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How will we respond when persecution comes?
A month ago the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a fundamentalist terrorist group whose aim is to create an ultra-Islamic state in Iraq and Syria, gave Christians in Mosul (Iraq) an ultimatum: convert to Islam, pay an exorbitant "infidel" tax, or die by the sword.
Following the ultimatum, many people including children have suffered the most violent deaths in Mosul and the surrounding areas. Crosses have been removed from all churches and monasteries — some have been burned, destroyed and looted, while many others are being used as ISIS centres.
In a desperate attempt to save their families and their properties, some Christians have converted to Islam. Thousands of Christians have refused however to deny their faith, and have fled Mosul – many leaving with only their clothes on their backs, and many now finding themselves destitute and even dying from hunger, thirst or illness. (To find out more about the persecution and/or to financially contribute to food and medical supplies for the Christian refugees, contact Open Doors South Africa – see www.opendoors.org.za).
The many faces of persecution
In John 15:20, Jesus said to His disciples, "If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first… Do you remember what I told you? 'A slave is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you."
This was true for many of the early Christians (including the Twelve Apostles, Stephen, Paul, Silas, Timothy and others) who were hated, scorned and suffered persecution for their faith in the Lord Jesus.
Today, this is as true for Christians in the Middle East and many other places around the world where Christians are imprisoned, tortured, kidnapped or killed for no other reason than that they are believers. (For the countries where faith costs most, see the Open Doors website above).
In South Africa (as in other countries in the West), 'persecution' is becoming a reality for Christians as well. Persecution has many faces and while, by the grace of God, Christians in South Africa by no means suffer the atrocities of their brothers and sisters in the Middle East, pastors and Christians in the marketplace increasingly find themselves having to defend their Christian conscience, religion and belief before the courts of law, the Human Rights Commission and Gender Equality Commission.
Although freedom of conscience, religion and belief is protected as a fundamental right in the South African Constitution, in practice Judeo-Christian and family values – in the name of 'tolerance' – increasingly have to make way for secular humanist values in the public and even in the private sphere.
The latest cases in SA
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) has already previously reported on proposed legislation and pending court cases that threaten religous freedom and the autonomy of the Church in South Africa.
The month of August has seen two more 'cases' involving Christians, namely:
On Tuesday this week, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein heard the appeal of a lesbian minister who accused the Methodist Church of unfair discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation. In this case the Church, whose biblical doctrine and belief is that God intended marriage as a holy union between one man and one woman, had no choice but to dismiss the lesbian minister following her 'marriage' to her same-sex partner. The Court has reserved judgment for a later date. (To read more about this case, see https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Gay-minister-free-to-marry-partner-SCA-hears-20140826).
On Wednesday last week, a local gay website reported that a gay couple intended to take another wedding venue, Sha-Mani Lodge in Alberton, to the Equality Court for refusing on religious grounds to host a same-sex wedding ceremony. (See https://www.mambaonline.com/2014/08/20/wedding-venue-ignores-court-ruling-snubs-another-gay-couple/). According to Sha-Mani, curiously enough, it received telephone calls from four different couples who enquired about homosexual weddings at the venue. In each instance, Sha-Mani refused on the basis that their Christian conscience, religion and belief do not allow them to participate in something that God regards as sinful.
This would not be the first time that Sha-Mani is dragged before the Equality Court for refusing to compromise on their Christian beliefs. In 2012, a lesbian couple sued Sha-Mani under similar circumstances, the outcome of which was that Sha-Mani had to pay a R20 000 settlement amount to a LGBTI rights group and agree to in future host gay and lesbian wedding ceremonies at the venue.
While some (including the gay couple who intends to bring the new case against Sha-Mani) claim unbelief and shock at Sha-Mani's disregard of the 2012 settlement agreement, for us as believers their position should not come as a surprise. The Bible tells us that "Blessed are those who don't feel guilty for doing something they have decided is right. …If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning" (Romans 14:22-23).
For Sha-mani, it is right not to allow something that they believe to be contrary to God's will (namely same-sex marriage) on their premises. If they were to do otherwise, they would be sinning against their Christian conscience, religion and belief and ultimately against God. And no settlement agreement or court order can, or should, force them to do that.
In Luke 12:4-9, believers are commanded as follows: "Dear friends, don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that. But I'll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell. Yes, he's the one to fear … I tell you the truth, everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man will also acknowledge int eh presence of God's angels. But anyone who denies me here on earth will be denied before God's angels."
This is the battle of the early Christians, the Christians in Iraq and Syria and the battle also of Christians in South Africa: when faced with difficult choices, will we cave in and compromise on our beliefs, or will we be faithful witnesses to the truths of the Gospel even if it costs us – our businesses or ministries, our friends or families, even our very lives?
A response to persecution
Andrew Selley, Founder & CEO of Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) commented as follows on the situation in Iraq and Syria: "As an organisation that works to protect and promote religious freedom, FOR SA condemns the persecution of Christians in the Middle East in the strongest terms. No one has the right to tell another person what to believe, let alone to kill innocent people for their religious beliefs. Our hearts go out to our brothers and sisters in Iraq and Syria, and we pray that in the midst of great difficulty, they will hold on to Jesus and know the comfort and power of the Holy Spirit."
Selley went on to say that we should not be so ignorant however as to think that religious persecution only happens thousands of miles away. In South Africa, Christians are finding it increasingly difficult to freely believe, preach and live their lives according to the Word of God. He said that we must remain watchful and prayerful for the sake of keeping the Gospel 'free' in South Africa.
"Over the last while, we have seen a few surprising (given the strong emphasis on and push for LGBTI rights) victories for religious freedom and the autonomy of the Church, for which we thank God and give Him all the glory! We believe that, by God's grace and with the united support of churches around the country, FOR SA is becoming a loud enough voice for government and society to take note of and thus protect Christian conscience, religion and belief. As is apparent from the two new 'cases' against Christians in August however, the threat remains and as Christians we must therefore continue to stand united – irrespective of our theological differences and for the sake of religious freedom," Selley concluded.
By Advocate Nadene Badenhorst, Spokesperson for FOR SA
Via Gateway News


