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Against the Current, No. 163, March/
More Gridlock -- Or Worse?
— The Editors
Gun Control: Carnage in Context
— The Editors
Lincoln, Django and Abolitionism
— Malik Miah
Colombian Workers Injured and Fired
— Diana C. Sierra Becerra
Immigration Reform: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
— Joaquin Bustelo
Voter Suppression Hits Mississippi
— Bill Chandler
- Rallying to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline
Occupy Cincinnati as a Case Study
— Ursula McTaggart
Inside the Capitalist Crisis
— Charlie Post
What Is the "Working Class"?
— Sam Friedman
- Women in the Struggle
Reproductive Justice Needed
— Dianne Feeley
Feminism's March from Nation to Home
— an interview with Ninotchka Rosca
The Struggle Against Rape and Sexual Assault
— Soma Marik
Post-war Left Feminism
— Robbie Lieberman
Gerda Lerner, 1920-2013
— Linda Gordon
The Century of Rosa Parks
— Dianne Feeley
Indians, Leftists, and Rebellion in Bolivia
— Kevin Young
The Evolution of Evolution
— Ansar Fayyazuddin
The Metaphors of Movements
— Barry Eidlin
— The Editors
TWO IMPORTANT FIILMS have brought the issues of slavery, emancipation and equality to the public’s attention as many Americans look back at our history. Both, along with a television miniseries, provide insight to the role of slavery in the U.S. economy, the emancipation, and how those events impact past and current political debate and policies — including the rightwing drive to erode and roll back voting rights for minorities, attack women’s reproductive rights, scapegoat and deport undocumented families, and deny marriage equality and continue to discriminate against Gay and Lesbian citizens.
The most prominent is Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” which details the inside game of Congress in its decision to pass the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery in 1865. The movie focuses on the horse-trading and vote buying of Congressmen (promises of jobs and other favors).
The implication is that Congress was the decisive factor in slavery’s abolition. In reality, it was the military defeat of the rebelling southern states, the Confederacy, in the bloodiest war in U.S. history, that ended slavery. The struggle in Congress politically registered that historic change. The 14th (1868) and 15th (1870) Amendments that advanced legal equality for the former slaves and permanently destroyed the economic foundation of the southern rulers came after Lincoln’s assassination.
The second movie, “Django Unchained,” is set three years (1858) before the official start of the Civil War. It is a fascinating film (criticized by some prominent Blacks, including film maker Spike Lee, for overuse of the word “nigger”) that shows the fundamental flaw of the founding U.S. Constitution, which did not abolish slavery.
In a compromise formula, slaves although they had no rights or legal voice were counted as three/fifth of a person (Article 1, Section 2), giving the slaveholding states disproportionate representation in the Congress. Legally Africans were property like cattle or sheep; electorally they counted as votes for their owners.
Django’s story is both simple and complex. He was “rescued” and later bought and freed by a German-born bounty hunter who needed Django’s help to find an outlaw. Django agreed to do so if the bounty hunter helped him find his “wife” —another slave sold to a new owner. (Slave families technically did not exist since their owner could and did sell them for financial gains.)
The domination, exploitation and the revolt of one slave, Django, is powerfully shown. While Lincoln is well done, “Django Unchained” is more satisfying because it shows an unapologetic story of legal brutality toward other human beings. (It was nice to see the slaveholders’ defenders die by the bullets of a recently freed slave.)
Blacks’ Centrality to U.S. Economy
The most educational production — not a Hollywood movie — is the television PBS miniseries, “The Abolitionists: American Experience.” It shows how a minority of whites and freed Blacks fought against slavery from the earliest days of the country. These were the true heroes who set the stage for Lincoln and the Second American Revolution.
The series highlights the role of Angelina Grimke, William Lloyd Garrison and John Brown — and the most outstanding African American of the 19th century, the former slave Frederick Douglas. The most radical abolitionists considered slavery immoral and opposed any compromise on the issue. Many believed that only a radical revolution could destroy the system.
The three films taken together give a glimpse of the real history of U.S. economic development, capital accumulation, superexploitation of labor and raw power.
In the South, slavery was a morally acceptable economic and legal institution. Slaves and their progeny were the property of an owner, and slaves were owned until they died. They could be bought and sold and their owners controlled their lives and those of their children.
Scenes in “Django Unchained” vividly show the selling of slaves as potential buyers check for possible defects. Much of the wealth of the manufacturing and agricultural classes was created by slave labor.
The entire country’s economy (not only the South’s) rested on the backs of slaves. The Constitutional institutions — president, Congress and Supreme Court — upheld the legality of the slave system. The Supreme Court, for example, declared the right of slaveholders to retrieve by force their slave property in non-slave states.
In their paper written in 2011, “Measuring Slavery in $2009,” Samuel H. Williamson of the University of Illinois of Chicago and Louis P. Cain of Northwestern University explain:
“A monetary value can be measured by a transaction when something is bought and sold, or as an expected value of an asset currently held. Some assets have value because of the potential income they can generate. An example would be a piece of capital equipment such as a cotton gin for which planters would pay to have their cotton processed, or a slave who would pick the cotton.”
“The demand for a slave is a derived demand, as is that for any productive resource. It is derived from the demand for the output that resource helps to produce. There was an active market for slaves throughout the antebellum period, meaning that slave owners believed the purchase of a slave would prove to be a profitable expenditure, even though that expenditure required a considerable amount of money. As we will explain below, at the time the South seceded from the Union, the purchase of a single slave represented as much as $130,000 and more in today’s prices. This was twice the average of 14 years earlier, indicating a sustained growth in the demand for slaves. Economists would say that these observations alone indicate that the profitability of ‘investing’ in a slave was increasing substantially.
“Why would a slave have so much value? A short answer is the value of a slave is the value of the expected output or services the slave can generate minus the costs of maintaining that person (i.e. food, clothing, shelter, etc.) over his or her lifetime. A quick list of the things that have to be considered in determining the value of a slave’s expected revenue would include sex, age, location, how much he or she is likely to produce (a factor that included a slave’s health and physical condition), and the price of the output in the market. For a female slave, an additional thing to consider would be the value of the children she might bear.
“In addition, there is considerable evidence that slaves were worked harder than free labor in Southern agriculture, that what they could be induced to produce in bondage was greater than what they could be expected to produce with the freedom to make their own choice of labor or leisure.” (http://www.measuringworth.com/slavery.php)
It is not surprising it took a full-scale war to smash that system. The moral issue aside, for the slaveholders (who euphemistically called their rebellion a defense of “states’ rights”) their vast wealth was at stake.
There were approximately four million slaves, out of a population of nearly 32 million people based on the 1860 U.S. Census. At $130,000 per person (average lifetime value), slave value adds up to about $520 billion, 6-1/2 years of U.S. GDP in 1860 — $82 billion in 2005 dollars. (Source: Louis Johnston and Samuel H. Williamson, “What Was the U.S. GDP Then?” MeasuringWorth, 2011, http://measuringworth.com/usgdp/)
Without slaves there was no wealth. The founding fathers who owned slaves understood the wealth factor; Thomas Jefferson kept detailed records of the value of each one of his slaves even as he proclaimed his personal opposition to slavery. At the same time, he said Blacks were inferior to whites. Only John Adams of the first five presidents did not own slaves.
Turning Point: 1863
On January 1, 1863 Lincoln issued the “Emancipation Proclamation.” It abolished slavery in the rebelling slave states — some three million of the four million slaves. This was not an Act of Congress but an Executive Military Order. The Congress, divided between supporters of abolition and sympathizers of the South, would have rejected the order.
The Lincoln film shows that a near majority in Congress in 1865, two years after the Proclamation helped turn the tide in the war, wanted to compromise with the defeated South on the issue of slavery’s legal abolishment.
It is not surprising that some of the most important structural changes in the legal standing of Blacks occurred by presidents issuing executive orders — integration of the military after World War II, and when extraparliamentary force was necessary as occurred in the 1950s when federal troops were used to advance public school integration in the South.
The Proclamation was a turning point in the Civil War because it dealt a blow from which the rebelling Confederacy could never recover. It set the stage for slavery’s abolition everywhere.
Up until 1862 Lincoln held the common “liberal” anti-slavery view: Slavery was morally wrong, but the solution was gradual emancipation better done by buying out the slaveholders and having the freed slaves leave the country through a “colonization” program.
Lincoln personally rejected slavery but believed that white racism would not allow Blacks to achieve equality as citizens. He initially accepted Jefferson’s view that whites and Blacks were two separate nations.
Freed Blacks — and Lincoln spoke to a few prominent leaders — rejected any solution to leave the only land they knew.
The moral issue was secondary to Lincoln’s decision to issue the military order. Lincoln had reached the conclusion that the Union could not win the war without the help of freed slaves in the South. Interestingly, from the outset of the Civil War this was the view of socialists, who backed the Union and the Radical Republicans.
Karl Marx, living in London, explained that the North would inevitably win the justified war to overturn the slave-based economic system. He wrote that Lincoln had the ultimate weapon: freeing the slaves. Many German socialists and democrats came to the United States (after the failed 1848 revolutions) and joined the battle as soldiers and officers of the Union Army.
Marx explained in an article published in 1861 (“The Civil War in the United States,” Die Presse No. 306, November 7, 1861, and in Marx/Engels Collected Works, Volume 19), “The war of the Southern Confederacy is, therefore, not a war of defense, but a war of conquest, a war of conquest for the spread and perpetuation of slavery.” (It is noteworthy that the bounty hunter in “Django Unchained” is a German.)
Lincoln came to the same view in 1862 when the war was not going well for the North. He turned his back to the “gradualism” advocated by those seeking appeasement with the slaveholders.
On September 22, 1862, Lincoln wrote a “Preliminary Proclamation” as a warning to the rebelling states He waited until January 1863, after a military victory, to issue the final order after it became clear the Confederacy would not end its rebellion.
The significant changes included no compensation to slaveholders, and no mention of “colonization” of freed slaves.The Union Army and Navy for the first time could accept former slaves and freed Blacks to fight. From 1863-65 some 200,000 Black men served in the military.
The defeat of the slaveholders was based on the revolt of slaves (like Django) and the decision by Lincoln and the Union to see Blacks as human beings even if not as equals.
The Civil War (Second American Revolution) completed the main unfinished democratic task of the First American Revolution of 1776. It formally and legally occurred after the war with the adoption of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, African Americans became “citizens” even if reparations (“40 acres and mule”) were not paid.
The end of slavery opened the door to a biracial country and equality. But it was short-lived as the former slaveholders’ supporters rose up to prevent the freed slaves from achieving full citizenship.
Civil Rights Revolution
The counterrevolution by supporters of slavery and the Confederacy began soon after Lincoln’s assassination. We don’t know what Lincoln would have done. But we do know that the compromisers and appeasers to southern traitors got the upper hand by the 1870s. The period known as Radical Reconstruction was short lived.
Many legal rights won by war were eroded and eventually taken away from African Americans in the South and across the country. Former slaves became (by force and violence, and new laws) second-class citizens in the country that they built.
White supremacist militias and the Ku Klux Klan began in the late 19th century. The rise of civil rights organizations like the NAACP began in the early 1900s to fight lynching and white terror.
The First and Second American Revolutions were incomplete because full equality for freed slaves and their descendants was not achieved. The historic scar of slavery was unique; Africans are the only nationality (except Native Americans) who did not willingly migrate to the United States.
What is now known as the Civil Rights Revolution was the struggle of Blacks and their supporters to bring back the vision of Radical Reconstruction to the entire country. It would take decades to end Jim Crow.
The 1963 March on Washington symbolized a movement that did not rely on white elected officials or the government to end segregation. The use of the tactic of civil disobedience especially in the South placed pressure on all branches of government.
King organized marches after 1963 even when new laws were adopted. He spoke out against the Vietnam War and organized the Poor People’s camp in Washington DC. He was assassinated while supporting striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee.
The 1963 March on Washington put an exclamation point on the movement’s decades-long fight for legal equality. The victories of the 1960s — the Civil Rights Act (1964), Voting Rights Act (1965) and other laws (which some call the Third American revolution) — fundamentally changed consciousness in the country. Even the far right rejects a return to legal segregation.
Many civil rights leaders became elected Black officials. The most prominent is John Lewis, U.S. Congressman from Georgia. Yet the election of a Black president has not prevented a sizable minority of whites from spouting openly bigoted views. The progress for the Black middle class hides the enduring racial inequalities.
The 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, its origins and true meaning, deserve serious study by today’s activists. The true significance of the Civil Rights Movement, the 1963 March on Washington and leaders like Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Rosa Parks can only be fully understood in this historical context.*
“Lincoln” and “Django Unchained,” and “The Abolitionists” documentary are important contributions that should provoke more study of American history and the Black freedom struggle.
* There are many excellent books on slavery, the Civil War and the Black freedom struggle. I consider Kenneth Stampp’s The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South (1956) one of the best. Eric Foner’s books on Lincoln are very insightful as well. For the views of Marx on the unfolding struggle, see Robin Blackburn’s excellent short book An Unfinished Revolution. Karl Marx and Abraham Lincoln (2011), reviewed by Derrick Morrison in Against the Current (http://www.solidarity-us.org/node/3646).
March/April 2013, ATC 163

