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IF IT looks too good to be true, it probably is. Several "herbal remedies" for erectile dysfunction sold online actually contain the active ingredient from Viagra.
Michael Lamb at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and colleagues purchased 10 popular "natural" uplifting remedies on the internet and tested them for the presence of sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra. They found the compound, or a similar synthetic drug, in seven of the 10 products – cause for concern because it can be dangerous for people with some medical conditions.
Lamb's work was presented last week at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting in Washington DC.
This article appeared in print under the headline "Herbal Viagra gets a synthetic boost"
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Curators Natalia Sacasa and Jon Feinstein make no generalizations. Their show, "31 Women in Art Photography," is a varied and diverse state-of-the-union of art photography encompassing all genres. The fact that each of the 31 photographs in the show was made by a female artist had no bearing on its curation. Feinstein first came up with the idea for the show as a response to increasing awareness of the male domination of the New York art world. He is quick to cite an article written in 2006 by Jerry Saltz of The Village Voice that begins, "When it comes to being artists, women can be as bad as men," and goes on to scold every major gallery and museum in New York City for not allowing bad art by women to be shown at the same rate as men. A feminist collective called Brainstormers has presented research of the same ilk since 2005 detailing the grossly disproportionate representation of work by male over female artists in bluechip galleries and major institutions. Feinstein and the nonprofit arts organization he co-founded in 2005 called Humble Arts Foundation saw an opportunity. The show they made offers women artists real estate in gallery shows without bias. "The whole reason we created Humble was to have it be a really democratic process and to find ways of showing really established photographers in the same context as recent graduates who we felt were making engaging or promising work," says Feinstein.
"31 Women in Art Photography" is now in its third incarnation. It has moved from its roots in a modest Brooklyn space where the first show was held in 2008 to a swanky white cube in Chelsea. Feinstein, who has curated the show each year with a different female co-curator, is this time working with Natalie Sacasa, senior director of another Chelsea gallery, Luhring Augustine. Despite Sacasa's background in commercial galleries, she was able to be totally free in making her decisions for the show. "I didn't take any commercial concerns into consideration when I was making selections," she says. "For me it was definitely a taste perspective I wanted to present. These are the people I think are the foremost practitioners in this medium."
Amid the thousands of submissions received this year, a theme emerged: both men and women are making more pictures in studio, creating the object of their vision rather than going out in to the world to seek it. "There's a real consciousness of a non documentarian aesthetic," says Sacasa. "People are not going out in the world so much to search out images that are meaningful to them, they are more creating them themselves." Whatever the difference between photographs made by men to those made by women, the array of pictures in this year's show is stunning.
One photograph in particular, made by Lourdes Jeanette, stands out from the rest. It's an image of men acting very traditionally masculine, half naked and fighting. The exhibition's curators see this work as representative of a current trend. Sacasa proclaims exuberantly, "The reason why I like it so much is because while it's flash photography, documenting something that's going on, it's almost as straight a photo as you can get, it has this incredible sculptural quality. The bodies at a certain point cease to be bodies and become volumes and forms. It's representative of a new direction."
This show is exciting because a platform has been created for the exclusive purpose of women having a voice in New York art institutions. From humble beginnings this show hangs in one of the most respectable galleries showing photography today, and that is a historical triumph for women and photography both.
"31 Women in Art Photography" will be on view at the Hasted Kraeutler Gallery in New York from July 26 to Aug. 17, 2012.


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Mark Adomanis chronicles an all too frequent issue for movement conservatives: that nasty failure to fully understand arguments before writing nasty screeds* in response:
[B]efore Hanson wrote anything, Krugman made three different points about the American economy in the postwar period:
1) the American economy continued to boom well after the 1950′s, a time when Europe was fully rebuilt
2) America actually engaged in very little foreign trade of any kind in the 1950′s and 60′s even as it boomed
3) Basic precepts of market economics suggest that post-war European economic growth actually helped the United States
Just to drive the point home, all of the above was written more than a full day before Hanson's response, and Hanson has addressed precisely zero of Krugman's arguments. Indeed it seems pretty clear that Hanson didn't even bother to read Krugman's post, so complete and total is the disconnect between his attempted rebuttal and the content of what Krugman wrote. Hanson argues that American growth was driven by an export boom, but no such boom occurred. Hanson argues that as soon as Europe was rebuilt America suffered, but this is demonstrably inaccurate. And Hanson doesn't address at all the (traditionally conservative) argument that mutually beneficial economic exchange makes everyone better off and that European economic growth should not have harmed the United States.
I don't have much to dispute with this. Krugman is a favorite straw-man for movement conservatives (not the least of which stems from his intentional bombast and thinly veiled scorn for his interlocutors).
All I would suggest is that movement conservatism is only a part of the tribe (and one we're working hard to shrink). For more, read David Brooks' recent column where he decided to publish the conservatives in his RSS feed. (Only sort of kidding).
And yes, the right deserves better. The stunned silence on the first Wednesday of this month is the perfect explanation of why.
*In a feat of high irony, I succumbed to exactly this syndrom, tweeting at Mr. Adomanis about an issue with his article prior to reading down to discover that it was answered later in the piece. So meta!


