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It's been a while since I really replaced something in my pantry from completely unnatural or "buy whatever is cheapest" to something I actually thought about a little. Mostly, that's because I had kinda hit that wall where the big things that needed to be replaced either got used slowly or had been purchased at Sams.
Ironically, we've been out of regular salt at my house for almost a month, but because I needed salt, I just filled the shakers with pickling salt. Pickling salt is non-iodized, because the iodine can cause discoloration when canning. There were still a few sea salt grinders in the house, but I don't really get the point. Pepper grinders make sense. Pepper loses flavor the longer it sits after grinding. If you want a robust pepper flavor, you have to grind it. Salt, on the other hand, is a mineral. It never goes bad or looses its flavor. Sure, it can clump if you let it get too damp but there's nothing wrong with just breaking it up again. I don't see the point of buying it in big chunks, just to drive your wrist nuts grinding it yourself.
I went to the store on Friday with pre-ground sea salt on my list. I was surprised that there wasn't any salt in the natural/organic section of the store, but there sure were plenty of choices in the baking aisle. I grabbed Morton's natural sea salt, ground 'til it measures like regular salt so it can be used for baking as well, and went home pleased that I had made another step in the right direction.
But did I? Since the 1920s, most salt sold in the US has contained Iodine. This change was instituted after the WWI draft physicals revealed a plague of hypothyroidism, which is caused by an Iodine deficiency. On one hand, I am intentionally avoiding things unnecessarily added to my foods. On the other hand, this is a necessary dietary need, even moreso for those eating for two it turns out (No, I am not eating for two, but we've been working on that for a while now and I'd like to stay prepared).
Enter Google: Other dietary sources of Iodine are dairy products, Eggs, bread and saltwater fish. Unfortunately, while they can tell you that organic dairy and eggs do contain iodine, there is this undefined sense that it is less so because their feed isn't as loaded with it as non-organic animals. I'm not sure what to think about that, because seafood really isn't my thing. I eat LOTS of dairy products and eggs, but is it enough iodine if they're organic? I'd really hate to be depriving us of an essential nutrient in the name of eating healthier. Apparently Morton sells iodized sea salt. But how do they add iodine and still preserve all of the awesome mineraley goodness of sea salt?