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Compaq mimics Dell, Gateway's approach
Emulation is the best flattery, they say, and Compaq Computer seems to be trying hard to replicate Dell and Gateway's successful direct-marketing strategy.
Jan. 2, 2002 4:43 p.m. PT
Emulation is the best flattery, they say, and Compaq Computer seems to be trying hard to replicate Dell Computer and Gateway's successful direct-marketing strategy.
Compaq, the world's second largest computer company, continued its onslaught onto the Internet by today announcing the formation of the Compaq.com business division which will be responsible for Compaq products, services, and solutions to customers over the Web.
The leader in personal computer sales has moved aggressively recently to try to increase its Internet presence, from spinning-off Web portal AltaVista this week which it hopes to use to drive computer sales, as well as launching late last year Compaq's direct-marketing aimed at small and midsize businesses.
"Our DirectPlus effort focused on selling to small and midsized businesses as well as the Presario line," said Kenny Kurtzman, the newly appointed vice president and general manager of Compaq.com, in an interview with CNET News.com. "Compaq.com will focus on all sales to all customers over the Internet."
Kurtzman will be reporting to Enrico Pesatori, Compaq's senior vice president of corporate marketing. Kurtzman was most recently vice president and general manager of Compaq's small and medium business division (SMB) where he led the launch of the company's Prosignia family of products and Internet services, and SMB direct sales program.
"We are focused on creating Compaq.com as a place not only to sell great products but also to establish a relationship with the customers beyond the initial sale of the product," said Kurtzman.
Looking forward, some analysts think the added services will evolve into a strong new revenue stream and play a pivotal role.
"The announcement suggests that the vision that they are looking at in trying to make Compaq.com a hub for future services that can be delivered through the Web is extremely powerful," said Deepinder Sahni, an analyst at Access Media International.
"If you can funnel Internet services such as Web-based ERP and supply-chain management that build on top of the emerging e-com infrastructure, then you really begin to add value," Sahni added.
Shares of Compaq edged higher, rising 1.19 percent to 47.75. Compaq was the second most heavily traded issue on the New York Stock Exchange with 9.6 million shares changing hands in afternoon trading . The stock has traded as high as 51.25 and as low as 22.94 during the past 52 weeks.
Compaq said only about 8 to 10 percent of its business currently is generated from true Web sales--when people don't just scout out a product but actually place an order.
"In the next three to four years, I would like to see that number go from 10 percent to about 30 or 40 percent," said Kurtzman.
Computer resellers, who make their living by serving as the middleman in computer transactions, will likely have to evolve in order to stay afloat in the emerging Internet-driven computer sales model.
"We still have a very important relationship with the resellers, and they are always going to be a critical part of our business," said Kurtzman. "But I think what is happening is that the Internet is changing how people think about buying technology.
"The business model for resellers can improve by shifting from fulfillment of hardware to provision of services and support," added Kurtzman.
These support services offered by resellers are going to play a vital role, analysts agree.
"PC makers have realized that although direct-marketing has grown fairly rapidly, the services and support component is still vital," said Sahni. Computer makers won't be able to support all their customers with their technicians alone, Sahni added.
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Bhosga Population - Gulbarga, Karnataka
Bhosga is a medium size village located in Jevargi Taluka of Gulbarga district, Karnataka with total 134 families residing. The Bhosga village has population of 713 of which 380 are males while 333 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Bhosga village population of children with age 0-6 is 119 which makes up 16.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bhosga village is 876 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Bhosga as per census is 889, lower than Karnataka average of 948.
Bhosga village has lower literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Bhosga village was 63.47 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Bhosga Male literacy stands at 79.18 % while female literacy rate was 45.49 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Bhosga village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Bhosga village.
Bhosga Data
Child (0-6) 119 63 56
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Marginal Worker 171 46 125
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.34 % of total population in Bhosga village. The village Bhosga currently doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
In Bhosga village out of total population, 347 were engaged in work activities. 50.72 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.28 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 347 workers engaged in Main Work, 116 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.


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A dish best served not.
Personal Audio Recorder (like PVR)
radio timer
SS-Radio Recorder
product:radio: time-shift
Solid State Radio Recorder
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The solid state radio allows the pre-set recording of radio shows to a hard drive for delayed listening. It is crucial that there are no tapes, because they are hopeless and obsolescent. Just like the Tivo, maybe it can learn our tastes and record our favourite shows each week? Ideally, the resultant MP3 files could download to our MP3 players. It seems strange that we have been able to record TV with the VCR for decades but not with the radio. Or have I missed something?
— ampersand, Jan 18 2003
(?) Radio Program Recorder http://www.radioprogramrecorder.com/
No sign of learning features, but otherwise baked. Not a bad idea, though. [Monkfish, Oct 21 2004]
TiVo Car Radio http://www.halfbake.../TiVo_20Car_20Radio
related bakery idea [krelnik, Oct 21 2004]
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DAB only, requies PCI slot. Works well (Sorry, consumer advice). [8th of 7, Oct 21 2004]
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Destination URL. E.g., https://www.coffee.com/
Description (displayed with the short name and URL.)
(resisting urge to make Nazi joke)
— snarfyguy, Jan 18 2003
Digital TV, in Britain at least, lets you listen to radio stations via your TV tuner. Simply connect your TiVo, record the radio, and hey presto! A grossly over-the-top solution.
(<stereotyping>Incidentally, only luddites listen to talk radio with actual programs, at least when they're at home, because they're scared of that newfangled invention the television set. And such a demographic is ill-disposed towards digital video recorders or any technology more advanced than eight-track tapes.</stereotyping>)
— kropotkin, Jan 18 2003
/It seems strange that we have been able to record TV with the VCR for decades but not with the radio./
I remember way back in the eighties, we used to have these devices called Radio Cassettes. This was in the days before some bright spark at Sony made a cassette player that couldn't record. Daft idea, I said, it will never catch on. Anyway, it was in the spring of 83, I think. Or was it eighty five? No, eighty two... anyway, what's a VCR?
— egbert, Jan 19 2003
This is Baked. The Modualr Technologies PC bus radio card allows you to listen to didgital radio broadcasts via your PC and also record them straight to the hard drive. There's even a timer agent.
— 8th of 7, Jan 20 2003
I thought this was a recorder special made for secret services radio transmissions, so that you can have fun while listening to their plans and secrets... made me think of the german ss in the middle 40's and hitler's voice, and all, and how it's ridiculous and funny at the same time. oh well..
— sweet, Feb 24 2004
Obsolescent?
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Nigeria 5-1 Burkina Faso: Uchenna Kanu's hat-trick gets Super Falcons off to flying start
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Thomas Dennerby's ladies kicked off their outing on a good note with the 21-year-old's treble on Thursday
Uchenna Kanu struck a hat-trick as Nigeria got their Wafu Women's Cup outing off to a flying start with a 5-1 win over 10-player Burkina Faso in Abidjan on Thursday.
After failing to clinch the title last year, the Super Falcons were able to record a winning start this time against the Burkina Babes.
Kanu opened the scoring for Thomas Dennerby's side when she headed home a cross from Alice Ogebe in the ninth minute.
In the 16th minute, Burkina Faso's Salimata Simpore got sent off for a foul in the box and captain Evelyn Nwabouku doubled the lead from the spot for Nigeria.
Four minutes later, Kanu was brought down in the penalty area and Amarachi Okonkwo wasted no chance to extend the lead.
Three minutes after the restart, the Southeastern University striker Kanu netted to put Nigeria 4-0 up before scoring her third of the match in the 73rd minute.
In the last 15 minutes, the Burkina Babes improved and Charlotte Milligo's header gave them a consolation goal in the 79th minute.
Hat-trick heroine Kanu was awarded the Woman-of-the-Match award after capping her impressive display with her first treble for the Super Falcons.
The win takes Nigeria to second of Group B with three points and they will face Niger in their second match of the competition on Saturday.


