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Hiking • The Big Trip • USA
Glacier Cocktails and a Walk on Thin Ice – Exploring Glaciers with Kids
A Walk on Thin Ice
From: Kirstie
Subject: Walking on Thin Ice
Place: Columbia Icefield, British Columbia, Canada
Cocktail anyone?
A skinny woman with spectacles and an unusually high voice offered to make us a cocktail.
"And as we're in the National Park, let's call it a glacier cocktail shall we?"
She placed a cocktail shaker firmly on the table and produced a tube of squirty cream.
"This is the snow. A thin layer of autumn snow to form the base of the glacier cocktail," she said, blasting some of the cream into the shaker.
"What's the lady doing?" asked Matthew.
"Putting the snow into the glacier cocktail," Stuart whispered.
"Why snow?"
"Because it's a glacier."
"What's a glacier?"
"Listen and you'll find out."
Plenty of ice for a glacier cocktail.. or so it seems
A glacier cocktail
"Then winter comes, and more snow," the ranger squeezed another dollop of cream into the see-through plastic container. "Some of the snow melts sometimes," she said.
To demonstrate this she put her nose into the cream and licked off the top layer, "…but as long as more snow falls than you drink, the cocktail will continue to form."
She paused to wipe the stray cream from around her mouth. "Now, here's the next step. The snow compresses and turns to ice."
She pushed the glacier down with a stirrer. From a cooler, our bespectacled bar tender pulled out a plastic bag and took out a handful of ice. She packed this into the shaker.
"Then rocks fall in.." she picked some gravel off the floor and added it to the cocktail. "….and the bottom of the glacier grinds away into rock flour, so we need some of that too."
She pulled a packet of flour out of her bag and chucked half of it in the glass. Flour puffed into the air and gave her a powdery halo.
"Then of course there are other things that go into a glacier cocktail. Ash for example." She flicked in some assorted cigarette butts. "A moose perhaps? Or a man?"
Moose in the woods. Could it really fall into a glacier?
A man fell into a cocktail?
"Why a man?" Matthew asked.
"Because they fall into glaciers sometimes," Stuart answered.
"Why do they do that?" Matthew said, screwing up his nose.
"Because they don't have the proper equipment."
"Does a moose fall in with a man?" Cameron stopped doing roly polys long enough to ask his question.
"Not usually no."
"Then why did they go into the cocktail together?" queried Matthew.
"Because they fell in." said Cameron, crashing into the stone bench beside us.
"So," said the park ranger with the high voice and squirty cream on her chin. "Next time someone offers you a refreshing glass of glacier water you might think twice about what you are actually drinking."
"Can I have a glacier cocktail Dad?" said Matthew in a tired whingy voice.
"No, You cant. I want one. I want a glacier cocktail. Can I have one with a moose AND a man?" Cameron pushed his big brother off the bench in the rush for light refreshment.
The Athabasca Glacier Cocktail
Out onto the ice
We had become very familiar with ice from our nights in American motels. Most have an ice machine on every floor, and through the night you can hear the clatter of people filling up their buckets. If you are partial to a cube or two in your gin and tonic, it's a nice luxury. But I found it impossible to grab one cube. No matter how softly I pressed the button, the machine spat a bucket of ice at me. A large bucketful, because everything is bigger in America. It was like attempting to play tennis with a Wimbledon champion; it just kept on serving up ice cube aces.
The ice vehicle pulled out onto the ice field. Kitted out like a bus, it drove like a tank. There were less than twenty of these glacier buses in existence, and all but one of them negotiated the Athabasca glacier each day. The other was based in Antarctica, negotiating polar bears at the base station.
"Put on your seat belts, it's compulsory ," said the driver.
A bus full of people reached out for seat belts.
"Ha, ha, only kidding, there aren't any," said the driver as he launched the tank down a vertical bank of ice, "shall I put my foot down and we can see how fast this baby goes?"
The baby inside me lurched around. I had been wary about taking the glacier tourist trip as the baby had been giving me some grief recently, pressing down onto several nerves in my back and stomach. But the Columbia icefield was the highlight of this part of Canada, so I felt I'd be missing out by remaining in the car. And surprisingly the bumping and grinding of the tank was providing effective pain relief, relieving pressure on the sore parts of my body. I cuddled up to Cameron, who had his head through the window, peering out for cocktails. He seemed convinced we'd find a cocktail bar on the icefield, complete with moose on stools, and jars of squirty cream.
Ice vehicles gather on the glacier depositing tourists for a slip and a slide
Exploring glaciers with kids
On the glacier the tank stopped.
"Please feel free to get out and walk around," said the driver, "but watch out for crevasses. We don't want to lose any of you."
We gingerly stepped out onto the mountain, and once the kids had got their confidence they were sliding around joyfully. The glacier stretched back up the mountain for miles, and was coated in a layer of dirt.
"It picks up pollution from as far away as California," someone commented from behind, as I took the tiniest of steps away from the bus.
It was freezing cold, I had no coat, and was fearful of slipping over, so I took tiny steps and half walked-half skated around. To my left there was a crash; Cameron had tried to climb up Stuart and pulled him down onto the ice. They lay in a heap, surrounded by a huge audience of eager tourists, delighted to see someone else falling over.
"Come on guys, let's go back and get a hot chocolate," said Stuart, picking himself up and wiping ice off his clothes..
"I want a glacier cocktail," said Cameron, chunks of ice stuck to his chin, hair and nose.
Cameron looks for the missing moose
Did you drink that?
"Did anyone drink the glacier water?" asked the bus driver?
A couple of people, including Cameron nodded their heads.
"Are you feeling the effects yet? If you test the water on a glacier, it can tell you a lot about a place. They hold all sorts of things deep in the ice pack. Radiation from nuclear plants, years of smog, dust, it's all there."
Cameron licked the ice of his chin, perhaps testing for ash or radiation.
The driver then continued casually. "See the ice dome up there? Its' melt water supplies water to towns and cities across the US and Canada. But through global warming and other environmental changes, we estimate something like sixty five per cent of the ice pack in this area has disappeared in the past one hundred and fifty years."
He carried on with his speech, as Stuart and I glanced at each other alarmed. Canada's ice was melting, and we were sitting on a bus that was making it melt even quicker.
"Can we have a hot chocolate now?" Matthew asked when the tank docked and tipped the tourists out.
"Yes. Only hot drinks from now on. No more ice," I said, firmly taking the boys hands.
The views of Glaciers may not be here in years to come
Over coffee I became distracted and couldn't concentrate on the kids. I was thinking about water. Sixty five per cent of the ice in this region has melted in recent years and no one seems bothered.
Now, I'm not the greenest person in the world when it comes to water; I'll happily put the dishwasher on when it's not quite full, and have a bath every night. But travelling has made me much more thoughtful about how we get our water and more importantly how we waste it.
In Samoa, we were reduced to bathing the kids in a plastic bucket of rainwater; showers were rarely available and usually just dribbled water.
In New Zealand, homes in many rural parts were also serviced by rainwater alone, and many people only washed up and flushed their toilets once or twice a day.
In the campervan, as we had to collect and empty our own water, we were fully aware of how much we were using; and when cycling we had to carry it ourselves between towns so never wasted a drop.
After coming from Samoa, it seemed sacrilegious to visit Vegas, a city set in the driest of desert lands, where every hotel bathtub was the size of a small swimming pool and every bathroom contained two sinks.
Water – we take it for granted but supplies are scarce
The following day, we took a canoe down the river in the Columbia wetlands. There was no shortage of water there as it had rained a lot recently and the rivers were high. As the owner of the canoe hauled it onto the van at the end of our journey, I told him what I had learnt about the neighbouring glacier.
"I know," he said grimly. "At the moment all wars are about politics, oil or religion. But just you wait. Some time in the future people are going to realise that they can't live without this stuff."
He shook the freshwater off the paddle.
"And by the time they do, it might just be too late."
The Columbia Wetlands…. but for how much longer?
Columbia Icefields glacier
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 * expenm - ex_put_partial_id_map
 *
 * entry conditions -
 *   input parameters:
 *       int     exoid                   exodus file id
 *       ex_entity_type obj_type
 *       int*    elem_map                element numbering map array
 *
 * exit conditions -
 *
 * revision history -
 *
 *
 *****************************************************************************/

#include "exodusII.h"     // for ex_err, etc
#include "exodusII_int.h" // for EX_FATAL, EX_NOERR, etc
#include "netcdf.h"       // for NC_NOERR, nc_enddef, etc
#include <stddef.h>       // for size_t
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h> // for int64_t

/*!
 * writes out a portion of the entity numbering map to the database;
 * this allows the entity numbers to be non-contiguous.  This map is
 * used for mapping between local and global entity ids.
 * \param    exoid                   exodus file id
 * \param    map_type
 * \param    start_entity_num
 * \param    num_entities
 * \param    map                element numbering map array
 */

int ex_put_partial_id_map(int exoid, ex_entity_type map_type, int64_t start_entity_num,
                          int64_t num_entities, const void_int *map)
{
  int         dimid, mapid, status, dims[1];
  int         map_int_type;
  size_t      start[1], count[1];
  char        errmsg[MAX_ERR_LENGTH];
  const char *tname;
  const char *dnumentries;
  const char *vmap;

