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KU town hall forum on race draws about 1,000 to Kansas Union
Impassioned speakers share accounts of discrimination, ideas for changes
The auditorium overflowed, emotions ran high and voices were loud Wednesday during Kansas University’s town hall forum on race, respect and free speech.
About 1,000 people attended the event in the Kansas Union, filling the seats and lining the walls of Woodruff Auditorium, and also filling an overflow room across the hall.
In the crowd were KU students, faculty and staff of all colors, plus a number of community members and local and state elected officials.
At the front moderating the forum — and taking a fair amount of heat directly — was KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little.
Gray-Little opened the forum by saying that KU has offices, staff members and initiatives dedicated to increasing diversity but needs to do more. She said KU has an obligation as a university to encourage thoughtful conversation.
Since it was founded 150 years ago, KU has always been open to minorities and to women, Gray-Little said, although it hasn’t always been “faithful” to those values in practice.
“I know and you know that there are still instances of racism here,” she said.
“It’s disappointing that we are still talking about these topics, but we do still need to talk about them.”
And for more than two hours, people did.
‘More than one kind’ of racism
Part of the conversation revolved around which issues KU needed to address.
One of the first to take the mic was a black female student who criticized Gray-Little for using “diversity rhetoric.”
“Why can we not just call it anti-black racism?” she said.
Gray-Little disagreed, saying, “There is more than one kind that is going on.”
Speakers that followed included a Native American student, a gay Asian instructor and a Latina communications student who said they, too, had been hurt by racial and sexual jokes and slurs.
The Native American student — in tears — said he’d had people ask him why he got so upset by things like cultural appropriation on Halloween.
“Whenever you ask me that, you are diminishing my ancestors that were killed on the Trail of Tears,” he said. “You’re telling me to ‘get over’ the genocide of my people, and I am not OK with that.”
One trend that emerged from students of color was stories of instructors and professors ostracizing them — whether purposely or unwittingly — because of their race.
One light-skinned black female student said an instructor asked her whether she was half white, and when she said she was not, the instructor suggested that she tell people she was.
Another black female student and track athlete said that she’d been in classes where she was the only black student and had instructors single her out and ask her her opinion on things as though she represented all black people.
“Faculty, please stop doing this,” she said. “Don’t stereotype student-athletes.”
The majority of speakers, however, were black — including most in a group of about 12 holding signs that took the stage midway through the forum, interrupting Gray-Little and other students to speak and read a list of demands.
The group said they were called “Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk,” the same as a hashtag that emerged last year within the KU community.
Student Kynnedi Grant, president of KU’s Black Student Union, said from the stage that she and some friends were verbally and physically assaulted at an off-campus house party on Halloween, called racial slurs and had a gun pulled on them.
Grant shared the story on social media this week. She said no police report was filed.
Grant said KU’s forum was not an attempt to hear student voices but rather an attempt to “silence” them. “Don’t be fooled,” she told the crowd.
Another black female student read a list of the group’s 15 demands, including hiring a new Office of Multicultural Affairs director by the end of the year (the position has been vacant since May), creating a separate multicultural student senate, giving more support to veterans and banning concealed carry of guns on KU’s campus (which Kansas law says must be allowed beginning in 2017).
After the group left the stage, she declined to give her name to a reporter or answer follow-up questions. However, members of the group presented their concerns later in the evening to the Student Senate Rights Committee, which passed a resolution to address them, according to tweets from a University Daily Kansan reporter at that meeting.
KU’s forum was held in response to a race-fueled crisis on the University of Missouri campus. On Monday, MU System President Tim Wolfe and MU Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin resigned under pressure from students who said the school failed to properly respond to racial problems there.
KU announced its forum on Monday.
Tuesday the university announced that Gray-Little would moderate the discussion. Wednesday morning, the university announced that the forum was moving from the Union’s Big 12 Room to Woodruff, the largest room in the Union after the ballroom.
A number of Wednesday’s speakers made suggestions.
They included requiring cultural training for all staff, requiring all students to take courses such as African-American studies or Latin American studies, and giving more money to minority student organizations such as the Black Student Union so that they would have as much money as “privileged” organizations. One student even said Gray-Little should give those groups money from her salary.
Another student suggested increasing diversity of faculty and staff, “and not just in positions that pertain to their culture or race.” He used African-American studies as an example — everyone expects African-American instructors there, but there should be more in other disciplines.
The student also suggested KU do more to “punish” students for acts that offend others and asked white people in the room to support peers of color by recognizing their “white privilege” and not tolerating racist comments or jokes by family members or others.
Speakers also criticized KU’s minority retention rates, which Gray-Little called a “serious issue” that KU was working on.
“The university has programs, we have offices, we have people doing stuff,” she said. “It’s not enough.”
One student told Gray-Little she sounded like Roger Goodell or Donald Trump.
“I don’t want to sit in here and waste everyone’s time when we’re not going to do anything,” he said.
Another student told her, “All I have to say is do your job or get replaced.”
Gray-Little closed the conversation saying it was valuable to hear about students’ experiences and that she knew they were real.
She did not make on-the-spot promises.
“I have to hear, I have to evaluate, I have to respond,” she said.
She added that she wanted to see the individuals and groups continue to be involved.
“I am dedicated to making changes,” she said. “I make that commitment to work with you.


