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Over 35,000 homeowners have been helped onto the property ladder through one of the government's help to buy schemes, Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has announced.
New figures show that since the launch of the scheme 14 months ago, 22,831 people have bought newly-built homes through help to buy: equity loan.
There have also been 7,313 sales through help to buy: mortgage guarantee and 5,173 sales through help to buy: newbuy scheme.
Since the launch of the scheme, the government says that housebuilding is up a third compared to last year and at its highest level since 2007, while 216,000 planning permissions were granted in the last 12 months.
Recent estimates show that help to buy accounts for just 3% of overall house sales.
Nationally, 86% of help to buy: equity loan sales were to first-time buyers, while the average house price under the scheme was £206,084 – far lower than the £252,000 average house price.
The vast majority of help to buy: equity loan sales – 94% – are outside London.
Overall, the highest numbers of help to buy sales are in:
· Leeds with 580.
· Wiltshire with 506.
· Central Bedfordshire with 458.
· Milton Keynes with 417.
· Peterborough with 379.
Kris Hopkins said: "In 2010 we inherited a broken housing market, where hard-working people who could afford a mortgage were locked out of home ownership because they couldn't get the deposit together.
"Help to buy is changing that – to date, this scheme has enabled 35,000 people buy their own place with a fraction of the deposit they would normally require.
"And with housebuilding up a third over the past year, it's clearly having a wider impact, getting workers back on construction sites and building the homes communities want and need."
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French fries
A dish of French fries
|Alternative names
|Chips, hot chips, finger chips, fries, steak fries, wedges, potato wedges, frites
|Side dish or snack, rarely as a main dish
|Place of origin
|Belgium or France
|Serving temperature
|Hot, generally salted, often served with ketchup, mayonnaise, vinegar, barbecue sauce, or other sauce on the side
|Main ingredients
|Potatoes and oil
|Cookbook: French fries Media: French fries
French fries (American English), chips (British English),[1] fries,[2] finger chips (Indian English),[3] or French-fried potatoes are batonnet or allumette cut potato that are deep-fried.[4] In the United States and most of Canada, the term fries refers to any fried elongated pieces of potatoes, while in the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand, allumette cut fried potatoes are sometimes called shoestring fries to distinguish them from the batonnet cut chips.
French fries are typically served hot, either soft or crispy, and they are generally eaten as part of lunch or dinner, or by themselves as a snack, and they commonly appear on the menus of fast food restaurants. French fries are generally salted and are often served with ketchup; in many countries they are topped instead with other condiments or toppings, including vinegar, mayonnaise, or other local specialties. Fries can also be topped more elaborately, as in the dishes of poutine and chili cheese fries. French fries can be made from sweet potatoes instead of potatoes. A baked variant of the french fry is also made, usually with less or even no oil.[5]
- 1 Etymology
- 2 Culinary origin
- 3 Subsequent history
- 4 By country
- 5 Variants
- 6 Accompaniments
- 7 Health aspects
- 8 Legal issues
- 9 Techniques
- 10 See also
- 11 References
- 12 Bibliography
Thomas Jefferson had "potatoes served in the French manner" at a White House dinner in 1802.[6][7]
The expression "French Fried Potatoes" first occurred in print in English in the 1856 work Cookery for Maids of All Work by E Warren:
French Fried Potatoes. – Cut new potatoes in thin slices, put them in boiling fat, and a little salt; fry both sides of a light golden brown colour; drain.[8]
In the early 20th century, the term "French fried" was being used in the sense of "deep-fried", for other foods such as onion rings or chicken.[9][10]
It is unlikely that "French fried" refers to frenching in the sense of julienning, which is not attested until after French fried potatoes. Previously, frenching referred only to trimming meat off the shanks of chops.[11]
Culinary origin[edit]
Some claim that fries originated in Belgium, and that the ongoing dispute between the French and Belgians about where they were invented is highly contentious, with both countries claiming ownership.[12] From the Belgian standpoint the popularity of the term "French fries" is explained as a "French gastronomic hegemony" into which the cuisine of Belgium was assimilated because of a lack of understanding coupled with a shared language and geographic proximity between the two countries.[12]
Belgian journalist Jo Gérard claims that a 1781 family manuscript recounts that potatoes were deep-fried prior to 1680 in the Meuse valley, in what was then the Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium): "The inhabitants of Namur, Andenne, and Dinant had the custom of fishing in the Meuse for small fish and frying, especially among the poor, but when the river was frozen and fishing became hazardous, they cut potatoes in the form of small fish and put them in a fryer like those here."[13][14] Gérard has not produced the manuscript that supports this claim, which, even if true, is unrelated to the later history of the French fry, as the potato did not arrive in the region until around 1735. Also, given 18th century economic conditions: "It is absolutely unthinkable that a peasant could have dedicated large quantities of fat for cooking potatoes. At most they were sautéed in a pan...".[15]
Some people believe that the term "French" was introduced when British and American soldiers arrived in Belgium during World War I and consequently tasted Belgian fries.[16] They supposedly called them "French", as it was the local language and the official language of the Belgian Army at that time, believing themselves to be in France.[13] At that time, the term "French fries" was growing popular. But in fact the term was already used in America as early as 1899, in an item in Good Housekeeping which specifically references "Kitchen Economy in France": "The perfection of French fries is due chiefly to the fact that plenty of fat is used".[17]
"Pommes frites", "frites" (French), or "frieten" (Dutch) became the national snack and a substantial part of several national dishes, such as Moules-frites or Steak-frites.[18]
In France and other French-speaking countries, fried potatoes are formally pommes de terre frites, but more commonly pommes frites, patates frites, or simply frites. The word "aiguillettes" or allumettes is used when the French fries are very small and thin.
One enduring origin story holds that French fries were invented by street vendors on the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris in 1789, just before the outbreak of the French revolution.[19] However, a reference exists in France from 1775 to "a few pieces of fried potato" and to "fried potatoes".[20]
Eating potatoes was promoted in France by Parmentier, but he did not mention fried potatoes in particular. Many Americans attribute the dish to France and offer as evidence a notation by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. "Pommes de terre frites à cru, en petites tranches" ("Potatoes deep-fried while raw, in small slices") in a manuscript in Thomas Jefferson's hand (circa 1801–1809) and the recipe almost certainly comes from his French chef, Honoré Julien.[6] In addition, from 1813[21] on, recipes for what can be described as French fries occur in popular American cookbooks. By the late 1850s, one of these uses the term French fried potatoes.[22]
Frites are the main ingredient in the Canadian dish of Québécois descent known in both Canadian English and French as poutine, consisting of fried potatoes covered with cheese curds and gravy, a dish with a growing number of variations; this dish is generally considered to have been developed in rural Québec sometime in the 1950s, although precisely where in the province it first appeared is a matter of contention.[23][24][25]
In Spain, fried potatoes are called patatas fritas or papas fritas. Another common form is patatas bravas. The potatoes are cut into big chunks, partially boiled and then fried. They are seasoned with a spicy tomato sauce, and are one of the most prefered tapas by spaniards.
