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People are flocking to West African classes across the country. Students are enticed by the sounds of the drums, exhilarated by the movement and want to come back for more. Each dance has a meaning and function, so they are also learning about the many different cultures within West Africa. In Burkina Faso alone there are more than 60 ethnic groups, each with its own language, instruments and dances. Listening to the music, one may hear sounds that are reminiscent of reggae, salsa, highlife or Afro-beat. This is part of the allure for American students.
To truly embody the style, students should also have an awareness of what life is like in West Africa. As dance professor Zelma Badu-Younge describes being in Ghana: "If you're in a village, a lot of people are not wearing shoes, walking in the dirt. In the city, you might be carrying a younger sibling on your back or you're carrying things on your head, and that changes the way you walk."
Dance Teacher spoke to Badu-Younge and four dancers from West Africa, who teach in American colleges and universities. Each one is also a choreographer, drawing on both traditional and contemporary forms. Common to all five were themes of community, the unity of music and dance and connection to the ground. They also share a holistic approach to their work. As Wilfried Souly says, "I bring my life experience into my teaching. It's part of me. When I'm teaching my classes I don't even think of it as teaching. I think of it as sharing."


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Oklahoma City VA and community celebrate Veteran Phillip Reed’s 99th birthday.
Read served in the Army Airforce from 1944-1946 and was first stationed in Naples, Italy. He was on his way to Okinawa when his ship received word the Japanese had surrendered. Returning to Cole, he became active in the community and purchased the first firetruck for the town for $15. He was a firefighter and the town’s fire chief.
Read has lived in Cole, Oklahoma, his entire life. He was born in the house he currently lives in and continues to mow the lawn and do upkeep himself.
“This is the biggest birthday party, I’ve ever had,” Read said. “It’s nice, I wasn’t expecting it. After this party I gotta go home and rest. Someone’s coming to fix my lawnmower so I can finish mowing my yard before it gets hot.”
“Behave yourself and have great nurses”
‘He is very proud of his service.”
“We are so pleased so many people came out,” Michelle Temple, nurse and care manager, said of the birthday party. “He is absolutely not shy about sharing history and very proud of his service.”
Temple and the Home Based Primary Care program, Oklahoma City VA, visit Veteran patients in their homes to conduct labs and exams to keep Veterans at home and out of the hospital.
“He is a super healthy and wonderful man,” Temple said. “He is so independent and a real go getter.”
“This is the most awesome thing to honor one of our Veterans,” Nurse Moon Khorsandnia said. “This is perfect.”
Great-great-grandfather fought in the Revolutionary War
Read and his family had a long history of community service in Cole. His parents ran the local store and provided food and goods to the community during the depression when people were unable to afford it. His grandfather served in the Civil War and his great-great-grandfather fought during the Revolutionary war, according to his cousin, Ronnie Mason Sr.
“This was a great way to show appreciation for him,” Mason said. “I’ve been told by some of the people in this room that his family fed and helped so many people in this community during the depression.”
When asked about the secret to a healthy and long life: “I don’t know. I guess maybe just behaving yourself,” Read said. “My nurses have been really great too.”

