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Envestnet Inc. (ENV) announced Friday that it has agreed to acquire Prudential Wealth Management Solutions for $10 million in cash and a further $23 million in contingent payments, "solidifying" Envestnet's presence in the bank and bank trust channel, according to Chairman and CEO Jud Bergman.
Bergman (left) said Envestnet had already been working with seven or eight of the largest banks' broker-dealers, which tend to clear through Fidelity and Pershing, while Prudential WMS had bank clients "ranging from mid-sized regionals to large national banks," along with a large international bank.
Bergman said that providing Envestnet's technology platform and open-architecture access to a wide range of money managers would help the advisors and wealth managers in those banks to more efficiently grow their businesses through Envestnet's research, analytics, rebalancing, portfolio management and performance reporting capabilities. Envestnet's Envestnet | Prima division also has a solid presence in many banks.
Bergman called the deal a "consolidating acquisition" that plays to Envesnet's "core competencies" in providing "large-scale enterprise conversions." The Prudential acquisition provides Envestnet with its latest chance to conduct such conversions, following a string of acquisitions in recent years, including FundQuest, Prima Capital and Tamarac.
The acquisition is expected to close by the early third quarter, and the financial benefits to Envestnet "may take a year or longer from closing," according to an Envestnet statement. As for the $23 million in contingent payments, Bergman said that "a good outcome would be for us to make the full contingent payment," since it is based on growing the acquired business.
The advisors and portfolio managers in the banks and bank trust departments, said Bergman, will benefit from "the best practices that are already taking place" in the overall advisory world, moving from a "fairly closed" wealth manager model still prevalent in the bank environment to an open-architecture platform providing access to more products and managers. "We'll empower the portfolio manager " in the trust deparments "with better tools and solutions, and empower the wealth advisor with access to cost-effective wealth managers."
The impetus for the transaction, said Bergman, sprang from discussions the company had where it learned that bank wealth managers wanted, "not unlike in the dually registered advisors world," the analytics, rebalancing and performance reporting capabilities "which they wanted to sit on top of their enterprise."
Read Junxure Announces New Envestnet, Schwab Integration Features on AdvisorOne.


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We love to try different places in an around our local area! When The Philly Pretzel Factory, the kids, approached us and I got in the car to drive out to Virginia Beach for a family fun food date! Who does not love pretzels right? We decided to get more than just a snack but we at dinner options too!
Who is the Philly Pretzel Company? Philly Pretzel Factory is the world's largest Philly-style pretzel bakery, with well over 100 franchised locations – and growing. In fact, one of the most recent locations is right here in Hampton Roads in Virginia Beach! When you visit they promise you mix freshly made dough and hand twist each and every pretzel. From their award-winning soft pretzels to crowd-pleasing party trays, every menu item is guaranteed to be fresh baked and served hot outta the oven!
Whether you need dinner for one or for a crowd, Philly Pretzel Factory has grab and go options like pretzels, pretzel; dogs or you can order trays to go! Choose from their Rivets pretzel bites or the Mini Dog Bites, perfect for tailgates or parties of any kind. With the holidays coming up these options make it an excellent option for grab and go appetizer options you don't event have to make!
My kids loved the standard Pretzels and Pretzel Hot Dog, which were their absolute favorite! The prices were great also starting as low as $2.75! Great prices to fit any family budget! Want to see other options? Check out their menu!
Whether you want a quick lunch or easy dinner, swing into the VA Beach Philly Pretzel Factory. We found the staff amazing, the pretzels were piping hot, and the prices are tasty AND reasonable. Call ahead when planning a party! Their party trays are a unique offering to present your guests! They even offer deals and specials on their website!
You can find Philly Pretzel Factory in the Kroger Shopping Center
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State Launches Effort To Fight Child Abuse
State officials who oversee the welfare of children in the state are launching a new effort to help stop child abuse and neglect.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has started it's "You Are Not Alone'' campaign. It includes a hotline.
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Rio Grande Tacos y Salsas
Don't fear the tripitas
Although "Salsa" is part of its name, the menu at Rio Grande Tacos y Salsas doesn't once mention that word. Yet the salsa flows, starting with your welcome basket of chips and continuing throughout your meal with as many refills you ask for. Each time, the salsa is different. Sometimes it's a tomato-y red, sometimes a green chile, and sometimes the waitress brings both.
The dining room has seven or 10 tables, depending on how many are pushed together. Dormant for the moment, eight ceiling fans hang at the ready for a busy summer—the small restaurant is surrounded by asphalt in the parking lot of a grocery mercado on Isleta, just east of the sharp bend at Goff and Arenal.
My first time there, I watched a family leisurely work on little pieces of meat sizzling on an 8-by-6-inch sterno-heated tray. The meat became increasingly crispy as the teenage daughter, clad in crazy leg warmers, wandered the tiny dining room on her phone. The tray was garnished with grilled green onions and jalapeño peppers and served with fresh tortillas and several salsas.
I asked the waitress what they were eating.
I didn't have the cajones to order some for myself. I don't like menudo, so if tripitas are little pieces of tripe, the chances were good I wouldn't like them, either. I'd feel silly if I ordered that enormous tray and barely touched it. But they looked delicious. I vowed to return with qualified reinforcements.
In the meantime, I had ordered alambre, a dish that's similar to fajitas. I sipped an enormous glass of fresh-squeezed carrot juice as I waited. The family got up; mom filled a takeout dish with every last morsel of tripita and garnish.
"These are better than at the bus stop in Mazatlán," said the kid who works at the morgue.
The alambre was beautiful. A row of small corn tortillas peeked out beneath diced, browned beef and sautéed red and green bells and onions, all of it covered in white, stringy cheese. Sweet and creamy pintos and rice with slivers of carrot came on the side, as did a ranch-drenched salad of cucumber, tomato, lettuce and avocado. I finished with a glass of horchata, freshly made and gritty on the bottom.
As the days went by, I kept thinking about those tripitas. In the midst of an EMT course one Sunday, after a morning spent observing the ventilations of a set of pig lungs, our instructor said we'd get an extra-long lunch break.
I made an announcement to the class: "Anyone wanna come eat Mexican fried pig guts? It's on me."
"Tripitas?" said the kid who works at the morgue.
"Yeah!" I said. "Do you like tripitas?"
"I ate them once at a bus stop in Mazatlán," he said. "I thought they were pretty good."
It wasn't long before the kid who works at the morgue was sitting next to me in a corner table, awaiting our tripitas. He drank a cup of champurrado—a hot, sweet, thick drink made of atole cornmeal, chocolate, milk, clove and cinnamon. I sipped a fresh-squeezed orange juice.
The tripitas were as beautiful up close as the ones I'd lusted after. Half-inch-long meat cylinders were textured and perfectly chewy, with an exterior crisp that kept crisping as we worked our way through it, filling three-inch tortillas with salsa and meat. They tasted clean and bacon-like, without the gamey flavor of menudo. They were amazing.
"These are better than at the bus stop in Mazatlán," said the kid who works at the morgue.
As they cooked, layers of fat—mesenteric fat, said the kid who works at the morgue—melted, and the tray would occasionally launch a drop of grease splatter. Eyewear is recommended.
I looked inside one of the tubes and noticed some pink, grainy, creamy tasting material.
When I asked the waitress where the tripitas were from, she surprised us by saying cow. ("They're too small for cow," the kid who works at the morgue had assured me.) They were so baconny I had assumed I was eating pork.
The waitress continued talking about them, in Spanish; I didn't really follow, something about "leche de vaca" and baby cows.
Only later, with the help of the interweb, did I put it together that "tripitas de leche" refers to the marrow gut, an organ in un-weaned calves that connects two of their stomachs. When the calf switches from milk to grass, the marrow gut hardens and becomes inedible.
That explained the delicate, clean flavor and dreamy, tender texture. It was easily the biggest and best $11.95 veal lunch I or the kid who works at the morgue had ever had.
• Tripitas de leche
• Alambre
• Hot champurrado, cold horchata, fresh juices
1411 Isleta SW • 877-3890
Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Monday; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
Price range: $2.99 (burrito) to $11.99 ( tripitas )
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text: Jakarta "Big Durian" sums it all for the happening Jakarta - the quickening rhythms, the hustle and bustle, and the kaleidoscope of colours. The eclectic mix of the great metropolitan lifestyle blends seamlessly with the latest fashion trends and its churning economy, as the scent of excitement lingers in the warm tropical air. Towards the calmer side of the city is the wonderfully preserved Betawi culture that perfectly infuses both heritage and modern footprints into Jakarta's unique tapestry. Top 5 Must Do's Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands) Located 45 km north of Jakarta's bustling port is Kepulauan Seribu, a surprisingly beautiful chain of islands highly accessible from the city. Aside from a plethora of activities such as kayaking, sailing and swimming, the islands are also famous for stunning diving sites, especially the smaller islands where the gorgeous coral reefs are. Kota Tua (Old Town) Traipse around the Old Town area and meet lively buskers, savour delicious street food and be in awe of inspiring museums. Go back in time and witness the heart of Jakarta in colonial Dutch time, when it was called Batavia, a walled city with European-styled government buildings. Ancol Dreamland Ancol Dreamland is a massive area with a myriad of attractions including a theme park, marina, golf range, giant aquarium, swimming pool, animal shows and so much more. One day is simply not enough to get the full experience of this place that you might want to consider staying in one of its lovely lodgings. So go on and dream away at Ancol Dreamland! Monas Located right in the middle of Medan Merdeka (The Freedom Square), Jakarta's most iconic landmark was built to represent the national pride of Indonesians, complete with museums and dioramas depicting the nation's history and struggle for independence. Join the locals as they have their evening stroll and enjoy the musical fountain. Kerak Telor The glutinous rice used for this dish must be prepared hours in advance before the cook mixes it up with duck eggs to make a rich and fulfilling omelette. Sprinkled on top of the omelette are dried shrimp, grated coconut, fried shallots and a dab of chilli. Best served with a cup of java, a must try! To and from Airport To city centre Duration Fare Taxi 45 minutes or more From Rp 150.000 Bus 1 hour or more From Rp 20.000 Your awesome getaway awaits you right here! Book now Quick Facts Currency Indonesian Rupiah Electricity/Socket Adaptor 220V 50Hz Language Bahasa Indonesia, English Time zone UTC +7 Tel code +62 21 Religion Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism Want to read more? Download FREE Awesome Indonesia Guide now! Weather JUL - OCT Dry Season - sunny and humid 25°C - 33°C Sunglasses and sunscreen is a must NOV - JUN Rainy Season - lots of showers 24°C - 32°C Keep an umbrella handy Taxes and charges Find out more about airport taxes, fees and other charges for Jakarta View how you can fly in with our interactive map! Map it out Check out these other destinations! Australia Gold Coast Melbourne Sydney Cambodia Siem Reap China Changsha Hangzhou Kunming Shanghai Wuhan Xi'An Hong Kong Hong Kong India Kochi Indonesia Bali Bandung Jakarta Solo Yogyakarta Japan Nagoya Osaka Tokyo Malaysia Kota Kinabalu Kuala Lumpur Kuching Langkawi Miri Penang Myanmar Mandalay Nepal Kathmandu Singapore Singapore South Korea Busan Taiwan Taipei Thailand Bangkok Chiang Mai Krabi Phuket Surat Thani Vietnam Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City


