This document provides an overview of the Adobe® Flash® runtimes and a roadmap for their development. The primary goal is to provide guidance as well as insight into Adobe's current thinking and plans around core Flash functionality contained within Adobe Flash Player and Adobe® AIR® over a time frame of the next year.
Note: This document is current as of the publication date and contains information that is subject to change. The further out the time frame being discussed, the more uncertain the specifics of the roadmap are. If there are significant changes to plans around items discussed within the white paper, the document will be updated in a timely manner. The latest version of this document can always be found at adobe.com/go/flashplayer_roadmap.
For the past decade, Flash Player and, more recently, Adobe AIR have played a vital role on the web by providing consistent platforms for deploying rich, expressive content across browsers, desktops, and devices. Beginning as a platform for enabling animation, the Flash runtimes have evolved into a comprehensive multimedia platform, enabling experiences that were otherwise not possible or feasible on the web.
Looking forward, Adobe believes that Flash is particularly well suited for addressing the gaming and premium video markets. Although general motion graphics are increasingly being deployed via standards-based technologies, such as HTML5 and CSS3, Adobe will continue to work to ensure that Flash content can be viewed across a wide range of operating systems.
The Flash runtimes refer to the primary runtimes, Flash Player and Adobe AIR, built on top of a set of core multimedia technologies that provide a consistent platform for creating and deploying expressive content and applications that can run across browsers, operating systems, and devices.
Content for the Flash runtimes is primarily developed using the ActionScript 3 language and is packaged as a SWF file or compiled to native formats, which contain multimedia assets and code for execution and display within the Flash runtimes.
The SWF file format is publicly available and may be viewed at adobe.com/go/flashspecs.
The Flash runtime core contains the base APIs and functionality that individual runtime distributions are built on top of. The primary runtime distributions are the Flash Player browser plug-in and Adobe AIR, which provide additional APIs and functionality specific to the host environment in which they run.
Unless otherwise specified, this document refers to functionality defined in the Flash runtime core, and applies to the specific runtime distributions that contain this functionality. References to "Flash runtime core" in this document refer to this core Flash functionality shared by the runtime distributions.
References to "Flash runtimes" refer to the runtimes that are built on top of the core Flash functionality. These runtimes include Flash Player (browser plug-in) and Adobe AIR (stand-alone applications).
The Adobe Flash Player is a browser-based plug-in built on top of the core Flash functionality that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems.
References to "Flash Player" and "Flash Player browser plug-in" refer to the Flash Player browser plug-in runtime.
Adobe AIR is a desktop and mobile-based runtime built on top of the core Flash functionality that allows developers to create and deploy Flash based content as stand-alone desktop and mobile applications across personal computers, operating systems and devices.
Flash Player was originally released in the late 1990s as a browser-based plug-in for displaying simple vector-based graphics and animations. It quickly gained popularity with animators as it provided a rich, creative medium for displaying animations on the web, something that, at the time, was difficult if not impossible to do directly in the browser.
As new features were added, designers and developers would create new types of content for the web, which in turn ensured that users continued to install and use Flash Player. This became a virtuous cycle. Developers could create new types of expressive content because Flash Player offered new features with a near-universal reach on the web. Flash Player maintained ubiquity as users continued to install Flash Player because it provided access to some of the most expressive content on the web.
In 2008, Adobe released a desktop runtime that contained the core Flash runtime functionality. Named Adobe AIR, the runtime allowed developers and designers to create and deployed Flash based content as stand-alone applications, initially on desktop operating systems and more recently as native applications on mobile devices.
Adobe believes that the Flash runtimes are particularly and uniquely suited for two primary use cases: creating and deploying rich, expressive games with console-quality graphics and deploying premium video.
This focus does not mean that existing content will no longer run, or that Flash cannot be used for content other than gaming and premium video. However, it does mean that when prioritizing work, gaming and premium video use cases will take priority.
Games are immersive, interactive content whose users demand best-in-class richness, consistency, performance, and reach. The ability of the Flash runtimes to deliver integrated vector and raster graphics, animation, synchronized dynamic sound, video, and responsive performance across the web makes it the platform for both casual and increasingly complex games on the web.
Adobe believes that Flash is the game console for the web providing a foundation that allows game developers to deliver rich games and experiences more easily to more people than any other platform. The Flash Player browser plug-in alone provides frictionless reach to 99% of personal computers with no additional install (on over 1.3 billion personal computers). Adobe AIR allows developers to package their Flash based games as native apps to seamlessly reach smartphones and tablets, including Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, Android smartphones and tablets, and the Kindle Fire.
Adobe is fully focused on creating a robust business around gaming.
The Flash runtimes remove friction and open up the largest possible audience for game developers to deliver and monetize exciting games. The largest game publishers make billions of dollars each year by investing in Flash based games. Games are often the richest, most demanding interactive experiences. Adobe believes that the rapid innovation and consistent reach uniquely possible via Flash will continue to make it exceptionally well suited for gaming.
You can find more information about Adobe and gaming at http://gaming.adobe.com.
Adobe Flash has enabled explosive growth in online video by providing a high-quality, secure, and consistent platform for publishing and playback across browsers and operating systems. Flash is the "video engine" of online video, providing high quality and consistent codecs, streaming protocols, and content protection technologies. In addition, Flash provides developers with low-level access that allows them to program custom behaviors and protocols, which is otherwise not possible through a higher-level API.
Mature, full-featured, proven solution that provides a "mission-critical" video platform for premium content owners, including support for ad insertion and analytics via Adobe's Project Primetime.
Online video is still in its early stages of development, and Adobe believes the pace of broadcast and premium content being made available online will continue to accelerate. Where previously content creators and publishers needed to consider the needs of television and desktop viewers only, now they must address consumption across tablets, phones, smart TVs and other video streaming devices. Adobe is focusing its efforts in this area with Project Primetime.
Adobe's Project Primetime provides a single video publishing, monetization and analytics solution for programmers and operators, providing both client and server technologies that allow content publishers to reach customers regardless of where or how they are viewing content. Adobe's Project Primetime supports multiple streaming formats, including HDS and HLS today—and soon DASH—with turnkey Adobe Access DRM integration.
Adobe's advanced video solutions leverage the Flash runtimes as well as native mobile players to provide a secure, frictionless way to deliver high-quality content across a broad range of devices. Adobe's monetization technologies enable content owners to extract the most value from their video by providing dynamic ad insertion, advanced analytics, quality of service metrics (QoS), and audience segmentation.
This section contains a roadmap for Flash runtime releases and features over the next year. This document will be updated as we continue to define and extend this roadmap beyond the time frame reflected below. The information is provided as a guide to help developers and content providers understand the high-level direction of the Flash runtimes, as well as specific features that are being planned or considered.
Please note that the roadmap represents Adobe's current plans and thinking around the Flash runtimes, and is subject to change. The further into the future a planned release is, the more likely specifics around that release will change.
