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The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Stephen Hough, piano, plays Debussy, Liszt, and more, on March 30, 2023 at 7:30pm ET at the Kaufmann Concert Hall. Tickets start at $25 and are available at 92ny.org/event/stephen-hough-piano.
Pianist Sir Stephen Hough joins 92NY with a program featuring Mompou's "magic songs" of 1919, Scriabin, and Debussy for the program's first half. The New York premiere of Hough's own Sonatina Nostalgica leads to the program's final works: Liszt's Three Petrarch Sonnets and the "Dante" Sonata.
Mompou, Cants Magics
Scriabin, Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
Debussy, Estampes, L. 100
Stephen Hough, Sonatina Nostalgica (NY premiere)
Liszt, 3 Petrarch Sonnets (from Années de Pèlerinage)
Liszt, Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata (from Années de Pèlerinage)
"Elevation and luminosity, the art of sonority, overwhelming virtuosity ...
the fingers of Stephen Hough are pure gold" - Le Monde
About the Artist
One of the most distinctive artists of his generation, Sir Stephen Hough combines a distinguished career as a pianist with those of composer and writer.
Named by The Economist as one of Twenty Living Polymaths, Hough was the first classical performer to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship (2001). He was awarded Northwestern University's 2008 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano, won the Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist Award in 2010, and in 2016 was made an Honorary Member of RPS. In 2014 he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2022.
Since taking first prize at the 1983 Naumburg Competition in New York, Sir Stephen has appeared with most of the major European, Asian and American orchestras and plays recitals regularly in major halls and concert series around the world from London's Royal Festival Hall to New York's Carnegie Hall. He has been a regular guest at festivals such as Aldeburgh, Aspen, Blossom, Edinburgh, La Roque d'Anthéron, Hollywood Bowl, Mostly Mozart, Salzburg, Tanglewood, Verbier, Blossom, and the BBC Proms, where he has made 29 concerto appearances, including playing all of the works of Tchaikovsky for piano and orchestra, a series he later repeated with the Chicago Symphony.
Many of his catalogue of over 60 albums have garnered international prizes including the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, Diapason d'Or, Monde de la Musique, several Grammy nominations, eight Gramophone Magazine Awards including 'Record of the Year' in 1996 and 2003, and the Gramophone 'Gold Disc' Award in 2008, which named his complete Saint-Saens Piano Concertos as the best recording of the past 30 years. His 2012 recording of the complete Chopin Waltzes received the Diapason d'Or de l'Annee, France's most prestigious recording award. His 2005 live recording of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos was the fastest selling recording in Hyperion's history, while his 1987 recording of the Hummel concertos remains Chandos' best-selling disc to date.
Published by Josef Weinberger, Sir Stephen has composed works for orchestra, choir, chamber ensemble, organ, harpsichord and solo piano. He has been commissioned by the Takacs Quartet, the Cliburn, the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, the Gilmore Foundation, The Genesis Foundation, the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, London's National Gallery, Wigmore Hall, Le Musée de Louvre and Musica Viva Australia among others.
A noted writer, Sir Stephen has contributed articles for The New York Times, the Guardian, The Times, Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine, and The Telegraph. He has published four books to date: The Bible as Prayer (Bloomsbury and Paulist Press, 2007); a novel: The Final Retreat (Sylph Editions, 2018); and a book of essays: Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More (Faber & Faber and Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2019). His latest book Enough: Scenes From Childhoodis published by Faber & Faber and will be released in the U.S. on April 11.
Sir Stephen resides in London where he is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music and holds the International Chair of Piano Studies at his alma mater, the Royal Northern College in Manchester. He is also a member of the faculty at The Juilliard School.
2022/23 TISCH MUSIC SEASON
In this first season curated by 92NY's new Vice President of Tisch Music Amy Lam, the season features 39 events, more than 20 92NY debuts, 31 premieres, and four 92NY commissions. The 22/23 season includes premieres of Joseph Schwantner's guitar quintet Song of a Dreaming Sparrow, a song cycle by Anthony Cheung, and works by Laurie Anderson, Timo Andres, Marcos Balter, Christopher Cerrone, Nicholas DiBerardino, Reena Esmail, inti figgis-vizueta, John Glover, Ted Hearne, Fred Hersch, Stephen Hough, Jimmy López, Missy Mazzoli, Nico Muhly, Angélica Negrón, Mary Prescott, Caroline Shaw, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Darian Donovan Thomas, Scott Wollschleger, Pamela Z, and more.
This season marks the first time 92NY is presenting a fully integrated concert season across genres, including performances by Kate Baldwin, Joshua Bell, Regina Carter, Angela Hewitt, Larisa Martinez, Branford Marsalis, Kelli O'Hara, Eric Owens, Pepe Romero, Caroline Shaw, Sir András Schiff, Daniil Trifonov, and Jessica Vosk.
The World Premiere of a 92NY-commissioned piece from composer Jimmy López, performed by J'Nai Bridges and the Catalyst Quartet.
The New York premiere of Difficult Grace by cellist Seth Parker Woods and dancer Roderick George, presented in collaboration with Harkness Dance Center.
An in-depth two-day Julius Eastman retrospective featuring LA-based music collective Wild Up in three concerts, as well as exhibits, and panel discussions with Eastman friends and scholars examining the life of one of the 20th century's most iconoclastic voices.
The Bach Collegium Japan, conducted by Masaaki Suzuki with baritone Roderick Williams
92NY's signature series exploring the American songbook, Lyrics and Lyricists, continues to explore the best of Broadway, while also highlighting significant contributions to American culture by singer-songwriters across a variety of musical genres such as Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, the Mamas and the Papas, and more.
Two performances as part of an ongoing partnerships with The Curtis Institute of Music.
Jazz, which has been a staple of 92NY's Tisch season since Thelonius Monk and Charles Mingus took to the stage in 1955, will be performed by world-class musicians like Branford Marsalis, Fred Hersch, and Regina Carter not just within the renowned Jazz in July series, but throughout the year.
About The 92nd Street Y, New York: The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) is a world-class center for the arts and innovation, a convener of ideas, and an incubator for creativity. 92NY offers extensive classes, courses and events online including live concerts, talks and master classes; fitness classes for all ages; 250+ art classes, and parenting workshops for new moms and dads. The 92nd Street Y, New York is transforming the way people share ideas and translate them into action all over the world. All of 92NY's programming is built on a foundation of Jewish values, including the capacity of civil dialogue to change minds; the potential of education and the arts to change lives; and a commitment to welcoming and serving people of all ages, races, religions, and ethnicities. For more information, visit http://www.92NY.org.


