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In a North Korean prison camp, inmates went about their work in a furnace-backbreaking labor their jailers forced them to perform 18 hours every day. As they worked, many of them appeared to be mumbling under their breath. They were not complaining; they were singing hymns. The prisoners were Christians-locked up for the crime of believing in God. Eventually, a guard noticed a female prisoner singing-and trampled on her face.
This woman got off relatively easily, compared to those caught trying to escape North Korea into China.
North Korea's leaders especially hate Christians. By some accounts, 90 percent of those who help people trying to escape the North's brutal regime are followers of Christ. Many live along the border between China and North Korea, descendants of Koreans who moved into China fleeing the famine of the 19th century and persecution from the Japanese occupation force during the first half of the 20th century.
South Korean Christians offer a helping hand, as well, often risking their lives to provide aid and comfort to the enemies of Kim Jong Il-that is, his own people-who steal into China, Laos, Vietnam, Russia, Cambodia, and Mongolia along a modern Underground Railroad.
Their help is desperately needed. An estimated 100,000 to 300,000 North Koreans have sneaked into China alone in recent years and live fearfully in hiding. If they're caught, Beijing ships them straight back to North Korea, ignoring the United Nations' 1951 convention, which China signed, commanding protection of refugees. (The Chinese skirt the mandate by insisting that escaping North Koreans are "economic migrants," not refugees.)
Some are smuggled through China into Mongolia. Once there, they head for the South Korean embassy in Ulan Bator. According to Douglas Shin, an American pastor living in Seoul, the embassy staff keeps "a lot of blank passports on hand, and just slap the refugees' photos on them." The South Korean government pays for their flight to Seoul to begin new lives of freedom.
The whole process takes only a few days, which means there are no refugee camps in Mongolia. Camps won't form unless the stream of refugees who manage to escape turns into a flood, Mr. Shin says.
If this happens, as some human-rights observers predict, people like Mr. Shin will have helped make it possible. A few years ago he formed an organization called Exodus 21, devoted to helping Koreans escape the starvation, oppression, and despair in the North. Mr. Shin has personally helped some 40 North Koreans escape through Mongolia. After twice being arrested by Mongolian authorities, he now devotes himself to publicizing the plight of North Koreans and prodding other nations, especially the United States, for policy changes.
Last year, nearly 600 North Korean escapees received official asylum in South Korea, including dozens who rushed into foreign embassies in China; this year, at least 1,000 are expected. Last month, the largest refugee group ever to arrive by boat-11 adults and 10 children-chugged into the port of Incheon, escorted by the South Korean maritime police.
Once in Seoul, refugees can expect help from both the South Korean government and Christian churches. The adjustment is far from easy. Although the South Korean government considers North Koreans to be citizens, they must go through a month of interrogation "because they might be spies," Mr. Shin explains. Next, they spend two months undergoing training to adjust to a society far more sophisticated than the one they left. They're taught how to use pay phones, automatic teller machines, computers-even television remotes.
The government gives each new citizen resettlement money ($28,000 per person-more for families) and access to a tiny, state-subsidized apartment. While the amount of money may seem large, "It's nothing, because the cost of living here is exorbitant," Mr. Shin says. "They have a tough time adjusting. Both the government and churches are doing their best to provide job training, but it's a long way to go." Refugees who are reunited with family members in the South "are much better off," Mr. Shin notes.
These are the ones who survive the desperate and dangerous journey through China, a passage that has become far more perilous in recent months. Under pressure from Pyongyang, China has begun cracking down on the refugees hiding among them. If the smuggling of North Koreans into China evokes memories of America's own Underground Railroad, China's hunting down of Korean escapees chillingly echoes the era when Nazis hunted down Jews. Chinese police frequently stop buses to search for refugees; anyone lacking an identity card or who cannot speak Chinese is immediately arrested. Surprise house-to-house searches are common. Villagers are threatened with punishment if they offer refuge to North Korean defectors. And like their Nazi predecessors, Chinese authorities offer money to those willing to betray neighbors who hide Koreans. Some refugees are tortured to reveal the identities of those who helped them, according to American human-rights activist Timothy Peters.
According to The Chosun Journal, a website devoted to North Korean human-rights concerns, more than 10,000 North Korean refugees hiding in China were rounded up last year and deported to North Korea. Tragically, even those who avoid arrest may suffer a dreadful fate. More than half of the North Korean women who cross the Tumen River into China are greeted, not by Christians, but by human traffickers who sell them into marriage or to brothels, according to Suzanne Scholte of the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. Other refugees sell their bodies simply to survive.
To contend with these problems, Exodus 21 is raising funds to purchase a ship. The plan is for Koreans hiding in China to board small fishing boats, hiding under the deck, where they will be invisible to Chinese patrols until they are a safe distance from ports. They can then board the rescue ship and sail to freedom. "The Chinese coast guard doesn't board each and every ship to check. As long as we don't get busted before the boarding due to a leak of information, it's relatively safe to sail out of China and on to international waters," Mr. Shin explains.
The need for safer methods of escape was evident this summer when a survivor of a North Korean prison camp, Soon Ok Lee, described the horrors of camp life to a Senate Judiciary subcommittee-horrors that make it clear that when President Bush described North Korea as part of the "Axis of Evil," he wasn't exaggerating.
"While I was there, three women delivered babies on the cement floor without blankets. It was horrible to watch the prison doctor kicking the pregnant women with his boots," Ms. Lee recalled. "When a baby was born, the doctor shouted 'Kill it quickly. How can a criminal expect to have a baby? Kill it.' The prisoner-nurses, with trembling hands, squeezed the babies' necks to kill them," Ms. Lee testified.
Treatment of Christians was especially barbaric. "During the seven years I served in the prison, there must have been thousands of Christians who died as a result of punishment," Ms. Lee related. "They were treated less than beasts, sub-human beings, being kicked by the boots of prison guards and lashed by leather lashes. The prison guard was telling these people to say, 'We will not believe in God but we will believe in our leader, Kim Jong Il.' So many people died because they did not say, 'We do not believe in God.'"
In an effort to help Korean refugees, Sen. Sam Brownback has urged the State Department to review its policy of not admitting North Korean refugees into America. In response, Arthur E. Dewey, assistant secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, began a policy review-one that frustrated Brownback staffers say has been going on for eight months with no end in sight.
They're also frustrated that a Senate foreign operations appropriations bill, which would provide $80 million for a North Korean resettlement camp and to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that work with North Korean refugees, has stalled. If the Senate does not get the bill passed in the next few weeks, the funds may not be available for years.
