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The Thirteenth Hour
July 1, 2022 June 24, 2022 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog
Author: Trudie Skies
Narrator: RJ Bayley
Length: 19 hours and 22 minutes
Series: The Cruel Gods, Book 1
Producer: Audiobook Empire
Publisher: Trudie Skies
Genre: Gaslamp Fantasy
WHEN THE SAINTS FAIL, THE SINNERS STEP UP. Cruel gods rule the steam-powered city of Chime, demanding worship and tribute from their mortal subjects. Kayl lost her faith in them long ago, and now seeks to protect vulnerable and downtrodden mortals from their gods' whims. But when Kayl discovers powers that she didn't know she had—and destroys a mortal's soul by accident—she becomes Chime's most wanted. Quen's job was to pursue sinners, until the visions started. Haunted by foreboding images of his beloved city's destruction, Quen hunts soul-sucking creatures made of aether who prey on its citizens—and Kayl is his number one target. To ensure Chime's future, Kayl and Quen must discover the truth of Kayl's divine abilities before the gods take matters into their own hands. For a city that bows to cruel gods, it'll take godless heathens to save it. The Thirteenth Hour is the first book in The Cruel Gods series—a gaslamp fantasy featuring magical portals, gothic cosmic deities, quaint Britishisms, and steampunk vibes. This is an adult book containing strong language and mature themes that some listeners may find disturbing. For a full list of content warnings, visit Trudie Skies's website.
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Trudie Skies has been living inside fantasy worlds ever since she discovered that reality doesn't quite live up to the hype. Through the magic of books, she wishes to share these worlds of hope and heroes with other weary souls. Living in North East England, Trudie spends most of her free time daydreaming about clouds, devouring whatever fantasy books or video games she can get her hands on, and chasing after her troublesome dogs, who would like to reassure you they are very good boys. Her debut YA fantasy series, Sand Dancer, was published through Uproar Books. Trudie is now writing adult gaslamp fantasy with her new series, The Cruel Gods.
An accomplished full-time voice actor and audiobook narrator with 4 years of experience. RJ's voice has been described by peers as a 'well-weighted baritone, balanced & deep at the same time.' Natually he's got a mild Yorkshire lilt that's trustworthy and relatable. He's extremely adaptable however and capable of many convincing accents, or anything you throw at him really. RJ's broadcast quality studio consists of a fully acoustically treated room, RØDE NT-1A microphone, Reaper digital audio workstation and Izotope RX7 for clean-up and mastering for that high end sound. So far he's narrated over 30 audiobooks with more currently in production. As a VO he's been the voice of brands such as Nickelodeon, Johnson and Johnson, Network Rail, Aegon, Accord and more. He's friendly, reliable, professional, takes direction well and always makes sure you're happy with your narration. He maintains he's not trying to ruin his own career by deafening himself with heavy metal on his dog walks.
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Q&A with Author Trudie Skies
Tell us about the process of turning your book into an audiobook.
I'm still completely new to audiobooks, though I've written technically five books by now, three of them published. I'd been aware of how popular audiobooks are and how much more accessible they are for certain readers. But I was also aware of how expensive they can be to produce. I didn't think creating an audiobook would be on the cards for The Thirteenth Hour, at least not within the first year of its release, but then a friend introduced me to RJ Bayley, who explained the process in a way that sounded possible.
With RJ's advice and guidance, we created a contract and signed up to Audiobook Empire. From the author side, there wasn't much I needed to do, which freed my hands to let RJ do all the hard work while I kept on writing!
And then one day, BAM! The audiobook was done! And it was divine.
Do you believe certain types of writing translate better into audiobook format?
Nah, I think all fictional books have the potential to be amazing audiobooks, but it comes down to the narrator, and how they bring that world and its characters alive. Though even non-fiction books would benefit a reader who needs, say, a cookbook that can be narrated.
Honestly, it wasn't something I thought about when writing, though the writing style of The Thirteenth Hour is well suited to narration, I think, due to the first-person voice throughout. The only difficulty comes with voices that the characters may be hearing inside their heads, but RJ managed that, and the other races, really well with differing voices and accents.
A good friend of mine from the blogging community recommended RJ! At the time, I hadn't been seriously considering doing an audiobook, but many bloggers had wonderful things to say about RJ and his talents. We shared a few DM's on Twitter where RJ went over process with me, as I was still new to audiobooks. RJ was so friendly to talk with, that I thought screw it, let's do it! And that's one of the best YOLO's I've ever done!
How closely did you work with your narrator before and during the recording process? Did you give them any pronunciation tips or special insight into the characters?
RJ has an incredibly detailed guide on how he creates his audiobooks and what would be helpful for me as an author to send over, such as descriptions of my characters, what they may sound like, as well as the theme and tone of the book and any playlist which accompanies it. I sent him over a detailed description of the various characters and races from The Thirteenth Hour in return!
Because The Thirteenth Hour has twelve unique races and gods, I described what their personalities were like, and then gave RJ the freedom to go wild with their voices and accents. He has an impressive range of voices, and I was blown away by the finished version!
I take a lot of inspiration from video games. The Thirteenth Hour is set within an Edwardian British-inspired world, and I've tried to fit in as many Britishisms as I could, almost aggressively so. There're a few specific references to things like Mr Kipling and the London Underground.
How do you manage to avoid burn-out? What do you do to maintain your enthusiasm for writing?
I play a lot of video games! Probably too many. As I mentioned above, video games are a source of inspiration for me – The Thirteenth Hour has elements from Final Fantasy and The Elder Scrolls – but games are also a way to relax.
Are you an audiobook listener? What about the audiobook format appeals to you?
What I love about audiobooks is the ability to listen while working or doing housework, which instantly makes both far more enjoyable.
Is there a particular part of this story that you feel is more resonating in the audiobook performance than in the book format?
Yes! I can't say for spoilers, but toward the end of the book, things start getting emotionally intense, and RJ's performance really brought those emotions to life that I think sounds better through his performance than my written word.
Also, there is a scene where a character sings really badly. Words can only do so much to capture the awfulness of that singing, but RJ, being a professional, really delivered!
Right now, I'm finishing up the sequel to The Thirteenth Hour, which is called The Children of Chaos. Then I'll be launching into the third and final book of the trilogy, though I expect I will be writing stories within this world for years to come. Join me in Chime!
Q&A with Narrator RJ Bayley
How did you wind up narrating audiobooks? Was it always your goal or was it something you stumbled into by chance?
I completely stumbled into it. I was working a normal job before I got chronically ill and was diagnosed with diabetes. That made my depression incredibly bad and I went through some psychosis. I had to go off work long-term sick and eventually lost my job. The next few months were spent applying for jobs I didn't really want and then, also-depressingly, getting rejected for them anyway. It was my wife who mentioned a friend of hers narrated audiobooks through ACX. Doing community radio, I had a microphone and knew my way around Audacity so I gave it a shot. I got the first or second book I auditioned for, at a PFH rate, so I decided it was worth really pursuing as a career. It turned my world around; in part, it, and therefore my wife, saved my life.
