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The first thing seen by a visitor to "Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic" at the Museum of Fine Arts is a set of blue balloons outside the exhibition proper. Clearly, this is not your standard art show.
The exhibition, which runs through Jan. 6, bears that out. Yes, there's art on the wall, and very handsome it is, too: Ernest H. Shepard's classic illustrations to accompany A.A. Milne's texts. There's also a bell that can be rung — a staircase to climb and slide to descend — replicas of Christopher Milne's stuffed animals (Christopher Milne being the inspiration for Christopher Robin in the Pooh stories) — wallpaper on some walls — curves where you might expect angles — and, beneath conventional wall texts, smaller, green-colored ones for shorter, younger visitors.
"Interactivity in the show is really important," said Meghan Melvin, the museum's Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf curator of design. "We want people to feel welcome."
In laying out the exhibition, which originated at London's Victoria & Albert Museum, the MFA was alert to there being a wide range of ages among visitors. "Yes, we are very conscious of this," Melvin said. "This show, in particular, is tied to our strategic plan. We are making a much more concerted effort to present exhibitions and various opportunities for multi-generational families. This is a show that visitors of all ages can enjoy."
It's not the first MFA show inspired by children's literature. Two years ago, there was "Make Way for Ducklings: The Art of Robert McCloskey," organized by the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst. Planning has already begun for a 2020 show related to children's literature. What might its subject be? Leading a recent tour of the Pooh show, Melvin and MFA exhibition designers Kyla Hygysician and Quinn Papazian smilingly declined to answer.
"With any show," Hygysician said of the Pooh exhibition. "we want the art to look its best. We want that here, too. But this is [also] a really holistic environment."
How holistic? "When we saw kids playing in here for the first time, I felt really pleased," Hygysician said. "They were walking into the book. It really felt like that."
Although the appeal of Pooh is global, Milne and Shepard were veddy, veddy English. The author-illustrator Virginia Lee Burton (1909-68) was born in Newton Centre and spent most of her adult life in Gloucester. So the Cape Ann Museum's "The Little House: Her Story" is a kind of homecoming. The show opens Nov. 3. Burton's son plans to attend the opening.
Besides "The Little House" (1942), Burton's best-known books include "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" (1939), "Katy and the Big Snow" (1943), and "Life Story" (1962).
Last year was the 75th anniversary of publication of "The Little House." The book tells the story of the namesake building. Standing in an open field, it slowly finds itself surrounded by other structures.
Like the Pooh stories, Burton's books have global appeal — and the exhibition is a product of that appeal. "The Little House" first appeared in Japan in 1954. Perhaps because its story resonated with readers familiar with the high-density transformation of Tokyo, it won a wide following among Japanese readers. And the new exhibition originated with Tokyo's Gallery A4, which borrowed some of the items in it from the Cape Ann collection.
"The Little House" is "a story of the environment and things changing," said Ronda Faloon, in a telephone interview last month. Faloon is director of the Cape Ann Museum. "So reading it as a child is different from reading it as an adult — and reading it now, because of the environment. Some children's books go out of date. This one stands the test of time."


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Phil Rockstroh|	13/03/2014| Society
Walking in an Anthropocene Wonderland
Although we have been graced with life – all its possibilities and abundance – it has become apparent, we have fallen in love with Extinction.
The world was never your oyster—nor your salt-spiked snack food. Beware, although you believe you possess the consumer item, in reality, the consumer item possesses you.
According to a recent, exhaustive study commissioned by the US Department of Energy and headed by a scientific team from the U.S. navy, by the summer of 2015, the Arctic Ocean could be bereft of ice, a phenomenon that will engender devastating consequences for the earth's environment and every living creature on the planet.
Yet, recently, Chuck Hagel, US Defense Secretary, said (in defiance of common sense and even a modicum of sanity) that the US military will escalate its presence in the Arctic, due to the fact that "[the] potential for tapping what may be as much as a quarter of the planet's undiscovered oil and gas."
Secretary of Defense? More like Commissar of Mass Suicide.
This situation is like a family of self-destructive drunks inheriting a brewery.
The fetishization of mechanization
and its concomitant soulless and
habitual reductionism has mortified
our psyches
Sans hyperbole, it is exactly like making the choice to exist as fatally self-involved consumers as opposed to multidimensional human beings possessed of heart, mind and soul.
I mean, just what kind of suicidal clowns flounce through life gibbering on about bacon straws, cupcakes, online images of kitty cats, and the latest Playstation model, when the spectre of extinction looms and their psychotic leaders are doubling down on the criteria of doom?
This is like giving Charles Manson the codes to nuclear missile silos.
In the Anthropocene Epoch, in our manic flight from consequence and accountability and our attendant estrangement from empathic imagination, we have come to regard all the things of the world as fodder for our empty appetites, as commodified, meretricious objects that exist to distract us and then be discarded. By our actions, we are destroying the living things of the world by caprice.
The fetishization of mechanization and its concomitant soulless and habitual reductionism has mortified our psyches inflicting alienation that we attempt to remedy with the palliative of perpetual media distraction.
Devoid of the musk and fury of true communal engagement, this communion with electronic phantoms only exacerbates our alienation and decimates one's ability to evince empathy, when, conversely, empathy is the quality required to feel the suffering that hyper-capitalist industrialization has wrought. If we are to pull back from the brink of extinction, we must lament what has been lost to cupidity.
Yet, one must resist the temptation to become intoxicated by grim prophesy. It is possession of the qualities of sadness and gravitas that separates an individual bearing accurate augury from false prophets. The tears of the world will saturate the soul of an individual who lives in the truth of our era of Climate Chaos and global-wide ecocide.
"And I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinking,
But I'll know my song well before I start singing…"
—Bob Dylan, 'A Hard Rain Gonna Fall'
Allow the images of thinning polar icecaps, of oceanic acidification and depletion, and of the 150 to 200 species of plants, insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals that become extinct on a daily basis to permeate your heart and mind. Thus, you will know the tears at the heart of things.
We must end this paradigm or it will end us
Then decide what your song will be, arrange it according to your individual talents, and start to sing. Because we must end this paradigm or it will end us.
The changes we yearn for must be first glimpsed and nurtured in the heart. Creative expression (e.g., art, poetry, fiction, inspired prose) serves as the quickening agent of dreams. Language constellates from the quanta of possibility, where it gains scope and shape, so that ideas can become manifested by means of action and form.
The heart must be allowed to dream, grieve, and yearn before the world itself even becomes possible.
When thwarted, life becomes seized with the quality of a reoccurring nightmare. Due to the ongoing, relentless destruction of the earth's biosphere, the next episode of the planet's periodic, epoch-ending Great Die Offs will not be caused by an earth-decimating comet but an earthbound (and apparently equally mindless) source i.e., us.
Phil Rockstroh
Phil Rockstroh is a poet, lyricist and philosopher bard living in New York City.
Yet a bio amounts to dharma for dimwits: It defines a human being in the same manner and degree of veracity as a restaurant menu describes the various slabs of meat offered … commodified things that were once living beings.
philrockstroh.com/
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package org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.nested;

import javax.sql.DataSource;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceTransactionManager;
import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.embedded.EmbeddedDatabaseBuilder;
import org.springframework.test.annotation.Commit;
import org.springframework.test.annotation.Rollback;
import org.springframework.test.context.NestedTestConfiguration;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringJUnitConfig;
import org.springframework.test.context.transaction.TestTransaction;
import org.springframework.transaction.TransactionManager;
import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.EnableTransactionManagement;
import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
import static org.springframework.test.context.NestedTestConfiguration.EnclosingConfiguration.INHERIT;
import static org.springframework.test.context.NestedTestConfiguration.EnclosingConfiguration.OVERRIDE;
import static org.springframework.test.transaction.TransactionAssert.assertThatTransaction;
import static org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED;

/**
 * Integration tests that verify support for {@code @Nested} test classes using
 * {@link Transactional @Transactional} in conjunction with the
 * {@link SpringExtension} in a JUnit Jupiter environment.
 *
 * @author Sam Brannen
 * @since 5.3
 */
@SpringJUnitConfig
@Transactional
@Commit
@NestedTestConfiguration(OVERRIDE) // since INHERIT is now the global default
class TransactionalNestedTests {

	@Test
	void transactional(@Autowired DataSource dataSource) {
		assertThatTransaction().isActive();
		assertThat(dataSource).isNotNull();
		assertCommit();
	}

	@Nested
	@SpringJUnitConfig(Config.class)
	class ConfigOverriddenByDefaultTests {