  EX_FUNC_ENTER();
  ex_check_valid_file_id(exoid, __func__);

  if (num_entities == 0 && !ex_is_parallel(exoid)) {
    EX_FUNC_LEAVE(EX_NOERR);
  }

  switch (map_type) {
  case EX_NODE_MAP:
    tname       = "node";
    dnumentries = DIM_NUM_NODES;
    vmap        = VAR_NODE_NUM_MAP;
    break;
  case EX_EDGE_MAP:
    tname       = "edge";
    dnumentries = DIM_NUM_EDGE;
    vmap        = VAR_EDGE_NUM_MAP;
    break;
  case EX_FACE_MAP:
    tname       = "face";
    dnumentries = DIM_NUM_FACE;
    vmap        = VAR_FACE_NUM_MAP;
    break;
  case EX_ELEM_MAP:
    tname       = "element";
    dnumentries = DIM_NUM_ELEM;
    vmap        = VAR_ELEM_NUM_MAP;
    break;
  default:
    snprintf(errmsg, MAX_ERR_LENGTH, "ERROR: Bad map type (%d) specified for file id %d", map_type,
             exoid);
    ex_err(__func__, errmsg, EX_BADPARAM);
    EX_FUNC_LEAVE(EX_FATAL);
  }

  /* Make sure the file contains entries */
  if (nc_inq_dimid(exoid, dnumentries, &dimid) != NC_NOERR) {
    /* Possible Error -- if we made it this far, num_entities is > 0,
     * or this is a parallel run but the dimension 'dnumentries' is
     * not defined which indicates that either the entity count is
     * zero, or there is an error in that the dimension has not yet
     * been defined. Assume that if num_entities == 0 and this is a
     * parallel run that there is no error; otherwise if in serial and
     * num_entities != 0, there is an error.
     */
    if (num_entities == 0) { /* Parallel run with no entities OK */
      EX_FUNC_LEAVE(EX_NOERR);
    }

    snprintf(errmsg, MAX_ERR_LENGTH,
             "ERROR: The %s count is %" PRId64
             ", but the %s dimension is not defined on file id %d.",
             tname, num_entities, dnumentries, exoid);
    ex_err(__func__, errmsg, EX_BADPARAM);
    EX_FUNC_LEAVE(EX_FATAL);
  }

  /* define the map if it doesn't already exist... */
  if (nc_inq_varid(exoid, vmap, &mapid) != NC_NOERR) {
    if ((status = nc_redef(exoid)) != NC_NOERR) {
      snprintf(errmsg, MAX_ERR_LENGTH, "ERROR: failed to put file id %d into define mode", exoid);
      ex_err(__func__, errmsg, status);
      EX_FUNC_LEAVE(EX_FATAL);
    }

    /* create a variable array in which to store the id map  */
    dims[0] = dimid;

    /* Check type to be used for maps... */
    map_int_type = NC_INT;
    if (ex_int64_status(exoid) & EX_MAPS_INT64_DB) {
      map_int_type = NC_INT64;
    }

    if ((status = nc_def_var(exoid, vmap, map_int_type, 1, dims, &mapid)) != NC_NOERR) {
      if (status == NC_ENAMEINUSE) {
        snprintf(errmsg, MAX_ERR_LENGTH, "ERROR: %s numbering map already exists in file id %d",
                 tname, exoid);
        ex_err(__func__, errmsg, status);
      }
      else {
        snprintf(errmsg, MAX_ERR_LENGTH, "ERROR: failed to create %s id map in file id %d", tname,
                 exoid);
        ex_err(__func__, errmsg, status);
      }
      goto error_ret; /* exit define mode and return */
    }
    ex_compress_variable(exoid, mapid, 1);

    /* leave define mode  */
    if ((status = nc_enddef(exoid)) != NC_NOERR) {
      snprintf(errmsg, MAX_ERR_LENGTH, "ERROR: failed to complete definition in file id %d", exoid);
      ex_err(__func__, errmsg, status);
      EX_FUNC_LEAVE(EX_FATAL);
    }
  }

  /* write out the entity numbering map  */
  start[0] = start_entity_num - 1;
  count[0] = num_entities;
  if (num_entities == 0) {
    start[0] = 0;
  }

  /* write out the entity numbering map  */
  if (ex_int64_status(exoid) & EX_MAPS_INT64_API) {
    status = nc_put_vara_longlong(exoid, mapid, start, count, map);
  }
  else {
    status = nc_put_vara_int(exoid, mapid, start, count, map);
  }

  if (status != NC_NOERR) {
    snprintf(errmsg, MAX_ERR_LENGTH, "ERROR: failed to store %s numbering map in file id %d", tname,
             exoid);
    ex_err(__func__, errmsg, status);
    EX_FUNC_LEAVE(EX_FATAL);
  }

  EX_FUNC_LEAVE(EX_NOERR);

/* Fatal error: exit definition mode and return */
error_ret:
  if ((status = nc_enddef(exoid)) != NC_NOERR) /* exit define mode */
  {
    snprintf(errmsg, MAX_ERR_LENGTH, "ERROR: failed to complete definition for file id %d", exoid);
    ex_err(__func__, errmsg, status);
  }
  EX_FUNC_LEAVE(EX_FATAL);
}

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Charltte Church talks about "precious babies"
Celebrity mum Charlotte Church has spoken of how having a baby has changed her attitude towards children in general.
The singer, who gave birth to daughter Ruby six months ago, said that being a mother had made her realise "how precious babies are".
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Speaking to the Daily Mirror, the Welsh star added that she feels "blessed and so lucky" to be a mum.
This week she helped to launch a new fundraising drive for the Children's Hospital For Wales in Cardiff.
The Noah's Ark Appeal is hoping to raise £4 million to put towards helping mums and babies during and after childbirth as well as sick children.
Meanwhile, Charlotte is clearly enjoying her life as a mum and is even planning to take her little one to work when she resumes filming on her chat show in the summer.
"I'll take Ruby to London with me,' she told the Daily Star newspaper.
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Look over the rooftops of St. Julian's as you enjoy a free shot and sip a glass of sparkling Prosecco or any other drink of your choice. Mix with the locals as you walk the streets of Paceville and visit the pubs and clubs of your choice. Benefit from the local knowledge of guides who are familiar with all the establishments, and can be flexible according to what your group prefers.
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Wanted, Theft, Burglary
WANTED: Suspect Responsible for Theft, Burglary and Fraud
San Diego County Crime Stoppers and investigators from the Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Station are asking for the public's help to locate an unknown suspect wanted in connection with theft, burglary, and fraud.
On April 1, 2018, between 12:00 – 1:45 p.m., an unknown suspect stole a checkbook from the glovebox of a vehicle that was parked on the 2100 block of Merlyn Place in unincorporated El Cajon. At about 2:00 p.m., the suspect, using someone else's identification card, attempted to cash one of the stolen checks at the Money Tree, located at 303 North 2nd Street in the City of El Cajon. Money Tree contacted the victim, who confirmed the check was fraudulent. Money Tree refused to cash the check and the suspect left in a Burgundy, four-door, Toyota Avalon.
Description of Suspect:
The suspect is described as a White male between 25 to 35-years-old with short, brown hair. He stands about 5'7" tall and weighs approximately 165 lbs. The suspect was last seen wearing sunglasses, a white shirt, black shorts, and white shoes.
Description of Vehicle:
Burgundy, four-door Toyota Avalon
If you recognize the suspect call the Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Station at (619) 660-7090 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477. Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in this case. Information on how to send anonymous emails and mobile app tips can be found on our website www.sdcrimestoppers.org.
Media inquiries about this case can be directed to Detective Daniel Gutierrez at (619) 660-7038 or Daniel.Gutierrez@sdsheriff.org.
Media inquiries about Crime Stoppers can be directed to Deputy Adriana Uribe at (619) 531-1547 or Adriana.Uribe@sdsheriff.org or Officer Mark Herring at (619) 531-1500 or msherring@pd.sandiego.gov.
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#if !defined(BOOST_SPIRIT_X3_PRINT_TOKEN_JANUARY_20_2013_0814AM)
#define BOOST_SPIRIT_X3_PRINT_TOKEN_JANUARY_20_2013_0814AM

#include <boost/mpl/if.hpp>
#include <boost/mpl/and.hpp>
#include <boost/type_traits/is_convertible.hpp>
#include <cctype>

namespace boost { namespace spirit { namespace x3 { namespace traits
{
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // generate debug output for lookahead token (character) stream
    namespace detail
    {
        struct token_printer_debug_for_chars
        {
            template<typename Out, typename Char>
            static void print(Out& o, Char c)
            {
                using namespace std;    // allow for ADL to find the proper iscntrl

                switch (c)
                {
                    case '\a': o << "\\a"; break;
                    case '\b': o << "\\b"; break;
                    case '\f': o << "\\f"; break;
                    case '\n': o << "\\n"; break;
                    case '\r': o << "\\r"; break;
                    case '\t': o << "\\t"; break;
                    case '\v': o << "\\v"; break;
                    default:
                        if (c >= 0 && c < 127 && iscntrl(c))
                            o << "\\" << std::oct << int(c);
                        else
                            o << Char(c);
                }
            }
        };

        // for token types where the comparison with char constants wouldn't work
        struct token_printer_debug
        {
            template<typename Out, typename T>
            static void print(Out& o, T const& val)
            {
                o << val;
            }
        };
    }

    template <typename T, typename Enable = void>
    struct token_printer_debug
      : mpl::if_<
            mpl::and_<
                is_convertible<T, char>, is_convertible<char, T> >
          , detail::token_printer_debug_for_chars
          , detail::token_printer_debug>::type
    {};

    template <typename Out, typename T>
    inline void print_token(Out& out, T const& val)
    {
        // allow to customize the token printer routine
        token_printer_debug<T>::print(out, val);
    }
}}}}

