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This is a modern world, and if the technophiles had their way, we'd print our art off Myspace and show our appreciation for street performers through Paypal. In such a point-and-click culture, it's rare to come across souls still committed to more tangible, homespun forms of art and entertainment. Some disciplines that have been kicked to the wayside include independent publishing and filmmaking, storytelling, and the all-but-lost art of the zine (photocopied magazine).
The word zine, in fact, had barely found its way into the popular lexicon before the blog swooped in to replace zines as the goofily named, populist communication medium of choice. The fine folks at Microcosm Publishing, however, are doing all they can (which it turns out, is a hell of a lot), to ensure a future where piles of dog-eared zines will still perch atop our toilet tanks.
For 10 years now, the Portland-based publisher and distribution company (www.microcosmpublishing.com) has championed DIY culture by offering more than 1,800 independently published titles by mail order. Whether focusing on bike repair or polyamory, cooking or conspiracy theories, these black-and-white, often hand-bound booklets still capture enough imaginations to keep authors slaving away over hot photocopiers and long-arm staplers. (Full disclosure: I'm one of them, having published three zines which are distributed by Microcosm.)
Why, when you can bust out your laptop at any cafe and immediately relay to thousands how rude your barista just was, are zines even still around?
"Paper, like anything tangible, is a golden medium," says Microcosm co-founder Joe Biel. "There are just certain aspects of print media that cannot be replicated digitally. I find that the kind of writing and art offered on the Internet is not anywhere near the quality that can be found in zines or books, or any kind of small-press print medium. Try reading a blog in the bathroom."
Surely there are people out there who read blogs in the bathroom, but for the rest of us, Biel and friends are going on the road with the Thinkin', Stinkin', Rarely Drinkin' tour, a three-month, multi-state road trip in support of the photocopied art form.
"This tour was prompted when Dave Roche proposed the notion of touring the entire English-speaking world with our zines and related projects," says Biel. "We're about halfway through this goal. [Roche] has toured Australia, the U.K., about 80 percent of the U.S., and bits of Canada."
Asheville gets checked off this list next week when the tour stops at Bookworks in West Asheville. The stop will feature readings from Roche's long-running zine, On-Subbing, which was recently published as a book by Microcosm.
"I think it's more of a zine that looks like a book," says Roche. "It's about my experiences as a substitute in special-education classes — how awesome the students were, how much fun I had and how unpleasant and unsupportive the administration can be. There's also bits about getting kicked in the groin, changing diapers, getting drooled on and how — no matter how old you are — if you're a nerd, talking to a PE teacher is always awkward."
Biel will also be showing four short films which take a "no-fi approach to documentary filmmaking," and cover topics from board games to bike lanes. Plus, patrons will even be fed, thanks to traveling vegan chef Josh Ploeg, who will be whipping up a gourmet meal that's included with the price of admission.
Mary Chamberlain, who runs the zine distribution group Tree of Knowledge, will be there with a smattering of the zines, books and films from Microcosm's catalog.
When asked why touring is important, Roche replied, "I think seeing some dorky guy like me stutter through my stories can make people think, 'Hell, I can do that!' and hopefully they will. There can't be too many people making zines and telling their stories. Everyone should get writing and let it be known they're out there. Then, they should send me a copy of their zine, we should become pen pals, and the next time I come through your town you should let me crash on your couch and I'll make you biscuits for breakfast."
[Freelance writer and cartoonist Ethan Clark is a regular contributor to Xpress, and is editor of the collection Stories Care Forgot: An Anthology of New Orleans 'Zines (Last Gasp).]
Microcosm Publishing's Thinkin', Stinkin', Rarely Drinkin' 2006 tour stops by Bookworks (428 1/2 Haywood Road) on Tuesday, Oct. 3. 7 p.m. Suggested donation $7. 255-8444.


