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Australians are getting bigger. And not in a good way.
The latest data suggests six out of 10 adults are overweight or obese, with this proportion climbing from 56 per cent in 1995 to 61 per cent by 2007-08.
There is some good news in a new report on risk factors from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Smoking rates are falling.
Just over half of all adults in 2007-08 had never had a tobacco habit that needed to be indulged daily.
Only 45 per cent could make that claim 20 years before. The biggest fall was in those aged from 18 to 24, down from 42 per cent to 31 per cent.
But while this age group increasingly can turn its back on cigarettes, it finds it hard to resist a hamburger, as do those in their 30s and early 40s.
Waist measurements tell the story. Between 1995 and 2007-08, the proportion of adults who were abdominally overweight or obese jumped from 45 per cent to 60 per cent. The increase was the most marked in men and women aged between 18 and 44.
“We have known for a while that younger age groups – particularly women – are putting on weight more quickly," said professor Ian Caterson from the Boden Institute at Sydney University. “This data shows the trend continues."
Many of the big life events that can occur in those decades – moving out of home, getting married, starting a family – also mark the beginning of weight gain. Typically men begin putting on weight when they marry while for women, the first pregnancy is when it starts.
Given obesity is a major risk factor for chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, weight gains across the population mean more demand for expensive health services in future. This is why governments have ploughed money into public awareness campaigns, so far with mixed results.
A NSW law passed late last year means food sellers with more than 20 outlets must display kilojoule counts beside prices. Other states are considering similar legislation. “These are the sort of individual choice triggers that may help," Professor Caterson said.
He said people needed to be reminded about healthy eating when they were making decisions, lined up at the takeaway counter or food store looking at what’s on offer.
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A couple of weeks ago, we brought you right into the heart of the launch party for “Come From Away” held at Canada House. The Broadway transfer was just about to start rehearsing before heading off to Dublin for an “Off Off Off West End” run.
And this week, we return to Canada House to the official press event before tonight’s official opening.
And just one of the many, many reasons you should go watch this show is to see the powerhouse performance of this week’s guest, Rachel Tucker. Rachel is a West End and Broadway star, appearing in “We Will Rock You” and others here in London as well as Sting’s “The Last Ship” on Broadway… and she played Elphaba in “Wicked” on both sides of the Atlantic. This girl can absolutely sing! And what’s more, she’s just lovely to meet in person.
We got the opportunity to talk to her about her role as “Beverley / Annette and others”. It’s a marvellous track, and we sat down to talk about just what it meant to be part of this amazing story that is SO much more than a 9/11 musical.

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Disney-Fox deal's potential impact on Hollywood, the economy Disney has agreed to a $52 billion deal to take over the majority of 21st Century Fox. We learn how the purchase could change what you watch on TV, in theaters, and online. This deal was announced just hours before the FCC voted to end net neutrality. We find out how that will change the internet and when.
HBO Goes Streaming Good news for anyone who’s borrowed an HBO Go password to watch “Game of Thrones”: sometime in the next year, HBO plans to launch its own streaming service, so viewers can watch the channel’s content without subscribing to cable. How will it work, and what does it mean for the TV business?
Previewing James Comey's blockbuster testimony Former FBI director James Comey testifies Thursday in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, but his opening statement has been released. In it, he says he felt pressured by Donald Trump to declare loyalty to him and publicly clear him of any wrongdoing in the Russia investigation.
Hua Hsu: A Floating Chinaman Author Hua Hsu stops by to discuss his book A Floating Chinaman, recounting the life of 1930's actor/writer H.T. Tsiang and his struggles entering the American literary world.
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.

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How to Dress Like Peter Pevensie in "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe"?
Here is how to dress like Peter Pevensie in the movie "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", based on the book with the same name by C.S. Lewis.
Who published the lion the witch and the wardrobe?
I believe it was HarperCollinsChildrensBook.
When was the lion witch and wardrobe first serialised for BBC?
its normally Brian Moore, Jonathan Davies and Jeremy Gusscott ( these are the main 3 used) Guests pundits are used on occasion
How to Dress Like Edmund Pevensie in Prince Caspian?
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As a specialist in UAV technology, Bendett is confident that drones-like attacks that the militants in Hmeymim attempted to carry out attacks will occur much more frequently. And the most effective protection against them is electronic warfare (EW).
Russia is already talking about further enhancing the electronic warfare after the terrorist attack in Syria,he told National Interest magazine.
The expert also noted that “to track and destroy enemy drones, it is advisable to equip aircraft with electronic warfare devices”, pointing to the example of the Russian video conferencing systems that installed the electronic warfare system on the Orlan-10 multi-purpose drone.
The magazine came to the conclusion that the EW may be a much more economical way to fight the UAV, than the destruction of their expensive missiles, for example, AIM-120.
Recall, on January 6, ten drones were sent to Hamimim and three more to Tartus to carry out a raid. Seven vehicles were destroyed without victims and material damage, the Russian military intercepted control over the remaining six.


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Intermediate Banjo is great for banjo players who have learned the basics and are ready to take the next step. It covers many crucial topics like basic improvisation, moveable chords, playing up the neck, double stops, playing backup and vamping, and playing licks and fills. The book also includes a comprehensive breakdown of single-string and melodic style. Author and host Ned Luberecki’s friendly, encouraging style on the accompanying video makes learning easy and fun. Featuring practice tips and other important topics for the aspiring banjo player, this book gives you all the tools to become a true banjoist!
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Zendaya Coleman has been sporting different looks at every show during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week! Her hairstyles have ranged from sleek and bone straight to elegant buns and ponytails, but we didn’t see this one coming. Her long hair is no more!
Zendaya Coleman, 17, rocked a chic bob to Betsey Johnson‘s Fall 2014 fashion show on February 12 in New York City. Unlike Taylor Swift, who announced the cutting of her long hair, Zendaya simply took to the scene and let her new look speak for itself. What do you think of her new makeover?
Zendaya’s Hair Cut — New Short Hair Follows The Trend
The young star is on her way to becoming a fashion mogul and trendsetter, but is she following the trend with this new look? Taylor debuted her hair cut just a day prior to Zendaya’s short hair, but the classic bob has been popular with many stars lately.
Beyonce Knowles had a good run with her bob and Kelly Rowland took the short hair plunge as well. Maybe shorter hair is the way to go this year!
Zendaya’s Cute Cut — A Faux Bob?
Zendaya’s bob is pretty close to perfect! It frames her face beautifully and is highlighted in a fashion-forward kind of way, but will it be here to stay?
Just hours after the Betsey Johnson show, the teenager took to her Instagram page to post a pic of her wearing her go-to messy bun that definitely requires long hair.
So was the picture a late post or was Zendaya’s big chop not a chop after all? Either way, we think she looks fabulous with her new look!
What do you think of Zendaya’s hair, HollywoodLifers?
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An experimental hunt for the surface states of a 3D topological insulator
Nicholas P. Butch
Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials, Department of Physics
Three dimensional topological insulators are bulk insulators with metallic surfaces that have a Dirac-like dispersion and spin chirality. The existence of these states is topologically protected, i.e., they are robust against disorder, and as such they are expected to be good conductors. Experimental signatures of these states have been widely reported, but primarily come from surface measurements.
contrast, the surface states are much more difficult to probe via bulk
electrical transport measurements. In reality, the materials that are called
topological insulators are metals and the bulk conduction masks that of the
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Healthy tomato soup
Tomato soup is often enjoyed by kids, but it is usually full of milk, cream, sugar, and salt. Cut all that out by making your own, and you'll have a healthy soup your little ones will still love.
: 2 minutes
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: 5 servings
2 garlic cloves
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
Tblsp tomato puree
3 basil leaves
1 sprig of thyme
tsp black pepper
2 eggs (optional)
Splash of olive oil
Chop and slice all of the vegetables.
Transfer the chopped vegetables and seasoning to a frying pan, add the oil and butter, and cook over a low heat for 10 minutes
Add the chopped and whole fresh tomatoes, simmer for a further 10 minutes.
When the soup has reduced and thickened, pour in the stock.
Transfer to a blender.
Blend until smooth/consistency of your liking.
Serve with a garnish of basil for flavour and a chef-like flourish.
The soup can be transferred to a tupperware box, for an easy lunch time meal.
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Appreciate the Peaks: 5 Ways to Enjoy the Scandinavian MountainsApril 20, 2016
With Sweden having some of the most beautiful mountainous areas in Europe, it is easy to see why travelers from all over the world flock there for some adventure. With stunning scenery, breathtaking drop-offs, northern lights, pristine waterways and a color palate that would make any artist drool, the mountains of Sweden are something to behold.
But how do you best appreciate them? By having their energy surround you of course!
From skiing to horseback riding and snowmobiling, Sweden is best experienced in the most tactile way possible. Get on skis, ride a horse, hike, climb, swim, camp… Do whatever you have to do, but get out of your cubicle, and get into the power and beauty of the Scandinavian mountains.
Whether you head to Åre Bike Park – a criss-cross of trails on Mount Åreskutan – or the Skatas Trail System in Gothenburg, mountain biking has become a huge sport in Sweden. With various trails for every level of professionalism and plenty of rental shops to get gear and bikes, Sweden in spring or early summer will take your breath away with some of the best mountain biking you’ll ever do.
With nearly 400 hiking trails across the country, hikers have plenty of choices when it comes to finding the perfect hike in Sweden. These pristine trails are designed for multiple levels of difficulty and are clearly marked and dotted with 350 well-maintained hostels, mountain stations and huts, which assist hikers through their adventure.
Skiing and Snowboarding
It is a rare thing in the world to visit an alpine ski town founded more than a century ago and not have it packed to the rafters with tourists. During the winter months in Sweden however, it is a quieter, less intimidating skiers’ paradise. With a near-perfect ski climate, challenging terrain and space to breathe, Sweden has more than 150 listed resorts to choose from. While many cater to cross country skiing, the Scandinavian mountains hold their challenges for even the most trained downhillers.
With high-quality horse management and breeding – all abiding by strict regulations regarding animal welfare – Sweden boasts healthy, happy horses. Mountain trekking by horseback has become more popular over the years with trails running through the virgin forests in central and southern Sweden.
When winter starts falling one flake at a time, there is no better place to enjoy the dense, overpowering silence of fresh snow than in the mountainous area. For adrenaline junkies, there is no better way to rip that silence open and gut it than with sweet scream of a snowmobile racing through virgin snow. So put on your thermal underwear, and go on a snowmobile safari! See spectacular wildlife, test your skills and your will, but for those who want to do these type of mountain safaris, previous snowmobiling experience is required, especially for the Arctic Circle tours.