#endif


Lawyers have clashed over why government-funded research into the use of mediation to stem a rising tide of NHS litigation failed to attract a significant number of cases.
Tom Osborne, a partner in solicitors Osborne Morris and Morgan, claimed that the NHS Litigation Authority had refused to pass a sufficient number of cases to the project to make it viable.
But the authority said it thought mediation was a good idea and blamed the solicitors' instinct to take strong cases to court for the problem.
Only 12 mediation cases were channelled into the Department of Health's pilot project, launched in 1995 in Anglia and Oxford and Northern and Yorkshire regions.
Researchers, led by Birkbeck College reader in law Linda Mulcahy, had expected 40 cases and were forced to extend the two-year project for a further year to increase the numbers.
Ms Mulcahy admitted that evidence from the files of 44 potential cases put to the litigation authority for consideration suggested that the NHS's lawyers were against mediation.
'They see the financial settlement as the most important thing to achieve. The quality aspect is not as relevant to them, ' she said.
Mr Osborne has successfully brought a number of medical negligence cases against the NHS, including that of Karen Beatham, who won£1.6m last year for brain damage suffered when she was left unattended by hospital staff during an asthma attack.
He says he could have mediated at least three or four cases over the past year, but the NHS refused.
In the pilot, representatives from both sides went to a neutral location and talked the case through with the help of a trained mediator. This sometimes resulted in a written apology and an agreed financial settlement.
Mediating Medical Negligence Claims: an option for the future.
Most patients felt that the NHS failed to investigate their claims adequately, listen objectively or explore issues.
Most wanted to make sure steps were taken to prevent a similar mistake again, not win huge settlements.
Mediation gave them their say and an explanation.
Mediated claims were settled for between£5,000 and£80,000 and often included written apologies or extensive explanations.
Claimants were represented by solicitors in 10 of the 12 cases.
Trusts or health authorities always had legal representatives.
Many people felt that the NHS Executive and NHS Litigation Authority had not encouraged mediation.
The Legal Aid Board initially refused to fund the time spent by solicitors at the mediation day, but later relented.


This is my second Patek, one that I purchased from the Salon in Geneve in May 2013. I was told that it was one of the very last production pieces before it was discontinued.
I had the buckle replaced with an 18k Calatrava deployant clasp as well. It normally gets worn during Easter & Christmas when the family heads to a "club" in the mountains and we spend a couple weeks there. The weather is very much like that of England.
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What if I told you I've found a penne pasta that's vegan, organic, non-gmo, gluten-free, nut-free and no added sugar? You'd probably say, 'blech', right? I'm the ultimate pasta snob but I'm determined to find a healthy and DELICIOUS pasta and I found it! And it's right here in my backyard – well, up the road about 26 miles – but it's close!
This pasta is made of two ingredients – chickpeas and lentils – yup, that's it! And it tastes even better than the regular stuff. Now this company is currently only in Canada but they are planning on expanding to the US and I will be talking to them about a giveaway soon. By the way, this is not a sponsored post. I'm just so happy about this pasta that I wanted to share it!
UPDATE: Wow, this pasta is available starting today on Amazon so US residents can now give it a try!
I used beautiful Italian turkey sausage from Nicholyn Farms and their freshly picked Swiss chard and cherry tomatoes. The onions are HUGE right now and topping it with Parmesan is heavenly. So Darn Delicous!
This recipe is going into the Fall ebook and I hadn't planned on sharing it here but I've had a lot of requests for it since I posted it on Instagram so I hope you try it soon. You'll love it!
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to directions. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the onion and chard stems; cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the tomatoes start breaking apart, about 5 minutes.
Add the chard leaves to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until they start wilting, about 3 minutes. Add the pasta, the reserved cooking water and 1/4 cup cheese; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Top each serving with the remaining cheese.
Ooooooooo, I need to get my hands on this, Robyn; I am not intolerant of gluten, BUT I have drastically lowered my intake of products made with wheat. HOWEVER, I love pasta and chickpeas and lentils are a fabulous alternative. I need to find this! And your recipe looks amazing. I use ground turkey in place of beef for all my Italian dishes and more, and LOOK AT THOSE ONIONS! WOOOOO! We are going to eat our way through autumn and that will ease the "pain" of saying goodbye to summer. Oh the fun we had those few times we spoke!
OK, off to research this great pasta find! LOVE!
LOL, aren't those onions fun, Anita? I will find a way to get you some pasta, Anita. I know you'll love it!
Hi Robyn, I too love finding new ingredients that are healthy for your body. This chickpea lentil penne sounds great. How is the texture like?
It's the same, Balvinder! After trying so many different types of pasta I've become a bit of a skeptic and kept returning to white pasta but this one is a keeper. I honestly could not tell the difference!
Can you tell what company makes this pasta. I live in Vancouver.
Robin!!!! Yummalish, that pasta, I just went to their site and it looks wonderful! And I'm with you….I am not giving up on summer just yet, though our temperatures have dropped and it's gray out and raining like crazy! We have summer in our hearts, and that will have to do. Oh do move down south!!!! Much love!
Just wanted to let you know that as of today they are selling on Amazon so you can order it for yourself! http://amzn.to/2bqZaHe Yay!
I wish I had Swiss chard in my garden, Sue! I think I have to plant some next season. I'd love to chat with you about this pasta. You've got to try it!
Your recipe and photos look delicious, as always!
And you are too kind, friend!
I love turkey sausage, Tricia, and it's such a natural with these flavours. Thanks so much for your kind words. Hope your weekend is filled with fun!
I have never even seen this pasta and we are gluten free. It looks yummy and I can't wait to get my hands on it. I love a quick pasta dish prepared with fresh veggies and sausage. Yum!
It might be free of most everything, but it still looks beautiful, what you've done with it, and terribly delicious!
ROBYN! Good morning! Thanks for doing the research and for finding the link to purchase the pasta! YOU are the best! Much love and many thanks!!!!
Chickpea pasta sounds delicious, and this is about the prettiest bowl of pasta ever! That was so nice of you to share it with us outside of your ebook (which I can't wait to see)! Gorgeous photos, Robyn — the colors are so pretty!
This looks amazing. I love swiss chard and this is a great and easy recipes. I am pinning to make this week for sure. Thank you for sharing at Dishing it and Digging it link party. We love having you.
This is stunningly beautiful inside (those chickpea lentil penne!) and out. Love love this one.


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See that? That's an over-sized binder full of expandable page protectors. In each sleeve are 2 sheets of 9×12 Bristol, 90 pages in total covered in pencil, 2 inches worth of comics that represent the 5 chapter-related comics, prologue and epilogue to What to Feed Your Raiding Party. It took more than a year to draw, but it's done.
Ho00-leee Cats!
Those last 2 pages? Cartoon death march to the end. Who thought it'd be a good idea to introduce 3 new characters (no names, but with speaking parts) in those last 2 pages? That would be me. But like most of the decisions I've made regarding these stories, they were necessary and–I hope–served their purpose.
Remember way back when I started all of this and figured the comics opening each chapter would be 6-12 pages, max? And then they ended up being 16, each of them? That's because it's tough to tell a story in 12 pages–it was tough in 16! But I did it, even if there was a judicious use of narration for some stories. And I have even less respect now for those writers and artists who spend 20 to merely set up a story (basically opening credits) but expect you pay the same as one telling a beginning-middle-end story.
/rant
All that to say, I now know why drawing these 90 pages was so much more difficult than the 3 pages a week (or more, in the past) I was doing for the webcomics before I put them on hiatus. With the webcomics, I could take as long as I wanted to tell a story, what a supreme luxury! I won't be taking the webcomics off hiatus just yet, but I'll be much more appreciative of the medium when I do!
Okay, lesson in gratitude over for the night, now it's back to nutritional analysis!
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Rachel Everard
First Name Rachel
Last Name Everard
State/Province London
Postal Code N1 1BY
Phone 00447930325533
Stuttering in Adults
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Self-help Strategies
Significant Presentations & Publications 2018, The value of acceptance for people who stammer. Presentation at the Joint World Congress in Japan
2018, Making a difference: stuttering modification therapy. Presentation at the Joint World Congress in Japan
Everard, R., & Howell, P. (2018). We have a voice: exploring participants' experiences of stuttering modification therapy. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27, 1273-1286
Cheasman, C., Everard, R., & Simpson, S. (2013). Stammering therapy from the inside: New perspectives on working with young people and adults Guildford, Surrey: J & R Press.
Presentation Format
On Line Presentation
Committee Self-Help & Advocacy, Finance
Rachel Everard is a highly specialist speech and language therapist and in 2019 joined the British Stammering Association as Service Director. Before this she was Head of Programme for the Speech Therapy department at City Lit in London, a national centre of excellence in adult stammering therapy. As part of the team she worked closely with her colleagues, planning, delivering and evaluating group therapy courses for adults who stammer and professional training workshops. Before joining City Lit in 2001, she worked with children with a range of communication difficulties in school settings. Rachel stammers herself and therefore brings a personal perspective to her work in stuttering. She has contributed a number of articles to various publications over the years and regularly attends and presents at international conferences. Rachel lives in London.