		@Test
		void notTransactional(@Autowired DataSource dataSource) {
			assertThatTransaction().isNotActive();
			assertThat(dataSource).isNotNull();
		}
	}

	@Nested
	@NestedTestConfiguration(INHERIT)
	class InheritedConfigTests {

		@Test
		void transactional(@Autowired DataSource dataSource) {
			assertThatTransaction().isActive();
			assertThat(dataSource).isNotNull();
			assertCommit();
		}

		@Nested
		class DoubleNestedWithImplicitlyInheritedConfigTests {

			@Test
			void transactional(@Autowired DataSource dataSource) {
				assertThatTransaction().isActive();
				assertThat(dataSource).isNotNull();
				assertCommit();
			}

			@Nested
			@Rollback
			class TripleNestedWithImplicitlyInheritedConfigTests {

				@Test
				void transactional(@Autowired DataSource dataSource) {
					assertThatTransaction().isActive();
					assertThat(dataSource).isNotNull();
					assertRollback();
				}
			}
		}

		@Nested
		@NestedTestConfiguration(OVERRIDE)
		@SpringJUnitConfig(Config.class)
		@Transactional
		@Rollback
		class DoubleNestedWithOverriddenConfigTests {

			@Test
			void transactional(@Autowired DataSource dataSource) {
				assertThatTransaction().isActive();
				assertThat(dataSource).isNotNull();
				assertRollback();
			}

			@Nested
			@NestedTestConfiguration(INHERIT)
			@Commit
			class TripleNestedWithInheritedConfigTests {

				@Test
				void transactional(@Autowired DataSource dataSource) {
					assertThatTransaction().isActive();
					assertThat(dataSource).isNotNull();
					assertCommit();
				}
			}

			@Nested
			@NestedTestConfiguration(INHERIT)
			class TripleNestedWithInheritedConfigAndTestInterfaceTests implements TestInterface {

				@Test
				void notTransactional(@Autowired DataSource dataSource) {
					assertThatTransaction().isNotActive();
					assertThat(dataSource).isNotNull();
				}
			}
		}
	}

	private void assertCommit() {
		assertThat(TestTransaction.isFlaggedForRollback()).as("flagged for commit").isFalse();
	}

	private void assertRollback() {
		assertThat(TestTransaction.isFlaggedForRollback()).as("flagged for rollback").isTrue();
	}

	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------

	@Configuration
	@EnableTransactionManagement
	static class Config {

		@Bean
		TransactionManager transactionManager(DataSource dataSource) {
			return new DataSourceTransactionManager(dataSource);
		}

		@Bean
		DataSource dataSource() {
			return new EmbeddedDatabaseBuilder().generateUniqueName(true).build();
		}
	}

	@Transactional(propagation = NOT_SUPPORTED)
	interface TestInterface {
	}

}

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Why am I posting about a recent interview with Josh Kantor, the organ player for the Boston Red Sox, on an accordion blog?
Well for one, back in my music school days, the Red Sox and I were neighbors. My apartment was right next to Fenway Park, and on game nights you could open the windows to let in the sounds of that historic stadium: The echo of the announcer, the cheering of the crowd, and yes, the music of that organ. So there's a personal nostalgia factor here right off the bat (so to speak).
I've done a lot of study and research about the history of ballpark organ music in Boston and in other cities. [I] have tried to borrow from and preserve the best and most beloved traditions of that, as well as updating it and having it evolve and be this thing that's relevant in the modern age, whether it's through playing newer songs or taking requests or whatever the thing is.
I play pretty much entirely by memory and by ear. There was a time in my life as a child when I was pretty good at reading sheet music, but I just haven't kept up with it, and those skills have kind of deteriorated. But I have a lot of ear training, so I'm usually able to hear a song and play it back, which is just something that comes from a lot of practice.
Anyway, the whole interview is a great read. Check it out!
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Hakea longiflora is a small shrub in the family  Proteaceae and is endemic  to Western Australia. It has sharp, short, needle-like leaves with white flowers and a prominent red style.

Description
Hakea longiflora is an upright shrub that typically grows to  high and forms a lignotuber. The evergreen compound-terete and rigid leaves have an undivided base that is  in length and not grooved on lower surface. There are two or three ultimate segments with a length of  and  wide. It blooms from June to September and produces yellow flowers. Each simple inflorescence is composed of two flowers at different stages of development. It has a white perianth that is  long and covered in matted hair. The smooth fruits that form later are covered in black blisters and have an obliquely narrowly ovate shape and a length of  and a width of  with a long beak. The seeds inside have a boomerang shape with a wing at the end and a length of .

Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist Robyn Mary Barker in 1990 as part of the work New species, new combinations and other name changes in Hakea (Proteaceae) as published in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. The only synonym is Hakea erinacea var. longiflora as described by George Bentham in 1870.

The specific epithet is said to be derived from the Latin words longus meaning long and florus meaning "flower", referring to the long flowers of this plant compared to Hakea erinacea which Bentham thought this species was a variety of. The proper word for "flower" in classical and botanical Latin is however flos.

Distribution
It is endemic to an area between Dandaragan and Coorow in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it is found in and among breakaways growing in sandy-loamy-gravelly soils. It is usually in low open heath land communities often over sandstone. Although the species has a small range it is quite common within the area.

References

longiflora
Eudicots of Western Australia
Plants described in 1990

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Human rights in North Korea
Negotiating not just nukes, but human rights too
Time to put human rights at the heart of the six-party process.
by Banyan
THIS week's column is on human rights in North Korea. Among those involved in the six-party process, the prevailing view is that not much can be done about the regime's inhumanity. Though no American or South Korean diplomat has said it to me directly, it's pretty clear that many believe that to bang on to North Korea about human rights risks derailing nuclear negotiations. At least, that is, whenever negotiations are not derailed anyway, as at present.
Yet the more we know about the most widespread and systematic abuse of human rights in the world, the harder the abuse is to ignore. North Korea is not entirely off the hook at present. European Union countries press Pyongyang on human rights, as do Australia and Canada. The educational programmes that these countries provide, for instance, in the form of administrative training for apparatchiks, are arguably a subtle way of instilling human-rights norms, however slowly, and even of undermining the regime of Kim Jong Il by offering a different world view. Regime change, after all, is the only solution.
If negotiations with the North restart, America, South Korea and the other members of the six-party process will demand a much more robust general structure for the talks, for the lesson of the past is that North Korea can too easily wriggle off the hook. It is a far from forlorn hope that human rights will be accorded a more prominent role in that structure.
For now, remarkably few among those thinking about policy towards North Korea think about human rights. An exception is Peter Beck, formerly of the International Crisis Group and now at Stanford University. He sketches a range of possible ways for the outside world to engage the North on human rights. One is much better co-ordination between America and South Korea. It's pretty shocking that co-ordination is close to non-existent. After all, when President Lee Myung-bak came to office in early 2008, he reversed South Korea's long-standing policy of sticking its head in the sand when it came to North Korean abuses. His predecessors, the late Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun, though great fighters for rights at home, were silent over North Korea.
Now, the mandate of the South's National Human Rights Commission has been been rewritten to include North Korea. The government has put pressure on China not forcibly to repatriate North Korean escapees. It is also pushing the North to provide details about the fate of 500-odd South Koreans abducted over the years. Yet Mr Lee's ambassador for human rights has never met his American counterparts. President Barack Obama took fully eight months to appoint Robert King, a congressional staffer, as his special envoy.
Mr Beck highlights areas for co-operation between America and South Korea. There should, he says, be regular meetings and a joint outreach programme to raise awareness of the North's appalling record, and of the plight of refugees in China and beyond. The two countries should work together to boost subversive radio transmissions to North Korea. Pyongyang should be pressed to live up to its commitments under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and more. They should work together to resettle refugees. They should also join efforts with Japan, the only six-party member already raising questions about human rights. At times, Japan's lonely demand for an accounting of Japanese abductees has reduced to irrelevance its part in the six-party talks.
There's even scope for going further, putting human rights at the core of the six-party process. The model is the Helsinki process, where the West snuck human rights into a security dialogue. That helped bring about regime change.
More from Banyan
Farewell to Banyan, the blog
Japan's quantitative easing
A bigger bazooka
Gay rights in Singapore
On permanent parole
Rebuilding Christchurch
Soldiering on
Casinos in Cambodia
When the luck runs out
Back to a weekly stride, with a daily spring in the step
Weak economic growth has forced the Bank of Japan to expand its programme of quantitative easing
As usual, the government's case has done well in the courts
Righting New Zealand's second-largest city has been slow
As its neighbours soften to gambling, Cambodia prepares to lose a monopoly


