text:
A seasonal food still life project we've been working on for years. Its a continuing cycle that showcase our reinterpretation of the Old Masters. This autumn version also includes the wining pose of Nike the canary bird, couple of cross spiders, an aging bottle of Tia Maria and a stack of forgotten good reads. Much fun in co-operation with Hester Blankestijn. 01.11.2017
Its been a year since we have immersed ourselves as part of Kaapse Brouwers cooking out regularly at The Kaapse Kitchen in Fenix Food Factory. We thank our growing team for their consistent hard work and laughter and engagment sailing along this steep learning curve. If you are curious about what we are serving, come by this year during week 27 (04-09 July), week 39 (26 Sept – 01 Oct), week 43 (24-29 Oct) and/or week 47 (21-26 Nov) and have a taste. We do our best to source our ingredients locally, presenting our seasonal flair and bringing in nutricious platters as organic as possible. Here are more impressions of our last few involvement. 22.06.2017
A custom dinner for host OMI Rotterdam who threw a network invitation for Flaneur Magazine from Berlin, in tune to the festive ZigZagCity in June. This event is brought together by OMI Rotterdam, Het Nieuwe Instituut and Goethe-Institut Niederlande. Take a look at our Facebook page for more impressions. 09.05.2017
Homemade seasonal quiches at your service! We are adding a new service opening our arms to the HORECA sector. Currently delivering our homemade fare to cafes. If you know any cool coffee places needing a savoury boost on their menu, let us know! 01.08.2016
From 10th-15th of May, we've been invited to cook at The Kaapse Kitchen in Fenix Food Factory in Katendrecht. For almost one whole week, you can come and enjoy our Spring's menu which includes asparagus, rhubarb, broad beans, lamb and all the seasonal goodness. Don't miss it, come support us! 30.04.2016
Sugar Rush, Jamie Oliver's latest documentary on how consumption of sugar is ruining the health of many and threatening to bankrupt UK's National Health Service. Shocking and very well made, the full documentary is not available to be viewed. But these chain of short ones will give you a gist of how this unnecessary calorie and 'free' agent can do to us and the unbelievable footage of how Coca Cola is dominating the most rural part of Mexico. Also interesting is here where you can find tips and recipe ideas to learn how to reduce sugar intake. Or here for all the FAQs of your doubts about sugar. Understand what sugar really do to us and help educate our next generation to eat more wisely. 24.01.2016
Can't wait to show it all. Our old masters reinvention continues whenever time allow. We style and Hester shoot. Collaborating urban backdrop with the familiar Dutch table scene. Much fun and to be continued… 11.02.2016
Acclaimed photographer Norbert Schoerner, renown for his high fashion and haunting landscape masterpieces has created Nearly Eternal. While Schoerner has built up a reputation as an reportage photographer and artist, this series of lonesome, slightly oddy and sublime food photographs caught our eyes. The motionless images remind one of the plastic sample meals display along busy sidewalks in Tokyo. They successfully morph together a mysterious and abstract interpretation of an inedible world of goodness.
A painting, a photograph. The only entity that can capture a timed moment that carries much significance of its subjects. The Old Masters did it with flair and exclusivity. We remake, reinterpret and intervene and it continues. Bringing what defines a season onto a print, onto a flat exposure. Work in progress, thoughts brewing and more to slowly come. In collaboration with Hester Blankestijn. 15.09.2015
'Tis the season to be picking cherries. Big plummy and juicy ones. We made a quick swift car ride (only 45mins) yesterday to Bergen op Zoom and dive into a huge lovely fruit orchard called Franken Fruit filled with these ruby jewels. Franken is a fruit farm with loads of vegetables and fruit variety, making a visit at any season for a leisure picking session. Especially fun with the kids, the nearby Het Appeltje playground also makes a good stopover to burn off some steam and to grab a bite. The true treasure of this trip is that Franken Fruit is situated at the tip of an old estate Lievensberg which massive pine forest is a great pleasure to discover. We round off our day walking into the thick thick woods, immersing ourselves within the luring scent of fresh pine, birds chipping away and a step closer to nature. A great summer day out. 12.07.2015
How would marble taste like if its edible? Sweet and cold liked an ice lolly? Have a look at IC[R]ONIC ICE LOLLY by Amen-studio. Witty and interesting as they try to highlight the object (which) hides its function and become decorative for the kitchen. Its utilitarian after all. A wooden cooking spoon with place holder. 07.07.2015
Summer and picnic goes hand in hand. Just like how Mr Frykholm's artwork relates to his work place – Herman Miller. Check out the history of company picnic posters create by him. 45 years long. All timeless and classic design still brilliant up to this day. 07.07.2015
Once in a while, life gives a spectacular turn when we reinvent ourselves once more. In a series of Old Masters remake, we have team up with the usual suspects and created a food and art collaborations lead by nature, our seasons, creativity and wit. More to be posted when… ripped. 22.06.2015
This spring weather may not be spectacular so far but we had our fair share of these summer ruby fruits recently. Strawberries picking at De Buytenhof has started! The kids had so much fun feasting while picking, though not much left we could see so be fast! 13.06.2015
Once in a while we all get reminded of all the amazing machinery and structures that exist in order to bring food into our mouth. Just like the Domino sugar factory. 17.05.2015
The Saloon – Greensparrow from Daryl Mulvihill on Vimeo.
Over the last six months, we have been working very hard to put together a new initiative called 'The Saloon'. Its mission is simple, which is to integrate the creative professionals and educate children creative skills in 'makers' district – Zomerhofkwatier. Our main aim is to provide a nest for good food and a hotspot for social gathering, workshops and lectures. As we continue to look for a permanent home, check out this short film that explains what is The Saloon and one of its recent communal activity – the Zoho Lunch. This process has been packed with many challenges and a huge expansion of our network. Finding a place to call our own will not be easy but we give our many thanks to the kind people at Het Gele Gebouw and the Zoho communication team who has been pushing us forward and nearer to our dream. Lastly many thanks for Daryl for this film. More news via The Saloon. 20.05.2015
Sarah Hillenberger has plenty of good ideas. Take a look at her Tutti Frutti inventions where food gives a second meaning ranging from a set of rainbow peels, beetroot diamonds, carrot lipsticks, melon soccer etc. Great inspiring and simple work of art. 15.05.2015
PJADAD and their urban platter of Atelier food still life. An edible piece of research work. Would it great to see it evolve as per capital city! 24.04.2015
Would you hike 4770 feet to taste perhaps the best charcuterie in this world? If you do, of course you will not be surprise by the stunning architecture behind this 200 years old establishment. The Berggasthaus Aescher-Wildkirchli in St Gallen Switzerland is definitely on our wish (visit and eat) list. 22.04.2015
The Expo 2015 brings together the theme of spectacular architecture and food in historical and vibrant city Milan. Titled "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life", 140 countries will showcase their best design reputation and creativity through the message of good food. Its starts 01 May and ends 31 Oct. We'll be there for sure! 21.04.2015
Get cooking quinoa with David Lynch.
AMBA is a food designer based in the UK who expresses her vegetarian lifestyle via the nature of food. A form of still life on its own, her creation is refreshing, vibrant and best translated in her colourful prints. A summary of food's textures, shapes and colours within a framework. This should be on your wish list too! 18.03.2015
Jolene Carlier got inspired by Willy Wonka's quote, "Come with me, and you'll be in a world of pure imagination." and came out with a popcorn monsoon machine. It looks all fun but there is a flaw not captured… how do the last bit of popped popcorn get out? 12.03.2015
Chris Durso's food pun project inspired by this 8 year of son – The Foodnited States of America. A nice one. 12.03.2015
Allow a 3D machine to 'print' out your dinner. This is the idea behind Edible Growth designed by Chloe Rutzerveld . To reduce the over harvesting of our resources, this idea creates your healthy and nutritious high-tech meal via a personalized 3D file. Then give it a few days while it grows to fit your appetite and plate. Great idea! And many other inspiring work from her website. 03.03.2015
A inspiring and lavious design and styling from Lies Willers en Jeanine Aalfs for an exhibition namely Dining with the Tsars at the Hermitage Amsterdam Museum. Sadly we missed the show but more information and images can be seen from here. 03.03.2015
A little amuse. The Last Supper, playmobile way. Pierre-Adrien Sollier is the name. 01.03.2015
If we play with our food like Anna Keville Joyce, bedtime will be extremely late. See how she plates up these beautiful creations here. 20.01.2015
Oh yes by the way, A Happy 2015 to you all! A bit like having another party after the guests had left… Now just looking back to some fabulous cooking from last year. Two thumbs up for a great year ahead! 13.01.2015
Here is wishing you all a well-rested Christmas break with all the good sumptuous food as we slowly welcome 2015. Think chestnut soup, roasted goose stuffed with herbs and citrus fruits plus luke warm chocolate mousse with orange liquor for dessert. A new (cook)book to pass the nights and leaving your mobile phone turned off for days. Switch off and enjoy some quality family time. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Our kitchen opens again Thursday 08.01.2015.
Its only December and we've already dipped minus 2 masked in concrete sky. Think Sichuan hot pot, burning chilli sauce and Sinterklaas suntanning under the Sicilian sunshine. 04.12.2014
Gingerbread man or Peppernoten? Peppernoten or Gingerbread man? Why not both? The result is far from perfection, some a little too dark… some a little too big. But they taste good! And crunching on the flavour of cinnamon and ginger really bring along the festive feeling of Thanksgiving and Sinterklaas. If you want to have a try, come join us at Story Time in english organised by Intouch Expats. 1030 tomorrow 22.11 at the Centrale Bibliotheek. These sweet treats are complimentary from GreenSparrow. Come support! And here is the recipe if you are keen to make some peppernoten of your own.
Sunshine breaking out on a wintery autumn day. 9 degrees. Think warm spiced soup, fireplace and watching 'Mad Men' till end of day. 06.11.2014
Our fabulous newly opened Rotterdam Markthal (by local renown architects MVRDV) is bold, unique, delicious and bear the Sistine Chapel ceiling of your weekly fruit and vege box. If you have not visit it in person, go now! Stall variety is largely occupied by artisan traders which is a rare sight in Rotterdam. But embrace the best of the best under the literally giant roof without the need of biking around town!
Designed for Rotterdamers with international background. Pop in with your family, enjoy a cuppa with cakes and make new friends! Hope to see you there. 7.50eur per adult, kids 6 and under free.
As the school holiday in Zuid-Holland officially opens up summer vacation, Greensparrow is taking a break and will resume service September 2nd. We wish you all a well deserved holiday with lots of sunshine, good read, eating alfresco, fresh seafood and lots of summer fruits. Have a good one! 26.07.2014
SAMSARA food sequence from Baraka & Samsara on Vimeo.
Vivid colours, sensitive topics, breathtaking documentary. Here, the food sequence. 14.05.2014
Meet Wouter Bauman. He is an adviser at the Environmental Center of Rotterdam who specialises in environmental services focusing on sustainability and a greener lifestyle. We met up on a slightly overcast Spring afternoon to discuss about the origin and success of the Dakakker. Standing on top of Het Schieblock, one has a complete sight of a large part of Rotterdam's city center. The noise around us was inevitable. There were echoes of the roaming traffic, the rattling trains squeaking on rusting tracks and frequent jets cruising above. But what is tranquil about this site is the 800sqm of raw earth and soil currently sprouting the first of Spring with busy bees working about. Read more… …
Meet Hester Blankestijn. She is a friend and a professional photographer who also teaches at the SKVR. Over the course of the last few months, Hester has been acting as our in-house photographer clicking away professional shots at one of our dinner event and most recently spent many hours with us brushing up our photography skills. Some says a picture can tell a million stories. And under the guidance of Hester, she had refreshed our minds and help to enhance the stories we want to tell on our weekly dinners shots. Read more… ..
We have well entered Spring. Wooly coat days are over. Though the sun is pretty much shining bright on most part of March and April so far, the temperature is still at mid 10s; meaning chilly wind and cold fingers. The flowers made their entry into full blossom, with most gradually falling off creating petal showers and colourful street floors. Old trees sprouting young greens, the naked branches begin yet another year of vegetating. Read more…
Our Centraal Station is a massive project that almost took 10 years in the making. When we moved to Rotterdam back in 2008, the station was a mayhem of multiple construction sites with rubbles, containers, road blocks, detours, exposed services, an array of bear and raw all on display. This work-in-progress situation lasted for years making the 'station' the epic centre of inconvenience to commuters and dwellers; worse during bad weathers. It didn't have functional lifts, platforms were small and not to mention the passageway was a terribly cramped former bicycle lane. We were lucky that we didn't have to use the station on a daily basis. But the thought of having to pass through the station to enter the city was nothing to look forward to as the shear size of the site took out so much space creating a nightmare during perk hours. The long winded construction phrases made the light at the end of the tunnel extremely far. Its unattractiveness gave a lack of a city identity; something we were not proud of at all. Read more…
The Last Ice Merchant (El Último Hielero) from Sandy Patch on Vimeo.
A compelling and moving documentary about 67 years old Baltazar Ushca who still mines glacial ice from Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo. His story is touching and almost surreal watching it from this side of the world where ice is nothing but water frozen from the tap. For him, ice is his life and he hopes he will not be the last ice merchant and wishes one of his sons or grandsons will continue this part of his family history. 25.02.2014
Le retour from Natalia Chernysheva on Vimeo.
Grandma's cooking is the best! 24.02.2014
Yes we know getting up on winter weekdays can be difficult. But a warm oats porridge makes a great start on such mornings. Slice up some fresh fruits, mix with dried ones and top with crunchy nuts. Here we have fresh blood oranges and tiny conference pears from our weekly bio box, dried apricots, raisins, goji berries and cashew nuts (roasted on pan for a nice and dry crunch) from our pantry. Lastly a drizzle of acacia honey for a finish. A delicious beginning for the day! 04.02.2014
Seize the blood oranges before its off the season. These bleeding-rich-in-Vitamin-C lovely fruits taste just as sweet as regular oranges but looks more stunning. Slices them thinly or into little cubes and toss into your salad for dinner tonight. Fat free, sodium free, cholesterol free… and stress free! 01.02.2014
As the lunar cycle usher in the year of horse today, we wish our families and friends around the world a very healthy and happy Lunar New Year. Eat well and let the power of wise eating enhance your life.
If the lunar new year fancies you to cook your own home-made asian cuisine, we recommend the following sites for some oriental inspirations.
Bee Yinn at Rasa Malaysia, Marc Matsumoto at No recipes, Savvy Gok at Gok cooks Chinese and Missy Ching at her own website Ching He Huang.
Greensparrow would like to send you – friends, families and clients, a big thanks for supporting us. We also want to send our gratitute to Post Office for a year of support and collaboration. Many thanks to our weekly dinners clients especially a big bear hug to family Mueller-Newton for supporting us for the 3rd year in the row! We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy Happy New Year. A good and well rested holiday surrounded by love ones and GOOD FOOD. Our kitchen closes today and reopens 7th Jan 2014. 19.12.2013 (Image by STILL – Mary Jo Hoffman)
Cranberries for late fall/winter. This succulent and acidic fruit is commonly associated with Thanksgiving in the US and Canada, purely also because it is largely grown there. But believe it or not, we have it here in the Netherlands too.We got our pack of fresh cranberries from Vlielandse Cranberry Company and they are fresh and delicious! Make a pot of cranberry sauce to go with heavier scented meat like lamb or beef and its a perfect match. Tip in a bag (340g) of cranberries into a pot along with zest and juice of two oranges, couple of star anises and 150ml of (tawny) port. Let it simmer till thickens and hear the lovely cranberry pop. This will take about 15-20 mins and what you get after this is a shining and deep red sauce. Add sugar to for some sweetness but it should not completely take away the sourness nature of this fruit. A simple way to enjoy this delightful side dish. 16.12.2013
Winter delights – Persimmons (or Sharon Fruit). This juicy fruit is a cross between a tomato and the hue of an orange. The flesh is sweet with no pits and taste just like cantaloupe/melon. The skin is tough but is easily removed. Persimmons can take some time to ripe so put it together with apples to speed it up a bit. 15.12.2013
