Hey, foodies, there's a kickin' bun in town. Instead of the familiar wheat-type bun, our recipe for Chicken Katsu Rice Burger is constructed with two pan-seared rice patties. Are you curious about how to keep rice buns from falling apart?
Straight from the Japanese cook's mouth to your ear: before frying, press nori seaweed on the underside of the rice bun. Or, use the nori seaweed on both sides of the rice bun for added durability.
There is a caveat if you decide on a double dose of nori; it's harder to sink your teeth into the rice bun.
If you belong to the I-hate-nori camp, wrap your Chicken Katsu Rice Burger in edible rice paper. Although, if you don't like the taste of edible rice paper, you may need to refine the rice bun until it's just right for your family's taste buds.
If for whatever reason you can't eat bread, rice is a marvelous substitute. It's also gluten-free.
So, what if your rice bun crumbles a bit? Ridiculously-messy food is fun to eat and an auspicious conversation starter among guests.
Do you wonder whether brown rice is a viable alternative? Granted, brown rice is more nutritious and higher in fiber, than white rice. But for this particular recipe, Japanese sushi-style, short grain rice works better.
Because it manifests with a clumpy-ness not present in other types of rice. Also, long grain rice is not a good option because it cooks up fluffy and doesn't stick together like short grain rice.
Now, let's talk about chicken katsu. Think chicken nuggets developed to the nth degree. The Japanese prefer dark chicken meat. Traditional chicken katsu cutlets (in Japanese katsu means cutlet) are made with thigh meat.
This recipe calls for the chicken breasts that Americans love. Panko breading supplies the chicken's crispy, crunchy texture.
A generous amount of curry sauce adds just the right amount of zest to the flavor profile. Since the white rice bun provides the dominant color of this dish, replace the traditional white plate, with a contrasting color, i.e. Purple, rich brown or black.
Your job is done. Sit back and wait for the mmm-mmm's!
This Chicken Katsu is juicy in the inside and crispy in the outside. Smeared with Chicken Katsu curry sauce and sandwiched with 2 pan-seared rice patties.
Butterfly the chicken breast fillet and pound until ½" thick, cut in half to make 2 pieces.
Add the marinade ingredients and store in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight.
Prepare 3 separate bowls and fill each with flour, eggs and panko crumbs.
Coat chicken in the flour and dunk it in the egg wash. Coat it with the panko crumbs, pressing it so that the chicken is coated completely.
Repeat the process one more time (with the flour, egg and panko crumbs) and set aside until ready to be fried.
Heat oil to 350 F over medium-high heat, Once the oil is hot, gently place the breaded chicken cutlet and fry it for 3-4 minutes on each side OR until golden brown (do not overcrowd the pan).
Place the chicken katsu in the oven at 200 F to keep warm until needed.
Melt the butter over low heat, add the flour and mix well. Add the remaining ingredients for the roux and continue to stir.
Note: the mixture will become crumbly and dry but make sure not to burn it. Turn off the heat and set aside.
Using a blender, blend the garlic, onion, and ginger to make a paste. Then fry the paste over a medium-low heat until fragrant and translucent. Add the chicken stock and bring it to a boil.
Season with salt, black pepper and some sugar according to your taste.
Spread the cooked sushi rice in a container and sprinkle with black sesame seeds and Japanese rice seasoning (keep a wet cloth handy). Using a rice paddle, fold the rice lightly and roughly divide the rice into 4 portions.
Using an egg ring, place 1 portion of the sushi rice and compress it with a wet spoon until it forms a molded rice patties. Brush both sides with soy sauce. Set them aside covered with damp cloth.
If shaping the rice buns by hand - shape each portion into burger patties with wet hands so the rice won't adhere into your hands while shaping.
Brush both sides with soy sauce. Set them aside covered with damp cloth.
Over a medium heat, add some oil and sear the patties until a bit crisp on both sides. Set aside and keep covered with a damp cloth.
Place lettuce or your favorite toppings to the bottom rice patty. Place the chicken katsu and spoon a generous amount of katsu curry on top of the chicken. Top with another sushi rice patty.
For added help to stay intact, you can wrap the rice burgers using a parchment paper (this is optional). Serve immediately.
Yummm.. This recipe looks so easy and tempting. Would love to try it out.
I am going to pin this so I can try it later! Looks absolutely delish!
Great tips! I wish I have time to cook. I'll definitely share this recipe to my grandma. Thank you for a very detailed post.
What a great idea! I never though you could use rice instead of bread. I love rice, so I am sure I will love this!
Now that's something new… I've never even heard of this before but I really want to try it! I'll have to make a stop to get everything I need from the store and make it for a dinner this week… YUM!
THis looks like a lot of work, but worth it in the end. Looks amazing!
And this is why I love your blog because you are so creative, I really love the idea of a rice based bun and as a vegetarian I can use quorn chicken to follow your chicken katsu recipe!
That looks absolutely delicious! I am gluten free so it's good to know that rice is great with it too! I'm going to make these!
This looks so good, I'm salivating right now!!
Unfortunately or fortunately, I am vegetarian so I do not know all the kind of meat you are talking about. However, this looks really fascinating and unique. I suppose the art of reinventing food is a a Japanese cuisine thing haha!
Looks yummy and surely tastes so too! Will work out this recipe this weekend!
Oh!! These chicken katsu is so unique. Instead of a bun, they use rice. Excellent. Want to try this one.
If you use the cooked sushi rice, there'll be no problem but if you'll be using the regular cooked rice, you can add some sesame oil and cornstarch to make them stick a bit.
This is a great spin on a traditional burger! It looks so tasty.
This looks very delicious. Sometimes a full bun seems too much.
This is interesting. How did you get the rice to stick like that? I would really love to try this Chicken katsu rice burger recipe.
I'm drooling just looking at the pictures of this recipe! It looks incredibly delicious and would be amazing for this holiday season! Though I have never tried chicken kastu before! Thanks for sharing the recipe with us!
You had me at the first picture if I am honest, that looks SO good! And a little bit of everything, normally if I have a burger I go sans bun so I like this alternative! Suddenly very hungry and dinner is miles away!
Love your curry sauce.. It's a great idea and I can add it to other sandwiches too!
Wow this is so creative! I've never seen a burger like that but I bet the flavors are incredible! so many yummy spices!
What a creative idea. I love chicken Katsu and I would love to try your idea of rice buns.
That looks super interesting and unique. I bet it tastes ever better.
The burger looks like a proper work of art, I would expect to be served something similar in an expensive restaurant! You did an amazing job, especially with those perfect rice patties. I don't think I have ever had chicken katsu before but I'd love to try your burger.
Wow!! This is very new to me. I love the idea of rice instead of burger bread, I would love to try this one. So tempting and yummy!
I have tried this Chicken Katsu only once and it was absolutely divine and would love to try this at hoe.
I've never heard of a rice bun and am now completely intrigued! Oh…not to mention the sauce…and the chicken! This looks and sounds amazing!!
What a creative idea for a bun! I love it!
Cue the angels — I'm in heaven! This looks absolutely phenomenal — and messy is always best — that's what forks and fingers are for… and napkins – or wet naps!
I adore chicken katsu! What a great way of reinventing it!
Looks complex, but totally worth it. The payoff looks amazing!
Sure, you can substitute the chicken breast with the boneless thighs instead.
I don't have any issues with gluten, but I love those rice buns and the nori keeping them together is a great idea. Like the Japanese, I prefer the darker meat. Can I make the recipe as is and substitute boneless thighs instead?
These look so awesome. I want to make a batch right now!
I'm drooling. I have never heard of a burger like this, and now I must try it!
I love the ice of using rice for a bun!
These are genius!! Chicken Katsu curry is one of my absolutely faves and this is such an interesting, unique take on it! Pinned and printed the recipe as we are definitely making these in my house!


