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Dear Jim:
I know it's important for TV stations to cover a major important event like Hurricane Floyd, but do they have to go nonstop, 24 hours a day?
Pining for All My Children
Dear Pining:
It would certainly be easy for me to sit here and ridicule some of the folks on TV. Heaven knows they make an inviting target. In the case of Hurricane Floyd, however, they really didn't have much choice but saturation coverage. But I do have a few suggestions for future storms. Because hurricane coverage has now taken the form of a telethon, why not combine the two genres? Between updates from the National Hurricane Center, one station could be raising money to fight AIDS, while another station could be raising money for earthquake victims in Turkey, and another could be soliciting donations for breast-cancer research.
Instead of Jerry's Kids we'd have Rick's Kids, Dwight's Kids, and Tony's Kids. You want to ask Bryan Norcross a stupid hurricane question involving your dogs and cats? That'll cost you a $50 donation to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Get Home Depot and Publix involved. For every overpriced sheet of plywood or case of water they sell, a percentage can go to fight a disease.
There's also no reason you can't jazz up hurricane coverage with a few musical acts, maybe a juggler or a magician. I understand Belkys Nerey can tie a cherry stem into a knot with her tongue. I'd pay to see that. Imagine Tony Segreto sitting on a stool in the middle of a darkened studio, a single dramatic spotlight shining down on him as he sings "You'll Never Walk Alone." The phones would light up.
Instead of dreading the arrival of another hurricane season, viewers would get excited. "Hey, honey, good news! A tropical storm is forming in the Atlantic and I hear Todd Tongen is working on an act where he does the most amazing things with balloon animals."
Dear Jim:
Heard any good jokes lately?
Desperate for a Laugh
Dear Desperate:
As a result of a recent New Times story, Miami-Dade commissioner and would-be slumlord Miriam Alonso was caught violating federal rules and a local conflict-of-interest ordinance when it was revealed that she was collecting federal Section 8 rent subsidies from the Miami-Dade Housing Agency, an agency she oversees in her role as commissioner.
But that's not the joke.
The funny part comes courtesy of Alonso's chief of staff, Elba Morales, who told the Herald that Alonso needed time to review the matter. "Obviously she is going to do whatever the law says," Morales intoned, "which is what she's done from Day One."
Oh, that Elba. What a joker!
Dear Jim:
We're flying into Miami International Airport on vacation in a couple of weeks and were just wondering if there is anything we should know before we arrive.
South Beach Bound
Dear SoBe Bound:
The airport has been a virtual beehive of activity lately. Luckily we finally have the answer to a question that has been plaguing the flying public for decades: How much are you supposed to tip a skycap to handle your bags?
At MIA it's about $7000 per bag.
The most amazing thing about the airport smuggling ring wasn't the hand grenades or coffee filters laced with heroin ("Hmmm, Bob never asks for a second cup of coffee when I make it for him at home ..."). It was the fact that the feds could round up nearly 80 airport employees and not one of them ends up being related to a county commissioner.
As unlikely as that may seem, it is true. And it presents new opportunities. Now that 80 people likely will be going to prison, Mayor Alex Penelas, Commissioner Miriam Alonso, and Commissioner Javier Souto have a chance to arrange jobs for a whole new crop of in-laws and second cousins.
"Hurricane Van Van," by Judy Cantor, September 23


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In any given week's news about books, there are always 2-3 elegant uses that have nothing to do with reading them, but make great pictures, so I thought I'd consolidate the references in one place, with some conveniently located reading on the subject.
And the non-reading of books, you will object, should be characteristic of
all collectors? This is news to me, you may say. It is not news at all. Experts
will bear me out when I say that it is the oldest thing in the world. Suffice
it to quote the answer which Anatole France gave to a philistine who admired
his library and then finished with the standard question, ''And you
have read all these books, Monsieur France?'' ''Not one-tenth of them. I
don't suppose you use your Sevres china every day?'' —Walter Benjamin
Walking into Persephone Books one day, my partner was congratulated on her appreciation of their content, since, the cashier claimed, most people only came in to buy the uniformly grey-bound titles to decorate their homes. While getting to know one of the booksellers from Classic Bindings Ltd. at the Olympia Fair, he told me how he was excited that his business was moving from the realm of interior decorating to "real" bookselling, that is, selling books to people who intend to read them rather than en bloc manorial furnishings, buying by the book rather than by the foot (and let us not forget to extend to books Edgar Allan Poe's weighing in on the Philosophy of Furniture). And before either one of us could afford bookshelves in our flat, we built them out of our books– efficient for display but not recovery.
As long as books have been produced they've been left unread, from the 16th century ducal library with an inch of dust kept by the upper crust of society as a sign of gentility– surely that is what libraries like the largest floating library in the world on the Queen Mary II, or at the new W Hotel in London are going for to some extent. Jeffrey Todd Knight in his ''Furnished'' for Action: Renaissance Books as Furniture", expands things further, there are books in his essay that lie on desks as would carpets, or books written on for scrap paper, practice, accounting purposes, all totally ignorant of which Canterbury Tale or book of the Bible they may be obscuring. The spectrum of use is very wide. He writes:
[W]e might gain a more inclusive understanding of what lies behind modern
taxonomies by considering texts in relation to a different category of things:
''furniture''—books that furnish space and furnishings that, like books,
have the capacity to fill minds with information.
Sometimes unreading happens to a single book, for instance the odd copy of M. Merleau-Ponty, covers well worn but unread, spine uncracked– something I have been told by a certain student of the École Normale Supérieure used to be carried around as a kind of intimidation tactic. Books can take on functions that have nothing to do with their content and everything to do with their form. Sometimes you might just like the weight in your bag, or the silent reverence of a secular space like the library, sometimes they help you think independent from themselves. And the emphasis on form isn't always bad thing: as I have reported here, evidence is now showing that books that are aesthetically pleasing and well made do not suffer the same ravages of digital culture that mass produced paper backs have.
On a personal level, in the past when I have attempted to organize books by their covers and not content, I've actually found that emphasizing the visual allows me to remember more easily where they are, especially by color. So sometimes you can have it both ways and organize your books in a way that will get the compliments AND play to your own particular ars memoriae.
Some ways of organizing books:
- By color.
- By size. (a la the Duke Humphrey Library, Oxford. Or Oprah)
- Fore-edge out, chained.
- Fore-edge out.
- By sentences you can spell using their spines.
Some places to store books:
Some non-books:
How do you use books that is off the beaten path of what we might normally expect? I'd love to hear from you.
Finally, beyond the jump I have pasted the most useful/amusing commentary on books and furniture yet written– two short chapters from Jackson Holbrook's Anatomy of Bibliomania on "Books as Furniture" and "A Digression of Dummy Books".


