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With somewhat modest goals on the first day of free agency, the Devils were able to sign the player they targeted by giving Mike Cammallerri and five-year, $25 million contract.
But, overall, how did Lou Lamoriello and the Devils do on Tuesday?
1. End of the Martin Brodeur era. By signing Scott Clemmensen to a one-year, two-way contract and saying that rookie Keith Kinkaid is likely to be Cory Schneider's backup, it clarified the goaltending picture. It will be unusual to see Brodeur leave, but the reality is that the Devils could not have brought him back.
2. Mike Cammalleri. He isn't Paul Stastny or Jarome Iginla, but those players were out of reach for the Devils. Cammalleri is a legitimate goal-scorer who showed last season that he still has the touch. He will help a team that needs offense.
3. Martin Havlat. This looks like a throw-away pickup, and it could turn out that way. But the Devils have little to lose by giving him a one-year, $1.5 million deal. His career could be revived by playing with Jaromir Jagr, Patrik Elias and Marek Zidlicky.
4. Keeping Stephen Gionta and Steve Bernier. Gionta got two years. As a role player, particularly killing penalties, he's valuable. Bernier needs to get back to his previous level of play and the Devils will give him that chance.
Overall. It wasn't a blockbuster day. Officially acknowledging that the Brodeur era is over may have been the biggest news. Lamoriello will make other moves, but Cammalleri was a solid pickup. This is a team that will be counted out by many, but one which will go into training camp knowing that the goal is getting back into the playoffs. Then anything can happen.
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In February of 2013, while testifying before the Legislative Screening Committee of the General Assembly, I articulated a statement that I find myself repeating more and more frequently.
That statement was: "I shudder to think what the state of South Carolina would be without the existence and contributions of South Carolina State University."
When one considers the cadre of civic and business leaders, teachers and scholars that we have produced, the social and political and economic value of our product is of inestimable value to this State and Nation. Our ROTC program alone has produced over 2,000 military officers, at least 18 of whom have risen to attain the rank of general and hold significant command positions in service to the United States of America.
More than $150 million that annually supports our local and regional economy is due to the existence of South Carolina State University.
S.C. State has graduated approximately 30,000 alumni, more than 50 percent of whom continue to reside in the state and serve as contributing responsible politically active citizens.
This is no small contribution coming from an institution that perhaps has never had the opportunity to play on a level playing field. We have a very storied and important legacy; however, we also currently continue to make an important and significant contribution to all of the people of this state.
When making that statement in February 2013, I was not only evaluating the richness of our legacy or the value of our current contribution to this state, region and nation. I was also thinking about the future.
What role is the state of South Carolina willing to play in the continuing development of America as a global leader? How would South Carolina State University be supported in its efforts to become an increasingly important contributor to those plans for development? As a former economic developer, I have always felt that it was impossible to develop "the state" while leaving the people behind.
While before the Screening Committee, my optimism held fast. I was appreciably, although not fully, aware of some of the unfortunate negatives which have tarnished the image of the university and in the short term diminished its attractiveness. I was then and I continue to be optimistic regarding the future growth, development and strengthened existence of the state's only publicly supported Historically Black College/University.
I was also totally convinced that the members of the General Assembly who were conducting the screening procedures were equally committed to the resurrection of S.C. State. They were aware of the fiscal problems as well as the leadership issues impacting the university.
The screening panel clearly communicated its desire to improve the capacity for S.C. State to strengthen its presence in the region.
On July 1, 2013, five new trustees were elected to serve on the S.C. State Board. On Oct. 14, 2013, I was elected chairman of the Board of Trustees.
The history and wisdom of the veterans, who were presently seated, combined with the vision and energy of those of us who were newly elected has served to create a new climate in the board room. There is now a new sense of hope at the university.
On Feb. 5, an additional new trustee was elected. Presently six of the 13 members of the board are "new."
The same may be said for the South Carolina State University Board of Trustees in general. We are a new Board of Trustees with a renewed sense of focus to move the institution forward.
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As we plan to go forward, the Board of Trustees at South Carolina State University is prepared and willing to be held accountable for policies, decisions, and actions taken on our watch.
We simply request the opportunity, time and resources that are necessary to get the job done for the people of our state. Anything less is not what we signed on to accomplish. Anything less will not strengthen the university or further its mission.
With respect to the future development of South Carolina State University, this board and the leadership of this university have a vision and plans for going forward.
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We look forward to the opportunity to join a process of meaningful discussions on the issue of how South Carolina State University will serve the people of our state and region - presently and in the future.
We have overcome enough in the past to be encouraged by the range of current possibilities.
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Skip to comments.This movie trailer looks devastating for Hillary Clinton!
Posted on 12/13/2007 5:27:40 PM PST by V.Foster
This movie trailer looks devastating for Hillary Clinton
Follow the link - click on graphic of Hillary The Movie
Works for me...
Wonder if the whole movie will ever see the light of day (knowing the Clinton Mafia).
I hope these guys have body guards and carry permits for protection.
They are probably still liberals, but Hillary disgusts them.
She is doomed.
Devastating, absolutely devastating.
But few will ever see this movie thanks to the corrupt democrat media black-out of honest, even-handed news reporting in the US.
Link is way slow. What is it?
"Link is way slow. What is it?"
I know! Curiousity killing me here with connection keep timing out.
I think you may need more bandwidth at the server. Too many Freepers trying to get in? Anyway, I waited a while, but couldn't get it to finish loading.
Ping to check back when it doesn't take so long to load.
I rebooted - try again.
I'm getting hammered.
I didnt get anywhere either.
right behind you! waiting for a slow time.
it's good. good luck!
So movies are being blocked from being released by FEC...oh please...in bed with those two criminals...
Finally! I finally got through and saw it. It's nothing new that we here at FR don't already know about the hildabeast.
For those curious and not getting through, it's a movie trailer. It contains a montage of various personalities critiquing Hillary in such a way as to make her look pretty bad.
Question is, how will this "movie" be marketed? I'd personally like to see it hit the "Big Screen".
Now that would leave a mark!
Well, that took forever (on high speed wirless!).
I can say two things though. I didn't learn anything I didn't already know, and I've seen clouds like those in Oklahoma City. They are called Mammatus clouds or breast clouds derived from the Greek mamma, or breast and they indicate severe turbulence or a harbinger of a severe storm. Good choice of a background pic I guess.
With any decent marketing plan, this film could make a big splash. In today's media environment, the Lame-Streams can't keep it under wraps any more than the Swift Boat ads.
They can get it on YouTube and all the other usual internet outlets. Portions of it could be inserted into anti-Hillary ads. There are a thousand ways of getting this out to the public at large. One question: when is it due to be released? Where and when can I view the whole thing?
Just wait.it will come up,I think freepers are hittin it thinkin it is something new
Synopsize for us dial-ups.
The Beast
for nothing.
Is this your,Dougfromupland, production?
that one I wouldn't hit for anyone interested,very lame
I can't get it to load, so I don't know. This might the Dave Bossie film that he was doing with Dick Morris.
