Semi-Homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes – Nothing beats the dynamic flavor duo of mint and chocolate, and this yummy, festive cupcake recipe with a to-die-for chocolate frosting is determined to prove it!
With St. Patty's Day this week I had to make something special and green for the kids. After all, I made Dairy-Free Irish Cream Mousse for mommy and daddy last week and the kids weren't allowed to have any… "Not even one taste!" My eldest thought this was a gross injustice. I suppose he had a point. It was a little mean to eat chocolate mousse in front of him!
My family loves, loves, loves chocolate-mint desserts, so I was thinking that this favorite flavor combination would be a big hit as a cupcake in my home. That's where I came up with the idea for these Semi-Homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes.
Last week I had planned time in my schedule to develop this recipe and then the Philly area got dumped on with a snow storm. Snow days are pretty much equivalent to utter chaos in my home. Normally I hesitate when it comes to working on my blog on such days, but this recipe is semi-homemade, plus it's cupcakes, so I thought I'd give it a go!
I got my 6-year-old to take the job of cupcake sous chef extraordinaire. We ended up having a fun morning together baking these tasty Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes while the snow outside frosted the world in a coating of white. As for us, we frosted these scrumptious cupcakes with a coating of chocolate!
Nothing beats the dynamic flavor duo of mint and chocolate, and this yummy, festive cupcake recipe with a to-die-for chocolate frosting is determined to prove it!
Preheat oven to 350ºF and place the oven rack in the middle of the oven. Place 24 cupcake liners into muffin tins.
Using a hand mixer combine the cake mix and softened butter until they are completely combined and smooth. Next mix in the milk, eggs, mint extract, and green food coloring and beat for 2 minutes.
Using a spatula fold in the mini chocolate chips.
Using an ice-cream scoop fill each cupcake liner until it's half full with batter and then bake in the center of a 350ºF oven for for 17-20 minutes. The cupcakes are done cooking when they are just beginning to turn a golden color on the tops and a toothpick comes out clean when poked through the center. Repeat for for a second pan if you don't have two muffin tins.
Place the cupcakes on a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely before frosting.
Combine the milk and flour in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat while stirring constantly and scraping along the bottom of the saucepan to prevent burning. The mixture will begin to bubble. Cook until it becomes thick and paste-like, then immediately remove it from the heat. Cover the thickened milk with plastic wrap touching it's surface to prevent it from drying out and allow it to cool completely for an hour.
Meanwhile melt a stick of butter and using and using an electric mixer combine it with the cocoa powder until there are no lumps. Add granulated sugar, 2 pinches of salt, and vanilla to the mixture and beat for about 5 minutes.
Once the cooked milk has come to room temperature, add it to the bowl and beat until the icing becomes fluffy like whipped cream. This will take 4-5 minutes.
Frost the cooled cupcakes and serve. Store in the refrigerator for up to five days.
*If you're using a different brand for your cake mix than disregard the butter, milk and eggs listed in the recipe instructions and instead follow the instructions one the box mix and mix in the mint extract, green food coloring and mini semi-sweet chocolate chips.
These cupcakes would be perfect for St. Patrick's day!! We love everything mint and chocolate! Such a great combination!
We love this combination in my family too. I have to be careful not to invite my sisters over to share them because they'll eat them all up!
I hope your St. Patty's get together went well!
So sorry to hear about the snow but these are so perfect. That frosting looks amazing on them. Pinning this for later.
Thanks for pinning Tanya! Enjoy!
Mmm! Mint chip is one of my favorite flavor combos. I love how easy this is.
I love having so easy go-to recipes!
I love mint and chocolate! And these look so beautiful. Not sure if my kids would like the mint, but I'll definitely give it a try.
The mint flavor is definitely there, but it's not strong. You never know, they might like it!
I really hope your kid used the phrase 'gross injustice' lol. Really though, these look like some tasty cupcakes that I would definitely eat on the regular.
lol… I'll have to teach him that one! It sounds like something he'd say.
Love love love these! Such a delicious and creative idea. Love the mint chocolate chip flavor!
Oh my yum! I can't wait to try your recipe! I love chocolate and mint together!
I love that you made this with your 6 year old! My daughter is 3 and she always wants to be my " big helper" in the kitchen! It's so much fun! These cupcakes look a perfect treat for anytime of year!
It's always fun and a little interesting cooking with kids… I remember when my son was 3 I had to make sure that he didn't try to put his Matchbox cars into the dry ingredients. I think he was pretending that the flour was dirt. Now he's really great a measuring, but he always want to try and crack the eggs himself. I dare say we've all encountered an occasional eggshell in our baked goods!
I love that your child enjoys baking with you. The cupcakes look great, especially the frosting.
How cute they are! My kids love baking too, maybe we should try these cupcakes together!
There's something about sweets that gets kids interested in helping out in the kitchen!


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Mrs Teacups Experiences around the World
The experiences of an English teacher travelling four continents in challenging classrooms & situations, sharing thoughts, tastes, feelings & sights as I go. Also an advocate for survivors of domestic abuse, read My Story on this blog. With a love of words & storytelling, I write about people & places for my blog & also magazines, websites, others blogs & I love to tweet short stories & comments here @ed2inspire
Love Bombing – what is it and what it feels like?
Love bombing is an attempt to influence a person by lavish demonstrations of attention and affection.
Love Bombing is a seductive tactic that is used when someone who is manipulative tries to control the relationship with bombs brimming with "love" right from day one.
elephantjournal.com
Love bombing is so called because of the constant bombardment of communication from the sociopath.
Datingasociopath.com
Love bombing is an all-encompassing exhaustive campaign of flattery that bombs the target with non-stop positive reinforcement.
Psychopathsandlove.com
Ten years ago I was bombarded by, what I realise now was a psychopath, who over a period of two years sent me a continuous campaign of flattering texts, emails and telephone calls. I only met him in late 2005 and this is what I received come January 2006.
Knowing you are the woman I want to marry and call my wife
After leaving an abusive marriage I was vulnerable but I thought, three years later that I was healed and had found the love of my life. I have never received such wonderful words from anyone before. On reflection, I realise we were not a very demonstrative family. Although my childhood was happy, an outward showing of feelings and love was limited and my first marriage was abusive. This narcissistic sociopathic man I had come into contact with online on a dating site filled a void with lovely words.
In fact, I think I love you too much
But you know what
So long as you love me too
Won't ever break your heart
Can't wait to be with you
I was blown away, infatuated and addicted to the words not him. His love bombing felt like love and I thought I was in love. It's taken 10 years and a tremendous amount of work on myself to understand and accept what happened to me. I was duped, manipulated and love bombed.
What lies behind us?
What lies before us?
Are tiny matters
Compared to what lies within us
Remember always that I love you
What greater flattery than to have someone who adores you and thinks you are the best thing they have ever known. What greater flattery to believe that this person believes they too have found the love of their life and they will "love you forever and never hurt you or make you sad."
Sherlock Holmes was an idiot
Robert Watt was a fool
Other inventors were all worth nothing
Cos none of them discovered you
I am the genius, cos I found you
I fell hook, line and sinker. I fell head over heels in love; I wanted to believe that this was what love was really like. I wanted to believe that there were good people out there and that there was someone who would see the best in me and love me unconditionally. He came over as loving and caring, trustworthy and loyal and he even agreed he had the same values, ethics, dreams and goals as me. As he states in his text above, yes he was a genius, a genius in manipulation, brainwashing and a genius in lying and not only lying to me but also to himself. He was and is a psychopath.
On my honour, I promise to love you now and forever
You are my life
No man wants to trade anything
And I cannot afford to trade you
I'll love you now and forever
He promised to love me forever, "till death us do part." But he didn't; he used and abused me in order to obtain a Visa to the UK. He became violent and financially abusive, not contributing adequately to the household finances but sending money to his mother, buying clothes, endless pairs of shoes and going out with his friends. I became a thorn in his side and was not invited to visit with his friends.
You are the best woman on earth
The best in my life
You are my world, my future
I love you baby and I won't ever stop loving you
I will hold you so tight tonight
Realising and accepting you have been lied to and betrayed by someone who was supposed to love and care about you is devasting. For it to happen twice is doubly excruciating. I was traumatised and suffered nightmares, flashbacks, depression, chronic migraine, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Post Traumatic Relationship Disorder (PTRD). He didn't care, because just like trash I was cast aside, used and abused, thrown to the sharks and had to somehow save myself.
We are two different people
But I can't imagine my world without you
Why do I think about you so much
That it drives me crazy
The red flags I should have picked up on were the intensity and rapid pace of the relationship. But also it was the space I was in at the time. This sociopath caught me at one of my most vulnerable places – leaving and recovering from an abusive marriage of 25 years. I also have to reflect on my childhood as my father was volatile and aggressive and there were little demonstrative love and emotional intelligence shown to me who anyone else in the home. I was not used to this rapid and intense love bombing and unfortunately for me "it felt so good."