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We want you to experience as much as you can during your trip and this is why we offer a multi-save discount. Once you have an activity in your cart we will give you 10% off all additional activities you add to the same booking. So go on, treat yourself and see more in your destination!
Leave Paris and travel through stunning countryside to Champagne; a picturesque region of France with neatly tended vineyards and small villages.
Your 10.5 hour trip includes a guided morning tour of Rheims; the capital of the Champagne Region where you will visit Rheims Cathedral where French Monarchy are crowned. In the Champagne region you will enjoy tours of two of the world's most famous Champagne Houses; Mercier and the House of Mumm. You will be able to explore the vineyards and cellars, and of course, taste some of the fine champagnes for which they are so renowned.
In your afternoon tour you will travel through the Rheims Mountain Regional Park to Epernay. Your guide will take you to Mercier cellars and give an insight to some of the interesting facts. Enjoy a glass of champagne at the end of your guided tour.
This tour provides entrance tickets to all these attractions. You will travel in an air conditioned coach with an expert guide who will share fascinating details about the places you visit.
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The start point for the tour is 2 rue des Pyramides, 75001, Paris. The closest metro station is Tuileries (line n°01), Pyramides (line n°14) or Palais Royal (line n°7). Please report at the meeting point 30 minutes before the start time for check-in. This is mandatory to allow time for pre-departure briefing.
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Board your luxury air conditioned coach and accompanied by a qualified guide-interpreter you will travel along the Champagne Tourist Route, past neatly tended vineyards dotted with small villages.
Discover the history and secrets of the champagne, the king of wines in the famed Champagne Tourist Route, in the heart of champagne country.
The first part of the journey will comprise of a morning tour of the city of Rheims, capital of the Champagne region. There will be a stopover at Rheims Cathedral for guided tour around this Gothic masterpiece, where kings of France were crowned.
This will be followed by a visit to one of the world-renowned champagne houses, House of Mumm. Located in the heart of the champagne region, the House of Mumm dates back to 1827. You will be taken around to see its vat room, cellars and production facilities. You will also visit the Mercier cellars and learn about the harvesting, processing and bottling followed by a free tasting of its world-famous wines.
There will be some free time for lunch (payable direct) and city walks.
In the early afternoon, journey through Rheims Mountain Regional Park to Epernay.
Enjoy a guided tour of the Mercier cellars in Epernay and get an invaluable insight into the making of this prestigious label. Its quality comes from the skill of its oenologists and the experience of cellar masters down the generations. Savor a glass of champagne at the end of your guided tour. Visit its shop and discover the celebrated Dom Pérignon.
At the end of the tour you will be dropped back at the tour's starting point.
This tour ticked all of the boxes for my friend and I.
Another "Bucket List" goal achieved. I have wanted to do this tour for years & I was not disappointed. Reims was a suprise - smaller than I had imagined. Clean & well laid out.
We were quite happy how the whole day past by the history of Reims the champagne region,s history. Also learned the process of making champagne which was very interesting and informative.all in all our best winery tour to date.
Worthwild tour to understand and see the champagne making process at two of the best champagne houses. Worth doing the Reims Cathedral tour as well. The gift shops at the houses are also great prices.
Great experience. Bus sustained a flat tire on route but the issue was resolved quickly and we were on our way again. Bus was clean and comfortable.
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The Karnataka State Cricket Association on Thursday, March 21, 2013, launched its summer coaching initiative. Anil Kumble, KSCA President, Javagal Srinath, KSCA Secretary and GR Vishwanath, Chairman, RC-KSCA Academy dwelt at length on how the RC-KSCA Academy has grown in strength in terms of high-quality infrastructure, qualified coaching personnel and in reaching out to youngsters aspiring to play cricket the right way.
The biggest attraction for those selected for the Summer Camps, being held at 41 centers this year, up from 30 last year, details available here, is the chance to be picked for the year-long programs at the full-fledged centres in Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Hubli, Shimoga, Devangere and Hassan. The year-long academy not only has the boys training in state-of-the-art centers, but also uses technology extensively in order that the trainees can see for themselves what they are doing which serves to eliminate any of the losses that usually occur in translation.
"Grassroots cricket, be it tournaments at the school and college level or camps such as the Summer Camps that are all set to start, is one of the key focus areas and we at the KSCA have pulled no stops in ensuring that aspiring cricketers will have access to the best in terms of coaching and infrastructure," said KSCA President Anil Kumble.
"In terms of coaching, not only have we ensured that all our coaches are qualified, their training has been such that everyone will speak in one voice, i.e., speak the same language. In fact, as part of our Coaches Education Program, our Academy has educated as many as 250 coaches. It's an ongoing process," explained GR Vishwanath, the Chairman of the RC-KSCA Academy.
"For us it's about reaching out and enabling anyone with cricket talent and ability to take part in our programs. To that end we are enhancing our infrastructure in two phases- we have already ensured that those who get picked for the year-long program will train in the best of conditions. Our next aim is to expand such facilities to the larger number who attend our summer camps," said Javagal Srinath, KSCA Secretary.
"It is important to note that these summer camps across Karnataka provide us our main base for our clubs, who play an important role at the grass roots level. I expect our club secretaries to watch the boys at the camps and sign them up. The summer camps will also act as a feeder system for our year-long programs," added Srinath.
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c. U-16 trials in Bangalore on April 16 at same five venues as above Registration opens at venues on April 6 and closes on April 10.
d. U-19 trials in Bangalore on April 16 at same five venues as above Registration opens at venues on April 6 and closes on April 10.
5. To act as feeder for year-long programs
6. To act as feeder for clubs
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I missed the launch this morning but there were some nice people who helped me out with links to photos below the previous new Ferrari post.
Now I had some time to digest the look of the 2009 Ferrari officially named F60. I must say that after seeing those hybrid BMW Sauber cars I expected something much uglier. At the end the new Ferrari does not look that bad, especially when viewed from the side.
Although the car is brand new and designed to comply with all new regulations parts of it look quite similar to its predecessor F2008.
The differences become obvious once we check out the front view.
And here is nice comparison prepared by the nice people over at Sidepodcast:
I am fine (from the design point of view) with the massive front wing. But that rear wing will take some time getting used to . And what I like about the new car ? The slick tyres and the fact that all those winglets and appendages are finally gone …


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Richard Sherman, can you please tell me what racism has to do with you being a classless idiot?!
Guess Kaepernick wasn't "the man" after all.
I break the law, I go to jail. If I played football, I would only be suspended from the team, maybe!
Look for Colorado and Washington to have a couple of real strong recruiting classes since their states legalized pot.
The character of athletes recruited by a school is a reflection of the values of the coach.
Did I read correctly that tailgate parties will be banned for the Super Bowl? If so, the next thing will be to make the fans have a dress code.
Congrats to GT's wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, headed to the Super Bowl. You go BAY BAY
Niners did not show much class mocking Cam Newton after they thought they had the prior game won. Richard Sherman is exactly what they deserve.
I can't wait to see Uggla and BJ hit with their new, revamped swings. I have to go now--at 4:30 pm they turn the internet off at the asylum.
Only a knitwit like Sherman would make a total a*# out of himself on national television. If I could be his coach for one minute, he would learn about sitting on the bench during the Super Bowl.
Looks like the Yankees are determined to put together the best team money can buy. As Yogi would say. "deja vu all over again."
I found myself looking at a few mock drafts. I am really bored right now.
Guess the Braves feel they are satisfied with making the playoffs, since they really have done nothing to make them better to try to win the pennent.
Whoever said sports radio was bad in the ATL needs to tune into Harp on Sports. Worse than bad.
Heck, Uggla would be warming the bench in the local Little League.
AFC & NFC Championship games and the Super Bowl will be played outside by men. The wimps in Atlanta want the taxpayers to buy them a new indoor stadium, because it is too HOT in the FALL to play outdoors. And they do not play after Christmas.
How are your classes going, Tony?
I have seen Richard Sherman's post game rant on TV so many times now I'm actually starting to admire him. Just like Deion Sanders, you may love him or hate him but you're watching him


