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CAMBRIDGE IELTS 5 READING – TEST 2 – ANSWERS
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CAMBRIDGE IELTS 5 – TEST 2 – PASSAGE 1
Questions 1-3: Choose ONE WORD only from the passage for each answer.
Some plastics behave in a similar way to….in that they melt under heat and can be moulded into new forms.
Keywords: similar, melt, moulded
In paragraph 2, the writer says that: "Some are "thermoplastic", which means that, like candlewax, they melt when heated and can be reshaped". This means that some plastics,such as thermoplastics, have similar characteristics to candlewax: they melt under heat (melt when heated) and can be moulded (reshaped).
+ a similar way to = like
+ moulded = reshaped
=>ANSWER: candlewax
Bakelite was unique because it was the first material to be both entirely…..in origin, and thermosetting.
Keywords: unique, first, entirely
At the end of paragraph 2, the writer states that "Bakelite had the distinction of being the first totally synthetic thermosetting plastic"
+ to be unique = to have the distinction of
+ entirely = totally
=>ANSWER: synthetic
There were several reasons for the research into plastics in the nineteenth century, among them the great advances that had been made in the field of… and the search for alternatives to natural resources like ivory.
Keywords: nineteenth century, great advances, field, ivory
In paragraph 3, the writer reports that: "The impetus behind the development of these early plastics was generated by a number of factors- immense technological progress in the domain of chemistry, coupled with wider cultural changes, and the pragmatic need to find acceptable substitutes for dwindling supplies of "luxury" materials such as tortoiseshell and ivory."
+ several reasons for = generated by a number of factors
+ great advances = immense technological progress
+ field = domain
+ search = find
+ alternatives = substitutes
=>ANSWER: chemistry
Questions 4-8: Complete the flow chart. Choose ONE WORD from the passage for each answer
Novalak
Keywords: phenol, formaldehyde, combine under vacuum, resin
In paragraph 5, the writer says that " The original patent outlined a three-stage process, in which phenol and formaldehyde (from wood or coal) were initially combined under vacuum inside a large egg- shaped kettle. The result was a resin known as Novalak"
Keywords: e.g, cotton, asbestos
In paragraph 5, the writer says that "Other substances were then introduced: including fillers, such as woodflour, asbestos or cotton, which increase strength and moisture resistance." e.g (for example) = such as
Keywords: ammonia, formaldehyde
In paragraph 5, the writer refers to: "catalysts (substances to speed up the reaction between two chemicals without joining to either) and hexa, a compound of ammonia and formaldehyde which supplied the additional formaldehyde necessary to form a thermosetting resin."We understand that hexa is a compound of ammonia and formaldehyde, so two arrows of ammonia and formaldehyde in the chart make up hexa.
Keywords: cool, hardened, break up, grind, Bakelite, stage two resin
In paragraph 5, the writer says: "This resin was then left to cool and harden, and ground upa second time. The resulting granular powder was raw Bakelite, ready to be made into a vast range of manufactured objects."
+ stage two resin = a second time
+ grind = ground (past simple tense)
Keywords: pour, mould, intense heat
In paragraph 5, the writer states that: " In the last stage, the heated Bakelite was poured into a hollow mould of the required shape and subjected to extreme heat and pressure, thereby "setting" its forms for life". We realise that in paragraph 5, the writer describes the moulding process by using the passive voice, whereas, questions in the flow chart are inthe active voice. For example:
+ pour =>poured
+ apply intense heat =>subjected to extreme heat
+ intense = extreme
Questions 9-10: Choose two letters, A-E
Which two of the following factors influencing the design of Bakelite objects are mentioned in the text?
=>ANSWER: B, C
the function which the object would serve
Keywords: function, object, serve
In the first sentence of paragraph 6, the writer states that "The design of Bakelite objects, everything from earrings to television sets, was governed to a large extent by the technical requirements of the moulding process". This is the topic sentence of the paragraph, indicating that the design of Bakelite objects are influenced by the technical requirements of the moulding process, whatever the object"s functions are (earrings or televisions). So option A is false.
the ease with which the resin could fill the mould
Keywords: ease, fill, mould
In paragraph 6, the writer says that "Moulds had to be carefully designed so that the molten Bakelite would flow evenly and completely into the mould. Sharp corners proved impractical and were thus avoided, giving rise to the smooth, "streamlined" style popular in the 1930s.
+ fill = flow completely into evenly, completely, smooth, streamlined indicate the ease with which the resin can fill the mould.
So the answer is B
C . The facility with which the object could be removed from the mould
Keywords: removed, mould
In paragraph 6, the writer states that " The object could not be designed so that it was locked into the mould and therefore difficult to extract", therefore "objects should taper towards the deepest part of the mould, and if necessary the product was moulded in separate pieces" – so that the objects will be easily removed from the mould.
+ taper toward: progressively narrow or reduce in thickness towards one end
+ remove = extract
So the answer is C
the limitations of the materials used to manufacture the mould
Keywords: limitations, materials, manufacture
Actually the writer only mentions the limitations of shapes/forms of the mould: "The thickness of the walls of the mould was also crucial: thick walls took longer to cool and harden, a factor which had to be considered by the designer in order to make the most efficient use of machines… Sharp corners proved impractical and were thus avoided". He does not mention the limitations of the materials used to make the moulds crucial: very important and of great influence on the design of products.
=>D is false
the fashionable styles of the period
Keywords: fashionable styles, period
In paragraph 6, the writer says that: "Sharp corners proved impractical and were thus avoided, giving rise to the smooth, "streamlined" stylepopular in the 1930s". This means that the old styles in the 1930s are still in use and practical, not the fashionable styles.
=>E is false
Questions 11-13: TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN
Modern-day plastic preparation is based on the same principles as that patented in 1907
Keywords: modern-day, preparation, patented, 1907
At the end of paragraph 4, the writer states that: "On 13 July 1907, Baekeland took out his famous patent describing this preparation, the essential features of which are still in use today".So, the statement is true.
+ principles = essential features
=>ANSWER: TRUE
Bakelite was immediately welcomed as a practical and versatile material.
Keywords: immediately, welcomed
In paragraph 7, the writer indicates that "Baekeland"s invention, although treated with disdain in its early years, went on to enjoy an unparalleled popularity which lasted throughout the first half of the twentieth century. It became…the material of a thousand uses."So at first, Bakelite was not welcomed by the community.
+ immediately = early years
+ welcomed>< treated with disdain
+ practical and versatile material = material of a thousand uses
=>ANSWER: FALSE
Bakelite was only available in a limited range of colours.
Keywords: only available, limited, colours
In the last paragraph, the writer says that "consumers everywhere relishedits dazzling array of shades, delighted that they were now, at last, no longer restricted to the wood tones and drab browns of the pre- plastic era."
+ limited = restricted
Arthur Koestler considered laughter biologically important in several ways
Keywords: Arthur Koestler, biologically, important
Paragraph 1 states that "The writer Arthur Koestler dubbed it the luxury reflex: "unique in that it serves no apparent biological purpose"
+ biologically important >< no apparent biological purpose
Plato believed humour to be a sign of above-average intelligence
Keywords: Plato,above-average, intelligence
In paragraph 2, the writer says that:" Plato expressed the idea that humour is simply a delighted feeling of superiority over others". Thus, it is only a feeling of superiority, but the passage does not mention superiority in intelligence.
+ above-average = superiority over others
=>ANSWER: NOT GIVEN
Kant believed that a successful joke involves the controlled release of nervous energy
Keywords: Kant, release, nervous energy
In paragraph 2, we find: "Kant and Freud felt that joke-telling relies on building up apsychic tension which is safely punctured by the ludicrousness of the punchline".
+release = punctured
+ nervous energy = psychic tension
Current thinking on humour has largely ignored Aristotle"s view on the subject
Keywords: current, largely, ignored, Aristotle
At the end of paragraph 2, the writer says that: "But most modern humour theorists have settled on some version of Aristotle"s belief that jokes are based on a reaction to or resolution of incongruity, when the punchline is either a nonsense or, though appearing silly, has a clever second meaning."
+ current = modern
+ largely = most
+ ignored>< settle on: to consolidate, to follow the idea of Aristotle
+ view = belief
Graeme Ritchie"s work links jokes to artificial intelligence
Keywords: Graeme Ritchie, artificial, intelligence
In paragraph 3, the writer says that "Graeme Ritchie, a computational linguist in Edinburgh, studies the linguistic structure of jokes in order to understand not only humour but language understanding and reasoning in machines", and "Viewed from this angle, humour is just a form of creative insight,a sudden leap to a new perspective". Artificial intelligence: the intelligence of machines, computers which are created/programmed by humans.
+ Link to artificial intelligence = reasoning in machines
Most comedians use personal situations as a source of humour.
Keywords: comedians, personal situations, source of humour
In paragraph 3, the writer reports that:" He says that while there is no single format for jokes, many revolve around a sudden and surprising conceptual shift. A comedian will present a situation followed by an unexpected interpretation that is also apt". This means there are a lot of different ways to tell a joke, for example, using a sudden, surprising/unexpected situation. He does not mention if comedians use personal situations to create humour.
Chimpanzees make particular noises when they are playing.
Keywords: chimpanzees, noises, playing
Paragraph 5 indicates that: "Chimpanzees have a "play-face" – a gaping expression accompanied by a panting "ah,ah" noise. accompanied by: together with.
Questions 21-23:
Label the diagram. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage.
Right prefrontal cortex lights up – area of brain linked to ……
Keywords: right prefrontal cortex, light up
In paragraph 8, the writer says that "His scans showed that at the beginning of a joke the listener's prefrontal cortex lit up, particularly the right prefrontal believed to be critical for problem solving"
+ Light up = lit up (past simple tense)
=>ANSWER: problem solving
….become active too
Keywords: active, too
In paragraph 8, the writer says that: "But there was also activity in the temporal lobes at the side of the head (consistent with attempts to rouse stored knowledge) and in many other brain areas."
+ active = activity
+ too = also
=>ANSWER: temporal lobes
Orbital prefrontal cortex is activated – involved with …
Keywords: orbital prefrontal cortex, activated, involved
Paragraph 8 says that: "Then when the punchline arrived, a new area sprang to life – the orbital prefrontal cortex. This patch of brain tucked behind the orbits of the eyes is associated with evaluating information"
+ activated = sprang to life
+ involved with = associated with
=>ANSWER: evaluating information
Complete each sentence with the correct ending A-G:
One of the brain"s most difficult tasks is to…..
Keywords; brain, most difficult task
In paragraph 9, the writer states that: "Making a rapid emotional assessment of the events of the moment is an extremely demanding job for the brain, animal or human" C. respond instantly to whatever is happening = making a rapid emotional assessment of the events of the moment.
+ difficult task = demanding job
=>ANSWER: C
Because of the language they have developed, humans¼
Keywords: language, developed, humans
