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Rino started with PHA in 1999 as the association's first part-time staff person, and today, serves as President and CEO. Besides overall management of the association and its 35+ staff members, his responsibilities include planning, program development and fundraising. Rino works closely with PHA's Board of Trustees, its Scientific Leadership Council, Corporate Committee and is involved in many of PHA's planning committees and work groups. Read Rino's Blog | Read more about Rino
Carl Hicks, originally from Mansfield, Ohio assumed his new role leading PHA's Field Operations initiative in September 2012. Tasked to build from the ground up, PHA's first-ever local chapters and have them operational yesterday, he comes uniquely suited for the task. He is a retired U.S. Army Combat Arms Officer, and a former successful EVP, COO, or CEO of companies in the civilian sector ranging from tech startups to nationwide SaaS firms. Previously, Carl served on the PHA Board of Trustees since 2002 and served as the chairman of the board during the period 2008 - 2010. He holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees, (business) from The Ohio State University.
Kelly D. Williams leads the Pulmonary Hypertension Association's Communications and Marketing team. Kelly's background includes serving as chief communications officer for a national youth-serving non-profit, a full-service marketing, communications and advertising agency, and a publicly traded defense and government services contractor. Her clients have included major consumer brands, c-suite executives, hospitals and physicians. A former TV health reporter, Kelly believes an organization's greatest assets are the stories of the people it serves. A mentor at heart, she has authored two parenting books for single mothers and has served as a visiting assistant professor at the University of North Florida.
Chris is responsible for the oversight of the Finance, Human Resources, Database, and Administration teams. Working closely with the President, he produces monthly financials, forecasting, and cash management reports. Chris also leads the annual budget and audit processes. As part of the management team, he is charged with organizing and developing office, staff, and system policies and procedures.
Lauren Lefkowitz leads the human resources department and manages recruiting, employee relations, training, benefits and compensation. She also oversees the information technology and office management functions for PHA. Lauren's prior experience includes human resources management in the financial services and retail industries, as well as pro-bono work and board service with a variety of non-profit organizations.
As PHA's Senior Director of Advocacy and Awareness, Katie helps represent the PH community in conversations with the National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration and other agencies. She works closely with PHA's Washington Representative and Grassroots Campaigns Manager to build legislative support for the Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Diagnosis Act and other legislation important to the community. Katie also coordinates PHA's advocacy events on Capitol Hill.
Angelia is part of the Advocacy & Awareness Department. She works on the 435 Campaign, which aims to connect PH patients with members of Congress, and the Media Action Network, which allows PHA members to tell their stories on a local and national scale.
Megan serves as PHA's primary writer, editor, and graphic designer for PHA promotional materials and print publications. She also coordinates the production and publication of PHA's newsletters and other print materials.
Tara manages the PHAssociation.org website and oversees continuous improvements to design and user experience of all of PHA's web properties.
Kathy works to maintain PHA's website and other e-channels and assists staff and the community at-large with online technical issues.
Allycia develops design concepts and creates visual marketing materials for PHA publications. Whether for print or online purposes, her work is used to aesthetically promote the organization's programs and events.
Mike oversees the Development team consisting of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Major and Planned Giving, Individual Giving/Membership, and Special Events. He comes to PHA with 20 years' experience in resource development, having begun his career as a volunteer for the March of Dimes Foundation. He held senior leadership roles at the March of Dimes and served as a field and national director for the American Diabetes Association in Alexandria, Virginia. Additionally, Mike has had management and direct fundraising responsibilities in higher education. A northeastern Pennsylvania native, Mike and his family reside in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
As Development Manager, Maggie works to implement programs that foster support for PHA, its programs, services and research agenda. Maggie is also the contact for the Sustainers Circle, PHA's monthly giving program. Along with the other members of the development team, Maggie answers donor and membership inquiries.
As the Special Events Associate, Brittani provides event organizers with the resources and tools to execute successful fundraisers. She is responsible for and provides ongoing programmatic support for special event organizers as well as campaign organization. She is also assisting with the organization of the 2015 PHPN Symposium's Networking Walk, which will be taking place in Arlington, VA. She dedicates herself in helping to engage and educate all communities about PHA's efforts.
Jessica manages all of the information technology needs at PHA. In addition to helping out staff with technology and equipment needs, Jessica is responsible for managing the IT vendor, overseeing the office space, maintenance and purchase of office equipment and administers a variety of internal office procedures.
Karen is responsible for managing PHA payroll and accounts payable functions and supports the VP of Finance with general accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting processes. Prior to joining PHA, Karen worked for over 20 years for the Montgomery County Government Department of Finance as well as Public Accounting and Professional Services firms. Karen is a CPA, licensed in the State of Maryland.
Randall oversees PHA's donor database, The Raiser's Edge. Randall serves PHA by ensuring all data is entered in a timely and accurate manner, and maintaining accurate records for all constituents. Randall assists the staff with any issues related to the database, and trains staff on how to use the database to serve their needs most effectively.
As a Database Associate, Barbara works alongside Randall McLeod on database needs. She's currently in charge of entering all online information into the Raiser's Edge database. Barbara has over 6 years of experience using and operating Raiser's Edge and she is always willing to help with issues within the database.
Dorothy jumps in to help with many mailings and other tasks. Dorothy is one of PHA's very first employees, and she has seen PHA through many of its changes.
Julia facilitates the exchange of reliable information between international PH associations and promotes global awareness of the disease. Her work includes administering and promoting PHA's international seed grant program, coordinating the translation efforts of PHA's materials, establishing relationships with PH organizations abroad and engaging the international medical community. PHA is pleased to work in connection with associations around the world to serve PH patients, their families, doctors and medical researchers.
Michael oversees the department's involvement with PHA's professional medical membership groups, PH Professional Network (PHPN) and PH Clinicians & Researchers (PHCR), helping to facilitate networking and other activities within these groups and promoting membership. Additionally, he works closely with the Scientific Leadership Council, which provides leadership and guidance for the mission of PHA and leads the development of the wide array of all PHA's medical programming.
Jessica manages the Early Diagnosis Campaign, PHA's effort to reduce the average time between PH symptom onset and accurate diagnosis by right heart catheterization. She coordinates the campaign's three subcommittees, while also working to develop partnerships with other stakeholders. Jessica is the primary point of contact for both patients and medical professionals who would like to be a part of the campaign.
Lori is responsible for promoting membership in the PH Professional Network (PHPN) and helping to develop the group's knowledge and resources to benefit the entire PH community. She provides support to each of PHPN's five leadership committees as they work to meet their goals. Lori also assists in organizing PHA's biennial PH Professional Network Symposium, the largest educational event in the field for PH allied health professionals.
Allison is responsible for developing educational resources that provide patients and caregivers with information about pulmonary hypertension and its management. Allison works to create patient-oriented brochures, website content, webinars for the PHA Classroom and chats with patients. She continues to assess educational needs within the PH community and assists in the planning of PHA events such as the PHA on the Road program.