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Kudiyirantha Koil is a 1968 tamil-language Drama motion picture directed by Geethapriya. Kudiyirantha koil features Gangadhar in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Bharathi, Suma, T. N. Balakrishna, M.g. Ramachandran, J Jayalalitha and Jai Ganesh. The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar. Cinematography was done by V. Manohar. It was released on 7th March 1968.
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The UK government has been presented with a white paper for rapidly, safely and efficiently accelerating growth of drone technology across land, sea and air.
A National Strategy for Drones Across Land, Sea and Air was submitted to government by the Drone Delivery Group – an independent collaboration of over 400 leading industry experts, commentators and stakeholders.
The white paper unveils a strategy for the UK government to facilitate the adoption of autonomous drone technology, safely and securely across the UK, potentially adding billions to the UK economy and creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs.
One of the key concerns driving the need for the white paper is to address the current lack of harmonization between the application of regulations and industry standards between air, land and maritime drones.
Robert Garbett, chairman of the senior advisory board, Drone Delivery Group, said, “For hundreds of years, it has been widely accepted that traditional forms of transport would not dramatically evolve past their original purpose, with aircraft flying in the sky, ships sailing on seas and cars driving on roads. With the exciting potential of the drone industry, this is now no longer the case. Drones have created a paradigm shift which requires an evolution in the way the UK regulates in this area to avoid stifling an opportunity for UK Plc which could force the majority of drone business overseas.
“We are calling on the UK government to lay the foundations for our industry to flourish, and in so doing, lead the world in this remarkable technology. Today, we have set out a strategy, to develop a harmonized and coordinated approach to standards and regulations, across land, sea and air, in order to realize the benefit for generations to come.”
John Haffenden, CEO, Drone Delivery Group, said, “As a not-for-profit organization, we have focused our work on providing strategic advice to the UK government on all-domain drone operations. Our aim is to maximize the benefit of drones to society, to build a strong drone industry and to ensure the UK captures the obvious benefits this will bring to our economy.
“This paper tackles how better to harmonize our approach to regulations and standards across land, sea and air in preparation for the imminent arrival of digitally operated autonomous drones in all environments. Without a solid strategy, operational chaos, [and]reduced safety and data security will be the result in what will continue to be a predominantly manned transport environment.
“Additionally, the work of the Operational Delivery Committee (ODC) of the Drone Delivery Group on this paper, headed by the chair of the ODC Fred Harbottle and involving many industry experts, must be commended for its robust approach to this issue.”
Robert Garbett, chairman of the senior advisory board of the Drone Delivery Group, added, “PWC recently revised its forecast for the economic benefit of drone technology, estimating it at £45bn (US$55bn) in contributions and £22bn (US$27bn) in net savings to UK plc by 2030, equivalent to some 1.6% of projected GDP… and this estimate focuses solely on the use of drones in the air. Consider land, maritime and air drones together, and you have a huge growth opportunity which is ready to be taken forward now.
“Drone technology can also reduce carbon emissions by 2.4 million metric tons, but none of this will be possible unless the UK changes the way that it regulates drones across land, sea and air, with safety and the security of data being the main priorities. It is vital that the government acts now to firmly establish the UK as an industry leader in drone technology.”
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Snorkeling Our Way To Georgetown Part 2: O'Brien's Cay
We woke up to an incredibly still anchorage - barely a gust of wind and the blues were even more magnificent than they had been the previous day.
After taking Coffee to shore and saying goodbye to Scintilla, we picked up anchor and headed out in to the Exuma Bank. We were motoring (as I said, no wind) and though we were in 30-40 feet of water, we could see the bottom perfectly! As in, each small starfish, each piece of grass perfectly! It was truly unbelievable. About 20 minutes after leaving the anchorage, Aaron was on the bow when I abruptly pulled a 180. As he worriedly came back to the cockpit, I pointed out why I had turned - two nurse sharks resting on the ocean floor in 35 feet of water. We glided over them and they slowly moved away, so I turned back south and continued on our way.
Without the wind, and with no cover in our cockpit, we were both in our bathing suits and slathered in sunscreen. It was very hot but we were so fascinated by the water around us we didn't notice too much.
Our destination for the day was O'Brien's Cay which is in the Exuma Land and Sea Park. We had chosen this cay because it is home to two great snorkeling sights: another plane wreck and a place called the Aquarium. We motored for about 6.5 hours, basking in the sunshine and perfectly calm water. I suppose we didn't reapply the sunscreen often enough because we both burned, in some awkward areas (backs of the knees anyone?).
To reach O'Brien's Cay, you have to go around Bell Island which sits in front of it to the east. You exit the Exuma Bank and enter a channel with sandbars on each side. You then bear to port (north) to pass the eastern side of Bell Island, needing to stay pretty close to shore to avoid the vast shoal to starboard. Fun fact: Bell Island is owned by Aga Khan and he has a pretty impressive shop along with a small resort that you pass by.
Once you pass his place, you come to one of the craziest channels we've seen. To pass through the narrow channel (probably only 25 feet wide; and our boat is almost 11 feet wide!), you basically have to aim straight at a large rock, and then turn at the last second. It was a bit harrowing but we took it slow and had no problem. From there, you turn starboard and come around the northern end of Bell Island and shortly afterwards reached our anchorage.
We attempted to take Coffee to shore on the Bell Island, but it's actually designated as an Iguana Research Area so we quickly left and went to another beach. Once he was taken care of, we dropped him back off, picked up our snorkel gear, and dinghyed straight over to The Aquarium. We pulled up to the dinghy mooring and got ready. It was close to slack tide (the current can really rip through here) so we didn't have too many issues with that. We didn't really know what to expect but as soon as we got in the water, we understood how it got its name. It is essentially a wall dive where the wall is curved and shallow. Hundreds of fish were instantly visible as well as a large variety of coral. Since this has been a park for over 50 years, the underwater environment is pristine and it was a joy to snorkel. We probably would have stayed longer but it was already almost 4 and starting to get cold.
We dinghyed right over to the other mooring, about 100 feet away, and Aaron jumped in to check out the sunken plane. This one was much smaller than the one at Norman's and was nose down, practically resting vertical underwater. There wasn't as much growth on this one but it was still pretty cool and he even spotted some eagle rays nearby.
We returned to the boat and warmed up a bit before enjoying an evening looking at some pretty fantastic stars.

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With the New York Giants currently sitting at about $22 million in cap space, they will have to be cautious with the amount of money they spend in the offseason.
The Giants will roll over only $365,321 in additional salary cap from 2017, according to the NFL Player’s Association.
What will the Giants do?
When the start of free agency begins on March 14th, we should expect to see the Giants move quickly; both releasing players and signing them. Several players the Giants should consider releasing are wide receiver Brandon Marshall (save $5 million), kick returner Dwayne Harris ($2.4 million), and linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong ($1.24 million).
General manager Dave Gettleman could get the salary-cap up to about $35 million by cutting these players and adjusting a few contracts (DRC and Eli Manning). If signing Andrew Norwell and another offensive lineman is a priority for Gettleman, we can assume several players will be cut during free agency.


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A number of questions must be asked before asthma can be accepted as a valid diagnosis: were the episodes of shortness of breath investigated? Are there changes at autopsy in keeping with asthma? Did asthma either contribute to the terminal episode, cause death, or was it coincidental? Finally, is it possible that other conditions may have accounted for the clinical manifestations? A review of files at FSSA over a 10-year period from 1999 to 2008 identified six cases where shortness of breath and/or wheezing had been incorrectly attributed to asthma. Five were due to pulmonary thromboembolism and one to multiple injuries. In the latter case, an irreducible, left-sided diaphragmatic hernia was present. There was no morphological evidence of asthma in any case. Autopsy examination may, therefore, be crucial in revealing other conditions that may have caused or contributed to episodic breathlessness that may have been incorrectly attributed to asthma.
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Justin Bieber is currently in negotiations to star alongside
Mark Wahlberg in a film about street basketball, The Fighter star has revealed.
Justin Bieber looks set to star alongside Mark Wahlberg in a street basketball film
After initial reports surfaced online, Wahlberg confirmed he spoke to Bieber and Paramount Pictures about the as-yet-untitled film depicting ‘a reluctant mentor in an inner-city environment’.
Bieber impressed the actor with his basketball skills in a celebrity match during the NBA All-Star Game weekend , and the Baby singer apparently ‘loves the idea’.
Wahlberg told Vulture: ‘We pitched [Paramount] the idea and, you know, we’re talking about doing it. He loves the idea. He’s been sending me video, he sent me a video of himself, and, yeah, I think he’s really talented.’
Paramount will be keen to ensure the 17-year-old pop sensation signs up after his concert documentary Never Say Never grossed $97million worldwide.
Justin has already dabbled in acting, with two guest appearances in US drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Wahlberg said Paramount would make an official announcement on the project soon.


