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A VILLAGE pub will host a family fun day to celebrate its first anniversary.
The Shepherd, in Moor Road, Langham, was re-opened last September by Esther and Richard Brunning.
Since then they have introduced a monthly quiz night, village lunches, a live music evening and barbecues.
Mrs Brunning said: "It has been amazing to watch the locals and people that have known the pub in the past to come back to it.
"What Richard and I enjoy the most is the community aspect of it, getting to know the locals, creating a place where people can come on their own or with a big group."
The pub was formerly called the Shepherd and Dog but closed in early 2013 before it underwent its £100,000 revamp.
The anniversary event will take place on September 7 and will include music from Colchester band Soul'd Out, a barbecue, children's bouncy castle and the kitchen and bar will be open all day.


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Hello everyone
Can anyone recommend a screen reader that is free? (for testing purposes).
I have also come across webreader.readspeaker.com/ installed on the website that will read out your website to people which is cool - but I had to click (or use tab+enter) on the 'listen' icon and I guess if someone has visual impairments they may not be able to do this.
Any thoughts?
We have a few experts here (such as Stomme poes and rguy84) who will advise better on this, but some prominent free ones are NVDA for Windows, Orca for Gnome/Linux, and VoiceOver for Mac (which comes already installed on Macs, too).
Unfortunately, there are quite a few differences between them.
What system are you on?
Hi Ralph
I'm on windows so I can try NVDA..
Yup NVDA all the way. There are a few in browser readers, but they lack functionality. You can download JAWS and run it in demo, which works 100% but for 40min per restart
I have also come across webreader.readspeaker.com/ installed on the website that will read out your website to people which is cool
This type of service I'm starting to see on more and more newspaper/article sites. It's not for the totally blind (who are very likely to have their own screen reader/refreshable Braille device, otherwise how are they using a computer on their own?) but I suppose an assistance for everyone else: low/degrading vision, dyslexics, or those who learned the site's language as a second/third/etc language and maybe speak/listen better than they read.
A screen reader is much more, though. It's got a whole set of navigation tools built in and it understands markup (among other things). It can be hooked up with a screen magnifiuer for low-vision folks or to a refreshable Braille reader for those who've learned Braille (and even at 16 or 32 characters at a time, people using those are way faster than people with just a screen reader... plus lack of speakers isn't an issue then : ) It's not just passive reads-stuff-to-you software.NVDA is great for testing websites. It seems to be better at forms, tables and ARIA-stuff than JAWS, tho I don't have the latest JAWS anymore so who knows. Screen readers are like browsers: they have their own bugs and quirks. Just because one reader does something correctly doesn't mean all the others do. Using one is good for getting a feel for your website though, in a way using Lynx doesn't.
Oh and since a screen reader reads through a browser, you might notice slight differences between browsers as well. You can run NVDA on Firefox and IE, though I dunno if it works on Chrome yet (didn't used to, JAWS neither) since Chrome hadn't implemented its accessibility layer (where information from the page code is offered to the screen reader)... and Opera, I've never dared : )
I agree that read speaker is for other types of disabilities besides blindness. I will disagree with Poes though on her second paragraph. If you need a magnifier and speech output, I would not recommend JAWS + ZoomText/Dolphin combo. While the two work together in tandem these days, they can still have wonky effects because both pieces of software wants to control the OS. In my experience the output ZoomText is enough for most. For clients that say they need bothh, I tell them what they may experience, and I cannot really fix these bugs.
Hi everyone
Thanks for all your help - i have been using NVDA and its brilliant. The site I'm working on had some of the form elements in a different order when read using the screen reader than how they seemed visually - so I have been able to sort this out and hopefully it makes more sense now for people using screenreaders.
Oh ya the readspeaker I did see on a news website and thought it might be cool - but I can see it's more of a usability thing in case people feel bored of reading they prefer to listen.
Opera have got a package out you can download to use with a screen reader but havent looked into chrome yet.
So it's a great intro to screen readers and I really recommend to everyone test in a screen reader!
I've never used ZoomText, but MAGic I've never dared use without JAWS, because I get lost on the screen without it! : )
Last time I checked the magnifier that comes on Gnome, it really sucked. But that was several versions of Ubuntu ago.
I thought MAGic of like an addon to JAWS, so people would buy MAGic vs ZoomText. At my old place of employment, we never talked about getting MAGic, so I never played with it.
Yeah they get offered together, and are made to work together.Though when I upgraded from JAWS7 to 10 I didn't bother getting a new MAGic so it's an option.

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New York - A New Jersey woman on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to causing a man's death with an injection of silicone he hoped would enlarge his penis.
Kasia Rivera, 35, could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of reckless manslaughter in the death of 22-year-old Justin Street.
Street, a father of two, had gone to Rivera on May 5 seeking a penile enlargement procedure, which prosecutors say Rivera advertised for in adverts posted at local businesses.
Rivera, who performed the procedures in her apartment, allegedly with no medical licence or training, administered a silicone shot to Street's penis, according to prosecutors.
Street died the next day. His death was ruled a homicide following an investigation and a medical examiner's determination that he died of a silicone embolism. Rivera was indicted by a grand jury last month.
Investigators believe Rivera may have conducted other similar unauthorised procedures out of her East Orange apartment, but prosecutors said a search for witnesses, and a public plea for people to step forward, had not yielded any other clients to date.
Rivera, who remains free on $75 000 bail, declined to comment through her court-appointed attorney on Tuesday.
Dr Daniel S. Elliott, an associate professor of urology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said it was the first case he'd heard of involving a silicone injection to the penis, but he's dealt with similar cases where patients had attempted to enlarge their penises with injections of fat or other substances.
None of it works, Elliott emphasised, adding that there is no medical justification for the procedure.
"If there were a legitimate method for penile lengthening, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer would have bought it up and made billions and billions of dollars worldwide," Elliott said. "The fact that they don't means it does not exist."
Enhancement procedures performed by unlicensed practitioners or people with no medical training are more commonly seen among women, Elliott said.
Liquid silicone is sought on the black market by women seeking to enhance their figures, even though it is not approved for cosmetic injections. Besides liquid silicone, injections of substances including paraffin, petroleum jelly and hydrogel have been illegally used to enlarge women's breasts, hips and buttocks.
In February 2011, a woman from London died after receiving cosmetic injections to enlarge her buttocks at a hotel near Philadelphia International Airport. Philadelphia police said 20-year-old Claudia Aderotimi died after she and a friend arranged online to receive injections. Aderotimi died after complaining of chest pain and difficulty breathing following the procedure.
Although Elliott emphasised that he wasn't familiar with the details of the New Jersey case, he said someone believing the substances used to enlarge lips or buttocks might have the same effect on the penis would be making a serious mistake. The penis is an extremely vascular organ, Elliott said, and anything injected into it goes directly into the bloodstream and can result in a painful death. - Sapa-AP


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Mr. Mosher performs and records widely as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and has appeared with all of the leading ensembles in New England, including the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops. He performs on historical natural horns with Boston Baroque, Handel & Haydn Society and Musicians of The Old Post Road, with whom he has made several CD recordings. He has been Solo Horn with the Sarasota Opera Orchestra in Florida, the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil, as well as the Key West Symphony. As concerto soloist he has appeared with the Hillyer Festival Orchestra at the Hatch Shell on the Boston Esplanade, the Simon Sinfonietta in Falmouth, MA and the Boston Virtuosi. Equally at home in jazz settings, he has recorded numerous albums with the Jazz Composers Alliance (JCA) Orchestra of Boston. In addition to teaching at NEC, he directs his own active private teaching studio, Frenchhornstudio.com, in Newton, MA. He is founder and director of The Brass Consortium, a quintet of top-level professional brass musicians in the Boston area. In the summers Mr. Mosher is horn and chamber music instructor at Music On The Hill, in Belmont, MA as well as the Saarburg International Chamber Music Festival in Germany.
