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* 23cm thin-crust pizza base
* 1 tbsp tomato purée
* 1 garlic clove
* handful pitted black olives
* large handful cherry tomatoes , halved
* 1 tbsp olive oil , for drizzling
* 1 tbsp capers , drained
* 200g can tuna in brine, drained and flaked
* handful of basil leaves
- Heat oven to 230C/fan 210C/gas 8. Spread the pizza base with tomato purée. Scatter over the garlic, olives, tomatoes and half the oil. Bake for 10 mins until the tomatoes start to colour and the base is crisp.
- Remove from the oven, sprinkle over the capers, tuna and basil, drizzle with oil, then serve.
Making it veggie
Replace tuna with marinated artichokes or chargrilled peppers or aubergines from a jar or the deli counter.
Making it richer
Use a 190g jar of tuna in olive oil, reserving 1 tbsp of the oil to drizzle over the pizza when you add the fish.
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322 kcalories, protein 25g, carbohydrate 38g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 2g, sugar 1g, salt 2.65 g
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In February last year, I visited the Norman Lindsay Gallery in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.
I have always been a bit of a fan of Norman's work, although he has many detractors. Norman started his career as an illustrator with various Sydney publications, but developed his artisistic ability over the years. His major strength was, to my mind, his draughtsman's skills, and using these he was able to create exquisite watercolours.
His pencil drawings are inspirational, so I made a quick copy of one of them (above), and have commenced a series of drawings in the more animated poses that Norman would have used – more on these later.
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A circular muscle called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) lies between your esophagus and stomach. This muscle is in charge of closing your esophagus after food passes to the stomach. If this muscle is weak or doesn't close properly, the acid from your stomach goes into your esophagus. The acid causes a burning sensation in your chest which can be mistaken for heart attack pain because the lining of your esophagus is more delicate than the lining of your stomach.
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It's been 3 months today since we left Vancouver Island for the adventure of a lifetime – and we're still heading east! Looking back, we have absolutely no regrets and are even more convinced that our decision was right for us. In fact, we're now trying to figure out ways of making money on the road so we can officially become snowbirds after this year. We want to spent our summers on Vancouver Island and our winters travelling.
Here is a photo (taken by Ray) of our campsite in Newfoundland where I sit as I write this. The table where my computer sits is next that big picture window:
Today I want to answer the question all of you are dying to ask, but only my close friends and relatives think it's polite to ask. How much is this grand scheme of yours going to cost you anyway?
Figuring out all the costs involved for a one-year trip around North America is not easy and I've spent hours working on the budget and tracking our expenses. You might know from previous posts that I am a little OCD on the planning and organizing spectrum. I hope this information might be helpful to anyone who is planning a similar trip.
First, I have to say that a trip like this can be done on any budget. I say this because I know people who manage to travel with no money at all and work along the way. I have also met some people who seem to have an endless amount of money. This is only to demonstrate what we are doing in the style we are doing it. We are not working during this first year. We have a 28 foot 5th wheel and a truck and we are staying primarily in campsites and RV parks.
Our budget for the entire year is $51,000. Here's how is breaks down. This chart shows our planned budget, the quarterly budget (planned/4) and the actual results. Now that we are 1/4 of the way through our trip, I have a better idea of how we are doing compared to our initial budget. In short, we have completed 25% of the trip and spent 28.5% of our budget.
So far, we have gone over our budget on fuel and camping. This is not a surprise at all since we were pushing to drive across the continent fairly quickly to spend the summer in the maritimes. Also, we are paying summer rates for camping. Later in the year we plan on staying in Florida for a month and we'll get a monthly rate there and we will probably go to Quartzsite in Arizona where you can camp virtually for free for as long as you want.
We are looking forward to getting back into the states where the fuel is 2/3 the price and the food is 1/2 the price.
We found some new dog food that the beagles are not allergic to (they are allergic to chicken, which is in everything). This food is salmon which they LOVE (a little too much since they started to fight over it) and it is way cheaper, so we're doing good there.
The internet & cell category is over budget because we bought a virgin mifi for better internet access, Ray lost his cell phone and had to replace it, and I also replaced my aging cell phone that burned my face when I used it.
That brings us to the line item where where we blew our whole budget: Truck and RV maintenance. We've already spent almost our entire budget and that is because our "Big Baby Blue" blew its transmission and it cost $3,000 to rebuild it. We probably should have budgeted more since it is an older truck and we got a real hot deal on it. So I'm not too upset about it.
Remember, this is the budget for our ongoing monthly expenses, it is does not include any of the pre-trip expenses, things like: buying one year's worth of all medication, travel medical insurance, regular medical premiums, storage lockers, RV insurance, and buying things for the RV like a ramp for the dog, batteries, inverter, generators, brake controller, storage boxes etc. Nor does it include the cost of buying the truck and the RV.
