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A new method for calculating Stark resonances is presented and applied for illustration to the simple case of a one-particle, one-dimensional model Hamiltonian. The method is applicable for weak and strong dc fields. The only need, also for the case of many particles in multi-dimensional space, are either the short time evolution matrix elements or the eigenvalues and Fourier components of the eigenfunctions of the field-free Hamiltonian.
The paper studies the effect of a weak periodic driving on metastable Wannier-Stark states. The decay rate of the ground Wannier-Stark states as a continuous function of the driving frequency is calculated numerically. The theoretical results are compared with experimental data of Wilkinson et at. [Phys.Rev.Lett.76, 4512 (1996)] obtained for cold sodium atoms in an accelerated optical lattice.
We study the transitions between the ground and excited Wannier states induced by a weak ac field. Because the upper Wannier states are several order of magnitude less stable than the ground states, these transitions decrease the global stability of the system characterized by the rate of probability leakage or decay rate. Using nonhermitian resonant perturbation theory we obtain an analytical expression for this induced decay rate. The analytical results are compared with exact numerical calculations of the system decay rate.
Selective Quasienergies from Short Time Cross-Correlation Probability Amplitudes by the Filter-Diagonalization Method (1999)
The Filter-Diagonalization Method is applied to time periodic Hamiltonians and used to find selectively the regular and chaotic quasienergies of a driven 2D rotor. The use of N cross-correlation probability amplitudes enables a selective calculation of the quasienergies from short time propagation to the time T (N). Compared to the propagation time T (1) which is required for resolving the quasienergy spectrum with the same accuracy from auto-correlation calculations, the cross-correlation time T (N) is shorter by the factor N , that is T (1) = N T (N).
The paper studies quantum states of a Bloch particle in presence of external ac and dc fields. Provided the period of the ac field and the Bloch period are commensurate, an effective scattering matrix is introduced, the complex poles of which are the system quasienergy spectrum. The statistics of the resonance width and the Wigner delay time shows a close relation of the problem to random matrix theory of chaotic scattering.
The statistics of the resonance widths and the behavior of the survival probability is studied in a particular model of quantum chaotic scattering (a particle in a periodic potential subject to static and time-periodic forces) introduced earlier in Ref. [5,6]. The coarse-grained distribution of the resonance widths is shown to be in good agreement with the prediction of Random Matrix Theory (RMT). The behavior of the survival probability shows, however, some deviation from RMT.
The quasienergy spectrum of a Bloch electron affected by dc-ac fields is known to have a fractal structure as function of the so-called electric matching ratio, which is the ratio of the ac field frequency and the Bloch frequency. This paper studies a manifestation of the fractal nature of the spectrum in the system "atom in a standing laser wave", which is a quantum optical realization of a Bloch electron. It is shown that for an appropriate choice of the system parameters the atomic survival probability (a quantity measured in laboratory experiments) also develops a fractal structure as a function of the electric matching ratio. Numerical simulations under classically chaotic scattering conditions show good agreement with theoretical predictions based on random matrix theory.


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While online shopping is quickly dominating retail, there's no substitute for a visit to the Apple Store. From the distinct style to the bright-eyed employees with an encyclopedic knowledge of the brand's products, shopping at an Apple Store is an experience all its own.
If you count yourself among the Apple fanboys and fangirls, you're in one of the biggest clubs in the world. As of July 2012, Apple has opened 363 retail hubs in 11 years, stores that shoppers have come to associate with the latest tech innovations. As part of the most valuable public company in the world, Apple stores make more money per square foot than any other U.S. retailer.
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About Meteosat Second Generation
Images of real sequences of clouds moving across Europe have graced our daily TV weather forecasts for the past 25 years. Now, however, the satellites that delivered them are about to be replaced. Out with Meteosat First Generation; in with Meteosat Second Generation (MSG).
When the new satellites take over, sometime after the first launch in August 2002, the images on our screens will be even clearer and sequences of cloud development will be smoother and more realistic. The improved images will allow meteorologists to provide more accurate medium and short-term weather forecasts.
Meteosat Second Generation will take images at more wavelengths and at shorter intervals than its parents, making it particularly suitable for short-term forecasting of sudden troublesome weather phenomena, such as snow, thunderstorms and fog. TV weather bulletins will be able to advise us with considerable accuracy about whether to take an umbrella or avoid a particular stretch of road because bad weather is expected later in the day!
MSG is a joint project between ESA and Eumetsat, the organisation set up in 1986 to establish, maintain and operate a European system of meteorological satellites. Three satellites are planned at present and a ground segment. ESA is responsible for designing and developing the first satellite, and for procuring the other two on behalf of Eumetsat. Eumetsat is responsible for defining the payload based on user needs, procuring the ground segment and launchers, and operating the system.
With the launch of MSG-2, at any one time, two MSG satellites will be functional in geostationary orbit, the operational one being at 0 degrees longitude which is above equatorial west Africa, the other being on stand-by with 10 degrees of separation.
The first satellite, MSG-1 is due for launch on board an Ariane 5 launcher in August 2002. MSG-2 will follow on about 18 months later. MSG-3 will be built and put in storage until it is required to take over as MSG-1 nears the end of its life. Each satellite will have a nominal seven-year lifetime. A fourth MSG satellite of the same design is foreseen to ensure continuity of service until the end of the next decade.
Why we need MSG
Should you take your umbrella when leaving for the office in the morning? Will there be dangerous fog on the motorways later in the day? Could there be a hailstorm that will damage your garden plants? When the MSG satellites are installed in orbit, meteorologists should be able to answer these sorts of questions accurately, whatever your location across Europe.
By using the very latest, state of the art technology, the new satellites will monitor weather development and processes closely enough to allow accurate predictions of adverse weather over the next few hours anywhere over the satellite's footprint. Airports will get earlier warning of impending fog, local authorities will know when to grit the roads before a cold snap, construction companies will be able to plan ahead for wet weather and farmers plan harvests. The commercial implications, as well as the convenience, of accurate short-term weather forecasting, or 'nowcasting', are far reaching.
Now more than ever, we also need to understand the processes driving the weather and climate on our planet. Short-lived extreme weather phenomena, such as hurricane and floods, seem to be becoming more frequent and severe. We suspect that manmade processes are at least partly responsible, but we're not sure how. We also suspect that these same processes are driving long-term climate change, but the evidence is still inconclusive. Our need for the tools to predict severe weather at short notice and to monitor long-term atmospheric change has never been greater.
The MSG satellites will be some of those tools. They will offer weather forecasters and climate modellers more sophisticated images and data than their predecessors, the first generation of Meteosats. The MSG camera, called the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infra-red Imager (SEVIRI), will build up images of the Earth's surface and cloud cover in 12 different wavelengths once every 15 minutes, compared with three wavelengths once every 30 minutes for the camera on Meteosat. The images will also be sharper: SEVIRI will pick out structures as small as 1 km in the visible compared with 2.5 km for Meteosat. In the infrared, SEVIRI will resolve features 3 km across compared with 5 km for Meteosat.
By doubling the rate of image taking, MSG will keep closer track of cloud development and so be more sensitive than its predecessor to rapid changes in weather patterns. Four of the 12 imaging channels will look at sunlight reflected from the Earth's surface and clouds, compared with only one channel on the Meteosat camera. The remaining eight channels will detect thermal infrared wavelengths compared with just two on Meteosat. Four of these will measure the temperature of clouds, land and sea surfaces and the other four will detect wavelengths emitted by water vapour, carbon dioxide and ozone in the atmosphere. Climate modellers will be able to keep track of the constituents of air masses and so construct a 3D view of the atmosphere.
SEVIRI will be the main instrument on board MSG. However, it will be accompanied by another instrument with a scientific research purpose. The Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) experiment will contribute to climate change studies by measuring the amount of radiation arriving on Earth from the Sun and the amount leaving as heat, and scattered and reflected solar radiation. Two further items of the payload will also provide services: a communications package, and a transponder for search and rescue. The communications package will be particularly sophisticated because of the need to receive and transmit data between the ground station and the users.
How the MSG system works
Like Meteosat before it, MSG will monitor a large portion of the Earth and its atmosphere from its position in geostationary orbit at 0 degrees longitude, 35 800 km above the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of equatorial Africa. MSG-1 will move into position 10 degrees west of the last Meteosat (number seven) for up to six months before swapping places to take over as the operational satellite in the 0-degree position in 2003.
