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Last weekend, I traveled to the coast of Andalucia. Well, at least in a culinary sense. The air was crisp and cool, the table strewn with colourful plates, glasses and embroidered fabric. I feasted on unctuous pork belly, spicy chorizo, smoky chicken wings, crisp broad beans and fried potatoes in spicy tomato sauce… tapas plates, all in aid of the second installment of what's becoming a bi-monthly 'feast' tradition between myself, Jemima (Feed Your Soul, Perth) and Matt (Inspired Food).
If you missed the first installment of the series, take a look at our Moroccan Table feast here. It was a night of giant proportions; incredible food, delicate cocktails, compulsive photo taking and great conversation. We had so much fun that we and our significant others (Aaron, Jemima's sister Lexi and Matt's girlfriend Alyssa) decided that we just had to do it all again. So last Saturday, we arrived at the same venue, readily equipped for a second round of cooking and feasting. That brings me back to my introductory point, tapas plates.
If you're unfamiliar with the concept, tapas is the Spanish term for small, snack-style grazing plates that are served alongside beverages with ample conversation. I can't quite remember how we decided on the the tapas theme. It was most likely the joint realization of three ambitious cooks who had just produced enough food to feed an army.
Back to last Saturday afternoon. We arrived at Jemima and Lexi's house in the late afternoon with ingredients, enthusiasm and multiple glazed dishes (presentation is everything, right?). We started eating at around 4.30pm and finished up about five hours later. Yes, five hours of eating. But to be fair, there was a lot of cooking, drinking and conversation in-between.
Here's the menu:
Chorizo and olives in cider sauce
Marinated peppers with fresh herbs and goats cheese
Spiced cauliflower with chilli yoghurt dressing
Patatas bravas (fried potatoes with spicy tomato sauce)
Broad beans with chorizo and lemon
Paprika chicken wings
Cider braised pork belly with apple and fennel puree
Cheese and chorizo croquettes
Churros with warm chocolate sauce
Snickers brownie with chilli chocolate sauce
Dulce de leche ice cream
Yes, there were only six of us, and by the end of the night we were in literal food comas. That brought on a fair whack of delirium… and the byproduct, a mini-series pitch for 'The Adventures of Gherkin Girl'. By the end of the night, we had decided on 1) Aaron as lead animator and 2) Mr Suave Potato Head as a love interest. Both neither agreed nor disagreed. Watch this space.
Anyway, we've decided that the second and third installments of our 'feast' series will be Indian and Mexican respectively, so get ready for more epic posts over the next few months. But in the meantime, please scroll down for three of my four recipes from our Spanish Table. The fourth recipe, marinated bell peppers with herbs and goats cheese, is available here (for reasons which may become obvious as you keep scrolling).
Patatas Bravas
Adapted from this recipe by Mary Cadogan, BBC Good Food
Serves 8 as a tapas dish
For the spiced tomato sauce:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small red (Spanish) onion, peeled and diced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 fresh green chilli, finely chopped (remove the seeds if you'd like less heat)
- 1 pinch raw sugar
- sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
- chopped fresh Italian parsley and finely grated lemon zest, to serve
- Manchego Viejo (aged Spanish sheep milk cheese), to serve (optional; substitute Parmesan)
For the potatoes:
- 900g blue or red potatoes (I used Royal Blue)
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed slightly (leave skins on)
- fresh herbs (optional as this is non-traditional, I used sage, rosemary and thyme)
- smoked sea salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil, for frying
For the spiced tomato sauce: Heat the oil in a large pan or saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and fry for about 5 minutes or until softened. Add in the garlic and chopped chilli, fry for another minute before adding the tomatoes, tomato paste, chicken stock, smoked paprika, sugar and salt. Bring to the boil, then immediately reduce to a simmer. Cook for 20-30 minutes or until reduced and fragrant. Season to taste. Set aside for up to 24 hours for the flavours to develop.
Reheat your tomato sauce if necessary. Serve, either atop the potatoes or in a separate serving dish, sprinkled with the parsley, cheese (if using) and lemon rind.
Broad Beans with Chorizo and Lemon
- 250g frozen or fresh double podded broad beans
- 1 chorizo sausage, skinned and roughly chopped (I like to crumble mine into rough chunks by hand)
- 1/2 long red chilli, finely sliced (remove seeds if you wish)
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- finely grated zest from 1 lemon
- a dash of sherry vinegar
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- handful of fresh parsley, washed, leaves picked
- lemon wedges, to serve
Heat the oil in a heavy-based frying pan over medium heat. Add the chorizo and cook, stirring occasionally, until the oil starts to separate and the meat starts to crisp up. Add in the crushed garlic, chilli and broad beans. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the broad beans are slightly golden and crisp.
Pour over a little sherry vinegar and sprinkle over the parsley leaves and lemon zest. Mix well and season to taste.
Transfer into a serving dish and top with the lemon wedges. I like to eat these broad beans with a squeeze of lemon juice to cut through the rich oil of the chorizo.
Dulce de Leche Ice Cream
Adapted from this recipe by Mariana Crespo, Epicurious
Makes 1.5 litres
- 2 cups full-cream milk
- 1 cup pure cream (not whipping cream)
- 350g dulce de leche (Argentinean caramel, I used El Asador brand)
- 1/8 tsp pure vanilla extract
Add the milk and cream to a large, heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Allow to boil, then immediately remove from the heat. Add the dulce de leche and whisk continuously until smooth. Whisk in the vanilla. Taste and add a little salt if desired. Transfer into a bowl or airtight container, then refrigerate for 3 hours or preferably overnight.
When completely chilled, pass the mixture through a fine sieve to remove any lumps. Pour into an ice cream maker and process according to directions. Transfer into an airtight container and place in the freezer until ready to serve.
We served this ice cream alongside warm churros, brownies, plentiful chocolate sauce and peanut praline. Absolute bliss.
Thanks again to Jemima, Lexi, Matt, Alyssa and Aaron for being wonderful cooking, drinking, cleaning, inventing and dancing buddies over the past two feast nights. It's been grand.
Check out Matt's photos from the feast night and his and Alyssa's recipes for chorizo and olives in cider, paprika chicken wings and churros with chocolate sauce here.
Follow this link to see Jemima's post and her and Lexi's recipes for spiced cauliflower, cider-braised pork belly, croquettes and snickers brownies with chilli chocolate sauce.


