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Ayahuasca & Kambo Retreat – 7 days 6 Nights
- King of Compassion Resorts - Amazon Ventures
- Amazon Rainforest, Iquitos, Peru
- Mar 31 - Apr 6, 2019 (7 days)
- $1,100.00 - Program Price
About This Event
Day #1 Sunday
9:00AM We will meet all guests at the airport when you arrive to transport you to your hotel or directly to the lodge, King of Compassion Resorts (Amazon Ventures EIRL). You will receive the keys to your room and an a brief explanation of the program and the retreat. After the meeting we will take a boat to the lodge via the Amazon River. Please inform us prior to arriving if you would like to be picked up at the airport.
1:00pm Lunch (rice , fish, soup, fruits, vegetables, salads , water, non-sugared
fruit juices ) All meals are salt free.
2:00PM Relaxation time in the Hammock Room
3:00PM Explanation of Kambo
3:30 Kambo Ceremony
4:30:PM Swimming in the Amazon River or or lagoon
7:00PM Dinner (rice , chicken, fish, soup, fruits, vegetables, salads , water, non sugared fruit juices ) All meals are salt free.
8:00PM Rest and relaxation in preparation for Day 2
Day #2 Monday
9:00AM Breakfast (tea, juice, fruits) No sugar
10:00AM Education on Ayahuasca medicine
12.30PM Lunch (rice , fish, soup, fruits, vegetables, salads , non-sugared fruit juices) All meals are salt free.
1:30PM Break/Relation time
8:00PM Ayahuasca ceremony. Duration approximately 4 hours
12:00PM Rest and relaxation in preparation for Day 3
Day #3 Tuesday
9:00AM Breakfast (tea, juice, fruits,) No sugar
10:00AM Floral bath with medicinal plants and aromatic flowers
12:30 Lunch Lunch (rice , fish, soup, fruits, vegetables, salads , non-sugared fruit juices) Small amounts of salt used in food preparation.
1:30PM Break/Relation time
4.00PM Join us for a walk through the Amazon Rain Forest to learn about
medicinal plants growing on the property and and in search for the Kambo medicine frogs
8:00PM Ayahuasca ceremony. Duration approximately 4 hours
12:00PM Rest and relaxation in preparation for Day 4
Day #4 Wednesday
8:00AM Teaching of toxin removal from the Kambo frog and and application
9:00AM Breakfast (tea, juice, fruits,) No sugar
10:00AM Swimming in the Amazon River or lagoon/Break/Relation time
12.30PM Lunch (rice , fish, soup, fruits, vegetables, salads , soda ) any of these meals each day without salt
1:30PM Break/ Relation time
8:00PM Ayahuasca ceremony. Duration approximately 4 hours
12:00PM Rest and relaxation in preparation for Day 5
Day #5 Thursday
8:00AM Breakfast ( tea, juice, fruits ) no sugar
9:00AM Education & preparation of Ayahuasca
1:00PM Lunch (rice , fish, soup, fruits, vegetables, salads , non-sugared fruit juices) All meals are salt free.
2:00PM Continuation of the preparation and the refining of the Ayahuasca "Brew"
7:00PM Dinner (rice , chicken, fish, soup, fruits, vegetables, salads , water, non sugared fruit juices ) All meals are salt free
8:00PM Rest and relaxation in preparation for Day 6
Day #6 Friday
8:00AM Breakfast ( tea, juice, fruits ) no sugar
9:00AM Fishing and searching for Pink dolphins in the Amazon river
1:00PM Lunch (rice , fish, soup, fruits, vegetables, salads , non-sugared fruit juices) All meals are salt free.
2:00PM Break/ Relation time in the Hammock Room
8:00PM Talks about the ancestral medicine Ayahuasca
9:00PM Ayahuasca ceremony. Duration approximately 4 hours
1:00AM Rest and relaxation in preparation for Day 7
Day #7 Saturday
8:00AM Breakfast ( tea, juice, fruits ) no sugar
9:00AM Floral bath with medicinal plants and aromatic flowers
12:30PM Lunch (rice , fish, soup, fruits, vegetables, salads , non-sugared fruit juices) All meals are salt free.
2:00PM Departure/End of program
"The problem is not to find the answer, it's to face the answer." Terrance Mckenna
Venue HighlightsAyahuasca & Kambo Combination Package includes your Food, Room, Kambo & Ayahuasca Ceremonies.
Participate in a night hunt for live Kambo Frogs and learn how the medicine works in a Kambo Application workshop!
All animals are treated with respect and live freely on our land.
Ayahuasca, Kambo Cleanse, Fishing, Pink Dolphins, Monkeys, Jaguars, Jungle Excursions, Kambo Frog Catching and more.
4 hectares of pristine jungle enclosed for your safety.
AccommodationsOur retreat is located about 45 minutes via boat up the Amazon river from Iquitos City. Private and shared rooms available. Plumbing and electricity available in all units.
Each room contains one or more queen size bed, bedding, bathroom & shower.
- Towels
- Coffee/Tea
- House Keeping
Menu Types
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Meat
- Organic
Menu/Cuisinehe Ayahuasca diet and these dietary guidelines are essential to get the most out of your experience with the Ayahuasca medicine.
Ayahuasca works with your body in strong biochemical, energetic ways. Everything you put into your body effects how these plants work within you so if you really want to get the most out of your Ayahuasca experience, please follow the Ayahuasca diet below.
Everything put in, on, or around your body (especially food) directly affects how these natural plant medicines works and how they work with your body, and energy field.
In order to maximize your healing and avoid any negative experiences, we follow and recommend a specific Ayahuasca diet for our Ayahuasca retreats. You can think of this as creating a blank canvas within your system so that the plants have as much space as possible to heal you without competition from other sources or interference from lower vibrational energies.
Another way to look at it, is that you need to be as clean as possible for the Ayahuasca brew to work inside you to its greatest potential. By eliminating certain things from your diet to help cleanse your body, physically and energetically, so that the plants can do their job on the healing process.
These guidelines also apply to post-dieta, the period in your life after your Ayahuasca retreat. From the perspective of this shamanic tradition, each plant represents and holds a different spirit, and in traditional thinking the work with Ayahuasca is not considered finished until many months after the actual ceremony.
By working with the plants we not only access the biological healing properties of the plant on a physical level, but also commune with the nature spirits who work through them.
These plant spirits must be totally respected within the body. They can intensely heal and transform you, but if you disrespect their gifts by contaminating your body once they are inside you, there can be consequences. Following the Ayahuasca diet can go a long way in demonstrating respect to these spirits.
This is not something to take lightly. A person can get very ill, or experience a wide array of unpleasant experiences, physically, energetically and spiritually if they disrespect the plants, or disregard the guidelines of the retreat. If you can not follow the Ayahuasca diet outlined on this page, then it is very likely that our retreats are not for you. However, if you can, then you can prepare yourself for some of the deepest healings, teachings, realizations and transformation that no words can ever fully describe.
We will provide all your food during your Ayahuasca retreat, as well as full information for post-retreat care. Your diet will be locally sourced and mainly consist of fresh vegetables.
Ayahuasca Diet Preparation
Before your arrival please consider the following guidelines. These guidelines are in place for your ultimate well being, and so that you can get the most out of your experience with the medicine. The Ayahuasca brew that is served during your ceremony is a very concentrated sacred plant brew, and in order for these plants to work within you to their greatest capacity, it is important that you prepare yourself to receive them.
All of the following should be thought of as a "minimum". The more you can prepare yourself and your body before your retreat, the more effective your retreat will be!
2 weeks before drinking Ayahuasca:
– Avoid any recreational drugs including marijuana and Alcohol.
48 – 72 hours before drinking Ayahuasca, avoid:
– Fried foods or excessive oil
– Sexual contact
– Spicy foods
– Fermented food
– Caffeine
– Non-fresh (canned or packaged) meat or fish products
– Liquid and Powdered protein extracts
– Brewers yeast or yeast-based supplements
– Dairy products
– Overripe fruits
– Processed sweets and refined sugar
– Excessive amounts of table salt
– Pork and red meat
This time is also an excellent opportunity for you to cut anything else out of your life which you may feel is not in line with your highest truth and potential.
