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Photographer Matika Wilbur is on the road trip of a lifetime
Matika Wilbur has logged 100,000 miles on her Honda Accord as she's crisscrossed the country in an attempt to photograph all 566 federally-recognized Indian tribes. She's been photographing for the past 17 months. She's close to reaching her 200th tribe.
And when she's asked about what she's learned, what she didn't anticipate encountering out on the road or what's surprised her, she replies: "So much humanity."
Darkfeather, Bibiana and Eckos Ancheta (Tribal affiliation: Tulalip Tribes), 2014. Photo: Matika Wilbur.
"I've been really welcomed and showered with such generosity," Wilbur says in a telephone interview from California. She was on a short break from travelling and shooting to finish hand painting some of her gelatin prints.
"People have fed me. They've had parties for me. They've let me sleep on their floors. The Shinnecock (on Long Island, N.Y) had a traditional clam bake."
Sky and Talon Duncan (Tribal affiliation: Three Affiliated Tribes of Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation and San Carlos Apache Tribe), 2014
"When I watch the news, it's easy to forget about the humanity in each other. That's what I've really discovered. That we have so much in common, whether we're from different tribes, different races. We have this human desire to make things better. To create something that's better for our children."
Which is what continues to drive the 30-year-old Wilbur, who gave up her Capitol Hill apartment, her favorite sofa, "my juicer!" — she laughs — so she could hit the road and create a remarkable photographic narrative of Indian tribes.
She wants to create a paradigm shift in how we regard Native Americans. Or, simply, just plain ignore them. And instead of just a few faces representing an enormously diverse population, she wants to call attention to all the doers out there: "People who are working so hard to restore our language programs, who are working to protect natural resources, our water rights, our fishing rights, our hunting rights."
Chief Bill James (Tribal affiliation: Lummi Nation), 2014. Photo: Matika Wilbur
Wilbur is Swinomish and Tulalip. She grew up in La Conner. She's received a lot of media attention — and public support — for what she's trying to accomplish. A 2012 Kickstarter campaign for the project exceeded its $30,000 goal. And that kind of freaked Wilbur out.
"Oh shit! That meant I was doing this! It was time to go."
And she went, realizing a lot of what she had already done — learning how to be humble and fundraise, getting sober more than a decade earlier, teaching tribal youth and completing four earlier photographic projects about Indian country — had prepared her well.
"It requires a lot to be able to do something like this. I'm not just taking pictures. I'm staying in people's homes. I'm praying with people. I'm doing my best to be the person that my grandmother would like me to be. To be a role model for my nieces and nephews."
Star Flower Montoya (Tribal affiliation: Pueblo of Taos and Barona Band of Mission Indians), 2014. Photo: Matika Wilbur
"I come from a potlatch people and our purpose is to give back. We are told over and over that when you grow up, You're going to get a good education and come back and help your people. You're community first, then family, then yourself."
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When she gets done with this project, perhaps she can find those people who don't have federal recognition but are still Indian and bring their stories out of the closet. I'm looking forward to seeing her work.
Posted Wed, May 14, 12:01 p.m.
This is historic, a record for future generations of all Americans!
Ross Kane
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Dear ,
We had a well attended and inspiring conference call last week and wanted to share with you some of the useful ideas and thoughts that were explored.
First, we hope to accomodate everyone's schedule with our future calls and to that end we have planned the next conference call for:
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Vets Project Informational Conference Call on September 12, 2007
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Getting started - meeting 2 times per month with 8-10 other volunteers in Baltimore area, making lists of supplies and ways to do outreach.
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Shooting to Launch a Clinic on Vets day.
Group has been using a Yahoo group and 2 email groups to keep connected and updated. People are posting almost daily!
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As a Vietnam Vet with a diagnosis of PTSD, feels there is a stigma with terms like PTSD and Depression. Feels that is is better to avoid these words in advertising but instead use them in 1 on 1 discussions to clarify what you are treating.
Veterans for Peace, Vietnam Veterans against the war, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans against the war, are likely to be good outreach places. Go for the Peace groups on a national level.
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Slice-prone swings and inconsistent putting strokes meet their demise at Green Valley Golf Range, where guests crush golf balls at an 80-station driving range and sends putts through a tricky mini-golf course. The range boasts towering lights and 20 covered, heated hitting stalls to furnish practice at night, during inclement weather, and through the eternal ice age of the future. The practice facility?which also encompasses a putting green, chipping area, and sand trap?replaces its golf balls every year, ensuring quality equipment for players' enjoyment. The practice facility also houses a virtual golf entertainment experience that allows golfers to play I-tee golf games in which they can compete on courses around the world.
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In the winter, it looks as though an alien spacecraft has touched down at Links & Tees Golf Facility. Within this futuristic structure—actually an inflatable golf dome whose three layers trap heat—PGA professionals teach lessons and golfers practice their snow-clearing swings. This impressive indoor facility—along with an outdoor driving range that boasts more than 50 hitting stations, a 10,000-square foot putting green, and a 5,000-square foot chipping green—has repeatedly landed Links & Tees among Golf Range Magazine's Top 100 Golf Practice Facilities.
