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If not for a sample offered by a nice person at Whole Foods, I would have never tried this salad. It is Edamame Succotash. Classic Succotash is a Native American dish usually made with lima/butter beans and corn and served warm. But Whole Foods version really brings it into the 21st century. It is a cold salad made with edamame, corn, dried cranberries, roasted red bell pepper and shiitake mushrooms. But that is not all, my friends: this is one global salad. It is dressed with a spicy mixture of sweet Thai chili sauce, red curry paste and toasted sesame oil. Sounds weird, huh? Yeah, that's how I felt too. But Jeesh, is it good.
So good, that after treating myself to a little, overpriced container for lunch each time I went to Whole Foods, I would say "I've got to make this salad." One thing about the salad at the WF deli is that somedays it was great and other days, not so much. The edamame need to look bright green and fresh looking. If the salad has been sitting in the deli case a few days, the beans take on a sallow, olive color and the flavor really suffers. I even returned a container one day because I swear the beans had started to ferment. (Of course, they were more than gracious about accepting my return.) But this is an even a better reason just to make your own. Dear husband loved this salad and took it for lunch two days in a row. I halved the recipe and we had no trouble finishing off the batch while it was fresh looking. It is a great way to work a nice portion of veggies into your afternoon. It is also a good way to use up leftover cooked corn on the cob (better if it hasn't been buttered and salted.) or best to just cook an extra ear. If you use frozen edamame, you need to blanch them and then shock them in cold water to stop the cooking. I cooked mine for about 4 minutes. The bag said 5, but I think they were tender enough for a salad at 4. Cook them to your taste.
The link to the recipe is above. But it may not work forever. WF changes their recipe offerings all the time; so what is available now, may not be a month from now. I urge you to copy and save it. Then try it - and let me know what you think.


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Diablo 4’s fourth class is the hybridized melee/ranged fighter, the Rogue. Blizzard announced the new class alongside a trailer during Friday’s BlizzConline opening ceremony.
More than a year after Blizzard announced Diablo 4 and its three starting classes — the Barbarian, the Druid, and the Sorceresses — the studio finally showed players something new. The Rogue is the Diablo 4 stand-in for Diablo 2’s Assassin and Diablo 3’s Demon Hunter. They can use melee weapons like daggers and bows to deal damage from range. They also specialize in traps, shadow magic, and poisons.
Diablo 4’s fifth class is still a mystery.
In an interview with Polygon ahead of BlizzConline, Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga said that while the game is in a playable state, Blizzard still isn’t ready to put a timeline on it yet. Players likely won’t get their hands on Diablo 4 in any capacity until at least 2022.

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UPDATE (21/10/2015) - Based on an extensive review of the information provided by Turkish authorities, the family of Jacky Sutton and IWPR have reached the preliminary conclusion that no other parties were involved in her death.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today backed the call of its affiliates in the United Kingdom & Ireland and Australia, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) respectively, for an independent investigation in the death of ex-BBC journalist and director of Institute of War and Peace Reporting in Iraq, Jacky Sutton, who was found dead last Saturday at Istanbul’s airport.
According to media reports, Ms Sutton, 50, was found dead in the bathrooms at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport on 17 October. She was coming from London and was supposed to take another flight to Erbil (northern Iraq). Local media reported that the cause was suicide. However, friends and family have questioned how local authorities were able to come to this conclusion so quickly.
The London-based Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) Ms Sutton was working for in Iraq since June supports local journalism in countries affected by conflict and crisis. While working for the BBC, Ms Sutton became member of the NUJ until 2012.
Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ General Secretary, said: “Our thoughts go out to Jacky’s family and friends at this sad time. It is clear that her death came as a shock to those that knew her best – it is vital that a thorough, independent and transparent inquiry into her death takes place in order to ascertain precisely what happened. Jacky will be much missed by the international community of journalists who knew her well and respected her work.”
The IFJ's affiliate in Australia, MEAA, also showed its concerns about the incident and asked for an investigation to clarify the "highly suspicious circumstances" of the former journalist's death.
In May, the previous director of the IWPR in Iraq, Ammar Al Shahbander, was killed in Baghdad in a car bomb attack. Ms Sutton had received death threats prior to her death, media added.
“We are saddened by the disappearance of British colleague and former member of the NUJ, Jacky Sutton,” said IFJ President, Jim Boumelha. “Given that her predecessor at the IWPR in Iraq was killed and her upcoming trip to the country, we back our affiliates’ call on the authorities for an international and fully transparent investigation into the circumstances of her death to be sure that it was in any case linked to her humanitarian engagement in Iraq."
Ms Sutton had worked in various aid development roles in the United Nations including in Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq and Gaza, and was also a journalist for the BBC.
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Nokia has today announced that it is returning to the mobile phones and tablets business. It has signed an agreement with HMD global Oy (HMD), a newly founded company based in Finland, which will gain an exclusive global license to create Nokia-branded mobile phones and tablets for the next ten years. In turn Nokia will receive royalties. In a simultaneous announcement Microsoft said it will sell its entry-level feature phone assets (which include a factory in Vietnam) to FIH Mobile Ltd., a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Group, and HMD Global Oy for $350 million.
In a business blog post Nokia said that everyday people ask its representatives when it will return to the smartphone business. It says that Nokia still features among the top five considered smartphone brands in current surveys, even though no such devices are available right now.
What OS will these devices use? "The new smartphones and tablets will be based on Android, uniting one of the world’s iconic mobile brands, Nokia, with the leading mobile operating system and app development community," answers the Nokia blog post.
Going forward Nokia devices will be manufactured by FIH; operations, control of sales, marketing, and distribution will be looked after by HMD; and Nokia will provide HMD branding rights and IP in return for royalty payments. Basically the design and innovation will be pushed by Nokia but it won't be distributing or making the devices itself. This plan was outlined in a statement by Ramzi Haidamus, president of Nokia Technologies, as follows:
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I bless the rains down in Africa…”TOTO
Welcome to Helen in Wondelust!
Hi, I’m Helen! In 2009, at the end of my twenties, I quit my corporate job and headed to Africa.
I was burnt out, sick of the 9 to 5, sick of the 3- hour commute, and determined to go on the adventures I’d always dreamed of.
During that first trip to Africa I climbed Africa’s highest mountain, hung out with the Maasai, travelled on local transport, went on safari, volunteered in local communities, saw Victoria Falls, rafted the River Nile, got up close to mountain gorillas, and met some of the most wonderfully inspiring people I could hope to meet.
I fell in love… with Africa.
After my initial trip, I returned home, but Africa was never far from my thoughts and I returned whenever I could, even working as a tour guide in Zambia and Malawi for a while.
I created Helen in Wonderlust in 2013, with the hope that I might inspire and help others to travel to Africa and experience some of the things I’ve been fortunate enough to see and do.
In 2016, whilst working in the UK as an experiential events manager – I had an idea. I would bring my passion for experiential events and travel together and start my own company and so Rock My Adventure was born!
My aim was to offer something a bit different than the other Africa tours out there.
My tours would be backpacking/flashpacking trips mixed with immersive cultural experiences but without the hassle of having to find accommodation, working out how to get from A to B, and booking all your own activities.
Basically, I would sort out all the boring and stressful bits, whilst you just crack on with having an incredible experience.
They would be laid-back and fun, kind of like an independent backpacking trip (with a bit of luxury) and a group of friends built in – the best of both worlds.