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Microsoft's Dying Windows Phone Can Be Saved by Gaming
2.5 percent. 2.5 percent of all smartphones bear the Windows logo, nearly 12 percent goes to the iPhone, and about 85 percent are Android phones.
Without going into the specifics of hardware manufacturing, app support, or why I choose Windows Phone as my daily driver, I'd like to examine a few avenues that I believe Microsoft can travel to reverse the decline in market share. It starts with changing the focus of the platform to be more gaming-centric. After all, the gaming ecosystem on Windows Phone is arguably the best feature.
Xbox Controller Support
This is a no-brainer. Let me use my Xbox One controller to play games on my phone. Smartphones have had controller support for a while, but they never succeed in emulating that console-like experience. Mobile controllers, more often than not, sacrifice comfort, and button placement, in favor of a smaller form factor. The end result is an experience moderately better than playing on a touch screen.
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As a result of making it to the Minigames in a recent episode of Lets Play FFX HD #shameless plug it got me thinking that most of these minigames are dumb.
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Here's a problem we just figured out today. Implementing the new Sage ERP Accpac desktop Icon protocol requires that you provide a DLL with three entry points that get called when the desktop initializes.
We had all sorts of trouble getting the System Manager to load and run our DLL. We messed around with different ways to export the entry points, we implemented the DLL in a pure C environment (instead of a C++ file) and we moved the code into our activation view and exposed it there. None of it would work. So, we built a completely stand alone file and erected the basic protocol with nothing else. Presto! The DLL loaded and ran.
Cool, we didn't really understand why, but what the hell it works. We then started adding real code to make the code do something.
Uh Oh…it's broken again. What did we do? Well, we added calls to a dependency. Another DLL that has some support code. Why would that break it?
It turns out that when the Icon Protocol DLL is called, the working directory is NOT the module directory, it is RUNTIME. Therefore, if there is a dependency, the loader can't find it and the load fails.
So, the rule of thumb is to not have any dependency DLL's in your Icon Protocol DLL. If you do, you have to explicitly LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress to find the functions. Otherwise your DLL will not load.
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I have decided that my Spanish Civil War collection needs a lot of additions, especially in the motorised transport side of things. Now having a good old look about, I have noticed that the light trucks all look very similar.
Oooooooooooooohhhhh, a rather dangerous looking collection of chemical type thingies!!
First of all, we have Addition Cure Silicone Rubber, decided that the two part equal mix was an easier route to take, rather than the more complicated try to add a bit of catalyst, and make sure you have worked out the exact fraction to add, that I have used in the past! Only a small supply to start with, just to see how well the moulds turn out. Looks pretty bloody simple to use, mix equal bits of blue and white, pour it into your mould box, and wait, ohhh say 24 hours to be on the safe side ( TOMPS say you could cast after a few hours, but I would prefer to wait, and make sure the whole lot has cured properly)
Then we have a two part resin, went for an equal mix again, and a slower curing option to give me a bit more pot life, as I am not the fastest person in the world!! Reviews of this one look quite good, its a very thin mix, so pouring should be a lot easier, and hopefully its thin viscosity, will enable it to get into all the little nooks and crannies in the mould. I don't have a nice Pressure/Vac chamber, so bubbles may be a problem.
If this first experiment works OK, I will go on, and make up some more moulds for Truck/Bus passengers,Motorbikes and other assorted paraphenalia to add to my collection
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Hello $wanigans! Thanks for visiting The Green Swan. As you are well aware, it is tax season yet again. While nobody truly enjoys paying taxes, I find it helpful to get a bigger picture view. So today I hope to improve your perspective by helping you understand more about how much you pay compared to others, where your money goes and how it is used, and also the value you derive from the government (whether directly or indirectly).
Let me start by noting that in my research I found a number of different resources for this article which I've linked to throughout the post. While there may be a political bent to these resources, I wouldn't know as I do not fancy myself as a politician and so took the info at face value which I hope you do as well.
Today we will be addressing how much we pay in taxes, what they're used for and your correlated fiscal incidence. Be on the lookout for my post next Monday on a related piece…why the government doesn't want you to retire early! In that post I'll dive into my taxes and whether I'm a "net contributor" or a "net taker" and you can determine the same for yourself!
So without further ado, let's jump right in!
Do You Pay Your Fair Share?
Personally, I think the idea of paying your fair share is a bogus concept that has become way too politicized. So let's avoid the politics of it, and just look at how much folks pay on average by each tax strata.
First let me note that there is no reason to feel good or bad about where you find yourself in the chart below. That's a topic for a different day, but let me note that while I pay much more in taxes than I receive back in value from the government, that hasn't always been the case and it may not be the case in the future either. In a perfect world, over our entire lives it would be ideal if we all paid in as much as we received; however that isn't and won't be the case, especially in any given year.
The chart below is provided by the Tax Foundation and outlines both the average taxes paid by income strata (for 2012 which is the most recent year I could find) as well as an estimate on the value received from the government. Ignore the value received for now; we will get into that later.
While the tax info is a bit stale, it is still relevant and likely in the right zip code. So compare your income and taxes paid to see where you fit in or how you have shifted through different strata's over the years.
Obviously the top 20% is a huge range of incomes, ranging from anything over ~$120K. That bucket would include not only my family, but also Warren Buffett and other billionaires who pay millions in taxes every year. Needless to say, the average taxes paid is skewed as a result and I would note I pay nowhere near $122K in taxes annually.
How Does the Government Spend Our Tax Dollars?
The spending of tax dollars by our federal, state and local governments can be categorized into 6 main buckets including: 1) Direct Benefits, 2) Pure Public Goods, 3) Population-Based Services, 4) Means-Tested Benefits, 5) Education Benefits and 6) Interest and Pensions.
Direct Benefits – Primarily includes social security and medicare and are characterized by programs that involve cash transfers or the purchase of specific services for individuals.
Pure Public Goods – Defined as goods which all can enjoy without reducing the benefit of others being able to equally enjoy. This category of spending includes scientific research, defense, spending on veterans, international affairs and environmental protection activities.
Population-Based Services – Includes services that generally need to expand as population expands and are provided to the whole group or community. Examples include policy and fire protection as well as roads and highways.
Means-Tested Benefits – Programs offered only to households below specific income thresholds. There are over 60 means-tested programs and include medicaid, food stamps, public housing, and school lunch and breakfast programs among others.
Education Benefits – Includes primary, secondary, post-secondary and vocational education to individuals.
Interest and Pensions – Interest payments on government debt and outlays for government employee retirement benefits.
Value Received from Government Spending
We are all different, but while I pay taxes for each of these categories I only receive benefit or value from a few of them. All individuals, including myself, take advantage of government spending on Pure Public Goods, Population-Based Services, Education Benefits, as well as interest and pensions (while we don't directly benefit from payments on interest and pensions, we indirectly benefit from the work or service provided by government employees and the purpose for which debt was raised).
However, I am fortunate not to have ever needed the assistance provided by Means-Tested Benefits and neither do anticipate benefitting from Direct Benefits. Even if I live old enough to qualify, due to the funding status of Social Security and Medicare I expect the benefits from these programs to become means-tested programs or to no longer exist in their current form. Either way, I cannot count on them being there for me in retirement to benefit from.
The chart below outlines the spending in each category in 2010. Again, I couldn't find any more recent data than this, but if you happen to know of a resource feel free to forward on to me. The primary source of this info is the Heritage Foundation; however, I sourced the pretty chart from this report.
Fiscal Incidence
For those unaware, fiscal incidence is a concept in public finance that refers to the combined overall economic impact of both government taxation and expenditures (thanks Wikipedia…). Said differently, it is the net of taxes paid and value received from the government.
So while I pay federal income tax, state income tax, county real estate tax, FICA tax (the Social Security and Medicare taxes taken out of paychecks automatically), state vehicle tax, gasoline tax, and how could I forget…sales tax too. I could even be leaving some out, who knows!? It's easy for me to quantify most of this with exception to maybe sales and gasoline tax which would be tedious to estimate with any degree of confidence. But the others are fairly easy to track and monitor and as a matter of fact I've been doing that ever since my wife and I got married in 2008.
As for the value received, the chart above is in billions, but I think the more important value would be by individual. So I've gone ahead and provided my estimates. While it isn't perfect, I feel it is good enough for government work…
Direct Benefits – $4,100 per American, based on estimated US population of 324.8 million per Census
Pure Public Goods – $3,300 per American, based on estimated US population of 324.8 million
Population-Based Services – $2,700 per American, based on estimated US population of 324.8 million
Means-Tested Benefits – $8,350 per low-income American, based on an estimate of 100 million people by the Heritage Foundation
Education Benefits – $12,600 per enrolled student, based on estimated enrollment of 60 million per year
Interest and Pensions – $1,600 per American, based on estimated US population of 324.8 million
So how much value do you receive from the government? While today my wife and I each receive approximately $11,700 in value from our federal, state and local governments, I also note we both benefited from 13 years of public school education (K-12).
On a combined basis, any tax we pay over the estimated $23,400 in government benefits we receive would mean we are net contributors to society. Which is all fine and dandy, by the way, I don't mind being a "net contributor". And the reason is because I was a "net taker" for the first 26 years of my life and may be one once again when I'm out of the workforce.
Based on the 2010 estimates above, I was a net taker to the tune of $468K! That's $163.8K in education benefits and $304.2K in pure public goods, population-based services, and interest and pensions. Factoring in my wife, we are a combined net taker of $936K. Again, this isn't an exact science given we did contribute some tax from working part-time jobs in high school and college, we've been paying sales and gasoline tax and the total benefit received would be different each year based on the evolution of government spending. But that is more or less on the margin of things. In my wife and my first 26 years we've been big "takers".
So it is about time my wife and I become net contributors, we have our debt to society to repay. For the last five years we have been doing just that, paying a boat load of taxes which are well in excess of the benefit received. Will we eventually pay for the hole we dug the first 26 years? Maybe, but then again we do plan on retiring early…hence my post next week on why the government doesn't want you to retire early!
Tax Season
Hopefully this post has helped get you jazzed up a little more for tax season! Your W2's from your employer should be ready soon, if they aren't already, and with that it's time to get a jump on it. Get started early to maximize your 2016 taxes with TaxAct! Note, that this is an affiliate link. By clicking my link and utilizing TaxAct, I may get a small fee which helps support the operating costs of The Green Swan.
I personally utilize TaxAct's services myself. It's easy and much cheaper than hiring someone to do it for you. TaxAct can help simplify the process for you, ensuring you get all the credits and deductions applicable, and taxes aren't as complicated as they're cracked up to be! You can do it and here's to hoping you get a refund!
While I mentioned in the intro paragraph that I don't like paying taxes, at least now I have a greater perspective for how much I pay and the value received. How about you? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below, but let's try not turn this political! Thanks.
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Jonathan Sanchez: Kansas City Royals Lefty Wins AL Worst of the Night AwardJune 25, 2012
The Kansas City Royals haven't made it to the playoffs since they won the World Series in 1985. Their fans have been learning how to suffer for close to 20 years at this point.
But heck, nothing could have prepared Royals fans for Jonathan Sanchez. Watching him pitch is one of modern baseball's most brutal forms of punishment.
Sanchez, whom the Royals acquired from the San Francisco Giants in an offseason trade, did his usual thing once again on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals. That is to say he threw roughly half of his pitches outside the strike zone and got knocked around when he did manage to throw the ball over the plate.
Sanchez lasted 5.2 innings on Sunday. In those innings, he gave up six earned runs on four hits and six walks while striking out only three. He allowed two home runs, one of which was a three-run homer by former Royal Carlos Beltran in the first inning.
Sanchez threw just 61 of his 111 pitchers for strikes, and he also allowed a run to score on a wild pitch.
Like I said, more or less a typical Jonathan Sanchez outing.
Amazingly, Sanchez managed to avoid losing the game. The Royals were trailing 6-5 when he was removed from the game in the sixth inning, but they were able to tie it up in the bottom of the inning.
Tim Collins was the guy who walked away with the loss, as he followed Sanchez's not-so-fine example by allowing five runs (four earned) on three hits and three walks in just 1.2 innings of work. The Cardinals went on to win 11-8.
Even still, our focus here shall remain on Sanchez because, well, that's where it belongs. For good or ill.
Believe it or not, Sanchez's six walks on Sunday were not a season high. He walked seven batters in a start against the Cleveland Indians back in late April.
Therefore, you may not be surprised to hear that Sanchez currently boasts a BB/9 of 7.29, highest among all pitchers with at least 40 innings pitched this season, according to FanGraphs. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is a major league-low 0.82.
I think the fake Jeff Withey (yes, they really do have parody Twitter accounts for everyone these days) summed it up best:
On the bright side, Jonathan Sanchez is the best in the world at being incredibly bad at pitching #Royals #GlassHalfFull— Fake Jeff Withey (@FakeJeffWithey) June 24, 2012
That's one way to put it. He's certainly better than Allan Travers, anyway.
Unfortunately, the Royals don't have much choice but to keep throwing Sanchez out there. They don't have a whole lot of pitching depth, and they know that Sanchez will at least bring plenty of experience with him whenever he takes the mound. We are, after all, talking about a guy who has pitched a no-hitter and won a World Series.
He can now add a new trophy to his mantelpiece. For his efforts on Sunday against the Cardinals, I am presenting Sanchez with today's American League "Worst of the Night" award.
Like Sean Connery's Academy Award in 1988, Sanchez's "Worst of the Night" award was a long time coming.
Meanwhile, Melky Cabrera is hitting .351 and leading the majors leagues in hits with 102.
Dayton Moore is a good general manager, but he would probably like to have that trade back.
If you ever want to nominate somebody for American League "Worst of the Night" honors, hit me up on Twitter.