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Spices are an amazing creation of mother nature that could make extraordinary twists in food. So, here’re the top 9 countries in the world that eat spicy food that could set your taste buds on fire!
Every country in the world uses spices, and a few tend to satiate their appetite with a different level of spiciness. Accordingly, the leading countries that enjoy the spiciest food in the world include:
Keep reading, as we hope to bring you a bunch of exciting information about the unique spicy dishes that these countries enjoy and you might want to experiment with!
The Top 9 Countries That Eat Spicy Food / Spiciest Food
Every country with a well-evolved food culture owns a variety in their palates. But some of them set more of an emphasis on satisfying spicy food cravings. Most Asian, Southeast Asian, and African countries tend to appreciate and try out more spicy, hot, or savory foods while making the best use of the spices and herbs they use in their cuisines.
India is a country which is known for its rich spice culture. You will not find any household without a variety of spices, even if you walk through Southern, Northern, Western, or Eastern India. The spices and herbs used widely in Indian cuisine include:
- Bay leaves
- Black pepper
Spiciest Dishes In India
01- Pork Vindaloo
This dish is a popular spiced delicacy in Goa. As the name suggests, traditionally, this dish is made with pork, and the meat is marinated with a flavorful Vindaloo marinade that includes red chilies. Green chilies, cumin, coriander, black cardamom, etc.
02- Laal Maas
Laal Maas is a vibrant mutton curry from Rajasthan with an incredibly hot taste mainly acquired from the Rajasthani Mathania red chiles, which have a smoky flavor. This dish is often served with hot whole wheat parathas and jeera pulao by the side. The meat in this dish is cooked with raw spices and other ingredients like coriander, cumin, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric, onion, curd, etc.
03- Chicken Chettinad
This is one of the most popular chicken dishes prepared in South Indian homes. It is full of flavor, made with juicy chicken laced with the fiery Chettinad paste that’ll explode in your mouth. The chicken pieces are marinated in ginger, garlic, cumin, fennel, peppercorns, and red chiles. Then they are cooked with onions, tomatoes, cinnamon sticks, and cloves. Chettinad Chicken is often served with cooked rice or chapati.
This hot lamb meatball curry is uniquely prepared with red chile powder and other spices. Rista is a decadent and aromatic Kashmiri curry. The meatballs are cooked in a hearty gravy with flavorings like ghee, saffron, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, etc.
05- Andhra Chilli Chicken
Andhra chilli chicken is a boneless chicken specialty, famous as an excellent appetizer or as a side dish to Biryani. The chicken is marinated with a paste made with green chiles, cilantro, turmeric, ginger-garlic paste, etc., and is stir-fried or deep-fried, according to the taste requirement.
Many love Mexican cuisine because of its vividness, subtlety, and nuanced ingredients. Especially when it comes to their meat or seafood dishes, Mexican flavors are nowhere to be bland. They use a plethora of spices and herbs, such as:
- Chili powder
- Mexican oregano
Spiciest Dishes In Mexico
Burrito is a Mexican dish consisting of Tortilla flour formed into a cylindrical shape and filled with various ingredients. Burrito ingredients typically include tortilla flour, fillings of meat (usually well-seasoned ground beef), beans, and salsa. Add-on ingredients include sour cream, guacamole, rice, and vegetables like diced tomatoes, lettuce, and cheese.
Taco is a world-famous Mexican food typically filled with seasoned meat. Wheat-based tortilla shells are topped with different fillings and then folded to be eaten using our hands. Taco seasoning usually includes cumin, garlic powder, chili powder, pepper, oregano, and salt.
03- Chilate de Pollo
This kind of spicy chicken soup is known for its fiery sensation. Chile de árbol or guajillo chiles, onion, garlic, and corn dough make the soup thick like a stew. The heat level depends on the amount and spice level in the chiles.
This famous Mexican dish is similar to the Burrito. A typical Chimichanga contains beans, rice, meat, and cheese. You can serve this dish with a bowl of yellow rice or Mexican-style rice.
Enchilada is a tortilla corn rolled on a filling and then coated with a savory sauce. A typical filling includes pork, beef, or seafood. Cheese, potatoes, beans, tofu, and vegetables are also added. Enchiladas are topped with sour cream, olives, lettuce, chili peppers, fresh cilantro, or sliced avocados.
Thai cuisine is another place known for its food diversity. In fact, you can savor the most exotic spices and herbs in many of their dishes. Spicy Thai foods can be recognized as a perfect combination of vibrancy, aroma, and heat. The typical spices and herbs used in Thai cuisine include:
- Thai chile peppers
- Coriander seeds
- Coriander root
Spiciest Dishes In Thailand
01- Gaeng Tai Pla
This is often ranked as the spiciest dish in Southern Thailand. It includes the typical southern Thai ingredients of dried chiles, turmeric, galangal, and kaffir leaves. Fermented fish innards, fish, eggplant, pumpkin, bamboo shoots, and yardlong beans are also featured to create a salty and extremely spicy curry.
Laab is one of the most famous Thai salads. To make this dish, rice is toasted and pounded before being incorporated into a mix of chicken or pork, mashed chiles, and onions to make a flavorful, spicy dish.
03- Gaeng Kua Kling
This dish is another Southern Thai specialty. Kua Kling is a curry paste made of chiles, pepper, garlic, turmeric, galangal, lemongrass, salt, and shrimp paste. The paste is then added to the meat, roasted in a pan, and mixed until cooked.
04- Som Tam
Som Tam is a flavor-loaded raw salad made from unripened papaya. Grated papaya is served with a pounded mixture of hot Thai chiles, lime juice, fish sauce, coconut sugar, and salt.
05- Tom Yum Kung
This soup specialty is made with chili paste and fried chiles as the base. Tom Yum often comes together with chicken or shrimp simmered in a broth flavored with galangal, lemongrass, fish sauce, and mushrooms.
China is one of the prominent countries that has placed spices at the heart of its cooking culture. Most dishes of the world have been inspired by the Chinese cooking culture and their versatile usage of spices and herbs.
Sichuan, Yunnan, and Hunan cuisines are sub-cuisines of Chinese cuisines that are accountable for the bulk of spicy dishes that pan out from China. Most used spices and herbs of Chinese cuisine include:
- Star anise
- Szechuan peppercorns
- White pepper
- Bay leaves
Spiciest Dishes In China
01- Mapo Tofu (Ma po dou fu)
To create this dish, soft pieces of tofu are braised in a decadent, aromatic, spicy, and savory sauce. Mapo tofu is one of the most popular dishes in Sichuan cuisine. Garlic and scallions, along with the iconic ingredient- Doubanjiang (fermented bean paste), chili oil, Chinese five spice powder, soy sauce, and a small amount of ground pork, make this dish extra special with layers of flavors.
02- Hunan Spicy Beef
This specialty in Hunan cuisine is also popular among Americans for its unique smoky, and spicy nature. Hunan spicy beef is a scrumptious stir-fry dish that comes together with tender marinated beef, dried chiles, chili oil, garlic, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, fermented black beans, etc.
03- Chongqing Hot Pot
Various hotpot styles are enjoyed throughout China, but the most piquant and tastiest hotpot comes from Chongqing. Fresh and dried red chili peppers and 20 other spices and herbs go into the hotpot soup, nourishing whatever tofu, meat, vegetable, or noodle is dipped into the hotpot to be rewarded with a spicy delight that will remain long after even when the meal is over.
04- Suān Là Fěn (Hot And Sour Glass Noodles)
Featuring another spicy specialty from Sichuan cuisine, this glass noodle soup dish is basically a combination of thick potato or sweet potato noodles served in a super zesty, savory broth with a small amount of ground pork, crispy fried soybeans, and pickles toppings.
05- Yu Xiang Tofu
This is another iconic tofu dish, again coming down from Sichuan cuisine. It usually comes together with red chili bean paste, garlic, ginger, onions, soy sauce, and sugar., This is stewed with deep-fried tofu and fresh capsicum. Yu Xiang tofu can be replaced with shredded pork or eggplant.
05- Sri Lanka
The little island is well-reputed for its diverse and lavish food art. A set of common spices and herbs are used throughout the country but with a diversity of cooking methods, varying from province to province. Sri Lankan cuisine is never bland since it is enriched with spices and is among the top Southeast Asian countries that use the most spices. The most common flavorings that go into their foods include:
- Ceylon cinnamon
- Black pepper
- Curry leaves
- Pandan Leaves
Spiciest Dishes In Sri Lanka
01- Lunu Miris/ Katta Sambol (Sri lankan Chili Paste)
Fresh, dried, or ground red chiles are pounded with red onions, salt, and sometimes Maldive fish, finished with a splash of freshly squeezed lime juice to make this rich, spicy and hot condiment. This is an iconic side dish served with Sri Lankan coconut roti or milk rice.
02- Black Meat Curry
The Sri Lankan black meat curry is a national specialty that often comes together with chicken, pork, beef, mutton, lamb, or fish. The meat of fish pieces are well-seasoned with black pepper, red chile powder, Sri Lankan curry powder, garlic-ginger paste, etc.,
And it is cooked in a thick gravy made with or without coconut milk. Fish black curry is often flavored with a souring agent like tomatoes or garcinia Cambogia.
Kottu, also known as Kottu Roti, is a famous Sri Lankan street food. It is made with chopped wheat roti, shredded meat, onions, chopped banana peppers, green chiles, etc. The spiciness of this dish is gained with the savory, thick sauce added to incorporate the ingredients.
The sauce or the gravy is supplemented with spices like curry powder, garlic, ginger, red chile powder, etc. This is obviously one of the most delicious and spiciest dishes you get to enjoy if you visit Sri Lanka!
04- Polos Curry (Baby Jackfruit Curry)
This is a vegetarian curry that is commonly prepared in rural areas in Sri Lanka. Baby jackfruit pieces are cooked until soft and tender in a thick, coconut milk-based gravy.
It is flavored with the spices like curry powder, red chile powder, ground turmeric, fenugreek, cardamom, lemongrass, etc. Polos curry is often served with cooked rice, white bread, or coconut roti.
05- Kos Ata Kalu Pol Curry (Jackfruit Seed Curry)
This richly spiced dish is inherent to Sri Lankan cuisine. Traditionally, the jackfruit seeds are boiled until tender and slightly pounded and are then cooked in a thick, coconut milk/ cream-based gravy that consists of spices and herbs.
Usually, a special paste made with toasted, grated coconut, toasted rice, cardamom, cumin, fennel, black pepper, tamarind paste, etc., is infused with gravy to get the distinctive taste of this dish.
If Korean ramen is the only spicy dish, you recall when we spill out about Korean cuisine, friends, you still have a lot more to learn! Korea is a country that appreciates a lot of different and the world’s most savory and spicy foods.
In fact, Koreans like to sweat out a bit when they enjoy their meals; therefore, they use a wide variety of chiles, spices, and herbs to flavor their unique recipes. The common spices and herbs they use include:
- Gochugaru (Korean red chile powder)
- Chili pepper flakes
- Black pepper
Spiciest Dishes In Korea
Donkatsu, also known as Donkatsu of Death, is one of the spiciest foods in the world. It can immediately explode your senses with fiery heat and spiciness. This is basically a pork cutlet drenched in a vibrant red sauce made with Asian spices and herbs.
02- Buldak Ramen
Talking of the spiciest dishes in Korea, we cannot skip ramen. Buldak ramen, which translates to “Fire chicken Ramen,” is an extra spicy noodle dish that captures so many flavors within the dish. It is considered one of the most inexpensive meals in Korea that comes together with a variety of ingredients and toppings like boiled eggs, scallions, sausages, etc.
03- Maeun Jokbal
Spicy Jokbal is the zesty version of jokbal, a popular snack in Seoul restaurants. This dish features tender, steamed pork tossed in a super piquant sauce and topped with scallions and sesame seeds for added consistency.
04- Dakbal (Korean Chicken Feet)
This recipe might be a bit intimidating if you are used to eating the most tender chicken meat. But Korea loves their spicy chicken feet dish. Chicken feet are usually steamed and braised in a savory sauce made with red chiles, Korean red pepper flakes, oyster sauce, mirin, garlic, ginger, etc.
05- Buldak (Korean Fire Chicken)
This heavily spiced chicken dish is layered with a variety of different spices. Korean specialty condiment Gochjuang and the red chile powder gochugaru are both featured in this dish, along with garlic, black pepper, soy sauce, sesame oil, etc.
Malaysian cuisine is world-famous for both its spicy and hot food. This cuisine is inspired by its neighboring cuisines like Indonesian, Chinese and Indian. Malaysians have an excellent palate, so they try to make a difference in terms of spiciness using common and exotic ingredients. The most used spices and herbs in Malaysia are as follows:
- Star anise
- Green cardamom
- Vietnamese coriander
Spiciest Dishes In Malaysia
01- Nasi Kerabu
This beautiful rice dish is a popular dish from Kelantan in Malaysia. It is made with blue rice, which acquires its color from the petals of the Bunga Telang flower. The rice is paired with various types of meat and vegetables, making it a whole meal. Nasi Kerabu is typically served with a chili paste called Sambal Belacan.
Laksa is obviously one of the most widely consumed street foods in Malaysia, and the country is famous for both Curry laksa and Assam laksa. This rice noodle soup specialty is prepared with a lot of familiar and exotic ingredients.
The soup’s broth is flavored with curry pastes separately made for the two laksa types- Curry laksa curry paste and Assam laksa curry paste.
03- Ayam Goreng
This Malaysian-version Ayam Goreng is a chicken marinated in a rich curry paste made with curry powder, ground coriander, cumin, garlic, ginger, etc. The chicken pieces are usually marinated overnight and then fried with a flour coating so that they have a crispy and flavorful crust.
Chicken satay is a mandatory dish in Malaysian cuisine since it does not take much effort to make it. The dish itself is not very intense in terms of heat but holds a depth of flavor due to the marinade done using garlic, lemongrass, shallots, turmeric, chili powder, etc.
05- Beef Rendang
Rendang was originally from Indonesia and then adapted to the flavors of Malaysia. It is a creamy, tender coconut beef stew flavored with lemongrass, chiles, cinnamon, and other spices. It has a nutty, butter, and sweet flavor profile that everyone loves.
Jamaican cuisine is indeed a flavorful one dominated by a lot of spices. They use extremely hot chile peppers and some iconic spice blends or seasonings to satiate their savory food obsession. So, if you ever visit this country, you can expect most of their dishes to be highly spiced and very well seasoned. Some mostly-used herbs and spices in Jamaican cuisine include:
- Scotch bonnet peppers
Spiciest Dishes In Jamaica
01- Jerk Chicken and Jerk Pork
Jerk dishes are inherent to Jamaica. Chicken or pork are often rubbed with jerk seasoning made with scotch bonnet peppers, allspice, garlic, nutmeg, etc. Or else a sauce or a marinade is used with similar ingredients to season the meat before cooking.
02- Jamaican Oxtail
Like most other Jamaican stews, the oxtail is initially seasoned with herbs and spices, fried, and then slow-cooked. This takes a couple of hours on low heat or in a pressure cooker. This is one of Jamaica’s heartiest and most delectable meals, often served with rice and peas.
03- Curry Goat/ Mutton/ Chicken
Curried meats are popular in Jamaica, particularly goat meat, mutton, and chicken. Ingredients like garlic, ginger, onion, hot peppers, and herbs are tossed in, and then the meat is slow-cooked to fetch the flavors. Potatoes are included to boost the thickness of the sauce.
04- Fish Escovitch
The dish begins with a whole fried fish, usually Red Snapper. The fish is first soaked in a spicy sauce made with allspice, scotch bonnet peppers, onions, etc. It is then topped with a spicy pickled vegetable medley.
05- Ackee And Saltfish
This is the national dish of Jamaica. This comes together with the ackee fruit served side by side with stewed salted codfish sautéed and spiced up with several spices, herbs, and vegetables.
Ethiopian cuisine holds many flavors, one reason it stands out from the rest of other sub-African cuisines. This nation keeps some of the best-kept secrets in the culinary world, which most food lovers from across the globe crave for. They indeed have a special place for spicy and hot food, so they tend to use a lot of spices and herbs. And some of them are as follows:
- Fresh garlic
Spiciest Dishes In Ethiopia
01- Doro Wat
This stew is made with a combination of spices, meats, and vegetables. Doro Wat combines chicken, hard-boiled eggs, caramelized onions, tomato paste, garlic, and ginger.
Tibs is one of the most popular spicy dishes among Ethiopians, made with sliced beef or lamb, pan-fried in butter, onion, and garlic. It comes in a medley of forms, ranging in type, size, or shape of the cuts of meat used. They can be hot, mild, or contain little or vegetables.
This Ethiopian beef tartare is made with raw minced beef flavored with a spice blend called mitmita and niter kibbeh. It is often served with a mild cheese called gomen and injera.
Siga Wat is similar to Doro Wat but contains beef instead of chicken. The dish is typically fiery and spicy thanks to adding the berbere spice mix. But you can also find milder versions without berbere.
Shiro is often made with minced onions, garlic, chile peppers, ground ginger, or chopped tomatoes. Tegabino Shiro is a variety of Shiro made with laboriously spiced chickpeas, field peas, legumes, or fava beans, flour, and butter.
Every country in the world enjoys hot and spicy food depending on their taste preferences. But countries like India, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Korea, etc., have a special place for heavily spiced dishes in their cuisines. So, if you live in one of these countries or hope to visit them, we are sure you will not miss out on them if you are an absolute spicy food lover.


