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fueledbycoffee wrote:pieces o'nine wrote:not one other person at the family's party had ever heard of it.
Wha...? What? *Blank stare*
Something must be done of this.
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fueledbycoffee wrote:pieces o'nine wrote:not one other person at the family's party had ever heard of it.
pieces o'nine wrote:That's why I quickly explained to him and his nonplussed parents that it's about *avoiding* conflict for success.
In retrospect, I should probably have implied that it was a missionary who helped old Sun Tzu see the light...
pieces o'nine wrote:Arrrgh, that be a roight good sug jest chun, Barrrt. Oi foinds me hun abritched Canter Berry Tayles be a bit cumbersum t'swing 'rownd in crampt quarrrters.
('Ave ye evvir yused hit on that scurvy Zankou wen 'e were yer cabbin bouy? Sumwun 'as shur smackt sum sense inter 'im sumweares!)
WelshRarePasta wrote:I'm embarrassed to estimate how many books I actually have (I tried cataloguing and counting once and failed miserably)... but, I can quantify it sort of this way: I currently have two full-sized floor to ceiling 4' wide bookcases filled up, and then a 10'X10'X8' storage space that is probably 75% full of boxes of nothing but books. And then all the books on my nightstand, computer desk, etc. Books everywhere basically. I can't seem to ever throw them away... seems like... blasphemy of some sort.
I've always dreamt of having a classic English-style Library, complete with glass-fronted cases, big leather-topped reading tables, overstuffed chairs. At the current rate, by the time I would have enough money to purchase a home with that sort of layout or build my own, I'll need 2 or 3 Library rooms to fit all my books ;/
Phlebas wrote:Avast!!!
I've started downloading more and more ebooks. I find them convenient to read on the plane. My only problem is that once I've finished a good ebook, I feel compelled to go out a buy the hard copy version so I can put it on the shelf.
I've never been able to bring myself to throw out a book. I still have a hard cover "Yurtle the Turtle" book which I got when I was four. It's falling to pieces so I keep it in my bedside cabinet (so it's safe). I could get it repaired but then it wouldn't be the same.
I think it's the smell I like the most. Stand up right now and select a random book from your stash (older the better). Open it up halfway and stick your whole face in. Now give it a good sniff.
Ya just can't beat that smell.
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Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Honey Madeleines
Once again, Bourdain takes the blame.
'England's best hope for salvation...a warrior, pioneer, philosopher and fearless proponent for what's good, and what's always been good, about English cooking.'
High praise indeed.
This is his summation of Fergus Henderson as it appears in the ultimate food lover's bible, A Cook's Tour – the one book I wish I could have written. Forget Dostoyevsky. Move along Melville. Step aside Shakespeare. Let me travel, eat then write it up in shotgun gonzo style. Yes please.
Understandably, the monochrome delight that is Nose to Tail Eating, Henderson's manifesto/cookbook, soon found its way into my collection swiftly followed by its successor, Beyond Nose to Tail – a similar affair but with an extended section on baking.
Those books were read and re-read. Not just the recipes but the snippets of gastro-philosophy that pepper them. The words and oddly exotic lists of ingredients pored over, mused upon and eventually cooked and eaten. The exotic ceased to be so and all that remained was The Tasty.
Bourdain's gushing made sense.
Considering my affinity for his work, it took a surprisingly long time to actually eat at Henderson's London restaurant, St. John. A last minute reservation meant we would eat late but we would eat and I would sample those dishes whose names were familiar but flavours alien.
Cue roasted bone marrow with parsley and caper salad. Langoustines with rich mayonnaise. Smoked eel and bacon. And thick slices of beef topside with boiled carrots.
I felt like an art lover finally laying eyes on a favourite painting previously seen only in reproduction.
The desire for something sweet was tempered by achingly full bellies. There was no room for Eccles cakes or doughnuts. There was barely room for a digestif. But a request to take away some sweet treats was met with a smile. Five minutes later we left, clutching a still warm paper bag, emblazoned with the outline of a pig, containing the famed Eccles cakes as well as half a dozen Madeleines.
They were eaten for breakfast.
St. John Madeleines
The Madeleine tray I bought the GF for Christmas ('a bowling ball for Homer', I think she referred to it as) is the most specific item of kitchen kit we own. It has a single, solitary use. But, oh, what a use.
There may be countless Madeleine recipes out there but for a first attempt there was only one to go for. It was deliriously easy and came together with such pleasure that I doubt we will turn elsewhere. Watching the small blobs of mixture spread, rise then bulge up into such a recognisable shapes was most satisfying.