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Baruch College, NYSSA, XBRL US To Host XBRL and Financial Analysis Conference, NYC, March 27th
Half-Day Event to Feature Analysts, Regulators, and Announcement of XBRL Challenge Contest Winner
NEW YORK, NY- March 20, 2013 � Baruch College, NYSSA and XBRL US invite reporters to attend a free half-day conference, �XBRL and Financial Analysis Technology," which will feature keynote speakers from GMI Ratings and New York University�s Stern School of Business. Other speakers who will join the panels are from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Morgan Stanley, the CFA Institute, Google, Columbia Business School, Thomson Reuters, Rivet Software, Edgar-Online, Crain�s New York, PwC, WRDS (Wharton Research Data Service), XBRL US and others.
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� Analytical Tools on the Market
� XBRL Challenge Applicants
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The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity is a forum for discussion of a broad range of contemporary issues confronting US corporations and capital markets. Our concerns include: transparency of corporate reporting, corporate governance, examining legal and ethical corporate behavior, spotlighting executive accountability, corporate responsibility in global business development, risk assessment and amelioration, resolving conflicting corporate stakeholder interests, and evaluating the role of governmental regulation. Learn more at http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/centers/zcci.
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The World's Most Unique Hotel's Design - Want to know some of the most unique hotels in the world of design? in this article will share 4 design arsiteki most unique hotels in the world that may be the means of your vacation destination with your family, including the following,
1. Hotel salts / Hotel Garam
Unique, this hotel is designed by using materials of salt, this unique hotel is built by utilizing nearly one million blocks of salt, with a height of 3,650 meters above sea level the walls, floor, ceiling, and even some furniture such as chairs, tables, and beds, made of salt. The hotel has 16 rooms, a dry sauna, steam room, bath salts, salt beds, whirlpool, massage room, and a nine-hole golf course
Acio de Sal (salt means palace) is a hotel and spa in Bolivia, walls and furniture are all made of salt. Having investigated further, it turns out the hotel is located in the Great Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flats in the world which spans 10,582 square miles.
Building a new hotel built in 2007, after the previous salt hotel (built between 1993-1995) is closed due to sanitation problems. Now the problem has been resolved with good sanitation. So, a new salt hotel could operate until whenever.
2. Hotel Terapung
Cruise ship named the M / V Aria presents the concept of a floating hotel, this hotel offers an overnight adventure on the Amazon river, Peru. This floating hotel introduced by a company called Aqua Expeditions by Peruvian architect designed by Jordi Puig called to make a yacht that can accommodate a maximum of 32 passengers and some crew.
A unique accommodation and offers a rare experience to enjoy the wonders of the Amazon River. Unobstructed anything. Passengers are also offered some facilities, such as a gym, indoor and outdoor lounges, and rooms with superb views.
If you are interested for the above berpetuaang river cruises up the Amazon with this, of course, this package is not cheap, you have to spend you around USD 5,670 or USD 54 million per couple for 3 night stay package.
3. Sun Cruise Hotel / Hotel kapal pesiar
Luxury hotel shaped yacht named Sun Cruise Hotel is a hotel that has a shape similar to a cruise ship, interestingly, the hotel is a cursory look like a magnificent cruise ship stranded on the edge of the cliff.
The design concept was created in 2002 for the tourists who do not have the funds to set sail on a luxury. The yacht-like hotel has 211 rooms, and is equipped with western-style condominiums, korean restaurant, sky lounges, nightclubs, karaoke, volleyball court, fitness clubs, parks and even golf special this yacht has an ocean of water, this boat is designed with has a length of about 65 meters, a height of 45 meters and weigh up to 30,000 tons,
To make the visitors really feel like being on a cruise ship, the hotel makes engineering the sound of birds and waves crashing against the deck. So no wonder, if now Sun Cruise Hotel became one of the most popular tourist attractions in South Korea. If you intend a vacation to south korea do not stop at the hotel to this one, because in terms of the price you might be able to spend these funds, because the price of this yacht permalam hotels including cheap about 80,000 South Korean won, or about USD 713 118 / night.
4. Manned Cloud by Jean-Marie Massaud
This is one of the unique hotels then, can you imagine a hotel with the design concept as a special aircraft created as place to stay, you can enjoy a meal at the restaurant while flying in the sky. The Cloud Mannd as winners Etoile du Design 2008 APCI Observateur.
4 Similarly, the design of the most unique hotels in the world that has been summarized arsiteki team, actually there are many several designs the most unique hotels in the world that you can searching on the internet via search engines.


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Penang Char Koay Teow - this is a recipe that embodies so many memories for me. It has a very soft spot in my heart, not only being a signature dish from my home town, but also a reminder of my very dear late grandmother. She would cook it for us, however (as with most special, longed-for meals) not as often as we would like. We would pester her relentlessly before she would give in and put together this delicious plate of noodles.
Char Koay Teow (literal translation fried rice noodles) is something that can be found across any Malaysian restaurant on their menu. Like most things with cultural food though, whether the authenticity is there or not is debatable. Penang has long been known as the "Food Capital of Malaysia" and is particularly well known for their "hawker foods", mostly featuring incredibly fresh ingredients and made to order. Char Koay Teow is the very representation of hawker food - fresh rice noodles tossed with tender juicy prawns, crunchy bean sprouts, salty Chinese sausage, fragrant chives finished off with a kick of chilli. If you visit Penang and don't take the opportunity taste this, you haven't been to Penang at all!
The best way to get that authentic taste in your home is to cook this dish in individual portions, not in one big batch. Using a cast iron wok and a gas cook top will best replicate the complex, smokey flavour of the dish (often referred to as 'wok hei' or breath of the wok) which is usually the magic factor in all genuine hawker dishes.
Traditionally, Char Koay Teow would also include succulent de-shelled cockles and crunchy pork lard or rind, however these ingredients are hard to find here so they have been omitted from this particular recipe. If you are lucky enough to find these additions though, absolutely feel free to toss through the cockles and rind with the prawns. They're certainly my favourite bits of the dish! You can also exchange the chicken egg out for duck egg if you're feeling exceptionally indulgent.
(makes approx six portions)
Koay teow or flat rice noodles come in a variety of styles. Try get the thin version, otherwise if you can't find it use pad thai noodles. Chinese sausages (lap cheong) can be found in most Asian grocers or down the international aisle of your local supermarket. With the prawns, this dish will benefit from the freshest prawns you can find. I normally put all the fresh ingredients in individual bowls so that everything is quickly and easily accessible. The ingredient quantities are a rough guide, so if you are partial to having more prawns or sausage and less garlic or chives, feel free to adjust. You can tailor each plate to the person that is eating it.
**Please note the instructions are for each individual plate but the ingredient quantities are for six servings.
500 grams of Koay Teow (flat rice noodles)
2 bulbs of garlic - chopped
A bunch of chives - washed and cut into 3 inch length
4 Chinese sausages (Lap Cheong), sliced
About 20 prawns - shelled and de-veined
Chilli paste - mix 2 tablespoon of chilli powder with 2 tablespoon of water to make paste
Rule of thumb per plate:
1/2 tsp for mild dish
1 tsp for medium dish
1.5 tsp for spicy dish
1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
2 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoon hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 eggs (chicken or duck)
Oil for frying
Mix dark soy sauce, soy sauce, hot water and salt together. Make up the chilli paste. Assemble all ingredients together in separate bowls like below.
In a wok, heat on medium 2 tablespoon of oil. Add two teaspoon of garlic and your chosen quantity of chilli paste. Saute the garlic and paste for at least two minutes until fragrant.
Once it's fragrant, add three prawns and six slices of Chinese sausages (add more if you wish). Stir, then push it aside and crack an egg in. Scramble egg and mix it with the other ingredients together.
Add in a handful of rice noodles and three teaspoons of the soy sauce combination. Give the noodles a good toss. Lastly, add in a handful of beansprout and chives. Fold the noodles in gently so that you don't break the rice noodles.
Dish up and serve while hot.
I guarantee this dish will have you salivating long before you have it plated!
As I mentioned before, Char Koay Teow is strongly entwined with the memory of my grandmother. Today is the 100th day of my late grandma passing. I'd like to share a beautiful picture of her enjoying duck egg Char Koay Teow in my home this time last year.
Look at that wonderful smile of hers, clearly delighted with these noodles. I hope that this recipe can also put a similar smile on your face as you indulge in this dish. Happy eating my friends!


