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Beyond PSL & Peppermint
by S. Michal Bennett
Published on November 6, 2019
Coffee Wizardz's mocktail using Treebeard's Tincture and matcha.
[M]y childhood is full of rich holiday food and drink traditions, from stealing pecans off of pies cooling in the laundry room to sipping made-from-scratch eggnog while decorating the Christmas tree. My mom enjoyed cooking and instilled that joy in me and my sisters. But the love reaches further back even than that. My grandmothers and great-grandmothers spent a lot of holiday time in their kitchens, and the smells, sights, and flavors were always well worth the effort, and the wait.
When I got married, my husband, Young, brought an entirely different set of food traditions—as well as a passion for coffee—into our little family, but what we have truly enjoyed over the years is creating our own seasonal rituals. Although there are a few family recipes we still dig out each year, our holiday routine now consists of always trying something new and, hopefully, delicious. As we roll into the season, you might find it easy to just go with familiar holiday flavors, like chocolate, mint, pumpkin, and maple. Let me encourage you to explore outside the flavor box and discover something fresh and tasty for yourself.
Expand Your Borders
In the cultural melting pot that is the United States, holiday traditions can be individual, familial, cultural, societal, religious, or a blend of any and all of these. The earth is a treasure trove of unique and complex flavors, spices, and textures, especially during holidays and celebrations. My first advice for spicing up your holidays is to look to other cultures for inspiration.
Although Thanksgiving is the sole property of the United States, many countries and peoples around the world celebrate Christmas or another December holiday, such as Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Boxing Day. In Germany, it is traditional to eat goose instead of turkey or beef. An English celebration isn't complete unless there's a Christmas Pudding on the table. And in Chile, families sip a cold milk punch comprised of milk, sugar, coffee, cloves, and aguardiente (a Chilean grape alcohol).
When you begin to explore other cultures, you soon discover that there are many similar, yet different, recipes, especially for drinks. The Puerto Rican coquito, Dutch advocaat, and Turkish sahlep are all milk-based drinks, like the American classic eggnog. Glögg in Scandanavia, glühwein in Germany, and wassail in the U.K. are indigenous versions of mulled drinks passed down from antiquity. With a simple swapping of spices, sweeteners, dairy, or other ingredients in your traditional holiday libations, you can create a unique holiday experience for you, your guests, or your customers.
Advocaat: A Dutch drink made with eggs, sugar, brandy, and cream. Photo by M0tty
Mix Up Your Flavors
Chocolate, mint, apple, cranberry, and maple have long histories as holiday flavors. Then, in 2003, Starbucks overhauled our idea of fall and holiday flavors with the introduction of the pumpkin spice latte, or PSL. It's a fact that people either love or hate pumpkin, but this luscious little drink gave the familiar orange squash a whole new life. Now, we have everything from pumpkin spice cereal to pumpkin spice dog snacks, and the annual release of the PSL at Starbucks has become a renowned social media event. It's hard to compete, as a café owner and as a home cook. Still, the pumpkin spice fixation is undeniable.
One way to mix it up is to combine a traditional flavor with a non-traditional one. One of my favorite holiday recipes that illustrates this is a quince cranberry sauce that I picked up from my local natural food store and made my own. This piquant recipe is simple and utilizes seasonal produce in an uncommon way. It's perfect spread on a thick slice of walnut sourdough toast with a smear of cream cheese. (Click here for the recipe.) Another example: Last fall, Young and I served a maple black lime latte at our mobile café, Coffee Roboto. Espresso. Milk. Maple syrup. Ground black lime, or loomi, a Middle Eastern dried lime. Some customers hesitated, but once they tried it, their taste for adventure was instantly amplified.
Quince cranberry sauce with walnuts and cream cheese on toast. Photo by S. Michal Bennett
Another approach is to treat traditional ingredients in a new, fresh way. Bake up a batch of fruitcake scones by combining spices like cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon with dried fruit and nuts. Concoct an apple shrub syrup, then combine it with hot mint tea and lemon for a toddy twist. Make cranberries savory with coriander, and oranges with chipotle powder.
Substitutes & Alternatives
Dairy-free, vegetarian, vegan, paleo, keto, and other diets continue to cycle through our society. At the heart of all of these is the desire to live healthier and find a more environmentally friendly approach to our use of the earth. As a result, products that appeal to these diets, intolerances, and food allergies have significantly increased over the past decade, and are projected to reach revenues of more than $38 billion by 2024. According to a March 2019 agribusiness report from Report Buyer, sales of non-dairy creamer alone increased 131% in 2018. Much of this is due to the parallel advancing popularity of veganism, vegetarianism, and reducetarianism (the reduction of animal food products). This doesn't mean that the consumption of animal dairy will cease to exist. However, the trend can't be ignored, and, in my opinion, it deserves to be explored to its fullest.