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Boks battered by the elements
Huw Richards
December 3, 2010
Cardiff Arms Park was left completely flooded after two more days of heavy rain following Wales' clash with South Africa © Getty Images
Terry Davies Gareth Edwards Danny Harris Doug Hopwood Kingsley Jones Kingsley Jones Haydn Mainwaring Bryn Meredith David Nash Tony O'Connor Keith Oxlee Ray Prosser Ken Richards
Whatever the Springboks were expecting from their visit to Britain and Ireland, it is unlikely that they anticipated this week's extraordinary weather. They are not, though, the first Boks to be confronted by the British climate at its most virulent.
Fifty years ago today, on December 3, 1960, Avril Malan's team played Wales at Cardiff Arms Park. The construction of the Arms Park on the flood plain of the River Taff was perfectly logical, in one sense. It is naturally, beautifully flat. But it isn't called a flood plain for nothing.
Every so often the Taff would attempt to reclaim the land. The first week in December 1960, as the rain teemed down on Cardiff, was one of those times. The result was conditions that journalist John Billot, writing in 1974 with a lifetime's experience of Arms Park mudbaths, reckoned 'the worst ever'.
The rain itself was bad enough, but it was compounded by 50 mph winds blowing straight down the pitch. Wales, taking their fifth run at the Boks since 1906, had a much-changed team led by classy fullback Terry Davies. They had Bryn Meredith, a veteran of the 1955 British Lions tour of South Africa, at hooker and Pontypool's Ray Prosser, first capped in 1956 and later the inspiration for his club's greatest era, in the front row.
But the third man at the heart of the Welsh scrimmage, Cardiff prop Kingsley Jones, was more typical of a team that included six new caps. Among them were half-backs Tony O'Connor and Ken Richards and two men destined for different kinds of national service - Llanelli wing Dennis Evans, who was winning his only cap, would more than 30 years later become secretary of the Welsh Rugby Union while Ebbw Vale flanker David Nash had much less time than to wait before becoming the first national coach.
The Boks had not lost a Test in Britain since 1906. They were a remorselessly tough side, well fitted to their times. Only 36 points were scored in the five Test matches during the tour. While their approach to the game was criticised for physicality and conservatism, these were not in any case freeflowing times - Five Nations matches this season would average only just over 12 points apiece.
And you certainly could not deny that a style based around a dominant pack was ideal for this day. There were times when Malan was happy to let Wales win line-out ball, reckoning it one of those days when the risk of making mistakes when in possession far outweighed any attacking possibilities.
The afternoon's fateful moment probably came before kick-off. Davies won the toss and opted to play into the wind. He admitted afterwards 'we gambled on the toss' and was fiercely criticised for it, but Malan later admitted that he would have done the same himself. It was far from clear at half-time, when South Africa led by only 3-0, a penalty goal kicked by outside-half Keith Oxlee, that Davies had been mistaken.
Wales had 40 minutes to play with the wind and only a single score to make up. They had, though, the after-effects of the 40 minutes they had played into the elements and opponents who were dominating the scrummage, eventually taking 29 strikes to nine, and were perfectly adapted to the conditions.
The authors of Fields of Praise have recalled that South African No.8 Doug Hopwood 'took on the whole Welsh pack by himself". Veteran South African reporter A.C.Parker recorded Hopwood picking up from scrums and making yards with ball in hand as the Boks confined play to a narrow patch of ground inside the Welsh half.
Wales had their moments, with lock Danny Harris crossing the line but being ruled not to have scored and Ken Richards just missing with a drop goal.
As conditions worsened Scottish referee Jack Taylor offered both captains the chance to abandon the game, but they chose to go on. Billot remembered the crowd watching with 'a mixture of wet misery and hope. In the end it was just misery'.
This was the first international of the tour. The Boks were to go on to their fourth consecutive touring Grand Slam, with only Scotland crossing their line, before drawing 0-0 with France and losing their unbeaten record in the tour finale against the Barbarians, a 6-0 loss remembered more for Swansea fullback Haydn Mainwaring's concussive shoulder charge on the bull-like Malan than for any of the scoring action.
Their unbeaten run in Tests in Britain and Ireland was to last until 1965, while Wales had to wait until 1999 to beat them. The nearest Wales were to get before then was in 1970, in yet another Cardiff mudbath, when Gareth Edwards scored an equalising try in the last minute but left a conversion that would have been exceptionally difficult under the best kicking conditions, never mind those where simply getting the ball off the ground was an achievement.
Three-nil and a wrestling match between mud-encrusted men in gale-force winds. They don't make international matches like that anymore, and maybe it is just as well.
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Last week I tried out a service by Jinnylash…
God that's a rubbish introduction.
Ok – so my lashes have been a little depressed lately, like a floppy peen, due to the remnants of my Flutter Lash Extensions falling out. I was invited to try out the Jinnylash lash extensions – and of course I duly accepted!
Jinnylash is one of the first lash extension places I heard of, and these days there are of course so many options out there! I have to say, having had 3 of the top ladies in the country do my lashes, I am scared of anyone else touch them…
But I digress.
So the night before, for some bizzare, bizzare reason, I thought it would be a great idea to try and remove the remnants of my last lash extension myself
Bad idea. Olive Oil. Mild Solvent. Oily make up remover. More Olive Oil. Tweezers. Several Eyelashes removed by Mr Candy via tweezers. A punch in the face for Mr Candy. More Olive Oil.
Leave removal of lash extensions to the professionals – that's all I'm saying.
So I get to Jinnylash, which is easy peasy to find as its just near Bond Street Station – unfortunately, I decided to walk from Oxford Street Station which left me all hot and sweaty…
Inside the small and intimate salon, without airs and graces, I was greeted by a few ladies and given a choice of lashes. There's a sheet you can choose from which is basically this:
Now, don't tell me off but I can't remember what number I had. I am guessing a 10 or 11 and a medium curl (in hindsight I wish I went for high curl…but we weren't sure if my weedy lashes could take the weight).
The Process
I asked for a more natural look and let the therapist decide the length etc.
The lady who did my lashes was a slight, quiet but poised lady who started by applying a eye mask (I know an eye mask when I feel one!!!)under the eye to shield the lower lashes.
Great! I wish more people would do that, gives you a nice hydrating treatment as you have the treatment done.
Erm, yeah, the Process?!
The process is the same as other lash extensions – read here to see the step by step process.
One thing that stood out for me was how delicate my therapist's touch was. Quick and light – lash extensions aren't without their OUCH moments sometimes but this was about as pain free as ever.
Also – the therapist did remove my previous lashes for me….in about 4 seconds. I don't know how she did it, cos boy was I tugging, but she was like, *ping, ping, ping* done!
Need for Speed
A key point with the Jinnylash procedure is that its very fast. In total it only took me about an hour which is extremely quick in comparison to the previous two lash treatments I had (2 hours and 4 hours!).
What, you're really here for – Photos:
They are very natural on and soft, thus comfortable to wear:
See the gap in the middle of my lashes? That is where Mr Candy yanked a bunch of my lashes out:
From the side – if there is one criticism with these lashes is that it didn't hold any curl:
You can also see from the front that it lacks a definite curl. HOWEVER – when I applied a coat of (non waterproof) mascara it instantly lifted my lashes:
One thing I really love about the Jinnylashes is how SOFT they are. They are super, uber soft and its very natural and hard to tell where my real lash starts and where the fake lash is.
The glue is also very fine at the base of my lash.
These are one of the most comfortable fake lashes I've ever worn.
Its too soon to say how well these will last – I have lost a few lashes BUT I have needed to put make up on for some tutorials. They are pretty much all in tact though and to be honest, I've decided I don't want lashes that take forever and ever to fall out. Lashes need a break too sometimes!
HOWEVER – I am not saying that speed is everything – quality is, BUT if you are someone who hates to stay still for too long, or has little time then Jinnylash could be the best option for you.
I liked this lashes a lot because:
1. They're very quick to apply – thus no falling asleep on the table and snoring
2. They are extremely comfortable to wear
3. They look natural
My only wish is that I had chosen the High Curl because I'd like a bit more lift but I would totally recommend Jinnylash.
A full set of lashes costs £150 and my treatment was complimentary.
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Mini Chicken Pot Pies
Makes 4 pot pies
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved
1 cup low-fat milk
2 Tbsp butter
1 small (or ½ large) onion, finely chopped
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 cup frozen peas and carrots mixture
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 refrigerated roll-out piecrust
1 egg combined with 1 Tbsp water, optional
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a baking pan, place the chicken in a single layer and add milk. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is just cooked through. Remove the chicken and set aside to cool briefly, reserving the milk. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. Increase the oven temperature to 425°F.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Sauté the onion for 3 to 5 minutes, or until softened. Add the flour and cook until fully incorporated, stirring constantly. Gradually add the broth and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Add the reserved milk and cook until thickened. Add the peas and carrots and the chicken. Season with salt and pepper.
Divide chicken mixture evenly among four (1-cup) ramekins or oven-safe teacups. Roll out the crust and cut four circles; the circles should be big enough to overlap the edges of the ramekins by about 1 inch on all sides, but they need not be perfect circles. Top each ramekin with crust, pressing to seal the sides.
Brush the tops of the pies with the egg mixture. Cut a slit in the top of each crust. Place the ramekins on a baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 18 minutes, or until the tops are golden. Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Nutritional Information (per serving: 1 pot pie): calories 410, fat 20 g (saturated fat 9 g), cholesterol 85 g, protein 29 g, carbohydrates 30 g, fiber 2 g, sodium 470 mg, sugars 4 g
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So you want to go geocaching?
Quite a few people who have heard of Geocaching are entirely enthralled and romanticized by the idea, but are turned off because it seems a little frivolous to buy a handheld GPS just to find mostly useless hidden treasure. But thanks to the advent of a couple of new technologies, there are a variety of ways you can geocache without those expensive gizmos! Below I have listed just a few.
Paper Caching
What you need:
- A computer (duh)
- A Geocaching.com account
- A printer – Not necessary, but handy
- Access to Google Maps or Google Earth
This is probably the easiest of all the ways to cache without a GPS.
Step 1. Log on to GeoCaching.com and find a cache that you would like to look for.
Step 2. Take the coordinates and paste them into Google Maps.
Step 3. In Google Maps, click the 'Satellite' button on the top right of the map and zoom in as far as it will let you. This will give you some idea of where the cache is physically located.
Step 4. (optional) Print out this zoomed in satellite view
Step 5. On the upper left of the page click the link that says 'Get Directions'. A dropdown will appear below it with a spot for you to enter your current location. Enter it and click Get directions
Step 6. Change the view of the map from 'Satellite' to 'Map'
Step 7. (optional) Print out driving/walking directions to the area the cache is in
Step 8. Follow the maps and find the cache! It may be advisable to also print out the GeoCaching.com page.
iPhone Caching using 'Geopher'
What you need:
- An iPhone
- A computer (optional)
- Download of the free iPhone app 'Geopher Lite'
Step 1. Fire up the app store on your iPhone
Step 2. Search for 'Geopher Lite'. This app currently costs $0.99. Download it
Step 3. In Safari (or optionally on your computer) browse to GeoCaching.com and find a cache to look for
Step 4. Open Geopher Lite, click Set Target and enter the coordinates. It will now point towards your coordinates
Step 5. Go out and find your cache!
Step 1. Fire up the app store on your iPhone
Step 2. Search for 'Geopher Lite'. This app currently costs $0.99. Download it
Step 3. Open Geopher Lite. Tap 'Set Target' and then click 'New Search'. It will automatically list the geocaches closest to your current location. This is a great way to cache on the fly!
iPhone caching WITHOUT Geopher Lite
What you need:
- iPhone
- Computer
- Some paper
This one is a tiny bit more complicated to start, but easier to use!
Step 1. On your computer, find a cache at GeoCaching.com
Step 2. Write down the coordinates of the cache on your piece of paper
Step 3. Here you have to convert the coordinates to a different style so they will work with Google Maps on the iPhone. Let me explain what I mean. Take for instance the coordinates N 52° 07.550 W 106° 40.051. If you simply keyed that into Google Maps on the phone, it would not work. Also, good luck finding the ° symbol. Instead, you have to strip out the N and the W, and replace the ° symbol with a space. Also, put a dash between the latitude and longitude. With the above example, the converted coordinates would be 52 07.550 – 106 40.051.
Step 4. Open the 'Maps' app on the iPhone and click 'Directions'
Step 5. In the first space type 'CU' and select 'Current Location' from the dropdown list
Step 6. In the second spot enter your newly-converted coordinates
Step 7. The map should take you right to where you want to go! When you end up near the dot on the map, put the phone away and start digging around!


