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When Depression Makes Us Feel Like The 'Black Sheep'
October 5, 2017 | Living with Depression | by Blurt Team	| Print This Post
A lot of us feel like we don't belong, like we're the black sheep. However hard we try, we just don't feel like we quite 'fit'. It might be within our family, friendship groups, colleagues, or somewhere else.
Depression can make it worse. It tells us that we're worthless, we're useless, nobody likes us and we don't belong anywhere. As horrible as this feeling is, we are not alone in feeling this way. There are many other people who will be able to relate to the feeling of not fitting in.
We Can't Put Our Finger On It
It's hard to explain, but we don't feel quite 'right'. We don't know what's wrong. It's just we feel like we don't quite fit. We don't feel like everyone else. They all seem so settled and confident. But we're not.
We Feel Distant
Often we feel different from those around us. We look at everyone else and they seem to fit in. They seem to know exactly what to do and say. But we feel distant. It feels as though there is a space between us and everyone else. We're not sure why, we just feel like we're not quite there.
We Struggle With Conversation
We see our friends or family communicating with one another. The conversation flows. They seem to know exactly what to do and what to say. But we don't. Their conversation doesn't really interest us. At times it can feel trivial. They might complain about things that feel so small in comparison to our depression. They talk about TV shows they have watched recently and books they have read. We have nothing to contribute. All we've been doing lately is trying to battle our depression. At times we lose track of the conversation half way through and go into a world of our own. It's exhausting.
Our Life Plan Has Gone Off Track
For our entire childhood, we had a particular life plan. We always thought that our life would turn out a certain way. Perhaps we might have planned to achieve a degree. We could have imagined ourselves being married with kids by the age of 30. We may have been aiming for a certain job. Whatever it is, we never even considered that our life could be any different. But life hasn't worked out that way. It's gone off track. Depression has caused us to take a detour. We might have realised that we don't actually want the thing that we've been striving for all these years. Our life is not turning out the way that we always expected, but it's hard to imagine anything different, so our whole identity feels shaken.
We Try To Please People
We spend so much time trying to please everyone else that we have no idea who we are. Our entire lives are spent doing things for others, or living the life that we think everyone else wants for us. We don't have time to stop and think about whether it's what we actually want.
We Feel Like We Will Never Be Enough
Sometimes we feel like we will never live up to being the person we think everyone wants us to be. We will never be enough. We will never reach their expectations. Nothing we do feels good enough. We always feel like we should be 'better' or should be doing more. Nothing we do will ever be enough.
We Feel Like We Let People Down
By not feeling like the person that we think everyone wants us to be, we feel like we have let everyone down. Sometimes we feel like we have to hide our likes and dislikes from those around us. We hide the fact that we're unhappy or that we feel like we don't belong. We don't want people to be disappointed in us. So we spend all our time chasing the expectations of others, whilst feeling like we're constantly letting them down.
It Doesn't Match Up
We know that something is wrong. The person that we are doesn't match up with the person that we think everyone wants us to be. It feels uneasy and unsettled. It feels like every day all of our energy goes into bashing a square peg into a round hole. So much so that we don't have time to do anything else.
It Reaches A Point Where We Can't Do It
Eventually, it reaches a point where we can't do it any more. We are worn out. We're fed up. We just can't do it. So we end up dropping out of uni, quitting our jobs, leaving a relationship or 'coming out' about our mental health. We can't keep living a 'wrong' life. It's not making us happy. We have to stop and begin to work out who we really are and what we really like.
Those Who Matter Will Stick Around
It can reach a point where we feel like we have to stop pleasing everyone else and try to start forging our own path. It's not usually a fast process. When we've spent our entire lives trying to fit ourselves into a mould that we don't belong in, it can take a long time to work out where we do belong. It often involves a lot of trial and error. We have to learn to make decisions and work out what we like, not what we think everyone else thinks we should like. It can be scary because we worry about losing people in the process. We worry that people will become angry with us, or won't want to be around us any more.
Those who love us should want what's best for us. They want us to be happy. We will never be truly happy living a life that's not ours. We will never be happy living the life we think everyone else wants us to live, if it doesn't match up with who we are. Those who love us should want to support us to be the best version of ourselves.
It can take a lot of trial and error, and a fair bit of soul searching, but eventually we will find our place. We might feel at ease with a group of people who are interested in a similar hobby to us. It might be a new job that changes things. We might find our soul mate or a new best friend. Or we may just learn to feel comfortable in our own skin.
Feeling like a 'black sheep' is hard. Depression can make it worse. It loves to tell us that we don't belong, we're letting people down, and nobody likes us. But depression lies. We are worthy, always – wherever we are in life. And we are enough, exactly as we are.
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Jokes / Not Joking At All. Featuring jokes, obviously, but not too many. Plus Knausgaard, Nick Hornby, the paintings of Margaux Williamson, two chapters of Tom Basden's ongoing serial, Stuart Evers, Emily Berry on breakfasts in literature, and a contribution from Sigmund Freud. Plus animals in rehab, a short story by Colin Barrett (winner of the Guardian First Book Award) Are you kidding me? Drawings by Jody Barton.
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Copper Horn Single Malt IPA is an inspired collaboration beer from the St Petersburg, FL based cocktail bar, The Mandarin Hide, with Rock Brothers Brewing, Green Bench Brewing, and Pale Horse Design created to be paired with the India Pale Ale Cask finished Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch.
St. Petersburg's first cocktail bar proprietors Tony Casoria and Ryan Griffin, were inspired by their first taste of Glenfiddich's latest spirit and put together local powerhouses to create a craft beer to pair with the Glenfiddich Scotch. Playing off of the classic low-brow boiler maker combo, this classy drink combo will play to those who favor a more unique, high-brow pairing. Casoria and Griffin easily reached out to their friends and neighbors of Green Bench Brewing as well as Casoria's own brewery in Ybor city, Rock Brothers Brewing, to design the IPA's recipe.
The brainstorming between Kristopher Johnson (Green Bench Brewing) and Eric Wannemacher (Rock Brothers Brewing) led to a dual purposed beer recipe; one part complimenting Glenfiddich's Single Malt Scotch finished in India Pale Ale Casks and second part, an easy drinking IPA that can stand on its own. The result, a single malt IPA brewed with orange blossom honey and blood orange to match the flavor profiles of the scotch. "Light early additions and aggressive dry hopping [of] Azacca and Mosaic [to] provide a citrus flavor and tropical aroma…", said Wannemacher all the while "only 5.7% ABV and 40 IBU…to encourage pairing between the [two], while still being interesting and intense on the aroma aspect to be enjoyed by itself." said Johnson.
Branding was executed by Casoria's long-time friend and creative collaborator Chris Parks of Pale Horse Design. Over many years of successful projects, "Chris has a way of dialing into a vision and hitting home runs with his art. I can't praise his work on this project enough. The branding is just on point and reflects Mandarin Hide and all the collaborators perfectly, including Glenfiddich", said Casoria.
Both Copper Horn and India Pale Ale Cask finished Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch will be available at hand selected accounts throughout Tampa Bay and St Petersburg starting Friday September 29th. Launch parties will be in Ybor City at The Attic, Rock Brothers Brewing's second floor music venue on October 4th and in downtown St Petersburg starting with The Mandarin Hide on October 12th and Green Bench Brewing on October 22nd. Each event will be free, include a concert from Boxcar Hollow, free pairings of both Glenfiddich and Copper Horn as well as giveaways.
Look for the Copper Horn tap handles throughout Tampa Bay: Mandarin Hide, The Tasting Room at Rock Brothers Brewery, Green Bench Brewing, Yard of Ale – Tampa, Yard of Ale – St. Pete, The Galley, Intermezzo, Anise, Taps – Downtown Tampa.