The idea quickly formed into a plan and before I knew it, I was in the middle of the Masai Mara leading my first tour through Kenya!
In early 2017, I went full-time as a travel blogger and tour leader (here’s the whole story).
I now blog and run tours full time, dividing my time between Africa and the UK. Rock My Adventure tours take place in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, the DRC, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, eSwatini, Sierra Leone, Benin & Togo.
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A look at the versions of last week’s framework nuclear agreement published by the U.S. and Iranian governments reveals a number of key differences.
According to Iran, sanctions will be lifted immediately after a final agreement is signed. According to the U.S., sanctions will be conditionally lifted in phases.
Regarding its stockpile of enriched uranium, Iran says it will not be shipped out of the country, while the U.S. says a large part of it will be transferred to Russia. The U.S. version of the deal says restrictions on uranium enrichment will last 15 years, while the Iranian version says 10 years.
On the issue of inspections, the U.S. says Iran has agreed to regular surprise inspections of its nuclear facilities, while Iran says its consent to this is only temporary. Another difference is on the matter of advanced centrifuge development at the Fordo enrichment facility. Iran says the development of these centrifuges can continue, while the U.S. says it cannot and that the Fordo enrichment facility will be turned into a nuclear research center.


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Natalie Godjamanian (MA Fine Art) works with video and digital collage. Her collages use archival and public domain images which are spliced together in photoshop. The works often feature religious ceremonies or ritual. Godjamanian says she is particularly interested in how they visually relate to mortality and our “understanding, acceptance, or denial of death”. She continues: “The use of collage and editing allows me to input a more supernatural element to the images, alluding to the belief human beings often have – or cling to – that there is something beyond the natural world. Religion is often the vehicle that reinforces the beliefs of an afterlife. The images are often edited to seem like the subjects are in a state of decay or disintegration, a state in between existence and non-existence; this world and the next.”
Degree show: Graduate show website launches 18 June, with plans for a physical show to be confirmed. www.eca.ed.ac.uk/school-art
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Some experts see it as a driving force for economic development. One thing is for sure: Globalization and Money Businesses worldwide are no longer confined to national borders.
Here are four ways that globalization has had a positive impact on the world economy: More efficient markets Efficient markets should be what every economy strives for. Essentially, the sign of an efficient market is where there is an equilibrium between what buyers are willing to pay for a good or service and what sellers are willing to sell for a good or service.
If you can improve the way you produce a good or service by doing things such as outsourcing certain processes or buying from an overseas supplier that offers discounts, you can then afford to lower your selling price which results in increased demand and affordability.
When businesses started to venture across international borders, what they often did was introduce a new standard into the global marketplace. Consumers then had more options to choose from. With more competitors to fight over market share, each company has to constantly look to improve their goods or services or create more value for their customers.
This means better products and sometimes lower prices, which is always a good thing for buyers.
In a weird sort of way, globalization helped heighten world security. More wealth equality throughout the world Although many Americans contend that their standard of living has gone down because of globalization, the flip side to this is that hundreds of thousands of people around the world now have jobs, have started their own businesses and can provide comfort for their families.
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Check out these three new remixes from Gucci Mane, J. Holiday, and Alicia Keys. We’ve rated them on a scale of 1-5 musical notes, 1 being poor to 5 being outstanding. Tell us what you think.
Lil’ Kim and Ludacris lend themselves to the remix of Gucci Mane’s “Freaky Gurl,” and as you can probably guess, it’s super freaky. Kim’s verse is filled with lyrics you wouldn’t want your mama to hear.
There have already been a few remixes to J. Holiday’s “Bed” with Nina Sky, Chingy, and Jermaine Dupri. Here’s another official remix with a different beat. This one samples the Luniz’ “I Got Five On It” and features Trina and Ja Rule.
We already posted this remix to Alicia Keys’ “No One,” but thought it was worth including again in our remix roundup. Plus, this version doesn’t have the DJ yelling over it. When we first heard Cassidy was on the remix, we didn’t know what to expect, but we were pleasantly surprised. Cassidy does a nice job turning this slow jam into a club banger.


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K-State students showcase their Chinese speaking skills
The Confucius Institute, in collaboration with the Chinese Language and Culture Club and the Chinese Language Program in the modern languages department, hosted the first Chinese Language Show, Dec. 2, 2016, in the K-State Union's Little Theatre.
The event gave K-State students in the Chinese language classes an opportunity to showcase their Chinese speaking skills and to help attract more students to the Chinese Language Program classes.
The show featured nine lively language skits created and performed by K-State's Chinese I and Chinese III students in the fall 2016 semester. Not surprisingly, many skits reflected college life, such as moving to a new city, meeting new friends, weekend plans and relationships, but the funny plots and humor students showed elicited much laughter from the audience. Even though the Chinese I students had not been studying the language for very long, the audience found their enthusiasm infectious.
"The show created a valuable opportunity for students to practice their spoken Chinese outside the classroom as well as to further their understanding of the Chinese culture," said Li Yang, assistant professor of Chinese. "Students not only applied what they had learned in class to their speaking performances, but they also learned to work with their peers in the process. In addition, by performing in front of an audience, they increased their confidence in their Chinese skills."

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Producers of the Israeli docu-reality television program “Mehubarim” (Connected) are seeing green as their program is headed for an Irish adaptation.
It’s another big sell for “Mehubarim,” which each season puts its cameras in the hands of its five participants and allows them to film their own lives for the audiences.
Local adaptations of the program have already found success on the small screens of Finland, The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Ukraine and Estonia.
“Mehubarim,” produced in Israel by Koda Communications for HOT, is a classic success story for Israeli TV, and proof of how a shoestring budget can yield big-money results.
Budgets for Israeli programs are notoriously tight, forcing producers and writers to make drastic creative moves, such as cutting the cameramen altogether. “B’Tipul,” another hallmark of Israeli television adaptations which was remade on American screens as “In Treatment,” saw its trademark episode format — one patient per episode, with the action restricted to the therapist’s office — born out of a limited budget for set-building.


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What’s the Beef?
The claim to fame for cooking steaks, the Turkish chief, the butcher, Nusret Gokce, who likes to go under the name of Salt Bae with the Bae gate crashing the Argentinian’s World Cup celebrations on the pitch, to stand alongside the photo opportunist Bae, good for Bae’s business. So how did Bae get access to the pitch, we do know he is the FIFA president Infantino’s mate, so therein lies the answer, forget the it’s a setup FIFA enquiry, eat the garbage.
The butcher was given a ticket to all one’s needs, the VIP suites, all free at the Infantino cronyism bash, qualifications not required, the creep society, what’s the beef?
Infantino referred to the butcher as a legend, status afforded on the back of a steak, ride that cow, pathetic, nonsense. The internationally acclaimed Salt Bae, has a space ship, landed to interfere with human life’s wirings, a framed picture alongside the butcher with salt dripping off Bae’s elbow onto the steak, add some seasoning for the theatrical show time, even the Turkish television networks are to entertain you with the termed master chef, Brooklyn Beckham? A picture gallery at the Bae’s restaurants in Istanbul, Ronaldo, Messi, the sick bag Infantino, and many more, Chester Manero? No chance not at the steaked prices set, over one hundred pounds to eat the steak, pay the price and have your picture taken holding the Ronaldo Salt Bae twinned photo, enjoy your steak, perhaps the Messi will call, no thanks, I much prefer my own steak, tasty, oh to be famous, Salt Bae.
