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To no surprise, Arik was surprised to see Porkchop – at least, at such an early hour – and abominably sober, at that. Having shaved that day, the kid was looking sprite, with the aroma of cheap aftershave permeating his figure as Porkchop approached. Those horn-rimmed, oval-framed spectacles of his made him seem all the more astute, not that he was ever off-mark or out-of-pocket.
"My friend! Hello, good morning!" Arik's Middle-Eastern descent imparted a barrier onto their casual banter, rendering certain greetings clumsy, yet always jovial. This fellow, moreover, was one of the few people that Porkchop could actually consider a friend. For he treated Porkchop as he would anyone else, despite knowing he was an enabler of those hard habits. Such habits led Porkchop's eyes to wander, onto the counter where the plexiglass box of scratch-offs stared back at him.
First, though, he ought to give the day an honest, sober shake. Then, out back, he'd slip into a six-pack of beer at his usual pace.
"Early to the day, I see. What's the occasion? Out of smokes?"
"No," Porkchop said, slowly. "I've come for lottery, actually."
"Ohh, the lottery! Good, lots of good luck to be had these days. What'll it be for you, sir?"
Porkchop paused, putting a finger to his chin before carefully deciding on three of the $5 varieties, each of a different design and designated lot of winnings. "Give me an assortment, will you? Four of the $5 flavors. I'll be right back."
"Yessir!" answered Arik, as he peeled a few of the colorful cards from their placeholders and then placed them on the counter. Porkchop was already plucking his usual beer from the cooler when he heard the register tally what would be his grand total; that Arik was sharp.
Porkchop was hardly listening to what Arik was saying when he returned: something about the commission and their propensity to propagate supposed incentives for selling more volume; instead, his eyes fell upon with the small, green numbers which proceeded to needle the rectangular box above the cash register, realizing only at that moment that he had so suddenly squandered nearly a third of this fortune on that one fleeting grasp at fortune. Whether it hit or not, Porkchop determined something would have to give on these bad habits of hardly paying attention. Hovering between half-numb and thoroughly hammered all day, moreover, was a decidedly poor way to trot through life – even if, at times, it was the only effective route to mitigate the reality of the circumstances which he so unabashedly endured.
At the same time, a similarly troubling notion swept over Arik; it had not occurred to him as he first took the request, but now the truth enunciated itself as he, too, examined the grand total. Not that the clerk was above taking large orders in exchange for small, sweaty bills and smudged coins, but the idea of counting out a purchase of over $30 in a smattering of dimes and pennies was quite dreadful; his shoulders sank accordingly, and that jovial smile of his vanished.
"That will be $33.64…sir."
Sight of that single, large bill, however, elicited a strange sense of intrigue in Arik. Had this fellow turned the corner, and was simply honoring his unenviable lifestyle of old? Or, had he saved his studs for a day like today? Was it, perhaps, this man's birthday?
A faint gasp escaped Arik; he fought to control his contorted facial expression.
Porkchop omitted a similarly confounded energy, as he stood there, now processing the idea of handing over this bill in exchange for a mere square of filmsy paper and peel-away luck. What was he even doing here? It's still so damn early.
Arik leaned back, emptied the addled expression from his face, and then let out a simple: Sorry. "I just…did not expect that."
"Yes," Porkchop replied. "Neither did I. But, here we are. So, let's see how far we can take it."
A grin came over Arik, and he offered a slight bow before taking the bill and turning it into a bunch of smaller ones.
For a second, Porkchop did consider scratching the lot all at once, right there: standing over the register with his hands gripped to its counter to brace the impact of another trick. But the pressure just as suddenly seemed all too great; he precluded the potential disappointment by instead swooping his sack of beer and the bushel of tickets in one heave, and then heading for the door.
Behind him, Arik called aloud: "But, sir, do you not want to see what you – er – might have won?"
Realizing himself to be equally as aloof, in the throws of this befuddled excitement he had for Porkchop, Arik aimed more carefully on the next attempt. "What I meant to say is – good luck! I hope that you spend all your winnings here!" Then he gave a wink, watching as Porkchop strode through the sliding door without looking back.
Posted bywordsbyzack October 27, 2021 October 27, 2021 Posted inUncategorizedTags:alcohol, bad habits, beer, excerpt, fiction, highway, lottery, luck, porkchop, scratch-off, short story, shorts, texas, underpass, writingLeave a comment on GO (pt.2)
Porkchop peeled off his sunglasses so that he could smile with his eyes, too. For in his hand was a crisp $100 bill, lazily handed over to him by a young man in a crisp, blue blazer, whose other hand firmly gripped the heated steering wheel of his ice-white Tesla.
As the wave of traffic passed with a sudden light change, Porkchop felt escape him the cold sensation that had been gnawing at his toes like a teething infant on a hard object, despite him being quite aware of the fact that this was not merely a faze that he would outgrow. Provided the opportunity to re-assemble his life, out of the shambles that it had inadvertently degraded to over the short course of a year, Porkchop understood he could, in fact, perhaps turn this single stroke of luck into a grandeur fortune. From this sudden downward spiral, moreover, he had gained a distinct sense of apathy. Apathy for the carelessness that comes with bad genes, and, accordingly, the aversion of accountability that comes with bearing a full plate. But, perhaps more importantly, apathy for how he continued to live, as a man without a name, and hardly a face, as another flurry of vehicles passed by on their respective jaunts into, and out of, the city. Apathy, coupled with his few material possessions, was all that he had left to his name.