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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Oprah is Calling...
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Calling on YOU, to help make our friend the next TV Talk Show STAR!!!
Seriously, I am certain by now, you have all heard about the controversy surrounding Oprah's new contest...ya, ya, that one. Click here for details: OPRAH CONTEST CONTROVERSY.
Anyhow, our friend Dr. Joe, is one helluva contestant, possessing all that you have come to appreciate in Dr. shows....(Dr. Phil does NOT count!!).
YOU can help make it happen.
Please, click on the link below and cast your vote for Dr. Joe.
Watching this hilarious video will most likely persuade you anyway, but, as an added incentive, you will get a few glimpses of Bella's BFF for life: Sophia.
Not to mention, Sophia's siblings, Julia & Paolo.
So, c'mon, leave a comment here...let us know you voted!
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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Friday, June 18, 2010
It's That Time Again...
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Fathers Day, ah, the one time BellaDaddy solicits laughs, guffaws and thigh slapping good times...from a captive audience, at his own expense...(of course!).
Head over to DAD-BLOGS to wish others a happy happy day...after all, it is the one day we get to call our own! ...and, Happy Fatherhood Friday!
Head over to DAD-BLOGS to wish others a happy happy day...after all, it is the one day we get to call our own! ...and, Happy Fatherhood Friday!
Happy Fathers Day!
Friday, June 11, 2010
When Life Gives You Lemons...
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...you marry them off, and let them squeeze out more Lemons!!!
As Stacy is a member of DAD-BLOGS, I would hope you would venture on over and smother them in congratulatory messages!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
SummerTime? Break it Down!
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OK, so,summer time isn't really here ...yet! But, for our state, it comes early...TOO DAMN EARLY! (As I write this, we are coming off a 100 degree heat - FIRST WEEK OF JUNE!)
So, in the sweltering spirit of brain damaging heat...I thought it would be fun to break it on down.
Enjoy the song...(one of my absolute favorites sung by FANTASIA.)click on her name for the video...
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high
Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry
And now, my personal break down of the song:
"Summertime, And the livin' is easy"
TOTAL BS! How can you live it easy when it is so damn hot outside, your fingers stick to the steering wheel...you cover the kids booster seat with a towel to keep it from radiating such heat, that it burns her little bottom!
"Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high"
Ain't no damn fish jumpin here...if they did, they would die as soon as they hit the heat over the water...ya know...fly and die!
Cotton? Hell, the only cotton high here is the shorts running up the butt cracks of poorly dressed people at the grocery store. You know those glass screens over the salad bars? It ain't for anything other than catching sweat dripping off those uncovered arm bags!
"Oh, Your daddy's rich"
Um, er, ahem...anyone heard of the recession going on? Hell no, Daddy ain't rich...Stay at home dads are at the mercy of their partners...or government programs!
"And your mamma's good lookin"
For those of you still in the dark, as to our family make-up:...Sorry Kid! No Mama here...the egg donor is pretty darn good looking, but we have no contact with her! Snuggle on up with the sweaty neighbor lady!
"So hush little baby Don't you cry"
Should be...Hush little toddler, don't ask so many damn questions! Read recently that the average 4 year old asks 432 questions...PER DAY! Yup, Bella is going to be 4 next month. She got a VERY early start!
"One of these mornings You're going to rise up singing"
Yeah Right! That will be the day. We get.."It's Morning time"...Can I get up? Please Please Please...over and over...(at least 30 times) till we go in and get her out of bed! I'll sing the morning song..."Good Morning, Good Morning...It's good to be alive. Good morning, good morning, to you". Of course, I get that all important "morning hug"...she stands on the bed, and wraps her arms around me and squeezes oh so tight...and says:..."Good Morning Daddy."
"Then you'll spread your wings And you'll take to the sky"
Uh Uh, we don't let her jump on the bed...so if those wings spread, she is gonna fall...besides, ever heard of ICARUS? Ya know, too close to the sun and the wings melted? Yup, no doubt it would happen here! And there I would be, cleaning up yet another mess!
"But until that morning There's a'nothing can harm you"
LIES LIES LIES! I still monitor the monitor, to make sure she is good to go in bed. No bugs flying around, no one sneaking in through her window. Also, making sure she isn't jumping on that damn bed, trying to spread those frikkin wings!
"With your daddy and mammy standing by"
Daddy and PAPA, thank you VERY MUCH! Uh, Mammy? Not very PC eh?
...and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't ask so many damn question! Driving Daddy Bonkers!!
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By Suzy Marinkovich, KF9
"Coca is green, not white like cocaine." – Evo Morales
The Chapare, the Yungas, the DEA, USAID, cocaine, drug trafficking, alternative crops, forced eradication, Evo Morales.
These are the buzz words constantly attached to Bolivian articles on the both domestic and foreign-aided drug war against cocaine production. While tough to get the facts on cocaine production by country, suffice it to say Bolivia is one of the world's biggest cocaine producers along with the likes of Peru and Colombia. To put it in perspective, Bolivian police discovered one cocaine lab this year that, by itself, was capable of producing 220 pounds of cocaine a day. In the US, the street value of that amount equals approximately five million dollars.
When I arrived at my first Kiva placement in Ayacucho, Peru, the region where the vast majority of Peruvian cocaine is produced, I learned about the ancient cultural ties between the Andean people and the coca leaf. It's a part of everyday Andean life and the leaf itself is considered sacred; it is most often chewed and used in tea. There is something so strange about juxtaposing the image of an elderly Ayacuchan beggar chewing coca leaves against the image of a rich 20-something snorting lines of cocaine inside a VIP section in a Los Angeles club. I realize that sentence is very blunt, but it helps to highlight the reality that coca and cocaine are definitively worlds apart despite being of the same root.
The trade will continue to exist and will continue to cause bloody conflict because it will continue to be profitable, whether it is illicit or not. Initially, I fully sympathized with the movement in favor of protecting the sacred coca leaf for the indigenous. It simply seemed unfair and even imperialistic to barge into a civilization that has chewed coca leaves for centuries and tell them to burn all of their crops because US citizens were getting too addicted to the powder form.
But I have since learned more about the trade: in the region of Ayacucho, the ratio of coca for coca leaves to coca for cocaine is astonishing. Ninety-five percent of coca production goes directly to cocaine. At best, a meager 5% is used locally in coca leaf-based products. The demand simply isn't as high for coca leaves as cocaine, yes – but the issue isn't simply that. The issue is that if a farmer chooses to produce coca for cocaine instead of coca leaves, he will see his earnings multiply by the dozens.
While we throw around all the buzzwords above and try to see things from a macro lens, it's easy to forget that it all boils down to poverty. It all boils down to one couple, their four children, their small home, and their ability to put food on the table. It all boils down to the micro-level. This, in CIDRE's opinion, is why it all boils down to microfinance.
Coca production in Bolivia comes from two areas of the country: the Yungas in the north and Chapare in Cochabamba department. The Yungas coca leaves are primarily used for coca tea as the climate produces better quality leaves. That leaves hot, humid Chapare – a region hidden in cloud forest and jungle – as the prime location for producing coca for cocaine.
Chapare, to Bolivians and perhaps US citizens who've followed the drug war, has been a major point of pressure from the DEA (the acronym for the US Drug Enforcement Agency, pronounced by Bolivians as "day-ah").
When the DEA entered Chapare in the 1980s, coca plantations were set ablaze and the farmers were given next to nothing to begin their rebuilding. Over the years, and in an effort to create a more sustainable form of "eradication," USAID began implementing alternative-to-coca programs which offered alternative seeds and funding for establishing alternative crops in the tropical region. However, much of this was a bureaucratic failure and proved catastrophic for local farmers. For example, coca farmers would stop their coca crop, and then were given seeds for orange trees. It takes years for orange trees to reach the size needed to begin producing oranges, and in those years, the former coca farmers were destined to have zero income. This was very problematic, and even disastrous.
So last year, USAID was kicked out of Chapare. Emboldened by Evo Morales, the country's first fully-ingidenous President in over 500 years and a coca farmer himself, the citizens of Chapare had had enough of the failed policies and strategies of USAID interfering with their lives. Evo Morales, in November of 2008, kicked DEA out of Bolivia, believing the solutions could be much better coming from home.
Since Evo Morales became president, cocaine production has climbed over 60% above its previous threshold in Bolivia. The answer from USAID hasn't worked, and neither has Evo Morales's strategy of pushing coca farmers to create other products from coca leaves, such as traditional medicine, coca-scented products, and the like. Many critics of the drug war offer the answer that Bolivia, and the US for that matter, should just "legalize cocaine." To put it simply, that is not going to happen anytime soon. These farmers deserve solutions now.
So, looking forward, what IS the answer?
Kiva's newest partner in Bolivia, CIDRE, believes the answer is microfinance.
CIDRE's office in Chimore, the middle of Chapare's coca-producing zone, offers significantly lower interest loans to farmers who pledge to forfeit their coca crop. Other incentives are thrown in: cheap or even free seeds for growing alternatives. But they aren't handing out seeds for a crop that will give returns in several years; CIDRE's loan officers grew up in Chapare and have learned what works and what doesn't. They incentivize farmers with these low-interest, rewards-abundant loans from a perspective that they know is sustainable because they work in one-on-one relationships with the farmers to make it so. They want these farmers to be a part of a legal market; one that doesn't risk being burned to the ground in an instant by the government or DEA. The loan officers also personally travel to these farms and walk around the hectares to ensure that there is no longer any evidence of coca production once the loan has been disbursed.
So far, CIDRE has had one such loan on Kiva. You, like I am, might be thinking, "they should post more of these loans on Kiva!"
That is precisely my plea. As a farmer in Chapare, in order to completely eradicate your coca crop and replace it with a new one, the typical loan size has to be between $4,000 and $5,000. As you can imagine, completely changing what you farm is a huge endeavor and requires both CIDRE and Kiva lenders to entrust the farmer with a much larger loan. But CIDRE's individual loan size limit on Kiva is $1,200, so they are reduced to posting different, non-Chapare farmers as their Kiva loans.
I've always loved the view that the purpose of microfinance is to reach out and include individuals that have been traditionally left out of the financial sector.
Well, we are doing that, and they are repaying at over 98%.
So, what's the next step? I say we start trusting them with more money.
Suzy Marinkovich was a Kiva Fellow at new Kiva partner CIDRE in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and before that, at FINCA Peru in Ayacucho, Peru. She has a wholehearted passion for microfinance, social justice, and poverty alleviation. Suzy is on her way to Chile to help train a new partner for her final month as a Kiva Fellow.