After warming up at the range, golfers can take to the tees and bentgrass fairways of a nine-hole executive course, where three ponds snatch up balls and a smattering of sand bunkers tempt hungry golfers to stop and dig for clams. They can also head for Putter's Peak, an 18-hole miniature-golf course where tiki statues line fairways, the rumble of a Lilliputian waterfall fills the air, and putters must venture into the dark depths of a cave. After either a miniature or executive round of golf, visitors can pull off the plate armor that protects against mis-aimed balls, put down their clubs, and pick up a hot dog or pizza at the 4,000-square-foot clubhouse.
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House no. A/111 in Saheed Nagar, once considered to be the Mecca of the high and mighty in the BJD, wears a deserted look today. The presence of patrolling policemen, both in uniform and plainclothes, is enough deterrent for anyone who wants to visit Pyarimohan Mohapatra's home after his fall from grace following the reported coup attempt against Naveen Patnaik. Inside, the 72-year old Rajya Sabha member sits in a pensive mood on a couch as Rajaram Satapathy catches up with him for an exclusive one-on-one with TOI:
What made you try to dethrone Naveen Patnaik and end up painting yourself as a villain in public?
I think you are referring to the May 29 meeting at my residence, which has been widely publicized as an attempt by me to unseat the chief minister from power. This is absolutely incorrect. Somebody who wants to overthrow the government will not venture to do so with a small number of MLAs and call them to his house in groups, that too in broad day light. The 'midnight operation' reported in the media took place at the CM's residence, Naveen Niwas.
What was the need for calling the MLAs?
Since I had been looking after the party for years, MLAs and ministers had been meeting me and narrating their bitter experiences with the CM. He hardly takes them into confidence. He had been very rough with some of them, behaved in a manner unbecoming of a person holding such a high position. People in the party are feeling suffocated. Hence, I had called some of them to hear their grievances that day. There were also MLAs who came on their own. I had been meeting the MLAs in small groups since 4 pm. I have been running the BJD for so many years and can't conduct myself so immaturely to depose the CM in this way.
But it was reported that a large number of rooms were booked in a city hotel for accommodating the MLAs and an appointment with the governor was sought.
I am amused to hear the hotel story and appointment with the governor was a figment of imagination of some reporters. I don't know why you (the media) resorted to this kind of campaigning against me and misled the people.
One MLA, who met you on May 29, later said he was asked to put his signature on a paper in a bid to muster support in your favour.
This is totally false. In fact, the MLA came here to complain against a police inspector in his constituency. I telephoned the DGP in presence of the MLA and others and requested him to look into the complaint. Another MLA had complained against the sub-collector in his area. Where is the question of collecting signatures? If that really happened here, whosever came to me that day would corroborate that. But no other MLA or minister has said this, except four or five people. They were all tutored by vested interests in the party to speak against me.
But the CM has refused to buy your words and dismissed some ministers and suspended some others from the party.
I am not surprised at his action. The CM is a person who always feels insecure. He cannot recognize party MLAs, does not read files, just puts his signature wherever officials ask him to do so and cannot speak in Odia despite being in power in the state for 12 years. These are just a few of his many inadequacies. He has been living under a false impression and suspects everybody as a threat to him.
You said Naveen had contacted you and enquired about the reported revolt.
Yes, Naveen had telephoned me on Tuesday. He described me as his 'guru' and 'advisor' and said he had all along taken my advice. He then asked me about the revolt he was hearing about. I told him it was a rumor and explained the purpose of my meeting the MLAs. Suddenly in the midst of our conversation, he told me that in politics no one should think of remaining a guru or advisor permanently. I replied to him likewise. I said nothing is permanent in this world, not even the CM's post. Thereafter, this 'tamasha' of some people calling MLAs to Naveen Niwas and hyping my meeting as a coup against the chief minister started unfolding. The whole drama was played out live on TV till 3 am. Looking back, I feel it was a very well thought out and stage-managed operation against me.
The CM has described you 'beimaan' (betrayer).
What the CM actually meant was 'beinaam', which translates into a man without a reward. But he could not pronounce the word properly in Odia. He unconsciously acknowledged that he had not given me any reward for all that I have done for him and the party. This is called divine justice. Even if he really meant to call me 'beimaan', then I am not surprised that he could stoop so low to speak in such language. I know he used some pretty bad words against an MLA recently.
Everybody knew that Odisha was jointly ruled by Naveen amd Pyari. What happened between the two of you? What led to the souring of the relation?
Naveen is always suspicious in nature. He suspected that I was a possible threat to his position. I tried several times to convince him that he need not nurture this kind of fear, but in vain. He launched the 'operation finish MM' (a codeword for Pyari) in February after the panchayat elections.
How do you know this? What was the reason?