MSG will transmit raw atmospheric data to the Eumetsat control and processing centre in Darmstadt, via the primary ground station, for processing. The raw data will consist mainly of images generated by the camera (Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager) and the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Experiment on board the satellite. Once processed, the data will be sent back to the satellite for broadcasting to users. Furthermore, data collection platforms on ships, balloons, aircraft and ground–based platforms will also send meteorological data such as local temperature, wind speed and humidity directly to users via the satellite.
The primary ground station will send the processed data to users via the satellite at a high and a low rate. High Rate Information Transmission (HRIT) will contain the full volume of processed, compressed image data and Low Rate Information Transmission (LRIT) will contain a reduced set at lower resolution. In addition, the Eumetsat Control and Processing Centre, with support from other satellite applications facilities throughout Europe, will extract information from the processed data and turn it into 'products' of particular use to meteorologists and climatologists, such as wind field diagrams, maps of upper tropospheric humidity and analyses of cloud shape and height.
To receive data or 'products', users must register with Eumetsat and equip themselves with an appropriate receiving station. The design of the communications package on board MSG is sophisticated enough to cope with the enormous volume of data and the multiple paths it needs to transfer information between ground facilities, satellite and users.
MSG also includes a transponder to relay SOS messages at 406 MHz to a central reception station in Europe, from which they will be sent to the appropriate rescue organisations. This system is run by the COSPAS-Sarsat organisation, which achieves global coverage by having several search and rescue transponders on geostationary and other satellites.
Who's involved in MSG
Meteosat Second Generation is a joint project between the European Space Agency and Eumetsat, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, based in Darmstadt, Germany.
ESA is developing and procuring the first satellite, MSG-1, and procuring MSG-2 and MSG-3 on behalf of Eumetsat, which is developing the ground segment. Eumetsat is also procuring the launchers and establishing user needs, and will run the system once it becomes operational.
Eumetsat is contributing one third of the cost of MSG-1 satellite and paying for MSG-2 and MSG-3 in full. ESA is contributing the remaining two thirds of the cost of MSG-1 through an optional programme in which 13 of the Agency's member states participate.
ESA has placed a contract with Alcatel Space Industries, France to build the first three satellites. More than 50 sub-contractors from 13 European countries are involved. Besides, the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) experiment is provided by a consortium lead by the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
MSG development and procurement at ESA is managed by the MSG project team at the European Space Research and Technology Centre, Noordwijk, the Netherlands.


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If you have a thing for buff male dancers with Moe Howard haircuts, brooding half-naked Nazi SS-looking soldiers in fishnet stockings, nuns in red leather, simulated gang bangs and rough sex, coffins, frozen hearts on pillows, bras with the barrels of M-16 rifles protruding from them, impossibly pale white skin with red lips, industrial head ware, and don't care for eyebrows, then Lada Gaga's new video for her song "Alejandro" is for you.
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Oh what a tempest in a teapot...LOL.
Ursoporcinicus you had a roll on the floor laughing so don't cry foul when I try to bust your chops. And hey I never said you were literally #2, but rather the negation of that proposition. And having extracted yourself from Arkansas is a credit to you so you're definitely ahead of your former self, although I bet you find it harder to find a liquor store when you come out of church.
Now wifey: Forgive me but I'm going to be smarmy again and say that most Hook readers know tongue in cheek when the see it; this is Charlottesville after all. And it doesn't take a course in C++ to surmise that != denotes something other than "equals" and derive rest of the intended meaning from context.
Or you could read the painfully obvious, albeit ad hominem riddled first bit (which really suffers more from straw man since I'm only attacking a moniker for fun and wouldn't treat anyone identified by a real name that way.
Or you could be a bit more exegetical and read into the passage the intention "Yes this kind of crass stage antics is a cultural nadir. But if you want to get upset about something think about what is being done where it really matters, eg, the influence upon our legislative processes by lobbyists."
Now could you tell me where I could get one'em exegesis jobs?
Isn't exegesis the guy who married Mary Magdelene and fathered the Merovingian dynasty?
Lady Gaga isn't as original as "Charlie."
PJ said: "I'm actually a former musician with many friends in the music industry and know it quite well, and what a disaster it is for most artists. But read an interview or two with Lady Gaga and you'll understand that she is a very different story than Britney, Jessica Simpson, Rihanna et al. Whether you like what she does or not, I don't think there's any question she is in control of her own work and is a legitimate artist."
PJ, you're sadly misguided. I don't care whether you're a former musician and that you have friends in the industry. That doesn't make your insight somehow more legitimate. You're trying to connect the two to bolster your opinion. A) Lady Gaga's videos and photoshoots are riddled from top to bottom with the same mind control and "illuminati" (for lack of a better word) symbolism as noted by Fritz Springmeier and others. B) If you haven't done the research then you're in no place to refute it.
If people were to do the research then there'd be no way they could deny what's in her videos and photo spreads. It's there, plain as day, down to the letter. So until you've done the research then you're not in a place to be arguing.
I with you man, I need liquor after church too. Especially after those Arkansas sermons! Whew!
Manbearpig and I Want to Believe--I think you're on the same team.
IWTB, it wasn't at all clear that your initial post was ironic. I perform exegesis for a living, and there was a lot of tonal ambiguity there. MBP was simply taking your statement as a frank estimation of the ills of society. And while it is entirely absurd to believe Lady Gaga and lobbyists are public enemies #2 and #1, respectively, people have certainly voiced more absurd opinions, in all earnestness, on this very forum.
As for the absolute/relative position...it is generally in poor taste to speak in mathematical denotation on a general forum. Such behavior, rather than making you appear rhetorically sophisticated, tends to make you look like someone who cannot be bothered to phrase things in a comprehensible manner.
Unfortunately, many unclear writers believe that others' difficulty understanding their writing speaks to its sophistication, and their superior intelligence--but in fact it is entirely possible (and congenial) to present complex arguments clearly.
But MBP, the ad hominem attack was a bit smarmy as well, as you admit.
Now...play nice, boys. I don't want to have to come back here and scold you again.
Sorry ManBearPig, I may still have left you in the dark with the snarky comment and fear & loathing bit.
Let's be more definitional about this very subtle point in math logic:
relative position != absolute position
Haha that's funny because media has fed us this perceived image of what is prety. She's bold in a way that she isn't afraid to make the outfit look right but we think it's ugly. People she's trying to change the image of beauty. Dressing insane is awesome. She is a performer. I believe it's part of the job description. I want a show not a person In a normal dress or jeans who tries to personaly relate. Gaga gives a performance not just a singing concert. Pop music is good like all of them. It may be the media trash being fed to us in some opinion but it's not bad to follow it. It's not bad to be plastic or superficial as long as you're proud of it. Stop thinking being morally and ethically right is the only way in life. Some people want to just be art or barbies so let them. She may be an illuminati puppet or not, but we should be aware of that possiblility. Sexy can be portrayed differently. This is seen as sexy because it's so personal. It shows the deepest darkest feelings of her and that's also art. It may be gruesome but that's the beauty.
What do terry t-bagger and squirrels have in common? They both have nuts in their mouths.
Makes it hard to understand what they're saying.
I think because *Adam* (not Alex) Lambert's performance was on TV, where little kids can access it. Conservatives don't care much for gays kissing or simulating sex on network television (although they seem to have no issue with all the rampant violence we see on TV, that seems to be okay...) no matter what hour of the day it appears. (believe it or not I'm not taking sides, I'm just answering your question, but I had to point out the hypocracy of, "Gays are bad, violence and killing is okay." :D )
Lady Gaga is giving a concert, which is different. The only way little kids can access a concert is if their parents pay and bring them along, and in that case obviously the parents are giving their okay for the kids to see whatever it is Lady Gaga may do.
I think she's an incredible visual artist. No, she's not movie star beautiful- she's successful because she's actually (*gasp!*) creative, hardworking, smart, talented, and interesting to watch. Looks aren't everything, thank God. The music is not Mozart, it's sugar-coated pop, and some people are going to hate it, but she writes it herself, and it DOES take a special talent to write internationally popular, radio-friendly, catchy dance music. (Disagree? Do it, and enjoy the money.)
