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BRISBANE HOCKEY LEAGUE - Round 1
Valley's day went from decent to disastrous in the clash against three-time defending champions Easts at the Clem Jones Sports Centre. Valley scored first through Alwyn Krusi before Robert Bell flicked in two penalty corner goals for Easts to lead 2-1 at halftime. Easts blew away their opponents with three goals in four minutes straight after the break, contributing to a six-goal third quarter that helped the Tigers streak away to triumph 10-2. Queensland Blades star Bell scored five goals and New Zealand under-20 player Kurt Ford hit a hat-trick.
Cale Cramer scored a hat-trick before his Bulimba side hit two late goals to sink Pine Rivers St Andrews. Both teams had an Olympic gold medal winner get on the score sheet, but Bulimba emerged from Burringbar Park with the win after a hard fought contest. Goals to Jason Hullick and ex-Kookaburras star Liam de Young had Pine Rivers St Andrews in a position to challenge for victory, down just 3-2 with fulltime approaching. But two goals in the final five minutes, to Michael Bates and Olympic champion Troy Elder, saw Bulimba pull away to win 5-2.
A gallant Kedron-Wavell outfit fought hard to overcome a deficit but eventually went down to Labrador 4-2, giving Simon Martin a win in his first match in charge of the Gold Coast side. Labrador led 2-0 at Burringbar Park but the Wolves fought back with goals to Jacob Jennison and John Parker, which tied the scores at 2-2 at halftime, before Labrador scored twice in the last seven minutes. Corey Weyer hit two goals for Labrador, Bradley Hughes got on the score sheet while Sam Young, an off-season signing from Grafton, scored on debut.
Commercial captain Kye Hawgood led by example for the Cobras, scoring four goals as the premiership heavyweights ran riot against an understrength Norths side. The 2015 grand finalists thrashed the depleted wooden-spooners, missing seven first-team players, in a lopsided local derby at the State Hockey Centre. The Cobras led 2-0 at quarter-time and then 4-0 at halftime, before running rampant in the second half of the match. Jared Taylor registered a hat-trick for Commercial, while Kris Glass and Shane Kenny both scored twice in a 13-0 win.
University of Queensland came from behind to overcome Redcliffe Leagues 5-4 at the State Hockey Centre. Goals to James Hawley, David Halliday and Simon Munro – his first in the top grade – gave Redcliffe Leagues a 3-1 lead and the peninsula side looked on track for its first win in a Round 1 match since 2012. But University of Queensland scored four unanswered goals, to Drew Wenzel, Jake Hathway, Lachlan Brownhalls and Aidan Rintala – who is edging closer to 50 goals in Division 1 – to set up an impressive comeback win for the students.
Easts 10 (Robert Bell 5, Kurt Ford 3, Matt Pembroke, Adam Gill) defeated Valley 2 (Alwyn Krusi 2) at the Clem Jones Sports Centre, Carina.
Bulimba 5 (Cale Cramer 3, Michael Bates, Troy Elder) defeated Pine Rivers St Andrews 2 (Jason Hullick, Liam de Young) at Burringbar Park, Chermside.
Labrador 4 (Corey Weyer 2, Sam Young, Brad Hughes) defeated Kedron-Wavell 2 (John Parker, Jacob Jennison) at Burringbar Park, Chermside.
Commercial 13 (Kye Hawgood 4, Jared Taylor 3, Kris Glass 2, Shane Kenny 2, Jens Christensen, Jarrod Carseldine) defeated Norths 0 at the State Hockey Centre, Colmslie.
University of Queensland 5 (Drew Wenzel 2, Jake Hathway, Aidan Rintala, Lachlan Brownhalls) defeated Redcliffe Leagues 4 (David Halliday 2, James Hawley, Simon Munro) at the State Hockey Centre, Colmslie.
POINTS: Commercial 3, Easts 3, Bulimba 3, Labrador 3, University of Queensland 3, Redcliffe Leagues 0, Kedron-Wavell 0, Pine Rivers St Andrews 0, Valley 0, Norths 0.
5 - Robert Bell (Easts); 4 - Kye Hawgood (Commercial); 3 - Cale Cramer (Bulimba), Kurt Ford (Easts), Jared Taylor (Commercial).
Compiled by Lee Oliver. Photos by Husted Images, Hockey Photos Brisbane and Terry Disteldorf.
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Written question – Textile industry in Europe and environmental protection – E-008120/2016
The textile industry has been consistently diminishing in Europe for more than 20 years. In 2015, imports to the European Union of textiles and clothes increased by 11% to the benefit of South East Asian countries, as indicated by Euratex, a European textile confederation.
This poor dynamic, that can be observed from the point of view of employment and the Union's trade balance, also has its ecological corollary. The obsolescence of poor quality clothes is very quick, while the pollution caused is considerable: the textile industry is the second biggest cause of water pollution in the world, and the cultivation of cotton demands more pesticides than any other crop.
Moreover, 70 million trees are cut down each year for the production of artificial silk, and polyester, the basis of a large number of clothes, decomposes over several hundreds of years. Would the Union therefore have an interest in promoting a large re-industrialisation in its Member States, defending the criteria of quality and sustainability?
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Having as main character to Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, this film directed by Duane Baughman and Johnny O'Hara was premiered in theaters in 2010. The film "Bhutto" had an original production of USA and UK. You can watch Bhutto online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2010.
Rating: 5 by 496 users./
Runtime: 111 minutes
Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Asif Ali Zardari, Sanam Bhutto, Victoria Schofield, Mark Siegel, Tariq Ali, Steve Coll, Ahmed Ispahani, Akbar Ahmed, Peter Galbraith, Christina Lamb and Condoleezza Rice.
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111-minute film (full movie) directed by Duane Baughman and Johnny O'Hara.
The original audio of Bhutto has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA, UK.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2010.
Screenplay written by Johnny O'Hara.
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This film was produced and / or financed by Yellow Pad Productions, Icon Television Music, Eveready Pictures and Disarming Films.
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'TV shows like Operation Transformation? That's fat-shaming,' says RTE's Blathnaid
Presenter Blathnaid Ni Chofaigh says she would like to work on Ireland's 'Strictly Come Dancing', writes Niamh Horan
RTE star Blathnaid Ni Chofaigh has hit out at shows such as Operation Transformation for body-shaming contestants.
The outspoken broadcaster said there is "no need" for invasive weight-loss TV shows and believes those working in the industry must take responsibility for the messages they are sending out.
Set to present the Ploughing Championships on RTE this week, Blathnaid said Operation Transformation "was never a programme I watched" because of her views. "I have been the person who did reality TV before. I know how everything is edited and I know how things are done and I don't understand [why they do it]. I call it fat shaming - and I don't think there's any need. There is no need to fat shame people.
"Programmes that do that - and I know that they do their fitness too and they are creating an entertainment programme - but they all want their ratings and I am delighted for them but there is a place where responsibility is key.
"I am sorry but the real reason I want to lose weight is because I was getting to the top of the stairs and I was out of breath. I don't want to die young and I don't want to have a heart condition. That is the reality of healthy weight-loss and has more impact on people."
Reflecting on how the contestants have to strip off on camera for their weekly weigh-in Blathnaid said: "I don't think there is any need for it. But I have always felt that."
But the radio presenter, who is full time at the station, said she knows that the show pulls in big ratings for Montrose bosses: "That doesn't take from the fact that the audience love it and it's brought in huge profits. They need to sell programmes and I am delighted for them. If they sell programmes, then it reflects on my salary (well it doesn't, I get paid either way) but it reflects on commercial [profits]."