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How To Make Desserts In An Instant Pot
Crisp, golden desserts are not going to happen in your multicooker. Instead, as cookbook author Jessie Sheehan wrote for us, focus on items that benefit from cooking with steam: The Instant Pot excels at baking up luscious custards and puddings, cakes with a dense, moist crumb think sticky toffee pudding or dense snacking cakes , creme brulee, rice pudding, flan, clafoutis, chocolate pots de crème, lemon pudding cake and cheesecake and bread pudding. As she points out, desserts contained in a 7-inch cake pan work well, as do those you can make in individual ramekins.
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How Long Does It Take To Make Yogurt In The Instant Pot
Add milk to a 6-qt Instant Pot® close and lock the lid. Select yogurt setting, then adjust pressure boil mode for one hour to make your homemade yogurt! This process can take up to an hour since you want it to boil enough that all bacteria are killed off by heating up at this temperature. Once cooled down , set aside 1 cup of milk as a starter culture, which will turn into delicious fresh dairy goodness after just 8 hours of incubation time.
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Why Make Instant Pot Yogurt
First of all, its delicious! The creativity for flavorizing your yogurt is endless, from chocolate to fruit to vanilla. And the best part is, you can make it free of refined sugars and unnecessary additives . Most store bought yogurts contain heavy amounts of sugars and other additives like natural flavors , GMO corn starch for thickening and coloring for a pretty appearance. No thanks. Ill pass and make the real good stuff at home with ingredients I can understand and pronounce.
Second, you can make it as creamy or as thick as you like. Do you like yogurt smooth and creamy? What about rich, thick and decadent greek yogurt? Or how about with added fruit? Think of this yogurt like a blank canvas and you get to create whatever flavor and texture you like.
Third, making yogurt is economical. Organic plain greek yogurt costs close to $5 for a tiny tub. With our family of six, this store bought yogurt would be gone in one afternoon snack. But I can make more than three times that amount for the cost of just one gallon of milk. Sounds like a no brainer.
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How To Make Greek Yogurt And Vanilla Yogurt
Instant Pot Greek Yogurt
- Prep: Line large mesh strainer with cheesecloth folded 4 times or single layer of coffee filters. Place on top of a bowl making sure there is enough space for draining the whey.
- Strain for 4 hours: Add desired amount of yogurt, place in the fridge and strain for 4 hours.
- Stir and enjoy: Greek style yogurt will be thicker along the walls. Just stir after adding to a jar. We love-love making my moms strawberry yogurt with Greek yogurt instead of sour cream for a healthier alternative.
Stovetop Method To Make Yogurt
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Let The Milk Cool + Add Your Culture
Once you remove your instant pot and sit it on the counter, wait for the temp to cool to 115 use a thermometer for this. It took my milk just over 90 minutes I sped up the process by stirring it frequently too. Make sure your thermometer is sanitized and just wait patiently.
Once the yogurt reaches 115, you will need to add 1/2 C of your yogurt starter culture mix it in well. If you dont have any of your own yogurt from a previous batch, then I would suggest a plain, full fat organic yogurt variety .
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Nothing compares to home-made yogurt. I have been making yogurt at home since many years even before I had the instant pot.
I use the pasteurized whole milk, preferably the non-homogenized milk and sometimes the homogenized one.
Earliler, with the instant pot, I used to follow the traditional method of boiling the milk in the instant pot and then cooling it down to about 115 °F before adding the culture.
This process is lengthy and requires a lot of monitoring of the milk temperature as it cools down.
At times, the milk would cool down if allowed to cool longer and then it would get cooler than the required temperature for the yogurt. This was very frustrating and it made me think to find a better mechanism.
So I decided to try an alternative i.e to use a microwave instead of the time-consuming boiling process as pasteurization would have already taken care of the harmful bacteria.
I used the microwave to heat the milk to the required temperature and added the yogurt culture to it. My only apprehension was whether there would be any difference in the thickness or consistency of the yogurt compared to the boiling process.
This method works well with both non-homogenized and homogenized, pasteurized whole milk and the results for both have been excellent.
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How To Cook Pressure Cooker Yogurt When You Dont Have A Yogurt Button
Usually, when making pressure cooker yogurt, youll want to just press the button and leave it. However, since we dont have a yogurt button, well be adding a few more steps.
But dont worry, everything is still very simple. Because we start with boiling the milk, youll want to be sure that your pot is room temp or cold to start so that the milk doesnt scorch.
Pour a full gallon of whatever milk you choose into your pressure cooker and press the Sear/Saute function.
This is the step that gets just a little tricky.
Well be bringing the yogurt to 180°F to kill all bacteria. Not only do you need to watch the temp carefully, but youll want to stir the milk often so that it doesnt curdle or burn.
Once the milk reaches 180°F, you can just unplug the pot. Now, youll want to let the milk cool to 110°F, stirring can help cool the yogurt faster, but it isnt necessary. Once the yogurt cools to 110°F, add your starter and stir until completely incorporated.
Immediately close the lid of your pressure cooker and lock it. This will begin the incubation process. Because your pot doesnt have a yogurt button, it wont keep the yogurt warming. Wrapping the whole pressure cooker in a large beach towel helps the brooding.
Youll want to incubate for at least 8 hours, the longer you incubate the thicker and creamier your yogurt will be. Afterward, you can transfer your yogurt to another bowl and chill in the icebox for at least 4 hours.
- 1/2 cup honey, optional
Does Greek Yogurt Affect Lactose Intolerance Symptoms
Bloating, diarrhea and indigestion from eating Greek yogurt can be signs of lactose intolerance. Most fermented dairy products, such as Greek yogurt, contain much less lactose, the sugar found in milk, than other dairy products. Some people with lactose intolerance can tolerate more lactose than others.
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How Do I Cool And Store Instant Pot Yogurt
After the long cook is done, youll want to chill your yogurt before moving it to long-term storage. Three to four hours is the minimum, but an overnight chill is ideal. Keep in mind that your yogurt will thicken a bit more as it cools.
Transfer the yogurt to individual containers for easy eating, or to an airtight container for long-term storage. Instant Pot Yogurt lasts about two weeks in the fridge.
Oh, and be sure to save a bit of your Instant Pot Yogurt for the next time you want to make yogurt. You can use it in place of the starter yogurt.
Cold Start Or No Boil Yogurt
The traditional way of making yogurt requires you to heat your milk to a temperature of 160 180 degrees and then to cool it before adding your yogurt starter. This scalding of the milk kills bacteria in the milk before making yogurt.
This step is not necessary with the cold start method, because we use a ultra pasteurized, ultra high temp, or shelf stable milk such as Fairlife milk. These milks have already been heated to a very high temperature before being packaged and sold.
What Kind of Milk do I need to make instant pot yogurt?
You need a ultra pasteurized, ultra high temp, or shelf stable milk. Fairlife milk is the most popular brand.
Do not use regular, pasteurized milk for this recipe. These milks may contain bacteria that will grow along with your yogurt cultures if the milk is not heated prior to making the yogurt.
Milks that are higher fat and protein will yield a thicker yogurt. Low fat milks may need additional straining to reach the thicker consistency you may desire.
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What I Love About This Recipe:
- Inexpensive: For the quantity of yogurt this recipe makes youd spend around $15 dollars at the store. The ingredients here cost closer to $5!
- Easy, and healthier than store-bought. I love knowing exactly what is going in our food. This yogurt is creamy and delicious!
This recipe is nearly fool-proof! It requires, patience , but is almost entirely hands-off!
One thing that separates an instant pot from a regular pressure cooker is its unique functions like the yogurt button, which allows you to make homemade yogurt in it! The instant pot provides a safe method to incubate yogurtkeep it at a constant warm temperature in the target zone of 110 and 115 degrees F allowing the bacteria in it to multiply properly and thicken to create smooth, creamy yogurt.
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Yes, you can make yogurt at home! Its cheaper and 100x creamier! Youll never want to buy store-bought yogurt again!
What? Yogurt in an Instant Pot?! Um, yes, 10000 times yes!
The process sounds like itll take for-ever, but really, this recipe is so stinking easy with like 4 minutes of hands-on time its basically effortless. And fool-proof.
Now why bother making homemade yogurt? Well, for starters, its 100000x better than store-bought. Seriously. Its creamier and substantially less tangy. With zero-sweetener.
Plus, you know once you go homemade, you can NEVER go back to the store-bought version. NEVER EVER EVER.
And for that, Im truly sorry.
Well, not really.
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What Equipment Do You Need
This method requires an Instant Pot or other brand of electric pressure cooker with a yogurt setting. I know its also possible to make yogurt in the oven or a crock pot. These methods might even be just as easy! But this method is the one I use and its crazy reliable, so Im sticking with it for now!
The only other piece of equipment you need is an instant-read thermometer so you dont overheat or over-cool your milk. If you dont already have one, they are certainly a worthwhile investment. My ThermoPop digital thermometer was worth every penny.
How To Make Pumpkin Spice Yogurt Using Your Instant Pot Easy Recipe For Smooth And Creamy Yogurt
The time for all things pumpkin is quickly coming! Making this pumpkin spice yogurt using your instant pot is so easy . . . and so delicious. This yogurt is made with just 3 simple ingredients. Milk, a couple tablespoons of plain yogurt, and the magic ingredient flavored liquid coffee creamer.
The coffee creamer makes this instant pot yogurt recipe so versatile. You can use any of the great fall flavors coming out, and once the Christmas season comes, use those flavors! The creamer flavors the yogurt effortlessly, and sweetens it at the same time.
We just added a new baby boy to our family a couple weeks ago, so my goal for this recipe was 1. easy 2. time saving. SoI used Fairlife milk which doesnt need to have the extra step of boiling. To make this instant pot yogurt, all I had to do was whisk the ingredients together, turn the instant pot on to yogurt setting for 8 hours, and walk away! Thats my idea of a newborn + toddler friendly recipe.
How to make this easy yogurt:
- 2 quarts Fairlife milk
- 2 T. plain yogurt or plain Greek yogurt
- 2 cups liquid pumpkin spice coffee creamer
Add all ingredients to instant pot and whisk until blended and foamy.
Place glass lid on pot and set to yogurt setting for 8 hours.
After 8 hours, refrigerate yogurt for at least 4 hours.
Your yogurt will be thick enough to stand a spoon up in it!
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Whats The Difference Between Cold
Cold Start and Boil methods will both give you easy, delicious yogurt from the Instant Pot. The primary differences lie in the milk used and the start-up time after that, both take about the same time to incubate in the Instant Pot.
Cold Start Yogurt requires ultra-pasteurized, flash-pasteurized, or shelf-stabilized or powdered milks. Thats because this method doesnt have you heat the milk, so you have to start with a milk that has already been boiled to kill any bacteria. These milks can be harder to find in certain markets and are more expensive, but they save you between 25 minutes and an hour of prep time.
Traditional Boil Yogurt can be made with any almost any milk including coconut, almond, soy, organic, and raw or even half-and-half or heavy cream. But this method does require two things: more upfront time and a probe thermometer.
In terms of flavor and texture, some folks prefer to Cold Start because its a little thicker and tangier right out the gate, but you can incubate it for longer for more thickness and tang, too. Were sharing the basic Boil method here so anyone, anywhere can make yogurt with whatever milk is available to them.
Okay Whats So Great About Instant Pot Yogurt
Before electric pressure cookers became a thing, I made my yogurt at home on the stovetop and using a heating pad to keep the temperature even while the yogurt fermented. It works just fine, but an Instant Pot makes the whole process even easier! Thats because the Instant Pot is programmed to keep the fermentation temperature at an even 110°F during the culturing time. It makes it completely no fuss! I have never had a batch of yogurt fail since getting my Instant Pot years ago.
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Meal Prep And Storage
Once your yogurt is done, you can store it in the refrigerator until you are ready to eat. Now, get creative and use single serve jars for a grab and go yogurt. Or place it in one large container that you scoop into bowls.
Either way, this is tasty. I find that storing in single serve containers makes it an easier snack I reach for. I use little glass jars with lids. It helps prevent odors from seeping into the yogurt.
How To Make Instant Pot Yogurt
- 8 cups milk, ideally whole or 2%
- 1-2 tablespoons of plain yogurt , at room temperature
- Sugar, honey or other sweetener
- Fine mesh strainer and a coffee filter or muslin cloth
- Jars or containers with lids for storing the yogurt
- Instant Pot, of course
Test Kitchen Tip: Before you begin, make sure your tools are freshly washed in hot, soapy water.
Step 1: Scald the Milk
Pour the milk into the Instant Pot, close and lock the lid and set the valve to Sealing. Select the Yogurt function and place on High/More. Though the display will read boil, this step only scalds the milk. It will take 25-30 minutes for a half-gallon, and 50 minutes for a gallon. The pot should turn off automatically at the end of the cycle. Open it and check the temperature. It should be 180º F.
Test Kitchen Tip: Scalding is an important step. Without it, the yogurt may not thicken up properly, or at all.
Step 2: Bring Down the Temperature
After heating the milk, you want to cool it off to 110º-115º F. This is an ideal temperature that will foster bacteria growth and wont be so hot it kills the culture. You can just leave the bowl to cool at room temperature, which will take about an hour. Or, use an ice bath: Fill a bowl with ice water, nest the Instant Pots inner bowl inside and whisk the milk to cool it quickly. Take the temperature every few minutes. After about five minutes, the milk should be at 110º F.
Remove the pot from the ice bath and wipe the outside dry.
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(STMW) — A man who was shot as he tried to rob a North Side store with a fake handgun has been ordered held on $400,000 bond.
Lawrence Bradley, 25, of the 15200 block of South Evers Avenue in south suburban Dolton, allegedly used a replica handgun in an attempt to rob a store in the 2900 block of West Devon Avenue about 5:40 p.m. Monday, police said.
An employee shot the would-be robber, and the man fled the scene, police said.
Bradley was taken into custody about 12:20 a.m. Tuesday when he walked into Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare in Hammond, Ind. to seek treatment for multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
Bradley was charged Tuesday with felony counts of armed robbery and aggravated battery, and later ordered held on $400,000 bond, authorities said.
He will next appear in court Nov. 12, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office said.
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Rhiannon first appeared on television at the age of eleven when she starred in Neighbours as Lisa Jeffries. She later received the role of Rocky in the Australian Disney Channel show As the Bell Rings & had a guest role in Satisfaction. In 2010, Rhiannon landed the lead role of April Scott in Home and Away in 2010 & was included on the as the Most Popular New Talent at the Australian Logie Award show in 2011. The actress participated in the 13th series of Dancing with the Stars, reaching second place behind Cosentino. In November 2015, Fish joined the cast of The 100 in the recurring role of Ontari.
Jordan is an Australian singer, dancer and actor best known for playing Jai Fernandez in Home and Away, Christian Reed in Dance Academy and Mat Tan in ABC America’s family hit TV show, The Fosters. Jordan is confirmed to star in the new Dance Academy Movie set to release in 2017.
After completing high school in 2010, Matt enrolled at the University of Technology studying a Bachelor of Business. However, 18 months into his degree Matt decided he wanted to explore acting as a career and deferred his studies. After several small television appearances, Matt landed the lead role of VJ on Channel 7 longest running drama, Home and Away. Outside of acting, Matt loves to cook, play basketball and is a sci-fi movie buff.
Tim Pocock (born 24 October 1985) is an Australian actor best known for his role as a teenage Scott Summers in X-Men Origins: Wolverine as well as Ethan Karamakov in the ABC television series Dance Academy. He may also be known from NBC’s Camp, as Robbie Matthews.
After leaving an impact on Channel 7’s longest running drama, Home & Away, Alea has been asked back for a guest appearance as the shows favourite daughter, Darcy. Having catapulted onto the acting scene at a young age, Alea has been compared to the likes of Kate Ritchie with her impeccable & elite acting ability.