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CMA model description – S2S – ECMWF Confluence Wiki
1. Ensemble version
Ensemble identifier code
BCC-CPS-S2Sv2 BCC-CPS-S2Sv1
Beijing Climate Center (BCC) Climate Prediction System version 2 for S2S is based on lagged average forecasting (LAF) method using a fully-coupled BCC Climate System Model BCC-CSM2-HR. The S2S Forecasts are running on fixed date (3-day interval during 1 Jan to 31 Dec) and end with a 60-day integration. Each forecast consists of 4 LAF ensemble members, which are initialized at 00 UTC of the first forecast day and 18, 12 and 06 UTC of the previous day, respectively. Beijing Climate Center (BCC) Climate Prediction System version 1 for S2S is based on lagged average forecasting (LAF) method using a fully-coupled BCC Climate System Model BCC-CSM1.2. The S2S Forecasts are running on every day since 1 Jan 1994 and end with a 60-day integration. Each forecast consists of 4 LAF ensemble members, which are initialized at 00 UTC of the first forecast day and 18, 12 and 06 UTC of the previous day, respectively.
Research or operational
Operational Operational
Data time of first forecast run
2. Configuration of the EPS
Is the model coupled to an ocean model ?
Yes from day 0 Yes from day 0
If yes, please describe ocean model briefly including frequency of coupling and any ensemble perturbation applied
Ocean model is MOM5 with a 1/4° horizontal resolution, 50 vertical levels, initialized from the BCC coupled assimilation system analysis. Frequency of coupling is hourly. Ocean model is MOM4 with a 1/3°-1° horizontal resolution, 40 vertical levels, initialized from BCC Global Ocean Data Assimilation System analysis. Frequency of coupling is 2-hourly.
Is the model coupled to a sea Ice model?
If yes, please describe model briefly including any ensemble perturbation applied
Sea ice model is the GFDL Sea Ice Simulator (SIS) with a same horizontal resolution as the ocean model. Sea ice initial conditions come from the BCC coupled assimilation system analysis. Sea ice model is the GFDL Sea Ice Simulator (SIS) with a same horizontal resolution as the ocean model. Sea ice initial conditions come from a Coordinated Initialization System (CIS) that is to use BCC-CSM1.2 integrating one month before forecast time to create a coordinated initial state in each component of BCC-CSM1.2 using nudging technique for atmospheric analyses.
Is the model coupled to a wave model?
If yes, please describe wave model briefly including any ensemble perturbation applied
Ocean model
MOM5 with 1/4° horizontal resolution and 50 vertical levels MOM4 with 1/3°-1° horizontal resolution and 40 vertical levels
Horizontal resolution of the atmospheric model
T266 (about 45 km) T106 (about 110 km)
Number of model levels
Top of model
0.1 hPa 0.5 hPa
Type of model levels
sigma-pressure hybrid coordinate sigma-pressure hybrid coordinate
Forecast length
60 days (1440 hours) 60 days (1440 hours)
Run Frequency
once every 3 days once daily
Is there an unperturbed control forecast included?
Number of perturbed ensemble members
Integration time step
2 minutes 7.5 minutes
3. Initial conditions and perturbations
Data assimilation method for control analysis
The control analysis is produced by a coupled data assimilation system, in which an ensemble optimum interpolation (EnOI) scheme for oceanic analysis, optimum interpolation (OI) scheme for sea ice analysis, and nudging technique for atmospheric analysis are adopted. The coupled assimilation system uses the same model as the prediction system, and it provides a long-term assimilation analysis and thus produces model initial conditions for the S2S forecast. More details are given in Liu et al. (2021). 3D Var method for oceanic analysis and nudging technique for atmospheric analysis used in BCC Coordinated Initialization System (CIS). The CIS is to use BCC-CSM1.2 integrating a period time before forecast time to create a coordinated initial state in each component of BCC-CSM1.2 under the forcing of the NCEP air temperature and U- and V-velocity reanalyses, BCC merged precipitation observations, and BCC Global Ocean Data Assimilation System analyses.
Resolution of model used to generate Control Analysis
T266L56 resolution for atmospheric model component, and 1/4° horizontal resolution and 50 vertical levels for oceanic model component T106L40 resolution for atmospheric model component, and 1/3°-1° horizontal resolution and 40 vertical levels for oceanic model component
Ensemble initial perturbation strategy
LAF perturbations added to control analysis LAF perturbations added to control analysis
Horizontal and vertical resolution of perturbations
same as the control analysis same as the control analysis
Perturbations in +/- pairs
Initialization of land surface
3.1. What is the land surface model (LSM) and version used in the forecast model, and what are the current/relevant references for the model?
BCC_AVIM2 land surface model was used in the forecast model. It was originated from the Atmosphere and Vegetation Interaction Model version 2 (AVIM2, Ji, 1995; Ji, et al. 2008) and the NCAR Community Land Model version 3.0 (CLM3, Oleson et al., 2004). An overview on the development of this model is given in Li et et al. (2019) and Wu et al. (2013, 2014). BCC_AVIM2 land surface model was used in the forecast model. It was originated from the Atmosphere and Vegetation Interaction Model version 2 (AVIM2, Ji, 1995; Ji, et al. 2008) and the NCAR Community Land Model version 3.0 (CLM3, Oleson et al., 2004). An overview on the development of this model is given in Wu et al. (2013, 2014).
Are there any significant changes/deviations in the operational version of the LSM from the documentation of the LSM?
There are no changes in the operational version of the LSM. There are no changes in the operational version of the LSM.
3.2. How is soil moisture initialized in the forecasts? (climatology / realistic / other)
Soil moisture is not directly initialized using the climatology or realistic analysis in the forecasts. Nevertheless, we have utilized high-level and near-surface atmospheric analysis and ocean analysis to force the air-sea-land-ice coupled model in a long-term integration, and the land initial conditions are produced during this process. Soil moisture is not directly initialized using the climatology or realistic analysis in the forecasts. Nevertheless, we have utilized high-level and near-surface atmospheric analysis and ocean analysis to force the air-sea-land-ice coupled model in a long-term integration, and the land initial conditions are produced during this process.
Is there horizontal and/or vertical interpolation of initialization data onto the forecast model grid? If so, please give original data resolution(s).
No initialization data about soil moisture is interpolated onto the model grid. No initialization data about soil moisture is interpolated onto the model grid.
Does the LSM differentiate between liquid and ice content of the soil? If so, how are each initialized?
Yes, liquid and ice content of soil are different in BCC_AVIM model, but they were not initialized in the forecasts. Yes, liquid and ice content of soil are different in BCC_AVIM model, but they were not initialized in the forecasts.
If all model soil layers are not initialized in the same way or from the same source, please describe. No, all soil layers are treated in same way.
3.3 How is snow initialized in the forecasts? (climatology / realistic / other)
It is similar as the above mentioned for question 2. It is similar as the above mentioned for question 2.
Is there horizontal and/or vertical interpolation of data onto the forecast model grid? If so, please give original data resolution(s)
No initialization data about snow is interpolated onto the model grid. No initialization data about snow is interpolated onto the model grid.
Are snow mass, snow depth or both initialized? What about snow age, albedo, or other snow properties?
They were not directly initialized in the forecasts. The initial conditions are produced by a long-term coupled assimilation. The method is similar as the above mentioned for question 2. They were not directly initialized in the forecasts. The initial conditions are from a balance state produced by a long-term air-sea initialization integration. The method is similar as the above mentioned for question 2.
3.4. How is soil temperature initialized in the forecasts? (climatology / realistic / other)
If " realistic ", does the dirty moisture come from an analysis using the same LSM as is coupled to the GCM for forecasts, or another informant ? Please describe the process of territory moisture low-level formatting .
Is the soil temperature initialized systematically with dirty moisture ( freeze dirty water system where dirty temperature ≤0°C ) and bamboozle cover ( lead layer soil temperature ≤0°C under snow ) ?
These variables are not initialized directly and they are connected with each other by model physics. These variables are not initialized directly and they are connected with each other by model physics.
No initialization data about soil temperature is interpolated onto the model grid. No initialization data about soil temperature is interpolated onto the model grid.
3.5 How are time-varying vegetation properties represented in the LSM?
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Is phenology predicted by the LSM? If so, how is it initialized?
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f not, what is the source of vegetation parameters used by the LSM? Which time-varying vegetation parameters are specified (e.g., LAI, greenness, vegetation cover fraction) and how (e.g., near-real-time satellite observations? Mean annual cycle climatology? Monthly, weekly or other interval?)
The phenology (LAI) was predicted by the LSM. It is also not directly initialized in forecasts. The initial value is given by a long-term air-sea initialization integration. The vegetation parameters such as vegetation type, vegetation cover fraction and vegetation height are used by the LSM. They are all monthly climatology values. The phenology (LAI) was predicted by the LSM. It is also not directly initialized in forecasts. The initial value is given by a long-term air-sea initialization integration. The vegetation parameters such as vegetation type, vegetation cover fraction and vegetation height are used by the LSM. They are all monthly climatology values.
3.6 What is the source of soil properties (texture, porosity, conductivity, etc.) used by the LSM?
The soil properties in BCC_AVIM are same as those in NCAR CLM3.0 model (Bonan, 2002). The soil texture (percent sand and clay) varies with depth according to the IGBP soil dataset (Global Soil Data Task 2000). The soil properties in BCC_AVIM are same as those in NCAR CLM3.0 model (Bonan, 2002). The soil texture (percent sand and clay) varies with depth according to the IGBP soil dataset (Global Soil Data Task 2000).
3.7 If the initialization of the LSM for re-forecasts deviates from the procedure for forecasts, please describe the differences. The initialization of the LSM in reforecasts is similar as that in forecasts.
The low-level formatting of the LSM in reforecasts is similar as that in forecasts . The low-level formatting of the LSM in reforecasts is alike as that in forecasts .
4. Model Uncertainties perturbations
Is model physics perturbed?
Do all ensemble members use exactly the same model version?
The same The same
Is model dynamics perturbed?
Are the above model perturbations applied to the control forecast?
5. Surface Boundary perturbations
Perturbations to sea surface temperature?
Perturbation to soil moisture?
Perturbation to surface stress or roughness?
Any other surface perturbation?
Are the above surface perturbations applied to the Control forecast?
6. Other details of the models
Description of model grid
T266 global Gaussian grid T106 global Gaussian grid
List of model levels in appropriate coordinates
56 vertical layers at 0.156, 0.35, 0.72, 1.35, 2.22, 3.27, 4.42, 5.50, 6.42, 7.27, 8.17, 9.16, 10.27, 11.52, 12.91, 14.47, 16.22, 18.19, 20.39, 22.86, 25.63, 28.73, 32.21, 36.11, 40.48, 45.38, 50.88, 57.04, 63.94, 71.68, 80.36, 90.09, 101.0, 113.23, 126.93, 142.30, 159.53, 178.85, 200.5, 224.78, 251.99, 282.5, 316.7, 354.78, 396.86, 443.31, 494.49, 550.37, 610.82, 674.46, 739.43, 803.72, 868.51, 932.57, 976.34, 994.64 mbar 40 vertical layers at 0.49, 1.05, 2.26, 4.71, 8.97, 15.11, 22.51, 30.20, 37.55, 43.86, 49.77, 56.47, 64.07, 72.69, 82.46, 93.53, 106.07, 120.26, 136.35, 154.60, 175.32, 198.84, 225.43, 255.11, 287.90, 324.04, 363.80, 407.43, 455.24, 507.51, 564.57, 626.73, 694.35, 767.78, 836.82, 889.28, 927.74, 956.07, 976.35, 992.56 mbar
What kind of large scale dynamics is used?
Spectral Eulerian dynamics core for vorticity, diversity, temperature, and surface pressure; semi-lagrangian dynamics core for specific humidity and cloud waters other tracers [Wu et al., 2008] Spectral Eulerian dynamics core for vorticity, diversity, temperature, and surface pressure; semi-lagrangian dynamics core for specific humidity and cloud waters other tracers [Wu et al., 2008]
What kind of boundary layer parameterization is used?
University of Washington Moist Turbulence parameterization scheme [Bretherton and Park, 2009] non-local Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) parameterization [Holtslag and Boville, 1993]
What kind of convective parameterization is used?
a mass-flux cumulus parameterization scheme [Wu, 2012; Wu et al. 2019] Wu 2012 (Climate Dynamics)
What kind of large-scale precipitation scheme is used?
The scheme used in NCAR Community Atmosphere Model (CAM3, Collins et al., 2004). The scheme used in NCAR Community Atmosphere Model (CAM3, Collins et al., 2004).
What cloud scheme is used?
Diagnostic cloud fraction depending on relative humidity, and convective mass fluxes. Diagnostic cloud fraction depending on relative humidity, atmospheric stability and convective mass fluxes.
What kind of land-surface scheme is used?
Beijing Climate Center Atmospheric Vegetation Interactive Model version 2 (BCC-AVIM2). [Li et al., 2019] Beijing Climate Center Atmospheric Vegetation Interactive Model version 1 (BCC-AVIM1), Wu et al., 2013 (J.G.R).
How is radiation parameterized?
The radiation code originates from the CAM3 (Collins et al., 2004) The radiation code originates from the CAM3 (Collins et al., 2004)
Sea-ice thickness
Average sea-ice thickness (computed only where there is sea-ice) Average sea-ice thickness (computed only where there is sea-ice)
Other relevant details?
The version 2 of the High-Resolution Beijing Climate Center Climate System Model (BCC-CSM2-HR) is developed at the Beijing Climate Center (BCC), China Meteorological Administration (CMA). It is a fully coupled global climate-carbon model including interactive vegetation and global carbon cycle, in which the atmospheric component BCC Atmospheric General Model version 3 (BCC-AGCM3-HR), ocean component Modular Ocean Model version 5 (MOM5)-L50, land component BCC Atmosphere and Vegetation Interaction Model version 2 (BCC_AVIM2), and sea ice component [sea ice simulator (SIS)] are fully coupled and interact with each other through fluxes of momentum, energy, water, and carbon at their interfaces. Information between the atmosphere and the ocean is exchanged hourly. The exchange of atmospheric carbon with the land biosphere is calculated at each model time step (2 min). The version 1.2 of the Beijing Climate Center Climate System Model (BCC_CSM1.2) is developed at the Beijing Climate Center (BCC), China Meteorological Administration (CMA). It is an updated version of BCC_CSM1.1 (Wu et al., 2013; 2014) and is a fully coupled global climate-carbon model including interactive vegetation and global carbon cycle, in which the atmospheric component BCC Atmospheric General Model version 2.1 (BCC_AGCM2.3), ocean component Modular Ocean Model version 4 (MOM4)-L40, land component BCC Atmosphere and Vegetation Interaction Model version 1.0 (BCC_AVIM1.0), and sea ice component [sea ice simulator (SIS)] are fully coupled and interact with each other through fluxes of momentum, energy, water, and carbon at their interfaces. Information between the atmosphere and the ocean is exchanged once per 2 hours. The exchange of atmospheric carbon with the land biosphere is calculated at each model time step (7.5 min).
7. Re-forecast Configuration
Number of years covered
15 past years (from 1 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2018) 21 past years (from 1 Jan 1994 to 31 Dec 2014*)
Produced on the fly or fix re-forecasts?
fix re-forecasts fixed re-forecasts
Once every three days. Once a day.
4 members 4 members
Initial conditions
atmospheric initial conditions from ECMWF analysis, and ocean, sea ice, and land initial conditions from the BCC coupled data assimilation system. NCEP R1 atmospheric initial conditions (2.5°-5° resolution) + BCC GODAS ocean initial conditions (1/3°-1° resolution)
Is the model physics and resolution the same as for the real-time forecasts
If not, what are the differences
Is the ensemble generation the same as for real-time forecasts?
The translation 2 of the High-Resolution Beijing Climate Center Climate System Model ( BCC-CSM2-HR ) is developed at the Beijing Climate Center ( BCC ), China Meteorological Administration ( CMA ). It is a fully coupled global climate-carbon mannequin including synergistic vegetation and ball-shaped carbon paper cycle, in which the atmospheric component BCC Atmospheric General Model interpretation 3 ( BCC-AGCM3-HR ), ocean component Modular Ocean Model translation 5 ( MOM5 ) -L50, land component BCC Atmosphere and Vegetation Interaction Model translation 2 ( BCC_AVIM2 ), and sea frosting component [ ocean ice simulator ( SIS ) ] are fully coupled and interact with each early through fluxes of momentum, energy, water, and carbon at their interfaces. information between the air and the ocean is exchanged hourly. The exchange of atmospheric carbon paper with the country biosphere is calculated at each model time step ( 2 minute ) . Originally the CMA re-forecast dataset covered the period 1st Jan 1994 to 30 April 2014. The date of the first real-time forecast was 1st May 2014.However, in the S2S database, the real-time forecasts from 30 April to 31 December 2014 have been archived as re-forecasts (real-time forecasts and re-forecasts have the same ensemble size and configuration) so that the full year 2014 is now included in the re-forecast database to make calibration easier, and the real-time forecasts start on 1st January 2015.
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William Shakespeare Amazing authors can induce thoughts by a single word. The ideas that can form in our heads by a small phrase are powerful. Only the most talented and capable authors can provoke such feelings within us. Who is more than able to stir these feelings in a reader but William Shakespeare? His various plays keep us entranced and curious but it is his poetry that strikes a chord deep within us. Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare is particularly powerful.
He writes about a love that cannot be compared to anything in the world because of his deep infatuation. Shakespeare wrote his sonnet when he was deeply in love with a woman. He starts off his sonnet by implanting an image in our head of a summer day. A summer day triggers a scene that flashes in our head of children playing and the sun shining, basically a carefree day where everything is beautiful. He contemplates whether or not to compare his love to this ideal day, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" but decides against it in his second line because he feels his love is "more lovely and more temperate" that this day. He then proceeds to bombard us with images of natural nuisances such as windy days that " .. shake the darling buds of May," hot weather magnified because it is coming from heaven, and changing seasons.
Shakespeare has taken the idea of a warm breezy summer day and twisted it into a sweltering day with the sun beating down on us. However, in the lines after the destruction of a nice day, he makes us smile by the comments he showers on his love. He tells us that his love's beauty shall remain the same at all times. " .. thy .. shall not fade." He places an exclamation on that line by using the word eternal. It gives us the feeling that her beauty is one that will last until the end of the earth.
Shakespeare then goes on to speak about how exquisite she is. She is different from everyone because she will always have what she has now unlike others that will lose it. Even if death looms before her he has to right or reason to "brag." She will not pale in his shadow. Shakespeare capitalizes Death and personifies him and gives us an image of a grim reaper type character. In Shakespeare's ending couplet, he states that no matter what, as long as people are still living and literate, they will read his sonnet.
As long as his sonnet is read she will stay alive. His sonnet will "give life to thee." Shakespeare is immortalizing his love and placing her on a pedestal. The scenes that Shakespeare throws at us give us ideas of beauty and disappointment. He takes us from a place of pleasure to one of distaste. He makes us go in one direction then turns us around and causes us to go in a three hundred sixty-degree turn.
The ride we are taken on is an enjoyable one that makes the sonnet unforgettable which is only done through the explicit images that allow our own ideas to form. Shakespeare Essays.
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William Shakespeare Context
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564. He
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William Shakespeare was a great English
playwright, dramatist and poet who lived during the late sixteenth and
early seventeenth centuries. Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest
playwright of all time. No other writer's plays have been produced so many
times or read so widely in so many countries as his.
Shakespeare was born to middle class parents.
His father, John, was a Stratford businessman. He was a glove maker who
owned a leather shop. John Shakespeare was a well known and respected man
in the town. He held several important local governmental positions. William
Shakespeare's mother was Mary Arden. Though she was the daughter of a local
farmer, she was related to a family of considerable wealth and social standing.
Mary Arden and John Shakespeare were married in 1557.
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford
in 1564. He was one of eight children. The Shakespeare's were well respected
prominent people. When William Shakespeare was about seven years old, he
probably began attending the Stratford Grammar School with other boys of
his social class. Students went to school year round attending school for
nine hours a day. The teachers were strict disciplinarians.
Though Shakespeare spent long hours at
school, his boyhood was probably fascinating. Stratford was a lively town
and during holidays, it was known to put on pageants and many popular shows.
It also held several large fairs during the year. Stratford was a exciting
place to live. Stratford also had fields and woods surrounding it giving
William the opportunity to hunt and trap small game. The River Avon which
ran through the town allowed him to fish also. Shakespeare's' poems and
plays show his love of nature and rural life which reflects his childhood.
On November 28, 1582, Shakespeare married
Anne Hathaway of the neighboring village of Shottery. She was twenty-six,
and he was only eighteen at the time. They had three children. Susana was
their first and then they had twins, Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet, Shakespeare's
son, died in 1596. In 1607, his daughter Susana got married. Shakespeare's
other daughter, Judith, got married in 1616.
In London, Shakespeare's career took off.
It is believed that he may have become well known in London theatrical
life by 1592. By that time, he had joined one of the city's repertory theater
companies. These companies were made up of a permanent cast of actors who
presented different plays week after week. The companies were commercial
organizations that depended on admission from their audience. Scholars
know that Shakespeare belonged to one of the most popular acting companies
in London called The Lord Chamberlain's Men. Shakespeare was a leading
member of the group from 1594 for the rest of his career. By 1594, at least
six of Shakespeare's plays had been produced.
During Shakespeare's life, there were two
monarchs who ruled England. They were Henry the eighth and Elizabeth the
first. Both were impressed with Shakespeare which made his name known.
There is evidence that he was a member of a traveling theater group, and
a schoolmaster. In 1594, he became an actor and playwright for Lord Chamberlain's
Men. In 1599, he became a part owner of the prosperous Globe Theater. He
also was a part owner of the Blackfriars Theater as of 1609. Shakespeare
retired to Stratford in 1613 where he wrote many of his excellent plays.
There are many reasons as to why William
Shakespeare is so famous. He is generally considered to be both the greatest
dramatist the world has ever known as well as the finest poet who has written
in the English language. Many reasons can be given for Shakespeare's enormous
appeal. His fame basically is from his great understanding of human nature.
He was able to find universal human qualities and put them in a dramatic
situation creating characters that are timeless. Yet he had the ability
to create characters that are highly individual human beings. Their struggles
in life are universal. Sometimes they are successful and sometimes their
lives are full of pain, suffering, and failure.
In addition to his understanding and realistic
view of human nature, Shakespeare had a vast knowledge of a variety of
subjects. These subjects include music, law, Bible, stage, art, politics,
history, hunting, and sports. Shakespeare had a tremendous influence on
culture and literature throughout the world. He contributed greatly to
the development of the English language. Many words and phrases from Shakespeare's
plays and poems have become part of our speech. Shakespeare's plays and
poems have become a required part of education in the United States. Therefore,
his ideas on subjects such as romantic love, heroism, comedy, and tragedy
have helped shape the attitudes of millions of people. His portrayal of
historical figures and events have influenced our thinking more than what
has been written in history books. The world has admired and respected
many great writers, but only Shakespeare has generated such enormous continuing
interest. My source states explanations rather than opinions on why Shakespeare's
contributions to literature are so vast. My source devoted thirty pages
to William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare's plays are usually divided
into three major categories. These are comedy, tragedy, and history. Three
plays which are in the category of comedy are "The Comedy of Errors", "The
Taming of the Shrew", and "The Two Gentlemen of Verone". Three plays which
are in the category of tragedy are "Romeo and Juliet", "Titus Andronicus",
and "Julius Caesar". In the category of history, three plays are "Henry
V", "Richard II", and "Richard III".
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At the moment, at least until I learn more, I'm doing Poi & magic shows.
Interesting site, can't wait to meet some people on here.
Drake, welcome aboard!!! I have done some shows in Chattanooga many years ago. These were psychic fairs that I worked as a reader. It is the only town that I ever worked where the state department of revenue came in and collected sales tax from us.
Yes they were plain clothes but had their badges and weapons on their belts where we could see them.
I worked the psychic circuit from New York to Colorado for about 6 years. Great work for a mentalist!!
I've considered trying the mentalist approach, but I find that I don't have the nack for it.
As for the sales tax bit, that's not very kosher, but eh, it happens sometimes.
I don't have a circuit yet, probably just going to have a few set places that I regular on occasion.
At any rate, things must be done, people must be contacted, and the bed calls.
...This is an extremely old post, I now see ~ so I shan't bother with my intended reply now ~ which could have seen been seen as (though it would be intended as that) living up to my handle's initials!!!!!!!!!!!