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Handmade vs. Premade Volume Lash Fans
If lashing is an art, then applying volume lash extensions is like mastering sculpture. Unlike classic lashing where the application is one-to-one, volume lash application is a delicate dance performed between multiple lashes and involves weight, diameter, and length—not to mention creating a perfect fan that must be carefully wrapped around the natural lash.
Creating a symmetrical fan can be tricky and takes a great deal of practice and skill. And as is often true with more complicated techniques, there are many companies offering volume lash extension supplies that bypass the practice time altogether.
Enter the great debate—are handmade or pre-made volume fans better?
What's the Difference Between Handmade and Pre-made Volume Fans?
Handmade or pro-made volume lash extension fans are crafted by an individual artist, without the use of machinery, and are typically created during the appointment. The lashes are pulled off the strip in groups of two to up to 10 lashes, carefully separated and arranged, dipped into adhesive, and then wrapped to the client's natural lash. It's important to note handmade/ pro-made fans can be created in advance and are often stored in a pill-box-like container. Artists will either dip the pro-made lash into a tiny bit of adhesive or return to the strip in order to maintain the fan long-term.
Pre-made fans, just as the name implies, are built by a lash extension supplier in advance and delivered to the artist ready to be dipped and placed on a client's lash. The process for creating pre-made fans is similar to that of strip lashes in that a person is involved but assisted by a machine. Pre-made lash fans are then either heat-bonded or connected via a small amount of adhesive. The finished product is shipped out on a tray, similar to strips of lashes.
What are the Pros & Cons for pre mades?
Like fingerprints, no set of natural lashes are the same. It's incredibly important that lash diameter, length, and weight are precisely balanced to protect a client's natural lash while also achieving the ideal look. Handmaking fans—while more complicated—customizes the extension to the client's natural lash.
Pre-made fans, on the other hand, don't provide as much flexibility to adapt to different lash textures, lengths, or strengths. Additionally, the artist doesn't have control over the amount of adhesive already on the fan, meaning there may be added weight due to having to dip the volume fan a second time. Without careful calibration on the part of the artist, the result could be a higher likelihood of lashes falling out due to a weak bond.
Ultimately, it comes down to the preference of the artist and what works best for you and your skill level.
As we've mentioned, handmaking fans is time-consuming. Purchasing pre-made lashes can save you time and energy, which you can spend booking more clients or growing your business. Handmade or pro-made fans, on the other hand, allow you more control of the lashing process from start to finish and ensure a custom fit to your client's natural lash.
Whatever you choose, take the time to perfect your craft. Without proper technique and good adhesive control, it won't matter which method you choose.
We're happy to help you master the complex precision volume lashing demands through our Volume Lash Certification. In our two-day course, we cover everything from layering and fanning techniques, proper lash pickup, adhesive control, and more. You'll get real-time feedback as you practice so you'll have a good grasp of what you need to work on post-course.
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The Best Kids' Fitness Trackers to Keep 'Em Moving
The 5 Best Fitness Trackers for Kids That Promote Healthy Habits
Both parents and kids will love them!
By Cat Bowen and Brandon Carte Updated: Apr 22, 2022
Believe it or not, kids can benefit from fitness trackers just as much as we can. Similar to the many reasons adults enjoy using them, fitness trackers for kids encourage and motivate your child to stay active and healthy for their continued growth.
Most fitness trackers can count steps, exercise, and even sleep — but since these are fitness trackers for kids, all of those metrics are made as fun as possible. Your child can collect and earn digital rewards for their achievements, and parents can be alerted when milestones are achieved so you can reward them, too. They're durable, come in bright colors, and some wristbands even feature characters from your child's favorite TV shows and movies.
The Best Fitness Trackers for Kids
Fitbit Fitbit Ace 3 Fitness Tracker for Kids
Killer Battery Life
Garmin Garmin vívofit jr. 3 Fitness Tracker for Kids
Best for Older Kids
Fitbit Fitbit Versa 2 Fitness Tracker
$220 at Walmart
Excellent Heart Rate Monitoring
Xiaomi Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6 Fitness Tracker
Apple Apple Watch SE Smartwatch
$239 at Amazon
As you probably assumed, the adjustable bands on kid-centric fitness trackers are designed with children's smaller-sized wrists in mind. Our parenting editor, Cat Bowen, suggests that if you're going to buy your child a fitness tracker, it should be with a specific goal or sport in mind. They're also useful for alerts and can remind your kids to take their medication or walk the dog at a specific time. Here are a few things to keep in mind before you invest in the best fitness tracker for your child.
✎ EditSign so you can see if the included bands will fit your child
When you're shopping for a fitness tracker for kids, you'll want to pay attention to what connectivity options it has onboard. Most trackers need to be paired to a smartphone or tablet over Bluetooth. This way, they can connect to the internet for syncing fitness and sleep data, monitoring your child's fitness progress over time, and so you and your family can compete in step challenges.
If your child doesn't have their own smartphone or tablet, you'll likely have to connect it to one of your devices. A handful of kids' smartwatches also double as basic fitness trackers, but these models require a mobile data plan.
Almost all fitness trackers for kids count steps, your child's total active minutes, their distance, and sleep. They also can display "In Case of Emergency" (ICE) information like important phone numbers, addresses, or allergens. Unsurprisingly, their battery life varies greatly — some trackers need to be charged daily while others last up to a year.
Most feature durable builds that shouldn't succumb to scratches and scuffs no matter how rough your child plays. The best fitness trackers for kids are waterproof, too.
Like with any other kid-focused gadget, you should err on the side of caution before strapping one to your son or daughter. Although they are excellent motivators, they may encourage an unhealthy obsession with weight and exercise, and those that are cellular-connected come with the potential risk of being hacked.
As much as we wish we could report that they're smart enough to do chores, too, they can't! But, they can beep and remind your kids to complete their share of housework — so we'll take it! No matter your budget or your child's age, we've put together a guide of the very best fitness tracker for kids to give you reliable options for getting your child off the couch and on their feet.
$66 at Amazon$80 at Walmart$80 at Macy's
Silicone band helps protect the screen
Almost 30 watch faces to choose from
More expensive than other trackers
Age Range: 6 years old and above
Battery Life: 8 days
There's a lot to love about the Fitbit Ace 3. It features a swim-proof build, an impressive 8-day battery life, and better-than-average parental controls. It counts your child's steps and their sleeping habits, and it monitors how long they are active. It'll even remind them when it's time for bed. The tracker is easy to set up, comfortable, and motivational.
Rather than seeing a boring progress bar to display your child's total amount of steps for the day, the Fitbit makes things much more interesting for kids. It's loaded with animated clock faces that'll morph as your kid works toward their fitness goals. By default, the tracker is set with a 60-minute activity goal and a 10,000 daily step goal determined by CDC recommendations.
It encourages active behavior without tipping into obsession. The goal of this one is game-oriented and sort of silly, but that activity can become a reliably entertaining healthy habit for your little one.
The tracker's silicone strap is thin and small enough to fit even the tiniest of wrists. Even better, the bands are swappable, giving your child the freedom to make a fashion statement with their new tracker.
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$90 at Amazon$90 at Walmart$90 at lenovo.com
Actually looks like a watch
You don't need to recharge it
Screen is small
Easy to accidentally enable sync mode
Battery Life: 1 year
The vívofit jr. 3 from Garmin is a waterproof fitness tracker that helps get your little one up and moving. It tracks steps and sleep quality and records their active minutes to help them form positive habits. Parents can set daily activity goals, customize an "in case of emergency" screen with their contact information, and participate in fitness challenges using fitness trackers of their own.
The tracker even gives you the option to send customizable alerts and chores lists to the device, and you can reward your child with virtual coins for completing goals — fitness or otherwise!
The vívofit jr. 3's built-in battery lasts for a year. It comes in several bright color combinations, and there are even character-inspired designs that feature Marvel superheroes and Disney princesses.
$220 at Walmart$109 at Walmart$200 at Bloomingdale's
Has a setting for an always-on display
A bit grown up
Age Range: 13 years old and above
The Fitbit Versa 2 is a great option for older kids who want a fitness tracker that offers some added smartwatch features like incoming phone messages and Alexa compatibility. It's completely waterproof, has an impressive 4-day battery life, and works with both Android and iPhones. The Versa's small size was designed for smaller wrists, making it a great fit for teens.
The Versa 2 conveniently shows your messages, calls, and notifications as they come into your child's phone, if they have one. And, of course, coming from Fitbit, it does a great job at tracking your child's fitness activity. It counts their steps, monitors their heart rate, and has swimming and biking modes. (Future triathlete?)
It's worth mentioning that this option does not have a built-in GPS, so you don't need to worry about someone potentially tracking your child. This watch by Fitbit is like a smartwatch light more than a mere fitness tracker, which teens will love.
The device comes with two differently sized bands to ensure a proper fit, but Fitbit also sells plenty of other bands in various colors and materials to cater to your fashion-forward teen.
Super reasonable price point
Excellent display
No parental controls
Battery Life: 10 days
For parents looking for a fitness tracker on the cheap that features an onboard heart rate monitor, look no further than the Mi Smart Band 6, which is often priced under $50. Even though it's not technically designed for children, you can easily find extra small bands that'll fit your child's smaller-sized wrists.
The Mi Smart Band 6 stands out from other fitness trackers for kids because of its impressive AMOLED display. When it comes to tracking capabilities, the Smart Band measures blood oxygen levels, it tracks sleep, and it monitors your child's heart rate.
If you have an active child, you'll be pleased to learn that the Smart Band 6 is packed with 30 sports modes for recording anything from runs, basketball, jump roping, dancing, and more. It automatically begins tracking a handful of activities like running, walking, and bike rides, too!
Given that it sports a waterproof body and has a lengthy 10-day battery life, we think this fitness tracker will appeal to parents on a budget.
$239 at Amazon$279 at Walmart$299 at tigerdirect.com
Plethora of band options
Offers more than just activity tracking
May be too distracting for younger kids
Battery Life: 1 day
If you want to make your son or daughter's year, and you don't mind spending the money, the Apple Watch is the best smartwatch you can buy. The Apple Watch also serves as an incredible fitness tracker, making it one of the best fitness trackers for kids on our list. And while it may be too powerful for younger kids, iPhone-wielding teens will be able to figure it out in no time.
The Apple Watch offers activity tracking, an onboard heart rate monitor, and it reminds its wearer to stand and move every hour. With phone-call and text-message capabilities, your teen can't say that they missed your barrage of messages, either! We'd recommend getting the smaller and more affordable 40-millimeter watch for a teen over the 44-millimeter model, which likely will be too bulky on their wrist.
The Apple Watch comes in several different color and band combinations that vary in price. Just note that it doesn't work with Android smartphones — it requires an iPhone. It also comes with a new Family Share option for kids.
Our parenting editor's eighth-grade son just started wearing one of these this year, and he loves it for reasons completely unrelated to steps or activity. He loves it because bus times and delays pop right on his wrist, and he can use his watch for Apple Pay at the bodega (corner store in New York City) to grab snacks and drinks if his bus is delayed. Cat likes it because she likes being able to see where he is and his purchases in real-time on her phone. (Though she'd love Apple Watch to let her know if he drank a huge iced coffee on the way home because holy wow, is he hyped up after one of those.)
Cat Bowen
Parenting Editor
Cat Bowen has been writing about all things parenting for well over a decade. She spends her days researching, reviewing, and testing everything from strollers to breast pumps to changing tables. Her work has been featured in Romper, Bustle, and franchised across dozens of media outlets. In her spare time she loves volunteering at her kids' schools, reading everything she can get her hands on, running, and cooking for her family.
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Senior Electronics Editor
Brandon Carte has been covering technology at BestProducts.com since 2017, where he's been writing about the latest gadgets, appliances, and scouring the internet for the products that make life easier. His reporting has been featured on TopTenReviews.com, Good Housekeeping and USA Today. When he's not researching washing machines or testing robot vacuums, you can find him at concerts, swimming laps, or at the movies. He thinks smartphones are too big, prefers MP3s to Spotify, and misses his iPhone's headphone jack.
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Need to raise food storage capacity
The bumper crops of wheat and rice for the past three years plus a ban on their export is a matter of great concern (editorial "Bumper problems", May 23). The attention has to be diverted from production to scientific storage and revising the policy and priorities on storage charges to encourage more people to construct scientific storage space to manage the damage loss. There is also need to keep a special budget for renovating the existing storage capacity, which is in a dilapidated condition, and for the construction of metallic grain silos. We have not learnt lessons from the past and the situation is set to repeat itself in the years to come. Why can't the Central and state governments join hands to raise the food storage capacity?
At the same time, extensive farming is degrading natural resources. The availability of water is decreasing. Indiscriminate irrigation has hit the water table. Selective cultivation has narrowed biodiversity. The tree population has gone down. An excessive use of agro-chemicals has created serious problems. Many species of birds have vanished. Pesticides have contaminated water and soil. To cut the long story short, both food and nutritional security is threatened.
A comprehensive diversification policy is needed which should take into account three main considerations: conservation and efficient utilisation of resources; nutritional and food security requirements; and economic security sustained by agro-industries and export promotion.
HARISH K. MONGA, Ferozepur
Tourism in Kashmir
It is really heartening to learn that tourism has picked up in the Kashmir valley after decades of terrorist activities that have now almost vanished (editorial, "Kashmir beckons tourists: But there should be no let-up in security", May 21).
Surely Kashmir is a paradise on earth. Tourists flock there from all parts of the world. Everyone desires to see Kashmir and summer is the perfect time to enjoy the valley with gardens and roaming the Dal Lake in "shikaras" has its own charm. Visiting the picnic spot of Gulmarg and enjoying snow even in late summer is a fantastic experience. Pahelgam is yet another scenic beauty on earth. The pine trees emit a freshening odour. I have not been to Kashmir after 1987 due to terrorism. But I still yearn to visit Kashmir once again if the government ensures full security of tourists. Tourism is the only industry in Kashmir which can earn billions for the valley and its innocent and hard working people. The "kagji" badams and sweet apples of Kashmir are still fresh in my mind. The state and even the Central government should keep strict vigil during the tourist season there. This is necessary to stop terrorists from entering the valley as snow melts and opens up easy entry points at various places.
