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Marinalg Statement on the Safety of Carrageenan
With a long history of safe use and broad global regulatory approvals for its use in foods and beverages, carrageenan is a unique and highly versatile food ingredient. Carrageenan, which is derived from red seaweed, has been consumed for centuries and used in foods for over 600 years. Carrageenan offers numerous technological functions in foods
Marinalg International Only Business Operator Responding to EFSA/EC Call for Data on Carrageenan/PES
Following the April 2018 publication of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources Added to Food's (ANSES) Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of carrageenan (CGN; E 407) and processed Eucheuma seaweed (PES; E 407a) as food additives, EFSA issued a call for technical and toxicological data on CGN in
Marinalg Position on the Exclusion of Seaweed-Derived Hydrocolloids from REACH Registration
The European Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation, commonly referred to as REACH (Regulation 1907/2006/EC), places an obligation on European manufacturers and importers to register their products in order to continue production in or import into the European market. REACH registration does not apply to substances intended for use in food or feed
Marinalg Applauds USDA's Decision to Keep Carrageenan in Organic Foods
Marinalg International, a global association representing manufacturers of seaweed-derived hydrocolloids, applauds the decision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to keep carrageenan on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances, thereby maintaining the integrity of the U.S. organic program and confirming carrageenan is essential to organic food production. USDA's announcement concludes a nearly
Marinalg Responds to NOSB Decision to Remove Carrageenan from the National List
On November 17, 2016, the U.S. National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) voted to remove carrageenan from the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances, a misguided and unscientific decision which will force many organic food producers to reformulate their products. Reformulation will impact the quality of many organic products that contain carrageenan and may reduce
Food Navigator Covers Pivotal Research on Carrageenan Safety
On August 25, the Food Navigator USA published a story, "New Research Tackles Carrageenan Safety Concerns," which describes the recent in vitro research on carrageenan conducted by Dr. James McKim. A copy of the article is available here. As noted in the article, Dr. McKim's work represents repeated attempts to replicate research conducted by Dr. Joanne
New study proves no adverse effects of carrageenan in human cells
On August 10, 2016, the International Food Additives Council (IFAC) issued a press release announcing publication of a significant new study adding to the overwhelming weight of evidence that carrageenan is a safe food ingredient.  The in vitro study  was specifically designed to investigate allegations by other researchers that carrageenan causes inflamation and related health
FoodDive Article Debunks Carrageenan Criticism
On July 14, the food news website FoodDive published an article, "Fear Mongering Continues with Carrageenan," which was authored and placed by Food Science Matters. The article provides a strong defense of carrageenan while refuting the claims of the Cornucopia Institute and Dr. Joanne Tobacman ahead of the NOSB upcoming decision on relisting carrageenan in
Marinalg Responds to False Cornucopia Claims of Industry Cover-up
On April 14, 2016, the Cornucopia Institute issued a report falsely claiming to expose a "food industry cover-up" in which Marinalg International[1] allegedly hid information that showed the food ingredient, carrageenan, is unfit for consumption. These outrageous and unsupported claims are the most recent in an ongoing campaign to mislead and alarm consumers about an
KEY INTERVIEW: Carrageenan Fights Back As Study Confirms Its Safety in Food Use
KEY INTERVIEW: Carrageenan Fights Back As Study Confirms Its Safety in Food Use On February 15, 2016, Food Ingredients First published an interview with toxicologist Dr. Myra Weiner, Carrageenan Fights Back As Study Confirms Its Safety in Food Use. In the interview, Dr. Weiner discusses common weaknesses in food additive research, using carrageenan as a case


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ST. JOSEPH 16, TELOS 0: Luke Rahe pitched the second no-hitter of the day for St. Joseph as the visiting team easily managed to slip past Telos.
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Morning after buffet breakfast at your hotel leave for visit for panoramic views of Anaimudi, Christ Church Continue to Rajamala Hills lying adjacent to the park and stop by at Madupetty Dam, a famous picnic spot for boating and horse riding en route to Top Station. Overnight stay at your hotel.
Enjoy the sumptuous breakfast. Later proceed to the most attractive feature of Thekkady i.e. Periyar Wild life Sanctuary. The place where one can go for a Wildlife cruise to view a large variety of wildlife like Wild Elephants, Nilgiri Langur, Sambar Deer, Wild Bison, Wild Boar etc, and quite a lot of unique birds can also be spotted. Overnight stay at the Hotel/Resort..
Enjoy the morning breakfast at the hotel and late we will transfer you to Kovalam(190 Kms / 4.5 Hrs). Kovalam is considered to be one of the finest beach resorts in the world and one of the major costal areas fringed by coconut in Kerala. On arrival at Kovalam, check into the pre-booked hotel, freshen up and enjoy the welcome drink. Overnight stay will be at the hotel in Kovalam.
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Morning after the buffet breakfast at your hotel in time transfer to Trivendrum Airport to board the flight for Onward Destination.
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This organic soup is filled with shreds of tender chicken, wholesome chunks of fresh potatoes, and sweet onions and carrots. It's like having a roast dinner in your soup bowl. Quite brilliant.
Ben and Rod run an organic veg box scheme down in Devon. As they spend much of their time knee-deep in fresh, seasonal veg it was inevitable that their minds would eventually turn to soup. Because they like to keep it local, and by that they mostly share their super veg with Devonshire folk, we think ourselves lucky to be the few recipients outside of the county to get our hands on the next best thing to their raw veg: their super-fresh, homemade soups.
Water, potatoes *, chicken (6%) *, carrots*, onions *, chicken flavoured stock* (rehydrated potato*, salt, water, yeast extract, sugar*, vegetable oil*, onion powder*, lemon juice concentrate*, natural flavouring), sweetcorn*, sunflower oil*, garlic*, parsley*, thyme*, black pepper*.
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Alfred Edmund Brehm (2. února 1829, Unterrenthendorf, nyní Renthendorf – 11. listopadu 1884, Renthendorf) byl německý zoolog a spisovatel, autor populárně-vědeckých spisů o životě zvířat.

Biografie
Jeho otec Christian Ludwig Brehm byl protestantský pastor a amatérský ornitolog, který ve svém synovi už od dětství probouzel zájem o přírodu a zvířata. Alfred Brehm nejprve studoval architekturu na Drážďanském uměleckém institutu, ale po dvou letech studium přerušil. Seznámil se s baronem Johannem Wilhelmem von Müllerem a v roce 1847 s ním odjel na expedici do severní Afriky, kde se věnoval především pozorování života zvířat. V roce 1850 se k nim připojil jeho bratr Oskar, výborný entomolog, který se však utopil při koupání v Nilu. Během pěti let získal Alfred Brehm velkou sbírku zvířat a ptáků. Po návratu do Evropy v roce 1853 uveřejnil zápisky z této expedice po názvem "Reisesskizzen aus Nord- Ost-Afrika" (Náčrtky z cesty po severovýchodní Africe). Byl přijat za člena německé akademie přírodních věd Leopoldina.

Studoval zoologii na univerzitě v Jeně, studium ukončil v roce 1855. Po promoci cestoval s bratrem Reinholdem dva roky po Španělsku. Pak se usadil v Lipsku jako spisovatel na volné noze a napsal mnoho populárně vědeckých pojednání a článků o svých pozorováních a cestách pro různé časopisy. V roce1858 byl přijat do lóže svobodných zednářů v Lipsku. V roce 1860 odjel na expedici do Skandinávie. Po návratu přijal místo učitele zeměpisu na gymnáziu a v roce 1861 se oženil se svou sestřenicí Mathildou Reizovou. Měli spolu pět dětí, manželka zemřela v r. 1878 při porodu syna.