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In a few posts lately, I have connected the apparently unconnected incidents of the riots and deaths over the alleged offense of the Mohamed cartoons, the David Irving imprisonment over Holocaust denial, and the suspension of Mayor Ken Livingstone in London over an offensive insult. In today’s Guardian, Timothy Garton Ash writes an eloquent column that also ties together these threats to chill speech under what he calls the “creeping tyranny of the group veto.” And he adds one more case, a story that has been getting much attention here in the U.K.: The bravery of a teenager to stand up against animal-rights fanatics and to stand for research and science, which has led to counterdemonstrations in favor of reason. Ash writes after watching this counterprotest in favor of an animal-research lab at Oxford:
…I was proud of the demonstrators who were reminding my university what, at best, it is still about: the pursuit of truth and the defence of reason. Protests against student loans or higher rents – these we expect. But here were students turning out on a chilly Saturday morning to stand up for science.
At stake was much more than the particular issue of using scientific tests on animals in order to save human lives. For a few minutes, Mansfield Road, Oxford, was at the front line of a new struggle for freedom that is being fought in many different places and guises. These days, the main threats to freedom of thought, freedom of speech and freedom of association no longer come from the totalitarian ideological superstate that inspired George Orwell to write his 1984…. That totalitarian horror still exists in places like Burma, but the distinctive feature of this new danger is the creeping tyranny of the group veto.
Here the animal rights campaign has something in common with the extremist reaction to the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, as seen in the attacks on Danish embassies. In both cases, a particular group says: “We feel so strongly about this that we are going to do everything we can to stop it. We recognise no moral limits. The end justifies the means. Continue on this path and you must fear for your life.” …
If the intimidators succeed, then the lesson for any group that strongly believes in anything is: shout more loudly, be more extreme, threaten violence, and you will get your way. Frightened firms, newspapers or universities will cave in, as will softbellied democratic states, where politicians scrabble to keep the votes of diverse constituencies. But in our increasingly mixed-up, multicultural world, there are so many groups that care so strongly about so many different things, from fruitarians to anti-abortionists and from Jehovah’s Witnesses to Kurdish nationalists. Aggregate all their taboos and you have a vast herd of sacred cows. Let the frightened nanny state enshrine all those taboos in new laws or bureaucratic prohibitions, and you have a drastic loss of freedom.
Ash argues that direct incitement to kill or commit violence deserves prosecution; saying something offensive does not. For someone to say ‘kill the Jews’, or ‘kill the Muslims’, or ‘kill the Americans’, or ‘kill the animal experimenters’, and points to particular groups of Jews, Muslims, Americans or animal experimenters — is one matter. Saying something that offends these groups and, they think, justifies their violence is not incitement.
So, Ash concludes:
That’s why, of all the recent high-profile cases where free speech has been at issue, that of the London-based hatepreacher Abu Hamza is the only one where I feel a criminal conviction was justified. Not because he was a Muslim rather than a Christian, a Jew or a secular European. No. Because he was guilty of incitement to murder. This is the line on which we must take our stand. Facing down intimidation, backed by the threat of violence, is the key to resisting the creeping tyranny of the group veto. Here there can be no compromise.

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It's hard to predict which Penske Racing driver will win the Indianapolis 500. But given the year the team has already had in 2012, it's a safe bet that one of their drivers will be drinking milk on Sunday.
For one, the team has won each race thus far in 2012, a clean 4-0. And they've also won the pole for the fifth time this year, with Ryan Briscoe leading the pack.
But Briscoe may not be the most dangerous Penske rider in the field. Helio Castroneves already won the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this year alongside third- and fourth-place finishes. Oh yeah, and he's a three-time Indy 500 winner.
Let's not forget about that.
Nor should we forget that Will Power—who probably has the best name in racing and should consider being a motivational speaker with a moniker like that after his racing days are over—has been on fire in 2012, with three wins and two poles.
With both Castroneves and Power sitting in the second row, it's hard to imagine that one of these three Penske riders won't take home the win in Indianapolis.
Sure, nothing is guaranteed. James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay are serious contenders from the front row, as is Marco Andretti lurking in row two.
Dario Franchitti has won twice, and has led the race for 306 laps in his career.
JR Hildebrand was a tragic, last-turn wreck away from taking the race last season, truly a choke for the ages (though it did clear the way for Dan Wheldon to win, whose memory will be honored this weekend).
And Scott Dixon (293) and Tony Kanaan shouldn't be ignored.
But still, I can't shake the premonition that Sunday will be another winning day for the Penske Racing team.
You pick the driver; I'll just stick to my pick of the team.
Hit me up on Twitter—my tweets will gladly have another as well.


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Nick Cannon: Mariah's Hospital Trip Wasn't a Scare
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But her husband Nick Cannon explained that the situation wasn't quite as dire as some reports suggested. "They're calling it a 'scare', but really, it was just nerve-wracking. We were in the hospital from 4 a.m. until I don't even know," Cannon, 30, told the Los Angeles Times.
Due May 14, Carey, 42, is expecting a twin boy and girl. "The thing with twins is that you want them in their natural incubator as long as possible," the dad-to-be explained. "They might be ready to come out, but we need them to stay in for a while."
But is Mama Mariah ready? "She's super ready," Cannon quipped with a laugh.
Carey dealt with the pangs of late pregnancy on Monday, her birthday, by painting her stomach with a butterfly and Tweeting the pic to fans.
"That's her finding the fun and festiveness through the pain," Cannon explained.
The parents-to-be are also grateful for all the loot they've received from well wishers.
"We got so much stuff. ... There's all these giant stuffed animals," he said of the baby gifts. "It looks like Noah's Arc in here. There's giraffes, polar bears, lions."
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“Hard Rustler” by bestselling author B. J. Daniels brings to life the Montana countryside. Readers will enjoy the characters, setting and mystery. The plot is a modern-day version of past Westerns.
The setting is very important and Daniels based it when “I moved to Montana from Texas at the age of 5.
“I write what I see and know about,” Daniels said. “The Western way of life is all I have ever known. It is a much simpler way of life. We now live in a small town where most people are rancher cowboys. As in the story, it is isolated, with the closest Target Store three hours away. Someone can be driving either 60 miles south or north and they will not see anybody all day. In the book, there is a scene like that where Annabelle had run out of gas and she feels completely alone and secluded. This is all true to life. I always have food and a blanket in the car in case it breaks down because cell phones do not work here.”
The story begins with a city gal, Annabelle (Annie) Clementine, traveling back to her hometown of Whitehorse, Montana. After high school, she decided to escape the monotony to become a famous model, leaving her love interest behind. Now, 13 years later, she is back to sell her late grandmother’s house and to get out of town as soon as possible.
The one problem: She is destitute with no money and seems to depend on her ex-boyfriend, Dawson Rogers, to rescue her. He helps by bailing her out so her car is not repossessed, siphoning off gas and saving her life. It seems someone wants to find something in her grandmother’s house that has been hidden for years and is willing to kill for an answer. Annie and Dawson must sort out the mystery and determine what her grandmother was hiding.
Daniels wrote Annabelle as “someone who wants to do something with her life, a desire to succeed. This happens a lot with Montana children who leave to get a job but often come home to raise their children. In this story, she comes home with her tail between her legs. I think at the beginning of the story she is a snob, arrogant, and determined. Later those qualities come out as spunky, strong, and a risk-taker. She and Dawson at first appear to be opposites. She has a driving ambition and he is satisfied with the simpler things in life. After being high school lovers, he knew he had to let her go and sensed she had this restless streak. This is why he did not fight more for her to stay. When she came back she started to realize what was important in life. She had sowed her oats.”
As with most westerns boy meets girl, boy loses girl, and boy gets girl. This novel has that and more, inputting modern day issues into a suspenseful mystery.