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There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free person, there is no male or female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus (Gal 3:28).
The New Year is a pagan holiday, really, no more than a number arbitrarily imposed on a certain day. So what? Nevertheless, it might give cause to examine conscience. Beyond personal foibles, as a global community, where are we headed? My intuition, looking back on 2015 and to the year ahead, is that demonization of otherness is taking hold.
There is no brotherhood without otherhood. This is a strategic concept for the formation of strongly cohesive groups. To create an invincible human column, leaders define the border and declare outsiders undesirable. Internal secrets help, but the determining factor is the fabrication of a clear and visible enemy. This channels violence outside the group and strengthens bonds within. This is perhaps why human beings have a tendency to invent stereotypes, project evil intentions and demonize those who are different. In today's world, immigrants, blacks and Muslims are in danger.
I was born in 1958. I grew up believing that racism was a thing of the past, a chronic evil since the dawn of civilization that was happily overcome by the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Racial segregation disappeared in the United States in 1965. Apartheid vanished from South Africa in 1994. The issue seemed to have been resolved. So, we thought, what would the next challenge be?
But it didn't work out that way. In 2015, racial, religious and ethnic bigotry was a determining factor in human relations. This is not a rebirth. We never really got over it. Black youths get shot and nobody goes to jail. Same as 1955. An Ohio grand jury has just decided not to charge a police officer who killed a teenager playing with a toy gun. Tamir Rice was black. So was Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Emmett Till. And there are more.
Choosing Our Neighbors
In human history, racism is a relatively recent phenomenon. Slavery existed in ancient times, but it was a civil status, not a racial condition. In the United States, racial discrimination in Southern states became the law of the land starting in 1880. "Jim Crow" laws stripped African-Americans of rights they had formerly enjoyed.
Apartheid in South Africa was a novelty in 1948, in defiance of the U.N. declaration. The Nazi persecution of Jews was a 20th-century thing. These are the dark secrets of an age that considered itself modern, enlightened and rational. What were people thinking?
Radical Darwinism theorized that humanity continued to evolve toward a state of greater perfection. Against all empirical evidence, it was believed that certain races were inferior and destined to terminate via natural selection. Charles Darwin never said any such thing. Evolution is a scientific fact, but racial discrimination is a dehumanizing ideological option. Followers of Jeremy Bentham and Thomas Malthus thought that capitalism would help nature to vaporize blacks and poor people, and that would clear the planet for exclusive use by rich white people. Intellectuals of the late 19th century called this science.
In the 20th century, eugenics was also considered a science, and not just in Nazi Germany. It was practiced proudly in the state of California, where 20,000 people thought to be weak or unfit were involuntarily sterilized between 1909 and 1963. It was supposed to improve the race.
Emmanuel Levinas, a French Jew of Lithuanian descent, survived the European holocaust of the 1940s and dedicated a large part of his philosophical effort to the phenomenon of otherness. Why is it that human beings have a tendency to demonize the other? Anyone of another race, religion, sexual orientation, nationality or ethnic group is frequently feared and catalogued as dangerous by those who have accumulated money, prestige and power.
Globalization has brought greater diversity to our horizon, but universal brotherhood did not come with it. Every generation must learn the love of neighbor, but this generation has tried to choose who its neighbors really are. Whoever doesn't fit the desired profile is excluded from the circle. And we do not love those we have excluded.
Monolithic uniformity calms the weak-hearted. Fear of diversity returns undaunted like the immortal hydra. In our day, hate for the unknown continues to poison human relations. But hate does not act on its own. There are powerful people who use generalized panic to encourage enmity in order to increase their own power, wealth and prestige. Many now speculate that panics have been created in order to take advantage of them. It is time we learn to identify the demagogues, denounce them for what they are, and be free of their bloody and genocidal discourse.
Beyond 'Otherhood'
Nowadays, it is considered bad taste to use language that expresses ethnic bias. Our discourse has to be politically correct. And yet, Islamic is accepted as a synonym for terrorist, and Mexican as a synonym for drug dealer. We allow violence against youth, supposing that a hand in a pocket probably hides a firearm and an intent to kill, if that hand is black.
Here in Brazil, 3,000 young people died over the course of the past year because they seemed suspicious. Military police have learned that it is easier to process a cadaver than a prisoner. People applaud instead of protesting. They like it when all the bad people die. It reinforces the myth that everyone gets what they deserve. Forget about justice. The decision about who deserves to die is made in the instant a trigger is pulled.
Demagogues assure us that, this way, the world is, every day, a bit safer. The truth is quite the opposite. It becomes more and more dangerous. He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword. Violence has become our new cornerstone.
The irrational tendency to categorize people according to race, religion and ethnic origin is subtle and accepted. The logic is this: I saw a movie in which a black guy held up a convenience store. Therefore, you have to be careful of all of them. Evil is projected upon a caste of scapegoats. The imaginary enemy is the hobgoblin who commands strict devotion.
It's not real. Lies belong to Lucifer. The demon obliges you to vent all of society's pent-up anger on a few innocents. In the long run, this destroys us from the inside.
The Gospel calls us to love our imaginary enemies and do good to those we have been taught to hate. The good news is universal brotherhood, without otherhood. We are all sons and daughters of one good Father, brothers and sisters of one compassionate Christ.


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Free Choice
Today was meant to be cake - but my back is in spasm so I couldn't make any and we dont have any in the house (I know shocking)
Anyway I thought that I would share with you my blip today:
Chronic Back Pain
So as you all know I suffer from Chronic Back Pain and I have been going to back school - the Back and Pain Team.
I am learning lots but it still didn't stop me from doing something stupid yesterday (decided I was super mouse and lifted some paving slabs) - so yes you've guessed it my back has gone in spasm.
But this time instead of curling up in a ball and crying I am coping better (ok I wont lie there was some crying) but importantly I did some gently stretching exercises I have taken my pain killers through out the day on the allotted hours rather trying to manage, I have invested in a tens machine and I have made sure that I have got up and about and kept moving (Mr Mouse did have to put my socks on for me though - my feet are sooooo far away).
Anyway I did a photo montage
The Pain Ladder is from the World Health Organisation and helped me realise that I dont have to be ashamed to need pain meds. I have also learnt (ok I already knew this but I still fight it) that I should be taking my pain meds sooner - I should not wait for crisis point (at which point its pretty pointless taking them).
The funny man is called homunculus - its a visual representation of what the body would look like if each part grew in proportion to our brains body map - this is not static and is always changing.
I have also learnt about the pain gate theory. Being able to understand the pain really does help. The important thing to remember in long term pain is that hurt does not mean harm.
Its really interesting to know that the body heals in 3 months - where you get chronic pain is because the messages have got jumbled and you sort of get a fuzzy over sensitive area - which is why with chronic pain its often hard to say exactly where it hurts.
And well Ferd is part of my treatment to - we had to set goals at the start of our treatment and mine was to be able to take Ferd for a walk every day.


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Quote:Mitchnast said:whats the meaning of the word? hmm, well, its a cover, and sort of self-explanitory. its of germanic origin with "over" from the root "uber" meant over... and Lay from Lie meaning to lay.
so its anything that covers up something, in mushroom cultivation it means the mycelium that emerges through a casing and "overlays" the substrate
another example of overlay could be snow or volcanic ash
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There are many great meals to be had in Hong Kong, but one unexpectedly amazing dinner, or rather banquet, which we had was when a local took us to try out a Buddhist vegetarian place. Veggie Palace (貴德宮) is actually a private kitchen in a random apartment block in Wan Chai. You have to book ahead, and ring a doorbell to be let in, before taking the steps or the lift to the upper ground floor.
|The entrance to Veggie Palace just looks like any apartment block. Usually Security would be minding it too.
|A warm welcome behind a scary looking door.
|Serene dining room decorated with paintings, calligraphy, lanterns and plants, soft music in the background.
Everything is vegetarian (you can also ask for a vegan meal), which is hugely liberating for the vegetarians out there. What is more astounding than the variety of dishes is that they are so delicious, while not having been prepared with onion, garlic, or any of the "fetid vegetables", in adherence to su (素) vegetarianism.
Here's a rundown of what we had to eat, beginning with lavender tea and coated peanuts while we waited for our dinner.
|Coated peanuts, tea and hot water
|First course: cold appetiser
|Second course: dumpling soup
|Third course: wontons and deep fried eggplant slices served on cabbage and carrot slices
|Fourth course: sweet and sour pork dish with mock meat
|Fifth course: stuffed eggs topped with choose, served on a square of nori
|Sixth course: fried stuffed eggplant
|Seventh course: sea coconut soup with pumpkin, sweetcorn and carrots
|Eight course: curry with beef ball and fish ball analogues, tofu, tomatoes, potato and cauliflower, served with rice and toasted baguette slices
|Ninth course: fuzzy melon stuffed with fake pork, garnished with snow pea sprouts
|Tenth course: emperor vegetable, with shiitake mushrooms
|First dessert course: osmanthus jelly
|Second dessert course: sweet walnut soup
I was excited to be able to taste vegetables that I have not had before, like the sea coconut and the emperor vegetable, though I was also impressed by how close the meat substitutes were to the real thing, particularly the beef balls. I would dearly love to know how they produced that meaty flavour without actually using some form of meat. The use of a pumpkin base for several dishes was also a novelty, because it just seemed to provide a neutral savouriness without tasting of pumpkin. This meal was a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds, not to mention great value for money, and I would happily return to Veggie Palace, fully prepared next time for the number of dishes which would be served.
Closest Auckland Equivalents
* Loving Hut (formerly known as the Golden Age Vegan Restaurant)
61 Victoria Street West, Auckland Central
(09) 303 2531
You won't get a banquet-style set menu at this eatery, located diagonally opposite the Sky Tower, but you can get your mock meat in a wide variety of delicious Asian vegetarian delights, from Chinese roast duck to Malaysian laksas and curry puffs. [Added 29 November 2013: Unfortunately, this eatery has now closed.]
* Water Drop Vege Cafe at Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple (佛光山滴水坊)
16 Stancombe Road, Flat Bush, Manukau
(09) 274 4880
The sleekly decorated Water Drop Vege Cafe is inside the impressive Buddhist temple out by East Tamaki, and proceeds go towards the maintenance of the temple. With plenty of parking and open to the public, you will have to walk through a mini souvenir shop before getting to the food, which includes Asian favourites as well as such dishes as "vegie patty with chips and salad". Also a good spot for a cake and a coffee.
Restaurant Details
Veggie Palace (貴德宮)
UG3, Block B, Kwong Sang Hong Building, 6 Heard Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (香港灣仔克街6號廣生行大廈B座閣樓3室)
+852 2838 6506
Opening hours:
Mondays to Sundays 12 - 3pm, 6 - 10pm
|You would never guess that there was Buddhist vegetarian dining in here