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>> flexibility/choice for implementations and developers.
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Claiming Ireland's Research & Development Tax Credit
Companies spending money on research and development in Ireland may be entitled to claim a tax credit on their R&D expenditure. An outline of the tax credit and the qualifying criteria are provided in this blog.
The tax credit is calculated at 25% of qualifying expenditure and is used to reduce a company's corporation tax. A company may apply to have the credit paid in instalments in situations where it has offset current and previous years' corporation tax liability.
Basic qualifying criteria include that:
the applicant is a company;
the company is within the charge of Irish corporation tax;
the company carries out its R&D in Ireland or in another European Economic Area member state; and
the expenditure does not qualify for a tax deduction in another country (in the case of a company tax resident in Ireland).
Qualifying R&D Activity
To qualify for the R&D tax credit, a company's R&D activities must meet a number of conditions, namely that the R&D:
involves systemic, investigative or experimental activities;
is in the field of science or technology;
involves one or more of the following categories of R&D - basic research, applied research or experimental development;
attempts to make a technological or scientific advancement; and
involves the resolution of scientific or technological uncertainty.
However, companies claiming the R&D tax credit are not required to hold the intellectual property rights resulting from the R&D work. There is also no requirement for the R&D work to be successful.
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Claiming The Credit
Companies satisfying the above requirements may make an R&D tax credit claim by completing the relevant sections of the corporation tax return. The Revenue Commissioners does not require supporting documentation with the corporate tax return, although such documentation must be maintained by the taxpayer. The documentation would only be requested during a Revenue audit or enquiry.
Calculating The Credit
For expenditure incurred in accounting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2009, the relief is calculated as 25% of qualifying expenditure. The credit is initially used to reduce the liability to corporation tax for the current accounting period.
Where a company has insufficient corporation tax liability against which to claim the R&D tax credit in a given accounting period, the tax credit may be credited against tax for the preceding period and may be carried forward indefinitely. If the company is a member of a group, the credit may be allocated to other group members.
The R&D credit can also be claimed by the company as a payable credit. This is where a company has offset the credit against the corporation tax of the current and preceding accounting periods and an excess amount still remains. In such situations, the company may make a claim to have the amount of that excess paid to it by the Revenue Commissioners in three instalments over a period of 33 months.
A company must claim the R&D tax credit within 12 months from the end of the accounting period in which it incurs the expenditure. However, expenditure on buildings and structures is not subject to this 12-month time limit.
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We pour 5 different wines for a $15 tasting fee, refundable with a $50 purchase. Tasting for up to 4 people is always complimentary for our Wine Club members.
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We're BACK on the Wine Trail in the closest-to-Portland area of wineries – we'll be celebrating Thomas Jefferson's Birthday AND his love of wine in our usual history-geeky way. Come taste new releases and old favorites and help us contribute to an excellent cause (a portion of all proceeds benefit Make-a-Wish foundation).
Wine Club friends – if you missed our first weekend pickup here's a second chance – come out and we'll set you up with tastings of your wine club shipment (HooRAY for Rose!) and light snacks in the barrel room. We'd love to see you! Cheers!
Pour Oregon, a Cellar 503 wine festival is your chance to discover small, artisanal wine producers from all over Oregon (including DION!). There's so much great wine in this state from Southern Oregon's Rogue, Applegate, and Umpqua Valleys, to the little places like Elkton and Milton-Freewater, to the hills and valleys of the great Willamette Valley.
All tickets include entrance to the event, a souvenir glass, and free tasting from 50+ wineries and our signature will-call service for wine purchases. Food may be purchased separately at our food cart vendors. $10 of every ticket will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon.
Come join us for our traditional winery open house!
restaurants during a fun afternoon in the Chef's Garden at the Allison Inn and Spa.
Located just 20 miles west of Portland.
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Imagine that a single voice carries as much weight as the CEO of Goldman Sachs.
In this gripping first-hand account of the Occupy Wall Street movement, filmmaker and former high school teacher Dennis Trainor Jr. takes an inside look at how a New York-based protest against corporate greed and economic inequality in the autumn of 2011 sparked a full-scale street revolution that continues to send shock waves through the American political system.
Trainor weaves commentary from organizers, activists, and leading progressive thinkers with riveting street-level dispatches from New York's Zuccotti Park, Washington DC, and beyond. The result is a passionate and clear-eyed look at a movement founded on the core belief that the American political and economic system should "place human need above corporate greed" and do something about growing inequality.
Narrated by Trainor, the documentary features filmmaker Michael Moore, Dr. Cornel West (Princeton University), comic/author/activist Lee Camp, journalists Nathan Schneider (Harper's, The Nation), Naomi Klein (The Nation) and more.
Duration: 58 min (full-length version)
57 min (edited version)
DVD contains two versions: a full length version (58 minutes) and an edited version (57 minutes).
Transcript (college version)
Transcript (high school version)
Scholar & Filmmaker Information
A film by Dennis Trainor, Jr.
Executive Producer: Peggy Kimble
Associate Producer: AJ Russo
Edited by AJ Russo and Dennis Trainor, Jr.
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"This is not amateur hour. This is a movie as well made as any Hollywood blockbuster."
- MichaelMoore.com
"(American Autumn) is calm and smart, offsetting its stridency with discussion, music, even humor, while issuing a call to arms."
- New York Times
"American Autumn impresses most where many docs disappoint, expanding its scope without short-changing the wider subjects it covers."
"American Autumn is a provocative social critique and relentless piece of engaged journalism. Up against institutionalized corporate greed, Dennis Trainor's documentary doubles down on the vision of an equitable economy; he demands you pick a side."
- Matthew Bolton | Assistant Professor of Political Science at Pace University New York and Co-editor of Occupying Political Science: The Occupy Wall Street Movement from New York to the World
"...this necessary and informative documentary looks at the faces behind the Occupy Wall Street movement... it is an effective, and heartfelt, clarion call."
- New York Daily News
"In the fall 2011, Occupy Wall Street encamped just three blocks from the front doorstep of the university where I teach. We had a front seat to a revolution. Quickly the movement went viral, as Occupy encampments sprouted up in nearly 100 counties and more than a thousand cities around the globe. With clarity and earnestness, American Autumn by Dennis Trainor, Jr. explains why the movement is so powerful and so necessary. From health to education, from corporate greed to student indebtedness, from unsustainable levels of inequality to unsustainable levels of military spending, American Autumn gets Occupy right and provides us with a document that lays bare the times we are living in."
- Dr. Christopher Malone | Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Political Science at Pace University
"an impassioned celebration of the Occupy Wall Street movement"
- Hollywood Reporter
"If you want to understand why millions joined the Occupy movement in the US watch American Autumn. The film successfully connects many different causes to one huge movement for change, making clear that it is one struggle no matter where we stand."
- Dario Azzellini | Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Johannes Kepler University, Linz
"We are the ones we've been waiting for. Spread the good news -- watch and share American Autumn with all your friends and family."
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"Dennis Trainor, Jr, is no outsider, but a gonzo journalist at these events."
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Kerri from Forever Illustration is an old friend I met via social media who like me learned that art is great for the soul and is cheaper than therapy and it just so happens that she's bloody talented as well and thus Forever Illustration was born.
She's offered to let one of you send her your favourite photograph of your favourite person or furbaby and she'll turn it into a pencil master piece for you to keep forever. I even get one as a birthday gift and I can't wait to frame it and put it on my wall.


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Exmouth ist ein Ort in Western Australia mit etwa 2.200 Einwohnern. Er wurde 1964 gegründet und nach Admiral Exmouth benannt, der die Gegend 1818 erforschte. Die Stadt liegt an der Spitze der Halbinsel Vlaming Head und wurde als Dienstleistungszentrum für die nahe gelegenen Kommunikations-Sendeanlagen (United States Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt (US-Marinefunkstelle)) errichtet, deren Sendetürme zu den höchsten der Welt gehören (sie sind mit einer Höhe von 388 Metern höher als der Eiffelturm).

Tourismus und Wirtschaft

Exmouth lebt auch von der Nutzung der Ölfelder vor der Westküste Australiens.

Touristen kommen nach Exmouth wegen des westlich liegenden Cape-Range-Nationalparks und des der Küste vorgelagerten Ningaloo Riffs. Dieses gilt als hervorragendes Tauchgebiet und man kann dort unter anderem Walhaie, Buckelwale und Mantarochen beobachten.

Geschichte
Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs entstanden hier Einrichtungen zur Unterstützung des U-Boot-Krieges gegen Japan. In der Stadt sowie der Umgebung zeugen zahlreiche Denkmäler und Informationstafeln von dieser Epoche. Am 20. und 21. Mai 1943 fielen nachts einige japanische Bomben nahe der Radarstation von Exmouth, ohne dass Menschen zu Schaden kamen oder Sachschäden entstanden.

1953 wurden Ölfunde bei Rough Range durch die Prospektionsfirma WAPET, heute Chevron, gemacht.

Am 8. Oktober 2008 konnte auf dem örtlichen Militärflugplatz eine Verkehrsmaschine der Qantas Airways, ein Airbus A330-300, mit 313 Personen an Bord nach einem Beinahe-Absturz notlanden. Die 12 schwerverletzten Fluggäste wurden von dort zur Behandlung ausgeflogen.

Exmouth-Bucht
Die Exmouth-Bucht (englisch Exmouth Gulf) mit der Gales Bay liegt zwischen dem North West Cape und der Hauptküstenlinie von Westaustralien.

