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1. A Toast to Woman-knowledge in Oaxaca2.My Harold's Was No. 623. Better Living Through Juice at TROPICS4. What We Really Mean When We Say "Woke"5. Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Is The Epitome of Black Girl Magic6. On Race & Inclusion in Photography
My Harold's Was No. 62Published in Bon Appetit, Summer 2018
In a deeply segregated city, Harold's Chicken brings together Chicagoans of all stripes.
"My" Harold's was No. 62. Harold's Chicken is one of Chicago's most beloved food chains, known for its fried melt-in-your-mouth chicken. And my loyalty was to No. 62, at Wasbash and East Harrison, a brief walk from my classes at Columbia College Chicago. I frequented it so often, my usual (six piece, all drumettes, extra white bread, sharp and vinegary mild sauce on errythang) would be started a few minutes after I walked in.In a deeply segregated city, Harold's brings Chicagoans of all stripes together.They ordered at bulletproof glass encased counters and feast in the no-aesthetic aesthetic of white subway tiles punctuated by red paneled walls.
I came to discover everyone had "their" Harold's: an ex-partner would eat only at No. 14, convinced they changed the grease more often thus providing a superior fry and taste. She refused to eat at No. 62 while we dated, even though it was closer than driving to Hyde Park for the same chicken, prepared the same way, in the same fat.
When summer finally arrived after the brutal Chicago winter, I'd celebrate by taking the bus to 12th Street Beach and nom on a six-piece. Fingers sticky with the fluorescent-red tangy sauce, looking out over Lake Michigan, blissed out.
That is, until I hear a "damn girl, you ain't gonna share?" from one of the nearby security guards, and we both laugh, knowing when she's off her shift, she's going straight to Harold's
Better Living Through Juice at TROPICSPublished in TASTE Magazine on October 2, 2017
How a pack of L.A. skateboarders bettered their neighborhood through the power of juice. Really good juice.
In Los Angeles, juice comes with a sort of a stigma, along with seasonal salads and $20 avocados mashed on bread. But in communities that lack fresh and healthful food options, having juice can be revolutionary. At least, that's what a group of five young black skateboarding vegetarians, who call themselves Tropics, thinks. They're trying to answer an important question: How can they introduce their underserved community to the benefits of fresh, healthful foods in an accessible way? Their answer? A pop-up juice bar in their Los Angeles neighborhood of Baldwin Hills. Better known as the Jungle, Baldwin Hills has been plagued by gang violence. In the predominantly black neighborhood—where most households make $20,000 or less a year—it can be easier to find a fast-food chain than a grocery store with fresh vegetables.
This past spring, the founders raised $60,000 on Kickstarter to open a juice bar at the Underground Museum. Founded by the late painter Noah Davis, it's a haven for a community with little or no access to artistic programs, co-working spaces, or trendy coffee bars. Since July, the group has been selling fresh juices, cold-brew coffee, and acai bowls—crafted with enticing names and fresh, familiar ingredients. My signature acai bowl came with coconut flakes, banana and strawberry slices, and a very generous drizzle of honey. Many of the juices are named after seasons or feelings, like the Childhood juice—which was inspired by eating watermelon on a hot L.A. day. The Emerald juice is a vivid jewel-green blend of apples, cucumbers, celery, parsley, and lemon with a kick of heat from juiced jalapeño. The juices are as beautiful as they are refreshing—enticing to customers who might not have even been in the market for juice.
So how exactly did five young black skateboarders barely out of their teens, growing up in a food desert, become vegetarians? Skateboarding initially brought the group together, although a few of the members knew each other just from growing up around the Jungle. The group's members—Thomas James, Preston Summers, Ryan Satram, Willford "Willy" Neal, Jair McKay, and Jorge Robles—range in age from 21 to 23 and are all faithful skateboarders. "We all skated around the neighborhood, but when the skate park was built, it brought us all together," Neal recalls. He adds that skateboarding was a way to escape the perils of gang activity and harassment, as well as the limitations that can come with being a black boy from the hood.
When James decided to pursue a vegetarian lifestyle, his friends supported him by also adopting vegetarianism. This support, enthusiasm, and we're-all-in-this-together mentality remains the foundation of the collective. Four years ago, the group of friends crashed a Fourth of July party thrown by Daniel Desure, a thirtysomething creative director of a design firm called Commonwealth Projects, whose office was just across from their skate park. They became fast friends. (Desure introduced the Tropics crew to the design world; they provided him with a richer understanding of his new neighborhood and, in turn, their lives growing up in the Jungle.)
"This whole process in a way has been a sharing of experiences and cultures," Desure explains. And over lunches at their regular Korean spot and mindfulness sessions at Commonwealth Projects, the idea for Tropics was born. One sunny afternoon in June, we stop by on the final Tropics training day to sample the Childhood juice, a refreshing summer blend of sweet watermelon punctuated by tart lime and a hint of heat from juiced ginger. Tropics develops their juices through a mix of their favorite childhood memories and visits to the farmers' market to discover new fruits and sample familiar fruits in season. Back at their test kitchen at Commonwealth Projects, the group workshops ideas and pitches in thoughts on flavor, texture, and color. Once the group agrees on a juice, it goes up on the menu for the public. Along with these seasonal juices, Tropics also sells a potent cold-brewed iced coffee sourced from a local coffee roaster as well as acai bowls with toppings including cacao nibs, shaved coconut, and fresh tropical fruits. Each juice comes with ingredient and nutritional information, so customers can learn about the foods they consume and how those foods can affect them so they can make empowering choices when they head to the grocery store or the farmers' market.
"How do you get people to eat better?" James asks rhetorically: "You come to them."
Tropics is actively taking the idea of empowering others to make something—the "something" being a healthier, food-engaged, and educated community—by setting the example that engaged community members can change an underserved community using the resources, resourcefulness, and energy of the neighborhood. The pop-up runs through this month, and the group hopes the three-month project will help set the tone to expand across the United States in places like Baltimore and Detroit. They're even considering an international expansion with the favelas of Brazil in mind. But first they're focusing on their home: They're working toward a brick-and-mortar to bring their juices to communities in Los Angeles where fresh-pressed juice made by a group of young black skateboarders is just a glimpse of the food revolution to come.
What We Really Mean When We Say "Woke"Published in Complex on June 28, 2016
From the head nod to the dap, from regional vernaculars to the English Creole once known as Ebonics, black folks share in (and create) an ever-evolving, living English that is at once coded and complicated, simple and straight-forward. The manipulation of language is black folks' birthright: a vital part of our culture as former Africans and, now, as black Americans—we got it honest. Our words strengthen our ties to each other, establishing familial love across the boundaries of blood relation, across state lines and city boundaries, from hoods to projects to suburbs, and even beyond oceans. Our speech gives meaning to the shared complication of navigating American society in a black body—the dual consciousness of being black and being American, but never seen as both, in spite of our contributions to the creation of this country, in spite of our humanity. In this way, African American Vernacular English, or AAVE, is nothing short of living innovation.
When we talk to each other, we bend and stretch English outside of its confines, freeing the possibilities of speaking an English so plain and so simple, we are able to hide the content of our conversations in plain sight. This is purposeful and powerful, a by-product of the way our ancestors found ways to alchemize language into sacred, hidden code that their white slave masters would never be able to crack. What sounded like gibberish ended up being these masters' demise when successful slave revolts were plotted right in front of their faces (see: The Haitian Revolution, Nat Turner's Rebellion). Furthermore, slaves used the creation of Creole to foster a universal speech that allowed displaced, enslaved West Africans to speak amongst themselves despite being forbidden to speak their native languages and numerous dialects.
According to Nielsen'sThe State of the African American Consumer report, Twitter is the most popular social networking site amongst black folk. Twitter is now where a majority of our once-private conversation take place, so a distinct thing is happening to black folks and our language in the age of social media: Everyone is listening to us.
I spoke with Dianna Harris, creator of BLK Proverbs—which collects user-generated content documenting black proverbs, idioms, and sayings across the diaspora—to ask for a definition of one of social media's most used and misused words: woke. Harris defines woke as "a way to explain that black people are no longer subscribing to the hegemonic ideas about how we should live. Growing up you just accept things as they are, but as you get older and learn more about how systems operate, it's harder for you to digest everyday life and they way it's been given to us. It's hard living in a society where you as a black person have to accept that you're starting like twenty miles behind everyone else. It's hard to exist in that reality."
Woke is a coming of age, and to be woke is a specific sort of awareness, inextricably tied to the challenge of navigating America in a black body. Woke can also be a specific moment: when you are denied a job or loan because of your "black-sounding" name, when your white partner introduces you as "a friend" or doesn't introduce you at all, or maybe when a police offer kills another black person in cold blood and you watch society defend the death of someone who could have been you, your mother, your father, your brother, your sister. Woke happens when one becomes conscious of these frameworks and works toward sustaining that consciousness over a lifetime.
What the general public now knows as woke, was once referred to as "conscious," and it's existed in the collective black psyche for a very long time. The term and the system of survival it was created in is new only to interlopers. There were "conscious" rappers, "conscious" poets, the "conscious" black person — see Ankh and African necklaces, dashikis and a chosen vegan lifestyle as popular "conscious" archetypes.