Remember love bombing goes hand in hand with gaslighting, grooming, coercive control and all forms of abuse including sexual as well as child sexual abuse and exploitation. It is used to manipulate the victim into believing that they are deeply loved, special and extremely valuable to the perpetrator. Love bombing is not just used in adult to adult relationships but also adult to child or young person and parent to child/grandparent to child. Love bombing is an insidious part of the abuse and is embedded in every type of abuse and forms part of coercive control and manipulation.
Perpetrators who use love bombing are usually sociopathic, narcissistic and psychopathic and know exactly what they are doing because it is all about them, for their own gain and theirs alone. Love bombing can happen to you whoever you are, whatever gender, sexual orientation, culture, social standing and age - it is one of the basic needs of a perpetrator and forms the basis for silence and secrets as some abusers rely on their victims to love them or fall in love with them.
I leave you with this email my perpetrator wrote to me in the very early days of his love bombing:
Let me start by saying that I thank God every night since I found you. You came into my life when everything seemed so dark but you provided the light to find my way. I've never been so certain of anything in my life like I am of us. You have totally changed my outlook on life and I thank you for that. I never thought that someone could love me like you do, but guess what? I love you that much too. I feel as if I'm walking over clouds just thinking about you. You make my life complete. I know you've said we could do foolish things while in love, but you know what? With you, I wouldn't mind being a fool for the rest of my life. I love you so much and I know you love me too. I know that others looking into our relationship might think that we're saying too many foolish things but they just don't know how we feel about each other. There's nothing foolish about the things I've told you, I meant every word I said. I love you. I would do anything for you. Today I promise you that I would do anything in my power to be a great person, outstanding father and a loving husband for you.
I LOVE YOU!!
If this letter doesn't reach its destination, send it to heaven 'cause it was meant for an angel.
Love you loads
Love bombing is also an insidious part of Immigration Marriage Fraud which is more prevalent in the UK than individuals believe and still relatively unrecognised fully by the Home Office and UK Border Authorities. Immigration Marriage Fraud, love bombing, coercive control and every other form of abusive behaviours are very difficult to prove in the UK court of law.
See my other blog post:
http://averyenglishmrsteacup.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/immigration-marriage-fraud.html
The text messages and letter shared in the post are the actual love bombing that I received from my sociopathic abuser just 10 years ago. There are hundreds more; I would receive a minimum of three texts per day over a two year period, that equates to a minimum of 2,184 texts – but it was much much more, I have three notebooks full – you see I recorded everyone.
@ed2inspire
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Disclosure – What it can feel like
Let me tell you what it feels like to disclose; to share my story, to disclose my abuse, to talk about it and to let you in. Disclosing to some random person or even all of you here reading this was and has been hugely difficult and challenging over time. So let me try and explain to you what disclosure can look and feel like. The years and years of build up to disclosing are toxic and damaging; holding onto trauma can damage the brain, relationships and cause many disorders, for example, PTSD and cPTSD, DID and other mental health disorders. Some victims and survivors of abuse turn to substances, alcohol and can lose everything and end up on the streets homeless. We refer to survivors as such as some do not make it, some sadly pass away and some commit suicide, some of those who survive campaign to help others and raise awareness of this insidious crime and the long lasting life-long damage of abuse.
So let me educate you as to what the build up to disclosing feels like...
So let me tell you why I feel blue, why I lost trust and why I was bust. Why decades of shame, blame, silence and tears, living in fear, embarrassed and guilt-ridden, I was a hostage and hidden. I felt worthless and frightened, marginalised, an outsider looking in. I had been sucked in by a charmer, lied to by a groomer, coerced by a narcissist, gaslit by a psychopath. Life has been sad; I even asked if I was really bad.
I have been lost at a heavy cost, I became invisible, haunted with a miserable soul and my heart and spirit broken, my voice was taken; you see my abuser spoke for me. I thought I was smart but even I fell apart. Abuse is abysmal; it is a sick excuse for silence and secrets, threats and fear, exclusion and segregation, rejection and elimination. We become nobodies encased in guilt & shame and the damage is life-long, we never forget.
He held my head against a wall, took me by the throat, pulled me along by my hair and pushed me till I fell with his flying fists. His evil words flowed like fjords which damaged my psyche and he thought he would break me. My confidence was destroyed; I was embarrassed, ashamed, dirty, unclean, muted, unseen; my personality stripped, I was controlled and gripped, my sanity was blown, my mind not my own. I was told I am paranoid and it was all in my imagination. My brain was fried and my inner child died; I never cried, you see I couldn't my tears had run dry, I was completely cried out. Is it really me? Would I ever be free?
I lived like a zombie and life was lonely; I was encased in a fog my body trapped in a bog. I was being sucked under by quicksand and manipulated by his hands. Isolated, kidnapped, and taken hostage in my own home; invisible, unseen, all I wanted to do was hide, my heart had died. The pain and trauma left me in a coma; the lethargy was indescribable…please let me sleep till I see next world, let me die; take me now anything but these lies and mental abuse.
I was angry, confused, cynical and scared; triggers the worst, flashbacks a curse. Sleepless nights and nightmare fights. The foetal position kept me safe; you see I took no chances from his unwanted advances so I barricaded the bedroom door trying to protect my inner core. You see I was not consenting which for him was degrading.
All this a secret behind closed doors, a door he held the key to, quite literally. A charade played out privately, I must behave publicly. Mustn't cause any doubt of this big fat lie, we don't want neighbours to pry. But back home I get the stick, a fist or a barrage of words. Who's going to believe me and give some reprieve, there's no one who knows because it's too outlandish, scandalous, and outrageous; too taboo this dirty word called abuse. You see no one talks about this ghastly stuff because it's too uncomfortable, it doesn't happen at others tables.
Outwardly I look fine; my façade in place, lipstick shining nothing is ever out of place. My persona flawless, polished & gleaming but underneath there is a pain so deep that I am trying desperately to escape. The pain goes to the core of my being and that damage is life-long and, I believe, can never be fully healed although the past is past and I now live in the moment – not the past or the future – the moment.
Disclosure is the hardest act, and that's a fact; to open up and share my dirty laundry, my personal story with all of you, for all of you to share, have a pop at, an opinion and a judgement, even discuss embarrassing and shameful, makes me feel dirty and unclean, muted and unseen. People see me differently now and I am different, I can never to be the same again, how can I and nor should I and I shouldn't have to explain to you or anyone what it feels like to be abused.
So, don't tell me to get over it or move on; don't tell me to forget it or it's in the past because let me tell you it's impossible. What most survivors need are someone who listens and believes and who can scoop you up and believe in you; can give a hug and smile and a cuppa tea. If this is possible there's a small chance of healing and a small chance of hope and peace, of breaking the cycle and the pattern. There is a chance of a brighter future, a chance of peace of mind and a chance of being somebody again and a chance we can find a safer place to live and breathe in solace.
Now you know a little of what it feels like to suffer decades of abuse and then have to tell some random stranger in a uniform, your journey of abuse, over and over, somewhere clinical because they decide that's the best way to disclose. And when you do find the time to listen to me, you have no excuse to disbelieve or doubt my words or feelings, question my mental health or my historic sexual activity. What you do have to do is listen, hear, believe and care about me. You have no excuse or reason to disbelieve me or anyone else who finds the strength and courage to disclose their story of abuse.
Never judge a child, teenager, young person, adult or the elderly whether they be male or female, of any gender, social standing or culture who have suffered abuse - historic or current, sexual or otherwise, domestic violence or abuse or not. Consider how challenging it is to speak, possibly as long as three score years and ten later about an evil perpetrator that abused them as a child.
Remember others may never tell or my find the courage, beat the shame and tell someone safe before their passing. We must honour the brave that comes forward and disclose this insidious crime who have the courage to speak out to endeavour to make changes to current systems, laws and procedures in order to safeguard current and future generations of children and young people.
So when someone discloses their horrific abuse have the decency and respect to believe them.
The greatest gift you can give a victim or survivor of abuse is to believe them.
This is a small precis of my talk about Disclosure in Antrobus, Cheshire with @VoicingCSA on Saturday 11th February 2017. To see the full talk please go to:
Voicing CSA Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/voicingcsa/about/?ref=page_internal
Website: https://.voicingcsa.uk
Email: at contact@voicingcsa.co.uk
Twitter: @voicingcsa
On Saturday 12th February 2017 I was lucky enough to meet and spend time with actor Chris Harper at the Escape Charity Event at Old Trafford VIP Suite, Manchester. Chris currently plays the role of groomer "Nathan" in Coronation Street; as Nathan, he will go on to groom Bethany over the next few weeks. I spent quality time discussing my own story of grooming, gaslighting and coercive control with Chris in order to assist him with his research in his role as a paedophile and perpetrator of abuse.
You can read the article/interview with Chris Harper in the Sunday Mirror today (12.02.2017) where, as an Ambassador, he supports charity Voicing CSA and shares a small part of my story here:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/coronation-street-star-reveals-met-9800715
Abused all over again
Update: It has come to my attention, through reliable sources, that the Leader of the Pack and her Stooges also publicly abused, bullied and...