Pass rusher: Over the years, regardless of the head coach or defensive coordinator, Baltimore’s best defenses have had a good pass rush. With Matthew Judon entering free agency for the first time, Baltimore is faced with needing to address that aspect of their game. If Baltimore doesn’t land someone in free agency, it could turn to the draft. Terrell Lewis of Alabama in the first round or likely Day 2 picks like Zack Baun of Wisconsin or Josh Uche of Michigan make sense.
Defensive line: Baltimore’s defensive line played well last season and led one of the NFL’s better run defenses. But nose tackle Michael Pierce is a free agent, as is midseason acquisition Domata Peko. The team could find veteran help on the open market.
Wide receiver: The Ravens used two of their first three picks in last year’s draft on wide receivers, grabbing Marquise Brown in the first round and Miles Boykin in the third. Still, the Ravens could use another pass catcher. There are a few veteran options in free agency, but there will be even more value in the draft, especially when the Ravens pick at No. 28. Clemson’s Tee Higgins is not known for his speed, but the 6’4 outside receiver makes plenty of plays going up and attacking the ball. If Colorado’s Laviska Shenault should fall — and it’s possible in a loaded wide receiver group — he should be in play.
Rising second-year player Ben Powers would be the most logical choice. He stepped in for Yanda in the regular-season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers when Baltimore rested some of its starters. Powers had the highest grade of any Ravens player in that game, per Pro Football Focus.
”I think he really grew from coming in as a rookie. It’s tough transitioning from college to the NFL — physically and mentally, the game slowed down for him,” center Matt Skura said. “The Steelers game was really big for him getting those meaningful reps. I think he’s ready to take his game to the next level and improve on the things he wants to.”
“On the field and on the grass when the time counts, it’s when you actually truly see if a guy is actually made up of what he says,” Yanda said. “And like I said, I’ve met a lot of guys where they say these things, and I find out in the heat of the battle they’re not what they say.”
Ravens seven round mock draft 2020: Baltimore loads up on defense in early rounds, receivers in late rounds - Bryan DeArdo
Round 1, 28th overall pick: Malik Harrison, LB, Ohio State
The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Harrison was extremely productive during his final season with the Buckeyes, tallying 16.5 tackles for loss along with 3.5 sacks, 75 tackles, and two fumble recoveries.
Round 2, 60th overall pick: Marlon Davidson, DL, Auburn
Round 3, 92nd overall pick: Khalid Kareem, EDGE, Notre Dame
Round 3, 106th overall pick: Josiah Scott, CB, Michigan State
In Davidson, the Ravens would acquire a player that made plays behind the line of scrimmage (he recorded 11.5 tackle for loss last season) as well as against opposing quarterbacks, recording 6.5 sacks in 2019.
Kareem, a 6-foot-4, 265-pound defensive end, has similar numbers to Davidson’s 2019 stat line, with 46 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and three forced fumbles. Scott, who recorded three picks and six passes defensed last season, could be a nice addition to a Ravens’ secondary that finished sixth in the league in pass defense last season.
Round 4, 129th overall pick: Zack Moss, RB, Utah
Round 4, 134th overall pick: Julian Blackmon, S
Round 4, 143rd overall pick: Tyler Johnson, WR, Minnesota
Round 5, 170th overall pick: Kevin Dotson, OL, Lousiana
Round 7, pick 225: Joe Reed, WR, Virginia
Moss, who rushed for 15 touchdowns while averaging six yards per carry last season, could be a nice complementary piece for a Ravens’ backfield that already includes Pro Bowler Mark Ingram and Gus Edwards. Blackmon, who recorded four interceptions and two forced fumbles next season, would add solid depth to Baltimore’s safety position. While he is considerably underdeveloped, Dotson, a notable combine snub, could develop into a quality backup on the Ravens’ offensive line.
Johnson, one of the more underrated players in the draft, caught 25 touchdowns while averaging over 15 yards per catch during his final two seasons with the Gophers. Reed, who caught 16 passes during his final three years with the Cavaliers, was a prolific special teams player at Virginia, returning five kickoffs for touchdowns while averaging 28.7 yards per return.


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Meringue Cupcakes Made with Matcha Green Tea Powder
[social_buttons]Cupcakes are still the dessert du jour, but forget chocolate and vanilla — try the green Matcha Meringue Cupcakes instead. Two secret ingredients give them a delicate green hue — finely grated lime peel and matcha green tea powder, a premium powdered green tea that’s used in the Japanese tea ceremony. Use organic ingredients to make the recipe even greener.
Even though these cupcakes are still a sugary, the addition of matcha green tea powder means each one will boast the benefits of green tea including weight loss, lowered blood pressure, decreased stress levels and increased energy. So when you try the Matcha Meringue Cupcakes recipe, you can feel a little less guilty about indulging.
12 Matcha Meringue Cupcakes
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons AOI Chef’s Choice Matcha Green Tea
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup organic whole milk
- 1/4 cup organic buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) organic unsalted butter at room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated lime peel
- 2 large eggs
- 4 large egg whites, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- large pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
What to do: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 standard muffin cups with paper liners. Combine flour, Matcha, baking powder and salt in medium bowl; whisk until blended. Combine milk, buttermilk, and vanilla in small bowl. Using hand-held electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy. Beat in lime peel. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and beat until blended after each one. Clean off beaters.
Using rubber spatula, fold 1/3 of dry ingredients into butter mixture. Add half of milk mixture and stir to blend. Fold in half of remaining dry ingredients, then remaining milk mixture. Fold in remaining dry ingredients. Spoon batter into paper liners, diving evenly. Bake cupcakes until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 22 minutes. Cool cupcakes in pan 10 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to rack and allow to cool completely.
Meanwhile, increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F. Using clean dry beaters and hand-held electric mixer, beat egg whites, vanilla, and salt in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Beat in sugar, then powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until firm peaks form, about 5 minutes. Working with 1 at a time, mound 1/3 cup meringue on cupcake. Using an offset spatula, seal meringue to top edge of paper liner, then swirl meringue decoratively into peaks. Place cupcakes on large rimmed baking sheet, spaced 2 to 3 inches apart.
Bake cupcakes until meringue is singed in spots, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to rack and cool completely. Serve on same day made. Refrigerate any leftovers.
Photo by Jan Sheehan
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More Bad News
Real estate prices are going down everywhere except Portugal
More Bad News
I guess where the US goes, the rest of the Western world tends to follow. Unfortunately the news doesn’t get any better. In the US new-house permits are at a 31-month low, down 30% from a year ago. Existing house sales have fallen for 11 months in a row; year over year; it’s the 2nd largest decline on record. And now, the sale prices are headed down. They’re off 11% so far. This, of course, is just the beginning.
Real retail sales (after inflation) have gone down for 3 years in a row. Savings rates have fallen to a near-record low. And in the last quarter, consumer debt increased at the fastest rate since 2007. Now, there’s $16 trillion of it – a new record.
Back over in Europe we have slightly different stats. House prices are down in Spain, with large swathes of previously-owned holiday complexes empty, but in the Algarve prices are still rising, but a lot more slowly.
The news I get from the UK is that things are just getting worse and worse on every front. I hear there are distribution places for free foodstuffs for those on low incomes. Will there be soup kitchens next? Doesn’t sound like house prices will be going anywhere but down under those conditions.
With lame duck parties in Westminster, and not much alternative outside it looks as though things are going to remain bad for quite some time.
However, while in Northern Europe all is doom and gloom, the real estate market is still rising in Portugal.
Last year Sotheby’s found that North Americans were top of the list of foreign purchasers, and that trend seems to be ongoing.
Despite inflation hovering around 10%, and low wages, the real estate market seems resilient, basically because of a flood of foreign buyers. Interest rates are still low across the EU but the real problem is a lack of properties to buy. The local stats are quite amazing. 21% of homes purchased in December were sold within a week. That is remarkable. 15% were sold between two weeks and a month, while 21% were sold between one and three months.
Perhaps Portugal is the place to be after all.

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David Whitfield was a popular Tenor of the mid 1950,s
In his day he was fabulously popular , and sang to capacity crowds .
He appeared on the Ed sullivan show several times with great aplomb .
In the later 1950,s his style of singing had to compete with the likes of Buddy Holly , Elvis Presley ,and by the early 1960,s had moved into musicals such as "The Desert Song" and "Rose Marie", and recorded classic albums such as "ALONE" with his wonderful semi operatic style of singing.
In his day he sang a large range of songs and was sometimes likened to the great Mario Lanza.

