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Nature shines in Morgan poetry collectionWritten by Gary Carden
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To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
— "Auguries of Innocence" by William Blake
The stanza above, from William Blake's "Auguries of Innocence" serves as an apt introduction to Robert Morgan's latest collection of poetry. Here, the reader will find a catalog of vivid images from the natural world: a spider's web spangled with dew drops; mountain pools pierced by sun beams; a wind-blown thistle and the husk of a jar fly — all transformed by Morgan's elegant words — words which have the power to render these images "numinous" (possessing a religious or spiritual quality).
In conjunction with Morgan's skill in capturing vibrant images is his ability to describe those images with magical language. For example, the title of this collection, Terroir, is a word (French in origin) used to denote the special characteristics that geography, geology and climate bestow upon crops and/or produce. Just as the quality of a vintage wine may be determined by the combined effects of a particular region's rivers, the mineral content of the soil and the length of the growing season, Morgan suggests a parallel in the natural world of Appalachia. In effect, the inhabitants of the coves and ridges of the Southern Highlands are what they are because of the same factors. We (and all living things) are molded and shaped by the same forces that might render/produce something original ... a rare wine with its unique taste or a mountain family, surviving against all odds and steeped in tradition.
Terroir contains a number of recurring themes: rituals, folk beliefs, superstitions and the subtle and orderly design of the natural world.
"October Crossing" celebrates the annual orange and black, woolly worm migration which, in mountain folklore will determine how hard the winter will be. However, in Morgan's imaginative description, this events merges with classical mythology. The woolly worms migration must cross a highway "like a hard Styx or Jordan" to reach the refuge of the woods. In "Apple Howling," there is a comparison of the Anglo-Saxon "come forth" ritual in apple orchards (beseeching the trees to produce a generous crop), to the "come, butter, come" incantations that my own grandmother chanted to transform clabbered milk to butter. "Singing to the Corn" recounts yet another ritual to encourage fertility and "Immune" celebrates an old superstition about going barefoot in the first snowfall as a means of preventing winter ailments.
Beneath all of these poems, like a quiet, but ever-present stream, is a series of affirmative verses regarding Nature's "silent design." "Loaves and Fishes" celebrates the slow decay of a deer on the highway, noting the process by which every bit of flesh "is sorted, hauled/ away by scavenging coyotes,/ by maggots, worms, bacteria, /each bite sent to its proper place/ to feed the needy multitudes." "Translation" finds a striking example of rebirth in the way that trees die "and lean into the arms/ of neighbors" where they gradually disintegrate and "... eed the the roots/ of soaring youth."
There are also frequent allusions to Nature's tendency to "mimic" cosmic design. For example, the sprouts of potatoes struggling toward the light in "Homesickness" resembles genetic memory struggling "across the gulf of history." In another poem, In "Country of the Sun," Morgan finds a poignant parallel in the struggles of a neighbor stricken with an eye cancer who moves down a road in the sunlight of a spring day with the same yearning towards the light. In "The Big One," the explosion of seeds from a winter thistle resembles that outward rush of matter that created the universe. Again, in "Lone Eagle," the fall of snow flakes in a pine forest suggests "a ticker tape parade" witnessed by "snow bird, mouse and solo wren." The spiraling flight of sulfur butterflies in "Convocation," suggest the "swing and rise" of planets and "far quasar."
Many of Morgan's most affecting poems describe an embattled natural world where corrupting forces contaminate beauty. "Brownfield" describes a field filled with "industrial swill," tatters of asbestos and rusting nails, styrofoam, grease and garbage bags; yet even here, Nature struggles stubbornly to reassert itself with a thriving patch of ironweed. In "Expulsion" Morgan compares humanity's withdrawal from polluted tracts of land to the loss of Eden. We are forced to leave because our eyes are "swollen red" by a corrupting dust. Yet, even here, the stubborn persistence of "Poison Oak" demonstrates Nature's survival instinct "that will cross a meadow" to claim a spot at the base of a tree.
My favorite poem in this collection is "Go Gentle," a reasoned rebuff to the poet, Dylan Thomas who is remembered for his advice to the elderly: "rage against the dying of the light." For Morgan, such a recommendation seems a bit melodramaic. After witnessing the death of relatives and friends, Morgan concludes that both those who watch and those who die "will plead for nothing but the right/ and gentle passage of the night." There seems little point in delivering a death rant.
This is a gratifying collection. Although Robert Morgan is attracting national attention for his novels and historic biographies, I feel that his greatest strength lies in his poetry.
Terroir by Robert Morgan. Penguin Books, 2011. 95 pages.


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Cathy Zoller of Amarillo recently wrote to thank me "for sharing the journal of your journey with cancer."
She then went on to tell me her story.
"I received the diagnosis of breast cancer just weeks before you got your diagnosis last year," she said. "Though I was blessed to receive a quick cure, the journey to recovery has been longer and more frustrating than I ever imagined."
Zoller said reading my columns about what I'm going through with my fight against cancer "have been frequent reminders to myself to continue to count my blessings while praying for those who are not as lucky."
Zoller and her doctors caught her breast cancer early enough - during a routine mammogram. "This one was a year and a day after the previous one that was fine," she said.
She said she didn't need any radiation treatments or chemotherapy, just surgery.
"I was able to complete the 5K Race (in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure) in 47 minutes just weeks after my surgery.
"It wasn't a record-setting time, but not bad for someone barely able to get out of bed a couple of weeks earlier," Zoller said. "I've been walking 5K races for breast cancer for years in support of the women in my life who were touched by the disease. I never thought I would be one of them. I don't think I will ever set any performance records, but just finishing each year seems a blessing, especially since each year there seem to be more loved ones in my prayers on that race day."
Zoller said she remembers telling her gynecologist who sent her for her first mammogram that she had no family history of breast cancer.
According to the American Cancer Society, only 5 to 10 percent of breast cancer cases are thought to be heredity. The main risk factor for developing breast cancer is simply being a woman, the ACS said. Another risk factor is aging. Zoller, 59, said her doctor said family history has to start somewhere.
"Unfortunately, there are many in my family who now say we have had more than our share of the disease," she said. "They represent us well in several Relay for Life races in other states.
"So as I grumble about the aches and pains while trying to return to a 'normal' routine, I am reminded that I got so out of shape because last year I couldn't do those chores. I have proven that chores like weeding and dusting high places really can wait. My angels kept my yard and home livable when I couldn't do even the simplest of chores."
Zoller said she wants to encourage all women to do what it takes to get the recommended screenings that can save their lives. An aunt's greatest wish after she was diagnosed with breast cancer was to walk the Survivor's Lap at the Relay for Life.
"She was never able to walk that lap on Earth, but she walks with all of us in all of our races now," Zoller said.
"So I will continue to pray that you and others in your situation continue to move towards a cure and that the research of today will find a way for our grandchildren to avoid the disease completely.
"You have come so far this past year, and it has been an inspiration to me and to many others. Keep up the fight knowing there are many prayers you may never hear about, but God hears them all."
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Big City Times
We decided to get off the farm for a few days and make our way to the big city. And when I say big I mean so huge it makes your brain hurt. Wikipedia says the 'Greater Tokyo Metro Area' has roughly 32 million people in 1,500 square miles. My home state North Dakota, by comparison, has roughly 684,000 people in 70,000 square miles. That's a dramatic difference in the way human beings relate to their surroundings and to the land. When you are in the city of Tokyo it is remarkable how living spaces, shops, transport, and all the other things that make life tick are stacked on top of each other. I have never experienced a city so busy and efficient and packed to the gills.
