I decided to take last week off blogging since it was the first week of school. Always a hectic time, it was particularly insane this year as I was opening a school library for my first time ever, getting out consumables (workbooks) for every kid in the school (4-7 books per kid for over 1,100 students), and I had to do it all on my own as my partner had transferred to a different school and they haven't replaced her yet. I'm trying to give myself permission to say no to things more often, but it's still a struggle.
The thing is that I care . . . a lot . . . about a lot of things. I care about my students and teachers. I care about my family. I care about my friends. I care about my community, especially the poor and underrepresented, the voiceless and the weak. I care about my fellow Christians. I care about my country and my world.
As much as I tried, I didn't have time for a kind word to each and every one of my students, many who really needed to be seen and appreciated in the first week of school. Even though I worked for hours and hours on the schedule, I still made a mistake and was unable to accommodate a couple of the teachers right away. Even though I prayed for energy, endurance, and patience I still complained more than I should have, still struggled not to cry at the end of a rough Friday. Even though I wanted to spend time with my brother and his son, I sat out their zoo trip on Saturday and stayed home instead because I felt like a giant walking bruise. Even though I followed the news all weekend and posted condemnation of the racist violence of the alt-right and the equivocating weak rhetoric of our president, I couldn't actually make anything better. Even though I wanted to try hard to get to know people at my old/new church, I felt closed off and defensive Sunday morning at a church which seemed to act like nothing had happened, like America hadn't just experienced horrible sin and violence.
It's just not enough. I'm just not enough.
I've been thinking a lot lately about how much our modern world demands of us and how much we demand of ourselves because of these expectations. As work got more and more stressful this week, I thought of every single person I know and realized not one of them has a job which is not frequently stressful. This brought up the question, are all jobs stressful? Is it a requirement to our survival (financial, physical) to be constantly stressed out?
Since Genesis 3 promises post-Fall humanity pain, sweat, and toil just for us to be able to eat, I suppose the answer to this is a resounding "Yes!" Which I find utterly depressing. I get that we can find rest in the Lord and all that, I even wrote a previous blog entry about that sort of thing, but some days I just can't figure out how to practically do that in this difficult world of ours.
When I think about what the world expects of me and what I expect of myself, the only logical response seems to be feeling overwhelmed. Let's break this down.
I should be doing quite well in my career by now.
I should be earning a decent wage with a retirement fund, savings account, and health insurance.
I should be either finished or almost finished with paying off my school loans and car.
I should be a leader or mentor at work at this point, helping newer younger coworkers find their way.
I shouldn't just be writing a blog, but should be also working on my book and speaking career to go along with it.
I should have close relationships with the women in my church and be a vital part of a weekly Bible Study as well as my biweekly global prayer group.
I should be an involved aunt, a role model to my little loves, a reliable help to their parents.
I should be a helpful daughter to my mother financially, physically, and emotionally.
I should be a mature Christian woman who reads her Bible and has a significant time of prayer every day, memorizes scripture, journals, and processes it all.
I should somehow be both strong and meek, quiet and confident, submissive and yet a teacher.
I should be a dedicated biblical counselor, helping my church to set up a counseling training program, mentoring newer counselors, while counseling as many people as I can for free.
I should be active in my community, helping those in need with donations, volunteering, etc.
I should be an involved friend to those who've poured into me throughout my life, keeping up with them by writing e-mails, letters, text messages, social media comments, inviting them over, and talking to them on the phone.
I should be an involved member of the human race by keeping up with the news, being aware of what's going on, and finding ways to help.
I should continue to be a passionate advocate for my former students and clients, encouraging them as they go off to college and careers and families, letting them know they are still loved and supported.
I should be an expert in my fields, keeping up with the latest in literature, writing, education, and biblical counseling.
I should be creative, writing poetry and journaling, blogging, and creating.
I should be a student of the world by traveling each year.
I should be a patron of the arts and news, things that matter to me and the world.
I should help around the house with cooking, cleaning, & maintenance.
I should support my friends in the mission field through letters, prayer, and finances.
I should visit my friends and family out of state at least once a year.
I should spend time with my friends in LA by visiting once a month at least, and yet still be able to make new friends in my current town and invest in them too.
I should be a good doggy mamma and take him for walks and to the park.
I should keep up my geek cred by watching the latest Marvel or DC movies, reading the latest comic books, and going to a convention or two.
I should try online dating again and be open to possibilities.
I should lose weight, eat healthy, go to my doctor, and exercise daily.
I should march against white supremacy, protest the cruel regime shaping America today, stand up for the little guy.
I should, I should, I should . . .
This list never ends. I'm sure if you make a list for yourself, it will be just as long and overwhelming. Now, many of these expectations come from the world around me, what people expect of me, while some of them are what I expect of myself. It's hard to parse through this list and separate them as many are intrinsically linked; I expect things of myself because I think others expect them of me.
After a weekend like this one, when I wish I could just chuck everything else and go be a freedom fighter for a few months, I don't even know where to start.
Since many, if not most, of the things on my list of "shoulds" are related to trying to love God and love others, I'm still struggling my way through these top two commandments. The practical application of theology is rarely straightforward. This is not one of those blogs where I post a question and then answer it at the end. I'm still scratching my way to the surface on this one, still overwhelmed, still confused. Just thought I'd put this out there because I'm pretty sure there are a lot of us in this predicament.
So, if you've got any answers for me, please comment away. In the meantime, I'll be looking through this list of mine trying to figure out where these expectations come from, which ones really matter, and which ones take priority. Prayers, encouragement, British chocolate, and scotch are appreciated along the way!


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March 8, 2016 E-MAIL PRINT
Still Looking At The Dow Jones Gender Gap
After All These Years . . .
In 1991, as part of a grievance challenging Dow Jones layoffs, IAPE looked at rates of pay among Union-represented women and men at Dow Jones and the results were startling: Among all job classifications, women made up 46% of the workforce and were paid approximately 24% less than men, on average.
IAPE had been badgering Dow Jones management about discrimination and bias for years, but this was the first time the Union had conducted a comprehensive review of salary data relative to gender and race or ethnicity. Members were angry and demanded action. Two years later — after initially rebuffing IAPE proposals — the Company relented and agreed to a non-discrimination clause in the IAPE/DJ collective agreement.
In recognition of International Women's Day, the Union decided to take another look at pay data at Dow Jones. Sadly, in 25 years' time, there has been little progress.
As of the end of 2015, the male/female split among full-time IAPE-represented employees narrowed by a single percentage point — women now make up 47% of the Union workforce. Average salaries have more than doubled since 1991, but our analysis shows that women are still paid only 86.8% as much as their male colleagues.
Under the terms of our contract, the Company is required to pay certain salary minimums, but may exceed those minimum levels at the discretion of management. Once a newer employee passes through introductory pay-scale levels, management is only required — by contract — to pay annual Union-negotiated salary increases. Some people receive more than others.
White males, for instance.
