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Thursday, 07 July 2011 10:19 AM
By Kate Holton and Mark Hosenball
LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - Benjamin Pell made a second
career out of digging through the contents of people's rubbish
bags and selling it to the British press. The office cleaner, or
'Benji the Binman' as he was known to his clients on Fleet
Street, regularly passed journalists the discarded papers of
lawyers, celebrities and business executives. Benji's low-tech
operations in the late 1990s fed stories on a high-profile libel
case and even Elton John's flower bill.
British tabloids have a long and colourful history of
finding new ways to get the story. From rooting through bins to
hacking into email accounts, journalists at the so-called
'redtops' have long reveled in their roguish tactics.
Now, though, one tabloid may have gone too far.
Allegations that tabloid journalists from Rupert Murdoch's
Sunday scandal sheet News of the World hacked into the mobile
voicemails of ordinary people -- including a schoolgirl who was
later found murdered, and victims and families of the 2005
terrorist attack in London and dead British soldiers -- have
outraged Britons and spurred calls for public inquiries into
tabloid behaviour, tougher regulation and limits on Murdoch's
ownership of media outlets.
The revelations, initially carried by the left-leaning
Guardian newspaper, are part of a long-running hacking scandal
which initially emerged when the royal family realised their
phones were being hacked. Until now it has focused on the News
of the World's pursuit of celebrities and royals.
As Britain descends into one of its regular bouts of self
examination, it's worth asking whether the country's tabloids
are really so much worse than those elsewhere. How do they stack
up against rivals across the Atlantic, where the New York Post,
another Murdoch property, faces a lawsuit over its claims that
the maid at the centre of an attempted rape case against Dominic
Strauss-Kahn was a prostitute. And what about the rest of
Steven Barnett, professor of communications at Westminster
University, is in no doubt that Britain's tabloids go further
than any others.
"Time and time again, particularly in the last three or four
years when I travel for work, I'm asked 'what is it about our
tabloid press?'" he told Reuters. "Why are they so outrageous
and why is nothing done about it? I think the rest of the world
looks on in astonishment frankly."
So what is it that drives Britain's tabloids in a race to
the bottom? And what holds back the press in other countries?
In Britain, the short answer is that the tabloids push
harder because they can. Or rather, in a ferociously competitive
environment, they must -- because if they don't do it, somebody
else will.
Nick Davies, an investigative reporter for the Guardian and
author of "Flat Earth News", a book exposing Fleet Street
excesses, has been a principal investigator of British tabloid
scandals. Davies describes a "regime of fear" in British tabloid
newsrooms in which journalists are terrified of getting fired
unless they constantly produce exclusives. In that environment,
ethics are often cast aside.
Tactics include Pell-style "bin-diving", "blagging" --
pretending to be someone else to gain access to private
information about an individual -- paying the police for
tip-offs, and hiring private investigators to do the above or
tail targets.
Some of those methods have been around for decades. It has
long been known to insiders that British newspapers provide
police sources with "bungs" -- slang for bribes. But with the
advent of computers, voicemail and mobile phones, Fleet Street
has become ever more sophisticated.
Some of Britain's broadsheets are not totally averse to
those methods, though Davies said that to his knowledge, the
Guardian, The Financial Times and Britain's Independent
newspaper shun the use of illegal or unethical tactics and the
employment of private detectives. "Everybody else did it," he
told Reuters. The Guardian and Financial Times are also among a
handful of titles which refuse to follow a widespread tabloid
practice of paying sources for a story.
Claire Enders, the head of the Enders Analysis media
consultancy, said the British don't turn to tabloids for facts.
There are more tabloids read in Britain than elsewhere, "and
I've always put that down to the fact that news on TV is
impartial so people get their opinions from the tabloids."
It doesn't help that the press watchdog is so weak. In
Britain, the press is self-regulated by a body called the Press
Complaints Commission, which can require a paper to publish its
rulings on complaints against newspapers but little else. Even
its gentlest critics call it toothless; one British
parliamentarian this week described it as a "fishnet condom".
Given British tabloids' reputation, why the outrage over
this case? It's one thing to target non-celebrities, many in the
UK have noted this week, and another to go after the victims of
crime and terrorism.
"Private Eye has long used the derogatory term 'hacks' to
describe British journalists," said Ian Hislop, editor of
Private Eye, a satirical bi-weekly magazine that has made media
excesses a staple of its columns and is also a vigorous critic
of Murdoch's companies. "We had no idea that under Rupert
Murdoch's malign influence, so many of them would take the term
literally," he told Reuters in an email.
Other democracies "every bit as strong and robust as ours"
thrive without the "nauseating tabloid coverage and routine
intrusion into ordinary people's private lives," said
Westminster University's Barnett." In terms of the tactics that
they use and the way they routinely invade people's privacy
without any regard for the impact on those individuals, I think
the Italians and others would still regard the British press as
even below theirs. As do Americans."
The United States has its share of tabloids full of punning
headlines and lurid tales. But in general their journalists say
they don't go as far as their British counterparts.
One of the big differences between the two countries,
according to Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Pew Research
Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism in Washington
D.C., boils down to economics. In the United States, newspapers
generate about 75 to 80 percent of their revenue from
advertisers while newspapers in the United Kingdom depend more
on newsstand sales.
While British papers need to shout, "there is a tradition of
the American press that is more serious," says Rosenstiel. "That
tradition has been encouraged by advertisers." They are paying
for space that is "credible and respectable."
Some scandals, such as President Bill Clinton's affair with
intern Monica Lewinsky, are broken by serious magazines and rely
not on hacking but on more traditional reporting methods.
Michael Isikoff, the reporter for Newsweek Magazine who
originally uncovered the story, says the concept of hacking
didn't even exist at that time.
"I adhered to the standard rules of journalistic practice,"
Isikoff, who has since left Newsweek, told Reuters. "I never
pretended to be anyone other than who I was -- a journalist for
In Europe, stronger laws -- and what some argue is an innate
aversion to sleaze -- limit the tactics of the tabloids.
In France, strict privacy laws bar newspapers and magazines
from printing intrusive photographs of public figures in private
moments. Frederic Gerschel, a senior journalist at the daily Le
Parisien, previously worked at the glossy, celebrity-filled
weekly Paris Match and says he has never heard of papers hiring
private detectives, intercepting telephone calls or sending
people out undercover to frame or trap public figures.
"Journalists don't use the same methods as British tabloids.
We don't allow just anything -- there is a general respect,"
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|Alternative name(s)
|Kremna rezina, Kremšnita, Krémeš, Krempita
|Place of origin
|Course served
|Main ingredient(s)
|Puff pastry, vanilla and custard cream
|Kremna rezina, Samoborska kremšnita, Zagrebačka kremšnita
A cremeschnitte (Bosnian: krempita, Croatian: kremšnita, Hungarian: krémes, Polish: kremówka, Romanian: cremșnit or crempita, Serbian: кремпита/krempita, Slovak: Krémeš, Slovene: Kremna rezina) is a vanilla and custard cream cake dessert popular in several central-European countries. There are many regional variations, but they all include puff pastry base and custard cream.