Often I have heard Japan described as a mash up of the old and the new. Temples thousands of years old sharing space with the world's most advanced railway system. Lights and electronics at every turn and yet you still see people walking around in traditional wooden sandals. Here is an example of one such contrast:
We came across charming oddities as well. Take, for instance, the amazingly real plastic food used by restaurants in their display cases. There is a street in Tokyo where many stores sell this stuff. Plastic food is definitely a contrast from the crops and vegetables we have been raising on the ARI farm.
Another charming little oddity is the advertising you find all over Tokyo. American celebrities often let their faces promote various products (think of Bill Murray's character in Lost in Translation). Anyhow, here is one of the greats slinging coffee:
Our three day trip in a city so big was too short, but here are a few more things we saw and enjoyed.


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My 3 week old daughter likes to put her hands up and pinch and get in the way of her latching, which leads me to have to hold her hands back leaving me no extra hand to assist with her latching. It's beginning to get really frustrating considering I'm worried she isn't latching properly anymore. She sort of just sucks my nipple and areola into her mouth instead of opening wide. Since I don't have a free hand to "hamburger" my breast, or a free hand to tease her upper lip or cheek, I feel it's my fault her latching has taken a turn for the worse. I am also a SAHM, so I don't have anyone to help hold her hands while I use my free hand to assist in the latch.
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George Bush a Bi-Sexual Kinkster? We're Offering $5000 for Any Credible Evidence Which Proves He's the Manhandler-in-Chief
In a week which had the President come out (pun intended) strongly against gay marriage, an explosive new allegation surfaced of a 1984 bi-sexual menage-a-trois involving Bush (pun intended) and another man, Victor Ashe, the current U.S. Ambassador to Poland and Dubya's "special" friend since their cheerleader and roommate days at Yale. I kid you not, folks. This incredible story appears on the Wayne Madsen Report website, as told by Leola McConnell, the woman with the dubious distinction of being the female in the AsheBush sandwich. Crazy, huh? But wait. It gets even nuttier. McConnell also happens to be the current Liberal Democratic candidate for Governor of Nevada. She's also been the purported dominatrix of former Education Secretary Bill Bennett, he of virtue and morality and racial tolerance fame. You can read even more about this unbelievable allegation at bushssecretlifein84.tripod.com/ , The story was all over talk Radio Wednesday, discussed by Air America hosts Rachel Maddow and Randi Rhodes among others.
So, can it be true that George W. Bush is actually bi or, God-forbid, gay? We're not sure, of course, and the above story can only be construed as a titillating case of he said/she said. But it sure would explain a heck of a lot about the man:
-his dominance by a strong, overbearing mother
-a father who he perceived as weak
-his penchant for touching, holding hands and kissing other men (John McCain, Saudi Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Abdullah)
-his constant need to prove his masculinity with tough talk ("bring 'em on")
-his constant need to prove his masculinity with tough actions (invading Iraq)
-his ridiculous tough guy rooster-like strut
Yep, kind of all makes sense, doesn't it? But why speculate? Let's find out for sure. Which brings us to the The Ostroy Report Booty Bounty on Bush. We're offering $5000 for the evidence which proves* (and we do mean proves) that our president is indeed a sword-swallower. A Liza fan. A Nancyboy. Let us know if you think you've got the iron-clad dirt on Bush. It'll be the most patriotic thing you do.
And if nothing else, got to Madsen's site and get a good laugh. Even George W. Bush deserves a good little Swift Boating every now and then.
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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Observations: The Qando Podcast for 31 Oct 10
In this podcast, Bruce, Michael, and Dale discuss Tuesday's midterm elections.
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"In a wave election, … you feel powerless. Everything I feel I know how to do, that I'm trained to do, I can't do."
The title comes from a quote by a pollster for the Democrats in this article. Most of the article is about the resignation that the GOP will take the House, with some Democratic strategists predicting as many as 70 Republican pickups.
I highlighted that quote because I think it indicates what is different about this election and what is wrong with most elections.
Democratic consultants, pollsters, and strategists have a tried-and-true playbook. It includes some of the following:
To be sure, Republicans sometimes dabble in the same tactics. They can't depend on the media to carry water unless they are pretty lickspittle to the press and talk trash about other Republicans, but some of them do that. And generic promises and backroom special interest deals are a staple among professional politicians of all stripes. The interesting thing about this election to me is that some of those Republicans faced the same difficulties as the Democrats (an "adverse political climate") and some are already gone from the field.
This election is different because there is a contingent of voters that simply does not give the benefit of the doubt to either professional politicians or the media any longer. In fact, it's worse than that. They assume what they're hearing from those entities is distorted or dishonest. They assume the media has chosen sides. They assume that the professional politician cares more about his power and perqs than about governing responsibly.
They have every reason to assume all of this, because it's all true.
I see two things that have made the difference this time around. First, the media trashed any remaining credibility they had in relentlessly pimping for Obama. They covered up every potentially damaging fact that came up about him, never challenged him on specific policies, and basically acted as though they would be happy to bear his child (even the men) if that could be made to happen. This level of obsequiousness was detectable even in people who don't pay much attention to politics.
Second, the failure of leftism, and the arrogance of leftism even in the face of its own failure, is more obvious than ever. Obama and his cronies have made no attempt to hide their contempt for the foundational principles of the country. They believe they know better than the common citizens what is best for the common citizens.
That arrogance has been around for a while. There are Democrats who have been trying to nationalize healthcare since Medicare passed in the sixties.
The difference is that now it's on open display. Barney Frank can now be caught saying outright that he wants single payer, but it can't pass right now, so Obamacare is the best progress they can make this time around. Multiply this by thousands as the words Democrats are used to telling the faithful (and expecting to be hidden from wider view by a complicit media) now get played on YouTube to millions of pi$$ed off voters.
We have a generation of political consultants and strategists who have basically looked at voters as a large group of marks and suckers. With good reason, since tactics based on that attitude have worked to put odious, nasty leftists like Frank, Henry Waxman, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Pat Leahy, and many others in office for decades.
My biggest hope based on this election is that our incompetent and corrupt ruling class has at last awoken a critical mass of voters who refuse to be marks and suckers. Who work relentlessly to expose the true arrogance and ineptitude of pro politicians, and the feckless bias of the media.
We'll have to wait until 2012 to see if that's the case. But then, I've waited all my life to see that critical mass awaken, and I'd almost given up even trying to talk to people about the dangers we face from unbridled government. I can wait a while longer to see if I'll be disappointed again.
Defense: cut cost, not capability
One of the eternal claims of the left is that there is much that can be cut from the defense budget. Shockingly they're right. At least in a meta-sense. There isn't a government bureaucracy anywhere in government that can't comfortably be cut, despite claims to the contrary. Defense is no exception. Secretary Gates plan to cut 100 billion from the Defense budget is both necessary and laudable.
But here's the catch. Those cuts must address fat, not muscle. They must cut costs, not capability. We must address any cuts made carefully and in a way we ensure our future viability in a very dangerous world.
We also need to understand that whether we like it or not, we have the dominant leadership role in the free world. Abdication of that role could have catastrophic results for our nation and our allies and, in fact, for freedom around the globe.
Those are the facts. And we need to understand that when the defense budget is addressed, a scalpel instead of a meat axe should be used. While it will be tempting to cut expensive programs as a means of achieving short term spending goals, their absence could, at some point in the future, lead to our defeat.
Take the F35 program for an example. The F35, known as the Joint Strike Fighter, is a 5th generation fighter that will replace many of our present day 4th generation fighters, such as the F16, F15 Strike Eagle and A10 (all designed in the '60s and '70s). It is an expensive airplane. But there are reasons why it is expensive and those reasons are sometimes hard to explain to those only focused on the bottom line. But the fact that our potential enemies, Russia and China, are busily developing versions of their own 5th gen fighters should tell us about what sort of priority a program like that should have. Scrap heap isn't one of them.