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Thomas Markle the father of newest Royal Meghan Markle has broken his silence for the first time. Meghan married Prince Harry on May 19th, Harry’s father Prince Charles had to step in at the last moment and walk Markle down the aisle, due to her father’s absence on her big day. Markle appeared on the British talk show, ‘Good Morning Britain.’ co-hosted by Piers Morgan. Markle said his daughter was extremely upset when he told her he would not be attending the nuptials. There was an audible gasp the retired lighting director said.
Markle said that he was very happy watching her during her wedding, but he was upset that it wasn’t him walking her down the aisle. Markle at the time claimed that he was too ill to fly. He said that he had to undergo heart surgery the day before the wedding and couldn’t fly. Just days before that paparazzi photos emerged of Markle near his home in Mexico. It was revealed that the pictures were staged and Markle was paid for the pictures. Now a month after the wedding he missed, he was paid over $10,000 for the Monday morning interview, according to Morgan.
Markle divorced Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland when Markle was six year old. Ragland was the only member of Markle’s family that actually attended the wedding. Markle also revealed during the interview, that she called him when her relationship with Harry was starting to get serious. She told me she was dating someone new and it was getting serious, and ‘he’s English and he’s part of the Royal family.’ He said at first he had no idea what a huge story it was until he started reading about his daughter and Harry in magazines. Markle said that he believes his daughter will have a child soon due to her age, she will turn 37 on August 4th.

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The way that food is produced, how we buy it, and ultimately what and how we eat has a big impact on the environment. There are simple things that anyone can do to eat more sustainably and that can help reduce their environmental impact.
Often, eating more sustainably also goes hand-in-hand with making healthier food choices, and sometimes, it can even be a way to save on food costs which in an inflationary environment like we’re in now can be important.
The following are ideas to help you be a more sustainable eater.
1. Learn and Be Mindful
One of the most important things to be more sustainable in your food choices is simply to learn where your food comes from. For example, learn how animal products are raised. Find out what animal feed products are used and more about the overall production methods of the foods you eat.
You can also learn about the food supply chain as a whole and be mindful when you make decisions about what you’re going to eat.
2. Avoid Very Processed Foods
Generally, the more processed a food is, not only the unhealthier it is but, the more of an environmental impact its production has had.
Highly processed foods have a lot of ingredients, and those ingredients come from all over the world. The food product that’s the end result then is going to have a higher carbon footprint because of traveling, and also manufacturing and distribution.
When you avoid highly processed foods, you’re also making a choice that’s good for your health. Very processed foods are often high in sugar and other harmful ingredients.
3. Don’t Buy Out-of-Season Fresh Foods
When you’re food shopping for fruits and vegetables, learn when something is in-season versus when it’s not.
Foods that are out-of-season usually have to travel long distances to make it to your local grocer, meaning they’re not very sustainable.
For example, if you’re buying a lot of fruit in the winter, that means it’s been flown in by air, and that creates a high environmental impact.
In the off-season, you might want to use more preserved foods than you would ordinarily. For example, frozen, dried, and canned foods can be more sustainable.
4. Eat Organic When You Can
Sometimes organic food is a little more expensive, but not always, and the benefits might outweigh the slightly higher prices.
When you choose organically-farmed produce, it’s grown with natural fertilizers, and the weeds are naturally controlled, as are pests.
If you choose organic meat, dairy, and eggs, the livestock is given organic and hormone-free feed. Disease is prevented naturally with strategies like rotational grazing and clean housing.
Organic food means fewer pesticides, and the food tends to be fresher because it doesn’t have pesticides intended to make it last longer.
Organic farming practices can reduce pollution and soil erosion, increase the fertility of the soil, use less energy, and conserve water. Organic farming practices are also better for the people, animals, and birds that live near farms.
It’s also true that organic milk and meat can be higher in certain nutrients than conventional products. For example, in a study from Europe, omega-3 fatty acids were up to 50% higher in organic milk and meat than in versions raised conventionally.
5. Eat More Plants
You don’t necessarily have to go entirely plant-based to be more sustainable in how you eat, but it can be a good idea to try to actively include more plants in your diet. It’s also generally a good idea to eat more varied foods from a health and sustainability standpoint.
Around 75% of the world’s supply of food comes from five species of animals and around 12 plants.
When people embrace more diversity in what they eat, it can reduce the environmental impact of the entire food system.
6. Choose Foods That Tend to Be Inherently More Sustainable
Some foods are more sustainable than others, and they’re good to integrate into your diet when you can.
Mushrooms are a good example. They’re a low-input crop, and they can grow in a wide variety of areas without the need for a lot of work to be done to maintain them. You can also grow mushrooms fairly easily at home.
There are mushrooms that have a rich, meaty taste and texture, so you can use them as a meat substitute on some occasions.
Finally, locally grown foods tend to be more sustainable, as do legumes. Legumes include lentils, beans, and chickpeas, which are excellent protein sources.