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U.S. Women's National Team Weekly Update for Jan. 20
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 20, 2009) - The current edition of the U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update released on Jan. 20 includes briefs on national team players competing overseas, U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryouts, trivia questions, how to purchase replica national team jerseys, updated list of United States players competing professionally overseas (including non-National Team members) and much more.
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OPEN TRYOUTS FOR U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM: USA Volleyball will hold its annual open tryouts for the U.S. Women's National Team and Associated Training Programs Feb. 20-22, 2009, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The tryout registration and application form, which must be returned by Jan. 12, 2009, can be downloaded by clicking here. As part of the tryout, athletes will compete for spots on the USA Women's Volleyball National Team program, USA Women's World University Games Team or the USA Women's Senior A2 Teams. For the complete press release, click here.
OLYMPIC LIBEROS TO HOST CAMP: Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) and Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.), who have occupied the libero position for the last three Olympic Games for Team USA, will host a one-day clinic on ball control and defense for all positions on March 8. The clinic will be held at Grand Canyon University, located at 3300 W. Camelback Road in Phoenix. The session runs from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Cost for the clinic is $160 per athlete with a cap of 60 participants. Athletes will be broken down into two age groups - 12-14 and 15-18. Sykora served as the U.S. libero at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, then earned a silver medal at her third Olympic Games in 2008 as a defensive specialist. Meanwhile, Davis was the 2008 Olympic Games libero. For more information or to register, click here.
UPDATE ON HANEEF-PARK: Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.), a two-time U.S. Olympian, led her Japanese V-League professional team Pioneer to two victories this past weekend. She scored 19 points with 18 kills on 44 attempts and a block in a 25-23, 25-17, 25-22 victory over league-leader Denso on Jan. 17. Haneef-Park collected 28 points on 27 kills on 65 attacks and a block in a 15-25, 26-24, 26-24, 25-13 victory over JT on Jan. 18. Pioneer, which improves to 8-6 on the season and is in sixth place in the league standings, plays eighth-place Takefuji Bamboo on Jan. 24 and 10th-place Hitachi on Jan. 25.
UPDATE ON TOM: Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah), a three-time U.S. Olympian, provided 49 points in two Japanese V-League contests for Hisamitsu Springs this weekend. She tallied 17 kills on 42 swings to go with three blocks in a 21-25, 25-17, 19-25, 25-19, 15-8 loss to fourth-place Toray on Jan. 17. Tom and Hisamitsu turned the tables on five-set matches by defeating third-place Okayama 26-24, 21-25, 25-18, 22-25, 15-10 on Jan. 18. She recorded 26 kills on 52 attacks, along with three blocks for 29 points. Tom was successful on 32 of 36 service receptions. Hisamitsu, currently in fifth place with an 8-6 record, faces ninth-place Toyota on Jan. 24 in its only match next weekend.
BOWN UPDATE: Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), a three-time Olympian and middle blocker on the silver-medal winning 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, scored eight points for Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi in an 18-25, 25-13, 8-25, 25-17, 15-13 loss to Tena Santeramo on Jan. 18 during an Italian Serie A match. Bown scored seven kills on 18 swings, while adding a block on defense for eight points. Jesi, currently third in the league standings with a 10-5 record and 31 points, returns to action on Jan. 25 against second-place Foppapedretti Bergamo. Bergamo leads Jesi by five points in the standings, but trails league-leader and undefeated Pesaro by seven points.
SCOTT-ARRUDA UPDATE: Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.), a four-time U.S. Olympian middle blocker, was limited to eight points as her Italian Serie A professional team CGF Recycle Florens Castellana Grotte lost 25-18, 25-20, 25-12 to second-place Foppapedretti Bergamo on Jan. 18. Scott-Arruda pocketed seven kills on 19 swings, while adding a block for eight points. Castellana Grotte, which slipped to ninth place with the loss, takes on seventh-place Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo on Jan .25. The two teams are separated by a single point in the standings and have identical 8-7 records.
WILLOUGHBY UPDATE: Kim Willoughby (Napoleonville, La.), a 2008 U.S. Olympian, continues to help her Italian Serie A team Despar Perugia to climb the league standings. She scored seven points, all on kills via 20 attacks, in a 25-21, 18-25, 25-22, 25-19 victory over seventh-place Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo on Jan. 17. Perugia holds an 8-7 record for the season and has collected 25 points for sixth place. Perugia can put some distance between itself and seventh-place Zoppas Industries Conegliano as the two meet on Jan. 25. Perugia also continues to shine in the CEV Indesit Champions League has it has already wrapped up first place in Pool D after a 25-17, 25-17, 25-21 victory over Netherlands' Dela Martinus Amstelveen on Jan. 14. Willoughby, who has not been 100 percent healthy, came off the bench in the final two sets to register two kills on four errorless attacks in the victory. Perugia finishes Pool D action against Poland's Farmutil Pila on Jan. 20. The next round of the Indesit Champions League, the Playoff Round of 12, begins Feb. 10.
NNAMANI UPDATE: Ogonna Nnamani (Bloomington, Ill.), a two-time Olympian, helped her Turkish professional team Galatasaray SK to an easy 25-19, 25-23, 25-23 victory over Iller Bankasi GSK on Jan. 18 in Ankara. Nnamani was credited with nine kills on 28 swings, along with an ace. She added eight reception attempts in the sweep.
McGINNIS UPDATE: Angie McGinnis (Fraser, Mich.), a setter on the U.S. Women's National Team now playing professionally for Besitkas JK Bayan of the Turkish League, has come on strong in her short time playing in the professional ranks. As the starting setter for Besiktas, McGinnis played a huge role in her team's near upset of Eczacibasi on Jan. 17, which turned out to be a close five-set loss (25-27, 24-26, 25-16, 25-23, 16-14). She set Besiktas to a 39 kill percent for the match, while adding five points of her own. McGinnis dumped in four kills on seven attempts to go with a block. The five-set match was the second in as many matches of her Turkish professional career as she led Besiktas to a 25-15, 25-15, 18-25, 19-25, 15-10 victory over Nilufer Belediyesi on Jan. 10. In that match, McGinnis tallied five kills on seven errorless attempts to go with two blocks for seven points.
METCALF UPDATE: Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa), a 2004 Olympian for the United States, aided her Turkish professional team Eczacibasi Sport Club in a rally from two sets down to defeat Besiktas Sport Club 25-27, 24-26, 25-16, 25-23, 16-14 on Jan. 17 at Istanbul. Metcalf tallied 17 kills with just three errors on 46 attacks as part of a 37 kill percent and .304 hitting efficiency. She added a block and ace for 19 points in the victory.
RICHARDS, JOINES LEAD FAKEL: Jennifer Joines (Milpitas, Calif.), a 2008 U.S. Olympian, and Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah), a member of the U.S. Women's National Team, are competing for Fakel of the Russia Super League. The duo had starting roles on Jan. 17 as Fakel returned to its first action in nearly a month, but could not come away with a victory in a five-set loss to Indesit. Richards tallied a match-high 25 points with 17 kills on 45 attacks, along with eight aces on 28 serves. Meanwhile, Joines added seven kills, two blocks and an ace for 10 points in the loss.
GLASS UPDATE: Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.), a 2008 U.S. Olympian, continues to perform well in Russia with her professional team Universitet-Belogorie. Her squad defeated Leningradka 30-28, 25-17, 23-25, 25-17 for its fourth consecutive victory. Overall, Universitet Belogorie is 8-2 on the season and tied for first place in the league with Dinamo. Statistics for the match are not available yet.
USA VOLLEYBALL HIGH PERFORMANCE COACHES' CLINIC: USA Volleyball will host its Sixth Annual High Performance Coaches Clinic Jan. 22-24, 2009, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 2009 USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches Clinic costs $400, which includes instruction, material and room and board at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. In conjunction with the USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches Clinic, the USAV Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP) will have additional modules available at the U.S. Olympic Training Center on Jan. 21 and Jan. 25, 2009. Clinic registration can be accessed online by clicking here.
REPLICA JERSEY AVAILABLE FOR LIMITED TIME: Are you looking for a unique holiday gift for your volleyball loved ones? USA Volleyball has the answer with replica jerseys from its 2008 Olympic Games indoor teams being made available for a limited time by clicking here. The U.S. Olympic Women's Team replica jerseys, priced at $65 apiece, are available in extra small, small, medium, large and extra large. Replica jerseys are available for all 12 U.S. players who participated in the 2008 Olympic Games. Each replica jersey will have the Olympian's name on the back with their jersey number on both the front and back. In addition, USA Volleyball has several other 2008 Olympic Games apparel items commemorating the unprecedented indoor and beach volleyball success obtained in Beijing. Products available on the online store include short and long-sleeve T-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies in multiple designs.
OLYMPIC COMMEMORATIVE APPRAREL ON SALE: USA Volleyball has unveiled five commemorative logo designs to appear on apparel saluting USA Volleyball's medal successes at the recent Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Beijing. Apparel can be purchased by clicking here. Men's and ladies' T-shirt designs are $15, while the youth T-shirt size is $13. Long sleeve t-shirts are $18, crew sweatshirts are $23 and hoodies are $30. Sizes XXL and larger have a slightly higher price. USA Volleyball's success on the Olympic grand stage in Beijing has never been achieved by any other nation since volleyball was added to the Olympics in 1964. The U.S. Olympic Men's Indoor Volleyball Team, which was named the United States Olympic Committee Team of the Month for August 2008, captured the gold medal at the Olympic Games without losing a single match. Women's Beach Volleyball (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh) and Men's Beach Volleyball (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers) both came back from Beijing with Olympic Games gold medals. The U.S. Olympic Women's Indoor Volleyball Team captured the silver medal in Beijing, as did the U.S. Women's Sitting Team during the Paralympic Games. No other country has ever participated in the gold-medal match of all four Olympic Games volleyball disciplines during the same year. Team USA added a fifth gold-medal appearance at the Paralympic Games.
2009 PAN AMERICAN CUP COMING TO MIAMI: USA Volleyball will host the Eighth Annual Women's Pan American Cup June 26-July 4 in conjunction with the USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championship in the Miami area. The nine-day Pan American Cup, which will tentatively have three of the four 2008 Olympic Games semifinalists (Brazil, USA and Cuba), will be played on the campuses of the University of Miami and Florida International University. "USA Volleyball is extremely excited about the opportunity to host one of the largest international volleyball events in Miami and to pair it with the 2009 USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships," USA Volleyball Chief Executive Officer Doug Beal said. "It will provide a unique opportunity for our developing young volleyball players to be exposed to elite international volleyball teams from North America, South America and the Caribbean. The two events will also generate terrific excitement in the community and lead to greater popularity for the sport." USA Volleyball is hosting its first-ever Women's Pan American Cup, which serves as a qualifying event into the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix. The event is the largest international volleyball event hosted by USA Volleyball in terms of country participation. Team USA has not hosted a women's senior-level international tournament since the 1998 FIVB World Championship Qualifier tournament in 1998. Due to international scheduling and professional league commitments, matches on domestic soil have become a rarity with only seven contests against foreign teams in the most recent Olympic quadrennial (2005-2008).