R K KAPOOR, Chandigarh
Terror list gaffes
The news item ''India lives in world's most troubled neighbour, says PC'' (May 22 ) and "The most wanted terror list" gaffes convey a poor impression about the conduct of our home affairs. The conscientious citizens feel that there is a perceptible and dangerous disconnect of the Home Ministry with the security establishment and the investigating agencies directly under its control.
The faux pas in preparing the list is simply unpardonable. A document which is supposed to be formally handed over to our most important and hostile neighbour does not deserve a casual approach like the one in this case. The entire team of the MoH has been found wanting. And our suave and intellectual Home Minister perhaps does not believe in attending to mundane household chores like the terror list.
We may have made corrective statements regarding the mistake, but the damage done is irretrievable. Pakistan is not known to be liberal in forgiving and forgetting such lapses, especially in India's case. It will use this in all available international fora to paint us as fabricators of propaganda against the ''gullible'' neighbour.
Er L R SHARMA, Sundernagar
Reviving industry in Punjab
The article "Industry alone can rescue Punjab" by B.S.Ghuman is well thought out and researched and should be the basis of the state's industrial policy. I would, however, like to add a few points: There should be zero tolerance towards pollution. All existing industries should be asked to clean their act within one year or close down. Mandi Gobindgarh causes widespread pollution, consumes a lot of power and does not employ many Punjabis. It is also an eyesore. We do not need such industries and they are welcome to move out. The steel they make can easily be imported from other states and we will save a lot of electricity.
There should be no promotion of paper mills. Wheat straw should be used solely for dairy/other livestock and rice husk used for small power generators using latest non-polluting state-of-the-art plants. Livestock promotes dairy and meat industries (incidentally, the sale of buffalo meat should be legalised) and improves soil.
The state government should not acquire any more land for industries. There is no need. Visit any industrial area or focal point and one hardly comes across a working unit. The government should acquire the land and buildings of closed down units and adjust the cost against their outstanding loans and then rent out these premises to new units. This will also significantly bring down the cost of setting up a unit in Punjab as their loan requirements will be much reduced. Any new industry that does not work for one year should be asked to vacate the premises. Western countries and Japan have shunned Punjab.
They prefer southern states. We should, therefore, actively promote a special relationship with China.
TONY SINGH, via email
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CHINESE NEW YEAR.
Dragon and lion dancers add colors in the celebration of the Chinese New Year celebration in Dagupan City last January 23.CESAR RAMIREZ
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Comelec settles election dispute thru 'draw-lot'
DAGUPAN CITY– The political battle is over in Barangay Salisay this city, as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed Andrew Carvajal as the new barangay chairman through a draw-lot held at the Department of Education (DepEd) Training Center.
The draw-lot was done to finally determine the chairman of the barangay after a series of protests and counter-protests failed to resolve the issue between Andrew Carvajal and his political opponent Conrad Muyalde.
Muyalde won the October 2010 elections by a single vote which compelled Carvajal to file a protest. In a recount, Carvajal prevailed by two votes which provoked Muyalde to appeal to the Comelec Second Division in Manila. Here, their votes were counted equal. Thus to settle the dispute, Comelec has to rely on chance to choose the chair of the barangay.
Based on Section 240 of the Omnibus Election Code, draw lots is conducted in case of a tie of two or more electoral candidates garnering the same or equal highest number of votes. The candidate which will be proclaimed as winner is said to be favored by luck.
Before the actual draw lot, the board of canvassers headed by Jimmy Cancino summoned the two parties to sign the peace covenant. It is a pledge that they will humbly accept the result whether it is favorable or unfavorable to them and that they will not commit any wrongdoings against each other, the board of canvassers, and the election committee.
The board of canvassers prepared two pieces of paper with numbers one and two written on them validated by Atty. Remarque Ravanzo, the City Elections Officer. Whoever picks the paper inscribed with a number one will be declared as the winner, Cancino explained.
The two candidates simultaneously opened the rolled papers they picked and fate sided with Carvajal.
Carvajal vowed to lay down good plans for the barangay. To jump in, Ravanzo said "Carvajal has the biggest test to set the roadmap towards reconciliation. Since the people have been divisive, it is his task to reconcile the residents for the betterment of Barangay Salisay."
The Department of Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, city officials, educators and the media were present to witness the event.
The city government continues to exhaust all possibilities to provide immediate service to Dagupeños as part of national government's good governance policies. (ANL/AMM-PIA 1 Pangasinan)
'Kambog ed Kapokokan' bolsters Binmaley's rich culture
By April M. Montes
A fishing tournament the "Binmaley way" deemed as the 'Kambog ed Kapokokan' is up as one of the most anticipated event in this year's Sigay Festival.
In Pangasinan language, the word 'kambog' means the act of catching fish in a drained pond termed as 'pokok' by locals. The 'kambogan' is usually done in various places in the town due to the fact that there exist a number of fishponds here. Thus, it best explains why Binmaley is known for its aquaculture industry urging it to launch the said fest which is now in its second year.
In this year's celebration, the committee came up with the idea to include the said activity in their list. According to Edgar Ocampo, market supervisor and in-charge of the said affair, the 'Kambog ed Kapokokan' perfectly depicts the rich custom of the Binmaleyans and promotes the indigenous endeavor the town holds.
The requirements and the mechanics for a smooth flow of the 'kambogan' slated on January 29 are already prepared. It will be held at 7:00 a.m.on the pond situated near the Bangsal Lechon and Seafood Restaurant in Nansangaan. It is open to all bona fide residents of Binmaley ages 16 years old and above. So contestants must secure residency from their barangay captains. Only two residents from each barangay are permitted to participate in the said competition.
The game will be facilitated by the Disaster Emergency Rescue Team (DERT) and would run in this manner, marine products such as crabs and milkfish will be released in a drained pond. Crabs vary in sizes: 5 big, 10 medium, and 20 small. Each size has a corresponding cash prize. The big ones are worth P500 each, medium for P250, and small for P150. Along with these crabs are 20 milkfishes which are priced at P100 per piece. The crabs and milkfish will be marked by the committee to assure that these were really the products discharged by the facilitators.
As the facilitators declare the "GO" signal, all contestants will lunge on the pond and try their greatest effort to catch the marine products to win a prize. They are only given one hour to gather as much crabs and milkfish as they can. They are not allowed to use any fishing gear like 'tabal' (fish net) and 'talakeb' (called 'salakab' in Tagalog ), a cylindrical fishing device made of bamboo which is open on both ends – one end to trap the fish and the other end to get the trapped fish inside.
This is where the thrill touches down since contestants are compelled to use their bare hands in catching the marine products. This is considered as the "Binmaley way" of fish gathering as mentioned earlier. It sounds messy but indeed insinuates excitement and scores an amalgam of emotions on the part of the spectators. From a simple practice held in most barangays, it now incessantly reflect the rich culture of the town that Binmaleyans will treasure from today and for generations to come. (AMM/ PIA-Pangasinan)
MAGANES: Is Coronas' Impeachment for Real?
It seems that this early, we are already aware of the outcome of the impeachment trial of Supreme Court's Chief Justice Renato Corona. I could sense a conviction before the Senate acting as an impeachment court which is presided over by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. On its third day of trial, I was glued to the television set on ABS-CBN's Studio 23 and did not miss any single question posed by the House panel prosecution, the defense team of Chief Justice Corona led by former Justice Serafin Cuevas and the senator-judges.
The Clerk of Court of the high tribunal was on the witness seat and has to produce the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth of Justice Corona when he was still an associate justice of the Court until he became the chief magistrate. Lawyer Enriquita Vidal- the clerk of court, was adamant against submitting the SALNs of Justice Corona to the Senate-Court invoking that she has to seek first the permission f the Supreme Court's Justices. The prosecution panel appeared to be helpless at the start. They could not persuade Vidal to submit the SALNs in her possession. But pronto! Senator Franklin Drilon acting as senator-prosecutor has ultimately persuaded Vidal to submit the SALNs of Justice Corona. Senator Joker Arroyo's pleading that the Senate Court must give Vidal sufficient time to submit the required documents after the justices have already given her the approval.
Senator Arroyo's voice was not heard when he invoked that the Senate could not afford to have a clash with the Supreme Court being a co-equal body. It was Senator Drilon's voice that was given weight by the senate-judges cum part of the prosecution panel. I was dismayed to see the senator-judges acting like prosecutors. They are there to hear supposedly the impeachment complaint that is composed of eight articles of impeachment. If this will be the way the impeachment trial will be carried out in the next hearings which I supposed to be for six months, then Chief Justice Corona will not get the justice he is craving for before the eyes of the Filipino people.
The Senate Court's saving grace is Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. With his age, the way he handles the impeachment trial showed how wisdom has really grown in his persona. He was a picture of a real court justice with his Solomonic rulings for and against the pleadings of the defense team and the prosecution panel.
Many of the senator-judges just contented themselves with listening. They never spoke any word yet in the impeachment hearing. Maybe, they are still trying to weigh things, to discern the real sentiments of the people and examining their consciences whether or not to convict Corona or not. Hey! I missed Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. Should she participated actively, I supposed the pace of the impeachment hearing in its four days was even more exciting .
On the defense team, Justice Serafin Cuevas is a personality to behold. He has all the legal wisdom on his sleeves, that, to the consternation of the house prosecution, he lectured them, as if they were in a law school, on the proper handling of evidences. Iloilo Rep. Neil Tupaz was perceived as a second-rate lawyer before the eyes of the public. His other team members could not really decipher what legal moves they are going to take to appear that they control the impeachment trial.
We are all aware that impeachment proceeding is a political exercise. The impeached person, if convicted, will not be incarcerated but will be meted the penalty of being ousted from the public office and perpetual disqualification to hold public position in any capacity. That is the irony of impeachment proceedings. The senator-judges will decide not based on jurisprudence but on their consciences and the most persuaded by their party affiliations and closeness to the president- and in Corona's case President PNoy.
Justice Corona is crying out for justice! The public is crying out for truth! But what truth are we going ferret out when all we witnessed are virtual grandstanding by those people with political interests in the future.
We the public is expected to participate in this political exercise- the third impeachment case that prospers before us. The first was against then President Joseph Estrada, the second was against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez and the third against chief magistrate Renato Corona. This is a learning process to know and be aware if democracy really works in this country. This is a chance to see the real characters of our public officials whom we elected into office. This is the time for us to think and re-think about the future of this country.
But, it's better said than done. Let's just hope for the best of our country.
(For comments, email me at emperorvirgil@yahoo.com)
Villasis holds 7th "Talong Festival"
VILLASIS- The famous purple-colored "talong" (eggplant) once again took the center stage as this town celebrates its fiesta from January 11 to 22.
The "Talong Festival" now on its 7th year took the limelight on the 10th day of celebration. It was attended by local folk and expatriates (balikbayans ) from the various countries of the world.
This year's festival, like in the past years, featured the usual "pinakbet sa kawa", 101 ways to cook talong in a cookfest and street dancing depicting the production of " talong" were featured.
Abraham Lopez, a balikbayan nurse from New York ,USA was all agog as he witnessed this year's parade of barangay in their long gowns bedecked with various vegetables – the main ingredient of an Ilocano viand, "pinakbet".
"I have never imagined how creative our kababayans (town mates) are. I am impressed looking at green peppers as tiaras and even chopped squash as necklaces. This is indeed a sight to see and we expect more of this kind next festival in 2013," he said.
The beauties from Barangays Zone I, Amamperez and Caramutan were proclaimed to have the best "veggie gowns" and personality projections- first place, second place and third place, respectively.
Nida Mira-Millano, a balikbayan from London, England took fancy on the " pinakamahabang talong" (longest eggplant), "pinakamatabang talong" (stoutest eggplant) and "pinakamaliit na talong" (smallest eggplant).
"My husband and I looked forward to the celebration of Talong Festival annually. We see to it that we will have our vacation coinciding with the fiesta celebration in order not to miss the talong festival," Millano said.
Lopez and Millano were two of those Villasinians living for years in other countries but have not missed the annual celebration of Talong Festival.
Mayor Libradita Go-Abrenica said that the "Talong Festival" has already been institutionalized as part of annual celebration of the town's fiesta in honor of its Patron Saint Anthony Abbot.
"This was launched in 2006 by Mayor Nato (referring to her husband former Mayor Nonato Abrenica) and since then the pageantries of the festival has evolved into many activities. In 2006, we have the longest "talong" grill, in 2010 we have our collection of talong recipes which we launched in a coffee table book in 2011 and this year, we have the parade of barangay muses in their gowns with vegetables,"
Mayor Abrenica said that she owed the success of the celebration on the help of town mates living here and in overseas , the various private and government organizations in the town and in particular the reigning beauties- Her Majesty Queen Beatriz De Vera- Olivar, Her Royal Highness First Princess Cristina Manantan-Abenes and Her Royal Highness Second Princess Merlita Rayray-Magtaan.
She further said that she looked forward to a very meaningful celebration in 2013.
"It may not be as pompous as it is celebrated in previous years, but I assure our town mates that its pageantry will not wane," Mayor Abrenica said.
She also thanked he Sangguniang Bayan members led by Vice Mayor Paz Sison-Rafanan- Councilors Nicholai Jan Q. Sison, Arvin B. Castro, Roderick Emmanuel R. Mina, Rolando Morden, Cheryl Bascos-Sembrano, Cheryl Zarasate-Tan, Rosario Lopez-Limos , Centenielo Ramon R. Costales, Jr. Liga ng Barangay President Romeo S. Abrenica and SK Federation President Jamille Susan Q. Sison., for their support in all phases of the fiesta celebration.