I'm an avid listener. Unfortunately I am your stereotypical millennial who is addicted to my phone. When I try to sit down with a book my mind eventually wanders to my mobile, even if it's the greatest book ever written. Audiobooks are a different matter. I can zone right into them but keep my hands occupied, be it walking my dogs, doing chores or painting my Warhammer 40,000 models. Usually while listening to a Warhammer 40,000 audiobook! I joke that I literally have to be paid to sit down and read a book.
What would you say are your strongest narration abilities?
People have said I'm really good at making character voices distinct, so probably that. I like to narrate books in a way that I'd want to hear them, so I want the audience to know exactly which character is talking when, even without dialogue tags. I often pick up interesting voices I like from movies, video games, TV or real life and put them in my back pocket so I can give them to an appropriate character in a project.
What about this title compelled you to audition as narrator?
It was a combination of the series title and the cover. The cover artwork is absolutely gorgeous which drew my eye. Seeing the series is called 'The Cruel Gods' massively appealed to me as there's little more epic than having gods as your antagonist. Reading the blurb and a sample of the book and discovering what a clearly very talented writer Trudie is, I knew I had to try and narrate this. I feel like I got a sense of her ethics in the sample and synopsis, and I think we're quite similar in a lot of our outlooks, so that also made me want this project.
How did you decide how each character should sound in this title?
I usually send authors I work with a Welcome Pack. Part of this is a character info sheet, where they can fill in how they see the character, how they think they should sound, their education level, things like that. All of that helps inform how the major characters will sound. Trudie returned an extremely helpful one, including character portraits, which was amazing for my narration. Trudie's audiobook gave me even more to work with, however. Her characters are from cultures who generally lean hard into certain traits, such as sinfulness or earthiness, so I was able to match them with accents I associate with those traits, be that sincerely or playfully.
Do you read reviews for your audiobooks?
Yes. Not regularly, but I like to see how what I'm doing is being perceived. Luckily they're mostly nice!
If so, which ones stand out to you most, positive or negative?
It's the positive ones. They're really good for my self-esteem and they confirm that my approach works for a lot of listeners. I get that typical artist thing, where I find myself wondering 'is this rubbish? Am I screwing this up? Am I a rubbish narrator?', so it's nice to read that's not usually the case.
What do you say to those who view listening to audiobooks as "cheating" or as inferior to "real reading"?
I would ask them if they think that's true for the visually impaired or others who can't read, and if they'd say the same to those people. It's been proven that different folks take in information better in different formats. I and many others happen to find the best way to absorb something is aurally. If I forced myself to read a book rather than listen to it I wouldn't absorb the book as well – even if I wasn't distracted by a screen! Obviously this isn't true for books I'm working on, as that's a very different process than just reading for fun.
What bits of advice would you give to aspiring audiobook narrators?
Don't be afraid to forge your own path. It's easy to visit some industry audiobook narrator social media groups and get told 'there is only one correct way of doing things and any other way is the wrong way.' That's rubbish. Test common wisdom. If you come up with a quicker way of doing something that gives equal or even better results, then congratulations, you're an innovator. Sometimes it takes a fresh pair of eyes to come up with fresh solutions.
I'm extremely fortunate that my next several projects are all with the wonderful people of Audiobook Empire. I've just finished narrating the first The Confessions of Pavane book, The Dragonbone sword by Steven Savile and Steve Lockley, so I've got the pickups to come back for that one. I'm also about to start the first Dragon Spirits book by L.L. MacRae, The Iron Crown. That's a big ol' epic, so I'm excited to tuck into that.
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Chicago Teachers Win More School Funding Without a Strike
by Micah Uetricht and Jaisal Noor October 11, 2016 September 23, 2020
Jacobin's Micah Uetricht explains why the concessions won by the teachers are credit to its militant leadership and why the union's democratic nature might spur some teachers to reject the deal
JAISAL NOOR, TRNN: It came down to the final hour of negotiations but a Chicago teachers' strike has been narrowly averted, for now. The Chicago Teachers Union had set Tuesday the 11th as the strike deadline but a tentative contract was reached around midnight, Monday. The full details of the agreement have not yet been made public and to be finalized it still needs approval of the Chicago Teachers Union House of Delegates and full membership. It appears both sides have made significant concessions, and we'll get into those in a moment. But author and journalist Micah Uetricht argues the union's militant leadership by president Karen Lewis and CORE, the Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators, deserves credit for the concessions made by mayor Rahm Emmanuel. MICAH UETRICHT: The reason that the union is talking about things today — like big picture ideas like reversing austerity – is because this caucus took over in 2010. So, the union was able to win what it was able to win at the bargaining table because of the credible threat of a strike. Everyone realized that the union was willing to walk off the job this morning if they didn't get what they wanted and that really lit a fire under Chicago public schools to cough up things like a huge chunk of TIF money to go to the school. NOOR: A key demand in the negotiations was an increase in school funding, which would seem like a challenge in cash-strapped Chicago. The union demanded this be done through surplus Tax Increment Finance or TIF funds, which are traditionally reserved for corporations and developers. We recently talked to Chicago teacher and CORE member, Sarah Chambers about the impact of the lack of funding. SARAH CHAMBERS: The schools were bare bones, we can't take any more cuts. At my school — with 1200 students — we only have a nurse for about 2 days a week. Many schools only have 1 counselor. We're 600 schools now and we only have librarians in 1/4 of the schools. A majority of our schools don't even have librarians and our class sizes are skyrocketing. NOOR: News outlets have reported the contracts awards around $75 million in TIF funds to city schools. The union had been demanding $200 million. UETRICHT: The debate over here was that roughly $200 million was in the TIF surplus. Rather than the city being able to hold on to that money – keep it in the bank for a rainy day – the CTU forced Rahm Emanuel to give up some of that money and give it back to the schools. NOOR: A major concession for the union is that the city will no longer contribute to pensions of new-hires but they will be giving new-hires additional compensation to make up for it. This had been a key sticking point for the union. UETRICHT: I spoke to a teacher today about this – a young teacher – about whether or not this was a significant issue because in other unions, when you introduced 2-tier pensions systems, it can reduce the solidarity in work force. It can make the young workers resentful of the older workers. She didn't seem to think that it was a big problem. Mostly, because there is this added compensation that were for younger teachers. But it is something that we should definitely keep an eye on because the union had said – and this is one of the major sticking points of the contract negotiations. NOOR: Some are also concerned if the contract does enough to fight austerity. UETRICHT: The teacher I spoke with earlier today was concerned that they had not won as much as they could have on some of the big picture issues about reversing austerity, wanting to end some of the disparities in special education funding. Things like that. The contract is hot off the press, so it's hard to issue a final judgment on it, now, everyone acknowledges that it is not a perfect document. NOOR: It remains to be seen if this