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We are planning on migrating our site from Volusion to Magento CE while keeping the same domain, and I've been doing some research on all the proper steps but I'm still full of questions.
This is what will be different once we migrate:
- Site Design will go through some changes since we were limited by Volusion and all the coding were kind of messed up since we need to sort of follow Volusion's layout, but now we will be changing it to the best optimized coding possible, so the HTML coding will change.
- Hosting Environment will be changed completely, since we were using Volusion's server to run our legacy store, all the files were stored, named by the Volusion system, and folder structures were also constructed by Volusion. We will be using our own hosting service for the new site, so we will have different files, file names, folder structure.
- URL Structure will also be different, we can finally optimze it and have full control over it to make it more SEO friendly.
- Content Changes, we will be keeping most content the same, but doing some minor updates on some contents, probably will add in a couple of new features to the site.
What we'll do is probably start building the new site at an environment where bots can't access and only a couple of designers can, and make sure everything is working properly and run a few checks to make sure everything's optimized. Then we will start setting up the 301 redirects for the site, my question is that am I supposed to redirect just the active links on the website? Do I need to let Google know where each file went?? like all the files in the original hosting? All the picture files, different folders containing different items that make up the original site? Or simply tell Google where each page went?
For example, on a product page, the URL will be different so I know we'll need to redirect that to the new URL, but all the elements that make up the page like all the images in the gallery, button files, and logo files, do I need to setup redirect for these files? What if a lot of them don't even exist on the new site?
Also, I've read that internal redirects are bad, since we're not changing domain name, would all this be internal redirect??
Would someone recommend some best practices good for this scenario? Thanks!
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The Pine View School's Rotary-sponsored Interact Club will host a school-wide garage sale to fund community service projects.
The event will be from from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Sarasota High School, 1000 S. School Ave., Sarasota, in the parking lot adjacent to U.S. 41.
Proceeds will benefit "Pine View Salutes Our Veterans" as well as other other community service projects at the school.
The mission of "Pine View Salutes our Veterans" is raising money to support needy, local veterans and their families. For example, a new air conditioner was recently purchased to give to a veteran who has respiratory problems.
For more information or to make a donation, contact Pine View Interact Club President Josh Palmer at email@example.com or 323-8863.
Bone marrow match
sought for Witt teacher
Local schoolteacher Nancy Newby recently received a multiple myeloma diagnosis and needs a bone marrow transplant, but no one in her family is a donor match.
The Icla da Silva Foundation, a recruitment center for Be the Match, is recruiting potential donors.
A drive for people to join the donor registry will begin at 4:30 p.m. Saturday and continue from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Jude Catholic Church, 3930 17th St., Sarasota. Those registering to become a potential donors should be between the ages of 18 and 44 and in generally good health.
Newby, who teaches kindergarten at Gene Witt Elementary School, Bradenton, and her husband, Jim, are the parents of Jackson and Jaime.
For details, visit join.marrow.org/share or call Ileana Quinones at (904) 705-1593.
Fundraiser to benefit veterans
The Pine View School's Rotary-sponsored Interact Club will host a school-wide garage sale to fund community service projects.


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Yes there were actual games played yesterday, not just the draft. Here is the Minor League recap from June 4th.
The Chiefs got an outstanding performance by almost their entire pitching staff on Monday Night en route to a 2-0 win over Kane County in the rubber game of the series. Five Peoria pitchers combined to throw the shutout with Ben Wells, Luis Lira, Larry Suarez, Sheldon McDonald all pitching two scoreless innings. Yao-Lin Wang pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his 5th save of the season. The Chiefs only managed to scratch out two runs on five hits but it was good enough for the win. Javier Baez was 1-for-3 at the plate with a double, a walk, and a stolen base. Pin-Chieh Chen was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored out of the ninth spot in the order.
The D-Cubs had plenty of hits saved up a night after being one hits and they put them to good use. Daytona pounded out 8 runs on 15 hits on their way to a 8-3 victory over Fort Myers. Frank Del Valle was really good for Daytona as he tossed six strong innings only giving up one run on four hits to earn his fourth victory of the season. The top of the D-Cubs order has hit all year and last night was no different. The top 6 in the D-Cubs lineup went 13-for-28 with three doubles, a triple, and six RBI's. Arismendy Alcantara and Greg Rohan were each 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI's in the win.
The Smokies got back in the win column thanks to a huge 7th inning where they scored six runs en route to a 7-4 victory over Montgomery. Dallas Beeler started and pitched well as gave up two runs on seven hits in five and one-third of an inning. Justin Bour was 2-for-5 at the plate with a double and three RBI's in the win. James Adduci also had a big night at the plate as he was 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored. Marcus Hately pitched an inning and two-thirds of scoreless baseball out of the pen to get his second win of the season.
The I-Cubs just can't snap out of it as they dropped yet another game to Oklahoma City Monday night. Iowa was leading 5-3 in the 6th inning, but OKC rallied for two in the 6th and one in the 7th to take the lead and eventually win 6-5. Chris Rusin didn't have his best stuff but he battled through five innings allowing five runs on eight hits while walking two and striking out three. The long ball did him in as two of the eight hits left the yard. Anthony Rizzo continues to assault triple-A pitching going 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI in the loss, he is now hitting .363 on the season. Ty Wright also had a big day at the plate going 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and RBI, and two runs scored.
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Common Health QuestionsBack
Can I see a chiropractor on the NHS?
Chiropractic treatment is considered to be a complementary therapy, which means that it is not usually available on the NHS. Although complementary therapies are gradually becoming more widely available on the NHS, you may not be able to get chiropractic treatment in your area.
As well as deciding what health services a local community needs and providing funding for them, your local clinical commissioning group (CCG) is responsible for deciding whether or not chiropractic treatment is available on the NHS.
Finding a chiropractor
If you think that you would benefit from chiropractic treatment, contact your GP or local CCG to check if it's available on the NHS in your area. If it is not available, your GP may refer you to a chiropractor for private treatment, or you can arrange to see a private chiropractor yourself. If you have private health insurance, your insurance company may pay for chiropractic treatment, but you will need a referral letter from your GP.
Most people who have chiropractic treatment pay privately to see a chiropractor. You do not need to see your GP or get a referral letter before arranging an appointment for private treatment, although it's best to see your GP for advice first.
Chiropractic treatments usually range from £30-45 for a session. The number of sessions you will need to have will depend on your medical history and the severity of any health conditions you may have.
If you decide to contact a chiropractor yourself for private treatment, make sure that they are registered with the General Chiropractic Council (GCC). By law, all chiropractors must be registered with the GCC. Registered chiropractors will have undergone the required training and will be fully insured to practice.
You can search the GCC register to find a chiropractor in your local area.
Further information:
- Chiropractic
- Do I need a GP referral for private treatment?
- General Chiropractic Council: find a chiropractor
- Complementary and alternative medicine
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Lawyers are ready to help during these stressful times. Schedule your consultation >
In the past, anyone could file for bankruptcy under Chapter 7. However, under the new law, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, you can only file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy if you meet certain requirements. First, you must meet an income test. You must either earn less than the median income in your state or pass what's called the "means test," which is a formula used by the courts factoring in expenses like food and housing. A bankruptcy lawyer can help you calculate whether or not your income qualifies. Secondly, you may not be eligible to file for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy if you've filed for it and received a discharge within the past eight years. Third, you must participate in credit counseling prior to filing for bankruptcy. These are general eligibility requirements for filing bankruptcy under Chapter 7. Contact a bankruptcy attorney in your area today to find out more about whether Chapter 7 bankruptcy is right for you.


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Open house
AT:LAST Inc. presents "Parents Night Out: Let's Talk Technology," an open house for parents of children with disabilities from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 24 at 7050 Oakland Mills Road in Columbia. Free; RSVP required by Sept. 21. Call 410-381-2667 with the number of adults attending.
Columbia Pro Cantare is holding auditions for all parts for its 36th anniversary season. Works to be performed include "Carmina Burana," Handel's "Messiah," "Faure Requiem" and works from Spain and Latin America. Call 410-730-8549 to schedule an audition. Information: procantare.org.
'The Temperamentals'
Rep Stage opens its 20th season with Jon Marans' play, winner of the 2010 Drama Desk Award, running through Sunday, Sept. 16, in the Studio Theatre of Howard Community College's Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia. Tickets are $33-$40. For show times, tickets and more information, call 443-518-1500 or go to http://www.repstage.org.
Watershed stewards
The Howard County Watershed Stewards Academy Advisory Committee is recruiting volunteers for the county's first class of watershed stewards. Stewards will learn how to design and build projects that reduce storm runoff from rooftops, roads, driveways and parking lots into streams and rivers in Howard County. Applications are due by Wednesday, Sept. 12. For information and applications, go to cwp.org/our-work/training/watershed-stewards-academy.