I had this information from reliable sources and got it confirmed. In the 2009 Assembly election, he was not sure of getting more than 60 to 70 seats. I told him BJD would get more than 100, because I know the ground reality and built the party accordingly. He did not believe me, but when the results were declared he grew more suspicious of my prediction. The suspicion was compounded after the panchayat elections. During the campaign, he saw that my photographs were bigger in size at some places and he could not digest this. He went on asking me why my pictures were bigger. He thought I was becoming too popular. Meanwhile, some conspirators added fuel to fire by filling his ears against me on a daily basis. I tried my best to reassure him, but he had gone too far to trust me. In fact, he started targeting me since June 2010 after the party's state council meeting followed by his selection as leader of BJD. During these months, I perceived that my advices that the government was not moving in the right direction, my warnings against increase in corruption at the grassroots, the need for taking ministers and elected representatives into confidence were all falling on deaf ears. He instead refused to take action against some of the people in the party who were regularly criticizing me.
What was the turning point?
I think the Athagarh by-election was the turning point. BJD candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain's nomination was rejected in the 2009 elections. Swain thought I was responsible, little knowing that it was the CM himself who had sent me and some other ministers to the constituency several times to hold meetings with the underlying message for the people that Swain would be replaced in future. After Swain won his case, he again thought I was trying to block his nomination.
Quite a number of people in the party saw you as an unwanted second power centre and criticized you.
I know this. Damodar Rout was dropped twice from the ministry. He thought I was responsible. So were some other ministers and certain MLAs, who blamed me for their woes. Whenever someone faced a problem, they pointed accusing fingers at me because they thought the CM was innocent. I have never cared to counter this.
All along, my focus was to give protection to the CM. My becoming associated with a regional party such as BJD had a different vision. I had seen from close quarters how Biju Patnaik could not push through proposals for the state at the Centre despite enjoying a huge majority in the assembly. So was the plight of J B Patnaik. He also had a good majority in the house but couldnot do anything because of interference by the Congress high command in Delhi. Since then, I had it in mind that a regional party could fill this void and for this political stability was essential. Hence, I supported the CM blindly, stood behind him like a rock, notwithstanding his deficiencies. Little did I believe that the same person would do this to me.
It is said you were party's fund raiser. Money was collected from industrial houses who signed MoUs. The mining scam is also linked to you.
I know such a vilification campaign has been started against me. It is also said that I have run away with money. I confronted the CM point blank on this matter in New Delhi on April 17. I asked him why you are doing this. He denied this, but I know what he was doing. I was not the BJD treasurer. I will not say anything about the party fund. I never dealt with any industrial house before signing of MoU. The CM can answer this.
You and Naveen Patnaik had been ruling the state, but you are seen differently in public contrary to the clean and honest tags associated with him.
It was a conscious decision. I swallowed everything for the protection of the other. The strategy clicked. Since I had no political ambition, the image created about me did not harm me.
But Naveen for whom you did so much for ensuring his continuance in power has finally reduced you from hero to zero.
I was never a hero. I made him the hero. I was only worker no-1. I have not become zero.
Do ministers and MLAs meet you still?
I am in their hearts. They know my contribution for them and the party. They are in touch with me. I came to know that intelligence officials are keeping surveillance on me and those meeting me. My telephones are being tracked also. All this is done to create fear psychosis among party members so that they discontinue their association with me.
Do you regret for all that has happened to you?
No. I have not done anything wrong. I am happy I did so much for Naveen, helped so many people become MLAs and added strength to the party. It was selfless sacrifice on my part.
Do you think the CM will initiate direct action against you?
Some media people came to my house on Sunday upon hearing that there would be vigilance raid on my house. There were also policemen outside my house.
Are you nervous?
I am not nervous. I am rather looking forward to be arrested. It is said if you have not gone to jail you continue to be in probation in your political career. The CM is most welcome to do whatever he likes.
You have dropped hints that you will not take this lying down. What is your next course of action?
Falsehood cannot be sustained for long. Time will reveal the truth.
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As I was pondering what my next article would be, Valentines Day and Lent came to mind. But as the readings were exposed last Sunday at church (about love) I felt an urge to write on love. Actually I think Ill combine the three. I think they will complement one another.
Lent is surely a time to gauge our love for God and one another. Love through prayer, action and deed. I do believe love goes beyond a feeling (sometimes we have it, sometimes we dont) into an action of doing a good deed for someone. That is proof of our love.
1 John 3:17-18 If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Let us not love with words or tongue, but with action and in truth.
As a Catholic, make the effort to go to confession. This sacrament (too much neglected) is a powerful help to get rid of our weaknesses (bad habits - last night at Mass Father Jim called them demons). Grow in holiness and lead a balanced, virtuous life and such a great opportunity to make things right with God, turning from sin and leaning on God. Reading the obituaries in the news should help us realize we wont have that opportunity forever. Gods grace will help us through our prayers or others praying for us.
Valentines Day is just one day, 24 hours to share special love with family and friends. Lent is six weeks long, but set up a plan early so you will experience spiritual growth. Practice praying from the heart is a good start. Go the extra mile to make someone smile, wear your faith on your sleeve so others can come to believe.
Lent is such a wonderful time to discover just who God is and who we are in relationship to Him. We are all His sons and daughters. That makes God our Heavenly Father. Then we can visualize hearing these words: This is my beloved child with whom I am well pleased.
