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The review is extremely funny (at least to me). LK draws attention to the DeWitt fondness for the instructional, which to his mind is at odds with the cultural trend toward informality, relaxation. I don't know whether he is right about this alleged cultural trend -- he may well be, but then we now live in a culture where taking part in a marathon, or even triathlon, is commonplace. At any rate, the thing I notice in myself is not so much this predilection as an inability to believe that other people don't really share it.
I like the sort of book whose introduction sounds like an induction to boot camp:
As regards the method he should follow, it is, of course, better if he can find an Arab or scholar of Arabic to direct him; but, failing this, I suggest that he adopt the following plan. Firstly, the Introduction on the writing of Arabic should be thoroughly assimilated before the actual lessons are tackled. Then each lesson should be worked through carefully and the student should not proceed from one lesson to the following before he is quite convinced that he has mastered the material in the first one. Although a full transcription has been given of all Arabic words and sentences in the first ten lessons this is a help which should be dispensed with as early as possible. The student should obtain from the outset two alphabetically indexed note books, one of which can be easily adapted for Arabic, and enter into these each new word he comes across. In another note book he should write out the paradigms of the verbs which are scattered throughout the book. These three note books should be his constant companions and referred to whenever he has a free moment. His exercises he must make for himself using the material he has worked with. All exercises and examples should be rewritten without the vowel marks so that the student becomes accustomed to reading Arabic without the vowels as it generally appears in print or in manuscript. If the above-mentioned plan of study is followed the student should acquire a sound knowledge of Arabic grammar in about six months.
But that is only the beginning!
(David Cowan, Modern Literary Arabic)
The morphology of the verb is presented in a way that best exploits the underlying similarities of the various forms, regardless of the root type; this permits the introduction of the most common verbs at an appropriately early point in the grammar and also allows the discussions of the derived "conjugations" to be unhampered by restriction to examples from sound roots. As much space as possible has been given to the systematic treatment of noun morphology and to the verb with object suffixes; the simplification of this material attempted in many elementary grammars is actually a disservice to the student. When he turns to his first page of unsimplified reading, he finds that what he should have learned systematically must instead be learned at random, inefficiently and with no little difficulty.
(Thomas O. Lambdin, Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (1971) )
This sort of book is so seldom seen in schools that there is no way of knowing how many people would like it. The one thing we can be sure of is that people inclined to like it are very unlikely to come across it.
At any rate, publishers were not wildly keen to have this sort of thing in a novel when first presented with The Seventh Samurai, so Lightning Rods and its brothers were written with a policy of deliberately eschewing; after Book A had been published as The Last Samurai publishers who perceived the public as wanting more of the same were not wildly keen to publish LR. It's tiring.


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Oh my god the snow, you guys, THE GOLL-DANGED BEAUTIFUL TREACHEROUS SNOW. About 4 feet so far up where we live, and that's small potatoes compared to our friends in eastern Massachusetts. Ethereal, marshmallowy landscapes that create impassable roads and frightening ice dams on your roof. I love it and I hate it. I'm enchanted and yet I'm halfway to losing my mind.
In a few hours, it will be March. MARCH! The month in which Spring officially begins! Although it usually arrives in the midst of a giant snowstorm, I'm clinging to the knowledge that in these parts, the first day of Spring means that in about two more weeks, it will actually be Spring. Brown, muddy spring with almost no flowers yet, but Spring nonetheless.
So with that in mind, I'm trying to make the last few weeks of this seemingly endless winter go by more quickly with an end-of-winter wish list. Some wintry things I'd like to do before Old Man Winter finally eats it once and for all.
1. Make an Ice Cube Garland
This picture is from a few Februarys ago – I can't believe we could see grass at this time of year! Making an ice-cube garland is super easy and a great way to add a little color to the unrelenting whiteness around us. Just fill an ice-cube tray with water, add drops of food coloring to each cube compartment to make different colors, and dip a bit of twine into each cube with the end hanging out. Once they're frozen, tie each one onto a length of twine and tie the ends to trees or whatever outdoor place you have to tie things to. The nice thing about doing this project when there's snow on the ground is that as they melt, the colors transfer from the garland to the snow below, so you end up with a cool rainbow splotch pattern on the ground.
2. Read Snow Music one more time.
Oh, man. This is my favorite winter picture book. I've been meaning to write about it literally since I started this blog and now I'm so freaking sick of the snow that I can't face writing an entire blog post about how magical it is. But seriously, this book makes it extremely magical. It perfectly captures the sounds of a new snowfall. I remember once in college, walking home from work on a snowy evening when everyone had already left campus for winter break, the streets were so deserted that as I crossed Lincoln Avenue, I could literally hear each snowflake hitting the ground. I was so struck by the magicalness of it that I just stood there on the median, listening. Lynne Rae Perkins perfectly captures it in the opening of Snow Music ("Everybody whisper: Peth peth peth peth peth peth peth peth") and it just gets cooler from there. The music of a snowplow scraping down the street. The music of an escaped dog, running happily through the snow. The "k-tk" of a dried leaf blowing along the pavement. Just trust me folks, this is a good one.
3. Make Ina Garten's Hot Chocolate.
You really can't enjoy hot chocolate in the spring, summer, or even fall like you can in the winter, so I'm going to go out with a bang. This Ina Garten recipe is the most decadent, yummy thing ever. It's not my everyday in-from-playing-in-the-snow recipe, but it deserves to be drunk at least one more time before winter's over. (As do we all.)
4. Make Swedish Snowball Lanterns.
I saw these the other day on The Artful Parent and posted excitedly about them on the facebook page, but my plans to make them the next day were foiled by some unforgivingly cold temperatures. Nonetheless, we still have plenty of snow (rueful laugh) so this is definitely on the docket. Maybe we can even make an ice lantern with the enormous chunks of ice I just had hacked off my roof. Oh New England, you beautiful snowy ice damming bastard.
5. Sugar on Snow.
This is what spring in New England looks like, folks. You still have plenty of snow, but now with fresh maple syrup. Since we just finished reading Little House in the Big Woods and are entering maple syrup season, this is the perfect dessert of the moment. All you have to do is heat your maple syrup to 234F, drizzle over some fresh snow, and enjoy. Next, eat a pickle. Cause that's the New England way. Other acceptable accompaniments: coffee and a donut.
6. Visit an Ice Castle
I probably have the only 4-year-old girl in America who isn't into Frozen. (There was a brief period after we watched it last winter when she spent a lot of time playing Frozen. Which in her case meant pretending to be a dinosaur hunting and devouring Elsa and Anna.) However, I think any kid – hey, any adult – would be enchanted by these awesome ice castles. There's a couple of these in our region, and I think they're closing really soon, perhaps as early as next Sunday.
7. Pajama Muppet Show Marathon
What they lack in Elsa and Anna fan-dom, my kiddos more than make-up for in their devotion to the Muppets. Muppets were the only thing they asked Santa for this year. (Unfortunately they had to go and fall in love with the most obscure and un-merchandise-friendly ones: Beaker and Camilla… these kids never make it easy for me, I tell ya.) But Santa delivered, and muppets are right up there with legos, dragons, and dinosaurs for most played-with toys in our house at the moment. So while I love spending the morning outside playing in the snow, I'm keeping this idea in my back pocket for the next time we all just feel like hunkering down with a cozy blanket and having some laughs. I have a feeling they'll all be excited about this:

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Casa Lleó i Morera, Don Eddy: Master of American Hyperrealism, Citizen Architect, Evanescent Architecture, A Talk By Jose Miguel De Prada Poole.