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Experience with JavaScript, ActionScript, and Flash Builder, as well as some familiarity with Facebook will help you make the most of this article.
When you develop and deploy an app or game on Facebook you need to invoke the Facebook API to login as well as to get details about the user, friends, photos, and other information. There are currently several official SDKs that you can use to perform such tasks via the Facebook Graph API. This article will guide you through the basics of using the JavaScript SDK with ActionScript 3.
The Facebook API is simple and supports rapid extensibility without API changes, via the Graph API.
A good place to begin is with these three Facebook JavaScript API calls:
FB.init – initialize Facebook API
FB.login - login to Facebook
FB.api - perform a Graph API call on Facebook
To try this out yourself, you need to complete following steps, which are outlined below:
To call the Facebook JavaScript SDK from the Flash runtime, you first need to establish communication between the two layers using ExternalInterface.
init() function from the constructor:
private function init():void{
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);
private function myFlashcall(str:String):void{
trace("myFlashcall: "+str);
protected function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void{
 element (if you are using Flash Builder, add it to
function myFBcall(){
// should work in every modern browser
document.getElementById("NAME_OF_YOUR_FLASH_ELEMENT").myFlashcall("test string");
NAME_OF_YOUR_FLASH_ELEMENT with an actual name, for example the name of your main class. I used "
FacebookDemo" (my main class is named
You can develop your app online or set up a server on localhost. I prefer using localhost for development. On Mac OS X you can use the MAMP server, and on Windows you can use the WAMP server.
My MAMP server is set up with port 8888 and the web root is
htdocs folder.
htdocs/fbdemo folder and run (or debug) the app on your server (see Figure 2).
The next step is to create a Facebook app.
For details on the Facebook JavaScript SDK, visit https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/javascript/.
 element and replace
YOUR_APP_ID with the App ID you noted in the previous step. (If you are using Flash Builder, add this code to index.template.html.)
window.fbAsyncInit = function() {
// init the FB JS SDK
appId : 'YOUR_APP_ID', // App ID from the App Dashboard
channelUrl : 'www.YOUR_DOMAIN.COM/channel.html', //Channel File for x-domain communication, replace YOUR_DOMAIN.COM with your domain
status : true, // check the login status upon init?
cookie : true, // set sessions cookies to allow your server to access the session?
xfbml : true // parse XFBML tags on this page?
// Additional initialization code such as adding Event Listeners goes here
// Load the SDK's source Asynchronously
// Note that the debug version is being actively developed and
// might contain some type checks that are overly strict.
// Please report such bugs using the bugs tool.
(function(d, debug){
var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk', ref = d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}
js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true;
js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all" + (debug ? "/debug" : "") + ".js";
ref.parentNode.insertBefore(js, ref);
}(document, /*debug*/ false));
fb-root div to your

Now you're ready to login to Facebook and start making API calls to retrieve data.
myFBcall function, and replace its contents with the following code. This code will login to Facebook, fetch your name, display it in an alert, and send it back to the Flash runtime.
function myFBcall(){
FB.login(function(response) {
if (response.authResponse) {
console.log('Welcome! Fetching your information.... ');
FB.api('/me', function(response) {
alert('Your name is ' + response.name);
} else {
console.log('User cancelled login or did not fully authorize.');
Now you have set up basic communication from Flash Player to JavaScript to Facebook and back.
The code above calls the
FB.login function and creates an anonymous function callback, which checks for the actual
authResponse status. It then calls
FB.api function, which calls the Facebook Graph API. To get information about the current user, it simply passes
'/me' as a parameter.
Once you have logged in, you can just call
FB.api("command") alone without the need for FB.login; for example:
function getProfilePicture(){
FB.api("/me/picture", function(response) {
To verify that you are currently logged in, you can call
Refer to the developer documentation on Facebook for more information.
To understand the Graph API better and test your commands before you deploy them, use the Graph API Explorer.
You should also check out the Graph API documentation, which has all the information you need to properly form your FB.api commands.
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Two fire crews were able to contain the fire to the bedroom after being called at 6.54am.
There was smoke damage to the bedroom, while a mattress and some bed clothes were destroyed.
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[url=http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-illegal08.html]Bush: Let illegal aliens work in U.S.[/url]
Bush is trying to pass a law that would give temporary visas to illegal immigrants who can show that they have a job or job offer in the US.
The program would be open to all undocumented workers now in the United States. Applicants who can show they have a job -- or for those still in their home countries, a job offer -- would get an initial three-year work permit that would be renewable for an unspecified period.
opposing poitns:
Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) praised Bush for opening the debate and said a new immigration policy should ''extend a welcoming hand to those whose presence will benefit our nation and our economy."
Allowing undocumented workers, who make up an unknown percentage of the around 8 million illegal immigrants now in the United States, to work legally here would benefit all Americans, Bush argued. He said it would make the nation's borders more secure by allowing officials to focus more on the real threats to the country and would meet U.S. employers' dire need for workers willing to take the low-wage, low-skill jobs unwanted by many Americans.
Many conservatives balked at the idea of any reward for people who broke the law by coming to the United States.
''I'm not for allowing illegals to stay in this country,'' said Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Va.). ''I think they should have to go back to their home countries ... and get in line with Jack, Suzy and John and apply for a guest worker position.''
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Earlier this week, I received an email from a loyal reader mentioning the idea of the Mets acquiring Jake Peavy from the Chicago White Sox. Since I'd written previously about a potential deal of Jason Bay for Adam Dunn, I wondered if the Mets and White Sox might line up in a potential deal for Peavy.
Jason Bay has $35 million remaining on his deal after the 2011 season. And Bay has been showing signs of late, with an .822 OPS since the All Star break. Adam Dunn, meanwhile, has stayed remarkably terrible, with a .136 batting average in June, .145 in July, .143 in August. Now, batting average doesn't tell close to the whole story generally, but here? It does. And he's owed $44 million.
But there's a different idea here, especially if Bay manages to continue his hot streak for the remainder of the season. Can the Mets possibly get Jake Peavy for Jason Bay? Peavy is owed $21 million after the 2011 season, a $17 million 2012 deal with a 2013 team option for $22 million or $4 million buyout. His 2011 ERA is 4.63, but his xFIP is far better, at 3.55. A 2012 rotation with Jon Niese and RA Dickey as the only relatively sure things could use another pitcher like Peavy.
And the White Sox need another hitter, thanks to the decline of Adam Dunn. The difference between Bay's production and say, Lucas Duda, would be negligible at best (and likely in Duda's favor). Could the Mets simply pay the difference and make a deal for Peavy? It doesn't seem so impossible.
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Could you cross a forest without touching the ground? What would you see if you walked through your entire city taking a photo every eight steps? How would it feel to locate a missing cat and return it to its owner? How far could you walk sucking on the same mint? This is geography Daniel Raven-Ellison style. He's using films, books, websites, and walks to take geography far beyond memorizing dots on a map, challenging children and adults to experience every aspect of the world around them in a more meaningful, surprising way.
"The Internet makes us feel the world is becoming smaller and more available," he says, "but at the same time, many real, lived experiences are shrinking. For children, outdoor exploration improves mental and physical health, expands learning through risk taking, spurs innovative problem solving, and encourages empathy by meeting different people, yet too few children are allowed to play outdoors. As adults, although we share our cities with millions of other people, we're in many ways more disconnected than ever before, moving from the island of our home to the island of our car to the island of our office. Adventure has become something we watch on TV. In fact, there are amazing adventures to be had right outside our doors."