This document will be updated as information and plans change.
In the past, Adobe AIR and the Flash Player browser plug-in have followed similar but separate paths. Generally, new Flash APIs and capabilities would be released via the Flash Player plug-in first, and then eventually included in an Adobe AIR release. Moving forward, Adobe AIR and Flash Player browser plug-in releases will be increasingly synchronized and released simultaneously.
Adobe AIR 3 added the ability for developers to extend the API surface and functionality of the runtime by bundling native extensions into their applications. These extensions are written in lower level languages, and can provide access to features and functionality not exposed via Adobe AIR.
Adobe AIR 3 added the ability to package and distribute a captive AIR runtime with the AIR distributable file. This allows the application to run independent of any version of Adobe AIR that may be installed on the system. Adobe recommends that all AIR content be distributed using a captive runtime, and not rely on an AIR runtime being installed in order for the application to run.
Future Adobe AIR development will focus on incorporating features from the Flash runtime core. While desktop and mobile-specific APIs may be developed, they will not be the primary focus for Adobe AIR development efforts. Developers requiring functionality not available directly via Adobe AIR APIs should consider adding that functionality via the native extensibility API.
Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2, released in March 2012, focused on adding features that are key for the gaming and video markets.
Support for more hardware accelerated video cards (from January 2008) in order to expand availability of hardware-accelerated content.
Flash Player 11.3 and AIR 3.3, released in June 2012, focused on enabling features and functionality key for the gaming market, as well as addressing popular feature requests from developers.
Flash Player 11.4 and AIR 3.4, released in August 2012, focused on enabling features and functionality that are key for the gaming market, as well as addressing popular feature requests from developers.
This document previously described the implementation of Premium Features in Flash Player 11.4. As of January 2013, the XC APIs (the combination of domain memory APIs and Stage3D hardware acceleration APIs) are no longer classified as a Premium Feature and access no longer requires a separate license from Adobe, nor the payment of royalties. The use of Stage3D APIs in conjunction with the fast-memory opcodes via the domainMemory API will be available as a standard feature without requiring that content creators enter into a separate license agreement with Adobe.
See the Premium Features section below for more information on Premium Features.
Flash Player 11.5 and AIR 3.5, released in November 2012, focused on performance improvement and stability.
Flash Player 11.6 and AIR 3.6, released February 2013, focused on gaming performance improvements, security enhancements, and stability.
Flash Player 3.7 and AIR 3.7, released in April 2013, continued to focus on security and stability while adding features for gaming.
Flash Player 11.8 and AIR 3.8, released in July 2013, focus primarily on gaming features but included additional improvements around security and stability.
Flash Player 11.9 and AIR 3.9, released in October 2013, included additional improvements around security and stability.
With Flash Player 12 we've introduced a new numbering scheme for our product versions. Adopting the pattern set by Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, we will simply update the major version number with each subsequent major quarterly release.
This change will also apply to the AIR Runtime and AIR SDK. This release was numbered AIR 4 and AIR SDK 4; however, with our "King" (Q2 2014) release, the version number of the AIR Runtime and AIR SDK will be synchronized with the Flash Player version at 13.
Flash Player 13 and AIR 13, released in April 2013, included additional improvements to graphics, security and stability. In addition, with this release both AIR and Flash Player were synchronized using the major version number 13.
Flash Player and AIR 14, released in June 2014, added a new AIR platform with support for Intel x86 Android. In addition new 3D features and gaming support were added.
Flash Player and AIR 19, released in September 2015 included support for iOS concurrency and ActionScript APIs.
Flash Player and AIR 20, released in December 2015 included support for 64-bit AIR on OSX, updated mobile SDKs and improvements for 3D content.
Security remains our top priority and we will responsibly address security related issues. In addition, we will continue to pro-actively investigate and implement changes to reduce the attack surface for Flash Player and AIR.
The Flash runtime components are used by hundreds of millions of people on a daily basis for all facets of their online life. Thousands of businesses depend on the Runtime for success in the market place. We realize that our customers rely on rock solid stability and seamless performance. We will solve critical problems if and when found and we will continue to focus on improving the quality and performance of the runtime.
Based on feedback from our developer community, we've added the following features to our product backlog. We will be working to make these and other items available in future releases.
In addition to these items, we will also continue to evaluate and address feature requests made to our public bug database (bugbase.adobe.com) by our customers.
Previous iterations of this document laid out a roadmap for exploratory virtual machine and language innovations from Adobe to be pursued via a rearchitected Flash Player (referred to as Flash Player "Next" and ActionScript "Next"). However, by its nature, this type of architectural innovation is disruptive and generally not backwards-compatible. As Adobe has learned in the past from transitions between generations of virtual machines (from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3), this places a high burden on developers who want to take advantage of features and APIs which may only be available via the new runtime, or which may require significant porting of content, frameworks, and libraries. Given this, as well as the growing importance of browser-based virtual machines, Adobe will focus its future Flash Player development on top of the existing Flash Player architecture and virtual machine, and not on a completely new virtual machine and architecture (Flash Player "Next") as was previously planned. At the same time, Adobe plans to continue its next-generation virtual machine and language work as part of the larger web community doing such work on web-based virtual machines.
This section contains general information and guidance around the Flash runtimes.
In March of 2012, Adobe introduced the concept of a premium tier of APIs in Flash Player referred to as Premium Features. In order to leverage the premium APIs within their content, developers are required to enter into a separate license agreement with Adobe. Initially, there was only one API included, referred to as the XC APIs, which consisted of the use of Stage3D in conjunction with fast-memory access via the domainMemory API.
As of January 2013, the XC APIs are no longer classified as a Premium Feature and access will no longer require a separate license from Adobe. Thus the use of Stage3D APIs in conjunction with the fast-memory opcodes via the domainMemory API will be available without requiring that content creators enter into a separate license agreement with Adobe. Developers and publishers that have published content using the XC APIs do not need to make any changes to their content to reflect the change of status for the XC APIs, nor submit royalty payments.
At this time, there are currently no APIs or features designated as Premium Features in the Flash runtimes. However, additional Premium Features may be added in the future.
You can find more information at adobe.com/go/fpl.
Adobe publishes a list of supported platforms for each Flash runtime release. The list of supported platforms for each release can be found on the Adobe site, with the most recent list of supported platforms found at adobe.com/products/flashplayer/systemreqs/.
Support for the Flash Player plug-in for browsers and Adobe AIR for PCs and devices may differ. Please refer to their respective release notes for more information.
Adobe is committed to providing both the Flash Player browser plug-in and Adobe AIR for personal computing operating systems. In some cases, Adobe may work with third parties to help in developing and/or distributing Flash runtimes for various browser and operating system configurations.
Adobe is committed to providing support for both the Flash Player browser plug-in, as well as Adobe AIR for Mac OS X operating systems. On Mac OS X operating systems, Adobe AIR applications can be distributed both directly and via the Mac App Store.
