner's Crime was a captivating, thrilling read. I still feel like the romance stole the spotlight more often than it should, but Rutkoski's writing style is as elegant and beautiful as always, and it was a delight to see the plot take a nastier, darker turn. 😛


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Sharon Moloney of member group Opal Flutes explains how teaming up with another group gave them an opportunity to experience repertoire that would otherwise be off-limits.
Our group is made up entirely of flutes, but listening to an entire concert of flute choir music can get a bit boring for the audience as there is not much variety in the sound. We also thought it would be nice to have a 'guest group' to share our concert as that meant less repertoire for us to learn, and therefore less pressure on us. We also wanted to expose ourselves to new audiences. Another group that we know makes a habit of having a 'guest spot' in their concerts for another small group of musicians, so we decided to adapt the same format.
The challenge
Our concert had a specific theme, so we wanted any group we invited to join us to fit into that. We also wanted to find a group that would make a nice contrast to flutes (so other woodwind instruments were out). Other than that, we simply wanted to put on an enjoyable concert to our usual high standard, and maybe make some new contacts in our community.
What we did
We were lucky in that we found a group to share the concert with naturally – I found out that my work colleague ran a choir in our local community and I asked her how she felt about a joint concert, and she was enthusiastic about the idea!
We decided that Opal Flutes would be the main attraction and the choir, Peckham Rye Sings, would be the guest spot for 10 mins in each half, with a joint number at the end. Opal Flutes already had a theme 'Somewhere Beyond the Sea' and the repertoire planned, so the choir just needed to choose suitable repertoire that fitted in with that. Our main struggle was finding a suitable song for the joint finale – in the end I asked the opposite MD to choose a song for the choir to sing, let me have a copy of it and I would arrange the accompaniment for flutes.
We were helped by the fact that myself and the opposite MD work together in our day jobs, so we were able to keep communications open and talk often about the project. However in reality there was not much to sort out – Opal Flutes ran it as one of their own concerts, and all the choir had to do was turn up and sing. We agreed to rehearse the joint number on the day – we felt as MDs that we both knew it well enough and that it would be easy enough to put together on the day without any prior rehearsal.
The results
The concert was musically a great success, though we would have liked to have a bigger audience – there was no noticeable increase in audience size despite the choir being there. The joint number was a lot of fun, and worked well – we would have liked another opportunity to perform it. The joy of sharing the concert meant both groups were exposed to new repertoire and gained an appreciation of each other's contribution, and the audience appreciated the variety of having two different groups.
I was particularly pleased when the choir's MD reported back to me after the concert that lots of her choir members had been enthusiastic about dusting off old instruments and learning to play them again, as a result of hearing the flute choir perform.
Opal Flutes are very keen to do joint concerts again, so we will seriously consider doing so at some point in the future, using the same format.
What we learnt
I highly recommend a joint number if you are going to share a concert with another group – it's great to work with others, and experience different sounds as part of your own music making, as well as adding variety to a concert. In our case, it allowed us to experience a particular song that we would not otherwise have come across.
One thing I wish I had done was to get someone to stand at the back to check the balance of the joint number – no-one was available to do this in the rehearsal, and feedback from the audience suggested that they had been unable to hear the flute accompaniment over the choir during the performance (whereas we were worried we were being too loud and drowning them out!). So definitely make sure you balance-check everything, even if you think you don't have time to.
Finally, keep the lines of communication open, and be very clear about who takes the lead in planning the event. In our case we specified the host/guest relationship from the start and that worked well for us.
Get more tips on collaborating with other groups in our guidance on ensuring successful collaborations and on creating a collaboration agreement.
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That's what my friend Andrea said when she first told me about the fundraiser event that she is helping to organize for us. Because she knew I'd say no.
I've been lucky enough to find myself surrounded with people who are very kind. We've received meals and gifts and messages and just so much support and sometimes I wonder what we did to earn such wonderful friends and how I can ever possibly thank them properly.
So I have been ordered to accept help and not feel douche-y and basically just, ya know, relax and shit. And I'm trying but I blame you guys if I end up pregnant from all this relaxing. HA!
Andrea has asked to post something about The Event on my blog. Here's what she has to say:
When you consider someone a friend - and something unimaginable happens to them - as friends we want to help.
We want to do SOMETHING.