Winning fans with her fiery, outspoken and relatable persona, the RTE star also described how, for many years, women in TV have been restricted to a certain 'type': "They have to be thin, they nearly always have to be," she said, adding, "I think RTE should represent all types of women because Ireland is all types of woman."
However, she commended the station for softening its attitude on the accents of its presenters: "In main programming you have Kathryn Thomas who has a very strong Carlow accent, which I always celebrated, any rural accent, because when I came in here you were kind of told 'you have a flat Meath accent - you want to work on that.' But things have changed and they do celebrate accents more," she said.
Blathnaid (45) commended RTE bosses for supporting her to do her Masters degree in women's studies in UCD and says they have been responsive to her development as one of their main female stars. "To be honest with you I probably have more freedom than I ever did but it took a long time to achieve it because I didn't fall into a typical look."
She also gave credit to RTE bosses for: "letting me grow up - they are letting me be the woman I am."
Now the presenter says that she would love to work on the Irish version of Strictly Come Dancing but wonders if the station will give her the chance. She believes RTE should utilise her as a full-time salaried staffer.
"Look at the average age of TV presenters on the BBC and do you know what? The BBC has embraced it with Claudia Winkleman on Strictly Come Dancing. I would like to get [the presenting role] Strictly Come Dancing. But will I get a chance? And if I get a chance will I be taken seriously? I wonder. I don't know the answer to that. Because I haven't asked the question to someone's face yet. I have pondered it. I love that Claudia is on air and - if I am being paid - I should be used to my full potential."
Asked why she would question whether she would land the gig, she said: "Because I am guessing, and I hope I am wrong, I think - when they are sitting around - they don't see me unfortunately."
When asked why, she replied: "I think they look for the Tess Daly type but they don't realise that Claudia has the personality and warmth that she has, or see that the punters believe her and like her. You know? You need a person who can say 'it's hard on you contestants. I know what it is like' and also someone who can put manners on the judges."
Asked what she means by a 'Tess Daly type' she replied: "Well, I am saying very blonde . . . younger. I hope I am wrong though."
Speaking about a new breed of female presenter now creeping into showbiz she says: "We worked all our lives and then all of a sudden somebody has a profile from modelling or a reality show and they call themselves a 'TV presenter' or they say 'oh I have my own column' - half of them don't write it which is what cracks me up - but yes it is frustrating but whether we like it? We have signed up to showbiz."
Speaking about the current TV schedule, she said there is very little that she is "stuck to" - except for Brendan O Connor's Cutting Edge, which has been nominated for an IFTA. The presenter believes there will be a major shake-up within the organisation in the coming months: "We are in very early stages, I am not lying to you, between now and Christmas we are going to see massive changes.
"Obviously we have a new boss and a new system coming in and I would imagine they have to ripple down to reflect the audience more.
"I know when we meet them in here everyone is talking about how 'things will change'. When they say we have cut-backs I don't get worried because I say, well that just means we are going to have to think harder. I am the opposite to what everyone else is: worried." Asked if she would like to be on television again Blathnaid said: "Oh absolutely. But I think that will happen. I don't know where I am getting my confidence today but I feel that will happen."
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1N Genting, 2N Kuala Lumpur, 2N Langkawi, Transfers. City Tour, Snow Park, Island Tour
Enjoy this unique experience, created specifically so that you enjoy the best of what Malaysia has to offer in a compact and convenient manner.A 6-day break to Malaysias capital Kuala Lumpur and the idyllic island of Langkawi.This itinerary is recommended for:BEACH CITY HISTORY & CULTURE NATURAL WORLD RELAXATION SPA
Tentative Tour Plan:
Day 1: ARRIVE KUALA LUMPUR- Welcome to Malaysia - a paradise for shoppers, Mecca for food lovers and every partygoers dream. Upon arrival, check in to the hotel and spend some time at leisure or you can chose optional night tour(at an extra cost),Later in Evening, experience an intimate evening on Kuala Lumpur cultural dance. We take a drive to Chinatown, an open-air "bazaar" bustling with brightly lit and loud voices of vendors. We visit the 100 year's old Sri Mahamariamman temple, which is located in Chinatown, the oldest Hindu temple in the city with intricate and elaborative decorations on Hindu deities. Then drive passes the streets of Kuala Lumpur, which is beautifully illuminated befitting its names as Garden City of Lights before drop-off at hotel. Overnight at Hotel. Meals: No Meals
Day 2: KUALA LUMPUR- Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After a scrumptious breakfast, get ready for the Kuala Lumpur Half-day City Tour on SIC with entrance ticket. Begin by visiting the National Monument - a great bronze sculpture erected to commemorate the soldiers who lost their lives during World War II and the Emergency. You will then make a quick photo stop at the Gate of the King's Palace. From here, you'll proceed to visit the Moorish-style Railway Station Building and the National Mosque, before finally arriving at the imposing Kuala Lumpur Tower. It is the highest tower in Asia and the fourth tallest telecommunications tower in the world. Enjoy the Bird's eye view of Kuala Lumpur from here. Next is store is a drive past the elegant Jamek Mosque, the impressive House of Parliament and the world's tallest twin towers - the Petronas Twin Towers. Return to hotel for an overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast
Day 3: GENTING HIGHLAND: -Drive from Kuala Lumpur:Enroute 30 Minutes Batu Caves .Overnight in GENTING. Meals: Breakfast
Day 4: GENTING -KUALA LUMPUR- LANGKAWI- Enjoy buffet breakfast at the hotel. Check Out of the hotel by morning. You will be transferred to Kuala Lumpur Airport for your onwards flight to Langkawi. Arrive at the Langkawi Airport. You will be transferred to your Langkawi Hotel on Seat in Coach Basis. Welcome Langkawi. Evening free at leisure or take a any optional tour (at an extra cost). Overnight at Hotel. Meals: Breakfast
Day 5: LANGKAWI- HALF DAY ROUND ISLAND TOUR WITH UNDER WATER WORLD ENTRANCE - Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Today you will be picked up from your hotel lobby in the morning for half day Langkawi tour Island Hopping with Eagle feeding on seat in coach basis. Enjoy the scenic and spectacular views of unique limestone rock formations emerging from the floor of the mangrove swamp and seabed. These fascinating geological wonders will be for your viewing pleasure during the whole tour. A visit to the fish farm in the open sea is an unforgettable experience. Enjoy viewing beautiful wild fishes swimming and fish feeding demonstration to fishes like Giant Trevally, Shark, Horse Shoe Crab, Garoupa and Sting Ray. Overnight at the hotel. Meals: Breakfast
Day 6: DEPART LANGKAWI- Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Check Out of the hotel. You will be transferred to Langkawi Airport for your onwards flight. Meals: Breakfast
Note: Above Quote/ Itinerary is just indicative. Do not consider it as a Final Schedule. Date &Time of Tours can be changed by Local Agent / Tour Operator.
• International package is valid for indian market (unless specified) .
• All Travellers must have valid passport & visa or the required documents for visa at the time of booking. STPL (Skylink Travel Pvt. Ltd) reserves the right to dishonor the booking.
• Delay in getting Visa or submitting the required documents is not STPL liability or responsibility.
• Advance amount (part of tour cost) is taken to process the booking and to secure part cancellation charges applicable in case of tour is cancelled for whatsoever reason.
