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Author Notes: I like to think of this dish as a perfect union between Italy and Spain—a classic dish from one country, spiced up with flavors from the other. I've been having a bit of a love affair recently with pipérade—a smoky red pepper sauce from Basque country, which has become condiment-like in my repertoire, appearing in anything and everything on my plate. This particular combination is one I've come back to again and again. The hot smoked paprika (known as pimentón in Spain) in the red pepper mixture adds an unexpected twist to rich, creamy risotto. The dish is finished with freshly grated Parmesan and torn basil leaves to offset the heat, and the end result is thoroughly satisfying, if more intense than your everyday veggie risotto. —PhoebeLapine
Serves: 4
For the Red Pepper Mixture
1/2 an onion, finely diced
1 red bell pepper, finely diced
1 teaspoon smoked paprika (or pimentón)
a dash of cayenne
1 garlic clove, minced
2 plum tomatoes, seeded and finely diced
For the Risotto
quart chicken stock
½ an onion, finely diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 1/2 cups Arborio rice
teaspoon salt
1 cup white wine
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan
10-15 basil leaves, roughly torn
- Place your stock in a large measuring cup or bowl. Heat in the microwave for 3-4 minutes until warm.
- In a large deep skillet or medium Dutch oven, sauté the onion in enough olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Once translucent, about 3-5 minutes, add garlic and sauté for an additional minute. Add the rice and stir so it becomes coated in the oil and onion mixture. Cook for about 3 minutes to get the rice lightly toasted. Add the salt and the wine and cook, stirring, until nearly evaporated, about 1 minute. Return the heat to medium, and add ½ cup of stock, stirring occasionally until the rice has absorbed the liquid. Add the next ½ cup of stock and repeat the process.
- While the risotto is working slowly, you can turn the majority of your attention to the red pepper mixture. In a saucepan over medium heat, sauté the onion and red pepper in enough olive oil to coat the pan. Cook until the vegetables have softened, about 6 minutes. Add the paprika, cayenne, garlic, and cook for another 2 minutes, until the mixture is very fragrant. Season generously with salt, and carefully stir in the tomatoes. Simmer until some of the juices have evaporated, the sauce has thickened, and the vegetables are very tender, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and taste again for seasoning.
- Once the stock is almost gone, and the risotto has only a slight bite to it, add the red pepper mixture and any additional liquid if necessary. Stir to combine. When the risotto is at your desired texture and consistency, stir in the basil and ¾ of the Parmesan, and take the pan off the heat.
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Smokey and rich…a particular favorite. Predator Old Vine Zinfandel. Lodi Appellation. Have a yummy day!
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Quick Sip: Rosenblum Old Vine Zinfandel
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Thursday, September 15th, 2011
A few weeks ago I called (or more likely texted) a friend and suggested we get together that evening. She recommended Hops-N-Vines and a few hours later we were sitting at the bar sharing wine and small plates (from Casa Antica upstairs). It felt like being in a really cool house with a bartender coincidentally on staff.
It was not my original intention to write about my experience, but I guess I should be more prepared to write than I was. When the bright light went on I had nothing to write on.
As I go through my notes now they are written on guest checks, cocktail napkins and yellow pad paper borrowed from co-owner Kurt Minervino (perfect name for a wine bar, don't you think?). I loved it so much I came back a week later to take a few pictures for this story. I was joined by my friends Loretta and Rose, pictured above.
At least one of the owners Kurt, Chris Salada (his day job is working in the purchasing department at Eastern Niagara Hospital) and John DiMino are always around hanging out with the patrons and being sure everyone is comfortable and well hydrated.
Day job dance instructor Domini attended to our beverage needs and mixed a delicious Mojito. These drinks became a specialty at the Art Festival and gave folks a glimpse into the cool surroundings before they ventured back out into the summer heat. The guys tasted several different beers, each different and delectable. She said their Sangria has been a very popular wine option and that the secret ingredients are brandy and cherry juice.
You don't have to go hungry here. On couples night we enjoyed rice balls, calamari and eggplant rollatini comfortably seated at the bar. The small plate menu is perfect. I call it food without commitment … a taste of this and a taste of that. When I was out with the girls we tasted penne vodka, the eggplant rollatini (Rose took my recommendation) and stuffed peppers. The peppers were hot without pain and filled with meat and cheese.
Speaking of tasting, Kurt was sure we tried lots of different wines. John's brother Alphonse developed the wine list. It has some terrific selections. I tasted my first wine from Lebanon. Massaya Classic Red, Bekaa Valley is a smooth red wine (60 percent Cinsault, 20 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 20 percent Syrah). My friend Paula described it as simple fireworks on the lips. She liked the peppery light oak taste and thought it would be great paired with some Spanish Manchego cheese.
Predator 2010 Old Vine Zinfandel is smoky with a mild berry taste. It has a cinnamon finish that made me want more than a taste. I am going shopping for this one.
Rock and Vine Cabernet Sauvignon is a milder red than the Predator though not unpleasant. We also tasted Les Cigales de Montirius Cote Du Rhone, a red blend that is spicy and just slightly tart.
There are great seating areas along the opposite wall. There is a television in one corner which had college football on. Chris said he and his partners wanted to have a place that was laid back where they could hang out after work. Pammy and the Dustbunny (if they sound as cool as their name I will be sure to catch their next show) called it Western New York's greatest living room.
Mario Colucci doesn't enjoy loud bars as much as he did as an undergraduate student at George Washington University. Now after a work day at M & T Bank as an investment banker he enjoys coming to Hops-N-Vines for a more sophisticated experience.
The staircase entrance to Hops-N-Vines on Center Street in Lewiston hides the gem inside. I almost feel I need a secret code to gain entrance but fortunately for us, everyone is welcome.


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Hope College faculty members Dr. Thomas Ludwig and Dr. Caroline Simon have been appointed to endowed chairs at the college.
Ludwig, a professor of psychology, has been appointed to an eight-year term as the John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology. Simon, a professor of philosophy, has been appointed to a four-year term as the John H. and Jeanne M. Jacobson Professor of Philosophy.
They are each the second member of the faculty to hold their respective chairs. Their appointments will begin with the new school year.
Ludwig has been a member of the Hope faculty since 1977, and has been nationally recognized for adapting the computer and Internet for use in psychology education. In 2005 he received the Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award from the American Psychological Foundation for his significant career contribution to the teaching of psychology. In 1997, he received the Silver World Medal in the College Division of the New York Festivals' "International Interactive Multimedia Awards" for his "PsychQuest: Interactive Exercises for Psychology." He also received the "Best Psychology Software" award in the 1990 EDUCOM/NCRIPTAL Higher Education Software Awards competition for his "PsychSim II: Interactive Graphic Simulations for Psychology."
He is the author of numerous articles published in scholarly journals, on topics including not only the use of computer technology in teaching but also his research interests in developmental psychology, gerontology and cognitive psychology. The college presented him with its Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2003.
Simon has been a member of the Hope faculty since 1988, and in addition to teaching also serves as director of general education and interdisciplinary studies. She has written extensively on issues surrounding Christianity and higher education, and was lead author of the book "Mentoring for Mission: Nurturing New Faculty at Church-Related Colleges." Her publications also include the books "The Disciplined Heart: A Narrative Philosophy of Human Affection" and (with Dr. James Kennedy) "Can Hope Endure? A Historical Case Study in Christian Higher Education." She has also authored many articles in both scholarly and popular publications on moral knowledge, virtue ethics and sexuality.