Some[who?] speculate that the dish may have been invented in Spain, the first European country in which the potato appeared via the New World colonies, and assume the first appearance to have been as an accompaniment to fish dishes in Galicia,[citation needed] from which it spread to the rest of the country and further to the Spanish Netherlands, which became Belgium more than a century later.
Professor Paul Ilegems, curator of the Frietmuseum in Bruges, Belgium, believes that Saint Teresa of Ávila fried the first French fries, referring also to the tradition of frying in Mediterranean cuisine.[14][26]
Subsequent history[edit]
The J. R. Simplot Company is credited with successfully commercializing French fries in frozen form during the 1940s. Subsequently, in 1967, Ray Kroc of McDonald's contracted the Simplot company to supply them with frozen fries, replacing fresh-cut potatoes.
In 2004, 29% of the United States' potato crop were used to make frozen fries – 90% consumed by the food services sector and 10% by retail.[27] It is estimated that 80% of households in the UK buy frozen fries each year.[28]
By country[edit]
Belgium and the Netherlands[edit]
Fries are very popular in Belgium, where they are known as frieten (in Dutch) or frites (in French), and the Netherlands, where they are known as patat in the north and, in the south, friet.[29] In Belgium, fries are sold in shops called friteries (French), frietkot/frituur (Dutch), or Fritüre/Frittüre (German). They are served with a large variety of Belgian sauces and eaten either on their own or with other snacks such as fricandelle or burgers. Traditionally, fries are served in a cornet de frites (French), patatzak[30]/frietzak/fritzak (Dutch/Flemish), or Frittentüte (German), a white cardboard cone, then wrapped in paper, with a spoonful of sauce (mayonnaise and many others) on top. They may also be served with other traditional fast-food items, such as frikandel/fricadelle, fishsticks gehaktbal/boulet (meatballs) or kroket/croquette.[citation needed] In the Netherlands, fries are sold at snack bars, often served with the sauce Fritessaus or curry ketchup.[citation needed].
Friteries and other fast-food establishments tend to offer a number of different sauces for the fries and meats. In addition to ketchup and mayonnaise, popular options include:[31] aioli, sauce andalouse, sauce Americaine, Bicky Dressing (Gele Bicky-sauce), curry mayonnaise, mammoet-sauce, peanut sauce, samurai-sauce, sauce "Pickles", pepper-sauce, tartar sauce, zigeuner sauce, and À la zingara. These sauces are generally also available in supermarkets. In addition to this, hot sauces are sometimes offered by friteries, including hollandaise sauce, sauce provençale, Béarnaise sauce, or a splash carbonade flamande stew from a constantly simmering pot, in the spirit of British chips and gravy.[citation needed]
The town of Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick, headquarters of McCain Foods, calls itself "The French fry capital of the world" and also hosts a museum about potatoes called Potato World.[32] It is also one of the world's largest manufacturers of frozen French fries and other potato specialties.[33]
In France, the thick-cut fries are called Pommes Pont-Neuf[34] or simply pommes frites, about 10 mm; thinner variants are pommes allumettes (matchstick potatoes), about 7 mm, and pommes paille (potato straws), 3–4 mm (roughly 0.4, 0.3 and 0.15 inch respectively). The two-bath technique is standard (Bocuse). Pommes gaufrettes are waffle fries.
Germany, Austria, Switzerland[edit]
French fries migrated to the German-speaking countries during the 19th century. In Germany, where they are usually known by the French words pommes frites, or (derived from the French words, but pronounced as German words) only Pommes or Fritten, they are often served with mayonnaise, and are a popular walking snack offered by Schnellimbiss ("quick bite") kiosks.[35] Since the advent of Currywurst in the 1950s, a paper tray of sausage (bratwurst or bockwurst) anointed with curry ketchup and laced with additional curry powder, and a side of french fries, has become an immensely popular fast-food meal.[36]
In Denmark, Sweden and Norway the French name pommes frites is used. They are the most common form of potatoes when served together with breaded plaice (or certain other low fat fishes). When served with fish, remoulade and a lemon slice this represents the typical Danish version of fish and chips. Pommes frites are also served across Scandinavia as a small stand-alone dish, together with ketchup or mayonnaise. Fried sausage (same kind as for hot dogs), hamburgers or schnitzels may be the meat portion of a dish which includes french fries. Some traditional restaurants (as contrast to "fast-food") may serve french fries. This may be as an accompaniment to an entrecote or other beef steak together with bearnaise. Better restaurants tend to avoid serving french fries, with the possible exception of fish 'n chips.
United Kingdom and Ireland[edit]
The usual deep-fried potatoes in the United Kingdom are called "chips", and are between 10 and 15 mm (0.39 and 0.59 in) wide. They are occasionally made from unpeeled potatoes. Chips are often less crisp than the continental European French fry, owing to their relatively high water content. British chips are not potato chips, which are called "crisps" in Britain.
Like other deep-fried potatoes, they are cooked twice, once at a relatively low temperature (blanching) to cook the potato, and then at a higher temperature to crisp the surface, making them crunchy on the outside and fluffier on the inside.[citation needed]
In the UK, chips are part of the popular fast food dish fish and chips.
The first chips fried in the UK were sold by a Mrs 'Granny' Duce, in one of the West Riding towns beginning in 1854.[37] A blue plaque in Oldham marks the origin of the fish and chip shop and fast food industries in Britain.[38] In Scotland, chips were first sold in Dundee, "...in the 1870s, that glory of British gastronomy – the chip – was first sold by Belgian immigrant Edward De Gernier in the city's Greenmarket".[39]
United States[edit]
Although French fries were already a popular dish in most British commonwealth countries, the thin style of French fries has been popularized worldwide in part by the large American fast-food chains, such as McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's.[40][41]
Pre-made French fries have been available for home cooking since the 1960s, usually having been pre-fried (or sometimes baked), frozen and placed in a sealed plastic bag.
Some later varieties of French fries are battered and breaded, and many fast-food chains in the U.S. dust the potatoes with kashi, dextrin, and other flavor coatings for crispier fries with particular tastes. Results with batterings and breadings, followed by microwaving, have not achieved widespread critical acceptance. Oven frying delivers a dish different from deep-fried potatoes.
There are several variants of French fries. They include:
- Animal fries – fries covered with cheese, grilled onions, and In-N-Out's secret spread
- Carne asada fries – fries covered with carne asada, guacamole, sour cream and cheese
- Cheese fries – fries covered with cheese
- Chili fries – fries covered with chili
- Chili Cheese fries - fries covered with chili and cheese
- Crinkle-cut fries – also known as "wavy fries, they're cut in a corrugated fashion
- Curly fries – characterized by their spring-like shape, cut from whole potatoes using a specialized spiral slicer.