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When connecting my Android phone (HTC One V) to my PC via USB (in HDD mode), it creates two removable devices for the internal memory and the sd card - as it should.
However, it also creates a CD-ROM device which is always in the "no media inserted" status. Why does it create one and does it have some purpose?


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Fully loaded Cajun chicken burgers
Grilled Cajun-spiced chicken breasts topped with bacon, avocado and cheese... set to become a Friday night favourite
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal721
- fat36g
- saturates10g
- carbs51g
- sugars2g
- fibre5g
- protein51g
- salt2.84g
- 4 skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp olive oil
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- 4 rashers smoked bacon
Bacon is pork that has been cured one of two ways: dry or wet. It can be bought as both rashers…
- 2 avocados
Although it's technically a fruit, the mild-flavoured avocado is used as a vegetable. Native…
- 4 ciabatta rolls, split
- 4 thin slices of your favourite cheese
- 4 small handfuls baby spinach leaves
- mayonnaise, to serve (optional)
For the cajun seasoning
Mix the seasoning ingredients together with a good grinding of black pepper and a sprinkling of salt, then set aside in a large dish. Heat grill to high. On a board, flatten out the chicken slightly, then drizzle half the oil over and toss in the seasoning until completely coated. Heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan, sizzle the chicken for 5 mins on each side until firm, push to one side of the pan, then fry the bacon for a few mins until cooked.
While the chicken is cooking, halve, stone, peel and slice the avocados, and toast the cut sides of the buns. Cover the tops of the buns with cheese, then grill until melted.
To assemble the burgers, spread the buns with mayonnaise if you want, top with a handful of spinach, then a rasher of bacon. To keep the avocado in place, slice the chicken, then alternate between a slice of chicken and avocado. Top with the bun, press down lightly and serve.
Recipe Tip
Try a simple side saladLayer alternate slices of avocado, tomato and mozzarella. Scatter it with torn basil before drizzling over your favourite dressing.


