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I made these sesame-semolina flatbreads for this month's breadbakingday (theme: flatbreads). They are unleavened, extremely fast and easy. I was able to roll them very thin by using a pasta roller, the first time I used it for anything but pasta, and it worked very well. I will definitely use it again. Recipe here.
I made couronne Bordelaise for this month's BreadBakingDay ("shape" theme; deadline tomorrow so all you bread-shapers get yours in quick if you want to participate!)
Detailed instructions here: http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2008/01/31/shape-crown-couronne/
This is a pretty easy shape to do, and does not require a special banneton although they make them and I was sucker enough to get one. This is a good shape for slashophobes since no slashing is required.
These small baguettes are made with semolina flour. They weren't supposed to have pine nuts but I ran out of currants and had to improvise. It turns out the pine nuts were pretty good.
The recipe for the bread is here.
This sweet potato sourdough with pumpkin seeds was my bread for World Bread Day. Something new for me, using sweet potato in the dough. It made the dough very orange and I was afraid the baked bread would look garish, but it was nicely golden. A good October bread.
I found the recipe for these Spanish olive oil wafers in Penelope Casas' La Cocina de Mama: The Great Home Cooking of Spain.
These are a great way to use up a little bit of extra pizza or bread dough and they are really delicious. Thin and flaky and spiced with anise and sesame seeds. There is sugar on top (which could be omitted for a less sweet wafer); no sugar in the dough.
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I used to make these bread sticks all the time, before I knew how to make bread. My husband put in a request for them last week, and it reminded me how good they are, and a snap to make.
Also fun if you have little ones who love to roll dough snakes.
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Here is a miche that uses a large proportion of high-extraction flour. Heartland Mill's Golden Buffalo is great for this. This is probably the heartiest bread I have ever made.
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This flax seed-currant bread is similar in texture and technique to ciabatta. It was really fun to make and tastes delicious. The recipe and more photos are here.
I finally made those muffins. I ended up using a little whole wheat flour which I found to be a nice addition. (They're not really red; I need to get to know my camera better.)
Sponge Ingredients:
110 g ripe 100% hydration sourdough starter
160 g flour
100 g whole wheat flour
276 g milk
Final Dough Ingredients:
75 g flour
3/4 t. salt
1 t. baking soda
1.5 t. agave nectar or honey
This bread is almost 100% whole grain, except for a small amount of white starter. It uses whole wheat and rye flour, and a soaker of flax seeds, sesame seeds, bulgur, and oats.
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Mitchel Ramos is a partner at Bodine Perry LLC; a CPA and advisory firm with offices in Florida and Ohio. Mitch is a Certified Public Accountant with a Masters in Accounting and Taxation from Florida Gulf Coast University. He began his career at How & Associates LLC, a local tax and consulting firm that specialized in complex tax, trust, and estate matters for affluent families. During his tenure at How & Associates LLC, Mitch developed and executed strategies aimed to minimize income, estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax exposure as well as maximize multigenerational asset protection for those families.
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Santa Cruz Ramblin' and Savannah-Chenelle Pinot Noir
Rambling through the Santa Cruz mountains on a beautiful, sunny weekend afternoon, my wife and I decided to hit at a few vineyards before heading north for a couple of days in San Francisco. The scenery up there is, at times, breathtaking. You are slowly (and I mean, slowly) rambling up some winding one-way road surrounded by foliage with the sun peeking in dotted patterns through the leaves onto the weatherworn pavement for fifteen minutes or so. Suddenly the trees clear and you see for yourself what you have just climbed as the road twists through a cliffed valley at about 3000 feet above sea level and outside the passenger's side window all you see is miles and miles of redwood forest covering mountainous hills below. The map says go straight and then turn here. Go for one or two miles and turn left. Go up this very narrow, steep hill and right smack dab in the middle of redwoods and altitudes is a sprawling vineyard starting at the top of a hill and sloping downward out of view. Before us, acre upon acre of cleared land with vines just now producing buds with the Santa Cruz Mountains as a backdrop burning off the last of the morning fog. Very descriptive, I know but there is really no other way to tell it.
While in this area or AVA we hit up a few producers before getting on the road. Tucked away off the beaten path outside a sleepy little town called Los Gatos (pretty cool name) and up a steep narrow road flanked by redwoods is the winery Savanah-Chanelle. And this was the first place we stopped. According to them pinot noir is their specialty. They had about five or so pinots they were tasting and a smattering of other ventures such as the famous zinfandel (man zin is just all over this state) and of course chardonnay with a syrah or two thrown in there. Tasting through them I found the whites were good but didn't knock me out. The reds were nice. The syrah had depth yet was a little lean. Lean isn't a bad thing mind you; it is a characteristic some find appealing in a syrah. Some people like the unruly green tannins to cut through the dark fruit and amplify the smokiness. I personally love when the fruit is deep and the smoke is integrated. The cab franc was crazy and untamed and a little too intense and green for me. As for the zins, I just don't know about this grape. We can't seem to get along. I want to be friends, but it hasn't shone me the love I need for a long-term commitment.
Then we got to the pinots and now we were talkin'. It seems to me that former thespian and Savanah-Chanelle wine maker for twelve years, Tony Craig loves messing with pinot noir. And I commend him. Of all the varietals out there to experiment with and try to perfect one of the toughest would be this one. The five or so that we tasted were pretty unique from one another. The two that I dug the most were the higher-end 2003 from the Russian River Valley and the entry-level 2003 form Arroyo Grande Valley. We wanted them both but I knew we had many more vineyards and tasting rooms to visit and many more possibilities to fill the trunk with mas vino. We decided on the entry-level because…well…it was the entry level. The high-end was beautiful and balanced with soft tannins and soft acidity with a nice color but so was the Arroyo Grande Valley. To me (and I am by no means an authority) it's nice to see a winemaker approach each wine with confidence and finesse. And this case it was the pinot noir. Mr. Craig has a love for this grape and he is able to make each one with a personality of its own yet keep the balance.