Casa Lleó i Morera
Weekdays from 10am-2pm and 4pm-7pm. Closed on Sundays.
Tours last 50 minutes and cost €15 per person. They are available in Spanish, Catalan and English.
Casa Lleó i Morera
Passeig de Gràcia, 35
08008 Barcelona
Today, the recently-renovated Casa Lleó i Morera on Pg. de Gràcia was opened to the public. Dating from the beginning of the 20th century, the building is the work of Modernista architect Domènech i Montaner and now counts as one of the city's best-preserved Modernista sites. Admire the mosaics, sculpture and design for yourself by signing up to one of their guided tours.
Don Eddy: Master of American Hyperrealism
11-Feb-2014 to 30-Mar-2014
Tue to Sun 10 am – 8 pm
Mon closed
Entrance + guide: 9€
Reduced ticket + guide: 7€
Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno (MEAM)
Barra de Ferro 5
08003 Barcelona
Don Eddy (California, 1944) is a painter based in New York who won the hyper initial recognition as an artist in the 60s.
MEAM (European Museum of Modern Art) presents Don Eddy's work from February 11th to March 30th.
Eight of his recent polyptychs created between 2005 and 2011:
– There is no Road to Grace 's House (2005)
– A River Called In Lumen Profero (2008)
– Last Few Tears (2008), Eon (2009)
– My Brother 's Keeper (2009)
– Place Bandit IV (2009)
– Revelation Rain (2010)
– Mono No Aware II (2011).
Recent work of this American master has moved away from photographic realism that had characterised his early stages, to exploring the realm of metaphysics. In his early works from the '60s and '70s, Eddy paid tribute to American cars and the urban landscape and references to pop culture and post-industrial capitalism.
Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee And The Spirit Of The Rural Studio
Unrated, 1 hr.
Documentary, Special Interest
Directed By: Sam Wainwright Douglas
In Theaters: 1-Jan-2010
On DVD: 31-Aug-2010
Citizen Architect is a documentary film chronicling the late Samuel Mockbee, artist, architect, educator and founder of the Rural Studio. The film explores one basic idea: Architecture is for the people dwelling within it. What is a home, a workplace or house of worship without the souls inside it? Empty.
Setting up shop in poverty-stricken Alabama, Samuel Mockbee recruited architecture students to escape the abstraction of theory, and learn with their hands, designing and building community structures or homes for the economically disadvantaged, using donated and recycled materials. Mockbee's effort is to provide students with an experience that forever inspires them to consider how they can use their skills to better their communities. Revealing the philosophy and heart behind the Rural Studio, the documentary is guided by passionate, frank and never-before-seen interviews with Mockbee himself.
Evanescent Architecture, A Talk By Jose Miguel De Prada Poole, National Architecture Award Winner
3-Mar-2014 at 7 pm
Free entry
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (ESARQ-UIC)
Aula Magna
c/ Immaculada, 22
08017 Barcelona
Architect José Miguel De Prada Poole, National Architecture Award winner in 1975, specialises in light weight and tensile stressed pneumatic structures. His longstanding professional commitment has received both national and international recognition. His collection includes awards from various countries such as Japan, Brazil, United States, Italy and France.
Over many years, he has been combining his professional activities with researching and lecturing in Spain, Venezuela, Mexico and United States (Massachussets Institute of Technology).
The talk titled "Evanescent Architecture" will introduce a group of projects which at first glance may seem paradoxically unrelated one project to another project but their common ground is none but the fact that they allow for the possibility of transformation, rearrangement or relocation; a clue is their composition which is characteristically made up of modular elements in various scales and sizes that can be put together in different ways in order to best fit any spatial requirements.
These and other projects will be shown: the Instant City in Ibiza, an ice rink in Sevilla, a modular pavilion for the ADI-FAD fair in Barcelona, an Auditorium in Villaverde-Ciudad Lineal (Madrid), or a proposal for the Removable Modular Schools for the Education and Science Ministry and for the Traveller and an "Invisible" Museum in Manhattan.
By Mia Pujol, ESARQ_UIC Publications.


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New approach to animal cruelty investigations lauded
Provincial government efforts to investigate animal cruelty cases are drawing praise from local animal welfare advocates.
Brenda Thompson, president and CEO of Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue Centre in Hagersville, said she supports the government.
"They were given a short timeline on this and had to work quickly to get something in place," she said.
"They consulted with us and have taken action."
On Friday, the province launched a 24-hour animal cruelty hotline that can be reached by calling 1-833-9ANIMAL.
And OPP Insp. Paula Milne was appointed to oversee a temporary anti-cruelty team, which began work on Saturday.
Up until last Friday, the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals enforced both provincial and Criminal Code animal cruelty laws under the OSPCA Act, which was enacted in 1919. However, in early January, an Ontario judge found the OSPCA's powers to be unconstitutional and gave the province one year to find a solution. The judge said the province erred in giving police-like powers to a private organization without imposing accountability and transparency standards.
In addition, the OSPCA told the province that it would continue to handle animal cruelty cases only until June 28, citing, among other reasons, a lack of provincial funding to carry out the duties.
The province is in the process of changing the law and new animal welfare legislation is expected in the fall.
In Brantford and Brant County, animal cruelty cases will be investigated through the Hamilton and Burlington SPCA, Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma said.
For the Simcoe and District Humane Society, the new provincial approach is in line with what has been happening in Norfolk County for the past decade, said Cathie Hosken, the society's president and shelter manager.
"The OPP have been the leads on animal cruelty investigations in Norfolk for the past 10 years and they've done an excellent job," Hosken said. "We have played a support role, providing them with the help they need.
"This is a continuation of what we're already doing."
The arrangement will continue until the province comes up with new legislation, she added.
Hosken supports the provincial government's approach, noting that the OPP has access to a lot more resources and is better equipped than most animal welfare agencies to handle difficult investigations.
"I'm really pleased and supportive of the province's direction," Hosken said.
Thompson said the government is seeking ensure the whole province is covered.
"There may be some issues going forward but I think the intent is there and so, whatever comes up by way of a problem, will be able to be resolved."
He said one issue that will need to be addressed is what happens with animal cruelty cases that were being handled by the OSPCA.
"Will those files be turned over to the new enforcement regime or will the OSPCA continue with them?"


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Vegan Cooking For Carnivores: Guest Post by Roberto Martin
It's my pleasure to turn this post over to Roberto who agreed to write a few words about his new book and share his recipe for Spring Rolls with Dipping Sauce from Vegan Cooking for Carnivores.
|Spring Rolls with Dipping Sauce, photo by Quentin Bacon
Butterscotch Figgy Bites
Some of my favorite recipes have been developed on the fly. Combine a little of this with a little of that and often the result is something quite delicious. That's what happened when I made these Butterscotch Figgy Bites. I usually don't keep desserts in the house unless we're having company, but Jon was in the mood for something sweet. So I stared at the pantry shelves for a minute until some promising ingredients revealed themselves to me: figs, butterscotch chips, and bran cereal flakes. I never combined figs with butterscotch before but somehow I thought their flavors would be wonderful match. And they really are.