The Dreamed Visit
As I take your hand I feel unsure, music is serenading us in the famous restaurant, I can see in your eyes the Salt Bae steak, can we put it on the silver screen, Ronaldo, Messi, it is easy to pretend, I know we’re not fools, we should have known better not to waste this chance to eat the famous steak, are we all foolhardy, where did it all go wrong, the dream never dies, slumber fest, wake up Manero, tasty.
The World Cup room of Lionel Messi is to be set up as a museum at the University of Qatar where the Argentinian team resided during the tournament, plenty of time to study then. The Argentinian Football Association must be hard up to have afforded basic accommodation, there is a similar concept in Turkey with the James Bond hotel room which was titled after the actor Daniel Craig’s stay there during the filming of Skyfall, Vodka Martini Mr Messi, why not Mr Bond I have won the World Cup, indeed.
Why not check into the Lionel food menu, the Forest Green Rovers diet, perhaps that’s the secret. Memory serves on Lionel being on frog juice to spring those legs into step, worth the visits? Time to Skyfall in.
Ronaldo Sells His Soul
The Football Column’s previous articles have had a positive take on Cristiano Ronaldo, but will not take that stance on the Portuguese’s move to the Saudi Arabia club Al Nassr on a one hundred and seventy five million pounds a year contract, the Ronaldo has entered the world of football oblivion, Cristiano’s career is over if he stays true to the two plus year age contract, to be air brushed away.
The Ron cannot see out his life seeking adulation, to be idolised. On prediction, a failure to see out the contract with boredom and dissatisfaction knowing he is not challenging himself, the rolling of the Ronaldo eyes on the pound signs like a slot machine has led to a self-delusional mind set alongside inflated importance, now the question is can Cristiano face the reality check zone, that time will come. What we have now is a soul searching abstraction, the caricature, grotesque, to change to the money legacy, to tarnish the CR7 with creed, it does not have to end this way, the CR7 brand, tarnished?
The Drama Queen
A return to the Football Column for Paul with the Manero questioning the Frenchman’s integrity to reflect on one bad Manchester United deal to another bad deal for the player’s current club Juventus with both clubs being on the receiving end of the Pogba’s prolong the injury syndrome, fit to play, a cheat? The Frenchman would initially have sustained an injury, and seems not eager to return to the green pastures but stays around to bank the green notes.
Pogba’s usual rituals on social media posts are never ending with the latest being with the players time spent on the ski slopes while allegedly injured, perhaps not participating, but still taking the piste. The Pog made oneself unavailable for the World Cup, but was dance prancing around on another media outlet during the World Cup, injured? Pogba the drama queen.
The Queen Bee, Pogba
“Isn’t it rich,
I’m a cheat,
isn’t it bliss.
Do you approve,
do I care,
my freedom time,
always fills me with happiness,
to cheat those around,
lies all a drama,
I’m the queen bee
The Football Column pays it’s respects to two sporting icons who sadly passed away.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento
known as Pele
Pele played with a freedom and expression which no other matched.
The ‘King, Pele’
Gianluca played with a
warrior vibe alongside a
character trait of strong
Respects to the families.


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ROANOKE—The Roanoke Village Board on Monday approved the purchase of two acres of undeveloped property on the southeast edge of town that will eventually be used to construct a new water plant.
The village agreed to a purchase price of $140,000 for the property owned by Dennis Rocke, Carol Rumbold and Cheryl Baurer, which is located adjacent to the Roanoke Township building, just off E. Woodford Street. The property is not currently inside the village limits, but will likely be annexed at some point, Mayor Bob Isaia said.
“It will give us handy access to everything,” Isaia said.
In addition to serving as a site to build the new water plant, the property will also likely be used for additional uses, including possible storage of road materials.
See the full story on January 8 Woodford County Journal newsstands.


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ICE: Report About Director's Resignation 'Inaccurate And Misleading'
Is it a coincidence that Gary Mead, the director of Enforcement and Removal Operations for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is suddenly retiring after DHS came under fire for releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants?
The Associated Press doesn't appear to think so. The AP theorized that Mead may be taking the fall for the action by DHS. The AP’s coverage noted that Mead had "resigned after hundreds of illegal immigrants were released from jails because of government spending cuts."
That's not the case, said ICE spokeswoman Gillian Christensen. “The Associated Press’ report is inaccurate and misleading. Gary Mead announced several weeks ago to ICE senior leadership that he planned to retire after 40 years in federal service and 6 years at ICE," she claimed. "As planned, and as shared with ICE staff weeks ago, Mr. Mead will retire at the end of April."
The White House claimed they had nothing to do with the whole affair. ICE asserted that the release of the immigrants was to cut costs because of sequestration.
Mead sent an email announcing his retirement to colleagues only hours after ICE announced it had released hundreds of detainees.


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- Tafelmusik French Baroque Christmas
- Ivars Taurins
- Trinity-St. Paul’s Church
- Thursday, July 05, 2012
There once was a time when you didn't go to Wal-Mart to hear Christmas music. You went to church. We called that time the entire history of Western civilization.
So it was fitting that it was in a church – Trinity-St. Paul's at Bloor and Spadina – that Toronto's 2012 Christmas music extravaganza kicked off, with a concert by the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Choir under the direction of Ivars Taurins. However, the homely but stolid Trinity-St. Paul's can hardly have been a match for the opulent 17th century Parisian church in which the music we heard was first presented – music by a contemporary of Louis XIV, Marc-Antoine Charpentier.
The broad style of music we call baroque originated in Italy, at a time when national rivalry in the arts was as pronounced as it was in war, diplomacy and commerce. Charpentier was a French composer who studied in Rome, and was thus noted for his ability to marry Italian and French aspects of his musical style. By and large these stylistic quirks, essential in their day, have been eroded by time, but one can still hear in Charpentier a composer employing diverse musical means, to create a sensibility far different from our own.
Tafelmusik presented two works by Charpentier, his In nativitatem Domini canticum, written for the season, and his Messe à 8 voix et instruments, not specifically written for Christmas, but a possible seasonal musical choice in the Paris of the late 1600s. The In navitatem was a charming, pastoral piece, like so much Christmas music since, reminding us of the tale that is the essence of the Christmas narrative. Shepherds, angels, wise men, the stars, a stable – the Christmas story is simple and homespun, for all its theological heft.
The Mass was a grander affair, full of antiphonal effects (the choir is split in two, singing in response to itself), small orchestral groupings, soloists, the full band – the widest range of musical possibilities reflecting the wide range of emotions and sentiments that make up the text. In both works, Charpentier joins the drama and tone-painting of the Italian baroque with the subtle harmonic patina of the French.
And the Tafelmusik Choir and Orchestra were up to the challenge of both aspects of this older musical language. Ivars Taurins has honed his choir into an ensemble that not only has a beautiful blend of voices, but one that reflects his personal, dramatic approach to music.
Aggressive attack, clear articulation, powerful sweep of line – the Tafelmusik Choir has all of these. If one lamented the fact that Charpentier allowed the choir less of an opportunity to show off their chops, they made up for it by a balancing of drama and tonal colour that was quite beautiful and satisfying. The soloists that stepped out of the chorus in both works did their job admirably – I especially enjoyed the tiny duets of sopranos Hélène Brunet and Michele DeBoer.