(See www.iape1096.org/info/documents/avgalltitles.pdf)
Separating our salary data by gender and race/ethnicity, we are able to "rank" average pay for all IAPE-represented employees (United States only — Dow Jones has not provided 2015 race/ethnicity data for staff in Canada) as follows:
All Titles — Average Salary Rankings:
1. White Male — $1,773.05 per week
2. Asian Male — $1,748.52 per week
3. Asian Female — $1,617.70 per week
4. White Female — $1,497.34 per week
5. Other Female — $1,404.12 per week
6. Hispanic/Latino Male — $1,320.68 per week
7. Other Male — $1,294.68 per week
8. Black/African-American Male — $1,227.88 per week
9. Hispanic/Latino Female — $1,176.51 per week
10. Black/African-American Female — $1,141.31 per week
Our 1991 study produced the following rankings:
1. White Male — $828 per week
2. Asian Male — $768 per week
3. Asian Female — $637 per week
4. White Female — $637 per week
5. Black/African-American Male — $598 per week
6. Hispanic/Latino Male — $590 per week
7. Hispanic/Latino Female — $542 per week
8. Black/African-American Female — $539 per week
Average Weekly Salary — Reporter, Special Writer, Senior Special Writer
(See www.iape1096.org/info/documents/avgreporterspecwriter.pdf)
With journalists accounting for the single largest segment of our Union's membership, the Reporter classification is the one for which we receive most pay inquiries. Here's how current average salaries rank among the Reporter/Special Writer job family:
1. Sr. Special Writer Male — $2,880.77 per week
2. Sr. Special Writer Female — $2,594.86 per week
3. Special Writer Male — $2,234.86 per week
4. Special Writer Female — $2,166.45 per week
5. Reporter Male — $1,999.34 per week
6. Reporter Female — $1,800.85 per week
Perhaps more glaring than "just" salary is a lack of diversity in the workplace in general, and especially among senior titles. Looking at the Reporter/Special Writer/Senior Special Writer progression, the job description for Special Writer reads as follows:
Reporters and copy editors may qualify for these classifications if they possess, in the opinion of management: Marked creative writing ability; ability to perform duties with minimal supervision and originality and initiative in developing news coverage in the fields assigned; ability to supervise the work of other reporters, copy readers or copy editors and edit, process and rewrite news material.
Similarly, the Sr. Special Writer description reads:
Currently, there are 26 IAPE-represented Special Writers and 29 Sr. Special Writers in the IAPE bargaining unit — however, only seven non-white employees are included among that group (four Special Writers, three Sr. Special Writers). Of course, even in the Reporter ranks only 18% of the Union-represented workforce is non-white.
Average Weekly Salary — Years In Current Position
Sometimes management tries to explain pay gaps with claims of pay for experience. While salary data shows a narrowing of the gender gap since 1991, our most-recent pay data shows a disturbing trend towards a new divide between male and female average salaries — suggesting either males are being rewarded with higher salaries or more males than females are being hired into better-paying positions. Comparing current average pay to years worked in current positions produces the following rankings:
(See www.iape1096.org/info/documents/avgyrsincrntposn.pdf)
1. Male 20+ Years — $2,716.81 per week
2. Female 20+ Years — $2,387.12 per week
3. Male 15-20 Years — $2,091.33 per week
4. Female 15-20 Years — $2,072.80 per week
6. Male 5-10 Years — $1,812.64 per week
8. Male 0-5 Years — $1,767.60 per week
9. Female 5-10 Years — $1,667.93 per week
10. Female 0-5 Years — $1,556.85 per week
11. Male New Hire — $1,302.30 per week
12. Female New Hire — $1,167.59 per week
Is there a pay-gap problem at Dow Jones? Let's put it this way: Nationally, women were paid almost 80 cents to the dollar in 2015. In this regard, Dow Jones is a slightly above average company. We deserve better.
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Canadian qualifier Jeff Smith upset tournament favourite Robbie Green to reach the semi-finals at the BDO World Championships.
Smith, 39, beat the 16th seed from Wallasey 5-1 to set up a tie with fourth seed Scott Mitchell on Saturday.
Glen Durrant will face three-time winner Martin Adams in the last four after a 5-2 win over Darryl Fitton.
The women's final will be contested by reigning champion Lisa Ashton and 20-year-old Fallon Sherrock.
Ashton reached her third consecutive Frimley Green final with a 2-0 victory over Dutch thrower Sharon Prins and the 44-year-old from Bolton will aim to win her second world title on Saturday against Sherrock, the sixth seed from Milton Keynes.
The youngster defeated Russia's Anastasia Dobromyslova in a deciding set, avenging her loss to the three-time champion at the quarter-final stage 12 months ago.
Smith, who works at a car repair shop in New Brunswick, was the only overseas player in the last eight of the men's draw and his dreams of emulating fellow Canadian John Part, who won the title on his Lakeside debut in 1994, are still very much alive.
A 160 checkout in the deciding leg of the fourth set put Smith 3-1 up in the match and it proved a pivotal moment.
He told BT Sport: "I had a goal when I came here and that was to reach the semi-finals. I've accomplished my goal now and I've got nothing to lose."
Seventh seed Durrant from Middlesbrough raced into a 4-1 lead against Stockport's Fitton, who threatened a comeback with five successive legs, before the 44-year-old closed out victory.


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NOTHING LIKE JACK'S HOT DOGS ~
The first time I ever stepped up into Jack's Hot Dogs in North Adams, Massachusetts was fifty year ago this year. Can you believe your eyes and ears that the establishment is still in business? Yes it is.
In fact it may be one of the longest and enduring establishments in that dying slowly but surely Berkshire town, hard to admit for me as a native and as I recently roamed the streets with my true love. All my old haunts, except Jack's, are long gone. The shoe store, the clothing store, my mother's shoe store, my mother's clothing store, both movie theaters, the hardware store, my uncle Frank's lumberyard, where my father cut his own commercials at the local radio station for his lumberyard (Herb Alpert was the preferred music used as his theme), my dentist Doctor Greene, Lily's Music Shop where I bought my Dylan and Hendrix and Traffic and Led Zeppelin and Miles and where I looked a long time at Linda Ronstadt on an album cover sitting very pretty in a sty of pigs.
As we haunted up and down and sideways on the sidewalk these places and store fronts were vacant, boarded up, echoes. A few of the side alleys were still there like mountain passes and how I loved them as a kid and how I still love them as an old timer, taking my sweetheart by the hand and down an alley way we'd go, flushing out into a parking lot and the back door to a vintage Italian restaurant opens and an old woman sticks her head out having eye contact with us at the same time we land in the lot looking wildly about and she waves us over that it's okay to come into her establishment that way, through the kitchen back door, around the pots and pans, the hot grilles and spitting grease and the young workers surprised we're suddenly there and quickly moving out to the front where there is no one at all but a sunny picture window and old tables with a fake flower vase at the center. How not to sit down? We sit. Order two pizza slices. The woman who invited us in serves us like it's a full course meal, she knows best, she's old town, disciplined, worked all her life, reminds me of my Irish aunts once down the road in Adams, except she is fully Italian. All gone. I'm in that moment.
There was a fish market on a side street up a hill in North Adams where my mother and I would stop on the incline and my mother would jerk up the emergency brake and leave me with the words she'd be back in a minute, and she almost was, with a roll of fish n' chips sopped in good grease of the newspaper, and we'd eat it all right there in the car where we sat. The town spread out before us through the windshield.