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I want to have a frank chat with you about Depression. Depression isn't something we like to talk about because it's, well, depressing. But depression is everywhere, amongst us all. Even those of us who've never experienced depression first hand will almost certainly know someone who has. It's just that we might not be aware of it, aware of the suffering that our Friend or Colleague or Teacher or even our own parents are living through, ashamed to speak out for fear of not being understood, or dismissed, or rejected, or even seen as crazy: 'It's just a cry for attention, she'll be ok'… 'She's just a bit down in the dumps, we all get sad sometimes'… 'Awww go buy yourself some ice cream, that'll cheer you up'… Blerg!
The NHS define depression as, '…a persistent sadness experienced for weeks and months, and not just a few days.' Now, although only an umbrella term, for me, the word sadness doesn't do justice to how traumatic depression really is. It doesn't efficiently depict the mental stress, the anxiety, the guilt, the tension, the fear, the constant longing to feel ok, to feel "normal", the loneliness and the shear dread of having to survive among the living, felt incessantly. Yes, each victim of this disease – because let's get one thing straight right away, depression IS a disease, a crippling one that prevents people from being able to go about their daily lives, to work, to interact with their friends and family, driving thousands to suicide each year – will experience varying levels of the severity of symptoms. Some may be able to appear normal and act as if nothing is the matter, whereas others struggle to leave the house, dress, eat and even remain awake for more than a few hours of the day.
This brings me to my experience with depression. As someone who usually struggles to get a good night's kip I slept a hell-of-a-lot when I was at my worst. I would go to sleep at around 8 or 9pm and wake-up at midday. I was asleep most of the time. Sleeping for me was the device I used to switch off my thoughts. Medically depression is a chemical imbalance (this site explains it marvellously), but I don't believe I helped myself. You see my theory is that my depression grew out of a series of negative thoughts, and, already being a mess of icky chemicals, I focused on how devastating the result of my negative ponderings had been.
I might not be making myself clear here… Let me explain. At first I just felt low, like that sinking feeling you get when you receive bad news, only constantly. This came on pretty suddenly and developed over the course of a month. I lost interest in socialising and seeing friends. I found it incredibly difficult to look people in the eye. I avoided my parents and whenever we did interact I was cold and loveless. Having isolated myself I then started to question my state and how long I would feel this way for, and that led me to think about Time. I would think about how every second is a second I would never win back. I would think of Time as a monster sucking the life out of me. I would spend hours, hours, hours, lying on the floor counting the seconds go by and I would see each one as a step closer towards death. Death became the next step. I felt close to it. I wanted it. Everything in life became pointless. I saw myself reduced to a mass of cells. I saw my emotions become the result of an equation, like the depression, they were merely chemical reactions. I wasn't real; I was merely a machine… These thoughts would be all I could think about. I would look at people smiling and laughing and wonder how on earth they could feel happy. What was there to be happy for? I was 21 and had just finished my first year at University. I should have been enjoying my summer, getting drunk, travelling, doing naughty things with strangers (sometimes), but instead I spent it festering in my own putrid thoughts.
The turning point came when I realised the only way out was to end my own life. I'd tried seeing my friends and talking to them about how 'down and hopeless' (I never once mentioned suicide, god forbid) I felt, but I wasn't taken seriously. I don't blame them for not taking me seriously; depression's a tricky thing to deal with. And after trying to express the severity of my state, I would simply shrug it off with fake smiles and scuttle back to my dreary den at home feeling selfish for almost infecting a friend with my excruciating darkness… So I turned to my mum. This took leaps and bounds and buckets of courage, for Mama B and I did not have the tightest of bonds. I've always loved and admired her of course, she's a wonderful woman, but growing up we never really spoke of anything other than what dinner would be, no feelings were ever exchanged and hugs were reserved for Christmas and birthdays. I blame us both for this, but anyway I digress… So I turned to my mum and I didn't have to say anything, or rather I didn't say anything to her. I simply approached her (which given our relationship at the time was in itself a massive cry for help). She took one look at me and hugged me. And then I cried. And even though I still felt utterly miserable I just remember feeling grateful. I hadn't been able to cry because I was empty. And without making y'all wanna vom, I do believe that one hug may have saved my life.
Over the next few years, and particularly in my third year at Uni, whilst I was living in France by myself, alone with my thoughts, my mum was my rock. I was able to call her up at any time, day or night and talk to her. She calmed me and I knew she was there for me. Since leaving France I haven't really felt depressed for any great length of time. I've felt low and have had days where I've not wanted to leave the house, but we all get those and in those times it really only does take a good tub of Haagen Daaz (Pralines and Cream and those heavenly caramel pockets…) to sort me out. What I'm trying to say is that for a good two years I spent my life fighting off depression but what really helped was having someone there to talk about it with: my mum. She was like my verbal diary. Everyone's experience is different but if you're not happy, and you see no way out then please, be brave and talk to someone. You might think people don't want their day ruined by a 'Negative Nancy', but you know what, if your friend isn't willing to listen to you then get them the hell out of your life. These are the people that will feed your depression and make you feel less capable and less worthy of recovering. Heck, email me. I'm here and if anything it'll be nice to feel needed.
Suicide is still the most common cause of death in males aged 35 and below and in too many of these cases close friends and family remain completely unaware of their loved one's suffering. Please, if you think you know someone who might be feeling depressed, encourage him or her to talk about it. Make sure you're a ruddy good friend and continue to be there for them, especially if you notice them trying to distance themselves socially. Depression is a massive problem and we have a tough time talking about it. So please, let's change this!
As a recent French Graduate of Kent university, Eleanor spends her days discovering new ways to eat peanut butter. She's 24, unemployed and still living at home with her parents. Her dream job would be to go around offices and people's places of work offering supportive hugs and friendly words of encouragement to the stressed, overworked, and underpaid. You can find her on Twitter at @eleanorbrownlie.


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Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Neovascular Glaucoma
Several studies have confirmed high levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in eyes with neovascular glaucoma (NVG). The role of VEGF inhibitors in regression of other neovascular disorders such as wet-type age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema has been described. We aim to evaluate the effect of three intravitreal injections of bevacizumab (Avastin) 2.5 mg versus a sham procedure for treatment of NVG. Outcome measures include intraocular pressure and extent of iris neovascularization. Both study arms will receive conventional treatment for NVG.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Placebo Control, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
subconjunctival normal saline, Avastin
Labbafinejad Medical Center
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Shaheed Beheshti Medical University
Results (where available)
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00384631
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Clinical Trials
The Avastin vs Visudyne for Neovascular AMD Study
The object of the study is to compare the treatment effect of bevacizumab (Avastin), an antibody targeting vascular endothelial growth factor, with verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT) f...
Subconjunctival Bevacizumab to Prevent Bleb Failure After Glaucoma Filtration Surgery
This study analyzes the safety and efficacy of off-label Subconjunctival Injection of bevacizumab (Avastin) versus 0.02% mitomycin C (MMC) for preventing bleb failure following glaucoma fi...
This is s randomized, multi-center, double blind, 3 arm, phase I/II pilot study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of treatment with ORA102 combined with Avastin (Bevacizumab) versus Avas...
TAC-PF, Avastin® in Combination With Photodynamic Therapy to Treat Age Related Macular Degeneration
VERTACL will investigate whether a triple therapy, Avastin®, half fluence verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT), and triamcinolone acetonide-preservative free (TAC- PF), results in impro...
1. Purpose:Our animal study demonstrated the effectiveness of subconjunctival injection of bevacizumab in the inhibition of corneal neovasculization formation. The purpose of thi...
PubMed Articles
Artefacts produced by normal saline when used as a holding solution for biopsy tissues in transit.
Oral surgeons, surgeons and dentists carrying out small biopsy procedures on an out-patient basis have been frequently sending poorly stored biopsy tissues to the Departments of Oral Pathology of vari...
Intravitreal Injection of Normal Saline Induces Retinal Degeneration in the C57BL/6J Mouse.
To investigate the adverse effect of intravitreal injection of normal saline (NS) and phosphate buffered saline (PBS) in mouse eyes.
Background: Severe metabolic acidosis occurs during orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) particularly during the anhepatic phase. Although NaHCO3 is considered as the current standard therapy, there...
Subconjunctival Orbital Fat Prolapse: An Unsuspecting Rare Lesion.
Subconjunctival orbital fat prolapse has been rarely described in the literature, often leading to misdiagnosis. In this article, we present the clinical features and treatment of patients with subcon...
The injection of antiangiogenic agents, such as ranibizumab (Lucentis®) and bevacizumab (Avastin®) into the anterior chamber of the eye represents a suitable alternative for treating neovascular gla...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
A genus of HALOBACTERIACEAE distinguished from other genera in the family by the presence of specific derivatives of TGD-2 polar lipids. Haloarcula are found in neutral saline environments such as salt lakes, marine salterns, and saline soils.
A family of gram-negative, moderately halophilic bacteria in the order Oceanospirillales. Members of the family have been isolated from temperate and Antarctic saline lakes, solar salt facilities, saline soils, and marine environments.
Glaucoma, Neovascular
A form of secondary glaucoma which develops as a consequence of another ocular disease and is attributed to the forming of new vessels in the angle of the anterior chamber.
Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic
A highly contagious disease characterized by subconjunctival hemorrhage, sudden swelling of the eyelids and congestion, redness, and pain in the eye. Epidemic conjunctivitis caused by Enterovirus 70 (EV-70) was first described in Africa in 1969. It is caused also by Coxsackievirus A24 variant (CA24v). Epidemics by this organism have appeared most frequently in Asia.
Sea Bream
A species of PERCIFORMES commonly used in saline aquaculture.