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The story of Mr. Janez Janša: From political prisoner to candidate for prime minister for the third time
Janez Janša. (Slika: Polona Avanzo)
The National Assembly of Slovenia today vote on the appointment of Janez Janša as prime minister. If confirmed, Janša will lead the country for the third time. Three parties, the SMC, New Slovenia and DeSUS have agreed to form a coalition.
Janša led the first government from year 2004 to 2008. This was the only government in independent Slovenia to be able to complete a four-year term in the unaltered coalition composition. Under the leadership of Jansa, the country Slovenia achieved exceptional economic development, high employment rate and low record of unemployment. Citizens' well-being has improved significantly (pensions have increased by about 25 percent during this period). It was also the most successful Slovenian government; on January 1, 2007 Slovenia adopted the euro, and on December 22, 2007, Slovenia entered the Schengen area by opening its borders. At this time Slovenia ranks first among the new member states of the European Union (EU).
In the first half of year 2008, Slovenia took over the leadership of the EU Council as the first Member State from the year 2004 and 2007 enlargement package. Slovenia will also preside over the EU Council in year 2021, with Jansa as the only Slovenian leader to be able to date writing in the history, that the EU Council he has led twice.
Another government under the leadership of Janez Jansa in 2012-2013 saved Slovenia from bankruptcy.
Janša was born (September 17th, 1958) to a Roman Catholic family of Grosuplje, city near the capital of Slovenia (Ljubljana). Jansa studied defence science and graduated in year 1982. Then his dissident path began, and his critical appraisal of the situation in the then Yugoslav People's Republic was called counter-revolutionary. This was followed by strict surveillance by the National Security Service, best known as Udba (Udba was political police of Communist Party) of him and his friends, several political sanctions and restriction and prevention of his public work.
Janez Jansa's political restraint went into all aspects of his life, including the loss of any job opportunity in a state institution or company and also from 1985 to 1986 he was rejected on over 250 job openings, despite fulfilling all conditions.
During this time, Jansa became politically involved in the emerging peace and ecology movements, which were considered "socially dangerous" by the then authorities. He spent his time writing computer programs and occasional made a high-altitude work with his alpinist section friends.
On 31 May 1988, Janez Jansa was arrested by the SDV in the early morning hours. This began the well-known process against the Quartet, which was a process of communist nomenclature against the emerging opposition and provoked a strong response among the Slovenian public. Janez Jansa was sentenced to 18 months in prison at the trial, where he was tried without the presence of the public and without the right to a lawyer and in Serbo-Croatian. After the verdict became final in May 1989, he was arrested again by the Slovenian Communist authorities and sent to prison at the strictest prison in Dob by Mirna and only after many repeated demonstrations he was transferred to an open prison in Ig. He was stripped of his political life again back in 1994 in the famous "Depala vas" political affair. He was sent back to prison at Dob by Mirna after a politically-mounted process called the Patria, three weeks before the 2014 elections. This prevented Jansa and the SDS political party he led, from winning the elections at that time.
Jansa was elected Member of Parliament in all parliamentary elections in Slovenia since April 1990, always receiving the most electoral votes. The SDS political party, which he took over in May 1993, has so far won nine elections in a row and is currently the country's largest political party with 26 Members of Parliament.
Janez Jansa has written several books and hundreds of articles, commentaries, essays and scientific discussions. He has also published several of his poems and literary works, which has also been translated into English, German and Croatian. As a lecturer – expert on defence and geo-strategic issues, he was invited to many consultations and symposia around the world. He has lectured at Kings College, London, at the Centre for International and Strategic Studies in Washington, at The Royal Institute for International Affairs in London, at the Centre for Balkan Security, Washington, at the Atlantic Council of Great Britain, at the Institute for international studies in Bonn, at the Catholic University of Buenos Aires, at the CNN Conference in Atlanta, at international NATO symposia and consultations in Vienna, Rome, Brussels, Prague, etc.
He is also the happy father of his daughter Nika and three sons, Žan, Črtomir and Jakob. In his spare time, he plays football, golf, is skiing, snowboarding and most often he like to goes to the Slovenian mountains, where he met his wife Urška Bačovnik Janša, a doctor.

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How to enter the vortex and feel joy?
The biggest wish all humanity shares is the urge to be happy. We are very different and we look in different places—we go from job to job, relationship to relationship, travel, eat, try out drugs and sports. The thing we have in common is that we all hope the next thing we try out is going to make us feel good and happy.
We reach that state from time to time, but most of the days are just boring old routine and most relationships just drain our energy. Why do some people seem to always be in a good mood, while others just go from bad to worse day after day?
Law of attraction revolutionised the world and some strongly believe in it, others don't. However, it is not really a law, is it? It is easy and simple; there is no big science about it. As long as you focus on the problem and the more you think about it, the more negative emotions you will experience and the more bad things are going to enter your life. We all have those bad days, when we lose our key, forget an umbrella, our boss yells at us and our partner is not in the mood to make love. The ice cream falls straight on our white shirt and we get a parking ticket. It is like a curse, the more we expect the bad things to happen, the more they happen.
How about if we focus on the solution instead of the problem for once? Let's say the scenario is the same: we lose our key which gives us a good opportunity to go to our husband at work and borrow his—and we steal a kiss. We get a ticket, we look up and there is a really cute guy who also got a ticket—he invites us for a cup of coffee. The ice cream on the shirt gives us a perfect excuse to buy a new shirt we were admiring in the shop on the way to work.
It is so important to understand that it is not the situation that determines how we feel, it is our decision on what we will focus. Once we can do that (and I am not saying it is always easy), we are free! Nothing outside ourselves can influence our life and destroy our happy feelings. This is how we finally feel the freedom which is a true key to happiness.
Most of things that happen during our day are very neutral but we perceive them as negative. So make a deliberate decision to take them the way they are and not overreach about their meaning. When something really bad happens, our emotions usually take over and we are completely unable to fight them. For some hours, maybe days. After the shock is over, we can choose what will we focus on. The bad thing that happened or look on the bright side, find something good in the situation and learn from it?
It is your life and it is your decision. Just remember, it is YOUR focus that determines the quality of YOUR life. You are responsible and whatever you are living right now, it is you call.
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I've been having some more thoughts about the Personal Flight Plan idea, which is a pain in the arse when I'm in no position to do anything about it.
First of all, the schema. Very loosely, it would be based on having a sequence of permanent residences; each of them having subsequences for excursions, holidays, etc.; and so on. (So my trip to Nottingham would be in a singleton subsequence of my placement in Guildford, which would, in turn, be a singleton subsequence of my permanent residence in Glasgow. Naturally, this would require some more-precise specification.
Next comes the software. BBN Technologies' OpenMap is a JavaBeans-based GIS system, which could provides a suitable API for (a) rendering a plan, and (b) creating one interactively. It shouldn't require too much imagination to create some reasonably-usable software from this, an RDF API, and an object model that will provide the middle tier in the system.
You have visited Glasgow, Prague and Madrid. Other members who have visited these places enjoyed going to Bilbao.
Finally, the rationale. I have blogged in the past about wanting to remember everything - this is a small step along that road. I don't like the idea of forgetting where I went on holiday when I was five, or where I did a work placement when I was nineteen, and, by collating this information (and making several redundant backups), I need never forget. There are other reasons - I'm a Computer Scientist, and yet I've never produced any real software off my own bat; I want to sharpen my skills; someone else might conceivably be interested in it too - but it comes down to making something that I want, and which doesn't exist. Whilst not exactly the mother of invention, I think it's a worthwile endeavour.
I know that I've produced a fair amount of vapourware through this blog, but I hope that this doesn't go the same way. The ease of development in Java, and its client-side nature should make this process far easier. Perhaps it won't appear before I go back to university in October, and then it will get pushed further and further back, but this post will serve as a reminder, and, one day, it will get done.