Alden Kelley manages the West for Gourmet Source, a sales and consulting group representing specialty beverage companies including Pacific Foods. Kelley has successfully used Pacific's Barista Series Coconut beverage to adapt a Puerto Rican coquito, normally made with rum, coconut milk, and sweetened condensed milk, into a café drink.
"Adapted for the café," he says, "it's important to choose the right vanilla syrup or extract, cinnamon, and espresso that will emulate the rich fruit and caramel notes missing from the lack of rum."
Cardamom, ginger, and almond latte. Photo courtesy of Pacific Foods
He has also experimented with replacing eggs with plant-based gums, like xanthan (bacteria fermented from corn) and agar (seaweed), to add texture to oat milk and almond milk nogs. Kelley adds, "Our Barista Series Oat, Almond, and Hemp Plant-Based Beverages have creamy flavor and a rich mouthfeel that lend well to eggnog, Tom & Jerry, Brandy Alexander, coquito, or generally warm-spiced seasonal drinks."
Oat milk is an excellent non-dairy addition to fall flavors and goes well with all the seasonal spices, sugars, and produce, creating that satisfying creaminess we often crave as the weather turns frosty. Try it in a Salted Cinnamon Oat Latte (click here for recipe, courtesy of Pacific Foods) or whip it into a foam and spoon on top of a mulled cider or citrus cranberry punch.
Sans Alcohol
The "sober curious" or "sober sometimes" movement has gained momentum in the last few years, resulting in the rise of dry bars, more serious "mocktail" menus, and sophisticated non-alcoholic distilled spirits, like MeMento, Three Spirit, and Seedlip. Birthed out of the historic tradition of alchemy and distilled herbal remedies, Seedlip has curated the art of non-alcoholic distilled spirits and created a new standard for "what to drink when you're not drinking." The sober scene is quickly moving beyond curiosity and into a cultivated art that builds on mixology and craftsmanship to create a complex experience anyone can enjoy.
With one foot in coffee and one foot in "different, yet familiar, beverages," Milwaukee-based Coffee Wizardz is jumping headfirst into the craft of elegant and intriguing non-alcoholic drinks, as well as singular café foods. Co-founders Sam Brown and Chris Christen believe in only conjuring drinks and foods where you can "taste, smell, and/or see every ingredient." A little over a year ago, they launched their first pop up at Discourse: a Liquid Workshop in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, which claims to be a platform for "the Fourth Wave of coffee." Since then, they have hosted novel pop-up experiences and launched a successful Kickstarter to buy a Mill City coffee roaster and roast their own coffee.
Photo: Coffee Wizardz
According to Brown, the Wizardz's craft philosophy is this: "It has to be fun, and it has to make someone go, 'whoa.'" Exploring the fringes of what is possible with coffee, tea, shrub syrups, other artistic liquids, uncommon-yet-common ingredients, dramatic visuals, creatively complimentary garnishes, and something called "spherified coffee balls," they are well on their way to establishing a new level of whoa-factor in both the coffee community and the overarching beverage world. Check out their social media pages and website for a taste of their creations, and click here for their recipe for Vegan Pumpkin Pie with Coffee (Spheres).
You Do You
As you take a thoughtful look at your holiday season, with all the stress, joy, work, and partying waiting for you, consider taking one recipe and changing one thing about it. Give it a test run before you spring it on someone else, but at least take a risk on one thing. Once successful, you will find your imagination quickened and your palate stimulated for further toothsome adventures.
Click the links below for recipes mentioned in this article:
Quince Cranberry Sauce
Salted Cinnamon Oat Latte
Mini Vegan Pumpkin Pies with Coffee (Spheres)
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Vimeo declares war, censors ex-gay testimony videos for 'inciting hatred'
Vimeo is engaging in blatant, unapologetic, aggressive anti-Christian censorship.
Mon Apr 3, 2017 - 1:52 pm EST
By Michael L. Brown
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Editor's Note: This follow-up to a March 30 LifeSite report adds more information regarding Vimeo's severe censorship of Christian teachings on homosexuality.
April 3, 2017 (Charisma News) – If Jesus has changed your life and set you free from homosexual practice, your testimony is not welcome on Vimeo—not now, not ever. And if you see homosexuality as another aspect of sexual brokenness, something for which Jesus died and something from which you can be healed, your opinion is not welcome on Vimeo. Case closed, door shut, end of subject. In the words of Dr. David Kyle Foster, director of Pure Passion Ministries and himself a former homosexual, "This is pure religious bigotry and censorship."
Last December, Vimeo contacted Foster to inform him that some of Pure Passion's videos had been marked by a moderator since "Vimeo does not allow videos that harass, incite hatred or depict excessive violence."
They instructed him to "remove any and all videos of this sort from" from his account—he had 850 videos on Vimeo—and let him know that his account would be reviewed in 48 hours. If his ministry failed to remove the allegedly offensive videos, then "your videos and/or your account may be removed by a Vimeo moderator."