North Korean refugees simply cannot wait that long. Many die in the attempt to cross through China into Mongolia. Evoking memories of World War II, Edward Kim, editor of The Chosun Journal, calls China "a real-life Casablanca," a place refugees escape to-and then wait, sometimes for years, to leave. While the State Department twiddles its bureaucratic thumbs, American citizens are taking action on their own. Many donate money to NGOs on the ground in China, which provide basic necessities for refugees as well as transportation enabling them to escape to South Korea and other countries. Knowing such help exists will inspire many more Koreans to escape the North, and the "flood of refugees from North Korea to China [will] cause unbearable pressure on both the Pyongyang and Beijing regimes, irreparably disrupting the status quo," Chosun Journal editor Kim says.
Sympathizers also donate to the Ton-A-Month Club, a Christian nonprofit famine-relief program based in Seoul, which mobilizes food aid for the most needy casualties of the North Korean famine. Volunteers send food shipments directly to needy North Koreans, bypassing government authorities. The group recently expanded its services to include assistance and shelter to North Koreans who have escaped into other countries.
Their efforts are not without risk. During the past nine months, China has arrested at least six missionaries-five South Koreans and one American-and charged them with assisting North Korean defectors. The missionaries were placed in long-term detention-the first time Chinese authorities have indicted those who assist North Korean defectors.
More ominous was the warning that came this month to Norbert Vollertsen, a German physician who spent 18 months living in North Korea with the German aid agency Cap Anamur. Mr. Vollertsen now travels throughout Europe and the United States, testifying to the horrors of life under Kim Jong Il. On Sept. 13, the German embassy in Seoul warned him that North Korean or Chinese gangsters were attempting to "eliminate me, and make it look like an accident," Mr. Vollertsen says.
He says he has no intention of letting such threats slow him down. He and others like him intend to deprive the world of the chance to say, "We didn't know." As Edward Kim writes in The Chosun Journal: "When reunification happens, and it will happen sooner than people think, and the atrocities become more openly apparent, and the war crime trials ensue, I must confess a certain hope. I hope that the do-nothings of today will experience unspeakable shame."


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I've been hearing rumors of a road connecting Nevegal with Passo San Boldo for a year or two, so today I thought I'd check it out. I warmed up from Vittorio Veneto to Lago Santa Croce, with lots of weekend warriors out for their weekly assault on the climb. I felt sluggish for some reason- I think this may be the slowest I've ridden up this easy hill. At 0830 even in this shady gorge it felt warm and humid. After Sella di Fadalto I cruised along the west side of the lake and felt a little more lively. After the lake is a left turn signed Nevegal, which climbs steeply at first up through Vich to the main road from Ponte nelle Alpi toward Nevegal. Here you begin a nice moderate climb, with long 7% straight stretches through pretty grassy meadows. Definitely easier than the steep climb from Belluno to Nevegal, though that one is shadier. Soon the sun was beating down and I dreamed of reaching the shady forest above.
The road from Belluno and the road I was climbing meet in a traffic circle just below Nevegal at 987m. Just after the circle is a turn off to the right toward Ronce. Thankfully this road (Via Col de Gou) dives into the spruce forest almost immediately. It snakes along the mountainside, finally reaching a junction, with Via Ronce to the left. Via Ronce is a very fine dirt road, hard-packed and pretty much rockless. It passes peacefully for 2 km through the dense forest until reaching a little cluster of houses in a sunny meadow, where it meets Via Piandelmonte. Somewhere along here the road reverts to asphalt. The landscape opens up into broad green pastures, surrounded by spruce-covered mountains. The road descends steeply, with switchbacks and gorgeous views of the valley of Tassei (568m).
During this long descent I came across numerous riders ascending in the opposite direction. Some of them were really suffering the steepness and heat. I thought to myself "I'm glad I'm going this way instead," forgetting I would soon have to climb a similar slope on the other side of the valley. So now I was struggling up that slope, exposed to full sun, till finally Via Tassei ended at Valmorel (806m). Here you turn left on Via Valmorel, signed Sant' Antonio Tortal and "Al Peden" cucina tipica, then later becomes Via Peden. More saliscendi and beautiful panoramas, and then you begin the plummet down to Sant' Antonio at 507 meters.
After Sant'Antonio another long gradual ascent to Passo San Boldo at 706m. A guy in a bright red Ferrari accelerated loudly to pass me, which I thought was odd since I was only going 10-15 kph. I think he was just having fun revving it up, like a kid with a motor scooter. At a subsequent bridge he stopped dead in the middle and was afraid he would scrape his paint on the railing. All the people backed up in the other direction were motioning to him to let him know he had plenty of room, but he was frozen with fear. Somehow he summoned the courage and finally crawled through, with at least a foot of space on each side.
Heavy traffic on the descent so not great fun, but no big deal. I was hot and tired and just wanted to finish. Soon enough I was back in Vittorio Veneto. But now the question is, what will this ride be like in the opposite direction?
|Via Ronche strada bianca through the spruce forest
|Valley of Tassei from Piandelmonte
|Tassei from descent of Piandelmonte
|Close up Tassei
|Via Peden toward Sant' Antonio Tortal
|Gentle switchbacks down to Sant' Antonio
|Beautiful mountain lane from Nevegal to Valmorel
|Descent to Sant'Antonio Tortal
|Nevegal left, Valmorel middle, Passo San Boldo right

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Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge processors will include new circuits for handling demanding multimedia tasks, according to sources, more evidence of processor changes in store as the chip giant gets ready to shift over to a new processor architecture.
Sandy Bridge is Intel's next microarchitecture, or redesign, of its processors--which the chipmaker does every two years. The current design, Nehalem, was introduced in November 2008 and is used in all Core i3, i5, and i7 processors, which now populate the newest PCs worldwide. Sandy Bridge chips are scheduled to go into commercial production in the fourth quarter, and the first PCs are expected before or during the January 2011 Consumer Electronics Show.
For the first time on any Intel chip, Sandy Bridge will include silicon dedicated to handling the transcoding, or converting, of data from one format to another. The transcoding circuits will be separate from the main processor and the on-chip graphics function, according to sources at system makers.
Transcoding, for instance, converts a movie on a PC to a format that makes it viewable on an iPhone or iPod. More generally, transcoding is used whenever a movie or audio clip is transferred from a camera to a computer. Sandy Bridge will excel at this task, compared with current Core i series chips, sources said.
Sandy Bridge, like Nehalem, is a big step for Intel. It will be the first mainstream Intel chip to integrate the graphics function, or GPU, onto the same piece of silicon as the main processor, or CPU. This is possible courtesy of Intel's latest and greatest 32-nanometer manufacturing technology.