contract is approved by Chicago teachers or they reject it and launch a strike in hopes of winning more concessions. UETRICHT: Its also worth repeating that this contract – they have a tentative agreement – that has been put to come to this agreement between the board and the union's bargaining team. But the contract still has to be voted on, by the union's membership. And this is a highly, Democratic-independent-thinking union membership that has voted down contracts in the past that it is not liked. So, it is entirely possible that teachers could vote down the proposed contract and could be back to where we were yesterday. Seeing if we're going to be experiencing a teacher's strike soon. NOOR: Uetricht says its possible for more teachers' unions — traditionally not known for threatening strikes to win concessions and demanding an end to austerity to adopt a more militant stance like that of the Chicago Teachers. UETRICHT: If other teachers' unions around the country want to be more like the CTU, and that they are a major political juggernaut in the city that is fighting for this broad set of issues. They should take the lessons from the Chicago Teachers' Union of taking over their union and making it more democratic, more militant, and really working alongside parents and that's not easy work, by any means. But it's the only way to transform teachers' unions into this broad social justice vehicle that the CTU is. NOOR: This is Jaisal Noor. End DISCLAIMER: Please note that transcripts for The Real News Network are typed from a recording of the program. TRNN cannot guarantee their complete accuracy.
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Micah Uetricht is an associate editor of Jacobin magazine. He is the author of Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity.
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California Roadtrip 2019
It's summer and that means road trip season is here! We've gathered some interesting sites along the California coast to explore. Whether you're looking for a bit of history, natural splendor, or stunning architecture our list has something for everyone! Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park (Carlsbad) This historic ranch was once owned by actor, preservationist and conservationist Leo Carrillo, who was best known for his role in the 50's television series, The Cisco Kid. A cowboy on and off the set, Carrillo renovated the property and its original adobe buildings and horse stables to evoke the classic California lifestyle. With open courtyards and native plants throughout, bring a picnic and take yourself back to the early days of ranch life by the sea. Greek Theatre (Griffith Park) Head up the coast and stop in Griffith Park, the largest municipal park with urban wilderness area in the United States. Once inside the park, head to the legendary Greek Theatre. Completed in 1930, the canyon site of this 5,870-seat amphitheater was chosen for its good acoustics. Its an excellent place to hear live music under the stars, and has recently been rehabilitated to restore the buildings original features. Hearst Castle/Neptune Pool (San Simeon) Situated among the rolling hills of San Simeon is famed architect Julia Morgan's masterpiece, the Hearst Castle. Also built for William Randolph Hearst, this sprawling estate draws visitors from all over the world and remains one of California's top destinations. Recent improvements to the estate, such as the meticulous replacement of over 20,000 tiles at Neptune [...]
By emilywilson|2019-10-21T12:52:28-07:00July 15th, 2019|Events & Activities|
45th Anniversary Retrospective-Part IV: Seeking a Larger World
After participating in the decades-long revival of the San Francisco Ferry Building -- which re-opened triumphantly in 2003 -- Page & Turnbull began to cast a wider net. In the 2000s we opened two new offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento, and were challenged with new design opportunities and preservation projects. As the 21st century began to unfold, we asked ourselves: How can our built inheritance shape the future? How can we ally cultural and architectural history with pressing new needs of sustainability and climate change? We attempted to answer these questions in our work for national, state and local parks, towns and cities, academic institutions, and museums or memorials. Here are some of our favorite projects from the 'aughts' decade: The Webb Schools, Claremont, California (2006 to date) Our partnership with this distinguished secondary school began in 2006 with the Copeland Donahue Theater, a black-box space overlooking the main campus walk. Since then, we have been fortunate to be part of the team in a series of projects, including multiple dormitory rehabilitations, the redesign of the Susan Nelson Auditorium, and we are currently remodeling the Hooper Student Center. The opportunity to work at Webb was the impetus of opening our office in Los Angeles. John Lesak AIA FAPT, now Principal, took on the task of building a new practice, and has compiled a record of thoughtful and creative responses to building challenges in the city, including work on the iconic Greek Theatre and the Magic Castle. He has also led several GSA-related local projects, like work [...]
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Every day is Earth Day!
Lookout Studio. NPS Photo by Michael Quinn. Reflections on the intersection of historic preservation and environmentalism in Page & Turnbull's vast portfolio of work in the majestic Grand Canyon. When Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970, millions of Americans took to the streets to demonstrate for a healthier planet and a sustainable environment. An eco-political consciousness emerged as people from all backgrounds and party affiliations united for a cause to preserve the natural home we share. These values were in direct alignment with those in the historic preservation movement, such as Charles Page, a founding principal of Page & Turnbull. Page would work with the San Francisco Heritage to create a comprehensive preservation strategy in the 70s to save important buildings in the city, and slow the construction boom. Page & Turnbull carries on that unique combination of environmental sustainability and historic preservation in its work for a multitude of public and private sector clients, including the National Park Service (NPS) and one of the United States most important cultural landmarks, the Grand Canyon. Our firm has worked with NPS as well as Xanterra and Forever Resorts, large park concessions management companies, on over 40 significant structures within the Grand Canyon. Here are some key projects: The Desert View Watchtower, Hermit's Rest and Lookout Studio Completed in 1914, the Desert View Watchtower emulates a traditional Hopi design and sits at the edge of the Canyon. Listed as a National Historic Landmark, it consists of a bolted steel frame with concrete slab floors and [...]
By Julie Acosta|2019-05-15T16:37:27-07:00April 22nd, 2019|Events & Activities|
45th Anniversary Blog Series Part III: Recovering from the Loma Prieta earthquake; a New Life on the Waterfront
San Francisco entered the 1990's literally shaken. The 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake rocked the city on Oct. 17, 1989, just months before the decade began. It shook buildings and freeways, including the double decker Embarcadero Freeway that had hidden the Ferry Building from the Market Street artery since 1959. The old Ferry Building, long removed from its original uses, could reveal its face once again. The Port of San Francisco, design and planning community, and Page & Turnbull all foresaw an opportunity to revive the neglected pier property and reunite the waterfront with the city. When the Embarcadero Freeway nearly collapsed, San Francisco had to decide whether to rebuild the freeway or remove it, in order to reconnect the city with the eastern waterfront and the historic Ferry Building. Then-Mayor Art Agnos led the charge to remove the freeway, mainly because the city's freeway plan, dating back to the 1940s, was no longer in line with the city's character and had fallen out of favor with its residents. The plan shifted to replacing the freeway with an enhanced Embarcadero. This boulevard, which once had its own railway and supported freight movement during the 'break-bulk era,' has always marked the division between San Francisco's waterfront and the rest of the city. In the late 1990s, the Port held a competition to name a development team to rehabilitate the Ferry Building. The group chosen was led by Wilson Meany Sullivan and included several architects, including Page & Turnbull for preservation. Ultimately, the Port sponsored redesign not only [...]