- Curry Chips – fries covered in curry sauce, a popular item served by chip shops in Ireland
- French fries sandwich[42]
- Home fries – fries cut into rough cubes instead of sticks
- Oven fries – fries that are cooked in the oven as a final step in the preparation (having been coated with oil during preparation at the factory), often sold frozen
- Potato wedges – Thick-cut fries with the skin
- Poutine – a dish consisting of fries topped with cheese curds and light brown gravy and principally associated with the Canadian province of Québec
- Seasoned fries – coated with spices, or other ingredients, which include garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, paprika, and salt
- Shoestring fries – fries cut "as thin as a shoestring"
- Steak fries – thick-cut fries without the skin
- Sweet potato fries – fries made with sweet potatoes instead of traditional white potatoes
- Triple Cooked Chips
- Tornado fries
- Waffle fries – obtained by quarter-turning the potato before each next slide over a grater and deep-frying just once
Animal fries (covered with cheese, grilled onions, and In-N-Out's secret spread) from In-N-Out Burger's secret menu
Sweet potato fries served in a restaurant in Harvard Square.
Fries tend to be served with a variety of accompaniments, such as salt and vinegar (malt, balsamic or white), pepper, Cajun seasoning, grated cheese, melted cheese, mushy peas, heated curry sauce, curry ketchup (mildly spiced mix of the former), hot sauce, relish, mustard, mayonnaise, bearnaise sauce, tartar sauce, chili, tzatziki, feta cheese, garlic sauce, fry sauce, butter, sour cream, ranch dressing, barbecue sauce, gravy, honey, aioli, brown sauce, ketchup, lemon juice, piccalilli, pickled cucumber, pickled gherkins, pickled onions or pickled eggs.[43]
Health aspects[edit]
French fries contain primarily carbohydrates from the potato (mostly in the form of starch) and fat absorbed during the deep-frying process. For example: a large serving of French fries at McDonald's in the United States is (154 grams); nearly all of the 500 calories per serving derive from the 63 g of carbohydrates and the 25 g of fat; a serving also contains 6 g of protein, plus 350 mg of sodium.[44]
According to Jonathan Bonnet, MD, writing in a TIME magazine article, "...fries are nutritionally unrecognizable from a spud", as they "...involve frying, salting, and removing one of the healthiest parts of the potato: the skin, where many of the nutrients and fiber are found."[45] Kristin Kirkpatrick, RD, calls French fries "...an extremely starchy vegetable dipped in a fryer that then loads on the unhealthy fat, and what you have left is a food that has no nutritional redeeming value in it at all." [45] David Katz, MD states that "...French fries are often the super-fatty side dish to a burger—and both are often used as vehicles for things like sugar-laced ketchup and fatty mayo."[45]
Frying French fries in beef tallow, lard, or other animal fats adds saturated fat to the diet. Replacing animal fats with tropical vegetable oils, such as palm oil, simply substitutes one saturated fat for another. Replacing animal fats with partially hydrogenated oil reduces cholesterol but adds trans fat, which has been shown to both raise LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol. Canola/Rapeseed oil, or sunflower-seed oil are also used, as are mixes of vegetable oils, but beef tallow is generally more popular, especially amongst fast-food outlets that use communal oil baths.[46][47][48] Accordingly, many restaurants now advertise their use of unsaturated oils; for example, both Five Guys and Chick-fil-A advertise that their fries are prepared with peanut oil.[49][50]
French fries contain some of the highest levels of acrylamides of any foodstuff, and concerns have been raised about the impact of acrylamides on human health.[51] According to the American Cancer Society it is not clear, as of 2013[update], whether acrylamide consumption affects people's risk of getting cancer.[51]
A lower fat method for producing a french fry-like product is to coat frenched or wedge potatoes in oil and spices/flavoring, then baking them. The heat will not be as great as deep frying, thus also reducing acrylamides.[52]
Legal issues[edit]
In June 2004, the United States Department of Agriculture, with the advisement of a federal district judge from Beaumont, Texas, classified batter-coated French fries as a vegetable under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. This was primarily for trade reasons. French fries do not meet the standard to be listed as a processed food.[53][54] This classification, referred to as the "French fry rule", was upheld in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit case Fleming Companies, Inc. v. USDA.[55][56]
In the United States in 2002, the McDonald's Corporation agreed to donate to Hindu and other groups to settle lawsuits filed against the chain for mislabeling French fries and hash browns as vegetarian,[57] because their French fries and hash browns were found to contain beef extract added during production.
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... the chef at the Rainbow Room launches into a description of his special steak, its French-fried onion rings, its button mushrooms ...
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French Fried Chicken
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French fried potatoes
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I gotta say, with the new league year soon getting under way and the 9ers seemingly involved with numerous "supposed" trade rumors, it is interesting how much Baalke's GM style has effected me. With the success over the past two years or so and the personnel decisions that have been made (ie. rewarding "in-house" players as opposed to shopping for high-priced replacements, waiting for the second wave of free agency to hit as opposed to jumping on the big names and moving around the drafts to accumulate stock for the future, etc.), I have become a true believer.
I, like many fans I would assume, used to always want to snag a big name in free agency or make a blockbuster trade for a high draft pick, but after watching the success Baalke and Co. have brought to the team with their philosophy, I am on board. When I read articles about our "interest" in guys like Revis, Harvin, Bowe, etc., I kind of laugh it off as uninformed media folks writing about what they don't know a thing about. On that note, Mike Sando who covers the NFC West for ESPN, is about the only writer I have seen shoot down most of these rumors...because he actually pays attention to the team.
In past years, I would have liked the idea of grabbing a Revis or a Bowe (and to be honest, I do kind of like the potential of a Harvin/Kaepernick combo), but not anymore. Baalke, at least to this point, has really shown he knows what the heck he is doing and it would be tough to challenge his philosophy at this point.


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About Stephen Hill. Just because of measurables, a lot of us want hm?
Not me. I want someone that has actually produced on the field.
Why cant we all agree on someone like that, like oh I dont know Alshon Jeffrey!!
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PARKER, Colo. (KKCO) - After qualifying for the 5A playoffs for the first time in four years, the Tigers fell to the Wolverines 42-0 at Chaparral High School on Saturday afternoon.
#26 Grand Junction (3-7) last made the playoffs in 2005 when they lost in the state championship game.
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Katie Price Is A Very Old Schoolgirl
Don't get me wrong, I love Katie Price as much as the next cleavage-obsessed blogger. She's one of my original busty British crushes. But I don't know if she can pull off the sexy schoolgirl look anymore now that she's in her late 30s. Sexy teacher maybe. Luckily though, that cleavage of hers pairs pretty well with anything, and on the plus side, I guess this is still better than her last few outfits. So enjoy.
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Pickle recipes are for just about anything!
Of course there are the usual dill pickles.
How about pickled carrots?
Have you ever had dilly beans? MMMmm
Pickled green tomatoes, preserve the unripened fruits that would end up frozen in the fall.
Chop some of those veggies and combine to make sweet pickle relish.
Do you have chickens? If so I'll bet you get a glut of eggs every spring! Try a refrigerator pickled eggs recipe. And check out my egg boiling issues here.
Mushy dill pickles? I admit I'm pickle challenged. This low temperature process made a huge difference.
Use this dill pickle recipe and the low pasteurization method, mine are now crispy! Yay!
When you think of canning pickles you probably think immediately of a cucumber. However, pickling is not just for cucumbers.