They are also near ethereally light with a slightly malted flavour that comes from the caramelised honey, almost reminiscent of Horlicks.
Makes 12
Melt 70g of unsalted butter with a generous tablespoon of runny honey then simmer until the sugars caramelise (it didn't seem to matter that it split).
Whisk together a large egg with 55g of caster sugar and a tablespoon of soft brown sugar until a trail can be left on the surface of the mixture. Sift in 70g of self raising flour then fold in along with the butter/honey mixture. Leave in the fridge for a couple of hours.
Grease the Madeleine moulds with butter and flour, tip out any excess then pop a spoonful of the mixture into each one. It won't look like enough. It is. Honest.
Bake at 200 degrees C for about 10 minutes, marvel at how big they've got, delight at the fact they look just like Madeleines then enjoy with cups of tea. If you have any left, they still taste great the following day.
*Would you look at that – a whole piece about Madeleines and not a single mention of Proust. Oh, bollocks.
6 comments:
- Sylvie said...
Lovely and another incentive for me to buy a Madeleine tray. I just wish my kitchen was bigger. Where am I gonna put it all?
- 5 January 2010 at 17:26
- Jane said...
How serendipitous, finding your blog and reading this post today! I just recieved a Madeleine pan from my husband for Christmas and I gave him a copy of Nose to Tail! On top of that, I've just been pondering baking a batch of orange honey blossom madeleines this week. You have inspired me to pursue this plan. (Wondrous blog you have here!)
- 5 January 2010 at 18:39
- Alicia Foodycat said...
I was given a madeleine tin about 5 years ago - I have never used it! But that really is a bowling ball for Homer. Did you even let her unwrap it?
- 6 January 2010 at 11:27
- Caleb said...
I found your food blog going through a few links. Glad I ran into it. Didn't know that the food blog/recipe community was so big online. I love your posts!
I was wondering if you would like to exchange links. I'll drop yours on my site and you drop mine on yours. Email at email@example.com or stop by my site and drop a comment. Let me know if you would like to do a link exchange.
- 7 January 2010 at 01:23
- Gareth said...
Mmmm... I love the madeleines ar St John and B&W. Off to look for a tray online now...
- 7 January 2010 at 09:11
- Just Cook It said...
Sylvie - They don't take up too much room, as if you needed another incentive
Jane - What a great string of coincidences! Thank you for the kind words and good luck with the baking.
Foodycat - Of course I did! To be fair it was on her wishlist so it was more a bowling ball for Marge and Homer
Gareth - The bakery there is quite something isn't it? I'd avoid silicon but anything metal will be great
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – It's only July, but already you can't turn on a television in California without running into a costly advertisement for some candidate or other on the state's upcoming November ballot.
Luckily for Quakes rookie Ike Opara, he gets free access most weekends to argue his case to his preferred electoral body: MLS Rookie of the Year voters.
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Halfway through his first MLS season, Opara has cemented his status as one of the league's top RotY candidates. The No. 3 pick in the 2010 SuperDraft earned a starting spot coming out of training camp and hasn't looked back, helping to anchor a much-improved San Jose defense and scoring three goals as a 6-foot-2 target on set pieces.
"I'd vote for him, for sure," Quakes general manager John Doyle said. "Three goals, [one] game-winner and defensively, he's great. I think he's had a great year.
"We'll see how the second half of the season goes. If things go the way the first half goes, and we're in the playoffs and he's been an integral part of that, then he should be the Rookie of the Year, in my eyes."
On the field, Opara has no problem expressing his platform planks: speed to catch opposing strikers, athleticism to outmuscle them and leaping ability that is practically peerless.
"He's very athletic, so he has the upper hand on most people he matches up against, which bodes well for him," said Quakes right back Jason Hernandez. "And on set pieces, we know he's a handful in the air."
Opara's vertical leap surprises even those people who were warned to watch out for it, such as fellow Quakes rookie Steven Beitashour.
"He jumps through the roof, every time," Beitashour said. "One of my friends at San Diego State, he played on the Under-20s with Ike, so he was telling me about him. So I heard of him, but then I saw it – when he jumps up for those headers, he just doesn't stop going up. It's crazy."
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And while he rockets up on his leaps, off the pitch, Opara is humble and very well-grounded.
"I don't even know how [the RotY award] is judged," Opara said. "I just go out there every day and just try to help the team win. I just work out every day and try to get better."