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In Diversity Push, NASA Makes its First Open Call for Flight Directors
"It is, hands down, the best job in the world."
By Yasmin Tayag
Filed Under Engineering, Flight, Gender, International Space Station, Jobs & Race
NASA's taken steps to combat sexism and ageism lately, but at 80 percent white and 62 percent male, it's still quite homogenous. But change may be in store when it comes to the most iconic NASA job, right after that of astronaut.
This week, NASA put out an open call for applications to become Flight Directors at mission control at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Holly Ridings, acting chief of NASA's Flight Director Office, tells Inverse the unprecedented move will help increase diversity in more than one sense of the word.
"I think we feel like we've always been diverse," says Ridings, who oversees the flight directors that supervise missions involving the International Space Station and Orion missions to the moon and elsewhere in space. At NASA, however, the term takes on a different connotation. "We think about it in a different way a little bit. We think about technical diversity," she says.
In this new call for applicants, NASA hopes to get the attention of people who will bring more gender, racial, and cultural diversity than the people who have traditionally held positions there.
"I think of diversity almost as spreading the word and really finding those people who might not be aware of the opportunity before," says Ridings. "This is the first time we've really done that part differently."
The photo accompanying the press release features two female flight directors, illustrating the kind of future NASA wants.
Flight directors Courtenay Macmillan and Mary Lawrence in the photo accompanying NASA's open call for applicants.
Ridings, who moved into the chief position last year, says the open call "is kind of check and balance on what we grow here at NASA in terms of capability. Other people do amazing things at other places, and those skills might be a good match for us."
Mission control at NASA wasn't always so diverse, as this 1989 photo from Dryden Flight Research Center's Gold Room suggests.
Though Ridings praises the "tremendous diversity" of present-day mission control (among flight controllers, "it could be all women, it could be half women," she says), she admits that NASA hasn't always been super diverse. "Historically, we haven't had as many women available in those types of jobs," she says.
She got to where she is today after taking a job in 2005 as a flight controller whose sole job was to handle thermal systems on the ISS. From there, she moved up to flight director and then chief director over the years. But NASA officials realize that many qualified people will be overlooked if this type of internal promotion is the only professional route available to employees. "There are a lot of people out there with the skills but they've not had the same process I did," Ridings says.
Ridings (right), seen here with astronaut Mike Fossum, acknowledges the 'traditional' NASA route overlooks a lot of qualified people.
If that person is you, applications can be submitted here until April 17. Of course, as Ridings puts it, "the fundamental requirements and expectations of the job have not changed at all": That means you need to be a U.S. citizen with at least a bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science or mathematics and, crucially, the ability to make snap decisions under extremely high pressure (hello, Apollo 13.)
It's a tough job that doesn't really stop — space doesn't sleep, after all — but Ridings encourages everyone to apply. "It is, hands down, the best job in the world."
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Gamma rays, thanks to them it is possible to see alien spaceships
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Gamma rays, thanks to them it is possible to see alien spaceships; Original article by Alessandro Brizzi.
A rather broad and often controversial topic in the scientific community is whether there is an advanced alien civilization or not. Either way, there are scientists who actively seek signs to show that intelligent life exists out there. In this way, they discovered something very interesting that gave rise to an idea. Now scientists say they can track down alien spaceships using gamma ray telescopes. This idea is considered rather strange. This suggests that a civilization, which is probably much older and more advanced than any human being, could exploit the radiation emitted by Black holes (also known as Hawking radiation) to generate energy that could potentially be used in spacecraft.
Now Dr. Louis Crane, a mathematician from Kansas State University (KSU), has recently published a study on this idea. He suggested that research using gamma telescopes could find evidence of spacecraft powered by small black holes, or rather antimatter particles. The study, which is called (Searching for Extraterrestrial Civilizations Using gamma-ray Telescopes), was recently published online. This is the second article published by Dr. Crane on the subject, the first of which was co-author of Shawn Moreland (physical student graduated from KSU) and published in 2009. The first was entitled "Are Black Hole Spacecraft possible? ".
Having a black hole would really separate one civilization from any other. It offers extraordinary benefits. For example, if a species used a microscopic black hole, it could throw matter and extract energy, which would be incredible. Something like this could potentially solve the Earth's fossil fuel crisis. In terms of interstellar uses, it could push an incredibly large spacecraft. Any civilization with this technology would indicate a very high level of advancement. Given the energy requirements for creating an artificial black hole, in addition to the technical challenges associated with its use, the process would be beyond a type II civilization on the Kardashev scale, which is far more advanced than the human race. Here on Earth, there simply isn't enough capacity to store all the energy needed to create a black hole, which is also unworkable for the economy.
Physicist Bob Lazar who worked in Area 51 secret base said that element 115 known as Ununpentium is activator of element 116. Element 115 is an element that is not found in our solar system, but could be present in other areas of the Universe as a supernova by-product. According to Lazar, inside an alien ship the element 115 is subjected to a neutron bombardment which produces its transmutation in the element 116 called Livermorio, much more unstable. This immediately triggers a reaction that can have two extraordinary effects. The first is to emit antimatter particles which, upon contact with other matter, disintegrate and produce a huge amount of energy, which is used in a highly efficient generator.
Even more surprising is the second effect: the creation of a wave of what is called "gravity B" ", a strong gravitational field, through three devices on the base of the ships, which could be directed at will to move in space. In summary, the consequent bombardment of element 115 with protons leads to the creation of element 116 (Livermorio) which immediately decomposes and produces Antimatter. Antimatter, the same that produces a black hole or Wormhole, collides with normal particles creating a huge explosion of energy, which can be used for propulsion. It is very likely that element 115 may also be the famous exotic material (warp-drive) necessary to create traversable wormholes, and has been the subject of a reference document on Defense Intelligence (DIA) recently.
Gamma rays, thanks to them it is possible to see alien spaceships.
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See the website, download page, for instructions how to access the svn repository.
fine. What I'd really like to do is to call your functions from my main c++ code (where tons of other functionalities, including image reconstruction, exist).