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"Promoting the Economic Self-Sufficiency and Self-Determination of American Indians and Native Americans since 1974"
Statement of Principles:
Raise the voice of all Native People through advocacy at all levels of influence, establish channels of communications, and response protocols to issues of importance that benefit Native Nations and Native populations directly and indirectly.
Promote issues of importance to all Native Nations who collectively support and are responding to matters that will affect their communities and their people, their land and natural resources, and their self-governance.
Support the two federally recognized Tribal Nations in the State of Florida on issues, policies and law, which are important for their sovereign self-governance and self-determination for their people.
Promote the two federally recognized Tribal Nations in Florida, Native owned businesses and Native people in their pursuit for achieving economic self-sufficiency through reservation economic and community development, acquisitions, entrepreneurship, education and training as determined by Tribes and Native population.
Promote the profile and prominence of the Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc. to national recognition for their voice and influence in Indian Country.
Purpose of the Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc.
The Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc. is organized for the purpose of being an advocate and advisory body to the Governor's Office, the State of Florida Agencies on matters of policies, law and services to Native American Population in the State of Florida. Further, advocacy on behalf of Native American Population to federal level, and all levels of external organizations impacting their interest and rights.
FGCIA, Inc. has been in operation since its establishment in 1974. The FGCIA, INC. is a private not-for-profit 501(C)(3) organization. Since its inception, organization, and operation, the FGCIA, INC. has been providing public education at all levels to institutions, organizations, and groups. In addition, The FGCIA, INC. is engaged in providing technical assistance for the educational, economic, social, and cultural advancement of the federally recognized Indian Tribes and their members within the State of Florida
In order to further achieve the stated "Mission, Principles, and Purpose" for the Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc. the organization will need to view the challenges beyond its limited impact and influence of the past and begin to view "Indian Country" on a global scale. Meaning the Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc. is or should be an important influence in local, regional, and national affairs impacting Native Americans and be active partner with all other regional and national Native American and Tribal organizations working towards the same goals. The goals are to benefit Tribal and Native American individuals gain economic, political, social and cultural advancement in this State and the broader society of the United States.
There are constant threats to Tribal sovereignty, natural resources, and trust rights of all Native Tribes. As a result of these threats occurring, these attempts ultimately affects the rights of individual Native American population back home whether they reside on or off the set aside Trust Lands of Tribal Nations.
Constant struggles continue at the federal level which ultimately affects what happens at the state and local levels. Sovereignty is affected, economic self-sufficiency and self-determination is affected, social and cultural gains are affected, educational gains are affected. Therefore the Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc. is ready to stand with other Native Organizations and Native Tribes to support all levels of influence required in Indian Country.
Here are examples of the type of issues and activities in which the Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc. has been involved in throughout the years:
Provided information to the Governor's Office, the Cabinet, Legislators, and other decision makers on issues, which affect Native people in Florida.
Assisted in the development of rules promulgated for the implementation of Florida Statutes relating to or affecting Native Americans in Florida.
Assisted in the implementation of s. 285.16-18,F.S., which relates to Tribal/State engagement of government to government relations.
Shared information and provide technical assistance regarding Native Americans in Florida to federal, state, and local agencies, all levels of educational institutions, Native American organizations and individuals, external interest groups, civic organizations, and tourism.
Have been awarded every year and managed the Dept. of Labor Native American employment and training services grant since 1976.
Assisted in the development of the Governor's policy regarding recognizing groups as "Indian Tribes" in the State of Florida.
Assisted in the development of cooperative agreements between state agencies and the Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes.
Developed and implemented the Florida Indian Youth Program starting in 1980. The program is designed to encourage high school graduation and higher learning goals for Native American Youth.
The "Council" maintains contact and stays abreast of activities of statewide or regional committees of various interest. They include Domestic Violence issues, sexual violence, Health services and health insurance issues like Florida Kid Care program, education, and child welfare issues.
Native American Veterans issues are being explored and addressed.
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Beyond cricket
The idea was to get into a sport that had a low cost of entry
The idea was to get into a sport that had a low cost of entry. That is how Star Sports zeroed in on kabaddi. It is played all over the country with about 3,000 clubs. And it needs no gear. But it took a year in planning because, "nobody could produce it. So we had to bring in people who had done contact sports, knew the camera work needed, train the commentators," says Sanjay Gupta, COO, Star India. The result has been staggering — Star Sports Pro Kabaddi got roughly half the average viewership that the Indian Premier League, India's biggest sporting event, got earlier this year on Sony.