I'm actually a former musician with many friends in the music industry and know it quite well, and what a disaster it is for most artists. But read an interview or two with Lady Gaga and you'll understand that she is a very different story than Britney, Jessica Simpson, Rihanna et al. Whether you like what she does or not, I don't think there's any question she is in control of her own work and is a legitimate artist. (By "legitimate" I mean someone who is actually doing something original and artistic by design and recognized as such; it may or may not equal "good"- that's a matter of personal taste.) This interview is pretty good, actually: http://mediacation.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/the-entire-showstudio-lady-g...
After reading it, you might still hate her music and think she's full of crap, but you can't think she hasn't thought carefully about what she does.
PJ Harvey! Wow, thanks for checking in!
You all do realize "Lady" Gaga is a guy, right? Just wait. It's coming!!
@ I Want to Believe
So your top 2 ills of the world are:
1.) Lobbyist activity.
2.) Stage performance schtick.
Let me guess the next 2:
3.) Parking.
4.) The near US conversion to the metric system in the late 70s.
LOL @ fu. Well, then, I can at least perform exegesis with manbearpig. Delicious!
IWTB, I should warn you--exegesis doesn't pay. But it's more fun than working for the man. Usually.
FYI, it is still a crime in this state to perform exegesis with anyone other than your lawful spouse.
@manbearpig: Sorry you didn't get the exegesis concept in your literature classes.
I could say that you're somewhere behind Bozo the Clown in intelligence, but that still might leave thousands of Teabaggers, Humvee drivers, wrastlin fans, and the residents of Arkansas ahead of you. So that doesn't make you #2 in the literal sense.
Comprehensible to your feeble wit now?
I'm still really confused.
Also, what does != mean mathmatically?
@I Want to Believe: I offered a critical interpretation of your 4-line text (i.e. an exegesis).
You're "not arguing" with a rant about "stage performance schtick", which presumably means you agree with the rant to some degree. You then pull in "lobbyist activity" as "part of what's wrong with society" way out from left field. How is "lobbyist activity" any part of Lady Gaga or her visit to Charlottesville?
Sorry for the ad hominem rub, but actually I really don't understand what you mean at all. How am I #2 in the literal sense? I guess all of us in the peanut gallery really are "stage performance schtick" on some stage and in some performance.
I understand that you have a thought process that probably makes sense, but your words don't seem to do the process justice. All I did was an exegesis with very limited information and the exigetical product, I thought, was pretty funny. You really rank "stage performance schtick" right after "lobbyist activity?" That's funny!
I also was a resident of Arkansas at one time--so when I lived there was I ahead of myself?
what about a relative position? or an absolute position? I could be in deep doo-doo...
And btw: What the hell's wrong with Moe Howard haircuts???
Seriously, what does != mean? Obviously, it means something other than = and I am curious to know.
I guess I'll just head back to Arkansas and expurgate myself from the ubiquitous snare of moral lassitude. But that would be a piquant, yet pliant and perhaps not nonplussed, extolment of a flibbertigibbet's specious but thought-to-be trenchant perspicacity of the zeitgeist.
BTW, liquor stores are closed on Sundays in both Arkansas and Virginia so there would be no difference in the difficulty of my finding a liquor store after church.
It's just code for "not equal to" in several programming languages.
Couldn't you have broken it to me gently about the liquor on Sunday thing? Well that settles it; I'm not going back even if I do have horny she-cousins there. I need liquor after church, especially since my pastor got a Moe Haircut.
What about hermeneutics? Do that pay?
Lady Gaga = Cher
I can easier find artistic brilliance in Nickleback.
Taylor Swift doesn't need the outrageous costumes and lavish sets because she's actually pretty.
Please explain to me why this is acceptable and yet Alex Lamberts performance was raked over the coles
Lady Gaga's music is awful. i wish that i understood why she is so popular.
Wow - even the shock value of her video does not overcome her ugliness. She is just the latest corporate music product - the new madonna.
Cville = Moderately smart people criticizing other who know how to make gobs of money and they cannot get their grubby hands on it.
so to be clear, making gobs of money, no matter how it's done, is the pinnacle of success, not to be critcized.
Some things that do make money shouldn't
some things that don't make money should.
I don't think the money is the issue.
Lady Gaga is the embodiment of the music industry's regard for the consuming. We'll swallow any garbage they cram down our throats if they can hype it enough.
I think that's more to the point of the criticism.
PJ said:
"she's successful because she's actually (*gasp!*) creative, hardworking, smart, talented, and interesting to watch...."
Methinks you have a lot to learn about the way the movie and music industries work. Nobody makes it or becomes successful in the industry without selling their soul - quite literally - and becoming a totally controlled puppet pawn of handlers/masters. This is the reason why those of mediocre talent (and sometimes none at all) will make it while others don't. The mistake that so many people make is to believe that these "artists" are: A) actually in control of themselves, and B) the ones "creating" their product. They may have some say in it, but once you've been accepted "in" decisions are made *for* you. And if you don't/won't conform to the agenda, then you don't get to stay on top. In extreme cases, like with those who might start blabbing about what they've witnessed and know, ie, going against signed agreements (with the devil you could say) they're just done away with. Oops, "drug overdose." Oops, "suicide." Oops, "car/plane accident."
Why do you think Lady Gaga is always so blitzed out/tranced out all the time? Why she seems to have no life force or real personality to speak of? Why are her videos riddled from top to bottom with the same mind control symbolisms and techniques as outlined in specific detail by Fritz Springmeier? Why do you think that one day she just decided to start referring to all her fans as "little monsters"? For the average person who doesn't have knowledge about mind controlled industry performers with multiple personalities and handlers, they don't notice these things and will parrot the same sort of thing PJ is saying here, speaking from a place of naive fandom. Please do the research though and become enlightened to what's really happening in this world. Do a Google search on all the industry performers (namely singers like Gaga) with their openly acknowledged multiple personas/personalities. Janet Jackson, Beyonce, Britney and more have all openly talked about it. Do a Google search on the mind control symbolisms so you can realize what it is you're actually looking at when you watch these videos. once you do you may look back at your innocent naive fandom post and cringe and do a face palm.
Lada Gaga incredible, creative, talented visual artist my behind. At best, she (her "designers" actually) does nothing more that bad third generation Leigh Bowery as channeled through Boy George and Alexander McQueen rip-offs.
Well this pretty much makes it clear that disgusting people can make videos and call them sexy, and people will buy them? Like that black lady did when stripping in front of kids on a public sidewalk while making her so called "Music (HAHAHA) Video". This thing called lady gaga is a joke but more more...a disease to put it bluntly.
"so to be clear, making gobs of money, no matter how it's done, is the pinnacle of success, not to be critcized."
Let us not confuse criticism with jealousy. Her persona gets her in the headlines which in turn makes her money. Like it or not she is the Madonna for todays youth.
And to think, I didn't even go into depth about the Disney Kids, the ones who've basically been owned, controlled, and abused since childhood. :/ The public has no idea though, they just naively think these kids/teens are swell. You want to see a flagrant example of what goes on in the music industry look no further than Miley Cyrus' little sister and the lingerie they parade her around in, posing her on stripper poles with other little girls, etc. etc. Do a Google image search. Time to wake up, all you fans of Gaga. The music industry isn't what you think it is.
I won't argue the rant on stage performance schtick. It's all part of what's wrong with society; right behind lobbyist activity.
But Lady Gaga was a successful songwriter before becoming a pop star, and her songs are very well-crafted. Not my cuppa but give credit where it's due.


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call2arms wrote:That's it.
I'm moving over. I'm sure you've got room for 2 extra dogs and an elder cat. I just need to get a horse.
iluvk9 wrote:call2arms wrote: I just need to get a horse.
I rent Truman out.
plebayo wrote:It's a lot of fun... I could sell my horse and live better but it's just not worth it because we have so much fun.
iluvk9 wrote:plebayo wrote:It's a lot of fun... I could sell my horse and live better but it's just not worth it because we have so much fun.
Don't sell Cairo. You will regret it. The money would only last for a few months bills anyway, and you will have heartbreak forever.