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Worrying is common to most people, but Anxiety occurs when that worrying becomes excessive and last more days than not for a minimum of six months. A person with Anxiety will find the worry difficult to control and should report at least three of the following symptoms:
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Joseph J Field
His work reflects his interests in theology, poetry and the world around him.
My work reflects my interests in theology, poetry and the world around me. The theme of open competitions is often a source of inspiration and experimentation. I paint in oil and acrylic and work in mixed media. I use a variety of techniques in my printing work but principally, drypoint, collagraph, woodcut, linocut, polyester plate litho and offset. I often incorporate text into my prints and also make miniature artist’s books in small editions.
I studied art after retiring from my first profession as a civil engineer and chief officer in local government. I completed an HND in Fine Art in 2004 and an MA in Printmaking in autumn 2010. I am a Reader in the diocese of Salisbury and have a practical interest in using art as a background to preaching, Bible study and evangelism. During the past ten years I have arranged a number of concerts incorporating readings of poetry and prose, live gospel, blues and ballads with a background of projected images.
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Meet Luigi, my lievito madre. He‘s italian, he‘s super bouncy, and he‘s the mildest of my traditional sourdoughs by far. He‘s only superceded by Princess Peach, who is basically his sugary twin.
Luigi makes the best pizza there is, and I keep him in the fridge for that purpose alone. He’s very proficient in bread baking as well.
Plus, he‘s really versatile. He can spawn the best coffee and/or chocolate sourdoughs for panettone in just a few hours. I have played with many different starters and he’s my all time favorite!
If you don‘t like the taste of sourdough, Luigi is your guy. You‘ll barely notice a difference to a yeasted bread. Well, except the lack of the icky, industrial yeast taste, and you have the advantage of prolonged freshness.
Once mature, lievito madre requires very little attention. Due to the low hydration you only need to feed it every 2-3 weeks for maintenance, about every 10 days in the beginning. All it needs is a refreshment feeding the day before you want to bake.
There are several ways to create a lievito madre. I did it in one of the traditional ways, painstakingly cultivating the wild yeasts from raw honey.
The recipe regularly discards a part of the starter. You can collect all the leftovers in a big jar in the fridge and I’ll show you how to use them up in another post.
Room temperature means 20-22°C (68-71F). Up to 30°C (86F) is good, you’ll see results much quicker.
200g all purpose flour
80g lukewarm water
20 g raw honey
20g olive oil
Knead everything together, form a ball, oil it and cut it crosswise at the top. Place it in a small bowl, cover it with a 2nd bowl or a piece of clingfilm so the dough’s surface doesn’t dry out, and keep it at room temperature for 2 days.
Your dough should be puffed up a bit, you can easily see that the cuts you made have spread open and have softer edges.
Take 100g of your dough and mix it with
100g all purpose flour
50g lukewarm water
Knead together, form a ball, oil it, cut it crosswise. Place it in a fresh bowl and use a clean cover. Leave it at room temperature for another 2 days.
Add the rest of the dough to your leftovers jar in the fridge.
same procedure as day 3
100g all purpose flour
50g lukewarm water
Knead everything together, form a ball and stuff it into a tall jar with a lid. A pint and a half canning jar is perfect, the lievito loves to climb. Place your jar on the top shelf or in the door rack of the fridge, perfect temperature would be between 6 and 8°C (42-46F). Add the rest of the dough to the leftovers jar in the fridge. Wait 5 days.
You should see activity. Your starter has probably climbed up the jar a bit and there are visible bubbles. It’s time for a feeding:
same procedure as day 7, just leave the jar on the counter for an hour after feeding before you put it back into the fridge.
Day 17, Day 22, Day 27
repeat what you did on day 12
Your lievito madre should be ready about now. If it tripled in size while it was in the fridge, you’re good. If not, give it a bit more time and another feeding or two. It’ll get there!
By the time you have made your own lievito madre, I should be caught up with some of the recipes for the mature starter as well as the discards. Hope to see you again soon!
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Consider this a belated thank you for sharing this method for cultivating a lievito madre with me a few years ago. Your method is far simpler than others I have seen and I am very happy with my bakes!
My “Sophia” is doing well after an unexplained run-in with mold. I had not used her in about a month and when I pulled her container from the fridge yesterday, the starter still resembled a ball of dough, barely risen, and was speckled with white mold. Thinking back, maybe I forgot to give her her hour of “spa time” before sticking her in the fridge when I last made pizza.
I was not about to throw her out without at least trying to resuscitate her, so I carefully split the ball of lievito madre open and pinched out about a teaspoon from the very center. Then I washed my hands!
I fed that little teaspoon of lievito 2 tablespoons of whole wheat flour and a dot of honey along with enough water to moisten. Put it in a clean jar and set it on the counter. A few hours later, it has risen! Whew! I fed her again and she’s in good shape. I made pikelets this morning (kind of like simplified skillet crumpets with herbs), fed her again and boom – she’s off and running!
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Is it good to take multivitamin everyday?
Eating a balanced diet, getting regular exercise, making sure to sleep at least eight hours per night, and drinking plenty of water are the best ways to take care of your health. But in today's fast-paced world, with convenience foods lurking around every corner, it's easy to neglect a "rainbow diet" and miss out of vital micronutrients from food. A comprehensive, multivitamin supplement can provide you with the support your body needs whatever your diet.
Which is the best multivitamin?
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Vitamin K contributes to the maintenance of normal bones
Vitamin D3 contributes to normal absorption/utilisation of calcium and phosphorus
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In green technology news this week, in the days leading up to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, a poll of likely U.S. voters has found enthusiasm for advanced energy; in the wake of the Congo War, America is making a concerted effort to eliminate deadly looting of minerals used in consumer electronics products; and manufacturers and conservationists have petitioned the Department of Energy (DOE) to put more stringent energy efficient standards in place for industrial motors.
A survey of likely voters in key battleground states and nationwide, conducted on the eve of the Republican presidential nomination, has found that 85 percent of Republicans – as well as 88 percent of political Independents and 96 percent of Democrats – believe that advanced energy is important to America’s economic future. What’s more, the poll, conducted on behalf of the Advanced Energy Economy Institute, established that 80 percent of Republicans nationwide think U.S. dependence on foreign oil is “a crisis” or “a major problem.” For Democrats and Independents those numbers were 83 percent and 82 percent, respectively.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a rule that requires companies to publicly disclose their use of “conflict minerals” that originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or an adjoining country. The SEC (News - Alert) believes that the new rule will help prevent militias linked to atrocities from profiting from mining minerals used in electronics, jewelry and other goods. Companies will be required to provide this disclosure on a new form to be filed annually with the SEC called Form SD.
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), in alliance with eight conservation advocacy groups, has filed a petition with the DOE, recommending both new and more robust energy efficiency standards for electric motors used in commercial and industrial applications (such as pumps, conveyors, and fans). The signatories also have asked DOE to “lower the boom” on some motor types that have not previously been covered by U.S. standards, by eliminating their current exemptions. In addition to increasing national energy savings, the petitioners believe that curtailing exemptions will simplify enforcement and severely limit opportunities to evade regulations. If standards are tightened and the number and type of motors subject to standards are augmented, according to DOE's own analysis, America would save about 4.4 quadrillion BTUs of energy by 2044—more energy than the entire State of Florida uses annually.
With a view toward sustaining “acceptable damages” during tougher economic times for the wind industry in 2013, turbine producer Vestas Wind Systems A/S is intensifying its cost-savings and reducing its workforce. The precautionary moves will increase the expected fixed-cost reduction initially announced by Vestas from €150 million (US$188 million) to €250 million (US$314 million). The company noted that this change “is based on a forecasted shipment of around 5GW in 2013; which will result in a significantly lower activity level in 2013, to which the company will naturally have to adapt.” What’s more, Vestas had previously announced that its workforce would be reduced by 2,335 by the end of 2012. These staff reductions are ahead of schedule—and will be completed by the end of September 2012. The company then plans further cutbacks by year-end, bringing the bringing the total number of employees down to around 19,000, from 21,767 employees worldwide at mid-year 2012.
The magazine, Inc., provides a list each year of the fastest growing U.S. companies. For the year of 2012, one company stood out,—not because it held the number-one spot on the list, but because it had jumped up 194 places on the list from the previous year. The 2012 Inc. 5000 List placed e-Cycle at spot 393. Over the past three years, e-Cycle has experienced growth of 959 percent and generated $12.2 million in revenues. The company is a top provider of wireless phone recycling services.
Finally, Savannah Tec, based in Georgia, recently created a solar installation program and a sustainable technology program that will be open to students beginning this fall semester. The school’s goal is to connect students to jobs in the green building industries, including both the electrical and construction fields.
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Get a taste of the local Greek cuisine at Pantopolion. The store offers authentic Greek products and features a dining space specially designed for customers to try various dishes on site. Choose from tzaziki dip, cheese-stuffed peppers, melitzanosalata, and many more Greek specialties. The renowned Greek yogurt from the local monastery is also served here. Chat to the friendly, knowledgeable owners, who will happily answer any questions you might have about their products. Plan your visit to Pantopolion and a wealth of other attractions, well-known and undiscovered, using our Athens day trip planning app .
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Great selection of cheeses AND open Sunday!
This is an absolute gem of a store. We leave Athens tomorrow and we were trying to find a place to buy authentic Greek food products to take home with us, rather than scrambling at duty free. Stavros and his friend that was a customer there, Andreas, were so kind, helpful, informative about the products.. In just 30 minutes in the store we learnt so much. We came left with thyme honey, mastic, olive oil, flavored balsamic and olives... A must must must visit.
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Will I Qualify For A Mortgage Low Income Financing Low Down Payment Home Loans No down payment? No problem, say lenders eager to finance home purchases – Now they’re back, big time: home mortgages that require tiny or zero down payments. loan-to-value ratio for all loans we acquire.” There “is no commitment beyond the pilots,” the statement went on,Fha 1St Time Home Buyer ‘It feels impossible’: federal budget offers incentives for first-time home buyers – In it, the government offers incentives for first-time home buyers. The new program will allow buyers with the minimum down payment for a mortgage to finance 10 percent on a new home or.6 Low Income Home Loan Options | The Lenders Network – Low Income Home Loans Debt-to-Income Ratios. Is the amount of debt payment you have, compared to your income. For example, if you make $2600 a month and you have a $300 car payment and your estimated mortgage payment is $1000. You would have a total of $1300 in monthly payments compared for $2600 monthly income, giving you a DTI ratio of 50%.During that waiting period, you must keep your new developing credit record clean. If you run into trouble, you might have to restart the clock. For instance, if your mortgage is foreclosed a year after your bankruptcy case is discharged, you’ll have another waiting period before you can qualify.
Conventional vs VA Loan See the unique advantages of a VA Loan. As a result of changes to the mortgage industry, options for a conventional loan with $0 Down have evaporated and a VA Loan is one of the only $0 Down home loan options. Some people believe a VA Loan involves red tape and is more work.
Programs For First Time Home Buyers In Tx First time homebuyer program – El Paso, Texas – The City’s First Time Homebuyer program provides zero percent (0%) deferred loans to first-time homebuyers purchasing a property in the City of El Paso. The buyer selects their own eligible property to purchase and meets with one of the participating lenders to pre-qualified for a mortgage loan. The City of El Paso underwrites the loan based on.
FHA loans have become increasingly popular. But most qualified military borrowers will save more money and enjoy greater buying power using a VA loan.
There are several differences between an FHA loan vs conventional mortgage in the area of down payment. First, FHA only requires a 3.5% down payment. A conventional loan may require a 5% down payment, or it may require as much as 20% down depending on various factors.
Interview each option Once you’ve put together a list of potential mortgage lenders, the next step is to call. you submit.
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FHA vs. Conventional Loan Comparison Infographic. Joe the Gnome Collector: FHA Loan Benefits. Joe has a low credit score due to his obsession with garden gnomes.
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The FHA mortgage insurance charge is for the life of the loan, whereas conventional mortgages allows the mortgage insurance to be removed when the loan reaches 80% LTV (loan to value) either from the normal amortization or from increase home value or early principal payments, or a combination of these.
In comparison, a conventional mortgage will have higher credit score and income requirements and require a down payment and mortgage insurance. Surprisingly, the payments on a conventional loan may end up less than a VA loan because these additional requirements lower your overall cost.
Higher Borrowing Limits: Conventional loans typically allow you to borrow more than an FHA or VA loan, both of which have reasonable limits which vary from market to market. Finding a VA Lender Most lenders have the authority to issue mortgages backed by the VA or the FHA.