Wanting more: Star Sports Pro-Kabaddi or FIFA 2014 are simple reminders that there are audiences and markets that want something beyond cricket. The big broadcasters are now putting serious money into them. Will the ad money follow?
Star Sports Pro-Kabaddi League however did not make money. And it probably won't for at least another three years, say sources at Star. Nevertheless, the broadcaster is going ahead with its investment in the Hero Indian Super League, a football series.
Sony, which owns the rights to the IPL, is spending pots of money on football, wrestling and basketball. When it got the US National Basketball Association's rights three years ago, the feeling was that basketball may not be very popular in India. But viewership has risen from 14 million to 50 million over the last two years. The total viewership for basketball now stands at 89 million people. NP Singh, CEO, Multi-Screen Media (Sony) says that research done a couple of years ago showed clearly that young people were following many other sports online. Sony then zeroed in on a few of them to drive viewership to its sports channels. Ten Sports uses a lot of wrestling, football and other sports to do the same.
In a country which doesn't have a sports culture and where 90 per cent of the viewership and money goes to cricket, this is perhaps one of the most heartening trends on television. The entry of big broadcasters into a sport invariably pushes the ecosystem towards better facilities, training and production quality.
For those of you cribbing about the quality of football on the ISL remember you are used to international football, which is very popular in India. At last count, the sport had an average viewership of 215 million. The ISL perhaps signifies the first few steps to get domestic football going. IMG-Reliance which owns ISL has a clause that team owners have to invest a percentage of revenues into improving facilities. What ISL has done in its year one, is make eight quality football grounds available to players.
Unless a game develops on home ground and is played by many in the audience, like cricket, the chances of its managing to make the transition from being a viewership magnet to being a revenue earner are lower. The investment into football locally and its popularity should eventually make it a cricket-sized sport in India too. You can see some evidence of that in the number of neighbourhood clubs and coaching facilities now available for football.
Similarly Star's interest in kabaddi or Sony's in basketball will mean the rise and prosperity of several hundred clubs across the country. What they are doing is helping expand the market — and in the process getting a share of a rising viewership and hopefully advertising.
And that brings me to the tricky part. Can other sports make the leap from something you see because it is a good sport to something that you play or encourage your kid to play? Or something that you pay to watch, like cricket.
K. Satyanarayana, senior vice president at R K Swamy Media Group, reckons that if a sport has glamour - like cricket — it could happen. In cricket you could become a star overnight. That is because big money chases it. But till big money starts chasing kabaddi or football, they will not become glamorous. Chicken and egg that one.
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'Questions and Answers' with Steven Pressfield
Author of the Battle of Thermopylae classic
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Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield's book 'The Gates of Fire' has done more than any other to bring awareness to the Battle of Thermopylae and the legendary warriors collectively known as the
300 Spartans. As an indication of its popularity, this book has been embraced by hundreds of thousands of readers, many of whom were previously unaware of one of ancient history's most celebrated battles. As a testament to its historical accuracy and glorification of their ancestors, the city of Sparta bestowed upon S.P. the title of
'Honorary Citizen of Sparta'
I had the honor and privilege of interviewing Steven Pressfield about his latest 'Killing Rommel' and the Battle of Thermopylae classic 'Gates of Fire' which can be read below.
JT: Your latest, 'Killing Rommel', takes place a decade or so later than the 'Legend of Bagger Vance', while several of your other books such as 'Gates of Fire', 'The Afghan Campaign', 'Virtues of War' and 'Tides of War' take place over two millenia earlier. When you write about the characters and events during these two very different time periods, is your approach to researching your subject matter treated any differently?
SP: You can actually cheat a little on the ancient stuff, just because no one can check up on you. That doesn't mean I don't do exhaustive research. I do. But many facts about the ancient world, philosophical and personal as well as historical, have been lost over time. For Sparta in particular, we know practically nothing. The fiction writer has to beam himself back on wings of imagination. As an example, no one living today (or for the past two thousand years) has witnessed a hoplite battle, let alone actually fought in one. So all the writer can do is trust the Muse and use his imagination, extrapolating from what he knows about human nature and human conflict in our contemporary age.
