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It was raining leaves today! Made me think of Carrie Newcomer's song, "Leaves Don't Drop (They Just Let Go)." What a perfect theme for this time of year!View full post
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It was raining leaves today! Made me think of Carrie Newcomer's song, "Leaves Don't Drop (They Just Let Go)." What a perfect theme for this time of year!View full post
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To me, they're "Memory Stones."
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Being self-employed, I create my own schedule. That means I sometimes can take a little time to "play" while most people are working. It also means I often am working while you all are playing!
This week, the stars aligned.View full post
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I shudder when I hear someone say, "I had time to kill." Time passes quickly enough as it is. Does anyone really have time to "kill"?
When I find myself with a little in-between time, a little "pause" time, I cherish it! I look for images in the clouds... like this feather! Or I call a friend, swing on my front porch rocker or play Sudoku. When you find yourself with an unexpected gift of time, celebrate it!View full post
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I'm not who I was as a kid. I'm not who I was as a young adult. I'm not even who I was yesterday before I had a conversation with a neonatal doctor while waiting in line at the grocery store.
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The Fall Equinox is the furthest point in Nature's annual cycle. Whether referring to the seasonal changes or our life cycles, fall is the time to reflect back to where we began the current cycle, make adjustments and find balance.View full post
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Sunday's Metro Parks' Fall Hiking Spree Kick-off was a lot of fun! Several groups joined me for hiking stick warm-ups before their walks; others stopped afterward for some great post-hike stretches. Here are two that can benefit your back, shoulders, neck and eyes.View full post
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The rate of information creation and technological advancements is accelerating. So are the rates of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and depression, to name a few.
Take five minutes to watch this video.
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Animals can be our companions, our teachers, our guides. Each one has his/her own "medicine" or essence. For example, Deer medicine is gentleness. Hummingbird is joy. Bear is introspection. Dog is loyalty.View full post

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The stage at the Staples Center resembled a church sanctuary with a stain-glassed backdrop.
"Smokey Robinson" read personal messages from family & friends
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Bob, head of the Scheffler household, master craftsman and bread winner. Bob is the visionary of the family. Thanks to the Lord and Bob's ability to turn dreams into realities we are able to accomplish many goals. Bob is currently employed as the SVP of Engineering, Architecture, and Quality at Layer 3TV in Denver. For over 20 years, Bob has been the key visionary behind many advanced development projects, many of which resulted in founding start-up companies. He enjoys his work, but wishes he didn't have to be away from the family during the week. He has his Pricom office at home. This is where he has his own space and flexibility to do what he does best...Dream, build and create!!! When Bob is home he relaxes by working on home improvements. He always involves the kids in his projects whether it is smoothing the driveway or digging trenches, insulating a wall, grouting tile or any other projects he can think of where he can involve the kids. . This is a two fold blessing, the kids get to spend time with daddy, but also learn valuable life skills. Bob is definitely a GREAT teacher!
Bob wishes he had more hours in the day to finish all his tasks. Trying to balance his time with work, loving his wife and, dividing his time fairly between ten kids can be a bit overwhelming at times. He does a GREAT job in all those areas. We all love him and think he is the best husband and daddy in the world.
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Shari, wife, mother, and teacher of the 10 Scheffler kids. For fun let's give motherhood a new "job description" Shari is a "Research Associate in Child Development and Human Relations" What duties are involved with this job? A continuing program of research in the laboratory (the house) and in the field (outside) I am working for my Masters (the whole family) and already have 10 credits (the 10 kids) This job is the most demanding in humanities and I often work more than 14 hours a day...on call 24/7. The job is challenging, but the rewards are more satisfying than money.
A typical "work" day for Shari …hmm there really is no typical day. In the Scheffler house we learn to go with the flow and be flexible. We all dream of being organized and having a perfectly clean house with no dirty laundry, floors to wash, rooms to clean, the list seems never ending…but then what would we have left to teach the kids. Being in charge of such a large household doesn't leave much "personal time" however, when she has time in between meals, dishes, activities and laundry she can be found teaching the students of Mountain View Christian Academy, delegating chores, watching a movie or maybe taking a nice warm bubble bath.When she is not busy in a domestic capacity, Shari enjoys playing games with the kids, riding horses, reading, writing newsletters, photography, lounging on a raft by the pool, going to Wal-Mart, taking a much needed nap or maybe on a rare occasion, having an annual date with her husband, Bob.
Shari considers being the mother of ten a blessing not a chore. When she sits down at the end of a day (usually in the wee hours of the morning), she counts her blessings and looks forward to the cute things that the kids will say and do in the next waking hours. Motherhood is a priceless work of art…Masterpieces in the making. What an AWESOME gift God gave to mothers. We are responsible, with Gods help, for molding and shaping the miracles God gave us. Sit down at the end of a day and think, "What have I accomplished?" The dishes still in the sink, the laundry in the dryer, toys on the couch, the hand prints smudged on the windows, the to do list becoming longer, and one might become a bit frustrated but look at all the kids sleeping peacefully. Count your blessings...realize the "to do list" isn't that important anymore. The "to do list" will always be never ending, however childhood is not, so make every waking moment count, making memories and enjoy life with the family...


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Morrisons worker faces data charge
A Morrisons employee has been charged with fraud after an investigation into the theft of payroll data from the supermarket firm relating to thousands of members of staff.