As of Adobe AIR 3.3, Adobe AIR applications can be distributed on the Mac App Store under the new Mac OS X application sandboxing requirements.
Adobe is committed to providing support for both the Flash Player browser plug-in, as well as Adobe AIR for Windows based operating systems.
The most current generation of the Microsoft Windows operating system is Windows 8. The operating system includes a number of different user interface configurations (desktop and Modern UI) and targeted processor chipsets (x86/64 and ARM), which create a number of different development targets for the Flash runtimes. In addition, while Windows 8 Modern UI is the primary interface for tablets and touch devices, it is also a core part of the user experience for Windows 8 running on desktops and laptops.
Flash Player release and debug players are available and supported for Windows 8 Desktop and Modern UI experiences on both x86/64 and ARM platforms.
In order to ensure the best experience for users, Microsoft maintains a compatibility view list of HTML and Flash content that is known to work well in Modern UI style Internet Explorer. As of March 12, 2013, Microsoft has enabled Flash content on IE for Windows 8 and Windows RT to run by default. Flash content may be put on the compatibility view list based on criteria detailed in the MSDN article at adobe.com/go/flash_windows8_guidelines.
Adobe AIR is available and supported for Windows 8 Desktop on x86-based computers. Adobe currently has no plans to support Adobe AIR for Windows 8 Modern UI applications or Windows Mobile.
Adobe and Microsoft are working closely together, and are investing in continuing to deliver Flash Player for Windows 8 and future versions of Windows on both Windows desktop and Modern UI.
Adobe has been working closely with Google to develop a single, modern API for hosting plug-ins within the browser. The PPAPI, code-named "Pepper", aims to provide a layer between the plug-in and browser that abstracts away differences between browser and operating system implementations. You can find more information on the Pepper API at http://code.google.com/p/ppapi/.
Because of this work, Adobe has been able to partner with Google in providing a "Pepper" implementation of Flash Player for all x86/64 platforms supported by the Google Chrome browser. Google now distributes this new Pepper-based Flash Player as part of Chrome on all platforms, including Linux.
For Flash Player releases after 11.2, the Flash Player browser plug-in for Linux will only be available via the "Pepper" API as part of the Google Chrome browser distribution and will no longer be available as a direct download from Adobe. Adobe will continue to provide security updates to non-Pepper distributions of Flash Player 11.2 on Linux for five years from its release.
Flash Player will continue to support browsers using non-"Pepper" plug-in APIs on platforms other than Linux.
Adobe will not be providing a Pepper-based debug player implementation of the Flash Player browser plug-in on Linux.
As of Adobe AIR 3, Adobe has discontinued support for Adobe AIR for Linux operating systems.
Flash Player 11.1 is the last release of the Flash Player plug-in for mobile browsers. Adobe will not add support for new mobile device configurations (chipset, browser, OS version, etc.). Adobe will continue to provide critical bug fixes and security updates for existing device configurations through September 2013, and will also allow our source-code licensees to continue working on and releasing their own implementations.
Adobe continues to actively invest in enabling developers to create and deploy Flash based content as mobile (and desktop) applications via Adobe AIR.
Adobe AIR is committed to supporting iOS and Android mobile platforms. At this time we do not have plans to extend this support to new operating systems but we will continue to evaluate these opportunities going forward.
Beginning August 15, 2012, the Flash Player plug-in for mobile browsers on Android will only be available on the Google Play Store for devices certified to run Flash Player which are preinstalled with Flash Player. Flash Player is not supported on Android 4.1 and users should uninstall Flash Player prior to upgrading to Android 4.1.
Developers who need ongoing access to released versions of Flash Player for Android can find them in the archive of released Flash Player versions at adobe.com/go/fp_archives. Installations made from the archive will not receive updates through the Google Play Store.
Flash Player plug-in for Android is not supported or available for the Google Chrome browser on Android.
You can find more information on the Flash Player plug-in for mobile browsers for Android at adobe.com/go/fp_android_update.
New ActionScript 3 APIs to access the fast-memory opcodes are no longer being added to the "Dolores" release. The APIs are no longer relevant due to planned improvements for ActionScript execution and APIs in ActionScript "Next"


Florida Medicaid: Will Floridians pay more taxes?
The state of Florida is in financial distress and the government is trying to find ways to make budget cuts across the board which could include Florida Medicaid. Many cuts have been proposed and it will be necessary for these cuts for some services to remain in effect. The big question is whether Florida residents will be willing to pay more in taxes to keep current services from being lost.
Florida Medicaid: Would Floridians pay more to preserve services like Medicaid?
Many things are not as easy as they first seem and the opposite is also true. Some complicated issues can be dealt with easily when there is the ambition to make things happen. The budgeting process of the government is one of those latter situations. This situation has become a flash point in recent months and the result has been reduced revenue. In addition the electorate has become less tolerant of the things that many people see as wasteful spending.
Governor Rick Scott has recently proposed a new budget and public officials are now discussing the proposal which will cut $3.6 billion from the state budget in Florida.
In Sarasota, school officials are talking about cuts that could range between $22 million to $29 million. With this cut, support services will be eliminated and enrichment and social programs will take a back burner. Teacher pay will also be affected by these cuts.
There comes a point in time when choices have to be made and some people will have to take resources from one area to cover the costs in another. This is a part of life and it affects every person in every industry around the world. The question is whether residents of Florida are willing to pay more money to taxes in order to prevent the loss of services.
The answer is likely no. However, it is possible for the public to be persuaded when a case is made for real need. The problem is that too many people in Florida already believe that the government is wasteful. Many people are angered when they hear of the benefit packages that are available to government workers. As a result, very few people are willing to pay an increased tax that will fund public pensions that exceed what is available to people in the private sector.
This is where it all comes down to a final choice. Will taxpayers be willing to pay more to continue receiving services they deem essential? They may agree to do so if they are ensured that their money is being used effectively and efficiently. Unfortunately, Floridians do not put much faith in elected officials and their abilities to govern.
Several officials who are involved in health care have spoken about the possibilities that could result from Florida Medicaid and nursing home care funds or funds for the medically needy are curtailed.
A skilled nursing care center called the Pines of Sarasota currently receives funds from Florida Medicaid. Medicaid covers the cost for more than 75% of the patients at the nursing home. Statewide, Medicaid is paying for 63% of all nursing home patients. Even though there has been an increase in the aging population in Florida, the Florida Medicaid funding for elder care has dropped dramatically from 19 percent in 2000 to only 14 percent in 2010.
Steve Queior, the president of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce stated that there are dangers associated with making these cuts. When services like health care, nursing home care, law enforcement and education are compromised, the economic development feels a negative impact. Smaller government is rarely questioned by business representatives.
While this topic is highly debated, not many people wanted to discuss increasing taxes. Some residents are pointing out that is may be time for the government to learn how to live within its means. With the proposed growth of the aging population in Florida, the Florida Medicaid budgets will also grow. This means that other resources may have to be cut in order to continue providing Florida Medicaid to the thousands of elderly residents across the state.


