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Over 70 years after its emergency landing, a US military plane is emerging from a melting glacier in Switzerland. Local authorities want to clear the wreckage before winter.
The American Dakota C-53, which landed on the Gauli Glacier in the Bernese Oberland in 1946, is a magnet for visitors thanks to its exposed propellers, wings and engine parts.
But not for much longer. Recently, the crash site was visited by the mayor of Innertkirchen and representatives of the Bernese archaeology and environmental departments.
Although there is some oil spillage, there is no immediate risk to the local environment, they found. Now they must decide what should happen to the remains of the plane, which could interest museums. The clean-up is expected to begin in September.
On November 19, 1946, the American Dakota C-53 came off course in the fog before making a safe landing high in the Bernese Alps, where it was spotted by coincidence at an altitude of 3,350 meters on the Gauli Glacier.
In an unprecedented operation, Swiss military pilots launched the world's first rescue in the high mountains from the air, and they managed to fly the 12 Dakota passengers safely to nearby Meiringen. The rescue operation is regarded as the birth of the air rescue service.


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Friday, March 11, 2016
Marc Faber: Derivatives will not exist forever
Mike Gleason: Deutsche Bank has been the subject of major concern. The share price continues to fall and the CDS market indicates default risk at the bank is rising dramatically, but it isn't just Deutsche Bank. The markets suggest risk is spiking for a long list of the largest U.S. and European banks. The potential problem is huge, given that many of these firms are much bigger than Lehman was and they carry even more derivative exposure. How concerned should people be about this? Do you expect problems imminently or is there a good chance this will blow over?
Marc Faber: Well, I have always maintained derivatives will not exist forever. Eventually, there will be no derivatives and we'll start a new system, which is based on, say, gold or another currency that cannot be multiplied by some academics at the central bank. I mean, when you think about it philosophically, now we have 5,000 years of human history from the old days in Babylon up to today that has been recorded. Never, ever before have interest rates been this low. Never, ever before have we had negative interest rates. This has all been created by some mad academics that populate the halls of glass buildings called central banks. This is now really a disgrace to humanity that in democracies in particular, we give so much power to these people that basically rule the world to a large extent.
Marc Faber is an international investor known for his uncanny predictions of the stock market and futures markets around the world.Dr. Doom also trades currencies and commodity futures like Gold and Oil.
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Deragh Campbell (left) and Kim Taylor share a quiet moment in I Used To Be Darker.
I USED TO BE DARKER (Matthew Porterfield). 90 minutes. Opens Friday (May 9). For venues and times, see Movies. Rating: NNN
Writer/director Matthew Porterfield's third feature peruses the dynamics of a splintering family. A Baltimore couple, both musicians, undertake a painful separation exacerbated by professional resentments. Their distraught daughter cuts ties with her mother, and an Irish niece, who is expecting, makes an unexpected visit.
Through it all, the camera is unimposing, the light sourced from the surroundings, and the naturalistic performances convey a sense of warmth and quietude. Porterfield's craft is superb, his sense of place authoritative and inviting.
But I Used to Be Darker dissipates when it swerves into high drama and plot development. There's little story, yet too much exposition. The absence of scoring signals the intention of avoiding easy sentimentality, yet the frequent use of onscreen musical performance, replete with on-the-nose lyrics, has the unfortunate effect of overstating themes and emotions already implied.
The exception is an early scene where two young women attend a gig in which a lean, fearsome quartet charge through a smouldering staccato rock number.
Otherwise, the finest moments are subtle, atmospheric, seemingly incidental: a drunken swim, a casual snoop around a house when no one's home, a scene in which a young woman casually breaks into a passage from Hamlet.
Such moments transport us someplace familiar yet experienced anew, while the drama itself just feels familiar.