Into the food processor went about 1 1/2 cups of figs (just cut off the hard tips). The first time I made these I used kalmyra, this time I used mission. The figs should be dried (as opposed to fresh) but moist, not all dried out. To the figs I added about 1/2 to 3/4 cup vegan butterscotch chips (the Food Lion store brand is vegan, although there may be other vegan brands available). To hold it all together I added about 3/4 to 1 cup of ready-to-eat bran cereal flakes. I processed the ingredients until everything was well chopped and would hold together when pressed.
When I made these the first time, I pressed the mixture into an 8-inch baking pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. For this batch, I pressed them into a mini muffin tin (also sprayed with cooking spray). They could actually be eaten as is but I think the flavor is better if you bake them for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees. The baking lets the butterscotch chips melt a bit and allows the flavors to combine.
For only containing three ingredients, these little bites are extremely rich-tasting with a great depth of flavor. If you can't find butterscotch chips, they might be good made with chocolate chips, but I haven't tested out that theory yet. If you try them (with either butterscotch or chocolate chips), let me know what you think.
P.S. Yes, that's a glimpse of this year's lilacs in the photo. They bloomed a full month earlier than usual and are now almost gone, when normally they'd just be starting to bloom!
Nacho Chips with Pinto Queso Dip
1 (10-ounce) can Rotelle tomatoes with green chilies, drained
1 tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon olive oil or 1/4 cup water
1/3 cup chopped yellow onion
2 to 3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
One-Dish Vegan Meals: Tester Photos
|Frittata Primavera from One-Dish Vegan Meals
I've been crazy-busy lately working on two book projects, the first being the edits for my new slow cooker book, Fresh From the Vegan Slow Cooker (due out in October). Sneak peek of the cover coming soon!
I've also developing recipes for a new book called One-Dish Vegan Meals which will be a complete revision of an earlier title, One-Dish Vegetarian Meals. Testing is already in full swing for the one-dish cookbook, so I thought I'd share jut a few of the photos taken by my amazing recipe testers. The photo above, taken by VeganAide is the Frittata Primavera.
This is the Soba Salad with Edamame and Cucumbers, photo by Melissa Chapman:
|Soba Salad with Edamame and Cucumber from One-Dish Vegan Meals
Here's the Jamaican Coconut Rice Bowl, photo by VeganAide:
|Jamaican Coconut Rice Bowl from One-Dish Vegan Meals
And this is Lori Maffei's photo of Creamy Noodle Curry:
|Creamy Noodle Curry from One-Dish Vegan Meals
This is Lea Jacobson's photo of the Black Bean and Avocado Rice Salad:
|Black Bean and Avocado Rice Salad from One-Dish Vegan Meals
And here's one of the many chili recipes in the book — this one is Texas Chili — photo by Barbara Bryan:
|Texas Chili from One-Dish Vegan Meals
There's loads more great photos I could post, but I'll save them for another time. Now I better get back to work!
Lentil Sambar Redux
I love lentils any way I can get them — in a soup, a pilaf, chili, pasta sauce, or even burgers. One of my all time favorite lentil recipes is the lentil sambar recipe in Vegan Fire and Spice. I've posted the sambar recipe before here. You can also find the recipe here on FatFreeVegan along a lovely photo by Susan Voisin (check it out if you haven't seen it before).
I made this delicious sambar again recently, but I added extra lentils to make it even heartier and thicker. The nice thing about a sambar is that it can be used almost like a condiment when served with Indian dosas, but it's also terrific served like a soup (if made thinner) or like a stew over rice, when made thicker, which is my preference. You can cut the vegetables larger or smaller, too.
I served the sambar alongside potato "dosadillas" (my "quick-fix" solution to enjoying the flavor of dosas by using tortillas when there's no time to make actual dosas) and some spicy mint chutney.
I ended up with some leftover potato filling and the next day I served the lentil sambar as a stew with a large spoonful of the potato mixture on top and some cooked spinach as well. With some warm naan and more of that spicy mint chutney on the side, it made an amazingly delicious meal as you can see in the photo at the top of this post.
I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do and if you haven't tried it yet, I hope you will soon!


text: Happy first birthday to Samuel Mason DeLeon, who is celebrating his birthday today, Jan. 30, 2018, and congratulations to his parents, Maria and Jason DeLeon of Sterling. Grandparents are Michelle Sanchez of Sterling, Michael Van Buren of Partridge, Kan., Eddie Sanchez of Sterling, Harold Hood of Big Springs, Neb., and Elaine and Angel DeLeon of Indianapolis. Helping Samuel celebrate are his brothers, Jason, Gabrielle, Isaac, Jeremiah and Elijah; sister-in-law, Beth; and nephew, Ezra.


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Since last we spoke, I spent a busy few days in Brooklyn, taking in the Northside festival in Williamsburg and Greenpoint (saw a fun band called The Dodos, which confirmed that I am not too old to be pushed around by crowds of hipsters) , spent time with my friends (going to rainy Brooklyn Pride) and feeling guilty that I had no time left to make it to The Brooklyn International Film Festival. Ahhh, my alma-mater suffers, but to make up for it I have traveled all the way to the lost (and found) beautiful end of the known (gay) world. That's right, Provincetown. The pilgrims landed here, the artists came and planted flags, soon those flags turned rainbow colored and now I'm here for a film festival.
The Provincetown International Film Festival opened last night with Woody Allen's new film Whatever Works. It was typical Allen with a lot of wildly unrealistic Oedipal scenarios. The basic premise is attractive yes, but why must it always be couched in the notion that anyone, let alone a young, beautiful, perfect-bodied, long haired woman would want to sleep with Woody Allen or one of his stand ins, in this case Larry David.
Allen is very funny, David is funny, Seinfeld his award-winning show was hysterical, but all three rest upon some very misogynistic assumptions, which in my experience just aren't true. Usually when the young girl goes for the old guy, he is modelesque not a limping hostile geriatric. Whatever Hugh Heifner would have us believe this is not a sane norm.
Okay, if you have not seen the film and would prefer not to read the Sony Pictures Synopsis I'll tell you what happens: Larry David is an unhappy old guy, he has a hot rich wife, teaches string theory and considers himself to be a genius, but he doesn't appreciate any of it and tries to commit suicide. He fails even at this, and then one day meets a runaway played by Evan Rachel Wood, who begs him to let her stay in his apt and eventually develops a huge crush on him. She is a southern beauty pageant princess and is ignorant in many ways. Wood and David serve as an odd couple until both of her parents in turn journey to NYC and try to get her to return to the south. Instead of her leaving they both stay and go through significant transformations.
Polyamory plays a role, along with the concept of New York as re-education camp and the lesson that David's monologues issue directly to the audience is Whatever Works. This means, maybe your perfect sophisticated wife and great job wont make you happy, maybe a simpleton who worships you will, and maybe not. In his final speech David's character, Boris Yellnikoff, says basically 'If your not hurting anyone else do whatever makes you happy, take whatever bit of love you can find in this world.'
Hmmm, almost convincing, except when that translates to sleeping with minors and people who are, I don't know, your adoptive children.


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British parliamentarian Bob Blackman who is on 3-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir arrived here on Monday and met various delegations.
Blackman was also accompanied by his aide and Founder of Kashmiri Pandit cultural society London Laxmi Kaul and MLC Surinder Ambardar who had organized the meeting of the visiting parliamentarian with various delegations in Kashmir.