• Any incorrect names given by client are not our liability. It's always advised to send us the copy of ID proofs. Valid ID proof should be carried in all Times during travelling.
• These are only offers over which STPL will try its best to initiate the process of confirmation. This is not a booking or confirmation.
• Your Tickets/ Misc. /Briefing will be or can be sent 24 hrs-2 days prior the departure. Or Originals of some valid document can also be received after the arrival at the destination e.g. Ferry , Entrance, Bus tickets etc.
• We reserve the right to withdraw the offer at any given time.
• Most hotels normally have check in time12 noon/Check Out -1000-1100hrs in India / check in time 1400-1600hrs/ Check Out 1000-1100hrs International (may vary from hotel to hotel/destination over which we don't have control). Early check-in is subject to availability and cannot be confirmed in advance. It however depends on the availability of the rooms that the hotels might have at their disposal during that time. Please check with the hotel/agent for policy of the selected hotel. Same applies for Late Check out(subject to availability).
1. Return Economy Airfare (Sub to Availability)
2. 2 Nights stay in Kuala Lumpur
3. 1 Night stay in Genting Highland
4. 2 Night stay in Langkawi
5. Meet & Greet Services by English Speaking coach captain
6. Daily Breakfast
7. Transfer: KL Intl' Airport / Genting Highland / KUL / Kl Intl' Airport (SIC Basis)
8. Transfer: Langkawi Airport – Hotel – Langkawi Airport (SIC basis)
9. 2- Ways Genting Skyway Cable Car Ticket ( 2 passes per room for 1 time usage only), guest to enjoy during own free time
10. En-route Half day Kuala Lumpur City Tour on SIC
11. En-route 30 minutes stop at Batu Caves
12. Genting Snow world ticket
13. Langkawi Half Day Round Island Tour on SIC (Tour Highlight: Atma Alam, Underwater world, Eagle Square, Kuah Town)
14. Visa Charges
Optional Tours in KUL (Min 2 PAX):-
1. Full Day Melaka Tour with lunch (Local Food) SIC Rs. 2500 Adult / 1700 Child
2. Petronas Twin Towers Night Tour PVT (with Skybridge & Observation Deck Ticket) Rs. 4600 Adult / Rs. 3400 Child
3. Night tour with Malay Dinner & Show SIC Rs. 2700 Adult / Rs. 2000 Child
4. Night Tour with Indian Dinner + KL Tower Observation Deck Ticket PVT Rs. 3200 Adult / Rs. 2700 Child
Optional Tours in Langkawi (Mini 2 PAX):-
1. Half Day Island Hopping SIC Rs. 1200 Adult / Rs. 900 Child
2. Half Day Mangrove + Eagle Feeding + Cave Exploration SIC Rs. 2000 Adult / Rs. 1400 Child
3. Sunset Dinner Cruise SIC Rs. 5200 Adult / Rs. 3100 Child
4. Sunset Cocktail Cruise (available Mon-Sat) Rs. 4600 Adult / Rs. 2600 Child
Other Exclusions:
• Anything not mentioned under inclusions
• 4.50%wef 1 June 2016( or as per actuals levied Govt of India)
• Any increase in Taxes, ROE, Fees or any hike over which STPL has no control.
• Hotel Security Deposit at the Check In/City Taxes/Tourism Fees over which STPL has no control.
• Porterage Charges, Tips, Laundry , extra meals etc not mentioned under inclusions.
• Any Early Check In /Late Check-out/Surcharges/Supplement/Mandatory Charges if applicable during the stay shall be borne by client during any event/exhibition/Holiday/weekend or weekday as per Hotel policy /Govt rules of the particular destinations.
• Within 7 Days of travelling, 100% is non-refundable & non-cancellable.
• Cancellation policy may vary case to case depending on period of booking or travelling. We reserve the right to supersede the above policy.
-From 1 June 2014, the government has implemented a heritage tax a charge of MYR 3 per room per night .
-ADULT TRIPLE /CHILD WITH BED include extra bed in KUL & ONLY B'fast in Genting Hotels (no extra bed in genting).
-KUL>>SIC transfers are available for pick up between 0600-1800 hrs only otherwise PVT Transfer will be charged+ MIDNIGHT SURCHARGE APPLIES FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN 2200HRS-0700 HRS @USD 14 PER PERSON PER WAY (DEP PICK UP FROM KUL /SUNWAY HOTEL 4 HRS BEFORE FLIGHT TIME.
- Only 2 Standard sized luggage are allowed per person in KUL/GENTING
Other Footnotes:
• Hotels in hill stations may not have air conditioning due to weather conditions of the location.
• Extra Bed Policy: can be a sofa cum bed / mattress / roll away oe sharing the twin bed unless specified.
• Child Policy: Every Hotel & service provider's Child Policy is different.
Child with bed & breakfast with 2 Adults means he/she will be provided with an Extra Bed which can be Sofa Cum Bed/Mattress/Roll away or sharing the rooms with parents unless specified. Alternately, where its clearly being mentioned Child No Bed/Breakfast(unless specified of any), it states that child will be provided only land arrangement. Breakfast & Bed if applicable, will be payable at the time of check in( as per hotel policy) if not prepaid. Few Hotels do not entertain 2 children in one room due to its size & their own policy. In few hotels, 2 rooms will be required if 2 adults & 2 children (below 11yrs) are travelling together.


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After the big renovations are done in a home, and all of the housecleaning has been accomplished, the real fun begins: accessorizing! Most of my design-savvy friends adore decking out their homes with cute accents and accessories and creating pretty vignettes around their homes. Accents are like jewelry for the home — a finishing touch that can take something from simply pretty to absolutely spectacular. (Speaking of creating vignettes, have you entered our Lovely Little Vignettes contest?)
In my home, I love to create lovely little vignettes in the smaller spaces. Forget the living room and master bedroom, I'm all about the entry and bathroom. I love creating a vignette on the console table that creates a welcoming ambiance for visitors. In the bathroom, a fresh bouquet of flowers, accompanied by an antique hand mirror, some handmade soaps, and a few favorite stones from the ocean, can create a nature-inspired vignette.
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Growmark FS of Milford was honored as a Regional Environmental Respect Award winner on Thursday, July 26, at a special ceremony on Capitol Hill. Winners were selected March 27 in Willoughby, Ohio.
The Environmental Respect Awards, sponsored by DuPont Crop Protection and CropLife® magazine, are the agricultural industry's highest recognition for environmental stewardship among U.S. agricultural retailers, those who serve farmers and ranchers with the nutrients, pest control and agronomic information and services critical to effective crop production. Each year a panel of industry experts gathers to recognize achievement in environmental stewardship, professional excellence, and community involvement.
"Our mission is to build upon the principles of environmental respect and sustainability where we integrate three main goals: environmental stewardship, farm profitability, and prosperous farming communities," says Matt Ivory, Delmarva Seed & Chemical manager.
Growmark won the award based on excellence in site design, in-plant storage and handling procedures, proper application and leadership in safety and stewardship among customers and employees. The company has taken many extra steps to ensure the environmental impact of their business is minimal including: 1) utilizing a safety checklist from the point of receiving products to inventory storage and transfer; 2) loading and unloading lines are labeled with the product they are used for; 3) concrete pad between and outside the rails at the unloading point to facilitate cleanup after rail deliveries.
"Agriculture is a vital economic engine in the Mid-Atlantic and Delmarva region," says Ivory. "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."