V roce1862 začal Brehm pracovat na svém nejznámějším díle, které si u něho objednal nakladatel Meyer pro Bibliografický ústav v Hildburghausenu (Bibliographische Institut).  První svazek Ilustrovaného života zvířat (Illustriertes Thierleben. Eine allgemeine Kunde des Thierreiches) vyšel v roce 1863 a stejně jako dalších pět dílů si získal velkou popularitu u čtenářů na celém světě.

V letech 1863 - 1866 byl ředitelem zoologické zahrady v Hamburku a současně psal ve spolupráci s biologem Emilem Adolfem Rössmässlerem spis "Die Thiere des Waldes" (Zvířata lesa). Odešel pro neshody s vedením města a v roce 1869 se stal ředitelem nově vzniklého Berlínského akvária, kde pracoval do roku 1878. Neustále psal, publikoval knihy a přednášel. K jeho obdivovatelům patřil mladý korunní princ Rudolf, se kterým se seznámil v roce 1873 na světové výstavě ve Vídni. V letech 1878 a 1879 spolu podnikli cesty do Uher a Španělska. Předtím v roce 1876 odjel na cestu po Sibiři, navštívil Kirgizii, Turkménii a západní Čínu.  V roce 1883 odjel na přednáškové turné do Ameriky a krátce po příjezdu se dověděl, že jeho syn doma zemřel na záškrt. Absolvoval asi padesát přednášek a sám těžce onemocněl. Psychicky i fyzicky vyčerpán se vrátil do Berlína v květnu 1884. Odjel do své rodné vesnice, aby se zotavil a načerpal nové síly v kruhu rodiny. Zde ho však zachvátila těžká ledvinová choroba, které podlehl 11. listopadu 1884.

Brehmův život zvířat
Prvních 6 svazků této encyklopedie vyšlo v letech 1864–1869 pod názvem Illustriertes Thierleben. Publikoval ji Bibliographisches Institut, nakladatel Herrmann Julius Meyer. Dílo ilustroval Robert Kretschmer (1818–1872).

Brehmův život zvířat (Brehms Tierleben) desetidílná (má 10 svazků) zoologická encyklopedie, 4 díly jsou věnovány savcům, 4 ptákům, 1 plazům, obojživelníkům a rybám a 1 bezobratlým. Velkým pokrokem byly ilustrace od Gustava Mützela a dalších. Brehmovi byla v pozdějším období vytýkána antropomorfizace (polidšťování) zvířecího chování, ovšem ne zcela právem. Jeho dílo se stalo odrazovým můstkem a vzorem pro pozdější zoologické encyklopedie. Vyniká nejen velkou fundovaností, ale i přímo monumentálním rozsahem a nebylo dodnes překonáno.

 1. vydání (edice): 1876–1879
 2. vydání (edice): 1882–1884
 3. vydání (edice): 1890–1893

V češtině (zpracováno po r. 1950):
 Život zvířat. Nakladatelství Praha: Otto. (1896–1903)
 Brehmův život zvířat. Nakladatelství Praha: Jan Otto. (1904–1907)
 Brehmův život zvířat. Nakladatelství Praha: Kočí: (Beaufort). (1907–1910)
 Brehmův illustrovaný život zvířat. Nakladatelství Praha: Sfinx. (1925) – 4 svazky.
 Brehmův život zvířat. Nakladatelství Praha: Gutenberg Ota Lebenhart. (1929–1930)
 Brehmův život zvířat. Nakladatelství Praha: J. Otto (1904? –1905?), Jiří Janda. (1926–1930)
 Brehmův illustrovaný život zvířat. Nakladatelství Praha: Sfinx, Bohumil Janda. (1937–1938) Původní šestidílné ve 4 svazcích.
 Brehmův život zvířat. Nakladatelství Praha: Josef Hokr. (1938–1941) 11 svazků.
 Život zvířat – Savci, Odeon, Praha 1974, z prvního českého vydání vybral a převyprávěl Jaromír Tomeček.

Vybrané publikace
 Brehms Tierleben (anglicky: Brehm's Life of Animals, česky: Brehmův život zvířat.) (1864–1869)
 Reiseskizzen aus Nord-Ost-Afrika (1855, 3 svazky., pub. Friedrich Mauke, Jena.)
 Das Leben der Vögel (pub. C. Flemming, Glogau, 1861; 2. edice 1867.)
 Ergebnisse einer Reise nach Habesch (1863, pub. O. Meissner, Hamburg.)
 Die Thiere des Waldes, Alfred Brehm a Emil Adolf Rossmässler (2 svazky, 1864–1867, pub. C. F. Winter, Leipzig a Heidelberg.)
 Gefangene Vögel, Alfred Brehm a Otto Finsch (2 svazky., 1872–1876, pub. C.F. Winter'sche Verlagshandlung, Leipzig.)
 Merveilles de la Nature LES INSECTES, Alfred Edmund Brehm

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy

 Stránka o Brehmovi (německy)
 Díla od Alfreda Brehma na Projektu Gutenberg (nizozemsky)
 Stránka projektu Gutenberg-DE – Brehm (německy) včetně textů z Brehms Thierleben a Tiergeschichten
 Djurens lif (švédsky) 2. edice švédského překladu Brehms Tierleben, 4 vols. (pub. 1882–1888); na projektu Runeberg
 Az állatok világa (včetně obrázků) (maďarsky)
 Dobromila Lebrová: Alfred Edmund Brehm

Němečtí spisovatelé vědecké literatury
Němečtí zoologové
Němečtí ornitologové
Členové Německé akademie věd Leopoldina
Ředitelé zoologických zahrad
Němečtí svobodní zednáři
Narození v roce 1829
Úmrtí v roce 1884
Muži
Narození 2. února
Úmrtí 11. listopadu
Absolventi Univerzity Jena