And the Tafelmusik Orchestra provided a fine accompaniment, especially in those orchestral parts of the Nativity piece that represented wordless, musical descriptions of the Christmas story. Charpentier's orchestral depiction of the night of the nativity was remarkably modern and effective for the late 1600s. And, although it doesn't get much mention, the bass line trio of Susie Napper's gamba, Lucas Harris's theorbo, and Charlotte Nedegger's organ provided a wonderful ground for the evening's music. If an army travels on its stomach, a baroque orchestra travels on its continuo. And Tafelmusik travelled far and wide on Wednesday night.
Tafelmusik French Baroque Christmas continues through Sunday; www.tafelmusik.org.


When you think of new Scion near Orlando, the first quality that pops into your mind probably isn’t luxury. You most likely think of innovation, creativity, and cool design elements that are seamlessly integrated into a car that’s dependable and affordable. You’d be right, of course, but did you know that luxury may soon be making its way into the Scion lineup? Toyota of Clermont has all the details on this intriguing recent rumor!
The rumor mill is turning once again, and this time it’s been suggested that Scion is going to take the driving experience to a whole new level! See, our new Scion near Orlando appeal to a particular age group – the brand is youth-oriented, as evidenced by the extremely affordable price tags on the cars, the fun and funky designs, and the careful application of entertainment technology you’ll find inside. However, we’ve been hearing whispers that Scion wants to up the ante and integrate luxury into their unique family of cars!
New Scion near Orlando may take things up a level
Scion wants to appeal to a larger market of drivers, and in order to do that they might be taking things up a level in terms of the features you’ll find on new Scion near Orlando. The cars would bump up to a bit of a higher price range (around or under $30,000, so they’re still affordable) – this is a niche the automotive brand hasn’t tried to corner yet, so it’s exciting to see what they may come up with! New features would be introduced undoubtedly, and apparently concept cars are in the words!
2013 Scion FR-S is an affordable sporty solution!
However, one of our new Scion options already fits neatly into this category! The 2013 Scion FR-S is a sports car that was released to a ton of fanfare last year, and it’s been turning heads all over the country with its sleek and sporty style, its powerful performance, and its unbelievably low price tag. Did you know that the new Scion FR-S kicks off at just around $25,000? When was the last time you found a sports car this incredible for that price?
Here are a few of our favorite features on the 2013 Scion FR-S near Orlando!
- Style: It’s low to the ground (thanks to a flat Boxer engine), sleek, muscular, and overall extremely impressive. It also boasts 18” wheels, dual exhaust, and a dark interior that’s decked out with sport bucket front seats and bright red stitching!
- Technology: HD Radio, Bluetooth, iPod connectivity, AM/FM Radio, CD player, and more are all at your fingertips… plus the option to upgrade to an impressive BeSpoke audio system awaits!
- Performance: 0-60 in six seconds? No problem. The 2013 Scion FR-S rules the roads with front-wheel drive, the aforementioned 4-cylinder Boxer engine, and 201 horsepower!
That’s just a small sample of what makes the 2013 Scion FR-S so amazing – see it in person at Toyota of Clermont today! Our new Toyota and Scion dealership is open seven days a week until 10pm, and we’re conveniently located just off the Florida Turnpike on State Road 50!
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Google publishes a question that gives question marks on the safety and convenience of "secret question"
There are many "secret question" prepared only by the person of the person who knows the answer only in case of forgetting the password by google service such as google and there are not many who set the answer seriously , Google independently analyzed the enormous amount of data, which resulted in the question of a question mark on the safety against this "secret question".
New research: Question on "secret question" - Google Developer Japan Blog
"Secret question" is like insurance for when you forget your password, so many people have set simple answers. However, the simpler the answer is, the more general awareness or the more easily acquired it is. For example, in English-speaking users, if you set the answer to the question "What is your favorite food?" As "pizza", there is also a 19.7% chance of getting answered at once.
Then, the probability that the answer is hit 10 times instead of 1 time is that the probability that the answer to the question "Are you the first teacher?" For the user in the Arabic-speaking area is 24%. The probability of being given the answer of "Dad's middle name?" Set by the Spanish speaking user is 21%, and the probability of getting hit if the Korean-speaking user's "What was born city?" Is 39% There is. In other words, if the answer options are limited, there is a possibility that the "secret question" will be broken.
Also, Google's survey shows that 37% of users answer secret questions, who set answers to lie that is different from the actual one. Although it seems to set the answer of the lie to make it difficult to guess the answer, in fact it is likely that the answer of the lie tends to be the same answer as other users, and that the probability of being illegally logged is rather high .
On the contrary, if you answer "secret questions" difficult, what will be more likely to be forgotten by the user this time. For example, in the case of English-speaking users, 40% of the users have forgotten the answer to the secret question. However, 80% of the 40% of users who forgot the answer of "secret question" can remember the simple code for resetting the password received by SMS of the mobile phone It was. In other words, simple words and codes are hard to forget, but they tend to forget to become difficult words and chords.
With 22% and 9% of the total users who could properly remember the answers to the question "What is the number on the library card" and "What is the mileage number?", It is difficult to use difficult answers I understand well.
If there are risks for simple answers and difficult answers, there is a way to increase the number of questions and answers. If you have to answer two questions with 79% of the probability that the user can remember the answer, "Which city was born?" And 74% "What is your middle name?"
It turns out that the probability that the user recalls both answers falls to 59%. Although the probability that a hacker can correctly answer both questions in ten times is quite low as 1%, the probability that the user can remember the answer is also lower, it seems that it can not be said that the balance between security and convenience can not be said to be balanced .
Based on the results of this survey, Google clearly states the countermeasure "You should keep the information for recovering accounts including secret questions and answers all the time up to date". Other than that2 step verificationThere is also a way to strengthen the security of accounts such as, so it would also be nice to try people who want to prevent unauthorized logins.


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Amanda Arellano felt a heavy weight weigh on her chest. It was May 2021 and the teenager was struggling to breathe.
Maria Arellano rushed her 17-year-old daughter to the pulmonologist. Amanda suffers from cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, asthma and a heart murmur. With COVID on the prowl, they couldn’t be too careful.
It wasn’t an asthma attack, the doctor told them. It was anxiety.
Sitting in a Jack in the Box near their home in Boyle Heights last month, Maria’s eyes filled with tears as she searched for the words to describe watching her normally gregarious daughter struggle.
“It makes you feel very helpless,” she said.
Many California parents are familiar with this feeling. Two years into the pandemic, our children are suffering. Rates of anxiety and depression have risen so rapidly that several national leaders, including the US Surgeon General, have issued urgent public health advisories. School-based therapists report long waiting lists and an increase in fighting and behavioral issues. Emergency room doctors say they are overwhelmed by the number of children arriving after trying to harm themselves.
On top of all this, the state faces a shortage of mental health care providers.
State officials know they have a serious problem and are committed to solving it. Along with county public health departments, school districts and other agencies that serve children, the state faces a complicated challenge: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration plans to build an all-new system to address these problems in the years to come. But the pressure is mounting to help kids like Amanda — now.
Dr. Mark Ghaly, a pediatrician who serves as secretary of state for health and human services, told CalMatters he feels “concerned but hopeful” about the state’s ability to respond to growing needs, although he is also “very aware that even the shortest, short-term interventions are not as immediate as I think we would like.