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Thursday, October 21, 2010
"Turn, turn, turn"
The seasons they are a-changing. I'm a bit late to this party, actually--autumn started back in August this year, but for me, fall really begins when my boyfriend makes stamppot.
Stamppot is a bit too gross to photograph, even with the prettifying effects of shooting through good glass and a sexy camera. It's a dish of potatoes with stuff mashed into it. And "stuff" is about as specific as it gets. Favorites of the Dutch include kale (boerenkool0; Romaine lettuce boiled to death, purgatory, hell, and back again(andiven); a mix of carrots and onions for hutspot; saurkraut (zuurkool) and bacon bits (spek). It is traditionally served alongside an enormous worst, with lots of gravy, mustard, and pickles and zilveruitjes (little pearl onions) in case that wasn't enough salt already. I like mine with mustard and pickles.
Some expats think stamppot is gross, tasteless, or both, but I like the stuff and until now I have not been able to articulate why: because when my boyfriend makes it, it's always when I'm home, and he always goes out of his way to get extra pickles and mustard and zilveruitjes and dumps in far more veggies than he would normally do. He always gives me a huge bowl of it (far too much) and we sit on the couch, under a blanket, and watch bad movies on RTL7 and point out everything the directors do wrong, while our cats vie for space on our laps. It's not fancy, and it's not especially good, but it's home.
Food isn't just about taste, but about the experiences surrounding it. I like to think of myself as being sophisticated enough to appreciate a dinner in that kind of place, and that my palate is sensitive enough to discern minute variations in chocolate, but in the end, when I miss home and the world is going to pieces and my boss is pissed off and my writer's block has morphed into the Berlin Wall, I want a bowl of stamppot.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Uber hung over
I curse you Uber. Which I am convinced is an amalgamation of, "I used to be sober."
Allow me to explain.
Every so often I will get together with some old ad buddies from Team One. Though saddled with one of the worst clients in advertising history, a man who spoke no more 300 words of English, we had a unique camaraderie at the offices on Grand Blvd. in the heart of smelly El Segundo, where the the refinery meets the sea.
These infrequent occasions are marked by laughing, drinking, more laughing, and more drinking.
To wit, the plan was to grab a long table at Alejo's Italian Restaurant near LAX, guzzle beer and down enough garlic bread to stave off all the vampires in Transylvania. For those arriving early, there was the pre-dinner promise of ample whiskey at the Hacienda --a Mexican dive next door with a full liquor license.
We never made it to Alejo's.
Knowing what would transpire I did the mature thing and Ubered (the newest verb to enter Webster's dictionary) from my house in Culver City.
Unencumbered by the thought of having to drive home, fingers crossed, with a mouthful of breath mints, one rotgut Manhattan led to another and another.
One wouldn't normally pair up a whiskey drink with tacos carne asada, but we weren't there for the food.
Unlike our NY advertising brethren and their foodie tendencies (I'm very well acquainted with the steak and pom frite at Rauols), we weren't there to drop C-notes and regal each other with stories about starfucking parties on the Upper West Side. Or Studio 54. Or wherever NY elitists gather these days, with their Tony Jacklin golf clubs and bleeding masonic handshakes!
To make a long drinking story mercifully short, we ended up closing the place.
Sadly, we dispersed before Stan Toyama could amuse us with his stinging and deadly-accurate impression of Mr. Chikuma, the aforementioned Team One client who made our lives a miserable hell but also bonded us and gave us a lasting brotherhood not unlike the one shared by survivors of the Bataan Death March.
Fortunately we had the wherewithal to ask the waitress, or for all I can recall it could have been a waiter, to snap a photo of this legendary night.
And whether it was through serendipity or the guiding hand of a posthumous former CMO, we have this unimaginably fortuitous, perfectly timed snapshot for our scrapbooks.
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I love New Mexico. I'm a New Mexico girl deep down. I wasn't born here and I wasn't raised here, but I spent my childhood summers here with my cousins and became a grown up here. My first apartment was in Albuquerque. I graduated from the University of New Mexico, so just imagine all of the firsts that had to offer. Hint: a lot. Before I moved to LA, I applied to every journalism job in the state (I was later offered one, but that was months after I moved and living with my now-husband). That just wasn't a great time to be working in journalism and jobs were scarce everywhere.
But in the four years I lived in LA, I was miserably homesick for New Mexico. I hear that happens to most people who leave the state. There wasn't just one thing I missed, there were countless things: food, friends, family, the smell when it rains, on and on and on. I was ecstatic to be able to move back here in 2010, where even more firsts occurred. Over the course of the few years we've been back, I've gotten married, adopted a dog, had a baby, made some new friends, lost friends, and I've changed (for the better, I think, although I am sure some people would disagree).
The Pacific Ocean is calling me back again, against my will, but I'm heeding its call for my husband. He sacrificed a lot to move here for me and it's time to return the favor. And even though Albuquerque is in the midst of turmoil right now, I'm still going to miss it like crazy and only hope that one day I can experience some more firsts here.
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Fatboybakes' Eating Jaunts, Occasional Travels and Occasional Recipes. For Cake Menu, (Yes, Fatboybakes actually makes cakes) go to http://fatboybakes.blogspot.com/
Monday, August 07, 2006
Quick Dinner For 15 Pax
The good things about regurgitating the same menu is you become an expert and can get away with shorter and shorter time. Last Saturday's menu, for friend's farewell, comprised basically the following:
For Starters we had:
Fajitas; a medley of tortillas, honey roast chicken, avocado, caramelised sauteed onions, hot chilli jalapenos, and a mango tomato salsa..
This is really easy to prepare. Buy tortillas, they're cheapest at Carrefour, of various flavours. There's garlic, plain and potato. Roast your own chicken if you must, but with the abundance of roast chickens, very aromatic too, in various supermarkets, like Tesco, Giant, TMC, from as low as 5.99 per bird, heck, .....
I used two ripe plump Aussie avocadoes, removed the stone, and crushed it with some lemon. Onions were sauteed on a hot fire, with grape seed oil, and sea salt.
Mangos (chokanan) and tomatoes are finely diced, (cubed), and tossed in some lemon juice.
Sour cream from the tub.
Zap tortillas in microwave for 30 seconds before serving.
Cheese platter : I know ze cultured have cheeses AFTER dinner, but I find it suits my chinky palate to have cheeses as a starter. I served a block of Harvati Cheese, and Brandied Apricot Fruit Cheese, which some described as almost like eating ice cream. I suspect the true blue cheese connoiseurs would tut tut this as being an impostor cheese, but who cares, as long as the majority loves it. Served with Ritz Crackers. I find Water Table a bit overated.... I like the slight saltiness of Ritz crackers.
Freshly baked baguettes : Delifrance has these frozen baguettes, which you throw into an oven for about 20 minutes, and it's like eating freshly baked bread. Goes divinely with REAL butter.
Creamy Potato and Leek Soup : Deskin one whole chicken, and boil in a stock pot. (I used 15 cups of water, estimating 15 bowls of soup). Chuck in some onions, and whatever else you think will sweeten the stock. An hour before serving, chuck in the potatoes, (I used 8 large potatoes), 4 large leeks, 2 large onions, and chunks of thick bacon. It might be a good idea to remove the chicken (which should have disintergrated by now) before adding the potatoes and stuff. If not, you'll have to sift through a conglomeration of chicken, potatoes, leeks, onions...which you have to puree in a blender. After pureeing the concoction, put back into stock to boil. Actually, the soup is creamy on its own, but I added in some cream, and about 1/4 bottle of white wine, with sea salt. Goes brilliantly with the freshly baked baguettes.
Roast Leg of Lamb With Rosemary, Garlic and Honey Mustard Glaze.
The night before, I seasoned the leg of lamb with the garlic and rosemary. Pierce the skin of the leg of lamb (mine was 2.3kg), and stuff with garlic...I used 2 garlic bulbs? cloves? Two whole garlic. Also pierce with rosemary sprigs. Put in plastic bag, and refrigerate overnight.
2 hours before dinner, place on roasting pan at 180C, and roast for 1 hour. Take out, glaze with honey mustard, (1/2 cup seeded mustard, 1/2 cup dijon, and 1/2 cup honey), and put back to bake for a further 20-30 minutes, until the meat thermometer shows your preferred doneness.
Serve with pan juices and mint jelly.
Zuchinni Mushroom Pie
Use ready made puff pastry, unless you have all the time in the world, and a cold kitchen.
Slice 1 pack of button mushroom and 2 zuchinni, into a large bowl. Toss in one cup of cream, 1 packet of instant mushroom soup, (mixed into a concentrated soup), and some grated cheddar, or sliced cheddar cheese torn into bits. Line bottom of pie plate with puff pastry, put in filling, close the top with more puff pastry, glaze with milk or egg, and bake until nice and brown, in the same oven with the lamb.
Salad With Quails Eggs
Salads have got to be the empty canvass equivalent for a cook. Really, possibilities are endless. This time I used two types of frisse lettuce, 2 yellow capsicum, a punnet of cherry tomatoes, 30 quails eggs, a handful of toasted pine nuts.
Dressing : 1/2 cup seeded mustard, 1/3rd cup honey, 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar, 1/2 cup olive oil.
Spaghetti With Aubergine and Oyster Mushroom
Have to ask the maid.
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Warm Chocolate Sauce and Pure Cream
Lemon Meringue Pie
Both of which have been described in earlier posts. These can be made ahead, either day before, or morning of dinner.
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The way u rattle on, cooking the dinner seems like auto drive. My hats off to u! KSL
- fatboybakes said...
yalar, it is pretty much auto pilot.
- boo_licious said...
wah! I know who to wangle an invitation from one day!
- evan said...
waaaaaa you're so capable!! everything on yr menu looks good, really. well done!!
does fat/plump/chubby men make great chefs? first there's chubby hubby, then there's fatboybakes lol.
- Jackson said...
So sad...u didnt invite me..........
- flower said...
Wah you really pandai masak. Maybe for my dinner party I will copy your whole menu. But I'll serve my cheese platter later. Dont want the mat salleh to give me a weird look.
Your menu sounds real good. I might copy the whole thing for my dinner party this Saturday! Only thing is the aubergine and oyster mushroom spaghetti... got no maid to ask!
And definately cheese after dinner!
- fatboybakes said...
boo ah, you're the sifu of all time larr, it is i who should be wrangling an invite from you.
evan, aitelyu, if chubby hubby wasnt taken, i would have taken it. (as in the nickname) afterall, that is what the wife calls me.
jackson : [ignoring your remark]
flower and mrs tiger, both in the western world: haiya, here we drink soups last and eat cheese first mah, we are chinese lor....ok ok, these days we oso drink soup first la...
but yar, whatever tickles your fancy. usually we leave the cheese platter through out anyway, so it is the bisexual version of food...before oso can, after oso can.
- evan said...
eh, my blog link...u added an additional '/' behind the URL lah. when u click on it, it asks u to download a file. salah liao.
- fatboybakes said...
evan, ah so, thank you, will rectify.
Had a dinner party based on yours. Tried your zuchinni and mushroom pie.. delicious and easy, potato and leek soup with 1 chicken... we had to eat the soup. Too much chicken. but yummy. Bought ready marinaded easy carve leg of lamb from Coles. Always a winner. Apple Pie instead of Lemon Meringue because I had 1 kg of apples in the fridge. Thanks for your inspiration. Couldn't make the spaghetti because couldn't ask maid for recipe. Also included roasted vegs, roasted tomatoes and salad. Mrs T
Zuchinni and Mushroom pie is my latest hit in my Western dinner parties only for Chinese friends!
Mrs T
- fatboybakes said...
Ah, Mrs T, and let it be known that that zuchinni mushroom pie is a 100% original creation, not modified from any recipe whatsoever. In fact, it was one of the first dishes I used to cook.


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Get to Know Vanessa at Work
What do you love about your job?
I love developing relationships with my clients. I like to help them be prepared for their tax liabilities and reduce surprises.
Why did you choose a career at The Wolf Group?
The Wolf Group offered me the ability to expand my knowledge base into international areas of taxation. I like that I can learn these areas while continuing to also serve clients in my areas of expertise.
What are people most surprise to learn about your job?
Serving clients can sometimes be very emotional. I work in the estate and trust area, so I am often involved in assisting someone after a loved one has passed on. I am empathetic and treat my clients in the way I'd like to be treated in such circumstances. It is a privilege to assist someone, even with something as mundane as taxes, when they are in a time of grief and I appreciate the trust our clients place in me and the Firm.
Vanessa Outside the Office
What do you do for fun?
Read, paint (walls, not pictures)
What is your favorite vacation spot and why?
Disney World – it truly is the Most Magical Place on Earth
Do you have any pets?
2 Ragdoll "kittens" – Beauregard and Annabelle. They were born in the summer of 2014 but are still very playful. Most importantly they are my constant companions (I work from home).
What are your all-time favorite movies and TV shows?
Gone With the Wind, Casablanca and The Princess Bride. I don't really watch TV.
What's one thing people are often surprised to learn about you?
I am in the Central Time Zone. Most people assume all of Florida is Eastern Time – but most of the Panhandle is not.
Vanessa Pascoe, CPA
Client Specialty
- U.S. domestic individuals and families
Service Specialty
- Individual income tax compliance
- Estate, gift & trust tax compliance
- Estimated income tax calculations
- Estate Tax Planning
- Georgia State University, Bachelor's in Accounting
- CPA, Georgia and Florida
Professional Organizations
- Immediate Past President of the Estate Planning Council of Northwest Florida