Andrew Skelton has also been charged with an offence under the Computer Misuse Act and another under the Data Protection Act, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said
Skelton will appear at Bradford Magistrates' Court on December 2.
A worker from Morrisons will appear at Bradford Magistrates' Court charged with data fraud
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With this project I cover the aspects of education that have to do with the traditional and contemporary knowledge of this amazing art called yoga, in the context of my experience.
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49ers' John Lynch got a Christmas phone call from Solomon Thomas ...
Not only did John Lynch take a class at Stanford alongside Solomon Thomas two years ago, he received an interesting phone call from Thomas around Christmas.
Lynch still was an NFL broadcaster at that point. He was nearly a month away from even broaching the possibility of becoming the 49ers' general manager. He was skiing with his family when Thomas, a redshirt sophomore whom he had come to know through the class they took, called. Lynch recalled the story on ESPN's Mike & Mike radio show Friday morning.
"It was Solomon saying, 'Mr. Lynch, I need your help. I've got to decide whether to enter the draft or not. And I don't know what to do. I'm down at the Sun Bowl,'" Lynch said. "And so, I said, 'Listen, I can't tell you one way or the other. Your head coach is a great friend of mine, David Shaw, I played with him at Stanford. But what I can do is get some information from other people that I do know.'"
Lynch said he called two general managers, Seattle's John Schneider and Arizona's Steve Keim, as well as someone he would later hire with the 49ers, Denver's Adam Peters.
"They told me where they thought Solomon would go, and I just gave him that information," Lynch said.
His overarching suggestion, though, was telling Thomas to "go play the greatest game you've ever played. Be un-blockable, be unstoppable." If he did that, Lynch said, his decision would be easier.
Thomas took that advice to heart, dominating the North Carolina offensive line throughout the contest and overshadowing quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, including on North Carolina's final snap when he sacked the quarterback.
The 49ers selected Thomas at pick No. 3 after dealing the No. 2 pick to the Bears. Chicago wanted to draft Trubisky and was worried that another team would cut a deal with San Francisco and take Trubisky at pick No. 2.
When Bears general manager Ryan Pace asked as the draft got underway if other teams were calling about the pick, Lynch said they were. He was pressed in Friday's radio interview on whether he really was getting those phone calls.
"Well, I think you've known me a long time -- I'm an honest guy," Lynch said with a laugh. "And I promise you, I did. And I guess that's part of this game, there's cynicism. But, yes, we did."
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As 2013 winds to a close, there's no denying it's been a fascinating year – and no one agrees more than Mikko Hypponen, malware adventurer, famed TED speaker, and F-Secure's Chief Research Officer. But how will the extraordinary events of 2013 influence the Internet in 2014? I sat down with Mr. Hypponen to hear his thoughts about the Snowden revelations, crypto currencies and the hidden Web.
How will the Internet change as a result of Snowden's revelations?
The Web came around 20 years ago. For the first 15 years of the Web, we lived in a sort of utopia where there really were no borders, no distances, no geographies, no countries. People couldn't care less about where their data was stored. For once, we had something truly global.
What I'm seeing happening right now is we are losing this utopia, and the reason is that this wholesale espionage is being used against the citizens of the world. So people are starting to ask questions like where is my data stored, under which country's laws, which country is this software coming from. These are questions nobody was asking 20 years ago, and this is a really sad development because this great global Internet is becoming shattered and broken down by country lines. So in 2014 and beyond this segregation of the Internet will continue.
What's the worst case scenario?
The worst case is the Internet becoming a series of disconnected islands because people don't trust foreign countries anymore, especially powerful countries like the USA. Basically complete breaking of the global trust.
And the best case?
Best case is that Snowden keeps leaking explosive stuff about wrongdoings of the US intelligence agencies. Eventually he leaks such bad stuff that the revelations outweigh whatever Snowden himself has done. He's forgiven by the US people, he receives a hero's welcome at home, the US intelligence agencies are brought back under control, and everybody wins.
How should people change how they use the Web in 2014 because of the revelations?
One thing that I said during my TEDxBrussels talk in October was that people shouldn't be worried, they should be outraged. Fighting this sort of thing with technical measures is hard. If change is going to happen, it's going to happen through political change and international pressure.
But as far as technical things, my advice is to use encryption everywhere, use strong passwords or a password manager (like F-Secure Key), use cloud services from countries that aren't conducting wholesale blanket surveillance. Use the same good computing hygiene that you would use to protect yourself from computer crime and malware.
So on the whole, is it good that Snowden did what he did?
Absolutely it's a good thing. Regardless of Snowden's motives, he did us a favor by revealing the details of these intelligence agencies. Because they are out of control. The fact that they undermine encryption algorithms makes us all less secure.
What do you think about whistleblowing in general?
Protecting valid whistleblowers is very important because they alert us to wrongdoing that would otherwise never have been revealed.
All these companies like Google and Facebook say they have not been complying with and didn't know anything about PRISM. What do you think?
I don't believe these companies are voluntarily cooperating. When Google says "we are not giving data to the NSA" I believe them. I believe most of these companies are victims themselves. I believe they are getting breached by their own government.