She has served the college a variety of ways through the years, including by leading portions of the college's faculty mentoring program, chairing the department of philosophy, and serving for a year as acting director of women's studies and as faculty moderator and as a faculty representative on the college's Board of Trustees. In January of this year she received the "Provost's Award for Service to the Academic Program."
The John H. and Jeanne M. Jacobson Endowed Professorship was established as a retirement recognition in honor of Dr. John H. Jacobson, who was 10th president of Hope College from 1987 to 1999, and his wife, Dr. Jeanne M. Jacobson, who was an adjunct member of the Hope education faculty and a senior research fellow with the college's A.C. Van Raalte Institute.
The Jacobson professorship is designated for a tenured faculty member with a commitment to the Christian faith who is an outstanding teacher-scholar or artist and who proposes to conduct a significant program of research or creative activity. The chair is open to faculty from any department, with appointment for a four-year term. Its previous and first recipient was Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger of the religion faculty, appointed to the chair in 2003.
The John Dirk Werkman Endowed Professorship was established through the estate of Mary K. Werkman in memory of her husband. An 1889 Hope graduate, Dr. John Dirk Werkman was both a physician and an instructor in chemistry in Iowa.
The Werkman professorship is designated for a tenured faculty member with a distinguished record as an outstanding teacher, recognized scholarly contributions and significant contributions to the mission of the college. It is open to faculty from any department. Its previous and first recipient was psychologist Dr. David Myers, who had held the chair since 1982.


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Changemancy is one of the three disciplines of the Magic class Stuffamancy; it is aligned with the axis of Fate and composed solely of the element of Matter.Erf-b1-p038a
Proposed Canon
- Item Manipulation
- Focuses on the conjuration, alteration, and/or enchantment of small objects with finer detail than Dirtamancers.[1]
- Matter Manipulation
- Can analyze the composition of a substance and modify it according to different needs. For example, it could change the nature of a cup of coffee.[2]
Known Changemancers
- Bowie, formerly in service to Unaroyal, now residing in the Magic Kingdom.
It seems possible that the Arkenhammer is an artifact of changemancy fate magic, as the known powers are to alter walnuts and birds (nut->pigeon, orly->walnut), alter the holder's movement type (ground->air), alter the demeanor of dwagons (aggressive->subservient), as well as their side (Barbarian->GK) and fire lightning bolts (inert state->excessive electrical state). Further, the only known user attuned to it is a pure method of change (piker->warlord->Chief Warlord->Heir->Ruler), whose stated goal is to alter the face of the world (warring states->singular empire). On the other hand, any "effect" could be said to be a change from one state to another and could thus be included in the above list. Virtually the only power that would not fit "changeamancy" would be to do nothing, or to prevent change.
Changemancers may be able to affect the specials of units. Example, changing a certain unit so that it grows wings, giving it the flight special (which may be related to Weirdomancy). Or possibly just the caster, like David Bowie shape-shifting in Labyrinth (the only known Changemancer being named after him).
It is possible that Changemancy can change the state of matter (such as liquid to solid) or its atomic composition (such as lead to gold), making it an equivalent to real-world alchemy. In addition, promoting units (piker to warlord, garrison to field unit) may also be a form of Changemancy, a "refinement of the spirit," rather than of the body. Changes in form of self or others (nut to Orly) could also come under this branch of magic.
In contrast to the cosmology of the the Real World, where time and space are seen as separate dimensions, Changemancy seems to be a discipline composed solely of the element of Matter. The impact of this is unknown.


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The Tongue
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Lord Jesus Christ, take away my freedom, my memory, my understanding, and my will. All that I have and cherish you have given me. I surrender it all to be guided by your will. Your love and your grace are wealth enough for me. Give me these, Lord Jesus, and I ask for nothing more. Amen.
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St. Teresa of Avila
"For mental prayer…is nothing more than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much…
Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything."
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"...So I sought in holy Scripture some idea of what this life I wanted would be, and I read these words: 'Whosoever is a little one, come to me.' It is your arms, Jesus, that are the lift to carry me to heaven.
And so there is no need for me to grow up; I must stay little and become less and less."
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever.


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When the Chargers announced that Dwight Freeney signed with the team, General Manager Tom Telesco called him a "perfect fit" for the team's 3-4 defense.
You can't argue with that as far as getting a healthy body into the lineup to replace linebacker Melvin Ingram is concerned, but Freeney's previously stated preference to play defensive end in a 4-3 scheme and somewhat diminished results in a 3-4 with the Colts in 2012 made "perfect" seem like a bit of an exaggeration. But, as Freeney explained to Peter King for this week's Monday Morning Quarterback, the Chargers told him that they aren't going to try to put a square peg in a round hole when it comes to deploying Freeney in 2013.
"They'll run both. They're willing to feature me and free me up to make plays. And they're going to put me in good matchups in the 3-4," Freeney said.
There wasn't much point in signing Freeney if the Chargers weren't going to use him to do what he does best, so we'd expect to see a fair amount of Freeney on the edge with his hand in the dirt on passing downs this season. With Kendall Reyes and Corey Liuget capable of generating some interior pressure, the Chargers pass rush should be able to threaten offenses in multiple ways now that Freeney's in town.


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"The Iceman" — directed by Ariel Vroman from a script he cowrote with Morgan Land — is based on the life of Richard Kuklinski, a hired killer who is believed to have murdered more people than any number of serial killers. In a 1992 HBO special with the same title, Kuklinski, when asked for a specific figure, says, "I don't know. Over a hundred, I think."
In this fictionalized version — which wisely tampers with facts and dates — we meet Kuklinski (Michael Shannon) as he woos and wins Deborah Pellicotti (Winona Ryder). He seems awkward and strange, but he also displays a touch of childlike charm. When the couple have their first child, he's working in a presumably minimum-wage job in a film distribution/dubbing office. It's actually a porn-film outfit run by mobsters. One day, when Kuklinski gives lip to the owner (Ray Liotta, whose mere presence brings echoes of "Goodfellas"), he's fired — and then rehired as a hitman shortly thereafter. With a family to support, it's a hard gig to turn down.
In the film, the central enigma in Kuklinski's life is that his violent, morally inexcusable actions are fueled by his devotion to his family. The real Kuklinski grew up in a miserable home: His father beat one of his brothers to death and also beat his mother; his mother in turn beat him; and his other brother spent most of his life in prison for raping and killing a 12-year-old girl. Much of this detail is omitted by the filmmakers. More striking yet is their failure to mention that Kuklinski frequently beat Deborah, which would have weakened their emphasis on his devotion/obsession to his family.
The film succeeds largely on Shannon's performance. For sheer creepiness, it's hard to compete with a real-life monster like Kuklinski, but Shannon is the man for the job. Because of his visage — he looks like a better looking version of Richard Kiel (who played Jaws in a pair of '70s James Bond films) — his roles to date have been largely heavies ("Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"), lunatics ("Bug"), and characters who might be lunatics ("Take Shelter," for which he won more awards than you can count). Given the very funny performance he gave in "Premium Rush," he deserves a broader range of work.