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Dance credits: Principal dancer with The Paul Taylor Dance Company
It was at Miller-Marley that Francie Huber began her lifelong love of dance. She later earned a B.F.A. from Julliard School in New York . After dancing with many of the major dance companies in New York , Francie made her debut with The Paul Taylor Dance Company, where she was a principal dancer for 13 years. Ms. Huber created many roles for the Paul Taylor Company and was featured in the Academy Award nominated documentary film, Dancemaker. In addition, she has been featured in several television productions including the Emmy Award winning Speaking in Tongues. In 2000, she was awarded the coveted Bessie (New York Dance and Performance Award) for sustained achievement in dancing for her work with Mr. Taylor. For the past 20 years she has been a teacher of modern dance classes and is one of the select few rotating directors of Taylor 2 Dance Company. Ms. Huber continues to perform as a solo guest artist and resides in New York City with her husband.
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The Leftist hate never stops
Forgive the obscene photo of "Politically Incorrect" show host Bill Maher, but it serves as a stark visual testimonial to the Left's true nature. Every day, the Left shows us with their own actions that they are exactly what they accuse conservatives and tea partiers of being.
It is astonishing that they have the gall to accuse anyone of anything. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. But then we remember that the smear and the lie are all they have. As a post at Powerline relates, "It is liberals, not conservatives, who rely on ad hominem attacks, outrageous allegations and violent imagery." The accusations of racism and threats of violence put forth by congressional Democrats since Saturday are straight out of the Alinsky playbook. They probably made the calls themselves.
Thank God for talk radio and the internet. Thanks to the New Media, Democrats can no longer do these things with impunity. As Andrew Breitbart says, "The emperor has no clothes." The Left is being exposed for the empty fraud of a movement it is, and as that happens, they are getting increasingly desperate. Yes, we do have to worry about violence. From them. But this is nothing new, either.
Powerline describes the 2008 Republican convention in Minneapolis, where Leftist protesters "... threw bricks through the windows of buses, sending elderly convention delegates to the hospital. They dropped bags of sand off highway overpasses onto vehicles below. Fortunately, no one was killed."
As Noel Sheppard relates, the media were AWOL.
Here is a list of representative Leftist misbehavior:
* Air America exhorts listeners to assassinate Bush.
* Five campaign workers for Kerry arrested for slashing tires on 25 cars rented by GOP campaign workers. One of the five was the Milwaukee Mayor's son, the other the son of a Democrat U.S. congresswoman.
* Republican combat wounded Vietnam vet's house spray-painted with the words BUSHNAZIS, American flags shredded, truck keyed.
* Leftist lawyer caught keying Marine Iraq War vet's BMW just prior to his second deployment. (This one is priceless. You should read the outcome.)
* Senator Mary Landrieu threatens to punch President Bush (a felony). Where was the press on that one?
* Astroturfers threaten Andrew Breitbart and throw eggs at patriot rally buses.
* Alan Grayson says that we need to "get rid of Republicans entirely."
* Many cases of conservative newspaper production runs stolen or vandalized.
* On "Conan O'Brien Show," unglued Alec Baldwin screams that Rep. Henry Hyde and family, including children, should be stoned to death.
Mere days ago, a Leftist Astroturf group of union activists threw eggs at a tea party bus entering Searchlight, Nevada -- hometown of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. They also cornered Andrew Breitbart, physically threatened him, and then called police, accusing Breitbart of throwing the eggs. He related the event to two San Francisco Chronicle reporters who hitched a ride with him. Here's the video.
Recall the SEIU thug who beat up a black reporter at a town hall rally in Missouri last summer. Recall that he was called "nigger," and that the thug was arrested. Somehow the AP missed all that.
Recall the Arizona town hall meeting where MS-NBC reported that some white racist was carrying an "assault weapon," except that that white racist happened to be black. Somehow they missed that, too.
Following is a rundown of anti-GOP incidents from the 2004 presidential election. We gratefully acknowledge the late Clifton T. Sharp of Clifto.com for compiling the list. It came from a post titled "Identifying the Good Guys, Notes for Election Fence-Sitters." I will preface the list with Cliff's insightful counsel:
More often than not, if you see a pattern of violence from one side, they're the bad guys. They're the ones who can't make their side rise above the other through merit, so they try to make the other side fall by violence and intimidation. It is nearly always true that the side that resorts to violence has no other method for achieving its goal. They cannot make good things happen for their side, so they make bad things happen to the other side.
Whenever there is a difference of beliefs, reasonable men can agree to reasonably disagree. It follows that those who resort to violence in an attempt to force their beliefs on others, or to stop others from expressing their beliefs, are not reasonable men. They do not believe in free speech; they want you to know that they will hurt you to stop you from exercising your rights to free speech.
When there are a few incidents among a very large group, such as a political party, it's hard to blame the entire group. But when violence is frequent and widespread, it becomes a policy rather than an aberration. It becomes an indication that the violent side believes it cannot reasonably persuade others to their beliefs, but instead must use force and intimidation to deter others from exercising their rights as citizens of the United States of America.
Thousands of years ago, ancient philosophers taught that one can distinguish the good guys from the bad guys by their actions. That advice still holds true. The bad guys are running organized attempts to disrupt and to harm their opponents, to frighten people like you so that you won't vote for the good guys. When you make your choice, try not to give them what they want.
Paul Ryan on Progressivism
Earlier this week, Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) traveled to the Sooner State to address the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. Much of his speech focused on progressivism:
The Democratic leaders of Congress and in the White House hold a view they call “Progressivism.” Progressivism began in Wisconsin, where I come from. It came into our schools from European universities under the spell of intellectuals such as Hegel and Weber, and the German leader Bismarck. The best known Wisconsin Progressive was actually a Republican, Robert LaFollette.
Progressivism was a powerful strain in both political parties for many years. Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican, and Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, both brought the Progressive movement to Washington.
Early Progressives wanted to empower and engage the people. They fought for populist reforms like initiative and referendum, recalls, judicial elections, the breakup of monopoly corporations, and the elimination of vote buying and urban patronage. But Progressivism turned away from popular control toward central government planning. It lost most Americans and consumed itself in paternalism, arrogance, and snobbish condescension. “Fighting Bob” LaFollette, Teddy Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson would have scorned the self-proclaimed “Progressives” of our day for handing out bailout checks to giant corporations, corrupting the Congress to purchase votes for government controlled health care, and funneling billions in Jobs Stimulus money to local politicians to pay for make-work patronage. That’s not “Progressivism,” that’s what real Progressives fought against!
Since America began, the timid have feared the Founding Fathers’ ideas of individual freedom, so they yearn for Old World class models. Our Progressivists are the latest iteration of that same fear of the people. In unprecedented numbers, Americans are speaking out against the intolerable Health Care bill and irresponsible debt-ridden spending.
Does anyone recall Norman Rockwell’s famous “Freedom of Speech” painting of an average working Joe standing and speaking his mind at a town hall meeting? Today’s Progressivists ridicule average Americans speaking out at tea parties across the nation and denounce their criticisms as “un-American.” Millions of average Americans reject their big government solutions, and that scares them.
Last January President Obama said: “There are simply philosophical differences that will always cause us to part ways. These disagreements, about the role of government in our lives, about our national priorities and our national security, have been taking place for over two hundred years.”
He was right. So let’s examine these “philosophical differences” of government. Progressivists say there are no enduring ideas of right or wrong. Everything is “relative” to history, so our ideas need to change. Progressivists say the Founders’ Constitution including its amendments, with its principles of equal natural rights, limited government, and popular consent is outdated. We should have a “living constitution” that keeps up with the times. Progressivists invent new rights and enforce them with a more powerful central government and more federal agencies to direct society through the changes of history. And don’t worry, they say. Bureaucrats can be controlled by Congressional oversight.
The Progressivist ideology embraced by today’s leaders is very different from everything rank-and-file Democrats, independents, and Republicans stand for. America stands for nothing if not for the fixed truth that unalienable rights were granted to every human being not by government but by “nature and nature’s God.” The truths of the American founding can’t become obsolete because they are not timebound. They are eternal. The practical consequence of these truths is free market democracy, the American idea of free labor and free enterprise under government by popular consent. The deepest case for free market democracy is moral, rooted in human equality and the natural right to be free.
A government that expands beyond its high but limited mission of securing our natural rights is not progressive, it’s regressive. It privileges the powerful at the expense of the people. It establishes the rule of class over class. The American Revolution and the Constitution replaced class rule with a better idea: equal opportunity for all. The promise of keeping the earnings of your work is central to justice, freedom, and the hope to improve your life.
And his parting thought:
A political realignment is on the way. Democratic leaders are staking their party’s future on their ideological agenda. Financial Services Committee Chairman Frank candidly admits that his party “are trying on every front to increase the role of government.” Former President Clinton told a Netroots convention last year that “We have entered a new era of progressive politics, which if we do it right could last 30 or 40 years.”
The question is, do we realign with the vision of a European-style social welfare state, or do we realign with the American idea?
My party challenges the whole basis of the Progressivist vision of this country’s future. We challenge their attack on American exceptionalism. We challenge their claim that bureaucratic centralization is the only way the US can meet the economic and social challenges of our time.
Those leaders have underestimated the good sense of the American people. They broke faith with independents, Republicans, and their own rank-and-file. They walked away from the foundational truths that made America the wonder and the envy of the world. The price of their infidelity will be high.
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Obama opens up to drilling, or does he?
President Obama this week offered the "Drill, Baby, Drill" crowd an olive twig when he announced that he would "consider potential areas for development [of oil and gas resources] in the mid-Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico." Confine yourself to one cheer. Large swathes of potentially productive lands remain off-limits.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., doesn't want any drilling off the West Coast, and the environmentalists are adamant that large parts of Alaska remain the preserve of caribou. So oil and gas companies will have to be content with access to the Atlantic coastline from New Jersey south, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska.
Since there has been very little exploration in these areas, no one really knows how much oil and gas they might contain. Actual drilling will not take place for four years, some of the areas cannot be opened without congressional approval, and we won't know which areas will be offered for lease until the 2012-2017 lease plan, still a work in progress, is announced....
It is no smooth path from presidential reconsideration to drilling. Outraged environmental groups will fight the issuance of drilling permits in Congress, in the rule-making proceedings, and in the courthouses. These groups have developed a can't-lose strategy when opposing the permitting of new coal plants: Their legal teams delay decisions for so long that companies, which have to get on with planning their capital expenditures, simply give up, and walk away from their projects.
No matter that they might eventually have won in the courts; time is money, and delay too costly. Unless the president is as willing to cajole, threaten and bribe these groups as he was the Democratic congressman who were reluctant to support his health care bill, there won't be much new offshore drilling.....
But let's not be churlish. The president has moved a bit in the direction of nuclear power and offshore drilling. Give thanks for small favors.
New mileage rules will deliver eggshell cars: "Drivers will have to pay more for cars and trucks, but they’ll save at the pump under tough new federal rules aimed at boosting mileage, cutting emissions and hastening the next generation of fuel-stingy hybrids and electric cars. The new standards, announced Thursday, call for a 35.5 miles-per-gallon average within six years, up nearly 10 mpg from now.” [The new goals can only be achieved by making smaller, lighter and flimsier cars]]
State debt woes grow too big to camouflage: "California, New York and other states are showing many of the same signs of debt overload that recently took Greece to the brink — budgets that will not balance, accounting that masks debt, the use of derivatives to plug holes, and armies of retired public workers who are counting on benefits that are proving harder and harder to pay. And states are responding in sometimes desperate ways, raising concerns that they, too, could face a debt crisis. … Some economists fear the states have a potentially bigger problem than their recession-induced budget woes. If investors become reluctant to buy the states’ debt, the result could be a credit squeeze, not entirely different from the financial strains in Europe, where markets were reluctant to refinance billions in Greek debt.”
Tea partiers embrace liberty, not big government: "The conservative rebellions of the late 1970s and middle 1990s were focused on taxes. The tea partiers are focusing on the expansion of government — and its threat to the independence of citizens. … Progressives have always assumed that people need safety nets and welcome dependence on government. The public’s clear rejection of the Democratic health-care bills has shown that this assumption is unwarranted. Americans today prefer independence to dependence on government, just as they did 200 years ago.”
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West Bank: Airbnb's decision on listings in illegal Israeli settlements is 'deeply shameful'
Travel company announced last year it would remove listings ‘at the core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians’
Move ‘exposes the hollowness of their claims to be a company that values human rights’ - Mark Dummett
Responding to Airbnb’s announcement that they will no longer be removing listings in illegal Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian West Bank following a lawsuit by Israeli lawyers, Mark Dummett, Amnesty International’s Business and Human Rights Researcher, said:
“This decision is a deeply shameful abdication of Airbnb’s responsibility as a company to respect international humanitarian and human rights law wherever they operate in the world. This includes in Israel’s illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. It also exposes the hollowness of their claims to be a company that values human rights.
“Airbnb are trying to absolve themselves by stating they will donate the profits from these listings to charity, but that fails to change the fact that by continuing to drive tourism to illegal settlements they are helping to boost the settlement economy.
“Airbnb had a clear opportunity to make the right decision to uphold human rights and use their influence to set a precedent in the tourism industry. Instead, they have chosen to bury their heads in the sand - ignoring blatant evidence that they are helping to fuel violations that cause immense suffering to Palestinians.
“Airbnb’s reversal demonstrates why we can’t just rely on companies to take the right decisions, and that we need governments to fulfil their obligations by intervening and passing laws obliging their companies to respect human rights.”
‘Check out’ campaign
In January, Amnesty published a major report showing how online tourism giants Airbnb, TripAdvisor, Expedia and Booking.com are fuelling human rights violations against Palestinians by listing hundreds of rooms and activities in Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land.
As part of its Check out campaign, Amnesty activists staged a protest outside the London head office of TripAdvisor. The protest saw a “barbed-wire beach” set up in central London’s Soho Square with “No Palestinians allowed” signs illustrating the starkly discriminatory nature of the Israeli settlement enterprise.
More than half a century of occupation
During the course of the nearly 52-year Israeli military occupation, more than 50,000 Palestinian homes and structures have been demolished, and tens of thousands of Palestinians have been forcibly removed. In their place, more than 600,000 Israeli settlers have been allowed to move into often purpose-built settlements, approximately 250 in number, with many of the settlements serviced by settler-only roads and guarded by a network of Israeli military checkpoints and other security infrastructure. The settlements are illegal under international law and a war crime. In total, approximately 1,000 square kilometres of Palestinian land has been expropriated by Israeli settlers in the past half-century.