Drug interactions can result in unwanted side effects, reduce the effectiveness of your medicine or possibly increase the action of a particular medicine.
Because older adults often take more medications than younger adults, the incidence of adverse drug reactions does increase with age.
If a problem develops shortly after a person begins taking medication it is wise to alert a physician or your pharmacist immediately. Sometimes it takes time for an adverse reaction to occur, making it less likely the problem will be associated with taking medication.
Many drug interactions can be avoided or managed safely if your Pharmacist has full knowledge of the medications and herbs you are currently taking.
By visiting one Pharmacist a database of your medications can be built up, reducing the risk of drug interactions occuring.
Over-the-counter (OTC) drug labels contain information about ingredients, uses, warnings and directions that is important to read and understand. The label also includes important information about possible drug interactions. If you are not sure, always ask your Pharmacist.
When your doctor prescribes a new drug, discuss all OTC and prescription drugs, dietary supplements, vitamins, botanicals, minerals and herbals you take, as well as the foods you eat.


She'd just climbed up and in when it fell apart and down.
Mom gave the set to us shortly after our wedding. That bed's enfolded guests, our daughter, us, and now the grandgirl has claimed it. She even carved her name in the headboard to seal the deal. We're not too happy about that.
I was living in the hospice house with my mom when my husband accidentally locked a cat in that room. For two days. We had to throw the mattress out.
You can't buy a new three-quarter width mattress. It needs to be special made, and this time we ordered both top and bottom. That raised the height by several inches, and made bedtime a special challenge while her collarbone healed, so we'd brought in a small stepladder.
The bed collapsed that night with a bang. The ladder tilted, she bumped against the dresser, and I caught her before she tumbled into the closet.
It the past, a short slat had given way, but that night we discovered the frame ripped right out of the footboard. The foundation could not bear the added weight of two deep mattresses.
The bough broke and the cradle fell.
While it was out for repair, she lay low, mattresses on the floor. She liked it, easy in and easy out. No worries about falling long and hard. So we put off putting everything back together. But I could no longer stand the encircling nest of a mess, so on Saturday we elevated her again. We hope the foundation holds firm.
When I made the bed, a faint scent of woodstove smoke wafted from sheets left to sit too long in the dryer. And my mind drifted back to last week as the world waited for the sight of white smoke that would signal one had been elevated. One who could have a longer way to fall if he doesn't live low.
The reports tell stories of a man who took the bus to work, who washed the feet of unwed mothers and recovering drug addicts, who has a heart for those who hurt. One with a heart of humility. A servant leader.
I think of Jesus who made Himself nothing, God come low to lift us up. Who touched the broken and the outcast. Who had nowhere to lay his head. Who carried the fragrant aroma of sacrifice.
I think of how far I am from living this. How I prefer the comfort of my Tempur-Pedic. How freely I carry the smoke of self.
I'm bowed low by this truth.
Tonight a thud and a scream come from the bedroom. The girls have been playing on the bed. A slight push from the two-year-old, and the ten-year-old hit the hardwood floor. Her head bumped the rail on the way down.
I think again of the new pope and stop to pray for him, pray that he can stay low.
I smile and wonder how he likes his new bed.
Beautiful analogy, Sandra. Just beautiful. I had my grandmother's 4-poster bed that did the same thing. Unfortunately, rather than getting it repaired, I gave it away.
Don't……the wood breathes life and death…paint will 'still' this….your reading/writing thrills me….your wisdom widens me….
Oh, Bonnie. That pulled me up right short, dear friend.
Oh my word. I'm speechless.
There are lessons in everything if we have eyes to see and ears to hear, right?
your words are both deep remembering and bright vision for tomorrow. beauty in beds, Sandy. i am lowered and stilled by the reading. thank you, my wise, wise friend.
Wow, you weaved a whole into that tellin' – miss Sandra.
As for beds, my husband and I built ours. Nothing fancy, just plain 4×4 posts and 1×12 boards, and 2×4 slats… we'd slept on the floor the first eight years of our marriage. Ain't nothing wrong with that.
How I love this, graceful meandering round and round such important things. Thank you.
I'm so prone to meander… Makes me dizzy sometimes.
Such thought provoking words…thank you for your heart sharing.
Oh, so beautifully written, Sandy! I love how you took the ordinary and raised it up to the holy. Wow!
You bless me with those words, Martha. So big.
I don't think any of us is able to love the way our Pappa God asks us to! Only as we live in Him, will we be able to allow Him to love us abundantly and through us, those He gives us to love every day.
Hi Mia. You're so right. It keeps coming back to that melting into Him, right?


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Ellen Page Says Juno Grew Up to Be a Lesbian
"So many of my characters, quite frankly."
By Rose Dommu
June 06 2019 3:59 PM EDT
Netflix's revival of Tales of the City, based on the beloved books by Armistead Maupin, invites viewers back to Barbary Lane and a San Francisco that's changed quite a bit since the days of the original 1993 series. Thankfully there are still a few familiar faces — Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis both return to their roles — alongside a cast of new characters including Shawna, played by queer actress and activist Ellen Page. Shawna is Mary Ann's (Linney) adopted daughter, who has channeled the pain of growing up without a mother (Mary Ann left San Francisco when Shawna was young) into an intense love for the family of queers centered around Anna Madrigal (Dukakis). Page's Shawna is seemingly fierce, fearless, and extremely sexually liberated.
Ahead of the premiere of Tales of the City on June 7, Out spoke with Page about her work as an activist, the importance of chosen families, her viral Stephen Colbert interview, and which of her past characters might also be queer.
Tales of the City is refreshing in how it centers the idea of a queer chosen family. Has finding your own chosen family been important to you in exploring your own queerness?
Yes, absolutely. That's been a huge part of my life and that's evolved over time. I feel so grateful to have extraordinary people in my life and a lot of people who helped me and helped guide me through difficult times. And I'm incredibly grateful for that and that, that's displayed so beautifully in the show, I think.
San Francisco has changed so much since the original iteration of Tales in the City, and there's an ongoing conversation about gentrification and the mainstreaming and commodification of queerness. That's a conversation that seems to be especially poignant during Pride, so why do you think that dialogue is necessary?
It's really important because when you look at a place like San Francisco in terms of the growth that has happened and then you look at the rise of homelessness and then the criminalization of homelessness, and as we know, LGBTQ+ people are disproportionately homeless. And those are all, the thing we need to talk about, how the most marginalized are not living in a place that's friendly to them at all. And so many of the people that are homeless now in San Francisco used to live in San Francisco. You look at these issues and they're really serious and they cause us tremendous harm. And I hope we start to talk about these issues more and, yes, highlight the situations for marginalized members of the community.
Over the past few years you've become very vocal about queer advocacy. Why did you decide to use your platform that way?