In paragraph 10, the writer states that: "All warm-blooded animals make constant tiny adjustments in arousal in response to external events, but humans, who have developed a much more complicated internal life as a result of language respond emotionally not only to their surroundings but to their own thoughts." A. react to their own thoughts.
+ react = respond
=>ANSWER: A
Individual responses to humour….
Keywords: individual, responses, humour
The last sentence of paragraph 10 states that: "Whether a joke gives pleasure or pain depends on a person"s outlook". This means that what a person feels about a joke depends on his personal ideas and beliefs, his own views.
relate to a person"s subjective views
+ a person"s subjective views = a person"s outlook
=>ANSWER: F
Peter Derks believes that humour ….
Keywords: Peter Derks, believes, humour
The last sentence of paragraph 11 explains that: "If we can figure out how the mind processes humour, then we"ll have a pretty good handle on how it works in general". Peter Derks believes that if we know how the mind/brain processes humour, we can know how the brain works in general. D. may provide valuable information about the operation of the brain.
+ brain = mind
=>ANSWER: D
Peter Derks believes that humour …
Complete the summary. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage.
In Europe, modern science emerged at the same time as the nation state. At first, the scientific language of choice remained¼
Keywords: modern science, at the same time, nation, at first, scientific language
At the end of paragraph 1, the writer says that: "Given the prominence of scientific English today, it may seem surprising that no one really knew how to write science in English before the 17th century. Before that, Latin was regarded as the lingua franca for European intellectuals". Before the 17th century, the scientific language was Latin (lingua franca: a language which is used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages).
=>ANSWER: Latin
Sometimes the desire to protect ideas seems to have been stronger than the desire to communicate them, particularly in the case of mathematicians and..
Keywords: protect ideas, mathematicians
At the end of paragraph 6, the writer states that: "And in the mid-17th century it was common practice for mathematicians to keep their discoveries and proofs secret, by writing them in cipher, in obscure languages, or in private messages deposited in a sealed box with the Royal Society. Some scientists might have felt more comfortable with Latin precisely because its audience, though international, was socially restricted. Doctors clung the most keenly to Latin as an "insider language."
+ protect ideas = keep their discoveries and proofs secret
Scientists were keen on Latin because its audience was socially restricted (i.e. not many people knew Latin). Doctors considered Latin as an "insider language" – the language only used among doctors, so that they could keep their discoveries and proofs secret.
=>ANSWER: doctors
30 and 31:
In Britain, moreover, scientists worried that English had neither the …nor the …..to express their ideas.
Keywords: English, neither, nor, express the ideas
In paragraph 7, the writer argues that: "A third reason why the writing of original science in English was delayed may have been to do with the linguistic inadequacy of English in the early modern period."
+ may have been to do with = may have related to
"English was not well equipped to deal with scientific argument. First, it lacked the necessary technical vocabulary. Second, it lacked the grammatical resourcesrequired to represent the world in an objective and impersonal way, and to discuss the relations, such as cause and effect, that might hold between complex and hypothetical entities"
+ the ideas = hypothetical entities
Linguistic inadequacy included the lack of necessary technical vocabulary and grammatical resources
=>ANSWER: technical vocabulary; grammatical resources
This situation only changed after 1660 when scientists associated with the ¼ set about developing English. An early scientific journal fostered a new kind of writing based on short descriptions of specific experiments.
Keywords: after 1660, associated, developing English.
Paragraphs 8 and 9 refer to the years 1664 and 1665 and illustrate the cooperation between scientists and the Royal Society in developing English:"the society"s members did a great deal to foster the publication of science in English and to encourage the development of a suitable writing style… many members of the Royal Society also published monographs in English"
+ associated with: members
=>ANSWER: Royal Society
Although English was then overtaken by…
Keywords: overtaken
In the last paragraph, the writer says that: "In the following century much of this momentum was lost as German established itself as the leading European language of science."
+ overtaken: left behind = this momentum was lost
=>ANSWER: German
it developed again in the 19th century as a direct result of the …
Keywords: developed, 19th century, result
At the end of paragraph 10, the writer says that: "However, in the 19th centuryscientific Englishagain enjoyedsubstantial lexical growthas the industrial revolution created the need for new technical vocabulary, and new, specialised, professional societies were instituted to promote and publish in the new disciplines."
+ developed again = again enjoyedsubstantial lexical growth
+ as a direct result of = as the industrial revolution created
=>ANSWER: industrial revolution
There was strong competition between scientists in Renaissance Europe.
Keywords: competition, scientists, Renaissance Europe
In paragraph 2, the writer says that " The European Renaissance (c/14 -16 century) is sometimes called the "revival of learning", a time of renewed interest in the "lost knowledge" of classical times. At the same time, however, scholars also began to test and extend this knowledge. The emergent nation states of Europe developed competitive interests in world exploration and the development of trade." We see that in the European Renaissance, scholars tested and developed the knowledge of classical times, and countries in Europe competed with one another in world exploitation and the development of trade. However, there is no information about competition between scientists in the passage.
The most important scientific development of the Renaissance period was the discovery of magnetism.
Keywords: most important, Renaissance, discovery of magnetism
At the end of paragraph 2, the writer says that: "Such expansion, which was to take the English language west to America and east to India, was supported by scientific developments such as the discovery of magnetism (and hence the invention of the compass), improvements in cartography and – perhaps the most important scientific revolution of them all – the new theories of astronomy and movement of the Earth in relation to the planets and stars". The discovery of magnetism is one of many other inventions. And the most important scientific revolution of them all were the new theories of astronomy and movement of the earth in relation to the planet and stars developed by Copernicus.
In 17th century Britain, leading thinkers combined their interest in science with an interest in how to express ideas.
Keywords: 17th century, interest, science, how to express ideas
In paragraph 8, the writer states that: "Fortunately, several members of the Royal Society possessed an interest in language and became engaged in various linguistic projects." Then the writer gives some examples of leading thinkers who were interested in science and could express their ideas in writing style:
"Although a proposal in 1664 to establish a committee for improving the English language came to little, the society"s members did a great deal to foster the publication of science in English and to encourage the development of a suitable writing style. Many members of the Royal Society also published monographs in English. One of the first was by Robert Hooke, the society"s first curator of experiments, who described his experiments with microscopes in Micrographia (1665). This work is largely narrative in style, based on a transcript of oral demonstrations and lectures."
+ leading thinkers = members of the Royal Society
+ interest in how to express ideas = interest in language, in various linguistic projects
+ express ideas = described his experiments
Complete the table. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage.
38.popular
Keywords: type of science, English
Paragraph 5 indicates that: "There were several reasons why original science continued to be written in Latin. The first was simply a matter of audience. Latin was suitable for an international audience of scholars, whereas English reached a socially wider, but more local audience. Hence, popular science was written in English."
Principia/mathematical treatise
Keywords: example, Latin
Paragraph 5 states that: "Original science was not done in English until the second half of the 17thcentury. For example, Newton published his mathematical treatise, known as the Principia, in Latin, but published his later work on the properties of light – Opticks – in English".
more local/local audience
Keywords: target audience, but socially wider
Paragraph 5 states that: "There were several reasons why original science continued to be written in Latin. The first was simply a matter of audience. Latin was suitable for an international audience of scholars, Whereas English reached a socially wider, but more local audience."
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Summer is all around Manila and just like you, I am already thinking of places where I can simply unwind, relax and enjoy some clear waters. I've got several beaches on my list but I guess I have to spare a lot of time and took some days off from work if I'd purse all of them, haha!
So for the meantime, this water baby tried to look for some quick escapes near Manila and guess what? I found a GEM!
Yes! Situated in a local spot in Pandi Bulacan, I found an affordable and extremely beautiful resort called Amana Waterpark.
Adjudged by Google as the 2nd Fastest-rising summer destination of the Philippines, Amana boasts of its 3,500 sq meter wave-pool that produces humongous Tsunami waves (woah).
I've heard about Amana before but to experience it first time is definitely one for the books.
To start off, driving through the countryside from Manila to Pandi was a breeze. I was with some blogger friends and I think it took us less than an hour of travel (and mind you, it's on a weekday). As soon as we got there, we were welcomed with a feast!
Now who doesn't want good food right? And Amana certainly offers a lot of that. The prices are also very affordable as you can get a viand that is good for two for only 120 pesos.
Aside from the food, I also enjoyed the entire vibe of the place!
Now here are more reasons why I think Amana is the best quick get-away this summer! Though if I could be completely honest with you.I don't even have to write a proper blog post about it, the pictures are more than enough reason to convince you really. Haha!
So yes, enjoy my image-heavy post lovies!
1. Instagrammable Character Themed Areas – Amana is like a huge fantasy-land where all your favourite characters are present. There are over 100 different life-size characters scattered all over the resort and for sure all the children (and children at heart) will immensely enjoy. Take a snap everywhere and you're sure to have great photos on your feed! There's a minion themed pool, an avenger themed pool, jurassic world, Shrek world, palace and so on!
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3. Nature-friendly surroundings – The property is just a huge nature-themed spot! There's SO much FREE space for everyone and the greens and all the flowers are just everywhere.
4. Cozy cottages and rooms – Amana offers different accommodation types depending on the customers' needs. Are you a couple or a group friends? Amana surely has a space for you!
5. Privacy and Security – Amana Waterpark has set its own rules and the entire team is very strict about it. Well-trained lifeguards are around and the security personnels are working 24/7. Guests and visitors of the resort are also carefully monitored and protected. It just makes the vacation all the more enjoyable with that "Phew!" moment.
6. A Myriad of pools (and they are different from each other!) – 13 wave pool, kiddie pools, inflatable pools and a lot more! Amana will surely unleash the mermaid in you!
Well, there's just so much to say about this resort! The things I've noted above are just some of the reasons why Amana is the best vacation spot for couples, barkadas and families near the locale. I know there's more about Amana that you can discover so yes, make reservations now before you ran out of slot!


