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Breastfeeding mothers across the Bay of Plenty and Lakes are set to join thousands of other women around the world to simultaneously breastfeed their babies in public.
Big Latch On events are held during World Breastfeeding Week; an annual worldwide event held in the first week of August to promote the health benefits of breastfeeding and normalise breastfeeding as part of everyday life. This year's theme is about working together to empower parents and enable breastfeeding, now and for the future.
Breastfeeding is a team effort. Support from immediate whānau and the wider community can create an enabling environment that empowers mothers to breastfeed. When mothers have close support from partners, families, workplaces and communities breastfeeding rates improve.
A recent study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal looked at attitudes towards public breastfeeding in New Zealand. It found that 75% of Kiwis are supportive of women breastfeeding in public. While this is encouraging, it also shows the need to continue to influence those who are not supportive, and to empower women to feel more confident to breastfeed in public.
Toi Te Ora Public Health (Toi Te Ora) supports the Big Latch On and recommends that mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months and then continue to breastfeed along with the introduction of solid foods until the baby is at least one year old. Medical Officer of Health, Dr Phil Shoemack, says, "Breastfeeding is about giving your baby the very best start in life that he or she could possibly have. Breastfeeding gives your baby all the nourishment he or she needs for the first few months, and it's so vital for strengthening that very special bond between you and your baby." Dr Shoemack adds, "The Big Latch On helps create opportunities for breastfeeding to be celebrated as a normal everyday occurrence."
Big Latch On events are taking place all over the country on Friday 2nd August and Saturday 3rd August.
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Whakatāne – 10am, Te Tohu O Te Ora O Ngati Awa, 15 Golf
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Tauranga – 10am, Papamoa Plaza, 7 Gravatt Rd, Papamoa
Tauranga – 10am, Tauranga Parents Centre, Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga
Rotorua – 9:15am, Central Mall, 1170 Amohau Street, Rotorua
Rotorua – 9:45am, Rotorua Library, 1127 Haupapa Street, Rotorua
Turangi –10am, Awhi House, 17 Paekiri Street, Turangi.
Saturday 3rd August:
Waihi Beach – 10am, Flatwhite Café, 21 Shaw Road, Waihi Beach.
Taupō – 10am, Central Plateau REAP, 73 Titiraupenga Street, Taupō.
Those who cannot attend a Big Latch On event don't need to miss out! A virtual Big Latch On event has been created via the Big Latch On Facebook pagewww.facebook.com/BigLatchOnNZ which encourages breastfeeding Mums to post breastfeeding selfies with the hashtag #biglatchonNZ or #BrelfieNZ.
For more information about Big Latch On events and World Breastfeeding Week, visit www.womens-health.org.nz. Toi Te Ora's position statement on breastfeeding can be found at www.toiteora.govt.nz/vdb/document/554.


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- China: House price index growth slowed to 10.3 percent in June from 10.7 percent in May. This is the weakest growth since February. Q2 GDP growth at 6.2 percent y/y, the weakest growth in more than two decades. However, Industrial production growth increased to 6.3 percent y/y in June from 5 percent in May. Retail sales grew 9.8 percent y/y in June, up from 8.6 percent in May.
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THINC, The Intelligent Numerical Control, introduces a new generation of control from Okuma that is a leap ahead in control hardware and software, and introduces a new and unique business model. THINC allows the end-user to take advantage of new capabilities as they become available from various sources, such as ABB, without an entire control overhaul. This new platform, in conjunction with the technology of the Partners in THINC, allows the end-user to be much more competitive in the world market.
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"No one in the machine tool industry knows everything – ABB has expertise in robot automation – we know how to load and unload parts, inspect parts or can even add vision to a robot in order to guide it to locate or place parts. With Okuma's THINC control, our technologies become more readily usable and accessible to Okuma, to our partners, and at the end of the day, to manufacturers who ultimately benefit," said Jerry Osborn, vice president/general manager, ABB Robot Automation.
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On encouraging surface learning
I'm bemused! On 3 May I posted about the Cambridge University Extension Course I am taking at the local Retirement Education Centre, the content of which continues to be stimulating and enjoyable.
But last week I was slightly surprised that the lecturer introduced the session by telling us how to write an essay on the material covered to date (the tri-partite nature of knowledge). He explained that as it had to be 1500 words, it would consist of seven (or perhaps eight) paragraphs, and then summarised on the whiteboard what each paragraph should contain. Odd, I thought. One does not expect this kind of thing on a course such as this.
Today, after the coffee break, he raised the assessment issue again. It is important, he explained, because the funding of the course, and hence that of the Centre, is affected by the number of people passing the course. A discussion ensued, of course. If this were an Oxford course, he told us, we could have passed by merely producing a two-paragraph proposal, but under current Cambridge regulations we do actually have to write the essay, and it needs to be at least 1300 words. I asked whether we were confined to the set titles. Absolutely, he replied; after, all they did between them "cover the whole syllabus".