With the privilege and the platform I have, I absolutely have to use it, particularly after making a show like Gaycation, and traveling around the world, and quite frankly seeing so much joy and beauty and strength and courage, of course, but also so much trauma. It just feels crucial to me, it feels absolutely crucial because it is life or death, especially right now when trans life is being brutally attacked, just absolute cruelty. Those of us with privilege have to step up, we have to step up.
Navigating queer joy and trauma is something the new Tales of the City does really well. We're so used to queer narratives in film and TV centering on trauma, but Tales of the City gives a lot of space to queer joy. Is that something we need to see more of?
That's what's so important in terms of the representation we need and, of course, it's important to tell stories about our history. It's also still crucial to have these stories that are queer characters, you know, living their lives and having relationships and having the struggles and obstacles that people have etc, etc. So yeah, I feel so happy that Tales offers that and allows people to see a future where they can live their truth and feel happy about who they are. Yeah, so I figure, obviously, an important part of representation.
Your character is this very sexually liberated woman; what was that space like to play in, to get to depict this very confident queer woman who very much owns her sexuality?
I think she's a lot more comfortable than me, in many ways, and confident than I ever was. But I feel like playing a character that exists in the way that she does and how she ... her sense of freedom and her ability to have that confidence with her truth, and yeah.
Tales of the City certainly stands out because it features mainly queer actors playing queer characters. Do you think it's important that queer characters are played by queer actors?
Yes, absolutely. I've worked with people who aren't queer and who have played queer characters and have done a great job. Part of the conversations in rehearsal are about that or talking about different dynamics. Yes, I think it's absolutely crucial for queer people to be playing queer characters. We absolutely need more representation. We can see that this is something that's changing, but it needs to change, I think, a lot quicker, so yes.
When cishetero actors defend their right to play queer roles, the thing that they miss is that queer actors rarely get the chance to play straight characters. Is that something you see happening in the industry?
It's obviously changing and there are so many more people and role models, and it's amazing. But yes, I really hope that that keeps changing. Quite frankly, the people who feel that way just don't understand and maybe they could just open their hearts a little bit more and hear the words of large numbers of marginalized communities because no, it's not proportionate. Yes, it would be beautiful if it was equal and maybe there was more of a ... but it's not, and we need to focus on this. It's important. Even with Tales, this crew is extraordinary, so a shout out to the extraordinary crew, but also, the crew is so inclusive.
You recently were a guest on Stephen Colbert's talk show and got very emotional talking about Mike Pence. Can you tell me about that moment and why you felt you had to make that statement on television?
The reason, again, comes back to privilege and the platform I have. Always, I guess, we, marginalized communities have been treated systemically aborherently in many ways. And right now, obviously, we are in a time where rights are being stripped away. Children are dying in custody at the border and I think if I'm on a show like that, I want to say something. I just wanted to try and communicate what people go through, and because there's such a lack of representation, so many people don't know. So that's why they can just be so dismissive when people are trying to share their feelings. And to be sitting on a stage and literally just talking about forming equality and not wanting people to suffer, to get so much hatred for saying something like that, does break my heart.
But that's why we need to keep pushing and use our privilege and hopefully continue to make things change. I'm grateful to everyone who sacrifices a lot more than me and all those who continue to sacrifice so much more than me to allow me to be in the position I'm in. So kind of down straight, I'd better use it. You know?
Do you wish that more people in your position would be more vocal about using their privilege?
Well, I don't want to be too self righteous about it because it's been an evolution for me to get to a place of this degree, making Gaycation, etc. But I think we're in a time where people with privilege need to step up, so that is what I believe. I believe if you have privilege, you need to use it right now. So much of our privilege is unearned and is causing a lot of suffering. Yeah, that's my choice, I'm going to use my privilege in terms of work I make, and hopefully, continuing Gaycation.
This Pride season, what can queer people with access to privilege be doing to support those in our community without it?
First, we need to educate ourselves. Obviously, it's changing a bit, but then again, it causes massive controversy just to talk about LGBT people, the kids in school. We're not learning about the reality of so many members of our community so, in terms of helping, it's supporting by calling politicians, writing letters, being mindful of what's going on. If you're able, donating to a charity, volunteering, you know, all the things that we're able to do and support LBGT organizations, donate your old clothes that you don't need anymore and all the stuff you've bought that you don't need. I think there's so many things that people are able to do in their day-to-day lives. And if you have an enormous amount of privilege, please, please use it, if you know what I mean?
Do you think Juno eventually grew up to be a lesbian?
Yeah. Yes. So many of my characters, quite frankly.
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I'm still new to a lot of stuff in 1e D&D.
Of course that makes it more difficult to reverse-engineer stuff.
I've heard it said on more than one occasion that most of the party's experience in 1e came from treasure, not combat. I'm cool with that, but I wanted to know how much more so I stared at the treasure tables really hard for a while.
200 copper coins to the gold piece. Okay.
2 electrum coins to the gold piece. Okay.
5 gold pieces to the platinum coin. Okay.
Figuring out how many experience points were represented by a pile of money wasn't terribly difficult — take the average number of coins and multiply by the probability they would appear in a pile. Gems and jewels required more work.
Everything I did for currency, I applied on the gemstone and jewelry tables, and I determined the average value of a gem is 275 gp — multiply that by 2.5 for your average number of gems. The average value of a piece of jewelry is 1,210 gp.
Magic items are kind of the game-changer, so I didn't include them in the list. They have some pretty wild values and while 4e might help me determine the value of 'expected' items at each level (and 3e to a lesser extent), I'm not positive how their values work in 1e. So I left them out of my calculations.
Plus, magic items don't drop "per level" like the rest of treasure.
So the result was about 232 gp (231.55 gp) per level per treasure. Double that for the encounters where you find treasure guarded by a monster, and that puts you at over 1,600 gp per level (1,620.85 gp).
Now, assuming you divide that between six and nine ways (depending on the number of PCs/henchmen), that's 180-270 experience points from treasure.
Just glancing over XP values from monsters, I think that's where many of them are before you divide the spoils between surviving players — so without doing any additional math at this point, it sounds like treasure contributes like, six times as much experience as monsters do.
I don't know for sure if this is how it works in AD&D, but I think that generally magic items' values don't count toward XP unless they are simply 'magic flavored' treasure. I.E. The +1 Amulet of Protection would not count towards XP for its value, but a music box with an enchanted dancing homonculus ballerina would. 'magic flavored' treasure, appropriately used, serves to store large amounts of XP value without necessarily affecting the player economy by a sudden surge of liquidity.
Well, that takes a load off. I assumed that when you discovered a +1 magic sword, that its value was added to your XP — but it now occurs to me that magic items prior to what, 3e? Probably didn't have an equivalent GP value.
Um… B/X: They had a GP value, but that was more along the lines of what it cost to create something or to ballpark what sort of resources it represented or might fetch if it was part of a paid retrieval quest, but there was an unwritten rule that they weren't exactly available on the open market.