Reunion notices
•A 50th reunion for the 1962 February and June graduating classes of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute will be held Friday-Saturday, Sept. 14-15. There will be tour of the school on Cold Spring Lane beginning at 11 a.m. Friday, with an evening banquet being held at Bonnie Blink in Hunt Valley. An afternoon bull roast takes place at Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville Saturday. Information: 410-484-0354 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
•A half-century has passed since Baltimore City College graduated more than 600 young men in 1962, and a reunion is being planned for Oct. 13. Organizers are trying to contact every class member. Graduates from the February or June classes who have not been contacted may email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 410-381-6506.
Environmental volunteers
The Howard County Legacy Leadership Institute for the Environment is recruiting for the 2013 class of legacy leaders. The environmental education and volunteer leadership program is designed for people 50 and older who want to gain skills and knowledge about the environment and create a legacy through their volunteer work with Howard County partner organizations. Applications are due Sept. 28. A $75 fee is due at enrollment. For more information, go to howardllie.com. To apply, call 410-381-5279 or 410-796-7232, or email email@example.com.
Skills park
Rockburn Skills Park, targeted toward mountain bikers and trail runners, has opened at Rockburn Branch Park. Features include a pump track, flow trail, descending trail, climbing trail and an uphill return trail. The 450-acre Rockburn Branch Park includes 7.4 miles of trails, woodlands, marshes and stream valleys, multipurpose athletic fields, baseball diamonds, tennis and basketball courts, two playgrounds, an 18-hole disc golf course and picnic pavilions. Information: rockburnskillspark.org.
Farmers' markets
Local and regional fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, eggs and baked goods are available at these area farmers' markets:
•Howard County Library, Miller branch, 9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, through Oct. 31.
•Howard County Library, East Columbia branch, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays, through Nov. 15.
•Howard County General Hospital, 5755 Cedar Lane, Columbia. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, through Oct. 26.
•Howard County Library, Glenwood branch, 2350 Route 97. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays, through Nov. 17.
•Oakland Mills Village Center, 5851 Oliver Place, Columbia. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 18.
Information: howardcountyfarmersmarkets.com.
Tutors needed
A-OK (Assist Our Kids) Mentoring-Tutoring Inc. seeks adult volunteers to work in Howard County public schools and in after-school programs. Volunteers may work with individual students or small groups during and after school. Volunteers are asked to commit for one hour a week for a minimum of one school year. Information: 410-730-6030 or 410-740-3850.
Guided hikes
The Howard County Conservancy offers free guided hikes and talks on the second Saturday of the month. Visitors can enjoy an easy walk in the meadows and woods of the conservancy, 10520 Old Frederick Road in Woodstock. Information: 410-465-8877 or go to hcconservancy.org.
Theater rental
The Howard County Arts Council has announced the availability of the Black Box Theatre for rental. The 98-seat multipurpose performance space is equipped with professional sound and lighting equipment, nearby dressing rooms, padded seats, black stage curtains and a sprung dance floor. A performance grand piano is available for rental through a separate agreement with the Howard County Music Teachers Association.
All renters of the theater are required to carry a commercial liability insurance policy of $1 million. Other requirements and rental request forms and rates can be found at hocoarts.org. Rental request forms should be mailed to Room Rentals, Howard County Arts Council, 8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City 21043.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits, a social club for people diagnosed with early memory loss or dementia, meets from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the 50+ Center at the Gary J. Arthur Community Center, 2700 Route 97, Cooksville. Highlights include therapeutic activities, including music, art and exercise, as well as a support group. A daily fee of $30 includes snacks, lunch, coffee and tea. The program is sponsored by the Howard County Office on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Maryland. Information: Judy Miller at 410-313-5441 or email@example.com.
Recycling cans
Habitat for Humanity and the Boy Scouts of America have placed a collection bin for aluminum cans at the entrance to the parking lot of Christ Memorial Presbyterian Church, 6410 Amherst Ave., in Allview Estates. Information: 410-997-4949.
Recycle old TVs
The Howard County Bureau of Environmental Services reminds residents to recycle electronic devices rather than throw them away. Drop-off locations include the Alpha Ridge Landfill Residents' Convenience Area, 2350 Marriottsville Road. The facility is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday and accepts TVs, computers, keyboards, printers, scanners, laptops, VCRs, radios and other electronics. Also, Best Buy's Customer Take-Back Program allows customers to bring in old TVs (32 inches or smaller) at no charge. Offer limited to two televisions per person per day. Console televisions are not accepted.
Services directory
The Southeast Howard County Health Services Directory, a guide to resources near North Laurel and Savage, is available free at the North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center, 9900 Washington Blvd. The directory includes listings of clinics, pharmacies, hospitals, general and family practices, dentists, obstetricians and gynecologists, transportation providers and crisis contacts. The guide also indicates whether Spanish and Korean are spoken at the facility, as well as the address, contact information and hours of operation. Hours and information: 410-880-5917.


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text: Last week, my blog hit 500,000 unicorns… er, views, and this month also happens to be the one-year anniversary for Peas and Cougars. So I just wanted to say thank you to all my readers. I'm still amazed that I was able to find any readers at all, let alone consistent ones. And hopefully this next year will be as good as the last, even if we don't have a rapture scare.


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This article appeared in a July 2016 issue of the student newsletter.
Student Veteran Robert Davis Shares His Story
By Marielle McGregor
Student veteran Robert Davis is moving to Washington, D.C. He doesn't have a job lined up, or family in the area, but he feels called to serve his country.
"Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith," explains Robert. "I don't know the how or the what exactly, but I do know the why. I want to make a difference for student veterans at the national level."
The oldest of eight siblings, Robert Davis was born to lead. In his youth he became involved in volunteerism at his local church. By the time Robert was a teenager, he was working part time, assisting with the kindergarten choir, teaching vacation Bible school, coaching sports and participating in the Boy Scouts of America.
"I have always enjoyed working with kids because I am such a big kid myself," explains Robert with a big grin. He has a youthful smile that immediately wins others over.
In spring 2004, Robert graduated from Naaman Forrest High School in Garland. He was one of 10 students in his graduating class to join the U.S. Navy. His mother was not surprised in the least. Their family history was full of past military service and Robert looked up to his father, a Navy man, and respected him. Robert also wasn't the best student in high school. The military would be a good fit.
After a summer working at Philmont Scout Ranch, a Boy Scout's mecca, Robert headed to boot camp. He would be there eight weeks, including Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. The Navy kept Robert so busy, he didn't find time to miss his family, except for a few fleeting moments late at night, right before he closed his eyes.
"Boot camp was definitely not what I expected it to be," says Robert. "Honestly I expected it to be a lot harder. But really it was a lot of going to class, marching around and folding laundry. You had to be very precise. Really the whole point was building attention to detail and doing things because you are told to, and quickly."
While Robert didn't come out of boot camp a Navy SEAL, he did put on some muscle. He had always been a skinny kid. Now he was beginning to look like a man. More than anything he was excited to see what was next. In his world, there was nothing but open seas ahead.
In 2006, a little over a year after joining the Navy, Robert was deployed to the Middle East. It would be the first of three deployments for Robert over the next three years. He packed his bags and followed orders.
"My first and last deployments were expected; it was the height of the Iraq war," says Robert. "But the second, Peleliu, threw us all for a loop. Our captain wanted to be an admiral so he volunteered us for the Peleliu mission. We were 'volun-told' we were going to do this deployment."
In summer 2007 Robert married his hometown sweetheart. Ten days later he was deployed with more than 1,200 sailors and 1,700 Marines to the southeast Pacific aboard the USS Peleliu, an amphibious assault carrier. Robert would be part of the Peleliu Pacific Partnership Mission.
"It was a multinational, multibranch, humanitarian deployment," explains Robert. "We parked the ship off the coast of an island in the Philippines."
The Peleliu mission focused on helping locals with medical and dental needs. The ship also served as a guard dog of sort, a way for the Marines to say loud and clear, "Hey, we're here. Don't do anything stupid." Robert spent much of his time onloading and offloading smaller landing craft. Some days were especially long, and it is then Robert missed his family.
"My last two deployments I got home sick," recalls Robert. "It was hard being gone and knowing I had a wife back home that I couldn't talk to often. Especially when things were rough and we had long days or projects to tackle, I just wanted to be home with my loved ones."
After four years in the Navy and three deployments, Robert returned home to Texas. It was November 2008, and Robert's life became full of change.
"The short version of it is that within the next year and a half I had failed out of school, gotten a divorce and I was struggling all around," says Robert. "I didn't have a sense of purpose. I didn't know who I was. There were a lot of financial struggles as well."
While Robert had gone through the Transition Assistance Program before leaving the Navy, nothing prepared him for the financial crash of 2008. The Navy had assured Robert employers would be knocking on his door (figuratively), offering him and other veterans jobs paying $15 to $20 an hour. In reality it would take Robert three long years to secure a job making more than $10 per hour.
"I worked security, did landscaping, waited tables [and worked in] general contracting and construction," notes Robert. "I sold my plasma twice a week just to have enough gas money to make it to work across town. It was hard. And not everyone goes through that, but it was my experience."