I sold my horse, Ashley, when I graduated High School because I didn't think I would have enough time for him while I went to college. I still regret it.
iluvk9 wrote:Suzanne, I have a book I re-read every so often called If Life is a Game, These are the Rules. One of the chapters is called "There" Is No Better Than "Here". To apply it to your last post, there is always something we think will be better, (not living at home, having more cash available, a newer car) but once we get it, there is still no better than here because another there will just show up.
So, live in the now. Enjoy your rides with Cairo.
call2arms wrote:I agree, she seems like a more than amazing horse, and she deserves to live the rest of her life with you. It's a huge expense but hell I'm sure it's more than worth it - it's my lifelong dream. One day.
Not directed towards you at all, but I hate seeing horses, because they are a luxury, get sold like cars or toys, to those who can afford. I'm not saying it's that way for everyone, but I've seen too many rich, spoiled kids change ponies or horses like you change underwear. It's not a bicycle.
Joyce, I'll rent Truman anytime. Is he one of those that take immense pleasure in making sure he, and your legs don't fit between those 2 tree trunks, or that this branch will smack you right in the face?
call2arms wrote:I think I've read too much FHOTD (I know the lady doesn't like pit bulls, but she's funny sometimes) with dumped/sold/trained-boarded abused horses that if I ever have one, I'll keep it until it would pass away, or until I couldn't truly feed it myself.
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Do you cook the buckwheat groats before adding them to the breakfast bowl? I love this cereal.
Rawtarian's raw breakfast bowl
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Shelf LifeEat immediately
- 1 shredded apple
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon shredded coconut
- 1 tablespoon raisins
- 1 tablespoon almonds or sunflower seeds
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon buckwheat groats (optional)
- 1/3 cup water or cashew milk
Recipe Directions
- 1. Shred your apple using a hand shredder. (If making only one or two bowls, I use a mandoline slicer with the shredder attachment. If making this for many people, probably easiest to shred in a food processor.)
- 2. Place shredded apple in bowl, and top with remaining ingredients.
- 3. Top with the cashew milk (best) or alternatively use water.
- 4. Stir vigourously. Within a couple of minutes the chia seeds and shredded coconut will absorb the liquid and you will have a delicious, ready to eat raw breakfast cereal.
The Rawtarian's ThoughtsBy The Rawtarian
This recipe is very similar to my raw breakfast cereal recipe; however, there are a couple of key differences - especially the addition of the coconut and the shredding of the apple.
In fact, it is the shredded apple that makes up the recipe - and gives it a stellar texture!
This recipe is for one person.
Nutrition Facts
- This recipe is very low in Calories, Carbohydrates, and Sodium.
- This recipe is low in Fat.
- This recipe is a good source of Dietary Fiber.
- This recipe is a noteworthy source of Protein, Calcium, Iron, Riboflavin, and Vitamin E.
Amounts per 90 g (3 oz) suggested serving
|% Daily
|8 %
|4 g
|8 %
|11 g
|14 %
|23 g
|7 %
|Dietary Fiber
|7 g
|23 %
|12 g
|104 mg
|10 %
|1.6 mg
|12 %
|5 mg
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Nov 08, 2016
Nope, no need to cook them Lavya!
Terri TallTree
Oct 05, 2016
Terri TallTree's Review
Rawtarian's raw breakfast bowl
Oh YUM! I've been RAW for 35 days now and am LOVING it! Thanks for all the amazing quick and easy recipes. I've been a vegetarian for 15 years and vegan some of that time. I have several Raw Un-cook books, and though the pictures look spectacular the long list of ingredients and preparation always felt daunting. THANK YOU! I've shared your site with everybody I know! I added cardamom and cloves to this Raw Breakfast Bowl and ... OMG! Dee-lish!
Hi Terri,
Wow, you're doing awesome! Congratulations :)
PS: Yes to the cardamom. It's one of my favorite spices!
Sep 19, 2016
Omg this breakfast bowl is so good. I actually liked it way more when I let it everything soaked in the bowl for an hour. So good. Might make it bigger next time lol
I like it after it has sat for a bit too. The flavors... comingle :)
Jill Paschal
Aug 10, 2016
Jill Paschal's Review
Rawtarian's raw breakfast bowl
I absolutely LOVE this recipe; especially after a long yoga practice in the mornings. It's delicious and has become one of my new go to's for breakfast!
I'm so glad it tickles your tastebuds in the right spot, Jill!
Apr 17, 2016
AstralBetty's Review
Rawtarian's raw breakfast bowl
This is one of my favorite breakfast recipes, I've been coming back to this webpage for years now! I was hoping you would be able to suggest a few of your highest-fat recipes, I have a 15 month old daughter and her pediatrician said a high fat diet is a priority at her age. I've been trying to include as much avocado and coconut milk in her diet as possible, but I'm running out of ideas. So of course I'm combing your recipes again for more inspiration! Thank you for so much deliciousness!
Hi AstralBetty!
The first thought that comes to mind is for you to become adept at using the "ingredient" search here -- click on the search box above, and then click the little "fork and knife" icon - then click "more options" and then you'll see the ingredient search in there. It's kinda hidden, but it'll be helpful for you.
As you suggest, using cashews or avocados in the ingredient search is a great place to start for higher fat recipes :)
Becky here with an update! to save time I mixed all dry ingredients for breakfast bowl except cinnamon in a jar together! Now I only open 1 jar & take out 5 T for a super fast, delicious! healthy breakfast! I also use the super nutritious oft forgotten pumpkin seeds for this breakfast mix. Found out with seeds etc already to go, I have time to add a squeeze of lime juice too! It didnt need help but... ;-) TY once again LauraJane for helping us move in health!
lindam's Review
Rawtarian's raw breakfast bowl
Great idea! I need premade stuff so I have something quick!
Preparation is the secret to success in most life areas, methinks! xox
Genius Becky!! Super time saver in the mornings, I bet.
I also love pumpkin seeds in this. I like the way you think!!
anitae's Review
Rawtarian's raw breakfast bowl
This was the recipe that made me think I could give raw a serious go. It is proof that raw foods don't have to be over-complicated to be healthy and delicious. This recipe was also the catalyst for me to become a paying member of The Raw Kitchen and try out all that you have to offer. I am so glad that I did! Thank you so much Laura-Jane! ♥
Hi Anita, thank you so much for sharing! I'm so happy you are enjoying my recipes! :)
Jul 31, 2015
didnt think much about recipe but based on Ur sterling recommendation n video, thought I'd better try it. It is EVILLY DELICIOUS! TY for Ur enthusiasm & expertise! PS - the reference to video n app on my LG 7" tablet is not a link either. No links n app for me but I searched it out n browser on Ur site. Well worth it. U make things look so easy with Ur skill & dedication.
Aww, thank you, Becky! So glad you are enjoying!
As for the link problem, it looks like you're using the app. The links won't work in the app, but in short, here's how you make the lemon cookies. 1 cup cashews, 1 cup unsweetened dried coconut, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon agave nectar or maple syrup... process, form into cookies and dehydrate!
Can you use hemp milk instead of almond or cashew milk? What is your opinion of hemp milk?
Absolutely! Hemp milk would be great on the breakfast bowl! :)
Feb 21, 2015
Chavah's Review
Rawtarian's raw breakfast bowl
Hi Susan,
I am brand new at the raw lifestyle, b/c of health reasons. I love this breakfast. It is so fast and easy and makes me feel so good and energized. I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am for you and your blog. You have been an inspiration and have helped me to bite the bullet and move forward with this lifestyle, without looking back. Thank you!
Thanks, Chavah. Music to my ears!!! Congrats for moving forward with your raw goals.
Emily D
Feb 02, 2015
Emily D's Review
Rawtarian's raw breakfast bowl
I tried this recipe and I "Loved" it. Thank you so much for the simple breakfast. I have a question concerning the buckwheat groats? Does it matter if the buckwheat groats is hulled or unhulled?
Hi Emily,
I'm not sure about the unhulled vs. hulled - the ones that I buy at my health food store look like this
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How long has it been since you took a ski or snowboard lesson? Or even considered taking one?
If you haven't experienced a lesson since "rocker" made you think of Springsteen, not ski construction, and the term "sidecountry" didn't even exist, it might be time to reconsider.