Pickling is simply the preserving of food (many different foods) in an acid, often vinegar. The acidic environment prevents bacterial growth and thus makes the food safe to eat.
Spices and or sweeteners are added for flavor. When canning pickles you will process in a water bath canner.
Homemade Ketchup (or is it catsup?)
Corn Relish Recipe A sweet pickled corn relish recipe made with bits of cabbage and red and green peppers.
Hi Sharon -- What a wonderful website you have--so wonderfully neat and organized; very sharp! I was perusing your site and came across the pickling section and thought I might give you a pickling tip.
After years of making pickles and having success and failures, I discovered something that changed things so that there are no more soft pickles.
I was reading the ingredients on a jar that I usually buy, and they listed distilled water! I use to use alum but found out that because it is an aluminum product that it is not healthy although it sure made for snappy pickles.
I have been canning for about 40 years now; and although I don't do nearly what I use to do--we had a family of eight--we canned everything that didn't move :)
Blessings, Grannie ~ Michigan
Thanks Grannie!
I want to thank Grannie for this tip. We all are learning all the time and I for one am pickle challenged! I'm going to try out Grannies idea and see if it helps me make "snappy" pickles instead of the smushy ones I usually get.
Fermenting is a form of pickling. The food to be pickled is soaked in a salty brine to ferment or cure. This is the most time consuming method. Brining time can vary from a couple of days to several weeks.
Also known as quick process. These pickles are packed in a vinegar solution. They can be brined from a few hours to overnight. The are then processed and allowed to set for up to several weeks to allow flavors to develop.
Relishes are a combination of vegetables or fruits that are chopped and packed in a vinegar solution. Sweeteners or spices are added to for flavor. Relishes can be sweet, or add some hot peppers for a spicy touch.
Fruits are brined in a sweet and sour syrup. Usually with vinegar and sugar.
Sauces include Ketchup, Chili sauce or Barbecue Sauce and more.
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The Sven Forager
A bicycle fit for Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
The Chaps over at Sven Cycles have been darlings of the handmade bicycle scene for many years, but this year a rather special project crossed their path, the Forager. It is fair to say it is something of a unique machine, designed for the British foodie Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to take out on his trips to the forest to forage for wild foods. With inbuilt cooking system and numerous compartments to carry home the plunder, no wonder it was an award winner at Bespoked.
With the bicycle now on display at our flagship store in London, B1866, we decided to catch up with Darron from Sven and find out a little more…


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I tracked the package and from Jan. 8, 2001 when the package was shipped, it was finally delivered on Jan. 17, 2001. This was due to the fact that Cybersonic moved from 370 Amapola Ave. Suite 102, Torrance, CA 90501, to Gardenia-Tri-Cities, CA. I have no additional address.
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Gander Mountain 290 and highway 6 Houston rip off artists in gun sales Gunsmiths houston, Texas
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I had the pistol appraised and is worth $2,000 These guys wanted to rip me off and then make thousands on my pistol. The gun has been shot 50 times since 1943 when My dad bought it for home safety. I spent over 1$100.00 for nothing they never did their work, had to take the gun to Fountain Firrms to get oiled and cleaned. The reason I know the gun had not been oiled was you could hear the metal slide clack when it was pulled back. Also Gander Mountain is telling people to STORE ALL PISTOLS with the hammer cocked. NEVER do this is weakens the main spring so they can make some money . You store a pistol with the hammer forward to keep the pressure off the spring.
I wrote the company 3 weeks ago or more and never herd back cause it is a he says he says story. I wnted to alert people about what they rried to do to me.The gun has no scratches and is in mint condition and people back it up. I will never darken their door way again from rude people and scam artists trying to make money off your guns by lying to you.
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Gina took possession of the horse, she is supposed to be a professional. She does have a reputation as a bully, DO YOU really want a bully teaching your kid to ride? She still has the horse and threatened to stop the insurance on the horse, charge me for boarding the horse all because she could not come up with the money to buy the horse.
There is no financing provision in the contract she signed, either she is stupid enough to think she can do what she wants with expensive animals and their owners or she is trying to negotiate a lower price for the horse.
Gina is not to be trusted, we will now have to sue her for mitigated damages. She would not even honor the $3,250.00 deposit, what kind of person is she really??? Who knows if she even paid the vet who did all the vet checks, there are rumors.
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- Understanding surfaces and symmetry
- Editing polygons
- Shaping, deforming, and cloning objects
- Working with text
- Instancing objects
- Applying procedural and image-mapped textures
- Adding bump maps
- Creating reflections
- Working with different light types
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A lot of times when you are making different models you're going to need to bend. And the Bend tool in modo is really powerful, but it's often very confusing, so let's do this. Let's take our existing model that we built in the previous videos of our fire extinguisher. So I'm going to go to the File menu, click Open, and we're going to load up Version 3. I'll click OK. So Fire Extinguisher Version 3. Press the A key to fit, and you'll see the fire extinguisher from the base to the clamp, to the handle that we've built.
Now we're going to come to the Items tab, choose Add Item, and then Mesh, and that creates a new blank mesh layer. And what we're going to do is create a little hose that's going to come out. Now we're not going to build the big hose that goes around the side just yet. That's coming up. And by the way, just to scroll in like that, I have a wheel on my mouse, and if you have one, you can actually scroll in and out every easily that way. At the top here, what we want to do is create a little bit of a hose that comes out from the center and comes around.
I am going to do something here too. I'm going to jump to the Shader Tree, open up the Render, and here are the three material groups that we created. I am seeing that the black might be a little bit hard to see, so let's do this. Let's go to the Clamp and choose the Material, and I'm going to the Material and I'm just going to select this and make this is kind of gray, like that. And move the mouse off, and that's goes away. And then we'll do the same for the handle. It is already gray, but we are going to make it a little bit brighter. And we haven't placed our final surfaces on here yet, so we are just doing a minor adjustment. Let's turn back to the Items tab now.
So now that you can see this little bit better, we will be able to create our disc. What I'm going to different here is press Ctrl+Space and then jump to the top view. So I'll select that with the left mouse, and it jumps me over. And in our blank mesh--let's make sure that's selected in the Item list-- I'm going to choose the Disc tool, or the Cylinder, and we're going to build a disc like this. And I'm watching my numerics on the left-hand side here, so it just 90 millimeter is my Radius, and it could be approximate. Before I turn the tool off, Ctrl+Spacebar again, to get to the front view, and let's just make sure that this is settled down kind of about there in the base.
Then I'm going to turn off the Cylinder, go to Polygons tab, and then we're going to choose Extrude. So we'll choose Shift+X. It's a nice keyboard equivalent for Extrude And Ctrl+Space lets you actually get to the Perspective view. We're just going to click and pull. Now why did that work that way? Well, don't forget, we've got our mesh layer selected, our brand-new mesh. So even though you saw the whole model, we were telling modo, we are only working with this one layer.