In Croatia, two most popular variants are Samoborska kremšnita from the town of Samobor and Zagrebačka kremšnita from the capital, Zagreb. The extremely popular Samoborska kremšnita is characterized by having a puff pastry top, predominantly custard cream filling (less whipped cream) and is finished with powdered sugar. Zagrebačka kremšnita has a characteristic chocolate icing instead of the puff pastry top, while maintaining the puff pastry base. The classic recipe for Samoborska kremšnita is considered to be designed by Đuro Lukačić in the early 1950es, based on different earlier variants found in patisseries of Zagreb.[1]
In Slovenia, kremna rezina is commonly associated with the town of Bled, an Alpine tourist destination in northwestern Slovenia. The recipe cake was brought to the local Hotel Park in 1953 by Ištvan Kovačevič, chef of the hotel's confectionery store. He came to Bled from Serbia where a similar cake was already known. As of October 2009, 10 million cream cakes have been baked at the hotel's patisserie since its invention.[2][3][4] The name of the dessert means simply "cream slice". Most locals refer to it as kremšnita, from the German word Cremeschnitte, with the same meaning.
In Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro, the dish is known as krempita 'cream pie'. It is usually prepared with puff pastry dough.[5] The filling is usually pure thick custard, less commonly combined with meringue (whipped egg whites and sugar) creme. A similar recipe with only meringue filling is called Šampita.
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- ↑ http://samoborske-kremsnite.com/2011/06/06/duro-lukacic/
- ↑ "Bled: praznovanje ob 10-milijonti kremni rezini" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenia. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2011-01-01. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Deset milijonov originalnih blejskih kremnih rezin" (in Slovenian). Dnevnik Newspaper. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2011-01-01. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Na Bledu praznujejo desetmilijonto kremšnito" (in Slovenian). Večer Newspaper. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2011-01-01. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Rolek, Barbara. "Serbian Custard Slice Recipe - Krem Pita". About.com: Eastern European Food. Retrieved 8 May 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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NAVY SECRETARY John Lehman has been criticized by Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger because Lehman said ''the Walkers should be shot or hanged'' for being spies for the Soviet Union.
Three cheers for Lehman. He knows the correct penalty for traitors. Weinberger is out of line. He said Lehman didn't know the facts of the case. Lehman criticized the government's plea agreement with John Walker and his son Michael.


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Hey Everyone! How's your week going? This week is going kind of fast which is good, means another weekend soon enough! I have 22 more days of work to go eeeeeeeeeep!
Anyways onto my outfit, I wanted to shoot with this skirt one last time as unfortunately it has to go, it is a little big for me and I am trying to sort through all my stuff before my move overseas, this means items that don't fit me "like a glove" (did you say that like Ace Ventura cos I did!) have to go! I decided to team it with a black and white shirt and black knee high socks with pops of red being my hair and my heels! If you don't notice also it was freaking windy so I look retarded. Enjoy!
Shirt - Boohoo
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
'Reading with a Buddy' - A Fun Event for Kids!!
In today's day and age, children are more involved in TV and video games than reading. Reading not only increases their vocabulary, but the children also learn something every time they read a book. Reading gives self confidence and increases their general knowledge. The sooner the children learn to read as a hobby, the better it is. Its no wonder that these days many parents are looking for ways to inculcate the habit of reading in their children.
Blue Cross Society of Pune and Animal Angels (http://www.animalangels.org.in/aa/in_the_News.htm) together initiated a 'Reading with a Buddy' fund raising workshop for children between the ages of 5 and 10, to help them pick up the habit of reading. This workshop was held on the 26th of June at a store called L'Orange, in Aundh. The 'Reading With a Buddy' workshop was an interactive workshop held by Tejashree from Animal Angels, with the help of a Buddy (a specially trained dog).
The workshop started of with the narration of a short story. After the story telling session, each child was asked to read out a passage from a book of his/ her choice to the Buddy. The Buddy is specially trained to pay attention and 'listen' to the story. The children enjoyed the session with the buddy.
Animal Angels is a foundation which was formulated to create awareness about the benefits of the animal human relationship and the healing effect of animals on humans. Animal Angels aim at involving more and more professionals and like minded people for the cause beneficial to both humans and animals. They work with animals as therapist aides and have seen outstanding results with increased emotional tolerance, better motor skills and a longer attention span among children.
The session had a few benefits. Here, we not only inculcated the reading habit in children but also explained the importance of the animal world in our current society.
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I was listening to the Clinton/Obama debate last night and was struck by their slight difference on health care policy. The key difference seems to be that Obama does not have a mandate for everyone to purchase insurance while Clinton would.
Couple issues here. First, I just cannot understand why people would think that mandating health care coverage is such a great thing. I can understand a desire to subsidize it, a la Obama, but if someone doesn't want to spend their money on health insurance, why should we force them to? (By the way, what will the penalty be? Will we incarcerate someone for not buying health insurance?)
There could be "reasonable" arguments here, but I don't think any of them explain Clinton's position. One, we could fear our own self-control, so that if an uninsured person gets sick, we will not let them go without care but would pay for it. I don't think this is a reasonable argument and I don't think it is why the mandate idea appeals to so many people. Second, one could raise an adverse selection argument, saying that if people can opt out, then the healthy will opt out leaving only the least healthy in the pool, causing a classic "lemons" problem that can cascade and cause the insurance market to not function. This story has no support from the working of health insurance markets generally, and again, I don't think it is what explains the support for mandates.
I think what explains the support for mandates is the usual liberal belief that people do not make good decisions and need to be protected from themselves, along with an embarrassment that liberals feel when talking to Canadians and Europeans who tout their universal health coverage. "How can you live in a country where some people do not have health coverage?" Gosh, that is almost as bad as living in a country that lets people carry guns for self defense.


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Bah Humbug!
This is a warning to anyone who knows me and is reading this blog-
I am not going to buy Christmas gifts for anyone other than my daughter this year. I am too busy caught up in my own messy life right now to have a big beautiful holiday. Don't come round here for the best of the seasons fanciest gift list and what nots. There, I've said it! (p.s. to my bbbff (big bodacious best friend forever) who will be here the week of xmas, we will still have a great time but in all fairness you are Jewish :)
I may come around still. I may change my mood and become a last minute Santa. It could happen. So here are a few things that caught my eye as great "make your own presents".
Homemade vanilla extract. I have recently had the joy of finding out that way too much really good vanilla in your chocolate chip cookies is a wonderful thing! Coco&me shoes you how to make some. Plus now that we are all in the thick of the green movement, we can use our garbage as cool containers. How bout that?
This "turkey dressing skirt" tutorial is only for a limited time so chop chop! I think I will make one for Sophie and one for me.
S'mores.....mmmmmm... Sophie still talks about how we made s'more this summer while camping. This would be a great gift for any kid. You can buy them at Twig & Thistle or make your own. You can find boxes here for around 30 cents each. And if you are really feeling adventurous make your own graham crackers and marshmallows.
Sophie still loves everything I have ever made for her. How cool is she? I made a pretty bad version of this outfit last year and it still makes her daily wardrobe changes. I think I need to make a new larger version for the up and coming year. Perhaps I should make one for me as well.... Hey bbbff- you want one?
I love these. I always have. And once I get my craft room up and running again I promise to make one. Scouts honor.
This garland from Shoptwig.com could easily be make using your extra large craft hole punch, some yarn, felt and glue. Makes a great gift or decorate your tree with it. I think they are lovely and they, for some odd reason, remind me of the ladies in Italy that toss ribbons off their balconies to lure male suitors.
Do I really need to say how cute these are? Ok "these are so stinkin cute! Go here for the free PDF to make your own.
I have been spending alot of my time at Etsy, working on my shop Avant Garage and starting a new one selling vintage shoes, Shoe Shoe Studio. Please go check them out. I have some great things there.
