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A Harris Poll from 2015 confirmed something we already knew, which is that tattoos are more popular than ever, with roughly 29% of people surveyed saying that they have at least 1 tattoo. With this popularity comes an increase in infections caused by contaminated ink or from a reaction to the ink. This is according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Reports of adverse reactions to tattoos have been flowing into the FDA, with a total of 363 coming between 2004 and 2016.
What is More Concerning? Unsafe Practices or the Tattoo Ink
You should probably be concerned about both. Unsafe practices include the use of equipment that has been improperly sterilized, with infections often coming from mold or bacteria on said instruments. Some tattoo shops also use non-sterile water to dilute the pigments, but that is one of many potential offenses.
There is no easy way to tell if an ink is safe to use. Contamination may still occur even when the container is sealed and marked as sterile.
What is Used to Make Tattoo Ink?
Research has revealed that pigments used in car paint or printer toner sometimes show up in tattoo ink. No pigments used for injection into the skin have been approved by the FDA.Consumers and healthcare providers are who commonly reports adverse reactions to the FDA, but they may also hear from state authorities who regulate tattoo shops.
What Reactions can be Expected after Getting a Tattoo?
Redness or a rash may be present in the area where you were tattooed, and you may also experience a fever.
If the infection is more severe, you may experience chills, shakes, sweats, and a very high fever. Antibiotics may be prescribed to treat the infection, and may take months of treatment. You may also find yourself in a hospital for surgery. All of this may be a sign of an allergy to the inks, and as they are permanently in your body, the reaction may continue unabated.
Is There the Potential for Scar Tissue after a Tattoo?
There is a definite chance of scar tissue forming, or perhaps small bumps or knots known as granulomas. The latter is a sign that your body views the ink as being a foreign object. People prone to keloids (scarring beyond normal boundaries) may also develop a reaction.
Can Tattoos make MRI's Uncomfortable?
People who have had a tattoo sometimes complain about a swelling or a burning sensation when they have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), although these cases are rare and the symptoms short-lived. Make you MRI tech aware of your tattoos before the procedure.
Are DIY Tattoos and Ink Kits Safe?
DIY kits are perhaps the most unsafe way for consumers to get a tattoo. Allergic reactions and infections are common, simply because consumers may not be aware of all the things they need to do to avoid contamination.
Could There be Potential Long-Term Problems?
The FDA and other agencies are still researching the long-term effects that may come from pigments, contaminated inks, and other sources. The FDA has received reports of people experiencing issued shortly after being tattooed, as well as some from consumers who did not experience issues until years later. Tattoos that contain phenylenediamine (PPD) may lead to you becoming allergic to other products.
There are also potential issues involved with the removal of tattoos, as very little is known about the consequences of breaking down pigments via laser treatments. What is known is that permanent scarring can occur after the removal of a tattoo.
What's the Next Step if you Get an Infection after being Tattooed?
The first thing you need to do is talk to your doctor.
Secondly, let your tattoo artist know about the infection, as it may be a sign that their ink is contaminated. Ask them to tell you the color, brand, and batch number of the ink, as getting to the source of the infection may help with treatment options.
The Permanent Removal of Tattoos is Not That Easy
Getting a tattoo should be considered a lifetime commitment, as getting tattoo removed after the fact is a long process that will likely leave you permanently scarred.


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Michael Romano's brownies, seductively swirled with a cream cheese batter, prove why chocolate is a Valentine's Day staple. Beautiful Desserts
How to Make It
Preheat the oven to 325°. Lightly butter two 4-by-1 1/4-inch round fluted tartlet pans with removable bottoms. Dust the molds with unsweetened cocoa powder, tapping out any excess cocoa.
In a small saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate over low heat. Remove the melted chocolate from the heat and let cool slightly. In a medium bowl, whisk the egg with 6 tablespoons of the sugar until blended. Add the melted chocolate and stir in the flour and salt. Pour the batter into the tart pans.
In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar until smooth. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and beat until smooth. Spoon half of the cream cheese batter over the chocolate batter in each tart pan. Using a fork, decoratively swirl the batters together in 3 strokes.
Bake the brownies for about 35 minutes, or until lightly browned and slightly puffed, but not completely set in the center. Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before unmolding. Serve warm with whipped cream.

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As a wine lover, you'll be glad to learn that there are a number of benefits of wine drinking. If you're a moderate wine drinker, who enjoys a glass or two every night, it could be that you're doing yourself some serious favors.
Doesn't it feel like a number of your favorite foods and drinks are on the chopping block these days? For example, if you eat beef, you're contributing to the world's environmental problems and creating more greenhouse gasses than you would if you were driving your car. If you're vegetarian and consume soy or soy products, you'll get cancer. If you eat any kind of gluten products, it's highly likely you'll lead a very sickly life and end up developing food intolerances and gut problems. And if you like to drink booze, you might become addicted to it or even worse possibly kill another person in a car accident – seriously you can't win.
While there is truth in the above statements, wine lovers might have the upper hand if they decide to practice drinking wine in moderation. To be honest, drinking wine is the secret key to becoming happy, skinny and wiser…
Wine Makes You Skinny
You probably remember reading a number of headlines claiming that drinking wine will contribute to your weight loss. You probably also remember getting super excited about it, but at the same doubting its credibility – how could wine possibly make you skinny?
Ellagic acid, which is found in wine, helps reduce fatty liver, which is one of the leading contributors to the obesity epidemic. As a chemical, ellagic acid can't be found in 99.9% of wine. Before you get upset and wonder how do you know whether it's got ellagic acid or not, you need to understand the following – it transfers into wines in the form of ellagitannin, which is present in oak barrels.
The science and math behind it all is simple – the longer the wine is left in the oak, the more ellagic acid can be found in the wine later on.
So, what's the moral of this little tale? Drink a glass or two of well-oaked wine on a regular basis and reduce fatty liver and its negative effects on your health.
Wine Makes You Jump For Joy
Have you ever wondered why after a crap day at work that glass of wine quickly changes your mood? Again it's scientific, but we don't care so much about the science as we do the happiness buzz (and no, we're not just referring to the random drunk happiness).
Alcohol releases dopamine, serotonin, and opioid peptides to the brain. These are all natural brain chemicals, and they're responsible for the positive feelings of joy, elation, happiness, well-being, and happiness.
When you practice smart moderate drinking, you're going to experience this awesome chemical release each time, and as you know there's no greater feeling than sitting down after a long day's work and opening a good bottle of red and taking that first sip.
There's a fine line between moderate and too much however. Abuse the wine and drink too much and it'll have the reverse effect. You'll deplete your serotonin and dopamine levels, which can directly cause depression.
Wine Makes You Smarter
According to research, those who follow a healthy diet and drink wine have better memories and a slower cognitive decline.
Studies carried out in 2014 found that those people who drank red wine moderately performed better when it comes to learning, attention span, and memory. These people were also better educated and exercise more. So, it's fair to say that drinking red wine on a regular basis contributes to an overall healthier and better lifestyle.
Moderation is key – this was only the case with people who drank moderately. So, if you want more brainpower, it's simple include more red wine in your life moderately.
How Much Is Okay?
Drink a glass of red wine every evening with your meal or after a long day's work, and you're fine, you'll be keeping it real and drinking in moderation. If you want to live long and prosper, drink wine, end of!