"In the old days, ski school was about what the instructor wanted you to do," said ski industry veteran Weems Westfeldt, who heads up the ski school at [R25R, Aspen Highlands]. "Now, ski school is about what you want to do—with some sound coaching about how to get there and what more is possible."
With the aim of enticing intermediate to advanced skiers to continue their on-snow education, many resorts' have revamped their lesson options by developing specialty clinics that focus on things like steeper terrain or backcountry awareness, as well as expanding kids' and women's programs to include higher-level instruction.
"Some of this approach just goes down to basic understandings of what recreational athletes like and how they learn," Westfeldt said. "The other part of the approach is programmatic. One size and price does not fit everyone. Kids classes, family classes and special programs now abound."
Westfeldt, for example, developed the Diamond Sessions private lessons at [R25R, Aspen/Snowmass], with the goal of teaching skiers and riders to self-coach and achieve peak performance in a variety of situations, on snow and off.
Today's ski schools have become excellent resources for skiers of all levels and ages. Still not convinced? Keep this in mind: ski instructors themselves continually take training clinics to refine their technique. Here's a sampling of what you can expect to find at various resorts.
For the Groms
Most resorts do a great job of teaching little ones to ski or ride and, at best, helping to instill a lifelong love of sliding on snow. But some go above and beyond, with comprehensive kids' centers that combine learning and fun while providing a place for lunch and snack breaks during the ski day. The 25,000-square-foot Treehouse Kids' Adventure Center at Snowmass, for example, has age-appropriate themed rooms and interactive play features based on the mountain ecosystem. Child group ski lessons start at age two-and-a-half. [R435R, Sugarbush]'s new kids' center, The Schoolhouse, has murals and play structures designed by Vermont-based artists, and group lessons start at age three.
If you're concerned about potentially large class sizes, look for programs that cap the number of kids per instructor, like[R198R, Killington]'s Max 5 lessons or the Ultimate Four at [R482R, Vail], [R36R, Beaver Creek], [R77R, Breckenridge] and [R197R, Keystone].
Kids learn how to ski at Vail Mountain in Colorado. Photo by Dan Davis. Courtesy of Vail Resorts.
Kids' snowboarding lessons usually start around ages five or six. But at Burton's five U.S. Riglet Parks, tots as young as three can learn to shred, beginning indoors on specially designed balance boards, then quickly progressing to the outdoor park, which includes mini-terrain features. Burton supplies kid-friendly boots and boards equipped with retractable leashes that let instructors tow young riders. The Riglet Park at [R395R, Smugglers' Notch], with a treehouse theme, opened in December 2011. Yoda's Riglet Park at [R362R, Sierra-at-Tahoe] opened in January 2012, with chainsaw-carved wood likenesses of Star Wars characters like Chewbacca and Anakin Skywalker, and interactive features that help kids learn to balance, glide, and control their boards.
Kids learn how to ski whle passing through Elkhorn Tunnel on Snowmass. Photo by Tomas Zuccareno.
Teens may loath signing up for lessons—knowing this, some resorts run kids' programs only until ages 13 or 14, then lump teens into adult classes—but the chance to master super-steep terrain or learn big-mountain skiing skills might outweigh the too-cool-for-school attitude. [R10R, Alta] runs its Teen Freeride Camp, which teaches freeskiing tactics and includes video analysis, during Christmas and Presidents' Week. During those same holiday periods, [R440R, Sun Valley] offers a half-day Teen Adventure Camp for skiers and riders. [R314R, Park City]'s "I Ride Park City" Freestyle Camps provide three days of park and pipe coaching for kids up to age 15; participants also get to shoot and edit a GoPro video that they can share later on. Other teen programs include [R497R, Whiteface]'s Teen Experience, held daily during holiday periods; [R191R, Jackson Hole]'s three-day season-long Fall Line Camps (including one with legendary and local film company Teton Gravity Research); and the three-day Stowked Teen Camp at [R429R, Stowe], held during the Christmas and Presidents' weeks.
Teaching to the Terrain
It makes sense for resorts to capitalize on their signature terrain by helping guests learn to ski or ride it better. Killington and [R507R, Winter Park], for example, have long had popular moguls clinics. Now, with the ubiquity of terrain parks and pipes, and improved ski gear that makes expert areas more attainable, terrain-focused specialty programs abound.
At Sugarbush, you can book a private lesson with pioneering extreme skier John Egan and tackle runs like the trees and steeps in Slide Brook, terrain that Egan says is "a training ground for East Coast skiers who want to go out West." Beginning this winter, Egan's brother Dan now leads a variety of two-day ski clinics at Killington, focusing on moguls, steeps and trees; he also heads up a three-day steeps clinics on [R48R, Big Sky]'s notorious Lone Peak.
Pro Extreme Skier John Egan can show you the ropes at Sugarbush. Photo Courtesy of Sugarbush Resort.
Many Western ski areas known for gut-checking double blacks offer programs for those who want to conquer—not just survive—such terrain, like [R419R, Squaw]'s weekend-long Squallywood Big Mountain Camp with the ski area's legendary chronicler of extreme, Robb Gaffney, and [R120R, Crested Butte]'s new Group North Face Guides adult group lessons for advanced skiers and riders.
Tackle the steeps of Crested Butte with the Group North Face Guides. Photo by Robb Pennie. Courtesy of Crested Butte.
And jibbing and airing it out of the pipe aren't only for X Games wannabes. [R425R, Steamboat], for example, offers daily lessons for adult advanced skiers and riders in its Mavericks Superpipe and terrain parks, and [R227R, Mammoth]'s three-day Unbound Parks and Pipes Camps teaches tricks in a progression from small to bigger features.
Backcountry/Sidecountry Adventures
With sales of Alpine touring skis on a steady uptick and soaring interest in skiing terrain just outside resort boundaries, ski schools have recognized the opportunity—and, frankly, the need—for backcountry education.
[R201R, Kirkwood] opened a dedicated building for its Expedition: Kirkwood programs for winter 2011/2012, with classrooms, rentals and retail for things like safety equipment and other backcountry gear.
"If ski school goes up to college level, this is like getting your Ph.D.," said Kirkwood's VP of skier services Jon Copeland, who oversees the Expedition center. "Our main teaching point is safety in the backcountry."
A ski instructor skiing powder with his students in the background at Kirkwood Mountain Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California. Photo courtesy Kirkwood Resort.
The center offers clinics in backcountry awareness and avalanche education, as well as the chance to explore Kirkwood's adventurous terrain with a guide.
[R404R, Snowbird] puts on a three-day Sidecountry Camp for advanced skiers and riders; the clinic includes practice with avalanche tools (beacon, probe, shovel), terrain evaluation and the chance to explore out-of-bounds stashes.
Vail's three-day Mike Weigele Heli-Prep Program prepares you for the holy grail—heli-skiing—by focusing on technique, backcountry awareness and safety.
Enhanced Women's Programs
Long a staple of most ski schools' offerings, women's clinics are getting a facelift at some areas. To attract more advanced skiers and riders and revitalize their programs, resorts are adding higher-performance options that keep the focus on skiing.
"Every ski area has some sort of women's program, but it tends to be, 'We're doing a women's event, so maybe we'll do a yoga session, or fashion show, or spa treatments,'" said Lisa Densmore, a former U.S. Ski Team racer who leads women's clinics at resorts around the country. "Those are all fine, but what ultimately matters is, everyone wants to ski better and wants info on how to do that."
In addition to good ski technique, these newer programs emphasize strategies and confidence-building tactics for tackling challenging terrain. Squaw Valley's Next Level Women's Freeskiing Camp, taught by pro skiers Ingrid Backstrom and Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn, will help you step it up in Squaw's steeps. Kirkwood's three-day Women's Weekend for skiers and riders, offered through Expedition: Kirkwood, includes off-piste terrain and gear demos; one-day clinics throughout the season also focus on serious skiing and riding. Jackson Hole's four-day women's camps focus on big-mountain skiing and riding and may include a backcountry outing.
And, in a new twist on the gender-specific concept, [R129R, Deer Valley] now offers a men's-only weekend clinic, while [R403R, Snowbasin] has three-hour men's lessons on Sundays throughout the season.
Need for Speed
It's not just gate-bashers who benefit from the discipline and drills of race technique. Many of today's best big-mountain skiers, for example, grew up racing. Learning to carve efficient high-speed turns can help your skiing in all types of terrain and situations.