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COSTA MESA, Calif. — March 31, 2014 — BenQ America Corp., the fastest growing display brand in North America and the world's No. 1 DLP® projector manufacturer, today announced the launch of its new "BenQ Cares" community outreach program. To kick off the campaign, the company is inviting those in need of a projector revamp, including consumers, businesses, schools, and organizations across the U.S., to enter BenQ's Colorific™ Projector Upgrade for a chance to win a projector makeover worth up to $5,000. The upgrade is available to LCD projector owners looking to improve the imaging experience of their space.
"We're launching the BenQ Cares initiative as a way to give back to the community," said Lars Yoder, President at BenQ America Corp. "Our promise is to deliver color-accurate, crisp, and long-lasting projection solutions that are affordable and valued by our customers. BenQ Cares is a way to extend those benefits and deliver bold and beautiful big screen projection to a broader audience."
Starting now, any consumer, educational institution, or business LCD projector owner can enter the BenQ Colorific Projector Upgrade by stating the brand and model of their current LCD projector while explaining why their device is in need of an image makeover. Finalists will be selected and then one lucky recipient will win the BenQ Colorific projector upgrade worth up to $5,000. Users can enter the upgrade by visiting BenQ's Colorific website at info.BenQ.us/colorific. The deadline for submissions is April 25, and the recipient of the upgrade will be notified via email and announced on BenQ's Facebook page on May 13.
To produce more than 1 billion life-like colors compared to only 16.7 million from most LCD projectors, BenQ's Colorific DLP projectors combine up to seven different colors to create vibrant, true-to-life images, as opposed to the traditional three-color spectrum from LCD devices. The Colorific devices also deliver up to three times more contrast than similar top-selling LCD models for brighter, higher contrast viewing, as well as providing better picture quality over time since DLP displays do not experience light burn or color degradation after extended usage. As a result, home theater users, educators, and business professionals experience a lower total cost of ownership over the life of their projector, resulting in reductions in maintenance and replacement costs, while ensuring that image quality always remains the same.
For official BenQ Cares Colorific Upgrade rules, visit info.BenQ.us/colorific. More information on BenQ's full line of Colorific projectors is available at www.BenQ.us.
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The BenQ digital lifestyle brand stands for "Bringing Enjoyment 'N' Quality to Life," fusing lifestyle with technology, enjoyment with productivity, and aesthetic design with engineering. It is this mantra that has made BenQ the fastest growing projector brand in North America, the No. 1-selling DLP® projector brand worldwide, and the No. 1 name in short-throw projectors. BenQ America Corp. offers an extensive line of visual display and presentation solutions that incorporate the very latest technologies. The company delivers a broad range of Colorific™ projectors, RevolutionEyes™ monitors, and flat-panel displays for any application and market — education, home, gaming, enterprise, government, house of worship, digital signage, A/V, and IT — with cutting-edge models that lead the industry in performance, reliability, environmental sustainability, and aesthetics. Whether it's interactive digital whiteboards for classrooms, full HD 3D projectors for home theaters, short-throw projectors for boardrooms, interactive flat-panel displays for digital signage, or LED backlight monitors for professional gaming, BenQ continues to defy the limits of digital displays. The company's products are available across North America through leading value-added distributors, resellers, and retailers.
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Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseballs color line and become one of the most beloved men in America. A fierce integrationist, Robinson used his immense fame to speak out against the discrimination he saw on and off the field, angering fans, the press, and even teammates who had once celebrated him for turning the other cheek. After baseball, he was a widely-read new
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Priority eye diseases
Cataract is clouding of the lens of the eye which prevents clear vision. Although most cases of cataract are related to the ageing process, occasionally children can be born with the condition, or a cataract may develop after eye injuries, inflammation, and some other eye diseases.
According to the latest assessment, cataract is responsible for 51% of world blindness, which represents about 20 million people (2010). Although cataracts can be surgically removed, in many countries barriers exist that prevent patients to access surgery. Cataract remains the leading cause of blindness. As people in the world live longer, the number of people with cataract is anticipated to grow. Cataract is also an important cause of low vision in both developed and developing countries.
Prevention and treatment
Reduction of cigarette smoking and ultraviolet light exposure may prevent or delay the development of cataract. Diabetes mellitus and high body mass index are identified as additional risk factors.
The treatment of cataract is surgical and very successful in restoring sight. The opaque lens is removed and replaced by an artificial intraocular lens. In many remote parts of the developing world, people remain blind from cataract, due to a lack of access to eye care.
- Strategies for the prevention of blindness in national programmes
- Cataract Surgical Rate (CSR) in WHO Regions (maps)
WHO role
To advocate for the elimination of barriers to access eye care, to provide guidance and technical support of the development of comprehensive eye care systems to address the burden of cataract and other chronic eye diseases.