All gone but Jack's. The smallest restaurant I believe Sweetheart has ever been in and she loves it. Loves me. There's a short counter and maybe ten stools, it's all too small to count. Why bother? You're in a heavenly nest of short order cooks behind the counter grabbing orders as soon as you arrive, plunk down, and before you know it at 3 in the afternoon all the stools are taken. The guy next to me orders four hotdogs, two hamburgers, and a plate of french fries topped with a plate of onion rings. He's scrawny and thin. Eats this pile like he's lucky. No doubt a regular. Once you find and try Jack's you become a regular. The prices will set you back on your heels — a hot dog for $1.20. Hamburger the same. The fries are ridiculously nasty, ridiculously tasty and ridiculously cheap. A glass of Coke is 75 cents and the glass, I swear, is the same size glass used in my junior high school cafeteria just down the road from here. Except that school is also gone, as is my elementary school across the narrow street. Pulverized. Disappeared. The great oak floors that snapped and buckled and gleamed.
Sit on the stool and watch the world of Jack's work. Two guys man the grille and the orders and a third guy is thumbing through receipts. His 'desk' is the narrow counter you're chowing down on. He's a foot from me, leaning over making meticulous on the orders and today's earnings. I stood up a moment curious as ever because I see a door in the back corner to somewhere and stick my head into another closet size space dark with an ATM machine and maybe two pinball or game machines. It looks ancient. Spooky. Sweetheart guards my stool with her hand or else it will be swiped by the next hunger artist.
There's a window that looks out where the cook does his magic but it's worthless with steam, grime and smeared sunshine. We're on the greatest side street in North Adams once known for bakeries and side dives and antique stores and other restaurants. You can walk up the street, jump across and hurdle the intersection of traffic coming out of Vermont and more Massachusetts, sidewind around a parking lot of a grocer's and come to Mass MOCA, the intellectual of the town. If the powers that be there haven't yet drawn together the vintage artwork and flavor of Jack's Hot Dogs and put it up on display in their museum as a supreme example of local-yokel, some one is missing their beat. Where Mass MOCA is was exactly where Sprague Electric was when I was a kid. You can walk through the museum and forget the artwork for the first visit and just admire and be overwhelmed by the original architecture of the former factory's massive wooden beams. I used to deliver sheetrock into this building with my cousin Alan. Two flights up. Heavy work.
I came for my first hot dog in 1965 off a lumber truck delivery with my co-worker Big John, a Polish monster lumberjack I drove hundreds of deliveries with between 1962-1969. I was the kid in the passenger seat, conservationist, know-it-all, and helping hand. John liked to eat. Eat big. He could just fit through the only door to the place, and in the summer it was a screen door.
~ Bob Arnold
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The Blues By Any Other Name: The Secrets Behind Blues Nicknames
From John Lee Cooker to Kansas Joe McCoy going by Hamfoot Ham, learn why some of the greats did so much recording under blues nicknames.
Brett Milano
Before musicians had illegal downloads to complain about, the pioneering blues artists faced even more daunting problems. Imagine recording a million-selling single and only getting paid $100 for it, while your contract forbids you from recording for anybody else. That in a nutshell is why a handful of blues greats did so much recording under assumed names. When it was harder to get a fair shake from your label, it was at least easier to get around your contract with a series of blues nicknames.
King of nicknames
John Lee Hooker has to be the king of that tactic, across a decades-long career celebrated in the 5CD box set King Of The Boogie. He was one of the most prolific artists in blues history, which is probably the only thing that got him paid in his early heyday. It wasn't unusual then for bluesmen to get a flat fee, so if the record wound up selling a million – as Hooker did with "Boogie Chillen" in 1949 and "I'm In The Mood" two years later – it wasn't the artist who profited. The slight upside was that there were no big-time legal departments to come after him when he used pseudonyms as transparent as John Lee Booker and John Lee Cooker, two of the many that he adopted after that success.
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Sometimes he simply took another bluesman's name; a couple singles on King were issued as by Johnny Williams. Recording for at least a half-dozen labels, he was also Poor John, Texas Slim, Boogie Man, Little Pork Chops, and Lord knows who else. In an era where every major artist's catalog has been tracked down and repackaged, nobody's been able to definitively log the hundreds of sides that Hooker recorded before (and possibly after) he signed a 1955 contract with Vee Jay. We do know that the aliases recorded some of his landmark sides. The perfectly primal "Mad Man Blues" and the spooky "Graveyard Blues" were both "John Lee Booker" singles, respectively, for Chess and Gone.
Fooling the labels
Junior Wells' 1965 Hoodoo Man Blues is a landmark for a few reasons. As one of the first Chicago blues albums, it was an inspiration for rockers to come and the start of an illustrious partnership. It also sports one of the sillier blues nicknames on record, with Buddy Guy – then signed to Chess while Wells was on Delmark – appearing as Friendly Chap. Their labels may have been fooled but nobody else was, and the album, featuring just Wells, Guy, and a rhythm section, has seminal moments in the title track, with Guy riffing through a Leslie while Wells wails on harmonica, and "Hey Lawdy Mama," which was covered soon after by Cream. A Guy disciple himself, Eric Clapton was also no stranger to pseudonyms, appearing on his strangest-ever album – TDF's Retail Therapy, a techno sidetrack with the producer/programmer Simon Climie – under the name "x-sample."
Contractual reasons
Not everybody used pseudonyms for contractual reasons. Some did it for certain styles of recordings. The pioneering Texas guitarist Blind Lemon Jefferson covered both the sacred and the profane, the latter quite memorably on his trademark song "Black Snake Moan." Yet the first two songs he recorded in late 1925 were both gospel songs, and for these he took on the alternate persona Deacon LJ Bates (much as Hank Williams later did, recording spoken spiritual pieces as Luke The Drifter). Another of Jefferson's standards, the Dylan-covered "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean," was also done under the Bates name.
The early bluesman and civil-rights activist Josh White took his pseudonym for the same reason. His secular material could be as raunchy (Allman Brothers fans will know "Jelly Jelly") as his sacred songs were devout, so on his 20s recordings he was Joshua White, The Singing Christian, and for the former, he took the name Pinewood Tom. By the mid-50s, when speaking out against social injustice got him blacklisted, he was proudly using his own name full time.
Some bluesmen's names – Muddy Waters, BB King, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins – are so revered by now that they barely qualify as pseudonyms. These were the names the artists took at the start of their recording careers and the ones that passed into legend. But at least one blues master needed time to make his mind up. Texas guitarist T-Bone Walker released numerous sides as Oak Cliff T-Bone, which just happened to be the name he performed under when he signed to Columbia in 1929. Oak Cliff was his address at the time, and the oft-emulated "T-Bone" came from his real middle name, Thibeaud. He'd apparently moved from Oak Cliff before cutting the classic "Stormy Monday" under his better-known alias in 1947.
Sonny Boy Williamson
In each of these cases, it's been one artist taking two or more names. In one celebrated case, it was just the opposite. Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee Curtis Williamson) was originally a Chicago pioneer of the blues harp, but a pretender born Aleck Ford stole his identity and tried to pass himself off as the original. The strange twist here is that both Sonny Boys left an equally substantial legacy. Sonny Boy I left a permanent mark on Chicago blues and wrote the oft-covered "Good Morning, School Girl," while Sonny Boy Williamson II helped create blues-rock; he was the one who recorded live with the young Yardbirds and The Animals.
Lost to history
Then there were the artists whose full stories are lost to history. By all accounts, Kansas Joe McCoy was a guitar heavyweight, born in the Mississippi Delta, and a prominent session man after coming to Chicago. The guitarist credited on numerous early blues and jug band sessions – with colorful blues nicknames like Hillbilly Plowboy, Mud Dauber Joe, Hamfoot Ham, The Georgia Pine Boy, and Hallelujah Joe – are all him. And they were largely done for one label, Decca, where he was part of the house band, so the name changes may have only been a matter of whimsy.