But Foster's ministry is not the first to be unfairly censured. In 2015, Vimeo unpublished an announcement for an upcoming "Hope Conference," with featured speakers including Janet Mefferd and Joe Dallas, both respected Christian leaders, with Dallas especially well-known for his ex-gay testimony.
The conference was sponsored by Restored Hope Network, which is an association of ministries that help people deal with unwanted same-sex attractions – Note to the world: Not everyone enjoys being attracted to the same sex—yet this Hope Conference was deemed offensive and inappropriate since it proclaimed that, in Jesus, there was hope for change and transformation.
Then, to add insult to injury, early last year, Vimeo shut down Restored Hope's entire account. Every single video. Gone.
Vimeo also shut down the account of NARTH, the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, which is an association of psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors and therapists who have had the temerity to stand up to the PC establishment and who refuse to celebrate LGBT activism. For such a horrific ideological crime, their Vimeo account is no more.
Foster was quite aware of Vimeo's history, but he was not about to do so without a hearty protest, and on Dec. 12, the same day he received the initial warning from Vimeo, he wrote back:
You must have the wrong account. We are an award-winning Christian ministry that only posts content that helps people, not hurts them. We never defame anyone. We never incite hatred or depict violence of any kind. Our message has been one of love from start to finish.
Our videos help sexual abuse victims, people who have been sex-trafficked, those who are addicted or in any other condition that causes them distress. We are constantly receiving professional awards and commendations from people who have been helped by the world-class experts who populate our videos.
Please cite any video that does otherwise and we will have a second look. It would be a shame to remove the hundreds of videos that help people in very desperate circumstances - some of whom have even claimed to have been prevented from suicide by the messages of hope that we produce.
The next day, Melissa B., a "Trust and Safety Coordinator," responded:
It seems that a number of your videos go against the Vimeo Guidelines of:
"We also forbid content that displays a demeaning attitude toward specific groups, including: Videos that promote Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)."
By this logic, Alcoholics Anonymous would not be welcome on Vimeo, since their videos would be demeaning towards alcoholics; or weight-loss videos would not be welcome, because they shame the overweight; or testimonies of effective debt reduction strategies would not be welcome, because they shame those in debt; or testimonies of Christian converts from Islam would not be welcome, because they shame Muslims—just to give a few examples out of thousands.
In reality, all these videos are welcome on Vimeo, because none of them cross the forbidden line of saying: If you're not happy being gay (or bisexual or transgender), God has a better way.
This is absolutely forbidden! (Do you understand why I've been saying for more than a dozen years that those who came out of the closet want to put us in the closet?)
Foster wrote back again:
Again—you have the wrong account.
We help people, and we are not a promoter of reparative therapy. Nor do we support or recommend forced or coerced healing of any kind. Our videos simply allow people who are struggling with sexual brokenness of any kind a place to tell their story. These are often people who have been sexually abused or otherwise traumatized and giving them a voice can sometimes rescue them from self-harm.
There is nothing in the videos you cited that encourages reparative therapy or that demeans anyone. We do not allow people in our videos who speak demeaningly or disparagingly of anyone. In fact, we provide life transforming hope for people who are at risk of harming themselves because of people who have mistreated them or cast doubts on their personal journey.
The testimonies of people who have been significantly helped by our videos is practically endless. Why would anyone want to censor such a voice for the broken and helpless?
In response Melissa wrote:
Thank you for the further explanation. You will not need to remove your videos at this time.
Please do keep our Guidelines in mind for any future uploads.
Unfortunately, on March 16, the cycle started again, with Vimeo giving Foster one week to remove offending videos, and when he wrote back to them, explaining that the matter had been resolved, he received an email from Sean M. who explained:
Your statement equating homosexuality to "sexual brokenness" betrays the underlying stance of your organization. To put it plainly, we don't believe that homosexuality requires a cure, and we don't allow videos on our platform that espouse this point of view.
Please remove any and all videos that discuss homosexuality as a condition requiring healing. We also consider this basic viewpoint to display a demeaning attitude toward a specific group, which is something that we do not allow.
You can see why Foster described this as "pure religious bigotry and censorship."
Vimeo is forbidding you from agreeing with the Bible when it comes to human sin and brokenness.
Vimeo is forbidding you from preaching the gospel of transformation when it comes to homosexuality.
Foster wrote to me privately, pointing out that Vimeo allows "videos of terrorists and pornographers." He added:
Put "jihad" in their search bar and you get 2,233 selections.
Put "lust" + Vimeo in a Google search and one option is a porn filmmaker site, among 288 other sites containing 2,872 videos.
Google "rape" + Vimeo and you get 2,817 videos.
Google "teen rape" + Vimeo and you get at least one rape video
They have "sugar daddy" dating sites (one a gay video), plus all kinds of gay porn videos. You can watch some of Allen Ginsberg's speech glorifying NAMBLA on Vimeo, all kinds of "sex on Vimeo" and "porn on Vimeo" videos that, from the thumbnails, are completely pornographic. Where is their concern for the girls and boys who have been sex-trafficked for such videos?