The delegations which met the parliamentarian included Kashmir Chamber of Commerce headed by Mushtaq Wani and discussed the scope of bringing in various investments in different sectors of power, solar and tourism.
A delegation of Kashmiri Pandit Sangrash Samiti led by Its president Sanjay Tickoo informed Blackman that nearly 800 Kashmiri Pandits were killed during the turmoil while as the official figures stated that 250 KPs were killed which is not the right figure.
Some of the other delegations which met with Bob Blackman included the civil society members led by Mohiddin Sofi and Javed Kakroo also focused on the need to have all round development in order to bring complete peace in Kashmir.
A young group of lawyers led by Muzzafar also met the visiting delegation and said that the new generation of Kashmir needs to be provided to optimum opportunity in the field of politics and entrepreneurship.
Kasmiri Pandit employees working in Kashmir also met the MP Blackman and discussed the need to have one small smart city built in Kashmir so that return of Pandits is possible and the lost social and ethnic fabric of Kashmir is revived.
Blackman assured all the visiting delegations that he has taken note of all the relevant points and would raise all the relevant points in different international forums and would also try to focus on bringing in some investment in the state once he meets some seniors members of government of India in New Delhi.


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More of my ramblings from my diaries over the time of Top Surgery October 2015
A week of not so quiet and restful healing later, life has a way of changing our plans at whim, and it did that with style as always, but I was back in Brighton for my post op. Had it worked? Everything is healing as it should. Staples out from the nipples; glad I had taken codeine beforehand, so it wasn't that painful. No more itchy dressings and I only need to wear a binder if I go out to protect myself.
I looked in the mirror and I look a bit battered. But I can look at me and not hate what I see to the point of spiraling into dysphoria. For the first time ever I can do that. I still have a lot of healing to do but it is one huge step in the right direction.
For the last two weeks my emotions have been shot to hell. They are still shot to hell. I don't have the words that sum up how I feel and yes that is frustrating me to bits – I am a writer and not knowing words that express the emotions is unheard of for me. Happy. No it is beyond that way beyond that. I am out of the cage now and it is awesome. That is the best I can do to sum it up.
My Thanks
It is only proper that I stop at this point and thank all those who have supported me this far. My deepest thanks go to Mr. Yelland and his team at Nuffield Health who made it possible. Also to Jenny, Misty and Lisa for getting me there and back for the operation and to Andy for being there for the post op. My boys for being my boys and keeping me going. Alf for being a real bro and staying with me until I woke up. Kayto for being the best friend a guy could have at 430am. Finally, to Caz for being my Caz and making me smile when I wanted to cry – I'm not easy to live with and you hung in there for me.


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Transcript of M. Butterflies Katz's Live Guest Chat-Animal Rights Zone
18 June 2011
Carolyn Bailey:
ARZone is pleased to present M. Butterflies Katz as this week's Live Chat Guest.
Butterflies began her journey over 40 years ago, at age 12, when she learned that "meat" was a dead animal, and immediately stopped eating animals. "In those pre-internet days, I had no other authority/inspiration to follow beyond my own conscience" explains Butterflies.
When Butterflies was 21, Jay Dinshah (the founder of the American Vegan Society) wrote eloquently about 'dynamic harmlessness' and inspired her veganism. It was the horror of the dairy industry that clinched it, but she rid her closet of leather and began buying only vegan products (which were difficult to source in those days).
At age 24, she met up with a vegan community called Gentle World after discovering their classic cookbook. She has since co-authored Incredibly Delicious; Recipes for a New Paradigm. She learned that preparing tasty delicious food was a great tool for vegan advocacy, and so has used it ever since. She now is a chef at a local vegan/organic café in the far north of
. New Zealand
Butterflies has created a new concept and practice in vegan events, called 'Vegan Sharing Circles' - in
Florida, She created a pamphlet called "Becoming Vegan" which she distributes (with other abolitionist literature) at these events. U.S.
Butterflies identifies with being an abolitionist, anti-speciesist activist, opposed to all violence imposed on human/nonhuman animals.
Barbara DeGrande:
You have had decades of experience talking to people about veganism. What do you consider to be the most effective form of vegan advocacy?
M. Butterflies Katz:
I guess I would have to say 'speaking from your heart', though I actually don't know the answer. Believe it or not, lots of people become vegan from a relationship or from their spouse, so no kidding, I think 'love relationships' make vegans.
Gentle World founders have made a lot of vegans. Many people have walked through the doors of Gentle World's vegan educational centre as a non-vegan and shortly after left as a vegan. I suppose the living example of a group of vegans and their heartfelt voice for nonhuman animals, a video or two, combined with delicious vegan food – is the package deal that sells it.
Supreme Master is responsible for quite a few vegans on the planet, apparently. The Abolitionist Approach is (make-sense) vegan advocacy that appears to have more success with making real vegans than groups who don't even ask you to become vegan. The materials of the group Animal Equality are right up my alley, but I don't know how effective they are. The most effective form of vegan advocacy is that which actually creates vegans, which Is not a hugely easy thing to do. As vegan educators – we need to encourage others to break through their eons of indoctrination that humans have the right to exploit other animals.
Barbara DeGrande:
Could you share a vegan education success story or two?
M. Butterflies Katz:
We've had many young wwoofers come from around the world to Gentle World's vegan educational center. One couple from
that I shared time with here - became vegan and animal rights activists. People at the sharing circles I host in Austria have become vegan, stayed vegan, and some have moved on to abolitionist viewpoints. The lovers and husbands in my life, those close to me - who in that love space, saw the light of becoming vegan. One person became vegan from reading one of my poems. Couldn't ask for more than that for writing a poem! Florida
Sharni Buckley:
Welcome, Butterflies; how has the animal rights movement changed in the last thirty years? Do you think that veganism will continue to spread at an increasing rate?
M. Butterflies Katz:
Animal Rights activists weren't even vegan years ago. Now, the word is out that to be an animal rights activist is synonymous with being vegan. How can one be for animal rights and at the very same time be involved in harming animals? In years past, it was about "cruel treatment" and now we're coming in with a new and improved angle; abolishing animal use; then words like "respecting animals" or "humane" are not open to interpretation. For example, 'our animals are treated with dignity and respect right up to their day at the slaughterhouse.' We want people to see the simple Truth that animals are not ours to use for any reason.
There's a dichotomy going on of more violence, insanity and environmental devastation, while at the very same time, the number of vegans on the planet is expanding. I can't predict which way it will all go, however, I feel the only thing I can do is try to make more vegans on the planet; a solution for what ails our planet and its way too many inhabitants.
I think veganism will spread at an increasing rate, because it is The Truth; for the greatest good of nonhumans, humans and the planet we share. I believe and I hope that the truth will prevail. Historically, people have made mass changes of perception, and we're asking them to do it again.