Erykah Badu is probably the most mainstream example of a conscious black person. In her requiem, A.D. 2000, written for Amadou Diallo, a Guinean immigrant who was extrajudicially executed by NYPD in 1999, Badu sings "This world done changed/Since I've been conscious." Eight years later, Badu expands on her journey to consciousness in Master Teacher, singing "I stay woke," in reference to the innocence of her daughter who will eventually come to her own awakening of the world; the actual ignorance of religious zealots and extremists; the distractions of romantic love and material things. Badu is ever vigilant, as we should be.
#StayWoke is a call for vigilance at modern history's height of horror—after the continual murders of unarmed black people and public stoking of overt racism, we are reminding each other of our reality: this country—our home—is still a hostile and dangerous place to navigate.
"The way they treat our experience as novelty is really irritating. Nobody considers what it is to be a black person living in this body … Every day, we have to fix ourselves to be jubilant because you don't know what we have to survive, literally," Harris explains. "There is no way to police who uses the content that is created during conversations, especially on social media platforms like Twitter, but white folks and non-black people of color alike, would do good to actively listen to what is being said instead of listening for the purpose of pilfering the creative speech of black people to seem 'cool' or 'relevant' or 'hip.'"
Much of what mainstream media writes off as trendy "millennial" speech is actually black vernacular that's often been disregarded as "slang" or "Ebonics" so as not to be taken seriously...that is, until it starts trending or completely bleached of its actual meaning and usage. I'm still not quite sure what Time was attempting to do in alerting us that Frank Ocean's album might be in on its way. Anyone with two eyes and brain knows we ain't gettin' that album for at least another 5 to 10 years, but I do know Time wanted to prove to us just how down they were by misusing AAVE to reference an album by a black artist. There are levels to this. Illustrator Richie Pope defines down as "someone who accepts that white supremacy and all of its offshoots, all of its effects, exists and are willing to put their proximity to white privilege on the line for people's freedom."
In this way, woke has and always will be an integral part of black liberation, so you can't have that, but you can be down—Down with us. Down with the struggle—but please keep your struggle speech to yourself.
Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Is The Epitome of Black Girl MagicPublished in The Establishment on April 28, 2016
I remember my mother in her mourning room with her head wrapped in white, on her knees as she worked the psalms — for prosperity, for abundance, for forgiveness. My grandmother sang hymns toBondye (almighty God) as she swept — starting from the very back of her house and working her way toward the front door, carefully banishing dust and ill-fortune. She attempted to sweep away the generational curse of abuse out of her home, once and for all.
This ritual of banishing and working the psalms was passed down from my grandmother's mother to her, and from her to my mother. My great-grandmother was rumored to have worked in service of the lwa, or Haitian Vodou deities. She rejected the notion that her salvation would come from the petition of an untouchable, male God.
I come from this lineage of women who conjured and worked roots to "loose" their torturers of the sin of infidelity, and to free themselves of the embarrassment and shame that comes from betrayal. It was through the conjure work of Vodou that Haiti was made free by way of the largest slave uprising in the Americas. These slaves were able to syncretize Vodou with Roman Catholicism, drawing parallels between the powers and attributes of African deities to those of Catholic saints, passing along messages through worship that allowed for an uprising to be planned and executed, unbeknownst to their slave masters.
In the song "Freedom" from her visual album Lemonade, Beyoncé's message almost parallels the worship gatherings that allowed vodou to be practiced in plain sight. The uprising would send now-free Haitians scattered across the Atlantic, and many found their way to Louisiana to lay down their roots. Beyoncé's matrilineal ancestry originates in Louisiana, the place where Cuban Lucumi, Haitian Vodou, Roman Catholicism, and Yoruba religion met to create American Voodoo. Lemonade begins at the root of the problem, at the origins of our history as black women in America: the plantation.
No single place quite contains the specters of our past as does the Southern Plantation, and one could argue that depictions of the plantation in Lemonade connect to ideas of the racial trauma stitched into the cellular memory of black women. Writer and priestess Luisah Teish references the inheritance of racial trauma and knowledge in her book Jambalaya, stating:
"We could therefore say that every mother contains her daughter in herself and every daughter her mother, and that every woman extends backwards into her mother and forward into her daughter . . . the lives of her ancestors pass down into the generations of the future."
The women on Beyoncé's visual album seem to serve as the ghosts of black women who suffered subjugation and endless violence from their white mistresses, and ongoing rape and sexual abuse from their white masters. These black women seem to be standing in watch over the losses of children torn from their wombs and sold off, of lovers forced to act as "bucks," all propagating the next generation of women to be tortured, and men to be broken down and slaughtered.
Their suffering and pain are palpable. They gaze at us with challenging glares while sitting on the limbs of trees or keeping watch on the porch, their faces sometimes obscured from our direct view. They are avatars for the unexpressed rage that hangs heavy in the places where our ancestors were stripped of their divinity, and it is this suffering that makes conjure work. Conjure magic came out of a need to regain control of one's personhood in the face of slavery and extreme inhumanity. Beyoncé invoking goddess imagery through the entirety of her visual masterpiece is not surprising to me, but that she centers that goddess imagery firmly in the tradition of African and black American indigenous religions — most specifically Vodou and root work — is what has thrilled me upon each subsequent viewing of her visual album.
I feel her speaking to me, showing me how to reclaim the power in our troubled history. Beyoncé then becomes an avatar as well, using her experienced pain to channel the unresolved pain of generations of black women to conjure a world in which black women are not only divine, but revealed as God herself.
We are introduced to the orishas of the Yoruba pantheon who served as divine personifications of Obatala, the supreme deity. Emerging from a door wrought in gold, Beyoncé comes to us as Oshun, adorned in gold with rivers at her command. Oshun is righteous rage personified. Among the orishas, she has endured the most abuse and neglect and thus harnesses her anger for her healing. When, in "Hold Up," we see Beyoncé battering a series of car windows with her baseball bat, it is revealed to us that the hot sauce referenced in "Formation" is a tool, perhaps in reference to the rootworkers' "hot foot powder," a mixture of hot peppers, gunpowder, and sulfur used to rid one of unwanted persons.
In Lemonade, Beyoncé reaches into a deep tradition of female badness, wildness, and anger, revealing it to be not only necessary but transformative when acted upon. The transformation materializes from the science of voodoo, "a science of the oppressed, a repository inherited of womanknowledge" as described by Luisah Teish. Teish goes on to define Voodoo as "a matriarchy almost from its first days in Louisiana."
Tapping into that ancestral womanknowledge in "6 Inch," Beyoncé emerges awash in red in the backseat of a car, invoking the spirit of Erzulie-Freda, this time embodying a Haitian lwa. As Erzulie, goddess of desire and passion, Beyoncé harnesses her erotic power to free herself from destructive feelings of battered self-worth.
"6 Inch" allows us to revisit the backseat scene of Beyoncé's "Partition." The backseat is a place where Beyoncé holds power over her lover, using her sexuality as a tool: Though on her knees, and at his feet, it is her lover who is most vulnerable in the exchange, as he accesses his pleasure by making himself susceptible to her erotic power. In "6 Inch," Beyoncé is alone in the backseat, leering at men through the window; it is the only time we see men in Lemonade. She watches them, all faceless and unimportant, suggesting Erzulie's power to avenge the wrongs wrought against her, and by extension all women, by preying on men.
Beyoncé further assumes the role of God, because revenge is God's alone, as stated in Romans 12:19:
"Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord."
Notice that even in the Bible — a powerful tool in conjure work — we are urged to make space for wrath and promised vengeance if only we would harness that anger.
It is not only unusual but uncanny to find such deep reverence and homage to African deities in popular culture but unsurprising when I think of Beyoncé's rich matrilineal heritage. Lemonade is evidence of the knowledge passed down from ancestor to ancestor, generation to generation. A knowledge rooted in the blood, in a shared history of loss and pain. Voodoo and conjure work was forged out of a need for community, a way to preserve and pass on the womanknowledge that slavery and colonization sought to dismantle.
What does it say, then, about our relation to divinity that the most unprotected, most reviled, most ridiculed and abused members of society are — and have been — black women? We carry the burden of remembering with us every day.
The tears that stream down the faces of Sybrina Fulton and Lesley McSpadden reminds us of this burden of memory, and through Lemonade, Beyoncé challenges us to reach back toward the past, to conjure a future where the God in us expands our capacity to forgive ourselves and thus, to love ourselves (and our wrongdoers) fully. Lemonade reminds us that as black women, we only need to look within to find immeasurable strength, because within us lies the source of the divine and the liberation that will break the curses that threaten to destroy us.
Lemonade is a powerfully visual journey, illustrating this act of forgiveness of self that allows the women in the video to escape the prison of specter, transformed by the conjuring of their rage and pain, to uncover the divinity within.
They lift their arms to the sky, their feet cleansed by the waters they've troubled.