For Raven-Ellison, the road to adventure is "guerrilla geography": daring people to challenge preconceptions about places; engage in social and environmental justice; and form deeper, more active community connections.
His "Urban Earth" films demonstrate guerrilla geography in action. He created them by walking across Mumbai, Mexico City, London, and ten other U.K. and U.S. cities from one extreme edge to the other while photographing whatever lay directly in front of him every eight steps. All photos, edited together, become a film portrait of each city.
"Travel shows and guidebooks prescreen and select what they want you to see," he says. "My films give you an unaltered look at the reality of a city as a whole. Someone remarked that anyone who runs for mayor of Mexico City should take a walk like this. When you're not protected by the speed or armory of a car, you see what's actually happening neighborhood by neighborhood."
With more than half of the world's people living in urban areas, Raven-Ellison hopes the films will break down boundaries that isolate communities. "We need to engage with each other to reduce conflict and bind communities together, instead of being afraid to explore certain neighborhoods."
Raven-Ellison's films have inspired innovative walks for groups that he is quick to say he facilitates rather than leads. "I start by handing the map to someone else." The walks probe unconventional themes. One took a group into the area of London that suffers from the highest rate of depression and suicide. "Green spaces were completely fenced off," he recalls. "Doors had gates with razor wire, and even though it was a school holiday, no children were to be seen."
Another walk launched ten teams of people from different points outside London. All headed toward the city center, converging at a pub where they compared experiences and shared ideas about how to improve Britain's neighborhoods. A series of Ecological Footprint walks covers the land required to support a city's current lifestyle. "An urban area's footprint may only be two kilometers," he explains, "but the area needed to support the city may encompass another 25 kilometers. The act of actually walking that distance and experiencing that space gives you a different, more tangible perspective of our environmental impact."
Guerrilla geography springs to life for children through "Mission:Explore," a project rooted in the belief that play is deeply linked to geography. The idea was the result of collaboration across a network of more than 35 geography teachers, academics, explorers, and artists called The Geography Collective. Together they have developed a website and a series of books that feature hundreds of challenges aiming to show kids geography's fun side, including mini-field trips, neighborhood explorations, creative science experiments, reconnecting with nature, artistic expression, and stretching analytical thinking. "Many seem fun and simple, but actually require quite high-level thinking," Raven-Ellison remarks. "We're building learning skills within a hands-on format that's very accessible and inviting to kids."
One challenge suggests kids conduct a survey to see how friendly their community is, write their local politicians with the findings, and offer ways the community could be improved for children. Another proposes you blindfold yourself and get a friend to help you explore by using your other senses. Yet another sends kids searching for things that are "hard, soft, sticky, crumbly, brown, tiny, mean, smelly."
Some charm by silliness: Place a piece of bread where you are, ask someone on the opposite side of the planet to place a piece of bread where they are, and turn the whole Earth into a sandwich. Others reveal serious geographical concepts, such as topocide (death of places due to industrial expansion): Photograph a place that's being destroyed and in so doing, keep it alive forever.
The former geography teacher says, "Memorizing things for pop quizzes isn't enough. Children need skills for interpretation, analysis, and understanding. Education can't be based only on how much you know, but must also be measured by how creative and innovative you can be. Kids today have shorter recesses and less freedom to roam and be creative. Giving them time and space to explore the outdoors allows moments to happen that will be crucial to tackling issues like climate change, water shortages, and other problems that require empathy with the environment."
When asked what one skill he would give his own son, Raven-Ellison chose empathy. "That's what geography is all about—getting outside your comfort zone and experiencing the wider world, even if it's only a block away. It's why one of our challenges asks children to defend something that is defenseless, and why our adult walks delve into what life is like for other people."
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BlackRock Kelso Capital CorporationDividend Yield: 10.50% BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: BKCC) shares currently have a dividend yield of 10.50%. BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation is a private equity firm specializing in investments in middle market companies. The firm invests in all industries. The company has a P/E ratio of 12.72. The average volume for BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation has been 716,600 shares per day over the past 30 days. BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation has a market cap of $733.7 million and is part of the financial services industry. Shares are down 1.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. TheStreet Ratings rates BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share. Highlights from the ratings report include:
- BKCC's revenue growth has slightly outpaced the industry average of 4.7%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 5.3%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share.
- Net operating cash flow has significantly increased by 304.29% to $61.76 million when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, BLACKROCK KELSO CAPITAL CORP has also vastly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of -121.89%.
- 36.00% is the gross profit margin for BLACKROCK KELSO CAPITAL CORP which we consider to be strong. Despite the high profit margin, it has decreased significantly from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 4.59% trails the industry average.
- The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Capital Markets industry and the overall market on the basis of return on equity, BLACKROCK KELSO CAPITAL CORP has outperformed in comparison with the industry average, but has underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500.
- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Capital Markets industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 75.3% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $7.05 million to $1.74 million.
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Senda Athletics Launches New Line of Fair Trade Soccer Balls
Q&A with Senda Athletics Founder Santiago Halty
Summer is officially here! Time for Fair Trade iced tea, ice cream and soccer! That's right, soccer. We are proud to introduce you to a new parter, Senda Athletics, a Berkeley-based company that sells Fair Trade Certified soccer balls.
Fair Trade standards ensure that soccer ball producers meet social, economic and environmental criteria (the full standard is available here). These include ensuring that all workers in the supply chain – factory workers and stitchers – receive at least the national minimum wage; that there is no child labour involved in production; and that the health and safety of workers is safeguarded.
Furthermore, producers receive an additional sum of money – the Fair Trade Premium for community and economic development projects. Through the Fairtrade premium, workers and stitchers are able to improve the lives of their families and their communities' health, education and livelihood opportunities.
To tell us more about Senda Athletics, here is a Q&A with the company's founder and social entrepreneur Santiago Halty:
What is the Senda Athletics story? How did you get started?
Senda Athletics was born out of true passion for soccer and Fair Trade, and the desire to expand the benefits of sports to as many young people as possible. Soccer is king in Argentina, where I grew up. I don't remember a time when I didn't play: in school, at home, in the streets, at the beach, even in classrooms!
But soccer was more than a game. It was a way to spend time with friends, a path to self-confidence and the mean to learn discipline. It is from that foundation that Senda –which means "path" in Spanish – grew.
I got started right after finishing college at UC San Diego California (a Fair Trade University!) in 2009. I decided to start a company that not only made high-quality products respecting workers and the environment, but also had a strong and honest commitment to promote sports as tool for social change.
Senda's mission is to make high-quality Fair Trade soccer balls that connect and benefit athletes, and to support grassroots organizations that use soccer as a vehicle for change
Senda partners with organizations that use soccer to improve lives in the United States and abroad, with the goal of providing them with soccer equipment on an ongoing basis.
We are currently working with two organizations: Soccer without Borders in Oakland, CA and Defensores del Chaco in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Why is Fair Trade an important part of your business?
Fair Trade is one of the main reasons we started Senda! As a soccer player, whenever I had to buy a soccer ball, I did not know the conditions in which it was made.
Respecting and embracing the fair trade standards sets us apart from the rest of the sports companies. Many people in the soccer community do not know about the existence of Fair Trade soccer balls, but when we explain to them what it means, they immediately support us, and ask us how they can get a ball.
When did you first learn about Fair Trade?
After moving to the US in 2002 to go to college, I discovered the concept of Fair Trade, as well as the amazing coffee, tea and chocolate which are made respecting people and the environment. I immediately fell on love with the concept. Back then I did not know I would start my very own Fair Trade company.
How much labor really goes into making a soccer ball?
Making a high quality soccer ball is a labor intensive process. Senda's soccer balls are made in Pakistan, and hand-stitched to ensure durability and performance. On average, an experienced worker can stitch a high quality soccer ball in about two and a half hours.