So early in the course when I talked about making multiple layers and why would we do that, this is exactly one reason. The base is fine, the handle is fine, the clamp is fine; we're not working with those at this point. Now we're able to simply extrude what we want without destroying anything else we already built; it works really well that way. So with this extrusion, I want to come up about that far, just enough so that I'll have room to bend that over. Later we're actually going to build the nice hose that comes around the outside. We also want to make sure that our sides have enough segments.
You cannot bend a straight object, so when we build it, we want to make sure we have enough segments. So initially yours might be zero like this, and what you end up with is only just kind of that ring like that. We won't be able to actually bend that over, because there is nothing there to allow us to do that. We need geometry. In many ways it's like taking a straight wall and trying to bend it. It will crack. By adding segments, we make it more like a screen door or window or screen window. And with that mesh layer there like that, that nice quad, we can actually bend that over quite well.
So I'll turn off Extrude and then go to the Deform tab, and we'll choose Bend. It's also Ctrl+E, using the shortcut. Now for bend, I like to be straight on in orthogonal view, so Ctrl+Spacebar and get to the Front. And let's just turn off the Base and the Handle, so you can see what we're doing, and the Clamp. And what I am going to do with the bend is just click right at the bottom, and what happens is that I get this nice ring. And with the Bend tool you can have the action happen from the X, Y or Z, but because I was in the front view, modo knew that I wanted to down the Z axis.
And what that means is I can grab this and bend it to the left or right, but there is this line coming out. So let me zoom out a little bit. This right here. What this handle will do, it will allow us to control the bend, so I want to put this straight at the top and watch what happens. So I am going to click and drag on this blue handle here and I bend that entire unit, and that's really all we want to do. But let me show you what happens if I move this. We're able to actually create a different shape for the bend just by pulling this handle.
This is what's really neat about modo's tools is that they work live like this, so you really can get a good feel for your final model. It's not as much trial and error as it is just pull and push to the way you want it when you see the action happen. With the right amount of segments, we're going to get a smooth shape. If we didn't have enough of these, it wouldn't be smooth enough. So let's keep this like this just for a minute, and let's put our Clamp and our Base back on. Actually that's about right. That's about where I want it. I'm going to press the spacebar to turn off the bend tool and then Ctrl+Spacebar to go back to the Perspective view.
And let's take a look, now we've got just that nice little tube coming out, just like we want. Later we can build upon this to create the rest of the hose. And again, we are not trying to go for a perfectly accurate model, but we definitely want it to work. We don't want to have a hose floating there on the side not really connected to it. So last thing I need to do is name my mesh layer, and we'll call this CenterHose, and we'll press the M key for a polygon material, and we'll also call this CenterHose. And we'll do Command+S or Ctrl+S to save.
So what we have done here is we've taken a disc and we built our base. We've taken a box and we built the clamp. We've also take another box and built the Handle. We have used Booleans to cut them out, and then we've used Falloff to shape that Handle and we've also used another disc with a controlled bend to build the hose coming out of the center. So all geometric shapes, with just all of modo tools, can help you make a great model.


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African slave heritage underwater
An article in The Washington Post describes efforts of the Slave Wrecks Project, funded by the Smithsonian Institution, to discover, excavate as appropriate, and preserve ships that sank while carrying African slaves to the New World. It highlights the work of Ibrahima Thiaw, an underwater archaeologist from Senegal. So far, there has been only one excavation of a wrecked slave ship, the São José, found thousands of miles from South Africa. Artifacts from the vessel will be displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, opening in September. [Blogger's note: My colleague at GW, Steve Lubkemann, an underwater archaeologist and cultural anthropologist, is the founding co-director of the Slave Wrecks Project. He is also working to develop some slave wreck sites as underwater tourism destinations].
Zambia presidential election fraught
AllAfrica published an op-ed by social anthropologist Vito Laterza in which he examines the recent presidential election in Zambia including claims of rigging: "The campaign was marred by unprecedented levels of political violence, leading to several people being killed and many injured." Moreover, he argues that such problems are "only likely to increase…as Zambia goes through the worst economic crisis in more than 10 years." Laterza is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo, focusing on politics, economy, and society in sub-Saharan Africa.


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"Publicly stating core values and beliefs requires courage because that declaration creates an expectation of specific behavior. Following through with that behavior over time requires commitment. However, if groups or individuals do not examine their values and work to achieve alignment, agreement and acceptance, they have no clear direction. A values statement is a means to that end."
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Each fortnight we will be featuring the latest acquisitions to the KCC Library!
While you can search the full catalogue online, this page will highlight a new book, cd, dvd or magazine that we have recently added to our collection. These will be readily available for you to read or view in our library as soon as they appear in this section, so make sure to see WHAT'S NEW each fortnight with the KCC E-news!
What's New – November 6th 2015
Family on Screen
Publisher: Ministry of Cultural Sports and Tourism, Korean Film Archive
Author: Sang-ok Sin, Hyeon-mok Yoo, Doo-yong Lee, Ji-woon Kim, Sang-soo Im, Tae-yong Kim, Jun-ho Bong, Han Lee
DVD set of eight Korean family-themed movies with subtitles in eight languages.
Romantic Papa directed by Sang-ok Shin - An insurance company worker, father is called 'Romantic Papa' by his five children. Although his salary is barely enough to feed the whole family, he takes care of his family with an optimistic nature and a penchant for laughter.
Rainy Days directed by Hyeon-mok Yoo - The story of a family torn apart by conflicting loyalties during and after the Korean War.
Oldest Son directed by Doo-Yong Lee - Oldest son Tae-yeong Lee deals with family conflict when his elderly parents move into his home.
Quiet family directed by Ji-woon Kim - About a family who opens a mountain inn. Their first guests commits suicide and suddenly all their guests befall horrible fates.
Good lawyer's wife directed by Sang-woo Im - A woman, married and with a child but becoming increasingly distant from her husband who is already cheating on her reluctantly enters a secret relationship with her neighbour, a teenage boy.
Family ties directed by Tae-yong Kim - A cross-generational view of two families. The film is divided into three different 'family' portraits.
Host directed by Jun-ho Bong - A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and focuses its attention on attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.
Punch directed by Han Lee - The film about the budding mentor-mentee relationship forged between a rebellious high school student from a poor household and his meddlesome teacher who moves in next door.
What's New – October 23rd 2015
한국광복군 관련 자료집 (Historical materials on Korean Liberation Army)
Publisher: The Institute of Korean Independence Movement Studies
Authors: The Institute of Korean Independence Movement Studies
This book contains many historical materials on Korean Liberation Army. The materials include translated documents originally written in Chinese, and various visual materials. It mainly consists of documents relevant to Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea and Chinese government's policy on Korean living in China at that time.
What's New – October 9th 2015
The History of the Korean Independence Movement
Publisher: The Institute of Korean Independence Movement Studies
Authors: Preface and chapter one : Kim Sang-ki, chapter two : Ban Byung-yool, chapter three : Chang Kyu-sik, chapter four: Han See-jun
Summary: This book was made to introduce the Korean Independence Movement, not only to the people who live inside Korea, but also to overseas Koreans and foreigners. This book is a guidebook that teaches the history of the Korean Independence Movement. It is composed of the preface and four chapters. In the preface, it writes about the meaning of the Korean Independence Movement in the present time and its significance to world history, with a general view of the overall progress of the Korean Independence Movement. In the four chapters, it clearly writes about its process of development according to time period.
