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Mouse Guard #4 (of 6)
Archaia Studios Press
**** 1/2 (out of five)
The ancient order of the Mouse Guard has been betrayed in an unthinkable way — by one of its own.
Three brave Guardsmice — Lieam, Kenzie and Saxon — have uncovered a plot against the town of Lockhaven and followed a path of clues to the town of Barkstone. As Kenzie and Saxon provide a diversion, Lieam sneaks away to find more pieces to solve this puzzle and ends up tricking his way into the secret militia they were seeking.
The distraction proves costly for Kenzie and Saxon, however, as they are captured and left hanging by their ankles outside the city gates.
Issue #4 of this lavishly illustrated miniseries sees the strung up duo rescued by a old mouse named Celanawe, whose allegiance is suspect, while Lieam gets in over his head as the militia quickly becomes an army. All this and the mouse betrayer is revealed! Well, sort of.
While the premise of Mouse Guard (sword-wielding mice) may seem curious, creator David Petersen blends some of the best elements of fantasy storytelling to come up with a series that is innovative, imaginative and a true treat for the eyes and mind.
Sam Noir: Samurai Detective #1 (of 3)
Manny Trembley & Eric A. Anderson
“Why does every sad story have to start with a dame?”
With that line we are introduced to Sam Noir: Samurai Detective and get instantly swept up in the case of his life: Who killed the girl he loves and why?
After Jasmine, the girl Sam has been anonymously hired to shadow (and whom he has fallen for) is shurikened down in cold blood right in front of him, the man in him seeks revenge, while the detective in him tries to find out who did it and why.
The first chapter is so vivid you’ll swear you can see the red blood spray — and it’s a black-and-white book!
With an unusual, but seamless, combining of genres, creators Manny Trembley & Eric A. Anderson have fused Sam Spade and Lone Wolf into a sword-swinging gumshoe with an attitude and placed him in a story that’ll have you turning pages faster than a katana through a bad guy’s gut.
Cross Bronx #1, 2 (of 4)
Michael Avon Oeming & Ivan Brandon
Rafael Aponte is having a crisis of faith.
It’s not that his faith in God is gone, he lost that ages ago having seen the darkness of humanity firsthand as a New York City police detective.
What’s troubling Rafael now is his faith in himself and in his own sanity.
After getting called in to investigate the brutal slaughter of a bunch of gangbangers, Rafael and his partner Tico Velez locate the murder weapon and track it back to a long dead cop. When they track down the cop’s widow, Rafael discovers that she has suffered another family trauma. Her daughter, 19-year-old Marta Ortiz, was drugged, raped and hurled from a moving car out onto the Cross Bronx Expressway. Marta is now comatose and paraplegic, while her mother is cagey and appears to be dabbling with black magic.
Meanwhile, the same killer — revealed to be an athletic young woman — guns down another group of gangbangers and in turn nearly gets Rafael and Tico killed.
Michael Avon Oeming (Powers, Thor) and Ivan Brandon (NYC Mech, Ruule) weave a complex and compelling crime story together with characters of substance and come out with a superb miniseries.
Mystery In Space #1 (of 8)
Captain Comet is dead… isn’t that Weird?
I suppose more correctly that should be The Weird.
As the late Captain’s love interest, the warrior referred to simply as Eye, and his bulldog Tyrone reminisce about Comet’s life and adventures (conveniently getting readers up to speed), the man himself is describing his gruesome death. In the fallout of the Rann-Thanagar War and Infinite Crisis miniseries, the space-faring superhero is roasted alive by a blast of immense heat, only to find he’s not quite finished. Instead he reaches out with his last efforts and merges ever so briefly with a nearby energy being, the creature once known as The Weird.
The result is both dead men regaining corporeal form with a lot of explaining to do and a lot of lingering mysteries — delivering on this book title’s promise.
Industry legend Jim Starlin (Infinity Gauntlet, Cosmic Odyssey) delves back into the deepest parts of the DC Universe as both a writer and artist — along with Shane Davis, Matt Banning and Al Milgrom — in this solid foundation issue.
True Story, Swear To God #1
Tom Beland is a stranger in a strange land — and he’s never been so happy.
This ongoing autobiographical love story, about how California-native Beland moved to Puerto Rico to be with the woman of his dreams, starts off with a little summation and segues into how he copes with being a ‘gringo’ and an occasionally starving artist.
After daring all and moving in with Lily, Beland decides to break some other boundaries in his life — starting with collecting on a bunch of long-overdue paycheques. With an almost-perverse glee, Beland devises diverse strategies to guilt, harass and generally nuisance those who owe him. The result is a little more cash in his pockets and a chance to impress Lily with a home-cooked meal.
Beland’s work is wonderfully heartfelt and genuine. It’s nice to read a story about someone who isn’t angst ridden about finding the right person and losing them, or worse, never even finding them. True Story’s stranger in a strange land is not only happy, he’s funny and off to a fine start in his monthly debut.
The Trials Of Shazam #1 (of 12)
It’s time for a new Captain Marvel.
Hot on the heels of the Day Of Vengeance and Infinite Crisis crossover miniseries, Earth’s mightiest mortal is getting used to his new role as the keeper of the Rock of Eternity.
Without the aid of the rock’s former keeper, the wizard Shazam, Billy Batson is charged with both keeping a watchful eye for magical dangers that threaten the planet, and with stopping them.
But in this new era of magic, things don’t always work out that way they should and Billy finds himself transformed not just from a tween boy to Captain Marvel and back, but in a dramatic twist, into someone unfamiliar.
Writer Judd Winick and artist Howard Porter begin to set the stage for the future this DC Comics stalwart, but they’ve cut their work cut out for them to make the character once aptly dubbed “Captain Whitebread” relevant again.

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We've greatly enjoyed our past visits to Larchmont's Cafe Gratitude, and so we were glad to hear that Cafe Gratitude has also opened up in Downtown's Art District--making a for a shorter drive to enjoy their creative vegan and organic foods.
The Arts District location takes more of a light colored approach (instead of an emphasis on turquoise), with white chairs and benches, grey walls, yellow chairs, green plants, and woods throughout the entire location. It's also much larger than the Larchmont location--we made reservations, given Cafe Gratitude's general popularity and dineLA, but found out that the restaurant was less than half full when we entered.
Unlike some of the Yelp reviews about this location, service was great right from the moment we entered the restaurant. We were happily guided to our table, our waiters noted the dineLA menu and dinner specials, checked up on us to make sure we were ready to order (took a while given the many options!), and noted their "question of the day," for which our visit was, "What inspires you?"
We started with some appetizers that came with the dineLA dinner menu, which offered a choice of appetizer, entree, and dessert for 30 USD. I ordered the Flourishing (normally 8 USD, 5 USD extra for an additional arancine), a braised asparagus arancine composed of arborio rice, braised asparagus, cashew mozzarella, gremolata (lemon zest, garlic, parsley), and a side of basil hempseed pesto oil and arugula. This was very pleasant, with the warm arancine being crisp on the outside and creamy on the inside, scented with lemon and spices, and with tender pieces of asparagus. Its richness was supplanted by the verdant pesto and arugula, which was very lightly bitter and dressed with a sweeter savory dressing and topped with some salty brazil nut parmesan. I didn't miss any of the dairy that would have been in the dish!