By Julie Acosta|2019-01-10T15:24:34-08:00January 10th, 2019|Events & Activities|
45th Anniversary Blog Series Part II: The San Francisco Downtown Plan and a Really Big Earthquake
By the end of the 70s San Francisco had officially embraced its architectural history. Thanks to Charles Page and San Francisco Heritage, the Downtown Survey written by Michael Corbett and published as "Splendid Survivors," meticulously researched older buildings and districts. The Downtown Survey served as a model for preservation policies across the US. As the economic boom of the early 80s changed the city landscape with high-rise office buildings and condominiums, the preservation community along with Page & Turnbull would once again mobilize to save the City's historic character. Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride, Nobody gonna slow me down, oh no…I got to keep on movin' -Matthew Wilder Matthew Wilder's classic 1983 song, "Break My Stride" was a perfect description of the decade's sentiment (check it out on our Spotify playlist!). After a halting beginning, economic promise and development characterized the decade. San Francisco flourished and new skyscrapers dotted the financial district. As the city layered on twisting freeways and parking structures, it began losing its walkability and overall urbanity. The boom included high-rise condominiums in residential neighborhoods, leaving some dismayed at what they believed was a disintegration of the city's small-scale charm. In an effort to create a more symbiotic relationship between being an international city of commerce and remaining true to its small-scale urban character, the Planning Department released its first Downtown Plan in 1983. The Department, under Allan Jacobs, released its first (and only) Urban Design Element of the city's General Plan. The Element focused on the physical character of the city [...]
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45th Anniversary Series Part I: Splendid Survivors and the Environmental Movement of 1976
The 70's were a time of social awakening, and San Francisco was at the cultural epicenter of it all. The world had seen the Earth from space for the first time in 1969, and this first glimpse of our universal home helped spark the environmental movement. The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970, and Congress passed the Environmental Policy Act that same year. Policymakers were examining ways to better utilize their city resources, and one of Page & Turnbull's founding principals, Charles Page, saw his opportunity to make an impact. "A broader and more sophisticated understanding of environmental quality should encompass natural and man-made factors that make up our environment."–Splendid Survivors The SF Downtown Survey In the mid-70's, San Francisco entered the greatest re-construction boom in building since 1906, and preservationists were losing their fight to save important historic buildings. In 1975, Charles began working with San Francisco Heritage, a nonprofit organization with a mission to preserve the city's unique architectural and cultural identity. They realized that a more comprehensive preservation strategy was needed, and in 1978, an intensive architectural survey of downtown San Francisco was completed. In 1979, the Downtown San Francisco Survey was published in Splendid Survivors: San Francisco's Downtown Architectural Heritage, written by Michael Corbett. Through careful research and awareness of the potential of older buildings, historic preservation and environmental conservation began to intersect. The San Francisco Downtown Survey underscored the value of these buildings and environmentalists took note, realizing these historic properties were often well constructed and better suited [...]
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In 1930, while working for the automobile company, a young cousin, Hazel Jackson led him to Clinton Street. Bishop S.N. Hancock, Pastor. She had never been inside the church, but was excited by what she heard from inside the church. It was there that Bishop Collins received the water baptism in Jesus' name and on March 13, 1930, he received the gift of the Holy Ghost.
In the later part of 1932, Bishop Collins was called into the ministry at Clinton Street Bethlehem Temple Church. His ministry was threefold: establishing churches, teaching and conducting Bible classes under the leadership of Bishop Hancock.
He helped Bishop Hancock establish churches in New Haven, Michigan, Port Huron, Michigan; Monroe, Michigan; Jackson, Michigan; Delray, Michigan and finally, the Bethel Church in Detroit Michigan.
As a Bible teacher, he traveled to Nassau in the Bahamas Islands; Fairhope, Alabama; Bromley, Alabama, Morris Point, Mississippi, and Benton, Mississippi.
Bishop Collins resigned his position at the Packard Motor Company in the year of 1945 to devote full time to the ministry.
He continued his work of establishing churches until the year of 1952, when Bishop Hancock appointed him as his Assistant Pastor of Clinton Street Greater Bethlehem Temple Church.
Because of the great demands placed on Bishop Hancock, he was often absent from the church. Therefore, Bishop Collins was blessed of the Lord to officiate in every important ministerial operation of the church, including communion, conventions, weddings, funerals, offering up the babies, preaching, teaching, counseling, and visiting the sick and shut-ins. For many years, Bishop Collins served on the Advisory, Deacon and Trustee Board.
In 1957, he was one of the founders of the Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith.
After Bishop Hancock's death on Sunday, August 18, 1963, Bishop Collins assumed full responsibility as pastor of Clinton Street Greater Bethlehem Temple Church. By this time, the church had relocated from 2238 Clinton Street to 2900 West Chicago Boulevard on March 10, 1963. Bishop Collins had the ability to withstand the forces of the devil, which centered upon him as the church was tested, but having obtained help from Heaven, Bethlehem Temple came out of its afflictions victorious.
It was not easy for Bishop Collins to fill Bishop Hancock's shoes. The road was rough and the going was tough. However, he pressed forward and proved work could be done, by the grace of God. He held the standards set by Bishop Hancock.
Under Bishop Collins administration, the Dorothy Apartment Building on Rochester Avenue, was purchased; the Youth Center located on the 112 acreage lake Farm in Holly, Michigan, was built; the present transportation program for the church was initiated; the central air conditioning unit was installed in the church; the hospitality Committee and Leadership Council were organized and the tent services were established. In addition, the following churches were added to the Clinton Street Greater Bethlehem Temple Tree, under the administration of Bishop David L. Collins.
The True Church of the Apostolic Faith in Lansing, Elder Nathaniel Edwards, Sr. Pastor; Omega Temple Church of Jackson, Michigan, Elder Herman Cross, Pastor; Bethlehem Temple of La Grange, Georgia, Elder Albert Jackson, Pastor; Soul Deliverance Church of Detroit, Elder Jesse Baggett, Pastor; Bethlehem Faith Temple of Roseville, Michigan, Sister Dorothy Gardner, Pastor; Bethel Tabernacle of the Living Witness of Detroit, Elder Theodore Gaston, Pastor; Fellowship Temple of the Apostolic Faith of College Park, Georgia, Elder Gerald A Hilson, Pastor; Pentecostal, Refugee Temple of Detroit, Elder Milton Lewis, Pastor; Altavista True Church of Altavista, Virginia, Elder Frank Grant, Pastor; New Jerusalem Apostolic Church of Clovis, New Mexico, Elder Herbert Minus, Pastor; Tuhla, Mississippi, Belzoni, Mississippi. And a church soon to be opened in Yazoo City, Mississippi, which fulfilled his desire to have a church established in his birthplace.
While working in the ministry, Bishop Collins met and married his second wife, Sister Georgia Brown, in 1957. Following her departure from this life on July 7, 1972, he met and married Sister Lenora Davis on February 10, 1973.
Bishop David Collins served the congregation of Clinton Street Greater Bethlehem Temple Church dutifully and faithfully until sickness overtook him in the year 1980. He remained the Emeritus Pastor of this great assembly until he departed this life on Tuesday, May 31, 1983.
Sister Lenora Collins continues to fellowship at the Clinton Street Grater Bethlehem Temple Church as a great Sunday School Scholar.