But he's so perfect as Kuklinski that it's hard to imagine who else could have played this role; 20 years ago, Liotta would have been the obvious candidate. Shannon's ability to make us see his internal conflicts while trying to appear impassive is a crucial element. I know: that's why they call it "acting." He also makes us feel empathy without diluting the character's viciousness.
The rest of the cast fares well. In addition to Ryder and Liotta, there's Robert Davi, Chris Evans, David Schwimmer and Stephen Dorff (all with makeup and/or facial hair that makes them almost unrecognizable); and James Franco, whose one scene lasts all of two minutes.
But throughout it's Shannon's fearsome presence that keeps us watching, even through the more violent moments.
"The Iceman" opens this week at the Playhouse 7 in Pasadena.
ANDY KLEIN is the film critic for Marquee. He can also be heard on "FilmWeek" on KPCC-FM (89.3).


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Reviewed by Eli F. (age 7)
I like this book because it's cool. This book is about the Earth. The pictures are neat. I like them because they are about the sea. They are photographs. This book makes me wonder about the sea.
I recommend it to kids that like science. I think you should read this book because it is a good book to read and if you like the sea, you will like this book.


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ELDERLY and infirm patients could struggle to get to Wollaston's new multi-million pound medical centre due to a lack of public transport links.
The derelict Foster and Rastick building, off Lowndes Road, is currently being transformed into a state-of-the-art surgery, which will be occupied by doctors from Worcester Street Medical Practice in the spring.
But despite having the facilities to provide GP services for 26,000 patients, Wollaston councillor Barbara Sykes said she is concerned that those who do not drive will not be able to get there.
The current site in Worcester Street has a bus stop right outside but the new site isn't bus friendly.
The layout of the new centre's car park does not allow buses enough space to turn around in one swoop and the surrounding roads are also unsuitable for turning.
Cllr Sykes explained: "If a bus goes on to the new site it can't make a complete circle - it would need to reverse. But if a bus has to reverse they have to have a second person on it to help.
"The nearest public transport to the new surgery will be the bus stop on Enville Street and people will have to walk all the way down Lowndes Road to the surgery. It's a pretty long road - especially for elderly people."
Said she has looked into the possibility of opening the end of Bradley Road up but said it would be "financially impossible" and added it wouldn't be fair to ask the council tax payers of Dudley to foot the bill for what would appear to be "a planning oversight".
Cllr Sykes continued: "It's going to be a great facility for those who can get to it but it is not going to adequately serve a lot of people that are existing patients. If people can't get there, they will have to look at changing doctors.
"It would be great if it could be resolved to the benefit of their patients."
Nick Jackson, operations manager at Worcester Street surgery, said: "For the last 12 months we have been actively pursuing the transport options with relevant parities and will continue to do so."
A spokesman for Lye-based Hansons Local Buses, confirmed the surgery had been in touch and said: "It's not viable. We couldn't get a bus down there and they are not prepared to give up parking spaces to put a turning circle in."
A Centro spokesman said they had also been involved in discussions and added: "There have been talks between the surgery, council, ourselves and surrounding land owners about installing a turning circle so that the bus companies can consider putting on a service. Unfortunately, the parties have failed to find a way to provide that turning circle.
"As an alternative, the surgery has now been advised to look at providing a Ring and Ride stop on its premises. This would serve those patients unable to walk from the nearest stops which are less than 300 metres away and well served by buses."


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In Which We Sound The Airhorn For Molly's Very Last This Recording Post
by MOLLY LAMBERT
One time Alex Carnevale asked me if I wanted to work on a website he was going to start. "What kind of website?" "A web magazine." "Ha ha ha." I said. "A web magazine." Like most human beings in the early 2000s, I didn't take the internet all that seriously, even though I had been using it since I was thirteen and it was certainly an integral part of my life. I agreed to write a couple of things and then we were off to the races.
new new new new media b/w old old old old guy b/w cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat
Yearbook memories of my time at This Recording include: Alex's insistence on posting cheesecake photos for the first six months while I begged him to stop and tried to explain that it was like Caligula and nobody who wanted to see the nudity and sex in the orgy scenes would pay attention to the dialogue in the other scenes and vice versa. My insistence on submitting early posts to him in all lowercase (what the hell was that about lol), the Facebook movielike moment when we agreed to consistently use millions of pictures to illustrate text. When I saw the Facebook movie and legitimately felt like it was telling me the story of my life after graduating college.
The first time I realized the internet was more important than I had been giving it credit for was on 9/11, when I signed online and somebody told me I had to turn on the TV right away. After approximately a million other thoughts, including thinking that one of my media studies professors was a weirdly insensitive cynical asshole that her first reaction to 9/11 was to immediately throw a tape in the VCR and attempt to dissect how the media portrays catastrophe (narcissism of small differences?) I decided it was important that I had gone online first. "This is the fastest system possible for information delivery for disasters and everything else," I thought "It is going to render traditional newspapers obsolete because they cannot compete with its speed and ability to keep up." Ten million cat memes later, it sure feels like I was right.
an early editors meeting, screencapped for posterity
I only learned to take myself seriously through not taking myself seriously at all. When I think about blogging I think about this Bill Murray quote about how improv at Second City prepared him for SNL because he was so used to dying onstage that he no longer feared death. He no longer feared failure. He will just keep making jokes until one of them gets a laugh. It is incredibly hard to make every day meaningful. But you try!
I'm going off to work for Bill Simmons and his new website. You'll hear more about it soon. This Recording will continue to dominate the internet in the literary small press category while I go on to conquer new markets like large print internet and 3D. I'll continue to rain down tiger blood on inequality and petty mediocrity everywhere. Soon Charlie Sheen will be one of my goddesses and I'll make him paint his face and dance.
the Archie Comics and Charlie Sheen remake of Dennis Hopper's The Hot Spot
I am handing over the This Recording twitter to Alex and I will be twittering under my own name (mollylambert) from now on. I keep hearing "Sunrise, Sunset" in the sand dunes of my mind. Why is this post so fucking hard to write? It's hard for me to be sentimental because I am such an Agent Scully but I am also so sentimental (Irish).
I've been pretty sentimental lately because I knew this was coming and keeping secrets is hard. Seriously, thanks to everyone who reads This Recording and helped me become the blogger I was always meant to be. Thank you to Will Hubbard for building us such a nice house, and Alex Carnevale for filling it with beautiful interesting things.
omg so fucking mean and ageist, we <3 u John Ashbery
Thanks to Alex for making me write that pop culture column for the school newspaper originally. Alex Carnevale has a talent for finding good writers and helping them become great writers. He is somewhat aware of his power, but I'm never sure if he actually knows how hard people work to impress him or what a great writer he is.
I still live here in my archives. I'll always live at This Recording, trapped in the walls and murmuring softly but insistently about GIFs and serialized television dramas. There will always be Kenny Powers mixes and Mad Men reviews. I will float classically in the digital ether wherever I am. We didn't mean to invent new media (yes we did).
Molly Lambert is (was? fuck) the managing editor of This Recording. You can find her new twitter here. She tumbls here.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
"We demand that the State of Israel pay compensation for the ten plagues that our forefathers in Egypt suffered thousands of years ago as a result of the curses of the Jewish forefathers." So wrote prominent Egyptian columnist Ahmad Al-Gamal shortly before the Jewish Passover, causing a great stir.