Porkchop's stomach began to rumble, feeding off the idea of hunger as a tangible sensation; he realized he must act deftly, at least swiftly enough for his camp-bearing counterparts to not comprehend the magnitude of what had just happened.
However it was to happen, the haphazardly-kept fellow birthed by the name of Terrell Wiggins – but christened 'Porkchop' for his incomprehensible ability to stomach raw meats when that was all that there was to consume – Porkchop had a distinct, inexplicable understanding – akin to a lucid premonition of one's death – that this was to happen at some point. That he would be lifted from the fifth and scum that came funneling in from the declivity of the concrete underpass of that screaming Texas highway, under which he and a handful of other grizzled veterans slept interchangeably – by way of a stranger, no less: someone who simply saw the deed as a strange sort of attempt at effacing old sins. The sequence, moreover, seemed only fitting. For it was the same flicker of lightning – an irrevocable flash of fate – which had imbued a bout misfortune into his life in the first place. First it was his wife being swept away by an astute office-colleague, after a single night out, and taking with her not only the sacred agreement to bear the first of Porkchop's offsprings, but also the small fortune she had inherited shortly after they married. Second to strike was the almost immediate circling of fickle third-party lenders, each of whom flocked at the scent of blood like sharks, and rendered him, rather promptly: volatile, as if the word were stamped across his forehead like an expiration date. From there, the rest of his self-worth slipped away so suddenly, expiring just the same with one swift jibe; employment, discipline, desire.
The potential death, then, of this oddly embraceable lifestyle, at a moments notice, felt to be quite fitting, indeed. It, too, felt like it fit: that $100 bill which was still cold, crisp between his fingertips; Porkchop counted all the treats it could buy on his way off the curb, whilst his feet carried him toward the ubiquitous bodega that was affixed across from the underpass, where his friend Arik worked. It was still closed. He would have to kill some time before the OPEN sign flickered on.
But before making any serious strides back to the heap of discarded plywood, steel shopping carts, colorful tarps, cracked kitchen tables, and over-stuffed carrier bags that were all, at various times, claimed by his crew, Porkchop paused to consider the utterly astronomical odds of procuring such a piece of paper; that single bill elicited in him an escapable, yet now most decidedly foreign, exaltation. After all, money could buy happiness; at least, for short lengths of time, with the right people. Surely, Arik would understand if Porkchop were to blow it all on individually packed ice-cream sandwiches, cold beers by the case, lottery tickets; as it went for the latter, Porkchop had done something of the sort before, when given a small fortune by his fellow man.
Salivating by the second now, Porkchop found himself thumbing through the lone belongings in his front pocket: a single pocket watch without its chain; a crumbled stub from the bus ticket that brought him into town, purely as homage; the spare set of laces for his boots; and, at last, a smattering of coins that clanged at every step. It wasn't much, but this same man realized early on in his woeful wanderings that material possessions – and man's unbreakable obsession with them – were merely projections of his spiritual shortcomings. And so, as the urge sunk in, to surrender to that inherent itch to indulge in everything elicit all at once.
For the rest of the morning Porkchop concentrated on keeping his mouth shut, while he made small passings at the men in his camp, subduing any impulse to divulge the sudden depth of his pockets. Could they sense it, though, he feared, in the smugness he felt was all but illustrated in his mannerisms, as he continued to glide, at times even skip, down the putrid, piss-painted boulevard, barely making eye contact, nor acknowledging a solemn nod from someone behind a wheel, unwilling to give anything more?
To distract himself, Porkchop took time to unpack the heavy, dense layers of the squalid life he inherited; standing on its foundation, he thought about how his own had crumbled at first fissure; a small crack quickly became an abyss of empty, infinite space. But, having been on the other side for so long – 25 years a stock trader – Porkchop understood that this was just the way life went. Some get all the fixin's; others, just the crumbs. Fixin's were, after all, how he had made his way through his past life, betting on a violate market, with invisible means, collecting his coins week by week – until it all burst. Like confetti in a balloon, candy for the eyes, the fixin's quickly fluttered and fell away, before being swept up by the swift, hard-handled broomstick of society, which seemed now more intent on keeping going than picking up the pieces it left behind.
Here, in his current existence, he hardly made an impression. A fleeting life where each day revolved around the flashing of a thumb. That thumb, the one not anxiously jingling those few coins around in his pants pocket, was firmly stuck out, waving to the traffic that came tumbling forward. As it went, so did this pattern, with Porkchop indolently mouthing the words 'thank you' to the few crumpled bills that were intermittently tossed his way.
What felt like an hour had gone by before Porkchop was facing that betting parlor, right next to the bodega where Arik worked. A few of the letters on the parlor's neon sign had since lost juice; now, and on any given day, it only flickered different fragments of the word BINGO. As he looked down, Porkchop saw the time on his wrist flicker: 9:01. Arik would be behind the counter now. The parlor could wait.
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Selected Properties from the Roslindale Village Commercial Casebook
June 22, 2010 Selected Properties from the Roslindale Village Commercial Casebook
Last week, we told you a bit about the history of Roslindale Village and introduced Historic Boston?s Commercial Casebook. This week we?re presenting a summary of Roslindale Village?s most historic buildings that, if rehabilitated or rethought, could strengthen the economic viability of the commercial district.
Through conversations with neighborhood stakeholders, tours of the district, and a lot of research into the history of Roslindale?s built environment, Historic Boston identified the following properties to list in our Commercial Casebook, along with some information about the buildings? significance.