Tim Gier:
You spend time in
New Zealand and you spend time in the . Do you see any differences between how veganism, antispeciesism and animal rights are looked upon or practiced in those places? US
M. Butterflies Katz:
I can't even get a book from the library on animal rights in northern
. It's very backwards here, but there are some excellent Abolitionist Approach advocates in New Zealand and more vegans than you would imagine for a country that is highly indoctrinated that New Zealand = beef and dairy and wool. (As a side note, they are nicer to their slaves compared to the horrific factory farms of the New Zealand ) U.S.
is advanced in veganism; better and more vegan restaurants, way more vegan products, vegan groups, vegan this and vegan that. I sometimes have to order things internationally because I can't get them in U.S. . Commercial VeganPet or Ami kibble is super expensive to bring in. You can't really get basic vegan vitamins, if needed. I never have anyone in the states tell me that humans need "meat" for survival, whereas I get that more in this hemisphere (Australia/New Zealand). The anti-speciesism movement coming out of Europe is not that prevalent in New Zealand New Zealand or , (that I know of), but I think it is an approach that all activists should become aware of. USA
You've been involved with a vegan community called Gentle World since you were 24. Could you please explain how this community has impacted on your life and elaborate on why Gentle World exists?
M. Butterflies Katz:
Gentle World has impacted my life by sheltering me from the harshness of the non-vegan world out there, raising my consciousness by teaching me about integrity, defining and exemplifying 'following the Truth', prioritizing Love, and encouraging my own evolution and living the ideals that hardly anyone else ever talks about, let alone tries to live on a daily basis. It transformed me from a shallow, consumerist, suburban, dressed like a model, type person - to a country girl, a naturalist, who lives one with her environment, a non-consumer, a recycler and conservationist, and much different from the person I would have been if I had not joined paths with them.
To sum Gentle World up in a sentence: It is an intentional community of sun-loving, country-living, Truth seeking, vegans who have come together for the intention of improving themselves, and other lofty pursuits. Gentle World has a vegan educational centre in
that is a model of vegan communal living, where the food is grown veganically, and the land is off the grid – solar and hydro powered. The oasis of sanity, called Shangri-la, was once animal-harming land. The fences and "not-okay corral" (used for sheep shearing) were immediately ripped down, and replaced with fruit trees, vegan-organic gardens, flowers and flowering trees. While those things were ripped down, the derelict house, that most people would have destroyed, was restored and preserved. New Zealand
Gentle Worlders agree on some very important things, and right up there at the top of that list is veganism. Because they could not accept "the world as it is", they have agreed to work together towards the building of a new one, both for themselves and as a model of what human beings can achieve, when they are willing to do what is right. To learn about Gentle World, visit the website: http://gentleworld.org
Brooke Cameron:
You've been critical in the past of humans feeding cats non-vegan food. Could you please explain what your solution to this would be, in the short term, given that many cats, being carnivorous, are unable to thrive, or even survive, on a vegan diet?
M. Butterflies Katz:
Vegans, who choose to be caregivers for rescued cats, I believe, should at least be lessening the demand for animal products by feeding cats at least some vegan cat kibble. Some dedicated vegans are successful with feeding their cats from the plant kingdom with supplementation, and if a feline has had their PH checked and is healthy, I'm all for it. In fact, I see it as evolutionary. Personally, I don't want to live with carnivores. I don't want to see hunting and killing in my immediate reality; it's bad enough I have to be surrounded by it on Planet Earth, day in and day out. Plus, the creatures (mice, birds, geckos) in my surroundings are counting on me to keep our world a vegan sanctuary. Therefore, I live with only those nonhuman animals that can also eat vegan. They let you know.
I think vegans will feel more aligned with their values if they rescue dogs over cats - or rabbits or some other naturally herbivorous animal, if dogs are not appropriate for your situation. We have to do the best we can with any given circumstance. It's a tough issue. I can't deny what is in a can of cat food and how it got there; I just can't wrap my head around why other animals must suffer and die to feed our companion cats.
Brooke Cameron:
Thanks! Is that not speciesist? To be anti-carnivores?
M. Butterflies Katz:
Perhaps. I never claimed to be completely nonspeciesist...I'm exploring the concept and it has become part of my evolution. I'm not anti-carnivores. However, I have to admit, I prefer the company of herbivores, of all species. Just a preference - because they are more gentle and less scary. (Not in original transcript: I would like to add that I don't harm human or nonhuman animals of any species, being vegan. Therefore my speciesism is on a whole different level than someone who actually harms other species of animals.)
Brooke Cameron:
Thanks, Butterflies. It's a very difficult and complicated issue. Thank you for your honesty.
M. Butterflies Katz:
Your welcome. That's one thing I'm good for.
Luna Hughes:
Why do you think it is that there is so much divisiveness in a movement that is about compassion and justice?
M. Butterflies Katz:
Two opposing viewpoints:
1. Someone may be more comfortable to come to veganism via identifying with being "straight-edge vegan" or "non-speciesist vegan" or "abolitionist vegan" or "a punk rock vegan" a "vegan-anarchist" or "raw food vegan" or "vegan muscle-making groups"– "vegan freaks" whatever - so because the vegan concept needs to take off, we are finding it everywhere, in all walks of life, in all ages and colors of people, in all religions and in atheists, in straight or gay, in straight-laced to pot-smokers, from doctors to wanderers, from Poland to Portland - thus so many factions to reach more and more people.
2. I think if we got out of our ego, we would see that we really need to unite, even though that is hard as we don't agree on approach or tactics and sometimes don't even seem to have the same goal. We feel so passionate about wanting to help nonhuman animals, and everyone thinks they've got the right approach and wants everyone else to follow their way of thinking – in order to really help liberate animals. So we're a movement of everyone thinking their way of seeing it – is the right way – this seems to be an aspect of the human condition.
Carolyn Bailey:
You began your journey to veganism at the age of 12, how did your family and friends react to your decision, at such a young age, to stop eating animals, and what barriers did you face at that age?
M. Butterflies Katz:
Everyone said 'how can you let her do this?' And I mean EVERYONE. There was not a single person agreeing with me – I was on my own. Even though my parents were omnivores, they allowed me to live my convictions. I had to learn to fend for myself; did my own cooking. My brother, who initially told me "meat" was a dead animal, reacted by helping himself to my dinner portion, however he later became vegan and is a long-time vegan activist.
My parents eventually saw the light too. They were vegan(ish) for over 20 years. In their old age, they are letting go of it, however they have a vegan kitchen (except for cat food) and that is because my brother and I keep it that way. I can't complain about parents who allowed their child to be vegetarian at a time in history when we didn't actually know if I would die from it. In recent years, they've offered their home to host vegan banquets, sharing circles, and events.
When I was young in school, I was respected, but stood alone. However, even back in those days of relative ignorance about animal rights, I remember refusing to dissect in high school, and being allowed to abstain without any backlash. I feel if we are really self-assured in our stance on veganism, that we won't create barriers. In college speech class, I gave a speech on Veganism and Empathy and got the highest grade in the class.
Carolyn Bailey:
Do you have any advice for children under 18 thinking about following a similar path that you wish you had at that age? Thanks!
M. Butterflies Katz:
I did not have the internet and all the many available resources we have today. In the Age of Information, there is no excuse for anyone of any age not to educate themselves about vegan living. The earlier the better, for your body, mind, and soul; which is a huge bonus. On the physical health level, the earlier you stop putting animal products through your system – the better off you will be in adult years. It's been a real health plan for me, though that is a reward; not the reason I did it.
Brooke Cameron:
Many animal advocates believe that the regulation of animal use will lead, eventually, to the abolition of animal use, believing that the best way forward is to address one issue at a time. Do you believe this approach is helpful, and will eventually lead to a vegan world in which we respect all other animals?