Last year, Newsom’s administration allocated $4.4 billion in one-time funds to create a statewide child and youth behavioral health initiative. The proposed sweeping transformation of the children’s mental health system will be funded with a sum that many describe as “unprecedented.” Most of the money has yet to be distributed, but efforts to develop a vision and work with stakeholders are underway.
Tony Thurmond, the state’s superintendent of public instruction, recently told CalMatters that he’s visited 45 schools since July. Staff tell him they don’t have the resources to help struggling students.
“We know this is job #1, to help our students deal with the trauma they have experienced and are experiencing during the coronavirus pandemic,” he said. “That must be our priority.”
Children’s advocates are excited about the state’s engagement on the issue, but also worry that help is coming soon enough.
A crisis was brewing before the pandemic; COVID has brought it to a boil.
Lishaun Francis, director of behavioral health for the advocacy group Children Now, appreciates the state’s long-term planning, but she wants to act now.
“I think what people are looking for is an emergency response,” she said. “That was never the plan for the state of California.”
On March 7, his organization joined a coalition of children’s rights advocates and health care providers in sending a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, calling on him to officially declare the status of children’s mental health and teenagers in California a public health emergency. The challenges facing young people in the state, they said, are “severe and widespread”.
‘It’s getting worse’
The suffering of young people is widespread, as a January report on the state of student well-being reveals. Based on surveys of 1,200 California middle and high school students between April 2020 and March 2021, 63% of students reported having had an emotional breakdown; 43% said they had had a panic or anxiety attack; and 19% described suicidal thoughts, according to the report published by American Civil Liberties Union California Action, California State University, Long Beach and the California Association of School Counselors.
“We know from the numbers that the situation is getting worse,” said Amir Whitaker, senior policy adviser for the ACLU Southern California, which is the lead author of the report. “We’re not done yet.”
Whitaker leads the Youth Liberty Squad, a statewide group of high school students who advocate for better school-based mental health care. Many have experienced their own anxieties and traumas over the past two years. As life moves closer to normal, they discover details of their lives have changed in disturbing ways.
Los Angeles senior Lizbeth Zambrano-Sanchez notices the painful silence in math class after her teacher asks a question that could have sparked a conversation.
Sonia Banker, a high school senior from San Francisco, describes a new awkwardness in social interactions: “There’s this feeling that when you’re talking with someone, it’s harder.”
Labor shortages mean long waits for care
The trauma of the pandemic – grief, fear, loneliness and boredom – has added to concerns about food and housing insecurity, gun violence, climate change, political polarization, racism, transphobia, deportation and now war in Ukraine.
One in 330 California children have lost a parent or caregiver to the pandemic, according to a December report by COVID Collaborative.
Counselors working in schools say more and more students are taking action. Some children have trouble getting out of bed.
Josh Leonard, executive director of the East Bay Agency for Children, which provides mental health services to children, calls it “a natural, predictable response to stress and anxiety in the moment”.
“Children are in deep trouble,” he said.
But large systems aren’t nimble enough to respond to the building’s urgency, he said. As waiting lists grow, workers at overwhelmed schools and mental health agencies like his don’t always reach out proactively to children and families, he said. Why bring children into the system when no one is available to serve them?
Hope on the horizon?
Fans recognize the tension of this moment. They salute the leadership of the Newsom administration and its willingness to invest the state budget surplus in solutions. But they also say the state is playing catch-up, having failed for years to meet spiraling needs.
For many of these advocates – and for the families and children they serve – state promises are only worth the changes they see on the ground.
Alex Briscoe, director of the California Children’s Trust, an initiative to reform the state’s children’s mental health system, calls the state’s current leaders “extraordinary” and their investment “unprecedented.” But he also notes that California has “one of the worst records in the country” when it comes to child mental health.
A 2018 Commonwealth Fund report places the state 48th out of 50 in terms of the percentage of children ages 3 to 17 who received needed mental health care. A 2020 progress report released by Children Now just before the first shutdown gave the state a D grade for children’s behavioral health, noting that mental illness was the top reason children here were hospitalized. The 2022 report gave the state a D-plus.
“I don’t mean to suggest that nothing happens, but it’s not yet clear what that will mean,” Briscoe said.
Ghaly and other members of the administration say they are working hard to develop a strategy. They aim to create an integrated system that focuses on prevention and equity and brings together public, commercial and private systems that are often siloed and highly fragmented – “something with lots of entry points, lots of doors entrance,” he said.
“The truth is, we don’t really have a cohesive behavioral health system for children,” Ghaly said. “I see a lot of opportunities to put something together.”
The administration is still mostly in the first phase of a three-phase plan it plans to roll out over five years. Heads of state bring stakeholders together, set goals and identify overall issues. Over the next few years, they plan to translate this into major initiatives, including a virtual mental health platform that would be accessible to all young people. They also envision a public awareness campaign to combat stigma, a school-based treatment model that will be available regardless of insurance status, and training a larger and more diverse workforce.
Ghaly is aware of the urgency and says some initiatives are already underway. The state has rolled out CalHOPE, an online platform that offers mental health support. It has formed a partnership with the Child Mind Institute to provide educational materials on mental health. It allocated new funds to support partnerships between schools and counties. As part of a statewide effort to transform Medi-Cal, the health insurance program for low-income Californians, state officials recently announced that children and youth n do not need a diagnosis to access specialized mental health services.
“Is it enough? Is it reaching as many children as we would like? No,” Ghaly said. “But he’s definitely trying to move the needle quickly.”
Behavioral health coverage is supported by a grant from the California Health Care Foundation.


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Editor’s note: For the past several years in the October issue, we have featured the work of the church in particular geographic areas. In this issue we are featuring southern Asia—not only what the church refers to as the Southern Asia Division but several countries in that part of the world. For this issue, we interviewed John Rathinaraj, president of the Southern Asia Division; Harald Wollan, at that time the secretary of the Trans-European Division on behalf of the president of the church in Pakistan, who could not be present; Saw Muller Kyaw, leader of the church in Myanmar; and Eric Monnier, president of the church in Bangladesh, which is a part of the Southern Asia-Pacific Division.
Nikolaus Satelmajer (NS): Give us an idea of the vision you have for the area you represent. What would you like to see happen in the coming five to ten years?
Harald Wollan (HW): In Pakistan, we hope to have a better trained workforce. We have focused on the pastors’ education in order to make sure they are better equipped. And part of that is to make sure they can train and equip our members to be effective in their Christian lives. In Pakistan, many of our members come from a poorer background. Therefore, it is not always easy to reach the more affluent society; but we are striving to reach them as well.
NS: How many pastors do you have in Pakistan?
HW: We face a problem when it comes to the number of pastors because their financial situation in Pakistan is limited. Some of the workforce are actually supported through Gospel Outreach. And their income has dropped, so around fifty percent of their usual income had to be reduced.
NS: It’s not available now?
HW: No, this makes it necessary for the church in Pakistan to reduce the number of Global Outreach workers. Now, we need to make sure that the pastors in Pakistan can take care of more than one church. And that will be a mental shift. One step towards that was making sure all ordained pastors received a motorbike from us, so they are mobile.