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5 Awesome, as expectedjamierowson | 22/11/2011 | See all jamierowson's reviews (3)Wasn't sure about this for the first couple of hours but as with most Zelda games it soon picks up. Only after completing a couple of dungeons did I realise how well thought out the new items are, the beetle especially is pretty awesome. The game play is similar to Twilight Princess except the roll which you would use by pressing A on the Wiimote. Now you have to shake the nun chuck but if you'd played Twilight Princess to death as I did you may be so stuck in your ways that you find learning how to do the exact same thing a completely new way is hard to learn.The dungeons seem to have fewer rooms but the elaborate puzzles are no disappointment at all and as expected take a lot of thinking about.I'm bound to review positively as a huge Zelda fan but the game really is very good I only wish it had the darkness of TPAll in all, great game, lovin' it!!
5 Work of artDringostarr | 25/11/2011 | See all Dringostarr's reviews (1)This game is a fantastic piece of game craft.Slow to begin with, and the controls can be both the greatest and most annoying thing about the title.But overall the game is a revelation. Some of the most finely crafted dungeons ever put together. The first couple are relatively basic, but after that Nintendo start showing its flair for the inventive. And there's a few clever new weapons and devices available for Link to use, which I shall not spoil here.Perhaps the game's greatest triumph is its visuals. It backs away from the darker look of Ocarina and, more so, Twilight, and looks like one huge water colour painting. It's almost as if Twilight Princess and Wind Waker had a baby.But visually the game looks timeless. And despite lacking the HD sheen of its Xbox and PS3 rivals, the product stands up next to them thanks to the unique look.Music is fully orchestrated, although unusually the new tracks aren't quite up to Kojima-sans standards. The classic Zelda music played by an orchestra is a delight however. And there are a few catchy tracks to look out for.In terms of specifics, the game features a Sky overworld, which Link can fly around, help inhabitants, find treasure, and generally mess about. While the world below the sky (AKA, Hyrule) is where the action takes place.In this game Zelda doesn't go AWOL for the whole title, like she does in previous titles. Nor does she annoying hover around you like Spirit Tracks. She appears just enough for you to actually care about the princess. Which isn't something a Zelda game has ever really pulled off before.Clocking in at around 30-40 hours. There's plenty to enjoy. And you will be devastated when it is finished. Just like every other classic Zelda game.It's a must purchase.
5 Zelda celebrates it's 25th anniversary in great style!dragonlord | 17/01/2012 | See all dragonlord's reviews (442)Top 10 Reviewer Top 10 DVD Reviewer Number 1 Games Reviewer Top 10 Music Reviewer Top 100 Books Reviewer Top 100 Clothing Reviewer I first fell in love with the Zelda games with the game ZELDA 2 The Adventure of Link which was on Nintendos very first console the NES. Then I had Zelda - A Link to the Past which was one of the best games on the SNES and on the N64 the epic Zelda saga peaked with Zelda : The Ocarina Of Time back in the year 1998 and only now with Skyward Sword have Nintendo finely been able to top that all time classic game.The MotionPlus controls are amazing especially when your flying your big red Loftwing bird and it's a real shame that there are not more Wii games that support MotionPlus because millions of people have the games Wii Sports Resort and Wii Play Motion that come with the MotionPlus Accessory or the newer Wii Remotes that have MotionPlus built into them already. The story to Skyward Sword is told wonderfully in a most beautiful breathtaking world. In fact I would say that Skyward Sword is the best looking Wii game yet and the little puzzles are all very well thought out in which the story unfolds at a good pace with plenty of action.The cd that comes with this game is performed by a brilliant powerful orchestra which gives the Zelda tunes a even bigger impact are as follows:1. The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Medley2. Kakariko Village - Twilight Princess Theme3. The Wind Waker Symphonic Movement4. Gerudo Villey5. Great Fairy's Fountain Theme6. Twilight Princess Symphonic Movement7. The Legend of Zelda Main Theme Medley8. Ballad of the Goddess from Skyward SwordI would like to tell you more about this truly amazing game but I don't want to ruin your experience of the best game on the Wii of all time!
5 Classic!TheGamr | 25/11/2011 | See all TheGamr's reviews (9)this game is beautiful and vibrant its also got a good challenge, a gripping story line and not to mention there is tonnes to do.this game is truely a Masterpiece! and is on par with the legendary Ocarina Of Time
5 Classic!xbox360dude | 25/11/2011 | See all xbox360dude's reviews (9)this game is beautiful and vibrant its also got a good challenge, a gripping story line and not to mention there is tonnes to do.this game is truely a Masterpiece! and is on par with the legendary Ocarina Of Time


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Quick Fixes for Common Holiday Stressors
Get tips for calming down during the hustle and bustle of the season
By Melody Warnick
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Your good cheer (and patience!) is disappearing faster than Santa's cookies. When you find yourself on the brink of losing it, try these tension tamers.
Stress Zone #1: You're barreling through throngs of mall shoppers on the hunt for a last-minute gift.
Quick Fix: Step up to the department store perfume counter, peruse the testers and dab on a lemony fragrance. According to researchers at Ohio State University, lemon scents instantly boost your mood.
Stress Zone #2: That massive pile of holiday cards needs to get mailed ASAP, but just the thought of it gives you writer's cramp.
Quick Fix: "Refocus on what's most important to you," says life coach Linda Hedberg. "If you're overwhelmed with dozens of cards to send out, ask yourself, Which are the 10 most important ones?" Send those and put the rest on the back burner. Or just send an e-card to everyone on your list. Bonus: It's eco-friendly!
Stress Zone #3: You're dragging your kids off to see The Nutcracker—it's a tradition!—but they're whining every step of the way.
Quick Fix: Make a switch. True, families thrive on traditions, but it's less about the event itself, which your kids may have outgrown, and more about time together. If your kids are complaining, drop expensive, high-stress rituals in favor of something simple and universally appealing, like a Christmas Eve chocolate-chip pancake feast.