Lent also reminds us to do the works of mercy, to feed and clothe the poor and add love, no matter the age. To thrive depends on love. I admire parents who love their children so very much, I cant understand how some can abuse them, or even kill them as babies. Its called abortion, another name - murder.
I think hate should be the least used word in the dictionary, unless you use it in expression of sin, evil and Satan. God says love your enemies.
So, my friends, let us greet each day by remembering Our Lord made it, to rejoice and be glad. Remember also the great importance of faith, hope and love, the greatest being love. Love one another.
P.S. As I just looked at the calendar I realized Ash Wednesday and Valentines Day will be over by the time you read this, but Lent does last six weeks so all is well.


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My clap of flip-flops echo through the hall of books, Her eyes shoot daggers with heated looks. A finger shushes against paper thin lips, A formless dress hangs from her unflattering hips. Embarrassed I find a chair with feelings of unease, Trying to hold back a dreaded sneeze She glares at me with a fiery stare, So wishing to throw me out on my derriere. As I plug my misbehaving nose, Another nasty odor ghastly arose. For in my plight trying not to sneeze My butt decided to boisterously cut-cheese. The odor epic within sacred four walls, It echoed up and down the great halls. Laughter filled her grand domain, All pointing at me for the stinky blame. She looked at me, with such empathy upon her brow, Our relationship had softened somehow. Covering her mirth with a thin pasty hand, Knowing farting was not what I planned. Now when entering the library, I have a nick-name It's one that I carry with agonizing shame. I walk up to the counter, she holds her breath, Smiling, she greets me, "Hello Miss butt-o-death." *unfortunately this is a very true story lol


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I had a horrible time last year with the colorado potato beetle. They didn't bother my tomatoes too much, but destroyed my potato plants. I tried every organic pesticide out there with no luck. I also tried picking them off and killing them separately, both the adults and the larvae, but there were just too many (within a week or two, there seemed to be more than a thousand in my garden last year.) There were a few on my tomatoes, but they were too busy ravaging the potatoes to care about moving on to another crop. I was able to pluck off the few that were on my tomatoes.
Don't know if this made a difference, but they seemed to "find" my tomatoes late last year - mid to late July. They were on opposite ends of the garden from my potatoes, so about 30 feet away with green beans planted in between the two areas. Now I'm worried because I saw my first colorado potato beetle a few days ago and it was in the soil around my tomato plants. I killed it, but I know there's more just waiting to come out. Is there any way to control the little pests before they ravage my tomatoes as they did my potatoes last year? My potatoes aren't even up yet, so I'm sure they'll opt for the leafy green crop that's there rather than patiently wait for the potatoes to surface. My tomato plants thank you in advance. |
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You have to pick them off and squash them by hand. I will NEVER grow potatoes again. It took me 8 years to completely get rid of them after growing potatoes ONCE! Look under the leaves off your plants,especially eggplants,and get 'em while they are young. You may want to post this in the "Pests and Diseases" forum for more help. |
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thanks, bootster. you're right - potatoes aren't worth it. maybe I will skip the potatoes next year. ugh. |
- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Mon, May 12, 08 at 14:23
Get a hold of some 5% Rotenone ( organic and the 2% doesn't work) and control the larvae with that. For the adults buy Colorado Potato Beetle Beater ( can Google it) which is also organic and works jsut fine. It's one of the many BT ( Bacillus thuriengensis) products used for organic control but you must use the one I jsut referred to which is the San Diego strain of BT. Can also use the Beetle Beater product in conjunction with the Rotenone for more complete control and no I don't mean to mix them in one application. Carolyn |
I too had a horrible time with colorado potato beetles last year. I soaked my garden with parasitic nematodes this spring and I see a huge difference. I have seen very few this year. In my neighbor's garden 200 feet away, they are swarming the plants. Will they travel to mine? I am praying that this works!!! Parasitic nematodes are microscopic organisms that invade host pests and kill them from the inside out. I got mine from aribco organics. they have a very informative website. |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.arbico-organics.com/organic-pest-control-beneficial-nematodes-info.html
Update!! My plants are beautiful and cpb free, I have found a few dead beetles in the soil around my plants. My neighbor's garden is also now beetle free, thanks to the geese that came and ate every last bug!! I want to adopt a goose!! |
Thanks for all the info. I ended up ordering the Colorado Potato Beetle Beater and that has killed the adults for a solid week, although I'm noticing they're starting to return so another dose is in order. I tried to find the 5% Rotenone online but couldn't. Where do you buy that? |
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I tried to find the 5% Rotenone online but couldn't. Where do you buy that? **** Check Johnny's Selected Seeds b'c that's where I bought it but I haven't checked lately b'c I haven't had any CPB problems where I now live. I'm a bit surprised that Google didn't give you some sources. Maybe even try Peaceful Valley Farms in CA as a last resort. If you're getting the adults fine, but the orange eggs laid before you got them are still going to go to the larval form. By killing off the adults you should have less larvae emerging and that may mean that you can control/prevent that just by manual means. Carolyn |
thanks! I found the 2% kind, but not the 5%, when I first looked. I'll go check again. I have been squishing lots of orange eggs by hand! |
carolyn, I looked at johnny's but they only have a 1.1% version of rotonene. the link is below. they didn't have it listed at peaceful valley farms. sigh. I guess I will keep squishing orange eggs by hand! (I do wear a glove if I'm feeling squeamish.) |
Here is a link that might be useful: johnny's
Potato beetles have produced larvae and are eating our heirloom tomatoes. Killed many adults but not enough. What is safest organically that will work at this stage? tomatoes are flowering & producing fruit but some fruit is eaten. |
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Rock Band Drum Kit Quieted by Crochet Covers
Is your Rock Band drumming keeping the neighbors awake all night long? Are they ready to call the police on you? If that's the case, look no further than these soft and cozy crocheted covers designed to quiet your percussive emissions.