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Toshodai-ji Temple (唐招提寺) / Nara
Buddhist temple complex known for final resting place of Ganjin, the most influential figure in bringing Buddhism to Japan.
Toshodai-ji Temple, the World Heritage site is located in the western outskirts of Nara. The temple was founded in the year 759 by the Buddhist monk Ganjin, a Chinese priest who was invited to Japan by the emperor in order to train priests and improve Japanese Buddhismand. The auditorium was made by transferring part of the Heijo-kyu Palace in the city of Nara, which is the only building of Heijo-kyu Palace that remains to this day, and which is designated a National Treasure.
The construction technique called entasis, in which the central part of the pillar is raised, characteristic of Greek and Roman construction, is used in the main hall (kodo). Three Buddhist statues, the seated figure of Rushana Buddha and the standing figures of Yakushi-Nyorai and Senju-Kannon in the main hall, are all designated National Treasures.
The Oldest Buddhist Statue
The standing figure of Senju-Kannon actually has one thousand hands and is Japans oldest wooden Buddhist statue. The Miedo hall stores a famous wooden statue of Ganjin which is displayed to the public only once a year for a few days around June 6, the anniversary of Ganjin's death.
● Temple's moss grounds.
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● Temple's path with mud walls.
There are a number of small paths on the temple grounds that cut through thick overhanging foliage. Ganjin's grave is located at the end of one of these paths, and the surrounding nature gives the area an atmosphere of serenity. The grounds are especially beautiful in autumn and cool in summer. Visitors can also visit Yakushi-ji Temple in 10-minute walk. A few stops on the kintetsu line will take you to Yamato-Saidaiji Station and Heijo Palace Site.
Address : 13-46 Gojocho, Nara, 630-8032
Access : 8-minute walk from Kintetsu Nishinokyo station.
Hours : 08:30 to 17:00
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The National Hellenic Student Association (NHSA) of North America hosted their semi-annual convention in New York City
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New York, NY – May 19th, 2014 – The National Hellenic Student Association (NHSA) of North America hosted their semi-annual convention in New York City, May 9th-11th, 2014. The convention presented an important theme, "Hellenic Youth and the Pursuit of Global Identity." It is the Hellenic youth, students of the diaspora, that have to maintain the Hellenic culture, traditions, religion, and overall identity. NHSA strives to educate students on various topics as well as provide a platform for students to network with professionals in their respective field. Furthermore, NHSA works to preserve and promote the Hellenic identity through its conferences and initiatives by bringing together students of Hellenic descent in North America.
The NHSA Spring 2014 NYC Convention took place at the Stathakion Cultural Center, headquarters of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, and at the Bitcoin Center, in the Financial District of Manhattan. The convention attendees were welcomed by Konstantine Ouranitsas, NHSA president and convention chairman; the Honorable Georgios Iliopoulos, Consul General of Greece in New York; and Constantine Gurlakis, president of the Intercollegiate Hellenic Society. The conference hosted four speakers and workshops, which focused on various topics. Archon Dr. Cary Limberakis, Philadelphia Regional Commander, represented the Order of St. Andrews the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and spoke on the religious freedom violations in Turkey. Dr. Limberakis was followed by Dr. Nicholas H.E. Mezitis, president of The Hellenic Medical Society of New York, who spoke on the Mediterranean Diet and the health benefits. Hellenic Hope, a non-profit based out of the United Kingdom, spoke on their initiative to support children in Greece. Finally, Nicholas Spanos, founder of the Bitcoin Center in New York, spoke on entrepreneurship and Bitcoin. All workshops strived to showcase the Hellenic Identity from different perspectives.
Like conventions in the past, NHSA was able to bring students from across North America together for a common cause: uniting the Hellenic community to promote Hellenism. NHSA prides itself as an educational and professional organization, however it is also a social one. By bringing together students, NHSA fosters new friendships, but also reunites old friends. According to Konstantine Ouranitsas, "it is the combination of education, professionalism, and socialization that makes NHSA conventions successful. Students not only learn from the speakers and mentors, but also learn from each other." On behalf of the Board of Directors, NHSA would like to thank all the speakers, mentors, supporters, and sponsors who made this convention possible. A list of these individuals and organizations can be found online.
The National Hellenic Student Association of North America is constantly growing by incorporating new members and initiatives. If any university wishes to become a member of NHSA, introduce a potential new initiative, or host a convention, they can email NHSA at [email protected] or visit our website at www.nhsaofamerica.org.
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OmegA rocket's first customer still needs customer of its own
by Caleb Henry — December 16, 2019
Saturn booked OmegA to have a ride ready for when it has a customer in need of a 2021 launch. Credit: Northrop Grumman.
WASHINGTON — Startup satellite builder Saturn Satellite Networks says it doesn't have a customer lined up for the small geostationary spacecraft it booked aboard the inaugural launch of Northrop Grumman's OmegA rocket, but reserved the 2021 mission to save time down the road.
Northrop Grumman announced Dec. 12 that Saturn agreed to launch one or two of its NationSat line of small geostationary communications satellites on the maiden flight of OmegA, a solid-fueled rocket Northrop Grumman is building to compete for U.S. national security missions.