In the Office of the President, Paige works closely alongside President and CEO, Rino Aldrighetti. Paige manages relations with both PHA's Board of Trustees and Corporate Committee members where she is the point of contact for Board members and corporate sponsors.
Kim creates and manages a variety of education and support programs for pulmonary hypertension patients and caregivers. She works directly with newly diagnosed patients, young adults and patients with associated illnesses and oversees programs for caregivers and parents. She aims to provide new points of entry, education and support to patients.
Olivia is responsible for guiding and managing the implementation for the Pulmonary Hypertension Care Centers' (PHCC) process of accreditation. She maintains the modes of communication for each PHCC committee and PHCC taskforce as well as facilitates further discussion between these members. Olivia also provides support to the content management, resource development and organization of the PHCC website.
Sama works to provide support for all aspects of the PHCC program. She aids in the PHCC application, review and accreditation processes through continuous communication with applicants, overall logistical assistance and site visit organization. She also contributes to the revision and update of the PHCC website.
Nora oversees the planning, research, and strategy for engaging supporters and ensuring the sustainability of the PH Care Center program. She conducts research on potential supporters, works with staff and volunteers to develop strategies for engaging constituents, and tracks metrics for all advancement activities.
Bob works closely with volunteers and staff to raise funds for the PH Care Centers and patient registry programs.
Debbie started at PHA in 2004 working directly with Support Line Volunteers, Support Group Leaders and Special Event planners. Today, she directly oversees Volunteer Services and Patient & Caregiver Services – two departments that provide direct support and education to the entire PH community. She is charged with the sustenance and expansion of the grassroots and volunteer spirit within PHA and working to provide support for special populations in the PH community specifically focuses on working with support group leaders and volunteers. She also serves as a member and Chair Elect of the Public Advisory Roundtable of the American Thoracic Society, a 110 year old international society with more than 15,000 researchers and clinicians in the fields of pulmonary diseases, critical illnesses and sleep-related breathing disorders.
Michael works to enable support groups — the backbone of the PH community — to come together, survive and thrive! He trains and supports leaders, provides resources such as meeting guides and sponsorship tools, and helps groups facing issues with retention, outreach and leadership transitions. He endeavors to see a support group at every medical facility treating PH patients, whenever appropriate and possible. Contact Michael if you would like to find or start a support group.
Andrew facilitates PHA's growing network of 245+ and growing patient-led support groups and 340 support group leaders around the country. He provides leaders with PHA resources to encourage successful ongoing group management, including the Support Group Central Fund program, which sponsors food and refreshments at hundreds of PH support group meetings nationwide.
Tracey coordinates the save-the-date promotional postcard mailings of nearly 800 pulmonary hypertension support group meetings occurring each year. She helps to process shipments and general mailings, puts materials together for various meetings, acts as back-up receptionist and provides general administrative support to the staff.
Tiffany leads the talented team for the California Chapter. She has an extensive background in sales and marketing as well as non-profit management and fundraising. She is passionate about engaging patients, constituents and volunteers to further the mission of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. Prior to PHA, Tiffany was with the Northern California Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She is an active member of her community in the Bay Area and volunteers her time with many organizations. She is a graduate of Sonoma State University, Leadership Santa Rosa Class XXIX and a recipient of the North Bay Business Journal's Forty Under 40 award.
Christine joined the Pulmonary Hypertension Association with over thirteen years of fundraising and marketing experience - across the scope from recruiting corporate sponsorships, event planning and production, and strategic development by implementing annual giving campaigns. Christine has also worked with Make-A-Wish, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and AIDS Walk Los Angeles/NewYork/SanFrancisco. Christine is based in the Orange County area and concentrates on the Chapter's fundraising initiatives in Southern California.
As the Development Manager, Sabrina focuses on fundraising events administration and logistics that include event planning and production. She is also responsible for recruiting and managing volunteer teams in several venues throughout the San Francisco Bay Area region.
Gina comes to PHA with extensive experience in fundraising for health related charities. After graduating from Iona College with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, she spent a year traveling throughout the US and Europe with the organization "Up With People." She worked 6 years as a fundraising event coordinator for the Muscular Dystrophy Association followed by 6 years as Executive Director for the American Liver Foundation. Gina's passion is empowering patients and loved ones of those affected by an illness to fight back by raising funds to find a cure and improve their lives.
Leslie Orlovsky has more than 16 years of professional experience in the nonprofit sector as a fundraiser. Possessing a strong background in volunteer and donor development, Leslie has developed and managed a variety of fundraising campaigns and special events. As the Director of Development, Leslie is working to build and expand the donor and event portfolio for the Greater New York and Philadelphia Chapter.
Marie has joined PHA with both an extensive background in fundraising and as the mother of a child with the disease. As an architectural designer she was the advisor to the Foundation during the design and construction of the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital. She later joined the MFCH development team as an event director and fundraiser. Marie's daughter Chloe was the first child to survive a major heart surgery with Prostacyclin during clinical trails. Together, they worked to create a world where PH patients had greater opportunities. As Director of Community Engagement, Marie merges her knowledge of fundraising and patient advocacy to inspire patients to empower themselves and to share how personal action can make a profound difference.
Juliette Pelletier has strong background in arts administration, fundraising, membership management and audience development, as well as 15 years fo professional experience working with non-profit organizations, coordinating national and international exhibitions and personal experience as an artist. Juliette provides expertise in the areas of organization consulting, strategic development, fundraising, marketing, public relations, promotion, event design and management.
A long-term resident of Lone Star State, Megan joins PHA with a strong background in fundraising. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas with a degree in Markets and Culture before moving back to Houston to start her non-profit career. Prior to the PHA, Megan was Senior Corporate Market Director for the American Heart Association and, most recently, Development Manager for the Children's Museum of Houston. Megan has helped to raise in support of these organizations, and she continues to serve as a volunteer for the American Heart Association as well as the Salvation Army in Houston.
A Texas native, Meredith received her BA from from Louisiana State University and moved back to Texas where she has lived in the Houston area for the last twelve years. Sharp has worked within the non-profit industry as the Community Relations/Education/Volunteer Manager at LifeGift, an OPO servicing three regions of Texas, and most recently as Business Manager for BRITE Success, LLC's who provides services worldwide for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Meredith has served as a liaison for Donate Life Texas, as a member of the Houston Area Volunteer Association, the Texas Medical Center Volunteer Advisory Council and has planned numerous corporate and non-profit events including the first and second annual Donate Life event held at the Texas Medical Center.
Marcie joins PHA with a background in event management for sporting and entertainment venues including Soldier Field and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. Her experiences have given her the opportunity to work with many different people in exciting environments. Originally from the Chicago area, she is happy to be back in her home state. Marcie loves to spend time with family and friends attending sports and entertainment venues for new experiences and ideas. She is excited to be a part of the PHA team, has fun engaging people to ensure they have a great time and enjoys being a part of that process.
Rebekah is a recent graduate from North Park University in Chicago. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Arts and as a Certified Nonprofit Professional. Rebekah has previously worked with other area nonprofit organizations including Bear Necessities and Twist Out Cancer. Rebekah is joining PHA eager to share the stories of her grandpa and other family members who have had and are still living with pulmonary hypertension.