Created Long Beach, CA textile artist FunkieFresh, the set of handmade covers ties around each of the game's four drums and helps them keep them down to a dull roar. I've seen other solutions to this problem (like some boring adhesive foam discs), but none which were so artfully crafted.
As an added bonus, each pad is crocheted using colors that properly match the original drum hues, so if you're used to playing by color, not drum position, you're totally in luck.
You can pick up a full set of Rock Band drum cozies on her Etsy shop for $40.
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They aren't knit. They are crochet.
Kind of cute, but I would go with more professional pads from http://www.DrumPads4RockBand.com
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Having a crowd for lasagna, and needing pans found these at Homegoods. They are made in Germany...that sounds good. The names(s) are "emja" / "Vivario", made of "ceratherm: special ceramics", and described as "lasgana dish. They are heavy and the same deep charcoal black as my AllClad. It's because I've never seen or heard of them that I'm feeling just a little leery of using for first time for company. OH! They look $$, but were $4.98, so I do wonder. SO much to do this time of year, I'm not wanting to cook a trial dish. Any of you used this type of pan? I don't post on here, and hope you won't mind my seeking help. Thank you! |
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I wouldn't hesitate at all....they sound great! Linda C |
Well, here it is in German, and it looks very nice. Enjoy |
Here is a link that might be useful: That pan of yours
Hi momj47...nice to hear from you again:>) How's your new grandbaby...pushing two by now, I believe? Now if someone just could read German! :>) Thanks for your vote of confidence, lindac, but I am hesitant to make their debut the night I'm serving 20 :>O for annual party...tomorrow night. We'll see. Appreciate your replying! |
My grandson is wonderful, he's 2 and thinks he's the king of the world. He'll get a jolt next spring when his sister is born! They moved to San Antonio, Texas last summer, so I visit every 6 weeks or so. I miss them so much. Thanks for asking. Doing a search for ceratherm turns up only plumbing products in the US, but it looks like it's used in cookware in Europe. Interesting. Have a good dinner, anyway. |
Hi momj....I know, we have an 18 mo. old 3,000 miles away:>( We are now jetsetters...all to one place:>) Thank you for googling for me. Do not think I'll risk them on a party, though probably fine....it's a type of silicone coating, I'm guessing. Merry Christmas to you and yours:>) |
- Posted by oneillcountry (My Page) on Sat, Dec 29, 07 at 10:53
I have been searching for an answer to the same question. I recently purchased 8 Vivario baking dishes, in various sizes and shapes at our local TJ-Maxx (Homegoods is a subsidiary of TJX/TJ-Maxx). Not being familiar with the brand (Vivario by EMSA) I wanted to verify that these dishes were okay to use. On some of the packages there were websites mentioned (for more information... http://www.emsa.com and http://www.vivario.info). Both of these URLs take you to the "emsa.com" homepage. There is no mention of the Vivario brand or any ceramic cookware on the site. However, one of the pics on the homepage features the large Vivario lasagna dish with a cooked lasagna in it. I wasn't able to find much on Google.com, so I tried Google.nl (the German version of Google). Although I don't read any German, I was able to find various UK sites offering a limited selection of Vivario cookware. Most notably, Amazon.de/ebay.de and cookplanet.com list several of the Vivario cookware styles. Several positive comments were left on the Amazon.de site, however the most recent comments were from 2005. My assumption at this point is that EMSA produced the Vivario line a few years ago, but has discontinued it for some reason. Maybe the ceramics material used (CERATHERM) is too fragile and breaks easily, or perhaps the new ceramic line couldn't compete with all the new silicon bakeware products that became available during the same time period. TJX (aka TJ-Maxx/Homegoods/Marshals/Winners/Bob's Stores/HomeSense/AJ Wright) presumably got a deal on some of the discontinued Vivario cookware and put it on the shelves in their stores. On the label of some of the items, a fitted silicone cover was shown and described as an optional accessory. If anyone knows a way to get the silicone covers, I would be interested. This stuff seems too good to be for real. According to the label it goes from freezer or refrigerator to oven, can be used on a gas stove, an electric stove, or on a grill, is microwave safe, is dishwasher safe, has a non-stick surface, and is "non-allergenic". The accessory silicone lids can be frozen, baked, microwaved and washed in the dishwasher. The Vivario cookware that I purchased at TJ-Maxx was <$5 an item. My wife has a cousin who speaks German. We're going to try and contact him to see if he can shed any light on why the Vivario line may have been dropped. If we get any more info, I'll post it here. Hope this helps. |
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Mom used to make sauerkraut, sausage and dumplings dinner when I was a kid. That was the only way I liked sauerkraut. BF got a quart of homeade sauerkraut from a co-worker and I'd like to make that dinner for him. Problem is, I know mom made her dumplings with Bisquick and I don't have any of that and am not about to get it. Also, they were fluffy dumplings and I can't figure out how she made them, since sauerkraut doesn't seem to have enough liquid to even steam the dumplings. I do remember it all being served out of the same pot.