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[Review] The Crowns Game — Evelyn Skye
May 16, 2016 Joey @ thoughts and afterthoughts 33 Comments
Book Title:  The Crown's Game (The Crown's Game #01)
Author:      Evelyn Skye
Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the Tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side.
And so he initiates the Crown's Game, an ancient duel of magical skill—the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and the Tsar's most respected adviser. The defeated is sentenced to death.
(re: Goodreads @ The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye)
– The concept of the duel is interesting but there are holes in the magic system that could have been better explained
– The writing pairs a vividly imagined Russia with exciting action sequences
– Most of the characters in this multi-POV narration feel like do-gooders and are rarely "grey"
– Romance takes a lot of precedence over plot and features love squares via instalus; including a lot of wandering gazes and lingering thoughts
Well…shit.
Full disclosure: I received an ARC of The Crowns Game from Chapters Indigo.
The blurb for The Crown's Game is brilliantly written because what I was expecting from the duel was a magical bloodbath of moral ambiguity — think Hunger Games "life-and-death competition" ish — but the duel is not even close to that degree of murderous intent. And difference is good (or else everyone would be chirping it's similarities). It's just that everything about this duel felt so chill (?)–lackadaisical even–and features fantasy court drama tropes that [again] have far greater romantic drive than political intrigue.
It is in essence a bunch of random "anything you can do I can do better" shenanigans that don't really hold up to the promise of a do-or-die competitive Crown's Game; especially because it was akin to reading about TLC's home renovation/decor television shows.
I shit you not.
Holy shit, what the hell is with the world building?
It's understood to me that there's a rich history attached to The Crown's Game. There's even mention of food and that's a winner for me. But it's when we delve into the game/duel/competition itself that confusion arises. Perhaps I misread the infodumping scenes but there's a lack of explanation and support for what this concept is based around.
Here's the general gist of the duel: players take turns one upping each other in magical badass-ery until the "duel" or the Tsar (boss man of Russia) chooses a winner. By the same token, a competitor wins by afflicting death.
The main problem is that though there are explicit rules, the story seems to either break its own rules, dismisses them entirely, or doesn't acknowledge aspects that would support the concept. It's all so willy nilly. For example:
Each party takes "turns" to make their move and is represented by a burning mark on their skin that sears when its theirs to make and gets hotter the longer they fail to do so. It is said to be "unbearable" pain, and though some turns take long to make, they're dismissed as just a mere annoyance than anything.
During an infodump, there's also mention that their actionable "volleys" are "theirs and theirs alone" — and yet extraneous forces continue to influence otherwise — like wtf?
The biggest question mark comes with how there's no determinant as to when their turn ends. We know that it burns when its theirs but what holy spirit or God says "okay your turn is done" — like…who/what decides this? There's not some binary 1/0 or yes/no thing you can whack the gavel at and the turn shifts just. like. that. Derp.
It's a neat concept that, with refinement, could have been that much more compelling to read as so much was glossed over. Sigh.
The narration in The Crown's Game is a hodge podge of several voices swapped in-and-out with a POV change every chapter. I do wish, however, that headings were provided to delineate changing perspectives because some tones do feel as though they could overlap with each other.
Speaking of perspectives, the grey areas I imagined would come with this high concept historical fantasy with magic and duels and politics was pretty lackluster. The major problem arises in the characters (protagonists and bystanders combined). Everyone just felt so inherently good that death was never (or rarely) a concern and that there was no sense of danger or urgency in a plot that promises certain death.
As a whole, the storytelling is balanced — the descriptions are vibrant, the learning curve is accessible, the action sequences are delivered with excitement, and the story with its Russian culture/lore is vividly imagined. The downside is that certain elements felt as though they existed for the sake of plot and once its useful life was over and done with, it was like "okay, thanks for all your help okay byeeeeee."
So it's safe to say that there are two near-octogenarian narrators that I enjoyed much more than the protagonists. To be fair, I think Vika and Nikolai are solid, well-developed characters, and there isn't much I want to add about them. (They're my ship.) Pasha is the outlier of the three main perspectives I wasn't sold on. He's a mix of self-absorbed entitlement balanced against his lack-of-care attitude full of tomfoolery. He's kind of a douche.
In terms of conflict propelling antagonism, there's no real need for a villain as the duel fills that role. However, it was nice to get tidbits of a much larger (and darker) plot line throughout the story that does introduce a new player pivotal to this villain role.
If you enjoy instalust and love squares, you'll suffocate with the romance in this story. It was almost overbearing how much the story leaned on romance even in serious scenes. I'm sure it can elicit swoons but it also felt forced at times. The limited bantering was great though.
It's the divergence in expectation versus reality that confused the hell out of me. It's as if you offered me a pumpkin pie–only for it to be a chicken pot pie through and through.
I wanted to enjoy Evelyn Skye's The Crown's Game not only because it's hyped and highly regarded in the community but because it featured a competition (I LOVE competitions). And yet there's just so many missed opportunities I couldn't overlook. I'm certain this story will be much loved but the Grinch in me isn't completely sold on it yet (and also because I'm obviously the black sheep again).
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33 thoughts on "[Review] The Crowns Game — Evelyn Skye"
I can't get over that home makeover comment LMAO. 😂
I could have replied with a longer comment but our DM chain is enough rage…
Reg @ She Latitude says:
Aww, I'm so sorry you ended up not liking this one that much! I've been kind of excited for it because the blurb sounds so interesting, but I feel like the points in your tl;dr review would bother me as well, particularly the holes in the magic system and the focus on romance. D:
It's also a shame that the duels were lacking in tension. I LOVE competitions too as a general rule because they just tend to be fun, but this sounds very… loopholey. Like the author just bends the rules she set out so she could make the plot do what she wanted.
I feel like most readers just glossed over the lacking magical infrastructure; which is why I'm sort of leaning towards describing this book as "fantasy-lite" than anything hardcore SF-F.
For comparisons sake, even one of the duels in AGOS holds more tension and "greyness" than anything that happens in TCG. It's all so fluffy.
BUT. You should read it anyways and I'm excited to hear what you think!
Read Diverse Books says:
You're definitely the black sheep again.
I don't think I'll ever read this book, but I do like the premise of it because who doesn't love competitions? I sure as hell do!
My Goodreads feed is full of love for this book despite how new it is, so I couldn't help but notice it. Not happy about the love squares and confusing world building, though.
The premise is the most deceiving thing about this book to the extent that I fear that the individual who wrote the blurb didn't fully read the book before writing it.
There was definitely a lot of love for TCG when ARCs were still out but I've seen a fair bit of negativity when it was published. Soooo.
MC @ Blame It On The Books says:
THANK YOU. This review is awesome. And exactly what I was thinking as I was reading this book. It was like I picked up a book and read the synopsis on the dust jacket, only to learn that the cover had been switched and it was a different book inside! What the heck?!?
And it totally felt like a TLC show! That comment had me cracking up…