Opara doesn't check out the polling of how other top rookies are doing, which is probably for the best considering the amount of time keeping such tabs would require. It's a crowded field of candidates, including, among others, Galaxy midfielder Michael Stephens (seven assists plus a game-winning goal), Red Bulls defender Tim Ream (has played every minute for the Eastern Conference's second-place club) and Opara's ex-Wake Forest teammate and current Revolution forward Zack Schilawski.
"With my friends, I talk to them, see how they're doing and how their experience is going," Opara said. "I talk to a lot with the Wake guys, some of my friends were on the [US U-20s] with me, so it's cool to see them and hear what's going on with their experiences."
The biggest impediment to Opara's candidacy so far are his schedule and his health. He missed a couple of weeks while finishing up classes at Wake Forest, then suffered a strained hamstring while working out there to stay in shape. In all, he sat out for five matches, or one-third of the season. If not for those absences, Opara's development might be even further along.
"It's a learn-as-you-go situation," Hernandez said. "You can't teach the knowledge you get from game experience. He has all the tools to be a really great player."
For Opara, what's crazy is the adjustment to pro life from the NCAA scene, where he dominated in seemingly effortless fashion.
"In college, you're almost guaranteed a spot," Opara said. "Sometimes, you can afford to take an off day. But here [in the pros], there are no off-days. Every day, you have to get better. You have to keep your spot. There are guys who want your spot, so you have to take it as a job."
Geoff Lepper covers the San Jose Earthquakes for MLSsoccer.com. He can be reached at email@example.com, on Twitter @sjquakes.


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Twentysomething: Surviving and Thriving in the Real World
- Margaret Feinberg Author
- 2004 22 May
A lot has changed since I made the initial break from my teens to the twenties. I think I've fallen into a nice rhythm in life, though. I work, sleep, eat, hang out with cool people, spend time with God, and even pay my bills on time. Life is pretty good. I no longer wonder where to take my car when it breaks down or where the money is coming from for next month's rent. I feel blessed and grateful.
Several years ago I ran the Elerby Springs Marathon in the foothills of North Carolina. (If you've never heard of it, don't worry, neither had I.) As far as I can remember, there were only eighty-seven contestants, so you can wipe any pictures of the glorious moments you've seen on television of the Ironman Triathlon or the Boston Marathon from your mind. In this small race, water stations were few and far between, and the whispers of wind and tall waving grass replaced cheering crowds alongside the road.
I had two specific goals for my first marathon: I didn't want to come in last, and I wanted to run the entire way. Around mile twelve, a fellow racer twisted her ankle, and I knew I was going to accomplish at least one of my goals. As far as the other goal was concerned, I knew there were some people who would probably testify that running and waddling are not the same thing, but I counted anything with even a hint of a bounce as part of a job, which is in the same category as a run.
Marathon runners all talk about hitting the wall – that point in the race when you think you can't go any farther. Most people hit the wall around mile twenty. I hit the wall around mile thirteen. It was hot, I was tired, and I didn't know if I was going to make it to the finish line. So I joggled (a fine blend of walking, waddling, and jogging all at the same time) my way through the next few miles, trying to think about anything other than the aches and blisters. Around mile nineteen, I saw another competitor in the distance. Only he wasn't running or even waddling, he was walking. I reminded myself, I won't come in next to last if I can keep going! I felt exhilarated as I passed the exhausted competitor, so I set my eyes on the next runner, and then the one after that. My joggle became a legitimate jog and eventually qualified as a running pace. My legs felt as if they were on autopilot, beating out a steady pace on the hot, black pavement. During the last six miles of the race, I passed dozens of competitors and even beat one additional racer in a sprint to the finish line. I received a third-place award for women in my age category. Granted, there were only a total of four women in my age bracket, but I accepted the engraved prize with satisfaction anyway.
Running a marathon was near the top of my lifelong to-do list, and completing that 26.2-mile race carried an incredible sense of accomplishment. Now if you had asked me how I felt between miles thirteen and sixteen, I wouldn't have given the same report. That's because sometimes it's hard to appreciate something when you're still in the middle of it. Like the miles of a marathon, some of the twentysomething years are better than others. That first year out of school can be pretty bumpy, and any time in life that involves a crisis can be difficult, too. Yet when you stand back and look at these twentysomething years, there's little doubt that they are designed to be some of the best of your life.