Saturn CEO Jim Simpson said making the OmegA launch reservation before it has customers locked down for the mission is part of the startup's strategy for providing a one-stop-shop for its target customers.
"Part of our objective is to provide delivery in orbit of our satellite systems," Simpson said in a Nov. 12 interview. "As such, it's very incumbent upon Saturn to secure multiple launch options to give customers multiple alternatives at the lowest possible cost."
Saturn formed earlier this year to build small geostationary satellites for customers that can't afford or justify a traditional, multiton communications satellite. It considers small nations ideal customers.
Saturn's first NationSat satellite, for Moscow-based Intersputnik, is slated to launch on a shared SpaceX Falcon 9 mission that has slipped from 2020 to 2021.
Simpson said Saturn will retain ownership of the satellite, but will lease the capacity to Intersputnik for the lifetime of the spacecraft. Simpson said Saturn will provide lifetime capacity leases or full ownership of satellites depending on customer preference and regulatory restrictions.
Simpson said Saturn is close to clinching a second NationSat customer it expects to announce early next year. Whether that second NationSat will be assigned to OmegA or another rocket is to be determined, he said.
Saturn is offering NationSats as both single-operator satellites and so-called condosats shared by multiple operators.
Northrop Grumman is counting on Saturn to fill one of two certification flights it needs to fly to qualify OmegA for U.S. national security launches, said Charlie Precourt, Northrop Grumman's vice president of propulsion systems. He said Northrop Grumman has a backup plan for those flights if Saturn's satellites don't come through in time, but he declined to discuss specifics.
"Those are details that we've worked with them behind the scenes," Precourt said. "But our first focus is with the Air Force."
Northrop Grumman's primary focus with OmegA is the U.S. military market, having received a $792 million Launch Service Agreement from the Air Force last year meant to cultivate more launch options for the National Security Space Launch program.
The Air Force expects to select two launch providers next year, choosing among Northrop Grumman, SpaceX, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance for launch contracts anticipated to be worth billions of dollars collectively.
Whether Northrop Grumman continues development of OmegA will be heavily influenced by the Air Force's downselect.
Simpson said Saturn is aware of that risk.
"[That] is why we want to have multiple launch options to provide our customers," he said. "No one wants to be reliant on one launch vehicle."
Precourt said Saturn and Northrop Grumman have a contingency plan if OmegA is canceled.
"Suffice it to say that's been contemplated and we're dealing with it," Precourt said, without elaborating.
Precourt said Northrop Grumman plans to use the Saturn launch as one of two certification flights to qualify the rocket for U.S. national security launches.
"We're targeting somewhere in the first part of 2021 for that first flight and we'll be right on the heels of it as quickly as we can with the second," he said.
Precourt said Northrop Grumman keeps OmegA costs down by using the same factories and much of the same launch infrastructure as its smaller Antares rocket and NASA's Space Launch System, a Boeing-led heavy-lift rocket with side-mounted solid rocket boosters supplied by Northrop Grumman. He said OmegAs price is "competitive," but would not give a specific figure.
Simpson said his experience at Aerojet Rocketdyne, which supplies engines for United Launch Alliance rockets and Northrop Grumman's OmegA, convinced him that any rocket the U.S. military chooses will be reliable for commercial customers as well.
"It provided us a lot of confidence that the launch vehicle would have all of the criteria that we would like to see in a launch vehicle tested prior," he said. "That's why we were excited about having OmegA as part of our launch vehicle options, because of the rigor that's involved in being part of the NSSL program."
Simpson said Saturn's NationSats are small enough to fit on secondary payload adapters. Originally sized between 600 and 1,700 kilograms, Simpson said the largest NationSats will now be around 1,000 kilograms due to a decision to use electric propulsion instead of chemical.
Simpson said Saturn anticipates forming more placeholder launch agreements over the next 12 months.
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There will be a Swedish Retrospective this year, showcasing films from this Nordic country. Ten new Swedish films will be screened, along with some classics. Two other venues are involved. Kino Konvikt will show films from the Czech Archives, while a special Video Auditorium will be set up at the Prague Airport – Terminal 2 screening films for free. Shown here will be mainly classic and newer Czech films, as well as some foreign ones – all loosely related to flight.
It's not all about what's on the screen though. Evenings see the FebioFest Music Festival in the cinema's parking garage. This free event offers nightly concerts ranging from jazz to alternative rock to world music and is nearly as big a draw as the films themselves. The Kristián, a prize given by Czech journalists is also awarded in the categories of feature, documentary and animation. Audiences also have the opportunity to choose the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The complete program will appear on the FebioFest website on March 9. Tickets go on sale at the CineStar Andel box office on March 16th at 1pm.
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Q: Loading multiple files in Qt for WebAssembly I need to use a file dialog in order to upload several files from client to server. I am aware about QFileDialog::getOpenFileContent(), but what about multiple files uploading (multiselect using file dialog in some directory) in Qt for WebAssembly? I don't mind against workaround.
I have tried
void QFileDialog::getOpenFileContent(const QString &nameFilter, const std::function<void (const QString &, const QByteArray &)> &fileOpenCompleted)