The company was awarded the Environmental Respect Award crystal trophy and participated in a stewardship forum, hearing speakers from DuPont, CropLife America, The Fertilizer Institute, and the Ag Retailers Association.
"DuPont is pleased to congratulate the winners of the 2012 Environmental Respect Awards and applauds their accomplishment in environmental stewardship," said Rik Miller, president, DuPont Crop Protection. "These leaders are helping to advance environmental safety as well as the safe use of agricultural products, and we hope they will inspire others who share our passion and commitment to elevate environmental stewardship around the world."
"It's through the conscientious efforts of these ag business and the crop producers they serve that this nation is assured of a safe and bountiful food supply," said Paul Schrimpf, group editor of CropLife magazine. "We're delighted to be able to gain them some recognition for their environmentalism."
More information on the Environmental Respect Awards can be found at http://www.environmentalrespect.com.
The Environmental Respect Award is the premier award in agricultural stewardship among agricultural retailers and distributors around the world. Since its inception in 1990, more than 5,500 businesses in the U.S. have shared their stories of environmental respect, product safety standards, and customer and community outreach, and more than 300 have earned state awards. In the last seven years, the international extension of the Environmental Respect Awards has seen involvement from more than 250 businesses in 25 countries. The effort is sponsored by DuPont Crop Protection and is managed and conducted by CropLife magazine and Farm Chemicals International magazine.


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Obama is set to sign the bill as soon as Congress can ship it to him. The Senate broke through months of stalemate in passing the measure Wednesday by a 59-39 vote. The House planned to vote around midday on Thursday.
At issue are jobless payments averaging $309 a week for almost 5 million people whose 26 weeks of state benefits have run out. Those people are enrolled in a federally financed program providing up to 73 additional weeks of unemployment benefits.
Under best-case scenarios, unemployed people who have been denied jobless benefits because of the partisan Senate standoff can expect retroactive payments as early as next week in some states.
Democrats have become more aggressive in attacking the Republican Party for opposing the measure, which has been stripped down so that it's essentially limited to a $34 billion, six-month renewal of unemployment insurance for the chronically jobless.
Obama promised to sign the measure quickly once the House acts and denounced the "weeks of parliamentary roadblocks by a partisan minority" that had stalled approval in the Senate.
"Americans who are working day and night to get back on their feet and support their families in these tough economic times deserve more than obstruction and partisan game-playing," Obama said in a statement Wednesday night.
Republicans say they support the benefits extension but insist any benefits be financed by cuts to programs elsewhere in the $3.7 trillion federal budget. Republican moderates Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins were the only Republicans to support the bill Wednesday.
Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska was the only Democrat to break with his party to oppose the bill.
Democrats tout the economy-boosting effect of unemployment checks since most beneficiaries spend them immediately, and they say paying for them with cuts to other programs dilutes the stimulative effect.
Economists say the measure will probably have a modest beneficial effect on the economy. It represents less than one-quarter of 1 percent of the size of the $14.6 trillion economy, and is far smaller than last year's $862 billion stimulus legislation.


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Reus suffered the injury playing in Germany's FIFA World Cup warm-up match against Armenia last week, and was subsequently ruled out of the tournament in Brazil.
Initially, it was thought the forward would be out for a matter of weeks rather than months, but Dortmund have now announced that he is not expected to return before September – meaning he will miss the start of the 2014-15 Bundesliga campaign.
Further examinations by Dortmund's medical staff revealed Reus had suffered "a partial tear of the anterior ligament above the left ankle".
The 25-year-old will now begin rehabilitation on the injury, with Dortmund doctor Markus Braun expecting him to be unavailable for "a total of about three months".
Reus scored 23 goals in all competitions for Dortmund last season, and his absence represents a huge blow to Germany's chances at the World Cup.
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They work 10-hour shifts, keeping watch over some of the Washington area's busiest hot spots. They're quick to answer the first radio call or spot suspicious behavior. But area police officers, say staff members at Georgetown's Water Street Gym, could benefit from having a bit more spring in their step.
Along with Pacers running store and Whole Foods, Water Street Gym has been working with nearly 40 officers from police departments in the District, Alexandria and Arlington County, guiding them through a two-month-long fitness training program.
Steve Kostorowski, who opened Water Street Gym with his wife, Susan, in 1989, says he and his staff were looking for a pro-bono project that would reward public servants.
"Police, who serve us all so well, seem to come to the top of that list," he said. "Those who serve are so underserved."
As part of the first Fit for Duty program, officers train for almost two hours every Sunday at Water Street's athletic center or Pacers' Logan Circle location. Under the supervision of trainers and running coaches, they do exercises designed to improve cardiovascular health, stamina and muscle strength. An eating specialist from Whole Foods on P Street teaches the officers about low-sugar and dairy-free diets.
Kostorowski, who also offers hands-on training and physical therapy for a handful of off-season professional hockey and basketball players, tailored workouts to suit the officers' busy schedules and augment their police work. "We're hoping to give them specific training and specific tools," he said. "We hope that this helps them create some new habits."
Gradually, officers are eased into a workout regimen. At the end of the program, they'll compete in the Crystal City Twilighter, a 5K in Arlington, on July 21.
Trish Peva, who has worked at Water Street for a year, was responsible for getting the officers on board. Along with her daughters, who used area 7-Eleven stores as recruiting stations, they found a mixture of men and women to join and spread the word to other officers in their departments.
"I've been running races forever," Peva said. "[Police] are always on the other side of the race course. And I always love to say hi to them, and thank you." Peva added that although police officers don't often participate in the races, they show as much dedication as the runners.
"Do you know how long they're standing out there for a marathon to finish?" she said. "I want the public to see these people in a different way. Yeah, they do have a tough job."
As much as Fit for Duty is intended to promote officer fitness, Water Street staff members and trainers hope the program and July race will also help break down stereotypes about police officers.
"There's this conception that cops sit around and eat donuts all day," Kostorowski said.
Tyrell Heaton, one of Water Street's running coaches and a former state trooper, expects the officers' participation in the race to help bring police and the local community closer together.
"It's nice to actually talk to people out of uniform," he said. "Then they humanize you, like, 'Oh, you're a real person,' not standing all stiff with the badge."
About a dozen officers came to the first training session. Against the backdrop of the sunny Potomac waterfront, the officers did walking lunges, heel raises and planks, in which they brace themselves on their toes and elbows in a push-up position.
"I'm to the point now where I'd like to get my weight down and get in shape," D.C. officer Tiffany Wiggins said between sets. Wiggins admits she's not too fond of running, but she says the other officers encourage her. "We can actually build a friendship here and take it out when we get in the streets," she said.
During a session of planks, one of the officers broke form and collapsed, blaming her balance.
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Julie's Review: What Lies Between Us
Author: Nayomi MunaweeraSummary: In the idyllic hill country of Sri Lanka, a young girl grows up with her loving family; but even in the midst of this paradise, terror lurks in the shadows. When tragedy strikes, she and her mother must seek safety by immigrating to America. There the girl reinvents herself as an American teenager to survive, with the help of her cousin; but even as she assimilates and thrives, the secrets and scars of her past follow her into adulthood. In this new country of freedom, everything she has built begins to crumble around her, and her hold on reality becomes more and more tenuous. When the past and the present collide, she sees only one terrible choice. ~Amazon.com
Series: None
Publication Date: February 16, 2016
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Obtained: publisher
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Rating: 4.75/5.0
Bottom Line: Heartbreaking and honest look at how experiences shape us
Grab, Just get it at the library, or Remove from your TBR list? Grab!