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Quiltmaker's Scrap Squad is a select group of reader-sewers who make scrap quilts from the patterns in regular issues of QM. They're a talented bunch who revel in diving into their stashes and wowing us with their creations.
Today's quilt is from our free ebook Free Easy Quick Quilt Patterns. Quiltmaker is pleased to feature three free quilt patterns from Anita Grossman Solomon of Pages from the Make It Simpler Notebook. You may be familiar with her popular Anita's Arrowhead quilt block, among others.
Today's featured quilt was made by Keri Blankenship from Cornville, Arizona. You'll hear from Keri in her own words below.
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Our final Scrap Squad 2015 assignment was to choose from any pattern published by Quiltmaker in print or online. Choosing just one from all the patterns available wasn't easy. I searched all of my magazine collection and the website, waiting for the perfect pattern to jump up and shout out, "Choose me!"
This Arrowhead pattern shouted out from the free ebook: Free Easy Quick Quilt Patterns. Anita Grossman Solomon's Make It Simpler technique intrigued me. Each block is made from two 8-1/2″ squares stitched together and cut three times to separate the components. Stitch the components together as instructed and you get this awesome versatile 9″ block.
I fell in love with my sample block which took less than 20 minutes to cut, piece, press and trim. Most of that time was settling on which two scrap pieces to put together. Note: All the outside edges of the block are on the bias. Spray starch or fabric sizing is a life saver. Spray the fabric and iron before cutting. Spray and press the blocks together before sewing.
With my scraps sorted to 8-1/2″ square or larger, I started pairing fabrics, moving from light to dark.
This pattern works best with smaller prints with little to no white space or those that read solid. Value contrast contributes to the overall pattern. I tested and even re-sewed some blocks.
The blocks take on a life of their own when set side by side on the design wall. Some just did not play well no matter where they were placed. Remember, just because you make a block does not mean it must go in the quilt. A package of pre-cut squares of the same fabric line might streamline the process.
I twisted and turned the blocks on the design wall until they seemed to be on speaking terms. Below is the final design which may or may not have shifted during construction.
The Kansas City Star originally titled this block Arrowhead. The arrowhead is not easily identified in my fabric choices. At the time I was pondering this, Quiltmaker posted a Bitty Tree block, part of the 2015 Bitty Block Series. A Bitty Tree turned upside down looks like an arrow. Light bulb moment! I added a border of Bitty Tree/Arrows to the quilt to enhance the arrowhead theme. I also backed the quilt with scattered arrows on a white background.
Do you name your quilts? I tend to choose names based on the fabric, pattern, or the circumstances encountered during creation. Every piece of fabric in this quilt top had been auditioned on the design wall and put back again more than once. A few were scraps from other quilts, but most were just rejects that had been marking time on my studio shelves. I thought this would be a great pattern for all those lonely pieces.
Presenting There and Back Again, sewn by Keri Blankenship and quilted by Jody Gagnon.
Even after the quilt was finished, other options kept coming to mind.
What if I set it on point and machine quilted it myself with the Ice Crystal motif in Quilting Motifs Volume 8?
I printed the motif on lightweight paper and used a temporary spray adhesive to hold it in place as I stitched.
What if I used only two colors, a neutral and a dark in the block set?
What if you resized the block? You can resize the Arrowhead block by adjusting your cuts. For example, two five-inch squares yields approximately a 5-1/2″ finished block. Make your cuts 1-1/2″. Anita shares a cutting guide for alternate sizes on her website.
One block three ways and I'm still looking at my stash thinking. . . this would be a great quilt in reds and neutrals. The sections could be strip pieced or cut separately for a super scrappy look. Hmmm.
What quilt ideas come to mind when you study this block? Let us know in the comments below.
Finally, a heartfelt thank you to Diane Harris and the Quiltmaker team for the opportunity to be part of the 2015 Scrap Squad. I learned new skills in quilting and blogging, met a great team of quilters from around the country, and had the opportunity to share my quilts with you. It has been a wonderful journey! I hope my scrappy ideas have given each of you a springboard to jump in with confidence and create your own awesome quilts.
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We've been lucky to have Keri on the Scrap Squad this year. On behalf of everyone at Quiltmaker, thank you for a job well done, Keri!
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S-BOMB warning. That's SPOILER-ALERT, for those less crude than I.
Another Holmes tale (and there will be several more to come), The Red-headed League was, at least to me, a rather quirky affair. It could be read as a peculiar but non-criminalistic series of events (that is, the story that Mr. Jabez Wilson brings to Holmes and Watson). It could be also read as a fantastically odd, nefarious plot. But Holmes, of course, sees the true risk at stake and jumps into action, for there isn't much time.
While the crime itself doesn't directly harm Mr. Wilson (in fact, he comes out of it a wee bit richer than before), it is still very much a case of "if it seems too good to be true". His sudden good fortune comes to him simply because of his remarkable hair color (though the entire plot is woven around the fact that he is the owner of the building abutting a particular bank). The fantastical series of events is tailored to him, a bespoke job if you will, just so he'll be away from work for several long hours so that the preparations for the crime can take place without fear of being discovered.
This case (at least, as far as Holmes is concerned) is not so much a mystery as it is a satisfying end to a chase with a criminal he'd been after for some time. Mr. Wilson is none the worse for wear, short of losing his hefty new supplementary income and a worker who came at half-wages. Most of the intrigue to the story for the reader comes from the strange advert put out by The Red-headed League, and how quickly it shuttered its doors. I imagine, without Holmes' involvement, we'd be left as confused and flustered as Mr. Wilson, wanting to keep earning that nice check but at a loss as to how. He'd likely have thought nothing of losing his odd photography-loving worker after only a month's work; the man came at half-price and was said to have three time's worth the skill. He would, however, wonder at the fresh tunnel remaining in his cellars (one hopes).
The Red-headed League was but a league of two, one a criminal and the other a handsomely-paid dupe.
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"I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by."
"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
it's always ourselves we find in the sea."
Admission: I have a great weakness for sea poetry. Like Melville's Ishmael, "when my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral
principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and
methodically knocking people's hats off--then, I account it high time to
get to sea as soon as I can." Or at least to seek out some nautical literature.
And sea poets, in turn, seem to have a weakness for formal meter and rhyme. Maybe it's something about the rhythm of the sea itself, but look at those two excerpts above, from poems by John Masefield and e. e. cummings. Don't they just capture the great, surging rhythm of the world's oceans? I think so.
So it was with great pleasure that I opened Water Sings Blue to find that Kate Coombs has chosen to write about the sea in rhyming, metered verse. It feels like there's not a lot of "serious" modern children's poetry that rhymes. Plenty of light verse and nonsense verse rhymes, of course. But when children's poets get all SRS BSNS, they seem to feel the need to do so in free verse.
Not that Water Sings Blue is uniformly serious. To paraphrase one of the reviews, it has as many moods as the sea. While the individual poems vary in tone, though, they are united by the poet's arresting use of imagery and metaphor. "Please, O Lord," entreats a fish in "Prayer of the Little Fish. "Protect me from / the high, dry, breathless air." Breathless air, y'all. That knocks me out.
At its best, the musicality of Coombs' language adds another layer of meaning to the poems. In "Sand's Story" she writes, "Now we grind and we grumble / humbled and grave, / at the touch of our breaker / and maker, the wave." All that alliteration and internal rhyme just reinforces the relentlessness of a force that slowly crumbles mountains.
And yet... and yet. Despite the gorgeousness of the language, despite the stunning imagery... not all of this verse scans properly. In fact, quite often, it doesn't. "I'm going shopping at the tide pool. / They carry everything there - " My, that feels awkward. Incongruously awkward, given the talent of the poet and her attention to detail otherwise.
Ultimately, though, the weird scansion is not nearly enough to sink this pretty little book. No pun intended. Content trumps form for me, so it's definitely among my top ten of the year. As for Newbery... well, it's a strong year and poetry rarely medals, but I'd be happy to see a silver Honor sticker on the cover of this one.
(Thanks to reader Brandy for the recommendation!)
Friday, January 11, 2013
2013 Contenders: Water Sings Blue, by Kate Coombs
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Yay! I'm happy you enjoyed it. I love all of Kate's books, but this one might have stayed under may radar simply because I'm not a big poetry person. It was my daughter who made me sit down and read it more than once, and that's what caused me to fall in love with it. She has read it practically memorized by this point. I do agree wholeheartedly with all you said here.ReplyDelete
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As a photographer sometimes bother easy indeed if we should express our desire to lay a model of how he should express or had to pose in a photo session in accordance with a predetermined theme. As with the professional model, we give a little instruction he can imagine the rest yourself.
But according to experience, some guidelines we can follow the course for a photocall, especially regarding the terms of directing style of a model can be passed smoothly.
Here's a guide:
1. Smile.
This is the main capital when we meet with someone to feel appreciated and facilitate the next step. Do not expect much when we face a model with a hostile expression.
2. Relax.
Try so that you can create an atmosphere as comfortable as possible, it can evoke the mood of the model for further expression. A little music can help.
3. Communication.
Shake hands and introduce yourself is a good first step. Ask the little things related to the model: where to stay, their daily activities, or about his interest. This method is useful to break the ice and make her feel more free to explore. And this trick always works.
4. Confidence.
With regard to the photographer, a confident attitude and confident with what is absolutely necessary. Do not until you look confused and unsure in front of the model. Point the model with a clear and friendly voice. Give a pose or style to suit the body shape model. Do not force a pose if it makes the model feel uncomfortable.
5. Praise.
Give a sincere compliment when the model successfully translate your desires. But it also should not be too much like lip service.
6. Own expression.
Offer to the model or style of expression according to their own imagination. Usually the expression that came out of the model itself is sometimes far more expressive and more spontaneous.
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Hi, my name is Kseniya and I have a minor obsession with travel and a major love for all things Digital Marketing.
I've worked for companies large and small, and many in-between, giving me a unique perspective on the tactics necessary to grow the brand from nothing to something amazing. I have been the Jane-of-all-Trades in my past roles, which gave me the opportunity to learn each companies inside and out, improving processes, and figuring out what I really wanted to do with my career. During my journey to figure out what I wanted to be I learned what I didn't want to do (which is just as important) and how to navigate today's job market and how truly important it is to have a strong personal brand.
And most importantly, I wanted to help individuals elevate their own brand.
When I'm not dreaming about my next destination, I'm helping individuals realize their highest potential by helping them build their personal brand and managing digital marketing for various business. I also take on short and long-term projects, train folks in all aspects of social media, and manage a communication team for the local chapter of the American Marketing Association.
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By Dan Weil |
Wednesday, 27 August 2014 07:02 PM
"We're still very cyclically-biased in all of our portfolios," she told CNBC. "There have been months this year that it has not been the best play, but we feel very confident in the U.S. recovery."
The economy grew 4 percent in the second quarter.
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And what sectors does JPMorgan like? Financial services, technology and energy, Moore said. "And as a kind of counterbalance, we've been owning a lot of health care."
The KBW Bank stock Index has returned 16.9 percent over the past year, compared to 25.2 percent for the S&P 500.
"We think financials are going to do well as rates rise over the next 12 to 18 months," Moore said. "And, as I mentioned, we see the environment for macro growth as really positive."
As for technology, she said JPMorgan likes large-cap stocks, as they have been "under-recognized by the market" and will benefit hugely from increased corporate spending.
When it comes to stocks overall, "the market is not overly expensive, not cheap either," Ethan Anderson, senior portfolio manager at Rehmann Financial, told Bloomberg.
"In the absence of strong corporate earnings, you are not necessarily going to see a huge surge in equities over the next 12 months. But the little notch up, on a regular basis, you're likely to see continue."
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There's an enchanting atmosphere and around 35 stalls at this charming Christmas market, not to mention mouthwatering seasonal treats, captivating concerts and a fairytale forest with individually decorated Christmas trees. It has lots of attractions just for kids, including the children's bakery, magic games, Punch and Judy shows, drumming classes and a writing workshop. St. Nicholas and his helper also make an appearance to hand out little presents. The enormous Advent calendar on the front of a grand town house is a marvelous sight, and Straubing has a fascinating Nativity trail, which links 22 displays in the churches and squares in the town centre.
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One question pops up again and again when working with businesses on their website. Should we enable comments or not? My answer is always the same, and these are the reasons why.
Quickly, an explanation for those who are not familiar with comments or how they work. By enabling comments in WordPress (and other content management systems) you are providing your audience with the option to publish their own thoughts at the end of the page in the form of a comment. Comments can be replied to by the author or other readers, and discussions can form.
I believe businesses should turn comments on
Enabling comments is a good idea because they can easily lead to win-win situations.
If a member of your audience adds and extra bit of detail or clarifies a point for you, then the usefulness of your content has just gone up without you lifting a finger. Win!
Many commenters will ask questions in the comments section. Responding to these questions can be really powerful for a couple of reasons:
- By replying you're no longer just a website in your audiences eyes, you're a website being run by a person, and people connect with people much more than they connect with a website alone.
- Answering a question in the comments presents you as an authority on the subject. People like doing business with people who are authorities in their fields.
- Your website is now a two-way communications tool and people will relate to you, the person behind the site, rather than "just a website". This really helps build trust levels.
Be comfortable rejecting useless comments and be ready for spam
Comments do have a darker side though and it is this darker side that leads to the comments on or off question popping up so much.
You will need to manage (approve or reject) comments as they come in—you choose to do this before their public or after the fact. There are people who will leave useless, or just plan insulting comments and it will be your job to decide weather a comment makes the cut.
I usually suggest a common sense approach to the approve or reject decision. If comments are rude or insulting you should happily reject it. But don't be afraid of approving a comments that question or oppose your opinions. That's a discussion starting and it's a good sign.
For most business sites managing comments is not onerous, but can become unmanageable if the number of comments is regularly huge. This is one of those "victim of your own success" situations which means you're doing something right, and there are options tools and services available to help you, like requiring commenters to signup before they can comment.
Comment spam is a very real issue too. If you enable comments without also enabling spam comment protection you will be quickly inundated with comments from automated spammers with zero relevance to your content or your audience. The most common spam comment protection for WordPress is a plugin called Akismet. It is built by the same team who build WordPress and is a must for any website with comments enabled.
No comments is fine too
Based on the management and spam issues you may decide to disable comments—and this is a perfectly valid choice. Doing comments badly is worse than not doing comments.
The quickest and easiest to disable comments across all your posts, pages, and media attachment pages is to use the Disable Comments plugin. This plugin allows you to disable comments globally, or per post type which is nice. I've been been flooded with spam comments because I didn't take into consideration the rarely used media attachment pages. That won't happen to you with this Disable Comments.
More likeable and trustworthy
At the end of the day, most business sites are aiming to convert visitors into customers. Visitors are way more likely to become a customer if they like you and they trust you, and enabling comments is a very effective way to boost both.
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With over 80 open-air food markets taking place 6 days a week across the city, Paris provides its inhabitants with impressive access to markets where, if you're lucky, you will find fresh, local, and seasonal produce.
But if you, like the majority of the city's residents, happen to have a job with working hours that take up most of your day, morning markets are simply not an option. While a large percentage of Paris markets keep the standard 7h-14h30 hours, there are a few options for Parisians who work 9 to 5.
If you're interested in getting fresh artisanal ingredients on your hours off, here are a few markets that will fit into your work schedule:
Afternoon Markets:
In order to meet the needs of shoppers and their work schedule, the city of Paris has created six marchés d'après-midi, or afternoon markets, which are open during the week and set up shop later in the afternoon and stay open well until the evening.
While these markets are not likely to have local producers on site (they are usually working on the farm at this time of the day), they can be good spots to pick up organic produce and other artisanal or natural ingredients.
Marché Anvers (Fridays 15h-20h30) is a great place to pick up organic fruits and vegetables. Be sure to visit the chèvre man a put together a selection of his delicious artisanal cheeses.
Covered Markets:
I've always thought that Paris' covered markets are some of the most underdeveloped and neglected markets of the city. These beautiful structures are often left only partially inhabited and stocked with industrial produce.
However, there are treasures to be found in these indoor markets, which are open throughout the afternoon and into the early evening, making them a great spot to do some shopping during your lunch hour or on your way home from work.
Le Marché des Enfants Rouges (Tues-Sat.; 8h30-19h30) is one of my favorite spots to grab lunch, the aisles lined with food counters provide ample options for a midday meal and the organic vendors are an easy option for fruits and veggies. Marché Couvert St. Martin (Tues-Sat; 9h-20h) has a selection of organic items, GMO-free meats, and artisanal beers, along with a selection of ingredient-focused restaurants.
Organic Markets:
The city's three organic markets all take place on the weekends, making them an ideal option for a leisurely day off at the market. Here all the produce is certified organic and some of the best quality you will find in the city.
Take advantage of having access to farm-fresh produce and visit local producers at either Marché biologique des Batignolles (Sat. 7h-14h30) of Marché biologique Raspail (Sun. 7h-14h30).
Weekend Markets:
Many neighborhood markets that are open during the week also set up during the weekend. While locals flock to the market on Saturday and Sunday mornings, it's worth braving the crowds and seeing your quartier come alive as neighbors and familiar faces line up to do their weekly shopping.
Some of my favorite neighborhood markets include Marché Ornano (Sun. 7h-14h30), Marché Saxe-Breteuil (Sat. 7h-14h30), and Marché Place des Fêtes (Sun. 7h-14h30).
New Wave of Paris Markets:
The new generation of Paris markets are not sponsored by the city itself, but rather organized through community groups or associations cooperating with the farmers themselves. The result is an exciting network of markets that adapt to the busy life of the urbanite.
Associations like AMAP and La Ruche Qui Dit Oui arrange for local points of collection that are often in the evenings during the week- providing the market experience without infringing on office hours.
Other markets, such as Marché Sur L'Eau and Marché Bio du Cent Quatre have fixed locations, but are scheduled to work with your working schedule.