Though it feels a little nippy out there for summer, it won't be long before the big-brimmed sunhat brigade get some bang for their buck on their continental wardrobe - the sun has to shine sooner or later!
Wednesday's first-of-the-season's Petaluma Farmers' weekday Market was buzzing with activity and superb regional produce. And according to our home town's queen of culinary credibility, Kay Baumhefner: "We came home with flowering pea shoots, tender lettuces, fava beans, Japanese turnips, de cicco broccoli, rucola, blossoming zucchini, garlic scapes, fresh basil, strawberries, cherries and white nectarines."
Kay's fantastic new concept of a Marketplace Chat Table is proving a home-run with her registered Come Home to Cooking Club market-goers, keen to make the most of their abundant baskets.
"These meetings will be structured like an informal class with the following schedule of activities, but please feel welcome to come join us any time that works best with your schedule," says Kay, who provides registered members with their own nifty, insulated, zippered Come Home to Cooking Bags. "We look forward to spending many balmy summer evenings with you in the heart of our very own village."
4:30 – 5:30: TOUR THE MARKET WITH KAY for a Produce Tutorial with Selecting & Buying Advice.
5:30 – 6:30: MEET UP BACK AT THE CLUB TENT to Assess Everyone's Purchases, Review Effective Storage Guidelines, and Discuss Recipe & Menu Ideas to Help You Make the Best Use of Everything You Take Home [bring a notebook & your questions].
6:30 – 8:00: GET YOUR PICNIC SUPPER from one of the wonderful Market Food Vendors [and/or bring something from home] and GATHER BACK AROUND OUR MARKETPLACE CHAT TABLE to Celebrate the Timeless Joy of Eating Together in Good Company while still talking more about food and cooking.
Remember to check out Rumpole's Chateau Fleet Street Red.
think you ought to launch your own Internationale Instituto De Vino Wino label, Frank. Maybe you could call it "She who must be obeyed". You could flog it at the farmer's market. I know of a few good grape sources......!!