With more nearly contemporary books like "Killing Rommel," the situation is completely different. Because there are many people still living who WERE THERE and know exactly how it all went down, not to mention many, many contemporary people who are the children or wives of men who were there, or are amateur historians or even professional historians who have made a specialty of the WWII period. So you can't cheat, you have to get it right. In a way the existence of so many individuals who possess a living memory of events is a treasure trove for a writer, because you can actually talk to people who were there and who can tell it like it was. You can ask them extremely nuanced questions, right down to what songs were you listening to then and what exactly was the feeling at that time, when Hitler invaded Poland or when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor? Was it like we read in history books or was it something else? I worked like hell to research "Rommel." If you look in the Acknowledgments section in back, I thank a bunch of people, including half a dozen who helped me exclusively with military matters and British/English slang, usage, historical reality. And I still got plenty wrong, including one huge gaffe (corrected now) that I won't even tell you about because it might affect your enjoyment of the book. It's hard! Here's one seemingly silly example: sex. In an early draft of "Killing Rommel," I had our protagonist, Chap, sleeping with his bride-to-be, Rose, in a fairly casual mannner. Not "on-screen" but just remarked upon. But the more I talked to people who had been young adults in that era, the more I realized how much more chaste everything was "back in the day." The Sexual Revolution hadn't happened yet; it was a whole other world. The final brick in the wall was talking to my 90-year-old uncle, Charlie Moses, who fought in North Africa and was courting my dear aunt Peggy at the time, the early 40s. "Were you and Peggy sleeping together?" I asked. He laughed. "No way!" So I cut all mention of pre-marital sex.
Another boon, research-wise, in working closer to contemporary times is the wealth of primary-source historical material available. For Sparta, you have next to nothing. For North Africa, you need a truck to cart it all home. I was able to contact the British National Archives in London, online, and have them photocopy for me and mail to me about twenty pounds of original material, including xerox copies of the actual combat reports filed by patrol commanders of the Long Range Desert Group in the actual months I was writing about. In fact one of the things that was most fun about the experience was that I was able to mail to New Zealand, to the Rev. Warner Wilder who's the son of Capt. Nick Wilder (one of the great real-life heroes of the Long Range Desert Group), a copy of the actual combat report where his Dad discovered "Wilder's Gap," a pass through the mountains in Tunisia, by which Montgomery was able to outflank Rommel and strike the decisive blow that led to the defeat of Panzerarmee Afrika a few months later. Rev. Wilder had never seen this report, or even known that it existed. So that really made me feel good to be able to send it to him and to the whole Wilder family.
JT: There seems to be a parallel between the LRDG (Long Range Desert Group) in 'Killing Rommel' and the 300 Spartans in 'Gates of Fire' as they are both elite groups fighting against a much larger force. What is about these groups that you think your readers find so fascinating?
SP: Small groups? I think everyone loves a heroic underdog. David and Goliath stories are always inspiring because we all feel overmatched in our lives, fighting internal and external demons. However for the Long Range Desert Group, I wasn't even thinking about that ... I just fell in love with the name. The Long Range Desert Group. I think it was the "Long Range" that got me. I just thought it was the coolest name I'd ever heard. If I had been around then, I would have moved heaven and earth to volunteer and stopped at nothing to get in.
JT: Usually the nemeses in many books are portrayed in an unfavorable light, however, Erwin Rommel and Xerxes the Great in 'Killing Rommel' and 'Gates of Fire', respectively, are depicted much more positively than your contemporaries' versions. Do you think that providing a much more balanced account of these leaders has contributed to the popularity of your books?
SP: Robert McKee is one of the great teachers of writing, if you ask me. Full disclosure: he's a good friend. One of his tenets is that the writer should know the world of his creation (novel, record album, painting, play) as thoroughly as God knows this one. He also says that the villains are often the most interesting characters in the piece. I agree completely. I love my villains. This only makes sense because the villain, i.e. the antagonist, represents the counter-theme, the opposite of the theme. Some of the greatest speeches in literature or movies are villains' speeches. Did you ever seen Gunga Din? The speech that 'the guru' makes to Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks and Victor McLagen is absolutely fantastic. As a writer you know when you've gotten the villain right when he makes the case for his point -- and it's completely convincing. One note here: Rommel is not the villain of "Killing Rommel." The trick that the book is playing on the reader is making him THINK that Rommel is the antagonist -- he is, after all, the enemy ... the guy we're trying to kill -- and then turning the tables at the end. We realize that Rommel does not embody the counter-theme, opposing chivalry and honor; he embodies the theme, demonstrating in his own person chivalry and honor. Xerxes in "Gates of Fire" was the villain. One way to look at that book is as a story of two kings, the Good King and the Bad King -- Leonidas and Xerxes. There are a number of passages in the book that contrast the two, one kind down in the dirt with his soldiers, so much like them that a messenger from the Persians mistakes him for a common infantryman ... and the other, watching from afar on a golden throne. But even Xerxes, in my view, isn't "bad." He simply represents a different view of human life -- and give him credit, he DOES change through the course of the story; he experiences remorse and regret, shame over acts he has committed. He exits the stage a chastened man.