Do the soccer pros like Senda?
Yes! One of them was Kim Yokers, who played for the FC Gold Pride in Women Professional Soccer. She really liked the design, durability and weight of the Senda soccer balls. You can see what she said here:
Natalie Spilger, who played professionally for the Chicago Red Stars, is also a big supporter and has used Senda soccer balls in her soccer camps. Natalie does some amazing work, educating young people on environmental issues through soccer. Watch this video to see what she said about Senda:
We are also talking to several Major League Players, who will be testing the balls with us in the coming weeks.
Where can we get a Senda Fair Trade Certified soccer ball?
Senda Soccer Balls are already available in the United States! Anyone can get a ball on our website www.SendaAthletics.com, and we will start shipping them out June 15, 2011. We have already received several orders from teams, leagues and individuals, who are excited to be among the first ones to get Senda Fair Trade Certified balls.
We have three types: practice, match and premier balls, depending on individual level of play. They are all priced competitively, and can be used for players of all ages, since Senda soccer balls come in sizes 3, 4 and 5. We are currently developing an indoor and turf ball too.
Senda offers bulk prices for teams, leagues and clubs that order larger quantities and can make fully customized balls for them. One of my favorite custom balls we made was for the Albany Berkeley Soccer Club!
After two years of hard work, research, and talking to hundreds of players and coaches, we are confident we have come out with top quality soccer balls that are as good, or even better, than any ball in the market.
We continue to work closely with coaches and players to develop our soccer balls, and to explore ways in which Senda can partner with grassroots organizations changing communities through soccer. We would love to include everyone who uses our equipment in this ongoing process, and have them be part of the conversation.


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In Sofala province, Mozambique, a group of initiatives collectively known as the N'hambita Pilot Project have been promoted as a flagship program for the protection of forests and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The United Nations...Read More »


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Clarence Gurnee "SHINE" His Mother named him "Sunshine" as he had white-blonde hair, baby blue eyes and a beautiful bright smile. . . . it became his nickname "SHINE" :)
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Gurnee, Clarence E. "Shine"
Clarence E. "Shine" Gurnee, of Appleton, age 86, passed away from complications of a stroke on Sunday, September 9, 2007. He was born on July 29, 1921, in Appleton, the son of the late Seely and Sylvia (Birk) Gurnee. He graduated from Appleton High School in 1940. Shine served his country in WWII in the Army Air Corps for five years and flew over 50 missions in Africa and Italy. On May 3, 1947, he married Beulah McCabe at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Appleton. They were married for 60 years. He retired as a Quality Manager in Research from Kimberly-Clark after 38 years having been awarded patents. Shine volunteered as a Scout Master, AARP tax coordinator and actively participated in parish activities. He was a VFW life member. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, watching sports, playing cards and crosswords.
Shine is survived by his wife, Beulah; sons: Stewart (Nancy) and Brian (Cathy) Gurnee; daughters: Marsha (Mark) Suszan and Monica (Dennis) Kempen; his grandchildren: Laura (fiance Kyle) and Emily Gurnee, Kendra, Andrea and Rebecca Gurnee, Matthew and Michael Suszan, Caitlin and Peter Kempen; brother, Charles (Bev) Gurnee; sisters-in-law: Jean Gurnee and Viola Gurnee; sisters and brother-in-law: Florian (Jack) Chambers, Mary (Ivo) Geurts, Audrey (Harold) Deprez, Patricia O'Keefe, Vincent (Pat) McCabe and Maureen (Vernon) Weyers; several nieces and nephews.
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Dedicated frier for waffle fries. Tasty marinated grilled Celiac's friendly nuggets on dedicated grill top. GF milkshakes. Always very careful and place GF items in bag separate from items containing gluten
3096 Wilma Rudolph Blvd, Clarksville, TN 37040
Not sure what the person is talking about on the other review about marinade. I've eaten grilled chicken at Chick-fil-As across the country as they serve it and I've never gotten sick from it ever. The bun isn't the worst I've ever had. It's a new thing they're offering and I'm really glad they have it. I was tired of just getting nuggets all the time. Fries are made in a dedicated frier and I feel like I can just walk in and order food like a normal human being. Something I can't do at most places.
3500 N Us Highway 75, Sherman, TX 75090
Eat here way to much. Sherman store is great. Very clean very helpful place.
1626 Richmond Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22911
Chil fil a is consistently outstanding. Manager in training took our order, very knowledgeable about celiac, cross contamination and what was okay, pleasant, store immaculate. Everything but fried chicken gluten free. Have gf buns and gf fries. Chik fil a is a standby for two our kids with celiac.
5330 Clark Rd, Sarasota, FL 34233
Love it!! Wish they would come up a gf breaded nugget or tender.. but this place still rocks!!
8201 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34238
Never gotten sick!! Been eating here for years!! Love this place!!!
17 Powell Dr, Richmond, KY 40475
Several Gluten free options including buns.
1404 N Parham Rd # Fc-101, Richmond, VA 23229
They now have GF buns in all locations!
1369 Ga Highway 40 E, Kingsland, GA 31548
Have had the gluten free bun / grilled chicken meal a few times here and have had great experiences. Everyone is very nice and listens when you say it's for an allergy. You prepare the sandwich yourself, gluten free bun is in a sealed bag. The bun itself isn't *the best* and it's a little dry, but it does the job. I'm very happy to have the meal option!!
14020 Lunar Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32218
Went for lunch. Very friendly. Now gluten free buns. YEA!! Chic filet is my go to place. Thank you for caring.
3405 Candlers Mountain Rd Ste Fc6, Lynchburg, VA 24502
This location has always made me sick. Even after explaining that I had celiac and to prevent cross contamination, there were fried chicken pieces in my fries. After contacting the manager, he just kept stating that his staff are trained, but also stated he didn't fully understand celiac. I've tried expressing my concerns and finally gave up ever eating here, unfortunately. I definitely do not recommend for the gluten intolerant and especially for those with celiac.
3096 Wilma Rudolph Blvd, Clarksville, TN 37040
The GF bun is really dry. Ask for no marinade for truly GF and get lots of sauce. Most if not all are GF. Their grill nuggets without marinade. Although, their fries and hash browns are cooked in an individual fryer
47 Flight Memorial Pkwy, Fairlawn, OH 44333
My daughter has celiac. I asked the director on duty that day if they could accommodate her, and he stated that their fries are all cooked separately in canola oil, without gluten contamination! What a pleasant surprise! And their grilled chicken is also gluten free. He made sure that the kitchen staff knew our food was for somebody with celiac disease. So thankful to find a fast food place that can accommodate celiac diets!
2516 Gulf To Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33765
Fries are gluten free but still not celiac friendly.
1100 E Pulaski Hwy, Elkton, MD 21921
Chick fil a now offers a gluten free bun that is served in a sealed plastic bag. its pretty good but there is an upcharge of $1.15. Overall decent foe a quick meal.
690 Highway 17 N, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
I tried both the new Gf chicken sandwich and the grilled nuggets. Both were great. We don't have a Chic Filet where I live so this was a real treat for me!!!
2005 Old Fort Pkwy, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
I react to even the smallest bit of cc and I have never been sick here. I get the grilled nuggets and fries. I've gotten the grilled chicken sandwich with the new gf bun a few times too. Just tell them it's an allergy (they understand what that means more than celiac) and they will flag the order and change gloves. You can also have them bag it separately if you're ordering with other people. Never had an issue at this location and I've been probably 50 times this year. It's the only place I eat out!