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On Monday, I talked about how I've conquered doing the dishes. Today, I want to talk about cleaning.
Here's my lessons I've learned so far:
1. Getting the clutter off of surfaces as quickly as possible (but not in an OCD way) is the big secret to not being embarrassed when friends stop by or you have to give a maintenance worker access to your house. I start near the door and make my way back through the open areas. It's my thing. You'll have your own. But stick with it!
2. Don't take on the whole house when you tidy. Stick to a room or two, and purposefully move throughout the house each day. Combine tasks so you don't have to get the same supplies out. Mop all the moppables the same day. Spritz and wipe all the mirrors another. By the end of the week, all the major areas will have been tidied or cleaned, and you'll have more free time for the weekend! (I don't know where the idea that Saturday should be for deep cleaning came from, but it's a miserable way to spend your time off. Take 15-30 minutes each day during the week, and only have a handful of chores before playtime on the weekend!)
3. Don't be rigid about scheduling. Here's the thing about that "schedule" for dishes or tidying/cleaning: almost everyone I've read has specific days for specific things and a schedule to get through the house on a regular basis. That's great if it gets you going, but for me? Meh. I like variety. The idea of every Tuesday from here on out being "dust and vacuum day" makes me yawn. Outside of mopping (which, lets face it, is just a hassle), I like to choose a room or two to focus on each day and then just get it done, whatever "it" needs to be to make the room presentable. This isn't the time for perfection, but the accumulated effort over time will result in low-key cleaning and the occasional deep clean, instead of daily chaos.
4. Life sometimes gets in the way. That's okay. You're not a failure. From personal experience, I can say that the past two months have been unusual for me and my family, so some weeks were better than others. In fact, in addition to helping a family member move, I decided to focus on my fiction writing last week, and yes, the chores suffered. But not so badly that I can't pick up and keep on moving forward with them now that things are settling down again. Just keep up that forward motion!
5. Do it for you. Not for your mother whose voice you hear chiding you in your head. Not for the fear of friends seeing the truth. Not for your nosy neighbors. For you. And your family who lives with you, if any. Do it because when you do, you feel free. Do it because you're giving yourself the gift of time to do other, more pleasant things, without guilt!
There. That's what I've been learning the past two months of silence here on the blog. I hope some of it will be useful!
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Locker rooms are no longer solely a place for your members to change out of your work clothes and into their athletic attire before hitting the treadmill. Today, locker rooms are "changing" into much more.
What's the hottest trend in locker room design/amenities?
An array of toiletries: 31%
Family changing rooms: 9%
Spa-like features: 54%
Natural lighting: 4%
Source: Online poll of 22 Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro readers.
Trend Setting in the Locker Room
· More amenities (shampoo, hairdryers, razors, lotion, aftershave, etc.)
· Additional square footage (larger showers with changing areas, indoor waterfalls, separate relaxation rooms)
· Spa-like features (steam and sauna rooms, rain showers, cold plunge pools, relaxing music, meditation areas, etc.)
· Additional privacy (individual bathroom rooms instead of stalls, changing closets within the locker room, extinction of the gang shower)
· Electronic locks with keypads
· Family changing rooms (may also be used for unique populations such as transgender members and breast cancer patients, too)
· Natural lighting (increased use of frosted glass and skylights)
Locker Room Guidelines
The number one trick to designing a locker room is finding the balance between the quantity of lockers with the needs of the facility, says Doni Visani, senior principal at Ohlson Lavoie Collaborative. Although Visani says designing a locker room is more "art than science," here are five tips:
· Long the norm in big cities, full-length lockers aren't a necessity. If your members generally come in wearing casual attire, a half-sized locker should be large enough.
· For every piece of equipment that gets used by 10 people a day, you'll need one locker. So, if you have 50 cardio pieces all of which are used by 10 people or more a day, you'll need at least 50 lockers.
· Only three to five people can comfortably be in a single bay at once.
· Ideally, you'd like to always have an empty locker next to a member who is changing.
· Place towel drops at all locker room exits and throughout your locker area. These visual reminders can deter the temptation to take towels home.


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Welcome to the USA Karate Member Services Platform!
This site is designed to help streamline our interaction with our members. From this website you will be able to register online and immediately get your USA Karate membership number for individuals and clubs. You will also be able to manage all memberships associated with your email so parents and coaches who pay for memberships for their athletes will have access to those memberships. You will be able to login and edit your membership data including contact information as well as club affiliation.
In order to get started you must register for a USAKarateMembership.com Account. You can do with the Login Box on the right of the site. When you create a new account it will not be active until you click on the activation link emailed to you, be sure to check your spam folders for this email. Once activated you can log in to your account and start adding members, clubs, and order merchandice.
Once logged in you will have the ability to view and manage all memberships associated with your email, and sanction events.


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Pure Spanish Horse Show
A class was held to learn about judging the P.R.E. horses from the world's leading experts, Col. Javier Velazquez and Mercedes Cort. The class started at 9:00 am and ended at 2:00 pm in the practice arena for hands on learning.
Terry Waechter is the proud owner of FugitivoX11 who was used in the judging class. Watchman Pura Raza Espanola is home to many special horses. Terry has used Fugitive X11 to breed for over two years and about a month ago when he was available for sale; she jumped at the chance to buy him. He truly is an amazing and beautiful horse. www.purespanishmares.com
Many awards and a $5,000 money prize were awarded to many of the Spanish Horses. Barbara Clark, Executive Director of the Pure Spanish Horse Association did a fabulous job and was there to present the awards. Barbara Clark said she went to Spain 30 years ago on a scholarship and met the Pure Spanish horses and fell in love with them.
Pam Nelson, a trainer and judge, and her daughter Heidi Gaian was there with her horse.
Another winner was one of my favorites. The outfits and the flowers in the horse's mane were so beautiful.
A dancer and her horse dancing in the arena were special...


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A driver headed the wrong way on West Perkins Street following a collision with another car hit at least two buildings before stopping Tuesday, the Ukiah Police Department reported.
According to the UPD, the incident began around 8:53 a.m. Oct. 2 when a 78-year-old woman driving a blue, 1997 Ford Thunderbird northbound on South Oak Street hit a car headed westbound on Perkins Street.
The second car was a white, 2000 Toyota Corolla driven by a 65-year-old woman that was spun around after the collision and sent eastbound on Perkins Street, which is a one-way street for westbound traffic only at that section. There is also no stop sign for westbound traffic at the intersection with Oak Street.
The driver of the Toyota then apparently hit the gas pedal instead of the brake and witnesses reported seeing the car driving at a high rate of speed and seemingly out of control on Perkins Street as it hit a street sign, then hit the building at 215 W. Perkins St. and the building at 102 S. School St.
The car then proceeded south on School Street before being stopped by the driver at West Church Street.
Neither driver was injured. The Ford received moderate damage and the Toyota received major damage to all sides and was towed from the scene.
A large scrape could still be seen on one of the buildings Thursday and orange pieces of glass still littered Perkins Street.