Wow! Looks good. New Line should have gone with this one.
Bookmark for when the server becomes available.
Dick is in the trailer
This is not ours. Peter agreed to appear in their film.
She will never be president
wow very well done
as for me and my family..... we will watch it ane take our family and friends... and load the bus!!!
as for me and my family..... we will watch it ane take our family and friends... and load the bus!!!
I totally want to watch this film with only subtitles - that voice is monster-nightmare.
Since I wrote about it before, it is not spilling the beans. Peter was filmed taking a polygraph. The examiner was DOD trained and worked in the office of the Postal Inspector for 20 years. His credentials are impeccable. Peter passed with flying colors regard questions about Hillary knowing about the deal for Peter to support her campaign and Bill working for Stan Lee Media. Under oath, in her sworn declaration presented to the court on April 7, 2006, she swore that she knew nothing of the arrangement. That's perjury, and it's not about sex.
You just have to watch this trailer.
Citizens United has been locking horns with the Clintons since 1993, if not 1992. They are not new to this challenge.
Oooh, that is good. Wish it could get wide release.
Damn! I don't have a 'toast' gif ..................... FRegards
No wonder one of her nicknames is "Hillary Milhous Clinton."
That may be, but the stakes have never been higher for Hillery. She has managed to get away with so many things and each time she gets a little bolder.
Fort Marcy park might be a place to avoid.
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AUBURN HILLS -- The Detroit Pistons start their eight-game preseason schedule this week and head coach Lawrence Frank outlined some of his plans Monday for how he will handle those game days differently than in the regular season.
The Pistons host the Toronto Raptors in their preseason opener at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, then play a road back-to-back against the Raptors Friday and Milwaukee Bucks Saturday.
A game-day tradition will be adjusted when shootaround morphs into practices roughly 90 minutes in duration.
"Don't even use that word," Frank said, when asked how shootarounds would change. "I'm starting to break out in hives."
With three games in a four-day span, Frank said he wants to give certain players the opportunity to establish a sustained flow with extended minutes in specifically assigned games.
"You want to give different guys a legitimate chance at it," Frank said. "So as opposed to mish-mashing, and a guy plays 15 minutes here, I want to be able to give each guy a legitimate (stretch of playing time). Like, this is your game, for different situations. The other guy, be ready, but you may not play. And let them know ahead of time so we can really evaluate where guys are at against other competition."
Frank opened parts of an open scrimmage to media for the second time this training camp on Monday and it has become clear that he is willing to tinker almost endlessly with different combinations.
Austin Daye is playing exclusively at power forward and Corey Maggette has played a lot of shooting guard, which clears the muddled small-forward picture some, even if it muddles others in the process. Jason Maxiell has played center.
Frank said part of his rationale in trying different mixes is that he doesn't want the Pistons to be unfamiliar with each other if they find themselves in unusual player groupings forced by events such as foul trouble or injuries.
"And the other part of the equation is who fits best together," Frank said. "You may need shooting with a particular group. Or you may need someone who's a basket protector. So just kind of how the pieces fit together, as well as the individual merit at each position."
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Turn Off The Television! Toddlers Should Avoid Screens Altogether, Says AAPNaomi Odes
Wasn't I just asking about going to the movies? I hate to be a Debbie Downer, especially on this issue. I mean, there have been times when I've used the electronic babysitter in my house. When you've got no human help, sometimes it can be a life saver. Sometimes.
However, even when I've used the TV in those times of desperation, whether I needed to do some work or I just didn't have any more energy left to entertain my children, I've always felt a little bit guilty about it. Now, it turns out: that guilt is warranted.
The initial advice, given back in 1999, was "No Screen Time For Kids Under Two." This was based on The Precautionary Principle: the idea that they thought it might do more harm than good, but they had no actual data to back it up. Now, The AAP has more than fifty studies over ten years that validate their advice. Among their findings:
- Infant and Toddler shows marketed as educational have not proven to be such due to lack of understanding of content. (Remember when the makers of Baby Einstein offered people their money back on their products? Hmmmmm.)
- Young children learn by playing and interacting, not from screens.
- "Children learn to think creatively, problem solve, and develop reasoning and motor skills at early ages through unstructured, unplugged play. Free play also teaches them how to entertain themselves."
- "Young children with heavy media use are at risk for delays in language development once they start school, but more research is needed as to the reasons."
And this one, which definitely put the nail in the coffin for me:
- "When parents are watching their own programs, this is "background media" for their children. It distracts the parent and decreases parent-child interaction. Its presence may also interfere with a young child's learning from play and activities."
Apparently, even though your child may be quietly playing on the floor, he/she looks at the screen 1-3x a minute. That sounds like a lot to me. Also, (and this is obvious) parents talk to kids less when watching TV, thereby giving them fewer opportunities for language development.
Although this study is about the small screen, there is also the issue of the smaller screen. Does your baby use an iPad? This video kind of made me cry. Here is a baby who knows how to use an iPad, but doesn't know how to "work" a magazine.
Obviously, take all of this with a grain of salt, just like Emily said earlier, do as you would do. We can pick and choose the issues that are the most important to us as parents. Most of us can't control it all.
For me, the amount of television we watch in our house still feels okay (maybe 2 hours a week…maybe less), so I'll continue to use it that much, but not more.
You can read more about this and see the entire AAP presentation over at Strollerderby.
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Emily Jurmu, Alliance Against Violence and Abuse, said the task force is a community collaboration of about a dozen local agencies, including law enforcement, probation/parole, the prosecutor's office and community service organizations.
"We're working on some community-wide efforts to educate the public and curb the incidence of domestic violence locally," said Jurmu. "We're starting in Delta County but hoping to make it more regional, to reach out to Menominee and Schoolcraft and possibly Marquette."
At the meeting task force members discussed a pamphlet in the works for victims of domestic violence to give them a general idea of what will happen at each point in the legal system when they report the abuse to authorities.
"We don't have anything like it. The pamphlet started out as a tool to help victims or people who were looking at getting a no contact order (issued from the court)," said Jurmu.
She added the pamphlet does still talk about no contact orders, but it gives a better idea of the whole court process, such as who victims need to meet with and when they can expect a plea or sentencing to take place.
"It gives a general explanation of what's going to happen as they go through the court system," she said. "It also includes all the contact information for all the agencies that are able to help."
Jurmu explained the task force is in the process of having students from Bay College design a graphic illustrating the problem in order to help increase awareness.
"I like it because every agency at our task force was involved, so all areas of law enforcement and (other agencies) had a hand in it," she said.
"Once we print it it's going to be distributed at all of these points."
The task force includes: Delta County Sheriff's Department, Escanaba Public Safety, Gladstone Public Safety, Delta County Prosecutor's Office, Catholic Charities of the Upper Peninsula, Bay College, The Counseling Center, Child Protective Services, Families First, Teaching Family Homes and OSF St. Francis Hospital.