Did it matter, then, since the assessment was merely to secure the funding stream, whether we passed or not? He was surprised but then explained about the sheer hassle which would be created if anyone submitted and failed. But there was no reason to fail, he said, because he would explain exactly what was required...
Cambridge University is one of the great universities of the world. It is a bastion of liberal, if sometimes antiquated, educational values. The very idea of teaching a course on epistemology to a bunch of retired people who can only be expressively motivated is a wonderful remnant of liberal education in an increasingly instrumental world. What has it come to, then, when they are apparently forced to adopt an assessment regime which is both inherently anti-andragogic (sorry for the jargon—it's just shorthand) and even anti-humanistic, in one of the great traditional humanities disciplines?
It is, moreover, the kind of assessment which is almost forced to promote surface learning, in a group of students who would naturally tend towards deep learning. It virtually rules out engaging in the higher levels of the SOLO taxonomy, and indeed I would tell my students that it pitches at the lower levels of Bloom (or Krathwohl and Anderson)
Interested as I am in the notion of hidden and unintended curricula , (and especially given that the course is about the nature of knowledge), I am bemused by these contradictory messages.
Apparently only one person has ever submitted and failed (and he was a former Fellow of an Oxford College). Sorry, there may be another on the way!


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Originally I wanted to make a day version of the Six Nap Dress with a black bodice and a tartan skirt: something weighty that would eliminate the need for many metres of fabric. I learnt from the dress' designer, Masayo Yasuki of dogstar clothing, that the skirt has 8 metres of organza and 6 metres of lining. With so much silk in there, I figured there had to be something very simple and not fiddly in the way it's designed, otherwise surely the dress would be more expensive than it was (it retailed at £380). But what went on in there? Lots of deep pleats, all the same length (which wasn't obvious to me till Stephanie pointed it out), and then two extra squares of fabric inserted, one at the front and one at the back, to give those bias dips. It added up: two more metres in the organza than in the lining.
I had 1.5m of very cheap (but not all that nasty) white polyester lying around. It feels soft but has weight and movement… and a slightly non-flat, puckered texture that I've recently noticed on quite a few H&M and TopShop garments. I attempted to tye-dye it – imagine the contrast of white against a patterned deep blue, had it worked. Unfortunately it doesn't get very wet, this fabric, and so the overall effect is a kind of faded blue with a few interesting patched of deeper colour which you probably can't see.
One difficulty I've encountered on this project is that most of the draping and pinning of the skirt during the experimental stage has been done with the fabric on the crossgrain, for convenience' sake. That way you get the width for all those pleats. But I was never happy with the fall of the fabric so this time I cut it up into 72cm pieces and joined them. Then I pressed up and hemmed everything. I attached it to the bodice, pleating going a bit slapdash by this stage, and I also attached it to the long side zip. Ah, the joy of finally being able to try it on! Then I ripped open the original joins (one at the front and one at the back) to insert kite-shaped pieces which hang on the bias, dipping just below the hem. But they're too small to make an impression of a deliberate style.
In a previous comment, Ruth joked that her own version of the dress is more of a Three Nap than Six. In which case I better name this One. I don't think I've ever made anything so sloppy (inside it has the finish of a Great British Sewing Bee garment, all unfinished seams and unmatched thread!).
Having conceived this challenge as far back as in May, I'm keen to move on to other projects. But this half-hearted draft isn't a good enough note on which to exit. So I'm going fabric shopping and maybe the right tartan or even organza will show up. Though I'd be much more happy to spend money on the latter if I felt I knew what I was doing.
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TRUMBULL >> A 46-year-old former teacher's aide awaiting trial on charges she carried on a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student has been arrested again in connection with the assault of another teen.
The Connecticut Post reports that Kyle Damato-Kushel was charged Wednesday with multiple counts of both sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.
Police say Damato-Kushell's first victim told officers she had sex with his 16-year-old friend in August 2014.
Police say the former aide at Wooster Middle School in Stratford had sexual contact with both boys after picking them up and taking them to a Marriott Hotel in Trumbull. Damato-Kushel's two daughters, now ages 8 and 15, were allegedly present in the room.
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Can I bring my own pot to the tour?