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Stradbroke High School Christmas Concert
An enthusiastic audience packed the main hall on the 5th of December for the annual Christmas Concert. Over seventy pupils from Year 7 all the way up to Year 11 took part, to convey aspects of the Christmas story through music. The range of music ensembles and soloists that performed was testament to the fact that music is really cherished and enjoyed by Stradbroke High School students.
The choir showed their versatility in part singing during the evening in a beautiful arrangement of Away in a Manger by Reginald Jacques and Diamond Bright by Lyn Marsh. It was great to hear even the very youngest members of this group singing with so much confidence.
Brass continues to be a real strength at Stradbroke, under the watchful eye of Ruth Ryan. New pupils were keen to show off their skills on brass in pieces like ‘Stop the Cavalry’, and it was fantastic to have other brass ensembles like girls’ brass taking part too. A particular treat was the exquisite performance of ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ as played by the senior brass ensemble.
Matt Sheperd continues to work wonders with the ‘Amplifier Group’, as they shone yet again in performances of their own compositions. They were given the brief in September to compose and create Christmas compositions for the concert at the end of term. As always the results were both moving and highly creative.
The school orchestra, which continues to grow in number, provided festive cheer in the form of ‘Mary’s Boy Child’ and ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’. They clearly demonstrated their musicianship skills in the expressive way that they interpreted these two Christmas numbers. An enjoyable and memorable evening was had by all.
Mr J. Williams
Head of Music
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The holiday of Shavuos, which begins this Saturday night, celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. Every year on the sixth of the hebrew month of Sivan, we commemorate the day that Moses ascended the mountain and God descended to meet him there to give to him a compendium of divine wisdom that would transform the universe. What is this thing called Torah that we commemorate receiving at this time? What does it do for us? Is it a gift or a burden? How does the receiving of the Torah make you feel? How should the receiving of the Torah make us feel?
In the simplest sense, Torah is understood as a book of stories and laws. It records history and it prescribes commandments. It instructs us how to live, and it promises reward for proper behavior and threatens punishment for deviance.
What does such a conception of Torah inspire one to feel about its reception?
There is a chassidic greeting for the holiday of Shavuos in which we offer each other the hope that we should “mikabeil Torah b’simcha u’b’pnimyus” — may you receive the Torah with great joy and with innermost depth. This wish is not intended as a superficial salutation, but a profound and heartfelt hope and intention for the occasion. Does one feel tremendous happiness in the deepest core of his being when s/he receives a book of history and law?
This question is certainly reductive and simplistic. The Torah is clearly no mere book of stories and directives. To believers, it contains the will and wisdom of God; even to non-believers it is at least a profound work of literature with many layers of depth and insight which has sold far more copies — and influenced world (or at least western) culture far more significantly — than any other book. Such a work, then, is surely a gift. We would expect to feel gratitude for its giving then. We would obviously celebrate the transmission of such a rare and precious gift with joy and appreciation. But do we really “mikabeil Torah b’simcha u’b’pnimyus”? How great is our joy, and how deeply do we feel it?
Furthermore, if we are to be really honest with ourselves, we might admit that there is something about this “gift” which feels less generous than gratuitous — as if in a subtle way, though we might hate to admit it, the Giver of the gift seems to get more out of it than we, the recipients, do. I’m giving you the gift of my laws, the Giver tells us. Keep them, and I will be good to you. Defy them, and you will feel my wrath. Thank you for these golden handcuffs, we might respond, they are clearly worth a fortune, but they are strangely more restrictive than the jewelry I have been given in the past. Torah, with all of its rules and restraints, may often feel like more of a burden than a gift. If so, then how much joy do we really sense on the day of its giving?
In order to experience great simcha/joy in the depths of our being on Shavuos, we must understand what Torah truly and ultimately is. In truth, Torah is more than a rule book, and more than a chronicle of historic events. It is more than a compendium of divine wisdom, and more than an instruction manual that tells us how the game works and how to best play it. Torah is the means by which we can transform an existence of potential pain, confusion and alienation into one of tremendous meaning, significance, and joy. The day we received the Torah is the day that our reality transitioned from constant detachment and struggle to the possibility of integration and peace.
What is the pain that we experience prior to the giving of the Torah, and what is the incredible relief and resolution that the Torah provides?
The Pain Of Duality
Life is hard. Do you know anyone who thinks it’s easy? There may be those who make it look easy, but looks, as we know, are deceiving. There is no one who doesn’t suffer. There are those who suffer more obviously, and there are those who more successfully conceal their suffering, both from others and often from themselves. We have developed ingenious methods of covering over and distracting ourselves from the pain of life. But the pain persists, even, and often moreso, when it is repressed and ignored.
What is the cause of all this pain and suffering? The mystics explain that it is the duality of our existence. On the one hand we are physical creatures, drawn toward material pleasures and personal gratification. On the other hand, we are spiritual beings, pulled toward something ineffable and transcendent, aware that there is more to us and to life than what we see and seem. There is a gravity that pulls us downward, and a simultaneous spirituality that draws us upward. We may not understand these forces fully, but we feel their pull on us, their constant tug-of-war, the friction and tension of trying to negotiate these two competing attractions.
Those who indulge in the pursuit of physical pleasures and material gain ultimately know that they have amassed much but gained nothing. The void that they have struggled to fill with possessions will never be sated. Those, on the other hand, who divorce themselves from the world and seclude themselves in asceticism and abstinence may have mastered their passions and abnegated the pain of desire and attachment, but they have also shut themselves off from the pleasures that life affords and the opportunities to influence and transform their surroundings. Could it be that the purpose of life is to leave it behind? If so, then what is the point of being alive if our goal is to live as if we were dead? This purposelessness is itself a form of deep suffering. It too derives from the inability to reconcile the duality of our existence.
The great tension and angst of our lives is the difficulty of going beyond the world while simultaneously living within it. We must be in the world, but not of the world. We are divine, and concurrently human. It would be so much easier to be one or the other. The pain is the struggle to reconcile the two. How are we supposed to do so? Where can we find the wisdom that will enable us to be both?
The Great Unifier
Shavuos is in Sivan, the third month of the Jewish year. Torah is divided in three parts, referred to as TaNaCH, an acronym for Torah (the five books of Moses), Neviim (Prophets), and Ketuvim (writings). The Jewish people is comprised of three general categories, Kohanim (priests), Levites, and Israelites. The Torah was given through Moses, the third child (after his brother Aaron and his sister Miriam). The sages ask why all of these threes are associated with Torah and its transmission. After all, if Torah was intended to bring unity to the creation, then wouldn’t it make more sense for a one-part work to have been given in the first month through a firstborn to a singular people?
The number three, the chassidic masters respond, alludes to a deeper level of unity than the number one. Three represents the unification of two opposites. Three symbolizes the synthesis of a thesis and its antithesis. Synthesis is the power to fuse opposites, which is a far greater and deeper quality than the ability to exist with no tension of challenge.
True peace is not the absence of conflict, nor the transcendence of it. It is the integration and reconciliation of opposing forces. True infinity does not negate the finite — if infinity is not also finite, then there is something that it is not, and therefore it is neither infinite or finite.
Torah is the divine wisdom that enables us to be a soul within a body, to make peace between the two without nullifying either, to be both infinite and finite simultaneously. It teaches us how to go beyond ourselves without negating ourselves. It prescribes a suite of physical actions, mitzvos, which allow us to transform the world by interacting with it. It teaches us that the world is holy, that our bodies are temples, that we are here to be godly and human at once.
The intense joy of receiving the Torah is the cessation of the torment that plagues us on account of our apparent duality. Before we had the Torah, we had no way of soothing that pain. On Shavuos, on Mount Sinai, God gifted us with a way out of the pain and a way into the greatest pleasure — the ability to be all of who we are, to engage every aspect of our being, to cast off shame and negativity and to know that we are good and godly even in our human imperfection. This is what Torah is b’pnimyus, in its essence. This is what we are b’pnimyus, in our essence. This is the great simcha/joy of receiving the Torah.
While Torah was given originally on Shavuos nearly three and a half millennia ago, it is continually given every day and every moment. This is why we say in our daily prayers “Blessed are you God, who GIVES us the Torah” (and not who GAVE us the Torah). For those of us who continue to feel the pain of life’s duality and tension — and those who are attuned to the voice of their soul are often the ones who experience the struggle most — Shavuos is an opportune moment to celebrate the gift that we are given, and every day is an opportunity to receive the gift anew. We do so by opening the Torah and plumbing its depths to find within them the pathway to our own depths and the great joy and peace that are revealed there.
May we all mikabeil Torah b’simcha u’b’pnimyus!

