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Dr. Josie Barnard SFHEA is a writer of theory, fiction and non-fiction. Her works include studies, novels, creative non-fiction and, as well as books, print and radio journalism. She has taught creative writing widely, including at Middlesex University, Goldsmiths and the Faber Academy. Key interests include how the 'digital turn' impacts writing and publishing, research that is represented by her new book 'The Multimodal Writer'. Her reserach into digital inclusion is represented by her new BBC Radio 4 programme, 'Digital Future: the New Underclass'.
Josie joined Middlesex University in September 2012. Centring on 'The Multimodal Writer', her research features specialist areas in employability, social media and digital inclusion. Josie is the author of five acclaimed Virago books, ranging from the novel 'Poker Face', which won the Betty Trask Award and was made into a Film Four short, to her work of creative non-fiction, 'The Book of Friendship', which was praised by Michèle Roberts as 'fascinating and discerning' (Observer). She has worked as an editor, including for Jonathan Cape, and as a journalist, writing features and reviews for newspapers and magazines including the Guardian, the Telegraph and the TLS. She has also produced/presented radio strands, features and prime-time programmes for the BBC. She has spoken at literary festivals including Cheltenham and Dartington. As well as her practice-based research, Josie's qualifications include the CTTLS teaching qualification and a PhD, 'The Multimodal Writer'. You can find out more about Josie on www.josiebarnard.com and follow her on Twitter: @josiebarnard
Doctoral students welcome in the following areas: creative writing; the pedagogy of creative writing; digital writing; multimodal writing; creative non-fiction; journalism.
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Doctoral students welcome in the following areas: creative writing; the pedagogy of creative writing; digital writing; multimodal writing; creative non-fiction; journalism.
Dr Barnard's practice-based research includes books and print and radio journalism for publishers including Virago, Penguin, the Guardian, the TLS and BBC Radio 4. For further information see www.josiebarnard.com.
Barnard, Josie (2019) Digital future: the new underclass. [Audio]
Barnard, Josie (2019) The multimodal writer: creative writing across genres and media. Macmillan International Higher Education / Red Globe, London. ISBN 9781137607911
Barnard, Josie (2019) Twitter and creative writing: generating an 'authentic' online voice. In: Twitter: Global Perspectives, Uses and Research Technique. Chiluwa, Innocent and Bouvier, Gwen , eds. Media and Communications – Technologies, Policies and Challenges . Nova Science Publishers, New York, pp. 191-214. ISBN 9781536153071
Barnard, Josie (2017) Testing possibilities: on negotiating writing practices in a 'postdigital' age (tools and methods). New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing , 14 (2). pp. 275-289. ISSN 1479-0726
Barnard, Josie (2016) Tweets as microfiction: on Twitter's live nature and 140 character limit as tools for developing storytelling skills. New Writing: the International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing , 13 (1). pp. 3-16. ISSN 1479-0726
Josie's funded practice-based research includes her books and radio programmes and her Film Four script, all integral to her research into 'The Multimodal Writer'.
As just a few examples of her research see:
Books (sole author):
'The Multimodal Writer: Creative Writing across Genres and Media' by Josie Barnard (theory); pub Macmillan/Red Globe Press, 2019; pp 182.
'The Book of Friendship' by Josie Barnard (creative non-fiction); pub. Virago, 2011; pp 338.
'The Pleasure Dome' by Josie Barnard (fiction); pub Virago; 2000; pp 230.
'Poker Face' by Josie Barnard (fiction); pub Virago; 1996; pp 174.
'The Virago Women's Guide to London' by Josie Barnard (travel); pub Virago; 1994; pp 389.
'The Virago Women's Guide to New York' by Josie Barnard (travel); pub Virago; 1993; pp 367.
Radio programmes:
(Presenter): 'Digital Future: the New Underclass', programme about digital exclusion; BBC Radio 4, 3rd & 9th Sept; dur. 28 mins.
(Producer): 'Give us a Job,' history of labour exchanges (presented by Michael Portillo); BBC Radio 4; 12 Sept 2009; dur. 27 mins.
(Producer): 'M1 Magic,' history of the M1 (presented by Juliet Gardiner); BBC Radio 4; 28 October 2009; dur. 27 mins.
(Producer): 'Meter Mad,' history of parking meters (presented by Jenny Éclair); BBC Radio 4; 9 August 2008; dur. 27 mins.
(Producer): 'The Telemark Heroes,' on the Norwegian Second World War Heroes of Telemark (presented by Julian Pettifer); BBC Radio 4; 15 May 2003; dur. 27 mins.
Josie is a member of the Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 'Digital Skills and Inclusion Research Working Group'. The evidence she submitted to the Culture Select Committee in 2012 on the transferability of Creative Writing skills was quoted in Parliament (2014). Talks Josie has given include to the Home Office digital team on her 'Multimodal Writer' research. She was writing consultant and editor for the Government's Department for International Development (DFID) on the 2001 book 'Diversity not Adversity - Sustaining Livelihoods with Biodiversity'.
Josie has gained a wide variety of industry accolades internationally. As well as winning a prestigious Betty Trask prize for 'Poker Face', her 'The Book of Friendship' was a publisher's 'call-in' for the Samuel Johnson Prize, and her two travel books were translated into five different languages. She has been called on as an expert witness by publications/broadcasts ranging from BBC Radio 4's 'Netiquette' presented by Anne Widdecombe and prime-time 'Woman's Hour' to Granada TV's 'Richard and Judy' show. Her work has been reviewed in broadsheets including the Observer and the Mail on Sunday. A number of her BBC Radio 4 prime-time radio programmes have been selected for BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week and picked as highlights of the week including in the Mail and the Radio Times.
Industry engagement:
Literary festivals/events that Josie has been invited to speak at include the Cheltenham Literary Festival (on a platform with Helen Dunmore), the Dartington Literary Festival (on a platform with Kate Mosse OBE and Georgina Hammick), the Clerkenwell Literary Festival (on a platform with John Cooper Clark) and the Independent newspaper's 'Travellers' World' conference (on a platform with Andy Kershaw).
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The IKS Dakronh (also known as IKC Kla'Diyus and the IKS guHmoH) was a Klingon Empire starship, a B'rel-class bird-of-prey in Klingon Defense Force service in the late 23rd century. Dakronh was commanded by General Chang, and was modified with a prototype system that allowed her to fire weapons while under cloak. (TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: The Undiscovered Country)
In the year 2292, she was serving under the name IKS guHmoH. General Chang ordered his student Torlek, son of Ro'vagh, to use the guHmoH to spy on Melkor, son of G'Iogh. Eventually, the guHmoH's presence was unravelled before Melkor revealed his plans to his followers. Torlek was able to escape and Chang wasn't pleased with the fact that Torlek had failed to discover Melkor's plans, although he didn't blame him. (TOS video game: Klingon Academy)
By 2293, the guHmoH had been rechristened the Dakronh. When Chang and the Khitomer Conspiracy attempted to prevent Klingon-Federation rapprochement following the destruction of Praxis in 2293, she was put to use fomenting interstellar chaos. The cloaked Dakronh rendezvoused with the USS Enterprise-A and the IKS Qo'noS One; Qo'noS One was being escorted by the Enterprise while ferrying Klingon Chancellor Gorkon, to negotiations with Federation President Ra-ghoratreii on Earth. Chang, serving as Gorkon's chief of staff, waited until tensions where highest between the crews of the Enterprise and Qo'noS One following a disastrous dinner. Transporting aboard the bird-of-prey, Chang ordered the Dakronh to hold just off the Enterprise's ventral hull and fire her photon torpedoes at Qo'noS One. When the Dakronh crippled the Klingon flagship, conspirators aboard the Enterprise then altered her weapons logs to indicate that the Enterprise had fired those torpedos before beaming aboard Qo'noS One to personally assassinate Gorkon, implicating the Federation starship. Having fulfilled her mission, the Dakronh absconded upon Chang's return to the Klingon flagship. (TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: The Undiscovered Country)
Aboard the Dakronh, Chang continued in the conspiracy's attempts to thwart a Klingon-Federation detente. When Chang received word that President Ra-ghoratreii and Gorkon's successor, Azetbur, were planning to hold peace negotiations on the planet Khitomer, Chang ordered the Dakronh to that world. There, she was intercepted by the starship Enterprise and the USS Excelsior, whose crews had deduced the Dakronh's abilities and uncovered Chang's role in the conspiracy. While she initially had a tremendous tactical advantage over the Federation starships, Enterprise personnel realized they could utilize sensors routinely carried aboard Federation exploration vessels to catalog gaseous anomalies to detect the Dakronh's plasma expulsions. The IKS Dakronh was then destroyed with all hands by the Enterprise and the Excelsior before their crews thwarted an assassination attempt against President Ra-ghoratreii. (TOS movie & novelization: The Undiscovered Country)
In the TOS novelization: The Undiscovered Country, Chang's bird-of-prey was known as the IKS Dakronh. In the TOS video game: Klingon Academy, she was known as the IKS guHmoH. In the Star Trek Customizable Card Game, she was referred to as the IKC Kla'Diyus.