All in all we're doing pretty good and we're almost ready to change direction. By that I mean literally changing direction from east to south, following the changing colours of fall!
Here are some statistics from the last 3 months:
Number of places we stayed: 29
Number of nights of boondocking: 7 (3 walmarts, 3 truck stops and 1 visitor centre)
Number of animals killed: 1 chipmunk
Number of truck repairs: 4
Average cost per day: $158
Average cost per day (if you don't include the transmission): $125
Average campsite fee: $33.65
Stuff we've received from strangers:
- 2 jars of jam,
- 2 hand-knit wash clothes,
- 1 garlic sausage and chocolate eclair dinner,
- 1 bag of carrots fresh from the garden,
- 1 night of free camping in exchange for fixing a router.
Consider this: $14,500 for 2 people and 2 dogs for 3 months. How much does it cost you to stay home?
Thank you for such a comprehensive breakdown, including the freebies you've received along the way. My wife and I are considering do this same type of thing, so it is nice to have a starting point on what we maybe looking at.
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First of all Anne, that image makes all of your expense worth it. Beautifully captured.
Nice analysis of the expenses. Looks like without the transmission , you are doing pretty well. I'm a former financial guy and I appreciate a good analysis.
I would love to do this but I would be doing it alone (and divorced) so I will have to live vicariously through you.
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What a great post Anne. Thanks for sharing. This is something I would love to do but will have to wait until my kids are older and independent. I have to say I feel like I'm along for the ride with you and enjoying it immensely. Great shot too.
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I think it's totally worth it if you can do it responsibly (i.e. without ending up begging for money). I'd rather be poor but enjoy life seeing interesting things and meeting interesting people than to be well off financially, but stuck in a place I don't like, doing a job I don't like.
Of course life isn't all about me and what I like, but being responsible doesn't mean you have to be bored and frustrated either.
Thanks for the thoughts!
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It can cost surprisingly little to travel. Remember also that Anne is traveling in relative comfort. However what needs to be factored in is missed wages/business opportunities. When you are photographing, in some sense this is work as you are creating new images, but even though, for a photographer, that's the days spent at the office (ie marketing and running your business) that allow you to make your money.
This is definitely not cheap when you factor in everything but I'm glad you're taking a shot at this and hope your journey continues to go well.
I would love to do what you're doing Anne. I would love to do it when the kids have left home and travel across North America!
Anyway, great post and a fabulous image. What great light.
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Great post. Thanks for putting in the effort to write such a detailed explanation of expenses. It will definitely help others out who are considering the same life style. Thanks.
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Great post Anne! The trip will be worth every penny and far more.
In the overall scheme of life, the cost of not following your dreams is infinitely greater!
Hi Anne,
nice approach to this matter! Have you ever considered starting to sell your photography from the website to raise funds for your amazing idea?
I think some people would buy Fine Art prints from you not only because of your guts to do this, but also because your photography is very good too.
All my best,
This is awesome!!! I love it, I just posted on my facebook page that I'm thinking of doing this… Selling my house, buying a motorhome and travelling with my pets (3 dogs and 2 cats) anywhere I want to go, where ever the road takes me and just go. My friend Chris gave sent me this post and said, "people are doing it!" Great Inspiration, I really commend you both for doing this and blogging about your experience. Amazing!! Keep posting, I'll be keeping track of your amazing travels. Take Care,
That's a great analysis. I took off 6 months in 2007 to bug around southeast Asia and I was surprised at how little money I spent. I ended up taking more than a year off based on my run-rate and it was well worth it. Happy travels!
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Great write up Anne, and it's is always interesting to hear about things like this. We all dream of doing this stuff, but having a realistic view of it helps. I took a year off some years back and loved it, traveled, etc. We plan to do it again sometime in the coming years. Anyways, just wanted to send you some virtual support. Keep at it – sounds awesome!!
Hi Anne, so glad I visited your site, you've been an inspiration! My husband and I both love traveling and now that the kids are grown it's time to make a change in our lives too!! I'll be following your adventures and thanks so much!
WOw, you are living one of my dreams, I always wanted to do what you are doing, I truly admire your commitment and "sacrifice", I really takes a lot of courage to leave every thing behind and embark in such a trip.
You have captured really beautiful images. Keep it up, I will be cheering you all the way.
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Police excavated less than an acre in an Elizabethtown neighborhood after officers received a tip a body may be buried on the land.
Earlier in the week archaeologists searched the surface using ground-penetrating radar. The results yielded two "disturbed locations," according to Officer Virgil Willoughby.