Roslindale Substation: Located in the middle of Roslindale Square, the Roslindale Substation is an electrical power conversion and transmission station, constructed as part of the Boston Elevated Railway's rapid transit system in 1911. Designed in the Neo-Classical style by architect Robert S. Peabody, the Substation converted alternating electric current (AC) transmitted from a new South Boston Power Station via underground cables into direct current (DC) for use by local trolley cars. The construction of the substation in 1911 also marks a time when Roslindale was expanding and becoming a very popular residential and commercial neighborhood. The electric trolley car system helped to spur on that development and settlement. Today, the Substation is owned by the City of Boston and is awaiting redevelopment. Once rehabilitated and with the establishment of a new use, the Substation will be an anchor for the district and activate this section of Washington Street across from Adams Park.
Fairview Hall: Perched on the important and very visible corner of Corinth, Poplar and Washington Streets, the 1891 Fairview Hall building is likely the earliest extant commercial building in Roslindale. The building was designed by James Murray, who went on to design the stick-style Roslindale Congregational Church on Cummins Highway in 1893, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The wood building was constructed to accommodate a store on the first floor and a meeting spaced called ?Fairview Hall? on the second floor. In 1937 the meeting hall space in the upper stories was transformed into offices. The storefronts were ?modernized? in 1957, and the windows have been replaced, which drastically changed the appearance of the building.
Delfino Building: This narrow, two-story commercial building is one of the oldest buildings in the district and also one of the most architecturally detailed. The building features a bold bracketed cornice and prominent brick corner quoins. The second floor rounded bay window dominates the fa?ade. The storefront still retains early decorative elements. The first floor has been used as a bank, a store, and a restaurant. The second floor has alternated between office space and a residential lodging use several times over the years.
The remaining three properties will be posted later this week! Check back for more on Roslindale Village then. We are always looking for more information and more images of Boston?s neighborhood commercial districts. If we?ve missed something, please let us know by leaving a comment or by getting in touch with Shelby Graham (shelby@historicboston.org, 617-227-4679)

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No Ukraine ceasefire for Christmas unless Russia withdraws: Kyiv
A high-ranking Ukraine defense official said Thursday that a Christmas ceasefire would only be possible if Russia began to withdraw its troops as the war nears its 10th full month.
"I believe that there will be a complete ceasefire on our part only when no invaders remain on our land," Brig. Gen. Oleksii Hromov, deputy chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces, told reporters according to Pravda.
The brigadier general's comments came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested Monday that Russia could show it is willing to engage in a diplomatic end to the conflict ahead of the holiday season.
A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar at Russian positions in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)
CHILDREN'S 'TORTURE CHAMBER' REPORTED IN UKRAINE: OFFICIAL
"We offer Russia an opportunity to make a real, meaningful step towards diplomatic settlement," he said in a statement to the G7. "The holidays are ahead, celebrated by billions of people around the world.
"This is the time when normal people think about peace, not about aggression. I offer Russia the opportunity to at least try to demonstrate that they can abandon the way of aggression," he continued. "It would be a right step to start withdrawing troops from internationally recognized borders of Ukraine this Christmas."
Ukrainian soldiers fire an artillery at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)
BIDEN ADMIN FINALIZING PLANS TO SEND PATRIOT MISSILES TO UKRAINE FOR FIRST TIME
Russia has repeatedly claimed it is open to diplomatically ending the war it started by invading Ukraine on Feb. 24, but only on its own terms which would mean holding onto the five regions it has illegally annexed since 2014.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to the suggestion of a Russian withdrawal on Christmas and said it was "out of the question."
A Ukrainian tankman is seen in a tank on the Bakhmut frontline, Donetsk, Ukraine on November 27, 2022.
Peskov said Kyiv needs to accept the "realities" of the last 20 years, though he did not expand on what events he was referring to in that time frame.
Ukrainian defense officials have reportedly said they are under no impression that Russia would actually cease its operations.
Caitlin McFall is a Reporter at Fox News Digital covering Politics, U.S. and World news.
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How could sharing my story with others be effective in helping them through what they are going through? If I was to tell my tale over and over….would that pull me in to victim mode? What about the effects of hearing their stories over and over?
Enough is enough. I have been looming for months now around a particular feeling. A deep feeling that there is a different way to approach healing of the "healed-self." This shift that is going on in the world, inside each of us, is a pathway to freedom. Energy is shifting so rapidly, that we are missing some key elements. Or maybe I was OUGHT to be missing them. Elements that yes, have worked for many in the past, but as we make this shift, is it possible that we don't need some of these perspectives anymore?


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Looking for the best way to motivate your team? One word – workation.
Okay, technically it's a combination of two words, "work" + "vacation". It's a paid work trip that can be combined with aspects of taking a vacation.
Since part of our team works remotely, it's super important for us to meet up. So we decided to do 2 weeks of workation every year. Last winter the whole team went to Bali (you may read about our experience in Bali here). This summer we all met in Lithuania, the country where most of our team is based.
I guess we did something right.
Today I want to share what worked and why.
I do believe that shared experiences connect us to each other much more than any shared consumption does.
And traveled together around Lithuania.
All these things are now stories that connect us. Shared experiences are what bond people together and create long lasting, trustworthy relationships. This is how a group of people feels more like a team, as opposed to just a group of colleagues, right?
