text: I love having long hair, but long, unhealthy hair is annoying and not very pretty - at all! Here are a few foods to add to your diet so that you can have fast growing hair that is strong, silky, and absolutely gorgeous! Yellow Bell Peppers: These tasty peppers actually have nearly five and a half times more vitamin C than oranges! This is good news for your hair since vitamin C strengthens your hair while preventing breakage. Munch on these with some hummus or carrots to really get that vitamin C and fiber kick! Sunflower Seeds: Just a few little seeds can supply you with a great supply of vitamin E, which enhances blood flow to the scalp to promote faster hair growth. Throw these on a salad for a tasty crunch and lusicous locks :) Sweet Potatoes: These are loaded with beta carotene which not only promotes a healthy scalp but promotes hair growth. I am giving you permission to load up on those (baked!) sweet potato fries! Avocados: Due to their high concentration of fatty acids (which help to keep your skin smooth), avocados are an amazing beauty secret. When topically applied to the hair and scalp, they have the added ability to stimulate collagen and elastin production. Check out these avocado hair ideas: Avocado-Lemon Hair Mask - http://www.vingle.net/posts/537374 Homemade Banana/Avocado Nutrient Treatment - http://www.vingle.net/posts/445744 Almonds: These nuts will make your hair grow faster and thicker due to their high biotin content. One cup contains nearly one-third of your daily requirement. You should be able to see the results in a month or two of adding them to your diet!


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Get Your Phillip Niemeyer Print
Donate $200 to Sound of Art and you will receive a limited edition offset lithograph [pictured below] made by Phillip Niemeyer in addition to the lower-package goodies. The creative talent behind Brooklyn design studio Double Triple, Niemeyer's clients have included Issue Project Room, New York Magazine, The Fiery Furnaces, and Spoon.
"Picturing the Past 10 Years," is a chart of icons summarizing the most prominent features of the decade. From Abu Ghraib, to Bennifer, to "crowd-source, Niemeyer's uses simple icons and sparing text to break down the first decade of the 2000's by year. Art star Damien Hirst's shark in formaldehyde even makes an appearance, the art marke Niemeyer's choice for the defining culture story of 2008.
Categories like "Business," "Fear", and "Verb" further organize the decade. Endlessly fascinating for its identification of interests and events that gripped the nation and their pictorial representation, Niemeyer's offset lithograph is a brilliant summation of the decade.

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Icons Assembly – with just a click!
Icons Assembler is a character creation and management application for Icons Superpowered Roleplaying.
Created by Joe Wetzel of Inkwell Ideas, Icons Assembler produces random characters using the tables from the Assembled Edition of the game (including material from Great Power and Icons A to Z), allows for unlimited character customization and editing, and features character sketch tools. It also provides in-play management tools and lets you save and share your Icons characters!
You get Windows .exe, OS X, and Java versions of the application with your purchase, usable for whatever platform you wish. Icons Assembler makes the quick and easy hero creation of Icons even faster with just a few clicks!


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I've just returned from a visual research trip to Europe for my upcoming second book.
A highlight was Greece. Every time I told someone I was going there, the first thing they said was "Are you going to Santorini??"
Well now I know why… I had always admired the Greek Island, but it's very rare in life that someplace actually looks even better in reality than on the postcard.
Maybe it's the white rendered buildings, but the sea and sky is just a different shade of blue in Santorini. A more vibrant crayon has been used than back home.
In fact, if there was ever a place on earth you could honestly tag #nofliter, I recon this is it!
Every moment you turn your head there is visual inspiration, and simple but effective decorating ideas aplenty – from the sea-stone mosaics, to the marble patchwork paths, and of course those trademark 'Santorini Blue' shutter doors.
The Santorinians sure know how to inject a vibrant pop of colour through climbing plants too, adding to the layering of the tiny spaces.
I truly felt like I had found my island home, and can't wait to find an excuse to re-visit one day soon…


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Green Park Delighted to Announce Arrival of Stephanie Campbell
Green Park Delighted to Announce Arrival of Stephanie Campbell
Green Park is delighted to announce the arrival of Stephanie Campbell who joins as Director to expand our interim management offering across the Commerce & Industry Sector.
Stephanie, formerly of Veredus where she headed up the private sector Interim Practice, has been widely recognised as one of the market leaders in interim management for over a decade with a superb track record across Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Central Government. Stephanie joins Green Park to help develop our interim proposition across the Commerce & Industry Sector with a particular focus on growing our Board Practice.
Commenting on the hire, Raj Tulsiani says, "We are thrilled to have Stephanie joining the expanding Green Park team. She comes to Green Park with a wealth of experience across the commerce and industry sector as well as a long standing professional career in interim management. I am personally delighted that she has chosen to come on board with Green Park to help us further develop our offering to customers bringing with her, her positivity, determination and experience. As we enter a new financial year, we are committed to delivering our customers an even better service over the next 12 months, focusing on how we can add more value and become the best executive recruitment partner in the market."


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Nile will be playing in Dubai on August 5th and seven bands from the Middle East have been nominated to open for them. One of the bands is Divine Disorder – from Kuwait!
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The Mac 3.0 version had full-width label colours, but this was altered in 3.01 to be closer to the old V2 behaviour (much like your screenshot). Presumably the Windows Beta will catch up with that before release.
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Updated story: Sony has released a new promo for a gamescom 2014 reveal.
The 15-second clip, titled 'It's coming', sees an axe land into a tree trunk before teasing next week's expo.
It has been speculated that Sony is teasing a new reveal for Until Dawn, which was shown at last year's show.
Sony's gamescom conference is set to take place on August 12 at 7pm in Cologne, Germany.
Original story: Sony has released a promo for its gamescom 2014 presentation.
Enlarged snowflakes and blood appear in the ten-second clip, suggesting that Until Dawn will be showcased at the upcoming trade fair.
Sony's gamescom conference is set to take place on August 12 at 7pm in Cologne, Germany.
Developed by Supermassive Games, Until Dawn is a horror title that sees eight teenagers spend the night at a cabin in the woods, suffering at the hands of a mysterious killer.
Played entirely in the first person and with the PlayStation Move controller, players have full control over their movements and are able to explore limited portions of the surrounding area.
The first details of the game were unveiled at gamescom 2012.
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Aunt Rhiannon came up. She took the girls to see horses.
We also walked through Wildlife Safari and rode the train.
Our dear Great Uncle Barry passed away.
The girls often pretend to be him.
It is pretty sweet.
We all miss him and long to be in heaven ...
Psalm 23
1 The LORD is my shepherd;I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD
Sey dictated, and I wrote:
My Mommy and Daddy brought me Repunzel.
She is a pretty bunny.
I like to play with her and give her kisses and hugs.
I like to pet her in the bunny cage.
Here we have portraits of ~ Mom, Dad, Sey, and Mye
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Discussion in 'Movies and Television' started by Paladin, Apr 20, 2009.
(postmodernbarney.com) » Uncomfortable Plot Summaries
Some of these aren't bad.
Those are great. The Terminator one is my favorite.
THE GOONIES: Physically abused, retarded man finds love with overweight preteen.
Two Girls, One Cup - Couple make do with limited resources.
LOL at the Terminator one. Nightmare Before Christmas cracked me up, too.
The Last Starfighter: One Teen Proves that Videogames are better than years of Nasa Training.
Transformers: Boy buys car, turns out being an alien robot
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Mutt asks an old man to help him find his mother.
Brokeback Mountain: Two man get lost in the woods
Highschool Musical: 25-year-old Highschool students prove that singing is better than good grades.
edit: Back to the Future 2: Mother falls for Son.
edit again: Dragon Ball Z: Young boy fights viciously with the help of his balls.
@ Titanic.
Ur doing it wrong.
some of my faves:
Hahah the Predator one is gold!
First of all this is the first I've heard of this, so give me a break. Second of all, with Brokeback, I did it on purpose because if I did the actual description is "uncomfortable." And with Transformers I was just quoting Sam to be funny, I know that's not how it works. The Dragonball on seems on, so I ain't defending myself too much.
I loved the Alien one more myself...
hahah, yes, that crew definitely missed out on their bonus
Ok, how's this....
The Matrix: Young Lonely man falls in love, has sex, and saves the planet, in the world's largest MMORPG.
Here's mine.
Breakfast at Tiffany's: Mickey Rooney racistly portrays Japanese American.
Twister: Big wind come, kill things, that guy from Alien is in it too.
Obsession: Girl from Destiny's Child fight girl from Heros.
GI Joe: Cartoon soldiers fight snake oil men!
Those are great. Some of the ones in the comments are hilarous as well:
MR BEAN: Austistic loner finds every day a struggle, to his sadness and frustration
WIZARD OF OZ: Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again
THE MATRIX: Computer geek quits his job to spend more time playing a superhero in an online game.
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: Citizens must bail out incompetent banker.
Ill give it a try:
Killer Tomatoes: people die by fruit
Very good.
Although I think the one for WALL-E should be: "halfwit stalks psycho girlfriend."
Hehehe, that's awesome, but aren't tomatoes Veggies? I maybe wrong since I hardly eat veggies. I know, I'm bad.
Superman: Alien visits other planet and flies around in what locals call Underwear.
Hackers: Teenagers make out, break the rules, become heroes.
Accepted: Teenagers make out, break the rules, become heroes.
American Pie: Teenagers make out, break the rules, become heroes...to morons.
Transformers: GM Commercial about aliens from outer space gives more dignity to U.S. Military than movies about U.S. Military.
Star Wars Episode 1: Religious fanatic wins a slave boy and takes him from his mother, claiming that boy has powers that need to be realized.
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Happy days! We found out that the dog does not have cancer. He has pancreatitis, which is treatable and we have him on a trail of drugs now to do just that. Also, he was able to get the majority of his stitches out but as there are still some located in a location that male dogs find, ahem, tempting, shall we say, his cone stays on. He's managing to get around it pretty well though, and is hoovering up crumbs like his usual self.
Also, I realized that my cousin's baby is only 7 weeks away from arriving, and that I need to get my knit on. No, I haven't yet darned the ends in on that darn second bootie, but I did cast on to the Cache Coeur (Ravelry link- sorry non-members), a very simple baby sweater from Ashford's magazine The Wheel. I'm using Sandesgarn Sisu, and am impressed with it so far. It has excellent stitch definition, and superwash with a bit of nylon, so it should be good for a mom who doesn't knit and might not want to handwash baby things.
It's going well so far, and I think I'll try to complete the BSJ I have planned as part of the Ravelympic challenge in the Baby Dressage event. I also hope to complete my Sizzle in the WIP Wrestling match. It seems like a fun way to try and tackle some of the knitting I'm scandalously behind on!