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“Here we need to talk not only with the patient, the teenager, but also with their parents and guardians, to look at the case at the same time with both,” said Dr. Nirav Shah, president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, on Tuesday. . “It’s just an extra nuance, it’s not harder, it’s just something we need to think about and fix.”
Health experts have expressed excitement over the US Food and Drug Administration’s decision Monday to extend the emergency use permit (EUA) of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine to 12-year-olds.
In order to involve adolescents and their parents, primary care providers, pediatricians and family physicians who talk to parents and children will be crucial. Kaza Shah.
The expansion comes as public health officials are urging Americans to be vaccinated before spreading vaccination-resistant options and triggering a new leap later in the year.
Already more than 72% of coronavirus genetic sequences in the United States are variant B.1
She also appealed to mothers to vaccinate their families.
“Mother to mother, please do your best to vaccinate those people who meet the conditions in your household – yourself and your children,” Valenski said at an event hosted by Scary Mother. “Mothers do great things. That’s what we do.”
“I can go out more instead of just staying home and doing nothing.”
Although the FDA has approved the EUA, the CDC has yet to formally recommend the vaccine for those 12 years of age before vaccination begins.
The CDC adviser, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), is due to hold an emergency meeting to discuss and vote on Wednesday. This advice is then addressed to Walensky, who is very likely to give the green in a few hours.
However, some places began vaccinating young teenagers on Tuesday.
The shots are somewhat premature, as technically doctors should not start administering the vaccine to this age group until the CDC recommends doing so.
However, doctors already have the vaccine and CDC approval is a pre-determined conclusion. This is an area of medical practice regulated by the states, but since the vaccine is already allowed in offices, there is nothing to prevent medical professionals from exercising their own judgment.
14-year-old Jacob Laney was in line at the vaccination site in Decatur, Georgia, early Tuesday, hoping to get the vaccine earlier.
“My friend got Kovid and he looked really bad, and I just didn’t want to get him,” he told CNN. After receiving both doses of Pfizer’s two-dose vaccine, “I think I’ll be less afraid of getting it and less of a problem with Covid-19,” he said.
Cameron Carion, a 14-year-old whose mother watched CNN’s interview with Jacob and then drove to the same vaccination site, said she was feeling well to get the shot.
“I feel it’s better that I got it because I can go out more instead of just staying home and doing nothing,” he said.
And for countries that are not ahead of immunizations, adolescents may still not wait long.
California will offer the coronavirus vaccine to children under the age of 12, starting Thursday, expanding access to about 2.1 million additional residents, health officials said Tuesday.
Vaccine appointments will be available through the MyTurn website in California from Thursday morning. The state is working to include more providers and clinics to administer the vaccine to younger people, said Dr. Erica Pan, an epidemiologist with the California Department of Public Health.
Current vaccines are still protective, says the CDC
As officials consider the possibility of booster shots, Valenski stressed that the plans are a precautionary measure and that current vaccines are still protective.
“The first thing I want people to realize, and I don’t think it’s clear, is to talk about accelerators – but right now, if you have two doses of the vaccine and the mRNA vaccines, you’re protected. no need to wait for a booster. You are protected, “CDC Director Dr Rochelle Valenski told CNBC on Friday.” What we are talking about is thinking ahead. “
Vaccine manufacturers are already testing the effects of booster shots, and the federal government is beginning to plan possible programs to deliver booster doses of coronavirus vaccine – but these are scenarios just in case, Valensky said.
“What happens if after a year or 18 months your immunity weakens? It’s really our job to hope for the best and plan what might happen if we need additional boosters in the future, in the way on which we get flu vaccine boosters every year, ”she said.
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Campeche and Nayarit have gone back to yellow on the epidemiological traffic light, therefore, face-to-face classes are not allowed.
As of next Monday, May 24, face-to-face classes will be suspended in the state of Campeche, and in the case of Nayarit, they will have to postpone its return to the classrooms due to the fact that there is an increase in positive cases of coronavirus. In both states, there will be face-to-face classes when they return to green.
José Luis Alomía, director of epidemiology, stated that the return to classes must be done under strict security measures, taking into account the color of the traffic light and that the teachers are vaccinated. “The important thing is that the return is safe. So far, there are 6 entities that are in staggered face-to-face classes, “said the doctor at a press conference from the National Palace.
Ricardo Koh Cambranis, Secretary of Education in Campeche, reported through a message via WhatsApp to the media that minors from rural schools will remain at home and take classes through the booklets that have already been given to them.
“Derived from the decision of the federal authority to place Campeche on a yellow traffic light and in order to safeguard the health of the population, the Campeche Secretariat of Education and the State Health Department determined the suspension of work in the 135 schools.
“This measure meets the provisions of said plan, which mentions that, in the event of a color change that implies an increase in COVID-19 cases at the state level, face-to-face activities in these schools would be suspended,” said the secretary. of Health of Campeche.
Nayarit suspends the return to face-to-face classes
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education of Nayarit indicated that, due to the change in color in the epidemiological traffic light, which went from green to yellow in this entity, the return to face-to-face classes was suspended, which was scheduled for Monday 24 of May in 32 campuses.
“At the beginning of this week we announced that we were joining the first 32 elementary and telesecundaria schools, but today, seeing that we are at a yellow traffic light, the decision has been changed, as a whole, so we are not returning to face-to-face classes in those 32 schools yet, ”the Nayarit state authorities explained in a statement.


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Prior to the process of distillation there is botany. Essential oils are extracted from roots, seeds, bark, petals, and other components of plants. Growing a quality crop is an essential part of delivering quality, organic aromatics. Attached are several samples of products that are converted into essential oils, hydrosols, and more.

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MADE Fest 2013 recently brought together a stellar group of DIY vendors specializing in food, art, crafts, kitsch, and more to Philly’s Rotunda venue for one of the raddest arts and crafts shows we’ve ever seen.
Explicitly not a flea market, with a mission statement that read, “A loosely juried DIY Fest focusing on giving an outlet to as many flavors of DIY as possible,” this DIY event had more unique art, food, clothes, make-up, decorations, crafts, and DIY themes than we could cover in any reasonable write-up. From hand-made dolls, clothes, tiles, lights, blankets, scarves, vegan make-up, jewelry, and paintings, it was hard not to buy everything. In a world of industrial replication that is often far removed from the fabricators leading to identical and often meaningless shopping experiences, this MADE FEST was truly something special.
There is something to be said for the experience of perusing one’s hand-made goods, only to speak with the fabricator and learn about the process and individualization that comes which each unique display. The goods varied as much as the personalities for one of the funnest events we’ve covered all year.
Blow The Scene‘s Joshua T. Cohen documented the experience with his trusty camera for an massive extened gallery below.
Without further ado… Enjoy Philly MADE Fest 2013 in photos:


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Wembley again, Manchester City again. You’d like to think that on any given day, anything is possible. You’d like to think that on any given day, anything is possible. On paper, Villa have no chance. Today comes down to whether Villa are going to read that sheet of paper and believe it, or decide to write down something else.
There’s been football while we’ve all chased links and been up and down the January roller coaster. We’ve clawed our way back to momentary safety by beating Burnley 2-1 on New Year’s day, drawing with Brighton 1-1, and beating Watford 2-1. Tucked in there amidst scratching our way back to 16th, have been the 1-1 draw and 2-1 victory over Leicester. Now Bournemouth.
In recent years, I’ve dismissed cup competitions for Villa because we’ve been up against it, and the extra games don’t seem to help survival or promotion. They’re a distraction: fatigue, injury, possible demoralization. The only value has seemed to be in getting minutes in match conditions for players and combinations that don’t start regularly. But tonight’s game is a little different.


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On Enjo Nature Farm you will find relaxing accommodation next to the river and enjoy complete privacy and great views of the Paardeberg mountains. The farm offers different accommodation options, from self-catering chalets to camping. Each self-catering chalet boasts great views, an indoor fireplace, a barbecue area and some have their very own jacuzzi. Our Lonely Planet Cottage is a special one as its positioned very remote and runs with Solar and Gas instead of Eskom. Due to its remoteness we do not clean it in between every booking and expect you to leave it as you find it. On arrival you are given a basket with bedding and all you need which you return with your check out.
We have three nice campsites with braai facilities, water and electricity points. There is a nice hot water ablution block and dish washing facility.
Enjo Nature Farm is situated far from the main tourist tracks, within the unspoilt Biedouw Valley of the Cederberg mountains. The valley is known for its magnificent spring flowers from July till September and incredibly beautiful landscape. Enjoy the quiet beauty and millions of stars at night. There are also wonderful hiking trails on the farm to the Enjo Amphitheatre and to the spring which feeds our drinking water. Choose between exploring the area on your mountain bike or motorbike. A natural dam is also on our farm with paddle skis and a canoe.
Close by you will find the Wupperthal Missionary Village with its hand-made shoe factory and rooibos tea shop, while a visit to the Sevilla rock art trail with its rock paintings and caves is a must.