A fifth generation fighter is quite an upgrade from the 4th gen fighters we now have in that they include advanced stealth, exceptional agility and maneuverability, sensor/ information fusion, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment. And these result in far greater survivability, situational awareness, and effectiveness for war fighters, as well as improved readiness and lower support costs.
The cost of the F35 appears higher than 4th gen fighters because the F35 comes as a package with all its mission equipment included on board – an important point that is rarely seen in discussions of cost. This puts the cost in line with current 4th Generation aircraft which do not carry their mission equipment in their price (Targeting Pods, Jammer, EW System, Fuel Tanks, Infrared Search and Track and other systems). Currently that price is about $60 million a copy in 2010 dollars. And Lockheed Martin, the supplier, has transitioned to that fixed cost per copy 2 years early.
Many would like to argue that austerity precludes paying for such programs. They claim we can do this on the cheap by modifying 4th gen fighters and extend their life. But consider this –in combat configuration, the F-35 outperforms all advanced fourth-generation aircraft in top end speed, loiter, subsonic acceleration and radius. Additionally, it is comparable or better than the best fourth generation fighters in aerodynamic performance in all within-visual-range categories and the F-35 outperforms all fourth-generation aircraft in both the "Within Visual Range" and "Beyond Visual Range" air-to-air combat arenas.
The 5th gen fighters of Russia and China will also out- perform today's fighters. The question you have to ask is would you want your son or daughter in the cockpit of an upgraded 4th generation fighter facing that sort of threat? The obvious answer is no.
Defense cuts must be made. That's the reality of this era of austerity. But it doesn't have to be a conflicting priority to fielding the best for our future national defense and security obligations. Intelligence and the future needs of the nation must be factored in to the cuts anticipated in the defense budget or we could put our military and our nation at a terrible disadvantage in coming years.
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House seats still moving toward GOP
Yesterday as I made my predictions, RealClear Politics was showing 123 safe Democrat seats and 163 safe Republican seats.
Today, while checking, RCP had changed those numbers to 121/163. That means 2 seats for the Dems have moved out of "safe" and into "likely".
Additionally 3 have moved from "likely" to "leans" Dem and 6 have moved from "leans" Dem to toss up (34 toss ups yesterday, 40 today).
Not a good trend if you're a Democrat hoping for a miracle.
RCP now has it +65 for the GOP. I'll stick with my +61.
Quote of the day – Halloween edition
It comes from a tweet by Scott Ott (Scrappleface):
Halloween relies on voluntary participation of non-beneficiaries. If trick-or-treaters had guns, holiday would be called "Government".
And there you have it in a nutshell.
Dirtiest campaign season evah?!
Probably not. Seems, as history demonstrates, all this is as American as apple pie. From Reason:
AGW skeptics the moral equivalent of slavery defenders
Mark Hemingway at the Washington Examiner brings this little goodie to our attention:
The American public is still mired in doubt about the science and the economics of climate change, he said, but is ready for the kind of social shift that eventually brought success to the abolition movement of the 18th and 19th centuries.
"Just as few people saw a moral problem with slavery in the 18th century, few people in the 21st century see a moral problem with the burning of fossil fuels," Professor [Andrew] Hoffman [of the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and School of Natural Resources] said. "Will people in 100 years look at us with the same incomprehension we feel toward 18th-century defenders of slavery?"
So now skeptics of AGW are the moral equivalent of slavery defenders because they don't agree that the science is there which supports the warmists view that man's CO2 emissions are the driver of global climate change? Really?
If people might do anything during a 100 year retrospective it will be to look askance at the rhetoric this particular issue generated from one particular side. My guess is they'll look at Hoffman's analogy and shake their head in wonder at the absurdity of his claim.
I'm not sure what offends me more – Hoffman's attempt to equate scientific skepticism with an immoral institution like slavery or his obvious ignorance of the fact that science is skepticism.
Hoffman needs to also get out more – there is little if any "social shift" in the making concerning this nonsense. The science is not settled (in fact it is badly discredited), there is no consensus and until there is much more solid evidence from the scientific community – not some divinity school drop out and failed presidential candidate – the public isn't going to willingly sacrifice its economic well being on some incredibly expensive scheme concocted by warmists that most likely will have no effect whatsoever on the alleged problem.
But, then, what do we slavers know.
House Math
House math is decidedly more complex than Senate math if for no other reason than the number of House races. All the seats are up for grabs every two years.
At present, the mix is 255/178 Dems (with two vacant I believe). However, when you look at the races, and consider "safe seats", the mix goes to 123/163 GOP. That's right, the GOP holds a 40 seat advantage in the "safe seat" category.
If we add "likely" for each of the parties, the mix becomes 148/176 GOP. 218 is the number needed for a majority.
That brings us to the "leans" either Dem or GOP category. Assuming all those in the "likely" category go to the designated party, "leans" is the first category where things could go either way. While it is likely that it will go to the party in which the polls "lean", it isn't certain.
As it breaks down, there are 29 likely to go Dem and 48 likely to go GOP. The difference is that of the 29 likely to go Dem, only 2 are seats presently held by Republicans. However, on the other side, of the 48 seats leaning toward the GOP, 42 are seats presently held by Democrats – most of them Blue Dogs.
Here's where you have to decide how many on each side will actually go to the party to which the district now leans. In my case it comes down to a SWAG (Scientific Wild Assed Guess). I'm saying 70% on each side. That's pretty conservative given the way I see this election shaping up. However that brings our mix to 179/222 GOP (and a majority in the House for the Republicans).
That's not even counting the 34 "toss up races". Of those 34 races, 32 involve incumbent Democrats while only 2 involve Republicans. Again, going conservative, let's say they split 50-50. 17 to each side.
The final mix?
196/239 GOP – a solid majority. Not quite as robust as the existing Democratic majority now, but a huge swing. And again, note that Republicans can win the majority in the House by winning 70% of the "lean GOP" races and without winning a single "toss up".
So – my prediction?
GOP picks up 61 seats. That's actually 6 more seats than I was figuring last week.
German austerity v. US profligacy – guess which one is working out best?
While the US remains mired in recession (despite the claim its over) and the usual suspects are claiming we need to spend even more money we don't have, Germany has managed a minor miracle. Eschewing a large stimulus package and instead opting for austerity and pro-business legislation, it has seen almost the opposite of US results:
"Although October's decline in unemployment turned out weaker than expected, the underlying trend in the German labor market clearly remains one of rapid improvement on the back of strong economic growth," said Aline Schuiling from ABN Amro.
Data on Europe's biggest economy over the past week has been bullish, signaling its unexpectedly strong recovery could hold up in the face of signs of fragility in the global economy.
Consumer morale remains at its highest level since May 2008 going into November on expectations for a further rebound, a survey by GfK market research group showed on Tuesday.
Business sentiment hit its highest level in 3-1/2 years in October and firms' expectations also improved, a survey showed last week, and the corporate outlook continued to improve on Thursday.
As I've pointed out in many other posts, this isn't rocket science. People respond to incentives. People respond positively to positive incentives. That's what is happening in Germany which has economically battled back first from the absorption of East Germany and now a deep recession to a position of prosperity and growing economic stability.
Meanwhile here we're about to go into QE2 all while popinjays like Paul Krugman encourage us to go more deeply in debt as a country because everyone knows that government spends money much more wisely and well than do individuals.


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REG regro29 01 - June 29, 2001. Tyler Hoops, 11, does a flip with a twist at the Findlay City Pool as he tries to beat the heat. The Blade/Allan Detrich
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Tyler Hoops, 11, does a flip with a twist as he spends a lazy summer day at Findlay City Pool. Today is expected to be another ideal day to spend at the pool, with sunny skies and a high of about 80, followed by clear skies overnight and a low of 54.