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When someone is addicted to alcohol, they not only cause pain for themselves, but also for everyone they love. Dealing with an alcoholic is not easy and can be emotionally taxing on a person. The negative effects of addiction on family are wide-reaching and can bring on great amounts of stress. Understanding the effects on the family will help family members and friends to better understand how they can get help for their loved one's alcohol addiction.
What Are the Effects?
There are many issues family members go through when they are dealing with an alcoholic loved one. Most often, family members report feeling completely out of control. Feelings of being out of control can bring on a great deal of stress for a person. Often, the familial relationships take the greatest hit and family members inadvertently become co-dependent because they are working so hard to hold the family together.
People often do not realize the depth of the problem until things advance and become quite bad. In the beginning, family members will start to question the severity of the alcohol problem and may even mistakenly believe it is not that bad. Denial often ends up being confronted in a stressful manner. At some point, the family members must come face to face with the issues or they will never be able to get help for their needs.
How to Get Help
Family issues can vary greatly when it comes to dealing with an alcoholic. Most people find it difficult to admit they need help. Reaching out for help can be hard, but getting the professionals involved could end up saving the alcoholic's life and helping the family members better cope with the issues.
When it comes to therapy, it is essential families get just as much counseling as the alcoholic. Counseling sessions that are carried out as a family are conducive for helping in the healing process. Individual therapy is also recommended to help with each individual's own personal issues regarding the alcoholic in their family.
It takes time for healing to take place within a family, but it can happen. If you are dealing with an alcoholic family member, reach out for help now.


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I am using kubuntu 10.04 and now I want to install Mac on my PC.
I have my data scattered in over 200 Gb and I want take a backup such that with one command all my data is saved into a single file.
Then if my MAC installation fails then just format my hard drive and restore the system in its original form.
I know about "dd" but I am skeptic about it .
Is it possible?


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A Lyndora teenager on probation was arraigned Friday on felony drug charges for having more than 100 stamp bags of suspected heroin and 20 grams of suspected marijuana.
Austin Paul Smith, 18, was nabbed with the alleged drugs May 3 after two Butler County probation officers spotted him riding a bicycle in the Lyndora area.
One of the officers, who supervises Smith, was immediately suspicious, according to a criminal complaint filed by county Detective Tim Fennell, who heads the Butler County Drug Task Force.
The teen previously told the officer that he was going to be at work that day.
The officers later stopped Smith in the back of Pullman Park in Butler. He handed over a back pack that contained marijuana, a digital scale and cell phone, documents said. He also admitted he had "dope" in his pocket.
A search turned up a plastic prescription bottle containing 101 glassine bags of suspected heroin. The bags were packaged in 11 bundles with rubber bands.
He was subsequently placed in the Butler County Prison on a probation violation.
At Friday's arraignment, District Judge William Fullerton gave Smith a recognizance bond in the drug case. The defendant was later returned to the prison where he's being held on two probation detainers.


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I've already written about MySQL backup using a shell script and consistent backup with Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM) snapshots:
A snapshot volume is a special type of volume that presents all the data that was in the volume at the time the snapshot was created. This means you can back up that volume without having to worry about data being changed while the backup is going on, and you don't have to take the database volume offline while the backup is taking place.
Niclas has posted a nice howto about consistent MySQL backups using Solaris UNIX ZFS snapshots:
In this article I will show you how to install MySQL on a ZFS file system and supply you with a script to make consistent snapshots of the databases. This script may not be 100% fit for busy sites but for most smaller places I think it is perfect.


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Clearly Government Day at BlackBerry World™ 2012 was both a major undertaking and a project Research In Motion (RIM) feels passionate about, which is why we we're thrilled it was so well received by attendees. Not only was this a great place to hear from some industry leading experts from RIM, but it also gave government leaders a rare opportunity to network with peers and gain key learnings from the presentations made by agencies from Brazil, the UK, and the US. The presenting agencies have all used mobile technology in truly transformative ways – not merely deploying devices or administering servers, but helping achieve organizational goals around improved public servant productivity, increased accessibility of government programs, and enhancing public safety.
We're confident that attendees left Government Day not only more technically knowledgeable, but more inspired and filled with ideas for how they can transform their own organizations. Here's a glimpse at what some of the attendees had to say about this event:


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Power and the People: The U.S. Census and Who Counts
Exhibit - Artifacts | September 16, 2019 – March 1, 2020 every day | Doe Library, Bernice Layne Brown Gallery
Since 1790, the U.S. Census has impacted many aspects of our lives. It determines congressional apportionment, decides which communities receive a slice of $500,000,000,000 in federal funds, and provides information essential to policy making. Census questions also reflect the beliefs, concerns and prejudices of their time, starting with the first census which mandated that enslaved people be counted as ⅗ of a person. Over time, the Census has reflected and responded to changing cultural norms, especially around race, gender, disability and sexual orientation.
Even with its limitations, the U.S. Census is the best, and often only, source to examine the countrys demographic trends. Census information shows us the direction we are headed. It shines light on disparities and provides information crucial to civil rights enforcement, helping us improve as a society. But it cant do any of this without participation, which is in jeopardy.
Because the Census touches so many aspects of our society, we cant cover everything in a single exhibit. We have selected areas we think are particularly important, and invite you to explore the exhibit and some of the complexities -- and the power -- of this 230 year old process.