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Vitamin A is an anti-aging micronutrient of the highest order, standing firmly alongside vitamins C, E and the mineral selenium in its ability to help maintain health. Studies conducted over several years indicate that beta-carotene may play a significant role in helping to maintain overall health. Beta-carotene acts as a precursor of vitamin A and is therefore called a pro-vitamin A compound. Foods or supplements containing beta-carotene are converted to vitamin A for the maintenance of healthy skin, good vision and a robust immune system.
Also called ascorbic acid, vitamin C helps to maintain healthy collagen in the skin, promotes normal healing, promotes healthy teeth and bones, and boosts the immune system. Vitamin C is one of the more powerful and well-known antioxidants. Just as exposing a cut from an apple to air causes it to quickly turn brown, cells of the body can also suffer when exposed to oxygen, a process known as oxidation. Oxidation causes aging of the skin as well as all other organs and tissues of the body. Vitamin C, as a free-radical fighter, helps the body maintain its youthful qualities for longer periods of time.
Vitamin E supports the respiratory system. It also promotes a healthy immune system. Vitamin E protects the body from oxidation, a normal aging process by which oxygen breaks down the body's tissues. It works to neutralize free radicals, which are naturally occurring unstable molecules that can damage the body's healthy molecules by taking electrons to balance themselves. When enough vitamin E is present in the body, unstable free radicals get their electrons from the vitamin E molecules and leave the healthy molecules alone, thus promoting the health of tissues.
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Normally, bonds don't split in a way that leaves a molecule with an odd, unpaired electron. But when weak bonds split, free radicals are formed. Free radicals are very unstable and react quickly with other compounds, trying to capture the needed electron to gain stability. Generally, free radicals attack the nearest stable molecule, stealing its electron. When the attacked molecule loses its electron, it becomes a free radical itself, beginning a chain reaction. Once the process is started, it can cascade, finally resulting in the disruption of a living cell.
Some free radicals arise normally during metabolism. Sometimes the body's immune system cells purposefully create them to neutralize viruses and bacteria. However, environmental factors such as pollution, radiation, cigarette smoke and herbicides can also spawn free radicals.
The body can usually handle free radicals, but if antioxidants are unavailable, or if free radical production becomes excessive, oxidation can occur. Of particular importance is that oxidation caused by free radicals accumulates with age.
How can the use of antioxidants fight against free radicals?
The vitamins C and E are thought to protect the body against the negative effects of free radicals. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals by donating one of their own electrons, ending the electron-stealing reaction. The antioxidant nutrients themselves don't become free radicals by donating an electron, because they are stable in either form. They act as scavengers, helping neutralize free radicals.
Vitamin E is the most abundant fat-soluble antioxidant in the body. It is one of the most efficient, chain-breaking antioxidants available. It is a primary defender against oxidation and lipid peroxidation (creation of unstable molecules containing more oxygen than is usual).
Vitamin C is the most abundant water-soluble antioxidant in the body. It acts primarily in cellular fluid. It is particularly effective in combating free-radical formation caused by pollution and cigarette smoke. It also helps return vitamin E to its active form.
Fruits and vegetables contain the most antioxidants. The problem is that when we process fruits and vegetables, many of the antioxidants are removed. So, even eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables cannot guarantee you will get enough antioxidants. Still, it is a good place to start.
The best way to fight free radicals is with a collection of antioxidants. There is not one single antioxidant that is most effective. In order to be effective, there must be a team of antioxidants all working together. When you supplement with a team of antioxidants, you will find that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Working out increases the number of free radicals in the body. By taking an antioxidant supplement directly after a workout, you can help reduce the oxidative stress on your body. By reducing the free radicals, you are putting your body into a more balanced mode. Understand that the idea is not to eliminate free radicals — just to restore a proper balance.


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Back to School Law: Stopping for School Buses and Slowing in School Zones
by Bickerton Law | Aug 19, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, Traffic Ticket
With Back to School season in full swing, it's important to be aware of the laws that are specific to school buses and active school zones. Stopping for School Buses Under Pennsylvania law, all drivers are required to stop for a school bus that has its stop arm down...
PENNDOT launches new Driver Improvement School
by Bickerton Law | Aug 17, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, In the News, News
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that it is starting a new Driver Improvement School to give drivers the chance to avoid certain license suspensions and to have points taken off of their license. Under PENNDOT's current system of driver...
by Bickerton Law | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, Commentary, Defenses, DUI, In the News
In an article published in The Bellingham Herald, columnist Doug Dahl of The Wise Drive wrote, "I'm no lawyer, but if you are impaired, you're in a car, and you have keys to start the car, you're probably guilty of physical control." Dahl explained that...
Brittney Griner was charged and sentenced in months. Why do court cases take so long in PA?
by Bickerton Law | Aug 11, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, Commentary, In the News
COMMENTARY: In an opinion piece about WNBA star Brittney Griner's prison sentence in Russia titled "US can stand to learn from Griner's swift punishment," writer Don Kahle commented about how criminal and civil trials in the United States can...
When a TikTok trend is a felony: The Hyundai-Kia Challenge
by Bickerton Law | Aug 6, 2022 | Blog, Blog Posts, News
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Louis Christian Oliver «Luis» Zachariasen (født 21. januar 1890 i Kirkja, død 30. august 1960) var en færøsk direktør, lærer, forfatter og politiker (Sjálvstýrisflokkurin).

Hans forældre var Malena Frederikka Simonsen fra Hattarvík og Símun Mikal Zachariasen fra Kirkja. Hans bror, Símun Petur Zachariasen, var også politiker. Politikeren Kristina Háfoss er hans barnebarn. Louis Zachariasen giftede seg med Kristina Frederikka Hentze fra Sandur, og bosatte seg i Tórshavn. Han var uddannet lærer fra Føroya Læraraskúli fra 1911, gik på højskole i Danmark i 1915, havde examen artium fra 1918, og var uddannet elektronikingeniør (cand.polyt.) fra Polyteknisk Læreanstalt i København fra 1924. Han blev ansat i Telefonverk Føroya Løgtings fra 1925, hvor han var direktør 1936–1952. Han var også formand i Collegium Academicum Faeroense 1933–1942.

Han var ansat som lærer i Kirkjubøur 1913–1915, men måtte opgive embedet, da han havde et stærkt ønske om at færøsk skulle være undervisningssprog i skolen og aktivt deltog i sprogstriden, dengang var dansk det eneste tilladte undervisningssprog i folkeskolen på Færøerne. Han var medlem af Ungdomsforeningen Varðin i Tórshavn og bidrog aktivt med litterære tekster på færøsk til foreningens medlemsblad Varðin, som var håndskrevet fra 1912-15, hvorefter Smáskriftir Varðans blev printet fra 1915-19 i tidsskrift på 32 sider. Tilsammen udkom 18 af disse tidsskrifter på sammenlagt 400 sider. Fra 1921 udkom litteraturtidsskriftet Varðin, som er udgivet flere gange om året lige siden. Han skrev salmer og fosterlandssange og andre sange, noveller og en roman. Derudover skrev ham faglitterære bøger, fra 1959-61 udkom Føroyar sum rættarsamfelag 1535-1655 (Færøerne som retssamfund 1535-1655).

Zachariasen var valgt ind til Lagtinget fra Suðurstreymoy 1940–1943 og 1946–1950, og var formand for Lagtingets delegation til Danmark og London som forhandlede frem til en ny ordning af de færøske forfatningsmæssige forhold. Efter Hjemmestyreloven af 1948 var han vicelagmand i Færøernes første regering, Andrass Samuelsens regering, fra 1948 til 1950. Zachariasen var desuden redaktør i Sjálvstýrisflokkurins partiavis Tingakrossur 1943–1948, og var også partiformand en periode omkring folkeafstemningen 1946. Han blev Ridder af Dannebrog i 1949.