Sandy Bridge will also include new instructions for handling multimedia tasks. Called Advanced Vector Extension (Intel AVX) instructions, they will assist in accelerating a host of multimedia tasks, including video and audio processing.
During Intel's second-quarter conference call last month, CEO Paul Otellini said the company is moving quickly to Sandy Bridge. "Due to the very strong reception of Sandy Bridge, we have accelerated our 32-nanometer factory ramp...to enable us to meet the anticipated demand," he said at the time.
It's a big deal for PC parts and system makers, too. Recent reports citing Wall Street analysts making ominous-sounding statements about the sudden drop in PC demand is not only attributable to weakness in the U.S. and European economies but also likely due to a lull before Asian manufacturers shift to Sandy Bridge-based products later this year, said Doug Freedman, an analyst at Gleacher & Company.
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Not dead, just coma-ing, or in my case, failing to
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lunarul wrote:wow, 4 newpix on one page.. guess the OTT is dead
HES wrote:A few points before the spoiler:
1) I'm not an artist
2) I only have four pens
3) I'm left handed
4) somebody wasn't cooperatingSpoiler:
jjjdavidson wrote:xpatiate wrote:I just want to put in one more little plug for this molpy candidate...Spoiler:
Because, awwwww, lookit that little guy.
My daughter and I came across these amazing creatures in a book last night, and we had a great time planning a new kids' show called My Little Star-Nosed Mole, featuring adorable blind underground-dwelling mammals called Twilight Sparkles and Fluffy Rainbow who use their 22 fleshy nose-fingers to sniff out and consume cupcakes within a quarter of a second. I hope she slept OK.
You're going to have to work harder than that if you want to out-cute the pink fairy armadillo:Spoiler:
Oh the mock horror! I may have mocked the haberdashery!buffygirl wrote:WALL OF POST, but shouldn't take too long to read.My dear sir/madam, please let it be known that you insult The BuffyDashery if you believe it is capable of doing anything that anyone would view as a "cop out."Eshru wrote:Can a cake have a hat? I'd like to think so.
Edit: Birthday hat is a cop out.
I hope you don't consider that a hat request...
Swein wrote:There be birds!
ttscp wrote:I've been thinking about what it means for the OTC if it is a story. (Not that it has to be; I am biased to think in stories because I am a storyteller, but that's another story.) Story and plot are closely connected so I mix the two concepts in my thinking a lot.
Swein wrote:BLAHONGa
[edit] There be birds!
BlitzGirl wrote:Aw, it's not nearly as much fun when you can tell what they are without ENHANCE.
mikro2nd wrote:Swein wrote:BLAHONGa
[edit] There be birds!
They look to me like Hadeda Ibis (Ibisses? Ibi?) which do root around in grassland for their food. Closely related to the more famous Sacred Ibis, but drabber, smellier and noisy as hell.
astrocub wrote:Going by the neck shape, I would say an egret. I think
ibises ibisibii have too long of beaks.
lunarul wrote:wow, 4 newpix on one page.. guess the OTT is dead
BlitzGirl wrote:Here's a little height comparison:Spoiler:
My measurements might be off; this is a very rough approximation.
Jonas79 wrote:BlitzGirl wrote:Here's a little height comparison:Spoiler:
My measurements might be off; this is a very rough approximation.
Interesting. If they are Ibis birds, they should be about 45 cq long according to Wikipedia, so it might be that they are Ibis birds. In that case they're in Africa somewhere? Any other bird about the same size and structure from anywhere else in the world?
Illud expecto, ergo sum.Magdiragdag wrote:I wait for it, therefore I am.
fhorn wrote:SBN wrote:fhorn wrote:Late to the party, Outside stuff and all that, but for what it's worth:
Legos. Alla time.
Also, US English and UK English have that singular/plural thing going on:
The Yankees are in first place in the AL East.
Man U is the Premier League champion.
But we'd say New York is in first place. That's sort of a team/players distinction.
I don't know that you have team mascots/nicknames the way we do, to make the comparison.
Ok, atrocious/erroneous/Randallawful example due to "Yankees" instead of NY. (Haha, wrecked my own argument, of course it's "NY is in first place...") How about this one, Brits out there (who are actually asleep and by the time they uncoma this will all be many newpages behind):
Liverpool have just scored a goal, or
Liverpool has just scored a goal
American English is "NY has won the World Series for the 27th time."
and "Bank of America is..." but I think UK English is "NatWest are...."
Valarya wrote:HAL9000 wrote:HES wrote:@HALSpoiler:
Thank you <3
Did I get left out on purpose and then was subtly referenced at being left out? (Since lmjb, Hal and I were the ones who said something about not being in the comic.) Guess talking about LEGOS really [i]bricks[/b] people up.
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azule wrote:Inspired by Jonas79's current sig, and apologies to all. *hangs head*
foilman wrote:I think sometime in the near future they're going to find an abandoned stash of LEGO bricks and will then spend the next 100 newpix constructing an elaborate castle out of them, with the occasional discussion of what the bricks should be called...
XonqNopp wrote:I will not ketchup today, not until next Tuesday... Because today I get married
azule wrote:Inspired by Jonas79's current sig, and apologies to all. *hangs head*
Apologies for the horrible kerning. *hangs head in double shame*Spoiler:And, d'oh!, that should be BlitzGirl on the left walking to the present with TimeWaiter on the right. *sigh* Off to coma!
mscha wrote:They don't seem to be very good fliers...
Also, waiting for dialogue, we simply must have a canonical adjective to describe these creatures.
mscha wrote:They don't seem to be very good fliers...
Mikeski wrote:A "What If" update is never late. Nor is it early. It is posted precisely when it should be.
patzer's signature wrote:flicky1991 wrote:I'm being quoted too much!
Neil_Boekend wrote:Xips/dips and all that are just weird IMHO. Why would you connect the One True Time Measurement to Outsider units? An outsider "day" is simply 2.4 decanewpix. A couple of "days" is a couple of decanewpix (a couple isn't precise enough to warrant a calculation)
An outsider "week" is just 1.68 hectonewpix, and a couple of "weeks" is a couple of hectonewpix.
An outsider "month" is 0.712 kilonewpix, a couple of "months" is a couple of kilonewpix
An outsider "year" is 8.554 kilonewpix, a couple of "years" is a few dozen kilonewpix
An outsider "Century" is 0.8554 meganewpix
and so forth.