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Daniel, the driver of a very special taxi in Marseille, gets a famous soccer player to the stadium in time and later helps his clumsy police friend Émilien catch the dangerous Belgian after he escaped on Émilien's guard.
A police officer who's transfered in the police of Marseille gets assigned to take down a group of Italian robbers who drive the powerfull Ferrari's with the older niece of Daniel, a terrible driver who gets the legendary white taxi.
Belle Williams is a speed demon. Flying through the streets of New York in her tricked-out taxi, she's earned a rep as New York's fastest cabbie. But driving a hack is only a pit stop for her real dream: Belle wants to be a race car champion. And she's well on her way--until she's derailed by overeager cop Andy Washburn, whose undercover skills are matched only by his total ineptitude behind the wheel. Washburn, whose lack of vehicular skills has landed him in the precinct doghouse, is hot on the heels of a gang of beautiful Brazilian bank robbers, led by Vanessa, their cold, calculating--and leggy--leader. To nab the evasive crooks, drivers license-less Washburn convinces Belle to team up with him to pursue Vanessa and crew. Belle has carte blanche to drive at any speed and break any law. The car-less cop and speed-demon cabbie--New York's unlikeliest partners-- begin a high-speed game of cat and mouse with the robbers. That is, if Belle and Washburn don't end up killing each other ...Written by
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Jimmy Fallon has joked on The Tonight Show about how he would come back to the series if the next installment went in space and call it Space Taxi. See more »
While Belle's driving the businessman from Times Square to JFK airport, the trees dotting the streets, the cleanliness, and the blue street signs hanging from the traffic lights are all dead giveaways of Los Angeles shots. See more »
When he loses his driver's license, an inept police officer (Jimmy Fallon) must rely on the reckless driving skills of a taxi driver who would prefer to drive race cars (Queen Latifah) to help him stop a gang of beautiful Brazilian bank robbers.
The premise sounds like one of those film that are really stupid yet still kind of funny. However, it didn't really work out like that. The film wasn't a complete dud it just wasn't very funny. I wasn't surprised this film didn't do so well in theaters. The previews were weak and a lot of people don't like Jimmy Fallon. I only saw it because of Queen Latifah. Unfortunately, she couldn't save the movie. The film was just too childish and unoriginal. There were a few funny lines yet nothing that really made me laugh a lot. It starts off well but then it starts to drag and it feels a lot longer than 97 minutes. I even had low expectations because the critics murdered the movie but it was not very funny.
Queen Latifah is easily the best thing about Taxi. She has a lot of charisma and she makes the film watchable. Jimmy Fallon was okay, nothing special. Sometimes he tried too hard to be funny though. For his first movie, he sure made a poor choice. He could have a successful movie career, he just needs to make better choices. Gisele Bundchen is very beautiful and she did a good job but her role didn't exactly call for a lot of acting talent. The direction was uneven and Tim Story isn't a very good director. Also, the chemistry between Latifah and Fallon just wasn't there and they didn't seem right for each other. This comedy just suffered from a weak script and weak direction. It ended up being a below average comedy and it wasn't worth watching in theaters. In the end, if you're interested in watching Taxi wait for video. Rating 4/10
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Laos Tour with Muang La
Laos is a land still steeped in tradition where life in the small villages is simple. Laos has so much history and a myriad of stunning monasteries to include the royal city of Luang Prabang, where hundreds of Buddhist monks move about quietly in prayer.
This tour takes you through divergent markets, small villages, the famous Kong Lor Cave. We navigate through the cave, which is over 7km long and includes a spectacular cavern over 100m high. Finish off your tour at the Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims.
Day-1: Arrival - Vientiane
Day-2: Vientiane - Prabaht Ponsan - Sala Hin Boun
Day-3: Sala Hin Boun - Kong Lor Cave
Day-4: Sala Hin Boun - Vientiane - Luang Prabang
Day-5: Luang Prabang -Kuang Si Waterfall
Day-6: Luang Prabang, Ban Khia Luang - Pak Ou Caves
Day-7: Luang Prabang - Departure
Muang La - Luang Prabang Detailed ItineraryDay-1: Arrival - Vientiane
Time permitting, your half day city tour enables us to see the major temples of Vientiane including the oldest, Wat Sisaket, a temple of thousands of miniature Buddha statues, and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo, which previously housed the famous Emerald Buddha Image. We also visit Laos national icon, That Luang Stupa, and we stop to take some pictures of the imposing Patuxay Monument, which is Vientiane's own Arc de Triumph.
Overnight in Vientiane (Green Park hotel)Day-2: Vientiane - Prabaht Ponsan - Sala Hin Boun (B-L)
You will be picked up from your Vientiane Hotel this morning, and travel south along route 13. En-route we stop at Prabaht Ponsan, an Ancient LPQ stupa dating back to the 15th Century. It is also home to the Ancient LPQ Budhhas footprint, discovered in 1933, and now an important religious site in Laos. Following lunch we continue onwards into Khammoune province and into the mountainous area, where a stop at a view point near Khoun Kham offers a breathtaking view over the surrounding area. We eventually reach Ban Naphouak, where we board a local boat on the Hin Boun River.The journey upstream takes us past some stunning limestone karst scenery, as well as a number of villages with smiling waving children. We reach your accommodation for the night Sala Hin Boun, late afternoon. You have the rest of the day at leisure.
Day-3: Sala Hin Boun - Kong Lor Cave (B-L)
After breakfast at Sala Hin Boun we continue by boat upriver to Kong Lor village, where you have the chance to explore, before boarding a smaller boat into the famous Kong Lor Cave. We navigate through the cave, which is over 7km long and includes a spectacular cavern over 100m high. Following lunch in a remote village on the other side of the cave, we return to Sala Hin Boun before sunset.
Following breakfast we set off by road to Naphouak, before heading south by boat through some of the most spectacular gorges found in Southeast Asia. Along the way we make a stop for lunch and a picturesque Lao Loum village, and then we are picked up by car and transfer directly to Vientiane airport for your evening flight to Luang Prabang. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Day-5: Luang Prabang -Kuang Si Waterfall and half day city tour (B)
First we visit the morning Phousi Market, where you will see such diverse offerings as dried buffalo skin, local tea and saltpeter among the chickens, vegetables and hill-tribe weavings. Laos is also known for its traditional crafts, and today you will visit local villages of Lao ethnic minority groups at Ban Ouay, a Hmong village, Ban Ou a Laoloum village and Ban Thapene, a Khmu village.This then takes us to the beautiful Khuang Si Waterfall where you can cool off with a refreshing swim in the pools or walk along the forest trails. We then return to Luang Prabang. Your half day city tour this afternoon begins with a visit to the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts. We then head to the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture. We also have time to visit the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun and the shrines of Wat Aham and Wat Mai.
The day starts with a visit to the Big Brother Mouse shop to select some books for the village visit. We then head north by car along route 13, before taking an unpaved road to Ban Khia Luang village. We then have ample time to visit the school, play with the kids and watch them enjoy their new books. We also take some time to explore the rest of the village, where you can see weaving and visit the local temple. We stop for lunch at the village, which can either be a western picnic lunch, or traditional Lao food such as sticky rice, laap and fresh vegetables cooked by the villagers.
After lunch we say goodbye to the village and drive to Ban Khoklin, which takes us through some beautiful scenery of mountains and paddy fields. At Ban Khoklin we then board a private boat down the Nam Ou River for 30 minutes to Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims and continue down the Mekong River back to Luang Prabang, arriving back there by late afternoon.Day-7: Luang Prabang - Departure (B)
Depending on your flight, you may have time at leisure before you will be transferred to the airport in time for your departing flight.
Other Indochina ToursGlimpse of Vietnam
Southern Vietnam and Cambodia
Vietnam and Cambodia Delights
Cooking tour in Vietnam
Vietnam Cycling Tour
Vietnam Wellness and Spa Tour
Highlights of Vietnam
Laos Tour and Muang La
Laos Tour and Pak Ou Caves
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Although we have some open departure dates, most tours are arranged on a private basis.
Prices vary based on the number of people and class of accommodation
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The original item was published from 6/29/2020 3:35:29 PM to 8/1/2020 12:00:01 AM.
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Posted on: June 29, 2020
[ARCHIVED] COVID - AB Gov't Gathering Restriction Changes
Highlights - 100 people maximum for indoor weddings and funeral services.
Full Press Release...
Social distancing rules of 2 metres still applies unless they live in the same household.
Please consider the age of the persons and the health of the people at the gathering.


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When it comes to your child’s cardiac care, you want the best of the best. That’s why we offer highly effective cardiology treatments for your child’s heart condition. Read on to learn about four of these treatments.
Increase fluid intake, do dietary adjustments, increase tummy message, warm bath and may use over the counter glycerin suppository or miralax. If child has developed vomiting, blood in stool or failure to gain weight, contact your pediatrician.
It can be tricky to decide whether or not you should take your child in to be seen when they’re sick. However, here, we highlight five reasons you should consider making that sick visit appointment for your child.
If your child has recently been diagnosed with high blood pressure, you might be wondering what to do next. We explain what high blood pressure looks like in children and how to understand your child’s diagnosis here.
While ADHD often is associated with behavioral problems, many people have found the condition has quite a few benefits that work to their advantage. Find out more encouraging facts about your child’s ADHD here.
It can be scary when your child complains of chest pain; however, when it comes to kids, rarely does it have anything to do with heart problems. Read on to learn more about 10 common conditions that can cause chest pain in children.
While it’s common for kids to worry every now and then, it can be concerning when those worries start to affect their quality of life. Read on to learn more about some warning signs of anxiety disorder in children.
Babies cry a lot. In fact, it’s typical for newborns to cry 2-3 hours a day during those first few months of life, but that can get very overwhelming as a parent. Here are five tips to help soothe your newborn so you can both relax.
Getting sick is a normal part of growing up, but as a parent, it’s not always easy to know when your child’s illness warrants a trip to the doctor. Find out how sick visits can jump-start your child’s recovery and when to bring them in.
Autism testing is a diagnostic process used to determine whether an individual has autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The testing process involves a comprehensive assessment of an individual's behavior, language, communication skills, and social interactions.