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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Tuesday that it would be an "enormous mistake" if Republicans elect Donald Trump as their nominee.
"For any candidate that wakes up tomorrow morning who has not won any states, for any candidate who wakes up tomorrow morning who has a negligible number of delegates, I think it's time to start thinking about coming together and unifying and presenting a clear choice," he said. "I believe it would be an enormous mistake to nominate Donald Trump, so I speak to unity for Republicans."
"The only campaign that is in a position to beat Donald Trump on Super Tuesday is our campaign, and if you don't want to see Donald Trump as the nominee, if you don't want us to give this election to Hillary Clinton, then I ask you to stand with us today. Super Tuesday is the single best opportunity to beat Donald Trump," Cruz said in Houston.


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The Columbus Crew's 2-0 victory over Toronto Saturday night marked the 1st game in the 2015 Trillium Cup. Now in its 8th edition since Toronto was formed, the Ohio crowd was happy to see their team get back to its winning ways after the Canadians swept the series last season. Historically dominated by Columbus, the rivalry has never really been of much importance to either team. Named the Trillium Cup since the trillium is both the state flower of Ohio and provincial flower of Ontario, the two clubs have been forced into this rivalry due to their geographical proximity around the Great Lakes. Although the Crew would claim their old foes Chicago and D.C. their true enemies and more bad blood exists between Toronto's Canadian counterparts, this hasn't stopped both clubs' supporters from getting excited for this particular matchup.
In fact, it is the supporters that have kept this rivalry alive. Most contests see the two supporters groups, Columbus's Nordecke and Toronto's Red Patch Boys, put all their pageantry on display. Brawls have even been known to break out in past encounters. Saturday's match was no different. A huge group of traveling supporters came down across the border to unveil a huge banner on the south side of Mapfre Stadium that read, "home or away we are with you." However, a strong second half performance from the Crew had the Columbus supporters singing their state capital's name until the end.
The Red Patch Boys will make their journey back north reflecting on what went wrong. Their team started out hot and had the better of the play during the first 20 minutes. Michael Bradley was able to transition Toronto into offense, getting the ball onto Sebastian Giovinco's feet. Giovinco then used his speed to quickly push into the attacking third, finding Jozy Altidore in threatening areas. However, momentum started to shift and it was completely gone by the end of the first half. Justin Morrow was sent off after he brought down Ethan Findlay, who the official deemed had a clear path to the goal. Columbus then went on to use the man advantage to take all three points.
Although the call was questionable, Toronto fans cannot argue that the red card is a symptom of a large issue. Their defense continues to be the weak spot of the team and the front office did nothing over the offseason to address that weakness. Although Altidore and Giovinco will most likely make Toronto one of the most formidable attacks in the MLS, they will be unable to operate to their full effect if the back line continues to let opponents in behind them. After going down to ten men, Columbus had acres of space and every deficiency of Toronto's defense became obvious. Their complete inferiority in the air saw both Iraqi international Justin Meram and newcomer Kei Kamara score on headed goals. The back four was disorganized throughout the match and Federico Higuain found it way too easy to play through balls past them.
Bradley and the failed Jermain Defoe experiment took much of the blame for Toronto's failure to make the playoffs last season, but their defense was the real culprit. While it is still way too early in the season, things look to be heading in the same direction. Nothing has been made easier by the addition of New York City FC and Orlando City in the East. If the defense continues to leak goals, then expect Toronto to be in the market for a Center Back this summer.
The next installment of the Trillium Cup will be on July 25th, when Toronto returns south for their rematch. A Columbus win will guarantee them their 6th Cup in the rivalry. The Red Patch Boys will hope otherwise. They'll have their passports on file, because the next time they unroll that banner in the south end of Mapfre Stadium, they'll be expecting some structure to their back line and the Bradley, Giovinco, Altidore trio to be charging down the field.