Once again, the more "sacrifices" that you can make in cutting out these things from your diet in preparation for your experience, the fuller your experience can be. Mother Ayahuasca is sensitive to the amount of importance that you place on your healing, and we find that she tends to reward hard work and dedication.
IMPORTANT: Please read our Medical Guidelines for information regarding specific supplements and medications. This is especially important for people who are currently taking any type of medication or supplements. It is our policy that all guests must be free of pharmaceutical intervention 30 days prior to their retreats. Consult with your doctor if you need to stop taking any medication.
Post Ayahuasca Retreat – Continued Self-Care
For your wellbeing and the integration of your healing, we suggest that you continue to keep your body and habits as clean as possible. The healing process with these medicines does not stop after their effects are no longer noticeable in your consciousness! The spirit of the plants will be with you for a long time after your retreat, and you can greatly help the process of your healing and transformation by adhering to the following schedule:
For 10 Days, avoid:
– fried foods
– processed sugars
– frozen or icy cold foods/drinks
For 2 Weeks, avoid:
– fermented foods
– red meat
– coffee
– dairy
– citrus
– raw nuts
For 1 Month, avoid:
– alcohol
– pork
– Chilli
Note on sexual contact: We recommend that you avoid sexual contact for one week before, and one week after your ceremony. There are some very important reasons for this that we would like to discuss.
During your retreat with us, the Ayahuasca Brew that you will be ingesting will be opening you so deeply energetically, so as to really make space for the plants within you to do their work, heal you, and share all of their gifts with you.
When you connect with another person in a sexual way, you share very deeply with that person. There is a great deal of energetic "give-and-take", even between people who have never sat with the medicine before, and who may not be as open as you will be following ceremony. The openness that you will experience may cause you to "take on" energies from another person which may not be in line with your own healing and transformation.
So, to maintain the integrity and the momentum of your healing (which continues far longer than the time you spend with us) it is very important that you keep your energy to yourself. Additionally, it is recommended that men avoid all ejaculation for the same time period, as there is great power in reserving the sexual energy to increase and strengthen your healing process.
This abstinence is also important because it really helps give you space to be able to work with yourself. So as not to bring your focus externally, but really to hold the space for you to concentrate on your inner journey, the healing journey which led you to this sacred medicine.
This is for your own benefit, so you can get the most out of your healing experience, and give you the space that so many people do not give themselves, to really be with yourself. And in that space, to find greater depths of peace, joy, and bliss.
If you feel like you can adhere to these dietary guidelines, then the magnitude of healing that you can experience is so far beyond words. Healing on every level, mentally, physically, emotionally & spiritually. Are you are ready to book with us?
DirectionsWe are located approx 45 minutes via boat from Iquitos City overlooking the Amazon River.
Reviews To review this event, visit the page for the venue or retreat leaders (above).
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"It was a mixed blessing," said Brad Haley, executive vice president of marketing for Carl's Jr. "We wanted to create a Paris Hilton site that would attract visitors, and we certainly achieved that objective. Unfortunately, we just weren't prepared for the influx of traffic, and disappointed a number of visitors. It turned out that Paris was too hot for our servers."
In the 30-second spot, Hilton is shown eating The Spicy BBQ Six Dollar Burger while washing a Bentley in her swimsuit. On May 19, both Carl's Jr. and Hardee's(R) launched newly redesigned web sites showcasing the Paris Hilton mini site featuring the ad, along with behind-the-scenes footage and still shots from the filming of the commercial.
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Weekend of 1st Feb ~ 4th Feb
Well due to the Thaipusam festivities most of Malaysians had a longer than usual weekend as the celebrations was held on Thursday, and I being my lazy self took Friday off hence the extended weekend!!
After work we celebrated my colleague's farewell from Sony thus we booked a room at Neway Cheras to sing 'K' and be happy happy. It was mostly the younger generation of Sony so it was kinda fun and sang and screamed until the 'K' machine 'hang kei'. A short while later it was ok and continued on the screaming (well I was the one screaming anyway, the rest was actually singing) and left at approximately 11pm. Oh and by the way, right outside Neway, Joey Yong from HK was having her showcase, thus I had a glimpse of her. She looked great and the crowd welcomed her with full aplomb.
AhhHHhhhh~~~the beginning of a long weekend is always the best time of the holiday. The feeling of knowing that the day of re-starting work is far away is truly comforting and assuring. It's almost like the feeling of being a kid again whereby all things are being taken care of by your parents and all I need to do is be trouble-free and happy. That's why I LOVE Saturdays and HATE Sundays. I hate Sundays because I dread the fact that the next day is a working day and I feel so pressured to do and enjoy as much as possible in one day while psychologically hear the clock ticking away slowly towards the inevitable gloom of dooms-day Monday. Tick tock of the clock towards the trepidation of the office flock, how I wish I can block my mind from this cursed pre-workday mental lock.
But what the heck, it's the beginning of a 4 day long break so lets start my own festivities as I do not celebrate Thaipusam. On Thursday me and SL went up to Genting as we got hold of this fantastic promotion by Genting whereby they gave us a room to overnight PLUS 2 out-door theme park tickets for a measly RM 50 bucks!! The 2 out-door theme park tickets alone already cost RM 60, so the room is virtually free. Heck of a good deal if you ask me!!
So we left KL at around 1pm from Pasarakyat bus station (at Imbi) and checked in around 3pm. Went immediately for a quick lunch at McD's and promptly proceeded to the theme park as it was getting late and we do not want to waste a single sen of the ticket even though it was free. It was the usual Genting rides but all in all we romped through rides like:
i.) Cyclone – 1 ride (still a good ride even all these years)
ii.) Runaway Mine Train – 1 ride (with SL and nearly ran-away half way through the ride)
iii.) Solero Shot – 1 ride (do they still call it Solero Shot? I don't remember but still a good shot in the arm filled with the wonder of height and the terror of plunging flight)
iv.) Corkscrew – 3 times (I just LOVE this ride, the first drop after the long climb up is just the most exhilarating sensation compared to the rides. What a good screw to the senses)
v.) Dinosaurland (I think that's the name) – 1 ride (why didn't they just call it bore-land)
vi.) Paddle boat – 1 ride (yup, the classic boat paddling ride. As though my legs were not weak enough from all the other rides, I have to paddling through the entire Genting swamp (I mean lake).
Well, we finished at 7pm (closing time) and headed for dinner at Kopitiam. Had Claypot Chicken (RM 8 bucks for 1 pot. They should have just called it "Money Got? Then Pay up for the Pot since 'no more other choice lahhhh you Got!!' ". *Sigh* Uncle Lim, Uncle Lim.
Went jalan-jalan after dinner and went back to the hotel room at around 10pm.
Simple day whereby I woke-up, showered, checked-out, lunched at KFC and departed down to KL. Reached KL around 4pm, hanged around at SL's house and as the day was still early, we and SL's mum decided to head to the near-by pasar malam and I bought Gary Chou's newest album (pirated lah, sorry ahh Mr. Gary!!) Nice album, but not as good as his previous album. This guy I tell can really sing. His voice is very distinctive with pleasing hints of harshness and a full range of melody which makes his songs a delightful brew of ear-pleasing tunes coupled with a voice that easily bridges his emotions to you. All of the local artist out there, Gary is the best singer by far.
Dread and frustration overwhelmed me as duty called. Hence, I have to leave the comforts of my humble home to the troubles of the office. Worked full day, departed at 5:40pm. Left for home as I was tired, thus had dinner with my parents. Nothing significant happened and went out yamca with S to watch Chelsea Vs Charlton. Chelsea of course won thanks to the Charlton defense which welcomed Frank Lampard to a target practice session hence he scored the goal that won the match. Damn you Charlton.
Another slow day as I woke up at around 12pm and watched CSI on TV until 2pm and promptly left to Ampang to yamca with SL. I suggested to try out the big 'Old Town Kopitiam' near Cheras Leisure Mall, but SL said it was packed with people therefore we de-toured to a nearer 'Old Town Kopitiam' in Pandan Indah. Ordered a good cup of White Coffee and bread to talk 'kok' until dinner time.