Bibliografi
 1926 – Páll fangi, skuespil
 1951 – Á leiðini, digtsamling
 1952 – Úr Føroya søgu um 1700
 1961 – Føroyar sum rættarsamfelag 1535–1655
 1978 – Sóttin svarta
 1978 – Abbastova, roman. Udkom først som føljeton i julemagasinet Følv 1955 til 1959, blev første gang udgivet samlet i en bog i 1978.

Referencer

Digtere fra Færøerne
Sangskrivere fra Færøerne
Romanforfattere fra Færøerne
Faglitterære forfattere fra Færøerne
Lærere fra Færøerne
Lagtingsmedlemmer fra Færøerne
Politikere fra Sjálvstýrisflokkurin
Riddere af Dannebrog
Vicelagmænd fra Færøerne
Personer fra Norderøerne
Ministre uden portefølje fra Færøerne

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EconoSpeak: Why Are the Big Banks Not Safer?
Whereas equity, because it is riskier, has a higher required return than debt, it does not follow that the use of more equity in the funding mix increases the overall funding cost of banks. Using more equity in the mix lowers the riskiness of the equity (and perhaps also of debt or other securities that are used in the mix). Unless securities are mispriced, simply rearranging how risk is borne by different investors does not by itself affect funding costs. These observations constitute some of the most basic insights in corporate finance.
It does not seem to me that identifying the first-order effects of requiring greater regulatory equity capital help us much since what we are ultimately interested in are the second-order behaviors.
Can requiring big banks to account a larger portion of their own financing as equity capital persuade their management to behave better? take fewer or less sociopathic risk?


These impressively odd creatures make excellent pets. However, they do not come highly recommended to people who have no experience keeping exotic animals.
Armadillos are actually mammals. There are people who have always believed armadillos to be somewhere in the group of lizards and geckos. Armadillos are placental mammals meaning that they give birth to live young ones.
Secondly, you should know that the shell of the armadillo is made from true bone and not some other materials. In photographs the shell might look a bit metallic. This has prompted numerous rumors about the shell actually being metallic. When young armadillos are born, the shell is very soft (the hardness of fingernails) but it hardens as they grow and develop.
Due to the presence of the bony shell, armadillos are not particularly flexible. It might leave you to wonder how some armadillo are able to curl themselves up into a ball. Actually, there is only one species of armadillo that can manage this feat- the three-banded armadillo.
Armadillos do have eyes but their eyesight is not particularly good. As such they rely heavily on their ears and sense of smell to find food and escape any danger. They also have a long tongue to pick up their favorite foods (small insects and worms) very easily.
The nine banded armadillo can give birth to four identical offspring at once. All four young ones develop from the same egg and share the same placenta till they are born. The most interesting part of armadillo reproduction is that there are some females that can delay implantation after mating and fertilization has occurred. This often occurs when the female is under stress.
Armadillos are generally rare when it comes to housing in captivity. Very few people know exactly what is needed and on top of that the state laws of some places restrict keeping one as a pet. Therefore, the first thing you should do is to check with the local authorities. In some states such as Maine and Hawaii, it is categorically stated that armadillos should not be owned as pets.
If you are in a place where armadillos are classified as livestock then you can keep one or two in your home. This however means that there is a regulation to their import. You should prepare yourself because in most places armadillos are categorized as wildlife and most state laws specify that wildlife should remain in the wild.
What should you do if you rescue a wounded or abandoned armadillo? Keeping it in your home to nurse it would be a crime- unfortunately. You should make a point of taking the animal to a wildlife rehabilitation center that is licensed.
Before you learn what to feed your little pet you should know that armadillos have a really slow metabolism. This basically translates to lower food intake. In fact when an armadillo overeats it may suffer critical gastric distress if it does not die. Therefore, when you are feeding an armadillo, make sure you are not force feeding it. The nursing armadillos obviously do not eat the same thing as the adults.
When you adopt an armadillo of nursing age then you should use kitten formula to feed it. This will help supplement for the mother's milk that is not available. The formula should be fed using an eye dropper because the young ones are really small and a bottle will just be cumbersome. Remember, do not force feed the baby otherwise disaster might just strike.
For adult armadillos moist canned food is the way to go. Armadillos do not have very complex dental formula. Their teeth are few and not designed to tackle hard foods. This is why soft food is always good for your pet. This is supplemented by the armadillo's natural food. They are fond of worms, insects and vegetation. When you supplement the diet of your pet armadillo with the likes of bait worms, ants, lettuce and fruit you will train your pet to forage on their own.
In the case of a baby armadillo you will also have to teach it how to find its own food. This you can do after you have taught the baby what it should eat. Bury the food under a bit of dirt and let the armadillo dig it up.
Armadillos like all other animals are prone to various illnesses. Shocking as this might sound, armadillos can contract leprosy and transfer it to human beings. Veterinary care is therefore very important in such a case to prevent such infections and others from harming your armadillo. Secondly, the place you keep your pet should be conducive.
It should not be extremely cold. Armadillos are prone to frostbites due to their low metabolism which does not produce a lot of heat. Be that as it may, armadillos also love water for swimming. They are excellent swimmers and thus you should ensure that they can access a wading pool of some kind. Keeping too many armadillos together will result into problems. There will be many fights and of course injuries. The animals will also want to find their own space and can dig their way out of an enclosure. They are perfect when it comes to digging.


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#define LOG_TAG "NativeLibraryHelper"
//#define LOG_NDEBUG 0

#include <android_runtime/AndroidRuntime.h>

#include <ScopedUtfChars.h>
#include <UniquePtr.h>
#include <androidfw/ZipFileRO.h>
#include <androidfw/ZipUtils.h>
#include <utils/Log.h>
#include <utils/Vector.h>

#include <zlib.h>

#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/types.h>

#define APK_LIB "lib/"
#define APK_LIB_LEN (sizeof(APK_LIB) - 1)

#define LIB_PREFIX "/lib"
#define LIB_PREFIX_LEN (sizeof(LIB_PREFIX) - 1)

#define LIB_SUFFIX ".so"
#define LIB_SUFFIX_LEN (sizeof(LIB_SUFFIX) - 1)

#define RS_BITCODE_SUFFIX ".bc"
#define RS_BITCODE_SUFFIX_LEN (sizeof(RS_BITCODE_SUFFIX) -1)

#define GDBSERVER "gdbserver"
#define GDBSERVER_LEN (sizeof(GDBSERVER) - 1)

#define TMP_FILE_PATTERN "/tmp.XXXXXX"
#define TMP_FILE_PATTERN_LEN (sizeof(TMP_FILE_PATTERN) - 1)

namespace android {

// These match PackageManager.java install codes
enum install_status_t {
    INSTALL_SUCCEEDED = 1,
    INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK = -2,
    INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE = -4,
    INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR = -18,
    INSTALL_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR = -110,
    INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS = -112,
    NO_NATIVE_LIBRARIES = -113
};

typedef install_status_t (*iterFunc)(JNIEnv*, void*, ZipFileRO*, ZipEntryRO, const char*);