What's New – September 25th 2015
Yongsoopan, wooden piece carved dragon head
Publisher: Mokin Museum
Authors: Mokin
"Yongsoopan" literally means a semicircular dragon head-carved wooden piece which decorates the front and back of a bier roof in pair. Such bier is called "Sang-yeo" in Korea. This book contains 581 Yongsoopan (281 pairs and 45 single pieces) including 2 additional pieces during the exhibition are displayed. To make people have a better understanding of Yongsoopan, it was classified into diagram, shape and manufacturing technique.
What's New - September 11th 2015
Korea & Europe, an Encounter in Musical Instruments
Publisher: National Gugak Center
Authors: National Gugak Center and les Musee des instruments de musique de Belgique
This book introduces traditional musical instruments of Korea and Europe. The instruments appeared in this book were all displayed in the 2014 exhibition "Korea and Europe, an Encounter in Musical Instruments." This book provides information on each musical instrument concisely with visual materials. Following the information on the instruments, this book also provides four special articles: comparison of musical instruments of Korea and Europe, les Musee des instruments de musique de Belgique and manufacturing musical instruments in Belgium both of them are provided in Korean and French and two more only provided in Korean.
What's new - August 28th 2015
Moon Tides (Jeju Island Grannies of the Sea)
Publisher: Seoul Collection
Authors: Brenda Paik Sunoo & Youngsook Han
In Jeju Island, off the southwest coast of Korea, you will hear the sound of the exhaled breath of sea women, known as haenyeo. Haenyeo, as their maternal acvestors did for centuries, they have soured the island's sea floor, harvesting seaweed, octopuses, sesa urchins, turban shells and abalone. Mood tides (Jeju Island Grannies of Sea) is the first book by and American journalist to document the lives of these rare divers through intimate interviews and photographs. Their stories will appeal to those of use desiring a life of purpose - undulating and infiniate as the sea.
What's New - August 14th 2015
The Zoo
Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Publishers
Author: Suzy Lee
A little girl's trip to the zoo becomes an extraordinary, imaginative, fun-filled animal adventure. Meanwhile, her parents experience an alarming adventure of their own. This book for animal lovers, dreamers, turns an ordinary trip to the zoo into a day no one will ever forget.
What's New - July 31st 2015
The Naked Tree
Publisher: Cornell University East Asia Program
Author: Park Wan-suh Translated by Yu Young-nan
A coming-of-age novel set during the Korean War, narrated in first person by Kyung-a, a young woman working in a studio that produces hack portrait painting for American soldiers. The novel is rich with scenes of cultural clashes, racial prejudices, and the kinds of misunderstandings that many American soldiers and Koreans experienced during the war years.
What's New - July 17th 2015
It is a day when the sun rises, It is evening when the moon rises
Publisher: Ui-Jeong (Seon Monastery Monks Welfare Foundation from Jogye Order of Korean Buddism)
Author: Seon Monastery Monks Welfare Foundation from Jogye Order of Korean Buddism
This book is a collection about nine pieces of Ko'an stories from monks in modern Korean era. Ko'an is a story, dialogue, question, or statement, which is used in Zen practice to provoke the 'great doubt' and test a student's progress in Zen practice. This book describes the history of nine Ko'an stories and enlightenment that past ancestor have realized. From the description of history and explanation about enlightenment of ancestors in this book, the readers will be understood about the right ways of ascetic practices.
What's New - July 3rd 2015
Mural Paintings of Daejojeong Hall in Changdeokgung Palace
Publisher: National Palace Museum of Korea
Author: Team of National Palace Museum of Korea
In this special exhibition book, two mural paintings of Daejojeon Hall in Changdeokgung Palace, namely the Phoenixes (Bonghwang-do) and the White Cranes (Baekhak-do), having undergone a two year long conservation treatment, are now revealed to public for the very first time. These mural paintings, which had decorated the king and queen's sleeping chamber, Daejojeon Hall, for ninety years, reveal the same time are masterpieces that reflect the changes of modern Joseon-era paintings.
What's New - June 5th 2015
Korean Shamanism
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited
Author: Chong-ho Kim
Shamanism can be defined as tend to focus on the shaman and on his or her technique and mental experience. To Korean people, Shamanic healing is a kind of paradoxical healing in which the irrational is treated with irrationality. This book is a study of the place of shamans within contemporary Korean society, based on fieldwork both in the small town of Soy, some 150km from Seoul and in the city of Seoul itself. In the book, the relationship between shamanism and Korean cultural system is well shown. Although this book is a study of shamanism, shamans and their arguments are not main concern. But this book is more focused on the ordinary people who make use of shamans.
What's New - June 5th 2015
Seoul Museums Guide
Publisher: Seoul Museum Associatioin
Author: Hong-Gyue Choi, Ji-hwan Bang, Song-yi yang, Gang-su Yoo
There are museums of almost every field of study including history, art, literature, science, medical science, and religion in Seoul, the capital city of Korea. This book has regionally categorized Seoul's museums where the tradition and the present are coexisted, and various cultures are together. This book introduces diverse cultural contents of museum with the purpose of 'communication between museums of Seoul and citizens', so leisure culture with family would be formed. This book also gives interesting stories to people at museums where wisdom of humanity is compiled.
What's New - May 22th 2015
Litrature on Screen (DVD)
Publisher: Korean Film Archive
Author: Yunhee Park, Hyojoung Song, Woo-Hyung Chon, Young-mee Lee, Ji-Mi Kim, Young Suk Oh, Jiseung Roh, Hye-jin Hwang, Chae-won Lee
The Korean Film Archive(KOFA) has been working on and issuing topical DVD box sets since 2012 in order to introduce diverse aspects of Korean society through Korean films that are representative works in Korean film history. The 'Film and Literature' offers a good opportunity for viewers to delve into Korean film history and literary history as well as developments in Korean society. It compiled eighy films.
What's New - May 8th 2015
Notes on Things Korean
Publisher: Hollym
Author: Suzanne Crowder Han
This book offers an insightful look at the traditions and cultural heritage of the Korean people. A compilation of concise and informative notes on a wide range of topics, this book is for anyone interested in Korean lige, thought, and culture. The notes, some illustrated with sketches and drawings, are presented alphabetically under such headings as Beliefs and Customs, Arts and Crafts, Music and Dance, Languages and Letters, Historic Figures, Famous Places and Monuments, and Games and Sports. Also there are more than one hundred fifty entries which include, for example, descriptions of traditional arts, crafts, games, clothing, housing, and food, and explanations of customs.