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Just a quick shout out to one of our kit builders Gordon G. and to all those working on a kit or now flying one. Most would agree this is one of the best values in aviation. We have 5-6 kits in the area either in process or recently completed and in phase one now. One quote I heard today was "This is the best kit ever and the factory support has been awesome"
This I a great opportunity to build the plane you want as you want it. If your considering a Kit Plane, it makes sense to talk with one of the happy cutomers that went before you. This is Gordons soon to EX2 Amphib with Garmin G3x, AP and float controller.
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Fair warning: be careful when listening to Back to the Cruel World in public, as the inevitable head banging is sure to attract attention.
It's befitting that Strange Attractor's lead vocalist and frontman Jeff Houle opens the first track with an exasperated scream, setting the tone appropriately for the remainder of the album. Back to the Cruel World is the third full-length LP from the Sudbury-based group, with none of the album's 14 songs clocking in past the two-minute mark. From start to finish, Strange Attractor sets you up for a relentless joyride, filled with grimy guitar licks, rage-riddled vocals, and enough snare drum rolls to make your head spin. It's noise rock at its most unpolished and gruesome (and, therefore, at its finest).
The simultaneously menacing and restless sounds of "Escape from DMT" and "Real Dark Place" force you to yell along to their often unintelligible lyrics, while "In Your Eyes" perfectly strips away any notion of fancy guitar work in favour of chord progressions so simple your grandma could learn them—if she wasn't already preoccupied with telling you to turn that damn racket down.
It would be an injustice not to mention the affectionately nicknamed "Total Shit Trilogy," composed of "Feel Like Total Shit," "This is Total Shit," and "I'm Total Shit." This trifecta of vulgarity comes together to encapsulate all the feelings of everyone's rebellious teen years, rich with references to hangovers and fist fights that will bring you back to the night when you totaled your parents' minivan like it was yesterday.
Back to the Cruel World will likely be written off as screechy punk trash by many, but those willing to give the compilation the chance it deserves may find something great (and more than likely sweaty) in Strange Attractor's explosive creation.


