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April 30, 2007
Comrades! We must abolish the cult of the individual decisively, once and for all. -- Nikita Khrushchev
All our lives we fought against exalting the individual, against the elevation of the single person. -- Vladimir Lenin
We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society. -- Hillary ClintonIs there anything more you need to know about the Democrat's presumptive nominee?
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April 27, 2007
In the reporting and commenting on this, I read a number of people who pointed to Giuliani's experiences of 9/11 as giving him some special knowledge of terrorists and terrorism. I disagree with this granting of "absolute moral authority" on "America's Mayor."
I don't wish to detract or to in any way lessen what Giuliani did for New York and for the nation in the aftermath of 9/11. His leadership was heroic. When it seemed the world was literally crashing down around us, Rudy stood as rock of strength and provided a source of spiritual and emotional hope and comfort to millions.
But in all of that, what did Rudy do that had to do with terrorism and terrorists? Rudy was at best the highest ranking local First Responder. I don't believe this gives him any special insight into terrorists and how to deal with them.
But this you say is not really a paradox - it is if anything an example of conservative hypocrisy. And you're right. But there is more to Rudy's remarks that upset the Democrats. He said that the Democrats wanted to return to a 9/10 posture of defense when it comes to terrorism. That they want to do away with or weaken the Patriot Act, electronic and bank surveillance of suspected terrorists. Giuliani's disproves his own statement with his assertion that the Democrats want to eliminate or weaken our defense against terrorists.
And in this he is correct. The Democrats don't want to defend the nation against terrorism. They don't want to address the problem of terrorism at all. They want to deal with individual terrorist acts as unique and unrelated crimes, and terrorists as individual and unrelated criminals. They want to deal with terrorism after the fact. And that is Rudy's record.
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April 25, 2007
So the report came on that the stock market, specifically the Dow Jones Industrial Average, had closed above 13,000 for the first time in history. In the second sentence they introduced an economist who said that the record really meant nothing in terms of the strength of the economy. Because economic growth has really been chugging along rather slowly (he failed to mention that it has done so for about 6 straight years). No mention was made about high employment numbers a less than 25% of the population directly own stock so what the Dow does is really meaningless for the average American. (No mention of the tens of millions of average Americans who indirectly own stock through IRAs, 401Ks, pensions and mutual funds.) And really if what the Dow does means so little - why is it reported in the news EVERY DAY.
No the average American is suffering under a housing slump and high gas prices. The market results are just driven by corporate profits - which are up. And we all know that when corporations make money, average Americans suffer. Because corporations that are making money would never take some that money and invest it in doing more of the things that are making them money. They would never increase payroll to ramp up production and distribution in hope to make even more money. They would take that money, pool it together with all of the money from all of their corporate pals and finance their schemes to keep the little guy down.
Damn the man. And ABC News.
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April 23, 2007
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April 21, 2007
The response was given by Senator Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota. Klobuchar also spoke about the VT killings, the suffering, the heroism, and the strength. But she used those things as window dressing. As a pre-amble to chiding the President about his unwillingness to surrender in Iraq.
Knowing that the victims could have been anyone's children, it reminds us that ours is a country built on the simple idea that we wrap our arms around those who suffer and sacrifice in times of need — and through even the worst of tragedies, we join together — because what unites us is always stronger than what divides us.
This spirit of cooperation inspires the very best in each one of us — and it inspires the very best in our nation.
It is with this same spirit that Democrats in Congress continue to reach out to the President for a change of course in the war in Iraq.If Klobuchar wanted to use her time given for the Democratic response to argue Iraq Policy - and for the most part she did - fine. It's her time at the mic she can use it as she wishes. But to use the suffering of the victims and families of Virginia Tech as mere rhetorical device shows a complete lack of class, taste and humanity.
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April 20, 2007
There are, however some facts coming out of the debate that cannot be denied. One of them is that we don't really know much about how often guns are used effectively in self defense. It is perhaps the only story that is more unreported than the strength of the US economy resulting from the tax cuts.
If you want to get a better understanding of the role of guns in self defense, I suggest you make TFS Magnum a part of your regular reading. Zendo Deb does an excellent job of finding the stories about individuals who used their firearms to protect themselves and others. They are often small stories of individual heroism that today seem more important than ever.
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April 18, 2007
I got in the car car to drive to work and hooked up my iPod and pushed play.
The first random song iPod chose was some light pop thing from the 80's. I don't remember the name, and there are a number of songs on iPod that would fit that description. They are on there because I like them. When I'm in the right mood they are a fun reminder of the lost days of youth. I was not in that mood this morning so I hit the button for the next song.
Something by Jimmy Buffett. I was not in the mood for that either. Next.
Dave Matthews. Next.
Some light pop thing from the 80's. Next.
Phil Collins. Next.
I should be clear that if asked I could not have described my mood, or what music I was in the mood for. I was tired, which maybe gave me a bit of an edge. I didn't know what I wanted to hear, but I would have known it when I heard it.
Steve Miller band. Definitely not. Next.
And so it went, all the way to the stoplight just before work. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. Plaintive. Sorrowful. I know all the words. It was less than half over by the time I parked. So I sat in the car and sang along. Then I unplugged iPod from the car and put in the ear buds. Guitar and Pen from the album "Who Are You" by The Who. Since I was out of the car and in public I didn't sing along. My normal singing is bad enough, I wouldn't subject the world to the horrific caterwauling of headphone singing.
The song after that, as I was connecting the laptop to the network, was some light pop thing from the 80's. I was cool with that. It was a fun reminder of the lost days of youth.
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April 15, 2007
The subject of that post was John Kerry's announcement of his candidacy for President. Kerry said in his announcement, with the USS Yorktown as a backdrop, that when he voted on the Iraq War resolution he was voting to threaten to use force against Iraq. As if the President would need Congressional approval to threaten Iraq. Bill Clinton certainly didn't ask congressional permission before bombing them. Kerry was lying through his teeth to avoid being held accountable for his vote in favor of going to war in Iraq.
Well it's presidential primary season again. They've started even earlier this time around, and because it's such a long campaign, and the Iraq war is still the big issue, the lies have gotten bigger.
ABC News Political Radar recounts an exchange between Hillary Clinton and a member of the audience at Town Hall Meeting in Hampton, NH.
A woman who had traveled from New York asked Sen. Clinton if she had read the report given to her in 2002 on intelligence and the Iraq war.
Clinton said she had been briefed on the report, and the woman screamed back, "Did you read it?!" Notably uncomfortable, the Senator repeated that she had been briefed. This exchange went back and forth about three times.