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'Stir-up Sunday' falls on 25th November this year. The last Sunday before Advent is the date when families are meant to get together to take turns in stirring the Christmas cake, pudding or mincemeat which will be eaten over the Christmas period. Whether you indulge in 'Stir-up Sunday' or not, now is the time to decide which of them you're going to make - and for me it is a choice as you really can have too much of a good thing - because you need to get ahead for a good result.
This year I'm making pudding. Actually, it was my preferred choice last year too, hence the photograph above. I was really pleased with the result but by the time it was sampled over Christmas it was too late to, so to speak, share it.
Just a brief bit of history for you if you don't want to look it up - and why would you when you've a pressing engagement with a mixing bowl. Christmas Pudding is sometimes referred to as Plum Pudding or Plum Duff. It probably evolved from Pottage, a loose textured dish eaten in Roman Britain and containing meat, vegetables, dried fruits, sugar and spices. By the 15th century it had become a firmer pudding and was a way of keeping meat which was slaughtered in the autumn, the dried fruit acting as a preserving agent. By the 19th century the dessert Christmas pudding as we now know it had arrived, with only shredded suet tying the recipe to its meaty origins. Relatively recently I was presented with a jar of sweet mincemeat by an Alaskan friend. It contained reindeer meat, so the practice of preserving meat with dried fruits is still alive and well in some communities.
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Commercial Christmas Puddings are often a bit stodgy. If that kind of pudding was your first experience I can understand you wouldn't want to repeat it. It really doesn't have to be like that. A good pudding should be full of a wide mixture of dried fruit which are in sympathy with each other. It should be a little on the tart side, citrusy rather than overly sweet, held together by as little flour as possible, and boozy if your partial. Get this right and it will emerge juicy and surprisingly vibrant when steamed prior to serving.
Many recipes have been passed down through families and I wouldn't want to mess with them. I didn't inherit a Christmas Pudding recipe so I've begged, borrowed, stolen and tweaked mine over the years and I'm finally satisfied with it. I'm not saying it's better than anyone else's version but, if you don't have a recipe you're happy with, you should give this one a go. It's worth buying good quality dried fruit - currants in particular, as they can be gritty. I don't particularly like glacé cherries but I love dried sour cherries so I sometimes pop a few in to this recipe. If you haven't made Christmas Pudding before, don't be put off by the long list of ingredients. It's a simple process of mixing everything together, popping it in a bowl and steaming it.
As soon as I start weighing out the ingredients, those familiar smells of Christmas start to hit me and turn this most 'bah-humbug' Christmas-denier into an enthusiastic Cratchet. Well almost, let's not get too carried away with Christmas spirit here.
Christmas Pudding
(Makes 1 x 1.5 litre pudding - enough for 8 people)
175g sultanas
125g raisins
50g currants
75g dried figs, chopped roughly
50g dried apricots, chopped roughly
50g candied peel
50g dried prunes, chopped roughly (or 25g chopped dried prunes + 25g chopped dried sour cherries
80ml brandy or rum
3 eggs, briefly beaten
175 Muscovado sugar
125g shredded suet (vegetable, rather than animal, if you prefer)
125g fresh breadcrumbs
100g self-raising flour
2-3 tsp mixed spice
1 cored and grated quince or cooking apple (no need to peel)
1 orange, zest and juice
Put the first 7 ingredients in a bowl. Pour in the brandy, stir, and leave to steep overnight. The next day, give it another stir.
In a large bowl, mix together the remaining ingredients. Add the soaked dried fruit and mix well.
Butter a 1.5 litre pudding basin. Pour in the mixture, flattening the top. If your basin doesn't have a lid (plastic ones often do, in which case pop the lid on) take a square of greaseproof paper and fold a pleat into it. Place on top of the basin and tie around with string to secure. Secure a piece of kitchen foil, with a pleat folded in to it, on top of the greaseproof paper to keep the moisture out. Steam your pudding over simmering water for about 4 hours. Allow to cool completely, then remove the foil and greaseproof paper caps and cover with a fresh piece of greaseproof. Store in a cool dark place until needed, then steam again for about 3 hours before eating.
If you want to reduce the quantities, a 1 litre size will take about 3 hours plus 2 hours on the day. I think it's best served with double cream, but some will prefer rum sauce or brandy butter. Leftover pudding is lovely sliced and fried briefly in a little butter.


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Video Installation by Samiya Bashir
January 18th - January 31st
hq Objective's Fortune Gallery
located at 2235 W Burnside St.
Both exhibit and hard copies of readings can be accessed outside the gallery at all hours.
Gallery hours Saturday and Sunday 12-6pm or by appointment.
New video work from Samiya Bashir, Roland Dahwen Wu, and Sharita Towne!
history is a hole
December 1 - January 31
feat. contributions from Kalimah Abioto, Samiya Bashir, Roland Dahwen Wu, keyon gaskin, Allie Hankins, Maggie Heath, sidony o'neal, Sharita Towne, Stacey Tran, Takahiro Yamamoto, Lu Yim
Commissioned by Physical Education for hqFORTUNE.
Jan 3rd
Physical Education's Performance + Continued Video Work Exhibition at Mediateque at PNCA
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Vobes Show 1720
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Podcast: Download (Duration: 31:35 — 14.5MB)Today's show is full of warts. Well, one man with a wart and a new way to remove them. Actually the show is full of stories of nutters like this. Beware, if you are in a happy mood, I may just change that.


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Al Gore said, "Howard Dean really is the only candidate who has been able to inspire at the grassroots level all over this country the kind of passion and enthusiasm for democracy and change and transformation of America that we need in this country."
"We need to remake the Democratic Party; we need to remake America; we need to take it back on behalf of the people of this country. So I'm very proud and honored to endorse Howard Dean to be the next president of the United States of America."
Gore won the 2000 Democratic presidential primary and the popular vote in the general election, but lost the electoral vote to President Bush after the Supreme Court ruled that a recount in the closely contested state of Florida was unconstitutional.
Gore's endorsement is expected to give Dean a boost with loyal Democrats and party officials. The former vice president also flew to Iowa to campaign with Dean. The former Vermont governor has been locked in a close race in Iowa with former House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri ahead of the state's first-in-the-nation caucus on Jan. 19.
"This is huge," Donna Brazile, Gore's 2000 campaign manager, said according to The Washington Post. "This gives Dean the credibility he's been lacking, from someone from the inside of the party. This will give Dean a tremendous boost in locking down the nomination."
Dean is scheduled to appear in a Democratic candidates debate in New Hampshire Tuesday night. In the Granite State, Dean has built a double-digit lead over the rest of the field.
The candidates participating in the debate will include Gore's running mate in the 2000 presidential election, Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn.
Lieberman, appearing on NBC's Today show Tuesday, said Gore had departed from his principles in endorsing Dean.
"Al Gore is endorsing somebody who has taken positions in this campaign that are diametrically opposite to what Al himself has said he believed in over the years: strong on defense, for tax cuts and against walls of protectionism that take away jobs," Lieberman said.
Lieberman who had earlier said he would offer Gore a job in his administration if he won the election said such an offer is now "less likely."
Other Democratic presidential hopefuls said they were disappointed that Gore passed them over in favor of Dean, but were determined to continue battling Dean for votes.
"I respect Al Gore. I worked with him in the Senate, and I endorsed him early in his hard fought campaign for the presidency four years ago," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., in a statement. "But, this election is about the future, not about the past. I have the experience and the vision to reverse George Bush's radical agenda and put America back on track on my first day in office. This election will be decided by voters, across the country, beginning with voters in Iowa and New Hampshire."
Gephardt's campaign echoed Lieberman's comments on the incongruity between the records of Gore and Dean.
"We're clearly disappointed, because Dick Gephardt fought side by side with Al Gore to pass the Clinton economic plan, pass the assault-weapons ban and defend against Republican attacks against Medicare and affirmative action, said Gephardt spokesman Erik Smith. "On each of these issues Howard Dean was on the wrong side."
In Harlem Tuesday morning Gore urged fellow Democrats to follow former President Reagan's "11th commandment" and not criticize fellow candidates, which Gore said could weaken the party's chances to retake the White House.
"This nation cannot afford to have four more years of a Bush-Cheney administration," Gore said. "We can't afford to be divided among ourselves to the point that we lose sight of how important it is for America."


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A New Avenue/
At the very end of 2009, I left all of you with, basically, a big question mark as to where my future in the fashion industry was headed. School, for the most part, is out of the picture. However, that is NOT going to stop me from doing what I feel I have been "called" to do. In fact, continually ignoring this passion seems like it's almost in direct disobedience to my soul. So, what am I going to do? Well, I would like to become a stylist/image consultant/personal shopper to the average man or woman. Without recognizing it, this is a service that I have done for my friends and family since the age of 13. From applying wedding makeup to telling my mom she had too much black in her closet, my fashion advice has been flowing freely.
It energizes me to think about making your closet organized, making your shopping experience enjoyable, creating outfits that express who you are with the clothes that you stare at every morning while saying, "I have nothing to wear," helping your confidence shine with flattering makeup and/or helping you venture out into other styles that you have always admired but thought that you could never pull off.
So, in order to do this I need something from you. I need you to take one minute to answer ten questions. If you are feeling extra generous, I would love for you to pass this survey along to your friends and family. It doesn't matter if you live in Arizona or not. I would just like to get a feel of whether or not people would be interested in this service.
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Scribd's First Annual SF Start Up Crawl TONIGHT!
Want a peek behind Silicon Valley's curtain? Join Scribd for our first annual Start Up Crawl tonight (Friday) in San Francisco! Today's hottest young tech companies have joined forces with us to form this crawl. Almost 1,000 hackers have signed up already ... spurring talk of expanding the Start Up Crawl to other cities soon.
What: Tour of some of San Francisco's hottest start ups
Who: Scribd, Justin.tv, Engine Yard, Heroku, Heyzap, Yammer, Airbnb, Apture, Bigtent, Chargify, Dropbox, Pivotal Labs, Plato's Forms, saucelabs, ShopItToMe, Socialcast, Zendesk
When: Friday, November 20th, 2009 (5:30-10:30pm)
Where: San Francisco
Why: We figured RubyConf attendees and Valley enthusiasts would enjoy a San Francisco tech crawl more than an evening eating at the Burlingame Bennigan's :)
How: Buses will run every 30 minutes from the Embassy Suites Burlingame to Scribd's San Francisco HQ. Buses will run every ten minutes between the crawl stops. (The Start Ups: http://xrl.us/scsf09map; The Shuttle Stops: http://xrl.us/scsf09bus)
Whether you ride the shuttle from RubyConf or make your own way to the city, come see the people behind some of your favorite start ups! Since this is the first year we've done this (and we managed to plan in just two weeks), feel free to e-mail event feedback to firstname.lastname@example.com.