External linkEdit
- IKS Dakronh article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.


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Cruising, Diving, and Ukuleles!
We are just returning from an adventure cruising to the Sea of Cortez. Of course within hours of landing in CA the guys had to stop at their favorite burger joint, In-N-Out Burger.
We boarded the Star Princess in San Pedro, CA.
Our first stop was San Diego. We walked all along the waterfront(about 4.5 miles!) but Finn really wanted to tour the USS Midway aircraft carrier. We didn't expect it to take so long to tour. But he really enjoyed seeing what life is like on a carrier. The view from the carrier was beautiful.
The day we were there the US Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, landed on the flight deck of the Midway. It was pretty awesome.
After the Midway tour we traveled over to a local brewery,Bolt Brewery, before heading back to the ship.
The next day was a sea day which meant time for ukulele.
We were part of a group of 100 ukulele players on this cruise. It was my first time having to follow a schedule and attending workshops on a vacation.
Our first sea day also meant our first formal night for dinner. It was nice to see my Mom and Dad every night too.
Our first port was Cabo San Lucas,Mexico. It was a tender to shore port which gave us a great view of the arch.
We booked a two tank scuba with Eagle Divers. It was just the two of us so we ended up having private dives with the dive master.
We saw a white tipped shark hanging out in a cave and several schools of fish.
There was alot of boat traffic in this area so it was pretty noisy underwater which felt weird.
The next day we were in La Paz,Mexico.We booked a full day excursion with Dive in La Paz. They picked us up with the dive boat right at the cruise ship dock! We headed to our first dive at Swanee Reef. Loads of beautiful fish and starfish here.
Our next dive in La Paz was at San Rafaelito Island. Visibility was poor but we managed to "bump" into a few sea lions taking a swim here.
Then we headed closer to La Paz to swim with whale sharks. These are such magnificent creatures. They are so large and swim so fast it was hard to keep up with them. I could have spent the entire day here!
Next stop,Loreto,Mexico.
All five of us took a day excursion to Coronado Island via Land and Sea Tours.
We had an opportunity to swim with sea lions.
We spied a couple of blue footed boobies along the way.
We spent a few hours on this beautiful beach and had a wonderful lunch prepared for us right at the beach. A few other boats headed over to this beach too!
When we got back into town we toured Our Lady of Loreto Mission Church
and had a nice stop at a cafe before calling it a day.
The next day was another sea day.
Then it was off to Puerto Vallarta. Unfortunately we arrived an hour later than expected and missed our dive boat by 15 minutes. So we headed next door for an hour massage!
We spent some time walking around the marina playing "spy the iguana".
We headed back to the ship port to enjoy a few cervezas with my family.
Before leaving this port we stopped across the street at a Walmart. These were displayed in a "bag it yourself" seafood aisle!
Leaving Puerto Vallarta I enjoyed watching the sun sink into the sea.
We enjoyed a couple of sea days before returning home. Unfortunately, there were two medical emergencies on our ship on the way home. One person was able to get to the hospital via tender boat transfer when we passed Cabo but the second, an employee, had to be airlifted via coast guard.
Our last sea day included a finale performance of "Five Foot Two" by the uke group in the ship's atrium. Even the captain showed up to watch.
My Dad won a couple of raffles with the uke group. One was a baby uke made/donated by OHana that he let me take home. It's adorable!
Thanks so much Mom and Dad, we all had a great time!


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The US wine industry was shaken by Prohibition in the 1920s and 1930s, and though there were some post-Prohibition producers of note it was not until the 1960s that a number of new kid-on-the-block winemakers began to explore and demonstrate the true potential of its regions.California was the first new world region to be recognised internationally as a source of top-quality wines. The late Robert Mondavi is credited with educating Americans on the benefits of good wine and good food, and the pristine, visitor-friendly wineries in California, particularly in Napa, are now the model for wine tourism across the world. California has been stereotyped as a producer of big, blockbuster-style reds and fat, oaky whites, and while these wines do exist, elegance and subtlety also play their part, helped by the cool Pacific winds and fog that blow in from the west and are sucked into the valleys by the warm air there, with a cooling effect on vineyards as far as 50 miles inland. These fogs burn off in the heat of the morning sun so there is no risk of Sauternes-like botrytis here.The most appetising styles come from these cooler regions close to the cold Pacific inshore currents or linked to it by valleys that allow the passage of its moderating influence. Soils across California are varied and wines are made on many different latitudes along its length so this Pacific air conditioning system is perhaps the key defining feature of viticulture in the state. For example, the state's Central Valley, a fertile agricultural heartland where citrus, orchard fruit and many other crops are grown, receives hardly any of this influence and is better known as a bulk producer of grapes for so called jug wines or the very big wine brands. Napa and Sonoma are two regions that dominate Californian wine, but other regions have gained an excellent reputation, particularly those south of San Francisco, such as Paso Robles, Monterey, Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Maria Valley, the last of which is closer to Los Angeles than it is San Francisco but where there are vineyard areas cooler than in the Napa Valley thanks to that Pacific influence. California's star red grape varieties are cabernet sauvignon and zinfandel, with good support from pinot noir, chardonnay and a number of Rhône varieties, too, though there is a willingness to experiment and many more varieties are coming on stream.The majority of wine-producing areas are now regulated by a local appellation system called AVAs or American Viticultural Areas. These AVAs are not as stringent in their controls on vine growing and wine production as those of the European Union, specifying only the geographical location of the area in question and requiring that any wines labelled as AVA must be made using 85% of grapes from that area. No limitations are imposed on the grape varieties grown, the yields produced, or how they are made into wine. To qualify for AVA status petitioners must show that the area under consideration is well known, that there are distinct climatic and geographical features that set it apart and that the boundaries have a historical basis. This is clearly no appellation controlée system as they have in France but it is a beginning.
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I've had trouble writing description. I started drawing landscapes, figuring that might help me actually describe places in my fiction… Has it help? Jury is still out. But here are the resulting dream-scapes.
I've had trouble writing description. I started drawing landscapes, figuring that might help me actually describe places in my fiction… Has it help? Jury is still out. But here are the resulting dream-scapes.
Procrastination Stage 4: Design a Cover (that will never be used) for an Unfinished Work
Let's hope this illustrative phase isn't fatal – good thing I at least have some more of the novella written by hand. Plus a spreadsheet. Two spreadsheets. Two color-coded spreadsheets. A non-linear writer's best friend!
(The version on my computer is less saturated but I can't get the jpeg to look the same…ugh… technology.)
I haven't blogged in… a long time. Every year around New Years I think, maybe this is the year that I will transform into that cool chick with a blog. I am getting better at personal writing though! All thanks to an amazing personal essay class at NC State – where I'm a grad student.
I love the program so far! At first I went through a paranoid phase, why is everyone this friendly? I'm a Texan, I know friendly, but we're not that friendly. Is everyone in Raleigh a part of a hive mind that is luring me in with kindness only to later eat my internal organs and fill my skin-sack with a parasite from outer space? Well, not yet, anyway…
If I do end up writing some awesome nonfiction, the folks in NC tell me that it's the kind of thing you sell and that you don't give it away for free. So lets hope I get one day post of a link to something published and bitchin'…
Hasta Luego,
Nearly done with apps! I only have one more to go – School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It's a bit of a mystery. After that I'm taking a long break. Just kidding, soon, it's back to work…
But tomorrow is a New Year! Big things ahead for everyone.
I'm looking forward to getting back to writing rather than writing about writing or schools for writing. Plus, there's always work to be done in Dallas. Ending child homelessness one family at a time. Yep, it's going to be another hardcore year.
Look, I'm blogging now – that's one resolution already in the bag.
I am happy to be launching my new design! Hoping this blog works okay – it's so hard to understand how all the coding will work!
Currently in Boston with family working on grad school applications and being a bum. I'm so glad to have the chance to redesign the site with iWeb being discontinued. I even have a gallery on my Design page! Only took me a couple of hours…
I generally don't blog too much as a rule at the risk of taking too much time out of creative work/job stuff/app stuff.