What's New - Apr 24th 2015
Hanbok: Timeless Fashion Tradition
Publisher: Hyung-geum Kim from Seoul Selection
Author: Samuel Songhoon Lee
Hanbok embodies many of the social and aesthetic values of the Korean people. In accordance with the emphasis on social harmony found in Confucian philosophy, the choice of Hanbok varied depending on one's position in society. Its beautifully flowing lines and harmonious colour schemes are important aesthetic values found in Korean art. Hanbok is increasingly emerging into the spotlight following the popularity of Korean television dramas, which are often set in the past, and also through efforts to promote Hanbok on the global stage. Renowned fashion designers around the world have taken note of Hanbok and have incorporated its elements into their own work. This book offers various insights about the characteristics, aesthetics, and histort of Hanbok, the traditional constume of Korea and its contemporary standing on the global fashion scene.
What's New - Apr 10th 2015
The Beauty of Korean Food
Publisher: Hollym
Author: Sook-Ja Kim from Institute of Traditioinal Korean food
This book is introducing Korean food history, ingredients, and table manners so that foreighners or overseas Koreans could learn about traditional Korean food. As the Korean government has been making effort to promote Korean food as a world food, the result of this project is this book which standardises recipes so that any foreigner can easily cook Korean food.
What's New - Mar 27th 2015
The Story of Samulnori
Publisher: Sakyejul
Author: Dong-Won Kim
The Story of Samulnori tells the story of Bright Land, a peaceful place that is sent into turmoil with the arrival of a dark cloud of pollution, bringing confusion and despair to the people. The Leader of Bright Land appeals to the gods who tell him to send his four children to the corners of the earth. Once there, they must convince the guardian of each corner to hand over a treasure they possess which is a rare and precious musical instrument. If these can be retrieved and played together, harmony and understanding will be resorted. Thus, "The story of Samulnori" is one way of explaining what this spirit is. This spirit, thanks in great part to the effort of Samulnori is very much alive and flourishing in Korea today.
What's New - Mar 13h 2015
Traditional Korean Gardens
Publisher: Joon Hwan Shin from Korean National Arboretum
Author: Hye-Young Jin, Jeong Hwa Song, Yeong-Han Kwon, Sung Sik Kim, Tai-Hyeon Ahn, and Hyun Tak Shin
As Korean traditional gardens reflect the ancestral wisdom of harmonizing with nature, proper documentation is important to retaining thier original value. This book analyses the historical relationship and significance of different plants as parts of gardens and contains photographs and information on representative plants from 26 gardens of the Joseon period. It aims to provide information for better understanding of ancient thought and ideology reflected in the selection of various garden plants as well as illustrates how they appear now.
What's New - Feb 27th 2011
Books of the Joseon Dynasty Returned from Japan
Publisher: National Palace Museum of Korea
"In December 6th, the Japanese government officially returned 1, 205 missing books from the Joseon Dynasty to the Korean government after more that 100 years. This book is a catalogue for the special exhibition held at the National Palace Museum in celebration of the return of the Joseon Dynasty books from Japan's Imperial House Agency. The books of the Joseon Dynasty retured from Japan this time include books of the royal collection and the royal protocols (also known as the uigwe records), and they umber 1,205 volumes of 150 seperate pieces. This catalogues introduces these books under the following three secton titles: 'The Return of Uigwe, the Royal Protocols and Other Royal Books', 'Uigwe, the Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty' and 'Books of the Joseon Dynasty'."
What's New - Feb 13th 2011
Spirit of Jang-in: Treasures of Korean Metal Craft
Publisher: Powerhouse Publishing
Edited by Min-Jung Kim
"From the Bronze Age to the present day Korean artisans, traditionally known as jang-in, have used metals to create functional everyday objects, objects of great beauty and objects of powerful symbolism. The way metal has been used and regarded in Korean society tells a compelling story of its history, culture and most meaningful rituals and beliefs. Through three essays and more than 150 spectacular objects, this publication traces the development of metal craft from Korea''s ancient craftsmen to the spectacular ''kingdoms of gold'' of the Silla royalty, the influence of Buddhism on craft skills and practice, the simplicity of the Confucian era, and the dark days of the early 20th century.
What's New - Jan 30th 2011
K-DRAMA: A New TV Genre with Global Appeal, Volume 3
By Korean Culture and Informaion Service
"The third volume in the K-Culture series, to introduce Korean dramas, revealing how these "soppy soaps" have reached greater foreign audiences beyond Asia, spreading out across the world as far as Africa and Latin America. The book also examines the appeal of K-drama with a section dedicated to the top K-drama stars."
What's New - Jan 16th 2011
Korea 2020: Global perspectives for the next decade
By Dominic Barton
"What's next for South Korea? A half-century ago it was among the world's poorest countries, now its a prosperous, industrialized democracy, with an economy that has proved resilient in the face of the global economic crisis. But South Korea's future remains unclear. This important volume brings together top international thinkers and asks them to look ahead to the new challenges Korea faces."


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Through nine years in the National Football League, Plaxico Burress has 505 career receptions for 7,845 yards and 55 touchdowns.
Burress' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN, "I'm very confident that Plaxico will be playing next season in the NFL."
Plaxico has the potential for a full release from prison on June 6, 2011, and his agent expects him to be ready for training camp.
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One would think that the New York Giants would be interested in Burress since he was so productive with Eli Manning for four seasons. Alongside Hakeem Nicks and Steve Smith, Burress would be part of one of the best receiving groups in the NFL.
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I have to admit, I am in love with Shark Week! I watch it every year and I always learn something new about sharks. I have been fascinated by animals, fish, insects and anything else I could collect, look at or read about since I was a child. Shark Week feeds my need for information about sharks in an easy way (TV). But when it is over I find myself wanting to know more about these amazing cartilaginous fish. This is what inspired me to write this and I hope that you too can visit these sites and learn even more about sharks.
For those of you who know Shark Week it needs no introduction but if you don't know Shark Week then let me be the first to introduce you to it! Shark Week happens every year on Discovery Channel at the end of July or the beginning of August and began in July of 1987. Coincidentally that is the same year that Jaws: The Revenge was released, the third film in the Jaws series. Shark Week has been viewed by millions of people each year. This year the Discovery Channel promoted it using the phrase, "Happy Shark Week!" which is appropriate since some people regard Shark Week as a holiday. It is an entire week of television programming devoted entirely to sharks. The amazing, beautiful and somewhat frightening fish.
Most people can't help but be fascinated by these wonderful creatures. But one thing to remember about sharks is that they are not mindless eating machines. Shark are a very important part of our marine ecosystem. In their role as apex predators, sharks are at the top of the food chain and when an apex predator disappears it causes a cascade of changes within the ecosystem. Predator prey dynamics, plant ecology and even animal behavior can all change as a result of a large change to an ecosystem. Everything is inter-related and when one things changes it effects everything.
One of the best examples of the effect that an apex predator can have within an ecosystem is the Gray Wolf in Yellowstone National Park. Gray Wolves were at one time an apex predator within Yellowstone however their numbers dwindled due the predator elimination program of the late 1800's and early 1900's. They were ultimately wiped out of the area by 1926. In 1995 Gray Wolves were reintroduced to the park and because of that reintroduction many changes occurred.