At the meeting the task force also discussed a police training session with Herb Tanner, member of the Prosecuting Attorney's Association of Michigan, discussing how all agencies can collaborate throughout the whole process. Jurmu said the task force wants to get to the point where anyone can identify a victim and refer them correctly to the proper agency.
"For instance, the police should be doing the correct paperwork that the prosecutors need," she said.
Jurmu said this is important so offenders eventually get sent to jail and "are actually being punished, not just getting probation and violating again."
Kim Pepin, Hannahville Police, said the four- or eight-hour trainings would show officers scenarios and examples so they can learn to look deeper into some situations.
"Teaching the officers how to notice an expression, look at the things (suspects) say or how they say something and to look at the demeanor of a person, they can start to see patterns and read the aggression level of an offender," he said.
Pepin said he thought eight hours of training would be more beneficial to local police officers than only four.
"The benefit you would give to your officers as far as knowledge of domestic violence and how they use that (would be) excellent," Pepin said.
Steve Howes, probation and parole agent, said the monthly meeting of the task force is a way to offer input on ways to to improve the awareness of domestic violence in our area.
"We want to make sure that victims are aware and that they're not fearful to make a complaint," said Howes. "We work together to make sure they know the processes pertaining to the court systems."
Dr. Rosemary Hakes represents The Counseling Center, a private counseling and consulting practice in Escanaba. She brings over 17 years clinical experience in both mental health and substance abuse treatment to the task force.
Hakes said domestic violence is a complex issue, and the task force is a tool to deal with it.
"The task force exists to provide leadership in developing and implementing a coordinated community response that promotes safety for victims, holds abusers accountable, improves community awareness and education, and works to ultimately stop domestic violence in our area." said Hakes.
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Jonas Beversluis of Catholic Charities of the U.P., Delta County Sheriff Gary Ballweg and Escanaba Public Safety Capt. Alan O'Dell, left to right, listen as Gladstone Public Safety Director Paul Geyer talks about ways to improve awareness of domestic violence in the local communities. (Daily Press photo by Audrey LaFave)


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January 3, 2012
Spaceship Earth: Environmentalism's New Look
Joel Achenbach, Washington Post
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Spaceship Earth enters 2012 belching smoke, overheating and burning through fuel at a frightening rate. It's feeling pretty crowded, and the crew is mutinous. No one's at the helm. Sure, it's an antiquated metaphor. It's also an increasingly apt way to discuss a planet with 7 billion people, a global economy, a World Wide Web, climate change, exotic organisms running amok and all sorts of resource shortages and ecological challenges. . .
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Buddhist Humanism is a philosophy which encompasses all Buddhist teachings from the time of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, to that of the present day. The goal of Buddhist Humanism is expressed within the Bodhisattva ideal, by becoming an energetic, enlightened, and endearing person dedicated to the welfare and liberation of all sentient beings.
Buddhist Humanism focuses more on issues of the world, the suffering which occurs, rather than on how to leave the world behind; on caring for the living, rather than the dead; on benefiting others, rather than benefiting oneself; and on universal liberation, rather than cultivation for only oneself.
Buddhist Humanism has six characteristics:
Humanism - The Buddha was neither a spirit, coming and going without leaving a trace, nor was he a figment of one?s imagination. The Buddha was a living human being. Just like the rest of us, he had parents, a family, and he lived a life. It was through his human existence that he showed his supreme wisdom of compassion, ethical responsibility, and prajna-wisdom. Thus, he is a Buddha who was also a human being.
Emphasis on Daily Life - The Buddha placed great importance on daily life as spiritual practice. He provided guidance on everything, from how to eat, dress, work, and live, to how to walk, stand, sit, and sleep. He gave clear directions on every aspect of life, from relations among family members and between friends to how we should conduct ourselves in the social and political arenas.
Altruism - The Buddha was born into this world to teach, to provide an example, and to bring joy to all beings. He nurtured all beings, for he always had the best interests of others in his mind and heart. In short, his every thought, word, and action arose from a heart filled with deep care and concern for others.
Joyfulness - The Buddhist teachings give people joy. Through the limitless compassion of his heart, the Buddha aimed to relieve the suffering of all beings and to give them joy.
Timeliness - The Buddha was born for a great reason: to build a special relationship with all of us who live in this world. Although the Buddha lived over 2,500 years ago and has already entered nirvana, he left the seed of liberation for all subsequent generations. Even today, the Buddha?s ideals and teachings serve as a timely and relevant guide for all faiths and traditions.
Universality - The entire life of the Buddha can be characterized through the Buddha?s spirit of wanting to liberate all living beings, without exclusion. The Buddha loved beings of all forms, whether they were animals or humans, male or female, young or old, Buddhist or not.
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such thoughts hatred
will cease.
The verses above are from the Dhammapada, a collection of profound wisdom for a confused world. Just as hatred does not cease through hatred, the same can be said of peaceful demonstrations faced with aggression, that aggression does not cease through aggression. It only creates more suffering and hostility.
An example of this can be found within the Ghandian non-violent Satyagraha movement, where they refuse to inflict injury on others and must be willing to shoulder any sacrifice or suffering of the struggle they have initiated, rather than pushing such sacrifice or suffering onto their opponent, always providing a face-saving "way out" for their opponent.
by Theresa Der-Ian Yeh and first published in the International Journal of Peace Studies
© 2006 by Grassroots Publishing Company
Reprinted with Permission
Buddhism has long been celebrated as a religion of peace and non-violence. With its
increasing vitality in regions around the world, many people today turn to Buddhism for
relief and guidance at the time when peace seems to be a deferred dream more than ever,
with the wars in the Middle East and Africa, and the terrorist activities expanding into
areas where people never expected that scope of violence before such as Bali, London, and
New York. Yet this is never a better time to re-examine the position of Buddhism, among
those of other world religions, on peace and violence in the hope that it can be accorded
in the global efforts to create new sets of values regarding the ways people manage conflict
and maintain peace via nonviolent means.
This article tends to provide a review of the Buddhist vision of peace in the light of
peace studies. It also addresses the Buddhist perspective on the causes of violence and
ways to prevent violence and to realize peace. The last section explores the potentials
of Buddhist contributions to the peacemaking efforts and the promotion of a culture of
peace in today's world. Buddhism, having enjoyed a long history and enrichment by
generations of people in various traditions, ranges north and south with branches across
many cultures and regions. However, a common core of Buddha's teaching and practice is
observed in major Buddhist traditions and considered essentials of Buddhism. In this article,
the term "Buddhism" is used to refer to the common core teachings across the current major
traditions of Buddhism.read complete article...
an excerpt from "Buddhist Ideas for Attaining World Peace" by Ronald Epstien
Lectures for the Global Peace Studies Program
San Francisco State University
Four years after his [the Buddha's] attainment of enlightenment, a war took place between the
city-state of Kapilavastu and that of Kilivastu over the use of water. Being told of this, [the
Buddha] Sakyamuni hastened back to Kapilavastu and stood between the two great armies about to
start fighting. At the sight of Sakyamuni, there was a great commotion among the warriors, who
said, "Now that we see the World-Honored One, we cannot shoot the arrows at our enemies," and
they threw down their weapons. Summoning the chiefs of the two armies, he asked them, "Why are
you gathered here like this?" "To fight," was their reply. "For what cause do you fight?" he
queried. "To get water for irrigation." Then, asked Sakyamuni again, "How much value do you
think water has in comparison with the lives of men?" "The value of water is very slight" was
the reply. "Why do you destroy lives which are valuable for valueless water?" he asked. Then,
giving some allegories, Sakyamuni taught them as follows: "Since people cause war through
misunderstanding, thereby harming and killing each other, they should try to understand each
other in the right manner." In other words, misunderstanding will lead all people to a tragic
end, and Sakyamuni exhorted them to pay attention to this. Thus the armies of the two
city-states were dissuaded from fighting each other.