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Dir: Woody Allen, 1977. Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Shelly Duvall. Comedy/Drama
"What's your favorite movie of all time?" Anyone ever ask you that? In my world (Hollywood, movie nerds, Rocket Video, Amoeba, etc.) it's not unusual to be asked. Matter of fact, it's almost expected. Though not as fluctuating as "what's your favorite song of all time?" It is helpful to have an answer ready for the question. I have mine. Annie Hall.
"What's your second favorite movie of all time?" is a little harder. The Godfather, Once Upon A Time In The West, Rosemary's Baby, To Kill A Mockingbird, Blue Velvet, The Road Warrior, Vertigo, Apocalypse Now, Out Of The Past, I mean the list could go on and on. Maybe my number two is Woody Allen's follow up to Annie Hall, his black & white Manhattan.
But I do know, my favorite movie of all time is Annie Hall. Everyone loves Annie Hall, right? There are some doubters out there. Every once in a while a person will say, "Oh I don't like Woody Allen." Myself, I must admit I haven't cared for Woody's film much in the last 15-20 years (Husbands and Wives is his last great one). The other group that tends to pooh pooh Annie Hall are Sci-Fi Nerds because their favorite movie of all time, Star Wars, lost the Best Picture Oscar to Annie Hall in 1977. I wonder if Lillian Hellmen fans get mad because the Jane Fonda, Hellmen bio, Julia, also lost that year.
Of course the Oscars that year are a fascinating part of Annie Hall's lore. After a decade of Woody Allen making slapstick comedies, which got progressively better, peaking with his Russian literature epic Love and Death in '75, Annie Hall was a cosmic jump combining the relationship comedy and observational humor that he had been harvesting on film and in his plays, in his books and articles he had written, and in his stand-up comedy. The evolutionary jump was the meshing of all his styles, as well as in his direction of himself and his cast, and his maturing visual style. The film became one of the rare straight-on comedies to win the Best Picture Oscar. Woody would win two Oscars for Best Director and Best Screenplay. And in maybe the biggest coup, after years of playing "himself," Woody would be nominated for Best Actor as well. I like that the Academy recognized that just playing Woody Allen required some acting chops. (The winner that year? Richard Dreyfuss for The Goodbye Girl. Which performance has lasted the test of time? Actually, in retrospect, the winner that year should have been John Travolta for Saturday Night Fever.)
Woody plays stand-up comic, Alvy Singer, a neurotic romantic. He's too pessimistic about the world around him to actually fall in love. Or, as he quotes Groucho Marx, "I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member." The films jumps back and forth in time to show the failures of his two past marriages and examines in detail his current relationship with the equally neurotic Annie (Diane Keaton in the Oscar-winning performance). They meet, fall in love, move in together, doubt their decisions, break up, and get back together, etc. As I've gotten older I've discovered just how much Allen knew about the dynamics in couples. With repeat viewings over the years, Annie Hall always seems to have more and more wisdom about relationships. What can appear to be lightweight on the outside is actually loaded with insight.
Annie Hall has become the standard for the modern romantic comedy. How many lame Nora Ephron films have borrowed the old Jazz standards used as the soundtracks for Allen's films? The character of Alvy Singer also set the groundwork for decades of movies about men who can't grow up and can't get over their own insecurities to find love. And though many of these characters may appear to be schmucks or nerds they always seem to attract beautiful younger women.
If nothing else 1977 was a banner year in film - besides the technical wonder of Star Wars, it marked the year America could see Woody Allen as a sex symbol. And besides the growth in Woody Allen's career, it may mark some growth in the American movie going public as well.
Annie Hall won four Oscars: Best Actress, Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. It was also nominated for Best Actor.
Sean Sweeney
Mar 3, 2010 4:08pm
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Need to delete a contact from the iPhone? Maybe you want to delete all contacts from the iPhone, iCloud, OS X, iPad, and everywhere else they appear, so that you can start anew with a completely blank address book? You can do both easily and quickly, and while deleting a single contact is quick and easy from iOS in the Contacts app, as of now the only way to delete every single contact in an expedient manner requires the usage of a Mac.
Before proceeding, it is highly recommended to take a moment to back up the Contacts first with iTunes or iCloud, or through the Contacts app within OS X. If you do not back them up, you will permanently lose the address book data. On some occasions you can recover deleted contacts but due to variables with the process it may not work, thus it's best not to rely on that.
Also, this is not the ideal way to remove duplicates, and if you're just trying to manage a bunch of repeat entries of the same individual in the address book, recall the merge duplicates feature that will do exactly that for you. Try that first, though it's not bulletproof and you may need to manually go through and either merge or trash the remaining repeats.
Because the Contacts app on the Mac syncs to iCloud, all of the contacts that you have removed in OS X will be deleted on the iPhone almost instantly. Because this is not only deleting the contacts from the Mac, iPhone, and iCloud, there is no retrieving the address book again. Be absolutely certain you want to truly remove everything or else you will irreversibly lose all names, phone numbers, and data.
You can also delete contact cards directly on the iPhone itself, though it must be done on a per-contact basis as there is currently no way to bulk delete more than one individual. This makes it a slower process than the previous method.
Obviously this per-person approach is much slower than the desktop approach version, which is why we're listing it second despite the convenience of being on the device itself.
Presumably there will be a feature that allows multiple cards to be deleted from the address book in a future version of iOS, but for now the one-by-one approach is all that's possible without going all out and erasing everything off the iPhone by resetting to factory settings. The downside to that approach, other than losing everything, is that once the iPhone is hooked up to the same iCloud account again, all contact data will just resync back onto the device.
Know of a better way to remove information from the Contacts address book of iOS? Be sure to share it with us in the comments!
Agreed, particularly for managing contacts on the iOS devices themselves. It's frustrating if you're not around a Mac and want to clear out many contacts at once.
iCloud.com also offers the ability to delete multiple or all contacts. By going to icloud.com from any web browser, you don't need to be near a Mac now to delete contacts from iCloud.
Settings->GMail/Yahoo->Contacts. If it shows green, turn it off. This will ask your permission and if you say yes, it will remove all the contacts it imported from your email system.
If you're on a mac, go into the "Address Book" app, and make sure your address book is clean, as you want it.
Then, shift-select all of the cards in your address book, and delete all cards.
Then, when your address book is empty, sync your iPhone using the advanced feature of replacing the contacts on your iPhone with the contacts in the Address Book on your computer (currently empty). This deletes all the contacts off your phone.
Then, back in your Address book on the computer, import the archived copy of your contacts that you just saved to your desktop.
Then, sync your iPhone again, again using the advanced feature of replacing the contacts on your iPhone with the contacts in the Address Book on your computer (now refilled with your archived contacts).
Done. Replaced with clean contacts list and deleted duplicates from multiple imports/merges.
Great tutorial. Using iCloud is much more comfortable for contact deletion.
My iPhone imported every Face Book contact I have into my phone contacts! Many don't even have a phone no. and those ones w/o phone numbers have no red delete option at the bottom. I would like to unconnected with FB for my phone contacts! Can anyone help?
Hi…on some of the individual contacts when you press edit it doesn't give the delete contact option? How can I delete it?
easier way. These instructions are from an iPhone 7s running iOS 10.2.


