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Our core business provides complete Engineering and Code compliance review of residential home plans, purchased from either local designers or national designers/websites.
We can customize plans purchased from national architects and designers, to meet your requirements and ensure compliance with state and local codes, local construction practices and builder preferences.
We can help you evaluate and design an addition or remodel project that you're considering, and develop complete working drawings that enable you to define a scope of work, and allow you to work directly with contractors of your choice.
Inspections and Other Services
We provide several types of inspection services, that vary with type of client and client requirements. We provide support during construction by performing inspections to resolve Code Enforcement issues, and to resolve Field Changes on Engineered Plans. We also perform inspections of Homes during Real Estate transactions, to examine structural issues that are noted by Home Inspectors.
Typical Issues We Evaluate:
- Code Compliance
- Foundation Cracks
- Leaning chimneys
- Sheetrock cracks
- Uneven floors
- Cracked floor slabs


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Sotera Wireless Brings In $31.8 Million
July 27, 2017
2:12 pm
Credit: soterawireless.com
Wireless startup Sotera Wireless announced it has secured $31.8 million in financing from an undisclosed investor.
Sotera Wireless, Inc,. is a medical device company dedicated to the development, marketing and sale of a new generation of comprehensive vital signs monitoring. Sotera's mission is to improve patient safety by empowering clinicians to detect early signs of deterioration in virtually any care setting and to enable early intervention and rapid response, all without limiting patients' freedom of movement.

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Goodbye Maggie May
This past Saturday morning, we lost our Maggie May. She fought a year-long battle with osteosarcoma and lived life on her own terms right till the end. That morning, she was happily awaiting her breakfast when she collapsed and died within moments. When you have a dog that is terminall... »


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If you are tired of waiting for what seems like forever for your Internet pages to load, you can speed up the load time by making adjustments on your browser. The steps to take to get your Internet to load faster depend on which browser you are using, but whether you are surfing the web with Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome, you can go into the back-end of the browser and do some tweaking.
Internet Explorer
Step 1
Click on the Start/Run menu and go to the Computer folder and then the "Windows" folder. You can also type in "regedit.exe" to find the file that you need.
Step 2
Click on "'HKEY_CURRENT_USER" in the frame on the left to view the folders within. Go to "Software", "Microsoft", "Windows", "Current Version", "Internet Settings".
Step 3
Right click your mouse on the files "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server" and "MaxConnectionsPerServer" and select "Modify". Select "Decimal" under the "Base" heading in the box that pops up. Type a larger number (like 10) in the "Value data" box and hit "OK". Open Internet Explorer will now load faster.
Step 1
Double-click on the Firefox icon to launch the browser. Type "about:config" in the address bar and hit "Enter" on your keyboard. If a message comes up that says "This might void your warranty", click on "I'll be careful, I promise" to continue.
Step 2
Enter "Network" in the "Filter" text box at the top of the next page and hit "Enter". Double-click on "network.http.pipelining", which will set the value to "True".
Step 3
Double-click on the file "pipelining.maxrequests" and type "10" in the box that pops up. Restart Firefox to enjoy a quicker load time.
Google Chrome
Step 1
Open Google Chrome. Click on the "Customize and control Google Chrome" icon in the upper-right corner, which is shaped like a wrench. Select "Options" from the menu that appears.
Step 2
Click on the tab that says "Under the Hood" in the "Google Chrome Options" box that pops up. Select "Clear Browsing Data."
Step 3
Click on the drop-down menu next to where it says "Clear data from this time period:" and select a specific time period to erase the browser history. You can also choose which items to "obliterate" from the history. The more you get rid of, the quicker your browser will load because of the missing data. It may take a while, but when its done, you will be able to browser faster.


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When I was in Australia recently, the number of cranes in Sydney and Melbourne indicated that both cities are experiencing a demand-led development cycle. The relative economic performance was highlighted by the country recording its 25th successive year of economic growth.
Australia's economic growth since 2004 has been fueled by the industrialization of China and other parts of emerging Asia, resulting in strong demand for its commodities.
As demand tapered, the Australian economy has proved resilient through the transition from mining sector investment growth to more broad-based domestic economic drivers.
Real estate has responded positively to the transition, with average values for central business district (CBD) offices increasing by 48.7 percent between the fourth quarter of 2009 and the second quarter of 2016.
However, Standard & Poor's moved its outlook for the country's economy from "stable" to "negative" at the start of July, due to doubts about its ability to manage its budget. Should real estate investors be concerned?
Overseas attraction
According to our latest Investment Intensity Index, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane ranked among the world's top 20 real estate investment destinations. Sydney is the only Australian city in the top five, ranking fourth overall, after London, Oslo and Munich. Melbourne is tenth and Brisbane is 19th. In 2015, offshore investment accounted for more than 40% of all commercial property transactions in Australia by value.
The proportion of offshore investment in the office sector alone was even higher, with 54 percent of asset acquisitions by value purchased by an offshore buyer. This is the highest level of annual foreign capital inflow ever recorded in the Australian office sector.
Australia is a beneficiary of two major investment themes: first, higher allocations by pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies to real assets; and second, higher allocations to the Asia-Pacific region. Australia is ranked as the second-most transparent property market in the world and one of only two highly transparent real estate markets in the Asia-Pacific region (the other is New Zealand). As a result, it receives a disproportionately high share of cross-border investment flows in the region.
Singaporeans are biggest buyers
Singaporean investors have been the biggest buyers of commercial properties over the past 18 months, accounting for 25 percent of cross-border investment — nearly US$4 billion — into Australia since the start of 2015. Other capital sources competing for Australian assets include those from China, South Korea, Japan and North America. We project Sydney CBD office market capital values will rise by approximately 9 percent in 2016.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has observed that the country's economic resilience reflects, in part, the flexibility of three key prices: the exchange rate, the price of money (or interest rates) and the price of labor. Currency depreciation has increased the competitiveness of export-orientated industry sectors and precipitated an increase in tourism numbers. Furthermore, the lower Australian dollar has proved a disincentive for Australians to travel overseas and provided further support to the domestic tourism industry. The effect of low interest rates and a structural under supply in the residential sector has boosted construction activity, which increased by 10 percent over 2015, according to government data.
S&P's outlook cut
However, Australia has risk factors to navigate. In July, Australia came one step closer to losing its AAA sovereign credit rating when Standard & Poor's cut the outlook in response to the diminished potential for Australia to repair its federal budget, a prerequisite for maintaining a AAA credit rating. A move from AAA to AA would be the country's first downgrade from S&P since 1989. However, we are of the view that a potential downgrade will have limited impact on the real estate sector.
This is because commercial real estate yield-to-bond spreads have continued to widen despite six ratings changes between 1986 and 2016. If credit ratings were a factor in office yields, we might expect to see yields widen in response to ratings downgrades and vice versa, but the long-term evidence seems to suggest the opposite. Currently, real bond yields in Australia are near all-time lows — as they are in most global markets.
In the residential market, mortgage rates have moved independently of sovereign ratings for the last two decades, based on the spread between the official interest rates and the average variable home loan rates offered by Australian banks. Just recently, domestic business confidence has also remained firm despite volatile global financial markets caused by the Brexit vote outcome.
In summary, Australia remains attractive to offshore capital sources despite the transition of the mining sector from investment to production. Economists talk about potential gross domestic product growth being in the 2.6 percent to 3.0 percent range for Australia moving forward — below the long-term average of 3.2 percent. However, in a low growth environment, strong economic growth relative to other mature economies will make Australia an attractive real estate investment destination over the medium to long-term.
First posted in the Nikkei Asian Review