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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) interim Chief Minister Azam Khan on Tuesday rubbished the growing perception of delay in polls due to dilapidating security conditions in the province, which intensified after the horrific terror incident in the Peshawar mosque
Khan noted that terror incidents are taking place in KP’s South — DI Khan, Lakki Marwat, and Tank areas.
In reply to another question, Khan said: “My message to the people is to keep their spirits high. Such things are happening here for the last 40 years, this is not a new thing.”
He said that due to the Afghan war, they were facing the scourge of terrorism in ex-Fata and KP “We should pray to God that we would fight this menace.”
“We are checking one-month’s CCTV footage and tracking the facilitators of the bomber,” he added.
Due To Rising Terrorism,
This was revealed by veteran journalist and senior political analyst Muzamal Suharwardy in Naya Daur’s show ‘Andar Ki Baat‘. “Cases of terrorism are increasing in KP province,” Suharwardy said, adding “even two ministers’ homes were attacked with hand
خیبر پختونخوا میں اس وقت دہشتگردی کی وجہ سے الیکشن ممکن نہیں۔ وزرا کے گھروں پر دستی بم کے حملے ہو رہے ہیں۔ بھتہ خوری عروج پر ہے۔ کے پی اسمبلی ٹوٹی اور انتخابات میں تاخیر ہوئی تو پنجاب میں انتخابات خود بخود رک جائیں گے
his final decision on the dissolution of Punjab and KP assemblies on 17 December. Analysts have proposed that Khan might dissolve both provincial assemblies on 23 December.
Incidents of terrorism have picked up pace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan. The TTP (Pakistani Taliban) announced an end to their ceasefire, and claimed responsibility for a suicide blast in Quetta, during late November.
During this month, the Chaman-Spin Boldak border witnessed at least two incidents of heavy clashes between Pakistani and Afghan forces. Civilian casualties were also reported in the first incident on 12 December. The second incident of shelling at Chaman was reported on Thursday 15 December.

