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Spring sneaks softly in…
like a brown field mouse
hiding from Cats.
likes a warm breeze in between
the gusty cloudy grey sky.
Spring sneaks softly in…
like an afternoon nap
fading slowly pass or
like changing the clocks
forward an hour
spring sneaks softly in…
like a sunrise you almost
missed out on while checking
your cellphone constantly,
or when you realize that sweaters
feel both too tight and too warm.
Spring sneaks softly in…
while we are busy taking
winter for granted and have
completely forgotten what Summer is all about?
Spring sneaks in softly…
with the clearing of blue skies
the beginning of muddy dirt pies
the trading of gray daylight
for ever expanding bright sunlight
Spring sneaks softly in like a thief among
tulips and windy breezes
Spring sneaks in.


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Bouffe: a mud volcano in the middle of a forest.
I'd like to dub this year, The Year of the Kapok Tree.
When Marketing told me their plans to go looking for a Kapok tree in Trinidad, I lit up. It was a chance to get out of the air condition office, away from the computer and head down south to Moruga — where honestly, very few of us Port-of-Spain town folk actually ever go. So with the help of Edmund and Derrick from the Trinidad and Tobago Tour Guide Association the Kapok staff piled into a maxi taxi and meandered our way through San Fernando and Princes Town on a mission to re-discover one of the tallest trees in Trinidad, our namesake.
A roughly 2½ hour road trip from Port-of-Spain — the hiking trail is located off Edwards Trace (between Moruga and Guayaguayare), through a Petrotrin checkpoint. Hunters' camps line the bumpy and dusty old roadway, along with numerous flora or 'bush' that some Trinidadians will recognize as local remedies used in teas and soups (Ex. zeb-a-pik and prickly palm). We pulled up to campsite #31, off-loaded and began our hike on foot.
The Kapok Tree
Little is known as to how exactly the hotel got its name. The founder Godfrey Chan (1928 - 1994) was responsible for giving the hotel this iconic name.
There is a history however of the kapok or 'silk cotton' tree in Trinidad. It's a native tree that is scattered in the forests of both Trinidad and Tobago — bearing cotton, wood and oil used traditionally by indigenous or the First Peoples of T&T. Commercially in other countries. It is one of the largest trees in the country, with the Moruga Kapok Tree reaching taller than 56 metres (184 feet) — the hotel is only about half that size, at approximately 30 metres (100 feet) in height.
Over the course of Trinidad's history, local folklore has protected this tree. In Moruga, it is believed by the residents that the tree harbours evil spirits or jumbies. Other accounts also find our infamous Douens hiding in and out of the signature buttress roots of this giant tree, helping shoo away hunters to protect the forest.
The mythology of the tree spans centuries. Port-of-Spain itself, the capital, having once been an Amerindian village called Cu-Mucurapo or "Place of the Silk Cotton Tree" blending pre- and post-colonial histories and beliefs of Amerindians with generations of Africans and East Indians around this sacred and revered giant tree.
Oceans away, the kapok flower (since 1982) is celebrated as the national flower of Guangzhou, China. This is where Godfrey, Kapok Hotel's founder, moved to and grew up as a child, returning to Trinidad at around age 17. The Kapok tree, one might concur, has been a subtle thread in Godfrey's life — in the places he's worked and called home: Guangzhou, Guayaguayare, and Port-of-Spain. Cantonese believe that the Kapok tree has a strong spirit which pushes it to grow tall into the sunlight, a meaningful name for one's legacy.
Moruga Bouffes
Weary of superstition, but respectful of nature's wonders, we trodded lightly with curiosity, taking selfies and group photos near the towering fortress-like roots of the legendary Moruga Kapok Tree. It was impossible looking up, to see the top of the Kapok tree, with forest vegetation and branches of other trees blocking the view. We regrouped and moved on to our next destination, the Moruga Bouffes.
What is a Bouffe?
A Bouffe is a mud volcano in the middle of a forest. This happens when gas and mud rise up through a fault in the earth's surface, when one occurs in a tropical forest it forms what is called a tassik - an open area surrounded by forest. In the tassik, which can be several acres across, gas bubbles up through craters of different sizes and shapes. (Source: Trinidad & Tobago Field Naturalist Club)
The Moruga Bouffe is the largest tassik or area outside of Piparo (central Trinidad) with mud volcanoes. For us, it was a welcomed retreat from the thorny and itchy bush that reached chest deep at times, requiring us to traverse the trail with arms high and sweat marks showing. The Bouffe was anything but that — a great way to recharge and freshen up for the hike back. Very picnic and photo friendly, with lots of cool and refreshing mud to go around.
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A special thank you to Stephanie and Brenda, who did an amazing job organizing with Derrick and Edmund to create a one-of-a-kind adventure and experience for the Kapok staff. There were no hiccups, the taxis felt safe, and plenty of pelau to fill our bellies.
For more information, don't hesitate to contact the T&T Tour Guide Association to arrange a tour or call us at 622-5765 for assistance. We'd be happy to help.

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Defining Point Q3/Q4 W|W Filter 2019
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Thank you Defining Point for being the bridge between Xylem and W|W. Because of your continued support and passion for Wine To Water, Xylem has been able to impact over 9,000 people in the past six months.
From January to June of 2019, Wine To Water implemented 3,071 Sawyer filters across the globe in eleven countries. Whether as part of our major programs or in response to disaster relief, W|W has been growing our filter program through strong partnerships and effective implementation trainings all over the world.
Defining Point greatly contributed to our ability to respond to disaster situations. Wine To Water is always in need of more filters and grateful for those who contribute by donating or hosting filter builds.
In the past six months, HOPEworldwide and the Ugandan Water Project distributed over 1,500 filters all throughout Mozambique in response to Cyclone Idai, benefiting over 25,000 people with clean water. Furthermore, 48 filters were distributed in Pyauli, Nepal, in response to major flooding in the river basin.
W|W would like to thank everyone who sponsored Filter Build events from January to June of 2019. Your efforts and initiative to give back on a global scale have allowed us to further strengthen our programs throughout the Amazon, Nepal, and anywhere that need may arise. Whether your event was big or small, you all made incredible differences in the lives of filter recipients and their communities!
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So when it comes to miles accomplished this week, as well as surviving a full work week, open house, doctor's appointment, yard work and the regular duties that come along with being a wife and mother I was very successful! Between running and walking I was able to cram in 19.6 miles this week. We have had georgous weather and I have been trying to spend as much time outside as possible! I have kept up with my April running challenge and I must say it has been quite a great motivator! I have recently told some of students that I broke 100 miles so now they like to constantly ask me how many miles I have run. I now feel like I have another accountability group and I like it!
I feel like I am officially starting to feel pregnant now- as I am closing out week 26 and the second trimester. Sleeping has already become uncomfortable at times and I am wishing I had a bathroom attached to my classroom! My clothes are no longer fitting well and it is time to dig out the next size up of clothes. As I mentioned before I did have a doctor's appointment this week. Along with my regular check up I got my lab slip to have my 1- hour glucose test done. This is a test a dread because last year I failed the 1-hour and was given the bad news I had to sit through the 3-hour fasting glucose test. I passed the 3-hour test fine, and having blood drawn 4 times did not even bother me that much, it was the fact that I had to sit at lab corp for 3 hours and answer the same set of questions multiple times, and try to convince myself that I was not starving to death. Last year I contributed my failed 1-hour test due to the fact that I had a sweetened ice tea and a few slices of the Amish friendship bread that easily has 7 cups of sugar in it when that recipe is all said and done during the day that I had my test done. This year knowing that I would more than likely be given the slip to get this test done, I was very careful to not consume much sugar at all. I made my trip over to lab corp did the 1-hour deed and went home with every hope I would pass this test so I would not have to endure the terrible 3-hour test again. Well the bad news came on Friday… I failed my test AGAIN! I was so bummed! So now first thing Monday morning I will be reporting to Lab corp to enjoy at least 3 hours in their office. I am again hoping for the best that these results will come back fine, just like they did when I was pregnant last time. This time it is a fasting test so no food 12 hours before the test and no food for the 3 hours I sit in the office, yes that is at least 15 hours with no food! I think I will treat myself to a large Oreo mcflurry when it is all said and done-and don't even think I am not going to ask for extra Oreo because that will be happening. Keep your fingers crossed! Here is to another successful week and a passed glucose tolerance test! Enjoy what is left of the weekened and keep on running!


