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April 24, 27, 28, & May 1, 2019.
Looking at Mesa Verde National Park from our nearby camping spot. The park has many sites which demonstrate how people lived in this rugged desert area for centuries.
Last spring we visited Mesa Verde National Park, and Bandelier and Navajo National Monuments. These sites contain prehistoric dwellings of the ancestral Pueblo peoples. I'm combining the three sites into one post.
The desert area surrounding Four Corners, where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet, is one of my favorite places to visit. Here in the high Colorado Plateau, history and pre-history are exposed in stark beauty. You don't have to be an expert to appreciate the area. The tales told by each of these sites can be enjoyed even by casual observers.
The first people to arrive here came 12K years ago. The last ice age was ending and the environment was more lush then. They hunted large mammals and left behind spearheads and atlatl throwing sticks as evidence they had been here.
The population grew. Big ideas, the same ideas occurring to people all over the world, helped these folks survive. Atlatls were replaced by bows and arrows. Weaving was used to make sandals, textiles, and baskets. Pottery was developed and refined. Animals were domesticated. And crops were planted and irrigated.
And, just as other people around the globe, these folks personified and deified the forces they could not explain or harness. They didn't even suspect that their own big ideas were the neatest things happening. Why didn't any of those ancient cultures have a god of cool ideas?
Around 600 CE, as people started settling into farming communities, pit houses like these were built as family homes. A fire pit was in the center of the circular dwelling. Four excavated post holes show the placement of roof support columns. Entry was through the smoke hole in the roof. Smaller rooms for storage are in the distance.
Here a few pit houses are joined together. Some verticle stones line the base of the foundation. To us these look like holes in the ground. The people that lived here thought of them as wombs of their mother, the Earth.
Over time building got more sophisticated. This pit house is deeper, with a bench running around the edge. The masonry work on the walls is more refined. In the foreground is a ventilation shaft which draws in fresh air as the air heated by the firepit escapes through the entrance hole in the roof.
It seems the whole four corners area was under construction at all times. There are many examples of structures being built over older dwellings.
Here is a kiva in Coyote Village in Mesa Verde. As communities grew larger, above-ground walled rooms were used as living spaces and for storage. The pit house structure became a kiva or ceremonial space. By now agriculture was booming. Mesa tops were covered with corn and with small farming communities like this. This architecture is similar to that we saw in Chaco Canyon.
Around 1100-1200 CE folks decided to start building under cliff overhangs. Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde was one of these cliff dwellings. There were 150 rooms and probably 100 inhabitants. Evidence suggests that leaders from numerous clans lived here.
Another view of Cliff Palace. Construction occurred from 1190-1260 CE, with most of it done during a 20 year period.
All available space at Cliff Palace was used, with buildings stretching up to the overhang. Kivas had flat roofs of masonry, strong enough to support pedestrian traffic.
Structures were built over, under, and around large rocks. The rounded building here is supported laterally by a squared-off buttress. It's not as graceful as the buttresses being built at this same time to support Gothic cathedrals in Europe. But it's the same cool, independently conceived idea.
Looking down into Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde. When we visited, the trail to the house was closed because of falling rock.
Looking down into Square Tower House at Mesa Verde.
Looking into Oak Tree House at Mesa Verde. This is one of the smaller cliff dwellings.
Near Oak Tree House is the Fire Temple cliff structure. This looks like a dedicated public ceremonial space, not a place for family homes.
Another house at Mesa Verde. Cliff Dwellers had to do a lot of climbing to work the cornfields on the mesa tops and in the valley floors. The average man was 5'6″ tall and the average woman was 5′. Average life expectancy was 35 years. After climbing around in this area, we can assure you that they didn't die from obesity-related problems.
Storage spaces along the Petroglyph Trail at Mesa Verde.
This large depression on the mesa top near Coyote Village was walled in by ancestral Puebloans to create a water reservoir.
Navajo National Monument
View of Tsegi Canyon in Navajo National Monument with cliff dwelling on the left. Running west/east, the bottom of this canyon is shaded much of the time. Desert vegetation like Aspen and Douglas Fir trees grow near the canyon floor. These trees usually grow at higher, damper elevations.
Here is a look into the Batatakin cliff dwelling in Navajo National Monument. It was built between 1250 and 1300 Common Era (CE).
Bandelier National Monument
Over one million years ago volcanic eruptions spewed ash 1,000 feet deep over this zone. The ash compressed into light volcanic tuff. Erosion eats holes into tuff, making it look like swiss cheese. From 1150 to 1550 Ancestral Puebloans made homes using tuff. The area is now called Bandelier National Monument.
The cliff dwellers here used building blocks of tuff and enlarged holes in the cliffs of tuff to make homes.
In other cliff dwellings we've seen, the construction was additive. Large boulders on cave floors were left in place. People built around them rather than push them over the cliffsides. No attempts were made to flake off ceiling rock and make the caves taller or deeper.
But here at Bandelier the natural cavities in the rock were widened, forming cavates.
Inside a dwelling at Bandelier.
The cavates were widened further by adding walls of tuff block.
Looking from inside a cavate down on the ruins of the tuff block village below.
Holes were cut into the tuff walls to support roof and floor beams in this multi-story community.
Ladder to a Bandelier dwelling.
On the climbing trail to one large cavate we encountered a school group. Here kids descend one of the ladders.
Another ladder up to the large cavate.
Inside the large cavate meeting space, which contained a kiva.
View looking out of the large cavate at Bandelier. By 1550 everyone had left here taking their 1,000 years of cool ideas with them. Little did they know, that in four short centuries, not far from here, the big ideas of humans would be used to figure out how to wipe out our whole species! But that's another post.
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Very similar to Gorame Turkey. Thanks!
Wow! Gorame Turkey looks like an interesting place. We have got to get the van over to Europe one of these days!
Amazing sites, aren't they? I'm glad you managed to stop by these three wonders. Your photos look very familiar. 🙂 We were mostly impressed with Mesa Verde. Nice you found a campsite in the free area close to the park this time.
The Cliff House photos are spectacular. The trail to Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde was closed when we were there last year as well. You must have a fantastic zoom lens to photograph the cliff dwellings at Navajo Monument. Or, did you do a tour? Awesome stuff, Greg!
We must have just had bad timing with the campsite last time. We got one of the first sites closed to the turn off on to the road – with a great view of the mesa!
Mesa Verde is amazing. So much more than what I expected!
We did a tour of Cliff House (we love National Park tours – always worth it). We didn't do a tour at Navajo – I was afraid it would be too strenuous. I don't think my zoom is extra-long – I just have a steady hand, I guess. I really do need to get a good camera with a longer zoom – it is on my project list for the summer.
Guess who is back at reading your old posts? 😉 I'm hoping to go to Mesa Verde and looking at your blog for the good details. I'll look at that free parking nearby, hopefully I luck out or there is the Walmart in town. I'm not a fan of heights so not sure about going up those ladders. I really loved Bandelier and recommend it to everyone. Awesome photos!! 🙂
Tina – It makes me so happy that you find our blog informative when planning trips! This is part of the reason we do it.
The free camping near the park is limited. This was our second time we visited Mesa Verde but the first time we didn't stay because we couldn't find a camping spot – and then subsequently just moved on to something else. I think we ended up in Cortez at the Walmart when couldn't find a spot near Mesa Verde. Hopefully, they still allow overnights.
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Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous--native plant life.
live in the cooler climates of the world.
This is a Agave Americana also known as the century plant, claimed to only bloom once every 100years then die. On average they bloom once every 10 to 36 years, and have been told if the bloom is cut the plant can survive, this is because they can grow up to 25ft in under a week using up all the plants resources. Tequila and Mescal is also made from agave.
Some palm trees and a Ocotillo in the middle.
Not sure what this is but its very soft, and rubbery, not prickly very rare for these parts.
A icon of the Sonoran Desert the Saguaro cactus. Rumors say each branch represents 100 years for the cactus, after a bit of research average age is 150 to 200 years, they can reach a height of 40 to 60 ft, and weigh up to 5000 pounds.
Finally the furry looking specimen is called a jumping cholla rumored to actually jump onto you, after a few wobbly pops:) with my brother we decided to see if the rumors were in fact true. Turns out they are not true, but these lil devils will hook you then break off from the main plant nearly impossile to remove by hand because of their fierce barbs.. More then likely you be standing there with both hands attached to the Cholla pondering away to escape from their grasp. If wandering into Cholla country bring a small comb with, its the most effective removal device I have found to date, and if your hiking with the pooch they'll be happy you had it with as well. If you enjoy the blog please subscribe via email to receive updates of the adventure, or share on your favorite social site. Good day!
Awesome Pics! It cold here..but might hit 50 in a couple days?