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Turning A Mountain Into a MolehillBy Thomas Boyce Print
When Thomas Boyce arrived at the National Institutes of Health in May 2005
as a senior fellow at the Council for Excellence in Government and program manager for the Electronic Research Administration, he faced the monumental task of transforming a paper-based organization that processed up to 3 billion forms a year into a humming digital machine. Achieving that goal required major cultural changes as much as it did adopting and developing new technologies. Boyce reflects upon his challenges and resolutions for taming the paper beast.
By Thomas Boyce
One of the primary goals of the federal government's National Institutes of Health (NIH) is to foster fundamental scientific discoveries and innovative research strategies that advance the United States' ability to protect and improve human health. The NIH advances this goal by providing more than 55,000 grants to research scientists around the world—grants that consume more than 80 percent of the institutes' annual $28 billion budget.
Since the 1960s, the NIH has provided automated support for processing and administering these research grants—not only for the NIH, but also for a broad spectrum of federal agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the Veterans Health Administration. Since its inception, the system, known as Electronic Research Administration (eRA), has been transformed several times to take advantage of four decades of technology advances.
When I joined the NIH as eRA program manager in May 2005, the system was at a major crossroads. The eRA system—24 complex applications linked through a shared 6 TB transactional database—appeared to be functioning successfully, supporting the processing of tens of thousands of paper-based grant applications each year. In reality, the eRA system was on the verge of a very public crisis.
Between 1998 and 2003, the NIH budget had doubled, resulting in a massive workload increase for the eRA system, with grant applications skyrocketing from 40,000 to 80,000 per year. Despite these increased demands on the system, eRA staff members were charged at the same time with converting the system to an entirely Web-based "eSubmission" environment that would eliminate paper processing altogether.
It was clear that we faced significant challenges in achieving program goals. Fortunately, I had inherited a dedicated staff that was used to making heroic sacrifices to avert failure. My goal was to improve processes so heroics would become unnecessary. Here's how I did it.
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The Tissandier Collection: Aëronauts, Balloons & Lighter-than-Air Flight
Posted by Laurie Frost on July 16, 2009
It's been a while since we've visited the Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs Online Special Collections, but today I've a special treat: a few selections from the Library's 420 digitized images of the Tissandier Collection, which it purchased in 1930. Brothers Gaston and Albert Tissandier, 19th century French balloonists, collected balloon and other flying machine documents ranging from technical illustrations to cartoons. The Library describes the holdings:
The Tissandier Collection contains approximately 975 items documenting the early history of aeronautics with an emphasis on balloon flight in France and other European countries. Subjects include general and technical images of balloons, airships, and flying machines; portraits of famous balloonists; views of numerous ascensions, accidents, and world's fairs; cartoons featuring balloon themes; pictorial and textual broadsides; and colorful ephemera and poster advertisements. There are also several hundred illustrations clipped from books and newspapers. The pictures, created by many different artists, span the years 1773 to 1910, with the bulk dating 1780-1890. The online portion of the collection consists of about 420 items, including all drawings and prints and selected photographs. Variant views and clippings from books and newspapers (generally non-pictorial) are not comprehensively represented online.
And on the images' public domain status:
Publication and other forms of distribution: Permitted. There are no known restrictions on the use of images in this collection.
Credit Line:Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-DIG-ppmsca-02438]
Here's an early design from 1783 for a balloon equipped with sails [Credit–Library of Congress, P&P Division, ppmsca 02314]:
Next, a 1790 design by Stoupy Bijou
for an airship navigational system project… consisting of five balloons fastened to a sixty foot mast, a rudder, two 12 foot long oars, and two polygonal vanes to control the rise and fall of the airship. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) [Credit–Library of Congress, P&P Division LC-DIG-ppmsca-02516]:
Considerable progress had been achieved by the time of the 1878 ascent from Tuilleries, France, of Henry Giffard's balloon [Credit–Library of Congress, P&P Division LC-DIG-cph 3a14342]:
During that same era, Albert Tissandier prepared these
five technical illustrations [that] show network of ropes and apparatus for securing multi-passenger platforms on captive balloons; arrangement of ropes for netting; and an elaborate hydrogen manufacturing and pumping station for inflating balloons [Credit–Library of Congress, P&P Division ppmsca-02510]:
Albert may have also drawn this skyscape of a lunar halo and luminescent cross he observed with his brother during their balloon Zénith's long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875. The illustration appeared in his brother Gaston's book, Histoire de mes Ascensions(1878) [Credit–Library of Congress, P&P Division ppmsca-07435]:
Balloon aëronauts Albert Tissandier (left) and Gaston Tissandier (right) [Credit–Library of Congress, P&P Division ppmsca-02274]:
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Much of Texas received beneficial rainfall over the last week or two but most of the state remains in drought status ranging from moderate to severe, according to the latest report from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB).
Even with all the rain and tropical storm activity, only about 6 percent of the state is considered "drought free," the latest report indicates.
And reservoir levels across the state remain points of concern. Statewide, reservoir levels average only 60 percent full. Even that figure may be misleading as some areas are in significantly worse shape than others. Reservoir levels in the San Angelo, Corpus Christi and Wichita Falls areas "fall significantly below 50 percent."
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Aerial photographs of Choke Canyon Lake from august 2010 and August 2013 show a stark contrast in water storage. The 201 photo shows a reservoir that 85 percent full, with limited shoreline visible. The 2013 shot depicts a lake that's only 37 percent full with a vastly depleted area of surface water.
The report indicates that Corpus Christi "relies, in part, on the Choke Canyon Lake, along with Corpus Christi and Texana reservoirs. Collectively, these reservoirs are 39.7 percent full."Choke Canyon level has dropped to 35.8 percent since the photo was taken in August. Corpus Christi and Texana lakes are at 24.8 percent and 80.8 percent, respectively.
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Pac-12 M5: 12.07.12 EditionPosted by AMurawa on December 7th, 2012
- Gonzaga's last second win over Washington State on Wednesday night goes down as one of the best games of the young season so far, and while Ken Bone and the Cougars aren't big on the concept of the moral victory against a bitter rival, there are some good things they can take away from that game. First and foremost, their stars stepped up in a big way. Brock Motum and DaVonte Lacy combined for five threes in a four-and-a-half minute stretch to bring the Cougs back from an 11-point deficit to tie the game and set up the final scramble. And if WSU has any plans to turn around a slow start to the year, it will need to be on the backs of those two. The other big thing is that, while this team will be without a traditional point guard the whole year, Bone seems to have cobbled together a workable solution. Mike Ladd seems to do most of the play-making in the halfcourt set, but guys like Royce Woolridge, Dexter Kernich-Drew and Lacy have all pitched in and assembled a good point-guard-by-committee group that is doing an excellent job limiting turnovers and getting WSU into their sets. It was bumpy at the start of the year, but the Gonzaga loss proved to me, at least, that the situation is workable.
- Meanwhile, Utah, another team expected to finish near the bottom of the conference, was able to come up with its best performance of the year in blowing out Boise State. On a night when the Utes honored former head coach Rick Majerus prior to the game, Utah center Jason Washburn said "we felt like Coach Majerus was with us all night; he was right on the bench with us, smiling down." Washburn went 6-of-6 from the field to pace an incredibly hot shooting night for the Utes, in which they shot a ridiculous 78.8% eFG. Block U calls the win the best by the program in the last four years, and, although I could nitpick, it is being taken as a sign by the Ute faithful that Larry Krystkowiak has got this ship headed in the right direction.
- We've talked a lot about Mark Lyons over the last few days, and Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News has his own take on his transition to the point, which includes the unconvincing argument of "hey, they're beating a lot of bad teams by a lot of points!" But, DeCourcy does make the point that Lyons is never really the sole ballhandler on the floor for Arizona and that Sean Miller is quite pleased with Lyons' production. I would maybe go even one step further and say that, while Lyons is the closest thing to a point guard on the team, very rarely is he tasked with being the initiator of the halfcourt offense, a role that just as often falls to either Solomon Hill or Nick Johnson. Lyons may spend a bit more time with the ball in his hands this year than he did last year playing with Tu Holloway at Xavier, but really, Miller hasn't exactly tried to rebuild Lyons from the ground up.
- Even with UCLA's struggles out of the gate, Shabazz Muhammad still thinks his team is going to make an impact in the Pac-12 this season, even if it has been relegated to sleeper status by their early losses. He told the Petros and Money show on Fox Radio on Wednesday how he feels about the rest of the season. But, the big takeaway from Muhammad's comments (other than the overwhelming use of the word "really") may be that Ben Howland has "become a players' coach." Muhammad ties that comment to the change that encourages the team to get out in transition more, and it is true that UCLA's averaging about three more possessions per game this year than last, but certainly Howland is still trying to figure out the sweet spots on both ends of the floor for this team.
- Another team that has earned the title "sleeper team" in the Pac-12 is Oregon, off to a 7-1 start behind the production of an all-freshman backcourt of Dominic Artis and Damyean Dotson. While senior leader E.J. Singler is quick to praise his younger players, Dana Altman, ever the coach, sees the need for better consistency and better shot selection out of the backcourt duo. Still, he sees them as key cogs in the long-term plans for the Ducks. And, an already deep and talented team expects to get even deeper and more talented, when freshman Arik Armstead is expected to join the team in January. Armstead, a defensive tackle for the Ducks football team, won't join the team until after Oregon's appearance in the Fiesta Bowl (January 3 against Kansas State) and it'll take some time for him to get into basketball shape and learn the ins and outs of the teams' sets, but he's been spending a bit of time working with team managers. Just how much of an impact he'll have is unknown, especially with a now deep Ducks big man rotation, but you can never have too much talent, can you?