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- Demonstration on Altmetric.
Speaker: Ms. Kathy Christian, CEO of Altmetric
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Walter Kalin: Many of them have found a kind of acceptable way of life but as many are living in very, very difficult conditions particularly in Baghdad there because there was no alternative they had to squat on the public land where they are illegally occupying public buildings. They are threatened by eviction. They are really living in poverty, totally inadequate housing, no access to water, in some parts of the city even no access to education and health. Up in the north, it's a bit better. But people up there spend the meager income they have mainly on rent meaning that they can't send their kids to school. There's a huge amount of child labor. And we're also told that for instance involving trafficking which is a general problem, displaced women are prone to be a target.
Last week, Walter was wrongly billed by me as Walter Kearns. I do not regret the error. Especially when I hear him babble on about 'safety' when you consider 2006 . . . 2006 is four years ago. 2006 was the height of ethnic cleansing. While, in 2010, it might make some sense to point to 2009 if a yearly trend can be established, it makes no sense to hide behind 2006. After bringing it up, he quickly adds, "But still if you're looking just at the UN security reports, there are security incidents everyday particularly in and around Baghdad, in and around Mosul." So, no, the answer it isn't safe in Iraq. Jenny Liu (Student Life) reports on a reality-based speaker who visiting Washington University:
"War ripples on," said guest lecturer Dr. Cynthia Enloe, who spoke Friday on the ramifications that the three wars in one and a half generations have had on Iraq's social fabric.
Her lecture, "The Invisible Costs of War," focused on women's access to paid work during wartime and traced the saga of Iraqi women's history in order to describe the social consequences of the Iraq war in human terms.
Enloe, a research professor at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., in the Department of International Development, Community and Environment, recently won the Howard Zinn Lifetime Achievement in Peace Studies Award for her research on women and international politics.
Enloe's presentation revealed a facet of Iraqi history outside the scope of mainstream media.
"I was struck most by how new all of this is, considering I had been following the news. I guess this wasn't covered on the news," said first-year doctoral student Chelsea Neil.
Meanwhile Caroline Alexander (Bloomberg News) reports that two Sunni groups not affiliated with the non-sectarian Iraqiya -- Tawafuq Party and United Iraq -- which control 10 seats have formed their own coalition and announced that yesterday. They're attempting to translate their 10 seats into some sort of influence at the bargaining table.
March 7th, Iraq concluded Parliamentary elections. The Guardian's editorial board noted last month, "These elections were hailed prematurely by Mr Obama as a success, but everything that has happened since has surely doused that optimism in a cold shower of reality." 163 seats are needed to form the executive government (prime minister and council of ministers). When no single slate wins 163 seats (or possibly higher -- 163 is the number today but the Parliament added seats this election and, in four more years, they may add more which could increase the number of seats needed to form the executive government), power-sharing coalitions must be formed with other slates, parties and/or individual candidates. (Eight Parliament seats were awarded, for example, to minority candidates who represent various religious minorities in Iraq.) Ayad Allawi is the head of Iraqiya which won 91 seats in the Parliament making it the biggest seat holder. Second place went to State Of Law which Nouri al-Maliki, the current prime minister, heads. They won 89 seats. Nouri made a big show of lodging complaints and issuing allegations to distract and delay the certification of the initial results while he formed a power-sharing coalition with third place winner Iraqi National Alliance -- this coalition still does not give them 163 seats. They are claiming they have the right to form the government. In 2005, Iraq took four months and seven days to pick a prime minister. It's seven months and four days and counting.
In an article filled with interesting details about the stalemate, Thom Shanker and Steven Lee Myers (New York Times) report, "In Baghdad and in Washington, American officials were taken by surprise when the Sadrists joined Mr. Maliki's coalition on Oct. 1 to nominate him for the prime minister's position. That put Mr. Maliki in reach of a majority of seats in the new 325-member Parliament, raising fears that a Shiite-dominated majority, potentially beholden to ran, would alienate the country's Sunnis." One Shi'ite group not yet rushing into Nouri's embrace is the Islamic Supreme Council and their leader Ammar Al Hakim. Alsumaria TV reports, "Melkert conveyed the General Assembly and the Security Council interest in Iraq and their call to make progress in government formation talks. UN Chief representative stressed the necessity to engage all parties in the new government."
In today's violence, Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN) reports, "Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms stormed at least four houses, pulled the residents outside and shot them -- killing four, police in Baghdad said." Reuters adds that the 4 were Sahwa and that two more were injured, and the news agency also notes a Baghdad roadside bombing injured the Ministry of the Interior's head of evidence Maj Gen Abdul Munim Saeed and his driver, a Falluja home invasion in which 1 police officer (it was his house invaded) was killed, a Qaim roadside bombing which injured four police officers, a Kirkuk roadside bombing which injured one doctor and an Abu Ghraib roadside bombing which injured eight people (including one Iraqi soldier).
Bonnie notes that Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "Barack Desmond" went up last night as did Kat's "Kat's Korner: Neil Young's Le Noise." We'll close with this from Debra Sweet's "Telling the truth vs. the election game" (World Can't Wait):
It's election time, and our problem, as people who care about humanity, is not that the Democratic Party is likely to lose big at the polls. Our problem is that the crimes of our government continue under the Democrats, and far too few of the millions in this country who know this are acting to stop these crimes by independent, mass action.
Case: October 2nd. As thousands of people streamed towards the One Nation Working Together rally at the Lincoln Memorial, they saw a bright orange banner with the words "War Crimes Must Be Stopped – No Matter Who Does Them!" In the crowd of union workers, teachers, and progressive minded people brought to Washington by the NAACP and unions, they might have just nodded agreement, or shaken their heads at the mugshot of George Bush on the banner.
But next to the image of Bush on that banner is a mugshot of Barack Obama. This stopped many hundreds of people to take photos and gather around. The World Can't Wait supporters, some wearing orange jumpsuits to symbolize the indefinite detention and torture still going on at Guantanamo, distributed thousands of flyers detailing a few of the war crimes in 2010, and struggled ably and with persistence, over what the facts are. Some who stopped agreed that the image was truthful, shaking their heads over how disappointed they are with the Democrats. But, of those who stopped, more disagreed, and some were disbelieving or angry at the comparison. "You can't say that about Obama! Obama wouldn't do any of those things! You should have been out here when Bush started it! You're just helping the Tea Party!"
Case: October 7th: On the ninth anniversary of the day the Bush regime sent US forces to invade Afghanistan, World Can't Wait ran an ad in The New York Times. "Crimes are Crimes – No Matter Who Does Them!" it said, "End the silence of complicity," with three examples from 2010 of how the Obama administration is "in some respects, worse than Bush:"
"Obama has claimed the right to assassinate American citizens whom he suspects of "terrorism," merely on the grounds of his own suspicion or that of the CIA, something Bush never claimed publicly. Second, Obama says that the government can detain you indefinitely, even if you have been exonerated in a trial, and he has publicly floated the idea of "preventive detention." Third, the Obama administration, in expanding the use of unmanned drone attacks, argues that the U.S. has the authority under international law to use such lethal force and extrajudicial killing in sovereign countries with which it is not at war." The ad was signed by an impressive list including Noam Chomsky, Cornel West, Cindy Sheehan, Mark Ruffalo, Daniel Ellsberg, Chris Hedges, and Roseanne Barr.
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1. Internationales Congress Center München (ICM)
2. Hilton Munich Park
Rafael Marin: The hotel is quite nice. It's next to the Englischer Garten. The rooms are very comfortable, and the staff is friendly. Breakfast is quite nice as well.
3. Pastisseria J. Tomàs
4. Can Sophia Restaurant
Rafael Marin: My wife and I had a lovely meal. Good wine and great ambiance. The duck magret was delicious and the service was very good. A restaurant worth the visit while in Tossa de Mar.
5. Pla Restaurant
Rafael Marin: Marvelous place. Romantic, well decorated, quiet and delicious food. Everything we asked was terrific: Carpaccio, duck, cheek meat and wine. We'll come back for sure.
6. Tabernas Gallegas
7. Museu Europeu d'Art Modern (MEAM)
Rafael Marin: Fantastic hyperrealism collection. The drawings convey strong emotions. Featuring remarkable artists, this is a highly recommended visit while you're at El Born.
8. La Vinya del Senyor
Rafael Marin: Excellent wines and tapas. A great way of spending a splendid night with your couple our friends by Santa Maria del Mar's church.
9. Museu de la Música
Rafael Marin: A very interesting tour around musical instruments, their history and cultural context.
10. Holmes Place
12. KIC InnoEnergy
14. Arlanda Express (Arlanda S)
Rafael Marin: Super comfortable way to get to Stockholm. Fast and with Wi-Fi connection.
15. Restaurang Brinken
Rafael Marin: Excellent seafood restaurant. Try the salmon!
16. Crystal Plaza Hotel
Rafael Marin: It's a simple but comfortable hotel, well located in the city center. Good WiFi connection and breakfast.
17. mésDvi
Rafael Marin: Excellent wine and tapas. A place to repeat.
18. Collage Art & Cocktails Social Club
Rafael Marin: The cocktails are very good. Nice environment within the Gothic quarter.
19. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona (ETSEIB)
20. Senyor Fabra
21. Museo del Diseño de Barcelona
Rafael Marin: This museum shows an array of design pieces original from different places and epochs. A blend of art and functionality in an outstanding display.
22. C.C. Glòries
23. Antúnez
Rafael Marin: Very nice tapas. The anchovies were exquisite!
24. Fa. Pekelhaaring
Rafael Marin: Nice Italian restaurant with great environment. The design is great and the staff attended us well.
25. Mercure Hotel Amsterdam City
Rafael Marin: Excellent hotel with comfortable, quiet rooms and nice staff. The meeting rooms are also great, and the restaurant design and food are very nice.
26. Buenas Migas
Rafael Marin: Nice tea and apple yogurt! Well located and cozy.
27. Umami
28. Holiday Inn City Center East Prenzlauer Allee
Rafael Marin: I've never slept better. The rooms are quiet and impeccable, super comfy beds and pillows! Very friendly staff and nice breakfast. And on top, just 15 min from Alexanderplatz. Totally recommended.
29. Купол Pейхстага
Rafael Marin: A pretty comprehensive history of Germany over the last two centuries. You'll visit the heart of German democracy, enjoying a journey from the German empire to its modern days as a unified country.
30. Umami
Rafael Marin: Excellent food and environment. You have to take your shoes off and sit down on the floor to enjoy your meal.
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Ryan Blair's life is an open book, literally. His story of graduating from the life of a gang member to that of a millionaire is portrayed in The New York Times best-seller titled, "Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I went from Gang Member to Millionaire Entrepreneur."
Blair is the co-founder and CEO of ViSalus Sciences, a marketer and distributor of health and wellness products. He founded his first company at the age of 21 and started and sold two others before he helped found ViSalus. The company employs thousands of people and has more than 60,000 distributors worldwide.
ViSalus grew quickly, and in 2008, it was sold to Blyth Inc. A few months later, the economic recession hit and ViSalus was left one month away from having to declare bankruptcy. Blair and his co-founders invested all of their savings to give ViSalus one more month of operating capital to test an idea they believed would save the company — the Body by Vi 90-Day Challenge. In July 2009, the Body by Vi 90-Day Challenge was launched with little response. The move was a total corporate transformation and a huge risk, which looked as though it would result in failure. However, Blair's industry disruptive business model of acquiring customers by leveraging mobile and social technology started to gain traction. That year, the company's revenue tripled, and in 2011, ViSalus saw sales increase sevenfold, and they haven't slowed since.
The new business platform leveraged the primary strengths of network sales: momentum and social marketing. ViSalus continues to gain customers through a customer-first approach and a focus on customer acquisition and retention. In February 2012, the company added 113,000 new members and currently boasts an 8-to-1 customer-to-promoter ratio.
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Pakistan extends Afghan refugees' stay for 2 months
Pakistan extends Afghan refugees' stay for 2 months
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): In an expected move, the government on Wednesday extended the stay of documented Afghan refugees in Pakistan for two months.
The decision came at a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad, chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Pakistan has been home to a total of 2.5 million Afghans.
Earlier in the day, the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) recommended a five-month extension in the stay of Afghan refugees.
In its recommendation, the ministry said it was implausible to ask more than a million refugees to leave the country and return to their homeland, which does not have the capacity to absorb the returnees.
The legal refugee status of many Afghan residents in Pakistan expired on January 31. The cabinet took up the issue at its weekly meeting, as Afghan Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak and spymaster Masoom Stanikzai arrived in Islamabad.
Proof of Registration' (PoR) cards for the Afghans have thus been extended for seven times. The previous extension, the shortest, was for a month only.
At least 1.38 million registered Afghan refugees are currently residing in Pakistan -- most of them for decades. This population is in addition to a million undocumented refugees.
The cabinet decision comes at a time when relations between the uneasy neighbours have hit a new low in the wake of the latest wave of attacks in Kabul. The Afghan government blames Pakistan-based militants for the assaults.
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Broth is an ancient food. It's been around as long as people have boiling food in water. Long-simmered stocks made from vegetables, meats and bones have a history of recognition for not only their culinary value, but also their nutritive merits. Humans have a long tradition of strengthening weak constitutions with broth, from its use by early nutritionists as an inexpensive protein-sparing diet staple for the malnourished, to everyone's favorite cold remedy – chicken soup.Continue reading "[Instant Pot] Insta-Broth! The Art & Science of Pressure Cooker Bone Broth"
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[Instant Pot] Loaded Potato & Cauliflower Soup
This is what I felt compelled to cook this week when, for the first time in my life, I got SNOWED IN. The three feet of snow that fell on my yard last Saturday came as a bit of a surprise – the forecasts predicted only a fraction of what arrived that day, and they also didn't tell me it was going to keep dumping more all week. Can't say I ever expected to see that happen this first winter in our new home on the Olympic Peninsula, famously one of the sunniest places in the Pacific Northwest which historically averages only 2 inches of snow annually. Out of my element, I set up camp in the kitchen.Continue reading "[Instant Pot] Loaded Potato & Cauliflower Soup"
[Instant Pot] Insta-Beets!
Beta vulgaris: the common beet. Uncommon points of interest in this plant's biochemistry include: Continue reading "[Instant Pot] Insta-Beets!"
[Instant Pot] Roasted Tomato Soup
Ever think about using your Instant Pot to transform fresh tomatoes into soup? Think about it! I gave it a shot for the first time this Summer, and the results blew me away: rich, velvety, and intensely flavorful.
Ever wonder why so many recipes tell you to remove the seeds and skins from tomatoes? I avoid that step whenever I can, and not just because it's annoying…
[Instant Pot] Korean BBQ Beef Roast + Ssam
I was never really exposed to Korean food growing up in Florida, but I learned to LOVE it after moving to San Diego. I lived and worked near the Convoy district, the city's great wonderland of pan-Asian cuisine, and that's where Korean barbecue stole my heart. Sweet, salty, garlicky, fragrant with toasted sesame oil, utterly addictive – especially when devoured ssam-style, in lettuce wraps piled with rice and lots of kimchi.
Continue reading "[Instant Pot] Korean BBQ Beef Roast + Ssam"
[Instant Pot] Insta-Greens!
In my last post on Food Prep Strategy, I mentioned the latest positive influence that Instant Pot's glorious set-it-and-forget-it convenience has graced upon my cooking routines… something I like to call INSTA-GREENS. Really, it's nothing more than batch-cooking my leafy greens, but in my eyes it's become an anchor of my weekly self care routine. A simple task that makes me feel like I am treating myself right.
[Instant Pot] Insta-Chicken! (or, how pressure cooking revolutionized my weeknight dinners)
Most of the time, I love to cook. But some nights, I wish dinner would just cook itself.
Thankfully, I finally figured out the solution to my problem. And knowing myself, I really shouldn't be surprised that it involves Instant Pot, my loyal kitchen companion. I've learned that with the magic of pressure-cooking, I can effortlessly cook chicken breasts from frozen. Yes, STRAIGHT FROM THE FREEZER! Each pound yields enough shredded meat for dinner + leftovers for 2. The chicken braises itself into tender, moist perfection with the help of whatever flavorful liquid your heart desires. Along with the rest of my Instant Pot recipes, it's really been a game-changer for my weeknight cooking. If you're a fellow pressure-cooking devotee, read on for the simple steps!
Start with about a pound of frozen chicken breasts. It's difficult to tell, but this photo actually shows a single very large breast that weighs a full pound. Optimal cooking time is affected by the size of your chicken breasts (more on that later).
Then decide what you'd like your chicken to taste like. You'll want 1/2 cup of something tasty, and 1/2 cup of water to dilute. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination, and I'll share some of my favorite combos below, but for this example I'm keeping it simple: storebought salsa!
After you mix in the water to make a full cup of liquid, pour it over the chicken in your pressure cooker. Close the lid and set the cooking time based on the size of your poultry portions. On the low end of the spectrum, small 4-6 oz. portions of frozen chicken cook through in about 15 minutes, while the large 16 oz. cut above needs 30 minutes; if your portions fall somewhere in the middle, adjust accordingly. I've used both the manual setting and poultry program on Instant Pot, and have not observed any real difference in the results.
After the cook time is up, let the pot rest for 10 minutes to naturally release pressure before opening the lid and and removing the chicken to shred it. If by chance you find that your chicken is undercooked, never fear – just shred it as best you can and return it to the pot with Slow Cooker or Saute mode turned on until it's cooked through.
And tada! It really is that easy. This is a glimpse at the finished product from my post on Chimichurri in a Hurry.
On weeknights, I throw the chicken and sauce into the cooker, and then begin my relaxed 30-minute countdown/meditation of figuring out what else is going into our dinner. I might be reheating leftover brown rice and chopping up fixin's to top burrito bowls, or I might be toasting buns and tossing a side salad, or whatever else sounds good in the moment!
Or on weekends, I can take a couple of minutes while I'm at home to cook up some healthy protein that I can bank on later in the week. For example, the salsa Insta-Chicken from these photos later went on to play a starring role in a killer taco pie / enchilada bake (you can thank fellow RD blogger at Fearless Flying Kitchen for the recipe).
And the real beauty of this technique: endless flavor possibilities. Variety is the spice of life, of course! Starting with the easy Mexican chicken we walked through in the photos, here are 5 of my favorite flavor combinations that I've tried so far:
Simple Salsa: 1/2 cup water + 1/2 cup of your favorite salsa
BBQ: 1/2 cup water + 1/2 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce + a splash of apple cider vinegar for extra tang
Teriyaki: 1/2 cup water + 1/4 cup soy sauce + 1/4 cup orange juice + 1 Tbsp. brown sugar + a squirt of sriracha
Cuban Mojo: 1/2 cup water + 1/3 cup orange juice + juice from 1/2 lime + 1-2 cloves of minced garlic + 1/2 tsp. cumin + salt/pepper
Spicy Korean: 1/2 cup water + 2 Tbsp. gochujang + 2 Tbsp. honey + 2 Tbsp. soy sauce + 1 Tbsp. sesame oil + 1 Tbsp. rice vinegar
OK, I lied: I can't stop at 5! I'm going to continue to update this post with more simple sauces whenever I try one that strikes my fancy. Fellow experimenters, I'd LOVE to hear about your successes in the comments!
Honey Dijon: 1/2 cup water + 1/4 cup whole grain mustard + 1/4 cup honey + hot sauce (if desired)
Lemon Garlic Herb: 1/2 cup water + juice from 1/2 lemon + 2 cloves minced garlic + 1/2 tsp. dried basil + salt/pepper
Jamaican Jerk: 1/2 cup water + 1/4 cup molasses + 2 Tbsp. lime juice + 2 Tbsp. orange juice + generous sprinkles of dried thyme/allspice/salt to taste + a handful of fresh sliced garlic and ginger (and hot peppers if desired)
Chile Verde: one 10-oz. can green enchilada sauce (no need to dilute with water)
Thai Curry: 1 cup canned coconut milk + 1-2 Tbsp. Thai curry paste of your choice (no need to dilute with water)
If you're looking for more healthy + delicious food to cook up in your Instant Pot, check out my other recipes here!
In a measuring cup or small bowl, mix together the water and flavorful liquid of your choice. Place the frozen chicken in the Instant Pot liner, and pour the liquid over the chicken. Close the lid (with vent set to sealing position), press the 'Poultry' button and use the +/- buttons to adjust the cooking time. For standard chicken breasts (~4-6 oz. each), cook for 15 minutes; for extra-large chicken breasts (~1 lb. each), cook for 30 minutes. In between these two sizes, scale your cook time accordingly.
After the cooking program completes, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes before opening the lid. If you're in a hurry, it is not hazardous to manually "quick-release" the pressure - but this may toughen the chicken's texture. Transfer the chicken breasts to a plate and shred into bite-sized pieces with two forks. While you shred the chicken, you can optionally turn on Instant Pot's 'Saute' mode to reduce the sauce if it is too thin for your taste. Return the shredded chicken to the sauce and toss to coat.
[Instant Pot] Pressure-Steamed Artichokes
The artichoke: nature's finger food.
Au naturale. Simply steamed. Is any other plain vegetable quite so botanically romantic? Maybe it's the delicately sweet flavor. Maybe it's because they love cool, salty California air, like I do. Maybe it's because you're literally eating a dang flower! Whatever it is, sitting down to share an artichoke is something special.
Unfortunately, the things have a reputation for being a pain to prepare – their tough structures definitely need some cooking before they're ready to melt in your mouth. On the stove top, you're looking at upwards of 40 minutes of babysitting the pot, making sure the water level doesn't boil too low. This is where Instant Pot comes in (affiliate link). With my favorite set-and-forget pressure cooker on hand, the task really isn't fussy at all.
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Greetings, TechnoTeachers,
I realized the other day that Nic and I haven't shared what we call our "TechnoTeaching Manifesto" with you. Well it's high time.
Manifesto is an awfully formal word. But in a way we mean to be formal. These are the core beliefs of our practice. We hope that one or more will inspire you to think about and even re-envision your practice.
Soooo - Number 9 = Let's hear from you. Write to us on LinkedIn to share your ideas, either Julie and/or Nicole, or please comment below. What have we missed? What would you add for 2015?
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February 2018