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Save Philadelphia's Uptown Theater
Isaac Hamm
Rosalind McKelvin
Aissia Richardson
Linda Richardson is organizing this fundraiser.
Hi everyone, we need your help!
The Uptown Theatre is one of the last great movie houses in Philadelphia or in the country for that matter. It also has also been the site for an amazing array of performances of the most talented stars in history!
The Uptown Theater was born in 1929 during the Great Depression, and provided audiences with a venue to forget their troubles. Vaudeville, Movies, Jazz and R&B each had a role in the Uptown's fame. During the 1960's the theater was the HUB of Rhythm and Blues. Anybody and Everybody played there! Over the years, the theater fell into disrepair. The current Owners of the theater, the Non Profit Tax Exempt organization, the Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation, UEDC, has launched a campaign for a New Era in Entertainment. Young people will be able to showcase their talent through the Uptown Youth got Talent contest. The old groups will be able to display their enduring skills. An entire new generation of entertainers and audiences will experience the history, energy and vivacity of the Uptown Theater!
The Uptown Theater Development Corporation has developed a strategic plan for the renovation of the theater which includes a series of phases to achieve progress. The first phase is to raise funding to retrofit the lobby which will serve as a temporary performance space to spur fundraising efforts. Although the space will be raw, it will be attractive, and meet all requirements to receive the temporary permits needed for events. The lobby will also house the community radio station.
The funds raised in Phase I will be used for:
1. Lobby retrofit for a performance venue and community radio station
- Lobby retrofit to create a venue to host fundraising events
- Refurbished space for the community radio station
- Installation of glass doors to make the lobby lit at night and create a street presence
- Marquee Retrofit with new letters and lighting
Needed Repairs
- Necessary plumbing repairs
- Sealing of building to prevent water infiltration
2. Radio Station
The radio station is a community sponsored independent radio station located on the ground floor of the Uptown Theater in North Central Philadelphia. It is volunteer run and serves the residents of Philadelphia. Cultural programming, political analysis and community activities are the hallmark of the station. UEDC will redesign and refurbish the radio station's ground floor, lobby space so that it is more functional, better serving the volunteers, audience and community.
The Lobby stage will look something like this:
Future Phases:
1. Infrastructure
www.philadelphiauptowntheater.org
Redevelopment of Uptown Theater Is Not Just Your Imagination - Philadelphia Development News
Lost subway entrance unearthed as Uptown Theater renovations inch forward - Philadelphia City Paper
Fearless Leader: Uptown Entertainment & Development Corp.'s Linda Richardson: Working toward an Uptown Theater for the 21st century - Philly Voice
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Biografia
Nasce sul Corso a Pistoia il 21 ottobre 1883 ma è destinato ad una carriera fuori dalla sua città natale.

Collabora a La Tempra, diretta da Renato Fondi, con il quale aveva già dato vita ad una precedente esperienza , quella di Athena, rivista nata nel 1909.

Fu essenzialmente uomo di teatro, avendo legato il proprio nome all'importante scuola di recitazione fiorentina di via Laura, ma accompagnò sempre tale attività a quella militante, di autore, di traduttore e di riduttore.

Vivace soprattutto in età giovanile la collaborazione ad alcune riviste, come ricorda questa testimonianza dell'amico Adelmo Damerini: «Infatti con lui (Giuseppe Bottai), io e Raffaello fondammo una rivista "La Costa Azzurra" di carattere essenzialmente artistico e letterario dove Raffaello pubblicava le sue poesie, i suoi saggi drammatici, io le mie critiche musicali insieme ad altri collaboratori giunti poi in seguito a notorietà come Giovanni Necco, Mario Labroca; Arturo Stanghellini, Giovanni Bucci, Alberto Caligiani».

Il periodico, pubblicato a Sanremo e attivo tra il 1920 e il 1923, includeva tra i collaboratori Alberto Simonatti, Marino Marini, Giovanni Michelucci, Nello Innocenti e Teofilo Barbini.

Opere
La terra dei frati: dramma in quattro atti, Pistoia, Libreria editrice Pagnini, 1909
Vilfrido: melodramma in tre atti con musica del maestro Pietro Vallini, Pistoia, Tip. G. Grazzini, 1911
La razza: dramma in 3 atti, Livorno, Belforte, 1925
Spazi e linee: liriche, Firenze, Le Monnier, 1934.
Santa Celestina: sacra rappresentazione in due parti, Firenze, Giannini, 1935.
L'Aretino innamorato: dramma in 4 atti, Estratto dalla rivista La Costa azzurra

Bibliografia
Arnoldo Foà, G. Michelucci, G. Bucciolini, A. Biancotti e altri, Il maestro di Via Laura: Raffaello Melani: testimonianze di amici e discepoli, a cura di Adelmo Damerini e Paolo Emilio Poesio, Firenze, Vallecchi, 1963

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Tatting and not a lot else! How to load a shuttle!!!!
24/01/2018 · The Gear Page is run by musicians for musicians. We've added some "new" guys to the moderator crew. All are longtime members that stepped up to the invite to help out by volunteering their time and effort to help the membership experience on TGP stay on the even keel.
When you finish tatting your project, you still have a few things to do to be completely done. First you'll need to hide the ends, then you'll probably need to block it and maybe stiffen it.
16/12/2014 · You start by planning your tatting by copying the shape of your cab and then drawing. Use axes, just draw, imagine how it would be. 1:1 scale is very good.
The second method is done with a long, thin shaft called a needle. The knots are formed around the end of the needle and then the needle is pulled through the knots transferring them to the foundation thread.
I love tatting but am much too lazy ever to do a piece and then go back and fiddle with ends. This way all ends are dealt with as you go. The pieces I have made using these techniques have stood up to washing and general wear and tear.