Everlasting Flavors is a series profiling the condiments, sauces and spices that define Chinese cooking.
Chinese people have a lot of unique living habits, and one of them is always keeping a jar of fermented tofu in the fridge.
In Shanghai, you can go rich and bold for breakfast by snacking on fried goodies like youtiao (fried dough stick) and dabing (flatbread), or opt for a much lighter yet comforting meal of a bowl of congee, half a cube of fermented tofu and a small plate of pickled vegetables.
"Growing up I've always been eating rice congee and fermented tofu. The simplest meal is a true comfort food dear to my heart. The congee can warm up the stomach instantly while the salty fermented tofu can stimulate the taste buds, especially in the hot summer when the appetite is not good," said Judy Wang, a Shanghai local who enjoys fermented tofu.
Congee and fermented tofu can also be a comforting late-night snack before bed.
A little goes a long way, it's sufficient to dip the tip of the chopsticks to pick up a tiny bit of fermented tofu. Never eat a mouthful of fermented tofu because the overwhelming saltiness could destroy the beauty of the condiment as well as the palate.
The intriguing condiment hailed as "Chinese cheese" is creamy and briny with a unique wine flavor gained from the fermentation process.
The technique of tofu fermentation was created in ancient China, but the exact time is unknown. Fermented tofu became popular in the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), and the scale of production was quite large at that time.
Fresh tofu that is cut into small cubes is arranged in wooden boxes at 15 to 18 degrees Celsius to maintain a certain level of humidity so mold would start to grow on the tofu over the first two days. Five days later the pieces would be covered.
Traditional methods cannot control the quality and type of mold, hence the quality of the fermented tofu fluctuates, but modern production in a strict bacteria-free environment inoculates the good mold to avoid cross contamination of other cultures.
The next step is spreading one layer of salt in between two layers of tofu cubes, which are arranged in jars and sealed with another thick layer of salt on top for an eight-day fermentation process. The salt separates water from the tofu to harden the texture and inhibit the growth of the microbes while preventing the tofu from going bad.
Brine is the crucial element in making fermented tofu because it determines the flavor of the final product. Composed of Chinese wines such as yellow or rice wine, or sorghum liquor, alongside spices such as peppercorn, star anise and cassia, the tofu cubes are soaked in the brine to absorb the flavors.
The whole process looks quite easy, and there are people who try to make fermented tofu from scratch at home using firm textured tofu that won't break up easily when immersed in liquid.
Besides being a delicious condiment, fermented tofu, as a soy product, contains minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium and zinc, though the high sodium level should also be noted.
Fermented tofu, also called furu, is sold across China in every supermarket as a staple of the Chinese lifestyle. It's the "vegetarian Chinese cheese" that not only brings more vibrant flavors to dishes and meals, but also boasts some health benefits from the fermentation.
The most common types of fermented tofu are the hongfang (red fermented tofu), baifang (white fermented tofu) and qingfang (green fermented tofu).
"Baifang and hongfang are what I keep in the fridge throughout the year, they are simple yet versatile condiments. I also add them into stir-fries sometimes because it brings more complex flavors to the vegetables and meat," said Zhou Li, who often cooks with fermented tofu.
Baifang originated in Guilin in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and is regarded as one of the "three treasures of Guilin" alongside Sanhua wine and Guilin chili paste.


Social media is a public forum. Although it's tempting to upload and share whatever we find interesting, funny or shocking, it's important to remember that social posts count as published or broadcast material - which, as any lawyer will tell you, is subject to legal restrictions.
As well as that, many employers have access to their employees' social media accounts, and check those of potential new hires. It's worryingly easy to damage (and in the worst cases end) a promising career.
It's very difficult to un-say something once it's out there - so caution is advised. Here are our top three potential pitfalls of social media.
Whether as a blogger or vlogger, on social media or on a review site, you need to be careful posting negative reviews online. Amateur critics can be sued by business owners if they believe a review was defamatory, or amounts to harassment.
The law of defamation (libel and slander) is a live issue in the UK. Criticism and review are permitted if based on honestly held opinions. On questions of fact, as long as what you are saying is factually true, it cannot be held to be defamatory - but stray from the truth and the consequences can be severe.
A British internet troll, Jason Page, who abused a US lawyer on Google and caused his firm serious reputational damage, was ordered to pay damages and costs of more than £100,000 in the UK High Court - the largest award so far in such a case.
It's even legally possible to defame a person online by sharing (eg by retweeting) someone else's defamatory statements, especially if you're highly influential.
The internet knows no borders, and material posted on social media can be seen around the world. However, in many countries, such as France, there are strict rules regarding privacy and image.
For example, a person holidaying in Paris is highly likely to take photos in crowded public areas, and post these to their favourite social media platforms.
However, if a person captured in the background is caught in a compromising position (somewhere they shouldn't be, or with someone they shouldn't be with!), and they are recognised and their actions exposed as a result of your photos, you could be legally liable for damages.
In England there is no specific right to privacy in a case like this (yet), but in many countries the law is much more draconian - so beware.
It's not just legal issues you need to be aware of online. The rise in popularity of social media apps has increased the chances of "reputational suicide" - casually posting something that seems funny in the moment, only to realise (too late) that it appears ill-judged and even offensive.
It's imperative to remember that your social posts may not just be seen by your close friends, but also by your boss, clients, and potential employers.
It's common for businesses to use social media to relay news about their firm. However, this can also go spectacularly wrong, as was the case in 2016 for Baker Small, a law firm that specialised in advising local authorities. The firm fired off a series of boastful tweets about its legal victories, which were seen as insensitive to the parents of children with special educational needs.
It lost its place on the local authority's panel of advising firms, and with it, much of its business.
Reputational damage can even come about from something you've posted in the past, particularly if you've since risen to a more prominent position. Just ask Josh Rivers, who lost his job as editor of the Gay Times in 2017 after past homophobic and offensive tweets came to light.
Rather than being tempted to dash off a quick, thoughtless or controversial comment - perhaps during a particularly bad day - think twice before you hit 'post' next time.
Copyright © 2018 Featured post made possible by Peter Goodchild and Judith Embley, associate professors at The University of Law.


On the pages of your store, you can provide hyperlinks to other resources on the Web. You can define hyperlinks using two types of paths: absolute and relative. Links to documents on other websites must be defined using absolute paths; for example, http://www.google.com/index.html. Links to documents on the same site with your store can be either absolute or relative, whatever is more convenient to you.
If you are planning to use X-Cart's HTML catalog feature, please be aware of the following: During the generation of an HTML catalog, X-Cart converts all the paths used in hyperlinks into full URLs. At present, the method of conversion provided by X-Cart works for all types of paths; however, the conversion of relative paths with the leading ./ or ../ (like "./script.php" or "../script.php") results in really ugly full URLs: the resulting full URLs are inefficiently long and non user friendly. Until we provide a better method for converting such paths, we recommend that you avoid using paths with the ./ and ../ indications.
Please note that the 404 error page shipped with X-Cart distribution package uses the <base> tag. When editing the file 404_US.html, you can find this tag in the head of the document. This tag defines the path to your store's root. Because the 404 error page uses this tag, all the hyperlinks in it are based on relative paths. If you decide to edit the hyperlinks included into your store's 404 error page, remember that you must create them using relative paths - as long as you keep the <base> tag. If you decide to remove the <base> tag from the source code of the 404 error page, any hyperlinks will have to be based on absolute paths.
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She had never played competitive footy before this season – but AFL Women's League aspirant Jacara Thomas is a fierce competitor on the rise.
Thomas, 30, won the inaugural Best & Fairest for the Preston Football Club women's team for the 2018 season at the club presentation on September 22.
Winning the count with 106 votes, Thomas took home the clubs first best-and-fairest award for a woman player ahead – a mile ahead of fellow midfielders Anita Ovenden (64 votes) and Georgia Freer (62). Thomas also won the team's Best Finals Player award.
What made the win so rewarding was not only that it was her debut season in competitive football, but that she managed it while also starting up her first businessman partnership with with husband Shaun. She also works part time as a personal trainer, a mental health social worker – all the while being a mum to her two young boys, Taten and Archie.
Of Indigenous heritage, Thomas was born in Melbourne, then made her way through Mildura and Darwin before returning to the big smoke. Her father Phil Egan played for Richmond during the 1980s, so Aussie Rules is embedded in her DNA.
"I reflect back on when I first came to Melbourne and I kind of think, wow, I was totally freaking out and anxious," she said.
Growing up as an outsider from the country is never easy, but when you're a young Aboriginal woman things can become harder still.
"I was protected from a lot of it by family," Thomas told Hatch.
It would continue later in life as well, with verbal barbs such as, 'How much Aboriginal are you?', and 'You don't look Aboriginal, you're too pretty to be Aboriginal' fired her way.
It was a challenging time, but being independent and strong held her in good stead.
The friendships she forged in those early years were always built on an acceptance of her personality, abilities and culture. With an academic mindset, the support she received in getting an education was absolute from both her parents.
Working as a personal trainer and social worker gives Jacara a valuable chance to contribute to the broader Indigenous community on a day-to-day basis with her new business Storm Health & Fitness.
"As Indigenous women we carry a cultural load and responsibility to care for and carry our community into the future," she says.
With two young boys looking up to her, Jacara explains how she felt about them watching their mum play.
And what about when they are old enough to understand?
So what's next for the all conquering midfielder, mother and business entrepreneur?
"Work hard to get looked at seriously to play at VFL level, AFL would be a dream, but having that connection with dad has been special to me," she says.
Shaun and Jacara Thomas with Indigenous Olympic athlete Kyle Vander Kuyp.
And her work in the Indigenous community and hope for race relations?
"I hope we make rapid progress, more than what we have had in the last 15 years. The fact we are still having a debate over whether or not Aboriginal culture and history should be taught in schools is a disgrace.