Back in NYC Guero (One of the guys I am soon opening a wine shop with) was pretty stoked when I pulled out a wine that can't be found in any of the five boroughs. We popped it and poured it and everything was different. He was swirling and sniffing and sipping and raising his eyebrow and I was with wrinkled brow and mild confusion. When we tasted this pinot in Cali I guess it had been open for a while because with it is tight you really get that vanilla flying around on the nose. It's the kind of vanilla that covers up the beautiful aromas in wine. I think Guero was seeing past this and probably had immediately told himself it was a bit tight and needed some time. The reason I was so taken aback was because I had already tried it and didn't realize the subtle balance that it had in Cali was so shy. I did like it though and saw through the rain to a sunny day. I left half the bottle overnight and re-approached it the next day and…voila! There it was. It was deep and smooth, coating the palate with soft tannins. The nose had worked itself out beautifully and it had all the balance of cherries and pepper that I had experienced at Savanah-Chanelle. Deezy was with me (the other guy I am opening a shop with) and he immediately liked it seeing the balance my wife and I had experienced that sunny day in California. This is a really nice wine. You could eat with it but I would just sip and enjoy it. The food may just go cold. It has a wonderful mouth feel that might be compromised with food. I wish I could get it here in NYC and hold on to it for a couple of years and let it settle a bit. I would buy a case and just "observe" every six months or so. I am definitely looking to get this wine here and if I can pull it off before Christmas I will have it in the store (Please, SLA, give us our license). Until then Savanah-Chanelle have a wine club available on their website. Cheers!


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Winners ~ CMI Book of the Year Awards
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Japan's Cabinet approves record $900 billion budget, aims to soften sale tax blow
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet approved on Friday a record $900 billion (710.8 billion pounds) draft budget for the next fiscal year, boosted by spending to offset the impact of a planned sales tax hike, in a sign that fiscal reform is taking a backseat.
The general-account budget for the year starting April 1 is 101.5 trillion yen (721.1 billion pounds), and features increased spending on welfare, public works and defence on top of the offsetting steps, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.
The proposed spending level compares with this year's initial 97.7 trillion yen and sets a record for a seventh straight year, as Japan struggles to curb bulging welfare costs to support its fast-ageing population.
The budget, which needs to pass parliament by April, illustrates Abe's willingness to spend big to avoid a repeat of the economic downturn caused by the April 2014 sales tax hike to 8 percent from 5 percent.
Abe has twice postponed the planned increase to 10 percent. But he has vowed to go ahead in October 2019 by taking "more than enough steps" to cushion the impact and to avoid a surge in demand before the hike and a sharp pullback afterward.
"Abe's government has gone too far in budget spending on sales tax painkiller," said Koya Miyamae, senior economist at SMBC Nikko Securities.
"It could set a precedence that bigger fiscal spending will be called for whenever the sales tax goes up. That would delay fiscal reform even if the tax rises further," he said.
Of the 101.5 trillion yen in budget outlays, about 2 trillion yen will be specifically for steps to ease the impact from the higher sales tax, ranging from infrastructure spending to shopping vouchers to help low-income households.
Taking into account extra budgets for the current fiscal year, however, stimulus spending is estimated to hit 6.5 trillion yen — far exceeding about 5.6 trillion yen of extra annual revenue from the sales tax hike, Miyamae added.
The budget draft followed last week's decision by Abe's ruling bloc on tax-code revision, which featured 167 billion yen in tax breaks on purchases of cars and homes to offset the hit from the sales tax hike.
"We were able to manage both needs of economic revival and fiscal consolidation with this budget," Finance Minister Taro Aso told reporters.
Abe has vowed to keep the fiscal spigot open over the next two years to ease the tax hike pain. This will further strain Japan's debt burden, which is the industrial world's heaviest at more than twice the size of its $5 trillion economy.
This means the government could struggle to achieve its target of a primary budget surplus, excluding new bond sales and debt servicing, by the fiscal year that ends in March 2026.
On Friday, Abe's cabinet also approved an extra budget for the current fiscal year, with additional spending of about 3 trillion yen to boost infrastructure and extra construction bond issuance of 1.3 trillion yen to help fund the spending.
The premier is counting on growth to boost tax revenue to reduce new borrowing and on the Bank of Japan's low-rate policy to curb the high cost of servicing mammoth public debt.
The government expects around a record 62.5 trillion yen in tax revenue for the next fiscal year, aided by economic growth and the scheduled sales tax hike.
Thanks to hefty tax revenue estimates, the government will lower issuance of new bonds to around 32.7 trillion yen in fiscal 2019, a decrease for the ninth straight year that would lower the debt dependency ratio to 32.2 percent – still higher than other advanced peers.
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Card counting at blackjack tables can make you money but it can also kick you out of the casinos. This is my personal experience.
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Morning walk into the fog and into the blurry gambling road
Walking in the fog reminded me of the blurry road sharp bettors take in their careers. That's actually how far pro gamblers can predict into their future.
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SEOUL (Sputnik) — Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that he was ready to settle the problem of the Terminal-High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) deployed by the United States in the country in discussions with both Washington and Beijing.
"In order to settle the THAAD problem, I will be engaged in sincere negotiations with the United States and China," Moon said in a speech delivered at the inauguration ceremony broadcast by local TV channels.
Moon Jae-in from the South Korean Democratic Party on Wednesday became the new president of the Asian nation with support of 41.1 percent of voters, the NEC said.


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Poor Sleep and the Next Day Munchies
Poor sleep is bad for your body in all kinds of ways, from cognitive problems to long-term damage to the cardiovascular and metabolic systems. Now new research from Erin Hanlon, Ph.D., research associate at the University of Chicago Medicine Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, shows that sleep deprivation is even sneakier, causing you to overeat and do the damage yourself.
In preliminary results presented at the annual meeting of The Endocrine Society, Hanlon showed that subjects who slept just four-and-a-half hours a night had higher levels of a molecule called 2-arachidonoylglycerol that regulates appetite. The Huffington Post reports:
"Past experimental studies show that sleep restriction increases hunger and appetite," study researcher Erin Hanlon, Ph.D., who is a research associate at the University of Chicago's Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, said in a statement. "The mechanism for overeating after inadequate sleep may be an elevation in this endocannabinoid molecule, called 2-arachidonoylglycerol, or 2-AG."
Hanlon's study adds to the growing body of research from UChicago on the effects of poor sleep. Read more from Science Life on how it affects our metabolism and increases insulin resistance, causes genetic changes in children and even makes us lonely.


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Barefoot Luxury™ Announces 'Travel More' New Year Marketing Campaign
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 20, 2016 – Barefoot Luxury, Inc., will launch its latest marketing campaign, 'Make 2017 Your Year: Travel More' on December 27. The campaign will highlight experiential travel opportunities at Barefoot Luxury's exclusive Barefoot Cay™ Resort and its 5 Star PADI diver center, Barefoot Divers™ – both on the island of Roatán, in the Honduran Bay Islands.
The Travel More campaign will air on radio stations in select markets throughout the United States. A corresponding social media presence across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn will support the on-air launch, as will a comprehensive email marketing blitz.
Offerings such as inclusive room, meal and dive packages give travelers enticing options for 2017 resolutions.
The campaign will run throughout the month of January and will further lead audiences to discover an exclusive Valentine's Day offer for couples at the Barefoot Cay™ Resort.
About Barefoot Luxury, Inc.