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Very good balance and complexity to this sweet wine. Deep, roasted fruit notes are complemented by lively fresh apricot and quince and the wine is at once luscious yet sprightly with a beautiful blossomy scent with a fresh finish. Glazed peach and honey overflow from the nose, conterbalanced by lovely earthy nuances.
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About Hungary
Wine of Kings and the King of WinesThe most well-known and important wine in Hungary is Tokay-Aszú, truly one of the world's greatest sweet wines. Louis XIV – France's Sun King – once called the wine, "vinum regum, rex vinorum," translated as, "the wine of kings and the king of wine." Unfortunately, the king of wine suffered during Hungary's 50-year communist regime - exports of Tokay-Aszú decreased and the vineyards were nationalized with a focus on lower quality and higher quantity. When the communist government fell in 1989, the vines for making Tokay-Aszú were in a state of disrepair. With the help of investors and the creation of the Royal Tokaji Wine Company, the Hungarian vineyards and wine industry were rebuilt.
Notable FactsWhile Tokay-Aszú is the most important and most imported of Hungarian wines, it only represents about 10% of the total wine produced. The rest of Hungary is spotted with over 20 different wine regions, most cultivating both the indigenous varieties of the country and several international varieties that arrived with the post-communism investors. In the whites, the indigenous variety of Furmint plays double duty, making still white wines and remaining the most crucial grape in the Tokay blend. Other indigenous varieties include Hárslevelú, Olaszrizling (Welschriesling) and Irsai Oliver, a newcomer that produces delicious dry whites. The international varieties of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, and Muscat also play a role. For reds, Merlot is the most popular of the international crowd, while on the indigenous side you have Kadarka and Kékfrankos (the Hungarian name for Austria's Blaufränkisch).
About Tokay-Aszú(toh-KAY ah-SOO)Tokay is the English word for Tokaji, which is the name for the wine produced in the Hungarian region of Tokaj. The region produces both dry and sweet wines, but is most famed for the rich sweet wine called Tokay Aszú. Like Sauternes and sweet German wines, Tokay Aszú is made from grapes (mainly Furmint, with some Harslevelu and occasionally a bit of Muscat) affected by the famed mold, botrytis cinerea. It is of interest to note, however, that Tokay Aszú was made centuries before the Germans or the French discovered the rich, honeyed effect of the noble rot.
To make Tokay-Aszú is a process:
Two sets of grapes are picked – first, the workers scan the fields, picking the Aszu grapes - those affected by botrytis. These grapes are then gently pressed to make an Aszú paste. Grapes not affected by botrytis are then picked and fermented into a high-acid base wine.
Once both the paste and the still wines are complete, the two are combined. The Aszú paste is added to the base wine in amounts referred to as puttonyos (puh-TOON-yohsz). The higher the puttonyos, the sweeter the wine. Most Tokay-Aszú on the market is between 3 puttonyos and 6 puttonyos.
Beyond 6 puttonyos is Tokay Aszú Essencia. Tokay Aszú Essencia is equal in sweetness to about 7 puttonyos, and is made in only the best years from the best vineyards.
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Top Things to Do in Beijing
Beijing City is a mixture of modern development with ancient culture. Splendid imperial buildings telling mystery stories, numerous emerging things and lots of delicious food attract hundreds of thousands tourists from every corner in the world. This article is a guide to travelers maximizing their time when traveling to Beijing.
Tiananmen Square (天安门广场 ★★★★★ )
Once the Palace Square of the Ming and Qing Dynasties outside the Forbidden City, now Tiananmen Square is the world's largest city square, the heartland of Beijing. With an area of 44 million square meters, it spreads from Tiananmen in the north to Zhengyangmen in the south and the Museum of Chinese History of the east to the People's Congress Hall of the west.
On Oct.1, 1949 AD, Chairman Mao announced the establishment of the People's Republic
of China on Tiananmen Rostrum and after that Tiananmen Rostrum has become the symbol
of New China and a part of China National Emblem.
Admission: Free
Opening Hours: All day
Add: West Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing City
Best time to travel: All year round
Suggested Tour Time: 1-2 hours
Suggestions: Join our 8 Essence of China Tour to see all the highlights of China from only USD $ 899 P/P.
The Forbidden City (故宫 ★★★★★)
The Forbidden City, which now is known as Imperial Palace or the Palace Museum, was home to 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Located in Beijing center, it is the biggest and best-preserved ancient architecture complex of wooden structure around the world.
There are 4 gates of the Palace Museum, which are the Meridian Gate(the front gate), Dong Hua Gate(the east gate), Xi Hua Gate (the west gate) and Shen Wu Gate(the north gate) respectively.
According to the layout and its function, the palace is divided into the outer palace
and the inner court by Qianqing Gate. The most significant parts of the outer palace
are Taihe Palace, Zhonghe Palace and Baohe Palace while the should-not-missed places
of the inner court are Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kungning Palace. Eight
special halls are set up for treasure and culture relic in the Palace Museum.
Entrance Admission: 60 Yuan/Adult (Apr.1-Oct.31); 40 Yuan/Adult (Nov.1-Mar.31)
Halls Admission: 10 Yuan/Adult for Treasure House and Halls of Watches&Clocks respectively
Opening Hours: 8:30-16:00(Apr.1-Oct.31); 8:30-15:40(Nov.1-Mar.31)
Add: No.4, Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing City
Best time to travel: Autumn
Suggested Tour Time: 3-4 hours
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The Great Wall of Badaling (八达岭长城 ★★★★★ )
The Great Wall is known as one of the Seven Wonders in the world and its Badaling section represents most and is the best-preserved section among the Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty. Located in Yanqing County, it was originally constructed for military defense. The battlements and watchtowers are in high and steep places with stunning views across the mountains. At present the sightseeing section is up to 3741 m with 16 watchtowers. Cable cars are provided to send tourists to the wall.
Besides the Great Wall, there are other scenic spots like Stone Tablets of the Great
Wall, Garden of Qi Ji Guang and Garden of Yuan Chong Huan.
Entrance Admission: 45 Yuan/Adult (Apr.1-Oct.31); 35 Yuan/Adult (Nov.1-Mar.31)
Cable Car Fare: 40 Yuan/ Person for one-way and 80 Yuan/ Person for round-trip
Opening Hours: 6:30-19:00(Apr.1-Oct.31) and 7:00-18:00(Nov.1-Mar.31)
Add: The North of Gu Dao, Jun Du Shan Pass, Yanqing County, Beijing City
Tel: 010-69121226
Best time to travel: Autumn
Suggested Tour Time: 3-4 hour hours
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Summer Palace (颐和园 ★★★★★)
As the biggest and best-preserved imperial garden in China, Summer Palace is a must-see
for travelers in Beijing. Fragrant Buddha Tower, the Long Corridor, the Mable Boat,
Suzhou Street, Seventeen Arches Bridge, Garden of Harmonious Interests and the Theater
best present the beauty of Summer Palace. The garden is mainly divided into political
zone for handling domestic and foreign affairs, living quarter for imperial families
and leisure part for entertainment.
Admission: 30 Yuan/Adult for entrance and 60 Yuan/Adult for through ticket (Apr.1-Oct.31); 20 Yuan/Adult and 50 Yuan/Adult for through ticket (Nove.1-Mar.31)
Opening Hours: 6:30-18:00(Apr.1-Oct.31) and 8:30-17:00(Nov.1-Mar.31)
Add: No.19, Xin Jian Gong Men Road, Haidian District, Beijing City
Tel: 010-62881144
Best time to travel: Autumn
Suggested Tour Time: 4-5 hours
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Temple of Heaven (天坛 ★★★★☆ )
Built in 1420, Temple of Heaven was a Taoist building complex for emperors during
the Ming and Qing Dynasties supplicating God's blessings every year. It is 4 times
bigger than that of the Forbidden City, covering an area of 273 hectare. Now it
is also a good place to see how locals spend their spare time.