The other appetizer we had was a coconut ceviche tostada named Yo Soy Feliz (normally 1 for 8 USD, 2 for 14 USD). Starting with a bed of a thin and crisp tortilla, black bean puree, coconut ceviche, mexican coleslaw, roasted tomatillo sauce, cashew queso fresco, spicy pepitas, cilantro, and avocado were added. This, like a regular ceviche, was light and refreshing, with some added creaminess coming from the queso fresco, coconut meat, and avocado. It was extremely neat to see the fresh coconut meat being used--just lightly marinated to accent its original flavors--and to see the balance between all the ingredients-- crunchy, creamy, smooth, bright, spicy all in one bite.
All our entrees came together on time. The DineLA's exclusive entree--Accepting-- was a sushi grain bowl with blackened tempeh, shredded kale, nori, wakame, avocado, cucumber, scallions, cilantro, basil, sprouted probiotic brown rice, gomasio (sesame seeds), sunflower sprouts, and served with a sesame wasabi dressing on the side. It was a rather light and verdant bowl-- lots of vegetables served as is, and thus the dressing and the warm tempeh and rice served a critical role in meshing everything together.
The other dineLA entree we tried was the Warm-Hearted (normally 16 USD), which featured two grilled polenta triangles with braised summer squash, sauteed kale, roasted tomatillo sauce, salsa verde, cashew queso fresco, spicy pepitas, chopped scallions, and cilantro. The polenta was quite unique--not only was it creamy on the inside and lightly crisped on the outside, it also featured white corn kernels which added additional texture contrast. Everything was nicely accentuated with each other-- creamy polenta, spicy tomatillo, salsa verde, and pepitas, creamy queso fresco, verdant kale, scallions, and cilantro, and rich, braised summer squash--this was quite delicious and filling.
From the summer dinner specials menu was the Inspiring (13 USD), an asparagus risotto made with arborio rice, gremolata (garlic, parsley, and lemon zest), cashew creme fraiche, and brazil nut parmesan. This was like the flourishing, but in a large portion, more fluid and creamy, and with the gremolata seasoning more pronounced. In either dish, the arborio rice wasn't as rounded as in other risottos--a bit more loose, long grained than the usual. A bright, creamy, and simple dish.
Lastly, we tried out the Happy (15 USD), a mediterranean raw wrap consisting of a sun-dried tomato wrap, raw falafels, zucchini cilantro hummus, spinach, red onion, tomato, cucumber, harissa sauce, garlic tahini dressing, and a side of hemp seed tabbouleh. This was quite flavorful, with the sauces playing a major role in binding all the various greens and mediterranean flavors together.
For dessert on the dineLA menu, we had three options: Remarkable, which was either a white chocolate raspberry cheesecake or cherry black forest cake, or Sweet, a three chocolate sampler. We picked both Remarkable options. This white chocolate raspberry "cheesecake" had a cocoa nib and almond crust, a creamy cashew almond milk white chocolate filling, fresh raspberries, and a coconut cream topping. The filling was a bit more like a mousse than a cheesecake in consistency, but overall the cheesecake was pleasantly creamy, fruity from the fresh raspberries, and chocolate-y with the cocoa butter and cocoa nibs. We liked this quite a bit.
The black forest layered cake, likewise, made some alternatives for its vegan status. The cake was swapped with a sticky, cocoa flavored date paste that had a texture similar to a brownie, and was layered with cherries and cherry flavored cocoa cream. Dark chocolate, coconut cream, and a fresh cherry rounded out the dessert--very rich, and a bit on the moist side.
Overall, yet another creative and quality visit at Cafe Gratitude-- as we always feel at the end of each meal, it's great how Cafe Gratitude makes such creative dishes with their quality ingredients. And with this particular location, there is more room to do so-- more seating, and even a small market of goods are available for sale. Service was so top-notch--everyone was so happy, caring, and interested in discussing and sharing the food, and we were checked up upon throughout the entire meal. We'll be back.
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Edwin Charles Grenfell, a plumber from Ballarat East, enlisted in the 1st Battalion on 3 September 1914 at the age of 32. His unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on 18 October 1914. He was admitted to hospital for shell shock on 25 April 1916 and for gas poisoning on 27 July 1916. He received a field promotion to Lance Corporal on 4 August 1917 and to Corporal on 2 August 1918. He received his final discharge and returned to Australia 23 October 1918.
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This is quite odd, which I guess is the point. I got all of Jeff Baena’s movies after watching his most recent one, Spin Me Round, and it was just the right amount of zany fun. I’m just ten minutes in here, but this is not… that movie.
Wow! Can on the soundtrack! This is some kinda hipster movie!
Oh, OK, it’s a comedy/horror movie…
It’s just a bit frustrating, because it seems obvious where all this is going now, it’s taking its time.
OK, zombies liking smooth jazz — that’s a solid joke.
They’re going for zany chaos instead of doing actual jokes (with soft jazz blaring), and it’s just a bit exhausting.
Life After Beth. Jeff Baena. 2014. ⚂

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Each Thursday I’m going to be going back and listening to one of the 40ish albums I missed at the end of 2019 (as a result of my computer dying). This Thursday I finally got around to listening to the most recent project from G-Eazy, titled ‘Scary Nights EP’.
G-Eazy is a 30 year old rapper from California who has been rapping since 2008. I wrote a semi detailed introduction to G-Eazy in my post here, so to familiarise yourself with him a bit more check out that post!
On October 18th 2019 G-Eazy released his Scary Nights EP, with a total of 8 tracks and features from Gunna, Moneybagg Yo, French Montana, Preme, Dex Lauper, Miguel & The Game. The EP peaked at number 27 and has received music videos for I Wanna Rock, K I D S, and Hittin’ Licks. Below I’m going to be doing a track by track review; which will be my informal and unedited notes on each song as I listened, and following that will be a slightly more formal review on the album as a whole. I’ll include some links to stream the project and some discussion questions at the bottom. Enjoy!
Track By Track Review
1. Scary Nights – Beat is true to its name, quite a scary vibe with these distorted synths and thumping bass. Typical g-eazy bars, confident delivery, and great rhyme schemes. Hook is different but not too bad. Great flows in the second verse, and more solid bars. Love how the bass fades in and out. Hook gets better with each listen. Third verse is really solid too, more of the same, all enjoyable though. Long song (by today’s standards) but a real good one overall.