Winter is the time to get some chestnuts roasting. Cut a shallow cross on its plummy side and pop into a hot oven (200°C) for about 20-30 minutes depending on the size. Peel and enjoy when its warm! Otherwise, this versatile nut can be treated like any veggie. When cooked, mash with potato or sweet potato . Or dress it on top of a salad. Or add into the stuffing of your roasted Xmas turkey or chicken. Or ground it to powder and mix into chocolate cake mix. Or to make a sauce out of it, just add milk and herbs or spices and you're get a delicious puree. 11.12.2013
Winter – Root vegetables taste great but roasting it taste even better! The oven does the job, all we need is to sit down and wait. Whack the oven up to 200ºC, cut the squash into quarters and season with herbs like thyme or rosemary. Drizzle olive oil, add salt and pepper and give it a good rub. Put it in the hot oven for 40-50mins and enjoy it warm. 13.12.2013
Crisp and 3. Winter is here. Think hot chocolate, porridge and anything that can be roasted. Whack that oven up! 11.12.2013
ASK, the Atmosphere soup kitchen from Steve De Neef on Vimeo.
Can you imagine living and supporting your family in a dumpsite? This is how the people of Dumaguete in the Philippines live by, collecting anything usable from the trash to give it another life and to earn themselves a living. What remind unfortunate is the prospect and health of their children. But thanks to a local funded program which gives them a nutricious meal per day and giving their mothers another means of work and support. "Too often, these children do not have access to one substantial meal a day, which makes it hard to pay attention in school or even go to school if they have to spend that time finding a means to get food.
The success of the program is owed to the mothers of the children who volunteer and run the program, do the daily preparation, serving and clean-up." 07.11.2013
This week The New Institute or Het Nieuwe Instituut (formerly NAi) officially 'opens'. HNI is the one stop institution merging the Netherlands Architecture Institute; Premsela, the Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion; and Virtueel Platform, the e-culture knowledge institute, all onto one ground. We are very happy and fortunate to be part of their first exhibition's pre-opening and will be catering a private event exclusively in tune to the exhibition 1:1 Sets for Erwin Olaf & Bekleidung and a retrospective of Richard Hutten at the Sonneveld House. Stay tune for photographs of the event via our Facebook. 07.11.2013
Mid autumn, first conkers, red foliage, 21° and open-toe shoes. Global warming is giving us some gezellig days at this time of the year. Have a good one! 22.10.2013
BBC's host meets Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso to discuss about food. His humble interview reviews he enjoyed eating pork during his youth and that even up till today he snacks when he is not supposed to eat. "Even the king, the queen… … the beggar… loves food!" 17.10.2013
We are thrilled to expand our client's list and include some very nice architects flying in from Winnipeg, Canada, this week. Welcome to Rotterdam! 10.10.2013
Many artists love to have a take with food along with their creative imaginations. Take for example Dimitri Tsykalov, a Russian artist, picked up his knife and started carving skulls using fresh vegetables and fruits. The result is somewhat creepy somewhat funny. One must wonder if he actually got inspired by carving his Halloween pumpkins. Here is his website and do check out his MEAT series too! 02.10.2013
We are now accepting new subscriptions starting October 1st. Healthy dinners made from local sources and seasonal menu for you (and your family). Explore our site for more details or give us a ring! 09.09.2013
Let us introduce you to Mimi Thorisson (if you have not heard of her yet). Trained as a journalist, she swapped her city life in Paris and moved into the wine growing country of Médoc, north of Bordeaux, with her family including four very beautiful kids. Her blog Manger is much admired by many with her lovely seasonal recipes and country life stories. Each post is accompanied by fantastically shot pictures taken by her photographer husband making it all in all such a pleasure to read. She is featured on Mr Porter and her cookbook is on its way. Enter her country life, you will love it too! 09.09.2013
It used to be once a season (shockingly dubious). But 5 years later, we have it once every month. Lets hope by the next 5 years we can enjoy Rotterdamse Oogst (Markt) once a week, giving us more possibility to support and eat our local harvest. Support these people behind this hardworking team! Come Sept 21 Sat; Oogst Fest at Heemraadplein and on Sept 22 Sun for a tour in Rhoon. 07.09.2013
We inaugurate our manifesto as this new school term begins. Educate yourself, teach your children and know what we eat. Love what you eat by understanding what the season gives and enjoy what local harvest we can have. Tune in to our Facebook, like us and learn more about what we eat! It is now a week more to the beginning of autumn. Think apples, pears, figs, pumpkins, artichokes, aubergines, oysters etc. Its a season of a feast. 08.09.2013
Urban farming is getting more and more popular. It is a great idea to bring greenery and such hands-on skill closer to city dwellers. In Rotterdam we are blessed with urban farm like Uit je eigen stad which make use of unused harbour land and uses their harvest in their own restaurant and to sell to public. And nearer to the centre we have Dakakkers sprouting above Weena or on a smaller scale is Oogst met mij mee aiming to bring children and neighbours together and learn the skill of farming. International magazine Monocle have been involved with urban projects like this and here is a short film from them showing how other major cities interpret their city-farming ideas. 07.09.2013
Gone is the craze of supermarket find. Nowadays more and more city dwellers are using 'old-school' way to appreciate the food we consume. It is a phenomenon and trend to explore our curiosity in food (or crafts and skills) with a slow discovering manner. It is more and all about how the food transform to what it is before it is plated infront of us. Like these believers from Amsterdam who founded and recently launched Simply Slow. It is a platform and community that wants to highlight the art of preparing. In the coming months, they want to explore honey making, beer brewing and every Sunday of the month there is a get together when they feast to the season. A great initiative indeed. 14.08.2013
Kids and Pa at the playground. Mum is supposed to bring lunch over in 20 mins. No time and don't fancy big cooking nor making boterham. But got some regulars in the pantry. Menu will be: super simple summer tomato penne. No skills needed! Mix and pan fried some (cherry) fat tomatoes (plus vines), onions and garlic, chuck in a few canned anchovies, mix into al dente penne, topped with fresh basil and parmigiano (remove tomatoes vines!). Makes a speedy superb mid-day meal. 04.08.2013
Our friendship with POST–OFFICE began at the local playground where I first met Afer and his son Petro some years back. Some time later with no meetings in-between and while we both subsequently had a daughter, we caught up again discussing about collaborations at a new underground venue under the hofbogen. Not only did we collaborated for more than one event, our network inter-exchange and we made more friends. Recently, we sat down with Hans, another member of POST–OFFICE, and talked about how food and architecture comes together within the works of Greensparrow. It is very flattering to be interviewed. You can read the interview here. 29.07.2013
We met Petros by chance. That was back in May when one late afternoon while we were busy preparing and plating up for a canape event at POST–OFFICE. Petros was invited to join in for the film and food that night. He was especially early, had some small talks with the organisers and swiftly went clicking away with his camera. The results were some very well taken photographs of the venue and an interview. He was very kind to also include some lines about our catering and you can read this article on his blog Hommie visits. Thank you Petros! 29.07.2013
We tend to eat cold during summer especially when our early July here has been around 30 degrees everyday. We ate a lot of salad, cheeses and bread keeping the stove untouched and also reducing the amount of washing! Such warm weather also remind us greatly of long summer days in Los Angeles dining over a plate of Hiyashi Chuka in Japanese restaurants on Sawtelle Blvd. Those days were filled with satisfying lunches with the cold soy sauce based ramen (egg) noodles topped with strips of ice berg salad, cucumber, fried eggs, ham or crab, sweet savoury tomatoes and garnished with sesame seeds and sesame oil (and sometimes even ice cubes!). It is perhaps also the typical presentation of julienne cuts that we really love. So precise but simple. It turns out with having kids, this dish also score full marks. Very easy to prepare and plated up in no time, this should also be your summer favourite. Get some inspiration from Marc or Nami. Enjoy! 29.07.2013
Its June and its officially summer. Who has the grill on and who is up for a summer treat? Lunch Break at POST OFFICE tomorrow is a Cabrio Burger; its organic beef and pork pattie mixed with anchovies, sweet corns, parmigiano, parsley and lemon zest sitting on a bed of salad leaves and van menno sourdough bread. Topped with dijon mustard and mixed salad with beet root, feta cheese and cherry tomatoes as side. Come by with 7.50eur handy and enjoy! 03.06.2013
Today we had a successful lunch service under the beaming sun and good random company. The dish was a May spring power salad served with beet roots, chicory, spicy chorizo, a soft boiled egg on a bed of spinach and eikensalad leaves. Topped with local Rotterdamse Oude kaas, sesame and sunflowers seeds plus a shallot, mustard and lemon juice dressing and van Menno stokbrood. It was all smiles and 'lekker' compliments! Completely over the moon! See picts via POST–OFFICE. 07.05.2013
The afterlife of an Easter egg lampshade – a very cool air balloon! Thank you once again to kinderen and ouders who made our March Easter workshop fun and a success! 11.05.2013
If only we can eat flowers like patat!
Greensparrow caters ASIAN FUSION borrel
4th May 1900
at POST–OFFICE
Vijferhofstraat 100-102
3032 SP R'dam
Part of POST–OFFICE Spring Double Film feature
pairing Wong Kar-wai award winning gem:
12 euro per person
Limited entry only so please email yum@post–office.eu
if you would like to attend
This Easter Sunday (31.03.13) join GREENSPARROW and POST–OFFICE for a crafty workshop for the kids. Entry is 5eur per child (including materials and an omelette!) Starts from 1100 to 1500 at POST–OFFICE Vijverhofstraat 100, 3032 SP, Rotterdam. Hope to see you there!
Greensparrow caters SUPERFOOD canape
16th March 1900
at POST_OFFICE
Vijferhofstraat 100-102
Come enjoy GREENSPARROW superfood canapé that ticks all the boxes with high value healthy dishes.
Think grains, beans, vegetables that gives you mighty energy to last the night.
A list that your mother would be happy to hear including the 'cognac' part!
Just 10EUR per person
Sample menu:
Red beets hummus
Pea and mint spread
Salmon and goat cheese tartine
Ricotta and pesto tartine
Barley and cranberries porridge
Quinoa and fresh herbs salad
Soba with ginger and greens
Cognac beef stew with root vegetables
cost: Just 10 euro per person!
16° and raising! Think alfresco, picnic and BBQ. Congratulations late-winter, you've done very well. 05.03.13
Where the Water Settles from The Perennial Plate on Vimeo.
In this urban world we live in, it is very easy to forget the extension of ones tradition. A practice that continues more than a millennium regardless how the outside world has changed, regardless what the others says. A lovely video of the Hani clan in Yunnan China of how the people cultivate their rice. 12.02.2013
Julia Child demonstrate her version of boeuf bourguignon from 'The French Chef'. It is lengthy but worth a watch for her tips to brown meat, deglaze a pan, braise onions and sautéed mushrooms. A hearty stew very suitable for such wintery weather we are having now. Best thing is it can be prepared in advance or cooked in a bigger portion for a cozy weekend at home. 06.02.2013
January passed rather chilling and white. We had plenty of snow for about 3 weeks, something quite rare for Rotterdam climate. It came down in a huge load one morning and within a couple hours we had about 4 inches of puff. Days later with a descending temperature, the canals froze and the Dutch took out their skating gears. It was very lovely to see this sport suddenly came into light. All ages, all sizes and it gave all sorts of laughter and fun. Kids loved it. So did we the foreigners. The skating scene immediately became an Avercamp painting with the glow of sunshine and long shadows. All quite lovely. 31.01.2013
Much thanks to the people behind Rotterdamse Oogst, a monthly farmers market will be held every first Saturday at the Noordplein. As usual, you can get the freshest from the local farmers and thats how it should be! We hope soon this will improve into a bi-monthly or weekly market where we can support our local producers. 01.02.2013
A New York Times article about the not-so-great Dutch 'cuisine' that is slowly changing for the better… well for the lucky Amsterdamers. An interesting read! 17.01.2013
The little lady arrived. And we are pleased to resume our service in January 2013. See you then and have a great Christmas/New Year break meanwhile! 19.12.2012
We went all clafortis-mad over the last couple months with the abundance of summer fruits. Clafortis is an amazing simple and delicious French egg and fruit pudding that can be put together in no time and served on the table within an hour. We tried the recipe from La Tartine Gourmand by Beatrice Peltre which was designed for gluten-free diet. But the gluten-free flour that she picked can be easily replaced with all purposed flour and the results is still fantastic. Peltre uses almond flour a lot in her creation (including her Clafortis recipe) and we think this is a very good move as grounded almond gives a subtle sweetness within its own dense content that magically gives a lift to any dessert. Peltre has also a great eye in her food photography. Do take a look at her very inspiring website. 10.08.2012
Here we are, already into almost mid-August. Gone are those sweet, firm and juicy cherries. Nectarines and plums are still in their end glory here in NL but we are already quite sad to see that all its means summer is pretty leaving soon. If making jam is your kind of thing, do soon before the sweetness of nature beauty will depart soon. But, apples (and pears) will soon be harvested by the end of this month as fall slowly creeps in. Thats means a very good time for the Dutch favourite appeltaart, a dessert filled with apple slices or chunks, raisins and rum. A line of pastry as its base and crust and zero flour mixage at all in the filling. Its slightly heavier and sweeter than a conventional apple pie but nonetheless quite delicious. Check this blog recipe out for some inspiration. 10.08.2012
Said to be one of SF's best. Miette is pastry shop that caters little gems for the sweet tooth. We recently bought their first book of the same name. It contains recipes of their creation which proves to be indeed of tiny portions. Most of their cakes are for 15cm mould (which we do not even own one!) But instructions are clear and its great to see how they heighten simple butter or chocolate sponge cakes to lovely presentable desserts. Definitely a must go next time to the Californian coast. But meanwhile will play on these small treats as much as possible! 30.07.2012
Gordon Ramsey Chicken Tikka Masala
We love it spicy, Ramsey style! 04.10.2012
A delightful documentary about a mother (and her daughter) and a chef experimenting a meadow of plants for the table. Have you eaten dandelions? Do you have a meadow of wild plants? And are you also a forager too? Bon appetite from your own backyard! 21.05.2012
Asparagus are (already) here and don't miss this delicious soldiers as their season are short, short, short. Since this Spring hasn't been that spectacular, expect the seasonal ones to ever last shorter. Regardless green or white, eat them NOW! Green ones only need to be washed, woody bottom removed and blanched in boiling salted water for about 5-6 minutes. For the white ones, peel skin until juicy part can be felt, woody part also removed and blanched in boiling salted water slightly longer than the green ones depending on their thickness. Then put under running cold water to stop it from cooking. Great on its own or with butter at side and slices of cold plate. Here are some recipes for your inspirations: BBC, Delia, Hairy Bikers and Nigel Slater Foto and facts from Simply in season 21.05.2012
Have you heard of the infamous Échiré butter from western France? It is said to be the best and most expensive butter at around EUR15 for a 250g tub. What makes it the best is its outstandingly light and creamy taste some says. The milk comes from the region just 50km around village Échiré hence of the same environment, climate and grazing grass. Its production is entirely handmade and has been around for a century along with their successful fully co-operative business. It is so famous worldwide that there is a shop in Maison du Beurre in Tokyo that only sells this butter and pastry made from it. If you know where we can get hold of this queen of butter in Rotterdam, let us know! Foto © Christoph Kirschbaum 26.03.2012
Kinfolk Magazine: Issue 2 from Kinfolk (kinfolk.com) on Vimeo.
The people behind KINFOLK just has the right idea. In fact how the whole team comes together is also quite admirable. These are a group of artists and designers who create dining gatherings. A great 'come dine with me' manifesto. Food is served local and you get to meet like-minded people and make new friends. They are now touring so take a look at their website and there might be a dinner invite very near you. Otherwise it is a treat itself to view the lovely films they make or even subsribe to their journals. Visit KINFOLK 11.03.12