We absolutely had no idea what to eat as we were kinda bored with all the food joints in Pandan Indah. We decided to have Korea BBQ, but after calling a few of SL's friends we abandoned that idea to dine at Izzi Restaurant AGAIN which makes it 2 weekends in a row already at Izzi. No matter, the Citibank 60% offer was too tempting thus me, SL, L and her boyfriend ordered Hainan Chicken Rice (for SL which was a bad choice haha), I had Pizza Tropicalle and L had steak with spaghetti (I think its spaghetti anyway!!) and her boyfriend had vegetarian Lasagna. After dinner we bumped into more friends but decided to depart and call it a day and thus ended the loooong weekend that was another Izzi weekend.
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Luke Bryan is buzzing with a headlining tour and a new album called Spring Break … Here to Party. CMT Hot 20 Countdown 's Tim Hardiman recently caught up with the easygoing Georgia native to talk about seeing his career climb slowly, sharing his stage equipment with his opening acts and singing karaoke with his bus drivers.
CMT: As soon as you walk on the stage, people go crazy. You're a humble guy, so how do you adjust to that?
Bryan: I've been so blessed to have my career gradually get bigger and bigger, so I've been able to absorb stuff and take stuff gradually. I never went at this whole business by getting bigheaded about stuff. Do you change a little bit? Well, yeah, you change things. That's just natural. But as far as requiring a bunch of people to tell me I'm great on a regular basis so I can go do a show? My thing is to get up there and have a good time and give the fans all you can and appreciate them spending their money and being in the stands — and just be appreciative of them cheering when you come onstage. It's what you live for — or it's what I live for, certainly, in this business.
Do you still marvel over your success?
Yeah, every day. … It was not long ago that we were playing places that were 300, 400, 500 people. I was checking with my road manager, and I was like, "How many people are out there?" And he was like, "Oh, It's about half full, we're good." And we were like, "Oh, at least it's half full. At least there's 300 or 400 people."
With the climb it's been, it's taken years, but I've never not enjoyed any of those years. … I enjoyed loading up in the 15-passenger van and traveling. I've enjoyed all aspects of it along the way.
Has there been any added pressure to you then?
I'd be lying if I said I didn't have any little freak-out moments every now and then or lose a little sleep at night worrying about stuff. But the big pressure coming into your first headlining tour is, "Are you gonna sell tickets?" And we're selling tickets, so now it's up to me to relax and just enjoy everything that's happening. For me to come in and be doing sold-out shows night in and night out, it's truly hard to believe. It blows my mind.
And I've been really lucky with each year. Something has happened to make each year continually get better, and the start of this year has just been amazing. January was rough. I was having some vocal issues, just being sick and having colds and stuff in January, but I got through January, and now we're having a good time out here. It's crazy.
Florida Georgia Line and Thompson Square have both said you've been incredibly accommodating for using the stage lights and everything you can offer them as the support acts at your concerts.
My thing is, when you put a bunch of rules on a tour, you have to hire three more people to enforce all the rules. So, with me, I want everyone to feel comfortable. It's a lot of little moving parts out here, and little hiccups will come. At the end of the day, the show's going to go on, and I want everybody to truly enjoy it. … I'm not going to try to erect new stages before I go out. I mean, the fans want to have the opportunity to get as close to Florida Georgia and Thompson Square as they can, so I think if I bottled them up on just one part of the stage, it would be a disservice to the fans that didn't get a closer photograph.
Can you describe the appeal of a lifestyle out on the road? It's not like you guys roll into a city and are able to go see a lot of tourist spots. You're limited to the venue because of how your schedule is most of the time, right?
Oh, yeah. With the whole new world of headlining every night, when I get offstage, it's 11:15, 11:20. By the time I shower and have a beer or two or have a drink or two, it's 1 o'clock. I'm typically an early riser, so I'm trying to get better about sleeping in until 10:30 or something. I need the rest, and the band's kind of the same way. So right when we wake up, we're all at the gym. We're at the gym by 11. We go to the gym for two hours. That's 1. We get back, eat lunch, that's 2. Soundcheck at 3. It's a whole new world. Back when I was doing 20- or 40-minute sets, I'd ride off and go fishing all day. …
You try to give everybody that works for you a little time. I think they love that, and that makes people want to work around you and want to be around you more. I always want to have a personal relationship with everybody that works for me. They're out here, and it's grueling. Our crew guys, it's amazing what they have to go through to make a show happen every night. So it's the least I can do to make this as enjoyable as I can.
We had two nights in a row in Bloomington, Ill., and all the bus drivers and the truck drivers had the night off, so we did a little karaoke night. We rented a karaoke company to come in. Man, we had a blast. Some of the guys had a little too much fun, but that was what it was all about. If we get the opportunity to do something nice or have some fun or punk somebody, that breaks up the [routine] out here. You just have fun and try to change up the day, try to go catch a movie every now and then.
When you're onstage, you look like you're having more fun than anybody in the room? That's not an act.
No, that moment is my time. I'm not checking emails, text messages. That's my time. And that's what all this is for, in my opinion. I moved to town with a mindset of "everything I do is for getting to a live show." That's my time. No matter how hard, no matter how many places you gotta travel or fly, when you get onstage, that's when it all becomes worth it. And when you look into the eyes of your people out there that came to see you, that's when it's like, "Yep, this is what it's all about." This is why we don't sleep, and this is why we write songs and try to be the best. This moment right here onstage.


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Late last week, I was privy to a personal tour of Old Major, the restaurant that culinary patron saint Justin Brunson, who also owns Masterpiece Deli, is tentatively opening on February 24 in Highland. The space, innovatively designed by Fin Art, a local firm, is still undergoing construction, but Brunson and his formidable crew of heavy hitters, including GM Jonathan Greschler and pastry chef Nadine Donovan, are working around the clock to get their neighborhood restaurant -- surely the most anticipated new dining temple of 2013 -- open by their target date.
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And when it's finally unleashed, it'll feature dinner seven nights a week until Mother's Day, at which time Brunson and his staff will begin serving brunch on the weekends and lunch daily from the exhibition show kitchen, a gleaming display of enviable equipment that shares square footage with a wooden butcher's table that will double as a six- to eight-seat chef's table in the near future. Brunson also has an on-site meat locker dedicated solely to nose-to-tail butchery, as well as a USDA-approved charcuterie room that sits front and center in the sixty-seat dining room.
And the setting -- deep red walls tinged with just a hue of pastoral orange; reclaimed lumber from tear-downs that surface the slightly sloped barrel ceiling and much of the wall space; rusticated wooden chairs; original maple floors; corrugated steel accents; exposed duct piping; smoke stack light fixtures from old tractors; and wooden bench seating, above which is a long light board of antiquated black-and-white photos taken of Colorado's landscape from the airplanes of the United States Air Force -- is intended, says Greschler, to withstand the test of time. "All of the design elements were chosen on purpose to a make Old Major a comfort-driven environment that will last for years and years and years," he notes.
The dining room will also trumpet a custom-made harvest table devoted to wine -- an obsession of Greschler, who's a sommelier and Old Major's master grape guru. "It's going to be a gorgeous table that displays wines, decanters, aerators and high-end glassware," he says.
And the beverage program, which Greschler calls "focused and eclectic," is designed to showcase Brunson's elevated farmhouse cuisine, which will emphasize butchery, both seafood and meat. The restaurant will source from local farmers, as well as from its own 2,700-square-foot vegetable garden that sits on a plot at the Infinite Monkey Theorem Winery, in RiNo.
When Old Major opens, it's bound to be one of the most coveted reservations in the city, but while 75 percent of the dining room seating is dedicated to reservations, Greschler stresses that the remaining percentage will be saved for walk-ins -- and the bar, he reveals, is first-come, first-served. "We want to pay homage to the neighborhood, and we really want them to be a part of this, so we'll have a lot of open seating."
And that includes the tables on patios -- one directly in front of the restaurant, on the sidewalk, and a second, heated and soon-to-be canopied patio on the north side. The north-facing patio will also have stools that slide up into the inside/outside bar formation, which allows guests sitting on the outside to peer inside and guests perched inside to peer out, all via a sliding rail door. In addition, there's a garage door in the bar that opens to the front patio.