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March 2018 Newsletter
I'm writing this newsletter to you on the 21st of February. We did not gather for worship on the previous Sunday due to inclement weather. So what continues to haunt my thoughts, and I'm sure yours as well, is the assault on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla, in which 17 people were slaughtered. Each day I've been praying for the safety of our students and our teachers and our first responders. There is such heartache, grief at watching this kind tragedy unfold once again. Honestly, I do not only feel grief but frustration and anger. In the wake of Parkland many statistics circulated on the news and social media, such as one stating that there had been 18 school shootings already in 2018. This statistic included any incident in which a firearm was discharged on school ground, even if that was a closed school with no students or after business hours when no students were present, which doesn't seem quite accurate. Of course at the other end of the spectrum, the Washington Post countered that there had only been five incidents of school shootings like the tragedy at Parkland Florida, not counting an incident if no students were injured, which seems to obscure the point as well. I mention this not to take a cheap shot at the news or social media or advocacy groups, but simply to illustrate the fact that this is a complex issue that we as a culture find very difficult to define and so have a dialogue about. Trying to simplify the facts for a culture too focused on sound-bites, twitter messages and the scrolling news slide at the bottom of the tv screen does a disservice to us all as we struggle with a response to what is obviously a serious problem.
I also noticed that many, on facebook and twitter rushed to the Bible for scriptural support for their perspective. What truly disturbed me about this was the number of people who would quote Luke 22:36 in which Jesus says to the disciples, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one," as a defense of the 2nd amendment and its recent interpretation as the right for citizens to own assault weapons. Once again, a complex issue such as what exactly Jesus meant by this statement is oversimplified. When something Jesus says is oversimplified it reveals that the desire is not to be shaped or guided by the life and teaching of Jesus, but instead to shape Jesus into an image that is more comfortable for us and requires no repentance or justification by faith. This particular verse is and has virtually always been a troubling one. It is troubling because it does not seem to agree with the other instances in Luke in which Jesus has addressed violence. For instance, Luke 6 records Jesus as teaching, ' "love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also. . . . Love your enemies, and do good. . . . Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful." In Luke 9 we read the story of the disciple's desire to call down fire from the heavens (God) in response to the lack of hospitality of the Samaritans. Luke tells us that Jesus 'rebukes' them. And just after Jesus seems to urge the disciples to take up weapons in Luke 22, when one of the disciples actually uses the sword to cut off the ear of a servant of the High Priest, Jesus stops the violence and heals the servant. We should also recall that in Matthew's telling of this incident Jesus offers the following warning, 'Those who live by the sword will die by the sword,' meaning violence only leads to more violence and does not ever deliver the safety and security it promises.
Warnings against the seduction of force are a constant theme in the Bible. God marks Cain in Genesis 4 to protect him from murderous vengeance because he killed his brother. God created a barrier to the ongoing cycle of violence. In the second chapter of Isaiah the prophet describes the result of the nation's gathering to learn the way of God in this way; 'They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.' On Christmas Eve Christian churches around the world will read from the 9th chapter of Isaiah, 'Every warrior's boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire. 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end.
In the 20th Psalm we hear the writer proclaim faith in God thusly; 'Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.' Looking again at Isaiah 2, we see the prophets critique of his own nation and people, 'You have forsaken the ways of your people, O house of Jacob...their land is filled with horses, and there is no end to their chariots.' In both cases, chariots and horses symbolize a culture which has put its faith in force and violence to ensure safety and security over faith in the goodness and power of God. This is idolatry, putting ultimate trust in force, strength, and threat, instead of placing ultimate trust in God and God's ways.
Not wishing to fall into the trap I exposed earlier, of oversimplifying the matter, I will admit there is much violence in scripture as well. From the flood in Genesis which is God's response to the evil of humanity, to the violent overthrow of the Canaanites to ensure that Israel can have a safe and secure land, to David's battle against Goliath, and Ananias and Saphira being struck dead for disobeying the will of God in Acts, we can find acts of violence by God or sanctioned by God. We know 'Thou shall not kill,' is one of the commandments, but the exact intent of that commandment is open to debate. Is the command against all killing in general or murder specifically? Does it outlaw self-defense? Israel struggled to interpret and apply this commandment, and there were certainly cases in which Israel found killing to be a necessary evil. For instance, in Genesis 9:6 we read, 'Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image,' which appears to sanction some forms of violence. But we also find the proclamation of God in Deuteronomy, 'vengeance is mine...' Which seems to reserve the right of violent response for God alone. Paul would quote this verse from Deuteronomy in Romans 12 adding, 'Repay no one evil for evil...If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.'