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Get a look at what Blizzard has planned for BlizzCon 2019 once it starts next Friday.
In a new interview, The Outer Worlds developer Obsidian Entertainment says a sequel to the game may not be fully open-world.
The latest game in the Arkham series is reportedly going to be titled Batman: Arkham Legacy and will allow you to play as members of the Batman Family.
Darksiders Genesis will land on PC and Stadia in December before hitting consoles in 2020.
The Outer Worlds is an extremely well-written RPG and one of the best games of 2019.
It's possible we'll get a new entry of Project Zero/Fatal Frame on Switch soon.
After years of silence, we at least now know the genre of BioShock director Ken Levine's next project.
Root Film was unsurprisingly announced in the west, seeing Root Letter's worldwide popularity, but with no release estimate yet.
For years Geoff Keighley has been bringing up the subject of giraffes, but now he’s slowly pushing them more into video games.
The upcoming Fairy Tail RPG by Gust has unsurprisingly numerous similarities with the Atelier Series.
As ever, The Legend of Zelda artistic talents are overflowing and this time we witness Link's house from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild created using Lego.
What does Untitled Goose Game and Resident Evil 2 have in common? This Mr. X mod, which inserts the infamous goose in the horror title.
Including the exclusive London City Pikachu plushie in a bowler hat and suit, which also happens to be the mascot for the Pokemon Center.
Lappy the police dog mascot is the star of this Astral Chain dev blog, as the localization lead breaks down translating him to the West.
Story and character details on Root Letter's successor Root Film, whose main cast is voiced by idol seiyuu unit i☆Ris, of PriPara fame
If you've ever wanted to see the goose from Untitled Goose Game invade the worlds of Aliens, Saving Private Ryan, and more, look no further.
Obsidian Entertainment is bringing power to the players with a Twitch Plays The Outer Worlds livestream on October 22.
PC players can begin preparing for their intergalactic adventure with the full PC specs for The Outer Worlds.
The Nintendo Switch also remains the best-selling piece of hardware for the year.

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Yoga Lifestyle is about living in flow with nature
This week is an invitation to live a healthy lifestyle, in sync with nature and your natural rhythm. You will find out how the 5 elements are the building stones of our world and how much our bodies and minds are influenced by their qualities. You will learn which element is dominant in you and how to balance this energy in your every day life. We will use practices and techniques from yoga, mindfulness, meditation, massage and free flow movement, supported by conscious food and serious me-time to rest and reflect.
7:30-9:30 Solar (energizing) morning yoga sessions based on the 5 elements. 10:00-11:00 Happy veggy breakfast buffet. 11:00-13:00 interactive training “Balancing the Elements”. Afternoons are free for hiking, horsebackriding, dipping in the SeaWater swimmingpool, resting, writing, enjoying a massage or exploring the area. 17:00-18:30 Lunar (restorative) evening yoga sessions followed by delicious vegetarian dinner. 20:00-22:00 evening program variety with yoga dance, massage, creative lounge, and/or meditation in the cave.
About the yoga teacher
Noëlle Sterk has trained with many different teachers and developed an authentic style of teaching during the past 8 years. Her offerings to the world of today are nature-inspired yoga-classes and trainings, one-to-one coaching sessions, yoga lifestyle retreats, balanced business programs and conscious events. Find more information on www.noellesterk.com.
About the venue
Set in the beautiful nature reserve of “Sierra de las Nieves” in Andalucia, South Spain, Molino del Ray is rated as one of the best yoga retreat places worldwide. The place is surrounded by water falls and lots of flowers and plants. The yoga room with its five meters high ceiling and the beautiful meditation cave give a deeper dimension to our yoga- and meditation practice here. The whole venue is very tastefully designed and decorated, with many nice relaxing places and great hiking options. Daily two meals with the best vegetarian food will be served at 10:00 and 18:30. In between there will be enough to eat. Molino del Rey is a 50 min. drive from Malaga Airport & Marbella, Costa del Sol.
About the rooms
The rooms are styled with a lot of love and detail, clean and cozy.
Double rooms with single beds, shared bathroom.
Special price for regular students of Noëlle: 950 euro
Normal price: 1.100 euro, both based on double room.
* vegetarian meals & drinks
* daily 2 yoga sessions
* personal tips & tools how to balance the elements in your daily life
* evening workshops (massage, yoga dance, meditation)
* one day excursion to the nearby village
* Sauna, massage, therapies & excursions
* Car rental/share max. 30 euro pp.
* Nun-refundable deposit of 500 euro to be paid to Natural Yoga NL48TRIO 0390 4973 12
* The rest cash on arrival for food and room to be paid to the staff of Molino del Rey.
* VISA or PIN are not accepted
For more info & bookings please mail to: firstname.lastname@example.org

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Credit Agricole CIB Research discusses EUR/USD outlook from the flows perspective and expects the unhedged inflows into the Eurozone stock markets to resume in the coming months and help the EUR to advance through the coming months.
"EUR portfolio inflows slowing but not reversing. Recent data has suggested that both unhedged and hedged ETF Eurozone stockmarket inflows have slowed down considerably of late. And while the inflows into the US stock-market ETFs did not fare much better, the cumulative impact seemed to be EUR/USD negative," CACIB notes.
"We believe that this will remain a theme in the coming months and quarters with portfolio inflows offsetting or even outweighing any portfolio outflows from the Eurozone. Indeed, we expect that the second Covid-19 wave will only have a temporary impact on the Eurozone recovery so that foreign equity inflows could resume in the coming months, CACIB adds.

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WHOLE ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH MORNAY SAUCE
( SERVES 4 AS A MAIN DISH, 8 AS A SIDE)
2 large heads of cauliflower, whole 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup whole milk, cold
½ heaping cup grated Comté cheese ½ teaspoon fleur de sel
10 turns freshly cracked black pepper
Prep each cauliflower by removing any outer leaves with a paring knife. Cut carefully so that each cauliflower remains whole. Trim the stems so that each one can sit flat.
Fill a large pot three-quarters full with well-salted water and bring to a boil. Add the cauliflower, one at a time, to the boiling water floret-side down and allow to cook with the lid on for 6-8 minutes. Test the cauliflower for doneness by gently piercing with a knife. The stalk should be softened, but still firm. As it will continue to cook in the oven after, leaving the cauliflower a little undercooked is better than overcooking at this stage.
Carefully remove the cauliflower from the boiling water using two large slotted spoons or a spider. Place the cauliflower on a large plate for 10 minutes and allow any excess liquid to steam and strain off. Repeat with the second cauliflower.
In a small saucepan, melt the butter and whisk in the flour over medium-high heat to form a roux. Allow to simmer for 1-2 minutes while continuing to whisk occasionally. Gradually whisk in the cold milk a little at a time, making sure it is fully incorporated between each addition. Whisk in the grated cheese until it is fully melted and a smooth mixture is achieved. Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper. Lay a piece of parchment paper across the surface of the sauce in order to prevent a skin from forming. Keep aside until the cauliflower is ready.
PUTTING I T ALL TOGETHER
½ cup extra virgin olive oil, divided 2 blanched heads of cauliflower Mornay sauce
Freshly cracked black pepper for garnish
Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Place each blanched cauliflower stemside down in a parchment-lined glass baking dish. Divide the olive oil in half and pour evenly over the entire surface of each cauliflower. Place in the oven and allow to bake for approximately 35 minutes, or until the entire surface of the cauliflowers becomes deeply browned and roasted. Rotate halfway through baking.
Once the cauliflower has become sufficiently roasted, remove it from the oven. Discard the parchment from the surface of the mornay and rewhisk the still-warm sauce until smooth. Spoon half of the sauce over each cauliflower and pop the whole thing back in the oven. Cook again for 5 more minutes. Garnish with freshly cracked black pepper and serve immediately.