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A memorial in the spelling
Sometimes a misspelling is an error, and sometimes it is on purpose – and at least once, it's both.
Consider the Disabled American Veterans store, 730 N. Fifth Street. A reader wrote this past week: "I drive past the Disabled Am. Vet store weekly, and as a newcomer to Prescott I have a question about their signs. Both their store, sign on the fence and truck say 'Trift' – I assume the word to be 'Thrift' but it is missing the 'H.'
"Is there a reason the word 'Thrift' is misspelled? I checked the dictionary and cannot find the word 'Trift'? Thanks in advance for your response."
The local DAV officials told me that a disabled veteran, M. Seidel, painted the signs shortly before he died of a brain tumor.
They are not clear on how long ago he did this; the store's current managers have been here three and five years – and it pre-dates them. Also, The Daily Courier published a letter to the editor in 2003 stating the same reasoning.
To wit, they attribute the misspelling to Mr. Seidel's impairment. "The Prescott DAV Chapter 16 decided to retain the TRIFT STORE spelling in his honor," according to the 2003 letter and a press release from the store. "We operate the only TRIFT STORE in the country."
That's very admirable. The manager told me this past week that Seidel "thought he spelled it correctly, and we decided to honor and memorialize that."
Consider also a headline we had on Page 1A in January: "Favour-able: Prominent attorney lived, shaped Prescott history." A reader asked whether we had shifted to the European spellings for words such as "favor." Nope, we did it on purpose – a play on words with the man's name. It was a story about Al Favour, who died at the age of 93 on Jan. 12.
So, you never know when something is a mistake, a missed take or a misteak. (Sorry, play on words again.)***
By the way, "the TRIFT STORE has succeeded because of the support and patronage of the local community. DAV members of Prescott Chapter 16 thank the people of Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley and surrounding communities for their contributions and purchases at the store."
The chapter helps veterans at the VA hospital, homeless and other disabled veterans and their families.