2. I Wanna Rock (ft. Gunna) – Another eerie beat with these real high pitched synths, this one has a more frantic, high tempo feel though. More impressive flows and confident delivery from g-eazy. Hook is a bit too repetitive for my liking. Gunna flows amazingly over the instrumental, changes up his flow and delivery more often then usual too. Actually a really solid Gunna feature all the way through. Good song with an average hook
3. Full Time Cappers (ft. Moneybagg Yo, French Montana & Ant Clemons) – Another fairly repetitive hook but French Montana’s delivery makes it quite catchy and enjoyable. G-Eazy is fire again, switches up his flows, has solid rhymes and bars, and just sounds really good on this. Definitely like the hook. Moneybagg kills this in the best way, hilarious bars, amazing flows throughout, and an even more confident and hungry delivery than G-Eazy. G-eazy’s second verse isn’t as great, flows are a bit basic and there are a couple of cringe bars here and there. Good but not great. Overall though a very enjoyable track
4. Big Ben (ft. Preme) – Preme goes so hard, delivery is hungry at times and emotion packed at others, sounds amazing over the beat. Beat is real atmospheric to begin with, eventually switches up to this trappy piano melody and rattling hi-hats. G-Eazy rides the beat with ease, lots of great bars again too. Enjoy the repetitive little hook. Really like G-Eazys last verse, his flow is super addictive and he has some real funny bars. Great track
5. K I D S (ft. Dex Lauper) – Much more chill beat, has like these pleasant, childish synths, sounds like whatever I imagine heaven sounds like. G-Eazy has a couple cringe bars but it’s forgivable because his delivery has this real nostalgic, emotional tone to it. Some good storytelling and decent bars. Hook is really nice, beautiful lyrics and enjoyable laid back flows from G-Eazy. The feature has a funny verse but I enjoy the contrast to G-Eazy’s vanilla voice. Dex has some real reminiscent and emotion packed lyrics too, lots of beautiful lyrics, and he flows over the mellow beat amazingly, great feature. Such a different song from the rest, but oddly enjoyable.
6. Hittin Licks – Hook isn’t anything too special but it’s delivered great and is quite catchy. Eazy has a more serious tone to his voice again, and lyrically it’s the albums love song. Beat has these haunting synths and a real good drum beat that is used sparingly throughout. The verses are super enjoyable overall, with G-Eazy’s sombre tone meshing with the beat perfectly, and his lyrics themselves being simple, but personal and relatable; and packed full of great rhyme schemes. Another great song.
7. Demons & Angels (ft. Miguel & The Game) – Hook is a little lame lyrically but has a really enjoyable rhyme scheme and flow to it. Another real nostalgic beat with these vocal samples and a simple boom bap drum beat. G-Eazy sounds quite serious yet again, and has lots of great emotion packed bars. Miguel Feature is a bit boring, sounded nice but it wasn’t memorable at all. The Game rides the beat amazingly, and matches G-Eazy with the emotion packed, story telling lyrics. Great flows and a really fitting delivery, enjoyable feature overall. Good song, but not great because of the Miguel feature. Song felt like G-Eazy trying to create a ‘Nothing Was The Same’ era drake song, but he couldn’t get Sampha so went with Miguel.
8. A Very Strange Time – Beat is kind of eerie with this distorted piano melody, but is strangely beautiful. Sounds kind of like a somber church organ song, but with trap drums. Eazy comes through again with some really nice, personal lyrics and an enjoyable flow. Delivery is great, sounds more vulnerable than he usually does. Hook is really different, has G-Eazy singing which is new to me. But the hook actually sounds really nice, has a great melody and lyrics, and is quite catchy too. Song drags on for like 30 seconds too long, but was quite an enjoyable track regardless
Overall I was extremely surprised by how much I enjoyed this EP. I was expecting something above average, but nothing great outside of one or two tracks. What I got was 8 out of 8 tracks that were as good or better than what I was expecting the ‘high points’ of this album to be. If I were to rate this it’d probably be an 8.5-9/10, with every song being at least an 8 out of 10. I thought every beat was immaculate whilst also varying enough to keep things amazing, every feature came through with an impressive and thoroughly enjoyable performance, and G-Eazy himself was at his best for almost the entire duration of the project.
I’ll get my criticisms out of the way first since they’re very few in number, and minor criticisms at that. I felt like the Miguel feature wasn’t too exciting on first listen, it just wasn’t powerful or emotional enough to be compelling in any sense, and therefore was quite forgettable. On second listen I enjoyed it a little more but still feel it could have been better if someone else had handled it. And my only other real criticism is that I felt ‘A Very Strange Time’ was 30-60 seconds too long and would have been more enjoyable if it ended sooner; but even that is forgivable considering it is the outro. There are certain flows or bars G-Eazy uses at times that are basic or cringe, but they’re never prevalent enough to take away from the song. Other than these minor things (maybe 2 minutes of unenjoyable-ness total), I thought everything was far above average.
The production first and foremost was incredible, with everything sounding so crisp and clean, and the instrumentals themselves doing a fantastic job at setting the vibe for the track; whether it be the eerie synths used to create this haunting feeling on ‘Scary Nights’, or the pleasant, nursery-rhyme like synths used on ‘K I D S’ to give off this calming nostalgic vibe. The drums are perfect in every track and each instrumental has something that makes it stand out from the rest. The feature artists throughout Scary Nights were super impressive, with just about every single one adding to the overall enjoyability of their respective tracks with a solid performance. French Montana provided one of his signature catchy hooks for the song ‘Full Time Cappers’, which also features one of my favourite feature verses ever from Moneybagg Yo. Both Gunna and The Game delivered some of their best feature performances of the last couple of years with fire verses on ‘I Wanna Rock’ and ‘Demons & Angels’ respectively. And even Preme; who I’m only familiar with from a couple of song, and Dex Lauper; who I’ve never heard of in my life, both had ridiculously impressive features that matched and possible even outshone G-Eazy.
So even before I touch on G-Eazy’s contribution it’s already a great album, but G-Eazy himself was almost always enjoyable with his performances throughout this album. There were some things that were consistently great throughout the album, with one being G-Eazy’s rhyme schemes and another being the hooks. Every single hook on this album is well crafted, impressive in some sense, and overall catchy, and yet they all sound quite different from one another. Whether it be G-Eazy’s somber and nonchalant rap delivery on ‘Hittin Licks’, or his surprisingly beautiful singing on the hook of ‘What A Strange Time’, it sounds amazing and has this crazy catchiness to it. His lyrics can be a touch generic or even lame at times, but it’s quite rare and for the most part his bars are smart and well crafted, sometimes with humour and relatable pop culture references, and sometimes packed full of personal stories and emotion. He starts off the album with some more typical G-Eazy lyrics, boasting about the things he owns and the fact he will probably fuck your bitch, which is evident on the album’s first 3 or 4 tracks. But as the album progresses he starts to get more personal, reminiscing on good times on the song ‘K I D S’, and even delivering an amazing love song in ‘Hittin Licks’. His flows and delivery throughout the album is always on point and he switches it up to match the lyrical content and vibe set by the beat whenever needed. So in summary G-Eazy does an impeccable job at making his album as good as it can be.
This album was fun at times, emotional at others, but was enjoyable all the way through, and would probably be in my top 20 and maybe even top 10 of 2019. I’d highly recommend this to any G-Eazy fan who has been sleeping, or anyone else looking to get into someone who is bound to release more quality content in the years to come. With great beats, lyrics, hooks & features there’s really not much to fault on the Scary Nights EP, and I’d love to hear what you thought about it!
Or you can listen for free on YouTube here!
My Favourite Songs were honestly all of them except the one with Miguel, but even that one was a really good song.
What were your favourite songs on Scary Nights?
Who do you think the standout features were on the project?
How would you rate this in comparison to prior G-Eazy projects?
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In recent years, Rawai and South Phuket have seen the beginning of a surge in development. When considering a real estate investment property, the community must have adequate infrastructure to meet your needs and suit your lifestyle. Here’s a shortlist of improvements already underway in South Phuket:
• New Marina in Chalong Harbor with visa on arrival by boat and yacht.