Most of his legacy, however, hinges on the work he did with then-wife Memphis Minnie starting in 1930, notably their original version of "When The Levee Breaks." After their divorce, McCoy formed The Harlem Hamfats, who serenaded the hipsters with a song called "The Weed-Smoker's Dream." MCoy then rewrote this in a more commercial form as "Why Don't You Do Right," which became Peggy Lee's first hit with the Benny Goodman Orchestra.
Finally, we only wish we knew more about Catherine "Kitty" Brown, whose 1924 track "I Wanna Jazz Some More" is a blues song about a lust for jazz (online histories mistakenly claim that "jazz" here was a sexual euphemism, but she's clearly singing, "Your music I sure adore, I wanna jazz some more"). Whoever she was, she recorded under a few blues nicknames, one of which was Bessie Williams, a moniker claimed by at least one other blueswoman. And she left only a few tracks behind, without enough backstory to explain all the names. Sometimes you just need to be glad for what you've got.
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Susan Beard
Great information here. Well researched. Thank you.
Philip Kasinitz
I seem to recal some non-Chess records headlining members of the Muddy Waters band on which the leader is credited as "Dirty Rivers".
Dusty Keg
The Sonny Boy Williamson II moniker story has an additional angle regarding how many refer to his real name as. "Rice Miller" is cited by many (including udiscover in another article) as Sonny II's Father's last name and was adopted as this Blues man's given last name. Citing udiscover's article "Mystery Of the Two Sonny Boys," Miller's love of milk and rice was what brought on the "Rice" nickname.
Bluesoy3
I'm not 100% sure Sonny Boy II tried to pass himself off as Sonny Boy I. There is no doubt he used Sonny Boy I's name to good effect, but did he actually try to tell people he was Sonny Boy I?
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Jeffrey Wright has been handed a role on the Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire, it has been reported.
Wright, perhaps best known for his role as a CIA operative Felix Leiter in the 007 films Casino Royale and it's sequel Quantum of Solace, has landed the part of the 'District 3 tribute', Beetee, nickname 'Volts'. The electronics whiz has a rather large role in the Hunger Games novel and the appointment will see him join the host of other stars already cast in the film franchise based on SUZANNE COLLINS' novels.
Wright is the latest inductee of tributes set to star in the next instalment of the film, with Sam Claflin and Meta Golding already being cast as tributes to Districts 4 and 2 respectively.
After the massive success of the first instalment of the film, the adaptation of Catching Fire is already underway and will continue well into the next year. The highly anticipated sequel will hits cinemas on November 22nd 2013, and will see Jennifer Lawrence return to her commended role as protagonist Katniss Everdeen. The rest of the cast from the first movie, including Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks and Josh Hutcherson will also be return to the screen when the film is released.


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Skiing &Writing, in Lutsen, Minnesota.
Pat and I were in Stratford, Canada the summer after my dad passed away. We were watching a one-man play called Brief Lives. At the beginning of this show the actor walked to the edge of the stage and said the following, "When a learned man dies there dies a lot of learning with him."
I decided right then to write a book about my father and entitle it "A Learned Man."
At college I'd avoided English courses because I knew I was a slow reader. In hindsight, the one English course I took in my senior year was the class I remember the most from my Bowdoin days. It was a course on the modern novel and we read many books. That started my life-long interest in reading.
Cal Kendall was my roommate in college. He was an English major and went on to earn his PhD. at the University of California. He became a distinguished professor at the University of Minnesota, where he taught for more than 38 years.
Back when I told Pat I was going to write my first book she suggested I call Dr. Cal and I did. After he recovered from the shock of hearing my voice, he said, "Hank, you taught me how to ski at Brunswick. I'd be delighted to help you with your writing. Send me your manuscript and let's plan to meet up here in Minnesota at our local ski resort called Lutsen to discuss your writing."
I wrote my book in longhand about 'The Learned Man' and headed for Minnesota. Cal and his wife, Ellie, live in a superb of Minneapolis. I spent the night with them and we loaded up to head for Lutsen—a small ski area up on Lake Superior not far from the Canadian border. Founded by the family of Cindy Nelson, the first US woman skier to earn a medal in the 1982 Olympics.
Born and raised in Lutsen in northeastern Minnesota, Nelson's family ran the local ski area and she was on skis before the age of three. She raced in all five alpine disciplines, with a focus on downhill, and was on the World Cup squad of the U.S. Ski Team at age 16.[2] Nelson won the silver medal in the downhill at the 1982 World Championships[3] and was the bronze medalist in the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Now, in November 2017, I have written a number of books with most of them edited by Cal. These books are shown on this site and many of them were written after talking with Cal about them and with his edits. I credit Cal and Ellie and our Lutsen visits with the inspiration to write.
Now Cal, Ellie, and I are too old to ski but I still have the urge to write and am waiting for the inspiration to start a new writing project.
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Record $5.6m sale proves 'solid' Noosa market
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A NOOSA Sound house that sold at auction for $5.67 million shows the prestige market is rock solid, according to a leading real estate agent.
Tom Offerman Real Estate agency principal Tom Offerman said he believed it was the highest Queensland house sale under the hammer so far this year.
"Witta Circle is one of those 'can't go wrong locations'," Mr Offerman said.
"It's on the water, picturesque and an easy walk from Hastings St and the beach.
"The capital growth has been over 15 per cent on average for 40 years, hard to beat."
Mr Offerman said he was still finding strong demand, especially at the luxury end, but was "critically short" on properties at all levels.
"Our agent Nic Hunter listed a house in nearby Little Cove for auction and it was snapped up for $4.75 million on day two before our in-house media team even had time to finish the photos," he said.
"A few days earlier we sold a house in the same street in the $5 million range."
Marketing agent Eric Seetoo said while the four-bedroom property was an "oldie", it occupied one of the most desirable locations on the waterfront near Hastings St.
"We found four bidders, three of whom were present and another was on the phone from overseas, each with well over $5 million to spend," Mr Seetoo said.
"As you can imagine, I am busy finding properties for the under-bidders."
Mr Offerman said property markets usually slowed down during an election, "but not this time in Noosa".
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1. Coastal Carolina (26-4, 16-2) – Cliff Ellis and The Chanticleers plowed through the season's first few months, garnering AP poll consideration, before dropping two games in February. A dark cloud formed after a story by the New York Times led the NCAA to investigate the recruitment of star guard Desmond Holloway. With Holloway ineligible while the matter is resolved, the team has also had to persevere through Kierre Greenwood's ACL tear and a prior suspension of Mike Holmes. Winning the Big South tourney is still in the cards, but the uncertainty would weigh heavily against any chances of pulling a first-round NCAA Tournament upset.


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Air: riding with all four wheels in the air.
Backside: a trick executed with the skater's back to the ramp or obstacle, or a rotation of the rider/board where the front foot moves forward (e.g. a regular-footed skater facing north turning eastward).
Caballerial: a 360-degree ollie while riding fakie. The Caballerial was named after Steve Caballero, who invented the trick on vert in the early 1980s.
Carve: to skate in a long, curving arc.
Frontside: a trick executed with the skater facing the ramp or obstacle, or a rotation of the rider/board where the front foot moves backward (e.g. a regular-footed skater facing north turning westward).