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Hindu temples in most Indian states are under Govt control through Acts like the Tamil Nadu HR&CE, A.P. Religious Institutions Act, etc. This means the govt appoints officers and politicians on the board of 'temple trusts', including as Chief Executives.
Tirupati until recently had a Christian while Kali Bari Mandir in Bengal has a Muslim, as its respective Chief Executives. Some of these officers don't even accept 'Prasadam'. Such intolerant non-Hindus have no business sitting on Hindu temple boards.
Temple owned lands are encroached upon, often by religious places of other communities. For instance, in Tamil Nadu, an illegal cemetery has been built on land owned by Ganapathy Temple, Tirunelveli; temples have lost ~ 50,000 acres of land since the 1951. Even conduct of Pujas (how, when, what if offered) is regularly interfered with.
Such demonic behavior is perpetrated by Govt on Hindus (& Jains) alone. Govt does not control nor interferes Mosques, Churches or even Gurudwaras. Somehow the most inclusive, majority Hindu community, is an easy target for the govt.
And this is not stopping. Recently, the Maharashtra govt has taken over the 'Shani Temple' with the excuse of better management. It seems the govt believes only Hindus & Jains are incapable (and not Christians, Muslims, Sikhs) of management of their places of worship.
Approx 5000 murtis stolen from temples in India, are decorating gardens in US, Europe. These deities who we worship should be in our temples. They get stolen because of apathy, and worse, active connivance of govt officials with art smugglers.
Once the Govt moves out, this community money belonging to the Hindus could be used to run Schools, Orphanages, Veda Pathshalas, Gaushalas, Ayurvedic Clinics, Annadanam (free food) and to stop religious conversions across India.
1. NDA Govt constitutionally CAN, and MUST bring out a Central Legislation to override individual HR&CE Acts across all Indian states, thus leaving State Govts to only REGULATE religious institutions and it must be applicable to all faiths.
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Even though the Zimbabwean property market faces many challenges, it has always been characterised by a high demand and a corresponding low supply – ensuring that the market has always been very active.
Patience Patongamwoyo, Seeff's Principal in Zimbabwe, says in the pre-dollarisation era (before 2009) the main buyers of real estate property in Zimbabwe were those in the diaspora and a few locals who had access to the US dollar as the local properties had become relatively cheap in real terms.
"After dollarisation (post 2009) the diaspora market suddenly crumbled as local properties became expensive in real terms. The high prices of property coupled with the liquidity crunch saw the market turn into a buyer's market.
With the advent of the new administration there are however great expectations to address the economic decline that should lead to normalisation of the market into a sellers' market.
Patongamwoyo noted that February 2019 saw the introduction of the real-time gross settlement (RTGS) dollar, with an official rate to the USD pegged at 2.5. It has since weakened to 3.0120.
"There has been a lot of resistance from sellers, all preferring to sell in USD. Many conditional sales have been concluded by attorneys, and since most banks are only offering RTGS dollars, this has reduced the numbers of buyers on the market to only those who still have USD," said Patongamwoyo.
She said that despite this, they are hopeful that once the market gains confidence in the RTGS and the correct market exchange rate is determined they will see sellers accepting mortgage bonds and the market will normalise.
"People from other countries on the African continent have always invested in Zimbabwe as the market is active, well-regulated, offers a fair return on investment and has the potential to improve. Title deeds can also be used to secure mortgages from financial institutions," said Patongamwoyo.
Who's buying – and how much does it cost?
South Africans, Mozambicans, Nigerians and Zambians, among others, have invested in Harare's northern and western areas. These buyers are usually employed by United Nations or entities that are associated with other NGOs.
"In the past three years we have also seen residential, industrial and commercial investment from the Chinese business people due to the Government's look-east policy," Patongamwoyo said.
The property expert said that in high density areas, such as Highfield, Budiriro, Kambuzuma etc, the entry level price for a small property basic four roomed core house is approximately US$25,000.00.
"In medium density areas like Westlea, Waterfalls, Bloomingdale, New Marlborough etc., the entry level is approximately US$80,000.00 for a two bedroom apartment or basic house.
In low density areas such as Harare North the entry value is US$130,000.00 to acquire a two bedroom garden flat.
Here, vacant land can cost as much as USD $120 per square meter.
In terms of apartments and complexes, the most expensive areas would be Avondale, Newlands and Belgravia areas.
Many banks like FBC, Stanbic, CBZ are investing in land and constructing security estates to let or sell due to high demand. Demand for commercial properties is anticipated to increase as the economy slowly begins to stabilise and starts to pull out of the recession which has been ongoing for the past 20 years".
Patongamwoyo said recent sales that their branch has made include land in Tynwald for cluster developments and commercial use. She added that there also lies great investment opportunity in University towns.
"University student accommodation has been in short supply with property owners close to these institutions constructing boarding house accommodation for three students per room at US$100.00 per head per month. These exorbitant charges prove that there is a grave shortage therefore creating a great investment opportunity in University towns for investors".
Rentals in medium density areas range between US$300.00 – US$700.00 USD per month, while rental prices in low density areas range between US$700.00 – US$2500.00.per month.
Smart Move opened their doors to the public in 2015 during the period the real estate industry – like many other sectors in Zimbabwe – was heavily affected by the economic meltdown. The company rebranded to Seeff Properties in November 2018.
A second branch in Avondale was opened in 2017. The team consists of 22 staff members, all with over 60 years combined experience in Real Estate. Long term plans include opening a third branch in Harare and to have at least one branch in the five major cities.