What do you think is the US intelligence agencies' ultimate goal? Do you think their goal is to protect America from terrorism, or is it something more sinister?
I don't think it's either. I don't think the people working inside the NSA are evil people with some sinister plot. I believe they're trying to fulfill their mission which is to provide signals intelligence. They are fulfilling their mission – but the problem is, they seem to be willing to go to any lengths to do it. They've lost their way. They've lost sight of their original goals, they've become too powerful and they're out of control. It's not just about terrorism either, or why would they be tapping Angela Merkel's phone?
Any other predictions for 2014?
On a different subject entirely, I think 2014 will be the year when crypto currencies like Bitcoin switch from being something that only geeks are aware of to something that regular people know about. The age of virtual, crypto currencies is finally here and it's long overdue. The one to go mainstream might not be Bitcoin, but maybe a clone or son of it. Of course, just like cash, Bitcoin can be used for good and for bad. And we're seeing the use for bad in the online crime world.
In April I noted on Twitter when Bitcoin value had reached 100 US dollars, and I predicted it would break $1000 by the end of the year. Today it's $980. Good call!
(Bitcoin broke $1000 a few days after this interview)
And what about the hidden Web, or deep Web we've been hearing about lately?
When the Web originated, the powers that be didn't see the importance of the Internet. Now the powers that be are trying to control it as much as they can, which means the whole Internet is changing, and we're fighting for its future.
We're seeing people who still want to be free on the Web moving to the hidden Web, which will be brought under control as well, in time. And bad things are happening on the hidden Web for sure, but that doesn't mean the whole thing is bad. People think it's bad, but that's what they used to think about the traditional Web as well.
See more of Mikko's recent comments:
TEDx Brussels talk: How the NSA Betrayed the World's Trust – Time to Act
Reuters TV interview: In Cloud We Trust
Reuters TV interview: Bitcoin – the Latest Front in Cybercrime


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What's worse than an 8.9 earthquake -- the strongest ever recorded in that country -- and a tsunami estimated between 13 and 23 feet? A nuclear reactor emergency, that's what.
Update: Make that five. Five nuclear reactors in 'emergency' status.
What is the pressure reading?
Do they have circulation?
Is the core covered?
What I am reading and hearing, Ryan, is that at least one of the units is venting "slightly" radioactive steam at this time.
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In communities across the United States, illicit massage businesses are known venues for human trafficking. Traffickers in these venues commonly operate by opening establishments that are disguised as legitimate massage or bodywork businesses. In the process, they secure legally required permits and licensure to conceal their actual activities: sex trafficking and/or forced labor. As a result, these human trafficking venues are blending in with and operating next to other legitimate businesses in urban business districts, suburban strip malls, and rural towns throughout the U.S.
Many victims are recruited with promises of employment. However, once they arrive, they are controlled by means of debts, threats of violence, blackmail, confinement, psychological manipulation, and in some cases, physical violence. Almost every aspect of their life is controlled — where they live, what they eat, where they go, what they look like, and who they are allowed to talk to. This control, coupled with cultural and language barriers, fear of law enforcement, and no or limited knowledge of their civil and labor rights, has made it difficult for victims to seek support.
The Solution
In our recent report, Human Trafficking in Illicit Massage Businesses, we describe how government leaders must prioritize and address this issue within their communities to effectively combat human trafficking within illicit massage businesses. In particular, there needs to be a shift in perception so that key stakeholders understand the real harm illicit massage businesses cause as well as the services that victims need to leave their trafficking situation and rebuild their lives. This requires developing community-based awareness campaigns as well as equipping law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and service providers with knowledge and skills to support survivors and target traffickers as criminal actors.
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Polaris is strengthening the safety net for survivors of human trafficking within illicit massage businesses and identifying, compiling and sharing promising practices to dismantle the criminal networks fueling this form of human trafficking. We advocate for and foster a holistic, victim-centered approach through collaboration and partnership with service providers, survivors, government agencies, law enforcement, legitimate massage industry representatives, and other community members. We ensure that our efforts are informed by cultural and socioeconomic nuances in order to best support all members within affected communities. Together, we will help survivors find the services they need, keep traffickers from harming more people, and shut down illicit massage networks.
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Polaris does not conflate these illicit businesses with legitimate massage businesses and massage therapists. We recognize and appreciate the health benefits and improved well-being that massage can provide. Polaris seeks to collaborate and align our efforts around human trafficking with massage industry associations and leaders and support the positive reputation of the industry as a whole.
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A little girl admires her big sister and dreams of being just like her.
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This is a very sweet story, an homage to all big sisters. If you have an older sibling, you could probably relate. The story is about a young girl who looks up to her older sister. Sometimes they get in arguments, or don't get along, however, most of the time, her older sister is like another mom to her. I'm sure parents would love reading this story to their children.


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White House Crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi: "We Were Invited!" (Video)
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WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the couple that, White House officials say, crashed a state dinner for the visiting Indian prime minister without invitations are feeling pretty bad for themselves these days.
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"It's been devastating what's happened," Tareq Salahi told the "Today Show" Tuesday as the couple took to the airwaves to tell their side of the story.
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"Our lives have really been destroyed," he said.
The Salahis, who described the furor surrounding their White House debut as "devastating," insisted that they were not gate crashers and that they would be exonerated from allegations of misconduct in the breach of White House security.