Part of Robert's homecoming experience also included a failed attempt at college life. He began school in August 2009, the first semester the U.S. government offered veterans the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
"It was just a mess," recalls Robert. "It was so bad that I had to drive down to Waco to pick up an emergency check from the VA because they didn't pay us and I was about to be evicted from my house. And I wasn't the only one suffering. It was a national problem that took years to get fixed before everything was settled and working as it was intended to. In the end I spent more time trying to figure out how to be out of the Navy, than I was actually in the Navy."
Despite past tragedies and tears, Robert Davis was determined to succeed. In spring 2012 he decided to try college once again, this time at a Dallas Community College. He enrolled at North Lake College and quickly found a new home base.
"It felt good to be at North Lake," says Robert. "I connected with other veterans. I felt like I had a community again. It's a very close-knit campus. I soon knew a lot of people on campus and enjoyed being known."
After his freshman year at North Lake, Robert began working in the college's Office of Veterans Affairs. There he ran into Kate Connaughton, an old friend from high school who had also served in the Navy. Together the two teamed up to form a new student club on campus: the Student Veterans Association (SVA).
"We definitely had to strong-arm people at first to join," laughs Robert. "It took us a full year to get to a point where we had random people showing up. And it took a lot of work. I got really involved with Student Government and Student Life so we could leverage those connections to reach more veterans on campus."
Today the North Lake College Student Veterans Association is one of the most active student organizations on campus. They are best known for their annual "SOGO 5K" community race. Last year's 5K included 186 participants and raised close to $5,000.
"Student veterans are making an impact, not just in colleges but across the nation," explains Robert. "So many veterans are returning and continuing to serve in the communities, states and nation. They are passionate and know how to work as a team. I was glad to be a part of something bigger."
This spring (2016) was Robert Davis' final semester at North Lake College, and he wanted to make it count. He decided to write a policy paper on the need for colleges and universities to offer priority registration for student veterans, just as student athletes are allowed to register early.
"If student veterans don't get to register early enough, we can be delayed in getting our benefits," begins Robert, "which can cause a lot of undue stress when dealing with family, work and school. A lot of student veterans end up dropping out because they can't get the classes they need to stay full-time [students] or don't receive their full stipend on time. Or they reach the end of their benefits and they haven't finished their degree. Sometimes there is one class they still need, but all the class sections are already full."
Robert also voiced these concerns on Capitol Hill. As a 2016 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellow, Robert was flown to Washington, D.C., in March 2016 alongside nine other exemplary student veterans. Together they advocated for veterans issues and gained an inside look at the great machine that is Capitol Hill.
While visiting the Capitol, Robert's week was packed with meetings and networking. One moment, however, stands out. It is when Robert sat at the White House and listened to the words of Matthew Steiner, associate director of veteran and military affairs.
"Don't ever let anyone tell you you're four years behind your peers," Steiner told the student veterans. "You're in the White House right now and they're not."
At that moment, Robert's mind took a big mental gasp. It was the single most profound statement he had heard in D.C.! Steiner's words validated the fact that Robert was a real adult, doing real adult things, on an adult level — things far beyond what most adults accomplish. Suddenly he didn't feel behind in the game of life. He felt ahead.
"There is a misconception with student veterans that we are years behind our peers because we are starting college later, like me at 22," explains Robert. "[Steiner] reminded me of the truth."
Returning home from Washington, Robert reflected on his time on the Hill. He was proud of his fellow veterans. There were literally hundreds of veteran-led organizations in D.C., each fighting for veteran rights. Maybe Robert could help them make a difference.
With his Associate of Arts from North Lake College and deep passion for student veterans, Robert Davis moved to Washington, D.C., on June 15, 2016. He believes our nation's capital is where he can do the most good for his fellow veterans. Robert plans to earn a bachelor's degree in economics, pursue a master's degree and ultimately run for public office.
"I read an article once that said 97% of politicians had no formal education in economics, and that blew my mind," says Robert. "Politicians are the ones making the big decisions that drive our economy ... I'd like to think I can help influence this nation for the better at some point in time."
Speaking of the future, Robert will tell you that he is very invested in where this nation goes. He will also tell you he is a veteran before he is a Republican or Democrat — military service trumps partisanship. Whatever he tells you, though, he is sure to tell you about the people who've made a difference in his life.
"Hillary Gallego deserves much of the credit for where I am today," says Robert, referring to the SVA faculty advisor at North Lake College. "She pushed me to keep going and reaching bigger. I leaned on her a lot for support with SVA stuff — becoming involved in national student organizations and transitioning to a four-year school. We spent countless hours in her office going over possibilities and tackling challenges. I needed someone to talk to and talk things out with. And she was always willing to listen."
Are you a veteran, a veteran's dependent or currently serving in the military? Dallas Community Colleges want to help you succeed in college and enjoy the full value of your active duty or veteran's educational benefits. Visit dcccd.edu/veterans.
To learn more about student veteran groups across the nation (including the seven colleges of DCCCD) explore studentveterans.org.
Already involved in a SVA group at your college campus? Consider applying for the 2016 SVA Leadership Institute, coming to Dallas this fall. The deadline to apply is August 31.


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- Preparation Time20 mins
- Cooking Time9 mins
- Serves8
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Preheat your oven to 220°C or the highest your oven will go.
Sprinkle some flour on your pizza peel. Using a rolling pin, stretch your dough to a very thin 10-inch round.
Top the dough with 1/4 of the cheese and rocket, leaving a 1-inch border on the crust. Place the pizza on a baking tray and place into the oven until the cheese is just melted. Remove the pizza and top with a 1/4 of the prosciutto slices. Place back in the oven and bake for another minute.
Remove the pizza and drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
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Valerie Bertinelli and Antonia Lofaso make a week's worth of dishes with one pot of marinara sauce. They prepare a lazy no-bake lasagne and a shakshuka.
Twin City Treats
Valerie Bertinelli makes a Midwest taste of home for her friend, Minnesota native Melissa Peterman. The menu includes a tasty Swedish meatball hot dish.
Northern Ireland Dessert
Three chefs from Northern Ireland pull out all the stops to stay in the competition. Their desserts include jelly doughnuts and strawberry parfait.
Northern Ireland Main
The chefs from Northern Ireland battle it out with their main courses. On the menu are loin of lamb, rack of lamb with slow-cooked shoulder, and fillet of beef.
Episode 3
Donal reveals how to make hassle-free dinners by using pre-prepped ingredients. On the menu are Mexican chicken & sweet corn soup and falafel quinoa salad bowl.
Episode 2
Donal shows how to make meals in minutes to feed the family, using just six ingredients. Dishes include spaghetti aglio and olia and kimchi fried rice.
Spring Kick-Off
Nancy Fuller has a party to start spring with her farmer friends. Dishes include spring greens salad with traditional ranch dressing and minty vanilla iced tea.
Turning Over A New Leaf
Valerie helps a friend rework her weeknight favourites to fit her low-carb lifestyle. She serves up herb mashed cauliflower and a no-sugar cheesecake.
Anniversary Brunch
Valerie Bertinelli and her husband celebrate their New Year's wedding anniversary with lucky foods. On the menu is black-eyed pea salad with turmeric vinaigrette.
Food Festivals
Passionate foodies and enthusiastic bikers, Dave Myers and Si King, embark on a journey through time to explore and celebrate British food.
Si and Dave are on the mission to prove that there's much more to British fowl than roast chicken. They make a duck tikka, a one-pot partridge dish and a Yorkshire pie.
Northern Ireland Fish
Former champion Richard Corrigan judges the culinary skills of three chefs from Northern Ireland. Who will receive the highest mark for their fish dish?
Northern Ireland Starter
Three chefs from Northern Ireland look to impress former champion Richard Corrigan. Their starters include quail with asparagus and slow-cooked pork belly.
Celebration Cake
The four remaining bakers face their biggest challenge yet. The kids must create a celebration cake for the moment they win, along with matching baked party gifts.
Stuffed Puffs
As the kid bakers continue to work hard to create the dough and delicious fillings for their stuffed puffs, Duff and Valerie announce a savoury twist.
Dessert Imposters
The kid bakers are challenged to create dessert imposters – a sweet treat masquerading as a savoury item. Will their creations be convincing enough?
Bake Sale
The bakers must serve up two delicious signature items for a bake sale. During the competition, Duff and Valerie reveal a twist third challenge the kids must complete.
Yay Holidays!
The junior chefs prepare a festive meal for the judges. They start with duck and veggie appetizers and then move on to making stockings and wreaths from common foods.
Chia Frets
The young chefs try to impress the judges with their take on lamb, a creamy soup and pretty pasta. Later, the judges fret over the grey colour of the chia pudding.
Donut Sweat It
The kid chefs are challenged to use an 'everything donut' they find in their baskets with pickled pork. Next is cooking venison, which is a new experience for some.
Cup Of Glee
The junior chefs face a giant peanut butter cup in the first round. They, a too-hot griddle creates a problem for one of the young contestants.