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In the Spotlight: Willem New York Twists the Classics
The brand creates a narrative to build its collection each season.
April 16, 2019, 4:30pm
Looks from the Willem New York spring collection.
Brand: Willem New York
Backstory: After graduating with a history degree from Harvard, Sean McDonagh indulged his love of kicks by working on branding for the Greats, the buzzy sneaker brand. But he soon got restless and sought to tell a fuller men's wear story. "I'm someone who jumps into the fire," he said. So he created Willem New York, a casual men's wear collection rooted in American staples such as jeans, hoodies and T-shirts but with subtle design twists. In addition to updating classics, McDonagh also strives to tell a story with Willem. For spring, a collection he titled Paradise Lost, he was inspired by Seventies Montauk, N.Y., where he's spent his summers since childhood, and photographer Peter Beard. The influence of the lensman, who is renowned for his images of Africa and its wildlife, is found in several pieces of Willem's spring offering such as safari jackets as well as the earthy color palette.
Key pieces: Although Kenya and Montauk might not on the surface seem to have much in common, McDonagh has managed to seamlessly blend the aesthetic of both in his spring offering. The design is intended to represent "a beach town with safari details," he said. That translates into twill pants and jackets made from Japanese herringbone as well as shorts created from antique military nylon. Oxford shirts have arched seams, painter's pants are offered in stark white, and there are dark denim jeans made from Cone denim that feature 1 percent stretch. Sweatshirts and T-shirts are washed and faded as if they'd been thrown in the ocean and dried on the beach. And Beard's influence is seen in the suede safari jacket.
The Willem New York look book was shot in Montauk, N.Y.
Prices: The collection is direct-to-consumer only, an intentional strategy by McDonagh to keep the prices low. "I'm tired of the $800 hoodie," he said. T-shirts retail for $50, hoodies are $118, oxford shirts are $150, jeans are around $200 and outerwear starts at $260. Willem is hosting a pop-up on Allen Street on the Lower East Side Wednesday through Friday of this week to introduce customers to the brand. McDonagh shipped in three tons of sand for the installation and created a space intended to have a beachy feel. On the walls are images from brand's look book, which was shot at Andy Warhol's estate in Montauk and feature Waris Ahluwalia, Bill Powers, Brett Robinson and Max Robinson.