FS 540: a frontside 540-degree turn.
Goofy-Foot: a skater who more comfortably rides with the right foot leading.
Grind: scraping one or both truck axles on a curb, railing, or other surface.
Crooked Grind: a nosegrind where the nose is angled toward the object and the tail is elevated.
50-50 Grind: a grind on both trucks.
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5-0 Grind: a rear truck grind with the front of the board elevated over the obstacle.
Smith Grind: a rear truck grind, with the nose pointed below and slightly away from the obstacle.
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Heelflip: a kickflip in which the skater uses the front heel to flip the board in the opposite direction.
McTwist: a backside 540-degree turn usually performed on a ramp (generally a mute grab).
Mongo-Foot: pushing with the trailing foot kept on the board; most commonly used to push fakie.
Nollie: An Ollie performed with the front foot (N/ollie nose ollie) Can be referred as a fake or switch ollie, or it could be added as a prefix to describe any other trick performed in fake or switch stance (Nollie 360 Flip, Nollie Kickflip, Nollie Lazer, etc.).
Noseslide: sliding the underside of the nose end of a board on a ledge, rail, or lip.
Pop: the act of striking the tail of the board against the ground to propel the board upwards.
Boardslide: a trick in which the skater slides the underside of the deck along an object.
Regular Foot: a skater who more comfortably rides with the left foot leading.
Shove-it: a trick performed by spinning the board 180 degrees beneath the feet without the skater spinning.
Switch Stance: riding the board with the opposite footing than usual.
Tailslide: sliding the underside of the tail end of a board on a ledge or lip.
Varial Kick Flip: A trick consisting of a backside pop shove-it and a kickflip.
Varial Heel Flip:Same as a hard flip, but you heel flip and the board spins front side.
360 Flip: A 360 shove it and a kick flip. The board does 1 full rotation.
Ollie North: an Ollie in which the front foot is taken off the board.
Laser Flip: A frontside 360 shove it and a heel flip. The board does 1 full rotations.
Hard Flip: Instead of the board spinning backside, the trick is performed by doing a kick flip and having the board spin frontside.


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Natalie Potell, poet laureate for Prince William County, VA, is using the mail to promote poetry.
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Stephen Young, program director at the Poetry Foundation, recently told The Washington Post that Potell is helping to educate her community about the value of poetry.
Potell hopes that recipients are surprised "in a good way" by her efforts. "When they read [the mailed poems], I'm hoping it makes them think or reminds them to check out more poetry, or to write a letter of their own," she said.
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Since 2012, I have been an editor (along with Andrew Pohorille of NASA Ames/UCSF) of a series of articles for the NASA Origins of Life Astrobiology Focus Group from investigators in the field. These essays are aimed at an undergraduate level. Typically, they are written about recent discoveries from the authors' research, and they are intended to communicate advances in astrobiology to those outside the field. Below is a list of a few recent articles from the website and their authors.
This essay, from Shreyas Athavale of the Chen Laboratory, describes his work relating to fitness landscapes in RNA.
This collection of two essays from the Hud and Sutherland groups describes the two investigators' distinct views of how RNA came to exist. A brief overview can be found above.
The origin of RNA – a small part of the bigger picture, by Frank R. Bowler and John D. Sutherland, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
This collection of three essays from Mike Yarus, Loren Williams, and Gustavo Caetano-Annolés describes these investigators' thoughts regarding how life's translation machinery – the ribosome, a RNA-protein hybrid assembly, which reads RNA transcripts and translates them into protein – evolved.
This two-part series of essays from Philipp Holliger and Steven Benner describe their work on nucleic acids systems comprised of different bases and backbones than DNA and RNA, and their potential relevance to astrobiology.
This article, from the López-García group, describes their work in determining the origins of the differences between the molecules that comprise the membranes of bacterial and archaeal cells.


Comparable to Berlin's Mitte district, Glockenbach in Munich is a vibrant place to stay, packed with cool cafés, organic bistros and sharp young designers. The Flushing Meadows hotel is the perfect fit for this hip area and each of the hotel's 11 loft studios has been created in collaboration with a different local creative, including musicians and designers. Based in a former post office, the hotel is sleek and modern, with beautiful luxury textures such as velvet sofas and fabric-covered walls. Three of the five penthouse studios offer personal terrace access with views in the direction of the alps – a lovely touch. The real draw of this cool boutique hotel, however, is the rooftop bar, which offers great views as well as top cocktails.
Those looking to stay a stone's throw away from Munich's best attractions should head to the beautiful Louis Hotel. Located on bustling Viktualienmarkt, the Louis Hotel is perfectly located for the main sights of the city. Enter the hotel and you will be met with soothing, elegant and modern Parisian interiors. Each of the 72 rooms has been thoughtfully designed with custom-made furniture and soft textiles, as well as natural wood, stone and bronze. The rooms feature spacious sleeping and living areas, while details such as the Gentleman's Bars, filled with custom-bottled spirits, take this hotel to the next level. A big draw is the Emiko restaurant, which offers top Japanese cuisine and a roof top terrace, open in good weather, that overlooks the towers of the Frauenkirche church and the town hall.
Fuss-free or 'lean' luxury is the philosophy at the Ruby Lilly hotel. Here, luxury means laid-back comfort with character and soul replacing prestige and polish. All the rooms at the hotel have been designed in collaboration with sleep scientists and artists to create the most comfortable and relaxed experience. Beds are made with super-soft, extra-large and hypoallergenic bed linen, while rooms are equipped with high-quality soundproofing and a blackout system to ensure you get the best sleep possible. With vintage furniture, oak-wood floors and cherry-wood wall panelling, the rooms are comforting and relaxing, while the open glass rain shower, full HD flat-screen TV and smartphone are the perfect modern amenities. The sleek bar and café is a great place to start or end your day, with the terrace open until 10pm.
For an urban retreat in the heart of Munich's old town, the Cortiina Hotel is the place to stay. The result of a collaboration between gastronome Rudi Kull and architect Albert Weinzierl, it is a calming hub in the city, with an emphasis on sophisticated design and impeccable service. The 75 rooms at the Cortiina all exude the same soothing aesthetic: dark oak furnishings, natural stone and local pine feature throughout, creating a feeling of well-being and comfort. For added luxury, book into one of the Cortiina suites -the open bathroom with bathtub adds an extra sense of sanctuary. Breakfasts here are impressive, with healthy superfood cereals, organic egg dishes, home-made jams, fresh fruits and berries available to help you fuel up before a day of exploring.
Every aspect at the Beyond by Geisel hotel has been designed to make guests feel perfectly at home. The 19 rooms are beautifully designed with soft neutral colours and wood furnishings, while state-of-the-art modern amenities such as Bowers & Wilkins Bluetooth speakers, 55-inch TVs and sound-absorbing windows ensure this is will be your sanctuary in the busy city. The hotel boasts an open kitchen with chefs on hand to cook whatever dish you like and, with no opening hours here, you can help yourself to something delicious day or night. The hotel's unique location on Marienplatz boasts impressive views of the city centre, including the Rathaus-Glockenspiel. If you need some any tips about where to go, the concierge service is on-hand to guide you through the city, with recommendations for going out, shopping services and restaurant bookings.