Mrs Teacup
Writer, author, blogger and copywriter. Mixed media artist, photographer & avid tea connoisseur in all corners of the globe. Teacher trainer & education consultant, specialism safeguarding.

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Lisa Fetchko has published fiction, creative nonfiction, critical essays, and translations in a variety of publications including AGNI, Ploughshares, Bookforum, and n + 1. She teaches in the Department of Architecture & Urban Design at UCLA and at Orange Coast College. In addition to teaching and writing, she has worked in architecture and documentary filmmaking in the United States and Latin America.
I've taught writing and literature in a variety of ways, but I always come back to the basics: reading, writing, and critical thinking. Reading good writers helps students become better writers themselves; daily writing and revision helps students see nuances, think more critically; thinking critically makes students better readers—it's a productive cycle.
I'm interested in nonfiction, especially creative nonfiction, personal narrative, and the way these genres have evolved over the last fifty years. I'm also interested in literature, especially Latin American literature, Eastern and Central European literature, and literature by and about women. Finally, I'm interested in writing about the arts—criticism, manifestos, artists' reflections on their work—and translation as an intellectual exercise and a literary art. At the heart of all of these interests is a fascination with the endless possibilities of the sentence.
When my kids were in elementary school, they were enrolled in an ambitious bilingual program at the UCLA lab school with students who had very different abilities and experiences in the Spanish language—from fluent to monosyllabic—and I always marveled at the ability of the best of their teachers to tailor their teaching to the different levels of each student. Over the last five years, I've found that teaching writing is an analogous experience. No writing student needs the same thing from a teacher—every student has individual strengths, interests, and weaknesses that need to be discovered and cultivated (or discouraged) in order for that student to reach his or her potential. To this end, I offer my students as much individualized attention as possible. I also rely heavily on the workshop format, which encourages students to take responsibility for their work, understand the importance of editing and revision, and see their writing from a reader's point of view, something we often forget to do.
I'm currently working on two projects: a memoir about my love affair with Uruguay (Veinte años no es nada) and a darkly comic novel about an empty nester.
"Felisberto," critical essay, Ploughshares, Winter 2015–2016.
"Ana's Face," translation, Ploughshares, Winter 2015–2016.
"Hands," creative nonfiction, Hotel Amerika, Spring 2012.
"The Lizard's Tale by José Donoso," book review, Bookforum, 28 Oct. 2011.
"Nipper," creative nonfiction, AGNI Online, Sept. 2011.
"San Bernardino," fiction, n+1, 29 April 2011.
"Raul Markowicz Is As Big As a House and Other Disappointments of the New Millennium," fiction, Rattapallax, Fall 2009.
"Apologia," fiction, Glimmer Train, Winter 1999.
"The First Blow," fiction, COLUMBIA: A Magazine of Poetry & Prose, Fall 1993.
"They're Hanging a Chilean," translation, LAX, Fall 1990.
"The Fated Woman," translation, LAX, Fall 1990.


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Imparting Industry relevant management education has always been the topmost priority of IIM Indore. To enhance the existing Industry Academia Partnership, an Industry Interface Cell (IIC) has been setup at the Institute. The IIC has been well equipped to solve general as well as complex problems faced by the industries. The IIC provides a structured platform for continuous interaction with the industry.
The Inauguration of the Industry Interface Cell took place on March 2, 2016 in the presence of Shri Sanjay Dubey, Commissioner, Indore Division, Indore. The event began with the formal lamp lighting ceremony.
Professor NMK Bhatta, Chairman, Industry Interface Committee welcomed the guests and noted that the purpose of IIC is to make sure that the institute gets closer to the industry, so that whatever is taught to the students becomes more relevant and they start to feel more compatible when they actually enter the industry. He mentioned that the IIC plans to offer affordable consultancy to small industries and resolve their issues, as they can't afford big consultants. This would be done with the help of either faculty members, students or the professionals who wish to volunteer for the same. 'We also plan to start an activity called 'Startup Saturday' wherein people from government, entrepreneurs or professionals would be called to share their experiences and tell the students what could go wrong or what could help them in their business plans', he said.
Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan mentioned that IIM Indore aims at being contextually relevant and having world class academics, making sure that students are constantly linked to various industries and are aware of the tools which would help them when they enter the industry. This is the main objective why IIC has been created. He also noted that the institute now has five positions for Professors of Practice with 15-20 years of industry experience which helps the students to get to know the industry in a better way, learning from an experienced person. 'We are hoping that IIT Indore and IIM Indore would be collaborating further, which would help us to create a strong industry interaction which has both technology and management', he concluded.
This was followed by a speech by Mr. Sanjay Dubey who noted that according to the industries; only 20 percent of the graduates are skillful and are capable of being employed. Since all this depends upon how closely a student knows an industry, all the institutes are trying to collaborate with some industry or the other, to help their students gain a practical knowledge. 'After a two year course, when a student is placed, he realizes that what he had was just bookish knowledge. Industries today want graduates who are already having the basic knowledge about the work they would be doing. This cannot be achieved till the institutes collaborate with industries', he said.
Mr. Dubey appreciated IIM Indore's effort of establishing IIC and said that the knowledge repository which would help students learn about various companies should not only include success stories, but also failures, so that the students know what possibly go wrong.
The event concluded with a presentation on Union Budget 2015-16 by Professor Ganesh Kumar Nidugala, Dean Academics, IIM Indore, wherein he discussed various aspects of the budget presented in the Parliament on 29 Feb 2016.


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Top landmarks in Mount Isa
Mount Isa Family Fun ParkIf thrills are what you're after, head to Mount Isa Family Fun Park, located 13.4 mi (21.6 km) from central Mount Isa. If you'd also like to explore some of the parks in Mount Isa, Centenary Park is nearby.
Centenary ParkIf you like quiet time surrounded by flowers and greenery, hang out at Centenary Park in The Gap.
Outback at IsaIf museums are on your list, you might want to visit the upcoming exhibitions at Outback at Isa in The Gap. If you want to experience more of the culture Mount Isa has to offer, head to Mount Isa Visitor Information Centre, Mount Isa Family Fun Park, and Centenary Park.
The Royal Flying Doctor BaseThe Royal Flying Doctor Base is worth a pic or two when discovering Miles End.
Riversleigh Fossil CentreIf museums are on your list of things to see, you might want to browse the collections at Riversleigh Fossil Centre in The Gap. If you want to experience more of the culture Mount Isa has to offer, head to Mount Isa Visitor Information Centre, Mount Isa Family Fun Park, and Outback at Isa.
Mount Isa Visitor Information CentreMount Isa Visitor Information Centre is worth a pic or two when discovering The Gap.
Find out more about Townview
What's Townview like?
If you're in search of the perfect part of the city to explore, consider Townview. Places such as Mount Isa Family Fun Park and Centenary Park are just a little farther away. Outback at Isa and Riversleigh Fossil Centre are two places to visit nearby.
Where are the best places to stay in Townview?
Listed below are our travellers' top places to stay in Townview:
Spinifex Motel & Serviced Apartments
4-star motel with restaurant and bar
• Free parking • Free WiFi • Terrace • Garden • Comfy beds
Townview Motel
3.5-star motel with outdoor pool and restaurant
• Free parking • Free WiFi • Bar • Terrace • Spacious rooms
How to get to Townview
Townview is located 13.8 mi (22.2 km) from the heart of Mount Isa.
• Mount Isa, QLD (ISA), 4.5 mi (7.2 km) from Townview
Things to see and do in and around Townview
Things to see near Townview:
• Mount Isa Visitor Information Centre (0.6 mi/0.9 km away)
• Centenary Park (0.6 mi/0.9 km away)
• The Royal Flying Doctor Base (1.3 mi/2 km away)
Things to do near Townview:
• Mount Isa Family Fun Park (1.2 mi/2 km away)
• Outback at Isa (0.6 mi/0.9 km away)
• Riversleigh Fossil Centre (0.6 mi/0.9 km away)
When is the best time to visit Mount Isa?
• Hottest months: December, January, November, February (average 30°C)
• Coldest months: July, June, August, May (average 19°C)
• Rainiest months: January, February, March, December (average 79 mm of rainfall)


I am a third generation salt producer. My grandfather and my father (all called John, by the way 🙂 ) have been involved with solar salt production one way or the other.
Indeed, my paternal grandfather made his fortune from importing sun-dried "salted fish" from the Gambia into Ghana. He then entered into salt production, coincidentally with my maternal grandfather.
My father followed, by managing the town's saltworks for a while, after he retired from the Civil Service.
So you can say, in a manner of speaking, I have salt in my blood.
But as I grew older, I didn't know much of this history. I was engrossed in the world of technology and finance and loving the thrill of cutting the next big deal or discovering a programming code that could make things happen quicker and better. I was on a roll!! Sitting in the office, late night after late night. Bloated and… well, you get the idea.