Barefoot Luxury, Inc. was formed in 2016 as an acquisition platform and international holding company of luxury boutique resort properties throughout Central and South America, the Caribbean, and the southern coastal regions of the United States, as well as other experiential travel businesses specializing in the preferences of upscale millennials. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, please visit www.barefootluxury.us and connect with Barefoot Luxury™ on Instagram and Facebook.
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Root canal therapy is needed when the nerve of a tooth is affected by decay or infection. In order to save the tooth, the pulp (the living tissue inside the tooth), nerves, bacteria, and any decay are removed and the resulting space is filled with special, medicated, dental materials, which restore the tooth to its full function.
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Another Exciting Day At Wilson & Broadway
surprise it wasn't mentioned.
Two Vice Lords were arrested, one was tased. Both are convicted felons. A few "concerned citizens" actually went to the 023 police station to complain that police used unnecessary force (tasing) on the young poor black kid (a convicted felon who detectives believe did a shooting two months ago on Magnolia against the Black P Stones).
One Pissed-Off Police Officer
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Now that is what I like to see. Good work CPD!ReplyDelete
I had been hearing rumors (from PD) this week of an impending gang riot in Sheridan Park. The P Stones have been out in full force the last few days (Including today).
Anybody want to put some odds of something going down tonight at 5ish?
Seriously people, have you not seen what is going on in Uptown? The concerned citizen should have been tazed as well!ReplyDelete
The police officers are doing what they can to curb gang violence, without the help of Alderman Schiller!
Was this "concerned citizen" that complained about a criminal being tasered Helen Shiller? The asshole only got part of what he deserveres. I am sure if this concerned citizen had been harmed by the gang warfare she/he would think differently. Whiny bitches like this concerned citizen are one reason why things are the way they are in Uptown.ReplyDelete
Complaining about excessive force? Please. If they didn't tase him, who knows what he would have done.ReplyDelete
The police need to show these people that this gang banging sh-t will not be tolerated.
Isn't it funny how the "concerned citizens" just happened to be there when this incident took place? Were they really just innocent bystanders or are they just pissed because their friend/relative/etc... got caught?ReplyDelete
How can we tell the P Stones from the the Vice Lords from the Disciples...and the other ones? I know the long white t-shirt and hat colors are part of the uniform, but I don't know who represents what.ReplyDelete
Don't fight in our streets and do something with your life and you won't get tazed.ReplyDelete
Seems pretty simple to me...
I know the issue might be more complicted than that. But - How nice would it be if the gangs knew that all of Uptown had zero tolerance for their crap and just stayed away. Keep up the fight.
BTW - Has anyone attempted to count the number of cameras at the new Target. I am pretty sure that if you try any crap there and the security does not stop you, one of the seeming literally 100s of cameras will at least caputre your likeness. I don't think Vegas casinos have that many cameras and you know what, I say watch away big brother. I am not doing anything wrong....
I was at the new Target when this happened. Such a shame because it's so nice inside! Soon to be rundown by all of this nonsense of these people thinking they own streets that they don't pay a dime for.ReplyDelete
Stay safe my Uptown friends. I've since moved out but still keep tabs to see the progress you've made.
I talked with one of the officer's last night and he indicated yesterday was just more "gang warfare." He also expects this to be a "deadly weekend" with the heat and everything else going on, so be careful in the neighborhood.ReplyDelete
I agree with CLC.... can we get the "low down" on who is who. Maybe when calling the police people can say who is hanging out in front of their building or wherever they are.ReplyDelete
the dumber looking ones are the.........
Actually both groups are dumb looking.
I dunno.
I left Target yesterday feeling cautiously optimistic. The African restaurant across the street looked freshly painted, there are places for trees in the sidewalk, and there's nothing like legions of Lakeview yuppie parents in their SUVs mobbing the area to aid in the horrible effects of gentrification. Yes, I did skip home with my new garbage can and a year's worth of ziploc bags.ReplyDelete
CPD has support in Uptown. I hope one crackhead relative complaining doesn't give the impression that we're all a bunch of cop watchers. I'd more than welcome excessive police force, cops everywhere, thugs scattering like roaches, and safe clean streets that I can walk down at any hour of the day care-free.ReplyDelete
The only people that have no fear are the gangs and I would LOVE to see that change.
Go CPD! Keep up the good work keeping us (and you) safe. If any coppers from 023 are out there and reading this and need letters of support against the accounts of "concerned citizens" like these, hopefully UU will take the information and let us know. I know a lot of cops think our area is filled with yuppies who are anti-police, but that couldn't be further from the truth. They have more support than they'll ever know. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 3:43 PM
CPD scores again. Great Job! I really am sick of people that go out of their way to complain about the police using unnecessary force against the poor Vice Lords and Black P Stones. Concerned citizens of these animals should direct their energy to get them the hell out of our ward instead of sticking up for them. I am for whatever force is needed by the police to clean out these gangs from our neighborhoods.ReplyDelete
We all need to tell tell police "Thanks" and we suppoet them. What would be the best way to do that?ReplyDelete
I'm somewhat new to Uptown although I've lived in Chicago my whole life. The problems in this area, like any neighborhood in this city, can be greatly altered by residents participation in community events and a general sense of ownership and a desire to keep the neighborhood clean and safe. This blog gives me hope that Uptown is not a lost cause. If you see something going on that is illegal, call the police and give a good description of the offenders. Anonymous calls are good but when the police have an actual complainant it is much better. I encourage people to continue to support the police in their efforts to keep our community safe. They are doing their best with limited manpower during this 2,000 officer deficit.ReplyDelete
Has anyone gone to the misdemeanor or felony courts at Belmont and Western to see how our justice system works? I haven't gone to that particular branch but my experiences at 26/cal and branch 23 & 50 are disheartening. Judges throw so much out and criminals walk away without any real punishment. Thugs know they can commit crime without any consequences. I have personal experience with someone who carried a loaded semi-automatic handgun with the serial number filed and he had a prior weapons violation leave court with probation! When will the judges be held accountable for their disregard for our safety???
We all need to tell tell police "Thanks" and we suppoet them. What would be the best way to do that?ReplyDelete
When you pass by them on foot say 'hello' and thank them for the job they are doing. I did that a few months ago and the police officer introduced himself, was very polite, and receptive. I didn't whine or complain about anything as they probably hear that all day long. I just made small chit chat and then went on my way.
I left that conversation feeling good and feeling proud to have them working in Uptown.
All I can hope is that it is a small number that are anti police.
Thanks again CPD.
