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The thing about risotto is that it's a hands-on dish. It's not difficult to make, at all — though it's gotten itself the reputation of a tricky recipe. Rather, it requires your full attention for about 20 minutes while you stir warm broth into the rice until the starch in the rice breaks down and it gets really creamy. But 20 minutes, that's all. Pay attention for that long and you'll have a restaurant-quality meal at home. And once you master the basic technique (that's the standing at the stove for 20 minutes part) you'll find that risotto is a blank canvas for any kind of add-ins. Make it lemony in the spring or add butternut squash in the fall; flavor it with seafood, beets, artichokes or even chocolate, and then turn the leftover risotto into fried croquettes called arancini or rice balls.
Nadia G's Creamy Gorgonzola and Portobello Mushroom Risotto is a is a good basic risotto recipe to start with. It's creamy not from tons of cream or cheese, but from the slow stirring process. A half cup of gorgonzola added at the end gives the dish a bright flavor that complements the sauteed mushrooms. Risotto makes a hearty meal on it's own, or you can pair it with a spinach salad so you get some extra healthy greens. To take it even further, serve it with a fancy blood orange mojito, like Nadia does on her Girls' Night In episode.
Risotto tip: For the best risotto, use only short-grain Italian risotto rice, such as the Arborio in Nadia's recipe; it's commonly available in most grocery stores. The short grains of this rice allow for the best absorption of the liquid and you'll have the creamiest risotto as a result.
Creamy Gorgonzola and Portobello Mushroom Risotto
Recipe courtesy of Nadia G
Serves: 4-6
3 cups organic chicken stock (substitute vegetable broth or stock to make it meatless)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
4 portobello mushrooms, diced
1 yellow onion, minced
Sea salt
2 cups Arborio rice
3/4 cup good white wine
1/2 cup crumbled gorgonzola
1/3 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Freshly cracked pepper
Bring the chicken stock to a bare simmer in a saucepan.
Meanwhile, heat the butter and olive oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and saute until golden, 1 minute. Add the mushrooms, onions and 1 teaspoon sea salt and saute for 8 minutes. Stir in the rice and cook for 2 minutes. Deglaze with the wine and cook until the wine has reduced completely. Ladle in the simmering broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until the rice absorbs all the broth before adding more. Repeat until all the broth has been added and the rice is al dente, about 20 minutes. Stir in the cheeses and a pinch of sea salt and pepper.
Spoon the risotto into bowls and enjoy.
Meatless Monday Mover and Shaker: NYC Parent Elizabeth Puccini
When Elizabeth Puccini sought to bring Meatless Monday to The Children's Workshop School in Manhattan, she found that it was surprisingly easy to bring the program to not just that school, but to three New York City schools that share the same cafeteria. All she had to do was ask, and the School Foods Manager agreed to eliminate fried foods at school and add more plant-based foods to the menu, like chick peas and tofu on the salad bar. For parents frustrated with the healthy or meatless options at their children's' schools, Elizabeth suggests taking the first step and setting up a meeting with the school's School Foods Manager (every school is assigned one) to discuss healthier options.
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This article was published 16/12/2012 (1710 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
While neighbours in Alberta and Saskatchewan enjoyed the wealth of King Oil, Manitobans sat back and waited patiently for their own days of energy prosperity.
It would take time, a slow shift to a green-conscious economy and big investment in infrastructure, but sure enough, the province's clean, low-cost electricity, generated safely and reliably by northern power dams, would be the oil of the 21st century to meet the never-ending demands of American consumers.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the future.
The North American energy equation has changed so rapidly Manitobans are now taking a hard look at what was once a given -- continued massive expansion of hydroelectric generating capacity.
The NDP government, which has long sung the praises of northern hydro development, has asked the province's Public Utilities Board to review two proposed projects with a price tag of $13.4 billion to determine if there is a better alternative, such as electricity generated from natural gas.
The board will do a review, though it has already said Manitoba Hydro, the government-owned public utility, could build a natural gas-fired plant to supply Manitobans with power cheaper than that from the two northern dams.
The NDP is still saying publicly the Keeyask and Conawapa projects represent a major economic-development opportunity, one that could propel the province's economy for decades to come.
But the review has the feel of political cover for a government looking for a way out of a difficult situation. The NDP is in a tough spot, which could become a politician's nightmare -- rising electricity prices at home while Manitoba Hydro is financing expensive projects to generate power for consumers elsewhere who no longer want to buy it.
Power generated from the mighty Nelson River has been at the core of Manitoba energy development since the 1950s. Much of the water in the province is generating electricity. Lake Winnipeg, the 11th largest freshwater lake in the world, has been transformed into a giant hydroelectric reservoir for the Nelson River system.
Successive provincial governments have based energy policy on continued expansion of northern projects to produce more electricity to sell in export markets to the south, such as Minnesota and Wisconsin, while keeping rates in Manitoba low.
All major projects have been conceived with this in mind.
A new transmission line from the north is now proposed around the western side of Lake Manitoba instead of a much shorter and cheaper route on the eastern side of Lake Winnipeg, where it was originally planned. Why? Because of environmental concerns and fears U.S. consumers might boycott Manitoba power if a line cuts through the undeveloped boreal forest of eastern Manitoba.
But the model based on growing U.S. demand is cracking.
The first crack came with the economic crisis that began reducing demand in 2008. Now there are more permanent cracks.
What American consumers want most is cheap energy, and it has become more available due to much lower prices for natural gas, the result of new extraction methods.
There is growing reluctance in Manitoba to take the long-term gamble that new hydro power generation requires. Projects typically cost billions and take decades to plan and construct.
Keeyask planning started in the 1990s and it would not go into service until 2019. Conawapa would not produce power until 2025 at the earliest.
Manitoba enjoys the lowest electricity prices in Canada -- a fact the government trumpets to consumers and businesses alike. But those low prices are under pressure.
Manitoba Hydro got a 2.5 per cent rate increase as of Sept. 1 and has applied for a further 3.5 per cent increase as of April 1, 2013, and 3.95 per cent for each of the following 18 years.
The utility says the rate increases are necessary to partially offset the financial impacts of lower revenues due to economic conditions and lower prices in export markets.