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Beresford shares insights on social networking
Bad news on the fight against obesity: A Westport research firm's survey of social networking shows that people prefer the online activity to exercising and playing sports.
Beresford Research conducted a survey of more than 400 people on the Internet's growing cadre of social networks to find out how people older than 18 use Facebook, Myspace and other sites. Taken as a whole, the research reveals that in some aspects people's behavior in the digital world -- such as social networking -- is tracking their behavior in the real world. Thus, fun with friends takes precedence over physical activity in both spheres.
For Beresford, a 19-year-old private firm, this work could help cement its place as a go-to research company when it comes to understanding social networking, especially as it relates to business marketing.
Among Beresford's findings on how people use online social networking is that they rely on friends and family in those networks for advice, much as they would offline.
The survey found that 65 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds using online social networks turn to their online communities when they have a decision to make. Although more than half of all social network users surveyed agreed that the opinions and insights shared by others in their networks have some influence in their decision, this percentage increases significantly for adults younger than 35.
Ward Thrasher, University of Bridgeport Business School assistant dean and director of its master's of business administration degree program, said more research is showing that social networking is not a marketing revolution, but a new delivery channel. So the same rules of human behavior -- and, often, skepticism -- apply. Promote a product or service too hard on Facebook or MySpace and users grow suspicious.
"It's difficult to push your brand through social networking sites," Thrasher said. Much like face-to-face interaction, social networking sites are more conducive to passive marketing or word of mouth, where a person links to a company he or she works for or likes, he said.
But Beresford found there is a healthy interest in discussing and plugging products on sites. About 25 percent of users have links to a company, product or service on their networking pages, the survey found. And 38 percent follow the paid advertising that increasingly appears on their Web pages.
The Internet, Thrasher said, has become a difficult forum for effective marketing because it is massive media and micro-media at the same time.
Now look at blogs, he said.
"When blogging started, there were a handful of blogs that everybody started following," Thrasher said. "Then everybody said, `I can do that.' Now, we're inundated with blogs."
There are too many channels today, Thrasher said, making it difficult to gain a strong audience. Thrasher said one difficulty for online marketers is that they have to keep making it worthwhile for the "friend" or person to keep coming back.
Kathy Brunjes, vice president of sales and marketing at Beresford, said that's a trouble spot her company tries to warn clients about. She said there have been cases where businesses had its student interns blog or set up sites on networks and attract large audiences. But after the intern went back to school, the businesses discovered that the audience was visiting because users liked the intern's personality, not the company.
What Beresford hopes to accomplish with this survey is to create a foundation upon which to better study the use of social marketing, Brunjes said. To that extent, the company surveyed and found users fell into four types:
- Residents -- most comfortable with social networking, they have been members more than 3 years on average, are constantly logged in and have a large number of friends and contacts.
- Twitterers -- true extroverts of social networking, they usually have been members for a slightly shorter time than Residents -- 1 to 2 years on average -- and are most interested in starting new online groups, getting to know new people and discussing online activities.
- Hobbyists -- tending to restrict their group of online friends to social contacts, they interact with social networks from home computers and spend the most time updating their status and profile; and
- Rookies -- social networking for less than a year, they are by far the least security-minded, and are far less concerned than others that what they share could have a negative impact on future employability.
Understanding how these people behave over time could help companies better understand social networking, according to Beresford.
Although the research is interesting, Beresford's survey also is a lesson in what companies can do when business slows. With its researchers confronting more free time, the company turned some of them loose on this project, which was not funded by clients, who in the past have included Booz & Co. and Stamford-based human resources consultancy Towers Perrin. The team built the surveys and dug into the subject.
Beresford is making the work available for free on its Web site, www.beresfordresearch.com.


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Tell me again why I left before the topless cake fight
So if a girl goes for it you're gonna stop her and tell her you gave up ejaculation for lent?
Question: trumpet bong. Can it work.
I played "in the air tonight" on a drum set made of titties, and I'm not even exaggerating
Restaurants Roasting People Who Gave Them Negative Yelp Reviews (25 Pics)
Also just throwing this out there I don't think anyone who brings another girl back to your bed to share with you can qualify as a frigid bitch
I am drunk please bring Taco Bell and sex
Never mind I found pizza just bring sex
Can I just say I love the fact that were in business with guys where I can write a hand job up hoes down text message
I mean, two foreign guys have drunkenly confessed their love for her, so she's clearly doing something right.
i remember going to sleep after the 4th time i threw up this morning and hoping i didn't have to again because then it would be uneven between saturday and sunday. my ocd is getting out of control
Woman Posts Harassing DMs From Creep Online, Now He's Upset Because People Told His Mom
Just to be clear, the only reason you're allowed to scream "COCKTAIL SERVANT" at bartenders is because you have nice tits
Really because I got kicked out the eagles game for running up n down the steps singing ' fly eagles fly ' then punched a Dallas fan in the face before the game even started..
if memory serves, the guy you were hooking up with said he was a slutty skittle.
Rainbow fish was a wild success, got wasted at 6 gave away most my scales and made out with max from where the wild things are.You'd be so proud
Today wasn't Sunday Funday, it was more like Sunday god is taking a shit on my life day


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'Lean on Me' to Become Drama Series with Female-Led Cast, Produced By John Legend and LeBron James
The inspiring 1989 film "Lean on Me," is being turned into television series for the CW.
The film, which starred Morgan Freeman, was based on the true story of Joe Louis Clark – a principle of an inner city high school in Paterson, New Jersey. Clark was at risk of being taken over by the New Jersey government unless his students improve their test scores on the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Test. The principle soon became known for imposing radical changes and unconventional disciplinary methods with his students.
Now, it has been announced that the CW will be transforming the hit film into a drama series, with a female-led cast! According to Deadline, the series will tell the story of Amarie Baldwin – a young black teacher who earns a job as a principle of a public high school in Akron, Ohio. Baldwin must dig deep to transform the failing institution into an urban oasis against a broken system. Her mission to make the school system will put her mettle, family and love life to the test.
The hour-long series hails from ABC's "Station 19" producer Wendy Calhoun, who will serve as writer and executive producer on the project. Her past credits also include "Revenge," "Empire," "Nashville," and "Justified." Along with Calhoun, NBA star LeBron James and award-winning singer John Legend will also join as executive producers. James, an Akron native, will produce alongside Maverick Carter through their production company, Springhill Entertainment – while Legend will produce via his Get Lifted Film Company.
For now, there are no details about when we can expect to see this female-led remix to the classic film.
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Yesterday paramedics staged a march along the eastern borders of Gaza with the family of the medic shot dead last week, Razan al-Najjar.
The 21-year old paramedic was killed when Israeli troops opened live fire on tens of protesters near the fence east of Khan Younis. Al-Najjar was attending to wounded protesters.
Her mother Sabreen explained why she was attending the demonstration, below. "For me, coming here is more powerful than words. I came to complete my daughter's mission…. We will continue working tirelessly until the whole world gets our message."