Here are a few things off of my favorites list too.
Eddie Ross says that black candles have a more understated glow and by golly I believe him!
I would love to have this soap sitting in my bathroom. I don't think I could bring myself to use it though...
These are so sweet. And sold now. Sorry. But since I live in the forest now and am surrounded by moss, I think I might take a crack at making some terrariums sometime.
I think I drink chai tea a bit more than I should simply because I want to smell it. This might help me with that addiction.
I love this teak safety pin. It would look fantastic as a scarf pin.
This guy inspires me to make Sophie yet another bunny.


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Never mind living; just survive.
That may as well be what the government tell the working and lower classes.
The poor need to stay poor for the rich to stay rich. So is our civilised social structure, every one must have a role and stick to it as much as possible for things to work the way they should, according to the upper ruling classes. The masses seem to not matter; manipulated by the verbal, mind numbing diarrhoeal pushed on us by the wealthy in power.
Think or sleepwalk!
So what if parents have to chose between feeding their family or heating their homes, searching down the back of the sofa to gather enough change to buy a two litre carton of milk or a loaf of bread!


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"All trees are incarnations of frustrated love." So avers this beguiling novel by the writer whom J.M. Clezio has called Korea's most likely Nobel Prize contender.
Ki-hyeon is a lascivious and shallow young man. As Lee's story opens, with a somewhat fusty term, he is negotiating with a "lady of the night," one of his conditions being that she remove her makeup. He approves of her "voluptuous breasts," and then again of her "voluptuous body and gigantic breasts," and then—well, it doesn't matter, because he is not procuring the hooker for himself but instead for his brother Woo-hyeon, having taken over that duty from his mother. Say what? Yes, said brother has lost both legs in a military accident and, with them, much of his will to live, though when a bright young singer named Soon-mee enters the picture, the brother, glad to be done with sex for hire, perks up. Soon enough, he and Soon-mee are addressing each other in gigglingly mythical terms, he calling her his "nymph" and she calling him her "beast." Ki-hyeon falls in love with Soon-mee himself, though there's a tangle with a brutal brother-in-law to sort out. If you're confused, only a bit into the book, there are more conundrums to come. Some are served up by a taciturn father who doesn't have much to say about human affairs but insists that plants are more worthy of love than most people—which may explain why Woo-hyeon winds up, in a dreamlike conclusion, borrowing a page from the Greek myth of Apollo and Daphne, "pray[ing] to be transformed into a tree." But who is Apollo in the tale? Try to diagram the plot, and you might give yourself whiplash; at the very least, you're likely to feel a little unmoored as the real world, such as it is, slips away into myth and dream.
Almost certainly the oddest love story you'll have read in a long time. Think of Murakami drifting into the lands of Borges and Kafka, and you'll have some of the feel of this strange, enchanting tale.


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Such as:
..knitting, sewing, and other random activities pursued
..Girl Guides of Canada : yep, Guiding Lives Here
..the 4 shops on Etsy : one features quality handmade items; the second has lots of patterns, & crafting supplies; the third is stocked with Vintage; and the fourth is guiding flowers.
Enjoy the r-anne-domness!
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Tutorial: Bag or Backpack
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This is great - and you make it look so easy! I'd love it if you shared it at the DIY party on the Pleasures of the NW.ReplyDelete
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This is a super cute bag. Great idea. I would love to have you link up with us at Family Joy Blog Link Up Party this week. Check it out http://thinking-outside-the-pot.com/?p=2505ReplyDelete
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Jonathan Fisk (1778 - 1832)
One of the first lawyers to practice in Newburgh, Jonathan Fisk was born in New Hampshire in 1778, the son of a judge and the grandson of Major-General John Fisk. After teaching school for a while, he studied law in New York City and in 1799 he entered in the profession in Westchester County. The next year he was admitted to practice before the State Supreme Court and the Courts of Common Pleas in Orange and Ulster Counties. He moved to Newburgh, where his practice flourished. During his first year, he later boasted, he tried 43 suits in Common Pleas and 20 more before the Supreme Court, bringing him in the princely sum of $650
In 1801 his income totaled $938, and the next year saw it mount to $1,579 which proved, according to one reporter, "the rapidity with which he rose in the public estimation." At 22 he was one of the leading lawyers in Newburgh, and one of the most forceful. Historian Samuel Eager records that in 1804 Lawyers were men of action in those days."Jonathan Fisk, Esq. horswhipped Jonathan Cooly Esq. publicly in the street; Hugh Walsh, Esq. certified the facts of the transaction in the newspaper." Lawyers were men of action in those days.
Fisk was active in general public affairs, too. An influential Freemason, he was the first Master of Hiram Lodge, chartered in 1806, and he was one of the first directors of the Bank of Newburgh. He was President of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Newburgh in 1811 and 1812 but apparently did not spend much time at the job. "The village government did not require much of his attention probably at that time," one historian generously conceded in 1909, "but be that as it may he was absent, as Representative in Congress, from 1809 to 1815." In that year President Madison appointed him United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. His mansion on Colden Street was known as "an abode of hospitality."
Fisk's final years were less happy. "Loss of hearing compelled him to leave the field of activity," noted one biographer, and "other troubles followed with blighting hand."
He and his wife separated, and in 1830 he wrote dolefully, ''I am fallen from the proud and envied eminence I once occupied as a lawyer, a politician, and a citizen.... I am now unable to prosecute any business but farming, and scarcely this. My deafness renders intercourse with my neighbors exceedingly difficult; and my wife and children refuse to comfort me."
He died, alienated from neighbors and family, in July 1832.
His inscription (#429) reads "The trumpet
shall sound, And the dead shall be raised." He was
buried beside his implacable wife, who had passed beyond comforting
him only four months earlier (#430). They lie next to the grave
of their daughter Mary Marcella, who had died in 1827 "aged
11 years, 3 months & 14 days" (#431).


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The Green Bean Casserole Revisited And Oh So Delicious
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The Green Bean Casserole Revisited And Oh So Delicious
The classic green bean casserole has been served all over the world for around 50 years now. Some people claim the first green bean casserole was developed by a lady named Dorcas Reilly in 1955. And that first green bean casserole had only green beans and cream of mushroom soup. Later green bean casseroles made by her contained green beans, soy sauce, and were topped with canned french fried onion rings. Those first casseroles were called green bean bakes.
Old Fashioned Green Bean Casserole.
Incidentally if you've never tried a green bean casserole made of green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and a tablespoon of soy sauce topped by crushed french fried onion rings you should give it a try. You can make this casserole in little individual dishes and serve each person their own personal green bean casserole.
Frozen Green Beans Are Tastier Than Canned Green Beans In A Casserole.
And in the fifty years since those first casseroles were made and served cooks have added and changed the recipe for the casserole and most people now call it green bean casserole. Let me give you a tip here. Frozen green beans are crunchier than canned green beans. And some people like to make the green bean casserole with regular green beans while other people like to make the casserole with french style green beans. Some people like to add thin sliced button mushrooms to the green bean casserole while some people including me like to run a jar of pearl onions through the food processor and add them to the casserole. I also fry bacon crisp and crumble it and add it to the dish.
Don't Be Afraid To Try New Ingredients In Casseroles.
There's all kinds of things you can do with a green bean casserole. If you think something would be very good with a certain ingredient then try it. You may come up with something you will make over and over for years to come. I came up with the unique ingredients below to go in my own version of the green bean casserole and I hope you will make it and see what you think.