Katie is a recent graduate of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations. She joins PHA with a background in fundraising and development at Second Harvest Food Bank, where she planned and coordinated major fundraising events across east central Indiana. New to the area, Katie and her husband enjoy exploring the history and culture of Chicago.
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Does it accelerate the rate at which the passenger cabin is heated if I set the console thermostat at a higher level than I desire the end temperature to be? For example: Outside temperature is 45 degrees F. I begin driving the car and want the internal cabin temperature to reach a comfortable 70 degrees as soon as possible. If I set the thermostat to 75 degrees will it reach the comfort level any faster than if I just set it at 70 degrees? Thanks.
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No. The cabin temperature depends on the coolant and the thermostat is for cutting off the maximum heat, won't help in expediting the heating process.
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Soaring sounds from Philadelphia International – the label that virtually defined the sound of soul in the 70s, thanks to a succession of ultra-big hits! Those cuts are great, but this set goes even deeper – to move past the chart standouts, and come up with a brilliant batch of Philly groovers that stayed mostly on the underground – but which have had a huge influence on the global scene over the past few decades! All the best Philly 70s elements are in place here – tight rhythms, impeccable musicianship, and production that finds a way to polish without ever making things too slick – a wonderful blend that makes these tunes totally top-shelf all the way through – and even fresher than some of the bigger hits you'd know from the artists. Titles include "Hey Baby" by Anthony White, "I Heard It In A Love Song" by McFadden & Whitehead, "Old People" by Archie Bell & The Drells, "Sunshine & You" by The Futures, "Groovy People" by Lou Rawls, "You Can't Come Back Now" by Jean Carn, "Tell The World How I Feel About Cha Baby" by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, "Let The Dollar Circulate" by Billy Paul, "Found A Love You Couldn't Handle" by The Stylistics, and "I'm Just Thinking About Cooling Out" by Jerry Butler. © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.
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Pre-Market Analysis: Flextronics, Canadian Solar, Jabil Circuit, and JA Solar Editor Note: For more information about this release, please scroll to bottom. PR Newswire LONDON, July 23, 2013 LONDON, July 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, July 22, 2013, shares in the technology sector ended mostly higher, tracking gains in the broader market which closed slightly up even as market participants took notice of some mixed earnings reports and weaker-than-forecasted housing market data. The major movers in the sector included Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ: FLEX), Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), Jabil Circuit Inc. (NYSE: JBL), and JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ: JASO). All these companies are tracked by AAAResearchReports.com. Free technical research on FLEX, CSIQ, JBL, and JASO can be downloaded upon sign up at: http://www.aaaresearchreports.com/register/ Shares in Flextronics International Ltd. edged higher on Monday, tracking gains in the broader market. The company's shares ended the day 0.37% higher at $8.05 after hitting a 52-week high of $8.09. A total of 3.58 million shares were traded which is below the daily average volume of 4.13 million. Flextronics' shares have gained 8.13% in the last one month and 20.33% in the last three months as compared to a gain of 6.47% and 8.51% in the S&P 500 during the respective periods. Sign up and read the complimentary report on FLEX at: http://www.AAAResearchReports.com/FLEX072313.pdf Canadian Solar Inc.'s stock rallied on Monday as the broader market edged higher. The company's shares ended the day 4.02% higher at $13.96 after oscillating between $13.39 and $14.20. A total of 3.00 million shares were traded which is below the daily average volume of 3.82 million. Canadian Solar's shares have gained 52.74% in the last one month and 243.00% in the last three months, hence outperforming the S&P 500 during the respective periods. 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Examining Individualism, Collectivism, and Self-Differentiation in African American College Women. (Research)
Gushue, George V., Constantine, Madonna G., Journal of Mental Health Counseling
This study examined aspects of individualism, collectivism, and self-differentiation in 123 African American women attending a predominantly White university. Specifically, the study explored the relationship between Triandis's (1995) model of horizontal and vertical individualism and collectivism, and four self-differentiation constructs (i.e., emotional reactivity, I-position, emotional cut-off, and fusion with others) proposed by Skowron and Friedlander (1998). Results revealed that aspects of individualism and collectivism were differentially related to self-differentiation in African American college women. Implications of the findings are discussed.
Mental health counselors work to promote optimal psychological health across the lifespan (e.g., Pistole & Roberts, 2002). In this capacity, counselors work together with their clients to anticipate and successfully negotiate the ordinary developmental challenges of psychological maturation. The college years represent a crucial time of transition to early adulthood. For many students, these years include a move away from their families, increased autonomy, and the press to develop their identities in the adult world. It would seem that Bowen's (1978; Kerr & Bowen, 1988) family systems model might be of particular help to mental health counselors in conceptualizing some of the psychological issues faced by young adults during these years. Bowen seeks to illuminate the dynamics by which an individual attempts to define a distinct nonreactive identity that can be at the same time separate from, yet intimately related to, one's family of origin and significant others. The two foundational emphases in Bowen's paradigm of mental health are: (a) differentiation of self (the task of defining an internally derived sense of self vis-a-vis one's family) and (b) lessening of chronic anxiety (decreased reactivity and increased thoughtfulness in one's responses to significant others). However, only a very few studies to date (e.g., Tuason & Friedlander, 2000) have investigated how Bowen's model may or may not apply to the experiences of people of color.
Recently, researchers (Allen, 1992; Hershberger & D'Augelli, 1992; Kenny & Perez, 1996) have called attention to racial-cultural differences in college student adjustment. For instance, Allen noted that Black students in a predominantly White university face challenges that confront White students in general, in addition to unique challenges due to their racial group membership (e.g., establishment of their own social and cultural support networks to cope with institutional racism). In a sample of African American, Asian American, and Latino American college students, Kenny and Perez found that secure attachments to members of immediate or extended family were positively correlated with mental health. These researchers suggested that such findings might well be expected in students whose cultural values stress the importance of collectivism, family, and interdependence. They call for further studies to explicate the relationship between family attachment and psychological well-being for students belonging to specific racial/ethnic groups. Although Bowen's construct of differentiation of self was initially formulated from the experiences of White families, this study examines how cultural issues may be manifested via differences in self-differentiation scores for African American college women. White family patterns in the United States are believed largely to reflect White cultural values of individualism and independence (e.g., Markus & Kitayama, 1991). If this is the case, might the emphasis on an internally derived (individual) self and the primacy accorded thought processes over feeling processes in Bowen's paradigm simply be reflections of White cultural values? In contrast, African American families are primarily thought to embody cultural values of collectivism and interdependence (e. …


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From aloft St Michael's Church tower, across the graveyard and a meadow, above the roofs of thatched cottages, the view says one thing: England.
The last roses of the Indian summer glow pink and yellow; the flag of St George, red and white against a blue sky, stirs in the breeze; in the distance dust rises behind a tractor; a rider passes, the clip-clop of hooves gently piercing the afternoon silence. It is a panorama unaltered for centuries: the first vicar took office here more than 700 years ago.
