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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Hahamongna Watershed Park: Let it be
There's an orphan bit of feral ground between three towns. Some people love the wildness of it – the way it changes with seasons, the way it has survived more than a hundred years of encroaching civilization. Animals find refuge here. Wild ones -- frogs, ducks, swallows, hawks, bobcats, snakes. And the more domesticated – runners, walkers, children, me.
You can't argue someone into love; I'm not sure you can argue someone into appreciation. But we can try.
If city council moves forward with its plan for Hahamongna – the bleachers, floodlights, parking lots -- if they fill the natural lake to grow a soccer field instead -- then it will be just one more big green lawn; one of many parks, not one in a million.
Some links here will make the fiscal responsibility plea, and it's a damn good one. How the city can justify millions of dollars for an athletic field when schools and vital services are suffering. Not a one of us opposes organized sports; many of us regularly indulge. Most of us believe a bit of wilderness and athletic fields can and should share the same city, they just can't share the same backyard.
Best case scenario from the Pasadena City Council meeting next week? Agree that something doesn't always need something else. Agree that sometimes no change makes a noble difference.
"I'll tell you what I'll do for you – nothing. Is that any good to you? Nothing? Mind you, I can't do it straight away; something is always cropping up. But if I can find the time to do nothing for you, I'll try to squeeze it in." – Alice in Wonderland
Please visit other local bloggers to see their thoughts and words of support for Hahamongna:
• Altadena Above It All
• Arroyo lover
• A Thinking Stomach
• East of Allen
• Finnegan Begin Again
• LA Creek Freak
• Mendolonium
• Mister Earl's Musings
• My Life With Tommy
• Pasadena Adjacent
• Pasadena Daily Photo
• Pasadena Latina
• SaveHahamongna.org
• Selvage
• The Sky Is Big In Pasadena
• Webster's Fine Stationers Web Log
• West Coast Grrlie Blather
And special thanks to Barbara Ellis and Petrea Burchard for helping bring this together.
Also thanks to Pasadena Star News for covering our efforts here.
54 comments:
Brilliant writing, Karin.ReplyDelete
I can see and feel why this place is so special. I always worry about the delicate ecosystems when things are messed with.ReplyDelete
Yes, organized sports is more and more important -- it is vital that we get our young people outside and active, but not in a natural watershed and habitat. There are so many other locations available for soccer, that this pristine area should be left as is.ReplyDelete
I will do nothing for you. That's lovely. I had forgotten that speech. I hope the wiser heads prevail and make that choice.ReplyDelete
You got a photo of a coyote! I never can. They're so quick. Pretty, fleeting little things.
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 7:55 AM
Soccer fields in a natural watershed? Curiouser and curiouser.ReplyDelete
Nothing must be done. I love it--it's got my brain spinning in all sorts of ways. Great work, Karin.ReplyDelete
Most eloquent and succint--as good an 'argument' for this place as I've heard. I, too, fell in love with this wild and unruly riverbottom only this year and I sure do not relish the thought of it disappearing into yet another paved and tamed recreational area. Your observation of wildlife use is spot-on, and the duck family photo presses this issue home. My only hope this is not lost city officials, who too often take the short-sighted view of everything.ReplyDelete
Well said. I look forward to checking out the other blogs.ReplyDelete
Hi Urban Wild, thank you and nice to meet you.ReplyDelete
I encourage everyone to enjoy the links. It's quite a treat to see the same story through so many different eyes. (A few of the links will be posting their story a little later in the morning.)
Agree that something doesn't always need something else.ReplyDelete
I love the same themes echoed 'round the various blog posts. I love the coyote, too.
People who care must stand up and speak for the land. For those who want words to fight with, I recommend the book 'Last Child in the Woods' by Richard Louv. He cites the studies that show why our children need unstructured wild spaces and how they are hurting from the lack of it.ReplyDelete
It's one of the most important books of our time.
This INFURIATES Miss J. Because Pasadena doesn't have ENOUGH fields for soccer? More grass to dump water onto. In the middle of a desert. Awesome!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Maybe love stinks, but this smells like really rotten political money.ReplyDelete
As asked on PA's blog: Isn't this area now within the reach of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy?
WV: pancho. OK, so where is Pancho Villa when you need him?
Are these idiots (they are everywhere) not going to be happy until it's all gone?ReplyDelete
great post...
Doing anything beyond nothing would be a tragedy.ReplyDelete
Maybe at some point we'll get to the bottom of how this "proposed change" came about and who issued it. Politics are dirty business. Nobel dirt is land left aloneReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 12:24 PM
On board.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 12:34 PM
I guess with that bunch of s-up-port ... no-thing will happen.ReplyDelete
Btw: G against S: 0-0 (halftime)
Isn't it now illegal to fill in wetlands? Doesn't Pasadena know that? Methinks the EPA should have something to say about that. I know, I know: Put the soccer field in the school yard: then the school and the town can BOTH use it! But silly me, I'm just a citizen blessed with a smattering of common sense. I NEED politicians to tell me what's right for me - and so do you.ReplyDelete
Eloquent, eloquent. There is no reason soccer needs to be pitted against Hahamongna. I'm all for soccer fields. Just not here.ReplyDelete
Ok, broken record, but you really will like the links. Linda's poem, PA's video, Michael's map, Christina's photos -- goes on and on.ReplyDelete
Miss Janey, I knew you'd have a pithy comment. Deb and Pat and Terri and Marjie, you live in other places, but you couldn't be more spot on.
Midtown: Santa Monica Conservancy is within handshaking distance (Cherry Cyn I believe). So near yet so far.
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 1:34 PM
FYI: Spain got the final.ReplyDelete
EPA, Marjie? Seriously? Can anyone make a phone call? I'm at a VO session. I can't get on it 'til tomorrow.ReplyDelete
I dream of having the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy come to the rescue! This land shouldn't be left to the whims of Council members needing votes from their particular areas of Pasadena. Your writing is so spot on, I can't decide which bit I like best, but the idea of the orphan bit of feral ground between three towns is adorable. And congrats on photographing the cute coyote and the little ducklings (and may they keep apart).ReplyDelete
I can't help but think this isn't about votes. I think the majority of constituents don't want soccer fields. This is about something else.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 2:38 PM
Fight on ... it's your local fight.ReplyDelete
Nothing is good by me but you have to fight to have it, common sense too!ReplyDelete
You go, all!ReplyDelete
It would be a crime to change the area!
What a good idea to organize local blog action day - doing something to make sure "NOTHING" gets done (love your quote). I sure hope your voices are heard. I don't understand what happends to people when they get on "boards/councils" -- it's like they stop thinking clearly. It's a constant battle to prevent unnecessary development and think of other alternatives.
Beautifully and tenderly written.ReplyDelete
A couple of blogs have weighed in today that I didn't know were going to participate.ReplyDelete
Add to that arroyolover.com. On my bloglist nowReplyDelete
Ditto Earl and everyone else. I'm an outsider, but I cannot imagine a convincing argument from the other side. You all seem agreed that there are plenty of soccer fields now and/or other places to put new ones, so what in the world is the other side thinking?ReplyDelete
Amazingly apt quote from Alice!
Good to see you guys staying on top of this, great writing and great organization on everyone's part.ReplyDelete
B52, perhaps they're not thinking. Some folks love them some committee meetings, etc. This isn't the reason, just the outcome. I'm betting on it.
Brilliant, KB.ReplyDelete
Whatever my dear, dear Dena blog friends say, I ditto. They know and love that piece of heaven, and I've seen it first hand, and I do too!!!ReplyDelete
I love the picture of the coyote...very cool.ReplyDelete
I drove out to Hahamongna to hike today and it really struck me how it is located in something of a no-mans's land between three communities. I find the idea of locating Pasadena funded and maintained athletic fields in Hahamongna even more odd given it's location of on the extreme edge of Pasadena. It is not convenient to most of Pasadena and does not have good public transportation nor walking options from most Pasadena neighborhoods. All factors that make soccer fields there all the more unsustainable.
Absolutely, Gina. Even my soccer playing friends don't want to play there. (They'd rather hike there.)ReplyDelete
As everyone else has said, beautiful and eloquent.ReplyDelete
This day proves there's more than one voice in the wilderness. You're lovely.ReplyDelete
"And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,ReplyDelete
there will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,
there will be an answer. let it be."
A new avatar photo! Cool!ReplyDelete
Standing ovation! We don't need another soccer field, we need the open space.ReplyDelete
It's rare when something only needs to be left alone to succeed. When it doesn't need "improvement." Unfortunately, it's even rarer when any governmental body recognizes that fact. But maybe the nation's (and your state's, in particular) current financial calamity will work in your favor. Good luck to you. Fight the good fight.ReplyDelete
Love the duck legacy.ReplyDelete
In thinking about the addition of soccer fields I wonder if the plan includes a traffic plan to and from the area? Through which neighborhoods might traffic flow?
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2010 at 9:57 AM
This may be a tough fight. From a few google searches it looks like the City of Pasadena is in need of revenue.ReplyDelete
Hahamongna Staples Center anyone?
Looks like it's under Pasadena's Public works Department control:
Maybe all of you already know this, but I had to catch up.
PS. Hiker I'm not convinced that the Santa Monica Conservancy is out of reach. Check out their web site.
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2010 at 10:30 AM
AH, your going to need your ACTIVIST CAP for this one too.ReplyDelete
Paula, thanks. I have only to think of faculty meetings to know you're right. But I still struggle to grasp that some/many/most people want to spend their one and only life in such pursuits.ReplyDelete
(ANd they might reply, "This from a guy who watches CSI Miami." [yes, I remember]).
LOVE that quote. It has just the right amount of sarcasm and in-your-face-it-ness. I hope your beloved Hahamongna escapes the developers plow.ReplyDelete
BTW, I love your new profile pic!
Midtown, I assume that's in the mail? (I'll do some more research on the conservancy.)ReplyDelete
And thank you all for your support, far and near.
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2010 at 2:01 AM
Yeah, it's on a slow boat from China!ReplyDelete
BTW, this from Wikipedia (I don't look at it as gospel,) but:
"Territory protected
The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy territory originally was within the in the Santa Susana Mountains and Santa Monica Mountains, and the Simi Hills; areas located north and west of metropolitan Los Angeles in Ventura County and Los Angeles County. Since then its territory has been extended to the east to include parks in the San Gabriel Mountains, Verdugo Mountains, San Rafael Hills, and Puente Hills.[3][4][5]
The 450,000 acre (1,800 km²) "zone" in which the conservancy can acquire land is bounded on the south by the Pacific Coast Highway from Santa Monica to Point Mugu. The zone extends inland roughly 50 miles (80 km) from Malibu north to Newhall Pass and 65 miles (105 km) from Thousand Oaks east to Pasadena. Several major freeways in Los Angeles cross the zone, including the Hollywood, Ventura, San Diego and Interstate 5"
You decide.
Beautifully written. Such an eloquent argument for saving this place.ReplyDelete
Hi Susan.ReplyDelete
Midtown -- Bellis will be checking on SMC next week. Thanks for the tip.
I have to agree that soccer and wildness don't mix well. The only time they ever could is if there is a LOT of wildness, and that's certainly not the case here.ReplyDelete
Soccer fields are development, wildness is... NOT development! These uses are antithetical, diametrically opposed, and incompatible.
Put the soccer field on some other, already developed patch; let us preserve one of the few never-developed patches in this city, a very rare resource, never to be seen again.
Once lost, undeveloped, i.e. natural land can never be regained. Let's not squander it!
Couldn't agree more, Dick. Thanks for weighing in.ReplyDelete