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US President Barack Obama has a reputation as a pretty cool poker player which may well explain the massive gamble he is taking on turning the US economy around.
On the other hand Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s preferred game would seem to be snap, and that’s with one hand over the cards, which would explain his sycophantic address and obsequiousness to the US President during his recent visit to Washington.
The fact is that the PM’s political survival and the future stability of our banking system depend to a frightening degree on whether Obama is really playing a winning hand.
That came really apparent as we approached last weekend and the government announced it was going to take a majority stake in Lloyds Banking Group in a deal to insure £260bn of toxic assets. Together with a similar deal with Royal Bank of Scotland, that brings the UK tax payer’s exposure to toxic funds to a staggering £585bn.
I suppose we at least should be grateful to the Toxic Funds Task Force which surely has been working day and night to identify the size and exposure to these sources of mass toxicity, for at last someone may have a true measure of the problem, though with so little transparency that’s very difficult to judge.
Unfortunately the assets of mass toxicity are proving more real than Sadam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction and the laws of unintended consequences are proving as treacherous as Pandora’s Box.
One fears what yet may be lurking around the corner to punish us for our hubris.
Let’s face the facts – the Tripartite Authorities and the regulatory system haven’t delivered as expected, the provisions of Basle II have accentuated the current crisis rather than delivering improved understanding and management of risk, and derivatives, which were supposed to mitigate risk, have actually served to spread the financial contagion from the US sub-prime market around the globe.
The same can be said of the way that the Prime Minister facilitated the monopoly busting takeover of Lloyds TSB by HBOS.
Rather than shoring up a bank in difficulties it has served to damage a successfully and prudently run business to the extent that it is now being baled out almost to the same extent as RBS which was allegedly brought down by the prolificacy and ego of Sir Freddy Goodwin.
One may well ask who needs Fred the Shred when we’ve got Brown the Clown but like it or not he is still captain of the good ship Britannia and if Obama proves lucky, then let’s hope Brown can shout snap.
The problem is that it will have to happen sooner rather than later because who knows what will happen to the value of that £585bn mountain of toxic assets should the situation in the US and UK mortgage market get much worse. Asset values, after all, depend to a huge extend on a bank’s willingness or ability to lend, and our government has till to solve that problem too.