But having acknowledged, the complexity of violence in the Bible, both its sanction and its prohibition, I want to close by highlighting two things and making a suggestion for our Lenten spiritual practice. First, there is the consistent and ongoing theme of God prohibiting and interrupting the cycle of violence. From God marking Cain to commanding against murder, sending the prophets to confront the idolatry of weaponry and force to Jesus teaching prayer and forgiveness, the biblical witness is clear that those who are faithful to the way of God will strive to learn to be non-violent people. Second, it is clear, based on the prophets and the life and teachings of Jesus that reliance on force and violence is idolatry. It is very clearly a sin to put our hope and trust in violence and weapons to ensure our security. Too often the dialogue about violence in our society falls back to the 2nd amendment for guidance and then debate what how to interpret that. I would suggest that as Christians, as Baptists specifically we say that the Bible is our authority in faith and in life and so instead of falling back to or hiding behind the 2nd amendment, we have to look to scripture, the word of God incarnate in the life of Jesus to be our guide, to offer us wisdom and to challenge us. That means going beyond simplistically quoting one verse to support the perspective that we have already reached. It also means that we have some confessing and repenting to do as a nation. Violence is an idol as are weapons of destruction.
Although the mantra, 'thoughts and prayers for the victims,' has been justifiably derided by many as a shelter from action, I would suggest that begin to confess, repent and confront the idolatry of our nation with prayer. But it is a prayer practice in which we devote time to sit and listen to the word of God. I will take time each day to sit and listen to the God's command not to kill, the prophets warning about horses and chariots, imagine the transformation of swords to plowshares, and hear Jesus tell me to turn my cheek and pray for my enemies. I will submit to these discomforting lessons so that they shape me. And I will also ask how they are calling me to behave and to advocate for a peaceful and just society. And I hope you will join me for the remainder of Lent, in this practice of prayer, repentance of idolatry and then actions of obedience to God which advocate for justice and peace in our nation and world.
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I have a shallow question.
I don't understand why do US and NATO have to send troops to Conflict Zone, like Iraq, Afghanistan?
What are the incentives? Simply, maintain the peace?
Why foreign countries can interference other countries politics, and even US had made Saddam Hussein executed ?


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We are seeking volunteers who are willing to donate two weeks of their time to work at the excavation site in Luxor, Egypt in July or August 2020. Prospective mission members are responsible for their own transportation to Egypt, meals and lodging. Roundtrip tickets cost approximately $1700.00 and those wishing to stay at the mission house may do so for $900.00 a week which includes lodging, 2 meals a day; and transportation to and from the worksite. Mission members are not required to do any physical labor. However, be advised that this is not a vacation. All mission members must be in good health and meet the following requirements:
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Last weekend Jacobo's mom taught me how to make one of my favorite Spanish tapa indulgences – croquetas. It is admittedly a laborious process, but not particularly difficult to do. The recipe below will yield you quite a few croquetas (probably around 40), but keep in mind that you can freeze them and that the more you make at one time, the more worthwhile the long process. The recipe below follows no particular measurements – it's more about achieving the right consistencies – so if you want to make fewer croquetas, just use less flour, and then less of everything else in order to achieve the correct consistency of the bechamel (the creamy like dough). The amounts of meat are completely up to you – it depends on how much you end up wanting in the croquetas.
Several pieces of jamon (enough to get about a cup or more of shredded meat)
1 chicken breast
Broth from cooking chicken (about ½ cup)
6 large spoonfuls of flour
A few tablespoons of olive oil
A couple cups of milk
A cup or so of powdered bread crumbs
1 egg
Salt and pepper
Keep in mind that you can make virtually any type of croquetas – shrimp, mushroom, cod, or really any kind of meat or vegetable that you have lying around. The key to making it is as flavorful as possible is that you use the broth from whichever ingredient you have in order to enrich the flavor of the croqueta. So, if you decide you want to do shrimp croquetas, boil your shrimp in just a little water (they will cook fast). Once the shrimp are cooked, remove them from their shells and continue to boil the shells in the same water, ultimately using a strainer to remove the shells from the broth (see my post about pimientos rellenos for more details on how to make bechamel with shrimp).
In this case we made croquetas with chicken and jamon, so what we did was boil one chicken breast in a small pot with just a little water (maybe a few centimeters high with water – don't use too much or the broth won't be flavorful) with the lid on. Be sure to turn the chicken so that it cooks evenly. Once the chicken is cooked, reserve the water.
You will then want to take the meat from the chicken and shred it in a food processor until it's a pretty fine consistency (kind of like that of stirred up tuna from the can). You will also want to do the same with the jamon (removing any chunks of fat or any hard pieces once it's been blended).
In a small pot, heat up a couple cups of milk – not boiling, but so that it is warm.
In a separate medium pot, add enough olive oil so that it covers the bottom of the pan and then some. Heat it up, but not too high, as now you will want to add flour and you don't want to burn the flour! Add 6 or so heaping large spoonfuls of flour, stirring it with the olive oil. While you do this, continue to make sure that you have heat, but not too much. You will want to stir until the consistency is similar to that of pie dough or pasta dough. If it's too dry, add more oil, if it's too moist, add more flour.