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The National Climate Data Center declared 2012 the hottest year on record in the United States. The average temperature was a full degree hotter than the previous hottest year of 1998.
That was Wednesday's startling news.
On Friday, I got an email from a group of 240 scientists who released the Third National Climate Assessment. The report concluded there is much stronger evidence of global climate change across the nation. The phenomenon increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as Super Storm Sandy in the Northeast, and that these weather trends are a result of human activities. (Read their report at: http://ncadac.globalchange.gov/)
In short, the NCA says emissions from the burning of fossil fuels is the reason why the climate in the U.S. is changing. Trapped greenhouse gases are making wildfires hotter, storms stronger and droughts drier. The report predicts impacts to farmers, ranchers and the overall U.S. agribusiness.
Oh please, I thought. No more emails. Can I just watch that episode of "New Girl" I Tivo'd?
But burying my head in the sand is not, um, healthy. And last time I checked, I'm not a wizard with a magic wand who can make everything go back to 1950.
So I was buoyed – both for my own psyche and for the globe in general – when I telephoned Kyle D. Brown, director of the Center for Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona.
He has a can-do attitude about energy and climate change that defies the gloom-and-doom associated with the topic. Brown gives you silver linings with the clouds.
"It would be easy to get depressed over the way we've done things for the last 150 years. But out of these kind of crises, there are a lot of opportunities …. that something in the end is very positive," Brown said.
Let's start with the university's climate change action plan, headed by Brown since 2008. The key word here is action.
More solar installations. Swapping out greenhouse-gas producing piston cars with an electric fleet. Retrofitting buildings with insulation, more efficient lighting and air conditioning.
Isn't that all capital and no personal, I asked him?
That's when he told me about the university ban on mini refrigerators. Since refrigerators and air conditioners are the two biggest consumers of electricity, it was er, easier to ban fridges than the AC.
"When you start taking people's refrigerators away they get a little testy," Brown revealed.
On the sprawling, San Gabriel Valley campus, air conditioning accounts for 42 percent of the university's green house gases. You can't take them away. So, Brown and his action team got busy making buildings more energy efficient.
It reminded me of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments program I wrote about that helps homeowners assess their carbon footprint and then suggests insulation and newer appliances.
Actionable things to combat climate change ("We don't like to use the word global warming," Brown said).
Don't run for the nearest pile of sand to bury your head when you read about climate change. Do something.
Changing to the newest compact fluorescent bulbs should be a no-brainer. LED fixtures are even better but pricier.
"Technology is just part of the picture. The issue of how we use energy is a major consideration. It's also what temperature you set that thermostat at," Brown said.
It's also about transportation. Getting to Cal Poly Pomona by bus is tough. But anyone who carpools just once a week can reduce his carbon footprint by 10 percent. Riding a bike to work one day out of five? That's a 20 percent cut.
These are not high-tech solutions needing a federal grant. They are doable now, by every business, institution or home.
Next on his list? Adding more electric charging stations in campus parking lots. More faculty are buying electric cars, Brown said, necessitating the need for more charging stations.
"I've had a dozen faculty members ask me about electric charging stations," he said. "In the next two years we'll see many more."
It's not that hard to do something about climate change. As long as we stop living in the state of denial. Then think outside the oil well.
Steve Scauzillo covers the environment and transportation. He's the current recipient of the Aldo Leopold Award for Distinguished Editorial Writing from The Wilderness Society. Follow him on Twitter @stevscaz/twitter.com or email him at email@example.com.


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Hello my friends! I'm sorry it's been so long...I've missed my little blog, my home where my thoughts fall and tumble out, and my connections with you all :). It's truly been the most wonderful June and July. We've been busy making memories and enjoying our lack of routine, our unstructured time together, and of course, all of the time and freedom that comes with summer break. It's coming to an end though and my tiny, wee, little one, is not so tiny and wee anymore and will be heading off to the 7th grade...my, how time flies. She's such a joy and treat for my mother heart to get to love and enjoy...I cherish her and the opportunity I have of being her mama.
I needed to dust off the cobwebs in my mind, that seem to gather as life starts calling and the list of things to do grows and grows, and creating always does that for me. Being artful comes in many forms and is always so good for the soul. My card today uses a fun summertime flair button from A Flair for Buttons and is from the Vintage Spring Clocks collection. Nothing speaks of summer to me, than of cherries...a delicious childhood memory :).
I also used some sweet Prima flowers and leaves, a Melissa Frances vellum envelope, and the Flower Favorites stamp set from Papertrey Ink.
My next card was created for Emma's Paperie and is based on a sketch you can find there. I've used beautiful Bo Bunny Press paper and chipboard, Prima chipboard, Tim Holtz metal, and other bits and bobs.
The Prima Stationer's gems are some of my most favorite things right now...so vibrant and elegant.
A complete list of supplies used on this card can be found HERE.
So motherhood and homemaking are my two favorite things in life...they embody so much of who we are as individuals and I am eternally grateful for the beauty that comes from embracing them...they truly make life full of meaning and happiness. This quote is one that I ran across and immediately felt connected to. Simple, ordinary acts and arts that teach and create growth are essential to the continuation of the family and all good things. Homemaker is a beautiful occupation and one that I love with all of my heart.
In need of a feel good read? My brother has started a blog where he includes photography and the stories behind the faces of individuals he meets on his travels. We all have a story, don't we? It's far too easy to let what we see before us, define the individual...but so rewarding and essential to see what is in the heart of others, so we can better understand them. I think it helps us understand ourselves as well and soften our hard hearts. I know I fail often and hide my heart from others in order to protect it, but I certainly admire and appreciate those who open their hearts to those who need better understanding. Being open and honest about "our story" is a way of blessing the lives of others. You can read his amazing stories HERE on Just Witnessed.