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Author(s): David Nytra
When Leah and Alan awaken in an enchanted forest, they have only each other and their wits to guide them. In a world of pet bees and giant rabbits, they befriend foppish lions and stone frogs, learning to confront danger as they find both their own independence and the way home. Newcomer David Nytra's breathtaking pictures break the boundaries of imagination, sending the reader on a wild flight of fantasy while experiencing the most universal of stories: growing up.
David Nytra has been drawing since he was old enough to hold a pencil. An artist who works in many media, including clay, wood, and animation, he lives in the small town of 100 Mile House, in British Columbia, Canada. This is his first children's book. Though his own dreams are often unexciting and he's only a little bit allergic to bees, he loved books with many creatures in them as a child and he hopes he has put enough critters in here to satisfy even the most demanding reader.

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The Oriska Valley Seniors traveled to Geneva Aug. 23 for a "Reel" Tour of Seneca Lake.
The first stop was Rose Hill Mansion. Built in 1839, the elegant Greek Revival house was the center of a busy and productive farm. The tour focused on the years 1850 to 1890 when owned by the Swan family.
Lunch was at the historic Belhurst Castle which is listed on the National Register of Historic Properties. The group then stopped for a ride on a Reel Tour, a boat cruise around the north end of Seneca Lake, the second deepest lake in the United States.
Another stop was at the Lake Street Station Winery, a refurbished 1920s Texaco Gas Station, now known as "Downtown Geneva's Walkable Winery." The final stop in the area was at Sauder's Amish Market in Seneca Falls.
The next trip is scheduled for Oct. 26 to Penn’s Peak in the Poconos for a Glenn Miller Orchestra show, featuring vocalist Nick Hilscher. There are still some seats available.
Call Mabel or Mike Silliman at 315-841-8199 or 315-796-0614 for more on the Oriska Valley Seniors, including their activities and bus trips.

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What do you get when you combine tender chicken and fresh broccoli in a creamy pimento cheese sauce? This utterly delicious chicken broccoli skillet recipe.
Imagine broccoli with a nice, thick, cheese sauce. Now add in tender chunks of chicken. Now take that cheese sauce and transform it to a more flavorful version – made with pimiento cheese. Seriously. It is broccoli nirvana! I could eat this cheesy chicken broccoli skillet morning, noon, and night for weeks and still be happy. What’s more impressive is that my husband (Mr. Picky Eater) likes it, too!
This is a good, old-fashioned comfort food main dish made in a skillet but it naturally fits into a low carb way of eating as well. We can all enjoy this dish, though, if you’re traveling the low-carb road with me right now or on a different road entirely.
If that’s not enough to convince you to give this chicken broccoli skillet recipe a go, you should also know it’s so easy to make (ready in 30 minutes) and only uses 5 ingredients. There’s the chicken, broccoli, pimento cheese, and cream and butter to make the sauce extra nice and tasty.
Now, I do have to hurry up and write this post, though, because staring at this is making me want to cook it again for dinner tonight so I’ve got to go get some more Price’s…
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- Raw broccoli (frozen will work)
- Heavy cream (can use half and half or milk)
- Pimiento cheese
To begin with, melt your butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add your chicken and cook, stirring often, until brown and done on the inside.
Add your broccoli to the skillet with the and continue cooking, stirring often, for about five minutes.
After this, reduce heat to low and cover. Let this cook on its own for about 10 minutes, or until the broccoli is tender.
Like this :).
Remove the and to a bowl so you can make your cheese sauce in the same skillet.
Place the entire tub of pimiento cheese and heavy cream in the skillet.
Increase heat to medium-low.
Stir this constantly until it is melted and smooth. This will only take a few minutes.
Add chicken and broccoli back to skillet and spoon sauce over, or spoon sauce over chicken and broccoli in a large serving bowl.
If you are a cheesy broccoli lover, get ready to meet your soul mate in this dish!
P.S. You might want to make double 🙂
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days and reheat in the microwave before eating. I don’t recommend freezing the cream sauce.
- While this is a chicken broccoli skillet, you can always change things up and substitute the broccoli for another vegetable (or use a combination). Other options include green beans, asparagus, cauliflower, carrot, celery, bell pepper, Brussel sprouts, and zucchini.
- Feel free to use boneless chicken thighs or even boneless pork chops instead of boneless skinless chicken breast.
- You can use either fresh broccoli or frozen broccoli florets in this recipe. If using frozen, just thaw them first and pat dry on a paper towel before adding to the skillet.
- If you’d like to add a bit more flavor to the chicken breast, toss the diced pieces in 1 teaspoon of garlic powder and 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning, plus salt and pepper.
What do you serve with this cheesy chicken broccoli skillet?
If you want to keep it low-carb, serve this main dish as is or with cauliflower rice. Otherwise, you can serve it with rice, pasta, or even mashed potato.
Here are some other easy skillet meal recipes:
Asian Pork Tenderloin Skillet (Quick & Budget-Friendly)
Kielbasa Skillet (Simple & Delicious)
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2-4 cups fresh broccoli florets can use frozen broccoli
- 11 ounces pimento cheese
- 1/2 cup heavy cream or half and half can use milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- Place the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until just melted. Add the chicken and cook, stirring often, until the chicken is brown and no longer pink in the center.1/4 cup butter, 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Add the broccoli and continue cooking, stirring often, for about five minutes. Reduce heat to low and cover. Allow to cook for 10 minutes or until broccoli is tender.2-4 cups fresh broccoli florets
- Remove broccoli and chicken to a large bowl and set aside. Place the pimiento cheese and cream in the skillet. Increase temperature to medium-low and cook, stirring constantly, until cheese is melted, smooth, and a nice sauce is formed. This will just take a few minutes.11 ounces pimento cheese, 1/2 cup heavy cream or half and half
- Return the chicken and broccoli to the skillet and stir to coat or pour cheese sauce over chicken and broccoli in the serving bowl.
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Made this tonight. Had my girls over who are on a low carb diet. Doubled the recipe as I wanted to make enough that they could take some home. I followed the directions to a T. Mine had to be served in bowls because it was like a bisque. The only thing I possibly could have done differently was drain the chicken as it was watery. And I would not double the butter next time. As we are big garlic lovers, I did add 2 tablespoons minced garlic. All in all, it was good, just ‘soupy’.
Delicious!!!! I used Jalapeno Pimento Cheese and it was so good, that cheese sauce would be good on most anything!!!!
I already had my menus planned for next week when I read your e-mail today suggesting this dish. I had seen it before when doing a search for low carb meals and made a couple of months ago. We all loved it! (I should have told you that then…) I’ve made several of your low carb meals, and they’re all good. Just saw the berry crisp today for the first time, so I’ll give that a try soon.
Anyway, I started subscribing to you years ago, but gave it up when I went keto because your recipes are generally way too great a temptation for me to even read, no less prepare. I was so pleased to find out you’d gone low carb, and I want to thank you. You are so different than the usual low carb folks because your recipes are more down to earth and simple for us busy folks. (“Ain’t nobody got time for that foolishness.”) I know a lot of your readers might not be interested in low carb, but for those of us regaining our health through this lifestyle, good, easy recipes are a Godsend. Thank you. And good luck in your own journey. It truly is amazing, isn’t it?
P.S. Down 65 pounds so far and off blood pressure meds.
What is a good side dish (also low carb) to go with this? Salad?
I have my dinner inspiration for tonight. This is just perfect and I love the pimento cheese sauce!
I hope you enjoy it Julia! Have a bite for me!!