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News LTD – Mothers Day
The Challenge:
Newspaper sales had been declining at an alarming rate of about 10% per year. Some of this drastic decline is due to a shift to online editorials but the overwhelming majority is a straight loss to other free online news outlets.
The Solution:
We needed to develop a series of incentives to give shoppers a unique reason to pick up each day's paper in petrol and convenience outlets.
The Idea:
We used Mother's Day to create seven daily promotions thanking mums for everything they do. The total prize pool amounted to a million dollars, giving consumers the perfect way to say "Thanks a Million Mum!"


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Gareth Butterfield spends a week in the Mitsubishi Mirage Juro
I'VE read a lot of reviews of the Mitsubishi Mirage Juro and many of them have been quite unkind. In fact, one reviewer recommended: "You should avoid it at all costs". Surely it can't be that bad? I've just had one delivered, a top-spec version in white and, to be honest, it looks smart.
It's got a handsome front end and it sits a little high at the back, but its bulbous protrusions give it a modern stance. What lets it down is its tiny wheels. They look a little out of proportion in this day and age.
Inside it's smart and fairly comfortable. The door shuts with a fairly cheap and metallic clang and nothing feels particularly expensive, but I've honestly sat in worse.
Fundamentally, I've got an automatic gearbox, heated leather seats and plenty of buttons and switches to play with for a week. It really doesn't seem that bad.
THE Mirage has a brilliant little engine. It's quite harsh and resonates in the cabin a bit too much, but it's so eager and peppy, it gives the car a real character. It marries up well with the CVT gearbox, too. I don't usually like these in a car but the 1.2-litre, three cylinder engine only spits out 79bhp so it never feels overworked, like they do in a Toyota Prius, for example.
I say "only" 79bhp but one thing I've quickly noticed is that the Mirage is very light. I scoffed at the small 15″ wheels yesterday, but actually anything bigger would be silly. This is a car from the old school, in a sense. Bigger wheels would add weight and affect the ride which, incidentally, is a bit bouncy, but quite good.
I'm also liking the interior layout. It's simple and well thought out. This car is an evolution of several small cars that Mitsubishi has peddled before it and it's often said that they're best at producing big mud-pluggers, but this is the best-designed small car I've sat in from the Japanese firm.
THE array of standard kit you get in the Mitsubishi Mirage is brilliant. I've got automatic air conditioning, automatic headlamps and wipers, a leather steering wheel and gearknob, keyless entry, heated front seats, cruise control, front fog lamps, powered folding mirrors, parking sensors and a DAB stereo system with Bluetooth compatibility.
The leather seats in my test model cost an extra £1,000 and that gearbox is a £1,000 extra. There's a lot to play with and it all works very well.
It's fairly roomy too. The back seats are OK for a couple of adults and they split 60/40. Boot space isn't at all bad at 235-litres and in-cabin storage consists of three cup holders, pockets in the front door, a deep storage tray at the base of the centre stack and a reasonably sized glove box with a small tray above it.
THE Mirage Juro, as I've said before, has absolutely bags of character and, although it's not fast and it pitches and wallows instead of cornering flat, it's quite fun to drive. Those small wheels and the bouncy suspension make it handle in an old-school sort of way. It reminds me of my first car, it's quite endearing listening to that oh-so-eager engine singing away as you progress.
In fact, I've realised today what the Mitsubishi Mirage Juro reminds me of. It's like an excitable puppy. From the minute you start it, it's yapping at your heels. Prod the accelerator and it doesn't exactly headbutt the horizon, but it leaps into action, always feeling like it's itching to get the journey underway and always eager.
The interesting thing is, though, as much as its enthusiastic nature wills you to press on, it's not as if you'll ever be driving so fast you'll make your passengers ill or you'll break the speed limit. It's not a fast car, obviously, but it's fun and feisty at any speed.
Speaking of which, it's quite astonishing how economical the Mirage is proving to be. Mitsubishi says it will manage 65mpg and I'm nudging 60mpg most of the time. That's really impressive, given how much I'm being egged on by what is essentially the automotive equivalent of Scrappy Doo.
I'VE done a few long journeys in the Mirage and I'm finding it really hard to dislike it. Yes, it's a bit flimsy and the driving position could be more comfortable and the stereo is a bit tinny, but it's just so nippy and charming.
The wife is borrowing it for an 80-mile run to a business trip today and she came back gushing about it. We both agree that, for a cheap, small car, it ticks all the boxes remarkably well. There's a few obvious contenders which do things better but it's really not a bad package, especially with all the gadgets you get thrown in.
"How much do they cost?" asks Mrs B as she gives me the keys back. "Oh, that's a point, I haven't even looked yet," I replied. I had a quick gander on Google and my heart sank. My version, with its leather seats and automatic gearbox is£13,499. I genuinely thought, or at least hoped, I was falling for a sub-£10,000 car.
The famously cheap Dacia Sandero can be had for a lot less than half that money and, even a fully-loaded one only just breaches the £10,000 mark.
Even an MG3 – which is a car I think feels quite similar to the Mirage – weighs in at less than £12,000 with all its boxes ticked.
In fact, and here's its biggest problem, a basic Ford Fiesta can be had for the same money as a top-spec Mirage. And, I've got to be honest, the Fiesta is a much better car. Drive the two back to back and you'll have some idea of what those reviewers who panned the Mitsubishi were on about.
THE Mirage Juro goes back tomorrow and I'm really torn. On one hand I love it. I love its back-to-basics, exuberant personality and the fact it feels like an over-confident puppy squaring up to a Doberman. I like the fact that it has so many gadgets thrown in, more than is actually available on a lot of small cars.
But then I look at the likes of the Toyota Aygo and the Kia Picanto and I question whether I'd actually be able to justify the extra cost.
I guess one thing it does have to its advantage is exclusivity. Possibly because it's been panned by the motoring press, it's hardly a familiar sight on the roads. I genuinely think it's been given a raw deal. It's nowhere near as bad as some of the reviews make it out to be. In fact, I think it's actually pretty decent.
But not only are its rivals cheaper, in some cases they're better cars. And that's the Mirage's biggest downfall.


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Case Study: BPM Group - UK
Case Study BPM Group - UK
BPM Group - UK, is a construction consultancy; their services include BIM Support Services, Proposal, bid writing and Tender Support, Quantity Surveying and Project Management nationally and internationally. Looking to improve efficiency in their practice, TidyBuild was a logical choice as it integrates seamlessly with Xero and their CRM software.
Tracking the profits and losses of each project and learning which jobs and clients make money are among the main benefits. We can plan and track my company's workload, issue detailed reports from proposal to project activity and link to my CRM and Xero for instant invoicing.
Luke Hankins
BPM Group - UK
TidyBuild meant BPM could combine the information from various spreadsheets and databases together. With the centralisation TidyBuild offered, they found that data could easily be accessed by anyone in the business, at any time. This meant they could see the actual costs of a project at any point along the way.
"The reason TidyBuild came onboard was because of its ability to track actual work output from the guys in the office and allocate tasks to people."
Luke Hankins
BPM Group - UK
We can produce an invoice at the click of a button and we can track what we do, instantly.
Luke Hankins
BPM Group - UK
When BPM started using TidyBuild, they became aware of how quickly they were able to produce bids and proposals for clients and produce invoices.
One of the key benefits for BPM, is the ability to disclose detailed information to clients from the auditable and traceable timesheet system – this system shows what they've done and why they've done it.
"The key stand out is the ability to have one place where everyone's time sheets are kept. With TidyBuild, you get that solution without having to invest in software development."