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About Kim Foster
I was introduced to non-western medicine in my 20's. A series of accidents left me unable to stand up straight and I was experiencing severe pain on a daily basis. I was told I had nerve damage and there was nothing more western medicine could do for my condition.
A massage therapist referred me to a chiropractor who I will always have the deepest gratitude. At her wellness center I was treated with chiropractic, acupuncture, herbal medicine and energy work which enabled me to feel and experience life very differently. I became trained in energy work a year later. I developed a small healing practice as well as having a career in veterinary medicine, environmental activism and the restaurant industry over the next 14 years. In 2004 I finally decided to go to acupuncture school to become a full time health care provider.
I am a general practioner of Chinese medicine with an expertise in orthopedic disorders and trauma. I apprenticed with the renowned acupuncturist Kiiko Matsumoto for 7 years with 1500 hours of clinical observation time and studied medical Tuina for 9 years with Bill Helm of Pacifica College. I am passionate about being the best practitioner I can be and am constantly updating my skill set to bring you the most updated and current treatments for various conditions.
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Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has given directions for setting up of a Task Force for revamping sports system in the country.
He gave directions to Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada who called on him in Islamabad today.
Chairman Higher Education Commission Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Secretary IPC Amjad Ali Khan and DG Sports Dr. Muhammad Akhter Nawaz Ganjera were also present during the meeting.
Matters relating to Pakistan Sports Board and Sports University came under discussion.
The Prime Minister said the task force would also look into revamping national sports federations.
The Prime Minister was informed that state-of-the-art Sports University, being established by HEC with the collaboration of Pakistan Sports Board and Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC), would be ready for inauguration by 2nd week of next month.
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Had my own wuxia film festival this past weekend!
On Friday night, one of the satellite channels was showing House of Flying Daggers. The first time I saw this (on DVD), I turned it off part-way through….for some reason, it just wasn’t grabbing me at all. Since that time, though, I’ve seen it three times, and I’ve really enjoyed it. Primarily, this is a love story. Naturally, given that this is also a wuxia story, the love story is bittersweet. No happy endings here….but damn if Zhang Ziyi isn’t one of the most beautiful women on the planet:
On Saturday, a bunch of folks came over and we watched several films together, ordering Chinese food and generally having a ball.
First up was Storm Riders, which is one of my favorites. Based on the Win Shing Ma comic book Tin Ha (Fung Wan), the movie features magic swords, chi blasts, magical kung-fu, and Aaron Kwok as perhaps the world’s first blue-haired Goth Wuxia. I consider this film to be the best example of the “wild” side of the wuxia spectrum — balanced against the art-house beauty of films like “House of Flying Daggers” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”
Then, we moved on to one I hadn’t seen before — Tsui Hark’s semi-remake, semi-sequel Zu Warriors (AKA Legend of Zu). Wow. What a pretty mess this was. The special effects were great, and there was certainly spectacle to spare…..but it was just one massive spectacle after another, with no coherent plot. I mean, fer chrissakes, I majored in East Asian Languages and Cultures, I’ve studied Chinese legend and wuxia literature, I’ve seen (and own) the first “Zu: Warriors of the Magic Mountain” film, and hell–my family lived in Hong Kong for a few years….and *I* was lost in this mess. Good lord. Some amazing images, yeah…..but it’s not a suprise that Miramax ended up scrapping the US theatrical release of this one. Way too much of a “WTF?” factor.
The last film on Saturday was another one of my favorites….and another admitted mess: Kung Fu Cult Master, starring Jet Li and a Cast of Thousands. An absolutely convoluted clusterfuck of warring kung-fu sects, secret stances, magical styles and double-and-triple-crosses, based on the Jin Yong novel (and later, comic book), “Heaven Sword and Dragon Slayer Sabre.” Well OK–the first chunk of it, at least. The film ends, Bakshi-LOTR-style, in the middle of the action…..and the follow-up film was never made. That said, we’ve got Jinx’s Palm, we’ve got Great Solar Stance…and, perhaps coolest of all, we have a fight between Jet Li and a Shaolin Monk, where Jet Li’s internal voice-over features him wondering how many Experience Points his opponent has. This is goofiness of the highest order, and I love it.
Sunday afternoon, I continued the theme on my own, by watching another film I had not yet seen: Shaolin vs. Evil Dead. Yes, like “Snakes on a Plane”, that title pretty much tells you everything you need to know. The 2004 movie features Gordon Liu (Pai Mei from “Kill Bill 2”, among many other things) as a Shaolin monk….who….well, fights the Evil Dead. Yup — demons, zombies and hopping vampires galore. The only problem with this movie (and believe me, some of the reviews are harsh) is that the director was so enamored of the two-movie structure of “Kill Bill” that he decided to go with the same thing here…..so the film ends REALLY abuptly (in the middle of an action sequence, in fact), and there are scenes from the next installment played during the end credits. Two problems here. One: The scenes from the follow-up look MUCH cooler than the movie that just ended…..and Two: this film came out in 2004, and there’s been no news of any sequel release, despite the fact that it was obviously already filmed.


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This is a post Iâve been meaning to share; Iâve been sitting on it for quite some time now. I originally made these fried almonds with thyme last year for Motherâs Day. They were to go alongside some grilled garlic shrimp for some tapas-style snacks and appetizers we had that day.
They were such a hit Iâve been making them for parties and get-togethers ever since. These almonds are incredibly easy to make. You can have them ready to eat in less then 10 minutes which makes them perfect for last minute snacks when the munchies hit, or when youâve got some unexpected visitors.
I prefer making these fried almonds with thyme, but if you donât love thyme, you could really use whatever herb you like. You could even skip the herbs altogether and experiment with different spices like cinnamon, smoked paprika, or even cayenne.
Sometimes I like to add a little bit of garlic powder or just use garlic salt. The garlic gives it such a nice flavor. If youâre a garlic lover like me, youâll probably love that version. Just make sure your date eats them too, so you can cancel each otherâs dragon breath out!
Iâm currently in the middle of doing Whole30, so Iâve found these almonds to be a nice little snack when I need one. Not only are they made with Whole30-approved ingredients, but theyâre also Paleo, gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, and vegan.
This is one flavor-packed snack that you can feed to almost anyone, unless they have a nut allergy. Donât be the person giving nuts to someone with a nut allergy! I actually did that once by accident â my bad. Now I like to let everyone and anyone know when something has nuts in it.
In this case, this dish is clearly all about the nuts â delicious, toasty fried almonds with thyme. Enjoy!
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cups whole raw almonds
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1-2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped, to taste
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the almonds and stir to coat with the oil. Cook for 2-5 minutes or until the almonds are hot and toasted.
Transfer the almonds to a bowl and toss with the salt and thyme, use 1-2 tablespoons of the thyme, depending on your personal taste.
Serve the almonds immediately or store in an airtight container.
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My brand new year layout features 4 tags with two placed end to end to make a longer strip to the right of the page. I simply cut rectangles from card, snipped the corners off to make a tag shape and added a punched brown circle of card with a small hole punched in the centre. Decorating these 4 tags with papers and running titles and journalling that overlap the tags and background card leads to a simple design idea creating a layout that flows across the page.
The Honeycomb Red/Pink double sided paper I have used can be found HERE, and the glittery striped paper/brown on reverse HERE.
Karen's Sweet Treat layout also uses 4 tags placed in a line across the page. Three act as photo mounts and the third is filled with hand cut embellishments and a title. She then sneaks a 5th tag in turned on it's side for the journalling. The floral embellishments Karen has used are from this paper HERE and this paper was also used on the layouts taught by Debbie at Ecelectic Keepsakes crop that several of the design team shared.
Finally this page by Katherine features a decorated tag to the left of her photo housing the title to her layout.
Come back over the weekend when we share banner shapes appearing on more February DT layouts, but if you can't wait why not visit the full gallery HERE.

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Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I know I did! On Saturday my stamping buddies from Rochester came to my house for a day of stamping. We had such a good time but it flew by so fast. We made several projects, ate lunch, talked, stamped some more and then headed out to Buffalo Stamps and Stuff. We got a late start out the door and the traffic was bad so we got there right at closing time. Big hugs to Marty for staying open a bit longer so we could shop!! Then yesterday we had a great church service and my in-laws came for an afternoon visit.
I wanted to share a card I did for the release of Anna Wights stamp set last week, Posies for You. Keep reading, I have a chance for you to win a set! I made a window card using one of the flowers, they are perfectly sized for this kind of card! For the front of the card, I embossed a piece of celery with the Cuttlebug Thanks folder and layered it over my kraft card. I used a square punch to create the window. I took a scrap of chocolate chip and punched a square out it and then inserted into a scallop square punch to create the frame. TIP: when creating frames with punches, start with the smallest punch first, this makes getting it centered so much easier and gives you something to hold onto! The ribbon is American Crafts. For the inside, I stamped the flower on a piece of vanilla and again on a scrap of vanilla. I used ink and an aquapainter to do my coloring, than cut out the flower and leaf and mounted them on dimensionals. From the front the flower pops up out of the frame. On the inside is the whole image along with another "Thanks" stamped from the set. With this fun set of flowers you could create an entire set of cards in this style.
The kind folks at Whipper Snapper gave us stamps to share so I am giving away a set to one of you! Leave a comment on this post and I will draw a name on Thursday night. Click here to see the set posted on the Whipper Snapper site.
Have a great day!