Manitoba Hydro reported a net loss of $43 million for the first six months of the 2012-13 fiscal year and attributed part of it to lower demand for electricity due to economic conditions in the U.S.
It is hard to keep arguing for rate increases and planning for big projects in the face of such realities.
There is a renaissance in the U.S. oil industry that is changing the way Americans think about their need for Canadian energy of all types.
Just south of Manitoba, North Dakota is booming, drilling oil wells as fast as possible as it unlocks the potential in the Bakken Shale area.
There is a small pocket of drilling in southwestern Manitoba, but it is tiny compared with developments in Saskatchewan, North Dakota and Montana.
That's why Manitobans have always looked north -- only now the view is not what it once was.
Bob Cox is publisher of
the Winnipeg Free Press.

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Jennifer Lawrence + More Kick Off the 'Hunger Games' Mall Tour (Pics!)
The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth kicked off their mall tour in L.A. on Saturday. Pics here!
-Lucia Peters
Wait, what? A Hunger Games mall tour? Aren't mall tours a relic of the '80s, an event populated only by would-be "stars" and suburban tweens with nothing better to do with their time?
Apparently not, because it's true: You may have caught the announcement a couple of weeks ago, but just in case you didn't, The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth will be making appearances at malls in eight US cities over the next week to promote the movie. (P.S.: Word on the street is that author Suzanne Collins has seen the movie—and she loves it. Hoorah!) They kicked the tour off on Saturday in L.A., and from what we can see, it looks like it was a rip-roaring success! Want some photos? Here you go!
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It looks fun, doesn't it? It's certainly a far cry from the ancient mall tours of times gone by; not only are they signing autographs, but more interestingly, it looks like they're doing a panel as well.
Does this remind anyone else of the "victor's tour" tradition from books? Just a little? Because if that's what the movie's marketing people were going for, then the idea is nothing short of genius. They may not have, of course—the existing fandom and the popularity of the stars are certainly enough of a draw on their own—but I like to think that the victor's tour parallel occurred to at least one of the people who put the mall tour together.
In addition to Los Angeles, Jennifer and co. will be stopping by Atlanta, Phoenix, Chicago, Miami, Dallas, Minneapolis, and Seattle. Are you going? Let us know how it is!
Check out the full list of tour dates and details here, and catch more photos of the L.A. event here.
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HOUSTON - The time has come to announce… THE TOP 4 QUARTERFINALISTS (ists.. ists… ists..)
For the first time this season, I think America got it wrong. Very, very wrong. The two contestants that did not make the final four were Melanie Martinez (yeah that part is correct) and Amanda Brown. Really?! Amanda freaking Brown? After that epic comeback?! I am saddened. And her performance with Neyo was straight up HOT. I hope they fall in love and have musical, beautiful children.
With the loss of these two ladies, we also lose Adam as a coach in contention for the title. It all comes down to Cee Lo and Blake…
And with that, I give you your Top 4 Quarterfinalists:
1. Terry McDermott
2. Trevin Hunte
3. Cassadee Pope
4. Nicholas David
Did you miss any of the action from Tuesday night? Catch it all right here on the KPRC Prime Blog:The Voice, Top 6 Results video
Only two more weeks left! Who are you rooting for?
Thanks for reading, and as always, thanks for watching KPRC Local 2!


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Cleft lip is a treatable birth defect of the mouth that appears as
one or more splits (clefts) in the upper lip. Cleft lip can range from a small
indentation in the lip (incomplete cleft) to a split in the lip that may extend
up into one or both nostrils (complete cleft), and possibly into the palate.
Cleft lip forms early in fetal development. The main causes seem to be family history and the mother's health during pregnancy.
Cleft lip often occurs with cleft palate. These conditions are the
most common birth defects of the head and neck. Cleft lip, whether it occurs
alone or with cleft palate, is more common in males.
Cleft lip is corrected with surgery, usually within a newborn's
first 3 to 6 months. Depending on the type and severity of the deformity, more
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BROMSGROVE Museum could be reopening in the town at a new location, the Advertiser can reveal.
And the Friends of the Norton Collection Charitable Trust is reopening the old Birmingham Road museum as a special one-off this weekend, (February 8 and 9), as part a new fund-raising campaign that has been launched.
The museum was closed by Bromsgrove District Council in January 2008, citing the spiralling running costs and a drop in visitor numbers.
In the years since, campaigners have attempted to take over the running of the museum and reopen it to the public, but progress has been slow.
Last July there looked to have been a breakthrough as the authority accepted a £200,000 offer from the trust to buy the building.
The trust was given six months to raise this money, but during this time the trust considered alternate locations, and switched attention to buying the Steps House building.
The St John Street location became vacant after previous occupiers, Scotts Holt & Sellers, was taken over by mfg Solicitors LLP.
The trust say the building is ideal as it offers a town centre position, with potential for expansion so more items could be displayed.
To secure the building the trust needs to raise the purchase price of £250,000 by the first week in March. Additional extra funding will also be sought to comply with health and safety regulations, ensuring the building complies with modern disability access standards.
A fund-raising campaign is underway and this weekend the former Birmingham Road museum will reopen to Bromsgrove residents.
During the opening days interested parties will be able to sign up to become a member of trust, and have the opportunity to become a fund-raiser.
Souvenirs will also be given out, including an image of the construction of Liverpool's Liver Birds made by the Bromsgrove Guild.
Dennis Norton, who donated his lifetime's collection of around 25,000 artefacts to the museum, said: "We have found the best location for the collection - it is an ideal site for the museum and I hope the building becomes the permanent home.
"It opens up lots of possibilities."
Andrew Harris, the trust's chairman, said: "We are very anxious to get the museum open again. We have got a lot of support but sadly not too much time.
"We would encourage people to come along to the old museum this weekend."
The campaign has already attracted the support of Bromsgrove-born Lord Digby Jones, a former Government minister and Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry.
Lord Jones said: "It is essential Bromsgrove has a quality museum, to sustain knowledge of the heritage and history of our great town for future generations.
"I am delighted to be associated with the project and will do all I can to help make it the success it deserves to be."