While the space is still a bit raw -- every day brings new design elements -- it's definitely coming to fruition, and when I stopped in to take a peek, it was clear that this is a restaurant that's determined to be an aesthetic triumph. And given Brunson's insatiable passion and virtuosity in the kitchen, my guess is that it'll be a transporting culinary odyssey, too.
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The Brunch Dish: Sublime Sweet and Savory French Toast at Nopa, San Francisco
The french toast at Nopa is justly famous; as much a custard as a breadstuff, loose and weeping cream as you press your fork in. The secret is a base of eggy pan de mie (soaked in lots of cream), just crisped on the edges and crowned with honey butter. This winter's version is strewn with strands of meyer lemon marmalade; syrup is optional and a little obscene.
The half-order we devoured on a recent visit was one of the best versions of the dish I've ever tasted—but it's really more than one person can handle. Instead, go family style, choose something savory first, and then finish up with a round of coffee and a half-order of the rich stuff. ($7, $15 full order)
Where to start? The housemade garlic sausage ($15) is grilled over wood until the crisp casing has a bit of caramelization that makes for a satisfying snap, giving way to a sweet and garlicky interior. The sausage is served on a bed of farro, a little smoky and a little stewy, with sweet sauteed cabbage, two runny poached eggs, and a scattering of pickled onions to contribute a little zip.
If you've given up on having a well rounded meal, though, the correct order is the goat cheese bread pudding ($9) which isn't far off from a savory French toast, in slightly more cubical format. This tender pillow is rich inside, crisp outside, and delicately goaty, perched on top of a layer of tangy creamed goat cheese to reinforce the savory side. There's a watercress, fennel, and sweet date salad to round out the plate, but you'll have to just admit to yourself that you're eating multiple courses of some of San Francisco's best French toast, and there's nothing wrong with that.
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Paving my machine for a fresh 2009 - First-Pass Must-Haves
Back in 2006 I paved (or "formatted", or "torched", or "gave "a technical enema") to my main machine and blogged about the what I call the first-pass software I installed on this new fresh machine.
It was time to torch my Atwood Quadpower machine and name it Quadpower7. Time for a clean install, and this time it includes Windows 7 x64 Ultimate.
I know I have a Tools List (that I know needs to be updated, thank you) but what I needed on this new machine was to be as productive as possible as fast as possible. I needed the 80% stuff installed.
First-Pass Must-Have Apps for a Fresh Machine and a Happy Life
Here's what I installed. Total time from naked drive to productive was about 4 hours. Could have been faster had I downloaded things ahead of time or used CDs.
Windows Utils
- 7-Zip - Best Zip Tool with the best shell integration.
- AutoHotkey and the AutoCorrect for English Script - This will change "teh" to "the" everywhere I type. Plus 4700 other common English misspellings.
- SmartFTP - Love them and gave them money. Got the 64-bit version.
- Paint.NET - The best free Image Editor in town. Thanks Rick Brewster!
- Prish Image Resizer - If there's one secret super amazing gem in this list, it's Prish. After I pave my wife's machine this is the ONLY util she insists on. She refuses to even touch the machine - "Is Prish on? No? Don't talk to me." Go get it and bask in the wonder of this glorious little app that's hard to find on the web. Gotta get this man a domain name.
- Notepad2 3.0 - It's like notepad, but 2. Er, 3.0.
Developer Stuff
Easiest and fastest way to get productive is to use the Web Platform Installer. It also configures IIS, installs VS and SQL, and can install Silverlight tools, etc. if you like. This tool alone saves me HOURS each time I pave a machine.
- Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Web and C# Express and SQL Server 2008 Express
- ASP.NET MVC 1.0 - Cuz it's the new hotness.
- TortoiseSVN - So I can get Source Code from everywhere.
- Firefox and Chrome - So I can test all three major renderers.
Organizational Stuff
- Word, PowerPoint, Outlook (On my fifth 60 day trial! (kidding.))
- Evernote - Keep your notes everywhere, any device, all sync'ed. Installed their Bookmarklet also.
- RememberTheMilk - My Task List Manager. Installed with their Bookmarklet.
- Delicious - How I manage my web-site bookmarks. Installed with their Bookmarklet.
- Passpack Offline - Password Manager with many options and lots of security.
Blogging Stuff
- Windows Live Writer - I love this team and I love their product. Also installed the Pre-Code Plugin for my code samples.
- SnagIt and WindowClippings - SnagIt because their image editor is butter, and WindowClippings because it's amazing with transparency.
- FeedDemon - I know you guys are all Google Reader and all, but I really prefer to read my blogs in a REAL client. FeedDemon's awesome, it's free, and it's written in Delphi. What's not to like?
Social Stuff
- TweetDeck - My current Twitter power-client of choice.
- Zune - Because the Zune Pass kicks ass, as does Jazmine Sullivan.
- Messenger - Cuz you gotta chat.
- Skype and ooVoo - The former so I can talk cheap around the world, and the latter so I can video chat with up to 6 other people in 640x480 high res.
Pretty Stuff
- Mike Swanson's Windows 7 Theme Pack - Some of Mike's best images for my wallpaper, auto-updating every 30 minutes.
- VLC Player - For playing any video that I don't feel like getting a Codec for. (Which is fewer and fewer as there's lots of codecs included in Win7.)
And there you go. That was it. There's other stuff, but it's part of the 20% and I'll install them as I need them.
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WordPress Lets Bloggers Pay with Bitcoin, Improving Global Access
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The world's most popular Web publishing platform has begun accepting Bitcoin, an international digital currency and payment system with no central issuing authority.
WordPress, whose software is used by bloggers worldwide, said Thursday that customers can now use Bitcoin in lieu of credit cards or PayPal to pay for upgrades.
While WordPress lets anyone build a website without charge, the company sells hosting and design services, as well as an ad-free version of its blogging platform. Andy Skelton, an engineer with Automattic, the company that owns WordPress, wrote Thursday in a blog post that it is accepting the unregulated currency to ensure universal access to its services.
"PayPal alone blocks access from over 60 countries, and many credit card companies have similar restrictions," Skelton wrote. "Some are blocked for political reasons, some because of higher fraud rates, and some for other financial reasons. Whatever the reason, we don't think an individual blogger from Haiti, Ethiopia, or Kenya should have diminished access to the blogosphere because of payment issues they can't control."
BitPay, an Orlando-based company that helps online merchants accept the digitized currency as payment, will process payments on WordPress' behalf.
Bitcoin, which had an estimated 740,000 users worldwide in 2011, lets users move money instantaneously to others via the Internet.
Though a growing number of merchants worldwide accept Bitcoin, WordPress, which hosts roughly 57.8 million websites worldwide, is almost certainly the biggest to accept the virtual tender. Bitcoin Friday, a sale last week by about 74 merchants that take the currency, had uneven results and appealed mostly to existing users.
WordPress could help Bitcoin go mainstream. Roughly half of the most-visited blogs in the world use the WordPress platform, according to a study published in April by Pingdom, a website monitoring service.
WordPress approached BitPay several months ago, according to Anthony Gallippi, BitPay's founder and chief executive.
According to Gallippi, the platform provider hoped to enable users to pay with Bitcoin but had questions about legal and financial risks associated with the currency, which is not sanctioned or controlled by any government and trades at a volatile exchange rate to the dollar.
BitPay removes much of the currency risk for its client since WordPress will never take legal possession of the coins, Gallippi says. BitPay immediately converts the digital currency received from shoppers into dollars and guarantees an exchange rate for merchants.
Gallippi says he expects the move by WordPress to spur other merchants to overcome their concerns. "Now that WordPress has taken the plunge, there's an example the lawyers can review and look at and say 'Maybe we can try it, too.'"


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Arcane Brilliance: Mists of Pandaria talent spec guide for mages
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Arcane Brilliance for arcane, fire and frost mages. This week, we're looking at the overhauled talent system in Mists of Pandaria and figuring out which talent is best for killing warlocks. My initial impression is all of them. All of the talents are good for killing warlocks.