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The lot is located on East Railroad Avenue at East Crutcher Street. Neighbors and a family member said a man by the name of Larry Sherrard used to live on the lot police are investigating.
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The juvenile male was booked on charges of 2nd Degree Burglary Thursday. Investigators expected more arrests to be forthcoming.
Multiple arrests had already been made for the burglary at Knopp Taxidermy. Four young men were arrested and charged with second degree burglary on Monday. Two more arrests were made Wednesday. A juvenile male and female were also arrested for 2nd degree burglary.
Authorities said Monday night the kids broke into the shop and stole large taxidermy animals including a polar bear, wolf, monkey, raccoon, zebra calf and a wild pig.
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I will be a junior in high school next year, and because I've been lucky to stumble on a lot of really great sex-positive resources, I've learned I have a pretty strong interest in sexuality--as in, studying it/doing something in it as a career. However, getting information about this field is much more difficult than, say, engineering or law. What are jobs within this field, what are areas in college/majors you'd advise, and what are some ways I can get involved now, as a minor? My areas of interest are not really in the medical field--I'm more interested in counseling, giving advice, activism, and education
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June 2010: The Cultural To-Do List
Six events worth your time this month.
6/1 Dave Brubeck and the Pops at Symphony Hall
While 90-year-old Brubeck can still pound the keys, this program with the Pops could have the audience feeling their age. Among the orchestral arrangements featured will be a rendition of Brubeck's trademark "Take Five," performed for the 50th anniversary of his Time Out album's topping the charts. bostonpops.org.
6/8 Sebastian Junger at the BPL
Junger's latest book, War, departs from his two previous tomes, The Perfect Storm and A Death in Belmont, in that it doesn't use Massachusetts as a backdrop. The Belmont native instead chronicles the exploits of an American platoon in Afghanistan, which revisits Junger's most prominent theme: the human attraction to danger. bpl.org.
6/12 "Imprints": Photographs by Mark Ruwedel
Ruwedel unveils a collection of stills in his new exhibit at the Peabody Essex. The photos explore some of the alterations that past and current inhabitants, including dinosaurs and humans, have made to the landscape of the American Midwest. pem.org.
6/17-6/20 Nantucket Film Festival
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6/18 Movies at the Hatch Shell
A summer tradition of watching the stars under the stars, Free Friday Flicks at the Hatch Shell is celebrating its 26th year of allowing Hub parents to take their kids outside at night without a leash. Perhaps more important, given the iffy economy, they can also leave the house without their wallet. wbz.com.
6/19-6/20 James Taylor and Carole King
After 40 years, Taylor and King have decided to get the band back together here at the TD Garden. The duo's Troubadour Reunion Tour – which takes its title from the West Hollywood venue where they once performed – will mark one of the rare times the two have shared a stage since 1970. tdgarden.com.
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Tough choice awaits as homosexual hate boiled over this year
A SERIOUS NOTE: As you can see, below we are making light of the bald-faced hypocrisy of homosexual activists, who demand tolerance for themselves even as they maliciously attack and victimize their critics — and falsely accuse them of "hate." However, we are not including the most vicious manifestation of homosexual hatred that occurred this year: the recent murder conviction of Teah Wimberly, a lesbian student who shot and killed Amanda Collette, her 15-year-old classmate at Ft. Lauderdale's Dillard High School — because Collette refused Wimberly's same-sex romantic advances.
This is no joking matter, so Wimberly (courtroom photo below left) is not on our list. Needless to say, her conviction for the murder of the talented and beautiful Collette (pictured below right) — a murder directly tied to homosexuality — has not received anything close to the national media attention that made homosexual murder victim Matthew Shepard a household name. (Recall that the much-touted "anti-gay-hate-crime" motive for Shepard's murder was later cast into serious doubt by ABC's 20/20.)
A little over a year ago, Amanda Collette became the ultimate victim of homosexuality when Wimberly shot her in the back at school. As the Miami Herald reported, "Collette, 15, a star dancer on the school's hip-hop dance squad, had rejected romantic advances from Wimberly in the days before the shooting." Minutes after the shooting, Wimberly cried in a call to the 911 operator: "I didn't want to kill her so I shot her in the back . . . I just wanted to give her the pain she gave me."
Regardless of what other factors were involved in this tragedy, it is not unreasonable to assert that Collette would be alive today were it not for the modern GLBT activist movement, which aggressively seeks to mainstream sexual deviance and immoral gay/lesbian "relationships" as normal and acceptable — most tragically among young people.