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cup of flour 2 tsps baking powder Some sugar....about 1 T. 1/4 tsp salt Mix together Cut in as for pie crust 1 T butter And add milk to make a soft dough you can drop in clumps....about 1 cup. Variations...add dry parsley..and lots of black pepper. |
Here's the original Bisquick dumpling recipe 2 cups Bisquick baking mix |
- Posted by lpinkmountain (My Page) on Fri, Jan 13, 12 at 19:33
Well, the sauerkraut was really sour, so next time I might rinse it, and the dumplings were a little gluey, but all in all a good tasting meal. Also made homeade applesauce with gala apples, which I don't like for applesauce. OK for eating but I like golden delicious or empire better for sauce. But I'm on a low acid diet and can't eat those kinds anymore. Phooey! Saw some recipes online for dumplings made with an egg. I knew that wasn't in Bisquick, but anyone make those kind? |
- Posted by lpinkmountain (My Page) on Fri, Jan 13, 12 at 19:52
I took this photo for my mom so she could join me for dinner vicariously. |
dumplings gluey? did you leave the lid on and not peek? That's the secret you know. Low acid diet....and you had sauerkraut? Looks good....what kind of sausage? |
- Posted by lpinkmountain (My Page) on Sat, Jan 14, 12 at 11:21
I know, no sauerkraut. I paid for it too. I just can't stand to see food go to waste so wanted to use it up. And I did peek. I actually turned them. Bad me. |
- Posted by therustyone (My Page) on Sat, Jan 14, 12 at 11:53
Lpink, this is the recipe I use for dumplings, It has egg in it. A bit more work than the Bisquick kind, But they are good! They are the only kind I've made since I first tried them Back in the early 1980's. Dumplings Ingredients: 1 stick margarine* *All butter or all margarine can be used successfully. **Plain salt can be replaced with seasoned salt you like, ***This is for rolling them out. Method: Melt margarine and butter in boiling water. Cool slightly. This is a pretty wet and sticky dough, Either way, they quite literally melt in your mouth. It is good to cover the pot while they simmer. Enjoy! Rusty |
- Posted by therustyone (My Page) on Sat, Jan 14, 12 at 12:58
Forgot to add: This recipe makes a LOT of dumplings, probably 8 to 10 servings. But it is easily halved. Rusty |
- Posted by lpinkmountain (My Page) on Sat, Jan 14, 12 at 14:59
Thanks Rusty I can't wait to try your recipe! I only used up half the turkey kielbasa and half the sauerkraut so I have enough for another go around with this dish. About how long for the dumplings, maybe 10-12 minutes. I don't want to peek this time! Melt in your mouth, that sounds about right! I will halve, like you said, sounds easy enough to do. I know BF loves dumplings so if I can finesse this kind of meal I can get a lot of brownie points. Apparently his grandmother was a dumpling master! She also made legendary peach dumplings, apparently. |
L, my grandma made blackberry dumplings, I loved them. As for sauerkraut, I always rinse my homemade kraut, not because it's too sour but because it's too salty for me otherwise. I make dumplings like LindaC, but Elery detests dumplings of any type, even the noodle/slider ones, so I never make dumplings any more. Yeah, I know,w hat kind of southern boy is he anyway? He says he ate so many chicken and dumplings when he was a kid that he NEVER wants them again. He doesn't like gravy either! Annie |
- Posted by therustyone (My Page) on Sat, Jan 14, 12 at 16:22
Lpink, I've never timed cooking the dumplings, I'm guessing maybe 10 min. Peeking won't hurt these at all. I kind of judge by the size, When they are about double in size I pull one out to taste. That's the only way I know to tell when they are done. . . Good luck,, I hope you like them! Rusty |
- Posted by lpinkmountain (My Page) on Sat, Jan 14, 12 at 16:31
Yeah, the whole meal, including the kielbasa, was a salt vinegar fest and did not set well on our stomaches! How, pray tell, did your grandma make the blackberry dumplings? Were the berries folded into the batter or was it a sweet dumpling with a blackberry sauce? I make a blackberry cobbler that sort of cooks in a sugar syrup you pour over it before baking, boy is that yum. But I hardly ever make it because it molds on me before I can eat it up. Like I said in another thread, BF and I just cannot eat all these rich goodies, unfortunately! But I would like to treat him occasionally. But it's hard to pull off something that takes lots of practice if you only get to make it occasionally. Sometimes I sure wish I had a passel of family to cook for! |
- Posted by lpinkmountain (My Page) on Mon, Jan 30, 12 at 11:28
Thanks again Rusty for the dumpling recipe! I made the last of the sausage, sauerkraut, dumpling meal last night using your recipe. It was yum! Plus roasted asparagus. |
- Posted by therustyone (My Page) on Mon, Jan 30, 12 at 16:41
Wow, Lpink! You just made my day! No one has ever commented before on a recipe I'd posted. Glad you liked them! That looks so good, and so tempting! I've never tried dumplings with sauerkraut before. Rusty |
- Posted by lpinkmountain (My Page) on Mon, Jan 30, 12 at 17:23
Now if I can just get Annie to give me her grandma's blackberry dumpling recipe! :) |
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This is an idea I floated with my gaming brothers recently and wondered if people here wouldn't mind sharing their experiences of either running or taking part in a 'Cloak and Dagger' or 'Enemy Within' style campaign that I could mercilessly poach?