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Creative spaces
What can be a better space for a writer than a library? Over the years some libraries have beckoned like havens, while other have left me feeling distressed and dissatisfied. During my school days the library was a place to discover the world through National Geographic and Time magazine--our book reading was restricted to the classics--to enable us to develop a 'proper' style. I'm not sure if it really worked. As a 22 year old college lecturer pounding the Delhi pavements, trying to kill time in the heat of April, the American library was the best shelter. I could pursue my somewhat futile study of Steinbeck in air-conditioned comfort or try to get a better understanding of Faulkner who had left me completely foxed in my M.A. I expanded my horizons to the British Council Library, then located at AIFACS and wandered confused through the art galleries downstairs. The membership was a life saver when as a marooned housewife I searched desperately for reading matter. During the time I was working on my M.Phil (left incomplete) the Sahitya Akdemi library with its dozy, dim lit stacks made me feel like a furtive searcher. Still does--people tend to fling curious, sizing up glances when you try to locate a vacant space in the reading room. The India Habitat Centre library is my favourite right now. The calm is conducive to thought, there are not too many people and there's free coffee. I wish I could move in there!
So many libraries--such different libraries. The library in my daughter's neighbourhood in Queens bustles with energy. And among libraries where I've had the opportunity to present my work two libraries in Cape Town have left vivid impressions. The Rylands community library, a cheerful Indian space in a multicultural city. The overwhelmingly warm welcome, which included a Bharat Natyam performance and a scrumptious array of eats. Thanks so much Nazma for having me over! The second one, in a poor neighbourhood made my eyes pop. Why can't we have such libraries in our country? This library was actually a haven for kids for whom home was a dangerous space. They even served soup to hungry kids and gave them baths when needed.
I could go on forever. The charming spaces in some school libraries and the depressing lack of books in others. And the public libraries that are slowly losing their stock to termites and other such creatures with no one to care. The books locked up and kept out of reach from prospective
readers and the libraries that refuse to let you enter their hallowed portals. Never mind, the determined reader will always find a way. Happy reading!
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Delta Air Lines has held recent talks to buy a 49 percent stake in British carrier Virgin Atlantic that is currently held by Singapore Airlines, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
Delta, the second-largest U.S. airline by operating revenue after United Continental Holdings , has been looking to acquire a stake in Virgin Atlantic for more than two years in an effort to expand its access to London's Heathrow airport, the people said.
Previous deal talks broke down over price and other issues, and there is no guarantee that the recent discussions would result in a pact, the people said.
The European Union requires that EU carriers be under European control, meaning Delta would need to involve an EU airline if it sought majority control of Virgin.
Delta has been considering ways to partner with Air France-KLM , which could take an additional stake in Virgin and allow the carriers to acquire majority ownership, one of the people said. Virgin founder Richard Branson owns 51 percent of the airline.
Delta has made clear that it would like to expand at Heathrow, a lucrative airport for prized corporate passengers where landing slots are generally hard to acquire. Virgin is the second-largest carrier at Heathrow after IAG's British Airways.
Delta's SkyTeam global alliance, which includes Air France and 18 other airlines, trails its oneworld and Star Alliance counterparts in slot access at Heathrow.
Branson, who set up Virgin Atlantic in 1984, has been weighing the airline's future for years and two years ago appointed Deutsche Bank to examine offers.
"We are always talking to many airlines on a number of different matters but we never comment on the details of these discussions," a Virgin Atlantic spokeswoman said on Sunday. News of Delta's renewed interest in Virgin was first reported by the Sunday Times of London.
Delta declined to comment. Singapore Airlines was not immediately available for comment outside regular business hours.
Capacity-constrained Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, is operating at close to full capacity after Britain's coalition government blocked its expansion in 2010.
Virgin lost out in the battle to take over smaller UK carrier bmi last year to IAG, giving the owner of British Airways and Iberia more than 50 percent of the takeoff and landing slots at Heathrow.
However in November, Virgin won all of the Heathrow takeoff and landing slots that British Airways was forced to give up after the acquisition of bmi.
Like other European carriers such as Air France and Lufthansa, Virgin has been battered by rising fuel prices and the euro zone crisis. It posted a loss of around 80 million pounds ($128 million) in its last full year.
Virgin, which is hunting for a new chief executive after Steve Ridgway announced he would retire early next year, is not a member of a global airline alliance.


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body brimming with achilles' heels
I step out of the womb-crater, out my creator,
knowing that I was made so that my mother can breastfeed
herself –
her blood weaves on me my first dress
nurses rinse with cold, black waterdrops.
Thetis, the seaweed-dress wearing
mother, saw a God between her legs the day
of Achilles' birth. How boys forget
that a mother's arrowhead-sized fingers
iron silk skin and confuse blood for ichor.
Vulnerable Achilles. Achilles not erect.
Achilles on his knees. Tear-salted Achilles
begs. Achilles who bit more than he could
chew and choked.
Instead of a breast, I have a heel
on my tongue. Mother is three tree-shaped shadows
away and praying for the boy to wake up
a God. And yet, the heel on my chest
is growing. What else but to accept the sentence?
What else but to pretend that each
of my Achilles' Heels is a keyhole waiting
for its key.
Christos Kalli, born in Larnaca, Cyprus, is studying for his undergraduate degree in English Literature at the University of Glasgow. His most recent work can be found / is forthcoming in The American Journal of Poetry, minnesota review, [PANK], The Los Angeles Review, Poetry City, USA, The Maine Review, among others. He is currently polishing his chapbook manuscript titled INT. NIGHT, and reading poetry for The Adroit Journal.
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text: Sup guys? just wanted to give everyone a heads up on My companies 1st application/game for Droid (Android OS). I will have some sneak peeks on video soon. The Beta will be ready around the 12th and we hope to have it on the market shortly after we get it as tight as it can be. It appears that the iphone will not be able to accomplish what we are doing with this app (or at least if it could.. they wouldn't clear it) so it makes me even more excited.. videos and screen shots will be coming soon. and so is info on what the hell IT is.. lol. :icon_ banana:


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4:10 Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
4:15 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
(See Scofield "Psalms 19:9") .
saw no manner
Cf. (See Scofield "John 1:18") .


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Cold feet on warm pavement, just as the sun goes down.
Gentle waves lapping the shore on a bright starry night.
A campfire crackling through the woods...
Everything one needs to have peace with the Earth.
Well! I've been gone for quite a while! So much has happened! Well, I've got good news and bad news. Which one should I start with? How about bad. Well, Bravewing's eggs did not hatch. :( She sat on them for too long and had a stroke. Then she walked around lopsided for a few weeks, and finally died. So sad. We will remember her as the one who started it all. The one who really did live up to what her name entitles. But, with bad there always comes good. We moved Embroidery, Sweetie and Clover into the big pen (I don't know if I mentioned that Sweetie was put in with Embroidery and Clover, so if not, she was.), and Blu and Stumblefoot were put in the small pen. Then, a few days ago, we got Swallow and Quail. They are two Barred Plymouth Rock chicks. They are absolutely adorable, and they just love to sit on the little roost we put in there. It's only a few inches off the ground, (For their safety,) but they don't care. And today, we went out and got a white Silkie hen and a Black Copper Maran. Their names are Fay (the Black Copper Maran), and Buffy (the Silkie). But Fay has something a little special about her. When she was hatched, two of her toes were webbed together. They never cut them apart, so now Fay is three months old and is handicapped. She is really sweet, though. She can walk just fine, but because of her toes she can't roost. We'll have to work that one out. Her toes are kind of crossed over, like she's crossing her toes instead of fingers. Her nickname has become, "The Lucky Bird". And Buffy is such a cutie. Her little afro covers her face so you can never tell what her expression is. I do know that she fell asleep in my arms, though. Haha, so cute. Fay thinks of herself as still a chick though, she she peeps loudly and tries to nuzzle into Buffy's fuzzy white down. So, today we moved Stumblefoot out of that room and back into the big pen with the other chickens. Then we put Fay and Buffy in with Blu, who took a quick liking to them and did a little dance. So, I guess that's it then. Apple and Bunny are doing fine... The other chickens are the same as ever... Embroidery is getting so big though!! I can't believe it! Anyways, I gotta go, so I'll try to post pictures of the new birds tomorrow. Bye for now!! Oh, and my username for backyard chickens is BravewingTheHen.