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Ashley Benson: Cosmo Kisses for the Troops on Veteran's Day!
Ashley Benson gives a soldier a kiss on the cheek at the Cosmo Kisses for the Troops event held on Veterans Day on Monday (November 11) in New York City's Times Square.
"Thank you @maybelline and @cosmopolitan for having me #cosmokisses," the 23-year-old Pretty Little Liars actress tweeted.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Ashley Benson
For every kiss collected on a postcard (ultimately delivered to servicemen overseas), Cosmopolitan and Maybelline New York donate $1 to the USONY.
FYI: Ashley is wearing Bionda Castana heels.
25+ pictures inside of Ashley Benson at the event…


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You know the ad. The one from Best Buy where the guy comes in looking for a big screen, and Queen's "I Want It All" starts playing
"I want it all. I want it all. I want it all, and I want it now!"
That's me. (Not the big screen part. Although….) That's me, though. I want it all, here and now, and there and then.
I want to live a very comfortable, indulgent life of ease. And I want God. His benefits, blessings, protection, and even His approval. I want a life free of pain and suffering, sacrifice and denial, submission and obedience, and I want to know the power and presence, the communion and union with God.
And then I want to go to heaven and have the same thing there. Forever.
This is why it's so hard for a rich man to get into heaven.


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To set specific targets for putting Fujitsu Group Environmental Policy into practice, the Fujitsu Group formulated medium-term action plans.
For the period FY 2016-2018, Fujitsu has formulated and is enacting the Fujitsu Group Environmental Action Plan (Stage VIII).
Fujitsu Group endeavors to help hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degree Celsius, as adopted in the Paris Agreement at COP21, while striving to achieve zero emissions as a long term goal.
Through our Environmental Action Plan Stage VIII, which strengthen even further our Stage VII initiatives, we will contribute to society through the development of ICT solutions and reduce the environmental impacts of our business.
We improve customers' and society's sustainability through deploying our ICT services and enhancing our products' energy and resource efficiency. We also reduce our own greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact throughout the value chain.
|Contribute to sustainable development and biodiversity preservation through provision of ICT services
|(1) Contribute to sustainable development of society through provision of ICT services
|(2) Develop innovative technologies that address environmental issues
|Improve environmental performance of products throughout their lifecycle
|(3) Achieve top-level energy efficiency of more than 50% of the newly developed products.
|(4) Promote eco design for resource saving and circulation and increase resource efficiency of newly developed products by 15%
|(5) Maintain over 90% resource reuse rate of business ICT equipment
|Reduce greenhouse gas emission throughout the value chain
|(6) Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our business facilities
|(6)-1 Reduce greenhouse gas emission over 5% compared to FY2013
|(6)-2 Improve PUE of our major data centers over 8% compared to FY2013
|(6)-3 Improve energy intensity over 1% each year
|(6)-4 Increase usage of renewable energy
|(7) Drive activities for reducing CO2 emissions in supply chain
|(8) Reduce CO2 emissions per sales from transport over 2% each year
|Reduce environmental impact
|(9) Reduce water consumption over 1% in total (128,000m3)
|(10) Reduce chemical pollutant release to less than the average level of FY2012-FY2014. (20.7 tons)
|(11) Reduce the amount of waste to less than average level of FY2012-FY2014. (25,568 tons)
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Why Recycle?
Recycling has many benefits. The more we recycle
the less garbage ends up in the landfills and resource recovery or trash to
energy plants. Less energy is used to process the materials, valuable resources
are saved and therefore, costs are decreased. Recycling also prevents emissions of many greenhouse gases and water
pollutants. Trash and bulky item disposal costs have
increased and are expected to continue to increase, and that cost comes out of
our tax dollars. Here's an
example of how much waste (regular garbage) residents of North Branford produced: for the years 2011 thru 2013, we generated
approximately 15,000 tons of solid
waste, or about 5,000 tons a year. By
comparison, we generated only 750 tons of recycling per year. So, we're creating 6½ times as much costly
waste as we're recycling. The more we
can recycle, the better it is for our environment.
It's the law!!
If protecting the environment and saving
energy and money isn't enough incentive…..it's the law:
• Connecticut's recycling law has been in
effect since 1991
• North Branford's recycling ordinance has
also been in effect since 1991
• Connecticut law requires mandatory recycling of: 1) cardboard,
2) glass food and beverage containers, 3)leaves, 4) metal food and beverage
containers, 5) newspapers, 6)storage batteries, 7) waste oil, 8)plastic food
and beverage containers, 9) office paper
everyone agrees that recycling is a "good thing." But what a lot of people don't realize is
that it's a legal responsibility that
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Those of you who are on my Facebook have probably seen this already, and if so sorry for the delayed double post. I just didn't have it in me to make two posts at the time. Last week we made the decision to take Jack to the vet for the last time. His tumor had invaded some of his lung space and it was making breathing hard sometimes. He wasn't eating much either so it's possible it had affected his digestive system too. While it was pretty painful to make the decision to have him euthanized, it would have been absolutely brutal to watch nature take its course. The vet and staff were so kind and compassionate about everything, I got to stay with him and pet him the whole time, and I was allowed to bring his remains home for burial. It's not really legal to bury animals within Arlington city limits, but we did it anyway.
This has been a tough week. Even though I had months to prepare for this eventuality, it's been hard on me. I didn't realize it until he was gone, but I spent a lot of time making sure he was comfortable and well cared for during his final weeks. He had a comfy spot in my sewing room (which my nosy dogs can't access) and he did most of his sleeping there. It's also where I brought him canned food in an attempt to get him to eat a little more. We did a lot of cuddling, and even after his skin got too sensitive for the usual amount of petting he still liked his chin rubs. On a few of the cooler mornings I took him outside so he could enjoy the sights, sounds, smells, and feel the breeze. It may sound weird, but it's a big adjustment not doing those things. Walking into my sewing room and not seeing him there is still a little jarring.
Really, I'd rather try to focus on the 12 years we got to spend with him before all this. We adopted him when we still lived in our first apartment in Indianapolis. He was loose in our building but heard Micah, my first cat (who is still with us) meowing at me. He meowed at her through the door all day until we let him in. He was all sleek, glossy fur and firm muscles, very healthy. I put up Found posters but no one claimed him, which was fine with me. He was a very friendly and social cat, sort of the perfect balance to Micah's stereotypical prissy-cat mindset. He moved with us to our first house, welcomed (or at least tolerated) new members of our animal family (even the dogs!), won the hearts of our friends and family with his easy nature, and eventually moved with us to Texas. He enjoyed the sunny windowsill in my sewing room, and often hopped into my lap while I was sitting at the sewing machine. When he wanted your attention he'd sprawl on his back, roll around, and look up at you, waiting for you to succumb to his cuteness. He did have the (slightly annoying) habit of hopping into your lap when it was most inconvenient. Even if you shooed him away, he'd come creeping back, moving very slowly, apparently hoping you didn't notice him until it was too late. Sometimes that actually worked! He was an absolute purr machine which was perfect for those times when you needed some cat-comfort. He even knew his name and came when you called him. He was a wonderful cat, and a great companion. I miss him a lot.
Cuddling with one of our other cats, Jesus:
Sitting in my lap while I worked on a bodiced petticoat:
I'm so sorry for your loss. He sounds like a wonderful cat.
I'm so sorry for your loss. He sounds like a wonderful cat.