So with the expansion less than two months away and patch 5.0 looming on the "any week now" precipice, it's time we stopped messing around. I promise to stop skipping weeks of this column for trivial things like "family," or "crippling work schedule," or "violent and possibly terminal illnesses," because, damn. The time is short. The end of the end of the world is nigh, and the coming panda apocalypse is nearly upon us. We need to get down to the nitty-gritty here, guys.
Look forward to some extra mage content in between Arcane Brilliances as we ramp up in the coming weeks, in the form of basic class 101 guides for all the stuff you need to know before the expansion hits. I'll save the Saturday columns for more detailed analysis.
This week, we're wading neck deep into the new talent system, since it's probably the single biggest change our class is undergoing in Mists. It's a bona fide shock to the system and a radical departure from the status quo, and believe me when I say that it will take all of us some getting used to before it begins to feel even remotely normal.
The whole basis behind this talent system revamp is to eliminate cookie-cutter specs and provide us with six distinct choices between talents that serve roughly the same function as each other with slightly different mechanics. The idea is to provide freedom of choice by removing the need to pick the best talent at each tier. Each of the three choices at each tier is designed to be a good choice depending on playstyle, and no specific talent is supposed to provide measurably better DPS than another, so we can all hold hands, smoke the peace pipe, and pick whatever we like.
And now's the part where we all decide which of these equal talents are more equal than the others.
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Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification: Socio-Economic Objective
"The Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC) is jointly produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Statistics New Zealand (Statistics NZ). ANZSRC is the collective name for a set of three related classifications developed for use in the measurement and analysis of research and experimental development (R&D) undertaken in Australia and New Zealand. The three constituent classifications included in the ANZSRC are: Type of Activity (TOA), Fields of Research (FOR), and Socio-economic Objective (SEO).


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Steve Martin closed out his 15th season as the head of the Monarch wrestling program. During the 2018-19 season, Martin picked up his 10th All-American in Larry Early. Martin has now compiled a 162-118-3 record during his time at ODU.
Winning is all that Old Dominion wrestling coach Steve Martin has ever known. From his days as a high school wrestler at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, as a three-time Virginia high school state champion, to his days at the University of Iowa where he was an All-American and Midlands Champion, and as the head coach at Great Bridge High School, all Steve Martin has ever known is winning.
Adding the 33rd All-American (Larry Early) in ODU Wrestling history, Steve Martin completed his 15th season with a 9-7 dual record. Sophomore Michael McGee was crowned 125-pound MAC Champion for the second-straight year. Early finished in eighth at the NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh, who finished with a 25-8 mark. The 2018-19 season also marked the season Martin led ODU to a dual win over a top-25 team in Northwestern. McGee was also named a NWCA Academic All-American. Early was named to the VaSID First Team All-State, while four wrestlers in McGee, Killian Cardinale, Dean Drugac and Shane Jones were place on the MAC All-Academic Team.
In the 2017-2018 season, Martin took four Monarchs to the NCAA Championships held in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to the NCAA's, ODU finished in seventh at the MAC Championships, where 125-pound Michael McGee was crowned champion. McGee was named MAC Freshman of the Year, the first true freshman to win the honor since 2014. For the first time in four season, ODU did not earn an All-American. In his 14th season, Martin scheduled six top-25 teams for dual meets.
In his 13th season, Martin led the Monarchs to a fourth place finish at MAC Championships. Jack Dechow was crowned MAC Champion for the third time under Martin. At the 2017 NCAA Championship, Martin's Monarchs fell right outside of a top-25 finish, finishing 26th. Kevin Beazley finished eighth at the NCAA Championships, making that at least one All-American in the last four seasons.
Martin led Chris Mecate to a fifth-place finish at the 2016 NCAA Championships to become ODU's first-ever back-to-back DI All-American and the first back-to-back All-American since Mike McCarthy in 1975-76. Brandon Jeske turned in a 3-2 performance at NCAAs in his third-straight appearance and knocked off No. 2 seed Joey Dance of Virginia Tech along the way. Jack Dechow reached his third-straight championship as well, registering a 3-2 record. Martin's Monarchs reeled in their third-straight top-25 team finish at NCAAs in 2016 and also captured their 500th program dual meet win with a thrilling 19-18 criteria victory over Northern Illinois on Feb. 19. With that victory, Martin became the second all-time winningest coach in Old Dominion history. In the classroom, Martin led four wrestlers to the MAC All-Academic Team and saw Jack Dechow earn MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete credentials. Austin Coburn also received a MAC Presidential Award.
In his 11th season as head coach in 2014-15, he led ODU to a second place finish at the Mid-American Conference Championship and also tied the program record with seven NCAA qualifiers. Chris Mecate and Alexander Richardson each earned All-American honors, marking the first time since 1991 that two ODU wrestlers have achieved that feat in the same season. Tristan Warner was the recipient of the NCAA's Elite 89 award for the second consecutive season, becoming just the second division I wrestler to earn the award in back-to-back seasons. Throughout the season, the Monarchs defeated five top-25 teams and were consistently ranked in all seven team polls. ODU finished in 22nd place at the national tournament and closed out the season ranked No. 22 in the NWCA Coaches Poll.
ODU has now sent 51 overall wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in the past 11 seasons under Coach Martin. He has led Old Dominion to double-digit dual victories in nine of his 11 seasons with the program.
Under Coach Martin there have been several multi-year NCAA qualifiers. James Nicholson (2007-2011) is the only wrestler to go to the NCAA Championships four times during Martin's tenure as head coach. There are seven who have reached the Championships under Martin three times. Those grapplers include Ryan Wilson (05-09), Jesse Strawn (06-10), Chris Brown (06-10), Kyle Hutter (06-11), Tristan Warner (10-15), Alexander Richardson (13-16), and Chris Mecate (13-16).
The 2013-14 season gave the Monarchs six NCAA Qualifiers after all finished 4th or better at the MAC Championships in the team's inaugural season in the Mid-American Conference. ODU's freshmen Brandon Jeske and Jack Dechow reached the NCAA's for the first time in their career, Dechow won the MAC Championship and became an All-American after finishing in 4th place at the NCAA's. Chris Mecate, Alexander Richardson and Billy Curling all qualified at the NCAA's for their second straight season. ODU's Tristan Warner qualified for the second time in three years at the NCAA's and also won the Elite 89 Award, given to a participant who has the highest GPA in the NCAA Championship. Kevin Beazley also qualified for the second-straight year for the Junior World Championships in Zagreb, Coratia after winning the Greco-Roman International Wrestling Federation (FILA) Junior World Team Trials at his weight class of 96 kg (211 pounds).
In 2012-13, the Monarchs hovered within the Top 25 as a team for much of the season for the second-straight year. Four wrestlers, Chris Mecate, Billy Curling, Alexander Richardson and Rob Deutsch, qualified for the NCAA Championships individually. Freshman Chris Mecate captured the CAA crown at 141 and was later named the CAA Rookie of the Year. Additionally, Billy Curling overcame a mid-season knee injury to capture a CAA title at 174, while Kevin Beazley won the 2013 Greco-Roman FILA Trials at his weight class of 96kg (211 lbs) and competed in the Junior World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
In dual action, Martin's squad swept through the CAA by defeating all six conference foes, in what was the Monarchs last season in the CAA. In the season's home opener, Coach Martin picked up win No. 100 at Old Dominion when his Monarchs defeated the No. 25 ranked team in the country, Wisconsin, 19-12. The following week, the Monarchs defeated the eight-time team national champions in Iowa State (22-13) in Ames, Iowa in front of over 2,000 fans.
Martin led ODU back into the Top 25 in 2011-12 en route to capturing a school record seven qualifiers for the NCAA Championships. Scott Festejo and Te Edwards each won CAA titles for ODU while the Monarchs stunned ranked foes Iowa State, Rutgers and Central Michigan during the season.
The 2010-11 campaign saw Martin and the Monarchs produce their fourth-straight All-American, as James Nicholson earned All-American honors for the second time in his career, becoming the first Monarch since Buddy Lee to be a two-time All-American. The Monarchs sent three student-athletes to the national tournament, including Nicholson, Kyle Hutter and Joey Metzler.