Right? I'm torn because part of me thinks that the individual who wrote the blurb didn't read the book but the blurb doesn't explicitly describe that they're going to be brawling it out in some tiny arena or anything. But I guess I'm conditioned to think that way due to all the other books that take on this competitive premise. Ahhhh.
I've been kind of eyeing this because it's been pretty hyped, but I haven't really seen reviews of it. Right now it's looking as if I should see if the library gets it, instead of buying it.
Yeah TCG was so hyped prior to release (glowing reviews left and right!). I felt quite awkward posting this review because black sheep ain't fun. But at least when the book was published, there were other reviews that came out with similar experiences to mine.
But I'd still recommend reading this book, and a library might be your best bet if you're unsure (although the book design is quite nice IIRC from looking at it at the store).
I'm suffering through The Glittering Court right now, so I'm getting even more reluctant to pick up something else I know I'll probably think is mediocre. :p
Oh no! Sorry to hear Glittering Court isn't working for you. I decided a while back that I probably wasn't ever going to get to Mead's books — especially after the apparent shit show in Soundless (I guilty pleasure read all the negative reviews for this one hahaha).
Lol. TLC Home makeover shows. Love those things, but wouldn't want to read about them.
They're guilty pleasures of mine too…
I was kind of excited for this book, but then I read "The main problem is that though there are explicit rules, the story seems to either break its own rules, dismisses them entirely, or doesn't acknowledge aspects that would support the concept." No thanks.
I'm tempted to claim this book as fantasy-lite because it just glosses over things in favour of the romance story line. Ahhhh. I still want to say that you should read this book (library, perhaps?) just so I can get that Windie stamp of approval/dis-approval?
The collection of books in the libraries in my city (the national library even) is pathetic so I don't think they'll have it anytime soon.
I might still read it because I had invested too much emotion and energy getting hyped over this book. LOL.
Aye, I hope it meets your expectations then!
Ashley W says:
Omg your review made me laugh so hard. I'm not sure if its just the way I picture you saying it all but it was perfect. The book is pretty all over the place and I wasn't really happy that the romance became the focal point when given a vast plot to do whatever you want with.
Haha, I do read my review out loud as I write it so the tone and wording comes off as conversational as possible — so I'm glad it sounded like I was speaking to you even if you were reading it!
I learned recently that this book is a planned duology so now I kind of understand the limited scope in plotting because after the end…there's only two threads that really matter — since the "enemy" from other nations seems rather glossed over….
BUT YES WHY IS THE ROMANCE TAKING OVER EVERYTHING IN THIS BOOK?!!
Liam @ Hey Ashers! says:
Okay, wait. The synopsis immediately threw up a red flag for me. There are only two enchanters in Russia, the Tsar desperately needs a powerful enchanter to help him through the impending war, so the Tsar creates an elaborate dick-measuring competition between the two enchanters that will leave one of them dead, INSTEAD OF JUST PUTTING BOTH ENCHANTERS TO WORK?
Am I misunderstanding the premise? Are there more enchanters brought in from outside of Russia, so it's not just Vika and Nikolai competing? The review never explicitly mentions other competitors, so I'm left imagining the worst: that the Tsar's willing to kill half of his available enchanter resources for absolutely no reason.
Or is there a compelling reason for him to set up the competition, and I'm getting exasperated over here for no reason? Please, god, let it be this option.
Okay Liam, I need you to read this book if you can because I need to know if I'm just crazy for thinking all of these above thoughts. (But if you end up hating it theeeeeen…I'll owe you one?)
Basically, without giving too much deets away, the logic is that the magical "source" of Russia can only have one Enchanter siphoning the magic to it's fullest potential — meaning, two enchanters can only be at "50%" while one enchanter can utilise the full range of the powers. If that makes sense (which is doesn't really when you read it because reasons).
Let me know if you intend to do so so I can gratuitously follow your Goodreads or whatever.
Let me reassure you that you're not crazy. Since reading your review, I've come across a few others (from reviewers I trust to be critical) saying the same things.
That said, I miiiight be convinced to give the book a read, but it'll be no sooner than October or November. My recovery from ToG will require concentrated doses of excellent books for at least three months.
Yeah, I'm still unconvinced that the premise is logically sound. You're definitely making me curious about just how much of a clusterfuck it is, though. Good lord, it's probably going on my TBR after all. I'll give you a heads-up when I start reading it.
Excellent books for three months? Liam, if your recent months of reviews are of any indication of your future, then bad books are drawn to you like they are to me.
The curse only gains power over you when you acknowledge it, Joey.
We acknowledge it. (No? Just me? Damnit.)
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First of all: Aw, Joey, disappointed again. 😦 it's so adorably sad that this KEEPS happening.
BUT SO FUNNY.
Ugh, this review was just so entertaining. Your sharp wit and blows mixed with your kindness was beautiful. This was just. Beautiful. I won't be reading this.
You're amazing, I love your voice especially when you're being snarky. It's just so fun. It's always like I can hear you as if there is a…what do they call it? A narration—OH, A VOICEOVER—of you as you're typing your reviews, with your ramen at your side (I know you like to eat and you mentioned noodles once, is this racist? Let me know, I don't think it is, though) in your blogger picture business suit, I don't know why I saw that first, rather than something more relaxing after a long time spent reading something that failed you YET AGAIN. I'm sorry. So sorry. Ness never fails!
I'll gladly take the tradeoff of one AMAZING book to 5 terrible books. Have I reached the quota yet? No? Okay 😦
I think TCG has its merits and it's definitely a book that would work for fantasy-lite readers — because so much is just glossed over — but there's so much that's just…missing, that didn't make sense to me for a planned duology (meaning A LOT of shit has to happen in the second book via worldbuilding).
I did think about creating an audio recording for this specific review and reading this review out. Because vocalizing my profanity is so much more fun! But alas, I got too lazy. So maybe one day!
I don't really know what to say to that ramen comment. I do like noodles–actually, I like most foods. But I definitely cannot recall having mentioned this fact haha.
And yes, Ness will never fail me. He's bae.
Thank God.
Oh wait, you have like bookshelves/drawers worth of books, right? Do you read other reviews before you read books? Maybe that could help you save time?
Surprisingly (or maybe not surprisingly?) I don't read reviews prior to going into a book I will/may read. The ones that I've decided I won't read– BRING ALL THE SPOILERS.
As much as I've been drawn to bad books, I actually live by the blogging sentiment that it's good to read popular books (even if they're something I might not enjoy) to gain a well rounded scope and opinion on the community and its interests. It might seem counter intuitive since I seem to dislike everything but I do still recommend The Crown's Game or Red Queen etc. to other people if I know they'd enjoy it.
Tika says:
Well shit . . . atleast we can be black sheep together right? I DNF'd TWATD and felt the same way. Like was I reading the same book as everyone else? Apparently not. Hyped books are always a hit or miss for me, I wasn't going to read this at first, BUT I've been seeing so many negative reviews for it, (I love neg reviews BTW lol) that I just said screw it, and decided that I'll dive in and see what I come up with. I like this grinch in you, I don't want to be the only meanie in this community lol
You need to let me know when you read this so I can follow along your updates; which, hopefully, you come out of this with a better experience than I did!
Peach @ Rebelle Reads says:
"well…shit" lol honestly
I feel like this was a would-be version of the hunger games & I completely forgot about The Other Girl. Welp. This was totally too much of a love square, but Nikolai and Vika's relationship ate up most of the book. Yesss, it DID feel like one of those TLC home decor shows omg