The most exciting news so far – I fully revised my play WHARPED; How to Build a BOMB. It's a totally new work now, and I'm really proud of my rewrites.I think that since I've worked on The Translators, I have grown as a writer, and now I was able to give the play the focus/balance it needed.
I am also almost done with grad school apps! So close, yet so far…
A few more tweaks on the website. More coming soon.


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Ultra thick and so darn soft on the inside these chocolate chip walnut cookies are loaded with melty chocolate chunks and toasty walnuts in every bite!
Because, it's weekend and we all deserve a cookie! A huge one. And certainly these are some of the best chocolate chip cookies I have made in a while.
Between the soft cookie dough, crunchy walnuts and about a million of melty chocolate pockets-this one easily beats some of the best chocolate chip cookie recipes out there!
These cookies bake slightly crispy and golden on the outside while the inside stays unbelievably thick and gooey.
Most noteworthy, they tick all the marks of a perfect chocolate chip cookie.
- Oozing with pockets of melty chocolate chips, I use semi sweet
- Delightfully crisp edges
- To die for soft in the centers
- That remarkable thickness! Probably the thickest cookie you will ever bake
- And an amazing nutty contrast from walnuts
I used California Valley Nuts' walnuts to make my cookies. Seriously one of my favorite nuts for baking! That nutty aroma, when I toasted these walnuts was just amazing.
I must say what a difference high quality ingredients make! Make sure to use good quality chocolate chips and vanilla (in the amount I mention) too. And you will know what I am talking about.
Also walnuts are a huge help in producing super thick cookies. I swear by the love of chocolate chip cookies!
Furthermore, chocolate and walnut flavor together in buttery soft cookies will blow your mind away!
Walnut chocolate chip cookies: Ingredients
This recipe is created to produce 5 large sized cookies. It is based off of my super thick choc-chip cookies. I increased the amount of ingredients used to produce even more thicker and chewier cookies.
- We are adding more brown sugar than white for an ultimate chewy texture.
- Cornstarch, to produce that ultimate thick cookie ever known.
- Semi sweet choc-chips (I ain't a fan of cloyingly sweet cookies). You may substitute them with milk chocolate chips too. No judgments here! 😉
- Room temperature butter and egg. One more time, room temperature only!
- Walnuts, for a texture contrast to these mouth melting delicacies!
I have shared numerous tips and tricks to produce thick chocolate chip cookies in this post. You don't want to miss that out before baking these!
Seems like you are about to attain Chocolate chip cookie Nirvana! I am so excited for you to experience it.
Adapted from the domestic rebel!
Try my Brownie stuffed xxl cookie recipe next. Oh and this one too!
More Chocolate treats for ya!
Easy chocolate cupcakes (small batch recipe)
Super easy chocolate bundt cake
These Valentines brownies cookies are a must try!
You will love these brownies bakes in cupcake liners
Chocolate chip walnut cookies with toasty walnuts
- 1 Cup (125 gms) All purpose flour
- 1 tsp Cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 6 Tbsp Butter (Room temperature)
- 1/2 Large (2 Tbsp) Egg
- 6 Tbsp (75 gms) Brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp (25 gms) Granulated sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips (semi-sweet)
- 1/2 Cup Walnut chunks (toasted)
- To toast Walnuts: 1. Line a baking sheet with foil and preheat oven to 350 deg F.2. Spread walnut pieces in an even layer and toast for about 7-10 minutes or until fragrant. Keep flipping and turning them every now and then to avoid burning. Allow to cool.To make the cookies: 1. Beat butter and both sugars together on medium using a stand mixer or hand beater until creamy and fluffy. Add in vanilla and egg. Beat on high to combine for about a minute.2. Sift flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt on the creamed mixture and combine just until flour disappears.3. Gently fold in the walnut chunks and chocolate chips. Chill the dough for one hour or up to 2 days in the refrigerator.4. When ready to bake, preheat the oven at 350 deg F and line a baking sheet with silicon mat or parchment paper.5. Divide the dough into 5 equal sized portions. Each cookie will be about 1/4 cup. Form balls out of these portions and bake for 11-13 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through.
6. Let the cookies cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before transferring on the wire rack to cool completely.
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MPs vote to delay Brexit beyond March 29
MPs have voted to delay Brexit beyond the scheduled date of March 29 amid dramatic scenes in the House of Commons.
The vote came after Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement was rejected for the second time on Tuesday and MPs voted the following day to rule out a no-deal Brexit.
A motion in Mrs May's name, authorising the prime minister to request an extension to the two-year Article 50 negotiation process, was passed by 413 votes to 202 – a majority of 210.
But Downing Street sources accepted that significant numbers of Conservative MPs had opposed the PM's proposal, saying this was a "natural consequence" of Mrs May's decision to offer a free vote on an issue where many have strongly-held opinions.
Only a refusal by the leaders of the 27 remaining EU states to grant the UK an extension at a Brussels summit next week could now preserve the totemic date of March 29 as Brexit Day.
Mrs May has made clear that she hopes to bring her Agreement back to the Commons by March 20 in the hope of securing the support of MPs who rejected it by 230 votes in January and 149 earlier this week. Aides declined to name a date for the third "meaningful vote".
If she succeeds, she will go to Brussels on Thursday to request a short delay to a date no later than June 30, to give herself time to pass legislative changes necessarily for a smooth and orderly Brexit.
But if her deal is rejected for a third time, she believes any extension would have to be far longer and would involve the UK taking part in European Parliament elections in May.
Cabinet Office minister David Lidington told MPs that in this case, the government would stage two weeks of debate following the March 21-22 summit for the Commons to try to establish a majority around a different plan.
Ministers met for a reportedly testy political meeting of Cabinet ahead of the votes, at which Mrs May was said to have berated four senior colleagues who defied the Tory whip to abstain in the no-deal vote.
A Downing Street source characterised the exchange as "productive, open and honest", adding that Cabinet "collectively agreed to redouble their resolve in working to deliver on the result of the referendum to leave the EU by securing support for a deal".
Mrs May's official spokesman said: "The prime minister absolutely wanted and strived for the UK to be leaving the EU on March 29. Everything she had done since she entered office was intended to deliver that.
"She didn't want there to be an extension and brought forward the Withdrawal Agreement twice. Parliament chose to reject that deal and we now have to confront the difficult position that decisions taken by Parliament have left us in.
"What we now intend to do if at all possible is to secure a deal which allows us to ask only for a short technical extension which would allow us to have left the EU by June 30."
European Council president Donald Tusk has indicated that the EU may be ready to offer a lengthy extension to negotiations if the UK wants to "rethink its Brexit strategy and build consensus around it".
But any extension must be approved unanimously by the EU27, and Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl said there could be "some problem" in obtaining this if it took Brexit beyond the date of elections.
A spokesman for the European Commission said it "takes note of tonight's votes", adding that president Jean-Claude Juncker was "in constant contact with all leaders".
Earlier, MPs decisively rejected an attempt by the Independent Group to secure a second referendum on Brexit by 334 votes to 85.
Mr Bercow sparked fury among Brexiteers by selecting TIG MP Sarah Wollaston's referendum proposal for debate, while blocking another amendment which sought to rule out a second public vote.
And by the far narrower margin of 314-312, they voted down a cross-party bid for Parliament to seize control of the Brexit process.
The cross-party amendment, tabled by MPs including Labour's Hilary Benn and Yvette Cooper and Tory Sir Oliver Letwin, would have forced a set of "indicative votes" to determine the preferred Brexit outcome of the House of Commons.
A Labour amendment demanding an extension to Article 50 withdrawal negotiations to provide time to "find a majority for a different approach" was also defeated.The votes came as US President Donald Trump said Brexit was ripping Britain apart and warned that another referendum would be "unfair".


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his sourdough bender. Hey, no complaints here.
Life is interconnected and so are the topics on this blog. It might be cooking and gardening one day, yoga the next, knitting and sewing, or hiking and then bird watching followed by recycling or composting. They are the parts that bring humble joy to my life of voluntary simplicity in Montana.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Balsamic Drizzled, Pepper-Corn Encrusted Roast Garlic and English Muffins
his sourdough bender. Hey, no complaints here.
4 comments:
- AnonymousJanuary 14, 2014 at 3:54 AM
I love muffins. Family favourite, homemade or shop bought. But now I have to try this recipe. Making the jelly will be no hardship either!ReplyDelete
okay, WOW. Those muffins look amazing! I must try again to make homemade ones. I also find that semolina flour makes delicious gnocchi (recipe on my blog), but I'd love to use it for more than just gnocchi! And kudos for using up the "waste." Sounds so delicious.ReplyDeleteReplies
Funny! We just read about making gnocchi with semolina. I had no idea!! I thought it was 100% a potato thing. I will check out your recipe as I sure like me some gnocchi AND trying new recipes. Yay! Win-win. Thanks and have a great day!Delete
Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and ideas. I value the advice and friendship that you share with me!