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When my cat Teeny feels any sort of emotion, she cowers under the bed hiding. This is applicable for fear, hunger, excitement, and embarrassment. Hides right under the bed… trembling. She's a weenie. Don't tell my boyfriend I said that, but she is a weenie. I've adopted this practice...as I currently am under the bed- in this case for embarrassment. Just kidding! I'm not under the bed- there's no way I could type if I was cramped like that. But I mean figuratively… I am humiliated. I said, word for word, that I'd have my blog updated TWICE by Sunday. And here it is, Tuesday… and no updates! What a mess. I've been so busy NOT shopping that I plum forgot. Kudos go to Annelise for calling my bluff… I don't even know why I didn't update because there is SO much I want to share. I guess I'll hop right to it. Sunday, July 18 would have been a perfect day for a shopping spree… but my dear friend Rachel and I made our own Shop-free Sunday. We had a delicious lunch (with a pitcher of mojitos, who are we kidding). Afterwards, what better way to beat the heat than a mani pedi combo? In the past few months, I've really taken to keeping up with not just the Kardashians, but my nails as well. Changing the polish is a perfect way to feel up to date and cute, and it doesn't count as shopping. I went with turquoise color on my fingers, and hot pink on my toes.Isn't my ring fantastic? It was a gift from my grandma right before her passing. My grandpa bought it for her in Italy. For months, I was too afraid to wear it- can you imagine if I somehow lost it? Tragic. But I broke through my fear and love staring at it throughout the day. It makes me think of my AMAZING and stylish grandma, who will eventually get a post all to her own (and her love of shoes). I am complimented on the ring ALL the time. It is a perfect lesson in old things still being cute. A cameo older than I, and more stylish than I as well… so hopefully it counterbalances the days that I wear Chuck Taylor's with leggings… We ran a few crafty errands (literally, Craft Warehouse) and stopped by the store to get the fixings for a meal worthy of a third grader. We also Red-Boxed "Chloe." I DO NOT RECOMMEND. It left us not only in pain from the huge dinner, but literally gave us a head ache wondering what we'd just sat through. While the plot was just ODD, Amanda Seyfried's character had some amazing coats. I can only thank the movie gods for putting this to DVD during 100 degree temps, or I'd really be coveting those coats and life would be miserable.
See, a whole Sunday and I didn't even miss the mall! In fact, I'd say this day was made better WITHOUT the need for new clothes.


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Our (uh, 2 week long) flawless run of weekly episodes has come to an end and we're going bi-weekly again. Until we're weekly again. Which will last until we're biweekly. And so on. If nothing else, at least we are consistently inconsistent.
So yeah, new episode next week (for real- we'd rather die weekly than go tri-weekly).
In the meantime, why not check out our FREE zine?!


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KidsPeace has extensive experience working with private and public insurance and managed care programs to treat a wide range of issues affecting youth.
Some of the issues addressed by KidsPeace services are listed below. Specific admissions criteria for each program can be found in our services page. For more information or to make a referral, please call KidsPeace Admissions at 800-8KID-123 (800-854-3123).
KidsPeace addresses a wide range of issues requiring specialized care, including but not limited to:
Adjudication cases
Adjustment disorder
Angry acting out
Bipolar disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Conduct disorder
Co-Occurring disorders (psychiatric/substance abuse)
Difficulties in interaction/bonding
Dissociative identity disorder
Dysfunctional behavior patterns
Impulse-control disorder
Intermittent explosive disorder
Learning disabilities
Multiple psychiatric disorders
Oppositional behavior
Posttraumatic stress disorder
School phobia
School refusal
Severe attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Sexual abuse victims/perpetrators
Social/emotional maladjustment
Suicidal gesturing
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Founded in 1989 by Dr. Gabriel Serrano, Sesderma are well-known for being the go-to brand for those who want products that really listen to their skin.
Over 25 years in the industry, creating and developing products for all skin types and concerns, means Sesderma are well-placed to understand what their customer wants and needs from a topical solution.
In 1991, they were the first brand in Spain to start formulating products that included Glycolic Acid to treat the skin and in 2010, they released an entire range of skin care formulated using nanotechnology. Now, almost all Sesderma products use the same blueprint; encapsulating their key active ingredients within a specialist liposomal bubble which not only makes them better equipped to reach the lower layers of the skin, but more effective at treating common issues like ageing, blemishes and uneven tone.
The range has continued to expand over the years and has since been categorised into Sesderma Health, Sesderma Beauty and Sesderma Nanotech sub-ranges to make finding a product to treat your specific skin needs easier. The C-VIT range is ideal for dull and lacklustre complexions, the SALISES range works wonders for problematic skins, the KOJICOL and HIDROQUIN ranges take care of mild and stubborn pigmentation, while HIDRADERM focuses on keeping the skin hydrated at all times. Many of these sub-ranges have also received multiple awards over the years, further proving their impressive skin correcting ability.
Finally, after starting life in Europe before expanding into the USA, Sesderma has at last landed in the UK and a hand-picked selection of the range is now available online. Try it for yourself today.