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RSIS Seminar on "Lack of social harmony: key to promoting intolerance and violence in Iraq" by Ambassador Lukman Faily, Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iraq to the U.S.
08 Dec 2017 10:00 - 12:00
RSIS Lecture Theatre S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Ambassador Lukman Faily
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iraq to the United States
Ambassador Ong Keng Yong
Executive Deputy Chairman, RSIS
This lecture will give a brief overview of the rich history of Iraq, its many civilizations, unique geography and culture, as well as the history of mismanagement of the country.
It will discuss why Iraq and its geopolitical situation have an impact on the region. Iraq has many features which should be utilized for its development including the ability to influence the geopolitics of oil, unique geography, and ethno sectarianism among others. The lecture will additionally explore the possibilities for Iraqi to focus on building the right bridges and among themselves.
Important key cultural narratives which should explain why the lack of social harmony has had an adverse impact on society include:
• Time
• Pride
• Nation vs State
• Closure
• Rule of law
• Legitimacy vs authority vs power
• Democracy
• Social contract
The lecture will highlight the notion of social harmony and its requirements, and the way forward for its development in society.
Ambassador Lukman Faily recently served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iraq to the United States from May 2013 until June 2016. He has been a high-profile spokesperson for his government and Iraqi affairs, engaging with members of Congress, academia and think tank communities. He has made regular appearances on English and Arabic TV and radio, and is particularly active on social media. He frequently speaks at public events in Iraq, Washington and across the United States and the United Kingdom. He previously served as Iraq's ambassador to Japan for three years. He now provides some consultancy services for the United States and international companies on Iraqi and regional markets.
Ambassador Faily represents a rising generation of professionals, business leaders and civic activists who have returned to Iraq to help build the country's fledgling free-market democracy. He brings to his position extensive experience in diplomacy, leadership, negotiation, stakeholder management, crisis management, political analysis, policy recommendations, strategic planning, communication, business organization management and development, marketing, information technology and civic activism, as well as familiarity with Middle Eastern, oriental and Anglo-American traditions and institutions.
Ambassador Faily lived in the United Kingdom for 20 years and held management and leadership roles in the British affiliates of two American companies for over a decade. An active leader in the large Iraqi diaspora community, Ambassador Faily served as a trustee of several Iraqi NGOs while in the UK. He was an outspoken opponent of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship and advocated for democracy, dialogue, development and rule of law in Iraq.
Fluent in English, Arabic and Kurdish, Ambassador Faily was born in Baghdad in 1966. He is married to Lameis Faily and is a father of four boys and a girl. An avid runner, Ambassador Faily participated in a number of marathons including at Tokyo in 2012 and 2013, and Boston and New York in 2014.
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A System Working Is Not a System Left Unthreatened
If Donald Trump Is a Stress Test for Democracy, the Midterms Were Just a Warm Up Exercise
The 2018 election proved our system really is self-correcting, but the real referendum on the president's threat to democracy is two years away.
By Ryan Lizza Published: Nov 10, 2018
Trump, the cliché goes, is a stress test for American democracy. The Founders had pessimistic assumptions about human nature and they designed a system that anticipated the possibility—even likelihood—that an illiberal demagogue like Trump might one day hold the country's most powerful office. So they studded the architecture of government with choke points and countervailing forces that were meant to prevent a future Trump from doing too much damage before exiting office.
In less turbulent times our creaky presidential system—which frequently features a co-equal legislature controlled by a different party fighting the president—can seem anachronistic, a system overly concerned with preventing a too-powerful executive at the expense of efficiently implementing an agenda. (In recent decades, few new democracies around the world have chosen to adopt an American-style presidential setup, seeing it as too sclerotic.)
A lot of liberals in the Obama era, when Democrats controlled Congress with large margins but still had enormous difficulties passing legislation, argued for removing some of the impediments that presidents face, like the filibuster in the Senate. And as advocates of activist government, many prominent liberals have frequently pined for the efficiency of a parliamentary system in which the executive and legislature act as a unit.
Democrats flipped Republican-held positions in several states, including Colorado, where Democrat Jared Polis (photographed here with running mate Dianne Primavera) defeated Republican Walker Stapleton in the governor's race to become the country's first openly gay governor.
Trump's election ended these debates. No liberal, or anyone who cares about democracy, would advocate altering the current system in ways that would provide someone like Trump, who openly celebrates the world's worst authoritarians, with more powers. Trump's rise shifted the debate in the other direction: was our constitutional system equipped with enough chokepoints to stand up to a populist demagogue? Prominent scholars who study the subversion of democracies pointed to Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and other places where Trump-like populists have recently consolidated power and undermined liberal institutions and warned that it could happen here.
So when I was watching the returns on Tuesday, the first national Election Day since Trump's victory, I processed the results in a different way than I had in the past. Every president faces a midterm backlash. But the question I and many others had was whether the scale of the backlash against Trump would be commensurate with the scale of the threat he poses to American democracy. Two years of extraordinary changes in American politics—marked by a return to the use of overt racism in campaigns, rhetorical attacks on the free press, efforts to undermine the independence of law enforcement, and a normalizing of attacks on the opposition party as illegitimate or criminal—ought to create an equally extraordinary backlash by voters.
Did it?
The gains for the opposition party are impressive: when the counting is over Democrats are likely to gain close to forty House seats, seven governorships, and more than 300 state legislative seats. Even in the U.S. Senate, where it's common to point out Republicans gained seats, the story can be told a little differently: Democrats, defending a disproportionate number of seats in deep red territory, won two-thirds of the races. All of this occurred despite a roaring economy with unemployment under four percent.
"[The midterms] show that [Trump] really is as unpopular as polls have shown all along."
I asked the Harvard political scientist Yascha Mounk, an expert on populists and the threat they can pose to democracies, if he believed the American system responded effectively to the Trump threat this week. Mounk has pointed out that in the recent past successful populist demagogues have generally broadened their appeal once in office, expanding their support among middle class and moderate voters. He saw the midterms as a major repudiation of Trumpism and a vindication of the American system.
"The midterms are certainly an important test of Trump's popularity," he said, "and they show that he really is as unpopular as polls have shown all along. So that raises the question of why Trump, at least at this juncture, is so much less popular than other authoritarian populists at a similar stage in their tenure—most of whom have tended to prevail at the ballot box."
Mounk's view is that Trump is simply inept at exercising power. Successful populists in recent years have been more strategic and disciplined. Trump, perhaps because of an overwrought narcissism that prevents him from focusing on anything that is not personally and immediately beneficial to him, hasn't worked on capturing institutions or pushing through laws the way populists in other countries have. In turns out being a true authoritarian is hard work and Trump is bad at it.
But Mounk also argued that America really is better positioned to absorb and rebound from Trump than, say, Turkey or Hungary. We have a decentralized government, a free and independent press that, despite the bluster, hasn't been reined in in any way by Trump. "As a result, Trump has found it harder to reshape public opinion than some of his populist peers," Mounk argued.
Finally, Trump's nativist and racist appeals, which of course are as old as America, have been met with a loud and growing opposition that draws on the equally strong American strain of support for a melting pot society. "As a result, Trump's race-baiting rhetoric has been rebuked by a larger number of voters than it might have been on other countries," Mounk said.
Despite a swarm of national media attention around his opponent, Beto O'Rourke, Republican Ted Cruz narrowly retained his Texas Senate seat.
I think he's mostly correct. Tuesday showed that our system is still self-correcting. Though it also has to be said that the very idea that Trump poses some kind of a threat to democracy is still mostly an elite concern. Many Democrats who won on Tuesday ran campaigns that wouldn't necessarily have been different had Jeb Bush or Ted Cruz been president, and emphasized traditional issues like health care and education rather than running purely as anti-Trump candidates. A lot of voters don't take seriously the idea that Trump represents something uniquely perilous.
If it's true that this remains an elite concern, it is now also mostly a Democratic elite concern. Despite their poor showing, the post-midterm Republican Party is more monolithic in its embrace of Trump. The most prominent voices of dissent—people like Jeff Flake, Bob Corker, Mark Sanford, John McCain—have either retired, died, or been defeated over the last two years. Trump, unusual for a president in his first midterm, remained enormously popular among Republican voters. And Trump's insistence on Wednesday, at his deranged victory lap press conference, that his extreme rhetoric in the final weeks of the campaign helped more than it harmed Republican candidates is widely shared by analysts and elected officials on the right.
But still: two cheers for American democracy. It still sort of works.
Then again, as Mounk noted, Tuesday was just a warm-up. "The crucial test will come in 2020," he said. "It's only then that we'll learn whether Donald Trump is removed from office, or given another four years to denigrate American institutions."