Moreover, researchers show that completely new experiences or a change of environment cause strong activity in the midbrain area. That means our brain is more eager to learn and be creative after taking in novel stimuli.
What new stimuli have you tried to introduce to your team lately? I'd love to hear your ideas.
After you get creative together, it's time to work.
The most important trait in deciding to hire someone at MailerLite is the strong desire to work at our company. We are all connected by the same goal — to make MailerLite better.
This is why we asked all the team members to make presentations on the same topic: "How to Improve MailerLite". I was amazed by the ideas that people had. From bug fixing to organising and documentation, suggestions for events and improvements for our About Page on the website.
The best part? One week after our workation ended, some of the ideas have already been implemented. This week we will have board game night. Next month we will start volunteering at a local non-profit shop. And we are already working on implementing new pricing.
Opportunity to offer changes in the company keeps the team interested in the business. Especially when they can and will implement those changes.
We are social beings from the beginning. And even studies of cooperation show that cooperation between individuals lights up reward centers of the brain. Because when you think about it, people are happiest when in flow, when they're absorbed in something out in the world, when they're with other people, when they're active.…There is a profound need to belong.
Can you guess what part of workation our team enjoyed the most?
This was a time when everyone could discuss how MailerLite works and what was needed. With a room full of questions, a laptop, and a projector screen, we went to work.
The session was super useful for the support team to deepen their knowledge about the product and understand the reasoning behind the decisions. I am sure we will repeat the session online.
It's essential to share our own knowledge with our colleagues.
Developers and designers digging in on how things work behind the scenes, customer support giving feedback on what things confuse most users…This is how the whole team gets on the same page.
Have you ever sat down and done this with your team? If so, how did it go?
Having guests is one more opportunity to have new experiences. To see the world from a different point of view and learn new things. Throughout the week we invited guests in our field of work to come into our office. We learned tons of new things about how others are working, their perspective on the market, and also heard some cool stories.
Will we continue to do this? Yes!
We have already created a board on Trello where we share topics that we'd love to learn more about and list of guests that we'd like to meet at the office.
Who would be your dream guest in your office?
The most important component of a workation is the people. You may bring the whole company to a beautiful place like the Maldives and hate every single minute of the trip.
Want to have a great workation? Hire the right people. People that share the same values and have a strong desire to work at your company. People that will bring you up when you feel down.
Be a human resource driven organisation. If you truly care about your employees, they will take care of the customers, and each other.
Hiring and managing people for business is just like sports...The team that stays together usually beats the team with superstars that were put together for one season.
I am super happy and proud to work with the dream team. Thank you, guys!
Now, we're wondering… have we got you thinking about investing in a workation for your team? What does your dream workation look like?


As the weather continues to warm up- we often see an increase in residential burglaries- frequently with an entry point of an opened window or door. Below you will find some helpful tips related to preventing residential burglaries- including shed and garage burglaries, as well as some information about Block Watch!
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Open Classes
Kids Teens Youth
F.I.I.T
Skydeck Theatre
Le Bop
2020 Open Class Timetable
80's Physical
Brazilian Samba
Broadway Dance
Commercial Jazz
Hip Hop / Funk
Le Bop Modern Jive
Lyrical Jazz
Latin Hip Hop (Reggaeton & Dance Hall)
Stretch & Strengthen
Timetables for all programs at The Space
Dance Class Prices
What's on @ The Space
Dance In Schools Programme
Gifts Vouchers/Offers
Employment with us!
Le Bop, also known as Modern Jive, has its origins in France in the 50's. It was very popular in the night-clubs of Europe. Over time the style has developed to encompass an eclectic mix of Hot moves from Jive, Lambada, Dirty Dancing and many other styles of dance. This collage of dance styles against a backdrop of retro and today's dance music as heard on commercial radio stations and at night-clubs.
You do not need to bring a partner as everyone gets the opportunity to dance with everyone in the class. It's a great social night and a great way to meet some fantastic people.
Beginners with absolutely no previous dance experience need not worry as Le Bop is easy to learn. In fact, we guarantee to have YOU dancing after the first lesson! While for those with some dance experience, Le Bop can encompass some of the moves you already know, while leaving plenty of room for self expression. Currently there are over 400 moves, with more invented almost weekly. Of course you can get away with knowing far fewer.
Clothing Comfortable casual clothes and footwear.
Further info More information on Le Bop at The Space or around Melbourne can be found at http://www.lebop.com.au
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Community Connections: Whitehall
lcmm July 27, 2010 Museum
An elderly couple came aboard the Lois McClure in Whitehall. The gentleman said he was a lifelong farmer. He talked in glowing terms about his life, how devoted he was to his land. After making a few rounds, on deck and below, he realized he realized that our life in a canal schooner has its own glow and its own devotees. He had a good time realizing that people who follow the water can be as wrapped up in their environment and lifestyle as he is, in a different environment and lifestyle.
And so it has been throughout history: farmers and sailors living on one planet, absorbed with land or absorbed with water. On that day, the Lois McClure brought us together.
The captain of Lois McClure, Roger Taylor comes to us as a twenty-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, former Editorial Director of the U.S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, MD, and founder of the International Marine Publishing Co. in Camden, ME. He is the author of seven books and many articles on boat design and seamanship. In 1991 he skippered the museum's first large replica, the Revolutionary War Gunboat Philadelphia II, and has been captain of Lois McClure since her Inaugural Tour in 2004. He now resides with his wife Kathleen on their other canal boat Water Lily in Paris, France.