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Trader Joe's Turkey Meatballs Make for an Easy Lunch or Dinner
Sometimes when you get in from work, or at lunch you don't feel like preparing anything that you really have to cook. The thought of coming in after a long morning of meetings, and calls, or after a long day of work, and actually cooking gives me a headache thinking about it. But, as you know Trader Joe's can usually help!
I know some of us still cook our meals, and enjoy the prep, but more of us don't. The problem is many of the fast foods you can buy at the local Mc Donald's, or Wendy's are not that healthy, and even those frozen meals from the big chain grocery stores are full of stuff that most of us can't pronounce.
I know myself, being a single person, the microwave and I are best friends, and without it I think that I would starve. That is why the fully cooked Turkey Meatballs from Trader Joe's are a must have on my grocery shopping list. This is one of the many foods you can get from your local Trader Joe's that is not only quick to make, but also pretty healthy for you too!
Myself, I have them different ways, but most often either with Trader Joe's # 99 Marinara Sauce which is rich and hearty, and really is a nice accompaniment. Sometimes, especially at lunch time I will have my turkey meatball with Trader Joe's Ketchup, which tastes great too! Of course, I may be biased, since I love the taste of ketchup, which I know is weird.
Certainly there are other ways to serve them, and I know there are some great recipes in this and other Trader Joe's recipe books, but I like to keep things simple.
Trader Joe's Turkey Meatballs Nutrition Information
Containing no flavors, preservatives, or artificial colors these turkey meatballs are pretty healthy for you as well as tasty! You can heat a whole bag (6 servings) in about 7 minutes in your typical 1200 watt microwave. Heat with the marinara included (don't forget to cover with a paper towel before heating), or heat plain, and just add ketchup or any other seasoning. You can eat them plain too!
The package includes a total of 6 servings, which is 2 meatballs each.
Per Serving:
100 calories per serving
4 g of fat
5 g of carbohydrates
12 g of protein
2 g of fiber
Your Comments or Thoughts
Have you tried Trader Joe's Turkey Meatballs yet, and if so what did you think? Did you douse them in a sauce, add them to a recipe, eat them with ketchup, or perhaps plain? Share your thoughts by posting your comments below, I look forward to reading them!
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I thank you in advance for shopping, bookmarking this site, and shopping using my links often.
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Bondholder Derby Brewing Company venues will be donating a portion of the profits from every pint of Beast from the Yeast sold to East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
Head Brewer Andy is passionate about pushing the boundaries of brewing and experimenting with flavours and strengths, and this week he has been crafting the company's strongest beer yet: a 6.2% beast of an IPA. Using Citra, Chinook and Simcoe hops this brew has low bitterness and high flavour. Citrus and tropical fruit bursts make it decidedly drinkable, and the ABV will knock your woolly socks off.
It's still in the fermenters at the moment but soon will be launched in cask in all DBC venues – The Tap, The Greyhound, The Queen's Head and The Kedleston – and also available to stockists across the country. The recent weather conditions have also had serious consequences, cutting off many rural communities and leaving travellers stranded. Emergency services have worked tirelessly in extreme environments to get help to those in need. As a gesture of thanks for their dedication all DBC owned venues will be donating a portion of the profits from every pint sold of Beast from the Yeast to East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
Derby Brewing Company said: "We raise a glass to our emergency services, the real heroes of the 'Beast from the East'."


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Brown Bag lunches on personal finance literacy begin Sep. 12
Student life will host a series of Brown Bag lunches focusing on personal finance literacy throughout the Fall 2012 semester, said Student Life Director Erin Logan.
"I see students coming through my office who need money for the bus or who tell me they haven't eaten breakfast yet that day, but they're playing on their iPhones or carrying a Coach bag," Logan said.
"There just seems to be a disconnect between wants and needs. So when the opportunity to apply for a grant to fund this came across my desk in the spring, I jumped on it."
The series begins Sept. 12. For more information, visit the Student Life office in the Main Building or go to www.occc.edu/studentlife.
Keep checking back here for more updates.
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New Croissant-Hybrid 'Baissant' Brings Crumbs Bakery Back to Life
When Crumbs announced it would be reopening with a new hybrid food item on the menu, Mashable just had to get the flaky low down.
In July, Crumbs abruptly closed all 48 of its U.S. shops due to serious financial difficulties. But with the help of a few cupcake-loving investors, the chain was acquired in a Chapter 11 process by the Lemonis Fischer Acquisition Company, LLC — co-owned by Marcus Lemonis, the host of CNBC's The Profit.
See also: It Takes 3 Days to Make a Real Cronut
The bake shop reopened on Oct. 14 in New York City, with future plans to reopen 24 stores across the U.S.
The Crumbs revival comes with a new menu breakfast item: the curiously-named "baissant." Lemonis tells Mashable that the "baissant" is made with both bagel and croissant doughs which are interwoven and baked. The bagel-croissant debuted alongside other items, including the "crozel," a pretzel-croissant hybrid.
The cupcake chain isn't the first to attempt a revamp of the classic bagel — supermarket chain Stew Leonard's and Brooklyn's Bagel Shop produced similar hybrids named the "Crogel" and the "Cragel," respectively.
In a quest to determine how Crumbs' version held up, Mashable staffers decided to taste test the product. Is it dense like a bagel? Is it flaky like a croissant? Or is it an ideal combination of both or just an unfortunate lack of either?
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Thank you Yves Courtel for showing us this beautiful picture of one of the very best mountains in Europe: Mont Blanc.
Target in our mountaineering life for may of us, now we can see this peak from as far as 332 km., as seen from the summit of Plomb du Cantal, in the central France massif.
Crystal clear view and perfect atmosphere! Who know how far it could go if some more peaks were shown in the horizon!
As Yves quotes: "It was a perfect day, with the mountains showing up half hour before sunrise. The mountains dissapeared once the sun rose."
For those trying to reach this summit for a similar view, it is easy to access through a 1:45 hours hike.