In 2009-10, Martin led three Monarchs to CAA Championships to qualify for the NCAA Tournament and produced an All-American for the third-straight season, with Chris Brown finishing eighth at 165-pounds. With three NCAA qualifiers, it totaled 25 participants at the NCAA Championships in the last six years for ODU.
The 2008-09 season was perhaps one of the greatest in ODU wrestling history. The team was ranked 16th in the country in the final dual meet rankings and went a perfect 5-0 in league duals to claim the regular season CAA title. The Blue and Silver posted victories over nationally-ranked Hofstra and Virginia Tech and had a Top 20 finish in the NCAA Tournament with the school's second ever national finalist.
For the sixth-straight season ODU won double-digit dual matches and Martin was named the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID) Coach of the Year for the 2008-09 season.
Martin and ODU recorded five-straight second place finishes at the CAA Tournament from 2005-09 and produced the most wins in a three-year span in school history (45) from 2006-2009.
In 2007-08, Martin led the team to its second-best record in school history, finishing 17-3 in dual action. Also for the first time in school history the Monarchs earned a top 20 ranking as a team. He was named the CAA Coach of the Year as well as the VaSID Coach of the Year. Martin led six Monarchs to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, including ODU's first All-American since 1995, James Nicholson.
In 2006-07, ODU had three NCAA Qualifiers, including coaching a wrestler mere seconds away from All-American status. The team also boasted its first ever Academic All-American in Ryan Williams, and an alternate on the Junior World team.
Coach Martin also led Old Dominion in two wins in the first two matches ever held at The Ted Constant Convocation Center. ODU will continue to host wrestling matches at The Ted under the direction of Martin.
The foundation for Martin's winning resume was also built on his pedigree. His father, the legendary Billy Martin, is the father of Virginia wrestling and won 22 state wrestling team titles in 23 years and coached dozens of state champions that went on to win and place at the NCAA championships.
Martin's brother David was a four-time Virginia high school state champion at Granby high school under his father and went on to wrestle at Indiana State.
Billy Martin, Jr. was a three-time NCAA all-American at Oklahoma State, finishing second in 1974. Wayne Martin preceded Steve at Great Bridge after wrestling at Old Dominion, and has now taken over again at Great Bridge now that Steve is the coach at ODU.
The groundwork for a successful wrestling coach was set in motion even before Steve Martin stepped on the mat as a competitor.
As a coach, he saw success only matched by his father, leading Great Bridge to 13 state championships in 14 years. Each of those 13 years, Martin's Wildcats were nationally ranked.
Moving up to the college ranks, Martin still keeps the winning attitude that's built around hard work in the wrestling room, hard work on your own, and hard work in the classroom.
"We had this emphasis in college, where you broke somebody," Steve Martin told the Virginian-Pilot in 2001. "You won by 15 points, or you pinned them, and at the end of the match, they crawled off the mat mentally and physically destroyed and they never wanted to step on the mat again with you."
Martin coached 40 high school state champions, 98 state place-winners, 35 All-Americans (freestyle and folkstyle) and six high school national champions. He also coached NCAA Division I National Champion Carl Perry to three high school state championships at Great Bridge. Perry is currently an assistant at Illinois.
He was awarded the National Wrestling Coaches Association state and regional coach of the year in 1995 and 2000. The Norfolk Sports Club named him the Bob Bates Award winner as the Outstanding Metropolitan Coach of the Year.
On the high school level, Martin has been active in Virginia USA Wrestling, coaching at the Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D. and has coached with the Wrestling USA Magazine Dream Team Classic and the Dapper Dan Classic in Pennsylvania.
At Old Dominion, Martin will have more of a challenge and he readily accepts it. Making the Monarchs program one of the top programs on the East Coast and in the nation is paramount.
"Virginia high school wrestling is making a name for itself on the national level. While we will be recruiting nationally, it will be goal of our staff to keep these Virginia kids at home in front of their family and friends," Martin said.
His goal to become a coach was the first step, and with the administration supporting the program, becoming a winning program will be only a matter of time, Martin says.
"The school has made a nice commitment to the wrestling program," said Martin in an interview with Ron Good of Amateur Wrestling News in September of 2004.
Martin graduated from the University of Iowa in 1991 and got his master's degree from George Washington University in 1996. Steve and his wife Lori live in Chesapeake, Va. They have four children in Madison, Macy, McKenna and Max.
Martin enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family. When he is not on the mat, you can find him at the beach or at the Martin's farm on Knott's Island, N.C.


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This archive contains all documents published by cep over the last few years:
cepAdhoc: Incisive comment on current EU policy issues.
cepPolicyBrief: Concise 4-page reviews of EU proposals (Regulations, Directives, Green Papers, White Papers, Communications) – including a brief summary and economic and legal assessments.
cepInput: Impulse to current discussions of EU policies.
cepStudy: Comprehensive examination of EU policy proposals affecting the economy.
The "European Semester" serves to contribute to the yearly ex-ante economic policy coordination of Member States. On the basis of National Reform Programmes, the EU issues country-specific recommendations for action. The implementation of these measures is to eliminate macro-economic imbalances and to serve the targets of the "Europe 2020" strategy.
The Commission wishes to align energy taxation to its energy and climate protection targets by 2020 by linking taxation rates to CO2 content and to energy content. The CO2 related taxation component
Is to promote low-carbon motor and heating fuels and covers all consumers of motor and heating fuels who are not subject to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.
In 2009, the Lisbon Treaty conferred upon the EU competency for space travel (Art. 189 TFEU). Above all, it empowers the EU to take joint initiatives to promote scientific and technical progress and to boost competitiveness in the space industry. In the communication the Commission presents its ideas on how the EU can execute its new competency for space travel.
The euro zone currently finds itself in an existential crisis. The increasingly dramatic rescue measures that have been taken to save over-indebted euro states from insolvency have failed, without exception, to calm the situation. There are growing concerns about further countries being swept aside with it. Therefore, the cep has developed a fact-based Default Index reflecting the erosion of creditworthiness in euro zone member states.
The EU has been granting tariff preferences to developing countries since 1971 to help them improve their performance on the global market and to aid their economic development. The basis for that is the "Scheme of Generalised Tariff Preferences" (GSP). The Commission wishes to revise the existing tariff preference scheme and to suspend a number of countries which until now have been GSP beneficiaries as it deems them competitive at international level.
The Commission proposes two Regulations regarding the introduction of a unitary patent protection in 25 Member States. Italy and Spain will not be participating in this enhanced cooperation. The Patent Regulation provides for the possibility of granting unitary patent protection to the European patent, which consists of a "bundle" of various national patents, in 25 Member States. The Translation Requirements Regulation contains translation requirements for the EU Patent with unitary effect.
With its White Paper, the Commission instigates a discussion on how to provide policyholders with comprehensive protection that is harmonised at EU level for the event of insurance companies becoming insolvent. Similar to the bank deposit guarantee scheme, the Commission's aim is to establish a European guarantee scheme for insurances covering both life and non-life insurances.
The Data Retention Directive stipulates that providers of telecommunications, mobile and internet services are obliged to retain traffic and location data of users. The purpose of this is the investigation, detection and prosecution of "serious crime". In its Report, the Commission evaluates the Member States' application of the Data Retention Directive, its benefit and impact.
According to the Commission, short-termism and excessive risk-taking endanger sustainable economic growth and the stability of the financial market. To tackle these issues, the Commission proposes to increase shareholders' participation in corporate decisions and the transparency of asset managers' and advisors' activities. Finally the Commission discusses the promotion of women and calls for a women's quota system.
In order to limit global climate change to a global warming of below 2°C, the EU is to move towards a "competitive low carbon economy" in 2050. To this end, the Commission presents a roadmap for possible action up to 2050 which could enable the EU to meet its climate protection target for 2050. The roadmap is based on analysis of alternative scenarios.


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Sometimes you need a segue. Not one of those vertical scooter-like vehicles that automatically prompts a chuckle with visions of Paul Blart or Gob awkwardly motoring along (I apologize if you have not seen Mall Cop or Arrested Development. I also apologize for admitting that I have). A segue that gracefully closes the door on one thing while getting you excited about what is yet to come.