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Istanbul University's Aid to Local Developments
IU Department of Economics, with the aid of Istanbul Development Agency, has made ''Istanbul Investment Decisions Hotline Project''. With this project the goal is to determine the investment field, consumption tendencies and potential of demand at the level of neighbourhoods and districts of Istanbul and to contribute to local developments through establishing a site for investors where there is a web based decision assistance system.
Run by IU Department of Economics Lecturer Prof Murat Şeker, the project has contributions of IU Department of Economics Lecturers Prof Ahmet İncekara, Assoc. Prof Sema Ulutürk Akman, Asst. Assoc. Prof Arif Saldanlı, and Asst. Assoc. Prof Hakan Bektaş and Researcher Dr. Elçin Şişmanoğlu.
A Wide Database Is Achieved
Prof. Dr. Murat Şeker stated that with this project they have created a wide scaled decision assistance system with an academic base. The project helps inform firms that look to invest or set up branches in Istanbul. He also expressed that they keep on working to continue the sustainability of the project. At the same time Prof Şeker explained that with their ongoing project ''My Neighbourhood Istanbul'' they have reached a very wide database in neighbourhood scale. While saying that these projects help make micro levelled researches more effective he also underlined the importance of these projects because of their benefits of their important database for both private and public sectors.
Investment Support Centre Established
''Investment Decision Support Centre Common Information Network'' has been founded within the Istanbul Investment Support Centre Project. This mapped based system differs itself from others with its core elements, data collection, algorithm, web based mapped form and visual presentation.
The project has 120 different indicators through 39 district levels including demographic form, education, health, social environment, economic capacity, entrepreneurship, commercial structure, financial markets, truism, transportation and infrastructure. With these indicators Istanbul Investment Database has been formed. Istanbul Investment Database has been updated by IU Department of Economics in 2017 while it is supported by Istanbul Development Agency. Updated database is showcased at invest.Istanbul website's homepage which is designed for foreign investors by Istanbul Development Agency.
Also considering the position of competitors' importance in terms of investment decisions the Istanbul Brand Map has been developed with showcases of 15 thousand shops of 600 brands in 20 sectors with coordinated and map based geocode. In Istanbul Brand Map you can track brand and branch intensity with street view of said brands.
Again within this project total of 6 thousand house surveys took place in 500 neighbourhoods of 39 districts. They revealed people's consumption tendencies and demand potential. Obtained information was transferred to web based mapping system and Istanbul Consumption-Demand Map was assembled.
The advantage of this map is that it provides us with the comparative figures of the consumption tendencies, shopping habits, and potential of demand at the district level based on the datum of 20 sectors.
The latest product of the project is the Istanbul Investment Map webpage, which shows where there are investment opportunities in Istanbul. Here, the areas with potential for investment in Istanbul are identified, selected by an algorithm prepared entirely by the project team, based on the other data bases working on the backplane and are displayed, rated in the 500 m-wide apartments.
The book entitled Investment Environment in Istanbul was also published, which is a summary of the reports of project deliverables.
All the products presented within the scope of the project are designed in a way that would be useful to investors when they are in the decision phase. So the goal was to help both decision makers and the development of Istanbul via investments.
Local development aimed
The whole system including Istanbul Investment Map, which was created within the scope of Istanbul Investment Decision Support Centre Project, is constantly checked about its maintainability. In this context, they plan to actualise another project entitled "Invest-Lab Istanbul". If the new project gets support, national and international entrepreneurs who want to make an investment in Istanbul, and also those who already did will receive consultancy service on their investments so as to achieve local development.
CoHE outstanding achievement award
Projects that focus on contribution to local development in the city/region, which resulted in success, are awarded in the category of CoHE Outstanding Achievement Contribution to Local Development Award. In the evaluation of the applicants to be made in this category, the practices that can be taken as examples by the institutions of origin, innovation, sustainability and other higher education that are made to economic, social and cultural based local development in the city/region where the higher education institution is located are taken into consideration.
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Home canning with herbs
You have some discretion about changing the flavouring of your preserves and canned goods with dried herbs.
While the general rule of thumb is not to change tested canning recipes one bit, changing the flavouring is actually the one thing we can do safely, provided we do so properly.
It's in those last words that the hesitation occurs — "do so properly." It's why most USDA Extension Agents won't go out of their way to let you know that it's okay to be creative with dried herbs, and some actually deny that you can. Some say that they have to take that hard line because "if you give people an inch, they will take a mile." The worry likely is that instead of using a few pinches of dried oregano, someone will use four fistfuls.
Dried herbs usage
Using fresh herbs
The take-away is….
Flavour your canned goods with dried herbs instead of salt
Use sparingly
Use rubbed as opposed to powdered
As of 2014, Ball started being more open about guiding people how to be creative with herbs in their canning. On 2 October 2014, Ball posted a video about their lids. But in the video, the spokesperson, Jessica Piper, also touched on customizing the flavour of water-bathed, high-acid preserves. She said, "you can always add dry ingredients, like dry red pepper flakes, or maybe cinnamon to apple sauce, or maybe something else to add some flavour, but always use dry, using fresh changes the pH…" [1] Jessica Piper. Video: Canning Lids 101. 25:34 . Accessed March 2015 at https://ball.yourbrandlive.com/c/lids/.
As of the 37th edition of their Blue Book (dated 2014), Ball started highlighting with balloon tips recipes where you might want to get creative with some dried herbs, such as adding basil to pressure canned corn.
The University of Alaska Extension published a table of its results doing taste-tests with various herbs and flavourings while pressure canning fish. See: Add Variety to Home-Canned Fish. [2] van Delden, Kari. Add Variety to Home-Canned Fish . University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. FNH-00224 . Revised April 2012.
One place where the USDA and Extensions have gotten explicit about adding dried herbs is salsa recipes. The USDA writes about their salsa recipes,
Spices and herbs add unique flavoring to salsas. The amounts of dried spices and herbs in the following recipes (black pepper, salt, dried oregano leaves, and ground cumin) may be altered or left out. [3] United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Complete guide to home canning. Agriculture information bulletin No. 539. 2015. Page 3-20.
Washington State, which actually developed the salsa recipes in question, said,
The amounts of spices and herbs may be altered in these recipes. Cilantro and cumin are often used in spicy salsas. You may leave them out if you prefer a salsa with a milder taste. For a stronger cilantro flavor, add fresh cilantro just before serving the salsa." [4] Hillers, Val and Richard Dougherty. Salsa Recipes for Canning. Washington State University Cooperative Extension. Accessed January 2015 at https://extension.usu.edu/utah/files/uploads/Recipes-Cooking-Canning/Salsa%20Recipes%20for%20Canning.pdf. Page 2.
Note that the authorities are saying to avoid playing with fresh herbs in their recipes.
The pH change worry from Ball appears to be that fresh herbs contains water, which can move them from a "flavouring" category to an "ingredient" category — and a low-acid / high pH ingredient at that, which if used in sufficient quantities, could adversely affect the pH balance of your preserve by diluting the acidity and raising it close to or above 4.6.
Leaving aside one's natural incredulity about how much water could be in 4 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley to affect the pH of a relish or salsa, it raises the question of why more fresh herbs aren't used in food products being pressure canned at home, where acidity levels are not a concern. There could be other concerns, such as the microbial load on fresh herbs which varies wildly, making it hard to develop a rule of thumb that would apply in all cases. [5] Andress, Elizabeth et al. Microbiota of fresh herbs and whole spices used in home food preservation and effectiveness of microbial intervention methods. PowerPoint Presentation. 2001. Accessed June 2015 at https://nchfp.uga.edu/papers/2001/Microbiota-poster.ppt [Ed: Note though that even dried herbs can contain nasties, and even something like garlic powder can contain salmonella [6] Health Canada. Various products containing garlic powder recalled due to Salmonella. 17 March 2015. Accessed March 2015. so proper in-jar processing procedures of the food product being canned are assumed.]
There are, however, exceptions to the "no fresh herbs" rule. That exception is the usual one: when you are using a tested recipe from a reputable source which actually calls for them.
In her recipes in The Joy of Pickling, Linda Ziedrich is a big believer in using fresh herbs, even suggesting that it's worth trying to grow some dill yourself, staggering the planting every few weeks until midsummer so that you have a constant supply as it matures. She says that dill seeds "taste fresh and mild" before they dry out. If a recipe calls for a fresh dill umbel and you don't have one, use one teaspoon of dried dill seed instead [7]Ziedrich, Linda. The Joy of Pickling. Boston, Massachusetts: The Harvard Common Press. 2009. Page 14. . She's also a big believer in the taste that fresh ginger slices can add.
In the USDA 2015 Complete Guide, there are three recipes that allow for small amounts of fresh coriander (aka cilantro): Cayenne Pepper Sauce, Tomato Salsa and another Tomato Salsa. [8] United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Complete guide to home canning. Agriculture information bulletin No. 539. 2015. Page 3-17, 3-23, 3-24. . Note though that they advise against putting in more of the fresh herb than the recipe calls for: "For a stronger cilantro flavor in recipes that list cilantro, it is best to add fresh cilantro just before serving instead of adding more before canning." [9] United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Complete guide to home canning. Agriculture information bulletin No. 539. 2015. Page 3-20. There are only two recipes in the whole guide that admit the use of fresh parsley: Spaghetti Sauce without meat [10] United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Complete guide to home canning. Agriculture information bulletin No. 539. 2015. Page 3-13 and Spaghetti Sauce with meat [11] United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Complete guide to home canning. Agriculture information bulletin No. 539. 2015. Page 3-24. . On the whole, though, you'd have to say that the USDA guide isn't the most gourmet guide in the world when it comes to any flavourings, whether dried or fresh.
Canadian Living is more likely to call for fresh herbs, including cilantro, culantro, green onion stalks, mint, parsley, rosemary, etc.
If you're a foodie or a gourmet reading about herbs in home canning for the first time, this revelation about dried being preferred over fresh will surely shock you, but, regardless, this is how it is: you are supposed to use dried herbs instead of fresh herbs. You can only use fresh herbs if a tested recipe calls for them.
It's hard to fathom intellectually what harm a small sprig of fresh oregano could do in a jar of lima beans that is being pressure canned… but until there are precedents for it, or it's approved with guidelines, it would appear we can't do it with fresh, only with dried, unless a tested recipe gives us the go-ahead.
Experimenting with dried herbs in your home canned goods can be a good way to make them more appealing, while weaning yourself off the too-often-seen home canning suggestion of "back the dump truck up and slide the salt in." The University of Alaska says, "For those who wish to reduce their salt intake or add variety to their home-canned fish, try one of the [herb] suggestions …" [12] van Delden, Kari. Add Variety to Home-Canned Fish . University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. FNH-00224 . Revised April 2012.
To start though, use dried herbs sparingly per jar. 1/4 teaspoon might seem like so little that it's a waste of time, but as the University of Alaska goes on to caution, "Herbs and spices may intensify in flavor with long canning times." So, use sparingly at first. In subsequent canning runs, you can crank up the amounts if desired after you see what a moderate amount comes out tasting like. 1/4 teaspoon per 1/2 litre (1 US pint) jar is in fact a good rule of thumb, until you know otherwise.
And, finally, you usually want rubbed dried herbs as opposed to powdered dried herbs, if only because powdered can make your jar murkier than would be appealing.
1. ↑ Jessica Piper. Video: Canning Lids 101. 25:34 . Accessed March 2015 at https://ball.yourbrandlive.com/c/lids/.
2, 12. ↑ van Delden, Kari. Add Variety to Home-Canned Fish . University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. FNH-00224 . Revised April 2012.
3, 9. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Complete guide to home canning. Agriculture information bulletin No. 539. 2015. Page 3-20.
4. ↑ Hillers, Val and Richard Dougherty. Salsa Recipes for Canning. Washington State University Cooperative Extension. Accessed January 2015 at https://extension.usu.edu/utah/files/uploads/Recipes-Cooking-Canning/Salsa%20Recipes%20for%20Canning.pdf. Page 2.
5. ↑ Andress, Elizabeth et al. Microbiota of fresh herbs and whole spices used in home food preservation and effectiveness of microbial intervention methods. PowerPoint Presentation. 2001. Accessed June 2015 at https://nchfp.uga.edu/papers/2001/Microbiota-poster.ppt
6. ↑ Health Canada. Various products containing garlic powder recalled due to Salmonella. 17 March 2015. Accessed March 2015.
7. ↑ Ziedrich, Linda. The Joy of Pickling. Boston, Massachusetts: The Harvard Common Press. 2009. Page 14.
8. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Complete guide to home canning. Agriculture information bulletin No. 539. 2015. Page 3-17, 3-23, 3-24.
10. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Complete guide to home canning. Agriculture information bulletin No. 539. 2015. Page 3-13
11. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Complete guide to home canning. Agriculture information bulletin No. 539. 2015. Page 3-24.
Can I add dried sage or oregano to raw chicken when canning?
Randal Oulton says
Yes you may. It is fine to add dry seasoning. Use a very light hand the first time out — herb flavour can intensify during canning. Maybe 1/4 teaspoon (or a pinch) per pint / half-litre jar. If you feel it's too little after the chicken is canned, and you sample it, then next time round, you can crank it up a bit. You may also want to see this piece: https://www.healthycanning.com/safe-tweaking-of-home-canning-recipes/
Can I use fried dill when canning carrots, if so how much do I put into a pint and or a quart of sliced carrots.
I'm guessing you mean dried dill. Will you be pickling the carrots or pressure-canning them? Remember that the flavour of herbs and spices intensify under canning, so use a light touch. No more maybe that 1/2 teaspoon or 1 teaspoon per pint jar of dried dill weed or dried dill seed I'd say going tastewise….. depending how intense you want the flavour.
"Leave your creativity behind! Home canning is one area where being creative can lead to food safety disasters."
— Dr Barb Ingham , 5 Tips for a Successful Home Canning Season. May 2011.