"What is written in the Torah is that Pharaoh discriminated against the children of Israel. What have we to do with it? We therefore need not suffer!" exclaimed Al-Gamal, drawing a clear difference between the Egyptian kingdom of the Pharaohs and Islamic Egypt of today. Islam accepts the biblical narrative as historical evidence.
The columnist suggested that the government in Cairo press charges against Israel: "The Jews caused the land to be stricken with locusts and all agriculture destroyed, turned the Nile red with blood so that one could drink its waters, sent darkness, frogs and killed the firstborn."
Al-Gamal continued: "During 40 years of wandering in the desert, the Children of Israel enjoyed our goods, which they stole before abandoning us." He also recommended that Egypt bring charges against France, Great Britain and Turkey for those nations' historical conquests of Egypt.
The Egyptian column was picked up by the Israeli press, especially religious news outlets, which readily acknowledged all that Al-Gamal wrote as historical fact. Some Israeli columnists retorted that Egypt need first compensate Israel for keeping the Jewish forefathers as slaves and for killing all male Jewish babies in the generation prior to the Exodus.
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In what must be an Aquarium first, contemporary Russian artist Leonid Tishkov arrived at our Baltimore facility earlier today with a 6′ translucent white crescent moon.
Since 2007, Tishkov has been traveling the world – from Paris to the Arctic – photographing the moon (and sometimes himself) as part of an ongoing project called "Private Moon."
This project is "a visual poem telling the story of a man who met the Moon and stayed with her for the rest of his life," according to Tishkov.
Photographs taken today at the Aquarium will be presented as part of his new exhibition, "Private Moon: America."
Here's a behind-the-scenes look at our shoot with Tishkov:
Stay tuned to WATERblog in the coming weeks to see the finished products!


text: Jassen Todorov is an award winning photographer - his images have been published and featured by National Geographic, the Guardian, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror and Digital Photographer (UK), Wired, Weather Channel, NPhoto, PDN, Yahoo, Figaro, L'Obs and LaDepeche (France), News (Austria), Corriere della Sera (Italy), Dainik Bhaskar and Better Photography (India), China News Service, CCTV and Xinhua News (China), among others, and exhibited at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport (USA), Kuala Lumpur Publika (Malaysia), the Somerset House and the Heathrow Express, London. An active pilot and flight instructor, he specializes in aerial photography, featuring both popular and remote parts of the world. Recent awards include First Place in the 2016 Tokyo International Foto Awards, First Place in the 2016 Moscow International Foto Awards, Winner in the 2016 PDN World in Focus Awards, First Place in the 2015 International Photography Awards (New York) and Second Place in the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards-US Open Category (London). In August 2015, he served as a Guest Editor in the National Geographic's Your Shot From Above Assignment.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
In this session:
Observing Student Connections
Exploring Connections
Defining Connections
Applying Connections
Evaluating Connections
In the previous sessions, we studied the Communication, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, and Representation Standards. In this session, we will study the Connections Standard. As we examine aspects of connections in the teaching and learning of mathematics, the interconnectedness of the Process Standards themselves will become apparent.
In this session, we will consider three different facets of mathematical connections. We will examine and reflect on connections between mathematical ideas. We will look at examples of how to connect mathematics to the broad curriculum in early education. We will also consider ways to connect mathematics to what happens in a child's world.
Learning Objectives
This session shows you how to help students do the following:
NCTM Connection Standard
Instructional programs . . . should enable all students to --
Principles and Standards of School Mathematics (NCTM, 2000). For more information on this Process Standard, see the NCTM Web site.
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Would Romney, Already Looked At Skeptically By The Right, Pick Rice?
Pretty soon we'll be obsessing full time over Mitt Romney's running mate selection, but until then I thought I'd weigh in one on Veepstakes story that's been making the rounds in recent days.
I'm talking about the rumors, first appearing Thursday in the Drudge Report, that former Bush Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has surged to the top of Romney's wish list. The supposed book on Rice: she cuts into President Obama's African-American and female vote, and has foreign policy smarts. Sarah Palin, who knows a thing or three about the importance of the vetting process, chimed in, saying Rice would make a "wonderful" vice president. And what about the fact that Rice supports abortion rights? Palin said that we "need to remember" that "it's not the vice president that would legislate abortion, and that would be Congress's role. And we'll keep that in mind." Somehow I don't remember hearing that argument when Tom Ridge's name was being discussed as vice-presidential material.
In any event, one would assume a Rice for Veep pick is not palatable for many conservatives, and that certainly includes Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List, who offered this statement:
"Former Secretary Rice's position on the sanctity of human life makes her an unqualified candidate for Governor Romney to choose as a running mate. Throughout the campaign, including at the Palmetto Freedom Forum last September, he has pledged to us in no uncertain terms that he would choose a pro-life running mate. We have taken Governor Romney at his word and therefore believe Secretary Rice will be ruled out of consideration. Secretary Rice's position violates criteria that Governor Romney himself has laid out."
Ben Jacobs, writing in The Daily Beast, explains why choosing Rice would be problematic:
"Ever since starting his first presidential campaign in 2006, the former Massachusetts governor has faced a higher level of scrutiny from conservatives for his record on social issues. Romney, who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1994 as a pro-choice candidate who would be 'better than Ted [Kennedy] on gay rights,' has had to backtrack considerably since. He has vowed to be 'severely conservative' and spent his presidential primary combating attacks that he was simply 'a Massachusetts moderate.' The result has left Romney uniquely vulnerable to criticism from the Republican base."
I agree. Compared to every Republican presidential nominee you can think of in recent decades, no one is looked at with more suspicion from conservatives than Romney. (And that includes John McCain, Palin's benefactor, who broke with the GOP on many issues, such as the Bush tax cuts, immigration and campaign finance legislation.) Given Romney's problems with the base, choosing a running mate who supports abortion rights would be an invitation for a right-wing revolt.
Lost in all this has been Rice's repeated assertions that she has no interest in being vice president or becoming a candidate of any kind. And for all we know, the Rice trial balloon may have been one person's way of trying to change the subject from Bain Capital.
Regardless, it's not going to be Condoleezza Rice.
(But if lo and behold it turned out that she was the pick, that would be great news for Demas Jasper of Salt Lake City, Utah. Demas was the first person to predict Rice in my "Guess The VP" contest from last April.)
There is another blockbuster I'd like to share with you. Five times, between last Thursday night and Friday morning, I received the same e-mail from Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades giving me a tremendous hint about when the VP choice will be made. When you send something five times, you know it has to be significant. And it was:
"We're getting ready to share some exciting news. Sometime between now and the Republican convention, Mitt will be announcing his choice for VP."
This is pretty remarkable, given the fact that I always expected Romney to announce his choice in October. Well, you heard it here first. Still, it's not as remarkable as this e-mail, which comes from Jennifer Petty, the executive director of 21st Century Democrats:
"Soon Mitt Romney will make his choice for vice president, and we're curious who you think he will pick. ...
It's such an important choice, and it can also blow up in your face if you pick wrong. Look what happened to George Bush when he added Dan Quayle to the ticket.
But in the last election, John McCain's campaign regained momentum with his choice of Sarah Palin, which energized the right wing of the Republican Party."
I kind of sat there for a bit after reading this. Is Jennifer saying that the Quayle pick in 1988 was bad and the Palin pick was good?