The woman sat down and Clinton explained, "If I had known then what I know now, I never would have voted to give this President the authority." Clinton also said she believed she was giving the President the authority to send U.N. inspectors to Iraq.There is not much point in talking about Clinton's pathetic "If I had known then what I know now." Which is technically truthful because if she had known then how much voting for the war would hurt her politically now she might have voted differently. Actually, all Hillary needed to know about Iraq she learned from her husband and Sandy Berger. The team that made regime change national policy and spoke repeatedly about the threat posed by Baathist Iraq.
Hillalry's big lie, the one where she pulls out all the stops to out-do Kerry is her claim that she thought she was voting to give the President authority to send U.N. inspectors into Iraq. Exactly how stupid does Hillary think people are? Is there anyone who believes that having gotten Congressional Authority the President of the United States can call the United Nations and tell them to send inspectors anywhere? I mean even if the UN's anti-Americanism wasn't second only to Al Qaeda, that just isn't going to happen. Are there people stupid, or willfully ignorant enough to believe this crap? Apparently.
When Clinton finished the answer, the woman continued to scream but was drowned out by applause for the Senator. The woman was escorted out of the building.People applauded this stupid crap. I find that so hard to understand. Are there people so enchanted with the idea of another Clinton Presidency that they will swallow anything Clinton puts out there? And do you want to bet that this is not the last time that someone is escorted out of the building for challenging Hillary? Of course the official line will be that she was creating a disturbance.
That stupidity aside, try this whopper on for size. The legislation is called "AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 2002." I can see how someone could confuse this with, "AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF UNITED NATIONS INSPECTORS IN IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 2002." And if the title of the bill wasn't confusing enough, the legislation contains language as ambiguous and confusing as "The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate..." I mean if they expect Senators to understand what they are voting on don't you think they could use more straight-forward language?
And people applauded these lies. People who will vote in the next election. Applauded.
Hillary Clinton voted for the use of force in Iraq. She may have done it because she truly believed it was the right thing do, or she may have done it because it was the politically expedient thing to do at the time. But she did it. Now she is lying through her teeth to try make that vote not count.
There are 150,000+ men and women in Iraq today standing up behind Hillary's vote. It is a shame that she lacks the courage and the honesty to do so as well.
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April 14, 2007
As I've gotten older I've sort of lost interest. Though it was thrilling when the the Sox finally won the world series.
I was listening to the radio the other day and the sports guy was doing his banter with the morning hosts discussing rumored changes to the batting line-up for one of the New York teams. I don't remember which team or any of the names involved. The problem they all had was that according to the rumor they were going to put this guy who was a power hitter second in the batting order. They were in universal agreement that this was all wrong.
I just can't help but wonder if it really matters.
I understand the theory. You want a lead off batter who is good at getting on base - and if you're lucky fast enough to steal a base. Batters 2 and 3 are mostly geared to moving that base-runner forward so that the clean up man can bring him home. It's a great plan on paper. The problem I have understanding it is that after the first inning it doesn't matter. If the first three batters make an out, your lead off hitter in the second inning is your power hitting guy.
I know baseball lives on stats. So maybe someone out there can tell me how many times in a season does the lead off batter score a run in the first inning? If this strategy works 50% of the time I guess you'd have to do it because it would work half the time for the other team too. But if it's much less than 50% it seems rather pointless to base your entire batting lineup on the fist inning.
I would think alternating power hitters with high on-bace percentage hitters would be a better run producing strategy over the course of the game.
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April 12, 2007
I didn't find him particularly entertaining. It felt to me like his grumpy curmudgeon act was just that - an act. Maybe he is really like that as a person, I don't know, but to my ear is wasn't believable as a radio schtick.
Now the man is unemployed - for about the week it take to negotiate his satellite radio deal - because of some stupid tasteless thing he said. Now like I said I lack great familiarity with his broadcast, but I was under the impression that saying stupid and tasteless things was part of the act. What got him this time was that his stupid and tasteless comment got the attention of racial publicity whores Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton.
Like moths to a flame these racist hype mongers pounced on the situation before Imus could offer his thirteenth apology. And before the TV lights had cooled and the good reverends' spittle had dried on the microphones major corporations were canceling advertising contracts. So effective are Jackson and Sharpton at racial intimidation that I'm not sure they even had to speak the word "boycott."
A number of people have been saying that this is a problem that should be left to the market to solve. And they're right. And it did. Corporations faced with the prospect of losing sales and damaging their brands pulled their advertising. A perfectly sound market based decision. MSNBC and CBS faced with the prospect of losing significant advertising revenue dumped Imus. Again a perfectly sound market based decision.
People will no doubt be hyperventilating about the damage being done to free speech. But I think that's a load of crap. Imus can still speak - just not on CBS and NBC. You can still speak. I can still speak. You, me, and Imus are still free to say whatever stupid offensive crap we want.
The race mongers, the thought police and the publicity whores will always be there. And when Al and Jessie finally retire and spend their days hook baiting instead of race baiting, someone will be there to take their place. Speech, however offensive, is not a crime. And those of us who are fond of our liberty and chafe and the bonds of politic correctness will need to work to make sure that it never becomes one.
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April 10, 2007
I have an account at my local blockbuster - we rent things there for the kids from time to time. They have this nifty computer system that keeps track of the balance of my account, what I have rented, when it's due and how much I owe them in late fees. (We are almost always late returning movies.)
Included in my account is my email address. I know they have it because I gave it to them when I signed up. They've sent me a few promotional things and even a coupon for a free movie every now and then. What I don't understand is why, if I have a movie due back on Tuesday, I don't get an email on Monday to remind me to look for it under the couch. It's not like one of the pimply faced kids at the store would have to sit down and type an email and send it to me. All of the information is right there in the database. The computer could do it all by itself.
That they don't do it, makes me think they would rather have me paying them late fees than bringing movies back on time. This is not a healthy business model. When I have to pay late fees I get annoyed. I get annoyed with the kids for misplacing the movie in the first place. I get annoyed with myself for forgetting to look for it sooner. I get annoyed with them for charging me late fees. When that annoyance level reaches a certain point, I stop renting movies for a while.
Given our track record, there's a pretty good chance that even with a email reminder we'll be late at least a third of the time. But if I didn't have the feeling that they were hoping we'd be late because their quarterly earnings report hinges on late fees, then I would probably be a lot less annoyed.
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April 07, 2007
In one sense, I think the soldier making that statement was correct. Fighting back was not an option. It was an obligation. It was a necessity. It was a duty. But it was not an option.