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Macleay Vocational College
1 – 13 Reginald Ward St, South Kempsey, NSW, 2440
Established in 2001, the Macleay Vocational College (MVC) is part of the Macleay Valley Workplace Learning Centre Inc., a not-for-profit education and training provider. MVC provides a comprehensive education with a strong vocational focus, for students in Years 9 to 12 (14 years of age onwards). Students gain recognised NSW credentials such as the Record of School Achievement (ROSA) and Higher School Certificate (HSC). In 2013, 90 students enrolled at the College, 37 female and 53 male students. 80% of students are Indigenous. The student population includes those who have experienced difficulties in traditional education settings (isolated, bullied, suspended or expelled from school or chronic truancy) and/or are exiting Juvenile Detention.
How this program works
Values of love, respect, community, tolerance, responsibility and forgiveness, underpin MVC's caring community,providing a positive learning and work environment. Committed to equity in educationand the belief that all students can learn and achieve, MVCeducates the whole person attending to academic, physical, social, emotional and moraldevelopment. Students are supported to develop a sense of belonging, pride, personal identity and cultural awareness, to become lifelong learners, resilient, tolerant and confident participants in society and achieve their full potential. A merits and rewards system and counselling service encourages students to take responsibility for their own behaviour. Parents and carers are encouraged to take part in College decision making processes.
MVC provides a Year 9 and 10 program for students 'at risk' of not achieving a basic high school education and a Year 11 and 12 Senior College where students study for their HSC or ROSA. The program operates daily from 9.10am to 3.00pm. HSC/ROSA students attend between 2 and 5 days per week. The program offers mandatory Board of Studies NSW courses, as well as music, arts, cultural links with community and Elders, Dhanggati language, Vocational Education and Training (VET), Work Placement, a variety of interest electives and sports. Literacy and Numeracy programs focus on writing and finances for living. Small classes enable individualised and flexible learning.
Positive outcomes, indicating the success of this program, include: making a difference to a young person's life, student attendance and re-engagement with education, growth in personal development and social and cultural awareness, academic attainment and positive transitions.
Credentialed attainment: In 2012, 8 students sat for the NSW Higher School Certificate in 7 courses with 100% of candidates in Visual Arts achieving a Band 3 or higher. Two accelerated Year 11 students completed HSC Human Services; one of whom obtained the VET Certificate III.
Destinations and pathways: Include employment, traineeships and continued studies at MVC, other schools, university and TAFE. Consistently 85% of MVC graduates are in employment or further education within 12 months.
Engagement and participation in learning: In 2012, 70% of Year 9 students completed external examinations, 7 of the 8 Year 12's participated in vocational training and all students achieved a Statement of Attainment for complete modules. Over 50% of Year 11 completed VET modules.
Health and well-being: Research with students and teachers illustrates positive impacts as students are no longer getting in trouble with the police and display an increase in self-confidence (2008).
Civic/community participation: Beginning as an attempt to combat cruelty to animals, students breed and show Sebright chickens and have won a number of prizes around Australia. Students participate in NAIDOC Week, the local ANZAC service, Landcare and 'Waste Into Art' environmental projects, Deadly Days and One Deadly Step Health Program community events and assist with Salvation Army and Red Cross appeals and a preschool reading program.
Productive partnerships: Over 25 local businesses provide training placements for students. MVC works closely with NSW and Community Health to provide mentoring, and programs in mental health, sexual health, drugs and alcohol and relationships such as Love Bites.
External recognition: The retired MVC Principal (2011) was awarded a Fellowship of the Australian College of Educators and a teacher received an ACE award (2012). The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relationscited MVC as an exemplar in Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage Annual Report (2011). In 2013 MVC was awarded a Telstra Community grant.
Wider influence: In 2009, the school published a case study in the academic book Making Schools Different demonstrating how pedagogy can be done differently in practice.
Why this program is successful
Feedback from parents, staff and students suggests: Students develop a safe place and sense of belonging; teachers care about the students, get to know and mentor them and respect their background, maintaining links with students' family/carers; studentsfeel comfortable asking for help. A 2008 research report found that the approach to discipline, help provided for learning, positive culture, responsibility and ownership, curriculum and relevance contributed to students' success and that small class sizes, mutual support, clear boundaries supported students and staff.
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http://www.mvwlc.nsw.edu.au/
Macleay Vocational College (2013) Student Handbook.
Macleay Vocational College (2013) Website.
Macleay Vocational College (2011) Annual Report.
Macleay Vocational College (2002-2009) Magazine.
My School (2013) Website – Macleay Vocational College
http://www.myschool.edu.au/SchoolProfile/Index/69507/MacleayVocationalCollege/43715/2012
Te Riele, K. (2008) Negotiating Risk and Hope. Alternative Education for Marginalised Youth. Extended Research Report for Macleay Vocational College. June 2008. UTS ECRG-funded project.
Please note, where possible and appropriate, we have adopted the language and terminology used by the program sources (italic fonts) and referred to the most recent publicly available information.
This vignette was developed in 2013 by The Victoria Institute for Education, Diversity and Lifelong Learning (part of the Australian Government's Collaborative Research Network) for the project Putting the jigsaw together: innovative learning engagement programs in Australia and supported by the Ian Potter Foundation.
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We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to Elders past, present and future.


I enjoyed leading this session and I hope my colleagues learnt from it. We ate, talked, and socialised over a ham sandwiches. 'Lunch and Learn' brought us together and gave us an opportunity to spend a little more time doing something different. Ask questions. Share stories.
What did you do with your lunch break?


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Sheriff: Woman steals truck, rams patrol vehicle
A woman who stole a pickup, got stuck in mud and rammed a Sheriff's Office car was arrested in the Hornbrook area.
Sheriff: Woman steals truck, rams patrol vehicle A woman who stole a pickup, got stuck in mud and rammed a Sheriff's Office car was arrested in the Hornbrook area. Check out this story on redding.com: http://reddingne.ws/2k5tavw
Redding Published 7:54 p.m. PT Feb. 8, 2017 | Updated 9:14 p.m. PT Feb. 8, 2017
Nikki McGilvray(Photo: Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office)
A woman who stole a pickup in front of a Siskiyou County sheriff's lieutenant Monday was later found and arrested Tuesday in Hornbrook, deputies said.
The officer went to the Ditch Creek R-Ranch in the Hornbrook area after getting a disturbance call there Monday afternoon.
The lieutenant arrived to find a man yelling and a woman trying to take the pickup, according to the Sheriff's Office.
The woman, later identified as Nikki McGilvray, 29, refused to get out of the truck after it became stuck in the mud. The lieutenant tried to get her out of the truck, but she continued driving it back and forth where it was stuck. The lieutenant tried to use a stun gun on McGilvray, but she locked the door and closed the driver's window.
McGilvray was able to ram the truck into the front end of the patrol vehicle and drive away, leading to a pursuit on Interstate 5.
The Sheriff's Office, California Highway Patrol and Yreka Police Department searched for the truck, but were unable to find McGilvray.
On Tuesday at 7:45 a.m., someone called to say a truck was parked on First Avenue near railroad tracks in Hornbrook. The CHP and sheriff's deputies arrived and found McGilvray still in the truck. The lieutenant was called to the scene and identified McGilvray.
She was arrested and booked into Siskiyou County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, auto theft, malicious mischief and felony obstructing an executive officer in the performance of their duties.
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KSAT Team has arrived at Troll Ground Station in Antarctica
The KSAT team has arrived at Troll Ground Station - just in time for Antarctica Day. They will perform maintenance on our installations vital for global NRT availability of meteorology data.
Antarctica Day was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate the 1st December 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty. The Norwegian Polar Institute, running the Troll research station, marked the day with a live broadcast focusing on the activity at Troll; the arrival of the team of researchers that will be spending the next year at the station, as well as the partners KSAT and NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research.
The KSAT team has arrived on the other side of the globe after quarantining and long flights. They will work during the Antarctic summer season, performing maintenance on our installations vital for global NRT availability of meteorology data.
Tor-Espen Lynum, Director Operations at KSAT enjoying the beautiful Antarctic summer weather at Troll in December.
Supporting both European Space Agency, ESA and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, NOAA satellites, the KSAT Antarctic ground station contributes to improved weather forecasts by enabling fast access to the data.
In February 2019 a new antenna was installed for supporting the Aeolus mission from the Southern hemisphere (Top Image). Combined usage of Svalbard and Troll X-band stations ensure global NRT data coverage, supporting all 15 of 15 daily passes as part of Aeolus's Core Operational Services.
The Troll Station is located on solid ground, 300km from the ice edge at the Norwegian research station run by the Norwegian Polar Institute.
Top image:The antenna at Troll Ground Station in Antarctica was built by KSAT to specifically support the Aeolus mission. Aeolus data acquired at Troll is transmitted via satellite link within 2 minutes to Aeolus Processing Facility /Tromsø.