And I loved the outdoors!! Especially being near the ocean with the wind in my face and the sound of the the sea filling my ears, without a care in the world (yeah right! I still have bills to pay).
So I quit my job in a leading finance house here in Ghana, leaving a highly paid and career track to a future directorship behind and set out on an adventure.
That's how I started my second business venture, and my lifelong obsession and romance with salt: a natural sea salt works at Apam, in the Central Region of Ghana: Crown Sea Salt Ltd.
What is salt and why is it so important?
In simple terms, salt is a basic compound, consisting of two elements: Sodium (Na) and Chloride (Cl), forming Sodium Chloride (NaCl), the scientific name for the mineral known as "Common Salt". Going forward, we will use just "salt" to mean edible salt.
Now, throw out the chemistry book…..
…..and pick up your biology book.
Salt is essential to all animal life, due to their use of the mineral for the generation of nerve impulses (through electrical signalling in the nervous system) and for maintenance of electrolyte balance and fluid balance (water content) of the body and the individual cells that make up the body.
In animals, sodium ions are necessary for the aforementioned functions and for heart activity and certain metabolic functions.
In other words, salt plays a critical role in our very existence. So, it is not only that saltless food will taste bland, but it is essential to life.
Indeed, animals have worn out trails to location rich with salt. Trails that exist to this very day.
And if you have in anyway been involved with rearing animals, fish or poultry (as I have), you will know important salt is for the health of the animals.
Now, human beings are animals too, right?
All the science gobbledegook talk aside, salt is also used extensively as a preservative and a flavour enhancer. Without it, our food would be tasteless and bland and in addition, uneaten/unused natural food will go bad in record time.
However, despite it's essential nature in our diet, salt has gotten a bad rap (undeservedly so…I will explain why shortly) in recent times.
But, here is where I get off the beaten path, as many have started doing too.
In all the related and voluminous literature and opinions online and in written texts about how bad salt is, what stand out as the major health concern, is "high sodium levels".
This is absolutely true. It is what causes all the health problems associated with salt.
It is the level or amount of sodium chloride in the salt that is the real culprit and the poster boy for the myriad of salt-related health issues. And largely, we can lay the blame squarely on the variety known as Table Salt or refined salt.
This salt is refined, deodorised, bleached (oh yes! Salt is never naturally PURE WHITE) and further processed so that at the end, all that remains is over 99% Sodium Chloride (NaCl – from your science lesson earlier, remember?).
Aside that, it more often than not contains an anti-caking agent which is a known potential carcinogen and has been linked to the onset of Alzheimer's Disease: Aluminium Silicate.
Now picture this: a chemical (Aluminium Silicate) that is used to keep salt dry by absorbing moisture (acting as an anti-caking agent to keep the salt free-flowing, and though it is "food grade", it is similar to what is used in your store-bought clothes, shoes and bags – you know, the stuff that they say "do not swallow"? Yea, that one), is ingested into your body, that consists of 72% water within and without every cell. Can you imagine the kind of havoc that is running riot internally? Go figure.
As my friend's mum will say, "there is salt and there is salt".
Natural Sea Salt is totally unlike that.
All salt originally comes from the ocean. However, over Millenia, as the oceans receded and dry land appeared, massive deposits of salt developed underground. These are now usually mined as "Rock Salt", with the most popular being Himalayan Rock Salt.
More traditionally, salt that is wrested from the ocean through solar evaporation, is known as solar sea salt.
We could leave it right there and everything would be fine. But no! We had to go and try to "improve" on what we already had.
These two natural salt types (rock salt and sea salt) are basically what are then further refined (literally refined, bleached and mixed with additives) to produce the table salt in the form that you know in your salt shaker or salt sachet/pouch.
However, natural sea salt has lower levels of Sodium and Chloride (ranging from a low of 80% to "high" of 98%) but that is not the only factor that sets it apart.
Natural sea salt is better than table salt, by a wide margin.
In contrast to refined table salt, most sea salt is naturally harvested and dried in the sun, and contains a wealth of trace minerals and electrolytes that are easily assimilated by your body.
Unlike refined salt which contains only 2 basic elements (Sodium and Chloride), natural sea salt contains about 80 different mineral elements and electrolytes (potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium and more) that are essential in small amounts for a variety of functions in the body. Sea water has that balance and so does natural sea salt.
These mineral salts and electrolytes are key in enzyme production, the immune system, adrenal and thyroid functions. Your body is designed to work with the salt to function effectively. Unlike what happens internally with the refined product, where the body literally fights it.
While, compared to food, salt is not a major source of minerals, like any whole food, natural sea salt has a natural balance and a lack of toxic additives, so we are actually nourished by it, rather than depleted, as we would be with the refined salt.
When It comes to salt, Less is indeed, more.
Now, How is Salt Produced?
The processes of salt production are different, depending on whether it is refined or natural.
Most refined salt comes from large, highly mechanised operations.
This commercial refined salt has been harvested mechanically from various salt mines as brine or if from sea salt, as natural sea salt crystals, which are then dissolved into concentrated brine. Typically, when salt is planned to be refined, care is not taken to ensure it's cleanness. After all, the refining process will get rid of all that dirt.
(Note: Brine is a highly concentrated solution of water and salt).
Prior to mechanical evaporation, the brine is often treated with chemicals or processed to remove minerals (which are sold for use in industry). The minerals are referred to as "impurities" in salt.
Next, water is evaporated from the resulting salt slurry, under high compression and heat which further disrupts the molecular structure of salt.
Finally, all of the remaining moisture in the salt is removed in a fluidized-bed dryer.
Typically we are talking of temperatures of over 648°C (1,200°F). Unless a vacuum is created, to reduce the heating temperature used.
After this, the salt is milled and anti-caking, free flowing, or conditioning agents are added. These agents may include sodium ferrocyanide, ammonium citrate, and aluminium silicate.
None of these products have any positive effects in the body.
Dextrose, also known as refined sugar, is sometimes added as a stabiliser, so that iodide will stay in the salt.
The final purity of "food-grade salt" is between 99.7-99.95% "pure". In this case, "pure" refers only to the sodium and chloride content. The other "impurities", including healthy minerals and elements, have all been removed from during the refining process.
Ocean water is channeled through a series of clay-bottom ponds.
Next, the wind and sun evaporate the ocean water gradually, leaving mineral rich brine in the final ponds in the series.
This concentrated brine is then transferred into shallow crystallisation pans, in which the salt starts forming as crystals as the rest of the water evaporates.
When enough salt crystals have formed, it is harvested, usually using special wooden rakes or corrosive-resistant shovels.
The harvested salt is heaped and left in the open, for the remaining water to drain out by gravity, before it is packed and bagged for sale. In Ghana, as required by law, potassium iodate is added to the salt before bagging.
This method has not changed since salt production started, over 2,000 years ago and it is this gentle method of gathering the salt ensures that the salt will retain all the naturally-occurring healthy minerals and elements that are meant to be in salt.
At Crown Sea Salt, we take this process one step further.
As with a lot of the salt producers in the southwest of Ghana, after the brine has become concentrated, we use wooden brushes to "wash" the salt and remove any soil, clay or dirt that may be left behind in the pan. This is done before the salt starts crystallising.
With this done, we are left with a clean, white product, which moves from being quite translucent when first harvested, to almost white after the excess moisture drains from it and it dries further.
And this is what my family and friends use.
There is a huge difference between refined and natural sea salt.
Natural sea salt is packed with essential minerals and supplies the body with a proper balance of sodium and chloride with over 80 trace minerals and elements.
Refined salt on the other hand, has nothing aside Sodium Chloride and chemicals that do nothing for the body and might even be detrimental to our health.
Refined salt is a poor food choice and really has no place in our diet. Without the balancing effect of the trace minerals, refined salt provides the body with too much sodium. Ergo, all the health warnings that abound on reducing salt intake.
Sodium was meant to be ingested with its complement of trace minerals. The consequences of the ingestion of large amounts of refined salt are mineral deficiencies, acidity, and the onset of chronic illnesses.
Like my mother says: "Too much of everything is bad".
So is too much salt. It wouldn't hurt to reduce your salt intake even when using natural sea salt. However, that being said, invariably, you will find yourself generally use less salt when cooking with or using natural sea salt for food anyway. And trust me, food will actually be tastier.
You can buy your natural sea salt from us here and all of it will come from our own natural sea salt works in Apam, Ghana, along the Atlantic Ocean.
However, we are still working on packaging for smaller units of 250grams, 500grams and 1kg. So for now, we sell in 70+kg sacks, to retailers.
We are uncomfortable using plastics for packaging, so we have been looking for environmentally-friendly alternatives, before making the salt available in those smaller units.
One proposal that has come up is biodegradable plastics and we are looking at the cost in order to avoid having to sell our salt at a premium locally.
And the good news is, we will offer our 100% natural sea salt in either crystals, flakes or powder form.