I want to take the Warband from the Vortex and insert them into the Imperium to establish a cult, perhaps on Malfi or maybe Scintilla, where the players will have the opportunity, if they know their onions, to exploit the enmity between the two worlds. Making their way into the Expanse was one idea I had since from their it should be more feasible to find both legit and illegitimate passage through the Koronus Passage and into the Calixis Sector. I want to give them as many opportunities to choose between means of travel, do they risk it with a Smuggler or try and blag it aboard a loyalist Rogue Trader? Just getting to the world of choice should be a campaign in itself, dodging security checks, hiding their allegiances, avoiding being sold into slavery by pirates or jettisoned by suspicious Captains and not to mention all the bribery, blackmail, intimidation and corruption they'll need to dish out.
A cool idea I had for arrival at the world was that the characters will be given the opportunity to acquire grav-chutes, either as their 'Plan A' method of arrival or as an emergency 'The Grox Turd's Hit the Turbine Plan X' which could put them in all kinds of trouble.
I think once they actually make it to their destination hive most of my story telling work would be done and the campaign would shift its story drive from being GM driven to a more sandbox world where the players now have to choose where to start. Its this last aspect I'm most interested in, how have other's established their own cults in the past? And how did you conclude those campaigns eventually? Sucking Malfi into the Screaming Vortex might be a bit beyond the scope of the campaign… but corrupting the Nobility or Crimelords could be a good aim, or maybe uncovering a lost Relic etc. I've got plenty of ideas, such as corrupting the latest and greatest Imperial Navy Void Ship with obscene yet incomprehensible iconography and shapes, but I'm keen to hear other ideas.


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- Certification Service Providers (Relevant Criteria and Security Guidelines) Regulations 2002
- Medida provisória 2.200-2 (Portuguese) - Brazilian law states that any digital document is valid for the law if it is certified by ICP-Brasil (the official Brazilian PKI) or if it is certified by other PKI and the concerned parties agree as to the validity of the document.
- PIPEDA - Canadian law distinguishes between the generic "electronic signature" and the "secure electronic signature". Federal secure electronic signature regulations make it clear that a secure electronic signature is a digital signature created and verified in a specific manner. Canada's Evidence Act contains evidentiary presumptions about both the integrity and validity of electronic documents with attached secure electronic signatures, and of the authenticity of the secure electronic signatures themselves.
- Electronic Signature Law of the People's Republic of China (Chinese) - The stated purposes include standardizing the conduct of electronic signatures, confirming the legal validity of electronic signatures and safeguarding the legal interests of parties involved in such matters.
- LEY 527 DE 1999 (agosto 18) por medio de la cual se define y reglamenta el acceso y uso de los mensajes de datos, del comercio electrónico y de las firmas digitales, y se establecen las entidades de certificación y se dictan otras disposiciones.
- DECRETO 2364 DE 2012 (Noviembre 22) por medio del cual se reglamenta el artículo 7° de la Ley 527 de 1999, sobre la firma electrónica y se dictan otras disposiciones.
European Union and the European Economic Area[edit]
- European Union Directive establishing the framework for electronic signatures:
- Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures. This Directive will be repealed 1 July 2016 and superseded by a Regulation on electronic identification and trust services (eIDAS) (see its article 48).
- Commission Decision 2003/511/EC adopting three CEN Workshop Agreements as technical standards presumed to be in accordance with the Directive
- Implementing laws: Several countries have already implemented the Directive 1999/93/EC.
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- England, Scotland and Wales
- Estonia
- Finland
- Laki sähköisistä allekirjoituksista, 2003 (in Finnish)
- France
- Article 1316 of the Civil Code, 13 March 2000 (pdf, English)
- Civil Code (French)
- Germany
- Greece
- Presidential Decree 150/2001 (in Greek)
- Hungary
- Ireland, Republic of
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Electronic Signature Act, 2001 (in Norwegian).
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Legea semnăturii electronice, 455/2001 (Romanian)
- Law on the Electronic Signature, 455/2001 (unofficial translation) (English)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Digital Signature Act (Act 562), 1997 (in Bahasa Malaysia).