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Zombies are all the entertainment rage. They’re terrifying, but only if there is a mass of them in pursuit. Mindless, they keep coming despite the flame-thrower and Gatling gun fired at them. They are easy targets once they reveal themselves.
Facing them are our human heroes. Outnumbered, they nevertheless prevail because they are agile and constantly learning. They adapt as they assess situations—seeing problems, developing new schemes—solving problems, to clobber the zombie hoards.
It’s not just TV that has plodding zombies massed against agile, adaptive people. Organizations also display either zombie or agile hero qualities. In zombie organizations, engineers, doctors, nurses, mechanics or managers encounter problems like missing information, missing documentation, unclear assignments, missing materials or even missing colleagues. Yet, not really seeing them as abnormalities, they don’t solve them, unrelenting when something is amiss, not pausing to investigate and develop solutions. Read More »
The U.S. government is arguably the largest financial institution in the world. If you add the outstanding stock of government loans, loan guarantees, pension insurance, deposit insurance and the guarantees made by federal entities such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, you get to about $18 trillion of government-backed credit. Through those activities, the government has a first-order effect on the allocation of capital and risk in the economy. Read More »
A lot of discussion in the media recently has focused on whether or not entrepreneurs should spend valuable time and money pursuing an MBA degree versus gaining experience on the front lines of a startup. Some commentators such as Vivek Wadhwa even insist that an MBA subtracts from a candidate’s value. Read More »
A few years ago I was working with a small consulting firm, and one of our up and coming salespeople left for a competitor. No big deal. It happens. But several months later, the management team noticed a disturbing trend. The company kept losing bids for new business to this very same competitor. It had happened four times in a row when finally we realized that we’d forgotten to turn off the former employee’s network access. He had been logging into our network, stealing our information, and then undercutting us. Read More »
From off-shoring good jobs to the great and growing income divide, finance-driven decision-making has long been at the core of many of our economic problems. It’s not that financial analysts and operatives are necessarily evil or uncaring – rather, they believe they have a fiduciary responsibility to generate maximum returns for their funds, even when the results have worker and society-unfriendly consequences.
Changing this mindset has proven a tough nut to crack even for union pension fund managers, who are aware of the social consequences of investment decisions. But there are glimmers of hope and interest. On June 7, for example, some of the nation’s largest institutional investors and the biggest single pension fund investor – the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CALpers) — will hold a conference to explore ways to transform socially and environmentally sustainable investment criteria from a perceived liability to an asset. CALpers has a commitment to responsible investing – for example, it calls for neutrality in union organizing – but it has never figured out how to make such policies systemic. Read More »