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In St. Paul Minnesota, Francis Joseph "Fran" Lent was born on 20 October 1917, and he grew up in the town of Melrose, Minnesota. After the death of his mother when he was 18, Lent bought the grocery store where he was working and remained in the business until the outbreak of the war
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Your skin is an organ. It sucks up every little bit of lotion and lather you put on it...and it goes straight into your blood stream. For those of you who haven't made the change to "healthy" soaps, lotions, lip balms, etc...please re-think your choice. I just cannot urge you enough to make these changes! It might be hard to switch out an item you've been using since Jr. High...but you just can't afford to continue using these products. Why? The U.S. has a beauty industry that is largely unregulated. Don't believe it? Check out "Not Just a Pretty Face" by Stacy Malkan. Here is a snippet from the book:
Lead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible?Simple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful that they've kept themselves unregulated for decades.Not one cosmetic product has to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration before hitting the market. Incredible? Consider this:
- The European Union has banned more than 1,100 chemicals from cosmetics. The United States has banned just 10.
- Only 11% of chemicals used in cosmetics in the US have been assessed for health and safety – leaving a staggering 89% with unknown or undisclosed effects.
- More than 70% of all personal care products may contain phthalates, which are linked to birth defects and infertility.
- Many baby soaps are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical 1,4 dioxane.
Go to Skin Deep before you purchase anything. Don't assume that just because it's on the shelf at the Target and it has a really cool "organic looking" package that it's good for you and your children. Packaging is meant to be mesmerizing...they want you to buy their products. But don't be fooled. Be a label reader! Look past the pretty bottle and really examine what you are buying.
I was looking for something tonight on the site and came across a few of these "favorites". They might not be your favorites after you read on...
Bath and Body Works Cucumber Melon Anti-Bacterial Soap
Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo
Do your research and choose items that have very few ingredients and that you can pronounce. That will narrow it down to just a few lines of products...so now your choices are much easier! :) Go for Aubrey Organics, or a line of locally homemade items (one of my favorites is Prairieland Herbs...check out their Cheek Gloss!). Better yet...learn how to make your own products and you'll save money too!
Photo credit: Auntie P/Flickr Creative Commons