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I've been perusing the new rhinestone baseball cap trend lately. AND I LOVE IT. As usual though, I don't love the prices. Bloomindale's has a $65 option and that's just a little too pricey for me. So, I made my own for about $5.
I gathered my materials at Michaels. The hate was about $3 and I now have enough rhinestones to make about 20 hats...because apparently rhinestones are only sold in bulk.
I laid out my chosen design beforehand.
And then I glued and glued and glued. At the end I use my nail to scrape off any excess glue that seeped out under the stones.
Have you recreated a fashion trend on the cheap lately?
Linking up with Style Me Wednesday, Tuesday Pretties
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Gone are the vibrant leaves of fall and the anticipation of cool breezes. As the wind turns bitter cold and the shortened days keep closing in, the winter blues come calling too. The routine remains the same but changes in the season mean arriving to and leaving work in the dark, thus missing out on sunlight, outdoor enjoyment and the optimism of summer.
Don't let it darken the mood and moral in the office when simply adding some greenery here and a bit of outdoor patio furniture there will do the trick. Why give in to the grim when there are alternatives that will liven up the workplace? Chase away the gloom with these cheap and cheerful outdoor décor tips to brighten up that break room so your employees can somehow see the light of day.
Paint It White
No one wants to see old wood paneling or dirty gray walls any time of year, so lighten the mood first and foremost with a fresh coat of paint. White will do the job perfectly but it wouldn't hurt to let the sun in a little more by transforming a boring chair or two to a vibrant yellow. Throw some outdoor patio cushions on them for good measure. Spray paint some old, empty frames a summer shade for simple décor and an extra pop of color.
Plants Aplenty
Turning the office scene green will literally bring some life to the room. Transfer the outdoors inside with some easy-to-maintain plants like ferns and cactuses. A raised bed garden full of herbs will spark culinary conversations and possibly influence employees to join in on the plant-nurturing fun. Whether you're hanging your plants in Mason jars or potting them inside coffee mugs, do something that will add extra quirk and maybe get the creative juices flowing back in the office.
Get Lit
When the sun is gone, so are those vitamins and good vibrations, but all is not lost now that sun lamps have arrived to save the day. It's easier now to have some simulated sunshine with sun lamps that can fit perfectly right on your desk. The therapeutic benefits are proven to be great, but if you're a skeptic, even a string of white Christmas lights or Chinese lanterns can add the whimsical charm of a warm patio in Spring.
Let 'em Lounge
Patio furniture isn't merely for the outdoors anymore. You can bring the sunshine back by bringing inside everything from the lounge chairs to the outdoor pillows. Turn the break room into a poolside paradise, and let your hard-working team kick their feet up and realize they've got it good. If you don't have the outdoor furniture, keep the colors bright by finding some tropical patio cushions or red gingham picnic tablecloths to refashion and liven up your current chairs and tables. Add a pink flamingo to the mix for extra flair.
Flower Power
Possibly the easiest way to have a positive effect on any ol' place is to present it with fresh flowers. Get creative by using an antique teapot for a vase, or take a bunch of old Coke or wine bottles and paint them a refreshing shade that's reminiscent of blue skies. You could also simply wrap some burlap, ribbon or cool fabric around a plain glass or can before filling it with a seasonal bouquet. Line up the unique vessels on a windowsill or place them in the center of a table, and watch the moods lift before your eyes.
Happy Hour
This is where it all comes together. Use some basil or mint from your herb garden to serve summer cocktails on the occasional Friday at five. An umbrella-ed drink with a pink flamingo straw will go nicely with an employee lounged on floral patio cushions, soaking in the rays of the sunlamp. The reality of winter may await outside but keeping the atmosphere within lighthearted and laid back is all you need to keep your business working favorably until the heat of summer returns.
Let 'em Leave
This would not only be a truly appreciated move, but a worthwhile one. As great as your new break room is, nothing beats real-life daytime. Whether it's an hour or half a day, an early-out every once in a while will let your employees enjoy some daylight during the week. Even an extra-long lunch break would go a long way toward helping to beat the winter blues.
If anything, winter is a great chance to get creative while you wait for brighter days. Some regions have longer waits than others, but all is not lost if you add a little vibrancy to the situation to keep the wheels turning. Hopefully these tips will see you through until brighter days come your way.
What's your wintertime work morale like?
Chris Long has been working as a Home Depot associate for over 12 years and has built up a wealth of knowledge on DIY projects and décor. Chris not only contributes to the company blog but also like to share his tips on all sorts of topics ranging from what colors are best for the office to what types of flower seeds grow best indoors.


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The law firm of Siesky Law Firm, PC located in Evansville, Indiana is currently investigating cases of death and heart-related issues in men who were prescribed Testosterone therapy or "low T" treatments.
As stated in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's safety announcement, within the initial 90 days of treatment, results show a two to three fold increased chance of a stroke or heart attack. In recent months, studies have shown that Testosterone therapy has also been linked to blood clots, including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, and high blood pressure.
Various medications used for treatment of low testosterone include:
- AndroGel
- Androderm
- Axiron
- Bio-T-Gel
- Depo-Testosterone
- Fortesta
- Striant
- Testim and Testopel
At this time, over 1,000 lawsuits filed by men who say testosterone drugs caused their cardiovascular problems are pending in federal court. If you or a loved one were prescribed Testosterone therapy or "low T" treatments and suffered a serious complication or death, you may have a claim. Please feel free to contact the attorneys at Siesky Law Firm, PC located in Evansville, Indiana. The law firm's telephone number is (812) 402-7700.
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GENEVA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Australia has complained at the World Trade Organization about the rules applied to sales of wine by Canada and various Canadian provinces, a WTO filing showed on Tuesday.
"It appears that a range of distribution, licensing and sales measures such as product mark-ups, market access and listing policies, as well as duties and taxes on wine applied at the federal and provincial level may discriminate, either directly or indirectly, against imported wine," Australia said. (Reporting by Tom Miles, editing by Stephanie Nebehay)


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Christina Hendricks Toasts Johnnie Walker Platinum Label!
Christina Hendricks celebrates in style while toasting Johnnie Walker Platinum Label held at the Santa Monica Museum of Art on Tuesday (October 22) in Santa Monica, Calif.
The 38-year-old Mad Men star was joined at the event by Master of Whiskey Stephen Wilson, her hubby Geoffrey Arend, and many other guests.
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Last week, Christina and Geoffrey bundled up for a date night to the Atoms for Peace concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood.
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Can you say, "Smug"? Chances are
you remember Susan Patton, who graduated from Princeton in 1977; her two sons
attended this university, too. In March of this year, she wrote a letter in the
school newspaper The Daily Princetonian
doling out some advice that would quickly go viral—and for good reason.
most of you, the cornerstone of your future and happiness will be inextricably
linked to the man you marry, and you will never again have this concentration
of men who are worthy of you," she wrote. "Here's what nobody is telling you:
Find a husband on campus before you graduate."
While some agreed this was
wise advice, others blasted her as elitist and sexist. For instance, who's to
say that an "Ivy League" degree guarantees a guy will be nice? And why pressure
women—who have their own bright futures and careers to tackle—to marry so
young, as if that's their only shot at happiness?
In spite of—or perhaps because of—the
uproar, Patton will publish a whole book on this topic, called Smarten Up!: Words of Wisdom from the Princeton Mom. In this
spring 2014 release by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Patton
will offer "'uncomfortable truths" about what will happen if they wait too long
to walk down the aisle. A woman in her 30s looking for a husband, Patton
says, gives off "man repellent." Really?
Sexist? Ridiculous? Doesn't matter—we'd bet good money the book will sell like
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Photo Blog Recommendation
Excellent photos, especially today's post, remembrance.
Chip Litherland is an award-winning photographer based in Sarasota, Florida. Chip has ten years of experience working in photojournalism and is a regular contributor to The New York Times. His work has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, Best of Photojournalism, Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, Southern Short Course, and the National Press Photographer's Association.