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I am one very lucky girl.
I may not be rich in the traditional sense of the word but God (has) most certainly blessed me in many other ways. I don't drive around in fancy cars or fly business class, but I have traveled to some of the most remarkable places here and abroad. With the exception of my occasional leisure trips with my dear friends and boyfriend, most of my international travels are work-related. It's quite rare to have a career that enriches you professionally and at the same time, gives you ample leg room for you to be able to explore activities that will, in turn, enrich you both physically and spiritually.
Until very recently, it never occurred to me to make my own bucket list – maybe because I have always been uncomfortable with the idea of setting a deadline on anything that has got nothing to do with my work deliverables. I guess I have gotten so used to be being on my own that the only pace I know how to walk or run is my own. I slow down when I want to; I go on full sprint when I want to. In retrospect, it all started with running. Tried it once and got hooked for a while. From my first 5k, I found myself running a full marathon in less than a year. I didn't stop there. Shortly after my first and only full-mary, I dared to do an ultramarathon and got even more hooked. Since then, I have tried my hand on so many other outdoor activities that I never thought I would have access to – let alone be genuinely interested in. Fishing, Trail running, Scuba diving, Surfing, Mountain Trail Biking — these are some of the things that I have now X-marked on my list. Though most of them I have done only once – bringing to fore that I am indeed 'Little Miss Will Try Anything Once' – I wouldn't mind giving them another go sometime in the near future. Surfing, especially. But first, I seriously need to learn how to swim already. Not just for that, but for my general knowledge and survival. You know, just in case someone tries to push me into the water and make it look like an accident. Hah!
And now it seems that my list had just gotten longer with the addition of rock climbing, scrambling and rappelling which I may be doing soon as I get back from my trip. I want to tell you about so many other MORE EXCITING projects we're working on with some very good friends but I don't want to jump the gun too soon. For now, let's just say that we are going to conquer the world one step at a time. Right, Kas, B, and Marga? *insert smiley here*
Now, on to the main reason for this blogpost which I accidentally turned into a novela again because of my penchant for digression: BATANES.
What else can I say about Batanes except that the island is TOO BEAUTIFUL for words? My senses are still somewhat overwhelmed that I cannot even come up with adjectives good enough to describe the whole Batanes experience (that) my friends and I had just recently.
So, just like what Eric did in FB, I will let some of the photos we took do the talking. And maybe add some unintelligible description here and there if only to delude myself into thinking that I'm still some sort of a writer.
But first, I want to thank Emperor Eric Cabahug for planning the whole thing and booking our flights as early as March when Seair announced its promo fare for Batanes. Normal flights to and from Batanes would cost you around Php16,000 including taxes and that is quite steep for a local flight. But let me tell you now that it's all worth every centavo – and MORE. If it weren't for the locals that look and talk just like us, you wouldn't think you're still in the Philippines. The island is so multifaceted you would think you're in Hawaii or Scotland or New Zealand — three places I have never been to, by the way, but the natural land and seascapes of Batanes may very well rival the vistas of these three countries on Google images.
Sleep-deprived and in my case, still under duress from work (very normal for me), we – Eric, Cris B., Cris C., Uly, Romy and I – took the 5:15am flight from Manila to Basco, Batanes on July 1. The flight was one and a half hours long but quite comfortable. Our airhostess, Frances, had the best natural voice I have ever heard come out of a woman's mouth. It had a sultry ring to it and she enunciated every word to near-perfection!
Batanes Airport is small but you instantly feel the warmth and beauty of the island the minute you step out of the plane. At the airport, we were welcomed by Kuya Jun, our designated tour guide slash driver for the whole of five days. After snapping our touchdown Batanes photo, Kuya Jun drove us to DDD Habitat, our home during our stay.
Ate Monica, cook extraordinaire slash manager of DDD Habitat, treated us to a scrumptious breakfast of fish lumpia, veggies, and rice. Not wanting to waste a single minute of our Batanes time, we changed into shorts and tanktops and set off to explore the island – except for Eric who opted to sleep the first half of the day. That morning, Romy, Cris B., Cris C., Uly and I went to the lighthouse nearby.
When we came back just in time for lunch, we were all twice as dark as when we first arrived in Batanes. We did not really anticipate the heat to be that intense so we scrimped on sunblock. Lunch was fantastic and we all fell in love with the fern salad Ate Monica prepared. Thus began the Batanes BUSOG EDITION. Let me explain. The minute we arrived in Batanes, all we did was eat, walk, take photos, eat, eat, EAT! Hence the 'busog' look in all of my swimsuit photos. So much for ripped abs. The all went back into hiding beneath the layers of fat – many thanks to the sinfully delicious meals we would have five times a day! Such was the case for me, at least. Because Cris B.'s perpetually ripped! he ate as much, if not more than, I did but the abs stayed right where they are. I asked how it's even possible for those pandesals to stay unfazed despite the amount of food ingested whereas mine looked, well, bloated, he said, 'it's all muscles, Vicky.' So I guess I have to work harder than ever before to scrape the fat layers, eh? When did it get sooo hard to be a woman?!?
According to the caretaker, Fundacion Pacita can be rented for around P7,500 per day. They are currently renovating the place but it should be open for business again soon. In the meantime, you can have lunch or coffee at this beautiful place with the stunning view of the rolling hills of Batanes and the great pieces of art on display inside the house.
And that concludes Day One.


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The United States has said it is monitoring the situation in Pakistan and reiterated its commitment to a civilian-led democracy there.
The strong statement in support of the civilian government gains significance in the wake of the increased tension between the government led by the President, Asif Ali Zardari, and the Pakistani military led by its Army Chief, Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.
This has given rise to speculation of another military coup in Pakistan, which since it gained its independence in 1947 has been ruled by the Army for majority of the years.
"We support a civilian-led government, we have strong relations with the Pakistani military as well, and we want to see the parties work well together – this is a matter for Pakistan to settle.
I don't think it's appropriate for the United States to be in the middle of it," the State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, told reporters during an off camera news conference yesterday.
The US Embassy in Islamabad, led by the Ambassador, Cameron Munter, is in constant touch with leaders of Pakistan, she said.
"We continue to have broad contacts with the Pakistani leadership. Ambassador Munter is in country. He's seeing a broad cross-section of people. We have said that we are ready to discuss the parliamentary report when they are ready to discuss it with us," Nuland said.
Responding to questions on the tension between the Pak army and the civilian government, Nuland said this is an internal matter of Pakistan.
"With regard to some of the press reporting we've seen in recent days it's obviously an internal matter for Pakistan to settle.
We are monitoring it.We want to see all parties in Pakistan behave in a manner consistent with Pakistan's constitution, with its democratic processes, civil discourse, et cetera," she said.