M. Butterflies Katz:
That is what they believe, or say they believe, however we've been doing the above mentioned approach for a long time and there's more killing in more horrific ways than ever in history. Therefore, I think we should try a new approach, which is actually asking for what we want. People can understand if we just present it in the right way.
The regulation approach does not ring true to me as does the Abolitionist Approach or any other approach based on nonspeciesism. I have never in my advocacy asked for "better conditions" for animal prisoners or more "humane" methods of harming them, but rather for 'putting an end to' the entire system that thinks we have some right to use other animals. In asking for what we really want, we will get better conditions anyway. But I don't want to get buddy-buddy with exploiters and ask them to rape and murder in a less horrific way, I want them to stop raping and murdering. Period. I'm staying focused on that goal.
Roger Yates
You have recently asked this question on Facebook: "Which of the following definitions of veganism/vegan most resonates with you? Only pick 1 response. Share widely, let's see how veganism is - or should be -defined" followed by 10 closed questionnaire options from which to pick. What have been the results so far, and what can we - or what did you hope - to learn from them?
M. Butterflies Katz:
Thanks Roger for this question. Since I have thousands of vegan activist friends on facebook, I wanted to use that to learn how vegans, and all their perceptions, actually define veganism. I realized from an earlier poll, that we are not talking about the same thing, believe it or not, when we speak of veganism.
Some believe it to be the standard dictionary definition of no animal products in the diet and beyond. For those, I wanted to elevate their definition to one provided by a vegan organization. Various websites all define it differently. I will be putting it all together for my next blog. There are many interesting definitions that will be included: from The Vegan Society (past and present), to Joan Dunayer, to Animal Equality, to Gary Francione, etc. that I intend to include – along with the results of the survey question.
The options were closed because I learned from the previous poll that people will just put in there stupid comments or their misconceived idea of the definition of vegan, like they do it for health reasons. It makes no sense to say that we are vegan for health reasons. We can say we are herbivores for health reasons, but that is not a definition of veganism. The one option that received the most votes was "Recognizing the Right of all sentient animals to be treated with respect/justice" and in close second place was "Do not consume/wear/use animals or take part in activities of their exploitation". If we put them together, I think we've got a winner! Over 845 vegan activists voted, and the drum roll -The winning definition is: "Recognizing the Right of all sentient animals to be treated with respect and justice. Vegans do not consume/wear/use animals or take part in activities of their exploitation."
Blog Post on Results of Poll: http://thevegantruth.blogspot.com/search/label/Definition%20of%20Veganism
Barbara DeGrande:
What have you learned about human nature after decades living as a vegan? What has been the single biggest obstacle you have overcome in maintaining a vegan life?
M. Butterflies Katz:
I've learned that human nature is something that we need to "rise above"…humans are propelled by their ego and do what they want, not necessarily what is right. It's for us vegans to help others to do some soul-searching so they can find that part of themselves that would never want to inflict suffering on those who can suffer. Anyone searching for their soul would arrive at that conclusion. Vegan educators need to help people to discover the vegan that lives within them. I've learned that people are more open to making change and listening to the vegan message if it comes dressed in a loving vibe. In a space of Love, people are more able to see the light in regards to veganism.
I know this is a rather unconventional approach, but you've heard all the others, and I do participate in some of those approaches too, but I think love affairs have created many vegans. And the goal is to create more vegans. I can hardly think of an obstacle to maintaining a vegan life. The only obstacle was myself before I "got it". For example, I sort of sensed that dairy production was not right, but I chose, for a long while, not to further educate myself. I avoided it, because I knew I would have to "give up" my ice cream habit and I didn't WANT TO. That part of me that was not a Truth seeker and was avoiding going beyond vegetarianism, was the only obstacle I've ever encountered. The cost of vegan dog food in
is really expensive; that makes it difficult, but not an obstacle to being a vegan. I can't, nor do I want to imagine, anything that could be an obstacle. New Zealand
Ben Hornby:
How has the internet and mostly Facebook & Twitter changed your advocacy? What are the good and bad parts of online advocacy?
M. Butterflies Katz:
The internet is one of the greatest tools we have for spreading the vegan message. An interesting note is that many years ago, when computers first came out to the public, I wasn't really interested to learn how to use them. Dr. Klaper (vegan medical doctor) said to me that I could use it for vegan advocacy. He convinced me, and taught me and other members of Gentle World, how to use a computer, and I've been using it for that purpose ever since.
Twitter/Facebook are an added extra feature to vegan advocacy. I still like to do real-human-contact advocacy too. It's just something else I can do during the day, every day, while I hide out from the world, which I like to do. Being on Facebook has expanded my horizons and I have had my mind opened by many online bloggers and activists. It's where I met many of you. I think it is a real high that all us vegan activists are communicating and lifting each other to newer and higher perceptions. Facebook/Twitter used for advocacy is nothing short of a miracle. I can make vegans while in the comfort of my vegan home.
Jason Ward:
Given that animals are sentient and plants are insentient, if we could be confident that no animal would be harmed, would you advocate killing carnivorous plants?
M. Butterflies Katz:
I never thought about this topic. I don't advocate killing. However, I see what you mean, when a plant is not sentient and it eats a sentient creature and we have the ability to stop this, perhaps we should. But thanks for bringing up an issue I never heard of! I've never come across a carnivorous plant, you know. It certainly is not top priority on my list.
Tim Gier:
How important to your vegan philosophy is the deep connection you feel toward free-living animals?
M. Butterflies Katz:
Not that important. I have had beyond-the-beyond incredible experiences with free-living animals that were possibly the highlight of my life. However, I became vegan from knowing domesticated cats. Just knowing that other animals were communicative, that they had a face and two eyes, and that I could have a friendship with them, was enough for me to know (no matter what species of animal; free-living or domesticated or farmed) that I had no right to harm or kill them…and nor would I want to. My vegan philosophy is based in the longing that all animals will be free-living – one day soon.
Jason Ward:
After all these years, how do you stay motivated to work within the movement when there is so much talk of "burn-out"?
M Butterflies Katz:
When abolitionists were fighting for the abolition of human slavery; there was no "burning-out" until emancipation day. When vegan-abolitionists are working for the abolition of nonhuman slavery, there's no burn-out allowed until all animals are free. So as much as I dislike the constant disagreeing, having to be exposed to people's indifference to the suffering of other animals, and the depression that comes from constantly hearing/seeing the horrific things humans do to nonhumans, I feel compelled to be a continued voice for them. It's not about me, it's about them; their plight they need me to speak up and not burn-out.
Sharni Buckley:
Butterflies, you self identify as being an abolitionist. From my understanding single issue events, such as circus campaigns, are not in accordance with abolitionist principles. Could you please explain why it is viewed as negative to abolish the use of other animals in circuses?
M. Butterflies Katz:
I have never thought to JUST protest the circus. I have only participated in vegan education; which encompasses all harming of all animals. It makes the most sense, to me. I don't see any difference in a circus, a zoo, a seaquarium, a horse-drawn carriage, dog-racing, hunting, wearing fur/leather/wool, vivisection, eating animal products - all the same - 'animal exploitation' that's what I'm against, not a single aspect of it. I believe in changing the whole mindset of how we view other animals. I prefer to tell the whole Truth. I would not be upset with someone if they felt a calling to advocate for abolition of the use of animals in circuses, but I don't think it is the best approach and it's not the role I choose to play in the movement. I would hope that if someone were involved with a protest to abolish circuses - that they would also hand out vegan literature. I don't believe in asking for baby steps. I don't think we have time for that as a species. Humans need to grasp the vegan concept before it is too late.