The Wichita Business Coalition on Health Care and the Sedgwick County Health Care Roundtable’s annual conference Wednesday focused on the Affordable Care Act.
Robert Langhofer, roundtable president, said they chose to focus on the Affordable Care Act because “it is the largest health care initiative and will bring the largest changes to health care and the delivery system that we’ve seen.”
“For this roundtable, we really wanted to give participants an opportunity to see what health care will look like and whether there are new models of care that are going to evolve in the marketplace,” Langhofer said.
Susan Dentzer, senior policy adviser for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and former editor-in-chief of Health Affairs magazine, spoke to the group of more than 150 about how health care in the U.S. is being reinvented and how there is a “Triple Aim Focus” of better health and better health care at lower costs, an idea proposed by former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Donald Berwick.
The Affordable Care Act is being phased in, with a number of provisions – such as coverage mandates for individuals, insurance companies and businesses – coming into play within the next year.
Dentzer said the health care law and other changes in the Medicare system are moving the system away from the current fee for service model to paying for quality and value, which is evaluated on several criteria, including patient satisfaction, hospital readmission rates and health measures like heart attacks.
“The wind is at the back of people who are trying to change the system,” Dentzer said.
However, Dentzer stressed that there is still a long way to go with patient safety, care transitions and cost reductions.
Before Kit Wagar, Affordable Care Act specialist for Health and Human Services, took to the podium, there was a flash poll of audience members about the health care law.
In response to questions:
• 65 percent said they believe the law will harm their company;
• 83 percent said they believe the Affordable Care Act will raise health insurance costs;
• 79 percent said their company won’t drop employee health coverage but is considering raising premiums.
“Everyone is assuming that everything is going to hell in a handbasket. I wish I could tell you that everything is not, but there will be major changes,” Wagar said.
Wagar gave the group details about the upcoming online health insurance marketplace – formerly called an exchange – where customers will be able to compare health insurance plans.
Open enrollment for the policies offered through the marketplace begins in October. The website will allow people to compare plans and determine whether they are eligible for government subsidies based on their income.
Attorney Steve Smith with Hinkle Law spoke about nuances within the law, including how big and small employers are coping with the increased requirements of offering affordable insurance to employees.
He urged employers to keep good records in the event that the IRS comes knocking about whether businesses offered employees coverage and what kind, especially since there are penalties for employers that don’t.
The conference also included panel discussions among health care providers and health care payors, including Preferred Health Systems/Coventry, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas and CaroMont Health System/Via Christi Health.
For more information, visit www.roundtablehealthcare.org.


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Texas likely had its greatest regular season win in school history Saturday.
The Longhorns beat a team that even at halftime of Saturday’s game was being called the best in the nation. They beat Kansas at home — something that Texas had never done and something that no other team had done in four years.
And if that’s not enough, the Longhorns are now in sole possession of first place in the Big 12.
But it’s way too early to start talking about Big 12 Championships and Final Fours. The Longhorns are only a quarter of the way into the conference schedule and realize there is still much work to do.
“It’s old news now,” forward Tristan Thompson said only minutes after the win.
While the Longhorns can have a little time to celebrate, they know they can’t get too far ahead of themselves.
Up next for Texas is a matchup with pesky Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Follow that with a once top 10 Missouri team that is coming to Austin and then a rematch with the Aggies in College Station.
None of those games are locks by any means.
The Longhorns are now entering every game with a label as a top team. All remaining away games are going to be nuts, especially with the newly added resentment across the Big 12 towards Texas with the announcement of the Longhorn Network.
Teams are going to want to beat Texas more than ever now.
Luckily for the Longhorns, they won’t be fazed by it.
Texas has played in some of the wildest environments in college basketball. From Lawrence to East Lansing, the Longhorns have proven that they can play anywhere, except maybe in Los Angeles.
The Longhorns have worked their way from unranked at the beginning of the season to one of the best teams in the country. Opposing coaches continue to praise the Longhorns after seeing them in person.
“I personally think Texas is really good, good enough to win a national championship,” said Kansas head coach Bill Self. “I really do. I think they’re one of the best five teams in the country right now, hands down.”
UConn’s Jim Calhoun, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, North Carolina’s Roy Williams and Oklahoma’s Jeff Capel were impressed by how physical the Longhorns played.
The physical play of the Longhorns was a deciding factor in the win against Kansas. Texas got to the free throw line 31 times — 13 more attempts than Kansas — and made 26 of them.
Though double-teamed nearly every time he got the ball, Thompson still managed to create. Senior forward Matt Hill came off the bench — and though the stats may not look impressive (zero points, four rebounds and five fouls) — he had maybe his best game of the year.
When senior forward Gary Johnson was struggling at times, Hill would come in and make every shot difficult for Marcus and Markieff Morris.
The Longhorns’ physicality hasn’t only come in the post. Guard Cory Joseph almost always defends his man all the way down the court. He won’t allow his man to get the inbounds pass. Same goes for senior guard Dogus Balbay, who sophomore guard Jordan Hamilton calls the best defender in the country.
The Texas defense as a whole has been impressive. Its opponents are shooting 37 percent from the field — fourth best in the nation. On Saturday, they held the top shooting team in the country to 35 percent, even after it started the game on a 14-for-25 clip.
It’s hard to lose when the other team can’t make shots.


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Token Jewelry Prepares to Glitter in a New Setting
Eau Claire jewelry business plans move into its own space on West Grand Avenue
After creating jewelry for years in Eau Claire, Sarah Willger is taking her business Token Jewelry downtown for its first brick-and-mortar store.
After renting a studio at Artisan Forge Studios for more than three years, she’s taking her craft to 106 W. Grand Ave. in the historic West Grand Avenue District.
Willger found a love for jewelry crafting in Bend, Oregon, and founded Token Jewelry in 2005. After moving back to her home town of Eau Claire in 2008 and starting a family, “jewelry design took a bit of a backseat,” she said. In 2016, however, she quit her day job, which pushed her into taking the leap that many entrepreneurs talk about: starting a new business.
When she found success in Eau Claire, she moved her business out of her house and into Artisan Forge Studios in October 2017.
“By January I had outgrown that,” Willger said, “and took over the triple studio space where I still am today.”
Hers isn’t the first business to leave Artisan Forge Studios to create its own space, as owner Greg Johnson says the studio gives artists and other creatives space to rent to pursue their passions, which often evolve past the studio space.
“Token has always been one of the flagship stops for people coming to the studio,” Johnson said. “It’s been a real delight and joy to have Token Jewelry in the building.”
What inspires her work? “Adoration of the simple shapes and lines found in nature,” she said. “Each piece celebrates the authentic and breathtaking beauty of the world through minimal and effortless designs.”
Despite owning the property on Grand Avenue, the storefront won’t be open until late spring or early summer, Willger said. After partnering with Shelter Architecture, a firm from Minneapolis, the building will be transformed into something “unlike any other in the area.”
Regarding growth, Willger said most of it has come from expanding wholesale partnerships, as her jewelry can be found in more than 200 retail shops across the United States.
Token Jewelry can even be found in the Magnolia Market, HGTV star Joanna Gaines’ store for various home goods, gardening, art and food. “That was really exciting for me since Joanna Gaines is such an incredible force right now,” Willger said. “It’s really flattering to know that she chose one of my designs to carry in her store.”
Besides selling her jewelry in stores across the country, she also sells products online which she says alleviated the pressure of lost sales in those stores.
“We are currently open to the public and following guidelines to keep both our staff and customers safe,” Willger said. “We have always offered customers the option of having their jewelry shipped or pickup up… now we have expanded to offer curbside pickup, too.”

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The number of students getting top GCSE grades is up for the first time in three years. The wait was finally over for thousands of teenagers this morning as they picked up those all important exam results. Juliette Fletcher has our round up.
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How much did Ann Arbor recycle in 2012?
Ann Arbor resident's recycling efforts throughout 2012 have made not only an environmental impact, but an economic one as well, according to a study by ReCommunity.
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In honor of Earth Day, ReCommunity, Ann Arbor's recycling partner, announced Monday that during 2012 the city's residents recycled a total of 12,268 tons of materials.
Along with miscellaneous items, the more than 12 thousand tons of recycled material included 1,426,950 aluminum cans, 22,035,077 plastic bottles and 6,459,361 glass bottles. It also had 1,665,218,297 sheets of paper — the equivalent of 140,423 trees, according to the organization.
A release from ReCommunity stated that amount of materials can create up to 25 jobs within the community and prevent 35,602 metric tons of of CO2-equivalent greenhouse gases from being released in the area.
The organization believes that sustainability should not be limited strictly to environmental causes, but should be all-encompassing, including economic and social benefits as well.
In addition to Ann Arbor's results, the data also provided the total for all of Michigan, which weighed in at 236,674 tons total. The closest areas behind Michigan were Arizona, with 182,518 tons recorded, and the Hudson Valley region with 65,923.


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Writer director Taika Waititi (THOR: RAGNAROK, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE), brings his signature style of humour and pathos to his latest film, JOJO RABBIT, a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis), whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in her attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his naive patriotism.
Taika Waititi’s exuberant and irreverent comedy, JOJO RABBIT, is a headline gala screening at London Film Festival on Sunday 5th October.
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A man in California went crazy after he tried to buy M&M’s and his debit card came back declined.
The incident took place back in February, but the police released the video now so they can try and locate the individual.
The video shows the man get som irate he hits the cashier then starts pushing the cash registers on the floor. At one point he picked up a banana and threw it at one of the employees.
The trip to the store for M&M’s that would of normally cost no more than $2.00 now will end up in an arrest, a fine, possible jail time and the $700 in damage he caused in the store. Not such a smart move for a man who couldn’t even afford to buy M&M’s.