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UNLV College of Education faculty lead students to success with writing studio series.
In Fall 2015, Drs. Chyllis Scott and Chad Scott of the Department of Teaching and Learning, along with Dr. Margarita Huerta of the Department of Educational and Clinical Studies, taught a series of four free UNLV POWER writing studios for graduate students. POWER stands for "Promoting Outstanding Writing for Excellence in Research."
In the sessions students learned empirically-based strategies to help them become more productive and efficient academic writers. Topics included strategies for writing regularly, managing your writing time, reading and writing at the same time, and finding support and feedback. Participants also had time to practice writing during the workshops. Participants have noted that the UNLV POWER writing studios have been helpful for writing a thesis, dissertation, grant, resume/curriculum vitae, class project, homework assignment, and writing in general.
UNLV POWER writing studios are open to all COE students. To learn more about the workshops, contact Dr. Chyllis Scott and Dr Margarita Huerta at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Cleveland-based GE Consumer & Industrial recently joined the Green Grid, a global consortium of more than 80 high-tech equipment companies. "Environmental initiatives are in the fabric of GE," says Timothy Connolly, sales development manager, mission critical team, GE Consumer & Industrial. "We are fully aware of today's challenges in the data center industry. Our membership in the Green Grid demonstrates our commitment to developing more energy-efficient data centers."
GE will work closely with other members of the Green Grid to develop meaningful operating standards, metrics, and technologies to improve the energy efficiency and performance of data centers and computing ecosystems.
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Daara JFormed 1992
Daara J Biography (Wikipedia)
Daara J (pronounced, which means "the school" in Wolof) are a Senegalese rap duet that consists of N'Dongo D and Faada Freddy. Their music takes influence from hip hop, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and reggae and is performed in English, French, Spanish, and Wolof.
Daara J was formed in 1997 and quickly became popular in Senegal from the release of their first cassette album, Daara J. They followed in 1999 with a more politically themed recording, Xalima, which integrated numerous musical ideas and instruments from Senegal and other African countries. 2003's Boomerang was critically acclaimed and furthered the combination of various musical and lyrical influences of the previous two recordings. Activism has also been an important aspect of the group's philosophy since it was founded.
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Last week, a witness saw a man break the front door of a home in the 3700 block of Kenmore at 2:40PM. That burglar was described as a white male with brown hair who was wearing a light colored jacket and blue jeans.
The 19th police district's anti-burglary team was disbanded several weeks ago.
LVCC Meeting
Thursday night's Lake View Citizens' Council (LVCC) meeting will include an update from the group's Crime Task Force. LVCC president Will DeMille says the Task Force portion of the meeting will be "more of a readout of discussions to date and planned next steps."
6:30PM in the 19th district police station, 850 W. Addison.
Burglary Beat (January 31, 2014)
Double Burglary On Newport (February 4, 2014)
Burglaries Beat (February 4, 2014)
Unwelcome Visitors: Four More Homes Burglarized Sunday (February 2, 2014)


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Love the anticipation of this, the excitement...perhaps a little dread... solo home practice may be for me but I kinda get it.
Thanks to Goran for the fb share.
Back when my back was playing up more, especially in the mornings, I used to do my ashtanga in the evenings after work. To help with the transition from work mind to practice mind I got into the habit of playing Bhagavan Das' Love songs to the Dark Lord, only music I've ever been able to listen to during practice. Anyway one of the tracks came up on shuffle at work this afternoon and I had a Pavlovian craving for a straight, hot sweaty full on Primary with the album on in the background.
So while I sup my Nespresso and the home shala warms up a couple of degrees ( A radiator, Space heater and a four bar halogen heater currently surrounding my mat) I thought I'd share the above video and this awesome video of Kali ma
Espresso drunk, see if I can still do this.....
Update: That was fun, Friday Straight Primary is back on the menu I think. I did do those relatively straight Primary's with David Robson's drums a couple of weeks back, after I was sick, kind of blurred as I was still only half with it. Interesting doing Primary again now having mislaid four or five kilo over the last six weeks (since switching to eating only once a day). My weight seems to have settled and levelled out but I'm lighter and leaner than I was, does make a difference in Ashtanga especially for the binds and lifting up to jump back, very light and floaty.


