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The Plateau Busters Checklist thanks to Ted Carpenter
(from the Lowcarb Retreat at http://www.lowcarb.org) IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING RESULTS:
A lot of folks on the Atkins Diet are having "plateau" problems. I read about folks on a plateau for several weeks and wondering what to do about it. Here's what Dr Atkins suggests in his book "Dr. Atkins' Super Energy Diet," copyright 1977.(out of print) This is his second book, following "Dr Atkins' Diet Revolution." He devotes a chapter to "If You Are Not Getting Results." I'll try to set this up as a sort of checklist you can use although much will be paraphrased and abbreviated.
1. DON'T GIVE UP - Your continued search will probably find the problem and correct it.
2. CHECK FOR HIDDEN SOURCES OF SUGAR - Sugar goes under many different names & in many cases does NOT appear on the label. Many vitamin tablets have sugar fillers. CHECK!
3. PERHAPS YOU'RE CHEATING ON THE DIET - If you think it's too small to matter, better check again. (Even one M&M)
4. OR YOU MAY STILL BE KEEPING YOUR FOOD INTAKE TOO LOW - Many times you carry over habits from other diets & eat too little. EAT UP... The right things & don't skip meals.
5. ARE YOU EATING SIX SMALL MEALS OR SNACKS A DAY? - A frequent eating schedule will provide a constant source of energy without the insulin rebound. Six small feedings a day are better than 3 large meals to break the
energy/weight loss barrier.
6. YOU MAY NOT HAVE FOUND YOUR PROPER LEVEL YET - Reduce carbos still further, works in 4 out of 5 people, or ADD carbos while still remaining in ketosis. Try it and see.
7. CHECK YOUR MINERAL BALANCE - You may have a mineral imbalance. Such as zinc/copper. Or a trace mineral shortage.
8. YOU MAY BE LOSING TOO MUCH SALT - Salt or potassium shortages are common in the first stages of the diet. Eat salty foods & take potassium supplements.
9. TRY TO EXERCISE MORE - Exercise can improve circulation, stabilize blood sugar & other important metabolic benefits.
10. FOOD ALLERGY—A NEW CONCEPT - May cause all sorts of problems, fatigue, headache, Check possibility in your diet.
11. FOOD ADDITIVES MAY BE YOUR PROBLEM - Over a billion lbs of chemicals added to our food every year. (1977 data) You may be allergic to some of them. Check dyes in soft drinks.
12. YOU MAY BE DRINKING TOO MUCH COFFEE OR TEA - Coffee, cola & tea stimulate release of insulin with a temporary lift in energy followed by hunger, fatigue & slower weight loss.
13. IT MAY BE BECAUSE YOU ARE SMOKING - Some people will not respond to the diet unless smoking is stopped. Smoking uses up vitamin C & stimulates the adrenal gland.
14. HOW MUCH ARE YOU DRINKING? - Alcohol stimulates insulin.
15. IT MAY BE THE MEDICINES YOU ARE TAKING - Many drugs, even aspirin, can cause hypoglycemia. Watch out for hormones, amphetamines, diuretics, antihistamines, anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics, anticoagulants, anti-diabetics, antibiotics, tranquillisers, clofibrate, acetaminophen, and propanolol.
16. LAST MONTH'S DIET PILLS MAY BE SLOWING YOU DOWN - Sometimes it isn't what you are taking but what you were taking that slows you down.
17. SEX HORMONES - Will slow down weight loss and stimulate the production of insulin. Estrogen (used in birth control pills) and Testosterone have much the same effect.
18. TOO MUCH SALT MAY BE CAUSING RETENTION OF WATER - After 2 to 3 weeks on the diet, the body partially adapts and excessive salt can cause some water retention.
19. WHAT ABOUT QUANTITIES? - If weight loss stops short of your ideal weight, even though you are producing ketones, you must conclude that the quantities within the diet are too great. The diet usually works best with just enough calories to stave off hunger. Too many people misinterpret the instructions regarding the diet as "Eat unrestrictedly." When they do this they will still lose weight in the beginning, which will reinforce their assurance that no heed whatever need be paid to quantities. In most cases, this practice will lead to a stalemate partway to the desired goal.
20. YOU MAY HAVE TO COUNT CALORIES IN ADDITION TO CARBOHYDRATES - I have never said that calories don't count because I know of course that they do. I say that carbohydrates count more. If your case is especially difficult, you may have to count both. There is no question that a 1,500-calorie, 10-gram diet will take more weight off, and more quickly, than a 2,000-calorie 10-gram diet.
I hope nobody has to get to item 19 or 20 to solve their problem but still, if you have a metabolic resistance to losing weight, you must consider everything except giving up and admitting defeat.
1. Your problem may be a low thyroid.
2. A systemic YEAST infestation may be part of your problem. Read chapter 13 of "Dr Atkins' New Diet Revolution"
3. Your vitamin mix may need something different. Read chapter 22 on Nutritional Supplements.Garnishes and
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Many women who have recently given birth are always interested in attempting to lose some of that extra weight that traditionally accompanies having a baby. What many of these women do not entirely realize is the fact that breast-feeding can not only help provide the baby with essential vitamins and nutrients, but can also help in the weight-loss process.


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It's a story of two different sets of statements from Speaker Joe Straus about the same set of facts, separated by only a few minutes and a complete change in tone.
On his way back to the House from negotiations that were occurring in a room behind the Senate, Speaker Straus said "We're all positive and talking. The [conversations] are going quite well."
He then told reporters, who were on stakeout duty in the back halls of the House, that the negotiations were proceeding in "good faith" and going well.
Just minutes after that statement to reporters assembled by his office, Straus' staff released a statement from the Speaker that had a completely different tone and feel to it.
"In any successful negotiation, both sides have to make compromises. The House has gone more than halfway to meet the Senate, and it is now time for the Senate to do its part by making additional spending cuts. I look forward to continuing to work with the Senate and am hopeful that we can pass a budget that lives within our means."
And just a few minutes after that, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst released a statement that read in part — "The House and Senate share the same priorities and are both moving forward in good faith."