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Swedish-American newspapers are our first stop as we head off the beaten path. This week you’ll discover special record collections of Burke County, North Carolina yearbooks, photo images for Scotland, and State Militia records. Also this week, German civil registrations, Utah divorces, and lots of Irish goodies.
There are more online records than just those found at Ancestry, Findmypast, MyHeritage, or FamilySearch. Lesser known record collections pack a powerful punch to your family history research!
The Minnesota Historical Society has made some Swedish-American newspapers available online for the first time. This past week, Swedish-American Newspapers were made available through an online portal. Users can explore more than 300,000 pages from 28 different Swedish-American newspaper titles published across the U.S. between 1859 and 2007.
The portal is available in Swedish and English and includes a keyword search.
United States – North Carolina – Burke County – Yearbooks
The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center has a statewide digital publishing program located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The center works to digitize and publish historic materials online.
Among their digital holdings, more than 60 years worth of yearbooks are now available to view online. The schools covered include:
Yearbooks provide enriching details into the lives of our ancestors and can be especially helpful in finding names of living family members!
United States – North Carolina – Militia
Also for North Carolina, the State Archives there have made their militia records, specifically the troop returns for the 18th and 19th centuries, available online.
The Troop Returns collection includes lists, returns, records of prisoners, and records of draftees, from 1747 to 1893. The majority of records are from the Revolutionary War, North Carolina Continental Line.
Militia records generally include the names of officers and soldiers, and are usually organized by district or county. Continental line records include field returns, general returns, draft records, and enlistment records.
This collection is a work in progress. As more records are digitized, they will become view-able online. In the meantime, see what’s there by checking out a helpful index in pdf form here.
Canada – Books
Though these new books added to the shelves of the Library and Archives Canada are not online, the information may be of value to you. Several new books are available to view in-person at the Library and Archives Canada.
Some of the new listings include:
Obituaries from the Christian guardian, 1891 to 1895, by Donald A. McKenzie (AMICUS 42197735)
American loyalists to New Brunswick: the ship passenger lists, by David Bell (AMICUS 43913838)
The link to the AMICUS record gives the call number you need to find the book on the shelves.
Baptisms and marriage books for several churches also are among the new publications. For a complete listing of the new books, click here: https://thediscoverblog.com/2016/10/28/new-books-in-the-genealogy-services-collection-at-395-wellington-october-2016/
Germany – Civil Registrations
New this week at FamilySearch.org are the Germany Bavaria Nuremberg Civil Registration 1803-1886 collection. This record set is an index only of over 1.2 million civil registrations.
The collection includes birth, marriage, and death records from Nuremberg.
Birth records may include:
- Name of child
- Names of parents
- Place of residence
- Date of birth
Marriage records may include:
- Name of bride and groom
- Place of residence
- Name of bride’s parents
- Name of groom’s parents
- Groom’s date of birth and birthplace
- Bride’s date of birth and birthplace
Death records may include:
- Name of deceased
- Age at death
- Place of residence
- Date of death
United States – Utah – Divorce Records
Findmypast has added Utah Divorces to their collections. More than 177,000 records from Utah district courts cover the years of 1997 to 2016. Each result includes a transcript that will reveal the date the divorce was filed, the petitioner, respondent, attorney, case type, and the judgment that was reached.
Ireland – Cavan – Registers
Cavan Registers & Records currently includes only one title named “Crosserlough Census Index 1821.” The 1821 census of Crosserlough, County Cavan, was taken on 28 May 1821. The Four Courts fire in Dublin destroyed the original census documents, but a copy was made prior to this.
There are near 8,000 individuals listed in the 1821 census. Each entry records an individual name, age, occupation and relationship to the head of household.
Ireland – Kilkenny – Registers
Kilkenny Registers & Records are presented as PDFs. The collection includes the Castlecomer Census Index 1901 compiled in 2000 by Tom Delany.
The publication is a summary of the population of Castlecomer in 1901. It lists the names, ages, and occupations of the all the inhabitants. On image number 204 is the beginning of an index of all the names found in the publication to help you.
Ireland – Dublin – Registers
Ten new publications have been added to the collection of Dublin Registers & Records. These new items include school registers, district and street censuses, business directories, and monumental inscriptions. The collection also includes parish records from the Church of Ireland.
Ireland – Newspapers
Over 1.7 million new articles have been added to the historic Irish Newspapers collection. New additions have been made to existing titles including The Irish Times and The Weekly Irish Times.
Newspapers can be searched by time-frame, place, county, and newspaper title.
Scotland – Leith – Photographs
A picture is worth a thousand words, or maybe in this case, a thousand records! A rare collection of photographs from the 1920s in Leith, Scotland is available to view online. This collection was digitized by Edinburgh University.
Though most of the images are of buildings and streets and not well labeled, if you are familiar with the area, something might stand out to you. Take a stroll down memory lane of yesteryear in Leith Scotland by clicking here.
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Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology
The Grass Valley Archaeological Project: Looking Back and Looking Forward
- Author(s): Wells, Helen Fairman
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C. William Clewlow, Jr. and his Berkeley colleagues began their investigation of the Grass Valley region of central Nevada in 1969. Over the course of several seasons, powered by summer eld schools, their focus changed from prehistoric settlement patterns to the documentation and interpretation of nineteenth century Shoshone habitation sites. At the time, there were few models for the study of historicperiod Native American sites. As Clewlow himself characterized it in 1978, the project became a series of “particularistic” studies that “will someday make a whole.” More than 30 years later, our studies and our understanding continue to evolve, as we begin to revisit the archived collections and eld notes from the Grass Valley Archaeological Project. A recently completed reexamination and analysis of the historic artifact assemblage from Pottery Hill (26LA1107), one of the Shoshone habitation sites, illustrates how new approaches, along with newly available comparative data, can be used to interpret the Grass Valley material.