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Satellite Tracking with Linux
Information about SatTrack for Unix is available at http://www.primenet.com/~bester/sattrack.html.
SatTrack 3.1 can be downloaded and used free for private, non-commercial purposes, and the author, Manfred Bester, offers version 4.0 of SatTrack with more options and a more graphical interface for commercial use.
To get a taste of using SatTrack to predict times of visibility in a satellite's orbit, check out http://ssl.berkeley.edu/isi_www/satpasses.html.
For more information about amateur radio, see the home page of the American Radio Relay League: http://www.arrl.org/.
For information about Amateur Radio satellites in particular, see the home page of AMSAT, the National Amateur Radio Satellite Corporation: http://www.amsat.org/.
For information about the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment, see http://www.nasa.gov/sarex/sarex.html.
Ken Harker, N1PVB has been a licensed radio amateur since October,1993, and an avid Linux user since June 1995. He's currently a graduate student in the Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.
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- A Better Raspberry Pi Streaming Solution
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- FutureVault Inc.'s FutureVault
- The Tiny Internet Project, Part II
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Another way to get even more cool effects from the glow layering technique is to apply Lighting Effects.
01. Just layer Glows and Inner Shadows as shown in the Illuminations tutorial.
02. Then turn off the background (and Outer Glows, if you have any) and create a 'New from Visible' layer.
03. Turn everything on again, duplicate your saved channel and blur it (something between 5-10 for example).
04. Activate the 'New from Visible' layer and go to 'Lighting Effects' (thats under Filters -> Light and Shadow) and create two directed lights, one from above and from beneath (or try anything else that looks good to you).
Use the blurred channel as a bumpmap, then hit apply.
05. If you are not completely happy with the smoothness, alpha select the basetext and blur the Lighting Effect layer by 2.
05.a) If you are still not happy, go to
'G'MIC -> Enhancement -> Anisotropic Smoothing'.
Choose 'Amplitude' 100 and 'Anisotropy' to the max.
[These values are based on monsoonami's Chrome youtube tutorial and work quite well for me.]
Sometimes its good to lower the 'Sharpness' value.
06. After that you can apply a small gaussian curve on the piece for better contrast or even a wavy chrome curve as i did with the smolder piece.
07. The circuit-esque shapes in the Beam text were done with Satin:
Btw, this all started with three gras green Glow-layers and an ochre-brownish Inner Shadow.
I dont always have a clear vision of what i want to create.
I just start with something and later play with the 'Hue/Brightness/Saturation Tool' and possibly changing Modes, until i get something going, that looks good to me.


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Everton, Man City, and Chelsea transactions you may have missed thus far in the Premier League.
This summer, the Premier League has seen a flurry of transactions.
The summer transfer window will close at 11 p.m. tonight, with clubs scrambling to complete last-minute deals. All summer, the transfers have been coming thick and fast.
Manchester City’s acquisition of Jack Grealish set a British transfer record, while Chelsea’s recapture of Romelu Lukaku set a club record.
Meanwhile, after spending a fortune on Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, Manchester United is prepared to welcome Cristiano Ronaldo back to the club.
Fans will be excused for missing the less-publicized acquisitions, with Arsenal and Tottenham also blowing the cash.
In addition, Express Sport looks at some of the other moves that have occurred this summer.
Scott Carson joined Manchester City on loan from Derby County in 2019, and the deal was extended for another season.
In May, the goalkeeper made his City debut in a 4-3 win over Newcastle United. After his contract at Debry expired this summer, he signed a permanent agreement with the Citizens.
Aaron Lennon returned to Burnley last week after leaving the club in September 2020 to join Turkish club Kayserispor owing to contract issues caused by the coronavirus.
In the Carabao Cup, the 34-year-old made his second appearance for the club, as they overcame Newcastle United in a penalty shoot-out.
This summer, Axel Tuanzebe re-signed with Manchester United before joining Aston Villa on a season-long loan.
The 23-year-old has previously spent time on loan at Villa Park, where he helped the club achieve promotion from the Championship in 2019. On Saturday, the centre-back played the entire 90 minutes as Villa drew with Brentford.
Following the conclusion of his contract with Fulham, Marcus Bettinelli joined Chelsea.
Edouard Mendy and Kepa Arrizabalaga will be backed up by the goalie, who made 120 appearances during his spell at Craven Cottage.
DON’T MISS OUT
Tottenham boss Levy ‘convinced’ Man Utd to set Kane price.
After Man City’s defeat, Arsenal decides to fire Arteta.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is chastised by Keita’s agent.
Andy Lonergan was another goalkeeper on the move this summer. The 37-year-old has practically made a living as a backup goalkeeper.
Lonergan most recently played for West Bromwich Albion, although he also spent a season at Liverpool and is one of a small number of players who have represented both Merseyside clubs.
The second half of last year was spent by Joshua King. “Brinkwire News in Condensed Form.”