John Rathinaraj (JR): India has over seven hundred thousand villages, but only one hundred thousand of them have been entered by Christians. Furthermore, we have twenty-eight governmental states and seven governmental unions, and the Christians have formed more in the southern part of India, not in the northern part. The northern part of India is mostly unentered territory. There are more than one-and-a-half-million Adventists in India currently, and our plan is to add another million over the next five years.
Saw Muller Kyaw (SMK): Myanmar is a beautiful country. We have a population of fifty-three million, with one hundred and thirty-five different ethnic groups. But we have reached only about fifty of these groups thus far. Also, our situation is such that we have to work under some restrictions. We cannot conduct evangelistic meetings publicly, but we are allowed to conduct them inside a church building. And we are also not allowed to build a church building, so at this time we built a house church and let the worker stay on the ground floor.
NS: So the pastor shares the house, and the worship is in the same building?
SMK: Yes, the same building. It is not easy to build in the city. But it is in the rural area. If we have an understanding with the [local] authority, we can build the house church. We also have, in many places, one pastor for one church because of the difficulties with transportation.
Eric Monnier (EM): It’s very interesting listening to the other leaders. Basically, we have some very strong similarities in all the countries that are involved, such as many ethnic groups. Bangladesh has something, I believe, that is very interesting—a very small area, but extremely populated, with around one hundred and fifty million residents. It’s a very populated Muslim country that has experienced many natural disasters: flooding, earthquakes, tsunamis, and so on. The city of Dhaka has seven million residents. One of our main goals is to reach Dhaka, which is extremely difficult because it’s very expensive to buy a piece of land to make a place of worship for the people.
One of our goals over the next five years is to install a satellite dish for each congregation that has access to electricity. This is another huge issue in Bangladesh. There are places where we do not have any electricity, and where we have electricity, it’s kept off during the day. It’s not very easy, but using the satellite, we may be able to prepare evangelistic broadcasts in the native language.
Willie E. Hucks II (WH): Over the last five years, what are some of the positive events that have taken place? What are some of the significant developments that occurred in your territories?
JR: In addition to India’s twentyeight states, it has five hundred dialects. The government has recognized sixteen major languages. Where our headquarters is situated, very recently the Christian population has increased from two percent to seven percent. Then in one more state, Andhra Pradesh, many people are receptive to the gospel. We have more member s in Andhr a Pradesh than in any other state; over fifty percent of our membership is in one state.
We have also been given permission to operate Hope Channel in India by download. The license has been granted.
HW: We have focused, as I mentioned, on training our pastors through specific workers’ meetings, such as Evangelism on the Go where we train pastors to do evangelism. In Pakistan each of the two missions—we call them sections because we cannot use the word mission in a Muslim country—decided to go ahead with eleven evangelistic series this year, the year of evangelism. And that is a culmination of specific targeting, training pastors, making them more efficient in reaching out, so the membership growth in Pakistan has been very positive. And that’s a good thing over the years; more people now have the minimum education of what we see is needed in a country like Pakistan. A minimum of what is close to a bachelor’s degree in theology.
SMK: Our vision is to tell the world. We conduct many evangelistic meetings, especially in the cities. We encourage everyone to conduct evangelistic meetings, not only the pastor, but administrators, teachers, and lay members. So, I organized groups and conducted two evangelistic meetings. Hundreds were baptized as a result. To convert pure Burmese people is very difficult. In the past, we converted only tribal people because they were more receptive to the gospel. But nowadays, we have converted pure Burmese people into our church. We try to reach other parts of Myanmar close to Thailand and China. Those places are very hard to reach, and we have transportation difficulties also.
EM: What I’ve seen is something very interesting in the education area. There are more than eight thousand students in our schools, and more than half of them are sponsored students. And this has been a real blessing for Bangladesh because one of our ways to reach people and baptize them is through the young people who are studying in our schools, after they get baptized and become professionals. And this part, I believe, really has been a tremendous work. But all the departments also have done tremendous work: women’s ministry with different projects and health ministries, as well, because this is very well accepted and respected by the community, including the Muslims.
NS: How do you personally keep yourself spiritually alive, refreshed? How do you feed your soul spiritually?
HW: We realize that being in Pakistan is difficult. It is lonely. When you are a leader, to whom do you turn? Therefore, we speak to each other on the phone, the leaders often call us and we call them to talk through some of the issues. The leader is often on the phone, asking advice and seeking, at the same time, encouragement, and we at the division office feel that we need to give as much support as possible. We send, as often as we can, someone from the office to visit Pakistan. Twice a year, someone from the office visits the field and in this way, there is a small outlet and recharging of the batteries for the wounded.
EM: The unity of the family. My wife has always stood by my side and has been very supportive of my ministry. And I also have a supportive church family around the world. They help us with their words and prayers; and we find this encouraging.


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Ah, yes, the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, aka my favorite park’s time to shine. The International Food and Wine Festival feature kiosks serving up amazing small plates and wine/other boozy drinks from around the world. Add the Eat to the Beat Concert series and you have the recipe for the perfect evening at Disney World. The Epcot Food and Wine Festival happens to be my favorite time of the year at the park, and I couldn’t wait to eat my way around World Showcase. Here’s everything you need to know, including updates for the 2019 Epcot Food and Wine Festival.
- 1 Epcot Food and Wine Festival 2019 Dates
- 2 How much does the Epcot Food and Wine Festival Cost?
- 3 Best food on the Epcot Food and Wine Festival menu
- 4 Best drinks on the Epcot Food and Wine menu
- 5 The Epcot Eat to the Beat Concert Series
- 6 Wine and Dine Half Marathon
- 7 Party for the Senses
- 8 Other Food and Wine events
- 9 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Tips
- 10 Epcot Food and Wine Exclusive merchandise
- 11 What to pack for Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival
- 12 Ready to buy your Epcot Food and Wine Festival tickets?
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Epcot Food and Wine Festival 2019 Dates
The Disney Food and Wine Festival 2019 dates run from August 29th-November 23rd. The Festival takes place every day during Epcot’s park hours aka 9-9. World Showcase, where the majority of the Food and Wine kiosks are located, doesn’t officially open until 11 am, but you’ll still be able to start your festival revelry prior to that with a visit to Taste Track for a cronut or the Festival Headquarters.
How much does the Epcot Food and Wine Festival Cost?
That’ll depend on your park ticket and how much you want to eat and drink. The good news is that there aren’t any special Epcot Food and Wine Festival tickets. It’s included as part of your park admission. The bad news is that no day at Disney is ever cheap. One day adult tickets for Epcot start at $102, but will be cheaper if you buy multi-day tickets. You can also save money by purchasing through Undercover Tourist. They’re an official partner so their tickets are legit and I’ve used them on my last few Disney World trips. How much you spend on food is entirely up to you. Food items ranged from $4 to $8 and most drinks were in the $4-$8 dollar range, though there were a few pricier ones. I’d plan on eating at least two food items and two drinks, but if you want to make a day of it, you could easily spend $60 or more per person. If you’re on the dining plan, snack credits can be used for most of the food items, and you get a pretty good value for your credits that way.
The best thing I ate was the chocolate/almond truffle frozen with liquid nitrogen and topped with whiskey caramel sauce. It’s available at the Chocolate Studio between World Showcase and the Imagination pavilion. The chocolate was so smooth that it tasted like heaven. It’s the perfect dessert for a Florida day.