At my side stands Martyn Sowerbutts, a retired company director, and in the file he carries is a very different picture. It is a mocked-up photo that shows the same view, but here, where now the farmer ploughs, stand row upon row of houses, crowding the horizon like an advancing army.
In one corner is an industrial park, its factory units and warehouses at odds with this rural setting. Only two fields remain – perhaps 100 yards across – between the church, the village and the suburban streets. Sowerbutts produces a map, 'Indicative Sketch Masterplan', displaying the potential footprint of this development. It gives detail – shops, the industrial zone, two schools – in bright pinks and oranges.
The plan had been found in a field by a walker, who handed it to the village preservation society. Now it is taken by locals as evidence that the village is in great peril of encroachment. The map had, it seemed, been dropped by a careless planning officer when he visited the threatened fields: that it fell into the preservation society's hands and is now pinned to every noticeboard in the village was (for the campaigners) splendid luck.
We are in East Coker in Somerset, and, as in many villages across England, people here fear they may soon be swamped by development. Local campaigners' minds have been concentrated both by the threat of urban expansion to the south of Yeovil (a town of 42,000 residents two miles away), and by the publication in July by the coalition government of a draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
The NPPF has created common cause between organisations such as the National Trust and the Campaign to Protect Rural England, as well as lobby groups and commentators across the political spectrum. The Daily Telegraph has been leading a widely supported 'Hands Off Our Land' crusade.
There is near unanimous fear that the 52-page NPPF, intended to replace more than 1,000 pages of planning law, will create a legal 'presumption in favour of sustainable development' and encourage local authorities to adopt a default position in favour of developers getting the green light. It appears that, although the draft NPPF is yet to be modified in the light of the many criticisms and is not yet in force, councils are already being prompted to abide by its intentions.
The National Trust and others point out that there are already 330,000 sites with planning permission for new homes – more than two years' supply at current building levels – and 740,000 unoccupied houses. The housing crisis, the NPPF's critics say, is one of demand – would-be home owners cannot raise the finance; the average age of first-time buyers is now 37.
The argument in favour of more relaxed planning regulation is that economic growth is being strangled by red tape and delays. David Cameron has been drawn into the row, arguing that his government is seeking 'balance': the countryside, where he lives and which he loves, is, he assures us, safe in his hands.
In south Somerset, a microcosm of the wider picture, the council argues that provision for further houses is essential: there is, I am told, a long waiting list for social housing; an expectation (and hope) that Yeovil's industry will expand, requiring more people; regular (if slowed) inward migration from other parts of England; and (as elsewhere) a surging population of elderly residents.
But if the East Coker urban extension (a sanitised term for suburb) were to be built with its originally intended 3,700 houses, the development would quadruple the village's 2,000 population. More English countryside would have vanished, much of it productive Grade I agricultural land. The tale is local, but the fear is widespread: villages everywhere are bracing to fight the bulldozers.
So why are we here in East Coker, rather than any other village under threat in these new Gradgrind times?
The answer lies in St Michael's, where the ashes of the Nobel prize-winning poet TS Eliot were interred in September 1965 behind the simple legend poet. His remains, his local connections and East Coker, one of his Four Quartets, are the aces in the pack of those fighting to defeat the urban extension. To build here, they say, would be poetic sacrilege.
I ask villagers whether they have read East Coker, with its references to change – 'Houses rise and fall, crumble, are extended…' – which on the face of it accept the ravages of development. Few have. 'The poem's beyond me,' one man says.
Even Sowerbutts, the secretary of the East Coker Preservation Trust (set up in early 2010, when it became clear that the extension towards East Coker was the council's preferred option), admits, 'I'm not a big reader, not a fan of poetry.'
Eliot was American by birth, but became a British citizen; his ancestors had emigrated from East Coker in the 1660s. He himself visited the village before the Second World War, and wrote East Coker shortly afterwards. The poem's strength as a rallying cry lies in its evocation of Somerset countryside with 'shuttered' lanes and sleeping dahlias 'in the empty silence, / Waiting for the early owl.'
The literary connection attracted eminent interest in the plight of this widely spread parish (some of the north is already home to bungalow sprawl, though this – unlike the possible extension – lies on the distant Yeovil horizon and does not disturb the view from the village).
British and American academics, plus the former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, have bombarded South Somerset District Council (SSDC) with their protests. Moves are afoot, backed by these notables, to have East Coker and its surrounds declared a World Heritage Site, a long process, but one that might – the campaigners hope – give the council further pause for thought. It is, at least, helpful to have the heavy guns of academia pounding the council redoubt.
The immediate fight is over the council's Draft Core Strategy, which sets the framework for new development – including how much housing and employment space is needed (and where), together with roads, schools, shops and parks.
The council's present assessment is that in order to meet expected growth it must plan for 16,000 new homes by 2028 – half of them in and around Yeovil. Local communities will, the council says, be vulnerable to speculative builders taking advantage of the relaxed provisions of the NPPF only if planners fail to draw up this master plan now. This applies to all local authorities, half of which as yet have no such plans.
Campaigners, by contrast, argue that South Somerset's projections are based on out-of-date statistics; that migration has slowed; that the prospects for employment are no longer so rosy.
I study maps, listen to claims and counter-claims, my notebook filling with the words 'appalling', 'travesty', 'diabolical', 'devastating'. I am told that there are villagers who agree with the planners, but they keep a low profile: I certainly don't meet any.
I telephone a man believed to have an interest in development. He says he probably can meet me, but, after consulting with associates, calls back (very politely) to say that he has 'no comment'.
Along with the shadowy developers, another villain in East Coker is the SSDC leader, Cllr Ric Pallister, who has been accused of regarding East Coker as a mere dormitory for retired people. 'He hasn't a clue,' says Gloria Mead, who tends her vegetable garden in diamante choker and wellies. 'He doesn't know what makes us tick round here.'
Pallister has been the council leader since May. He is a retired Royal Navy commander – a pilot and air traffic controller with the Fleet Air Arm – who looks the part, with a trimmed white beard and upright carriage. He declares (unusually for a powerful local politician) that 'I am not politically minded', and became a Liberal Democrat (the party controls the SSDC, just) because he greatly admired what Paddy Ashdown, formerly Yeovil's MP, did for the town.
Affable, relaxed and tactile, Pallister is generous with his time. He denies feeling the heat. 'I am used to hostility and can sleep at night. If they get rid of me, I wouldn't care because I would have done the right thing. I could draw my pension and depart.' He has been told that he operates like a 'battlefield' commander, an image that clearly appeals.
I ask him if he wishes that Eliot's ancestors had come from anywhere other than south Somerset. He laughs. 'This is about more than TS Eliot,' he says, adding that the references in the opening stanza of East Coker were prompted by a ring road proposed before the war. 'Houses…/ Are removed, destroyed..., or in their place/ Is an open field, or a factory, or a by-pass'. 'It didn't happen,' Pallister says. 'There was never the money to build it.'