• Short distance to modern hospitals.
• Newly upgraded tourist areas.
• More 4-5 star resorts upcoming in Rawai and Naiharn.
• New restaurants, bars & retail amenities.
• New tourist activities and related tour companies.
• New European chains, supermarkets & department stores.
• New residential and condominium developments.
• New construction supply and finishing materials stores.
• New subdivisions.
“The Beachfront in Rawai provides outstanding oceanfront property investment opportunities.”
Choosing when to buy a real estate investment property is just as important as determining where to buy. To get the most from your money, it’s crucial to make your property investment in an area experiencing a wave of growth and development. Most mature areas are near the top of the “S” curve, meaning their value will remain the same or begin to decline. With Rawai and South Phuket near the start of its upward curve, the time is perfect to invest early.
Real estate, especially residential real estate, makes a great investment that provides excellent returns on income and can provide a continuous income year after year. There are a number of ways to get into investing in real estate, but pre-construction is one of the fastest-growing with some of the fastest and highest returns.
There are many reasons why investing in pre-construction real estate is something to seriously consider. Pre-construction condominiums are some of the hottest pieces of pre-construction real estate on the market today.
The first reason why pre-construction real estate is something to consider as a smart way of investing is lower initial prices. Pre-construction real estate usually has a lower initial value than what the condominiums or property will be worth after it has been completed. This allows you to place yourself in a position to make a considerable return on your investment. Depending on the terms of the contract, you may have to hold on to the property for a while after it is built. However, by renting that property, you not only gain a monthly income from your investment, but also, at the end of the term, if you sell, the market usually will have shown great appreciation year after year, meaning you can earn additional amounts from the sale.

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Autumn is a natural time of change and reflection. Nature’s palette shifts and migrating birds pass through on journeys south or arrive to stay the winter.
Give yourself some quiet time to be still with nature - you may be rewarded with the flash of a kingfisher, a snipe breaking cover or a graceful grey heron. The jewel tones of the ducks and geese, earthy colours of the season and the low angle of light also make autumn an amazing season for photography. This kingfisher was photographed September 10th by regular visitor Alec Pelling.
After the busy summer we slow down and search for calm. Spending time in nature, especially around water, has been shown to reduce stress, enhance mood and reduce negative thoughts. Research by the Mental Health Foundation says 65% of people say that being near water is their favourite part of nature and improves their mental wellbeing.
Oct 10 is World Mental Health Day. When you visit our centre for Wetland Wellbeing week Oct 9-15 spend time at the “wetland wellbeing stops” around our site, each with a suggestion on how to connect with nature and improve your wellbeing.
Wetland nature offers an escape from everyday pressures and demands. Not only does it give us fresh air, peace, beauty and space, it offers us a deeper connection and an awareness that we’re part of something so much bigger than ourselves.
To help you make the most of nature’s healing powers and regain a sense of calm, WWT has partnered with the Mental Health Foundation to pull together lots of tips and ideas on how you can use a trip to your local wetland to boost your health and wellbeing, whatever the weather. Download the Wellbeing guide for Autumn & Winter here.
Are you new to birdwatching? Each Wednesday in November a guide from our Learning Team is leading a walk to three wildlife hides for beginning birders.
The Scrape hide has gadwall and teal wintering on the water. Cormorants, herons and kingfishers can be seen at the Sand martin hide while lapwing crowd the gravel islands and snipe probe for food near the Ramsar hide.
Learn where to look and how to look with birding tips and ID help. We’ll also be teaching some binocular basics, too. Don’t forget to bring your camera or your nature journal and record your sightings.
To join in on one of the Wild Walks, from 10.30-11.30 am every Wednesday in November, sign up at the admission desk on the day. The walks are included in your centre admission price which is free for WWT members.
Learn birding basics on Wild Walks every Wednesday in November from 10:30-11:30
In the late afternoons, from October through February, marsh harriers arrive to roost in the reedbeds at Arundel Wetland Centre. This year we have counted up to ten marsh harriers arriving to stay overnight in the SSSI reedbed. The best spots to see the harriers is from the comfort of the Scrape hide or along the long path for uninterrupted views of the whole sky.
On Wed 8 Nov and Sat 11 Nov we are keeping the hides open an extra hour to allow visitors to watch the Evening Roost. Marsh harriers arrive after 3 pm. Also watch for little egrets roosting near Ramsar hide and to see the pied wagtails drop-into the reedbed from the long path near the Wetland Secrets plant house.
The Living Collection section of the site, the Reedbed boardwalk and the Willow Sphere will all close at 4.30 pm as usual. Last admission 4.30 pm, grounds and visitor centre closes at 5.30 pm. Regular admissions prices apply. WWT members are admitted free.
Harriers began roosting at Arundel Wetland Centre in 2017 with just two marsh harriers. The number of marsh harriers regularly hunting and roosting on the reserve increased to six in 2018, then to eight in 2019 and 2021 and up to 10 last year according to Reserve Manager Suzi Lanaway. In recent years the harriers at Arundel are the largest roosting population recorded in Sussex and the fifth largest concentration of marsh harriers in the Essex-Kent-Sussex area.Regular visitor Ken Turner photographed this marsh harrier previously.
Our popular wreath workshops are back for two days at the end of November. Tickets are now on sale for morning and afternoon workshops on Sat 25 Nov and Sun 26 November. We will show you how to use willow and natural plants to make a wreath for your door - naturally made, simply beautiful. You will weave a natural willow wreath from scratch, then weave it with seasonal wetland plants. All materials are provided.
This workshop is for people aged 18 years and up only. No children are permitted in the craft room because of the hazards of weaving with long willow whips.
Tickets are £18 per person plus admission to Arundel Wetland Centre, making this a great deal for WWT members who have free centre admission. Tickets are online only. For more information and how to book click here.
Win a unique Quentin Blake print by entering our National Art Competition.
As part of the Drawn to Water partnership between WWT and Quentin Blake we’re running an art competition this autumn, giving you a chance to win a one-off framed print of ‘Heron’ by Quentin Blake. Quentin Blake has been inspired by wetlands and the wildlife that live in them and we’re asking you to capture the wonder of wetlands at one of our WWT sites.
We're looking for something that shows what wetlands mean to you - maybe it's time spent with family and friends, wildlife that has a special meaning or the peace and tranquillity of our wetland landscapes?
Enter online or by post, full details on how and where to enter can be found here.
Enter for a chance to win a one-off framed print of ‘Heron’ by Quentin Blake
If you've been inspired to explore Arundel Wetland Centre this autumn, find out more and plan your visit online.Plan your visit

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Prostate cancer is a significant health concern for men worldwide, with a high prevalence among aging populations. While genetic factors play a role, lifestyle choices can significantly impact the development and progression of prostate cancer. Let's take a moment to explore the importance of wellness, focusing on nutrition, exercise, and sleep, in reducing the risk of prostate cancer and promoting overall men's health.
Understanding Prostate Cancer:
Before delving into the role of wellness practices, it's crucial to understand what prostate cancer is and its prevalence. Prostate cancer occurs when abnormal cells in the prostate gland, a small walnut-shaped organ in men, start to grow uncontrollably. This condition affects one in eight men during their lifetime, making it the second most common cancer in men globally.