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Mauritius reshows its charm five months after tragic oil spill
Posted on January 5, 2021 10:44 am by brusselsdiplomatic in NEWS // 0 Comments
Local children were swimming in the lagoon at Blue Bay, a famous Mauritian tourist attraction site that was polluted by a wide-spread oil spill after the Japanese-owned MV Wakashio freighter struck a reef in July 2020. (Photo by Ajai Daby/Xinhua)
With the turquoise water, abundant marine fauna, and majestic corals, Mauritius is once again showing all its charm of a tourist paradise five months after an oil spill.
(Xinhua) — With the turquoise water, abundant marine fauna, and majestic corals, Mauritius is once again showing all its charm of a tourist paradise.
Five months after the Japanese Panamanian-flagged freighter MV Wakashio struck the reef at the southeastern lagoon of Mauritius and caused a wide-spread oil spill, Mauritius has almost completely cleaned up and now reopened to the public.
While waiting to welcome new tourists, the inhabitants are also reenjoying the pleasure of the sea. At Blue-Bay, one of the most beautiful beaches on the island, children currently on school holidays are enjoying the pleasures of the beach.
In Mahebourg, the capital of the region, the regatta, a race aboard local canoes, resumed on the occasion of the Mauritian Language and Culture Festival on December 12. The lagoon has come back to life and only the fishermen have yet to collect their catch on the high seas.
The lagoon is scheduled to reopen for them in early 2021 and soon the MV Wakashio will just become a bad memory.
The regatta resumed on the occasion of the Mauritian Language and Culture Festival on Dec. 12, 2020, at the beach of Mahebourg, Mauritius. (Photo by Ajai Daby/Xinhua)
On Aug. 7, the world was horrified to discover the images of a black sea of oil while local residents were trying to prevent an unprecedented disaster in Mauritius. In quick response, local residents and volunteers installed artisanal floating dams to contain the fuel and prevent it from spreading towards the east coast.
The nature reserve of the Ile aux Aigrettes (Island of The Egrets), which was protected by the Mauritian government since 1965, has been managed by a local NGO, the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation. Since 1985, the Ile aux Aigrettes has been regarded as a refuge to stabilize and restore endangered species in an endemic setting.
Letichia, a professional guide of the site, does not hide her joy after months of cleaning work.
"In the wake of the shipwreck and the oil spill, the air was unbreathable on the island for at least two weeks. We had to put in place an emergency rescue plan with the evacuation of the bats, the cardinals (bird) of Mauritius, and more than 4,000 plants. Certain reptiles were also brought back on the mainland but not all could be," she said.
"We don't know how the oil and the vapors could have affected the plants and animals and if there are mutations or sterilization ….we have set up the monitoring of the impact in the long term," said the guide.
For their part, the biologists who live on the island now will continue with their conservation work.
So far, the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation has implemented 40 conservation programs to support various endangered species. According to the Mauritius National Parks and Conservation Service, Ile aux Aigrettes has the best-preserved native vegetation cover of all the Mascarene coral islands.


For men who drink regularly and heavily, taking a break from alcohol for a couple days each week may benefit their health, according a recent Japanese study. The research included 89,000 middle-aged men and women who were followed for up to 13 years. At study entry 68% of the men and 11% of the women were regular drinkers. The analysis was confined to the men because the number of female drinkers was so small.
The investigators found that men who drank relatively heavily on most days of the week had a heightened risk of dying from any cause. In contrast, men who drank roughly the same amount alcohol each week, but drank less frequently, showed no increase in their mortality risk. The findings give some credibility to the widespread social belief in Japan that a 'liver holiday,' a few days off from drinking each week helps counter the ill effects of alcohol.
"This does not mean you can drink a lot as long as you have a 'liver holiday," Dr. Tomomi Marugame, of the National Cancer Center in Tokyo, There is no evidence, that a liver holiday protects study participants who drank the most heavily'. However, Marugame notes in the report, that among men who reported being heavy drinkers - defined as 300 grams or more of alcohol per week - only those who drank on at least five days out of the week had a higher risk of dying during the study period. Compared with their peers who drank a few times per month, these men were up to 55% more likely to die. Men who drank just as much, but took a few days off each week, had no increase in mortality risk, unless their drinking reach excessively high amounts.
On top of this, Marugame noted, about half of Japanese individuals are believed to be deficient in ADH an enzyme that processes acetaldehyde in the body, which would routinely increase their exposure to the substance.
Source: Marugame, T., et al. (2007) Patterns of Alcohol Drinking and All-Cause Mortality: Results from a Large-Scale Population-based Cohort Study in Japan. American Journal of Epidemiology, 165(9): 1039-1046; doi: 10.1093/aje/kwk112.


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I agree – apple's are crap – my powerbook has not crashed in the two years I've had it, let alone had a hardware fault. Uptime measured in weeks and the most productive development platform for me. How the hell am I supposed to justify a couple of thousand on a new laptop?????
We had some Sun engineers over this week at work to discuss future products and they were really running this on their laptops! In some basic way its like Apple's Expose feature which can use mouse gestures to shrink windows, show all windows, show all MDI windows for an app, clear all apps for the desktop, bring them flying back etc. I am a convert to this kind of productivity feature. Beats Alt-tab any day.