text: Supporting a changing NHS - meet the Minister for public health Steve Brine MP, Minister for Public Health and Primary Care, explains his ambitions to help people live healthier lifestyles, and how his department is supporting the NHS through changing demands. This article was originally published in June 2017, when Steve Brine MP was Minister for Public Health and Primary Care. He resigned from the position in March 2019. What do you see as the biggest challenges in public health? It is no secret that we are consuming far too much sugar and calories and are not making enough time for exercise— resulting in issues like obesity, diabetes and heart and circulatory disease. We also know that drinking alcohol increases the risk of developing a range of cancers. These have a huge burden not only on families but also our NHS. We are absolutely committed to helping people live healthier and happier lives, but it will take time to fix problems which have been decades in the making So these changing lifestyles give us very different health challenges from what we've seen in the past. We are absolutely committed to helping people live healthier and happier lives, but it will take time to fix problems which have been decades in the making. We are taxing sugary drinks, funding research and cutting sugar and calories in food before it hits shelves and plates. We are backing this work with the world's first Diabetes Prevention Programme – which provides a face-to-face tailored programme to support people who are at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes - and major campaigns like One You – the first nationwide campaign [in England] to reduce preventable disease in adults, by encouraging them to take control of their health. There are 7 million people living with cardiovascular disease across the UK. Do you have a personal connection to the cause? Like so many others, I have personally seen the terrible impact that heart and circulatory conditions can have on the health of loved ones. Sickness like this causes so much grief and anguish, and the fact that so many public health issues are entirely preventable compounds this. But it is also what drives me forward, knowing that we can do more to help people avoid issues like this in the first place. In my time as public health minister, helping people to live longer and healthier lives will be my key focus. There are a rising number of people living with long term conditions, particularly heart and circulatory disease, diabetes and dementia. What are the challenges this brings for the NHS and how can they be addressed? As more people develop long-term health problems we are forced to spend more on treatment. Obesity, smoking and drinking collectively cost the NHS and the British taxpayer £11 billion every single year. So investing in prevention and public health, underpinned by research, not only saves lives but also makes economic sense. The Government is investing billions, running national public awareness campaigns and working closely with local authorities to support the needs of their people in the most efficient way. The NHS provides a face-to-face tailored programme to support people who are at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. We're also working closely with industry to tackle the root causes – such as encouraging companies to significantly reduce the amount of sugar in fizzy drinks. Quitting smoking is the single best thing you can do for your heart health. What are you doing to support people to quit? We've set ambitious plans to cut the numbers of smokers, from 15.5 per cent of adults to 12 per cent or less, as well as cutting the number of 15-year-olds and pregnant women who smoke. To do this we've given local authorities money to provide services for smokers, and national initiatives such as Stoptober do an excellent job raising awareness and offering practical support to millions of people. Our new plan focuses on local, tailored action, backed by research, to reach the groups that are still smoking But the focus of our new tobacco control plan is not on what government can do. Government has already created a strong environment for quitting with smoke free legislation, standardised packaging and banning smoking in cars with children. And it is important to note that these changes have seen smoking rates drop to their lowest ever levels. That is why our new plan focuses on local, tailored action, backed by research, to reach the groups that are still smoking. This really is the last step to achieving the first ever smoke free generation. Find out how the smoking ban has changed our health. Our research has shown that air pollution can increase your risk of heart attack and stroke. What are you doing to improve air quality and help those who are most at risk of exposure to pollution? Poor air quality is the greatest environmental risk to public health in the UK. As I told the G7 [the group of the world's seven most advanced economies] recently, we have pledged that this will be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we inherited it. We have asked Public Health England to look at how we can improve air quality, and the Government is investing more money to improve air quality and reduce harmful emissions. This includes asking individual towns and cities to put their own plans in place and helping bus companies and local authorities to put new low carbon buses on the road. Watch our animation to learn why air pollution is a problem. Read the BHF's air pollution policy. What difference will people see in two years' time as a result of NHS transformation? The NHS has set out plans to move from a sickness service to a wellness and prevention service, helping people live healthier and longer lives. Transformation means the NHS using its resources more effectively, so people receive the care they need in the right place and at the right time. For some conditions, this means moving services into the community, using new technology or ways of working to support people in the most effective and efficient way possible. The NHS has been developing plans to set out how it is going to do this – we've given the most developed ones extra funding, with more to come. How do you think that Brexit will affect public health and the NHS? Transformation means the NHS using its resources more effectively, so people receive the care they need in the right place and at the right time. Every day I'm proud that we offer free healthcare at the point of service – and that care will continue after Brexit. We're working to ensure we get the best outcome for the health and social care system. Over 60,000 EU citizens work in the NHS, and around 90,000 in social care. The future of these EU nationals remains a top priority for us and we want their valued contribution to the NHS to continue. We have also made it clear that after the UK's exit from the EU our immigration policy will mean the NHS and social care system are able to get the number of people they need, from not just the EU, but from all over the world. Read more about how Brexit might affect scientific research and the NHS. What lasting difference do you hope to make during your time as Minister for Public Health and Primary Care? We've set out really ambitious plans to encourage young people to live healthier lives and I will be pushing these through as a Minster at the Department of Health. I want us to reverse the current trends and see a move towards more healthy behaviours Our bold ambitions include the most far-reaching childhood obesity plan anywhere in the world, which aims to significantly reduce England's rate of childhood obesity within the next ten years, and the first smoke free generation. This is truly world-leading public health work that we can all be proud of. We are also encouraging the food industry to make healthier products, providing advice to parents, and working with local councils to tackle obesity in their areas. I want us to reverse the current trends and see a move towards more healthy behaviours. Being a Minister is not about me – it's about what I am able to do. I hope people will see that I care and am personally committed to making a positive contribution. CV - Steve Brine MP 2010 - Elected MP for Winchester and Chandler's Ford (previously worked as a radio journalist and in consultancy, marketing and publishing) 2013-14 - Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State at Department for Work and Pensions, then Home Office 2015 - Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Health Secretary 2016 - Assistant Government Whip June 2017 - Appointed Minister for Public Health and Primary Care, covering health protection and improvement, international health policy, cancer and long-term conditions 25 March 2019 - Resigns from the position of Minister for Public Health and Primary Care, over the Brexit process