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It's so daaaaaaaaaangerous!
September 14, 2012 § 37 Comments
It finally happened. A frightened and outraged participant called out the New Pier Ride for its reckless, dangerous, traffic-law-violating, scofflaw ways. It appears that as the pack was flying down the hill on Vista del Mar to the light at Grand, "1/3 of the pack" rolled through the red light.
Wankomodo, in the back 2/3, the light stone red, and motorists with the right of the way staring at a green light as a mob of bikers roared by, called out "slowing" with twelvedy-nine speeding riders behind him. Then, to avoid getting rear-ended, he pulled a right to "wait out the light."
Wankomodo duly noted that he "has seen some sketchy and dangerous behavior by NPR riders," but proudly said that he "tries his best not to be one of them." In addition to "pissing off motorists," this dangerous behavior "makes cyclists look bad."
Some of the folks behind this sudden stop-and-swerve maneuver voiced their displeasure with verbiage familiar to flailing wankers everywhere after a bonehead move: "You fucking asshole! What the fuck are you doing?" and similar sentiments were duly expressed. Wankomodo was offended, and let everyone know that if he was going to get "bitched at for riding safe and obeying the law on the NPR" then "the NPR is not for me."
After this manifesto, Wankomodo then went on to question himself. "Was I wrong to call out 'slowing' and stop at the traffic signal?" More importantly, he begged for confirmation that this type of behavior was not "condoned" on Big Orange team rides. After all, Wakomodo reminded us, he has a family that relies on him and he didn't need to take any more risks with motorists than he already does.
A heartfelt thanks to Wankomodo
See, there I was wondering all day what I was gonna blog about, and bing, Wankomodo delivered this gem, pre-cut and polished and already set in the 14-karat band. It's folks like him that make writing easy and fun!
So, let's get down to business.
First: Were you wrong to slam on your brakes, screech "Slowing!" as you slam a hard right turn at the light, and scare the bejesus out of fifty other idiots just because you had a chickenshit brainfart?
Answer: No. Given the fact that you were in the back 2/3 of the wankoton, what you did was perfectly acceptable. That's what the back 2/3 is for, so idiots like you can 'tard out and kill other numbskulls who couldn't handle a bike safely even if it was bolted to the floor.
However, if you'd pulled that shit in the front 1/3, we would have jerked you off your fucking bike and drop-kicked your sorry ass into the urine and poop processing pools along Vista del Mar, because that's the kind of shit that gets people killed. Don't ever slam on your fucking brakes in the middle of a fast moving pack, doorknob.
Second: Does Big Orange condone this kind of behavior?
Answer: Who gives a rat's ass what Big Orange condones? They're not the ride police. They're a local group of wankers just like the rest of us, and if you'd pulled that bullshit in front of the Big O dudes and chicks I know they would have given you a what-for. The NPR is a big old group ride, which is longhand for "clusterfuck," where the goofballs hang on at the back for dear life and those who want to live another day strive might and main to be near the front or, Dog forbid, on it.
Third: It's daaaaaaaangerous on these big group rides, isn't it?
Answer: Yeah, fuddlefuck, it is. Group rides like this are a great way to get seriously injured or killed. If you're not taken out by some moron slamming on his brakes in the middle of an intersection, chances are you'll be smushed by a big yellow maintenance truck on the Parkway.
Group rides are really fucking dangerous because they incorporate idiots like you with UCI pros with flub-happy in-line skaters with bone idling wankers on training wheels. Throw into the mix ten score of pissed off morning commuters, sun in your eyes, wet roads, oncoming traffic, badly timed lights, weaving in and out of traffic, cutting off oncoming trucks at the turnarounds, rocks, glass, debris, flats, overlapped wheels, equipment failure, panic attacks, cracks in the road, howling wind, and lummoxes going 35 mph with their heads staring straight down and you've got a recipe for serious injury.
The Pier Ride has been around for over 30 years, and people have gotten every sort of awful injury as a result. Just this year one guy broke his hip, a chick hit the curb with her head, Bumpngrind fell down in a turn, and there have been about twelve gazillion near-sprunt deaths.
Get it? These things are stupid and deadly and make no sense at all, like cycling itself. That's why we do them.
Fourth: Should we be concerned about pissing off motorists?
Answer: Yes, just like we should be concerned about world peace, the third round of Quantitative Easing, and whether the left hand really does feel like a different person.
But you know what? When you have a zillion idiots barreling through a light, and all the traffic is stopped letting us go through, there's a certain number of motorists who are just going to be pissed and hate our guts and have to go to their shitty jobs and complain about it while we get to spend our morning riding our bikes. Life sucks to be them.
Plus, what the fuck are you, Ambassador at Large for the Cycling Public? Cyclists, like motorists, are 9 parts idiot to 1 part skilled. Why are you so fucking concerned about pissing off motorists, who already hate you anyway? Why not be concerned about them pissing us off?
Fifth: Is the NPR just a bunch of scofflaw traffic-law violators?
Answer: Since you admit to running stop signs and lights "when no one's around," as if that makes it legal, I guess you sort of answered your own question. If you want to play Polly Patrolman or Harry Hall Monitor, it's going to take a lot of time and effort. Why not spend it "Just Saying No" to the third helping of sugar donuts, and get strong enough so that you can stay up front and let the rearguard fend for itself? We're all adults out here, even Prez, and no one gets up at 5:00 AM to be nagged at by some wankhappy newbie who belatedly realized that the pavement is hard and that oncoming traffic weighs slightly more than a carbon bike and lycra bodysuit.
Sixth: Should you be taking these risks since your family relies on you?
Answer: It's refreshing to hear that of the 150+ people who regularly do the NPR, we finally have one whose family depends on him. The rest of us have families, but they don't give a rat's ass if we live or die, or what happens to us. That's why we bike all the time.
The answer, of course, is "No." You shouldn't be taking these risks. In fact, you shouldn't be taking any at all, you big pussy. Starting tomorrow, when the alarm goes off, stay in bed. Your risks will plummet dramatically.
If you do have to get out of bed (avoid the dangerous shower!), please don't ride your bike. LA County roads are the site of numerous deaths and countless bike-car accidents every year. Cycling is dangerous. Cycling on roads is dangerous. Cycling with other idiots is dangerous. Cycling with cars is super duper dangerous. Cycling down dirt trails is dangerous (trees hurt!). Cycling without brakes or gears is dangerous. And most of all, being an idiot who slams on his brakes in the middle of a fast moving pack on a downhill is dangerous beyond any fucking description.
Which leads to the final question…
Seventh: Although you've been cycling for 25 years, since you're new to the "fast group ride thing," is this the norm for all group rides?
Answer: Dude, saying you've been riding for 25 years but have never done fast group rides is like saying you've been jacking off for 25 years but haven't ever used your penis. Fast group rides all have several common elements. I've listed them below for easy reference.
- They are flat fucking crazy scary deadly and dangerous.
- Wankers like you are the prime reason they're so dangerous.
- If you want to ride with other idiots, you have to chance death and mayhem. The legal term in California is ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK. Memorize it.
- Group rides won't make you faster or fitter.
- Group rides will teach you survival skills.
- Group rides will help you make friends even if you're a total kook, although it will take longer.
- Group rides have the best offering of post-ride lies and "Didja see me?" tall tales.
- Group rides have the hottest chicks with the cutest butts.
- Group rides are where you can have some chick like Suze crack your nuts in half and remind you how much you suck.
- Group rides are terrifying beyond belief.
- Group rides are where you bond with other living, breathing, mostly human beings. They're the opposite of solo ego-fapping Strava jagoffs.
- Group rides are where, if you stick it out and pay attention and follow the right wheels, you may actually, one day, learn how to ride your fucking bike.
Hope this helps!
§ 37 Responses to It's so daaaaaaaaaangerous!
Chapeau to you ..wot a ripper post ! On the whole go hard or go home mentallity..I love the comment regarding why bother about worrying about upsetting motorists who are gonna be hating you any way …group rides are an excellent way to get a work out ..if you don't mind hard work and getting dropped and keeping your wits about you for the dickheads ..sounds just like real life don't it?
Thanks Wanky, thoughtful insights. I happened to be right behind wankmodo when he and counterpart from swankypalace decided to stop. There was no yelling of slowing faced with the decision of flying solo through the intersection and possible broadsiding of on coming traffic I opted for the only slightly less dangerous stopping and getting rammed. Fortunately all were ok and yes I was explaining what a f-in stupid move it was to split the pack at 30mph.
The group is an entity – so if the first riders have a green light, everyone follows. I've done some crazy shit on my bike, the scariest (after the fact) was crossing a RR X-ing with a train coming at us, fast, but I stayed with the front group… We all just sort of slalomed through the barriers where half the pack stopped and got dropped. Point 8 makes me wanna come and ride there even more 😉 See you soon !
"jerking off without using your penis", that's the very definition of a group ride ain't it?
…I need to Print, Frame, and Hang this article on the wall in my bedroom! One of the best one of yours WM! What you said is so fucking true, and the below comment is priceless:
Group rides are where you can have some chick like Suze crack your nuts in half and remind you how much you suck.
Most aptly put.
I really don't agree with you this time. Yes, the left hand does feel like a different person, but it lacks the necessary coordination and could easily result in a serious injury or possibly even death. Better to get the job done safely and quickly so you can get to the group ride on time and risk your life there.
That's funny as balls!
I always use red lights to attack…stopping in the middle of any group ride is a good way to get speared or send some of your buddies over the bars into oncoming traffic….good thing I slept in as I LIVE in the back & I can promise you that Wankomodo would not want my fat ass plowing into to him @ 30 MPH….he would need much more than a blood test after I rear-ended him.
Seth…you did it again. I had to pick up my eyeballs off the floor from laughing so hard… My favorite line was one of the summaries "Get it? These things are stupid and deadly and make no sense at all, like cycling itself. That's why we do them."…..PRICELESS!
Great Post..you summed up my sentiments on the subjects perfectly…if you can't stand the heat, stay out the phuckin kitchen..pussypants.
WM, I don't agree with you. The riders that made the choice to stop may not have made the right choice, but the riders at the front of the pack that blew through a very red light may not have made the right choice either. I have seen some of the best riders on the NPR make stupid, stupid decisions, so mistakes are not reserved those of us that may be "tarding out" in the back 2/3rds of the pack. Everyone got stopped safely though, and the only one who made a huge deal of it was Doug. We caught back on just fine and had an otherwise normal NPR.Castigating a rider for making a choice doesn't make for good blogging, it makes all people who do fast group rides seem like assholes. Fast group riding is not the ne plus ultra for every cyclist, just some of us. At the rate people get wasted on the NPR, we have to have fresh blood to keep it interesting.
Now, that I agree with. I have also noticed a correlation between "slowing down" for the off-season, with an increase in the number of bone-headed manuevers/crashes.
Castigation (-ing)? If I masturbate with my right hand then do I castigate with my left?
Wow, WM. I am touched that you would spend so much time to write such a well thought out blog entry about yours truly. I guess I got my paddling and now I am a full member of the fraternity of Wankers.
BTW, thanks for the kick-ass nick name!
All the best,
P.S. is it too late to get that nickname printed on my NPR jersey?
Wankateir #Dos – aka -"counterpart from swankypalace"-aka- Noticed WM was part of incident, stayed quiet with head down as to garner no attention and avoid being primary subject of inevitable blog to come.
You guys get so cute when you're mad, watching "frightened and outraged participant" yell at us while
flailing his fingers as tho making an earnest attempt to finger me from afar was a genuine turn on. And although my spandex began to stretch in all the righ…..wrong places, I do see the error in my ways and promise to only do it again if horny and in dire need of a left-handed swank-off.
lol… Nice article, thanks for not noticing me…much.