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Located at 1210 Hillsboro Mile in Hillsboro Beach, a statue stands of a barefoot mailman. Why? Because in the late 19th century there were eleven barefoot mailmen who trudged along the beaches between Palm Beach and Miami to deliver the mail. Roads were very poor in those days, and taking the shortcut up the coast seemed like a preferable route at the time. However, it wasn't as easy as a seashell searching stroll: approximately 28 miles of the "barefoot route" required postal carriers to row more than one boat to get to their destination. All this just so some guy in Lemon City could send a "Wish you were here" Florida postcard to his cousin Sylvia in Weehawken.
There are actually three barefoot mailman statues; another is in Pompano Beach and the other can be found on the Coast Guard's Hillsboro Inlet Light Station to commemorate the mysterious disappearance of James "Ed" Hamilton, who had moved to Florida from his original home of Cadiz, Kentucky.
In 1887, Hamilton vanished while he was out attempting the swift completion of his appointed rounds and the mystery has never been explained. Hamilton's possessions, including all of his clothes, were found neatly laid out on the north bank of the Hillsboro Inlet. The rowboat that he had used to cross the inlet was missing.
It has been speculated that alligators got him, but his body was never recovered and why he had removed his clothes remains a mystery.
There are antiquated reports that a "stranger from the north", no name given, was charged with stealing Hamilton's boat and tried in Federal Court in Jacksonville. As per the custom of the time, the man's name was never publicly released or entered in the record because he was found innocent. What really happened out there? We may never know now.
In addition to the statues, there's a historical marker about the barefoot mailmen located in Boca Raton. Curiously, it lists Hamilton as having drowned, which is really only conjecture on someone's part.


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Kidding aside I'm very happy to be able to announce the release of The Love That Never Dies: Erotic Encounters With The Undead. Right now it's up on the Sizzler site but it should be available everywhere (ibooks, amazon, etc) in a week or two.
Thousands of books have been written about love and sex between humans and werewolves, vampires, aliens, shapeshifters, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures. But, what about the real, honest, and alluringly bizarre world of the undead. Not just zombies - though a few are stumbling through this anthology - not just the once-alive - but also the differently-living? In these pages you'll discover things shambling out of tombs, existing on whole new plains of existence, and more. In the hands, and minds, of these deeply talented and wonderful writers nothing will be quite what it appears. Buckle yourself in and get ready for a ride will of unexpected twists and turns, where your libido and desires may go in one direction while your brain - screaming all the time "No no no no no no!" - goes the opposite. Including stories from erotic writing celebrities like Laura Antoniou, Nobilis Reed, Jay Lawrence, Billierosie, PM White, Ralph Greco, Jr. - and science fiction/horror stars such as Jean Marie Stine, Ernest Hogan and Chris Devito!
One Drop By Laura Antoniou
Robber By Kannan Feng
Monster By
Vamps By Dominic Santi
Winnat's Pass By Billierosie
The Ghost In The Machine By Karen Taylor
Deliverance By Jay Lawrence
Memory Man By PM White
The Wolf Man And The Mule By Linda Watanabe Mcferrin
Between Despair And Ecstasy By Angelia Sparrow
The Man Who Visited Or Poor Brother Ed By Ralph Greco, Jr.
Ghost By Heather Towne
A Rock And A Hard Place By J. T. Seate
Alive She Cried By Chris Devito
Les Bon Temps By C. C. Williams
Only In Your Dreams By A. Leigh Jones
A Pearl Of Great Price By Jean Marie Stine
Horro Vacui By M. Christian


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Today started with devotions early in the morning. Thanking the Lord for such a gorgeous day and for providing some respite from our jobs.
We arrived in downtown Pittsburgh late morning. We enjoyed the weather, the waterfall, and the river view.
I really need some SUN on those legs!!!
We saw the Pirates vs. Red Sox at PNC Park. Great game, even if they lost. Keith scored several autographs. (not surprising)
Keith had enough gift cards to almost pay for a Neil Walker jersey. He had to pay $15 out of pocket. SAWEET!
This game and the jersey were on his list of "want really bad's" this year so it made me feel really good to see it happen. He also got to see one of his favorite Red Sox players hit a homer into the river… thankfully via the foul line.
We rounded out the day enjoying dinner with the Zom's. Not bad for day #1 of our vacation.


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When you're broken
You have to hold in the pieces
And never let yourself
Love too deeply or hope too much
Step away
When you feel the touch
Of new days dawning
Up from the dust
Never call the name
Of what you wish
It makes your dreams
Shatter like glass
Lie strewn about
When all you wanted
Was just one wish
To mend the broken soul
That loved too deeply
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To hold in the pieces
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"These bottles are killing us!"
We all know bottles made with BPA are bad for you; BPA leaches out into whatever fluids the bottle is holding. Unfortunately as designers, there's only so much we can do--we can spec out that a new design oughtn't be made with BPA, but until the manufacturers can accommodate that, it's nothing more than a lonely little call-out on a rendering.
As an article in Plastics News points out, one of the literally biggest BPA-containing bottles that many of us are regularly exposed to are the five-gallon water-cooler bottles, which, due to their weight, need the rigidity of BPA-containing polycarbonate to withstand the rigors of transport and pallet-stacking. But two companies, Ohio packaging manufacturer Greif Inc. and Italian blow-molding machinery maker Siapi, now have the capability to change that. Greif has developed a BPA-free copolyester bottle in the 5-gallon size, and Siapi has new machines that can blow them.
Making big changes like these are expensive, so it's not surprising that other companies have been slow to change over. But here's an encouraging fact:
...Joel Tickner, a professor at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and project director of the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, said BPA is very much a factor in the decisions bottle manufacturers are making in order to stay in business. "If there is a material that could be problematic and is leaching out of water bottles, do you wait?" he asked.
The center's green chemistry and commerce council in December released a report on best practices in product chemicals management in the retail industry. In it, researchers found that retailers that pay attention to consumer fears, media reports and government regulatory pressures are likely to fare well in an era of enhanced public concern over chemical additives on consumer products.
Siapi will be displaying their new machines at the 26th Nova-Pack PET Containers expo, which opens today in Florida.
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In the Apple-vs.-Adobe wars, Steve Jobs famously declared that "the worls is moving towards HTML5" and that Flash is essentially dying out. Time will tell if it's true, but in the meantime here comes Sketchpad, a neat little HTML5-based sketching app. It's designed to be run on any modern browser...
If progress is to go beyond the banal indulgences that give rise to a never-ending array of car shell designs then we need to analyse our present time with regard to its aesthetics and its media. Watch Bruce Sterling's keynote on Atemporality at Berlin's Transmediale.
Kim Asendorf, an interactive artist from Kassel, Germany, has just released the first version of ONull, a new tool for vectorizing raster graphics.The software, written in Java with a Processing core, works by changing pixelized color information into a halftone pattern, much like The Rasterbator. The difference is that ONull's...
This entry will only appeal to the manufacturing guys at your firm, but hey, engineers are people too. Israeli CAD manufacturer Cimatron, which specializes in CAD for mold, tool and die makers, has developed a new tool which enables manufacturers to "simulate and analyze the injection molding process from within...
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Ahh restaurant week, you came and left so soon. This year I was extremely unprepared on where I wanted to go and had a date to catch up with an old friend. Originally we picked a restaurant way up into DC, and the day of the reservation when I mapped out how long it would take me to drive that was just not going to happen after my day. I quickly texted my friend, gave her a location I wanted, and she started spurting of restaurants to me.
We settled on 701 Restaurant and I couldn't have been happier. One of my favorite things about restaurant week is that you can give a more expensive restaurant a trial run before committing to the full priced menu. Let me tell you, 701 did not disappoint.
I wish I took a photo, but the inside is absolutely gorgeous, extremely classy. Their website describes the experience being like "the warmth and charm of a private club," which is absolutely on point.
Once we were seated and made it known we were looking at wine, we were informed that there was a wine expert (sommelier?) there to help us if we'd like. I settled on a glass of rose – Whispering Angel, very good. Bread was brought out, which was average, except for the cornbread muffins being quite dry.
Not one to pass up bacon of any sort I ordered the Braised Bacon endive, apple, frisee, cherry mustard which was a savory, delicious combo (sadly not on their regular menu). Important to note this was more of a pork belly consistency. The freshness of the frisee really helped cut the heaviness of the bacon. Even my pescetarian friend was able to admire the lovely bacony scent coming from my dish. A tuna tartare aficionado, Amy went with what else but the Tuna Tartare wasabi vinaigrette, asain pear, persimmon-yuzo sauce and said it was delicious ($13 and on their lunch menu normally).
For dinner I went with the "Duck Tajarin," or Duck Spaghetti $20 as their normal menu states duck ragout (bolognese)/Trevisiano/goat cheese/crumbles cracklings. This was served on house made pasta, which really took this dish a notch up. I haven't had a goat cheese on a Bolognese style pasta, but it worked really well. The cracklings were a nice textural addition. The restaurant week menu didn't state there was crackling on it so the random crunch freaked me out at first – but once I knew, I really enjoyed them. Amy went with a butternut squash pasta special which she enjoyed, but would look into ordering something else the next visit.
As far as desserts go, we both had our eye on the Chocolate Pots De Crème $9 salted caramel, brownie bits mint ice cream. This was super rich, but when you paired the pots de crème with the salted caramel and mint ice cream a magical party happened on your taste buds. I don't know why I don't order desserts and restaurants, but desserts like these really need to make me need to start.
Service was impeccable (I pretty much grilled our server on how everything was prepared and the ins and outs of most of the dishes), ambiance was perfect and food was delicious. This is the place you need to go if you want to impress someone, celebrate a special occasion or go out on a nice date night. My only complaint has nothing to do with the restaurant but with the restaurant week menu. I prefer it when restaurants highlight their normal menu instead of throwing random specials on it – I like to try and see the actual dishes normally serves.
Would I come back? Yes, I would like to come and try more of their dishes and drinks! I just need to get my butt back into DC soon!
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One in five children in the U.S. has some form of hearing loss by the time they reach age 12, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG) says in a recently released report on dangerous toys. When a favourite gift is unwrapped this year, parents should see if Santa has some earmuffs around for kids to wear, and perhaps a set of earplugs for their own ears.
"We found two toys, a car driving wheel on a console and a toy guitar, on store shelves that exceeded the recommended limit for continuous exposure of 85 decibels. We also found one close-to-the-ear toy, a key chain, that exceeded the 65 decibel limit when measured with a digital sound level meter," the USPIRG report said.
Here is a video talking about the risks with noisy toys:
Dangerous toys are often thought of as those with sharp edges or small pieces that can be swallowed. But as the USPIRG findings show, the noise levels of modern toys can pose another risk to your hearing health.
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This book describes how the Republican Party, once considered a "big tent" party, has become increasingly aligned with the Christian Right in the last 50 years. Based on interviews, undercover research and dogged observation, Blumenthal brings clarity to the reasons behind the Republican party's increasingly value-based policy.
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The following are the menu listings for St. Johns County public elementary school cafeterias for the week of May 30. See the individual school website, www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/depts/food/menus, for the complete menu. Each day's menu, in addition to choice of one entree, includes choice of two sides, including assorted fruits, fruit juices and choice of bread.
The secondary menu, available daily: Assorted pizzas, variety of milk, choice of bread, salads. Selections may be determined by nutrition staff and may vary by school.
Monday; Memorial Day holiday
Tuesday: Choice of grilled cheese sandwich or fish nuggets with a roll, and choice of two of glazed carrots, fruit crisp, assorted juices.
The remainder of the week and through June 9 the menu items will be chosen from among the favorites by the nutrition staff with selections varying by school.