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All-purpose flour is a general use white flour. It is not a whole flour, and only the starchy endosperm is used, without the germ and bran portion of the kernel. It is a blend of hard and soft flours or hard flours with a protein content (gluten) of about 9 to 12 percent. It is sometimes called, for short, AP flour.
Hard flours are flours like bread flour, which contain more gluten, and soft flours are flours like cake flour, which contain less gluten. All-purpose flour is meant to be an intermediate between these two, suitable for most baking needs. It was developed so that the home cook could use one flour for everything from bread, to cakes and pastry. Ideally, cakes are made with a softer cake flour and bread is made from a harder bread flour, but since most consumer grocery stores have all-purpose flour available, but not necessarily any specialty flours, most cookbooks call for all-purpose flour in most baking recipes. All purpose flour is suitable for making cookies, biscuits, popovers. It will yield satisfactory results in most baking recipes but a specialty flour is best for serious bakers.
A cake made with all-purpose flour may have too much gluten, making it tough and dense. Bread made with all-purpose flour may not have enough gluten, making it too fragile.
All-purpose Flour in the South versus the North
All-purpose flours vary regionally, based on the type of baking most often done in a particular part of the country. Generally, all-purpose flours in the Southern United States will be softer, since southerners tend to make more biscuits, and a softer flour yields a lighter, fluffier biscuit. Northern all-purpose flours have a higher proportion of hard flour. Most all-purpose flours will report approximately the same amount of protein on the nutrition label, at 3 grams protein per 1/4 cup, which is 12% protein, which is on the high end of 'medium'. Gold Medal®, Pillsbury®, and Martha White® (Southern) all-purpose flours all contain 12% protein, suitable for most baking needs. King Arthur® all purpose flour contains a higher amount of protein than most grocery store brands, at 13%. White Lily® flour, a Southern brand, contains only 8% protein, which places it into cake flour range, making it great for biscuits and pastries, but not really an "all purpose flour."
Bleached and Unbleached
Bleaching is a chemical process used to make the flour whiter in appearance and to improve it's functional properties. Freshly milled flour is not white, but bleaching does not yield results that are as good as aged flour. Aging serves to naturally bleach the flour through oxygenation, which also serves to improve the gluten. However, this is a costly process, involving a great deal of storage space, labor, and a high risk of pest infestation. Chemical bleaching, such as with chlorine gas or benzoyl peroxide, is much less expensive. This bleaching lightens the flour and also improves the strength and elasticity of the gluten by increasing the number of disulfide bonds. Unbleached all-purpose flour is only marginally darker unbleached products are now available in most large chain grocery stores. The volume, texture, and crumb structure is also improved.
Although some consumers turn to unbleached flour out of health considerations, there is no residue left from the bleaching agents on bleached flour. It is, instead, the cost to the environment that consumers should be concerned about.
Flour Bleaching and Nutrient Loss
There is a consistent myth, reported by various sources, that chemical bleaching removes vitamins from flour, which must then be added back in through fortification. Although bleaching does destroy some additional vitamin B6 and folic acid, the milling process itself, which removes the nutritious bran germ, is the reason that white flours began to be fortified. A casual check of the nutrition labels on both bleached and unbleached flour products should put this myth to rest, as they are all fortified, usually with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B1), riboflavin (Vitamin B2), and folic Acid (Vitamin aB).
All "white" flour is "bleached". Unbleached flour is bleached through aging. Some consumers are easily fooled, however, into thinking that modern unbleached products are then chemical free. However, potassium bromate is sometimes used as a maturing agent and is a known carcinogen. Although it was once believed that all bromates were removed through heating, it was later found that trace amounts remained in baked products. Since then, it has been phased out by many producers in favor of ascorbic acid, and many countries have banned its use.
The simple fact is, however, that in terms of nutrition, there is no significant difference whatsoever between bleached and unbleached flour. It is quite silly to quibble about the nutritional value of one white flour over another, when white flour, by definition, has had most of it's micronutrients removed through the milling process, and then added through fortification. It is the functional characteristics of the flours that are different, and the environmental impact of the bleaching process.


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System Tank Rings
System tank rings for your tank bags
Our system tank rings are specific attachment elements for tank bags by a wide range of renowned brand-name manufacturers. Tank rings are attached to the bike's existing tank ring using screws in a one-off operation. Various manufacturers offer different systems of fastening the tank bag to the tank ring. The aim is the same for every system: fast attachment and removal of the tank bag. Every system also offers absolutely security and stability, even at high speeds.
Find the right tank ring in seconds
In the MOTEA online shop you will find the right tank ring system for your bike in just a few clicks. Even though we have huge selection of systems and manufacturers, our wide range of filter options mean that selecting the right product couldn't be simpler. MOTEA offers a wide range of tank ring systems by a number of renowned manufacturers, including GIVI, SW-Motech and Kappa. Mounting materials and comprehensive assembly instructions make installing your tank ring system a breeze.


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Beer news
Epic Armageddon "Definitively New Zealand's best beer"
When Epic Armageddon took out the trophy for best Strong Pale Ale at the 2016 Brewers Guild of New Zealand Awards (BGONZAs), it officially became this country's most awarded beer.
In the 10 years since the Brewers Guild Awards started in 2007, Epic Armageddon has claimed five trophies – in 2009, 2010 (for the barrel-aged version), 2011, 2015 and 2016. No other beer has won five BGONZA trophies. The next most awarded beers, with four trophies each, are Three Boys OysterStout (2007, 2010, 2011 and 2014) and Tuatara Hefe (2009, 2011, 2012, 2016).
Winning the Strong Pale Ale (IPA) category for the second year in a row also continued a run of success for Armageddon around the world over the past 18 months. In that time, it has claimed five major trophies – twice at the BGONZAs, the 2015 Australian International Beer Awards, the 2015 Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival and the 2016 New World Beer and Cider Awards.
Author and journalist Michael Donaldson, who took out his second Beer Writer of the Year BGONZA said the unprecedented five trophies at New Zealand's premier beer awards was enough to justify Armageddon IPA as New Zealand's best beer. "In my job, writing about beer, I'm often asked `what's New Zealand's best beer?'. It's a question I used to dodge. Finally, I have a definitive answer: Epic Armageddon IPA," Donaldson said.
Events this week
Epic LaRger & Dankomatic Launch - 5pm tomorrow, Little Beer Quarter, 6 Edward St, Wellington. Epic merch to give away.
Beaut, Pearler and Doozie Hamilton Launch - 3pm Friday, Craft Hamilton, 15 Hood St, Hamilton. Funk Estate's new pale ale range.
La Sirene Dinner with Head Brewer Costa Nikias - 7pm Friday, Cafe Polo, Miramar, Wellington. La Sirène Head Brewer Costa Nikias will be skipping across the ditch to help guide you through a 5 course degustation dinner at Cafe Polo in Miramar, Wellington. This one-off event will feature 6 beers from La Sirène, 5 of which will be paired with food and one of which will be served on its own. Tickets required.
Pacific Beer Expo 2016 - 22 & 23 October, Boatshed/Rowers Club, Wellington. Saturday sold out, tickets still available for Sunday. This will be the only place outside the US where you can try this stuff.
Labour Weekend Hoptoberfest - 22 & 23 October, The Hop House, 297 Mt Maunganui Rd, Tauranga. Labour Weekend Vaudeville & The Hop House join forces to bring you a BEER FESTIVAL to remember. Starting from 2pm Saturday & Sunday all of our taps will be dedicated to bringing you award winning, trophy winning, accolade winning beers..
Events next week
Special NHC Home Brew Tasting - 5pm 25 October, Brewtopia, 130 Tory St, Wellington. We'd like to host a tasting and feedback night on Tuesday the 25th. The aim will be to give you some direction as to what styles to enter your beers. We will have a few brewers and beer judges on hand to assist. Please bring two bottles, preferably chilled if that's to style, and we will ship off the second bottle the next day to the competition.
4th Birthday Beer Festival - 27-30 October, Twisted Hop Pub, 616 Ferry Rd, Woolston, Christchurch
Mike's Oktoberfest - 29 Oktober, Mikes Brewery, Urenui, Taranaki
Pomeroy's 15th Birthday Celebration - 29 & 30 October, Pomeroys, Kilmore St, Christchurch. There will be live music from 3pm until late, beer matched snacks from our kitchen team and last but certainly not least, 17 new beers on tap for the night!