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When Social Networking is Your Cookbook
I stumbled upon this recipe for baked egg boats last week. A few days later I went shopping and what's on sale but most of the ingredients: pancetta (already diced, too!), cheese, and baguettes. (You can find me on StumbleUpon as CannedAm.)
Recipes aren't always perfect upon reading, however. While gruyere would be lovely in this recipe, at several dollars for a few ounces, I'm not buying it. Cheddar is also lovely and did you know that light (lower fat), aged cheddar has more calcium in it than any other food source per serving? Hard aged cheeses also lose most of the lactose. With a lactose-intolerant vegetarian among my brood, aged light cheddar is a staple. I also have no desire to use heavy cream, let alone purchase a container just for a lunchtime recipe, so I used regular 1% milk instead.
I think the Dempster's demi baguettes are longer than the ones Teri at Spoon Fork Bacon used. The plain white variety is less porous than the sourdough she used, and I think both those factors necessitated an increased cook time.
I made three baguettes using the onions, pancetta, and cheddar with eggs and milk mix and one baguette using spinach instead of pancetta.
I may have been a little heavy-handed with the spinach. I used about 1/2 cup of raw spinach, chopped and should have used less for only one baguette. I would love to show you what it looked like once cut, but she took it and ran away with it right after I snapped this picture!
I've always hand-written my recipes in a way that is helpful for my ADD brain to follow and not lose track of where I am and what I am doing. The standard recipe format requires one to look back and forth from ingredients to instructions and for an ADHD person, a single distraction in that process can spell recipe disaster. While my hand-written method is rather messy and hard for anyone but me to decipher, one day I stumbled upon Cooking for Engineers and there I saw tables that were just like my own scribbles, but so much neater! It hadn't occurred to me to use tables, so I had never digitized my hand-written recipes. I am doing so now!
A more visual person than I would probably want to colour code a table like this.
If that's too hard to understand, here it is the old-fashioned way:
- 4 demi baguettes
- 5 eggs
- 1/3 cup milk
- 4 ounces/115 grams pancetta, finely chopped and fried until crisp*
- 3 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cut a deep "V" through the tops of each baguette until about a 1/2 inch to the bottom. Partially unstuff the baguettes. Set aside.
- Place the eggs and milk into a mixing bowl and lightly beat together. Whisk in the remaining ingredients 4. Divide and pour the mixture into each baguette boat and place onto a baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown, puffed and set in the center. Season with salt and pepper.
- Allow to cool for about 5 minutes, cut and serve.
And yes, they were very well-received. Delicious!


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According to Kathryn, we are given very few rules for accepting the award and here they are:
1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who granted the award and their blog link.
2. Pass the award on to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered.
3. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.
I'm new to the genealogy blogging community, and still discovering blogs that inspire and energize me. Here's my list (not quite 15, but all worth a visit!):
- Climbing My Family Tree (You already know that my cousin, Jen, was my biggest inspiration to start this blog, so the first nomination goes to her!)
- Adventures in Genealogy
- Ginisology
- Have You Seen My Roots? (Yes, Kathryn also nominated Cheryl for this award, but I'm also a fan, so she's getting a double nomination!)
- Heritage Happens
- Midwestern Microhistory
- Nolichucky Roots
- Nutfield Genealogy
- Pulled Through the Knothole of Time
UPDATE: Thanks to Heather over at Leaves for Trees for also nominating me for this AND the Ancestor Approved award. What a great blogging community we have!


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I've always been confused by the concept of "aging", once the wine is in a bottle it's not doing anything other than settling if you dont rotate the bottles correctly. How exactly does it "age" with no outside stimulus at all? A bottle of something that was shit in 2019 will still be shit in 2029, it will just be a 10 year old shit vintage no?
Edit: having just had a bit of a read on wikipedia it all sounds like yuppie bullshit to me.


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Anna Faris is perhaps best-known for her comedic roles in the "Scary Movie" film franchise. Most recently, she starred opposite Sasha Baron Cohen in "The Dictator" and in "What's Your Number," a romantic comedy that she executive produced.
Faris produced and starred in the hit film "The House Bunny," in the leading role of "Shelley Darlington." The project was hatched from an original idea by Faris and she collaborated with the writers of "Legally Blonde" on the script.
Faris also co-starred in the Academy Award-nominated film "Lost in Translation." Faris' additional feature films include "I Give It A Year," "Observe & Report," "Brokeback Mountain," "Smiley Face," "Yogi Bear," "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs," "Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," "Take Me Home Tonight," "Mama's Boy," "Just Friends," "Waiting," "Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel" and "Scary Movie," "Scary Movie 2," "Scary Movie 3" and "Scary Movie 4." Next, she will star in "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2," where she will reprise her animated role as "Sam Sparks" from the original.
On television, Faris has had recurring roles on "Entourage" portraying herself, and on the final season of "Friends," playing the surrogate for Monica and Chandler's twins.
Faris started acting in theater at a young age. Originally from Seattle, Faris lives in Los Angeles. Her birth date is Nov. 29.