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For the duration of the recent election season, Republicans seeking state and federal offices repeatedly asserted that the private sector is superior to the public sector in reading and responding to markets.
Yet Republican majorities in both houses of the state Legislature and Republican Gov. Tom Corbett have dithered as the state liquor agency not only has maintained its anti-capitalist monopoly, but aggressively, if quietly, has expanded it.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is America's largest seller of wine and spirits. It has a complete wholesale and retail monopoly over the distribution and sale of those consumer products.
Its valid roles are licensing, regulation and enforcement, but the supposed rugged capitalists under the Capitol dome have been unable to restrict the PLCB to those functions.
The agency is not nearly as passive as the lawmakers and governor. As reported by The Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh, the PLCB quietly has developed and marketed its own brands of wine and vodka, using public money to do so.
The PLCB's 35 products are labeled TableLeaf, Dialed In, LA MERIKA, Hayes Valley, Zita, Las Parcelas and Vinestone wines, and four flavors of Copper Sun vodka. TableLeaf chardonnay became the PLCB's fifth-highest selling brand of chardonnay last year, at 17,000 cases of 1.5-litre bottles. Woodbridge was first, at 30,000 cases.
Private-sector wine producers haven't complained about the PLCB becoming a vintner, but how could they? They rely on the PLCB, the nation's largest wine retailer, to sell their wines.
Mr. Corbett suggested this week that he hasn't given up on the idea of privatizing the PLCB operation, but he did not present a specific plan to make it happen.
When state lawmakers open their next session, they should get serious about making wine and spirits distribution and sales part of private enterprise. At the very least, they should find out why a public agency significantly expanded its monopoly by competing in yet another aspect of private enterprise, without so much as a press release.


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For the past several weeks, I've been shooting a new air pistol that I believe is a classic in the making. The RWS LP8, also known as the Diana LP8, is a break-barrel, spring-piston, single-shot air pistol that will replace the 5G pistol. Available only in .177, the LP8 stretches nearly 18 inches from end to end, weighs 3.2 lbs, and has an integrated top rail for mounting a scope or red dot.
The LP8 is set up a bit like the old powder burning Fireball pistol, which had a fair amount of the receiver rearward of the pistol grip and overhanging the shooter's hand. The LP8 is designed to be ambidextrous. Both sides of the action are enclosed by a handsome matte finish black metal casting, and the pistol grip is enclosed by molded ambidextrous plastic grips. Further, on either side of the receiver, just above the grips, is a flip-lever safety. Truly, the ergonomics of this pistol will keep both lefties and righties happy.
At the very stern of the LP8 is a metal name plate that says "RWS." Just above that, on top of the receiver, is a micro-adjustable rear notch sight with a fiber optic green dot on either side of the notch. Moving forward, you'll find the rail for mounting a scope or red dot. (In the picture, you'll notice that I used a Leapers 3/8-to-weaver adaptor to mount the red dot on my LP8, but I did that only because the only unused red dot that was available had weaver mounts.) The receiver measures nearly 11 inches from the front edge to the back of the pistol. Moving forward again, you'll find the barrel and a muzzle weight with the front sight which has a red fiber optic dot.
Moving underneath the receiver, the trigger guard is an integral part of the castings that surround either side of the action. Inside the trigger guard is a metal trigger which has a grooved front surface. Underneath the trigger guard in a small hole for a screw that prevents trigger overtravel and should not be adjusted.
Loading the LP8 is dead easy: grab the muzzle weight from underneath (otherwise the front sight will poke you in the palm) and pull down and back until the barrel latches. This cocks the action and activates the automatic safety. Insert a .177 pellet into the exposed breech and return the barrel to its original position.
Now you're good to go. Flip off the safety lever, ease the first stage out of the trigger and squeeze just a bit more. According to my Lyman digital trigger gage, out of the box, the first stage takes 2 lb 13 oz, and the shot goes off at 3 lb 11 oz, and I had no difficulties achieving satisfying accuracy with that weight of trigger.
The shot cycle is very smooth, and makes kind of a "doink" sound that is very neighbor friendly. You can hear some vibration, but you don't feel it in your hands. On my Oehler chronograph, the LP8 was sending 7.9 gr. Crosman Premier Light pellets downrange at 558 fps average. That's within kissing distance of an untuned Beeman R7 rifle. By contrast, my RWS 5G pistol launches the same pellets at 530 fps average. In an email, the folks at UmarexUSA told me they got the following results: RWS Hypermax 645 fps, RWS Hobby 560 fps, RWS Super H-Point 550 fps, and RWS Super Dome 500 fps.
Fooling around in my side yard, from a sitting position, and using a red dot (which is not the best choice for ultimate accuracy), I put five shots into a group that measured 11/16 inch edge to edge. Three of the shots were in a cloverleaf group where all the holes touched each other.
The bottom line is that I think the LP8 is one heck of an air pistol. It has power, accuracy, and it's fun to shoot. My prediction is that a lot of airgunners will think the same thing and vote with their wallets.
Til next time, aim true and shoot straight.
– Jock Elliott