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The drycleaner said he first surveys the environment before going back to carry out the crime, stealing over 26 generators in total.
A 26-year-old serial burglar identified as Opeyemi Tosin, a laundryman locally known as drycleaner, has been arrested for reportedly stealing no fewer than 26 generators in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
He was arrested alongside two, ThankGod James, 22 and Sodiq Segun, 23 who were accused of allegedly helping him sell the stolen generators.
Tosin who confessed to the crime at the state police headquarters, said he got into it 5 months ago.
Narrating how he carries out the act, the drycleaner said he first surveys the environment before going back to carry out the crime. He further revealed that his two accomplices were generator repairers who look for buyers for the stolen generators.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Bolaji Salami who also commented on the arrest of the suspect he described as a serial burglar, said 26 generators were recovered from those the suspect had sold them to.
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FIFA 14: Why The Critics Have It All Wrong
When you look at it objectively, there’s nothing earth-shattering about a video game company (EA) releasing their annual ‘upgrade’ of one of their most famous gaming franchises albeit one they didn’t care about at the start. As long as they can reasonably improve and refresh the game to make it interesting to spend your free time on, it comes down to brand loyalty.
And if you grew up playing FIFA on your PC or favourite gaming console, chances are you’ll be interested in purchasing the new FIFA 14, which you can order here – especially if you’re going for the next-gen consoles. If you don’t have time for gaming, you probably shouldn’t.
It’s not rocket science, is it? But the debate about FIFA 14 is remarkable in how loudly the most insignificant things are made into an issue. Player ratings (why doesn’t Messi have 5-star skills?), the change of pace of the game (a marked improvement that refreshes the gameplay), old FIFA complaints about realism (it gets better every year, and our expectations go higher every year too) and just general complaints about the AI (which is why you need to play with friends to properly enjoy the game).
FIFA is, and always will be, about in-game mechanics. Those have been superior to the competition for several years now and EA don’t look like losing that lead. With FIFA 14, they have both a fresh and improved version of a hugely popular game, but they’ve also given passionate football fans a ‘refreshed’ set of tools to more accurately immerse themselves in the playing environment.
This year’s tagline goes “We Are FIFA 14”. You may or may not be FIFA 14, but there’s no denying that FIFA 14 is an improvement on FIFA 13, just as an annual upgrade should be.
Whether you buy it or not depends more on the enjoyment you get from playing FIFA (with your friends, because this is after all best played as a friend v friend game) and the time available to you rather than the price point, off-pitch features and player ratings.
If you’re looking to order FIFA 14, you can do so here. If you’ve already played the game, share your feedback on it in the comments below.

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Our view: Universities should consider keeping test scores on admissions sideline
The place and impact of standardized tests on potential college enrollment have received worthwhile attention recently with critics suggesting such measures become one more hurdle for students to clear in pursuit of a college degree.
For too many, affordability and accessibility have made higher education an elusive dream in what is becoming an increasingly competitive process. One long-traditional requirement has been for students to submit their scores from the ACT or SAT as part of their application for admission. However, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused virtually every public university in the state to make standardized test scores an optional step in the application process.
While officials at most schools said the policy change resulted in an uptick in applications, there was by and large little overall change in student demographics. However, a recent Texas Tribune story noted several important statistical departures. The University of Texas at Arlington increased the number of Black students in its freshman class by almost 34% while Texas A&M International University in Laredo indicated accepting more students ranked among the top 40% of their graduation classes.
For now, officials caution there is not enough data to draw any significant conclusions about the change, but it is encouraging that many public universities across the state plan to keep standardized test scores optional through at least the 2022-23 academic year. Texas Tech is extending its policy regarding standardized test scores until 2025 while West Texas A&M University has made the test-optional policy permanent. Some schools have yet to announce their decision on this matter.
Concerns about standardized tests have wafted through the higher education air for some time. A primary criticism is they rarely offer insights into how students will perform at the college level. Equally important is they can restrict access to college by low-income students, who often are unable to take advantage of available resources such as tutoring that help them prepare for the demands of the test. Now schools take an even fuller look at student applications and consider a handful of other factors.
For example, the Tribune reported that WT, where some 80% of students did not submit test scores, accepted more students who qualified for the federal assistance known as Pell grants. The school accepts students with at least a 2.0 GPA and meets one other requirement, which can include test scores. But it also has tweaked its alternative admissions process for prospective students who do not meet those requirements.
While test scores are not being factored into the admissions process, some worry they play a part in the awarding of merit scholarships and that students who submit scores are more likely to receive such assistance. Whether that is the case or not, public universities should address those concerns and work to make clear the role of ACT and SAT scores in their process. By the same token, students who have fared well on the standardized tests should include their results as one more factor to be considered by university officials.
For all the disruption created by the pandemic, it also forced the state's colleges and universities to move quickly and try new approaches, such as dispensing with requiring test scores from applicants. Whether that will become permanent policy remains to be seen, but in the interim, schools have the opportunity to continue looking for creative and innovative ways to make the transformative gift of a college education more accessible – and more affordable – for more people.


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Nicolas Jaar has released Nymphs II, his first new solo single since 2011.
After reaching new heights of fame as one-half of Darkside, Nicolas Jaar has finally shared some new solo material. Recorded in New York City between 2011 and 2015, Nymphs II continues Jaar's excellent output of spaced-out electro-psych sounds. The sonic textures still sound as if their trapped in a prism and zips and whirrs still ricochet around the tracks giving extra jolts and pulses throughout. Stream it on Spotify or via Youtube.


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When President Obama visited Penn State University, he had the opportunity to witness the extraordinary research Pennsylvanians do each day to help realize our generation’s “Sputnik moment.”
Nowhere is this kind of innovation more critical to achieving our country’s potential than in the biopharmaceutical industry.
Unfortunately, with competition from abroad and a lack of support from within our borders, America is at risk of losing its global leadership in medical innovation.
As more and more industries close their doors in America and relocate overseas, it’s critical that our elected leaders — at the state and national level — embrace the biopharmaceutical innovation taking place within our borders.
In his State of the Union address, President Obama emphasized the need for investments in biomedical research. We agree, but innovation does not happen in a vacuum; it requires sound policies to support the high level of investment that is needed: roughly $1.3 billion and 10-15 years for the average new medicine. Even then, only two in 10 approved medicines will ever recoup their investment costs.
Support from policymakers will ensure that work being done in states such as Pennsylvania continues to help America lead the world in medical breakthroughs. And Pennsylvanians are no strangers to medical innovation.
The state was home to the country’s first hospital and is the birthplace of the polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh. Today in Pennsylvania, biopharmaceutical companies sustain nearly 200,000 jobs and invest billions of dollars in research and development each year in places such as Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for Applied Research — providing a pipeline of opportunities for collaborations and partnerships.
This is possible because policymakers in Pennsylvania have understood the value of public/private partnerships in enhancing research and yielding groundbreaking results.
For example, Pennsylvania Life Sciences Greenhouse Initiative is one of the largest industry-based economic development investments in Pennsylvania’s history.
The program has received national attention by becoming the model for successful state funding of early stage risk capital in the life sciences. It established three regional greenhouses, including the Life Science Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania, which has invested millions of dollars in university-based researchers, emerging companies and companies seeking to expand or locate in central Pennsylvania.
Even with Pennsylvania’s rich history in the life sciences, now is the time for our elected officials to focus on policies that foster an environment in which unprecedented biopharmaceutical treatments can be discovered, created and swiftly brought to those who need them most.
And just as Pennsylvania’s biopharmaceutical industry has already begun to help lead the region out of a prolonged recession by continuing to create high-paying jobs, America’s biopharmaceutical research industry can give our nation’s economy the jump-start it needs.
Doing nothing is not an option. It won’t just cost us America’s leadership within the field. It will threaten the development of new, life-changing therapies.
New medicines to treat chronic illness — that accounts for 75 percent of the country’s health care spending — are part of the solution. For example, by 2050, the Alzheimer’s Association estimates the cost of caring for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease will reach $1.08 trillion per year. That’s an insurmountable tab we can’t leave to our children and grandchildren in decades to come.
Even modest medical progress could change this forecast. If a medicine could simply delay the onset of Alzheimer’s by five years, then by 2050, 7.7 million Americans — instead of 13.5 — would have the disease — and Medicare alone that year would save $283 billion.
This type of progress might be closer than you think. A new imaging compound that might detect the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease has recently been developed and is awaiting FDA approval. This groundbreaking innovation is occurring at the University City Science Center research campus in Philadelphia. Progress such as this will allow more Americans to enjoy long-lasting health and a better quality of life.
We must make a conscious choice to continue down the path to greater economic security and improved patient care. As President Obama acknowledged: “The first step in winning the future is encouraging American innovation.”
We couldn’t agree more.
Christopher P. Molineaux is president of Pennsylvania BIO, the statewide association dedicated to advancing the biosciences industry in Pennsylvania. John J. Castellani is president and chief executive officer of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.