The doctrine of karma teaches that force and violence, even to the level of killing, never
solves anything. Killing generates fear and anger, which generates more killing, more fear,
and more anger, in a vicious cycle without end. If you kill your enemy in this life, he is
reborn, seeks revenge, and kills you in the next life. When the people of one nation invade
and kill or subjugate the people of another nation, sooner or later the opportunity will
present itself for the people of the conquered nation to wreak their revenge upon the
conquerors. Has there ever been a war that has, in the long run, really resolved any problem
in a positive manner? In modern times the so-called 'war to end all wars' has only led to
progressively larger and more destructive wars.
The emotions of killing translate into more and more deaths as the weapons of killing become
more and more sophisticated. In prehistoric times, a caveman could explode with anger, take up
his club, and bludgeon a few people to death. Now days, if, for example, the President of the
United States loses his temper, who can tell how many will lose their lives as the result of
the employment of our modern weaponry. And in the present we are on the brink of a global war
that threatens to extinguish permanently all life on the planet. When will that happen? Perhaps
when the collective selfishness of individuals to pursue their own desires --- greed for sex,
wealth and power; the venting of frustrations through anger, hatred and brutal self-assertion
--- overcomes the collective compassion of individuals for others, overcomes their respect for
the lives and aspirations of others. Then the unseen collective pressure of mind on mind will
tip the precarious balance, causing the finger, controlled ostensibly by an individual mind, to
press the button that will bring about nuclear Armageddon. When the individual minds of all
living beings are weighted, if peaceful minds are more predominant, the world will tend to be
at peace; if violent minds are more predominant, the world will tend to be at war.
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If we can set aside the political wrangling and focus on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act, what becomes obvious is its critically important impact on women's health.
The fact is while women are the primary coordinators of health care for families and comprise the majority of U.S. health-care workers, they also put their own health-care needs behind those of their children. Cost is too often the reason.
A 2009 Commonwealth Fund study found that more than half of women delayed or avoided preventive care because of cost. And access to affordable health care has been particularly difficult for low-income women and families.
Unfortunately, the many chronic diseases responsible for 7 in 10 deaths each year are often preventable and account for 75 percent of the nation's health-care spending. The unintended consequence is an increase in health-care costs for everyone else.
The Affordable Care Act changes this dynamic.
Prevention is now affordable for all because health plans are required to cover recommended preventive services without cost sharing. For women, this means coverage for, among other services, mammograms; screenings for cervical cancer; well-woman visits; breastfeeding support, supplies and counseling; contraceptive methods and counseling; and screenings and counseling for interpersonal and domestic violence.
Going forward, the Supreme Court ruling that upheld the health-care law ensures that, by 2014, insurance plans can no longer charge women more than men for insurance premiums based on gender, or deny coverage for those with pre-existing conditions. The ruling also kept in place essential consumer protections related specifically to family planning and sexual health.
The law also requires insurance plans to contract with safety-net providers, including Title X providers like the Arizona Family Health Partnership, which, in 2011, served more than 40,000 mostly low-income women, men and teens through statewide partnerships with community-based health clinics.
If fully implemented, the law could expand health-care coverage to 32 million Americans by 2014.
We know challenges to the law will continue. Some state leaders have already made clear their intention to reject the option to expand Medicaid coverage to millions of low-income individuals.
We also know that those state officials will be ignoring strong scientific research supporting the health -- and financial -- benefits of preventive services. They'll also be shoving aside credible data showing that expanding publicly funded medical care, especially family planning services, actually saves federal and state governments billions of dollars each year and strengthens the public-health safety net.
Research shows that every dollar of public funding for contraceptive and preventive services saves $3.74 in costs for prenatal, pregnancy-related and newborn medical care, or $3.4 billion that otherwise would have been borne by Medicaid.
With the Affordable Care Act now the law of the land, policy makers must understand the critical importance of ensuring and promoting the health and well-being of millions of Americans.
After all, isn't a healthy America a better, more productive and stronger America?
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Ontario amendment to CEC Rule 2-022 - Approval requirements for Equipment that is Battery Operated or Connected to a Class 2 Circuit
The OESC Rule 2-022(3) (c) specifies some exceptions to electrical product approval requirements. Electrical equipment does not require approval if it connected to the load side of an approved Class 2 power supply whose power output does not exceed 100 V•A and is operating at less than 42.4 V peak or DC, with an exception of:
*The OESC defines a luminaire as a complete lighting unit designed to accommodate the lamp(s) and to connect the lamp(s) to a circuit conductors.
** It is intended by Subrule (3)(c)(ii) and Appendix B note to Subrule (3)(c) that decorative light strings, signs or displays with LED lamps that are connected to approved Class 2 power supplies are not requireed to be approved.
Background and Rationale
2) A luminaire connected to an external power supply certified and marked as Class 2, meeting the requirements of CSA C22.1 and OESC Rule 2-022(3)(c), requires approval if:
3) A luminaire containing an internal power supply certified and marked as Class 2 (power supply could not be identified without opening the lighting unit) requires the complete luminaire assembly to be approved.
Peak voltage (Vpk) is the maximum (peak) voltage that the AC signal attains. The most useful way to describe the potential of an AC signal is to use Vrms. Vrms measures AC signals in a way that gives a voltage value that is equal to what the voltage would be if it were converted to a DC signal. Most Volt-Ohm meters will read AC signals in Vrms. To convert to Vrms multiply Vpk by 0.707. To convert back to Vpk multiply Vrms by 1.414.
Although Rule 2-022(3) states that some equipment does not require approval, the equipment still needs to be "acceptable for the particular application" If the equipment presents an undue hazard under the circumstances, an inspector can deem it to be "unacceptable".
Fluorescent and HID Lamps, Not Self Ballasted
There are currently no Canadian product standards for these types of lamps; therefore, these lamps cannot be approved and do not require approval.
Travel power supplies, adapters and plugs
There is currently no Canadian standard that permits certification of electrical products with plugs configuratins (for examples, plugs configuration for European markets) that are not specified in Diagram 1 and Diagram 2 of OESC.