Neil_Boekend wrote:ETA:mscha wrote:They don't seem to be very good fliers...Spoiler:
One of them turned into a rabbit in the second to last frame. In the last frame it must have gone down the rabbithole
The other one is flying away.
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Video display Dunkerron Mountains Area More detail Place count in area: 65, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 83, 84, 85 Highest place: Stumpa Dúloigh, 784m Maximum height for area: 784 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 528 metres, Places in area Dunkerron Mountains:An Bheann Mhór 308mAn Bheann Mhór 674.7mAn Bhinn Láir 514mAn Cnoc Riabhach 534mAn Corrán 667mBascadh 595mBascadh West Top 569mBeann 752mBeann Far SW Top 636.2mBeann na Stiocairí 673.1mBeann NE Top 692mBeann South Top 639mBeann SW Top 657mBeenarourke 304mBeenrour 418mBoughil 631mBroaghnabinnia 745mCahernageeha Mountain 499mCaora Bhán 570mCnoc Breasail 591mCnoc na gCapall 639mCoomcallee 648.9mCoomduff 244mCoomnacronia 636mCoomnahorna 590mCoomura Mountain 666mCrossderry 489mDeenish Island (2) 144mDereenavurrig Hill 261mDoire Gharb 382mEagle Hill 155mEagles Hill 549mEsknaloughoge 416mEsknaloughoge N Top 420mFarraniaragh Mountain 468mGlanbeg 485.8mGortamullin 205mKnockanamadane 270mKnockanaskill 356mKnockaunanattin 569mKnockaunanattin W Top 467mKnocklomena 641mKnockmoyle 684mKnocknabreeda 569mKnocknacusha 547mKnocknafreaghane 313mKnocknagantee 676mKnocknagantee West Top 553mKnocknagullion 413mKnocknasullig 117mLetter South 362mMothaillín 506mMullaghanattin 773mMullaghanattin East Top 594mMullaghbeg 509mReenearagh 162mSallagh South-West Top 543mScarriff Island 252mSlievenashaska 578mSlievenashaska South Top 566mStaigue N E Top 435mStaigue Top 459mStumpa Dúloigh 784mStumpa Dúloigh SE Top 780mStumpa Dúloigh SW Top 663m Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such. Centre on map. Finnararagh Mountain An Corrán A name in Irish (Ir. An Corrán [TH], 'the crescent' or 'the sickle') Kerry County, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Green sandstone & siltstone Bedrock Height: 667m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V69686 73720 Place visited by 105 members. Recently by: Wilderness, Grumbler, John.geary, schwann10, FrankMc1964, Hadleigh, jamesmforrest, Deise-Man, Ulsterpooka, Fergalh, eamonoc, jlk, ilenia, JimMc, hivisibility I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) More detail Longitude: -9.894019, Latitude: 51.900928 , Easting: 69686, Northing: 73720 Prominence: 142m, Isolation: 0.9km ITM: 469664 573781, GPS IDs, 6 char: Fnrrgh, 10 char: FinararaghBedrock type: Green sandstone & siltstone, (St. Finans Sandstone Formation) Finnararagh is a corruption of Finnavogagh, the name of an area of rough pasture on the plateau W of this peak. The name is correctly recorded in the Ordnance Survey Name Book, but was misspelt when transferred to the map. The peak itself is locally called An Corrán, which aptly describes its crescent-shaped cliffs that dominate Lough Coomeen. An Corrán is the 165th highest place in Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/160/ Rate Gallery COMMENTS for An Corrán 1 2 Next page >> Follow this place's comments Picture from group : The summit from the west. Picture: The summit from the west. Dramatic cliffs, bogs and rough ground surround this peak. Short Summary created by simon3 26 Apr 2011 There is dramatic ground all around Finnararagh/ An Corrán however the top is fairly tame and there are fairly easy ways up provided you are careful. From the south you can possibly start on the track leading off the public road at V69259 71239 A. Ask permission at the house there. The track (it's the west of two shown leading from Fermoyle) has a stony surface until you reach the Small River. Head NE for the top. If you veer right you will avoid steeper ground with its cliffs. From the north one way is to park near Cloon Lough at V 708 788 B. Walk up to Coomura then round the River Deecagh valley going past V 688 737 C and up to the summit. Attractions include the 310m cliffs down to Lough Coomeen to the east and fine views over the Kenmare river. There's a narrow challenging ridge NE towards Sallagh and eventually towards Mullaghanattin. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/160/comment/4920/ Picture from kernowclimber : View from An Corrán on the Cloon Horseshoe walk Picture: View from An Corrán on the Cloon Horseshoe walk A Cloon View by kernowclimber 5 Aug 2014 An Corrán lies on the Cloon Horseshoe walk in the wild and unspoilt Dunkerron Mountains which offer arguably some of the finest scenery in Ireland. This panorama was shot near its summit as the sun was sinking low in the western horizon. Macgillycuddy's Reeks can be seen in the background; the summits of Beann and Sallagh in the foreground; Cloon Lough and the Slieve Mish Mountains and Dingle Bay on the far left horizon. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/160/comment/17595/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from johnvbrennan : Lakes on Finnararagh Picture: Lakes on Finnararagh johnvbrennan on An Corrán, 2005 by johnvbrennan 18 Apr 2005 I highly recommend Finnararagh. It's not as climbed as the more popular mountains in Kerry like Carrauntuohill and Brandon. I would say this is mainly down to the fact that It's a good 30 minutes drive beyond Killarney. That said on a clear day it offers spectacular 360 degree views. You can see Brandon, Carrauntuohill/Cahir and of course Mullaghanattin.Finnararagh has some amazing lakes that are nestled into the mountain. Make sure you have a good summers day for this one as it's the only way to really appreciate the scenery. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera on the day with the sunny weather but hopefully the photo will give you some idea of how nice it can be.`Getting There:From Killarney, take the road for Glencar. Go past Glencar post office, turn left at Bealalaw Bridge. Park your car at Cloon Lough (V 708 788 B)Description of walk:Head in the track on the northern side of Cloon Lough. 1 Make your way for spot height 532m (V 682 758 D). 2 Next go to 666m (V 677 753 E). 3. Next make for spot height 598m (V 688 737 C). 4. Spot Height 667m (V 696 737 F) 5. Your now on the ridge at this point. Follow the ridge in a north easterly direction to spot height 543m to 570m to 551m to 619m on V 710 754 G. (Warning steep ridge at both sides from 543m on) 6. Turn east to spot height 636m (V 714 755 H) heading for Mullaghanattin. Continue the ridge to 657m. Then drop down steeply (be vigilant here, steep ground that would be dangerous in foggy conditions) and climb sharply up to 752m (V 726 765 I). There is fence that runs all the way to the top of the mountain.7. After 752m continue on the ridge for approx 1/3 km to meet the spur going down in a north westerly direction to join the road beside Cloon Lough. This road will bring you back to your car. Be careful coming down the spur as this ground is quite steep in places. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/160/comment/1653/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from johnvbrennan : Nestled Lakes Picture: Nestled Lakes johnvbrennan on An Corrán, 2005 by johnvbrennan 18 Apr 2005 Just had to add this photo of some unusual lakes on Finnararagh. The photo doesn't do them justice. Note: there are actually 2 lakes in the photo (spot the other one just beneath the main lake) Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/160/comment/1654/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from simon3 : Exposed anticline W of Finnararagh. Picture: Exposed anticline W of Finnararagh. Risen arches. by simon3 26 Apr 2011 Striding along the scarp from Coomnacronia to An Corrán gives dramatic views to the south, however spare a thought for the geology visible also. This arch in the rock (an anticline) is a sign of the huge folding pressures that must have been here once. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/160/comment/6315/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from eric : Finnararagh Picture: Finnararagh eric on An Corrán, 2005 by eric 16 Dec 2005 After a few dry days in summer a great climb is a direct climb up the eastern face of Finnararagh (In Picture) Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/160/comment/2089/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average COMMENTS for An Corrán 1 2 Next page >> (End of comment section for An Corrán.) Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.) 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of degrees
& programs
Fall: July 1
[December 15 for international applicants]
Spring: November 1
[August 1 for international applicants]
Applications are processed as they are received throughout the year.