On Race & Inclusion in PhotographyPublished in Women Photograph on November 11, 2017
I am a photographer. I also happen to be black, a person of color, and a womxn. Often, my identities seem to suffocate the fact that I am an artist when my identities should be fueling my art in the way they fuel my activism. In art school, you don't learn to use your voice on behalf of others. But my foremost priority as an image maker is the recognition of humanity, that spark that makes 'the work' come to life, and gives it depth.In recognizing humanity, it's impossible to not want to advocate for an inclusive world in which multiple viewpoints -- especially those relegated to the margins -- are presented with dignity, respect, and importance. None of us should feel good about having a hand in a limiting, exclusionary industry.
We live in a diverse world. Humans come in all colors, in all body types, in all genders, with different life experiences, and we come together on any given day: diverse, different, compelling.What I want to talk about is what we can gain, how much richer and deeper our experience can be when we make the effort to include everyone. I think about a quote that found me months ago, from a book on Jewish ethics. The quote, in all its infinite wisdom, told me, "You are not obligated to finish the work, nor are you exempt from pursuing it." I think about the artists I know and the sacrifices they make for 'the work': sleepless nights, traveling away from loved ones for weeks on end, trying to find someone to watch a newborn so an assignment can be taken, infinite stores of ramen, hoping a partner is okay with taking on a bit more of the rent, praying in front of a screen that just one more assignment will appear…We hope. Our work is a lot of fucking hope.Women Photograph and Diversify Photo exist because current and former image makers realized that the need to take up the mantle and advocate for themselves and their colleagues is just as important as doing the work, that it is an integral part of the work. There is no work without us.And yet, so many of us are literally lost in the margins. We exist but we can't be found. We make work and it just... sits. This year alone, I've watched two young artists become so fed up and disheartened that they've made the decision to walk away from their cameras.Listen: I understand what we do isn't for everyone, but I have to wonder, I have to really ponder why it is so easy for so many of us to get to the point where we walk away from our greatest love? I've considered it a few times myself, but I'm stubborn. I'm working towards making myself undeniable even in the face of rampant racism and sexism, even in an industry where the image makers who are helping to shape the way we see the world are disproportionately heterosexual cisgender white men.Their points of view are being helmed as the standard. And while each one of these dudes are incredible artists in their own right, decision makers are clearly dropping the ball if a group of white guys are leading how we see our incredibly diverse world. It's not enough to assign 'diverse' stories. Image makers need to be diverse in visual approach and identity and experience. There is nothing new or novel about sending out a white photographer to photograph communities and people of color. We have a century of what that looks like.I struggle to think of (m)any white women (Elizabeth Weinberg), any non-black women of color (Ye Rin Mok), any black women (Shaniqwa Jarvis), any non binary people (Devyn Galindo), queer women (Jess Dugan) or Native women (Nadya Kwandibens) who are known in the same way, who have been given access to the same assignments, who have been mentored and groomed, guided in the way those men have. Why is that? Why is it even with resources created by working photographers and a few forward looking photo editors, why do decision makers still count us out?The issue of inclusion is bigger than just the photo industry. The fact that our industry is cliquish and exclusive is a direct byproduct of how we live our lives outside of our work. If we work with our friends and all of our friends are white, well, that's a problem in more ways than one. If we hire people we think are likable, but have been socialized to think women are inherently unlikable and we don't grapple with how that dictates how decisions are made regarding a 'pushy' email from a woman photographer versus an 'ambitious' email from a male photographer, nothing changes. If we constantly misgender folx who have told us their pronouns, or can't even wrap our minds around the fact people have multiple, intersecting identities, there is a problem.Comfort zones need to be obliterated.
We need to hold ourselves to a standard that doesn't exist yet: one worth holding ourselves to. We can create that standard, but it doesn't happen with this essay. It doesn't happen with one assignment given to one marginalized photographer. It doesn't happen with one browse through Women Photograph or Diversify Photo. It doesn't happen with one cover story or one Instagram comment.It happens with accountability, and the constant reminder that while you are not obligated to finish the work, you are not exempt from pursuing it.
A Toast to Woman-knowledge in OaxacaPublished in Explore Parts Unknown on January 10, 2018
I've been thinking a lot about woman-knowledge, a term coined by the African-American healer Luisah Teish to describe the collection of recipes, skills, cures, and other variants of community sustenance shared across generations of women.
I'm in Oaxaca on a creative retreat with a group of 13 women. Being the only woman of color in the bunch, I'm particularly interested in the Afro-Mexican communities of the region, and the concept of woman-knowledge—a term coined by the African-American healer Luisah Teish to describe the recipes, skills, cures, and other variants of community sustenance shared across generations of women.
For five days, I want to absorb the stories, triumphs, failures, and wisdom of indigenous Oaxacan women artisans and creatives who have carved their own paths using their woman-knowledge, passed down generationally through a myriad of skills.
How will I do this? Mostly by eating.
Eating in Oaxaca is a crash course in the indigenous woman-knowledge lovingly and proudly preserved by the Zapotec and Mixtec women from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to the valleys of Oaxaca. The local food is also a byproduct of stringent gender roles in communities where women tend to the home, children, husbands and extended families. Along with the old-world quaintness of the colonial city of Oaxaca, the food here is a big draw for tourists. Mole, chapulines (grasshoppers), flor de calabasas (squash blossoms), quesadillas, tetelas (masa corn triangles usually filled with Oaxacan cheese), tamales, hot chocolate, and mezcal are Oaxacan staples used, and perfected in, indigenous kitchens.
I spend a week eating in every manner imaginable—grazing at the ubiquitous food stands near the zocalo (main square), trying out chilis in the massive Benito Juarez market, revelling in the daily homemade breakfasts at El Diablo y La Sandia, savoring a breathtaking dinner of fish tacos with avocado and chepil salad at the Enrique Olvera-helmed Criollo. I indulge in mezcal whenever it is presented to me, which is often and everywhere. One popular indigenous dish is sopa de flor de calabaza, a soup made from seasonal squash blossoms that is thickened with either masa or savory, pureed Oaxaca corn and dressed with chepi—a pot herb that is strangely classified as a weed in the U.S. and tastes a bit like an under-ripe green bean.
My favorite version is made by Chef Abigail Mendoza, owner of Tlamanalli, a cavernous but warm space in the Oaxaca village of Teotitlán del Valle. Mendoza opened Tlamanalli at the age of 20 to share her woman-knowledge of Zapotec cuisine, and has taught courses in Africa and Europe. She makes squash blossom soup in the kitchen she runs with her four sisters. While one sister checks the pots of slowly simmering soup, another strains jamaica (dried hibiscus flowers) for an agua fresca, as a third quietly but deftly creates floral arrangements of fresh-cut roses in yellow, pink and red. They all wear embroidered Zapotec dresses and their hair in traditional braids weaved with ribbon.
Oaxacan cuisine relies on seasonal ingredients found at farmers markets, and food grown on family and ancestral lands. The Mendoza sisters source their ingredients from Tlamnalli and Oaxaca City. Another Oaxacan woman sharing her woman-knowledge is Graciela Angeles Carreno, a fourth-generation mezcal producer who recently inherited her family's distillery in Santa Catarina Minas, about 45 minutes outside Oaxaca City. She's one of a few women working in mezcal production, a field previously closed off to them due to longstanding superstitions about women's moon cycles affecting the quality of mezcal.
Carreno focuses on the agave plants' distinctly feminine qualities: the plant has a reproduction cycle of nine months and can terminate reproduction if temperatures prohibit successful growth of new plants. A dedicated mezcal evangelist, Carreno is making room for a new generation of mezcalilleras. Her mezcal accompanies a lunch of paper-thin slices of beef cooked on an open grill and basted in its own rendered fat. Meanwhile blue corn tortillas cook on the comal, a smooth griddle placed over a wood-burning fire that is often found outside Oaxaca homes.
We are invited to help Carreno and some of the indigenous elders prepare the meal: charring tomatoes over an open fire to make salsa, and mixing blue corn masa, shaping the tortillas, and gently placing them on the comal to be baked. There are no measuring cups, just hands and minds with precise measurements perfected through repetition. Stumbling over our gringo, marble-mouthed Spanish, we resort to gestures and observation to communicate. A few generations of women from all over the world creating sustenance together.
When we sit down at the large, family-style table adorned with an agave leaf centerpiece, Carreno toasts: "To us, las mujeres fuertes (the strong women)!"
Another member of the young, female vanguard creating exciting Oaxacan food is Paulina Garcia, an expert in pickling, fermenting and canning. Her offerings include mango vinegar, tamarind jam, and an incredible wild mushroom paté. Though her fermentation kitchen Suculenta could feel contrived elsewhere, food preservation here feels like a fusion of traditional and new-school Oaxaca, an exchange of knowledge to create hybrid foods. But the real spark comes at Zandunga, in Oaxaca City's tourism district, where Doña Aurora Toledo from the Isthmus of Tehuatepec serves me a small, ground beef appetizer with shredded Oaxacan cheese on a tortilla along with a sweet plantain croquette. I am certain the accompanying pickle—a pickle I'd eaten many times before as the child of a Haitian immigrant—has roots in West Africa. In fact, the menu at Zandunga tastes incredibly Caribbean to me. I suddenly remember my grandmother grew chepil in her backyard, and that she taught me how to make piklis, a pickled slaw made from cabbage, carrots and Scotch bonnet peppers.