Are you comfortable talking with others about your relationship with God? While in general I'd say I'm comfortable engaging others in conversation about God — in no small part thanks to my evangelical upbringing and Bible school training — I'd also have to say that I'm not as inclined to "push" (or to try to persuade) as I once was. If someone gets argumentative or confrontational, I may direct them to a resource such as a book or article to study it on his or her own. Some forms of "apologetics" do more harm than good: winning the battle (the argument), and losing the war (the relationship). From my own journey, I can point to people who have crossed my path and invited me to "come and see" — whetting my appetite for truth. It's a model that I've tried to emulate, with varying degrees of success.
Would you say that you're a "normal" Catholic using the criteria outlined in this article? While I think that it's becoming more common for Catholic men and women (many taking their cues from non-Catholic Christian friends and family) to pursue a deeper intellectual and spiritual connection to Christ, the fact is that the Church is hemorrhaging souls. No question, there is "gold in them there hills," but many are drawn to the pyrite, not realizing the riches that are available in the sacraments. In many ways, the people in the pews next to us are in every bit as much in need of an "invitation" as those outside our doors. They need to be invited to experience the love of Christ for themselves. And that invitation needs to come from us, meeting them where they are.
Or are you a "typical" Catholic, fighting that feeling that interest in the faith is only for a few pious eccentrics? Sadly, there are "pious eccentrics" that are not helping the cause of Christ. In the name of "reverence," they criticize and nit-pick and judge everything from the priest's homilies to the music minister's choice of song to one another's actions and appearance — and forget to extend themselves to the "hoi poloi" beside them. They don't see how coldness and austerity is creating an environment that obscures the grace, obscures the mercy available for us all. By the same token, some water down the Faith — in all areas of parish life — until there is little "meat" left to feed upon, and people leave because they feel they are starving. What we need is men and women who, out of love for Jesus, are willing to lay down their lives for the good of the "little ones," those who are simply going through the motions. We need an infusion of community, and an infusion of unabashed intercessory prayer. That is what is needed if we are to cooperate with the Spirit to bring about a revolution of faith.
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Majority of people can live with some anxiety levels about visiting the dentist. However, for those with dental phobia or anxiety, the very thought of seeing a dental is terrifying. In fact, they may be so frightened, that they would do just almost anything to avoid that dental appointment. In a survey reported in the 2010 Australian Dental Journal, about 16 per cent of all Australian adults have acute dental fear!
Everybody has concerns and fears everyone copes with them in diverse ways. Nevertheless, the prospect of getting some dental procedure need not fill you with such great terror. If however, it does, you then may require some assistance in overcoming such fears.
Feeling stressed or even having trouble getting to sleep the night ahead of your dental assessment.
Getting increasingly nervous as you sit in the dentist's waiting room.
Feeling miserable whenever you think of visiting the dentist.
The mere sight of that white-coated dental personnel or dental instruments greatly increases your anxiety.
The mere thought of a visit to the dentist makes you feel ill physically.
Panicking or having trouble breathing whenever dental objects get placed inside your mouth by the dentist.
People develop dental phobias and anxieties for lots of different reasons. However, when medical researchers interview the patients, several common themes clearly emerge.
In a scientific survey of persons who had not visited a dentist for the previous 12 months, 6 percent cited fear of pain as their main reason. The findings were in Australian Dental Journal, a publication of the Australian Dental Association. This fear of pain is most widespread among adults 24 years and above. This might be because their previous dental visits took place before most of the recent advances in today's "pain-free" dentistry.
The mouth is an intimate body part, and some may feel embarrassed or ashamed having a total stranger looking inside there. This could be worse if they're very self-conscious of how their teeth appear. This could make some uncomfortable and anxious.
Lots of people develop phobias regarding situations like flying in an aeroplane, where they feel they've got no control. When such people are in the dentist's chair, they've got to stay very still. They might feel they predict what's likely to hurt or can't see what's happening. It becomes common for such people to feel rather out of control and helpless, which could trigger anxiety.
Anybody who has experienced discomfort or pain during a past dental procedure is most probably to be more anxious and fearful during the next episode with the dentist.
Like any other mental disorder, a dental phobia can be managed. Without proper treatment, it could become worse over time partly because your emotional stress may make the visits even more uncomfortable than they should be. You need to discuss with your dentist concerning your concerns, fears and feelings. The dentist is trained to assist you in overcoming these emotions by changing the manner in which you're treated. The dentist may also decide to refer you to a qualified mental health professional.