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Located in downtown Sarasota, the Scott Building is a significant surviving example of commercial architecture that was completed during the period of time that has since become known as the Sarasota School of Architecture.
In 1959 Clarence Scott commissioned award-winning and nationally recognized architects William Rupp and Joseph Farrell to design a commercial building that would serve as the new showroom for the Barkus Furniture Company. The building is a one-story commercial structure designed in the International Style with a flat roof and open floor plan featuring a precast concrete structural system with terrazzo floors and exposed masonry, supports and columns.
Rupp and Farrell began their careers together in the early 1950s as assistants to renowned architect Paul Rudolph. The two men assisted Rudolph during a period in which he created some of his most celebrated Florida structures, including the Hiss Umbrella House and the Walker Guest House. Both Rupp and Farrell received Bachelor’s degrees in Architecture from the University of Florida in the 1950s, and they commenced practice together as associated architects in 1959. Although their collaborative practice only lasted a little over two years, they earned national recognition and awards for projects such as the Uhr Residence-Studio in Sarasota and the Caladesi National Bank in Dunedin.
Farrell relocated to Hawaii in 1961, and spent most of his career there designing buildings in Hawaii and around the Pacific where he received numerous national and international awards. Rupp continued to practice in Florida until 1967, completing projects such as the dining pavilion for the Ringling Museum of Art and multiple residences in Naples and Sarasota. In 1962 Life magazine included Rupp in its special issue: “The Takeover Generation – The 100 Most Outstanding Young Men and Women in the United States.” He moved his practice to New York and Massachusetts in the late 1960s and 1970s, and spent his last years teaching as a professor of art and architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The legacies of Farrell and Rupp as important masters in the Sarasota School of Architecture remain preserved in this building, one of the last remaining commercial or public projects in Sarasota designed by either of the architects.


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The logo of the school has the following symbols that come together to construct the four elements of academic labor in the Fundacion Colegio Bilingüe de Valledupar:
- The book: Studying and investigation;
- The quill: Responsible work;
- The lamp: Knowledge and light that lights the way;
- The mortarboard: Prize of the force and consecration of the Bilinguista student.
The colors of the flag are red, white, and blue to identify Valledupar, England, and the United states which represents the two official languages of the institution: English and Spanish.

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What does schist soil do to wine?
The growers pointed out that schist soils, usually acid in themselves, tend to give high pH wines (and that conversely high pH limestone soils tended to give lower pH wines) — but that, despite this, schist soils seem to bring freshness.
What does schist look like?
Schist has a flat, large and sheet-like grains and It have flat and elongated minerals such as talc or micas.It has quartz and feldspar minerals are intertwined. These lamellar (flat, planar) minerals include micas, chlorite, talc, hornblende, graphite, and others. Banding in it is typically poorly developed.
Does soil affect the taste of wine?
However, the soil does influence the taste of the wine. Due to its chemical and especially physical properties, it partly determines the ripening of the grapes and the development of fruity and vegetal aromas.
What are schist soils?
Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schist) The schists constitute a group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks, chiefly notable for the preponderance of lamellar minerals such as micas, chlorite, talc, hornblende, graphite, and others.
What soil makes best wine?
The magic of loam is how it impacts mixed soils. Sandy loam, clay loam, and silt loam tend to make up the greatest wine soils in the world. The combination of sand’s drainage, clay’s ability to help a vine uptake nutrients as well as water-holding capacity, and silt also helps with heat retention and water holding.
What soil is best for wine?
Loam is very fertile and typically causes vineyards to be over vigorous. Because of the vigor, most loam soils produce wines that have very little flavor and color. Despite this fact, loam soils offer great potential with wines made from vineyards that have rigorous pruning regimes.
Is There Gold in schist?
Large-grained schists include Magma Gold, Asterix, Saturnia, and Kosmus.
Can wine grapes grow in clay soil?
Found everywhere from Napa and Bordeaux to Barossa, Australia, clay has certain traits that make it ideal for grape-growing. Due to this fine-grained texture, clay retains more water than sand or silt. …
What type of soil do wine grapes like?
Loam Soil. Most experts suggest loamy soil as the best type of soil for grape growing. A crumbly mix of sand, silt, and clay when blended with other soils in the right amounts offers the ideal soil type for grape growing.
What is the best soil for wine?
What soil is best for vines?
The ideal soil condition for a vine is a layer of thin topsoil and subsoil that sufficiently retains water but also has good drainage so that the roots do not become overly saturated.

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The Dream, Nacho Lovers, Virgo, Jeanette Thomas, Pase Rock and more.
The first in a series of guest mixes for the Forward/Slash blog. It comes from one of my favourite Dublin DJs, haido. He knows a stupid amount about music, and I love his mixes. What he has to say about this one:
"I called it Going Forward. Some of it's kind of old (summer 2010), some of it's quite old (2000) and some of it is super old (80s). But on the other hand, a lot of it is "current" and some of it is unreleased!"


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What you need to know about the cyber exploitation bounty program, which is being offered by the United States Department of Defense.
The Defense Department is offering $2.5 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals who are responsible for exploiting vulnerabilities in the military’s command and control systems.
The information can include information that leads to the identity of individuals, organizations, or entities who are exploiting vulnerabilities or who are planning to exploit those vulnerabilities in a way that results in damage or death.
The department said the information collected through the program will be used to determine the identity, location, and status of the persons, organizations and entities who have engaged in the exploit development and exploitation of Department of Energy (DOE) systems, including cyber threat mitigation and information technology systems.
This program is being provided in cooperation with the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department on Veterans Affairs (VA), and other federal agencies and private sector organizations.
Information about the vulnerabilities that have been exploited in DOE systems is confidential and will be kept confidential.
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Reuters' Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly reported Tuesday that "the White House will approve a request from a group of Midwest governors to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher…
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its November 2020 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations pertaining to the U.S. agricultural economy.
* Sixth District- Atlanta– “Agricultural conditions were mixed. While drought-free conditions prevailed in most of the District, some producers reported crop damage caused by recent hurricanes. Contacts noted increases in some agriculture commodity prices attributed to changes in supply and demand, the USDA Food Box program, and improved trade with China.
Some contacts also noted that increased federal assistance helped improve balance sheets.
“Cotton harvesting progressed, though below the five-year average pace, while soybean and peanut harvesting were near their five-year averages. The USDA reported year-over- year prices paid to farmers in September were up for rice, soybeans, cattle, and eggs, but down for corn, cotton, broilers, and milk. On a month-over-month basis, prices increased for corn, cotton, soybeans, cattle, and eggs, but decreased for rice, broilers and milk.”
* Seventh District- Chicago– “Farm income beat expectations for the growing season, as prices for key agricultural commodities moved higher and government support continued. Corn, soybean, and wheat prices were up again, reflecting tighter stocks and increased exports.
“With the harvest nearly over, most of the District saw above-trend corn and soybean yields. Most specialty crops had solid yields as well. Favorable weather conditions allowed farmers to complete field work that had been skipped in prior years because of poor weather. Dairy prices were mixed, but up on net. Hog and cattle producers also benefited from higher overall prices, but expressed concern about rising feed costs.”
* Eighth District- St. Louis– “District agriculture conditions have remained unchanged since our previous reporting period. Production forecasts for corn, cotton, and soybeans have decreased, while cotton production forecasts have increased. Production levels for corn, rice, and soybeans are expected to be significantly higher than in 2019, while cotton production is expected to see a moderate decline. District contacts expressed optimism, citing higher-than-expected yields due to excellent weather conditions and a strong rebound in prices.”
* Ninth District- Minneapolis–
Agricultural conditions improved slightly due to solid harvests, recent increases in prices for some commodities, and federal relief aid.
“Respondents to the Minneapolis Fed’s third-quarter (October) survey of agricultural credit conditions mostly reported unchanged farm income compared with a year earlier, while the outlook for the fourth quarter was for increasing farm incomes.”
* Tenth District- Kansas City– “The Tenth District farm economy improved moderately since the previous period alongside additional increases in agricultural commodity prices. Since early October, strengthening demand and downward revisions to production estimates led to sharp increases in corn and soybean prices and moderate increases in most other agricultural prices. Stronger profit opportunities than earlier in the year, in addition to substantial government payments to producers, supported farm sector finances. Although farm income generally remained low in aggregate, contacts reported lower rates of problem loans compared to a year ago. District contacts continued to express concerns, however, about the potential for renewed pressure in the months ahead, depending on the path of agricultural commodity prices, government support programs, and drought in some parts of the region.”
* Eleventh District- Dallas– “Drought conditions intensified, particularly in the western part of the district. Contacts remained concerned about the La Niña weather pattern and a dry winter diminishing 2021 crop prospects. The harvest was wrapping up for 2020 row crops, and prices pushed above breakeven levels for most producers. The livestock sector was facing headwinds of lower cattle prices and higher feed costs. Contacts were more optimistic about the agricultural sector in general with stronger prices, solid export demand, and a more hopeful economic outlook.”
* Twelfth District- San Francisco– “Activity in the agriculture sector increased slightly. The harvest for most agricultural crops, including grains and potatoes, has been completed in the Pacific Northwest and California, and ample water supply has contributed to high yields. International demand for wheat, raisins, and nuts has increased recently due to droughts in other parts of the world as well as a slight depreciation of the dollar. Despite the increase in exports, inventories remained elevated, especially for raisins, nuts, and almonds.”