I suggest taking a small jar of pearl onions and running them through your food processor. The pearl onions pureed just help to give your green bean casserole a tasty unique flavor you won't soon forget. And like I said I like to use frozen green beans as they maintain a crunchier texture than canned ones. The pearl onions will give your casserole a distinctive wonderful flavor. I know I love it. So why not give it a try.
When you prepare your mushrooms you'll want to slice a carton of button mushrooms very thin. You want your red bell pepper to be in very small pieces. It's important that any vegetables you add to your green bean casserole be cut up very small.
For Your Green Bean Casserole You Will Need
1. One Tablespoon Butter.
2. One Small Jar Pearl Onions run through the food processor.
3. One Cup Red Bell Pepper cut into very small pieces.
4. One Can Cream Of Mushroom Soup.
5. One Half Cup Whole Milk.
6. One Carton Button Mushrooms sliced thin.
7. One Fourth Cup Good Quality Sherry.
8. One Package (16 - 18 Ounces ) Frozen Green Beans.
9. One Can French Fried Onions.
10. One Fourth Cup Pre Sliced Almonds.
11. One Fourth Cup Cooked And Crumbled Bacon.
12. One Teaspoon Ground Sea Salt.
I think if you'll start using sea salt to cook with that you'll be surprised at how much better your food will taste. The sea salt has a lot more nutrients than the regular old table salt and it tastes much better than the ordinary table salt. You'll find ground sea salt for sale in the supermarket in the same place as the regular table salt. Some stores have various types and colors of sea salt.
Place your rack in the center of the oven and pre heat your oven to 375 degrees.
The sherry gives this green bean casserole a unique distinctive flavor that everyone I've ever served it to says it's the best thing they have ever tasted. Use a good quality sherry though. If you use cooking sherry you will be disappointed.
When I'm making a green bean casserole that I'm going to put bacon on top of I use a good quality bacon and I cook it carefully until it is crisp and then I crumble up the bacon and put it on top of my casserole. This way you'll end up with a casserole that will be better than anything you've ever tasted in the past.
In a large skillet add the butter, onion, mushrooms, and bell peppers and sauté your vegetables until they are done. Now you will want to spray a large casserole dish with vegetable cooking spray and mix all your remaining ingredients except the french fried onions and bacon in a large bowl and pour all the ingredients into the casserole dish. Now put your french fried onions on top and then your bacon. Now sprinkle on your almonds on top.
Place the casserole in the pre heated oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes and then remove from the oven and allow it to cool slightly before you serve it. I think you will find that the mushrooms are delicious in the green bean casserole and if you wish you can try various types of mushrooms in your green bean casserole. I like to use the button mushrooms.
When your green bean casserole is bubbling and the french fried onions and almonds are brown your casserole is done. Don't overcook your green bean casserole. And like I said if you have an ingredient you would like to try in your casserole give it a try. I love to experiment and I have quite often come up with some very tasty dishes this way.
I didn't add garlic here in this recipe but I often do add fresh minced garlic to my green bean casseroles and people just love it. If you do add garlic be sure to add it to the skillet and cook it along with your vegetables. Garlic tastes much better when it is cooked before you add it to a casserole or other dish.
When I'm making a dish like a green bean casserole I use the highest quality ingredients possible and I don't use anything fat free. I use whole milk. You can do what you like but that's your call. One thing I have started doing is that I now use ground sea salt instead of regular table salt. I think the flavor of the ground sea salt is much better than regular table salt.
I think you'll find that this green bean casserole will taste wonderful with a cool fall meal, or as part of a Halloween or Thanksgiving meal. This casserole goes perfect with poultry or beef. The flavors go together so well.
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This has to be one of the most delicious green bean casseroles that I have ever tasted. I like it better this way than any other way I've had it. All I can say about this one CHG is that it is delicious. I would have to say you've taken one of my favorites and made it even better. Thanks very much.
I do like green beans.........I just do not care at all
for this particular dish..........
Many people do, and I recognize this.....and I have no reason to doubt that you are a skilled cook.
It is just one of those foods, that I do not like.
If the dress is the WRONG color, would you wear it, even if you like the "cut"? It is the same..... My problem is not with green beans, it's with all of the "stuff" that goes into greanbean casserole.
Honestly, I meant , no harm to you........
As a professional cook, I detest, " green bean casserole"............Nothing could be farther from good food, well prepared...........
but you go and enjoy..........I simply will not promote this dish.
You've definitely created a gourmet version of this holiday staple! I've never seen a recipe that includes red peppers; I'm intrigued. Voted up and awesome!


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Seekers of the Ashen Crown
06-09-11 Game Session Notes
1) Start Time:
The negotiations with the Yeraa ended around 14:00pm when Tikulti the Kings Citadel agent suggested a contest of battle skills.
2) Fight for the Right to Join:
Tikulti the spy, sensing that Yeraa was maybe not as convinced about letting the party join as she could be suggested an Amalorkar. This was a contest that allowed each person to demonstrate their battle prowess. The contest pitted two people against each other till one was unconscious or either person missed an attack, and the other hit. An alternative form of this test requires one or the other combatant to bloody the other, and the most challenging version is a fight to the death. The characters success in convincing Yeraa of their usefulness meant Tikulti only needed to suggest a test of ability rather than a fight to the death.
3) The Amalorka:
Without giving a Rocky type description of each bout the characters won with ease! After an initial shock for Cleitus loosing his second fight, the party took it in turns to slap the Goblins around with simple defence, allowing the over eager green skins to lunge and dive around the arena looking busy but missing their attacks time and again. The last big finale finishing as quick as it started when Tagar got the initiative, charged Yeraa, and with a barrelling push! shield bashed her out of the Circle for an automatic win! With a Dwarfish grin and a hock of spit he slowly walked back to his mark and took the applause of the group! Suprisingly enough the Goblins cheered as much as the group and with a grin of sly indignation Yeraa strode over and slapped Tagars shoulder with her large Hobgoblin open palm.
Join us in our Quest "Friends of the Wordbearers" she exclaimed, and may the children of the Dhakanni prove as accomplished as your party in the coming days !
4) Tomb of the Six kings:
After a nights rest the party's set of to explore the Tombs. The night before Yeraa told the party of the plan, her group would search the higher levels of the Tombs, and would gain entrance by using a portal. The Players group would search the less dangerous tombs, looking for a Solitaire Gem called Zaarani's solitaire, while they search for Lurtaan's cord. The two groups spent 20 minutes exploring the dark caverns using the light of Frags spell to guide the way. Then the party's came across a rock slide. It took a further hour of excavation to open a way forward. The party's then came across another room through a narrow passage again filled with rubble. The room on the other side of the rubble held the Obelisk of travel. Yeraa entered eagerly with her group and began to activate the device, meantime the party examined the room more thoroughly. In it was found four broken sarcophagi and bones littering the floor. Exits from the room included a passage out to the east, and a door south. After a few minutes a blinding flash of light was followed by a low rumbling as the Wordbearers disappeared. Immediately this happened the group rumbled and an high pitch sound pierced the darkness of the chamber. Slowly the group recovered from the shock of the light followed by the noise, everyone was not surprised to see skeletons forming from the bones on the floor, and around the smashed sarcophagi.