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Never Underestimate The Power Of Hypnotoad: 'Futurama' Is Officially Back!
By The Movie God | @ | Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 at 7:03 am
A couple of days ago, Collider got the scoop from an inside source that Comedy Central had ordered 13 new episodes of the ultra-popular sci-fi cartoon, Futurama. This was huge news that everyone had been anxiously waiting to hear about after we found out that Fox was pondering what to do with the show after a successful four-movie direct-to-DVD run. While I too was buzzing with excitement, I must admit, I was also incredibly skeptical due to the fact that this was the exact same order that Comedy Central made in 2006 before the four movies came out, and because when we last heard news, Futurama was waiting on Fox, not Comedy Central. Who was I to know they could tag team.
As it turns out, Collider's insider was on the scent, and we can all now rejoice: Futurama is OFFICIALLY coming back to the air on Comedy Central, who have ordered not 13 episodes, but 26 new episodes!
20th Century Fox has put out a press release stating that due to the success of the four movies and the popularity of the show's reruns on Comedy Central, they have made an initial order of 26 half-hour episodes that will also air on Comedy Central. Fox also retains the rights to air these episodes on a broadcast network, if they so choose.
That's right, kids — not only are we getting Futurama back, but we're getting it back in its true format: 30-minute episodes. For those who hate Matt Damon and his math, that's 13 brand new hours of Futurama bliss. Better yet, they mention in the press release that this is an initial order, so when these new episodes begin airing in 2010, watch every single second so that we can keep this thing going for as long as possible this time!
Futurama co-creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen both commented on the news that their six-year break was over and the show was finally coming back.
Groening said:
We're thrilled 'Futurama' is coming back. We now have only 25,766 episodes to make before we catch up with Bender and Fry in the year 3000.
Cohen added:
We're excited and amazed that the show is coming back, perhaps due to some sort of mysterious time loop. We look forward to working with COMEDY CENTRAL and 20th Television to make this the best iteration of the loop yet!
Another interesting comment was made by 20th Century Fox TV Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden.
When we brought back 'Family Guy' several years ago, everyone said that it was a once-in-a-lifetime thing – that canceled series stay canceled and cannot be revived. But 'Futurama' was another series that fans simply demanded we bring back, and we couldn't have been happier when Matt and David agreed that there were many more stories yet to tell.
So while Fox has given us oh, so many reasons to hate them over the years — this is now twice that they've recognized the fans' voices, and remedied their initial mistake. For that, I can bite the bullet and say Fox, thank you for at least giving these shows their fair second chance, it is undeniably appreciated.
This of course means that I can not go this whole piece without mentioning the one big show left for Fox to fix for us: Firefly (Read: Once Again, The Choices That Might Ignite The Glorious Return Of "˜Firefly'). That plus Futurama and Family Guy were always together in that category and now two have been resurrected. With this we take away a message: never give up, never surrender! Oh, wait…right, that was another thing. My woopsie.
Maybe with this success, they might just be a little more open to the Firefly direct-to-DVD movies that we've heard so many rumors about.
Good news everyone!
Comment by Devon — June 10, 2009 @ 9:07 am
This really is awesome (nice Devon)…now if they would just make a new Married with Children with Bud having a family of his own, and of course Kelly busting in with at least a cameo every week, things would be all right in the world.
Comment by tstar69 — June 11, 2009 @ 6:41 am
Topics: Animated, Cartoons, News, Television
Tags: Comedy Central, David X. Cohen, Fox, Futurama, Matt Groening
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| Speechwriters discuss power of presidential pulpit
Niki Anderson
Speechwriters discuss power of presidential pulpit
Niki Anderson	1:20 am, Feb 08, 2018
Adrian Rivera
From the immortal rhetoric of Abraham Lincoln to the resonant one-liners of John F. Kennedy, the way a president speaks can profoundly influence the course of their administration and the effectiveness of their policy.
On Tuesday, the Information Society Project at Yale Law School hosted a panel of former presidential speechwriters to discuss their experiences working in the White House. The panel, which was moderated by Chris Haugh LAW '18, included two speechwriters from former President Barack Obama's administration, Terry Szuplat and Sarada Peri, and one who wrote for President Bill Clinton LAW '73, Vinca LaFleur.
"My hope is that folks will come away with a better understanding of the role of presidential rhetoric in our democracy and the role presidential rhetoric has in defining and shaping the relationship the president has with citizens," Szuplat told the News.
He added that he hoped the panel would give attendees the chance to consider "our role as consumers of information" and think about how we "process, dissect and understand words that are being spoken to us."
Haugh began the panel session with a series of questions before opening the floor to questions from the audience. The topics covered ranged from the 2016 presidential election and President Donald Trump's relationship with words and truth to the opportunities and limitations of presidential rhetoric and how social media has changed the way speeches are written.
Nearly 100 students, professors and staff members came to the event, which was open to the entire Yale community. Much of the talk focused on recent trends in presidential rhetoric.
"Throughout the course of the 2016 campaign, and continuing today, President Trump has given the American people an unedited and unfiltered sense of who he is, how he thinks and how he speaks," said LaFleur, who wrote speeches relating to foreign policy for Clinton. "President Trump's total lack of self-restraint, combined with his eagerness to bully, brag and taunt, isn't just undignified — it's reckless."
Szuplat echoed this statement, saying that Trump's rhetoric is unique in that it appeals exclusively to his "dwindling" base of supporters and does not attempt to unify the country.
He added that it is important for presidential speechwriters to recognize the scope of their audience.
"Whenever a president speaks, they're never just speaking to their immediate audience," Szuplat said. "When a president speaks, the whole world is watching, and the whole world is the audience."
LaFleur and Szuplat added that this is especially true for larger speeches, such as State of the Union addresses, for which presidents typically work much more closely with speechwriters to ensure that the speech reflects their policy objectives.
Other speeches, however, are overseen less directly by the president. Szuplat said he thought there may have been a few speeches or remarks on less formal occasions that Obama had not read before delivering them, adding that Obama laughed at some of the jokes in the speeches as if it was the first time he had seen them. Nonetheless, he and Peri told the News that they do not think this detracts from the authenticity of the speeches.
"We [were] just there to help him articulate his ideas," Peri said. "His words can move markets, and they can change countries."
They both noted that it would not be feasible for presidents to personally oversee all of their speeches, citing the demanding schedules presidents face.
Kamel Ajji, a resident fellow at the Information Society Project, said he appreciated the opportunity to engage in a discussion about how the government communicates with its citizens.
"It was a rare opportunity to get the insights from people who literally were the voice of the United States over the past 25 years," he said. "In a context as complex as today, the speechwriters explained why words matter more than ever. Words are inextricably linked to the health of our democracies."
The Information Society Project was founded in 1997.
Niki Anderson | niki.anderson@yale.edu


The list below includes 636 free or cheap things to do in or near San Francisco, California, including 130 different types of inexpensive activities like Neighborhoods, Parks, Art Gallery and Walking Tours.
From Lands End to Golden Gate Bridge, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in San Francisco and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Pacifica, Berkeley, Half Moon Bay and South San Francisco.
Connecting the Legion of Honor with the Golden Gate Bridge, Lands End is a series of jogging and walking trails. Great views of the San Francisco skyline can be had from here.
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge is the most famous bridge in the United States. The colossal red suspension bridge is one mile long and spans the three-mile Golden Gate strait.
The great San Francisco Bay receives water from approximately half of California and channels it out to the Pacific Ocean. The Bay is an important launching spot for small and mid-size fishing boats, and is also heavily traveled by chartered ships searching for dolphins and whale pods.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area is a park and green space near the bridge. Great views and plenty of places to relax.
Located in San Francisco adjacent to the Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park is a tranquil and verdant area popular with hikers and dog walkers. It is also a favorite picnic spot during the warm summer months.
One of the highest lookouts in San Francisco is Twin Peaks, which is roughly a 20 minute ride from downtown. The overlook provides stunning views of the city itself, and it is a popular location to view the sunrise and sunset.
With panoramic views of San Francisco, Lincoln Park is a popular venue for outdoor enthusiasts. Along with a golf course and hiking trails, this park has a rich and valued history.
Enjoy various outdoor activities including hiking and fishing at Baker Beach. Offering breathtaking views of the Golden Gate Bridge and other landmarks, it is also a great place for photography.
San Francisco Maritime National Park tells the history of boating and more. Visitors can enjoy a boatbuilding workshop, or see amazing views of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge.
HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR COOL AND INTERESTING THINGS TO DO IN THE San Francisco AREA?


Churchill Downs, famously known as the site of the Kentucky Derby, has confirmed their partnership with the Crystal Casino and Ocean's 11, both in LA.
Ho-Chunk Madison claimed that their e-gaming was Class II gaming and the state contended it was Class III, which would be illegal. Ho-Chunk won the appeal.
Over the past week, three major tournaments finished up. The WSOP Main Event was won by Martin Jacobson, Lake Tahoe by Jesse Wilke, and WPT by Van Sanford.
Caesars has announced a new role – the Vice President and General Manager of Regulated Online Gambling – to be head by Lean Thomas formerly of bwin.party.
Martin Jacobson became the first Swede to win the WSOP Main Event as he defeated Felix Stephensen and Jorryt van Hoof in the finale to claim the bracelet.
Only Jorryt van Hoof, Martin Jacobson, and Felix Stephensen remain as we head toward the final day and episode of the WSOP Main Event on ESPN.
New Jersey adds another poker room, Pala, to its arsenal of poker rooms throughout the state. It is set to be a top competitor with Borgata immediately.
A ten year long academic study of problem gambling in the United States was recently published. Even the researchers were surprised with what they found.


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Walton Goggins is set to join American Ultra, an action comedy featuring the explosive, passionate reunion of Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg, and which one producer has already described as "the most fun you can possibly have in a movie theater without the use of drugs, fireworks, or canola oil." The film follows a small-town stoner (Eisenberg) whose life is upended when he becomes the target of a government operation set to wipe him out. According to Deadline, Goggins will play a character named Laugher. There's no word on exactly how Laugher fits into the plot, although his name may indicate that he's a character who laughs a lot. Or perhaps he's a character who never laughs, and the name is an ironic misnomer. Either way, the Justified star—who recently guest-starred on Community—will likely turn in a stellar performance that's immediately overshadowed by the steamy, sensual chemistry between the film's two livewire leads.


I've just read a great piece about women in TV written by Emma Reeves, a show creator, playwright and WGGB award winner, into her research with the Writers Guild of Great Britain. Thanks to Philip Gladwin at Screenwriting Goldmine for letting me share it here.
Analysing data from the five main channels over a five month period, 70% of all prime-time drama credited to a single writer was written by male writers, and 30% by women writers.
There was only 1 week when slightly more drama (55%) was written by women than men. But there were several weeks when 75% or more of prime-time drama episodes were written by men.
Of 106 episodes of Eastenders, for example, 70 were written by men – almost exactly 2/3 of available episodes.