// Equivalent to android.os.FileUtils.isFilenameSafe
static bool
isFilenameSafe(const char* filename)
{
    off_t offset = 0;
    for (;;) {
        switch (*(filename + offset)) {
        case 0:
            // Null.
            // If we've reached the end, all the other characters are good.
            return true;

        case 'A' ... 'Z':
        case 'a' ... 'z':
        case '0' ... '9':
        case '+':
        case ',':
        case '-':
        case '.':
        case '/':
        case '=':
        case '_':
            offset++;
            break;

        default:
            // We found something that is not good.
            return false;
        }
    }
    // Should not reach here.
}

static bool
isFileDifferent(const char* filePath, size_t fileSize, time_t modifiedTime,
        long zipCrc, struct stat64* st)
{
    if (lstat64(filePath, st) < 0) {
        // File is not found or cannot be read.
        ALOGV("Couldn't stat %s, copying: %s\n", filePath, strerror(errno));
        return true;
    }

    if (!S_ISREG(st->st_mode)) {
        return true;
    }

    if (st->st_size != fileSize) {
        return true;
    }

    // For some reason, bionic doesn't define st_mtime as time_t
    if (time_t(st->st_mtime) != modifiedTime) {
        ALOGV("mod time doesn't match: %ld vs. %ld\n", st->st_mtime, modifiedTime);
        return true;
    }

    int fd = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open(filePath, O_RDONLY));
    if (fd < 0) {
        ALOGV("Couldn't open file %s: %s", filePath, strerror(errno));
        return true;
    }

    long crc = crc32(0L, Z_NULL, 0);
    unsigned char crcBuffer[16384];
    ssize_t numBytes;
    while ((numBytes = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(read(fd, crcBuffer, sizeof(crcBuffer)))) > 0) {
        crc = crc32(crc, crcBuffer, numBytes);
    }
    close(fd);

    ALOGV("%s: crc = %lx, zipCrc = %lx\n", filePath, crc, zipCrc);

    if (crc != zipCrc) {
        return true;
    }

    return false;
}

static install_status_t
sumFiles(JNIEnv*, void* arg, ZipFileRO* zipFile, ZipEntryRO zipEntry, const char*)
{
    size_t* total = (size_t*) arg;
    size_t uncompLen;

    if (!zipFile->getEntryInfo(zipEntry, NULL, &uncompLen, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL)) {
        return INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK;
    }

    *total += uncompLen;

    return INSTALL_SUCCEEDED;
}

/*
 * Copy the native library if needed.
 *
 * This function assumes the library and path names passed in are considered safe.
 */
static install_status_t
copyFileIfChanged(JNIEnv *env, void* arg, ZipFileRO* zipFile, ZipEntryRO zipEntry, const char* fileName)
{
    jstring* javaNativeLibPath = (jstring*) arg;
    ScopedUtfChars nativeLibPath(env, *javaNativeLibPath);

    size_t uncompLen;
    long when;
    long crc;
    time_t modTime;

    if (!zipFile->getEntryInfo(zipEntry, NULL, &uncompLen, NULL, NULL, &when, &crc)) {
        ALOGD("Couldn't read zip entry info\n");
        return INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK;
    } else {
        struct tm t;
        ZipUtils::zipTimeToTimespec(when, &t);
        modTime = mktime(&t);
    }

    // Build local file path
    const size_t fileNameLen = strlen(fileName);
    char localFileName[nativeLibPath.size() + fileNameLen + 2];

    if (strlcpy(localFileName, nativeLibPath.c_str(), sizeof(localFileName)) != nativeLibPath.size()) {
        ALOGD("Couldn't allocate local file name for library");
        return INSTALL_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR;
    }

    *(localFileName + nativeLibPath.size()) = '/';

    if (strlcpy(localFileName + nativeLibPath.size() + 1, fileName, sizeof(localFileName)
                    - nativeLibPath.size() - 1) != fileNameLen) {
        ALOGD("Couldn't allocate local file name for library");
        return INSTALL_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR;
    }

    // Only copy out the native file if it's different.
    struct stat64 st;
    if (!isFileDifferent(localFileName, uncompLen, modTime, crc, &st)) {
        return INSTALL_SUCCEEDED;
    }

    char localTmpFileName[nativeLibPath.size() + TMP_FILE_PATTERN_LEN + 2];
    if (strlcpy(localTmpFileName, nativeLibPath.c_str(), sizeof(localTmpFileName))
            != nativeLibPath.size()) {
        ALOGD("Couldn't allocate local file name for library");
        return INSTALL_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR;
    }

    *(localFileName + nativeLibPath.size()) = '/';

    if (strlcpy(localTmpFileName + nativeLibPath.size(), TMP_FILE_PATTERN,
                    TMP_FILE_PATTERN_LEN - nativeLibPath.size()) != TMP_FILE_PATTERN_LEN) {
        ALOGI("Couldn't allocate temporary file name for library");
        return INSTALL_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR;
    }

    int fd = mkstemp(localTmpFileName);
    if (fd < 0) {
        ALOGI("Couldn't open temporary file name: %s: %s\n", localTmpFileName, strerror(errno));
        return INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR;
    }

    if (!zipFile->uncompressEntry(zipEntry, fd)) {
        ALOGI("Failed uncompressing %s to %s\n", fileName, localTmpFileName);
        close(fd);
        unlink(localTmpFileName);
        return INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR;
    }

    close(fd);

    // Set the modification time for this file to the ZIP's mod time.
    struct timeval times[2];
    times[0].tv_sec = st.st_atime;
    times[1].tv_sec = modTime;
    times[0].tv_usec = times[1].tv_usec = 0;
    if (utimes(localTmpFileName, times) < 0) {
        ALOGI("Couldn't change modification time on %s: %s\n", localTmpFileName, strerror(errno));
        unlink(localTmpFileName);
        return INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR;
    }

    // Set the mode to 755
    static const mode_t mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IXUSR | S_IRGRP |  S_IXGRP | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH;
    if (chmod(localTmpFileName, mode) < 0) {
        ALOGI("Couldn't change permissions on %s: %s\n", localTmpFileName, strerror(errno));
        unlink(localTmpFileName);
        return INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR;
    }

    // Finally, rename it to the final name.
    if (rename(localTmpFileName, localFileName) < 0) {
        ALOGI("Couldn't rename %s to %s: %s\n", localTmpFileName, localFileName, strerror(errno));
        unlink(localTmpFileName);
        return INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR;
    }

    ALOGV("Successfully moved %s to %s\n", localTmpFileName, localFileName);

    return INSTALL_SUCCEEDED;
}

/*
 * An iterator over all shared libraries in a zip file. An entry is
 * considered to be a shared library if all of the conditions below are
 * satisfied :
 *
 * - The entry is under the lib/ directory.
 * - The entry name ends with ".so" and the entry name starts with "lib",
 *   an exception is made for entries whose name is "gdbserver".
 * - The entry filename is "safe" (as determined by isFilenameSafe).
 *
 */
class NativeLibrariesIterator {
private:
    NativeLibrariesIterator(ZipFileRO* zipFile, void* cookie)
        : mZipFile(zipFile), mCookie(cookie), mLastSlash(NULL) {
        fileName[0] = '\0';
    }

public:
    static NativeLibrariesIterator* create(ZipFileRO* zipFile) {
        void* cookie = NULL;
        if (!zipFile->startIteration(&cookie)) {
            return NULL;
        }

        return new NativeLibrariesIterator(zipFile, cookie);
    }

    ZipEntryRO next() {
        ZipEntryRO next = NULL;
        while ((next = mZipFile->nextEntry(mCookie)) != NULL) {
            // Make sure this entry has a filename.
            if (mZipFile->getEntryFileName(next, fileName, sizeof(fileName))) {
                continue;
            }

            // Make sure we're in the lib directory of the ZIP.
            if (strncmp(fileName, APK_LIB, APK_LIB_LEN)) {
                continue;
            }

            // Make sure the filename is at least to the minimum library name size.
            const size_t fileNameLen = strlen(fileName);
            static const size_t minLength = APK_LIB_LEN + 2 + LIB_PREFIX_LEN + 1 + LIB_SUFFIX_LEN;
            if (fileNameLen < minLength) {
                continue;
            }

            const char* lastSlash = strrchr(fileName, '/');
            ALOG_ASSERT(lastSlash != NULL, "last slash was null somehow for %s\n", fileName);

            // Exception: If we find the gdbserver binary, return it.
            if (!strncmp(lastSlash + 1, GDBSERVER, GDBSERVER_LEN)) {
                mLastSlash = lastSlash;
                break;
            }