Revenue Billing Devices, Electricity Meters
ESA's Bulletin 6-8-* clarifies that revenue billing devices meters are not required to be approved as per OESC requirements. The Bulletin provides consistent direction with respect to ESA's jurisdiction over revenue billing devices, governed the "Weights and Measures Act" and "Electricity and Gas Inspection Act" and sued by Local Distribution Companies, licensed by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB).
The constitution Act assigns authority for weights and measures to the Federal Government.
The Federal Legislation:
Meters and instrument transformers are required to be tested to specifications, which are set out in the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act. These specifications establish design, composition, construction and performance requirements for any meter or instrument transformer. The specification also requires a unique Measurements Canada approval number, as identified in "LMB-EG-07 Specification for APproval of Type of Electricity Meters, Instrument Transformers and Auxiliary Devices".


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- What other names is Cnidium known by?
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How does Cnidium work?Chemicals in cnidium might decrease itching.
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Special Precautions & Warnings:Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Not enough is known about the use of cnidium during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.
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Public Opinion Snapshot: The Public's Verdict on Iraq
President Barack Obama delivered an address last Tuesday night on the end of combat operations in Iraq and the need to turn decisively toward solving pressing problems at home. The public approves very strongly of this approach; they endorse ending U.S. troops' combat role by 68-27, according to a recent AP poll.
The verdict on the Iraq war, however, is overwhelmingly negative. The public said by a stunning 72-20 margin in a just-released CBS poll that the Iraq war was not "worth the loss of American lives and other costs." Conservatives who are tempted to rewrite the history books on Iraq should keep this public verdict in mind. Any attempt to justify the catastrophic decision to invade Iraq will likely be met by a wall of public skepticism.
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Active Escapes - Hiking & Biking Adventures on the Wild Coast
Active Escapes offer unique mountain bike and guided hiking trail tours along the Wild Coast. For more information about cycling or hiking the Wild Coast, please see www.wildcoast.com/active-escapes or check their website. Contact: Sarah Drew (Active Escapes) Tel: 084 2407277 or 033 2344367 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Website: www.active-escapes.co.za
Cebe Nature Reserve
What is going on at Cebe Nature Reserve? No one seems to be able to give a straight answer. It is apparent that someone intends some serious building there. There is talk of an hotel, privately owned holiday homes, so on and so on. There are semi complete strutures on the appex of primary dune. Who did an E I A for that and then who gave the authority to go ahead? Apparently some 700 hectares goes along with the deal. I smell a dirty big rat here and the possibility of a great big holiday destination going up here.
Explorer Club
is headed up by Brian Dinning who was recently fined $722,000 in punitive damages by a Norfolk jury for his fraudulent dealings involving the illegal sale of a portion of land in Hole in the Wall. You can read the story here: http://www.wildcoast.co.za/node/96. Note the dates and how the modus operandi bears a striking resemblance to the Cebe 'development' and Wild Coast Explorer Club's claims - whereas all they have is a couple of expired R.O.D.'s (Mdumbi, Hole in the Wall) and fevered imaginings. http://web.mac.com/dinning/iWeb/Site%208/Cebe%20Oceanfront%20Eco-Resort%20Gallery%204.html Check his/their blog http://socialentrepreneurshipinafrica.wordpress.com/2010/06/17/the-explorer-club-working-with-deat-for-social-venture-tourism-on-the-wild-coast/ and how a non-commital communication from the department is *con*strued by him as a working partnership agreement. Sad really. Either he's just really, really stupid; or he thinks all South Africans are. FYI I use Google Alerts to monitor any posting on the worldwide web with the words "Brian Dinning." He's now operating as Ray Dinning so I may have missed some of his preposterous posing; but you can see exactly what I mean by the implied philanthropism of his other links on the blog: 5 second pose with a wild animal = "Ray Dinning saving Cheetahs in South Africa." *lol* I don't think we need worry much about Mr. Dinning. He's certain to be hoisted by his own petard. Pam Golding are surely going to burn for their involvement with him, too. Bit worrying about what's apparently already happened at Cebe, though.
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LEGAL NOTICES in Daily Dispatch
On page 16 of the Daily Dispatch, Friday May 20th is a notice of a meeting to be held on June 8th 2011 at Gqunqe Village at Chief Kona's Place. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a proposed Resort Node which would include accomodation, shopping complex and a cultural area. The plot thickens. A nasty twist. Most people do not know the name Gqunqe, nor do they associate it with Cebe. So folk like Jeff who might think that it is over, oh no, these buggers have not let go. Now even the Mnquma Local Muncipality and the Dept of Rural Development and Land Reform are involved.
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Watch PEEP and the Big Wide World
Peep and the Big Wide World is an animated television program that teaches preschool aged children about a number of different important concepts from the value of being kind to one's friends, to beginning science related information. The show follows the three main characters Peep, Quack and Chirp as they learn how to navigate the sometimes scary, but always interesting world around them.
Peep, a little yellow chick, is the main character from Peep and the Big Wide World. Peep lives by himself in an old can that is close to a forest and pond where he and his friends discover a number of wondrous things. Peep is a very curious creatures who often does experiments to help him to learn more about the world around him. Peep is helped in his quest to discover why things are the way they are by his two best friends Quack and Chirp. Quack is a bombastic blue duck who lives in the nearby pond and often tells the other creatures he meets about just how superior ducks are to other species. Peep's other friend is a more laid back red robin named Chirp who is learning to fly. Chirp tends to serve as the foil to Quack's more outlandish schemes.
In Peep and the Big Wide World Peep, Quack and Chirp learn about a variety of scientific concepts. The creatures learn about such things as how new flowers grow each year, how leverage works and what exactly causes lightening and thunder. The series presents all of these subjects and more in a humorous and simplified way that helps young children learn about things that may have been confusing to them. The show also helps children to learn about the concepts of being a good friend and protecting the environment.
Peep and the Big Wide World is a great show for young children as it not only teaches them about the proper way to treat the world and animals around them, but also helps them learn scientific concepts that will assist them when they start school.
- 4 Seasons, 31 Episodes - Canceled
- April 12, 2004
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From PBS KIDS - Beaver Boy cuts down too many trees, and the birds need him to stop doing that. Beaver Boy discovers that growing trees is hard.
- Episode 3 - You Can Count on Bunnies / Falling Fe...
Peep and Quack look for lost bunnies. / Quack's losing his feathers, but just how many (is too many)?
- Episode 2 - Bringing Spring / Quack's Pond Party
The birds help a young groundhog find her shadow. / Quack needs some attention (shocking!), and decides to throw a party to get some.
- Episode 1 - An Inconvenient Tooth, Parts 1 & 2
Beaver Boy has cut down too many trees. The solution? Grow more trees! But Beaver Boy discovers that growing trees takes a long time.
- Episode 4 - Bedtime Story / The Deep Duck Woods
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If you've ever been to a marketing conference – or any major conference or convention for that matter – you already know that not all Powerpoint presentations are made equally. Some are very bland, boring, and by the book. Others come alive with imagery, humor, and a compelling storyline while serving as a springboard for the presenter.