What would have happened if the British inspecting a boat for contraband had simply told the Iranians to sod off and get out of Iraqi waters? What would have happened if the British had taken up defensive positions and pointed their weapons at the Iranians? Did the operators of the Iranian boats know that they were in Iraqi waters? If they believed they were in Iranian waters would the have started a fire-fight, particularly with a British Navy ship very near by? How much fighting back would it have taken to convince the Iranians to turn around and leave?
The answer of course depends on what the Iranians were doing there in the first place.
If the local Iranian commanders were mistaken about their position, (A mistake the Iranian government tried, very badly, to cover up) an armed standoff would have been resolved fairly quickly when they were proven wrong, and additional British Naval and air support arrived on the scene. End of situation and the Iranians learn a lesson in being more careful about where they are and who they approach.
If they were ordered to the area by superiors, the likely intent was to test the British and see how they responded. I would bet officials in the Iranian government were just as surprised as the rest of the world at how easily the British gave up. There must have been a bit of panic when the Iranians realized they had prisoners they weren't expecting. They were probing for information - and they got plenty along with a major propaganda victory. They held the British long enough to get some good use out of them - which didn't take long. Then they released them before the British or their superpower ally the United States did any serious saber rattling.
They now know the British will give up without resistance. They will be most cooperative prisoners. And the West - at least the European West, will do little or nothing. Then they released prisoners before anything really bad happened and get to appear reasonable to the West and Western media in particular.
This is what the British sailors handed to the Iranians when they decided that resistance was futile.
Fighting back was not an option. It was their duty.
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April 05, 2007
1. What time is it? 8:23 PM
2. What is your full name? Stephen Macklin
3. What are you most afraid of? Missing an opportunity
4. Ever seen a ghost? Don't believe in ghosts
5. Where were you born? Brunswick, ME
6. Ever been to Alaska? No but I grew up in Maine, does that count?
7. Ever been toilet papering? Never.
8. Loved someone so much it made you cry? Yes
9. Been in a car accident? Yes.
10. Croutons or bacon bits? Croutons. Unless it's real bacon not that crap in a jar.
11. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
12. Favorite Restaurant? East
14. Favorite Drink? Mount Gay Rum and Tonic
15. Favorite ice cream? Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia
16. Favorite fast food restaurant? La Salsa
17. What color is your bedroom carpet? Wood colored
18. How many times have you failed your driver's test? Once. Because the tester was a dick
19. What do you do most often when you are bored? Pretty much what I'm doing now
20. Bedtime? 11:00 - Midnight
21. Ford or Chevy? neither
22. What are you listening to right now? Gettin' In Tune from the album "Who's Next" by The Who
23. What are your favorite colors? Blue and Green
24. How many tattoos do you have? None.
25. How many pets do you have? four
26. Which came first the chicken or the egg? First you take the chicken and dredge it in the flour. Then you put it in the egg wash, then the bread crumbs. The Chicken comes first.
27. What would you like to accomplish before you die? Sail across an ocean.
28. How many cups of coffee did you drink today? 5 or 6 - about average.
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April 04, 2007
Hold it in for 20 seconds.
According to the Supreme Court of the United States you have just polluted the atmosphere. Even if you didn't have tuna and onion for lunch.
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April 01, 2007
Dear Muslim Terrorist Plotter/Planner/Funder/Enabler/Apologist,
You do not know me. But I am on the lookout for you. You are my enemy. And I am yours.
I am John Doe.
I am traveling on your plane. I am riding on your train. I am at your bus stop. I am on your street. I am in your subway car. I am on your lift.
I am your neighbor. I am your customer. I am your classmate. I am your boss.
I am John Doe.
I will never forget the example of the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 who refused to sit back on 9/11 and let themselves be murdered in the name of Islam without a fight.
I will never forget the passengers and crew members who tackled al Qaeda shoe-bomber Richard Reid on American Airlines Flight 63 before he had a chance to blow up the plane over the Atlantic Ocean.
I will never forget the alertness of actor James Woods, who notified a stewardess that several Arab men sitting in his first-class cabin on an August 2001 flight were behaving strangely. The men turned out to be 9/11 hijackers on a test run.
I will act when homeland security officials ask me to "report suspicious activity."
I will embrace my local police department's admonition: "If you see something, say something."
I am John Doe.
I will protest your Jew-hating, America-bashing "scholars."
I will petition against your hate-mongering mosque leaders.
I will raise my voice against your subjugation of women and religious minorities.
I will challenge your attempts to indoctrinate my children in our schools.
I will combat your violent propaganda on the Internet.
I am John Doe.
I will support law enforcement initiatives to spy on your operatives, cut off your funding, and disrupt your murderous conspiracies.
I will oppose all attempts to undermine our borders and immigration laws.
I will resist the imposition of sharia principles and sharia law in my taxi cab, my restaurant, my community pool, the halls of Congress, our national monuments, the radio and television airwaves, and all public spaces.
I will not be censored in the name of tolerance.
I will not be cowed by your Beltway lobbying groups in moderate clothing. I will not cringe when you shriek about "profiling" or "Islamophobia."
I will put my family's safety above sensitivity. I will put my country above multiculturalism.
I will not submit to your will. I will not be intimidated.
I am John Doe.
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Master of International Business
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• Wide range of elective courses to meet your personal or professional goals
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Can we please stop referring to people as left or right brained?
In the second episode of our Creative Lies series, we're taking another myth around the back of the barn in an effort to put it out of our misery. This time it's the myth that some people are left-brained and others are right-brained.
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Neuroscience shows us that creativity isn't limited to one side of the brain. It uses the whole brain. And the parts of the brain that deactivate are maybe even more important than the parts of the brain that activate.
It causes some people to think they're not creative because their brain isn't built that way
This myth is pretty harmful. It causes some people to think they're not creative because their brain isn't built that way. And it causes many people to think that applying creativity isn't going to lead to a rational and effective solution.
But that's all up there in that video. It's only about 90 seconds long but that should be long enough to prevent you from ever uttering the misguided and harmful nonsense about left or right brained thinking ever again.
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I will be in town soon from Atlanta and noticed Angelini Osteria on Giada's new show this past weekend.
You never know about a place even if recommended by a tv celeb.
If one is a big fan of Italian food, and likes to check out different Italian spots when traveling, is Angelini worth a visit?
I will be staying in that very neighborhood and was considering AOC as well which is close by too I think. Will go to both places if recommended.


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This cloth-bound special edition of Danielle Steel's "Legacy "is enhanced with gold leaf, comes with a special slip case, and is signed by the author.
This compelling, centuries-spanning novel brilliantly interweaves the lives of two women a writer working in the heart of modern academia and a daring young Sioux Indian on an incredible journey in the eighteenth century. The result is an unforgettable story of courage in the face of the unknown.