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"We're greatly saddened by all the circumstances ... portraying my wife and I as party crashers. I can tell you we did not party-crash the White House," Tareq Salahi said.
Appearing on the same program, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs described President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as angered by the incident.
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"This wasn't a misunderstanding," Gibbs said. "You don't show up at the White House as a misunderstanding."
The Secret Service, who has been embarrassed by the incident, has said charges might be coming for the Salahis. Two senators have called for an investigation and the Salahis have been asked to explain themselves before Congress.
Tareq Salahi said he and his wife have "great respect" for President Barack Obama, and that they are working with the Secret Service in its investigation of the incident.
Michaele Salahi described the couple as "shocked and devastated" when they saw accounts of the incident the morning after the event.
"We were invited, not crashers, and there isn't anyone who would have the audacity or the poor behavior to do that," she said. "No one would do that, and certainly not us."
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One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
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San Francisco's Wild History Groove
– Epilogue
Swinging in the Shadows (Part Two)
A conversation between Bill Berkson and David Meltzer was videotaped in 2006 to be used as an added bonus to the DVD of the completed Two-Part Series, Swinging in the Shadows. In their dialogue they bring out how this period is viewed and understood today.
Bill Berkson, while very knowledgeable about this time and place, was living in New York City during the 50s and 60s, coming to Northern California in 1970. His friends in New York City were writers, Frank O'Hara, Allen Ginsberg, and artist, Philip Guston, to name a few of his associates there.
David Meltzer was a central part of the California poetry scene. First of all, while living in Los Angeles during the 50s, he hung out with the underground core. Then, in 1957, he moved to San Francisco and was part of its renaissance, reading his poetry in North Beach hangouts and galleries throughout the city.
Bill Berkson and David Meltzer, both have common experiences but from different perspectives—Berkson from the East Coast and Meltzer from the West Coast. They discuss how this period affected them in the 50s/60s and answer the question of "how it has all turned out"--why the influence from the Beat Era has survived to this day.
Bill Berkson (Poet/Writer/Art Critic/Curator)
The art and poetry connection has been the focus of much of Bill Berkson's writing. After graduating from college, he began writing in his two fields of expertise—poetry and art. He was an editorial associate at Art News and a regular contributor to Arts as well as guest editor at the Museum of Modern Art while living in New York City. After moving to Northern California, he continued writing poetry as well as contributing monthly reviews and articles to Artforum and Art in America. In 2002 he was on the editorial board of Modern Painters. Over the years, Bill has taught art history, writing and poetry at several institutions and was Director of Letters and Science at the San Francisco Art Institute for most of the 90s. Berkson published a collection of his art criticism, "The Sweet Singer of Modernism and Other Art Writings" in 2004. His
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Espresso in the Azores (São Jorge & Pico)
Posted by TheShot on 16 Oct 2010 | Tagged as: Café Society, Foreign Brew, Starbucks
It had been eleven years since I last visited the Azores. A remote archipelago of Portugal, this small group of volcanic islands — isolated in the middle of the Atlantic — is the very verdant-but-austere birthplace of my in-laws. Since my last visit, Portugal converted from the escudo to the Euro, tying the country more closely to other Western European standards of living. A number of Azorean emigrants to America found its spartan island lifestyle of stone houses and no utilities now forgiving and modern enough to move back. And I started coffee ratings Web site.
A blog post was inevitable.
"I think the Azores must be very little known in America. Out of our whole ship's company there was not a solitary individual who knew anything whatever about them."
–Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain), 1877
"You're going to the Ozarks"?
Mention the Azores to most people, and they might think you're talking about the Ozarks. Discovered in the 1400s by Portuguese explorers, the isolation and remoteness of these islands gave rise to resilient settlers and, later, some value as a transatlantic weigh station. Some locals still speak Portuguese with an accent that might be more familiar to a 15th century Portuguese explorer than a 21st century lisboeta.
However, there are a few references to these islands in popular culture. Besides an economy predominantly based on agriculture and fishing, the Azores once supported an active open-boat whaling economy until the practice was outlawed in 1984. Herman Melville, in his infamous 1851 novel Moby-Dick, wrote about the many hardy whalers from these islands aboard Capt. Ahab's Pequod — a ship that almost gave Starbucks its name until a co-founder vetoed it in favor of the Pequod's first mate. (You knew there had to be a coffee tie-in somewhere.)
"No small number of these whaling seamen belong to the Azores, where the outward bound Nantucket whalers frequently touch to augment their crews from the hardy peasants of those rocky shores."
— Herman Mellville on the crew of the Pequod, Moby-Dick, Chapter XXVII
Turning their underdeveloped remoteness in the Atlantic to an advantage, these islands have more recently begun to focus on ecotourism. One can often think of the Azores as Portugal's equivalent to Hawai'i, but a Hawai'i long before its tourist economy appeared. In one of the world's better examples of economy conversion, open-boat whaling has given way to open-boat whale watching. Meanwhile, the maritime themes that inspired Moby-Dick still live on in local imagery, the names of commercial establishments, and even a local version of the mobile coffee cart.