Doña Toledo grew up in the Costa Chica region of Oaxaca where an estimated 200,000 African slaves were brought during the Atlantic slave trade. All my meals in Oaxaca felt familiar. The flavors spoke to my own ancestral woman-knowledge, and with that revelation, it felt deeper than generational. Perhaps the gatekeepers of our cultures have also found a way to share ideas across expanses, across the imaginary borders of country, state, race, and class to create the sustenance that keeps our species going.


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The crowing of the cockrel announces a new day for Sandpoint, the sun beginning to rise over the mesas and trees to the east. If the sound of competing roosters and awakening populace isn't enough to wake you up, the smell of freshly cooked bacon will probably do the trick.
Melu wakes, bleary eyed and a little shaky from bad dreams she's already having difficulty remembering. By the time she's gotten cleaned up, dressed, slipped plenty of jewelry on and left her hair flowing down her back (though pulled away from her face), she feels like her usual chipper morning self.
The bard bounces down to breakfast. "Bethana, that smells heavenly! I need a larger plate than usual, I'm still staving after yesterday. Aren't those other lazybones up yet?"
Galruin walks in just as the bards asking about the group, He has been up since sunrise performing his usual morning rites and routines.
"Good morning, the rest of our little group still asleep?" He smile and saunters over to the bard. "You can give here half of my food, I'm not really all that hungry."
Xoe saunters down the stairs, all confidence and smiles.
"'morning! What's for breakfast? Smells great! How's Ameiko this morning?"
Zia strolls out of the kitchen, more than a few plates of bacon in her hands. Most likely all for her, trying to take them might lose you a hand. She settles on a stool at the bar, eyeing her prize, and answers Xoe's questions, "Bacon. No idea."
Tel had been awake for a while, though he'd passed the last hour engaging in a furious mental debate that's only now reached its conclusion. The elf pens a brief letter, seals it, and slides it under a specific door in the inn before making his way downstairs, loading up with a significant load of breakfast meats and hearty fare. He sits down quietly and nods at the group.
"Anyone seen feathers?" Galruin looks around the room as he sits down with his plate. "Whats on the agenda today? We need to get that owl figure identified?"
"Solberg must be sleeping in," Melu says as she begins eating. "Either of us could identify what's left over, or we could see the Sage. I'm sure he'll be interested in what we found under the town regardless."
Bethana is all smiles as she deftly fills your plates with bacon, toast, and butter, dashing around your table keeping mugs filled and needs settled. The main room is bare except for your group and a few bleary-eyed hunters who spent a night here previous. As you are digging into your meal, Ameiko appears, baggy-eyed but wearing her signature smirk as she spins a chair around and sits down regarding you all.
"Hard to believe none of you knew each other before the festival. Maybe Father Zantus' theory about some gods actually being on our side is true after all. I don't want to think too long on what would be happening if the five of you had never bothered coming to Sandpoint. And you..." she pauses to ruffle Telian's hair. "Look at you, getting out from under Korvut's thumb. I knew there was more to you than dodging empty bottles and passable metalwork."
"I'm awake, I'm awake! I've just been ... a little more active than usual lately, my apologies." Solberg is just a little tardy arriving, turning up partway through Ameiko's speech and waiting for her to finish before he announces his arrival.
Naturally, his parrot familiar's on his shoulder, there to provide some heckling when his master needs it least. "Slept like a baby!"
Tel offers a rare smile Amieko's way... "You can find a silver lining in just about anything. It improved my dodging skills immeasurably, and gave me a keen appreciation for quality. Why do you think I keep coming here? Sandpoint needs your unconquerable will sure as much as it needs some goblin slayers and crypt delvers."
Galruin smiles at solberg and his parrot.
"Eh, a little extra rest doesn't hurt now and then. And thank you Ameiko, for putting up with our little group here at the inn. It is quite astonishing seeing how we can work together as a group when we have known eachother for such a short time." He shovels some more bacon in his mouth and leans back in his chair.
Melu smiles at Ameiko. "My Papa used to say the gods guide our wanderings, taking us to where we need to be..." She pauses a moment, then shakes her head, as if clearing it.She pushes her finished plate away and sits back in her chair.
"I hope we can help more--and sooner than we could at the glassworks. There's still a lot to do, though, and only so much time to do it in. Where do we want to start?"
"Well, we've got to wait for Shalelu to get back..." Xoe takes a few more bits before he continues. "In the meantime, we should see how much coin we can get for these things we don't need. We could use some more equipment... Ammo's pricey in these parts."
As breakfast wraps up, Melu has the still unidentified wand, scroll, and dove figurine brought out so she can cast Identify.
"Might as well give it a try herself before seeing what the Sage says," she says. "Or before we leave to sell the other items. Especially if we're not making a move until Shalelu or the sheriff return."
The forked metal wand is a wand of Shocking Grasp, and twenty charges remain within the wand, ready to be unleashed by an arcanist.
The scroll is a scroll of Flaming Sphere, a fairly powerful spell that conjures a ball of flame to scorch a mage's foes.
The figurine is fairly interesting, an ancient precursor to modern feather tokens. This one, when activated, will carry a written message to any being the user can identify, unerringly. It will only work once, however, and then the magic within will be discharged.
Ameiko gets serious for a moment.
"Alright, since despite your ability to kick seven different kinds of ass, you seem fairly green at this adventuring business, I'll give you guys some tips. When Shalelu comes back, it's going to be with information on the goblin threat, and that means you'll want to be ready to go hunting. That means gear. Luckily, you look to have hauled enough stuff out of those catacombs to finance that; good gear can save lives out there."
"Father Zantus is the man to see about the really creepy junk you gathered, he can make sure it gets taken care of proper, and I know he keeps some petty cash on hand as reward money for that. You can also get some magic scrolls and potions, as well as holy water if you think you'll need it. If you found any kind of maps, Veznutt over at the Way North will pay premium. Kesk's jeweler on church street gives good rates on gems and jewelery, Savah is the biggest dealer in arms and armor, Vinder's general store buys and sells all sorts of general use stuff, and Korvaski's boutique has all sorts of imports, another good place to sell your treasure."
"If I were you, I'd sell what you're not planning to keep, then buy what you think you'll need. Like rope. You can never, ever have too much rope. And remember that you don't need magical stuff all the time, a well made pair of boots can help you sneak, and some decent reference books can help you figure out what ancient writing says."
"Always appreciate the advice Ameiko, I should have probably given them the lowdown on some of these places earlier. We'll definately make sure we're ready when Shalelu gets back."
"The Mvashtis made sure I met some people and learned where good shops are. May be able to get a potion or two if we really need it--May help with healing--but we'll have to see how it all settles out. Where to first?"
"Is there a bauble shop? I've had a few kills since being here, just havent had time to get new beads or bells to count them," Zia pushes her now empty plate of bacon across the bar.
"That'll be Korvaski's boutique. You could try the Feathered Serpent too, if you can deal with overly chipper wizards trying to tell you a story about every piece of crap they have for sale."
"I can take the items to the father at the chapel when we are done. Make sure they are disposed of and we are compensated." He looks at Zia tries to count her beads and baubles without being to conspicious.
It's hard to count with the way her hair flickers and seems to shift of it's own accord like a candle flame. The bells and beads constantly click and jingle when she moves. Some beads seem to be glass, some seem to be bone, some seem to be painted wood and metal. There's no way to know what they mean.
It's just easy to recognize that there are a lot.
The ifrit cants her head to the side, beads and bells moving and clacking as she does it, then nods, "Well, I'm in favor of the shopping idea. Not real big on wizards, but someone might find something useful there."
"Alright... " Xoe begins, pushing aside his empty plate. "We've got some weapons and armour to sell, some magic stuff, and a book. So it looks like we've got at least three stops. Let's split up, and meet back for lunch, we can divide up our spoils and see what we end up with. I'll go get sell the weapons and armour, with anyone else who wants to join me. Birdman and Melu, maybe you two could take care of the book at the magic thingy?"
"That book is evil, It should be disposed of not passed on to someone else." Galruin pushes his now empty plate forward and leans back in his chair. "I am sure the Father would offer compensation for turning in such a blight."
"While the book may be evil, it contains a lot of valuable information. I'm sure the sage would be interested in it, if no one else. Best to know your enemy than to go in blind."
"Technically the contents of the book are evil, I mean, it's not like it's cursed or anything. Unless it is. Maybe it's cursed. I think we would've noticed by now if it was, though. I don't think it's evil. I think it's a book. Let the Sage look at it first, then take it to the Father and let him do whatever it is he does. It's good to have," Zia slides off her bar-stool with a bright jingle.
"But if it's cursed whoever touched it is probably screwed."
Melusina stands up and nods at Zia. "We should at least get the pertinent information and see what else the Sage has to say. Then, if he agrees, we'll take the book to Father Zantus. We do at least need to know what we're up against."
She smiles at Solberg. "Ready to go?"
"I'm with Xoe on this one; there's no questioning the evil of the author or anything, but none of us could make out any actual curses on the book," Solberg comments to Galruin. "But once we've learned what we can about what's got it in for the town? Be more than happy to let it go."
He turns to Melu next and gives her a nod. "I'm all set. Let's see what we can do - also ... Were we going to sell the wand, or does anyone mind if I hold on to it for now?"