The fight started with small skeletons with claws of sharp bone clambering over the stone tombs to reach the party. They seemed to come from everywhere, what first looked like a big battle was soon cut down in size by Fraglocks beguiling strands " Aptus – Idcirco – Iaculum " . His spell tore apart and crushed the smaller Goblin sized skeletons, but had a lesser effect on the larger hobgoblin sized Soldiers. One particularly nasty looking skeleton seemed to hold back and inaccurately threw a blob of necrotic gloop while it advanced forwardlooking for a safe position.
Tordek seeing the undead moving in to flank and overpower the group called for his Deity's help and with a Sunburst blessing did massive harm to a large blade wielding skeleton the light from the attack flowing over the party and bolstering their courage.
Over at the northern part of the room, Two of the larger skeletons took a dislike to Cleitus, maybe it was his shadow affinity who knows? They clawed their way forward and attempted to gang up on him, assisted by their co ordination and flanking positions they struck him twice for serious damage Cleitus was looking for aid!
Tagar looking to make some room to tank the larger foes smashed a smaller skeleton to pieces with his hack and hew ability, finding his anger helping him his next crushing swing seriously injured another Skelton, as its arm was left dangling , Tagar growled with satisfaction seeing his blows hitting home again and again, his adrenalin burst seeming to invigorated him as he took the fight to the undead defenders ! Cleitus still in a difficult position stilled his mind and infused the air in front of him with a cold sharp mist that froze on contact! The brittle bones of two smaller skeletons cracking then shattering under the stress, splinters from the two dead minions striking a third larger skeleton and sheering the dry sinews of his ice frozen shoulder with a sickening snap.
The party were again working as a unit, as fast as the undead could advance the party had a answer, Fraglock muttering arcane phrases and painting mystical symbols into the air around his staff brought colourful images and flashing lights into existence, then in one controlled movement directed them towards the hapless smaller skeletons still scratching away at the Warrior near him. His beguiling strand incantations proved to much for their feeble minds to take in and reeling from the forceful imagery two more smaller creatures, collapsed into a pile of inanimate calcified remains.
While the party took the fight to the undead defenders, Vol Astartes, eyes glazed over with the look of a blind monk, began working his diabolic magic against the largest of the skeletons, in the room. Cursing the foul creature with the name of Vols's diabolic ally, using phrases and sounds known only by Vols demon patron he not only burns his target with purple flame of infernal torture, but linked his life force to the same creature, creating a glowing bond between the two.
The now depleted skeleton ranks close in, knowing nothing of fear or hope they simply follow their gloom bargain with the Raven Queen and defend the realm of the dead! Two smaller skeletons seek to rip and tear at Tagars Dwarfish skin but miss him setting themselves up to be sundered by the warriors counter attacks. On cue Tagar drops the last two pesky minions. Immediately he is surprised to find a necrotic substance seeping down the front of his armour and burning into his flesh! The smell of death, coupled with the pain of the unearthly substance caused him to miss his next attack but with a shake of his breastplate and a stunted hop, the olive drab gunk drops to the ground at the Dwarf's feet, smoke rising where it rests. Tagar then enraged by the attack, charged the shadowy skeleton at the back and with one massive blow crushed its elongated skeletal head.
Away from the entrance doorway Tordek fought a personal battle with a large sword wielding skeleton, after a painful strike from the soldier Tordek called on his most potent weapon against the forces for undeath! And smite'd the Undead skeleton 15 ft back impacting on the Portal, and shattering its body on the still vibrating obelisk.
Finishing the fight Fraglock moved his staff in a dance of lines and froze the last skeleton where it stood shattering its bones with the force of an Icy Ray!
5) Food:
1 Daily rations should be deducted from the party total.
6) Experience:
Everyone received 180 XP putting the characters on 3765 (Level 4)
7) Party Gold:
10 Platinum (1000gp)
688 Gold
16 Silver
3 Copper
8) Action Points:
No Action Points were used
9) Plot Update:
Now the party have made the alliance with the Wordbearers, they are well underway to retrieving the other parts of the Artefact. Yeraa still seems a little unsure as to the groups true purpose, but she seems very happy with their fighting prowess, and in Goblin culture that stands for a great deal.
The party have now entered the Tombs of the six kings, and as Yeraa explained the night before no other Humans have ever been allowed by to enter this place, its history dates back to the Kings of old that ruled Khorvaire when it was under the control of the unified Goblin nation of Dhakkani. The bodies of the Kings were buried and their deeds written into the walls and pillars that adorn the halls between the natural rock passages. Time has changed the grandeur of the structures, but the power of the Dhakkani culture is still here brooding over the now still remains of the old Kings!
Looking at the big picture and, considering what is at stake with this mission, it would be correct for the party to assume that if it is successful The Kings Citadel would not be the only ones impressed with the groups reliability, a fact that could be exploited for more work in the future?
10) Weather:
Very hot outside, but inside the Tombs the temperature comfortable
11) End of the Session:
The session ended with the party persuading Yeraa to ally with them, and Tikulti suggesting a Mid afternoon Contest of Battle Prowess. The time is 10:00am
12) Quests: The party are on the following quests
Quest XP: 175 XP (minor quest) if the characters acquire Zaarani's solitaire.
Quest XP: 875 XP (major quest) if the adventurers acquire all the pieces of the Ashen Crown.


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passionate to the hilt.I pray everyday to travel and explore this wonderful planet as much as possible, a prayer which might sound strange to you. My friends often say that I am drunk on traveling to the point of insanity. Anyway, I am more than happy about my passion and never leave an opportunity to travel, in fact, I am slowly and gradually learning the art of 'creating' such opportunities. So there I was with my camera at Kankakumari, the extravagantly beautiful destination.
After reaching Kanyakumari I soon walked down to reward my senses with the much awaited sights of its enchanting Kanyakumari beach. Kanyakumari is an arresting destination located in the wonderful state of Tamil Nadu at the southern most tip of the peninsular India. The fascinating feature of this place is that it is the point where the three oceans- Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean meet.
My guide Shankar told me that a dip in the water of the ocean is considered holy. But the irony is that the sea is quite rough and one must be careful while bathing in it. Well, I dipped my feet in the water and a feeling of sheer joy enveloped every atom of my being. The water was so clean and the view of the sea was overwhelming. My heart was wallowing in joy. One more thing which attracted me was the multi-colored sand. I took a stroll at the beach gazing at its beauty. I walked up to the lighthouse at the beach, which offers breathtaking views of the surroundings.
I also visited the famous Vivekananda rock jutting out of the sea. Housing the statue of Vivekananda, it is the place where he meditated. I spent some quality time there. The day was drawing to a close and now , holding my breath, I was eagerly waiting to see the sunset, which is one of the major attractions of Kanyakumari. The scene was dramatic, very dramatic. I wondered how mystic the drama of mother nature is! This was the most beautiful sunset I ever saw in my life.


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Here's the first of ace young writer Richard Milward's music pieces for the Guardian, which by the looks of it are going to be well worth following. It also reminded me of a few years ago, when my better half did the publicity for Richard's first novel, Apples, and to say thanks he got her a goodie bag that consisted of a miniature bottle of bubbles, a ten pack of Marlboro Lights, a packet of crisps and a chocolate bar!
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
If I were a Kate.
My grandmother was born in England in 1915 and given the name Minnie. At the age of 6, she moved to Canada with her family including her older sister. She started school mid-term and immediately felt overwhelmed by all the changes. She was a small, shy child with a very strong British accent. The other kids teased her for her accent and taunted her relentlessly about her name. She was known as Mini Minnie.