JT: What was the genesis of 'Gates of Fire'? In other words, when did the Muses say to you, "Steve, this would make a great idea for a book?"
SP: I had been a B-level screenwriter for about ten years; my career was ending (as it does in Hollywood the instant you get grey hair) just when I wrote "The Legend of Bagger Vance." That was my first published book. Suddenly I had a new career, just as my old one was tanking. But what could I do for a second book? I had no idea.
I've always been a buff for Greek history. I'd been reading and re-reading Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato for years -- never imagining I would every attempt to write anything on that subject. I was reading Herodotus, just for fun, when I came to the passage about Thermopylae, specifically the speech by Dienekes at the Hot Gates when the "stranger from Trachis" races up in a freaked-out state to the Spartan defensive position, telling all the warriors (who have not seen a single Persian yet and have no idea what they even look like) that he has just seen the army of Persia and that its multitudes are so vast that when the archers fire their arrows, the mass of the volley blocks out the sun ... and Dienekes coolly responds, "Good, then we'll have our battle in the shade."
Across 2500 years, I could see Dienekes. I knew exactly who he was and I understood completely what he was doing -- his wit, his courage, his leadership. I knew men like that from my own experience in the Marine Corps. I thought that, just like U.S. Marines, Spartans have historically gotten a bad rap; they've been portrayed as bullies and brutes, mindlessly militaristic, etc. while all the glory of Greece has been bestowed on Athens. I thought: Why not tell a story from the Spartan side, show their sense of humor, their warrior virtues -- but from a human and personal perspective.
When I started, I believed completely that no one would be interested in the story except me. I had no contract, no book deal. Americans, I thought, have no interest in stories about any country but their own. No one can even spell Thermopylae, let alone pronounce it, and certainly only one person in fifty has heard of it. But I was seized. I had to do it. The original manuscript was 800 pages long. My agent made me cut 300 before he would submit it. No publisher wanted it. Finally my movie-biz manager, Rich Silverman, had a brainstorm: he planted a two-sentence blurb in one of the columns about screenwriters who have also written novels. The blurb mentioned "Gates" (then titled "Thermopylae") and gave a ten-word synopsis. Sure enough, an editor at Doubleday named Shawn Coyne saw it and called me. We hit it off instantly and the book was published. I was amazed that people were interested. And delighted when I learned (a couple of years later) that the book had become something like required reading in the Marine Corps. The icing on the cake was when the book zoomed instantly to #1 in Greece. I was sure that real Greeks would HATE having an American tell one of their classic stories. But they didn't, they loved it. Or maybe it's just my outstanding Greek translator, Vassiliki Kokkinou.
JT: By now, we're familiar with the success of '300' and how it was made for the relatively small budget of $60-$70 million. There are those that say since the Battle of Thermopylae has been told via '300', there is no need for another rendition. However, the forums across the web concur that 'Gates' would have been their choice, therefore, many of the readers of your book would still love to see this movie made. Since movies about the same topic can coexist within a small time frame which was proven by 'Tombstone/Wyatt Earp' and more recently 'United 93/Flight 93/World Trade Center', is it possible that 'Gates of Fire' could be made for approximately the same amount of money using the same technology?
SP: One thing I've learned in my years in Tinseltown is that projects go forward (or don't go forward) almost always based on the participation of one or more key "elements." This is Hollwoodspeak for a power player -- a big star, a director, someone whose participation makes the financier feel confident enough to go forward. For example, if you've got Will Smith, you pretty much don't even need to read the script; it's a "go picture" just because he's in it. Which reminds me of an old Hollywood joke. A producer comes running in to a studio head. "I've got a fantastic idea for a movie!" "Oh yeah, what's it about?" "It's about a shirt." "A shirt?" "Yeah, Clark Gable is wearing the shirt." Studio head: "I love it!"