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Providence, R.I.
AT the risk of sounding like a fuddy-duddy, I would like to say that sometimes, medical imaging isn't all it's cracked up to be.
As a resident in psychiatry, I depend on the technology to treat my patients. From countless computers in the hospital's hallways and at nurses' stations, I call up images of the people I treat: the black, white and gray CT scans of their skulls, the nuanced M.R.I.'s of their spinal cords and ligaments, the rotating Spect scans that show in three dimensions how well or how poorly blood flows through their brains. I can leave the room of an 89-year-old woman who has begun picking imaginary bugs out of the air, look into a screen, and see the tumor that is causing her delirium.
Now however, many medical schools are beginning to argue that imaging technology has improved to the point where it should be used in place of the dissection of human cadavers as the central tool of instruction for young doctors-to-be. This is a mistake. No matter how detailed and versatile they become, computer images can never provide the indelible lessons that novice doctors learn from real bodies.
Nearly every medical student in America begins his career by entering a room full of cadavers and taking one of them apart, layer by layer, piece by piece. Doctors have shared this experience for centuries, ever since Vesalius, Da Vinci and Michelangelo defied religion and government, stole bodies from graves and churches, and dissected by candlelight in an audacious pursuit of knowledge about the human body. The process is what you would expect: messy and smelly, tedious and time-consuming, emotionally and physically difficult. It is at times awe-inspiring, and at other times profoundly upsetting. It is also, for the medical schools, very expensive. Even though cadavers are donated, it can cost more than $2,000 to prepare a body for dissection.
So medical schools are beginning to re-evaluate their anatomy curriculum in the face of the perhaps inevitable argument: Why not reduce, or eliminate altogether, the burdensome cost of dissecting cadavers and replace it with this new and astounding technology? The computers and software a considerable expense, but one that need be incurred only once allow students to study images of the body from every angle and on every plane. They can peel away the muscle on a virtual leg to see the bone beneath, then click a different button, reattach the muscle and see how the limb moves.
Computers can show things that still and lifeless cadavers cannot blood pumping in real time through the heart's chambers, for instance. And it is far easier to visualize nerves and vessels when they're color-coded on a computer than it is to pick through the indistinguishable gray-green tangles inside a formalin-embalmed cadaver. Because all of this can be done anywhere on any screen, students can study anatomy in this way in the library, in their apartments or, surely someday if not already, on their iPods and cellphones.
At the end of the academic year, there would be no need for old cadavers to be cremated, for new human donors to be found, for deep cleaning the anatomy lab. Come September, the whole system would simply reboot.
But what kind of doctors will they be, these students who have never experienced human dissection? They would have been denied a safe and more gradual initiation into the emotional strain that doctoring demands.
Someday, they'll need to keep their cool when a baby is lodged wrong in a mother's birth canal; when a bone breaks through a patient's skin; when someone's face is burned beyond recognition. Doctors do have normal reactions to these situations; the composure that we strive to keep under stressful circumstances is not innate. It has to be learned. The discomfort of taking a blade to a dead man's skin helps doctors-in-training figure out how to cope, without the risk of intruding on a live patient's feelings or worse, his health. We learn to heal the living by first dismantling the dead.
The dissection of cadavers also gives young doctors an appreciation for the wonders of the human body in a way that no virtual image can match. It is awe-inspiring to hold a human heart in one's hands, to appreciate its fragility, intricacy and strength.
But most important, the cadavers on their stainless steel tables are symbols of altruism to medical students: They are reminders of how great a gift one can give to a stranger in the hopes of healing. Isn't that the most fundamental lesson we want our doctors to carry to the bedsides of their patients?


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You protect yourself everyday without a second thought,
but what about your most treasured possessions?
Have ultimate piece of mind by knowing that your home or business is adequately covered against break in or fire. Break-ins are not only hugely disruptive, they can be a very disturbing experience. With the right measures in place you can substantially reduce these risks and rest assured that your home or business is in safe hands.
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AlarmCo are members of the National Security Inspectorate, they are the UKs security industry's professional trade association.
By insisting upon the highest standards of products and services, it encourages its members to succeed within a highly competitive market.


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Marie's Favorite Scary Books, Part III: The Revenge of the Scary Book
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
A creative, gory, and enjoyable zombie read. I talked about it on the blog here.
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
A ghost story reminiscent of Stephen King's Pet Sematary, but with a chilling magic all its own. Click here to read more.
Severed by Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft, art by Attila Futaki
Human horror at its finest. A tale of a monster on America's highways, searching for victims. The artwork is brutal but gorgeous, striking a distinctive and effective balance. This is the blog post about it.
Scowler by Daniel Kraus
A tale of abuse and survival, and the monsters that lurk inside all of us. Thinking about it gives me a bad taste in my mouth. You'll understand when you read it and get to the end. This one set me so sideways I never wrote a post, so here's the Goodreads page.
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
Let's end on a relatively peppy note! Read my blog post about this inventive, scary, and clever new title here.


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The collective affects on the Human Body
Today, we swim in a sea of man-made energies as well as a concoction of man-made products and pollution that our body has to: ingest, breathe and absorb. Our exposure and susceptibility to them is worsened as most are invisible and have no smells.
Their effect on the human body can be quantified with the heightened levels of hyper sensitivity to man-made technologies with the unprecedented high level of: illness, disease and susceptibility to injury. Continue reading


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Change Hazard
Available in Responder Explorer.
Change Hazard allows you to move the location of a hazard, regardless of whether its status is confirmed or unconfirmed. The hazard is removed from the original feature and replaced on the feature specified by the user.
- Right-click a hazard and select Change Hazard.
- Click a feature to replace the feature currently selected in the incident.
- You can modify the following fields on the Edit Hazard window: Hazard Type, Wire Owner, Remarks, and the Public Safety fields.
- Click OK to save changes and close the form.


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- Casters only check for Warping if they fail the Spellcasting test
- Laudanum and other drugs that can make you fall asleep if you fail a toughness test only trigger the test vs. uselessness if you choose to take a recovery test during the duration of their effect.
- If a character is killed, the character can choose to make it survivable at a cost. Others would still need to get the character to safety and medical care for it to work.
- Addiction (GM chooses the substance, such as Laudanum, Cocaine, or Alcohol. If the character is in a stressful situation (combat, shocking news, visit from the in-laws), he makes a Willpower test vs 5 or suffers withdrawal symptoms. For each day that it's been since he indulged, he requires an additional success. While suffering from Withdrawal, the character is considered Harried and cannot make Recovery tests.
- Soldier's Heart. The GM will determine 2 trigger conditions. When in those situations, the character's fight or flight response may be triggered. The character must make a Willpower test vs 5. If the character fails, he is Harried until the situation is resolved. The GM may determine if the character's response is Fight or Flight. Alternately, to determine it randomly, if the Willpower result was odd, the response is Fight, and if it is even it is Flight. The character must be played according to the result.
(okay, Soldier's Heart is more grit than pulp, and I'm not sure if it's an appropriate thing to game or how accurate my simulation is. I am open to feedback on that.)