The Seven Wonders of the Twentysomething World
Interested? You're probably expecting a clever use of metaphors that relates life in your twenties to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Well, that isn't going to happen. Those wonders are mostly gone – destroyed by time and man – and if I were writing this book in my thirties, I could probably pull it off because Id be looking back into the past. Instead, I'm writing in the midst of some of the most enjoyable and challenging experiences I've faced in all my years. I don't know if you have experienced these yet, but when you start evaluating your life – where it's been, compared to where it's going – some thoughts and concepts really stick out. So, without further ado (drumroll, please), here is a list of the Seven Wonders of the Twentysomething World:
1. Options, Freedom and Flexibility
During your twenties, you have unlimited opportunities. Many choices are available. You can choose where you want to live, what you want to do, and in whom you want to invest time. You can experiment. I mean, come on – it just makes sense to try new things. If you don't do it now, when will you?
"The absolute best part of being 24 and single is that my life is an open book! I can go and do whatever I choose; the paths and roads are endless," says Kelly, one passionate twentysomething. "I am free to go and do whatever I want right now and explore any career path I want. It's such a great feeling to know I can live out all of my dreams right now without anyone or anything holding me back!"
Jill, a 27-year-old small animal veterinarian in Connecticut, says she feels that she still has time to switch careers if her current one doesn't work out. "I feel as though I still have a lot living, learning, and growing to do … and still have plenty of pre-children time in my marriage," she says.
No matter what career path you might take, you still have the option of changing. You can be an administrative assistant one day and work with disabled children the next. Where the next mortgage payment is coming from doesn't really matter because you are sharing a one-bedroom apartment with three other people. Just like job opportunities, roommates and housing change a lot in your twenties. From living in a studio to sharing a five-bedroom house with a pool, no matter where you are sleeping, chances are it will change during the next year. That's what being in your twenties is all about – exploring the options and finding out what is really important to you.
2. A Great Time for Travel and Exploration!
Living in Alaska, I see a lot of people with canes and wheelchairs pulling their oxygen supply tank along to enjoy the last frontier. How much better would their memories be if they were able to say that they had hiked a glacier or kayaked with whales? Instead, their memories consist of sitting on a bus and hearing about what other people have done in Alaska. In your twenties, you can go backpacking in Europe for months on end. Hopefully, you'll still be able to do that when you're fifty, but for right now you've got a lot less holding you down, and your knees will still hold up to a hike.
You also have the energy, strength, and wherewithal to travel on a shoestring budget. You can explore new areas of the country and the world. You can still crash on people's floors and couches and get by on salami and crackers if you want. You can fly to Boston to see friends or spend the weekend at someone's lake house on a moment's notice. You may like the idea of a four-star resort, but you're still willing to stay in a one- or two-star hotel if it means getting to see new sights or visit a new city. You can take advantage of travel opportunities through work or a fellowship opportunity to study or work abroad.
Ellen, a 29-year-old graduate of the University of North Carolina, has traveled to Spain, Germany, and Switzerland and backpacked at Glacier National Park. She has tried paragliding, metalwork, snowboarding, road biking, and rock climbing. Reflecting, Ellen says, "I think one of the most important things to me in my twenties has been experimentation with life. I have moved several times, traveled, loved and lost, read incredible life-shaping literature, tried new sports and arts, and, most important, made wonderful female friends. I would recommend the same to anyone else, especially to women in their twenties. Try it out. Figure out your strengths and weaknesses. Take time to determine what is the correct path for you instead of accepting the path that others lay out for you."
You can discover new cities, towns, people, and schools. You can refine your skills and giftings as you embrace life. You can also test new ideas. You can come to terms with what you believe to be true and take time to study and have ready answers to questions about what you believe. You've been raised with a certain set of values, and in your twenties, you can evaluate whether to make those beliefs your own or make adjustments. You can grow into your own skin with an understanding of your personal beliefs and faith.
3. Time to Learn
Contrary to what some commencement speakers might tell you, the learning process doesn't end with graduation. In fact, it's just getting started. Through all the trials and tribulations, successes and failures, you are learning something new every day. You are learning about yourself, the world around you, and how to thrive in it. Depending on the choices you make, you can either slowly ease your way into the mire of adult responsibility or throw caution to the wind and jump in with both feet.
Your twenties are a great time to try to put your ideals into practice. You can test them and find out which actually work and which really don't. You can make life choices and develop life patterns. You have more wisdom based on your experience than you did in school, but you haven't lost the desire to try new things for yourself. You can find your passions and find yourself as you discover new things.
One of the best things about being in your twenties is that pretty much anyone will help you. If you need a mentor, someone to encourage you or help you out, people are often more than willing to lend a listening ear, comforting shoulder, or helping hand. As one twentysomething pointed out, "Now's the time to ask, before you become the competition."