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Flexible Shelf Order Picking Trolleys
1120mm height, 470mm width, 1195mm length, flexible 3 shelves
This is our highly manoeuvrable order picking trolley with fold out steps and 3 adjustable shelves. It is 1120mm high by 470mm wide by 1195mm long with electro galvanised metalwork finish, mounted on four 125mm diameter rubber tyred swivel castors.
Each shelf is 12mm thick white laminate that is height adjustable to suit purpose. It is also ergonomically desiged with height adjustable handle (grey powder coated) to suit the user. The steps are easy to fold out and retract, it also acts as a brake when in use.
Supplied in knock down form for easy self-assemblyEnquire
- Capacity (kg): 250kg
- Height: 44.5inches
- Width (left-right): 19inches
- Length (front-back): 47.5inches
- Type: Order Picking Trolley
Dimensions below are to the nearest half inch, metric units are exact
Product information
A highly manoeuvrable picking trolley ideal for use in warehouses and shops or any picking situation.
- Constructed as shelf trolleys
- Steps fold out and retract easily
- Steps act as a brake when in use
- 250kg capacity
- 2, 3 or 4 shelf levels
- Steps are easily bolted to the handle
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David Cook is one of the reasons I got addicted to American Idol last year! Here's his song entitled Light On. I love it and love the man singing it. Enjoy!!!
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The Original Movie Musical Features Jane Seymour, Sara Paxton,
Drew Seeley, and "Baby Daddy's" Chelsea Kane Singing a Mix of Original Songs and Popular Favorites by Lady Gaga, Madonna, and Whitney Houston
Soundtrack to Be Available On Itunes
Burbank, CA (February 15, 2013) - ABC Family will celebrate spring with the world premiere of the original movie "Lovestruck: The Musical" (formerly known as "Elixir"), premiering on April 21, 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT. "Lovestruck: The Musical" also features a stellar creative team in producer Debra Martin Chase and Terry Rossio, writers Terry Rossio & Jaylynn Bailey, choreographer Michael Rooney and director Sanaa Hamri.
"Lovestruck: The Musical" tells the story of Harper (Jane Seymour), one of the best dancers to hit Broadway. But an injury caused her to leave the spotlight, become a choreographer, and raise her daughter, Mirabella (Sara Paxton). When Mirabella, the star of Harper's next big production, decides to quit the show to get married, her mother is determined to put a stop to the wedding and show Mirabella that she cannot give up her career for love, especially to marry playboy Marco (Alexander DiPersia). After the long flight to the Italian wedding site, Harper takes a swig from a strange bottle that is supposed to dull the pain of an old dance injury. Instead, the elixir magically turns Harper 30 years younger.
Harper's younger appearance (Chelsea Kane plays Young Harper) allows her to secretly infiltrate the wedding - only to confront a huge obstacle in Mirabella's father, Ryan (Tom Wopat), who can recognize his ex-wife in any form. After he too experiences the reverse-aging effects of the elixir (Drew Seeley plays Young Ryan), Ryan teams with Harper to reverse the damage she's done to Mirabella and Marco's relationship, hopefully in time to save the wedding.
A digital only soundtrack will be available featuring the cast covering pop hits, including Lady Gaga's Just Dance, Madonna's Like a Virgin, Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance with Somebody, and Usher's DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love, among others, as well as original songs. The soundtrack will be available on Itunes in advance of the movie's premiere.
The script was written by Terry Rossio ("Pirates of the Caribbean," "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," "Shrek") and Jaylynn Bailey. Executive Producers are two-time Emmy(R) nominated motion picture and television producer Debra Martin Chase ("The Princess Diaries," "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," "Just Wright," "Lemonade Mouth," "Sparkle," and the upcoming remake of "Dirty Dancing.") and Rossio. Sanaa Hamri ("The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," "Just Wright," "Something New," and director of music videos for Prince, Mariah Carey, Jay Z and for Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass," winner for Best Hip-Hop Video at MTV's VMA's) is set to direct; and Michael Rooney ("(500) Days of Summer," "The Muppets" and choreographer of music videos for Fatboy Slim and Gnarls Barkley's "Run," for which he won his 5th MTV Award for Best Choreography) is set to choreograph. Gaylyn Fraiche ("The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," "Just Wright" and "Lemonade Mouth") is also a producer.
Part of the Disney/ABC Television Group, ABC Family is distributed in over 97 million homes. ABC Family features programming reflecting today's families, entertaining and connecting with adults through relatable programming about today's relationships - told with a mix of diversity, passion, humor and heart. ABC Family's programming is a combination of network defining original series and original movies, quality acquired series and blockbuster theatricals. Emmy(R) Award-winning ABCFamily.com provides a variety of interactive entertainment and community features, from rich, fan-centric programming - including blogs, viewing parties, webisodes, full episodes of the network's hit programming, along with sneak peek exclusive previews and behind-the-scenes clips. ABC Family is also the destination for annual Holiday events with "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas." ABC Family. A New Kind of Family.


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Bubble Grow© STARTER
The self watering Bubble Grow© kits have all that is required to grow plants in from seed to harvest. Growing with bubleponics and DWC system is one of the best and fastest ways to grow. No more messy potting mix, only clay balls, water and bubbles.
The STARTED kit comes with a slim 20L reserves which is idea for the beginner to start growing indoors while not taking to much height. The reserve has a grommet and inline tap fitted to make emptying the reserve effortless and allowing the roots never to see the light.
The system comes with a 4" long air stone to enable lots of air flow in the reserve to keep the oxygen levels high in the water. Unlike other system which supply only small air stones.
Bubble Grow© STARTER Kit set comes with:
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Tips On Choosing The Ideal Curtain Walls For Commercial And Industrial Buildings
When it comes to constructing a commercial building, you have to be concerned about creating the finest environment that will boost up the productivity, the ease of the work that is done, will create an office environment and take care of all the other important factors that are expected from a commercial building. If you are interested in building the finest that will create a peaceful and a beneficial interior, what you can do is to install curtain walls for the commercial building. There is a range of choices that you get to choose from and it is important that you make the right choice. Here are some of the things that you need to know about choosing the ideal curtain walls for commercial buildings:
To Improve the Aesthetical Appeal and the Structural Stability of the Building
One of the major features that should be present in the building that you are working on is the structural stability that will keep the building safe against natural events and strong events. When you install a glass curtain wall system, it will keep away the rains and the rains away from the covering of the building, as a result, there will not damage caused to the exterior of the building. That is not all, glass solutions will also improve the appearance of the building, provide a layer of insulation, making the building energy efficient.
For an Inexpensive Choice and for Stop Fire Spreading
When you look around you for the walling solution, you will find that most of them are expensive. If you are in need of an aluminium curtain wall. These curtain walls will not only bring the instalments for an inexpensive price, but they are known for stopping the spread of fires from one floor to another. Moreover, these curtain walls are ideal for creating high levels of safety. Even if you are in need of separating the office or creating partitions, these solutions can be used.
Look into the Type of the Work Done
Depending on the type of the work that is done in the commercial building, you have to make the ideal choice. If you are in doubt of which choice of curtain walls are ideal, it is best that you do your research because if not, you will spend money that will not bring about the needed outcome. Getting the help and the advice of the professionals will be beneficial when it comes to making the ideal choices and answering your questions.