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I recently found paredit. It is a mode which allows you to edit s-expressions (sexps) in a structured way.
Essentially it forces you to maintain balanced parentheses by always inserting/deleting matched pairs. It is very easy to modify the current sexp to: enclose (wrap) the next element, to merge it up one level (aka splice, i.e. remove a set of parentheses), to split the current sexp, etc.
It works with round parens
(), square brackets
[], curly braces
{}, and angle braces
<>. It also handles string quotes
" the same way.
Deleting and killing of text also works nicely. For example,
C-k is bound to
'paredit-kill which has the following behavior (note:
| represents the cursor position):
(foo bar)| ; Useless comment!It's taking a little getting used to, but I'm finding myself thinking less about where the current block of code ends than I used to. The parentheses just take care of themselves...
(foo bar)|
(|foo bar) ; Useful comment!
(|) ; Useful comment!
|(foo bar) ; Useless line!
(foo "|bar baz"
(foo "|"
This is how I enabled it:
(defun turn-on-paredit-mode ()
(paredit-mode +1))
;; I didn't like C-j being overridden, I want it to still work the old way in lisp-interaction
(eval-after-load "paredit"
(define-key paredit-mode-map (read-kbd-macro "C-j") nil)))
(add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'turn-on-paredit-mode)
The cheat sheet is probably the best way to get an idea of what is possible. Check it out here. Also, the command documentation is very complete (see the above which was grabbed right from the
C-k documentation, so it's easy to remind yourself what is possible.
About the only problem I've had is when I've yanked code that has unbalanced parens. So I wrote a little advice which at least warns you and allows you to abort if the yanked text is unbalanced. It's not perfect, but it is a reasonable first implementation:
(defun paredit-check-region-for-yank ()
"run after yank and yank-pop to verify balanced parens"
(when paredit-mode
(narrow-to-region (point) (mark))
(condition-case nil
(if (not (y-or-n-p "The text inserted has unbalanced parentheses, continue? "))
(delete-region (point-min) (point-max)))))))))
(defadvice yank (after yank-check-parens activate)
(defadvice yank-pop (after yank-pop-check-parens activate)


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Police make drug arrest in Severn
Detectives seize drugs, cash, car
A 26-year-old Severn man was arrested on drug-related charges, Anne Arundel County police said.
Police said detectives conducted a traffic stop on a man leaving the home for which they had a search warrant. Once the vehicle was stopped, detectives identified the driver as the person listed in the search warrant. At that time, the man was detained and searched, police said.
Detectives found about .6 grams of suspected heroin with an estimated street value of $72, about 13.6 grams of suspected crack cocaine with an estimated street value of $1,224, and 2.9 grams of suspected marijuana with an estimated street value of $58. They also seized $576 in cash along with the vehicle.
Detectives then went to the 8200 block of Marlton Court to execute the search warrant on the home where they found a digital scale and baggies in the bedroom of the suspect.
Police said Detiko Rodney Dillard, of Severn, was arrested and faces numerous drug charges.


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kentf brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 96 Designs von 29 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
When the student is ready the teacher will appear. This is the motto of ZenAsk.
ZenAsk is a startup focused on delivering an enlightened QnA experience based on your interests. We have a lot of support behind us, and we are almost ready to go.
All we need is an amazing logo
Early adopters.
University students.
Heavy internet users.
We are a startup so it should look as sexy and cool as possible. However, given our Zen theme, SIMPLE is the key. It should be simple, but intriguing.
We have an idea for how we would like the logo designed.
I attached a file of something called a Zen Circle. It's essentially a brush stroke in the shape of a circle. Since our initials are ZA (ZenAsk), I think it would be cool for the logo to look like an @ sign, where the circle is like the brushed Zen Circle, with a stylized 'a' in the middle.
Does this make sense?
Colors to work with: White, Black, Red (Blood darker red):
Black background - Red and white foreground
White background - Black and Red foreground
Red background - Black and White foreground
We are open to suggestions but really like the concept of the Zen circle that forms the shape of an @ sign.
Please let me know if you need anything,
Finden Sie heraus, wie ein Designwettbewerb funktioniert, oder lernen Sie mehr über unsere Logo-Design-Angebote.


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Facts to understand about cell phone signal booster.
Many people all over the country are using cell phone signal boosters today and it is expected that the number of users in coming time will increase to almost double. Cell phone signal booster is a technology which is made to solve the low signal problem so that dropped calls due to network problems can be avoided. It is to be noted that companies are introducing latest form of spectrums in their services but they are not willing to install more signal towers. Yes, latest spectrum technologies do provide high speed and…Read more