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Aerosmith Star Questions 60 Minutes Editing (Top 12 of April 2012)
He's branded the people behind CBS flagship news magazine 60 Minutes as "brutal" for their work – and says he and his colleagues were forced into a state of nerves because of presenter Lara Logan's low-cut top.
The feature saw Hamilton, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford listing the things they didn't like about Tyler, who was then shown edited footage, leading him to say: "I think my busting everyone's chops is what got this band to where it is. I get the hits. Yeah, I'm that good."
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Houses of Worship are renowned for their skills at building communities. New York Interfaith Power & Light not only participates in climate-dedicated coalitions, we actively seek to build communities of enduring collaborations between the 800 registered 501(c)3 organizations dedicated to environmental concerns in New York State.
We are proud members of the New York Renews Coalition.
We are one of forty independent chapters of Interfaith Power & Light.
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Unknown Soldiers | Iraqi woman gave soldier four more years
Shortly after returning from six tense months on the violent streets of Iraq's Al Anbar Province, Army Sgt. Steven DeLuzio sat down with his parents.
"Steven came home from Iraq and said, 'you have 30 minutes to ask me anything you want, and then I'll never talk about it again,' " the soldier's father, Mark DeLuzio, said.
Steven's dad quickly noticed a tattoo on one of his son's arms that appeared to depict the shrouded face of an Iraqi woman. When Mark asked Steven what the tattoo signified, the soldier explained that the female civilian had warned his patrol about a roadside bomb buried not far from their Humvee.
"The lady saved his life," Mark said.
Eventually, the grateful American soldiers went back to the Ramadi neighborhood to thank the woman for her words of warning. What they found inside her home was shocking and horrific.
"Steven found the woman, her husband and their kids all beheaded," the soldier's father said. "It really weighed on him."
Nobody forced Steven to serve in western Iraq, where countless insurgents have terrorized innocent men, women and children. While growing up in suburban Connecticut, Steven and his older brother, Scott, developed a deep respect for our nation's flag and those who defend it.
"They were very patriotic kids, and when 9/11 happened, they both felt a call and felt they wanted to do something," Mark said.
"It's a volunteer Army and they both volunteered to go," Steven and Scott's mother, Diane DeLuzio, added. "That's what they wanted to do."
In 2006, Steven was attending college in Vermont when he deployed to Iraq with the state's National Guard. While fearing for their youngest son's safety, Mark and Diane already knew of his bravery. At age 3, Steven had jumped on a bike without training wheels, and from that day forward never backed down from a challenge.
"He wasn't a perfect kid — we knew he had his flaws — but he was always mature for his age," Diane said.
Much happened between Steven's 2006 return from Iraq and a 2010 combat deployment to Afghanistan. He graduated from college with an accounting degree, became an uncle and learned that his brother, Scott, would also deploy to Afghanistan around the same time.
Steven also asked his high school sweetheart, Leeza, to marry him. Their wedding date was set for Sept. 17, 2011, but before anyone could celebrate, Steven and Scott would have to survive Afghanistan.
"You worry, of course," their dad said. "We knew how dangerous Ramadi was, we knew how dangerous Afghanistan was, and now we had two there at the same time."
When Steven arrived in mountainous eastern Afghanistan, communication with his parents became scant, unlike in Iraq. But whenever they did hear his voice, like in one particular August 2010 voicemail, Mark and Diane would smile.
"He was so excited that Leeza's sister was going to have a baby ... he was so excited to be an uncle again," Steven's mom said. "That was the last time we heard his voice."
On Aug. 22, 2010, Sgt. Steven DeLuzio, 25, and Sgt. Tristan Southworth, 21, were killed during a fierce clash with enemy fighters. Before anyone could blink, Scott DeLuzio was escorting his brother's flag-draped casket out of Afghanistan.
"Steven was the first one killed in the battle," the fallen hero's dad said. U.S. forces "ended up prevailing, believe it or not."
When thousands lined Connecticut highways and South Glastonbury streets to honor their hometown hero, the DeLuzios knew their youngest son — like his big brother — had truly made a difference.
"It was very comforting to me at the time to know that so many people missed him," Steven's mom said. "In 25 years, he did so much."
One of the things Steven did was permanently memorialize the Iraqi woman who gave him the opportunity to live four more years.
"That's why he had the tattoo — to remember her," Mark said.
We might not all have tattoos honoring the thousands of brave men and women to make the ultimate sacrifice since 9/11, but the names, faces, words and deeds of heroes like Sgt. Steven DeLuzio should be emblazoned in our hearts.
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It was one of those gorgeous, free evenings: the kind where work had been finished, dinner cooked, and I could subside with a glass of wine. As I sat in the living room, Kate Bush blaring out (who else?) I began thinking about all the brilliant women who inspire me. Kate has been a presiding influence in my life for years. I adore her keen creativity. The theatricality and continual reinvention. The songs that reach the nerves.
I grabbed a pen and paper, and began scribbling down other names. All the extraordinary women who've affected me on one way or another. The list grew and grew. In fact, I think it may be never-ending. That evening was several months ago, but I'm adding in new names all the time. Some of them make me want to grab life by the handful. Others write such astonishing words that I'm left reeling after reading. Others still I admire for their empathy, their compassion, their never-ending interest in others. I wanted to share a few of them here. I've written before about the significance of celebrating others, but this goes beyond mere celebration. It's about acknowledging how we all, in our own way, owe a debt to so many others. In fact, less of a debt and more an acknowledgment of countless riches: of a multifaceted set of influences we all assemble for ourselves. So, here are just ten women who currently inspire me.
Her prose is poised and crafted, whether it's a sharp-talking essay or beautiful, aching portrait of the Biafran war in Nigeria. She's also someone I love for her unashamed celebration of being smart AND reveling in dressing well (and telling off anyone who thinks there might be an incompatibility between the two).
Diana is in her seventies. I occasionally visit her house for mum, which will involve a cup of tea, a tour of the greenhouses, and a return home with an armful of whatever is currently in season: whether it's the tongue-curling tang of tomatoes straight from the vine, or wind-fall apples.
Diana is curious, vivacious, and full of life. That's how I want to be.
I bumped into Tahmina by chance at a book event. We met a fortnight later for a very enthusiastic, drawn-out chat over ice-cream. She's the same age as me and, alongside doing her degree, is the editor in chief of XXY magazine.
Meeting other driven young women is always exciting, especially when the conversations spiral from feminism to fashion and back again.
When I first saw Frida's painting 'The Crumbling Column', I cried.
The image tapped directly into how I felt about my own spine (read Rosalind's beautiful piece about Scoliosis here). It was a visceral, gut-punching reaction.
From her ability to explore her own trauma through her art to her always fabulous outfits, Kahlo is someone I think about a lot.
Louise writes books that can be difficult to read, and I mean that as the highest compliment. She tackles the kinds of things we need to talk about more (body image, pressures placed on women, rape culture, feminism), and her YA books Only Ever Yours and Asking for It are both compelling, disturbing works. This list is rather biased towards writers (given that it's my own career too), but Louise ranks highly because she leaves me feeling braver and more willing to tackle challenging subjects. Plus, she's hilarious on Twitter.
I wrote my dissertation on Woolf. Spending several months in the company of her words was both a privilege and a pleasure. Her sentences fizz and sparkle. Whether it's a deft observation in an essay, or the galloping rhythm of life passing by in The Waves, I always surface from her works wanting to read, write, and live vividly.
Hepburn purely makes the list for looking so damn good in wide-legged trousers. Also for her brimming wit and sass in every movie I've seen her in. I always feel a little more assertive after watching her act.
Where to begin? My mum is steel-strong. Despite being the smallest member of our family, she exerts the most power by far. She's a ruthless editor, spying stray split infinitives and telling me off for using too many adjectives. She's a gorgeous, gorgeous writer. She's a red-headed, well-dressed, always-organized, ever-thoughtful woman who somehow manages to keep our family glued together. I have endless respect for her, and endless love.
I could write an entire list alone composed of the female poets I adore (hey Kate Tempest, Elizabeth Jennings, U.A Fanthorpe, Mina Loy, Greta Stoddart, Sarah Howe, Greta Bellamacina and countless others!) but Alice Oswald is particularly special.
Her sense of craft and music astounds me. Her poems are so alive to space, to landscapes, to bodies, to intensity.
Every time I put down one of her collections, I have to grab my notebook and begin scribbling.
Artist, textiles designer, clothes maker, multimedia goddess – Delaunay's imagination manifested itself in so many forms.
Artist, textiles designer, clothes maker, multimedia goddess – Delaunay's imagination manifested itself in so many forms.
Moving between different fields and ways of thinking/ creating is such a wonderful skill to have. Delaunay said that colour was "the skin of the world", and her bright, beautiful work – whether it's a poem dress or a patchwork quilt – gets me itching to pull out paints, fabric, and needle and thread.
As I said, this is but a handful.
My original list also included people like Erin O'Connor, Janet Mock, St Vincent, Flo Morrissey, Cindy Sherman, Angela Carter, Grace Jones, Ida Kar, my great-great maternal grandma, Anne Fadiman, Amandla Stenberg, Jeanette Winterson, Mara Clarke, and many, many others.
Top pic: Photographer Ida Karr. Top row: Model Erin O'Connor, trans author Janet Mock, Singer Flo Morrisey, Grace Jones
Bottom row: Writer Angela Carter, Abortion Support Network founder Mara Clarke, Writer Jeanette Winterson, Actress Amandla Stenburg, Artist Cindy Sherman