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An atlas is a book of maps, and this one is divided into 8 sections. States are categorized as New England, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest, Great Plains, Mountain, Southwest and Pacific as they cross the continent. I mention the states which Michael and I have visited or plan to.
New York City seems set apart from the rest of the state. It is the headquarters for major corporations. It is an international cultural center and the home of financial markets. Michael and I will returned to New York. We went to Carnegie Hall for Kristina in Concert and to the New Yankee Stadium. The squares of New York are throwbacks: Portland Square, Washington Square and Times Square.
Washington was originally just one city in the District of Columbia. Now it is the only one. The metro area reaches into the suburbs of Virgina. Half the people living in D.C. work for the federal government. Tourism creates jobs for restaurants and hotels.
Michael and I went to Daytona Beach and down to the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. Many retirees and older Americans move to Florida to live in condos. Panama City is in the Panhandle. Florida is the flattest state.
Atlanta is the capital of the New South. It is a commercial, financial and transportation center. I-75 comes into Atlanta from the north. In 2009, Michael and I saw the New York Yankees play the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. We drove out to Stone Mountain.
Cajuns are descended from French colonists driven out of Nova Scotia (Arcadia) by the British. Creoles are a mix of French and Spanish. Petroleum and oil refineries play a role in the state's economy. New Orleans was forever changed by Hurricane Katrina. Lake Pontchartrain flooded the city.
The Ohio River runs along the northern border of Kentucky. Coal is produced in the Appalachians. There are 300 horse farms around Lexington. The Kentucky Derby is the biggest race in the world and is run at Churchill Downs in Louisville the first Saturday in May. Michael and I will return and sit in the stands.
The three stars on the state flag represent east, middle and west Tennessee. Michael and I went to Graceland in Memphis. Middle Tennessee is home to automobile factories: Nissan in Smyrna and Saturn in Spring Hill. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is close to Knoxville.
Interstate-70 runs west from Kansas City into Denver. Rubel writes that that Kansas is not flat. I recall traveling through it on the Greyhound, and I can say it is definitely flat. It would be a good place to watch the Perseids. Kansas is the nation's leading wheat producer and sits in the center of the United States. Michael and I will cross Kansas on our road trip to Denver.
Colorado was the "cool" place in the 1970s. Natural resources are important to the state's economy. Mining is big because of the Rocky Mountains. Cattle ranches are found on the plains. In Denver, we will tour the Mint and the Wall Street of the West. We will go to Rocky Mountain National Park and south to Pile's Peak. Karen and I drove through Durango.
Arizona is an interesting state. Michael and I spent time at the Grand Canyon in 2007. We attended a star party. The population of Arizona is mostly in Phoenix and Tucson. The Saguaro cactus grows in the Sonoran Desert. I-40 parallels Route 66.
Nevada leads the nation in gold and silver mining, but it was legalized gambling that brought prosperity. Nevada is the driest state. Las Vegas gets water from Lake Mead, the reservoir behind Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. I went to Death Valley in 1993. Michael and I may drive out there when we return to Vegas.
Point Barrow is on the Arctic Ocean. Nome is in the Seward Peninsula and close to Russia. Fairbanks is in the middle of the state. The Alaska pipeline carries oil from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez in the south. The Alaska Railroad runs from Anchorage to Denali National Park. Alaska is a hard place.
After World War II, Americans flocked to California. The state's economic and political influence is huge. It is first in manufactured goods and farm income. Farmers grow fruits and vegetables in the Central Valley. Still, much of eastern California is desert. I-5 runs north from L.A. into Oregon.
Maps in the appendices show population density and river systems. Major river systems are the Mississippi-Missouri, Colorado, Rio Grande, Columbia and Yukon. The final map shows territorial expansion.


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Cast Iron Skillet Cookie
The Ultimate Cast Iron Skillet Cookie! It's gooey on the inside with crispy edges, slightly under baked in a cast iron skillet, and made with two types of chocolate. Top with vanilla ice cream and grab a spoon!
Servings 4 people
- 8 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chunks
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp. softened butter to grease cast iron
Preheat the oven to 350°F
Make the browned butter* and set aside in a large bowl to cool.
While the butter cools, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium size bowl.
Once the browned butter has cooled, whisk in the egg, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract and milk.
Stir dry ingredients into wet and then gently fold in the milk chocolate chips and combine. Grease a 10 inch cast iron skillet with softened butter.
Spread batter into the skillet evenly using a rubber spatula. Top with chocolate chunks. Bake for ~15-17 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. Oven times may vary.
Cool for a few minutes before digging in, if you can wait! Serve with vanilla bean ice cream.
How to make browned butter:
- Place the butter into a light colored pan over medium heat.
- Stir the butter with a whisk or rubber spatula the whole time until the butter begins to foam and butter begins to brown,~6-8 minutes.
- It's important to not walk away during this process because the butter can burn quickly.
- When it's done you will notice the milk solids at the bottom of the pan become brown.
- Remove the butter from heat, and pour into a large heat-proof bowl (such as glass or stainless) to let cool ~10 minutes.
- Do not let butter cool in the pan, as it will continue to brown and possibly burn.
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 675kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 508mg | Potassium: 178mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 806IU | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 3mg