I believe they have opensourced looking glass – in fact a quick google reveals "they have(eWeek – Sun Opens Its 3-D 'Looking Glass' Linux Desktop)":http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1617825,00.asp. The cynic in me takes this to mean that either this was only a technology demonstrator or it was a dead end approach. The slightly less cynical side of me says that perhaps Sun fon't have the money to invest in it and that by opensourcing it they might attract some free developers!


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IUCN members of China, Japan and Korea meet in Beijing, China September 7-9 2018. JWCS participated the 3rd tripartite meeting, followed the 2rd tripartite meeting. Members primarily discussed; How to cooperate with ARO and commissions to promote IUCN programs, and what the post 2020 biodiversity conservation framework looks like. The JWCS Secretary-General presentation presented our works on meeting.
JWCS has registered its activities in "Nijumaru Project" by IUCN Japan Committee aiming at achieving Biodiversity Aichi target. At "Partners meeting the 3ed" held at Kokugakuin university (Shibuya, Tokyo) on February 17th and 18th, 2018, JWCS posted a poster of "endanger species" of the target 12.


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Review: Iberia Business Class in an A340-600 From London to Madrid
The Madrid – London route is highly frequented for British Airways and Iberia. Because of this, once a day Iberia flies this route with a long-haul Airbus A340-600 aircraft. That means that there's also a fully equipped long-haul business class on this 2-hour flight. A good opportunity to quickly test Iberia's product:
Check-in & Lounge
Travel-Dealz founder Johannes started in Düsseldorf. There, the check-in worked without any problems. In Düsseldorf, he could use the Hugo Junkers Lounge as a Club Europe passenger. In London-Heathrow, he could have used British Airways' Galleries Lounges in terminal 5, but due to the delay of his feeder flight, he didn't have the time.
The Iberia Lounge in Madrid's terminal 4s is quite a highlight, however, if you fly this route starting in Madrid. We'll have an extra review for this soon.
As the first feeder flight had been canceled, and the replacement flight with an expected 2 hours of layover time in Heathrow also had a delay of over an hour, he just arrived 20 minutes before the official take-off time at the gate in terminal 4, satellite C.
A340-600 at the gate in Heathrow
He missed the priority boarding and had to wait in line with the economy class passengers. Boarding was made using only one gangway.
The business class cabin in the Airbus A340-600 has 9 rows with four seats each. That means that there are 36 seats in total, which is a rather small cabin for an A340-600, which after all is the longest plane in the world. On this plane type, Lufthansa uses 56 business class seats.
Cabin with pleasant lighting
The seats are in a 1 – 2 – 1 formation and all face straight forward. However, the seats are shifted in each row, meaning that while every seat has direct access to the aisle, the seat's privacy varies a lot for each seat. This is especially an issue with the seats that are placed directly at the aisle.
Window seat at the isle
A middle seat at the isle
The seats that are shifted towards the middle or window, however, offer a lot of privacy. At least Iberia doesn't charge any money to reserve seats in business class, regardless if you own a status or not.
For couples, the middle seats that are shifted towards the middle (E or F) are a particularly good choice. If you're flying alone, we'd recommend one of the seats directly at the window (A or L).
The overhead bins in the middle are rather small, which makes the cabin seam bigger, which is nice.
The seats are lie-flat-seats, which can be converted into a 180° bed by pressing a button. At the end of the seat, there's a footrest which becomes part of the bed. With a height of 1,80 m, it was possible to lie stretched out comfortably. The flight, however, was too short to test out how well one can sleep.
It is possible to change the hardness of the seat and other settings with the panel on the side. There's a power socket and a USB-port to charge your devices.
USB-port and power socket
The seat does not offer much space to stow your belongings. Under the "bed", you could stow away a handbag, which can also stay there during take-off and landing. Other than that, there's also a compartment under the armrest, in which you could put your cell phone.
Stowing place under the armrest
There is, however, quite a lot of space to place your objects on, thanks to the platform in the middle. Without any problems, you could place your drinks there without having to use the seat's table, and can even use it for a baby bassinet.
Enough place for a baby bassinet
The table is adjusted to the seat in front of you. It is possible to stand up without any problems while the table is in use.
The service started roughly 40 minutes after take-off. Sadly, no drinks were served before. Food and drinks were given out at the same time. Drinks were served in glasses and the warm food was also served on china.
The choice was between a veal burger and walnut stuffed pasta in a tomato, aubergine and thyme sauce. Already a few rows earlier (Johannes was seated in the last row) it was said that they were out of burgers. At least one passenger didn't want or couldn't eat the pasta and had to settle for the below-average salad.
Johannes was satisfied with his choice, which hadn't really been a choice. The sauce with the walnuts was really delicious, the bread, however, was sadly very dry. Apart from the salad, there was also a selection of cheeses, which he didn't eat, and yogurt as dessert.
For a 2-hour flight, the food was surely adequate. When clearing the trays, the cabin crew also offered more drinks. Nevertheless, it really would have been nice to get a drink shortly after take-off.
The crew was friendly, but not incredibly committed. Things could also have been a bit cleaner. At boarding, there were very clear red wine marks on the seat from the previous passenger. They could have easily removed this when checking the cabin.
Red wine marks from the previous passenger
Due to the short flight, there really wasn't much time to test the inflight entertainment system. The selection, however, seemed good: Many current movies that were recently in the cinema, available in many languages. There are advertisements before every movie, but they can be skipped by fast-forwarding.