He is bullish about the town's prospects and the local economy. 'Yeovil is where companies want to be,' he says. He stresses the housing list and the ageing population, and the need for new homes. 'We must,' Pallister says, 'provide land for growth.' He plays down 'Cokergate' (as many villagers call the discovery of the map in the field) as simply an attempt by a planner to show approximately what an urban extension would look like wherever it went: 'you could squish it this way or that – or pick it up and place it elsewhere.'
Indeed, things are far from being set in stone. There have been, Pallister tells me, two major recent shifts (climb-downs, even?). The first is a reduction of the proposed number of homes in the urban extension from 3,700 to 2,500 (this is, Pallister says, his own preferred number). Second, a traffic consultants' report, still unpublished, has found that building in the south towards East Coker brought no advantages in terms of congestion or lower infrastructure costs (as had previously been argued) compared with building to the north-west of Yeovil, the other candidate area for the urban extension.
The report evens the choice between the East Coker and the north-west. 'Ergo,' Pallister says, tapping the north-west area on the map before him, 'this one starts to rise.' He says he will make his mind up as to the best location when all the evidence is in, though I sense that he himself remains in favour of the East Coker option, not least because altering tack would cause delay.
But, he says, 'I would change my mind if it was the right thing to do. I don't care if they claim credit and say, "We have won", and bask in it.'
Naturally enough, the campaigners in East Coker contend that the best place for the urban extension, if one is needed at all, is to the north-west of Yeovil, where there are no historic buildings, no Grade I farmland, no stone villages, no TS Eliot. This location, I am told, was earmarked years ago at parish workshops, and no one (in East Coker) knows why or when that changed.
Marcus Fysh is an engaging 40-year-old venture capitalist, whom I meet at his parents' 14th-century home on the edge of East Coker parish. On the kitchen table are several well-organised files of documents essential to the village cause. In May he was elected a Conservative councillor on the SSDC for the area of Yeovil closest to East Coker, on a platform that included opposition to 'massive expansion' of Yeovil.
Fysh argues that the council's evidence thus far has been shoddy – 'incomplete, inaccurate, out of date and not objective'. He cites the East Coker-born tourism guru Prof Terry Stevens, who argues that damaging the environment of East Coker could cost millions annually in lost local revenue. Fysh suggests that the council wants the money that goes with new housing (a government-paid New Homes Bonus) to lavish on grandiose schemes such as sports complexes.
He asks what hope other, less blessed communities that face a similar menace may have if East Coker, with its advantages of listed buildings, TS Eliot, Grade I land and articulate defenders cannot see off unwanted developers. If East Coker loses, England and a hundred other threatened communities (especially under the NPPF presumptions in favour of development) lose too.
Fysh takes me to the north-west site. It certainly seems more suitable. An escarpment separates East Coker from Yeovil, undermining council claims that the urban extension there could be an 'eco-town' where people would leave their cars at home; few could struggle on foot or by bike up such an incline. The north-west, although further from the town centre and employment, is on a level with the town. Campaigners in any case say that the 'eco-town' is a red herring, considered by the council only to attract a feasibility grant. In reality, the requirements for such a project, including generous open space, would price any development out of the market.
The fields Fysh shows me are pleasant but unexceptional: an industrial park has space for new enterprise; an adjacent site is already zoned for housing; access to the A303 (Yeovil's umbilical link to the wider world) is far easier than from the south; Montacute House, a major National Trust property, is near, but well out of sight; the land is less fertile; the population is sparse; and no poet is interred here. 'No heritage or villages would be impacted,' Fysh says.
During my visit to East Coker, the local land grab had seemed, if not a done deal, still odds-on despite Pallister's two concessions. A week later the landscape looked very different. News breaks that there are to be 375 redundancies at the helicopter builders AgustaWestland, the Italian-owned jewel in the crown of Yeovil industry, following 132 in the town at BAE Systems and 90 at the nearby Royal Naval Air Station at Yeovilton announced a few days earlier – all of which appear to torpedo growth projections.
I phone Pallister, who remains as upbeat as the news allows. The cuts, he says, will make Westland more competitive, a leaner operation, but they are not fatal to the wider economy. There have been redundancies before – Westland has shrunk down the years from 10,000 workers to 4,000. However, meetings arranged for local people to discuss the Draft Core Strategy have been put on hold (the one concerning East Coker would have been held in mid-November) and will not now take place before Christmas.
Ahead lie many hurdles: a vote of the full council, a planning inspector's report and finally signing off by the Secretary of State. With the timetable in disarray, it is not certain how long the process will take, but it seems unlikely that it will be completed this time next year as the council had intended.
'We are going to draw breath. We will not plough on if it isn't right,' Ric Pallister says. What about the threat to East Coker? 'Whether this means that we don't extend to the south, I can't say. If we don't need to, we won't. If we do need to – and it is the right decision, democratically decided – then we will.' The council's case must be evidence-based, he points out, otherwise the inspector will say, 'On yer bike.'
As far as the East Coker Preservation Trust is concerned, this stock-taking confirms their view that it is impossible to predict housing need accurately. 'There will be no rejoicing in East Coker over redundancies,' Martyn Sowerbutts says, 'but they do show just how precarious are the economy and employment situation.' Might East Coker – if not spared by a change of council heart – be spared by austerity? Hard times may yet prove a better ally than a former Poet Laureate.
But no one is dropping his guard. Paul Moorhouse and his wife, Vicky, came from Doncaster to buy the East Coker Post Office/shop in 2007. The first jolt to their new way of life came when the Post Office was closed, damaging the shop's trade; the next was the threat of competition from the proposed urban extension shops. Moorhouse, smiley and extrovert despite the blows, has two reasons to oppose the extension. The first, commercial, is the danger to his shop, and the second is personal, in that the family (he has two daughters, 11 and six) fled an urban environment with its 'gangs, noise, traffic, pollution' to enjoy the peace, safety and neighbourliness of a village. Moorhouse accuses the council of 'sitting in ivory towers, playing with people's lives'.
Bob and Gloria Mead are long-rooted villagers, Bob's father having taken a lease in 1918 on the farm they now own close to the proposed extension. Mead, 85, milked cows from the age of seven to the age of 77, and has just had a second knee replacement – not that you would know it from the way that he scurried to fetch his deerstalker hat and join us in the vegetable garden. Mrs Mead, as ever in her choker, leads me to an aerial photograph of the village to show just how little space there would be between East Coker and the urban extension. 'I don't know what they are thinking of. We worked here all those years, and we want the next generation to do the same.'


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Sunrise, FL (Sports Network) - Phil Kessel scored twice and James Reimer recorded 34 saves for his fourth shutout of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the lowly Florida Panthers, 4-0, at BB&T Center.
Clarke MacArthur and Leo Komarov also scored for the playoff-bound Maple Leafs, who had lost three of four coming in but are still occupying the No. 5 slot in the Eastern Conference standings.
"We didn't feel we played our best last night, so we wanted to come in here and make a statement for ourselves," said Reimer. "That's what we wanted to do today, we wanted to get right back on track and we were able to do that."
Florida has lost seven of eight and will finish with the worst record in the NHL as it sits with 34 points with one game remaining.
Jacob Markstrom was beaten four times on just 17 shots in the loss.