text: Park Bay's High Dive Bar & Grill lives up to its name with a laid-back and fun atmosphere, but surprises with indulgent and zany American food that your typical dive bar surely lacks. Twenty craft beers are on tap, plus a few spirits (options rotate but expect vodka, gin, or rum). Burgers are an obvious choice here, featuring unpredictable takes like a beef patty stuffed with cream cheese and jalapeños. The king of them all is the Kraken, a large beef patty sandwiched between two grilled, Sriracha-infused PB&Js. Swallow that.


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A man has reportedly committed suicide in Port Harcourt today.
According to reports, the middle-aged man jumped from the 8th floor of the Federal Secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The motive behind his alleged suicide is still unknown, but the police have reportedly been informed and investigation into the cause of his death will be done in earnest.
Efforts are still ongoing to confirm the reports from the Federal Secretariat, Port Harcourt. Update to follow soon.


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I was born in the tail end of the 80's, so I missed experiencing most of them firsthand. However, through the magic of reruns and VHS, my childhood could still benefit from large doses of 80's TV, movies, cartoons, and music videos. I've come out the other side with an undying love for all things that capture that glittering 80's style.
Indiana Jones, Die Hard, Duck Tales, NES games, Phantasy Star, Men Without Hats, MacGyver, Infosoc - the whole decade was made out of awesome (which, in case you've ever wondered what unprocessed awesome looks like as it occurs in nature, it looks a lot like this).
But there is one 80's TV series in particular that I wish to discuss here - "Misfits of Science". I've just spent the last couple of months working with fellow 80's nut, ThirdBass, constructing a fansite dedicated to the show, Science of Misfits. I must hasten to add that I merely tidied up the HTML and offered a few suggestions - the brilliant retro design, content, and hours of research were Bass's hard work.
I love so many things about the show: the rocking music selections; the humour, which is often content to slip by in the background or in expertly written cross-wise conversations; the comraderie of the characters, and the coolness of their superpowers; the fact that the show remains about the characters, and not about their superpowers; and of course, Johnny B, whose red guitar, super speed, signature colour blue, and wariness of water bear a passing resemblance to another one of my favourite characters. ;P
I could go on about the show itself, but you don't need to hear my trap flapping. Bolt on down to Science of Misfits and check it out for yourself - and if it doesn't put a smile on your face, you have a cold, cold, blackened heart.


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August 9-10, 2018
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Join us for a two-day preconference celebrating and reflecting on the two decades since the founding of the American Sociological Association Section on the Sociology of Sexualities. The second national mini-conference on sexualities studies in sociology, this two-day preconference will precede the 2018 Annual Meeting of the ASA in Philadelphia (August 11-14, 2018).
Gather with sexualities scholars of all ranks to consider the current political climate's implications for sexualities research and communities.
Pursue and offer mentorship, build intellectual networks, help set an agenda for the Section's next two decades!
2018 Sexualities Preconference Theme
Sexualities, Race, and Empire: Resistance in an Uncertain Time
The Sexualities Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) turned twenty in 2017 amidst political upheaval and revitalized struggles for social justice. Rising tides of dominant nationalisms, aspects of state and non-state terror, surging forms of sexual, racialized, and gendered violence, and the complicated effects of empire are evident worldwide in both spectacular and quotidian ways. Sexual subjects and practices are under renewed assault. At the same time, movements to resist these assaults and hegemonies continually point to the ways sexuality, race, gender, nation, religion, and social class are deeply implicated—whether in classrooms or communities or at national borders. Eli Alston-Stepnitz, a graduate student at UC Davis, designed the conference logo to evoke these concerns: the fist and hourglass point to the entanglement of uncertainty and protest in the current moment political climate. The fist aims also to recognize, celebrate, and sustain the resistance the Sexualities section has practiced for the last two decades.
To mark the section's twenty-year anniversary and to engage this political moment, the Sexualities Section will host Sexualities, Race, and Empire: Resistance in an Uncertain Time, its second national pre- conference, from August 9-10, 2018 in Philadelphia. Scheduled to precede the ASA Annual Meeting focused on "Feeling Race," the pre-conference will bring together scholars working in the field of sexuality studies, highlighting the connections of sexuality, race, affect and emotion, empire, inequality, and resistance in a variety of sites and contexts. Activities will map and advance the field of sexuality studies, identify and pursue new paradigms, build networks and community, foster dialogues toward collective understanding and knowledge, and promote professional development.
Sexualities, Race, and Empire responds to our current political climate by challenging sexualities scholars to foreground race, racialization, and their local, transnational, and global repercussions in our work. Attendees will respond to the surge of racialized, sexualized, and gendered violence occurring throughout the world and the impact of this violence on intimacy, citizenship, and belonging. At the center of our organizations will be implications of the contemporary political landscape for racialized, sexualized, and gendered bodies across the United States and the globe. Attendees will unpack the physical and emotional violence enacted against racialized and sexualized others and challenge ourselves as researchers, theorists, and educators to better understand intersecting oppressions—and to identify strategies for resistance.
Hosting the preconference just after the section's 20th anniversary affords an opportunity to commemorate the section's accomplishments and take stock as we consider the questions and concerns scholars face today and will face in the future. A number of questions shape our activities.
- How has the integration of sexualities scholarship transformed sociology as a discipline? What transformations do we still hope to achieve? In turn, what other sociological elements— methodological, conceptual, theoretical, and substantive—will make the sociology of sexualities a transformed and transformative area of scholarship?
- What scholarship has been foundational to the area of sexualities? What marginalized and excluded scholarship warrants a closer look? How does intersectionality, racial formation studies, migration/transnational scholarship, and other areas of study support this endeavor?
- What have been the particular insights of global, transnational, and critical perspectives in the sociology of sexualities? How do those insights articulate and/or enter in tension with US policy, law, and a general ethnocentric (and white) way of thinking of sexualities studies?


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RV Boat Ladders
Last year, according to the National Marine Manufacturer's Association, over two-hundred and thirty-two million American adults participated in recreational boating. Considering that the current population of the country is three-hundred and twenty-three million, that is a large percentage of the United States that is taking to the rivers, lakes and coastlines. In other words, boating is a way of life for Americans. Really, it's a worldwide activity generating billions of dollars of revenue and hours of fun on the water. People love boating.


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Welcome to 'The Little Red Studio'! In 2017 I took a year off work to do 'life things', as I called it. I was at a point where work was my life. When people asked what my hobbies were, I listed off things I used to like. To be honest, I had no idea if…Read More
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A Secret Weapon for the DIY Wedding
So you're planning or know someone who's planning a DIY wedding? That's wonderful news because I have the best suggestion for you. It's probably not all that secret but, honestly, it's invaluable. Or, as the saying goes, the greatest thing since sliced bread.
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Luggage (Casual, Regular Use, Suitcases, etc.)
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Luggage in US$ Million by the following Product Types: Casual and Regular Use Bags, Suitcases and Travelling Bags, and Business and Computer Bags. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2014 through 2020. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs. The report profiles 324 companies including many key and niche players such as -
Ace Co., Ltd.
Antler Ltd.
Bric's Industria Valigeria Fine SPA
Delsey S.A
Etienne Aigner AG
Please note: Reports are sold as single-site single-user licenses. The delivery time for hard copies is between 3-5 business days, as each hard copy is custom printed for the organization ordering it. Electronic versions require 24-48 hours as each copy is customized to the client with digital controls and custom watermarks. The Publisher uses digital controls protecting against copying and printing is restricted to one full copy to be used at the same location.
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~Help me save Sue O'Very Designs YouTube Channel~ Sue O'Very Designs YouTube Channel. YouTube is the platform where anyone can post a video showing anything. There are some limitations but honestly it is a free place to share a video. We watch funny cat videos, how to make slime (my daughters current favorite) and some of us learned how to… Read More
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2018 Word of the Year – Challenge to come up with just one
~2018 Word of the Year~ A couple years back I was inspired by one of my industry mentors, Pat Sloan, to embrace a word for the year. This word was meant to keep me on track. Whether it be personal or professional. The first year I committed to a "word of the year" was 2016. Today I will share with… Read More
Kid Approved FREE – How to DIY Super Fast and Easy Felt Monster Bookmark
~Kid Approved FREE – How to DIY Super Fast and Easy Felt Monster Bookmark~ Let's learn how to make the Felt Monster bookmark but first a little how this bookmark came about. Recently I taught at my daughter Heidi's 3rd grade class for Great American Teach In. This once a year event happens just before the Thanksgiving holiday at schools… Read More