You can use the entertainment system by touching the screen. Unfortunately, it regularly lagged and one had the feeling that it didn't register your touch, but then it did do something 5 seconds later. There is also a remote control, with a touch screen, which worked quite well.
Remote control with touchscreen
Seat settings
The inflight map made a good impression, but sadly it didn't have access to the A340's cameras.
Inflight Map
The headphones were disappointing. If they really had noise-canceling, it was very weak. Just like with British Airways, this is a real weakness.
Sadly, there was no amenity kit on this short flight.
Before take-off, WIFI vouchers were handed out, giving you – hold on to your seats – 4 MB. I thought that Singapore Airlines was stingy with its business class WIFI (it used to be 30 MB, now at least its 100 MB), but 4 MB really is a joke.
4 MB voucher
The prices for using internet above the clouds are also very expensive:
10 MB for $10
To be fair, if you're flying on Iberia's Airbus A330-200 and A350, prices are better. These would be the prices:
1 hour limited to 40 MB: €9
3 hours limited to 100 MB: €20
Entire flight limited to 200 MB: €30
Roaming partners, such as Boingo or iPass, are sadly not available.
Iberia Business Class Airbus A340-600
Comfort & Cabin
Even if this product was far from perfect on this short test, it still is a product that I would use in the future on a long-haul flight. The seats offer a lot of space, always have direct access to the aisle, and the food and service were alright. The WIFI prices are a real flaw.
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Heathrow Terminal 5
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Falling, sightless, the final hours have passed.
The silence of the grave, the evensong.
Bereft of form and void.
Deadlights dance in the séance obscure.
And the damned lick the black tendrils of hastur.
Conjoined amidst the circles nine.
The prophecy of the soil and secret rites of the worm.
An ossuary of flesh amongst all our living tombs.
Crawling, limbless, through the pale valleys displaced of time.
Our lidless eyes forward to the ever-fixed mark.
This worm-web known as mortality.
A single, labyrinthine tier across the yawning abyss.
Whose walls are featureless and purchase - impossible.
And so begins the litany of the lie.
Scraping the precipice toward the slough of despond.
I have found strange purity in this oblivion.
Impending dissolution brings no pause.
Upon ashen splinters is my body - which is given for you.
I call the vermin to their feast, and the worms to paradise.


The Supreme Court in Ajay Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh, while holding that the result of adjudication cannot be announced without the judgment available on record, also discussed the legality of the high court, on its administrative side, transferring a case from one district court to another.
The bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra, in this case, upheld the full court decision to transfer the cases in question from the trial judge concerned to the file of District and Sessions judge for rehearing and disposal, observing that there is no illegality in it.
The court rejected the contentions that such a power to transfer the case could not have been exercised by the full court on the administrative side and that high court can only transfer the case in exercise of power under Section 407 and that, too, on the judicial side. The court referred to Ranbir Yadav v. State of Bihar, wherein it was observed that the high court, on its administrative side, can transfer the cases as long as it is exercised purely for administrative exigency without impinging upon and prejudicially affecting the rights or interests of the parties.
The court also observed that Article 227 confers power of superintendence on the high court over the courts and tribunals within the territory of the state and it has the jurisdiction and the authority to exercise suo motu power.
The bench observed that the high court, on the administrative side, had transferred the case to the learned Sessions Judge by which it has conferred jurisdiction on the trial court to try the sessions case under CrPC. "Thus, it has done so as it has, as a matter of fact, found that there was no judgment on record. There is no illegality," the bench said, while ordering the trial court, to which the cases have been transferred, to proceed in accordance with law.


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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line the cupcake molds with cupcake liners and set aside.
2. In a mixer bowl, combine sugar, flour, black and Dutch-processed cocoa powders, espresso powder, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix to combine.
4. Combine the boiling water and the instant coffee. Pour the hot coffee into the cake batter and mix on medium low until smooth, making sure to occasionally scrape the bottom of the bowl.
6. Bake for 15-20 minutes. When a toothpick inserted at the center of the cupcake comes out cleanly, the cakes are done. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
1. In a small bowl, mix together the olallieberry puree, creme de cassis, and lemon juice. Set aside.
2. Combine water and 11 oz (310 gr) sugar in a small pot over medium-high heat. Without stirring, bring to a boil and let cook until the temperature reaches 240 degrees F.
3. Meanwhile, place the egg whites and cream of tartar in a mixer bowl. With the whisk attachment, begin whisking the egg whites when the syrup begins to bubble on the stove. Start whisking on medium low until the whites begin to foam all over, then increase speed to high and gradually add the remainder of the sugar. Whip until soft peaks form and stop.
5. Continue whisking until the bowl of the mixer is at body temperature and not warm to the touch anymore.
7. Once all of the butter is incorporated, continue whisking while adding the olallieberry puree. Beat until incorporated. Use to pipe immediately.
1. Prepare a baking tray lined with a silpat or parchment paper. Set aside.
2. In a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, melt the sugar.
3. Once the sugar has completely melted, quickly add the cacao nibs. Stir and cook until the sugar turns a deep golden color (there might be a little bit of smoking--don't be alarmed!). Remove from heat immediately before the sugar burns and let the cacao nibs cool completely on the silpat, trying to separate them out as best as you can.
4. Once cool, crush the candied cacao nibs into small pieces. Use to top the cupcakes.
Yum. I need to get myself some cocoa nibs.
I love what you said about tailoring things to people's taste - it's such a pleasure.
This look so good. I love your pictures.
Thanks for share the recipes with us.