Weblinks

 Beschreibung der Stadt, der Umgebung und ihrer Sehenswürdigkeiten auf "australien-info.de"
 Bilder von Exmouth und dem Cape Range Nationalpark
 Website des Shire of Exmouth (englisch)
 Learmonth-Airfield (RAAF-Museum Exmouth) (englisch)

Einzelnachweise

Ort in Western Australia
Tauchtourismus

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Deana Lloy designs custom tartans and makes kilts from a studio in her home in Sydney. Through her company Red Label Kilts & Tartan Design, Deana has designed kilts for Dartmouth, City of Lakes and Colchester, NS, and has 12 designs registered with the Scottish Register of Tartans.
As well as individual orders, Deana supplies kilts to pipe bands and the Canadian military. She also creates tartan fashion accessories, like handbags and jewellery.
For more information, visit the Red Label Kilts & Tartan Design Facebook page.


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Kirsten & Marie is the debut EP by Kirsten & Marie. The EP consists of three songs including the mini-indie-hit "My Dear" which was in high rotation on national Danish radio for more than 6 months.
If you're new to the sound of Kirsten & Marie, we suggest you try and picture yourself as two young twin-girls from the countryside of Denmark playing neo-folk pop equally inspired by the likes of Simon & Garfunkel and Mozart..
The EP Kirsten & Marie features Tambourhinoceros co-founder Kristoffer Rom on drums, Oh No Ono-member Nis Svoldgård on bass and finally the EP (plus the following album) was produced and mixed by Tambourhinoceros co-founder Aske Zidore.
Bonus info: the single "My Dear" was the first release ever on Tambourhinoceros!
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*If state holidays fall on Sunday, then the next day is not working day.


Well, I can see, I have a lot of catching up to do.
Frank and I had a rip-roaring anniversary and a FAR CRY from what we did 12 years ago. From traditional to earth-based in 12 years.
Our weekend started in Melbourne, FL at the Native Rhythm Festival and Workshops.
I took a lot of medicine bag and flute workshops ... and Frank worked on HITCH to keep him in good shape.
Then, we spent the 3 days listening to the wonderful music presented by the musicians from the festival. Beautiful native sounds and current rock and roll.
Native ceremony and dancing was also at its best.
The vendors were amazing and I spent many hours browsing before I settled on a few special items of inspiration and enjoyment.
Feeling quite content with my purchases, I let go and agreed to move on over to the West Coast of Florida for our intended stay. We were to visit with Jaret for Jaxson's 2nd birthday and then the real estate first run look around in the areas of St. Pete, Clearwater, Tampa, Sarasota, Venice, etc.for possible relocation next year. YIKES!!!!
We did love the beach area .. it is so accessble and easy to just walk out from any restaurant. Love that! Not enough time for a real indepth look, but we did do the FIRST BLUSH! We found a 3pm ice cream break was a must!
We spent days in the truck, driving around ... and then enjoyed time with Jaret's family as a nice break and fulfilling visit. That Jaxson is a real card. GG'ma and GG'pa would get a real kick out of him!
Here are photos of Jaxson in the little car we got him for his birthday. He really enjoyed getting paraded around. Notice who is taking photos and who is pushing :)!!!!
Then, after a few days we were off again a little further north to Dunnellon for the Blue Grass Festival. We only stayed one night. I was beat...it was in the freakin' woods with no sewer and had to walk 5 blocks just to sit and enjoy the festival. NO!!!!
TRUTHFULLY, I was just ready to get home. I had eggs to fry! ... We enjoyed the one day .. then home again home again, lickety split!
I was really excited to enjoy my treasures from our gadabout and begin planning my next event! Time!