AD&D: I think AD&D may have opened things up a bit in terms of being able to just go out and buy something magical, though at the discretion of the DM. All of the artifacts and stuff I've seen in AD&D have GP values, if I recall.
+1 anything was supposed to be impressively rare, and generally rather than having +2 or +3 anything, extraordinary items would be +1 general and +3 specific, so once a party had a few +1 items, they wouldn't sell them; if they ended up with duplicates, they might pass them on to a henchman.
So, how does awarding XP for loot work in practice? AD&D says you get to add it in when the party hauls it back to town?
Oh, yeah, and the same goes for general equipment unless it's some sort of specifically treasure quality item not intended for typical use.


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Man City skates by West Ham in Premier League Asia Trophy
By Kyle BonnJul 17, 2019, 10:22 AM EDT
Manchester City's youth squad did the first-half job, which meant the heavy artillery coming off the bench was that much scarier. Man City came from behind to lead at halftime, and Raheem Sterling scored twice in the second half and the defending Premier League champions were no match for West Ham in a 4-1 victory in the semifinals of the Premier League Asia Trophy in Nanjing.
Pep Guardiola started a mostly second-choice lineup from the opening whistle, with David Silva and Aymeric Laporte the only true first-teamers in the squad. Claudio Bravo manned the net to begin, with new arrival Rodri also among the starters. West Ham's lineup, meanwhile, was a strong one with Felipe Anderson, Mark Noble, Angelo Ogbonna, Jack Wilshere, Michail Antonio, and Manuel Lanzini all among a first-choice starting lineup.
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West Ham took the lead 25 minutes in through Noble who delivered from the penalty spot, but not without help from Felipe who was the star of the first half for the Hammers and won the penalty after sending Manchester City defender Angelino to the ground.
The lead didn't last long as David Silva leveled things up in the 33rd minute, a wonderful start to his final season at Manchester City. He received a fabulous delivery from 18-year-old Spanish youth international Adrian Bernabe who rifled one to the far post where Silva was waiting, and the 33-year-old chested it down before unpacking a low finish from a tight angle.
City would go in front three minutes later as 20-year-old Man City youth product Lukas Nmecha won a soft penalty on a foul by Ogbonna, and the youngster took it himself and buried the spot-kick for the lead.
Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane all came on at halftime for the defending Premier League champions, while West Ham brought on the likes of Robert Snodgrass, Javier Hernandez, and Andriy Yarmolenko.
The changes for Manchester City overwhelmed West Ham, with Sane picking up a loose ball near the halfway line and feeding a beautiful pass through the back line to Sterling clean on goal who put City 3-1 up on the hour mark. That saw John Stones, Kyle Walker, Ilkay Gundogan and Oleksandr Zinchenko all come in off the bench for Pep Guardiola and into the fray.
The big three did it again in the 72nd minute as de Bruyne picked Carlos Sanchez's pocket in the attacking third and fed Sane on the left. He sent it back to de Bruyne who layed it off for Sterling's second goal of the match.
In squad notes, a pair of England youth internationals went the distance for Man City as Ian Poveda-Ocampo and Taylor Harwood-Bellis were the only two to complete the full 90 minutes. Notable for West Ham, Winston Reid came off the bench for the final 19 minutes, his first game action in over 16 months.
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Tags: Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City, Raheem Sterling, West Ham United, Anderson, Angelino, Angelo Ogbonna, Aymeric Laporte, Ba, Bernard, Bernardo, Claudio Bravo, David Silva, Felipe Anderson, Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Wilshere, John Stones, Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker, Lukas Nmecha, Manuel Lanzini, Mark Noble, Michail Antonio, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Pep Guardiola, Raheem Sterling, Reid, Robert Snodgrass
Delph completes transfer to Everton
By Daniel KarellJul 15, 2019, 6:10 PM EDT
Everton has added an England international in a move to bolster its midfield.
The club announced that it had signed Fabian Delph to a three-year contract, after an undisclosed permanent transfer from Manchester City. Delph comes to the blue half of Liverpool after spending the last four seasons at Manchester City, where he began as a central midfielder but was quickly pushed out wide as a left back, and only featured 20 times in all competitions for the Sky Blues last season.
"Every time I have played against Everton, whether it was home or away, straight away the first thing that comes to mind when you see the fans is passion," Delph said on Everton's website. "The Everton fans seem to know football, seem to understand it, it seems to be in their blood and they really back the team. You are always going to hear Evertonians and I'm excited to play at home and hear them when I am playing. I'm really happy to be here, I'm going to give absolutely everything – nothing less than 100 per cent.
🔵 | "Hopefully we can push together, fans and players, to do something special."
— Everton (@Everton) July 15, 2019
Although it feels like he's been around forever, Delph is actually still only 29-years-old, and should still have a few years left in the tank to help propel Everton to the next level. At the least, Delph adds steel and technical ability in the middle of the park, where he could likely partner with Andre Gomes, who made his move to Everton permanent this summer from Barcelona.
Delph also adds versatility, and that should help him stay in the Everton lineup, should it need him out wide or to play in the center of the park.
However, the most important aspect Delph brings is the winning mentality. Even though he didn't play a massive role, Delph has had the opportunity to train and play alongside the likes of Vincent Kompany, David Silva and Sergio Aguero, all winners in their careers who do whatever it takes to get three points and win a title.
Bringing that attitude and mentality to Everton is huge for the club, which needs a lift after the departure of Wayne Rooney and other big names who have departed since the end of the David Moyes era.
Tags: Everton, Fabian Delph, Manchester City, Ba, David Moyes, David Silva, Fabian Delph, Rooney, Vincent Kompany
Man City break transfer record to sign Rodri
By Joe Prince-WrightJul 4, 2019, 8:32 AM EDT
Manchester City have spent a club-record $79 million to buy Rodri from Atletico Madrid.
The Spanish defensive midfielder, 23, has officially arrived at City after Atleti confirmed on Wednesday that the reigning Premier League champions had paid his release clause.
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Rodri has signed a five-year contract and is the long-term replacement for City's midfield lynchpin Fernandinho. The former Villarreal star is seen as one of the top holding midfielders in the world, with his exceptional passing, interceptions and tackling ability key to his game.
Speaking about his arrival at City, Rodri is looking forward to working with Pep Guardiola as they go for a PL three-peat.
"What City have achieved in the last two years has been amazing and I'm looking forward to being part of such a talented squad," Rodri said. "It's not just the titles they have won, but the way they have managed it, playing attacking football at all times. I can't wait to start working with Pep Guardiola and my new team-mates and hopefully we can achieve great things together. It's a style that excites me, as do the Club's ambitions."
Rodri only joined Atletico from Villarreal last summer for $25 million, so the La Liga side have done pretty well out of this deal.
City have gone about their business very quietly this summer, and this was a key area they needed to address.
When Fernandinho was out injured last season they badly missed his presence in midfield as the likes of Fabian Delph, Ilkay Gundogan and David Silva struggled to hold down the defensive midfield role.