text:
Forecasting Canadian GDP: Region-Specific versus Countrywide Information
The authors investigate whether the aggregation of region-specific forecasts improves upon the direct forecasting of Canadian GDP growth. They follow Marcellino, Stock, and Watson (2003) and use disaggregate information to predict aggregate GDP growth. An array of multivariate forecasting models are considered for five Canadian regions, and single-equation models are considered for direct forecasting of Canadian GDP. The authors focus on forecasts at 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-quarter horizons, which best represent the monetary policy transmission framework of long and variable lags. Region-specific forecasts are aggregated to the country level and tested against aggregate country-level forecasts. The empirical results show that Canadian GDP growth forecasts can be improved by indirectly forecasting the GDP growth of the Canadian economic regions using a multivariate approach, namely a vector autoregression and moving average with exogenous regressors (VARMAX) model.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
|40 pages
|Date of creation:
|Contact details of provider:
| Postal: 234 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G9, Canada
Phone: 613 782-8845
Fax: 613 782-8874
Web page: http://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/
References listed on IDEAS
Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
- Frédérick Demers & Annie De Champlain, 2005. "Forecasting Core Inflation in Canada: Should We Forecast the Aggregate or the Components?," Staff Working Papers 05-44, Bank of Canada.
- Alain DeSerres & Rene Lalonde, "undated".
"Symetrie des chocs touchant les regions canadiennes et choix d'un regime de change,"
Staff Working Papers
94-9, Bank of Canada.
- Alain DeSerres & Rene Lalonde, 1995. "Symetrie des chocs touchant les regions canadiennes et choix d'un regime de change," Macroeconomics 9502001, EconWPA.
- Marc Hallin & Zudi Lu & Lanh T. Tran, 2004. "Local linear spatial regression," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/2131, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Tobias, Justin & Zellner, Arnold, 2000. "A Note on Aggregation, Disaggregation and Forecasting Performance," Staff General Research Papers Archive 12024, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Zellner, Arnold & Tobias, Justin, 2004. "A Note on Aggregation, Disaggregation and Forecasting Performance," Staff General Research Papers Archive 12371, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Andrews, Donald W K, 1991. "Heteroskedasticity and Autocorrelation Consistent Covariance Matrix Estimation," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 59(3), pages 817-858, May.
- Donald W.K. Andrews, 1988. "Heteroskedasticity and Autocorrelation Consistent Covariance Matrix Estimation," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 877R, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University, revised Jul 1989.
- Meese, Richard A. & Rogoff, Kenneth, 1983. "Empirical exchange rate models of the seventies : Do they fit out of sample?," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 14(1-2), pages 3-24, February.
- Michel Beine & Serge Coulombe, 2003. "Regional Perspectives on Dollarization in Canada," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(3), pages 541-570.
- Michel Beine & Serge Coulombe, 2003. "Regional perspectives on dollarization in Canada," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/10433, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Clive W. J. Granger, 1988. "Aggregation of time series variables-a survey," Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics 1, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
- Diebold, Francis X & Mariano, Roberto S, 2002. "Comparing Predictive Accuracy," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association, vol. 20(1), pages 134-144, January.
- Diebold, Francis X & Mariano, Roberto S, 1995. "Comparing Predictive Accuracy," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association, vol. 13(3), pages 253-263, July.
- Francis X. Diebold & Robert S. Mariano, 1994. "Comparing Predictive Accuracy," NBER Technical Working Papers 0169, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Giacomini, Raffaella & Granger, Clive W. J., 2004. "Aggregation of space-time processes," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 118(1-2), pages 7-26.
- Giacomini, Raffaella & Granger, Clive W.J., 2001. "Aggregationn of Space-Time Processes," University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series qt77f76455, Department of Economics, UC San Diego.
- Raffaella Giacomini & Clive W.J. Granger, 2002. "Aggregation of Space-Time Processes," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 582, Boston College Department of Economics.
- Francis X. Diebold & Glenn D. Rudebusch, 1999. "Business Cycles: Durations, Dynamics, and Forecasting," Economics Books, Princeton University Press, edition 1, number 6636.
- Marcellino, Massimiliano & Stock, James H. & Watson, Mark W., 2003. "Macroeconomic forecasting in the Euro area: Country specific versus area-wide information," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 47(1), pages 1-18, February.
- Massimiliano Marcellino & James H. Stock & Mark W. Watson, "undated". "Macroeconomic Forecasting in the Euro Area: Country Specific versus Area-Wide Information," Working Papers 201, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University.
- Bayoumi, Tamim & Eichengreen, Barry, 1994. "Monetary and exchange rate arrangements for NAFTA," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 43(1), pages 125-165, February.
- Barry J. Eichengreen & Tamim Bayoumi, 1993. "Monetary and Exchange Rate Arrangements for Nafta," IMF Working Papers 93/20, International Monetary Fund.
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bca:bocawp:05-31. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: ()
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.This information is provided to you by IDEAS at the Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis using RePEc data.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Ruy Lopez
1 Item(s)
Grid List
Understanding an opening is more important the knowing a mass of variations. For no opening is this more true than for the Spanish. The most famous of chess openings leads to a deep strategic maneuvering battle. Experienced GM's seem almost clairvoyant when handling the positions. It is not a sixth sense, but a knowledge of the typical maneuvers and themes that enable them to have their pieces where they need them, when they need them. This book provides a complete course in helping the reader to understand those themes.
Unbeatable Deal!
CLEARANCE - Understanding the Spanish
Regular Price: $9.95
Special Price $5.00
1 Item(s)
Grid List