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That dismal June retail sales report is causing a mass GDP-forecast-slashing parade on Wall Street.Here’s Goldman’s Jan Hatzius…
Retail sales declined by 0.5% (month-over-month) in June, while the consensus had looked for a 0.2% gain. Key details of the report were also weaker: non-auto retail sales declined by 0.4%, and growth in April was revised down. Similarly, “core”/control retail sales (ex-autos, gasoline and building materials) was weak, declining 0.1% in June. The weakness reflected lower sales across a variety of categories, including general merchandise stores, electronics, furniture, sporting goods stores, and health and personal care retailers. Merely food and beverages, clothing, and non-store retailers posted gains on the month. The report was a negative for our tracking estimate of Q2 GDP growth, which we reduced by two tenths to 1.1%.
And here’s Deutsche Bank’s Joe LaVorgna…
June retail sales were much softer than expected, which obviously has further negative implications for Q2 economic output. Headline retail sales fell -0.5% as motor vehicle sales were down -0.6%. Excluding autos, sales were down -0.4%, as there was broad-based weakness across the various subcomponents: furniture (-0.8%), electronics (-0.8%), building materials (-1.6%), health/personal care (-0.7%), sporting goods (-1.6%), general merchandise (-0.2%) and restaurant (-0.2%) all fell; gasoline spending was down (-1.8%), but this was not a surprise given the weakness in retail gas prices which over time is a positive for households. Retail control, which is the direct input used by the Commerce Department in estimating real GDP—it is defined as retail sales less autos, building materials and gasoline—fell -0.1%. This was after a flat reading in May and a -0.1% decline in April. Note that March retail control was up 0.3%. With respect to revisions, May was basically unrevised, but April was revised down: headline and ex auto sales were lowered -0.3% in April to -0.5% and -0.6%, respectively. The net effect of weaker than expected retail sales, inclusive of revisions, is less Q2 consumption which we are tracking at +1.3%. This is down from our previous estimate of +1.8% and causes us to lower our forecast of Q2 real GDP by another 0.4% to +1.0%.
According to the Census Bureau, retail sales declined for a third straight month in June, declining by 0.5% following an unrevised decline of 0.2% in May and a downwardly revised decline of 0.5% in April. The weaker-than-expected June data in addition to downward revisions have lowered our Q2 GDP tracking model to 1.2% from 1.3% previously.
Via Reuters, here’s HSBC:
Consumer spending slowed abruptly in Q2. Consensus estimates of GDP growth in Q2 are likely to be lowered to 1.5% or less, down from growth of +1.9% in Q1. Pressure on the Fed to provide additional monetary accommodation will increase.
And via Jim Pethokoukis…
BOOM! JPMorgan absolutely axes its 3Q GDP forecast to 1.5% from 2.0%
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) July 16, 2012
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A young woman has given birth to a miracle albino baby even though she was told by doctors that she would not be able to have children.
Shannon Conarty, 22, of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, learned that she would only have a 10 per cent chance of conceiving naturally after she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a condition caused by an imbalance of hormones, at the age of 15.
Despite of the devastating news, Ms Conarty discovered she was pregnant after three years of trying.
And in September 2018, Ms Conarty gave birth to health baby girl, Ava, who is now four months old.
Ms Conarty told Daily Record: "Becoming a mum has always been a dream of mine.
"Ava feels like a little miracle, and even more so after she was diagnosed with albinism."
Ava was born with red eyes and white hair.
Albinism is caused by faulty genes that a child inherits from their parents.
It affects around one in 17,000 people in the UK.
The condition can affect their colouring and their eyesight due to the amount of melanin in the body.
But Shannon is delighted to be a mum after conceiving against the odds following her painful diagnosis.
She says: "My weight fluctuated and my ovarian cysts were causing me a lot of pain.
"At the time, doctors revealed I had a 10% chance of conceiving children naturally as my fallopian tubes were covered in cysts.
"As I was still in high school at the time, I never gave it a second thought."
Shannon and her partner Tom Kane, 30, started trying for a baby when she was in her late teens.
She says: "We fell in love and when I revealed that I was unlikely to have children, Tom was understanding.
"When I was 18, we started trying for a baby, but I never fell pregnant.
"Every month when I got my period, I was devastated.
"We even decided to have IVF if I didn't conceive by the time I was 25."
But miraculously, three years on in January 2018, Shannon discovered she was pregnant.
She says: "Tom and I were delighted. My pregnancy went without a hitch, but I had extra scans to monitor me."
Baby Ava diagnosed with albinism a month after she was born.
Shannon says: "We didn't believe it.
"Doctors told us it was very rare, as children get it from their parents, me and Tom are undergoing genetic testing to see which of us carries the gene.
"Ava will always have white hair and red eyes. Her albinism makes her more sensitive to sunlight and she is partially-sighted, but we won't know the full extent of this until she's older."
But the tot's unusual eye colour draws in strangers.
Shannon says: "Every time we leave the house, people comment how beautiful she is.
"But despite the admiring remarks, I do worry about her when she gets older.
"Due to her sight problems, she'll be unable to drive and I worry about her being bullied at school.
"But me and Tom will raise her to love herself as she is.
"After all, she's our little miracle!"