So, Foster protested once more to Vimeo:
I don't understand this. We have always been highly respectful of every group that is mentioned in our videos, and by no means do we demean anyone.
The homosexuals whose personal testimonies we have featured have all testified to multiple levels of sexual brokenness, as do many that you'll find featured in articles on Huffington Post, The Advocate, The Dr. Phil Show, Oprah, and many other gay-affirming venues, including childhood sexual abuse, porn addiction, etc. I'm not sure why you feel that homosexuals talking about what has happened to them is in any way threatening or demeaning of others.
Vimeo responded by further explaining that, "Referring to homosexuality as a 'dysfunction of sexual brokenness' or 'sexual distortion' is not OK, nor is reference to 'the fact that God can transform the life of anyone caught in homosexual confusion'."
To repeat: This is forbidden on Vimeo!
The Vimeo rep even said that, "I understand the desire to not be lumped in with the more vocally hateful anti-gay activists, and I can see nothing based on the videos I have reviewed that suggest an overtly vitriolic approach. However, even respectful advocacy of SOCE is something that we do not allow on our platform."
To paraphrase: "Dr. Foster, we know you're not hateful, but don't you dare proclaim your testimony of transformation in Jesus, and don't you dare imply that there is anything wrong with being gay. Not a word!"
Foster wrote back once more to Sean at Vimeo, writing from a personal, pastoral and professional level, arguing his case with clarity and conviction, also exposing all kinds of inconsistencies in the Vimeo policies. And while Sean did engage the email (to an extent), his bottom line was this: "I've never suggested you were less than kind at an individual level to specific homosexuals. That said, Vimeo disagrees wholeheartedly with the notion that homosexuality is a form of brokenness, or something that requires healing, or something that people need to seek freedom from."
Then, on March 24, all 850 videos—every single one of them—were removed, and the Pure Passion account was shut down.
This is an outrage, and it needs to be addressed. Here's what you can do today:
1. Write to Vimeo and ask them to restore immediately the account of Dr. David Kyle Foster and Pure Passion, stating politely that this is tantamount to religious censorship and bigotry. If you can say something positive about the ministry through your own experience, do that as well
2. Subscribe to Pure Passion's YouTube channel, which, at least for now, has not been shut down. There you'll find videos from speakers like Kay Arthur and John Bevere addressing issues of sexual addiction and pornography, videos exposing the horrors of sex-trafficking and videos of ex-gays.
3. Consider getting a copy of Foster's powerful Such Were Some of You DVD.
4. Share this article with a friend.
5. Pray that the message of freedom and liberty in Jesus—from all brokenness and sin—would be proclaimed even more loudly and powerfully in the days ahead. May Vimeo's efforts to silence a powerful ministry (along with other excellent ministries and organizations) result in the amplifying of this ministry's message.
Dr. Michael Brown (www.askdrbrown.org) is the host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio program.
This article was originally posted on Charisma News and is republished with permission of the author.
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The Club's Medical Services reported that the player will be out for between two and three weeks. The player will carry out recovery work during this period.


The Maine Historic Preservation Commission has begun excavating Fort Richmond, the first English fort in Maine, in Richmond, with the hope of recovering as many artifacts as possible before construction on a new bridge over the Kennebec River between Dresden and Richmond begins in July. Commission archeologist Leith Smith said volunteers are wanted to assist at the site through the end of June. "The pressure is on," Smith remarked.
The Maine Historic Preservation Commission has begun excavating Fort Richmond, the first English fort in Maine, in Richmond, with the hope of recovering as many artifacts as possible before construction on a new bridge over the Kennebec River between Dresden and Richmond begins in July. Commission archeologist Leith Smith said volunteers are wanted to assist at the site through the end of June. "The pressure is on," Smith remarked.


Training material creation is time- and cost-intensive, which puts added onus on organizations to transfer dense information as efficiently and effectively as possible.
The key? Increased visuals and a focus on why.
Visuals refers to usage of images and diagrams – not just written copy – to convey key information. When words are punctuated by valuable and engaging visuals, training materials become more appealing, and are more likely to be retained than via reading alone.
Why is shorthand for our data-backed belief that team members need to understand the big picture in addition to their own designated roles. Training needs to stress the importance of a trainee's role to the organization as a whole. This helps to underscore a user's potential for workplace impact – a key motivator among MIllennials in particular.
Finally, at the completion of training, provide assessments to ensure that this information has been retained.
The better trained and more familiar with process your staff is, the safer and more reliably your facility will run. The result is successful employees who are more productive on the job – and it all starts with impactful training.


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Police Arraign Ayiri Emami And Other Following Reported Invasion Of Palace
80naija November 25, 2021 2 min read
Chief Ayirimi Emami was charged by the Delta State Police Command with invading the Palace of the Olu of Warri before a magistrate court in Warri.