            // Make sure the filename starts with lib and ends with ".so".
            if (strncmp(fileName + fileNameLen - LIB_SUFFIX_LEN, LIB_SUFFIX, LIB_SUFFIX_LEN)
                || strncmp(lastSlash, LIB_PREFIX, LIB_PREFIX_LEN)) {
                continue;
            }

            // Make sure the filename is safe.
            if (!isFilenameSafe(lastSlash + 1)) {
                continue;
            }

            mLastSlash = lastSlash;
            break;
        }

        return next;
    }

    inline const char* currentEntry() const {
        return fileName;
    }

    inline const char* lastSlash() const {
        return mLastSlash;
    }

    virtual ~NativeLibrariesIterator() {
        mZipFile->endIteration(mCookie);
    }
private:

    char fileName[PATH_MAX];
    ZipFileRO* const mZipFile;
    void* mCookie;
    const char* mLastSlash;
};

static install_status_t
iterateOverNativeFiles(JNIEnv *env, jlong apkHandle, jstring javaCpuAbi,
                       iterFunc callFunc, void* callArg) {
    ZipFileRO* zipFile = reinterpret_cast<ZipFileRO*>(apkHandle);
    if (zipFile == NULL) {
        return INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK;
    }

    UniquePtr<NativeLibrariesIterator> it(NativeLibrariesIterator::create(zipFile));
    if (it.get() == NULL) {
        return INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK;
    }

    const ScopedUtfChars cpuAbi(env, javaCpuAbi);
    if (cpuAbi.c_str() == NULL) {
        // This would've thrown, so this return code isn't observable by
        // Java.
        return INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK;
    }
    ZipEntryRO entry = NULL;
    while ((entry = it->next()) != NULL) {
        const char* fileName = it->currentEntry();
        const char* lastSlash = it->lastSlash();

        // Check to make sure the CPU ABI of this file is one we support.
        const char* cpuAbiOffset = fileName + APK_LIB_LEN;
        const size_t cpuAbiRegionSize = lastSlash - cpuAbiOffset;

        if (cpuAbi.size() == cpuAbiRegionSize && !strncmp(cpuAbiOffset, cpuAbi.c_str(), cpuAbiRegionSize)) {
            install_status_t ret = callFunc(env, callArg, zipFile, entry, lastSlash + 1);

            if (ret != INSTALL_SUCCEEDED) {
                ALOGV("Failure for entry %s", lastSlash + 1);
                return ret;
            }
        }
    }

    return INSTALL_SUCCEEDED;
}

static int findSupportedAbi(JNIEnv *env, jlong apkHandle, jobjectArray supportedAbisArray) {
    const int numAbis = env->GetArrayLength(supportedAbisArray);
    Vector<ScopedUtfChars*> supportedAbis;

    for (int i = 0; i < numAbis; ++i) {
        supportedAbis.add(new ScopedUtfChars(env,
            (jstring) env->GetObjectArrayElement(supportedAbisArray, i)));
    }

    ZipFileRO* zipFile = reinterpret_cast<ZipFileRO*>(apkHandle);
    if (zipFile == NULL) {
        return INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK;
    }

    UniquePtr<NativeLibrariesIterator> it(NativeLibrariesIterator::create(zipFile));
    if (it.get() == NULL) {
        return INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK;
    }

    ZipEntryRO entry = NULL;
    char fileName[PATH_MAX];
    int status = NO_NATIVE_LIBRARIES;
    while ((entry = it->next()) != NULL) {
        // We're currently in the lib/ directory of the APK, so it does have some native
        // code. We should return INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS if none of the
        // libraries match.
        if (status == NO_NATIVE_LIBRARIES) {
            status = INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS;
        }

        const char* fileName = it->currentEntry();
        const char* lastSlash = it->lastSlash();

        // Check to see if this CPU ABI matches what we are looking for.
        const char* abiOffset = fileName + APK_LIB_LEN;
        const size_t abiSize = lastSlash - abiOffset;
        for (int i = 0; i < numAbis; i++) {
            const ScopedUtfChars* abi = supportedAbis[i];
            if (abi->size() == abiSize && !strncmp(abiOffset, abi->c_str(), abiSize)) {
                // The entry that comes in first (i.e. with a lower index) has the higher priority.
                if (((i < status) && (status >= 0)) || (status < 0) ) {
                    status = i;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < numAbis; ++i) {
        delete supportedAbis[i];
    }

    return status;
}

static jint
com_android_internal_content_NativeLibraryHelper_copyNativeBinaries(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz,
        jlong apkHandle, jstring javaNativeLibPath, jstring javaCpuAbi)
{
    return (jint) iterateOverNativeFiles(env, apkHandle, javaCpuAbi,
            copyFileIfChanged, &javaNativeLibPath);
}

static jlong
com_android_internal_content_NativeLibraryHelper_sumNativeBinaries(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz,
        jlong apkHandle, jstring javaCpuAbi)
{
    size_t totalSize = 0;

    iterateOverNativeFiles(env, apkHandle, javaCpuAbi, sumFiles, &totalSize);

    return totalSize;
}

static jint
com_android_internal_content_NativeLibraryHelper_findSupportedAbi(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz,
        jlong apkHandle, jobjectArray javaCpuAbisToSearch)
{
    return (jint) findSupportedAbi(env, apkHandle, javaCpuAbisToSearch);
}

enum bitcode_scan_result_t {
  APK_SCAN_ERROR = -1,
  NO_BITCODE_PRESENT = 0,
  BITCODE_PRESENT = 1,
};

static jint
com_android_internal_content_NativeLibraryHelper_hasRenderscriptBitcode(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz,
        jlong apkHandle) {
    ZipFileRO* zipFile = reinterpret_cast<ZipFileRO*>(apkHandle);
    void* cookie = NULL;
    if (!zipFile->startIteration(&cookie)) {
        return APK_SCAN_ERROR;
    }

    char fileName[PATH_MAX];
    ZipEntryRO next = NULL;
    while ((next = zipFile->nextEntry(cookie)) != NULL) {
        if (zipFile->getEntryFileName(next, fileName, sizeof(fileName))) {
            continue;
        }

        const size_t fileNameLen = strlen(fileName);
        const char* lastSlash = strrchr(fileName, '/');
        const char* baseName = (lastSlash == NULL) ? fileName : fileName + 1;
        if (!strncmp(fileName + fileNameLen - RS_BITCODE_SUFFIX_LEN, RS_BITCODE_SUFFIX,
                     RS_BITCODE_SUFFIX_LEN) && isFilenameSafe(baseName)) {
            zipFile->endIteration(cookie);
            return BITCODE_PRESENT;
        }
    }