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Posted by Louissalo on March 30, 2009
I did not know there were travel forums here on Igougo, anyway, it is good to start.
We have been to Thailand many times for holidays including Phuket, so if you want to ask any questions or we can start some travel discussions it will be good now there is a Phuket Travel Forum here also
Reply by Louissalo on April 13, 2009
It would be nice if other Igougo members would join in on these travel forums so we can swap ideas and suffestions for Phuket Thailand.
Reply by Louissalo on April 16, 2009
If you have visited Phuket for a holiday or you are planning on visiting there are a lot of photos on Igougo of Phuket. If you have visited you can add your photos and if you are planning a Phuket holiday you can see the photos. Phuket is very different now than it was even just a few years ago. So many tourists now visit Phuket.
Reply by Louissalo on April 19, 2009
You can find very cheap places to stay in Phuket, the most popular beach is Patong Beach. Kata beach and Karon, also Surin, Kamala and bangtao are popular. Many people go to Patong Phuket for the nightlife and shopping.
You can find some good tips for hotels and accommodation on Beachsiam for Phuket and also for Phi Phi and krabi which many people also visit when goping to Phuket. There are good lists of Phuket hotels and the special offers during the low season at all the hotels.
Reply by Rebecca.Dillard on July 24, 2009
Holiday in Phuket is really great. Can you tell me some other place for spending weekend coz I already traveled to this place?
Reply by garymarsh6 on October 13, 2009
Have just returned from Phuket (HKT). Our baggage was checked right through to HKT but at Bangkok we had to exit immigration then check in at the main check in desk also again on the return baggage checked in to LHR from HKT but we still had to go through immigration at BKK which I thought was absolutely daft as we were supposedly in transit.
We flew with BA and then with Thai international.
Reply by Piao Fu on January 10, 2010
I dont see why so many western people are so fascinated by Phuket. I have been to Phuket once, and regretted the trip. It was a dreadful 5 days of having absolutely nothing to do in there, or decent to eat for that matter. Phuket Island is terribly dilapidated and completely out of sync with modernity and common decency. For example, Phuket town is completely dark and dead at night except for the rowdy bars and sex trade. Better for westerners to head down to cosmopolitan Singapore , enjoy the real Asian culture mix which is now a new part of this wonderful island.
Reply by bearshaz on January 19, 2010
Sorry Piao Fu i could no disagree with you more!!!! I head back to Thailand for my 8th time in 2 weeks. While this time we are not actully going to Phuket it has been part of 6 other trips & i am booked to spend 10 days there in Aug 2010. The people are amazing the food is outstanding & there is plenty to do, even doing nothing watching the world go by is entertaining.
Reply by runawaygourmet on August 02, 2010
In addition, you may want to visit Koh-Chang while you're in Thailand for a more nature-friendly experience. Go island hopping and enjoy the pristine waters around the beautiful isles near Koh-Chang. Perfect for an adventure trip with friends or with the whole family!
Reply by Maximilian01 on August 16, 2010
some other place for spending weekend in Phuket
Thalang National Museum
Hat Karon & Hat Kata
Beaches - Patong Beach, Karon Beach, Kata Beach
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Happy Game is not a happy game
The concept of taking something that is meant to be cute and heartwarming and twisting it into something disturbing and downright messed up is not exactly new; we’ve seen it dozens of times with properties like Alice in Wonderland for example. Likewise, Amanita Design is not a new player in the adventure game scene, with a pedigree of releasing games like the Samorost trilogy, Machinarium, and Botanicula. Their bread and butter is surreal, hand drawn imagery, but as far as I know they have never gone in the direction of taking their content into the realm of horror. That is until Happy Game, Amanita’s most recent release. A game who’s opening warning screen makes sure to immediately tell you that, despite what the title says, it is not in any way a happy game.
In Happy Game you play as a child who has been trapped in a nightmare by a terrifying ghost-like creature that manifests as a giant smiley face. In each of the game’s three acts you must help the child get back one of the things in their life that make them happy: a ball, a stuffed rabbit, and a puppy. This is no easy task, as the horrible monsters manifested by the smiley face would love nothing more than to lead the child into a gruesome death, whether that means devouring them, ripping them apart, or any number of horrifying fates. Gameplay is very simple: the left stick moves the cursor, the right stick moves the child, pressing A allows you to grab and interact with an object with the cursor. This is unfortunately where Switch becomes the not-ideal platform for Happy Game, as controlling the cursor with the stick is sensitive and clumsy. The cursor does snap to interactable objects when it comes near, but this gets iffy when you’re hovering around more than one interactable object at once. At the end of the day this game was very clearly designed with a mouse in mind, and the move to an analog stick just doesn’t work as well.
As said before, gameplay in Happy Game is very simple even down to the puzzles. Veterans of the adventure game genre or even players of previous Amanita titles may expect an exploration aspect where you are collecting items in order to use them elsewhere to solve those puzzles. You will not find either of those in Happy Game. It’s more akin to a series of vignettes in which the player must solve a self-contained puzzle that can range from feeding rabbits carrots so that they get fat and distract a much larger cannibalistic rabbit to something as simple as figuring out a way to interact with a certain object until something happens. Much like the gameplay these puzzles are very straightforward, sometimes to its detriment. A few too many of them are quite literally just performing the same action or series of actions over and over again until the game finally moves forward with the scene, and somebody looking for more complicated problem-solving than that likely won’t find what they’re looking for here.
Where Happy Game shines is its beautiful hand drawn artwork and environments, a signature feature of any Amanita game. The creatures that torture the child throughout their dream are genuinely creepy and a lot of them are really unique. While the idea of cute things being twisted into terrifying things isn’t new, the more surreal take on the concept makes one heck of an impact. It should be noted that the imagery in this game can get incredibly grotesque and disturbing, and if you don’t do well with that type of content I would suggest you give Happy Game a hard pass. If you don’t mind that type of content you will find it in spades in Happy Game, as the entire game is drawn and animated with a style that might approach the work of horror artists like Junji Ito.
Overall Happy Game is a bit of a complicated game to recommend, especially on Switch with its unruly controls, but one that ultimately comes off as a positive experience. Well… as positive as a game about waking nightmares can be, at least. Even with the sometimes overly simplified minute to minute gameplay, the art direction and sound design are masterful to a point that pulls this game up to a higher level than it would likely be if it had been in the hands of a less noteworthy developer. Those looking for a short, simple game that will work hard to creep you out and disturb you over the course of about two hours will likely come out of Happy Game happy, but those hoping for something more in line with a game like Machinarium have a chance of walking away at least slightly disappointed.


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Stromag, part of Altra Industrial Motion, has designed a hybrid Periflex CR (PCR) shaft coupling solution for a customer’s dredging vessel platform. The system features a 1,200 hp diesel engine that drives a custom-designed, eight-pad gearbox with primary output to a two-speed clutch that drives the system’s main pump, as well as hydraulic pump pads to operate a crane and auxiliaries, explained Stromag.
To compound the challenge, the space envelope available for the coupling was severely constrained, and the chosen solution would need to fit into the supplier’s existing gearbox bell housing, the company said.
The modified PCR coupling developed for the application includes a rubber element from a similar Stromag model PCS coupling and a bolt-on adaptor hub with a splined bore. The flexible ring used in this coupling is key to the design, since it transmits torque while absorbing torsional impacts, explained Stromag.
“The coupling arrangement between the engine and gearbox was critical to the performance and reliability of the application,” said Stromag’s managing director Dr Robert Rank. “In use, the system experienced high levels of torsional vibration; if not properly managed, this vibration could accelerate wear, and potentially lead to early failure of key components,” he explained, adding that the coupling technology developed was capable of handling the high power, torque, and vibration levels involved while also protecting other mechanical elements from excessive vibrations and shock loads.
The Stromag Periflex shaft coupling is a highly flexible rubber-fabric coupling, particularly suitable for connecting two shafts in diesel engine and electric drives.
“To ensure that its proposed solution would be able to handle the expected operating conditions, the Stromag team conducted extensive torsional vibration analysis on a model of the complete transmission system and its nine driven components,” said Dr Rank.