Later events
Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival - 12 November, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
New Zealand Cider Festival - Founders Heritage Park, Nelson. Nelson is hosting the first ever New Zealand Cider festival at Founders Heritage Park! The festival will be a celebration of the diversity of Cider, including both traditional and new world varieties from around the country.
South Island Beer Festival - 19 November, Ilam Homestead, 87 Ilam Rd, Christchurch
Rising Can Festival - 19 November, Hot Water Brewing, Whenuakite, Coromandel. Come and join us for a celebration of canned beer, good food and great music
The Great Kiwi Beer Festival 2017 - Saturday 28 January, Hagley Park, Christchurch
New releases
Harrington's Black IPA (6.2%) - This Black IPA is the first in Harrington's Seasonal Selection series. Brewed using Supernova malt from Gladfield Malt. The unusual characteristic of this malt is that it adds caramel flavours without additional sweetness or roasted notes, giving brewers an alternative option to balance the beer without sacrificing flavours. Harringtons felt Supernova deserved an all New Zealand high hop backing of Cascade and Nelson Sauvin.
Epic LaRger imperial pilsner (8.5%) - Made with German Pilsner malt, US grown hop varieties with German parentage of noble heritage. Extra pale in colour, floral/herbal aroma, herbal hops and malt sweetness dominate the flavour, with a cleansing, snapping bitter finish. Getting dyslexics shittered all over again!
Epic Dankomatic IPA (7.6%) - Big aromatic resinous hops with hints of piney dank resin and spring onion. Luscious oily hop and malt sweetness.
Horsebox Juggernaut IPA (5.7%) – With a sweet malt finish and nutty citrus flavour from Amarillo & Simcoe Hops, this brew is a bit of an unstoppable force. Released this Saturday in select venues around NZ to celebrate Horsebox's first anniversary.
Horsebox Bare Knuckle Bright Ale (4.8%) - We brewed at Stainless Brewing Company in Christchurch and it didn't take long for Phil & head brewer Cam from Southpaw Brewing Company to decide on a beer to co-lab on for the second. "It hits your nose so hard your mouth feels what's coming next". Centennial along with some of New Zealand's finest hops make up this fresh floral, massively aromatic bright ale. Released this Saturday in select venues around NZ to celebrate Horsebox's first anniversary.
Horsebox Perfect Storm US IPA (5.8%) – Queenstown's beer scene has been getting really exciting since Pascal and his team opened Smiths Craft Beer House in November last year. After a great night hanging out with the crew, Pascal & Phil came up with a birthday brew idea to take up the third in this trilogy. Good food, good times and good brews make for a perfect storm of elements to create something special among friends. US Cascade & Simcoe smash your palate in a fruit punch flavour profile that we hope you all love. Released this Saturday in select venues around NZ to celebrate Horsebox's first anniversary.
Carlsberg Rebrew dark Munich lager (5.8%) - Appearance: warm brownish glow since it is brewed with Munich and a hint of crystal & chocolate malt. Aroma: Roasted, caramalised and malty aromas from the floor-malted Munich malt blend smooth with the floral hoppyness from Mittelfrueh hops. Taste: Light caramel sweetness with a smooth bitterness and a low carbonation melting with the roundness from the long cold fermentation and maturation on the oak barrels.


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Signs of Serious Knee Problems
While intermittent pain may be nothing to be overly worried about, there are some symptoms that can signal big problems with the knee. When any of the following symptoms are noticed, seeing a doctor is paramount.
If a person finds it difficult to walk on the affected leg, it is wise for them to seek a doctor for examination. Not being able to put any weight on the knee is a sign of serious injury that needs to be addressed.
If there is a deformity of the joint, this should also be checked by a doctor. Joint deformities can be caused by arthritis, serious injuries, and other knee conditions. Deformities should never be ignored.
When the knee begins to lock up and does not move properly, this is a sign something is majorly wrong with the joint. It could be a tendon or ligament injury and should be checked as soon as possible by the doctor.
Should a person begin to notice any signs of infection, such as warmth and redness, around the joint, this is cause for alarm. Sometimes, the knee joint can become infected and will need to be treated with antibiotics or other forms of treatment so major illness does not occur.
If the knee pain continues to persist for over three days or worsens, it is time to see the doctor. Minor knee pain typically goes away on its own after a couple of days, unless there is an underlying problem with the joint.
Learn knee pain when walking warrant a call to the doctor. If a person is suffering from minor knee pain, wearing supports and sleeves is beneficial. If you are looking for the best knee brace, check out Mueller today. They offer a range of joint support products to help individuals who are suffering from knee pain that prevents them from remaining active.


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4 Sites to Watch & Download Video Game Cutscenes Online
Ah, the video game cutscene. It's kind of a hot topic among hardcore gamers. "Why are the cutscenes so long?" "I can't skip this crap? Are you kidding me?!" "What is this, a movie?"
The list of gripes can go on and on, but whether you love or hate them, most games these days will feature these cinematics or in-game movies to some extent. A cutscene is simply a sequence in which the player has little or no control over the game. It usually interrupts gameplay action for the purpose of advancing the plot, presenting character development, and providing things like background information, dialogue, clues, and atmosphere.
Taking advantage of new game engines, stronger processors, and techniques like CGI animation What Is CGI Animation? What is CGI animation and how have CGI technologies changed modern animation? Let's take a brief trip through the past to see. Read More , cutscenes these days can be really impressive and maybe even worth seeing again. Let's get right to it and find out how to watch and download video game cutscenes online.
GameTrailers & GameVideos [Broken URL Removed]
Both GameTrailers and GameVideos offers loads of video game clips, including trailers, previews, reviews, shows, and recording gameplay footage uploaded by its users. Simply search through their massive media collections for your favorite video game cutscenes.
Fortunately, both websites make downloading the videos very easy. On GameTrailers, just click on the Download button below the video to display the download links (Quicktime, WMV, and MP4 for iPod). Registration to the site is required first, but it's free.
On GameVideos, just look for the download links under each video (MOV or WMV) to start downloading. This time, registration is not required.
Blue Laguna
For fans of role-playing games (RPGs), especially those of the Final Fantasy series, Blue Laguna is the place to download full motion videos (FMVs) and cutscenes from your favorite titles.
The site's FMVs & Cutscene Movies page offers a wide variety of videos to download in AVI or MPG formats. Simply choose one of the games from the list to view the main content of all the video game cutscenes. The title of the movie is available, along with the file size, duration, and a plethora of screenshots. If you like what you see, you can download the video for free.
If you still can't find what you're looking for, there's always of course YouTube. The video sharing website probably has the largest collection of cutscenes out there. Simply search for the cinematics from the video game of your choice and hopefully users have uploaded some for you to view.
As for the downloading, we have extensively covered the topic of how to download videos from YouTube here at MakeUseOf. Just check out the following articles to find out how to get it done:
- 4 Quick Ways To Download YouTube Videos Off The Net The 5 Best Tools to Download Streaming Video From Any Website If you want to download videos from websites using online tools and programs, we've rounded up the best to get the job done quickly. Read More
- 18 Free Ways To Download Any Video off the Internet 16 Free Ways to Download Any Video Off the Internet Downloading videos off the internet is surprisingly easy. Here are free ways to download any video off the internet. Read More
What's your take on video game cutscenes? Do you enjoy them or just skip right through? Also, where do you go to watch or download your favorite cutscenes? Be sure to let us know in the comments.
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Herschel Walker
In recent years, Herschel Walker, a Heisman award-winning running back and former NFL player, has gone public about his troubles with dissociative identity disorder, a complex mental health disorder. People with DID are influenced by two or more distinct personalities, or identities, which prevent them from acting like themselves. Walker has received treatment for the disorder and wrote a book about his experiences. "I feel the greatest achievement of my life will be to tell the world my truth," he said in an interview with ESPN.
Click on to see which Olympian was diagnosed with ADHD.


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|Inheritance patterns
The ABO blood group is a major system for classifying blood types in humans. Blood type AB is inherited in a codominant pattern. In this example, a father with blood type A and a mother with blood type B have four children, each with a different blood type: A, AB, B, and O.


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5 Spot: Remixes That Just Came Out
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Léon - "Think About You" (Dave Edwards Remix)
There's everything to love about Swedish talent Léon. With 3 EP's out on Columbia Records, all sights are set to the bright future. Earlier this month the singer shared her new "Surround Me," but it was time once again to visit a track off of her "For You" EP.
Dave Edwards has taken the helm in the job of making a rendition of Léon's "Think About You."