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Give us those puppy-dog eyes! And the cat's whiskers, too! When you adopted your pet, you changed his world, and Apartments.com wants to celebrate both of you-you for rescuing a pet and your pet for just being adorable. Starting August 6 – August 26, snap a photo of your adopted pet in your apartment and tag it on Instagram for the chance to receive a gift card worth $100 USD and a Petco Foundation travel water bowl and laser toy.
We know your furry roommate(s) are all over your Instagram feed and we want to see them! You might win a prize too. It's a win-win!
Here are the guidelines:
- Step one: Follow @ApartmentsCom on Instagram (If you haven't already, you can set up a free Instagram account at www.Instagram.com)
- Step two: Upload a photo(s) of your adopted pet(s) in your apartment to Instagram and use the hashtag #ChangeAPetsWorld
- Step three: Tag @ApartmentsCom in your photo entries, the handle of your apartment community, and the handle of the pet adoption agency from where you adopted your pet(s) (if available)
Unfortunately, we do not get notifications nor can we see any posts from private accounts. In order for us to obtain photo(s), Entrant's Instagram account needs to be public for the entry to be received.
Please view the official rules here.
Good luck! We can't wait to see those happy apartment-dwelling pets!
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of the 50 US & DC, 18+. Runs from 8/6/2018 – 8/26/2018. Void where prohibited. See official rules at www.apartments.com/blog/pets/officialrules for entry/prize details and odds. Sponsor: Costar Realty Information, Inc., 1331 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005.


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It's hard to imagine, but there was a time when a person patronizing a frozen yogurt establishment would have to ask some goober behind the counter to prepare their dessert for them. Now, of course, one can fill their cup with whatever (and as many) flavors as they desire, load it up with a sickening combination of Butterfinger, gummy worms and Cap'n Crunch cereal, and then top it off with a half-pint of caramel syrup. Mmm … freedom is delicious.
The point is that things are simply better when it can be done without anyone else butting in. One gets that warm, comforting sense of accomplishment, and can revel in the convenience and flexibility of his or her own decision-making.
Shmoop, a publisher of digital curriculum and test prep, understands that some people have an aversion to handholding. It makes sense—there's not always a bottle of Purell handy. So the company is introducing a new self-serve system, which allows users to immediately set up an account and get started, all by their lonesome. No goober behind the counter.
Here are some of the delectable features that the new system offers:
- Quick and easy credit card or PayPal set-up. It couldn't be any easier if a representative from Shmoop came to a user's house, went into their wallet, and extracted their credit card. Not that they ever do that sort of thing.
- Instant access to engaging, humorous test prep. Great for anyone who loves to laugh and learn at the same time. And if they can simultaneously rub their stomach and pat their head as well, there's probably a guest appearance on Letterman with their name on it.
- Topic reviews, practice drills, and full-length practice exams. Shmoop simulates the test-taking experience, so a test-taker doesn't have to feel overwhelmed or intimidated when presented with the real thing. Once they get their name right, they'll be home free.
- Test-taking strategies. There's a lot that goes into succeeding on a standardized test besides merely knowing the information. Shmoop will prepare students by giving them helpful tips for the day before and day of the actual test, what areas to focus on, and which end of the pencil to write with.
- Virtual classrooms and analytics. For teachers and administrators, Shmoop offers tools that can be used to track student progress, review problem areas, and keep tabs on usage. It's the next best thing to looking through the cutout eyeholes of a portrait.
Shmoop would love to suggest that they can provide things "your way, right away," but Burger King already swooped in and nabbed that one. Suffice it to say that Shmoop's new self-serve system will put the power in the user's hands, where it belongs. And that is one tasty proposition. With whipped cream and a cherry on top.


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Mongolia through the lens plus other events around Mumbai
Catch spectacular stills of Mongolia's art and culture by feted photographer Shantanu Das. Titled, Glimpses Of Mongolia
Sunday special
Mystical Mongolia 11 am to 7 pm Catch spectacular stills of Mongolia's art and culture by feted photographer Shantanu Das. Titled, Glimpses Of Mongolia, the exhibition hopes to stir interest in the fascinating country that has not been explored by many. One can gaze at the influence of Buddhism and Nomadism in Mongolian paintings, music and literature. From landscapes to unique traditions, the photographs lend key insights into the rich traditions of the country.
Till November 30
At Tao Art Gallery, 165, Sajan Plaza, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli.
Call 24918585
Run for Mithi river
6.15 am onwards Grab those running shoes and run the Mithi River Race that is being organised to celebrate World Rivers Day. The river has borne the brunt of sewage as well as chemical and plastic waste. In order to raise funds, Ecofolks have organised 5 km, 10 km, and 21 km-long marathons. The run starts from Sofitel hotel and will culminate there as well.
On November 30 for on the spot registrations Maharashtra Nature Park Society, Dharavi.
Log on to mrr.ecofolks.com/
Have fun with tiles
3 pm onwards Get your kids to try their hands at a fun-yet-challenging tile game called Rummikub. Similar to the card game rummy, it can actually hook kids and adults alike, in no time. One can also participate in the Original Rummikub Competition that is open to all.
On November 30
At Crossword Store, Kemps Corner.
Call 66272104
Go heady over cheese!
6 pm onwards Educate yourself in various kinds of cheeses while you learn to taste and cook unique dishes such as Mini Croque Monsieur, Basil Tomato and Parmigiano Penne, and Chevre Cheesecake with Berry Compote with them. The event, Cheesy Does It is curated by The Cheese Collective.
On Today
At Silverspoon Gourmet, A-3/4, Dhanraj Industrial Estate, Lower Parel.
Call 8286044424 cost `2,000 per head
Sign up
Caves to honey bees
With the lovely drop in temperature, embark on a trip to Dandeli in Karnataka by The Nomadic Quest. From white water rafting to honey bee interaction, soak in the various facets of nature, on this trip.
Trip dates December 3 to 7
Cost Rs 12,740 per person
Log on to thenomadicquest.com
Between the folds
Engage with India's traditional garment — sari, as Rta Kapur Chishti's handspun and woven label, Taanbaan, will be on display and available for sale while she hosts a sari draping workshop (both till Monday). The sari will also be celebrated through a dance recital by the Daksha Sheth Dance Company on Sunday evening. Exhibition/workshop at Artisans', 52-56 Dr VB Gandhi Marg, Kala Ghoda.
Performance at NCPA, Nariman Point.
Party London-style
12 pm to 12 am Unwind while you drink, dance and eat with Love Brunch, a party concept that started in London in 2009. Shake a leg to global acts DJ Hugo Heathcote, DJ Jolyn, percussionist Tom Carr and, DJ Amit Sanghavi who will ensure the best of House, Techno, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Pop and Rock.
At Asilo, Palladium Hotel, Lower Parel.
Call 61628031
A tribute to Begum Akhtar
7.45 pm Kahkashan is a literary theatre project that will pay homage to the Ghazal singing legend Begum Akhtar on her 100th birth anniversary. One can also catch hits of Meer, Momin, Ghalib, Shakeel, Badayuni and many more in the voice of Sraboni Chaudhuri, a noted Thumri singer. The show is being held in association with Caravan Hands and the tickets are available at the art gallery as well.
At Veer Savarkar Auditorium, opposite Shivaji Park, Dadar (W).
Call 9870077055
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I made this a while back and forgot to put it back up til I was asked about it.
It works just like the rest of the tables.
I was trying to take more pics of the sims sitting atthe table .
One was tired and kept trying to go to bed
Two needed to use the toilet
They kept taking the food to the lounge so I had to delete the door.
Then one decided to walk out topless.
So I gave up.
This creation is non default.
This creation is non default.