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Peter Strauss
Peter Strauss Biography
Timeline of Peter Strauss
1947 Born to father Warren B. Strauss
1970 Debuted in Entertainment Industry
1998 Married to Rachel Ticotin
2019 Estimated Net Worth $5 million
Facts of Peter Strauss
1947 , February-20
5 Feet 11 Inch
Peter Lawrence Strauss
Warren B. Strauss
Croton-on-Hudson, New York
72 kgs
Nicole Fons, Beverly Baker Paulding
Hackley school for boys, Northwestern University
Prime time Emmy
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Born and raised in New York, the United States, Peter Strauss is an actor, producer, and businessman. Since his debut in the film industry in 1970, Peter Strauss has remained consistent appearing in blockbusters and super hit films and TV series.
Peter Strauss, aka. Peter Lawrence Strauss, was born on 20 February 1947, to father Warren B. Strauss. He was born in an American family with Jewish descent in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, the United States. He holds American nationality and belongs to white ethnicity.
Regarding his education, he attended Hackley school for boys, Tarrytown. He graduated from Northwestern University with an acting degree in 1969.
He had a keen interest in acting from an early age. While he was still attending his high school, he performed in plays like As You Like It and Romeo and Juliet. He debuted in the movie industry through movie Hail, Hero.
He got his first lead role in movie Soldier Blue in 1970. After that, he eventually appeared in movies and TV series including Men Don't Tell, Kane & Abel, Heart of Steel, Masada, Rich Man, Poor Man, The Jericho Mile, Rich Man Poor Man-II, Law & Order, Men in Black: The Series, Batman: The Animated Series, and many others.
CAPTION: Peter Strauss in Spacehunters SOURCE: IMDb
He is also a producer. Until now, he has only produced two movies; Heart of Steel & A whale for the killing and a TV series; Seasons of Love.
For his outstanding performances, he received awards like Primetime Emmy Awards and TP de Oro Awards. Moreover, he has also been nominated for Golden Globe Awards.
Coming to his personal life, Peter Strauss is a married man. He is married to Rachel Ticotin since 31 December 1998. They exchanged the vows in front of family members, close friends and relatives in an intimate ceremony. Rachel was previously married to David Caruso.
CAPTION: Peter Strauss and Rachel Ticotin SOURCE: Twitter
Previously, he was married to Nicole Fons. They were together as husband and wife for almost 12 years and divorced in 1994. The estranged couple was blessed with two children, son Justin Strauss, and his siblings.
Prior to Fons, he was married to Beverly Baker Paulding from 21 January 1973 to 11 December 1979.
As of now, Peter Strauss is living a happy married life with his wife and children in New York.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Peter Strauss is estimated to have a net worth of around $5 million. He mainly earns his net worth from his career as an actor and entrepreneur.
A reliable source reported that the average salary of an actor is around $50,000 with actual payroll between $19,000 to $180,000. The salary can go high up to $214,000 after summing up the bonus of $54,000. His earning also include a Profit share of $39,000 and a commission of $8000.
Apart from his eminent career, he also makes a good sum of money from his business venture. He is currently running a popular citrus production business and controlling Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden as an advisory board.
Moreover, he had a ranch named after him in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area which he sold in 1983 to Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for millions of dollars.
Height: 5 feet 11.5 inches
Weight: 74 kgs
Age: As of 2019, Peter Strauss in 72 years old.
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Born to father Warren B. Strauss
February 20 , 1947
Peter Strauss aka Peter Lawrence Strauss was born on 20 February 1947 to parents; father Warren B. Strauss and his wife. He was born in an American family in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, the United States.
Debuted in Entertainment Industry
Peter Strauss got his first lead role in movie Soldier Blue in 1970. He eventually appeared in movies and TV series including Men Don't Tell, Kane & Abel, Heart of Steel, Masada, Rich Man, Poor Man, The Jericho Mile, Rich Man Poor Man-II, Law & Order, Men in Black: The Series, Batman: The Animated Series, and many others.
Married to Rachel Ticotin
December 31 , 1998
Peter Strauss is a married man. He is married to Rachel Ticotin since 31 December 1998. They exchanged the vows in front of family members, close friends and relatives in an intimate ceremony.
Estimated Net Worth $5 million
American Entrepreneur
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This interview originally ran in The Herald in November 2017…
Karine Polwart is sat at my kitchen table, cradling a cup of tea, while the wind burls the leaves in the garden beside us. Her granny used to live round the corner, and the writer, performer and singer-songwriter is shooting the breeze about family and forebears. She's also reflecting on birds, bogs and childbirth; resistance, community, politics and witchy realms – and the prescient careers advice she was bequeathed at Denny High.
"Remember doing those Jiig-Cal things at school, where they spat out what you should do with your life?" she asks of a computer quiz that claimed to predict kids' vocational prospects. "Well, I got a million different kinds of teacher, which isn't any surprise, really. And then, in amongst all that, it also came up with archaeologist, investigative journalist, and archivist. And do you know what, actually? Fair play," she laughs, giving technology credit where credit's due.
Polwart's latest work, the outstanding theatre meditation Wind Resistance, salutes technology, too, and the role it's played in saving lives. A sell-out hit when it premiered at 2016's Edinburgh International Festival (followed by hugely successful runs at Celtic Connections in January and Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre just last week), Wind Resistance combines storytelling, folksong and physical theatre to weave and unravel yarns about motherhood, nature, healthcare, migration and the ways in which we can look out for each other. An accompanying album, A Pocket of Wind Resistance, was released yesterday.
Wind Resistance furthers Polwart's exploration of history, ecology, social politics and family, and adds to an outstanding body of work that includes several award-winning LPs, the Songs of Separation project, a musical union with King Creosote and Emma Pollock (The Burns Unit), a duet with flamenco-punk heartbreaker RM Hubbert (Yew Tree), and the epic Pilgrimer – a Scots-tongue re-imagining of Joni Mitchell's Hejira, in cahoots with writer James Robertson and her brother, Steven, for Celtic Connections.
She mused on human migration for Martin Green's Flit, delivered a jaw-dropping address on the eve of Trump's inauguration, I Burn But I Am Not Consumed ("You build a tower, you build a wall, you live in fear that they will fall"), and Wind Resistance sees her wax lyrical on the NHS and bird lore and the remedial properties of sphagnum moss. A million different kinds of teacher.
Technology has its limits, though. The Jiig-cal neglected to flag up the magical sense of calm that Polwart commands in person, and in performance. It failed to foretell of her status as one of our most vital cultural voices: wise and warm and reassuring; provocative, stealthy, poetic and beautiful.
Still, it was bang-on about the archaeology. "I've always been interested in history," Polwart says. "It's never seemed very far away. I remember being a total bubonic plague buff at school. Seriously. In primary four, my special project was on the black death." She's wide-eyed and full of mirth at the memory. "So none of this is new, really. It all seems pretty consistent."
Polwart's vantage point for Wind Resistance is Fala Flow, a protected peatbog south-east of Edinburgh, near her Pathhead home. Its intertwining, time-travelling tales of mediaeval medicine, maternal mortality and goose skeins are deeply rooted in the area, but they strike a chord throughout the land. "One of the nice things about doing this has been getting feedback from people after the shows, and it's amazing the connections they make for themselves," she notes. "They'll say, 'Oh, that's just like in our woods', or, 'Let me tell you this about my childbirth…' And there's room for all that. Just because you're telling a really particular story, it doesn't mean you're cutting other people's stories out."
Fala Flow and its surrounds are brought to remarkable life in Polwart's hands, but perhaps everywhere has such stories to tell, if you're minded to listen. "Exactly," she says. "Wherever it is that I live, I don't just want to know what's going on – I want to know what's gone on in the past, and why. It's funny sitting talking to you here [in Bridge of Allan], right around the corner from where my granny lived, because I always spent a lot of time here with her," she says. "In my 20s, I'd come and visit, and I'd stay over, and we would talk and talk. I wanted her view on global politics and technology and what was going on in the world.
"And part of Wind Resistance is borne of a kind of surrogate granny figure from where I live now, in this character Molly Kristensen, who was my neighbour," she continues. Molly's parents, Will and Roberta, are at the heart of Wind Resistance. "Molly was of my granny's generation, and they had a very similar upbringing, and a lot of getting to know the place when I moved there was hanging out, talking to older people, and being outside, and noticing things, and wanting to make connections between them."
Kristensen, who died in 2009, first appeared in a song called Salter's Road, on Polwart's glorious album, Traces (produced by Iain Cook of Chvrches). A variation, Molly Sime's Welcome to Salter's Road, is one of many stunning adaptations to feature on A Pocket of Wind Resistance, whose spoken-word narratives deftly carry the album's chorales and warmly-drawn characters.
The record, says Polwart, was a happy accident. "It just kind of evolved from the show," she says. "But then the whole thing's had that element of happenstance. It started out as this scrappy rant about geese flying and looking after each other that I did in London, at this festival called Breathe, and then again at the Traverse bar in Edinburgh." Royal Lyceum Artistic Director David Greig saw the latter performance and signed up Polwart. "He literally said, 'Right, you're on. We'll make it a show.'" Six months later, it was an Edinburgh International Festival sell-out, with Greig as dramaturg.
Polwart has clearly loved spreading her wings. "I've really enjoyed creating something that's got a big structure with so many incredible people behind the scenes – that's so indulgent," she says. "And having the freedom to be able to talk and sing and move has been amazing. I'd never really moved before. My normal performance style as a folk singer is pretty static, I've got my guitar or I'll have the security of clinging to a mic stand, but I've realised I love to move, physically. The movement director on Wind Resistance, Janice Parker, was like – 'You need to take up more space! Take up your space!'" She throws her head back, arms akimbo. "That's been a joy. And it's been pretty transformative, I think."
She moves, alright. After a performance of Wind Resistance at Glasgow's Tron Theatre, which prompted a tear-stained standing ovation, I tried to decipher my crumpled notes, but could only make out two words: she flies. And there are other glimmers of magic in Wind Resistance – tinctures, spells and alchemy, and powerful things we cannot see. "Totally, it's that thing about creating slightly witchy magical spaces," Polwart nods. "The whole show starts on a sort of spangly vibe – you know, 'What's going on here, with all the chime-y sounds and everything?' And then I blow into my hand and a sound appears… There's a wee conjure-y thing going on."
Musically, too, Wind Resistance is magical, as is evidenced on the album's soundscapes, honed by composer Pippa Murphy. They variously summon peatbogs, sunsets and and hospital wards. "Pippa works like a painter, with a palette, and that's been really brilliant," Polwart says. "I'm a bit of a control freak when it comes to structuring things, but Pippa would say, 'Let's just throw a few things in there, scatter them around, and we can structure afterwards'. So there's lots of layers going on. You can catch something one time you listen, and something else when you listen again. That's like a little bit of magic to me."
Polwart and Murphy first worked together on James Robertson's Pilgrimer, and they've new work in the pipeline for Spring. "It's so rare, at this point in life, to make a new collaborative partnership like that – and to make a new pal whose circumstances are similar to mine. Hallelujah!" Polwart beams.
That kinship is crucial, she adds. "There's a lot of stuff getting made in the world by people who don't have any responsibilities for anyone else. They can stay up till four in the morning, they can jet off for four weeks at a time, and it's a young person's life – or it's a guy's life," she says. "Culturally, even now, in my scene, the hard touring acts are predominantly guys. And we're in a zone now where, to make a sustainable living as a musician, you have to be touring, or thinking really creatively about how you're going to make it work, because your CDs aren't going to cut it any more.
"Pippa's got two kids the same age as mine, so does Inge [Thomson], so does my brother," she continues. (She plays with the latter two in her trio). "So all the main collaborators in my life have very similar sets of constraints, but also very similar attitudes. It's like, 'Okay, this is the way this has to happen, and it has to happen slowly'. It's five years since I made an album. But I'm a single mother. It takes time."
It bears noting that Polwart has barely drawn breath since the release of Traces in 2012. From I Burn But I Am Not Consumed via Pilgrimer to Wind Resistance, she's consistently sung the praises of resilience, humanity, healing, flight, air, love, music, hope. Invisible forces strong enough to carry the past and carry us forward, to bring us together, to knock down walls.