The Power of Nutrition:
A well-balanced and nutrient-rich diet is fundamental in promoting prostate health. Antioxidants, found in fruits and vegetables, play a crucial role in neutralizing free radicals that may contribute to cancer development. Specific nutrients like lycopene, found in tomatoes, and selenium, found in nuts and seeds, have been associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer. Additionally, maintaining a healthy weight through proper nutrition can help regulate hormones, reducing the risk of prostate cancer.
Exercise as a Protective Measure:
Regular physical activity is a cornerstone of overall health and well-being, and it also plays a vital role in prostate cancer prevention. Studies have shown that men who engage in regular exercise have a lower risk of developing aggressive forms of prostate cancer. Exercise helps maintain a healthy weight, reduces inflammation, and regulates hormone levels, all of which contribute to a lower risk of cancer.
Quality Sleep for Prostate Health:
The importance of adequate and quality sleep cannot be overstated in the context of prostate health. Sleep is a crucial time for the body to repair and regenerate cells, including those in the prostate. Chronic sleep deprivation has been linked to an increased risk of various health issues, including cancer. Establishing a consistent sleep routine and ensuring 7-9 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night can contribute to overall health and may play a role in reducing prostate cancer risk.
Holistic Wellness Approach:
Adopting a holistic wellness approach that includes proper nutrition, regular exercise, and quality sleep is essential for reducing the risk of prostate cancer and promoting overall men's health. By making informed lifestyle choices, men can take proactive steps in maintaining a healthy prostate and mitigating the risk of developing this prevalent form of cancer.
It's important to consult with healthcare professionals for personalized advice and screenings, as early detection and prevention are key factors in managing prostate cancer effectively. Prioritizing wellness not only serves as a preventive measure against prostate cancer but also contributes to a fulfilling and healthy life for men.
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The Lagos Condition Authorities says it will demolish the remaining buildings on the land, wherever the 21-storey creating collapsed on Gerrard Road, in Ikoyi.
Idris Salako, the commissioner for actual physical planning and urban progress, disclosed this at a news convention on the handing around of the advanced to the contractor for deconstruction on Thursday in Lagos.
Mr Salako said the buildings would take about 3 months or more, to be demolished, incorporating that the land on which the structures have been situated would be taken about by the state authorities.
He mentioned that the getting around of the land was in line with the point out bodily scheduling law, which mentioned that house owners of collapsed buildings would forfeit the land to the condition.
According to him, even though the state authorities has not resolved on what the land will be used for, it is possible to be used for some thing that will be in remembrance of all those who shed their life in the ill-fated constructing.
He pointed out that the demolition would be carried out with the fascination of the community, which include the inhabitants, at heart.
Also talking, Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, commissioner for specific responsibilities and inter-governmental affairs, said the state authorities was not indebted to people who had compensated to own residences in the collapsed setting up.
In accordance to him, the government would not take into account compensating them, as the firm that owned the constructing nonetheless existed.
He urged people to generally make certain that buildings they planned to fork out for have been insured.
The state Commissioner for Information and facts and System, Gbenga Omotoso, said demolition of the properties was a single of the suggestions of the panel set up by the authorities, acquiring unsuccessful integrity checks.
Mr Omotoso promised that any motion taken on the project would be in the interest of the community, as stakeholders’ meetings experienced previously been held to interact with citizens and other people in the developing sector.
The Controlling Director of Edge of Styles, Theophilus Lewo, noted that the demolition would acquire about 90 days, but may well be prolonged because of to weather circumstances and the security of the personnel.
Mr Lewo stated that his enterprise would be demolishing the buildings, making use of a controlled approach, by slicing the areas into pieces.
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London-based Fiji U20 defender Peter Ravitisai will feature for the USA All Stars in next week’s Pacific Community Cup in Auckland, New Zealand.
Alongside Ravitisai, the Americans will also have the services of UK based Fiji U20 trialist Oliver McFayden and former Ba, Nadi and Tavua midfielder Hussaini Khan.
The USA All Stars will be guided by former Canadian-American professional footballer and current Stanford coach Imone Mohanta while former Fiji national coach Gurjit Singh will be the team’s technical advisor.
The USA All Stars are in Group A with defending champions Ba, Labasa, Auckland All Stars and AUFFI All Stars.
They will face Labasa in their opening match at 6.45pm next Wednesday.
USA All Stars squad– Goalkeepers: Damon Prasad, Jeremy Zielinkski; Defenders: Sheldon Prasad, Yashpreet Singh, Shaan Sharma, Christopher Grey, Hussaini Khan, Richard Rokodi-Phelps, Peter Ravitisai, Kris Naicker, Zach Shankar, Shahil Khan; Midfielders: Alex Vedamanikam, Rylan Sangha, Arjay Narayan, Oliver McFayden, Nathan Gosai; Forwards: Hayden Prasad, Krishen Prasad, Javier Mariona, Josiah Romero, Nikolas Bhan.


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2,3-Dimethyl-1,3-butadiene undergoes Diels Alder cycloaddition reaction and it also participates in polymerization reactions. It is also involved in manufacturing of synthetic rubber.
For examples of use in Diels-Alder reactions, see: Org. Synth. Coll., 3, 310 (1955); 7, 4 (1990). For an asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction catalyzed by a chiral acyloxyborane, see: Org. Synth. Coll., 9, 722 (1998).
For use in phosphole synthesis, see Dichlorophenylphosphine, A10284./n
Uemura, T.; Nakanishi, R.; Mochizuki, S.; Murata,Y.; Kitagawa, S. Radical polymerization of 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene in coordination nanochannels. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51 (48), 9892-9895.
Nakashim, E.; Yamamoto, H. Continuous flow of nitroso Diels-Alder reaction. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51 (61), 12309-12312.
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If Impact Investing is not yet part of your financial vocabulary, it soon will be. In fact, express it however you want– a tipping point, a sweet spot, a milestone—with an increased number of investors rejecting the idea that “the only way to solve social challenges is through government or charity and that the only purpose of business is to make money”, this “new” asset class has entered the mainstream.
From its philanthropic beginnings 20 years ago, these “virtuous” investments have undoubtedly crossed over into the “big leagues” and now hold the backing of some of the most admired and respected names in finance. KKR & Co, Carlyle Group, Oak Hill Partners are all working with the Environmental Defense Fund to track, report and disclose sustainability results (Huffington Post). Goldman Sachs has gained attention for investing nearly $10 million in the first “social impact bond” to help finance a four-year program aimed at reducing recidivism rate of male prisoners (The Economist). Morgan Stanley made $12.5 million investing in the Bay Area Transit Oriented Affordable Housing Fund (Dealbook). Prudential, Citigroup, JPMorgan— and the list goes on—have all joined the ranks of the feel-good-about-yourself side of investing (Intellecap).
In late 2010, JPMorgan & the Rockefeller foundation released a milestone joint report in which they assessed the expected and realized return of over 1100 impact investments leading them to estimate the size of the industry at somewhere between $400 billion and $1 trillion. In their report they declared “impact investing [would] reveal itself to be one of the most powerful changes within the asset management industry in the years to come.”