Review: What Lies Between Us will break your heart from some of the very first pages of the novel and it really won't repair it. Ms. Munaweera will stitch it up a bit during the middle of the book but then she'll rip those open in the end. I'm not saying that you shouldn't read this book, I'm saying the contrary. You need to read this book. It is a powerful story about cultural differences and what it means to be a woman in those cultures. It is also about motherhood and how there's a stigma out there that being a mother means you need to be perfect. Ms. Munaweera stresses that there are no perfect mothers, that we all are at fault in one way or another but that we should support each other.
This beautifully written novel is told in the form of flashbacks to the woman's childhood in her country of Sri Lanka. She leads a fairly easy life with her mother, father and servants. Her mother can be moody and standoffish but she never was without love. She might have been starved for her mother's affections at times but she knew her mother loved her. She had friends and her life is full. Until her life suddenly falls apart; because of the culture and patriarchal society, her mother and her pick up and move to the United States.
We see the main character grow from a young girl to a young women to a young mother. We experience her heartbreak and her joy from her point of view. We only know her story through her eyes, through her experience. You empathize with her because of all she's been through. You know that she's done something horrible but it isn't until all the pieces start to be put together that you cringe and hope that it's not going to go down that path.
This book left me gutted and it will stay with me a long time. Ms. Munaweera tackles many issues in the novel that are not easy to read about. I closed the book bawling because the main character didn't have to end up where she was if perhaps she was more open about what she had been through but here is where the cultural differences come into play big time. It is a book about being a woman and what that means.
I can't wait to see what Ms. Munaweera writes next because her writing is some of the most powerful that I've ever read. Her books will stay with me forever.


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A native of North Carolina, growing up in the mountains near Boone NC Trey found himself settling in Aspen in 2014. On a dare back in 2005, Trey fell in love with running on his first 1/2 marathon. Since then he's worked in the running industry through coaching, bio-mechanics training, store ownership and retail training. Retiring from the retail world Trey then started designing and training people of all kinds how to use self massage products to help with stress, relaxation, injury prevention and better athletic performance. After moving to Aspen he has since devoted his energy to helping his athletes and clients through coaching and continued bodywork education. He attended the Aspen Massage Institute in 2014 after arriving in Aspen. Trey's bodywork includes a mix of NMT (neuromuscular therapy), Thai, Deep Tissue, Swedish, Trigger Point Work, Sports and relaxation to ensure to best possible treatment for his clients. You'll also see Trey running all through the Roaring Fork Valley and heading up the local running group Aspen Trailheads!


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676 Tasting Notes
All of us have taste memories that influence our tea tasting…a reference point.
Almost 10 years ago, I worked part-time at Fortino's Winery in Gilroy, California. I wanted to learn more about my dad's life growing up in the Napa Valley. He trimmed grapevines as a boy at now famous vineyards in the days when horse and cart still moved between the rows of ripening fruit. My cousin Norma sells her grapes to that same vineyard (Beaulieu Vineyard).
When I traveled around Northern/Central California (Santa Barbara to Eureka and inland to Murphys) I would take an empty case (or two) to fill with wines along the route. (All wineries give discounts to any winery employees from other wineries!)
In some ways, the adventures were a bit like tea tasting.
Many wineries were small barns where I would be standing with the winemaker and nobody else.
The winemaker would pour a more average wine to check my reaction. If I met approval, the better wines would appear and the tasting continued with animated discussion and enjoyment.
We would discuss levels of flavor, what we tasted, the feeling in the mouth. Just as I do with tea.
Now, the first time I tasted Muscat wine was in Murphy's…up in Calaveras County (Sierra Foothills) where Mark Twain wrote about the 'jumping frogs'. The area is dotted with excellent wineries and a few have tasting rooms set up on the main street which are restored buildings from the Gold Rush days.
Stevenot Winery had a small brick storefront with bare wide-board floors and plain plank bar at the far end of the room. The high ceiling and tall windows let in muted light. On the bar were several glass vases filled with daffodils (the town plants them down the sides of the roads in the Spring). It was rustic and lovely.
I decided to try their expensive Muscat wine. Don't know why. (My first Muscat ever.)
It was a revelation. The wine rolled over my palate like warm silk, more floral than raisin. I felt illumined, like a candle had been lit inside my body, not warm but golden. It was wonderful!
When I drink any tea that has a muscat flavor, I think of this first muscat wine (and I'm glad it was such a grand one).
My memory formed with this experience.
Brewed Western Style with more leaf than recommended. (1TB-16oz 3min)
The fragrance of the tea was fat and floral! Some tea's flirt with your nose, this one fills it with beautiful, sweet candied white muscat perfume!
Don't know why, but I took a gulp…an improper in public one to gorge my mouth with tea (I normally slurp..which is proper).
The flavor was lightly sweet, pink peppercorn with fresh muscat grape (the stage where they're white with a pink blush and very small). Right on the finish, I tasted cashew.
It was a bountiful gulp!
Next I properly slurped the tea removing the cup from the vacinity of my face sans the scent. This to allow a separation of the savory from the sweet muscat flavor. (Sometimes, this works.)
I slurped again, bringing the cup close under my nose, inhaling
the sweet floral scent. The taste was more pronounced and the awareness of peppercorn was stronger.
Moving the cup around and playing with slurping and gulping…or changing the size of a cup…can make a difference in how the tea tastes.
This tea is smooth, gentle muscat with a beautiful aroma and one that I recommend.
The tea's from Nepali Tea are a pleasure for me to drink and review. I respect their support of the farmers in Nepal that they work with directly and I know the staff personally.
All proceeds from tea sales go to support the farmers.
Yes, I put that on my 'list of tea-sites to peruse' for future reference.
Good to see you posting Bonnie!
Their sampler pack is a good way to try their tea's and each packet is enough for several servings. I have a BLACK TEA sampler for donating to the kickstarter campaign they successfully completed used to raise money for the oolong harvest.
My tea friends at Happy Luckys (they sell Nepali Tea) and I found that you have to experiment with the timing and temperature especially with the green and oolong tea's. We've seen an eh' tea change to 'wow' by adjusting steep time in a way that's very different than other tea's.
It has been a long, long, long time since I wrote a review.
I was very sick.
I had chills, pain from migraines and fibromyalgia off and on for 6 weeks ending in a 10 day long continuous spell that made my brain feel like I was having bad dreams on high speed. I probably should have gone to emergency but I sat on the couch for days and days.
During the time I was ill, there were two kinds of strong tea I drank to help with the chills and pain. Ajiri and Laoshan Black.
Bless them both! I drank the tea and held the cups (when hot) to my aching face.
When the attack was over, it took weeks for my speech to make sense, balance to return, to be fully myself again.
So, I'm here on Steepster.
Many of you sent notes of concern and support, wondering where I was. Thank you. Some I answered, and often I didn't make sense.
I couldn't write. My Apologies.
It may take me a little time to get in the swing of things again, and I won't be writing here as much as before. I was spending about 30 hours or more a week just writing on Steepster, and I have to think about being strong.
Now I'm able to taste and appreciate tea once again.
So, with some Birthday money, I bought some Yu Lu Yan Cha (I forgot that I had reviewed ths tea months ago from a previous picking).
I can't tell you how glad I am to have my tea sense's back!
For a number of weeks, flavors were bland. I've had to relax and let my mind heal itself, being patient and listening for the coolness to arrive, the stillness that is centered and would allow me to 'sink' into the tea. It's no use drinking tea without appreciation unless you're sick and drinking a healing tea. Then the appreciation comes later.