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Remembering Mr. Everything: Ned Barthelmas '50
He was once described as Mr. Everything: someone who owned companies and was involved in so many different opportunities … a very interesting man. Brother Ned Barthelmas '50 entered the Chapter Grand on May 16, 2015, and left $10,000 to our House Corp. in his will. We take this opportunity to celebrate the life of this brother and to extend our condolences to his family and friends. Brother Norb Reinert '51 has one interesting memory of his brother:
"What I remember most about Ned was his enterprising spirit. He always could make a business out of events. One time he made a brief trip to NYC for whatever reason I don't recall. When he returned, he had a trunk filled with men's ties, which were 'knock-offs' of Brooks Brothers best selection. Of course, he promptly put the ties up for sale for one and all. I think I have a couple left in my closet. Knowing Ned, I wouldn't be surprised that he ran into Ralph Lauren who was a tie salesman at Brooks, at about that time, and that together they worked out a fast deal. Ned was a great guy. I have many fond memories of being with him at our fraternity at OSU."
What are your memories of Brother Ned Barthelmas '50? Log in and leave your answer below.
Here is an excerpt from Ned's obituary:
"After graduating from OSU where he was Pres. of the Commerce College Council and a member of Phi Delta Theta, he worked several years with GE and Glidden Co. before entering the securities business in 1953 with the Ohio Co. Five years later he formed First Columbus Securities Corp. and was Pres. and majority owner until 1975. He was founder, owner and Pres. of First Columbus Realty Corp. which developed and owned com. and ind. real estate and shopping centers from 1960 to present. Served on some two dozen Boards of Directors and was voted by Business First as one of the Top 25 Corporate Directors in Central Ohio, and by Ohio Citizen Journal as one of the 10 Outstanding Businessmen in Columbus. Was Director, Underwriter, and/or Financial Adviser to such firms as Worthington Ind., Bank One, Buckeye Steel, Lancaster Colony, Liebert Corp., White Castle, Medex, National Foods, Eastern Bankcorp, Nationwide, Majestic Paints, Galbreath Real Estate Trust, Marzetti's and Armac Enterprises (back then the largest maker of pool tables) with Minnesota Fats as a co-board member. Was a past full member of the New York Stock Exchange (serving on their Ethics Committee), the American Stock Exchange, and served as past Board Member and Pres. of the Ohio Stock & Bond Broker's Assoc., Dist. Bd of the Nat'l Assoc. of Security Dealers (v-chair), the Investment Bankers Assoc., and, The Nat'l Stock Brokers Assoc. (Past Pres.). Past Pres. of the Columbus Young Pres. Org., Past Pres. and Director of Columbus Jr. CC, YMBC, and Past Trustee of Columbus Area CC. Voted into Exec. Hall of Fame by the World Pres. Org., Past Trustee of the Exec. Club of Columbus and Columbus Area Growth Foundation. Listed in seven different editions of Who's Who including, Who's Who in Corporate Real Estate, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in World, Who's Who in the 21st Century, and Winston Churchill's Wisdom Hall of Fame. Past member of the Bd of Dir of a number of charities including Boy Scouts, Columbus JC Youth Foundation, Kiwanis Club (Legion of Honor), Community Redevelopment Council (Past Pres. & Dir.) co-founder of United Way Pacesetters' Club, and, others. Past Vice-Chair. and member Board of Trustees of First Community Church, First Community Retirement Village and founder of the Barthelmas Charitable Fund of the Columbus Foundation, which recently reached its goal of $1 million which will be distributed over the ensuing years to needy charitable causes."
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"The essential boost to the Immune system."
The arboreal Phellinus linteus is a very rare and thus extremely valuable mushroom. Its extract is considered to be one of the most efficient polysaccharides, as it is able to trigger the self-healing mechanism in even those with advanced tumor diseases; scientific literature reports that the consumption of the active substances contained within fungi may be associated with spontaneous tumor regression (full or partial retraction of the tumor). As proven effective in laboratory and animal studies, it destroys certain nervous system, skin, and oral cavity cancer cells and inhibits metastases. The active substances of fungi take effect by inhibiting angiogenesis (blood supply to the tumor cells, thereby inhibiting the spread of tumor cells), and also enhance the anti-tumor activity of immune cells (NK, macrophages). The active substances have also been observed to have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, allergic reaction attenuating effects, as well as help to protect the liver and stomach lining, help to ease arthritis, and have an antibacterial and antioxidant effect as well. Furthermore, Japanese clinical studies have also shown that it may strengthen the effect of certain traditional therapies as well.
The active ingredients contained within the Grifola frondosa, Ganoderma lucidum, and Agaricus blazei Murill medicinal mushroom extracts, amongst their numerous benefits, also stimulate the body's immune system and may improve the health of those suffering from diseases affecting the immune system. They may also assist in preventing bacterial and other infections caused by viruses, as well as the alleviation of their course. By helping to strengthen the immune system, they also help to inhibit tumor formation and growth without any harmful side effects. The effect of polysaccharides may be especially beneficial alongside the surgical removal of the tumor, and radiation and chemotherapy.