This is my latest article on the Improve Photography website, 19 things for a client to do before you photograph their house.
Inspired from my years working as an architectural photographer, here are the headline items. Check out the full article using the link above.
Relax – you are in good hands with me. I have done this before!


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Home Chirnside Walks around Chirnside
There is a network of walks surrounding Chirnside incorporating tracks and rights of way.
The most recent footpath to be created is the David Hume Walk – Ninewells to Chirnside Bridge which starts at the David Hume Information Board on the Duns Road to the south of the village. The walk takes you past Ninewells North Lodge, down through the woods, before emerging at the River Whiteadder. The path follows the course of the river along the water's edge and then through a wooded area until you reach the Notice Board at the Chirnside Bridge. The footpath is about 2 miles long and you can return to the village by turning right and walking along the Duns to Chirnside Road.
A second longer section of the David Hume Walk – Chirnside Bridge to Auchencrow can be picked up by crossing the road at the Bridge and turning towards Chirnside. A little way up on the left is a marker indicating the footpath to Auchencrow. This path is approximately 4 miles long and follows a route past Chirnside Station through Mill Farm and along the disused railway line. It is a pleasant walk over open countryside with the Craw Inn as a possible destination.
The David Hume Walk is one of the Borders Brains Walks A more comprehensive description and information about this and the other walks can be download here
To the south of the village, the Bluestone Ford makes a pleasant destination for a walk down to the River Whiteadder. The river can be crossed by the Victoria Footbridge, a few yards downstream from the ford. Immediately before the bridge, a fisherman's path runs along the bank for a while, and if you follow it, you will eventually catch a glimpse of Hutton Castle, once the home of Sir William Burrell.
The Loanings, a network of paths and tracks on the north side of the village, offer long or short walks, with panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. Although the area is intensively farmed, it is surprisingly rich in wildlife, due to small plantations of trees and abundant hedgerows.
These walks and more are included in the Walks around Chirnisde and Paxton booklet download here
Chirnside Walkit group meets every fortnight on Thursdays at 10:00am. Walks last about an hour and a half. Meet at the Crosshill, Chirnside. Phone Annette on 01890 818769 or e-mail walkit@scottishborders.gov.uk
Further afield, there are coastal walks at Coldingham, St Abbs and Eyemouth. The Southern Upland Way crosses Berwickshire from Lauder to Abbey St. Bathan's reaching the coast at Cockburnspath. These routes are well signposted. Leaflets describing the walks are available from Tourist Information Centres or can be downloaded from the Scottish Borders Council Walks and Trails web page for more information click here.
For those who prefer cycling there is a wealth of information about day rides based on Eyemouth and Duns which pass close to Chirniside at the Cycle Scottish Borders web site. For more information click here
There are cycle stands at Crosshill for the village centre and at the East End Car Park and Picnic site
(information correct on 24th July 2017)


Know any local families who would fit the bill?
The Tully Twins from Cavan were a hit on the last series of Gogglebox Ireland!
TV3's hit show Gogglebox Ireland is back this Autumn and producers are on the lookout for new faces and their sofas, to join Ireland's funniest TV fans.
For the brand new series, the Googlebox producers are looking for families and long-term couples and added "we'd never say no to a Nun....or a Priest".
If you think you've got what it takes, email casting@kiteentertainment.com and tell the producers who's in your gang, where you're based, what you like to watch together and a photo if possible.
If you know any Kilkenny families who might be interested be sure to let them know!


I've met someone. We chat online and on the phone. We keep each other company during office hours, and even during the odd OT hours. However, I haven't met her in person before. In fact, I met her online.
Will we ever meet? I don't know.
What will come next? Beats me.
What do I expect from this acquaintance? Gosh, never thought about it.
One thing I do know for sure though, is that beneath this thick blanket of indifference (OK, just three layers of it), I really wish to met her in flesh.
I'm looking forward to October and I really hope she'll drop by.
As usual, I initially had this thousand word post all typed up, but it meant much less than these few lines that I cut out. I just hope that my magazine articles don't suffer the same fate as my blog posts!


What has surprised you most about how technology has developed in the past 20 years?
What do you think we can do to alleviate the worst problems it has created?
When you saw the iPhone... what was your reaction?
Was the origins of the first microchips reverse engineeered from alien spacecraft?
It's no secret that some of the greatest innovators came out of General Magic. The concentration of talent for such a small startup is unheard of, and warrants a documentary about it.
Did the environment at General Magic provide the mentorship for these innovators or was General Magic exceptionally good at finding talent that would inevitably go on to change the world decades later?