Yes, Virginia, there was a time in America when young women did not have to worry about sexual harassment and sexual advances from other young women. And the GLBT movement is first and foremost to blame for the rising number of youth who are embracing homosexual behaviors and considering destructive "gay," lesbian, bisexual, or "transgender" self-"identities," at younger and younger ages. We ask you to pray for the families of both Collette and Wimberly, and pray for the Christian conversion of Teah Wimberly as she awaits sentencing. — Peter LaBarbera, www.aftah.org
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CAROL STREAM, Illinois — Americans For Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) is taking nominations for our first annual "Gay Grinch of the Year" Award for 2009 — given to the meanest, most deceitful, most socially destructive and/or most blasphemous "gay" activist of the year. Two Thousand Nine was a particularly "mean one" for the Homosexual Lobby — to quote the infamous theme song for the Grinch (which was sung by Thurl Ravenscroft and not Boris Karloff, by the way) — so the choice will be a tough one. We want your input: send your nominations, suggestions and documentary evidence of "gay" Grinchiness to firstname.lastname@example.com. The Gay Grinch 2009 Award winner will be announced after Christmas.


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Trace Adkins and Piers Morgan had a mini-Celebrity Apprentice reunion on Wednesday night (8-10) when Trace sat down with Morgan on his CNN talk show "Piers Morgan Tonight". Among the topics discussed were Trace's new album "Proud To Be Here" and the debt limit in the United States.
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The Garden Route, a slender stretch of coastal plain between Mossel Bay and Storms River Mouth, has a legendary status as South Africa's paradise – reflected in local names such as Garden of Eden and Wilderness. This soft, green, forested swath of nearly 200km is cut by rivers from the mountains to the north, tumbling down to its southern rocky shores and sandy beaches.
The Garden Route coast is dominated by three inlets, of which the closest to Cape Town is Mossel Bay, an industrial centre of some charm, marking the official start of the Garden Route. Knysna, though younger, exudes a well-rooted urban character but has a major drawback – unlike Plettenberg Bay, its eastern neighbour, it has no beach of its own. A major draw, though, is the Knysna forest covering some of the hilly country around Knysna, the awe-inspiring remnants of once vast ancient woodlands.
Between the coastal towns are some ugly modern holiday developments, but also some wonderful empty beaches and tiny coves, such as Victoria Bay and Nature's Valley. Best of all is the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park, which has it all – indigenous forest, dramatic coastline, the pumping Storms River Mouth and South Africa's most popular hike, the Otter trail.
Brief history
Khoi herders who lived off the Garden Route's natural bounty considered the area a paradise, calling it Outeniqua ("the man laden with honey"). Their Eden was quickly destroyed in the eighteenth century with the arrival of Dutch woodcutters, who had exhausted the forests around Cape Town and set about doing the same in Outeniqua, killing or dispersing the Khoi and San in the process. Birds and animals suffered too from the encroachment of Europeans. In the 1850s, the Swedish naturalist Johan Victorin shot and feasted on the species he had come to study, some of which, including the endangered narina trogon, he noted were both "beautiful and good to eat".
Despite the dense appearance of the area, what you see today are only the remnants of one of Africa's great forests; much of the indigenous hardwoods have been replaced by exotic pine plantations, and the only milk and honey you'll find now is in the many shops servicing the Garden Route coastal resorts.Read More
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Storms River Mouth
Storms River Mouth
In contrast to the languid lagoon and long soft sands of Nature's Valley, Storms River Mouth presents the elemental face of the Garden Route, with the dark Storms River surging through a gorge to do battle with the surf. Storms River Mouth Restcamp, sited on tended lawns, is poised between a craggy shoreline of black rocks pounded by foamy white surf and steeply raking forested cliffs, and is without a doubt the ultimate destination along the southern Cape coast. Don't confuse this with Storms River Village just off the N2, which is nowhere near the sea. Even if your time is limited and you can't spend the night at Storms River Mouth, it's still worth nipping down for a meal, a walk or a swim in the summer.
Walking is the main activity at the Mouth, and at the visitors' office at the restcamp you can get maps of short, waymarked coastal trails that leave from here. These include steep walks up the forested cliffs, where you can see 800-year-old yellowwood trees with views onto a wide stretch of ocean. Most rewarding is the three-kilometre hike west from the restcamp along the start of the Otter Trail to a fantastic waterfall pool at the base of 50m-high falls where you can swim right on the edge of the shore. Less demanding is the kilometre-long boardwalk stroll from the restaurant to the suspension bridge to see the river mouth. On your way to the bridge, don't miss the dank strandloper (beachcomber) cave. Hunter-gatherers frequented this area between 5000 and 2000 years ago, living off seafood in wave-cut caves near the river mouth. A modest display shows an excavated midden, with clear layers of little bones and shells.