The old museum will be open this Saturday and Sunday, from 10am to 4pm both days.
Anyone unable to attend but who is interested in supporting the trust is asked to contact Mr Norton by writing to The Forge, Broad Green, B60 1LW.


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Here are two different recipes I made for supper: The first was Grilled Fingerling Potatoes from Williams-Sonoma On The Grill and N.Y. Strip Steaks with Horseradish Sauce from Weber's Charcoal Grilling. I'm finally feeling comfortable enough with my new Egg that I am making something that doesn't just come from The BGE Cookbook.
The new potatoes are parboiled for 10 minutes.
The parboiled new potatoes are strained and then put back in a bowl and tossed with some white wine as they cool.
The dressing for the potatoes uses white wine, mayo, whole grain mustard, parsley, tarragon, kosher salt & black pepper.
The dressing is ready to mix.
The dressing is allowed to stand for 10 minutes, and is checked for seasoning.
The horseradish sauce for the steak used: sour cream, Dijon mustard, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, kosher salt & black pepper.
The horseradish sauce is mixed.
The steak sets out for 30 minutes before cooking. First it is sprayed with olive oil.
Then it is slathered with Dijon mustard and gets seasoned with salt & black pepper.
The cooled potatoes were tossed in the dressing and are placed inside a semi-circular BGE grill basket with a removable handle.
The potatoes get direct grilled at 400 degrees for 5 minutes a side.
The potatoes are ready to come off the grill and go into my unheated oven to hold while the steak was cooking.
The mustard slathered steak is on the grill which has been cranked to 550 degrees and I had tossed an oak chunk on when I took the potatoes off.
The steak cooked for 4 minutes per side turning once to get a medium rare which I checked with an instant read thermometer.
Time to eat-some grilled steak & potaotes
The steak had rested for 5 minutes & as you can see the cast iron grill grate gave some great grill marks.
The grilled fingerling potatoes were very tasty and were soft inside with a somewhat crispy skin.
Here is the horseradish sauce for the steak which had wonderful flavor without competing with or detracting from the flavor of the beef steak.
mmmmm yummy!
The steak was a perfect medium rare. I couldn't taste the Dijon mustard slather but I think it helped accentuate the beef flavor of the steak which was very prominent. The steak was tender & juicy.
This was a great meal all around especially considering it is something I threw together at the last minute. I didn't want to let this weekend pass without getting in some grilling time.


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"No matter how hard you try you can't stop us now"
In my last post, I discussed the influence of feminist thought in shaping my own personal lens to recognizing oppression. Acknowledging that definitions are many in this great movement, I shared one of my favorites from bell hooks: "Feminism—a movement to end sexist oppression." Great definition, short and sweet, but WOW does it pack some power! Over the next few posts, let's unpack some elements of this loaded definition. I'm drawing this exercise and explanation from a great in-person training a good friend developed years ago. It was such a moving activity, that I'll try to recreate in blog form for you.
First, let's hone in on word #3 in hooks' definition. "Movement" describes many different drives for change, awareness, structure, and preservation. To move carries many different meanings too. To move implies action. There should be no standing still in a movement. The movement to end sexual violence, for instance, has been changing, growing and evolving over half a century or more.
For some folks, "to move" means transporting from one space to another. In our case, the movement works to pave the road that helps victims in isolation move to survivors healing. We're blazing the path that moves oppressive thought process to enlightened conversation. Now, we're moving from awareness-raising to prevention through multilevel social change. Feminism won't limit you to thinking either; feminism encourages and builds from emotion and experiences. As feminists moving to end sexual violence we are a collective, inspired, engaged, active community of believers hoping for thinking for thriving for and working for a different world! This movement excites, and the energy keeps building. I can't wait to wake up in this world, and nothing that anyone says will stop me from hoping.
Tell what you hope for and what moves you below and stay tuned to continue unpacking feminism.


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›› Storify: El Paso business, civic leaders study Oklahoma City
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OKLAHOMA CITY - Ask almost any resident of Oklahoma City what it took to transform their downtown and their city, and three words resonate: Unity. Leadership. Hunger.
And millions of dollars, raised one penny at a time.
"Don't look at things as they are, look at things as they should be," former Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys told a group of El Paso civic and business leaders who recently visited the city to learn about its transformation. "You have to stand together with a common goal, a common vision and be brave enough - hungry enough - to make it happen."
The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce coordinated the trip to Oklahoma City on Sept. 13-15. Officials said the focus of the trip was to learn about that city's redevelopment firsthand, particularly as El Paso prepares for the $473 million quality-of-life bond referendum in November and the building of a $50 million downtown ballpark.
"It's not just about baseball, but it began with baseball and big dreams in Oklahoma City," said Richard Dayoub, chief executive officer of the El Paso chamber. "There's certainly lessons to be learned."
About 30 bankers, developers, architects, engineers, planners, arts and culture directors and nonprofit administrators toured Oklahoma City's downtown and its hospital district. "I'm impressed by what I see. I see how we can take bits and pieces from what they've done here to El Paso," Ray Adauto of the El Paso Builders Association during the trip.
"More than anything, I want to take back the ideas of vision and leadership, said."
Oklahoma City, the capital and largest city in the state of Oklahoma, has become a model city for turning around its economy and quality of life after decades of population decline and economic downturn.
The change is attributed largely to a series of initiatives that increased the sales tax by a penny, which raised millions of dollars for many projects. The investment was followed by billions of dollars of private investment and continues today with new multimillion-dollar downtown revitalization programs.
Located about 570 miles northeast of El Paso, the city is now home to the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, the RedHawks Triple-A baseball team, the popular Bricktown tourist destination and about 592,000 residents. The NBA team and tourist district did not exist before the city reinvented itself.
"You either invest in yourself the right way or you're stunting your own growth," Humphreys told the El Paso group during a luncheon at the Legends Lounge at the RedHawks Bricktown Ballpark. "We chose to invest in ourselves."
Essential to making change happen, according to Humphreys, is having unity among leaders, having leaders who are willing to put their political capital on the line, addressing the needs of the community, having a focus and a strategic plan that has something for everyone - and delivering on your promise.