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If you are not familiar with #RPGaDay, then please read this page first. For the 30th day of #RPGaDay the question is:
What is an RPG genre-mashup you would most like to see?
My tweeted answer is: #RPGaDay 30, #RPG inspired by many systems, and my old job, a Mafia Time Extortion game.
Like many role-players, I have a collection of ideas that I've been adding to for years. It can be argued that so many genre-mashups have been done, that there is nothing left. I almost agree with that sentiment, particularly with so many systems and settings allowing for easy adaptation of anything.
- Whether it's GURPs in general, or the Banestorm setting in particular.
- The wondrously detailed Heroes system.
- Palladium's Rifts, and the Megaverse in general.
- Technically the World of Darkness has everything within its vast Tellurian.
- Dungeons & Dragons has mentions of links to other realities, so there is nothing preventing mash-ups with that system.
- Or other systems that work well as a launching platform such as Savage Worlds or Fate.
Keeping to the spirit of RPGaDay, and having fun with the question, I'll get hung-up on whether my idea is silly, or already been done. I am sure people will mention all sorts of ideas that may actually in a few groups giving it a bash, so I am quite looking forward to scouring the Web for answers.
When I worked at KJC Games back in the 2000s, there a few ideas that Mica, my boss, and I discussed as potential for a commercial PBM RPG. Mica worked on some details for an interesting flashback vampire game. Since he knew I was a fan of supernatural myths and many game systems, in particular World of Darkness, he used me as an example of the target customer. Sadly that game never happened, too many other things to do. Years later I contemplated doing something with the idea, but decided against it since it was originally Mica's, instead I got obsessed with coding software to support role-playing a time travel game.
There are many games that touch on time travel, and of course GURPS explores the subject in quite some depth. In the 90s and early 00s I had run the Vampire Giovanni Chronicles with a few groups, and my main group had gotten up to book 4. The PCs start out as mortals in the 1920s working for the Mafia. The chronicle explores their lives being drawn in to the World of Darkness, eventually being Ghouls, and eventually embraced by Giovanni. My players, however, decided they were really happy playing a mortal Mafia game, since they were having such fun they even requested I delay any supernatural aspects indefinitely. Since I was still working on the time travel game ideas, I got the idea of doing a setting that was a mash-up of a Mafia Time Extortion game. Years later Looper was made, which is somewhat of a Mafia time travel story.
In 1999 I spent a year working on time travel ideas after meeting Martin and Damian of the original Suzerain team. After writing them a detailed essay about the game, I was invited to become more involved with the game, and so I became a freelance writer. I later helped with Suzerain's GenCon UK launch, demonstrating games and helping to run the two LARP events that weekend. Suzerain was an interesting RPG, that reminded me of Quantum Leap. I'll write about my Suzerain interest another time.
Although I've not playtested the designs I have for my Mafia Time Extortion game, I did adapt a few things for the Trinity Verse game I ran. What started out as a typical Aberrant campaign became about tracking down Max Mercer's time travel. Typically for me the game got complicated, and required a database to track all the Novas, as well as Adventure and Trinity era NPCs. That game is on hold awaiting the release of the Trinity Continuum.


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A person can lose weight in the legs by dieting, doing cardiovascular exercises and lifting weights. It's impossible to reduce fat in a specific area, so weight must be lost throughout the body.
Healthy foods include lean meats, fish, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nuts. Cardiovascular exercise or interval training can be done at a moderate intensity for an hour. Interval training is 15 seconds of maximum intensity exercise followed by 45 seconds of moderate intensity exercise, repeated for 10 minutes. Weight lifting exercises that target the legs can be done twice per week to add muscle, which makes the legs look leaner. Leg exercises include leg curls, leg presses and calf raises.