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Tragus piercing is becoming more and more popular, even among celebrities. If you watch the latest movies and fashion shows, you are likely to see many celebrities with a tragus piercing, which makes an interesting visual statement. The following is a list of 20 celebrities who have had their tragus pierced.
1. Pink
Pink is known for her powerful singing, honest lyrics, aerial acrobatics, and a gruff attitude. To go along with her vivacious personality, she has many body modifications. One of her simpler ones is her tragus piercing.
2. Hilarie Burton
She has been featured in music with the type of piercing that has made her look remarkable compared to other alternative piercings celebrities often have. You will see her in most of the MNT music videos with this style.
3. Sophia Bush
This American TV celebrity hosts many reality shows and you are likely to see her with these piercings. She looks young and stylish when she matches her outfit with her piercings. In fact, she has been voted as one of most beautiful young celebrities in the year 2013 simply because of the piercing.
4. Penélope Cruz
You can't miss this young actress from Spain in Hollywood with her tragus piercing. You will see her in Hollywood often as the lead actress. One of her most notable roles was in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."
5. Nadia Bjorlin
She comes from California and looks amazing in long dresses that she features in most of her movies. This has made her another celebrity with a tragus piercing worth mentioning.
6. Kate Beckinsale
She is a British actress by origin and she is currently a Hollywood superstar who enjoys the modern tragus piercing as opposed to the old types of piercings. This has given her an American style as opposed to her old style from the old British culture. She is one of the most beautiful British actresses in Hollywood.
7. Sheetal Sheth
You are likely to meet this American songwriter in many shows with her pierced tragus. This has given her a distinctive feature when compared to other songwriters in the entertainment industry in Hollywood. She looks amazing in most movies or shows she appears in.
8. Britney Spears
The legendary American artist has not only stunned people through her music but also the classic style that she portrays to the public. She has one of the most expensive tragus piercings in the world, valued at $ 10,000. This has placed her amongst people with the most expensive ear piercings.
9. Scarlett Johansson
This American actress has another expensive tragus piercing valued at $5,000. She is best known for her roles in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," "He's Just Not that Into You," and more.
10. Shenae Grimes
Shenae is a Canadian actress, best known for her work on "90210." She is also credited with making the tragus piercing more mainstream.
11. Leona Lewis
The "Bleeding Love" singer has a tragus piercing that complements her style perfectly.
12. Kelis
Her milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and so does her trendy tragus piercing.
13. Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth rose to fame as the hot foreign exchange student in "American Pie." She's still acting and has adorned her lovely ear with a tragus piercing.
14. JoJo
This singer-turned-actress isn't in the spotlight anymore, but she's still lending her ear to popularize the tragus piercing.
15. Rihanna
Meet this 25 year old world-known celebrity. She looks great in most of her performances with this type of piercing. You will definitely enjoy her creativity and beauty when performing her songs.
16. Nikki Reed
Nikki Reed shot to fame for her portrayal of Rosalie in the "Twilight Saga" vampire dramas. She also does some modeling and always has her tragus piercing on display.
17. Nicole Richie
This American socialite and busy mother has always had her own sense of style, as shown in her clothing line. Nicole also expressed her own individuality with tattoos and piercings, such as the tragus.
18. Candice Swanepoel
Candice is a best known as a Victoria's Secret model. To highlight her assets, she has chosen a tragus piercing.
19. Lucy Hale
Young Lucy Hale is a popular actress from the hit show "Pretty Little Liars." Her tragus piercing accentuates her funky style.
20. Alia Shawkat
Alia Shawkat is best known as Maeby in the cult hit "Arrested Development." She keeps her tragus piercing dainty and subtle, with a thin gold hoop.
In conclusion, the above celebrities with tragus piercings may help you make an the decision to redefine your style and look. If you want to get your tragus pierced, you should get one from a good piercing shop. These shops will also do microdermal piercings and Monroe piercings, as well as sell a variety of earrings for men and women.


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Today is Monday, April 17, the 107th day of 2006 with 258 to follow.
The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The evening stars are Mars and Saturn.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include American industrialist and financier J.P. Morgan in 1837; Danish author Baroness Karen Blixen ("Out of Africa"), who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen, in 1885; Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1894; novelist and playwright Thornton Wilder in 1897; actor William Holden in 1918; television journalist Harry Reasoner in 1923; music promoter Don Kirshner in 1934 (age 72); and actress Olivia Hussey in 1951 (age 55).
On this date in history:
In 1421, the sea broke the dikes at Dort, Holland, drowning an estimated 100,000 people.
In 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church after refusing to admit to charges of heresy.
In 1524, Italian navigator Giovanni Verrazano discovered New York Harbor.
In 1790, American statesman, printer, scientist and writer Benjamin Franklin died in Philadelphia at age 84.
In 1961, a force of anti-Castro Cuban rebels began what was to end as the ill-fated "Bay of Pigs" attempt to overthrow Cuba's new communist government.
In 1964, Jerrie Mock of Columbus, Ohio, became the first woman to complete a solo flight around the world.
In 1970, with the world anxiously watching via television, Apollo 13, a U.S. lunar spacecraft that suffered a severe malfunction on its journey to the moon, safely returned to Earth.
In 1989, the Polish labor union Solidarity was granted legal status after nearly a decade of struggle and suppression, clearing the way for the downfall of Poland's Communist Party.
In 1991, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 3,000 for the first time, at 3,004.46. Experts hailed it as forecasting an end to the recession.
In 1993, a federal court jury convicted two Los Angeles police officers of violating Rodney King's civil rights in the black motorist's 1991 arrest and beating. Two other officers were acquitted.
In 1997, House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced that former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., would lend him the money to pay his fines after the Georgia Republican admitted to using tax-exempt donations for political activities.
In 2000, with an eye toward China, the Clinton administration decided not to sell Taiwan all the weapons it had requested.
In 2001, Mississippi voters, by a 2-1 margin, decided to keep their state flag, which includes the Confederate battle cross in the upper left-hand corner.
In 2003, billionaire philanthropist John Paul Getty Jr. died at a London hospital. Getty, who was being treated for a chest infection, was 70.
Also in 2003, U.S. Special Forces captured Saddam Hussein's half-brother, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, a former intelligence chief.
And, EU leaders called on the United Nations to be given a "central role" in the post-war rebuilding of Iraq.
In 2004, the General Accounting Office, looking into the oil-for-food program, administered by the U.N. for Iraq, estimated the Saddam Hussein regime collected more than $11 billion in kickbacks and illegal sales.
Also in 2004, the Israeli army confirmed it had killed the new Hamas leader, Abdel Aziz Rantissi, who had headed the militant group less than a month after his predecessor also was assassinated.
In 2005, 115 Roman Catholic cardinals gathered in the Vatican to begin the secret selection of a new pope.
A thought for the day: Rudyard Kipling wrote, "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."
Today is Tuesday, April 18, the 108th day of 2006 with 257 to follow.
The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The evening stars are Mars and Saturn.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include Italian duchess Lucrezia Borgia in 1480; lawyer Clarence Darrow in 1857; symphony conductor Leopold Stokowski in 1882; actors Barbara Hale in 1922 (age 84), Hayley Mills in 1946 (age 60), James Woods in 1947 (age 59), Rick Moranis in 1954 (age 52), Eric Roberts in 1956 (age 50) and Jane Leeves ("Frasier") in 1961 (age 45); late night talk show host Conan O'Brien and actor Eric McCormack ("Will & Grace"), both in 1963 (age 43); and actress Melissa Joan Hart in 1976 (age 30).
On this date in history:
In 1775, American patriot Paul Revere began his famed ride through the Massachusetts countryside, crying out "The British are coming!" to rally the Minutemen.
In 1906, an earthquake struck San Francisco, collapsing buildings and igniting fires that destroyed much of what remained of the city. By the time it was over three days later, almost 500 people were dead and more than a quarter of a million were homeless.
In 1923, Yankee Stadium opened in New York.
In 1942, U.S. planes bombed the Japanese mainland for the first time during World War II.
In 1945, journalist Ernie Pyle, America's most popular World War II correspondent, was killed by Japanese machine-gun fire on the island of Ie Shima in the Pacific.
In 1949, the Republic of Ireland formally declared itself independent from Britain.
In 1980, Rhodesia became the independent African nation of Zimbabwe.
In 1983, the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, was severely damaged by a car-bomb explosion that killed 63 people, including the suicide bomber and 17 Americans. The terrorist attack was carried out in protest of the U.S. military presence in Lebanon.
In 1987, Democrat Annette Strauss was elected the first woman mayor of Dallas.
In 1992, an 11-year-old Florida boy sued to "divorce" his natural parents and remain with his foster parents. The boy eventually won his suit.