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Rob now leads seminars and retreats throughout the country and meets with individuals for private consultations. As an executive coach, Rob works with leaders from a broad range of companies and organizations.
He is a coauthor of Leadership in a New Era, and his articles have been published internationally in numerous magazines and journals. Rob is a frequent speaker to groups in the business, academic, and spiritual communities.
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Jennifer Estep holds a bachelor�s degree in English and journalism and a master�s in professional communications. Southern-born and raised, Jennifer admits to a love of food and a preference for honey on her corn bread.
Jennifer debuted in the world of published books with what would become the Bigtime books, a paranormal romance series set in fictional Bigtime, N.Y. The author likens the series to �female-centered comic books without the art.� The Elemental Assassin series takes place in the Southern metropolis of Ashland, a community rife with giants, dwarves, vampires, and elementals � including assassin and restaurant owner Gin Blanco, with the power to control stone and ice, and a love of sharp objects. Both of these series are for the over-18 reader.
For the young adult (YA) reader, Jennifer developed the Mythos Academy urban fantasy series. The stories focus on 17-year-old gypsy Gwen Frost, who has the gift of psychometry, and her education at the Mythos Academy, a school for descendants of ancient warrior societies.
�Crimson Frost,� the fourth book in the Mythos Academy series, is Jennifer�s latest release. The story features a potential relationship between Gwen and handsome Logan Quinn. The fact Logan�s father would just as soon see Gwen become a soon forgotten memory of life might be a bit of a stumbling block. Landing in jail on their first date for allegedly helping the sadistic Loki escape from prison. � Sure beats dinner and a movie, but how do you plan a second date from behind bars?
Jennifer employs an easy-to-read style of writing in all of her work. Her characters are well-drawn and interesting, and the plots original with just enough twist to keep readers turning the page.
Q. What was the inspiration behind the Mythos Academy series?
A. I�ve always enjoyed mythology and all the stories of the gods, goddesses, warriors, and creatures battling each other and going on these epic quests. I remember watching the old �Clash of the Titans� movie whenever we would have movie days in school, and I read things like �The Iliad� and �The Odyssey� for class assignments over the years.
One day, I thought it would be cool to write my own mythology story with my own characters and magic, put my own spin on things, and tell the story that I wanted to tell. So that�s what I did, and that was sort of the beginning of my Mythos Academy series. So far, I�m having a blast writing the books.
Q. The assassin Gin Blanco began as a killer for hire, but seems to be evolving into more of a vigilante or seeker of vengeance. Why did you decide to change her motivation for killing?
A. I�ve always enjoyed reading about assassin characters in fantasy literature because they can be everything from cold to calculating to crazy. It just seems like there are so many different stories that you can tell with assassin characters.
With Gin Blanco, I wanted to start out with a character who was cold, reserved, and closed off, even from her friends and family. But as my Elemental Assassin series has progressed, Gin has opened herself up more to her friends and family, and that�s one of the things that has changed her focus a bit. Gin is still an assassin, but now she�s more of an assassin-with-a-heart-of-gold who helps folks who can�t help themselves.
Q. Fantasy stories require worldbuilding - the construction of the locale, environment, demographics, society the characters interact in. You have stated that you sometimes find authors spend too much time on worldbuilding and not enough on the plot. What do you think the proper balance is?
A. Worldbuilding is a big part of any fantasy book. I think one of the fun things about writing fantasy books is coming up with a town, city, castle, or whatever and then dreaming up all of the magic, creatures, and more that live in that place and how they interact with each other.
However, plot is equally important. You can have a really creative magic world/system, but without strong characters and a strong plot, it�s really just an empty town, city, or castle. It�s important to strike a good balance between your worldbuilding and the characters who drive your plots forward and hopefully keep readers engaged in their adventures.
Q. With three active series, are you planning to branch out into other stories in other worlds? If so, what do you have in mind?
A. I have a couple of ideas for new fantasy books/characters/series that I would like to explore. I think it would be cool to maybe write a YA series with more of a fairy tale or epic fantasy feel. I�d also like to write in some different genres and maybe try my hand at a spy thriller, a heist book, or maybe even a Western someday. I have more ideas than I could ever possibly have time to write.
DA Kentner is an award-winning author. www.kevad.net
The Readers' Writers: NYT bestselling author Jennifer Estep
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- Strengthen the Pack
- Learn to Learn
- Forgive and Accept
- Find My Voice
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Nebo School District's Angela Harman was honored by the Utah Music Educator's Association with the Superior Accomplishment Award.
Angela Harman teaches orchestra at Spanish Fork Junior High (SFJHS) in Nebo School District, where she has helped the orchestra program grow by over 440%. Angela is passionate about music education and is the founder of www.orchestraclassroom.com(link is external), where she posts ideas and methods that she uses in her classroom. Her recent books, "Be An Amazing Note-Reader" and "The True Beginning: Before the Method Book" have sold many copies worldwide through her website and her books are use to teach students in many countries. She has been contacted by string programs in Palestine and Costa Rica regarding the positive influence of her method on their students.
Since the SFJHS program has grown so much, there is constantly a need for additional school instruments. SFJHS has been fortunate to receive grants from the Nebo Education Association and the Classics For Kids Foundation to help purchase violas and cellos for students to rent from the school.
Angela frequently seeks out special opportunities for her students. In 2015, her program was selected for 'The World We All Deserve Through Music' where renowned 'Time for Three' bassist, Ranaan Meyer composed a piece for the Spanish Fork Orchestra and visited in person to do a workshop with students. The Spanish Fork Junior High orchestra won the Give A Note Foundation/Radio Disney ' Music In Our Schools' tour in 2016 which included an Ardy and a grant. Representatives from the Disney Channel visited Angela's classroom and filmed a 1 minute commercial promoting music education which aired on the Disney channel in Summer 2016.
Angela frequently shares her ideas with colleagues by presenting at professional development conferences. She presented sessions at the NAfME National Conference in 2015 and 2016 and the Utah Music Educator's convention in 2017. She has been featured several times in NAfME's 'Music in a Minuet' blog and 'Teaching Music' magazine. She has had articles published in the UMEA Journal and SmartMusic blog.


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James Holmes' Defense Witnesses in Colorado Shooting to Testify on 'Mental State'
(AURORA, Colo.) -- A judge ruled Thursday that public defenders for accused Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes can call two unidentified witnesses at next week's preliminary hearing to testify about the defendant's "mental state."
Arapahoe County, Colo., prosecutors had sought to keep the witnesses out of court, but Judge William Sylvester ruled that the now-25-year-old accused killer has a right to call the witnesses at a preliminary hearing.
The Jan. 7 preliminary hearing will essentially be a mini-trial in which prosecutors will present witness testimony and evidence to convince the judge that there is enough of a case against Holmes to proceed to a trial.
Witnesses to be called for the prosecution include the Aurora police lead detective, first responders, the Arapahoe County coroner and likely a computer forensic specialist, according to prosecution sources who declined to be identified, citing a gag order in the case.
A top priority, the prosecution sources say, will be showing that Holmes acted with premeditation when he allegedly murdered 12 people and wounded 58 on the night of July 20 during a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises.
Defense attorneys may pursue a legal strategy to show that Holmes was not in his right mind at the time of the shooting.
Holmes, who has not yet entered a plea, has been repeatedly described in court by his legal team as mentally ill. While a graduate student at the University of Colorado, he was in the care of a psychiatrist.
Prosecutors say they will also present photos, video and 911 calls during the hearing, which is expected to last all week.
It's not clear what the two witnesses' relationship is to the shooting, or to Holmes.
Prosecutors, Judge Sylvester's order says, contend that "neither witness has personal knowledge of the events at the Century Aurora 16 Theater."
Sylvester said the witnesses are non-expert "lay witnesses" who have so far chosen not to be interviewed by defense investigators but have been cooperating with law enforcement.
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In his Sept. 8 speech on jobs, President Barack Obama repeated the conventional wisdom that small businesses create most new jobs. Like a lot of conventional wisdom, this does not fully capture the real dynamics of the situation. A 2010 article published by three University of Maryland economists led by John Haltiwanger revealed that when they controlled data for the age of a company, there was no indication that small companies outperformed large companies in creating new jobs. The key factor was age: new start-up companies were the vehicle for generating new jobs.
Most people feel that the government can and should encourage employment creation during an economic downturn, but most also agree that government is the last party that should be directly involved in selecting winners and losers. The current furor over the Solyndra loan losses adds an exclamation point to this position.
Fortunately, an existing federal program channels federal guarantees into start-up companies that are selected by experienced private investors. The Small Business Administration (SBA) established the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program in 1958. The aim was to supplement the money raised by private investors with funds loaned to the SBICs they are managing. One critical attraction of the program is that virtually no taxpayer money is involved. The money provided with the assistance of the SBA comes from debentures (a kind of bond) sold to private investors with an SBA guarantee.
Thus, the private equity money raised by the SBIC management team is leveraged by loans from private parties backed by the government guarantee (often providing $2 of SBA-guaranteed loans for every $1 of private equity). Managers of the SBICs need to apply to the SBA for a license, and they must demonstrate the knowledge and experience to select start-up ventures with the greatest chance of survival. The SBA monitors investment performance with periodic audits of the SBICs and, in many cases, with an assessment of fund performance conducted by independent contractors.
The SBIC program has provided part of the initial funding for Apple, Federal Express, Staples, Costco, Outback Steakhouse, Callaway Golf and Whole Foods Market. Losses on the SBA guarantee have totaled less than 20 percent of the amounts guaranteed, and these losses have been more than offset by fees charged by the SBA to the SBICs. No clear figures are available on the corporate taxes paid by portfolio companies or on the individual income taxes paid by portfolio company employees, but the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies states that SBIC investments in 2010 helped to create or maintain more than 46,130 jobs.
The current economic downturn provides justification enough for utilizing whatever options are available to generate new jobs. However, the current situation may present new challenges that are not responsive to Keynesian "pump-priming" strategies. Overlaying this employment need is the fear that the technology of this century is introducing a different dynamic from that of the past century.
During the 20th century, many technological advances (automobiles, appliances, TV, radio, computers, airplanes, etc.) were responsible for creating innumerable employment opportunities, especially for blue-collar workers. The opposite seems to be happening in the 21st century. The advances in communications and transportation technologies over the past few decades have enabled companies to outsource numerous manufacturing and customer service jobs. In the domestic arena, technology has had an adverse impact on jobs, as demonstrated by the introduction of automated teller machines, email, E-ZPass, self check-out grocery aisles, etailing, etc. IBM's Watson computer initially demonstrated its skills on "Jeopardy," but now WellPoint health insurance is utilizing Watson to apply artificial intelligence capabilities to the processing of medical insurance claims.
With both cyclical and secular trends putting a drag on the employment situation, it is imperative that the country encourage those programs that have demonstrated a clear record of generating new employment opportunities. The SBIC approach is a clear winner.
Michael K. Wyatt, a partner in Foley Hoag, is former general counsel for the Small Business Administration. James C. (Tad) Howard is president of Potomac-based Nassau Financial LLC. His email is firstname.lastname@example.com.