the signature says that I've got only one pair <name, content>. But I'd like to have multiple files selected and loaded using single dialog execution.

A: If you need multiple file support, use the HTML input tag, then you need to feed the files to the Qt app by using emscripten bindings, you can export a function to javascript, that way you can call it once the user has selected the files
<input type="file" id="files" multiple>

The details are quite complicated, but this is just an idea.

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Uncategorized Venezuelans are boycotting their presidential election
Venezuelans are boycotting their presidential election
Marco Aponte-Moreno
Despite his 20 percent approval rate, President Nicolas Maduro is almost assured a win in Venezuela's May 20 election. The opposition says the vote is a "farce." REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Venezuela's May 20 presidential election may be an election in name only.
Nicolás Maduro is widely expected to be reelected as Venezuela's president despite his 20 percent approval rating and profound mismanagement of the country's humanitarian and economic crisis.
Maduro's strongest competitor is Henri Falcón, a former state governor once associated with the Venezuelan opposition. But he broke ranks with opposition parties over their decision in February to boycott a presidential election they consider "fraudulent."
The government has grown increasingly authoritarian since Maduro was narrowly elected in 2013 to succeed Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's popular leftist leader and Maduro's mentor. The Socialist regime is now deploying all its amassed powers to ensure that this disliked president wins reelection.
As a Venezuelan academic who has followed the country's politics for two decades, I believe that voter participation on Sunday will merely legitimize Maduro's regime by making it appear democratic.
Reasons not to vote
Mimicking democracy is a classic trick of authoritarian leaders worldwide.
Since announcing it would hold a 2018 presidential election, Maduro's government has severely limited who can appear on the ballot. Four of the five most prominent opposition leaders have been either jailed or barred from office – a main reason for the boycott.
And since many Venezuelans view Falcón as a traitor whose bid for the presidency helps Maduro, millions of voters are without a viable candidate.
Legally, the election may be unconstitutional because it was called by the Constituent Assembly. The Socialist Party created and installed this legislative super body in 2017 to undermine the opposition-dominated Venezuelan National Assembly.
Many Venezuelans generally distrust their electoral system – for good reason.
Smartmatic, the London-based company that long provided Venezuela's voting machines, announced that the turnout to vote for Maduro's Constituent Assembly in 2017 was manipulated. It calculates that at least 1 million phantom voters were added to the final count. Similar problems were documented in Venezuela's 2017 gubernatorial elections.
Smartmatic terminated its Venezuela operations in March.
According to political scientist Javier Corrales, who lead a recent Amherst College study on Venezuela's electoral system, Maduro's regime has committed "at least 10" of 11 possible pre-election irregularities.
These include calling early elections, which favored Maduro's ruling Socialist Party, blacklisting candidates and parties, and failing to update voter registries. Venezuela has rejected calls for international election observers.
Hunger as a political tool
Maduro has also manipulated Venezuela's spiraling humanitarian crisis to his electoral advantage. Since 2015 food, medicine, electricity and even clean water have grown ever scarcer in Venezuela.
Hunger is spreading. According to a February survey by three Venezuelan universities, almost 80 percent of respondents eat less than they used to. Sixty percent go to bed hungry. And nearly two-thirds have lost more than 20 pounds this past year.
In January 2017, Maduro's regime introduced a national identification document that gives cardholders access to government food aid and other social services. But according to an investigation by El Nacional, Venezuela's nonpartisan leading newspaper, citizens only get those benefits if they agreed to vote for Maduro when they signed up.
The international organization Human Rights Watch confirms this account. Its Americas researcher says citizens are "hostages of hunger," with Maduro's regime [exchanging food and other services](https://www.nytimes.com/es/2018/05/14/opinion-taraciuk-uzcategui-rehenes-hambre-venezuela-elecciones/?action=click&clickSource=inicio&contentPlacement=1&module=toppers&region=rank&pgtype=Homepage](https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/15/hostages-hunger-venezuela) for votes.
Mass exodus
Another key constituency that will be notably absent from Sunday's election: Venezuelan refugees.
Over 4 million people have left the country in recent years, fleeing hunger, corruption and violence. Business professionals began leaving Venezuela after Chávez's 1998 election, but mass migration has spiked since the crisis began in 2015.
U.N. officials say Venezuelan refugees will soon overtake Syrian refugees in number.
An estimated 4,000 Venezuelans cross the border into neighboring Colombia every day. At least 1.5 million refugees have left Venezuela over the past year.
AP Photo/Fernando Vergara
To vote in Sunday's presidential election, Venezuelans living abroad must show legal residence overseas. Since many refugees live undocumented for long periods of time, this requirement – passed in 2009 by Chávez's Socialist Party – will disenfranchise an estimated 1 million Venezuelans.
Global pressure
The United States, Canada and numerous Latin American countries recently signed a joint statement asking Venezuela to cancel the May 20 election. All have threatened to ramp up sanctions if it goes forward, as has the European Union.
Maduro insists that the election will be held as planned.
The regime's real challenge, then, could come after the vote. Increased sanctions could translate into an embargo on Venezuelan oil. International oil sales are by far the government's main revenue source.
That would be devastating for Maduro's cash-strapped government – not to mention the Venezuelan people.
Marco Aponte-Moreno does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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Wouldn't it make sense to devote the same thoughtful planning to your first 100 days of retirement? After all, many more of us will win that prize someday. It's a payout we've earned – with a little luck involved, maybe – and can be life-changing in far less stressful ways.
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US to attend World Expo in Shanghai
by Patti Waldmeir in Shanghai
(ft.com) US representatives are preparing to break ground as soon as next week on the American pavilion for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, ending months of speculation over whether the globe's leading power might be a no-show at what is being billed as the largest ever world's fair.
Shanghai, China's largest city and financial centre, has latched onto the Expo as its chance to establish its global profile as a dazzling metropolis in the same way last year's Beijing Olympics turned the world's attention to the nation's capital.
Officially budgeting Rmb28.6bn (US$4.2bn) for the event, Shanghai intends to carve a place in the history books alongside milestone world's fairs like London's Great Exhibition in 1851, the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris which produced the Eiffel Tower; and Chicago's 1893 Colombian Exposition, which introduced the first Ferris Wheel.
Chinese officials had become increasingly concerned in recent months that the US, which is barred by law from using government funds to build its pavilion, might miss the party altogether, which would have caused major diplomatic embarrassment to both sides.
Expo officials were reported earlier in the year to be looking for ways to help defray the costs of US participation, if corporate sponsorships could not be found because of the global economic slowdown.
After personal phone calls from Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, American companies committed some $20m to the project in recent weeks. This, however, is still short of the $61m needed to build and operate the US pavilion.
"We've had a sea change of good news over the past two months," said Frank Lavin, chairman of the US pavilion steering committee and a former senior trade official under the Bush administration. He added that the personal intervention of Ms Clinton led fundraising to "pick up dramatically."
The new sponsors include General Electric, PepsiCo, 3M, Dell, Yum! Brands and Cargill.
It now looks almost certain that the US will participate, but a source close to the effort said, "Nothing is ever done until it's done."
Organisers believe a formal participation agreement could be signed with Shanghai Expo as early as this week, with ground-breaking perhaps next week during a visit by Gary Locke, the ethnic Chinese US commerce secretary.
The Expo, which will run from May 1 to October 31 next year, is expected to attract 70m visitors, including 3.5m from abroad.
The US pavilion would be one of the largest at Expo and would include a section on "the success of the Chinese in America". The Expo, whose theme is "Better City, Better Life", will boast national, corporate and other pavilions, some with walls made of soyabean fibre, air conditioning systems run with river water and lights powered by solar panels.
Preparations for the event have turned the vast city of 17m people into a building site: several new subway lines are being added to give the city a 400km underground railway network, one of the longest in the world.
A new terminal has been built for cruise ships, airports are being renovated, thousands of the city's often foul public toilets are being cleaned up and Expo is even tackling the local cuisine: Expo food will minimise offal, and ban chicken bones, all in aid of impressing picky foreigners.
Expo will make permanent improvements to the physical infrastructure of Shanghai – not to mention making this already western-friendly city easier to navigate by foreigners, by teaching more taxi drivers to speak English and discouraging foreign pet peeves such as spitting in public and queue-jumping.
Shanghai plans to add 20,000 hotel rooms by the end of next year – a 34 per cent inflation in the supply of starred hotel rooms – at a time when occupancy rates at five-star hotels have already been savaged by the global financial crisis.
Additional reporting by Shirley Chen