Karen Cooksley heads our specialist environmental planning team and has more than 20 years’ experience in environmental planning law.
She also has a strong reputation in relation to the delivery of major projects and, in particular for:
- the largest master planning application in the UK comprising the regeneration of 60 hectares of the historic former docks on the River Mersey within and adjacent to the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile World Heritage Site. It includes 9,000 homes, retail, leisure and commercial buildings, two clusters of towers and a new cruise-liner terminal
- residential-led mixed-use projects including acting for Berkeley Homes and St George on numerous schemes (many on the River Thames) and for local authorities
- tall building projects — for example securing consent for a 50-storey residential tower on the River Thames
- schemes involving very sensitive heritage designations such as Potters Fields
- solving complex environmental planning problems — Cooksley is a leading expert in structuring, advising on and negotiating complex s106 agreements for example the innovative Milton Keynes s106 tariff to deliver much-needed housing and infrastructure in a Growth Area
- major infrastructure projects — for example, the redevelopment of a coal–fired power station, a waste energy plant and a coastal superquarry


The Cairns Entertainment Precinct will be scaled back to $150 million and the proposed museum scrapped to minimise the impact on ratepayers and help sell the project to the State Government.
In an extraordinary turnaround from the original $240 million scope of the project, the council is backing a cheaper option to allay concerns about the cost.The scaled back version of the precinct will limit the impact on Cairns Regional Council to about $30 million.
The exact cost to the council will be dependent on the sale of parcels of council-owned land, such as the civic centre site, and contributions from existing budget reserves which it is hoped will raise about $25 million. With $40 million from the Federal Government ready to be spent, the project still hinges on financial support from the State Government, which will be asked to split the remaining $110 million in costs.
Despite lingering concerns among some councillors and sections of the community about the waterfront location, Mayor Val Schier believes the scaled-back project could be completed by the end of 2014.
The final proposal, set to be presented to the State Government budget committee in December, includes:
- 1100-seat performing arts centre, built to cope with the risk of storm surges.
- footbridge across Wharf St between the precinct site to the Cairns Convention Centre onsite car park.
- landscaping and public space to link the Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal with the performing arts centre.
- Stage 1 refurbishment of White’s Shed.
Elements set to be left out in the first stage will be the museum at White’s Shed, the second theatre, rehearsal space and some areas of public space. Cr Schier conceded that large sections of the community were opposed to the full-scale $240 million project, with the reduced cost significantly lowering the impost on ratepayers.
The reduced cost also factors in the harsh reality of the economic climate and the prevailing mood of fiscal conservatism of both the State and Federal governments. "The $240 million figure made people anxious and people were fearful of rates going up because of the project," Cr Schier said.
"We’ve had independent experts look at our financial situation and there is no doubt this council will be able to afford borrowings of around $30 million to fund our element of this project.
"We’ll get something that the community can be proud of, like the Lagoon and the botanic gardens for example. "We’ve master-planned the whole area so that in the future certain elements can be staged when funding comes available."
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We are holding an open house, Thursday, May 16th, from 1:30 to 6:00pm, at the farm.
This will be an opportunity for you to check out the farm, see how we grow your fruits and vegetables and tour the farm.
This year we are enjoying catering by Lemon & Citron, using produce from the farm.
Our 2013 CSA form is now available, online, with printed copies coming soon. Returning CSA'ers, who register before the 2012 year-end, may renew at 2012 rates. There are a few changes to the 2013 year, notably, the season has been extended to 21 weeks, starting a week earlier in May. There is a small increase in 2013 rates, just under 2%, to bring the 2013 fee to $585.00. Our pick up day is moving to Thursdays, same time - 1:30pm to 6:00 pm. The new planting list will be posted in January; there will be some exciting changes.
Thanks everyone for your great support. Email us if you'd like to be on the waiting list. We sell on-farm, Fridays and Saturdays; as well, Guelph Farmer's Market, Saturdays. See you soon!
All 2013 CSA shareholders our first day for pick up, is coming soon
Please be sure to come to the farm between 1:30 and 6:00pm. Let us know a day ahead if you cannot, phone Gerry - 519 731 5443 or email: firstname.lastname@example.org
Drumlin Farm CSA is a market-style pick up, so you will have to weigh and package (provided), your vegetables. Our packaging is as environmentally responsible as possible - you will have the use of a wooden crate and various sizes of paper bags. We do not provide plastic bags.
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Why has Telstra tanked? Is it a good time to buy, or sell?
Why has Telstra tanked?
For so long, Telstra has been a Market Darling … a great dividend-paying share, almost like the world’s best term deposit…but what has happened? They are out of favour with investors for the past 3 (or so) years…
What has gone wrong:
- Telstra has warned investors to brace for a profit level at the lower end of its guidance range, but remains committed to a 22-cent total dividend payment.
- Telstra has blamed “challenging trading conditions” for a pre-tax and interest profit that is now expected to come in at the bottom end of a previously stated $10.1-$10.6 billion range.
CEOs and price – History:
- Ziggy Switkowski – 1999 to 2004 – Oversaw the transition from government sector to privately owned, started in 1997. Went from $9 to $5.
- Sol Trujilo – 1/7/05
- Went from $5 to $3.5 in his first year
- Back to $4.8 the next year, then down to $4.2 the next year
- Just before he left – $3
- David Thoedy – May 2009
- From a price of $3, it went to around $2.50 18 months later (at a low), but from there it rose to $6.50 at the start of 2015 – 5 years of positive gains
- Andy Penn – April 2015
- Dropped from $6.60 to $2.70
- 2016 Aug – momentum has been on the oversold side
- Competition – last 12 months alone – facing a fourth network operator entrant in mobile, an increasing number of MVNOs [mobile virtual network operators — basically companies that provide services through another telco’s network]
- NBN – The Delays are having a negative effect on expected earnings
- Aggressively cut costs, with “core fixed costs” expected to decline around 7 per cent this financial year, with about $300 million in restructuring costs.
- Telstra is ramping up its capital spending on new technology, especially its 5G mobile rollout – 2016 – Announced $3bn in capex (capital expenditure)
- Fines – $10m of fines, but that is nothing
- Outages – Few outages nationally in the past few months
Financial metrics were near the bottom end of targets
- Revenue expected to be around the middle of the $27.6-$29.5 billion range
- Free cash flow near the top, or even above, its $4.2-4.7 billion guidance.
- Big one: The decrease of dividends
- Raised Dividends, then cut by 30%!
- Earnings per share (EPS): Average about 32c per share for 10 years
- 2018: 29.3 EPS, 22 dividends per share (DPS) – 75% dividend payout ratio (DPR)
- 2019 – 27.5 EPS, 18.3 DPS – 66% DPR
- 2020 – 25 EPS, 22 DPS – 88% DPR
- History has been about 90% DPR
- Price/earnings ratio (PE ratio) – 8.99
– But what is the future earnings versus current prices?
- 2019 – 9.8 PE
- 2020 – 10.8 PE
- Yield – 10.1% plus FCs
- Income Coverage 8.96, Debt/Equity – 118.9%
- Financials – We are back to revenues of 2011
How much of the price is moved by fundamentals – very little! It’s really our response to the drop in dividend payments which has created such a massive decline in the price itself.
- Telstra are in and out of favour with the market
- Is it overhyped?
- They need to turn themselves around in terms of management decisions go, because their success lays in what they are spending the capital expenditure on
- They are a decent term deposit – Though the price could go down more
- Will it ever grow again?
- Competition – Telstra still have a pretty decent market share and are semi protected through regulations


Tune in to episode 5 of the “All Things Video” podcast, where hosts Ethan and Isaac take you on a captivating journey through “The Digital Drip Marketing Event.”
Recorded live at Waypoint Coffee Co, this special episode features insightful discussions from esteemed guest speakers Gary Morris, Aj Morris, and Nick Pidek.
Prepare to be inspired and gain valuable knowledge as they delve into a wide range of marketing-related topics. From the intriguing world of artificial intelligence to the power of direct response marketing and the art of storytelling, this event covers it all. Don’t miss out on this engaging episode that will leave you equipped with fresh ideas and strategies to enhance your marketing efforts.