Of Pico Island & São Jorge Island
The presence of whales and the history of whaling is most acutely felt on the Azores' Pico Island. In addition to visiting Pico (a first for me), I spent more extensive time eleven miles across the ocean channel on my return to nearby São Jorge Island (aka, Land of My In-Laws). This narrow, 35-mile-long island has only about twice the land mass of San Francisco and is home to a mere 10,000 residents — plus some 20,000 cows who contribute to the island's famous cheese production.
If the Azores are remote to begin with, the quiet island of São Jorge is even more isolated — even if some bloggers might unknowingly recognize its distinctive landscape from a semi-popular WordPress theme. In the previous season of his food/travel TV show No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain visited São Jorge and dined in the tiny fishing community of Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Christo — a town that is still only accessible by foot, by fishing boat, and (only just recently) by ATV. Mr. Bourdain wrote of the village, "Totally remote, no power, no running water, no TV, no phone … gorgeous. Best meal of the trip but hairy getting there."
"When I say this place is isolated, I mean end-of-the-world isolated … 2100 miles from New York City, 900 miles from Portugal, and God only knows how far from anything resembling civilization. It feels about as far from any place as you can possibly be."
–Anthony Bourdain on Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Christo, São Jorge Island; No Reservations, Season 6, Episode 4
Changes since 1999
For centuries, São Jorge, like the rest of the Azores, has been characterized by austere, maritime frontier living carved into rock and sea … and by its self-sufficient country folk living in simple-but-immaculate dwellings overlooking beautiful green cliffs and blue ocean. But there were noticeable changes since my last stay. Some of these changes were welcome progress. Other changes — particularly those from expats returning from America with a little too much cash to flaunt — weren't as good.
In 1999, many buildings in the main village of Velas looked worn and run down. Today they show signs of reconstruction and a fresh coat of paint. A number of municipal buildings and facilities have been either modernized or recently constructed — newly paved roads, modernized island airports with free Wi-Fi (sometimes the only place on the island), investments in wind power, etc. In 1999, the Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Christo looked largely abandoned, in slow decay, and "governed" by feral children (Lord of the Flies style) whom I then jokingly called "The Children of the Clams" — in reference to the locally famed amêijoas de São Jorge clams that come only from its tiny lake. Today there's an influx of people, adults even, with a number of surfers who have since spruced things up a bit and made it their home.
From the same seaside cabin I stayed in 11 years ago along the tiny Porto dos Terreiros, I again heard the familiar yet bizarre nighttime call of the cagarro, a regional seabird. But on Friday nights that sound is now mixed with the sounds of Portuguese karaoke down at the new unnamed bar at the shore.
Surprisingly, the food has gotten much better here too. Dining in the Azores has always been a regular repeat of the same, limited, local-but-good menu items. However, this time I got the sense that the global standards and awareness for food quality have somehow made their way ashore here: the food seems more flavorful and slightly more varied than it did 11 years ago. I even encountered the publicized concept of do prado ao prato — or "from the meadow to the plate".
Island Coffee Standards
The coffee, on the other hand, has not changed much at all. You can look at this as either good or not so good. Combine this with the islands' isolation, and exploring the coffee here becomes a bit of an anthropological study — not entirely unlike chain-free Carmel-by-the-Sea. There are virtually no chain stores of any kind on the Azores.
The coffee stasis here can be considered "good" because the local standards were never half-bad to begin with. This is Portugal, after all, where the tradition of good coffee and a public obsession over it is almost as strong as Italy's. The stasis here is also good because the convenient, quality-stunted, environmentally regressive consumer fad of single serving coffeemakers has not yet arrived from continental Europe.
Yet clear opportunities for improvement exist. While the Azoreans drink their café several times a day as a fact of life and a matter of social discourse like any other good Portuguese citizen, there is something of a cultural split over milder coffee served at home in the morning and the more serious, big pants coffee served in the afternoon or evening. Morning coffee at home is often café cevada (café de cebada in Spanish) — a sort of mild, granular instant coffee made primarily from grain (literally: barley) and typically served with larger quantities of milk. While not terrible, it's not at all like the serious coffee served in homes from Moka pots (and the occasional pour-over) later in the day. All separate from the many commercial cafés selling the various Portuguese coffee drink staples — from the bica (the typical espresso shot cost €0.50, or about $0.70) to café pingado to the garoto to the galão.
The more cautionary tale when being invited to someone's Azorean home is that it's customary to break out delicious pastries but also the family moonshine — typically a homemade angelica fortified wine or an aguardente brandy. Often very good, often served from a re-purposed liter-sized plastic soda bottle, and often something to make one pace themselves and their social calendar.
Azorean espresso machines and coffees
Like any other import, the distribution of roasted coffee and espresso machines is severely limited in the Azores. Portuguese machine manufacturers, such as Fiamma, were far more prevalent than in continental Portugal — despite the occasional two-group La Spaziale. And while we're huge fans of Portugal's Café Nicola coffee, it is essentially unavailable on the islands of Pico and São Jorge. The much busier, more cosmopolitan Azorean island of Terçeira hosts a number of Nicola-branded cafés — plus the lone international airport in the area — but that almost seems wasted on the locals; as a local saying goes, "Terçeira drinks tea, São Jorge drinks coffee."