If you are outside Ghana however, and don't mind ordering online, I have done all the hard work for you 🙂 .
Click here and shop to your heart's content, on the fantastic choices that have been compiled for you. You will be amazed at the variety of choices that are available. All natural.
I believe agriculture should be a way of life for everyone. Young and Old. Rich and Poor. Man and Woman. Black and White (or any shade in between).
Think about it: we can't eat diamonds, or gold or (worse still) money, or drink oil.
Food is kinda important, don't you think?
This page and it's posts are designed to motivate us all to both grow our own food and especially grow organic food.
I will be posting up tips and suggestions on how to start and maintain a vegetable backyard garden, and you will be seeing my efforts in that direction (the good, the bad and "wince" definitely the ugly). I will try and be as engaging as possible and I really look forward to comments, suggestions and encouragement from people who will be motivated to start the same journey on their own.
Think about it: Any food you grow yourself, is food you don't have to pay for, or buy. That translates literally into money in your pocket!
Below is a beautiful video I came across, entitled "Cocoa na chocolate". (This, in standard English, means "Cocoa is also chocolate").
Motivating a farming movement in Africa, this is One.org's awesome music video, featuring a number of Africa's top music stars.
Enjoy it, as much as I did.


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Russian diplomats caught spying in Hungary get expelled quietly as usual
by CBBSS | Dec 23, 2020 | International News and Analysis
An investigation reveals there have been about 10 quiet — meaning intentionally not publicized — expulsions of Russian spies from Hungary since 2010. In a 2016 case, Hungarian military counter-intelligence exposed a Russian man working as a diplomat in Budapest, who in reality was involved in the arming of the neo-Nazi paramilitary group called the Hungarian National Front (MNA) and was allegedly involved in GRU operations in the Balkans, where he was also in contact with criminal organizations. The case, which the Orban government did not disclose so as not to harms its relations with Moscow, appears to demonstrate what some analysts allege: that the Kremlin uses Hungary as an operational and logistics base, where they organize clandestine secret service operations for the Balkans.
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library World Region: North America Country: Mexico Year: 1795 Clear All Filters
A general map of North America drawn from the best surveys.
Map shows major settlements and interior rivers for the fifteen United States, French Louisiana, New Spain, and the West Indies; coastline detail for Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts. Includes "References to the United States," a key to the names of the state. Scale not given.
Map of the Gulf of Mexico, the islands and countries adjacent : for the Rev. Dr. Robertson's History of America.
Map shows settlements and islands near North America along the coast line of the Gulf of Mexico, in the Pacific and Gulf coast lines of New Spain, along the northern coast line of South America, and in the Caribbean Islands. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:8,870,400].
Mexico or New Spain : in which the motions of Cortes may be traced.
Map shows the geography of late nineteenth century Mexico. Inset: "Supplement of the environs of Mexico." Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:11,000,000].
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Oh's Osaka
Some restaurants are good for a quick bite, a reliable meal, or an "I'm-too-tired-to-cook-let's-go-out" weeknight respite. Oh's Osaka in downtown Medford can be all of those, especially for sushi fans.
But the teppanyaki tables were made for celebrations, specifically those involving large parties.
Our extended family boasts no fewer than five birthdays in the space of a month, and out-of-town kin were visiting for the occasion(s). When my daughter-in-law mentioned that Oh's was one of her favorite places and she'd love to visit for her birthday, we had a plan.
We arrived at the appointed time and were promptly seated at one of the teppanyaki tables — a u-shaped counter with a gleaming griddle at the open end.
Teppanyaki is a Japanese style of communal cooking. The word derives from teppan, meaning iron grill, and yaki, meaning fried or broiled.
In Japanese homes, teppanyaki is cooked on a small tabletop griddle, and family members and guests participate in the grilling. In restaurants, a chef prepares the food, punctuating the performance with spinning spatulas and pyrotechnics.
The granddaddy of teppanyaki restaurants in the West is Benihana, the upscale chain that popularized the cuisine in major cities around the world.
Our dining experience began with a waitress taking our orders and delivering drinks. Teppanyaki dinners at Oh's range from $11.35 for stir-fried vegetables to the Osaka Imperial Dinner for Two at $63.95 — lobster, filet mignon, chicken, scallops and shrimp.
Selections in between include tofu, teriyaki salmon, halibut, Korean bulgogi beef, shrimp, scallops, New York steak and filet mignon.
Dinners include salad or miso soup, vegetables and fried rice. The combination Empress and Imperial dinners add fried ice cream for dessert.
My wife and I opted for the Empress dinner for two ($44.95), which is the Imperial minus the lobster, and features green tea ice cream for dessert. Others in our party tried halibut ($16.25) — a thick steak grilled to perfection with a tangy sauce — New York steak (16.95), and scallops ($16.75). One of us chose to order from the extensive sushi menu instead.
Our chef arrived pushing a cart laden with the ingredients for what we had ordered, and began by frying an enormous bowlful of rice, to which he added fresh egg, onions, mushrooms and seasoning.
Be warned: The portions are huge. Unless you are entertaining a group of NFL linemen, you will have leftovers to take home. Those with smaller appetites might consider ordering one entree for two people and paying the extra plate charge of $6.95.
The cooking is done with flair, accompanied by twirling spatulas, spinning eggs and alcohol set alight.
The emphasis on fun is clearly a draw at Oh's — at least three parties the evening we visited were celebrating birthdays.
The show is family-friendly as well. The chef's antics at a nearby family's table clearly kept the children from growing bored. The children's menu offers chicken ($9.75), shrimp ($10.75) and New York steak ($11.75).
Our dinners were cooked to perfection — the halibut moist and flavorful, the scallops plump, the steak cooked to the doneness we specified. Our sushi lover pronounced her tuna roll delightful.
We brought our own bottle of wine and paid the corkage fee, and ordered a carafe of sake as well.
Oh's has a full bar as well as a selection of beer and wine.
Purists looking for authentic Japanese cuisine might be disappointed. While the sushi is creditable, the teppanyaki is definitely geared toward American palates. But it is fresh, tasty and plentiful. And it's a great way to add a bit of flair to a birthday dinner out.
—Gary E. Nelson


Bucket and Cone refer to twin attributes that are frequently held in the hands of various genies depicted in Neo-Assyrian art (and especially palace reliefs) – sometimes, however, only the bucket is held. These objects are often displayed in association with a stylised tree, before floral decorations, guardian figures, the king and / or his attendants and open doorways or portals. The cone was apparently held up in the right hand, the bucket held hanging downwards in the left hand of the figure, which is almost always that of a winged genie or an animal-headed demon or monster (though not necessarily with the same negative connotations) – only very occasionally might these attributes be borne by a fully human figure.
As to the identity of the twin objects, the "cone" is generally recognised as a pine or fir cone (pinus brutia); alternative identifications suggest the male flower of the date palm, or as a clay model imitating the form of one or the other. The bucket was presumably either of metal or basketry and is though to have held either water or pollen or both.
Although explanatory texts regarding these objects are exceedingly rare, it does seem clear that they were together employed in rituals of purification, as revealed by their Akkadian names: banddudû ("bucket") and mullilu ("purifier").


What is the difference between Home Staging and Home Decorating?
Home Staging is professionally preparing homes for sale, so that they appeal to the most amount of buyers and generate the highest price in the least amount of time on market.
This is accomplished by creating a neutral & clean home thru de-cluttering, de-personalizing and neutralizing the palette. Stagers detail the home to give it a "model home" appearance, so buyers can "visualize" themselves living in the home. An ASP® or ASMP® stager uses existing items in a home and their creativity and training to properly stage a home for sale.
Home Staging is NOT decorating! Decorating or design is personalizing a home to your taste. Many times professional home stagers are un-decorating (or neutralizing) by removing all the excess fluff, décor, furniture and accessories that many of us like in our personalized decorated homes.


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Russia Box Office: 'Zootopia' Becomes No. 5 Title of All Time
And that's for any film, not just an animated title.
By Vladimir Kozlov
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Disney's animated tentpole Zootopia stayed at the top of the Russian box office for the third consecutive weekend, becoming the No. 1 title of the year thus far and the No. 5 release of all time in Russia with $24.9 million to date.
The pic grossed $3.1 million in its third outing.
The four top-grossing films of all time in Russia are Avatar ($119.9 million), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($63.7 million), Stalingrad ($51.8 million) and Shrek Forever After ($51.6 million).
Two local releases followed Zootopia over the weekend.
Smeshariki. Legenda of Zolotom Drakone (Kikoriki. Legend of the Golden Dragon), the second feature-length installment in the animated Kikoriki franchise, debuted in second place, grossing $1.7 million. The film was directed by Denis Chernov and is being distributed by Universal.
Dmitry Dyachenko's family comedy SuperBobrovs opened at No. 3 with $1.68 million.
The Divergent Series: Allegiant slipped to the fourth spot, taking in another $1.2 million for a cume of $5 million.