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It has ironically become a daunting task trying to keep up with doctrines in today's church. There seems to be a lot of picking and choosing going on with scriptural verses. With most of today's church really hot on the tithe. It is treated with such reverence that some even hold it above the sacrifice of Jesus himself and would do anything to make sure nothing affects this cash cow.
How come tithing becomes relevant to today's church because Abraham did it before the Law and circumcision is not treated as such even though that too was practised by Abraham before the law? This is largely due to the fact that when a lot of believers look at the Old Testament, rather than look at it through Jesus they resort to a physical interpretation of scriptures. Interpreting any verse of scripture outside Jesus would most definitely be riddled with errors.
There is a reason the entire Old Testament was documented; it contained full details of the coming Messiah. Every single verse contains a full description of the Christ, making it easy to identify Him when He came in the flesh. Hence scriptures tell us that Jesus is the fulfilment of the law. Let us look at one particular case study. In the book of 2 Samuel 7, God decides to bless David's descendants because of his intention to build God a house.
"'Furthermore, the Lord declares that he will make a house for you—a dynasty of kings! 12 For when you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, your own offspring, and I will make his kingdom strong. 13 He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for my name. And I will secure his royal throne forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will correct and discipline him with the rod, like any father would do. 15 But my favor will not be taken from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from your sight. 16 Your house and your kingdom will continue before me[b] for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.'"
Looking at the above scripture, one is almost tempted to say that it is Solomon that was being referred to but there are some points mentioned which never came to pass in the life of Solomon. For one Solomon's throne did not remain forever. Although he built a house for God, that house is not standing today. Every single aspect of the above passage of scripture was fulfilled in the life of Jesus. He was the descendant of David that God was referring to. His throne's lasted forever. He has built God a house that still stands, we believers are that house; scripture says we are lively stones building a spiritual house, a holy habitation unto God. This is just one of those many instances in the Old Testament that speak about Jesus. If we take Jesus out of the equation, no single verse of scripture both Old and New would make sense.
Every single offering mentioned in the Old Testament pointed to Jesus and how we now define offerings as any amount you give above your tithe is way beyond me. And this brings me to firstfruits and tithes. The firstfruits were usually bits of crops taken just before the harvest to be offered by the Israelites unto God. They were usually representatives of the rest of the harvest. Offering the firstfruits symbolised the resurrection of Christ.
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. (1 Corinthians 15:20)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. (John 12:24)
Man has symbolically been referred to in scripture as plants. The symbolism of the Old Testament firstfruit was Christ. That aspect has been fulfilled. This makes it completely out of place and out of sync with the Bible to teach giving money as firstfruits. And this brings me to the tithes. Since Jesus has been referred to as the firstfruits, who then makes up the harvest? The rest of mankind! From scripture, we are told that the tithe was always A TENTH of agricultural produce and livestock. In order to determine the tenth, the farmers had to group their products in tens and separate every tenth as the tithe. It was the tenth that was holy. This tenth refers to every believer, we have been separated unto God and made holy by Him.
If the New Testament describes Jesus as the firstfruit then this implies that we believers are the tithe. Because we have been selected from amongst the world, saved by grace not by works and made holy unto God. This makes teaching the tithe as 10% of one's income unscriptural.
From scripture, we see that the Old Testament firstfruit finds its fulfilment in Jesus Christ while the tithes on the other hand find their fulfilment in every believer because we have been made holy unto Him.


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Sweet justice
(Oribe Peralta 61)
Justice was done at Natal this morning (Singapore time) as Mexico overturned Cameroon, in spite of another desperate display from the match officials.
Oribe Peralta struck the second half winner, but only after Mexico had seen two legitimate Giovanni dos Santos goals ruled out.
On Thursday night, Croatian manager Niko Kovac suggested that everyone should just, "go home," if the officials weren't going to make the right decisions.
This morning, had it not been for Peralta, Mexico coach Miguel Herrera would have happily shared a taxi with Kovac to the airport.
The controversy was quick to develop.
After just 11 minutes, Hector Herrera found Dos Santos in the penalty area and the former Tottenham man volleyed the ball into the back of the net with extreme prejudice.
Up went the flag, and yet Dos Santos was level, if not slightly in front of the last defender.
On half an hour, Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting's attempt to clear a Mexican corner only sent the ball backwards, into the path of Dos Santos who smartly headed home. Again, up went the flag.
On the touchline, Herrera was incandescent with rage and you can hardly blame him.
This had long been identified as the game that Mexico could not afford to lose.
Having qualified in chaotic style, sacking three managers, almost finishing below Panama and requiring an intercontinental play-off to book their place at the World Cup, expectations were low.
Beating Brazil would take a miracle.
Croatia, as the world saw on Thursday, would pose a serious challenge. This was Mexico's best chance of three points.
Cameroon are well remembered for their exploits in the 1990 World Cup, when they surprised everyone by reaching the quarter-finals.
Since that incredible run, they've only won a single World Cup match.
Torn apart by internal struggles, a familiar story, the players actually refused to board the plane for Brazil until a row about bonuses had been resolved satisfactorily.
You could read much into the sight of Samuel Eto'o before the game, holding a very public pre-match team talk while even his manager, Volker Finke, stood and listened.
There's no doubt where the power lies in this team, but he is a faded force now.
The touch is still there, the intelligent movement still remains, but the spark of pace that allowed him to bypass defenders has now gone out.
It was Eto'o who had Cameroon's best chance in open play, latching onto a fine ball from Benoit Assou-Ekotto, but driving his shot into the ground and back off the outside of the post.
For much of the game, however, his team sat deep, sometimes with a flat back six.
When they came forward, more often than not it was only to launch themselves into a heavy, potentially ruinous challenge.
The 1990 side won the hearts of the world. This year's squad will not do the same.
Cameroon brought Galatasaray's Dany Nounkeu on at half-time in an effort to shore up their defence, but within two minutes they had Itandje to thank for a reaction stop from Peralta.
With the exception of a deflected free-kick from Assou-Ekotto, they had few opportunities to speak of and thus there was a certain inevitability about Mexico's breakthrough on the hour.
For all their numbers, Cameroon's defence could get nowhere near Dos Santos, but again Itandje was on hand to block the shot.
But this time the rebound fell to Peralta, who slotted home his seventh goal in his last nine competitive games for his country.
It was no less than he, or his country deserved.
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Theodore had a brother, William Henry and a sister Marguerite. At the death of their mother in 1695, the three orphans protected by the Duchess of Orleans, were educated in France. A page for the Duchess up to 17 years of age, Theodore graduated with the rank of lieutenant in service for France. Soon after, he returned to Germany to Cologne with his uncle, the Baron Drost.
In 1714 and 1715, Theodore commands an infantry of the regiment belonging to the Emperor Maximilian of Bavaria.
In 1717 he participated in the siege of Belgrade against the Turks.
Following a duel with one of his superiors (that he wounded with a pistol), Theodore left for Spain in 1718 to join the royal service as colonel of dragoons. 'Thinking rather to seek fame and fortune,' as he wrote himself, he will renounce marriage.
From Spain he was sent to England to incite civil war in order to restore the Stuarts to the throne. After a few trips his intrigues are discovered, he must end his mission and return to Madrid in late December 1718, where he will be responsible for diplomatic missions in various European countries. He intended asking for the viceroy of Mexico when he made the acquaintance of Canon Erasimu Orticoni, sent to Madrid seeking assistance and protection of the Spanish Court for Corsica – in revolt against Genoa.
Orticoni makes it clear to Theodore that the Corsicans are ready to offer him the title of king, if he is willing to lead them. Theodore promises to accept 'the day when he would see a way to do it successfully'.
In 1733, after the departure of the German troops on the island, Theodore spoke with the Corsican leaders exiled in Livorno (Ceccaldi, Giafferi, Aitelli, Raffaelli) promising help and decided to 'go to Corsica at first notice that he would receive'.
After a tour in the Mediterranean, via Tripoli and Tunis, Theodore landed on the beach of Aleria, on March 20th, 1736. From the English ship that brought him, the Baron unloads cannons, guns, equipment and even money. He immediately writes to the Corsican leaders, announcing his arrival. "I'm here to help you, to help the kingdom with my ability and I dedicate myself to your interests. My promise is to do everything necessary to free Corsica from Genoese slavery – I will fulfil it carefully provided on your side you also do your duty to me, and I only want to ask one thing: if you choose me for King, allow me to grant liberty to all who will come from other countries to live in Corsica – in order to increase the population".
On March 23rd, the Corsican leaders thus go to Aleria; and on March 29th, at noon, Theodore reaches Cervioni amidst cheers and musketry from the population, gathered in the cathedral's square.
On April 13th, a meeting at the Alisgiani Convent takes place, and accept Theodore as king; whereupon the Constitution is written, which will bind him to Corsica along with the laws and conventions that govern the kingdom.
On April 15th, several thousand people gather at the Alisgiani Convent, where Theodore was elected and crowned king, unanimously. The King and his people take oath to follow the new constitution.
During the second half of April 1736, Theodore moved to Cervioni. He grants a general amnesty, forms a government, publishes edicts concerning the administration and justice, and organises an army of regular militias, made responsible for the 'beyond mountains'.
On April 27th, the king went to Venzulasca in order to take charge of the army who will besiege San Pelegrinu, Bastia, and Aiacciu. Early May, he founded a mint (the zecca) at Ornetu of Tavagna, which will be mint with copper coins bearing the letter TR (Theodorus Rex).
In mid May, Theodore confiscates Corsican pro-Genoese property, in favour of the Royal Treasury.
In late May, the royal troops occupy the Nebbiu, and simultaneously attack Bastia and San Fiurenzu.
In early June, the Genoese are declared 'banished forever from Corsica'.
On October 21st 1737, news arrives about the imminent French intervention in Corsica, to finally take place on February 6th, 1738.
The following year, Corsica is still occupied by the Genoese troops, and supported by the French. The Corsican leaders are now divided too. Theodore asks help, and manages to bring an English squadron back to Corsica. From there on, history relates the continual downfall of efforts, leading to the imprisonment of Theodore in London, who has had continual growing debts, until 1756 when he finally comes out – to die on December 11th, miserably. It is said, he felt responsible for Corsica up to his dying day; respectful and conscious of the solemn sermon he took and who linked him to his subjects, and his kingdom – his actual reign lasted seven months ..
Théodore de Neuhoff merits the fact that Corsica should remember him.
Patrimoniu di Corsica
Photo © DR (collection: Bastia Museum)