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Morning Rituals Of 12 Renowned Entrepreneurs Of All Time
Piyush Sharma Updated: Sep 6, 2017, 19:17 IST
These people are not perfect but then no one is. Also there is no single, unique schedule or routine for everyone to be followed which can be called universal. Everybody has a different timeline and story behind their success. So, what do we do if we are struggling a lot to get things right for a long time? We need to change.
Now, a change is only effective when initiated and initiated right and then maintained. So, if you are struggling with your morning routine. Here is some help.
You don't need to follow anyone entirely but you can always add the good things to your bucket.
1. Elon Musk, Founder of SpaceX and Owner of Tesla
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Gets six hours of sleep, wakes up at 7 a.m. and addresses to what he calls "critical emails" for half an hour.
He drinks coffee, but most mornings he finds himself too busy for breakfast. Can not argue much here, after all he is handling 6 big companies including SpaceX and Tesla at the same time.
2. Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon
Gets eight hours of sleep each night. Avoids having morning meetings. Want to know why? To eat breakfast with his wife. Little secrets. Simple life.
3. Bill Gates, Co-founder of Microsoft
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Likes to get seven hours sleep. Spends an hour on the treadmill in his private gym. Watches courses from the Teaching Company while doing so.
He says, "I can give a speech without much sleep, I can do parts of my job that way, but in thinking creatively, I'm not much good without seven hours."
4. Warren Buffett, American business magnate, Investor
© The Fifth Person
Gets up by 6.45 am and then reads six newspapers. He otherwise does not have any fixed schedule and spends 80% of his time reading.
5. Steve Jobs, Co-founder of Apple Inc.
Every morning he used to ask himself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I'm about to do?" Now if the answer was no for too many days in a row, then he knew he needs to change something.
A profound thought, right? Trying to connect with your inner-self each and every day to know if you need a change or you are doing all right.
6. Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook
Unlike others, Mark does not believe in waking up so early in the morning. He wakes up at 8 am. Wears the same t-shirt everyday to avoid wasting time deciding what to wear every day. Ever heard of capsule wardrobe? It is something like that.
7. Gary Vaynerchuk, Co-founder of VaynerMedia
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Also, four-time New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and internationally recognized internet personality.
Wakes up at 6 a.m. Takes his phone into the bathroom to read the news.
Hugs his kids for five minutes before leaving the house. Calls a family member while driving to work.
8. Jack Dorsey, Co-founder of Twitter and Square
Wakes up at 5:30 in the morning and then meditates for 30 minutes. After that, he goes for a six-mile jog. After that, he loves brewing his own coffee.
9. Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group
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Wakes up at 5 a.m.
He explains so as, "I'm able to do some exercise and spend time with my family, which puts me in a great mind frame before getting down to business."
He leaves the curtains undrawn and so that the sun comes up straight into his eyes. He loves bouncing up early.
Also, he plays tennis before sitting down for a healthy breakfast.
10. Jack Ma, Co-founder of Alibaba Group
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Gets up early around 6 to 7 am and tries to utilize every single second by enjoying it. Then he does work for half an hour and after that spends time with his family.
Jack says, " I always tell myself that we are born here not to work, but to enjoy life. We are here to make things better for one another, and not to work. If you are spending your whole life working, you will certainly regret it."
11 Tim Ferriss, Author, Entrepreneur, and Public Speaker
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Tim is kind of a night owl, so he typically wakes up between 08:30 – 10:00 am. After that, he makes his bed and meditates for 20 minutes.
12. Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks
© Fortune
Gets up at 4.30am every morning. Walks his three dogs and work out.
Schultz says, "Around 5.45am I make coffee for myself and my wife using an 8-cup Bodum French press."
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This is a fun movie with some excellent tallent.
The acting is way above normal for a "horror"ish movie. Everyone delivers, and I thought the script and storyline were interesting even it it wasn't very origonal. I like to dust off this movie and watch it once a year or so, but then again I am sort of odd like that.
For entertainment this movie delivers, but you have to be into this sort of thing.
"Coming in the late 1980s with all the momentum sprung from the "Alien" original and first repeat, "Leviathan" sought to take the alien model underwater, where a group of trash collectors fights on-board monsters with saws and flamethrowers.
The producers of this film knew a good model when they found it and obviously allowed the audience to laugh at their copycat ways by creating aliens that alternately look like tongues with teeth and moving intestines. There's also a paean to the real "Alien" near the end that Peter Weller does away with by squishing it's head in an elevator shaft.
And, in the final scene, you won't believe how hokey and stupid this kind of movie could be just a few years before the advent on high tech and high gloss computerization became de riguer in this type of thing. It's worth it to sit through the whole thing just to see that unbelievably dumb final scene.
Weller "starred" in this vehicle two years after his biggest hit, 1987's "RoboCop". This didn't do much for his reputation even though the cast included some great eye candy in Amanda Pays and the steely blue eyes of Meg Foster. A solid supporting cast headed by the great Richard Crenna, Ernie Hudson and Hector Elizondo offer a high level of acting credibility.
Still, they can't make sense of this mishmash which, oddly and fantastically, still works as horror. Leonard Maltin says to, "Skip it" on this one but I'd disagree. I think there's enough humor, whether intentional or unintentional, eye candy, schlock horror and fine acting to give you your money's worth. It didn't work as a big release in the theater but it's pretty good entertainment on a Tuesday night on your home system."
"Plot synapsis: Underwater mining rig, day 87 of a 90 day tour, goof-off sexist jerk wanders off and finds a sunken Russian freighter.
The cast consists of Peter Weller as the geologist boss, Richard Crenna as the semi-doctor and crewed by Ernie Hudson (who gets some of the best lines and steals his scenes), Amanda Pays (and her annoyingly fake accent) Daniel Stern, Michael Carmine, an adorable Lisa Eilbacher, Meg Foster (what IS it about her eyes? And why was she trying so hard to do a crappy acting job?), and the wonderful Hector Elizondo.
After ALIEN did the haunted house in space so successfully there were a lot of immitators. Then we had a few underwater adventures which did fairly well in a vauge sort of way. Think of this as a cheap way of combining both. Except for Pays and Foster, we have a group of really fine actors working in an underwater mining facility.
Personal note: Seriously, if this had been real and I was Pays' charactor I would have severly hurt the Stern character. His behavior was borish to the point of distracting from the movie and something no decent boss would have allowed.
Anyway, the movie cover said the magic words: GENETIC MUTATION! I was hooked, as always. Pays and Stern are outside doing their job when Stern wanders off (why?) and falls off a cliff. Movie goers probably cheered at that point. Pays goes after him, wandering through fakey looking sea worms and finds the Russian freighter. I liked the scary fish that pops up in Pays' face. Stern shows up with a huge safe, carrying it like it weighs 20 pounds instead of several hundred and they head back.
The safe contains a lot of 'personal effects' from deceased crewmembers which should have triggered a lot more concern than it did. Sterns character slips out a flask of vodka and hides it. Eilbacher's character sees him do it, and later talks him into sharing it with her. Because of the extreme danger of the job, alcohol is not permitted there.
Eventually the Crenna figures out the Russians were doing GENETIC EXPERIMENTATION (I love this stuff) on it's own crew by doctoring their vodka. By the time Crenna comes up with that of course, Stern and Eilbacher are already infected. It hits Stern first, and hardest, then things begin getting out of control.
Up to this point the movie does quite well. It's best effects were, unfortunately, the ones you don't see, using shadow and noise. As good as the cast mostly was, the sets, the production, etc., the special effects were really substandard. Or to put it another way, they were just cheesy and bad, a jarring note to an otherwise interesting movie.
There was not a lot of new material here, nothing terribly original, but it is still not bad. Flawed by it's special effects, surely, but some good acting and a decent script saves it from being a B movie.
"Since the first two Alien films, there have been countless big budget and low budget thrillers that take the formula of the previously mentioned films and make it so contrived that there is hardly a shred of originality left in the idea. Leviathan is close to being an example of this, and while it's hardly original in it's plot, the cast, effects, and set designs help it stand above other derivative drivel like Deep Star Six and other Alien rip off's to come out of the 80's. Peter Weller, Ernie Hudson, the late Richard Crenna, and Daniel Stern are among the crew members of a salvage crew who find a submerged Russian ship. After Stern's character treats himself to some vodka found on board, he is transmutated into a slimy and hungry creature that is soon picking the crew off one by one. Not original in the least, but it has enough going for it to keep it from going overboard into complete absurdity."
wise-cracking underwater miners (led by Weller) who's being terrorized by a giant human-fishlike creature that was spawned from a genetic experiment gone haywire. The special effects was pretty cool, although they could have done a little more, but it's still an enjoyable movie to watch. Oscar winning composer Jerry Goldsmith (winner of the Best musical Score Oscar for 1976's "The Omen") does an excellect job conducting action & scary music sequences throughout the entire picture."
"It's not as good as Alien or The Thing, and it borrows from both of them. But nearly every film borrows from other films. The question is whether it's entertaining and worth the price.It's suspenseful, has good special effects, believable characters, and an interesting if implausible storyline. And it's a lot of fun!"