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Applying oils to the skin without the interference of a wax barricade gives your skin the essential fatty acids it needs to stay healthy. These fatty acids, called lipids, are part of the environmental protection barrier that prevents outside elements, among them the sun, wind and pollution, from assaulting the skin and compromising its integrity. Oils also work wonders for restoring elasticity and keeping your skin hydrated. Oils actually penetrate into clogged pores and break up congested matter—because oils dissolve oils.
At Marie Veronique, we prefer oils to lotions because the small lipid particles penetrate past the epidermal barrier to deliver nutrients to deeper layers of the skin. This means that a very high concentration of therapeutic ingredients can reach the dermal layer where skin renewal takes place.
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SPINOFF REVIEW: In "Homefront," Statham Bruises, But Your Brain Loses
Jason Statham is a logic-impaired ex-DEA agent on a mission to kick James Franco's ass in Gary Fleder and Sylvester Stallone's "Homefront."
CBR Games Roundup: March, 2011
Crank down the thermostat in the house because March has a hot line-up of video-games that will warm gaming hearts everywhere including "Dragon Age 2," "Homefront," "MLB 11 The Show" and more.
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The incident occurred over the area of ocean between the islands of Guam and Hawaii and involved the aircrews of two separate Navy aircraft witnessing two 'disc shaped' objects which 'circled' their aircraft twice and departed to the East at an approximate speed of 1500 to 2000 mph - on board the aircraft was Admiral Arthur Radford and Naval Secretary Dan Kimball who later convened a conference with the Chief of the Naval Research Admiral Calvin Bolster about making a full investigation of all Navy and Marine UFO reports.
There's more details and newspaper articles about the UFO incident and subsequent investigation below, Project 1947's Jan Aldrich also raises some extremely important points about the complete lack of declassified US Naval UFO documents and undisclosed O.N.I. UFO investigations.
Admiral Radford & Navy Sec. Kimball Planes Buzzed
Navy Secretary Dan Kimball was flying to Hawaii when two disc-shaped craft streaked in toward his Navy executive plane. There is no doubt that it it actually happened. In December of 2006 Dan Wilson located an article found in the Blue Book files and Jean Waskiewicz produced a transcript of that article, which can be found at the bottom of this directory."Their speed was amazing," he told me later, in Washington. "My pilots estimated it between fifteen hundred and two thousand miles an hour. The objects circled us twice and then took off, heading east. There was another Navy plane behind us, with Admiral Arthur Radford on board. The distance was about fifty miles. I had my senior pilot radio a report on the sighting. In almost no time Radford's chief pilot called back, really excited. The UFOs were now circling their plane---they'd covered the fifty miles in less than two minutes. In a few seconds the pilot told us they'd left the plane and raced up out of sight."
Aftermath:After landing, Secretary Kimball had a report radioed to the AF, since it was officially in charge of the UFO investigation. When he returned to Washington he had an aide ask the AF what action had been taken. He was informed it was against orders to discuss case analyses, even with witnesses who made the reports. In regard to other Navy & Marine Corps reports ...on checking, found that the Air Force had insisted on getting all copies of reports, without even a preliminary Navy investigation. As in his own case, the AF had refused to answer any questions about these sightings, except for a few that were already known to the press, which it later tried to debunk.
As soon as he learned this, Secretary Kimball had a conference with Rear Admiral Calvin Bolster, Chief of the Naval Research. He wanted ONR to make a full investigation of all Navy and Marine reports from then on and also try to get duplicate reports from witnesses in unexplained earlier cases. And this was to be kept separate from the Air Force Project Blue Book
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THE CABINET MEMBER told his story to an audience of Navy officers and air cadets a couple of weeks ago at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. He may have expected it would stop there, but since he made no such request and since nothing was said about his remarks being off the record, I'll take the liberty of repeating his report.On a recent flight across the Pacific, he said, he was flying at night from Pearl Harbor to Guam. Another plane, with additional members of his party, was trailing several miles behind on the same course.
Kimball stressed the fact that he has the utmost faith and confidence in the pilot who was with him that night, a pilot who has flown him for thousands of miles over a period of years.
Somewhere out over the dark Pacific, he said, the pilot came back to the cabin visibly excited and reported that a flying saucer had appeared out of nowhere, had flown abeam the secretary's plane for some distance, and had just raced ahead and shot up into the sky and out of sight. He and the co-pilot had both watched the phenomenon, he said. He asked if he should radio a report of the incident to Pearl Harbor.
Kimball advised him not to pointing out that Pearl Harbor probably wouldn't believe the story. Instead, the secretary suggested sending a message to the plane astern and ordering them to keep a sharp lookout for any unusual sights.IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, the second plane radioed excitedly that a flying saucer had just come down and flown alongside the wing tip, then had shot ahead and vanished into the sky.
Shakespeare had it right; "There are stranger things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
"Operation UFO: The Official Truth about Flying Saucers", 22 November 1953
(The Milwaukee Sentinel)The author of the article is Captain Walter Karig, Special Deputy to Chief of Information, U.S. Navy.
This newspaper article discusses the UFO scene as of 1953.
Quote from the article: "Dan Kimball, then Secretary of the Navy, was convinced that "flying saucers" are not figments of the imagination after a UFO buzzed his airplane during a trans-Pacific flight."
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Not many people would call traditional Scottish food delicious, or even appetizing. My husband and I traveled throughout Scotland a few years back and I will say this. Neither would I. I can easily compare traditional Scottish food with my own regional and traditional Appalachian food.
The morning we left for Ben Nevis (the highest peak in Scotland) I ordered the seemingly innocent eggs Benedict from the hotel kitchen. Somehow I ended up with an undercooked egg on top of deep fried toast and a side order of baked beans.
I think I would have been alright that day, if it were not for the first stop we made at a Woolery and gift shop. It was raining and cold, and most all of us needed a warm pull-over or jacket. The store was very warm and inviting. As I browsed I happened upon a little nook away from the clothing department. There sat a small table with an attractive array of Scotch samples. "White Blended Scotch Whiskey" I read. I was overtaken by curiosity. Of course in hindsight it was stupidity. I sampled a few. It was 10 a.m. and I had a two hour jostling, nauseating bus ride ahead of me. And after that another hour long choppy boat ride.
After enduring them both, we arrived at the Colombia hotel. Nauseated and sea-sick I remember feeling relieved and thankful to finally be stationary. My stomach was in dire need of settling. While Mark kindly left to find a drugstore (or chemist), I found a little welcome sampler from the hotel staff. The gift pack held teas, candies and many packages of shortbread. I quickly plugged in the provided electric pitcher and soon had eaten several pieces of shortbread. The tea was warm and soothing and the short bread was delicious in it's plainness. I was feeling better already.
It was only recently that I had the notion to replicate the cookie that had been so comforting to me. I soon found a very old Scottish recipe that I altered slightly. The dough came together quickly. It is buttery, crumbly, not too sweet and melt-in-your-mouth delicious. My shortbread tasted just as it had that night at the Columbia.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The long and shortbread of it
6 comments:
- cats-rox said...
hey there, care to share the shortbread recipe? :) i've been looking for a nice, simple, shortbread recipe. oh and have you ever tried icing/decorating shortbread cookies? does that work? if you'd like to email me, or post it up here, that would be great! :)
thanks much!
firstname.lastname@example.com - April 14, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- serendipitously.create said...
Hey I'd also like to see a recipe should you feel up to posting it. I just loved this post. My mom used to buy us shortbread from this tiny coffeeshop that you could drive through on the way to school. It made me so happy. I found an incredible chocolate shortbread cookie recipe on the back of Guitard chocolate package if your looking for something with a little sweetness. Pairs beautifully with coffee. Thank you for your wonderful blog!
- July 16, 2010 at 10:27 AM
- A.D.M. said...
Thank you for posting this! Yay! I get to have Peanut butter cookies and shortbread cookies all in one week! You're amazing!
- March 6, 2011 at 3:19 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wow! I love all of your recepies! I was just looking for a shortbread recipie with(and i used exactly these words) that melt-in-your-mouth delicious feeling!
Im kind of an amateur though... well actually im a complete amateur and so when you say about wrapping the dough in plastic film (same as cling film,right?) do you mean wrapping the 2 separate dough pieces after they have been flattened out to 1" thickness in the plastic and then refridgerating them?
Thank you so much for this recipe and thank you in advance if you get the chance to reply! - December 4, 2011 at 3:58 PM
- Miss Overballe said...
These look utterly delicious! they are pinned, and soon to be tried :)
- February 25, 2012 at 10:35 AM
- Lola Oguns said...
1pound is what?
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Gubernatorial candidates discuss road fund disparity
by WILY/WRXX News Staff • February 13, 2014 • News
Does downstate Illinois get too big of a share of the state's road fund? The republican candidates for governor don't think so.
Legislators from Chicago and its suburbs have complained that less populated parts of the state receive a disproportionate amount of transportation revenues.
Currently, funds are divided in a 55/45 split, with the Chicago area getting the smaller chunk. Bruce Rauner thinks it's an extension of a feud as old as the state itself.
Rauner says he's heard the debate about downstate versus metro Chicago and that the fighting within our state is one of Illinois' problems.
State senator bill Brady says Chicago lawmakers who believe their area pays too much in gas taxes but doesn't get enough back are forgetting about the tollway system.
Brady says the toll roads were built up north with the understanding that they would be paid for by tolls and that's why the general assembly allowed them to be built, noting that has to be taken into the equation about where road funds go.
All four candidates agreed that the bigger issue is taking road funds to pay for other programs.


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It is a mystery where the creators of A Little Bit of Heaven got the idea that anyone wants to watch Kate Hudson dying from colon cancer, but that is exactly what this dramedy is all about: Kate Hudson's cancerous butt. And it is nothing to either laugh or cry about.
The new movie from director Nicole Kassel is a tale of how the free-spirited modern woman still has an Achilles heel: her colon. Marley (Hudson) is an advertising exec that would have made a great 5th member of the Sex and the City circle: she is commitment-phobic, career driven, beautiful, funny and living it up in New Orleans. After some disturbing symptoms, she goes in to get her butt checked out and lo and behold! Colon cancer!
During Marley's colonoscopy, she envisions herself in heaven and meets God in the form of Whoopi Goldberg; at this point she is granted three wishes (which will not be given away here). The remainder of the film is a realistic portrayal of what every woman goes through during chemotherapy: falling in love with the heartthrob physician (Gael Garcia-Bernal), working through family problems, getting visits from a dwarf male escort (Peter Dinklage); you know, the basics.
The Problem with A Little Bit of Heaven is that it can't execute its tenuous task: make a heart-warming, funny yet simultaneously sad film about death. This is something that is not easily done, and Heaven is unable to leave the viewer feeling anything but annoyed and uncomfortable. The screenplay is miserable and the overall feel of the movie is How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (another Hudson film) infused with cancer. The whole can-the-liberated-woman-learn-to-love-and-commit-before-it-is-too-late spiel is totally absurd to watch while that same woman is suffering through chemo. Whimsical, happy go lucky new movies about colon cancer aren't worth the money; if you want to judge this film for yourself, wait until you can download it on iTunes.


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quote:Hilliard's longest run was only 33 yards? That seems strange.
quote:I will say no because of the lack of a featured back and the more of a run by committee these days
quote:Will we ever see a back come close to that 4,000 career yard mark again?
quote:You found that strange but not Charles Scott and Joseph Adaii having a long of 0 yards?
quote:The only way it would happen is if you got a guy like a Fournette who comes in as a true freshman and starts and dominates playing time from day one put up over 1,300 per in three years before he goes pro. It would have to be three incredible years instead of four really good ones, because that guy would leave before he got to 4,000. Honestly, barring injury, if we get Fournette here I'd bet he'd pass Harvey at least and push that top group.