Mick Cornett, the current mayor of Oklahoma City, said several things happened in Oklahoma City that united its residents as at no other time before.
The oil crash of the 1980s left the state in financial trouble, and in 1991, United Airlines chose Indianapolis, Ind., over Oklahoma City to build its billion-dollar maintenance facility, citing quality-of-life concerns as the major factor in the decision.
"We were pretty desperate; things were really bad," Cornett said. He added that the city was losing industry, population and its young people.
From that, the Metropolitan Area Projects was born. Approved by voters in 1993, the MAPS initiative increased the sales tax by 1 cent over five years and raised $363 million for a number of projects, starting with the Bricktown Ballpark.
In 1995, the Oklahoma City bombings, that killed 168 people not only rattled the city, but also created an "emotional impact like we'd never seen," Cornett said. In the loss and devastation, the community rallied together to support and improve the city, he said.
"From that moment, we just couldn't turn back." Cornett said.
Voters in 1998 approved a six-month extension to finish the projects, including the ballpark where the RedHawks now play, the mile-long Bricktown Canal, downtown trolleys, a new downtown library, state fair park improvements, and renovations to the Cox Convention Center and the Civic Center Music Hall.
After that success, the mayor said, Oklahoma City faced trouble attracting and retaining families and professionals, many citing the poor state of schools in the city. To help remedy that, the city again turned to the MAPS program but with a different focus: schools.
The Metropolitan Area Public Schools proposal called for every school in the Oklahoma City School District, the largest in the city, to be rebuilt or renovated. Suburban schools located within or near the city limits also received part of the MAPS money for capital projects.
The schools MAPS, a 1-cent sales tax increase for seven years, was approved by voters in 2001 and raised $534 million. The project also included a voter-approved $180 million bond issue. A seven-member trust appointed by the City Council and the school district oversees the project.
A recent initiative to improve downtown Oklahoma City is called Project 180, a four-year, $160 million redesign of streets, sidewalks, parks and plazas meant to make the area more pedestrian friendly. The project is financed through the tax increment financing district, voter-approved general obligation bonds and the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust.
Earlier this year, the city began "Spokies," a bicycle share and rental program funded in part by federal grant dollars. The program allows people to rent a bicycle from any one of several points in the downtown using their credit cards.
In the planning stages now is MAPS 3, a $777 million initiative that includes plans to improve the Ford Center multipurpose arena (home of the Thunder) and creating a $132 million, 70-acre downtown park.
"Our advantage has been we can pay as we go without creating debt," Humphreys said. Oklahoma City's sales tax rate is 8.375, of which the city receives 3.875 cents. Two of those cents are allocated to the city's general fund, and 1 cent dedicated to the MAPS program.
"I think that's how this all got sold to the people," said Oklahoma City resident Paul Roca, 45, during a night out at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. The three-story museum features a cafe, a rooftop terrace, a small theater and 15 galleries.
"Not everyone was in favor of this at the beginning, but you couldn't really argue over pennies when you considered the return," Roca said.
Texas caps the state's sales tax at 8.25 percent, of which the state government takes 6.25 percent.
El Paso already taxes at the 8.25 rate; the city collects one penny, and the other penny is split between the county and for transit. The city's sales tax revenues, about $72.5 million in fiscal year 2012, account for about 23 percent of its annual operating budget. Property taxes make up about 41 percent of the budget.
In El Paso, residential property owners carry the biggest tax burden, and bond debt is repaid primarily through that revenue. To help increase the commercial and industrial tax base, officials said, the city needs to attract more businesses to El Paso.
The city is now banking on the ballpark and the Triple-A baseball team to help boost that kind of development, provide entertainment and improve the quality of life in the region - which in turn could attract industry and needed professionals, such as doctors, to the city.
Opponents say they don't believe baseball will have that kind of impact, and they have been most upset that the issue didn't go to voters. Opponents also argue that tearing down City Hall and the Insights El Paso Science Center to make room for the ballpark is an unnecessary expense.
Oklahoma City officials said their MAPS plan required voter approval, and public buy-in has been important to success. Even so, Oklahoma City faced opposition and caused controversy.
The third reiteration of MAPS has had what some believe to be the most opposition. "We keep saying we need a break, we need to slow down," said a retired Oklahoma City educator, Charlie Henderson, during a stroll through the Oklahoma City National Memorial. "If we go through another recession and could lose tax revenues and be left with a lot of unfinished, unfunded projects."
Henderson's wife, Ellen, chimed in, "We just have to tread carefully."
Asked whether they believed Oklahoma City would have transformed itself had the bombings not occurred, the Hendersons couldn't answer.
"There's no telling," Ellen Henderson said.
Humphreys, the former Oklahoma City mayor, said the public investment has also spurred private investment - a reported $5 billion, including the $750 million Devon Energy 52-story corporate skyscraper completed earlier this year. Millions more have been invested in office buildings, restaurants, bars, hotels and condominiums, officials said.
Humphreys said getting the private sector to invest took only an invitation.
"We are not known for taking chances," Humphreys said about the business sector. "We are known for taking calculated risks."
Humphreys and Cornett agree that Oklahoma City's makeover was part luck, part vision.
"If you live and grow in a city, what you know is what you see," Cornett said. "Sometimes, you have to step outside of that and dream big."
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Health, research and the homeless
- Oklahoma City leaders pointed to two other major components of its success: Addressing the homeless and panhandler issues in the community, and investing in the health of its residents.
-The Homeless Alliance was formed in 2004 as a 10-year plan to end homelessness in the city. It was initially funded through private grants.
-The plan addressed the special needs of people with AIDS, mental illness and disabilities by providing shelter and creating special bus routes to the shelters and other facilities that offered central services. Programs to help prevent homelessness were also created.
-To reduce the number of panhandlers in downtown and Bricktown, Oklahoma City partnered with the Homeless Alliance to create a program in which people can buy food, shelter and bus vouchers to donate to panhandlers and homeless instead of cash.
-The Oklahoma Health Center is a 300-acre complex with 32 health care, medical research and public health institutions, including three major hospitals and the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center. The OHC supports more than 13,000 jobs and reportedly generates $807 million in annual labor income and $3.4 billion in annual economic impact.