Number Required: 2
From Whom: Letters of recommendation should be obtained from college/university faculty members familiar with academic and research competence.
While there is no fixed list of courses that are prerequisites for admission, understanding of and success in present-day microbiology and immunology requires good preparation in the biological, chemical, and physical sciences. Thus, formal course work in cellular and molecular biology, inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and calculus is desirable.
The Statement of Goals should be approximately 500-1,000 words and should include the following elements: your interest in Temple's program, in particular; your research goals; your future career goals; and your academic and research achievements.
The GRE is required. The program weighs the analytical and quantitative sections of the GRE more heavily than the verbal section. In certain circumstances, MCATs can be substituted for GREs.
The GRE Subject Exam in Biological Sciences and/or Chemistry is required.
Minimum TOEFL score or range of scores needed to be accepted:
600 on the paper-based test or 250 on the computer-based test.
A resume is required.
Graduate credits from an accredited institution may be transferred into this program. The credits must be equivalent to coursework offered at Temple and the grade must be a "B" or better in order to transfer. The Graduate Program Committee makes recommendations for transferring credits to the Chair of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology. The maximum number of advanced standing credits awarded is 18.
Health Sciences
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered before 4:30 p.m.
Number of Didactic Credits Required Beyond the Master's: 10
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology participates in the "Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences" described on the School of Medicine Graduate Studies Website. The program requires Ph.D. and M.S. students to take a defined set of courses over the first two years:
-2 courses from the "Foundations of Biosciences Series" of the Interdisciplinary Program, comprising either a basic or advanced Biochemistry course, and a course on Molecular and Cell Biology.
-2 courses comprising Scientific Communication and Scientific Integrity.
-2 courses from the "Integrated Biosciences Series" from the following list:
Molecular Approaches to Research
Principles of Physiology
Principles of Pharmacology
Principles of Organ Pathology
Principles of Genetics
Principles of Development
Comprehensive Immunology
Cancer Biology
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Cell Structure and Function
Proteins and Enzymes
Generally, students of Microbiology and Immunology will take "Comprehensive Immunology " and "Host-Pathogen Interactions."
In addition, all students will take the following required courses offered by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology:
Required Courses:
Microbiology 403, 4 of 405-410, 413, 415, 433, 545
In addition to the required courses, students must have at least 12 credits of 500 level courses. Of these, 3 credits must be in the area of Molecular Biology and 3 in the area of Biochemistry.
Internship: No internship is required.
Language Examination: No language examination is required.
Attend orientation meeting.
Submit signed copies of the dissertation and relevant forms to the Department and Graduate School as described by current Graduate School policy.
Participate in a minimum of 3 laboratory rotations for which 3 individual rotation evaluation forms should be submitted to the Administrative Office following completion of each rotation.
Have a rotation review with all faculty members in whose laboratory the student rotated, within 1 month of decision of advisorship, and submit evaluation of rotation review forms to the Administrative Office.
In a consultation with proposed advisor, submit letter to the Chairperson of the Department requesting that the advisor be appointed dissertation advisor.
Take the Preliminary examination at the end of the second year. Students wishing to take the examination must have completed at least 1 year in residence, and have at least three 500 level courses (totalling at least 9 semester hours) in addition to the required 400 level courses.
Before the defense of dissertation, complete 30 hours of departmental approved course work.
Have a research review with the research committee within 6 months of Chairperson's written approval of advisor. This committee must have a minimum of 3 faculty members of this department (including advisor). An abstract and announcement of the review must be circulated to the faculty seven days prior to the review. Subsequent reviews must be scheduled with a maximum interval of 6 months. These reviews continue until the research committee indicates that the work is ready to be written and submitted as a Ph.D. dissertation.
Complete and successfully defend a Ph.D. dissertation. This dissertation must be submitted and defended within 1 year of being directed by the advisory committee to do so. At least 3 weeks in advance of the final examination (defense) all examiners must receive a typed copy of the dissertation in near final form. At least 2 weeks in advance of the final examination, the student should notify the Chairperson of the Department about the date and place of the examination and the examiners for the final. This announcement must be provided at least 10 days in advance to all members of the Department and to the Dean of the Graduate School, and must be posted in the School of Medicine.
Preliminary Examination:
The preliminary examination is designed to evaluate the ability of potential Ph.D. candidates to carry out original dissertation research toward completion of the Ph.D. program. The exam consists to two parts. Part I will test the student's knowledge of information that is fundamental to microbiology and immunology. Part II will test the student's knowledge of general concepts and the ability of the student to understand and interpret this information.
Part I will consist of approximately 50 questions allowing for short, definitive answers. These questions will be assembled and graded by members of the Preliminary Examination Committee. Part II will consist of questions that cover concepts taught in the Required Courses with the objective of testing understanding and interpretation. The questions will be sought from Graduate Faculty by the Preliminary Examination Committee. The Preliminary Examination Committee will use these questions as a basis to design a written examination consisting of six questions of which each student will answer four.