Once your mixture has reached the right consistency, you will want to start mixing in the warm milk. Add a little milk at a time, through a small strainer to remove any of the cream. Stir it in slowly with the dough mixture – you will still want to do this over the heat, but be sure it's not too hot. You may even want to alternate having the pot on the burner and then off the burner in order to control the heat. Be sure to mix everything well!
Continue to add the milk so that the consistency starts to get creamy. Before it gets too creamy though, begin adding the reserved chicken broth. The goal is to get the consistency to a mashed potato like texture and very fine with no chunks, so if once you've add the broth, you still need more moisture, begin adding milk again. Toward the end, add a few pinches of salt and even some white pepper (or whatever you prefer) – you may want to taste to make sure it has enough salt, but if you're using jamon (or any salty equivalent), remember that the jamon will add more salt.
Finally, add the jamon and chicken and stir fully. Now you will want it to cool completely before moving to the next step.
Once cooled (whether in the fridge or otherwise), stir up the mixture to ensure the top isn't too hard.
On a plate, pore a bunch of your breadcrumbs. Separately, in a shallow bowl, beat one egg.
Now, with the bechamel dough, you will take two small spoons in order to create the oval shape of the croqueta – don't worry too much about the form, this is more to ensure even quantities. Place your spoon fulls of mixture in the egg, fully coat with egg, and then place in the bread mixture. Cover the dough fully with crumbs, then form the shape of the croqueta, and set aside on a tray.
Now, all you need to do is put them in the fryer until they're a golden brown, or you can even freeze them for another day. Or, if you are desperate and curious like me, you can pop them in the oven (the fryer scares me sometimes) – it's not nearly as good, but if you must, it's an option.
That's it! Viva la croqueta!


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Worldwide, rodents carry approximately ten diseases, most of which we've never heard of. Centuries ago, 'the Plague' spread via flea bites from infected rats. Today, most diseases spread by direct contact with a rodent or–more likely–it's excrement (saliva, urine, or feces).
While you may not plan to touch a mouse or its droppings, you may put yourself at risk by simply inhaling microscopic particles that are released into the air when you:
- remove a dead mouse or its trap
- sweep or vacuum to remove nesting materials or droppings.
Hantavirus, when dissipated in the air (microscopic virus clings to particles), stays alive after rodent activity. In fact, it may be viable up to fourteen days, but according the the CDC, it is more likely three to four.
How do you know?
It is difficult to determine just how old these signs of activity are, so always take precautions with your health and those around you.
Here's the quick list of what to do to protect yourself:
- We repeat: ALWAYS TAKE PRECAUTIONS!
- Use snap traps to monitor current activity.
- Wear rubber, latex, or vinyl gloves when cleaning.
- SPRAY the urine, droppings, nest materials or carcasses with a disinfectant. The CDC recommends 1 part bleach to 10 parts water (10% solution) or a commercial disinfectant. SPRAY ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY MOISTEN THE ITEMS AND AREA.
- Use paper towels, and place everything in the garbage. (Double bagging with grocery bags can be helpful. Always double bag dead rodents.)
- After all signs of activity are removed, disinfect the area and any thing that might have been contaminated. MOP floors and DISINFECT counters with commercial disinfectant or 10% bleach solution. Toss out gloves that can't be disinfected.
- Steam clean or shampoo upholstered furniture and hot-water wash any bedding, towels or clothing that may have come in contact with rodents. MOISTENING EVERYTHING IN YOUR CLEAN-UP AREA WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AIRBORNE VIRUS TO ENTER YOUR LUNGS.
- When a significant clean-up job comes along, a cheap dust mask will not do the trick. Invest in a proper filtered safety mask. It's worth the cost!
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) and Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) are two extremely dangerous conditions you do not want to encounter. These diseases do not affect the rodents that carry (vector) them.
Even without the threat of disease, clean up work often causes breathing problems for those in and around the area. Don't forget that cockroaches and their excrement and shed skins are also a main cause of childhood asthma.
Make proper clean-up procedures part of your IPM plan.


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Byron's Big 10th Birthday – Intu Derby
We're not really one to eat in chain restaurants but one Hubs makes an exception for is Byron and they opened their Intu Derby arm of the business in 2015. Fair to say it's Hubs favourite place to eat in Intu Derby. He finds it very hard to resist one of their burgers, loaded fries and salted caramel milkshake. We even have the Byron cookbook on our shelves at home and some of the recipes are often replicated here at home.
You could argue burgers are iconic comfort food. They often appear on our weekly meal plan in various forms. Byron started back in 2007 with the simple mission to do tasty burgers well. Something that wasn't common place a decade ago. The food scene is now rather burger mad, but Byron is still top in our eyes.