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The first report of the new national registry of exonerations, issued last weekend, suggests the extent of wrongful convictions in the country is far greater than previously recognized and provides new insights about why such convictions occur nationally and in Connecticut..
Those concerned with wrongful convictions have become accustomed to the count, currently 291, maintained by the New York-based Innocence Project of the number of individuals exonerated through post-conviction analysis of DNA evidence.
But the registry, a joint project of the University of Michigan Law School and the Center on Wrongful Convictions of the Northwestern University Law School, reports the number of wrongful convictions in the country is far greater — and, perhaps surprisingly, that most exonerations have occurred without DNA evidence.
The registry identifies a total of 873 exonerations that occurred since January 1989. DNA evidence was responsible for 325 of those, or 37 percent of the total. The others occurred without the use of DNA.
That should send a powerful message to those who believe that the actual innocence of a convicted felon must, and can only, be demonstrated with DNA evidence.
The registry's examination of the factors that contributed to each of the 873 wrongful convictions provides the most comprehensive — indeed, a definitive — analysis of why such convictions occur.
The results of the analysis are troubling. The most frequent contributing factor, present in 51 percent of the cases, was perjury or a false accusation. The second most frequent factor, present in 43 percent of the cases, was mistaken eyewitness identification. The third most frequent factor, present in 42 percent of the cases, was official misconduct. The fourth most frequent factor, present in 24 percent of the cases, was false or mistaken forensic evidence.
In the perjury/false accusation category, the registry found that 38 percent of the convictions rested in part or entirely on lies by supposed eyewitnesses. In 27 percent, there was a deliberate misidentification, in 11 percent a fabricated identification.
Adding those cases to the ones in which there was a mistaken, but not deliberately false identification, there were eyewitness misidentifications in more than 75 percent of all known wrongful convictions.
Because of the large number of cases, the registry was able to break down the factors contributing to wrongful convictions for various types of crime. Mistaken identifications, for example, occurred in 80 percent of the wrongful convictions for sexual assault.
Especially troubling are the data on the 416 wrongful convictions for homicide, of which 101 resulted in a death sentence. The single most frequent factor contributing to those convictions was perjury or false accusation, which occurred in 64 percent of the cases. The second most frequent contributing factor was official misconduct, which occurred in 56 percent of the cases.
In 44 percent of the homicide convictions, the perjury or false accusation involved a deliberate misidentification by a supposed eyewitness. Adding that 44 percent to the 27 percent in which there was a mistaken identification for other reasons, there was an eyewitness misidentification, honest or otherwise, in more than 70 percent of all wrongful convictions for homicide.
Connecticut's record on wrongful convictions resembles to a large extent that of the country. The registry records seven wrongful convictions that were reversed, four by DNA and three by other means. Four were based on mistaken identifications, a fifth on a deliberate misidentification. False or misleading forensic evidence contributed to three of the wrongful convictions.
In the past two years, the state has enacted landmark legislation to prevent wrongful convictions by improving the eyewitness identification procedure and requiring that custodial interrogations be videotaped. But more must be done.
The registry's report should be incorporated into the training of all state and municipal police, especially those assigned to investigate serious crimes. It should also be required reading for all prosecutors, judges and justices.
The state's attorneys should create within their offices a team to review and, if need be challenge, the evidence in pending prosecutions. And the state should do what New York recently did — create a conviction integrity office to reinvestigate all convictions that have been called into question, especially those that relied largely or exclusively on eyewitness identifications.
David R. Cameron is a professor of political science at Yale and a member of the state's Eyewitness Identification Task Force.

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The yellow croaker is tender and meaty, and the market is hard to see fresh live fish, mostly frozen and chilled. Family practice is generally based on pan-fried, but in fact it is a good practice with steamed ginger and ginger. On the one hand, steaming keeps the fresh yellow croaker, and it is also worthy of recommendation with the combination of ginger and broth.
The yellow croaker is cleaned and marinated for one hour with salt wine.
Use the kitchen paper to dry the water on the fish. Ginger is ground into ginger and evenly placed on the fish.
Put it in the wok boiling water, steam for eight minutes, remove it, pour the fish water, pour the steamed fish oyster sauce, steam for half a minute, add a small amount of chopped green onion, topped with hot oil, and put on the stage!


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The match match between Spurs and Everton had a lot going on. Harry Kane broke Thierry Henry’s Premier League goals record. Spurs bounced back from their FA Cup exit in superb style by scoring five. Everton continued their dangerous slide down the table and Frank Lampard was serenaded with “you’re just a shi*t Steven Gerrard.”
Frank Lampard after last night's 5-0 defeat to Spurs.. pic.twitter.com/OMcEo3OxqO
— Oddschanger (@Oddschanger) March 8, 2022
Needless to say, the last thing is not in sync with the previous ones. Hence, the Toffees really need to do something quick. They are sitting level on points with Watford, having played three games less. However, even that might not be enough to save Everton as Lampard’s side have lost 18 of their last 20 matches.
Everton have only won once in their last 18 Premier League matches against Spurs
Not a good omen for the Toffees. 😬 pic.twitter.com/yQRIKAEQNX
— William Hill (@WilliamHill) March 7, 2022
The former Chelsea boss was brought in to arrest that slide but there has been little signs of improvement. The latest loss comes at home to Wolves. Furthermore, with all their near rivals winning, something must give if they are to stop being relegated for the first time since 1954.
Bad start; worse results
To say that everything is Lampard’s fault will be plain wrong. Everton were in dangerous waters already when Lampard arrived. There are several contributing factors for the mess. The muddled thinking of the board led by Farhad Moshiri has left a severely weakened squad despite spending millions since the new owners came. The poor transfer strategy at the beginning of the season that was further hampered by financial regulations. The icing on the cake was the appointment of Rafa Benitez as manager last summer.
Remember that Everton are top 10 in Europe for net spend over the last 10 transfer windows
— Simon Austin (@sport_simon) March 7, 2022
The former Liverpool boss was an wildly unpopular appointment, and his signings were very underwhelming. Salomon Rondon, Andros Townsend, Demerai Gray and Asmir Begovic do not scream “top-half finish.” Though he got off to a quick start with three wins and a draw in his first five matches, the good times would not last. After a spirited 1-1 draw with Manchester United, the wheels fell off completely as Everton lost six of their next seven games. A last-gasp win over Arsenal broke the trend before they promptly went off on another one.
Everton have failed to score in their last 3⃣ Premier League matches, only managing 2 shots on target in that time 😳
It's been a tough start in Merseyside for Frank Lampard 🔵 pic.twitter.com/GDTH4D1eoI
— LiveScore (@livescore) March 8, 2022
The defeat to Norwich was the last straw as Benitez was given his marching orders. The managerial search turned toxic as protests against Vitor Pereira saw him pull out. Frank Lampard was finally selected in the hopes of injecting fresh ideas and renewed exuberance.
The transfer window was also filled with activity, headlined by the signings of Dele Alli and Donny Van de Beek. There was hope for improvement, maybe not immediate, but soon. That has certainly not been the case.
Struggling players; no reinforcements
Everton are ranking in the bottom half of every important metric available. Big chances created (19th), goals per-match (15th), goals conceded per-match (16th), and only four clean sheets. It was clear that Lampard had a lot on his plate to just get Everton into the top half. Only one win in five league matches is hardly the recipe for that. Even that win over Leeds United felt inevitable, given how poor the Peacocks themselves have been.
This is no exaggeration: Everton are delivering one of the worst team performances from any Premier League club this season. The disorganisation out of possession & the losses of the ball in dangerous areas in possession, are incredible.
— Premier League Panel (@PremLeaguePanel) March 7, 2022
The most worrying thing is how few players of actual good quality Everton have currently. The lack of options in some key areas is staggering. Seamus Coleman was given the run around by Heung-Min Son and is clearly showing his age this season. Nathan Patterson, signed in January from Rangers, is thought to be not ready as of yet to dislodge him. The sale of Lucas Digne by Benitez was a dagger blow, as Mykolenko is hardly an able replacement at this time. There’s no proper understudy for Dominic Calvert-Lewin whose absence in the initial months really hampered Everton’s scoring.
Only Norwich, Watford and Leeds have conceded more goals than Everton this season ❌
Two of those teams are in the relegation zone. Leeds have copped 21 goals in their last six matches.
And Jamie Carragher was a boyhood Everton fan.
— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) March 8, 2022
Alli and Van de Beek play almost the same position so bringing in both was a head scratcher. Everton need creativity desperately, yes, but the current batch of players are simply too woeful to get the job done. However, even Lampard’s tactics are not helping matters this time as he can barely match up to the other teams on the pitch.
Can Lampard save Everton from the drop?
Few would have predicted that Everton would be battling the drop in March. Lampard’s system has not borne fruit yet, and it remains a question whether he has the players to implement his style. The defeat to Spurs highlighted many of the glaring problems that need addressing fast.
He chose to play a higher defensive line using a back three. That is a poor decision for a team desperately low on morale and the opponents having the most in-sync attacking duo. Son and Harry Kane ripped the defence to shreds every time they made their runs or got into the penalty box.
Was Lampard playing a higher defensive line with Michael Keane ever going to work ? For the 3rd goal, Keane misjudges the flight of the ball in a duel with Kane then gets completely outpaced by him to give him a free run on goal. The tactics do not fit the personnel.
— Premier League Panel (@PremLeaguePanel) March 7, 2022
Lampard urged his players to play expansive passes, trying to cover more yards and get in front of goal. However, those tactics are hard to put into practice given how bad the Toffees are defending. The marking was poor all match, while Spurs had enough time to switch the play and dictate the tempo. Lampard has switched formations multiple times since his arrival and the 4-4-2 looks the most assured one.
😳 “Lampard's got a job on his hands…”
😰 “Everton were so poor I’m surprised that Spurs didn’t score 10!”
😡 “They were a disjointed, dysfunctional team of misfits without any desire.”
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) March 8, 2022
There’s not enough imagination or the technical knowhow in the players to break down resolute blocks. It’s no surprise that they have only managed one win from their 13 away games so far. The time to be over adventurous and going hell fire is long gone. Lampard needs to realize that the first priority is to become stringent at the back. Everton cannot keep conceding as their backline is very porous.
Based on points-per-game averages of remaining opponents, Everton have the hardest run-in of the bottom six, have won two of their last 19 league games, and their chances of relegation (per @FiveThirtyEight) have doubled since Lampard took over. Bleak. https://t.co/Lc197MFBLH
— Andrew Beasley 💙 (@BassTunedToRed) March 7, 2022
Jordan Pickford’s form for club and country being miles apart. Matters are not helped with some tough fixtures coming up on the horizon. Everton play Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea in April. It will be ironic for Lampard if he starts seeing upturn with Everton after tasting defeat at “3 points lane.”