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Tomato plants are beginning to yield, and with the new crop comes a new activity: home canning. But whether canning whole tomatoes, homemade ketchup, pasta sauce or anything in between, adding acid to canned tomato products is a must, according to University of Wisconsin-Extension food safety specialist Barbara Ingham.
"Tomatoes can be preserved by canning, drying, freezing, or pickling," says Ingham. "And when foods are home canned, the safety depends primarily on the amount of acid in the product." Though tomatoes are usually considered a high-acid food, food safety researchers now know that the pH (acid) levels of tomatoes and other fruits can vary greatly because of many factors, including climate, soil, cultivar variety and ripeness. Because of this variation in acid levels, the United States Department of Agriculture recommends adding acid to all home-canned tomato products.
Ingham warns that improperly canned foods are dangerous to consume. "Foods canned with too little acid may allow the bacteria that cause botulism to grow in the jars, producing a deadly neurotoxin," Ingham says.
Adding acid to home-canned tomatoes is one way to help prevent the incidence of botulism. "The rule is ½ teaspoon of citric acid or two tablespoons of bottled lemon juice for every quart of tomatoes," she says. "The acid can be mixed in to the tomatoes or added to the jar directly before filling the jars with product." Using vinegar is also an option (five percent acetic acid at four tablespoons per quart), but because vinegar will affect the flavor, it may not be the best choice for things like plain canned tomatoes or tomato juice. And be sure to use bottled lemon juice, not fresh-squeezed, for the assurance that your home-canned tomatoes will be safe and tasty, Ingham says.
There are a few other important safety tips Ingham recommends keeping in mind when home-canning tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables. "When choosing tomatoes to can, do not use tomatoes that are overripe or have bruises, cracks or insect damage," she says. "Tomatoes growing on dead or frost-killed vines are also unsafe, because these fruits will have lower acidity." It is also unsafe to add thickening agents like flour and starch to tomato products before canning; Ingham instead recommends thickening things like tomato sauce and soup immediately before serving.
Ingham also recommends using current, research-tested recipes for all home canning. "Just because a recipe is in print, doesn't mean it's safe for you and your family," she says. "Canning recommendations have changed dramatically over the last 15 years, so if you are using recipes that date before 1994, then it's a good idea to set those aside and find an up-to-date recipe that has been tested for safety." It is also important to make sure all canning equipment, such as boiling water or pressure canners, are in good working order.
More information on adding acid to canned tomatoes is available here: http://www.foodsafety.wisc.edu/assets/preservation/UWEX_addacidtomatoes.pdf. Cooperative Extension Publishing also has several publications on canning tomatoes and general canning safety available at http://learningstore.extension.wisc.edu/. For specific home canning questions, contact your county Cooperative Extension office: http://counties.extension.wisc.edu.


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AMD Posts Quarterly Loss, Names New CEOBy Reuters - Print
AMD's troubles continue with another higher-than-expected quarterly loss reported, but they did replace Hector Ruiz with a new CEO, Dirk Meyer.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss and named a new chief executive on Thursday, as the chipmaker struggled to regain market share from Intel Corp (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).
But the appointment of Chief Operating Officer Dirk Meyer to succeed Hector Ruiz as CEO did not resuscitate AMD shares, which fell as much as 9 percent after the earnings report.
Ruiz, who is staying on as Chairman and has been grooming Meyer as a successor for two years, said there was no question that he was the best candidate for the job at AMD, which has posted net losses for seven consecutive quarters.
"He's watched me do all the screw ups that I did and understands much better the things that we need to do better, which an outside candidate cannot," Ruiz said in a telephone interview.
Meyer said he would focus on execution and reaching and sustaining profitability in his new job. Ruiz plans to keep working on AMD's asset-light manufacturing strategy and promised to announce details by the year end. AMD plans to use new partnerships to reduce manufacturing costs.
American Technology Research analyst Doug Freedman said some investors may be disappointed AMD chose from within its ranks, although he held out hope the move would foretell improving fortunes for the company.
"I think they probably are making the switch because they're seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. I think they've identified this as the trough," Freedman said, noting that AMD has new products that should soon help boost sales.
AMD has been losing market share to Intel and remains a generation behind its larger rival in chip-making technology.
It is banking in part on its Barcelona server microprocessor, now shipping in volume, to turn things around. That chip had been delayed by a flaw.
The company posted a second-quarter net loss of $1.19 billion, or $1.96 per share, compared with a year-ago net loss of $600 million, or $1.09.
Its quarterly loss included a $1.44 per share impairment charge for the write-off of some of the value of its 2006 purchase of graphics chipmaker ATI Technologies.
Its operating loss would have been 60 cents a share, excluding an unusual gain of 16 cents a share, compared with the average Wall Street expectation for a loss of 52 cents a share from analysts polled by Reuters Estimates.
Revenue rose to $1.35 billion from $1.31 billion a year ago but was down seven percent from the first quarter.
Charter Equity Research analyst John Dryden said the bottom and top line results were disappointing.
"Processors were weak. Graphics was in line. This led to weak margins and a shortfall to overall per share figure," said Dryden expected a gross profit margin of 41 percent compared with the 37 percent AMD reported.
AMD's results come two days after Intel posted a 25 percent gain in net profit as it extended gains in the notebook personal computer market. Intel also gave a revenue forecast for the current quarter that topped expectations.
"They're losing share to Intel and they haven't been able to reverse the losses in spite of new products across server, notebook and desktop," Dryden said.
AMD said that, while it was disappointed with its financial results, it remained committed to posting an operating profit for the second half of the year based on new products and continued action aimed at reducing its break-even point.
AMD said expects third-quarter revenue to increase in line with typical seasonal trends. It said the average seasonal increase would be between 8 percent and 10 percent.
It would not say whether it would post a profit in the third quarter, but said its break-even point for quarterly revenue would be $1.5 billion.
The shares of Sunnyvale, California-based AMD fell as low as $4.80 in late trading after closing up 24 cents at $5.30 on the New York Stock Exchange.
(Additional reporting by Duncan Martell in San Francisco;
Editing by Andre Grenon)
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Maine, Aroostook County Deed Books, 1865-1900
Northern Registry
Deed books, 1865-1879, vol. 6 (p. 1-300)
State leaders who developed the Common Core — a set of preferred K-12 course offerings for public schools — omitted cursive for a host of reasons, including an increasing need for children in a digital-heavy age to master computer keyboarding and evidence that even most adults use some hybrid of classic cursive and print in everyday life.
Seven states has moved to keep the cursive requirement; California, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Utah.
From our perspective as genealogists, learning cursive isn't an optional activity. You learn to, at least, read cursive writing or your ability to do research, using documents such as the one above, is severely limited. This issue is not lost in the discussion, further quoting from the article:
They further argue that scholars of the future will lose the ability to interpret valuable cultural resources — historical documents, ancestors' letters and journals, handwritten scholarship — if they can't read cursive. If they can't write it, how will they communicate from unwired settings like summer camp or the battlefield?I am not really in the camp of those who predict national disaster from the failure to preserve our cursive heritage, but a lack of cursive ability adds one more huge skill area to genealogy's already rather formidable list of needed skills. For every hand-wringing fear of apocalypse there are are always those who can cite examples of their 6 year old grandchild who can write in cursive while standing on her head and looking in a mirror. But the truth is that this is a growing issue. Attracting young people to the field of genealogy or family history or whatever is going to be an ongoing battle and we need to adjust to the reality that fewer and fewer of them are going to be able to read the documents relied on for ancestral information.
As a matter of fact, it isn't too much of a stretch to have genealogists in conferences and classes begin to teach handwriting and script recognition more regularly. Those of us who can read 15th and 16th Century documents ought to be out there teaching those skills to everyone, not just the youth. Do you think you have is all together in this area? Try this if you do:


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Yield: 12 taquitos
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup green salsa
- 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice (juice from half a lime)
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 Tbsp chopped cilantro
- 2 Tbsp sliced green onions
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1 cup shredded Mexican flavored cheese
- small flour or corn tortillas
- kosher salt
- cooking spray
Preheat your oven to 425˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, salsa, lime juice, ground cumin, chili powder, onion powder and garlic. Once combined, stir in the cilantro and green onions. Add the chicken and cheese; mix thoroughly.
(If you decided to prep this in advance, refrigerate the mixture at this point until ready to continue.)
Working with a few tortillas at a time, heat them in the microwave between two paper towels until they are soft enough to roll (about 20 – 30 seconds).
Spoon 2-3 Tablespoons of the chicken mixture onto the lower third of a tortilla. Roll the tortilla as tightly as you can.
Place the rolled tortilla seam side down on the baking sheet. Repeat with remaining tortillas until the mixture is gone. Make sure the taquitos are not touching each other. Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray and sprinkle with kosher salt.
Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until crisp and golden.
Serve with salsa, sour cream or guacamole.
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Paul Konerko, 1B, White Sox – Suddenly surfacing on a few teams' trade lists, the 33-year-old is having a nice year with 12 homers, 46 RBIs, and a .292 average in the next-to-last year of his contract, which calls for a $12 million payment. He's also a 10-5 player who must OK a deal. The Giants would seem to be the ideal spot, but one problem: White Sox general manager Kenny Williams still feels his team can win the AL Central. That's why he is holding on to Konerko, Jermaine Dye, Bobby Jenks, Octavio Dotel, and Scott Linebrink. Williams still has a month before the trade deadline to make decisions.
Go for it Kenny!


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Two friends (at least online friends) posted recently on remarks Scott Walker made to reporters after the debate in Oconomowoc. They based their posts on this article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel which "quoted" Scott Walker as saying,
Walker said he didn't graduate because he got a job and he suggested that in the current economy college students close to graduating might consider doing the same.
Pretty plain and they drew their conclusions.
Might not be as simple.
At least when you look at the report on WITI channel 6 locally, which seems to have the entire quote. Here's what Walker said,
"Bottom line is, I was offered a job. Like any person going into their senior year, right now particularly in this economy, if they were offered a job their senior year of college, I think most people these days would take it. That's what I did at the American Red Cross."
Kinda different to me. And I don't necessarily blame the Journal Sentinel reporter although I would encourage him to work on that. But the quote in the Journal Sentinel, if read alone, is misleading.
Therefore my conclusions would be different from Chris and Cindy (although I don't presume to think I'm changing anyone's mind here).
Here's my paraphrase of what Walker said:
In this economy, any senior who got a good job offer like I did at the Red Cross, might consider leaving school, since their prospects are dim even if they stay in school.
It goes without saying that it's up to interpretation.
The Left's other concern is voiced by Xoff,
Scott Walker, the degree-less candidate for governor, continues to describe his college career in ways that are terribly misleading if not outright fibs.
Xoff, in a magnanimous moment, says something I've been thinking about since this issue came up,
I don't care whether he has a degree or not. Many dropouts, from Bill Gates to Lady Gaga to your truly (who falls somewhere in between those two) have had some success.
I don't look at a candidate's educational qualifications that much when deciding on a candidate. Certainly Mark Neumann and Tom Barrett are very well educated. Scott Walker does have experience running a government with a legislative body of the opposite persuasion. He's won elections in a county that usually votes overwhelmingly Democratic.
I haven't decided between the two yet, but I certainly wouldn't rule out Walker because he didn't finish college.