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WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress may be faced with working with Democrats to improve the Affordable Care Act after a last-ditch plan — to repeal the law with no replacement — ended in failure Tuesday.
The question is whether they’ll take the opportunity, or leave the exchange markets alone under the assumption that they will collapse and Democrats will take the blame.
Whether either party, and its voters, would allow bipartisan governing in today’s deeply polarized climate remains to be seen. But Republicans may find they have little choice following the embarrassing failure to fulfill their marquee campaign promise to repeal the health care law.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the San Francisco Democrat and chief architect of the Affordable Care Act, offered Democratic help. Acknowledging that the law, commonly referred to as Obamacare, needs to be “updated,” she urged the Trump administration and the GOP Congress to stop threatening to withhold vital payments to insurers to cover high-cost patients and other actions that have destabilized some insurance markets.
“We would have been working with them from day one,” Pelosi said in an interview Tuesday. “Call it something else, name the provision something else, save face, get yourself a victory, but protect the American people.”
Among the fixes a bipartisan effort could address are high premiums in the exchange markets for individual policies, especially for middle-class people, and lack of competition among insurers in rural areas. But for his part, President Trump on Tuesday showed no interest in working with Democrats.
His plan now is “to let Obamacare fail,” he said. “It will be a lot easier. ... We're not going to own it. I'm not going to own it. I can tell you the Republicans are not going to own it. We'll let Obamacare fail and then the Democrats are going to come to us."
Republicans on Capitol Hill seemed to reject the strategy as suicidal, openly admitting that their party now “owns” health care after their plan to replace the health care law ended in tatters Monday night and they failed to coalesce around a follow-up plan to simply repeal the current law with no replacement.
“It was in our court. This was our responsibility,” said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. Asked what Republicans intend to do now, Johnson said, “I don’t know what the strategy is. We need to move pretty quickly.”
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the Alaska Republican who helped kill the Senate bill, urged a new bipartisan approach. “Republicans have to admit that there are some things in the Affordable Care Act they like,” she said. “Democrats have to admit that there are parts of the act that are broken. And then build consensus.”
But getting Republicans to work with Democrats on the effort would seem to require a wholesale change in the party’s long-standing approach to governance.
Republicans have eschewed bipartisanship since the 1990s, when Republican firebrand Newt Gingrich became House speaker by arguing that GOP moderation had kept the party out of power for decades. Later adopting the so-called Hastert Rule in the House, under former Speaker Dennis Hastert, Republicans have sought to pass legislation only with Republican votes.
When Republicans assumed full control of Washington in January, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., quickly embarked on a GOP-only approach on health care, using a special budget procedure that would allow Republicans to pass legislation with a bare majority vote. Taking partisan tactics to a new extreme, he even angered some of his own caucus by ignoring the committee process and writing the health care legislation in secret out of his own office.
After the first version of his legislation failed to reach the Senate floor last month, McConnell framed the idea of working with Democrats as a threat, telling his members that if the GOP-only approach fails, they would have to negotiate with the other party.
Democrats also face risks in bipartisanship. Working with Republicans would mean fixing the current law instead of moving toward the single-payer, Medicare-for-all approach that many liberals have now embraced. Helping Republicans would also mean rescuing the GOP from its current political donnybrook and perhaps sacrificing health care, at least in part, as a political issue in the 2018 election.
For Republicans, repairing the Affordable Care Act might require additional federal spending, an anathema to many in the party. Democrats also insist that Republicans give up on their effort to slash Medicaid and eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s taxes on the health care industry and wealthy people.
And it would mean the GOP not only abandoning their seven-year vow to repeal the law, but embracing what many Republicans continue to describe as the nightmare of Obamacare.
Rep. Darrell Issa, a San Diego County Republican who narrowly won re-election last year, rejected that idea.
“I would assume more propping up of a failing bill would be bipartisan, but real reforms, I haven’t seen any initiatives yet,” Issa said. Asked if he would work with Democrats, Issa said, “Sure, but I don’t see the Democrats’ interest in spending less federal money.”
Issa is among seven California Republicans representing districts that swung Democratic in last year’s presidential election. All 14 California House Republicans voted for a House version of the repeal-and-replace health care legislation, considered a high-risk vote in a state where the law is popular and its repeal would cause an estimated 4.5 million Californians to lose their insurance.
“Half my constituents wanted an outright repeal and the other half includes people from keep-it-the-same to go to single-payer,” Issa said, referring to a government run program. “So I don’t think there was a question but that I was going to please some and disappoint others in almost anything I did.”
A handful of moderate Democrats in the New Democrat Coalition, including Rep. Ami Bera, a physician representing Sacramento, floated several proposals earlier this month with the aim of drawing at least a handful of moderate Republicans to begin work on a bipartisan approach. The group has Pelosi’s approval.
The need for Congress to act is becoming increasingly urgent, Bera said.
Insurance companies have been asked to submit two sets of rates, depending on whether the GOP legislation passes or the current law remains in place. Covered California, the state’s insurance market exchange, has not been able to release its policy rates, he said, “because they don’t know what’s going to happen to the individual market. So that’s not sustainable.”
More and more counties nationwide face the prospect this fall of having no insurers offering policies on the exchanges, Bera said. “So start there, where I think even Republicans understand we’ve got to have stabilization in the individual market,” he said.
Bera said a collapse of the exchanges would be bad for both parties.
“I look at this as a doctor,” he said. “It’s not good for patients if the health care system collapses. ... I think we shoot ourselves in the foot as Democrats if we don’t step up now and say here are things that we think we ought to fix in the individual market.”
Carolyn Lochhead is The San Francisco Chronicle’s Washington correspondent. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @carolynlochhead


I'll Be Good to You
"I'll Be Good to You" is a 1976 hit song by R&B duo The Brothers Johnson. George Johnson, one of the two Johnson brothers in the band, wrote the song after deciding to commit to a relationship with one woman, instead of dating several at a time. While George was recording a demo for the song, family friend Senora Sam came by and added some lyrics. Brothers Johnson producer and mentor Quincy Jones heard the song, liked it, and convinced George to sing lead on the finished track. Released from their debut album, Look Out for #1, it was a top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot Singles Charts, peaking at number three, and a number one song on the Billboard R&B Charts during the summer of 1976. The single was later certified gold by the RIAA.
|"I'll Be Good to You"|
|Single by The Brothers Johnson|
|from the album Look Out for #1|
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|"I'll Be Good to You"|
|Single by Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles and Chaka Khan|
|from the album Back on the Block|
|Released||September 22, 1989|
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|Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles and Chaka Khan singles chronology|
Thirteen years later in 1989, it became a number one R&B hit again, with Chaka Khan and Ray Charles doing the lead vocals on Quincy Jones' Back on the Block album, and went to number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. It also topped the American dance chart in early 1990. This was Ray Charles' first No. 1 R&B hit in twenty-four years.
It was later covered by Vanessa Williams and James "D. Train" Williams on Vanessa's 2005 studio album Everlasting Love. Boney James covered the song on his 2009 studio album Send One Your Love.
The Brothers Johnson version
- Ray Charles, Chaka Khan: lead vocals featured rap artist on remix Kyle "Magic" Jackson
- Quincy Jones: producer, vocal and rhythm arranger
- David Paich, Greg Phillinganes, Ian Prince: keyboards
- Louis Johnson: Moog synthesizer bass, Fender slap bass, background vocals
- Ian Underwood, Larry Williams, Michael Boddicker, Steve Porcaro: synthesizer programming
- Bruce Swedien: drum programming
- Harvey Mason: hi-hat, cymbals
- George Johnson: guitar, background vocals
- James Ingram, James Gilstrap, Phil Perry, Siedah Garrett, Syreeta Wright: background vocals
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 80.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 307.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 139.
- "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1976 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1989 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance singles of 1990 (U.S.)


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Studs Terkel, who died on Oct. 31 at 96, was remembered on Sunday as the father of oral history, the voice of the American worker, a pre-eminent listener, the sage of Chicago and a champion of the underdog.
A dozen friends and admirers — including the writers Jimmy Breslin, Victor Navasky and Walter Mosley — hailed Mr. Terkel, author of “Working” and “The Good War” (winner of the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction), saying he taught America how to listen to and understand the unpretentious and the unpolished: the steelworker and nurse, the shipbuilder and waitress.
“The pages of history are cluttered with the pronouncements of presidents and military heroes,” Howard Zinn, the historian, told the crowd of 800 at the Great Hall at Cooper Union. “Studs brought people back onto the pages of history, people with feelings, people with anguish and their joys.”
“He was always concerned with what he called the ‘et cetera’ of history,” Mr. Zinn added. “The people left out.”
The tribute was presented by his longtime publisher, The New Press, and co-sponsored by The Nation magazine and The Indypendent, a newspaper of New York’s independent media.Continue reading the main story
“Studs used to say, I tape, therefore I am,” said Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation’s editor in chief. “Only one other person used the tape recorder with as much fervor: Richard Nixon.”
The program for the tribute contained a favorite Terkel quotation: “If I did one thing I’m proud of, it’s to make people feel that together they count.”
In the 1960s, André Schiffrin, who ran Pantheon Books at the time, was looking for someone to write a book about the lives of ordinary Americans, and he enlisted Mr. Terkel, then a well-known radio host. Mr. Terkel went into Chicago’s working-class neighborhoods with his tape recorder and produced “Division Street,” the first of his many best-selling books of oral history.
“Studs was able to get the best out of people,” said Mr. Schiffrin, now director of The New Press, Mr. Terkel’s publisher when he died. “He understood the country. He understood its past. He understood its culture in a way that very few people I have ever met could do.”
At the tribute, Mr. Terkel was embraced by friends who praised him as an unapologetic and courageous man of the left.
“If he had an ism, his ism was underdog-ism,” said Ms. vanden Heuvel.
Mr. Zinn said: “One of the things you learn from him is this incurable optimism. Not that everything’s going to be O.K., but that human beings are essentially good, maybe not all human beings, but enough human beings to change the world, and that’s all we want.”
In 1952, when Senator Joseph McCarthy was campaigning to purge government and the news media of Communists, NBC kicked Mr. Terkel off his Chicago television show because of his habit of signing leftist petitions. “He never met a petition he didn’t like,” said his son, Dan Terkell, who changed the spelling of his surname.
His son told of his father’s hearing a new folk music group in the 1930s and then asking his wife, Ida, at 2 a.m. to take in the group, which included Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, for the night.
“I honestly don’t know whether there is a heaven or hell,” said his son, and then referring to Senator McCarthy said, “But I would guess that Tail Gunner Joe and my father are not in the same place.”
Then, to huge applause, he borrowed one of his father’s favorite phrases, saying: “Here’s to you, Pop. Take it easy. But take it.”Continue reading the main story