    zipFile->endIteration(cookie);
    return NO_BITCODE_PRESENT;
}

static jlong
com_android_internal_content_NativeLibraryHelper_openApk(JNIEnv *env, jclass, jstring apkPath)
{
    ScopedUtfChars filePath(env, apkPath);
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The National Confectioners Assn.'s annual Sweets & Snacks Expo sweetened Chicago's McCormick Place May 20-22. U.S. confectionery sales grew a "solid" 2.5 percent in 2013, according to association figures, which translates into $33.6 billion in total sales.
Seasons are a driving force in this business, with 54 percent of annual candy and gum sales occurring during peak seasonal selling weeks. Chocolate represents close to 60 percent of all confectionery sales in the U.S.
The show drew a record 16,032 attendees and more than 650 exhibitors. But, as the name implies, the expo shows much more than candy. Salty/savory snacks are a significant part of the show. Seeds, grains (including "ancient grains") and power foods were evident in the aisles.
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I am new to this forum, I found it searching for paranormal forums on Google.
The reason I came here is that I am hoping to find information about an odd experience my family and I have witnessed. Or, maybe someone else who's encountered similar?
Across the road from our house, is an open yard with a garage which belongs to our neighbor.
Sometimes you can hear knocking and banging sounds coming from that garage, but I've assumed it to be acorns or twigs falling on the roof.
But, yesterday, I went out to check the locks on our truck, as I do every night. And heard knocking that sounded too rhythmic to just be falling acorns.
I watched the garaged area for any movement or signs that an intruder might have been trying to break into it, I knew our neighbors were in their home.
Not long after, there was a flash near the garage and a pale-white blob-like thing with long and skinny limbs was visible for only a split second. It kinda looked horse like with the bulky body, but no neck or head that I could see.
It was just pale-white light, no color or flesh/fur/ect that I could make out.
When I saw it, I felt a jolt that caught me off guard, almost like touching an electric fence.
I didn't feel any fear from it, and I continued to watch after the experience because I was shocked and kinda, actually, wanted to see if it happened again. But, only the knocking continued, didn't see any more lights or flashes.
I told my Mom about what I had seen, and she told me that she and one of my sisters had also seen it while they were sitting on the porch with my nephew playing.
She continued to explain it, and it was as I had seen it. They also felt a surge of energy, as she explained it, come from it when it appeared.
I haven't been able to find any information about this kind of phenomenon on Google. So, I thought I'd go straight to asking in a forum dedicated to such things.
If anyone might have some information to what it is we've seen, I am VERY curious and interested to find out.
I'm not scared or intimated by this event, just down right curious.
Re: Strange Pale-White Flash Creature?
I have had many experiences over many years.. But have to say I have read your post through.. It sounds like a 'Portal of some kind that periodically opens.. I have seen manifestations where the subject was walking on the original roman road so they were only visible from the knees upwards.. But an animal of some kund only visible without head or neck?? Makes me wonder exactly what was on that site years before..
For example was it a slaughter housefor the meat trade.. then it might fit..
As during war years meat rationing forced people to consume horse meat.. Just a thought..... I'd be looking in the local library for old ordinance survey plans or old street plans .. Even the local Records office..
My friend was a Historian and researcher for MH and I know what he used to do.. Is anything known about the location.. Anyone got CCTV pointing that way ?
Sorry for not checking back in a while!
Checking the Library and Records Office is a good idea, I'll have to do that.
I actually didn't think about it being caused from past events. That sounds very plausible.
Right now, I don't know of any such events.
The property is separated by the road from our neighbors' house. And, Is just used for storage. But, the area is clear and could have been used at one time for horses or livestock, it's a big enough space.
But, I've only been able to ask their older children if I could look around the garage.
About the CCTV, No. But, I do have a regular camcorder I could start leaving out to record of the night.
I could mount it right from our porch and pointed it at our neighbor's garage and see if it catches anything.
Good plan I must have misread as I didn't realise your experience was outside..
There is a friend of mine who is regged on here I will ask her about your horseyexperience as I am aware of hersaying that something horse rekated happens in an area of her farm..
I will message her to look at your thread ok and maybe you might learn something..


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Selma (2014)
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I am a performance artist whose work evolves from observing everyday life and phenomena. I have been working with performance art since year 2000 and currently I am doing my doctoral studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki. In my ongoing artistic research I focus on methods, phases and languages in collaboration processes between myself as a performance artist and experts and scientists from various disciplines, i.a. cosmologist researching dark energy.
I have presented my performances in a number of contexts in Finland, and internationally in performance art festivals, events and conferences across Europe as well as in Russia, Northern and Southern America, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. I work as co-artistic director of the international New Performance Turku Festival, organized annually in Turku Finland. I also curate other performance art events in Finland and abroad. Currently I am on artist grant awarded by Arts Promotion Centre Finland (years 2015-2019).


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Scientists at the University of Aberdeen believe they have identified a gene which may cause the most severe cases of clubfoot. The condition can require lengthy treatment, including putting the feet in a cast, surgery, and wearing specialised boots. In severe cases the foot can bend back again, requiring more invasive surgery. The team behind the gene discovery believe it could reduce unnecessary treatment.
About 21 people received medical treatment and support following a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England, according to a British police official updating media on the fallout. Previously, authorities said only "several" people sought treatment. Three people remain in hospital after the poisoning in the southern English city of Salisbury on Sunday; former Russian military intelligence service colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia — who were found slumped unconscious on a bench outside a shopping centre — and a British police officer who tried to help them.
The Irish government has agreed the wording of a national referendum on abortion to be held by the end of May which could radically transform the lives of thousands of women and signal a further loosening of the grip of the Catholic church. The cabinet, meeting on International Women's Day, approved a bill on Thursday allowing the long-anticipated referendum to go ahead. Since 1984, an estimated 170,000 women have left Ireland to have terminations, and up to 2,000 women each year illegally take the abortion pill, accessed online.
News on Health Professional Radio. Today is the 10th of March 2018. Read by Tabetha Moreto.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-43331234
Scientists say the causes of clubfoot are poorly understood but it is thought to be a neuromuscular problem associated with muscle weakness in the legs during development.
Aberdeen University geneticist Professor Martin Collinson said: "This is, hopefully, another piece in the puzzle of what causes clubfoot in humans."
He stated: "The next stage is to look at DNA samples taken from human clubfoot patients and screen them to see if there are mutations in these pathways." About one baby in one thousand born in the UK is affected by clubfoot. Half of those affected have the condition in both feet.
Prof Collinson added; "Clubfoot is commonly treated successfully using the Ponseti method or using a cast but it may be that the feet of children with these gene deformations will just revert back once treatment is finished.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-09/nerve-agent-attack-on-russia-spy-leaves-21-seeking-medical-help/9530636
About twenty one people received medical treatment and support following a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England, according to a British police official updating media on the fallout. Previously, authorities said only "several" people sought treatment.
Three people remain in hospital after the poisoning in the southern English city of Salisbury on Sunday; former Russian military intelligence service colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia — who were found slumped unconscious on a bench outside a shopping centre — and a British police officer who tried to help them. Health officials insist the attack presents only a low risk to the public. Authorities have not said who launched the attack, but UK officials have warned of a strong response if the Russian Government is found responsible.
"Multiple people have been treated, around twenty one people, including the man and the woman found on the bench," Wiltshire acting police chief Kier Pritchard told Sky News, referring to Mr Skripal and his daughter. Chief Pritchard said that of the new total, "a number" of them received hospital treatment including blood tests, support and advice. Police have not provided details on the nerve agent that was used, and the ex-spy and his daughter remain in critical condition.
The poisoning has triggered a police inquiry headed by counterterrorism detectives. British Home Secretary Amber Rudd said whoever was behind the attack was guilty of a "brazen and reckless act". She said Britain would respond strongly when it was clear who was to blame.
She said enormous resources were being used to determine who poisoned Mister Skripal, sixty six, and his thirty three-year-old daughter Yulia.
The Russian Embassy in London, which has mocked other British politicians for suggesting Russian involvement, tweeted that it agreed with Miss Rudd: "First evidence then conclusions on Mister Skripal's case. Responsible political approach."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/08/irelands-government-approves-bill-paving-way-for-abortion-referendum
The Irish government has agreed the wording of a national referendum on abortion to be held by the end of May which could radically transform the lives of thousands of women and signal a further loosening of the grip of the Catholic church. The cabinet, meeting on International Women's Day, approved a bill on Thursday allowing the long-anticipated referendum to go ahead.
Voters will be asked if they want to repeal article forty point three point three – known as the eighth amendment – which since nineteen eighty three has given unborn foetuses and pregnant women an equal right to life, effectively enshrining a ban on abortion in the country's constitution. If Ireland votes in favour of repeal, the government has said it will introduce legislation permitting unrestricted abortion during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy.
Currently, terminations are only allowed when the life of the mother is at risk, and the maximum penalty for accessing an illegal abortion is fourteen years in prison.
Since nineteen eighty three, an estimated one hundred seventy thousand women have left Ireland to have terminations, and up to two thousand women each year illegally take the abortion pill, accessed online.
Simon Harris, the health minister said a no vote would mean nothing could be done for the Irish women who have to travel to the UK for abortions.
The anti-abortion Pro Life campaign warned that Wednesday's supreme court decision showed that only by voting to maintain the eighth amendment could Irish people prevent "abortion on demand" in Ireland.