The Yu Lu Yan I tasted previously is not the same as this Yu Lu Yan. There's a difference.
Many of us have discussed how from one seasonal harvest to another the flavor of one's favorite tea can be different. Nature isn't a factory that can be controlled. Part of the excitment of drinking tea is the anticipation of what the next harvest will bring!
Will the next Laoshan Black be more chocolate or yammy? And how about this Yu Lu Yan Cha?
I've been drinking pots and pots…bathing my soul to the core in the luxury of it! A fountain of healing from the inside out, bathing me with light and life.
You may think that I exaggerate. Ha!
If you'd been emptied out, you would understand.
The joy of drinking this elixer as I emerged from my cacoon made me giddy.
I shared a pot of Yu Lu Yan Cha with Joe at Happy Lucky's a few days ago. He made me laugh!
"Tastes like dunking fries in my chocolate shake, one of my favorite things to do!"
Naturally, everyone else had to taste the tea and agreed (except Sam who is from Cambodia and had never dunked fries in a shake). (I had no idea so many people dunked fries like that!)
What I'm excited about is the potato flavor, which are the best french fries…and chocolate with barely any honey (not too much)! It's rich, full in my mouth without a grainy texture.
I prefer brewing this tea Western Style with 1-1.5 TB leaf to 20oz. filtered water (always). Steep 3 min. I add half and half and sweeten for a super rich tea that is unbelievable! (This brings out the potato and chocolate flavors best in my opinion)
This is a fantastic tea! Like popping Whoppers, you can't stop drinking this tea!
Love you guys!
I am so glad that everything is ok Bonnie. I've been worried but figured RL had just gotten in the way. Happy Birthday! and lots of wishes for a speedy continued recovery.
Had no time for Steepster this week, sad, sad. But something compelled me to browse through tonight, and even though the dashboard is out at the moment, here I find you…Such a relief to finally see you emerging from that fog Bonnie, nothing but love for you. Happy Birthday :-)
Glad you are back! I am sorry you had to go through such an uncomfortable time.
Happy you had your tea during that time.
Happy birthday and welcome back! I didn't know ANYONE but my youngest daughter dipped fries in ice cream or shakes! I can't wait to tell her.
oh gosh… I was wondering where your tasting notes had been and kind of remembered that in another one you said you weren't feeling well. I'm glad you're feeling better & that tea was there for you!
So glad you're ok Bonnie. I've missed you! get better soon k? I don't review much myself anymore but plan to start again in a few months
When I'm not feeling very well I drink tea and feel better.
My comfort the past few days has been pots of the very best black tea sipped while watching 'Call The Midwife' on Netflix.
If you haven't seen this British series, test it out. The series is full of compassion and reminds me of how kind life was in the 1950's when I was young. Neighbors looked out for each other and hope was abundant.
Laoshan Black was my warm hug in a cup.
I never have to wonder what I'm going to get when I brew up a big pot of tea…settling down…warming my hands around the mug and inhaling the vapor. I wait as long as I can before taking the first of many satisfying gulps, unable to resist such rich chocolaty flavor.
I crave dessert when I don't feel well. Salted dark chocolate, gooey fudge brownies and Laoshan Black Tea by the pot are some of my favorites.
The first two desserts I shouldn't have, but the third I spend neither thought of guilt nor shame indulging myself repeatedly.
Hope you feel better soon. Did you really have to mention gooey fudge brownies, though??? Now I have a craving!
This is just my seasonal fibromyalgia, migraine thing. I'll be ok. Some of you know what I mean because you get this way too. I appreciate the well wishes and love you dear people! I don't write well when my head is foggy though.
I raise a cup in hope that you feel better and that each sip provides a needed warm hug…miss your correspondence
I haven't been visible on Steepster much over the past few weeks which is odd since most of you know that I love tea, and care about the people in this unique meeting place.
Spring brings dramatic changes to the weather! Thunder and lightning, late snow and the first warm days worthy of stripping off my sweater.
For me, these weather fluctuations are physically painful. The weather triggers migraines and fibromyalgia pain. Sleep is disturbed, my bones ache and through brain fog I have the hardest time making a decent cup of tea.
Today I was lucky!
I woke with usual painful bones at 4AM then fell asleep on the couch at 10:00. The weather had dipped from 67 degrees to 19 degrees in 13 hours. When I rose again, I didn't have faith that I could make a decent cup of tea but I tried anyway.
Ajiri is strong tea! I'm fond of it in the morning with milk.
For days, I had been over-steeping, under-leafing, screwing up every tea I touched. It had been discouraging. I had gone to my tea-bar a couple of times just to have someone else fix tea for me.
I carefully measured the tea (which I seldom do anymore) into a 20oz pot and steeped 2 minutes (longer than the 1 recommended). Failure wasn't an option anymore. This needed to be done right!
When I poured the first cup, the flavor was perfect! Strong, brisk and bready. I added evaporated milk and some sweetening to balance the richness.
Of course I'll get through this physical slump, I've had this happen before…but I thought I should say something. You might know someone who goes through this too and could use a little understanding or help fixing a cup of tea.
A couple of people had noticed that I had been absent from Steepster. Writing thoughtful reviews when I'm not well and my bones ache isn't fair to the tea. This situation will end soon enough.
About this Ajiri tea though…for anyone who isn't a fan of malty tea's but has been searching for a strong tea that isn't bitter and stands up well to milk…this would be a good choice.
I was gettin worried about choo Bonnie! Mum has fibromyalgia as well and I feel so helpless watching her suffer.
makes you a virtual cuppa tea
Thanks for the virtual cuppa and good wishes. Been watching 'Call the Midwife' on Netflix. Another wonderful PBS Series. I try to keep positive.
Awwws, You're such a sweetheart and I hope you feel better soon! Thanks for the great reviews, I always read them. huggsss
I met Annalisa and all 5 boys at Horsetooth Park this afternoon, armed with crackers and hugs.
It was a warm, cloudy day, perfect for playing without the worry of sunburn.
The park has a water play area, a tunnel mountain, various playgrounds for different ages, hiking trails and a dog park with fenced in swimming lake for dogs.
To both 2 year old's, I'm "Dama" and to everyone else I'm "Grandma".
After playtime, I took 8 year old Micah for some time alone. It's important for him to know how special he is to me. His life has been difficult. Being 8 and bipolar, makes you feel different in a way that isn't always good. He loves coming to my house and being my special boy.
I drove the long way home, stopped by the lower lake and we took a walk talking about fishing and why there were holes in the rocks. Then we went off to Happy Lucky's for tea.
I brought my new Chai Spice with me. Who brings tea to a tea shop, or Chai Spice? I do!
For some reason, Happy Lucky's was empty when we arrived and stayed that way. Maybe it was the clouds in the sky…sending streaks of lightening further out on the Prairie that was keeping people away. Whatever the case, Eric…Sam…Micah and I had Happy Lucky's Tea House to ourselves!
Eric made the Chai in a fancy pot using a malty black tea base, milk and honey for all of us to enjoy.
Micah and I sat at the tea-bar and I poured tea very high above the little teacups from the copper teapot with it's long curved spout. The 3 ft. stream of tea hit the cups creating froth without spilling a drop! (I've done this before) Everyone enjoys seeing me pour Chai!