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Hotel in Ahmedabad Launches Its Swanky New Coffee Bar JAVA+
Courtyard Ahmedabad Is the First to Bring the Upscale Cafe to India
February 14, 2014 16:15 ET | Source: Marriott International
The Courtyard Ahmedabad announced the launch of its swanky new coffee bar, Java+, on January 31st. The brand of upscale cafes currently operates in hotels run by Marriott International in other countries, but now launched for the first time in India. Java+ is more than just a regular coffee and tea joint with an expansive beverage menu and a range of grab-and-go food options.
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AHMEDABAD, INDIA--(Marketwired - Feb 14, 2014) - The city's most premier hotel, Courtyard by Marriott, Ahmedabad announced the launch of its swanky new coffee bar called Java+ on January 31st.
A brand of upscale cafes that currently operate in hotels run by Marriott International in Singapore, Manila in Philippines and Suzhou in China, Java+ now launches for the first time in India in the vibrant city of Ahmedabad.
The first of its kind in the city, Java+ is more than just a regular coffee and tea joint; it takes the experience of caffeinated beverages to a whole new level. The expansive beverage menu offers the regular favourites as well as single origin coffees from Colombia, Java and Ethiopia. Also on offer is an eclectic collection of teas from China, Japan and the estates of Assam and Darjeeling. Following a quick service concept, Java+ also offers a range of grab-and-go food options that are suitably adapted to the time of the day. The menu includes the unconventional with the 'Maggie burger' and cronuts while also specializing in baked and cold cheesecakes, grilled pancake rolls, cronuts and macaroons. Those who wish to go light on calories can take their pick from a variety of fresh juices, smoothies, salads and sugar free desserts and chocolates.
Java+ stands out not only for its menu but also the design that has been conceived by iKsoi design studio, an architecture practice based out of Ahmedabad. It fits perfectly into this luxury hotel in Ahmedabad. Salient features of the design include the use of COR-TEN steel, vintage dark wood furniture by the designer Michael Thonet and a free flowing wall carving depicting the cultural nuances of the city of Ahmedabad. An open to sky courtyard with a vertical garden adds a verdant touch to the coffee bar and also lends itself as a much desired designated smoking area. All the elements of the design blend themselves to create an aura of a rustic European café.
Java+ plays into the pun true to its name and doubles up as a space for the technologically savvy with complimentary WiFi, thereby encouraging constant engagement and collaboration. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Gaurav Singh, General Manager of Courtyard by Marriott, Ahmedabad says, "Ever since the hotel opened in 2010, we have firmly established ourselves as the market leader in providing world class hospitality. Now after 4 successful years of operations, we continue being pioneers in the business by establishing the first luxury coffee bar in Ahmedabad. This concept is truly unique to the city not only in terms of its menu offerings but also design and features. It has appeal for a wide audience including youngsters, business professionals and the globe-trotting travelers who stay with us. We as a hotel are confident that the novel experience that Java+ offers will touch a chord with the people of Ahmedabad."
Java+ has also chosen to associate itself with Lavazza coffee -- a brand that is synonymous with providing premium Italian coffees all over the world. Besides featuring Lavazza coffee in the menu, premium coffee varieties from the brand would also be available for sale. The retail options at the coffee bar also extend to include premium Sri Lankan teas by Dilmah, high end cigars and super premium ice creams by Häagen Dazs.
Though nestled in the lobby of the 4 star hotel in Ahmedabad, Java+ has an equal appeal for bike aficionados with a designated parking space for two wheelers. It has also created an exclusive HOG spot (Harley Owner's Group) in the city in association with Harley Davidson motorcycles India.
Java+ launched on the afternoon of January 31st with an exclusive gathering that featured an upbeat performance by an international band. Located in the lobby of the Ahmedabad business hotel, the coffee bar shall be operational 24X7.
About Courtyard
Courtyard by Marriott offers a refreshing environment that helps guests stay connected, productive and balanced. Intuitive services and design accommodate guests' needs for choice and control. With more than 860 locations in 30 countries, Courtyard is Marriott's largest brand. All Courtyard by Marriott hotels participate in the award-winning Marriott Rewards frequent travel program that allows members to earn hotel points or airline miles for every dollar spent during each stay. For more information, including guest guided video tours of the new lobby and the latest brand information, visit www.gocourtyard.com. For reservations, go to www.courtyard.com or contact a travel professional
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Black metal blues alchemists Zeal & Ardor have shared "Baphomet", a previously unreleased song and the first single taken from their forthcoming live album, Live In London, due out on March 22 via record label MVKA.
Including 4 previously unreleased songs for a total of 22 tracks, Live In London is the entire recording of the band's headline show at the Electric Ballroom in London last December. Besides CD and digital formats, fans will also be able to pre-order a special double 180g white vinyl.
The new songs included are "We Never Fall", "Hold Your Head Low", "Cut Me", and "Baphomet". Bar these, the set list was devised from the band's two existing albums - debut Devil Is Fine and 2018's follow-up Stranger Fruit.
Frontman Manuel Gagneux comments, "We recorded our London show last December. Since we're really proud of our performance, we are releasing the entire show consisting of our entire catalogue of songs. Mixing duties crushed by Kurt Ballou and Alan Douches mastered these 80 minutes into cohesion. We are really happy with how this turned out and can't wait to unleash it upon you all."


Sometimes you just sit up from drinking a beer and you say, "Yes, that is exactly what has been missing. Where has this been all of this time?" The timing is just so striking because all of the little pieces that have been missing come together in this singularity. It not so much a rocket to the sky. It is soothing, the kind of taste that just reaches up and gently bring you in. For a while, you are one with the drink.
This is the feeling with Gingerbread Stout by Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (2408-2410 Ownby Ln, Richmond, VA 23220 V: (804) 420-2420 www.hardywood.com). Manufacturers of many a good beer out of Richmond, Hardywood Park has created a line craft beer for the season with Gingerbread Stout. It is warm and cozy, like you have been friends for a long time, but not so much that you can't be friends in a group either. If you are going to go out and purchase a flavor from this holiday, put aside the money for this one. It is a winner and not too expensive.
Brewed with babyginger from Casselmonte Farm and wildflower honey from Bearer Farms, Hardywood Gingerbread Stout captures the terroir of central Virginia in a rich, creamy libation with a velvety mouthfeel and an intriguing evolution of flavors from milk chocolate and vanilla to honeycomb and cinnamon to a snap of ginger in the finish.
As for my special take on this one, I put it like this in Untappd: Gingerbread! Yeah, it just has that taste. It may be once a year, but it is good. It really sits up and you pay attention because it is good.
I rate it 4.5 stars in Untappd.
Ahoy Matey! Its Redbeard and He is Bloody Good!


Centre for Excellence in Learning | Developing cross-Faculty programmes has never been easier at BU!
Cross-Faculty programmes have often been challenging to implement at BU which has meant many great ideas for new courses have not come to fruition. To address this issue, a group of stakeholders from the Faculties and Professional Services have worked together to fix the problematic areas which has now provided the flexibility for cross-Faculty collaboration to occur.
Responsibilities for quality assurance (agreed principles around responsibilities for unit QA are now in place).
I hope this news inspires you to go ahead and explore the cross-Faculty programmes you may have been thinking of developing. If you would like support in linking with another Faculty to develop your idea or assistance with how your programme could operate, the Fusion Curriculum Steering Group can assist you with this. The group has representatives from all Faculties and relevant Professional Services and aims to help BU in developing innovative cross-Faculty Fusion focussed programmes. Please do get in touch with Iain MacRury (Chair) to find out more.