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N.B.: If your budget does not allow for each student to conduct a cow's eye dissection, then divide students into groups or conduct the dissection as a demonstration. Review safety rules and proper use of scalpel and scissors with students before beginning activity. Students should perform dissection only under adult supervision.
Scissors, one pair for each student or group of students
Scalpel, one for each student or group of students
Cutting board, one for each student or group of students
Latex gloves, one pair for each student
Iris: an involuntary muscle that controls how much light enters the eye by changing the size of the pupil.
Retina: light-sensitive membrane that lines the back wall of the eyeball.
Rods and cones: light-sensitive cells on the sensory layer of the retina. Cones allow a person or animal to see color, and rods enable them to see shades of gray and motion.
Aqueous humor: a clear fluid that helps the cornea maintain its rounded shape.
Cornea: a tough, clear covering over the iris and the pupil that helps protect the eye.
Lens: a clear, flexible structure that bends light to project an image onto the retina.
Optic nerve: the bundle of nerve fibers that transmits information from the retina to the brain.
Vitreous humor: the thick, clear jelly that helps give the eyeball its shape.
Depth perception: the ability to judge how near or far an object is.
Start the lesson by having the students watch the Science Friday Video, "Laser Eye Surgery in Six Minutes." Review with students the parts of the human eye that were operated on, that they saw in the video. Tell students that they are going to conduct a cow's eye dissection to learn more about the human eye and how it works.
Place the cutting board on a flat surface. Hand out a pair of latex gloves and a cow's eye to each student who will be performing the dissection. Have all students put latex gloves on and begin examining the outside of the eye. Ask students to describe the texture of the eye. Can they identify any parts of the eye? Why do they think there is so much fatty tissue around the eye? Tell students that the fat protects the eye from being damaged by the surrounding bone.
Have students slowly and carefully use the scissors to cut away the fatty tissue. Underneath, students will find red muscle tissue. Ask students what do they think the muscles do. Tell the students that cows have four muscles to move their eyes up, down, left and right, whereas humans also have an additional two muscles that allow clockwise and counter-clockwise eye movement.
Have the students locate the cornea, a cloudy covering over the iris and pupil. Tell students that the cornea focuses most of the light that enters the eye. The cornea may be cloudy after death, but would have been translucent when the cow was alive. Have the students make an incision in the cornea. A clear liquid will leak out from the incision. This clear liquid is called the aqueous humor and helps the cornea retain its shape and nourishes the front part of the eye. Ask the students to notice how the human cornea bulges out by looking at another person's eyes.
Have students continue to cut the entire cornea out. Place the cornea on the cutting board and cut it with the scalpel. What did they hear as they tried cutting through the cornea? Tell students that the cornea is made of layers of interlocking fibers that strengthen the cornea so that it can protect the eye from harmful particles.
Located underneath the cornea is the iris. Tell students to carefully pull the entire iris out and describe what they see. Can they explain the function of an iris? The iris is an involuntary muscle that will change the size of the hole in the center of it, called the pupil. Ask the students why is it necessary for the pupil to get bigger or smaller? How is the shape of a cow's pupil different than that of a human?
Ask students to feel and look for a small clear ball that looks like a marble. That is the lens. What does the lens on a camera or microscope do? How is this lens similar to the lens in a human eye? Have the students remove the lens and use the scalpel to peel off the different layers of the lens. Tell students that in the human eye, the lens grows in layers until the age of puberty.
Ask students to squeeze out the jelly-like substance from the back of the eye. This is the vitreous humor. Ask students to explain what they think it is for. How is it similar to the aqueous humor? Tell students that the vitreous humor has a lot of protein in it, which gives it a jelly-like texture. Once the vitreous humor has been squeezed out, have the students compare how the eye felt before the dissection and how it feels now. What do they think is the purpose of the vitreous humor?
Ask students to look for a cream colored layer behind the vitreous humor, towards the back of the eye. This is the retina, consisting of millions of light-sensitive cells (called cones and rods) that make up the surface of the retina. Ask the students why they think these light-sensitive cells are important.
Ask students to move the retina around until they find a spot where the retina is attached to the back of the eye. Have the students describe what they see in that area. This bundle of nerve fibers is the called the optic nerve. Based on how the optic nerve seems to stretch towards the back of the cow's head, what do they think the optic nerve does?
After completing the dissection, have students place their cow's eye and latex gloves in a plastic bag and dispose in the garbage. Equipment, work area and hands should be washed thoroughly.
What happens to the lens when someone is nearsighted or farsighted?
Describe the conditions in the eye that cause cataracts and glaucoma.
What are the three different types of optical illusions? Demonstrate examples of each type.
What is a blind spot and where is it located in the eye?
Draw an illustration that demonstrates how the individual components of the eye are similar to how a camera works.
Assign students to investigate various eye irregularities or conditions. Have them create a class presentation, explaining how these conditions occur and how to prevent them.
Ask students to define depth perception. Have students experiment with depth perception by holding a pencil sideways in each hand, so that the erasers of each pencil face one another. Have students close one eye and try to touch the erasers together. What happened? Why is it difficult to have the erasers connect? Have students try it with both eyes open. Did they achieve better depth perception with one or two eyes?
Explore how images are produced on the retina of the human eye as an object is moved closer or further away:
Students can research and explore the diversity of eyes in the animal kingdom:
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A decision on whether the Bon Secours Community Hospital maternity ward stays open or closes will come from the New York state Department of Health by the end of the month, according to an e-mail community activist Jim McMahon received from Keith J. McCarthy, acting director of the health department's Bureau of Project Management Division of Health Facility Planning.
A decision on whether the Bon Secours Community Hospital maternity ward stays open or closes will come from the New York state Department of Health by the end of the month, according to an e-mail community activist Jim McMahon received from Keith J. McCarthy, acting director of the health department's Bureau of Project Management Division of Health Facility Planning.
McMahon and other concerned Port Jervis residents went to Albany in March to express their concerns to McCarthy and his colleagues about the hospital's application to close the ward.
The primary community concern is the difficulty of getting women in labor from Port Jervis to Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill to deliver, given the challenges of weather and lack of transportation.
Many in the community group said state officials listened attentively. But since then, McMahon and others have doubted the state's interest in their case, as Bon Secours reduced the number of beds in the maternity ward from eight to four, and staff at both Middletown Community Health Center and Bon Secours have referred women to Orange Regional for their deliveries.
McMahon wrote an angry e-mail to McCarthy accusing the state of allowing a "de facto closing" of the maternity ward.
Community activist Anne Horsham and others, saying they were frustrated with the silence of community officials, recently placed signs around Port Jervis announcing, "Bon Secours Maternity Unit is Open."
When Orange County Executive Edward Diana held a public forum in Port Jervis in April, civil rights attorney Michael Sussman asked him to have the county legal department file a lawsuit on behalf of Port Jervis citizens against Bon Secours, as services were discontinued without Department of Health approval. Diana agreed to take the matter to the legal department. But, a month later, Diana declined an interview on the matter.
Instead, his assistant, Orysia Dmytrenko, replied in an e-mail, "After last month's town hall meeting in Port Jervis, the County Executive asked the County Attorney to review the matter. The County Attorney's Office is currently doing so, but has yet to make a determination on whether the County should proceed past the concerns that the County has already raised with the New York State Department of Health regarding the maternity ward."
In response to the county's inaction, Sussman wrote, "Very few in government have the courage to take stands and then take action behind those stands. It's easy to talk, but harder to actually file the compelling legal case and make things happen in that or any other way."
At this week's Port Jervis Common Council meeting, Horsham asked the council to legally challenge the Department of Health if it approved the maternity ward closing.
Still, she expressed optimism about the impending decision. "They're taking action when people file complaints," she said. This week, she noted, Tricia Halpenny delivered her baby at Bon Secours, having filed a complaint with the Health Department when Bon Secours staff told her she could not register to deliver there.
Mayor Russ Potter, who said he sat next to McCarthy at the Albany meeting, was also hopeful.
"The commissioner was soft-spoken but matter-of-fact," Potter said. "He said the hospital can change the number of beds in the ward depending on supply and demand, as long as they don't close it down. I don't think pushing and prodding is the way to go. Educate the Health Department and let them do their job."