And yet I find that many enterprise marketers both at agencies and working in-house positions fail to fully tap into the power that this Microsoft software relic has to offer.
Note: There are various other software programs capable of matching or even exceeding Powerpoint including cloud-based solutions like Google Docs' "Presentation" app.
For years, I've told people in this digital marketing thing of ours that executing a successful marketing program is as much about selling as it is about strategic or tactical expertise. If you can't get buy-in from executives or cross-functional stakeholders it's unlikely that your ideas and initiatives will ever come to fruition no matter how smart they truly are.
In my experience, cliche as it may sound, more often than not it's the Powerpoint presentation that's the go-to format for conveying ideas in a way that can be easily digested by executives and stakeholders alike. And yet, I've come across so many people both on the agency side and on the in-house side that wouldn't know how to build a solid Powerpoint deck if their life depended on it.
Moreover, some of the folks that do know how to build a decent Powerpoint deck and have seen what a truly influential Powerpoint presentation looks and feels likes make a crucial mistake in my opinion. That mistake is thinking that the kinds of decks they see at conferences are not "corporate" (e.g. tame) enough to be used in the day-to-day business environment. And so they insist on including tons of verbiage, complex data-graphs, and sterile agenda with not even a hint of the story-line patterns that are proven to move people. That or they convince themselves that since they're not a professional artist or graphic designer they're better of building slides with no imagery at all; the equivalent of a word doc in prose form only on a Powerpoint slide instead.
And that's if they put any thought into the process of creating great presentations at all. Some never do. They dismiss Powerpoint presentations out of hand as unnecessary nuisances and then wonder why their ideas are never executed and why their online marketing careers are stagnating.
If you're reading this and recognize yourself in any of the proceeding assertions it's time to take action. Start by reading one of the many fantastic books on how to go about building truly great presentations. And then start practicing by putting your various strokes of strategic or tactical inspiration into Powerpoint format.
Before you know it, more of the no's will become yes' and more of your approach to marketing will be adopted by your clients and or corporate colleagues. And that can be a very good thing for both your marketing KPIs and your personal career.


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a long narrative poem in elevated style. Usually center around heroic style and episodes that are important to the history of the nation.
The Italian Sonnet
14 line poem
beginning with an octave, follows with a sestet, and ends with a volta.
comedy of manners
Realistic comedy that makes fun of the manners and conventions of an artificial, highly sophisticated way.
Bahtin reasoning on imagination. people who are one voiced and look at the world in one way.
Bahtin reasoning on imagination. People that are many voiced and have many ways of looking at the world.
character who provides contrast to the protagonist, in order to emphasize the main characters traits.
the error, fraility, mistaken judgement, or misstep through which the fortunes of the hero of a tragedy are reversed.
according to aristotle, tragedy "through pity and fear effects the proper purgatation of these emotions."
revenge tragedy
theme is the revenge of the death of a murdered family whose ghost directs the revenge.
"to tear flesh" Particularly nasty irony intended to insult or injure. Can be very personal.
satirical norm
in many satires, authors will include a character or passage that isn't ironic, sarcastic, or satirical.
a whole bunch of modes of thought that rely on reason rather than sense perceptions, revelation, tradition, or authority.
only "uncompleted" genre, things in a novel are in a process of growing, developing, and changing.
the enlightment
a philosophical movement that swept through europe. signaled a shift away from old religious beliefs toward belief in science and religion.
juvenalian satire
biting, bitter, angry. It points with contempt and indignation at the corruption of human beings and their institutions.
same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
a figure of speech in which someone (usally but not always absent), some abstract quality, or a nonexistent person is addressed.
psychological interpretation
what the book/character represent in terms or our conscious and unconscious dreams and desires
Socially Conservative
Reinforces the status quo, opposes change, favors the current political/ecomonic/social situation
Socially Radical
opposes the status quo, in favor of change, and opposes the current political/economic/social situation.
a brief subjective poem strongly marked by imagination, melody, and emotion, creating a single unified impression
a form of verse to be sung or recited and characterized by its presentation of a dramatic or exciting episode or simple narrative.
The philosophical principle than an idea or event (thesis) creates its opposite (antithesis) and leads to a reconciliation of opposites (synthesis)
writing that exaggerates certain individual qualities of a person (often for comic effects)
literary theories
schools of thought that formulate general principals about how to interpret literature.
a novel that deals with the development of a young person, usually from adolescense to maturity.
a fixed 19-line form, originally french, employing only 2 rhymes a repeats 2 of the lines according to a set pattern.
the troubles
a period of often violent political struggle in N. Ireland, beginning in the 1960's and officially ending in 1998.


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A Flagler Beach man is accused of stealing solar panels that are used to operate irrigation systems throughout the city of Palm Coast.
Hunter Watson, 24, was arrested Thursday after detectives got a tip that stolen property could be found in his yard.
Detectives had been investigating the solar panel thefts since January.
Officials said they recovered a dozen 6-foot solar panels, copper wire and other goods, along with a golf cart reported stolen from a home construction site.
Bond for Watson was set at $40,000.
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query to upload csv file to table error
I am using a webpage that simply runs this query (so client can use it).
It is supposed to empty the table (the theory being that it resets the auto-incrementing ID to 1 again - which it doesn't!).
Then it should take the file off the clients desktop, upload it to the server and put it into the table. There's something wrong with the syntax of the second query yet it is EXACTLY the same, apart from the file location, as what DOES work when you use phpmyadmin.
Tired......look forward to your help. Thanks. Incidentally probably don't need the TRUNCATE query if I use REPLACED in the second one.
Error given is ....unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING
// Run query
mysql_query("TRUNCATE TABLE `books`", $eg_objConn1);
mysql_query("LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 'C:/Documents and Settings/Jon/Desktop/anita.csv' REPLACE INTO TABLE 'books' FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' ENCLOSED BY '"' ESCAPED BY '\\' LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n' IGNORE 1 lines", $eg_objConn1);
Re: query to upload csv file to table error
You didn't escape the double quotes inside the string, ENCLOSED BY '"'
Here is the correct query.
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If this is a medical emergency, call 911.
Crohn's disease is swelling and redness (inflammation) in the wall of the digestive tract. Both the inner lining (mucosa) and the deeper layers of the wall become inflamed. Over time, this can damage the tissue and cause sores, or ulcers.
Crohn's disease is an ongoing (chronic) condition. It is one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Doctors believe Crohn's disease happens because something goes wrong between a child's genetic makeup, their immune system and their microbiome. This causes the digestive tract to become inflamed. The immune system isn't able to stop the process and restore the balance. Instead, the area stays inflamed, which leads to the common symptoms of Crohn's disease.
It's not clear why this happens. Doctors are studying Crohn's disease to learn more about the causes.
Crohn's disease can affect any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. Usually Crohn's disease affects the far end of the small intestine and the large intestine (colon). There can be healthy patches in between inflamed patches.
Seattle Children's has a special IBD Center to care for children with this complex condition.