Admission: 15 Yuan/Adult for entrance and 35 Yuan/Adult for through ticket (Apr.1-Oct.31); 10 Yuan/Adult and 30 Yuan/Adult for through ticket (Nov.1-Mar.31)
Opening Hours: 6:00-22:00
Opening Hours of Inner Attractions:
8:00-17:30(Mar.1-Jun.30); 8:00-18:00(Jul.1-Oct.31); 8:00-17:00(Nov.1-Feb.29);
Add: No.7,Dong Li, Inside Temple of Heaven, Chongwen District, Beijing City
Tel: 010-67028866
Best time to travel: Spring and autumn
Suggested Tour Time: 4-5 hours
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Hutong—Nan Luo Gu Xiang (胡同(南锣鼓巷) ★★★★★ )
Hutong is a perfect combination of traditional Beijing culture with modern literary life. If you are into traditional Beijing culture, then do not miss Hutong! And Nan Luo Gu Xiang stands out from Beijing Hutongs as one of the oldest blocks and the best-preserved courtyard area. At the moment it is also a very special bar street in Beijing with characteristics of peaceful, harmonious and natural. Don't forget to try the delicious food in Wenyu Cheese Shop and Passby Bar.
The best way to see Hutong is by bike or on foot. Leisurely strolling around the
old alley and think of the past days of Beijingers and coming across a special cafe
unexpectedly to have a rest may give you a definitely different feeling. This place
offers a unique sense which you can't find in other corners.
Admission: Free
Opening Hours: All day
Add: Nan Luo Gu Xiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing City
Best time to travel: Autumn
Suggested Tour Time: 3-4 hours
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Bird's Nest (鸟巢 ★★★☆)
National Stadium is also called Bird's Nest located in the south of Beijing Olympic
Park, the main stadium of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games held in 2008. It is well-known
for its special shape resembles a bird's nest. After the Olympic Games, the Bird's
Nest together with Water Cube has become a hot attraction for tourists. If you are
just back to the city center from the Great Wall, stop by and walk around to see
these unique-designed architectures.
Park Admission: 50 Yuan/Person for Bird's Nest and 80 Yuan/person for through ticket of Bird's Nest and Water Cube
Opening Hours: All day for the park and 9:00-18:00(Mar.1-Oct.31); 9:00-17:30(Nov.1-Feb.29) for Bird's Nest and Water Cube
Add: No.3-3A, An Ding Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing City
Tel: 010-84373008
Best time to travel: All Year round and the night scene is spectacular
Suggested Tour Time: 2 hours
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798 Art District 798 (艺术区 ★★★★)
798 Art District is an emerging art area in China. It was a factory and rebuilt
into an art district years ago. Basing on the original structure, some artists make
the most of factory and decorate them into creative art spaces. There are still
some factories operating. A mixture of art and industry gives the area special atmosphere.
Many café and small art workshops are situated there. Exhibitions and lectures are
never absent in 798 Art District.
Admission: Free
Opening Hours: 10:00-17:00
Add: No.4,Jiu Xian Bridge Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing City
Tel: 010-59789798
Best time to travel: All Year round
Suggested Tour Time: 3-4 hours
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As one of the Top 8 Food Cities in the World, Beijing boasts a lot of delicious food. The most famous dishes are Peking Roast Duck, Old Beijing Instant-boiled Mutton and Fried Bean Sauce Noodles.
Peking Roast Duck is the representative of all Beijing dishes. Made by quality rare-breed Peking duck, Peking Roast Deck are generally prepared by 2 methods—open roasting and braised. Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant and Pianyifang Roast Duck Restaurant stand respectively for the 2 methods. At present Dadong Roast Duck Restaurant becomes new popular place for gluttons.
Recommended Peking Roast Duck Restaurants:
Quanjude Roast Restaurant(Qianmen Store) 全聚德烤鸭店前门店 ★★★★★
Add: No.30, Qianmen Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing City
Tel: 010-51690329, 010-51690328
Price range/person: $27-$35
Pianyifang Roast Restaurant(Sparks Store) 便宜坊食府星火店★★★★☆
Add: No.2, Fufeng Road, Fengtai District,Beijing City
Tel: 010-63771988
Price range/person: $19-$30
Dadong Roast Duck (Xincang Store) 大董烤鸭店南新仓店 ★★★★★
Add: 1-2 Nanxincang Guoji Dasha, No. 22A Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng district, Beijing City
地址: 北京市东城区东四十条甲22号南新仓国际大厦1-2楼
Tel: 010-51690329, 010-51690328
Price range/person: $33-$40
Old Beijing Hot Pot is also known as Instant-boiled Mutton. The mutton is picked from spayed sheep. Boiling the mutton in the hot pot for 10 seconds makes a delicious dish, thus call it Instant Boiled Mutton. The meat of rear legs are the best. The boiling order should be tripe, mutton, other dishes and noodles.
Recommended Old Beijing Hot Pot Restaurants:
Old Beijing Hot Pot at Hongyuan Restaurant 宏源南门涮肉总店 ★★★★★
Add: East of Men Kou Road, South Gate of Tempe of Heaven, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Tel: 010- 67017030
Price range/person: $15-$25
Mongolian Hot Pot at Donglaishun Restaurant 东来顺城乡店 ★★★★☆
Add: 5F, Beijing Urban and Rural Trade Center, No.23A, Fu Xing Road, Haidian District, Beijing
Tel: 010- 68296775
Price range/person: $15-$25
Another distinctive food in Beijing is Fried Bean Sauce Noodles. It is a mix of noodles, fried bean sauce and other vegetables after processing.
Recommended Old Beijing Noodles Restaurants:
Haiwanju Old Beijing Noodles 海碗居老北京炸酱面 ★★★★★
Add: No.36, Song Yu South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Tel: 010-87313518
Price rang/person: $8-$12
Yiwanju Old Beijing Noodles 一碗居老北京炸酱面 ★★★★★
Add: No.24-1, Pufang Road, Fang Zhuang Area, Fengtai District, Beijing
Tel: 010-67654321
Price rang/person: $8-$12
Besides the above representative dishes, Beijing also has many delicious and popular snacks. Travelers could find most of them in Gui Street(簋街), Niu Street(牛街)and San Li Tun(三里屯).
Recommended Old Beijing Noodles Restaurants:
Gui Street 簋街 ★★★★★
Gui Street is the most famous food gathering place that well-known for its food from various places in China. What's more, it is open 24 hours. So whenever you have an appetite for snacks, Gui Street is right there for you.
Add: Gui Street, inside Dongzhi Gate, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Price rang/person: $7-$15
Niu Street 牛街 ★★★★☆
Niu Street is a living area of Muslims in Beijing. A lot of halal food and restaurants are located there. The famous Halal Food Supermarket attracts locals to shop for mutton and beef every day.
Add: Niu Street, Xuanwu District, Beijing
Price rang/person: $10-$20
San Li Tun 三里屯 ★★★★★
San Li Tun is a newly-developed commercial area in recent years. Its high-end restaurants with nice food and unique decoration make it become the new favorite of young people and white-collars. Many notable restaurants try to make a place in San Li Tun. If you are shopping around there, do not miss the delicious food in an enjoyable environment.
Add: San Li Tun, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Price rang / person: $15-$50
In this international metropolis, there are always as many as possible activities waiting for you to take part in. Seeing a Kungfu Show and drinking beer in the pub are considered the most popular things to do among travelers in Beijing.