In fact, according to Bloomberg CEO and former New York deputy mayor, Daniel Doctoroff, this flood of interest is only the tip of the iceberg. The still-inadequate integration of sustainability data into market information services hides a classic “externality.” And there is nothing like miss-pricing, market failures and potential alpha to attract capital.
From the Ashes of the Financial Crisis
In the beginning, those that started to think more formally about responsibility launched CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) departments and engaging in a “do no harm” approach. However the vision has evolved from the screening to avoid “bad” or “harmful” companies to seeking more proactive businesses that harness the positive power of enterprise.
According to Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO of Nonprofit Finance Fund and Managing Director of the Rockefeller Foundation, this new way of thinking may have been triggered in part by the financial crisis. During the past few years, what was known as the conventional ideology behind investing suffered a serious blow. This left the door open for new and innovative practices, investors wanted to do things differently, to make headway.
What followed was an unexpected explosion in capital allocated in these funds. Now signs are everywhere that impact investing — although it does share many similarities with the rest of its finance family –is developing it’s own district culture and personality.
Perennial investment firms are adapting such TIAA-CREF with its new Social and Community Investing branch, and J.P. Morgan’s Social Finance unit. While new players and business are emerging to satisfy the growing demand, such as impact investment advisory, including Bamboo Finance in Switzerland and Intellecap in India. Industry associations are rising such as Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), Toniic, and the International Association of Microfinance Investors (IAMFI). Events such as SoCap, Skoll Forum, and now “The EDGE” are being organized to connect investors and entrepreneurs together.
However if impact investing is ever to attain its full potential some hurdles still remain. New regulations are needed (for instance, to clarify whether pension funds can invest with an explicitly social purpose) and better metrics for social impact assessment are essential (in the current situation Impact is being defined by investors and entrepreneurs instead of beneficiaries).
As Amit Bouri, Director of GIIN, explains, “Impact investing does not suffer from a lack of interest on either the buy or sell side of the market. There is, however, a need for better intermediation—investment advisors, fund managers, product developers—because investors today have trouble identifying the investment opportunities that they are most interested in capitalizing.”
And most of all, impact investment requires patience. As Kevin Starr, director of Mulago Foundation, reminds us, “Coca-Cola while trying to penetrate a particular African region, lost money for 12 years. If arguably one of the most competent companies on Earth required over a decade for to break-even on the sale of a mildly addictive sugary drink that is absurdly cheap to make, imagine what it takes when you’re focused on impact” (Stanford Social Innovation).
It would be an understatement to say that “things have changed” over the last few year in finance as a whole and especially impact investing. The promise of ‘alpha’ returns on the upside and risk-reduction on the downside has drawn many investors. And of course the best time to gain such an edge is when information is not yet fully priced into the market, as sustainability data is not now.
Written by Adam Feller, current Master of Science in Finance student
 Mr. Bugg-Levine convened the 2007 meeting that coined the phrase “impact investing” and is the Board chair of the Global Impact Investing Network (Forbes).
 defined by JPMorgan & the Rockefeller foundation
 Mulago is a private foundation designed and built to carry on the life work of Rainer Arnhold. Rainer’s passion was the prospect of a better life for children in poverty, and so the Foundation’s work is focused on health, poverty, and conservation in the world’s poorest places (Mulago Foundation)
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Milk: A Good Flick
(or do I need to tell you that?)
Thanks to friends with sneaky access to an industry screener of Milk, a movie of great interest to my set that hasn’t made it to North Berkshire County yet, Eddie and I got to watch this film at home over the weekend. Yes, Sean Penn‘s portrayal of the martyred Harvey Milk is as flawless and charismatic as you’re heard, and as best I can tell (allowing for the multiplicity of old memories that get activated and personal emotional buttons that get pushed) the Gus Van Sant movie is one of the most successfully realized portraits of an important historic figure you’ll ever see.
Of course, as a gay man who vividly remembers being punched in the gut one day in 1978 by news of Milk’s assassination, I can hardly claim to be viewing this film dispassionately. But for what it’s worth, my 1978 tears returned in full force before the film ended.
Meanwhile, whatever happened to Sean Penn the hot-tempered brawler who used to punch photographers in the face for breakfast while he was married to Madonna? Somewhere along the line this seemingly out-of-control lout (who on his worst days, it has to be said, was never less than brilliantly talented) turned into a Hollywood great whose commitment to political ideas outside of the Hollywood cocoon along with ever-maturing acting and directing skills make him that show-business rarity: a grown-up worth emulating.
Don’t Get Taught Art This Way! As So Many People Do is a quirky little 252-page screed by Theodore L. Shaw, a guy who really had a hair up his butt about art criticism back in the 1960s.
This nuance-free book somehow found its way into my bookcase decades ago and has lurked there ever since as an example of passion untrammeled. If I had ever indulged in lofty public discourses about the relative merits of art pieces aiming at "greatness," I wouldn’t want to be cornered at a cocktail party by this guy.
Newspapers are (supposedly) fine with their editorial cartoons being controversial, but they have their limits. Read Featurewell.com founder David Wallis‘s compilation Killed Cartoons to see a set of drawings that editors axed because they crossed some line or other. Then decide whether you feel cozily protected by their decisions or whether America’s media gatekeepers are too lily-livered for their own (or the citizenry’s) good.
Below: The late Doug Marlette‘s rejected take on capital punishment
Below: Just a few of the numerous "Will Eisner Library" titles.
For all the knowledge and experience that underlies any words Eisner wrote about cartooning in the several instructional books he produced, it’s his pictures that say what most needs to be said. Aspiring cartoonists will observe that Eisner could put more dynamism into a drawing of a guy trudging through snow than most comics artist could put into a titanic, Metropolis-destroying fist-fight between muscle-bound superbeings who wouldn’t know how to trudge if their lives depended on it.
And if they’re smart, they’ll spend time studying his pictures and figuring out how the hell Eisner did that!


KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 11
The Government of Nepal has selected as many as 13,596 beneficiaries under safe citizen housing programme, said a source at the Ministry of Urban Development.
Of those selected beneficiaries, grant agreements were reached with 11,879 households till mid-October.
According to a quarterly proactive disclosure made by the MoUD last week, construction of houses belonging to 3,269 beneficiaries, who concluded the mandatory grant agreements, have been completed. “The Ministry of Finance has already allocated the budget to local levels for the implementation of the safe citizen housing programme on recommendation of the MoUD,” read the report.
According to the MoUD, the programme is executed in line with Safe Citizen Housing Implementation Procedure-2019, to ensure arrangement of appropriate, safe and environment-friendly housing for people living below the poverty line and those who have been rendered homeless due to various types of natural disasters. This requires the government to identify and select beneficiaries on the basis of the recommendation letter of the concerned local level and district disaster management committee.
Only the families living in a hut or house with thatched roof, which is vulnerable to fire, rain and storm will benefit from this scheme. “Priority shall be attached to families with senior citizens, orphans, single women and persons with disabilities. Any joint family is entitled to grant amount for only one housing unit,” reads the procedure.
The procedure has empowered the Safe Citizen Housing Coordination Committee, led by a directly elected member of the House of Representatives to select beneficiaries from among the families identified by the Federal Level Project Implementation Unit in the concerned constituency.