-Two major components of the center are the Oklahoma University Medical Center Children's Hospital and the Presbyterian Health Foundation Research Park that supports biomedical technology.
By the numbers
El Paso - Oklahoma City 2010 Population : 665,568 -- 591,967 White : 80.8% -- 62.7% Black : 3.4 -- 15.1 Hispanic : 80.7% -- 17.2% Median value/housing units : $108,400 -- $124,600 Median household income : $37,428 -- $43,798 Persons below poverty level : 24.1% -- 16.6% Per capita retail sales (2007) : $13,146 -- $15,444
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2010 QuickFacts


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Niese's struggles prolonged in loss to Pirates
Unable to last five innings, southpaw gives up career-high eight runs
NEW YORK -- Jon Niese's Opening Day assignment technically came about by default, after Johan Santana's latest surgery forced the Mets to shuffle their rotation. But do not be mistaken: Niese earned that assignment on merit, just as he earned the five-year, $25.5-million extension his team gave him last April. The left-hander's career seemed to be arcing only upward.
Yet suddenly and inexplicably, he has turned a darker corner. Under dreary skies Saturday at Citi Field, Niese gave up a career-high eight runs to the Pirates in an 11-2 loss, which included a 47-minute delay in the ninth inning as heavy rains soaked the field.
Consider that a metaphor for the game itself. Niese was already coming off one of the worst starts of his career in Atlanta -- a four-inning, six-walk, seven-run drenching that he classified as "embarrassing" and "one of those outings I just want to forget." But it must have been difficult for him to do so Saturday, when his rebound attempt turned out so similar.
As in Atlanta, Niese cruised through the first inning without issue. But after a leadoff single in the second led to a run, the Pirates began piling on offense in the third. Andrew McCutchen's RBI hit gave the Bucs a two-run lead, and Jose Tabata doubled the margin with a two-run homer to center.
Niese temporarily settled down to pitch a perfect fourth inning, but trouble found him again when Jordy Mercer homered with one out in the fifth. Niese then walked back-to-back batters before delivering an 85-mph fastball on his final pitch of the day, which Tabata smashed to center field for an RBI double.
Niese said that his recent back trouble, which bothered him between starts, affected his arm angle to a debilitating degree. He plans to practice his windup in front of a mirror this week, hoping to correct the flaw.
"I'm not really deceiving anybody right now," Niese said. "With my arm angle being down, I think they can pick the ball up a lot sooner, and that's why I think they're not chasing some of the pitches that they normally have chased. Hopefully I can get it back."
Scott Atchison, who was supposed to be unavailable after giving the Mets two innings of relief the night before, replaced Niese and allowed both inherited runners to score, as well as one of his own. With that, the Mets found themselves in an inescapable nine-run hole, which later grew larger on Mercer's second homer of the day.
It hardly mattered that the Mets struggled offensively for the fifth straight game, making a winner out of Francisco Liriano in his season debut. Returning from an injury to his non-throwing arm, Liriano allowed his only run on Marlon Byrd's RBI infield single in the sixth. Otherwise he was brilliant, retiring seven in a row to open the game and finishing with nine strikeouts.
Manager Terry Collins said afterward that he will shake up the lineup for Sunday's finale, moving David Wright, Ike Davis and Lucas Duda all to run-producing slots.
"Hopefully we get going," Wright said.
An intriguing subplot developed in the seventh, when Collins used Jordany Valdespin as a pinch-hitter, one day after Valdespin showboated his solo home run in a five-run game. Pirates reliever Bryan Morris proceeded to plunk him in the right forearm with his second pitch, inciting the second-year player's ire.
"We all knew coming into today that the Pirates could have taken it one way," Wright said. "I think Jordany understands that."
The Mets could not concern themselves too much with Valdespin, however, considering how much of their worry was already reserved for Niese. Though Matt Harvey may be the new ace in Flushing and Zack Wheeler could soon pass Niese on the depth chart as well, the Mets view their lone left-handed starter as a 200-innings horse for years to come. In today's game, that is a rare commodity.
The Mets understood that locking up Niese long term was a risk, considering he had never submitted a full, healthy season at the time of his signing last April. But the lefty quickly quelled any concern, setting career highs last summer in innings, wins, strikeouts and ERA. His whiff rate was up and his walk rate was down.
Not so this season, which has seen Niese walk more batters than he has struck out. No qualified National League pitcher sports a lower strikeout-to-walk ratio than Niese, while only one has submitted a higher walk rate.
"It's tough," Niese said. "No pitcher wants to go through it, but it's reality right now. I've got to change it."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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all this but you didn't even mention which wireless card you have?
please include all the important information when asking questions, as instructed in the sticky's.
Hello everyone, this is my first time using BackTrack (I primarily use Windows and Ubuntu). So, when I got in everything seemed to be going fine, but then I tried to connect to the Internet and it didn't work. After doing some googling, apparently Wicd Network Manager is how you are able to connect to the internet. When I start Wicd, however, all it says is: No wireless networks found. So, I'm not sure what to do from here because all the other forums talk about people who have been using BackTrack and it just stopped working and there is nothing for first time setup. I've gone through tons of guides and done stuff with ifconfig, wlan0, and a bunch of other stuff so a step-by-step guide would be really helpful. A little information to help you help me:
My wireless network does work I use it all the time on my Windows
Currently, I am dual-booting, NOT USING VM
The computer works and there is nothing wrong with the drivers
I hope you guys can help and thanks in advance!
all this but you didn't even mention which wireless card you have?
please include all the important information when asking questions, as instructed in the sticky's.
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Excellent choice (Not using VM or USB).
Please, be more specifis as to the kind of wifi card you are using. Post the output of:
lspci | grep -i network (this will tell you the kind of wifi card you have installed)
Here is my output as example:
root@wheezy-64# lspci | grep -i network
0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
Post the ouput of :
iwconfig (See if interface is being seen by system, and post mode, access point, etc).
Here is my output:
root@wheezy-64# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:"MySSID"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Encryption keyff
Power Managementff
Link Quality=41/70 Signal level=-69 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:1 Invalid misc:123 Missed beacon:0
eth0 no wireless extensions.