Kungfu Show in Red Theater 红剧场功夫秀 ★★★★★
The show is telling a story of the growing-up experience of a monk. It tells about how a little ignorant monk becomes a courageous and wise man by years of Kungfu practicing and meditation. The director, Kungfu practitioners and the company (China Heaven Creation International Performing Arts Co.Ltd.) are at the top in China.
Add: The Red Theater, No.44,Xingfu Building,Chongwen District, Beijing
Show time: 19:30-20:50
Ticket Price:Ordinary Seat (RMB 180), 1st - 4th Row (RMB 280), 12th-22nd Row (RMB280), 9th -11th Row (RMB380), VIP 5th - 7th Row (RMB680)
Houhai 后海 ★★★★★
Apart from Nan Lu Gu Xiang which is introduced before, Houhai is also a hot hang-out in the evening for locals and travelers. It is a lake in central Beijing, one of the 3 parts of Shichahai. Popular restaurants, bars, cafes and pubs are set up there. No matter you desire a cool summer night or wants to drink beer with friends, Houhai won't disappoint you.
Add: Houhai, Xicheng District, Beijing City
As the capital of China, Beijing is home to numerous name brands,malls and antique. This article specially introduces 3 most well-known haunts of Beijingers and tourists.
Wangfujing Street 王府井大街 ★★★★★
This is a 100-year-old street that is located in Beijing center. Traditional culture meets modern society there. Old and famous shops feature the street like Nei Lian Sheng(shoes),Sheng Xi Fu(hats), Rui Fu Xiang(silk),Wang Ma Zi(scissors), Dao Xiang Village(cakes),Qujude Peking Roast Duck Restaurant(Peking Roast Duck)and Dong Lai Shun Restaurant(Instant-boiled Mutton). It is definitely a must-see in Beijing.
Add: Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District,Beijing
San Li Tun 三里屯 ★★★★☆
As a new commercial area, San Li Tun is a hot gathering place for trendsetters. Village is the landmark site consisting of south area and north area. South area is home to name brands while north area gathers most top-end brands. And fashion small shops can be seen everywhere in 3.3 Mall.
Add: San Li Tun, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Xiushui Street 秀水街 ★★★★☆
Xiushui Street is known for tourist souvenirs, silk and foreign trade of clothes.
The qualities of goods are uneven. But picking good and favored things from a large
market and bargain them bring another enjoyment that can't be found in top malls.
It is one of Beijing landmarks, along with the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and
Peking Roast Duck.
Add: Xiushui Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
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Nutrition experts are unanimous that we would all benefit from eating more fruit and vegetables each day—a total of at least 400 g (14 oz) of fruit and vegetables (edible part) is the target. Fruit and vegetables provide vitamin C for immunity and healing, and other antioxidant vitamins and minerals for protection against cardiovascular disease and cancer.
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Django Unchained 2012
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Can I just wish that Christoph Waltz continues to do movies with Tarantino for a long time?!?
This movie was a brilliant homage to westerns with the music and the quick closeups and the shoot-em-outs. It was nice to see Waltz in a role as a bounty hunter who could kill a man dead without thinking in order to collect a prize but so dismayed by the cruelty of slavery that he nearly blows his cover when incognito.
Jamie Foxx plays alongside him very well, and you couldn't help but root for Django to go on his epic quest to rescue his Brunhilda.
Les Misérables 2012
Brilliant. Also look for Colm Wilkinson in it! And bring lots of tissues, aha.
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Prometheus 2012
Pretty fucking great to be honest and it had me on edge the whole time, although I did guess at a few things that would happen (albeit right before, hahaha!) Also I don't think you need to see the other Alien films to enjoy it and follow along, obvs. cos it's a prequel. I haven't seen the Alien films and I didn't get lost and loved it so yep.
The Raven 2012
I would have given this movie 1 1/2 stars but the ending was good enough to bump it up to a two. I don't know...I just found it somewhat boring. I had no empathy or feelings for the girl or anything at all--I cared for Poe because, you know, I like the author. He came off as a total prick in the movie and pompous and arrogant and largely unlikeable and...ugh.
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Cleanup Underway After Water Main Break Floods Shopping Center In East FallsThe 48-inch main broke Friday afternoon, flooding the parking lot of the Baker Center.
Crews Work To Repair Water Main Break In West PhiladelphiaOfficials say a 12-inch main bursted shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday at 61st and Havertown Streets.
Officials Investigating Center City Water Main BreakA 12 inch water main break was reported at 18th and Arch Streets.
Crews Respond To Water Main Break In Southwest PhiladelphiaCrews are dealing with a water main break in Southwest Philadelphia this morning that may have been caused by a car crash in the area.
Water Main Break Causes Icy Mess In PhiladelphiaCrews are responding to a water main break in West Philadelphia Friday morning.
Crews Work To Repair Water Main Break In East Whiteland TownshipWater was spilling out on Swedesford Road in Malvern and was closed to traffic between Church Road and Phoenixville Pike as a result.
Water Main Break In Conshohocken Leaves Behind Icy ConditionsThe break was reported shortly after 6:30 Wednesday morning.
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Crews Working To Repair Water Main Break Along Route 413 In BristolThe water main burst around 12:30 a.m. Monday along Route 413 between New Falls Road and Bath Road.
Crews Work To Repair Water Main Break In Southwest PhiladelphiaOfficials say the 12-inch main burst shortly before 7 a.m. at South 78th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard.
Water Main Break Floods The Streets In GermantownThis was first reported around 6 a.m. near Greene and West Rockland Streets.
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I was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as the first of three children to Donna and Terry Shoreman. My brother, Mark, and sister, Danielle, soon followed me; who remain two of my best friends to this day.
Our family of five moved to Leawood, Kansas when I was 10-years-old. There I attended Cure of Ars Middle School, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, and found my first love...DANCE! Each day I would rush home from school, eat dinner as fast as I could, and then head to the dance studio for 4 plus hours of perfecting my arabesque and attitude.
I continued to dance as a part of the University Dance Company and Prairie Wind (a local professional dance company) while attending The University of Kansas. During college, I rediscovered my second love, MEDICINE. See me pictured below during my kindergarten graduation, hoping to someday grow up to be a "doctor."
Holding onto my Fisher Price Doctor Kit, I started medical school at THE Ohio State in the summer of 2003; my family had moved to Cincinnati, Ohio the summer prior. Upon graduation, this Hoser declared herself a Hoosier and started residency in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics at Indiana University where I would meet my true love, Charlie. Having completed a fellowship in Heart Failure at IU, I am now getting ready to start my first "real" job...WISH ME LUCK!
Charlie was born in Wichita, Kansas as the first of two children to Lorrie and Randy Janssens. His brother, Corey, came just a year later. Charlie lived in Derby, a small suburban town south of Wichita, with his mother during his earliest years. He was a happy "little guy" who spent most of his time outdoors playing in the woods near his home, and tried any sport he could get involved in. Love of the outdoors and sports are still an important part of Charlie's life today.
Charlie lived in Wichita with his father, and "second mother" Arline, from the time he was about to leave grade school behind. He soon discovered that he could excel in academics, which was highlighted by his membership in the International Baccalaureate Program during his tenure at Wichita East High School. If you ask Charlie, however, what was the most important learning experience for him during high school, he'll tell you that the "A-Show" was finding his talent for wrestling. He also loved playing pick-up basketball in his spare time, which is his favorite sport to this day.
Charlie took a hiatus after high school, spending two years working for Johnson's Garden Center in Wichita. Lucky me, Charlie found his passion for landscaping as he continued enjoying his love for the outdoors. The picture below offers a glimpse of the landscaping he designed and personally "worked" in the backyard of his home.
Charlie attended Wichita State University (Go Shockers!), where his father also attended college, and then left Kansas to attend medical school at Midwestern University near Phoenix, Arizona. Away from the steak and potatoes of Kansas, Charlie found a taste for wine and fine dining. Lucky me once again – he also learned that he loves to cook! One of Charlie's favorite hobbies is trying new recipes.