text:
I searched on YouTube for how to find a way to get FREE Gems
After about a month of searching I FINALLY found a working method of getting free Gems!
Its not too time consuming it takes about 5 minutes
NOT A HACK it is simply a method IN GAME that gets you unlimited Gems
Below you will find a download button
Simply a .txt file with directions on how to get the FREE Gems.
If I put the directions on this site, the information would be compromised almost right away.
the download is to protect mine and your safety
Ok, so the file is protected by a survey. Yeah, that sucks but we can't provide our hacks on mediafire because once the hack becomes public, it will be analyzed and in 2-3 days it will become unusable. So, you just have to complete a simple survey and your download will start automatically.
Some countries have easier survey, some have harder ones but the most of them are free.
1.Pick a survey(scroll over to see what you have to do in order to complete)
2.Complete the survey with the details asked then submit.
3. Wait 5-10 seconds. The download will start automatically.


text:
19601 E 8 MILE RD, Saint Clair Shores, MI 48080Request info Add to list
To view building contacts please sign in with your Pro account or create a pro account.
John E. D.
Company: requires Pro account
Email: requires Pro account
Phone: requires Pro account
- Available Spaces
|Space Type
|Office Space
|For sale: Contact for Pricing
|72,745 sqft
|View Details
|Office Space
|For lease: $1.29/sqft
|10,935 sqft
Building Details:
19601 E 8 MILE RD is an office property for lease in Saint Clair Shores, MI. The property currently has 2 office spaces for lease and is marketed by J. E. DeWald & Associates.
Request Property Information
Please describe your commercial real estate requirements. We'll create a list of matching properties that meet your criteria.
- Kelly Higgs, agent and Rofo Pro


text:
Join the Josh McDowell Institute at Oklahoma Wesleyan University for our inaugural conference on November 14 & 15. We are determined to help recapture a culture that is increasingly hostile toward the Christian worldview. And we're committed to helping prepare our … ContinuedFind out more »
The community is always welcome to attend OKWU Chapels. If you can not join us you can watch this chapel live on the internet here OKWU Chapel LiveFind out more »
Play Broom Ball with a stick, soccerball, and tennis shoes on the ice Oilers Ice Rink, 6413 S Mingo Rd, Tulsa, OK 74133Find out more »
Phone: (918)335-6219 | Toll Free: (800)468-6292
Disclosure | © Copyright 2015 | Built by BitBrilliant


text:
If it's on Netflix you'll find it with our search engine. Search below to get started.
TV Shows
When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/ matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.