Depending on the type of chipset, you can see the driver if supported by chipset: Install ethtool, look for it using the aptitude search ethtool, if in repos, then just do: ----> aptitude install ethtool
Then execute it: ethtool -i "your iface"
Here is a post of mine:
root@wheezy-64:# ethtool -i wlan0
driver: iwl3945
version: 3.2.0-2-amd64
firmware-version: 184.108.40.206
bus-info: 0000:0c:00.0
supports-statistics: no
supports-test: no
supports-eeprom-access: no
supports-register-dump: no
Also can see the driver: type lsmod (you can filter by driver name depending on the chipset, using | grep -i "driver")
First you have to see what is going on in your system, with your card.
Hey guys thanks a bunch for the help I didn't even think about the Wifi card.
root@bt:~# lspci|grep -i network
04:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)
root@bt:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
irda0 no wireless extensions.
FYI that is what appears as soon as I boot BackTrack 5 before loading Wicd or messing with anything.
Also, my Dad is in IT and he thinks the problem is probably that because my computer is old (Lenovo Thinkpad T43) BackTrack does not have its drivers pre-installed (just figured out sound doesn't work either) and that I will need to download them myself. However, as I am new I don't know where to go because of course they aren't on IBM's website.
Thanks a bunch for your help and hopefully you can fix the problem
I'm having similar issues. I previously had WinXP installed and was able to connect via WiFi. Here are the results for my system as per above:
root@bt:~# lspci | grep -i network
02:03.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)
root@bt:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
I'm running BT 5 R2 on a Dell Latitude D410.
So I'm working with my Dad to fix this problem and something weird happened. First of all, the problem appears to be that you need to install drivers for linux. Here is a nice guide I found online:
Drivers are an integral part of your computer. They are a type of software that allows your
operating system to understand your hardware. If you're using the Linux operating system, you'll
quickly find that not a lot of devices that were meant for Windows have Linux device drivers.
You can, however, quickly convert a Windows driver to Linux by installing a program called
NDISwrapper on your computer.
Step 1
Click "System," then click "Administration."
Step 2
Click "Synaptic Package Manager." This will open a utility that is built into Linux that is
designed to allow you to download and add software to your machine. This is similar to the
way "Add/Remove Programs" works in Windows.
Step 3
Type "ndiswrapper-utils" into the "Search" box. A listing of the same name will appear. Check
the box next to it. Next, type "ndisgtk" into the "Search" box. A listing of the same name will
appear. Check the box next to it.
Step 4
Click "Apply." Both components of the NDISwrapper utility will now install themselves onto
your Linux computer. Now, when you try to install a Windows driver on your computer, it will
automatically be converted to a Linux-compatible equivalent.
So, once you have that it makes it a lot easier to install these drivers onto linux. You'll have to navigate through your C drive to find the Windows versions and then try to convert them to linux drivers. The weird thing that happens is for me (and probably you too because we have the same wireless driver) is when I install the Wireless driver, which appears to be 7awc24ww, it seems like it's working, but it's actually not. Instead, I noticed the sound started working. So, we may have to create a new forum to try and determine which driver is the Wireless driver.
Well, if you want the linux driver, just install the firware..I have a Intel 2200 as well, working like a charm in all my 2 laptops with Debian and backtrack 5.
Download it from here: http://mmc.geofisica.unam.mx/debian/...mware-nonfree/
Look for the file: firmware-ipw2x00_0.35_all.deb (18-Jan-2012 22:32 511K). Is the latest. Also you have a bunch of firmwares for others cards.
Just do: dpkg -i firmware-ipw2x00_0.35_all.deb
The driver is for both ipw2100 and 2200.
ipw = Intel Pro Wireless
Thanks maverik35. I'll give this a go. Where should I save the firemware file to so the "dpkg....." command will work properly?
Anywhere..Desktop, /root, or create a folder and download it there, then just move to the place you downloaded it and run the dpkg -i "firmware......"
Thanks. This solved my problem.


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Long-term, Wildfires have Positive Impacts for Wildlife
AUSTIN—Despite the hardship endured by those closest to the recent wildfires, time will eventually illustrate the positive ecological role that fire plays. The scarring left by wildfires that consumed more than a million and a half acres in Texas so far this year will continue to fade, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists; replaced eventually by a landscape in much healthier condition for wildlife.
How long the recovery will take depends on a lot of things, most importantly rain.
"Following sufficient rainfall, recovery of burned vegetation will be fairly rapid," said Glen Gillman, one of TPWD's Wildland Fire Program Leaders. "Wildlife species such as white-tailed deer will move back into burned areas. This may take longer in areas where brush species were hit hardest."
Initial field assessments by TPWD biologists indicate minimal losses to wildlife populations from recent wildfires, although some mortality is to be expected during large scale fires, and plant communities are expected to recover over time. Individual ranches may see fewer animals until habitat conditions improve.
"Once rains come, forbs and grasses will respond quickly on most wildfire sites," said Chip Ruthven, TPWD wildlife management area project leader in the Panhandle. "Typically with spring fires warm-season grasses will respond better than forbs. Regrowth normally has a higher nutritive content and woody resprouts are more available for species such as white-tailed deer.
Big game animals, such as white-tailed deer and pronghorn antelope, are capable of evading fire, burrowing animals can seek refuge underground and birds fly out of harm's way.
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The impacts to ground nesting bird species, like bobwhite quail and turkey, are tougher to project because nesting cover will take longer to recover. But, they do come back.
"Game bird species evolved with fire and have been observed actively feeding in recently burned areas," noted Robert Perez, TPWD upland game bird program leader. "Seeds become easier to find not to mention the tasty toasted grasshoppers."
Since the fires occurred during drought conditions, nesting attempts were already limited, suggested Jason Hardin, TPWD turkey program biologist.
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Harry Luckman, 15, is one of just 14 youngsters who will man the sidelines at this Saturday's clash between Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tiger in what is the rugby league equivalent of the FA Cup Final.
The Philip Morant pupil was put forward for selection by Pete Le Marquand, his coach at the Colchester-based Eastern Rhinos rugby league club, for being an almost ever-present prop in the under 16s team.