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George R.R. Martin Signs New Five Year Deal With HBO And HBO Max
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George R. R. Martin, shown here in 2019, has entered into a major new agreement with HBO and HBO Max.
George R.R. Martin has entered into a five year deal with HBO to develop content for both HBO and HBO Max, the network said in a statement on Monday.
The best-selling fantasy author and four-time Emmy award winner, best known for his book series A Song of Ice and Fire and its television adaptation Game of Thrones, is attached to multiple projects in the pipeline for the media company and streaming service.
The Game of Thrones television series followed powerful families aiming for the iron throne in the continent of Westeros. It ran for eight years on HBO, with the final season wrapping in 2019.
Martin has a new drama series in the works, House of the Dragon, which is based on his Fire & Blood book. The Game of Thrones prequel follows House Targaryen and is set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones.
The show has been given a ten episode order. Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith, and Emma D'Arcy have joined the series, with additional cast members to be announced.
The show is co-created by Martin and Ryan Condal, whose prior work includes Colony, Rampage, and Hercules. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones, Altered Carbon) serve as showrunners and producers with Martin and Vince Gerardis (Game of Thrones).
Martin is also set to executive produce HBO's Who Fears Death, a fantasy post-apocalyptic series with Tessa Thompson attached to star and adapted from the novel by Nnedi Okorafor; and Roadmarks, an adaptation of the sci-fi novel from Roger Zelazny.
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Following dieting plans has become so much popular in the world due to various kinds of health problems. Overweight is a main problem in all age ranges in the world. There are many reasons for this condition. Lifestyles has made a great impact on different disease conditions like diabetes, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, low blood pressure etc. There are different types of diet plans are used for getting rid of overweight and keeping the parameters like the cholesterol level and blood glucose level. If you make a quick search, you will see that there are non-vegetarian as well as vegetarian diets are used in the world for weight loss. In countries like India, people use a vegetarian diet for weight loss. With reference to the Europe countries, there is a considerable population of vegetarians who are looking for vegetarian dieting schedules.
Through the following description; we are going to talk more about this topic from different aspects.
So, here we would like to talk about a few of the most crucial food items that you should avoid while you are following a vegetarian diet for weight loss.
Though you are on a vegetarian diet plan, it is required to follow a vegetarian 1200 calorie diet plan as a human requires 1200 calorie during every single day.
If you are going to follow a vegetarian diet, of course, you should have to avoid animal-based protein products such as fish, poultry, meats, and eggs mainly. When considering about eggs, it is required to avoid consuming both egg whites and egg yolks. Moreover; you should have to say goodbye to the dairy products as well. It is recommended that regular as well as non-fat dairy products should have to be avoided.
Keep in your mind thoroughly that you have to keep the full stop for products like sour cream, ice-cream, cream, whipping cream, different kinds of cheese and butter.
In addition; it is necessary not to have sauces like mayonnaise, soy sauce, oyster sauce and barbeque sauces so that you can decrease the fat consumption. On the other hand; we have to avert various margarine products, cooking oils, and salad dressings.
Even though fried foods like potato chips, potato crisps, tempura, French fries, and doughnuts etc, definitely; you have to fend off them. At the end of your dieting schedule, you will be able to compare vegetarian weight loss before and after.
The majority of guys, who are on diet schedules, consume a considerable amount of salads which are made of veggies and fruits. Basically; salad condiments and salad dressings are used for enhancing the flavor of salads. Typically; almost all of the salad dressings and condiments are fat based. But; you have to reject such products. Otherwise; you will be unable to reap the harvest of your hard work. You can use fat-free salad dressings for your salads instead of fat rich salad dressings like mayonnaise.
For sandwiches; you can use the mustard cream as a substitute for sauces.
When considering the alcoholic beverages, there is no any huge issue with the consumption of alcoholic beverages occasionally. Keep in your mind thoroughly that; you should have to get away from creamy beverages.
You can add sugar to your meals occasionally. Regular consumption of sugar is not recommended. Beverages like coffee and tea are okay without adding any sweeteners or non-dairy creamers.
Though plant-based foods like peanut butter, olives, nuts, non-dairy chocolates, seeds and tofu etc. are nutritious food products, you should not include them for a vegetarian diet for weight loss as they are really high in fat content.
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This dish has all the flavor of a loaded supreme pizza in an easy-to-make pasta bake.
Noticing a theme on these most recent recipe posts? I think I have posted more casserole-esque recipes in the past month than I have in the history of this blog. But when it comes to freezer-friendly, all-inclusive, make-ahead meals (which have been my MO for these last few weeks of pregnancy), you just can't beat these types of recipes.
This simple pasta bake was inspired by a recipe I saw recently on one of my favorite food blogs Iowa Girl Eats. Kristen's recipes are super approachable and I have been a longtime follower (since back in the day when she wasn't gluten free!), so when I saw a pizza pasta bake she made recently I knew that would be a perfect addition to my freezer full of dinners. This simple pasta dish starts with penne pasta in a spicy tomato sauce. I like to add a little dry oregano to it because I think it makes it taste a bit more like pizza. You can add whatever pizza toppings you like to this pasta, but I loaded mine up with diced pepperoni, sliced black olives, fresh bell peppers, and fresh spinach to make it a "complete" meal. Shredded mozzarella binds the ingredients together and the whole thing is topped with creamy melty provolone.
This pasta dish tastes like your favorite pizza, but you can make it easily at home and not call for delivery!
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat a 9x13 baking dish (or a combination of smaller dishes) with cooking spray or olive oil.
Cook penne according to package directions until just al dente. Drain well.
In a large bowl, combine the drained pasta and the next 7 ingredients through oregano.
Pour the pasta mixture into the baking dish(es). Evenly layer the top of the pasta mixture with provolone slices. Cover loosely with foil and bake for 15 minutes covered and then for an additional 10 minutes uncovered. Cheese should be golden and bubbly.
Editor's Note: Inspired by original recipe by Iowa Girl Eats.
Aside from a few major milestone announcements and allusions to my cravings and/or exhaustion, I haven't written much about my pregnancy here. I didn't want A Squared to shift too greatly from food blog to mommy blog when I got pregnant, but it's been awfully difficult to ignore how much my life has changed over the past nine months-- and I definitely can't ignore the fact that the biggest changes are still yet to come.
Even though I knew that pregnancy was a possibility, when we found out I was expecting a baby last August just a few days after the loss of our infant nephew it was a big surprise. And admittedly, I wasn't ready for that news at that moment. And sharing our happy news at that point in time felt uncomfortable, to say the least. Thankfully, we are surrounded by some really supportive family members, friends, and colleagues who have been waiting for us to become parents (for probably longer than we have!) and we have been overwhelmed by their excitement for us throughout the last several months.
As far as this pregnancy is concerned, I have been really lucky. Many of my girlfriends have some horror stories about persistent morning sickness, long sleepless nights, and crippling backaches that I just (thankfully) can't compete with. I was a little queasy and very tired throughout my first trimester and have suffered some raging heartburn over the last several weeks, but if that's the extent of my pregnancy war story then I will take it. Although, I have to believe that coming from a mom who gave birth 5 times and grandmothers that had 8 and 9 babies, I must be at least a little genetically prepared for this whole pregnancy and motherhood thing!