text:
How to Improve the Quality of K-12 Teachers
January 29, 2013
To improve America's students, we must first improve its educators, says Timothy Knowles, the John Dewey Director of the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute.
Knowles offers a comprehensive set of recommendations for how we can develop America's teachers.
- Subsidize the cost of learning for teachers through loan forgiveness programs, increase starting teaching salaries, and evaluate teachers on the knowledge and skills they possess rather than simply on the degree they hold.
- Because many new teachers feel underprepared for the classroom, a new system of preparation could require teachers to have a degree in a particular subject area rather than an undergraduate degree in education that does not endow them with a particular subject-matter expertise.
- New placement strategies could create connections between universities and local districts that channel teachers into the school system more fluidly. These relationships would encourage institutional accountability for those that train teachers and develop pipelines for prep-to-placement.
- By providing training for new teachers, evaluating teacher progress on more than just achievement scores and providing information about each school before employment, increased retention will minimize the turnover that harms the lowest-achieving schools most.
- New teachers should be offered opportunities to expand their career outside of the classroom, receive compensation based on performance, and expand their knowledge base through job-embedded training and development.
- The current accountability-based system must be reformed to account for multiple indicators of teacher success, examine a school's organizational capacity for improvement, hold higher education institutions accountable for the education they provide and incentivize student learning.
The recommendations in Knowles' report, if implemented, would be the first step toward ensuring that the way we have traditionally groomed teachers will change. If student outcomes are to improve, we must improve the quality of teachers. To do this requires a systematic and philosophical change in the manner in which we educate, train, recruit, evaluate, compensate and support our teachers.
Source: Timothy Knowles, "New Pathways for Teachers, New Promises for Students: A Vision for Developing Excellent Teachers," American Enterprise Institute, January 2013.
Browse more articles on Education Issues


text:
Sangram becomes face of elections
Wrestler-turned-actor Sangram Singh, who was seen in 'Bigg Boss', has been roped in as brand ambassador for the voter awareness drive in his home state, Haryana.
Sangram Singh
He will be the face of the campaign that encourages youngsters to exercise their franchise. Sangram, who recently got engaged to starlet Payal Rohatgi at her hometown, Ahmedabad, also plans to throw an engagement bash in Mumbai after Holi.


text:
No relief for wife under Domestic Violence Act, unless in 'relationship': High Court
No relief for wife under Domestic Violence Act, unless in 'relationship': High Court - Indian Express
PTI : Mumbai, Fri Mar 15 2013, 16:51 hrs
In a significant order, the Bombay High Court has held that a wife can file an application for specific reliefs under the Domestic Violence Act only while remaining in a domestic relationship.However, if living separately from husband for quite some time, she cannot be said to be in domestic relationship and, therefore, cannot file such application under the Act, Justice Roshan Dalvi ruled while rejecting a petition filed by a woman who left her husband and two children in the US and returned to India.The High Court also upheld the order of a lower court which had ruled that the petitioner's application under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act was not maintainable."The application under Domestic Violence Act could be filed when the marriage union subsisted. That having come to an end and long after the physical relationship came to an end, she having returned to India, she cannot be taken to be living in any domestic relationship in India," the judge observed in a recent order.The petitioner married on May 4, 1999 and lived with her husband in the US. They had two issues. She returned to India on February 11, 2009 and, a year later, filed an application under Domestic Violence Act in a sessions Court.The High Court upheld the ruling of the sessions court that no domestic relationship existed between the husband and wife when she filed the petition seeking redress under the Act.A wife who lived in a domestic relationship earlier, but which ceases only because of any domestic violence, can file an application for domestic violence that took place whilst she lived in that relationship, the High Court said.However, such application is required to be filed within a reasonable time to show that relationship would give her the cause of action to sue under the DV Act for the reliefs under the Act, it said."In this case, the wife returned to India and stayed in the country for one year leaving behind her husband and two children in USA. Thus she cannot be said to be in domestic relationship with her husband and family in India," the court ruled and rejected the petition.


text:
Arthur White receives Brown Graduate Fellowship
February 2017
Arthur White, a student in the Vela/Miller group, has been selected to receive the Brown Graduate Fellowship for 2017-2018. This $10,000 award is given to students who are helping to advance ISU's research in the areas of science, agriculture and space science. Arthur is one of 15 recipients this year. Congratulations!!
Link to Page:


text:
Actors' Equity Association's national council has unanimously approved terms of the new production contract, the union's most lucrative agreement.
Final approval depends on a vote by union members—actors and stage managers—who are currently employed or have worked under the term of the previous pact, which expired June 25. On Mon., Nov. 20, the union will mail ballots to those members.
At the same time, the union also will mail ballots on the new Buena Vista (Disney) contract to members who have worked under that pact.
A member recorded as working under both contracts will receive a ballot for each, and may vote on both. A summary of proposed contract changes will be included with each ballot.
Deadline for returning completed ballots to Equity's national office in New York is Mon., Dec. 18.


text:
Seibertron.com - The Ultimate Transformers Fansite
Stormwolf wrote:Lone Star, Luke is a complete hack:
T-Macksimus wrote:Omaga red wrote:i know ill burn for this
Prime: IT's Morphing time!
A squad of Go-Bots is coming to drag you to Hell even as we speak!
Omaga red wrote:Lone Starr
there is only one man who'd dare give me the rasberry...*slam down exsesivly large face mask*
Registered users: Bing [Bot], Gauntlet101010, Google [Bot], Google Adsense [Bot], RiddlerJ, steals_your_goats, Yahoo [Bot]


text:
Blog Archives
Everyday hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people visit the Art Museum in Saint Museum. By a wonder how many of them actually look up at the sculpture directly over the main entrance door. I've seen it hundreds of times, but if you asked me to describe it … I'd draw a blank. I know that it hasseveral figures in it. But I have no idea what they're doing. Well, here's that sculpture.
It is the work of Hermon A. MacNeil who created it for renowned Beaux Arts architect, Cass Gilbert's Palace of Fine Arts at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904, more commonly known as THE SAINT LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR. Today it is just the Saint Louis Art Museum. MacNeil had a very successful career as a sculptor and his works can be seen all across the US.
In case you're wondering, ARS ARTIUM OMNIUM is Latin that translates "The Art Of All Arts."
Is it just me, or does it look like the sculpture was cut in half and reassemble when it was attached to the front of the building. By the way, the Palace of Fine Arts was the only permanent stone structure built for the fair. Also an exact duplicate of the building only made of wood and plaster and horse hair stood across from this building. It was for the exhibiting of paintings.
Now I guess I'll have to go back and photograph the other two panels of the work.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
My favorite spot for reflection in the City of Saint Louis is the historic Palace Of Fine Arts designed by Cass Gilbert for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition … known locally as the Saint Louis Worlds Fair. Today, everyone simply calls it … The Art Museum.
It was the only permanent building built for the fair, and second only to the Arch it is probably the most photographed building in the city. I started this blog by noting it is my favorite spot for reflection. And I mean reflection in both senses of the word. And this is because of the East Stair case where you can find a reflection that literally goes on …FOREVER! And while it goes on forever, you're only reflected once. Well, actually, twice … but I'll never know because I've never held a camera behind my back to see what the other side of this photo would look like.
Note to visitors to the museum: If you look out of the window at the foot of this staircase, you'll see this highly reflective tree in the outside forest.


text:
This recipe for barbecued pork uses pork tenderloin glazed with an Asian-flavored sauce. It will be ready in under half an hour, plus five minutes' resting time.
The dish is among several offered in a cooking feature in Health magazine's March issue the feature's theme is that each recipe includes a smart way to make a new dish from the leftovers.
Another plus: This dish comes with great taste but only 5.5 grams of fat per serving.
Asian Barbecued Pork
(Preparation 5 minutes, cooking time 23 minutes)
Cooking spray
One 11/2-pound pork tenderloin, trimmed
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce (see note)
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce (such as Lee Kum Kee)
2 garlic cloves, crushed
11/2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
Chopped cilantro (optional)
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Heat a large ovenproof skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork with salt. Add pork to pan; cook 2 minutes on all sides or until browned. Remove from heat.
Combine hoisin, ketchup, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, garlic and ginger in a small bowl. Spread hoisin mixture over tenderloin. Insert meat thermometer into thickest portion of tenderloin. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes or until thermometer registers 160 F. Place pork on a platter; let stand 5 minutes.
Reserve 8 ounces (about 1/3) of tenderloin for Asian Pork Stir-Fry). Cut remaining tenderloin into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Garnish with cilantro.
Makes 4 servings (serving size about 3 ounces tenderloin).
Asian Pork Stir-Fry
(Preparation 25 minutes, cooking time 10 minutes)
8 ounces green beans
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 cups sliced onion
11/2 tablespoons chopped peeled fresh ginger
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1/3 cup cream sherry
1 tablespoon cornstarch
8 ounces reserved Asian Barbecued Pork, sliced into thin strips
1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon hoisin sauce
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 and 2/3 cups cooked rice
Trim green bean ends; remove strings. Place beans into a large saucepan of boiling water; cook 3 minutes. Drain and plunge beans into ice water; drain. Set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, ginger and garlic; cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove onion mixture from skillet; set aside.
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add peppers; cook 3 minutes or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently.
Combine sherry and cornstarch in a small bowl.
Add green beans, onion mixture, cornstarch mixture, reserved Asian Barbecued Pork, chicken broth, soy sauce, hoisin sauce and red pepper to pan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook 1 minute or until sauce thickens. Serve with rice.
Makes 5 servings (serving size about 1 cup stir-fry and 2/3 cup rice.
© 2017. All Rights Reserved. | Contact Us


text:
NANOHA is a macro lens for mirror-less cameras which offers up to 5x magnification capabilities. (It means 1 pixel on the picture is about 1 micrometer on the shooting target.) Microscope optics for your camera without needing microscope.
Nanoha 5X MFT Macro Lens from Texas Media Systems on Vimeo.
NANOHA is naturally designed for mirror-less cameras. So the pictures are clear to the corners and it has small distortion. You can take artistic photos of small targets with this lens.
The name NANOHA
NANO is from nanometer, which is 1/1000 micrometer. NANOHA is the gate to the nanometer world.