Anyway, good or bad, here's another look at my tortured record at predicting vice-presidential running mates. I've been living off my Thomas Eagleton (1972) and Dan Quayle (1988) picks for years now, ignoring of course the fact that I've been wrong just about every other time:
Dem Prediction: Tom Eagleton
Dem Actual: Eagleton
GOP Prediction: Howard Baker
GOP Actual: Bob Dole
Dem Prediction: John Glenn
Dem Actual: Walter Mondale
GOP Prediction: Richard Lugar
GOP Actual: George H.W. Bush
Dem Prediction: Michael Dukakis
Dem Actual: Geraldine Ferraro
GOP Prediction: Dan Quayle
GOP Actual: Quayle
Dem Prediction: John Glenn
Dem Actual: Lloyd Bentsen
Dem Prediction: Jay Rockefeller
Dem Actual: Al Gore
GOP Prediction: John McCain
GOP Actual: Jack Kemp
GOP Prediction: Jim Gilmore
GOP Actual: Dick Cheney
Dem Prediction: Dick Durbin
Dem Actual: Joe Lieberman
Dem Prediction: John Edwards
Dem Actual: Edwards
GOP Prediction: Tim Pawlenty
GOP Actual: Sarah Palin
Dem Prediction: Jack Reed
Dem Actual: Joe Biden
GOP Prediction: Rob Portman
GOP Actual: ?
And speaking of Tom Eagleton, last week was the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Democratic convention, which nominated George McGovern (July 12), who then named Eagleton as his running mate (July 13) — one of the more disastrous choices in convention history. (Check out a new book on the subject, "The Eighteen-Day Running Mate: McGovern, Eagleton, and a Campaign In Crisis," by Joshua Glasser (Yale University Press). It's a good read.)
In September of 2010, I had the privilege of coming to St. Louis, courtesy of member station KWMU/St. Louis Public Radio, for a fundraiser, speech and schmoozing. One of the events took place at the home of Barbara Eagleton, Tom's widow. Barbara is not only a tremendous supporter of public radio, but she is also an absolutely delightful person. She opened her home to me and showed me some great items from Tom's political career, including scores of photos from a who's-who in Democratic politics. At one point I asked her about those calamitous days of 1972. She said it was almost surreal, likening it to the center of a tornado — a strange calmness enveloped them, she said, while all chaos broke loose outside of it. That day with Barbara Eagleton was one of the highlights of my career with NPR and I'll never forget it.
Greenstein. The Green Party, at its national convention on Saturday in Baltimore, named Dr. Jill Stein as its presidential nominee. Stein, an internist from Lexington, Mass., easily defeated comedienne Roseanne Barr and several others for the nomination. The Green nominee for governor against Mitt Romney in 2002 (she received three percent of the vote) and again in 2010, Stein dismisses concern that her candidacy could hurt the Democrats in November, as many accuse the Greens and nominee Ralph Nader doing in 2000 (see last week's Political Junkie column), saying, "You don't get democracy by silencing the voice of the public interest."
The party is hoping to appear on at least 40 state ballots in the fall, but as of now the number is 22.
Political Updates. I post periodic political updates during the week on Twitter. You can follow me at @kenrudin. Here's some stuff that appeared in my e-mail in box:
But first, let me talk a little about this disagreement I had with one of the callers during last week's Political Junkie segment on Talk of the Nation.
In our political potpourri segment, host Neal Conan played a clip from Paul LePage, the Republican governor of Maine, who said this in his weekly radio address in denouncing Obamacare:
"We the people have been told there is no choice: You must buy health insurance or pay the new Gestapo, the IRS."
There has been a disturbing increase of people, in trying to make a political point, who compare their foes to Hitler, Nazis, the Gestapo, etc. It is, in my opinion, shameful and despicable. Disagree all you want, but comparing opponents to what went on in Germany in the 1930s is crossing a line that should not be crossed. However, I expressed myself this way on the show:
"We've heard this kind of rhetoric from both sides, going back for several years now, and it's just getting out of hand, between George W. Bush being a Nazi, Barack Obama being a Nazi. ... The Holocaust and what happened back then was pretty horrific, and to describe arms of the government as being Gestapo-related or Nazi-related or fascist-related or communist-related, you are inciting people, and it's just a very dangerous bit of rhetoric that just doesn't seem to stop."
But it was my "we've heard this kind of rhetoric from both sides" that prompted Jim to call in from Iowa City, who complained I
"... just brushed it off as name-calling on both sides and created some sort of equivalency, and there really is no equivalency. The vitriol and name-calling from the right is much, much more extreme. This doesn't come from Democrats and the opposition to the extreme right anywhere near as much. The Republicans are serial abusers in this regard."
My argument was not about which party does it more; I was just saying that whoever does it is despicable. But I did say that both sides have done it — I recall posters depicting President Bush with a Hitler mustache and Swastika armband. Harry Belafonte — an entertainer, true, and not the governor of a state — famously compared the Homeland Security Department to the Gestapo in 2006. There were other such instances.
Do I think it's gotten worse since Jan. 20, 2009? I do, certainly. And maybe I did come off as more dismissive than I should have. But my point was not to list the number of times Democrats said it and compare it to the number of times Republicans said it. Anyway, two e-mails from two different perspectives came in to the mailbox:
Eileen Shore, Minneapolis, Minn.: "You were correctly challenged about this false equivalency by one of the callers, and I just want to reinforce what he said. You seemed to dismiss his comment, and you should not. As long as the radical conservatives get a bye from you and others, and are not held to account, they will continue. You are encouraging them and it needs to stop. At some point bland 'they all do it' non-analysis becomes an primary reason this kind of deadly discourse continues. Please reflect deeply about this. ... By all means, hold Democrats to account when they blow it; but don't just vaguely suggest that they all do it in order to avoid the ire of the crazy conservatives."
Teresa Dickinson, Napa, Calif.: "I'm an independent and thus try to watch both sides, and I'm glad Ken Rudin pointed out that both sides do this. I've noticed that liberals or Democrats can be just as raunchy in regards to what any Republican will say. Good for Ken Rudin for reporting objectively. Thank you. I will keep listening to NPR."
And here are some non-Gestapo related e-mails:
Q: Regarding your column about the effect of Ralph Nader's votes on Al Gore in Florida, don't forget, Nader hurt Gore more in New Hampshire. Had Gore won that state, of course, there is no Florida to focus on. — Scott MacKay, Rhode Island Public Radio, Providence, R.I.
A: That is correct. George W. Bush beat Gore by 7,211 votes in New Hampshire, a state where Nader received more than 22,000 votes.
Of course, you can also try and calculate what effect Pat Buchanan, running as the Reform Party nominee, had on the race. Gore won Iowa by 4,144 votes; Buchanan got 5,731 votes in the state. Did Bush lose Iowa because of Buchanan? There are more examples. Gore's margin was just 366 in New Mexico, where Buchanan took 1,392 votes. Gore also won Oregon (by 6,765 votes) and Wisconsin (by 5,708) by a smaller amount than what Buchanan received. Perhaps, if Gore had won the election, Republicans would have blamed Buchanan for Bush's defeat.