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Build your own vivid, imaginary world of sound! In this special series of workshops, kids will learn how to design and build their own musical instruments, learn about sound design and experiment with synthesizers and loop pedals.
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The Psychology Behind Playing Online Video Games
It's a love affair. People can't stop themselves from 'just trying this game for fun', and they'll find themselves hooked to the newest fad, game or trend faster than snapping their fingers. There are different niches of games to satisfy everyone, from hard-core combat to fairylike fantasy. It's easy to find one that suits your preference, and soon enough, you're registered, logged on and playing online video games with all your heart.
So Why Do Video Games Suck Us In?One reason playing online video games may have become so popular is because our fast-paced, real-life world has conditioned people to have short attention spans for situations that move too slowly. We've become victims of our own creation, becoming bored easily and turning away from cards or tabletop games to an exciting, easy, quick fix for our entertainment. Playing online video games gives a real boost to our nervous system - our attention level spikes sharply, we sit up and feel the tingle of excitement, anticipating the barrage of mental stimuli and instant gratification playing online video games offers.
Another reason we might cleave to playing online video games is because gaming takes up a good chunk of our concentration and focus. While we're trying to plan our next move, or running through our options in lightening-fast decision making, there is one thing we tend not to do: Pay attention to the world around us. Take note of people's behaviour while they are playing online video games - they seem to be phased out, and speaking to them most often gets no response. It's as if they need to be woken up from their games and brought out of their trance-like yet extremely complex mental state.
What does a trance have to do with the possible psychology of playing online video games? Simply, the person is using the game as a form of escapism. While playing online video games, no one has to deal with work issues, home problems, doing laundry or feeding the cat. Nothing but themselves and the computer screen matters, and for a period of time, they can phase out and forget the world, and their problems, exists.