Rodri's passing ability is undoubted and the lanky midfielder is very much the heir apparent to Sergio Busquets as the best defensive midfielder around.
With City signing former left back Angelino after his impressive season at PSV Eindhoven, they have already addressed their top two needs in the transfer market. Right back Joao Cancelo could also join from Juventus, as City's attacking depth is clear for all to see, although Sergio Aguero can't go on forever and another option up top aside from Gabriel Jesus may be handy.
50/90 – Rodri was one of just three players from Europe's top five leagues in 2018-19 to make at least 50 successful tackles while completing over 90 percent of their passes, alongside Marcelo Brozović and Thiago Alcântara. Foundation. pic.twitter.com/Zjyh7ZCF9O
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 4, 2019
If Guardiola's side can add another center back this summer then they should be pretty much set for the new season as they aim to go one better than winning three trophies and complete the quadruple they wanted to badly last season.
Rodri will be a key piece in Guardiola's jigsaw for many years to come.
Tags: Atletico Madrid, La Liga, Manchester City, Premier League, Rodri, Spain, transfer news, Angelino, Ba, David Silva, Fabian Delph, Fernandinho, Gabriel Jesus, Ilkay Gundogan, Pep Guardiola
David Silva will make 10th season his last at Man City
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By Nicholas MendolaJun 25, 2019, 8:20 PM EDT
David Silva says his 10th season at Manchester City will be his last with the Etihad Stadium set.
"It completes the cycle," he said in a press conference this week. "It's a nice round figure. I can never see myself playing against City for another team. So 10 years – that's it."
Silva turns 34 in January, and posted 10 goals and 14 assists in 50 appearances for Pep Guardiola's men last season.
[ MORE: Spurs set to add $82M mid ]
All told, he enters this one-year contract with 396 appearances for City, scoring 71 goals with 129 assists. He's won the Premier League four times, the FA Cup twice, and the League Cup four times.
He was last capped by Spain at the 2018 World Cup, where he's scored 37 times in 129 caps. He's also played with Valencia and Celta Vigo in his native country.
The news comes less than a week after a fellow Spanish legend, Fernando Torres, announced his retirement.
But Silva seems like he's got a bit more in the tank. Could he be one of the big names matched with Inter Miami for 2020? Or might he follow Xavi's route to the Middle East?
Tags: David Silva, Manchester City, Premier League, Spain, Valencia, Ba, David Silva, Fernando, Pep Guardiola, Torres
Transfer rumor roundup: Pogba to Juve; Felix to Man City
By Joe Prince-WrightJun 10, 2019, 12:29 PM EDT
The Premier League transfer window is officially open again and that means one thing: transfer reports are going to start kicking up a few notches.
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Here's a look at some of the latest gossip from around the PL…
Corriere dello Sport in Italy say that Paul Pogba has agreed to move back to his former club Juventus, but the Italian champions will need to sell plenty of players to sign the Manchester United midfielder.
Pogba, 26, joined United from Juve in the summer of 2016 for $110 million but has had a topsy-turvy second spell at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho and now Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
With Solskjaer linked with moves for multiple central midfielders already during the transfer window, it appears that if a suitable deal to move Pogba on can be made, he will be able to leave United.
Juve will reportedly look to move on Mario Mandzukic, Joao Cancelo, Juan Cuadrado and Mattia Perin to fund the move, but there will be no rush on the move as they don't currently have a manger. Maurizio Sarri is expected to leave Chelsea to take charge of Juve in the coming days, and then Juve will be able to kick on with the transfer business for the summer.
If United can get back most of the $110 million they spent on Pogba, that would be a very good deal. In an ideal world they would get a little cash and maybe Paulo Dybala in exchange for Pogba. Although his displays picked up when Mourinho departed and Solskjaer arrived, the Frenchman's form regressed at the end of the season and he really is at a crossroads in his career.
Does he stay at United and lead their rebuild and a possible return to glory? Or does he return to Juve where he can help them challenged for the European title alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and settle for the relative safety of winning Serie A year in, year out?
Portuguese teenager Joao Felix is one of the hottest properties in world soccer and Manchester City is pushing ahead with their attempts to sign the Benfica midfielder.
Benfica's chairman has admitted that Felix could be sold this summer, and Portuguese newspaper Record say that Man City have offered wages in excess of $33.7 million over five years. Wowza.
The attacking midfielder is said to have a release clause of $133.1 million, but neither City nor Man United, who are also in the hunt for Felix, have triggered that clause.
Felix, 19, was part of Portugal's squad which won the UEFA Nations League over the weekend and his attacking prowess, close control and worth ethic means he is perfect for Pep Guardiola's style of play. In many ways he's a younger Bernardo Silva, and with David Silva not getting any younger and Phil Foden yet to fully flourish into a first team regular, this is an area where City could strengthen.
The figures are eye-watering but Felix is one of the best young talents in Europe and if City want to continue their domination they have to sign players of his ilk. With Leroy Sane potentially heading out of the door this summer, the transfer fee may not be as daunting as it seems right now.
Tags: Premier League, transfer news, Transfer Rumor Roundup, Bernard, Bernardo Silva, David Silva, Juan Cuadrado, Maurizio Sarri, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Paul Pogba, Pep Guardiola, Phil Foden
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A cookbook club is a gathering of cookbook enthusiasts – the best kind of people! They exchange opinions on the book and share experiences from cooking the recipes. There's a spread of pot-luck dishes, each contributed by the members, which makes hosting a cinch.
Think of it as a dinner club and a book club combined into one.
Usually one cookbook is the focus, and it is discussed in depth at each meet up. This allows for a pot-luck feast that is quite cohesive, since the recipes are all from the same book. The group could also focus on a specific author, such as Nigella Lawson, and cook anything from her collection of works. It depends on how you wish to structure the cookbook club.
Why Start a Cookbook Club?
A cookbook club is a wonderful excuse to get together with fellow cookbook and food lovers. In our small group we have cookbook authors, an editor, book reviewer, cookbook photographers, podcasters, food stylists, former chefs and serious home cooks. Our careers intersect with the cookbook world in wildly different ways which makes for lively conversation.
It's also a chance to slow down, meet around a table and share stories of connecting (or not) with the author. It provides the opportunity to see the book through different eyes, and experience a unique perspective.
And then there is the feast. One cook would have to slave for hours in the kitchen to turn out ten or more recipes from a specific cookbook, but when a group of club members share their cooking efforts together, the results are spectacular.
Invite a core group of cookbook enthusiasts to the club and encourage them to invite 1-2 people each. This will round out the numbers and ensure everyone has a friend. Aim for a group of 12-16 people, which may seem like a lot, but realistically only about half will be able to make each meet-up. 6-8 people is a great number for a pot-luck, ensuring an array of dishes, without burdening the host.