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Q: Incorrect Substitution of OpenMP Pragma in Macro Expansion When an OpenMP pragma is used as part of an argument for a macro, it gets incorrectly substituted.
In this code:
#define make_body( ... ) { __VA_ARGS__ }
extern foo( int );
int main(){
  make_body(
    #pragma omp parallel for
    for( int i = 0; i < 10; i += 1 ){
      foo( i );
    }
  )
}

I would expect that it would be expanded to:
extern foo( int )
int main(){
  {
    #pragma omp parallel for
    for( int i = 0; i < 10; i += 1 ){
      foo( i );
    }
  }
}

However, (according to gcc -E) it becomes expanded to:
extern foo( int );
int main(){
#pragma omp parallel for
  {
    for( int i = 0; i < 10; i += 1 ){
      foo( i );
    }
  }
}

Is this correct behavior?
How can I get the expected behavior, preferably without changing the arguments to the macro?
Does this happen with all pragmas?
Is this an effect of the variadic macro?
Do other compilers perform the same substitution?
Using gcc (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.10) 5.4.0 20160609

A: You are not allowed to put any preprocessing directive inside the arguments to a function-like macro.  (C11 6.10.3p11, last sentence.)
In this case, you should be able to write _Pragma("omp parallel for") and get the effect you want.  Experimentation indicates that this works correctly with both clang and gcc (versions 7 and 8 respectively) but only if you specify -fopenmp on the command line.  Yes, even if using -E.