"That stinks, when you're at the bottom of the pile," said Florida head coach Kevin Dineen said. "But that is the brutal reality of our situation and it's something we have to sit on for four months."
Komarov scored from the left circle at the 5:39 mark of the opening period, and MacArthur cleaned up a rebound from the same side with 5:28 remaining in the stanza.
Kessel added to the lead 1:41 into the middle stanza off a feed from Nazem Kadri, then put in his 19th of the season 13 minutes later when he crashed the net and put in a loose puck.
Reimer closed out his shutout with 16 saves over the final 20 minutes.
Three of Kessel's four multi-goal games this season have come in April ...
Toronto finished the season with a 13-8-3 road record ... The Panthers went
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Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia in September has altered the date of the Penn-Villanova football game.
Kyle Busch won Sunday's road course race in Sonoma, California, but he still has a long way to go to become eligible for a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
NFL players have a very short shelf life to make significant amounts of money so it's tough to fault anyone who has outperformed a contract when they go knocking on the door to ask for more.
Pete Mackanin will remain interim manager of the Philadelphia Phillies for the remainder of the season, the team announced Tuesday.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have reportedly retained restricted free agent forward Kyle Singler with a five-year contract extension.
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Tim SharpPublished 11:23am Wednesday, November 28, 2012
November 22, 2012
Funeral for Tim Sharp, 92, of Somerville was Sat., Nov. 24, at 11 a.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church with Dr. Charles Owens and Dr. Bob Sharp officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing.
Burial was in Center Springs Cemetery.
Mr. Sharp died Thurs., Nov. 22, 2012, at Decatur Morgan Hospital. He was born Sept. 3, 1920, in Morgan County to Otis T. Sharp and Lillie Bell Johnston Sharp.
He was a dedicated Christian at Shiloh Baptist Church and served in the deacon ministry for many years. He retired from Wolverine Tube after 31 years of service.
He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was well known throughout Morgan County as a caring friend. In his 30 years of retirement, he enjoyed his family, fishing and visiting the sick and elderly throughout the community. He will be missed by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Kathleen Sharp; a brother, Huel Sharp; and two sisters, Lib Winton and Monte Ree Breeding.
He is survived by five daughters, Patsy Turner of Macon, GA, Peggy Vaughn and husband Jim and Sheree Lane and husband Phil, all of Hartselle, Suzette Fussell and husband Dennis of Gardendale and Philda Starks of Somerville; a brother, Jonnie McCutch-eon of Somerville; seven grandchildren, Amy Toombs, Marty Randolph, Stanley Bibb, Ashley McDonald, Marcey Howell, Julie Sherman and Ian Starks; and 12 great-grandchildren.
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Persson made her acting debut in the movie Om Gud vill which was released in 2006.
She appears on the Manic Street Preachers song "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough", which reached #2 on the UK chart, on the album Send Away the Tigers. She also features on the 2009 Sparklehorse/Danger Mouse collaboration Dark Night of the Soul singing "Daddy's Gone".
Persson's first solo album released under her own name, Animal Heart, was released on February 10, 2014 on the independent British record label Lojinx Records.
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UK gov't rejects Labour bank call as opportunistic
The British government has dismissed opposition leader's demand that the banks should be forced to separate their retail and investment arms to be able to provide the necessary service to ordinary customers. Labour leader Ed Miliband earlier called for breaking up of Britain's biggest banks unless they change policy and consider protecting their retail section from "casino banking" that is the investment in "international money markets." Miliband said that is necessary so that the investment failures do not affect retail strategies including lending to small businesses. However, a Downing Street spokesman said Miliband is "chasing headlines" with "opportunistic" remarks. Miliband had also accused the government of watering down proposed reforms by Sir John Vickers to protect retail from investment banking, a concern earlier raised by governor of Bank of England Mervyn King. "Either they can do it themselves -- which frankly is not what has happened over the past year -- or the next Labour government will, by law, break up retail and investment banks," Miliband said. AMR/MA/HE


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Developmental psychology considers how we develop over our lifespan, from conception to old age. It is concerned with how behaviours change, or stay constant, as we get older. These behaviours include, for example, our cognitive, moral, motor, social, and personality development. Developmental psychology is also interested in the stages in our lifetime, such as infancy, adolescence and middle adulthood.
Historically, interest in development focused on whether we are born with a clean slate, on which experience works to make us what we are as adults, or whether our adult abilities and personality are predetermined at birth. For example, John Locke (1634–1704) saw the human mind as a tabula rasa (blank slate) which was influenced by experience during development. Many intellectuals have observed and noted how children develop, such as Charles Darwin (1877), who recorded his own son's development of fear, affection and so on. Milicent Shinn recorded the first complete observation of a child's development. She kept daily notes from observing her niece and published these in The Biography of a Baby in 1900. Regarding intellectual development, two leading developmentalists, Piaget (1896–1980) and Vygotsky (1896–1934), respectively suggested that children go through a set of predetermined stages of intellectual development, or that the human environment shapes intellectual


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So I love nag champa incense and something about it jsut makes me calm and happy, but is it okay to burn with kiddos around? My dd is two and my house is only 1000sq ft.
I don't take chances with my kids.
In general smoke is not food for us, but relatively speaking, it's safe.
I would not do it, but we all have allergies and asthma.
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Welcome to AiX rockape, which squadron and when?
Welcome rockape, were you a Bofors man?
A future project of mine is to look at the AA training sites of all the services.
Hi all,
I was on this site a while ago as SmileySal, but couldn't remember either my password, and have had to change my email addy so had to re-register.
Love all former military places, and recently visited RAF Coleby Grange control tower, and the former RAF Nocton Hall hospital.
Now just going through all the posts again, and reaquaint myself with the forum.
Hi Sal, welcome back to AIX.
I recognise you from somewhere... was it from Mids?