The FLPIU will enter into a grant agreement with the selected beneficiaries for the purpose of construction of safe housing. The grant amount is provided through a banking channel in two instalments, 60 per cent and 40 per cent. After receiving the first tranche of the grant amount, the concerned beneficiary shall proceed with housing construction work.
The last instalment shall be released once a report from the concerned local level and technical committee confirm that the first instalment was properly used.
Amount exceeding the grant for construction shall be borne by the concerned family.
If the grant amount is not found to have been used for the purpose for which it was provided, the FLPIU shall recover the cash from the concerned beneficiary as a government due. Beneficiaries of the post-earthquake reconstruction and vulnerable settlement relocation, among other schemes, shall not be entitled to the grant referred to in the procedure.


' The nation certainly knows about it'
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has claimed the role of Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain was "mysterious" during Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971 and that of his family to accept the rise of Bangladesh was "questionable."
The minister came up with the remark taking part in a discussion on the thanksgiving motion on the president’s speech in the parliament on Monday, reports UNB.
“His (Kamal’s) role in the Liberation War was mysterious. However, we do not want to say about this. One of his sons-in-law, David Bargman, is continuously conspiring against Bangladesh. The nation certainly knows about it,” the minister alleged.
He further said: “I think they could not accept today’s success of Bangladesh. I think his family’s role to accept the rise of Bangladesh was questionable. This has become clear today.”
Taking a swipe at Dr Kamal for his comment that the government will be kicked out of power as it has become an "autocratic" one, Mozammel said many people are saying that Kamal was one of the architects of the Constitution though he was a member of the Constitution enacting committee as law minister.
He said the demand for the government’s resignation is nothing unusual in a democratic country, but the words Dr Kamal used were not acceptable.
The minister also demanded that different structures, including the grave of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman, be relocated from the parliament area to bring back its "original design."
“There are some structures, including Zia’s grave, in the parliament area, and I would request that those be removed from there,” he said.


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In late September, shortly after news of VW’s emissions manipulation broke, CEE Bankwatch Network contacted the European Investment Bank (EIB) with a detailed request to disclose information about its immense support to VW Group. In view of the profound public interest in the case, the highly insufficient responses we have received so far are particularly disconcerting. In this letter, Bankwatch therefore asks the EIB’s board of directors to turn to the bank’s Management Committee for the public disclosure of information related to EIB loans for the Volkswagen Group.
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The dieselgate scandal is symptomatic of a ‘better regulation’ agenda in favour of cutting compliance costs and replacing the role of the public regulator with corporate co- and self-regulation. More than 35 civil society organisations have signed this letter calling for immediate and transparent investigations; EU oversight in the process of type approval for motor vehicles; strengthened enforcement of environmental legislation at EU and Member State level; the suspension of fraudulent companies from the EU lobby register until it has been demonstrated that they comply with EU law.
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In spite of positive elements the EBRD’s Draft Strategy for the Promotion of Gender Equality is unclear or appears to lack consistency in some parts. More importantly, the EBRD’s failure to take a rights-based approach to gender equality has resulted in a limited vision of gender equality of economic opportunity “as a key tool” for promoting efficient market transition. By making the business case for gender equality this approach may ensure stronger ownership of the Strategy by the bank, but it is a missed opportunity for aligning the Strategy with the bank’s unique Sustainable Development mandate. Without a persuasive presentation of the EBRD’s strategic approach to safeguarding gender rights, the draft of the Strategy lacks justification for choosing to promote women while refusing to protect them.
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The Tsumeb smelter in Namibia belongs to Dundee Precious Metals, a Canadian company that operates and develops gold, copper and silver mines in Bulgaria, Armenia and Serbia. Investigating complaints about local pollution, Bankwatch member group Za Zemiata (BG) repeatedly requested access to environmental information from the Namibian government – to no avail. Read more about the Tsumeb smelter on our blog >>
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These comments on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Nenskra hydropower plant in Georgia concludes that the quality of the submitted report is extremely poor. The report as well as the public hearings organised during its preparation do not comply with Georgian legislation or with the requirements of International Financial Institutions.


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You made it through the Tuesday after Labor Day and hump day is here even faster than you expected. Now what? Here are some things to keep you going as you continue your re-entry into post-summer life.
• The Grand Prix fences and even some road closures may still be around and slowing down traffic downtown. Meanwhile, the BBJ didn't have any luck getting a headcount for the big Labor Day race weekend. Baltimore Police deferred to City Hall, while City Hall deferred to the race organizers. Still no word.
• We're onto the next big event downtown. Keith Urban takes the stage at Inner Harbor Thursday for a 6 p.m. free concert to celebrate the NFL's season opener. The Ravens don't get to take on the Broncos at home because of an Orioles scheduling conflict so the league is showering lots of love to Baltimore.
• If you're not quite a football fan and feeling a little left out of the fun, the Baltimore Sun offered a good primer on the sport this week. It will have you cheering for the right team in no time.
• And speaking of the Ravens, suddenly the Super Bowl champs are also champions for health insurance. The Baltimore Ravens are helping the state to market its new health insurance marketplace, Maryland Health Connection. BBJ Reporter Sarah Gantz says the NFL said no to a similar request by the federal government.
• The new Chesapeake Restaurant in a renovated space that used to house the beloved Chesapeake back in the 1980s got some attention from the Washington Post on Wednesday. Reviewer Tom Sietsema ventured to Baltimore (he's doing that more often these days) with a local friend to try it out. The Chesapeake didn't fare so well in a recent Sun review. But Sietsema had some good and not-so-good things to say in his review. Unfortunately, he didn't love the crab cake. It included cornflakes. But he did give kudos to the staff.
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For the record - I had this post all ready to go until I realized the pictures were on the camera with Cameron on Dauphin Island!
Two new main dishes to share this week. One Asian dish and a crock pot meal.
I pulled the recipe for Orange-Sesame Noodles with Grilled Shrimp out of Coastal Living magazine. Cameron is always up for Asian food, and it sounded like something I would enjoy too! Target didn't have the soba noodles so we opted for the spaghetti. Definitely a keeper- maybe next time I can find the soba noodles or at least lo mein.
Anytime I go grocery shopping, I peruse the meat aisle for any sales and markdowns. I found a package of boneless beef short ribs for cheap at Target one day so I thought I'd give them a try. Then I had to find a recipe for them. I found one on All Recipes with good reviews. I did substitute bbq sauce for chili sauce per some of the reviews. I have used chili sauce in some Asian recipes and it is very spicy. There may be another type of chili sauce that I don't know about, but I was hesitant to add 1/2 cup of the Asian kind! Overall, it was pretty good. You could easily use the sauce with a typical pot roast. The vinegar taste was a little strong for my liking, but that could be adjusted. Not pretty, but here's the picture anyway:
So it is now officially hurricane season on the Gulf Coast. Cameron and I have a full-size freezer that was given to us by his mom. Definitely comes in handy storing all the deer meat & fish! Between that and my sale-shopping habits, it is quite full. We were discussing the fact that a long-term power outage from a hurricane would mean a lot of food would go bad. So our solution is to try to eat primarily from our freezer for the next few months. Which means there may not be lots of new recipes, but I'll try to get creative!


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THE STORY – A young woman lies in pain while a boy questions her about what happened. Together they unravel a haunting story of broken souls, toxins, looming environmental and spiritual catastrophes, and the ties that bind a parent to a child.