Hot Potato, Not Potato
Four ambitious kids bring their cooking skills to the kitchen. In the first round, ground beef and chocolate present a conundrum.
Thanks Kidding
The young cooks prepare their spectacular Thanksgiving meal. They start with pumpkin pie and then face the challenge of not having turkey in the entrée basket.
Nugget? Fuhgettaboutit!
The young chefs make chicken nuggets and attempt to cook the bay scallops to perfection. In the dessert round there's a fun time with Mesozoic candies.
Nest Test
The young chefs compete to impress the judges with 'birds' nests' and a tricky chicken. The finalists will both make kiwi deserts, but whose will be the winning one?
Lemon Meringue Why?
The junior chefs make a starter with wildfire lettuce and fluke. In the dessert round both remaining competitors tackle baking and ice-cream.
Fries Wise
The kid chefs try to make technically-excellent dishes out of ground beef and curly fries. A stuffed cookie cup provides a challenge for the dessert round.
Bug Bites
The junior chefs face creepy-crawly kabobs in the first basket. Then, they are happy to get fish fillets and a colourful cereal in the second round.
Got Elk?
Four new young chefs try to impress the judges with a puzzling appetizer basket crowned by a super-cheesy sandwich. The finalists will tackle a watermelon dessert.
Pinwheel Meals
The junior chefs are challenged with a bok choy starter and find out if it tastes better with bacon. In the dessert round the competitors must use cottage cheese.
Episode 15
Rick Stein travels around Britain to explore the quality produce on offer. He shares his favourite recipes and celebrates the beauty of simple British food.
Trainees And Scholars
The Roux family have trained several of the finest chefs in the industry. One of those former scholars, Sat Bains, joins Michel to cook a classic dish.
Influence And Inspiration
Some of Britain's top food professionals reflect on the influence of the Roux family. Plus, Michel displays his legendary patisserie skills in the kitchen.
Breakfast And Late-Night Eats
Amy Schumer starts her culinary lessons with breakfast. Her husband, chef Chris Fischer, shows her how to make the perfect poached eggs.
Craig David, Salmon & Seaweed
Singer Craig David joins the boys to cook a traditional Caribbean chicken dish. Plus, Jamie makes a roasted salmon and artichoke parcel.
North East Judging
The two remaining chefs from the North East pull out all the stops with their full menus. Who will impress the three formidable judges and advance to the finals?
North East Dessert
It's a tense dessert showdown for the chefs from the North East. Who will receive the lowest score and be the first to head home from the competition?
Staying Home: Episode 5
Ree makes an easy broccoli cheddar orzotto, super-speedy Italian meatball skewers, and a very berry mug cake that's a fruity take on her favourite five-minute marvel.
Celebrating Moms And Daughters
Valerie prepares a meal for her friends and their daughters. The menu features a grapefruit spritzer with tarragon syrup and a chocolate mousse.
Reinventing Fall Foods
Valerie puts a twist on her fall brunch menu. She treats guests including chef Ludo Lefebvre to a meal full of seasonal treats for a long holiday weekend.
South Wales
James explores the landscape of South Wales and goes foraging. He prepares lamb cooked in hay with a tabbouleh salad and a foraged Pembrokeshire seafood starter.
South East
Chef James Martin explores the sunny south east to find out why Kent's cherries are so sweet and why his favourite flat fish thrives in the waters of the south coast.
Birthday Treats
Si and Dave visit three mums and discover their top birthday dishes. The lads make a summer berry trifle and try dishes such as Manchester tart and Caribbean soup.
North East Main
Three chefs from the North East serve up their main courses. Roe deer with beetroot, venison three ways, and braised feather blade of beef are all on the menu.
North East Fish
Chefs from the North East have a second opportunity to impress the judge. Their fish dishes include mackerel, pickled shellfish, and smoked trout soup.
Staying Home: Episode 4
Ree shares easy quarantine recipes, including a real ranch favourite, easy steak frites, and for pasta fans and busy mothers everywhere, she makes stovetop chicken spaghetti.
Busy Mom's Weeknight Dinner
Valerie has been working on kid-friendly recipes for every busy mother's repertoire. The menu includes green bean oven fries and fudgy avocado pops.
Cooks In The House!
Valerie makes dinner for her friend, cookbook author David Venable. On the menu are Tom's espresso rib-eye and classic lemon tart with coconut-almond crust.
Show Off Dishes
Si and Dave meet mums whose family recipes have the wow factor. They sample a Baltic pig's trotter dish and learn the secret behind the perfect baked Alaska.
North East Starter
Three chefs from the North East look to make a good first impression with their starters. On the menu are wild rabbit, pork and apple pie, and Yorkshire cheeses.
Wales Judging
The two remaining chefs from Wales serve up their entire menus for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton. Who will earn a place in the finals?
Staying Home: Episode 3
Ree puts a spin on pantry, fridge and freezer staples with her hash brown tostadas and fancy grilled peanut butter and jelly, a mashup of two Drummond sandwich favourites.


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Down and Dirty
Diverse plant communities create a disease-fighting "soil genotype."
Amy Coombs
Aug 31, 2012
Plant diversity was the foundation upon which the ancient Mayan civilization was built. Growing beans, maize, and squash together created healthier crops and dark, fertile earth, and enabled successive generations to rotate crops through the same plots without depleting the soil.
"I always wondered about the underlying mechanisms," says Alexandre Jousset, from the Georg August University in Göttingen, Germany. "These agricultural practices weren't used in Europe, and I always wondered about the comparative outcomes."
This is why Jousset was captivated with the Jena Experiment—a series of biodiverse grassland plots in Germany that have been continuously maintained since 2002, allowing researchers to study the impacts of species richness and diversity on soil fertility. Thanks to Jena data, we know that plant diversity increases microbial activity, and that beneficial bacteria like Pseudomonas fluorescens fight soil-borne plant diseases.
Yet despite these findings, soil cultivation is still more of an art than a science. Research says little about the best mixtures of plants or the abundance of each species needed to nurture beneficial microbes. The problem is that bacteria are elusive; to compare microbes between two sites, samples must be taken to a lab where species are cultured in growth media. Some soil bacteria don't grow well in culture, and because two different species can secrete the same defense chemicals, "screening for bacteria says little about their actual contributions to the soil," says Ellen Latz, who collaborated with Jousset on a study of the Jena plots.
This is why Jousset and Latz turned to genes found in the soil—instead of screening Jena soils for beneficial bacteria, the researchers used genes that produce anti-fungal compounds as biomarkers. Comparing the disease-fighting genes harbored in the soils beneath diverse plant communities reflects the microbial makeup fostered by plant group interactions, and focuses on the bacteria that suppress soil pathogens, say Jousset and Latz, who published their findings in the May issue of the Journal of Ecology (100:597-604, 2012).
In the first set of experiments, the team collected dirt from 78 Jena plots containing different ratios of legumes, herbs, and grasses. They extracted DNA from the soil samples and used probes to identify two P. fluorescens genes—phID and prnD, which code for the antifungal compounds 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG) and pyrrolnitrin (PRN), respectively.
The results were a surprise: a soil's genetic profile depended on the relative abundance of herbs, grasses, and other plant groups, and this, in turn, impacted the rate of plant disease. A diverse mix of plants increased the abundance of bacteria producing the antifungal compound DAPG. A blend of herbs and grasses, however, increased the abundance of the PRN gene and presumably its producers. Despite their ability to fix nitrogen, soil-friendly legumes diminished the prevalence of both antifungal genes, a somewhat counterintuitive finding that suggests a "best mixture" of plants for promoting soil health. "This could be crucial for establishing environmentally friendly plant-protection strategies," says Latz.
Next, the researchers grew sugar beets from seeds in containers of dirt collected from the Jena grasslands. They first inoculated the soil with the fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani, which plagues a long list of crops, including tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers. After seedlings became established, the scientists compared the rate of disease between containers, which featured differing ratios of the two different disease-fighting genes.
It turns out that a cocktail of both DAPG and PRN provided the best defense against R. solani, although it appears the ratio of the two genes was particularly important to plant health. The disease rate was lowest when the genes for both these compounds were present in similarly high amounts. When the DAPG-producing gene was more abundant, plants became sick. When one gene was only slightly more abundant than the other, disease-fighting benefits were reduced but some improvement in plant health was seen.
The study offers a rare illustration of a "soil feedback loop," in which plant diversity improves soil microbial communities, and this in turn suppresses plant disease. Most studies measure just one of these outcomes.
"Should the mechanism described here prove generally true, there could be more reasons to invest in developing polyculture and diverse planting mixtures in agricultural systems," says Indiana University soil biologist Jim Bever, who was not involved with the study.
While monoculture has been shown to decrease the relative number of beneficial soil microbes over time, Jousset's study suggests that some forms of diversity are better than others. Farmers might improve their soil by increasing the ratio of grasses to legumes such as alfalfa in their hay meadows. "In another example, the best thing would be to sow one row of wheat, and one of oat," says Jousset. "In order to get beneficial effects, plants need to interact," he adds.