A lot of you wanted to know if I was craving anything weird during my pregnancy. Weird? No. Out of the ordinary for me? Yes. Especially in the beginning, I ate a ton of red meat-- way more than is normal for my diet. This was especially weird when I was traveling and dining out frequently with co-workers in my first trimester. While I'd normally order a salad or fish, I was ordering burgers and shortribs. Talk about a big hint! I have also been loving lemonade, seltzer water, or a combination of the two-- that's been my go-to mommy mocktail over the past few months. And I have been obsessed with all things grapefruit: the fruit itself, juice, flavored seltzer water... I craved it all. And until my third trimester, I was totally turned off by seafood. I still haven't been wild about cooking it, but it took me months to come around to eating it again without feeling my stomach turn.
What I wasn't totally prepared for is how this pregnancy has changed me as a person. I'm a planner by nature. I don't like surprises or curveballs or really, any big changes, so right off the bat I expected that pregnancy was going to challenge me. And while I have been as organized as ever-- stocking the nursery with baby supplies, stuffing the freezer with post-baby meals, and finding both a family and a nanny for our nanny share before the baby has even arrived, I have actually surprised myself with how relaxed I have been throughout this process. I haven't been crazy about gaining weight, eliminating foods or beauty products, counting kicks, or attending every class and reading every book to ensure I'm the perfect parent. And I can probably count on one hand the amount of times I've had an actual pregnancy-related freakout. This control freak has been surprisingly relaxed (almost zen) about rolling with the punches of pregnancy-- and I'm doing my best to go into motherhood with the same mentality.
That's not to say that this pregnancy hasn't tested my patience or rattled me a bit. While I had prepared for the unexpected of birth and not knowing when labor would start, how long it would take, and having to scramble to tie things up with the dog and at the office, my baby decided to challenge me. She's been in breech position since at least 20 weeks and hasn't moved from that position since. So while I was ready to coast through the second half of pregnancy waiting for her surprise arrival, I've spent the last several weeks doing breech tilts (Google it-- it's uncomfortable) and trying moxibustion (a form of acupuncture) to get this girl to turn around. Well, she had other plans and now we're awaiting a scheduled C-section. In the spirit of going with the flow on this pregnancy, I didn't make a birth plan-- but I can definitely tell you that a C-section in general, let alone scheduling my birth right down to date and time of arrival would never have been a part of it! But it's best for the baby, so that's where we are. Embracing the unexpected.
And a little part of me loves that my daughter is strong willed and deadline-oriented already... just like her mom.
Also, to answer another frequently asked question: While there are so many adorable "A" names for girls, we're avoiding an "A Cubed" (or Duggar-esque) situation and her name will not start with that letter... sorry to disappoint!
When I found out I was pregnant, my late April due date seemed so far away. It's amazing how quickly it flew by and that just like that, I'll be a parent in an instant. I'm excited, but also truly terrified by everything I don't know... but I guess that's what the next 18 years of parenting is all about, right?
Thanks for sharing this journey with me! I'm looking forward to introducing you to our baby girl-- and to sharing this next chapter of A Squared with all of you.
Mac and cheese is one of my favorite comfort foods-- and these days, I am all about comfort food. I've also been busy stocking my freezer for post-baby dinners and this recipe really checks both of those boxes: it is the ultimate in make ahead freezer-friendly comfort food.
My goal with this recipe was not just to create something delicious, but to make sure that this mac and cheese could also pass as a full meal in the event that I need to heat it up for a quick dinner while trying to calm a screaming newborn. Who has time to steam broccoli on the side in a situation like that?
This mac and cheese begins with a rich base of creamy Gouda and sharp cheddar cheese amped up with a touch of mustard and hot sauce. You could really end the recipe here and just bake it if you're a mac and cheese purist, but I like to add a few mix-ins to round out the dish. For this version of mac and cheese, I added in crispy applewood smoked bacon, sauteed bell peppers, and sweet caramelized onions. I love adding a kick of saltiness from the bacon and the sweetness of the peppers and onions work really nicely against the savory bacon and in the richness of the mac and cheese. It's all topped off with a layer of melty cheddar and crispy panko breadcrumbs.
This recipe makes a large amount of mac and cheese, so it's perfect if you're feeding a crowd. It also freezes nicely so I divided it up into smaller loaf pans to make a few individual dinners for Alex and me after we come home with baby.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish (or a combination of smaller baking dishes, if you choose).
Cook pasta according to package directions in a large pot. Drain, but do not rinse and set aside.
In a large skillet, cook bacon in batches over medium heat until crisp. Transfer cooked slices to a paper towel-lined plate. Once the bacon is cooked, carefully drain the grease from the pan. When the bacon has cooled, chop into 1/2-inch dice.
Add 1 tsp. olive oil and the butter to the skillet over medium heat. Add onions and a pinch of salt, stirring occasionally. If onions begin sticking to the pan or browning too quickly, reduce heat to medium low and add a little chicken broth to the pan. Continue this process for about 25 minutes until onions are golden and very soft.
Add the diced bell peppers to the pan and saute for 6-8 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
In the same pot in which you cooked the pasta, whisk together milk and flour. Bring to a boil and then reduce to medium. Cook for about 10 minutes, whisking frequently until the mixture has reduced and thickened slightly. Whisk in nutmeg, pepper, hot sauce, and mustard until combined.
Remove from heat and stir in all of the Gouda and 1 1/2 cups of sharp cheddar. Stir until smooth and combined. Fold in cooked pasta until coated evenly with the cheese sauce. Add the bacon and the pepper and onion mixture and fold in until just combined. Pour into a prepared baking dish.
Sprinkle the reserved cheddar evenly over the top of the pasta mixture, followed by the panko. Drizzle with remaining tsp. of olive oil.
Bake for 35 minutes and until golden brown on top. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
A few months back during my first trimester, I was on my way to a hair appointment when hunger struck. Especially at that point in my pregnancy, I needed to have a full belly pretty much all the time to avoid feeling nauseous. There's a Peet's Coffee a few blocks away from my salon, so I made a quick stop there to pick up a quick snack. And that's when I fell in love with the morning glory muffin and started a ritual of stopping in to pick one up before every hair appointment. I have a lot of hair... I can be in that chair for hours. I can't go that long without eating these days!
So, after my latest appointment (and latest muffin snack), I decided it was time I figured out how to make these muffins myself. Morning glory muffins are a bit old school and come to find out, there's no one way or right way to make them-- they can include zucchini or carrots, apples or pineapple, raisins, coconut, applesauce, a variety of nuts... And with that, I decided to create my own version with my favorite ingredients and a healthier spin so that I can feel good about eating them at home.
These are by no means pretty muffins, but they're loaded with fiber and nutrients and still taste good so who really cares what they look like? My morning glory muffins begin with a base of shredded carrots, shredded Granny Smith apple, and whole wheat flour. I mixed in a variety of other healthy ingredients that add great flavor and texture like raisins, pecans, sunflower seeds, and big flakes of coconut. Sweetness and moisture is where healthy muffins usually disappoint, but these morning glory muffins strike a really nice balance of both. The grated carrots and apple definitely helps to keep things moist without a ton of butter or oil, but the rest of it is really due to a combination of crushed pineapple, orange juice, and a little brown sugar (about half the amount that you'd normally find in a muffin recipe). The result is a not-too-sweet muffin with some great nutty flavor that's still super moist.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a muffin tin with papers or lightly spray the cups and set aside.