I'd like to suggest that every UU reader wave hello at the police, on foot or in squad cars every time they see them. Just a friendly way to let them know we see them and appreciate their hard work. It's a simple 2 second thing, but I'm sure it would let them know we know.ReplyDelete
Brian, do you work at the Target? I didn't think it opened until 7/25. Just curious if you were actually in there, or if you were just making up a story?ReplyDelete
Thank you CPD! We support you out here.ReplyDelete
Target has been open for a few days now as a soft opening to get the staff ready for the grand opening.ReplyDelete
If you go by there the front doors say "Now Open." It's nice, it's big, it's much like any other Target but the prices are higher since they have no other big box competition in the immediate area.
Target has been open for the past few days.ReplyDelete
Check it out. They have a cool escalator just for carts that Chip Douglas loves.
- AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 8:45 PM
Chicago NorthSider said: "I have personal experience with someone who carried a loaded semi-automatic handgun with the serial number filed and he had a prior weapons violation leave court with probation! When will the judges be held accountable for their disregard for our safety???"ReplyDelete
There's a brand new law in Illinois that someone who is caught carrying a loaded gun and who doesn't have an FOID card can no longer be sentenced to probation. This was signed into law just a few days ago. (Generally, people with felonies are ineligible for FOID cards.)
When it was being considered for a vote in Springfield this spring, a group of Chicagoans went to testify about why it was important. That group included Ron Holt, the father of Blair Holt, the young man who was shot to death on a CTA bus protecting another passenger. (Ron Holt was recently made head of the CAPS program.) It included a Latina lady whose child was killed by someone who had been released on probation for carrying a loaded gun. The group also included Uptown's own Richard Thale, who is James Cappleman's partner.
After they spoke to the subcommittee about why this law could make a difference, the subcommittee voted to approve it to the entire Senate. That bill was signed into law on July 19th.
Sadly, if the law had been in effect earlier, two of the three people who are accused of killing Ofcr Wortham in front of his home would have been behind bars instead of out on probation. It would have made a big difference in Uptown as well, since a lot of our shooters have previously been arrested for Unlawful Use of a Weapon and have received probationary sentences.
These laws may be late in coming, but they're going to be very effective in putting and keeping people in jail instead of letting them out on probation.
Baby steps. But steps that will have a big effect on sentencing.
I never see any "concerned citizens" on that corner and I am there at least twice a day.ReplyDelete
Chicago NorthsiderReplyDelete
People really don't understand that bad Judges throwing cases out usually because witnesses fail to show burns cops out more than anything else. I was at area 3 a month ago for criminal assault against a fire fighter. I was the only witness that showed out of 25+ cases, I saw everyone of them tossed out. On the flipside it was a joke that my guy got probation (he had been arrested 50 times in the last year tell me he wasn't already on probation) Liberal City Judges are JOKES !
We have liberal Judges and Assistant States Attorneys who don't want any losses on their record so they don't even try to prosecute. They only want total slam dunk cases. Another example: Video footage of two criminals pushing a motorcycle down the street away from the location where it was parked inside a mechanics shop clearly showing them in control of this stolen motor vehicle; the attorneys says "well, sure it shows them pushing it out of the shop but it doesn't show them in the shop." They throw it out. Yeah, because the motorcycle must have flown through the door and magically into these two innocent bystander's waiting arms. What a joke. (This is what happens on the West Side)ReplyDelete
When people turn a blind eye and allow this type of behavior to run rampant it gets out of control and becomes a way of life. We can't let it get out of control in Uptown or there is no stopping it.
Thank You Uptonians!ReplyDelete
I was in the middle of the malay. My partner was the one who tased Darryl Rowe (Vice Lord who was shot at Clarendon Park last month by P Stones) after he threw a large piece of concrete into a crowd of P Stones and bystanders trying to get out of the way. Then he got on a bike and tried to get away. I reached for my taser to keep back the P Stones back when panic struck... MY TASER WASN'T THERE!!! CPD only allows 1 taser per car because CPD didn't buy enough tasers. I pulled out my gun and chased the P Stones back to their terrority. It was just the two of us against 20 or so gangbangers.
Unfortunately, people only take the time to complain... never to appreciate. While we were locking up the 2 VL's my Sgt. told me that people were comming into the station to complain about the use of force. The Commander also had to field calls that came into her office about the force that the police used.
I always appreciate when people come up to me and thank me for the job that I am doing. It is defenately a mood lifter. We take the oath to serve and protect the citcizens of Chicago. We don't do it for fame, money or recognition. We constantly get beat down by our Command staff who don't have our backs, jugdges who let felons walk out of court, the Reverends who cry race, the liberal media who spin stories to get you to watch their news, BS lawsuits by criminals, and bad cops who make all of us look bad!
Thanks UU Bloggers...it is nice to be appreciated!!! We are in a war against the thugs but unfortunately the police officers hands are the ones that are handcuffed!
Thank a Cop
Thanks to the Chicago PoliceReplyDelete
Been gone a year now. Miss the city but not the violence. I tip my cap to the police and being out there every day. I used to listen to my police scanner all the time and you develope a real respect for what these men and women are doing out there. Uptown is a challange. I hope that all of you find the peace and safety you have worked so hard for all these years. After 13 years, I had to get out. I was too close to the action living across the street from Clarendon Park. I'm in Lake Zurich now. Not the city, but haven't heard a gunshot in a year now. I used to complain about Cops. Not after living in Chicago.ReplyDelete
You couldn't pay me enough.
Where do I go to protest the excessive use of force used on the 3 dead cops?ReplyDelete
Thank you CPD for everything you do for this community. I agree with UPS boy...take 5 minutes to listen to the online Chicago police scanner and you'll be amazed with all the crap they have to deal with. There's a reason why the CPD feed is in the top 10 most listened stations.ReplyDelete
Many thanks to all the fine Chicago Police who do an exemplary job with their hands basically tied by the city, mayor, courts, and lawless "citizens" who have no respect for anyone. That area of the city particularly stinks and no amount of yuppies visiting will help. They will just provide fresh victims.ReplyDelete
The west side gets lots of attention for being full of ghetto bangers. But this area is just as bad. I have stopped going around there to my fav restaurants PRECISELY because of all the thugs on the streets.
Don't let those bogus complaints by the bangers relatives get you down. I'm glad you tasered them.
Once these creeps know this might happen, maybe they won't be so bold. I can't believe you guys only have one taser, (well, yes I can) they waste money on lining their pockets in this city.
God Bless the Chicago Police and please stay safe.