The center provides access to many IBD experts. We can schedule your visit so your child sees many of them in one place on the same day. We treat the whole child by combining care from specialists in digestive health, immune health, nutrition, surgery and psychology.
Seattle Children's offers advanced treatments for children with Crohn's disease that are not offered everywhere. These include:
Our surgeons have the most experience in the region doing the highly technical surgeries that some children with Crohn's disease need.
The IBD Center team also conducts research to devise better treatments and improve the quality of life for children with Crohn's disease and other forms of IBD. We're part of ImproveCareNow, a group of more than 80 centers working together to study and refine IBD care for children.
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Show off a new crochet skill when you try Roseanna Beck's Fun and Fancy Double Crochet Afghan. Crochet afghan patterns explain how to crochet an afghan so anyone can understand and create an astounding gift or keepsake.
SIZE: 38" x 40"
- 235 yds. Hushabye Red Heart 4-ply yarn (H)
- 190 yds. Pale Blue Red Heart 4-ply yarn (B)
- 180 yds. Lily Pink Red Heart 4-ply yarn (P)
- 180 yds. Pale Green Red Heart 4-ply yarn (G)
- 180 yds. Maize Red Heart 4-ply yarn (Y)
- 180 yds. White Red Heart 4-ply yarn (W)
- G crochet hook or size needed for gauge
4 rows = 2 ½"
7 dc = 2"
Chain (ch), Single Crochet (sc), Double Crochet (dc), Slip Stitch (sl st)
Row 1 – With blue ch 118, 2 dc in 4th ch from hook, *skip 1 dc, 2 dc in next ch, rep from * across ending skip 1 ch, dc in last ch, ch 3 and turn. (116 dcs)
Row 2 – Work 2 dc between each 2 dc across ending 1 dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.
Row 3 – Rep Row 2.
Row 4 – Rep Row 2.
Row 5 – Rep Row 2 and fasten off.
Row 6 – Join hushabye with a sl st in first dc, ch 2, work 1 dc in each dc across, fasten off and
turn. (116 dcs)
Row 7 – Join pink with a sl st in first dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next dc, *skip 1 dc, 2 dc in next dc, rep from * across ending skip 1 dc, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.
Five 2 dc Rows (color) and One dc Row (hushabye) as follows:
B H P H G H Y H W H B H P H G H Y H W (59 rows)
Work along top edge and hushabye (sc, ch 1, 3 dc) in corner side edge dc, *ch 1, sc between next 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc between next 2 dc, rep from * across ending sc between 2 dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, sc) in corner side edge dc.
Work along side edge *ch 1, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, sc in next dc, rep from * across ending ch 1, (sc, ch 1, 3 dc) in corner side edge dc.
Work along bottom edge *ch 1, sc in ch st below 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch st below next 2 dc, rep from * across ending sc between 2 dc, ch 1 (3 dc, ch 1, sc) in corner side edge dc.
Work along side edge *ch 1, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, sc in next dc, rep from * across ending ch 1, join to beg sc and fasten off.
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How was your weekend? How was your Monday?
We are off to a rocky start with our blogging this week … Mommy and I are feeling under the gun. First, Mommy was feeling ill (she's better now!) … and then Mommy was "neck" deep in gearing up for the holidays, my 2nd (can you believe it … 2nd!) Birthday … taking care of a newborn, etc.
BUT … Mommy and I are going to do our best now to catch up this week and provide you with our regular blogs and special blogs like Sadie's BIRTHday, etc.
So we missed our Weekend Update post yesterday, but how was your weekend? What did you do?
Mommy had her first great escape (and probably her last for a while) with Gramby to the Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market. Did you go? Or do you have a similar holiday market near you? Gramby and Pops came to visit this weekend (obviously), and Sunday was a big day because our Houston Texans went up 8 to 1.
We just wanted to share a few fun photos with you … the first one is the first time (on Saturday) that Gramby and Pops saw me hold Super Sadie (not the best photo, but you get the idea). And the second photo is of Sadie on her first date with Mr. Jack (Egg's son). Thanks for visiting E and J! And Super Sadie loves her Gap outfit you brought her. (E is Mommy's friend from work. Jack is about a month older than Super Sadie).
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Chooze - Cheese Matched With Booze
Chooze: School of Booze definition: the practice of matching cheese with booze
Cheese with red wine - that's the conventional wisdom isn't it. But to use a matrimony analogy, wine and cheese is often more like a polite co-habitation rather than a passionate union. For a truly harmonious marriage cheese should be matched with beer. Beer? Yes. If you have ever visited a Belgian bar you may have noticed that the customers are not munching on pork scratchings with their ale – rather they are enjoying morsels of cheese.
So why is beer such a good match for cheese? Beer and cheese have much in common. Both are fermented and aged, products of the farm - milk and cereal – with a wide variety of styles, aromas and flavours. The reason we drink when we eat is to clear our palate and make it ready for the next mouthful of food. The liquid scrubs the palate and if it contains carbon dioxide as beer does it is even more efficient at exfoliating the tongue. But that is the prosaic explanation and hardly begins to explain the compatibility of beer with cheese. So the only thing is to try it!
Take Cheddar for instance – it has a sharp acidity that works well when contrasted with the cutting bitterness of an India Pale Ale (IPA) such as White Shield, or withNut Brown Ale by Samuel Smith where the biscuity malt flavours match the nuttiness of the cheese. For something completely amazing try Cheddar with a bottle of Brakspear's Triple, or Fuller's Vintage Ale. Both are complex, full-bodied barley wines - alchemy when sipped with cheese.
Goat's cheese is perfect with Gale's Prize Old Ale - rich and smooth strong ale with a distinct tang; or a Belgian Kriek– a sour-sweet beer with an acidic tingle. They both complement the funky flavour of the cheese.
Stilton is traditionally accompanied by a glass of Port. Yes the fruitiness of the wine is a contrast to the pungent saltiness of the cheese but for a completely different tasting experience Stilton with Brooklyn Brewery's Imperial stout is sublime. The fudge chocolate character of the beer is enhanced by the Stilton's creamy nature. And while we are on blue cheese – how about experimenting a little further and trying it with whisky – make sure to add a tiny drop of water to open up the flavours. Peaty malt whiskies such as Bowmore, Arberg and Laphroaig are a revelation with Stilton and Roquefort – the smokiness of the whisky holding its own with the intense flavour of the cheese.
This may be a surprise - sparkling wine with cheese is not always incompatible. So in honour of winemaker Camel Valley in England's lush county of Cornwall – recipient of an award for world's best rosé sparkling wine 2010 - pour a flute of Cornwall Brut and nibble on a piece of Cornish Yarg. I'll drink to that!
Jane Peyton, Principal School of Booze – Think While You Drink ®
School of Booze produces corporate entertainment and private group events including beer tasting, beer and food matching, wine tasting, whisky tasting, cider tasting, chocolate and alcohol tasting, Operalicious ® . We work mainly in London but are happy to travel to where our clients invite us!