Ayiri Emami, the dethroned Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, was charged by the police before a Warri South Chief Magistrates' Court in Delta State on Wednesday, Nov. 24, for embezzling two royal crowns worth N2 billion.
Chief Emami was arrested by the police and charged with three counts in Charge No:MW/178C/2021.
Part of the charges read,
"That you Chief Ayirimi Emami "M" and others now at large on 30th March 2021 at about 11:30pm(2330hrs) at Olu Palace, Warri in the Warri Magisterial District did conspire among yourselves to commit felony such as burglary and stealing and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code Cap C21 Vol. 1 laws of Delta State 2006.
"That you Chief Chief Ayirimi Emami "m" and others now at large on the 30th March 2021 at about 11:30pm(2330hrs) at Olu Palace, Warri in the Warri Magisterial District with intent to commit a felony broke into a dwelling house of the Olu of Warri and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Code Cap C21 Vol.1 Laws of Delta State 2006.
"That you Chief Ayirimi Emami"m"and others now at large on the 30th March at about 11:30pm(2330hrs) at Olu Palace Warri in the Warri Magisterial District did stole two crowns value two billion naira(N2,000,000,000.00) property of Itseliri Kingdom and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Cap C21 Vol.1 laws of Delta State 2006."
Mrs. Diejomaoh, a Chief Magistrate, presided over the court, which granted Chief Ayirimi Emami bail with two sureties each worth two million naira. The two sureties, according to the Court, must be public workers at level fifteen.
The matter was then rescheduled for a hearing on January 19, 2022.
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Deathtrap is one of those genre mash-ups that make you wonder why we haven't seen more of them in recent years, and it's almost a foregone conclusion that we're going to see a lot more of them, and soon. It's an absorbing tower defense game mashed up with a dark, gothic, top-down action role-playing game, and it's just as fun as both.
The setup is simple. You play as a magic-spamming sorceress, a melee-fighting warrior, or a stealthy gunslinger who must stop waves of snarling demons from reaching a portal on your side of the isometric-perspective stage and thus getting out of their realm and into ours. You do have plain-Jane Diablo-style attacks and a few area-clearing special attacks later on, but they can only do so much damage before the enemies run past you. Your one ace in the hole against the never-ending horde is the ability to activate long-dormant magical traps in the environment along the demons' pre-set route, which can be anything from simple gun turrets and floor spikes to towers that shoot lightning at random intervals, acid pools, and portals that generate little snarling beasts of your own that turn into little snarling suicide bombers that explode when they reach the nearest enemy. Victory means putting together a sadistic Rube Goldberg conveyor belt of doom through which no demon can pass and, if they do, walking in yourself to try to finish the job.
Deathtrap is, technically, a spin-off of developer Neocore Games's Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing games, liberally retooling the tower defense mode from the first game in the series. The story does link up, but despite some snippets of backstory thrust upon the player when selecting a stage, it's not necessary to jump right into the fray. What you do end up needing is some instructions, and while the tutorial pop-ups will give you a 10-cent tour of the interface, figuring out the game's flow requires plenty of trial and error. It's not necessarily a bad thing. Most of the game is easy enough to figure out for anyone who's played a game in either genre, with one button for regular attacks, one for a powerful magic attack, and traps costing Essence, and special points that regenerate after each wave and any time you kill an enemy. There's a tiny frustration where, often, your best vantage point is a few feet away from the action, and clicking the left mouse at the wrong place and the wrong time will send your character into a 30-monster murder pit from which there's no escape. Nevertheless, you do learn to compensate, and there are RPGs with far worse navigation problems than an overly sensitive playing field. It's still the best of both of its worlds. This structure fixes the tower defense problem of having to wait around for your enemies to come to you before the action begins by letting you get yourself right into the thick of it, and any moment of overwhelming odds can be fixed by letting your death machines do the dirty work.
The first few stages do go pretty easy on you until you get your first new traps, and the steady escalation of difficulty is good. Much of the leveling-up and character advancement is contingent on what feels comfortable for the player. How you end up killing baddies will determine what upgrades and new traps you get access to. If your boots are on the ground doing more killing than your traps, you'll get access to powers that make enemies more vulnerable to your melee attacks. Use a particular trap that summons a vicious hell beast to fight anything that walks past? Kill enough baddies with him, and you'll get the ability to summon a group of archers to fight at long range. There's a pretty extensive number of upgrades to earn, and the game hits the sweet spot of doling out just enough experience and skill points after matches to feel like you've earned them, without being able to run completely roughshod over the game. There's also a plain old RPG store where you can buy armor, weapons, and accessories, as well as a compulsory crafting system that was used all of once in my playthrough and then ignored. Still, there's no lack of options for players to get their gameplay just how they like it.
And you will know us by the trail of horrifying tentacle beasts.