On the islands, Sical is the king of coffee — both in cafés and on retail store shelves, in whole bean and ground forms (5 Estrellas Clássico at €6.90/kg, or about $4.35/lb). I repeatedly came across Sical so often that I got music stuck in my head — disturbingly, it was the otherwise-unintelligible opening chants in the French Tecktonik remixes, and 2007 Eurotrash fad, of Yelle's "A Cause Des Garçons." While not necessarily poor coffee, Nestlé acquired Sical in 1987, and nothing of artisan value has ever survived in Nestlé's mass production clutches. Otherwise, there were a number of Torrié cafés and the occasional Delta Café.
While it is generally quite difficult to find poor espresso on the Azores, it is next to impossible to find a café that stands out from the crowd as anything exemplary. Hence why all the café reviews are left here as a list rather than individual blog posts. About the only stand-out you might find are the places that end-to-end grow their own green coffee (rather unique for Europe), process the beans, roast them, and serve them to their café customers — a true bean-to-cup example, as it were. Café Nunes, in São Jorge's tiny Fajã dos Vimes, being one such example.
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|Aeroporto de São Jorge Café
|Aeroporto de São Jorge, Estrada Regional R1-2a, Fajã de Santo Amaro
|São Jorge
|Águas Cristalinas
|Rua das Poças, São Roque do Pico
|Café Ilhéis
|Estrada Regional M 1-2a, Urzelina
|São Jorge
|Café Nunes
|Estrada Regional M 1-2a, Fajã dos Vimes
|São Jorge
|Cafe Restaurante Velense
|Rua Conselheiro Doutor José Pereira, 5, Velas
|São Jorge
|Compre Bem de Almeida & Azevedo
|Largo do Cais, 4, Calheta
|São Jorge
|Compre Bem de Almeida & Azevedo
|Av. do Livramento, Velas
|São Jorge
|Fornos de Lava
|Travessa de São Tiago, 46, Santo Amaro
|São Jorge
|Lajes Airport Café
|Aerogare Civil das Lajes, Pedreira – Lajes
|Manézinho Restaurante
|Caminho do Açougue, Urzelina
|São Jorge
|Moby Dick II
|Rua Manuel Vieira Soares & Rua Engenheiro Arantes Oliveira, Lajes do Pico
|O Milénio Snack-Bar
|Rua do Corpo Santo, 21, Velas
|São Jorge
|Pastelaria Aroma & Sabores
|Rua do Capitão-Mor, 9, Lajes do Pico
|Restaurante Castelinho
|Caminho das Ávores, Urzelina
|São Jorge
|Restaurante Lagos
|Largo de São Pedro, 2, Lajes do Pico
|Restaurante "O Baleeiro"
|Rua São Pedro, Topo
|São Jorge
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3 Responses to "Espresso in the Azores (São Jorge & Pico)"
What an utterly fantastic post. I'll be grazing on this for weeks. Thank you for writing it. I'm unclear if I'll ever get to the Azores but still, I feel taken care of.
great pictures from azores congrats
Come discover the Azores, beautiful landscapes and pure nature!
I left these islands when I was 14 in 1964.
I went to California where my life changed from a barefoot boy from São Jorge to owning my own business. I am back now enjoying the simple things of life that I never thought I would be able to.
My thanks for the story about these beautiful and innocent islands, like the writer says no one knows where they are and calls them the Ozark's
Kind regards,
Manny Sousa


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Whenever I smell certain scents it can transport me back in time in an instant. For example last week I walked past someone wearing a perfume that brought back memories of the perfume I used to wear in high school and I instantly felt like I had slipped back in time and was actually there again. Frightening thought! Haha! The same thing happens for me when I smell "fall scents" scents like cinnamon, orange, nutmeg, cloves, vanilla, etc. I immediately experience fond recollections of Thanksgiving and Christmases past.
Today at the grocery store I spied some oranges and decided to put together some simmering potpourri for the house. I gathered up the usual ingredients and then I recalled my sister Rebecca telling me recently about the Williams Sonoma scent she had been able to replicate using essential oils. It was basically lemon, rosemary and vanilla. I decided to try a stovetop version of that as well.
While there really isn't much to making your own simmering potpourri, I will put it in recipe format just to make it extra easy.
Simmering Holiday Potpourri
- 1/2 orange, sliced
- 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
- 1/2 cup of fresh cranberries
- 1 teaspoon cloves, whole or ground
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
Add all the ingredients to a small crockpot. The one I used was a dip crockpot that came with my regular sized slow cooker. Fill the crockpot with water about one inch below the rim.
For a regular sized crockpot I would triple or quadruple the recipe. You can also make this potpourri in a saucepan and put it on the stove to simmer. I would double the recipe for a medium sized saucepan.
Soon your house will smell like happiness! :-)
Next I put together the Williams Sonoma Signature Scent Potpourri. I couldn't wait to see (smell?) what it smelled like!
Williams Sonoma Signature Scent Simmering Potpourri
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Add all the ingredients to a small crockpot. Fill the crockpot with water about one inch below the rim.
Again, for a regular sized crockpot I would triple or quadruple the recipe. And I would double the recipe for a medium sized saucepan.
Oh my! This had the best scent! Even though it wasn't technically "Holiday potpourri," it sure smelled nice…and from now on is going to remind me of the holidays every time I smell it. :-) Funny how our sense of smell works like that.
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Sprout, the London company behind the production, confirmed the £2.5m movie will start shooting this spring.