I also want to remind people out there who see illegal activity that you are allowed to capture video footage of these criminals who are on the public way. You are NOT allowed to record sound though. If your residence has a good vantage point of drug dealers doing their deals, I suggest you contact your district's tactical team and allow them to do surveillance. We all need to do our part to get these thugs arrested.ReplyDelete
I am a former Chicago Police officer and currently work for another law enforcement agency. Do yourself a favor..go out and buy a police scanner! Listen to what is going on in Chicago. Those of you who have little or no sympathy might change your feelings toward the police. We were warned in the 80's that crack cocaine was going to produce superpredator children...and look what we have now. These kids in gangs have little or no fear of the police..because they have NO fear of their own parents. I never got into trouble with the police because I knew I would get it from BOTH parents. My father and mother always backed each other up on their decisions regarding our punishment. We turned out pretty good. I've worked in a court room at 26th and California as a Sheriff and worked rough neighborhoods on the south side. Uptown is realitively calm compared to the south and west sides. However, the neighborhood should not tolerate any of the savage behavior which rears its ugly heard in your neighborhood. When I worked special details up on the north side, or worked my days off on the CTA trains undercover, most of the mutts I dealt with in Uptown were from the south side. You people are easy prey..and the savages know that. On top of that..there are way too many liberal do gooders up there. Wait till they get their heads bashed in with a baseball bat. Support the police...do not support those who leach off our society and prey on those of us who work hard, pay our taxes, don't do drugs, take care of our children, went to school, respect our elders, and respect our neighbors!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 25, 2010 at 12:41 PM
Thanks for posting this. I am now a retired Chicago Police Officer that worked in Special Operations. Things are changing out there on the streets from the friends I know who work in Uptown. As many of your readers and posters have stated. PLEASE go up and talk to your Officer's. They are more then willing to talk to you back. They need you as much as you need them, if the citizens and the police work together it will make for safer streets. Video these gangbangers if they are on a public way it is legal, the video's are very very helpful to get these scum off the streets. support the Officer's by writing letters to their Commander for a job well done. If people are marching into the District complaining about "necessary force", good citizens can march into the District as well as well and support the Officers that did their job properly. It is nice to see citizens concerned about their neighborhood and especially about their Police.ReplyDelete
Here is another blog on blogger well written about what is going on internally inside of CPD and how demoralized the Department has become and WHY. It is well worth the read for you and your followers.
Thanks again for supporting CPD and us the Officer's. It is very much appreciated.
Retired Chicago Police Officer
Good job, CPD! Glad to see that some of those who forget that we have laws are getting put in line a bit. Perhaps the "concerned citizens" should try to reign in these bangers instead of harassing the police. Maybe tasering these guys when they resist arrest for drug dealing and rioting would slow down the drug trade and fights.ReplyDelete
Like upsboy, I'm gone from Edgewater/Uptown too and also miss Chicago (moved to Denver for personal reasons). And while I've often gotten into verbal skirmishes with a few folks here, I've always thought the police did their job the best they could with what they had to work with and supported them (Guys like Big Daddy, etc.). After all, if something goes down, who are the "concerned citizens" going to call to help them...the gangbangers or the police? And where is this concern over "excessive force" when gangbangers use "excessive force" to take over the neighborhood? Have any of the people who showed up to complain about "excessive force" ever gotten together to level the same anger at the bangers? Not merely shake their heads and tsk tsk the day way, but actually confronted them? I doubt it seriously. Let them get tasered today. Perhaps they won't end up being a shooting victim tomorrow.ReplyDelete
or here since I find the web version crashes..try it in itunes/java:
If you have an iphone the "5-0" app is free and a great way to listen to the scanner. It includes all the "10-xx" codes and their meaning etc
The traditional colors of the conservative vice lord and travelling vice lord sets are red and black.ReplyDelete
The colors of the Black Pstone nation are also black and red. The St. Louis Cardinals hat is favored by this group. (Often seen worn on magnolia.)
Both gangs can be seen wearing white and black too. White and black is like urban camo. It helps them blend in better. Sometimes a red shirt will be worn on top with white underneath. This way the gang member can represent when they need to and hide when they have to.
These gangs both ride under the banner of the people nation. It is not unusual for two gangs under the same "alliance" to fight one another.
I hope this helps.
(My source is these mean streets)
I said it before i'll say it again. We need to pass laws that allow law enforcement to treat gangbangers as terrorists because that's what they are. Look at history, what does it tell us. Who has killed more people? Gangbangers. Whoever reads this should make the effort to make this happen.ReplyDelete
Thank you CPD - we all know it is a difficult job here in Uptown.ReplyDelete
YOU CAN ALSO FILM THE ARRESTS YOU SEE HAPPENING...KEEP A RESPECTFUL DISTANCE BUT THIS VIDEO CAN BE HELPFUL TO CLEAR UP BRUTALITY CASES...OR PROVE THEM. ALSO NO SOUND IS PERMITTED. THANK YOU CPD HARDWORKING, SERVERS AND PROTECTORS. THERE ARE GOOD OFFICERS...THEY'RE HUMAN TOO.( SORRY FOR THE CAPS I'M LAZY. LOL.)ReplyDelete


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Fukushima Radiation
Scientists continue to study the effects of radioactive contaminants on the marine environment following the earthquake, tsunamis, and resulting radiation leads from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan. On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake 80 miles off the Northeast Coast of Japan triggered a series of tsunamis that struck nearby shorelines with only a few minutes' warning. The disaster left dozens of villages along nearly 200 miles of coast heavily damaged or completely destroyed.
The waves, some of which measured more than 40 feet, also struck the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant 150 miles north of Tokyo, disabling the plant's emergency systems and causing emergency crews to use seawater to cool the damaged reactors. Because of the plant's location along the coast, much of the water washed into the Pacific, resulting in the largest accidental release of radiation to the ocean in history. Additional airborne radioactive material from the explosions and fires at the plant fell onto the sea surface, where it too mixed into the water, as did subsequent leaks from tanks on the site holding treated water.
Within months of the accident, Ken Buesseler, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), assembled a research cruise and science party of 17 people from eight institutions to sample the waters surrounding the nuclear plant. The scientists found elevated levels of the nuclear by-product cesium but they were below the threshold of concern for direct human exposure. The levels of cesium had diminished quickly off shore because cesium is soluble in seawater and was therefore diluted by the Pacific ocean currents. They also measured cesium and other radionuclides in plankton and fish and, in subsequent cruises, collected sediments from the seafloor near the plant. To this date, important fisheries off Fukushima remain closed due to levels of cesium that are above Japanese limits for seafood.
Through the newly established Center for Marine and Environmental Radioactivity (CMER), Buesseler continues to promote public education, training in marine radiochemistry, and research and engineering related to Fukushima and other natural and human sources of radioactivity.