We use a Facebook group to chit chat, swap info and make decisions. First up? Decide on how often you'll want to meet. We're starting with every 6-8 weeks, as every month felt like too much of a commitment. Eight weeks also feels like a good time to sit with a cookbook, get a feel for the author's voice and test a number of recipes.
Toss out a few titles to the group and pick one to get you started. Subsequently, pick the next book at each meet up.
Pick your first date and get cooking! Our group is rotating hosting duties, meaning that we'll meet in and around Halifax, moving from kitchen to kitchen. We may gravitate to the beach in the height of summer – who knows.
We kicked things off with Unforgettable: The Bold Flavors of Paula Wolfert's Renegade Life, a biographical cookbook that I highly recommend. We loved the stories, were most impressed with Paula and fell in love with the recipes.
After a long winter, we'll usher in spring with the beautiful Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables. I'm already captivated by what I've read and tested so far.
And for the height of summer, we're getting inspired for a road trip with the ladies from Feast: Recipes and Stories from a Canadian Road Trip.
A few of us own these cookbook titles, others track them down from the library and a few choose to buy them for their collection. The library is definitely the way to go if you are unfamiliar with the author and their work at first. The if you fall in love with the cookbook, you can always add it to your collection later.
One last thing….should you decide to start a cookbook club and feature either of my books, drop me a note at aimee @ simplebites (dot) net or tag me on the socials! That would be so fun. Happy Cooking and Happy Reading.
Would you join a cookbook club?
That's awesome, Heather. Any advice for the rest of us?
I eagerly read your post, Aimee, as I've been thinking about a cookbook club for some time now. Maybe it's time to put these thoughts into action!
Marlene, I think so! It's such fun.
I've been wanting to start a cookbook club for years now. I've gotten kind of close a few times but for some reason or another it always fizzled out. I'm gearing up to give it another go, so fingers crossed!
Jess, I lucked out on timing. I say if you want it bad enough, go for it!
Yes!! I've been running a cookbook club out of the grocery story where I work for a few years, and we have 20-25 people come every month. I can attest to the fact that it's a great way to get together, and we've also gotten to know so many amazing books.
Alana, any tips for us amateurs?! Share your wisdom, please.
What a fun idea Aimee! I don't really have the social circle right now to pull this off but it might be fun to do a mini-version on the family level. We could pick a cookbook, either from my collection or the library, and then plan a meal. It would be a great way to try new recipes and flavors.
Julie that seems like a great idea! Let me know how it goes.
I've been in a cookbook club for about 3 years now! We are not very rigid about it – we have a facebook group and post polls to find a good date that works for the most people. We tend to meet roughly every 2 months-ish. We try to use books that aren't hot off the presses, but are still pretty current/interesting.
– Extra Virgin, by Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos.
We've also gone off-format by having people bring recipes from various food blogs, or food from countries south of the equator, and once we went out to dinner instead of cooking. The last two Decembers we've used Hors d'Oeuvres by Victoria Blashford-Snell and Eric Treuille.
It's super fun! The organizer just threw out an email to assess interest and set up the group – it's been pretty hands-off for maintenance since.
This is so fun! A group of friends do a supper club together once a month, and we have the spouses join us. We've just decided to change from themed meals to hosts doing 1 meal and rotating houses (as opposed to pot luck style around that theme)…I think I might suggest this as an option for us in the future.
Sounds like fun! Wondering, Aimée, have you heard of "Eat Your Books"?
It may be a great resource for book club lovers.
I came across this thread because of Barbara mentioning EYB (thanks Barbara!). An EYB membership for a cookbook club allows the members to share notes on their experiences cooking recipes from each book. You can have a free membership and just add notes for 5 books (the limit for a free membership). Remove the oldest book as a new one gets added. This way the group gets to share what they are cooking between meet-ups. Or if you want to keep a record of all books and recipes cooked by the group, an annual membership is US$30 (not much when split between a group).
I belong to a cookbook club run by my local library. It has been going about 3 years and is a lot of fun. We meet once a month at the library and everyone brings a dish from the book. Someone coordinates what everyone is bringing to avoid duplicates. We do talk about the book but also about cooking, gardening, family, etc. We have had a few local authors come along when we cooked from their books (Ana Sortun, Maria Speck, Cathy Walthers).
I've been part of a cooking club for a few years. It started out as a way to help us get thru the long winter months when one of our friends was battling depression. There are only 4 of us, and we might pick a theme-Mexican, Italian etc or just do random food. The only rule is that you have to pick a new recipe that you have never tried before. We take turns hosting and it seems to work out well every time.


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The two-dose vaccine will be available on international markets for less than $10 (8.40 euros) per dose, they said, and will be free for Russian citizens.
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The calculations of its effectiveness were based on preliminary data obtained 42 days after the first dose, Russia's health ministry, the state-run Gamaleya research centre and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a statement.
The statement said that the vaccine had shown 91.4 percent effectiveness 28 days after the first dose, a figure based on 39 cases.
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It did not note the number of coronavirus cases used to make the final calculation, however.
"The second analysis was conducted a week after volunteers got the second dose, meaning that their bodies have partially reacted to both doses," Gamaleya's director Alexander Gintsburg said in the statement.
He said the centre expects the efficacy rate to be "even higher" three weeks after the second dose.
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Overseas trials of the vaccine are also taking place in the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Belarus and other countries.
Russia in August became the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine but did so ahead of the large-scale clinical trials that are still underway.
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Q: Install p5i package on opensolaris 5.11 snv_110 I inherited an opensolaris server and we need to install a nice new network card (pci id 8086,10fb).  The  ixgbe package recently added support for this card; so I wanted to upgrade to the following.
http://pkg.opensolaris.org/dev/en/search.shtml?token=ixgbe&action=Search
Problem:  How do install these packages?
The server is headless.  I can forward an X display, but what program to start?  The "install" link doesn't invoke any package manager when I run firefox on the server...

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$ pfexec pkg install SUNWixgbe
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This will create a new boot environment (most likely it'll be 'opensolaris-1' in the GRUB). You will be able to roll back any changes if required just by booting into your old installation.

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SUPPORT is building for a campaign to build a statue to Newport's hometown heroine Lady Rhondda - and the Argus is backing the move.
The suffragette, real name Margaret Mackworth, is famous for being jailed for attempting to blow up a post box in Risca Road, Newport, as part of the campaign to give women the vote in the early 20th century. Today the site is marked with a blue plaque.
And now a campaign - which has already raised more than £1,000 - is calling for a statue of the woman who is one of the most influential figures in Newport' history to be built.
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Julie Nicholas, chairwoman of the Statue for Lady Rhondda campaign group, said the idea came about because there is no memorial to the suffragette in Newport. A successful crowdfundin campaign resulted in a blue plaque being installed close to the very same postbox on Risca Road she tried to blow up.
As Lady Rhondda grew up in Llanwern House and was heavily involved in both the arts and education, the group believe they have found their perfect spot for a statue – the East side of the Millennium Bridge.
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