Harry has managed to play most weeks despite having to manage the Type 1 Diabetes he has suffered from since he was a toddler.
Dad Robert said: "Harry hasn't missed a training session and he always wants to represent the club.
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Leeds Rhinos fan Harry, of Stanway, will spend the day at Wembley and hopes to meet his heroes including their stalwart prop Jamie Peacock.
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Hi all,
I thought that I would post some of my photos here. They are all of my family members, from my dad through to the youngest member of the family, little Elidh.
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By the year 2020, one in four Florida residents will be over the age of 65, and half of them will be 75 or older. To meet this challenge the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) developed a strategic plan to develop, implement, and monitor strategies to ensure a safe and efficient transportation system for all road users.
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Tracy knows she could be doing better financially: She should be saving for retirement and paying down debt.
Tracy's downfall has been spontaneous shopping.
"What I've mostly been spending my excess money on is online shopping -- at least $300 a month," says the 28-year-old warehouse manager.
Despite the free-spending tendencies, she still has managed to buy her first home on a single income of about $49,000.
Worth $240,000, she still owes about $171,000 on the bungalow.
Tracy also owes $12,000 on a student line of credit and about $14,700 on a five-year car loan, which charges about six per cent interest.
"When I have extra money, I've been putting it on the line of credit," she says, adding her only savings is a GIC worth about $3,000.
Tracy admits she doesn't pay much attention to how much she spends, but she would like to become more conscious of it.
"Everybody is supposed to start young for saving, but I just don't really have any idea of how to do that," she says. "It seems so far away, it's not really tangible right now."
Financial adviser Chris Hunter, with Scotiabank in Winnipeg, says Tracy's focus should be paying down debt as quickly as possible so she can free up cash flow that can be used for long-term savings.
As a homeowner, Tracy likely can open a home-equity line of credit (HELOC), which will allow her to borrow at a lower interest rate than she's paying on her debt. With the HELOC, she can borrow up to 80 per cent of the value of her home, which is about $192,000.
"When we take away the current mortgage balance, she is left with $21,100," says the personal financial planner.
Tracy has enough room to move her entire student line of credit and $9,100 of her car loan into the HELOC, combining the debts into a mini-mortgage with fixed payments. Making a regular monthly payment of $380, the debt will be paid in five years.
"The remaining $4,700 on the car loan can be moved to an unsecured line of credit with a rate of approximately prime plus two per cent," he says, adding that rate is still better than the 5.99 per cent rate she's paying now.
"With a payment of approximately $90 monthly, this would also be paid in full within five years."
But Tracy can also save in the meantime by cutting her discretionary spending.
"If she is able to reduce the online shopping to 50 per cent, this will increase her monthly surplus cash to $412."
This surplus should be automatically directed every month into a high-interest savings account for emergencies.
"Having enough savings for six months of expenses is ideal, but three months is a reasonable goal, keeping in mind her existing GIC can be used in this pool of money, too," he says. "But it is important to note this fund should be liquid and accessible and not locked into any terms."
When the emergency fund is in place, she can divert the monthly cash flow to long-term goals.
Tracy has a couple of options to save. She can choose to contribute to an RRSP, which will allow savings to grow tax-sheltered and provide her with an annual refund on income taxes paid on contributed earnings. Once retired, RRSP savings, when withdrawn, will be fully taxable. If planned properly, however, the withdrawn funds will be taxed at a lower rate than she pays on income now.
As an alternative, she could contribute to a TFSA, which would allow her money to grow tax-free. While contributions aren't tax-deductible, such as those for an RRSP, the money can be withdrawn without tax consequences. Over decades, TFSA savings can grow substantially and provide a tax-free income in retirement.
As for how to invest, Tracy first must determine what type of investor she is. She's young, so she could take on more risk by investing in the stock market, which often provides better returns than GICs over time.
"If she prefers low-risk, then doing a GIC would be the best option," he says, adding the GICs principal and the rate of return are guaranteed. "The negatives are that we are in a very low-interest-rate environment, so the return would be minimal, offering next to no growth potential that likely would not keep pace with inflation."
After 32 years of investing in GICs, using an average interest rate of 2.3 per cent and a yearly contribution of $4,944, Tracy will have $235,552 saved.
After inflation, that's about $125,000.
If she is willing to take on more investment risk -- such as a balanced portfolio of 50 per cent stocks and 50 per cent bonds -- she likely would be able to accumulate much more wealth by retirement.
If her investment portfolio averages about 6.5 per cent over three decades, for example, she will have accumulated $527,462.
The downside is market risk. Her capital is not guaranteed, so she could invest money and lose it -- though over long periods of time, there's a high probability stock and bond investments will increase in value.
It may turn out, however, Tracy has less free cash flow for savings than estimated because she will be paying more money on debt under the new plan. But with all her non-mortgage debts eliminated in five years, she also will have more cash flow for savings or paying down the mortgage at an accelerated pace.
Her long-term success hinges on discipline.
She admits she struggles with discipline when it comes to spending. Still, saving should become much easier with time, especially after five years of focusing on debt, Hunter says.
"That money has already been part of the budget, so it'd have no impact on her lifestyle spending."


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Come join us on December 7th for a full out Zumba Dance Party for Charity! Raising funds for Music Therapy Program at the UofA Stollery Childrens Hospital. Zumba class runs from 3:00pm-4:00pm. $15.00 for admission. Admission can be paid to Stephanie Edgren Barnes via paypal before the event, or at the door. This event is for everyone, no previous dance or zumba experience necessary! Please join us, and lets bring beautiful smiles and pure joy to the kids at the UofA Stollery Childrens Hospital. Lets make this event one to remember!! **If you have a small child, we will provide child care for the zumba dance portion, please indicate you require this** INVITE FRIENDS All Are Welcome!
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On a night when some of their long-suffering faithful finally abandoned them, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers rewarded the true Blue believers with a gritty -- and absolutely critical -- win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Canad Inns Stadium Thursday night.
With a franchise record streak of nine consecutive regular season sellouts snapped Thursday night by a crowd of 27,039 -- 2,504 short of a full house -- a chastened Bombers team finally found life -- and an effective starting quarterback -- in authoring a 32-25 come-from-behind victory over the Ticats.