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Posted by Jeff Id on September 27, 2010
More rare than the alignment of four planets or a politician actually reducing government, it appears that Phil Jones and Anthony Watts have accidentally agreed with each other – at least a little bit. By email, Anthony called my attention to a post he particularly liked by Juraj Vanovcan. It's well written and explains a point which seems rather obvious, the surface temperature of the ocean drives air temperature, not the other way around. The total energy content of the ocean is about 1000 times greater than the atmosphere. What's not often understood by some is that the bulk of the ocean is very cold (3C ish) and only the surface is warm. Flip the surface in exchange for cold deep water and you get at least a temporary but severe ice age.This link has an excellent layman's description of the ocean temperatures.
Now today's standard climate model theory expresses that aerosols (soot) suppressed past temperatures and in the 60's and 70's aerosol regulations cleaned the air enough to allow the full scale of global warming to begin to be realized. Below is a global temperature curve by Zeke.
Even though CO2 output and accumulation was rising for the whole time period encompassed by this graph, the temperature only rose sharply since about 1970 . The pros have often lectured us skeptical laypeople that aerosols are the only explanation. Many have replied that the oceans drive temperatures because the ocean heat content is simply too great an influence and ocean temperature shifts are dominated by natural cycles. I've never taken a position either way, but the aerosol explanation for the slowly rising and occasionally dropping temperatures up to 1970 never made much physical sense to me, simply because of the sudden stop in the trend followed by a strong rise. However, many climate scientists have claimed it is impossible to explain these features in the temperature curves with natural variation and without aerosols. IMO it is more likely due to ocean surface temperature changes than aerosols but is unproven. I state this only on the basis of the magnitude of the energy involved.
Well today I ran across the first paper published by Dave Thompson and coauthored by Phil Jones since Dr. Jones (and others) were caught with their hands in the climategate cookie jar. As a side note, it's amazing that so many 'reporters' seem to lose their discriminatory capacity when it comes to flaws in the global warming consensus. Every news article I ran across on the subject mentions that Phil was cleared of wrongdoing. Anyway, I guess that's why people read blogs instead of getting news from papers.
Andy Revkin has slightly less political approach – this time. His article is worth reading because he solicited quite a bit of back and forth commentary from the climate community which was very interesting, Apparently the paper highlights a four year anomaly variation between the NH an SH which can only be explained by salinity induced ocean currents which was not predicted by the models. It also seems to explain the 1960-1980 cooling trend.
If someone could send me a full copy by email, it would be appreciated. Link to the abstract is here.
In the climatologist replies at Dot Earth, several express concern over the 'skeptics' interpretation of this paper. I've read only the abstract and the news articles, but this is a tiny bit more evidence that sophisticated computer models can be tweaked to match observations to a basic level and still be wrong. We already know they overestimate the post 1970 trends by 2 to 4 times by MMH10, now it appears that the post 1980 trend may have been significantly increased by salinity induced reductions of the pre-1980 sea surface temperatures. If we smooth the temperature curves by removing this particular ocean influence, you would get a more gradual exponential style rise to the temperatures measured today. It leaves me to ask – doesn't that mean that from the 30 year trend, atmospheric temperature sensitivity to CO2 and aerosol forcing, has been overestimated even more?
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September 27, 2010 at 9:20 am
The new Thompson et al paper (Nature, Vol. 467) is needed as it puts the long missed focus on the ocean, although it was also done by N. S. Keenlyside et al (2008) "Advancing decadal-scale climate prediction in the North Atlantic sector" Nature Vol.453.
Presumably more significant is that Quirin Schiermeier announced it at Nature News as a small sensation: "Three-tenths of a degree may seem a small dip — but, for climate researchers, the discovery that a large patch of the ocean cooled by 0.3 °C within a few years around 1970 is a small sensation. " see: Quirin Schiermeier, 22 September 2010, Nature 467, 381 (2010), "When the North Atlantic caught a chill – Surface cooling could have pushed down temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere 40 years ago." http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100922/full/467381a.html
Actually sciences has lost many decades of investigating what really matters in climatic research, the ocean. Many questions are still not raised, and many will not be answered for a long time as it took a bit long to reach this stage. How long will it take from now until we know if and how human activities influence the marine environment concerning climate matters. This could presumably be very quickly be answered by the role the naval wars during WWI and WWII played in the warming of the Arctic and Northern Hemisphere from 1919 to 1939 http://www.arctic-warming.com/ and during the initial phase of the global cooling from 1940 to the mid 1970 http://climate-ocean.com/ , which the reference paper by Juraj Vanovcan describes as "a string of cold years in early 1940s (much more pronounced in the Central/Eastern European record)" see: WUWT, 26.Sept. 2010.
September 27, 2010 at 9:22 am
Hi jeff,
The well mixed surface layer is formed whenever there is warning from below/cooling from above. That is, it is mainly formed via thermal convection. Claims of wave/wind driven formation of the mixed layer are grossly overstated (and misleading at best). At higher latitudes the depth of the well mixed layer varies with season, becoming quite deep in the winter due to surface cooling. At high latitudes in summer, there is little or no well mixed layer, because there is not enough time for the sun to warm the water at depth to higher than the surface temperatures… to much cold carried over from the previous winter…. so no convective mixing in summer.
In the tropics, the depth of the mixed layer is controlled mainly by the balance between absorption of solar energy from above and loss of heat due to turbulent mixing with colder water from below. As the intensity of light falls (along a roughly exponential decay curve) with depth, the solar heat being delivered at depth from absorbed sunlight declines exponentially in lockstep. So long as the heat from absorbed sunlight at any depth is greater than the heat lost to (very weak!) turbulent mixing with colder/deeper water, the excess heat can only escape from the ocean surface via convection; evaporative surface cooling allows escape of this heat to the atmosphere. When the rate of solar heat gain exactly equals the rate of heat lost to turbulent down-mixing, there is a reasonably sharp transition between the constant "mixed surface layer" temperature and the (exponentially) declining temperature profile of the thermocline.
Note that if all solar heat were delivered only at the ocean surface (if water were nearly opaque to sunlight) there would be little or no well mixed layer in the tropics, only an exponential temperature profile from surface to depth, very much like the shape of the present thermocline below the well mixed layer. It is convection that forms the well mixed layer, not physical mixing from wind/waves.
September 27, 2010 at 9:31 am
Hi Anthony,
There is some real-time access: http://dapper.pmel.noaa.gov/dchart/index.html
You can download profiles from any float anywhere on Earth. There is currently no real-time estimate of ocean heat content, but someone could develop one; all the data files are continuously available. Josh Willis at NASA JPL has said he plans to do this. I expect including reasonable quality control routines would make it a bit complicated to program. Someone who already has calculated ocean heat from ARGO data like Craig Loehle would seem to be a reasonable candidate, but he would probably need some funding.
September 27, 2010 at 9:38 am
Kevin, Josh, and Pielke Pere had a nice conversation a few months ago in which the latter two tried to convince the first that the data does not show his missing heat being transported below.
September 27, 2010 at 9:42 am
This has been commented on a number of times, but the drop in the 1945 time frame still has me wondering if it's really there or just a measurement artifact. The temp data still appears to be a sinusoidal pattern with a 60 yr term overlayed with a trend, so starting from 1880 to now is measuring trough to peak.
September 27, 2010 at 10:24 am
This article is relevant and timely
Stephen Budiansky: The Teflon Doomsayers
Liberal Curmudgeon Blog, 26 September 2010
In The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley offers example after spectacular example of a phenomenon that has baffled me ever since I began covering environmental issues in my first job in journalism thirty years ago: to wit, that while the entire presumable goal, purpose, and raison d'être of applied environmental science is to solve environmental problems, any environmental scientist who dares to suggest that problems are being solved is asking for trouble. As Ridley observes, we have arrived at a state where even the most wildly irrational pessimism is treated with reverence, while the most cautiously sober optimism is ridiculed.
Some of this is human nature and was ever thus; intellectuals, as The Rational Optimistreminds us, have been decrying modernism ever since modernism began. Actually, I wouldn't stop there: the belief in a lost golden age is as old as civilization, as is the intellectual vanity of casting oneself as the lone uncorrupted voice in the wilderness. A few thousand years before Dostoevsky, Malthus, George Orwell, and Paul Ehrlich, the Hebrew prophets were pouring out gloom and dismay with the best of them, dismissing the superficial comforts of the civilized world and its material rewards as a fool's paradise. Pessimism is what people with deep minds and deep souls have; optimism is what idiots with vacant grins on their faces have.
Pessimism is of course a proven fund-raising tool; "save the whales!" is always going to bring in more cash than "the whales are being saved!" But much more than that, we have today the amusingly ironic spectacle of tenured professors with salaries, health insurance, lifetime job security, and excellent retirement plans courtesy of TIAA-CREF being showered with worldly rewards (bestselling books, "genius" awards) for telling us that progress is an illusion and the end is near . . . while still preening themselves as daring outsiders courageously taking on the mighty and powerful. The fact that it takes no daring at all to adopt such an intellectual posture these days does not stop any of the practitioners of this business model from invariably announcing themselves to be the bearers of "dangerous" or "heretical" ideas and congratulating themselves for "speaking truth to power."
So there are understandable reasons why it pays to say that things have gone to hell and will continue to go to hell.
What I find almost inexplicable in all of this, however, is how the scientific doomsayers get away over and over again with making predictions that are fabulously, ridiculously — and demonstrably — incorrect, without the slightest repercussions upon their credibility or careers. Predictions of impending doom are published based on absurd methodologies and threadbare evidence of a kind that in the normal course of scientific affairs would be sufficient to ruin careers ten times over, and the authors walk away from them without a scratch.
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September 27, 2010 at 11:02 am
An Air Force meteorologist tells me that almost all climate models assume an ocean depth of 1 meter. Which removes most of the heat content issue. And makes the models less useful, but easier to generate.
As for thermoclines, anyone who studies the history of submarines knows that's where you hide to keep enemy destroyers from destroying you. The depth can vary greatly from place to place. You hope it above your crush depth.
Maximum water density occurs a tad below 4C, but in some parts of the ocean, that won't happen at the bottom due to volcanic activity. Which should make for some interesting convection currents. And making the climate models even harder.
So, we still don't know what we don't know.
September 27, 2010 at 11:20 am
The coupled climate models (CGCM's) include a complete (deep) ocean model. Some earlier models included only a 'slab' ocean of some specified thickness. How accurately these ocean circulation models mimic the behavior of the ocean is a different question.
In the ocean, the temperature for maximum density is reduced by dissolved salt. Maximum density is 4C only for fresh water. It is -2C for sea water… that is, at the temperature where water freezes out of sea water.
September 27, 2010 at 11:20 am
Re: Retired Engineer (Sep 27 11:02),
Salinity alters the density/temperature curve for water. For the salinity of sea water, the maximum density is below the freezing point.
Scroll down to get to the section on density.
September 27, 2010 at 2:26 pm
This is a worthwhile link of global av SST's
It could usefully be used with the individual data points that Steve referred to in #4
September 27, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Re #1
Isn't this as close to real time as you probably will get?
Although, I just checked and this is on this website:http://www.argo.ucsd.edu/Marine_Atlas.html
"Monthly updates to the Atlas have temporarily stopped as of July 2010. The Argo gridded data product is changing rapidly right now with the pressure correction being applied in many delayed mode files. When the grid reaches a stable point, the monthly updates will resume."
September 27, 2010 at 8:30 pm
#7, Don;
Your link isn't there. So I Scroogled it: http://budiansky.blogspot.com/2010/09/teflon-doomsayers.html
Thx for the heads-up!