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Hangover Helper: Dim Sum at Crown Palace, Middletown, NJ
Just what the doctor ordered.
As our first night at the beach wore on, and one bottle of wine was followed by another (and another, and, ok, another after that) I knew just where the conversation was going to go: straight to dim sum. For years, I've been hearing about my friend Karen's favorite dim sum spot, located in Middletown, New Jersey, not far from where our families both vacation. The solution for a mild hangover and a rained out beach day was definitely going to include a table full of dumplings (and soothing congee) at Crown Palace.
It's a large banquet hall, complete with disco ball, fish tanks, and golden dragons (with glowing red eyes)—the carts carry all the classics. You mustn't miss the delicate Pan Fried Tender Leek Dumplings ($2.50 for two) which are crisp on the outside and juicy with bright, fresh-tasting green leeks within.
If your hangover has you hankering for more fried stuff, there's octopus and Peppercorn Squid ($4.25) coated with a super-light batter. There are crab claws (shell-on) wrapped in a thick shrimp-studded dough, and many other crispy things hidden on the carts which make their way around the room, but you should save room for the steamed options, too.
The Ha Guo ($2.50) are superlative; the translucent skins pop in your mouth to reveal perfectly sweet, fresh shrimp.
But if you're really hurting, and even if you're not, the Congee with Pork and Preserved Egg ($2) is a must-order. Made with broken rice, it has an even, creamy texture enhanced by a deliciously rich stock base. This is no bland cream-of-wheat. The little savory bits of pork and egg are plentiful and tasty—our group ordered a few extra servings to take home and reheat for breakfast the next day.
Crown Palace Restaurant
11283 Highway 35, Middletown, NJ 07748 (map) 732-615-9888; crownpalacerestaurant.com


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Police stop church photographer under terrorism powers | UK news | The Guardian:
Grant Smith, who has 25 years experience documenting buildings by Richard Rogers and Norman Foster, was stopped by a squad of seven officers who pulled up in three cars and a riot van and searched his belongings under section 44 of the Terrorism Act, which allows police to stop and search anyone without need for suspicion in a designated area.
"Three of them descended on me and said they were here because of reports of an aggressive male," Smith said. "One of them even admired my badge which said 'I am a photographer not a terrorist'. But they searched my bag for terrorist-related paraphernalia and demanded to know who I was and what I was doing. I refused. saying that I didn't have to tell them, but they said if I didn't they would take me off and physically search me."
Smith's trouble began when he refused to provide his name and explain what he was doing to a security guard from a nearby Bank of America office. He said he was astonished by the police response, not least the expense of dispatching four vehicles and seven officers.
His experience comes despite a warning last week to all police forces not to use section 44 measures unnecessarily against photographers. In a circular to fellow chief constables, Andy Trotter, of British Transport police, said: "Officers and community support officers are reminded that we should not be stopping and searching people for taking photos. Unnecessarily restricting photography, whether from the casual tourist or professional, is unacceptable."


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badblocks is a program to test storage devices for bad blocks.
In case of a HDD the whole sector should get retired. A sector is a subdivision of a track on a storage device and sectors that have become bad cannot be used because they have become permanently damaged (a bad sector can have adverse effects ranging from changing a letter in a text file to causing a binary program to have a segmentation fault).
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) is hardware-featured in almost every HDD still in use nowadays and in some cases it can automatically retire defective HDD sectors. Anyhow S.M.A.R.T. only passively waits for errors while badblocks writes simple patterns to every block of a device and then reads and checks them searching for damaged areas. (Just like memtest86* does with RAM.)
This can be done in a destructive write-mode that effectively wipes the device (do backup!) or in non-destructive read-write (backup advisable as well!) and read-only modes.
- 1 Installation
- 2 Storage device fidelity
- 3 Comparisons with other programs
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- 5 Have filesystem incorporate bad sectors
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Install the e2fsprogs package.
See badblocks(8) for the usage.
Storage device fidelity
Although there is no firm rule, it is common thinking that a new drive should have zero bad sectors. Over time, bad sectors will develop and although they are able to be defined to the file system so that they are avoided, continual use of the drive will usually result in additional bad sectors forming and it is usually the harbinger of its eventual death. Replacing the device is recommended.
Comparisons with other programs
Typical recommended practice for testing a storage device for bad sectors is to use the manufacturer's testing program. Most manufacturers have programs that do this. The main reasoning for this is that manufacturers usually have their standards built into the test programs that will tell you if the drive needs to be replaced or not. The caveat here being is that some manufacturers testing programs do not print full test results and allow a certain number of bad sectors saying only if they pass or not. Manufacturer programs, however, are generally quicker than badblocks sometimes a fair amount so.
Testing for bad sectors
To test for bad sectors in Linux the program badblocks is typically used. badblocks has several different modes to be able to detect bad sectors.
Read-write test (warning: destructive)
This test is primarily for testing new drives and is a read-write test. As the pattern is written to every accessible block, the device effectively gets wiped. The default is an extensive test with four passes using four different patterns: 0xaa (10101010), 0x55 (01010101), 0xff (11111111) and 0x00 (00000000). For some devices this will take a couple of days to complete.
# badblocks -wsv /dev/device
Checking for bad blocks in read-write mode From block 0 to 488386583 Testing with pattern 0xaa: done Reading and comparing: done Testing with pattern 0x55: done Reading and comparing: done Testing with pattern 0xff: 22.93% done, 4:09:55 elapsed. (0/0/0 errors) [...] Testing with pattern 0x00: done Reading and comparing: done Pass completed, 0 bad blocks found. (0/0/0 errors)
-w: do a destructive write test
-s: show progress
-v: be "verbose" and output bad sectors detected to stdout
Additional options you might consider:
-b number: specify the block size of the hard disk which can significantly improve testing time. (
tune2fs -l partitionas the root user)
-p number: run through the extensive four pass test number of sequent iterations
-o /path/to/output-file: print bad sectors to output-file instead of stdout
-t test_pattern: Specify a pattern. See below.
Define specific test pattern
From the manpage: "The test_pattern may either be a numeric value between 0 and ULONG_MAX-1 inclusive [...]."
Random pattern
Badblocks can be made to repeatedly write a single "random pattern" with the
-t random option.
# badblocks -wsv -t random /dev/device
Checking for bad blocks in read-write mode From block 0 to 488386583 Testing with random pattern: done Reading and comparing: done Pass completed, 0 bad blocks found. (0/0/0 errors)
Read-write test (non-destructive)
This test is designed for devices with data already on them. A non-destructive read-write test makes a backup of the original content of a sector before testing with a single random pattern and then restoring the content from the backup. This is a single pass test and is useful as a general maintenance test.
# badblocks -nsv /dev/device
Checking for bad blocks in non-destructive read-write mode From block 0 to 488386583 Checking for bad blocks (non-destructive read-write test) Testing with random pattern: done Pass completed, 0 bad blocks found. (0/0/0 errors)
-n option signifies a non-destructive read-write test.
Have filesystem incorporate bad sectors
To not use bad sectors they have to be known by the filesystem.
During filesystem check
Incorporating bad sectors can be done using the filesystem check utility (
fsck can be told to use badblocks during a check. To do a read-write (non-destructive) test and have the bad sectors made known to the filesystem run:
# fsck -vcck /dev/device-PARTITION
-cc option tells run
fsck in non-destructive test mode, the
-v tells
fsck to show its output, and the
-k option preserves old bad sectors that were detected.
To do a read-only test (not recommended):
# fsck -vck /dev/device-PARTITION
Before filesystem creation
Alternately, this can be done before filesystem creation.
If badblocks is run without the
-o option bad sectors will only be printed to stdout.
Example output for read errors in the beginning of the disk:
# badblocks -wsv /dev/drive
[...] Testing with pattern 0xff: done Reading and comparing: [...] 37584 37585 0.84% done, 7:31:08 elapsed. (0/0/527405 errors) 37586 [...] done Testing with pattern 0x00: Reading and comparing: [...] 37584 37585 [...] done Pass completed, 527405 bad blocks found. (0/0/527405 errors)
For comfortably passing badblocks error output to the filesystem it has to be written to a file.
# badblocks -wsv -o /root/badblocks.txt /dev/device
Checking for bad blocks in read-write mode From block 0 to 488386583 Testing with pattern 0xaa: done Reading and comparing: 6.36% done, 0:51 elapsed. (0/0/14713 errors) [...] Testing with pattern 0x00: done Reading and comparing: done Pass completed, 527405 bad blocks found. (0/0/527405 errors)
Then (re-)create the file system with the information:
# mkfs.filesystem-type -l /root/badblocks.txt /dev/device
0/0/527405 errors is number_of_read_errors / number_of_write_errors / number_of_corruption_errors.
From the mke2fs(8) manual page:
- Note that the block numbers in the bad block list must be generated using the same block size as used by mke2fs. As a result, the
-coption to mke2fs is a much simpler and less error-prone method of checking a disk for bad blocks before formatting it.
So the recommended method is to use:
# mkfs.ext4 -c /dev/device
-cc to do a read-write bad block test.
Block size
First find the file systems block size. For example for ext# filesystems:
# dumpe2fs /dev/device-PARTITION | grep 'Block size'
Feed this to badblocks:
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I was about to show one of my favourite maps in class the other day, of the Expansion of the Empire in the Age of Augustus, and the link here on the NT Gateway returned an error. So when I got back to my office, I went in search of the page at the Ancient World Mapping Centre and found that the entire site had been revamped, now using Word Press and with tons more maps and lots of updates. So here is the updated entry on my Maps page, with the new links:
At the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, this centre "exists to promote cartography and geographic information science as essential disciplines within the field of ancient studies". Many useful, high resolution, well documented reproductions of maps from print resources and elsewhere. Ever growing resource, now revised and expanded utilizing a blog format (November 2012). See especially maps of the Expansion of the Empire in the Age of Augustus, Greece, the Aegean and Western Asia Minor and Roman Empire in AD 69.