The ifrit stares at the Sorcerer, perplexed as to why he's ~asking~ about selling something he wants. She shoves her hands into the pockets of her pants, "Keep it if you want it."
"Just keep it if you think it'll be useful, Birdman. Alright, anyone who's coming with me, let's go. We'll meet back here for lunch."

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Bhubaneswar: In view of the deep depression formed over the Bay of Bengal and Met Department's forecast of heavy rain in Odisha under its impact, the Special Relief Commissioner today asked government officials not to leave their headquarters and remain on alert despite tomorrow and the day after being official holidays.
"District Collectors and other officials have been instructed not to leave their respective headquarters. They have been advised to keep a close watch on the situation. They have been asked to remain on alert to tackle any kind of situation arising out of rains. They have been asked to remain in touch with the control room. ODRAF, Fire Services department and police have been asked to remain on alert," informed Bishnupada Sethi briefing newsmen today.
Here's the latest IMD update on deep depression
The deep depression over west central Bay of Bengal has moved north-northwestwards with a speed of about 20 kmph during past 6 hours, and lay centred at 5.30 pm today over west central Bay of Bengal near Latitude 16.5 ºN and Longitude 86.3 ºE, about 330 km southeast of Gopalpur.
The system is very likely to move north-northwestwards and weaken gradually and reach Odisha coast around 9th December morning as a depression.
Thereafter it is likely to move North-Northeastwards along and off Odisha coast and weaken further into a low-pressure area during subsequent 24 hours.
Under its impact rain or thundershower is likely to occur at most places in the coastal and many places in the interior districts of Odisha during next 48 hours.
Moreover, heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Khorda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Bhadrak and Jajpur during next 48 hours.
All ports in Odisha have been advised to keep hoisted Local Cautionary Signal Number Three (LC-III).
Squally winds speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph very likely to prevail along and off Odisha coasts up to December 10 and sea condition would be rough to very rough along and off Odisha coasts during the period.
Further, fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea up to December 10.


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Thieves have stolen cables at a transformer in Zolozolo location in Mzuzu.
The incident happened on Sunday night.
According to nearby residents, they saw two vehicles and people in Escom uniforms at the transformer on the night.
"It was around midnight when we saw two vehicles with people in uniforms, we thought they are Escom officials who come and give us power since the area had no electricity, but surprisingly there was no electricity till morning when we discovered that some things are missing at the transformer," he said.
Escom officials failed to comment saying the matter is in police hands for investigation.
People are taking advantage of load shedding to vandalize transformers and steal cables.
Two years ago, thieves also stole some copper cables at the same transformer forcing residents to have no power for almost two weeks.


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N'Golo Kante insists he was not even the best player at Chelsea after he was presented with the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award.
Kante received the prize at the Landmark Hotel in London on Thursday in recognition of an outstanding season, in which the 26-year-old played an instrumental part in the Blues winning the title.
The France international fought off competition from his team-mate Eden Hazard and Tottenham forward Dele Alli, who were voted second and third respectively, after sealing his second consecutive Premier League crown.
Kante joined Chelsea last summer for £32million, having also played a key role in Leicester becoming champions 12 months ago.
"It's special because I couldn't even say I'm the best player but it's very special and a great honour," Kante said.
"It's not only me. I owe so much to my team-mates because we have achieved so much together this season and we still have the FA Cup.
"It is very special, a few years ago I was playing in the French lower divisions. Five years ago I wasn't even professional so to receive this kind of award means I am the kind of player I cannot even imagine being here."
Five Chelsea players were nominated by the 340 FWA members, with Hazard, David Luiz, Diego Costa and Cesar Azpilicueta also receiving votes.
But Kante collected more than 65 per cent of the journalists' votes, which were spread over a record number of 17 different players.
Graeme Souness praised the "fabulous" footballer and Pat Jennings said he would be welcome to extend his run of winning the Premier League with his own former team Tottenham.
Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo joked he sent Leicester flowers after seeing Kante up close and believes there is even more to come.
"For those of you who don't know, I am the stand in for Antonio Conte who was supposed to give this speech," Emenalo said.
"Antonio decided not to do it because the Football Writers' Association couldn't find 25 awards for all of his players and he doesn't believe in individual awards.
"But if he was here, he would say about N'Golo that he is a fantastic player, very good in all tactical aspects, but he must improve.
"It is ridiculous to think that N'Golo Kante can improve, given the fact that he has improved two fantastic clubs and helped them win titles in the last couple of seasons."
Emenalo added: "I want to express the great pride that I personally have and the football club, and to be able to say that this wonderful player, this wonderful person is a part of our organisation.
"It gives me great joy tonight to say congratulations N'Golo and to wish you all the best, and hopefully continue to improve. From the Chelsea family, you're the pride and joy."


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There are some gems like admission to peep stone in a hat hook to the book of Mormon and angels with swords hobbs polygamy, but if someone believes Joseph Smith really did stuff his face into a hat and translate scriptures about ancient chinese matchmaking horoscope coming to America, it means they are insane, and you can't reason with an insane person.
What would your relationship look like if you were to hooi.
Alot of TBM women won't even consider dating non members. Life After Mormonism Chat.
I love my former Mormon friends and family, but a relationship requires devotion and trust and understanding.


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How To Debrief Unsuccessful Bidders
PurchTips edition #38
How Should You Explain Your Purchase Decision?
The purchasing and supply management function plays an important role in developing an organization's image. Purchasing, together with sales, is responsible for most of an organization's contacts with the business community.
The manner in which the competitive bidding process is managed is probably the most significant factor in shaping how the supply base views the organization. So, for the preservation of your organization's positive image, you should treat the competitive bidding process with care. One facet of the process that is of particular significance is the debriefing procedure.
Debriefing is simply the act of meeting with an unsuccessful bidder to explain why their bid was not deemed to be the most attractive. Debriefing is a fragile process. You want to be as helpful as possible to the unsuccessful bidder, but you also must maintain the confidentiality of other suppliers' information. Here are a few guidelines for conducting debriefings:
State your debriefing goals in writing, both internally and to the bidder. Goals may include: identifying weaknesses in the bidder's proposal, demonstrating that the bidder was treated fairly, promoting good relations within the business community, answering the bidder's questions, and obtaining feedback from the bidder.
Provide helpful information to the bidder. Helpful information includes: strengths of the bidder's proposal, weaknesses of the bidder's proposal, and the reasons for not accepting the bidder's proposal.
Protect confidential information. This type of information includes the names of other bidders, the ranking of other bidders, and the specifics of the other bidders' proposals (such as price or the dollar amount or percentage difference between the winning proposal and the bidder's proposal).
Well-done debriefings can reinforce a positive reputation for your organization. By following and expanding upon these guidelines, you can help your organization secure an identity of fairness, integrity, and professionalism.
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Terrifying axe attack over debt
AN AXE-WIELDING home invader who threatened to kill a woman inside her house over a dispute with her partner has been sent to prison.
Douglas Gordon Haaksma, 31, pleaded guilty in Ipswich District Court to burglary while armed and violence in company.
The court heard that on December 15 last year Haaksma, armed with an axe, and his partner went to the Riverview house of a man he'd had some dealings with.
Haaksma felt he had a grievance against the man and claimed he was owed money. When they got to the house they found the man was not home, however his female partner was.
She refused to let Haaksma or his partner in, causing him to yell, "Let me in or I'll axe in".
Haaksma told the woman, "I'm going to kill you; I'm going to kill you. Give me my money".
At one stage of the attack he swung the axe handle at the woman.
The court heard Haaksma, who had been drinking before the attack, was then calmed down by his partner before they fled with a television from the house.
Judge Sarah Bradley said while the dispute had since been resolved and the television returned, a victim impact statement from the woman showed the effect the attack had on her.
"This was a terrifying experience for her," she said.
"You invaded her house and seriously threatened her with an axe."
The court heard Haaksma had prior convictions for grievous bodily harm and assault occasioning bodily harm from 2006 for which he was sentenced to two years prison.
Haaksma also has a long-running substance abuse problem and had been using amphetamines since he was 11 years old.
The court heard he had been addicted to heroin for two years and "smoked as much marijuana as he could".
A psychological report tendered to the court said Haaksma suffered from anxiety and may have suffered from drug-induced psychosis in the past.
Dressed in a black Chevrolet Racing polo shirt, Haaksma sat nervously shaking in the dock yesterday as Judge Bradley read out his sentence.
His partner sitting at the rear of the court burst into tears as Judge Bradley said she would be putting him behind bars.
He was sentenced to two years prison with a parole release date in six months time. He will then be on parole for 18 months.


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Over 50 Exhibitors to Address Your B2C and B2B Needs
Alameda, CA – August 20 – The Alameda Chamber of Commerce and the City of Alameda are pleased to announce The Alameda Chamber of Commerce Business Expo and Conference will return in 2017. Alameda's largest and longest running business showcase, presented by Star Harbor, a Tim Lewis Community, will be held at College of Alameda on Wednesday, September 20th, 2017.