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Looks Like Japan Is Going Ahead With Plan to Dump Radioactive Fukushima Water Into the Ocean
Looks Like Japan Is Going Ahead With Plan to Dump Radioactive Fukushima Water Into the Ocean
Our Radioactive Ocean: Ken Buesseler
From Oceanus Magazine
Back to Bikini
WHOI scientists returned to the Pacific islands of Bikini and Enewetak in 2015 to study radioactive contamination nearly 70 years after the U.S. used the islands for nuclear weapons testing. What they learned could also be applied to a more recent nuclear disaster: the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi reactor meltdown in Japan.
Radioactivity Under the Beach?
Scientists have found a previously unsuspected place where radioactive material from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant disaster has accumulated—in sands and brackish groundwater beneath beaches up to 60 miles away.
Communication in the Fukushima Crisis
For most of Japan and the rest of the world, the first clear sign of trouble at the Fukushima Dai-ichi…
Radiation Health Risks
The ability to gauge radiation at vanishingly low concentrations gives scientists a powerful tool for understanding ocean processes. "We can…
Seafood Safety and Policy
In Japan, a nation that eats prodigious amounts of seafood, one question sits high on the list of public concerns: Is…


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CoreOS Fest, SAN FRANCISCO – May 31, 2017 – From CoreOS Fest, CoreOS today announced new features and services for its Tectonic platform, laying out its vision for the future of cloud infrastructure delivered with choice and freedom via open source technologies. The enhancements will allow greater portability of applications across hybrid cloud solutions, while combating vendor lock-in – an issue as old as the technology industry.
Since the first enterprise technology systems became available, they have promised greater freedom, efficiency and productivity. Yet each generation has demanded considerable capital expenditure for proprietary software that have made the option of changing vendors unachievable. Despite the unquestionable promise of cloud computing, the landscape is beginning to look familiarly restrictive. CoreOS Tectonic is focused on breaking this cycle.
With the upcoming release of Tectonic 1.6.4, CoreOS will be providing services to bring portability of applications across hybrid cloud environments. CoreOS is ushering in the era of ultimate freedom and choice via CoreOS Tectonic by providing upstream Kubernetes with built-in open source cloud services. CoreOS is providing an enterprise ready Kubernetes solution with automated operations that enable a cloud "as a service" operational model regardless of the underlying infrastructure, whether bare-metal, private IaaS, or public IaaS. This enables enterprises to get all the flexibility of the cloud for the lifecycle of their applications, without any of the lock-in to cloud vendor proprietary services.
"CoreOS is dedicated to bringing the best open source cloud management software to its customers," said Alex Polvi, CEO of CoreOS. "Different public cloud decisions, numerous shadow IT projects, mission critical on-premise applications and private clouds have created a hairball of infrastructure complexity. By providing the best of open source container technologies, CoreOS Tectonic helps enterprises efficiently deploy and port applications."
Concur and Ticketmaster are among the companies embracing CoreOS Tectonic and Kubernetes. These companies trust CoreOS to help them operationalize their infrastructure and help empower developer teams to get applications to market quickly. In an era of digital transformation, more and more enterprises are relying on CoreOS Tectonic across hybrid cloud environments.
"CoreOS is continuing to lead efforts forward by providing cutting edge technology to enterprises such as ours," said Justin Dean, SVP, Platform and Technical Operations (TechOps) at Ticketmaster. "We are such big fans of what CoreOS is doing with Tectonic and they are a valued partner as we continue to deploy Tectonic in production across all of our infrastructure environments."
Tectonic 1.6.4 To Provide Freedom and Choice to Enterprises
CoreOS Tectonic delivers a life line by making containerized application deployment and management quicker and easier, increasing resource efficiency and delivering better scalability and reliability. Most importantly it allows portability across cloud environments, giving greater flexibility.
CoreOS Tectonic 1.6.4 will further the CoreOS mission by providing freedom and choice to enterprises through:
"By backing open source software and its effective use, CoreOS is helping enterprises better manage the hybrid cloud infrastructure reality of today," said Jay Lyman, Principal Analyst, 451 Research. "Organizations are seeking a single, flexible framework to manage applications across different cloud environments, public and private, so they can match the right applications and workloads to the right cloud infrastructure to better serve developers, speed applications to market and drive efficiency."
CoreOS Tectonic is priced per node and is free to use for up to 10 nodes. Sign up at https://coreos.com/tectonic.
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About CoreOS Tectonic
CoreOS Tectonic is an enterprise ready Kubernetes platform. It provides automated operations regardless of your underlying infrastructure, whether bare-metal, private, or public IaaS. Tectonic application services are always current with the latest upstream open source software eliminating vendor lock-in. Tectonic installers enable you to create a secure, production-ready Kubernetes environment in minutes. Tectonic plugs into your existing identity management systems, provides organizational access management through RBAC, and central management across multiple environments.
About CoreOS, Inc.
CoreOS is a leading member of the open source community and creator of CoreOS Tectonic, an enterprise ready Kubernetes platform. Tectonic provides the operations capabilities and enterprise features that are fueling broad adoption of scalable and resilient containerized applications. CoreOS created and maintains several open source projects including Container Linux, a secure Linux distribution that automates updates and is streamlined for running containers, and etcd, the distributed data store for Kubernetes. The CoreOS team is comprised of experts in container management and distributed systems from cloud-scale pioneers like Google, Twitter and Rackspace. Learn more at https://coreos.com/ or @CoreOS.
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China Eastern Airlines has gone all out to spread the word about its flights to Shanghai.
The airline has revealed the latest in a series of specially painted aircraft, this one themed on Pixar's Toy Story.
It's not just the outside of the plane either - Woody and Buzz Lightyear have even made their way into the cabin itself.
The aircraft was decorated to celebrate the airline's flights to Shanghai's Disney Resort.
China Eastern flies to Auckland, but it's not yet known if this Toy Story plane will be flying here any time soon.


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James Baldwin was a brilliant writer and civil rights activist with a crushing knack for articulating hard truths and tensions regarding race, sexuality, and class. This month, MuCCC (142 Atlantic Avenue) will host "Project Baldwin, A Live Theatre Experience featuring the Works of James Baldwin," presented by David Shakes and the North Star Players.
The program will include excerpts from Baldwin's diverse body of work, including "Blues for Mister Charlie," a tragic play loosely based on the brutal murder of Emmett Till; "My Dungeon Shook — Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation," an essay that discusses the central role of race in American history; "Evidence of Things Not Seen," a nonfiction book about the Wayne Williams Atlanta child murders; and "The Amen Corner," a play that addresses the role of a church in an African-American family and the effect of a poverty born of racial prejudice on an African-American community.
"Project Baldwin" will be performed Tuesday, January 20, through Saturday, January 24, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, January 25, at 1 p.m. A community scholar guest speaker will lead a discussion on Baldwin's work following each performance.