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George Saunders on getting caught up with style:
My sense is that if you go far enough in any stylistic direction, you can make a beautiful and complex representation of reality, although that representation may not be linear. God knows we've got enough linearity in our representations of our world. We've tremendously overvalued analytical knowledge, rationality, etc. To me, the process of writing is just reading what I've written and—like running your hand over one of those mod glass stovetops to find where the heat is—looking for where the energy is in the prose, then going in the direction of that. It's an exercise in being open to whatever is there.
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He pressed the button and heard the humming of the old French elevator in its cage as it descended from somewhere on high. Suddenly it stopped right in front of him, abruptly, with a slight rattle, a polished black coffin, lined with purple silk imprinted with irises like the reverse side of a lustrous piece of crêpe de Chine; it also had a huge Venetian mirror, polished on the edges, with green glass like the surface of a crystal lake. This upright coffin, made to order for a first-class funeral and controlled by the invisible power of a deux ex machina, had descended from above, docked like Charon's ferry, and now sat awaiting the pale traveler standing there petrified and uncertain, the manuscript of his latest novel, The Man Without a Country, shoved under his arm (and through the grate he himself was observing the pale traveler in the mirror, standing there petrified and uncertain, with the manuscript of his most recent novel clenched under his arm). And the coffin was waiting to take him not into the "other world" but merely into the grim basement of the building, the crematorium and cemetery where glassy-eyed stray travelers rested in sarcophagi similar to this one.
We read it in The Lute and the Scars.
"We're getting rid of you, you know," David says.
It is Saturday evening and someone has stopped at the house to see the dog.
"Is he a full-blooded collie?" the person asks. "Does he have papers?"
"He doesn't say," Jackson smiles.
After all these yars, six, Jane is a little confused by Jackson. She sees this as her love for him. What would her love for him be if it were not this? In turn, she worries about her love for David. Jane does not think David is nice-looking. He has many worries, it seems. He weeps, he has rashes, he throws up. He has pale hair, pale flesh. She does not know how she can go through all these days, each day, embarrassed for her son.
We read it in Taking Care.
The raw earth yard was full of cars. Dr. Jamahl had come in a sleek black Lexus. He berated his wife. Why weren't you watching her? he asked. Unlike his wife's, the doctor's speech was impeccable. She covered her face with her palms and wept. The doctor still wore his green surgeon's smock and it was flecked with bright dots of blood as a butcher's smock might be.
I need to feed a few cows, the paperhanger said. I'll feed my stock pretty quick and come back and help hunt.
You don't mind if I look in your truck, do you?
Do what?
I've got to cover my ass. If that little girl don't turn up damn quick this is going to be over my head. TBI, FBI, network news. I've got to eliminate everything.
Eliminate away, the paperhanger said.
The sheriff searched the floorboard of the paperhanger's pickup truck. He shined his huge flashlight under the seat and felt behind it with his hands.
I had to look, he said apologetically.
Of course you did, the paperhanger said.
We read it in I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down.
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It's Time to Bring Back This Cold War Agency and Stop Ceding the Propaganda War to Russia
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The United States has recently been derided for losing the ongoing information war, and has fallen victim to successive propaganda and disinformation campaigns orchestrated by Russia without a significant response. Given Russia's meddling in the 2016 US elections, along with other aggressive efforts against Western democratic institutions, it is imperative for the United States to adequately respond to Russian "active measures" in the information environment (IE).
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The image of the "tycoon" in politics, which is now represented completely by Donald Trump, was introduced more than 20 years ago by Italy. With Berlusconi's return to politics, it is interesting to notice a shift in his style, from a buccaneer-like political communicator, the epic self-made man continually attacking the evil "communists", to a calmer – even soft – communication style: the "good old savvy man", trying to restore some order to the Italian political labyrinth.