Wow, they are really dark - sinfully dark, yum! And I love, love, love the color of the icing. Gorgeous!
gorgeous cupcakes! btw, are these the same as blackberries? they look quite similar..
@Patricia: I really like the way the icing color turned out, too--it's all natural, entirely from the berry!
@Asha: Olallieberries are quite closely related to blackberries. I find them to be a little lighter and sweeter in flavor. Wikipedia, fwiw, has a pretty cool flow chart of which berry is related to which here.
You had me at Cupcakes!
Lovely photos, steph. Especially the diptych with the cupcake and coffee beans. The candied cacao nibs sound amazing and that was very sweet of you to make these for them :).
These look awesome! I mean really, REALLY awesome. I love the drama of black cocoa! And with candied cacao nibs?? I've never had olallieberries but I adore the name!
Bookmarking your site and i wanna bake your cuppies soon!! But i've not seen olallieberry before though. Perhaps i can substitute it blackberry?
@anna: thanks! i think olallieberries is still a very west coast thing. i'm pretty sure they haven't spread eastward yet, which is really a shame!
@maameemoomoo: thank you! you could definitely sub blackberries here, i think. after all, olallieberries and blackberries are very closely related.
I have never heard of these berries, but they must be similar to blackberries...they look identical. Whatever they are these cupcakes look divine! I loooooove dark chocolate cakes, so this is right up my alley!
Hey, Steph! First time visiting your blog via Saveur (Congrats!!) and I'm so glad I did. Love it. These cupcakes are so hipster and classy all rolled into one. :-) The candied cocoa nibs at the end make it all work very nicely. Yum!!


At Center For Sight, we are dedicated to our patients' overall well-being; not only how well you see but we feel it is important to offer additional healthcare solutions that will help you look better, feel better and live longer. Our dermatology services are an extension of our commitment to delivering advanced care to improve our patients' lives.
As Floridians, we are blessed with many beautiful lakes, beaches, and warm sunny days that beckon us to 'love life' to the fullest. Excessive exposure to the sun increases the risk of developing cataracts and skin cancer, exacerbates wrinkles and age spots, and can alter the skin's texture, making us look older than we feel.
Because we see so many sun lovers for their vision needs, our physicians are often the first to recognize skin issues that should be evaluated by a board-certified dermatologist. Dr. Joshua Newman, assisted by his experienced dermatology team at Center For Sight, offers full-service medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology to treat the entire body. Dr. Newman provides treatment for all skin conditions in adults, teens and children, as well as diagnosing and treating skin cancers. Dr. Newman has been consistently honored as a "Top Doctor" by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd., and recently named "Best Dermatologist" in Venice by the readers of the Sarasota Herald Tribune.
There are more than 1.3 million cases of skin cancer diagnosed each year and an estimated 10,000 people in the US will die from skin cancer this year. Living in Florida increases this risk since sunlight and ultraviolet (UV) rays are primary causes of skin cancer. Other causes include genetics and immune system problems.
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Mr Theodore Quaye, the K.M.A. Metro Roads Engineer, who was invited to give the talk, was unavailable.
The topic was "Traffic Management and Road Safety." The talk generated a lot of discussion from our spirited group, particularly on the subject of speed ramps. Rotarian Four Villages briefly related what happened on the Old Bekwai Road, now Melcom Road. Twice Four Villages approached Urban Roads offering to pay for materials to build speed bumps on the hill from Daban. There was never a reply.
Then a large school was built close by and the school contracted workers to create speed bumps over a weekend without authorization. The Department Urban Roads intervened and stopped the construction, not before though the road was dug up. I saw Mr. Quaye the next week when he informed me that not all schools had speed bumps and no speed bumps were scheduled for the increasingly busy Melcom Road, a major artery into the heart of Kumasi.
Less than a month later, two speed ramps were constructed by Urban Roads just before the entrance and exit to the school….The places where the road had been dug up were never entirely repaired. Looking directly at the two pressmen, Rotarian Four Villages said, "This is the story." but they showed no interest whatsoever.
Kumasi East Rotary Club still hopes that Mr. Quaye will come to address the club.
But there was a positive outcome from the meeting……two of our members were at the gym and started talking about the presentation. Both remarked on the sorry state of the city pedestrian crossings. They came up with the idea that it could be a project for our club. The idea received unanimous approval from the membership. Rotarian Four Villages proposed a committee be formed to forward the idea and Rotarians Solo, Chair, and Rots. Richard and Kwame, both Road Contractors were delegated to get the project on the way.
Stay tuned to the madinghana blog for the AFTER shot!
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All this week, I've been sending recent posts to generate interest…..here's the covering letter for the Horace Lawrence: My hero and Man of Action post.
In the post you will read, there is specific mention of a lost cause……well, Ghana will be a lost cause if we all don't tell our stories of celebration and defeat.
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I am having some issues with the mod (Solaufein) as it is stopping the game. To test what can be done, I have removed both Solaufein and Aerie from the party, but Solaufein continues to ask Aerie (in both cases - no matter where you are) a riddle.
I never get to the dialogue where she responds as the game crashes back to the desktop when you hit continue.
Okay, I read the post below about a similiar issue. I have ToB installed in that order already with the patches and what-not.
Can someone tell me how to turn off the interparty banter between Sola and X-party memeber ... specifically Aerie if possible?
Uninstall everything, but for God's sake keep your save folder, script and portraits as they apply.
Hope this help anyone who needs to know later.