General admission is $5 on Tuesday and Wednesday, and $15 on Thursday through Saturday ($12 for seniors, and $10 for students). The Sunday performance includes a discussion and reflection with the cast, and admission is pay-what-you-wish, with a suggested donation of $5 per family. Tickets are available through at muccc.org/events or at the MUCCC box office 40 minutes before curtain. For more information, visit muccc.org.


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Mary Ann Pacheco
Member, California
Presented to a nominee who follows in the exemplary footsteps of César Chávez in philosophy, work, and leadership in improving the status of labor and the lives of workers.
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Mary Ann Pacheco still recalls a former student, who had returned to campus after earning a four-year degree in architecture. "I said to her, 'What are your plans for the future?' And she said, 'I don't have a future because I don't have papers.' Here she is, this beautiful young woman, full of talent and potential. She should be excited to go on and make a difference, and she can't."
This is why Mary Ann Pacheco is an outspoken advocate for the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to legal status for college graduates. "These are students who are going to be making a tangible contribution to society," Pacheco notes.
That Mary Ann Pacheco is fighting for Congressional passage of the DREAM Act surprises no one. A Professor at Rio Hondo Community College in Whittier, California, she has been an advocate and activist for social justice ever since she was a college student at the University of Southern California. She fought for the rights of Chicano students, including the creation of a student center that would provide a broad spectrum of services for Chicano students.
Her activism continued when she became a Professor at Rio Hondo Community College, where she fought for the collective bargaining rights of faculty and twice served as President of her local union. She has spoken out forcefully for academic freedom and union rights wherever they are threatened. What's more, Professor Pacheco has been, for more than two decades, an active member and leader in the Community College Association, California Teachers Association, and NEA. Her passion has been to ensure that faculty and minority students be treated equally and respectfully. Her longtime CTA colleague, Mary Rose Ortega, says, "When Mary Ann speaks, people listen."
A battle with breast cancer has not silenced Professor Pacheco. In particular, she continues to be a powerful advocate for Latino students. Speaking of the California community colleges, she said: "We are the place where many Latinos start their college career. The bad news is that they often don't move on. While 71 percent of Latinos who enter community college say they want to transfer to finish their bachelor's degree, only 7 percent do. That statistic troubles me." Professor Pacheco urges that programs be developed between community colleges and K-12 schools to help create a "culture of college" for Latino students.
Professor Pacheco has received CTA's César E. Chávez Si Se Puede Human Rights Award and the National Council of Higher Education's James Davenport Memorial Award. And in 2011, the Community College Association created the CCA Mary Ann Pacheco Ethnic Minority Award.
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Does anyone know of an English-speaking allergist in Dubrovnik? Wanting to get some fish-allergy testing done for a family member!
about 2 years ago about Dubrovnik, Croatia
Wanting to get some fish allergy testing done for a family member who had an unusual reaction a few week ago - this has never happened before and we want to be prepared in case a shellfish or other new allergy has been acquired!
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Posted on May 6, 2014 by Andrea Fisher
Millions of Americans consider marriage to be a sacred and cherished life event; their wedding day being one of the happiest days of their lives. We spend years searching for our "soul mates" at numerous locations and means— whether it's at school, work or even online. Having a life partner to share our lives with gives us a sense of love, protection and maybe even financial security. There are different personal, spiritual and religious implications that may be involved.
Whatever the case may be, marriage is on the minds of many single, of age Americans. Marriage may look good on paper, but in today's dating climate, there's a definite need to use caution before setting down. 50% of marriages ultimately end in divorce. You could undergo messy divorce proceedings, custody hearings and be subject to high alimony payments. Despite the known risks, successful marriages to happen; so how do you know if you are actually ready for marriage?
The correct answer depends on each individual question, there's no formula or conclusive data to say one way or another. But what can be looked at are the changing social implications of marriage; as well as our views on dating, marriage and monogamy. Thanks to the U.S. Census, we can look at marriage trends over the past 40 years to determine whether or not Americans more or less are ready for marriage.
The U.S. Census Bureau examined the ages of first-time marriages (for both men and women); pulling data from 1970, 1988 and 2009. Conveniently, the researchers included average ages in their findings. A quick, but careful observation of the data tells a revealing story about American's changing attitudes toward marriage over the last 40 years. The findings revealed that fewer Americans are getting married— those who do are getting married later in life.
Back in 1970, the median age for marriage for men was 22; 20 for women. Fast-forward to 2009, and the median age jumped to 28 for men and 26 for women. One of the major delays of marriage today is that women are pursuing and exceeding in their careers. The old-fashioned notion of a housewife is irrelevant in our bustling, modern society of today.
Life goals no longer have an exact timeframe— the economy and the demanding job market base when and how we do things. How do you discuss (much less think about marriage) while pursuing higher education or climbing the corporate job ladder? Our society, without question, views financial security and career growth as being more important than ever.
Today, Americans are empowered to live life on their terms (so long as we are successfully developing ourselves and contributing to the community and country). While the idea of opting out of your career for marriage is certainly romantic, it is no longer a practical approach to marriage. Instead, ask yourself what makes you happy and if the timing is right. Whatever you decide; whenever you decide— it's nice to know that the pressure is off (more or less) to jump the gun.


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ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit Is Terrified Of A Rooster [VIDEO]
Kirk Herbstreit didn't exactly earn a ton of man points with his appearance on ESPN's College GameDay on Saturday.
Kirk Herbstreit acted like a rooster was straight out of the depths of hell on Saturday. ESPN's Lee Corso picked the South Carolina Gamecocks to beat the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday at 7:00pm ET. It's par for the course to see Lee Corso bust out some crazy props while making his main pick on ESPN's College GameDay. Corso busted out a rooster. Kirk Herbstreit busted out his wuss card.
I like Kirk Herbstreit but he violated man law by cowering in fear when a little rooster is on the set of College GameDay. Lee Corso had his hands around the rooster. Kirk Herbstreit wasn't even without pecking distance. Come on, Herby. If you're going to act like a wuss, just make sure that you don't act like a wuss while on TV. Hide your wussiness behind closed doors.
Brian Noe is the Brand Manager at 104.5 The Team, ESPN Radio in Albany, NY. Brian also hosts "The Noe Show" each weekday from 1-3pm ET on WTMM.


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Funding increase for growing grammar schools 'a welcome vote of confidence' says MP
PUBLISHED: 15:52 17 May 2018 | UPDATED: 15:52 17 May 2018
Dartford MP Gareth Johnson has praised government plans to offer grammar schools further funding to create more places for students.
Education Secretary Damien Hinds confirmed plans in an announcement last week (May 11) to provide new good school places in areas where they are needed most.
Part of this is the government launch of the Selective Schools Expansion Fund, with £50 million available for existing selective schools to expand their premises to create more places.