Add raisins to a small bowl, cover with hot water, and set aside to soak.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, spices, and salt. Stir in the carrots, apple, coconut, nuts, and sunflower seeds or wheat germ.
In a separate medium bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, vanilla, orange juice, and pineapple. Pour into to the flour mixture, and stir until moistened and incorporated.
Drain the raisins well and fold them into the batter.
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Bake the muffins for 23 to 25 minutes, until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of one of the inner muffins comes out clean.
Remove from the oven, let cool for a few minutes, then turn out of pans to finish cooling on a rack.
Inspired by original recipe c/o King Arthur Flour.
I hope you guys didn't think I forgot about you! I know posting is few and far between these days, but we are days (!!!) away from Baby C.'s arrival and even with as prepared and organized as I am, there is still so much to do before she arrives. So, forgive me if the posts become sparse... Or even nonexistent for a while. Big changes are upon us!
Today's recipe is a total reflection of my cooking M.O. these days: comfort food that's quick and easy to whip up using ingredients that are currently occupying my fridge and pantry. The truth is, I was planning on making wild rice and roasted broccoli as two separate sides for dinner recently. When it was time to get cooking, I wasn't even feeling the pork chops I had planned to make (side note: this is a regular occurrence with pork chops and me... I don't know why I keep buying them), let alone the bland and boring side dishes. So I scoured my fridge for a few ingredients that would turn this dinner into something that actually sounded appetizing and the result was a flavorful comforting side dish that was a cinch to put together.
This wild rice and broccoli casserole reminded me a lot of chicken divan (sans chicken), one of my favorite childhood comfort foods. A rich cheesy sauce made of just a few ingredients binds seasoned wild rice and crunchy broccoli together. There's no weird condensed soups in this mixture or complicated cook process-- just a combination of cream cheese and shredded Swiss with a little hot sauce and mustard for a kick of flavor. Stir all of the ingredients together, bake, and enjoy.
And enjoy, you will. Even if you're enjoying it alongside some underwhelming pork chops.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a square baking dish and set aside.
Add the broccoli to a medium microwave safe bowl and sprinkle with water. Microwave for 2 minutes or until broccoli just begins to turn bright green and soften slightly.
In a large bowl, whisk together hot sauce, mustard, and cream cheese until smooth. Fold in the wild rice, broccoli, and 1/4 cup shredded cheese until the mixture is fully incorporated.
Spoon into the prepared baking dish and smooth into an even layer with a spatula or the back of a spoon. Sprinkle the reserved cheese over the top and bake for 25 minutes.
April is off to a busy start and over here in my little corner of the world, it's only going to get busier. But I had to take a quick break to celebrate National Grilled Cheese Month with all of you!
I've had a soft spot for this comfort food all my life and love that this simple sandwich has become something so beloved by chefs and home cooks alike. When done correctly, it can be the perfect combination of flavors, textures, and nostalgia. Plus, it's the perfect dinner for a tired pregnant lady to throw together at the end of a long day!
This particular grilled cheese sandwich is-- IMHO-- the ideal combination of sweet and savory, creamy and crunchy. Sweet fig jam is the base of the sandwich, which is perfectly complemented by a few slices of salty crispy pancetta. Sweet caramelized onions add wonderful flavor and bulk to the sandwich and fresh arugula adds a nice peppery spice to the sandwich. And a grilled cheese wouldn't be complete without (duh) cheese and grated Fontina is my go to for this recipe. It has a nice sharp flavor, but is also creamy and melts nicely-- exactly what you want for a grilled cheese sandwich.
1/3 cup caramelized onions *Scroll down for how to make those!
Add pancetta slices to the pan and cook until crispy, about 4 minutes per side. Remove from pan and transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
Reduce skillet heat to medium.
To assemble sandwiches, coat the outside of each bread slice evenly with butter. On one slice of bread (buttered side out), coat evenly with half of the fig preserves, 1/4 of the grated Fontina, half of the pancetta slices, half of the arugula, and half of the caramelized onions. Repeat with second sandwich and top each evenly with the remaining Fontina. Place the second slice of bread with the buttered side facing out on top of each completed sandwich.
Place both sandwiches carefully in the hot skillet and cover. Cook for about 4 minutes or until cheese begins to melt and the bottom side is golden brown. Gently flip the sandwich over, cover again, and cook for another 2-3 minutes until golden.
Remove from skillet, allow to cool for 1-2 minutes, slice in half, and serve warm.
Heat 1 Tbs. butter and the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Once melted, swirl in the pan and add 1 cup of thinly sliced onions (white, yellow, sweet or red-- any will work) and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring often, until the onions are very soft and slightly browned, at least 15-20 minutes. Pour in a little white wine or broth (as needed) to deglaze the pan throughout the cooking process to prevent onions from getting too browned. Remove onions from heat and set aside.
Lunch in the Loop: Your Turn to Try the Ritual App!
By now it's no secret to you readers that one of my biggest gripes about working in the Chicago Loop is the lack of quality options for lunch. A few fast casual gems have popped up over the past few years, but they are few and far between the plethora of greasy fast food burger joints and sit down steak, seafood, and Italian spots that are better suited for a meeting with clients than a quick lunch break. Well, the Ritual app is aiming to change the lunch game in the Loop-- and so far, so good!
Here's how Ritual works: Search the app for whatever you're in the mood to eat today. Soup? Falafel? Sushi? Type it in and find all the participating restaurants in your area with an item matching that description on their menu. If time is of the essence, you can also search by location and find the closest participating restaurants, ensuring you can eat as quickly as possible. Peruse the restaurant's menu, select your items, and place your order.
Once your order is placed, Ritual automatically calculates the estimated time it will take to prep your order and then-- based on your location-- they calculate exactly when you should leave to pick up your food so you arrive when it's fresh and ready.
I have to say that not only does Ritual make ordering and picking up lunch a breeze, but it's also been a great way for me to instantly satiate a lunchtime pregnancy craving! One day, for instance, I was dying for a grilled cheese sandwich. I typed it into the app and there was the perfect sandwich over at Sidebar, one of my favorite sit down spots in the Loop and one I had never thought of trying as a takeout option. Sidebar's grilled cheese sandwich begins with two slices of Texas Toast and is filled with tons of cheese, avocado, and tomato. And of course, I paired it with the Midwest's favorite side dish: tater tots! This was the perfect comfort food lunch.
And one day I was in the mood for a little bit of a walk-- and to try something new to me. So, I ordered a Buffalo Chicken Wrap and sweet potato fries from Lyfe Kitchen in River North. Lyfe Kitchen is Chef Art Smith's healthy fast casual concept and a super popular lunch spot here in Chicago. My wrap was spicy and super filling with tons of chicken, corn, and black beans in the filling. And the baked (not fried) sweet potato fries were addictive!
And on another day I was dying for a hearty salad for lunch. A quick Ritual search showed me a Thai Chicken Salad with edamame and crispy wontons with an awesome peanut dressing just down the street at Randolph Tavern. Like Sidebar, Randolph Tavern is a casual sit down restaurant in the Loop that draws a big lunchtime crowd. Randolph Tavern was packed with March Madness viewers when I showed up, but my lunch was ready and waiting behind the host's stand!
So, are you ready to try the Ritual app for yourself? It's available exclusively in Toronto and Chicago right now-- and by invitation only. Lucky for you, I'm inviting you to give it a try! Just download the app to your smartphone and use code ANNE7716 when you sign up. Not only will that code get you in, but it will also give you $10 to use toward your first Ritual order!