If you're desperate to walk the Otter Trail (5 days; 42km; book through SAN Parks), which begins at Storms River, and have been told that it is full, don't despair. A single person or a couple do stand a chance of getting in on the back of a last-minute cancellation, so it may be worth hanging out at the Mouth for a night or two.
Swimming at the Mouth is restricted to a safe and pristine little sandy bay below the restaurant, though conditions can be icy in summer if there are easterly winds and cold upwellings of deep water from the continental shelf.
Plett's beaches
Plett's beaches
Visitors principally come to Plett for its beaches – and there's a fair choice.
Central Beach Right at the central shore of the bay, this is where the fishing boats and seacats anchor a little out to sea. The small waves here make for calm swimming, making it an ideal family spot.
Keurbooms Beach On the northern side of the Keurbooms Lagoon, the beach feels less developed than those on the other side and stretches for over 10km along a section of coastline where you can see groups of dolphins playing in big breakers.
Lookout Beach One of the nicest stretches of sand for bathers, body-surfers or sun lizards, Lookout Beach has a marvellously located restaurant, from which you can often catch sight of dolphins cruising into the bay.
Lookout Rocks To the southeast of Lookout Beach, attracts surfers to the break off a needle of rocks known as the Point.
Robberg Beach Just south of Beacon Island, the beach stretches for roughly six soft, sandy kilometres to the Robberg Peninsula, offering excellent long beach walks. It's also accessible by road at several points along the way.
Whaling and gnashing of teeth
Whaling and gnashing of teeth
For conservationists, the monumental 1970s eyesore of the Beacon Island Hotel, on a promontory on the southern side of the Piesang River mouth, may not be such a bad thing, since previously the island was the site of a whale-processing factory established in 1806 – one of some half-dozen such plants erected along the Western Cape coast that year. Whaling continued at Plettenberg Bay until 1916. Southern right whales were the favoured species, yielding more oil and whalebone – an essential component of Victorian corsets – than any other. In the nineteenth century, a southern right would net around three times as much as a humpback caught along the Western Cape coast, leading to a rapid decline in the southern right population by the middle of the nineteenth century.
The years between the establishment and the closing of the Plettenberg Bay factory saw worldwide whaling transformed by the inventions of the Industrial Revolution. In 1852, the explosive harpoon was introduced, followed by the use of steam-powered ships five years later, and the cannon-mounted harpoon in 1868. In 1913, Plettenberg Bay was the site of one of seventeen shore-based and about a dozen floating factories between West Africa and Mozambique, which that year between them took about ten thousand whales.
Inevitably, a rapid decline in humpback populations began; by 1918, all but four of the shore-based factories had closed due to lack of prey. The remaining whalers now turned their attention to fin and blue whales. When the South African fin whale population became depleted by the mid-1960s to twenty percent of its former size, they turned to sei and sperm whales. When these populations declined, the frustrated whalers started hunting minke whales, which at 9m in length are too small to be a viable catch. In 1979 the South African government banned all activity surrounding whaling.
Whale- and dolphin-watching in Plettenberg Bay
Whale- and dolphin-watching in Plettenberg Bay
Elevated ocean panoramas give Plettenberg Bay outstanding vantages for watching southern right whales during their breeding season between June and October. An especially good vantage point is the area between the wreck of the Athene at the southern end of Lookout Beach and the Keurbooms River. The Robberg Peninsula is also excellent, looming protectively over this whale nursery and giving a grandstand view of the bay. Other good town viewpoints are from Beachy Head Road at Robberg Beach; Signal Hill in San Gonzales Street past the post office and police station; the Beacon Island Hotel on Beacon Island; and the deck of The Lookout restaurant on Lookout Beach.
Outside Plett, the Kranshoek viewpoint and hiking trail offers wonderful whale-watching points along the route. To get there, head for Knysna, taking the Harkerville turn-off, and continue for 7km. It's also possible to view the occasional pair (mother and calf) at Nature's Valley, 29km east of Plett on the R102, and from Storms River Mouth. For more information about whales, see the section on Whale-watching and other activities.


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I was feeling nostalgic for the days, about six or seven years ago I guess, when I'd put two speakers, my Peavey mixer, my ever reliable Takamine guitar, a microphone stand and a canvas bag of cords into the back of the Little Black Car and head down to Marty's, where I'd play and sing until four in the morning and drive home at dawn with $400 in my pocket. Not a bad way to kill a Friday or Saturday night.
Now it's all of that, plus the monitor speakers & amp, 3 telecasters, stands for the speakers, guitar stands for the guitars, a couple of guitar amps, and a big box full of cords and percussion toys. I spent ninety minutes last night getting it all packed up from the basement and up into the garage where I can load it into the van later this morning for the drive to Memphis.