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What are the Most Popular Football Snacks? [Poll]
The Super Bowl is coming up on February 2. Quite honestly, I don't care about either team playing this year (no offense, Denver or Seattle fans). Even so, I'll probably still watch the game, if for no other reason than to have an excuse to fix a bunch of really unhealthy snacks.
The National Chicken Council (didn't even know there was a National Chicken Council, did you?) estimates that Americans will eat 1.25 billion chicken wings while watching the Super Bowl. That's an increase of about 20 million wings over last year. Interestingly, Seattle and San Francisco are among NFL cities that eat the fewest chicken wings, or the increase could be even higher. The National Chicken Council says that Seattle fans are 44% less likely to eat chicken wings than the average football fan, and San Francisco fans are 48% less likely.
Domino's Pizza anticipates delivering 11 million slices of pizza, and three million wings on game day, an 80% increase over the typical Sunday. Domino's says that pizza orders actually go up when the game is really close and viewers are glued to their TVs. They also expect higher sales in the city that actually wins the game.
Wings and pizza are the first two foods I think of when I think "Super Bowl," but nachos and cheese, burgers, brats, chips... just about any kind of junk food could end up on the menu at a Super Bowl party.
When you're watching football, what do you prefer to snack on?


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UHANS H5000 Unboxing (Video)
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UHANS smartphones have been garnering some positive reviews from tech enthusiasts and users alike. UHANS H5000 is an upcoming smartphone from the brand which first surfaced last month. Though UHANS has not revealed a date for the official unveiling of this smartphone, we can expect the release soon. That being said, UHANS has posted a video on YouTube unboxing the smartphone. It comes with all the usual stuff like USB cable, power adapter, tempered screen glass, protective case and user guide.
The main highlight of this smartphone is the 4500mAh battery under the sleek frame which will provide it enough juice to survive the heavy usage easily. Other specifications of this upcoming smartphone include a MediaTek MT6737 quad-core chipset coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. On the rear, there is an 8MP sensor which is slightly on the downside. It would have been much better had it been a 13MP sensor for more quality images.
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The smell of steppe grasses. Evening. (2014)
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As happy as Larry simply means very happy.
It is originally an Australian expression but has certainly been commonly used in the UK throughout my lifetime.
Its origins are alleged to lie with a noted boxer called Larry Foley (1847-1917). Foley was a successful pugilist who never lost a fight. He retired at 32 and collected a purse of £1,000 for his final fight. So, we can expect that he was known to be happy with his lot in the 1870s - just when the phrase is first cited.
The earliest printed reference currently known is from the New Zealand writer G. L. Meredith, dating from around 1875:
"We would be as happy as Larry if it were not for the rats".
Alternatively, the word may actually relate to a larrikin, an Australian term for a particular type of ruffian who flourished in the 1880s and who were disposed to larking about. Larrikins had their own style of dress recognisable by its excessive neatness and severe colours.
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The long winter nights may not be to everyone's taste, but now is the perfect time of year to explore the heavens. If you're an expert astronomer you'll know exactly where to point your telescope, but most people struggle to name more than a couple of constellations. What's needed is a guide to tell you what to look for and where to find it, which is where apps such as Star Walk and Moon Globe HD come in.
Star Walk is particularly good, and uses augmented reality and pointers to tell you what you are looking at. Astronomy is not, however, just about stars, but also looks closer to home at the sun, the planets and other celestial objects. Moon Globe HD, for example, lets you fly over the surface of the moon just like in the videos from Apollo lunar missions, while NASA has its own superb free app that's packed with the latest space exploration news, images and videos.
There are some excellent astronomy and space apps here, but which ones should you install? Star Walk is our favourite because of the help it provides to those new to the subject with the augmented reality display.
However, SkySafari 3 is a close second. Moon Globe HD and NASA App are both free, so there's no reason not to install them. You can have a lot of fun with these out in the garden on dark, clear night.
Distant Suns (Lite)
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A little like SkySafari and Star Walk, Distant Suns starts up with a display of the night sky. This is quite pleasingly realistic – a bit fuzzy and hazy, just as it often is at night. You can then drag the sky around and look in any direction.
Unlike those rival apps, however, this one doesn't use the gyroscope or compass to show you what you're looking at. You need to know which direction you're facing and bring it into view on the screen yourself. The toolbar along the bottom is useful if a bit unresponsive: you can find stars, planets and constellations and get information on them. The What's Up option tells you what's in the sky right now, which is handy to know.
This free app lacks some of the features and general user-friendliness of other apps. Paid-for versions are available for £3.99 and £6.99, but the Lite app didn't tempt us to try them.
Moon Globe HD
Company Michael Howard URL www.midnightmartian.com
Price Free/69p (HD version) Download itun.es/iLN23Z
Our nearest neighbour is the moon, and it's a good place to start when exploring the night sky.
It's so close you can see many features with binoculars or a small telescope, and this app will help you identify them. You can view the moon from a distance or zoom up close. Swiping left or right rotates it, and you can view it from any angle. Major features such as mountains and craters are labelled, and the locations of Apollo and unmanned landings are also shown. The way they are drawn gives the impression of 3D, and there's a real 3D view if you have the right glasses.
Brief details are displayed about the moon landings and interesting features, but there are useful Wikipedia and Google links to learn more.
Another great app to add to your collection. A timeline enables you to view the moon at any time in the past or future, which is interesting.
NASA App HD
Company NASA URL www.nasa.gov
Price Free Download itun.es/iLN5QV
NASA puts lots of great content on the web, but it's much easier to navigate and explore in this iPad app.
The home screen is attractive, with menu bars at the top and bottom, and a solar system graphic in the middle. You can tap the planets to view information about them, tap NASA TV to watch various programmes, view the picture of the day, see launch schedules, view a list of satellites and get more information about their missions. There's also a collection of interesting features such as moons, magnetospheres, and asteroids. More content is added as and when it happens, and there's always something new to see or read about.
This is an excellent resource for discovering all the great space exploration that NASA does. It's aimed at a wide audience and you don't need to be a hardcore astronomer to enjoy it.
SkySafari 3
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Price £1.99 Download itun.es/iLN5cp
The problem with astronomy is that it's hard for beginners to get into. The night sky is packed full of stars, constellations, planets and galaxies everywhere you look, but they are nameless twinkling points of light, which can be overwhelming at first.
SkySafari 3 is a great app for beginners because it tells you exactly what you're looking at. It uses the compass, gyroscope and geolocation to work out exactly where you are on the Earth, which direction you are facing and what you are looking at. You just hold your iOS device up to the sky and the app draws all the brightest stars that you can see with the naked eye and labels them. Tapping any labelled item displays a full-page description. It even tells you what to look for in the sky each night.
This is the perfect app for anyone wanting to take up astronomy. It even has a night mode screen display, so you can see it better in the dark.
Solar Walk – 3D Solar System Model
Company Vito Technology URL www.vitotechnology.com
Price £1.99 Download itun.es/iLN28z
Solar Walk is a gentle introduction to the solar system, focusing on the sun, planets and moons.
The app uses 3D models and dragging your finger around the screen enables you to examine the solar system from any angle. Fly around Mars, zoom in on Jupiter, and more. All the celestial objects are beautifully rendered. In addition to this, there's a real 3D mode that must be viewed using 3D glasses. You can view detailed descriptions of the planets and moons, with internal structure diagrams and see NASA missions.
The amount of information on offer is limited, but the graphics are superb. Fast forward or rewind time to see where the planets were in the past or will be in the future. It's both fun and informative.
Star Walk
Company Vito Technology URL www.vitotechnology.com
Price £1.99 (iPhone), £2.99 (iPad) Download itun.es/iLN2q4
In many ways this app is similar to SkySafari 3, but it does have some unique features that set it apart from the crowd.
The app displays the night sky and you can drag it around to look in every direction. The display is good and the constellations look fantastic, major stars are clearly labelled and any visible planets are shown. More stars and objects in the night sky are labelled as you zoom in, and every item can be selected and an information screen displayed.
Point your iPhone or iPad at the sky and it shows exactly what you can see from your current location and compass direction. Even better is the augmented reality display that overlays the stars on a live video. Select a star or object and arrows point you to it.
This is a great app for novices and when you see something of interest you can easily find it on the screen or in the sky.