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Barbara Di Creddo by Gustavo Marx for Cake Magazine
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For the 6th issue of Cake Magazine, photographer Gustavo Marx shoots model Barbara Di Creddo. They chose a homy environment and the shadow play is quite interesting, adding some nice versatility and mysteriousness to the shoot.
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A molecule implicated in Alzheimer's disease interferes with brain cells by making them unable to "recycle" the surface receptors that respond to incoming signals, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
The harmful molecule, called APOE4, is present in about one out of every six people, the researchers said. Those with the gene for APOE4 have up to 10 times the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease earlier in life than average.
The researchers discovered that APOE4 makes a nerve cell hold back the molecules that enables it to respond to other cells, thereby disabling a chemical process known to be important in learning. Their findings appear online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"This is actually a fairly simple system," said Dr. Joachim Herz, director of the Center for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Disease at UT Southwestern and senior author of the study. "For the first time, we see an uninterrupted biochemical pathway that links the surface of the brain cell to the dysfunction inside the cell, and specifically at the junction at which nerve cells communicate."
The research focused on a basic characteristic of nerve cells called neurotransmission, in which they use chemicals to signal each other. When one nerve cell needs to "talk" to another, its tip sends out a chemical called a neurotransmitter. The surface of the second cell is studded with molecules called receptors, which fit specific neurotransmitters like a lock and key. When a neurotransmitter docks onto its receptor, the second cell responds.
A cell can fine-tune its sensitivity by removing receptors from its surface. To do this, the cell engulfs the receptors to its interior, taking them out of action. It can eventually recycle them back to the surface, where they can respond to neurotransmitters again.
The researchers looked at receptors that respond to a neurotransmitter called glutamate, which is implicated in memory and learning. In mice that were genetically altered to make human APOE4, the researchers found that APOE4 prevented the cells from accomplishing a vital step in learning - becoming more sensitive to repeated signals.
The researchers also studied the mice's hippocampus - an area of the brain vital to learning - to see how it would respond to extracts from the brain of a human with Alzheimer's. The extract prevented both normal and genetically altered mice from processing incoming signals; however, the normal mice could recover from this suppression, while the mice with APOE4 could not.
Dr. Herz and his colleagues hypothesized that APOE4 exerted its effects by interacting with the receptors for a molecule called Reelin, which keeps brain cells more sensitive to each other. Both APOE4 and Reelin bind to the same receptor. When Reelin binds to it, the combination triggers a biochemical cascade that makes the glutamate receptor more sensitive to incoming signals.
The researchers showed that APOE4 prevents the Reelin-binding receptor from being recycled back to the surface. With fewer receptors, the nerve cell can't bind much Reelin, no matter how much is around. Without Reelin's effects, the cell doesn't respond as vigorously to glutamate, and doesn't "learn" as well.
Knowing how a biological system works doesn't automatically translate to clinical use, Dr. Herz cautioned. "Although these findings constitute a milestone in our understanding of how APOE4 becomes such a potent risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, potential drugs that might come from this finding would still require years of development," he said.
"The question is, now that we've apparently identified what's going on, can we do anything about this disease process at the fundamental molecular level? That's what we're working on right now," Dr. Herz said.
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October 17: Events
On this page you will find:
- Testimonies: messages from people living in extreme poverty,...
- Presentation: the meaning of the Day, its spirit,...
- Highlights: activities, messages, significant gestures,...
- Contact us: for any question related to October 17.
- Toolbox: poster, concept note, documents of reference, videos,...
Select a country to see what took place the previous years
Kibera - Saturday 17 October 2015 - 17 October - Children's and Young People Community Event
Event report
We had a gathering with the youths from the slums, 70 young children and 40 young adults where we spent time doing little activities including art, some little games. We ended up with reflections of poverty.
The children as well as adults were given time to pray for people who have died due to poverty , their families and friends. We also had two minutes of silence just to help people come to terms with the poverty situation.
We shared food which was provided by friends.
Event description
YSMEG (Young Single Mother's Empowerment Group) in link with the Edmund Rice Community based organization will have a 17 October event in Kibera around this year's theme of 0ctober 17th.
Our activities will start from 9 am until 4 pm in one of the local private schools, where we will share food and a meal together.
Manila - Wednesday 21 October 2015 - Celebration in Rizal Park with National Anti Poverty Commission (NAPC)
Event report
Here are photos and a video from our 21 October 2015 event in Manila.
The video is an ATD Fourth World theatre play that was performed during the Manila celebrations. Attached are the Filipino and English transcripts of the play as there are no subtitles. The day and the play itself has been prepared by a small committee of active ATD members here and in collaboration with the National Anti-Poverty Commission and some NGOs of ATD's network.
Event description
Registration will start at 7am.
Everyone is invited to celebrate the International day for the eradication of extreme poverty in Luneta Park, on October 21st.
The program will cover the morning, from 9am to 12nn.
The event has been prepared in several communities (Metro Manila and relocation sites), and from the contribution of Community member as been created a script for a theater drama !
Thanks to the collaboration of NAPC policies makers will be also able to answer and react from what the will listen.
London - Saturday 17 October 2015 - Community Open Day: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Event report
Here are some photos from our most recent 17 October event, International Day for Eradication of Poverty. Every 17 October we host a community based, open house event that takes place at our headquarters in South London involving friends, family and other community organisations.
We had writing workshop where we asked people to look at the text of the 17 October Commemorative Stone that was laid in Paris in 1987:
"Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated.
To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our solemn duty."
In the workshop, people wrote what is important to say and share with others today about poverty. They also gave ideas for future 17 October events. This is what what they shared:
"I think we should take 17 October outside so other people can listen. We need to do this so people can take poverty seriously."
"The Government should serve the best interests of the people. How can poverty be eradicated if human nature is selfish? The rich get richer and the poor keep getting poorer."
"I can come for the Philippines originally. I have seen poverty everywhere and hope one day I could help. If I were to write a message on the stone, it would be:
Education can help eradicate poverty. Education can not be stolen, use wisely and you reap good rewards."
"Poverty is just a name but to me it is the dark clouds of rain. Human beings were not meant to exist in poverty. Who has the eyes to see through poverty? Time will tell."
"Getting the Government to take notice of the plight of people living in poverty instead of cutting benefits. More should be done to help. Not giving to the rich."
"Poverty needs eradicating and people need to do more. People in poverty feel shame and their human rights are violated and it shouldn't happen."
"Human rights need to be heard. People need to be listened to. People in poverty should be supported and respected equally to the rich. Everyone has a voice."
"People who have learning disabilities are discriminated. People don't want to work with them. We need to be inclusive, to work together and to understand each other.
Talking about poverty makes me think of discrimination. Our Prime minister should be more understanding."
"Coming together on this day to air our voices on the behalf of others from all over the world to end poverty. As we have one voice and one goal."
"Poverty could be eradicated if local Government thought things through properly and carefully. They need to stop the mismanagement of funds and re-distribute those funds back to the poorest in society."
This year's event was really inspiring, bringing people together from all walks of life to take a stand against poverty.
Thanks to everyone who took part and especially those who supported us for this special day.
Special thanks to ..
Justice au Coeur, Camberwell house, Rachel, who volunteered to run a Read Aloud session, Lambeth Chinese Community and our special guest from ATD Quart Monde Maurice
Event description
October 17 marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. On this day ATD Fourth World will open the doors to its national headquarters at 48, Addington Square for a day of activities, creative workshops, music and entertainment.
Bring your family, young and not so young. Show solidarity with people affected by poverty. Find out about poverty, inequality and social exclusion in the UK. Help us to challenge the negative attitudes held towards people who are experiencing poverty. Children will be entertained and there will be a selection of photographs from The Roles We Play: Recognising the Contribution of People in Poverty on exhibition http://therolesweplay.co.uk/
October 17, will be a day of community, entertainment and learning:
"On this day we recommit to think, decide and act together against extreme poverty -- and plan for a world where no-one is left behind. Our aim must be prosperity for all, not just a few." United Nations' Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
ATD FOURTH WORLD works in partnership with people affected by poverty. We are commitment to representing people living in poverty. We work alongside those we represent, as only together will we find solutions to eradicate extreme poverty in the UK. You can find out more on the day about our commitment to fighting poverty and if you would like to GET INVOLVED this would be the perfect opportunity to find out how.
Activities for adults and children
Creative workshops
Entertainment for all
There will be a short film presentation and multi-media information demonstrating.
Join us for a day of music and activities with a message.
at 11:30–16:00 pm
FREE ENTRY (donations welcome)
The Roles We Play website: http://therolesweplay.co.uk/
Twitter: @ATDFourthWorld
Instagram: rolesweplay
Dodoma - Saturday 17 October 2015 - International Day for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty in Dodoma
Event report
The day of the International Day for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty in Dodoma, people from Bambala, Mkonze gathered in Bihawana, the village of Peter Msasu, where he organised with his friends the celebration of the day.
People from other villages had to walk a long way, sometimes more than eight kilometres to join the group, despite the heat and sun. This day gave a chance for them to sit together and to remind themselves about the importance of this day, to discuss all the challenges they are facing day to day like water, school, health care, etc.
Bihawana village and some of the surrounded villages are facing the same challenges. The lack of clean water remains a big problem, Many families struggle a lot to find water, and the water they are finding is not clean for people to use. The villagers decided to organise themselves to dig a well in order to get clean water.
People shared as well about hospitals and schools. Families have to walk for a long time to go to school or hospital, the availability of social health services is still a big problem. Some woman who were pregnant lost their life because of the long journey to hospital.
To work together everyone participates, shares, contributes, everyone is listened to. They organised themselves to cultivate together and be aware that everyone can take part even those who are very weak. In the region some people do not have a stable home or stable work, and have to go from village to village. The community of Peter welcomes them, sometimes at their homes, they find a little job in the farm, or producing and selling local alcohol. Even if life is still difficult they find solidarity and feel part of a group. From the contribution of everyone people find solutions, they have the strong hope to collaborate with those who are given the authority to lead from voting. Its still a big challenge but people do not give up.
Event description
People from Bambala and Mkonze will gather together in Bihawana, where they will organise a celebration of the International Day for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty in Dodoma.
Njombe - Saturday 17 October 2015 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Event in Njombe
Event report
The day of 17 October, International Day for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty, members of the Kisangani Smith Group association and ATD Fourth World Tanzania got together in the Kisangani workshop.
More than fifty people got together to remember the importance to be united and express our refusal of extreme poverty. In the form of a round table everyone could share his vision and commitment. The main concern was focused on issues of education and training.
Kisangani acts every day to train young people who did not have a chance at school and enable them to get skills that will enable them to find work. But besides learning there was a lot of talk about solidarity. Many former students of the association are finding ways to allow other youth to learn in their own workshops, to find training and their place in society. The fight against situations of exclusion is reinforced by the links between people. Reuben, founder of the association pointed out that what should contribute to overcome these situations is also and above all the family, and the support we must find in it to overcome difficult situations.
In this round table at Njombe, four members of ATD Fourth World Tanzania came from Dar es Salaam to participate. One of these delegates, Selemani, working at the Mogogoni Fish Market, shared about his life, a long struggle from childhood, finding on his way solidarity with others who supported him. He insisted on the importance to learn how to read and write even for adults who did not have the chance before. He presented the project 'Education for All' in Dar Es Salaam. Halima, the second delegate, represented the October 17 Committee of Tanzania.
A time of friendship concluded this day.
Event description
See also
- Poverty & Human Rights
- Initiatives for Change
- International Day - October 17