THE CAST – Maria Valverde, Dolores Fonzi, German Palacios, Guillermo Pfening, Emilio Vodanovich, Guillermina Sorribes Liotta, Marcelo Michinaux & Cristina Banegas
THE TEAM – Claudia Llosa (Director) & Samanta Schweblin (Writer)
THE RUNNING TIME – 93 Minutes
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Claudia Llosa’s “Fever Dream,” based on the novel by Samanta Schweblin, captures the often disturbing and unpleasant nature of such dreams. A nightmarish summer vacation wrought with sickness, the film is narrated unreliably through the main character Amanda’s (María Valverde) delirium and her conversations with her neighbor’s son, David (played by Marcelo Michinaux and Emilio Vodanovich at different ages). It’s a psychological head trip that struggles to find its footing. It contains exciting themes – mysticism, environmentalism, motherhood – but the way it’s told, as Amanda describes, is both confusing and insane.
The film follows Amanda and her daughter Nina (Guillermina Sorribes Liotta) as they arrive at their summer house in the Argentinian countryside. While she waits for her husband Marco (Guillermo Pfening) to join them, she is greeted by their neighbor Carola (Dolores Fonzi). They soon develop a mutual fascination, and the actresses have an intense chemistry that hovers over every one of their scenes. We learn that Amanda is a protective mother through their conversations, constantly calculating a “rescue distance.” For example, how quickly she could get to her daughter’s side if she were to fall into their pool accidentally. This is in contrast with Carola. Carola doesn’t care much for her son at all, even calling him a monster and warning Amanda to keep Nina away from him. We learn much more about Carola than we do Amanda, with an entire backstory being provided for her, which explains how David became so troubled.
Carola recounts the day when her life changed forever, and we are sucked into this retelling thanks to Fonzi’s emotion. She and her husband Omar (Germán Palacios) used to bread horses, their pride and joy being their prized stallion. That horse was the only thing keeping them afloat. But one day, both the stallion and David come into contact with poisoned water. There’s no hope for the horse, but there is for her son as Carola seeks the help of a mystic to help save him. Despite his recovery, he is no longer her David anymore, and we see it in Michinaux’s eyes at the very moment he changes, and it remains through Vodanovich’s performance as an older David.
“Fever Dream” is like waking up and trying to piece together the dream you just had. But no matter how vivid it was at the time, it quickly becomes a blur. A conversation between Amanda and David narrates the film. There’s an eeriness to it, but also confusion. Not sticking to a linear path, the narrative’s direction is dictated by what details David feels are important. He knows what Amanda should be focusing on, but the audience is in the dark. Having the story be driven by what a child wants to hear is like having them flip to their favorite part in a book, leaving out context.
Llosa does explore interesting themes throughout, however. Sticking to Schweblin’s inspiration, the film discusses a real poison that is harming Argentinian communities. “Very few children are born normal here,” one character says, and this is shown both in the novel and in the film through the depiction of many children with birth defects. This is caused by pesticides being used in farming, which in turn causes contamination to water sources. The poison that infects David, and eventually Nina as well, is linked to that, but it can also be metaphorical. The change in David is symbolic of the change that all children go through. The thread, or “rescue distance,” between mother and child is long and controlled, but as they grow older, it gets tighter and suffocating for the mother. Eventually, the thread snaps, and it must for them to grow into their own person. Children never stay the same for long, and the film shows how difficult it can be for mothers to adapt to their child’s evolving personality.
Llosa’s film functions well as a suspenseful, psychological drama, taking the audience on a journey whose conclusion is unclear. But when Amanda’s husband Marco finally makes an appearance, completely in the dark as to what just happen, we are no less confused.
THE FINAL SCORE
THE GOOD – Great performances and effective in its suspense while exploring some interesting themes and confronting real-world environmental issues.
THE BAD – Told through the eyes of a child, with him dictating what is important to focus on, leads to a confusing watch as it stays off a linear path, making it not all that enjoyable. We also don’t learn very much about the main character compared to secondary ones.
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Are Selfies Causing A Head Lice Epidemic?
American children and teenagers, and very possibly children and teenagers across the world, are the victims of a terrible public health crisis, caused by the latest of Satan’s works: the selfie. That’s what some would have you believe, anyway.
There is a growing debate about whether an increase in the prevalence of head lice among young people is due to them touching their heads together to take photographs on smartphones and other portable devices, in the phenomenon recently awarded them the name ‘selfies.’ This allows the lice to move from an infested head to a friend’s head, something which is difficult for them to do when heads are not touching.
This does sound a lot like a case of trying to find something that young people do to be a cause of something bad, in order to demonize it. Even if it is something we shouldn’t particularly think of as harmful, like taking a photograph of ourselves with our friends. For some reason, new trends really gets up some people’s noses (or in their hair), and they love to ‘find out’ that actually the mischief is punishable by some misfortune. In this case, head lice.
I remember when I was at school, just about, and head lice were a feature of everyday life. We had a dedicated nurse who would sift through our hair like a judgmental chimpanzee, and kids would run around the schoolyard shouting ‘he’s got nits, he’s got nits!’ as a common insult. As a general, common insult, I should add; it wasn’t always aimed at me. No it wasn’t. It wasn’t! Nits are the dead eggs left by head lice, the casing with no embryos (not the head lice themselves, as many people believe). There were no selfies in those days, and the only time we had photos taken with friends at school was when a professional photographer turned up once or twice a year with a camera the size of a house. What explained the ever-presence of lice in those days?
Then again, it does seem plausible. If lice do indeed move from head to head when we touch them together, then the selfie phenomenon would make it easier for them to do so. Some say the recent upsurge may be due to drug resistance or less attention paid than, say, when I was at school. But there is currently division on the issue, and the debate is raging.
The suggestion originally came, according to CNET, from Marcy McQuillan, a lice-treatment expert who runs two ‘Nitless Noggins’ lice-treatment centers in California. Some experts have upheld the claim, such as Vanessa Mor, supervisor at Lice Control in Oakland, California, who said, “That makes a lot of sense. In order to get it, you have to be in direct contact — sitting on the same towel, sharing headphones together, or using someone else’s hair curler, sharing hats, sweaters, and scarves.” Meanwhile, Dr. Nick Celano, a resident in dermatology at the Los Angeles + USC Medical Center, is on the fence. He says that it probably takes longer than the length of time a selfie takes for the lice to transfer, but that the theory is an interesting one.
Others, though, have dismissed it as a cynical marketing ploy from the nit busting company that McQuillan runs. This includes Dr. Richard J. Pollack of the Harvard School of Public Health, who says: “Wherever these louse salons open a new branch, there always seems to be an epidemic. It’s good for business.”
One thing I haven’t heard mentioned in the media yet is the fact that if the nit-busting salon really did believe that selfies were causing the problem, they wouldn’t point it out, because this would eliminate the cause of the increase and therefore eliminate potential customers. Unless they just want people to think they might have lice because of their dangerous selfie addiction, and come in for an expensive consultation. I need to look more into the seedy world of head lice salons. Until then, in the name of God, don’t take any chances.
One final thought: I wonder if President Obama has been checked for lice since his selfie at Nelson Mandela’s funeral with the leaders of the UK and Denmark.
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