In 1993, the U.N. Security Council voted to toughen sanctions against Serbia because of its support for Bosnian Serbs trying to carve an ethnically pure state out of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
In 1996, gunmen killed 18 people and wounded 15 more in an attack on tourists at the Egyptian pyramids.
In 2000, the U.N. Commission on Human Rights embarrassed the Clinton administration by refusing to criticize China's record on human rights.
In 2002, former Sen. Bob Kerrey, D.-Neb., revealed that at least 13 civilians were killed by his U.S. Navy unit in a Vietnamese village in 1969.
Also in 2002, actor Robert Blake was arrested in the slaying of his wife in Los Angeles. After a 2005 trial, he was acquitted.
In 2003, Abu Dhabi TV aired videotape showing a man who appeared to be Saddam Hussein greeting a crowd of supporters as coalition forces entered Baghdad.
Also in 2003, The FDA issued new guidelines in which people potentially infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, to be deferred in donating blood.
In 2004, in one of his first acts as Spain's new prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero issued orders withdrawing all 1,300 Spanish troops from Iraq.
In 2005, the leaders of archrivals India and Pakistan issued a joint statement saying peace between the two nuclear powers was "irreversible."
A thought for the day: Edward W. Howe said, "If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old."
Today is Wednesday, April 19, the 109th day of 2006 with 256 to follow.
The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The evening stars are Mars and Saturn.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include statesman Roger Sherman, a signer of the U.S. Constitution, in 1721; music patron Augustus Juilliard in 1836; FBI agent Eliot Ness in 1903; actress Jayne Mansfield in 1933; actors Don Adams in 1926; Hugh O'Brian in 1930 (age 76), Dudley Moore in 1935, Elinor Donahue in 1937 (age 69) and Tim Curry in 1946 (age 60); auto racer Al Unser Jr. in 1962 (age 44); and actress Ashley Judd in 1968 (age 38).
On this date in history:
In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began at the Battle of Lexington, Mass. Eight Minutemen were killed and 10 wounded in an exchange of musket fire with British Redcoats.
In 1861, one week after the Civil War began, the first Americans died, the result of a clash between a secessionist mob in Baltimore and Massachusetts troops bound for Washington. Four soldiers and 12 rioters were killed.
In 1943, Jewish residents of the Warsaw Ghetto revolted when the Germans tried to resume deportations to the Treblinka concentration camp. When the uprising ended on May 16, 300 Germans and 7,000 Jews had died and the ghetto lay in ruins.
In 1971, the Soviet Union launched its first Salyut space station.
In 1972, the U.S. Apollo 16 spacecraft began orbiting the moon two days before astronauts landed on its surface.
In 1989, an explosion in a gun turret aboard the battleship USS Iowa killed 47 sailors.
Also in 1989, pro-democracy demonstrations began in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
In 1990, the U.S.-backed Contra rebels and the outgoing Nicaraguan government agreed to an immediate cease-fire and a formula to disarm and demobilize the Contras by June 10.
In 1992, a series of watercolors depicting members of the British royal family nude caused a stir with London's Fleet Street newspapers. The queen was not amused.
In 1993, the 51-day Branch Davidian standoff near Waco, Texas, ended tragically when a fire destroyed the fortified compound after authorities tear-gassed the place. Cult leader David Koresh and 85 followers, including 17 children, were killed.
Also in 1993, the governor of South Dakota and seven other people were killed in a plane crash in Iowa.
In 1994, a federal jury awarded police beating victim Rodney King $3.8 million dollars in compensatory damages from the city of Los Angeles.
In 1995, 168 people were killed and more than 400 injured when a bomb exploded outside a federal office building in Oklahoma City.
In 1997, the rising Red River drove tens of thousands of people from their homes in North Dakota and Minnesota.
In 1998, China freed Wang Dan, one of the leaders of the 1989 pro-democracy movement that had been brutally suppressed in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
In 2000, a federal appeals court ruled that 6-year-old Cuban refugee Elian Gonzalez may stay in the United States until the court heard the full appeal from his relatives, who sought to retain custody of the boy. Eventually, he was returned to Cuba.
In 2003, Scott Peterson, a Modesto, Calif., fertilizer salesman, was arrested in the suspected murders of his pregnant wife Laci and unborn child.
Also in 2003, Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, reelected Olusegun Obasanjo as its president.
In 2004, President George W. Bush named U.N. Ambassador John Negroponte to be ambassador to Iraq.
Also in 2004, President George W. Bush was reported to have committed $660 million to train international peacekeeping forces outside U.N. control, with an eye primarily on African countries.
In 2005, conservative German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, already a major power in the Roman Catholic Church, was elected pope to succeed the John Paul II. He chose the name of Benedict XVI.
A thought for the day: there's an anonymous saying, "Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell."
Today is Thursday, April 20, the 110th day of 2006 with 255 to follow.
The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The evening stars are Mars and Saturn.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include French Emperor Napoleon III in 1808; sculptor Daniel Chester French, creator of "The Minute Man" statue, in 1850; Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in 1889; silent film comedian Harold Lloyd and Spanish surrealist painter Joan Miro, both in 1893; U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens in 1920 (age 86); actress Nina Foch in 1924 (age 82); actor Ryan O'Neal in 1941 (age 65); actress Jessica Lange in 1949 (age 57); singer Luther Vandross in 1951 (age 55); and actors Carmen Electra in 1973 (age 33) and Joey Lawrence in 1976 (age 30).
On this date in history:
In 735 B.C., according to the Roman historian Varro, Romulus founded the city of Rome.
In 1653, Oliver Cromwell -- Puritan, revolutionary and Lord Protector of England -- dissolved Parliament to rule by decree.
In 1871, Congress passed the Third Force Act, popularly known as the Ku Klux Act, authorizing President Ulysses S. Grant to declare martial law, impose heavy penalties against terrorist organizations and use military force to suppress the Klan.
In 1902, Marie and Pierre Curie successfully isolated radioactive radium salts from the mineral pitchblende in their laboratory in Paris.
In 1976, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts could order low-cost housing for minorities in a city's white suburbs to ease racial segregation.
In 1987, Karl Linnas, sentenced to death by the Soviets in 1962 for running a World War II concentration camp, became the first Nazi war criminal returned by the United States to the Soviet Union against his will.
In 1990, Pete Rose, already banished from baseball for gambling, pleaded guilty to two felony counts alleging he concealed nearly $300,000 in income from the Internal Revenue Service.
In 1991, U.S. Marines crossed into northern Iraq to set up camps for Kurds seeking refuge from Iraqi civil strife.
Also in 1991, the United States announced plans to open a temporary office in Hanoi to investigate the unresolved cases of 2,278 U.S. military personnel listed as MIAs and POWs.
In 1992, Madonna signed a multi-million-dollar deal with Time Warner to form an entertainment company that would make her the highest paid female pop star in the world.
In 1993, President Bill Clinton ordered an investigation into the federal raid on the Branch Davidian cult compound.
In 1996, the U.S. Marines arrived in war-torn Liberia.
In 1998, a federal jury in Chicago awarded more than $85,000 in damages to two women's health clinics that had accused abortion opponents of threats and extortion in an effort to shut them down.
In 1999, two teenage boys killed 12 fellow students and a teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., before turning their guns on themselves. It was by far the worst in a series of school shootings.
In 2001, the opening session of the Summit of the Americas was delayed as protesters massed in the streets of Quebec City, Canada. They were demonstrating against a proposed hemisphere-wide free trade area.
Also in 2001, a U.S. missionary and her infant daughter were killed when their plane was fired on by the crew of a Peruvian jetfighter that thought the aircraft was carrying illegal drugs.
In 2002, Pope John Paul II, speaking on the sex scandal that had rocked the Roman Catholic clergy, said bishops must "diligently investigate accusations" against priests who broke their vows of celibacy.
In 2003, the Chinese government admitted it had substantially understated its total of SARS cases.
In 2004, some 21 Iraqi detainees were killed at Abu Ghraib prison, largest facility used by U.S. troops to detain Iraqis, by mortar rounds apparently fired by anti-coalition insurgents. Many others were hurt.
In 2005, more than 50 bodies, believed to be those of hostages, were found in Iraq's Tigris River, and another 20 soldiers shot to death were found near Baghdad.
Also in 2005, the trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague was interrupted by the former leader's "dangerously high" blood pressure.
A thought for the day: Richard L. Evans said, "Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was."
Today is Friday, April 21, the 111th day of 2006 with 254 to follow.