Time for Governments to Act The stretch of Old Northern Road in front of the Village, between Cairns Road and Whites Road. again posed a significant risk to motorists during the recent rains. Association
Our local governments have done an amazing job maintaining the roads during the recent flooding. A stretch of Cattai Ridge Rd just after the bridge was washed away entirely yet replaced, in full, the next day by The Hills Shire Council.
And while there are many other stretches of road that need urgent attention, the stretch of Old Northern Road between Cairns Road and Whites Road, poses a real risk. Every time there is a significant rain event, this stretch of road severely floods. The water is well over the road to dangerous levels, simply because the drainage does not handle the volume of water… bad design.
One of the contributing factors to the lack of action on this matter may, yet again, be the lack of coordination between governments. The NSW Government maintains Old Northern Road, The Hills Shire Council controls the west side and Hornsby Council controls the east side.
The flooding consumed significant RFS resources when they could have been deployed to other areas of need. Association Association Association Association Association Association
We believe this stretch of road needs specific attention.
Gpa Opposes Massive Maroota Friable Sandstone Extraction Project
The GPA submitted an objection to the Maroota Friable Sandstone Extraction Project (SSD-10410). The GPA is not opposed to ongoing expansion of businesses generally in the area, to meet the demands of their clients. The GPA is not opposed to extraction projects. And the GPA would prefer any expansion to be in the vicinity of the existing sand mines.
However, the scale of the proposed project is really significant, some would say “massive”.
As well as the obvious ecological impacts, it is a large tract of land covering creeks and ridges, it is notable that P.F. Formation have recently added 20 laden trucks per day to the 200 laden trucks already approved. The proposal would add 30 X 2 way (15) light vehicle movements per day and 122 X 2way (61) heavy vehicle [19m truck and dog] movements per day and will continue to do so until 2030 and into the future.
The routes to market are via Glenorie, Mid Dural, Dural to Castle Hill on Old Northern Road and via Pitt Town on Wisemans Ferry Road. At a total of 281 heavy vehicle movements per day just from two quarries, the impact on both Wisemans Ferry and Old Northern Roads would not be considered ‘satisfactory’. Anecdotally, the toll observed on the roads from heavy truck movements are considerable and results in major road damage, especially in wet weather.
The roads are already in poor repair. New Line Road construction has not progressed. Traffic has returned and the district is grinding to a halt again. Adding more truck movements will again exacerbate the existing issues.
Mixed Reactions to Reduction of Speed Limits on Cattai Ridge Road
Cattai Ridge Road speed limits will be reduced from 30th March 2022:
Cattai Ridge Road between Boundary Road and 720m east of Neich Road – will be reduced from 80km/h to 70km/h
Cattai Ridge Road from 1.2km east of Neich Road to 80m west of Post Office Road, Glenorie – will be reduced from 70km/h to 60km/h
Many comments have circulated on social media in relation to the reduction:
“This was a “political” campaign by a “representative” body that didn’t consult local residents. It was an ideological objection to a situation. The real campaign should have been to repair the existing road and realign it where possible.”
“I drive CCR twice a day and the speed limit is not the problem it’s the idiots doing well over the speed limit or on their phones. I drive to the speed limit and, almost daily, I get tailgaters. I guarantee there will be more accidents if the speed limit is reduced.”
GPA has not taken a position on the CRR speed limit. Transport for NSW uses experts who assess a range of factors to determine the speed limit.


There’s no school on Monday, so ACS is opening its doors to all the jammers out there in MHK to come in and jam with us on the Patio! Local pickers Joshua Jay, Tony Scalora and even old Jimbo will be trading tunes and getting lit up to celebrate the most definitely blue collar profession of live music. All acoustic instruments are welcome, any skill level! Come jam with us and celebrate with Aggie Central Station!
(Inclement Weather will move the Jam inside)


Culturally speaking, a lot of Baltimoreans say the city hit bottom in 1984 after the Colts slunk out of town in Mayflower vans. But local jazz fans beg to differ: They point, instead, to the demise of the venerable Left Bank Jazz Society as the worst thing to happen to Baltimore since, say, the fire of 1904. It’s easy to understand why. The LBJS thrilled area beboppers for decades by bringing jazz greats such as John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley and Wynton Marsalis — just to name a few — into town for weekly concerts. But the nonprofit club folded nearly three years ago, a victim of homelessness and declining attendance after deteriorating conditions forced it to leave its main venue, the Famous Ballroom, in the mid-1980s.Yet while the beloved Colts fade in memory, local aficionados of America’s original art form can now rejoice. Thanks in large part to the joint efforts of the University of Maryland School of Law’s intellectual property law clinic and University of Maryland Baltimore County, the LBJS has a deal with a New York producer to turn its taped archives, “Live at the Left Bank,” into a series of 25 to 30 CDs. Better yet, royalties on the CDs will underwrite the renewal of the LBJS. In fact, an advance allowed them to make a comeback of sorts last year, with monthly concerts at the Teamsters Hall on Erdman Avenue in east Baltimore.The first releases — “The Electrified Sonny Stitt,” “My Foolish Heart” by tenor sax man Stan Getz, and “Three Sessions in the ‘70s,” featuring pianist Cedar Walton — were issued this fall. “Our hook is that your hands [applauding] might be on the record,” said LBJS president John Fowler. “The hip thing about the Left Bank Jazz Society was that you’d see literally everybody in the city at concerts, whether they were major jazz fans or just casual listeners.”Layers of complexityNegotiations with Label M in New York City spanned nine months before the deal was signed last May and the LBJS turned over nearly 350 tapes. A group of students under the direction of law clinic professor Max Stul Oppenheimer represented the jazz club in the complex project.“We did nothing without the clinic’s approval,” Fowler noted. “They came to the meetings and talked about sticking points. There’s no way we could have afforded to pay for this [legal] work.”Major issues on the table included the percentage of royalties that would go to the society, how long the record company would retain ownership of tapes not issued as CDs, promotional expenses, the royalty advance and an LBJS veto over any proposed releases.“Max was a fantastic person in the process,” Fowler said. “It was nine months of our stupid phone calls and questions. Max had two students working on the contract, and it worked great — evening calls, three-way calling, the whole deal.”Oppenheimer, an adjunct professor at UM Law and the intellectual property director at Pharmeneutics, a Baltimore firm that assists high-technology startup ventures, praised his students and called the project “the best clinical experience you could design.”Like jazz itself, the legal undertaking was complex.“You’ve got a whole series of rights in a musical performance, including the underlying copyright of who wrote the music and words, and the performance itself,” he explained. “Also, the performances were improvised, so you’ve got the performers’ overlay of their own rights. Plus, in a quintet you’ve got five people doing that. On top of all that is the possessory rights of the person who owns the tapes. “What you needed to do was get all those rights in one neat bundle for each individual work,” Oppenheimer said. “Multiply that by 200 or 300 tapes, and it’s an enormous job.”Marita Mike, who worked on the project along with fellow students Susan Milner, Jessica Porter and Jason Pinnix, called her involvement in the project “exciting.”“It was all about music and jazz, and the club was so excited,” said Mike, who earned her J.D. last year. “Everybody had the same ultimate goal — to get the jazz out and to get the Left Bank up and running. What sticks with me is the experience of working with a big record company.”Milner said the project provided “a great taste of a huge part of Baltimore’s history.”“Academically, it was the most involved project I worked on,” added Milner, who graduated from UM Law in May. “And it was exciting to work with one of the top entertainment law firms in New York City, which represented Label M. It was real-world stuff.”Joel Dorn, the president of Label M, said the law clinic “represented their clients very well.”“We’re doing what we promised, and they delivered the tapes,” said Dorn in a phone interview from his Manhattan office. “They’re happier than they thought they’d be. We kept our word and they kept theirs.”Dorn left no doubt that the club’s archives — which were not professionally taped and not recorded with commercial release in mind — are something special.“They chronicled a golden age of jazz when many jazz giants were alive,” the record producer noted. “It may be the single best repository of the time.”The fact that the music was recorded live adds to its archival value.“Something happens in a performance that doesn’t happen in a studio,” Dorn pointed out. “Plus, the musicians didn’t know they were being recorded, and there isn’t the self-consciousness… . As a consequence you have one of the finest archives of what happened in that golden age. It’s magical stuff.”Formed in 1964 by a group of friends who love jazz, the LBJS was sponsoring 48 concerts a year in its heyday — usually consisting of three 45-minute sets in the intimate surroundings of the Famous Ballroom. The audience sat at tables and picnicked on food and drink brought from home, or ate ribs, minced barbecue, collard greens, corn bread and other soul food purchased on site.Some of the concerts at the Famous Ballroom “were like religious experiences,” Fowler recalled.“Duke Ellington arrived before his band, so he sat down at the piano and took requests from the audience,” Fowler said, his voice tinged with awe. “The whole time we were at the Famous, we’d just open the doors and folks showed up — usually 600 to 700 people, but sometimes as many as 1,200.”After the LBJS left the Famous Ballroom, attendance dropped, and the club began losing money at concerts held at various venues around Baltimore. About two-and-a-half years ago, the well ran dry and the LBJS folded.“With the CD deal, we got an advance to put us back into business,” Fowler said. “If they sell well, then this could be the addition we’ve been looking forward to for years.”Since its first reincarnated concert series wrapped up in October, the LBJS is booking artists for next year at Teamsters Hall. The shows are scheduled monthly and still feature national acts such as pianist (and Baltimore native) Cyrus Chestnut and trumpeter Wallace Roney.“We tell people, ‘If you don’t like the show, we’ll give you your money back,’” said Fowler, who then shook his head. “But gett
ing them in the door the first time — man, it’s hard. It’s a shame, because jazz is our national art form. But the CDs will be a major help in bringing attention to the society.”For information on tickets and upcoming artists, call the LBJS Jazzline at (410) 466-0600 or point your browser to http://www.baltimoremd.com/leftbank.