Her sister, who was six years older, was pretty and feisty and seemed to adapt to the situation effortlessly. She joined clubs and teams and was extremely popular. My grandmother usually just tagged along with her and her friends.
My grandmother grew to despise her name. She would avoid introducing herself and fantasized about names she wished she had.
When she was 18 years old, she followed her newly-married sister to a small mining town in northern Ontario that was experiencing a gold rush. She had no plans, no work lined up, but felt the need for a fresh start in a new place with her best friend, her sister.
She decided on the train-ride to her new home that Minnie was no more. From that moment on, she would confidently introduce herself as "Jill". She found herself in this mining town and became actively involved in the community and the church. At 21 she was married and, while she was in the process of changing to her married name, legally changed her first name to "Jillian" .
I think of this story so often and I wonder about how difficult it must have been to tell her parents and her old friends. How bold it was to make that choice in the 1930's.
I too fantasize about changing my name. Lori, to me, screams 1970's and I wish I had a more timeless, classic name like Kate or Jill. I'm not about to change it, mostly because my parents still love the name and I would never do anything to hurt or insult them. But still, a girl can dream.
Do you like your own name? Do you think it suits you? What would be a better name for you?
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- Family Adventure said...
There's so much in a name, funny. I remember the angst associated with picking names for my boys. We had to pick names that were acceptable in different languages. Living in Canada, we also had to consider the short forms of the names (which pretty much ruled out names such as Andrew or Richard). The stress!
I'm Ok with my name. It is very Scandinavian, and there were lots of girls with my name growing up. But it's easy to say, easy to write (usually), it gets the job done.
Heidi :)
- November 21, 2007 at 10:35 a.m.
- Sara said...
There was a time when I so hated my name...so boring, there is no nickname for it, etc. I would add my middle name to it and spice it up. Nothing ever worked.
If I were not a Sara, my parents would have named me Elissa. Which is ok.
Anyway, I've grown in to Sara, but I think I would have made a much better Elissa, or Liss, or Lissy.
- November 21, 2007 at 11:21 a.m.
- Jess said...
I love my name and I love that it has multiple nickname options available to it. My sister also loves her name. My parents did a good job. I've spent a lot of time thinking about names for my own children. They will have to be acceptable in English and German (and preferably French), and I want them to be pretty and functional and meaningful and recognizable but not too common and timeless but not too boring and modifiable (i.e. at least one possible nickname). No wonder it's such a struggle.
- November 21, 2007 at 11:23 a.m.
- Welcome to our World said...
I do like my name mostly because I rarely run across Christina's (mostly some derivation of it but not the full deal.)
I never went by any other name (except as pet names from my family which were never used outside of the family unit.)
I used to hate how long my full name was and also I had a difficult last name so every year in school the teachers would call on me to tell them how to say my name and I was very shy. I hated that.
But besides that it is suitable and does not bother me.
At one point I did dream of having the name Christina Maria instead of Christina Louise and also I wished my parents had been more creative with the spelling like Chrystyna and I went through a period of time spelling my name that way. I no longer think it ought to be spelled like that... Thankfully!
- November 21, 2007 at 11:23 a.m.
- Welcome to our World said...
Oh and had my mom named solely I would be Stephanie but my dad (thank goodness) vetoed that. I am definitely not a Stephanie!
- November 21, 2007 at 11:24 a.m.
- Tessie said...
I like my name just fine even though it's kind of an old black lady's name. Or so I'm told.
It's so funny that your grandmothers name was Jill. I could totally see you as a Jill. Or maybe Lauren.
- November 21, 2007 at 11:31 a.m.
- Laural Dawn said...
So, here's something interesting.
My mom was born Darlene and hated her name forever.
Her 50th birthday was the day after my wedding. My dad, sister and I wanted to get her an amazing gift. She had always always told us she was a Kate. So, when she turned 50 our gift to her was a name change.
We had a brunch, and since it was the morning after my wedding many of our family and good friends were there.
We announced that as of that day she was now Kate.
She never looked back. We all adopted the name, and she just changed it everywhere. SOme people thought it was a little kooky to do that, but it was the push she needed.
For me to think of her any other way is so odd now. (it's been 7 years).
Truthfully, I don't love my name. But, I don't hate it. I have always thought of myself as Scarlett or Ruby.
- November 21, 2007 at 11:51 a.m.
- LoriD said...
Laural - that is such a great story! Especially that she changed it to Kate. So very cool. I love the name Scarlett. I keep throwing it out to my not-even-pregnant sister for consideration.
- November 21, 2007 at 11:59 a.m.
- Banana said...
I hated my name when I was a kid. It doesn't really have an easily accessible nickname and I desperately wanted a nickname. My middle name is Christine, so I tried to go by Chris - but it never stuck.
I now love my name and can't imagine having another.
- November 21, 2007 at 12:52 p.m.
- Artemisia said...
Oh, this is hard! I LOVE MY NAME, but of course, I've chosen to be anonymous so I can't share it! I think it suits me perfectly. It is very unique, and I've never met another person with my name. My folks heard a variation of my name, liked it a little, altered it and liked it a lot. I love it.
Oh! E-mail me and I may just tell you my real name. Maybe. (Because it is unique, it wouldn't be hard to find me on the internet...)
I really think my name has helped create my identity. I never felt ordinary. While that sucked when I was 13, I've always really appreciated the feeling that I don't fit into a mold otherwise.
When I don't want someone who's been pestering me at a bar to track me down, I introduce myself as Samantha. That is also a signal to my friends that it is time to leave!
- November 21, 2007 at 1:08 p.m.
- Artemisia said...
P.S. I like the name Lori, and I especially like that it is spelled with an "i."
- November 21, 2007 at 1:09 p.m.
- JMC said...
I like the name Lori. My name, Jennifer, is so common in people my age, that I often wished it were something else, but I never knew what. Everyone pretty much calls me Jen now, and the nickname fits me better than Jennifer, I think.
- November 21, 2007 at 2:14 p.m.
- Misty said...
Uh, Guess what?
I absolutely totally and passionately hate. my. name. Gee, I wonder why? Because I totally agree with the baby name wizard lady. Misty is a name that needs to be retired back to strippers and horses. It reeks of 1970-1980-something to me. Ug!
I always thought I was a Catherine. Or at least something dignified and respectful and not a status-of-weather or precipitory adjective.
- November 21, 2007 at 8:28 p.m.
- Kat said...
Oh, I love my name(s). Katherine Elizabeth. I've never, for a moment, not liked my name. My fam calls me Kath, which is fine, and I love because it's who I've always been, and a few friends call me Kate or Kat, which I love because it's cool. Together, in long version, I just think it's an elegant, timeless name. I could be in a Jane Austen novel, in 15th century England or modern.
We gave our daughters classic names, too. Both happen to be of French origin, but we just liked the names.
I detest trendy or made-up(ish) names. Some names just say soooo much about the age and/or circumstances of the parents, ya know? And not necessarily in a good way, either!
- November 22, 2007 at 3:19 a.m.
- LoriD said...
Misty - "precipitory adjective". LOL! My mom had a family in her school who were: Misty, Stormy and Sunny.
- November 22, 2007 at 6:35 a.m.
- Laural Dawn said...
I love all these names! My dad said that if he ever had twin daughters they would be "Melody and Harmony". He used to teach music.
I'm grateful I'm not a twin!
- November 22, 2007 at 9:49 a.m.
- ali said...
my name is Alicia. i HATE it. i really feel like it's such a misnomer!
i love Ali though. it's totally me!