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The waiver priority position for each team should change weekly depending on the standings. (last gets place gets first priority, first place gets last, etc.)
Yeah, when those Thursday games roll around I was thinking of switching the waiver to Sunday - Tuesday. So it'd be the same for picking up players during the week as it is now, even though games are being played potentially on Thursday or Saturday. I'd agree that the one day thing is too little time with players not on waivers only to revert back again immediately Thursday evening.
All hail Reggie Bush, conquering hero.bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Ridiculous. I'll wait to see if there are any stats corrections before declaring victory but that there is rock solid proof that fantasy football is luck. No frickin' way I should be 3-3, my team sucks.
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Sean Payton wasn't able to get his suspension overturned by former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, but he is talking to Roger Goodell about getting reinstated a bit earlier than originally planned.
Goodell confirmed that he and Payton have "briefly" spoken about reinstatement and that they will have more conversations about it after the holidays. Goodell was asked whether Payton could be reinstated before the Super Bowl, which is currently the point when he's eligible to be reinstated.
"I don't want to say he could be because, again, we are in the early stages," Goodell said, via Ed Werder of ESPN. "We are starting to talk about it."
Whenever he is reinstated, Payton still needs to work out a new contract with New Orleans if he's going to return to the Saints. If that's not going to happen, it's obviously in his best interests to be eligible to get to work as soon as possible since he's not likely to have any shortage of suitors looking to interview him about his coaching services. Whichever route Payton winds up going, the earlier he's reinstated the better for his preparations for 2013.


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In Germany, trend setting turbines with large rotors and high towers for low and medium wind speed inland sites are considered a key enabler in the country's ambitious renewable energy transition process. The "informal" 200-metre total installation height limit appears to have been dropped and is opening up fresh opportunities in areas previously considered unfit for wind power generation, such as forested regions.
However, John Kop, sales director of Advanced Tower Systems (ATS) stressed that while the prospect of even better future yields is attractive, economic viability remains key.
Initially founded as a subsidiary of Dutch engineering consultancy Mecal, ATS today operates as a joint venture with German renewable energy company Juwi. The two build towers and projects for the German market under the trade name ATS Construction, while product licenses have been awarded to international partners in Spain and Mexico.
One of the Juwi's latest projects under construction is a 24-turbine inland wind farm at Gau-Bickelheim near Mainz, in the central German state of in Rhineland-Palatinate. The project aims to maximise energy yield and comprises 2.4MW Kenersys turbines with a 110-metre rotor diameter and 145-metre hub height, adding up to a 200-metre total installation height.
The prefabricated ATS towers consist of multiple slender concrete elements, each 0.5–4 metres wide and 16 metres high that are easy transportable by road on standard flatbed trucks. Each square cross-section comprises four identical cylindrical-shaped 90-degree corner elements and four flat coning elements that fit in between. The latter decrease in width for each added layer, while corner elements have standardised dimensions.
The base diameter of most tubular steel towers is often restricted to around 4.2 metres, essential for enabling road transportation. Such restrictions do not exist for ATS towers. Kop said: "When fully assembled, the tower base measures 8 metres or more between the parallel sides, but actual size depends upon turbine power rating, rotor diameter and hub height. A wide concrete tower base allows very high, stable towers."
Tower construction commences with the full bottom ring of segments mounted atop a concrete foundation. Each additional ring is fully assembled and fixed by grouted connections at ground level before being hoisted into position. The assembly process is completed by putting a concrete transition piece on which to accommodate the steel tower part and post tensioning all segmented concrete rings with steel cables inside the tower. Kop said: "Our strategy is to extend the concrete section to an elevation where it can accommodate a steel tower with 4.2-metre bottom diameter."
Inside the tower base is huge and rather empty, with ample room left despite a power electronic converter in the centre and an elevator. In future the transformer will also be moved inside the tower base.
For future inland wind projects Juwi aims to utilise similar or lower rated Kenersys turbines but with an enlarged 120-metre diameter offering 205-metre total height and even better yields per megawatt installed. Juwi believes building inland at these, and, if necessary, even bigger heights for the industrialised southern part of Germany provides a more economical alternative compared to offshore wind power generation in the North Sea.


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1994 Honda Ultimate Adventure 2008 Pre Run - Pre Running The Prairie
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Last month I let you in on how I find Ultimate Adventure locations by prerunning at random ("Prerun Fun"). This time it was in the prairies, and after I took on a deer and two rental cars in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming, I changed my methodology. Clifton Slay joined me for the final leg around Colorado, where we found the Rangely Rock Crawling Park. After that, I headed home to make some maps and plan one more prerun. Since I wasn't about to pay 1,500 bucks for another rental week, not to mention the $1,000 deductible charge for the deer that didn't dodge, I figured I could buy a beater cheaper than that and have something left over at the end of the trip.
After procuring a $500 '94 Honda and upgrading it with $200 of work and a cool paintjob, I Ousted the skanky interior and set off on my mission. The tires were good and the brakes fair, and not a soul on the highway paid me any attention. I left the keys in all week with nary a worry, and nerfing trees and boulders just made it run better.
Unfortunately the Honda was not long for the world. I neglected the water level, hosing the engine. But after making it back to civilization less all of the coolant, I figured it was still worth the investment. The magical Honda still resides in Wyoming, or maybe Montana, just waiting for a new head gasket and a new lease on life. Sound like a Dirt Every Day tour to anybody?