403 N 13th St, Richmond, VA 23298
Not really an option if you have celiac
3050 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703
It's difficult to find gluten-free bread that's as wonderful as wheat bread. The bun here is ok ... it's a little dry but condiments help. 🙂
8020 Research Forest Dr, The Woodlands, TX 77382
Nope. Wouldn't even say their salads could be made GF (on line state GF) in the store very non committal, even though they now have a GF bun. I watched my family eat.
2525 S Georgia St, Amarillo, TX 79109
They have gluten free rolls! I think most Chick Fil A locations do now - but it's not advertised much. The best fast food option for those with Celiac Disease. I've never had a reaction.
160 North Gulph Road #1017, King of Prussia, PA 19406
now a new option. a grilled chicken sandwich served with a gluten free bun sealed in plastic. with fries and a drink I feel like everyone else. really good!
2975 Cobb Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339
I've eaten the grilled chicken sandwich on the gluten free bun (meal with fries) several times now and haven't gotten sick. IT IS SO GOOD! Take my money! 😄 Good job, Chic fil A and thank you!
2705 David H Mcleod Blvd, Florence, SC 29501
Total mixed bag- the employees were a little rude when we told them our daughter needed to be gluten free, but they took the right precautions. The first GF bun they gave us was moldy (in its own sealed bag), but they were apologetic and replaced it immediately and refunded our money.
2072 Lantern Ridge Dr, Richmond, KY 40475
Not much selection but grilled nuggets are good - fries have a dedicated frier. I've eaten here lots and haven't gotten sick.
1919 Millerville Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70816
i always get the grilled nuggets and fries. never have had any issues. the new gluten free bun tastes horrible though...so don't get it!
7676 Campus View Drive, West Jordan, UT 84084
chic fil a has proven they can he gluten free, but not this location. They don't know what gluten is, and they are always giving me the wrong thing (fried, breaded chicken or tortilla wraps). I gave it two tries. both times I came home and had to turn around and go back. They have gf buns, but they don't understand what that means here.
334 Patterson Dr, Morgantown, WV 26505
grilled chicken nuggets and fries.
359 Cochituate Rd, Framingham, MA 01701
Awesome kids meals, grilled nuggets, fruit salad, fries, GF sandwich buns, kids play area. The best fast food option!!!!
47 Flight Memorial Pkwy, Fairlawn, OH 44333
gluten free bun and waffle fries are a life saver.
20455 E Rittenhouse Rd, Queen Creek, AZ 85142
Really helpful, alerted kitchen about allergy
6555 E Southern Ave Ste 2012, Mesa, AZ 85206
Grilled nuggets and French fries are gluten free. Staff is friendly and nice to let the kitchen know to even put no seasoning on the grilled nuggets.
7010 Youree Drive, Shreveport, LA 71105
went here multiple times in the last week while on vacation, and while i didnt get sick, NONE of the staff knew what i was talking about when i ordered gluten free and asked them to change gloves when ordering grilled nuggets.. and this location even has gf buns for sandwiches.. ise caution when going here, and even if its busy, ask for a manager. the first time i went and didnt, all 10 employees behind the counter were staring and talking about me. i felt very uncomfortable eating my food being worried about being sick.
170 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Dedicated fry frier, individually wrapped buns, grilled chicken cautiously cooked with educated staff (of cross contamination). Never seen put out by my request, very humbled to be cautious and bag GF meal separately from rest of my family's. Such a relief to find fast food for nights in a jam that I can partake in. Hendersonville hwy had reaction although stated had same accommodations and tunnel rd too small to accommodate but very nice about it. Thank you!!!
5101 Hinkleville Rd Ste 540, Paducah, KY 42001
Great food! I've never had a problem here, and we eat here quite often. They have also just added a gluten free bun for sandwiches! Tell them you have a food allergy, and they are very careful when preparing your food.
6000 N Terminal Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30320
Grilled chicken and waffle fries were great! Employees were very helpful
8673 Summit Centre Way, Orlando, FL 32810
Super friendly with gluten free, especially now that they have the gf bun! Never had a problem eating here and it's super convenient since I work down the street
9711 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19114
Grilled chicken is great. Waffle fries are from dedicated fryer
2849 N Germantown Pkwy, Memphis, TN 38133
Tried a sandwich lettuce wrapped and it tasted so good! Highly recommended!
7331 SE 29th St, Midwest City, OK 73110
Chick Filet now offers a GF bun. It comes wrapped in cellophane and you put together your own sandwich. It was a good bun and not dry like some GF buns. It didn't seem to be frozen- which helps. I will try it again.
500 E Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Yes, it's grilled chicken, but I've never had a problem at any of the cfa stores. The market salad is always delicious and fresh. Since I also have to avoid dairy (and bleu cheese is already on the gluten watch list for me) I order it without the cheese, and they make it that way. I don't often order them, but the waffle fries are also gf. And now they offer a gf bun in a separate package (for 1.50 more) to make your own chix sandwich.
4779 Great Northern Blvd, North Olmsted, OH 44070
Fries are gluten free and they now offer a gluten free bun for the grilled chicken sandwich!
13490 Jamboree Rd, Irvine, CA 92602
You can get grilled nuggets or a chicken sandwich on a GF bun, which comes in a separate bag. Fries are from a dedicated fryer. Staff is knowledgable about CC. :)
10090 S State St, Sandy, UT 84070
I love Chick-fil-a! they always know about gluten free and how to accomedate. I used to have to get the grilled chicken. sandwich with no bun wrapped in lettuce but now I get the grilled chicken nuggets which is awesome since it is definitely less confusing. they have gluten free fries and shakes. all of their sauces are gluten free which is a big plus since that is one of the best parts. I usually get the 12 count grilled chicken nugget meal with the chick-fil-a and honey roasted bbq sauces. btw, mix those 2 sauces together. you can thank me later. I have never gotten sick here and would recommend. I eat here all the time and it's always delicious and gf, no matter the location. staff is always friendly.
3246 Little Rd, Trinity, FL 34655
I explained that my daughter and I have celiac and asked them to change their gloves and get our fries from a separate area away from anything breaded. They said it was no problem and then we found a fried chicken nugget in my daughter's french fries. Not good. No one even seemed to care
25835 Highway 290, Cypress, TX 77429
Never have had a problem with cross contamination here. Fries are gluten free and I get the chicken salad in a bed of lettuce or the grilled nuggets.
6810 S 27th St, Lincoln, NE 68512
Love the grilled nuggets and GF fries!
210 Andover Street, Peabody, MA 01960
The cashier was very knowledgeable and even went through the gluten free menu with me. I demolished my GF nuggets and fries. I will be back :)
5825 Airport Pulling Rd N, Naples, FL 34109
It has gf buns and the chicken, fries, and lemonade are great
Tried the gf bun for the 1st time and it was pretty good...just wish it was warm. I had it with the Smokehouse BBQ Chicken and it was tasty.
5660 Calhoun Memorial Hwy, Easley, SC 29640
The Chick-fil-A in Easley sc did a wonderful job of making sure my husband's meal was completely gluten-free. The manager actually came out and explained everything to us and said it will be a little while because we are going to clean the grill and cook you some fresh chicken he also said the owners daughter has celiac so they want to be extra careful!
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Another pedestrian has died after he was struck by a bus in Sydney's CBD, the second fatal crash involving a bus in the city in as many days.
The man, described as aged in his 30s, was hit on George Street, near Liverpool Street, about 2.30pm. He died at the scene.
All northbound lanes and two of three southbound lanes on George Street were closed until 4.30pm.
On Sunday, a pedestrian was hit and killed by a bus in Haymarket, while on Thursday, a cyclist was killed in a collision with a bus in Neutral Bay.
Police said they believed the latest victim was struck by the northbound bus after he stepped onto George Street, near the Three Wise Monkeys pub.
The bus driver, who was uninjured, has been taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing.