Charlie left Arizona to complete his Internal Medicine residency at Indiana University. He is now two years out of training and is a practicing Hospitalist/Nocturnist. Charlie is the "real deal" doctor, and yes, he does enjoy golf in his spare time. It is not an overstatement to say that Charlie is just great with people and that he loves life.
The first time that I remember seeing Charlie was November 2007, I had completed four months of pediatric training and was starting my very first internal medicine rotation at the Veteran's Hospital. I was so nervous to be taking care of "big people" for the first time, since I had become accustom to caring for "kiddos" over the previous four months. It was my first night of overnight call at the VA and Charlie walked into the room to changeover his list of patients to me. My fears soon subsided as Charlie put me immediately at ease and even made me laugh a time or two.
The feeling that I have around Charlie is one of the many reasons why I am marrying him. Charlie does not even have to say a word to make me feel at home. We continued to be friends for the next two and a half years until our first date on May 18, 2010; Charlie's birthday of all days! We are now getting married exactly three years later. As you can see, May 18th is a very special day for Charlie and me. We also share this first date anniversary with my parents and my brother and his wife. We believe May 18, 2013 was destined to be our wedding day...don't you agree?


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Allyl sulfides
Found in the garlic and onion family, allyl sulfides increase enzymes that affect cancer-causing substances and help the body get rid of more of them.
A potent flavonoid that gives blueberries their deep blue hue. Scientists believe it may help the body fight aging, cancer, and heart disease, and improve vision.
Occuring naturally in your body and certain foods, antioxidants neutralize the harmful effects of "free radicals" toxic molecules that are created as part of normal cell function but may contribute to cancer and cardiovascular disease.
A class of phytochemicals that gives fruits and vegetables their bright colors. Many are powerful antioxidants, like beta carotene which converts in the body into vitamin A.
Found in many fruits and vegetables, as well as tea and red wine, flavonoids block free radicals, invade cancer cells and interrupt their cell division process, and boost immunity.
Tomatoes are loaded with this potent antioxidant. Lycopene is a carotenoid.
Sounds like something you'd use to treat your lawn. Wrong. Phytochemical (phyto is Greek for plant) is the catchall term for an array of natural substances in fruits, vegetables, grains and beans. Phytochemicals are the "stuff" of these foods the pigment that makes a tomato red, the flavor that makes an onion pungent, the microstructure that makes a walnut rough and leathery. They are different from vitamins and minerals because they have no known nutritional value. But scientists believe they are key weapons in our bodies' disease-fighting arsenals.
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ICE takes control of Isdafix
IntercontinentalExchange has formally assumed control of the Isdafix benchmark, as the exchange group pushes ahead with its plans to reform popular industry indices.
Ice Benchmark Administration was appointed the new administrator of the benchmark in April, but formally took over the role from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association last week, it said in a statement today.
Isdafix is a global benchmark rate for swap contracts that is published twice daily across six major currencies: the euro, Hong Kong dollar, Japanese yen, British pound, Swiss franc and US dollar.
ICE beat off competition from several other organisations to oversee the benchmark, including Thomson Reuters, after Isda launched a tender process for a new administrator in February.
ICE will serve as both administrator and the calculation agent of Isdafix: interdealer broker Icap had calculated the US dollar version of the rate and Thomson Reuters was responsible for all non-US dollar versions.
ICE is also the new administrator for the Libor benchmark, which it inherited as part of its takeover of NYSE Euronext. Financial News reported last month that ICE had invested $15.7 million in its benchmark business since the start of 2013.
Speaking to Financial News earlier this year, Jeffrey Sprecher, chief executive of Atlanta-based ICE, the world's largest derivatives exchange, raised the prospect of extending his firm's index business to other countries. Sprecher said: "There is a demand for better benchmarking and the exchanges are being drawn into this."
The role of benchmark administrators is coming under the glare of regulators following the manipulation of rates, including Libor and Euribor, in addition to a number of foreign exchange and commodities benchmarks.
These investigations are centred on the calculation of benchmarks being based on proposed or 'indicative' prices submitted by a panel of banks. Critics say this submission-based model is conflicted because panel banks may also have a financial interest in the benchmark moving up or down. Many experts argue that using data based on trades that have already taken place is a more robust mechanism for establishing market rates.
ICE is already looking at ways to use executed trade data to support bank submissions to Libor, and is planning a similar overhaul of the Isdafix rate by moving to a calculation process that uses actual transactions made on trading venues for the most liquid currencies.
Finbarr Hutcheson, president of ICE Benchmark Administration said in a statement today: "We look forward to working with market participants to evolve Isdafix from a polled rate to one based on tradable quotes on regulated trading venues."


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"Each person that has difficulty has different reasons,"
Can't Swallow a Pill? There's Help for That [New York Times]
Most children start swallowing pills around age 10, said Dr. Tanya Altmann, a pediatrician in Calabasas, Calif., and a spokeswoman for the American Academy of Pediatrics. And 20 percent to 40 percent are unable to swallow a standard-size pill or capsule, according to a recent study in the journal Pediatrics. [...] Many never outgrow the problem.[more inside]
A chemist, a poet, a playwright
Carl Djerassi, the chemist who synthesised the active ingredient in the first successful combined contraceptive pill, died on January 30 2015 at the age of 91. In addition to his work as a scientist, which yielded more than 1000 papers, he wrote novels, plays and poems. [more inside]
Aren't they all bitter pills?
Do you hate swallowing pills? Let NPR's Nina Totenberg show you how using animated GIFs. A new study shows that the pop bottle technique for tablets and the lean forward method for capsules improve pill swallowing for 60% of people who use the pop bottle and 90% of people who lean forward. For kids, there are extensive resources that teach them how to swallow pills. Why swallowing pills is hard is a subject of study, and is a big deal, since it causes around 40% of people to delay, skip, or avoid taking medicine.
Carefully Screened Young Adult Male Ella Fitzgeralds
"This study was an investigation of adult brain plasticity and whether we could reopen it through the use of a drug called valproic acid. It's a mood-stabilizing drug. But we found that it also restores the plasticity of the brain to a juvenile state. And during a two-week period on this pill or a controlled substance, a healthy cohort of young adult male subjects who were carefully screened not to have had musical experience early in life, they were asked to undertake a number of training tests online. And at the end of this two-week period, they were then tested on their ability to discriminate tones to see if the training had more effect than it normally would at this age."
WERTHEIMER: So, you actually gave people a pill and then you taught them to have perfect pitch?
HENSCH: This is the result and it's quite remarkable, since there are no known reports of adults acquiring absolute pitch. [more inside]
WERTHEIMER: So, you actually gave people a pill and then you taught them to have perfect pitch?
HENSCH: This is the result and it's quite remarkable, since there are no known reports of adults acquiring absolute pitch. [more inside]
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A detailed explanation of a fascinating field of science and medicine by the always interesting C.G.P. Grey.[more inside]
Hook Up Your Slurry Tube And Chow Down
io9 asks the question: When and Why did Science Fiction drop the ubiquitous "Dinner in a pill" device?
Is infertility the unintended consequence of The Pill?
"The fact is that the Pill, while giving women control of their bodies for the first time in history, allowed them to forget about the biological realities of being female until it was, in some cases, too late." New York magazine explores the connection between the Pill and the infertility industry. The XX Factor blog takes issue with the article, calling it "sexist" and "condescending."
Will no one think of the zygotes?
Millions of women have had abortions and didn't even know it.
Thin Times
Struggling British biotech firm Vernalis reports "striking" weight loss among patients taking its new obesity drug, "V24343".