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Anglophenia's Tom Brook had a chance to catch up with writer/director Christopher Nolan and the cast of the soon-to-be blockbuster (according to us) film Dunkirk, in theaters today (July 21).
Viewers don't necessarily need to be aware of the Battle of Dunkirk, explains one of the film's co-stars, Mark Rylance, who you probably know from Wolf Hall. "It's a classic story of people who can't get home, who are trapped. They can almost see home across a simple element of water."
He's referring to 400,000 Allied soldiers who in 1940 found themselves surrounded by the German army in Dunkirk, France, and had to work their way to freedom.
Broadchurch's James D'Arcy, who portrays Colonel Winnant in the film, makes an interesting point about the casting, telling Brook, "One of the great things about the film is that the people who have recognizable faces blend in and become… just men. And the kids you're introduced to, also fit in perfectly. It's not a star-driven piece at all."
Clearly, Harry Styles, who got his start on The X Factor in the U.K. and is lead singer of the band One Direction, falls into the "recognizable" category, but D'Arcy wasn't aware he was in the film until arriving to the set. And, what did he think of the musician-turned-actor's performance?
The headline is a little bit of a giveaway, but D'Arcy has more to say on Styles' acting abilities… and it's quite revealing.
In addition to Rylance and D'Arcy, we had a chance to chat with the film's creator, Christopher Nolan (Interstellar), the lead star, newbie Fionn Whitehead, Mr. Styles himself, and Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders), who plays a soldier.
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We kind of love when D'Arcy follows his "not a star-driven" comment with the observation that the premiere is, in fact, a star-driven experience. The adoring fans' screams we can hear off camera make that much clear.
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Not to be left out of the health tech arena, Microsoft has announced the new Microsoft Band. While it includes the standard step counter gyros we've seen in other fitness trackers, Microsoft has included some unique features.
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This morning, while catching up on my reading I spotted this awesome story from a few years ago and I simply had to share. Have you read it before? It made my morning, so I hope it will brighten yours too. The brilliant photos are of a female humpback whale that got entangled in a spider web of crab traps. After the divers freed her, she swam to them and gave each a friendly, gentle nudge, as she was thanking them for the helping hand. I read that some divers said that it was the most beautiful experience of their lives and the one who cut the rope out of her mouth said that her eyes were following him the whole time and he will never be the same. × CloseMelts my heart! xo
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I've always heard that people need to write more blog posts in order to extend their reach to new readers. It makes sense. But, even though I am an author, it can be difficult to come up with weekly topics. I worry that I'll bore you if I expound upon my favorite things or that you won't care to learn why I decided to write a certain character or setting. Because of this self-imposed judgement, I seem to concentrate more on crafting my actual manuscripts than working on my romance blog.
Hence, the 52 Week Blog Challenge I've just signed up for through Marketing for Romance Writers. Each week, #MFRW will toss out a topic and I'll cheerfully (?) write a blog post about it.
"Woohoo!" you say. "By this time next year, I'll know more about author Robin Michaela than I ever dared to dream." Actually, I hope you will, because I love interacting with my readers, so I hope you'll leave a comment if anything resonates with you.
So, ahem, without further ado, here's the list of my favorite things:
- My family – 'nuff said.
- My two cats, Cleo and Boo – Most of the time, my fur babies are very helpful with my story writing process. They like to sit in my lap and review my work. They keep me warm. They calm me with their purring. However, they also like to sit ON my keyboard and hinder my writing. So, my desk looks like a bomb went off because I have a myriad of items on every flat space to discourage them from parking their furry softness on my keyboard and making me write things like 'He kissed his way down her neck, causing tinyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy shivers to run down her spine.'
- Chocolate – Dark, sinfully rich, smoothly decadent. Hey, I just noticed that a lot of adjectives I use to describe chocolate are the same ones I use to describe my Heroes. Hmmm.
- Writing – I've been writing professionally since 2008, creating blog articles and website copy writing for clients . And, I started writing stories back in 1990 when I wrote my first romance novel (it never got published, but I may rewrite it someday). I'm super-stoked to finally be publishing!
- Running – This all started when my daughter decided that she and I (both non-runners) should complete a full marathon. 26.2 miles. That year. Being the Voice of Reason, I talked her off that particular ledge and we agreed to set our goal on running a half marathon by year's end – 13.1 miles (note the all-important 0.1, which can be the toughest part of the race!). So, we trained and completed our first race six months later. That was more than three years ago and we now have 6 half's under my FlipBelt, with three more scheduled for 2017 (including the Disney Start Wars Half Marathon, in which we will be uber-cool in our running tutus).
I have so many more of my favorite things to list, but these are my Top Five. Drop a comment below and let me know some of yours!
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'Women in Public Life' a speech made by Rahila Gupta at a Feminism in London event
Most people start with thank yous. I have to start with provisos: If one of the defining qualities of a woman in public life is instant name recognition, then all of you would be forgiven for asking Rahila – Who? I had the same reaction – when I was asked to participate in this panel – what moi? So here I am feeling like the Great Pretender, someone who has always been more comfortable as a backroom girl, pontificating about a space to which I have only a peripheral connection.
Which brings me to my first point about public life – visibility and our fields of vision. The moment any one of us sticks our head above the parapet, beyond the confines of our immediate friends and family, we enter that ill-defined space – the public space. But there are spaces within spaces. When I started my journalistic career, as editor of Shakti, a Southall based Asian youth magazine, which was published bi-monthly if we got lucky, and sold perhaps 200 copies, I would have been known to my readership but would that have qualified me as a woman in public life? When I joined the editorial collective of Outwrite, a feminist and anti-imperialist newspaper, with a much larger readership, ditto – I would have figured in the field of vision of feminists who may not otherwise have come across me as editor of Shakti. So to qualify for this description as a woman in public life, if we are not to interpret it strictly as public appointment or presence in Parliament or local government, she has to straddle separate and overlapping communities defined by interest, gender, race, sexuality etc. Or she has to be visible in the national conversation which today often means – visible in the media.
But this public space is unfaithful, shifting in its loyalties, finding new voices, looking for the media savvy, photogenic, queen of the sound-bite, promoting the cult of the new but not anything that is radical enough to challenge the status quo in any fundamental way – this is the dialectic of the public space and the terms on which it is leased to us. So I think it is less interesting to frame the question in terms of the barriers and ceilings that stop women getting into public life (although inevitably I will talk about that) because it should be less about individuals and more about the ideas they bring. We need to transform the shape of that public space and soften it up for more radical ideas to occupy centre stage. So the question needs to be reframed as: feminists in public life. There's enough sellouts occupying and wasting the space they have been given. It's not primarily about gender but politics. I feel the space needs to be capacious enough to hold the individual and the movement that she embodies. When Mandela was writing his autobiography, it was overseen by ANC colleagues who sensed that the text would be important to the movement. 'As such, his public utterances were never entirely his own.' When I was writing Provoked, the story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, the Asian woman who killed her violent husband after 10 years and was released on appeal after a legal and political campaign waged by Southall Black Sisters, all of SBS was involved in the final edit. BTW, the parallel with Mandela stops there.
Of course this raises the question of representation and its limits. On whose behalf should we/do we speak? When I make a plea for responsibility beyond our individual selves, I am also aware of how the media, in it superficiality, turns individuals into spokespersons for entire communities. But the age of mass production, representation by the very few of the very many and homogenised societies is gone. There are questions of democracy here, which are too complex to go into now but perhaps can be raised in the discussion that follows.
My first attempt to break into the national discourse was on behalf of SBS. I was trying to get publicity for the SBS anthology that I had edited. No national newspaper was prepared to review it. I was surprised. Having shot into public consciousness at the time of the Kiranjit Ahluwalia, I thought the media would be interested in the organisation behind it, its history, its political philosophy. I was wrong. So I found an angle for a comment piece that excited enough interest at the Guardian to get a commission – how the Protection against Harassment act of 1997, originally brought in to protect women against their stalkers, was being used by Huntingdon Life Sciences against animal rights protestors and the implications that it had for all political protest, no less the kind of protest that we ourselves had mounted outside the homes of violent men and their families. At the bottom of the piece, we got a reference to the book – a really tortuous route to publicity but, I guess, more dignified than going via Max Clifford.
After that, most of my proposals for comment pieces were turned down unless they were to do specifically with Asian women but they couldn't be too specific either, in case the eyes of the general readership glazed over – so a positive change in the no recourse to public funds immigration rule which affected non-British spouses was considered far too specialist. But neither was I allowed to opine on wider subjects like religion and its links with big business or a critique of the concept of British fairness. Conversely, when they asked if I would like to comment on the Gate Gourmet strike – I was thrilled to be allowed to move beyond violence against women to employment issues.
The point I am trying to make here is that there are limits to what ideas you can drag into the public space. Even in the most liberal spaces, there is a lingering racism and sexism. When a famous white feminist author dies, black women will not usually be invited to reflect on her life and what she meant to them. We live in a cocoon of honour crimes, forced marriage, and sons with a propensity to terrorism and low achievement in school – what could we possibly know about Andrea Dworkin? When my book, Enslaved, was published which looks at the connections between immigration controls and modern-day slavery, several TV companies approached me about doing a possible documentary on the subject but my solution, open borders went too far for them. Even though the media is always in search of novelty. I argued that every other aspect of immigration from zero immigration to managed immigration has been publicly aired – surely open borders, one point on that spectrum, could be, at least, discussed and even rejected. However, self-censorship combined with a fear of ruining their relationships with commissioning editors meant that it went no further. When a discussion of open borders did hit mainstream media, it was as part of the Radio 4 Iconoclasts series, which also included such questions as what's wrong with having sex with children. Safely tucked away from sight, with other dangerous ideas. When I wrote for Westway, a BBC world drama series based in a multi-cultural medical centre in West London, where we had a surprising amount of leeway to look sympathetically at asylum seekers, for example, there would always be a point beyond which you could not go. And that dead end was justified on the basis of the rules of drama, of whether the audience would lose interest, of whether the characterisation would not ring true – it was never framed in terms of politics and how far you could or could not go.
I have described the brick walls I have encountered not as a long whine but to provide a basis on which to pose the following questions: To what extent does our narrative of resistance get diluted by the rules of engagement? As a political activist once observed, how can we march meaningfully to protest against the state when we have to ask the police for permission on the route that we can take? Can we fight power with its consent? To what extent do you compromise? When we are accommodated by the powers that be, is that a sign that our ideas have lost their radical edge? Is that necessarily a bad thing? Could it indicate that public opinion has shifted in our direction? Should we take that as a sign of our success? Is the idea that we should never get comfortable in the public space, that we are simply squatting, trespassing – a way of thinking that we acquired as young radicals and now to be discarded?
They say that good questions are worth their weight in gold. I look forward to the discussion.
Rahila Gupta, 23 October 2010
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text: Russell Crowe's 'Water Diviner' Is Top Homegrown Film of 2014 in Australia 2:14 AM PST 1/5/2015 by Georg Szalai FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Courtesy of Universal Pictures The Water Diviner Still - H 2014 The star's directorial debut brought in $5.65 million within the six days to the end of the year Russell Crowe's directorial debut The Water Diviner is the top-grossing homegrown film of 2014 in Australia. Released on Boxing Day, the film, set after the WWI battle of Gallipoli, brought in $5.65 million at the Australian box office within the six days to the end of 2014, distributor Entertainment One said on Monday. As of Sunday night, it had grossed $8.4 million. Read more 'Predestination,' 'Water Diviner' Lead Australian Film Awards Nominations The performance beat the box-office take of Greg McLean's Wolf Creek 2, which brought in $4.7 million in 2014, to make the movie the top homegrown release of the year in Australia. "We are delighted that Australian audiences have responded with such enthusiasm to the film," said Mike Baard, managing director for Universal Pictures Australia and Sandie Don, head of distribution for Entertainment One. "It's that time of year when people are thinking about the future, and The Water Diviner reminds us of the possibility of hope. It is so fitting that in the year that we remember the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli, all Australians have a film [that] transports audiences to that time and place but does so with a fresh perspective and such a positive and uplifting message, which is relevant today." Only four Australian movies crossed the million-dollar mark at the country's box office in 2014. Detailed, full-year figures are expected to be released in the coming weeks. Read more Warner Bros. Picks Up Russell Crowe's Historical Drama 'Water Diviner' The Water Diviner actress Olga Kurylenko recently told THR: "What I like about the film is that it doesn't take sides, and that is why I think people have loved it. Both the Turks and the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers are presented with such understanding and equally with such respect. It's really well done. And it's so hard to do so." Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @georgszalai FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Georg Szalai email@example.com @thr