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The number of overweight people going through weight loss surgery has doubled in the last five years. According to Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ), more than 7500 went through weight loss surgery last year. Latest report from Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development found Australia suggests that Australia is on the fifth place in obesity rate among adults in the developed countries. One out of every five adult is obese here in Australia – triple the number of obese twenty years back.
The study was carried out on 2000 obese people who had gone through surgery and another 2000 people whom weight was being managed by lifestyle factors such as diet. After 10 years it was found that twice as many people in the non-surgical group died from heart attack and another 47 people diet of cancer compared to 29 people in the surgery group.
Professor Jeff Hamdorf, from the medical education faculty at the University of Western Australia, said the study "really shows how effective surgery can be for obese people who have not been able to lose weight any other way."
Right now, people with BMI greater than 35 are recommended for weight loss surgery. Bt according to Professor Hamdorf, weight loss surgery should be allowed to people with a BMI greater than 30.
Sarah Fisher, who is a nurse from Lane cove, had gone through gastric band surgery last year and since then her total weight have fallen from 115kgs to 77kgs. "I tried every diet but nothing worked. I suffered asthma, osteoporosis and depression," she said. "After surgery, the weight fell off. The improvement in physical and psychological terms has been phenomenal."
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MERRITT - Calling all amateur singers — Rockin' River Fest wants you to open for Sam Hunt in Merritt this summer.
Sam Hunt is one of roughly two dozen artists already confirmed for the country music festival in Merritt July 28 to 31 and the festival has teamed up with venues around the province in the hunt for an artist to open for him on Saturday, July 30.
Venues in Penticton, Salmon Arm, Kelowna and Kamloops are joining several others in the Lower Mainland and Prince George in the search for an opening act and will be hosting a total of 14 contests through June 15.
One club winner from each area will get to compete at the finals on Canada Day for the chance to open for Hunt.
Hunt has become well-known in the country music world for his songwriting abilities as well as his voice. Break Up in a Small Town, House Party, Raised On It and Make You Miss Me are among his recent titles. Merritt is one of only a few Canadian tour stops for Hunt this year, and the only one in B.C.
Other artists confirmed for the music festival include The Road Hammers, John Michael Montgomery, High Valley, Small Town Pistols and Dean Brody.
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Literature – Call for Articles
Artistic positions and representations of mobility and migration
In August 2017, a theatre performance was planned for the art exhibition Documenta 14 in Kassel, with the title "Auschwitz on the Beach". Is it admissible to link the sort of today's refugees with the holocaust? Is art the appropriate place to do this? Quite understandably, the title provoked outrage and the performance was cancelled. The event doesn't tell of the quality of the piece, nor does it answer the more general question how the practice and experience of flight and migration – and other forms of mobility – can be addressed, mirrored, interpreted on the arts, in literature, music, visual arts, but also in novel popcultural approaches.
Migration and mobilities are the topics of the fourth issue 2018 of the online journal "Mobile Culture Studies" (http://unipub.uni-graz.at/mcsj/wiki/about), after "The Sea Voyage", "Forced Mobilities, New Moorings", and "Migration et Ambience". The Editors invite you to submit contributions dealing with artistic positions in a broad sense that deal with migration from an everyday and popular perspective. The contributions can also be written in other languages that English (http://unipub.uni-graz.at/mcsj/wiki/submitting?lang=en).
The motives are not limited historically or geographically. The editors just mention a few works. "Le juif éternel" (1856) by Gustave Doré, the illustration of the eternally wandering jew, or "Self-portrait in the hideout" (1944) by Felix Nussbaum, showing a family looking at a world map; Italian and Spanish emigrants' songs such as "Mamma mia, da mi cento lire" or "L'Emigrant", which are cultural bridges from the places of origin to the refuges in the America; theatre performances like "Bastimenti. Träume und Schimären zwischen Tarantella und Tango"(2000) by Cataldo Perri, or "Le Dernier Caravansérail" (2003) by Ariane Mnouchkine.
In everyday culture and the corresponding popular culture artistic positions and creations are, like in photography and movie, use to discuss historical and contemporary forms of mobility. In the volume on migration, editor Burcu Dogramaci has asked which is the meaning of immigration for artistic production and practices, for new ideas, images, methods and theories; and how the increasing interest of artists for topics such as homeness and alienation, migration and displacement is expressed. Marie-Hélène Gutberlet has extended the theme beyond the fringes of Europe by creating the platform "Migration & Media", a translocal space where change, innovation, new perspectives and attitudes due to the experience of migration that take on the form of movies, texts and images, as well as other figures of thought and design.
In taking up these projects, ›mcsj› is looking in particular for contributions from cultural anthropology that engage in a dialogue with existing works from the history of art and literature and point to the emerging perspectives.
›mcsj› encourages contributions from various sources, whether literary and biographical texts or drawings, images, photography or sound sources (soundscapes, songs, music). Submissions in languages other than English will have to be accompanied by an "extended abstract" in English.
SUGGESTIONS FOR ARTICLES should be no longer than 180 words (English) respectively 1100 characters (French or German, including spaces and title), and be accompanied by a short biography. Both should be sent to the editors of the issue by 2nd February 2018.
THE FINAL ARTICLES with a maximum length of 9000 words have subsequently to be submitted by 11 May 2018. They will be submitted to an anonymous review process (double-blind review) or, depending on agreement, editor's review. The issue is planned to appear at the end of 2018.
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After a century of catastrophe, the northern city of Vindorium is all that remains of the once mighty Aurelican Empire, standing alone in a world that grows increasingly hostile. Vindorium is a land rich in history, where the scions of the Aurelican Empire rule over and dwell amongst the original pagan peoples of the unrestful north. Too much history in fact, as ancient evils waken and stalk the land, threatening Vindorium from without and within. In these days of horror and collapse, heroes are needed to preserve the waning empire and protect the people from the rising tides of darkness.
The Campaign Motif
Vindorium is a only a framework, based partially on the concept of a Roman colony in Brittania, left alone after the collapse of the empire. The map shows a small circle of civilization completely surrounded by dangerous lands, and I've deliberately limited it so the entire campaign will take place within this area. I've also designed it to make use of the Paizo Flip-Mats as recurring locations, so some encounter areas may become more familiar over time. Characters should be closely tied to the land, and players should feel free to make up details as they like within this broader framework.
Character Creation
Each player character is a hero, standing above the common folk in power and prestige. PCs start at 5th level with the following improvements:
- a bonus feat
- a bonus skill
- starting equipment as per class and background
- an additional 650 gp
- an uncommon magic item of their choice. These items are part of your destiny and will increase in power as the character advances. These items should be woven into your background, with a name and description that mark them as unique and potent items of magic.
- (optional): an additional uncommon magic item may be purchased for 500 gp.
In addition to a character sheet, your character should include the following:
- A brief description of the character's appearance and personality.
- The name and description of your personal magic item.
- The names and brief descriptions of two important NPCs tied to the character.
- The name of one powerful, recurring foe and what kind of threat they represent.
- One type of creature that the character regards as a particular threat to the land. This can be tied to the recurring foe or entirely separate, and can be as general or specific as the player desires. For example, one player might choose dragons as a general class of enemy, while another might specifically choose ghouls and link them to his personal recurring foe, the Ghoul King. Feel free to get creative here. It might be helpful to refer to the map and see whether the place names spark any ideas.