Organic food, though proven beyond doubt to be much healthier than its chemical-imbued counterparts, can be quite merciless on your wallet. But not anymore. Find out how going organic without going broke is much easier than you think.
"More and more parents choose organic foods primarily because of their desire to provide healthful options for their children."
Go green! Eat organic! Premium quality natural food! Ecologically clean! 100% Organic. These are just a few of the labels that beckon us to the 'organic foods' aisle to help us feel better about ourselves, knowing that we're eating only foods that are grown and/or bred completely naturally, right from scratch. Then we look at the price tag and do the following: sigh to ourselves, do some rapid math to rearrange our grocery list, and settle for something that may not necessarily be top quality. In fact, we end up buying something far more unhealthy to save a few bucks. While it is not a crime to want to save money, believe it or not, there are better ways to bring down the cost of the grocery list, even with organic foods. NutriNeat tells you how to go organic without overspending. Be warned, they require a decent amount of work and resourcefulness. So, be prepared to put all your time management, resistance, and calculating skills to task.
Let's all just politely agree that we love meat. We simply cannot imagine our meals without the juicy, tender, protein-packed goodness of organic meat that absorbs the flavor and nutrients much better than processed ones. And we simply ignore the fact that meats take up a lion's share in the grocery list. Not anymore. We tell you how you can cut down on your expenses and yet enjoy meat in your diet.
● The best, and probably a tad inconvenient for some, is to buy your meat directly from the farmer instead of from a butcher or a store. Like produce, you're more likely to get it cheaper from them.
● If that is not an option, then as far as poultry is concerned, buy whole packed birds instead of parts. So, instead of buying that pack of boneless chicken breast (because it's so much more convenient), buy the whole bird from the store and get it chopped up and cleaned by your butcher. The cost is probably going to be lower.
● As far as other meats are concerned, it would do you a whole lot of good to measure your portions and buy only how much is required. For instance, the recommended value of meat intake in one meal for an adult is 3oz. Calculate this for every person you're buying meat for and buy only that much. While leftovers are great fun, letting meat sit too long even in the freezer also reduces its nutrients. Plus, it has two more bonuses: you save money and can use it to buy more fresh produce AND you'll be eating fresh meat more often.
● This is probably not going to go down well with many, but considering alternatives to meat can help reduce your organic food bill by a lot, and we mean A LOT. There are a lot of vegetarian options like legumes, pulses, veggies, soy, etc., that you can explore. They are packed with nutrients and don't taste half bad either. Don't just jump into a vegetarian diet; gradually reduce the number of days that you eat meat. There are loads of delectable vegetarian recipes that you can try your hand at and get healthier while you're at it.
Organic produce is awesome. It's chemical-free. It looks better. It tastes better. It is healthier. And there are some nifty ways in which you can enjoy them without burning a hole in your pocket. For all the vegan and vegetarians out there, check out how shopping wisely can cut your grocery bill in almost half.
● The magic mantra to save on produce is to try as much as possible to buy in bulk. Items like grains, pastas, legumes, flour, nuts, chocolate, etc., have a longer shelf life and hence, buying bigger quantities makes more sense for two reasons: it saves money and also since these are fairly regular items in food, it's not like they'll just be sitting in the pantry.
● Tired of throwing fruits and veggies away because you bought more than could be eaten and they went bad? Ever thought about buying frozen fruit and veggies? No, they're not as unhealthy as the other frozen ones because they haven't been treated with chemicals. Make the freezer your best friend for organic budget shopping. Stock up on frozen fruits and veggies, increase their shelf life by that much more time, and prevent recurrent spoilage and in turn, wastage.
● The most practical way to save a lot of money on organic produce is to plan your meals according to what's in season. That way, you don't have to pay exorbitant amounts for something that isn't even supposed to be there at that time of year. Prices of seasonal fruits and vegetables are obviously lower, and the quality is also far superior to the non-seasonal varieties.
● Another commonly recommended tip to save on organically grown fruits and vegetables is to shop at the local farmers' market. When you do so, you can always demand to see the certificate accrediting that the produce is indeed organic (in case it is not already displayed). No organic farmer will refuse to show it.
● Laura Telford of the Canadian Organic Growers says―The best thing you can do is to develop a relationship with food and growing. She, just like most others, recommends that you grow your own food, at least whatever you can manage. Herbs, tomatoes, bell peppers, and other such easy-to-grow plants are something everyone can manage even on their windowsill. These being staples in everyday cooking can save you a lot of money.
Given here are additional tips that will help you save on organic food shopping irrespective of what you are buying.
● Instead of buying from a dedicated 'nature' foods store, check out your local supermarket for their own brand of organic food. In light of the rapidly increasing demand for organically produced food, many supermarket chains have introduced their own brands.
● There's this weird miscon ception floating around that organic junk food is healthier than its chemically treated counterpart. There's a reason it's called junk food. It means it's unhealthy. So, while you may think that eating a pack of potato chips daily because it's 'natural' is healthy, well, it's not. We're not saying stop eating junk altogether, we're saying eat in (less than) moderation. Do this and watch your grocery expenses as well as your tummy shrink.
● If you're one who believes in buying only from a particular store or just a particular brand of food, keep your eye out for sales that these outlets hold. They have some sensational sales that you can exploit to suit your budget and meal plans. Register for alerts from them, so you'll be informed beforehand and you can plan accordingly.
● Think cutting out discount coupons to save money is tacky? Think again. The amount of money you can save by using coupons for organic foods is phenomenal. Download them from merchant websites, cut them out of lifestyle or health and fitness magazines, register on a coupon website, do whatever you have to, but take full advantage of the coupons that outlets offer. You can save loads!
● Think it's still going to be hard on your pocket or does nothing suggested so far seem doable? Here's an idea: find like-minded people and join or form an organic buying group. Meet with grocery lists, and go shop in bulk. The prices will be lower, and you'll all get what you need.
In conclusion, all we can say is that be flexible. Try to adapt to what's available within your budget rather than striking necessary items off your list just to accommodate an expensive item. Try these things, and you'll see that going organic is not as expensive as it is portrayed to be.


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World pins hope on Mboweni's ANC-disruptive views
2nd November 2018 30th October 2018 by [email protected]
CAPE TOWN — While social justice revolutionaries like Mandela and Gandhi facilitated profound political change through timing, sheer determination and an unshakeable belief in their own ideas and values, lesser mortals like our new Finance Minister, ANC rebel Tito Mboweni, are hugely constrained by a less-conducive political environment. Mboweni's world view is hugely disruptive of the statist ANC. It's shaped by his experience as a global business leader and SA Reserve Bank governor, enabling him to say things which, quite frankly shock his less worldly-wise, party-line-towing cabinet colleagues. His views fly directly in the face of several ANC policies and practices – refreshing and surprising as you'll read below. Yet the waters he swims in currently float a bloated, divided cabinet, economy-wrecking trade unions, deep socialist distrust of anything capitalist-leaning and 1.3 million civil servants serving a nanny state. Through their sheer combined weight, they'll surely squeeze any disruptive tendencies out of him. Yet perhaps, just perhaps, backed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, he's a harbinger of a modernised party that cuts ties with unworkable policies to deliver a better life for more people. Hope springs. This story courtesy of the Daily Maverick. – Chris Bateman
By Ferial Haffajee
The years as SA Reserve Bank governor and later as a global business leader have given Tito Mboweni a depth of experience and ideas that is unusual in Cabinets made up largely of apparatchiks and cadres with no experience outside government.