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The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter's moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.
Upon arrival a series of puzzles awaits you – tests which, according to the station's AI, Tom, can only be solved by a human. These puzzles have apparently been set by the missing ground crew – but why have they created them and what are they hiding from?
In an evolving story based on mankind's instinctual need to explore, protect and survive, you'll delve deeper into Europa's ice crusted-core and discover that the lines between man and machine begin to blur. Armed with the Energy Manipulation Tool (EMT), solve puzzles to open the way forward as you learn the true cost of human morality.
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The Turing Test © 2016 Bulkhead Interactive Ltd. All rights reserved. Developed by Bulkhead Interactive Ltd. Published by Square Enix Ltd. THE TURING TEST, BULKHEAD INTERACTIVE and the BULKHEAD INTERACTIVE logo are trademarks of Bulkhead Interactive Limited. SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


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Александр Владимирович Однопёров () — советский и российский футболист, игрок в мини-футбол.

Биография
Начинал играть в ДЮСШ Селидово, юношеских командах Горняка и шахты «Сороковая» Донецкой области. За команду шахты играл в КФК в 1974—1975 годах. С 1978 года — в «Атлантике» Севастополь, в 1979—1980 годах во второй лиге сыграл 60 матчей, забил один гол. В конце сезона-1980 за команду первой лиги «Динамо» (Ставрополь) сыграл 4 матча. Во второй лиге выступал за «Дружбу» Йошкар-Ола (1981), «Локомотив» Челябинск (1982—1987), «Металлург» Магнитогорск (1987). С 1988 года — в «Торпедо» Миасс, в 1991 году во второй низшей лиге в 42 матчах забил 41 гол. Завершал профессиональную карьеру в первой российской лиге, играя за «Торпедо» Миасс (1992) и «Зенит» Челябинск (1993). В 1994 году выступал за «Металлург» Аша в первой группе чемпионата Челябинской области.

Лучший бомбардир миасского «Торпедо» — 102 мяча.

Играл за мини-футбольный клуб «Феникс» / «Феникс-Локомотив» Челябинск. В сезоне 1994/95 провёл два матча в чемпионате России.

Игрок Лиги любителей бильярда.

Примечания

Футболисты СССР
Футболисты России
Игроки ФК «Чайка» Севастополь
Игроки ФК «Динамо» Ставрополь
Игроки ФК «Спартак» Йошкар-Ола
Игроки ФК «Локомотив» Челябинск
Игроки ФК «Металлург-Магнитогорск»
Игроки ФК «Торпедо» Миасс
Игроки ФК «Челябинск»
Игроки в мини-футбол России
Игроки МФК «Челябинец»
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Spring, a season everyone looks forward to every year. Months of cold miserable dark days and wintry snow gives way to some bring sunny rays and longer days. If we can just tear ourselves away from the potential April shower for a moment and just look on the bright side. Spring brings forth hopes and multitude of possibilities - walk in the park, strolling along River Thames and stunning blossoms. But for me, nothing excites me more than the promise of a couple of months of one of my greatest indulgences around this time of the year - wild garlic also know as ramsons, ramps etc.
Unlike their distant cousin whose characteristic potent odour that is so strong that consuming them before date night almost certainly makes you a one date wonder. If smells could kill, your breath will be the ultimate weapon. Wild garlic has a similar but milder aroma compared to the normal garlic. However, eating them before going on your date is still at your own peril.
I love wild garlic and I like to make full use of them as much as I can whenever they are around. They are excellent to zing up a normal aioli, turning them into fine accompaniment to some roasted English asparagus, another Spring's favourite. They are also really good as a simple pasta sauce (see my linguine with wild garlic and lemon) and when cooked, their pungent aroma mellowed slightly. And I've also made a simple stuffing for some deep-fried tempura flowering courgettes with great success.
As I'm not a seasoned forager and have absolutely no idea where to begin looking for this wildly available nature's treats in the woods, I therefore had to resort to buying them from the farmer's market. I've used up half of them to make my clams, chorizo and beans brothy dish the other day so I thought I will be frugal and used up the rest to make a Chinese classic spring onion pancakes. This northern China's speciality have been give a modern twist by replacing the spring onion with the garlicky greens and I have also made a piquant and sweet Gochujang dipping sauce to go with it. And I tell you what, they are superb and very moreish. Very good indeed.
My plan is to be able to sniff these out in the wilderness myself some day. Do drop me a line if you have any suggestion or tips on where is the best place to start here in London. Who knows, my next post featuring any wild garlic might just be a foraged acquisition. Fingers crossed.
To make the Gochujang dipping sauce, mix the gochujang, cider vinegar, mirin and sugar to combine and topped with the sesame seeds. Set aside.
Place the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the oil and water and mix well using a wooden spoon or spatula to a soft sticky dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured working surface and knead for 8-10 minutes, until smooth and elastic. Add more flour if it start to get to sticky. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and rest for 20 minutes.
Lightly dust the working surface with more flour and roll the dough into a long sausage shape and cut with a knife to divide into 16 pieces.
Place a piece of the dough cut side down and roll it out to a rough 10 cm circle with a rolling pin. Brush the surface liberally with sesame oil and scatter over the chopped wild garlic. Start rolling the dough to form a sausage, pinch both ends to sealed in the wild garlic and sesame oil. Lightly flatten the roll and then roll it up again from one end like a snail. Press lightly to sealed the end. Set aside while you repeat with the rest. Cover with a clean kitchen towel again and rest for another 20 minutes.
Place each roll flat on a lightly floured work surface and press down with the palm of you hand to flatten and roll to a 10 cm circle with a rolling pin. Transfer to a clean plate and repeat with the rest of the rolls. Stack each pancakes between sheets of baking paper to stop them from sticking.
Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and brush with some groundnut or sunflower oil. Add 2-3 pancakes at a time. Fry for 2-3 minutes before turning and cook for another 2-3 minutes, until golden brown and crisp. Remove and drain on some kitchen paper. Keep warm in a low oven while you repeat with the rest of the pancakes. These are best serve immediately straight from the pan with the Gochujang dipping sauce.
What an amazing recipe! I think my family will enjoy the flavors in this Chinese Wild Garlic Pancakes. Must try them. Glad I found your blog. Will be back for more. Thanks for sharing.


Astronomers, including a NASA-funded team member, have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space, away from the light of a star. The team believes these lone worlds were probably ejected from developing planetary systems.
The discovery is based on a joint Japan-New Zealand survey that scanned the center of the Milky Way galaxy during 2006 and 2007, revealing evidence for up to 10 free-floating planets roughly the mass of Jupiter. The isolated orbs, also known as orphan planets, are difficult to spot, and had gone undetected until now. The newfound planets are located at an average approximate distance of 10,000 to 20,000 light-years from Earth.
The discovery indicates there are many more free-floating Jupiter-mass planets that can't be seen. The team estimates there are about twice as many of them as stars. In addition, these worlds are thought to be at least as common as planets that orbit stars. This would add up to hundreds of billions of lone planets in our Milky Way galaxy alone.
The study, led by Takahiro Sumi from Osaka University in Japan, appears in the May 19 issue of the journal Nature.
The survey, the Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics (MOA), is named in part after a giant wingless, extinct bird family from New Zealand called the moa. A 5.9-foot (1.8-meter) telescope at Mount John University Observatory in New Zealand is used to regularly scan the copious stars at the center of our galaxy for gravitational microlensing events. These occur when something, such as a star or planet, passes in front of another, more distant star. The passing body's gravity warps the light of the background star, causing it to magnify and brighten. Heftier passing bodies, like massive stars, will warp the light of the background star to a greater extent, resulting in brightening events that can last weeks. Small planet-size bodies will cause less of a distortion, and brighten a star for only a few days or less.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena,Calif., manages NASA's Exoplanet Exploration program office. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
More information about exoplanets and NASA's planet-finding program is at http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov.