At the age of thirty-eight, Brigitte Nicholson has a job she likes, a man she loves, and a book on the women's suffrage movement that she will finish someday. Someday" "is Brigitte's watchword. Someday she and Ted, a rising star in the field of archaeology, will clarify their relationship. Someday she will have children. Someday" "she will stop playing it so safe. Then, on a snowy day in Boston, Brigitte's life is jolted. Suddenly everything she counted on has changed and she finds herself questioning every choice she has made along the way.
As she struggles to regain her balance and plot a new course, Brigitte agrees to help her mother on a family genealogy project. In Salt Lake City at the Family History Library, she makes a stunning discovery reaching back to the French aristocracy. How did Brigitte's mysterious ancestor Wachiwi, a Dakota Sioux, travel from the Great Plains to the French court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and into the arms of a French marquis? How did she come to marry into Brigitte's family? What is the truth behind the tantalizing clues in the fragmented, centuries-old records?
Following the threads of Wachiwi's life, Brigitte travels to South Dakota, then on to Paris, irresistibly drawn to this brave young woman who lived so long ago. And as she comes closer to solving the puzzle of Wachiwi's journey, her previously safe, quiet life becomes an adventure of its own. A chance meeting with a writer of historical fiction, a new opportunity, and a difficult choice put Brigitte at last in the forefront of her own story. With a complex and powerful family legacy coming to life around her, someday is no longer in the future. Instead, in Danielle Steel's mesmerizing new novel, someday is now.
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The 45-year-old was due to be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday but he was not brought from HMP Bullingdon because the prison had his first name spelled as Phillip.
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Revere Woman Arrested on Seventh Drunken Driving Charge
A Revere woman was arrested on her seventh drunken driving charge after Arlington Police Chief Fred Ryan said he saw her drive the wrong way down a busy Arlington street. Brenda Drinkwater, 60, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence as a seventh offense, operating a motor vehicle negligently as to endanger, drinking from an open container while driving and failure to keep to the right.
According to a statement released by the Arlington Police Department, Ryan was driving in an unmarked police car when he saw a sedan driving the wrong way down Summer Street in Arlington. Summer Street is Route 2A in Arlington.
Other cars on the road were being forced off the road by the wrong-way driver. Chief Ryan activated his emergency lights and ordered the driver to pull over. Approaching the car, the Chief asked [Drinkwater] for her license and registration, and she reached into her purse and handed him a credit card and a receipt from a liquor store for a bottle of vodka. The Chief then saw an open bottle of vodka on her passenger seat and could clearly smell the odor of liquor on her breath.
When Ryan asked Drinkwater to get out of her car, she nearly fell over and then failed "a number'' of field sobriety tests, according to the statement.


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Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre
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Riomaggiore is just such a relaxing place to stay in, after my flight was delayed and a lot of pottering about on trains and platforms for 13 hours, arriving in the little town was like suddenly taking a load off my back. The houses are all brightly coloured, and it really has a holiday feel to it. Getting off the train, the first thing you are greeted by is a sight of the fantastically blue sea, sparkling and clear waters framed by dramatic rocky cliffs.
I knew I was going to like it here.
Excellent food, especially the cheap carbonara pasta and pesto pizza to be had from the little takeaway shop opposite our apartment, which was roasting hot inside but well worth the few sweaty seconds to grab a bite to eat. Besides, you always know you can jump into the crystal clear waters of the bay in just under 5 minutes of leaving the place, so it's not a big deal!
There was a gorgeous seaside bar set up on the cliffside that we frequented as often as we could, the sunset views were absolutely amazing.
Everyone in Riomaggiore seemed happy to be there, including the souvenir stall owners (usually a surly bunch), which made the atmosphere even more idyllic. Of course, there is the infamour Cinque Terre hike, which takes about 5 hours and runs through 5 towns along the Italian coast from Riomaggiore to Monterosso. Do NOT believe well-meaning friends who tell you it's a "casual stroll", it is a hike, and the part between Vernazza and Monterosso is especially difficult.
Did I mention that there are a LOT of cats here? They're really cool, and with usual catty aloofness will deign to let you pet them...maybe.


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LOS ANGELES (CBS) -- Same-sex couples are finding creative ways to get married.
First, Thomas Mark Reed and Dante Karl made digital matrimony history when they became the first couple to get married over the Internet last week. While their ceremony was in Dallas, they were married by Washington, D.C., Officiant Shiela Reid-Alexander via Skype.
(Watch a video at left from CBS News station KTVT-TV in Dallas about the wedding)
Now another gay couple is making headlines for tying the knot. While flying a red eye on Virgin America from San Francisco to New York Thursday morning, WordPress founder Matt Mullenwag tweeted that a quick wedding was conducted on his flight while the plane was over Canada.
Another passenger, Ryan McManus, also used Twitter to release the big news.
UPDATE: A Virgin America PR representative did email me the following:
The crew has been on rest (it was a red eye flight), but I did briefly get a hold of the pilot for the flight - and there was no "diversion" - this was part of the normal flight path. He actually was unaware of the reported celebration in the cabin (so reports that a pilot performed it are definitely not correct). That flight's normal flight path (VX 28 SFO-JFK) does cross the Canadian border for a few minutes. I have not had reports from anyone else onboard however, so other than that I cannot confirm anything.
That said I would not rule it out, as we've actually had a wedding onboard before. Sir Richard was ordained as a minister and married a couple on a Vegas flight in 2007.


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I know I'm shooting this question to anyone that may have any idea about how Elephant Beans are being made. I have one in my possession: This red bean is a seed(Kuru) from the Manjadi Tree in India. These beans are considered lucky beans. They are quite little. What intrigues me is that there is a lid, made out of ivory or bone. You take this tiny lid off, and inside the bean holds 12 tiny(I mean a size of a pin head)intricately, beautifully carved elephants out of ivory or bone. You need a magnifying glass in order to view them. I can't find any information on how these elephants are being carved.
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Well the Spring Semester is upon us, where did the time go? There is so much going on right now. On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, I am privileged enough to get to attend NASW Legislative Day. I am excited to get to lend my voice to those who are tasked with making the laws for the state of Oklahoma. Being in the Social Policy class, I also want to witness some of how a bill is formed in Oklahoma. I truly believe it is time for all voters to let the elected representatives know what we expect them to do in this session.
At the end of the month, there is the Take Root convention. This is a great conference that will explore many topics of reproductive justice. This is an exciting time to be a student in the social work field.