The traditional lead roles of Lizzie Bennett and Mr Darcy have yet to be cast.
The script has been written by Robert Farrarm, who wrote the 1999 rom-com Bedrooms and Hallways which starred James Purefoy, Simon Callow and Jennifer Ehle.
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As sometimes happens within a team the decision to go with uranium stocks was not unanimous and our gold bug decided to go it alone and enter his own selection. He chose Rio Narcea Mines Limited (RNG on the TSX) for all of his 10 entry slots and they were taken over by Lundin Mining. RNG started the competition at $3.03 and ended it at $5.40 for a gain of 78.2% in approximately six months.
Anyway he has won this competition so we can now sack him for thinking for himself and refusing to bend when under severe pressure – only joking!
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I cannot believe that we are here already... This home has been so loved and cared for. But it's time to hand it to someone else who will show it the same love and appreciation!
We are on the market!
(Well, at least as of Monday :)
Living here has been so wonderful, and frankly, it will be hard to say goodbye. But at the very least, I gave this home one last push of loving. We just completed renovating the kitchen (see below!!) and, as you know, we recently re-did our master bathroom. The things you do not see here are the new roof, paint, window trim, power outlets, and so much more. Because we just cared for this place a LOT.
While we were working countless hours downstairs, the upstairs became an oasis away from the craziness. And for a neat freak like myself, looking at our organized closet just made me feel good, haha. Re: the shower curtain... Well, that's just coming with us because I like it way too much. Besides, our realtor believes some people wouldn't like it... (although I cannot imagine how that's possible at all :).
And there it is! Our future ex-home, all nestled in our quiet cul-de-sac and ready for someone new to take care of.
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When the first trailer for Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast dropped online yesterday (at the time of writing this), it was quickly doing the rounds on the Internet gaining overwhelmingly positive comments. It's fair to say that for now, at least any qualms people had over Disney remaking one of their best-loved classics have been laid to rest. The trailer was heart-warming, perfectly capturing the Disney magic that the animated film gave us upon its release in 1991.
Disney have described their live-action Beauty and the Beast as a 'reimaginging' or 'retelling' of their original movie, and certainly the trailer hinted at the film being a true homage to the animated version, but now we can really see just how much. Youtube user StudiOrbit have put the two teasers for the films side by side, and the similarities are clear. Take a look, above.
Both trailers open with a snowy castle shot, and in both Alan Menken's beautiful haunting piano melody can be heard. Interior shots are also the same, though obviously one is live-action. Even the whispered dialogue between Cogsworth and Lumiere (Ian McKellen and Ewan McGregor, respectively) remains more or less the same. The one major difference, and one that is really to be expected, is that the original animated teaser gave us a clear shot at Belle as she approaches the enchanted rose, whereas the live-action version gives us no more than a brief glimpse of Emma Watson's Belle and even then, her face is partially obscured by the rose.
Of course, seeing Watson as Belle is what we're all waiting for; indeed, it's fair to say people are clamoring for the first shots of any cast member but especially her, so Disney are smart to keep things under wraps for a little bit longer. As well as the all-star cast in costumes, fans are also anxious to hear their vocals. In keeping with their focus on 'reimagining', Disney have used the original Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's score, meaning we will be listening to songs that many of us have grown up with, now being sung by actors that nearly all of us are familiar with. As well as the original music, Menken has also written new songs for the film (Ashman died 1991 shortly before Beauty and the Beast was released).
Beauty and the Beast will star the aforementioned Watson, McKellen, and McGregor, alongside Dan Stevens, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, and Stanley Tucci. Bill Condon (Twilight) directs from a script by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopolous, based on the original script written by Linda Woolverton.
For now, the stage is set for more magic to be slowly unveiled in subsequent trailers - and, given that Beauty and the Beast has smashed the record previously held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the most trailer views in 24 hours, it seems safe to assume we will all happily be Disney's guests when the movie finally makes its debut next year.
NEXT: Alan Menken Teases New Beauty and the Beast Songs
Beauty and the Beast opens in U.S. theaters on March 17th, 2017.
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The Only 5 Items You HAVE to Buy Name Brand
Ever since starting my job at an auto insurance comparison website, I've began to realize how often it is that people may compare prices on things. You're standing in a grocery isle and what's the first thing you do: scan the isle looking for if any brands are on sale that week. Does it really matter if you get Daisy sour cream or Breakstone's? No, no it does not because it's freaking sour cream.
As I say that though, there are a few products that I absolutely will never ever skimp on. No matter what the cost is, I will buy the specific name brand. However, they are few and far between, and there is are distinct reasons as to why these items mandate name brand. In no particular order, here are the only 5 items you have to buy name brand or nothing:Read More


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Lately I've been admiring floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. Here are some I've found particularly pretty. I have found, though, that bookshelves can look so disheveled without serious attention. Why is it in interior shots, bookshelves never seem to look as hodge-podge as mine? (photos: Gianni Botsford architects; Elle Decor; Mary Ruffle)
These aren't floor to ceiling, but I love the clean, white background they provide, and in the first photo of this set, I really like the way the shelves are used as display. Maybe they could be a room divider used in this way? (photos: black white yellow)
June 19, 2009
Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves
Labels: bookshelves, white decor
11 comments:
- Leigh said...