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Ph.D., economics, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S., business administration, and B.S., engineering, San Diego State University
Summary of Experience
Dr. Ornstein is an economist specializing in antitrust and issues of competition and anticompetitive behavior. He has served as an economic consultant on a broad range of antitrust topics, including collusion, mergers and acquisitions, market foreclosure, exclusive dealing, predatory pricing, and tie-in sales. Dr. Ornstein has published more than 25 papers in economics journals and chapters in books on antitrust and other economic topics. In addition, he coauthored The Mutual Fund Industry (2010), a study of price competition between mutual funds; authored Advertising Intensity and Industrial Concentration (1977), a study of advertising's relationship to market structure and use for anticompetitive purposes; and coedited and contributed to The Impact of Large Firms on the U.S. Economy (1973).


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TCU puts a 62-point amen on Baylor's dizzying week
If there was a message to be delivered Saturday, some parable about ill-chosen methods and misplaced intentions, it soon evaporated in a flood of TCU yards and touchdowns.
Clearly, those black uniforms the Baylor Bears chose to wear were heavier than they thought.
Especially above the necks, it seemed.
After the TCU Horned Frogs had throttled the Bears 62-22, Baylor coach Jim Grobe was asked if the distractions of the previous week had anything to do with the outcome.
"We had the Wall Street Journal article come out before we played Texas, and that was the question," Grobe said.
"I think TCU played great. I hate to make excuses, but I really don't know how to put my finger on that."
For Baylor, indeed, it had to be a dizzying week – 60 Minutes on Tuesday, 62 points by the Frogs on this appropriately gray Saturday afternoon.
Bears players took to Twitter last week waving the "truth don't lie" banner of their fired head coach, Art Briles. His former assistant coaches, led by his son Kendal, followed Friday with an oddly-timed statement about what Briles knew and when.
Grobe, for the record, said he had no problem with assistant coaches tweeting what was intended to be a defense of their former boss.
"I think our coaches wanted their perspective known," he said. "And I'm not going to step in the way of that."
The problem with the tweets, the vote to wear black uniforms – for whatever reason – and the university's reaction to a grimace-inducing 60 Minutes report was the timing.
While the Bears were circling wagons, TCU coach Gary Patterson and his staff were scribbling Xs and Os.
For the second week in a row, Patterson's defense did its best to stifle a powerful Big 12 spread offense.
Baylor came into the game ranked first in the conference in rushing, third in total offense and third in scoring. But after scoring on their second play from scrimmage, the Bears were forced to punt on eight of their next 10 possessions, with another of them ending in a Seth Russell-thrown pick-six.
"You're going to ask me what's the difference?" Patterson said after the game. "I don't think there's any difference except we just played.
"We didn't hurt ourselves with penalties. We didn't give up the deep ball, except one. We tackled the run."
From the other sideline, Grobe offered an accurate counterpoint.
"It's the flattest I've seen us offensively so far."
A week after their own offense sputtered against Texas Tech, the Frogs responded with 34 first downs, 431 yards rushing and 688 total yards.
Quarterback Kenny Hill, sent to the bench a week ago in a futile effort to kick-start the offense, responded Saturday with 85 yards rushing and 244 passing.
More than that, Hill directed the Frogs on scoring drives of 54, 36, 88, 77, 85, 95, 66 and 72 yards.
Baylor, meanwhile, struggled to move the chains and kept having to start deep in its own end, thanks to TCU special teams play and Frogs punter Adam Nunez.
Patterson singled out the defensive efforts of cornerback Julius Lewis, linebacker Travin Howard and safety Denzel Johnson.
His defensive unit has made strides since the Kansas game in early October, Patterson said.
"We have been getting better," he said. "They've been regaining their confidence."
Part of that has been getting injured players back on the practice field. Receiver Emanuel Porter also missed time after the death of his father.
"Everybody wants to know what happens on Saturday," Patterson said. "To be honest with you, it's really what happens Monday through Friday. They're just 18-to-22-year-old kids, and how do you help them manage it?
"Because usually if their life is good off the field and it's smooth, then they play well on the field. If there are things that are going that aren't, then it's hard for them to manage all that."
Patterson was talking about his young pass receiver. But he could just as well been providing the day's missing lesson.
After a dizzying week, heavy seemed to hang the burden that the Baylor Bears carried with them.
TCU's 62 points simply provided the amen.
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Ouch. Don't fancy that at all. We've still to scan the biggest lots, but spending most of my time carting feed to them. Not sure it's cost effective but they're losing condition even with feeding.
Hopefully (doesn't look like it down here) the weather picks up for you soon Jane.