The bottom line re "Gates" is probably the same for every other project in Hollywood, now or ever: if a big enough "element" can become "attached," it'll get made. If not ...
T: Steve, there was a report in
Variety on September 2nd
which stated Universal is developing 'Gates of Fire' with a David Self script. Since '300' may have whet the appetite for a more realistic version of the Battle of Thermopylae, your readers have to wonder if there is any validity to this report, and if not, what do you think the chances are that it will ever be made for the big screen?
Alas, that David Self report is about eight years old, maybe more. When the book was first optioned by Universal (in 1998, I think), David Self was the "element." He was very hot as a writer then (and still is) and Universal felt that his participation was enough to "take the project to the next level", i.e. attracting a decisive element like a big star or a director. His work actually did attract Michael Mann (who is definitely an element) but "creative differences" reared their ugly head and the project sunk into Development Hell. Realistically, I think it's doomed to remain there, unless and until that magical "decisive element" appears. Ridley Scott, are you listening?
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Chef Mike Lata's spring version of pasta e fagioli, the Italian soup, uses fresh fava beans in place of borlotti or cannellini beans, along with meaty bits of bacon and a sprinkling of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. Spring Soup Recipes
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Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add the shelled fava beans and blanch until bright green, about 1 minute. Drain and peel the favas.
In a large saucepan, heat the 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the bacon and cook over moderate heat until starting to brown, about 4 minutes. Add the carrot, onion, garlic and rosemary and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the stock, cover and simmer over low heat until the carrot is tender, about 6 minutes.
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Regulatory Bills Dent LPL Profits Again
Regulatory costs once again took a bite out of LPL Financial's bottom line for its fiscal first quarter.
The giant independent broker-dealer reported a 4.6% year-over-year drop in net income for the period -- falling to about $51 million from $53 million for the year-ago period -- even as revenues edged up to $1.1 billion from $1.087 billion.
That 2% increase was driven in part by advisory revenue, which rose 4.5% year-over-year to $342 million.
Yet LPL also had $11 million in regulatory and legal bills during the first quarter, the company said in its earnings statement -- noting that it expected those costs to remain elevated through the rest of the year, but that it didn't anticipate costs to top those of this quarter.
LPL paid over $36 million in regulatory charges in 2014, about four times what it averaged in 2013 and 2012. CEO Mark Casady recently told Financial Planning that although the firm was still cleaning up "historical items," he expected the firm to wrap up its legal woes in 2015.
LPL Financial President Dan Arnold said on Thursday that most of this quarter's legal bills were associated with issues lingering from last year, and that management expects to return to normal levels in 2016.
"We think we've made great progress going through those items and we believe that will solve most of them this year," he says.
Arnold also says that the firm has been investing heavily in improving its risk management capabilities, and that management thinks that by year-end "we will be in a good place in completing much of that work."
The firm saw strong growth in its advisory and brokerage assets, which jumped 8.6% to reach $485 billion; of those, custodied assets rose 16.3% to almost $184 billion.
Those fee-based assets, Casady noted during a call with analysts, are "more profitable for LPL and for the advisor."
LPL's recruiting efforts also grew its advisor ranks, which stood at 14,098 at the quarter's end, up from 13,726 for the year-ago period. The firm has one of the largest advisor forces in the industry; by comparison, Merrill Lynch recently reported that had 14,085 advisors.
LPL's earnings per share dropped to $0.51 from $0.52 for the same period a year ago.
As during other recent earnings calls involving wealth management executives, analysts asked Casady repeatedly about how the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule proposal could affect LPL's business.
Casady said that the firm was still in the process of evaluating the proposed rule's impact, but he added that he was in favor of a new rule, as it would potentially create more transparency for the client.
He also added that he preferred that a single regulator issued and oversaw the rule.
"We effectively had a third regulator enter the discussion" -- with the Department of Labor joining SEC and FINRA -- "and by definition that will add costs to the industry and confusion to the investor," Casady said.
He also predicted more consolidation among LPL's smaller competitors, saying that these smaller wealth management firms do not have the scale to handle the higher regulatory costs to come.
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