- Digital Signature Act (Act 562), 1997 (in English).
- Digital Signature Regulations (P.U.(A) 359), 1998 (in Bahasa Malaysia).
- Digital Signature Regulations (P.U.(A) 359), 1998 (in English).
- Lege cu privire la documentul electronic şi semnătura digitală, July 15, 2004 (in Romanian)
- Law about Electronic Document and Digital Signature (in Russian)
New Zealand[edit]
For an overview of the New Zealand law refer: - The Laws of New Zealand, Electronic Transactions, paras 16-18; or - Commercial Law, paras 8A.7.1-8A.7.4. (these sources are available on the LexisNexis subscription-only website)
Russian Federation[edit]
South Africa[edit]
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law[edit]
United States[edit]
- Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA)
- Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN), at 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq. The law permits the use of electronic signatures in many situations, and preempts many state laws that would otherwise limit the use of electronic signatures.
Uruguay laws include both, electronic and digital signatures:
- Concerning passwords or adequate information technology gestures
- Concerning electronic and digital signature and PKI
Turkey has an Electronic Signature Law TBMM.gov.tr since 2004. This law is stated in European Union Directive 1999/93/EC. Turkey has a Government Certificate Authority - Kamu SM for all government agents for their internal use and three independent certificate authorities all of which are issuing qualified digital signatures.
- Kamu Sertifikasyon Merkezi (Governmental Certificate Authority) Kamusm.gov.tr (Turkish)
- E-Güven (owned by Turkish Informatics Foundation) E-guven.com (Turkish)
- Turktrust (owned by Turkish Military Force Solidarity Foundation) Turktrust.com.tr (Turkish) [1][2][3][4]
- E-Tugra E-tugra.com (Turkish)
Legal cases[edit]
Court decisions discussing the effect and validity of digital signatures or digital signature-related legislation:
- In re Piranha, Inc., 2003 WL 21468504 (N.D. Tex) (UETA does not preclude a person from contesting that he executed, adopted, or authorized an electronic signature that is purportedly his).
- Cloud Corp. v. Hasbro, 314 F.3d 289 (7th Cir., 2002) EMLF.org (E-SIGN does not apply retroactively to contracts formed before it took effect in 2000. Nevertheless, the statute of frauds was satisfied by the text of E-mail plus an (apparently) written notation.)
- Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. Lozen International, 285 F.3d 808 (9th Cir., 2002) Admiraltylawguide.com (Internal corporate E-mail with signature block, forwarded to a third party by another employee, was admissible over hearsay objection as a party-admission, where the statement was apparently within the scope of the author's and forwarder's employment.)
Further reading[edit]
For books in English on electronic signatures, see:
- Stephen Mason, Electronic Signatures in Law (Cambridge University Press, third edition, 2012);
- Dennis Campbell, editor, E-Commerce and the Law of Digital Signatures (Oceana Publications, 2005);
- Lorna Brazell, Electronic Signatures Law and Regulation, (Sweet & Maxwell, 2004);
- M. H. M Schellenkens, Electronic Signatures Authentication Technology from a Legal Perspective, (TMC Asser Press, 2004).
- Srivastava Aashish, Electronic Signatures for B2B Contracts: Evidence from Australia (Springer, 2013)
For translations of electronic signature cases from Europe, Brazil, China and Colombia into English, see the Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review (open source) http://journals.sas.ac.uk/deeslr
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20131207201246/http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Fatal-error-leads-TURKTRUST-to-issue-dangerous-SSL-certificates-1777291.html
- ^ https://www.entrust.com/turktrust-unauthorized-ca-certificates/
- ^ http://www.techworld.com.au/article/445612/rogue_google_ssl_certificate_used_dishonest_purposes_turktrust_says/
- ^ http://turktrust.com.tr/en/kamuoyu-aciklamasi-en.html
- In re Piranha, Inc. WL 21468504 (N.D. Tex. 2003). Google Scholar.
- Cloud Corp. v. Hasbro, Inc. 314 F. 3d 289 (US: Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 2002). Google Scholar.
- Legal framework (France: Chambersign France).


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By Steve Metsch firstname.lastname@example.com December 5, 2012 6:02PM
Updated: January 7, 2013 1:27PM
Seniors and the disabled in Tinley Park should again have access to affordable transportation next year.
The village board on Tuesday night gave initial approval to funding its share of the Pace "Dial-A-Ride" bus that takes people around town.
The village will pay $46,000, just less two-thirds of the total, for the program in 2013. Pace, the suburban bus agency, picks up the remaining $27,000, Trustee Patty Leoni said.
The board is expected to give final approval to the funding plan on Dec. 18.
"The bus goes to the stores, like if they want to go to Walt's or CVS or Walgreens," Leoni said.
The Dial-A-Ride program provides nearly 10,000 rides every year, she said.
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The rides aren't free, but are affordable.
People between ages 55 and 64 pay $1.30 for a one-way ride on the bus, Leoni said.
The disabled and seniors ages 65 and older pay 65 cents for each one-way trip on the bus, she said.
The bus runs from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.
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