The population of Elk, the primary prey of the wolves, went down and therefore allowed some areas to be relieved of constant grazing. These areas began to sprout willows and aspens which in turn created habitat for beavers and other animals. The wolf kills have also become a source of food for scavenging animals such as birds and even for Grizzly Bears. The bears use the kills as an additional food source before hibernation.
All of these changes occurred simply by reintroducing the natural apex predator to the region. This highlights the the importance that an apex predator such as the shark can have on the ecosystem.
The Shark Conservation Act of 2009 was passed to protect sharks from the practice of shark finning (where the fins of the shark are cut off while it is still alive and the body of the shark is thrown back into the water). This practice was banned in 2000 but this piece of legislation helps to close the loopholes that made it possible for this practice to continue. Discovery Channel also has shark conservationist, Sonja Fordham blog and answer questions about shark conservation. Here is one of her blogs about the new rules from the National Marine Fisheries Service that took effect this summer.
There are around 100 species of sharks found within the water surrounding the United States. These sharks, like most sharks around the world, are declining in numbers. If you want to learn more about the status of the sharks around the U.S. read White Paper: The Status of Shark in the United States.
You might be asking how you can get involved in shark conservation. There are so many organizations that are involved in this important task some of them include Shark Alliance, Shark Safe Network and Shark Trust. There are also programs like the one at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Saving White Sharks. Also, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of the only aquariums able to keep White Sharks in captivity.
Just some of the favorite shows played during Shark Week highlight the Great White. The show entitled Air Jaws shows these fish hunting in South Africa at an island named Seal Island. The environment surround the island is unique, the ocean floor goes from being very shallow near the island to being very deep in a short distance. This allows the sharks to stalk and perform amazing surprise attacks. You really have to see it to believe it so here is a clip from the show on Discovery Channel, Air Jaws. So the big question is where do you find information about sharks once Shark Week is over?
There are tons of resources out there about sharks. Did you know that there are about 400 species of shark? NOVA has a wonderful site that has a lot of information about 30 different families of sharks. You can learn more about the anatomy (both external and internal) at a site created by the Canadian Shark Research Laboratory.
Some other great resources for information about sharks can be found at Monterey Bay Aquarium, Discovery Channel and NOVA.
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Uyyala Jampala - Movie Review: A Cute Rural Love Story
Akkineni Nagarjuna's latest production venture Uyyala Jampala marks the debut of Raj Tarun, Avika Gor and Virinchi Varma in Tollywood. The movie has created lot of positive buzz prior its release. Especially, the acting of Avika aka Anandi of Balika Vadhu featured in its promos have soared up viewers' expectations to the sky high. Released in theatres today, it successfully lives upto its the hype.
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Uyyala Jampala is a delightful rural love tale, which is high on entertainment quotient. Raj and Avika's cute performances are the main attractions in the film. Virinchi Varma's unique screenplay and dialogues, Sunny MR's melodious music and impressive background score and Vishwa DB's beautiful picturisation are other highlights of the film. The dragging first half and abrupt climax are its big drawbacks.
The movie is all about the fun and emotions of a young couple set against the backdrop of a small village called Koonavaram in Andhra Pradesh. From the blush of first love to beautiful finish, Uyyala Jampala is adorable and a refreshing tale of love. It has different music compositions and dialogues that echo countryside coupled with enchanting live sound. The amazing chemistry between Raj and Avika will rock you from the core.
Along with producer Ram Mohan P, Virinchi Varma has created a beautiful story and screenplay. But the director has failed to engage the viewers in the first half of the film that he should have made even more interesting. The second half has some of the most emotional moments, which will impress the audience. Though climax leaves a lasting impression, Viranchi could have ended the film in even better way. Continue to read Uyyala Jampala movie review in the slidehshow.


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Sought after for its showy blooms of crisp, white petals that surround a central dome of rich, purple stamens. This show-stopping clematis is fantastic for transforming walls and fences into a floral showpiece. When the flowers fade, the fluffy seed heads continue the performance into late summer and autumn. Clematis florida 'Sieboldii' makes a striking specimen for walls, fences and containers. Height: 2.5m (8'). Spread: 1m (3') Pruning group: 3.
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A cheery mixture of smaller flowered heirloom (Grandiflora) types in a wide range of colours. Sweet Pea 'Heirloom Mixed' has a wonderful fragrance that is characteristic of these old fashioned varieties. Perfect for adding colour and fragrance to garden arches, trellises, obelisks. Height: 180cm (71"). Spread: 30cm (12").
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A world exclusive collection of distinctly different sweet pea flowers - we believe 'Sweet Dreams' to be the best mixture ever! Each and every one, including many award winning varieties, has been selected for outstanding fragrance, exhibition standard blooms and superb growing performance. These cottage garden favourites are superb for cutting and the more blooms you cut, the more they will flower! Pop a few stems in a vase to fill a whole room with fragrance. Grow sweet peas against a sunny fence or trained on a free standing obelisk. For an informal display, let them scramble through mature shrubs. Height: 1.8m (6'). Spread: 30cm (12").
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Clematis 'Hagley Hybrid' (Large Plant)Large pink-mauve flowers with red-purple anthers are borne in abundance from July to September. This versatile, late flowering clematis tolerates almost any position from shady, north facing walls to bright sunny spots - although a position in full sun may cause the flowers to fade to a softer shade of pink. With a neat, compact growth habit Clematis 'Hagley Hybrid' is well suited to smaller gardens and patio containers. Height: 2.5m (8'). Spread: 1.5m (59"). Pruning group: 3. More info
Clematis 'Rouge Cardinal' (Large Plant)Clematis 'Rouge Cardinal' is certainly one of the best red varieties. Single, velvety red flowers with brown anthers are produced from July to September in an opulent display. This vigorous climber prefers a sunny position where the flowers will gradually age to a purple-red colour. Grow this late large flowered variety in borders and containers, against a sunny wall or romping over a free standing obelisk. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 1m (3'). Pruning group: 3. More info
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Clematis 'Alionushka' (Large Plant)
Clematis integrifoliaClematis 'Alionushka' is a semi-herbacous plant with non clinging stems and a loose, sprawling habit. This free flowering variety bears an abundance of small bell-shaped, mauve-pink flowers from early summer right through to September. This superb Clematis integrifolia hybrid makes a lovely feature scrambling among borders where it can use mature shrubs for support, or let it cascade over banks and low walls. Height: 2m (6'). Spread: 1m (3') Pruning group: 3. More info
Clematis 'Snow Queen' (Large Plant)This beautiful Clematis bears large white flowers with undulating edges. The wide blooms open with a soft mauve tint which gently fades away. Clematis 'Snow Queen' is at its best in early summer, producing a second flush of flowers in late summer that are often striped with pale pink. A lovely understated cultivar that can be grown in borders or containers. A great companion climber but equally stunning when grown on its own. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 1m (3') Pruning group: 2. More info
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Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
by Joyce Carol Oates
Character Role Analysis
Connie's Mother
Connie's mother functions as a foil to Connie. She embodies an idea of woman as a domestic housewife that Connie rejects.
June is Connie's other foil. She embodies the modern career woman, an idea Connie also rejects because it seems to lead to a sexually impoverished life.