This dry brine turkey breast recipe is quite fool proof yet simple to do, no basting no covering or gimmicks, no wet brining with special equipment. The advantage of roasting the breast only on the bone, is that it doesn't need as long to cook. Legs and breasts require different cooking times, which is always a hurdle in achieving the perfect turkey. This recipe uses a dry-brine technique which achieves similar results to wet brine by sprinkling kosher salt and letting it sit uncovered in the fridge for 24 hours. The salt draws out the meat juices by a process called osmosis, then the brine is reabsorbed into the meat keeping it moist and also breaking down tough muscle proteins. As the turkey skin hasn't soaked in brine water, you get a crispier skin and a superior flavoured succulent meat. Enjoy this for Christmas, Thanksgiving or anytime you feel like turkey, as it's a healthy meat.
Note this guide is an approximation guide only, as there are different turkey breeds, ovens and conditions that can affect the cooking times. To be certain always use a probe thermometer. Pierce the thickest part without touching the bone. Best meat temperature to remove moist turkey from oven is 155ºF - 68ºC. (Recommended for health reason) is 165ºF - 74ºC but the meat will be a little dryer. Your choice, remember that meat will continue cooking whilst resting outside the oven. This turkey requires no basting, but it's a good idea to rotate the pan every 30 minutes in case your oven has hot spots.
Unwrap the turkey from its package if any. Wash under cold water (be careful not to splash raw poultry juices). Pat dry using paper towels.
Mix the salt and pepper thoroughly in a small bowl. Add some to the turkey cavity, ensure it touches the breast inside. Then massage the rest into the bird.
Gently separate the skin from the breast by running your fingers in between. It can feel like it will tear but it shouldn't, only the membrane connecting the two should tear. Add the brine mixture under the skin ensuring you have covered the entire surface of each breast. Refrigerate 24 hours uncovered to air dry the skin.
Preheat your oven to full temperature. Oil a thick bottomed roasting dish and add cooking oil. Peel and roughly slice the onions, add to roasting dish. Roughly chop celery, add to roasting dish along with roughly chopped carrots. Tear up and add the sage leaves. Strip the leaves of the rosemary, add to roasting dish and mix all ingredients well so they are all coated in oil.
Take some of the soft butter using your fingers and ease it between each breast and the skin of the turkey. This process should be easy as you should have already separated the skin from breast for the brine. Ensure the whole breast up to the wishbone has butter under the skin. Massage the outside of the bird with the remaining butter. Place the turkey on the vegetables in the roasting dish. Bake in oven first for 30 minutes at 180ºC – 350ºF .
Add the chicken stock pouring it on the vegetables. Return to oven at 160ºC – 320ºF for the remainder of cooking (see guide).
Once cooked, remove turkey from tray and set aside to rest for 20- 30 minutes.
For the gravy, place the roasting dish with vegetables on the heat and bring it to a simmer. At this point you can add in any turkey trimmings that you may not use for extra flavour. Once simmering, scoop out as much fat as you can from the surface leaving juices behind. Sprinkle the flour into the dish and mix well. You can also crush all the vegetables for extra flavour. Add the Marsala or red wine. Continue reducing for 15 – 20 minutes, add more water if gravy already appears thick. Continue simmering gently. Once gravy reaches the right consistency, strain in a very fine sieve.
Carve out the whole turkey breast away from the bone, slice evenly on chopping board and serve with gravy.
Cooked leftover turkey will keep refrigerated for three days.
To test if it's done, make sure the juices run clear when you pierce the breast. If juices appear pinkish, put it back in the oven for another 20 min, then try again.
A frozen turkey can take 3 to 4 days to thaw out in your fridge, therefore if buying frozen, buy in advance.
Although you don't need to brine your turkey, brining will help keep those breasts even juicier.


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Manchester United face £100m tug-of-war for Jadon Sancho with French big-spenders PSG
By James Ducker, Northern Football Correspondent 4 March 2019 • 10:30pm
Jadon Sancho is wanted by Manchester United and PSG Credit: getty images
Manchester United are ready to battle Paris St-Germain for Jadon Sancho in a tug-of-war that could see the Borussia Dortmund winger become the first £100 million English footballer.
Sancho has emerged as the top summer forward target for both United and PSG, who face each other in the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night.
Any move for the teenage England winger would raise fresh doubts over the future of Alexis Sanchez, who has been a spectacular flop since his move to Old Trafford from Arsenal 14 months ago.
Sanchez's calamitous United career hit a new low on Monday when he was ruled out for up to two months with medial ligament damage to his right knee as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's injury crisis deepened ahead of the PSG game, in which United must try to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit.
But, despite Sanchez's injury leading some to wonder if the Chile forward might have played his last game for United, his exorbitant £500,000-a-week wages will make him difficult for the club to offload unless a move away is subsidised or there are huge compromises on both sides.