"The 2017 Alameda Chamber Business Expo will build on the success of the Chamber's 2016 Expo which, for the first time, included business education workshops and a keynote presentation by a prominent local business leader", said Michael McDonough, president of the Alameda Chamber of Commerce. "Not only does this Expo address Business to Consumer needs, the business education conference and over half of the exhibits will provide the Alameda business community with B2B resources."
The 2017 Business Expo will feature the Small Business Association Workshop "How to Access SBA Capital". Additionally, Chamber Board member and business coach Bob Arzt will present his workshop entitled "Conquering Your Time Management and Organizational Challenges".
Over 50 business exhibits including, but not limited to, home health care, technology, home security, marketing and financial services will be housed in one location, making it easy to find products and services that serve your family and business needs.
"Our partnership with the City of Alameda and College of Alameda has allowed us to produce an event that will positively impact the entire community in a big way", said Mark Sorensen, the Chamber's Executive Director. "Those who attend the 2017 Business Expo will leave with the knowledge, resources and contacts they need to operate a successful business or provide security for their home and family."
The 2017 Alameda Chamber Business Expo is the perfect opportunity to showcase your business, gain valuable knowledge to help you grow your business and meet the contacts you need for your business, home and family needs.
Event sponsors include Star Harbor, a Tim Lewis Community, Andy Lambert Growth Strategies, Columbia College, Grits Marketing, Zap Payroll, The Glass Man & Sons, AEC Living, Island Printz, State Farm Team Kelly Lux and MK McDonough Financial.
For more information, visit AlamedaExpo.com.
Press Contact for the Alameda Chamber of Commerce
Mark Sorensen
Executive Director
Phone: (510) 522-0414
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Do movies, songs, or other forms of artistic expression easily make you cry? Tell us about a recent tear-jerking experience!
Soooo yeah… I love people. I love happy endings, I love love and I love romance. I love cute things and little things and quirky things. My people-o-meter is off the scallleeeeeee.
Lots of movies, tv shows, videos, poems, books, basically anything where a relationship is on display or explored catches me right away.
Most recently… Hmmm…
When was there a time I didn't cry? lol
Last night we were at a friends graduation party and his family were all there from Zimbabwe and other places to celebrate his accomplishments. As the party got started we were greeted by a lovely family friend who gave a speech. In it she praised my friend for having worked so hard and then proceed to talk about his parents whom he hadn't seen in 10 years and his older sister who raised him in Dublin over the past decade. Her talking about them having the opportunity to be together and celebrate together was beautiful. Her speech was effortless and she quoted Nelson Mandela… By that point I was near bawling. But my mascara isn't waterproof.
What can I say? I feel connected to the world. Especially the people whom I care about. And any movie ever 🙂 I cry for everything. But it's only because of my big imagination, strong sense of empathy and my even bigger heart.
Inspired by The Daily Post


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HP will be releasing the Envy x2 2-in-1 line with two new models, a 13.3-inch and a 15.6-inch tablet/detachable keyboard hybrids. These models will be powered by Intel's upcoming Broadwell processor which is slated to be released early next year.
Key features:
- Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080) touchscreen
- built-in kickstand
- fanless design, powered by next-gen Broadwell processor
- integrated stylus holder, possibly Wacom pen-enabled
- detachable backlit keyboard
Pricing and release date:
13.3" version will be released on October 29 and will be priced at $949.99 and
15.6" version will be released on November 5 and priced at $899.99, depending on specs config


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make the legal move:To get married officially. See marriage for synonyms.
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- make love with Rosy Palm and her five sisters
- make marry
- make mouth music
- make mudpies
- make nice
- make one grunt
- make oneself comfortable
- make out
- make out with
- make pee-pee
- make the milk run
- make the scene
- make the springs creak
- make the tide come in
- make time with
- make up
- make water
- make waves (for the boy-in-the-boat)
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Torsemide is a loop diuretic (water pill) prescription medication used to increase the flow of urine and subsequently reduce the volume of water in the body for patients who have conditions like congestive heart failure, liver disease (cirrhosis), and kidney disease. It's also used as a treatment for hypertension (high blood pressure). Designed to prevent your body from absorbing too much salt, torsemide works by allowing the kidneys to remove excess water and salt from the body through the urine. It does this by preventing the kidneys from retaining water. By blocking the reabsorption back into the blood of sodium and water that's been filtered out of the blood in the kidneys, torsemide may cause dehydration as well as loss of electrolytes, such as calcium, potassium, sodium, and magnesium.
Also known as Demadex, torsemide comes in tablet form and should be taken only as directed by your doctor. Avoid taking prescription and OTC medications without first talking to your doctor, as torsemide can interact with certain medications and cause an increased risk of side effects. Torsemide can help reduce blood pressure and improve overall quality of life for patients with high blood pressure. It can prevent the above medical conditions from getting worse and causing stroke, heart failure, kidney disease, or blood vessel disease.
Dosage varies from patient to patient, so follow your doctor's directions or the direction on the label. Your dosage will depend on several factors, including your age, the condition being treated, how you react to the first dose, how severe your condition is, and other medical conditions you have. The following information is a general guideline for how the medication should be taken.
To reduce the amount of water in the body, adults should take 5 to 20 milligrams (mg) of the oral tablet once per day. Children should consult a doctor for correct dosage information.
To treat high blood pressure, adults should take 5 to 10 milligrams (mg) once per day. Children should consult a doctor for proper dosage information.
To treat heart failure, take 10 to 20 milligrams (mg) by mouth or injections once per day. In this case, the dose can be doubled until the anticipated results are accomplished. The maximum dose is 200 milligrams (mg) per day.
To treat chronic kidney failure, take 20 to 200 milligrams (mg) by mouth or injections once per day.
To treat liver cirrhosis, take 5 to 40 milligrams (mg) orally or by injections once per day. Typically, torsemide is combined with aldosterone antagonists or potassium-sparing diuretics.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember, unless it is almost time for your next dose. If that's the case, skip the missed dose and return to your regular dosing schedule. Never double up on doses to make up for missed doses.
Symptoms of overdose include:
Torsemide has 26 major drug interactions, 662 moderate drug interactions, and 74 minor drug interactions. This means that some medications should not be combined. However, in some cases--despite the interaction--some medications may be combined. In such instances, your doctor might alter the dose of your medication and other precautions may be taken. Let your doctor know if you're taking any of the medications listed below.
Taking torsemide in combination with any of the above-mentioned medications can cause a heightened risk of some side effects. However, sometimes it's necessary for your treatment to include torsemide in conjunction with one of the medications on this list. You and your doctor must be able to determine whether the risk of side effects is worth the treatment.
Other medications that can cause interactions include:
Torsemide can also interact with certain kinds of food, tobacco, or alcohol. Discuss your use of each of these with your healthcare provider.
Certain medical conditions can also affect the way torsemide works for you, which includes a recent heart attack, electrolyte losses, severe kidney disease (renal dysfunction), kidney failure (anuria), type 2 diabetes mellitus, liver disease, hearing problems (ototoxicity) and gout. Torsemide can make hearing problems worse and can increase your blood sugar level.
Before you start taking torsemide, tell your doctor if you're allergic to torsemide, sulfonamide medicine, or any other medicines. Tell your doctor if you're allergic to any of the ingredients in this medication. Follow the directions on the label carefully.
If you are unable to urinate, you should not take torsemide.
If you need to have any type of CT scan or x-ray using a dye that's injected into your veins, you should not take torsemide.
Tell your doctor if you're taking any vitamins, prescription or nonprescription medications, herbal products, or nutritional supplements.
Your doctor may instruct you to change your diet, restricting you to a low-salt or low-sodium diet. You may need to increase your potassium intake through potassium-rich foods, such as orange juice, raisins, prunes and bananas. Incorporate these items into your diet exactly as directed by your doctor.
Torsemide can cause a loss of potassium from your body. To prevent this from happening, your doctor may direct you to take a potassium supplement, take additional medication to prevent the loss of potassium, or eat or drink foods high in potassium, such as orange juice. If you're currently on a special diet (such as for diabetes), do not try to change your diet on your own. Too much potassium in your diet can be harmful.
Tell your doctor if you start to feel sick, especially in cases of severe or continuing diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting.
If you've ever had kidney disease, tell your doctor, as you might not be able to take torsemide.
Patients with ascites should take caution when using this medication because sudden changes in fluid and electrolyte balance may cause hepatic coma.
Do not freeze this medication.
Tell your doctor if you plan to have any lab tests completed, as torsemide can interact with certain blood tests. Make sure to keep any appointments you have with the laboratory and have your blood pressure checked regularly.
Avoid driving, operating heavy machinery, or doing other tasks that require alertness until you know how this medication affects you.
If you're taking torsemide and you have hypertension (high blood pressure), talk to your doctor before using any OTC products, as they can raise blood pressure. Some of these products include diet pills, ibuprofen (and similar products), stimulants, cough and cold drugs, and some natural aids or products.
Before having surgery (even dental surgery) or emergency treatment, let your healthcare providers know that you're on this medication. Talk to your doctor if you're sweating too much, you have too much fluid loss, or loose stools, or if you've been throwing up, as these conditions can lead to a reduction in blood pressure.
Do not share your medication with anyone and do not take anyone else's medication.