When you're over fifty and still playing rock and roll, you've long since given up the notion of the hit record and you don't even fantasize about the groupies anymore. You just wish you had roadies! A couple of years back, when I was in St. Louis for a visit and spent an evening playing with some of the local musicians who'd been good friends & companions back when I was living there, we were comparing all of our various aches and pains, marvelling at the fact that we were still able to do the damn thing. Drummers have it worst of all, of course.
All of that will be forgotten once we get everything unloaded and set up. This is going to be a pretty rare event -- I doubt that we'll ever have another opportunity. We managed to find a weekend when ALL of us could gather in Memphis for a couple of days to play. Most of us will be arriving this afternoon and into the evening -- Duke can't get there until tomorrow, but we'll be ready for him.
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The Pharma Management component of this MSc is led by Dr Nigel Ratcliffe, formerly Vice-President for regulatory and commerical affairs at Astra Zeneca.
Students visit a leading research laboratory e.g. GlaxoSmithKline to look at computer-based molecular modelling, how physico-chemical properties are determined, the robotic compound library, and high throughput screening. The visit is supplemented by material and instruction and the discovery process of a drug will be worked through in detail.
Students attend a one-day research conference on an aspect of drug discovery and development organised by the Society for Medicines Research where there is opportunity to interact with leading industrialists and researchers in the field.
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. The programme consists of five core modules (120 credits), and a dissertation (60 credits).
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All students undertake a business development project based on an aspect of science from drug discovery either at the UCL School of Pharmacy or in industry.
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The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, tutorials and seminars and practical classes. Assessment is through a combination of written examination and coursework. The business development project is by written report and oral presentation to the class and a judging panel of scientists and managers.
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Entry requirements
A second-class UK Bachelor's degree or higher in a related subject such as pharmacy, pharmaceutical science, pharmacology, physiology, physical science, biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, chemical engineering, genetics, material sciences, or a medical degree (MBBS), or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.
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English language proficiency level: Good
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Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.
The deadline for applications is 1 August 2014.
Who can apply?
This programme is designed for graduates in science-based subjects who wish to combine a career in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry with a management or business development role
What are we looking for?
When we assess your application we would like to learn:
- how your academic and professional background meets the demands of Drug Discovery and Pharma Management
- why you want to study Drug Discovery and Pharma Management at graduate level
- what particularly attracts you to this programme at the UCL School of Pharmacy
- where you would like to go professionally with your degree and how this programme meets these needs
Students who complete the Drug Discovery and Pharma Management MSc will progress on to careers in the varous aspects of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries including research, product development and manufacturing, clinical trials and regulatory affairs.
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The Wii has seen its fair share of cooking-themed games, and with good reason. The art of food preparation is universal, its importance unquestionable, its enjoyability… well, somewhat debatable. In truth, cooking can become a bit of a chore. Fast Food Panic attempts to inject some adrenaline into a normally mundane activity, by placing the player in the shoes of a restaurant entrepreneur. It is less a simulation of an actual restaurant, and more of a mini-game buffet that covers everything from grilling burgers to scrubbing dishes.
The multiplayer modes allow up to four players to participate, and having additional players is always a good idea for these frantic episodes. Single-player sessions will still allow you to switch off from one role to the next, however. If you're getting sick of dealing with customers and decide you'd rather cower behind the counter flipping burgers, you can do so instantly with a press of the trigger button. The tasks themselves are nicely varied, and role-cycling offers the player some degree of pacing control, which is nice when things become frantic.
Fast Food Panic will try to guide you through each task with text tutorials; unfortunately, the game doesn't seem to pause automatically when you're reading through it. Luckily, they aren't terribly complicated. Burger construction uses "doneness" bars to indicate the readiness of each component. Patties and buns must be flipped only when they've reached the red "done" threshold; as you might expect, waiting too long will result in a burnt item, which means you'll need to start over and spend even more time completing the order. The dishes are appropriately consistent with the fast-food theme, focusing on American classics like pancakes, ice cream, and pizza, each of which requires its own unique bit of skill mastery.
Each completed round offers a total score, as well as a letter grade ranking. There are also mini-games separate from the story, which allow you to quickly jump in and out of anything you might be in the mood for. Among these, one of the most memorable is a game called "Glutton." This is essentially a food-eating contest, which sees the player scrambling to cut and consume an entire steak as quickly as possible. The Wii-mote makes a somewhat intuitive interface for this process, though I'm not sure who got the idea that manually "chewing" the steak with certain maneuvers on the controller was a great idea.