The other night Ryan and I were talking about the meals we used to make when we lived on our own for the first time… You know, aside from frozen pizzas, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Lean Pockets (I loved those things!) and boxed macaroni and cheese. We chatted about the meals we made when we actually decided to try a little bit in the kitchen for the first time.
Ryan instantly thought of red beans and rice with chicken. He'd prepare one of those big bags of red beans and rice, cook up a pound of chicken and dig in! I was all about quesadillas with black beans, onions and chicken. Heck yes!
The recipe I'm sharing with you guys today is inspired by my old school favorite but revamped a bit so it's more filling. My beloved chicken sausage is still center stage in this dish, but it's paired with sweet potatoes, thinly sliced apples and red onions for a sweet and savory dinner that's easy to make and very satisfying.
With the exception of a giving the chicken sausage and veggie/apple mix a quick flip halfway through cooking, it's a set-it-and-forget-it meal you can let do its thang in the oven while you prep breakfast for the next day, straighten up around the kitchen or check something small off your to-do list. There's no hovering over a pan on the stovetop with this recipe!
If you're looking for an easy and nutritious weeknight dinner idea that will come together in a flash and only dirty one dish, this Chicken Sausage Sweet Potato Bake is the perfect recipe! Packed with sweet potatoes, sweet sliced apples and tangy red onion, it's a dish that will leave you feeling satisfied in a healthy way!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a large baking dish with cooking spray.
Layer sweet potatoes, apples and onions in the dish. Drizzle with 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle with rosemary, sage, thyme, salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
Place chicken sausage links on top of the vegetables. Drizzle with remaining olive oil and season with additional salt and pepper.
Place in the oven for approximately 50-60 minutes (flipping the chicken sausage and tossing the veggies and apple slices once half-way through cooking), or until chicken sausage is cooked through and sweet potatoes are soft.
Pre-cooked chicken sausage may also be used in this recipe, but I recommend adding the chicken sausage on top of the veggies and apples about halfway through cooking to prevent the chicken sausage from over-cooking and the casing becoming too chewy.
White or yellow potatoes or butternut squash may also be used in place of the sweet potatoes and sliced peaches taste great in place of the apples as well.
What is one of your old school "signature dishes" you remember making all the time when you first lived on your own?
Never would have though to add apples! The sweetness would go so well with the spiciness of sausage.
Yum! I make roasted chicken sausage (I use Trader Joes', so many varieties!) and vegetables almost once a week, but never add apples, that sounds yummy!
I used to always make chicken and just put franks hot sauce on it and make a buffalo chicken salad. Gosh I have come so far since then, lol. I loveeee chicken sausage and sweet potatoes, it's such a delicious combo!
I'm not going to lie, your buffalo chicken salad still sounds delicious to me! Haha!!
This looks delicious!! I'll be making this this week, haha. My go-to dish was always pasta with a bunch of veggies. I still make that from time to time haha – easy and cheap!!
I use daily to always make turkey burgers. That was my go to quick, easy, and cheap meal. This one looks great for a busy weeknight option and my husband would like it too!
Hope your day is fabulous, Julie!
One of my earliest specialties was called Mushroom Buffet Casserole-basically rice, mushrooms, and cream of mushroom soup and water baked together!
I loved making quesadillas out of everything… cheesesteak quesadillas and breakfast quesadillas were two of my faves! I kinda want to bring that back haha.
WHY have we not done breakfast quesadillas in forever over here!?! Must make them again!
This is a great idea for a quick dinner!
You covered two of my favorite foods here! Sweet taters and sausage!!! This looks delicious!
This looks delicious. It probably sounds crazy, but I have actually never had chicken sausage before. When I first lived on my own, almost every day between classes at school I would make cheese roll ups – literally just melted Mexican cheese on a tortilla in the microwave. Then when I graduated and had my first apartment, I was addicted to stir fry. I would just throw whatever I had in the fridge in a pan, add some teriyaki sauce, and call it dinner.
This looks delicious! Thank you for sharing! Quick Question: Do you typically feed Chase what you make for dinner each night, or do you make him his own special meal?
It totally depends! I TRY to feed him what we're eating but it doesn't always work so I generally have fallback options on hand (peanut butter sandwiches are always a fav!) Chase actually likes this meal though — mostly the chicken sausage so I paired diced chicken sausage with fresh apples for his dinner when we make this one and he'll sometimes pick at the sweet potatoes, too.
Which brand of chicken sausage do you use? Do you worry about the sodium content? I have a one year old and am always looking for food ideas that will work for him, too.
This meal looks so easy and delicious! I can't wait to try it!
When my husband and I first moved in together we ate so much rice and baked chicken. Both are so easy to make and you can add any sauces to switch things up!
Yum! This looks delicious. I'm a huge fan of sausage with peppers, so this looks like a great alternative. I'll be giving this recipe a try next week.
Salmon foils! I'd get a pound of salmon cut into 4s, put it in a foil with EVOO, half a lemon, asparagus, rosemary, and thyme. I'd wrap it up and bake it. Easy peasy and minimal clean up.
This sounds fantastic!!! I want to do this ASAP!
Erin, quick question from a very amateur griller here. 🙂 When you wrap the salmon up and put on the grill, does it still get that yummy grill flavor? I'm hoping the foil lets some of that flavor through but have never tried.
Thank you! I needed something easy that's not my norm. I think I will replace the sausage with tofu to keep it vegan but this looks amazing. How cool to add apples!
Welp. This is right up my alley. Excited to make this on a busy weeknight!
So weird, I'm making chicken sausage and peppers tonight with pre-cooked sausage and was wondering if it'd get chewy….you answered my question! I used to love making a stirfry with whatever was in the fridge (and honestly still do).
If this isn't fate I don't know what is! I am defrosting chicken apple sausage as we speak! And I wasn't %100 sure what I was going to use it for! Also, I "just happen" to have ALL the ingredients for this dish! thanks Julie!!! You're a dinner saver!!
I feel like I would make pizza. Whole wheat crust with veggies. Now if I want something that is easy I usually do chili (in the Winter mostly). It is so easy! or Salsa chicken in the crock pot.
Thanks for the inspiration (and the tips about pre-cooked versus cooked sausage). Always love your recipes!
One of my old school "recipes" is just an old lady lunch lol – I eat cottage cheese as a savory dish. Cottage cheese, salt and pepper, and cut up cherry tomatoes with salt and pepper on it. Yum! I cooked alongside my mom sometimes growing up, and more when I got older, so a lot of her recipes were my first recipes when I lived on my own! Like bone-in pork chops with cream of mushroom soup and other ingredients that I can't remember. So good!
I love the pictures of the layers of ingredients! Thank you for such a great recipe!
Thank you so much for this recipe! I made it tonight and it was delicious, but took way longer than 1 hour to cook. Wondering what I did wrong??? Did you cover it with tinfoil first?
This looks so yummy, I love sweet and savory combos! Thanks for sharing!
I made this last night.. it was SO good!! Will definitely become a staple in our household.
I am so, so glad to hear it! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and let me know!
Just made this and we both really loved it! I thought my dh might snicker at chicken sausage but he loved it. Thanks so much for the recipe. I used al fresco red pepper and asiago chicken sausage and some store made italian style chicken sausages – really awesome.
As far as meals I made when I first left home – first thing that comes to mind is Kraft Macaroni and Cheese – does that count!?? LOL I think another real meal I made was American Chop Suey… I literally couldn't boil water when I went to college but I quickly learned how to become a very good cook – because my boyfriend/now husband and myself really LIKE GOOD FOOD.
So glad you liked the recipe! Thank you for letting me know!
I made this for dinner tonight and I'm already excited to have the leftovers for lunch tomorrow! So good!
This looks delicious! Do you leave the skin on the sweet potatoes?
Yes! It's definitely a preference thing but I love the skin!
Thanks for posting. I LOVED this recipe! Followed everything you said with the pre-cooked sausage modification, and it came out great!
Looks great!! Do you think I can prep it, then freeze? Maybe bake the day of?
I made this and my entire family loved it! I used butternut squash and added a peach in place of one of the apples. Also, I sliced the sausage (the pre-cooked kind) and added it in the middle of the cooking time. So yummy! Thanks for a great recipe and for giving substitution options at the end!
We really enjoyed this. I cut it in half for my husband and me. We were in a bit of a hurry so I bumped the oven temp up to 400 degrees about 20 minutes into the cook time to shorten it. I had no sage but did have a Rosemary and lemon herb blend that I bought through one of those home parties. I was worried it might be a bit overwhelming, but it was delish. I also cut up the sausage into little coin shapes. It got good reviews and I served it with fresh green beans cooked about 4 minutes in the microwave.
We're at one hour twenty minutes and potatoes still hard. Upped temp to 400, added 1/2 cup broth and covered with foilHoping to have dinner in the next half hour.