Field trials are next on his agenda. With collaborators in Argentina, Jousset will intersperse leguminous soybeans with rows of corn, which is a grass. The idea is to test whether the negative impacts of legumes can be dampened by planting legume-grass mixtures, says Latz. "We also want to know if this reduces the use of pesticides," adds Jousset.


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A sight for sore eyes.
These days people have differing opinions on the state of the Vancouver Canucks. Which is fitting, quite frankly, given the team's topsy turvy performance this year. Some feel obliged to call for coach Alain Vigneault's head once they see lackluster efforts like the one the Canucks submitted against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Others see performances like the one against the Los Angeles Kings, and say to themselves, "hey this makes sense, this is a top-5 possession team!" I'll let you guess which of the two camps I reside in.
Nonetheless, one thing we can all agree on is that this team has had their share of troubles scoring goals of late. Over the past 7 games – a stretch in which they went 2-3-2 – they managed to score 15 goals. Keep in mind that 5 of those came in one game. Now the team sits at 17th in the league in goals/game, a far cry from their top-5 finishes in the past two seasons.
Yesterday, Thomas Drance highlighted the issues on the power play. It also wouldn't hurt their cause if first-line winger Alex Burrows started converting on some of his chances.
Read Past the Jump for More.
Despite the fact that Burrows is – sometimes justly, sometimes not – known for his agitating style of play, and occasional embellishment, he has been a significant contributor on the offensive end since being paired up with the Sedins in 2008. He has averaged roughly 29 goals a year over the past four seasons, with his best coming in the form of a 35-goal campaign back in '09-'10.
While Burrows was unextended and headed into the last season of his bargain basement four year eight million dollar contract this summer, I looked at what he has been able to do stacked up against some of the other players who have been fortunate enough to hop along for the ride with the Sedins. There's no doubt that he should be buying them dinners, quite routinely. But believe it or not, he has actually done his part in elevating their play, too.
One thing the third member of the Canucks first line has enjoyed over the years has been an elevated shooting percentage. I'll attribute this to the Sedins being wizards with the puck, putting their linemate in ideal situations for putting the puck in the net. Coming into this year, these were Burrows' shooting percentages since his career took off: 16.0%, 16.7%, 17.1%, 14.1%. Those seems like clips that are due for a steep regression, until you realize that it's what the Sedins do. As a slight aside, Anson Carter shot 22.6% with them, while Taylor Pyatt was at 15.3%. That's enough of a sample size for me to believe that Burrows should be somewhere in the mid-teens.
Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case this year. Burrows has converted just 5 of his 77 shots on goal, for a 6.5% clip. As always, let's fall back on the underlying metrics to see if there's something else going on here. Here's a nice little chart for you visual learners out there:
Chart via Stats.HockeyAnalysis.com.
His individual shot, fenwick, and corsi rates are all quite significantly higher than they've ever been in the past. In fact, he has registered 3.35 shots/game thus far; his previous totals were 2.13, 2.55, 2.11, 2.48. He's getting the puck on net, and doing so quite often. In his past 10 games, he has personally taken 21 scoring chances, yet has just 1 goal to show for his efforts. He's also logging 3:13 of power play time, which, like the rest of the numbers I just layed out, is a significant step up from the past (and part of the reason his shot rate is inflated this season).
Sometimes players have outlier seasons that wind up being blips in the radar. It works both ways, though. As we saw with Ryan Kesler two years ago, shooting percentage outliers can work in a player's favour and bring a guy whose true talent is somewhere in the neighbourhood of 25 goals per season up to forty of more. But given his opportunity and the conisstency with which he's scored goals while shooting an elevated percentage, I would be shocked if Burrows didn't turn this thing around sooner rather than later.
I tweeted yesterday that I'd set his final total for goals scored at 14.5, and I'd feel pretty confident in taking the over. You may look at that number and scoff at the idea that 15 goals over a 48 game season is a big deal, but to accomplish that he'd need to score at a 33 goal pace (over an 82 game season) the rest of the way.
I'll always continue to preach patience and process when it comes to these sorts of things, because the results will eventually come. We know that. Which is why I'm not getting overly worked up about Alex Burrows' goal production through 23 games. There's a hot streak where he scores something along the lines of 6 goals in 5 games looming. At least the Canucks, and their fans, find themselves hoping there is.


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Boeing's first 787 Dreamliner made its first commercial flight today. After years of delays the future of aviation has arrived. And according to reviews, it was a totally pleasant flight. Even if the 787 can't totally fix flying, it might make it a whole lot better.
Okay, so all that happened is that a plane took off from Tokyo and landed in Hong Kong. Happens every day. But passengers aboard the Dreamliner's inaugural commercial flight found themselves actually enjoying the experience. The Telegraph's Peter Hughes positively gushed about the plane's creature comforts. And who can blame him: The Dreamliner has higher ceilings and bigger windows and increased cabin pressure, along with softer LED lighting. The 787 is in many noticeable ways a more comfortable aircraft. It sounds awesome.
A lot of people are understandably excited about the plane—Hughes reports that one American fanboy shelled out £20,000 on eBay for a ticket. The plane is much cheaper to operate than its predecessors. Even if the savings aren't passed on to us, passengers will see more non-stop flights on lower-demand routes, which means fewer connections and ameliorated congestion at huge regional hubs.
On top of all of that, it's nice to hear first hand that the plane is a plush ride. Congratulations to the engineers at Boeing for building a commodious and technologically-advanced flying machine. [The Telegraph; Image: Boeing]


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Patricia Yancey Martin Award Statement
Patricia Yancey Martin, Professor of Sociology and Department Chair, at Florida State University, is the 2007 recipient of ASA's Jessie Bernard Career Award.
Pat Martin has a terrific and well-deserved reputation as an activist, mentor, and scholar, whose work is at the forefront of studies of gender. Her career has been path-breaking in helping us to understand gender as an institution, rather than as simply a form of stratification. Martin's research on masculinity in her studies of fraternal gang rape and her writings on gender and complex organizations stand as classics in the field.She has tirelessly nurtured several generations of future scholars, has established a reputation as a particularly active mentor of women scholars even of her own generation, has fought for pay equity for women in her own university, and has promoted gender equity through her service to a wide range of regional and national professional organizations. Martin has also been an active contributor to public sociology through consulting with numerous agencies focused on sexual violence, and her research illustrates that it is possible to combine the advancement of basic knowledge with a commitment to social justice.
In the 1970s, she led the way in studies of what were then called sex role attitudes; in the 1980s she broke ground in studying the conditions that foster violence against women; in the 1990s, she became a leader in studying organizational process, gender relations and identity. Her work on gender has also long been noted for the inclusion of studying men as being at least as important as studying women. Her current research on masculinity as used in corporate settings for a variety of collective goals is a continuation of this interest. Looking at how men in groups do not "see" women in the way that women perceive and accommodate to men and their interests gives rise to a variety of interesting new questions about gender perceptions and organizational processes.
Her newest book, Rape Work is an outgrowth of her decades of study of rape processing in organizations, assessing the factors that contribute to making local communities more responsive to the victims in rape cases. Pat Martin shows how the organization of hospitals, police stations and courts has unanticipated consequences. Those few hospitals who use nurse-practitioners to administer the rape kit are therefore more responsive to rape victims' needs, not because of the gender of the care-giver (women doctors are often least responsive), but because the organizational factors allow prompter responses and more time with the victim.
Martin has been recognized nationally for her gender work. In 2006 she received the Feminist Activism Award, from Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS), and in 2001 she was awarded the Distinguished Feminist Lecturer Award, also from SWS.She has an accomplished service record in the American Sociological Association, has served as President of the Southern Sociological Society in 2002-2003, and is a prominent and well-regarded member of SWS, the Society for the Study of Social Problems, and the International Sociological Association.She also has an admirable record of service at the university, community and state level.
Pat Martin's teaching contributions to gender scholarship have been tremendous. She has helped to prepare a new generation of feminist scholars, not only at her own institution but by mentoring and supporting young scholars around the country. At Florida State, for example, Martin has chaired 20 dissertation committees and served on over 50 others; she has also chaired 9 thesis committees, and served on over 20 additional ones. With four university-wide teaching awards under her belt, she clearly knows how to teach, but note also that this acclaimed teaching comes in both research methods and gender courses and at both the graduate and undergraduate level. She frequently publishes with her students and continues to support them as junior faculty in other schools. Junior faculty members report that Martin congratulates them whenever she sees progress they have made, and has always been willing to assist them, despite her own busy research, teaching, and administrative life.
Patricia Yancey Martin is the sort of eminent gender scholar whose entire career has demonstrated the depth of her commitment to feminist ideals. Her scholarship on the gender practices of both men and women, on the politics of rape, and on the organizational contexts in which male dominance is institutionalized (and yet can still be challenged) has been at the forefront of the field for thirty years and remains the gold standard. Her teaching, mentoring and community activism at the state and university level have been crucial in improving women's lives. Martin's career reflects the generosity of spirit, the personal integrity, and the commitment to public sociology for which Jessie Bernard stood. Jessie would certainly have been proud of her.