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Fax: 029725 2593
Cnr Long St and Gipps Road
Smithfield NSW 2164
Opening Hours
Closed for store improvements 14-28 Nov.
Closed for store improvements 14-28 Nov.
Closed for store improvements 14-28 Nov.
Closed for store improvements 14-28 Nov.
Closed for store improvements 14-28 Nov.
Closed for store improvements 14-28 Nov.
About JAX Tyres Smithfield
About JAX Smithfield
JAX Smithfield will be closed from Thursday 14th November to Thursday 28th November for store improvements.
The JAX Tyres Smithfield store provides the right tyres for your vehicle and services those living close in Smithfield, Greystanes, South Wentworthville, Pemulwuy, Wetherill Park, Merrylands West, Woodpark, Guildford West, Guildford, Bossley Park, Greenfield Park, Wakeley, Prairiewood, Fairfield West, Fairfield Heights, Fairfield, North Parramatta, Granville, Westmead, Parramatta, Auburn, Canley Heights, Edensor Park, Abbotsbury and Prospect.
Purchase four new tyres from a range of respected brands, and a wheel alignment to qualify for the myjax platinum tyre maintenance plan. The programme includes over $500 worth of savings for each qualifying vehicle and allows customers to access and track their tyre maintenance online, via myjax.com.au. Following the recommended servicing using the periodical reminders within the programme provides significant discounts and bonuses while prolonging the life and performance of the tyres.
JAX Tyres specialises in tyres, wheels, brakes and suspension servicing. Australian owned and established in 1949, JAX Tyres is unique in representing the top global manufacturing giants of the tyre industry. High performance passenger car, light truck and four-wheel drive (4x4) brands BFGoodrich, Bridgestone, Continental, Dunlop, Goodyear, Hankook, Michelin and Pirelli are available, together with value for money brand options. This provides a comprehensive customer choice through a mix of brands spanning the premium, major and budget market sectors for tyre sales in Australia. JAX Tyres services over 60,000 of the Australian motoring public each month through a network of 80 stores along the Eastern Seaboard.
The JAX Tyres Smithfield store is ready to service customers from the Merrylands location. The JAX Tyres Merrylands store closed as the site became a residential development. The JAX Tyres Smithfield store offers the same convenience and service you have come to expect, so please contact us today for any questions you may have by calling (02) 9725 2522 or by using the contact form to the right.
JAX Tyres Smithfield store is located at the corner of Long Street and Gipps Road, Smithfield. Book online, drive in or phone ahead on (02) 9725 2522.


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Too Many Items
For many Minecraft users, the most annoying part of the game is creating buildings and structures when your resources are limited and must be gathered. This mod changes everything. If I had to choose 3 essential mods, I'd choose Xray, Night Vision, and Too Many Items. It is essentially an in-game INVedit that works on SMP (Multiplayer), given you have admin permissions.
Too Many Items Mod for Minecraft 1.7.5
- Add items to your inventory (If on SMP, you don't need to know the item ID #. This is very helpful)
- Unlimited Stacks
- Save and Load up to 7 Inventories (SP Only)
- Put items you don't need in the trash (SP Only)
- Get previously unobtainable items such as leaves and bedrock in your inventory
How to Install Too Many Items Mod 1.7.5 for Windows
- Download and Install Minecraft Forge
- Run Minecraft Launcher and select Forge Profile
- Go to Start Menu and Run %appdata%/.minecraft
- Put the mod file without extracting it into the mods folder
- Launch Minecraft with the Forge Profile
How to Install Too Many Items Mod 1.7.5 for Mac
- Type in the following command line by line
- cd ~
- mkdir mctmp
- cd mctmp
- jar xf ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/bin/minecraft.jar
- Don't close the terminal yet, you should find a mctmp folder located inside your users folder
- Go inside, copy all the files from Too Many Items into mctmp folder
- Back to Terminal.app, again type in the following commands
- rm META-INF/MOJANG_C.*
- jar uf ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/bin/minecraft.jar ./
- cd ..
- rm -rf mctmp
- Finished !
Too Many Items Mod for Minecraft 1.7.5 Hotkeys
- Type "O" to turn on/off
- Shift+Click for unlimited
Thanks Marglyph for this awesome mod, and Nils Franco for proofreading
For none forge version use this link here


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I live in the past a lot of times. I go to sleep at night and dream of what happened years ago.
When we was coming up, the old people would be sitting and talking and they wouldn't want the children to sit and listen. They'd say, 'go off and play.' So, we didn't know nothing, unless we asked them, and it was very little that we could ask them about.
I did hear one time that Grandma and Grandpa run off and got married. He went into the Army at 17. He was a Confederate soldier. I've got his certificate. I remember him saying that when he was in the Army, he was going down the road and he found a piece of cornbread in the wagon tracks. He said he didn't shave much dirt off that cornbread because he was so hungry. He said it tasted like candy.
I remember the first linoleum that daddy ever got. Me and Howard thought that was something special. We got down and just sat on it and slid all over the floor.
'You make a quilt every year and you'll never go without cover,' Grandma said.
Like my sister, my older sister, when she lived in Washington, she had a neighbor whose husband was sick with cancer. And Laura was out hanging up clothes and she hollered out over to the neighbor, 'Mrs. Cheney, how is your husband doing?' Mrs. Cheney answered back, 'I guess he's doing all right, I buried him six months ago.' And Laura didn't even know he was dead. That's just about the way it's got. We live right beside one another, but we don't mix with the people. We don't take the time.
I thought about it as we were coming up the road. I would like to have a paper and write down everybody's names, like yours, and your children, and grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Somebody, some day, is gonna want that record.