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Octopush's ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification
The Internet growing as an essential part of our lives, make topics such as security breaches and protection of primal importance.
From the second half of the last century, with the Governments are moving their eyes to the value of information and have started to create legislation in aim to prevent data breach.
Data breach can bring consequences as simple as penalties from overlooking the basic safety measures, to a long term loss of trust from the victims involved in the loss of information.
That's the reason why every company must implement an Information Security Management System. To protect the personal and sensitive information from its customers, employees and providers, among others.
The advantages of an ISMS?
Implementing an Information Security Management System at the heart of the company has key benefits such as:
Securing all forms of information
Channels like cloud services and hard copies, internal communication and even paper archives are comprised within the information security system.
Better response to cyber attacks
Cybercrime is permanently evolving, and there is no company beyond reach for criminals. However, maintaining the security management up to date with the newest information about cyber-attack trends and adapting methods inside the enterprise in accordance, while it won't guaranty invulnerability, it will help to reduce the damage to a minimum. Helping at the same time to recover from it quicker.
Stablished safety measures framework
The Information Security Management encompasses every aspect of the company, not just IT. By settling policies, procedures and technical controls, employees are trained to understand the importance of data protection and to identify risks.
What does Information Security Management mean for SMS marketing?
Companies offering SMS Marketing services have access to large databases, whether from their own clients or from their user's client list. Contact address and telephone numbers are, according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), personal data.
This is why, it becomes important to implement an ISMS for SMS marketing services providers. Since they have the responsibility to look over these databases to prevent the occurrence of cyberattacks, for instance.
On top of it, in the case of marketers using SMS in their campaigns, they must develop security management systems for the information delivered through their SMS.
Although SMS is a safe channel for marketing, when it comes to transmit personal or sensitive data by this mean, it is imperative to implement further security measures.
The importance of an ISO/IEC 27001 certification
ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (also known as ISO27001) is the international standard for information security. It sets out the specification for an information security management system (ISMS).
Therefore, ISO27001 is a compilation of rules and best practices for any company to implement an Information Security Management System.
Different than creating an ISMS on their own, companies rely on international bodies such as the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) to create standardized politics and systems that are long proved to be efficient and cost-effective.
Even though those policies are open to the public, the certificating bodies exist to assure the correct adherence to these standards.
ISO/IEC 27001:2013 comprises +114 controls, some of the most relevant are:
information security policies,
access control,
communications security,
supplier relationships and compliance.
Companies are not enforced to adapt all of them, just to determine which ones are the most relevant for them and stablish them in their management.
Octopush's ISO/IEC 27001 certification
At Octopush, our willingness to meet internationally accepted data and information security standards, has taken us to look for ISO 27001 compliance.
To obtain such certification, Octopush is developing a ISMS project where we tackled important security stakes such as:
Information security objectives, resources and possible risk of implantation
Documentation like policies, procedures, work instructions and records
Identification of baseline criteria, by identifying the practices we had already in place, assess their effectiveness, and ensure its recalescence
Monitoring, measuring and evaluation methods
What is out there in terms of information security to Octopush's clients?
Our organization truly cares about the privacy of the personal data we collect and process, we implement these security controls for personal data, in order to avoid breaches that negatively impact the data subjects. Namely you, as a client and, by extent, your own clients.
To protect the privacy of our customers, Octopush places special care in leveraging the entities and individuals with the permission to get information from them. Our users can as well control the type of information they allow to share with us.
As an Octopush client, you have the right to know the whereabouts of your personal data and to control it. For more information about this topic, visit our Privacy Page.


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Open Up Guide for Land Governance, Version 2.0 (following public comments)
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The Open Up Guide on Land Governance is a resource aimed to be used by governments from developing countries to collect and release land-related data to improve data quality, availability, accessibility and use for improved citizen engagement, decision making and innovation. It sets out:
Key datasets for land management accountability, and how they should be collected, stored, shared and published for improving land governance and transparency;
Good data policies and frameworks, including metadata, standards and governance frameworks if available;
Existing gaps or challenges in the policies and frameworks; and
Use cases from real-life examples to illustrate the potential impact and transformation this type of data can provide in local contexts.
The Open Up Guide has been prepared for use by national and local government agencies with a mandate for or an interest in making their land governance data open and available for others to re-use. Land governance data generally comprises the data and information that agencies collect as they carry out their core land administration functions of land tenure, use, development and value. Some countries already collect and manage their land governance data in open and re-usable formats. Others may be seeking advice on how to start, how to expand their activities or how to test what they do against best practice.
Open land governance data, published in accordance with a government's law and regulations, provides efficient and transparent government services and enables individuals, communities and businesses to run their lives ethically and with integrity.
The Guide is also intended to assist communities monitoring whether environmental protections are being upheld, and to support rights claims over geographical areas inhabited for generations; and for civil society organisations that can make use of land governance data to understand patterns of land deals, support environmental and social advocacy, and investigate and address corruption.
Manuals & Guidelines
Authors and Publishers
Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s):
Charl-Thom Bayer and Keitha Booth
Land Portal Foundation
The vision of the Land Portal Foundation is to improve land governance to benefit those with the most insecure land rights and the greatest vulnerability to landlessness through information and knowledge sharing.
Read more about Land Portal Foundation
Open Data Charter (ODC)
The Open Data Charter is a collaboration between governments and organizations working to open up data based on a shared set of Principles. With 73 government adopters and 53 organizations endorsers, our goal is to embed open data as a central ingredient to achieving better solutions to the most pressing policy challenges of our time.
Read more about Open Data Charter
Geographical focus
spatial source
spatial units
open access (land)
perception of tenure security
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West Virginia honors Huggins with 96-78 win over Buffalo
Posted: Dec 18, 2022 / 02:34 PM HST
Updated: Dec 18, 2022 / 02:34 PM HST
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP)Erik Stevenson scored a season-high 22 points, Jimmy Bell Jr. had a double-double, and West Virginia celebrated Bob Huggins Hall of Fame Day by defeating Buffalo 96-78 on Sunday.
With 925 wins, Huggins is third all-time in Division I behind Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim. Huggins, who was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September, is the 17th Division I coach with as many as 41 years on the bench.
Down by double digits early in the second half, Buffalo hit three 3-pointers in four minutes and got within 61-60 with 11:40 remaining. West Virginia then got a big boost when Buffalo's Jonnivius Smith was called for a foul and also picked up a technical with 11:18 to go. Tre Mitchell made four free throws and West Virginia was on its way to a 17-3 run that was capped by Bell's three-point play at the 6-minute mark. The Mountaineers led 78-63 at that point.
Bell had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Stevenson made 8 of 13 shots, which included five of the Mountaineers' eight 3-pointers. Mitchell added 17 points and Seth Wilson scored 10 off the bench.
Isaiah Adams scored 20 points for the Bulls, and Curtis Jones and Isaac Jack scored 13 each.
Emmitt Matthews, West Virginia's fourth-leading scorer at nearly 11 points per game, missed the game with a left knee injury. His status is day to day.
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Tawdheef career fair is a recruitment exhibition held every year at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

Overview
It is presented by the Abu Dhabi Tawteen Council and organized by Informa Exhibitions. The event provides an opportunity for qualified Emiratis and other experienced professionals to meet companies from a variety of industry sectors including Banking, Oil & Gas, Aviation and many others. The fair is primarily aimed at boosting the Emiratisation drive of companies in United Arab Emirates supported by the government. The recruitment show is also for mid-senior level professionals who are looking for career development, a career change or simply want to learn about future job trends.  The event attracted over 12000 Emirati nationals alone in 2011 and an overall of 28000 visitors.

Tawdheef also features an employer's forum called the Emiratisation Summit.  It includes a national workforce recruitment, talent management and career development conference.