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Working with Herbal Allies
I live in an animated universe, where everything has a spirit. In my world, living things each have an indwelling spirit, or self-hood, as well as the collective spirit of the larger designations to which they belong. For example, in my home, each of my 5 cats has a distinct personality, color, body shape, name, and voice. Yet they definitely also all share certain qualities of 'cat-ness', including 'catitude', the love of chasing string and feathers, and wide, haunting eyes of doom that will bore into your soul when the food dish happens to be empty. So, when I think of the 'spirit of cat', I tend to think of those shared characteristics. And when I think about an individual cat, say my little Obi-Wan, I think of his particular version of catness: fluffy, opinionated, middle-of-the-night-singing, fetch-playing, prancing-with-joy-at-his-own-cleverness.
The same goes for my understanding of humans, other animals, crystals, and plants. Each has its own unique nature, but is also part of the great chorus of our kind in Gaea's song. The spirit of Willow has been an ally to me since I was a small child, and would swing in her branches with my friend Molly. Although I now live across the country from that Willow and she may even be gone from that yard by this point, I still consider her spirit, within the larger spirit of Willow, to be my friend. I have a good relationship with the whole family of Willow, wherever I go, with specific Willow friends in many cities and along country roads where I have pulled over and stopped the car, or departed from the footpath, to hug and greet these beautiful, gentle, healing trees. I made friends with the Willow on Allston Way in Berkeley when I lived near there, and would go visit her frequently, making full moon tinctures from the bark of her withes. There is a gorgeous willow above a gazing pool in Mountainview Cemetery in Piedmont where I go to commune with the dead water women and make wishes. There is one in the middle of a cow pasture in Occidental that I can't touch because she's on private property, but I gaze upon her each time I am on that lonely road and feel her comforting arms reaching out to me on the breeze. There is one in Avebury, England, that took my breath away, which I long to visit again.
Willow is known for many magical and practical purposes, and from a quick look at the lore, it is easy to see why she is quite a historical favorite among witches and other practitioners of folk spirituality as well as those who practice organized religions. Robert Graves writes in The White Goddess that Willow is sacred among the early Jews, who celebrated a festival called Day of Willows. The Willow is associated with the Underworld in Greek myth, particularly sacred to Hekate, Hermes, and Persephone, but also to Hera and Zeus. Myth proposes that a Willow grew outside the cave on Crete where Zeus was born. Willow makes a strong fiber and her bark eases pain. The dramatic majesty of her trailing, sighing branches are a haven for those who speak the language of trees and hear the music of the wind. She is the tender granny to children who build forts, sing the afternoons away, and play hide-and-seek among her locks. Paul Beyerl reports that, "planting a willow during your lifetime is said to protect you when taking final leave of your body. The willow (or direct descendant through a cutting) must be thriving at your death."
Working with Willow as an ally means many different things to me. It means taking the time to know about her distinct leaf shape and the sharp, sweet scent of her. It means leaving offerings of my own hair when I take any of hers. It means going on annual trips to visit her in various places, and to tie ribbons to her or to gently knot one of her branches without breaking it, adorning her with beauty as I whisper my heart's desires to her. It means making medicine from her in respectful ways. It means bringing sweets to the Willow and placing them at her feet each Spring in gratitude for the many times her medicine soothed my aching bones during the winter.
Finding one's way with an herbal ally is a lot like finding one's way with a new friend. Some are shy, and we have to tread gently in order to earn their trust. Some are bold, and will loudly come knocking in our lives. Some are gentle guides. Others, like narcotic plants, require strong boundaries. And some turn out to just not be who we thought they were, surprising us with the emergence of a vast inner world when we take the time to really listen to them.
Taking the time to really listen is, for many of us, the hardest part. We all know what it is like to want to feel better NOW, or for the magic to work NOW. Impatience is one of the qualities that many humans have in common. Learning to move beyond impatience into deep listening is one of the greatest skills an herbalist can have. Plants speak in their own ways, on their own terms, and at their own times. Like wise Elders, they possess great perspective. And sometimes, the only way for them to convey that perspective is via a long, long story that takes quite a while to tell. Such is the way of root and bark medicine. It is a long-term relationship.
Other herbs are little firecrackers who can give you a whole LOT of information in a very short amount of time! Pay attention before you touch your eyes after rubbing that cayenne balm on your aching back! You only have to learn that lesson once, usually. Such is the way of flowers and berries. Pay attention and heed their brief life cycle! Every lesson for personal transformation under crisis you will ever need can be seen through the lens of that cycle. In fact, if you grow tomatoes, you will notice that they tend to only get more prolific and abundant the more stressed they are. City tomatoes grow in cramped pots can be some of the sweetest and most delicious, because they adapted and learned to thrive under stress. What a helpful lesson for someone with a lot of responsibility.
In The Witch's Garden this month, we have been working on finding our herbal allies for our year of study together. I am strongly feeling plaintain this year. Her rich, full flavor is friendly to my tongue, and her benefits of calming the body's stress reactions and nourishing the eyes are in alignment with goals I am holding for myself this year. The more I read and research about her, the more she feels like the right choice for me. How about you? Do you have an herbal ally you are working with right now?
Here are some questions to consider in beginning to work with an herbal ally:
How shall I form a basis of experience that is honoring? Seek one out, grow one, join a community garden where they have one growing, contact your city arborist, look up photos and illustrations so you can begin to identify them in the wild, drink tea and make a ceremony of it, make a tincture, make art about it or write a poem honoring it. Use your imagination. Vest it with meaning and see what happens.
I can't really 'hear' any herb calling me. What do I do? Flip through a book of medicinal herbs or look at a list online and let your eye fall on names that sort of 'jump out' at you. Look them up and be careful of what is recommended- are there any prohibitions or warnings? Heed them. Proceed with care. Find samples of the 5 or 6 that you felt drawn to and make a medium-strength tea of each. Allow it to steep for about 10 minutes. Sample each without sweetener or any additives at all. Which one delights your tongue? Revisit the books. What did they say about that one again? Often, you will be delighted and amazed at how much this herb fits your life right now.
I've been drinking the teas, making the tinctures, and taking the herb for a while now. I'm not sure anything is happening. What should I do? For most herbal allies, in order to really cultivate a strong relationship, they need to be taken for 3 months. A minimum of 2 weeks is, well, quite the minimum. But most herbs need longer. Hence the warning to mark any prohibitions. Some herbs should not be taken consistently for that long. These might include purgatives or herbs that are linked with liver damage from long-term usage. But many herbs are gentle enough that they can be taken every day. And since they are that gentle, they also might need to take their time to have an effect on the body. Many of us are accustomed to pill culture, where popping a pill can have nearly-instantaneous dramatic effects. Some herbs do, as well, but think of it this way: sometimes you might need a paramedic, but other times you just need to have a regular office check-up. Both are essential to good health. Building a strong alliance with a gentle herb takes time.
This coming month in the Witch's Garden, we'll be discussing Teas and Incantations, and stirring the cauldron a bit! Check back for updates and recipes in late Feb. Blessings of Imbolc to you!
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Actually tarantula fangs make the perfect toothpicks. Tarantula is good eatin as well. Kinda taste like crab meat.
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WoodsonGirl, if i may. Lloyd and i are going to make a cooking show, live, from your kitchen. Doesn't that sound great?!!!! It's going to be a hit. We start Monday Lloyd, bright and early. Starts at 3 pm, check your local listings.
Hope you two hired a clean up crew! I am going to moms to eat!
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Android gaining on iPhone and BlackBerry
Android gaining on iPhone and BlackBerry
While the overall U.S. smart phone market is growing, phones running the Android platform gained market share in a quarter when every other top-5 contender lost some, including Apple's iPhones and RIM's BlackBerrys, according to a study from market research firm ComScore.
Before we look at the melee, it's important to note that the overall smart phone market is up 8.1 percent in May, compared with three months prior, according to ComScore's report, and now counts 49.1 million Americans as owners.
While everyone surged ahead with the tide, Google's little Android went further. Android's market share rose from 9 percent to 13 percent, while Apple's iPhone market share wobbled from 25.4 percent to 24.4 percent. BlackBerry's commanding lead faltered, albeit almost imperceptibly, from 42.1 percent to 41.7 percent.
Microsoft had the biggest drop, from 15.1 percent to 13.2 percent, but that's expected because the company has announced its intention to introduce a completely revamped smart phone platform this fall. The new line of phones will bear little resemblance to ― and share no compatible apps with ― the currently sold Windows Mobile phones. (Msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC Universal.)
Palm, the underdog, fell as well, from an already tenuous 5.4 percent to 4.8 percent.
Apple's lag can be written off plainly: iPhones tend to launch in June or July, and the period measured here tends to be when the anticipation builds. Those people who can wait until summer know they'll be rewarded. This year the payoff was even more clear, as Apple's iPhone 4 leaked early. All indications suggest that any losses marked in the period ComScore measured here will be made up in the following period.