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text: Hello All, My husband and I are here celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. First trip in 20 years without kids! I am not really a trip report writer, but here is how this week went so far: Arrived 11/13 in the afternoon, room was ready upon arrival at 3pm. Great BW view room on the 4th floor. Everything is spotless, with the exception of the coffee mugs. They must have been put away dirty by a guest, they had the rings from coffee sitting in them. No biggie, we washed them. We are doing the dining plan for the first time, the regular one. We used Disney Visa reward dollars for it, otherwise we probably wouldn't have done it. Headed on the bus to MK. The BW bus is being shared with only Swan and Dolphin, which is excellent. Other trips we shared with Y and B, too. We decided to go to MK since we had dinner reservations at The Wave. With only an hour and a half at MK, we got PotC, HM, PhilMgk, SM and Snow White done. Longest wait, 5 minutes for SM. The Wave is a very nice restaurant, and we really enjoyed the food and the server. My husband says the swordfish is his favorite meal after 4 days here. Tuesday, we did the Segway tour of Epcot. HIGHLY recommend this tour! It was so much fun. They do training for about 40 minutes and then you are off to the WS. So awesome. I was nervous but got the hang of it after about 10 minutes. Visited Base 21, the Siemens VIP lounge after the tour. (my husband works for Siemens). Grabbed a cold drink there and did SE. Got fastpasses for Soarin', did Nemo and Mission Space. Did Soarin', and then off to Mexico and Norway for the boat rides. Wait time for TT was about 30 minutes. Dinner at Teppan Edo. Very good food, nice chef. The noise level was tough to deal with, however. We were seated with another couple, and really couldn't talk with them, as the next table was loud, trying to talk to each other. It was a large group. Oh, We loved being able to come "home" and watch MK and Epcot fireworks from our balcony. We did this most nights. Went to HS on Tues. night. Again, with only an hour and a half there before it closed, we walked on ST, 20 min. wait for TS only because of a breakdown, and TT two times. NO LINE. Got to see Osbourn Lights. We strolled through the shops and left about 8:20. It closed at 8. Wed. we relaxed a little at BW. They were putting up the gingerbread gazebo and shop. Got to sample the gingerbread. Really cute set up this year. Not a Stitch fan, but he's in the gazebo next to the fireplace. Went to MK. NO LINES for anything! We got so much done so quickly, we had to kill time before our dinner at Ohana. We ended up going to the GF to see the decorations. So beautiful! That's our week so far. We go home Friday. We had very friendly CM's here at BWV. Even employees in the hallway stopping to talk with us. Great trainer and tour guide for the Segway tour. We are above Big River Grill. We can hear some noise if someone is playing basketball and cheering. But I kind of like it! It's nothing that would keep me awake, but something that tells me where we are. This week is amazing for crowds. Don't tell anyone. This is our best week ever for lines and just ease of transportation. Thanks for reading. We love our home, BWV!


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Hello. Merry Christmas for tomorrow, and all that.
If you've not been following the, frankly, obscene amount of Tweeting I've been doing over the last few weeks (who could blame you – I'd have unfollowed me by now if it were possible), you may have missed a couple of screens I posted. These will mostly be interesting (or at the very least, relevant) for those of you into the whole modding thingy – and in particular, visual modding.
Firstly, there's Costume-Ed – which is a tool we announced a while back, but which was one of the casualties of The Event. It's now been almost (because it's not quite done yet) entirely re-written, and is much better than it was before.
And next, because half the code for it could be ripped straight out of Costume-Ed and plonked straight into this, is a little tool for making isometric floor tiles called Iso-Edit. Draw (or import) them in conventional face-on 2D, and have them squidged automagically into annoying isometric 2D in real-time as you draw.
You can paint in both windows so any little errors that happen as things get squidged can be tweaked. So, for example, squidging the word "hello" resulted in some wiggly rogue pixels, so I cleaned them up and those rogue pixels can now be seen in the original window which we don't care about because that won't be going into the game.
So there we go. That's the tools stuff which will be coming to a PC near you shortly after the update is released.
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I found out today that the ACM, IEEE Computer Society and AIS have gathered a bunch of career information for high school students. They have a web site (http://computingcareers.acm.org/) and a brochure that can be downloaded in PDF format.
From the announcement:
A new brochure is available to counter the many misperceptions circulating among high school students, their parents, and teachers about computing careers. "Computing Degrees and Careers," prepared by ACM, the IEEE Computer Society, and the Association for Information Systems (AIS) aims to provide more accurate information on what computing is and the career opportunities it offers.
The web site has a bunch of useful looking links that explain different computing careers, what people in those careers do and a top 10 list of why students should major in computing. I think that the brochure might be a good thing to reproduce and had out before course selection time. And if you have a printer that can make larger printouts it should make a colorful and interesting classroom poster as well.


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Paris Hilton has claimed that late singer Michael Jackson named his only daughter after her.
Speaking to Extra, the heiress revealed that her mother had gone to high school with Jackson and that the pair had been "best friends since they were 13".
"I grew up knowing Michael very well and when he had his daughter, he always loved the name Paris and grew up being an uncle to me," she explained.
"So he asked my mum if it was okay, and of course she said yes, and I think she's such a beautiful little girl and I'm proud we have the same name."
Jackson, who died on June 25, had three children: Prince Michael, 12, Paris Katherine, 11, and 7-year-old Blanket.


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Update: Quincy welcomes new Salvation Army leaders
Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:43:18 GMT —
Updated: Tuesday, February 8, 2011 The Quincy Salvation Army's new leaders received a warm welcoming Tuesday afternoon. Dozens of people attended a meet and great luncheon at the Salvation Army Headquarters.
Majors Dan and Dorene Jennings have officially taken over in Quincy. Working alongside them will be the Kroc Center's new Operations Director Chad Rogers.
Rogers says right now, he's working on getting job descriptions approved before resumes start coming in.
"We're looking to have a job fair for specific jobs so the people of Quincy can come through and get their resumes in and see what the facility's about. We plan on doing that sometime in the summer," said Rogers.
The completion of the Kroc Center is expected by August 16th. A week-long grand opening celebration should occur mid-September.
Sunday, February 6, 2011 The Quincy Salvation Army welcomed two new leaders Sunday.
Majors Dan and Dorene Jennings took the spotlight at a special luncheon held in their honor. We met up with them afterward for a look into what we can expect for the organizations future, including our latest sneak peak at the new Kroc Center.
"We're just very grateful and thankful for the Wurtz's and the work they've done to get us to this point, and now we pick up where they left off and launch the new Kroc Center," said Major Dan Jennings.
Jennings says the Kroc Center will create a huge economic boost for the area...adding more than 100 employees to the center, which is expected to open this fall.
"What's really taken shape, visible shape is the pool. The pool's going in and the water park's going in and it's fantastic to see the hole in the ground is now being filled with all this plumbing and piping."