Problematically, Deathtrap runs out of content the second it really starts to take off. It happens around the fifth or sixth stage, which is the point at which the game seems to run out of new enemies to throw at you and just starts giving the older, bigger ones more HP. Completing the 13th and final stage after a couple of hours of play earns you nothing, unless you count the unlocking of five specialized scenario maps. Deathtrap's roots as an overblown minigame show here. There are a few twists that you can use to try to keep the stages fresh. Getting to level 15 opens up the Scenario mode, which allows you to put new restrictions on each stage (e.g., less Essence regeneration in exchange for more gold/XP at the end), and the Endless mode, which is a non-stop survival mode where Essence is shorter in supply and the monsters are greater in number. There's a level editor that might yield some quality if the game takes off, as well as multiplayer co-op and versus modes, all of which are fun, but it still has you replaying the same stages over and over. There's no fanfare or reward for beating the stages as they currently are, just the pressing urge to earn more XP and open up the level-20 traps.
The good news is that Deathtrap is compelling enough that loading it up once in a blue moon to explode some monsters could end up being extremely appealing and fun. It's a nifty little time-waster that Neocore's created here, and while there could and should be a lot more content in the future, the game we've got right now nonetheless makes a convincing bid for your time.
Justin Clark spent about 10 hours running through Deathtrap's dungeons, primarily as a sorceress, and ended up at level 17. For the record, his favorite deathtraps were the frost beam, the spear trap, and the Arby's about 3 miles down the road from his old apartment.
Deathtrap is a unique mixture of action-RPGs and Tower Defense games, a game of vicious tricks, killing machines, rotating blades and splattering blood.


The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important ceremonies in Vietnamese culture with influence from Confucian and Buddhist ideologies. It is a significant day not only to the couple involved but also for both families. Thus, it usually includes quite a few formal ritual observances.
Normally, both bride and groom or their parents go to the fortuneteller to see what date and time is best for them. They strongly believe in this date and time so the groom's family and relatives must come on time. Some days before the wedding, they will visit the bride and her family with round lacquered boxes known as betrothal presents. It composes of areca nuts and betel leaves, tea, cake, fruits, wines and other delicacies which covered with red cloth and carried by unmarried girls or boys.
On the wedding day, the groom's family and relatives go to the bride's house bringing a lot of gifts wrapped in red papers. These gifts are similar to those of the engagement: betel leaves and areca nuts, wines, fruits, cakes, tea ... The persons hold these trays are also carefully chosen, usually they are happily married couples. Ladies and women are all dressed in Ago Dai. Men could be in their suits or men traditional Ao Dai. The troop is usually led by a couple that is most wealthy and successful among the relatives, this means to wish the to-be-wed couples a blessing life together in the future.
The groom's family would stop in front of the bride's house. The leading couple should enter the house first with a tray with wine. They would invite the bride's parents to take a sip. By accepting the toast, the bride's family agrees for the groom's family to enter their house. The firework is immediately fired to greet the groom's family.
The groom's family would introduce themselves and ask permission for their son to marry his bride. The master of the ceremony (usually a respected person among the bride's relatives) instructs the bride's parents to present their daughter. The bride then follows her parents out. She will wear red traditional wedding ao dai, followed by her bride maids. The couple should pray before the altar ask their ancestors for permission for their marriage, then express their gratitude to both groom's and bride's parents for raising and protecting them.
Then, they bow their head to each other to show their gratitude and respect toward their soon-to-be husband or wife. The master of the ceremony would gave the wedding couple advices on starting a new family. Their parents would take turn to share their experience and give blessing. After that, the groom and the bride exchange their wedding rings and receive the gifts from their parents such as golden bracelets, ear rings, necklace... The ceremony is ended with a round applause.
After the wedding ceremony is over, there will be a party at the groom's house. Some traditional Vietnamese wedding party is celebrated at their houses (usually in country-side); other is celebrated in the restaurant. This day is the culmination of desires, day dreams, hopes and anxieties. There is a band to play music during their meal. Some guests are free to sing related wedding songs on the stage to luck the bride and the groom. In the middle of the party, the couple goes to each table to get wishes, congratulations as well as money.
Today, a lot of Vietnamese couples have their wedding ceremony done in Temples or Churches which is very much similar to American and Western style, including exchanging vows and wedding rings. However, they still maintain Vietnamese traditional ceremony in the bride's home before heading to temples or churches.
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Q: Initialize 2D array using nested for loops and finding a pattern I'm trying to figure out how nested for loops for initializing variables work. I looked at another question on here that initialized values in a 2D array from 1 to 15 which seemed reasonable using the code:
 for (int i = 0; i < row.length; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < row[0].length; j++) {
            row[i][j] = (i * row[0].length) + j;
        }
    }

I'm trying to extend that idea so that another array has the pattern as follows:
 {0, 9,18,27,36,45,54,63,72} //row0...row8
 { 1,10,19,28,37,46,55,64,73}

It obvious that once a row completes a number is incremented by 1 and you keep adding 9 until you get to the end of the row. How is this represented in code? Solution to this problem would be great but a more general approach would be appreciated more if possible.