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Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Following New York Senator Chuck Schumer's call for a "no ride list" that would mimic the notoriously sweeping, oppressive and ineffective "no fly list," Amtrak has publicly backed the idea, which would officially create a Soviet-style internal passport for American citizens and make the presence of TSA workers conducting grope downs at train stations ubiquitous.
Approving of Schumer's proposal, Amtrak Spokesperson Cliff Cole released the following statement;
"Amtrak is committed to the safety and security of our passengers and remains a safe way to travel. All countermeasures add value in creating an overall security posture in protecting a rail system that operates in an open environment. The creation of a "do not ride" list is no exception. It would, however, have to be developed in close coordination with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and implemented in a way that respects civil rights and allows for the rapid flow of persons and trains, necessary for effective mass transit. "
Of course, the notion of TSA goons 'respecting civil rights,' is a complete oxymoron, as their behavior has become synonymous with harassment, perversion and criminality. Latest examples include the disgraceful sexual groping of a 6-year-old girl, as well as yesterday's ludicrous image which showed TSA agents at KCIA airport checking a baby's diaper for "poop bombs".
The "no ride list" move is part of a long-planned agenda to force Americans into accepting an internal passport that they would need to display at security checkpoints littered across the country at so-called "soft target" locations like subways, malls and sports stadiums. Every single form of transport is slated to be included under an internal passport system that would treat Americans similarly to how Israeli troops treat citizens in occupied Palestine.
An internal passport for Americans is codified under the December 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which Congressman Ron Paul warned at the time would, "Allow the government to establish a Soviet-style internal passport system" that would subject "every citizen to surveillance and screening points".
It's also about isolating so-called "domestic extremists" under the terms of the MIAC report who will have their freedom of movement restricted and basic liberties such as Second Amendment rights stripped by the federal government. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants people on the "no fly" list, and by extension a "no ride" list, to also be on a "no buy" list and be prevented from purchasing firearms.
"Anyone, even a member of al-Qaida could purchase a train ticket and board an Amtrak train without so much as a question asked," Schumer said on Sunday. "So that's why I'm calling for the creation of an Amtrak no ride list. That would take the secure flight program and apply it to Amtrak trains."
Of course, anyone could enter a shopping mall or sports stadium with no questions asked, but does that mean America should be festooned with checkpoints staffed by TSA goons asking for people's papers? Yes, according to Schumer and others who are aggressively pushing for TSA agents, who have continually proven to be prone to predatory criminal behavior, sexual molestation and abuse, to become a literal occupying Gestapo army as America sinks further into a Sovietized police state.
Schumer justified the idea by pointing to alleged evidence obtained from Osama Bin Laden's compound in Pakistan, which the White House claimed divulged plans for Al-Qaeda to attack the US train system. The plot, described as "aspirational rather than operational," was targeted against trains that travel at 500mph, none of which exist in the United States or indeed the world, and was set to center around a sabotage of railway tracks rather than the train itself, rendering Schumer's call for a no ride list completely obsolete anyway.
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As we have documented, VIPR teams are now already swarming America in the name of "security," having expanded from airports, to train stations, highways and street corners.
The TSA is also already performing grope downs of passengers, including young children, inside train stations. In one case, passengers who disembarked from a train in Savannah, Georgia and were trying to leave the station after their journey were forced by TSA thugs to enter the terminal building in order to be subjected to pat downs. The TSA later lied about the sequence of events in an effort to dismiss criticism.
The no fly list that Schumer seeks to imitate for trains now contains well over one million names and is exponentially expanding. Reports have confirmed that the watch list contains the names of thousands of innocent Americans, including children, lawyers and even a retired Air National Guard brigadier, now a commercial pilot for a major airline.
In some cases, credit reports have been used in calculating the risk score, while the list has also been used to target political activists and anti-war protesters.
In 2008, the chairman of a House technology oversight subcommittee warned that the database used to produce the government's terror watch lists is "crippled by technical flaws," and the system designed to replace it may be even worse.
In a letter to the inspector general at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) warned that the upgrade "if actually deployed will leave our country more vulnerable than the existing yet flawed system in operation today."
Critics have charged that the list is already far too expansive to be in any way effective. Expanding the list to include Amtrak trains, as suggested by Senator Schumer, would only add to this problem.
As Steve Chapman writes for the Chicago Tribune, "Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., wants to create a "no-ride" list for Amtrak, which makes even less sense than the "no-fly" list for airlines. And that's saying something.
"The terrorist watch list is an odd creature. As the American Civil Liberties Union says, it's "a vast and growing list of individuals whom the government deems too dangerous to fly, but are too harmless to arrest."
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"If these people are truly, provably dangerous, why aren't they in jail? Why are they allowed to venture into shopping malls, subway stations, the Willis Tower or Wrigley Field? It doesn't make a lot of sense to let jihadists go anywhere except a plane or train."
The transparent haste with which Schumer, a putrid figure whose every action as Senator seems designed to eviscerate the constitutional rights of Americans, seized upon the dubious Bin Laden raid to push his anti-American police state agenda was a revolting display of public relations manipulation.
Internal passports enforced by TSA goons at security checkpoints have no place in America. Chuckie Schumer should be sent to North Korea, Zimbabwe, Uzbekistan or somewhere similar if he wishes to live in a country where citizens are forced to show their papers at every turn – and then he should be put on a no fly list to ensure he never comes back to disgrace the public discourse with this kind of garbage again.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show.
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Hip in the City
Trending Maboneng, a downtown enclave with galleries, restaurants, cafés, bookstores and designer shops, is Johannesburg's hip neighborhood. On Albrecht Street, opposite the Museum of African Design (MOAD), the imposing Cosmopolitan, built in 1899 and now newly refurbished, offers exclusive shopping. After that, a cup of Ubuntu or Teranga, luxury tea grown on African soil, will go down a treat at the Yswara Tea Room (photo).