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Since 1987, the Toronto Harbour has been home to Mariposa Cruises. Lately, Mariposa Cruises, a company known for its fleet of ships is making waves with something else; their food. The company's food revitalization, recently featured on Master Chef Canada, is being led by Executive Chef Damien Wlodarczyk. Chef Damien is known for creating healthy and fresh meal options for Mariposa Cruises' brunch, lunch and dinner cruises. He also has one of the best Shrimp Jambalaya Recipes out there.
Shrimp Jambalaya Recipe
Serves 6
30 mins
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- 1/4 cup butter
- 10 ounces andouille sausage, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch half-moons
- 1 diced yellow onion
- 2 diced celery stalks
- 1 diced green bell pepper
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce (such as Lea & Perrins®)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cajun seasoning or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups medium-grain rice
- 12 ounces shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 pound mussels scrubbed and beards removed
- 12 ounces of cod or other white fish fillets, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks (optional)
- Salt to taste
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh Cilantro
- Melt butter in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Cook andouille sausage in the melted butter until completely browned, about 5 minutes. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel.
- Stir in onion, celery, and green bell pepper in the butter remaining in the pot until the onion becomes translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Stir garlic into the vegetable mixture; cook and stir together for 1 minute.
- Stir tomato paste through the vegetable mixture; cook and stir another 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir rice into the pot and mix well to coat the rice.
- Return andouille sausage to the pot along with diced tomatoes, worcestershire sauce, cajun seasoning, and black pepper; stir to combine.
- Pour chicken broth over the sausage & rice mixture and bring to a boil.
- Place a cover on the pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook undisturbed until the rice is tender, 25 to 30 minutes (or according to rice package cooking time).
- Add shrimp, cod and mussels to the rice mixture. Increase heat to medium-high and cook until the mixture comes to a boil; reduce heat again to medium-low and cook uncovered another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. It will be done when the mussels have opened (discard any that have not opened).
- Season with salt and fold cilantro into the jambalaya then serve.
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We are proud to announce that we've received two Kansas City Business Journal awards in recent months. SVG was named to KCBJ's Fast 50, given to the fastest-growing businesses by average annual revenue growth between 2014-2016. Additionally, we made our first appearance on the Top 150 Private Companies list, which is a list of the top 150 private companies based on 2016 revenue.
Both lists come during another year of rapid growth for SVG. COO, Jeffery Anderson spoke about this growth by saying, "Awards come in many forms, and to now be recognized for successful growth and financial strength is an indicator of doing things the right way. Our culture is focused on creating value for our people, customers, and community, which is a strong foundation for our long-term success."
CEO Chris Giuliani also reflected on what these awards mean to SVG. He said, "I'm very proud of what this company has been able to accomplish. While we will certainly celebrate these recognitions, they also fuel our motivation to continue innovating and pushing forward. We run fast all the time, so celebrating awards is a great way to pause and reflect on the effort that happens every day at SVG. We have an awesome team here and they deserve every single recognition they receive."
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Attack comes towards end of deadly year in Afghan capital, with several assaults claimed by ISIL.
At least five people have been killed in a suicide blast near the intelligence agency in Kabul, the Afghan capital, officials said.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) claimed responsibility for the blast on Monday morning.
The attack near Abdul Haq Square comes one week after gunmen stormed a military training centre in Kabul, an assault also claimed by ISIL.
The interior ministry said the attacker blew himself up near the gate of the National Directorate of Security.
Video posted to social media showed emergency services on the scene.
Local media said at least two people were also wounded.
The Afghan capital has come under attack several times in 2017.
On March 8, more than 30 people were killed when gunmen dressed in white lab coats stormed a hospital in the centre of the city. ISIL claimed responsibility for that attack, but officials considered other groups could have been responsible.
On May 31, a truck bomb exploded near the diplomatic district, killing more than 150 people. It remains unclear who was behind the assault.
On October 21, ISIL claimed responsibility for killing at least 39 people at a Shia mosque in Kabul.