- November 22, 2007 at 10:54 a.m.
- Kristen said...
I love my name, Kristen, but I hate it being mistaken for Kristie, Kristina, Kirstie, Krissy, pretty much anything else. The only people aloud to shorten my name are my sisters, they call me Kris, and 2 of my brother-in-laws do as well. I hate it when my hubby calls me Kris. HATE. And I hate that he calls me that to other people, so that many of our aquaintences and neighbours call me that too. ugh.
(I think this nickname aversion has to do with my parents, my dad hated when people would shorten our names, so he always corrected them. but all 4 sisters call each other by shortened versions-Kris, Hayl(Hayley), Ang (Angela), and Meyis(Melissa)
I like Lori, even if it, like Kristen tells when we were born.
- November 22, 2007 at 10:35 p.m.
- Haley-O said...
I like my name. I like that there are very few Haleys in my generation.... Now, there are TONS of kids with my name! But, yeah, I think it suits me and I like it. It's a "happy" name. I really like Lori, too!!
- November 24, 2007 at 12:07 a.m.
- Swistle said...
I like my name--but I liked it better with my maiden name. It had an excellent symmetry of sound and letter duplication. My married name has none of those things.
I want badly to think of a name I would like to have instead of mine--but I can't think of any that fit. Except "Swistle." "Swistle" fits. And that's not a name I'd want as my real legal name.
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ANGEL NUMBERS - A Guide to Repeating Number Sequences and their Messages and Meanings. You are most welcome to share these Angel Number messages with others, although I do request that you include this website address, credit your source/page links and author. All postings by Joanne Walmsley - Sacred Scribes may be used for personal, not-for-profit purposes only. email@example.com Joanne Walmsley Sacred Scribes Australia
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Angel Number 330 indicates that your angels are trying to get your attention and is the Universe's way of alerting you to take notice. The message is to listen to and follow Divine guidance in order to take the most appropriate actions at this time. Remember that everything happens for a reason ...
Angel Number 330 tells you that any positive changes or projects you are considering right now will be well worth your while, and you will be assisted in their undertaking. Many Ascended Masters surround you at this time and are offering their guidance and assistance. All you need to do is ask as the angels and Masters are waiting to answer your prayers.
Angel Number 330 may indicate that now is a time to reflect upon your achievements and successes and bask in the rewards and positive abundance you have manifested in your life. Your energies and intentions have helped to manifest opportunities and circumstances that will provide the solutions and answers you seek.
Angel Number 330 resonates with optimism, positivity, receptivity, faith and trust and a deeper soul understanding of your life purpose. Be open to receiving well-deserved blessings, love and support from your angels.
Number 330 relates to number 6 (3+3+0=6) and Angel Number 6.
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Thank you! I believe this is what I needed.ReplyDelete
Some one please explain to me why I wake up 330 almost everynite and why I have 3 children my first had 3 babies ... My dreams when I sleep.. Sometimes I am seeing events happening as third party and when I wake up its all over the news... Am I going crazy?? In box me email@example.com
- AnonymousSaturday, December 13, 2014
can someone explain 3301 please?ReplyDeleteReplies
Happy to. March 30 1. Would be the 1st birthday of Jesus.Delete
thanxs so much .. now i see the big picture .. 3 has been in my life since the day i was born..now i know whyReplyDelete
- AnonymousTuesday, October 27, 2015
Thank you for this. I've also been waking up at 3:30 daily for the past 3 weeks, and I do believe I'm in the process of receiving a message. I've also had strong headaches the past two days, which at first I attributed to a lack of sleep, but now I'm sure is related to something else. Reading this helps, though. Thanks again!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousWednesday, December 30, 2015
3:30 is the cosmos; it is the stars, the galaxies, and the planets. 3:30 is the universe. 3:30 is life and life is 3:30. 3:30 is coming. It is coming for us all. 3:30 leaves no one behind There is no escaping 3:30, for 3:30 is coming.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, January 28, 2016
^i loved that, thank you :)ReplyDelete
I had this dream in which my I experienced intense emotions. It was raining and it was night. My guardian angel was standing on the railing of the balcony. I reached for her hand to help her come down and into a place away from the rain but suddenly everything went white and I looked up. And she said "Riya now you are 330. Remember the no. 330" Please help me... I don't get what she wants me to do...ReplyDeleteReplies
Ariana Pelt, I don't really know but I can guess that if you keep up your positive thoughts you will bask in the rewards from them. Also, your Angels are watching over you with love. Keep the faith and trust and be open to receiving. You create your reality with your thoughts, intention and actions. Stay positive.Delete
I just a a HUGE negative interation with my cousin who I've been best friends with all my life (I'm 62, she is 65). Our disagreement was done through the use of our emails. The last one she sent said goodbye and good luck. This sounds like our relation is over. Then I saw 330 on the clock. The result of other double, triple numbers I've been seing (constantly) talked about discarding the old for the new to enter. I suspect now that our relationship seems to be over, they have been referring to that. As we have gotten older our similarities and beliefs have gotten further apart from each other. FYI, I never wake up at 3:30 but I usually see on clocks 333, 133,233,433 and so on as well as all the other numbers. I definitely feel as though I am in a growth spert of sorts. Thanks again Joanne, you are a lightworker and I appreciate all the blessings coming into my life as well as the contrast so I can see clearer. God Bless.ReplyDeleteReplies
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- AnonymousTuesday, November 13, 2018
What a lovely post. Love and Light!Delete
Thank you very much for this love.ReplyDelete
I invoke my Realizations to the whole of humanity. The Revelation has come to Fruition. HALLELUJAH, AUM.ReplyDelete
My birthday is also 329 and i love what it says tooReplyDelete
- AnonymousWednesday, September 12, 2018
I'm here!god send me here through a portal,i know it sounds like im crazy,but I'm'not jesus christ whiwh is older brother and a man that was perfect I love him for that but im a bit different than my brother i commit mistakes like evryever one else imI'not perfect but I'm gonna try to be best that i can be because thats what are father in the heavens want to at least try thats all,so you can choose to believe or not today is day one,so lets celebrate because are dad did not end the world today!ReplyDelete


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Adriana Zehbrauskas is a Brazilian photographer/photojournalist, currently living in Mexico City. She received her degree in Journalism in 1989 and then moved to Paris where she studied Linguistics and Phonetics at the Sorbonne Nouvelle. Adriana worked as a staff photographer for Folha de Sao Paulo for 11 years, traveling extensively throughout the country and abroad, covering a variety of subjects. She also worked as James Nachtwey's assistant in Brazil and New York, and studied with Mary Ellen Mark in Mexico and with Susan Meiselas in Colombia.
She's a frequent contributor to the New York Times, and her work appeared in Newsweek, Time, Glamour, The Guardian, Paris Match, Le Figaro Magazine, Elle U.S.A, Architectural Record, Time for Kids, The International Herald Tribune and La Nación, among others.
I had the privilege of meeting Adriana during the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop in Mexico City. Knowing the quality of her work, and despite having to teach my own multimedia classes, I was sorely tempted to play hookey and attend hers as a student...maybe the second Foundry Workshop will provide another opportunity to do so. I also had the pleasure of visiting her lovely home for lunch with a group of photographers, and can personally vouch for her gracious hospitality.
While I emphasize with Adriana's Faith portfolio, I was also struck by her images of her Daily Life in Mexico; the above photograph of a street musician in Oaxaca just clinched it for me. An immensely talented photographer, with an enormous capacity to share her talents with others.