London Has Fallen bowed at No. 5, grossing $1.2 million.
"Russian Hollywood" Planned by Studio Lenfilm
London Has Fallen
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OTU #10 - Halloween, All Saints and All Souls Day
We're celebrating Halloween in this episode of "On the U". Fr. Stuart is in for a new "Ask Padre" segment where he discusses the origins of Halloween and the meaning of All Saints and All Souls Day. You won't want to miss our special scary introduction or our new trivia question.
November is the month for remembering all our friends and family members that have passed away. The Newman Center will have a Book of Remembrance throughout the month, listing the names of those to be prayed for during our Masses. If you would like to have someone remembered, you can have that person's name entered into the book by emailing us at onthe [at] gmail.com.
Remember to vote for us at PodcastAlley.com or leave us a review on the "On the U" page in the iTunes directory.
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OTU #9 - Soundseeing in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala
La Parroquia Santiago Apostol en Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala
Welcome to "On the U" and our first soundseeing tour! The Newman Center has had a long term relationship with the parish in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. Last summer I had the opportunity to visit the town for the Feast of St. James (Santiago) and the 25th Anniversary of the death of Fr. Stanley Rother. Listen to this episode for a taste of the sounds and music of this interesting Mayan town.
Welcome to all of our new listeners! We're very glad to have you as subscribers. If you have suggestions, comments, or requests, please send us email at ontheu [at] gmail.com or leave a comment here on the blog. Do you like soundseeing episodes? Let us know!
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OTU #8 - Padre's Haircut, Rebuilding Our Library, and Being a Music Director
In this episode we learn about Fr. Stuart's haircut in support of "Locks of Love," a great organization that you should know more about. See the link below! We also talk about our Newman Center's project to rebuild our library. Julie Carlson comes in for an interview about what it's like being our choir's Music Director. For music this week, we have a song called "Come with Me" by the The Clintons, and as always, a new trivia question!
Thank you for listening to "On the U." We hope you enjoy what we do! Please leave us a comment here, or on iTunes, or send us an email. We really want to hear your thoughts and suggestions. Email us at onthe [at] gmail.com.
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Music in this episode from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network
Come with Me - The Clintons
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OTU #7 - 60th Anniversary Celebration!
Catholic ministry at the University of Tulsa (our home) is 60 years old and we're celebrating! In this episode, we talk about our ministry on campus and have some interviews made during our 60th Anniversary Party and Dance. Since it's a new month, we'll also have our monthly trivia contest drawing!
We hope you enjoy this episode. It's a little late getting posted but it was a very busy weekend! Welcome to all of our new listeners. Please send us feed back at ontheu [at] gmail.com or by leaving us comments here. We really want to hear from you!
Many thanks to Bob Halligan, Jr. of Ceili Rain for permission to use their song, "God Done Good." Please check out their music at the following links:
www.ceilirain.com
www.spiritandsong.com
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Passion for righting wrongs...
Passion for righting wrongs runs deep with Stacey Stevens
It was a Grade 5 incident that ignited Stacey Stevens desire to become a lawyer.
"One of my friends got into trouble for something she didn't do and I just felt this urge that I needed to take up the cause and defend her," she tells AdvocateDaily.com.
Today, Stevens is still passionate about righting wrongs. But, although she knew what her calling was at a very young age, it wasn't easy getting to the lawyering part. Step after step, it seemed there was always an obstacle in the way, she says from her office at Thomson Rogers, where she is a partner.
While she was called to the bar in 2005, Stevens' legal work spans almost two decades.
Stevens learned very early on that nothing worth having is easy to attain. With minimal support systems in place, she completed her high school education and worked part-time jobs in order to meet her financial needs.
Unfortunately, going to law school was simply out of the question. Rather than let that stop her, Stevens started working as a receptionist at a law firm and enrolled in a two-year night school program offered by the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario. She graduated with honours and went on to work as a litigation law clerk in the public and private sector for a number of years. But, that long-held desire to make a difference in people's lives was still burning deep inside and it couldn't be ignored. In her spare time, Stevens lobbied the provincial/municipal government to build the first non-profit co-operative housing complex in Pickering. She also started a Breakfast for Learning program at her children's school; a program that continues to operate today.
Stevens continued to work as a law clerk, but her sights were still set on law school. After years of working for various lawyers, Stevens competed for a spot in the federal government's selfemployment assistance program. She successfully pitched a business plan to government officials, and started her own company geared toward serving law firms north of Highway 7 that didn't have enough files to support a full-time law clerk. Through the business, Stevens met plaintiff's personal injury lawyer John McCarthy –now a Superior Court Justice –and worked for him for almost three years. He encouraged her to make the leap and apply to law school.
In September 2001, she was accepted to law school at Osgoode, at York University. It wouldn't be easy for Stevens, now a mother of two boys, but her passion for law flourished. While in school, she spent two summers with Oatley Vigmond before taking an articling position at the firm. She then worked with McLeish Orlando LLP after being called to the bar.
Now a Partner with Thomson Rogers, Stevens has the unique experience that comes from working at all three of the high-ranking Canadian firms involved in the prestigious Personal Injury Alliance, which goal is to provide unparalleled legal representation to people who have been seriously injured in accidents and their families.
When she looks back at her start in the legal profession, Stevens says it's difficult to put into words the reasons she wanted to become a lawyer.
"My years of hardship and struggle showed me what it is like to be disadvantaged and taught me how to overcome what seemed like insurmountable challenges," she says. "I know what it's like to believe you are helpless and have no control over your circumstances."
Stevens draws on her past experiences to identify with her clients, as she works with them so they can return to the lives they once had. This is reflected in her relationship with clients like LeeAnn Cayer, who says Stevens went beyond the legalities of her matter and paid great attention to her pre-accident lifestyle and current needs.
"I always felt looked after but there was also a greater feeling of being cared about," says Cayer. "Stacey was incredibly responsive to any concerns and questions from myself and my family. Without her representation and support I would not have the quality of life I do today."
The journey Stevens faced to get to where she is today was not easy, but when asked if she would do it again – without hesitation, she says yes.
Original article posted on AdvocatesDaily.com


Long-time readers may recall that some time ago I suddenly started putting on weight and inches around my waist; ironically this was due to an attempt to change my eating habits to something healthier. A few modifications later and I'm back to where I was and all the new trousers I had to buy now require a belt.
One of the modifications made was a snack during mid-morning; I wanted something that was healthy (ish), light, and easy to eat. Cereal bars seemed like the ideal choice, but I found they were either full of sugar and fat or taste-wise far too intense for my palate. They also had the problem in that they were far too crumb-ridden not something to be eaten at a desk or near a computer unless you've got a handheld vac nearby. Going through various types I discovered something that seemed ideal - Fruit Bowl's School Bars.
Basically a solid fruit paste - easy to store and keep, a choice of four simple flavours, five in a pack, and cheap at around £1.50 a pack. I could buy one pack of each flavour and alternate one-a-day so a full round would last me a month before I needed any more. Better yet they were stocked in the Co-op, Sainsbury's and Morrisons so I could pretty much pick them up regardless of where I was shopping without having to make a special visit to a particular store.
Co-op have stopped selling them; Sainsbury's have stopped selling them; Morrisons are selling only two flavours. Oh yeah of course what should I have expected. It's like the Sanchi Shoyu Soy Sauce that's vanished; the only stuff now available has added sugar (rather than wheat) and/or uses soy extract (so that's water, plus soy extract that itself is mostly water) I had to get the Kikkoman which is the same price for half the amount; good stuff though.
However this time around I spotted what could be a substitute - Nakd, but similar to my soy dilemma; only four per pack and 50p more. Not as paste-like as the school bars, but still minimum crumbage.
Sainsbury's only seem to be selling them in packs [Update they sell some of them individually opposite to where they sell them in packs], but Morrisons' had them singularly. So I've been munching through a variety of flavours.
Ginger Bread - Not too gingery a bit like a ginger malt loaf in texture.
Cashew Cookie - A little too bland.
Cocoa Orange - Woof. Concentrated dark orange chocolate. A little too rich for me, but I know those who'd like it.
Berry Cheeky - Oh yes. Fruity, but not overly so. Definitely my favourite.
Cocoa Loco - More nutty than chocolatey to me. Enough of a taste to be acceptable.
Apple Pie - Not bad, not really appley to me though.
Banana Bread - not bad; enough banana to be tasty but not over-powering.
A few more flavours to try. But so far enough of a selection I like to intersperse with the few remaining flavours of School Bars I can still locate. That is until they stop selling these too.


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Reid Anderson
Leader of Production Team
He was born in New Westminster, British Columbia (Canada). In 1969, he joined Stuttgart Ballet, whose Artistic Director at the time was John Cranko. He danced 17 years for the Company, being promoted. to Soloist in 1974 and to Principal Dancer in 1978. He appeared in a wide range of classical and contemporary ballets and worked with many of the leading choreographers of the 20th century.