Rick Theobold, who was near the scene of the crash, said the man appeared to have been struck in the head by the side mirror of the bus.
He said onlookers rushed to the man's aid but he was bleeding heavily from a head injury.
Another witness, Steve, said the man stepped out in front of the public bus.
"He just stepped out without looking. I think he might have been trying to beat the lights," he said.
"It goes to show, always wait for the green man. One minute you're here. The next you are not."
Ambulance staff had performed CPR on the man for some time but there was nothing they could do to help him. He appeared to be aged in his 30s.
A worker at the hungry jacks restaurant opposite the scene said there were often near misses at the intersection.
"People are always in a rush," said Brett, who did not give his surname.
"They try to beat the lights and they don't look for traffic."
Monday's fatality comes just over 24 hours after a man, believed to have been a sketch artist, died after being struck by a coach that lurched into a popular Chinese restaurant in Haymarket on Sunday.
Witnesses say the man appeared to be killed instantly when the coach left Hay Street in Haymarket, mounted the footpath, and crashed into the Emperor's Garden restaurant on Dixon Street about midday on Sunday.
Peter Henphill, who was standing near the man when he was struck by the bus, said he appeared to be a sketch artist and of Asian origin.
"All his sketches were under the bus with him," Mr Henphill said. "They were portraits of people, headshots. They were all scattered everywhere."
Buses are one of the biggest killers of pedestrians in Sydney's central business district. Figures obtained using freedom of information laws show they are responsible for almost half of all pedestrian deaths in the city, despite making up 10 per cent of traffic volumes.
Prior to Sunday's incident, there had been 11 fatal collisions between vehicles and pedestrians in Sydney's CBD. Five of them had involved buses.
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A crackdown on political junkets and taxpayer-funded overseas jaunts will mean a big rise in the number of MPs and senators holidaying at home this year.
The nation's elected representatives are often accused of being out of touch with everyday Australians, but when it comes to the traditional summer beach holiday, MPs appear in lockstep with their constituents.
A Fairfax Media survey of senior federal government and opposition members has revealed that Australia's coastline is the preferred destination for politicians as they seek respite and relief from a gruelling year in politics.
Of the 21 Labor cabinet members, 14 reported they would spend time at the beach, while others elected for the creature comforts of the family home for the long Christmas and summer parliamentary break, while they readied themselves for the election year ahead.
In years past, politicians have used the long winter and summer parliamentary breaks to set off on overseas ''study tours''.
But the days of federal MPs fleeing Australia at the expense of the taxpayer were scrapped this year, with the entitlement a casualty of the hefty new pay rises for MPs.
The study-tour scheme has long been plagued by controversy: NSW MP Craig Thomson was one politician caught out last year, when it was revealed he took a $24,000 study-trip to the US and Europe and then plagiarised a large proportion of the report he presented to the Parliament, as is required of all MPs who take study trips.
Traditionally, MPs were entitled to one such trip each every three years, costing taxpayers $22,000 a time on average.
This year, Julia Gillard will spend Christmas in Adelaide with her mother Moira, and the Prime Minister expects it will be an emotional day, with the pair still mourning the loss of father and husband John Gillard, who died in September.
In a break from the usual sparring with the fourth estate, Ms Gillard recently thanked reporters for their ''sensitivity and kindness'' in covering the death of her father, when she hosted Christmas drinks for the media at The Lodge.
The Treasurer, Wayne Swan, will assume the role of acting Prime Minister during Ms Gillard's break from official duties, and on her return he will indulge in some R&R with his family on the Sunshine Coast.
Australia's most hopeful would-be Lodge residents, Tony and Margie Abbott, will make their annual trek to a private holiday spot on the NSW south coast, where the Opposition Leader plans to spend a large chunk of his time surfing. They will be joined by their three daughters.
Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce will also head to the Sunshine Coast in the new year, and intends to ''lie on the beach and think about anything other than Canberra''.
The opposition deputy leader, Julie Bishop, says she does not have any definite plans for the holiday but having spent the past week leading a Coalition delegation across China, she says she is content with a summer to simply ''hang out near beautiful Cottesloe Beach'' in her home town of Perth.
Reflecting the national trend, almost two-thirds of the 20-member opposition frontbench said they would take a dip in the ocean and lie on an Australian beach in the coming weeks as they ready themselves for a tilt at election victory.
One politician preparing to go overseas is Greens leader Christine Milne, who has Christmas plans involving salsa and siestas in Spain.
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd will spend the break with his family - including wife Therese, daughter Jessica, sons Marcus and Nicholas, son-in-law Albert and Abby, the family dog - at his Brisbane home. It will be the Rudd family's first Christmas without the family cat Jasper, who shot to stardom in 2010 as one of the central characters of a book, Jasper and Abby and the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle, co-written for charity by Mr Rudd with actor and Playschool favourite Rhys Muldoon. Mr Rudd announced the death of the former First Feline, who suffered from kidney problems, on Twitter in October.
The Industrial Relations Minister, Bill Shorten, reports he will swap the heat of Melbourne for the sight of Sydney's sparkling harbour over Christmas and the new year, holidaying with wife Chloe and their young family.
The Special Minister of State, Gary Gray, said the phasing out of the overseas study scheme meant the end of a bad look. ''You won't again have the appearance of members of parliament going on overseas study tours to look at wine-making in Latin American countries. You won't again have overseas study tours by members of parliament travelling to Las Vegas to look at gambling.''
Members and senators will not return to Canberra until February, and the Speaker, Anna Burke, urged all politicians to use the time to rethink the ''unruly behaviour'' on display throughout 2012.


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Pronunciation: kæ-lês • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: 1. Having calluses, hardened, toughened (skin), as the callous skin on the palm of our hands. 2. Emotionally hardened, hardhearted, insensitive for the feelings of others, as one who is callous to the suffering of others.
Notes: The noun callus "hardened skin" has remained closer to the Latin word it was copied from than has the adjective callous. The drift away from its original spelling was accompanied by a drift from its original meaning. Callus still means "hardened skin" while callous refers to a hardened heart. The important thing to remember is not to confuse the two. The adverb for this adjective is, unsurprisingly, callously, and the noun, callousness or, if you prefer, callosity.
In Play: Today's adjective is used almost exclusively in the figurative sense (Meaning 2): "I don't disapprove of the boss's firing Gladys Friday, but I do find informing her by e-mail rather callous." We may use this word as a synonym of the rather awkward compound hardhearted: "Harley Davidson refused to recycle in callous disregard for the environment."
Word History: I feel that today's Good Word more likely comes directly from Latin callosus "thick-skinned" than from its great-granddaughter, French calleuse, the feminine of calleux. The same root, kal-, turned up in Sanskrit as kalika "bud," in Old Irish as calath "hard," and in Old Church Slavonic as kaliti "to cool, harden". This root might be related to English hale "healthy", though most etymologists would not concur. If they are wrong, and hale does not come from another Proto-Indo-European root, it would explain why the root otherwise seems not show up in Germanic languages. (We should now thank Morty Skusting for not showing any callosity and sharing today's Good Word with us.)


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The Energy Chef: Game-Time Snacksby Herb Mesa in Uncategorized, September 23, 2010
Football season is well under way, and when I'm not tailgating at the game, I love to invite friends over to watch my favorite teams play. Football and snacks go hand in hand, but it's easy to overdo it on chips, pizza and popcorn. Don't let your diet get tackled by high-calorie, fatty snacks. Try my lighter takes on favorite football foods.
Chips and Dip, Lightened Up
When I'm snacking, it's all about the crispiness of the chip combined with a change in texture when I dip it into a creamy, flavorful sauce. You can easily consume 500 to 700 calories of chips and dip in less than an hour, and if other snacks are in play, it's easy to hit the 1,000 calorie mark before halftime.