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The Sunrise host Yamashira greeted the audience and introduced Producer and managing director Hideyuki Tomioka. Hideyuki worked on Mobile Suit Gundam Origins, Gundam X as well as Inuyasha, Steamboy amongst others.
- Tomioka: Nice to meet you today! I’m Tomioka from Sunrise. Actually, I don’t get to come to the US alot. I’m excited to be here. *audience applauds* When I heard that Otakon was going to do some panels on Gundam Wing, I agreed to go. They said, “Yes, we would love to invite you!” Thank you so much for inviting me here. I’ve been a producer of 20-30+ titles, but Gundam Wing really is the most representative of the titles that I have worked on. I’m really proud of it and happy that I could be here.
The host Yamashira introduced herself, working at Sunrise based in LA. She helps with the production and marketing of the series. The conversation turned to the Tokyo Gundam project. She polled the room to see if anyone ever seen the Gundam RX-78-2 in Tokyo. *hands shoot up* (I had the pleasure of seeing both the original RX-78-2 at the waterfront as well as when they moved it in front of the mall.) Yamashira noted that it was getting old so that they are making a new Unicorn Gundam at TWC, Tokyo Waterfront City. The show the bottom half which is already built. She noted that it will be completed in the Fall. “If you can come see, that will be great!”
Previously called the Gundam Front, the amusement area in the mall will now be called the Gundam Base. It will feature the largest Gunpla store in the world. “If you come to Japan, be sure to bring large suitcases! You know Gunpla takes up so much space.” It’s opening on 8/19 and it will feature every Gunpla that was ever manufactured, about 2,000 models. Old ones will be released as well. “The factory in Shizuoka is churning out the old ones so the newer Gunpla is low on stock.”
Currently streaming on Crunchyroll and Hulu, there is Gundam Seed, Destiny, Gundam 00 and Gundam Build Fighters. On Sunrise Rightstuf releases, there is Gundam F91, Gundam 0083, Gundam MS Team, MS Igloo. Thanks to RIghtstuf for releasing Gundam (especially the older series) so that we can get it legally and easily.
Yamashira polled the audience for those who know of Gundam,info site. *audience applauds* The trailer for Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky was shown. The series is released by Rightstuf and the manga is available by Viz Media. She polled the audience if the manga was known and there were a few hands. “Last time I announced it somewhere, they didn’t know about it.” Volume 4 of the manga is released this month. Hideyuki shared “The person drawing the manga is someone who actually never worked in the Gundam universe before. It’s so action packed and high tension, I’m excited to read the next chapter as well. As you know, we have started using more CG in anime in general, but we intentionally decided to draw alot of the mecha suit battles by hand. *audience applauds* The reason why we were able to do this since many of the staff of Thunderbolt came directly from Unicorn. For those of you who have not seen Unicorn , please check it out.”
In mid August, there is a Sunrise festival in Japan. Renting theaters in Tokyo, they show old and new titles. For the first time, they will be showing the English dubbed Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky at the festival with Japanese subtitles. Mostly for the foreigners living in Tokyo. There will be special guests at the festival. They also took videos of the voice actors, Johnny Yong Bosch, Cherami Leigh and it will be shown to them in Japan. The showing will be on 8/15/17 at 9pm at the Shinjuku Picadilly theater. The producer and the composer will be in attendance.
The next compilation from Gundam Thunderbolt is Bandit Flower. The Japanese version is already streaming online. The English dub will be premiering on 11/18/17 with voices from NYAV Post. The dub premiere will be hosted at AnimeNYC with composer Kikuchi Naryoshi in attendance. The concert will have themes from the show.
The clip for Mobile Suit Gundam Origins V: Clash at Loum was shown. Episode 5 will be premiering on 9/2/17 with episode 6 Rise of the Red Comet will be released in 2018. Yamashira plugged the sunday Origins panel. Episode 4 of Origins will be shown on sunday with director Stephanie Sheh as well as writer Sumizawa Katsuyuki and producer Tomioka Hideyuki.
Participation time! The fans laughed when they show a clip from Mobile Suit Gundam of Gihren rallying his men in the iconic scene. The audience joined in the call of ‘Seig Zeon’, throwing our fists into the air.
Yamashira explained that she video taped it so that they can show it to Japan. Gundam fans unite!
Leaving Universal Central ,they turned to Alternate Universe. Yamashira polled the fans whether they prefer one or the other. It seems to be 50/50. The clip of the opening Gundam Wing was shown next with massive cheers from the fans. Yamashira noted that the BD/DVD set will be released soon from Rightstuf. Details on the set will be talked about on the Rightstuf panel. The Gundam Wing panel with the episode 1 screening will be shown on Saturday with writer Sumizawa Katsuyuki and producer Tomioka.
Something completely new, Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue clip was shown. Episode 1 is available now with GM’s Counterattack released at the end of the month. Shown at Gundam.info.
The dub of Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans was shown. Season 2 dub will be premiering on Toonami in October 2017. Limited Edition BD/DVD will be released by Funimation with Gunpla. The English dub for both seasons is streaming online now.
New project! The trailer of Gundam Seed was shown to cheers of the crowd. The BD remaster edition has been out in Japan for a few years already. In order to bring it to the English market, a new dub is needed since there is new material. It would be difficult to get the old cast for the previous release as it was a company in Canada. Also, now Sunrise is the helm of localizing the series. Yamashira noted that they are working closely with the script writer as well as with the voice actors in the recording booth. Checking back and forth with Japan to make sure that it is accurate and true to the material. *audience applauds* NYAV Post will be releasing the English dub with president Mike Sinterniklaas.
- Sinterniklaas: Hello! It’s nice to meet you! I’m a big fan of Gundam, worked on it before. Spent all my allowance on Gunpla and a cool Zeon tie. It’s a huge honor to be working on Origins. Unicorn and Thunderbolt is so cool. Getting to do what we do, paying attention to the story, we hope you get the same experience the Japanese audience gets. That’s what we are shooting for. Hopefully we pull it off. Thank you for being here today.
The second guest, Stephanie Sheh also appeared as the production manager and the casting director.
- Sheh: Hi, guys! I’m so excited to be here! I’m so excited to be working on the product and hope to tell you more about it.
It turned into a Q&A about the new dub.
- Q: How did you feel about getting the dub since it is a tight deadline?
Sinterniklaas: We sort of established a reputation that we can pull off miracles really fast. The Unicorn and Origins production schedule has been very insane since it is a simultaneous dub release. We are working with incomplete materials. We see post it notes, a name without lipsync. We can’t really dub to that. It is very challenging. It is not our first rodeo. This [Gundam Seed] thing is done. We know where it is going, we have final locked picture which is huge. I actually love the challenge and super excited.
It is great that you [Yamashira] come to the recording and we get immediate feedback. What is better now is that we have direct access to you in the room to sign off on things to make sure why certain characters do certain things. For some dubs, if something is awkward, we leave it. Things are justified. To know why that is happening and put it into the dub is helpful to the project.
They spoke about how big the series is at 98 episodes which they have to finish by the end of the year. Stephanie noted that she had to cancel her trip to Japan and Comic Con. The audience awwwed. “So everybody watch it and buy it!” Yamashira noted that Mike is the director for Thunderbolt and Stephanie did Unicorn, but they are both not directing Gundam Seed. A video message from Carrie Keranen was shown.
- Keranen: Hi, everyone! I’m Carrie Keranen and I will be director for Gundam Seed and Destiny. I’m really excited to be making my directorial anie debut at NYAV Post because many years ago, Michael hired me to voice my very first anime. It is appropriate to start the next big chapter with the company. I’m so excited to share this show with you. I’m sure you heard in the trailer some familiar voices and also some new voices that you will really, really love. So please enjoy!
Mike shared about why and how he chose Carrie to direct. He noted that he hired her as Caska in Beserk. He explained that he trained her and she became like his office manager. He realized that she had a wonderful way of telling the story as well as a great on camera actor and works with original material. Mike noted that dubs has always been parroting what you hear, but to tell the story in your own way, it makes it more personal. Stephanie added that Carrie has also been writing and directing her own short films so she tells stories well and she has a theater background. It was important to them that she is able to act and be able to communicate with actors. Stephanie quipped, “Carrie is very nurturing and she really knows how to play really well-I don’t want to say it the wrong way-with men. She is a tomboy and knows how to hold her own with them.” Stephanie added that Carrie has the sensitivity for the emotional aspect of the story and strength for the military and mech show.
A bit from the recording booth, Yamashira explained that once there is a take that Carrie accepts, she will go, ‘Yes! I love it!” excitedly.
Cast announcements and casting info. Yamato Kira voiced Max Mittelman. Yamashira noted that Max was Io Fleming from Thunderbolt which is another main character. At first she was startled that they will be using the same voice actor for another major character but they really liked his audition. “I was drinking a cup of tea and I almost spit it out since he was so good. This is it! I’m not listening to any more auditions!” She added that she did finish listening to the auditions. Stephanie noted that they have alot of actors due to the series of this size. At times they will do target auditions which is sending out an audition to five or six people they know will nail the role rather then open auditions. She shared that they biggest issues with actors is that they are perfect for a role, but there are times they want to save him for a bigger role later. “So we’re constantly thinking ahead. If we get an actor who doesn’t make the audition, we’re already keeping them in mind for other future roles.” Mike calls it ‘Fantasy Football.” Yamashira noted that the cast is discussed by herself, Stephanie and Carrie and they constantly discuss having the actor read for other characters to gauge what they have in mind. “It’s a cool process.”
A clip was shown to introduce each voice actor. Kira had two clips, one of which was him taking off which is pretty unique to listen to without the sound affects of the music. Chris Hackney is Athrun Zala, a newer actor. Yamashira noted that he is a Gundam fan, which she adds, “Not that it helps score points with me.”
Lacus is Stephanie Sheh. Yamashira commented “I really like the picture of Stephanie Sheh.” Stephanie responded, “I don’t, but Carrie said that ‘I really want to use the picture of Stephanie under water.’ So I said fine, this is the only time you can use it.” Haro is voiced by Sandy Fox. Yamashira noted that she didn’t know that Stephanie was auditioning at the beginning. She noted that she knows that Lacus has a high voice, but she wanted to choose a voice that wouldn’t “annoy her for 98 episodes.” *audience laughs* Yamashira knew her as Usagi from Sailor Moon and after hearing her voice, she texted Stephanie and said “Oh my god, you’re not annoying!” Stephanie added that she was asked if she was going to voice Haro since she was Haro in all of UC century in Origins. But since Seed was an alternate universe, Haro shouldn’t sound the same. “I didn’t even audition Sandy. I knew her work. She did the voice of the tachikomas so I said she could be a really good Haro.” Yamashira added that they have been saying, “It’s so cute!” throughout Sandy’s recording session. “Even though it’s so cute, it’s not annoying.”
Mike quipped, “Hastag, ‘it’s not annoying.'” *audience laughs*
Cagalli Yula Athha is voiced by Cherami Leigh. Yamashira noted that Cherami has been in two other Gundam series that they have worked on including Iron Blooded Orphans as Kudelia, Thunderbolt as Claudia. “All the ‘ke’ characters.” Stephanie noted that for each character, she is doing different voices with Thunderbolt, she is older, more bitter and deeper, “drug addict” type of voice. For Cagalli, it is more tom boyish and feisty. Yamashira shared from the recording booth, Cagalli’s personality is alot like Cherami’s. Carrie would talk her through a scene about how he is holding her hand and Cherami would make a face. “Yeah, that face! Use that face in your acting!”
The scene shown for Cagalli is her being angry and about to punch Kira. The guests cheered at the prospect of punching Kira. *audience applauds*
Flay Allster is Erica Mendez and Sai Argyle is Lucien Dodge. Yamashira noted, “Flay is an interesting character, in that not many people like her. She is a favorite character of Carrie and mine since she is manipulative,” *audience laughs* They didn’t want to choose someone with a high pitched cutesy voice, so they chose Erica. (Through out the panel, Yamashira animatedly demonstrates with her voice the kind of comments that Carrie would make which is very exciting and fun.) Ironically, as Erica and Lucien are together in real life, Yamashira noted that when they were thinking of who to voice Sai, they thought it would be funny if Lucien is chosen “as a marketing ploy….which it’s not.” Ultimately, they chose Lucien because it fits. The Japanese side even commented, “Is it okay that they’re cast like this because spoilerspoilerspoiler, something happens.” Mike quips, “Maybe something will happen in real life!”
Miriallia Haw as Cassandra Morris, Tolle Koenig as Colin DePaula and Kuzzey Buskirk as Eddy Lee. Mike shared that Colin used to be Peter Rabbit on Nickelodeon as well as a Gavroche on Broadway Les Miserables. After he received the part as Kuzzey, Eddy is now in Hamilton on Broadway.
Yzak Joule as Daman Mills, Dearka Elsman as Johnny Yong Bosch, Nicol Amalfi as Casey Mongillo. From the photos, Mike noted that they are the bad boy group. Stephanie noted that Casey just dyed her hair green, like Nicol. “She knows how to play the piano too! When we were talking about Nicol’s theme, she was like, ‘I think I’ll learn it!”
Stephanie noted that their actors are not just from NY and LA, they also get actors from Texas. She explains that Damon is in Texas so they record him there. With Chris Sabat (Vegeta, Dragonball Z), Damon is able to record over a device remotely. Carrie directs all the NY voice actors and Damon over Skye. “We have a tricoastal cast.” Mike, the king of quips, “Tricoastal 5000.”
Yamashira plugged the Facebook Gundam Global Portal page, the site with all the latest information on Gundam. The international Gundam staff all write on the site. Aside from the US localization team with Yamashira, there is one person in Hong Kong as well as from five or six from Japan. Polling the audience, only a few appears to know of the site. The site will have videos of the cast, seiyuu and voice actors, messages from the staff as well as events around the world. There is even messages straight from the Japanese studio with the producers or directors. Trailers will be shown there first. Mike also added that the facebook page is also a wonderful way of connecting with the creators as the Japanese staff pays close attention to the site. Stephanie noted “You can share what you like or don’t like.” Yamashira shared that she mentioned something to the creative staff and someone commented the same thing on the site. “It’s a bad opinion so I’m not going to share it.” But she was able to point it out to the staff that the fans agree with her.
For video news and info on the anime and gunpla, there Gundam.info site with the latest streams of the series. Bandai Hobby site is also featured since they usually supply the prizes for any contests held.
- Q: The Gundam ticket package for AnimeNYC includes the soundtrack. With Thunderbolt being as popular as it is, will be there a push to bring over more of the soundtrack for other Gundam shows?
Tomioka: I haven’t heard anything yet other than Thunderbolt. Which one are you interested in?
Yamashira: I’ll report it when I go back to Japan.
Q: All of the recent Universal Century releases has been new works. Is that how it is going forward? Will you be adapting the older Universal Century series?
Yamashira: I get this question on the internet alot.
Tomioka: They are new works since you have never seen them before, but if you think about it, Origins take place in the Universal Century. It is the backstory, takes place before the first Gundam series came out. It is new, but it covers old history. I’m not sure if it answers the question. Unfortunately, I can’t mention certain details, there are more Universal Century anime in the works that’ll probably come to the States 3 years from now. There is one being released in Japan next year, but we’re not even sure what the title is yet. I want to tell you but I can’t. I’m not just any person in Sunrise and I need to get special permission to mention certain things.
- Q: I really like Seed growing up. Will the old voice actors come back?
Yamashira: The old cast was done in Canada. When we spoke with the Canadian studio, it sounded like it would be hard to do that. We spoke with them before we chose NYAV Post to work on it. I do like the old voices.
Q: Iron Blooded Orphans season 3? *audience applauds*
Yamashira: I’ll let them know!
Q: At another con, you discussed the viewpoints when you are dubbing Universal Century: self serious, political-centric thing. What kind of viewpoint are you going for in Seed?
Sheh: Carrie is a comedian. Every time there a comedic moment, we are actually making it funnier.
Sinterniklaas: Every piece that we do dictates how we dub it. What we try to do consistently is tell the original story. I don’t want it to simply be, *excited voice* ‘I’m doing an anime!’ I want it to be conversational and introspective. Definitely less politics and definitely less brutal than Thunderbolt.
Sheh: It’s definitely lighter, but there are dramatic moments and we’re not trying to make it cheesy.
Sinterniklaas: It’s obvious, but it is overlooked at times in the past.
The conversation derailed to talk about the nuclear discussions that has been going on around the world *coughKoreacough* Stephanie noted that being where we are-DC-is the safest place to be all weekend.
- Q: Are we getting a Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop anime series?
Tomioka: Not at this time.
Side comment on Frozen Teardrop, as most releases for Wing, it is not canon and it’s practically fanfiction. A novel series of the continuation of years after the main series with children of the main cast that look identical to the cast with similar names. Think of Tsubasa Chronicles with CLAMP incarnation characters and it’s about the same. The art style is beautiful but the story had a mixed fanbase and it is largely dismissed as fanfiction by Sumizawa-sensei.
The next fan requested for a way to keep the old dubs of Gundam Seed which Yamashira noted.
- Q: .Which Gundam series would you like to get a chance to work on?
Sinterniklaas: *immediately* Turn A! *audience applauds*
Q: Will you be recasting Gundam 00 in the future?
Sinterniklaas: If they asked us to.
Q: A series I like is My Hime, is there any information on that?
Yamashira: I told him, but he can’t really answer that question.
My Hime was produced by Sunrise, but Tomioka never worked on the series.
- Q: After Origins, will you be making a new series in the same storyline or a different one? Such as the novelization?
Tomioka: I don’t know if you miss the earlier slides, we have Origins episode 4 which is the story of Char and Sayla. In Japan, we already agreed to produce episode 5 and 6 which is about Loum. Once we are done with 6, there are more in the works but unfortunately I’m not allowed to share that yet. Keep your ears and eyes open.
Q: When Gundam Wing first came on, I never seen anything like that before. The conflict between the sides had a very blurred line. Very similar to Zeon when they killed billions of people. When Wing came out, what influences did you draw from the Universal Century? Shadow governments which invoke the endless waltz of war, peace and revolution?
Tomioka: That is a brilliant question. I would really like to answer that but we don’t have enough time. Please come to the Gundam Wing panel tomorrow and ask that again.
The fan requested for the original Japanese movie trilogy release of the original Gundam series. The panelists pointed out that it was released already by Rightstuf but the fan noted that he it was a redub of the Japanese. He is requesting for the older one. Yamashira noted that the best way to get it is to get it from Japan directly. The fan asked about the release schedule for the Seed English redub release. Yamashira noted that they don’t have a schedule yet.
Raffle time! The prizes from Bandai Hobby include gunpla from Thunderbolt, SD figurines and notebooks The tickets were drawn from the Haro. Yamashira thanked the fans for coming.