Oh, yeah, and you can still be silly. You can play paint ball or laser tag and build potato guns. Even if you don't have a kid, you can still act like one. Look for any opportunities to have some fun, learn something, and get out there and enjoy it.
4. Energy and Youth
The twentysomething years have a youthful vibrancy. There are an excitement and hope that permeate every fiber of our being. You can use that energy to accomplish personal goals, and if you can't change the world, at least you can change the world around you.
Shane, a 31-year-old living in Los Angeles, says that youth is to be treasured and enjoyed. "For some reason, good or bad, it's still okay to screw up," she says. "It's okay to try everything within God' eyes before you have to settle down or be responsible. Yes, you should learn to invest, register your car on time, have an occasional blood test, watch your sodium intake – but don't forgo the opportunity to hold on to your immature youth. Pull a fun prank on your friends, backpack Europe on $5 a day, meet everyone you can – just because."
Shane says one of the things she's most proud of is that she's never missed a trip or chance to travel or do something crazy. She keeps a set of envelopes in her dresser drawer labeled for all the different trips she's planned: one for summer graduate school in Vermont, another for the Nantucket Film Festival where she entered a screenplay, and another for a trip to Africa to document the AIDS crisis.
"If I didn't have enough money at any given point, no fret, I'd find an odd job and get it," she says. "Nothing stood in my way of going places and visiting all my friends every year. Granted I never thought of saving for a condo or a 401(k) or getting a dental plan, but I sure never missed out on something cool."
5. New Relationships and Friendships
For some, those new relationships include marriage, while for others, they include developing strong friendships and a sense of community. During your twenties, you can form friendships that will last a lifetime.
After moving back to Colorado, I became established with a group of amazing friends. Not just any ordinary group of friends – we were The Tribe. From all over the United States, with diverse backgrounds and some pretty amazing experiences in our pasts, we were joined together by our love for Christ and a desire for deeper relationships. I started as an individual in a new city, and by the time I left, I was part of a group of brothers and sisters in Christ that goes beyond anything I ever would have imagined. I have moved around a bit since those days, but that group of friends continues to hold me accountable and share both my joys and my tears.
The twenties are an amazing time to reach out to others and serve them. Brian Habig, chaplain for Reformed University Fellowship at Vanderbilt University, notes that twentysomethings are afforded a tremendous amount of freedom by God. "Harness it for the good of another," he says. "If you don't know where to serve, just look at wherever God has place you. Of all the places you could be, He put you there! Begin looking around, and if you want to serve, you won't have to look long."
6. The Start of Incredible Adventures
Life as an adult is just beginning, and you can do anything. The doors are wide open, as far as choices and opportunities, and it feels adventurous. There is expectancy, a sense that just about anything might be around the next corner. You can wake up one day and do something entirely different with your life. You have tremendous potential. Your whole life is still ahead of you.
Shelley, a 23-year-old graduate of the University of Tennessee, says, "There is so much freedom. People are still moving and traveling. Most of my friends have not settled down yet. There is always this feeling of expectancy. Things could be entirely different next year. This time last year, I had no idea my life would look like this. It could be the same next year."
I know people who say high school was the best time in their lives. Whether they were the star of the football team or the prettiest girl in school, it really doesn't matter to them what they do after graduation because they think that the good years of their lives are behind them. I don't want to be so shortsighted. I want my twenties, thirties, forties, and on up, even until age 90-plus, to be wonderful. That means I have to make some good choices now. I figure if I take a few less mogul runs at the ski area now, I can go skiing with my grandkids later. My knees are good for only so many bumpy black diamond runs. Of course, since I won't be skydiving at 80, I'll probably need to start planning that adventure now.
7. A Wonderful Time to Grow in Your Relationship with God
This is one of the best parts of being in your twenties. For those who are single or don't have children yet, this is an incredible age to make time to spend with God. It's also a time to grow in your relationship with Him.
Katie, a 23-year-old graduate of Mississippi State University, says, "This time has helped shake up my selfishness and made me really think about what I want the life I have been given to look like. I know God is teaching me much and growing my relationship with Him through this."
Gillian, a 24-year-old living outside Decatur, Georgia, says she feels that God is showing her ways she can serve others that she hadn't thought of before. "We have great fellowship, and I love hanging out with kid-less couples whom I can be real and honest with – it is neat to share with other couples who are going through the same things," she says. "I feel God is showing me that my two main purposes in life are to love him and love others. I had previously thought that spending time with others took away from my devotion to Christ, but I am beginning to realize that is His entire purpose for me – to love the body of Christ as He has loved me."