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Among the many reasons why I love teaching 6th grade, is that the girls that I teach love pinterest just as much as I do and at the end of the year, I am the one that benefiting from their pinterest interest. :) Thus far, I have received two super cute pinterest-inspired gifts. I didn't take pictures of the exact gift from my students, so instead, I am using the pinterst pictures.
Happy End-of-the-Year Teacher Gifts!


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Hola chicas :)) I'm back with another NAKED 2 look and tutorial. This time I'm pairing the eye shadows with one of my favorite lipsticks of the moment: MAC Morange (pic borrowed from Temptalia). I wanted to try a warm look using this cool-tone labeled palette, and I couldn't think of a better pairing than hotter-than-the-sun Morange. As always, I'm including a written tutorial and some makeup tips that are sure to warm up your winter!
Read full post for pix, tips, deets & how-to
The LOOK: Smoldering, lash-heavy, shimmery eyes with a smoked out wing and a glistening hot orange lip paired over a neutral canvas. Though the NAKED 2 palette is mostly cool, it has several neutral toned shadows, which create an overall warm look when combined with a hot lippie. Voila! Yet another way to rock the NAKED 2!!!
To achieve this EYE LOOK, I used the following Naked 2shades, tools and techniques:
- Urban Decay primer potion-- all over the lid and up to the brow
- Urban Decay 24/7 glide-on pencil liner in Zero-- outer half of top lash line, entire bottom lash line and waterline
- PISTOL e/s on a smudger brush to smudge out the liner in the top and lower lash lines
- SNAKEBITE e/s on a smudger to wing out the liner and all over the lid up to the crease
- HALF BAKED e/s on a fluffy brush, dusted all over the crease, above the wing and up to the brow
- FOXY e/s to clean up any harsh lines above Half Baked and under the smokey wing to define (not sharpen) the line
- BOOTYCALL e/s in the inner corner
- Ardell Wispiesfalse lashes
- L'Oréal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Blackover the falsies and bottom lashes
MAKEUP TIP: I keep mentioning this post after post, but I'll say it again: the best way to bring out dark brown eyes like mine is to line the eye with a smoldering black liner. The black neutralizes any redness in the whites of your eyes, making the color stand out against a black rimmed white canvas--just like in art! I swear, every time I wear this style, I get tons of compliments on my eye color, which typically never happens when I wear anything else. I used to want to have green eyes like my mom, but with all the cool makeup tricks available for brown eyes, I now wouldn't trade my eye color for any other!!!
MORANGEis one of my current obsessions. It looks so delightful paired with gray clothing and I just adore it with a smoldering eye look. I've seen Morange on many different girls: some wear it blotted matte and others wear it with a gloss on top, but I really love the way it looks straight out of the tube. It gives the face that needed dose of freshness (especially in the winter) and counteracts any redness, darkness or blemishes one may have. Also, it really makes the teeth and eye whites look extra clean and crisp (sorry no teeth pix in this one).
MAKEUP TIP: Applying mascara on top of your falsies makes them appear quite real. My natural eyelashes are nowhere near as long, and for this look, I wanted a Kardashian lash effect. I curled the falsies before gluing them on, then applied them to the roots of my natural lashes (also pre-curled). Next, I treated them as my own and applied 2 heavy coats of voluminous mascara to thicken them. For this technique, it is best to use old false lashes, ones that have already lost their perfect, out-of-the-box appearance. Mine were used (for this purpose) at least 3 times before. Just makes sure you wash and sanitize your falsies prior to each use.
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Keeping Kids Active During Summer Break
Help your kids stay healthy and active during the summer months
Summer break is almost here: a thought that brings joy to kids and maybe a little anxiety to parents. But summer activities for kids are important, especially these days in the screen age. Kids need to be active every day, whether school is in session or not. In addition to the obvious physical benefits, staying active helps develop cognitive skills and build life skills related to teamwork and leadership. Here are some ways you can plan ahead for kids of any age to help them stay healthy—and save your summer sanity!
Toddlers need 60 to 90 minutes of outdoor activity a day with a mixture of structured and unstructured free time. And remember, fancy toys may be fun but a good old-fashioned, inexpensive ball can also be hours of fun entertainment and exercise.
At this age, it helps to help them find friends their age and get them outside together for easy activities like walking, running or playing in the park. Learning to swim is a great idea, too.
School-aged children
This is the best age to help you children find a sport they love and get going with a physical activity to get their heart rates up for at least 20 to 30 minutes a day. And until you find their ideal sport, a brisk walk is also good for maintaining fitness.
Find ways to make workouts enjoyable. Do they like nature? Check out local clubs that sponsor camping or hiking outings. Interested in martial arts or dance? Look into classes at your local YMCA or community center. A dose of endorphins is a good way to help you avoid the typical sullen teen syndrome.
The most important thing to remember about fun activities for kids this summer? Have fun! Work in a family bike ride, a nature walk at a park or preserve, even a game of tag at the park and you might be amazed at how quickly the benefits pay off in terms of happier, healthier kids—and a happier, healthier you!


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Originally published by Friends of Al Aqsa: http://foa.org.uk/publications/a-vision-of-angels
A Vision of Angels by Timothy Jay Smith is a light but well balanced story surrounding the Israel/Palestine conflict. It's general pace is appropriate and being a predominantly dialogue based novel, makes it easy to read. It was therefore not surprising to discover Timothy Jay Smith is also a screenwriter. This novel could easily translate well to screen or stage. There are some interesting and consistent characters presented to us throughout the novel. However, it is their surroundings and the ensuing situations that find the characters lives unknowingly intertwined, that gives this novel its appeal. In spite of the portrayal of characters from both sides of the divide, and all the various strata within those two sides, Smith manages to make each character's life seem separate, while simultaneously being inextricably linked. This is perhaps a nod to the clarity of the writing style, and could be said to represent a true mirror of the broken society. The selection of characters are somehow thrown together in the story, despite having high walls surrounding keeping them worlds apart, literally and figuratively, as represented in Smith's prose.
The main characters, according to the author's acknowledgements, are based on his lifetime of experience with Jewish families and his work with Palestinians during the peace process. He also acknowledges his time spent travelling around the Middle East and the vast range of people he met along the way as inspiration for the characters in the novel. The key characters are from each side of the Israel-Palestine divide and include: David Kessler, an American journalist whose work becomes a focal point of the story, Major Levy and his family; his wife Leah, daughter Rachel and most notably his son Mishe; a young Israeli soldier, quickly recognised as a hero, an angel, and later a peace activist. Amin Mousa, from a powerful Gazan land-owning family and an ally of Hamas. Issa and his wife Nadia; a Christian/Muslim Palestinian couple. I warmed a great deal to these characters in particular. The name of this character becomes an important but subtle undercurrent, that runs through the novel about the similarities between the 3 monotheistic religions. Other important characters are Captain Sa'ab Al-Rayes, Senior Security Officer in Gaza, Major Levy's close friend IDF Chief of Staff Ben-Ami, Noam, a Brooklyn-born Jew, immigrated to Israel, and Katya, a single-mother, native of England.
Overall the story uses the characters well to describe and demonstrate the differences in culture and way of life. The routine inter-mingling of faiths is made clear in symbols. Smith uses the title of Chapters as one way in which to demonstrate the importance of the three faiths and the role they play in everyday life in Palestine and Israel, and most notably of course in Jerusalem. On the other hand, I do feel that the most has not been made of an opportunity to develop one of the main families as Muslim Palestinians. This would hence give a more balanced insight into life in the Occupied territories for them. Conversely, the use of a Christian Palestinian family as protagonists, could go some way in extending the popular generalization of all Palestinians being Muslims. Issa's character plainly states this, 'For the day he could forget about being part of a Christian minority in an Arab world and a Palestinian minority in an Israeli one.'
The writer makes good use of timescales and pace to connect the past and present and throughout the novel there is a great fluidity of transition from the past to present and vice versa. The historical context is key in this novel, not only because of the nature of the subject matter. The fluidity of movement over time, gives a great sense of singularity and consistency to the conflict. A well-constructed example of this is Amin Mousa looking through his father's diary. The flow of prose from Amin's thoughts to the diary entry feels contiguous, and as such serves to join the past and the present as one. There are also many references to history and historical sites, which are of course a part of the fabric of the land. Nevertheless, Smith uses these to great effect perhaps to remind us of the importance of the cycle of history that is attached to the past, present, and future of the conflict.
Expanding the theme of time and history, another theme is the generational gap. The older generation seem to represent an older more binary way of thinking, where themes of tradition and heritage appear to confuse the younger generation. Noam, an American immigrant, often expresses his minor crises of identity in various ways. David Kessler, a character who always seems to be somewhat detached from Jewish life, as an American of Jewish heritage. 'Pausing outside a synagogue to listen to boys chant their nasal prayers, he pondered how, through their shared blood, it could have been him inside.' 'Could he deny his blood heritage that made him want to touch his forehead to Isaac's altar or link arms with the men dancing in the synagogue?' In spite of David's secular, modernist/liberal stance, Smith shows him, and other characters, repeatedly struggling with denial of faith and issues of guilt that revolve predominantly around heritage and bloodlines. In this sense, Smith represents the spectrum of Jewish people that have immigrated from all over the world, while at the same time examining some of their individual and collective insecurities about tradition and culture, particularly through language and religious practices. Comparatively, the Jewish characters seem to have more of a disconnection with their elders. The relationship between Mishe and his father is an example of such. His girlfriend Nina also complains of the poor relations between her and her mother. The Arab characters on the contrary seem to have much stronger ties to the older generation. This is perhaps because the fathers of the two main Arab characters, Issa and Amin, died in the conflict. This seems to serve to venerate and almost idolise memories of them.
Another common thread that links the characters is political involvement. All the main characters are involved in some kind of movement, public speaking or action group that assists with pushing forward their solution to the conflict. The power and perceptions created by the media is another running theme of this novel.
Demonstrates the power and perception of images in the media. Chief of staff Ben-Ami mistakes a scene from Iraq for a scene from Israel; 'He knew those battlefields too well and had almost mistaken the broadcast for one of his own wars when the reporter identified it as Iraq.' Timothy Jay Smith emphasizes the futility of war many times in this novel and this is one clear example. The repetition of images by the media is also remarked upon here, 'Then suddenly the same picture popped up on the screens like cherries on a slot machine. A good Samaritan extending his hand to a mother whose injured son lay stretched across her knees.' The interpretation of the image and representation of the soldier as a hero are strong, and Smith uses the pace well to represent a real-time understanding of the speed at which the photo moves from being just a photo, to an iconic image within hours. This image becomes the central focus of the story, interlinking all characters together in one image.
By and large this work succeeds at showing a balanced view of the conflict and the lives of those characters involved. It illustrates life across every demographic, however the vision could be a little better balanced. The ending felt a little rushed as if all the action had been saved until the end, this added to the pace at the end however but made for slower reading in the first third of the novel. Although there were some interesting twists and surprises, the unsurprising fate of the Arab characters, as well as the occasional incorrect transliteration of Arabic, felt a little disappointing. Nonetheless, Timothy Jay Smith does balance out the predictable terrorist rhetoric with a revealing comment from Avi, an Israeli soldier with a colourful history, that David befriends. He astutely notes that in he eyes of the media, "One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist." This point not only ironically indicates a part of the plot that follows later in the story, but also emphasises the importance of language used by the media in creating and upholding images and perceptions, that serve to perpetuate and exacerbate conflict.