When the invite for me and a +1 to attend a special event at Byron Derby to celebrate their 10th anniversary and National Burger Day there was no chance of me having my +1 as anyone else but Hubs. On the night we sat with lovely fellow Derbyshire blogger – Sticky Beak and her husband. We spent a good few hours eating, chatting, laughing and comparing some of the best (& worst) places to eat in Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
To celebrate their 10th birthday through July & September Byron has brought back six of their favourite burger specials. On the event night we got to try the Gizzmo burger (originally launched for Movember back in 2011) by the lovely Gizzi Erskine. Think a burger topped with welsh rarebit and possibly one of my favourite Byron special burgers to date.
Of course you can't go to Byron just to eat the burgers. We're not usually ones to go for starters(puddings always win) but enjoyed the chicken nuggets. We then accompanied the Gizzmo with our all time favourite Byron side – cheese and bacon loaded fries, oh loaded fries. Why have normal fries when you can top them with cheese sauce and bacon? Pure comfort food and a dish I could happily scoff all on their own.
All of this was paired with Beavertown Brewery Byron Little Furry Animal IPA especially created for Byron's 10th anniversary. I'm not usually a beer drinker, but as Hubs was driving I felt it my duty to give it a try. I really enjoyed this light ale.
We then finished the night with a slice of Oreo cheesecake. In fact I swiped the last slice in the restaurant that night. I only wish I had worn something with a more expandable waistline.
How will you be celebrating National Burger Day?
Byron invited us to their 10th birthday event where they covered the bill. All words and opinions are my own. Come on, we weren't going to turn down the opportunity to have a night of great food at Byron!


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China's Ming-era Great Wall is slowly disappearing, with around 30 percent of it already gone. State media suggests that the UNESCO World Heritage site is disappearing because of adverse natural conditions and reckless human activities, such as people stealing the bricks to build houses.
The Great Wall has spots that are so damaged that the total length can vary from 5,600 to 13,000 miles, depending whether you count the missing sections.
The Great Wall is not visible from space as people sometimes claim, despite its length.
Tourists have also contributed to the deterioration of the famous wall.
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Some of the construction has just weathered away, while plants that are growing in the walls have accelerated the decay, said the report Sunday, citing a survey last year by the Great Wall of China Society.
"Even though some of the walls are built of bricks and stones, they cannot withstand the perennial exposure to wind and rain," the paper quoted Dong Yaohui, a vice president of the society. "Many towers are becoming increasingly shaky and may collapse in a single rain storm in summer."
In Lulong County in the northern province of Hebei, the poorer villagers have taken the thick grey bricks from the wall near their village to use to build houses. They have also taken parts that had Chinese characters to sell for 30 yuan ($4.80) each, it said.
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There are regulations and laws against the taking of the bricks, with fines up to 5,000 yuan ($805), but Jia Hailin, a cultural relics protection official in Hebei Province, said that they are rarely enforced.
"But there is no specific organisation to enforce the rules. Damage could only be reported to higher authorities, and it is hard to solve when it happened on the border of two provinces," Hailin said, according to the report.
I have never seen it in person, but would love to. I guess I'd better be quick before it all falls down or disappears.


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MILWAUKEE — The San Francisco Giants have won seven of their last nine, moved to 5.5 games back in the National League Wildcard race and entered the All-Star break playing their best baseball of the season.
Now comes the hard part.
As the second half begins on Friday, the Giants will play 14 games over the next 13 days including seven on a six-day road trip that features stops at Miller Park and Coors Field.
Even if he's completely recovered from an elbow contusion suffered on Saturday against the Cardinals, ace Madison Bumgarner will pitch just once in the two hitter-friendly parks the Giants are visiting over the next week.
The 2019 Giants do have a better road winning percentage (.488) than home winning percentage (.435), but they finished a combined 1-11 on the road against the Brewers and Rockies last season.
Coors Field has been a particularly brutal destination for San Francisco as the Giants have won just three of their past 22 games in Denver.
The road ahead is grueling and the nine teams sitting in front of the Giants in the race for a Wildcard berth makes for a daunting challenge, but a day before the All-Star break, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi insisted the Giants have not determined their strategy ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.
"If we continue to play well over these next couple of weeks, then some of the narratives that are out there about what we might do at the trade deadline are probably going to conflict with that goal to keep pushing in a season where we still hope to accomplish some things," Zaidi said.
It is unlikely the Giants will suddenly turn into an aggressive buyer, particularly because the front office has no interest in dealing any of the organization's top prospects. With a strong five-week stretch and a particularly impressive 10-day period heading into the All-Star break, a team that appeared destined to be broken up by mid-July has temporarily forced Zaidi to hold off on folding his hand
"If we keep showing that we can hit and pitch and obviously we have the bullpen to do what we need to do in the long run, I don't think there's any doubt in anyone's mind here that (Zaidi's) going to do what it takes to win ballgames," pitcher Jeff Samardzija said.