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The Varied Fates and Resting-Spots of Diablotin's Automata
The Six Great Constructs of Diablotin, also known as the Azure Giants and the Silent Sentinels, but which I will today for convenience simply call the Six, are among the most curious and important magico-technical works ever wrought by human hands. As is well-known, the Six were constructed in the fifth century in the reign of the Emperor Flavien Azure, during a time of relative economic prosperity in the Empire due to the expansive conquests of the three decades prior to his ascension. Fashioned largely of diorite due to the stone’s hardness, the material for the Six had to be imported a distance of over 800 leagues from what was then the northern hinterland. Finished using silver, iron, and copper joints and gears, each of the six was attuned using a central crystal in its centre to a parallel amulet whose bearer could issue commands to it.
It would be unnecessarily repetitious to recount the magical and technical processes behind their creation today; this subject has been covered superbly by Eiresti in her writings on the subject, which although now a generation old remain the best scholarship on the subject. At the time of their construction, two were placed at the Imperial Mint, two at the Patriarch’s Palace, and two at the disposal of the Emperor himself. Thus did the Six occupy a significant strategic purpose within the city, and more broadly within the military and defensive resources of the Empire. Yet the Six were a dramatic expense on the Treasury, nearly bankrupting the Empire during the Third Cornblight of 478-480 as tax revenues dwindled. But again, my purpose today is not to recount the economic history of the early Empire.
There is no sound evidence that the Six were designed to be in any way representative or reminiscent of the six Houses, although of course the numerical correspondence can hardly be a coincidence. It is not known whether the Six were given their common personal names (listed in order of their failure or disappearance, Hagelas, Doiril, Toryx, Schesutte, Quippisti, and Karik) at the time of their construction. The first evidence of this practice is from the Imperial Census of Celesse Dizon in 1279, by which time three of the Six had already met their doom (although they were named retroactively).
Who could have imagined that such great marvels of technology and magic could ever be lost? And yet today, all but one, commonly known as Karik, have passed beyond common knowledge, and indeed in many cases beyond scholarly wisdom. It is my intention today to discuss the fates of the five ‘missing’ Giants based on textual and architectural evidence. Two of these tales are well-known, a third is speculative, and a fourth almost completely lost to the mists. The fifth tale, however, is one that fascinatingly integrates with the city’s architectural history. It is this tale, which is, I believe, unique to myself, that I will present today, and which is uniquely relevant to the growing history of these technical wonders.
The Emperor’s giant Hagelas was destroyed in the Dragonfire War of 567. Very little indeed is known of this event, other than that the giant is purported to have crushed a score of soldiers upon its fall. Given the known dimensions of others of the Six this number is surely inflated, but that it died in battle can hardly be questioned given the contemporary account of the chronicler Fumaduin.
The Patriarch’s giant Doiril suffered a most perplexing fate, at the end of the reign of the Matriarch Dernhilde of the Cat in 856. Having been given instructions to follow behind the Matriarch at all times, during a time when her assassination was feared at the hands of the Bear Empress Chana Dyess, Doiril’s fate was sealed when the Matriarch was pushed off the Shadow Bridge. Doiril was last seen in Ariege heading out to sea, still in obedience to its controller’s final order, even beyond her own death, and is presumed to still be walking amidst the floor of the Ocean of Sorrow, unless slain by a sea-beast.
The fate of the giant Toryx, the second Emperor’s giant, has now been established to a reasonable degree by the aforementioned scholarship of Eiresti. Employed in a military function in the campaigns against the rebellious Duchy of Mericourt in 1643-44 by the emperor Enzephir I Dyess, the keyed amulet for controlling the giant was destroyed in battle. Following the successful suppression of the rebellion, Enzephir I declared that the inert automaton should remain outside the Duchy’s main castle as a constant reminder of the Emperor’s power, and decreed that no effort should be made to re-key the beast. Despite speculation that a new amulet was indeed made, and that the positioning of Toryx was thus simply strategic in nature, Eiresti notes that there has apparently been no effort to re-engage it in the past six centuries, and so it remains, dead yet not decaying.
The fate of Quippisti, the second Treasurer’s giant, however, is completely lost to us, and indeed it is difficult to prove that it ever existed. The presence of a place for the guardian at the Mint is circumstantial evidence, and the numerological aspect of the Six, and the pairing of the Sentinels at both the Patriarch’s and Imperial Palaces, suggests that Karik must similarly once have had a mate. But the earliest textual evidence for its existence is the 1279 census, by which time it was already long lost. It remains unclear how more information about its fate could be obtained absent further documentary evidence.
The fate of the giant Schesutte has similarly long been presumed to be lost. Architectural designs for the Patriarch’s palace expansion of 1628 confirm that it was still extant at that time, but literary evidence from the 1707 Longstaff Annals indicate that by that time, Karik was the last remaining of the Sentinels. The long and prosperous reign of Kathan Kizer is today best known for the unfortunate events at its end, when Kathan’s daughter Ibarra infamously attempted to seize rightful power and establish a hereditary succession. Yet the lengthy conflict between Kathan and a series of Patriarchs and Matriarchs is the context, I argue, of the end of Schesutte. In 1686 the Emperor’s conflict with the Patriarch Zoender reached a head over the construction of the Greysmoke Temple in Rhenea, an action which the Emperor vigorously opposed (in fact demanding the demolition of the half-completed edifice), sparking a series of riots in the district. Little is known of the aftermath of these riots, except that the Patriarch was able to force the Emperor to concede, and the temple was allowed to stand.
But here the mystery deepens. On the frieze above the Temple’s grand atrium, there is a pair of great diorite arms, seamlessly integrated with the diorite of the frieze itself, or so it has been thought. My research on the matter suggests, however, that the diorite used in the construction of the frieze and indeed much of the temple is of a different provenance than that of the arms. The yellow-brown flecks in the latter are persuasive evidence that they come from elsewhere. It is my proposition today, admittedly one which demands further textual inquiry, that the giant Schesutte was involved in the defense of the Greysmoke Temple, during which conflict its arms were amputated beyond the ability to be repaired. These arms, theologically irrelevant and architecturally unique, stand as a silent memorial to the fall of the Patriarch’s Sentinel.
This raises the question, however, of what has happened to the rest of Schesutte. Could there be further architectural evidence at the Greysmoke Temple, either in the grand chambers themselves or in the temple crypt? And, while it would be folly at this point to speculate needlessly, could some or all of Schesutte remain intact, either at the Temple or elsewhere? Lastly, where is Schesutte’s amulet? This I concede is a significantly more challenging question to answer, but one which I suggest, based on these preliminary results, ought to invite careful attention from the Society.
- Presented to the society by Seth Argo (Sixth-month, 2247)