So how do you lighten it up? Start with the chips. Instead of typical tortilla or potato chips, make your own out of vitamin-rich yucca, a root commonly found in tropical environs. I pair the chips with guacamole, but a lightened-up artichoke dip or hummus would also be delicious.
Cilantro Lime Yucca Chips With Guacamole (pictured above)
Yield: 12 Servings
1 large yucca root, peeled and sliced 1/8 inch thick
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
Juice of 3 limes, divided
3 medium avocados, diced
Salt and pepper to taste
In a large bowl, toss yucca, olive oil, half of the cilantro and the juice of one lime. Season chips with salt and pepper. Coat a baking sheet with nonstick spray, then lay yucca slices flat on a baking sheet. Bake for 4 to 6 minutes per side, or until golden brown.
For the Guacamole:
In a medium bowl, mix diced avocado with remaining cilantro and lime juice; season with salt and pepper and mash to your favorite consistency — I like mine chunky. Save those avocado shells to use as a serving "bowl."
Nutrition Info Per Serving
Calories: 115
Total Fat: 8 grams
Saturated Fat: 1 gram
Total Carbohydrate: 12 grams
Protein: 1 gram
Sodium: 107 milligrams
Cholesterol: 0 milligrams
Fiber: 3 grams
A Better Slice of Pizza
I love pizza and can easily polish off a whole pie, but that's definitely not the best thing for your waistline, or any other part of your body. What's better with pizza than beer? But before grabbing a cold one, work up a thirst throwing the football around. Then, have a big glass of water — you'll feel fuller and won't be as tempted to overindulge.
Instead of greasy delivery pizza, make your own, fast, with a whole-wheat flour tortilla. The best part? You control the toppings. Top tortillas with your favorite veggies and just enough cheese to make it gooey and delicious — I use a mixture of goat cheese and mozzarella. Plus, it takes less than 10 minutes in the oven. Beat that, delivery guy!
Veggie Tortilla Pizza
Yield: 10 servings
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium zucchini, finely chopped
1 medium yellow squash, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
1 package (10 count) low-carb whole wheat tortillas
3 ounces herbed goat cheese (optional)
1/2 cup shredded low-fat mozzarella
1 bunch fresh basil, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a medium saute pan, heat oil, add veggies, garlic, salt and pepper and cook until just softened, about 6 to 8 minutes.
Lay tortillas on a baking sheet and top each one with veggies, cheese and fresh basil. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Info Per Serving (1 tortilla pizza):
Calories: 155
Total Fat: 7 grams
Saturated Fat: 3 grams
Total Carbohydrate: 15 grams
Protein: 8 grams
Sodium: 404 milligrams
Cholesterol: 11 milligrams
Fiber: 9 grams
Popcorn: Salty, Sweet and Slimmed
It's fall, and who doesn't love the flavor of good, old-fashioned kettle corn? I make my version with agave nectar instead of traditional white sugar, and I pop the popcorn on the stovetop with just enough canola oil.
Agave Kettle Corn
Yield: 12 servings
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
2 tablespoons canola oil
3 tablespoons agave nectar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Pour canola oil and 2-3 kernels popcorn into a large sized pot with tight fitting lid. Place over high heat on stovetop. When the 2-3 kernels pop, pour in the remaining kernels and move pan around over heat until all of the popcorn has popped.
In a small bowl, mix agave nectar, cinnamon and salt. Pour mixture over popcorn in pan and toss with hands or wooden spoon. Lay popcorn out on baking sheet and bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 10 minutes.
Nutrition Info Per Serving (1 cup each):
Calories: 71
Total Fat: 3 grams
Saturated Fat: 0 gram
Total Carbohydrate: 11 grams
Protein: 1 gram
Sodium: 194 milligrams
Cholesterol: 0 milligrams
Fiber: 1 gram
Don't forget to have a little fun at halftime: Grab a pigskin and play a little two-hand touch football with your friends and kids to burn off some of those snacking calories. When halftime is over, you can go back to watching…and eating!
Next Food Network Star season 6 finalist Herb Mesa is a restaurant-trained chef, a self-taught healthy cuisine chef and a certified personal trainer. Herb teaches 'balance through food and fitness', and works as a personal chef and trainer in Atlanta.


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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
By RICHARD PLINKE
Editor's Note: This is the sixth installment in a 10-part series of excerpts from Richard A. Plinke's upcoming book, "How to Sell the Plague (Without Being a Rat and Other Cheeky Musings of an Unrepentant Salesman)." The series humorously explores how Plinke ended up in sales, the last place he ever thought he'd be and what he learned during those early days that carried over through his 35-year sales career. Subsequent installments will be posted each Monday. If you missed the first parts, you can go back to the beginning here: http://www.salesandmarketing.com/article/dancing-jaws-dragon
Let the Good Times Roll, Part 3
To set the stage, I hitchhiked to Aspen from New York City with about $100 in my pocket. I didn't know anybody when I got to Aspen and had no plan other than to get a job for the season and ski. However, I didn't go to a single business looking for work because I knew the chances of success with that approach would be extremely low, and I surely wasn't interested in schlepping around, following the fatalistic flock of lemmings on there frantic way to nowhere. Instead, I spent my time getting acquainted with the local color and learning the lay of the land, which was best accomplished in the abundant pubs and cowboy-like watering holes that dotted the old mining town. It was tough, challenging duty, but I was up to the task.
My plan was to unearth the hidden and unexpected opportunities from the concealed crevices where the mangled masses never roamed as they manically ran around tripping over each other in there collective haste to fail miserably. I, on the other hand, was waiting for that special destiny to come knocking, looking for the right man at the right place at the right time.
Knock, knock.
I didn't hear it at first. It took about two weeks and a confluence of coincidences to put me at the right place at the right time to hear that knocking on my door, and when it came, it was disguised as a problem, which, I would come to learn, is how most opportunities are packaged.
I wasn't in town long before I heard the rumbling. I was in a bar one night conducting research when I overhead a couple of guys talking about some toad from New York who wanted them to clean the kitchen of his new restaurant for 50 cents an hour. They were insulted and outraged that such a belittling offer should be proffered to men of such high moral fiber, being restless searcher for truth on a crusade across the land to spread peace and harmony and absolute narcissistic self-involvement.
In 1971, the minimum wage was $1.60 an hour, but many folks in Aspen worked for less so that they could be part of the crusade, but 50 cents was an affront to most of the brethren, even by Aspen standards.
I was staying at a boarding house called The Little Red Ski House, where they charged about two bucks a night in the off-season. It was an old Victorian home built during the silver mining heyday, painted red, of course, and full of young people like myself, hoping to catch a glimpse of the sacred cloth of cool, looking for employment and eager to find a way to stay on for the season. It was a fun place to be in September, much like a college dorm, everybody hopped-up on the excitement and promise of the new semester, before the reality of term papers and tests and GPAs started crowding out the short-lived euphoria. And it wasn't a bad place to meet girls.
The story about the greasy-walls cleaning job had spread throughout the small town, and that wildfire eventually reached The Little Red Ski House. One splendid, late summer evening, we were sitting around the parlor chewing the fat and swapping lies when a fellow named Nash from Jefferson City, Mo., (who was named after the brand of car he was conceived in, according to one of his lies) told us that the restaurant was to be called the Old Dublin, and it was owned by a man from New York named Neal Weisberg. You could tell from Nash's thick accent of disdain just what he was talking about: a New York City hustler in the middle of Colorado, here to chisel us out of one thing or another.