After 2 years of matriculation in this Department, students enrolled in the Ph.D. program are required to take the preliminary examination. At least three 500 level courses, totaling at least 9 credit hours, must be completed prior to taking the preliminary examination. Students wishing to take the examination also must have completed at least 1 year in residence.
Part I will test the student's knowledge of information that is fundamental to microbiology and immunology. Questions will be selected that allow for short, definitive answers. Part II will stress the understanding of concepts, experimental design and analysis of data. Compare and contrast, or discussion questions will be accepted only under unusual circumstances. Questions will be selected and combined to stress multi-disciplinary approaches. The intention is that this will be a test of the student's ability to apply information learned in required courses to the experimental situation.
For Part I, the Preliminary Examination Committee will assembly the questions. Typically, members of the Committee will be responsible for blocks of approximately ten questions. Two members of the Faculty will grade each question on a pass/not pass basis. For Part II, the Preliminary Examination Committee will solicit from each author of the preliminary exam questions a brief outline which should provide the minimal acceptable answer to the question. The Preliminary Examination Committee will appoint in advance two designated Graduate Faculty members to independently grade each question. In some exceptional cases, it may be necessary that faculty members be required to grade more than one question. The two faculty graders will independently, and without any consultation, grade the examination question on a scale of 5-10, with a score of "10" representing an "exceptional" performance, and "7" representing a "barely adequate" or "borderline" score. Graders may use half units to apply.
To pass Part I of the Preliminary Examination, a student must answer at least 75% of questions correctly in order to pass this part of the Preliminary Examination. To pass Part II of the preliminary exam, a minimum of 3 scores of "7" or better must be achieved for the 4 answers. Also, the Preliminary Examination Committee will assemble the scores for each of the 4 answers provided by a student, and will further consider the "best" 3 averaged scores from each student. The averaged scores for each of these 3 answers must total "23" or more or the student receives a "failing" grade. Students with a failing grade must take a re-examination. No conditions may be attached to a passing grade. If a re-examination is required, it must be taken within four weeks of notification of the official result, provided in writing, of the initial preliminary examination. The re-examination will be taken as an oral examination, unless justification for a written examination is provided.
The Chair of the Preliminary Examination Committee meets with all qualified students 6 weeks prior to the examination and tells them the time, place and location of the examination.
After choosing a research advisor, the student and advisor should agree on the composition of a Research Advisory Committee. The Department Chair approves the the advisory committee at the time of approval of the research advisor. The committee consists of the student's faculty advisor and at least two other members of the Departmental Graduate Faculty. This committee must meet at least once every 6 months to review the progress of the student's research work. The Doctoral Advisory Committee must include at least three Graduate Faculty who are resident in the Department. By the end of the fourth year, the Doctoral Advisory Committee also must include a member who is from outside the Department. The Chair of the Doctoral Advisory Committee is usually the advisor.
The Research Advisory Committee also forms the nucleus of the committee which conducts the final examination (defense). Just prior to the defense, an additional outside examiner must be added to the committee. This examiner must not be a member of the Department.
Any changes in membership of the Research Advisory Committee must be approved by the advisor, the other members of the Committee, and the department chair. The new committee member also must be registered with the Graduate School. If a student wishes to change advisors, he/she should discuss this matter with other members of the Research Advisory Committee and with the Department Chair. The Chair, in consultation with the Research Advisory Committee and the Graduate Program Committee will determine if a change in advisor is required or desirable.
The Dissertation is an original empirical study that makes a significant contribution to the field of Microbiology & Immunology. Dissertation research must be carried out while the student is enrolled in the doctoral program and must not have been used to obtain another degree. In addition, only those portions of co-authored papers which were written by and contain relevant research which was conducted by the dissertation candidate may be included. Work already published by the candidate must be logically connected and integrated into the dissertation. Simply binding reprints or collections of publications together is not acceptable as a dissertation.
Dissertation proposals are to be about 5 pages in length and to contain the following: (1) a statement of the problem; (2) background information describing how the student's project fits within the context of the general field of research; (3) a summary of what the student has done so far; (4) a brief description of the plans for future research, including the methodology to be employed; (5) references.
A majority vote plus one is required of the Doctoral Dissertation Examining Committee in order to pass the Dissertation defense. The major advisor must vote in the majority in order for the student to pass the defense. In the event of a failure, a report in writing must be provided to the student by the Doctoral Dissertation Examining Committee. A dissenting report may be filed by one or more members of the Doctoral Defense Examining Committee.
At least 3 weeks in advance of the final examination (defense), all examiners must receive a typed copy of the dissertation in near final form.
At least 2 weeks before the final examination, the student should notify the Chair of the Department about the date and place of the examination and the examiners for the final. This announcement must be provided at least 10 days in advance to all members of the Department and to the Dean of the Graduate School, and must be posted in the School of Medicine.
Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
School of Medicine
3400 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Dr. Chris D. Platsoucas
Program Coordinator:
Dr. Chris D. Platsoucas
Graduate Chairperson:
The mission of the graduate program of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology is to provide aspiring scholars with the training and knowledge to become independent scientists. This will enable them to meet the needs of academic, governmental, and industrial organizations. Our graduate program is a scholarly endeavor requiring originality and creativity. As such, it challenges students to think and express themselves independently. Research opportunities include molecular and cellular immunology, molecular and biochemical microbiology, and eukaryotic and prokaryotic genetics and physiology.
Time Limit for Degree Completion: 7 years
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered before 4:30 p.m.
Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
School of Medicine
3400 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
The Department has been ranked 26th in the country based on the level of NIH grant monies awarded to its faculty.
One of the highest marks of approval and distinction that can be bestowed on a graduate program in the health sciences is the awarding of a Training Grant by the National Institutes of Health. The department has been recognized by the NIH with a Training Grant supported through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases that has been in place for over 20 years. In addition, faculty in the department are approved mentors for additional NIH Training Grants in the areas of Immunopharmocology (supported through the National Institute of Drug Abuse), Cancer (supported through the National Cancer Institute), and Thrombosis (supported through the National Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Research).
Active research areas include: (1) Molecular and Cellular Immunology-Molecular genetics of T cell antigen receptors and immunoglobulins; Signal transduction in T cells; Molecular basis for the superantigen activity of certain microbial agents; Immunoregulation; Cellular and molecular analysis of the role of opioid receptor in the function of the cells of the immune system; Molecular aspects of autoimmune diseases in humans and animal systems; Molecular basis for the function of cytokines. (2) Molecular and Biochemical Microbiology- Quorum sensing and stationary phase survival; Cytokinesis in bacteria; Virulence factors and microbial pathogenesis; Molecular biology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Epstein-Barr Virus. (3) Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics- Molecular genetics of sporulation in Bacillus; Cellular and viral oncogenes and their role in cell growth and transformation; Molecular modeling and protein structure/function.