From Jacob (Yaakov) to Israel (Yisrael). What's in a name?
Our father Jacob was in a world of conflicts and threats to his and his family's existence from the very beginning. Already in his mother's womb he struggled with his twin brother Esau. Esau was born first and was, therefore, the heir to the Abrahamic traditions, but Jacob was holding on to Esau's heel as if to say, "You don't deserve it, the birthright is mine." That's why they called him Yaakov, from the word Akev, heel.
This name if reinforced when he gains the birthright by taking advantage of a hungry Esau, who is willing to sell his birthright for a bowl of stew. When Esau finds out that Jacob had received his father's blessings that were meant for Esau, he says, "Was he, then, named Yaakov, Jacob, that he might supplant me these two times? First he took away my birthright and now he has taken away my blessings!"
In last week's Parasha when Jacob flees to Haran we read of twenty years of conflict between him and his father in law, Laban. After working seven full years for the right to marry his first love, Rachel, he is misled and given her sister Leah. He must now work another seven years to get Rachel. He spends a total of twenty years working for Laban and his remuneration is changed time and again, always for the benefit of Laban. There is much rivalry between his wives and children.
In this week's Parasha, Vayshlah, Jacob is returning to Canaan and he is not sure how Esau feels about him. Maybe after twenty years all is forgotten and forgiven, or maybe Esau still intends to kill him? Jacob finds out that, indeed, Esau is coming to meet him with a company of 400 men. That's not a good sign. He prepares a huge gift that he sends to his brother consisting of hundreds of heads of livestock, hoping that Esau would be appeased.
It would seem that that long night before meeting his brother, when Jacob was all alone and had a chance to reflect on his life and the past twenty-some years, he realized that his behavior was not good. The wrestling was within his soul and he must have decided there and then that things must change. When he meets his brother Esau and implores him to accept his gift, there is a slip of the tongue when, rather than saying 'accept my gift', he says 'accept my blessing' as if to say, "Please, take your blessing back. Having stolen your blessing has brought me more sorrow than joy."
After this episode, we learn that Jacob arrived "shalem, to the city pf Shechem in the land of Canaan". What is the meaning of 'Shalem', besides meaning safe? It also means 'whole', 'complete', 'peace'. It is a different person entering Canaan - he is 'Israel', the name that this land will become known by - 'Eretz Yisrael', the Land of Israel.
I believe that Jacob's wrestling has an important message for everyone of us. We all make mistakes. There is always an opportunity for change. We can feel whole again, and be at Shalem, or Shalom, peace, with ourselves if we face life as Yisrael, which contains the word Yashar, honest, and Sar, prince or officer. Be proud of all you do, and do everything in the proper and right way.