Take last week's press conference in the middle of the medium-term budget policy statement "lock-up" where journalists are given access to the documents to write stories before the budget is delivered. Journalists are locked up without access to any form of communications because the budgets contain market-moving information and are therefore privileged until the finance minister starts speaking.
Tito Mboweni, South Africa's finance minister, speaks during a news conference before presenting his mid-term budget to parliament in Cape Town, on October 24, 2018. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
In the press conference, which wasn't very long, Mboweni managed to slay 10 holy cows. You don't have to agree with all his views to see that he is a breath of fresh air. Mboweni is clearly no fan of the mooted expropriation without compensation law which the ANC is putting through Parliament.
He wants: "Partnerships, partnerships, partnerships," he said, and then displayed his farmer's spirit. Mboweni is an avocado farmer who hails from Tzaneen in Limpopo. He regaled the press corps with stories of how land that had been redistributed to beneficiaries in his area now lies fallow.
The once fertile and lush Sapekoe tea estate, for example, is a sad and bedraggled sight compared with the bounties of the surrounding farms. In the area around the Coach House hotel, 27 farms which once produced world-class fruit had been run down to zero production, he lamented.
Mboweni is a fan of ZZ2 in Tzaneen, a multibillion-rand farm owned by the Van Zyl family which produces most quality South African tomatoes and exports by the ship-load. They are now producing avocados, both for their own farm and in conjunction with sections of the Makgoba people who have had land restituted to them as part of the national land reform programme.
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Then Mboweni revealed to journalists that he had told his spokesman, Jabulani Sikhakane, to strike the term "service delivery" from his speech as he disliked it because it took agency from ordinary people.
"Service delivery" is a much-beloved South African shibboleth that the new finance minister has struck not only from his speech but, no doubt, from the philosophical underpinning of future budgets.
Imagine the possibilities and pitfalls inherent in such a repositioning of how the state understands itself? The potential is most interesting.
Then, without much ado, Mboweni said he thought South Africa's Cabinet should be no larger than 25 ministers. Even though it's pretty clear President Cyril Ramaphosa also thinks his Cabinet and broader executive is obese and wants to put it on a Thuma Mina diet, you will never find him putting a number on his ideal. Not so much Mboweni who said he couldn't understand why China, with a population of 1.3 billion, has 25 ministers. This idea of a slimmer Cabinet cuts to the heart of the ANC in government. Mboweni's party is statist, but he is clearly not.
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The party has ballooned the state to 1.3 million civil servants, one of the largest Cabinets in the world; a massive and expanded public works programme (paid for by the fiscus) on top of the 17 million and rising monthly social grants system. South Africa has a cabinet of 35 and an extended executive (including deputy ministers) of well over 70 high-ups.
Mboweni slayed two more critical shibboleths: that a country must have a national carrier. He is now on record as saying that SAA should be sold and that if we can't afford to, we should make like the Swiss, who shut Swissair and sold off the name, which still had brand value.
And he has set up a big fight with Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, the hardest working South African Cabinet minister with more than a smidgen of technical knowledge, being a doctor. Mboweni said he thought that if companies like Discovery could be persuaded to run the health system the much-stuck national health initiative (NHI) could be made to work.
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No other Cabinet minister in the recent history of South Africa has dared make such a suggestion because it's like a red flag to the bull of organised state health-workers (a very powerful interest group) and to the ANC which is still chronically socialist in its outlook.
Mboweni reeled off a list of badly managed public hospitals and then said: "If you managed them properly, gave people state-of-the-art treatment, the facilities are there, but we are not managing them correctly.
"If (private) health services said 'we can help you', we should say 'come and work with us'; why not? What's with that? We must move away from the notion that everything can only be done by the state – it's not true."
As somebody who studies the state, it has become clear to me that the incapable state is responsible for most of our failures of social justice. Too much is being stolen; too few people have vava-voom in government; productivity is low and it impacts on the development potential of South Africa.
Mboweni is right that South Africa needs crisscrossing partnerships across the public, private and civil society sectors to use the best of its people and use them without being ideologically hidebound about the state being better than private or the other way round.
If he is allowed to take this idea to just two arenas – health and education – South Africa could finally make the jump into the future the country needs.
But, ours is a country bound up by special interests: the most powerful are trade unions allied to the governing ANC and the outmoded ideological positions of the SA Communist Party, which still regards itself as a vanguardist movement, even over the democratic state.
In both health and education, strong unions affiliated to Cosatu hold back progress through the politics of fear. For example, not a single minister of education has succeeded in getting performance agreements institutionalised because the uber-powerful South African Democratic Teachers Union will not have it. Neither has the central government been able to deal with a Sadtu Mafia which sells senior teaching jobs to the highest bidder, not the best teacher.
Special interests also limit the labour market where big corporations and big trade unions set agreements that crowd out people looking for work.
The ANC's cadre deployment strategy means that any attempt to modernise the Cabinet by streamlining it for better decision-making is going to raise a racket when networks of deployees are destabilised by losing their patrons in the national government.
And, while the ANC-led national development plan has long ago urged a second look at whether the system of government is working optimally, special provincial and municipal level interests means that the ability to tweak or shift the system is virtually impossible.
As Mboweni keeps saying, he is an outsider in an insider Cabinet. The jury is out on whether he is a harbinger of a modernising impetus running through South Africa, and whether he has been deployed to say the things that Ramaphosa can't, or a maverick who will be tamed by the arcane logic of our politics. DM


Another week down, and they're going quickly for the most part. I'm getting to where I think I need a support band for much exercise (I have never tried one, so maybe not, but I've heard great things - just might make it a little more comfortable?). I'm getting to the point where I wake up and the bump isn't terribly big, but by then end of the day, I look ready to have her. Plus, the swelling has definitely come. Need to drink more water, I'm sure. I've gained about twelve pounds and would like to stay under twenty-five if I can manage it. What else? She's moving a lot, and if I get startled at night (say from a husband's loud, random snore), I can count on being awake for another 15-20 minutes before she settles down. Carter gave her a hug and kiss goodnight last night for the first time saying he'd always "pwotect her" and Peter is now wanting to hold the "little kitty cat" - where in the world did that one come from? Glucose test is in a few weeks, and as long as they can get my blood drawn the first time (usually takes 3-4 pricks), we're good. Have to get a few things organized before her arrival, but that's about it for now.
You are the most beautiful pregnant woman! Love your style! Have a blessed week! Good luck on your tests!
You are so sweet - thank you! And, thanks for the well wishes on the tests :) I'm sure they'll go fine - I just can get a little light headed thinking about getting my blood drawn, ha! You have a blessed week too!
Ah! I can't believe you're 25 weeks already Britt! Other people's pregnancies really fly by ;) Really gorgeous sweater btw.
Wow! 25 weeks...I know it isn't flying by for you. But it does seem like time is ticking away! And I must say you carry babies quite well!!!


The Trade, Transportation and Utilities industry engages in wholesaling and retailing merchandise, and transporting passengers and cargo. Wholesalers sell merchandise to other businesses and normally operate from a warehouse or office. Retailers sell merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption, but some also serve business and institutional clients.
Transportation equipment or transportation related facilities are considered a productive asset. The type of equipment depends on the mode of transportation. The modes of transportation are air, rail, water, road, and pipeline.