text: FYI remark: geolocation specification, makes IMO only sense if coupled some how with a temporal domain as well, but well... axel -------- Original Message -------- Subject: FOAF, geonames, and more Resent-Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:07:16 +0000 Resent-From: public-xg-geo at w3.org Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:07:06 +0100 From: Alexandre Passant <alex at passant.org> To: public-xg-geo at w3.org, foaf-dev at lists.foaf-project.org Hi all, I'm currently looking for ways to link things (especially foaf:Agents) to geonames [1] defined entities (since it provides not only lat/long info but also useful things as wikipedia entry, neighbour places ...). Currently, there's a foaf:based_near property, which links two geo84:SpatialThing(s) Since geo:Feature (which is used to define all geonames.org ontology instances) and foaf:Person are subclasses of SpatialThing, we can link any foaf:Person to a geonames.org "Feature" as: http://apassant.net/foaf.rdf#me foaf:based_near http://sws.geonames.org/2975249/ Yet, foaf:Agent itself is not a subclass of geo84:SpatialThing So, I cannot say that a foaf:Organisation is located in a city. One solution could be to subclass not only foaf:Person from geo84:SpatialThing, but foaf:Agent itself. The other idea would be to create a new property as locatedIn (in geonames or in geo84 ontology, or even new namespace) that will link any owl:Thing / rdf:Resource (and not only subclasses of SpatialThing) to a geo84:SpatialThing, and that then can be subclassed: bornIn worksIn establishedIn ... (could also create the property in an existing namespace, and the subproperties in another one, as the relationship vocabulary [2]) Thus, I'll be able to describe the location (and specify which kind, i.e. workplace, establishement place ...) of any foaf:Agent, but also other things as a ical:VEvent, to point to the city the event is located, using any geonames Feature instance. (I could have suggest to subclass foaf:based_near, but as the "near" notion is relative, I'm not sure that's a good idea to create subproperties from it) I'll be happy to get feedback about these ideas. Best, Alex. -- dipl.ing.EPFL Reto Krummenacher, Researcher & Project Assistant Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) University of Innsbruck Phone: +43 (0)512 507 6452 Fax: +43 (0)512 507 9872 reto.krummenacher at deri.org http://members.deri.at/~retok callto://r2-reto -- Dr. Axel Polleres email: axel at polleres.net url: http://www.polleres.net/


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It's not a bad thing that, in theory, you can walk into IKEA and get at least a start on all aspects of a kitchen remodel, not just cabinets. In most areas, IKEA now offers rudimentary planning and installation services. The question is, are these services right for you? Are they good enough for your project?
First, note that IKEA just began to offer these in-house services. For many years the most any store could offer was a referral to an installer and, in some areas, to a kitchen designer. These installers and designers had to be contracted with IKEA to receive their referrals. They have to follow IKEA rules and procedures and charge IKEA stipulated prices.
For a short time, while I owned a remodeling company in Southern California, we were one of these "certified IKEA kitchen installers." It took a long time to earn this title and it brought us loads of small installation projects. However, our crews were skilled with carpentry, plumbing and electrical, not just cabinet installation, and we found that many small cabinet installation projects were unsatisfying and, ultimately, not good for our clients.
Here's the key. A kitchen remodel, to get the best result and value for your investment, requires professional design of the kitchen layout, expert cabinet installation, skilled plumbing and electrical work, and often several other skilled professions, to complete. Wall removal or repair, window or door installation, flooring, tile setting, are all professional skills.
IKEA services are not licensed, insured and bonded general contractors, necessarily. They may not even be skilled professionals. They may do IKEA cabinet installation and then sub-contract the rest of the work needed for your remodel. This is ok, but it is not the best way to go.
First, you are dealing with employees. Second you are dealing with a new program just being piloted by IKEA in 2013.
My point? It's better to deal with the owner of an established remodeling company that is not tied to IKEA and who can offer you a competitive bid, genuine customer service, and whose company does not subcontract most of your project. (in case you do end up with sub-contractors, before you sign anything, read your state's laws about remodeling contracts and sub-contracts. Did you know that sub-contractors can sue you if the contractor doesn't pay them? Did you know that you might not even realize there ARE subs on your project, although disclosure is required by law everywhere).
Not to go on about this too long, consider that IKEA is a great source for cabinets. It seems like a homey, friendly place. They have good PR and marketing. But it's a warehouse store nonetheless and the services they offer will be bare bones and not necessarily even cheaper than much more professional and reliable services you can get from a good local contractor.
Finally, no matter how "vested interest" it sounds, I have to tell you this: the caliber of "kitchen planning" services IKEA offers do not come close to what my company provides to our clients. Apples and oranges. You see, IKEA offers kitchen planning, which is not the same as kitchen design. Don't settle here, either. A lot of your remodel depends on beautiful design.


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In lieu of anything related to Half-Life 3 (or anything 3 for that matter), big (lulz) Valve bossman Gabe Newell has gone on record to say that he "secretly" (not so secretly) geeks out about My Little Pony.
Dear God no... WHYYY!? I don't get it, I just do not get it...
Nothing sets it apart from the sea of other interchangeable tweenie shows that populate the Disney Channel, so I've no idea why the show has been separated from the rest of the crap that no human being over the age of 12 would dare admit to watching. The cartoons I watched back as a kid, like Hey Arnold!, Johnny Bravo and Earthworm Jim had superior animation that didn't rely on that cheap Flash crap, and infinitely better writing that didn't revolve around hoary life-lessons that needed to be learnt every episode.
Shame on you Gabe. Shame on you.