Gillian says she feels she can serve her friends through sharing feelings and being open and honest about struggles in marriage, work, and life. "I have received the gift of open and honest friends who make me feel normal about my life, so I feel I can serve others by stripping away superficiality and engaging in real fellowship by revealing my sinfulness and need for Christ," she says. 'This is hard for me, but I know that by sharing burdens, the Christian life is so much more full and fellowship is much more real."
Like many twentysomethings, my own twenties have been and still are full of adventure, trials, rewards, relationships, broken hearts, tears, laughter, pain, questions, bliss, and love. Though I make a lot of mistakes, I can look forward to seeing how God will carry me through. His grace is so intriguing. It's all the hardships, mistakes, wonders, and joys that have contributed to who I am today.
As one twentysomething observed, "Being in your twenties is suspenseful – like watching a fireworks show on the Fourth of July. The possibilities are endless."
A Final Word About the Twentysomething Years
You never know what's going to happen during your twenties. I think back about the motley crew that Jesus called to be His disciples. Bible scholars estimate that many of them were in their teens and twenties when they were invited to follow Jesus. Did those fishermen and young professionals every expect such an opportunity? No way. But God had some great things in store for them. Just as He has great things in store for you and me.
A few years ago my uncle died, and my aunt needed an extra hand running their bed-and-breakfast for a few weeks during the summer. So I flew to Sitka, Alaska, and spent several weeks serving her guests fresh scones and sharing information about a little town I barely knew myself. I had an incredible time, and when my aunt invited me to return a second summer, I booked my plane ticket six months in advance. While in Sitka, I was invited to sign books at a local church. An extremely tall Norwegian man came by the signing table and purchased two copies. Later, he invited me to spend time with his group of friends. I accepted, and a friendship was born that grew into a long-lasting relationship.
Months later, we went for a hike. We had walked a short way on the trail when I noticed a long-stemmed red rose along the path with a homemade card in a hand-stamped envelope. I opened it and read the kind words of affirmation and love that were written inside. We continued along the trail, and there was another long-stemmed red rose and handmade card. The roses and cards continued for the entire two-mile hike until I had collected an enormous bouquet. Then, we came to a park bench overlooking the water. The bench held another dozen roses and a wooden bowl, which held a diamond ring. Alongside the bowl was a bath towel and some fragrant oil. Leif got down on one knee and proposed, and I said, "Yes." He proceeded to wash my feet and express his desire to love, serve, and affirm me for the rest of my life. After praying together, he took me out to an incredible five-star dinner at my favorite restaurant. I used to think that God gave good things to those who waited, but now I know that He doesn't just give us good things – He gives the very best. And I am more excited and joyful than words can express.
It's impossible to know the mind or heart of God and all the good things He has stored up for us. Sometimes they include friendships. Sometimes they include accountability. Sometimes they include newfound love. And sometimes they include wonderful surprises.
If you can't tell by now, there's a lot to look forward to and enjoy in the twentysomething years. Sure, there may be a few issues with creditors and roommates that might try to get in the way and drag you down, but they really are small in the big scheme of things. The problems will be only as big as you allow them to become, and the joys will be only as obvious as you choose to be aware of them. The twentysomething years are about figuring out who you are and really defining your identity, purpose, gifts, and callings, and those aren't the kind of issues you can figure out on a weekend retreat or in a few months of living on a shoestring budget in Europe. No, those kinds of questions take a lot longer, sometimes a decade or more to figure out. And just for the record, the conclusions you draw now will probably change. Buckle up and get ready for the ride of your life. God is going to use everything that happens for His glory and so you can learn to rely on Him. God loves you, so get out and enjoy your twentysomething years!
Reprinted by permission. "Twentysomething," Margaret Feinberg, 2004, W. Publishing, Nashville, Tennessee. All rights reserved."
Copying or using this material without written permission from the publisher is strictly prohibited and in direct violation of copyright law.
Margaret Feinberg is the twentysomething author of "God Whispers" and "Simple Acts of Faith," and is a contributing writer to "Enjoying God," "I Am Relevant," and "Deeper Walk Devotionals Vol. 1 & 2." She has written more than 500 articles for nationally recognized magazines, including Christianity Today, Relevant Magazine, Charisma, and New Man. Margaret can be found kayaking, hiking and enjoying the outdoors of Alaska when she is not writing.