My guess is that the headings for the for loop statements don't change but rather its the assignment equation that does.

A: Would this work?
for(int i=0; i < 9; i++){
  for(int j=0; j < 9; j++){
    row[i][j] = j+i;
  }
}

A: for (int i = 0; i < row.length; i++) {
    for (int j = 0; j < row[j].length; j++) {
        row[i][j] = i + j * 9;
    }
}

A: Have a try with the following code:
    int[][] row = new int[9][9];
    for (int i = 0; i < row.length; i++) {
        row[i][0] = i;
        for (int j = 1; j < row[i].length; j++) {
            row[i][j] = row[i][j - 1] + 9;
        }
    }

    /*
     * Print 2d-array
     */

    for (int i = 0; i < row.length; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < row[i].length; j++) {
            System.out.printf("%2d ", row[i][j]);
        }
        System.out.println();
    }

Output in Console:
 0  9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72
 1 10 19 28 37 46 55 64 73
 2 11 20 29 38 47 56 65 74
 3 12 21 30 39 48 57 66 75
 4 13 22 31 40 49 58 67 76
 5 14 23 32 41 50 59 68 77
 6 15 24 33 42 51 60 69 78
 7 16 25 34 43 52 61 70 79
 8 17 26 35 44 53 62 71 80

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The measure provides for the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to conduct strategic planning and provide technical assistance to implement trauma recovery services for violent crime victims in communities experiencing high-levels of violent crime. The program was modeled after a similar, successful program in San Francisco, and will be financed using federal funds.
McConnaughay noted that it's been found that many convicted criminals were once victims of crime, themselves. She said this fact is even more compelling when you realize that Illinois is no stranger to violent crimes. The city of Chicago alone faced a 58 percent increase in its homicide rate from 2015 to 2016, and one in three Illinoisans report having been the victim of crime in the last 10 years, with more than 60 percent of those surveyed having been the victims of a violent crime.
Senate Bill 2872 contained a number of elements recommended by Governor Bruce Rauner's Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform, which was established to reduce the state's prison population and make significant changes to Illinois' criminal justice system. McConnaughay was a member of the Commission, which also released its final report on January 10.


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Senator Shehu Sani, others float APC splinter group, select leaders
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Leaders have emerged, at the state level, for the splinter group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, known as APC Akida.
The group, however, said that it would soon name its leaders at all levels in the state.
The state executive committee of the group has Mr Tom Maiyashi as convener, Alhaji Ibrahim Yaro, deputy convener and Hafsat M. Baba as secretary.
Addressing newsmen in Kaduna, yesterday, Maiyashi said the APC Akida will serve as a platform for key stakeholders and active members of the APC to work for the progress of the party in the state.
Those at the meeting included Senator Shehu Sani and Hakeem Baba-Ahmed.
Maiyashi said that in the coming weeks, the APC Akida would intensify its campaign to mobilise members to protect what he termed as their legitimate interests.
The convener said that the group came into being because the APC has been hijacked and incapacitated by the powers-that-be in the state.
"We believe in playing responsible and constructive roles because the government appears to have shut out basic involvement of citizens in governance," he said.
"We came on board because our party structures do not exist or function in a manner prescribed by our party's constitution. It does not protect the interests of our members, and one of our key goals is to help reestablish party structure at all levels."
He said that the APC Akida was neither a faction nor an alternative party structure.
Maiyashi said that the group was committed to seeing that the APC-led government in the state worked successfully for the people. He called on the national leadership of the party to fulfill its promise to reconstruct the party at all levels in Kaduna State. He urged Governor Nasir el-Rufa'i of Kaduna State to lead with a sense of commitment.
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Washington, North Carolina is a historic waterfront city located in the northeastern part of the state. The first city in the United States to be named after George Washington, "The Original Washington" isn't located on a beach. However, it is a great start-off point for visiting and exploring the popular beach communities of the southern Outer Banks called The Crystal Coast. A wide range of hotels, beach houses and condominiums populate the area to accommodate vacationers and residents.
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The Bogue Banks is a 25-mile-long barrier island just off the southern tip of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Known as The Crystal Coast, the island is home to a string of beach communities that share three beach areas. The island can be accessed from the mainland via either the Cameron Langston Bridge to Emerald Isle and its beaches or the Atlantic Beach Bridge.
Atlantic Beach's pristine shoreline attracts vacationers who enjoy its long stretches of white sand beaches and relaxed atmosphere. The oldest among the Crystal Coasts' beach communities, vacationers flock to Atlantic Beach year round. Spend the day on the beach, stroll Main Street or take in one of the many festivals that occur throughout the year. There are plenty of shops and artist galleries to explore, and places to dine.