UPDATED: NYC Taxi Operators Sue TLC, Mayor Bloomberg Over Nissan NV200 Taxi of Tomorrow
New York City taxi operators are suing the city over new rules that make the Nissan NV200 New York's official taxi for a decade, starting in late 2013. SEE UPDATE BELOW.
The lawsuit, filed by the Committee for Taxi Safety, and Taxifleet Management names the City of New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC), and TLC commissioner David Yassky as defendants in the lawsuit.
"Taxicab medallion and vehicle owners, who have long been permitted to choose from among dozens of different vehicles by numerous manufacturers, will have all choices eliminated and will instead be required to purchase and drive the NV200 and NV200 only," the plaintiffs said in the lawsuit.
The official complaint repeatedly reiterates that forcing New York hacks to drive the NV200 is unprecedented; even in the heyday of the iconic Checker cab, drivers still drove other vehicles like the Ford Galaxie and Plymouth Fury in significant numbers, it says.
The lawsuit takes issue with the Nissan NV200, as well as the entire Taxi of Tomorrow process. The plaintiffs allege that the selection of the NV200 as New York's official taxi was an arbitrary and illegal decision, giving an untested vehicle with an unproven supply chain a 10-year monopoly in New York.
Taxi operators have numerous issues with the Nissan NV200. For starters, the New York-spec cab isn't yet in production, and was selected as New York's next cab without being tested in its "normal operating conditions" - which would include driving the Nissan van in stop-and-go traffic for 24 hours a day. The plaintiffs also take issue with the fact that, though 43 percent of New York's current taxi fleet consists of hybrids, the NV200 uses a 2.0-liter 135-hp I-4 mated to a CVT that "does not appear to have the durability to be able to withstand the wear and tear for the years of service and mileage required by NYC yellow cabs."
Among other things, the lawsuit also alleges that the NV200's supply chain is completely untested, with parts being significantly more expensive because it's a specialized vehicle in the United States, and that "the NV200 uses outdated engineering, design, and technology."
The plaintiffs back up their claim by noting that of Nissans have not performed well as New York City taxicabs in the past, and that the automaker has a low market-share compared to rivals. The Altima is currently the only in-service Nissan that the TLC has approved.
UPDATE: While officially Nissan has no comment regarding the lawsuit, a source at Nissan has told us that the automaker is taking durability and reliability seriously with the NV200. In order to make sure the NV200 is up to snuff, Nissan installed instruments on current New York taxis to collect usage data that it could apply to NV200's development. Furthermore, Nissan also purchased and tested current NYC taxis to make sure the NV200 is as durable and reliable as the current fleet.
Nissan has even gone so far as to tune the NV200's engine and suspension specifically for cabby abuse. The automaker has also built a test track dubbed "New York Avenue" at its Arizona proving grounds, which replicates the city's driving conditions to make sure the NV200 can withstand the punishment New York streets dole out.
Under current TLC rules, the NV200 will take over as New York's next taxi in October 2013, completely taking over the fleet by 2016.


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It was a smart question – the right question – asked by a very astute host (Zoe Chase). But as flattering as it was to be consulted by NPR, I felt like a parent trying to simplify a hopelessly complex and sticky situation into a one, reasonable answer. I was wading in complexity: after all, didn’t Mumford definitively prove that streaming success doesn’t erode sales success? So why, just weeks later, did Taylor Swift’s label abruptly slam the door on Spotify, Rhapsody, Rdio, and the rest?
Well, actually, we know why: it doesn’t pay enough, and Big Machine’s Scott Borchetta said it out loud. Especially when everyone was more-than-willing to purchase the full album at full cost – at Target, iTunes, Walgreen’s… Papa John’s Pizza.
So you either think that Mumford gets the big picture and Taylor doesn’t, or Mumford was stupidly turning down cash. If only it was that simple…
(1) These are totally different artists, with largely different audience demographics.
Of course there’s overlap. But Mumford’s crowd isn’t dominated by young girls screaming every word at every show (often with their parents chaperoning). Which means both of these artists are making decisions based on a nuanced expertise of their own audiences. Pulling Babel from Spotify might have alienated Mumford & Sons fans and lowered awareness; does pulling Red have the same (or any) effect on Taylor’s fans?
(2) Smart minds don’t always think alike.
This isn’t Scott Borchetta (or Daniel Glass) making both decisions. Rather, these are both smart people analyzing highly-uncertain, quickly-shifting situations, and making decisions based on their audiences and broader objectives. Experts disagree, smart minds don’t always think alike.
(3) Different artists have different objectives.
Some artists want to maximize revenue from an album, others want exposure. Others don’t care about the album at all (and neither do their fans).
(4) Maximum availability isn’t beneficial to every artist. Especially when you don’t need it.
And Taylor Swift doesn’t really need it. She’s one of those extremely rare, hyper-successful artists that made it past discovery – her fan base is feverishly on call, waiting for the next release, concert, or product. These are like religious devotees: they want Taylor’s album the day it’s released, in whatever format it’s available.
(5) This is an extremely emotional topic that plays into artist compensation, accounting transparency, and digital devaluation.
And if you’re successful in the music industry, you’re probably passionate about those topics. These aren’t accountants making decisions about machine parts.
(6) It’s still too early to tell.
I showed NPR the graphs in which streaming and downloads are increasing — at the same time. But that doesn’t necessarily answer the question. After all, would album sales be even higher if Spotify didn’t exist? And does that answer the very difficult questions about Spotify’s accounting, artist payouts (or lack thereof), and executive compensation? The dataset is just too immature and too incomplete, the payout issues can’t be resolved by a graph.

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