Since 1965, more than 100 students have graduated from our graduate program. Approximately 68 percent of our graduates hold academic positions, 20 percent have industrial or federal research positions, and 10 percent are directors of clinical microbiology or immunology laboratories.
Not applicable.
The program encourages interdisciplinary coursework and research, among faculty and students with interests in Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Genetics, Immunopharmacology, etc. There are extensive collaborations within the Department, with other faculty in the Medical School and the University, and with colleagues at other institutions. These extensive interdepartmental collaborations and multi-disciplinary programs have increased the breadth of the potential research projects available to the graduate student. The graduate faculty maintains close ties with clinical departments including surgery, cardiology, infectious diseases, oncology, pulmony medicine, and gynecology.
Non-matriculated students can take courses with permission of the instructor. If accepted to the program, those courses may be applied toward the degree program.
Research Assistants (RA) are expected to devote a minimum of 20 hours per week on average to research obligations. RAs will be assigned to a faculty member or principal investigator who is investigating a specific research project. The appropriate subjects are determined by consultation between the student and the student's research and academic advisors.
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Old Dominion, ranked 25th nationally, opened the weekend with an impressive 26-9 win over The Citadel.
Jerome Robinson (125 pounds) led off the slate with a 14-1 major win over Joaquin Marquez. Scott Festejo (133) followed with a 7-4 decision over Aaron Hansen.
The Monarchs started finding their niche in the middle weights, with Alexander Richardson (149), Brennan Brumley (157), Brett Miller (165), Billy Curling (174), Austin Coburn (184) and Jacob Henderson (197) each winning decisions. Curling's was a 9-0 major. The 19 unanswered points put the match's outcome squarely in ODU's favor.
In the quarterfinal against No. 16 Edinboro, Old Dominion kept the match as close as three points, but the Scots pulled away for a 21-12 win.
Prata marches with Saints
Yorktown's Joey Prata, nationally ranked as a lightweight last year as an eighth-grader with the Virginia Predators' club team, is off to an auspicious start with the St. Christopher's Saints in Richmond.
Since the Predators are based in Richmond, the relocation wasn't surprising. But Prata noted the move as the hardest part of his readjustment to high school.
"We're (family) still staying in the house in Yorktown, but also living in the house we bought in Richmond," he said.
Despite the fluctuating home address, Prata hasn't been affected on the mat. Gaining weight has been a problem for the freshman, a situation that led him to D'Shawn Wright at Body by D Gym in Yorktown last year for the purpose of bulking up his then-80-pound frame.
Prata said, "I'm still working on it, but I weighed in at 106 (exact weight) today."
As of Friday afternoon, Prata's record was "about 24-6" and the ninth-grader has been as high as No. 1 in the Virginia Independent Schools rankings this season for the 106-pound class.
Apprentice drops three
The Apprentice School, which upset U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association rival Central Florida at last year's Duals, didn't fare as well Friday in the American Division.
The Builders' first opponent, Nassau Community College, which defeated Apprentice 49-6 last year, shut out the Builders 43-0 in their rematch.
The Builders then lost to Central Florida in the consolation bracket.
In their third match, the Builders lost 28-25 to Anderson (S.C.), though Apprentice's Joshua Rodriguez (197) and Ian Jones (heavyweight) pinned their opponents.
More colleges
Three of the other four colleges from the state who came to the Duals opened with wins.
Liberty, competing in the American College Division, spotted Roger Williams (R.I.) a 12-0 edge before roaring back for a 26-17 win. Royal Brettrager (184) and Andrew Wilson (heavyweight) scored pins for the Flames, who won the final four matches.
The University of Virginia, ranked 19th nationally and wrestling in the top-level National College Division, won its first nine bouts en route to a 31-6 shelling of Bucknell. Jedd Moore (157) provided the most impressive result with a 17-1 technical-fall win over Vincent Favia.
No. 10 Virginia Tech also won its opening match, toppling Binghamton 32-9. Jesse Dong (157) and Peter Yates (165) scored back-to-back pins to put the Hokies in control of the match. In its next match, Tech rattled off the first 23 points to defeat Kent State 23-9.
VMI found a tougher challenge in its opening match, losing to Kent State 44-3. Ryan Goodsell (141) was the Keydets' only winner, with a 5-1 decision over Lukas Kern.
In consolation matches, the Keydets dropped a 31-13 decision to Binghamton and a 38-3 match to The Citadel.


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It's not perfect (proofread this note and you'll see just how imperfect we are), but it works so well that the lure of turning our content over to a system that is touted to automate our process is overridden by the fact that we know the human part of the equation is the most important part. Our human-centered process, Team approach, and refusal to put the responsibility of content quality and currency on the backs of our researchers keeps us tightly controlled (in the most pleasant and relaxed atmosphere). Our responsibilities extend past the static XHTML page or the dynamically generated page to the protection of our corporate image, "legal," organic search-engine optimization, and a cohesive public presentation.
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We are finding it challenging to pass the torch with such intensity as we "old schoolers" hold in our hearts, but pass it we must. We're trying. We're starting as early as we felt like admitting we would not "be there" for our clients forever. The process is being reinforced by a Team attitude and by recovering from our mistakes. We don't blame (though you may never live down dropping an element into a sitewide container that take 45 minutes to process and the same 45 minutes to undo - we've all done it); we fix it as a Team.
I won't "dis" CMS, but we have found that it is quite exciting and relatively easy to maintain a large site with an old school editorial process without support from a "system" apart from the one we have - our Team and our "procedures" (currently being put down on paper for those who follow to do with as they see fit).
Welcome to TechSoup! Thanks so much for sharing your experience and perspective on content management strategy. You raise a good point about the need to keep your strategy human-centered and user-centered, whether you're using "old school" or newer technologies.
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The old adage "bend, but don't break" proved true for the UW-Stout defense as the Blue Devils shut down every UW-River Falls drive in the fourth quarter as Stout went on to a 20-9 non-conference win at Ramer Field Saturday.
The Blue Devils (2-1) stopped winless River Falls (0-3) four times in the fourth quarter on fourth down and pounced on a fumble in a fifth opportunity. Stout stopped the Falcons on the Stout 16 early in the fourth quarter. On the Falcons next drive, Stout forced a fumble on the River Falls 40. On the Falcons next two possessions, Stout stopped them on the Stout 27 and the Stout 4. On the Falcons' fifth chance in the quarter, Stout forced a four-and-out to preserve the win.