text:
Welcome to Happy Valley!
At Happy Valley Children's Ranch Preschool we believe that children learn best through meaningful play experiences both inside the classroom and the outside environment. We provide an atmosphere that is safe, nurturing, respectful, creative and fun. We teach children about the importance of respecting themselves, others, animals and the environment. We help children develop social, emotional, physical and intellectual skills through age-appropriate activities. We value family and community involvement as a part of our educational program. More >
The 2017-2018 school year runs from
Web Design by Aspire ID


text:
New England Revolution manager Steve Nicol will welcome back forward Taylor Twellman for Monday's Independence Day encounter with the Los Angeles Galaxy at The Home Depot Center.
Twellman was sidelined for a month with a hamstring strain. After practicing for the past two weeks, Twellman is likely to feature from the outset against the Galaxy. The striker tallied a hat trick in last Monday's friendly with PDL side Cape Cod Crusaders on the Gillette Stadium training fields.
Looking sharp and harboring no ill effects in Friday's training session, Twellman even attempted a bicycle kick during a training match.
"He has felt no ill effects from anything," said Nicol. "He just needs to watch what he's doing. If he's doing something stupid, we know that things are back to normal."
Still, Nicol has some doubts as to Twellman's match fitness after a month on the sidelines. Connally Edozien is held in reserve if Twellman cannot complete the full shift.
"We really don't know," said Nicol. "Games are entirely different than training. If he's fine, he's fine. We're talking no chances."
One face that Nicol will not have at his disposal is Gilberto Flores. The former MetroStars midfielder is on the verge of joining the Revolution after being rendered surplus to requirements, but loose ends leave the deal unconsummated. Flores attended training on Friday, but did not practice.
"There are a couple of things we need to get done before it's done," said Nicol.
Nicol was focused on Monday's traditional encounter against the Galaxy. Los Angeles has struggled on the road this season, but formidable home form leaves the Revolution with a difficult task, especially without the services of U.S. national team members Clint Dempsey, Steve Ralston, and Pat Noonan.
"They're undefeated at home," said Nicol. "It's a tough place to get points. We're concerned about what we put on the field. We need to take our chances and be strong at the back."
With a festive holiday atmosphere and post-match fireworks scheduled, Nicol hopes that his side rises to the occasion.
"The atmosphere will be great, with a full house and fireworks," said Nicol. "Big crowds and big games are what you play for."
Kyle McCarthy is a contributor to MLSnet.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Soccer or its clubs.


text:
Glitter Galore Cake Server Set
Item #247-2601 (0 customer reviews)
Add elegance to your wedding reception tables with these Rhinestone Table Number Decorative Decals. Each table will sparkle and shine and delight your guests. Perfect for your formal wedding. More details…
|We apologize but this product is no longer available. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
You may be interested in some of these related selections:
Silver Cake Top Initials
Glitter Galore Cake Server Set
The rhinestone decals come complete with bright white cardstock.
Each number sold separately.
Size: 5" x 6-1/2"
Shipping Options:
We offer flat rate & expedited/next day shipping.
Click here for rates.
Rush Processing:
Because we understand that you may need your items sooner than the indicated timeframe, we offer Rush Processing for select items. If you are concerned that your order will not arrive in time for your wedding, please contact us so we can work with you personally.
Click here for more information
Drop Shipped Items:
There are a few items on the Web site that will be shipped to you directly from the manufacturer and will arrive separately from the rest of your order. These items typically include edibles, personalized ribbon, and some personalized embroidery.
International Shipping:
We can now ship internationally via our international shipping agent. We have partnered with Bongo International to fulfill our international orders.
You will receive your first email shortly


text:
Medical Definition of Anatomic orientation terms
Anatomic orientation terms: In anatomy, certain terms are used to denote orientation. For example, a structure may be horizontal, as opposed to vertical.
Some of the terms of anatomic orientation are as follows:
Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2016
Medical Dictionary Definitions A - Z
Search Medical Dictionary


text:
Fairfield eighth-grade hoops
The Fairfield eighth-grade boys' basketball team recently wrapped up its season. Players are, from left, front row: Brian Buch, Austin Winslow, Ben Anderson; middle row: Kleyton Benedict, Cameron Burke, Eric Swan, Brayden Miller, Spencer Else, Levi Ponce, Jacob Schillerstrom; back row: managers James Lyman and Blue Schultz, Kyle Roberts, Josh Osby, Cam Baumann, coach Tony Vandegriff, Alex Conrad, Conner Johnson, Denver Schultz, and managers Cade Lisk and Steeler Higdon. Walker Allen and coach Josh Allison are not pictured.


text:
Holy Spirit High School's newly refurbished classroom is larger, with a projector, a white board and two large flat screens hanging on the walls.
Nearby hangs a traditional wooden cross, a reminder that while teaching methods may change, the core mission of the school will not.
The past four years for the four local Catholic high schools overseen by the Diocese of Camden have been tumultuous. Two schools, Wildwood Catholic and Sacred Heart in Vineland, were on the brink of closing, and rumors spread that Holy Spirit might also be in trouble.
It took a May letter of support from Bishop Joseph A. Galante saying Holy Spirit is financially secure to quell those rumors, said the Rev. Perry Cherubini, the school president.
With little financial support from the diocese, all four high schools, including St. Joseph in Hammonton, have been forced to rethink how they operate. Enrollment has dipped during the recession, and there is more competition from free vocational and public "choice" schools. Parents can also choose two non-diocesan high schools: the all-girls Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Newfield, founded by the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy, and the all-boys St. Augustine College Preparatory School in Buena Vista Township, which is owned by the Order of St. Augustine, Villanova Province.
But supporters are determined to reach out into the community and demonstrate that the value of a Catholic education is worth the cost.
"Financially, we can't compete with free," said Nicholas Regina, interim president of St. Joseph High School and executive director of Catholic Schools for the Camden Diocese. "We have to show parents and the public that this is an investment in their children. It is a challenge that makes us step up our game and remind people why we are here."
All four schools have long histories in their communities and are counting on their legacies, and their alumni, to keep them going.
Holy Spirit has been an institution in Atlantic County for almost a century. Established in Atlantic City in 1922, the school moved to Absecon in 1964, and it has long been considered the de facto high school for students in that city.
Absecon Superintendent James Giaquinto said that traditionally, 85 percent to 90 percent of graduating eighth-graders attend Holy Spirit. But this year, of the 82 eighth-graders that graduated in June, Giaquinto estimates, fewer than 20 will attend Holy Spirit. More students are attending Pleasantville High School, Charter Tech High School for the Performing Arts in Somers Point and especially Atlantic County Institute of Technology in Mays Landing.
Sue Werner, Holy Spirit's director of institutional advancement, said they had looked for new places and news ways to recruit, including Cape May County, the mainland area towns and southern Ocean County. The school is projecting an enrollment of about 550 students in September, about 250 fewer students than a decade ago.
"I think choice is a good thing," Werner said. "When people have a choice, they will make good critical decisions. There are some things (the public schools) offer we don't, and some things that they don't but we do."
To stay competitive, the schools are investing in technology and new ways to learn. St. Joseph's will offer six online classes in 2012-13, including Advanced Placement U.S. History, Latin and Italian. Students will be allowed to take iPads and smartphones to school, and teachers will be encouraged to adapt lessons to use them. Partnerships with Hammonton businesses will provide on-site internships for students.
"We are preparing students with the skill they will need to succeed," Regina said. The school has also expanded its geographic base to reach more students.
Wildwood Catholic will continue its Friday seminar programs in writing, medicine and law, and it will add two courses with college credit: Real World Technology, through Seton Hall University, and Environmental Sustainability, through Kean University, both taught at the high school by adjunct professors. Students will pay about $250 for the courses.
In response to student requests, Holy Spirit has added technology training for staff and plans to do a physical reassessment to add more computers and technological capability to classrooms. Dozens of faculty members volunteered for a special workshop this month to learn more about the technology.
"We're closing the gap and getting everyone on par," said technology consultant Uriah McClain.
Principal Susan Dennen said the goal was to enhance the core college-prep program with programs such as criminal justice, sciences and music technology.
"We want to get students where they need to be, but do it in a way that prepares kids in the world they live in," she said. "We're responding to what the kids are telling us they don't have. We're doing our best to respond to their world."
But administrators at all schools emphasized that any changes in curriculum would not affect the core mission.
"Our niche is, we are a Catholic school. We're not compromising that," Dennen said. "Our faith-filled mission will serve the students for the rest of their lives."
Raising more money
Meeting the needs of modern students also takes modern methods of raising money, and fundraising has taken on a new urgency for all four schools.
"It's something we have to do," said Francis Reilly, president of the newly formed Board of Limited Jurisdiction, essentially Sacred Heart's governing school board. The school's call for help this year raised more than $1.3 million, more than twice the $600,000 needed to ensure the school would stay open in 2011-12.
But now that the initial rush is over, officials say they face what might be an even greater challenge for all of the Catholic schools — finding a way to keep the donations coming.
While plans are still being developed, Reilly said, they would likely involve keeping alumni, parents and the community informed and engaged about Sacred Heart. The school will also reach out more directly to thousands of alumni across the country for donations and other financial help.
Former Cape May County and Camden County Vocational School Superintendent Albert Monillas, recently named Sacred Heart's new head of school, has the needed financial experience to manage and revive a school that can accommodate 350 students but this past year had just 202. He said that while his job primarily involved increasing enrollment, he believed there was enough enthusiasm in the city about the school's rebirth to make fundraising easier than in past years.
With high school tuition approaching $8,000 a year, plus fees, support is needed not only for the school, but also for the students who attend.
St. Joseph's began an annual fund campaign two years ago, which last year raised $131,000. The school hopes to award $230,000 in financial aid this year, plus about 20 scholarships ranging from $750 to $4,000. So far, enrollment is stable at 373 students for 2012-13 in a building that can comfortably handle about 400, development director Anne Liberto said. The freshman class is at 95 students, and the school will start a "guardian angel" program this year in which sophomores will "adopt" a freshman to help them acclimate to the school.
"Success is not just about recruitment," Liberto said. "We also have to be concerned about retention over four years."
Holy Spirit is about to begin a fundraising drive for capital improvements as well as offer tuition assistance and scholarships for academic success and dedication to the community. Details are still being worked out, but Cherubini, the school president, said they would seek to raise at least $1 million. The administrators want to refurbish classrooms to bring in new technological equipment with flat screens, iPads and laptops.
As the first threatened with closure, in 2010, Wildwood Catholic's long-term plans are becoming a model for other schools, Director of Development Kevin Quinn said. The business plan and five-year budget involve better communications with the community, alumni and parents to convince them that Wildwood Catholic is worth supporting financially.
The school has raised the $350,000 needed to cover costs for 2012-13 and, thanks to a few donations in excess of $50,000, even has $100,000 in surplus. Tuition has been kept under $7,000, the lowest in the area.
Quinn said Wildwood Catholic was also basing some of its fundraising methods on college systems, which use foundations and other long-term financial methods to build a financial base.
"The goal is to build an endowment so that we can be self-sufficient," he said.
The school has 43 freshmen enrolled and expects to meet the goal of 50.
"We are comfortable at about 180 to 200 students," Quinn said. Sharing the building with Cape Trinity Catholic School has been cost-effective and resulted in new energy in the building.
Wildwood Catholic Principal Tony Degatano said the enrollment was up from 30 students in last year's freshman class and said the support from the public had helped instill more confidence in the school. Degatano said the school was working on new initiatives such as classes taught by local professionals and creating partnerships with top Catholic schools such as Seton Hall to offer course credit.
Degatano said he and other officials had adopted a new philosophy that was spreading through the school.
"We need to be $7,000 better for every student than the nearby schools," he said.
Diocese spokesman Peter Feuerherd said the diocese was at this point happy with the plans being developed by Wildwood Catholic and Sacred Heart.
But the Catholic Teachers Union, which represents teachers at Sacred Heart, Holy Spirit and Wildwood Catholic, remains concerned about the schools' futures and believes the diocese itself should make a larger financial investment. After a strike in 2009, members agreed to contract concessions that included paying 5 percent of their health-insurance premium. But as enrollment dipped, fewer teachers were needed, and staffing at the three schools has dropped about 20 percent over the last five years. according to CTU data.
"The schools don't open their books, so we don't know exactly what the situation is," said CTU Vice President Christopher Ehrmann. "We have to take them at their word."
Ehrmann said that many parents were willing to make the financial commitment and that the diocese should also do more to ensure schools stay open and prosper.
"We believe Catholic education is worthwhile," he said. "The church itself just needs to make a bigger commitment to the schools."
Contact Diane D'Amico:
Contact Thomas Barlas:
Contact Joel Landau:
@landaupressofac on Twitter