This Chai was subtle, not too spicy or peppery. I could tell this was a Verdant Chai. Some Chai's are 'in your face'. By that I mean, there's 'lots' of clove or cardamom or pepper and sometimes I feel like I've had Chai mouthwash!
Verdant Chai's are gentle. Not weak, but not raw and rough either.
I can't wait to try the Chai blend with Laoshan Black Tea. I know magic will happen with this Chai blend and Laoshan Black, who knows why…but it will happen. It's a mystery! Maybe a miracle.
There are recipes so subtle that you might be tempted to rush past without consideration. We have become that kind of society. Rushing on to the huge tastes, the bold flavors. Refinement and restraint is something that I'm learning to appreciate and this blend is more refined.
Micah, my tea-guy friends and I all enjoyed our late afternoon Chai, and I'm looking forward to many more cups and some experimentation.
As Micah began to get over-active, I took him to the bins of tea and we began to go through the samplers, experimenting with the scents of mint and cacao, then lemon and ginger…and on and on until he forgot where he was and became interested in the tea. He calmed down and enjoyed himself again.
My daughter came and picked him up at the shop. Teatime with grandma is a memory I'm creating with my grandchildren. http://flic.kr/p/e8ZT4i
I also am guilty of bringing tea to a teashop :) wonderful story and love your words….nice to see teas weave with love
Gorgeous Grandma & Gorgeous Grandbabies ♡
This is my best tea drinking buddy, Zae,
She is my 3 yr old GrandAngel.
I have to coax my other GrandAngels into
having tea with me~not her!
She coos….mmmmmmm…..it's yummy…
Especially if it is a Chai, but she loves all teas.
I have tea parties with all of my GrandAngels,
But she is the only angel drinking tea with me.
The other angels want juice or Kool-Aid in their tea cup.
Love the stories about your grandbabies, Bonnie ♡
Wow!What a cutie! Keep trying with the other ones! Even my older grandsons drink tea because they see cool college guys drinking tea at Happy Luckys Tea House. I write about life for many reasons. One reason is because people on Steepster have grandparents and might get insite from me. Another reason is that getting old is nothing to fear. We'll all get old, so have fun with it!
Thanks for being friendly and for the encouragement!
Mrmopar sent me a few small Tuo cha's around Christmas (nice of him) so this morning I rinsed one piece for 20 seconds in boiling water, poking it gently with my Puer knife. I used a small pot for brewing tea instead of a Gaiwan.
The steep time was 1 minute because I prefer a strong brew.
Surprisingly, the flavor wasn't strong but bland. Uninteresting, bland Puer is something I rarely encounter.
Recently, I put together a bin of herbs, spices and berries for adding to tea when I feel like experimenting with flavor.
The list contains:
Elderberry, tulsi and various kinds of mint, goji berries, lavendar, cinnamon bark chips, dry ginger, burdock root, jasmine flowers,
chrysanthemum blossoms, cranberries, orange peel, cassia seeds and cocoa hulls. (Most items cost about $2 an ounce)
I had this blah tasting Puer and I knew that I could do something to improve the flavor with an ingredient from my bin of goodies.
I chose the packet of cocoa hulls and steeped a very small amount in the brew basket with the bland Puer tuo cha.
The addition worked! I created a tasty pot of very Cocoa PU! I added cream and sweetened the cocoa pu to make it even more delicious.
Can't wait to see what else can be created from this bin of flavor boosters!
My daughter called…
"Mom, guess what? We just got a 'Star Award' for best Foster Parents and I don't know what to say? How can I accept the award when I get mad and frustrated at my children and lose it sometimes?"
It didn't surprise me that she and my son-in-law recieved the award, or that she would say that she didn't deserve it. People who deserve awards usually don't realize that what they do is special, or heroic. It's in their character to go beyond normal.
That same day, she got another call and was informed that they had received 'Foster Parents of the Year' for our County.
Now she was complaining again! "How could this be?!"
Blubber, blubber, blubber!
Calmly I explained that life has to have balance. The many nights sitting up with the bi-polar 8 year old who can't sleep and is bouncing off the walls. The baby on oxygen who was crying. Then I remembered the baby who was thrown out the window and had broken bones, and the many newborns they had nursed off drugs.
The rest is on www.teaandincense.com with a picture…
Wow. They definately deserve that award. Say "thank you" to them for me: what they are doing is changing lives!
that is so amazing and congrats to them…it has clearly been a day of reaching through the lenses we see through and I hope they can find the space to accept that they make a difference through being who they are and compassionately caring…My congrats to them both
Yikes not me…all them. With all the bad things you hear about foster parents, it's good to know that there are many who do a good job and sacrifice with love for the sake of these children.
That's so amazing! I have always been in awe of people who foster dogs and get them ready for adoption to other homes. I can't even begin to imagine how difficult and selfless it is to do that with children! Awe inspiring.
REVEW 600…time sips by when I'm drinking tea!
If you've lost your way and can't remember where your journey began, drink very good tea and your memory will return.
Tea Tasting 1
I took the first half of my packet of Mr. He's 1st Picking Laoshan Black to share with my tea shop friends on a quiet Friday afternoon, just a big snowstorm descended on Old Town.
The flurries were heavy outside while I sat at the tea-bar gloating. I had picked the best time and had the Happy Lucky's all to myself with Joe, Andy, Eric and Preston to sip tea with me behind the bar.
Eric was Gaiwan Master that evening…pouring for all of us.
We were a loud chorus of tea slurpers, spraying the liquid up and around the inside of our mouths to insure a contact to every tastebud.
Andy (who is the main tea blender and manager of the shop) was the first to comment on how much the tea reminded him of sweet, malty Brewery grains (reminder that this is a Brewery town and within walking distance of the teahouse are many breweries such as New Belgium, Odell, Equinox, Fort Collins, FunkWerks, Pateros, Coopersmiths).
These young men became very animated, curious about the flavor of the tea and the malty, grainy quality that smelled like their other favorite beverage besides tea and a dessert pastry.
I was not paying close attention to what Preston was doing with the Gaiwan, so I missed his comment that he was going to steep the tea leaves longer.
He steeped them a full 2.5 minutes! Espresso strength!!
Wow! I had no idea until I took a sip and… my eyebrows stood on end!
The flavor was fantastic! Everyone liked it!
A condensed, huge, BITE of tea packed with fruit, grain, sweet malt and caramel that lingered on and on as though I had popped a truffle in my mouth and let it melt!
Eric commented that in all his years of drinking tea, going from Black Tea to Green, then Puerh, it's 'Hand Crafted Black Tea' that's bringing him back to his first love.
I went home, intending to write a review, and got a bad cold!
I've been absent for the past week or so…sick, sick sick! I don't write reviews when I can't taste tea.
Now that I'm well, I've had a chance to think about Mr. He's Tea.
One thing that I love about regular Laoshan Black is drinking it Western Style and not Gongfu (not using a Gaiwan). So, I asked myself, what if this 1st picking was better Western Style also?
Tea Tasting 2
Using the rest of my packet of tea, I prepared a small pot for Western Style Brewing.
(Laoshan Black Leaves are long and wiry,the 1st picking are almost like rolled oolong, curled up tight and smell peppery-savory)
As much as I enjoyed the previous Gaiwan preparation with my friends, I have to say that the teapot brew tasted better.
Laoshan Black is more chocolate and grainy tasting than Mr. He's 1st Picking, which was also smoother with caramel. This tea tasted similar to Golden Fleece.