As tough as the Stout defense was on fourth down, they were equally tough on third down, stopping the Falcons two-of-13 times throughout the entire evening.
Stout took an early lead in the game, moving 53 yards in 15 plays to set up Ricky Marteney's (Jr, Greenfield) 33 yard field at 3:32 in the first quarter.
The Falcons took their only lead of the game early in the second quarter. After recovering a Stout fumble on the Stout 43, the Falcons needed only three plays - highlighted by John Wahlstrom's 33-yard reception - to score on John Schimens 13-yard rumble.
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Marteney added a 25 yard field goal midway through the third quarter to stretch the lead to 13-7.
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Blizel needed only two plays to capitalize. After Paul Bernier (Sr, Lakeville, Minn) ran five yards, Blizel found a wide-open Morning who scored for a 35-yard play.
The Falcons added two points when they blocked a punt through the end zone with four minutes left.
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Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has pleaded not guilty to an assault charge after Monday's arrest for an incident near Great American Ball Park last week, The Associated Press reported Tuesday.
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Frank or Frankenstein: Frank Food
A few months ago, we wrote about how confusing and misleading the terms "real food" and "natural foods" have become. So we started to call food we want, "frank food."
We are introducing a new series that will seek YOUR opinion of what you prefer to eat and to help all of us to make wiser and better food decisions. Your responses matter, so speak up!
Frank food:
Food that is forthright, honest, blunt, truthful, candid, aboveboard.
Frank foods cannot be adulterated.
The problem is, it's not always easy for find frank food, but some products are more frank than others.
Frank foods should not be processed with laboratory-made chemicals. Example? Apple=frank food; Apple-flavored fruit stick=frankenstein food.
However, our use of frank foods for this series can include minimally processed foods. After all, we recognize that we live in a different time than our grandmothers did. Though the purists may want to take up arms, we want to make this accessible to the majority of consumers – and the majority of us purchase at least some processed foods. An important distinction of processed frank foods is that our grandmothers would still likely recognize them. Example? Peanut butter is technically processed, but frank peanut butter is made of peanuts and salt and Frankenstein peanut butter is made of hydrogenated oils crafted in a science lab.
Which one would you choose?
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About the Author (Author Profile)With a flair for spontaneity, pizzazz, creative excellence and her own unique sense of aesthetic grace and perspective, we have our very dear friend, Belinda (or B, to some of us). Although an incredibly accomplished professional and career woman, B's down-to-earth approach and demeanor transcends all scenarios, communities and people. She manifests, in her day-to-day, the essence of the word "Zomppa" as demonstrated by her extraordinary commitment to creating sustainable and positive change for us and future generations to come. She's asked for a dog every year since she was five. Check out Belinda's work on global education research and coaching: www.hummingbirdrcc.com or more about her portfolio www.belindachiu.com.
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- Peanut Butter: Frank Food : Zomppa – International Food Magazine | July 13, 2011
I'm a frank food kinda guy. I'd like you to explore the world of peanut butter even more. It's a conversation that seems to be coming up more and more. People say they try the fresh ground stuff, but it doesn't taste like (insert crappy brand name here).
Definitely Frank food. I would like to give my family only the healthy options in eating. Nothing can beat fresh food! This is a very good series you have started. Shall come back for more on this!!
Sugar!!! Please!!! What IS brown sugar, anyway, and even though I know organic cane sugar is better than refined white sugar, I'd like to know WHY. And what about agave? As Michael Pollan says, an organic cookie is still a cookie. So tell me why it's better to use agave than some form of granular sugar? And dare I say it – HFCS? I stay away from that stuff as a matter of principle, but what about plain old Karo corn syrup? It pops up in recipes from time to time – is there something I can use instead?
Please oh please put this on your list of topics to tackle!
OOOO, psyched about this series.
This is a GREAT idea — I look forward to more in this series! Theresa
What a GREAT idea!!!! Frank food ALL the way…though Frankenstein is a devious devil and finds its way into the most innocent everyday foods, non? Which is why you building awareness on such issues is precious 🙂 Go Zomppa's!
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I'd go for Frank food…but sometimes is hard to avoid the Frankensteins around us 🙂
Hope you have a great week ahead Belinda 🙂
Definitely Frank food but once in a while Frankenstein may be .. just for fun or when those Frank food are not around.
This looks like a great series. It gets confusing these days with all of the different labels and new ingredients.


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WESTBOROUGH – Cold Harbor Brewing Company will have its first can release, offering up four packs of two different offerings.
The cans will be available beginning at 11 a.m. at its 108 Milk St. (Suite 6) brewery on Saturday.
The offerings will be the Indian Summer IPA, which is a 6.5 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) member of its Juicy IPA Series. The second is Mustache Coffee Oatmeal Stout, which is 6 percent ABV stout brewed with locally roasted coffee.
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If you're planning a home improvement project this year, you're not alone. Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies predicts spending on various projects will increase by more than 20 percent this year to $151 billion.
"Existing home sales were up almost 9 percent last year, and house prices are increasing in most markets across the country," said JCHS managing Eric Belsky, managing director of the Joint Center. "This has increased the home equity levels for most homeowners, encouraging them to reinvest in their homes."
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According to the findings, 57 percent of U.S. homeowners made improvements to their homes between 2009 and 2011. The average expenditure was $3,200 and the most common types of projects included purchasing appliances and other major equipment, such as radiant heating systems, replacing flooring, paneling and ceilings and installing new windows and doors. In fact, nearly a quarter of individuals who invested in their homes made improvements that would increase their energy efficiency.
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Many people perform improvement projects to more thoroughly enjoy their homes. However, some make changes in order to increase the market value of their homes.
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Rachel Zoe gave her son, Skyler, who was dressed up as a cute little cowboy, a lift yesterday in Beverly Hills. This year marked Skyler's second Halloween, and he looked to be in the holiday spirit in his hat, boots, and neckerchief. Rachel wasn't in costume herself, but was in her usual chic uniform, wearing all black and her signature oversize shades.
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The small gravestone in Darby Township Cemetery for Martha Emma Boal (d. 1855) is as white today as it was in 1855, thanks to a recent restoration.
As a messenger of God, the dove in the carving carries away a rosebud—a symbol for the young life lost. But it is the whiteness of the stone, not necessarily an intentional symbol, that seems so perfect: purity, innocence.
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