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Prodigi's Intelligent Digitizing Software (IDS) is designed with editing tools that, according to Prodigi, eliminate the need to learn how to use other graphics programs. IDS is designed to take pictures from a scanner or digital camera, any TrueType font, and other digital images, and automatically turn them into stitched designs. IDS also supports multiple-line lettering, printable worksheets, fabric-background settings for simulated views, object alignment and manipulation, font editing, node editing, automatic border and stitch control, manual punch tools, and more. The software automates underlays, pull compensation, tie stitching, and density. It allows users to program stops in embroidered designs and color changes in any area. Free updates and online support are available. Midwest Distributors, 951 Harmsted Ct., St. Charles, MO 63301, 636-724-6400, 877-724-6400, fax: 636-724-6448, Web: www.prodigiemb.com.
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This post initiates what I hope will be a series of posts made in response to the question: "What can be done with dance?â€. The question is taken from the book, "How to Do Things with Dance: Performing Change in Postwar America†by Rebekah J Kowal. In the book Kowal suggests that the political potential of choreography to enact real societal change exists as much on the street as it does on the stage. I won't go into too much detail about the book, as I will be posting an interview with Kowal shortly, but I would like to linger a little while on this question of doing. Following Kowal's lead I would like to consider the potential of dance as extending beyond the "power of embodied actionâ€. Let us take for granted, just for now,  this particular kind of power in bringing about experiential or social change in order to consider other aspects of dance. Like poetry, dance is a way of making graspable what might otherwise elude us. It is a way of capturing the wordless sensations that arise in the body at any given moment.
While I may be inclined, from time to time, to believe that what constitutes the world is nothing more than a series of words, names really, I am also quick to point to the pleasure of unknowable sensations or passions. This is what dance does. It gives us access and makes available that which we feel but do not know. Choreography, in this vein, is a way of working with newly acquired bodily knowledge. In this way, dance is perhaps more grounded than poetry, in that what is being expressed is rooted in the architecture of the body. This of course only leads us to more questions: What is the relationship between the architecture of the body and the space in which it moves? and in the context of my initial inquiry, how might dance help us re-imagine this relationship?
Very often, when speaking about performance, we speak of the space of the event. That rather fluid relationship between the invisible boundaries of the performance arena and the bodies that occupy it. This is the basis for many conversations concerning theater, dance, and other body-based performance practices. Conceptions of space, as they attempt to describe a kind of container, allow for the conceptualizing of bodily volumes. They allow us to speak of the mobility of bodies as it pertains to the environment in which they move. While there is certainly a value in thinking of the relationship between the body and space as one of volume to container, it is also problematic in that it most often privileges an unrealistic idealized body.
Space as it exists conceptually promotes an occupation of itself by a certain kind of body. A body that is best represented by the athletic body. While this may not be the image of interest for most performers the image of the idealized body has a particularly strong hold socially and is continually circulated through the design and conceptualization of space. Day to day routines are policed by the proportions of the spaces in which they take place. Door frames, floor tiles, counter tops, the boundaries of our movements are dictated by standardized measurements. Proportions that are more often than not disproportionate to the bodies that they contains. So internalized are these dimensions that they are manifested non-consciously in the very way that we imagine space around us. To overcome these biases and to allow for other or differently abled bodies is to reconceptualize the relationship of the body to space.
The dancing body is not immune to these prejudices but dance as a practice of acquiring new insight, new knowledge, allows us to use the body to think around our internalized prejudices. The dancing body, for example, does not occupy space so much as facilitates a collaboration between space and the body, it pushes itself against the space that envelops it and in turn that space pushes itself against the body. The body leans against the wall and the wall leans away. Weight is distributed, balanced and shared. The dance is made in collaboration with its environment. It is in this spirit of collaboration, that we begin to find the seedlings of a new way of identifying the performance space. With this dynamic relationship in mind the dancer imagines space as the limbs of another dancer, the back of a chair, the side of the body, an immobile leg, a sleeping hand. The imagination then elaborates and the process of choreography itself becomes about finding ways to express two sets of information, the choreographers and the dancers, and in so doing the hierarchy of values that determine the acceptability of bodies has begun to disintegrate in the wake of collaboration. We have used dance as a practice and a metaphor to circumvent internalized prejudices and to imagine new ways of being in space. I am reminded here of Cornel West's description of Percy Shelly's poet.
"He is talking about all human beings who decide to muster their imagination and empathy to conceive of a better world, given the social misery and suffering of this world.†Â
Perhaps, this is what we can do with dance.
– Anthony Romero
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Adrien Coleman posted career-highs with 31 points and 13 rebounds as Bethune-Cookman downed Nebraska-Omaha.
Bethune-Cookman 93, Nebraska-Omaha 81
VALPARAISO, Ind. —� Adrien Coleman posted career-highs with 31 points and 13 rebounds as Bethune-Cookman (2-3) downed Nebraska-Omaha (1-5) in the Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic.
The Wildcats will meet Valparaiso, a 67-46 winner over Chicago State, at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Coleman was 12 of 18 from the field and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line as B-CU used a 12-4 run to take a 43-36 halftime lead. Nebraska-Omaha closed to two points or less on three occasions in the second half.
"Adrien was attacking the basketball and making free throws," B-CU coach Gravelle Craig said. "He can score that (31) when he's doing that. He's a slasher."�
Embry-Riddle 73, Loyola La. 68
DAYTONA BEACH —� Cesar Pastrana scored a team-high 16 points as No. 16 Embry-Riddle (6-1) beat Loyola, La. (4-3).
The Eagles saw a 16-point lead evaporate, but ended the game on a 6-0 run to claim their fourth straight win. ERAU made its last six free throws and finished 13-of-19 (68 percent).
DeForest Carter (12) and Billy Serle (11) also scored in double figures for ERAU. The Eagles host Brewton-Parker (Ga.) at 5 p.m. Saturday.�


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Well here we go. She had a baby and here come the baby posts.
Well here we go. She had a baby and here come the baby posts.
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Lil Bro: Emcees bring the show to life
The band O.A.R is considered to be one of the hottest new groups on the touring circuit right now. Earlier this year, the group played Starr Hill and later the Charlottesville Pavilion– both to a warm reception. Since then, they've traveled the country playing amphitheaters and large concert halls to the tune of 8,000-10,000people per show.
For those unfamiliar with O.A.R., one could describe them as the group du jour for the college jam-rock scene. Their popularity has grown tremendously for two reasons: 1) They use the Internet to build and maintain relationships with their fans, as well as provide exclusive songs and promotions to the most dedicated; 2) The lead singer is also something of a short story writer. The songs he writes apparently are all pieces of these intertwined stories. The more you listen to the group, the more the stories unfold.
Simple it ain't, but quite clever– clever enough to make them a ton of money. The kind of money that provides the group with a personal chef on tour plus a few other amenities one would associate only with big-time rock stars. How do I know about the things on O.A.R.'s tour bus? I've been keeping track... sort of.
Truth is, I couldn't care less about O.A.R. I don't hate the guys. I don't care enough to hate them. But I do care about Little Brother, the trio that has been opening for them on their current tour. In all honesty, it struck me as odd that Little Brother, a underground hip-hop group from Greensboro, North Carolina, would be sharing the stage with O.A.R. on their trek around the U.S. (I wonder who hired the pothead that came up with that idea.)
According to Little Brother, initially O.A.R. wasn't too keen on having them open up the tour. But after hearing their album and seeing the stage show, they were so excited that now they end their shows with a jam sessionO.A.R. and Little Brother together.
After hopping around doing large venue dates with O.A.R., Little Brother touched down this weekend for a performance of their own at the UVA Student Activities Building. UVA spared no expense. There was a huge stage, a killer sound system, and lights galore. As the crowd trickled in, you could see their amazement at the professional setup.
Little Brother took the stage after opener Mike Fields finished serenading the ladies with his soul-splashed R&B. Almost as soon as Fields sang his last note, the lights went down, and Little Brother came running out on stage. I think the group was a bit shocked at the humble turnout of– maybe– 200 people. I mean, they've been rocking for 8,000-10,000, remember? They jumped into some call-and-response to warm up the audience before plunging into songs off their critically acclaimed album, The Minstrel Show.
LB rocked for over an hour and kept the audience's attention for the entirety. However, for a group whose fame is due in part to the fact that their producer, 9th Wonder, made contributions to Jay-Z's Black Album, I found the beats to be very one-dimensional: the same ol' boom bap.
Granted, I'm a child of the '94 hip-hop new school– the same era that ushered in that sound– but I didn't realize how formulaic 9th Wonder really is. Regardless, frontmen Phonte and Big Pooh kept the audience engaged.
The highlights of the performance were Phonte's between-song banter. He sang, told jokes, and danced. The beats may have been one-dimensional, but the emcees were incredibly versatile– versatile enough to rock this crowd, or just about any crowd... including O.A.R.'s.