Sharni Buckley:
Do you believe, as Gary Francione does, that a single issue campaign incorporating vegan education, when being clear that the campaign is part of an overall effort to end all animal exploitation, is an acceptable form of activism?
Where do you do the in person outreach you do? Is there a particular place or kind of place you go to? Would you tell us a little bit about how you begin a conversation with others about the need to be vegan?
M. Butterflies Katz:
I speak to people whenever it comes organically in life, which is a lot. I participate in vegan cooking classes, vegan educational days to the community with FREE vegan banquet. We just had one in northern
, in animal-harming country, and 100 people showed up! It was great. I'm about to head to Florida where I take advantage of the fact that I am amongst lots of people, and host vegan educational events/sharing circles/banquets and give out literature. The first one made it to the front page of the Sun Sentinel News paper; the food section. They just showed up, surprisingly! New Zealand
I don't do the single issue thing, with incorporating vegan education, so I obviously don't think that is the way however, like I mentioned earlier, I don't have a serious issue with someone if that is their calling so long as there is vegan, anti-speciesist literature as well.
Tim Gier:
Is there a guide in the works on starting vegan community such as the Gentle World for those who would like to start one?
M. Butterflies Katz:
If there isn't, there should be, and I will pass your idea on to the others. There has been a manual put together for the wwoofers who come to stay here. It tells of basic daily behavior that works in communal living. Each wwoofer is handed it to read right when they come. It talks about veganism, and much more. You need a really strong purpose to stay together. It would be good for vegans to get together and live together. It is better for the planet (share refrigerators, cars, etc. - more ecological) better for raising children, though I don't promote that
Carolyn Bailey:
Butterflies, may I ask what a wwoofer is?
M. Butterflies Katz:
It used to be a willing worker on organic farms, and they recently changed it to World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. It's a work trade program, where helpers come and help on organic farms and are fed organic food in exchange. I am starting the same type idea but for vegans so vegan travelers will be able to stay with vegans abroad in exchange for accommodation, and perhaps food too. Gentle World gets many wwoofers - mostly young people - and mostly from
Europe who are not vegan and get a taste of vegan living, and many become vegan. Also, many of them are already vegan and just want to connect. Wwoofing has been a great program to be involved with.
Wanda Embar, Vegan Peace:
Many abolitionists seem to spend a lot of their energy attacking what they consider welfare groups (like PETA). Do you think that anything good can come from these "internal" attacks or do you believe in working side-by-side.
M. Butterflies Katz:
I think we should be able to voice our concerns about each other's tactics and approaches. Maybe we should do it via personal email at first.
I don't agree with PETA's way - I'm not big on personal attacking.
Maynard asked a nice question about The Cookbook for People Who Love Animals, of which I would like to respond to.
Maynard S. Clark:
Please tell us about The Cookbook for People who Love Animals, which your group published and is distributed out of
Over the years, I have bought many - yes, hundreds of copies of _Cookbook for People who Love Animals_ - FOR DISTRIBUTION TO local vegetarian group members (as gifts, as premiums, etc.). :-D thumbs up! Summertown TN.
M. Butterflies Katz:
In 1881, a store clerk sold me a copy of The Cookbook for People Who Love Animals; a classic, one of the first vegan cookbooks published in the
- and that is how I met up with Gentle World, the publishers. U.S.
Maynard S. Clark:
'best of class'
M. Butterflies Katz:
It was done on a computer, pre-internet days. And we used to sell it from health food store to health food store on road trips. Before internet, it sold 80,000 copies. It has now sold 100,000 copies. It has recipes for animal friends, too. I felt compelled to meet the Gentle World people after seeing it, because they were the only other people who felt like I did. I was a bit nervous to go to a commune. Especially when the Jones Family mass suicide had just happened, so communes sounded weird to me. But, how bad could they have been if they were all vegan? Some special tid-bits on The Cookbook for People Who Love Animals.
sXe Vegan:
Hi Butterflies: Would you agree that human breeding goes against the core of veganism and is comparable to not neutering domesticated animals? It is undeniable that land is being used (stolen rather, causing extinctions), albeit much less for a vegan diet and secondly, vegan children may well grow up, discard their vegan values and become carnivores unless the laws change to be non-speciesist.
M. Butterflies Katz:
I don't promote breeding of human beings. I've never had children, purposefully. It's not the same though because breeding other animals is forced upon them by humans, which is akin to sexual assault, and in animal farming it is rape. With humans, breeding has not been forced upon them. But they really should see that this is no time to be having children! We have way too many inhabitants using up the diminishing resources and the world is an insane asylum.
I never wanted to bring someone to a place that I was trying to escape but that is my personal feelings, and if someone does choose to bring a child here, I will love and respect him/her and give them all the love and truth I can offer. We have a 2 year old living with us in Gentle World, his name is Soul. He is a wonderful human being...a treasure...a bring-up in my life. And I won't be afraid to tell him some day, that I advocate for people to stop breeding.
Tim Gier:
Do you think the world would be a better place wihout humans?
M. Butterflies Katz:
Not all humans, but many of them.
Tim Gier:
We certainly have had a very destructive effect on the ecosystem, haven't we?
sXe Vegan:
Thank you! I agree with all you said above and the rape comment, I mean to compare our breeding with say cats and dogs who aren't forced.
M. Butterflies Katz:
The planet surely needs far less humans, we're a pest. We think other species are pests and we proceed to exterminate them, we might get our karma. You mean we should spay / neuter humans, like we do nonhumans? sXe
sXe Vegan:
They should spay and neuter themselves, I suppose human rights issues come into play if it is done on children and so on. But then again we fail to have a biocentric perspective.
M. Butterflies Katz:
I'm all for spaying/neutering humans, and educating people to do that to them selves, without it being forced...as that takes away freedom and basic rights. But this is just off the top of my head, and I really need to consider issues for longer than a minute or two.
sXe Vegan:
Yes of course. Thanks!
Carolyn Bailey:
Thank you, Butterflies, both for your insight and your time today. ARZone very much appreciate you being here with us today!
M. Butterflies Katz:
Parting is such sweet sorrow. Time to go. Thank-you for tuning in, hope I was not too boring after all the great philosophical guests on Animal Rights Zone...
Ben Hornby:
Thanks for being here in ARZone today. You were certainly not at all boring.
Mangus O'Shales:
Yes, thanks, it was good to hear from a more down to earth person!!
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7 Ways to Use the iPad to Help Students Excel at School
We are approaching the era where students don't have to carry stacks of thick heavy books to school anymore. Everything will be digitized and available at the tip of students' fingers, inside the iPad (or whatever other tablet can stand alongside the iPad in the future). Not wanting to waste any more time, some schools have already adopted the iPad as their learning tool, while students and educators are slowly figuring out the best way to utilize the iPad for education.
Even though everybody has their own preferences of using the iPad in their studies, allow me to share 7 iPad usages to help students excel at school.
Replace Physical Books
This one should be obvious. Other than saving the environment by preserving the trees, there are several advantages to using digital versions of books instead of physical ones. These include being able to put lots of digital books inside your device and taking them everywhere easily, you can quickly search for any information from those books, you can add notes and annotations without damaging the books, and the books will always be in mint condition so you can keep them forever.