The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The evening stars are Mars and Saturn.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include German educator Friedrich Froebel, who established the concept of the kindergarten, in 1782; English novelist Charlotte Bronte in 1816; James Starley, English inventor of the geared bicycle, in 1830; naturalist and author John Muir in 1838; German sociologist Max Weber in 1864; actor Anthony Quinn in 1915; Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in 1926 (age 80); comedian, actress and director Elaine May in 1932 (age 74); actor/director Charles Grodin in 1935 (age 71); rock singer Iggy Pop in 1947 (age 59); actress/singer Patti LuPone in 1949 (age 57); actor Tony Danza in 1951 (age 55); and actress Andie MacDowell in 1958 (age 48).
On this date in history:
In 1836, with the battle cry, "Remember the Alamo!" Texan forces under Sam Houston defeated the army of Mexican Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at San Jacinto, Texas, opening the door to Texas independence.
In 1918, the notorious German World War I flying ace, Manfred von Richthofen, known as "The Red Baron," was killed by Allied fire over Vauz sur Somme, France.
In 1954, U.S. Air Force planes began flying French troops to Indochina to reinforce Dien Bien Phu. The city later fell to communist Viet Minh forces.
In 1967, a Greek army coup in Athens sent King Constantine into exile in Italy.
In 1975, Nguyen Van Thieu resigned as president of South Vietnam after denouncing the United States as untrustworthy. His replacement, Tran Van Huong, prepared for peace talks with North Vietnam as communist forces advanced on Saigon.
In 1987, the bombing of a bus terminal in Colombo, Sri Lanka, killed 127 people and wounded 288.
In 1992, killer Robert Alton Harris became the first person executed in California's gas chamber in 25 years.
Also in 1992, gas explosions ripped through the historic center of Guadalajara, Mexico, killing more than 200 people and injuring hundreds more.
Also in 1993, the 11-day siege at a prison near Lucasville, Ohio, ended. 10 people died.
In 1995, Timothy McVeigh, 27, arrested 90 minutes after the Oklahoma City explosion because he'd been driving without license plates, was charged in the bombing.
In 1996, the Olive Tree coalition, including many former communists, won more than a third of all the seats in the lower house of the Italian parliament.
In 1997, Inder Gujral was sworn in as India's new prime minister.
In 2003, Iraq's interim leader, retired U.S. Gen. Jay Garner, arrived in Baghdad amid international debate over how long U.S.-led forces should remain in Iraq.
Also in 2003, China announced an additional four deaths and 109 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome, indicating SARS was continuing to spread in the country where 86 deaths and close to 2,000 cases already had been reported.
In 2004, a series of coordinated car bombings at police buildings in Basra, Iraq, killed more than 50 people, including about 20 school children.
In 2005, the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of John Negroponte to be the nation's first national intelligence director.
Also in 2005, insurgents shot down a civilian helicopter north of Baghdad, killing all 11 aboard including six U.S. contractors.
And, Brazil granted asylum to former Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez after he was ousted from office.
A thought for the day: it was Marshall McLuhan who said, "There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew."
Today is Saturday, April 22, the 112th day of 2006 with 253 to follow.
The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The evening stars are Mars and Saturn.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include Spanish Queen Isabella I, who funded the first voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World, in 1451; English novelist Henry Fielding in 1707; German philosopher Immanuel Kant in 1724; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of Russia's 1917 Communist revolution, in 1870; pioneer nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1904; actor Eddie Albert in 1908; violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin in 1916; jazz bass player Charles Mingus in 1922; actress Charlotte Rae in 1926 (age 80); TV producer Aaron Spelling in 1928 (age 78); singer Glen Campbell and actor Jack Nicholson, both in 1936 (age 70); filmmaker John Waters in 1946 (age 60); pop singer Peter Frampton in 1950 (age 56); actor Ryan Stiles in 1959 (age 47); comedian/TV host Byron Allen in 1961 (age 45); and actor Chris Makepeace in 1964 (age 42).
On this date in history:
In 1500, Brazil was discovered by Pedro Alvarez Cabral.
In 1509, Henry VIII became king of England.
In 1889, some 20,000 homesteaders massed along the border of the Oklahoma Territory, awaiting the signal to start the Oklahoma land rush.
In 1914, Babe Ruth made his professional pitching debut, playing for the Baltimore Orioles.
In 1915, during World War I, German forces became the first to use poison gas on the Western Front.
In 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke walked and rode on the surface of the moon for 7 hours, 23 minutes.
In 1985, Jose Sarney was sworn in as Brazil's first civilian president in 21 years.
In 1987, a divided U.S. Supreme Court said capital punishment does not discriminate against blacks.
In 1990, Muslim extremists in Lebanon freed a U.S. hostage for first time in more than three years, releasing college professor Robert Polhill after 39 months in captivity.
In 1991, at least 70 people were killed and 500 more injured when an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck Costa Rica.
In 1993, Gov. Guy Hunt, Alabama's first Republican governor since the Reconstruction, was removed from office after being convicted of felony ethics violations.
In 1994, Richard Nixon, the 37th U.S. president and the only U.S. president to resign his office, died four days after suffering a stroke. He was 81.
In 1997, a 126-day standoff at the Japanese Embassy in Lima ended when Peruvian commandos stormed the building and freed 72 hostages held by the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. All 14 rebels were killed.
In 2000, in a predawn raid, armed U.S. immigration agents broke into the Miami house where Elian Gonzalez had been staying and took charge of the 6-year-old Cuban refugee, flying him to Washington to be reunited with his Cuban father.
In 2003, hundreds of thousands of Shiites journeyed to Karbala for annual religious observances banned under Saddam Hussein and many called on Americans to go home.
In 2004, former NFL star Pat Tillman, who turned down a lucrative contract with the Arizona Cardinals to join the Army rangers, was killed in Afghanistan.
In 2005, Zacarias Moussaoui, the only man charged in the United States in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, pleaded guilty and could face the death penalty.
A thought for the day: Confusius said, "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."
Today is Sunday, April 23, the 113th day of 2006 with 252 to follow.
The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The evening stars are Mars and Saturn.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include English playwright William Shakespeare, probably born on this date in 1564 (and died on this date in 1616); James Buchanan, 15th president of the United States, in 1791; Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev in 1891; novelist Vladimir Nabokov in 1899; actress/diplomat Shirley Temple Black in 1928 (age 78); singer Roy Orbison in 1936; actors Lee Majors and David Birney, both in 1940 (age 66), Herve Villechaize in 1943; and actresses Sandra Dee in 1942 (age 64), Joyce DeWitt in 1949 (age 57), Jan Hooks ("Saturday Night Live") in 1957 (age 49), Valerie Bertinelli in 1960 (age 46), and Melana Kanakaredes in 1967 (age 39 ).
On this date in history:
In 1635, the first public school in America, the Boston Latin School, opened.
In 1898, the first movie theater opened at Koster and Bials Music Hall in New York City.
In 1898, the U.S. government asked for 125,000 volunteers to fight against Spain in Cuba.
In 1965, more than 200 U.S. planes struck North Vietnam in one of the heaviest raids of the Vietnam War.
In 1985, former U.S. Sen. Sam Ervin died at age 88. The North Carolina Democrat directed the Senate Watergate investigation that led to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
In 1987, an apartment building under construction in Bridgeport, Conn., collapsed, killing 28 construction workers.
In 1990, the West German government bowed to East German demands and agreed to a 1-1 exchange rate between East and West marks, clearing the path to a planned currency union.
In 1991, Virgilio Pablo Paz Romero was arrested for the 1976 car-bomb murder of Chilean Ambassador Orlando Letelier in Washington.
In 1992, former Washington Mayor Marion Barry was released from prison after serving a 6-month term for cocaine possession.
And in 1992, McDonald's opened its first restaurant in Beijing.
In 1993, United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez died at age 66 of apparent natural causes.
In 2002, Pope John Paul II met at the Vatican with U.S. cardinals to discuss the sexual abuse scandal that had rocked the Roman Catholic clergy. He expressed an apology to victims of abuse, saying what had happened to them was a crime and "an appalling act in the eyes of God."
In 2003, North Korea, which two weeks earlier had pulled out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, met with U.S. officials to discuss the status of North Korea's weapons program.
Also in 2003, after a 10-day stalemate, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat reached agreement on a new Cabinet with his choice for prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas.
In 2004, U.S. Marines killed about 30 insurgents in a fierce two-day firefight that began on this date outside Fallujah, Iraq.
In 2005, the Vatican said it expected 500,000 people in St. Peter's Square for the upcoming formal installation of Pope Benedict XVI.
Also in 2005, public health officials in Vietnam said they feared the South Asian outbreak of bird flu was likely to spawn a pandemic.
A thought for the day: Douglas Adams observed, "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be."