Calling All Meatbeards
Scientists are testing a new diet pill that expands to the size of a tennis ball in your stomach. When taken with two glasses of water, the slow-growing 'gelatinous blob' gives one the feeling of having eaten a plate of food. Although it's no replacement for diet and exercise, it could help some people control their urges.
we menstruate too often
What the co-inventor of the Pill didn't know about menstruation can endanger women's health: "The passion and urgency that animated the birth-control debates of the sixties are now a memory. John Rock still matters, though, for the simple reason that in the course of reconciling his church and his work he made an error. It was not a deliberate error. It became manifest only after his death, and through scientific advances he could not have anticipated. But because that mistake shaped the way he thought about the Pill--about what it was, and how it worked, and most of all what it meant--and because John Rock was one of those responsible for the way the Pill came into the world, his error has colored the way people have thought about contraception ever since."
Less Wodka, More Drunk
What's That? You say you want to stay drunk for a longer period of time?
Scientific American Should Know Better
Perpetuating a common misconcetion about the "Morning After" pill and RU-486 Avrum Bluming, determined that my mom should try an experimental treatment, mifepristone, a synthetic antiprogestin better known as RU-486, the "morning after" contraception drug. In a little throw-away line, Scientific American columnist Michael Shermer perpetuates the idea that RU-486 and the "Morning After" pill are the same thing. They are entirely different. In fact, mifepristone is not a contraceptive at all. Regardless of anyone's opinion about these two products, shouldn't Scientific American know better than to mistake the purpose of an FDA-aproved prescription drug?
Penis Dimension
Do Penis Enlargement Pills Work? I'll be chronicling my experience here for the benefit of others. I'll add that I am just a regular guy living in New York City (Go Yankees!) who wants a larger penis. (via Kill Ugly Radio). I'll be curious to hear how this progresses. This is safe for work (no pics; just measurements).
women on the pill
The Pill changes women's taste in men. Women on the pill prefer masculine men for marriage and sensitive guys for flings. Women not on the pill prefer the opposite, according to a recent British study. Researchers don't know why but "Where a woman chooses her partner while she is on the pill, and then comes off it to have a child, she may find she is married to the wrong man."
Move over, Jared...
Move over, Jared... there's going to be a hot new way to lose weight. Scientists have "found the chemical pathways that muscle cells use to build strength and endurance," making it possible to have a fitness pill.
FDA approves camera pill
FDA approves camera pill that takes pictures of your gastrointestinal system as it "glides through the small intestine." For anyone who has ever endured an endoscopy.
When is contraception not contraception?
When is contraception not contraception? When is RU-486 a contraceptive pill and when is it a birth control pill?
A pill to cure addiction? No one interested
A pill to cure addiction? No one interested The claim is made that a pill used for epilepsy problems has potential for curing drug addiction but that the government and organizations are not interested in exploring or testing .
Thrown off the scent.
Thrown off the scent. A fascinating story about The Pill and its effect on women's mate choice, and the effect of these choices on evolution. T-shirts belonging to unknown men were given to women to smell. All they had to do was say which smelt best. Women on the pill chose exactly the opposite t-shirts to those that didn't - find me free will, personal taste and the nature / culture divide in that if you can... [found via Plastic - and if you want to talk about that, then click here]
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Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Bedford County and Montgomery County on March 19th. Since the program's inception in 1993, more than 322,000 households have properly disposed of more than 21 million pounds of material.
Hazardous Waste Collection Day
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Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Police Department says in the ever changing world of drug abuse, prescription drug abuse is currently a leading problem among both youth and adults in the United States.
There are many reasons that communities struggle with drug addiction, but two of those reasons that community organizations can create community awareness around, are the perception of harm and ease of access to prescription drugs.
Clarksville Police Department asks, "Are Your Medications Secure?"
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam today joined Tennessee Department of Veterans Services Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder and Colonel Jimmie Cole from the Tennessee Military Department to recognize five veteran state employees and more than 506,000 Tennessee veterans of all ages and eras.
The Governor's Veterans Day event was held at the Tennessee Tower Plaza in downtown Nashville.
"It's an honor to celebrate these veterans and the contributions they make to state government," Haslam said. "There are nearly 3,000 veterans working for the state, and we are grateful for their military service and their service to Tennessee."
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam.
Clarksville, TN – Mayor Kim McMillan has been advised by an official with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), State Parks, that funds have been approved to repair the spillway/dam at Dunbar Cave State Park.
The project has already been approved by the State Building Commission.
Swan Lake at Dunbar Cave State Park before it had to be drained due to problems with the dam.
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) hsa issued a Commissioner's Order to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) directing the investigation, assessment and remediation of all coal ash disposal sites across Tennessee.
This Order follows the federal coal combustion residual (CCR) rule, and not only ensures the state is kept abreast of TVA's progress in complying with the federal rule, but also goes beyond what the federal rule requires. «Read the rest of this article»
Nashville, TN – In 1951, the average cost of a new house in the U.S. was $9,000, gas was 19 cents a gallon and the "I Love Lucy" television show made its debut.
That same year, dental health in Tennessee took an important step forward when Milan, in Gibson County, became the first city in the Volunteer State to fluoridate its water supply.
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Police Department in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Office of Sustainable Practices has established three permanent locations for Pill Drop Boxes as part of the Pharmaceutical Take Back Program.
The program is designed to establish permanent collection points to receive unwanted, unused or expired medications. The drop hours are Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:00pm.
Clarksville Medication Drop Box
Montgomery County, TN – Representatives from organizations that were certified in 2013 opted to attend a CMC Green Certification Refresher Class where they were brought up-to-date on the latest environmental concerns in our community, discussed their own impacts on the environment and shared their continued improvements.
Attendees for the Certification refresher class pictured from left to right: Barry Batson, Budweiser of Clarksville; Tammie Matthews, Campbell Crossing, Lend and Lease; Kathy Jones, Campbell Crossing, Lend and Lease; Melinda Shepherd, Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce; Shea Bradford, Stone, Rudolph & Henry, PLC; Judy Gebers, Frontier Basement Systems; Steve Springer, Stone, Rudolph & Henry, PLC; Annie Herlocker, Montgomery County Public Library; Jeff Battles, Jostens: Lacey Groves, Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce; Kathryn Norbeck, Clarksville Restore; Rachel Friend, Trane; John Jackson, Clarksville Department of Electricity; Kim Doll, Red Knight Distribution; Sherrie Mun, Legends Bank; Rachel Zalewski, Red Knight Distribution; Diana Griffin, Mainstream Heating & Cooling; Mike Daly, Agero; Jarrod Wiliams, Jostens; Debbie Payne, Screaming Eagle Ready Mix; Chip Ballard, Agero; Patti Sinclair, Moore Magnet School; Al Kertis, Jostens; Doug Wilson, Jostens; Chad Crocker, Nyrstar; Erin Bonner, Jostens; Donald Haynes, Florim, USA and Joey Smith, Montgomery County Health Department.
Nashville, TN – The seasonable spring weather has sent Tennesseans outside to spruce up their properties. Because these maintenance efforts often include burning of tree limbs, lumber and other debris, the State Fire Marshal's Office reminds homeowners to be aware of outdoor-burning safety precautions.
"Negligent outdoor burning can lead to death, injury, property loss and environmental damage," Tennessee Commerce & Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak said. "We urge residents to take care and use all safety precautions." «Read the rest of this article»
Montgomery County, TN – Bi-County Solid Waste Management, in conjunction with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, will host a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, September 13th from 8:00am to 1:00pm at the transfer station parking area, located at 1230 Highway Drive.
The collection site will accept items such as household cleaners, herbicides, pesticides, gasoline, transmission fluid, pool chemicals, etc. This event is established to protect the environment and sanitation workers by keeping these items out of the regular trash and landfill. «Read the rest of this article»