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What if I Did Not Wear a Helmet in a Motorcycle Crash?
Louisiana is one of 19 states in the nation with a universal helmet law that requires anyone who rides a motorcycle to wear a helmet, with few exceptions.
That is why many riders are unsure about whether they can obtain compensation after a motorcycle crash if they were not wearing a helmet. You might think that the helmet law allows insurance companies to deny claims from riders who were not wearing helmets, even if the crash was caused by someone else's negligence. You may also be wondering if the law prohibits you from filing a personal injury lawsuit.
Below, the Baton Rouge motorcycle accident lawyers at Simien & Simien cover what you need to know about the helmet law and how not wearing a helmet could affect your recovery in an insurance claim or personal injury lawsuit.
If you were injured in a motorcycle crash and you were not wearing a helmet, contact us to discuss your legal options. We have detailed knowledge of Louisiana motorcycle laws and may still be able to pursue financial compensation on your behalf.
Wearing a motorcycle helmet can dramatically improve your chances of survival if you are involved in a crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that helmets prevent about 37 percent of deaths and nearly 67 percent of brain injuries.
That is one of the reasons Louisiana has a universal helmet law. This statute requires all operators and passengers on motorcycles to wear a helmet that is manufactured for motorcycle riders. The helmet must be secured by a chin strap while the vehicle is in motion and must have lining, padding and a visor.
Police in a town, city, village or parish can allow members of organizations that are sponsoring, conducting or participating in parades or public exhibitions to not wear helmets while participating in the parade or exhibition.
The law does not apply to a motorist if the vehicle has supports that meet the standard for a safety helmet, roll bar or roll cage. A roll bar or roll cage means supports that can bear the weight of the vehicle and can protect occupants while the vehicle is resting on those supports.
The commissioner may establish other specifications that must be followed and if any are violated you can be fined $50 if you are convicted.
The helmet statute does not prohibit an attorney from filing an insurance claim or personal injury lawsuit over your accident.
However, Louisiana's comparative fault law could cause your claim to be denied or your compensation award to be reduced. This law says that if you suffer an injury that is partially a result of your own negligence, your compensation award must be reduced by your percentage of fault. This means that if it is determined that you are 40 percent at fault for an accident and you sustained $100,000 worth of damages, the most you would be able to recover is $60,000.
Insurance companies and juries may assign fault if you were not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. However, as long as you are not 100 percent at fault for your injuries, you could be entitled to compensation.
Unfortunately, insurance companies are always looking for any reason to deny or devalue your claim and if you were not wearing a helmet they may decide to deny your claim altogether, even if another party is partially at fault.
This is why you should always wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle. It gives the insurance company one less thing to try to use against you in the claims process.
You should also work with an attorney on your claim if you were not wearing a helmet. A trusted lawyer knows how to build a strong case and work to try to make sure you are not assigned more fault for the crash than you deserve, even if you were not wearing a helmet.
After a motorcycle accident, you need all the compensation that you can get, especially if you were seriously injured. Severe injuries are more likely in situations when you are not wearing a helmet.
The skilled motorcycle accident attorneys at Simien & Simien can conduct a thorough investigation into your claim to determine whether you have the right to recover compensation for your injuries and whether your recovery will be reduced because you were not wearing a helmet.
A Baton Rouge personal injury lawyer from our firm can provide a free consultation so that we can learn about your claim and you can learn about your legal options. We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning that you will not owe us anything unless we recover on your claim.


In the framework of the 11th Edition of MedaWeek, the Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders a Women Entrepreneurship & Investment Programme - WEIP, will take place in Barcelona, including: Buyers Workshop, B2B Matchmaking sessions and Women Entrepreneurship Technical Tours.
MedaWeek is an iconic economic conference where businesses, corporations, governments and multilateral organizations from both sides of the Mediterranean basin meet in order to promote a strong Euro-Mediterranean alliance and regional economic integration.
Since its beginning in 2006, MedaWeek Barcelona, jointly organized by the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME) and the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation with the collaboration of the Euro-Mediterranean organizations, has been a reference point for voicing the interests of the private sector in the socioeconomic development of the region.
In this edition, UfM, UNIDO and ASCAME, through dedicated forums, B2B meetings and study tours, will promote and facilitate the dialogue between women entrepreneurs from both sides of the Mediterranean basin, strengthening cooperation and international partnership and creating in this way new business opportunities.
This event will be then the occasion for women entrepreneurs from the MENA Region and from Europe to learn from their counterparts and to exchange experiences and best practices in various aspects of women entrepreneurship. It will therefore represent the public space for women's advocacy to give voice to their experiences, aspirations, needs and also rights in order to promote a culture of knowledge sharing to strengthen women's networks globally.
The Business Meetings will on one side, help to develop new connections between women business owners and on the other, for those facing challenges, the occasion to meet with other women that can act as driving force, being models of inspiration. This networking exercise will be supplemented by Technical tours in Barcelona, organized for the MENA Business Women Associations representatives and MENA women entrepreneurs. The aims of it are: (1) strengthening the exchange of experiences and the identification of good practices in bringing direct support to women entrepreneurs and (2) reinforcing the networking with European counterparts.
In this event, women from the MENA Region and Europe will learn from their counterparts, by exchanging experiences and best practices in various aspects of women entrepreneurship. It will be then, the public space for women's advocacy to give voice to their experiences, aspirations, needs and also rights, in order to promote a culture of knowledge sharing to strengthen women's networks globally.


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In a game that featured an impressive Western offence early and often, it was quarterback Chris Merchant who continued to stand out. Merchant, a Kinesiology student, helped Western advance to the Vanier Cup with an 81-3 win over Acadia on Saturday in the Uteck Bowl.
The Calgary, Alta. native was named Uteck Bowl MVP after completing 10 of 11 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns. He was also a contributor to the Mustangs ground game, registering 54 yards on only six carries with two majors.
Fraser Sopik led the purple and white defence in the win, totaling eight tackles including two for a loss. Sopik continued his torrid play from the regular season and, most recently, the Yates Cup, to hold their AUS opposition to just three points on the day.
Not only did Sopik prove to be a headache for Acadia on the scoreboard, but also on the stat sheet, as the OUA All-Star helped limit the Axemen to just 181 yards in the air and 33 yards rushing.
For a second straight week, Western returner Mike Sananes shone the brightest on the special teams side of the ball, despite having only a handful of opportunities in the game.
Sananes only had three punt returns on the day, but collected 78 yards on that trio of efforts. His best run of the day came in the form of a 39 yard scamper to Acadia's 37-yard line, setting up the Mustangs for their second major of the day.