Q: Your Pete McCloskey button [see "This Day In Campaign History," Political Junkie, July 9, 2012] took me back. My first presidential campaign (at age 20) was for George McGovern in New Mexico in 1972, where I ran Dona Ana County for him (as a volunteer--ah, the good old days...). But the reason I mention it is that McCloskey won his only delegate from New Mexico Republicans, winning just enough votes to qualify for the one. The Nixon-controlled GOP, however, would not let an actual McCloskey delegate go in that slot--so a supporter of Nixon went instead. — Steve Cobble, Washington, D.C.
A: McCloskey, who had already dropped out of race, received six percent of the vote in the 1972 New Mexico primary, enough for a delegate. McCloskey hoped that delegate would give a nominating speech for him at the convention but, as you said, Republican officials wouldn't let that happen.
Let the record also show that Keith Judd, a convicted felon currently incarcerated in Texas, won 41 percent of the vote against President Obama in the West Virginia primary this year. And John Wolfe, a Tennessee attorney, took 40 percent against Obama in Arkansas. But neither Judd nor Wolfe will have any delegates in Charlotte.
Q: I love the "Ken Rudin for President button" in this week's ScuttleButton contest. I'd vote for him, but he would probably establish Rudin-care, which would require everyone to laugh at his jokes or pay a tax. I mean, a penalty. Or maybe it is a tax. I'll get back to you. — Ray Betzner, Philadelphia, Pa.
A: Lots of people wanted to know the story behind this button. In October 2010, I gave a speech in Tallahassee, Fla., before the Tiger Bay Club, the great non-partisan political forum. John Clark, an officer of the club, had a slew of buttons appear on every table — including this one. Click here for an image of some of the buttons.
Political Junkie segment on Talk of the Nation. Each Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET, the Political Junkie segment appears on Talk of the Nation (NPR's call-in program), hosted by Neal Conan with me adding color commentary, where you can, sometimes, hear interesting conversation, useless trivia questions and sparkling jokes. Click here to listen to last week's segment.
Podcast. There's also a new episode of our weekly podcast, "It's All Politics," up every Thursday. It's hosted by my partner in crime, Ron Elving, and me. With Ron on vacation, the latest episode was co-hosted by NPR's Brian Naylor, making his maiden podcast appearance.
last week's podcast
And Don't Forget ScuttleButton. ScuttleButton, America's favorite waste-of-time button puzzle, can usually be found in this spot every Monday or Tuesday. A randomly selected winner will be announced every Wednesday during the Political Junkie segment on NPR's Talk of the Nation. You still have time to submit your answer to last week's contest, which you can see here. Not only is there incredible joy in deciphering the answer, but the winner gets a TOTN T-shirt!
Last week's winner: Karen Mitnick of Haworth, N.J.
July 31 — Georgia primary. Texas runoff primary.
Aug. 2 -- Tennessee primary.
Aug. 7 -- Primaries in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington.
Aug. 11 -- Hawaii primary.
Aug. 14 -- Primaries in Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Aug. 21 -- Wyoming primary.
Aug. 27-30 — Republican National Convention, Tampa, Fla.
Aug. 28 — Primaries in Alaska, Arizona and Vermont.
Mailing list. To receive a weekly email alert about the new column and ScuttleButton puzzle, contact me at email@example.com.
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This day in political history: Alexander Butterfield, the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and a former White House aide, tells the Senate select Watergate committee that all of President Nixon's conversations held in the White House and Executive Office Building have been recorded and saved, beginning in the spring of 1971.
Butterfield's bombshell comes in a response to a question by Minority Counsel Fred Thompson. The existence of the tapes could well answer the question raised in earlier testimony by former White House Counsel John Dean as to whether or not President Nixon was aware of the efforts to coverup the Watergate scandal (July 16, 1973).
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The first stop of our first ever Come Up Tour presented by WESC went down last Saturday at San Diego's Carmel Valley Skatepark in conjunction with Pacific Drive skateshop. We had a ton of local rippers come out and, just like the name of the tour, come up! Our pro judging panel was stacked with Chris Pastras, Clint Peterson, Chris Troy, Jimmy Cao, and Oscar Meza. Jorge Torres was the first place winner, so you'll be seeing a video part from him on the site when the tour wraps up. Alex Ramirez and Weston Sparks were our second and third place finishers. We gave our Prime C.U.T. award to Alex Clark who was killing the park but unfortunately rolled his ankle during his heat. Thanks to everyone who came out and to all the skaters that entered. See you this Saturday, Denver!
Special thanks to our C.U.T. sponsors: WESC, Independent, Deathwish, Shake Junt, Olloclip, Fred Water, House Of Marley, I Ride I Recycle, Coal Headwear
Video by Cameron Holland, photos by Shigeo


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Blog: Celebrating the PAMM Fund for African American Art
Tennis Champ Venus Williams, Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, Artist Faith Ringgold, and Civic Leaders Kick Off the PAMM Fund for African American Art on January 28.
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) held a kick-off event in celebration of the PAMM Fund for African American Art, a fund dedicated for the purchase of contemporary works by African American artists for the museum's permanent collection. Tennis champion Venus Williams, award-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, artist Faith Ringgold, and artist Rashid Johnson attended in support. Pérez Art Museum Miami Director Thom Collins, Antonia Williams-Gary, the longest serving African American trustee at PAMM, and Knight Foundation CEO and President Alberto Ibargüen addressed the crowd before visitors viewed the first works acquired through the fund and works by African American artists which are on view as part of PAMM's premiere exhibitions including pieces by: Al Loving, Faith Ringgold, Xaviera Simmons, Lorna Simpson, Rashid Johnson, Leonardo Drew, and more.
About the PAMM Fund for African American Art: The PAMM Fund for African American Art builds on PAMM's long-standing commitment to exhibiting and collecting work by African American artists. It was initiated by a $1 million grant, funded equally by Jorge M. Pérez and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The museum hopes to raise additional funds to support a multi-year initiative to purchase significant works by African American artists for PAMM's permanent collection.
Host Committee for the Kick-Off Celebration for the PAMM Fund for African American Art: Retha S. Boone-Fye, Mireille Chancy Gonzalez, Barron Channer, Jaret L. Davis, Dr. Dorothy Jenkins Fields, Rosie Gordon Wallace, Jennifer & Gerald Grant, Carole & Ira Hall, Carla & Marlon Hill, Deborah & Larry Hoffman, Marilyn Holifield, Jerome & Angelique Hutchinson, Susana & Alberto Ibargüen, Louis-Albert Jolivert, Roberta & David Lawrence, Dr. Aida Levitan, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Deryl McKissack, Gail Meyers & Andrew Hall, Marijean & Rafael Miyar, Jumaane N'Namdi, Pat Papper, Bill & Beverly Parker, Darlene & Jorge Pérez, Dorothy & Aaron Podhurst, Toni & Carl Randolph, Terry Schechter, Debra & Dennis Scholl, Dr. Wallis & Dinizulu Gene Tinnie, Padma & Raj Vattikuti, Susie & Walid Wahab, Venus Williams, Antonia Williams-Gary


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Myriant Corporation has announced the successful development of its proprietary process for producing targeted bio-based chemicals, including succinic acid and both L(+) and D(-) lactic acid, from non-food, renewable, cellulosic feedstocks.
"The announcement is a significant step forward in our ability to continue driving the advancement and global use of cellulosic materials as the foundation for manufacturing of bio-based chemicals," said Stephen Gatto, CEO and Chairman of Myriant Corporation. "We recognized early on that these renewable feedstocks were a critical component of the technology platform for our succinic acid and lactic acid programs."