Nash regaled the group with his stories of confrontation with Mr. Neal Weisberg, toe to toe, trying to negotiate a fair deal to clean his disgusting walls. According to Nash, the place used to be a Chinese restaurant, so the walls had been splattered with grease and sauce and other mysterious, noxious, oriental ingredients, and it was thick and sticky and smelled bad. It was a nightmare of a job, and 50 cents an hour was downright inhumane. Nash was so disturbed by this ruthless, cold-blooded, opportunistic, abusive, human usury that he had been back three times to face Mr. Neal Weisberg with his patriotic, land-of-the-free logic, but to no avail. Mr. Neal Weisberg wouldn't budge. He was a hard, heartless, interfering carpet bagger, as Nash put it, and added that things just aren't done that way out here, although how he knew how things were done out here, having been in Colorado for only a couple of weeks, was a mystery to me. I suppose "out here" to Nash was anywhere that was not New York.
Nash told us he was going back and give it another try, much like the dog on a long chain staked to the ground, running with all his might until the chain snapped him back, practically breaking his neck, and then repeating the same fruitless exercise over and over again, as if some how the thick, metal chains would miraculously break and free him to run headlong into the bordering fence. Into the fray, the brave, young Nash was venturing once more, right after breakfast in the morning.
Next Week: Let the Good Times Roll, Part 4
During breakfast, all talk was of the Old Dublin and Mr. Neal Weisberg and just what kind of man was he, anyway. If Nash was becoming a latter day Tom Joad, then Mr. Neal Weisberg had become The Man, and all the bad stuff that stood for back in the Woodstock's-gone-but-not-quite-over era. So we're schlepping across the rugby field on our way to the gun fight at the OD corral, six of us strong, me slightly in the rear, not wanting to miss Nash repeat the history he refuses to learn from.
Learn more about Richard Plinke and read his blog here: http://www.howtoselltheplague.com/Home.aspx.


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When I started my search for a reputable liberal arts school, Grove City College stood apart. The College's principled convictions, solid academics and uniquely biblical vision for discovering one's individual calling were important factors in my decision to apply and enroll.
Throughout my life, God has placed within me a strong passion for ministering the gospel and I am thankful that He led me to the Department of Biblical and Religious Studies to pursue this calling. The Department's passionate and informed faculty possess an incredible knowledge of scripture and are committed teachers.
Even as a sophomore, I have already had an opportunity to read and translate scripture from the original Hebrew texts and delve into significant events in the recent tradition, critical to understanding key issues of the global church today. In addition, the diverse courses ranging from church history to books of the Bible are preparing me well not just for seminary, but for a life of ministry.


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RICHMOND will field a considerably stronger team for week one of the pre-season cup, in stark contrast to the combination that was no match for the AFL Indigenous All Stars.
The Tigers were never in the hunt on Friday night at Alice Springs, losing the exhibition match by 50 points.
But assistant coach Brendon Lade expects several big names to return for the February 22 NAB Cup fixture against North Melbourne and Melbourne.
''I'd like to think we get [Tyrone] Vickery and [Jack] Riewoldt back in our forward line, [Brett] Deledio, [Trent] Cotchin and [Ivan] Maric back in our midfield and hopefully [Alex] Rance in our defence,'' Lade said.
''We'll still play a few of the kids, give them an opportunity and see what they can do.''
Lade noted that the Tigers were much stronger in the second half against the All Stars, who swamped them early.
''It was a disappointing first half for us, we weren't playing the way we knew we could play,'' Lade said. ''We were much happier in the second half when we started to play some good footy.
''We gave a lot of our kids an opportunity to play at that level and against some quality opposition - it was good to see a few of them stand up.
''We expected a lift and they knew they had to lift, so it was good to see them respond that way.''
Nick Vlastuin and Matthew McDonough, who joined the Tigers through last year's national draft, were two youngsters who showed good signs against the All Stars.
Another recruit, mature-age rookie Orren Stephenson, improved as the match progressed.


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Topic: At home and loving it
I have been home almost a week and everything is great. Little pain though the jet lag has knocked me out. I have seen so many high school friends and we will be heading to Florida to spend time with a good friend and watch USC play in the famous and coveted Papajohns.com Bowl on tv. GO COCKS!
The flight was great...we got bumped up to 1st class from Frankfurt to Washington, DC. I almost wish I didnt find out what I was missing!
We are going out today to shop for that red coat. Life is good and it is great being with family.
I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and family time.
36 year old patient with buckets of hope


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Skin Deep: How to Get Model Skin
Reese Witherspoon
Even though she wasn't a nominee, Witherspoon looked like a winner; to complement her strapless Armani Privé gown, Fekkai hairstylist Renato Campora opted for a '60s-inspired ponytail. "I wanted to showcase her shoulders, neck, and beautiful earrings," he says. Thick black lashes further accentuated Witherspoon's retro-chic aesthetic.
Mila Kunis
Presenter and Black Swan star Kunis diverged from her usual classic elegance for a fresher, romantic ensemble— lacy lavender Elie Saab Haute Couture. Kunis' hair also had a more sentimental tone. "I wanted it to recall old-Hollywood glamour—soft and feminine," says tress guru Mara Roszak. To create the do, Roszak began by applying Leonor Greyl mousseon Kunis' wet hair and side-parting it. After rough-drying strands for au naturel texture, Roszak curled sections away from the face with a one-inch-barrel curling iron. She then used her fingers to separate and pin waves at the nape of the neck. "I chose to do a wide chignon because I wanted it to be seen from the front," she says.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
I am having trouble posting to this website this week about workshop four. Please forgive me by trying to see if I can post a message by replying to this one.
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Hi everybody! There are 9 of us doing the Annenberg course here in Cherokee County, Georgia (just north of Atlanta). We purchased the videotapes when the local PBS station decided not to carry them. We have really been enjoying the mix of content and observation of chemistry teachers actually at work doing inquiry activities. We are a mix of 5 middle school science teachers and 4 HS science teachers. Our school system is moving physical science to the MS and we have a number of MS science teachers who want to refresh and improve their knowledge of chemistry. Our school system sponsored the course and we are receiving SDU's. Does anyone know a comparable course which would be good for improving/refreshing physics knowledge for MS teachers?
We are also doing demonstration experiments and our discussions are a blend of answering questions about science content, curriculum development and plans, comparing notes about how we teach as individuals, how we differ from school to school and teaching methodology. I think we have all been "lurking" on the discussion board so far so as the group coordinator I thought I would break the ice.
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Overground rail services operating across south London are to changed hands after the Government awarded Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise to Govia Thameslink Railway Limited.
The seven-year franchise is expected to open up new routes, bring a new fleet of trains on services currently operated under First Capital Connect and Southern rail.
New state-of-the-art trains will replace existing carriages on the Wimbledon Loop from 2016, while there will new connections linking Croydon stations such as Purley with Cambridge and Welwyn Garden City in 2018.
Earlier Sunday service is also expected on the Wimbledon loop, and two additional trains between Wimbledon and London Bridge via Peckham Rye during peak hours.
With almost 1,400 new electric carriages being introduced onto the network, it is hoped there will be 10,000 more seats available for passengers travelling to central London every weekday by the end of 2018.
The routes to be taken over by Govia
Rail Minister, and MP for Wimbledon, Stephen Hammond said: "A world class railway is a vital part of our long-term economic plan. New state-of-the-art trains, more seats, better connections and improved stations will transform travel across London and the South East. That's great news for businesses and the hundreds of thousands of passengers who use these vital services every day."
Govia has also promised to invest significantly in improving stations, including free wi-fi at more than 100 stations, better retail and catering facilities and improvements to customer information systems.
The new franchise will replace the existing Thameslink and Great Northern franchise, operated as First Capital Connect from September 14 and will include the South Central franchise, operated as Southern and Gatwick Express, when it expires on 26 July 2015.