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Just One Chance
By Cynthia Metcalf Miller Last updated Nov 25, 2021
JUST ONE……….
Sometimes it takes just one…………..
One word. One gift. One act of kindness.
One. Just one.
One phone call answered. One response. One prayer.
Sometimes it's only one……………………..
One person. Just one.
One person you can call. One person who will answer.
One person who will listen. One person who will act.
One person who will pray…………
Sometimes it just takes one…………………….
One day. One night. One cry for help. One scream.
One voice of reason.
One pair of bended knees.
One prayer.
Sometimes we just need one………………
One door. One yes. One heart.
One talk. One song. One tear.
One friend.
One prayer, for just one chance, to serve one God.
Cynthia Metcalf Miller
I am a survivor of a high profile case in the U.S. I have given speeches for the Sheriff Department on recovery from trauma. I am often asked to speak to teenagers who are victims of violent crimes. I have won poet of the year two years in a row. My book In Rare Form is a story not about survival. But rather, inside of survival. When you finish reading In Rare Form you will believe in miracles all over again!!
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Avivit says 11 years ago
Simply wonderful!
Thanks for sharing and a late congratulations for winning the author contest last month!
Cynthia Miller says 11 years ago
Awwh Thanks. I wrote this poem for a distant friend.
Nancy Duci Denofio says 11 years ago
How true – just one is sometimes all it takes. I enjoyed your work Cynthia. Sincerely, Nancy
Cynthia Metcalf Miller says 11 years ago
I am so glad you enjoyed it Nancy
Judy Markova says 11 years ago
If you write such intensely beautiful poetry for a distant friend, I should wonder what you write about those in your direct vicinity! Thank you for this gem.
MiriamSPia says 11 years ago
That's so true. Often enough, when our lives are easy and going well for us, we might forget about how true that is,…but when we need it…of course we really notice it!!
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"Everyday Heroes" to Bring Back D20 Modern!
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Dave Scott of Evil Genius Productions sent me this press release to share about their upcoming product, "Everyday Heroes." I thought d20 Modern was a pretty cool concept back in the day but, I confess, that it dropped out of my memory hole. I think it's really cool that someone is bringing it back and converting it to the Fifth Edition SRD chassis for maximum audience. One of the original authors, Jeff Grubb, is attached to this so I'm looking forward to watching it develop.
Like its spiritual successor, "EveryDay Heroes" starts with key "d20 Modern" elements such as the basic classes — the strong hero, the fast hero, the tough hero, the smart hero, the dedicated hero, and the charismatic hero — but builds on this convention by introducing several new subclasses, a new wealth system, and a fully revamped chase mechanic.
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Standing ovations greeted winners and nominees at the first Heroes, Excellence, Leadership & Public Service (HELPS) Awards celebration on Aug. 27 in Alpine!
Nearly 150 people attended the dinner event, presented by the Alpine Mountain Empire Chamber of Commerce to honor the best of Southeast San Diego County's rural communities. The elegant Viejas Casino & Resort Oak Ballroom at 5000 Willows Road was a dazzling setting.
Chamber Executive Administrator Mary Rynearson welcomed everyone to the celebration of heroes, community partners and organizations, and small and large businesses.
Community Organization Recognition was awarded to President Tom Myers of the Alpine Historical Society and his wife, Judy, who also helps the organization.
The Kiwanis Club of Alpine earned the Community Organization of the Year award for its community support programs and services.
Named "Citizen of the Year" for his many Kiwanis and other endeavors, Dan Foster presented a Hero's Award to veteran Bill Ridenour. Ridenour has worked to add the names of almost 70 military veterans to the Alpine Veterans Wall of Honor.
Sophia Christiansen, a 15-year-old Mountain Empire High School student battling leukemia who is helping other young people; Julie Salmon, who keeps the Descanso community well-informed daily; and Carlette Anderson, CPR expert and author, also received Hero awards.
Nica Knight, who supports the Mount Laguna area in many ways, and Team Parker 4 Life, which helps children with cancer, earned the same Heroes recognition.
Bobbi Brink, founder of Alpine's Lions, Tigers & Bears animal rescue preserve, and Sam Diego, who helps child cancer patients and families, were named Humanitarians of the Year. Brink couldn't attend because she was on another road trip to save animals.
"We all have the power to give back," Diego challenged everyone.
Everyone stood to applaud long-time community activist and educator Al Haven when he received his Lifetime Achievement Award. Haven continues to fight for a high school in Alpine.
"Albert Haven is an original and a true hero by any standards," said Mistress of Ceremonies Carolyn Fisher.
Diana Saenger, award-winning Alpine writer and Veterans Wall of Honor supporter, and Chris Wiley, Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc., Alpine branch manager and community leader, received President's Awards.
The Chamber Ambassador of the Year Award was presented to Chamber Director Darryl Bush of Keller Williams Realty.
Alpine Boy Scout Troop 105, which provided the flag color guard and pledge of allegiance, earned the Youth Organization of the Year honor.
The Beautification of the Year award went to the Alpine Woman's Club, which owns and maintains Alpine's pioneer Town Hall building.
Publisher Vonnie Sanchez of The Alpine Sun presented the newspaper's Newsmaker of the Year Award to the Alpine Library Friends Association. The association raised $460,000 for furnishings for the new Alpine Library, now nominated for an architectural "Orchid" award.
Barons Market was named Large Business of the Year. Postal Annex of Alpine and Pine House Café & Tavern in Mount Laguna earned the Alpine and Mountain Empire Small Business of the Year awards.
Special Recognition Awards were presented to businesses and individuals "who have demonstrated a passion for their communities" —- Alpine Beer Company; Bree Rowand of the Kylie Rowand Foundation; Kimberly Bowley; Sue Roff and the Back Country Land Trust of San Diego County.
Melanie Schlumpberger, Emily Moberly and the Alpine Union and Mountain Empire Unified school districts earned the education community's Special Recognition Awards.
In addition to her sparkling emcee work for the event, Carolyn Fisher accepted recognition as spokesperson for the Marfan Foundation. Fisher is an award-winning world arm wrestling champion and motivational speaker whose son suffers from the painful Marfan's joint disease.
Media Special Recognition Awards were presented to community partners —- The Alpine Sun, Alpine Neighbors Magazine, Alpine Community Network, The East County Californian, East County Magazine, San Diego East County Herald, radio 107.9/Chris Torrick and the San Diego Union Tribune's East County Division.
Area legislators —- U.S. Congressman Duncan D. Hunter, East San Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob, State Senator Joel Anderson and State Assemblyman Brian Jones — provided Certificates of Recognition for honorees.
The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians; San Diego Gas & Electric; Alpine Regional Center, Keller Williams Realty; California Bank & Trust; St. Madeleine Sophie's Center, Postal Annex of Alpine; Primary Residential Mortgage; Baron's Market, All Service Property Management and Virginia Fellows, CPA, sponsored the HELPS Awards.
So did Alpine Artistic Florist, Subway, Steph's Donut Hole, Greek Village Grill, Manana's Mexican Restaurant, Souplantation, Al Pancho's Mexican Restaurant, Franco's Flapjack Breakfast House, Carl's Jr., Alpine Sushi, Alpine Artistic Florist and the Tractor Supply Co.
Area pageant queens added glamour as well as assistance during the evening's opportunity drawings, auctions and presentations. Center pieces were sold to earn money for the annual local students' trip to Washington, D.C.
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Scotch Corners Wetland is a provincially significant wetland complex located in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. The  area has a wide array of wetland types including swamps, marshes, vernal pools, beaver ponds and seepage areas.  It forms the headwaters of several creeks that drain into Mississippi Lake.

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The northern portions of the wetland are interspersed with forested gneiss ridges, while the southern and eastern portions are flat and underlain by clay sediments deposited by the post-glacial Champlain Sea. The old shoreline of the Champlain Sea meanders from Blue Heron Road in the north-east to Innisville in the south-west.  The approximate contour for this shoreline is .  Along this elevation, the clay deposits of the Champlain Sea abut exposed gneiss. A series of seepage areas, springs and small streams are scattered along this contact line.

Noteworthy breeding birds include osprey, great blue herons and turkey vultures. The larger ponds provide migratory resting areas for ducks, particularly wood ducks, hooded mergansers and ring-necked ducks.  There are healthy populations of at least eight species of frogs: wood frogs, leopard frogs, spring peepers, American toads, gray treefrogs, mink frogs, green frogs and bullfrogs.  There are also three species of salamanders: spotted, blue-spotted and red-backed. Three species of turtles are known from the wetland: painted turtles, snapping turtles and Blanding's turtles. Wetland mammals include otters, muskrats, beavers and ermine.

There is a typical wetland flora. Some significant plant species include a population of green arrow arum growing at the extreme northern limit of its range in North America, and a population of an uncommon orchid, downy rattlesnake plantain.

Only  of the wetland and another  of adjoining forest is protected by the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust as the Keddy Nature Sanctuary.

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Wide Tube 2.0: A Nighmare on Elm Street 2010
The producers would like to call this movie a reimagining of the 1984 movie and not as a remake. They told that when a movie is tagged as a remake, it tends to have a lot of expectation to meet and sometimes it gets too much criticism that nobody appreciates the movie.
This reboot of the movie was intended to be a prequel to the original film, but the filmmakers decided to give a new storyline with some of the concepts from the 1984 version. The movie features some of the names of the original characters like Nancy Holbrook (Rooney Mara), although the original character's name was Nancy Thompson played by Heather Langenkamp.
The story also revolves in the lives of four friends who are being stalked by a man with a burnt face with knives in his hand in their dreams. As one of them dies mysteriously during sleep Nancy tries to uncover what is their connection to each other when they were kids.
Jackie Earle Haley now plays Freddy Krueger, which was made famous by Robert Englund who appeared in eight movies as the dream serial killer. Englund did not reprise his role because he believes that viewers will see it as a sequel not as a reboot of the 1984 version.
Haley's Krueger is much darker and more sinister than of Englund's. Englund's portrayal of Freddy is maniacal but in a humorous and comical way. The original never fails to make us laugh at some point but Haley's version will make you jump on your seat as he quickly attack in the dreams with a husky voice. I might be able to compare Englund's portrayal to Jack Nicholson's Joker and Haley's to Heath Ledger's darker Joker character in the Dark Knight.
Like the 1984 version, the ending part was left open for some possible sequel and I am going to wait for that.
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'I can vividly remember the last steps of the last ballet, walking off the stage and knowing the decision I had to make. That was my last dance.'
Mary Li (nee McKendry) is an international ballet star and a mother like no other. She became a household name when her husband Li Cunxin published his bestselling memoir, Mao's Last Dancer - but that book told only half the story.
Growing up in a rambunctious family in Rockhampton, Mary discovered an extraordinary early passion for ballet. It saw her move to London at age sixteen, to study at the Royal Ballet School and dance at the London Festival Ballet with the likes of Nureyev, and later to Houston Ballet, where as Principal Dancer she fell in love with the acclaimed Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin.
The couple became the darlings of the dance world, and were happier than they could have imagined at the arrival of their firstborn daughter, Sophie. Then right at the height of her international career, Mary seemingly disappeared from view, leaving the fans aghast. What could have happened to cause a woman so committed, so talented, to give it all away in a heartbeat?
Now, almost twenty years on, fans finally get their answer about what happened next to this inspiring family, and learn why it is Mary's turn to tell a truly remarkable tale. Mary's Last Dance is a powerful and uplifting memoir about chasing an impossible dream, and sacrificing one's own ambition for the love of a child. It is a moving and unforgettable story of passion, dedication and devotion - and the highly anticipated sequel to one of the world's most beloved books.
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