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1 June 2018
New EU Data Protection Regulation Set to Have Impact on Hong Kong Companies Operating in the EU
On 25 May 2018, the new General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) became directly applicable throughout the European Union. This new instrument, which establishes a harmonised set of rules on the protection of the personal data of individuals, replaces the current framework of the old Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and its national implementing laws.
Hong Kong sellers with interests or activities in any of the EU's Member States will be affected by the new rules, and should be warned that non-compliance can lead to hefty penalties. Its salient features are outlined below.
The GDPR's broad scope: The GDPR protects personal data. Personal data are defined as any information which relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (the data subject). Personal data includes direct identifiers such as names, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, IP addresses and cookies, as well as indirect information such as interests, profiles, location data, etc. This definition is in line with the rules under old Directive 95/46/EC.
Importantly, the territorial scope of the EU data protection framework has been extended under the GDPR, and Hong Kong companies operating globally may also be impacted. Even companies that have no physical presence in the EU will need to comply with the GDPR if they offer goods or services in the EU or monitor a data subject's behaviour in the EU. Monitoring behaviour could include the use of cookies to monitor online activities and develop profiles of users (even without knowing the user's name).
Consequences of non-compliance: Compliance with the GDPR is now mandatory and oftentimes crucial for companies' reputations. Hong Kong companies which fail to comply with their legal obligations under the GDPR could be exposed to potential sanctions including fines of up to EUR 20 million or 4% of the company's worldwide turnover (whichever is higher). Data protection authorities can also order companies to give up or modify non-compliant data processing operations, causing costly interruptions to business activities.
In addition, any data subject who has suffered damage as a result of a company's non-compliance may seek compensation from that company, including through class actions. Moreover, awareness has been raised throughout the world as to the importance of the protection of personal data. Therefore, any failure to adequately protect such data by companies would inevitably result in damage to that company's reputation and business.
Compliance with the GDPR: Hong Kong businesses operating in the EU are most likely to fall under the scope of the GDPR for such activity. They should therefore assess how these rules will impact their business and, if they have not done so yet, start reviewing and auditing their data protection policies and practices in order to comply with all obligations contained therein, as briefly summarised below.
The GDPR builds on existing concepts and strengthens requirements for the collection and use of personal data. In addition, it introduces a number of significant changes, in particular:
- Controllers will be obliged to document the tools and decisions they take to comply with the GDPR in order to be able to demonstrate compliance (principle of accountability). Certifications and codes of conduct can help Hong Kong businesses to demonstrate compliance.
- Many companies will have to keep an internal register of all their activities involving the processing of personal data. On the other hand, the obligatory registrations or notifications of data processing activities, which currently exist in many EU Member States, are abolished.
- Requirements for obtaining consent from individuals have become stricter. As a result, companies may need to review and adapt their consent mechanisms.
- The information that needs to be provided to individuals and the manner in which this information must be provided, are described in more detail under the GDPR. Accordingly, Hong Kong businesses need to update their notices to European data subjects, including website policies, user terms & conditions and/or employee notices.
- The rights of data subjects are strengthened and new rights are granted. These include, for example, a right for data subjects to transfer their data to another processor (data portability) and a right to require the data controller to erase their personal data without undue delay in certain situations, such as where they withdraw consent and no other legal ground for processing applies. Hong Kong businesses will need to set up procedures and processes to deal with such requests.
- Companies will have to notify data breaches (e.g., accidental or unlawful loss, theft, access or disclosure of personal data). This means that personal data protection breaches will need to be notified, within 72 hours, to the supervisory authorities; and, in certain cases, the individuals concerned will need to be informed.
- In addition, data processors (i.e., companies that process personal data on behalf of other companies) will be directly responsible (and liable) to comply with a number of obligations under the GDPR, including ensuring technical and organisational protection of personal data. Controllers also need to update their contracts with processors.
- Importantly for Hong Kong companies, the GDPR provides that companies established outside the EU will need to designate a representative in an EU Member State.
Location of the personal data: The GDPR does not require that all personal data has to be kept within the EU. However, if any personal data travels outside the EU, the controller must ensure a level of (technical and legal) protection which is similar to that in the EU for the data. For companies to transfer personal data from the EU to a third country which has not been white-listed, and unless exceptional derogations apply, they have to put in place data transfer agreements which include the European Commission's (or a national authority's) standard contractual clauses; to follow authorised codes of conduct; or adopt group-wide Binding Corporate Rules. Neither Hong Kong nor mainland China have been white-listed by the European Commission.
In conclusion, the scope and impact of the EU's data protection rules have significantly changed since 25 May 2018 and these potentially apply to Hong Kong companies and their EU subsidiaries. Hong Kong businesses must decide to take appropriate measures to comply with the GDPR and prepare for increased enforcement by national supervisory authorities in the EU, as well as for possible queries or complaints that may be raised by data subjects.


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All Tripods
Behind every good photo, there is a three-legged friend.
So maybe not every photo but certainly a lot of them.Tripods, Monopods, minipods and supports all provide much the same function for a multitude of situations. Landscape, portrait and still life photographers will find Tripod legs offer the greatest support, opening up a whole new creative opportunity as you are free from hand holding your camera. Sports and wildlife photographers often find monopods and minipods give a freedom of movement, allowing you to react quickly to fast paced action, whilst providing much needed support when using long, heavy lenses.


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- McKenna Park
- Denton Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
- Vintage Retirement community
- Residential homes
- Private Pre K-3
- Denton County MHMR Center
- University of North Texas
- Numerous doctor offices including
- Pediatricians and ob/gyn(s)
Just two individuals who own property within 500 feet of the proposed site gave their consent. For their consent, these individuals were promised royalties. These 2 properties are rental houses. Little notice had been given to the adjacent residential & medical property owners. Most of the property owners had no idea that this site had been secured to drill 5 gas wells until a few concerned neighbors began knocking on doors just days before the proposal went to the City Council. Ninety-three percent of the eighty neighboring residents contacted were against the drilling. Additionally, close to 100 local physicians signed a petition in opposition to wells.
Although the issue was tabled multiple times by the City Council, the final decision was to grant the SUP with the addition of 21 conditions. Concurrently, Range Resources was in litigation with both the city and the developers/surface owners of the Rayzor Ranch development. The city claimed that Range had "shorted the city at least $400,000 by miscalculating royalty payments from gas produced at three Denton Airport wells" while the Rayzor developers believed Range had missed their deadline to begin drilling.
Many of the citizens of Denton were outraged that Range was given the okay to drill. Several individuals then asked the city to fund environmental testing prior to the drilling. They believed that testing would alert the city and those in close proximity to the wells of possible exposure to harmful chemicals, contamination and resulting health concerns. The city declined and the residents set about raising money to cover the cost of hiring an environmental firm, Wolf Eagle Environmental, to perform, interpret and validate the findings.
Although tested in less then optimum conditions (it was cold and windy) and only the first well was being drilled, the results indicated tests found "cancer-causing benzene and a host of sulfides above levels the state sets for safe short- and long-term exposure, along with elevated readings of methane". Range has now begun the drilling of well number two. Unfortunately, they have already shown how neighborly they truly are by violating the conditions, working in the middle of the night and on Christmas Eve. The noise can be heard several blocks away. The smells of the emissions are horrid, leaving some individuals complaining of headaches, nausea, burning eyes and throat.
Here are a few ways the company could have been a 'good' neighbor:
- Chosen a site which didn't border a neighborhood. At a bare minimum they could have had a setback of 1000 feet from any residential structure, park or medical facility
- Notified individuals living within 2000 feet of the site a written timeline and description of all planned operational events and a phone numbers to call in case of emergency
- Used electric motors rather than diesel or used diesel emission filters to prevent exposing residents to cancer causing diesel emissions and fouling Denton air with smog producing NOx
- Not flared- Devon hasn't flared in over three years. Devon has stated publicly that there is no need to flare in the Barnett Shell!
- Used equipment which in the normal course of operations would not admit un-combusted hydrocarbons into the open air
This experience has opened our eyes up to the nationwide issue of irresponsible drilling. Although we initially started with the Rayzor Ranch site we quickly moved our focus to a broader view of the entire city of Denton and its neighboring towns. We realize that true change is going to have to occur on both the national and state level. We hope to play our part in bring about that change.