Surprisingly, the news is probably bitterest for RIM, who may view this as a sign of general lack of momentum. A lot of people want to know what's next for the BlackBerry, and whether it can hold its edge against the Apple and Google juggernauts.
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We don't usually point out opinion pieces on this blog. But Mona Eltahawy, an Egyptian-born and U.S.-based journalist, is making a statement worth noting. She wrote a cover essay titled "Why Do They Hate Us?" for this month's Foreign Policy.
At its core, the essay is an indictment of the misogynist culture of the Middle East. Eltahawy throws out a lot of stunning facts — 90 percent of ever-married women in Egypt have had their genitals cut, for example — and doesn't pull punches: She's equally critical of the Gadhafi regime in Libya and the Muslim Brotherhood, the political party that encouraged the revolution in Egypt but holds the view that a woman can't be president.
We encourage you to click over to the piece; it's worth a read, yet it doesn't quite answer the central question posed in the headline.
Eltahawy talked with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep about her essay, and she addressed the question at the center of her piece. He asked her plainly why she thinks Muslim religious conservatives obsess over women in this way.
Eltahawy said women are "vectors" of culture and religion.
"Our wombs are the future," Eltahawy said. "And if you don't control the future by controlling women's bodies, you've lost control generally."
Much more of Steve and Eltahawy's conversation will be on Tuesday's Morning Edition. Click here to find an NPR station that broadcasts or streams the show. Later in the day, we'll also add audio of the as-aired interview to this post.
The writer Mona Eltahawy paid a price for covering the Arab Spring. During demonstrations in Egypt, the Egyptian-American was seized by security forces who sexually assaulted her and broke both of her arms. She is still writing what she regards as uncomfortable truths, including facts about the condition of women in Arab countries. And in Foreign Policy magazine she has written an article called "Why Do They Hate Us?" It's a familiar question to which she has applied a new meaning.
Who are they and who are us when you say why do they hate us?
MONA ELTAHAWY: Absolutely. I'm turning upside down that cliche question that we would often hear in the U.S. when the they were, you know, Muslims, and us were freedom-loving Americans. And in my essay I turn them upside down and make the they basically misogynists and patriarchs in the Middle East, and the us being women.
And the point that I'm making is, unlike after 9/11, when we would hear they hate us because of our freedoms, the point of my essay is that we have no freedom because they hate us.
INSKEEP: What do you mean no freedom?
ELTAHAWY: When you look at the situation of women in the Middle East and North Africa, I mean almost every single index is incredibly miserable, whether it's literacy rates in the countries that are less advantaged or less affluent, or even in the countries that are incredibly wealthy like in the Gulf. If you look at their legal rights, if you look at their social rights, it's incredibly miserable.
So when you look at everything - social, cultural, sexual, legal, educational - women score incredibly low when it comes to the Arab world.
INSKEEP: You also quote a disturbing statistic from Egypt - in fact, a statistic that was so bad we doubted it and went and checked and found that it seems to be correct. According to Egyptian government studies, more than 90 percent of women in Egypt who have ever been married - that's who they studied - had gone through female genital mutilation.
ELTAHAWY: Yeah. This is something that personally disturbs me on many levels, because my own mother and five of her six sister underwent this. And Egyptians are in complete denial when it comes to FGM. And I get into these long discussions with people where they just don't want to accept that it's more than 90 percent, and as you said, you had to go check it because you think this is Egypt, how could this be happening in Egypt?
Unless we start talking about this stuff and making people feel really uncomfortable in saying it's 90 percent, face it, we're never going to be able to fight it. And so it's one of these things that I've become obsessed with. But I'm hoping that in the telling it again and again, it shocks enough people beyond the denial.
INSKEEP: Did your relatives who have gone through that, are they as upset about it as you are?
ELTAHAWY: Yes. I mean, one of my aunts, and I think this is - she's the reason that my grandparents stopped this practice in our family - one of my aunts almost bled to death at the age of seven from this practice. And the aunt right after her who would have undergone it had this not happened, is only four years older than me. So I often say that I'm the first generation basically in my family that did not go through this.
And, you know, when people think of FGM, unfortunately there's this terrible stereotype that it's, you know, these tribal people who wear beads and shiny things because we like to push them away and make them very foreign and alien. And so I tell this story of my mother and her sisters because I want to normalize it. I want to humanize it. But I also want to shock people into the awareness that it happens in Cairo. It happens to people like me.
INSKEEP: You must run into people who say, well, you know, this is just tradition, this is culture. It's a different region. It's a different religion and you're just trying to impose your outside values on us.
ELTAHAWY: Yeah, I get that all the time, of course. Sometimes I'll be speaking about this, and someone who's not from the region, who's not of that culture or religious background, to protect the region from, you know, Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism and discrimination, they'll just try to shut anyone who speaks out down.
And the point of my essay is that if this is not the time to speak, when is the time to speak? We're going through a revolution. This is the time to shake everything.
INSKEEP: How do you answer that argument that you're just trying to impose Western values?
ELTAHAWY: I don't think that rights or living a dignified human life are Western. Arabs have shown that we are no different from anybone else. We want to be free. We want to lead dignified lives. And so I'm using that same argument now when it comes to women's rights, because now I'm making the point that women in that part of the world deserve rights as human beings, and these are not rights that are exclusive to the Western world or any other world.
INSKEEP: You also said that people don't want to hear this argument, the concern for woman, because they're afraid of feeding Islamophobia. What do you mean by that?
ELTAHAWY: Because there are stereotypes of Muslim men as being these savage barbarian beings who just love to beat their wives. And so when a Muslim woman, or a Muslim man, for that matter, speaks out and says there are things - there are many things that are wrong in Islamic communities, people out of concern for these discriminatory attacks that try to paint all Muslims as these barbaric savage people, well, if they know(ph), they'll stop saying that because you're fueling the right wing. Because there is a political right wing out there that is Islamophobic. And so one of the points I tried to make is that I am fighting both the right wing that is without - the political right wing - but also fighting a right wing within - within the Muslim community. And for me that Muslim right wing is the Muslim Brotherhood, who control almost 50 percent of the Egyptian parliament.
And they have been more concerned with things like taking away women's rights to initiate divorce. A female parliamentarian from the Muslim Brotherhood actually said that FGM, female genital mutilation, is a form of beautification, like plastic surgery. And so they obsess over women and they obsess over our bodies and our vaginas. And so that's my right wing inside.
So I put myself firmly between those two right wings and I will not be silenced just because what I say might feed into the discrimination. Because if I don't speak out, then the Muslim right wing, the right wing within, will continue to silence us and will continue to abuse our rights.
INSKEEP: What do you think prompts religious conservatives, Muslim religious conservatives, to obsess over women in this way?
ELTAHAWY: I think because women are the vectors - they're considered the vectors of religion and culture; our wombs are the future. And if you don't control that future by controlling women's bodies, you've lost control generally. So sex and women are - by controlling those, you basically control your culture, you control your religious well-being, and you control your future.
INSKEEP: Are there cultural problems here that you think put this problem beyond the ability of any given government to make a lot better or a lot worse?
ELTAHAWY: I think it's religion and culture, which makes it even harder to really get - have an honest conversation about this. So it's the way that the particular cultures of that part of the world marry into Islam and interpret the religion in their way. So you look at Saudi Arabia, for example, which has married its culture with Islam in a very different way than Egypt has. There are problems for women in both countries, but hands down in Saudi Arabia it's much worse.
So I think there are levels of difficulties and there are levels of challenges that will take a long time to unwind. But I think we've definitely started it, because by watching what's happening in the countries in the region, even women and men in Saudi Arabia are becoming revolutionary. And I'm convinced it's the women in Saudi Arabia who will launch their country's revolution because they have nothing to lose.
INSKEEP: Mona Eltahawy is the author of "Why Do They Hate Us?" - an article in the current issue of Foreign Policy magazine. Thanks very much.
ELTAHAWY: Thanks for having me.
INSKEEP: We're glad you're with us on this local public radio station. And you can also follow us throughout the day on social media. MORNING EDITION is on Facebook. We're constantly calling out for your stories and ideas. You can also follow us on Twitter, among other places. We are @MorningEdition and @NPRInskeep.
INSKEEP: This is NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The National Rifle Association's proposed remedy for school shootings — to put armed police officers in every school and to offer a training and security program for districts — drew a mixed reaction from local educators and law enforcers.
The National Rifle Association's proposed remedy for school shootings — to put armed police officers in every school and to offer a training and security program for districts — drew a mixed reaction from local educators and law enforcers.
The NRA's executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre, presented a general outline of the gun organization's initiative — the National School Shield Emergency Response Program — which would offer free training to any district that wants it.
"From armed security to building design and access control to information technology to student and teacher training, this multifaceted program will be developed by the very best experts in the field," LaPierre promised.
Asa Hutchinson, a former congressman and former undersecretary of homeland security will be the program's national director.