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I Will Have A Mental Breakdown If Donald Trump Wins The Election – Rapper, Cardi B Says
March 21, 2021 Cute9ja Media Foreign 0
Popular Rapper, Cardi B during an interview with SiriusXM's Swaggy Sie on Friday (August 7) disclosed that she will have "a mental breakdown" if Donald Trump wins the election and becomes president of the United States for another 4 years.
"You know what, I was so f–king mad because it's like people, when he dropped, people was like 'oh what do you mean?' Why? Because of y'all! Because you know how this new generation is. We be loving something but we just be lazy to do it, it's like motherf–kers was just lazy to vote for him," she said of Bernie Sanders dropping out of the presidential race.
Cardi B who has endorsed Joe Biden severally, explained why she chose to.
"I feel like it's important now because like, yo Trump is…I cannot, I'm telling you, if Trump goes for like another four years, I'm going to have a meltdown, Like I will have a mental breakdown. I cannot deal with this anymore…I do be scared of the state of the country…not only do I care about the people, but it's like I am afraid of the future," she went on to say.
"I feel like it's important now because like, yo Trump is…I cannot, I'm telling you, if Trump goes for like another four years, I'm going to have a meltdown, Like I will have a mental breakdown.
I cannot deal with this anymore…I do be scared of the state of the country…not only do I care about the people, but it's like I am afraid of the future," she went on to say.
"I don't want an another war…the economy right now, it sucks, like people are not making money. Some people are getting money, and they are not supposed to be getting money.
This coronavirus s–t, I want it to be over but I don't want people to lie to me…God forbid that my grandparents, somebody gets sick. I haven't seen my grandparents in a month and I'm dying to see them," she continued
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In celebration of China's glorious past, acclaimed artist, Caroline R. Young, brings us "Melody of Spring", the second piece in her classic, "Dream of the Red Chamber" series. Based on the Chinese novel, it celebrates the devoted love between a young gentleman, Chia Pao Yu, and the beautiful lady Black Jade.
This exquisite composition features Black Jade in the Grand View Garden under a cherry blossom tree. She whispers to her confidant, a little bird, her dream of someday becoming Chia Pao Yu's beloved wife.