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This is probably a little self explanatory in terms of a recipe but I thought it was worth a share because it's my absolute favourite meal at the moment and probably my most eaten meal recently. Chunky Sweet potato fries covered in PeriPeri salt, lime and coriander with a avocado dip on the side. The mix of sweet potatoes with lime to add a bit of zing with the garlic and chilli avocado is out of this world. Even as I'm typing this I'm considering making this for dinner! It's very simple to put together and requires minimal cooking skills. I hate cooking so this simple dish is right up my street!
Cut the sweet potatoes into chunky wedges and season as you wish. I use a line pepper mix that I bought from Asda but salt and pepper work just fine. You might want to lay off the salt though as we are going to be adding PeriPeri salt at a later date.
Bake on a oven tray covered in parchment or baking paper at 220C for around 30 minutes until they are cooked and slightly crispy. I don't use oil when making my wedges but feel free to do so if you wanted to. I don't personally think they need oil, especially if you use the baking paper so they don't stick to the pan. None the less coconut oil is AMAZING with sweet potato fries, if you haven't tried it do at some point. It's a game changer.
Half an avocado and mash inside the skin, then add garlic powder and some chilli flakes. I always mash my avocado inside the skin as this way you don't have to wash an extra bowl. For larger batches then it would probably be easier in a bowl but for one it's mess free and saves on the washing up! Taste the avocado mix as you go along so it's to your taste. I like my Avocado really garlicky!
On the side chop a lime in half and a good handful of coriander to put on the side. If you're one of those mad people who don't like it I feel sorry for you!
Sprinkle of as much Peri Peri salt as you like. I buy the Nandos brand stuff because I really like it and you can get it from most supermarkets. It's normally in the spice aisle or with the Nandos sauces in the sauce aisle. However you could make your own by mixing Peri Peri seasoning with some salt and storing in a small jar.
Then serve! Squeeze the limes onto the sweet potatoes to add loads of flavour and add the coriander on top of the wedges. I eat this as a main meal with some bit leaves of romaine to wrap the sweet potato in. It takes so good and would 100% recommend giving it a try! Really refreshing and crunchy little wraps!
I made this in a What I Eat in a Day video which I posted over on my channel so you can watch that above or over on my Youtube channel. I'm going to be doing more food videos soon so do keep an eye on my blog and channel over the coming months.
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One garment that I do not attempt to dry outside is my underpants. It is not because I am scared of someone stealing them. I swear I don't wear golden fabric underwear. Modestly I wear mostly from Jockeys – they are comfortable and last pretty long.
I live in a clustered housing colony where I get to see every day the fanciful shirts, pants, bras and underpants hanging in every porch of the house. I have acquainted with the colors and fabric of the clothes that distinguish from men and women. I have come to know that most men wear ash colored underpants and a few black. Its counterparts are mostly pink and some red. There is yet another distinction of fairness touched upon on pinkies and reds from the ashes and blacks by offering silky threads as their wearers' skin. But I am always taken aback by their confidence to hang them outside unlike my few ashes and blacks that have never breathed the air or seen the sun. As much as I have the capacity to draw many opinions just from the sights of them, I stick here to why I don't attempt to dry my own tiny clothes outside. That way I maintain some form of decency to myself and show some respect to others. However, it is not that I have not tried to hang my underwear in all this time. One fine Saturday, I slotted it in between my two big linens and went out for a long drive away from my home. I can still remember experiencing some sense of achievement in doing it so – not the long drive but from hanging the V shaped garment in the sun.
As unpredictable as the summer season, it started to rain and then I panicked. I thought of my bed sheets and towels getting soaked just as when they were about to get dried up. But in the clustered colony where I live have many kind-hearted aunties who for many times had taken my clothes to safety. I was relieved with the thought. I continued my journey. It was raining cats and dogs.
The sun had already set when I opened the main door of my house. I did not get in. I took three steps backwards and craned my neck to see my clothes gone from the rope. All the clothes have reached to safety except those belonged to me. I went in and sat on the dining chair, the nearest I could find to ease my declining mood.
My neighbor aunties did not do me the favor. They failed to take my clothes off the slack. But I knew they must have tried. They are all kind-hearted aunties. I came to the conclusion that the fate of my important linens were doomed all due to my tiny underwear that I had slotted in. From there on, I make sure my underpants of whatever the colors – ashes or blacks, do not see the light of the sun or breathe fresh air of any season of the year. They chose the fate by themselves to remain inside the house taking forever before they get ready to come to my skin.
Happy Underwear. I mean Happy New Year.
Happy Underwear. I mean Happy New Year.


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Martina McBride Surprises Dedicated Fan at Huntsville Show
Martina McBride's charity, Team Martina, gets a lot of support -- especially from dedicated McBride fans who also have a heart of gold. One huge McBride fan (and Team Martina member) got the surprise of a lifetime during a recent soundcheck.
When the 'I'm Gonna Love You Through It' singer was doing a routine soundcheck of 'Anyway,' she invited 16-year-old blind singer Madie Hendrix to join her -- the two made the song a duet. This was McBride's way of saying "Thank you" to the teenager who has been helping with the charity.
With Hendrick's help and 44 fan volunteers, Team Martina raised over $33,000 for the Covenant House in Guatemala. This money in particular will go towards helping children in Guatemala get new musical instruments to help their dreams come true, too. The fan volunteers spanned over 20 states and they all met in Huntsville to raise the money.
"I'm still in shock, I don't know what to say," Hendrix says in the above video for WAAY-TV. She was in disbelief that McBride was talking to her. "At first, I was like 'No, no, no she's talking about somebody else. There's another Madie in here that I don't know.'"
McBride seemed just as happy with the surprise as her fan did. "It was great for me to have Madie on stage," she says. "Anytime I can see a young person that loves to sing it takes me back to when I was a kid and loved to sing."
She was also really proud of her fans and Team Martina members. "We're going to make a difference with this. It feels good," McBride says with a smile.


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Off the Air With Jeremy: ACM Awards
I'm bored with country award shows. They seem to be less about awards now, and more about more obvious, "cooler" stars than what we have in country music.
Is country not cool enough? Do we really not have anyone big enough like Garth Brooks and George Strait, or Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton to close out the show? We have to have Stevie Wonder?
One of my favorite moments last night was when Miranda teared up while talking about her dreams coming true by seeing Faith and Reba and Shania all there singing. Everyone talks about their country roots, but everyone is knocking each other over to get Nelly or LL Cool J on their record, instead of George, or Garth, or someone who's more authentically country.
What are these artists doing? Again, is country not cool enough? Is the name of the game to be further "out there" so you will be considered a real artist?
I loved my country music growing up. I can't even recognize it on country award shows now. Wow.
How do you feel about the ACMs last night?
Jeremy Robinson is the host of Taste of Country Nights, a syndicated radio show that airs on 41 stations across the United States on weeknights. Radio has been his life since the age of nine, when he "hosted" a show out of his bedroom. After almost 16 years on the air, country music isn't just his job — it's also his passion.


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Hearty Turkey Vegetable Soup
Makes 8 servings
If you do not have leftover turkey, you can boil up a couple chicken breasts and add some chicken bouillon.
- 2 quarts turkey broth
- 1 cup potatoes, cubed
- 1 cup carrots, sliced
- 1 cup celery sliced
- 1/4 cup onions chopped 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup noodles egg, uncooked
- 2 cups turkeys cut up and cooked
- 1 cup frozen green peas
1. Prepare broth: Strip as much turkey meat as possible from bones of roast turkey; refrigerate meat. Place bones and skin into a large stock pot and barely cover with water. Add a small sliced carrot, a chopped onion, a few celery leaves, 2 teaspoons salt, and a bay leaf. Cover and simmer for 2 to 3 hours. Strain broth. Use broth immediately, or refrigerate and use within 2 days, or freeze.
2. Prepare soup: Add to turkey broth the potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, salt, and pepper. Bring to boil. Add noodles; simmer 30 minutes. Add turkey and peas; heat thoroughly and serve.
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