A week before Thanksgiving I called my mother looking for a Danish Pastry Wreath recipe. I hadn't seen her make it in years… like maybe 25… but the moment I said "do you remember that pastry wreath?" she knew exactly what I was talking about.
Danish Pastry Wreath is a buttery, flakey pastry stuffed with almond filling and gently glazed with a powdered sugar frosting and candied cherries.
I am always up for a challenge and there it began. While at that time she couldn't find the tattered pages torn from an old McCalls magazine, she did find what seemed to be the same Danish Pastry Wreath online and promised to mail me the photographs from the original after she located it.
In the meantime I searched for the ingredients; one of which was hard to find.
Remember Zwieback cookies? The biscuits marketed for teething children? The ones that also tasted good enough for mom to snack on? Well Nabisco discontinued them.
After 4 grocery stores I learned this and needed to find a substitute. I used graham crackers and it tasted just like I remembered.
On the day before Thanksgiving I had not received my mother's letter containing the helpful photographs (darn pony express), but that didn't stop me from starting the process.
The key to making a delicate Danish pastry is the fragile layering of dough with butter. In order to prevent sticking there is a good amount of chilling time and flouring. Do not skimp on the number of rollings and chillings- each one is another layer of scrumptious pastry.
This version is filled with an almond paste that is light enough to not take over the pastry, but flavorful enough to not be missed. Instead of blending butter directly into the flour, you will combine them by rolling it out in layers.
You will also need to scald the milk, which is an easy process. Click on over to see how to scald milk and also read about why you should scald milk for pastry and baking.
Of course it was the one containing the helpful photographs. So while I was able to do this from memory, I do hope the pictures will assist you in the process. Also, you will need a tape measure (yes, seriously).
If you like my Danish Pastry Wreath, you'll also love these fruity breakfast and brunch ideas!
In a medium bowl, beat butter and 1/4 cup flour until smooth, fluffy and butter lightens one shade. Wet a medium rimmed baking sheet and cover with wax paper. The moisture will help it stick while you spread out the butter mixture. Mark a 12x8 rectangle lightly with pencil or eyeball it. Fit butter mixture into this shape. I happen to have a baking sheet exactly this size, but otherwise do your best. Place in the refrigerator. It will need to chill for a minimum of 1 hour to re-firm to the typically butter texture.
After milk scalds, decrease heat to low and stir in sugar and salt until dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
Place yeast and 1/2 cup warm water in a large mixing bowl. Allow yeast to become active by letting it sit for 10 minutes. Stir in milk mixture, egg, and 3 3/4 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Dough will be soft. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Turn dough out onto a well floured surface. Flour rolling pin and flatten into a 12x16 rectangle. Remove cold butter mixture from the refrigerator and set onto one half of the dough. It will look like an open book. Carefully pull up non-butter side of dough and cover (like you are closing a book). Press edges together with your finger tips so it resembles a closed book.
Continue generously flouring rolling surface to prevent sticking. Roll out again to a 16x8 rectangle. Fold this rectangle into thirds, pinching edges together. Wrap dough in wax paper and chill for 1 hour.
Remove dough and roll again to a 16x8 rectangle. Fold into thirds and chill again for 30 minutes. Roll out one more time, fold into thirds one more time, then wrap dough in aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.
Combine graham cracker crumbs through almond paste in a bowl. If you have a stand mixer, I highly recommend using it. Blend until smooth and soft, which can take up to 5-7 minutes. Set aside at room temperature.
Remove dough and divide into two equal portions. Return one half to the refrigerator. Roll remaining dough into a 22x9 inch square on a floured surface. Cut dough lengthwise into 3 equal strips, 3 inches wide.
Spread 1/3 cup of almond filling down the center of each strip.
Fold over and pinch all edges together.
Braid strips. Gently form into a circle with a 6-inch diameter center. Pinch ends together so filling does not escape. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, cover with a slightly moistened towel and set aside to rise for 45 minutes. Continue with second set of dough.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place danish wreath, without moistened covering, into the oven. Bake for 30 minutes. Every so often, spray a water bottle into the oven, but not directly onto the pastry to create steam. If the top starts to brown too fast, place a leaf of aluminum foil over the top.
My sister and I first made this when we were 12 and 13. My mom handed us the recipe and I have been making it every year since. That would be 47 years. I am getting ready to make them again. I give one to my neighbors. They look forward to them every year. I will be making six. Five to give away and one to keep!
Cheryl and this would be the first year I wasn't making them. Now your story is making me double think that choice… they are SO good. There is nothing like it!
Wait, whaaaat? Were we in the same kitchen? My mother's tattered and buttery-fingerprinted pages torn from the McCall's cooking school magazine is exactly what I remember- and a lot of work is exactly what she said. It's been years since I tasted one and mom is gone now. I had forgotten about the Zweiback toast. Thanks for the biscotti idea! ❤ Maybe next Christmas I'll finally try making one. Thanks!
Lovely! I am so glad I can bring you the same joy we get out of this recipe!
My mother used to bake this recipe every Christmas. It's now too challenging for her. So yesterday I prepped everything and today I baked my first set of wreaths. I received a thumbs up from my mom who was very pleased at the result. Thank you for your pictures really – The helped A LOT!!
Oh, that makes my heart happy!!!! I needed that today.
she doubles the recipe so we get two wreaths!
it used to be that almond paste was the difficult ingredient to source!
My sister and I used to make this from the Old McCall's Magazine "cooking school" but we haven't done it in years. (As your mom said, "Too much work".) But, I wanted to try it again, but when I looked all for the recipe, I could not find it! Now, thanks to the internet, and your helpful page, I am all set for the challenge for another year!!!
One of my all time favorite recipes. Yummy! So glad you learned to make it.


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EcoVadis is a globally recognized evidence-based assessment platform that reviews the performance of more than 90,000 organizations across key sustainability criteria. These include environmental impact, labor and human rights standards, ethics, and sustainable procurement practices. The latest report from EcoVadis highlights Stahl's positive progress across all these areas and builds on the Gold rating achieved by the company in 2021. Stahl's 2030 target is to maintain the EcoVadis Platinum rating by working closely with its value-chain partners to help them reduce their environmental impact – including by supporting their transition to renewable feedstocks. In 2021, 80% of Stahl's total spend on raw materials was supplied by EcoVadis-rated suppliers.
The new EcoVadis rating comes as Stahl accelerates its efforts to ensure a more responsible and transparent supply chain. Recent steps toward this goal have included establishing a dedicated Supply Chain Transparency division within the company's Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) department. The division will be tasked with coordinating a new product development framework that prioritizes the responsible sourcing of raw materials. Furthermore, in July 2022, Stahl submitted a new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target, including a specific commitment regarding the company's Scope 3 upstream emissions. Stahl aims to reduce these by at least 25% over the next 10 years, compared with the base year (2021). Stahl expects to achieve this reduction primarily by working with its suppliers to replace fossil-based raw materials with lower-carbon alternatives.
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Russian, U.S. chiefs of staff discuss security in various world regions by phone - Russian Defense Ministry
MOSCOW. Jan 11 (Interfax) - The Russian Armed Forces' Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and the United States' Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley have discussed a number of issues by telephone, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
The pair "discussed issues of mutual interest [such as] security and maintaining stability in various regions of the world," the ministry said.
The call took place on January 11 at the initiative of the U.S., it said.