This development is an integral part of Myriant's manufacturing and commercialization strategy. "We believe that Myriant's ability to use non-food cellulosic feedstocks, as opposed to traditional food-based or petroleum-based feedstocks, gives it a critical global competitive advantage," said Mr. Gatto. The ability to take advantage of these abundant low-cost feedstocks allows Myriant to roll out its succinic acid and lactic acid manufacturing platforms throughout the world, without being restricted to scarce availability and expensive food-based feedstocks. Furthermore, it provides stable feedstock pricing, which will enable Myriant to offer its customers long term price stability.
In 2009, Myriant was awarded $50 million from U.S. Department of Energy, which supports the company's construction of its 30 million pound succinic acid facility in Lake Providence, Louisiana and the commercialization of its cellulosic succinic acid program. "The results achieved today testify to Myriant's continued leadership in the manufacture of cost-effective bio-based chemical intermediates and builds off of Myriant's core competency in industrial bio-technology," added Mr. Gatto.
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Sophomore setter Biance Cabral
Final Stats
BOSTON, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's volleyball team rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat host Wentworth in their non-conference match at Tansey Gymnasium Thursday evening. The Corsairs were victorious, 16-25, 25-20, 25-19 and 25-20.
For UMass Dartmouth, sophomore setter Bianca Cabral (Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth HS) had 40 assists, senior middle blocker Cami Ascher (Natick, MA/Natick HS) led the way with 20 kills, and senior outside hitter Allie Mastrocola (Swansea, MA/Case HS) had 13 kills. Senior libero Shannon Brodie (Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford HS) led the defensive effort with 19 digs, while Mastrocola had 17, and senior middle blocker Kaitlin Hogan (Tewksbury, MA/Shawsheen Tech) had four blocks.
"We gave away too many points in the first set," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Steve DeRossi. "After that, our focus was greatly improved, we made fewer mistakes, and our hitting was solid. They were a much better team than they have been the last couple of years. Shannon played very well in the back row, and Allie and Cami hit very well."
The Corsairs improved to 13-12 with the victory, while the Leopards fell to 12-13 with the defeat. UMass Dartmouth will return to action when they host Keene State and Clark in a tri-match Saturday.


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T-Rex ate Coconuts: Apparently the top scientific minds of the creation museum think that the reason T-Rex has extremely large teeth is because they were used to eat coconuts. Why would they feel the need to claim this? Well because they believe that the world is actually only 6000-10000 years old and that dinosaurs frolicked with Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. Even these intellectual giants have worked out that a vicious carnivore weighing in the range of 6 tonnes would bring up major health and safety concerns for Adam and Eve. Lets face it even God wouldn't be happy filling in those risk assessment forms. To get round this problem they fall back on that most reliable of paleontological references: the Bible, where it explains that in the Garden of Eden all animals were vegetarian, they didn't start eating each other until after "the fall", makes perfect sense to me. Apart from the fact that that means God designed them knowing that one day they would need their claws and sharp teeth to eat each other, something that couldn't happen until after "the fall", so he knew that Adam and Eve were going to misbehave, and yet he still freaked. No actually I don't think I get it.
Personally I think there are nuts involved in this idea, but they aren't coconuts.
Dinosaurs were on Noahs Ark: The linked article goes into a lot of detail about how it is possible for 8 people to pack tens of thousands of animals into a single craft, feed, water and keep them clean for AN ENTIRE YEAR! You really did not want to be the poor SOB who had to clean the sauropod cage did you?
Some anonymous internet genius came up with this interpretation of what would have happened in the event of a containment failure:
God was down with a bit of incest: Ever wonder who Cain married? No me neither but these guys have put way to much thought into it. Apparently Cain married either a sister or niece, but don't worry this wasn't considered icky then, after all if you start with only two people what else are you going to do? Extra points for this explanation because they manage to wrangle in a semi-coherent explanation of why people shouldn't marry their close relatives anymore, presumably some people need to be reminded of this.
Human ancestors were actually people forced into caves during the flood:
With that said, the Bible does describe a period of traumatic upheaval (the Flood – Genesis chapters 6-9) upon the earth during which time civilization was utterly destroyed and men were forced to start over. It is in this historical context that some scholars believe that men lived in caves and made use of stone tools. These men were not primitive; they were simply destitute. And they certainly weren't half ape. The fossil evidence is quite clear: cavemen were human (hence the term cave-"men," men who lived in caves).It goes on to explain that all of the fossil evidence of human ancestors such as homo erectus are not what evolutionists think:
It is almost entertaining the lengths evolutionary scientists go to prove the existence of prehistoric cavemen. They find a misshaped tooth in a cave and from that create a misshapen human being who lived in a cave and hunched over like an ape.


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COOKVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech soccer team will wrap up its three-game home stand this weekend when it welcomes SIU Edwardsville and Eastern Illinois to town during the Golden Eagles' annual senior weekend.
The Golden Eagles will open the weekend against the Cougars of SIU Edwardsville in a Friday match on the Tech Soccer Field with play beginning at 3 p.m. CT. Tech will then finish the weekend with its senior day match against the Panthers of Eastern Illinois on Sunday at 1 p.m.
"We're looking to take looking to take some of the successes we had on Sunday into this weekend and try to capitalize on them," said head coach Daniel Brizard. "Right now we're trying to find out what we need to do and worry less about what our opponents are going to do. Hopefully we can come out of this weekend with a couple of wins."
Seven seniors will be honored for their hard work, dedication, and success while members of the Tech soccer team and as students of Tennessee Tech University. The Golden Eagles being recognized include: midfielder Kris Cambron, midfielder Sarah Gawthrop, forward Andrea Meloff, midfielder Kerri Reid, defender Alex Stevenson, defender Julie Thompson, and midfielder Jacquie Watkins.
"We have a great group of seniors," said Brizard. "We look to them for leadership and they've provided that this season."
Tech opened Ohio Valley Conference play last weekend, falling just short in its comeback attempt against Jacksonville State, ultimately losing 2-1. With the loss, the team moved to 2-6-1 on the season and 0-1-0 in OVC play.
Junior forward Ellie Iaciofano continued her strong season performance on Sunday, scoring her OVC leading sixth goal of the year. She now has 13 points this season, also good for first in the OVC and has doubled her goals from last season.
Freshman goalkeeper Jordan Brown notched four saves on Sunday, giving her 53 for the season and placing her second among OVC goalkeepers for the year.
Scouting SIU Edwardsville
- SIUE is 4-3-1 in 2012, which includes a three-game winning streak earlier this season against Drake, Kansas City, and Northern Iowa.
- The Cougars are 1-0-0 in OVC play this season, beating Eastern Illinois 1-0 on Sunday.
- Friday's match will mark just the third road game for SIU Edwardsville this season.
- SIUE is 0-1-1 on the road this year and have yet to score in road matches in 2012.
- The Cougars own a 2-0 advantage in this young series, winning the last match in Edwardsville 3-1 last season.
- Michelle Auer leads SIU Edwardsville with two goals and five points this season.
- SIUE goalkeeper Jennifer Pelley has made six starts in seven appearances, allowing three goals on 33 saves and achieving a 4-1-1 record.