From August 1987 to June 1989, he was Artistic Director of Ballet British Columbia in Vancouver and in July 1989 he was appointed Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto.
In 1996, he returned to Stuttgart Ballet as Artistic Director and, at the end of the season, he was confirmed in the post of Stuttgart Ballet Intendant.
From the very outset, he followed a repertoire policy which placed equal weight on preserving and cultivating the Cranko legacy and promoting the works of established contemporary choreographers as well as on discovering and nurturing new talent.
Since 1996, Stuttgart Ballet under his leadership has presented over 80 new productions, among whichare 7 full-length narrative ballets.
In February 2006 he was awarded the German Dance Prize 2006 for his contribution to the dance art form in Germany. In the same year, the readers of the popular dance magazine Dance Europe voted him "Director of the Year". In April 2009 he received the Medal of Merit of Baden-Württemberg.


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Yu-Gi-Oh! Returns to DVD/Blu-Ray
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by Jeff Harris
in Press Releases, Television
For a show that has seen a lot of changes and ownership in the past decade, Yu-Gi-Oh! has a lot of legs. Being a part of The CW's Vortexx block and the Nicktoons lineup, the series is finally returning to the home entertainment market this September.
Cinedigm and 4K Media Inc. (the Konami-owned manager of the franchise) have partnered to bring the worldwide franchise Yu-Gi-Oh! into the home entertainment marketplace for the first time in five years. Plans include a strategic rollout of all 600+ episodes of the popular series onto DVD and BluRay in the US and Canada, followed by distribution on digital and VOD platforms. This marks an ongoing resurgence of the brand in the past year including expanded TV distribution and a renewed licensing program.
Cinedigm and 4K Media officially launched the home entertainment program for Yu-Gi-Oh! during Comic-Con International: San Diego. The first DVD release, Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic Season 1 Boxset, will be available September 10, 2013.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series originated from the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga series created by Kazuki Takahashi. The Japanese collectible trading card game, developed and distributed by Konami, has sold more than 25 billion cards. The game and television series, features a strategic play pattern that incorporates a combination of monsters, spells and traps to defeat opponents, and is acknowledged by Guinness World Records™ as the best-selling trading card game of all time.
A long-running success on TV throughout the world, Yu-Gi-Oh! has aired domestically and internationally in more than 90 countries over the past 12 years.
Mr. Sinichi Hanamoto, 4K Media, Chairman and President Corporate Officer, said, "This deal continues an exciting year for the Yu-Gi-Oh! brand. Cinedigm is the perfect partner to bring the Yu-Gi-Oh! brand back into the home entertainment market."
"We are pleased to be partnering with Cinedigm to reach Yu-Gi-Oh! fans and support our other licensee partners by extending the brand's reach. The DVD announcement at Comic-Con International is the first of many to come," said Mark Kirk, 4K Media, Senior Vice President, Digital Operations.
"There is no bigger name in the world of anime than Yu-Gi-Oh! and we are excited to bring this series to both its avid existing fan base and new viewers," said Mark Kashden, Senior Vice-President, Acquisitions, Cinedigm Entertainment Group. "The popularity of the series, both in broadcast and in the marketplace, speaks volumes about its quality storytelling and brilliant animation. We know we'll find success in expanding its reach into home entertainment platforms, in addition to, digital, VOD and SVOD. We are thrilled to work with Kristen Gray, SVP, Operations and Business & Legal Affairs, Mark Kirk and the entire 4K Media team to bring this series to an all new audience."
This most recent acquisition continues Cinedigm's aggressive focus on bolstering its 20,000 title library. As the largest aggregator of digital content in the world, Cinedigm works with the existing and emerging digital platforms including iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and others to fulfill the appetite for diverse and plentiful programming.
One minus to consider. The six-disc set is English-only, so if you were looking for uncut episodes, especially you Blu-Ray completists, better luck next time.
Tags: animeBlu-Raycard gameCartoonsCinedigmDuel MonstersDVDhome entertainmentkonamiYu-Gi-Oh
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The work building a Rebel Fleet continues! The latest addition the Rebel Fleet is the CR-90 Corellian Corvette, better know as a Blockade Runner. The CR-90 was built by the Corellian Engineering Corporation for the Empire, but many of them were stolen by the Rebels. Over time they became a mainstay in the Rebel fleets. This specific rendition is of course Leia's counselor ship: the Tantive IV. The model is built using the same 2-meter/stud scale as the rest of my Rebel ships and fighters. Thus the 150-meter ship becomes a 75-stud model. My goal was, as always, to capture every little detail of the studio model. However, this time there was also the challenge to improve the two official renditions of the ship. Comparing the TLG versions with the studio model, it became clear that getting the proportions right seems to be difficult - since both version are pretty far off. As always the design process began in LDD but ended in bricks – some things are simply more easily designed in real life :) When I was done the model consisted of just over 2800 bricks distributed across 250 brick types. The Tantive IV. Chased Through Space. This angle shows off the command section - which was one of the last parts I built. I knew all the proportions of the section; it was just a question of how I could represent them best while retaining crucial detail. It was tempting just to use large cone bricks. But I did not want to compromise any detail. I ended up using a lot of different slope -and wedge bricks and plates, combined with hinges and tiles. Dark red round 4 x 4 plates in combination with 3 x 3 discs was the solution for the red markings on the sides of the command structure. However, this also meant I had to make room for technic axles inside the cockpit – alongside hinges, the spine of the ship, and other stuff. Suffice to say, it is a very cramped bridge :) Model Side View. As mentioned above, getting the proportions to fit with the studio model was a priority when designing the ship. Using pictures and diagrams of the studio model, I have gotten with within a pretty tiny margin. Model Top View. Another challenge was to replicate the smooth transition from the body to the engines section. To achieve that I used corner slopes. Comparison pictures of the studio model can be found here: http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=57848 The Main Dish. The mold for the main dish is the same as the one used on the two TLG versions of the ship. The way it is mounted is inspired by the movie version - using droid arms to get the proper detail. Just below the dish, the studio model has two angled door-like vents on either side of the base. I have recreated this detail using hinges and grilles. On the same base, facing the engines, are also four small, horizontal cylinders – these are visible in the picture below. The area around the antenna sports an almost fin-like structure. The purpose of this structure is to stabilize the otherwise very slender body of the ship – considering the combined torque provided by the 11 Girodyne Ter58 Ion Turbine Engines. I tried to convey this thin structure in a multitude of ways. The cleanest solution I found was using flags. Flags are quite thin and can be placed at the desired angle with no fuss. Using several flags in a row I could slightly adjust the angle from flag to flag to approximate the desired lines. Docking Rings. Beneath the antenna we have the symmetrical docking area. Here we find the docking rings where the CR-90 can dock with other ships. An interesting side note: since the early concepts and prototype models of the Blockade Runner was referred to as the "smugglers ship" aka the Millennium Falcon, the round housings around the docking rings were originally supposed to represent a one floor walkway. The equivalent on the final Falcon is the side docking rings – in the Smuggler Ship's original form these we 1:1 with the ones on the Falcon. In the final version of the Blockade Runner, the docking tubes are representing several floors of walkways. In this picture it is also apparent that the ship if made up of a number of slightly different sized cylinders. To get these shapes I once again turned to the curved slopes I used in the GR-75. It turned that I could render most of the core body of the ship using these bricks – all I had to do was to create a long square 4x4 center with studs on all sides running through the entire body :) The Main Turrets. As with the docking rings the main turrets were originally equivalent of the turrets seen on the Falcon. Since the ship changed purpose and scale substantially during production of "The Star Wars", the turrets grew from anti-fighter duty, to heavy turrets effective against large ships – although still immensely underpowered against the shielding of an Imperial Star Destroyer :) Main Hull. The main hull of the ship houses the living quarters. We also find a number of smaller anti-fighter turrets. Oddly these turrets are only found on the dorsal part of the ship, rendering it vulnerable to fighter attacks from the ventral angle. This part also sport a bit of discrete piping. On the spine of the main hull is more detailing and I have displaced some of the slopes one plate to give the side of the spine some texture. Escape pods. But who cares about fighter attacks or encroaching Star Destroyers, when you can jettison yourself to the desolate safety of Tatooine's sand dunes? As you can see, several of the escape pods have already taken off – perhaps one of them were carrying a couple of oddball droids? The escape pods are made up of a 2x2 cone brick with a 1x1 round tile on top. Jettisoned escape pods are represented by a 2x2 round dbg tile with a hole in the middle, to convey the scorching from the explosion that shot the unlocked escape pod into space. Side Detail. On the sides of the main hull there is a narrow band of greebling on the studio model. The band wraps around the entire section and, like with the section itself, I used hinge bricks to capture the different angles. Main Turrets Bottom View. In this close-up we see more of the detailing of the main turrets. This area also hides the ship's front landing legs – where the transparent stand is. However the ship is in flight right now so the legs have been retracted :) Engines! Now to the best part of any ship :) The official UCS version (10019) of the Tantive IV was one of my favorite ships for a long time. But when seeing the movies, it is clear that the Lego version has some issues regarding proportions. It is very bulky and square looking and does not properly convey the slender nature of the ship. This is especially true for the engine section, which is a large square block with oversized engines placed directly next to each other. In this regard the later 10198 is much more accurate. I my version the engines have the correct diameter and length in relation to the ship's overall proportions. The horizontal spacing between the engines are ½ engine diameter. The vertical spacing between the three rows of engines are around half a stud. Each engine sports brick built panel with detailing – no stickers :). I used a bracket brick to have the panel run down the sides of the cylinder. Engines Top View. The 11 Girodyne Ter58 Ion Turbine Engines in all their glory! Here you can see all the details and cables on the engines. I considered using rigid cables, but I had to heat them up to get the proper shape. The cables were also too thick. However, I found that by placing a 1x2 bracket in the side panels I could place levers on top of them. The levers convey thin cables running from the sides of the engine to its core. Engines Close-up. The engine housings were also detailed looking at the studio model and as you can see not two engines are the same. It is worth noticing the angles of the engine housings. I have tried to get as close to the studio model as possible, while also taking into account that the side-most engines have a steeper angle. The middle (seen from the side) engine housings also have their own specific angle. These features were completely ignored on the official TLG models and contributed to the 10019's blocky appearance. Engines Bottom Rear View. As mentioned above, each engine is different. This is not only in terms of detailing, but also how they are attached to the ship. Top, middle and bottom engines are attached differently. Top engines are placed on the top of a plate, middle ones at the end of technic bricks, and bottom ones are attached to the bottom of plates. Since the engines are mirrored left/right not two engines are the exact same. The detailing of the nozzle of the engines is made using a sailing ship rudder and a lot of 1x1plates with side clips and 1x1 tiles. And yes, the exhaust should have been yellow, but there are no trans-yellow 3x3 dishes :) Scale Comparison. As always, I have a scale model with my MOCs. This time the model is my 7½-week-old son. He is a huge Lego Star Wars fan :) The Tantive IV Flying Away. Enjoy, and please comment!