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It's easy to attach yourself to any one of Tessa Kiros' cookbooks. They are created from Kiros' heart and life experiences as the daughter of a Finnish mother and a Greek-Cypriot father and as a woman who grew up in South Africa and cooked in London, Australia, Greece and Mexico.
Kiros' bio will tell you that she met her husband, Giovanni, on a trip to Italy to study language and food and that she and Giovanni live in Tuscany with their two daughters. However, what you will glean from her cookbooks is that Kiros is a romantic, witty and deeply passionate person who is in love with her family, her craft and the places she has lived - both past and present.
Kiros' newest cookbook, "Recipes and Dreams from an Italian Life" is focused on the cuisine of old Italy and dedicated "to all of the wonderful matriarchs I have been lucky to meet." The book's introduction, in fact, lavishly heaps praise upon Kiros' mother-in-law, Wilma, whom Kiros credits, along with many other women who "roam freely about," for the inspiration behind her book's brilliant collage of recipes, stories and photographs by Manos Chatzikonstantis.
You will particularly enjoy the way Kiros provides directions for her recipes. "When they're cool enough to handle, slip off the skins - they should come away like silk dresses," is the way Kiros describes the removal of peach skins for her "Lemon Verbena Peaches & Cream" recipe. And, for Kiros' recipe for Fish with Escarole, Olives & Capers," Kiros writes, "Try to get a compact escarole that looks like it has been to a neat hairdresser, rather than a wild one." Kiros' cookbooks are like poetry to me - an art form lush with intensity, emotion and dreams.
For purchase information, visit the Andrews McMeel Publishers website at www.andrewsmmeel.com. Retailers should inquire where books are sold, or online sources such as amazon.com.
Sue Ade is a syndicated food columnist with experience and interests in the culinary arts. She has lived and worked in the Lowcountry since 1985 and may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 843-683-0375.
Recipe courtesy "Recipes and Dreams from an Italian Life," by Tessa Kiros, Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC (www.andrewsmcmeel.com); photography by Manos Chatzikonstantis, styling by Michail Touros, art direction by Lisa Greenberg.
Here, I have poached peaches in a lemon verbena infusion. The peaches I love are white with tinges of red in their skin and through their flesh. This gives a beautiful color to the syrup. If you can't get these peaches, add a couple of raspberries to the poaching liquid.
¼ cup sugar
1 generous tablespoon honey
4 white peaches (with red streaks, about 1¼ pounds total)
5 generous sprigs (4 inches or so each) fresh lemon verbena, plus extra, to serve, if you like
Mascarpone Cream
¾ cup heavy whipping cream
5½ ounces mascarpone
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
A few drops of vanilla extract
Put the sugar, 2 cups of water and the honey in a pot just big enough to take the peaches side by side. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and add the whole peaches. If necessary, top up the water level to just cover the peaches (but not so much that the syrup will be diluted). Tuck in the lemon verbena. Tear off a square of waxed paper larger than the diameter of your pot and press it down onto the tops of the peaches. Simmer gently (rapid boiling may cause the fruit to break up) until poached but still firm and holding their shape well, about 8 minutes. Transfer the peaches to a flat bowl to cool for a bit. When they're cool enough to handle, slip off the skins-they should come away like silk dresses. If not, return them to their bath to simmer a while longer. Leave the syrup in the pot to cool. Serves 4.
Recipe courtesy "Recipes and Dreams from an Italian Life," by Tessa Kiros, Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC (www.andrewsmcmeel.com); photography by Manos Chatzikonstantis, styling by Michail Touros, art direction by Lisa Greenberg.
1 whole escarole (curly endive, about 1¼ pounds)
6 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra, for serving
2 medium cloves garlic, peeled and squashed with the flat of a knife
3 anchovy fillets, drained
2 tablespoons small capers in vinegar, drained
About 12 black olives (taggiasche are good)
About 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 firm white fish fillets (about 6 ounces each)
4 sage leaves
About 1½ tablespoon chopped parsley
¼ cup white wine
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Rinse the escarole and trim away the bottom. Divide in half lengthwise and then in half crosswise, so you have nice thick chunks. Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet with one clove of garlic and the anchovies, mashing these in with a wooden spoon until they break up and melt into the oil. Add the escarole and cook until wilted, turning it with a pair of tongs so it picks up the flavors in the pan. Add the capers and olives, and season with pepper and a little salt (remember you have anchovies in the sauce). Cook, stirring, on a good heat until much of the water from the escarole has evaporated and you have a thick, chunky heap in the pan, not soggy. Taste for seasoning, transfer to a dish, and keep warm. Wipe out the pan with paper towels, then heat the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Pat a little flour over both sides of the fish, shaking off the excess. Panfry the fish until golden underneath. Turn them over using tongs, add the sage and remaining garlic and panfry until the fish is golden underneath once more. Season with salt and pepper and add the wine to the pan. Cook until the wine has mostly evaporated, then scatter the parsley on top. Serve on a heap of escarole, drizzled with a little extra olive oil and seasoned with lots of black pepper. Serves 4.
"Apples for Jam: A Colorful Cookbook," by Tessa Kiros, Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC (www.andrewsmcmeel.com); photography by Manos Chatzikonstantis, styling by Michail Touros, art direction by Lisa Greenberg.
With a pair of little girl's scuffed, well-worn red Mary Jane shoes, "Apples for Jam: A Colorful Cookbook, Tessa Kiros' third cookbook, boasts one of my favorite cookbook covers ever. I wore shoes like these, my daughter and granddaughters wore them and so did Kiros' children. "Apples for Jam" contains more than two hundred recipes "playfully" organized by color - "food for families, for young people, for old people, for children, for the child in all … for life."