This project was located within Army Reserve Base Fort Hunter Liggett, CA. The project was a 1,500 meter multipurpose machine gun range which consisted of a 228 acre site that supports three main masonry structures for training purposes. These structures include a Range Operations Control Tower, Covered Bleacher Area, Ammunition Breakdown Area and 108 Down Range Targets. The site work consisted of 228 acres of civil work, various types of underground utilities and power pole placement. The Down Range construction included 108 target placements and associated fox holes, electrical, low voltage and various types of limit markers. All masonry and concrete work was self-performed.


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Baking Soda Prompts Hazmat Response At Roxbury Polling Location
BOSTON (WBZ-AM) -- A Roxbury polling place was briefly evacuated Tuesday evening as police investigated a report of a hazmat incident, but was reopened a short time later.
Police received a call around 4:30 p.m. about an unknown white substance found in an envelope at 735 Shawmut Avenue. They later said they had determined the substance to be "innocuous and not suspicious in nature."
Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin's office said around 5:30 p.m. that the polling location had been reopened, no voters were turned away during the incident, and the location remained open until 8 p.m.
WBZ-TV's Louisa Moller reported that the substance was baking soda with an absentee ballot.


Substance Architecture has designed the Weigel Residence, a vacation house in Copper Mountains, Colorado. Following is some information from the architects, "This residence is a vacation home for a couple and their four young children. Located on a quarter-acre site in a residential development in Copper Mountain, Colorado, the home is comprised of a single-story, post-and-beam pavilion containing the primary living and entertainment spaces, and a four-story, conventionally framed tower containing the service spaces and bedrooms.
These elemental volumes are arranged to create two distinct landscape experiences; a sequestered, private environment of indoor and outdoor living spaces sheltered by lodge pole pines and nestled into the wooded site, and an expansive, open experience of Rocky Mountain vistas afforded by the belvedere quality of the tower. This arrangement allows the homeowners to "be in the woods" and "see the mountains" – the two site qualities which initially drew them to this location.


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Missing Man Found Dead in Car at Ocean County Mall
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A man was found dead in his car at the Ocean County Mall on Monday, though authorities say they do not suspect foul play in his death.
Ocean County Mall Security Officers were alerted to a vehicle in the parking lot in which the occupant was unresponsive at about 12:20 p.m., said Toms River Police spokesman Ralph Stocco.
"Police and EMS responded and determined that the man was deceased," Stocco said in an e-mail. "There were no obvious signs of trauma and there is no reason to believe that foul play was involved."
The deceased man was found inside a 2014 Toyota that was parked near Boscov's Department Store, Stocco said. An autopsy is planned to determine the cause of death.
"It appears that the man was a Toms River resident who has been struggling with depression and medical issues," said Stocco.
The man, whose name was not released publicly, was reported missing April 22.


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Ensure enabling environment for businesses to thrive, Gor Semelang'o tells government
16/05/2019 Pristone Mambili	Elections, governmentt, KNCCI, nakuru
Former Youth Fund boss Gor Semelang'o has called on the government to ensure an enabling environment where businesses can thrive.
Addressing media in Nakuru on Thursday after a meeting with Nakuru leadership of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Semelango noted that the economy is poor and the government has to address the gaps.
He says this is the only way that the youths, women and people living with disability to get jobs through various programs.
"Government should create an enabling environment for business to thrive. Chamber looks forward to work with government to create employment for young people, women and persons with disability" said Semelang'o.
The flamboyant businessman who has been endorsed by the Nakuru leadership of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the position of National Vice Chair also wants the government to subcontract the registration of companies and business names to the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He says he will also push for the government to make compulsory for the re-introduction of trade licenses and they be issued strictly by the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry chapters.
"We want to lobby the government so that the registration of companies and business names can be done by the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We also want it compulsory for the re-introduction of trade licenses and they be issued strictly by the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry chapters" said Semelang'o.
On the recent debate on the government over borrowing and entering into huge debts, the Former Youth Fund boss said the only way the government will come out of the crisis is by focusing on farming and also creation of export processing zone.
He said the over importing of goods from other countries has a negative impact on the country's economy hence should be addressed through the creation of the export processing zone.
"A country that exports more than it imports makes a lot of money and the economy will grow. We should therefore think of farming and also creation of export processing zone" he said.
It will be recalled speaking in Machakos on Wednesday, the flamboyant businessman urged MPs and government to scrap the listing of Kenyans in CRB, adding that the economy is poor.
Mr.Semelang'o is seeking the position of Vice President of the Kenya National Chamber of commerce-a position previously held by Mr.Richard Ngatia who is now the president elect for Kenya National Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.Ngatia succeeds Kiprono Kittony, who has served two terms and a total of seven years.Ngatia was confirmed unopposed after receiving the backing of three chamber aspirants, including chamber deputy chairman James Muriu.
Before the announcement, Ngatia served as vice chairman for the chamber.
He is the former chair for the Nairobi chamber.
PHOTO/Pristone Mambili:Former Youth Fund boss Gor Semelang'o(centre)flanked by Nakuru leadership of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry during a media address in Nakuru on May 16 2019.
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Pasta Peperonata- A fresh pasta sauce made with only 5 ingredients! Bell peppers, plum tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and basil. The bell peppers and tomatoes are roasted to bring out their full flavor. This light and flavorful sauce is tossed with fusilli for a fast and delicious dish.
I love trying new recipes and new ways to prepare ingredients so when I found this recipe in my recent issue of the Food Network magazine I was so excited to try it! In my research to learn more about what peperonata is I found out it's typically a dish of stewed peppers, onions and tomatoes and is a Southern Italian dish. We love all things Italian in this house so we were big fans of this recipe!
Bell peppers are the star of this dish! To make the fresh pasta sauce you roast the peppers and plum tomatoes in the oven. In this recipe you broil it for 15 minutes. By doing that you need to keep a close eye on them and turn them often. But if you'd rather you can roast them at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, turn them then roast another 20 minutes. I found this post about roasting peppers from Tori Avey very helpful if you aren't familiar with roasting peppers.
The sliced peppers and chopped tomatoes are the delicious base for the sauce but garlic, olive oil and basil are added and are the perfect flavorful additions! You toss in fusilli pasta and sprinkle with salt and pepper and drizzle a little olive oil. When I tasted it the first word that came to my mind was fresh. It's so delicious! We enjoyed this for dinner but today I had it for lunch cold and it was so good! This recipe is amazing because it can either be served warm or cold. If you serve this as a pasta salad you could add a little splash of vinegar for a kick. I was thinking it would make an awesome meal prep recipe at the beginning of the week. It would taste amazing with grilled chicken as well.
This recipe is a winner and I think you'll love it!
Line a baking sheet with foil and place the bell peppers on their sides along with the tomatoes. Broil for about 15 minutes. Turning every few minutes as needed until charred. Let cool.
*Take off the skin and remove seeds from the peppers and cut into strips; peel and chop the tomatoes.
Cook the sliced garlic cloves in the olive oil in a pot over medium heat until beginning to brown, 3 minutes. Add the roasted peppers, tomatoes and any collected juiced, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until saucy, 15 minutes.
Toss with the cooked fusilli pasta, adding up to ½ cup pasta-cooking water to loosen the sauce.
Take off the heat, stir in the basil and season with salt and pepper.
*If needed to make it easier to remove the charred part of the peppers, place peppers on a cutting board and place a large bowl over them and wait 15 minutes.