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Brilliant marketing paved way for the euro's enthusiastic reception
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Harding, Gareth
European Voice
Vol.8, No.1, 10.1.02, p11
By Gareth Harding
AT ONE point during The Who's rock opera Tommy, the eponymous hero pleads: 'See me, feel me, touch me, heal me.'
For months, Europeans have been able to see images of the euro on television and in the newspapers but, until starter packs were launched last month, they weren't able to actually get their hands on the world's newest currency.
Some politicians wanted to bring forward the 1 January launch date, but the European Central Bank was wise to ignore their grandstanding.
You don't have to be Pete Townshend to know that the longer the public has to wait for something, the more ecstatic the reception will be when it finally arrives.
And ecstatic the reception certainly was. Dredge up images of New Year celebrations across the continent. Now ask yourself this question - when was the last time you saw crowds of Europeans screaming and cheering for anything cooked up by the EU?
The answer is never.
The almost glitch-free launch of the single currency is due to many factors - the meticulous preparation of the European Commission and the ECB, the military precision of the money-movers and the genuine enthusiasm that most Europeans have for the new currency.
But as important as the product itself is the way it has been sold. When French firm Publicis won the €80 million marketing campaign contract two years ago, its advertising gurus must have felt as chuffed as if they had just clinched a deal to promote vegetarianism in Greenland.
A large chunk of the European population were against scrapping national currencies that had served them well for hundreds of years and the logistics involved in printing and minting 14.5 billion notes and 50 billion euro coins were fraught with danger.
Publicis masterminded Europe's biggest-ever publicity campaign - one that involved posting leaflets through 180 million mailboxes and blitzing the airwaves with TV ads.
It was a risky strategy. Too much propaganda would have scared the public; not enough and the greatest European event in a generation would have passed by without any political capital gained.
In the end, the central message - 'The Euro, Our Money' - was spot on.
Bland enough not to offend, yet emphasising a common goal and challenge, it was a stroke of advertising genius.
So too was the slogan plastered all over the Commission's Breydel headquarters: 'The Euro, the European Union in your hands'.
Messages like this, simply expressed and translatable into all of the EU's languages, make everyone a player in the new venture.
The euro also makes the Union much more real to people who have never had anything to do with the 'European project' before.
'Imagine what you could buy for €10 ,' goes one advert currently running in Europe's papers, 'three pints of Guinness in a central Dublin pub, two shots of vodka in a Helsinki bar, a bottle of Riesling wine from Luxembourg's Moselle valley.'
There is nothing abstract about this. It tells you exactly what the new currency will buy you, while at the same time filling the reader with a sense of wonder at Europe's diversity.
The Who talked of healing as well as seeing, feeling and touching. This is part of the process as well.
Many people felt short-changed about giving up their currencies, so the advertising campaign didn't indulge in any hard sell.
Instead of trying to persuade sceptics to love the euro, the campaign just got on with the job of urging them to live with it.
The European Commission could do a lot worse than to adopt such an approach when trying to sell the EU or enlargement. To date, its attempts have been lamentable because its communications policy is largely operated by amateurs who don't realise the difference between information and propaganda.
Instead of boring the public with high-falutin' speeches and endless reams of statistics, politicians would be better off telling Europeans what concrete gains they have made from EU membership and what further gains they stand to make by enlarging the club.
To most Europeans who have known peace for more than 55 years, talk of cheaper cars, safer food and easier travel is far more likely to endear them to the EU ideal than lectures about Europe's bloody past or pipe dreams about the future.
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Detroit, a ruin from the automobile era – Part 2
von Nora Sobich | 12/3/2009
Yet in the midst of morbid decay there are still beauties to behold in Detroit as everywhere in the city the relics of an impressive industrial Modernism are to be found. As was Buffalo, Detroit was a pioneer of architectural Modernism. Its real champion was Albert Kahn, who for decades was Henry Ford's preferred architect. There is the great story, and it sounds like a postscript to Puss in Boots, of a delegation from Russia that arrived in Detroit in the 1920s. Each time they asked who had designed the building before them they heard the same answer: Albert Kahn! Kahn was born in Rhauen in Germany in 1869, the son of a rabbi, and did much to get the industrialization of Vladivostok going. His first car factory in Detroit was built on behalf of the "Packard Motor Car Company". "Building No. 10" became America's first auto factory based on a reinforced concrete shell - it was a sensation when inaugurated in 1905.
With the innovative "Packard" building, Kahn started out on a career as the industrial "Builder of Detroit", as the New York Times called him in its 1942 obituary. Kahn, a self-made man who had not graduated from college, held a unique monopoly in the town, and his firm at one point employed over 400 staff members, designing not only dozens of head offices, casinos, sports complexes, banks, clubs and private residences, but also the showrooms and trade-fair stands for all the car barons, not to mention over 2,000 factories - for the Dodge Brothers, Hudson, Cadillac, Maxwell, the Fisher Borthers, Studebaker and Paige-Hewitt. His creed was simple: It shouldn't cost an extra cent to make a factory look beautiful instead of ugly.
For all the progressive nature and tech-heavy thrust of Albert Kahn's work, he was no modern utopian, but essentially a pragmatist with one foot in the "Arts and Crafts" camp. Kahn had little time for New Building other than the functionalist factory architectures. Although he was known for his tolerance and restraint, he derogatorily termed Le Corbusier's architecture "shaven". Kahn's Highland Park factory for the Model T, which premiered in 1908, was like Fordism a minor revolution. 75 percent of its walls were made of glass, with daylight entering the four-storey "Crystal Palace", where at times as many as 70,000 workers stood at the lines, rolling out over 14 million Model Ts through 1927 - located direct next to the crowded machine park. Walter Gropius is said to have had on his desk a photograph of the Highland Park Plant, which engineers and architects worldwide treated as the holy of the holies. Kahn's rationalist construction style as an ingenious correlate to Ford's conveyor lines was something the Modernists appreciated.
In the influential 1932 New York MoMA exhibition on the "International Style", organized by Philip Johnson and Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Kahn's "Magnificent Factories" were presented as examples of a new architecture. Even Erich Mendelsohn traveled to see it but was more shocked than moved by the scale. In his "Journey to the End of Night", Ferdinand Celine describes the horrors of the "Machine Age" of Highland Park where people, their flesh shaking, themselves became machines against a raging background of noise.
Today, the former Highland Park factory is as silent as death. In the brush outside the entrance to the long brick building a sign reminds us that this is a "National Landmark", but the power of Modernism has long since vanished. Detroit's auto revolution with Ford's production innovations is today most incisively recalled if we cast a glance at the social realism of Diego Rivera's mural "The Industry of Detroit". Commissioned by Edsel Ford, only son of Henry Ford, in 1932 Rivera depicted Fordism as the gray prowess of machinery as represented by the gigantic River Rouge factory, where the second Fordist revolution started. With a workforce of some 100,000, in the 1930s the plant had emerged as the world's largest industrial facility. Today, the legend which now goes under the poetic name of the "Rouge", employs just short of 6,000 staff. For has invested USD two billion here since 2000, among other things in a glass roof sized 41,000 square meters. The architect: William McDonough, one of the leading figures of American "Green Design".
To this day, one of the most ingenious of the functional automobile buildings is the General Motors Technical Center, in Detroit's Warren suburb, which Eero Saarinen designed with his father Eliel Saarinen in the mid-1950s as a research campus, a kind of future lab for engineers, scientists and designers at General Motors: "Design is based on steel - the metal of the automobile," wrote Eero Saarinen. This futurist "Versailles of Industry" comprises a total of 25 buildings with an artful "Lake" and a gleaming water tower. Harley J. Earl, the legend of US auto-design, had his office in the Style Department. Back then, America's carmakers really did have the future before them. At any rate, the architecture, daringly opulent to this day, still attests to the fact that Detroit's last major investment was in stunning architecture.
The fact that Detroit, the symbol of America's mobile modern age, which has had such a fundamental influence on the country, could actually founder, is, however, now rousing America as well. Following the crash in October Time Magazine in New York put Detroit and its uncertain future on the front cover. "Assignment Detroit" is the name of the ambitious project: having bought a house in the city especially for reporters the magazine intends reporting from the front line for an entire year, revealing everything that is happening there, which alternative reanimation concepts, primarily in the filed of art, become established and could promise a new start. This city, so characteristic and significant for 20th century America, demands to be made a matter of national concern, otherwise there can be no hope for any restructuring measures.
In a TV commercial that came out not long after GM crashed and in which it presents its limousines as innovative hybrid versions in front of a wind farm and promises, almost apologetically, that as part of its reinvention it will focus on its core marques again, it at least stands up for Detroit. The seven blue-glass towers of the so-called "Renaissance Center" gleam in the background. The fabulous complex, originally intended as a multifunctional building, was erected in the 1970s when, in the wake of the Oil Crisis, the city took its heart in its hands again - before things went downhill again. In the 1990s, GM acquired the "Renaissance Center" and in 1996 opened its new headquarters there. Only a hundred meters away, the famous fist swings like a giant anvil, a monument to Detroit's own heavyweight world champion, Joe Louis, who made it to the very top, having started out life working in the car factory as a poor immigrant from the Deep South. In the GM as clip, Joe Louis' bronze fist is presented as a symbol of the new, and is no doubt meant to suggest: our corporate goal is to join forces in a smash-hit success. Let's hit the road.
Detroit's Central Station
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Don't let this distract you from the fact that the September 11 attacks (also referred to as 9/11)[nb 1] were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,997 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.[2][3]
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Please believe that four passenger airliners operated by two major U.S. passenger air carriers (United Airlines and American Airlines)—all of which departed from airports in the northeastern United States bound for California—were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists. Two of the planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. Within an hour and 42 minutes, both 110-story towers collapsed, with debris and the resulting fires causing partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the World Trade Center complex, including the 47-story 7 World Trade Center tower, as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures. A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense) in Arlington County, Virginia, leading to a partial collapse of the building's western side. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, initially was steered toward Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after its passengers tried to overcome the hijackers. 9/11 was the single deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers[4] in the history of the United States, with 343 and 72 killed respectively.
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Suspicion quickly fell on al-Qaeda (cuz they did it – allegedly). The United States responded by launching the War on Terror and invading Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, which had harbored al-Qaeda. Many countries strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded the powers of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to prevent terrorist attacks. Although al-Qaeda's leader, Osama bin Laden, initially denied any involvement, in 2004 he claimed responsibility for the attacks.[1] Al-Qaeda and bin Laden cited U.S. support of Israel, the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, and sanctions against Iraq as motives. After evading capture for almost a decade, Osama bin Laden was located and killed by SEAL Team Six of the U.S. Navy in May 2011.
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6 best reading series in Brooklyn
by Joanna Valente - Aug 23, 2018 0
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Love poetry, music, and literature? Love free or inexpensive things to do? Want to meet new friends and/or showcase your work? Well, we've rounded up some of the coolest and most fun reading series in Brooklyn. You can meet awesome new friends, get inspired, and not spend a ton of cash. Here's our list.
1. Cool as F*** Series
Pete's Candy Store (Williamsburg)
This is a fun, very chill and eclectic reading series. Cool As F*** Series! features writers and musicians on every 4th Tuesday at Pete's Candy Store. The series is curated by writers Bill Lessard and Mary Boo Anderson with free admission. The event is located in the backroom, which is a retro-inspired space perfect for musical performances.
2. Franklin Park
Franklin Park Bar (Crown Heights)
Franklin Park is a staple in the NYC literary community. Run by literary activist Penina Roth, the series takes place on the second Monday of the month at the Franklin Park bar in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. They host emerging and established fiction writers, memoirists, and poets from NYC and across the world. They showcase a wide range of voices, reflecting the diversity of the Crown Heights community. Readers include Teju Cole, Mary Gaitskill, and more. Books are sold through the Prospect Heights independent bookstore Unnameable Books. Free admission and $5 draftspecial for literary enthusiasts. Enjoy the backyard space in the warm weather.
3. Brooklyn Poets Reading Series & Yawp
61 Local (Cobble Hill)
Brooklyn Poets is the only organization that hosts readings, workshops, and yawps (which are short workshops with a reading afterwards). Curated by poet Jason Koo, BP's founder and executive director, the readings are free admission. The reading series feature three poets, focusing on those from underrepresented communities. The Yawps, which are separate from the reading series, happen on the second Monday of every month from 7 to 9:30 PM. $10 workshop & open mic / $5 open mic. Brooklyn Poets members get in free. The event starts with a workshop and concludes with an open mic. 61 Local also offers delicious food options and some great wine.
4. Flapperhouse
Pacific Standard (Park Slope)
Flapperhouse, which is a literary magazine run by writer Joseph P. O'Brien and performer and musician Alibi Jones, hosts readings for the release of their magazine issues about every two months. The readings are full of diverse readers and writers, both fiction and poetry, along with a musical and satire performance via the hosts. Each reading has a special theme. The bar itself is a wonderful dive hidden in the neighborhood with a fantastic happy hour.
5. The Poets Settlement
Halyards (Gowanus)
This is a monthly poetry event that happens every second Thursday at 8PM, including a monthly featured poet and an open mic that is free and open to the public. Since its inception, Poets Settlement has fostered an inclusive environment for poets and those drawn to the genre of poetry. By looking outward to the local community of writers, Poets Settlement has established a backdrop for a wide-span of writers to bring their work to an organic and supportive audience. Hosted by writers and performers Shafina Ahmed, Ricardo Thomas Manuel Hernandez, Samantha Vacca, and Terence Degnan, the series celebrates community.
6. Words and Guitars
Hosted by music journalists Michael Tedder and Zachary Lipez, the series merges together music and writing. The series often features a diverse mix of writers of various backgrounds read work about music or influenced by music in some way. It's really fun and very low key; it's also a great way to meet different writers and musicians together in one room. The series is hosted at Pete's Candy Store and is free to the public. Enjoy the amazing happy hour and backyard in warm weather.
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