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Boston — IT'S only May, but this presidential election is on track to be one of the most expensive ever. So far two-thirds of political advertising dollars have largely come from anonymous corporate donations, funneled through what have been referred to as "dark money" nonprofit groups that freely engage in electoral and legislative politics, but don't have to disclose their donors, expenditures or even their members.
One of the most promising strategies to stem the tide of corporate dark money is a proposed rule at the Securities and Exchange Commission that would require public companies to report the amounts and recipients of their political spending. The rule has received a groundswell of support from a bipartisan group of former S.E.C. commissioners, state treasurers and law professors, and has generated more than one million public comments.
Defenders of the status quo argue the companies are simply exercising their right to free speech; critics contend that such speech, when anonymous, does immense harm to the democratic process.
But as lawyers who specialize in investor rights, we see another critical, nonpartisan reason to support the rule: When it comes to political spending, companies are often not as informed as one might think — especially when it comes to dark money.
This article only highlights public companies and not private ones since the SEC overseas public companies. Some of the Dark Money comes...
By mandating disclosure, the rule would allow investors to serve as a potential check on risky political donations, and help investors determine whether a company's political spending habits make its shares a good investment in the first place.


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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets suffered declines Monday on uncertainty over sovereign debt in the euro zone, but bargain-buying in banks and miners limited losses in some markets.
"Investors will likely remain cautious until additional measures to solve fiscal problems in Greece and other European countries are realized. Also, risk aversion still looks high," said Lee Jin-woo at Mirae Asset Securities in Seoul.
In afternoon trading, India's Sensex fell 0.5% and Singapore's Straits Times Index was flat. U.S. stock futures were pointing toward a higher opening on Wall Street, with Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.80% futures rising 25 points in screen trade.
Investors worried that Greece, Spain and Portugal may not be able to bring their budgets under control amid doubts over the fragile economic recovery in the euro zone, but some analysts said markets were overreacting to such concerns.
"We think those fears are a bit overdone," said CommSec market analyst Juliette Saly. "It's just that it came so soon after the global financial crisis that people have been concerned about contagion, but we think those concerns will be short-term and that Asia is really the engine of the global economy."
Separately, Credit Suisse research analyst Cem Karacadag wrote in a report that Asia's "growth and policy prospects will largely be a function of global output growth, on which we remain constructive. If global growth slows, we think Asia has fiscal and monetary policy flexibility to keep stimulating growth at home."
Australian shares were boosted by materials stocks. Rio Tinto RTP (RIO) climbed 0.9% and Lihir Gold (LGL) LIHR tacked on 1.8% after a string of recent losses. Banks did likewise, with Westpac Banking Corp. WBK, +0.95% (WBC) gaining 2.8% and National Australia Bank (NAB) NABZY, -0.58% rising 0.6%.
In Tokyo, exporters paced the declines, with Canon (7751) CAJ, +0.58% losing 1.6% and Bridgestone BRDCY, -0.20% (5108) falling 3.1%, while Panasonic PC, +0.08% (6752) slid 5.3%. Toyota Motor TM, +0.28% (7203) dropped 1.1% on concerns that it may have to also recall its popular Prius hybrid model.
Shares of Kirin Holdings KNBWY, +0.57% (2503) slumped 7.4% with heavy trading volumes in Tokyo after the Japanese brewer said it has ended merger talks with unlisted Suntory Holdings, because of differences over whether the integrated entity would be listed. Read full story on Kirin's announcement.
Financial stocks were broadly higher in Tokyo after heavy losses recently, limiting the market's decline. Mizuho Financial Group MFG, -0.63% (8411) rose 0.6%, Resona Holdings (8308) RSNHF, -1.13% gained 2.3% and Nomura Holdings NMR, +1.86% (8604) added 1.1%.
Banks also helped the Taiwanese market recover from losses during the volatile trading session, with Cathay Financial Holding rising 1.9% and Fubon financial Holding gaining 2.5%.
Still, financials, commodity stocks as well as property developers dropped in some other markets as concerns about Europe curbed investor risk appetite. In Hong Kong, HSBC Holdings (5) HBC, -1.83% shed 1% and energy producer Cnooc CEO, +1.21% (883) dropped 1.7%; China Vanke (000002) CVKEY fell 0.9% in Shenzhen, while China Merchants Bank (3968) CIHKF lost 2.3% in Shanghai.
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Risk aversion continued to keep the South Korean market down as talk of receivership for Kumho Asiana Group units "increases uncertainties about the group's fate," said Choi Jai-sic at Daishin Securities. Kumho Tire KMHOF fell 5.8% and Asiana Airlines ASAIF, +0.00% gave up 5.7%.
In Singapore, Malaysian gambling concern Genting Singapore GIGNY, +1.86% (G13) fell 2.7% in cautious afternoon trading, giving up early gains despite news that it had received its operating license from Singapore's Casino Regulatory Authority. The opening of the casino by Genting Singapore -- ahead of Las Vegas Sands' much-delayed showpiece project in Singapore's downtown -- would bring a formal end to the Singaporean government's decades-long opposition to gambling.
In foreign exchange markets, the euro was buying $1.3695 from $1.3663 in late New York trade Friday, and 122.55 yen from 122.14 yen. The dollar was buying 89.49 yen from 89.38 yen.
"There was no tough talk on currencies, and no official statement as the G7 forum now defers to the G20 as the main global forum for joint policy statements," said Greg Gibbs, currency strategist at RBS in Sydney. He said the debt problems facing Greece, Spain and Portugal will remain a concern for markets.
Lead March Japanese Government Bond futures rose 0.17 at 139.10 points, while the 10-year JGB yield was at 1.355%, down one basis point.
Spot gold was at $1,066.70 per troy ounce, up $1.70 from New York trade Friday. RBS head of precious metals Charles Dowsett said that while the yellow metal hasn't yet been sought as a safe-haven "if the uncertainty [on the euro-zone debt crisis] continues, it will be positive for gold."
March Nymex crude-oil futures were up five cents at $71.24 a barrel on Globex, rebounding from steep falls on Thursday and Friday on the U.S. dollar's strength and sovereign debt concerns in Europe. "Crude looks a little oversold and it's moved pretty quickly, so I think there's a bit of bottom fishing here," said Mark Pervan, head commodities strategist at ANZ.