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China Broiler Weekly: Markets recover from post-festive lows (week ended Mar 6, 2018)
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Price summary
Prices were stable.
Market analysis
AA broiler
Recovering from post-festive lows, AA broiler prices increased 2.2%. However, as the demand for chicken was not exceptionally strong, prices of AA broiler stayed below RMB8/kg in most regions.
Chick prices slid RMB0.10-0.30/kg, but remained in the high range of RMB3.20-3.50/kg.
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As demand recovered more strongly, prices of fast-growth native broiler rose at a faster rate of 4.4% compared with that of AA broiler. This helped to prop up day-old chick prices over the week.
Market forecast
Supplies of broilers are expected to increase gradually in the coming weeks, However, sales of chicken products will likely remain slow during this time of the year, hence exerting pressure on the broiler market.
Limited availability will lend support the prices of day-old chicks.
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A 65 year old, grandma of four, mother of three, daughter of two and wife of one. I'm also a writer, botanist, teacher and volunteer.
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
On Societal Dynamics............
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- Shachi said...
I am fortunate that the few American neighbors and mommy friends I know well lead a life close to ours in terms of raising children, being with family, grandparents living closeby to babysit grandkids, and meeting regularly with parents (who have been married for 20+ yrs), even if they don't live in the same town.
It's very inspiring to be surrounded by such folks. And it reinforces my belief that in every culture, every country, you can find many positives that you can embrace and imbibe in your life.
I also love the fact that retired folks here live life with so much enthusiasm - travel, hobbies, etc vs. people in India, many of whom seem to have given up and wait to die. Or, the trouble makers, who unnecessary create havoc within family relationships.
- October 08, 2013 1:05 PM
- Hip Grandma said...
Sachi: you are right. We generally feel that children are more sensitive to their parent's needs in India and the Western culture is more individualist and self centered.
Even in my generation I have seen well placed sons and daughters eyeing their parents' savings and shamelessly asking them to hand out a portion to buy a flat or a car. The parents yield out of fear of rejection and also with the hope that their needs would be taken care of by their wards. Very often they are neglected and sometimes they are treated as unwanted intruders who are forced to live with each of their children for a stipulated time. In
short they, like a piece of furniture, are thrown around.
So much for our family oriented culture! At least the elderly have a control over their money and property in the West.
- October 09, 2013 6:03 PM
- parijata said...
Agree with you absolutely. My children are still young, but I really hope that I have the sense to give them their share of independence when they grow up and not expect them to be big babies.
- October 11, 2013 8:25 AM
- Hip Grandma said...
Thathastu! Amen! Easier said than done though. I say it from experience.
- October 14, 2013 6:54 PM
- Elizabeth said...
i loved this article and i think all those Indian who bash American culture should read this post from you...
- October 17, 2013 12:04 PM
- Hip Grandma said...
Elizabeth: welcome here. We keep judging other cultures without knowing much about them and clam ours to be superior. My experience tells me that human beings are the same whatever be their nationality. We have our flaws and they have theirs. One should try to improve and adopt good things from other cultures instead of calling ours the best.
- October 26, 2013 3:57 AM


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Our beginning was, well…let's just say it was "rough".
On January 1st 2010, Audrey was just coming home from her new waitress job. She was so close to graduating college with her associates in web and graphic design, but by now she was completely exhausted with doing anything other than her true heart's desire. Shane still didn't have a new job by this point and when Audrey walked through the door, this normally smiling/sun-shiny person looked like her soul had been taken from her.
A lot of stress and high emotion had been experienced in the last year with everything that was going on. Besides the fact that their whole world was crumbling around them, they were miserable because they weren't living anything close to the life they wanted.
As Audrey was sharing the story of her day being a waitress in a restaurant on the Las Vegas strip on New Year's day (if you can even imagine), Shane interrupted her out of nowhere and said, "quit your job right now". Both being military brats, they were always taught to be "responsible" and to "find a new job before you quit the one you have now", so for both of them, this idea was very hard to stomach. Regardless, they had "had it". Enough was enough. They were so tired of doing things the "right way", of being miserable, and decided to take the dream they had talked about called "Pixel Me Pink" and make it a full-time reality.
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Half-Finished Recipe Book
I've often complained that household goods found in auctions or estate sales here in Texas just aren't as interesting or plentiful as those found in the northern states at the same type of venues. There are a dozen different reasons for that, but in the end, it means that it's slim pickings in the advertising cookbooks department for me.
This is a box of recipe books that I bought at an estate auction. Six months ago. The box has been riding around in the backseat of my car all this time. Evidently it just wasn't exciting enough for me to even take out of the car. I think I bought it because I was desperate to buy something. The thrill of the acquisition and digging through the box for treasures and all that, you know.
The contents of this box are pretty typical for what I usually see here in terms of condition. Dirty, brittle, yellow, insect eaten; certainly not anything worthy of my driving it around for six months. But it is what it is and we make do with what we have to.
I finally pulled the box out of the car yesterday and pulled the top book off of the pile to look at here.
It's one of those smaller three-ring recipe binders with tabs inside for the different categories and lined notepaper to write the recipes on. I'm assuming the binder probably came from Woolworth's, because inside the front cover it says "Additional ruled sheets can be secured at your Woolworth Store, ask for No. 1062."
The tabbed pages are referred to as Index Sheets in the instructions on the first page of the book. It says "On each Index Sheet are helpful hints to aid you in the preparation of the different kinds of food." You can see the dampstains and discolorations on the inside of the binder. This is what happens when you combine excessive heat and humitity with paper. Not much air conditioning back in the 1930s.
This binder doesn't have any handwritten recipes. The previous owner took the easy way out and cut out recipes and their illustrations and pasted them onto the pages of the book. The recipes and illustrations are very familiar, although I don't know right off hand which of the promotional books they came out of. It's also possible that they were cut out of magazines. I know I've seen them somewhere before.
This first recipe, for Sunny Fritters, is filed under Desserts. It came from a Crisco booklet or ad. These fritters have bananas and pineapple in them.
They've also filed this one for Prunes under Desserts. Some of it's kind of funny: "Prunes are often misunderstood." "Simmer your prunes instead of getting them all discouraged with hard boiling." "Pureed prunes make desserts worth making. As witness the prune whip." Mmmmm, Prune Whip.
These recipes are filed under Fish--Meat. They're also made with Crisco. This woman did her homework. Notice the handwritten notes with the prices. Forty-two cents, serves 6. The Porky Pie cost thirty-eight cents to make and also serves 6.
Frankfritters cost thrity-five cents and serves 6. These remind me of the unusual frankfurer recipes on Rochelle's Vintage and Frugal Recipes blog. The Surprise Packages, made with flank or skirt steak, are a bit more expensive at forty seven cents to serve six.
Here's an interesting combination: Hamettes with Bananas. Since it's a Crisco recipe, you know they're fried.
These recipes already have the cost included under the title. The recipe for Ham Roll-Ups is really expensive--sixty three cents. Must be the asparagus.
Moving on to the Salads category, we have a fruit and a vegetable salad pictured, both made with Wesson Oil dressings.
This recipe is called Tavern Dressing, and it's meant for Meat Salads. The ingredient list calls for Old English Dressing or Worcestershire Sauce. I couldn't find anything online about Old English Dressing, I wonder if it's something that tasted similar to Worcestershire?
The rest of the binder is filled with blank ruled paper. I guess she got tired of the project before she finished.


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