Mr Johnson, who attended Dartford Grammar School, said: "This announcement is a welcome vote of confidence for grammar schools.
"Grammar schools form an important part of a diverse educational system.
"In Dartford we have four grammar schools which complement the educational opportunities available for local children.
"It's important to recognise that all children have different talents and schools should reflect this."
Mr Johnson also said that the money will maximise opportunities for poorer children, adding: "Our grammar schools are good schools and we should enable good schools to expand and flourish."
Research shows that pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds attain better results in selective schools, and around 60pc of these schools already prioritise these children in their admissions.
The plans will create more school places, giving parents greater choice and raising education standards – including in disadvantaged areas.
It will include:
•A new wave of free school applications, building on the 212,000 places created by free schools since 2010
•£50 million funding to expand the number of places at existing good or outstanding selective schools alongside measures to give more disadvantaged pupils the opportunity to attend these schools
•New support for faith schools where there is demand for good school places
•Fresh agreement with the independent schools sector to help improve outcomes for pupils of all backgrounds.
Education Secretary Damian Hinds said: "Children only get one chance at an education and they deserve the best, wherever they live and whatever their background.
"Standards are rising in our schools and we've created hundreds of thousands of new places since 2010 but we want to make sure every family can access a good school."
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Baines is meant to be 6 weeker
Oh how different that result could have been if, instead of missing a penalty and hitting the bar, they had momentum after scoring one of those...
6 weeks or so puts us mid-January. We should really be looking to sign a left back January 1st. This was a known issue anyway and we're at the point we need someone who is capable of being 1st choice not just back up.I like Baines, but I don't think he's a big miss anymore. Pace is not the be all and end all of it, but that is one position given the rest of the defence would be an opportunity to add some to the side.
When's Mori supposed to be back??
Next season.
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Other than garbage Garbutt, is there anyone else naturally left footed in the team who can play there?Martina is a big risk who got away with it on Wednesday night because West Ham where tactically clueless. Why any club would give him time to bring the ball under control and shift it onto his right foot is bizarre? Moyes clearly didn't do his homework as Martina was a sitting duck to disposes but he was given time on the ball. There must be someone in the squad naturally left footed who can cover left back?
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Words From The Past: Contemporary Japanese Philosophy In The Modern World
This year marks ten years since I first visited Japan, and nine years since I first came to call this great country my home. In readying myself to come here, I undertook a year-long process of research and preparation. On reflection, a great deal of what I did was perhaps unnecessary and maybe even rather naïve, however, one area in which I have no regrets is in my decision to take my first, furtive steps into the fascinating realm that is Japanese philosophy and literature.
I recalled, as a high school student many years previously, being introduced to the works of Homer, Aristotle, Virgil and a great many other ancient Greek and Roman philosophers and poets. It amazed me how words written thousands of years ago by people long dead could come to shape our modern world on such a fundamental level. It also stunned me that so few of my fellow students seemed interested in what these ancient texts had to offer. Certainly, they offered up a lot more for modern society than the incoherent, nonsensical, drug-fuelled ramblings of that most over-rated of historical playwrights William Shakespeare!
So, in preparing to come to Japan, I decided to tentatively delve into Japanese philosophy and classical literature. It's fair to say, I was not disappointed by what I found.
Studying martial arts was a big part of my development, both as a child and later a young adult. Upon coming to university, I was first introduced to the joys of Japanese martial arts. Despite not being a student of Edinburgh University, I attended the much smaller Napier University across the city at that time, I was welcomed into the Edinburgh University Kendo Club all the same.
And so began my love of Kendo, and of Japanese martial philosophy.
In my quest to further my own knowledge and to better prepare me for life in Japan after I graduated, my Kendo colleagues recommended two particular works I should read: The Hagakure, and The Book of Five Rings.
Both of these texts are very heavy on philosophical exposition, and while not quite as preachy and repetitive as The Bible, or other such religious texts, they do make heavy reading, especially for those not used to reading literature of this depth and intellectual grading.
I'll be the first to admit, I may be university educated, but I am not, and probably never will be an academic. I have a love of learning, perhaps that's why I became a teacher, but I am not going to be one of these deluded idiots with delusions of grandeur who tells you that all the world's problems can be solved though simple adherence to a book, be the script religious or philosophical in nature.
However, I do believe there are a number of lessons one could take from these books and apply them to modern life, perhaps anywhere in the world, but especially in present day Japan.
To demonstrate, let us focus on The Book of Five Rings.
First, some background. The Book of Five Rings is the life's work of the great samurai and sword teacher Miyamoto Musashi. Written approximately 400 years ago, the book deals with the mental and physical applications of martial techniques to ensure ones survival in battle. Miyamoto also muses on some off his approaches to life, to learning and to improving one's self, both physically and spiritually.
Of particular interest from a philosophical point of view is his notes on the study of the twin sword fighting style. A style he himself created.
Using a traditional katana in one hand, and the shorter, lighter wakazashi blade in the other, the swordsman is able to engage his opponent on two fronts and therefore create double the potential for a quick kill. He also affords himself greater opportunities for defence, given that parrying is also made easier.
It may sound like some kind of pseudo-intellectual psychobabble, but bear with me here. This idea of the twin-swords engaging an enemy simultaneously can be interpreted in a number of lessons we use in our daily lives today.
Two weapons can better engage and occupy the enemy than one, or as we say in modern parlance, two heads are better than one. It is easier to tackle a problem, be it a business, social or personal dilemma when it is confronted from multiple angles and by different people. Likewise, the idea of engaging and dispatching one opponent before considering the next, another of Miyamoto's core philosophies. In other words, it is always best to confront problematic situations one problem at a time, sequentially. Don't overdo it by trying to be in two places at once, make sure one task is accomplished before you attempt to undertake the next one.
Miyamoto also discusses the length of time it takes to master one's craft, be it sword-fighting, housebuilding, hunting or farming. At the time of writing he was already around 60 years old, and still undefeated in a duel. Yet, he still refused to call himself a master, going on to say that learning is a lifelong process.
Or, to put it in a more common, western-centric parlance, Rome wasn't built in a day.
I guess Miyamoto and indeed a great many other such warrior poets speak to me on a level that the likes of Shakespeare never could. Rather than dress up morals in a convoluted plot, using contrived and repetitive connivances as Shakespeare did so frequently, Miyamoto Musashi simply tells it like it is. He has lived these experiences so his words carry onto the page. And even now, centuries later, those lessons still resonate. Also, considering that modern Japan is often criticized for its over-adherence to bureaucracy, Miyamoto Musashi shows traits all too rare among Japanese leaders in business and politics these days: huge amounts of both humility and common-sense.
In today's increasingly chaotic world, these are most definitely lessons we would all do well to follow.