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A warm bite of roti in Toronto's Parkdale amidst mounds of snow is one step towards finding a taste of home, but neither taste nor home are easily defined or traced. In this mouth-watering documentary, the origins of dal puri, or roti as it is known locally, leads Toronto-based filmmaker Richard Fung across oceans from his native Trinidad to the Indian Subcontinent to explore the interwoven histories of peoples and palates.
In his quest for the original dal puri, Fung interviews restaurateurs, foodies, scholars and locally renowned chefs in South Asia and the Caribbean. We catch tantalizing glimpses of flour-caked hands expertly rolling, kneading and stuffing the flatbread in its multiple succulent variations. From the dal puri of Bihar to the Trinidadian specialty named after its resemblance to a "busted-up shirt," every name for roti reveals a different history.
For centuries, dal puri has been shared, altered and blended, mirroring the mélange of regional customs and dialects that thrive throughout South Asia and have been transplanted across the Atlantic. "The rivers flow and we have not been able to stem the flow of the rivers. There is no divide in terms of palate." says Pushpesh Pant, an Indian food historian. Uncovering histories of colonialism, trade and immigration, Dal Puri Diaspora is a fascinating survey of regional specialties and cultural specificities. From sidewalk eateries and spice factories to home kitchens, Fung explores the mutability of borders when identity is considered through cuisine and the deliciously complex world of roti.
Writer/Director: Richard Fung
Camera: Richard Fung
Editor: Dennis Day
Score/Sound Design: Phil Strong
Director's Bio
Richard Fung
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Richard Fung is now based in Toronto. His award-winning videos include the auto-ethographic works My Mother's Place (1990) and Sea in the Blood (2000); explorations on queer sexualities such as Dirty Laundry (1996) and Rex vs. Singh (2008) (co-directed with John Greyson and Ali Kazimi); and politically charged issues including police racism in Out of the Blue, and Israel/Palestine in Jehad in Motion. He is a recipient of the Toronto Arts Award for Media Art. A former Rockefeller Fellow, Richard teaches at OCAD University.
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As it got later into the summer, players of the Centre High School football team were getting nervous. They didn't have a coach.
That was until Tye Remy, a paraeducator for Centre High's special education program and a CHS alum, decided to tell the school he was interested in the position.
Remy, who graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in geography, wasn't planning on being available to coach high school football. He was mapping pipelines at an engineering firm in Kansas City for a year and a half before realizing the field wasn't for him. He moved home when Yvonne Burhoop of Herington called and asked him whether he wanted a job working at the high school.
Remy has spent the past school year as a paraeducator and is pursuing a teaching degree at Emporia State University.
When Remy, whose football experience consisted of playing at Centre and a lifetime of being a fan, started coming to weight-lifting sessions, players got excited to have him on as coach, he said. With the position came added responsibility, which made him anxious and a little nervous.
"I wasn't sleeping a lot, thinking about what I was gonna do," he said. "But when camp started up I got really excited about what we were doing."
Centre's football camp went from July 14 through 20. Centre has been a running team in the past, Remy said, so his early work has gone into preparing his players to establish the run.
"Be smart, be tough, that's pretty much it," Remy said of his coaching philosophy. "And make good decisions."
Centre will be looking to its three seniors to fill the captaincy of this year's team. Dakota Stimpson, Conner Montgomery and Justin Bina will step into leadership positions. Stimpson will play quarterback, Remy said, but the positions of the other two players are undecided. Montgomery is may be slated as the running back, while Bina is even more up in the air.
"We've been moving him all over the place," Remy said.
Remy, who is taking over for Stan Wiles, acknowledged that the team lost a lot of players to graduation, but nonetheless has set higher goals.
"I've told the guys our No. 1 goal is to make the playoffs," he said. "We had a disappointing loss to Lebo-Waverly last season but we think the district is set up pretty favorably this year."
Remy said he's received a lot of texts and Facebook messages from the kids conveying their excitement for the upcoming season.
"We all have to get a little better every day," he said. "I have to get better because I'm new at this, and I ask the kids to get better every day as well."


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The three main loyalist paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland have issued a declaration denouncing criminality and pledging to make a "meaningful contribution" to improving the lot of their communities.
As part of the initiative, the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and the Red Hand Commando are supporting the formation of a "Loyalist Communities Council" to help deliver the goals.
It will focus on "law abiding responses to criminality", as well as addressing loyalist "disenfranchisement" from the political process and increasing educational standards in loyalist communities.
"We eschew all violence and criminality," said the joint declaration. "If there are those who attempt to use current or past associations with our organisations to further criminality they will be disowned and should be aware that they will not be permitted to use the cover of loyalism."
Tony Blair's former chief of staff Jonathan Powell and Ukip MLA David McNarry have been involved in efforts to facilitate the loyalist move.
It comes amid a political crisis at Stormont prompted by a police assessment that structures of the Provisional IRA still exist and some of its members were involved in a murder in Belfast.
While the main loyalist paramilitary organisations called a ceasefire over 20 years ago, the outlawed armed groups continue to exist.
While no longer engaged in direct conflict with republican paramilitaries, feuds and turf wars among rival loyalist factions have led to numerous murders in the intervening decades.
Some paramilitaries have also continued to be involved in criminality, including extortion, racketeering and drug dealing.
The groups have also been blamed for orchestrating serious public disorder amid disputes related to loyal order parades, flags and the arrest of members over historic Troubles crimes.
The declaration was made on the 21st anniversary of the 1994 loyalist ceasefire. Mr Powell played a key role in the peace process negotiations during the time of the historic Good Friday Agreement of 1998.
Since leaving politics he has headed up a negotiation and mediation charity that works in conflict zones around the world.


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Although it is officially fall according to the calendar, some of our daytime temperatures are saying "July". But the length of daylight is definitely reminding us that fall is here.
It is interesting to hear the rumors about the UF trout tag reward research. I have had people tell me at the boat ramp that over 100 trout tags have been turned in, and there are a thousand more tags out there … wow, I think I need to help set the record straight.
I talked to Mike Allen, director of the Nature Coast Biological Station, and he shared some data with me. The purpose of the tagging project is centered around mortality rates of catch and release of spotted seatrout.
In the past couple of years, our fishing regulations have seen a lot of changes. It is of course the anglers responsibility to keep up to date on the changes, or suffer the wrath of some expensive fines. All of these regulations of course are to keep our resource sustainable, which I fully endorse.
Fileting the fish may not be the most fun of jobs, but the rewards at dinner are worth it.
Capt. Carl Robinson, left, cleans the day's catch with Kip Riley.
The recreational harvest season for one of Florida's premier fish — snook — reopens on March 1 in Florida's Gulf of Mexico state and adjacent federal waters, including Everglades National Park and Monroe County. The season will remain open through April 30.
Finally March has arrived, and so many changes will occur this month.
Let's hope spring comes in like a lamb and not a lion. Personally, I have had all the cold fronts that I want, though they did set the stage for some really good airboat trips.
The biggest change is going to be be water temperatures. We are starting off the month in the upper fifties, which have made most fish very lethargic. But increasing daylight and weaker cold fronts should bring our gulf water into the seventies by April.
I hate to state the obvious but man have we had a roller coaster ride with the weather!
The reds and trout seem to be constantly on the move in and out of the creeks. And the trout will bite one day on the flats and gone the next. Either way, when I catch keeper trout on the flats with 56 degree water temperature I feel very lucky.
I had some clients from Big Sky Country recently who told me they wanted to catch a variety of fish,so I said, "No problem, you've come to the right place...I'll give you the marine science tour."
Day one we jumped on my airboat (on the coldest day of the winter so far) and took a short boat ride to the local tidal creeks. They called the morning air "brisk" but much better than January in Montana. Within minutes everyone was hooked up with slot sized redfish.
All I can say about inshore fishing is WOW! From Keaton Beach to Homosassa the inshore fishing is great. Trout, redfish, sheepshead, and mullet limits are common up and down the west coast of Florida. With water temperatures in the seventies, our fish are feeding like it's March! I cleaned over 100 trout last week (several charters) and hardly any of them had anything in their stomachs. A few had tongue fish and flounder, but most were empty. So, the combo of increased metabolism and lack of forage sets the stage for great fishing.
Kayaking around Cedar Key is a great way to experience nature.
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Armor Express CEO Matt Davis performs a ballistic body armor demonstration and presents a brief explanation as to how armor works. Father Richard Davis (who holds the patten to the original concealable body armor) stands by as his son shoots himself.
This footage is an excerpt from a special on body armor which aired on "The Military Channel."