A nested compression spring is a compression spring that fits inside of another compression spring to achieve more force. Many automotive valve springs are nested as well as suspension compression springs on railroad cars.
Obviously, one compression spring needs to be smaller than the other compression spring, nut the other thing to remember is that they have to wound in opposite directions.
For example, if the outside spring is left-hand wound, the inside spring needs to be right-hand wound.
The other thing to keep in mind is clearance. Remember when a compression spring deflects, its outside diameter expands. Room need to be allowed for the inside compression spring to expand.


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ENCORE: Homeopathy Under Attack, Part 1
Homeopathic educator Dana Ullman, M.P.H., C.C.H., founder and director of Homeopathic Educational Services (www.homeopathic.com) weighs in on the current controversies surrounding homeopathy. Britain's National Health Service has suspended payments to homeopathic MDs, and the FDA is proposing new regulations for homeopathic products. Concerns have been raised over possible toxicity of homeopathic teething remedies. Is it true that the FDA is threatening to outlaw homeopathy? How does homeopathy work when classic physics tells us that there is very little material substance in homeopathic remedies? Why do patients receiving homeopathic treatments undergo "healing crises"? Are the infinitesimal amounts of powerful ingredients like belladonna and arsenic in homeopathic remedies potentially dangerous? What scientific proof exists that homeopathy benefits extend beyond a placebo effect? Why is it difficult to perform research on homeopathy? Click HERE for part 2.


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La ensalada de pollo china, como sugiere su nombre, es una ensalada de pollo condimentada con aliños chinos. Es popular en Estados Unidos. Aunque existen muchas variantes, la mayoría de las que se sirven bajo este nombre contienen lechuga, pollo, jengibre o aceite de sésamo como aliño y trocitos crujientes de fideos chinos fritos. Otras recetas pueden contener castañas de agua, brotes de bambú, cacahuetes, almendras y chenpi (cáscara de mandarina seca).

El plato pudo haber sido desarrollado por pioneros de la cocina panasiática, como Wolfgang Puck, en lugar de tener raíces reales en la cocina china, ya que las ensaladas son platos de origen occidental. Sin embargo, muchas culturas no occidentales también tienen ensaladas de varios tipos como parte de sus tradiciones culinarias. El agradable combinación de ingredientes ha dado a la ensalada de pollo china una amplia popularidad, estando pues presente en muchas restaurantes, incluyendo locales de comida rápida.

Véase también

 Ensalada de pollo

Enlaces externos

 Historia de la ensalada de pollo china (inglés)

Ensaladas
Platos de pollo
Gastronomía chino-estadounidense

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