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(May 6) Paul Newman was 80 years old when I met him in the paddock at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve at the 2004 Champ Car World Series race in Montreal (the track still hosts a NASCAR race and the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix each summer), but I still swooned when his blue eyes pierced me then like I'm sure they did James Dean back in a 1955 East of Eden screen test they did together.
"Kiss me," Dean says to Newman a few seconds into the clip.
"Can't here," Newman replies.
Newman was married to Joanne Woodward for 50 years, but in the unauthorized bestseller Paul Newman: A Life (Crown Archetype books) author Shawn Levy, film critic for The Oregonian, also alleges homoerotic tendencies during the making of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Still, this is not a salacious tell-all. Levy has done a remarkably fine job piecing together Newman's full life and Oscar-winning career. Page after page reveals Newman the misfit, Newman the rebel, the champion race car driver, renegade, activist, and, perhaps most famously, Newman the philanthropist (he even gave tens of thousands of dollars to Montreal's Sun Youth organization). Levy also covers the greatest tragedy of Newman's life, the death of his son from a drug overdose.
Paul Newman also thought Hollywood was a four-letter town, and about folks like me whom he met in restaurants and at racetracks around the world, Levy writes, "[Those blue eyes were] a terrific asset but a terrific embarrassment too. He hadn't worked for them or chosen them, and the whole world seemed to have an opinion about them and to want to possess them, if only for a moment. Strangers would literally walk up to him and stare right into them, and when he took to wearing dark glasses, they would insist that he take them off. 'There's nothing that makes you feel more like a piece of meat,' he complained. 'It's like saying to a woman, 'Open your blouse and show me your [breasts].'"
Paul Newman: A Life remains a great Hollywood read.
Other trashy and not-so-trashy celebrity biographies worthy of your time on the beach this summer include:
Little Richard: The Birth of Rock'n'Roll (Continuum Books) by David Kirby Elvis may be called the King, but it was really Richard Penniman – a.k.a. Little Richard – who invented rock'n'roll in two-and-a-half minutes with his juke joint rave-up Tutti Frutti which was originally about gay sex. They cleaned it up in the studio and the rest is history. Little Richard became the Queen of Rock'n'Roll. A great read on how Little Richard balanced the secular and the sacred, the forbidden and the carnal.
It's Hard Being Queen: The Dusty Springfield Poems (Freehand Books) by Jeanette Lynes This book originally came out in 2008, but I'm including it here because it's a wonderful meditation on the life and importance of the late Dusty Springfield. I loved this book so much that in 2009 I gave my copy to Springfield's former longtime lover and partner, rock legend Carole Pope of Rough Trade, who deadpanned when I handed her the book, "[The author] is probably a stalker!"
City Boy: My Life in New York During the 1960s and '70s (Bloomsbury) by Edmund White Some critics (read: straight) don't like this book because they see it merely as a chronology of Edmund's sexual conquests. But City Boy shows what it was like to live in the hedonistic 1970s before the onslaught of AIDS. Un-put-downable.
Bowie in Berlin: A New Career in a New Town (Jawbone) by Thomas Jerome Seabrook An engrossing look at Bowie's most important and most interesting creative period, the three years he spent in Berlin, coked out in a
run-down apartment he shared with Iggy Pop while producing three albums: Low, Heroes and Lodger. Fascinating.
Poet in New York: Federico Garcia Lorca (Grove Press) The bilingual edition of the iconic Spanish poet's writings during his nine months in NYC in 1930 at the beginning of the Great Depression. Lorca would later be killed in Spain by fascist dictator Franco's Falangists for, among other things, being openly and proudly gay.
Under the Rainbow: An Intimate Memoir of Judy Garland, Rock Hudson & My Life in Old Hollywood (Da Capo Press) by John Carlyle This star-studded memoir takes readers on a glitzy and tawdry behind-the-scenes tour of gay Hollywood, rubbing shoulders with everybody from Hedy Lamarr and Mae West to Raymond Burr and Montgomery Cliff. Sometimes sad, other times salacious, but always riveting.
Clark Gable: Tormented Star (Da Capo Press) by David Bret Famed bestselling U.K. biographer Bret exposes notorious Hollywood homophobe Clark Gable's secret gay life in this wonderfully trashy tell-all. When I was blabbing to Bret a couple years ago, he told me, "In those days there were two gangs in Hollywood – Joan Crawford's and Carole Lombard's. Lombard is the one who termed 'fag hag.' These gangs went to all the gay bars in Hollywood and no one thought anything of it because [actors like Gable] all had beards."
Gable also outed other actors such as Johnny Mack Brown and Rod La Rocque to prevent himself from being outed. "Yes, he was very hypocritical. It did make me think of him lesser as a man," Bret agrees. "Had I been in the same situation [as Gable], I would have done the same thing [stayed in the closet]. It was very difficult being gay in those days, much more than it is today. And today it's impossible. But today I'd also stick to my principles. Back then I would have made allowances because you would not have had a career. It was okay [for Gable] to deny he's gay. But to ruin his boyfriend's career? That wasn't cool. But Hollywood is a cutthroat business."
About My Life and the Kept Woman (Grove Press) by John Rechy Memoir of the early years of celebrated El Paso-born Mexican-American author John Rechy, author of the classic City of Night and hailed by Gore Vidal as "one of the few original American writers of the last century." This poignant pre-Stonewall memoir explores the struggle between Rechy the writer and Rechy the hustler trying to survive in a racist and homophobic America.
In Philadelphia recently, I dropped by one of America's last remaining gay bookstores, the wonderful Giovanni's Room (345 South 12th Street) where I bought Michael Gregg Michaud's Sal Mineo: A Biography (Harmony). I also recently purchased the star-studded True Stories: Portraits from My Past (Chelsea Station Editions) written by my mentor Felice Picano, the man I call the Godfather of Gay Lit. I'll keep you posted. Happy summer reading!


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Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation have announced the launch of the new Garmin StreetPilot® App for the iPhone. The Garmin (NASDAQ:GRMN) StreetPilot App offers UK & Ireland mapping, free real time speed camera alerts, traffic avoidance options and a host of other options for efficient routing, simple effortless planning and stress-free travel whether driving or on foot.
"Garmin has always focused on offering a wide array of navigational products giving the consumer a choice that bests fits their individual lifestyle," said Clive Taylor, European Automotive Product Director. "Garmin's StreetPilot navigation for iPhone really complements our range of products designed to get you to your location quickly, safely and economically using some of the most advanced features available in the navigation markets."
With advanced navigation features such as Garmin's exclusive PhotoReal junction view , lane guidance, 3D buildings, trip planner, trip computer, Garmin's "Where Am I?" safety feature and free real-time speed camera information including the location of temporary mobile** cameras.
The Garmin StreetPilot App includes millions of inbuilt Points of Interest (POI) that can easily be accessed in the main menu's search bar and in-category Quick Search seamlessly scans preloaded POIs to provide shortcuts and suggestions based on recent searches. Advance, online searches are done by Google Local Search, so no matter what you are looking for, Garmin StreetPilot will find it and route you to it.
The new iPhone app can be customized to show different sets of data on the map screen, such as arrival time, time/distance to destination, next via point, direction of travel or even elevation.