Daniel Brizard on the Cougars
"I think SIUE will put the ball on the ground a little more than most opponents and try to pass it around. They are always able to recruit well from the St. Louis area and continually grab girls that can play the game of soccer."
Scouting Eastern Illinois
- Eastern Illinois enters Sunday's match with a 2-8-0 record in 2012.
- The Panthers are 0-1-0 in OVC play this season, falling to SIUE 1-0 last weekend.
- Sunday's game will be the final one for EIU in a five-game road trip that hasn't been kind. EIU is 0-3-0 on this road trip and 0-4-0 in its last four games.
- Eastern Illinois has hosted just three games at home so far this season and own a 1-2-0 record.
- The Panthers own a 14-3-3 advantage in the series against the Golden Eagles including last season's 2-0 win in Charleston, Ill.
- Kristin Germann leads EIU in scoring, racking up three goals this season (a hat-trick against Cleveland State) as well as a team-leading six points.
- Eastern Illinois' goalkeeper, Jessica Taldone, leads the OVC in saves with 63 through 10 games this season.
Daniel Brizard on the Panthers
"I think EIU plays a little more direct than most teams, so we'll try to combat that as best we can. They have always been a tough, blue-collar team that always works hard and never gives up."


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I bought packets of brightly foil wrapped toffees to put inside them.
They were given out to homeless people at various Christmas dinners given to the needy around Christmas time. Job well done, KFBN!!
The Christmas pudding pattern is my own - contact me if you would like a copy!
My friend Rosie in Arizona loved this one so much she asked me to make four more - in different sizes, for her four great grandsons...
So these were the START of my knitting for 2014!
They all came out so well ! Rosie just emailed me - they arrived today 17th Feb - which is amazing - not even 10 working days to USA - well done Australia Post...for a change...
This pattern is SO easy - and a delight to make...
Little Ripple Baby Blanket - Cathy Waldron's 'Rainbow Baby Blanket' - free pattern available on Ravelry
I made it to go with a sweet little crochet Hoody - Lion Brand's 'Four Colour Hoody' also a free pattern - and yes there are four colours - I did the back in pale blue!
This was made as a Crochet Along on the Babysweaters Group on Yahoo - I had the honour of being asked to be a moderator on this lovely group - I've been a member since about 2005
I put the loveliest little Rocking Horse buttons on it - they came from a seller on ebay.com.au 'Spikecraft' a.k.a Muriel Parsons - she has the best buttons at reasonable prices...
This little jacket and booties were made, like most of everything I make, for Knitting for Brisbane's Needy
The jacket is Suzanne's Matinee Jacket - only available to members of Babysweaters Group on Yahoo Groups
The booties I found on Ravelry - what did we do before Ravelry??? They are Mary, Mary Booties by Gillie Parsons - a free pattern.
I loved making the booties - it is a very easy pattern to follow and the results look so professional - not like some booties I have made in the past..
Next - a sweet little fun fur beret - I made this pattern up - just using DK (8 ply to us Aussies) and Moda Vera Jazz from Spotlight -
The little jacket is the pattern I call Yvette's Easy Baby Sweater -I have been making it for ages but never got around to writing up the pattern- this time I kept notes - so as soon as I can decipher what I wrote - I shall have to do another test knit if I can't read it - I shall publish it on Ravelry along with some of my other designs.. it is a very quick pattern - this one used Red Heart Super Saver - colour Monet - which I have had in my stash for a while.. the cuffs and bands were done in Panda Disco - a very useful yarn which I still have a fair bit of - it is discontinued and has been for some time - pity because it had some lovely bright colours in the range.
This knitted hoody was also done as part of Babysweaters Knit A Long - yes we had a Knit a Long and Crochet a Long running simultaneously in November last year - the pattern was Easy Baby Cardigan by Diane Soucy - http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-baby-cardigan
I used a lovely yarn that I bought from Knitters Paradise ebay store on ebay.com (US) - it is mill ends but I think comes from Spinrite - which took over Bernat and Caron and US Patons earlier last year. It is a DK yarn (8 ply) but a bit thinner than normal - I used, from memory, 3.5 mm needles - it is a beautiful watermelon pink - very nice to knit with...
Digressing - if you haven't bought mill ends of yarn before - it is well worth while - even though I pay horrendous postage to obtain it from Brian Wertmann (Knitters Paradise store owner on ebay.com USA) it is still reasonably priced - and of course it is unobtainable here in OZ - he used to carry a lot of Red Heart Yarn - but now has Caron, and some Bernat and a lot of cotton like Sugar and Cream - and of course, this new yarn which I suspect is from Spinrite - if you check out the Yarnspirations website (*which is for Bernat, Caron and Patons yarns, USA) you can see some of the Spinrite yarns and this particular pink one appears to be one of theirs...
Anyhow - for this little hoody - I added stitches for button and buttonhole bands instead of the knitted ties used by the designer - much better IMHO... top down of course - so NO sewing up - I hate sewing up with a passion and seldom do it nowadays unless it is a pattern I love (an old favourite, say) which I will do because I enjoy the pattern so much.
Talking of Knit a Longs - we are currently conducting one on Babysweaters - for a baby sweater of course - the choices were for two FREE designs and two PURCHASED designs - so if you don't want to buy a pattern you don't have to. Membership on Babysweaters is by invitation only - we run a Knit a Long/Crochet a Long every three months , by membership choice . There is plenty of time to join in and also plenty of time to make the sweater as we aren't having another Knit a Long until May. The free patterns chosen were Rindy's Raglan ( available only to members of the Babysweaters group) and Silver Cardigan by Kristina Temin http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/silver-cardigan
The two purchased patterns chosen were Elizabeth Zimmermann's Babysweater on Two Needles (February) a.k.a the February Baby Sweater (available from Schoolhouse Press http://www.schoolhousepress.com/
or from Elizabeth Zimmermann's book 'Knitter's Almanac')
and the Milo Vest by Georgie Hallam - available to buy on Ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/milo-3
Ok - back to the knitting and crochet - this lovely baby shawl is a thread doily pattern , done in a lovely soft yarn that has a slight sparkle to it. A friend of my daughter's put a vintage hand crocheted baby shawl in her front loading washing machine - and all the nap/fluffy part came off, leaving her with a bundle of crocheted string.....
She asked if I could reproduce the original - but after putting it in the too hard basket for a couple of months I realised it couldn't be done - I would have had to laboriously count every row and work out the stitches used...
Any way, I had done this before, used a doily pattern for a baby shawl - so decided this particular pattern was close enough to what it might have looked like pre disaster....the pattern I used was the Cluster Pineapple Doily - from the Annie's Attic publication 'The Ultimate Book of Pineapples'
I think it came out rather well......
I haven't heard back to know whether it was satisfactory yet, though...
Next, two crochet hats made from leftover yarn from the two pullovers -how's that for thrift? The one on the left is a slouchy hat - both made up on the spot as I went along..
And finally, a plateful of Divine cupcakes! The pattern is Divine Cupcakes by Maiya Becker http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/divine-cupcakes
Very easy to make, it is a great pattern because there is no sewing up - they are all made in one piece....and of course, wonderful for using up small scraps of yarn!
I have more knitting on the needles, and crochet on the hook and a couple of garments awaiting buttons and to be photographed - see you in my next instalment!