Even under optimal playing conditions, Fast Food Panic does suffer from the party game's most common flaw: monotony. The weaving, uppity score only heightens this sense of aggravation, lending the sense that you are trapped in this restaurant workspace and any activity has the potential to frustrate you. Performing the tasks at a heightened pace does not actually make things more fun, but rather, hastens exhaustion. The cutesy-anime style graphics may bolster the appeal to younger audiences, but even they will likely find Fast Food Panic quickly develops into Fast Food Boredom.
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hmm ... different thoughts keep flitting through my mind, as we discussed on the phone the other night.
BE and Boglivia each coming from their Source...interesting, remember that time back in Denver when we attempted to piece together something similar to a family tree? Miya? Maki'? You, a family tree of One, giving voice to all your different expressions...a mirrored reflection of "a Whole Being within the Whole of Being". And we each are that unto ourselves, yet somewhere (in space and time?) we each are all connected to THE SOURCE!
Boglivia the one to deliver that which was to come...this I find intriguing, as that is not something she ever lended herself to. But, with the next phrase...
Boglivia, the one to come...do you think this may be what I mentioned to you the other night? hmmmm
Like Cher, I too am awaiting her message. It will certainly be different without me having a one on one q & a conversation! Kind of like going back to your original communication via automatic writing.
So Boglivia, we await...
Blessed Be,
(and don't get mad at me) but at first
i thought the big elephant was in Bolivia.
I kept seeing Bolivia; i don't know why?
and then i realized, "No Chi,you FOOL!
It's an entity who's named is Boglivia.
Anyway Deb, this is really beautiful. i love the
detachment in this one . One can actually feel
the words coming from some place far far away.
And you know how i love, far far away.
Just beautiful, Deb. Really!
((((((( A Wish for All )))))))
The Big Elephant
The Big Elephant
by Deb Abbott
It was in the night when the Big Elephant felt an impulse
A subtle touch upon her soul to bring her attention to the hill
So, she walked slowly up the incline and looked around
Wondering what it was that was calling her. She sniffed the air.
There seemed to be a soft fragrance drifting within the gentle breeze
So, she wondered of its source as she appreciated its tender touch
Upon her soul....basking in that moment, she then questioned
Who and what is it that beckoned her attention.
A soft fog then began to emerge, rising from the earth to surround her being
It seemed to envelope her like a soft warm blanket
Cuddling her every sense of being
And settling her into what seemed to be, another dimension.
It was then, she heard the voice coming from the echoes of her mind.
It was at that moment that she knew of the intention of her being
It was like she was a major conduit from one world to another
And it was her energy that stablized the happening.
The Big Elephant stood strong and held the energy within her
Stabilizing the energy and allowing it to balance itself
She then allowed it to flow through her
It was then, that the energy of Boglivia was born through The Big Elephant.
Love, Deb
Life Is Opportunity
Imagination - the Beginning of Creation
Life is Good
Belief Becomes
The Big Elephant
The Big Elephant
by Deb Abbott
The Big Elephant spun around as if she had been invaded
And then, as suddenly as she had reacted,
So did she, as suddenly, calm in the quake
Of this new energy that surrounded her.
Her interest peaked and she found that she was willing
To relieve her curiosity with allowing this energy
To make itself known to her
So in its' introduction, she then called it forth.
It was then, that the energy of Boglivia made its presentation
To this one, The Big Elephant, both of resounding energies
Coming together to share in what they had come to know
That would be of benefit to so many as well as to themselves.
It was, as if, their energies melded in a compliment, one to the other.
They then paused for the moment in the recognition
That they were coming together in this reference
And they both gave pause to this moment with great respect.
Love, Deb
Life Is Opportunity
Imagination - the Beginning of Creation
Life is Good
Belief Becomes
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The Big Elephant - Boglivia Speaks
The Big Elephant
by Deb Abbott
I am Boglivia.
I am filled with gratitude
Towards The Big Elephant
And The Deb
For giving me this avenue
In which to express.
I am a Whole Being
Within the Whole Of Being
A Full part of a Fullness
That is expressed here
Amongst the three
The Big Elephant, The Deb and Me.
This journey consists of a mixture
Of perceptions and perspectives
That have evolved over a minion of time
A flowing of energies overlaying
And underseeding and touching on
All that is to be perceived.
We each have been drawn here to share
Each in our own way that which is
Of great importance in our experience
For this Life is to Experience
All there is to experience
And to retain the feeling of The Experience.
The feeling is the reward...
Love, Deb
Wow, I hope the energy that I feel in this room right now comes through these written words so that the reader can feel it as well. Thank you Boglivia and Thank you BE!!!
Life Is Opportunity
Imagination - the Beginning of Creation
Life is Good
Belief Becomes
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Welcome, Boglivia
to the EB. I hope you enjoy your time here. Love, C.
HAND, Cher O.
My father says almost the whole world is asleep.