Jennings says with all the excitement focused on the Kroc Center, the organization can't forget about one location already open to the public, Quincy's homeless shelter.
"We're under massive renovations there as well. So while this project is fantastic and moving forward, we can't forget the central focus and mission of the Salvation Army, and that's to take care of the needy and our community."
The Kroc Center's expected to open this Fall.


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or buy a multi-terabyte hard disk, and install owncloud
Yeah, I started a thread about this yesterday (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2131353)
I also tweeted about it, where they ask to have access to your Twitter account. Once I got the 2GB bonus I disconnected it to my service.
Haven't tried installing the client or anything yet.
The free space gimmick is great, but whether people use it or just sign up and never touch it again will depend on how the rest of the system works (speed, security, stability, etc.).
I'm curious to hear from anybody that has installed it to see how well does it work and how fast are uploads.
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In the first critical moments of cardiac arrest, an automatic external defibrillator (AED) can restart someone's heart before emergency responders arrive. For every minute before being shocked by a defibrillator, a person's chance of surviving decreases by 10 percent. The great thing about AEDs is that they are easy for everyone to use. Studies have proven that even children can use them to save a life.
Maryland's AED program has been in place for over a decade. You can find them at schools, community centers, and businesses all over the state. But several Johns Hopkins doctors, including the Chief of Medicine, are concerned because in many places where AEDs should be accessible, they have been found locked away from the public.
Businesses say that they are afraid of liability issues, training requirements, and burdensome recordkeeping requirements in Maryland law. Afraid of a possible lawsuit, many facilities have locked up their AEDs so that nobody but "trained" employees can use them. The physicians say that means a bad public policy is limiting the number of lives that could be saved.
AEDs should be like fire extinguishers--easy to access when you need them. Currently, I am leading the effort to make AEDs easier for the public to access them. My bill, Senate Bill 461, would remove liability for facilities in the AED program and remove the link between training requirements and exposure to lawsuits.
When lives are literally on the line, we need AEDs to be accessible. I am working to make sure that, in a time of crisis, you can get the help you need, when you need it.
Source: http://www.nancyjacobsformaryland.com/news/current-news


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'Sympathy for his injuries, yes, but he was in my house'
Wife Kathleen says her daughter was so terrified by the experience, she wanted them to move house, writes Maeve Sheehan
ON the night of June 27 2008, all seemed quiet in the McCaughey household. The family slumbered in their dream home, Benvista. Martin and Kathleen in their large en-suite bedroom on the first floor; the children, Andrew, Katie, and Brigette, then aged 14, 12 and 10, in theirs.
Martin, a successful property developer who grew up in the border town of Dundalk, built the house, with several living rooms, a bar and a vast kitchen. Outside, there are stables and a paddock for the horses, acres of lawns, a gated entrance, and a life-size wooden Wendy House for the girls.
The view from an enormous upstairs living room skims the rooftops of Clann Chullainn Park, one of several council estates built by Martin's firm in nearby Coxes Demesne, to take in the Cooley Mountains beyond.
When a burglar from the council estate broke into the property developer's expensive home on that fateful June night four years ago, their worlds collided with far-reaching consequences.
The McCaugheys lived a nightmare that ended only last week when Martin was acquitted of assault for deliberately driving his car over the burglar. The burglar, Daniel McCormack, 27, suffered two broken legs, spent six weeks in a wheelchair, got a suspended sentence, and pocketed €175,000 in an insurance claim, and, according to his sister, is traumatised.
In a climate in which rural garda stations are closing and crime is rising, the McCaughey case resonates. The Government strengthened the law last month, removing the obligation on householders to retreat when defending their home from intruders.
Yet the debate is the same one that raged across rural Ireland seven years ago when a farmer called Padraig Nally was jailed for shooting an intruder on his land: how far would you go to defend your property? Fortunately for most of us, we will never have to put our answers to the test.
Martin McCaughey exuded relief, sitting at the breakfast counter in his vast kitchen, recounting in minute detail what is probably one of the most disturbing experiences of his life. His wife Kathleen seemed glad he was talking about it. For two years, he fretted silently about the trial and decided against confiding in Kathleen to order protect her.
"He wouldn't be like that," she said. "He didn't talk about it and I wouldn't mention it to him because I knew it would just upset him."
Kathleen awoke first, at 5.30am to see a figure standing in their bedroom, just outside the en-suite bathroom. "I thought it was one of the kids," she said, and called out: 'Who's that?' Then Martin woke up. It took a second but they soon realised that the figure in the darkness was a man, wearing a cap and standing about 10 feet from their bed. "He stood there with a screw driver in his hand, looking at us," said Martin.
There was a stand-off for a fraction of a second. Martin, still in bed waited for the intruder to move. But he didn't. Kathleen screamed, and Martin leapt out of bed. The intruder fled through patio doors into the garden, setting off the alarm in the process. Martin saw him flee across the fields towards the Clann Chulainn estate. He searched the house before giving chase, fearing that an accomplice was still hiding in the house.
Upstairs Kathleen, who was comforting the children, heard him shouting for the car keys: "I said 'where are you going, you're not even dressed?'" she said. "He said 'I have to get the guards, I have to get the guards'."
She assumed her husband was going to the garda station. Martin set off for the estate in his Mercedes: "I told them what direction he was going in and that I was going on down to keep an eye on him. They said they would be on the way," he said.
Martin turned into the housing estate and saw the intruder ahead between two houses at the top of estate. He drove at him, trying to box him into a corner. The car, he says, "tipped him" but, according to Martin, "he wasn't injured" at that stage. He started running, towards a cul-de-sac. At that point, Martin claimed the car skidded and hit the burglar, pinning him against the railings. The intruder fell.
Martin stayed in the car: "I couldn't see. I shouted at him not to get up. He said I can't get up. At that stage then I got out of the car."
He was standing there in the middle of the road, barefoot and in his boxer shorts when gardai arrived. Kathleen and Andrew had to drive around with his clothes and shoes.
Daniel McCormack was on the ground, unable to move, beneath some railings, the stolen jewellery stuffed in his pocket. An ambulance took him to hospital. He had suffered two broken legs and remained in hospital for two and a half weeks. He was in a wheelchair for six weeks and on crutches for several more months. He didn't deny the robbery but later testified that he was struck twice by the Mercedes, and that Martin McCaughey had threatened to kill him if he got up.
Daniel's sister said last week she thought her brother was going to die. He has been traumatised ever since, she said.
Martin claimed it was an "accident". He had never intended to hurt Daniel McCormack. "All that was going through my mind is that I wanted him to stay where he was until the guards came. I was just hoping that the gardai would get there sooner rather than later," he said this weekend.