Currently I'm making the transition from Summer to Fall. In the last few weeks I've had a lunch of fresh tomatoes with shaved corn, basil and goat cheese while then enjoying a slice of apple pie for dessert. While I'm not complaining about either of these dishes, I'm feeling the pull of wanting to snatch up the last of the Summer's bounty while yet being nudged into cold weather foods, with thoughts of cold, dark evenings, and *gasp* even the holidays.
With my mind leaning into the cold months eating raw zucchini, and fresh tomatoes feels somewhat uncouth. In an effort to seque to Fall while still saying my long goodbyes to Summer I created a meal that has a hand in either direction.
Bright Summer tomatoes blend with sun-dried tomatoes for added depth and warmth. Fresh herbs brighten while sweet paprika add a subtle smokiness that spurs up images of evenings in front of the fire. A thick hearty tomato paste that softens under the heat of pasta is again brightened with a casually placed pile of fresh arugula. Topped with freshly grated Parmesan and toasted walnuts it's the perfect segue of the seasons.
Tomato Pesto
If you'd prefer to pass on the pasta slather this pesto on a sandwich instead. Perhaps grilled with a slice of Provolone.
1 medium tomato
½ cup sun-dried tomatoes (if using oil cured reserved 2 T of the oil to add in later)
1 garlic clove
½ cup fresh basil
1 tablespoon fresh tarragon (optional)
½ teaspoon sweet paprika
¼ cup toasted walnut halves
½ cup grated Parmesan
½ teaspoon salt
In the bowl of a food processor add the tomatoes and garlic. Blend. Add the remaining ingredients and blend to combine. Tast and adjust seasoning.
Toss this with pasta and top with Parmesan and walnuts. Or simply use as a sandwich spread or a fresh vegetable dip.


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Olt preparing for move to outfield
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Mike Olt said he can be a "great" outfielder but needs more time out there. He will get it in Spring Training as the Rangers have asked him to prepare to play multiple positions.
"I'll be comfortable when I practice out there," Olt said. "Last year I didn't play much out there, three random games in the Minors and a couple up here. But once I get a feel for it, it will be fine."
Olt's normal position is third base, but the Rangers have Adrian Beltre there. Olt will also play first and the outfield this spring as a way to increase his value, versatility and chances to make the team.
"I guess I'm going to do everything," Olt said. "Last year, I focused on third base because I knew I was going back to the Minors. This spring, I'll focus on first and the outfield."
Olt is still with the Rangers after a winter of being in the middle of almost every possible trade discussion. The Rangers two main targets were former Rays pitcher James Shields and former D-backs outfielder Justin Upton. There's little doubt that Olt would have been included if the Rangers had pulled off a deal for either one of those two.
"I didn't really try to look at that stuff but you walk into a deli and people say, you're getting traded, here, here or here," Olt said. "It would have been a change of scenery and a good opportunity. Hopefully there will be a good spot for me here."


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Hidden from pirates in the ice and fog of the Bering Sea, the crew of the Kapital weigh the risk of detection against the need to rescue their missing crewmates. Revealed are details about the events of the crash, including the Kapital's resupply visit to an underwater Hong Kong and the new city that has, literally, grown out of the debris. Hyperdetailed world building meshed with forward-thinking social sci-fi.
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Wow, you hit most of them...I did like the spider monkey scene & the extra that got cut out of Carliste & Esme...di0772 wrote:OMG, where do I start!
Don't get me wrong I like the movie for what it was - a Hollywood style chick flick but it didn't have enough substance.
The storyline was lost and the intensity left me feeling empty. Too much of the book was left out.
Did anyone notice the most important lines from the book were said in the wrong locations? Like Bella telling Edward he's a Vampire in the forest instead of having the conversation in the car. Oh hang on they left that scene or several car scenes out altogether. When they did put the lines in the timing was out, it really didn't follow the time line in the book. Bella arrives in January and they say she hasn't been there for years, it was only when she turned 14 and then Charlie went to California to have xmas with her.
It was the lack of attention to details that really peeved my off. Bella leaving Phoenix in a grey long sleeve shirt and black vest but in the book it was a white lace shirt. There was no rocking chair in Bellas room. Edwards car was meant to stand out but it look like a normal car. Edwards leather sofa should have been black. The stupid graduation hats on the wall. Bella wearing a jogger to the prom. I could keep going on and on and on but I don't think we have time.
Then there were the special moments from the book that we done sooo wrong. The Prom, they dance inside and Jacob cuts in. The Meadow where Edward desensitizes himself - gone. The first run - before they get to the meadow - hello it should have been after. Bella fainting. Bella having lunch with Edward. The car ride back from Port Angeles.
The scenes they messed up - Jacobs tribal legend saying it was another tribe instead of the cold ones and vampire. The Meadow. The fight at the end James bites Bella before Edward attacks. Meeting the Cullens - what were they thinking - cooking italian!!. Billy dropping off Bellas truck and Bella remembering Jacob cause they made mud pies. Edwards bedroom scene, need I go on. The hospital scene where Edward is with her when she wakes up, not her mum.
And finally the scenes that shouldn't have been there at all. The spider monkey scene is the scene I hate most about the movie. Eating at the diner. Bella leaving school and walking into the forest to tell Edwards he's a vampire. Bella cleaning her car and Edward jumping on the roof. Sitting in the rain by the river learning about how to change into a vampire. The others on the their killing spree.
I guess Catherine and Melissa didn't care for the detail or storyline. I have actually written a script and think it should be remade the way Stephenie wrote it, a love story.
I'm really not happy that Melissa is still the writer for NM & Eclipes...she just does not seem to have what it takes to lift the story form the pages without bending them to much to her view...


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Now If He Can Just Add Mets And Yankees
Jon Garland is, as I write this, making his Dodger debut against the guys who were his teammates until Monday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks. He joins a pretty limited group: those who have been the property of both Los Angeles teams (I know, I know, Anaheim), and both Chicago teams (though he never played for the Cubs).
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In 1976, the Oakland A's were to play the Red Sox. Charlie Finley was in the midst of breaking up this great team, so he sold Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi to the Red Sox for $1 million each. The newly acquired players went into the Sox dugout and put on their new uniforms. Red Sox fans were thrilled upon hearing the news, only to find out that Commissioner Bowie Kuhn wouldn't let the transaction stand.
I don't remember how long exactly they were considered members of the Red Sox, but it wasn't long. Perhaps just a few hours. The trade was nixed before the game started. If my memory is correct, I think somewhere there exists a photo of these two players in their new uniforms.
"I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit." Ted Williams
Sewell's successor was Rogers Hornsby, deservedly honored as the greatest right-handed hitter in baseball history, but also not the nicest guy. Harold Rosenthal, the great New York Herald-Tribune baseball writer (Roger Kahn succeeded him covering the Dodgers and wrote a little book about it), did a fine book on baseball in the 1950s and told the great story of how Hornsby was fired. It seems he made the starting pitcher sit on the bench after being taken out, so one starter had to wait to shower with everybody else. Hornsby also showered with the team. The pitcher was standing in the shower with Hornsby next to him when he felt a different stream of warm water hitting his leg from an angle that was impossible coming from the shower. He opened his eyes and looked down, and Hornsby was relieving himself on the pitcher, who then went up to the GM's office and said, "You have to get rid of Hornsby," and told him why. Hornsby was fired in 1953, so when they say a manager is fired for lack of leadership, need for a change, etc., it may be true, but they may not always be telling the real reason!
Thanks for that retro sheet site. Great information.
Douchebag Don,Real fans cheer their team on no mteatr the venue. The Trop really isn't as bad a everyone makes it to be. If you're going to see baseball then the extra amenities are really not necessary.