Torsemide is not recommended for children under 18 years old because giving torsemide to children can cause a severe allergic reaction. Symptoms of a severe allergic reaction include hives, trouble breathing, or swelling of the tongue or throat. Taking this medication can be fatal to a child under 18.
This medication should not be administered to patients with a coma caused by hepatic encephalopathy.
If you do not take this medication as prescribed for your edema, your heart will have to work harder and you'll have trouble breathing because of fluid buildup.
Do not start taking any new prescription or OTC drugs while taking torsemide. Always talk to your doctor first before taking any new medications.
Keep a list of all of the current prescription and nonprescription medications you're taking, as well as products like dietary supplements, vitamins, or minerals. Keep this list with you whenever you go to a doctor's appointment or to the pharmacy. It's also good to have in case of an emergency.
You may experience fainting, lightheadedness, or dizziness upon standing. These symptoms are more likely to appear if you exercise, stand for long durations, drink alcohol, or if there is a period of warm weather. This usually happens at the start of treatment. To prevent this from happening, rest your feet on the floor for a few minutes before standing up slowly to get out of bed. Limit your alcohol consumption while taking this medication as it can increase the side effects. Also, it's important to use caution in any of these situations and to be careful going up and down the stairs.
Avoid medications for asthma, hay fever, appetite control, or sinus issues, as these medications may raise your blood pressure.
Torsemide is not known to be harmful to pregnant women. The drug is not expected to harm an unborn baby. However, you should still talk to your doctor if you're pregnant (or planning to get pregnant) and planning to take torsemide. Nursing mothers should not take torsemide because it is still not known whether this medication can pass into breast milk or if it can harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you're breastfeeding prior to taking this medication.
If you're taking torsemide for high blood pressure, keep taking the medication even if you feel well. Since high blood pressure has no symptoms, you won't be able to tell whether the medication is responsible for your improved condition.
Tell your doctor if you're taking any of the following medications:
If you are taking one of these medications, your doctor may have to adjust your dosage and monitor you closely for potential side effects. Do not change your dose without the consent of a licensed medical professional. If you're taking lithium, talk to your doctor, as you may need to have your blood work checked more carefully while you're on torsemide tablets.
Tell your doctor if you're taking cholestyramine (Questran); it needs to be taken four hours before or one hour after taking torsemide.
This medication does not cure high blood pressure; it helps to control it. You might have to take medication for high blood pressure for the rest of your life. If left untreated, high blood pressure can cause additional medical problems, such as stroke, heart failure, kidney disease, or blood vessel disease.
Elderly patients (age 65 and older) may need a lower dose of this medication or a different dosing schedule.
Torsemide can cause you to pass urine more frequently. To avoid having trouble sleeping, take this medication before 6pm and no later. It can be taken with or without food and should be taken for the full course of treatment, as recommended by your doctor.
Keep this medication in the container it came in and make sure it's tightly closed. Keep it out of sight and reach of children. Torsemide can be stored at room temperature and should be kept away from extreme moisture and heat. Therefore, storing it in the bathroom would not be a good idea. If you're using a weekly pill reminder, make sure it's locked and out of reach of children or pets, as these containers aren't self-locking like most medication bottles.
Dispose of any unused or expired medication properly, which means not flushing it down the toilet or simply throwing it in the trashcan. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about whether your community has a take-back program. You can also try contacting your local garbage or recycling department to ask about take-back programs near you.
Torsemide is a beneficial drug used to treat edema associated with conditions such as congestive heart failure, severe liver disease (cirrhosis), and kidney disease. A loop diuretic, torsemide prevents your body from absorbing too much salt, which allows the salt to be passed into your urine. While mainly used for these reasons, torsemide can also be used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). By helping prevent the kidneys from retaining water, torsemide helps remove excess salt and water from the body. This can result in the loss of electrolytes, such as calcium, potassium, sodium, and magnesium. To prevent this loss, it's important for the patient to stay hydrated, avoid standing for long durations, drinking alcohol, exercising and being in the heat too long, as all of these activities can cause dehydration.
When taken correctly, torsemide can provide relief of edema due to congestive heart failure, severe liver disease (cirrhosis), and kidney disease. It also brings down blood pressure in patients with hypertension. In some cases, the patient must work with the doctor to find the correct dosage, as dosage varies from patient to patient.


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The Definitive Guide to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, 1st ed.
Auteur : van Vugt Sander
The Definitive Guide to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 is a task-oriented book designed for self-study as well as classroom environments, which will also serve you as a reference guide. The book covers all skills that system administrators typically need to posses to administer SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in corporate environments. It starts at the beginning, which makes The Definitive Guide to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 suitable for people without any preliminary Linux knowledge, and yet works up to advanced SUSE Linux administration tasks, such as building a cluster, optimizing performance or managing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with SUSE Manager.
The Definitive Guide to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 is an ideal reference guide for system administrators, but is also perfect as a study book to prepare for the CLA, CLP as well as the CLE exams. This book contains step-by-step exercises, and scenario based exercises at the end of each chapter to help readers getting familiar with the subjects that are required to pass these three exams. The Definitive Guide to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12also contains test exams, so you can use it as a study guide in a formal learning environment or as a book that you can learn and test your own progress as you master SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
You'll learn everything you need to know and the skills you need to manage SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers, from installing a secure server, to performing the day-to-day management tasks on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Along the way you'll encounter and master SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in a data center environment, how to manage your SUSE Enterprise Server for High Availability, and you'll see how to manage your SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with SUSE Manager. From installation to expert management, The Definitive Guide to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 will show you the ways to succeed with Linux Enterprise Server 12.
Part I: Basic skills
Chapter 1: Introduction and Installation
Chapter 2: Basic command line and YaST skills
Part II: Administering SUSE Linux Enteprise Server
Chapter 3: Managing File Systems
Chapter 4: User and Permission Management
Chapter 5: Common Administration Tasks: printing, cron, logging, software, process management
Chapter 6: Hardening SUSE Linux: SELinux, Apparmor, sudo, authentication clients
Chapter 7: Virtualization Management
Chapter 8: Managing hardware, the kernel and the boot procedure
Part III: Networking SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Chapter 9: Configuring Network Access
Chapter 10: Securing Internet servers: SUSEfirewall, IPtables, SSL
Chapter 11: Basic Network Services: Xinetd, NTP, DNS, DHCP, LDAP
Chapter 12: Internet Services: Setting up a LAMP Server
Chapter 13: File sharing: Samba NFS and FTP
Part IV: Advanced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Administration
Chapter 14: Shell scripting
Chapter 15: Optimizing Performance
Chapter 16: High Availability Clustering
Chapter 17: Creating a SLES 12 Installation Server
Chapter 18: Managing SUSE Linux: SMT and SUSE Manager
The Definitive Guide to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 is a definitive reference guide and study companion for anyone who wants to work with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 in a professional environment, or prepare for one of the SUSE exams.
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Shamanic Workshops
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Winsom is a Visionary, Healer and Spiritual Artist who has grounded herself in learning and living the wisdom passed on to her by the Ancestors. Winsom is firmly grounded in African Spirituality, although she does draw on the knowledge of all people whose practice is earth based.
Winsom is a reader who uses the messages received from the Ancestors to help others to understand what is happening presently in their lives.
Winsom has studied and worked with other healers including Nana Akua Oparebea, High Priestess at Akonedi Shrine in Larteh, Nana Kwaku כֿTeauasoכּ Fetish Priest of Ghana, and Malidome Patrice Some.
Winsom has been through many initiations and Rituals in Africa, Cuba, Central, and North America.
Winsom continues to bring about the synchronization of her art and Spirituality and believes "true power originates from internal spiritual enlightenment, and that we must use this power to reach our higher selves: creating harmony".
Spirit / Shamanic / Trance Dance
Winsom weaves together strands from traditional West African, Native American and Earth Based Sources of Ancient and Contemporary forms. Through the dance Spirit is invited to embody us, to heal though spiritual ecstasy
Participants are invited to explore the Spiritual power that is within each of us that music and dance can bring forth. Through the dance participants will find their inner guide which will help to empower themselves and celebrate their strength and return home, causing us to feel the ecstasy of spiritual wholeness.
There are no steps, no expectations. Spirit knows the dance and once awakened, Spirit takes over
Come with an open HEART
This is an adult workshop
The Re- emergence of Spirituality
It is compelling and profound to remember why we have come into this life.
Start living the life we have come to live. Spirituality affects every part of our
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We will look at spiritual resources that have long been a part of indigenous and ancient cultures; that now mirrors new age thoughts, like the law of attraction. We will look at how to embody these resources in ways that are meaningful within our contemporary culture.
It is about who we are individually, and how we can move forward to meet the challenging and changing times.
This workshop is open to all.
Rituals for specific reasons are also created by the participants and guided by Winsom and her team.
Rituals are geared to different age groups.
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Keep your child safe with these tips on crib safety.
Your first baby is almost here, and you're busy preparing for his arrival. You'll need to stock up on baby clothes, accessories, bottles, pacifiers, teething toys, strollers… the list seems endless! But there is one item that is crucial to your baby's safety and development in his early years – his first crib. There are many types of cribs and cradles on the market, but there are quite a few factors that you should scrutinise carefully before making your decision. What are the structural attributes you should consider when choosing your baby's crib, and what features should it have to make sleep time safe for your little one? Motherhood goes through everything you need to know about picking the right crib for your little bundle of joy.