Hutchinson said the NRA program would also make use of local volunteers — "retired police, retired military or rescue personnel" — who would be trained and certified, for added security.
"I agree with part of what the NRA said," said Edward Rhine, interim superintendent of the Liberty School District. "I think we should have an armed police officer in every school."
Rhine said he'd also like to see better community resources for people with mental illness, less glorification of violence and a wholesale reconsideration of the amount of time kids spend immersed in violent shows, movies and games.
Middletown Superintendent Ken Eastwood said that he thinks addressing issues — mental illness, access to guns and violent video and computer games — would make more sense than armed guards.
"I think this trifecta is absolute poison in creating all of these issues that we are seeing in increased numbers," he said.
Middletown had school resource officers for years, until grant funding ran out in 2011. The district still has extensive safety measures and a million-dollar security-personnel budget.
"We work extremely hard to keep our kids safe," Eastwood said. "I also understand that, if somebody wants to do something horrific like this last time, I just don't know how we can anticipate virtually every little thing."
Armed security isn't a cure-all, he noted. "In Columbine, there was an armed security guard in the building, and apparently that didn't seem to stop anybody or stop the incident."
The NRA's announcement drew a testy response from New York's education commissioner, John B. King Jr.: "Today's statements from the gun lobby are nothing but a distraction. The epidemic of gun violence — particularly against young people — all across the United States calls out for common-sense gun control and a more thoughtful response to the mental health needs of our citizens."
Orange County District Attorney Frank Phillips said he favors armed security or police in schools, but it's costly — the reason many local schools have scrapped cops-in-school programs. Retired police officers who might be willing to work for less money could be a workable compromise, he said.
"I am pro high security. Just because a building is open to the public does not mean the public should not have to pass through security checkpoints, just like a courthouse," Phillips said.
Mike McGinn, president of the Orange County Fraternal Order of Police Jason Conklin Memorial Lodge, is a security supervisor at Fordham University.
"I think most residents and taxpayers wouldn't object" to police in the schools, McGinn said. "If you do it in the right way, and you do it with a soft presence — suit and tie — I think it would be fine."
An armed guard is a deterrent, he said, and the only thing that will stop a Newtown-like assault.
Ellenville schools Superintendent Lisa Wiles said she favors having New York State Police in school buildings; the district had such a program until 2010, when it fell victim to budgetary cuts.
"The state got it right: the Safety Resource Officer program was very responsive, and schools were safer as a result," she said.
Having police in the schools helped build respect for law enforcement and provided education on safety issues such as seat-belt usage and drunken driving. Wiles said she is working with members of the community on a petition urging the program's return.
The Kingston School District has armed police patrolling its high school and middle schools; the officers also offer information about things such as Internet safety. Superintendent Paul Padalino said he's unconvinced of the need for armed security personnel in the district's elementary schools; he intends to speak to security specialists for further review.
"It's something we'll be talking about. But even in light of the tragedy, I'm not sure an armed person is necessary," Padalino said. "They're still little kids."
Pine Bush schools Superintendent Phil Steinberg said he does not advocate guns in school buildings and doesn't believe armed guards would help prevent tragedies like Newtown.
"I've worked in New York City where we had school safety teams that carried no weapons," he said. "They were trained by police, they were in uniform. But only occasionally would a high school — what was called a 'high-impact school' — have armed security people."
Steinberg said Pine Bush has trained security personnel, including retired police and correction officers, working under a director of security.
"I don't believe you want guns in a school setting; it doesn't keep you any safer," Steinberg said. "You want a well-trained staff and perimeter security, and should something come up, there's a plan in place."
Staff writers Jeremiah Horrigan and Nathan Brown contributed to this report.


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Pick of the week: Nothing
Another week, another batch of shovelware.
Mac strategy fans are getting a belated expansion to Age of Empires III, while the PlayStation 3 will see a port of Monster Madness: Grave Danger (subtitled Battle For Suburbia when released on the 360). The new version will attempt to address some of the complaints voiced about the original, while adding new features and a 4-player online co-op mode.
In other news, the GRiD series will be making its debut on portables, as the racer hits the Nintendo DS. This week is also a great time to be a Disney Channel fan, as games based on both The Cheetah Girls and Hanna Montana will be coming to a retailer near you. Here's the complete list:
- Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
- Beijing Olympics 2008
- Wildlife Zoo Deluxe
- Ford Racing Offroad
- Baseball Mogul 2009
- Fate: Undiscovered Realms
Nintendo DS
- Quick Yoga Training
- Puzzler Collection
- Professor Brainium
- Rock Blast
- GRiD
- The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Stardom
- Little League World Series
- Puzzler Collection
- King of Clubs
- Summer Athletics
- Little League World Series
PlayStation 2
- B-Boy
- Hanna Montana: Spotlight World Tour
PlayStation 3
- Monster Madness: Grave Danger
Xbox 360
- Crash Time
While efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of these lists, release dates are always subject to change.


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When I undid the top button, I happened to make the mistake of saying that in our school days when someone did their button up so tight, we found it funny here is what happened next:
Kate: Your time mummy. Dont talk about your time
Me (offended): Why? Whats wrong with my time?
Kate: That was ages ago. Who cares? Its different now
Me (defensive now): I dont think so. You think I didnt wear these kind of clothes. I did
Kat gave up on me after that giving me that shell never understand expression so better keep shut!
Thankfully we reached the Lobby just in time for the conversation to take a new turn.
I simply cannot believe that it has been that many years since I left school and that my own daughter, only 10 yrs old now thinks that I am ancient!. She loves me to bits and all that but when it comes to clothes, she doesnt trust me she thinks I dont know fashion I dont belong to her time am I a dinosaur?
The only irony I see here is that I thought the same about my mother but I remember not being 10yrs I was older when I started thinking on these lines. I think till about 15yrs, my mother knew everything of course after that it changed overnight, as if by magic. Poof!
I never thought once how my mother must have felt when I said the exact same things to her 20 yrs ago it must have hurt her as much as it hurt me today
Youll realise this when you become a mother I never knew what this meant when my mother got upset with me and said this to me over and over again I understand this fully well today


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There's variations on what the word Kirra actually means, but some believe Queensland Aboriginal people named it after a boomerang. Which makes sense as Kirra wraps evocatively around the bend separating Coolangatta and Kirra beaches and in front of Kirra Hill.
Surfers still flock to Kirra bend for its world-class breaks despite beach erosion issues changing the game and nature of the surf spot a bit. Still, there's plenty of character to be had in one of the Gold Coast's most laid-back beach destinations and home to Kirra Surf which surfies consider the one-stop shop for surf gear. This is not a place for glitz and glamour, you'll still find plenty of weatherboard beach shacks here among the burgeoning apartment scene.
There's also a cute café scene emerging here but for a true taste of Kirra, head to the iconic Kirra Beach Hotel which has been trading for more than 50 years. There's even accommodation upstairs in this pub offering views of the ocean and the Gold Coast foreshore. There may be variations on what Kirra means, but like a boomerang, you'll just keep coming back.
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My Initial Impressions on the K-m
I had a chance to try out a K-m today, inserted four Energizer AA lithium batteries (not new but the camera still shown full power for the green LED indicator). Below are my initial impressions to share:-
1. The body felt really small and solid (very good built quality) but obvious not lightweight, even with the lightest AA lithiums. The weight is just somewhat very similar to the K100/Super but it is more compact;
2. The silver rim on body is not good looking in real than what I got the impression from the product photos seen before. I just feel that it is just too shiny and too much and too long. This little thin and long shiny thing is not matching well with the dull old type black matte plastic material of the whole body afterall, IMO;
3. The AF speed is not as fast as what some new K-m users have told. I tested the camera in a moderate well lit room with white lighting, set single AF, with the 18-55 DAL kit. There were huntings most of the time. Yes, there were huntings and the AF motor didn't move really that fast. Nonetheless, the huntings would stop just after one to two times. Actually, the behaviour is very similar to that of the K200D but it seems that the camera just simply gave up with a *limited number* of times, as pre-defined. In fact, the K20D's AF motor is obviously stronger and faster (but yet it could hunt endlessly!);
4. Exposure accuracy seems to be good enough/improved as performed in the room but I had no chance to shoot in tungsten lighting environment nor outdoor, as it was rather dim outside and thus I didn't test it;
5. The K-m is not as responsive/immediate in releasing the shutter as I thought before, against what I measurebated last time, for the shutter lag time of the K-m, which was found to be 114 millisecond (or, 0.114 second). Well, it is not scientific of course, but it did feel not so responsive and the delay was yet quite noticeable. The mirror action is smooth and has a light touch, though.
Well, after the trial, I think I now have no more strong incentive to acquire the K-m (which I have been really quite interested in). Well, to be fair, the K-m is not bad for an entry level DSLR, but I think those new owners have created some myths of its performance, which IMHO have been overstated, e.g., the high speed and "much faster" AF (which I guess the firmware just limits the maximum number of times of hunting which the camera would allow).