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Mapping the Bioeconomy: The knowledge-based economy and the biosciencesDate: 27 -28 April 2006 Venue: Institute for Advanced Studies, Lancaster University Background 'The bioeconomy, a new concept, encompasses many economic activities, each benefiting from new discoveries, and related products and services arising out of the biosciences'. ... 'The bioeconomy is defined as that part of economic activities "which captures the latent value in biological processes and renewable bioresources to produce improved health and sustainable growth and development"' OECD (2005) The Bioeconomy in 2030: A Policy Agenda The concept of the 'bioeconomy' is starting to play a key role in the economic strategies of states, corporations and universities. In this workshop we will gather together scholars from a range of disciplines to critically explore both the concept and the reality of the bioeconomy. Topics to be covered in the workshop include:
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To express an interest in giving a paper or simply participating in the workshop, please contact Bronislaw Szerszynski (bron [at] lancaster.ac.uk) or Larry Reynolds (larry.reynolds [at] lancaster.ac.uk). We envisage meeting the cost of rail fares and overnight accommodation for a small number of UK based scholars. This does not, of course, prevent interested non-UK based scholars from participating if they can get to Lancaster; we would be delighted to provide any invitation letters or other documents that would facilitate such participation. This workshop is sponsored and hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies, and organised by the Centre for the Study of Environmental Change and the Centre for Science Studies, all at Lancaster University. Contact: Who can attend: Anyone Further informationOrganising departments and research centres: Centre for the Study of Environmental Change, Sociology |
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Garrison Cadet College Kohat is Situated in Kohat. Foundation stone of the college was laid on 1st March , 1990 by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto. A sum of Rs: 40 million was provided by the Federal Government for construction of the initially required buildings.The college was inaugurated on 10 May 1993 by the then Quartermaster General of Pakistan Army, Lieutenant General Muhammad Arif Bungash, HI (M), S Bt. Regular classes commenced in march 1993. Colonel Muhammad Idress Niazi (Retd) was the first principal.He assumed his charge in September 1992 and retired on 2nd December 1995.
Students are selected after through written test and physical fitness test.Test centers are in Kohat, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Multan, Karachi, Abu Dhabi. Cadets after selection are enrolled in five Houses Zangi, Ghazali, Ayubi,Ceena, Kayani naming after great Muslim warriors and scholars Noor-ud-din Zangi, Imam Ghazali, Sultan Sallahudin Ayubi, Ibn-e-Ceena, Justice Rustam Kiyani. respectively.
Each house has a House Master and a House Tuter which look after the cadets of house.they keep eyes on their cadets 24 hours .they select Cadets for various activities.Recommend their cadets for Appointments.House masters are assisted by a House Commander(student of FSc-II)and two section commanders(FSc-I).Each house has a Drill Instructor, a house Baba,a medical superintendent.
Garrison Cadet College, Kohat, has been established by HQ 9th Infantry Division, Kohat. The College is under the control and management of a Board of Governors, headed by General Officer Commanding 9th Infantry Division. Tenure of each member is three years.


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Mark Nepo (born February 23, 1951) is a poet and philosopher who has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for over thirty years.[1] Nepo is best known for his New York Times #1 bestseller,[2] The Book of Awakening. He has published twelve books and recorded six audio projects. As a cancer survivor, Nepo writes and teaches about the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship.
In 2010, Oprah Winfrey chose Nepo's Book of Awakening as one of her Ultimate Favorite Things for her farewell season, launching it to the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. In 2010 and 2011, Nepo was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey as part of her SIRIUS XM Radio show, "Soul Series."[3] He was also interviewed by Robin Roberts on Good Morning America.[4] Oprah has also written about Nepo twice in her O! Magazine article, "What I Know for Sure," (most recently in April 2011).[5]
Nepo's work has been translated into several languages, including French, Portuguese, Japanese, and Danish.