Woofers Grooming & Goodies has a huge selection of dog food, including premium brands such as Orijen, Acana and Ziwipeak. The store also has several freezers stocked with a variety of raw foods, as well as raw bones and specialty cooked foods. Frozen foods include K9 Naturals, Primal, Stella & Chewy's, and Perfect Pet brands.
We read ingredient panels and consult ratings by dogfoodadvisor.com, an unbiased dog food review site, to select our inventory. We do not carry Purina, Iams, Science Diet, and many others because of their low-quality ingredients and very low ratings. Our concerns about these foods were recently verified by independent testing, and there is currently a class action lawsuit against Purina for their product, Beneful, involving these poor ingredients.
Recently, the FDA has been evaluating the levels of aresenic in rice, and whether or not it poses a threat to the health and safety of the people who consume it. We suggest avoiding rice in your dog's food because feeding your dog arsenic every single day, even at low levels, is not beneficial to your pet. Check out this great article on rice in pet food for more information.
No matter what food you feed, probiotics are essential for your dog's health. Learn more by clicking here.
The following are the brands we carry and are ranked by The Dog Food Advisor with 5 stars being the highest rating. You can click on any food brand names and be taken to the review on The Dog Food Advisor site.
BEWARE of these well known foods that we DO NOT CARRY and will never recommend: Beneful only 1 star! Pedigree 1 star. Kibbles 'n Bits only 1 star! Purina Dog Chow 1 little star. Ol' Roy only 1 star! Hills Science Diet gets 2 to 3 stars. The TV commercials and the pretty pictures on the bag are very deceiving. One star foods are the bottom of the barrel and are bound to shorten a dog's life.
Woofers Grooming & Goodies is dedicated to providing safe and healthy food for your pets. Please feel free to ask our expert staff if you need help selecting a new food.


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Q: Obtain and store adjacent values from a .csv file (Python) It's probably easier if I explain with the .csv in question:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iswvm4xyjnlhj2w/speciesandbss.csv
The above is a list of species of Bivalves and their corresponding values for bed shear stress at their collection location from the end-Cretaceous.
I'm trying to create an occurrence plot, and I need to format my data so that the species names are in one column, with the corresponding lowest and highest value of bed shear stress (in the data set, there are multiple occurrences of the same species) alongside.
Obviously this would be very tedious to do by hand.
How can I create a loop to append each occurrence into separate lists, the name being that of the species for which the bed shear stress corresponds to? Then I can loop through each list to find the highest and lowest.
i.e.
input:
eggs 0.1
ham 0.2
ham 0.5
eggs 0.7
eggs 0.3

output:
eggs = [0.1, 0.7, 0.3]
ham = [0.2, 0.5]

A: Collect the values into a dictionary of lists; a collections.defaultdict() object is easiest:
from collections import defaultdict
import csv

species = defaultdict(list)

with open('speciesandbss.csv', 'rb') as inputfile:
    for row in csv.reader(inputfile):
        species[row[0]].append(row[1])

for name in sorted(species, key=str.lower):
    print '{} = {}'.format(name, species[name])

Outputs:
acutata = ['0.16509', '0.16509', '0.16509']
acutocostata = ['0.03145', '0.01936', '0.01781', '0.01698', '0.01684', '0.01077']
adkinsi = ['0.16509']
Aenona = ['0.01311', '0.01311']
aequilateralis = ['0.00495', '0.00445', '0.00368', '0.00356']
agdjakendensis = ['0.00628']
Agerostrea = ['0.01764']
albertensis = ['0.00852', '0.00356', '0.00495', '0.00461', '0.00445', '0.0041']
alta = ['0.00328', '0.33148', '0.33148', '0.43129', '0.33148', '0.325', '0.17882', '0.00307']
alternata = ['0.04929', '0.03373', '0.01311']
americana = ['0.01497', '0.00436', '0.01497', '0.00495', '0.00461', '0.00445', '0.00105']
anacachoensis = ['0.05696', '0.05696', '0.05172', '0.03373']
angulatum = ['0.01179']
anomala = ['0.00852']
Anomia = ['0.00852', '0.00506', '0.02955', '0.00786']
anteradiata = ['0.43129', '0.16509']
antroea = ['0.01373']
antrosa = ['0.01103']
Aphrodina = ['0.43129', '0.01311']
apressus = ['0.01564']
Arca = ['0.01179', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01224', '0.01224']
archeri = ['0.16509', '0.16509', '0.16509', '0.16509', '0.16509', '0.16509', '0.16509']
Arctica = ['0.00203']
argentaria = ['0.01233', '0.33148', '0.33148', '0.33148', '0.33148', '0.43129', '0.43129', '0.21502', '0.01311', '0.01224', '0.00352', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01179', '0.01373', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01224', '0.01224', '0.01224', '0.01224', '0.16509', '0.01564']
armatum = ['0.33148', '0.33148', '0.33148', '0.33148']
Ascaulocardium = ['0.43129', '0.21502']
assiniboiensis = ['0.00401', '0.00436', '0.00436', '0.00685', '0.00495', '0.00495', '0.00486', '0.00461', '0.00453', '0.00445']
assiniboinensis = ['0.00117']
Astarte = ['0.01497', '0.01311']
balchii = ['0.00786']
balticus = ['0.05696', '0.05696', '0.05696', '0.05238', '0.03623', '0.03373', '0.00724', '0.04574']
barabini = ['0.01233', '0.00852', '0.00506']
Barbatia = ['0.05696', '0.03373', '0.18121', '0.17882', '0.01224']
bartoni = ['0.16509']
bartrami = ['0.325', '0.26095', '0.25697', '0.17882', '0.01311']
bella = ['0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01764']
bellisculptus = ['0.05696', '0.05696', '0.03373', '0.25697', '0.01311', '0.01224', '0.01311', '0.01224', '0.01179', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01311', '0.01311']
berryi = ['0.43129', '0.17882']
biplicata = ['0.05696', '0.03373', '0.33148', '0.33148', '0.43129', '0.01224', '0.16509', '0.16509', '0.16509', '0.16509', '0.16509', '0.16509']
bisulcata = ['0.01311', '0.01224', '0.01224']
borealis = ['0.01233', '0.00852', '0.00452', '0.00401', '0.00852', '0.00452', '0.00401', '0.00436', '0.01497', '0.02971']
bowiei = ['0.16509', '0.16509']
Breviarca = ['0.01311', '0.01311']
Brevicardium = ['0.16509']
brevifrons = ['0.43129']
bryani = ['0.16509']
bulbosa = ['0.16509', '0.16509', '0.16509']
burlingtonensis = ['0.05696', '0.05696', '0.04929', '0.03373', '0.325', '0.01311', '0.01179', '0.04574']

etc.
Writing lowest and highest values:
with open('outputfile.csv', 'wb') as outputfile:
    writer = csv.writer(outputfile)
    writer.writerows([n, min(values), max(values)] for n, v in species.iteritems() for values in (map(float, v),))

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