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A Market Rasen man attacked a woman friend with a wooden chair leg after arguing with her, Lincoln Crown Court was told today (Friday).
Ryan Richardson, 29, of Jameson Bridge Street, grabbed Maxine Kay by the hair and pulled her to the ground.
Robert Sandford, prosecuting, said: "Richardson punched her. He then went into his own home and came back and struck her with a wooden chair leg."
Richardson went on to kick his victim before spitting at her and telling her he had a contagious disease.
Mr Sandford said the incident had a significant impact on Ms Kay who has since been diagnosed as suffering from post traumatic stress disorder as a direct result of the assault.
David Eager, in mitigation, said Richardson had no previous convictions and suffers from mental health problems.
He told the court: "Miss Kay was formerly a friend of his.
"There does not seem to be any reason for his behaviour other than his personality disorder."
Richardson admitted a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm as a result of the incident on 21 May 2015.
He was given a 12 month jail sentence suspended for two years with supervision and a rehabilitation activity requirement of up to 30 days.
Judge Simon Hirst also imposed an indefinite restraining order banning Richardson from contacting Maxine Kay.
The judge said: "It is clear that there is a connection between his disorder and how he behaved."


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Core Requirements
Complete the following core requirements for the bachelor of Science in Accounting
The mission of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting program is to provide students with a broad, fundamental knowledge of the field in order to prepare students for a career in accounting. The program allows students to prepare for exams for professional certifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA), or Accredited Business Accountant (ABA). Students interested in pursuing the CPA designation should check with their State Board of Accountancy for complete CPA requirements before enrolling in this program.


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Haley is participating in a research study in which she's completely in the dark as far as what it's about. The only requirement was that she had to have huge tits. Johnny, the second subject is placed in the same room and they are left alone. Johnny is really horny and Haley has been asked to show him her fabulous tits. He can't control himself and just wants to suck those juicy jugs and fuck her like there's no tomorrow. Collapse
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What Do You Love
What do you love? It's a simple question but it may be a little tougher for you to answer than you think. My motto is to "Live, Love, Laugh" but sometimes it's hard to remember when life gets in the way. Boy, does life get in the way! Lately I've been feeling a little blue. I can't explain it and there is no "real" reason to feel this way. I just do. (more…)


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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Long-anticipated changes to California's Proposition 65 admonishing requirements took aftereffect on August 30, 2018, through amendments and new rules issued by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Among added changes, the new rules now (1) crave businesses to accommodate California consumers with artefact warnings at the time of purchase, including at the time of online purchases; and (2) change the argument of the warnings that businesses may use to authorize for "safe harbor" protections. The new admonishing requirements administer alone to articles bogus afterwards August 30, 2018.
Prop 65 requires assertive companies to accommodate a "clear and reasonable" admonishing afore affairs a customer artefact in California that contains a actinic included on the Prop 65 list. The cardinal of listed chemicals is all-encompassing — currently continuing at added than 850 — including chemicals alignment from arsenic to copse dust. And while Prop 65 does not spell out every way in which a aggregation can accord a "clear and reasonable" admonishing to consumers, the new rules accommodate adapted and new "safe harbor" warnings – warnings that businesses may await on to accede with the standard.
The Prop 65 mural has afflicted in three primary agency apropos to warnings:
The new rules crave businesses to accommodate consumers with warnings at the time of purchase. That agency there are now specific warnings that businesses charge accommodate for sales via the internet and hardcopy catalogs. Sellers cannot authorize for the safe anchorage by accouterment an on-product admonishing for sales affairs that activity via the internet or book catalogs.
While Prop 65 has consistently adapted the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to abbreviate the accountability of the regulations on retail sellers of customer appurtenances to the admeasurement possible, the rules now accurately analyze the about responsibilities of artefact manufacturers and suppliers and retail sellers to accommodate warnings to consumers. The rules crave businesses upstream of the retail seller, such as manufacturers and suppliers, to either affix a admonishing characterization to articles accountable to Prop 65 or accelerate accounting apprehension to retail sellers that identifies a artefact as accountable to Prop 65 and includes all-important admonishing materials. The rules about crave retail sellers to advance admonishing abstracts that they accept from upstream businesses. Retailer sellers, however, are amenable for accouterment Prop 65 warnings to consumers beneath bristles scenarios, including, for example, if a retail agent covered or adapted a admonishing characterization that has been added to a artefact by an upstream business.
The rules change the admonishing argument that companies charge accommodate to authorize for the safe harbor. Afore August 2018, Prop 65 safe anchorage warnings bare to acquaint about that the artefact independent a actinic that could account blight or changeable harm. But for articles bogus afterwards August 30, 2018, businesses that appetite to booty advantage of the safe anchorage charge use one of the afterward two warnings:
These new safe anchorage warnings alter from the above-mentioned rules as follows:
In addition, in some cases, companies are adapted to accommodate warnings in languages added than English: namely, back the artefact has added advice in a adopted accent on its label.
The rules accord companies affianced in the auction of customer articles in California a few things to consider.
First, should the "safe harbor" warnings be used? The advantage of application the assigned accent is that the accent provides a safe-harbor aegis to an administration action.
But there is no claim that companies use the safe anchorage warnings, and companies may not consistently appetite to apparatus them. Here is one consideration: The OEHHA has accustomed "no cogent accident levels" (NSRLs) for assertive chemicals, acceptation that if a artefact has a assertive akin or beneath of a accurate chemical, no admonishing is required. However, it is big-ticket to analysis the exact cardinal of micrograms of altered chemicals present in a product. If a aggregation knows a artefact contains some bulk of a actinic that has a NSRL, the aggregation may appetite to use a safe anchorage admonishing after activity through the bulk of testing. On the added hand, if a aggregation finds out that the bulk of the actinic was aural the NSRL, again the aggregation would never accept had to accommodate a Prop 65 admonishing (at atomic for that chemical) in the aboriginal place.
Second, companies should appraise added areas area admonishing labels may be appropriate. The new claim that internet and archive sellers accommodate warnings on their website and in their catalogues indicates that the OEHHA is focused on accretion the ability of artefact warnings. With that in mind, companies may appetite to accede agreement added warnings on added abstracts that consumers frequently accept such as sales invoices and/or receipts.
The authors would like to acknowledge Linda Qiu for her advice researching this post.
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The Wetter, The Better! Thingyan Water Festival | Yangon, Myanmar
Thingyan is a Theravada Buddhist water festival celebrated in Myanmar around mid-April right before their traditional new year. In modern times, it's a playful water war that is waged on both the city and village streets across the country which happened to last five days this year.
Many people ride around in the back of trucks to get doused by hose-weilding people on temporary roadside spraying stages called pandals. They are literally like human car washes. No where and no one is dry. Which is ok, because April is the hottest, driest month of the year here. This week the temp was over 100ºF/38ºC every day. (A similar festival called Songkran is celebrated in Laos and Thailand around the same time.)
I met a couple guys in my hostel at breakfast and we later set off in search of festivities. It took all of three seconds after leaving the hostel to start getting doused; locals especially love to get foreigners wet so we were moving targets. You'll start getting splashed early around 8:00 or 9:00. Then there's kind of a break during the peak heat, maybe noon til 15:00 but the water wars resume. A dry truce is supposed to happen around 18:00.
There was a stage and a huge crowd in front of the Town Hall near Sule Pagoda and it didn't take us long to get picked up by a truckload of locals. The truck was packed with people, water reserves and beer. We drove past a few splash stations and got soaked with firehoses. The force of the water knocked my hat off of my head and when I was finally able to look up, I saw that it had landed on the road and someone on a truck behind us had seen and retrieved it.
Well, I wasn't about to lose my favorite hat that has traveled the world with me since I bought it from a surf shop in Bali so I jumped off the back of our truck and ran to the truck behind us. (Best decision ever to wear my vibrams that day instead of flip flops.) I saw a dude on the truck wearing my hat and pointed to it emphatically because the music and crowds were so loud that he wouldn't be able to hear anything I said. He pointed at the hat then at me. I nodded and he took it off and tossed it down to me. Victoriously, I raced back to my own truck. No thing left behind!
A few kilometers out of the city center, we promptly got a flat tire. No worries, though, we just joined a splashing station on the side of the road and doused trucks and busses as they drove by. Yep, even the public busses are fair game during Thingyan.
The main event seemed to take place on the road near Inya Lake. There were at so many pandals set up with entertainment and/or water hoses that the streets were flooded. The guys and I followed Htet and Jesse - our gracious hosts for the day - through crowds of people dancing and moshing through a perpetual, manmade monsoon. Steve and I were armed with buckets and Walker ended up with a pretty sweet dolphin gun with accompanying backpack.
In the city, people gather on the streets and in any public water source, including fountains and pools. There is no shortage of street food and I enjoyed my fair share of fried things, fruits, grilled corn, fresh-pressed sugar cane juice and - wait, stop everything - ice cream.
After leaving the city, I'm glad I also got to experience some rural Thingyan celebrating after arriving at Thabarwa in Thanlyin. People, especially kids, are just as ready to soak you with water. Instead of trucks and stages, substitute motorbikes, village houses, small shops and buckets on the side of the road.
I have to admit at first, I thought this was an incredible waste of natural resources, but eventually realized it all evaporates and will come back during the rainy season. Did I mention how refreshing it is to be soaked with water when its ridiculously hot outside?