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The Slave Trade Revisited
Trust, Pawnship, and Atlantic History
Emmanuel Usanga Amah Jones
"Although the evidence is more patchy, the pattern of local merchant participation in the slave trade at Old Calabar appears to have mirrored that at British ports. A few Old Calabar merchant families, descended from the original Ibibio-speaking settlers but ADOPTING a new ethnic name, Efik, dominated the African side of the trade."
AT OLD CALABAR, as Latham has shown, credit, and the mechanisms for guaranteeing that credit arrangements were honored, depended on "trust," as credit between European firms and African suppliers was known in the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries.22 Goods were advanced to "trusted" merchants in the river towns of the Niger Delta and Cross River estuary. These goods in turn were sent to interior markets controlled by slave traders from Aro Chukwu, whose dispersed settlements in the interior gained control of the slave trade in much of Igbo and Ibibio country in the course of the eighteenth century.
Aro merchants in effect "bulked" slaves at their monthly fairs at Bende and Uburu for re-export to the coast, almost always through Bonny, Elem Kalabari, or Old Calabar, depending on the line of credit.
For Old Calabar, slaves were often sent to Itu on the Cross River, from where they were transferred downriver. Unlike Bonny and Elem Kalabari, however, merchants at Old Calabar traded directly with Ibibio country
and with Cameroons.
Whether through commercial arrangements with the Aro network or with other merchants, the delivery of slaves liquidated debts that stretched into the interior.
Liverpool and Bristol merchants had no direct access to Aro traders and other inland sources of slaves, but they could, and indeed actively sought to, establish good relations with coastal merchants, protecting their investments through institutional arrangements that could be enforced in these towns and apparently through similar means into the interior. It is probably not a coincidence that the great expansion in slave exports from the Bight of Biafra occurred at the same time as the consolidation of the Aro commercial "diaspora."
At any time in the second half of the eighteenth century, a limited number of Liverpool and Bristol firms dominated particular ports in the Bight of Biafra. Probably no more than fifteen or so commercial houses were operating at any one
time, with usually twice as many from Liverpool as Bristol. At Old Calabar, partnerships headed by William Whaley and Edward Forbes of Liverpool and James Laroche of Bristol controlled much of the early trade in the 1740s and 1750s.
William Davenport, who has left some of the most detailed accounts for the eighteenth-century trade, was a major Liverpool trader from 1757 to 1784 and perhaps the largest single British trader at Old Calabar in the period 1768-1774.25
Davenport had been apprenticed to Whaley in the 1740s, and the Whaley Davenport connection with Old Calabar was to continue into the 1770s and beyond through other Liverpool merchants. By 1785-1795, Liverpool merchants John,
James, and William Gregson and Thomas and William Earle and Bristol merchant James Rogers were the leading traders to the port. Members of the Earle family had earlier been partners with Davenport, and the Earles continued to trade into the early nineteenth century. Moreover, another continuity in the concentration of commercial knowledge of trade at the port is evident in the close association of Sir James Laroche, member of Parliament and nephew of the Bristol merchant of the 1750s, with James Rogers, at least before Rogers went bankrupt in 1793.
Although the evidence is more patchy, the pattern of local merchant participation in the slave trade at Old Calabar appears to have mirrored that at British ports. A few Old Calabar merchant families, descended from the original Ibibio-speaking settlers but adopting a new ethnic name, Efik, dominated the African side of the trade. For most of the seventeenth century, when the scale of the slave trade was
not very large, the principal settlement was at Creek Town (Obio Oko), but other wards or "towns" were founded, the most important of which were Old Town (Obutong), Duke Town (Atakpa or New Town), and Henshaw Town. By the end of the seventeenth century, Old Town, where the Robin family was dominant, appears to have emerged as the leading commercial ward, and it remained so until the middle of the eighteenth century.
Old Town was located on the Calabar River downstream from Creek Town and was therefore in a better location to serve slave ships. Another trader active in the 1690s, Ephraim Duke, may have been the founder of the Duke family, which was initially resident at Creek Town but which established its ward, New Town or Duke Town, a few kilometers downstream from Old Town, apparently in 1748, and became a serious rival to Old Town as the slave trade expanded.26
By the last third of the century, there were at least thirty local traders at Old Calabar who were active in the slave trade; they are mentioned in a diary kept by Antera Duke (Ntiero Edem Efiom), fragments of which have survived for 1785-1788. As many as half of these merchants were supplying slaves to British ships in the late 1760s, and each was associated with one of the Old Calabar wards. Prominent among them were Eyo Nsa of Creek Town, Tommy Henshaw of Henshaw Town, and Egbo Young, Antera Duke, and Edem Ekpo and his son,
Edem Efiam (both known as Duke Ephraim) of Duke Town.29 Moreover, several of those active in 1785-1788 remained involved in slaving beyond 1800.
When Edem Ekpo died in 1786, his son not only took his commercial name, Duke Ephraim, but also continued the business. Indeed, the continuity in names is one indication that merchants were succeeded by their descendants.
It appears, then, that a few trading houses controlled slave exports from Old Calabar between 1750 and 1807, just as a relatively small number of Bristol and Liverpool merchants and their agents or ship captains tended to dominate European trade with the port.
In this respect, at least, slave trading activities and credit relations at Old Calabar may have become embedded in social relations.
More specifically, they may have come to resemble a situation described by Mark Granovetter in which agents had recurrent dealings with each other and might be assumed to rely on their past record of dealings to determine whether "a particular
other may be expected to deal honestly." It is important, therefore, to try to assess the degree to which trust permeated commercial relations at Old Calabar after 1740.


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Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry went off on a liberal website that claimed "American Sniper" Chris Kyle lied about awards given to him during his service, revealing that — if anything — Kyle underreported the number of medals given to him for his bravery.
Gov. Perry wrote the op-ed for Fox News, dismissing the article from liberal blog The Intercept as coming from "a writing team for a leftwing publication whose only knowledge of the military was likely acquired while Googling derogatory slogans to scrawl on protest signs."
"The guiding premise of the article was that Chris Kyle, known to a grateful nation as its best-ever sniper in multiple combat zones, was a liar," Perry wrote.
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"The writer's assertion is that Kyle laid claim to more medals than the military had awarded him for his valor in combat. At issue was a disparity between Kyle's account in his book, 'American Sniper,' records obtained from a seemingly indifferent Navy through a Freedom of Information Act request and Kyle's official DD-214.
"The first mentioned two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars, the Navy recalled one Silver Star and 3 Bronze Stars and the DD-214 credited him with TWO Silver Stars and SIX Bronze Stars.
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"If there is any inaccuracy in Kyle's account it's that he didn't take ENOUGH credit for his awards," he added.
As Rick Perry pointed out, the DD-214 is the official record of someone's service — not a recollected statement from the Navy.
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"As any veteran will tell you, a DD-214 is THE definitive record of a person's time in the military, used to prove the authenticity, duration and character of said service," Perry wrote. "The official name for the form is Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and veterans learn early on to keep a copy handy. In separation briefings, service members are carefully coached to review it thoroughly because, once it's filed, it's filed."
Perry also added that this isn't the first time he's noticed such reporting.
"This article is part of a disturbing trend in the left-leaning press to undermine the heroism of men and women who are willing to risk their lives in the defense of our nation's freedom," Perry wrote. "My good friend, Marcus Luttrell, known to many as the Lone Survivor for his experiences on a hilltop in Afghanistan, has also been a target of similarly unscrupulous reporting.
"For Vietnam-era veterans, this casually gleeful character assassination is an unpleasant reminder of a time when our military was attacked and undermined by critics on the left."
Rick Perry is right. What the left is doing has little bearing on Chris Kyle's legacy — most of which has been proven beyond the shadow of a doubt. It's merely trying to create controversy by distorting his legacy.
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Peacefood & Against Me!May 28, 2014
Some time ago, Alex spontaneously scored some tickets to see Against Me! on a Saturday in early May, and off we went! It was at the Webster...
Some time ago, Alex spontaneously scored some tickets to see Against Me! on a Saturday in early May, and off we went! It was at the Webster Hall, which is conveniently located on the same street as Peacefood Cafe, which I think has got to be the most underrated vegan restaurant in NYC. This hidden gem has crazy variety, with all types of meals from casual to superfancy. Last time I was there I got a salad and Alex got a sandwich. This time I got linguine with white clam sauce and Alex got the seitan cutlet with mashed potatoes, cauliflower and mushroom gravy. Superfancy, right??
The linguine was so amazing. The oyster mushrooms were so clam-like and the sauce really had the sea-flavor I remember. It tasted like truly authentic Italian food. I loved it!!
We don't get dessert often but we were really taken with the dessert case here. We decided on the chocolate cake, because sometimes, you have to have just chocolate cake. Right?
The show was so amazing. If you ever get the chance to see Against Me! live, you have to go. I felt like it was one of the most important shows I've ever seen, like it was bigger than me or just music. As soon as Laura came out on stage, she looked so happy, and it was such a good feeling. They really are pros, and the show was unbelievable, and packed to the brim with Trans-Allies!
I took a pic of a make-shift breakfast of tomato slices on a pita with some avocado, smoked paprika, salt and pepper with lime. Oh, and some Califia Farms Almond milk. No words.
Speaking of Califia Farms, I finally tried their almond milk Ice Coffees! I always get so jealous on a hot summer day when you see those starbucks iced coffee bottles, and I'm like WHY NOT ME?? but now that ship has sailed, because these are stocked at my local bodega. I tried the salted caramel too, but it was a bit too sweet for me. This one was way better, not super sweet, and so refreshing. Why did no one ever tell me WTF cold brew was? I've been curdling almond milk in my ice coffee since '09. What gives?
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I can't believe I've still never seen Against Me, next time they play the UK I should really rectify that! I only discovered Peacefood on the last day of my NYC trip in Jan but I'll definitely be heading back for that linguini, yum!ReplyDelete
Against Me! is so awesome. I think seeing a band live makes you like them even more than before. Peacefood is so great, I'm surprised it's such a well-kept secret in NYC. You'll definitely like it. See you in NYC soon!ReplyDelete