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(Dec. 1, 2011) We now have a month left to go in 2011. This year went by in record time. Every year, time feels as if it goes by more rapidly, but 2012 is upon us in a trice. Having enjoyed a warmer than usual fall season, it's entirely possible I was fooled into believing that January was nowhere near. As long as our weather stays nice, I don't care what date the calendar says it is.
What is vexing to me is the selling of the upcoming holiday season. Ads on television are especially disgusting. The day following Thanksgiving should be spent taking life easy, not braving crowds of crazed shoppers. Admittedly, we don't have a real Black Friday here on Nantucket. There are no big-box stores to be seen on island.
One commercial I watched showed a woman shoving an older woman out of her way as the doors to a store opened. Later, she snatched something out of another woman's cart. What does this say about us as a nation?
On Friday, national news reports led with violence among shoppers, people were maced and there were a couple of gunshot victims as well. I was always taught that this time of year was all about peace and goodwill to others. What I see are scads of cheesy Chinese goods that have a shelf-life of a few months. Most are forgotten and broken in no time at all. This is why a handmade gift is so very special.
I hope that most of you are thinking about shopping here. Money spent on-island goes back into our community, for the most part. Spend your buck at Wal-Mart and it will never, ever touch Nantucket. Instead of going shopping off-island this weekend, reroute, and head up to the Super Bowl game to watch the Whalers do their best to beat Boston's Latin Academy up in Taunton. A win for the team would go a long way toward erasing the heartbreaking loss to the Vineyard.
The Cold Turkey Plungers were lucky, in that they had a warm day, with above-average water temperatures in the harbor. I remember the initial plunge. It was as cold a day as I'm able to remember in November. I was bundled up to stand there and watch, and even then was freezing. Some of the swimmers told me the frozen sand felt like cut glass under their feet. Ouch!
Originally, I liked the idea of a wind generator out by the dump, but once the size was disclosed, that brought forth dismay. Whether the machine would affect people close by is up for speculation. The visual aspect would be horrendous for all of us. The dump site isn't on anybody's list of beautiful vistas, but this sight would be a blight on the horizon for miles around.
I'd love to see local folks take over the MSPCA animal shelter and hospital, then run it the right way. My belief is that the Angell people won't make things easy. They've made it clear that this is all about money. I wonder if islanders could pony up the money needed to take it over, much less have enough to run it.
Another subject that's somewhat similar is the group trying for seal abatement. Again, something needs to be done with these pesky seagoing mammals, though I doubt it will happen. I'd be willing to bet that most people regard gray seals as cute (they do look cute).
Try fishing around them and you'll soon change your mind. Not only that, it won't be long before they will "own" most of the beaches along Great Point, Tuckernuck and Muskeget. Other areas are sure to follow as their population continues to explode.
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God Is The Keystone
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This was an awesome post. I never thought of it that way. Thanks for giving me this to think about.ReplyDelete
Thanks Jeff, God's pictures are amazing aren't they!ReplyDelete
As the old adage goes - 'You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make 'em drink'ReplyDelete
It can be heartbreaking when you witness to someone and it seems to have no affect on their life.
As you so eloquently put it,
"We can pray all we like for the unsaved and it is a good thing to do, and they can reach out towards what they feel is missing from their lives, but without God as the central point our bridge will collapse, we will not save them and they will not find piece."
Salvation is not ours to give. As you said, we can only build part of the bridge. We plant the seeds, but it is God who waters and grows that seed. The person also has to be willing in spirit to change.
Thanks for your thoughts
Visit http://www.thesignsdaily.com to study bible prophecy. No date setting or false predictions. Just a hunger for the Truth in the eminant return of our Lord Jesus.
How interesting. Some time ago God gave me a picture of a bridge very similar to this. My soul adored it, and I knew it was symbolic. But I never pondered it much… until now. I still have my picture too, and now a reflection to go with it. ~ Blessings.ReplyDelete
Thank you all for you comments, and those that commented on other pages. I am always a little hesitant about sharing 'words and pictures' that I believe are from God, because I do realise we can invent and interperet our own images. But I do believe this one was from Him and I'm glad it could bless you!ReplyDelete
Thank you sharing the word picture the Lord gave you. It's good encouragement to keep extending ourselves to the lost!ReplyDelete


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Teluk Wondama: A Navy warship arrived in a remote corner of eastern Indonesia carrying tents and medical supplies on Wednesday after flash floods and mudslides tore through mountainside villages, killing at least 68 people and leaving thousands homeless.
The disaster in West Papua province — triggered by days of torrential downpours — destroyed roads and bridges, hampering rescue efforts.
Worst hit was the village of Wasior, where a landslide buried houses beneath tons of heavy black sludge early Monday. Soon after, a river burst its banks, sweeping away residents in a fast-moving deluge of water and debris.
"Many people didn`t have time to save themselves," stammered Ira Wanoni, adding that at least 30 homes were completely flattened.
Mujiharto, who heads the Ministry of Health`s crisis centre, said the death toll had reached 68 by Wednesday morning with more than 90 others hospitalised, many with broken bones. Some had to be evacuated by helicopter.
More than 2,000 people were seeking shelter in government buildings and makeshift camps.
Priyadi Kardono, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency, said rescue efforts picked up steam on Wednesday with the arrival of a Navy ship carrying security forces and health workers, together with more than 10 tons of supplies.
"We hope this is enough for now," he said, as tents, sleeping mats, blankets and food were loaded into trucks and rushed to the disaster zone.
Landslides and flooding kill dozens of people every year in the vast tropical archipelago of Indonesia, which has more than 17,000 islands.
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Just a couple fun pics to make the hybrid guys drool....
Nothing too exciting. Just some pipe and a high pressure burst disc.
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That looks like a conventional retained petal burst disk to me.
What happened to the pusher plate design which blows out a whole intact disk?
It is.
This thread isn't about Vera. The above is for a different gun that I play with.
Should be good then. Work or play?
or work AND play
Those do not look new. Any idea what they were for originally?
Work IS play.
Pff I knew that was coming
I'll assume it's work then ^_^
No clue.
When the Navy shut down the Long Beach shipyard they had to do SOMETHING with all the steel they had lying around. We got a thousand tons or something like that (I'm guessing). Everything from deck plating to pipe to armor plate to I-beams. We use it for... Well, whatever we need. Have been for something like 15 years.
Pfft...you call that a burst disk
That's one helluva burst disk!
What the hell? You could take out an aircraft carrier with that. Is it hand held?
I'll take that one then, how much did you say it was?
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I reached the milestone of 1000 blog views this week...without even realising it - because after six months of frequent and regular blogging I have had - in case you hadn't noticed! - a bit of a break.
Life has been exceptionally busy over the past month, on all fronts, and blogging just didn't register on the bell curve of important/urgent. But now I'm back, a little worse for wear, but back none the less.
As well as the usual end of term/end of year/start of job madness I helped a friend through a messy and painful breakup, and saw that same friend re partner and get on even keel again. I commiserated, sympathised, celebrated...even felt a little grief for myself in there (yeah it's selfish but hey I'm allowed...). I listened to another deliberate on the pros and cons of a 'second go'. I cried with another as she faced up to a painful ending.
And in the midst and on the edges of this mad month, I had a kind of ''four seasons in one day'' experience of my own. I am still sad and a bit confused about just what happened...what worked and what didn't, and why it isn't still working...but the benefit of being frantically busy is keeping my mind occupied. I know that it's a luxury - one day, very soon I will have to process the mess of feelings that are currently whipping around inside my head.