text:
A US supreme court ruling last week highlights the complicated, emotionally fraught and legally thorny issues surrounding special education in the United States. The parents of Gilbert F, a New York City child with a learning disability, sued New York's public schools, demanding the district reimburse tuition at a $21,819 a year private school Gilbert attended.
Contrary to some reports, this case does not ask whether school districts can ever be required to pay private school tuition for students with disabilities. Federal special education law is clear that local school districts that cannot or will not provide a free, appropriate public education (Fape) that meets the needs of a child with disabilities must pay to send that child to a private school that can. About 88,000 children nationally, most with severe needs, attend private schools or residential facilities at public expense. This case asks whether districts are still required to pay for private schooling if a child has never attended or received special education services from a public school, and his parents had no intention of sending him to one.
Gilbert F was already enrolled in a private school when he was diagnosed with a learning disability in the mid-1990s. For three years, the New York City schools offered him special education programs in the public schools, which his parents repeatedly turned down. In 1999 Glibert's parents sued the district demanding it pay his private school tuition costs.
The school district argues that federal special education law does not require them to pay Gilbert's tuition, because he was has never been enrolled in a public school. They claim federal special education law requires school districts to pay private school tuition only for students who have, in the words of the law, "previously received special education and related services under the authority of a public agency," in other words, only if they've first given public education a try. Lawyers for Gilbert's parents dispute this interpretation of the law, arguing that public schools are obligated to pay private school tuition if they aren't providing Fape - regardless of whether or not Gilbert ever attended public school.
School districts nationally have been keeping an eye on the case. They fear a ruling for Gilbert's parents could throw open the floodgates for parents to game the system in order to get free private schooling for children with minor disabilities. Just 1.5% of children with disabilities nationally attend private schools at public expense. But the percentage - and cost - is much higher for some large urban school districts. In Washington, DC, for example, nearly 20% of students with disabilities attend private schools at public expense, and their tuition payments comprise more than 15% of the total DC public schools budget. That's an extreme case, but it shows why school districts might fear a ruling that makes it easier for parents to force public schools to pay private tuition. It doesn't help that Gilbert's father, Tom Freston, is a millionaire former chief executive of Viacom, or that his son has only moderate learning disabilities - not a more severe diagnosis, such as autism, that more commonly requires private placement.
It's easy to get exercised at the idea of millionaires sending their kids to pricey private schools at public expense. But it would be just as bad if the law enabled school districts to avoid paying for private special education programs that children really need - particularly since the poorest children, with the least savvy parents, are the most likely to suffer under such a policy. Special education advocates fear that a ruling in favor of the New York City schools would make it harder for parents to get private placements for their children and force children to waste valuable educational time "trying out" schools that don't meet their needs before they can transfer to a private school that does.
These competing interests illustrate just how complex and emotionally fraught special education can be. It's incredibly difficult to reach a balance that prevents parents from abusing the system but also ensures that children can get the services they need. That's why the federal special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Act, is so long and complicated, and why Idea-related cases appear before the supreme court with some regularity.
The court's ruling last week isn't about the biggest questions in special education: What are our obligations as a society to children with disabilities? What's the best way to get these children the services they need? How can we serve the interests of both families and children and of the broader public? Is it right that a child struggling because of disabilities - like Gilbert F - is entitled to special services, but a child who's falling behind because he's poor, or comes from a rough home, is not? This case is about a much narrower question and, unfortunately, it doesn't even answer that one.
Justice Anthony Kennedy recused himself from the case, and the remaining eight judges came to a four-four split. That means that the appeals court's ruling, in favor of Gilbert F's parents, stands. But the case doesn't set a precedent for similar cases, and no opinions were provided explaining the supreme court's reasoning. All the court decided was that Gilbert F's parents will be reimbursed. The supreme court has the opportunity to take a second shot at this question, since a similar case, Hyde Park v Frank G, is pending on its docket. For the sake of school districts and parents of children with disabilities, let's hope they take that opportunity to clarify these issues for parents and school districts that need answers.