Should the Giants go 2-5 on their seven-game trip and struggle to hit they way they did during the first week of July, it wouldn't come as a surprise to anyone in the organization if valuable relievers like Will Smith and Sam Dyson are traded. Zaidi may hold onto Bumgarner if the Giants don't receive a worthwhile offer for one of the most decorated pitchers in franchise history, but the left-hander also understands he could be pitching meaningful games elsewhere if the Giants struggle out of the gates.
Should the Giants go 5-2 or better to open the second half, it may force the Giants to stand pat or develop an unconventional strategy. Zaidi could still trade from an area of strength like the bullpen to address a weakness, but he may have suitable replacements waiting at Triple-A Sacramento like Sam Selman or Fernando Abad who wouldn't represent a drastic drop-off in talent.
Regardless of what types of trades the Giants feel inclined to make, there is one aspect of their deadline strategy that won't shift based on the team's record following its road trip. With a growing group of top prospects emerging at the lower levels of the team's farm system, Zaidi indicated the Giants' preference is to pursue talent with minimal major league experience or prospects on the big league doorstep.
"It's possible that if we wind up having some of these conversations, we're going to be looking at more guys at the upper levels," Zaidi said. "And then that kind of becomes less of a true seller-type deal, because those guys can probably help you, even this year."
Acquiring major league-ready talent will potentially help the Giants play meaningful baseball deeper into the season and give the team a better chance of contending in 2020.
Five weeks ago, the Giants appeared certain to host a fire sale and turn their attention completely toward the future. While that still may happen, the front office's approach at the deadline will largely depend on how the next week or two unfolds.


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"I received this book for free from the publisher in return for a review. The following is my honest opinion on this book.
Many people have a happy, well-adjusted upbringing. But plenty of us have had a dysfunctional childhood, a past that haunts us and causes us to create a repeating pattern of negative behaviour. If you feel like you've been stuck in this pattern of self-destructive behaviour, feel you are repeating the mistakes of your parents or just want to be able to let go of the past then this book is for you.
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Stormy Week for Global Financial Markets
Global bonds and stocks swung wildly this week, after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi signaled that volatility is here to stay, the IMF cut its forecasts for U.S. economic growth, and uncertainty over Greece's debt burden continued.
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Asia faces 'new challenges' to stability: Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that Asia faced "new challenges" to its stability and warned no one could be allowed to throw the region into chaos as tensions mounted over North Korea.world Updated: Apr 07, 2013, 10:44 IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that Asia faced "new challenges" to its stability and warned no one could be allowed to throw the region into chaos as tensions mounted over North Korea.
Xi, delivering a speech at an annual international forum on the southern Chinese island of Hainan, did not mention the crisis on the Korean Peninsula or China's territorial disputes with Japan and Southeast Asian nations.
But he said there should be no tolerance for those who foster "chaos for selfish gains".
Tensions have soared in recent weeks with North Korea threatening nuclear war after the United Nations imposed fresh sanctions over its latest atomic test and the US and South Korea launched war games.
"We need to make concerted efforts to resolve major difficulties to ensure stability in Asia," Xi said.
"Stability in Asia now faces new challenges as hot spot issues keep emerging and both traditional and non-traditional security threats exist," he added.
China has traditionally been North Korea's closest political ally since they fought together in the 1950-1953 Korean War and is Pyongyang's biggest trading partner.
Speaking more broadly, Xi called on the international community to push for a "vision of comprehensive security, common security and cooperative security".
Xi said that was necessary so the world could become a stage for the pursuit of "common development", as opposed to one "where gladiators fight each other".
"And no one should be allowed to throw a region, even the whole world, into chaos for selfish gains," he added.
It was Xi's first attendance at the Boao Forum for Asia since becoming China's president last month. He took over as head of the ruling Communist Party in November and now holds the country's two most powerful positions.
The three-day gathering has brought together leaders in government, business and academia in Asia and other continents every year since 2001 to discuss pressing issues in the region and the rest of the world.
Among political and financial leaders at this year's event are Myanmar President Thein Sein, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde and Yasuo Fukuda, a former Japanese prime minister.
Fukuda is chairman of the forum, touted as an Asian version of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which draws global leaders to its annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. The WEF also holds a separate annual forum in China.


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Running in your favorite Super Hero costume is encouraged to show your support for all of our armed forces
Three races are scheduled – 1K Fun Run, 5K and 8K
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South West residents continue to clean up
Residents in the South West town of Collie are continuing the clean up after yesterday's flash flooding.
A number of homes were evacuated and dozens of properties damaged yesterday when a flash flood inundated the town following heavy rain.