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Tie::Hash::Indexed - Ordered hashes for Perl
use Tie::Hash::Indexed;
tie my %hash, 'Tie::Hash::Indexed';
%hash = ( I => 1, n => 2, d => 3, e => 4 );
$hash{x} = 5;
print keys %hash, "\n"; # prints 'Index'
print values %hash, "\n"; # prints '12345'
Tie::Hash::Indexed is very similar to Tie::IxHash. However, it is written completely in XS and usually about twice as fast as Tie::IxHash. It's quite a lot faster when it comes to clearing or deleting entries from large hashes. Currently, only the plain tying mechanism is supported.
If Tie::Hash::Indexed is built with debugging support, you can use this environment variable to specify debugging options. Currently, the only useful values you can pass in are
d or
all, which both enable debug output for the module.
As the data of Tie::Hash::Indexed objects is hidden inside the XS implementation, cloning/serialization is problematic. Tie::Hash::Indexed implements hooks for Storable, so cloning or serializing objects using Storable is safe.
Tie::Hash::Indexed tries very hard to detect any corruption in its data at runtime. So if something goes wrong, you'll most probably receive an appropriate error message.
If you find any bugs, Tie::Hash::Indexed doesn't seem to build on your system or any of its tests fail, please use the CPAN Request Tracker at http://rt.cpan.org/ to create a ticket for the module. Alternatively, just send a mail to <email@example.com>.
If you're interested in what I currently plan to improve (or fix), have a look at the TODO file.
Copyright (c) 2003 Marcus Holland-Moritz. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
See perltie and Tie::IxHash.


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PORTSMOUTH — Just in time for Christmas, Seacoast author and Portsmouth Board of Adjustment Member R. Ann Rousseau releases her debut novel about falling in love in Portsmouth and falling in love with Portsmouth.
The main character, Severine Champagne, is a business professional who moves to the historical city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she finds that messages from beyond lead her into a complex romantic relationship with Peter Nicholas, a Greek real estate developer with a secret past.
Peter must wrestle with his own fears and experiences with the spirit world before he is able to accept the gift of real love that was waiting for him all along. For Severine, Spirit had always been there to protect and guide her from an abusive childhood into a happy adult life until one day, she is guided in a direction that turns out to be one of the most painful but enlightening journeys of her life. She starts to question her faith and her own intuitive guidance until she learns that life and love sometimes take many unexpected twists and turns.
"Portsmouth A Love Story" takes the reader through the main streets and back doors of New Hampshire's historic seacoast both past and present. The reader will be introduced to the real ghost of Hannah at the Three Chimneys Inn, attend the Portsmouth Jazz Festival at Prescott Park and take a boat ride down the Piscataqua River with the final destination, Star Island and Gosport Chapel at the Isles of Shoals.
Rousseau says, "While doing research for the book, I spoke with the owners and employees of the Three Chimneys Inn and the Wentworth Hotel and included some of their real ghost stories in the novel."
The book cover was designed by Dover photographer Sharon Seaward. Rousseau says, "It was love at first sight when I saw Sharon's photograph of the tugboats. I wrapped the photo around another book and kept it in front of me while I wrote."
As a new novelist, Rousseau says, "There's nothing more thrilling than to see your first novel right next to Best Selling Author Nora Roberts in the New Romance section of Barnes and Noble."
Portsmouth A Love Story is currently available in ebook and print edition. The novel is being sold at Barnes and Noble Newington, RiverRun bookstore, Water Street Books in Exeter, Discover Portsmouth Center, UNH Bookstore and online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords and Kobe.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday after weak reports on hiring and growth at service companies dampened the outlook for the U.S. economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 64 points, or 0.4 percent, to 14,595 as of 11:14 a.m. EDT. The Standard & Poor's 500 index dropped 10 points, or 0.7 percent, to 1,560 points. Both indexes closed at record highs the day before.
U.S. service companies kept growing at a solid pace in March, but the expansion was less than economists were expecting. The Institute for Supply Management's index of service companies fell to 54.4 from 56 a month earlier. The report was the weakest in seven months and fell short of what analysts were expecting.
Separately, payrolls processor ADP reported that U.S. employers added 158,000 jobs last month, down from February's gain of 237,000, as construction firms held off on hiring. The ADP report is often seen as a preview for the government's broader survey on employment, which is due out Friday.
The reports came after the ISM reported a slowdown in manufacturing on Monday, another poor omen for the economy.
"The economic data, which has been stronger than expected throughout most of the first quarter, may just be in for a little bit of a soft patch," said Stephen Parker, a portfolio manager at JPMorgan Private Bank. "But I think that's temporary."