But before you hit the NASTAR course, brush up with a race-specific clinic like Squaw Valley's Gates to Skills, offered on several Fridays throughout the season, or Killington's early-season race program. Four-time Olympian Martin Bell teaches a two-day clinic at Big Sky, while the Mahre Training Center Ski Camps call Deer Valley home. Though these three- and five-day camps don't focus purely on racing, you know that with Phil and Steve Mahre heading them up, you'll pick up some good racing fundamentals.
Adaptive Alternatives
Adaptive programs, which teach physically and mentally challenged children and adults to ski and ride, have multiplied over the past dozen or so years. One of the country's largest organizations for outdoor recreation is the National Sports Center for the Disabled, started in 1970, which operates its ski and snowboard program out of Winter Park. Disabled Sports USA's Far West program has been based at [R5R, Alpine Meadows] for 40 years.
Joining these stalwarts have been programs of various sizes at seemingly every ski area. And they're offering more than basic lessons. For example, several times a season Smugglers' Notch holds a five-day Autism Snowman Camp, which includes winter outdoor activities in addition to skiing. Jackson Hole offers an adaptive version of its four-day Steep and Deep Camp, with Paralympic medalist Chris Devlin-Young as a guest coach. And the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program has even partnered with local heli-ski company HeliTrax for a day of heli-skiing.


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When you're an artist, everything you see can seem like a canvas, a blank page with the potential for something beautiful. Alexa Meade sees this quite literally, using actual people as both subject and canvas. Painting on a 1-to-1 scale, Meade takes real-life subjects and turns them into paintings, playing with the shadow and light of the human form.
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Meade graduated with a degree in political science and thought she'd get a government job, but when she found this way of creating a portrait late in her college career, it changed the direction of her life. So, instead of moving to Washington, DC, and taking a desk job after graduation, she moved into her parents' basement and began teaching herself to paint. Her first models were grapefruit, eggs, toast … then moving on herself and her neighbor.
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Packer staffers Pamela Riemenschneider, Chuck Robinson and Fred Wilkinson collected these news items Dec. 4 on the New York Produce Show exposition floor.
GRIMMWAY FARMS: The Simply Delicious Carrot Creations brand of Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., has two new flavors: roasted garlic and herb and honey brown sugar and cinnamon. The packs are 13-ounces and come 10 per case. The suggested retail price is $2.49-2.79. Showing off the new products are Eric Proffit, sales manager Kelly Dietz, sales director and Lisa McNeece, vice president of foodservice and industrial sales. Grimmway Farms also is marketing baby carrots branded with The Biggest Loser. Consumers are offered a chance to stay at The Biggest Loser Resort. The packs come in 2- and 3-ounce packs and 1- and 2-pound packs.
LITTLE POTATO CO.: The Potato Jazz line of potato side dishes from Little Potato Co., Edmonton, Alberta, come in microwaveable steam trays of consistently sized small potatoes that come with savory spice packs, says Don Daintrey, sales and marketing director. Four flavors are offered: Savoury Herb, Garlic and Parsely, Zesty Italian and Chipotle Fingerlings. The products are new to the U.S., but have been test marketed in Canada, he says. The produce has a 30-day shelf life and requires no refrigeration, he says.
MALENA PRODUCE: Gonzalo Avila, business manager for Rio Rico, Ariz.-based Malena Produce Inc., shows off their new extended shelf life bag for eggplants. The bags use Tefen, Israel-based StePac LA Ltd."s film to increase shelf 10-12 days, Avila says, and also allow printing of recipes on the bag.
MANN PACKING: A new party tray being used by Mann Packing Co., Salinas, Calif., reduce the use of plastic in the produce by a third because it is lidless, says Mark McHale, national account and east region sales manager. Film seals the contents on the top of the tray. Mann Packing also showed off a new 10-ounce pack of sweet potatoes for crinkle-cut fries.
MASTRONARDI PRODUCE: Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, offers a new pack of orange and red sweet peppers called Sweet Twister, says Chris Veillon, director of marketing. He plans a national rollout of the product in late spring. The company showed off the its redesigned package graphics. The graphics are more modern and help update the Sunset brand, Veillon says.
MONTEREY MUSHROOMS: Customers in the Northeast now have access to Monterey Mushrooms" line of bagged sliced mushrooms. The Monterey, Calif.-based company recently added the bagging technology to its Pennsylvania facility, says Michael Stephan, director of sales for central and eastern regions. Stephan says the bagged program, which includes 10-ounce zip top bags of sliced Baby Bella or sliced white button mushrooms, is popular with consumers because they can choose how many mushrooms they want and re-seal the bag for later. Health and nutrition messages, cooking tips and recipes are on the bags.
NUNES: The Nunes Co., Salinas, Calif. has added items to its Foxy-brand organic line, says Mark Crossgrove, vice president of sales, including red, green and rainbow chard green and lacinato kale parsley and cilantro.
PACIFIC TRELLIS: Angie Eastham, sales manager for Reedley, Calif.-based Pacific Trellis Fruit, says the grower-shipper is offering grapes in gusseted bags in random and 2-pound fixed weight sizes. The bags, whose high-resin film better protects fruit from damage and displays better, will be used for the first time on about 15% of the grapes Pacific Trellis imports from Chile, she says. Also new this season are grapes from Peru packed in 2-pound clamshells, Eastham says.
RACE-WEST: Marcus Cutler, director of field operations for Clarks Summit, Pa.-based wholesaler Race-West Co., talks with Lori Hickey, who handles marketing for Delano, Calif.-based grape grower-shipper Jakov P. Dulcich & Sons. Dulcich is rolling Christmas-themed retail boxes and other point-of-purchase display materials for their Pretty Lady grapes, Hickey says.
SAN MIGUEL: Three new salad kits from San Miguel Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., are packed with healthful ingredients in mind. The salads feature mature greens, which pack more of a nutritional punch than their baby brethren, says Jan Berk, vice president and partner. Each kit includes greens and a 2-ounce dressing packet. IRONman is a blend of beet greens and spinach, SUPERkale is a blend of mature shredded kale and carrots, and EnerCHI Salad includes a blend of traditional Asian and leafy greens.
SOUTHERN PRODUCE DISTRIBUTORS: Southern Produce Distributors Inc., Faison, N.C., has introduced 3- and 5-pound bags branded with its 10-in-One label, says Brenda Oglesby, sales manager. The bags list 10 ways to fix the sweet potatoes. Helping her show off the bags is salesman Kelly Precythe.
SOUTHERN SPECIALTIES: Products in resealable stand-up pouches were introduced this fall by Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Southern Specialties Inc. The company offers 26-ounce bags of sugar snap peas and french beans and a 2-pound pack of brussels sprouts, says Charlie Eagle, vice president of business development.
SUN BELLE: Blueberries come packed in a pint punnet that is flatter and wider than normal, says Phil Rindone, salesman and marketer for Sun Belle Inc, Chicago. The punnet allows consumers to see the fruit better, he says.
SUNKIST GROWERS: Five types of fruit are being packed in 3-pound bags being marketed by Sherman Oaks, Calif.-based Sunkist Growers under the Lil Snappers line of kid-sized fruit. Julie DeWolf, director of retail marketing, says the bags will have navel oranges, cara caras, moros, minneola and mandarins. The Lil Snappers line was introduced by Wenatchee-Wash.-based Stemilt Growers last year. Sunkist offers high-graphic quarter bins top promote the line. Sunkist is working with Stemilt to offer a Lil Snappers bag of apples and oranges, DeWolf says.
TOMATO THYME: Michael Lacey, director of sales and marketing for Wimauma, Fla.-based Tomato Thyme Corp., shows off the new Home Grown Tomatoes retail merchandising box. He says the 4-pound boxes of red round tomatoes will be shipped in 8-, 10-, 12- or 15-count sizes and are ideal for club stores such Costco and Sam"s Club. He adds that the Handy Candy 4-ounce snack cups of high-brix grape tomatoes are set to expand their presence in the Northeast with retailers such as D"Agostino"s, AWI and Topp"s, Lucky Lee, vice president of sales for New York-based Lucky"s Real Tomatoes, which helps handle marketing for Handy Candy, says the product is now available in New York at the five locations of the Gourmet Garage upscale grocers.