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The successful candidate must have a strong interest in direct patient care and clinical teaching. Excellent research opportunities are available for the interested candidate. University Hospital has state-of-the-art facilities for performing echocardiography, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, and nuclear cardiac imaging. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a dynamic and collegial group of academic cardiovascular specialties who are part of a major academic health system University Hospital.
This is a full-time position with attending staff privileges at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia. The University of Missouri is also home to a Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship program, and candidates will be actively involved in fellowship education. All applicants must be board certified/board eligible in cardiovascular medicine, eligible for licensure in the State of Missouri, and work in the United States.
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Q: Printing boost::array<> to stdout I have a boost::array declared as below
typedef boost::array<unsigned char, 4096> m_array_type;
m_array_type m_recv_buf;

I want to output m_recv_buf to stdout.
std::cout << m_recv_buf << std::endl;
doesn't seem to work? How do I print this to stdout

A: Use ostream.write:
std::cout.write(&m_recv_buf[0], len);

Also, you specified the C++11 tag. Consider using std::array, which is now standard.

A: If you want to print your m_array_type as a string, you'll need the string to properly end with a null terminator.  So this approach creates a std::string type, explicitly sending the length to the std::string constructor.
std::cout << std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(m_recv_buf.data()), m_recv_buf.size()) << std::endl;

I think this way would be clear to others who have to use your code.  But the previous answer would be way better if m_array_type ever changes it's type.

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'Avengers: Endgame' crosses $2 billion, smashes second-week box office records
'Avengers: Endgame' is a billion-dollar box office smash
"Avengers: Endgame" continued its global domination at the box office in a second week victory lap that saw the blockbuster cross the $2 billion mark in record time and unseat "Titanic" as the second highest-grossing film ever worldwide. Domestically, newcomers, including thrillers ("The Intruder"), well-reviewed comedies ("Long Shot") or animated family fare ("Uglydolls") were left in the dust to pick up the scraps.
The Walt Disney Co. estimated Sunday that "Endgame" added $145.8 million from North American theaters and $282.2 million internationally bringing its global total to $2.2 billion. "Endgame" is one of five movies to ever reach that threshold and, not accounting for inflation, is now second worldwide only to "Avatar's" $2.8 billion. "Avatar" reached $2 billion in 47 days of release compared with 11 for "Endgame," although in 2009 the theatrical landscape was different, most notably so in China.
"The sprint to $2 billion is unbelievable. We're in uncharted territory," said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. "Usually films like this are marathoners."
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To reach "Avatar's" global record, however, "Endgame" will have to turn into a marathoner itself and the summer movie season is only going to get more competitive.
Still, "it's got a real chance at getting there," Dergarabedian said.
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Domestically, "Endgame," which is still playing on 4,662 screens, scored the second biggest second weekend ever with a sum that would be impressive for any film on opening weekend. Even its 59 percent drop is notable considering how front-loaded it was. "Endgame" has now grossed $619.7 million in North America, making it the ninth biggest of all time, behind "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
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New films entering the marketplace hardly stood a chance, but some saw successes even in the shadow of "Endgame."
In second place, "The Intruder," a modestly budgeted ($8 million) thriller with Dennis Quaid and Meagan Good, survived poor reviews and did the best of the batch with $11 million in box office receipts. The Sony/Screen Gems film was released on 2,222 screens.
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Although close behind on the charts in third place, Lionsgate and Point Grey's "Long Shot," a politically-themed romantic comedy with Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, failed to make a significant dent against its pricier budget. The film, which was the best reviewed of the newcomers by far, grossed an estimated $10 million from 3,230 screens, against a reported $40 million budget. But word-of-mouth could also help propel "Long Shot" to profits ultimately.
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"'Long Shot' has a shot at staying power," Dergarabedian said. "But there's a lot of noise to rise above."
The unluckiest of the new movies was "Uglydolls," an animated film based on the toys featuring the voices of Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Blake Shelton and Janelle Monae, which placed fourth with $8.5 million. STXfilms' first animated feature cost $45 million to produce after production rebates. It does, however, still have a China release later this summer.
'AVENGERS: ENDGAME' MAKES HISTORY, BUT AVOIDING SPOILERS PRESENTS NEW STRUGGLE
Industry-wide, the continued success of "Endgame" has also helped the box office deficit, which went from down 13.2 percent last weekend to down 10.9 percent this weekend. And Dergarabedian said that the industry may be on its way to a record summer, still.
"It's not just about one movie this summer," he said. "There's a lot more to come from every studio. Diversity of content will rule the day."
CHRIS HEMSWORTH LOOKS BACK AS 'AVENGERS: ENDGAME' BREAKS BOX OFFICE RECORDS
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
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Beddard explains, "The 3D fractals are generated by iterative formulas whereby the output of one iteration forms the input for the next. The formulas effectively fold, scale, rotate or flip space. They are truly fractal in the fact that more and more detail can be revealed the closer to the surface you travel.


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