References

External links
 TAWDHEEF Official Site
 Informa Exhibitions Official Site

Events in Abu Dhabi
Trade fairs in the United Arab Emirates


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If you love country western designs, you will find exactly what you want in a cap in the wholesale accessories at Wholesale Handbag Jewelry. Their Cowgirl Boots Flower rhinestone distressed hats offer you the western detailing that you love in a more traditional styled cap. They are available in a great choice of colors. They also offer the Drama Queen Crown rhinestone distressed hats for those women who like to get attention. You can also get a tiara for a more elegant symbol of your royalty!
There are headbands in the wholesale accessories that will look great with all types of outfits and with a variety of hair styles. Rhinestone headbands are available in a wide range of colors including red, blue, hot pink, bright green, pearl, hematite, clear and more. For those times when you want to look your best without spending a lot of time on your hair, these headbands are the ideal accessory. For a more elaborate design, the fabric and rhinestone headbands feature beautiful shiny rhinestones on fabric discs for a truly elegant design. These, and a lot more designs, are available in the wholesale accessories at Wholesale Handbag Jewelry for less and you have many designs to choose from!
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NBC apologizes to Koreans for Opening Ceremony remarks about Japan
Kevin Kaduk
February 11, 2018, 5:00 AM UTC
Team Japan enters the Opening Ceremony on Friday. (Getty Images)
Josh Cooper Ramo was supposed to be the guy who helped NBC and its viewers navigate a Winter Olympics that's being held in an Asian country they may not be familiar with.
He instead got the network in trouble for a remark that left some Koreans outraged.
NBC apologized on Saturday after a comment Ramo made as Japan was introduced at the Opening Ceremony. Ramo introduced Japan as "a country which occupied Korea from 1910 to 1945."
"But every Korean will tell you that Japan is a cultural and technological and economic example that has been so important to their own transformation," he added.
Japan's 35-year colonial occupation of Korea was a controversial time that was marked by harsh rule and human rights abuse. It ended with Korea splitting into two countries at the end of World War II, a schism that remains to this day.
"During Japanese rule (1910-1945), many Koreans suffered enormously, often from rape, forced labor, torture and death," the Korea Times wrote. "The issue of the comfort women, the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, is one of the many atrocities that occurred during that period. Few Koreans would agree with what Ramo said of Japan."
It wasn't long after Ramo's remark that it became apparent he has touched a raw nerve. NBC's social feeds quickly filled with Koreans demanding an apology.
Apologize to Koreans! Koreans do not look to Japan as a positive example, especially based on Japan's inhumane treatment toward Koreans during their illegal and immoral occupation. #JoshuaCooperRamo@jramo
— M (@MH65980897) February 10, 2018
The network responded on Saturday by having anchor Carolyn Manno read a statement:
"During our coverage of the Parade of Nations on Friday we said it was notable that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the trip to Korea for the Olympics, "representing Japan, a country which occupied Korea from 1910 to 1945 but every Korean will tell you that Japan is a cultural, technological and economic example that has been so important to their own transformation." We understand the Korean people were insulted by these comments and we apologize."
This is the second Olympics that Ramo has worked for NBC. The co-CEO of Kissinger Associates, Ramo shared in a Peabody and Emmy Award for his work in Beijing during the 2008 Summer Games.
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The US Airways website is gone.
American Airlines and US Airways are now officially operating under the same banner and starting on Saturday customers visiting USAirways.com were redirected to AA.com, the website of American Airlines.
American Airlines and US Airways merged nearly two years ago and are now operating as a single airline carrier.
By noon on Saturday American Airlines had also replaced US Airways signed at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's Terminal E.
While American Airlines doesn't see the change affecting customers, they still warn travelers who booked through US Airways prior to the switch to arrive a little bit earlier at the airport.
American Airlines spent millions of dollars making the transition, including adding new kiosks, signs and more employees.
Some planes will still feature the US Airways logo, although American Airlines will have those planes painted before the end of 2016.