VILLAGE FARMS: Eatontown, N.J.-based Village Farms International offers a new 10-ounce bag and clamshell for Heavenly Villagio Marzano tomato. This is in addition to the 16-ounce bag the company launched initially, says Helen Aquino, marketing manager.In the year since the snack size tomato hit the market, the company has received exceptional feedback from both retailers and consumers, Aquino says.
The company also is shipping Exquisite Heirloom tomatoes in a 2-count consumer pack and 11-pound bulk pack. The heirloom variety, with green shoulders, gives consumers a balanced tart and sweet summer tomato flavor.
WESTMORELAND SALES: Leamington, Ontario-based Westmoreland Sales plans to start shipping mini sweet peppers this season, says Ken Green, executive vice president of sales and marketing. The red, orange and yellow peppers are packed in half- and 1½-pound bags that stand up. Ontario operations are expected to supply the peppers this spring with production shifting to Mexico.
WHOLSUM FAMILY FARMS: Dennis Moleta, account manager for Wholesum Family Farms Inc., Nogales, Ariz., says the grower-shipper"s new merchandising stand saves on set-up time in the produce department and enables a range of cross-merchandising options.


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P'yŏngyang (평양 Pyeongyang), with about 2,750,000 inhabitants, is the capital city of North Korea or the capital of the South Korean claimed South Pyeongan Province. It is situated on the Taedong River in the southwest of the country.
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Nearly all visitors arrive either by plane or train from Beijing. You'll need a visa before you travel and will need a minimum of 2 weeks to process it.
Sunan International Airport (IATA: FNJ) is 24km north of Pyongyang and, as of 2018, has scheduled services to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Vladivostok, Chongjin, Sondok, Samjiyon, and Wonsan.
The Air China Beijing flights depart/arrive on Monday and Friday afternoons, with an additional service on Wednesday afternoons in summer (from April 1st). Note that Pyongyang airport does not have Instrument Landing System (ILS), so if the weather is bad, flights are sometimes cancelled, or even turned back. Air Koryo usually never has problems landing in their home base, so if you need to be sure to arrive, better take Air Koryo. However, take into account that Air China is far more modern and safe when compared to Air Koryo (which is banned within the EU due to its planes failing multiple safety checks).
If you are in a position to be able to, the tickets to Beijing are almost half price from Pyongyang. They are on sale in the Youth Hotel, in the Air China office, which is situated about 10km north-east of the city. Furthermore, they give a 30kg baggage allowance for free.
Trains from China arrive at Pyongyang's main central train station. Foreigners can join in with the locals and use the main exit. Your guide(s) will be waiting for you outside of the building (Oct. 2013). If you have transported anything via freight on the train, you'll have to go back the next day to pick it up. The customs office is around the back of the building, and is shut 12:00-14:00. At other times, it's not very busy at all. There are no charges for collecting customs-cleared goods, and the bureaucracy is fairly simple, especially after the chaos at Beijing railway station.
Get around[edit]
Visitors to North Korea will need to be accompanied by an accredited guide or guides, who will arrange where you can visit and how you will get there.
This is true of package tours (the only way tourists can get in). However, personal visitors of foreign residents in Pyongyang are free to go around by themselves, unless explicitly told not to by Korean authorities. This can happen, but is not always the case.
Residents are usually free to wander around. However, they cannot use buses. The subway system CAN be used, despite rumours to the contrary. There are two routes, and all the stations are open to foreigners. Despite being old, the trains run quite efficiently, and are phenomenally cheap (5 won a ride, any distance- there are roughly 5000 won to a euro on the black market). The biggest drawback to this form of transport is that the subway is only on the west side of the river, while Munsu dong, where all foreign residents live, is on the east side.
Taxis can be taken, but Koreans usually are very nervous about accepting foreigners. One exception might be the Koryo hotel, situated near the railway station. Expect the driver to check with the hotel that he is allowed to take you first. Around €5 will cover a medium distance one way ride.
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Guided tours of sites in and around Pyongyang are the only way to do things. You are not allowed to wander on your own.
One caveat is regarding personal visitors to foreign residents of Pyongyang. They are usually free to wander around, although the Koreans prefer to 'help' in these situations.
Above all, exercise extreme caution about photography. Monuments and palaces are fine, but Koreans hate having their photographs taken, unless you get permission first. If you come across a street market, it is likely that everyone will run away (including the sellers), as their existence is a tacit admission of the failure of their economic system. This is not, however, always the case. The Koreans will, however, get very nervous, so a lot of smiling is a good idea. You should absolutely NOT take obvious photos in these situations. You are likely to be arrested, and possibly deported. An innocent photo of a market to Westerners is a very serious situation to them at a political level. Not only does it show the shortcomings of the regime, but a picture of abundance in a market will, they worry, lead to the withdrawal of international food aid.
There are many places to go shooting, usually with air guns. The Koreans love to see foreigners try their hand at this, as sometimes (unbeknown to the foreigner) they are shooting at images of Americans.
More cruelly, you can target live chickens instead for a couple of euros; if you kill the chicken you get to keep it.
Foreigners are allowed to use the main public swimming pool on Saturday mornings, as they are the ice skating rink in winter. Be aware, that if you have an accident, the Koreans will not help you, probably through fear of dealing with a foreigner. It has been known for foreigners to break their legs ice skating, and waiting for hours on the ice while other expatriates try to help (if they are even around)!
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Shopping options are limited. A few department stores exist but have very few things of interest. Locals only shop from specialty stores selling groceries and other basic items. Arts and crafts and souvenirs can be purchased in places such as tourist sites and hotels. Some extremely sought-after North Korean souvenirs are metal lapel badges depicting the faces of one or both of the two Kims. North Koreans are required to own these badges; as such they are categorised more as national necessities, and therefore not readily available to westerners, whom the locals often seem to think would never want such a thing. It is easier to find these North Korean items on eBay. There have been reports of these badges being seized by customs at departure.
There are several government-run markets, selling a wide range of foods, as well as consumer goods such as shoes and DIY materials. The prices are extremely low by western standards, and the sellers are extremely honest- red-coated officials watch their every move, especially when selling to a foreigner. These markets are identifiable by their blue, semispherical roofs. However, apart from Tonghil market, foreigners are treated with, at best, mild suspicion. Indeed, do not be surprised if you are gently, but firmly, escorted from the building. There is no harm in this, providing you comply.
Tonghil market is perhaps the most interesting, as there are many relatively wealthy Koreans shopping there. Koreans are issued State provisions, which vary according to their job/status. Anything else they are free to buy- either at official won exchange rates (about 1/30th of the black market price), again, depending on their status, or at the free market price, which usually means they can afford almost nothing. The average wage is around £1.5/€2/$2.5 a month, which results in most people's total dependance upon the State.
You need won to shop at these markets, and do not take photos. In Tonghil, be aware that some theft does occur although it is minimal.
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There are hardly any restaurants where the average North Koreans go. Eating out is a pleasure reserved for foreigners and special people. You will normally eat dinner at your hotel. With the current slow but steady erosion of the government control, there actually a lot of various private and semi-private (ostensibly belonging to some state organization or cooperative, but in fact just using them as a front) eateries, but these are mostly just a simple diners aimed squarely at the working-class Koreans and have a rather spartan fare -- boiled corn, kimchi, some fish or squid, and white rice for those who want to splurge (white rice being a rare holiday dish for the most Koreans). Also, while they are tacitly tolerated by the authorities, having a foreigner visiting them would be a colossal embarrassment for the regime and can bring a lot of problems for everyone involved.
Often, when you see Koreans in a group in a restaurant, it is because their work unit, or the Party, has sent them and is paying. These groups are easily identifiable as such: Koreans hardly ever eat meat, so, if they go out on one of these trips, they have a meat-fest and get as drunk as possible on soju, rice alcohol. The smaller groups who regularly go out to restaurants eat and drink in a much more moderate way.
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There are very few bars and clubs, though North Korean beer is available at hotels. Some may also offer Chinese and other foreign beers, such as Heineken. The local draught beer is excellent, costing from €0.50 to €1.40, but the bottled beer can give bad hangovers.