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Collected below are the conclusions Chris has drawn from his years of work with interactive storytelling, interwoven as lessons through the 2nd edition of Chris Crawford on Interactive Storytelling.
- Stories are complex structures that must met many hard-to-specify requirements.
- People, not things!
- Stories are about conflict, mostly commonly social conflict. Violent conflict is for simple stories.
- Puzzles are not a necessary component of stories.
- Spectacle does not make stories.
- Visual thinking should not dominate storytelling.
- Stories take place on stages, not maps.
- The overall quality of interactivity (human-with-human or human-with-computer) depends on the product, rather than the sum, of the individual quantities of the three steps. You must have good listening and good thinking and good speaking to have good interaction.
- Your designs should aspire to the ideal of metaphorically having sex with your users.
- Fast turnaround is always better than slow turnaround.
- The overall quality of an interaction depends on its depth as well as its speed.
- Combining non-interactive story with non-dramatic interaction does not produce interactive storytelling (was originally "Interactive storytelling systems are not 'games with stories.'")
- There is no conflict between process-driven narrative and interactivity!
- A storyworld does not offer the player a few momentous decisions; instead, it offers many small decisions.
- A story presents a singe, picture-perfect view of the truth; a storyworld presents truth in three dimensions, including the less elegant angles.
- When you can't work through a problem, go over its head.
- Interactivity requires verb thinking.
- You must embrace the drooling monster of mathematics if you are to succeed in interactive storytelling.
- Don't view interactive storytelling through old-media colored glasses.
- Branching trees suffer from geometric growth that always requires more work than designers anticipate.
- Numeric calculations are superior to Boolean calculations.
- Use bounded numbers in your models whenever possible.
- Use only blend and bounded addition when calculating with bounded numbers.
- The personality model must cover the behavioral range of your storyworld.
- Keep the personality model as small as possible.
- Achieve conciseness through orthogonality.
- The personality model must be derived from the behavioral universe of the storyworld.
- Don't create personality variables specific to individual verbs.
- Build your personality model for utility in your storyworld, not accuracy in the real world.
- In storyworlds, the reward is the applause, not victory.
- Use scoring systems to reward players rather than using mandates and prohibitions that constrain them.
- Storyworlds need an absolute minimum of a hundred verbs.
- Constrain your storyworld to as narrow a scope as possible; that's the only way you'll ever be able to include everything that it needs.
Any one of these lessons could serve as a jumping off point for a blog post.
If anyone here hasn't read Chris' book I highly recommend it (extra credit to those who also read the 1st edition and create a concordance of differences).
Update: I just realized that the lesson list changed between editions. You can find the first list from the 1st edition on this page (guess I get the extra credit inadvertently).