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This beautiful vase is handcrafted in a small studio in Madison, Wisconsin. The motifs are inspired by natural elements that influenced the Prairie School of Design. Door Pottery truly carries on the Arts and Crafts traditions, creating designs that balance form and function.
Dimensions: 7 inches high x 4.5 inches overall width
Scott Draves founded Door Pottery in 2001 to pursue his own creative vision from his background at Rowe and Ephraim pottery studios (of which he was also a founder). He's a brilliant artist as well as a favorite in the Arts and Crafts community.
Scott draws inspiration from nature as all great craftspeople do, and he and the artisans at Door create breathtaking pieces that pay homage to makers who came before. The Midwestern landscape surrounding the shop provides the same inspiration that gave birth to the Prairie school of design.
We are so lucky that he made an exclusive piece for us- his Pinecone vase in our own Colorado colorway!
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Closed season for lobster, a landmark step towards responsible fishing in Central America
Simultaneous closed season enforced in the Central American Caribbean to protect spiny lobster
- Date: March 01, 2010
For the first time in the Central American Caribbean waters, there will be a ban on lobster fishing during the species' reproductive season.
Beginning March 1st and ending on June 30th, lobster fishing will be suspended from Belize to Panama. This regional ban responds to the Fisheries and Aquaculture Integration Policy and the ordinance OSP-02-09 for the "Regional Regulation of Caribbean Lobster Fishing (Panulirus argus)", issued by the Organization for Central American Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector (OSPESCA) and signed by the governments of the isthmus on May 21, 2009.
Fishing and aquaculture authorities in the Central American countries will ensure that ship-owners, fishermen, and business owners present – at the latest, three days from the first day of the ban – their inventory of available lobster. Authorities will check on inventories, make inspections, and cancel industrial and artisanal fishing ship departures to ensure that the established closed season is respected.
The Central American Caribbean waters sustain an important fishery and are fundamental for the reproductive health of this species, which has been systematically overexploited.
The lobster fishery is the backbone of the fishing economy in the Caribbean. However, in recent years, the dwindling catch has both governments and fishermen worried. Agreeing to a regional closed season on lobster is an important step in guaranteeing the future availability of this shared natural resource.
"This regional closed season is an important step for the protection of the most valuable fishing resource in the region, but it is also a clear sign of the regional and national commitment with the conservation of marine ecosystems. WWF celebrates this first regional closed season, congratulating the governments and is proud to have been part of this Central America effort," said Bessy Aspra, WWF Fisheries Officer.
WWF collaborates with governments, private sector, and fishermen to ensure the viability of lobster populations and promoting responsible fishing through adoption of Better Fishing Practices and technical-scientific studies for ecosystem based fisheries management that have helped reach policy decisions like the ordinance reached for the regulation of lobster fisheries.
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On May 21 2009 the governments of the region signed in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, the Ordinance OSP-02-09 for the "Regional Regulation of Caribbean Lobster Fishing (Panulirus argus)", in the context of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Integration Policy. The ordinance recommends countries adopt a regional closed season during four months, from March 1st to June 30th, respecting the species reproductive season.
Responsible Lobster Fisheries
WWF is working with governments and fishermen in the challenge for the conservation and responsible fisheries management through ecosystem based technical-scientific studies and the adoption of better fishing practices, in accord with FAO's Responsible Fisheries Conduct and regional fishing policy promoted by OSPESCA. Good fishing practices for lobster include the use of lobster traps with a escape opening of 2? for juveniles, the return of female carrying eggs lobsters, the prohibition on lobster diving, the minimum lobster size of tails of or longer than 140 millimeters and the ban during the reproductive season.
The Organization of Central American Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector (OSPECA) promotes the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture within the context of regional Central American integration. It defines and approves regional fishing and aquaculture policies, strategies and projects. It was established in 1995 by fishing authorities of the region in recognition of the shared and migratory nature of the fishing resources of its jurisdictional waters.
System for Central American Integration (SICA) constitutes the institutional framework of regional Central American integration. It was created by the governments of Belize Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. It was established in 1991 and its goal is to achieve Central American integration for it to become of region of Peace, Liberty, Democracy, and Development all sustained by respect and promotion of human rights.
WWF is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with almost five million supporters and a global network active in more than 100 countries. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
For more information on WWF's work in the Mesoamerican Reef, please visit: http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/mesoamericanreef/index.html
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Last year, we explored how technology is used to scale sculptures to unimaginable sizes. We even demonstrated this at the conference via live-streaming of the production of a 7-meter tall sculpture that we assembled at the event! This year we want to explore other ways that technology is used in the production of sculptures. How does this affect the artist? What possibilities are there for the future for art as a result? I will have a panel of local renowned sculptors available to answer questions from the audience. Their art will be on exhibition at the conference to serve as discussion points.


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I'm not usually a fan of bigger-than-normal beers, but when it comes to "extreme" beers I tend to be more understanding. I think anyone can brew a bigger beer, but a beer as extreme as Dogfish Head World Wide Stout takes a lot of talent and craftsmanship to pull off. Even though this is an 18% ABV beer, it's not arbitrarily obese. It borders on a hybrid between beer and spirit and it's got the flavor to make it genuinely appealing. That's quite an accomplishment I'd say.
I split a 12oz bottle with a friend and poured my half into a tulip glass. This beer pours to an opaque black body and only generates a thin layer of tan head. It dissipates rather quickly and leaves no lacing on the glass.
For such a strong beer I was genuinely surprised that alcohol was not the first thing I noticed in the nose. In fact, it's rather sweet with black licorice, dark chocolate and roasted malts comprising the majority of the aroma. A dry alcoholic scent is definitely noticeable, but is not to the point of being even remotely off-putting. This an extreme beer that doesn't intimidate and is, in fact, rather inviting.
Describing the flavor of a beer as intense as World Wide Stout is quite a challenge. Beers as extreme as this don't quite drink the same as more pedestrian brews. Sure, there's genuine flavor to appreciate here, but the intensity gives the beer something of a surrealistic effect.
The best way to describe the flavor would be liquid black licorice plus dark bitter chocolate followed by finely roasted malts. These flavors all add up to form a rich, sweet, almost sugary palette. It's thick, heavy and sticky in the mouth not unlike a syrup. What's interesting is the fact the beer still has a distinct bitter side to balance out these flavors. Rating at 70 on the IBU scale I'd say this is enough to give the beer balance but not enough to make it overly bitter.
Not surprisingly the alcohol also plays a prominent role in the taste. It's quite warm in the mouth and equally warm as it finishes. There's a bit of a dry, rubbing alcohol-like aftertaste, but it does not linger for very long. It also blends well with the flavors as the beer warms to eventually create for a rich port-like composition. This is impressive and quite tasty, that is, if you have a preference for spirits and liqueurs. Even though I'm not a fan of those types of drinks, I can still appreciate the complexity and taste of World Wide Stout.
It would seem to be a criticism to talk about the low drinkability of this beer and others like it. While it's true that this beer is literally difficult to drink in anything other than quick sips, the fact remains it's surprisingly smooth in the mouth and down the throat. The alcohol is very well masked for 18% ABV and synergizes well with the organic flavors contained within.
World Wide Stout isn't the kind of beer you can or would want to drink even remotely quickly. For the sake of my video review my friend and I drank our halves relatively quickly and I could feel the alcohol throughout my body within 10 minutes. Probably the best way to drink this beer would be to take the bottle out of the fridge, pour it, and sip and savor it over the course of at least one hour, if not two.
I think there's a time and place for extreme beers in ever craft beer lover's repertoire, usually reserved for special occasions and Dogfish Head World Wide Stout is definitely one of those beers. At $10 for a 12oa bottle your wallet would likely agree with that notion, but if drank under the proper conditions your palette will really be able to appreciate just how accessible a beer this extreme can be.
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This poem is dedicated to my Scottish brother John, because as usual nothing is left for us but long distance phone calls, and to all of my relatives and friends who encourage me to carry on with my Caledonian dream.
I am not able to cope with the missing hopes of these days.
Cumulus clouds gather together at that clear firmament.
The bright colours of a flowerbed cause pain in my eyes,
Clouds drift past, blossoms fade and luck comes to an end.
I dare to dream the dreams I want to dream.
When our soul is uprooted the seed of contrariness puts out shoots,
I dare to disagree, with everybody, with you and also with me.
My idealism reduces with your silence and changeable moods.
Are our craziness and persuasion too piled up for reality?
Laughter died away in the overgrowing garden of mutual cheerfulness.
Let's give you my signs
I try to read between your lines
Whatever happens to me
I'll never forget your declaration and
Auld lang syne!
Once more linger to plant our laughter and fragility
On a lovely little Celtic spot, our ideas, our heart and scheme!
When it comes to dying no questions should be left for you and me.
I dare to dream the dreams I want to dream,
But we cannot stick up fallen leaves on the tree.
Again I want to hear those encouraging words you used to say,
Once spoken in good faith between our old and new life.
Again I want to be the tracker of your footsteps, now blown away.
How to hold out the nostalgia and not to fly blind to Caledonia's Fife?
I could and would see the beauty of a day in May if only you hear me.
Give me your signs
Read between my lines
Whatever happens to you
Never forget my declaration and
Auld lang syne!