The stock market has gotten off to a strong start in 2013, with both the Dow and the S&P 500 setting record highs. The Dow rose 11.3 percent in the first three months of the year thanks to a recovery in housing and signs that the job market is improving. Strong company earnings and economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve have also sent the market higher.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to its price, fell from 1.86 percent to 1.83 percent.
In other trading, the Nasdaq composite dipped nine points, or 0.1 percent to 3,245. The Russell 2000, a gauge of small company stocks, fell more than other indexes. The Russell fell 9 points, or 1 percent, to 925.
The Dow Jones Transportation Average, an index of 20 stocks including airlines like Delta, United and freight companies FedEx and UPS, fell for a third straight day. The index, which is regarded as a leading indicator for the broader indexes and the direction of the economy, has fallen 3.4 percent this week, after surging 17.9 percent in the first quarter of the year.
"The strength that we've seen in transports over the last three months has been encouraging," said JPMorgan's Parker. "That's certainly one area we will be watching closely to see if there's a shift in sentiment going forward."
Among stocks making big moves;
— Zynga rose 43 cents, or 14 percent, to $3.50 after the online game maker said two casino games would debut in the United Kingdom Wednesday.
— Monsanto rose $1.20 to $104.7 after the agricultural products company said its profit increased 22 percent on strong sales of biotech seeds in Brazil and other emerging markets. The company also increased its forecast for full-year earnings.
— ConAgra Foods fell 14 cents to $35.40 after the company reported a third-quarter profit that fell shy of Wall Street expectations. The maker of Chef Boyardee and Hebrew National hot dogs booked charges related to its acquisition of Ralcorp and struggled to increase sales for its existing brands.


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News Archives - 2011
Asian American students share their stories through theater
By Wendi Wheeler '06
Walk past the student lounge in Christensen Center on any given afternoon, and it becomes clear that Asian American students make up a sizeable portion of the Augsburg student body. The lounge is a popular hangout for students—a place for them to study, relax, and connect with each other.
To hear some stories of Asian American students at Augsburg, attend the Augsburg Theater Department production of Inside Out. In collaboration with Mu Performing Arts and Pan Asian Student Services, Augsburg will present Inside Out Nov. 18-20.
Inside Out was created and is directed by Rick Shiomi, artistic director of Mu Performing Arts of St. Paul, Minn. The project began when Shiomi interviewed several Asian American students at Augsburg. Based on the interviews, Shiomi developed a series of short scenes that reflect their experiences. The performance also includes additional scenes created by students.
See Rick Shiomi talk about engaging students in Inside Out
Shiomi said this project is part of Mu's outreach programming and a continuation of a longstanding relationship with Augsburg. "In the last three or four years, the number and profile of Asian American students [at Augsburg] has been growing rapidly," Shiomi said. "We wanted to create a project that would engage some of those students in the theatrical process, to understand that their stories are important, to see that they can be presented on stage, and to get some experience on stage."
In fact, the number of students in the undergraduate day program who identify as Asian American has grown from 6 percent in 2008 to 8.2 percent in 2011. According to Penh Lo, director of Pan Asian student services, the largest percentage of students are Hmong American (41 percent) followed by Vietnamese, Korean, and Laotian. Overall, 14 different cultures are represented in the Asian American student population at Augsburg.
Shiomi said he has been impressed with the enthusiasm of the cast members and with the wide range of experiences they worked with in the production. "Certainly there are the challenges of the immigrant experience, but there are a whole number of issues that came into play in this production, like dealing with mixed race parents, dealing with racism, and establishing an identity."
Lo believes allowing students to tell their stories is a powerful way to connect them to each other. "Whether the stories are similar or different, there is a connection. It is people telling others, 'This is how I came to be,'" he said.
One of the actors is Mai Choua "MC" Thao '11 [above right], a business major and a Hmong woman who said she has always had a passion for acting. "What I have been stressing to my friends is that not a lot of Asian Americans are out there telling stories about their personal lives," she said. "This will be a good way for others to hear the voices of the everyday struggles that Asian American students are going through."
This production is part of the Theater Department's move to explore ways to engage the entire campus community and to establish relationships with Cedar-Riverside neighborhood organizations. The department has created a statement expressing its intention to "engage with our diverse campus community in regards to the representation of culture, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, religion, disability, and age on and off stage."
Performances are November 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. and November 20 at 3 p.m. Go to the Theater website for tickets.
Photo by Stephen Geffre


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