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Call for applications: The Study of the Holocaust in Romania: Current State and Trends
We invite applications for the international EHRI-seminar "The Study of Holocaust in Romania: Current State and Trends", organised by the Elie Wiesel National Institute for Studying the Holocaust in Romania and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The seminar is conducted within the framework of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) project and supported by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 program.
EHRI is dedicated to supporting the Holocaust research community by providing a digital infrastructure via the EHRI Portal (https://portal.ehri-project.eu/) and facilitating human networks by stimulating innovative, interdisciplinary, and transnational research. Conferences, methodological seminars, fellowships, and workshops play a major role in fostering the exchange of knowledge and connecting Holocaust researchers, local activists, and archivists not affiliated with major organisations with the wider European Holocaust research community. As part of the seminar, participants will be introduced to the EHRI Portal, which contains information on 57 countries, over 1,850 archival institutions, and more than 152,000 archival descriptions relevant for research on the Holocaust.
This seminar will provide an overview of methods, sources, and current research trends in Holocaust research in Romania to historians and others from the humanities interested in the Holocaust. Archivists from collection-holding institutions in Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, and Hungary will provide an overview of the broad range of Holocaust-related materials held by their institutions. The seminar will also include visits to various archives and memorial sites in Bucharest.
In addition to keynote speakers and more structured presentations, there will be several opportunities for participants to offer brief, informal presentations on their current research on the Holocaust in Romania and receive input and suggestions from other participants. Suggested research topics are:
Peculiarities of the Holocaust in Romania
- Laws
- Pogroms
- Deportation
- Extermination
- Role of institutions
- Responsibilities
Current Trends of Holocaust Research in Romania
- Recent research, publications
- Access to primary sources
- Availability
- Cataloging
- Finding Aids
- Trends in archival perspectives
- Types of primary sources (documents, testimonies, letters, journals, etc.)
- Accessing and searching primary sources
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- A curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages)
- A description explaining your reasons for attending this workshop and how it will assist you (maximum 2 pages)
- A letter of recommendation
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Selected participants will be informed by January 17, 2019.
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The standard of accommodation is a major contributory factor in attaining good health. Conversely poor housing can precipitate a range of physical and mental health conditions. Minimising the adverse effects of poor housing remains a challenge for health, local government and voluntary agencies. Poor Housing in England is costing the NHS in excess of £600 million a year, so money invested in dealing with poor housing will result in a financial benefit to health.
In relation to the links between housing and health inequalities it is useful to look at the housing tenure of vulnerable groups and the condition of that housing. Data shows in Devon vulnerable households account for just under a fifth of the population living in private rented housing. In the South West region vulnerable households live in worse accommodation than anywhere else in the country.
In terms of decent homes, thermal discomfort (excess cold or heat) is the biggest health risk in Devon with trips and hazards and overcrowding also significant health risk factors. Appropriate housing is also a major contributory factor in the 'recovery process' for people with mental health or substance misuse problems. Conversely poor mental health or substance misuse can often lead to tenancy breakdowns and in the case of those with mental health could precipitate a hospital admission.
Health inequalities are related to the shortage of new homes and the affordability of housing in general. Affordability can lead to poor mental health; over six million households state they are suffering from stress and depression due to their housing costs, whilst 14% of households live in houses that are too small for them. The ratio of house prices to earnings is one measure of how affordable it is to buy a property. The higher the ratio, the less affordable it is for households to get onto the property ladder. Figure 6.4 shows affordability ratios across Devon are higher than the national average. The ratios vary from district to district and in 2014 the highest ratio was in South Hams and the lowest in Exeter.
Figure 6.4, Average House Price to Full-Time Earnings Ratio, Devon Local Authority Comparator Group, 2014
Source: Department for Communities and Local Government, 2014


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It's time for another Currently Coveting post, and since I'm working on a major home makeover, I can't stop thinking about the little details. These are really how you make a house feel like a home. Can't wait to share more peeks of the new place! Until then, here are some things that I've either recently picked up or high on my wish list. A few of my favorites are anything copper or rose gold, that stunning Britt Bass print, and any and all copies of Sweet Paul Magazine!
1. Cutting Board 2. Acrylic Tape Dispenser on sale! 3. Britt Bass Turner Print on sale! 4. Leaf Print 5. Trinket Dish 6. Copper Flatware highest on my wish list! 7. Wire Basket 8. Pom Pom Throw 9. Sweet Paul's Latest Issue 10. Desk Lamp just purchased for our bedside tables! 11. Area Rug 12. Volcano Candle my favorite scent! 13. Rebecca Atwood Pillow obsessed with this textile designer! 14. Set of Copper Canisters 15. Succulent Terrarium Set 16. Burnt Orange Throw Pillow


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The lovely Jennifer at Rowdy in First Grade thinks (and I agree) that it has been a while since we did this linky and it is time for another go-round.
A Good Thing From School:
My firsties are really getting adding three numbers. Even figuring out a problem like this... 9 + 8 + ? = 20. It has been a focus for the last week and they are GETTING it! Love when ideas fall into place. And, they all want to sit at my table and read for me. Like--do a running record. Crazy. But perhaps they are showing off what fantastic readers they are becoming!
A Good Thing From Home:
Tonight I got to have a hot dog roast. With my husbands family. At the home place. In the yard where I said my marriage vows. Tomorrow my in-laws are signing the papers that give ownership to another family. Someone we do not know. So, tonight was a blessing on so many different levels. Being together. Remembering other times. Creating more memories.
My life is full and rewarding.
(And there are 19 days until summer vacation! Time to get started on my 2013 Summer Bucket List.)


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Francesca Orr - Registrar
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Our independent day and boarding school in Bath offers a warm welcome. When it comes to the admissions time, you will have probably already visited our outstanding school and experienced for yourself what a friendly and open environment it is. That isn't part of a show we put on for visitors: it is who we are. Lively, buzzing, unpretentious and proud of it.
We provide an outstanding, contemporary, girl-centred education for our students. We value intellect and imagination, cherish individual and unique strengths and nurture talent. This is reflected in our outstanding exam results at both GCSE and A level & IB. But it all begins with a level playing field and that is what an entrance examination is designed to create. As a parent or guardian, you'll already have a great sense of your daughter's capabilities, so there should be nothing in these entrance assessments which will surprise her.
The registration form is available here. This form should be sent with your non-refundable registration fee of £100 for both UK and overseas students to our Registrar, Francesca Orr. Cheques should be made payable to the GDST or for bank transfer details please contact Francesca Orr on - email@example.com.
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