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc., a unit of Siemens AG
along with two of its employees and two partners in a joint venture, have been indicted on federal fraud charges, the Department of Justice said Friday. The indictment relates to a $49 million radiology equipment contract that required minority business participation and was awarded during the construction of Cook County, Ill.'s Stroger Hospital. The company allegedly formed a sham joint venture with a minority business enterprise to bid on the contract in 2000. According to the DOJ, the employees schemed to cover up the fraud when the contract was challenged by a competitor in a lawsuit. The joint venture partners cited by the DOJ are Faustech Industries Inc., a local consulting firm, and its owner, Faust Villazan. Five defendants were charged in a five-count indictment.

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The Science Book
Everything You Need to Know About the World and How It WorksBook - 2008/10/21
A comprehensive visual reference offering facts from all major fields of science is organized into six sections--the universe, planet Earth, biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics--and includes timelines, sidebars, and cross-references.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2008/10/21
Branch Call Number: 500 NAT
Characteristics: 431 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm

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From the Publisher"In this collection, the most innovative contemporary continentalphilosophers speak out about the ways in which religion must berethought after the end of metaphysics. Can phenomenology in an ageof the hyperreal provide an account of what cannot be seen? Is itpossible to forge a link between the death of the modern subjectand the question of God? Challenging theological complacency, theserich and complex essays do not simply discuss the demise ofontotheology but reinvigorate its classical issues by seeing themin the light of otherness, interruption, and sexual difference."Edith Wyschogrod, Rice University.
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HAVING the Brisbane River off the front of your apartment block adds a whopping $308,500 to the price tag for your unit, latest research has found.
The Brisbane River is a sure-fire price achiever, the latest Place Advisory Riverfront Apartment report found, with buyers paying a $308,500 premium for riverfront apartments in the past six months.
The report, due for release today, found that over the past decade, riverfront apartments were 69 per cent more expensive than non-riverfront ones.
Place Advisory research head Lachlan Walker said it was all about scarcity.
“There isn’t going to be any more riverfront land created so people pay a bit more for that exclusivity,” he said.
In the past six months the median price of a riverfront apartment was $763,500.
“This is 68 per cent more expensive than non-riverfront apartments, which recorded a median sale price of $455,000 for the same six-month period,” he said.
A quarter of inner Brisbane’s riverfront apartments were in Kangaroo Point over the past decade, the report found (1,149 units sold, followed by New Farm (717) but analysts expect to see a surge out of West End where there were “increasing volumes” of late.
Lindsay Mann, who lives in the luxury Castlebar Cove riverfront building in Kangaroo Point, said it was the breezes and not being built out that were the biggest attractions.
“It’s a northeasterly aspect, nice breezes, it feels cooler, plus it can’t be built out. Anywhere else you risk someone being able to build in front of you,” he said..
“Being on the river definitely commands a premium price. There’s not much riverfront left now, at Kangaroo Point especially almost everything’s been built. I can see myself here for a long time.”


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It’s been a rough start to the Commissioner’s Cup championship defense of the San Miguel Beermen. The young guns of Meralco trounced them in their first game and they lost a close match to Rain or Shine. The inclusion of both a new import and star rookie Christian Standhardinger isn’t going as smoothly as plan.
The Beermen needed to change their approach to keep their championship aspirations afloat. Enter Renaldo Balkman.
A few months ago, the PBA lifted their lifetime ban on Balkman, opening up the opportunity for the versatile forward to return to the league. The speculations back then was that as soon as Balkman wrapped up his campaign in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), he would make his way to back to his former team, San Miguel (formerly the Petron Blaze Boosters).
The speculations were proved correct when Balkman’s agent, Sheryl Reyes tweeted out Balkman’s comeback to the PBA.
This is it .. the much awaited comeback #confirmed the cat is out the bag Renaldo Balkman will be the next import of Smb .. he will be seen at practice tom 🔥💯💋 #miraclesdohappen #journeybegins pic.twitter.com/PufumqiWzH
— Sheryl Sanchez Reyes (@FemaleAgentSR) May 15, 2018
That tweet came a nearly 24 hours after she tweeted out a photo of Balkman back in the country.
After a much needed rest his back in town 🔥💯💋 pic.twitter.com/o5CEi73qx2
— Sheryl Sanchez Reyes (@FemaleAgentSR) May 14, 2018
According to Reyes, Balkman will be joining the Beermen’s practice tomorrow.
This most likely signals the end of Troy Gillenwater’s run with San Miguel. He averaged 15 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games. In his last game, Gillenwater was ejected in the second quarter for making contact with an official.
The Beermen desperately need the production of Balkman. His versatility means he can play as any of the front court positions of San Miguel. He’s a plug and play kind of player that can play in any San Miguel line-up. Balkman can slot in at forward next to June Mar Fajardo or Christian Standhardinger. He can also play the center position, the spot he owned with his ABL team, Alab Pilipinas. He’s used to playing off the ball and is a menace defensively.
Balkman averaged 24.9 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game in 25 games for Alab. Balkman won Co-Defensive Player of the Year in the ABL as he led his team to the championship.

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