At stumps, the visitors had a formidable 346 cushion with five wickets left and two days to play as they inch closer to a first series win down under. The series is currently tied at 1-1 with just the Sydney Test next week to go.
Once again the home team's batting frailties were exposed as they struggled not only with a deteriorating Melbourne pitch - 15 wickets fell on Friday - but outstanding bowling from young pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.
With a 292-run first innings advantage, Indian captain Virat Kohli could have enforced the follow on but instead opted to turn the screws and add to the imposing total.
But his batsmen also found it tough going and they slumped to 54-5, with first innings century-maker Cheteshwar Pujara and Kohli himself sensationally out for ducks.
"We wanted to play positive cricket; yes we lost a few more wickets than we wanted but we'll try to add as many runs as we can tomorrow then we can come back and try to get them out," said Bumrah in explaining the decision.
Josh Hazlewood chipped in with the wicket of Rohit Sharma (5) with debutant Mayank Agarwal watching the carnage from the other end. He was 28 not out with Rishabh Pant on six.
"You dare to dream," said Cummins on Australia's chances of avoiding defeat, while defending what was arguably one of their worst batting displays in recent times.
"It's still a young batting group. They are trying their best and I guess today it just didn't come off."
None of Australia's batsmen could muster more than 22, again demonstrating how much they miss Steve Smith and David Warner, whose bans for ball-tampering expire in late March.
Cummins admitted they were being missed, but added that "others have to stand up".
In overcast conditions, Australia began the day with eight runs on the scoreboard but with the pitch showing wear and tear, it wasn't long before the bowlers took advantage.
Aaron Finch smashed a four off Bumrah in a positive start but once again Australia's limited-overs captain failed as a Test opener.
Khawaja was only at the wicket a short time before Australia's other opener Marcus Harris also fell, plunging the home team into strife at 36-2.
Khawaja didn't last much longer, despondently trudging off for 21 after Agarwal took another catch from spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who was finding the rough.
The afternoon didn't get any better with Travis Head's stumps knocked over by a quick Bumrah delivery and Mitchell Marsh tickling a Jadeja ball to Rahane at slip, with the last four wickets falling for 13 runs.


Local governance – communities have to decide what's on- and off- topic, what tags to use, and how to deal with topic-specific guidelines like how sources should be cited.
Federal law and product feedback – Most changes to the engine affect all sites, and some guidelines and rules ("be nice") are the same network wide.
And that's why every site except Stack Overflow has always had its own meta site, so it could focus on the "local governance" issues that were specific to that community. But as the network has grown, many users have shown enthusiasm not just about the sites where they participate, but also about how the whole system should work. It's time to give these discussions a place of their own.
Prior to today, Meta Stack Overflow doubled as the home of both discussions about broad network changes, and discussions around the unique issues that Stack Overflow faces (often due to its enormous scale). The percent of problems Stack Overflow shares with its smaller sister sites has become exceedingly low, which has created an awkward dissonance when it comes to how folks perceive and approach challenges.
For example, some new sites embrace the idea of highly specific, narrowly-scoped questions that seek product recommendations, – something that is perfectly acceptable to explore on many sites but completely off-limits on Stack Overflow.
Someone else might be interested in strategies to better promote and grow new sites when they come out of private beta, which might apply to many network sites, but is obviously a problem that the Stack Overflow community is not facing. The scale of Stack Overflow puts an interesting twist on almost every discussion that the Stack Overflow community has; they needed a place of their own to work on their own challenges. Similarly, someone outside of the Stack Overflow community that wants to propose a new feature isn't likely to be super interested in XML tag synonyms.
When you visit Meta Stack Exchange, you'll see that the split is still a a work in progress. We're in the process of migrating quite a few Stack Overflow specific discussions that are still relevant and unresolved, to help to show the kind of topics that belong on the new MSO. Over time we'll continue to migrate discussions that clearly belong on Meta Stack Overflow back over the fence.
If you're interested in the nuts and bolts and mechanics of the split itself (such as how rep is going to work, moderators, etc), have a look at the initial project announcement. The plan was extremely simple, and we stuck to it.
When in doubt, you can always post your question on your local meta. If it's clearly relevant to the engine or network as a whole, we'll move it.
If you have any input or ideas to share, just go right to your favorite site's meta and do it there; there's no need for you to go to Meta Stack Exchange at all.
That said, any time you know your question applies to the the whole network, you're of course perfectly welcome to participate on Meta Stack Exchange directly.
The largest beneficiary of this split is probably the Stack Overflow community; our flagship site went without a town hall all of its own for way too long. Splitting the two opens up many more possibilities while alleviating noise for everyone.
Young sites don't generally have, and may never have the sorts of challenges that Stack Overflow did. Now, there's a place for our smaller communities to come together and figure out what works for them.
Do you have some great ideas that could make quite a few communities even better? Take them to your site's own little town hall, or feel free to bring them to the capital city directly. Do you have ideas that suit the scale of Stack Overflow? Well then, c'mon, get meta, as it was intended.