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By now I think most of the online mothering community has heard about the ridiculous, ignorant comments by Bill Maher and actions by Facebook regarding breastfeeding – making both of them look like real boobs.
If you have been living under a rock and are in the dark on these issues, Suburban Oblivion did a good job of covering the Bill Maher story – equating breastfeeding to masturbation?? What is wrong with you, Bill?! – a couple weeks ago.
Then there's Facebook and MySpace's idiocy of banning breastfeeding pictures because they are "obscene." (However, a new social networking site still in beta called Cre8buzz, allows nursing photos AND is supportive of breastfeeding mothers. Yay, Cre8buzz! Here's a link to become a beta tester.)
All of this leads me to the point of my post, which is that the League of Maternal Justice is hosting a virtual nurse-in AKA "The Great Virtual Breast Fest" on 10/10/07 at 10 a.m. "We're asking women around the world to speak out – and squirt out! – against the banning of breastfeeding pictures on Facebook, as well as against the constant onslaught of negative attention toward breastfeeding mothers in public spaces and in the media."
The League is asking for your breastfeeding videos or photos while you participate in the Breast Fest which they will compile to "let the world know that there is no shame, only power, in caring for our children."
Not breastfeeding, but support it? The League of Maternal Justice loves your boobs too! 😉 "You can participate by writing a post – even a blurb will do – about why you support women's right to nourish their children whenever and whatever and in whatever manner they wish."
Please grab a button from their site and help spread the word. The more boobs, the better. 🙂 And if you plan on participating, let them know by emailing The Boob Squad.
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The hardhearted person who cannot forgive or live in proper relation to others in Christ's body (18:1-35) will also despise weaker people in society-in Jesus' day, these included wives (19:1-12; compare Mal 2:14-16) and children (Mt 19:13-15). By contrast, Jesus, who is not hardhearted, remains unimpressed by worldly status (vv. 16-22). When we hold grudges against a genuinely repentant spouse and remain hardhearted toward her or him-whether or not we officially cast the person away-we hinder our own communication with God (1 Pet 3:7-12) and ultimately can invite our own damnation (Mt 18:34-35).
It is thus no coincidence that in Matthew Jesus' teaching on marital commitment directly follows his teaching on forgiveness (18:21-35), just as in Mark it follows a discussion of sinning against a "little one" (Mk 9:42-50; compare Mt 18:7-9). The more intimate the relationship, the deeper the wounds of interpersonal friction sear; marriage without forgiveness and reconciliation would be difficult. Some of Jesus' contemporaries for this reason either emotionally neglected or divorced their wives; many of our contemporaries refuse to form close bonds of commitment to begin with. This passage provides a number of essential principles.
Jesus Summons Us to Work Toward God's Ideals (19:1-6)
God wants us to work for the purposes he intended for the world before it was marred by sin. Matthew introduces the setting of Jesus' debate in a manner similar to Mark 10:1, but again notes Jesus' healings (19:1-2). The religious elite, perhaps provoked again by Jesus' indisputable signs (compare 9:34; 12:14, 24; 14:36-15:1; 15:38; 16:1), try to lure him into a debate on the sorts of issues in which they had sharpened their own debating skills.
The two main schools of Pharisaic teachers debated the meaning of Deuteronomy 24:1, in which a man finds "any matter of indecency" (my translation) in his wife and hence divorces her. The School of Shammai interpreted Deuteronomy 24 as indicating that a man could divorce his wife for the cause of unfaithfulness ("indecency"); the School of Hillel understood the passage to mean that a man could divorce his wife for any cause, even burning his toast ("any matter"-m. Gittin 9:10; Sipre Deut. 269.1.1). In practice both schools agreed that the law at least often granted the man a right to divorce, regrettable as divorce was (as in b. Sanhedrin 22a).
Jesus, however, circumvents their whole argument based on Deuteronomy 24. The ultimate issue should not be the right to divorce, but God's original desire for husbands and wives to be one flesh (compare Belkin 1940:231); "one flesh" is the language of family ties and alliances (as in 2 Sam 5:1). The Genesis principle from which Jesus draws this application goes beyond opposing divorce; it opposes marital disharmony altogether. Indeed, the purpose of the Deuteronomy 24 law itself was probably "to check haste in divorce" (Gundry 1982:380), hence to provide some legal protection for the wife (Luck 1987:109; compare Coiner 1968:368-69). Jesus' call to follow and proclaim him comes first (Mt 10:34-39; 19:27-30), but one's relationship with a spouse must take priority over any other relationship but one's relationship with Christ.
Although his opponents claim Scripture for their purposes, Jesus challenges their actual knowledge of Scripture by showing that they are proof texting rather than reading it in light of God's whole plan: Haven't you read . . . ? (v. 4; compare 12:3; 21:16, 42; 22:31). Some Pharisees might have considered Jesus "liberal" (as we would put it) in his interpretations, but his objection was not to Scripture but to human traditions of interpretation (15:2-9; compare 5:17-20; 8:4; 22:24, 32); here he even attributes a saying of the biblical narrator directly to God (19:4-5; J. Wenham 1977:28).
Some People Interpret the Bible in a Way That Treats Others Unjustly (19:7-8)
God sometimes allowed what was less than ideal because people's hard hearts made the ideal unattainable (for example, Ex 13:17; 1 Sam 12:12-13). To be able to exercise some restraint over human injustice, Moses' civil laws regulated some institutions rather than seeking to abolish them altogether: divorce, polygyny, the avengers of blood, and slavery (Keener 1992b:192-96). Jewish lawyers themselves recognized that God had allowed some behavior as a concession to human weakness (Daube 1959).
Nevertheless, Jesus' opponents here assume that whatever the law addresses it permits (Mt 19:7). Jesus responds that Moses permitted this merely as a concession to Israel's hard hearts, implying that his questioners who exploit this concession also have hard hearts. Thus in Matthew (in contrast to Mark) the Pharisees even exploit Moses' concession as a command (Gundry 1982:380). American slaveholders were similarly sure that the practice of slavery in biblical times proved the Bible's approval of slavery (Sawyer 1858), the same way Muslim slaveholders applied the Qur'an (Gordon 1989:xi; B. Lewis 1990:78). Some husbands today twist biblical teachings to justify abusing their wives (see, for example, Alsdurf and Alsdurf 1989). And some churches use Jesus' words in this very passage-words that may have been meant to protect an innocent Jewish wife from being wrongfully divorced by her husband (Kysar and Kysar 1978:43; France 1985:280; M. Davies 1993:54)-to batter innocent parties in divorces. Human nature has changed very little in two millennia.
An Exception for the Innocent Party (19:9)
God's ideal was always that we should avoid divorce; the preservation of a marriage depends on both wills, however, and one partner can sometimes end a marriage unilaterally against the other's will (see comment on 1:19). Roman law permitted either party to divorce the other; Jewish law permitted the husband to divorce the wife, regardless of the wife's wishes (Keener 1991a:51).
Matthew mentions an exception to the general rule about divorce: except for marital unfaithfulness, or literally (and more ambiguously) except for porneia, sexual immorality. The NIV probably rightly interprets the sense for this context, which provides a specific exception for those already married. When Matthew speaks of this exception, his readers very probably would have understood this as a legal charge (as in Quint. 7.4.11; Suet. Julius 6, 74), hence as referring to unfaithfulness; thus, for example, the wife's adultery exempted the husband from returning her funds to her (Safrai 1974-1976b:790). Jewish and Roman law both required divorce for these grounds (Safrai 1974-1976b:762; see comment on 1:19). Matthew's audience would thus probably interpret these words in line with the typical meaning of "infidelity," namely, sexual unfaithfulness to the marriage, as grounds for divorce. Mark and Luke probably could assume such an exception without explicitly stating it (Carson 1984:418). As France puts it (1985:124): To repudiate a wife after she had committed adultery was therefore simply the recognition that the marriage had already been terminated by the creation of a new union. . . . The Matthaean exceptive clause is . . . making explicit what any Jewish reader would have taken for granted when Jesus made the apparently unqualified pronouncements of Mark 10:9-12.
I believe that most other views of porneia in this text fail to treat Matthew's specific cultural setting adequately (taking into account the "charge") beyond their own proposal. Most of these views also give porneia ("immorality," "infidelity") a more restricted meaning than it normally bears unless explicitly qualified, which it is not here (as noted by many commentators, such as Hagner 1993:124). They also miss how such a term (used in its unqualified, general sense) would function in a usual legal context (see above). Most views other than the infidelity view imply that Matthew permits divorce only when the original marriage is not valid, but divorce was unnecessary in the case of invalid marriages; further, such marriages were not common enough to warrant Matthew's mention.
"Except for infidelity" may modify Jesus' statement about divorce rather than remarriage (Heth and Wenham 1984:117; G. Wenham 1984 and 1986; compare against this position Murray 1953:39-43), but if it does, it does so precisely because in Jesus' graphic statement it is the validity of the divorce that is in question. No one permitted remarriage if a divorce was invalid, but a valid divorce by definition included the right to remarry, as is attested by ancient divorce contracts (see, for example, m. Gittin 9:3; CPJ 2:10-12, 144; Carmon 1973:90-91, 200-201) and the very meaning of the term (besides sources in Keener 1991a, see, for example, Jos. Ant. 4.253; Blomberg 1992:111). Jesus' point is at any rate not to break up second and third marriages (even for guilty parties)-as if the hyperbolic element in his graphic statement might be missed-but to underline in no uncertain terms the sanctity of marriage and our solemn responsibility to preserve it when this is at all possible. Thus most conservative Christian writers acknowledge some cases where divorce and remarriage are permitted (for example, Dobson 1986:68; Adams 1980:86-87).
Remaining Single Is Sometimes the Price of Following Jesus (19:10-12)
The disciples are concerned about the danger of marrying without an escape clause, and Jesus responds to their question (Carson 1984:418-19; France 1985:282). Parents arranged marriages, and in Galilee at least prospective spouses could not spend time alone until after the wedding (Safrai 1974-1976b:756-57; Finkelstein 1962:1:45). Then, more so than today, marriage partners could not know in advance how their spouse would turn out. To marry without the possibility of divorce in a painful marriage seemed worse than not marrying at all! Responding to this objection, Jesus replied that some would indeed be better off not marrying; perhaps because of the intensity of their calling, it would be difficult for them to find a compatible spouse who would share their commitment (this is not only an ancient situation).
Jesus' remark about celibacy is graphic and would certainly seize the attention of Jewish listeners; Jewish people did not allow eunuchs into the covenant (Deut 23:1; though compare Is 56:4-5; Tannehill 1975:136-37). Although some sectarians in the wilderness may have preferred celibacy, mainstream Jewish society regarded marriage and childbearing as solemn responsibilities (Keener 1991a:72-78). A metaphor of such shame and sacrifice testifies to the value of the kingdom of God for which anyone would pay such a price (Tannehill 1975:138-40). By embracing both shame and temporary self-control, Joseph to a lesser extent models the nature of this demand (1:25; compare 1 Cor 7).
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William McHenry and Sons Distillery - or - Wm. McHenry and sons Distillery
I have worked in the health care area for a number of pharmaceutical companies for 25 years and have decided to take a change in direction.
I am moving my family from Sydney down to a property I have at Port Arthur Tasmania to set up a Distillery.
The Distillery will be a small family distillery making a range of spirits including whiskey, rum, vodka and gin.
I would like this Distillery to be a long-running family business and to eventually leave a legacy for my children and the local region.
The distillery will be a small batch business concentrating on quality, character and innovation.
My family heritage winds its way back to my Scottish and Irish ancestors so I would like to include this in the company identity.
The distillery will be the southern most distillery in Australia.
The audience will be quite wide as I will be producing a range of products which have different target markets. As well it will evolve over time. Tasmania has a new and growing boutique distillery business and is attracting interest internationally for its pure and high quality spirit.
The distillery is to be located near Tasmania's most popular tourist attraction so I expect a lot of tourists to visiting the distillery. The tourists will come from all over the world and be a wide demographic and socio-economic strata.
Over time I expect to target overseas markets (EU and China) with an eye on exporting the product.
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Whiskey - male young sophisticated professionals that have made it or want to make it
Shipsterns Rum - surfing fraternity particularly those seeking to ride or dreaming they can ride the remote monster waves found at Shipsterns bluff
Gin - tourist trade visiting the convict site at nearby Port Arthur
Vodka - female young sophisticated professionals that have made it or want to make it
An icon that can will help create an identity for the new business but will last as this business is intended to be passed on through family generations.
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The logo will be found on business stationary (brochures, business card, letter head, invoices). It will be used on the business merchandise (labels, cartons, banners) as well as signage for the distillery.
I would like to create the feel of an old established distillery even though the business is brand new.
I would like to leverage the Celtic/Scottish heritage and I like the look and feel of Celtic icons.
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Suspect arrested for Fed Reserve Bank attack plot
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NEW YORK A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday after attempting to blow up a fake car bomb outside the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan, authorities said.
Before trying to carry out the alleged terrorism plot, Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis went to a warehouse to help assemble a 1,000-pound bomb using inert material, according to a criminal complaint. He also asked an undercover agent to videotape him saying, "We will not stop until we attain victory or martyrdom," the complaint said.
Agents grabbed the 21-year-old Nafis -- armed with a cellphone he believed was rigged as a detonator -- after he made several attempts to blow up the bomb inside a vehicle parked next to the Federal Reserve, the complaint said.
CBS News correspondent John Miller reported that it is possible authorities may take other people into custody in this case. They are looking at least five other people who are associates of Nafis. If Nafis is convicted in this case, he could face life in prison.
Authorities emphasized that the plot never posed an actual risk. However, they claimed the case demonstrated the value of using sting operations to neutralize young extremists eager to harm Americans.
"Attempting to destroy a landmark building and kill or maim untold numbers of innocent bystanders is about as serious as the imagination can conjure," said Mary Galligan, acting head of the FBI's New York office. "The defendant faces appropriately severe consequences."
Nafis appeared in federal court in Brooklyn to face charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support to al Qaeda. Wearing a brown T-shirt and black jeans, he was ordered held without bail and did not enter a plea. His defense attorney had no comment outside court.
The defendant "reported having connections" to al Qaeda, prosecutors said. But there was no allegation that he received training or direction from the terrorist group. Nafis was living in Queens.
Prosecutors say Nafis traveled to the U.S. in January to carry out an attack. In July, he contacted a confidential informant, telling him he wanted to form a terror cell, the criminal complaint said.
In further conversations, authorities said Nafis proposed several spots for his attack, including the New York Stock Exchange -- and that in a written letter taking responsibility for the Federal Reserve job he was about to carry out, he said he wanted to "destroy America." Other communications took place through Facebook, the complaint said.
A source told CBS News' Pat Milton that the arrest was the result of a several-month investigation, and that the suspect is from Jamaica, Queens, in New York. CBS News has also learned that Nafis was enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University for the spring semester earlier this year and that he was pursuing a degree in cyber security; he is not currently enrolled there.
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Nafis came to the U.S. on a student visa. He said the man came under the guise of going to school in Missouri but was really plotting an attack. Kelly said the city remains at the top of the terrorist target list.
The bank in New York, located at 33 Liberty St., is one of 12 branches around the country that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, make up the Federal Reserve System that serves as the central bank of the United States. It sets interest rates.
The Fed is also home to "the world's largest accumulation of gold," according to the bank's website. Dozens of governments and central banks store a portion of their gold reserves in high-security vaults deep beneath the building. In recent years, it held 216 million troy ounces of gold, or more than a fifth of all global monetary gold reserves, making it a bigger bullion depository than Fort Knox.
Kelly said the plot demonstrates the continued threat of terrorism against the city.
"Whether al Qaeda operatives like Iyman Faris or those inspired by them like Jose Pimentel, terrorists have tried time and again to make New York City their killing field," said Kelly in a statement. "We're up to 15 plots and counting since 9/11, with the Federal Reserve now added to a list of iconic targets that previously included the Brooklyn Bridge, the New York Stock Exchange, and Citicorp Center. After 11 years without a successful attack, it's understanding if the public becomes complacent. But that's a luxury law enforcement can't afford."
The FBI has come under criticism for similar sting operations recently. Back in September, Adel Daoud was arrested in a sting operation and charged for trying to blow up a Chicago bar with an explosive. According to the U.S. attorney's office, the device was harmless and that the public was not in danger. In court documents, Daoud told an undercover agent the reason for the attack was that America was at war "with Islam and Muslims." Daoud's attorney said that his client was encouraged by federal agents to take part in terrorism.
Four men were convicted in 2009 in a plot to bomb synagogues and shoot down military planes with missiles -- a case that began after an FBI informant was assigned to infiltrate a mosque in Newburgh, about 70 miles north of New York City. The federal judge hearing the case said she was not proud of the government's role in nurturing the plot.
In 2004, a Pakistani immigrant was arrested and convicted for a scheme to blow up the subway station at Herald Square in Midtown. His lawyers argued that their client had been set up by a police informant who showed him pictures of Iraq abuse to get him involved in an attack against civilians.
So how often is the FBI do these stings? In the universe of cases since 9/11, there have been about 300 arrests in terrorism cases, reported Miller. Of that, about 100 have involved plots. And of those, about 25 of them or so have involved actual stings where people carried what they believe were real bombs to launch attacks. So a lot more often than the general public is really aware.