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We'll be honest and say that we LOVE it when our brides come back for our services after the wedding. It's the biggest approval stamp we can get! "Our" Monica had the honor of working with Monica for her big day and now again for her lifestyle photoshoot with her handsome man and adorable pup.
Monica is an accomplished interior and wedding photographer. Her works are brilliant--they show us the world in her point of view, and somehow her point of view is always so much more interesting. Her great taste also reflects in this photoshoot. The exquisite art deco dress paired with dark eyes and soft curls makes her look so classy, with just the perfect dash of vintage flair.
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Il tempo si è fermato (Time Stood Still)
Posted by martinteller on April 25, 2015
High in the Italian Alps, a dam is being constructed. The conditions are too harsh to work in the winter, when the only crew is a pair of caretakers: Salvetti (Paolo Guadrubbi) and Venerocolo (Natale Rossi). But Salvetti's wife gives birth, and his replacement is Roberto (Roberto Seveso), a college student hoping to use the isolation to study for an upcoming exam. Robert and Venerocolo have a distrustful tension between them, but their bond grows, especially when a storm knocks out the power.
This is Ermanno Olmi's first feature film, from 1959. But he was hardly new to the camera. During the previous eight years, he had directed some two dozen documentary shorts. Two years later, after another batch of short documentaries, he came out with the widely-acclaimed Il Posto and then I Fidanzati (one of my top 100 films). The latter was nominated for the Palme d'Or, a prize he would win in 1978 with The Tree of Wooden Clogs. Even then he was still making documentary shorts, mostly for television, but at this point he shifts more and more towards dramatic features. He's still working today, at age 82.
It's a long and interesting career. I confess I've never seen any of his vast documentary work, but his features have never let me down. Even at this first outing, he shows a lovely grace and sensitivity. And talent for gentle comedy, as Venerocolo and Robert view each other with subtle suspicion, as the newcomer gets on the older veteran's nerves, as the young man tries to find his place in a situation where he knows he's the foreign element. Robert wears a sweater emblazoned with a giant "R"… along with the puffy head of hair he sports, he evokes Archie Andrews, a symbol of an emerging youth culture that is completely alien to Venerocolo.
What's most appealing about the film is how much restraint Olmi shows. Never one for big moments, he underplays the rift between them. It's not some wacky "odd couple" situation. He takes it to a level that feels authentic, so that he doesn't have to make huge leaps to get to the other side. We fully believe every stage of this relationship and never feel that we've had to suspend disbelief to get from one to the next. The result is a beautiful expression of male bonding, of friendship, of a developing father-son like connection. The performances by Rossi and Seveso are very endearing, Rossi especially has a terrific face. Unfortunately, this is the only place to see it, as he never made another film (Seveso had a small role in 1963's Il terrorista and then seems to have found his vocation as a camera operator).
With wonderful music by Pier Emilio Bassi (including the hilarious "King of Rock" song Roberto plays on his phonograph) and excellent use of the "Totalscope" widescreen frame by Carlo Bellero, it's a funny and sweet picture. Both sides of this generation gap are presented with sympathy and understanding… sympathy and understanding that the characters themselves take on. Rating: Very Good (87)


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The meze style description:
Mezedes are many small dishes that make up a meal, and more importantly, they're meant to be shared.
The main course:
The Meze Theory kitchen exists in a small white house with blue shutters located on one of those Greek islands that normally don't feature the white houses with blue shutters, but on the other hand, is home to the best pistachios in the world, great seafood, and mountains overgrown by wild herbs. It has a window. Outside the window is a small pasture which sometimes hosts a horse or two, a football field, and further away, the Saronic sea and the mountains of the mainland. Out of this kitchen comes food that wants to be shared. Food for gatherings and celebrations, and for romantic evenings on the terrace.
The author:
Paulina Björk Kapsalis is the Meze Theory cook and author. She moved to Greece from Sweden when she was nineteen, and has been enjoying mezedes ever since. She is a content writer for lifestyle sites and magazines by day, and puts on her apron and cooks for Meze Theory by… well, later that day. She loves cheese, berries, good cocktails, and food that cooks itself. She is less fond of mocha, food with intestines, and writing about herself in third person.


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Almanac Beer Co.
651 W. Tower Ave
Alameda, Ca
Taproom - 12-8pm
Food Truck - 5-8pm
Enjoy our barrel-aged and fresh beers onsite where they are brewed. Our Alameda location features an indoor beer hall, and an outdoor beer garden overlooking San Francisco Bay.
Currently we do not offer any food, but have food trucks onsite most days. Outside food and deliveries are welcome.
Our taproom is kid friendly with supervision from parent or responsible adults. Dogs are encouraged on our outdoor beer garden patio. (Sadly non-service dogs aren't allowed inside because of health codes.)


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At Home with Chef Suvir Saran/
This is my third visit to the wonderful Masala Farm home of Suvir Saran and Charlie Byrd but the first time that Suvir cooked dinner, and what an extraordinary treat it was. Here it is in all its glorious detail!
When it was time for dessert Suvir and Charlie turned to each other with a questing look as to what the other had prepared, which turned out to be nothing. No problem: Charlie dipped into his special stash of sour cherries that had been mascerating in verjuice for many months and also located a container of crème fraîche. Served in lovely glass goblets it was so tangy creamy luscious/fabulous I forgot to take a photo! When I returned home,I lost no time in making those addictive crispy creamy potatoes with roasted garlic. The recipe is ini Suvir's most recent book Masala Farm cookbook.


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Run The Marriage Preparation Course
The Marriage Preparation Course is an easy-to-run, practical five-session course for couples who are engaged or exploring the idea of marriage. No expertise is needed to run the course.
You may have experience of working on your own marriage or you are passionate to see marriages and family life strengthened in your community.
An individual can host a course using the videos, though we recommend having a married couple on hand to offer support.
Key features of The Marriage Preparation Course:
Easy-to-use videos
Leader's guide with instructions for when to pause videos for exercises and discussion times
Effective whether held in a home or larger venue
Practical material presented in a fun and interesting way
Welcoming and accessible content for any couple
Becoming a leader is easy. We help provide you with the necessary materials and support you need to get started.
Guest and leader resources available:
DVDs of the talks by Nicky and Sila Lee can be purchased from the Alpha Singapore office.
Guest resources and comprehensive leader's guide on how to set up, run and publicise your course, including ideas for creating a great atmosphere can be purchased from the Alpha Singapore office.
Promotional resources to advertise your course can be downloaded from this website.
Support is also available from local Marriage Advisers who have run the course themselves and trainings events, which are held regularly around the country. Please find upcoming Team Trainings here.
As part of The Marriage Preparation Course, couples may be asked to complete a Couple Survey online. This survey is not a test of compatibility. To access the Couple Survey, please register your course. Once registered, you will have the opportunity to access the Couple Survey system and purchase credits so you can send the survey to couples on your course.


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Unilever-owned Dove Spa has introduced an anti-ageing supplement that can make your skin look smoother and fight wrinkles from the inside.
The Dove Spa Strength Within Anti-Wrinkle Supplement as the study shows can actually "combat wrinkles from the deeper layers of the skin". The pill, which was developed by Unliever specialists, was tested on 480 women from UK, France and Germany over five years. The scientists used the scientifically proven ingredients that are known to fight ageing signs and found their best combination.
The findings of the research show that this supplement reduces deep wrinkles around eyes by 30 percent.
The Strength Within supplement consists of vitamin C and E, soya isoflavones, lycopene from tomatoes and omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil.
The combination works by increasing the production of collagen and estrogen that make your skin look younger, smoother and wrinkle-free.


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The Sun Below: Sleeping Lady (PDF)
The Sun Below: Sleeping Lady (PDF)
A banished power fights to return to the Ninth World.
A fallen moon of The Sun Below begins to stir.
The Knocker at the Door begins to awake.
A Numenera adventure for all tiers.
49 page adventure for all tiers, 16 page bestiary, new numenera, dozens of GM Intrusions, and player handouts.
Who is the Sleeping Lady? What's in the numenera mines? What is knock, knock, knocking at the door? Hang onto your minds and bodies, because secrets of Orb Mountain are about to be revealed!