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Energetic and masculine, brave and assertive, Bassam dreams of being in charge. He is quick-tempered, touchy and aggressive, particularly when he finds himself in situations where he is out of his depth. Brisk and often in a hurry, he is impulsive and irritable. Outbursts of anger are a common occurrence and he could occasionally be violent. He seeks power, and for this reason he doesn´t tolerate the authority of others very well. He is stubborn and capable of acting in bad faith, and is not always able to admit when he is in the wrong. Well-armed for the battlefield of life (as he sees things), he is active, resourceful and perfectly capable of recognizing an opportunity when he sees one and grabbing it with both hands. He has a head for business while his feet are firmly planted on the ground, and is actually more concrete, practical and physical than truly intellectual. Strict, authoritarian, loyal, frank and direct, he loathes pretence, deceit and flattery, which will get you nowhere with him. He is a passionate man, however he has great difficulty expressing his deeper feelings. As a child, his argumentative attitude will certainly be very testing for his parents! Nevertheless, they should be firm with him, but remain fair and coherent; he would prefer a well-deserved correction than laxity or weakness in his parents - attitudes that would surely condemn him to grow up to be a rather disagreeable adult. Bassam is also affectionate and demonstrative with a big, generous heart. It is important to inculcate values such as order and method as early on as possible, as well as encourage him to participate in physical activities - preferably as part of a group, which will provide an outlet for his excess energy.
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He wants to win and possess, and he knows just how to use (if not abuse) his natural magnetism. He enjoys physical exercise, sport and action, which are necessary to his equilibrium. When in love he is passionate, demanding, jealous and possessive. His abrupt manner, lack of tolerance and diplomacy could scare off more than one sensitive soul... Others will consider his exclusive attitude as proof of his strong feelings and passion! But make no mistake, Bassam is an affectionate and tender-hearted creature, underneath it all.
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It's howling outside, we're about to go for an overnight camping trip, and I need to convince my children to bring the right clothes. I think it's time for a refresher on how to dress for success in the outdoors. There are many tricks I've learned wandering around the mountains in New Zealand, so here are some – as a way to remind myself as I teach them to my children.
No cotton. None. That stuff gets miserably cold when it gets wet. We used to have synthetic underwear just for hiking in NZ, and if we were to go winter camping I would insist on those for us now. The problem with cotton shows up only when it gets wet, which it will with sweat, or rain, or melting snow. Cotton becomes cold when it gets wet and can cool your skin to hypothermic levels. So definitely no jeans, no t-shirts, no cotton "thermals" (they got me with those the first year), cotton socks, cotton everything. Leave the cotton home.
Down-containing jackets and pants might seem like a good idea, and they are as long as they stay dry. In NZ there was always some rain during the day, so down jackets were only useful if they got trotted out in a hut. Those jackets are useful in below-freezing snow and ice environments, because it just isn't going to rain. The moisture that might come from sweat will easily escape out from the body.
Good warm fabrics to bring along are fleece, polypropylene, and if your don't mind the itch, wool. Even if these fabrics get wet, they will keep you warm to much lower temperatures. So, fleece sweater, pants, jacket, hat, gloves, and polypropylene thermal underwear. My list of clothing items to take camping on a cool, possibly rainy autumn camp is below.
Another trick to getting the most warmth out of your clothing is to wear layers. Your body heat will get trapped in subsequent layers between clothing, with the end result of less of your body heat dispersing. If you can keep your body heat close to your skin, you will be warmer.
The Outdoor Gear Lab has some nice infographics on how to dress based on different expected temperatures.
So when I go out in the above mentioned autumn rain for a camping trip I will wear a non-cotton thermal base layer of thin polypropylene. On top of that I might wear a slightly layer of thicker base layer, followed by at least one layer of thick fleece. If it's raining, I'll put on a waterproof outer layer of a jacket and some rain-pants. If it's not raining I might show off my down puffer jacket. I'll also have on a fleece hat, and fleece gloves.
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Topic: Virus and Spam Protection [SOLVED]
Do I need to take any extra steps to enable spam and virus protection?
I have used the following service http://www.gfi.com/emailsecuritytest/ to send a number of infected emails and every single one made it to my mailbox.
All emails have the following in the recieved line (amavisd-new, port 10024) so they are passing through the scanner. Some do have a BANNED statement in the email header, can I quarantine these by default?
Both the eicar and GTUBE test strings make it through unaffected.
If I run clamscan on my mail directory it finds them all.
Any clues for where to start looking?
Everything else is working great. Once I get to the bottom of the above problem I do plan to put this in to production use, thanks for all your hard work.
Sorry, forget to mention I'm using Debian 5.0.1 and iRedMail-0.5.0-RC1


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In a surprise move, Toyota has withdrawn from the WEC round at Spa-Francorchamps scheduled for May 5. Sources at Toyota revealed that one of the Toyota prototypes with Nicolas Lapierre at the wheel experienced an accident that required the team writing off that particular tub. As a result, the team won't be ready to go by Spa.
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Audi TV has run a recap of the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring. Watch below.
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How's that for menacing? Allan McNish at the wheel of @AudiR18_2. We believe the car looks meanest when viewed from the height of a Sebring gator, traveling at a rapid pace and with heat swirls flying off its jet wash. Had competitors seen that in their rearviews they likely got the heck out of the way, solidifying McNish's, Kristensen's and Capello's
Part of every Audi Motorsport Experience hospitality program is always the gratuitous parade lap of the course. In this case, a large number of Audi owners had a chance to do a lap of the fabled Sebring track. Fourtitude contributors Bill Cho and Tim Enders took our Sebring rides (Audi R8 and A7 respectively) for the lap while I parked myself
First an apology for the lack of coverage of Sebring thus far. Our main laptop for production died while in Sebring for the 12 Hours and we were left a bit out of the race ourselves as a result. Laptop now working and data luckily secure, we're getting caught up just as quickly as possible. First up chronologically are photos from practice
Audi Sport this morning has begun practice for this year's 12 Hours of Sebring with the 2012 spec R18 TDI out on track. As we're back at the office prepping for our Wednesday departure to Florida, the Audi Sport crew is busy logging miles in preparation for this weekend's big race. As a result, first photos of the new livery on the R18 TDI
In case you haven't satiated your hunger for more information about the R18 e-tron quattro, we've just uploaded a few more assets including more photos from the live event and two videos provided by Audi on our YouTube channel Fourtitube. The videos share similar content, with the first an edited and narrated shorter version. The
As part of today's launch materials, Audi has released this footage of the R18 e-tron quattro in test car black carbon livery rounding the track. If you want a better feel for the car including the look and sound of the thing, watch below.
Also check out the press release and photos via these links.
Techhouse & Speed Radio has published audio from a phone interview with Allan McNish where many topics are covered. If you're looking for insight into Allan, his life in Monaco, running the Daytona 24 Hours, the run up to Sebring and Peugeot's pullout then look no further. Allan was candid about much of this and it
The Lion may have left the party but don't count 2012 as walk-away year for Audi. Fans of the newly-formed World Endurance Challenge lamented Peugeot's sudden departure and many hope competition from Toyota will make for an exciting race... or legendary rivalry even. Well, those fans will be pleased to see that these hopes are quickly becoming


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SummaryIts that time of year again and GolfWRX is holding the First of Golf Major's Contest for 2016.
You have to be a registered member (registration is free) and logged in to pick your golfers. One entry per person. Picks are now synchronized to time of day and there is now a COUNTDOWN CLOCK. So last chance to pick is 10:59 pm(of the timezone of the tournament) of Day 3.
Detailed Guidelines and RulesChoose any 5 *Golfers in the field.
Users can choose and switch players all the way up to RD 3.
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o After RD 3 -60% Penalty against player's earnings
*Amateurs = $0.00 earnings.
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1. Net Earnings
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Kenneth Hafendorfer's latest book, Battle of Richmond, Kentucky, is now available. The only contact information I have is:
KH Press
915 Cromwell Hill Rd
Louisville, KY 40222
KH Press has no website or email as far as I know (you'd think he would these days). An email correspondent mentioned the price as $33 plus $2 shipping direct from the publisher, but I can't confirm that. I don't believe any of the major online booksellers like Amazon, B&N, etc. carry them, but Morningside Books and C. Clayton Thompson carry Hafendorfer's books new so that's an alternative source for purchase information.
The answer to Dimitri's post today on Civil War Bookshelf is YES--a resounding yes! Pemberton has every opportunity to win Campaign Vicksburg in the field.
I picked up the used copy of Iowa's Forgotten General by Kenneth Lyftogt that I mentioned earlier on CWBA. I'll have a review of it up soon.