10 Chiropractic Podcasts to Tune Into
It’s a common thread, seeing a friend on Instagram or Twitter ask for recommendations for their next favorite podcast. Podcasts are a booming trend that appear to be here to stay, which is a great thing as podcasts are entertaining platforms to learn new information and engage with just about any interest under the sun. And for our D.C. students at Life University (Life U), finding a fun chiropractic podcast to listen to on the way to class or in your car might serve as a valuable resource.
Here’s a list of 10 popular chiropractic podcasts to add to your playlist, in no particular order:
- Living Life at Life U– Life University (Life U) makes a point to engage with students, alumni and friends in creative, innovative ways. Life U has created the Living Life at Life U podcast to generate dynamic content, mind-blowing conversations and new ways for the Life U community to connect with the University. Our host, Dr. Véronica Garcia-Chaparro, is a proud alumna of the Life U D.C. program as well as a practicing chiropractor and friend of the University. The podcast covers all the latest developments at Life U, from academics and chiropractic education to athletics and so much more. Though this podcast is not solely focused on Chiropractic, be sure to check in periodically for exciting information and updates on advances in Chiropractic coming out of Life U. A few episodes of note include Chiropractic as a Second Career; Peaking at P.E.A.K and other exciting aspects of Chiropractic at Life U; and Solid foundations of Chiropractic Research, with Dr. Stephanie Sullivan.
- The Evidence Based Chiropractor Podcast- Hosted by Dr. Jeff Langmaid, The Evidence Based Chiropractor (EBC) is a podcast created for chiropractors. It delves into weekly research and marketing updates for chiropractors. The intent is to develop ideas and work from actionable information, improve communication and hopefully lead to measurable chiropractic growth. This is a long-standing podcast with 100+ episodes available. (Information from EBC Apple Podcast description).
- Rocket Chiropractic Podcast- Formerly known as Black Sheep DC, the Rocket Chiropractic Podcast follows Dr. Jerry Kennedy as he tackles everyday issues that effect a chiropractor, mainly from the business and marketing aspects. This podcast can help you get a better sense of practical, sensible and patient-centered ways to improve your current or future practice. Get tips on how to alleviate the stress around building your practice so that you can help more people as well as grow your income. (Information from the Rocket Chiropractic Podcast description on Apple Podcasts).
- The Modern Chiropractic Marketing Show– Designed to provide chiropractors with modern, ethical marketing strategies, The Modern Chiropractic Marketing Show can help to grow your business without a hefty price tag. It’s a mix of topic-based podcasts, as well as interviews with industry leaders in Chiropractic, marketing and business strategy. This podcast is hosted by Dr. Kevin Christie (Information from The Modern Chiropractic Marketing Show description on Apple Podcasts).
- Chiropractic Science- Be one of the first on the cutting edge of new and exciting chiropractic research from the actual experts conducting these studies. The information is intended to be conveyed in plain English, understandable to the common person but not watered or filtered down by a middleman or media outlet. The podcast strives to motivate and assist cchiropractors and students to pursue chiropractic research careers. This podcast is hosted by Dean Smith, D.C. (Information from the Chiropractic Science description on Apple Podcasts).
- Forward Thinking Chiropractic Alliance Podcast- This is the official podcast of the Forward Thinking Chiropractic Alliance (FTCA). Dubbed as “progressive chiropractic talk,” the FTCA Podcast interviews the brightest minds in the profession and compelling professionals from other related professions. This podcast is a reference for those interested in evidence-based chiropractic in an entertaining format. This podcast is hosted by Bobby Maybee. (Information from the FTCA Podcast description on Apple Podcasts).
- The Smart Chiropractor Podcast– Hosted by Life U Alumnus Dr. Jason Deitch and Dr. Jeff Langmaid, The Smart Chiropractor Podcast delves into what these DCs call the best practices of the best practices. It explores chiropractic marketing, clinical skill and all-important business growth. (Information from The Smart Chiropractor Podcast description on Apple Podcasts).
- Lifestyle Practice Builders- Husband and wife team and practice partners Drs. Rich and Haley Day bring listeners fascinating interviews and insights from respected chiropractors, entrepreneurs and marketers. This podcast seeks to serve as a go-to online chiropractic resource with tips, guides, case studies and tutorials covering need-to-know topics to build your practice and promote a healthful chiropractic lifestyle. This podcast is helpful to D.C. students, new doctors and even experienced chiropractors as it offers concrete advice and inspiration information that can be used in real-world situations. (Information from the Lifestyle Practice Builders description on Apple Podcasts).
- The Chiropractic Secrets- Podcast Host Dr. Beau Pierce speaks to finding balance in your life as a chiropractor with his podcast title The Chiropractic Secrets. Dr. Pierce is also the Founder of Circle of Docs. This podcast seeks to offer powerful information and conversations surrounding Chiropractic in typically 30 minutes or less per episode, so it doesn’t take up too much valuable time. It’s a good mix of great interviews, advice and topic-based content surrounding chiropractic business. (Information from The Chiropractic Secrets description on Apple Podcasts).
- Clinic Gym Radio– Hosted by Dr. Josh Satterlee, this podcast explores the potential benefits of operating a hybrid clinic gym practice. For those interested in the connection of athletics and sports to Chiropractic, this podcast might open up new doors and ways of thinking about how to succeed in the chiropractic profession. (Information from the Clinic Gym Radio descriptions from Apple Podcasts).
Slice of LIFE is an invitation to and extension of everything happening at Life University. Whether you are a current student, a potential freshman or a proud alum, Slice of LIFE can help keep you connected to your academic community. Know of a compelling Life U story to be shared, such as a riveting project, innovative group or something similar? Let us know by emailing Marketing@life.edu.


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Chipotle Chicken Enchilada Casserole
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Cocoa in a Chipotle Chicken Enchilada Casserole?! It really brings out all of the flavors in this Mexican slow-cooker that makes our mouths water.
What You'll Need:
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1 to 2 teaspoons chipotle chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 (10-ounce) cans enchilada sauce
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 3 cups (12 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
- 14 (5-1/2-inch) corn tortillas (See Note)
What To Do:
- Stir together first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl. Combine chicken, 2 cups cheese, and 1 cup enchilada sauce mixture in a large bowl. Spoon chicken mixture evenly down center of tortillas; roll up.
- Pour 3/4 cup enchilada sauce mixture in a 6-quart slow cooker; arrange enchiladas in layers over sauce, seam-side down. Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas.
- Cover and cook on LOW setting 2 hours. Remove lid, and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese. Cover and cook on LOW setting 15 more minutes or until cheese melts. Serve with desired toppings.
Not all tortillas are created equal. So, don't be tempted to substitute flour tortillas for corn tortillas - the casserole will turn out too soggy.
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Originally Posted by Drumstix42
That's an awesome tip. If it works, it should be sticky'd somewhere. I'll test today.
Yes it worked for me as well. No CTD on ZAM's site now. I agree Drums, the work around should definitely be sticky'd somewhere in here.
So no one needs to go reading through the threads to understand how to apply the work around here is a very simple walk-through of how to create a user.js file.
This work around refers to the Mozilla folder in your EverQuestII folder, NOT
your regular Mozilla FireFox Browser folder if you happen to use Mozilla's FireFox for your normal internet browsing.
1. Goto C:/Program File/Sony/EverquestII/Mozilla
2. With the Mozilla Folder highlighted, right-click
on an empty area of the background which contains all of the Mozilla Folders and Files.
3. Select New
4. Select Text Document
5. Name the new text document user.js "You might be presented with a warning about changing the name."
Just click Ok
If you created the file correctly you should now see a yellow "S" or scroll type of icon next to the new file.
6. Right click on the new user.js file and select Edit
7. Copy and paste the following lines.
8. Click File
9. Within the Mozilla Folder you should see for example:
key3.db etc. and so on plus your new...
That's all there is to it. Now the ZAM site should not lock up your system or crash you to the desk top.
No credit to me, I only simplified the how-to instructions.
Thanks goes to Mysstie for the link and to Jrral, Leader of the Dark Renown guild on the Unrest server for the work around.


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Handles a large range of dry food sizes, shapes and types up to 3/7" diameter (do not use moist treats). Battery operated with 3-D cell batteries that last up to 6 months.
5 lb hopper holds approximately 4 lbs of dry food (total of 5 lbs including bowl and dispense space.)
Dispenses portions from ¼ cup to 3 cups at 3 selected times per day with simple, programmable electronics.
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