The win improved the Bombers record to 2-5 and, more importantly, puts them two points behind the 3-4 Ticats for the third and final playoff spot in the East Division.
But most importantly of all, a sparkling performance by starting QB Joey Elliott -- making his third career CFL start and first since 2010 -- gave the faithful reason to believe the best may be yet to come, which they vocalized with chants of 'Jo-ey, Jo-ey, Jo-ey' in the fourth quarter.
Elliott went 33-43 for 406 yards, 1 TD and 0 INT against the Ticats -- far and away the single most effective performance by a Bombers quarterback this season.
"Personally, it's a great win," Elliott said after the game, "and for all the friends and family who have been backing me."
It was also, of course, a monumental victory for a Bombers team that had won just once in six games prior to last night and appeared to be in jeopardy of having the season slip away before Labour Day.
"The first thing is it allows us to keep pace with everyone else in the league," said head coach Paul LaPolice. "But more than anything, it was a lift for our guys."
In addition to Elliott, the Bombers did a lot of other things right Thursday night. While both the defence and special teams yielded costly big plays -- a second quarter 72-yard punt return for a touchdown by Hamilton's Chris Williams was particularly egregious -- both units also came up with big plays when they were needed most.
First and foremost, this one turned on the turnover battle. In a CFL season in which teams that have won the turnover battle have also won the game 89 per cent of the time, the Bombers forced six Hamilton turnovers -- three on fumbles by Hamilton QB Henry Burris. Winnipeg gave up no turnovers of their own, although it bears mention that Hamilton defenders dropped three easy interceptions.
Winnipeg scored 17 points off the Hamilton turnovers, but perhaps just as importantly took a Hamilton touchdown off the board in the first quarter when it still looked like the Ticats might turn things into a rout. With the Ticats already leading 7-1 and running roughshod over the Bombers defence, Winnipeg defensive end Alex Hall stripped the ball from Burris just as he was about to fall over the Bombers goal line for what would have been Hamilton's second touchdown in just their second possession of the game.
"Anything I can do to help the team win, I'm for," said Hall. "But that was big-time."
Despite the overwhelming flow of play, Winnipeg trailed just 14-7 heading into the locker-room for halftime, thanks to a pair of first-half field goals by Bombers place-kicker Justin Palardy.
Elliott, who was 16-21 for 178 yards in the first half, caught fire in the second half, leading Winnipeg on touchdown drives of 78 yards late in the third quarter to tie the game and then following up with a 50-yard touchdown drive three minutes into the fourth quarter that gave Winnipeg their first lead at 24-17.
But just when it seemed this one was over for good, Burris authored a three-play 107-yard touchdown drive with under five minutes to play -- capped by a two-point convert -- to tie the game 25-25.
Elliott simply would not be denied on this night, however, as the Bombers QB led the offence on an eight-play, 92-yard touchdown drive on the ensuing possession, capped by a four-yard touchdown run by backup tailback Will Ford with 1:25 to play.
Ford was inserted late in the game after starting Bombers tailback Chad Simpson -- who rushed for 86 yards on 18 carries and scored a touchdown -- left the game after he yet again hurt his leg. The nagging injury was not considered serious.


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Recently two of my best friends got married which meant for two excellent weekends travelling. Amsterdam always seems to be coupled with sleaze and drugs, but after finally visiting for the first time, I actually found it to be really lovely. I always knew there was a quiet allure to the city and that the Red Light District wasn't its defining feature, but it was nice to get out there and see it for myself.
We got lucky with the weather as it had been rainy and cold for much of the month, but the Friday we landed had clear and blue skies. In fact, it was great weather all weekend until on the way home on the Sunday. We hadn't really prepared much in the way of exploring, which made it all the more fun as it's better when you're making up the journey as you go along.
The first thing we did was sample the local delicacies and whilst roaming around the back-streets for a while, eventually came across the "Nine Streets" where I sat down and had this for breakfast:
And there were all sorts of other weird and wonderful food stuffs to try. My favourite was probably the fries and mayonnaise, as sickening as it sounds. I'd had chips and mayonnaise before, but never in such greasy and profoundly acceptable manner. They were delicious and perfect to eat whilst wondering around, exploring the quaint back alleys.
It was amazing in the day when the sun glistens off the canals and I definitely recommend taking one of the boat rides to really get to see everything. Just make sure you get an open-roofed one, as inside can get a bit stuffy. It was fairly busy, but during the evening and nights it's like another world. In the Red Light District there's just crowds of people bustling by and chattering. I was surprised at how friendly and upbeat the atmosphere was, it wasn't really like anywhere I've ever been before. Yet despite the crowds you can still quite easily find plenty of room in the bars. And the selection of drinks is always excellent. Try any of the Trappist beers you find – they're all delicious (albeit very strong).
By the end of the weekend, it felt like I hadn't really properly explored. There seemed to be so much more architecture and interesting places to get around. Yet, I kind of liked that I didn't exhaust the city and have a decent excuse to go back and visit some day. It was a complete change of scenery a couple of weekends later, as we headed into English countryside:
April can be a funny month for weather, so we were lucky again to be sunning ourselves in Shrewsbury. The wedding was at a huge private property with what looked like endless acres of fields surrounding it. It was the sort of place where you can't walk very fast down the corridors because your eyes are too busy admiring every inch of the property and all the intriguing wall decorations.
It's always good to have a wedding that falls over a few days, so you can properly settle. There's nothing worse than reaching the peak of the evening and realising you have to drive all the way home. As such, we enjoyed the sun and scenery to the max and spent much of the time outside and in the courtyard.
From the peacocks happily nosing about and horses trotting around the fields, to the colourful, open log fires and giant, glass chandeliers, everything there was a talking point. The kids were just happy to get on the swings, though.
It's nice to live like kings for a few days, but getting back to dreary London and your mere terraced, non-castle-like house is a touch depressing. Nonetheless, it was definitely one of the best times I've ever had. Now, like when any holiday ends, you need to conjure up something else to look forward to. Hopefully someone else will get married soon.