There are three main places, apart from restaurants and hotels, where foreign residents go to socialise; the old Diplomatic club, near the Juche tower by the river, the Friendship, inside the Munsu dong foreigners' compound, and the Random Access Club (RAC), run by the UN, also inside the foreigners' compound.
Provided that transport (difficult) and permission (less difficult) is obtainable, all of these can be visited. The RAC Friday nights are legendary (not in an "Ibiza" way, though), although what passed for nightlife has dwindled as foreign aid organisations have left the country during 2009.
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This will be arranged by your tour company.
Stay safe[edit]
North Korean citizens are the most heavily-monitored and policed people in the world. You are unlikely to have any trouble with them. However, be warned that you may be severely heckled by the police/secret services. Under no circumstance are you to show any form of disrespect to the Great Leader Kim Il-sung, Dear Leader Kim Jong-il, or Kim Jong-un. Doing so could result in imprisonment and deportation at the least.
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Practically all foreign embassies in Pyongyang are inside the Munsu-dong. EU citizens whose country does not have an embassy and who need consular assistance can go to any EU embassy as they must offer them diplomatic and consular protection on the same conditions as their own nationals under art. 23 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Conversely, EU citizens whose country does have an embassy (Germany, Sweden, UK) are only entitled to diplomatic and consular protection from their own country's embassy.
* The British Embassy incorporates a minor Canadian and Australia diplomatic presence; this offers reasonable consular services to Australian and Canadian citizens
** The United States does not currently maintain diplomatic relations with the D.P.R.K. but US citizens can receive limited consular help from the Swedish Embassy (usually emergencies only).
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No surprise here, Yvonne Strahovski will reprise her role as the flower sniffing killer tart in the 8th season of "Dexter", which is set to premier on June 30th. I would of liked a surprise to be honest. Like maybe they replace her with that guy from "Chuck," but don't say anything about it. All of the sudden Dexter is banging the guy from "Chuck". Boom, surprise.
When you think Jamie Foxx you think horror. It's a fact. That's why he's going to be bringing a yet to be named anthology series to Syfy in the near future. Foxx will apparently write, produce, and direct the series and possible make a few guest appearances. If he was only a hansom debonair gentleman I'd be inclined to call Mr. Foxx the full package. Oh wait. He is. Wink wink, boys.
I feel like you don't hear much about "The Bermuda Triangle" anymore. In the 80's you couldn't spit without hitting a TV special on the mystical location, but it's been years since Geraldo even mentioned the place. But now Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to a new film focusing on the location for your to polish your mustache to. No real details have been released on the flick, but if I was a betting man I'd say a boat or a plane gets lost and then stuff happens. Just guessing here though.
"Insidious: Chapter 2" has been given a September 13th release date of this very year. Get it? That's Friday the 13th. Cause the movie is spooky and Friday the 13th is a spooky day. Spooky things.
"Chuck" star Yvonne Strahovski has just been added to the cast of season 7 of "Dexter", bringing the show's Australian quotient officially up to par with 1. She'll play a young lass helping the Miami PD solve a homicide case while peaking Dexter's interest in her past. She'll also provide the entire cast with a direct line to delicious bloomin onions.
French director Alain DesRochers has been tapped by the good folks at Millennium Films and Nu Image to direct their upcoming vampire flick "The Rising". The script follows a group of mercenaries as they travel around the jungles of Cambodia looking for missing persons. As you might of guessed they run into some vampires. Because they call it a vampire film. Now that I think of it though it would be a great twist if there wasn't a single vampire in the film.
Paramount has just picked up the rights to Libba Bray's young adult novel "The Diviners". The book takes place in the 1920's and follows a group of youngsters with secret powers as they battle the forces of evil in NYC. They also do the jitterbug I assume. Everyone did the jitterbug in the 20's.
Joseph Fiennes, of "hey that guy looks like Ali G" fame has been added to the cast of the second season of "American Horror Story". Fiennes will play the head of a institution for the criminally insane where Jessica Lange's character works. Word is there will also be some romance in the air. Some old lady on middle aged man romance. The kind of romance that makes you a little uncomfortable and kind of sick.
"Night of the Dead Reanimated" holds a "video art gallery" featuring some of the artists in their rendition of the Romero classic. That actually sounds like a great idea.
Yvonne Strahovski from "Chuck" to star in survivalist horror film called "The Canyon". The plot deals with a couple honeymooning in the Grand Canyon, who end up just trying to survive after meeting a "charismatic and mysterious guide".
Word from Robert Rodriguez's camp is that "Predators" will be a sequel and not a remake. There are also rumblings that they're trying to get Arnold Schwarzenegger back in some type of extended cameo, but we'll see how that turns out.
Not sure this is good news, but "Saw VI" director Kevin Gruetert calls his post production experience "mind numbingly complex". Ya, this should be interesting.
Before being released on DVD in October, Mike Dougherty's "Trick 'R Treat" will be doing a festival run, where you might be able to check it out if you live in one of the corresponding areas.


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The Stuart Addition Historic District generally conforms to a tract deeded to the city in 1803 by Judge Archibald Stuart. The neighborhood developed gradually but steadily and was well established by the Civil War. As with all of Staunton's older areas, it experienced its greatest growth from the 1870s to World War I. The district thus has great diversity of both architectural styles and forms. Intermingled with some of Staunton's oldest residences, some dating before 1825, are characteristic examples of later styles such as Italianate, Queen Anne and Georgian Revival. Only a fraction of its 105 buildings are modern intrusions. Traditionally a racially mixed neighborhood, the district contains three historic black churches and a 1915 black elementary school. A principle architectural landmark is the Victorian Gothic-style St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church designed by Staunton architect T. J. Collins.
The Newtown Historic District is roughly bounded by Lewis and S. Jefferson sts., C&O RR and Allegheny and Churchville aves., including Thornrose Cemetery. The Stuart Addition Historic District is roughly bounded by Augusta, Sunnyside, Market and New sts. A Self-Guided Tour of Staunton's Historic Districts, a brochure produced by the Historic Staunton Foundation, is available from many downtown merchants, and the Staunton Visitor Center on New St., open 9:00am to 5:00pm daily. Call 800-332-5219 for details.
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The Little Black Dress: Fashion for the Ages
Most stylists recommend that every woman keep at least one little black dress on hand. Read on to learn more about this fashion staple.
If the acronym LBD instantly brings to your mind the phrase "little black dress," it probably also conveys a decided glamour—perhaps Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy cocktail number in Breakfast at Tiffany's. When Coco Chanel's iconic version debuted in 1926, it brought to fashion critics' minds the thought of the Model T. Just like that classic car, the dress was designed to be simple and accessible enough for all women. Vogue dubbed it the "Ford" dress, a long-sleeved shape of crepe de chine with little adornment besides a subtle X pattern of tucks across the front. It had none of the flapper era's signature lace, fringe, or flask pockets.
While the LBD seems to have struck Vogue's writers as somewhat austere, they also recognized its power as a new essential, calling it "the frock that all the world will wear." But the color had never seemed entirely mundane; black garb was a symbol of aristocracy as far back as the 15th century, as the dye was expensive to produce. Through the 18th and 19th centuries, black clothing was largely worn by women in mourning and members of the clergy, and caused a stir when the subject of John Singer Sargent's 1883 portrait Madame X donned a black gown that set off a shocking expanse of skin and the supremely haughty arch of a jet-black brow. Today, of course, the LBD is the rule more than the exception at any social event where jeans and a tuxedo T-shirt won't do. As Christian Dior once said: "You can wear black at any time. You can wear black at any age."


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Glee Star Becca Tobin Opens Up About Boyfriend Matt Bendik's Death
The actress remembers her late boyfriend in an Instagram post
It's been a few weeks since Glee's Becca Tobin lost her boyfriend Matt Bendik, whose body was discovered inside a Philadelphia hotel room on July 10.
Now the actress is opening up about her loss with a heartfelt post on her Instagram account.
"Thank you all for the love and support," Tobin, 28, wrote on Saturday as she shared a photo of her and Bendik. "Matt was the most extraordinary man I knew and he will live in my heart forever."
The cause of the 35-year-old nightlife entrepreneur's death is still unknown.
Eerily, his passing came almost exactly a year after Tobin's costar Cory Monteith was found dead inside his Vancouver hotel room after a lethal heroin overdose.


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