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Quinoa is a satisfying and healthy alternative when you're craving a big bowl of pasta. Try this Quinoa Salad with Feta, Pomegranate and Pistachio from our February Top Pick in cookbooks, The Tucci Table, for a quick and filling meal or side dish that won't cost you extra time at the gym.
Quinoa Salad with Feta, Pomegranate and Pistachio
Felicity introduced me to this healthy alternative to pasta and bread—the staples of the Tucci family diet. Quinoa is a fantastic base to which so many other flavors can be added, like dates, avocado or grilled halloumi cheese. Nutty, delicious and good for you, this quinoa salad blends the sharpness of the feta, the sweetness of the pomegranate and the crunch of the nuts. It can be served as a side or a main.
Serves 4 as a main, 6 as a side
1. Soak the quinoa in cold water to remove its bitterness. Each brand is different, so check the instructions on the package. Then rinse it thoroughly.
2. Bring 3 to 4 cups salted water to a boil. Add the quinoa, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. The quinoa is done when the germ separates from the seed. It should have a little bite to it, too. Strain if necessary. Dress with the olive oil and lemon juice, season with salt and pepper, and set aside to cool.
3. Gently mix the pomegranate seeds, pistachios or pine nuts and scallions into the quinoa. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Place the mixture in a serving dish and place the feta cheese on top. Scatter the last 2 tablespoons of pomegranate seeds over the top, gently break up the feta, and serve.
This is delicious served with some sliced blood oranges dressed with extra virgin olive oil.
BookPage is thrilled to reveal the cover for The Day the Crayons Came Home, the sequel to the best-selling The Day the Crayons Quit, written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers! It will be released this August from Philomel. Click to view larger.
But what have those high-maintenance crayons been up to? We chatted with Jeffers for the release of The Day the Crayons Quit, so for this new book, we wanted to hear from author Drew Daywalt:
Author Drew Daywalt |
BookPage: What originally inspired you to share the plight of these grumbling crayons?
Daywalt: It wasn't really by choice. My crayons told me that if I didn't bring their plight to the public eye, something terrible might happen to me. What would you do? Like Duncan, I complied. This conspiracy of silence has to end. These little wax cylinders are terrors and the world needs to know!
Last time we checked in on the crayons, they were pretty ticked off, though Duncan did make a concerted effort to honor their many demands. Why are they coming back in this sequel? What do they want this time?
Money. Cold hard cash. They want the Benjamins and they aren't afraid to use violence to get them. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING! Seriously though . . . poor Duncan. He finally gets one group of crayons to chill out and a whole NEW group shows up griping at him.
In The Day the Crayons Came Home, it's a whole new batch of crayons, and their complaints are about how Duncan has lost, broken or neglected them. We know all these crayons already, because we're all kind of Duncan. They're all the ones we melted, broke, lost or otherwise treated crappily when we were kids. (Is crappily a word? Oh man, did I just invent a word? I did! Yes! You're WELCOME, Webster!) But in all seriousness, what I think makes the new book really special is that it's a story about homecoming and acceptance no matter what . . . but with lots of complaining.
Illustrator Oliver Jeffers |
Which crayon do you most empathize with?
In the new book? I'm Neon Red Crayon. Yeah. For sure. He's kind of a lovable goof who has no idea where he is or where he's going, but he's really enjoying the ride. Or . . . I might be Glow-in-the-Dark Crayon. He draws scary things that then totally freak him out when it's dark. Also kind of an idiot. Hmmm . . . I'm seeing a pattern here in myself.
What's your favorite part about working with Jeffers?
He smells nice. Actually, It's the sense of fun when we're working. A lot of what Oliver and I do is try to make each other laugh. He also has a cool Irish brogue, which makes me 25% cooler just by standing next to him when he talks. What I bring to the table is that I have large strong shoulders and I could easily carry him if I ever needed to rescue him from, like, a burning building or something.
What would you like kids to remember next time they pick up their crayons?
Not to do drugs.
The animated film rights for The Day the Crayons Quit were purchased by Universal Pictures last year. Hooray for crayons!
Get ready to shake off this freezing cold weather with some great books in March! LibraryReads has tallied the votes of librarians around the country, and these are the March books librarians are most excited about putting on their shelves.
Our Top Picks in both fiction (James Hannaham's bold debut, Delicious Foods) and nonfiction (Erik Larson's fascinating tale of the sinking of the Lusitania, Dead Wake) make the list. Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, steps into fiction with the tale of a very bad cat in Cat Out of Hell, and Ian Caldwell delves into a Vatican murder in The Fifth Gospel. Looking for YA lit? Check out Vanishing Girls, a story of linked fates between a group of teenagers, by Lauren Oliver.
See the full LibraryReads March list here.
Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman
Morrow • $26.99 • ISBN 978-0062330260
on sale January 20, 2015
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Neil Gaiman's Trigger Warning has the feel of a fairy tale collection. But these strange and haunting fairy tales are not recommended for bedtime stories. As he warns in the intro: "There are things in this book, as in life, that might upset you . . . . Consider yourself warned."
Gaiman cuts a fine line between fantasy and reality, with each story plopping you into another dark world that is so similar, yet so disturbly dissimilar, from our own. There are ghoulish old ladies, ominous hounds, rolling fogs and monarchs—there's even a "Doctor Who" story. It's pretty clear that Gaiman's creativity is in no short supply; I can only imagine what having him around a campfire would be like.
This excerpt comes from "A Calendar of Tales":
My mother had a ring in the shape of a lion's head. She used it to do small magics—find parking spaces, make the queue she was in at the supermarket move a bit faster, make the squabbling couple at the next table stop squabbling and fall in love again, that sort of thing. She left it to me when she died.
The first time I lost it I was in a café. I think I had been fiddling with it nervously, pulling it off my finger, putting it on again. Only when I got home did I realize that I was no longer wearing it.
I returned to the café, but there was no sign of it.
Several days later, it was returned to me by a taxi driver, who had found it on the pavement outside the café. He told me my mother had appeared to him in a dream and given him my address and her recipe for old-fashioned cheesecake.
What are you reading this week?
Best-selling author Robyn Carr celebrates the release of One Wish—the latest in her Thunder Point series—today, so we thought it would be the perfect time to check in with the author. In this blog post, Carr writes about what women's fiction and romance means to her. If you thought romance novels were just about the steamy scenes, Carr is here to set you straight!
When my son was in Iraq, we Skyped almost every day. We had more long and meaningful discussions while he was in a war zone than we had when he lived under my roof. And there were times it could get a little awkward, like when I was on a writing roll, in the story zone, and his first question is, "Do you know David Baldacci?"
"Not personally," I said. "Why?"
"Someone gave me one of his books and told me to read it; I might like it."
"I don't have one," he said.
"Stand by," I said.
So I emailed him a book. It was with great satisfaction that I heard him say, "Hey. This is good."
The more interesting thing happened later. First, he found that many of his female co-workers had known about me for a long time and were fans. That really jazzed him up; finally made his mother somebody. He did some mild raving about the book, and I offered him the next one in the series.
"No offense, Mom, but it's a chick book."
Yes, it's a chick book, something I'm rather proud of. But what I do is write romance and women's fiction, which is about women, for women and written largely by women. My books, the chick books of this century, celebrate women. And because of the digital age, the response is immediate! Any writer of fiction for women who doesn't know what their readers most enjoy, what brings the greatest reader satisfaction, is asleep at the switch. They tell us every day: Dear Ms. Carr, I know just how Mel felt because I lost my husband at a very young age. Dear Ms. Carr, I escaped from an abusive relationship and you really nailed it—thank you. Dear Ms. Carr, My son was bullied in high school and I'm so glad to see one of my favorite romance writers address that subject.
I have a lot of male readers, too—I hear from them regularly. One of them surprised and thrilled me. I lost my leg in Afghanistan and it was after reading your book about a soldier in an almost identical situation, I've decided I really need counseling. I don't know how my wife has lived with me this long!
I realize that what I really do when I write romance is less about love and sex and more about hope.
I write about the things that are part of a woman's world: the family drama, community cohesiveness, neighbors helping neighbors. My readers visit my books daily for the chance to relate to the characters who share their burdens and joys, to use strong characters as role models, to be entertained while they struggle to find their own happy endings. Sometimes, they come to me at their most vulnerable and entrust me to take them on a meaningful journey. By the time I'm on the home stretch of a new book, I realize that what I really do when I write romance is less about love and sex and more about hope.
My son has been home from Iraq for quite a while now, safe and sound, and I'm meeting the most interesting people in Thunder Point. In One Wish, I met a former figure skating champion who craves a quieter life and Mr. Hottie High School teacher, Troy Headly, who is on hand to prove to her that it doesn't have to be all that quiet. And in A New Hope, which will be out in June, Ginger Dysart chooses Thunder Point as the town in which she'll reclaim her life. Who would have guessed she'd find it in the arms of a handsome Basque farmer? And there's more—join me for Wildest Dreams at the end of summer when a world famous triathlete mixes it up with a local nurse, and together, they dare to dream the wildest dreams.
Join me in Thunder Point—the place where wishes are made, hopes are finally realized and dreams come true.
Thank you, Robyn! Check out our review of One Wish, and see more about the author on her website.
Author photo by Michael Alberstat
For book club members, frugal shoppers and readers who still prefer the printed page over the e-reader, here are four of the best new paperback editions available this week:
By Phil Klay
Penguin • $16 • ISBN 9780143126829
This riveting story collection by an Iraq War veteran captured the 2014 National Book Award for Fiction.
The Good Girl
By Mary Kubica
Mira • $14.95 • ISBN 9780778317760
Kubica's intricately plotted thriller about a botched kidnapping has impressed readers and critics alike.
Breath, Eyes, Memory
By Edwidge Danticat
Soho • $16 • ISBN 9781616955021
The 20th-anniversary edition of Danticat's acclaimed Haitian coming-of-age novel includes an interview with the author and a reading group guide.
Frog Music
By Emma Donoghue
Back Bay • $17 • ISBN 9780316324670
From the author of Room, something entirely different: A rip-roaring Western/mystery featuring a cross-dressing frog catcher and an exotic dancer.
Till now, Judith Flanders has confined herself solely to nonfiction as one of the foremost social historians of the Victorian era and the best-selling author of The Invention of Murder and The Victorian City. With her debut crime novel, Flanders takes on the cutthroat publishing industry and spices it up with a bit of that Victorian-style macabre.
Chosen by librarians for the February 2015 Library Reads list, A Murder of Magpies is a darkly funny romp that takes readers between London and Paris in pursuit of a potentially libelous manuscript.
But how did Flanders make the leap from Victorian crime to contemporary crime fiction? As she reveals in a guest blog post, it's just more fun. (And now we know never to get on Flanders' bad side . . .)
Fiction has some definite advantages over nonfiction. I've been writing nonfiction for nearly 20 years now, specializing in Victorian Britain. I truly can't complain: It's a great job. As with every job, though, there are some days that are just a slog. At one point I was writing about a fire along the river Thames in 1861, and I wanted to incorporate an eyewitness' description of seeing the fire from a train. To do that, I needed to say where his train was heading. It took me nearly a week in the library to find that out. Even though it was one of those boring little details that nobody reading my book would care about, still, I had to get it right.
If I had been writing a novel, I grumped to myself, I could have just made it up. And then I bumped into an ex-colleague in the library, someone I'd worked with years before. And I remembered how much I disliked her. (The feeling, I believe, is mutual.) So, to relieve the boredom of researching trains, I began to imagine ways of killing her. From making up train stations, to making up murder methods, I moved on to just making things up.
And before I knew it, I'd started to write a crime novel. Sam Clair is an editor in a publishing house. I worked in publishing for 17 years, and publishing is full of people that belong in a novel. The 20-something editor who thinks he knows everything? Check. The last remaining Goth in Britain, who loves commercial women's fiction? Double-check. And of course then there's the general murder and mayhem. After all, there isn't an author alive who hasn't wanted to murder her editor, and vice-versa.
With my nonfiction hat on, I wrote a book on 19th-century murder and how real-life crimes were used for entertainment purposes: Where today we have films about the Boston strangler or whatever, they had plays and novels and even puppet shows. What struck me was that real-life murder was, on the whole, not very interesting. Thug A hits Thug B over the head, fighting over a few pounds. Thug B dies. That was the pattern, over and over.
Crime was dull. Crime fiction, however, now that was fabulous. From Dickens to Dracula, authors everywhere found themselves invigorated by these very ordinary, very ugly events. They took the dull stuff—Thug A, a railway station, a fire—and turned it into magic.
Publishing can be dull, too. Like a lot of glamorous jobs, on a day-to-day level it's often just paperwork: admin and schedules and budgets. But if you make things up, you can liberate the routine, turn it into magic, too.
So I decided that I'd give myself a break from researching train stations, or even Thugs A and B. Instead I would take the ridiculousness that is publishing, and the magic that is making things up, and see what happened.
Thank you so much, Judith! Readers, A Murder of Magpies goes on sale tomorrow!
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Judith Flanders author photo by Clive Barda.
Alan Lightman explores his family and past through the lens of cinema in his memoir, Screening Room. Our reviewer writes, "In episodic prose that shimmers with cinematic quality, Lightman recalls a time when aunts and uncles, cousins and siblings, parents and friends gathered in the Memphis moonlight to drink, talk in hushed tones about neighbors, sort out perplexing and slowly evolving attitudes about race and ponder the ragged ways people fall in love and out of it." (Read the review here.)
We asked Lightman to tell us about three books he's been reading lately, and he graciously agreed to share.
Reading only Michael Ondaatje's big novels, one would be scarcely aware of his delightful sense of humor and wit, demonstrated in his memoir Running in the Family. This short book, poetic as all of Ondaatje's writing, begins with his return to his native island of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in the late 1970s. There, through conversations with aging relatives, he imaginatively recreates his childhood, his Dutch-Ceylonese family history and the painful marriage of his parents—all set against the drug-like heat of the luxurious countryside. The throbbing heart of the book is Ondaatje's strained relationship with his father, Mervyn, whose drunken antics hide a deeply troubled man who ultimately abandoned his family. With understated subtlety, in these pages Ondaatje aches to find peace with the father he never really knew.
The elderly British writer William H. Hudson was laid up for six weeks in a London hospital at the beginning of World War I when, to his astonishment, he suddenly remembered in photographic detail his entire childhood growing up on the pampas of Argentina in the mid-19th century. The resulting memoir is an extraordinary portrait of that place and time, including luxuriant descriptions of the local flora and fauna and the daily existence of an English family living far from civilization. With no schools being nearby, the children were instructed by a wandering schoolmaster, a fat little man with a crooked nose who owned nothing but his horse. The tutor, Mr. Trigg, spent a year or two at a time with English and Scottish settlers, mostly sheep farmers, and hated teaching as much as children in the wild hated being taught.
In 1815, a Connecticut sea captain named James Riley was shipwrecked off the Western coast of Africa. He and his crew were captured by wandering Arabs and turned into slaves, forced to care for the camels, sleep on the rock hard desert floor and live on practically nothing except camel's milk as the caravan made a nine-month trek across the burning Sahara. Half starved to death, with their skin nearly burned off their bodies by the ferocious sun, forced to drink their own and camels' urine to stay alive, Riley and his crew faced a fate of either death or being sold to other caravans. Abraham Lincoln said that Sufferings in Africa, along with the Bible and Pilgrim's Progress, were the three books that most shaped his thinking.
Thank you, Alan! Readers, do you see any intriguing suggestions?