At the westernmost edge of the Bogue Banks is the beach community of Emerald Isle. More residential than the island's east end, it attracts thousands of vacationers and year-round residents. This 12-mile stretch of beach has no hotels or resorts. Instead, you'll find vacation homes, condos and cottages for seasonal rental or sale that makes Emerald Isle a relaxed location for your next family getaway.
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Highway 58 runs through the community of Indian Beach. Virtually invisible from the highway, this exclusive enclave of only 92 full-time residents, is protected by a maritime forest that surrounds its luxury beachfront homes and subdivisions. There are no hotels in this area, however, seasonal rentals are available for those who hope to get away from the busier, more crowded parts of the outer banks.
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A legend's a legend and it's hard to improve on that. A vital organ in José Ignacio's gastro scene for more than a decade, and unlike many of the eateries that close down once the busy summer session is over in the exclusive beach town, Parador La Huella opens on weekends during the winter.
From its enviable location to a menu that's changed up on a daily basis to one of the best vibes at any restaurant anywhere, here's why La Huella has made such a mark.
Beachside, the Atlantic Ocean within spitting distance, La Huella is located on the main entrance to the sandy Playa Brava. You can't help but stumble across this chichi shack, or indeed run into the line waiting to bag a table. Watch the waves roll in over a plate of pan-fried baby squid and a cocktail. This is the luxurious kind of seaside meal that will make fish and chips wish it had never been born.
Leading the kitchen since it opened, chef Alejandro Morales takes immense pride in the smartest surf and turf menu going. Think fresh grilled fish, squid rings with chilli mayo and the best Uruguayan skirt steak around — there's fire in this open kitchen's soul that's for sure. With a seasonal base for salads and sides, the menu also changes up on a daily basis, so favourites such as a seafood pasta overflowing with prawns and mussels in a delectable tomato sauce are always available.
The cocktail list also receives a lot of love, and combines a daily twist with classics such as Margaritas and Pisco Sours. Of course, ask the bar staff to mix up whatever you fancy too — they are more than equipped to do the job.
Morales has been in it to win it since La Huella opened 13 years ago, and he's still producing fabulous dishes that bagged him an important award in 2013. Simplicity is the key, that combined with the freshest ingredients. But how does he stay inspired after so long at the same restaurant? By popping up every now and then with pastry chef and pregnant wife Florencia Courrèges at other venues in the area.
An integral part of La Huella's success has to come down to the space, a luxurious wooden beach hut complete with thatched roof. Cleverly designed to be inclusive yet also exclusive, there's nothing quite as hip as your own sandy private dining room in the hippest resort in Latin America. Bar flys will get a kick gazing at the rows of bottles and giant chess pieces while bantering with staff; couples will want a table with a sea view down the side passage. Wherever you are, it's likely that some local celebrity will waft in, as will some beau-bos (I just made up that word for beautiful bohmeians). Also some of the nicest and cleanest bathrooms I've seen in a restaurant.
Hot girls and boys whip their way through this generally heaving restaurant — bear in mind they do 1,300 covers a day during the peak of summer. Knowledgeable, happy to recommend, these kids are busy but happy so tip them well. They are of course kept in line by an extremely efficient, miked-up concierge who keeps punters happy at the front steps.
Carefully selected sounds contribute to the very cool atmosphere, with a DJ bar side keeping an eye on the energy within. From tango to electronic to electronic tango and everything else that goes, the tempo matches the mood.
In September last year, Team Huella was anointed Uruguay's best restaurant thanks to its ranking in the Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants list. Number 20 is no mean feat, and simply adds to the already impressive legend.
In December, the founders and and chefs got together to share their little piece of history alongside some glorious food porn pics and recipes. Replicating dishes in BA might be mission pretty impossible but remember you can go back any weekend in the year for grilled baby squid and pickles or octopus.
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Stuffing your face with delicious nosh at the beach without getting grains of sand wedged into any orifice, or worse, your teeth. Credit cards accepted. Legendary.
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This past weekend we had the opportunity to witness and capture the elopement of two incredible individuals in San Francisco's City Hall. It is by far one of most historically captivating locations for an elopement. If you're looking for a place that is extraordinarily beautiful yet simple all at the same time, this location is amazing to consider.
We began our day at their quaint home, as the newlyweds to be were getting ready for their big day. Nothing like a box of tasty pastries from Mr. Holmes Bakehouse to ease the nerves and help prepare for the day.
As the Bride and Groom continued to get ready, we had the opportunity to capture the important little details. Anh chose beautiful red stilettos to compliment her grecian styled A-line off the shoulder chiffon wedding gown. The simple touch of pink captured in her bouquet of peonies was an added plus.
Upon arrival, we had a couple of minutes to capture some special moments before their ceremony. There is nothing like natural light to capture just that.
Being able to capture the genuine moments is by far one of the best parts of story telling as a photographer.
We cannot thank this fabulous couple enough for sharing their day with us. It was an honor to have witnessed and documented their special day!
Congratulations Anh and Duane! Wishing you two a lifetime full of love and happiness!
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