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The Team:
Our team develops both custom and semi-custom Business intelligence solutions for the banking industry using the Microsoft BI stack. We work directly with customers to build a solution tailored to their business requirements. We have a very energetic and intelligent group of individuals that love what they do. We are looking for someone that shares the same excitement and ideals.
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This candidate has the important responsibility a senior member of the team. Responsibilities will include complex design and development tasks using MS SQL, SSIS, and SSAS, reviewing team members code and maintaining and enhancing development standards. The candidate will be expected to mentor less experienced team members, as well as having the opportunity to be mentored by architects.
What's in it for you:
Candidate will have the opportunity to work with a highly skilled, globally diverse team.
You will be able to learn and/or further develop skills such as SQL Server Analysis services, MDX, Cloud Computing and Predictive Analytics.
You will be a contributor in evaluating next generation solutions that involves evaluating tools such as Snowflake, FiveTran, Cloud computing, etc.
You will have the opportunity to excel and mentor lead junior team members.
Troubleshoot technical problems, design implement and release new software solutions.
Enhance our existing commercial Business Intelligence solution.
Decision making ; Project estimates; Alternative design solutions.
Troubleshoot production support issues post release deployment.
Ability to solve complex production and non-production issues.
Work with product owners, analysts and development teams.
Work with business owners to validate and tune customer implementations.
Develop and contribute to our architectural approach to meet key business objectives.
What We're Looking For:
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Extensive in-depth experience with SQL Server.
Experience with SQL Project deployment.
Advanced experience with SSIS development.
SSAS dimensional model experience, with MDX.
Excellent TSQL.
Data mapping experience skills. Ability to write stored procedures, debugging and performance tuning.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience Developing with MS SQL server 2014 or later stack.
7+ years using Microsoft BI stack.
Cloud Experience (AWS, Azure).
Experience with 3rd party business intelligence tools, i.e. Power BI, SSRS, Tableau, Microstrategy, Business Objects, or others.
Knowledge of other relational and next generation databases is a plus, such as Oracle, DB2, Redshift, etc.
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After spending years associated with the United States military, Djaras settled back home in Sylvania, Georgia, and began her training in Cosmetology at Ogeechee Technical College in 1995. After becoming licensed and working in the salon, she returned to Ogeechee Tech and continued her education as an Instructor Trainee. In 1998, Djaras became licensed as a Cosmetology Instructor with the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology. She readily has attended beauty culture seminars locally and afar.
A native of Eufaula, Oklahoma, Jeff began his journey into Cosmetology in 1990. He started classes at Virgil's Beauty College in July of that year. Jeff went straight from Beauty College to working in his own salon. Through the years, he worked as an AIT with John Paul Mitchell Systems and was among the top 17% of cosmetologists in the United States. In 1998, he moved to Statesboro, Georgia, and opened Shaver'Salon. After 17 years in the profession of cosmetology, Jeff expanded his horizons by joining the cosmetology faculty at Ogeechee Technical College. He still continues to work at his salon in downtown Statesboro when not in class at Ogeechee Tech. Jeff has been a Cosmetology Instructor at Ogeechee Technical College since October 2006.
The Cosmetology program at Ogeechee Technical College is approved by the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology, 237 Coliseum Dr., Macon, GA 31217, Ph. 478.207.2440.
Upon successful completion of the cosmetology program, a licensure examination is required to work in the state of Georgia.
Information on the licensure exam can be found on the Georgia Secretary of State website (http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/cosmetology).
After obtaining a passing score on both the written and practical examination, a candidate must submit an application for licensure to the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology with the appropriate fee. Passing the written and practical exam does not guarantee licensure. All criminal convictions and any board sanctions must be reviewed by the Board as a consideration for licensure.
Program Goals
The objective of the Cosmetology program is to lead our students through a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the field of cosmetology. Learning opportunities develop academic and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The Cosmetology program emphasizes specialized training in safety, sanitation, state laws, rules and regulations, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, skin, hair, nail diseases and disorders, hair treatments and manipulations, hair shaping, hair styling, hair lightening, reception, sales, management, math, reading, writing, interpersonal relations development, computer skills, employability skills, and work ethics.
Programs of Study
Cosmetology Diploma*
Esthetician Certificate*
Hair Designer Certificate*
Shampoo Technician Certificate
*Denotes Title IV eligible program (PELL).
Program Purpose Statement
The purpose of the Cosmetology program is to provide educational opportunities that enable Cosmetology students to obtain the skills and knowledge necessary to meet the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology statutes and deliver quality services.
Program Courses
COSM 1000 - Introduction to Cosmetology Theory
COSM 1010 - Chemical Texture Services
COSM 1020 - Hair Care and Treatment
COSM 1030 - Haircutting
COSM 1040 - Styling
COSM 1050 - Hair Color
COSM 1060 - Fundamentals of Skin Care
COSM 1070 - Nail Care and Advanced Techniques
COSM 1080 - Physical Hair Services Practicum
COSM 1090 - Hair Services Practicum I
COSM 1100 - Hair Services Practicum II
COSM 1110 - Hair Services Practicum III
COSM 1115 - Hair Services Practicum IV
COSM 1120 - Salon Management
COSM 1125 - Skin and Nail Care Practicum
ESTH 1000 - Introduction to Esthetics
ESTH 1010 - Anatomy of Physiology of the Skin
ESTH 1020 - Skin Care Procedures
ESTH 1030 - Electricity and Facial Treatments with Machines
ESTH 1040 - Advanced Skin Care
ESTH 1050 - Color Theory and Makeup
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Are you an adoptive parent? Are you parenting a child who has experienced trauma, neglect or is living with attachment challenges? Have you read a lot of literature and yet still find days challenging and stressful? Do you long for some support but don't have the time to find it & are not sure where to go? Do you wish you could talk with someone who could understand or provide support?
If you answered yes to a number of these questions you may want to explore this new 6 week group for parents being offered by Dianne Mathes and Dawn Tracz at the Centre for Connections.
Sometimes the needs of parents get lost while caring for children and yet we know that healthy, happy parents are essential to create what children need to feel safe. At the Centre for Connections we believe that taking care of parents is just as important as taking care of their children. Every adult has their own story and their own attachment experiences.
Parenting children with attachment challenges will often confront and bring to the surface thoughts and feelings that parents did not know they had … and may wish they did not have.
The group will use different approaches and opportunities for parents to receive support; connecting with each other, as well as approaches like mindfulness, art therapy and gentle restorative yoga. Parents will learn ways to understand their own experiences in attachment and how to support each other. The approach, uses playfulness, curiosity, acceptance and empathy as its base, it provides parents with the tools to enjoy being a family again.
Having worked with many parents and children and having raised biological and step children, we know from personal experience that not all of us come from families that were equipped or had the skills to base relationships on a model of relationships that focuses on Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity & Empathy. Yet most research supports the notion that the best indicator of creating a secure attachment for children is for their parents to display secure attachment. Anyone making positive changes in their life will be most successful if they have a relationship with one person where they feel accepted unconditionally in positive regard. There is only so much about attachment that we can learn through books and online.
Given that only 35% of adults have a secure attachment history, many of us parent without knowing or understanding how attachment experience affects all the individuals in a family. This bi-weekly group provides an opportunity for parents to explore and understand what they need to reconnect with themselves, each other and the reasons they chose adoption, which can become lost in the challenges of parenting children with difficult histories. A group experience can be a safe and supportive way to find compassion or skills that are required to parent children whose early history has been compromised. Adults need to have the same opportunities we give children to make sense of their attachment experiences and through that understanding we can become more solid in ourselves; in all of our relationships, especially within our families.
This group is set to run on:
Tuesday February 9, 2016, – Tuesday April 19, 2016
Snacks will be provided
COST $90/person; $170/couple for all 6 sessions at The Centre for Connections 4894 Dundas St. W #205, Toronto M9A 1B5
To register for this group contact Dawn or Dianne at the Centre for Connections; 416-487-2404 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com. Dianne Mathes R.S.W. and Dawn Tracz B.S.W., R.S.W (MSW Candidate) are offering a support group for adoptive parents using P.A.C.E. This approach is based on Dr. Hughes' experience working with children in foster care and adoptive families and those who love them. Dr. Hughes is a world renowned psychologist and author. Dianne Mathes is a therapist with over 35 years' experience working with children and families as well as many years' experience in teaching, training and group facilitation. Dawn Tracz is a social worker with 24 years' experience working within the child welfare system supporting children and families, training new adoptive and foster parents, providing attachment focused therapy and facilitating groups. Both Dawn and Dianne have trained with Dr. Dan Hughes.


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279 - JOCK from MondoCon 2 and a special Circle of Trust with Dan Kuhlken of DKNG Studios.
Mark Simpson, known by the pen name Jock, is a British comics artist and writer, best known for his work in 2000 AD, The Losers, and more recently Batman and Wolverine.
Talking Points You'll Hear on Episode 279 with Jock live at MondoCon 2
- We explore the emotions behind the signature brush style of Jock.
- The beginnings of being asked to do covers for Batman and his long history with the caped crusader.
- From start to set, we learn about Jock's creative process when working on character/set design for films.
- His take on page layout and composition for comic illustration.
- Pushing and dragging the brush across the board as a way to add expression to his work.
- The transfer of energy and acting out your characters emotions as you're illustrating them.
- Jock's relationship with teenage Jock.
- Stage fright with dream projects.
- Another round of MondoCon Hire, Fire and Retire with Jock.
In The Circle of Trust
Dan Kuhlken of DKNG Studios talks about setting up a new office space, learning to enjoy the periods in your schedule where there is no work AND we break down the last 3 years of his business DKNG Studios, where the boys have decided on a new working plan for 2016. This is great content that you won't want to miss if you're a seasoned pro or just getting started.


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Balloon Calendar
As our calendar - scheduled lif is deteriorating our well-being, let the party bring our joy back to life again. Balloon AA Company has created a special balloon - calendar especially for our clients to turn a stressful office into a 365 - day of party. Not only does this new calendar remind our client of the brand, with the website and contact number. It also lightens up the party mood every time the clients look as this new product.


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Smoked Sausage Skillet Supper
Country Mouse City Spouse
How many nights have you just wanted to keep dinner minimalistic as far as clean-up? I know some of my favorite meals involve only dirtying a handful of dishes- not even enough to justify running the dishwasher because it won't create a full load. This Smoked Sausage Skillet is a go-to dish when I want a simple yet satisfying supper.
All the dishes you need to prepare this is a large, deep skillet and your rice cooker. (I use a simple microwave one like this one.) Before I start cooking, I pop the rice into the microwave. (Sometimes I even do this the night before if I'm making a stir-fry or another rice dish. I just cook double what I need and refrigerate the leftovers.)
Then I slice the smoked sausage and get that in the skillet browning with some garlic. While that's cooking, I dice up all my veggies.
I typically don't have a lot of broccoli fresh, but I keep bags of frozen broccoli on hand to add some color to a lot of my dishes. I used a bag of frozen broccoli florets in this recipe. The rest of the veggies (peppers, onions, and tomatoes) I grew myself in the backyard.
Toss in the veggies and chicken broth and cook.
Then add in your rice, season as you like, and serve.
- 1 package smoked sausage
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 large red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced
- 2 large tomatoes, diced
- 1 package frozen broccoli florets, thawed
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 cups prepared rice
- Heat olive oil and crushed garlic, stir in smoked sausage slices and cook until smoked sausage is browned.
- Add pepper, onion, broccoli, chicken broth and tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes until vegetables are tender and the liquid is absorbed.
- In the meantime, cook rice according to package instructions. Stir rice into the skillet, season and serve.