Back at Benvista, gardai milled about and Martin fixated with finding out how the burglar had gotten in and how long he had been in the house. It was clear he been in several rooms. The screwdriver and two necklaces were abandoned just outside the house. An antique decorative knife, usually kept in the upstairs living room, was on the floor downstairs.
Two bottles of whiskey were by the door and a third bottle was open on a table in their "bar".
"It went through my mind did he get into the house before we went to bed? The house was all alarmed and all the doors were all alarmed.
"Then when I seen the bottles of whiskey in the bar, I said to myself was this fella in the house all night?"
Martin retrieved the CCTV footage that morning: "It showed him coming across the wall at 5.20am." He got in through a rarely used side door to the garden in a television room, which one of the children had opened to let the dog in.
The household was disrupted for weeks afterwards. Brigette, the youngest, was most affected by the trauma. For three months, she refused to stay in the house at night time and slept at her aunt's house across the road.
"She was terrified to come into the house. She wanted us to move out," said Kathleen.
Kathleen got in four cleaners to scour the house top to bottom, of the skin-crawling sensation of the burglar's presence. But by far the worst thing, she said, was "seeing him standing in the bedroom with the screwdriver in his hand."
Martin McCaughey got on with his work. Six weeks later he got notice of Daniel McCormack's personal injuries claim, which he passed to his insurer. He gave a statement to gardai, formally identified the jewellery, and heard nothing more.
And he only learnt after the event that Daniel was prosecuted for the burglary in the Circuit Court in Dundalk in January 2010. He got a three-year suspended sentence. The judge said that Martin was "perfectly entitled" to chase an intruder out of his house and "commended him for his bravery."
Burglary was a serious violation of a person's peaceful enjoyment of their home, he said.
Martin didn't hear the judge's supportive words. He was on holiday at the time with his parents in the Canary Islands, where a garda phoned him to tell him that McCormack had been prosecuted.
"They phoned me to say that he was in court the day before and got off with a suspended sentence. They said they had now been directed by the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute me with assault and endangerment," he said. "You're joking me, I said. You must be mistaken. This couldn't be right."
Martin claimed he was never given reason to believe that he would face any charges arising out of the burglary. But he returned from his holiday, and reported to the Garda station, where he was charged with both offences. Two days later, he made the first of eight or nine appearances before the trial began in Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court.
The experience was so far removed from his everyday life that at times it seemed surreal. He makes no bones about how tough he found it to jostle in packed court rooms teeming with all human life.
The seriousness of the charges dawned on him later when he was briefed by his barrister. "The worst case scenario was jail," he said. "I never imagined that jail would ever even be mentioned to me."
He shared none of this with Kathleen or anyone one else: "I felt it was the best thing to do."
The trial date was fixed for February 13 and 14. As the date drew near, his solicitor asked him to contact his insurance company to find out how the personal claim was going. Only then, he learned that the insurer had paid Daniel McCormack €175,000 to settle the case but Martin McCaughey had never been informed of this.
He was horrified, especially because of the implications it had for his own trial.
Then last weekend he was spooked by a series of crank phone calls.
Brigette took the first of the calls. "They were just saying, who are you, will you come out, I'm outside?" said Martin. The following day, Martin picked up the phone and the caller hung up. The calls, about 10 in all, were from a private number and never traced. The timing couldn't have been worse. Last Monday morning, his legal team met at his house at 8.30am. Martin hadn't slept for several nights. He couldn't eat, or manage even a coffee, but he gulped down water.
The trial ran for two days. At times he felt "ok" but towards the end his heart sank. He was stung by the prosecution's portrayal of him as a vigilante who used his car as a "weapon". His mood sank further when the judge gravely advised the jury on the issues to consider in the event of arriving at a guilty verdict.
The jury took two and a half hours to deliberate. "I knew now my legal team was concerned," he said. As Martin waited in the court house, a retired garda struck up a conversation. He noted the prison van outside the court house: "Very strange", he said. "I said: 'What? Jesus Christ.'" He thought who else could it be for but himself?
"There was nobody else in the courthouse, only us and two prison officers standing at the back."
The jury found Martin not guilty by a majority verdict to an overwhelming feeling of "relief".
There were celebratory drinks with friends in the local pub but Martin and Kathleen "just wanted to get home."
It's clear that both were seriously shaken by their experience.
Kathleen said: "I think you move on for your children, you have to be brave and show the braveness for them."
They feel that Martin should never have been prosecuted in the first place. He has "a serious legal bill" to pay while Daniel McCormack's fees when he was prosecuted were paid by the state. Although Dundalk is a small town, the property developer and the burglar are unlikely to run into each other again. They might live only miles apart but they occupy different worlds.
Benvista is now the least likely house in the neighbourhood to be burgled: there are panic buttons, more alarms, a German Shepherd and a shotgun licenced for clay pigeon shooting which Martin now keeps in the house. Neither he nor his wife ever again want to revisit the situation they were in; but if burglar does get past security, he said he will pursue him. As for regrets? "I do have sympathy for McCormack's injuries. But he wouldn't have gotten them had he not come into my house."
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by Mark Dredge
Whether you are a Coeliac sufferer or just searching for something that fits better with a specific diet – you'll have noticed there's now an increasing range of gluten-free beers being brewed around the world.
Some of these use alternative grains to (the typical) barley – like rice, buckwheat and lentils – and others have found a way to 'de-glutenise' the beer, a process which involves brewing with a low-protein malted barley and then adding a special enzyme which breaks down the gluten. This process reduces the content to less than 20 parts-per-million, allowing it to qualify as 'gluten free' (though 20ppm still clearly contains a tiny amount of gluten, so Coeliacs should use their own judgment). It's also worth noting that a number of beers naturally fall beneath this ppm amount, it's only recently that the beers have been tested and talked about as such.
I tend to find that eating too much gluten in the form of bread or pasta leaves me feeling horribly bloated. This means I mostly eat a low-gluten diet (because I'm not cutting the beer out…). These gluten-free beers are a great addition to the taps and fridges, where it's becoming more common to find really great brews made in this way – and crucially they just taste like regular beers, only they happen to be gluten-free.
Green's, Discovery
Launching in 2004, Green's Discovery was officially the first gluten-free beer in Britain. It's made with millet, buckwheat, sorghum and brown rice, so is totally barley-free. It's a deep amber beer, light-bodied with some dark fruit notes and a herbal, bitter finish. Green's also makes an IPA and dry-hopped lager, plus they have a wide range of de-glutenised beers.