text:
"Self-Titled"-Downtown Science (1991, Def Jam)
Purchase "Downtown Science" HERE
Without a doubt, one of the more under-appreciated and oft-overlooked LPs to emerge from the depths of Def Jam's storied catalog, Downtown Science released their one and only LP in 1991. An album that true underground heads still hold near and dear to them, "Downtown Science" the duo comprised of Bosco Money and Sam Sever (whom is most noted for his production contributions to 3rd Bass) didn't necessarily "fail" with this album, the poor sales aren't a direct reflection of the album's true quality. However, a direct correlation to the "below the radar" steez of Downtown Science could very well be attributed to Def Jam's poor promotion, which is somewhat odd when compared to the noted sales success of nearly every album released on their label during the era of this album's unveiling.
The production on this LP is extremely sound, not a far stretch when you consider the dopeness that Sam Sever lent to much of 3rd Bass' discography. The only minor beef I had with this LP was the lyrics, which, even for 1991 standards where, for lack of better wording, behind the times. No matter how many times I play this album (which due to the production is a fair amount), I simply cannot recite one lyric or bar that even faintly resembles a "Hip Hop Quotable" (c) THE SOURCE. Again, Sam Sever held up his end of the bargain, production-wise making this album very worthwhile and a "must hear". The sadness of it all, unfortunately, Def Jam has never bothered to re-issue this one as no one cared for it even back in 1991.
"Streetwize"-J-Rock (1991, Ghetto Groovz)
Purchase "Streetwize" HERE
Easily one of the most slept-on albums of the early 90′s era, J Rock released his only solo album on the unheard of Ghetto Groovz print. What makes "Streetwize" so unique when compared to your average early-'90s "gem" is that four of the productions that are included on the album were birthed by none other than the legendary DJ Premier. However, don't jump the gun just yet, these productions are not the quality, or should I say near "classic status" type joints that we've become accustomed to hearing from him. Primo's joints favor the production stylings of "Step In The Arena" more so than "Hard To Earn" to be exact.
Also of note, Easy Moe Bee produced the album's first cut ("Let Me Introduce Myself") and the remainder of the LP's production is handled by J Rock himself and don't be fooled, J Rock's production isn't anything to shy away from. If you don't glance at the production credits, you'd have a hard time believing that many of Rock's productions aren't Primo's contributions. In his heyday, J Rock was an intelligent street rapper, as he intertwined vivid tales of "the corner" with an added level of street smartz thrown into the mix. "Streetwize" is pure, East Coast, golden age hip hop, but I would highly recommend the 2007 (and the celebrated (?) 15th anniversary release, which the album art states?) re-issue to those who want to add to their DJ Premier collection, or simply if your searching for an above average "gem" that you have yet to enjoy.
"Terminator X & The Valley Of The Jeep Beats"-Terminator X
Purchase "..Valley Of The Jeep Beats" HERE
One of the most intriguing and unexpected (and even more of a "head scratcher" was that this album warranted a sophomore project) side projects of Public Enemy was Terminator X's debut album, "..Valley Of The Jeep Beats". TX's debut featured his THUMPING, BASS HEAVY (hence: jeep beats) production with a bunch of no-name, D-Listers. Aside from the album's first single "Buck Whylin" (a good "first single" selection, nonetheless), a gem that featured Chuck D and the militant, controversial Sistah Souljah (BTW, who actually purchased her debut? Man up!), none of the artists that could be found on "..Jeep Beats" ever delivered anything else that may be considered noteworthy.
Yet the lack of notable features hardly affected "..Jeep Beats" for the most part, as many of the tracks did some serious damage to whatever stereo "setup" you where posting up on back then. The production of the LP was very similar to the Bomb Squad anthems that could be found on much of Public Enemy's earlier works: frantic, energizing, busy beats. Terminator drops ill cuts on nearly every track, putting his very own "stamp" on the album, just in case you mistook it for a Public Enemy "featuring" Terminator X project. The only misstep as with many "collaborative" efforts is the overall inconsistency of the project. The album begins with a bang, but once "..Jeep Beats" approaches the 2nd half, excuse me….side B, it's voyage into the dance, R & B and Reggae cuts, while displaying a wider range of the urban sound, deters from the album's overall cohesiveness. Yet, this album is "check-worthy" if only for "Side A" alone.
"The Black Tie Affair" -Maestro Fresh-Wes (1991, Attic Records)
Purchase "Black Tie Affair" HERE (good luck!!!)
As the follow-up to his debut "Symphony in Effect", Maestro Fresh-Wes' "Black Tie Affair" was another important album that was very instrumental to the success of the Canadian hip hop scene. While "Black Tie Affair" may not have been quite as popular as Maestro's debut, it wasn't for a lack of quality material . The only notable downfall that can be found on "Black Tie Affair" was the remix of the bland, radio-friendly "Private Symphony", why did Maestro take another "hack" at this track is beyond me. It's quite evident that "Private Symphony" was Maestro's lone Big Daddy Kane "Taste Of Chocolate" moment on the album. Speaking of which, the Kane comparison is somewhat warranted. While not quite up to par lyrically with the pre-"Prince Of Darkness" Kane, the two do exhibit many of the same qualities with their deliveries and lyrical structure.
What is also very intriguing about "Black Tie Affair" is that fans of Main Source may want to go right ahead and check for this album on the basis of the K-Cut inclusion. As 1/3 of Main Source, Cut produced seven tracks on "Black Tie Affair" that are all pretty damn funky (think: 1991), yet nothing at all like those that can be found on the "Breaking Atoms" (thanks Large Pro!)
"To Tha' Resuce'-D-Nice (1991, Jive)
Purchase "To Tha Rescue" HERE
D-Nice quickly followed his debut album, "Call Me D-Nice" with another album full of traditional New York, bass-heavy stylings. On this effort, D-Nice handled much of the production but unfortunately he came up short when compared to the soundscapes found on his debut. Some of the tracks found D trying to go for broke (read: commercial) and damnit, it just didn't sound right! I remember being so PISSED after my first listen of "To Tha Rescue". Here I was a 14 year old punk wasting my $9.99 on this poor follow up, the true definition of a sophomore slump. Now, "Call Me D-Nice" is easily in my top 50 of all time..no doubt. Even the albums "so called" highlight "Time To Flow" pales in comparison to much of Nice's rookie effort. Man, this album "still" gets to me..I was a big D-Nice fan…just my opinion
There's a few dope standout tracks but on the whole the record really feels like an inferior version of the debut. D-Nice even made reference to his old songs, which showed that he doesn't have much more to say after this album. D-Nice produced a few more tracks after this LP, but he pretty much abondoned rapping and producing. Now, you can find D-Nice DJ'ing one of your favorite "BIG TIME" gatherings or taking some dope ass photos.


text:
Healthy 12-year-old contracts flesh eating bacteria, loses leg
DETROIT (WJBK) - A healthy 12-year-old boy becomes suddenly ill after contracting a flesh eating bacteria and now doctors are trying to save his life.
It has been a nightmare for the parents of Dakarai Moore, Jr. They say he has always been healthy, and then this mysterious bacteria seemed to come out of nowhere.
WEB UPDATE (Aug. 24): The family has set up a GoFundMe page. CLICK HERE to donate.
Dakarai loves sports like baseball and football, and was very active until one week ago Thursday.
"My son was complaining just saying his legs were hurting," said Charmaine Norman, his mother. "There was a really tight feeling and his knees were kind of puffy."
Dakarai also had a fever and was developing a greenish-colored rash on the bottom of his feet. That's when his mother rushed him to Detroit Children's Hospital of Michigan.
"The next thing I know, like 15 doctors came in," she said.
Together Dakarai's parents watched the bacteria eat away at his body, working its way up the legs to his torso. Days later, they say he was diagnosed with Necrotizing Fasciitis, commonly known as flesh eating disease - something rarely found in children.
"It's just crazy how one day your child is like this then the next day, this happens," she said.
Most of Dakarai's left leg could not be saved.
"That's the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life today," said his father Dakarai, "sign the papers to get his left leg amputated."
The bacteria is almost impossible to trace and can be contracted from the most minor of cuts. Dakarai's parents have no idea how he got it. They are sharing the story now, hoping to educate others.
"We had no understanding about it," Dakarai Sr. said. "If you ask all the questions in the world, and 50 doctors can't tell you anything for more than a week, we need more people to know about this."
They say the soon to be seventh grader, is somehow, keeping in good spirits. He's staying strong, and hasn't shed a tear.
"Please keep my son in your prayers," Norman said. "He's a strong kid."
Dakarai's family says doctors are confident they have slowed down, and possibly stopped the bacteria from spreading any further, but the battle is not over.


text:
This nifty "kite on a string" route takes the hiker up and over three Gore Range Twelvers. Roughly half of the total mileage follows the wide and shaded, combined Colorado Trail / Continental Divide Trail. The vast majority of the off-trail segments are above timberline, making for easy sight navigation. A short timbered off-trail section carries the hiker down a gully to meet back up with the trail.
From the spine of Elk Ridge, hikers are treated to views of the Mosquito and Tenmile Ranges to the east and the Sawatch Range to the west.
Roundtrip Mileage: About 9 miles
Elevation Gain: Net gain of 3,400 feet; (cumulative gain is higher)
YDS Rating: Class 2
Getting There
- Camp Hale Road (FS 726) sits about 3.5 miles north of Tennessee Pass on Hwy 24
- From Hwy 23, on east side of road, head north-northeast on Camp Hale Road (FS 726)
- Follow FS 726 for about 2.5 miles to junction with East Fork Eagle Road (FS 714)
- About ¾ of a mile past the junction, look for a faint, poorly marked trail on your left heading northward
- There is limited roadside parking available near the trailhead
Route Description
- Just minutes after beginning your hike on this spur trail, it intersects with the combined Colorado Trail / Continental Divide Trail. Turn right at this junction.
- The trail rises steeply, first north to cross Cataract Creek on a footbridge, then trending east to follow Cataract Creek.
- Roughly 2.5 miles up the trail, after the trail switches back several times, timber gives way to tundra and Corbett Peak looms directly above you to your north.
- Depart the trail and ascend the steep southern slope of Corbett Peak. Note: In the winter, you may wish to leave the trail further west and ascend instead the western ridge or Corbett Peak.
- Arrive at Corbett Peak's strange rocky summit and take in the views of Jaque Peak.
- From the summit of Corbett Peak, Elk Mountain's summit is only about a mile away as the crow flies to the north-northeast, but a few humps along Elk Ridge require the hiker to loose and gain elevation prior to reaching the top.
- Ascending the final push to the summit of Elk Mountain, you will leave tundra and enter talus.
- Note: In snow season conditions the final push to the summit may include kicking steps in some moderately steep snow.
- Depart the summit of Elk Mountain and side step the steep western slope trending south-southwest toward the saddle with Pearl Peak.
- Reaching the saddle, turn west-southwest and ascend the gentle slopes of Pearl Peak to a rocky summit outcrop.
- Descend Pearl Peak by heading southwest (avoiding cliffy areas on Pearl's western slope) and shoot for a clearing in the trees below and southwest of the peak.
- A gully will carry you back to the Colorado Trail / Continental Divide trail. Sharp eyes may even pick up on blue-diamond trail marker for a winter route coming down from Jackal Hut.
- At or near the mouth of the gully, regain the Colorado Trail heading westbound. Follow the trail back to the parking area.
Essential Gear
- Trail map (Trails Illustrated Map #109 Breckenridge / Tennessee Pass would meet most needs)
- Compass
- Sturdy hiking boots
- Long pants to protect legs while bushwacking
- Water and snacks
- A camera to save memories of the views
- First aid kit
- Other standard backcountry essentials