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PRESS | Carlos and Loovens focus on Sunday
With Wednesday once more in the frame for 'the richest game in football', today's press room – never the most spacious – was a tighter squeeze than usual.
Questions about the two-legged play-off semi-final and heightened expectations flew thick and fast only to be stopped in their tracks by Carlos Carvalhal and Glenn Loovens in a stonewall display to make Geoffrey Boycott proud.
Loovens leaned into a gentle opener, "What is the key over the next two legs?" and killed it with a solid, "To win."
Is there more pressure on Wednesday after last year?
"I don't think so."
Are the expectations higher?
"You have to deal with it."
Is there a motivation that one Sheffield club has already achieved promotion?
"No, we don't look at them."
With the 150th anniversary coming up, do you get the feeling this is going to be your year?
"I'll tell you in a couple of weeks."
What are you expecting from Huddersfield's players?
"I'd rather talk about us, please."
This was going to be fun. When the Daily Mail man started a question, "How much does your…?" I thought he'd given up on the football and was filing a piece to fuel his paper's famous obsession with house prices. In fact, he was asking how much Loovens' big game experience would help Wednesday in the next few matches.
Straight bat
The Dutchman remains in 'seeing out the innings' mode when asked about the benefits of playing the second leg at Hillsborough. "You do the job whether you play home first or away first. I don't really care that much."
He's kidding no-one. The deadpan exterior and monotone delivery conceal a real determination to go one step further this year. "We have worked so hard to achieve this… We are ready to go up now."
This display is all about calm. Loovens is the last man to show arrogance or disrespect; there will be no headlines for David Wagner to use as grist for motivational talks in the Huddersfield dressing room. No outside edge, no mistimed shot. Put into bat by Carvalhal, our captain plays a blinder to stop us getting ahead of ourselves.
The future
In the thirty years since what we now call the Championship play-offs were introduced, many of the clubs who took the nail-biting route to promotion have since bounced right back down again. Think Swindon, Charlton, Notts County, Blackpool.
There was Chelsea, too. Runners-up back in 1988. Automatically promoted in 1988/89. Whatever happened to them?
And then there are clubs like Crystal Palace, Burnley and Watford.
Mr Chansiri's generosity is not in doubt, but a Premiership model for Wednesday is surely more likely to reflect these and other clubs who have gone up and hung in there, rather than a Chelski-esque splashing of cash to buy the title.
Crystal Palace aren't pushing for honours anytime soon but they have a development squad producing the likes of Wilfried Zaha, Nathaniel Clyne and Victor Moses. Watford have experimented with academy partnerships producing young home-grown talent like Jaydon Sancho, currently playing in England's U16s.
How timely then, that Wednesday's U23s and U18s have had such a great season and look set to produce more young talent to follow the likes of Liam Palmer and Joe Wildsmith from youth team to first team squad.
[In case you missed it,here's a link to Hugh's excellent Academy review with Lee Hicklin] http://www.owlsalive.com/featured/2017/05/04/youth-review/
Carlos congratulated all concerned at the Academy before swatting away the customary question about Our David's Our George. Although calls for Hirsty minor to be elevated to the first team have died off somewhat since January, his impressive goal tally keeps him on the social media radar. Carlos wasn't going there: "Let's focus on the game tomorrow. This kind of things maybe we can talk after."
If fans are seeing the semi-final legs as one match of two 90 minute halves, Carlos isn't.
"We are completely focused on the game tomorrow. Nothing else. We didn't prepare absolutely nothing more than the game tomorrow…"
As for the nuances of playing safe away before going for the jugular at a fired-up Hillsborough, the boss would only say, "This isn't a UEFA match."
True. Away goals may not count double, but it is hard to believe Carlos and the coaching team haven't scoped Plans A to Z for the full 180 minutes, including the advantage of taking a lead back to S6 from the John Smith's stadium.
Perhaps there will be a great flourish of verbal strokes and boundaries if we reach the final. For now, the captain and head coach give the same treatment to any and all speculation that describes Sunday as anything other than 11 players against 11 players on a pitch with one referee and one ball.
Yes, Wednesday have gone seven games unbeaten against Huddersfield, yet in a season where long-standing records against the Owls have tumbled, only the brave would be confident that the situation can't be reversed. This time, will Wagner discover the tactical flexibility to out-think Carvalhal?
In Loovens' opinion, "We have to be focused and treat it as a new game and new things can happen."
Anything can happen. Which is deciding the futures of two clubs finishing level on points with a slugged out limited overs match is both compelling and stomach-churning. Looking on are fans who have waited for a return to the Premiership since before some of the development squad were born. While our U23 squad look ahead to bright futures, at the other end of the spectrum are players nearing the ends of their careers with one last tilt at the Holy Grail.
If Shakespeare were alive today he would be writing about the play-offs. Whether Sheffield Wednesday Part 150 will make us laugh or cry is undecided. But you've got to admit it keeps us on the edge of our seats.
Carlos was a man of few words today. With echoes of Henry V rallying his troops, he summed up how so many of us will be feeling when the whistle blows at 12 noon.
"It is a good time to act, not to talk too much."
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Thanks Angela
Another beautifully written and informative piece.
Time for strong hearts, inspiration and real enjoyment now.
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The sources, who chose to remain anonymous, did not specify exactly when the visit would take place.
The visit comes as France's Socialist President Francois Hollande appeared to criticise Russia for its airstrikes in support of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, while his own country has Islamic State group targets.
Western powers say the large majority of Russia's military strikes in Syria have not been aimed at Islamic State or jihadists tied to Al-Qaeda -- a charge Moscow denies.
Vladimir Putin enjoyed a warm relationship with Sarkozy during the Frenchman's 2007-2012 stint at the Elysee, even addressing him as "dear Nicolas" at an event in 2012 and fondly recalling their joint work.
After a humiliating loss to Francois Hollande in 2012, Nicolas Sarkozy returned to frontline politics to lead The Republicans party but rivals such as popular former prime minister Alain Juppe are still jockeying to win primary elections planned for 2016.


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One morning a Calgary police officer was cycling along on his usual beat when he saw a middle-aged man walking down the street. The man was dressed like a lumberjack and waddling along the sidewalk behind him was this beaver, eh.
The policeman braked and got off his bike. "Excuse me, sir, but what's with this beaver and why is it following you around?"
The lumberjack looked back at the beaver. "He's my pal, eh. I've brought him along with me so he can see what the big city looks like. But he's having a hard time keeping up."
"Listen," said the officer, "we can't have wild animals roaming around like this here in the city. You should take him to the Zoo."
"That might be a good idea," the lumberjack replied. "Where can I find it?"
The policeman gave the lumberjack instructions on how to get to the Calgary Zoo. "You'll have to take the bus from here, but watch out that beaver doesn't bite anyone along the way, eh?"
"Don't worry. He won't bite anyone unless they're made of wood." He chuckled, then turned to the beaver. "Come on, pal. We're going to the Zoo."
The next morning the policeman was patrolling his beat when he saw the lumberjack again. This time he was going in the opposite direction — and again the beaver was waddling along behind him.
The officer stopped short. "Hey, mister. I thought you were going to take that animal to the zoo?"
"I did." the lumberjack replied. "And my little pal liked it so well I decided today I'd take him to the Stampede."
This tale derives from an old English joke I read in an old Friendship Book of Francis Gay.
Since it's Canada Day tomorrow I'll give it a little tweak and serve it up to you. They say beaver
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To our friends at Szkola Podstawowa, Przyczólkowa, Warszawa in Poland:
Thank you so much for the Christmas cards we received before holidays, in December. They are so cute!
As you can see in the picures bellow our 3rd and 5th grade students are showing them.
We are looking foward to hear from you soon!