This award-winning Czech lager classically brewed with all-Czech ingredients (including Moravian malt, which goes through the de-glutenisation process) comes out with less than 5ppm of gluten. It retains a pleasing depth of biscuit flavour and has a refreshing lemony hop quality, making it great with a salad.
Daas, Blonde
Belgian beer lovers can cheer thanks to Daas Blonde. It's a sprightly, light beer that's got a honey and spice character to it, a zesty freshness and a dry finish. It's great with seafood, especially if it's grilled with herbs and lemon. Daas also have an Ambré, a richer, fuller-bodied brew – both are de-glutenised.
Westerham Brewery, British Bulldog
Kent-based, Westerham is another brewery making a range of de-glutenised beers that come in below the 20ppm mark – they even post the certificates online as proof for each batch. British Bulldog is a proper English bitter, balanced with malt and hops, some tangy fruit and ever-so drinkable. Great with English cheeses.
Estrella, Daura
This multi award-winning Spanish brew has all the qualities of a regular Estrella, only none of the gluten (it's de-glutenised to under 3ppm). There's some toasted grain flavour, a little sweetness and then a balanced bitterness which makes it very easy-drinking. Stick with the Spanish theme and have it with paella.
Mikkeller, American Dream Gluten Free
Danish superstar craft brewery Mikkeller has added a few de-glutenised beers to their range, giving hop-lovers the best fix on the market. American Dream sees their well-hopped lager now produced to be gluten-free, with its huge citrusy, resinous aroma, while Green Gold IPA has an even bigger hop hit.
Hop Back, Crop Circle
This is a lovely thirst-quenching English ale with a subtle citrusy finish, making it a great choice on a hot day. It's de-glutenised but also contains some maize in the grain bill. Best enjoy with a barbeque or in a sunny beer garden.
Wold Top, Against the Grain
Against the Grain is appropriately named and also delightfully good, with a fresh, fruity hop profile and a clean, golden body. Scarborough Fair is their IPA and it's bolder and bigger with more body and bitterness and a resinous hop flavour.
Ground Breaker, IPA No.5
Looking a little further afield, in Portland, Oregon, you can find America's first dedicated gluten-free brewpub, where not a single cell of gluten goes near the beer or the kitchen. They have a whole range of interesting and unusual beers but their IPA No.5 is my favourite. Brewed with roast chestnuts, lentils and Belgian candi sugar, it's very good, zesty from the hops then has an unusual kind of bitterness. The food is also good and includes pizzas and sandwiches.
Canadian brewery Glutenburg is another that goes for the alternative grain approach and their brews use quinoa, millet, buckwheat, corn and more. They have a decent range of very good beers, including a nutty, sweet Red Ale which is ideal with a good steak.


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Elephant in the room/
Let's talk swine flu. 6,000 people in Mexico have it, with 100+ deaths. And the first US death, or a 23-month-old in Texas. And now Germany's reporting it.
Yesterday I missed the school bus and took my older one to school. There was a girl wearing a mask walking into the school.
This morning I asked my older son if he'd heard of it, and he said his teaching said it was "going around the school." I'm sure that's an exaggeration, but it may not be in another few weeks.
I think we all know the best precautions:
1. Wash your hands.
2. Take care of yourself (sleep/good foods/water/laughter/vitamins/exercise).
3. If you feel sick, go to the doctor.
Can we talk about how we talk about it to our kids? And if you want to express fears, go ahead.


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- Chick-fil-A is finding new ways to make the dining experience easier and more enjoyable for families. Tweet This
- For-profit companies can still do a lot to promote a culture where families can thrive. Tweet This
Chick-fil-A has come under fire in the past for becoming entangled with policy issues relating to marriage and family. But family is clearly still an area the company is concerned about. The fast-food chain has begun implementing creative and concrete ways to make the dining experience easier and more enjoyable for families.
The first of these was the launch of "Mom's Valet," a service targeting moms, in particular millennial moms most likely to be eating with small children, whereby moms can order in the drive-through, park, and walk in to eat. The staff prepare a table in advance, with the needed amount of high chairs and boosters already in place, and then serve the pre-ordered food directly to the mom and kids, entirely eliminating the most difficult part of going to a place like Chick-fil-A: wrangling the kids in line.
Chick-fil-A's vice president of menu strategy and development told Business Insider that the idea came about after staff noticed how hectic the ordering experience was for parents with small children. I experienced this myself not too long ago at a McDonald's. I was helping a family member who was ill by taking her three-year-old off her hands, and took him and my two toddlers to the restaurant for ice cream cones. Waiting in line and ordering was a monumental task.
Just months after Chick-fil-A rolled out Mom's Valet at some locations, it announced another family-oriented idea called "Cell Phone Coops" tied to what they termed the Chick-fil-A Family Challenge. Cell phone coops are foldable cardboard boxes akin to the McDonald's Happy Meal box. Families can request one at participating restaurants, use it to store all electronic devices during the meal, and then inform a worker that they ate together without anyone looking at their phones and receive a free ice cream cone for everyone in the family.
That cell phones are a major intrusion into family life is no secret. The Washington Post reported that of the more than half of Americans that own smartphones, a third report using it during dinner. Another study found that the mere sight of smartphones altered people's behavior and engagement with one another, making people feel more distracted and "more likely to miss subtle cues, facial expressions, and changes in the tone of their conversation partner's voice, and have less eye contact." Yet another study found that 90 percent of respondents reported feeling ignored by a family member for a smartphone at least weekly.
And in a study most relevant to Chick-fil-A's latest initiative, 55 families were observed eating meals at fast-food restaurants by Boston Medical Center researchers. Professionals in developmental behavioral pediatrics observed parents in 40 of the 55 families were absorbed by their smartphones. In some cases, children ate in silence as their parents ignored them. In others, children acted out in a bid for their parents' attention. The lead author of the study said of their observations: "The conclusion I wouldn't draw from the study, is that we need to completely remove these devices when we are with our children. But it does raise the issue that we need to create boundaries for these devices when we are with our children."
Cell phone coops to the rescue!
It's hard to parent in a digital age where employers expect to reach employees at all hours and receive an immediate response. But thirty minutes of uninterrupted conversation over waffle fries and chicken sandwiches is invaluable family time. Chick-fil-A's Family Challenge is a brilliant and non-judgmental tool to offer parents a manageable way to stake out some boundaries.
After the controversy following Chick-fil-A's support of traditional marriage, the company released a statement saying that it would leave that "policy debate" to "the government and political arena." But its recent innovative efforts show that marriage and family are not just private matters, nor ones confined to the realm of politics. Rather, they show that family life is very much enmeshed with the business world, and that for-profit companies, especially those that cater to families, can still do a lot to promote a culture where families can thrive.


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