Buying Your Baby's First Crib
Do your homework
Before you head out to shop for a crib, do a little bit of homework first. Check out the size of your new nursery, and measure the dimensions of the spot in which the crib will be placed. Keep in mind these dimensions when shopping for the crib – it should fit comfortably in this spot, with enough room for you to manoeuvre around it. Next, measure the width of the room's door and your front door. Don't neglect this step, or you might end up with a crib that can't even fit through your front door! Pack a measuring tape in your bag before you go shopping – this is perfectly okay, and in fact, imperative in your process of crib selection. This allows you to select a crib that is of the correct size for your home and the nursery.
The crib should ideally be one that grows with your baby. Some cribs can be converted into toddler beds and can be used even until your baby is a kindergartener or preschooler. Cribs like these are a tad more expensive, but a good investment in the long run.
Safety First for Your Baby
Adjustable height
First off, the height of the crib should be easily adjustable – this allows you to raise or lower the mattress wherever necessary. You will likely use the crib at its highest height when your baby first arrives so that you can carry your little one in and out without causing too much strain to your back.
By the time your baby is able to sit up and stand on his own, the height of the crib should be lowered accordingly for his safety. This will keep your baby from tiptoeing over the edge, falling over, and hurting himself.
Cribs may also either have stationary sides or drop sides; the former requires you to bend over and reach into the cot to pick your baby up, whilst the latter slides down, allowing you to quickly carry your baby. Drop sides are that much more convenient but also present a potential safety risk for your little one, who might accidentally push the sides down during playtime.
You may be considering cribs of certain hues to match the colour scheme or theme of your new nursery. When selecting a crib, however, be careful to check that the paint on the crib (if any) does not contain any lead or volatile organic compounds (VOCs) – these can prove toxic to infants. If you're purchasing a pre-loved crib from the second-hand market, check for any peeling or cracked paintwork – these should be stripped and refinished with high-quality, lead-free, and non-toxic paint.
Wood, steel, or even plastic are often used when manufacturing baby cribs, but the most important factor to consider when shopping for a crib is its durability. While you're inspecting a crib that you think could potentially be a good fit for your nursery, nudge it a little to see if it wobbles or rattles. If it does, then cross it off your shortlist, and hunt for a sturdier one instead. A crib should be stable, and should not tremble or sway easily.
A safe crib should have its bolts, screws, and joints tightly and securely fastened. All surfaces must not possess any rough patches, jagged edges, or any tiny gaps that could pinch your fragile baby, and should also be free from any forms of cracks, splits, or splinters.
Baby mattress
Most cribs come with a tailored baby mattress that fits the crib's dimensions perfectly. Check that there is no more than two fingers' worth of excess space between the mattress and crib bars – any more than this and your baby could get stuck and injure his limbs. The bedding should also be
firm and sturdy; studies have shown that extra soft bedding (which you might think would make your infant more comfortable) can actually increase the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Assembling the Crib
If the crib you've purchased needs to be assembled at home, make sure you follow the instructions to a T. Once you're done, try shaking the frame as well to make sure that it does not jiggle unsteadily – any signs of a wobble show that the crib was not properly put together. Once the bed frame is properly assembled, it's time to place the crib in its spot in your new nursery. Make sure that your crib is located a safe distance away from any dangling objects, like curtains, blinds, or wiring, so that you eliminate any risk of your baby becoming entangled.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises that an infant's cot should have only two things within it – a firm mattress, and a fitted crib sheet, and nothing more. Experts recommend not placing any blankets, pillows, or plushies in the crib either. Your baby has little muscle control at his tender age, and these items are potential suffocation hazards as he rolls over and around the crib. Use warmer pyjamas while your baby is in the crib instead of bulky blankets if you are concerned about him getting cold. You may also line the crib with bumper pads, but do remove them once your little one has learned how to stand up on his own. At the right angle, these bumper pads can be utilised as a step, and your little one could climb (and fall) out of the crib. To calm or entertain your baby while he's in the crib, you can consider hanging a mobile above the crib as well – as long as the accessory is out of reach from your infant's curious hands.


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Friday, 6 February 2009
Quotes and Questions 38 - 3 Feb 09
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.
Rainer Maria Rilke
Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, time stays, we go.
Henry Austin Dobson
1) This is a mathematical formalization of a trajectory that consists of taking successive random steps. The results of this analysis have been applied to computer science, physics, ecology, economics and a number of other fields as a fundamental model for processes in time. For example, the path traced by a molecule as it travels in a liquid or a gas, the search path of a foraging animal, the price of a fluctuating stock and the financial status of a gambler can all be modeled as this. What is it known as?
2) Stephenson's Rocket isn't really a rocket- what is it?
3) This year the world celebrates the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009), marking the 400th anniversary of the first drawings of celestial objects through a telescope. Where was the first telescope invented?
4) And of course it is the Italian Galileo who is commonly accredited with having made the first telescope-enabled discoveries in 1609. However astronomers and historians in the UK are keen to promote a lesser-known figure who made the first drawing of the Moon through a telescope several months earlier than Galileo. Among other things, this man was a companion to the explorer Sir Walter Raleigh and credited with the introduction of the potato to Great Britain and Ireland. He did publish a study of various stacking patterns in 1591, and went on to develop an early version of atomic theory. July 26, a few months before Galileo, He turned his telescope towards the Moon and become the first person to draw an astronomical object through a telescope. He never published his drawings, but it seems he was the first- who was he?
5) In its earliest incarnation, Groundhog Day was part of Imbolc, a pagan celebration associated with fertility and weather divination. The ties between purification rituals and the month of February also hark back to the pagan era. The Lupercalia, a pagan Roman purification ritual, took place in February. The Romans had celebrated a rough equivalent to our Groundhog Day, in early February -- only this animal was in charge of weather divination- what was it?
6) Kepler's conjecture Is a mathematical conjecture about packing what in three-dimensional Euclidean space.
7) For electrons in a single atom, it states that no two electrons can have the same four quantum numbers. It has to do with spin, and half-integer ones at that. Electrons or protons can be fermions. Only one fermion can occupy a quantum state at a given time; Thus, if more than one occupies the same place in space, the properties of each fermion (e.g. its spin) must be different from the rest. What is this principle?
8) In 1930, Wolfgang Pauli postulated this to preserve conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, and conservation of angular momentum in beta decay. Pauli theorized that an undetected particle was carrying away the observed difference between the energy, momentum, and angular momentum of the initial and final particles. What did he discover?
9) Asimov presented it as a device storing the psycho historical equations showing the future development of humanity. This projects the equations onto walls in some unexplained manner, but it does not cast shadows, thus allowing workers easy interaction. Control operates through the power of the mind, allowing the user to zoom in to details of the equations, and to change them. One can make annotations, but by convention all amendments remain anonymous. What was it called?
10) It is a type of animal territory in which males of a certain species gather to demonstrate their prowess before or during mating season, a river in the west of the Netherlands, means "cure" or "medicine" in most Slavic languages and is a form of Cardassian currency in the Star Trek fictional universe. What is it?
11) It is a tabletop soccer game where the ball is controlled by the brainwaves of the players. Both players wear biosensor headbands which use embedded electrodes to monitor the electrical activity in the brain of each player and the game rewards the player producing the most Alpha and Theta brainwaves, the winners are portrayed by the game's inventors as "being the most relaxed".
12) He created in 1884 the world's first working solar cell by coating the semiconductor material selenium with an extremely thin layer of gold. The resulting cells had a conversion efficiency of only about 1% which in combination with the material's high cost prevented the use of such cells for energy supply. Selenium cells found other applications however, for example as light sensors for exposure timing in photo cameras, where they were common well into the 1960s. Who was this American inventor?
13) Time marches on….Scientists from this EU funded project have recently developed solar cells which are able to convert almost 40% of the energy of sunlight into electricity. Known as photovoltaic multi-junction solar cells, the design consist of different materials including gallium, phosphorus, indium and germanium and are stacked in vertical layers to make optimum use of the solar spectrum. What is this project called?
14) The idea for this derives from a 1990 science fiction novel by Thomas A. Easton: "There's the brain, the spinal chord, the motor centers. A cable, here, from the controller to the interface plug... wires from that to the brain." It explained how the controller, a computer, translated movements of the tiller or control yoke and the throttle and brake pedals into electrical signals and routed them as appropriate to the jets or motor centers, triggering the nervous system into commanding its muscles to serve the driver. This was demonstrated by UC Berkeley researchers at the MEMS 2009 conference What was used to demonstrate this?
15) The first identified was the electron, discovered by J.J. Thomson and his team of British physicists in 1897. They are a family of elementary particles, alongside quarks and gauge bosons (also known as force carriers). Like quarks, they are fermions with a half integer spin and are subject to the electromagnetic force, the gravitational force, and weak interaction. But unlike quarks, they do not participate in strong interaction. There are six flavours of, forming three generations. What are they?
16) How did the monkey wrench get its name?
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