There are lots of book readers available for iOS. The one I use is Apple's iBooks as most of my digital books are in PDF and epub format.
A Quick Source Of Reference
Again, there's lots of iOS apps out there that can help you find definitions, facts, statistics, and other things you want to know. Since you can't have too much help in this department, you can have as many apps as you want. Here are a few that I use:
- Dictionary.com (iTunes link)
- Wikipedia (iTunes link)
- Qwiki (iTunes link)
- IMDB (iTunes link)
Find & Collect Data & Ideas
Even though finding and collecting data and ideas can be done from any gadget, doing it on an iPad will add a fun factor to the process. My personal favorites are:
- Safari for iOS – to browse and find quick information
- Flipboard FlipBoard: Personalised Social Magazine For Your iPad Read More (iTunes link), and Pulse (iTunes link) – to read news and find ideas to write about.
To save the information, I could quickly email it to myself or send it to Instapaper Manage Your Bookmarks & Reading List with Instapaper Read More /Read It Later using the share feature on these apps.
Jot Down Notes
When it comes to taking notes, there are only three names that come to mind: Simplenote (iTunes link), PlainText (iTunes link) and Evernote (iTunes link). Simplenote is perfect for jotting down quick notes while PlainText can accommodate a hierarchy of text files inside folders. But if you love to collect snippets of text and images, use Evernote.
All of them are capable of synchronizing your text collection to other devices. Simplenote is using its own server while PlainText is making use of the more established Dropbox environment. As an alternative, Dropbox itself is capable of viewing and editing plain text. If you prefer to literally write down your notes, you should try Bamboo Paper Make Your iPad A True Writing Tool With These Notebook Apps For me, the iPad is the ultimate device for paperless reading, writing, and photo viewing. The comfortable viewing size of the iPad makes it a perfect electronic notebook for reading ebooks, PDFs, typing short emails,... Read More (iTunes link).
Do Actual Study
Since choosing apps that can help you do your studies will obviously heavily depend on the actual subjects you're taking, it's a bit difficult to make a specific list for this point. You have to go out and find apps that fit your needs. The choices range from apps that teach letters and numbers, sign language, basic math and advanced algebra, to the ones that help people write and memorize Chinese characters.
But for general purposes, you can perhaps try flash cards apps like Evernote Peek (iTunes link [No Longer Available]).
Manage Classes, Assignments & Social Life
There are so many things happening at school that it's difficult to get everything under control without the help of a time manager. The first app that I would recommend for this is InClass InClass - The Perfect Agenda App For College Students [iOS] Read More (iTunes link). This app will help students put all the chaos into a more manageable order.
Other alternatives you can use are Wunderlist Wunderlist Syncs Your To-Do Lists Across Windows PC and Mac Read More (iTunes link) and Producteev 6 Project Management Tips You Can Use to Organize Your Life Project Management is the profession of getting things done. Our tips will help you apply a project manager's perspective, skills, and tools to organize your own life. Read More (iTunes link). Both are free multi-platform to-do list managers that allow you to add and sync tasks using various devices.
In the social department, there are an abundance of apps you can use, such as Twitter,Yahoo! Messenger, (iTunes link), and Skype (iTunes link). Facebook still hasn't released its iPad app, but you can use MyPad (iTunes link) and/or Friendly (iTunes link) to access your account.
Have Fun
All work and no play makes you a dull person. Every student needs to take a break and have fun once in a while. You can use your iPad to listen to music The Top 4 Ways To Listen To Music On Your iPad When it comes to just listening to music alone on the iPad, there's a variety of ways you can do it. Whether it's listening to specific artists or songs of your choice from your own... Read More , watch movies The Complete Guide To Watching Videos On Your iPad We've put together a comprehensive list of some of the major websites and apps you can use to watch TV shows, movies, documentaries, and much much more. Read More , play games 5 Great New iPad Games You Should Be Playing Read More , or do other fun activities 3 Free Doodling Apps For The iPad Read More . There are plenty of games for the iPad that can keep you occupied for as long as you want.
Do you also use an iPad to help you study? Please share your experiences and lists of apps in the comments below.
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2 Egg yolks
1/2 Cup passion fruit pulp (approx. 6 passionfruit)
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
120g Icing sugar
6 Egg whites
Caster sugar
Extra icing sugar
125g Frozen raspberries (I used fresh, pureed them and then pushed the puree through a sieve to remove seeds.)
300ml Thickened cream
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon Grand Marnier
1. Place egg yolks, passionfruit pulp, lemon juice and half the sifted icing sugar in bowl; mix until well combined.
2. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form, add remaining sifted sugar and continue beating until firm peaks form.
3. Gently fold quarter of the egg whites into passionfruit mixture, then fold in remaining egg whites.
4. Lightly grease four individual souffle dishes, about 1-cup capacity, sprinkle inside each one with caster sugar; shake away excess.
5. Spoon souffle mixture into dishes, bake at 220°C for 10 to 12 minutes.
6. Dust tops with sifted icing sugar immediately.
7. Serve with Raspberry Cream.
8. Raspberry cream: Thaw raspberries, push through sieve to remove seeds. Whip cream until soft peaks form, beat in sugar; fold in the raspberry puree and Grand Marnier.
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I had a packed day yesterday. A Saturday well spent. I woke at leisure and the first thing I did was switching the television on. I got glued to the box watching the England-Sweden quarterfinals. England dominated the game. They ruled the field, completely outplayed Sweden.
Right after the match, I hit the gym. I was done with my weight training and about to ride the treadmill when my son texted me about his plan to go to Duke's farm for biking. I had been biking for a while and had taken many trails that the beautiful state of NJ offers, but never rode my bike in the Duke's farm.
The farm is located in Hillsborough, NJ, about 6 miles away from my home. It is a beautiful estate with 2700 acres of wild reserve. The farm is a noted landmark in the area and one of the oldest parks opened for public. Though the place existed for a long time, it was open for public in the year 1912.
I was keen to ditch the bike ride for another time influenced by my desire to watch the much anticipated last quarterfinals between Russia and Croatia. But my love for exploring new place happily won the battle.
I drove directly to the farm(another time, I would have ridden my bike instead) and rented a bike at the park. The bike trail at Duke's farm was one of the best trails I had ever seen. With lush green forest, dirt road, wild deer, wing expanding herons, flowing stream, picturesque sight, wildflowers and serenity, the trail was one serene ride. The trail stretches about 18 miles crisscrossing the park in no particular order.
After the first 3 miles, the mother and son decided to rest at the barn restaurant, and I went on to explore the wild. I missed my bike as the rental bike had its limitations. I rode for an hour covering about 10.5 miles. Below are some of the capture.
With the promise to come back again, I retired for the day. When I reached home the match was still on(into the extra times) and I enjoyed a great game of soccer. Croatia won in a nail-biting penalty shootout. My day was not over yet, for I had an eventful evening to attend.
if you love Bollywood this might interest you. Salman Khan was in town with many of his co-stars to rock NJ. 💥🌟
I had never seen a live show before. I was skeptical about the whole thing, but man, what a show it was. It was 3 hours of nonstop fun in complete Bollywood style. My wife took the best seats. 😊 We were only 6 rows from the stage and what a spectacular show it was.
By the time I signed off, it was 3 in the morning. 💫✨A Saturday so well spent. How was yours?
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