My favorite actual food on the Epcot Food and Wine menu was the teriyaki chicken bun from the Japan kiosk. Teriyaki is one of my favorite sauces and when served with chicken and veggies in a piping hot bun, it was amazing. I liked it so much that I posed for a PhotoPass picture with it because I didn’t have anywhere to set it down. Now that’s true love.
Schinkennudeln – You can’t go wrong with ham and cheese and potatoes, so I gave the German kiosk another chance after a somewhat disappointing dish at the Flower and Garden Festival. This looked like it was baked into a casserole and sliced into squares to be served, and it was just the right amount of cheesy without being too heavy.
I’ve never been in love with French food in general, but the Carbonade de boeuf from the France kiosk was delicious. I mostly tried it because I’m obsessed with mashed potatoes and wanted to snag some of those. They were worth it alone, but the tender beef was the perfect, fall-off-your-fork consistency.
I’m a huge fan of boozy desserts, so I obviously had to try the chocolate pudding with Irish crème liqueur custard from the Ireland kiosk. I was not disappointed as its gooey center was perfect with the warm custard poured all over the top. The servers did not skimp on the custard either.
My favorite drink was the first one that I tried – the frozen mimosa at the festival headquarters. It was sweet and cold and absolutely perfect. You can get an early start on your drink sampling with one of these – plus, drinking before noon is classy if it’s a mimosa.
I like the bubbles in champagne, but I always wish it was sweeter. The Blanc de Bleu Cuvée Mousseux with Boba Pearls drink solves that problem by adding boba beads to the bubbly (and it’s pretty too). The trick is to figure out a drinking technique that will allow you to mix the boba beads in with sips of champagne. Otherwise you’ll end up with most of them at the bottom of the champagne flute like I did. The Light Lab also has a boozy slushie – it counts as a snack credit! – but we’re not really sure how it tastes because my mom and sister ordered them and then found out that all of the machines freezing them were out and since we didn’t want to wait for the new batches to freeze, they just got a refund and we moved on to use our FastPasses for Character Spot.
I only like sweet wines, so I wasn’t drawn to many of the offerings at the festival, but I decided to try the Riesling flight from the Germany kiosk. It comes with a little card to tell you which wines are which, and I loved all three of them. They appeared to be arranged in order of sweetness, so you should be able to guess which was my favorite.
Check out the full menus here.
The Epcot Eat to the Beat Concert Series
The Epcot Food and Wine concerts can be hit or miss depending on your taste in music and who is playing that night. If you check the Eat to the Beat concert series schedule in advance, it’s possible to plan your trip around a particular artist you really want to see though. My dates weren’t flexible though, so I wasn’t particularly interested in either of the options I had. The Epcot Food and Wine 2019 schedule features some good ones though – I’d love to see Postmodern Jukebox there and Boyz II Men would be a nice nostalgia kick.
You can also book an Eat to the Beat Dining Package with a reservation at one of Epcot’s many restaurants and guaranteed seating at one of the concerts that night. It’s a little pricier than just dining, but if getting in to see a show without lining up early for it is important to you, it’s not a bad deal. You can find the full Eat to the Beat Concert series schedule here.
Wine and Dine Half Marathon
The Wine and Dine races are one of the most popular Run Disney events. With a half marathon, 10k, two-course challenge, a 5k, and some kids races, runners can pick the best distance for their skill level. There are also exclusive post-race parties at Epcot featuring entertainment and some rides. The downside: race weekend is crazy crowded, so factor that in when making your plans.
Party for the Senses
This exclusive – and pricey – dining option is the ultimate experience for foodies at the Food and Wine Festival. The party lasts from 7-9:30 on select Saturdays, and includes reserved seating for the 5:30 performance of the Eat to the Beat concert series. With special entertainment, and incredible menu, and popular chefs, you won’t want to miss this if food is your thing. Party for the Senses takes place in the World ShowPlace Events Pavilion between Canada and the UK. With tickets starting at $229/person (plus park admission), it’s not something for budget travelers, but if you’re really into food, it’s an option.
Other Food and Wine events
At the Festival Center in the old Wonders of Life pavilion, you’ll find a coffee demonstration stage to learn about the process of making coffee from start to finish. Celebrity chefs and beverage connoisseurs will also be making appearances and signing books and bottles. At the Chocolate Experiences hosted by Ghirardelli, you can see some awesome sculptures made out of chocolate. Plus, when we were there, they were handing out free pieces of chocolate, so it’s worth a stop just to grab one of the delicious Ghirardelli squares.
You can reserve a spot at a culinary demonstration for $17/person if you want to attend one of the demos presented by top chefs. You’ll get a seat at the Festival Center Stage and get to sample some of the dishes prepared during the demo.
The 2019 Food and Wine Festival introduced a new option on select Mondays – Tailgate Tastings. This 45-minute program is offered on some Mondays in the Festival Center. Featuring three sample-sized offerings based on the cities home to that night’s Monday Night Football teams, plus three beverages, this is a great opportunity to try some exclusive samples. In order to attend, you need to pick up a wristband at the Festival Center starting at 9 am on the day of. All guests must be present to get wristbands, so make sure your whole party is together at the time.
Epcot Food and Wine Festival Tips
- Head to World Showcase early if you want to hit a lot of food kiosks. This will allow you to pace yourself so you have time to try everything on your list and you’ll also find shorter lines earlier in the day.
- Try to avoid weekends if possible. That’s when the locals turn out and crowds are at their highest.
- Likewise, avoid the Wine and Dine race weekend – November 1-4 in 2018 – because crowds will be insane.
- If you have your heart set on seeing a particular act at the Eat to the Beat Concerts, try booking a dining package that guarantees priority seating. Otherwise, you can join the ranks of people camping out in line for a few hours before the show.I normally advocate making dining reservations at Epcot, but to make the most of Food and Wine, I’d skip the table service meal and eat your heart out at the kiosks.
- Dining plan quick service meals can be used at the kiosks if you buy three snack-sized items at the same time.
- You can use snack credits for food items and get some pretty great deals. This year, the Canada kiosk has a filet mignon dish from Le Cellier that costs $8. You can use a snack credit for it, which might be the best snack credit value at the parks. I didn’t redeem my snacks for anything less than $5, which is pretty decent overall.
- Definitely check out the menu online and/or grab one of the passports at the Festival Headquarters in the old Wonders of Life pavilion located next to Mission: Space. It’ll help you plan out your eating/drinking for the day so you don’t get to the last kiosk and see something you’re absolutely dying to try but too stuffed to eat.
Epcot Food and Wine Exclusive merchandise
There are a whole bunch of souvenirs you can buy for the festival. My sister and I picked up Epcot Food and Wine shirts that are super comfy and seemed fairly reasonably priced for a Disney souvenir. I’m a huge Figment fan, so I loved seeing all of the shirts and tumblers with his adorable face plastered all over them. They were also selling handy little trays with a spot for food and a holder for your sample-sized drink that would make it a lot easier to eat and drink while walking. Food and Wine exclusive merchandise can be found at the festival headquarters near Mission: Space or at various kiosks around the park.
What to pack for Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival
You’ll want to bring your standard Disney parks essentials from this packing list, but here are a few important ones:
- Sunscreen. Just because it’s fall doesn’t mean that you’re not going to be roasted alive by the sun. It’s Florida. Make sure it’s sweatproof because you’ll probably be doing plenty of that. I like this kind from Neutrogena because it’s not as slimy as other brands. And don’t forget an even less greasy facial sunscreen option.