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Growing up, my parents had a bright blue Subaru named Lulabelle. All cars after that were also named Lulabelle until my parents started buying minivans. Then the name was retired. The vans never got their own names!
Our current car is Mitsu, but only because its a Mitsubishi (Although, Mitsou is a singer here in QC... So It is recognized as a 'real' name.)Mommy to John Alexander & 3 furbabies; Maggie the dog, Rex & Bella the wannabe lions
Current favourites: girls -Eliana [Bronwen, Joy, Claire, Irene], Leora [Irene, Bronwen, Bronwyn], Sarah Elise, Anna Charlotte, Adelaide, Phoebe, Kathryn, Elizabeth, Anastasia, Celeste, Astrid, Beatrix, Lucy
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April 27th, 2013 03:24 PM #39Raquel-21 year old who loves names, books, and languages
Ladies: Catherine Isabella,Helena Margaret, Clara Josephine, Amelia Juliet, Louisa Genevieve, Eva Rosalind, Rose Fiammetta, Edith Lenore, Charlotte Rosamund, Eleanora Winter, Marina Adelaide, Emmeline Margot
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Site: Richmond, Va.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 10 a.m.-noon, 1-2 p.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 5-6:30 p.m.); Saturday, race, 7 p.m. (Fox, 6:30-10:30 p.m.).
Track: Richmond International Raceway (oval, 0.75 miles).
Race distance: 300 miles, 400 laps.
Last year: Kevin Harvick drove from seventh to first in a two-lap overtime sprint to the finish. Clint Bowyer was second.
Last race: Harvick won the Southern 500 on April 12 at Darlington to become the first repeat winner this season. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second.
Fast facts: The race is the third short-track event of the season. Carl Edwards won at Bristol on March 16, and Kurt Busch took the Martinsville race March 30. Edwards won the September race at Richmond. ... Kyle Busch swept the spring races at the track from 2009-2012. ... Jeff Gordon leads the season standings. ... Denny Hamlin is from nearby Chesterfield. ... Richard Petty won a record 13 times at the track.
Next race: Aaron's 499, May 4, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
Site: Richmond, Va.
Schedule: Thursday, practice; Friday, qualifying (ESPN2, 3-4:30 p.m.), race, 7 p.m. (ESPN News, 6:30-9:30 p.m.).
Track: Richmond International Raceway (oval, 0.75 miles).
Race distance: 300 miles, 400 laps.
Last year: Brad Keselowski took the lead from Kyle Busch with 10 laps to go and held off Kevin Harvick.
Last race: Chase Elliott won at Darlington on April 11 for his second straight series victory. The 18-year-old Elliott, also the Texas winner, is the son of NASCAR great Bill Elliott.
Fast facts: Busch won this year at Phoenix and Bristol to push his series-record victory total to 65. He has won four times at Richmond. ... Harvick has a series-record six victories at the track. ... Elliott leads the season standings, 13 points ahead of JR Motorsports teammate Regan Smith. Smith won at the opener at Daytona. ... Keselowski won the September race at the track.
Next race: Aaron's 312, May 3, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
Next race: SFP 250, May 9, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Mo.
Last race: Defending series champion Matt Crafton won the rain-delayed race at Martinsville on March 30 for his fourth career victory.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
Site: Birmingham, Ala.
Schedule: Friday, practice; Saturday, practice, qualifying (NBC Sports Network, Sunday, 1-2 a.m.); Sunday, race, 3:12 p.m. (NBC Sports Network, 2:30-5:30 p.m.).
Track: Barber Motorsports Park (road course, 2.38 miles).
Race distance: 214.2 miles, 90 laps.
Last year: Andretti Autosport's Ryan Hunter-Reay raced to the first of his two 2013 victories. Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon was second.
Last race: Ed Carpenter Racing's Mike Conway won at Long Beach on April 13, taking the lead when Dixon stopped for fuel two laps from the finish.
Fast facts: The race is the third of the season. ... Team Penske's Will Power, the winner of the season-opening race at St. Petersburg, Fla., won at Barber in 2011-12. ... Dixon has finished second in each of the four races at Barber. ... The Indy Lights Series has races Saturday and Sunday.
Next race: Grand Prix of Indianapolis, May 10, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
Site: Baytown, Texas.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 3-4:30 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 2:30-5:30 p.m.).
Track: Royal Purple Raceway.
Last year: Cruz Pedregon won in Funny Car, beating Tim Wilkerson in the final. Bob Vandergriff Jr. won in Top Fuel, Jason Line topped the Pro Stock field, and Hector Arana Jr. won in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Last event: Robert Hight won the Four-Wide Nationals in Concord, N.C., on April 13, beating John Force, Alexis DeJoria and Tim Wilkerson in the Funny Car final. Antron Brown won the Top Fuel division, Sweden's Jimmy Alund topped the Pro Stock field to become the first European winner in the series, and Andrew Hines won in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Fast facts: Hight, a two-time winner in the first five events, leads the Funny Car standings — 35 points ahead of Force. The 64-year-old Force won the season-opening Winternationals in Pomona, Calif., for his record 139th victory. He won his record 16th season title last year. ... Doug Kalitta leads the Top Fuel standings, Erica Enders-Stevens tops the Pro Stock division, and Hines has the Pro Stock Motorcycle lead.
Next event: NHRA Summer Nationals, May 16-18, Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Ga.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
Next race: Spanish Grand Prix, May 11, Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Last week: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix for his third straight victory. Teammate Nico Rosberg was second.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
ARCA RACING SERIES: Federated Auto Parts 200, Sunday, Salem Speedway, Salem, Ind. Online: http://www.arcaracing.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprint Car: Friday, Salina Highbanks Speedway, Salina, Okla.; Saturday, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Pevely, Mo. Late Model: Saturday, Farmer City Raceway, Farmer City, Ill. Super DirtCar: Saturday, Fulton Speedway, Fulton, N.Y. Online: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com
U.S. AUTO RACING CLUB: Sprint Car: Friday, Gas City I-69 Speedway, Gas City, Ind.; Saturday, Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Ind. Online: http://www.usacracing.com


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Check out our picks — edgy pink, gnome crafts, and hearts galore — for the best stories circulating the blogosphere this week.
Image courtesy of Remodelista
We love pink, but only when it's used in an unexpected and slightly edgy way. We really like the quirky, modern aesthetic in this still-sweet bedroom from Remodelista.
If your kids (or you!) are excited about seeing Gnomeo & Juliet in 3D this weekend, you'll appreciate this adorable knitted baby gnome hat from Lorajean's Magazine. Lorajean's helpful photo how-tos almost make it seem easy!
We adore how sassy and opinionated Kristi Linauer from Addicted 2 Decorating gets about things like plantation shutters. But
beyond making us laugh with her mini-rant about their evils (they're
too expensive, says she, and people rarely finish them nicely with
drapes), she always gives good design pointers backed up
with lots of pretty pictures.
This (cold) time of year, people start longing for signs of spring and summer. That's why we especially appreciate this Good Bones Great Pieces post on an uplifting framed butterflies trend — it's chock full of inspiring examples. (Speaking of inspiring, here's the story GH did with the mom-and-daughter duo behind this blog.)
Last, we fell head over heals for this Design*Sponge chair makeover to trump all chair makeovers, pretty much thanks to the genius fabric used. We told you hearts were hot!


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Samuel White, 21, was reportedly killed on September 9, 2012 in Embden, ME after a fatal rollover accident. According to reports, White was driving a pickup truck south along Kennebec River Road at about 12:52 a.m. when he lost control of his truck and swerved into the opposite lane of traffic. His truck then left the roadway and overturned, killing White immediately.
Scene of the Accident
Police said that they suspected alcohol and speed to be factors in the accident, but said that further investigation was necessary. The specific cause of the accident was not given in the preliminary accident reports.