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Making a homemade cake on holidays is a long-standing tradition in the South. I have many memories of going to my Grandmother's house when I was growing up on holidays and seeing the sideboard table in the dining room filled to overflowing with all of the homemade desserts my grandmother and aunts made. Each one had at least one cake that they were "known" for and each one was a labor of love-- all were delicious. I think about that a lot when I'm baking and really think these women have a lot to do with my own love of homemade baking. I wish I could go back now and tell my younger self to collect all of their recipes as some of them are lost to the ages despite my best efforts. My Grandmother has shared hers with me and I will forever treasure them!
This coconut cake is one I made after I was newly married and now has become a tradition in our home for holidays. It is your traditional southern style coconut cake worthy of a holiday or a special occasion. It has a moist crumb and makes a three layer cake (my favorite kind-- they look so tall and impressive on a dining room table), a luscious lemon curd filling, and a marshmallowy 7-minute frosting. The whole thing is covered with sweetened coconut so I love serving this at Easter. It is time-consuming but all of the steps are easy. I found the recipe for the cake in our local paper at the time, The Washington Post, and it tasted just like the cakes I remember from my childhood. First, go buy yourself a large package of fresh eggs because you are going to need a lot for this recipe.** I will also put in the caveat about the eggs for the 7-minute frosting. Because you beat egg whites in a double boiler, there is the risk that they do not cook as thoroughly as they do when baking, etc. so use very fresh eggs and either refrain from serving to the very young, immunocompromised or elderly people, or use pasteurized eggs.** Also, if you don't have a microplane zester, I would highly suggest buying one before attempting this recipe if you want to save your sanity as you will be grating a lot of lemons and a microplane makes that job so easy!
Recipe for: Lemon Curd Filling
Make this the day before or at least 8 hours before you plan on filling the cake. You will likely have leftovers which is delicious on toast, biscuits, scones, or cookies (or I'm sure you'll find a million delicious uses for this wonderful filling).
12 egg yolks, at room temperature
3 tbs grated lemon zest
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp lemon extract
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, cut in small pieces
In a medium size saucepan, whisk in the first 5 ingredients until thoroughly combined. Using a wooden spoon, stir constantly over medium heat. Cook about 15-20 minutes until thick and bubbly (The original recipe says 20 minutes but I find that on my stove, that is too long, and at med. heat, the curd is very thick at about 14-15 minutes so stir constantly and keep an eye on this). Remove from heat and add butter, one piece at a time, stirring to incorporate. Place in the refrigerator overnight until firm.
Makes 3 1/2 cups.
Recipe adapted from The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook
Recipe for: Miss Essie Brazil's Three-Layer Coconut Cake
3 cups cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
8 oz (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, whites and yolks separated
1 cup milk
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
2 tsp vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray three 9-inch round cake pans with baker's joy spray or grease and flour pans and line bottoms with parchment paper.
Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Set aside
In the bowl of a stand mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and sugar for several minutes until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, incorporating after each addition. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture, alternating with the milk and incorporating after each addition, stopping to scrape down the bowl as needed. Use a spatula to stir in the coconut and vanilla extract. Beating the egg whites really makes the cake light as a feather. Its an extra step, but you'll see when you take that first bite that its so worth it!
In a separate bowl on high speed, beat the egg whites for several minutes, until they form stiff peaks. In two or three additions, carefully fold the beaten egg whites into the cake batter. Divide the batter among the 3 pans and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of each layer comes out clean. Transfer the pans to wire racks to cool for 10 minutes, then unmold the layers onto the racks to cool completely, discarding the parchment paper liners.
Recipe from The Washington Post
Recipe for: Seven-Minute Frosting:
3 egg whites
2 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup cold water
1 1/2 tbs light corn syrup
1/8 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
In the top of a double boiler, combine the first five ingredients and place over rapidly boiling water. On the high speed of an electric mixer, beat constantly for 6-8 minutes or until icing stands up in soft peaks. Remove from heat, add the vanilla extract and beat about 1 minute more or until of desired spreading consistency. Use immediately.
To Assemble the Cake:
Spread lemon curd over 2 layers of the cake. Top with the third. Spread 7 minute frosting all over cake until completely covered. Use sweetened coconut for the top and sides of cake to garnish before the frosting is set. Enjoy! The cake is best served on the day its filled but it can be made one day before serving.


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In the Trees/
During my several of us drove into the research area, while the rest of the group enjoyed a wonderful early morning balloon ride. We spotted a pair of male Cheetahs in the distance and started tracking them. Before we knew it, they were heading straight for us. To my amazement, one of the males was up a nearby tree in nothing flat, but not without a bit of a struggle. Built for speed, the Cheetahs don't have the shoulder climbing muscles or sharp retractable claws that the other cats have, making climbing a bit of a challenge. While you won't find them very high up in trees, you occasionally find them making use of lower trees for improved viability. Somewhat uncomfortable in trees, they will not stay there for long. In this case, we are able to maneuver the truck around to get a head on shot of him in the tree.
After the Cheetah struggled with maintaining his balance in the tree, down to the ground he came and rewarded us with a quick game of peek-a-boo before he was off with this brother for their daily hunt.
Cheers and happy photo'ing


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If you want to get One Grip Higher, find a baby, and smell it's hair!
My baby girl Emma is 2 weeks old. And already she is teaching me new and wonderful things. She is awesome. (Click here to read her blog!) She was born with an incredible plume of dark brown hair. Her hair is a lot of fun… these pictures were taken first thing in the morning a few days ago. She is a lot of fun.
Everyone who meets her inevitably comments on her hair! Often people ask if they can smell it. At first I thought this was really strange. I mean, I don't go up to you asking if I can smell your hair, so why are you wanting to smell Emma's hair? Well after the first few requests, I spent some time smelling Emma's hair myself. To be honest, I am not sure what it is… but the smell seems to be mildly narcotic. Once you start smelling you want to smell more. Inevitably I find myself smiling on the ride home from work, looking forward to my afternoon snuggle with Emma on the deck and the chance to smell her hair. I think it is kind of like coffee, it doesn't make much sense if you try to describe it, but try it a few times and you are hooked.
My buddy Anthony and his wife came over for dinner yesterday (actually, they brought incredible lasagna). We had a campfire and Anthony was holding Emma and smiling away as if she were his own child. I caught him sniffing her hair a few times. Each time, he got this huge grin on his face. Anthony works in a pretty stressful job, but while holding Emma I guarantee you he wasn't thinking about work.
Holding a baby, smelling her hair… these are moments in life that accentuate humanity. I think that taking time to enjoy the beauty of a child is a great way to rejuvenate your energy, gain perspective on life and center your soul. Holding a baby makes you smile… and that is just awesome.
If you want to get One Grip Higher… find a baby, and smell her hair.


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What markup is allowed in Wordpress.com?
Wordpress.com is different from a regular Wordpress site housed on a private server. Wordpress.com is actually a custom multiuser Wordpress implementation that shares server resources and databases across the thousands of Wordpress.com sites. Part of the benefits of this is near 100% uptime for your site no matter what kind of crazy traffic you suddenly start getting. Also, you can rest assured that you site will always be up to date with the latest Wordpress software and security.
For example, YouTube provides users with an "Embed" option for every video. This allows you to put the video on your own site. However, this embed code uses the iframe tag and so it is not allowed on Wordpress.com.
Wordpress.com knows that many users want to share YouTube videos and so they help you by providing several ways to sidestep the limitations. Check out this article in the Wordpress.com support pages for more about embedding YouTube video.
I already mentioned that iframes are not allowed, but there are many other HTML tags that are not allowed by Wordpress.com. Below is a list of some of the more popular tags that they do allow. I've included a brief description and a link to W3schools for each tag. W3schools is a great place to read more about HTML and even play with the code a little before trying it out on your own. Be sure to click the green "try it yourself" button to play around with the code.
address - works well as a footer provide contact information
a - allows you to make links to other webages
i - italic text
b - bold text
blockquote - indent a paragraph to indicate a quote
br - line break will stop the flow of text and start again on the next line and can also be used to add spaces between paragraphs
del - designate a part of text as having been deleted
ins - designate a part of text as having been inserted
div - apply text styles to a division of text
font - define font, size, and color
h1 - create headers of different sizes h2 h3
hr - create a horizontal line
img - insert an image that is already online somewhere
li - create a list
p - define text as a paragraph
q - add quotation marks to text
strike - shows text with a line through it
sub - create subtext
sup - create supertext
For a complete list of what code is allowed and not allowed on Wordpress.com visit http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/ .