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Savor the Flavors of Classic Pismo Beach
While The Tides Inn has no restaurant to call our own, you can take a quick 100-yard stroll down to our sister hotel, The SeaCrest OceanFront Hotel and grab a table at Blast & Brew American Eatery & Tap House. Sample comfort food crafted with fresh, local ingredients and take your pick of over 40 craft beers and local wines with self-pour taps.
Guests can also savor a taste of Pismo Beach by checking out our local dining guide, featuring some of the best restaurants in town! Offering the freshest seafood in both casual and upscale settings, many of these Pismo Beach restaurants complement their great flavors with even greater views and scenic settings near the beach.
Blast & Brew American Eatery & Tap House
Located on the third parking level of the SeaCrest OceanFront Hotel, just next door Blast & Brew is taking American fare and craft beer to a new level. Indulge in sophisticated comfort food made with fresh, local ingredients, and try over 40 craft beers and local wines with self-pour taps.
Old West Cinnamon Rolls
Visit this famous, vintage bakery offering cinnamon rolls, sweet treats, espressos, and smoothies.
Wooly’s Beach Bar & Grill
Stop by for fast-casual dining all day long, as well as happy hour specials and beautiful ocean views!
Rosa’s Italian Restaurant
New and exciting dishes are always introduced by executive chef Douglas MacMillan, while an extensive wine list and full bar await your arrival.
The Cracked Crab dining experience is about heaping a bucket of shellfish on your table with a mallet, crab crackers, and other tools to get the job done!
Located in downtown Pismo Beach, Splash Cafe is most famous for their award-winning clam chowder - recognized by both Gourmet Magazine and Bon Appetit magazine.
The stylish dining room of Ventana Grill sits perched on a coastal bluff, treating guests to an endless view of deep blue waters and rich red sunsets
Zorro's Cafe & Cantina
A local, casual cafe offering Mexian and American cuisine. They are a family-owned restarant that has a comfortable and warm atmosphere with outdoor seating. Their breakfast dishes paired with their housemade salsa is the best!
Penny's All American Cafe
If you are looking for homestyle breakfast with hearty omelettes and pancake dishes, this is the place for you! They are a family-owned restaurant that have been serving the community for over 15 years and are continuously raising money for numerous local charities.

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American Samoa's Inter Island Airways' licence to fly to Samoa has expired and the airline has filed an application for an extension.
However, the approval for an extension no longer rests with the Samoa Civil Aviation authority but the headquarters of the Pacifica Islands Air Services Association or PIASA.
A spokesman for the airline says they have filed the necessary documentation and are now waiting a decision from PIASA.
In the meantime, passengers on inter Island Air's on demand charter flights have been routed to Polynesian and South Pacific Express Inc.
Inter Island operates charter flights to Manu'a and to Samoa.


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“Return to Wylder” was released on June 27th. Release day is always an exciting day because I can now share with my readers the story I’ve been working on for a year. This book is part of the Wylder West Series which is published by The Wild Rose Press. Most of the books in the series take place in the late 1800’s in the fictional town of Wylder, Wyoming. But since I write contemporary romances, I stuck with my genre and brought the town into 2022. I used the same streets as the late 1800s and even kept the name of some of the bars and hotels from back then, as pictured on the Wylder town map.
As usual when I write a book, I wrote this book in third person point of view. Then, for some reason, I thought it might work better if I wrote it in first person. So I took the first chapter, re-wrote it from the heroine’s point of view and sent both versions off to three readers. The verdict was unanimous – they loved it in first person. So I now had to go through the entire book and change the point of view. In order to have both the hero’s and heroine’s point of view, I started each chapter with the name of the character who was taking over.
Lesson learned – determine which point of view I want to write the story in before I write the story.

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Chris Abele, board chair can't get on same page for budget rollout
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele hasn't even presented his proposed 2015 budget and already he's having problems getting on the same page with the County Board.
Abele was supposed to appear before the County Board at its meeting on Thursday to present his $1.3 billion spending plan for next year.
As usual, the invitation to address the board came from County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic. Abele accepted.
But last week his office sent an email saying some "minor changes" were needed to the timeline.
While he "looks forward to speaking to you about his budget" more time was needed "to fully crunch the numbers and double check calculations and assumptions," chief of staff Raisa Koltun wrote.
So the the final recommended budget will be released no later than Oct. 1, she wrote.
In response, Dimitrijevic on Monday called a meeting of the County Board as a committee of the whole for 9:30 a.m. Oct. 1 so that Abele can present his final proposed budget.
Abele's spokesman, Brendan Conway, said initially that his boss was planning to present an overview of his budget on Thursday and didn't know about the date change.
Dimitrijevic wrote to Abele on Monday afternoon issuing a new invitation to appear on Oct. 1 "to preserve the long-standing tradition of the Executive presenting the annual budget for Milwaukee County at a formal meeting of the Board."
"We look forward to receiving your full budget message next week," she wrote.
But Conway said that date doesn't work for Abele. He has a long-standing invitation to speak at the opening of the new Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, he said. So maybe another time can be found, he said.
"Chris is happy to speak whenever," Conway said.
This year the budget will be submitted on the Internet to "make it accessible to everyone" and to help reduce the amount of paper for printed copies, Koltun said.
Meanwhile, Dimitrijevic has set the annual public hearing on the 2015 budget for 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Lubar Auditorium of the Milwaukee Art Museum.

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“We must accept the reality that what happens in Ghana happens to all of us. We must realize that a threat to food sovereignty anywhere, is a threat to food justice everywhere.”
Amber Heckelman from the blog ‘mestizarise’ shared a link to a publication by her & Hannah Wittman, “Food Sovereignty: A Framework for Assessing Agrarian Responses to Climate Change in the Philippines.” Thank you Amber.
This is an excerpt from that publication:
“Assessments that only measure crop yield fail to account for important social, political, economic, environmental, and health outputs of an agrarian system. The development of comprehensive assessments that also consider inequality, poverty, hunger/malnutrition, market instability, and ecological degradation that characterize much of the agrarian experience are urgently needed. All of these dimensions and realities necessitate a move toward a more ‘systems-based approach’ derived from systems dynamics, a methodology for studying and managing complex systems that change over time.
“The principles of food sovereignty provide a framework for developing a systems-based approach that can assess food security and climate resiliency among agrarian communities. Since its articulation by La Via Campesina in 1996 as the right of local people to control their own regional and national food systems, food sovereignty has emerged as a significant topic in the discourse surrounding climate change. Advocates suggest that food sovereignty initiatives have the potential to create alternative agricultural and food policy models that are better equipped with addressing food insecurity in the face of climate change. This is because the principles of food sovereignty promote practices that are consistent with resilient agrarian systems like the preservation of genetic and biological diversity to enhance ecosystem service functions, reduced reliance on costly energy intensive inputs, and the linkage of farmer knowledge with political mobilization.” [Bold emphasis added, citations omitted]
To read more, see Amber’s blog.
The Philippines is one of the foremost countries affected by climate change, with increasing incidence of super typhoons, droughts, floods, and changing rain patterns — all of which exacerbate existing food insecurity, poverty, and ecological degradation (United Nations University & Alliance Development Works, 2014; Yumal et al., 2011). In response to these challenges, the development and diffusion of adaptation and mitigation strategies are necessary to enhance agrarian resiliency. Here, we report on our progress in using food sovereignty principles to develop an assessment framework for climate resiliency and food security among a network of smallholder agrarian systems in the Philippines.
“The philosophy of the food movement recognizes that our planetary problems and our social problems are really the same problem and therefore represents the beginnings of a historic ecological and social shift that will transform our relationships with each other and with the natural world.”
“We need an alternative agricultural development paradigm: one that encourages more ecological, biodiverse, sustainable, and socially just forms of agriculture.”
“GMOs are the wrong answer to the wrong problem. The problem is not that there is not enough food, but that too many people have no access to adequate food.”
Access to food is the ultimate right and we cannot allow that right to be hijacked by a handful of corporations