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This really moved me. (Nia is Greek Othodox.) Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's!
The Ritual
My daughter is a preschooler but I have only known her for a while. She is adopted.
After years of wanting to be parents, my husband and I were given 14 hours notice … then a little girl walked into our house.
Trying to adopt had been a long and frustrating process. But, when we connected with an American Foster Family Agency, it happened very quickly. One night, the phone rang – the social worker told me we'd been "matched" with a 3-year-old girl.
I hung up the phone and stood still for a second. Then, I had to sit down. Within a minute, I was lying on the floor. Yeah, this was real: A little girl was coming to our home. Tomorrow.
There wasn't a baby shower, there wasn't time to discuss with family and friends, there was no way to really prepare for her arrival.
She arrived without an instruction manual. I didn't know if she had a sleep schedule, food allergies – there wasn't even a note pinned to her shirt. She just walked in and looked up at me, like "got lunch?
There isn't a word for the elation I felt. I grinned like a maniac and jumped into parenthood.
We got to know each other: we blew bubbles in the backyard, drew with sidewalk chalk, threw the ball for our dog, (who looked up at her, like "dibs on the big bed.")
Together, we decorated her new bedroom – arranging white furniture, laying out a pink rug, messily peeling and sticking purple flower decals on the walls.
I was delighted by her: Every facial expression, every tantrum, every small thing she did was fascinating and fantastic. Mornings were now a flurry of juice spilling, tiny clothes washing and frenzied kid-chasing. It was thrilling chaos.
Our families and friends were so happy for us, and our priest sweetly asked if he could bless her.
So, that Sunday we headed to church. Our daughter silently took in the chanting and the smell of incense as the sun shone through the stained glass windows.
After the service, the priest softly gestured for us to join him at the front of the church. He began to read. But I wasn't hearing a standard blessing. This was new to me. It was a special prayer for … adoption.
The words and ceremony were a beautiful acknowledgment that some families are created in different ways, but are still in every way, a family.
The priest said the words, "Today you have given birth to your daughter," and I began to cry. It all poured out. All the grief, all the anger, all the angst at the difficult and long journey to parenthood. And that outpouring of tears was quickly followed by a peaceful gratefulness.
I held my daughter in my arms and thanked God for bringing her to me. If the standard route of creating a family had worked for me, I wouldn't have met this child. And I needed to know her. I needed to be her mother. And in that moment, I knew why it had all happened this way: So I could meet this little girl. She is, in every way, my daughter.
Curiously, we humans seem to need these rituals to get things into our skulls. There isn't just one reason we need these rites. Sometimes we need to witness, sometimes we need the catharsis. That ceremony on that day was healing and more importantly, helped it sink in that I am a parent, no matter how my child came to me.
I thanked the priest for the ceremony and we headed home. And I realized … while I have walked into the church many times … on this day, it was the first time I walked out as a mother.
To learn more about American Foster Care, go to adoptuskids.org. To find your local FFA, go to childwelfare.gov/nfcad.


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Citing ATF's Kenneth Melson, congressmen say the department concealed information -- including FBI and DEA involvement.
Two high-ranking members of Congress are accusing the Justice Department of a cover-up related to a federal operation that reportedly sent American guns to violent Mexican drug gangs.
Citing private testimony from the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Attorney General Eric Holder in a letter dated Tuesday that acting ATF director Kenneth Melson met with the House panel's staff on July 4 and reported that Justice had concealed information about the operation, including the involvement of the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration.
The operation, Project Gunrunner, has drawn scrutiny amid allegations that, rather than stanch the export of guns from the U.S. to Mexico, it has instead facilitated sales to traffickers. Issa and Grassley are raising the prospect that the purported scandal could have spread much wider and higher than the Obama administration has acknowledged.
Melson has reportedly been under pressure to resign. ATF agents told the Oversight Committee last month that they received orders to allow small-time dealers to operate in efforts to ensnare major operators, which led to drug cartels across the border receiving firearms unfettered by U.S. law enforcement.
The controversy flared in December when authorities tied two weapons at the scene of a border patrol official's shooting death to Operation Fast and Furious, an initiative under Project Gunrunner.
According to the letter, obtained Wednesday by National Journal, Melson took part in the interview with his personal counsel, instead of the Justice and ATF counsel who was originally scheduled to accompany him on July 13.
Department officials, Issa and Grassley said, "sought to limit and control his communications with Congress.
"Knowing what we know so far, we believe it would be inappropriate to make Mr. Melson the fall guy in an attempt to prevent further congressional oversight," Issa and Grassley wrote.
"The evidence we have gathered raises the disturbing possibility that the Justice Department not only allowed criminals to smuggle weapons but that taxpayer dollars from other agencies may have financed those engaging in such activities," they said. "While this is preliminary information, we must find out if there is any truth to it."
The DOJ had not yet responded, the aide said Wednesday morning.


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By Caroline McGraw [1] Mar 08, 2012 0 [2]
The Love Letter
I no longer have the best letter I ever received. I let it go earlier this year, because I knew that, even if I threw away the paper itself, I'd never forget the contents.
When it came time for me to choose a college, my choice was simple. Though I visited more than a dozen campuses, the second school I visited was exactly where I wanted to go: Vassar College. I was in love with the library, the lawns, the list of English courses. It also didn't hurt that the school was exactly an hour-and-a-half-long drive from my family in New Jersey. It was just far enough for me to feel like I was truly "away," and just close enough for me to come home at a moment's notice ... or to flee back to school, as I did one afternoon.
It started out as a routine visit home. As always, I offered to stay with Willie for a time while my parents went out; as usual, they hesitated, but said yes eventually. I assured them that I would be careful, and that I would call them immediately if Willie was having a particularly hard time. Unfortunately, neither of these things prevented what happened next.
I don't remember many details of that afternoon; my memory has blocked them. Or perhaps, having received grace to forgive them, I have also been given grace to forget. In any case, I know that Willie was edgy and upset. I know that I helped him to roll up in the rug, applied calming pressure, and prompted him to take deep breaths. Yet I also know that, as it became clear that he wasn't calming down, I got angry. And scared.
Nowadays, I'm better at keeping calm when Willie is upset—In part thanks to years of practice, and in part because I know that maintaining a peaceful energy is one of the best things I can do to help. But that afternoon, I wasn't prepared.
Willie was rolled up in the rug, and then suddenly, he wasn't. Almost before I knew what was happening, he bit me. He sunk his teeth into my right leg, and I screamed at him. Furious and hurt, I ran upstairs and locked a door behind me. I called my parents to come home, and they did, right away. As soon as I heard the garage door open, I picked up my bags and put them in my car. Though I knew it would upset my parents, I drove—flew—back to Vassar.
Several days later, I received a card in the campus mail. I remember opening it in the busy mailroom area, and then closing it quickly, knowing that if I stopped to read it I would end up crying. I took the card back to my room. Inside, my parents [3] had sent their love, sorrow, and comfort to me … and they had included a letter from Willie as well.
Dear Caroline, the letter said in my brother's best printing, I'm very sorry I bit you. Please forgive me. Love, Willie.
When I saw his handwriting—those distinctive letters, the spots where he'd used White-Out to make everything perfect—I knew I would forgive him. Before I even read his words, I felt the tears pool in my eyes. He had hurt me, but he was still my brother [4]. Somewhere underneath the aggressive behavior, he was still Willie, and I still loved him.
The bruise from the bite took months to heal. Every time I looked at it, I wanted to weep—for all the similar cuts and bruises my parents had incurred, for all the anger and frustration inside Willie that made him strike out. For all the beauty [5] that was hidden behind his terrible behavior.
Nowadays, Willie's doing much better. Each time I see him, I am amazed at how far he's come. And even though my skin tends to scar easily, that fateful bite didn't leave a mark. The letter, however, did.


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Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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