Coconut, known as "the tree of life" in the Philippines, "the tree which provides all the necessities of life" in Sanskrit, and "the tree of a thousand uses" in Malaysian, has become quite popular in the Western diet in the past decade. These names reflect the fact that almost every part of the coconut palm can be used by humans in some manner.
Coconut flour, which is naturally gluten free, is one of the many uses of coconut surging in popularity.
More people who follow the glutenfree diet are choosing coconut flour over other gluten-free flours because of its health benefits. Unlike nut flours, coconut flour contains little fat and no phytic acid, which reduces the absorption of minerals. It has the highest fiber of any "flour," is low in net carbohydrates, with most coming from indigestible fiber, is low on the glycemic index and is high in protein, containing about the same amount as whole wheat flour.
Coconut flour, as well as almond flour and meal, are mainstays in the Paleo diet, which doesn't allow any grains and as a result is naturally gluten free. In addition to prohibiting wheat flour, the Paleo diet also excludes gluten-free flours including rice, corn, soy, quinoa, amaranth and teff. Coconut flour is used a bit more often in Paleo recipes because it is less expensive than almond flour and contains more nutrients, as well as being lower in calories and fat and higher in fiber and protein. In addition, almond flour contains high quantities of phytic acid.
Still, many Paleo recipes call for a combination of coconut and almond flour in baked items because coconut flour alone does not work as well as when it is paired with another flour.
Coconut flour is produced in a few ways, but the most common method is to grind the dried and defatted flesh of coconuts into a fine powder. Some brands use a toasted version resulting in golden-colored flour while others use little to no heat in the process, which produces slightly off-white flour. Because coconut flour is made in a variety of ways, each brand acts differently when used in a recipe.
Choosing a brand of coconut flour for baking is a bit like finding a favorite brand of coffee beans or dark chocolate. It takes some time, some investigation and some experimentation on your own.
Good-quality flour has a sweet, coconut scent and a smooth, but not overly fine, consistency. Although some lumps are to be expected and should be sifted out before baking, overly lumpy and coarse flours are of poor quality and will affect the end result when baking. More than with other flours, recipe results vary widely depending on the brand you use. I've tried and had good results with Let's Do…Organic, Nutiva and Coconut Secret.
Let's Do…Organic is a bit coarser ground than other brands and therefore absorbs a little less liquid. As result, you can use a bit more of the flour in a recipe and a bit less of the liquid ingredients. Nutiva coconut flour is always consistently ground — slightly coarse but not too fine — and has worked well in every recipe in which I've used it. It also has the lowest calorie count I've found.
Coconut Secret is the only brand that uses a heat-free method to make its flour, and the company calls it a raw flour. Because it is processed under cool conditions, this flour is lighter in color than all the other brands. It is also a bit clumpy and must be sifted before using. Still, I like using this flour in cakes and muffins because it gives consistent results.
When you delve into gluten-free cooking, coconut flour alone may not be the best choice for your first few tries. It is a bit trickier to use because it absorbs so much liquid, and recipes that you already have will be difficult to convert. Instead it's best to use recipes specifically made for coconut flour or coconut and another flour.
Cup-for-cup flour blends that replace wheat flour in recipes in the exact same amount are the easiest choice for gluten-free beginners, but most do not contain coconut flour. A few that do include Gluten Free Mama and Wilderness Family Naturals coconut flour blends.
Gluten Free Mama Coconut Blend combines white rice, tapioca, coconut blend and sweet rice flours and potato starch. The company says it can be used as a cup-for-cup alternative in recipes due to the combination. Gluten-Free Mama also makes an almond blend flour.
Wilderness Family Naturals Blend combines coconut, sorghum and almond flours and tapioca root. The company says it can be used for all types of baked goods, including pancakes, muffins, quick breads and raised breads. These blends can be a good way to start using coconut flour in your baking before trying to combine coconut and other flours on your own or making a complete switch to coconut and almond flours.
Gluten-free recipes often pair coconut flour with almond flour to create baked goods that don't crumble. Coconut flour can be either the main ingredient or have a supporting role to the almond flour. Pairing the dense and less-absorbent almond flour with the somewhat fluffier and very absorbent coconut flour creates a texture similar to wheat flour, a consistency desired by many gluten-free bakers.
You can also use other nut flours in combination with coconut flour. These include hazelnut, cashew and macadamia nut, all of which can be made easily by grinding the nuts into a fine crumb in a food processor. This is where experimentation comes in. As you begin to learn which combination of flours paired in different quantities affects the outcome of the final product and, ultimately, its texture, you will master cooking with coconut flour.
Coconut flour's tropical flavor profile works best in baking and dessert recipes, although it can be used as a batter and also to thicken sauces and gravies. The subtle coconut flavor works very well with sweet flavors, so it's suited to batter shrimp or seafood but would be less pleasing in a savory dish such as beef stew. In baking, coconut flour makes lovely cakes, quick breads, muffins, cupcakes and biscuits, but can lead to softer-textured cookies and pie crusts. Because it is usually very dense and filling, it creates the best texture in layer cakes and quick breads, I have found.
I've worked with coconut flour a lot and have learned it is not the most forgiving flour and cannot be subbed in for wheat flour easily, if at all. In baked goods you can't substitute coconut flour one to one for any other flour called for in the recipe. In fact, most recipes can only accommodate the addition of about 10 to 15 percent coconut flour for other flours without changing every other aspect of the recipe. If you have a favorite recipe to which you are looking to add coconut flour, it may actually be better to find a similar recipe that already contains coconut flour online or in a cookbook and experiment from there.
When using coconut as the main flour in a baking recipe, the first thing you may notice is how little you will actually need. While you might usually use up to two cups of regular gluten-free flour, you will only need two-thirds of a cup of coconut flour. Most recipes that call for coconut flour will also call for another flour to lighten the "crumb" or texture of the final product. I have found that arrowroot or tapioca flour in a one-to-one ratio with the coconut flour produces the best consistency. That means that if you use one cup of coconut flour, you should also use one cup of arrowroot or tapioca flour. Some experimentation is required depending on whether you are making a cake, cookie, muffin, etc.
Another thing to consider is the liquid added to the recipe. A good rule of thumb is to use the same amount of liquid as there is coconut flour, so for one-quarter cup of coconut flour, be sure to use one-quarter cup of liquid.
Eggs also play a critical role in baking with coconut flour because they are needed to bind ingredients. It's not unusual to find coconut flour recipes with a half-dozen eggs. I'm often asked if you really need all those eggs and the answer is, it depends. If there are no sticky binding ingredients in your recipe such as dates, syrups or binding agents such as psyllium husk or ground flax, the only thing that can hold your finished product together is the eggs.
You may be able to get away with fewer eggs depending on the nature of the baked good. For example, cookies don't need to be held together quite as much as muffins or cakes. Most cake made with coconut flour, even when paired with arrowroot, tapioca or almond flours, will need about nine eggs to hold it together. This can be quite a shock to the average baker.
And it can raise health questions about cholesterol since eggs have long been considered a significant source. But eggs are making a bit of a comeback. A solid body of research shows that for most people, cholesterol in food has a much smaller effect on blood levels of total cholesterol and harmful LDL cholesterol than does the mix of fats in the diet, according to the Harvard School of Public Health. Recent research has shown that moderate egg consumption— up to one a day—does not increase heart disease risk in healthy individuals and can be part of a healthy diet. Like all gluten-free baked goods, those made with coconut flour and eggs should be seen as a treat and eaten only in moderation.
If you are used to using gluten-free flours and blends, welcoming coconut flour into your roster should not be too difficult. Keep in mind it is much more absorbent than most other flours, has a slight coconut flavor, and needs many eggs to bind it together. But you will enjoy both health and taste benefits by adding coconut flour to your gluten-free baking repertoire.
Elizabeth Nyland grew up on Vancouver Island, on the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada, enjoying all the natural bounty her hunter/fisher/gardener parents could provide. She writes about food on her blog, guiltykitchen.com, and is the author of Cooking with Coconut Oil: Gluten-Free, Grain-Free Recipes for Good Living. She and her husband and two young children enjoy the gluten-free lifestyle.
• For every ounce of coconut flour called for in a recipe, use one large egg.
• If you use less than the recommended amount of eggs, you will need binders such as flax seed, xanthan or guar gum.
• You may need additional liquid because of the high fiber content.
• Think of coconut flour as being "concentrated." You need very little for a full recipe.
• Always sift coconut flour before using and never pack it into measuring cups. Use the spoon and sweep method popular with most baking recipes.
• Coconut flour recipes need to sit for 1-3 minutes after the wet and dry ingredients are mixed to allow the coconut flour to fully absorb the liquids.
Phytic acid is produced in certain grains, nuts, seeds and beans. When ingested, phytic acid (also known as phytate) binds to certain minerals like zinc, iron, magnesium, calcium and manganese in the gastrointestinal tract, reducing its absorption into the body. Soaking, sprouting and fermenting can help to prevent this.
Coconut oil is the fat pressed from the flesh of fresh coconuts. Almost all of the fat in coconut oil is saturated, making it highly stable for cooking and baking. Most of the saturated fat in coconut oil comes from lauric acid, which is found in abundance mainly in human breast milk. Lauric acid is anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial. Coconut oil is also high in medium chain triglycerides (MCTs), which the body and brain convert to fuel almost as soon as ingested.
Nutrition Analysis: 220 cal, 14 g fat, 95 mg chol, 150 mg sodium, 17 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 11 g sugar, 7 g protein.


Well, while the real news of the day, the Phantasm V teaser trailer is amazing the trailer that a large portion of the interment is preoccupied with is TMNT. Needless to say, the film looks as terrible as everyone was afraid it would be.
The Michael Bay produced TMNT reboot hit a minor public perception snag a few days when a halloween costume, purporting to be what the turtles would look like, leaked online last week. This week, more designs have leaked online and they're not half as had as everyone thought. Oh, sure, they're still not good but there's no glasses and jolts.