In my 600 reviews here on Steepster I've learned from all the people here (including the many tea vendors who so lovingly teach about their tea's).
I could probably give up tea easier than I could give up the people I've met here on Steepser, and that's the truth!
Thank you!
congratulations Bonnie! I'm looking forward even more now to cracking open my package of this tea. Not that the words i use will do it the justice that you have :)
Thank you Teajo Teas for this generous Sample!
With open arms I'm enjoying the first Spring arrival of high mountain rain.
Next to my desk as I was looking outside the window the very bottom of the Rocky Mountain's settled their jagged bones and smoothed out to a gradually descending plain.
I am in love with the drama of Frontrange weather! The romantic in me wants to pair the right tea with what's happening in the atmosphere.
Black Manas arrived in the mail right on time for my imaginings.
With black and billowing clouds rolling overhead, I prepared a pot of tea and a 3.5 minute steep (I am a dark brew lover).
Taking my tea-tray to the largest window, I sat watching the sky. Tea is part of what is outside after all, more than what is in my heated, electronic filled house.
When I poured, the tea was very dark. I expected a strong and malty flavor, but was pleasantly surprised with a light, sweet and brisk taste that wasn't very malty. Huh?
"What's this?", I asked myself. Had I assumed from the reviews that this was going to be a malty tea like so many other's? This wasn't the case.
For me, the tea was barely malty and had a clean citrus essense with delicious rose and butter cookie flavor.
The tea was strong, full bodied… yet gentle and smooth.
Sweetened and with cream…Superb!
As much as I love very strong Kenyan Tea when I need my jolt of caffeine, I really like the floral background in this tea very much!
For strong black tea lovers like me who want smooth superior flavor, this has it all!
For a rainy day, nothing could beat a tea like this one!
I drink lots of very strong tea's that some people think are way too strong like Ajiri…but I love them. This is very good in my opinion, and I can pick out the difference from other's I've tried.
I think it is great how different people experience teas in different ways, like looking at something from many angles, nice post :)
I too enjoy Black Manas from Teajo. If this is one they use as a base for some of their flavored black teas, that may be one of the reasons why I have enjoyed those too.
The right base tea makes a huge difference. There are a couple of companies that use a base tea for everything that I don't care for at all and it just ruins the experience to the point that I don't purchase from them. This is a wonderful black tea with rich flavor but not overpowering so that it's blendable. If it was too malty, it wouldn't be a good choice.
All eyes have been on ROME for the past few weeks and especially today!
I've enjoyed seeing the place that I've been to and wish to return on TV. It's my dream to take my granddaughters to Rome (and Greece if I could). Unless there's a miracle this won't happen, but I hope they get to go one day.
I wrote about my adventure on my blog www.teaandincense.com with a link to a song by il volo and a few pictures by me.
I like the message of the new Pope. Blessed are the Poor! Remember the Poor!
Even though I am not Catholic, and you may not be Catholic either, I love to hear all words of Mercy. I am reminded and inspired to be better than I am.
My tea today reminded me of the goodness of the smallest of things, in the little leaves that we enjoy as tea.
This tea in particular gave me head to toe warming, like a broom had swept out an interior chill.
I shivered.
Have you ever lifted your cup of tea, taken a sip and shivered with delight?
I am a dark chocolate junkie, a salted chocolate lover.
This tea provided effortless imaginations of salted butterscotch with my beloved dark chocolate.
In my delighted fanciful imaginations, I wanted a buttery, flaky cheese croissant paired with the richness of my tea. I craved the flavors blending together.
Tea for memories, for memorable days…and then again…reminding me that such small things are gloriously important and wondrous…even when they don't look like much. A small leaf, a dry and plain thing.
What person looks so plain and poor, observed as debris yet has such glorious importance when kindness and attention is given.
It makes me shiver.
photo's http://flic.kr/s/aHsjEmFABA
Il Volo (Young singers from Rome) http://youtu.be/vFyaa5AB2sA
(My blog link was down but is working again.)
Thank you mrmopar for this pu-erh sample!
Yikes! What a hardened packet of pu-erh nibs! I had to SOAK the little devils for a bit to soften them enough to break apart, all the while letting no color from the nibs leech into the water.
As I said, "Hard!"
Once they were pliable, color began to swirl rapidly in my glass pot and timing began.
A minute later, I pulled my basket and took a sip of the dark coffee brown liquor.
The flavor was savory mushrooms, sweet and salty. When I moved my head back from the cup, I smelled vanilla tobacco as the scent of the mushrooms mixed with vanilla wafer.
Late in the tasting, the feel of spice tingled my tongue the way cinnamon feels.
I wasn't expecting this much complexity out of the work I put in breaking up the nibs. They were pretty ugly and the liquor was uninteresting to look at.
People can be like tea. Not much to look at and uninteresting on the surface. Some are very hard and take time to get to know! If time is taken, and if we can look past that initial hardness they can be the most interesting, unique and memorable people of our lives.
Like always, tea is an awesome teacher.
I wish I could get this complexity from pu`erh and keep drinking it until I can. Currently it tastes better and better with each try.


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Alex McLeish has rejected claims that he is set to bid £4million for Reading's Stephen Hunt.
The Birmingham boss has made eight signings this summer as he prepares his squad for a tough season back in the Premier League.
Despite the most recent arrivals of Lee Bowyer and Barry Ferguson, McLeish is still thought to be keen on bringing in new recruits in midfield.
However, although admitting that Hunt is a player he admires, he categorically denies that he is close to tabling an offer for the player.
"It's not true. I am not about to sign anybody at the moment," he said. "We've got to count our pennies.
"I don't really want to talk about players who are with other teams or I might get into trouble with the authorities. But Hunt is a good player."
Despite distancing himself from a deal for Hunt, McLeish added that there were still areas of his team that he wanted to strengthen.
"We've made a few signings. The board have been excellent in terms of their backing on the signings and on the structural side of things like the sports science department," he added.
"It's great that they have given us the tools and it gets us closer to other teams and their support.
"But the team is still a work in progress. There are still players I would like to bring to the club.
"But I have to be aware - and I have always been pretty fair in my relationship with boards - that we just can't spend beyond our means."
Due to the influx of new players at St Andrews over the summer, many Blues fans now have high hopes for the upcoming season and McLeish insists he is comfortable working under the pressure of expectation.
"Make no mistake, I have put myself under the sort of pressure that Alex Ferguson puts himself under for success - for the club and the players," he highlighted.
"I've said time and time again, the thing that turns me on as a football manager is to make my players happy, my staff happy, the board happy and the fans and that means you've got to win."


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Lunch & Learn
Wed Oct 12
Whether you want to help absent students to catch up or help all students to keep up, capturing your course on video can provide students with the extra exposure to material that they need to keep on track. In this Lunch & Learn event, Instructional Technology Services (ITS) is pleased to present an overview of course capture options available at SDSU, including both automated Mediasite Course Capture and TechSmith Relay screen capture. Join us to hear instructors, students, and ITS staff discuss how you can use Course Capture to improve the availability and effectiveness of your course content.
Topics will include:
* Using Mediasite to view which topics your students are rewinding and rewatching.
* Enabling students to review content at their speed, with the option to provide captioning.
* Recording course content in advance using TechSmith Relay, with the option for advanced editing using Camtasia.
This event is part of the series on Supporting Struggling Students. Click here to let us know you're coming!
* Graduate students are welcome to attend all CTL events, space permitting. If an event fills up, GTAs will be moved to the waitlist in the order in which they registered.