I love floor to ceiling bookshelves too, and all the examples you've shown are really great to look at. My favorite in-person example that I loved was a cafe in Kyoto. It was a great loft space. Here are some pictures of it on Flickr.
- June 20, 2009 at 11:09 PM
- *SNYdesign said...
These are all great alternatives to your regular bookshelves! Good work:)
- June 21, 2009 at 10:32 AM
- ROBERT MOSES PEASLEE said...
These are all great examples. I'm looking for some guidance/examples of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves that can act as a sort of free standing, semi-transparent wall. I have a large room I want to bisect without closing off the space entirely. Any suggestions?
- June 21, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- mn said...
Leigh: I love the book-filled cafe in your Flickr stream. So cool.
SNYdesign: thanks for your comment!
Robert: I'm looking for the same thing too and will be posting a follow-up on bookshelves that can act as a room divider. Coming up.
- June 22, 2009 at 6:54 AM
- Petra - Designfragment said...
Stunningly beautiful! I am not very fond of bookshelves unless they are made into a extravagant feature in the home. If they aren't, I think it tends to look cluttered and messy. But these; Wonderful!
/Petra- Designfragment
- June 22, 2009 at 8:03 AM
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- June 22, 2009 at 8:36 AM
- mn said...
Hi Robert, for now, take a look at these as examples. they seem to do the job of divinding a room while stikll letting in light.
- June 22, 2009 at 8:37 AM
- Zia Meadows said...
so gorgeous but it doesnt quite work on tiny walls I'm afraid!
- June 23, 2009 at 12:15 PM
- Amber said...
We decided to tidy our bookshelves by shelving books according to the colour spectrum. Now it looks like a glorious rainbow. The height variations don't seem to be as visually disruptive as varying colours. Banishing the Dewey system for storing books makes it tricky to find things, but it looks great!
- June 30, 2009 at 8:15 PM
- TheDecoDetective said...
I recognize the problem! I've done two things: Sort by colour, and give away/put away for storage the books I don't fancy at the moment.
- July 14, 2009 at 5:37 AM
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For reasons I do not completely understand, the rest of the world does not celebrate the Fourth of July! But(!) that did not stop Dan, Brian, Canadian Heat (50% American), and me from celebrating our nation's birth! Conspicuously absent were Chris and Anna (both from England).
We had a barbecue by going to McDonald's. We all had a double burger with bacon and an egg with some crazy delicious sauce. It was really yummy. We went to the park with our McD's, and Brian bought a (and I kid you not) bucket of fireworks. You can buy fireworks BY THE BUCKET in this country, and set them off (we think). We are not sure if you can, but we did anyway. In our defense other people were doing it too, and I have seen tons of people doing it. We set them off in the cement park and were safe about it.
Check out these pictures. USA! USA!
A Bucket O' Firework
The Heat 1
The Heat 2
"And the rockets red glare! The bombs bursting in air!"


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Hey all - I hope this is a dumb question and that I am simply overlooking something, but I would like to be able to add an activity to my dejacalendar and have it linked to one of my dejacontacts. I do not see anything in the dejacontacts that allows me to do this, and when I go to the calendar and click to link a contact, it only gives me the option to link a contact from my ipad contacts, but not from my dejacontacts.
Is this really the case or am I missing something?


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First Ever Celebrity Advisory Board/
I was delighted to participate in the first ever Celebrity Cruises Advisory Board meeting last week in Miami. Sharing ideas with Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO, Dondra Ritzenthaler, Sr VP of Sales (not pictured) and Lisa Vogt, Associate VP Incentive Sales was productive and enlightening. We shared our thoughts on sales and operational processes...Read More


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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Hoover v. the DOJ (on Pardons)
On November 9, 1931, the President directed Attorney General William D. Mitchell to "make public" the names of those who supported pardon applications and "the reasons advanced by them for urging clemency." That is, if the inquiries came from "public officials, or the press." In response to the President's request, Mitchell advised the United States Pardon Attorney, James A. Finch, to release the information mentioned by the President, but only in cases where clemency had been granted (as opposed to cases where clemency was denied, or the final decision was still pending). The Pardon Attorney also required those who sought information to know the names of clemency recipients in advance.
Mitchell appeared at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association in 1932 and shared his thoughts on Hoover and the clemency process. To the surprise of many, he revealed that the pardoning power was a major source of disagreement between the President and the Department of Justice. Mitchell theorized Hoover had "great experiences in the relief of human misery" which had created in him a considerable degree of "human sympathy." But Mitchell told the audience these experiences caused the President to occasionally disagree with prosecutors. The saving grace was that these clashes generally involved "humble persons" no one had heard of, as opposed to "great malefactors."
Mitchell argued that the one, clear, "pitiful" by-product of criminal misconduct was that "the burden of misery falls most heavily on women and children." But, he also observed that, if executive clemency were granted in all cases of "suffering" families, the result would be "a general jail delivery." The Attorney General concluded his remarks by recommending that presidents and members of the Justice Department "steel" themselves against clemency requests based on such appeals.
Mitchell's bar-the-door stance notwithstanding, the word was already out that Hoover considered the Justice Department "too rigid." Like many presidents before and after him, the President went on a fourth-year, "last-minute" pardoning bonanza.
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