Predictions of further rain today fuelled fears of a second round of flash flooding, which didn't eventuate.
However, authorities are closely monitoring the Collie River, which could swell in some areas, as runnoff from the recent rain flows downstream.
Collie River East at Coolangatta is rising and expected to peak later today.
Bureau of Meteorology says areas of localised minor flooding are expected to develop around and downstream of Collie during Thursday and into Friday.
The Rose Road section of the river peaked a minor flood level on Wednesday evening, but that section is now falling.
But Department of Fire and Emergency Services spokesman Chris Widmer says it is unlikely the river will burst its banks.
"Well given the forecast of less than 10 to 15 millimetres of rain over the next six hours with dissipating rainfall tomorrow, we don't believe there's any risk to the Collie River," he said.
"What we will say though, is the river is at a reasonable winter level, and as a consequence it still can be hazardous if people were to enter that."
Mr Widmer says river levels appear to be receding in some areas and it is unlikely more properties will be flooded.
A Bureau of Metereology spokesman says the agency is monitoring storm activity in the Perth area.
"We're not expecting much rain at all in the Collie system today, but there's always the risk that the band of rain [around Perth] could move further south," he said.
Flash floods
People were forced to leave their properties yesterday when flash flooding hit the town of Collie, damaging 40 homes and businesses.
With 127 millimetres falling in just 12 hours, forecasters described the heavy downpour as a 'once-in-a-century' event.
Many have since returned to start cleaning up.
Retail business owner Malcolm Humphreyson worked to get stock off the ground as flash flooding encroached on his electrical shop.
Mr Humphreyson slept in the store overnight to try to save as much as he could.
Residents at a Homeswest complex who were evacuated when flash flooding hit the town, are going home this morning.
The units on Atkinson street were flooded as residents rushed to sandbag doors.
This morning they've returned to find water throughout their homes and swamps in backyards.
In excess of 100 millimetres of rain also fell on Harvey, north-west of Collie.
Cooloongup resident Roy was watching television when the storm broke and flooded part of his house.
"She just crackled wildly, humungous, and the whole power just went off and then about a couple of minutes later she started coming back slowly," he said.
"[There was] water coming down everywhere, right around the edge of the house and all of my electricals, freezers, fridges and televisions."
SES district manager Steve Summerton says Roy's experience is not unusual.
Mr Summerton says the majority of calls for assistance during the storm related to flash flooding.
"Unfortunately the water comes down fairly fast, it rises and goes through doorways into households and disappears just as quick," he said.
"We've also had reports of some roof damage with water leaking in through blocked gutters."
He says if there is one message the community needs to heed this summer, it is to prepare for storms.
"Please get up when its safe to do so, inspect your roofs and make sure you're down pipes and gutters are clear," he said.
"That will stop a lot of the problems occurring with water coming into your house."
Neil Bennett, from the Bureau of Meteorology, says coastal residents south of Geraldton can expect more of the same in the short-term.
"Certainly for parts of the west coast there's a risk of further storm activity this week," he said.
"But then it looks like more normal summer conditions for Perth moving into the weekend."
Longer term, he says it is slightly tougher to call, but he says the deluge and recent muggy conditions are fulfilling its predictions for the summer season.
"It's difficult to say exactly how things are going to pan out for the next few months, but through December already we're looking right on the money," he said.
"We'll just have to wait and see."
Last month, the bureau released its seasonal weather forecast for the months of December to January.
It predicted a hotter and wetter summer than usual for Perth, with above-average rainfall and higher minimum temperatures.
It also gave regional WA a higher-than-normal chance of above-average rainfall.
Mr Bennett says, so far, the forecast has mostly been accurate.
"Certainly with rainfall, we're looking at areas that have already reached above average falls for summer and yet we're only in December," he said.
He says the weather system that created such conditions is not unusual for Perth, nor is the timing.
"We've been saying for the last couple of months that we were expecting above average rainfall," he said.
"But I don't think anybody would have anticipated the amount of rainfall that we saw last night.
"The trough development down the west coast is pretty common, it happens a lot - the unusual aspect of this is actually the length of time we've had it for.
"The system doesn't normally sit around for the amount of time it has, it's usually moving through after one or two days, not three or four."
Perth is known for its hot and dry summer conditions but this week it has been more like the tropics.
"We will always get days when the north-westerly winds come in and produce hot humid conditions for a day or so," Mr Bennett said.
"But what we've had this year is a system that hasn't moved far, so it has kept moist north westerly over the region for longer than normal."
Mr Bennett says the rainfall and humidity can be credited to warmer than average Indian Ocean temperatures.
"We're not looking at El Nino or La Nina conditions here," he said.
"But the Indian Ocean temperatures are a little bit above average and historically that leads to above average rainfall."
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