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Learning to live with the conquering dollar
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — The flat was bright and spacious. The location, however, was not what I'd wanted: far from the centre of Moscow on a relatively ill-served train line. But even in this unpopular locale, the monthly rent I recalled she had quoted me was, in rouble terms, three times the pay of a senior Soviet engineer.
She poured tea, and I came straight to the point: "Now, as I recall from the phone, you said it was $50".
Her face took on an air of bewildered disappointment. "Oh no", she said faintly. "I said 500."
There was nothing for it except to pour some more tea, chat and enjoy pleasant company on a mild evening. We were both prisoners of the absurd. She was hundreds of dollars over the market price, I reflected, but if she were patient and used the services of the North American flat-finder whose number I gave her, she might well get 20 times the engineer's wage. Someone with a car, I speculated, a foreign employee of one of the new Western firms, would take the place on.
Meanwhile, after a month of flat-hunting, my last hopes of a good deal had evaporated.
What we had contemplated doing — I for $50, she for $500 — was totally illegal. Soviet law states with great explicitness that it is a crime for Soviet citizens to accept foreign currency without authorisation. But in the past few months, a hard currency rental market has arisen in Moscow, and the market has chased the law out the window.
The Soviet government wants foreign investment and know-how; that means resident foreigners. The foreigners need to be housed, and are able to pay rents in dollars or marks — "real money!", as any taxi driver will tell you with a malicious chuckle.
Until recently, the rather small number of Muscovites with flats to rent were generally cautious; rents were quoted in roubles, even if dollars were gladly accepted. But today things are different. In the advertising supplement to the newspaper Evening Moscow, every classified in the "to let" section now includes the letters "SKV" — standing for "freely convertible currency". Many foreigners face a choice of breaking the law or going home.
Spurring on the process of "dollarisation" is the fact that
the number of foreigners in Moscow is growing fast. Western corporations are getting in early, confident that the economic collapse and civil mayhem of the early 1990s will be followed by big profits in subsequent years.
Years ago, the living arrangements of the tiny foreign community in Moscow were strictly policed. But now there is no way the law-enforcement agencies — overwhelmed by the spread of gangsterism — can check on the terms of tenancies, or on whether rents are paid in dollars or roubles.
More to the point, the Soviet state has lost the will to prevent speculators from enriching themselves. Living standards in the USSR used to be low but relatively equal. Now they are even lower, on average, and equality is a fading memory.
The fortunate Russians who control assets which can be used to derive unearned income quite often lay their hands on sums which are unimaginable for those forced to live on their wages. Within a few weeks, the pleasant office worker who drank tea with me in her apartment in a Moscow suburb will probably have an income four times that of President Gorbachev.
Meanwhile, the Soviet press regularly quotes speeches by parliamentary deputies claiming that in the new USSR of private property and the market, rewards are starting to flow to those who deserve them — the enterprising and energetic.
Frustrations aside, a month of flat-hunting in Moscow has brought the economics texts alive for me. Take, for instance, the pages on the formation of the market.
In theory, buyers and sellers in the marketplace have a comprehensive knowledge of the conditions influencing supply and demand. I have been skeptical of this notion since a woman phoned, asking $3000 a month for a modest flat.
Curious, I asked how she had arrived at this figure. It emerged that her husband had been charged $100 a night in Western hotels, and that he had multiplied by 30.
On a more sombre note, anyone looking for housing in Moscow today feels the damaging effects of international capitalism moving in on a much less developed and less prosperous society. The monthly rent on a noisy, run-down apartment I checked out was still quoted in roubles — 2500 of them, the equivalent of about $90. But according to the neighbours, the owner had heard he could do better by letting it as office space to a foreign firm.
When I checked again shortly afterwards, the price was $200.
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Divided City
Theresa Breslin
A young man lies bleeding in the street.
It could be any street, in any city. But it's not. It's Glasgow. And it's May - the marching season. The Orange Walks have begun.
Graham doesn't want to be involved. He just wants to play football with his new mate, Joe. But when he witnesses a shocking moment of violence, suddenly he and Joe are involved. With Catholics, and with Protestants. With a young Muslim asylum-seeker, and his girlfriend. With all the old rivalries - and fears . . .
A gripping tale about two boys who must find their own answers - and their own way forward - in a world divided by differences.
"A moving and epic story"
Scottish Book Trust
"This political and religious cocktail makes for a thought-provoking read for teenagers"
Sonia Benster, The Bookseller
"Compelling...this humane and edgy story prickles and nudges the reader towards tolerance and understanding of other communities."
TES Teacher
"This is a book with far-reaching appeal and universal themes that will encourage young readers to challenge bigotry."
Kate Agnew, Guardian
"'Compulsive, contemporary novel'"
Lesley Agnew, The Bookseller
Kezzie at War
The Rasputin Dagger
Ghost Soldier
Dream Master: Arabian Nights
War Girls
Adèle Geras (and others)
Spy for the Queen of Scots
Prisoner of the Inquisition
The Nostradamus Prophecy
The Medici Seal
Saskia's Journey
Dream Master: Gladiator
Dream Master Nightmare
The Dream Master
THERESA BRESLIN is the Carnegie Medal winning author of over thirty books for children & young adults whose work has appeared on stage, radio and TV. Her books are hugely popular with young people, librarians and teachers. Remembrance, her top selling YA novel of youth in WW1, has now been reissued to include Book Notes. The Dream Master was shortlisted for the Children's Book Award. Divided City was shortlisted for ten book awards, winning two outright.
Theresa Breslin: I set out to walk the footsteps of the soldiers of the Great War


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Join Former Giants Star and Two-Time Super Bowl Champ Ottis Anderson at Steiner Sports Autograph Signing – Mar 28
March 27, 2017 By SS360 Staff Leave a Comment
GARDEN CITY, NY – Join former New York Giants running back, two-time Super Bowl Champ and Super Bowl XXV MVP Ottis Anderson at a Steiner Sports autograph signing on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Ottis Anderson will make an appearance from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to meet and greet fans and sign autographs and memorabilia. The event will take place at the Steiner Sports Store Roosevelt Field Mall, 630 Old Country Road, Garden City, NY 11530. Source: Steiner Sports
According to the Steiner Sports website, there will be no charge for signed autographs with store purchase of $25 or more:
"Free Autograph with in-store purchase of $25 or more"
Call 516-739-0580 for details and tickets to the signing event.
Ottis Anderson is a former NFL running back who played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1979 to 1986 and the New York Giants from 1986 to 1992. Anderson is a two-time Super Bowl champion for Super Bowls XXI and XXV plus he was named Super Bowl XXV MVP. Anderson is a two-time Pro Bowl selection for 1979 and 1980 plus he is a First-team All-Pro for 1979 as well as a Second-team All-Pro for 1980. Anderson was awarded NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for 1979 plus NFL Comeback Player of the Year for 1989.
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