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DSpace Collection: PhD Theses : Law http://dspace.fsktm.um.edu.my/handle/1812/406 The Collection's search engine Search the Channel search http://dspace.fsktm.um.edu.my/simple-search The doctrine of privity in Malaysia: the need for reform and the way forward http://dspace.fsktm.um.edu.my/handle/1812/612 Title: The doctrine of privity in Malaysia: the need for reform and the way forward

Authors: Tan, Pei Meng

Abstract: ABSTRACT This thesis examines the doctrine of privity in Malaysia and argues that its application to contracts made for the benefit of third parties is inadequate and requires statutory reform. The main obstacle of this doctrine is that it frustrates the contracting parties' intention to benefit third parties. The difficulty is exacerbated by the growth of contracts made for the benefit of third parties in recent years. It is submitted that contract theory can accommodate third party rights. The development of common law mechanisms to overcome the doctrine of privity in England, Australia and Canada are analysed to consider their application to the position in Malaysia. The common law mechanisms discussed include promisee's remedies for breach of contract and mechanisms which grant direct rights to the third party to enforce a contract such as trust, agency, tort, Himalaya clauses and others. A comparative study of the use of these mechanisms in the jurisdictions analysed shows that a number of important judicial developments can be undertaken by the Malaysian courts. However, this study also shows that there are limitations with judicial reform of the doctrine of privity and that the more effective solution is through statutory reform. For this purpose, a study on the statutory development of third party rights in England, New Zealand, Australia, together with the position in the United States and the Principles of European Contract Law which are applicable to members of the European Union is also included in this discussion. This comparative study shows that the framework adopted in England now found in Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 is the preferred model for reform subject to a few changes to suit local conditions and circumstances. ABSTRAK Tesis ini mengkaji aplikasi doktrin priviti di Malaysia and menghujahkan bahawa aplikasi doktrin ini kepada kontrak untuk faedah parti ketiga adalah bermasalah and memerlukan 'statutory reform'. Masalah utama doktrin ini adalah ia tidak dapat memenuhi hasrat parti-parti berkontrak untuk memberi faedah kepada parti ketiga. Masalah ini menjadi lebih rumit disebabkan oleh perkembangan kontrak untuk faedah parti ketiga sejak tahun-tahun kebelakangan ini. Tesis ini mempertikaikan bahawa hak parti ketiga dalam kontrak boleh wujud di dalam teori kontrak. Perkembangan mekanisme dalam 'common law' untuk mengelakkan doktrin priviti di England, Australia dan Kanada juga dikaji untuk mempertimbangkan kemungkinan aplikasi mekanisme ini di Malaysia. Mekanisme yang dibincangkan termasuk agensi, amanah, tort, remedi-remedi kemungkiran kontrak dan lain-lain lagi. Kajian mekanisme ini menunjukkan bahawa terdapat banyak perkembangan yang boleh dipertimbangkan untuk diaplikasikan di Malaysia. Akan tetapi, kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa terdapat kelemahan dalam mekanisme 'common law' untuk memyelesaikan masalah doktrin priviti. Jalan penyelesaian yang lebih berkesan adalah melalui 'statutory reform'. Oleh itu, kajian ini juga meliputi perbandingan 'statutory reform' untuk doktrin priviti di England, New Zealand dan Australia serta dengan perkembangan di Amerika Syarikat dan 'Principles of European Contract Law' yang digunakan oleh ahli-ahli 'European Union'. Kajian perbandingan ini menunjukkan bahawa 'statutory reform' di England melalui 'Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999' yang terpilih untuk Malaysia tertakluk kepada beberapa perubahan supaya pembaruan undang-undang mengenai doktrin priviti di Malaysia adalah bersesuian dengan keadaan di Malaysia.

Description: Thesis (PhD) -- Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, 2009. Settlement of Election Offences in Four Southeast Asian Countries (with Special Reference to the Indonesian General Elections) http://dspace.fsktm.um.edu.my/handle/1812/407 Title: Settlement of Election Offences in Four Southeast Asian Countries (with Special Reference to the Indonesian General Elections)

Authors: Topo Santoso

Abstract: The aim of this research is to analyse the legal framework in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, and its conformity to international instruments regarding general elections, particularly on settlement of election offences for the conduct of democratic general elections. To achieve the purpose of this study, there will be a need to examine (i) The extent the legal framework in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines incorporated international standards on election to protect election process from election offences; (ii) The extent the election offences are settled through the criminal process and through the process of election petition. It is highly important to conduct a more comprehensive research, either globally or regionally, to identify some problems related to settlement of election offences, either through the criminal process or through the election petition process. By means of this research, the differences and similarities of the legal framework as well as their strengths and weaknesses can be found and some recommendations could be proposed to strengthen the system of election offence settlement. This study is a comparative study. The methodology applied in this thesis is related to the objective, namely, to analyse the legal framework of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines in solving election offences problems. This thesis analyses the extent to which the legal framework incorporates several international standards concerning elections. The primary data of this thesis are documents in the form of laws, legislation and court decisions. It is supported by other literature, such as reports, academic journals, magazines, ii newspapers, and books. Additionally, interviews were also conducted with several resource persons having expertise in this field. The data are analysed using a qualitative approach. The study results demonstrate that in order to prevent unwanted political influence on the election process , every country needs a legal framework that protect general elections from all kinds of election offences, provide the right of all aggrieved parties to challenge the elections result before an independent and competent judicial body and set out the scope of available review, establish provisions concerning the effect of irregularities on the outcome of elections, and provide effective and fair redress mechanism. The existing legal framework of the respective countries generally cover elements of international human right standards on election, however different on some issues, especially the coverage of election offences, the model of regulation, the effect of election offences on the election result, the ground of election petitions and the settlement procedure (in criminal process and in election petition). Some aspects of the legal framework of settlement of election offences, particularly in Indonesia, need to be improved to ensure more democratic general elections. It is extremely important for a democratic country to protect its political process and protect political rights of every citizen and parties from election offences. Without an effective and fair system, it will be very difficult to achieve the protection as provided in international standards. The international standards provide a minimum benchmark to which all countries should aspire

Description: A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in the University of Malaya


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4th of July Grill-Out, Paleo-Style. On the Menu: Ribs, Snap Pea Slaw, Roasted, Squash, Kraut, Berry Mint Margs
My first question is usually: What are we eating? My second question is: What am I making?! Sometimes it's the other way around, but the topic is pretty much always food.
The 4th of July is the same as any holiday to me: an excuse to feast. Preferably with friends, in the sun, with a game or two. The way I see it, we could easily just rename all holidays "feast day".
So what are we eating this Forth of July? Some fall-off the bone, slow-roasted ribs with Fiery Chipotle-Peach Barbecue Sauce (a sweet barbecue sauce that doesn't call for added sugar? Yes please!):
A side of refreshing Sugar Snap Pea, Radish, and Golden Beet Slaw in a Lemon-Sesame Vinaigrette:
Warm Kabocha Squash Salad with Roasted Red Peppers, Cilantro, and Toasted Cumin "Crema" (dairy-free!):
A homemade Lacto-fermented Sauerkraut, and a Berry and Mint Margarita Bar. (Sorry, no pictures!) Our friend Tami (who is an amazing chef) brought the perfect fruit salad for dessert.
...Not that we ate too much or anything.
The spread:
The recipes:
Lip-Smackin' Extra-Sticky Fiery Chipotle Peach Ribs
1 full rack of country-style pork ribs
Smokey Spice Rub:
1 teaspoon smoked salt
2 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin seed
2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoon coconut sugar
1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
Fiery Chipotle Peach BBQ Sauce:
1 six-ounce can tomato paste
2 ripe yellow peaches
1/4 cup Chipotle Peppers in Adobo sauce (About 4 peppers. Add more if you're really into heat.) (You can usually find these in the Mexican isle of the grocery store. They come in a can.)
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
3 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoon mustard
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon Worchestershire sauce
1 garlic clove
1 teaspoon salt
1. Prepare your spice rub.
2. Remove the silver skin, or the thin piece of white film on the bone-side, from the ribs. (A combination of pulling with my fingers and separating the silver skin from the meat with knife works for me).