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Standing at my favourite spot in the garden next to the compost heap this evening, I spotted a hare lying in a form in the field behind our house. I have seen hares in the fields near the house before, but only occasionally. They tend to hang out further up the hill, on the edge of the moors and on the local golf course.
I sneaked back into the house to get my camera and managed to get this photo before the hare lived up to its name and hared away.
What always surprises me about hares is that they don't hop like rabbits; they quite definitely run. And damn fast as well!


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Jeez. No one has posted here in ages I guess. Oh well, no harm in posting my impressions. I really really enjoyed this. I never knew just who was going to come out happy in the end and that was the reason I just kept on watching. The other plots outside of Miator didn't actually engage me even from the beginning but I liked that the focus slowly shifted away from them. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a different kind of relationship anime. Having to girls on both sides of the romance lets them use 2 different stereotypes at the same time.
I really like Shizuma, shes just a girl that isn't allowed to be happy. It was pretty heartbreaking actually. And Nagisa is the girl who just can't get over her. I've been through that melancholic phase but that lasted a week, here it goes away after a few weeks or months, seemingly.
There was a great lack of fanservice the entire time and no one was just played around with. Tamao knew exactly what was going to happen and she took it in as much stride as she could.
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Strawberry Panic was one of the first animes I ever watched and I've always held it dear in my heart as my favorite anime even though I know at a critic level that it is flawed. But I recently heard that it was a clone of Maria-sama ga Miteru so I wanted to watch it, I found the first three episodes on youtube and they were phenomenal but cannot find a site for it?
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Noem to Host Women of Influence Conference
Sioux Falls, S.D. – Rep. Kristi Noem today announced she will be hosting the Women of Influence Conference. Noem will be joined by keynote speaker and South Dakota native Mary Hart, formerly of Entertainment Tonight, and special guests Angela Kennecke (KELOLAND), Karla Santi (CEO, Blend Interactive), Melissa Johnson (Founder & CEO, Oh My Cupcakes!), and Dr. Amy Novak (Dakota Wesleyan University). To RSVP, please visit noem.house.gov/WomenOfInfluence
"More and more women are rising into leadership positions across South Dakota and our nation," said Noem. "I am hopeful our conference will give women in our community the tools, advice, and contacts they need to take their next step, regardless of whether they are just starting off or backed by years of experience. I hope you or a woman of influence in your life will be able to join us in Sioux Falls on March 31."
The Women of Influence Conference is a networking and education opportunity for women across South Dakota who are interested in changing the minds and hearts of those around them. During the event, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from female leaders in business, entertainment, and journalism, as well as explore the conference's resource fair. Breakfast will be provided.
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It isn't the most enviable title in the music industry – the redheaded-stepchild humility, the cell phone always on, the nose-up scoffs from the noodling virtuoso set – but sometimes being a session musician, a working guitarist, has its benefits. For every David Gray derivation that's poked through the charts over the past few years, there are thousands of well-intentioned singer-songwriters troubling bar stools in dives while performing to exactly one drunk girl.
British guitarist Dom Brown, who releases his second ax-grinding record Between the Lines this month (available from U.S. iTunes and www.dombrown.com), didn't set out to become a session man, but then, who does?
"Initially, I had people asking me if I'd come play in their band on demos or records. It just seemed kind of silly to say no," he says. "I have to say that a few years before I first started, I was very one-track-minded and did turn down some potentially quite interesting session things. I was quite young then, and more naive, and thought, 'You're fully committed to your own project.'"
All that changed in the early 2000s. Brown started working up an impressive curriculum vitae including live shows and recordings with Liam Gallagher, Emma Bunton and Paolo Nutini, and a spate of promo television gigs with Elton John, Rod Stewart, Hilary Duff, Reba McEntire and Donny Osmond ("Nothing intensive," he jokes).
Does it feel at all like prostitution?
"To be honest, it does," he says, "but I can sort of compartmentalize it quite well. I just treat the two things as totally different aspects to the musical career."
In late 2004, Duran Duran came calling after their guitarist Andy Taylor needed some time off. Brown had two days to learn their catalog, and only met keyboardist Nick Rhodes and singer Simon LeBon at a pre-show sound check. Since Taylor's permanent departure in late 2006, Brown has stepped in as the unofficial fifth member of the band, appearing on the road as well as on their latest offering, Red Carpet Massacre.
Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor and bassist John Taylor return the favor on Between the Lines, appearing on two tracks. But they're not the only fortuitous bits of an on-call life to buoy the set. Van Morrison's horn players are there, as is Faithless drummer Andy Treacey (a friend of 15 years), and members of Primal Scream and Jethro Tull. They're all friends and working musicians, and did their work for free. The result is a timeless, slow-burning round of chunky bar-blues, swirling psychedelia and British blue-eyed soul: a man's man's record, if that man were Paul Weller.
Don't expect any thankless troubadour drudgery from Brown, though, not after touring from Four Seasons to Four Seasons with Duran Duran.
"Everyone's done that now," he laughs. "No one wants to go back to [dive bars] once you've done years and years of it."
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About Under Her Skin She's lucky he's a charmer… Lindi Parker works hard at being human, not an easy task for a weresnake. She has no desire to search for others like her—until a new case changes everything. When Lindi learns that she she's not the only shapeshifter in the world, she realizes she might be next on a killer's list. In order to save herself and the abused children she works with, she will have to team up with Dr. Kade Nevala, a member of the shifter tribe responsible for eradicating weresnakes—and the most attractive man Lindi's ever met. Even more terrifying, she'll need to embrace her serpent side, a choice that has enormous consequences for Lindi, and for everyone around her.
My Rating: 4 1/2 stars
My Review: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I believe when people think of paranormal romance they think vampires, werewolves, shifters, fairies, etc. A few years ago, I came across a shifter series that I was enamored of because it had shifters beyond werewolves. This new series.....this blows it completely out of the water!
We meet Lindi, a snake shifter (have you ever come across another series with a snake shifter as the main character?!) who is hiding in plain sight in society, raised by a human couple who have shown her the easiest path to a "normal" life is to blend in, to hide who she really is. Lindi is a great character, strong willed, and yet soft. Then she meets Kade....
Kade, a shifter as well, but again, I've never seen this kind of shifter in another book. And this is where the tension begins between the two characters....do they kiss each other or kill each other?
The writing is great, the story moves along at a quick pace, easily letting me finish it in a few days. My absolutely favorite part is how biologically precise the author got when describing the ways Lindi used her shifter abilities in the different scenes.
This is a great series and I can't wait to see how it progresses.
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Margo Bond Collins is addicted to coffee (mmm...caffeine) and SF/F television, especially Supernatural (mmm...Winchesters). She writes paranormal and contemporary romance, urban fantasy, and paranormal mystery. She lives in Texas with her daughter and several spoiled pets. Although she teaches college-level English courses online, writing fiction is her first love. She enjoys reading urban fantasy and paranormal fiction of any genre and spends most of her free time daydreaming about heroes, vampires, ghosts, werewolves, and the women who love (and sometimes fight) them. You can learn more about her at http://www.MargoBondCollins.net and follow her on all the usual For updates about publications, free fiction, and other goodies, be sure to subscribe to her newsletter Amazon Author Page / Website/ Blog / Twitter @MargoBondCollin/ Google+ / Goodreads Author Page / Facebook Author Page / Pinterest Win a paperback copy of Under Her Skin + Book Swag. Open to 18+ USA addresses a Rafflecopter giveaway Follow the Book Tour