The Sin Eater's Tipple
Fancy a job as the parish Sin Eater? Yes, you have to soak up some sins but there are perks - bread, washed down with beer or wine.
Jane Peyton, Principal School of Booze – Think While You Drink ®
School of Booze produces corporate entertainment and private group events including beer tasting, beer and food matching, wine tasting, whisky tasting, cider tasting, chocolate and alcohol tasting, Operalicious ® . We work mainly in London but are happy to travel to where our clients invite us!
Madam Geneva
May I introduce you to Madam Geneva? Perhaps that is a daft question because you probably already know her. For anyone who has sipped a G & T is already well acquainted with this particular character. Madam Geneva is a 17th century nickname for Gin and derives from the French and Dutch words for juniper - genièvre and jenever.
Gin is a distilled grain based spirit (usually barley, rye or corn) flavoured with botanicals - predominantly juniper. Producers of gin often include coriander, orange peel, angelica and cinnamon in the mix. This explains the highly aromatic nature of gin. Nowadays there are several gin styles – the best known being London and Plymouth. London Dry Gin can be made anywhere (not just in the Big Smoke). Plymouth gin conversely must be produced in the Devon town and has an earthier, drier character than its London counterpart.
A Dutch physician is credited with inventing it in the mid 17th century as a medicine to treat ailments such as gout and gallstones. English troops became partial to gin when they were fighting in Holland during the Eighty Years War giving rise to the term 'Dutch Courage'. After William of Orange ascended the English throne with his wife Mary in 1688 he encouraged the importation of gin from his native country and banned French wine and brandy imports. Low taxes on gin meant that it became cheaper than beer. Gin replaced beer as the traditional source of safe drinking water and this led to a period known as the Gin Epidemic when a significant proportion of city dwellers were permanently inebriated on very crude, harsh spirit sometimes flavoured with turpentine. By 1741 Londoners' consumption of gin was 11 gallons per capita. Gin was responsible for such high mortality rates that it stabilised the growth of London's population. Take a look at William Hogarth's drawing - Gin Lane for an apocalyptic vision of the chaos and destruction caused by Madam Geneva. One of the central characters is so sloshed that she does not notice her baby has fallen from her arms. No wonder gin had another nickname - Mother's Ruin.
But then something unexpected happened – gin became respectable. Distillers in the mid 19th century began to refine the ingredients and London Dry Gin was born. We may joke about the 'for medicinal purposes only' excuse, but gin & tonic really was medicine for colonists in parts of the British Empire. Indian tonic water had been developed as a palatable way to swallow quinine – taken for its anti-malarial properties. Some genius realised that tonic water and gin tasted really good and lo - one of the world's most popular cocktails was born. And what other cocktail glows in the dark? Try it at home – it's true!
Toast of the Town
Have you ever wondered why we toast companions with an alcoholic drink? Or why it's called a toast? There are a couple of theories:
1) it is the vestige of an ancient tradition in which wine, beer or blood was offered to the gods in exchange for a wish and long life;
2) in societies where being bumped off by poisoned wine was common it became a symbol of friendship for the host of a party to pour a drink from a shared pitcher and test it first – then proclaim 'good health' as other guests drank their share.
The word itself comes from the Latin term tostare which means 'to roast' and this refers to the Roman practice of dropping a piece of burnt toast into a jug of wine before sharing it. The charcoal reduced acidity and made the wine more palatable.
In Restoration England (1660), drinkers revived a Roman custom when toasting a woman that they must drink the same amount of glasses as there were letters in her name. The non-stop habit of toasting sometimes interrupted the actual drinking and conversation when multiple toasts were offered to anyone and everyone whether they were in the room or not leading to the term 'toast of the town'.
So bottoms up, cheers, santé, to your health!
What a Corker!
When a wine is described as being corked, does this mean:
a) there are bits of cork floating around in it
b) the cork is infected with a fungus which is affecting the taste of the wine
c) You've drunk all the wine and the bottle is empty – damn!
If you answered b – fungus, well done - pour yourself a glass of vino and read on.
For most people knowing if a wine is corked is tricky but here is a guide. A corked wine often smells of mould, mushrooms, damp cardboard, and even smelly socks and you don't even need to swirl it round in the glass to release those pungent aromas! It is caused when the cork is infected by a fungus that releases a chemical called 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, more commonly known as TCA. It's this compound that affects the enjoyment of the wine. Up to 5% of all bottles are spoiled by TCA. Consequently the wine industry tries to avoid this problem by using screw caps and plastic corks.
There is another issue with the increasing move away from cork. If demand is reduced, then what will happen to all the cork oak forests in the Iberian Peninsula? Over half the cork in the world is produced by trees in Spain and Portugal and those woodlands are on major migration routes providing safe habitat for birds travelling to and from Africa. Cork is sourced from the bark of the trees and harvested only once every nine years - so the trees are not are not felled to produce wine closures.
The superstar of cork is Portugal's record breaking Whistler Tree. At 14 metres high and with a circumference of more than 4 metres it is the world's largest and most productive cork oak tree. Named for the dozens of songbirds trilling in its canopy it has been producing the finest quality wine corks since 1820. In its last harvest the Whistler Tree produced over one ton of raw cork - enough for 100,000 wine bottles. That is really something - the average cork oak produces material for a mere 4,000 bottles.
I don't know about you, but I am always disappointed when I go to open a bottle and it is sealed with a screw cap or a nasty synthetic plug. Struggling to remove the cork and resorting to the nearest beefy man or woman to finish pulling it out is part of the fun. And what about those song birds? They can't live in plastic trees!
Jane Peyton, Principal School of Booze – Think While You Drink ®
School of Booze produces corporate entertainment and private group events including beer tasting, beer and food matching, wine tasting, whisky tasting, cider tasting, chocolate and alcohol tasting, Operalicious ® . We work mainly in London but are happy to travel to where our clients invite us!
Some Like It Hot
School of Booze has been challenged to find the best alcohol to match with Sushi and Sashimi. Luckily this was not a tricky task because S of B recently came across a perfect partner - vodka flavoured with Wasabi. It is incredible. If you are used to Wasabi paste lifting the hairs off your head, this vodka will not do that. But it is still packed with a punch and will clear the most blocked of noses! The original and best version of this vodka is made in New Zealand by Namada Wasabi Spirit . It has a clean character and ultra smooth mouthfeel with the peppery flavour of Wasabi developing immediately - absolute perfection with Sushi and very moreish.
The problem is that Wasabi vodka is quite hard to track down so in its absence, the following beers and wines match well with fishy Japanese food. Crisp lagers such as Asahi and Sapporo; sake; Champagne; and clean, fresh, fruity white wines such as Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, and un-oaked Chardonnay. Kanpai!
Jane Peyton, Principal School of Booze – Think While You Drink ®
School of Booze produces corporate entertaining and private group events including beer tasting, beer and food matching, wine tasting, whisky tasting, cider tasting, chocolate and alcohol tasting, Operalicious ® . We work mainly in London but are happy to travel to where our clients invite us!
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