3. Rub the ribs down with the spice rub, and wrap the ribs, meaty-side down, loosely in tin foil. Place in fridge to marinade for at least 2 hours. Make sure the seams of your foil are tight and secure, so that you do not lose any juices. Here, "loosely" refers to how closely the foil packet should fit to the ribs.
4. Preheat oven to 300°F. Place ribs, in their foil packets, on a rimmed pan, and put them in the oven for 2.5 hours.
5. Remove ribs from the oven. Fire up the grill. Open the foil packets, and generously rub the ribs with Fiery Chipotle Peach BBQ Sauce. Place the ribs on the hot grill long enough to crisp up the outsides.
6. Remove from heat, slice apart between the bones, and serve with extra sauce for dipping!
Snap Pea, Radish, Golden Beet Slaw:
1 bunch radishes
1 bunch golden beets (or 3 medium-sized beets)
2 to 3 cups sugar snap peas
Lemon-Sesame Dressing:
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon honey
Dash salt
Red chili flakes to garnish
1. Remove the radish greens and beet greens from the root part of the vegetable, and thoroughly wash the roots.
2. Wash the snap peas and trim the ends. Juillienne the radishes, beets, and snap peas. Place in salad bowl.
3. For dressing, combine ingredients and whisk or shake until fully combined.
4. Toss salad with dressing and a pinch of red chili flakes. Garnish with more red chili flakes, and serve.
Warm Kabocha Squash Salad with Roasted Red Peppers, Cilantro & Toasted Cumin "Crema"
1 kabocha squash, seeds removed, peeled
1 red bell pepper
1 tablespoon avocado oil
1 garlic clove,
1/3 cup cilantro
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
2 tablespoons almonds
2 tablespoons water
Dash smoked paprika
1. Preheat oven to 300°F*. *The temperature is so low because this way you can cook the squash and ribs at the same time. If I were only going to make the squash, I'd pump up the heat to 400°F or even 450°F and cut the cook time in half.
2. Cut the squash into similar sized cubes, about 1-in each. Cut the bell pepper in half, removing the stem and the seeds. Mince the garlic. Place all three items in a large bowl, and drizzle with avocado oil. Toss the ingredients until they are coated in oil, adding salt to your tastes as you go.
3. Spread everything out on a sheet pan and place in oven for 2 hours (see note about temperature and time in step 1!)
4. While the squash cooks, toast the cumin seeds over low heat in a dry pan. Once they are fragrant, grind them. Add the ground cumin, almonds, and water to a high-power blender, and blend until creamy.
5. Once the squash is done cooking, remove it from the oven. Mince the cilantro. Chop the roasted peppers into small pieces, and too it with the cooked squash and cilantro. Fold in the almond-cumin cream.
6. Sprinkle with smoked paprika and serve warm!


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Perhaps a group of young anglers will give Florida the shot in the arm of Vitamin C that it seems to need to regain its position on the national stage.
With just nine tournaments plus a Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open or two, it's time to get back to normal family life and to recharge my batteries.
Six of the B.A.S.S. Nation's best anglers earned 2016 Classic berths.
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The BNC anglers head out on the Ouachita River to see who will bring in the Classic berths at the end of the day.
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Bac Ha
Travel Guide
It's something of a shame that few tourists venture beyond Sapa, because to the east of Lao Cai city lies the other half of the province. The ground soars upwards again to the peaks of the Chay River Massif, where the town of Bac Ha is to be found, 66 kilometres by road.
Bac Ha, at 700 metres above sea level, is a 'little Sapa', and while it's much less developed for tourism, it's in an ideal location for off-the-beaten-track treks to visit colourful weekly markets. The Can Cau and Bac Ha markets in particular feature local scenes that have been going on every week for generations, where cattle, horses, goats and dogs are bought and sold, as well as many traditional goods like saddles plus elaborate textiles, handbags and other trinkets made by the local tribespeople, the Flower Hmong. Their intricately woven daily costume is one of the main drawing points in itself. This is an incredibly beautiful part of Vietnam.
It's a very convenient place to explore the surrounds, and basing yourself here rather than Sapa will knock off about three hours of travel time each way on a daytrip to most of the local weekly markets. And, at less than half the altitude of Sapa, the weather here is likely to be more clement in winter months, with an average year-round temperature of 19 degrees Celsius (4 degrees, on average, warmer).
But don't expect any pizzas or breathtaking mountain views. Bac Ha is still, first and foremost, a local market town, and the tourist industry is only being added on, wherever it fits in. This is of course part of the attraction — although expect to still be bothered by H'mong hawkers.
The town gets a weekly assault of tourists at mid-morning on Sunday as daytrippers arrive from Hanoi to visit Bac Ha market. Those with time arrive on Saturday, either from Can Cau market or Lao Cai, and stay over to visit the market early the next morning: it's at its best before 09:00 although does carry on until lunchtime.
There are some good accommodation options and it is possible to avoid the tourist orientated restaurants and find local food places. There are also some less-travelled trekking and homestay trips available in the area, with visits to a variety of ethnic villages, particularly the Flower H'mong. About half the tribes in the area are H'mong, with the rest being Tay, Dzao, Tu Zi, Nung, Phula, La Chi and Lo Lo, among others.
There's very little to do in Bac Ha itself if you're settling in for the night. Market days are party days for the H'mong men, so you might be able to find a cluster of thoroughly pickled blokes to join in with, and let them rail on at you in an incomprehensible patois of Vietnamese, Chinese and Flower H'mong. If that's not your scene, bring a good book.
With no banking for foreigners in Bac Ha make sure you bring enough cash to get you through. There is a post office and internet is available at some of the hotels but Bac Ha is not a good place to handle travel logistics, so make sure you have all your ducks in a row before arriving.
Buses back to Lao Cai, which is where most visitors head, leave from outside the temple early morning and afternoon. Or speak to your hotel or Mr Nghe at Green Sapa tour who will likely be able to arrange a pick up.
Tour services are available at the larger hotels and at Sapa Green Travel, which also runs out of the Hoang Yen Restaurant.
Post office: 96 Ngoc Uyen Street, south of the town square, Bac Ha. T: (020) 388 0200, F: (020) 388 0285. Hours: 07:00-11:30, 13:30-17:00 (mid-April to mid-October), 07:30-12:00, 13:30-16:30 (rest of year)
Sapa Green Tours: Hoang Yen Restaurant, 9 Duong 20-9, Bac Ha. T: (0912) 005 952 http://www.bachhatourist.com
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Shrimp & Mushroom Fettuccine Alfredo
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
This is a simple and delicious recipe that I've now stuck into my every growing "must keep forever" recipe box.
This Shrimp & Mushroom Fettuccine Alfredo is one of the recipes that I made for Family Dollar. I want to tell you about it; I wanted to share it with you. My BigBear loved it. I loved it. It's totally a favorite!
A homemade Alfredo with sauteed mushrooms and Italian seasoning was perfect with the garlic shrimp and the Fettuccine.
So if you're interested in this recipe, here is the link --------> Shrimp & Mushroom Fettuccine Alfredo on the Family Dollar site. If you try it, let me know how you liked it (hopefully you'll love it) :)