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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Cranberry Salsa
Here's another thing I did with those cranberries--Cranberry Salsa. I used the recipe found here. It has an interesting taste, but is not hot enough for my taste. If I made this again, I would increase the number of peppers. For those of you who don't like much heat in your salsa, you'd probably like it. I think the cranberries were much better used in the Cranberry Breakfast Bread.
14 comments:
- Deanna said...
Cranberry salsa sounds devine! It also sounds like something good to give as a gift.
- November 4, 2008 at 11:59 AM
- Dr. Wifey said...
grrrr! blogger is making me mad! did you change your posting format?
anyway, what i typed before blogger ate it was something along the lines of the salsa is very pretty! such a vibrant color. i like mild salsa, so i would probably like it
- November 4, 2008 at 12:39 PM
- Live.Love.Eat said...
Wow, this is definitely different. I like it hot too!!!!! This would be great for Turkey Day.
- November 4, 2008 at 1:06 PM
- Live.Love.Eat said...
P.S. Hope you enjoy the tomatoes!
- November 4, 2008 at 1:06 PM
- mommaof4wife2r said...
can't say i would have thought of salsa. i like things spicy...just like hubby. ha!
- November 4, 2008 at 1:07 PM
Deanna's right...if it's not hot enough for you, you should give them as gifts! Personally, I think anything you make looks absolutely scrumptious!
- November 4, 2008 at 2:07 PM
- Queenie Jeannie said...
Sounds very good!!
- November 4, 2008 at 9:24 PM
- Lula! said...
Cranberry salsa...I SO want to have this on Thanksgiving Day. It sounds really fabulous.
- November 4, 2008 at 9:55 PM
- gingela5 said...
Never thought about cranberry salsa! You're getting so creative!
- November 5, 2008 at 12:00 PM
- Annikke said...
ooooo, yum. The salsa sounds good. I like mine spicy so if I ever make this I will keep in mind to add a few more peppers!
- November 5, 2008 at 3:21 PM
- Bar-b said...
is it weird that my mouth watered when I saw this picture....yet again? Question Oikologer.....can't you add spice after the fact?
Thanks for coming over to my partay yesterday and being excited for me. Gang bang comes to mind but I really shouldn't write that out.
- November 5, 2008 at 3:48 PM
- Nanny Goats In Panties said...
Mmmmm, cranberry breakfast bread.
- November 5, 2008 at 6:23 PM
- Mrs. Bridget G. said...
My husband said cranberry salsa...mmmm.
I still have shock on my face.. maybe cranberry jam, but salsa? Uh, eww. lol
- November 7, 2008 at 7:09 AM
- cake said...
never tried cranberry salsa, but i like cranberries any ol'way ya fix 'em, so i'll have to try this.
(just found your blog...via "life, homesteading and everything")
- November 8, 2008 at 7:48 PM


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Wednesday, 9 March 2011
2011 Census - What is your religion?
One of the questions is again; "What is your religion"? You can use it to record your religion, or to specify that you have no religion.
This is a voluntary question as Parliament was concerned that a mandatory religion question would be seen as an infringement of respondents' civil liberties.
We would respectfully urge all Unitarians and Free Christians to use "Any other religion" and enter "Unitarian" in the space provided. This is the abbreviation for "Unitarian-Free Christian" provided on the list from the Census authorities. So whether you are a Unitarian or a Free Christian, or indeed both, in this context "Unitarian" means all of us.
In the 2001 Census 3604 Unitarians were recorded in England and 383 in Wales. There were another 30 Unitarian-Universalists in England and none in Wales. There were 167 Unitarians in Scotland and 3 Unitarian-other. The total was 4187.
This is your opportunity to ensure that as an accurate as possible count is taken of the number of Unitarians (in the interests of truth and to contribute to knowledge) and also to declare your allegiance.
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Thanks for posting this Derek.ReplyDelete
Can I ask where did you get access to those numbers for 2001? I'm sure I perused the census website once and couldn't find any breakdown of the religion question beyond "Christian" "Muslim" "other" etc.
Can you confirm that even if people write in "Unitarian" they will still be counted under the "Christian" numbers, as apparently this is the case?
Immediately after the census, they post a detailed breakdown (I downloaded it for Pagans in 2001) but then it disappears and you get aggregated numbers.ReplyDelete
I want to write Unitarian and Wiccan (but I no longer identify as a Pagan). I have every respect for Unitarian Christians and Free Christians, but I do not call myself a Christian, so I do not want to be counted as one, though I am very glad to be a Unitarian. It's tricky.


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A few years back the famous glass sculpture Chuli had an exhibit there as well. Some of the pieces remain scattered through the garden, now part of the permanent exhibit. Also currently open are the Butterfly Forest and Headwaters of the Amazon.
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Skirts for Work ~ McCall's M6706 Pattern
I just can't seem to put this pattern down, even though I am not really making the skirt that the pattern was designed for. I'm really enjoying making the gathered skirt . . . mostly because it is super easy. I can make a skirt in a couple of days, that is a miracle for me!
After getting the amazing news that I was offered two jobs, I wanted to spend all my remaining free time to make as many skirts and dresses as possible for when I start working for my dream company in September. But damn the dodgy English "summer" weather! I got the flu . . . in August! So I spent over two weeks in bed, not getting the chance to sew a single stitch of clothing (but plenty of time to catch up on all my favourite tv shows, OMG Scandal was SO good!). I have just under two weeks before I start my new job, so am planning to take every minute I have to make as many skirts as possible . . . I hoping to finish at least 5 skirts . . . realistically it might be 3 and adding my dodgy version of sewing skills it could end up being 2. But it will be 2 amazing skirts!
The first skirt that I have decided to make, is basically the same as the gathered gingham skirt that I made a couple of weeks ago, just with different fabric. The fabric that I have used is a beautiful sheer fabric. I had brought this fabric ages ago on a market stool, for the amazing price of around £2 a metre. But the market stool that I got the fabric from is one of my favourite places to go; Maggie's stool, (I will talk a lot more about my favourite fabric shops soon). The fabric that Maggie has is great, but if you see some great fabric one day and you leave it to get it a week later, it is very likely that it won't be there, so I tend to go there and get as much as I can.
So, I wish I had brought as much of this fabric as possible, cause there are so many other items of clothing that I would have love to have made from that fabric. It would have made an amazing jumpsuit! Also I had made the crazy mistake of starting to make another skirt a while ago from this fabric and didn't have enough fabric left over to make the gathered skirt the same length as the gingham one. Rather then it being a midi length skirt, once I tried it on it was above the knee. So I'm not sure if this skirt will really be added to my 'work wear' collection, maybe just a casual skirt to wear in the summer . . . next year, as I am typing this post, it is the bank holiday weekend and it is poring with rain.
The way that I made the skirt is exactly the same way that I made the gingham one, you can have a look at that post to get a better idea of exactly how I made that. Except, I made the mistake of cutting the lining a little to short, I'm still not sure if I should redo the lining or just keep it at that length to show off the amazingness of the fabric. But I know this will not be my last gathered skirt that I will make.


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LIKE A FISHERMAN'S TALE, it's the one that got away that we'd really liked to have put on our list. It's the annual RSPB garden birds survey so we move one of the sofas over to the patio windows and between 10.30 and 11.30, we record every bird we see and the maximum numbers at any one time.
After twenty minutes we have, amongst other birds, one Great Tit, three Blue Tits, several House Sparrows and a respectable total of 13 Goldfinches on our list. We're pleased when a Coal Tit, a less frequent visitor, and a Willow Tit, an even less frequent visitor, show up briefly. No sign of the Long-tailed Tits but they typically call just before sunset to feed on the fat-balls. Bullfinch, Chaffinch and Greenfinch put in an appearance as I hoped they would.
It's not until the final 15 minutes that the resplendent cock Pheasant struts up the garden path then crows challengingly when he reaches the lawn. But today there's no sign of his coterie of hen Pheasants. Perhaps as it's Sunday and people are out walking their dogs, they've headed off to a quieter corner of the woods.
It's not people who spook the local birds this morning but our resident top predator, a large brown Sparrowhawk. All the birds at the feeders dive for cover as and the Wood Pigeons that have gathered in the tops of the Ashes at the edge of the wood take flight as the hawk makes its way up the meadow, on a straight flight-path about six feet above the ground.
Sparrowhawk, Wood Pigeons and a Jay that we see at the edge of the wood shortly afterwards don't count for our garden birds survey because they're not making use of our garden. Nor unfortunately can we count the female Great Spotted Woodpecker that comes and feeds from the suet log ten minutes later. We've seen Great Tits feeding on the fat-balls mixture in the holes drilled in the log but this is the first time we've seen a woodpecker using it.
Nor can we count the Siskin that shows up at lunch time!
For the Record
Birds in our back garden, in order of seeing them, were: Blue Tit (4), House Sparrow (7), Dunnock (2), Great Tit (1), Goldfinch (13), Chaffinch (1), Blackbird (2), Greenfinch (2), Bullfinch (2), Robin (1), Coal Tit (1), Willow Tit (1) and Pheasant (1).