Tonight's Donation Dinner will benefit the OLD FORGE AMBULANCE! As always 20% of all sales will be donated, take out counts too. Call for reservations 369-2001. See you there!
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November is Picture Book Month. To celebrate, I'm kicking off a month-long Holiday Picture Book Drive benefitting young Chicago readers.
During the month of November, I will collect as many picture books as possible for Leading with Literacy, a read-aloud focused non-profit based in Bronzeville, a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.
Michael Neal, Senior Pastor of Glorious Light Church, launched Leading with Literacy (as Real Men Read) in the 2011-12 school year with the goal of building scholars, one book at a time. Here's Pastor Neal (below) with a group of fantastic kids.
Leading with Literacy places male volunteers as weekly readers in primary grade classrooms. In just six years, the program has expanded to include year-round readers in 10 Chicago Public Schools, as well as schools in Phoenix and Cinncinnati. Phenomenal work!
When Leading with Literacy receives book donations, Pastor Neal immediately gives them to kids, so that they can take them home and make them part of their world. This holiday season, my goal is to get books into the hands of as many Leading with Literacy classroom kids as possible.
Would you like to help? Because that would be fantastic!
Friends & Family: If you would like to purchase a copy of your favorite picture book and send it to me, I will make sure it gets to a child who participates in Leading with Literacy. Or, if you too would like to sponsor an entire CPS class, that would be extremely generous... and wonderful!
Spread the Word: Share this post on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, so that as many as possible can join in on the effort.
To participate, send me a message through my Contact page, and we'll get the ball rolling on your special delivery!
I'll document the Holiday Picture Book Drive as the books come in. This will include photos and videos on my blog and in my Twitter feed (@anitraschulte).
Please donate new books only. Think of the book you give as a Christmas gift... because it is!
Parents and grandparents, involving the littles in your life in researching and selecting books could be a fun holiday activity.
Finally, it would be tremendous to receive diverse books. It's so very important for kids to see themselves in the characters that they read about.
Thank you for considering playing a part in this holiday event. I can't wait to see what November will bring. Remember that no gift is too small: Just one book will make a child's Christmas so special.
Rachel Ruiz, author of When Penny Met POTUS, and publisher Capstone donated 30 copies of their fun White House adventure, with a twist.
Tim Miller, author/illustrator of Moo Moo in a Tutu, and the fabulous team at Balzer + Bray shared 30 copies of this adventure of Moo Moo and Mr. Quackers.
And 30 copies of each of these books have been donated - that means 6 entire CPS classrooms will get the same book!


The Florence Art Studio is a private working studio offering a program of academic training which is unique in that it is divided into discrete and sequentially progressive intensive modules that can last anywhere from one week to a month or longer.
This intensive program provides students with a disciplined study of the fundamentals of drawing and painting from life. Students work within a structured environment under the guidance of an instructor who personally monitors their progress and development.
As each study is the foundation for the next and the inherent principles taught overlap, students can therefore take each part of the program with confidence that their progress from one will continue into the next. In this way, the student's development is clear and progressive. The program is not a short cut; there are simply no short cuts.
Work progresses at the student's own pace. In the drawing program, the student copies drawings, draws antique casts, and live models until sufficient skill is developed. Then the cycle for the painting program begins.
The aim of the program is to offer training to any person regardless of their age or previous training, and it is specifically geared towards adults for whom art is a passion but is not currently their profession.
The Florence Art Studio fulfills a unique need for serious adult art training. This approach is flexible and allows for the students to establish their own pace of program progression.
The program is intensively taught in an encouraging environment, with a great deal of personal attention to get the most out of the student's available time and energy. Significant progress can be achieved within a short period of time if there is willingness and determination. In order to comfortably provide the necessary resources to facilitate training the Florence Art Studio accepts a limited number of students.
The standard day program consists of instruction in the studio five days a week, Monday through Friday for three hours a day (9am to 12pm), with the remainder of time working in the studio, and suggested activities outside the studio. The studio is accessible everyday between 8:30am and 8pm.
As a service to continuing students, during the interval away from Florence assignments are made and work is monitored by critiques from your instructor via the Internet. You can return to Florence at your convenience and continue to the next level.
The only prerequisite for beginning is the desire to learn. The ability to draw and paint is attainable by anyone who is willing to pursue it. Students should be aware that as the teaching method is sight-size, all work is done standing and therefore the student must be able to stand for a minimum period of thirty minutes between short breaks. Additionally a vision check is highly recommended.
The FAS allows for a diverse structured learning system outside the Studio to provide an enriching and complete experience in Florence. Students may purchase a special museum card to the Uffizi and Pitti museums allowing spontaneous access to study the evolution of painting both aesthetically and technically from the Renaissance. The vast resources of Florence can be used to explore not only the historical aspects but the philosophical and humanistic values that underlie figurative art. Walking tours during the coffee breaks also give perspective to the city's human scale and history which is able to be "read in layers" as a living urban-archaeological laboratory.


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Q: Back-calculating the log-likelihood ratio statistic from a hazard ratio I am wondering whether and how can I back-calculate the log-likelihood ratio statistic from a Cox proportional hazard analysis with 1 degree of freedom.
For instance, if I have an hazard ratio (HR) of 0.1327, with standard error of the ln(HR) of 0.0584, what computations should I perform and which would eventually be the log-likelihood ratio statistic?

A: You can calculate the Wald statistic by logHR/SE(logHR). The square of this Wald statistic is typically very close to the likelihood ratio test statistic, since they are asymptotically equivalent.
I don't think you can calculate the likelihood ratio statistic given only the estimated log HR and the standard error.

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That kind of proves my point though doesn't it? We have tons of first-person perspective shooters out there already where the existing IP makes more sense, like Space Marine. Not to mention the Syndicate remake sounds a lot like the third Deus Ex, granted there's not much detail.
Someone should start a list, something with bullet mark- er points.
how fantastic would it be if the new xcom was turn based like before?
It's all about money, not necessarily making it, but getting enough together to make a game. You can't do that by telling investors about an old 3/4ths overhead squad based game from 1994.
As deeply disappointing to me as that is.
I mean yeah, I'd so much rather play a 21st century version of syndicate or x-com, but good luck finding anyone to invest in those gameplay mechanics.


Writing about my favorite things to do in Sun Valley last week got me thinking about all the things I love to do in Stanley too. Embedded in the middle of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Stanley is a spectacular place. A visit here will leave you wanting to come back again and again. For those of you coming from far away, especially if it is your first time to the area, here is my list of must-do's in Stanley.
Spend the day at Redfish Lake—I never get bored at Redfish. The kids and I go there several times a week to hang out. If we tire of the beach we might take out a canoe or paddle boat for an hour to two. Then we might get an ice cream cone from the gazebo, walk to the dog beach, explore the nature trail at the visitor's center or hike along the river looking for critters. Later in the day, Dave might join us for live music on the lawn and maybe a cocktail or two on the porch. A special treat is dinner in the beautifully rustic lodge. It never gets old at Redfish.
Soak in Sunbeam Hot Springs—Once the spring runoff subsides and the river level lowers, the undeveloped pools at Sunbeam come out. Some are shallow, some are a little deeper, some are colder and some are really hot, but they all offer a wonderfully relaxing riverside soak.
Go river rafting with The River Company—There's no better way to experience this area than by floating down the Salmon River with us. Hold on tight during the rapids, float by singer/songwriter Carol King's wilderness ranch, be on the lookout for wildlife, learn about the area's history, jump into a deep pool at Jump Rock, and experience delicious world cuisine at our beautiful riverside lunch camp. All of these things add up for a most enjoyable day.
Explore the ghost towns of Bonanza and Custer—A visit here really shows the rich history of the area. I love that several of the buildings in Custer have been renovated as it helps me envision what life was like back in the late 1800's. Don't miss the cemetery in Bonanza!
Hike around Stanley Lake—This is where I take the kids with bug catchers, fishing nets and our dog in tow. Exploring the shallow streams and the lake's edge provides hours of entertainment and great exercise as we hike along the trails. Also, the beach here is rarely crowded.
Visit the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery—Learn all there is to know about the life cycle of a Salmon and even see them alive in various life stages. So cool to actually see them in the traps after returning from the Pacific Ocean, 900 miles away! There is also a really fun fishing pond here for kids.
Have a leisurely breakfast at the Stanley Baking Company—For the best breakfast in Stanley and a great latte don't miss this ideal little place located a block off the highway. Don't let the line scare you, it moves fast and it is worth the wait.
Go horseback riding with Mystic Saddle Ranch—We usually go on the hour-long loop ride along Fishhook creek, although this year I plan on going on the half-day Bench Lake ride. Jeff and Deb's guides are amazingly patient with me and my lack of horse-riding prowess and their horses are surefooted and mellow.
Go shopping at Riverwear—This little store will amaze you with the variety and quality of the goods it carries. When I worked there "back-in-the-day" I loved hearing the constant customer comments about how they didn't expect to find such a great store in such a small town.
Get an ice cream shake or latte at Peaks & Perks—On a warm afternoon, nothing beats stopping at Peaks & Perks for a shake or a coffee treat and taking in the beautiful Sawtooth scenery.
Fly a kite on a windy day—Every now and then we get a good windy day in Stanley. When the wind picks up we head to the city park with our kites and let 'em rip. The scenery here can't be beat and is a great place for a picnic too.
Take the historic walking tour of Stanley—From the minute you come into Stanley you sense that you are in the Old West. Going on the walking tour allows our imaginations to drift back to how life used to be here. The kids' favorite place is the Stanley museum with its relics, artifacts and short videos to watch.
Mountain bike the Elk Mountain Loop—This is a beautiful, moderately easy mountain bike ride that gives great views of Stanley Lake, the Sawtooth Mountains and Elk Meadows. Because my mountain biking skills are not as good as I'd like them to be, I find this is the perfect ride for me.
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