A:
Is this correct behavior?

It would be most accurate to say that it is not incorrect behavior.  The standard has this to say about macro arguments:

If there are sequences of preprocessing tokens within the list of arguments that would otherwise act as preprocessing directives, the behavior is undefined.

You have exercised that case, and accordingly reaped undefined behavior.

Does this happen with all pragmas?  Is this an effect of the variadic macro? Do other compilers perform the same substitution?

The behavior is undefined, so it may vary among conforming implementations, and even within the same implementation, for any reason or none.  I would guess that GCC is relatively consistent in this area, but in no way should you rely on that.  It is not specifically tied to the macro involved being variadic.

How can I get the expected behavior, preferably without changing the arguments to the macro?

C11, which is supported by GCC 5, has a solution for the specific case of macros that emit pragmas: the _Pragma operator.  It is more often used in literal macro replacement text, so that you can have a macro that represents a pragma, but it ought to work in a macro argument, too.  You will, however, have to change the macro argument a bit:
  make_body(
    _Pragma("omp parallel for")
    for( int i = 0; i < 10; i += 1 ){
      foo( i );
    }
  )

A: Alternative solution this fixes a case we saw in real code which is way to big to be recreated here (not that we're exactly sure why it happens anyway).
-fopenmp is also necessary.
#define EMPTY()
#define DELAY(x) x EMPTY()
#define STRINGIZE(x) STRINGIZE_NO_PREPROCESS(x)
#define STRINGIZE_NO_PREPROCESS(x) #x

#define PRAGMA(x) _Pragma( STRINGIZE(x) )
#define DELAYED_PRAGMA_assist(x) PRAGMA(x)
#define DELAYED_PRAGMA DELAY(DELAYED_PRAGMA_assist)

#define PRAGMA_IN_MACRO_ARG(x) DELAYED_PRAGMA(x)
#define PRAGMA_IN_MACRO_BODY(x) PRAGMA(x)

PRAGMA_IN_MACRO_ARG can be used to correctly place a the pragma when the code is being passed to another macro as an argument
For example:
#define WRAP( body ) { body }

#define loop( i, N, body )\
if( N > 0 ) \
WRAP( \
  PRAGMA_IN_MACRO_ARG(omp parallel for private(i)) \
  for( i = 0; i < N; ++i ){ \
      body \
  } \
)

loop( i, 10, printf("%d\n", i); )

PRAGMA_IN_MACRO_BODY can be used to correctly place a the pragma when the code is simply part of a macro's body, and not as input to another macro
For example:
#define loop( i, N, body )\
if( N > 0 ) \
{\
  PRAGMA_IN_MACRO_BODY(omp parallel for private(i)) \
  for( i = 0; i < N; ++i ){ \
      body \
  } \
}

loop( i, 10, printf("%d\n", i); )

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There's a new strain of malware that specifically targets Android users that you should be aware of. Dubbed simply "Fakecalls," it is a banking trojan that boasts a powerful new ability we haven't seen before in the malware world. It can fake a call from your bank.
On its face, it looks like most of the other mobile banking apps that Android users install. The graphics are well-done and it's a convincing copy of the banking software that it seeks to emulate. It displays a very accurate corporate logo and also includes a customer support number for the bank.
Here's where it gets interesting. The number shown is the actual customer support number of the bank, but when the user attempts to call that number, the malware will break the connection and display a dummy call screen which is virtually identical to the real one.
The victim still sees the bank's genuine customer support number on the screen. So, by all outward appearances, nothing has changed. However, the connection that ultimately gets made isn't to a bank employee but one of the hackers controlling the malicious code.
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If there's a silver lining to be found here it lies in the fact that so far, this app is only offered in Korean. Outside of South Korea you don't see it very often. If you do business in that part of the world, you may have some exposure to it.
According to Kaspersky Lab, the malware can only be found on third party sites so it hasn't penetrated the Google Play Store. If you steer clear of those third-party sites for downloading apps even if you do business in South Korea your exposure should be quite limited.
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Comment: Has the cycle industry a poor record on the Living Wage?
It was 2009 when BikeBiz last took a proper look at the state of salaries in the bike business. Looking back to the magazine article, the then sub-editor's pull quote of choice at the time read "57 per cent stated their salary does not cover living expenses." And little wonder when 48.4 per cent of the 324 respondents placed their earnings under £20,000 a year. 21.1 per cent sat under just £15,000 annually.
The key change to any staff benefits since then will of course be the addition of mandatory pensions. Back in '09 just 21.6 per cent of the pool enjoyed a contribution.
In response to a jaw dropping Independent headline last month, in which it was claimed that not one High Street retailer pays the Living Wage at present, I asked around the industry. First port of call – the industry's chain stores. Turns out it's true, not one of the big chains is paying the Living Wage and judging by email responses, they're not keen on discussing the topic either. The silence really was deafening.
One positive discussion came from the Edinburgh Bicycle co-op, which, given the nature of the business, often does manage to give staff a bonus that takes wages above living levels – this does of course ebb and flow with business performance, but in recent times has tipped pay over the non-London minimum, we were told. Further digging on the subject did turn up positive results for both Brompton and most recently, IslaBikes.
There will surely be others who haven't declared themselves a provider too. It is, however, staggering how low some industry salaries remain. The coin has two sides, sadly. Many businesses will struggle to pay a decent wage without a history of consistent growth.
Consider this, however; the main reason cited for a potential change of job in the near future in our survey was overwhelmingly financial strain. Skills are worth investing in, as are the people who possess them. The old adage 'worth their weight in gold' is as relevant now as ever. One proven, skilled and reliable staffer is worth many times that of ten idle workers.
Is there something that could be done to improve life for one of your hard working staff, financial or otherwise? Such a gesture will often work wonders for morale and be rewarded with loyalty.


The two dozen swimmers from the Mid Beds Swim Squad that competed in the East Regional Age Group Championships followed in the footsteps of their youth counterparts by collecting a record medal haul.
The swimmers managed 28 top eight finishes in the first two weekends of June, collecting nine medals - five golds and four silvers - in the process.
Adam Ingledew collected golds in the 200m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke and 100m butterfly and silvers in the 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley.
Alex Raine collected a silver in the 800m freestyle and gained his national qualifying time in the 1500m freestyle. He looks set for selection for the 800m freestyle as he is currently ranked fourth in the country.
Kane Farrell showed his breaststroking talent by collecting silver in the 200m event and turning that into gold in the 100m breaststroke setting the fastest time by a 10-year-old in the country in that discipline.
The swimmers made 11 finals in total which included Abbie Lavallin in the 100m breaststroke and 200m individual medley, Kane Farrell in the 200m individual medley, Alasdair Kerr in the 100m breaststroke and Charlotte McConnell in the 200m breaststroke.
There was also success in the BAGCATs (decathlon-type scoring system) which identifies the best all-round swimmers in each age group.
Adam Ingledew collected a second place in the 13-year-old boys, Kane Farrell finished fourth in the 10-year-old boys and Abbie Lavallin finished fifth in the 13-year-old girls.
Head coach Vix Metcalf said: "All of the swimmers competed to their very best ability gaining 71 personal best performances and 10 national qualifying times in the process. We hope to build on our eighth place in the medal table next year."
Other competitors from Mid Beds were Rachel Hollington, Thomas Kelly, Katie Tavener, Dean Gibson, Robert Baldrance, Chelsea Prouten, Tamara Richards, Danielle Lee, Shauna Lee, Sophie Thrussell, Emma Jones, Josh Farrell, George Lavallin, Chris Davey, Christian Stokes, Chris Budd and Chris Bradbury.