Everyone you know, everyone you see, everyone you talk to.
He says that only a few people are awake and
they live in a state of constant total amazement.
...Joe vs. The Volcano
The Big Elephant
The Big Elephant
by Deb Abbott
The Full Moon lit The Big Elephant's way
As she plodded easily along, studying her path
She recognized that her horizons had broadened
Encompassing new and greater ways of expression.
She felt that she had grown in ways beyond
Her ability to express the fullness of such
And yet she knew that she would come to
A manner in which to entail it all, in time.
So that she could grapple the fullness of the meaning
Grasping for her own expression and then
Extending for another to encompass
She began relenting to the understanding of it all.
It was then that she heaved a heavy sigh
And let go of any and all tension
In which she might have allowed herself to possess
And simply breathed a simple breath and relaxed.
She let go of any need to analyze
And simply allowed the energy to become
Within and without her in a common agreement
Of release to be appreciated by all.
It was then that the meeting of The Big Elephant
And that of The Boglivia came into Union
Each accepting and appreciating each other
Knowing that each had much to share.
Love, Deb
Life Is Opportunity
Imagination - the Beginning of Creation
Life is Good
Belief Becomes
The Big Elephant - Boglivia Speaks
The Big Elephant
by Deb Abbott
What is this experience of today?
How has it affected me?
How do I wish to move on from it?
Why, what, how, when, where?
The questioning is overwhelming
It cannot be answered in such
An energy overstatement
Thus, one must, step back.
Deep breath, exhale....
One must, indeed, realize,
That there will be moments
Where there simply are no answers
And there simply are no more steps to take.
It is then, that "Be Still and Know That I Am"
Becomes prevalent for one's own sanity
Stop then and allow the silence to seep in
And the "no feeling" to preobligate.
And therein is where one starts again...
Love, Deb
Life Is Opportunity
Imagination - the Beginning of Creation
Life is Good
Belief Becomes
Amazing...profound....deep....simple truth!
And who woulda thunk that 'preobligate' is an actual word,
and one that perfectly fits in the context of what is written!
Blessed Be,
Yes, Deb. That was beautiful. When reading it you can feel the richness of words that came from a beautiful and deep place.
Love it
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Being a big country star is one of those dream jobs almost anyone would love to have, but most of those famous singers had to pay their dues before they made it big. This Labor Day weekend, a few of country's hottest stars reflect on their days of clocking in and clocking out, just like the rest of us.
Tim McGraw says the worst job he ever had was picking tomatoes back in Louisiana, because it was "pretty nasty." As for his most dangerous gig, Tim says, "Pulling coffee weeds in rice fields is not a good job either, especially with water moccasins in the river."
Billy Currington made ends meet roofing houses back home in Georgia before getting a job at a pawn shop in Nashville. He also spent a few years pouring concrete. Since Billy prefers to go barefoot all the time, did he ever go without shoes working with the cement? "They wouldn't let me. Nope," Billy says. "They gave me a pair a steel-toe boots and said, 'This is a requirement and a hard hat.' But I did try."
He adds with a laugh, "Yes, I got in trouble about it a couple times."
Easton Corbin had a job working at Ace Hardware in Florida before launching his country music career. The experience taught him customer service skills he says he still uses when meeting his fans for the first time at concerts.
Easton tells ABC News Radio, "I think working in a public environment like that, you know, you learn to kind of deal with people out there, 'cause you run across all kind of people. And so, I think that gives you a little experience in how to deal with the public."
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The free fair at IU Northwest will take place from 8 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Attendees should check-in at the Moraine Student Center.
There will be four breakout sessions for attendees to choose from. Session times include: 8:30 until 9:15 a.m.; 9:30 until 10:15 a.m.; 10:30 until 11:15 a.m.; and 11:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.
Informative breakout sessions include:
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·Getting Jobs and Internships, New Strategies (session only offered at 11:30 a.m.)
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·Keeping Score: Learn about Credit Scores – 11:30 a.m.
The three finalists for the Money Smart Kid contest will be announced at a press conference scheduled for 10 a.m. on April 18 in the lobby of the IU Northwest School of Business, located in the Dunes Medical/Professional Building. Nearly 100 middle school students from Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Jasper and Newton counties submitted an essay describing the difference between an investment and an expense.
Coordinated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and its Money Smart partners, Money Smart Week: Indiana is designed to educate consumers about money management and create awareness of financial education programs on a wide range of topics, such as budgeting, saving and using credit wisely. Other educational activities will be presented throughout Northwest Indiana by local community groups, government agencies, businesses, schools, and non-profit organizations.
Space is limited. Register by calling (219) 980-4800.
Information on all Money Smart presentations throughout Indiana can be found at www.moneysmartweek.org.