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When "The Avengers" movie was first announced, the initial adrenaline rush was followed by nagging doubt from hard-core fans: How could Marvel possibly assemble Earth's mightiest heroes in one film? Would they each get enough screen time? Would the story meet the expectations of so many different fan bases?
If you aren't a comic book fan, try this on: Imagine LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh signing on to play together -- could three such talented players find enough to do for the same team and only one basketball?
"That was the biggest concern among fans and myself -- would there be enough time for each character to get his/her due," said Jim Littler, co-founder of the website Comic Book Movie. "But when it was announced that Joss Whedon would be helming, that alleviated some of it because he is known for working with and properly developing ensembles."
Whedon was hired in 2010 to direct the film and rework a script first drafted by Zak Penn. Whedon was an inspired choice, a man with a gift for blending action and comedy, while telling great stories with lots of moving parts -- skills he'd honed as creator of shows like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Serenity," as well as contributing to the scripts for films like "Toy Story," "Speed" and "X-Men." Whedon also brought to the project certified geek bona fides, having written a number of comic books himself, including the wildly popular "Astonishing X-Men."
"This is a guy who knows how to tell a story that he wants to tell, and the way the characters interact," says Thor Parker of Midtown Comics in New York. "He's been having these really genuine character moments in all of the things he's done ever since 'Buffy.' There's a lot of that in the movie."
So what was the key to cracking "The Avengers" for Whedon? For Parker, it was Whedon's ability to bridge the chasm between comic books and film.
"When I was watching, there were certain scenes where I was grinning from ear-to-ear because there's so many things in this movie where I was thinking, 'I've seen this in comics before -- this is a comic book movie, this isn't an adaptation of a comic book, it's a comic book on the screen, and that's something that no one's been able to do before and it's really amazing'… It's fun, it has its serious moments, it's what everyone wants to see when they go to the movies and it's definitely what everyone wants to see when they read a comic book."
Another pitfall of the comic book genre -- one that plagues both superhero teams and individuals -- is when moviemakers try to bring a specific storyline from the page to the big screen. For that, fan expectations can be quite high. Manhattan Comics owner Rob Conte says this is what killed "X-Men 3: The Last Stand" for him.
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"When you take a successful story and you translate it into film or television, if you don't really know the core as to why that story was so cool, you miss the point. The audiences that were so excited to see The Dark Phoenix Saga (in "X-Men 3"), 98 percent of the fans were disappointed, myself included," says Conte, who notes that Whedon sidestepped this issue entire by crafting a new story for "The Avengers."
"You have a general idea what the story is, but you're not counting on any particular storyline. No one is saying this is their adaptation of the Infinity Gauntlet, or the Korvac Saga, or something like that."
As huge a contribution as Whedon made to "The Avengers," perhaps the two biggest decisions were made years ago. The first came back in the '60s, during Marvel's infancy, when founder Stan Lee, along with Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, decided to create the Marvel Universe, crafting a variety of superhero titles that existed in a shared world, meaning that what happened in one title might have repercussions in another.
Over the years, this approach has been cited as being elemental to Marvel's success, but it somehow took more than 40 years for the same style of storytelling to take hold in comic book movies. That decision came in 2005, when Marvel Studios began producing its own films, all set in what studio president Kevin Feige called the Marvel Cinematic Universe. From the release of 2008's "Iron Man," each Marvel Studios picture has been building toward "The Avengers."
Conte says this approach takes a lot of the pressure off Whedon and the audience, sparing everybody tedious back stories.
"I think the film would be under even more scrutiny if it just came out of the blue. But what's fortunate here is we already know these characters -- we already know Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, we already know Chris Evans as Captain America, and [Samuel L. Jackson as] Nick Fury and Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow.
"We've already seen them on screen, we've already seen them perform, so the good news about 'The Avengers' is it's kind of like a Godzilla film -- you go into a Godzilla film knowing who Godzilla is, knowing who some of these monsters are -- so it's literally just taking it to the next chapter."


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Who knew that Dr. Horrible would turn out to be such a fruitful franchise? In addition to the official Sing-Along Blog, soundtrack and spin-off comics, there's now an unauthorized prequel on its way. And, yes, this one has songs too.
The fan-made Horrible Turn describes its legal status in the following, appropriately Whedonesque way:
Any similarity to the characters created by Joss Whedon is, like, totally a coincidence. And by 'coincidence' we mean accidental. And by 'accidental' we mean fortunate. And by 'fortunate' we mean intentional. And by 'intentional' we mean unauthorized.
While we're unconvinced that Dr. Horrible needed any backstory in addition to what we saw in the original web series (And, no, that doesn't includes you, authorized comics), we're kind of taken by the trailer for Horrible Turn:
Horrible Turn trailer from Horrible Turn on Vimeo.
Does this mean the movie will live up to its inspiration? We only have to wait until November 10th to find out.
[Horrible Turn] (Via Whedonesque)


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By Andrew Liszewski
Believe it or not, sometimes a folded piece of cardboard just can't convey how you feel about someone. So just in time for Mother's Day American Greetings is introducing a digital slideshow card which features a 1.8-inch LCD display that plays back a series of photos set to music. Preloaded versions that run through a collection of animated slides are available, but I suspect most people will prefer the customizable version which includes a short USB cable allowing you to upload up to 50 photos.
When the card is opened the slideshow and music automatically start playing, and the cards are rechargeable so they can be enjoyed again and again. Personally I think it would be cool if you could load up your own MP3 as well, allowing you to have a customized soundtrack or message, but I'm sure the pandora's box that is copyright issues will ensure that will never happen.


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