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The music industry's eternal fascination with buzz bands (and to be honest, music blogs' obsession with covering new bands first) has never been kind to those acts that need time to find their feet. Hype favours those that show flashes of brilliance out of the gate, and those that carry on careers under the radar usually maintain loyal fan bases over celebrity status.
That Separations is Pulp's third album is remarkable for a few reasons; it's encouraging that any label would nurture this oddball disco pop for more than one record, and perplexing when you consider that Pulp still won't arrive at their signature sound until this record's follow-up a few years later.
But it did mark Pulp's move away from polarising art rock band status, and their steady creep towards accessible pop. There is nothing on Separations that is cringe inducing; on the contrary, there are a few truly great songs. Singles 'Countdown' and 'My Legendary Girlfriend' distinguish themselves with their pulsing disco sleaze while 'Death II' could easily be plucked out and relocated elsewhere in the band's later catalogue unnoticed. Listening to 'This House Is Condemned', however, sounds as fresh now as any contemporary electronica, and, 20 years after its release, could actually be considered fashionable.
As a reissue, the album is, of course, bolstered with a few bonus tracks, including the to-be-expected remix of 'Countdown'. The cheerful jaunt 'Death Goes to the Disco' is a welcomed addition, though 'Death Comes to the Town' is downright superfluous.
Perhaps what really cuts Separations off from the canon of Pulp's work is in Jarvis Cocker himself. Shades of the frontman that he will become are there, but the delivery isn't quite right yet, the observations are less keen, the presentation is just lacking. This younger specimen has a fascination with death and the macabre that will eventually be supplanted by a fixation on class warfare and less euphemistic allusions to sex.
Separations isn't essential listening in the way the rest of Pulp's work from the Nineties is, but its growing pains don't relegate it to the realm of hardcore, forgiving fans. If nothing else, it shows awkward twentysomethings everywhere that there is still hope after the age of 30.
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