- A waterproof backpack. You’ll need something to carry your stuff around in all day. I never hit the parks without one like this.
- Water bottle. You’ll want to mix some water in between wine and beer samples to stay hydrated during the day.
- Good walking shoes. You’re going to be on your feet a lot and Epcot is enormous. The Food and Wine Festival doesn’t offer a lot of spots to sit down and eat your food – you’ll likely be standing even while snacking. Make sure you have something comfy to walk around in.
- Portable cell phone charger. I never travel without this one. You’ll be taking plenty of pictures and probably using the WDW app to make FastPass reservations all day, and that can drain your battery in a flash.
- Your Magic Band – If you’re staying on property, you’ll get one of these included in your reservation. If you’re not (or if you just want a fancier one), you can get some really cool ones online like this Toy Story option. Or you can go with the ever-adorable Carl and Ellie from Up. They’re a fun way to show off your Disney style.
Ready to buy your Epcot Food and Wine Festival tickets?
Head over to Undercover Tourist to save a few dollars. They’re an official Disney partner, so unlike other online sites, their tickets are real. I’ve used them myself multiple times and had the ticket codes in my inbox almost immediately. All you have to do is link them to your Magic Band or get an entry card at the park entrance and you can put those savings toward an extra food or drink option at the festival. You can also book discounted hotels on their site if you plan on staying on Disney property or nearby.
Looking for more Disney World tips? Check out these other insider guides:
- The Grown-Up’s Guide to Epcot
- The Grown-Up’s Guide to Disney World
- How to Save Time at Disney World Using Your Smartphone
- The Grown-Up’s Guide to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party
- The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
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The Infamous Stringdusters put the spurs to their spring tour with a fret-blazing, shape-shifting show featuring special guest Keller Williams at Eugene’s McDonald Theatre (March 5th). The ‘Dusters delivered a convincing account of their distinctive “high country” sound while Williams complimented nicely, both with an impressive opening set and later, playing alongside the headliners. The pairing made for an entertaining combination of Nashville polish and free-spirited, festival charm.
Never one to shy away from giving fans something unexpected, prog-rockers Umphrey’s McGee have surprised their followers by releasing their second studio in album in less than a year. Just ten months after the fantastic Similar Skin was produced, the band took advantage of an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to record music in the famed Abbey Road Studios in London; the same room that iconic artists like The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Hollies, Fela Kuti, and Radiohead all recorded some of their best work.
The 18th annual All Good Music Festival & Campout returns to ‘Wild and Wonderful’ West Virginia. Offering fans the combination of music festival isolation at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains along with convenient access from the entire mid-Atlantic region, the venue Berry Hill Farm is located in Summit Point, WV, only 90 minutes from Baltimore and 75 minutes from Washington D.C.
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If we are truly to become a society that sees beyond race to the individual character of each individual, we must not have any double standard when it comes to hate crimes.
The recent attack on a mentally challenged white man by four black individuals in Chicago has ushered in a debate about whether it should be referred to as a hate crime.
The mentally challenged man was abducted, and then abused. The victim was even forced to drink from a toilet.
The perpetrators were Jordan Hill, Tesfaye Cooper, and Brittany Covington, all 18 years of age. The fourth was Tanishia Covington, who is 24-years-old.
While the suspects have now been charged with criminal hate crime, aggravated kidnapping, as well as other felony charges, there have been some who tried to pass off the attack as “just some stupid kids,” downplaying the role of racially motivated prejudice. A police commander in Chicago even initially passed it off as “stupid decisions.”
Here’s the problem with that: The whole attack was live-streamed on Facebook, and the suspects can be heard saying “Fuck Donald Trump,” and “Fuck white people.”
This is where political correctness goes too far. By explicitly bringing race into it, the perpetrators left no doubt that it was a hate crime. To ignore that is to ignore reality.
Political correctness should not be a tool to obscure the truth: There is no doubt this was a hate crime, and it must be referred to as such.
Imagine if the tables had been turned, and it was four white people who attacked a mentally challenged black person while yelling anti-black slurs. There would be no hesitation to call it a hate crime, and it would absolutely be a hate crime.
The same holds true in this case.
It is clear that members of minority groups face racism in much of the world, including in free and democratic nations. That racism must be confronted and addressed.
It is also true that members of minority groups can be racist. And when that happens, it must also be confronted and addressed.
If we are to build a world where all are treated equally, then all of us, of all races and all backgrounds, must be held accountable for our actions. We are each individuals, and at the end of the day our actions are our responsibility.
Anyone who commits a racially motivated act of violence – especially against someone with mental disabilities – whether they are brown, black, white, or whatever, needs to be punished severely.
Racism is racism, and a hate crime is a hate crime, no matter the colour of the victim or the perpetrators.
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According to data from greenfield monitor fDi Markets, the number of biotechnology investment projects increased by nearly 110% between 2003 and 2016, while jobs and capital expenditure increased by 137% and 153%, respectively, both peaking in 2016. In a study of which locations are doing the best job at fostering the biotech industry, Shanghai ranks as the leading city for biotech FDI, followed by Singapore and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Shanghai attracted 31 biotech investments in the period analysed, more than 35% of which were in sales, marketing and support operations. R&D investments accounted for nearly 30%, while education and training operations made up more than 16% of the city’s biotech FDI. The city attracted the highest number of jobs and capital investment in biotechnology of all cities globally.
Shanghai’s largest inbound biotech investment was announced in late 2009, when Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company Novartis invested $1bn in an expansion of its Institute of Biomedical Research in the city, creating 840 jobs. The city’s reputation as a biotech hub is cemented at the annual Shanghai Bio-Forum, which hosts exhibitions, panel discussions and keynote speeches, giving a comprehensive overview of the sector.
While Shanghai attracted the greatest capital investment and the highest number of jobs in the biotech sector, Singapore recorded the highest number of projects. Forty-four investments were made in the city in the 14 years to 2016, creating more than 3500 jobs and representing investments totalling more than $2.3bn. US-based pharmaceutical Baxter established a drug manufacturing facility in the city in mid-2014, citing the infrastructure and regulations for doing business in the city as the main reasons behind its decision to invest.
Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research aims to bridge the gap between academia and business, while fostering and promoting talent for its research institutes. Its commercial arm, ETPL, aims to build strategic partnerships with businesses, co-develop products, facilitate licensing deals and to nurture start-ups.
Cambridge, home to world-renowned Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ranked third in the study. Twenty-three investments were made in the New England city, more than half of which were in sales, marketing and support operations. Five companies established their regional headquarters in the city, including Belgium-based Bone Therapeutics, which set up in the Kendall Square area of Cambridge. Companies in this area, which has been called “the most innovative square mile on the planet”, have received approximately $14bn in venture-capital investment, according to some reports. The company stated that the presence of the world’s 10 largest biopharma companies in the state was instrumental in its decision to invest.
To compile the list of locations for this study, fDi Intelligence, a data division of the Financial Times, looked at the global data from greenfield investment monitor fDi Markets between January 2003 and April 2017. Locations were ranked on their record of investment in the biotechnology sector, considering project numbers, capital investment and job creation. Retail was excluded in this study. Data including project numbers, capital investment, job creation and FDI specialisation were scored from 10, with the highest values given higher scores, and weighted. The locations were then ranked based on the total scores.


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