Alexis Sanchez has been ruled out for up to two months with medial ligament damage to his right knee Credit: getty images
Sancho, 18, has established himself as one of the most exciting young players in Europe following his £8m move to Dortmund from United's bitter local rivals Manchester City in August 2017.
He has nine goals and 14 assists to his name this season and Dortmund, having extended Sancho's contract until 2022 in October last year in recognition of his meteoric rise, are determined to keep the player.
But United and PSG are preparing to test Dortmund's resolve and the Bundesliga leaders know interest from both clubs will drive the price higher and guarantee an extraordinary profit on their original investment should they decide to cash in.
United's record purchase is the £89m signing of France midfielder Paul Pogba from Juventus in 2016 but there is a recognition that it could take £100m or more to prise Sancho away from Dortmund given the enormous inflation in the transfer market. Kyle Walker - who joined Manchester City from Tottenham Hotspur for £54m in 2017 - is currently the most expensive English player.
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The prospect of United signing Sancho would be a potential embarrassment to City, who were unable to persuade the teenager to stay, after he grew frustrated at the lack of first-team opportunities, only to see him flourish in Germany and establish himself as a full England international.
United have put the accent firmly back on attacking football since Solskjaer's appointment as caretaker manager and believe Sancho would help form part of an exciting Anglo-French attack with Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Pogba.
United have lacked a natural right-sided forward for years and, while Solskjaer has managed to successfully compensate for that so far, Sancho could prove a valuable addition in the short, medium and long-term and bring more pace, urgency, creativity, goal threat and X-factor to the forward line.
Any potential move to Old Trafford would certainly excite England manager Gareth Southgate, for whom the idea of three of his most talented attackers - Rashford, Lingard and Sancho - playing together at club level would doubtless benefit the country on the international stage.
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As well as a versatile forward, United want to sign a pedigree centre-half, with Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly among the targets, and, ideally, another midfielder this summer.
Sanchez's failure has reminded United of the perils of seeking short-term fixes. PSG were once interested in Sanchez but they are now pursuing a model that targets the best young players who can develop and, with uncertainty persisting over the future of Neymar, who has been courted by Real Madrid, the French champions have identified Sancho as a leading target.
PSG certainly have form for making huge outlays on youngsters. They paid £166m to sign Kylian Mbappe from Monaco, aged just 18, and only narrowly lost out in January to Barcelona for the highly rated 21-year-old Holland midfielder Frenkie De Jong, who will formally move to the Spanish club from Ajax at the end of the season.
PSG paid £166m to sign Kylian Mbappe (left) from Monaco Credit: getty images
Sanchez was substituted after 52 minutes of United's 3-2 win over Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday, when his exit coincided with a marked uplift in performance.
He underwent scans on Sunday, which established he had suffered damage to the medial ligament in his right knee and, according to the Chile physiotherapist, Pedro Onate, he will be out for "six to eight weeks".
An eight-week lay-off would rule Sanchez out until the end of April. United will play a minimum of 11 more matches this season and Sanchez currently stands to miss as many as nine of them.
Sanchez's injury comes at a time when Solskjaer is already without Martial, Lingard, Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matic, Juan Mata through injury, and Pogba, who is suspended against PSG following his red card in the first leg.
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Sanchez's form has been so poor that some will not consider his absence to be much of a loss and Reinaldo Rueda, the Chile coach, admitted he was becoming concerned.
"For sure it's very worrying," he told the La Tercera newspaper. "I hope we can enjoy the Alexis we all knew again."
Ashley Young believes United can pull off a huge upset, despite all their injuries. "We know what we're capable of. People can write us off," he said. "I've got every faith if we defend well and if we create the chances that I know we can do, we can win the game."
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January transfer latest: Burnley chairman Alan Pace in Croatia to seal Mislav Orsic deal
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Homecare workers make a vital contribution to our communities, helping vulnerable people to continue living within the comfort of their own homes.
Staff in the social care sector often work long and unsocial hours with too many not getting paid for travel time between home visits, despite statutory guidance which requires councils to ensure that home care providers pay their staff the national minimum wage, including travel time.
The Low Pay Commission, which advises the government on the national minimum wage, has highlighted the underpayment of workers in the social care sector. A study of 183 social care employers by HMRC found non-compliance in 48 per cent of employers, identifying £338,835 arrears of pay for 2,443 employees.
The new National Minimum Wage – the National Living Wage (NLW) – came into force on April 1 this year. The NLW must now be paid to those workers who are aged 25 and over, and has been set at £7.20 per hour. However, concerns have been raised about the potential impact of the NLW.
The Local Government Association estimate that the NLW will cost at least £330 million for home care and residential care providers. It is disappointing that the government has not provided additional funding and has risked leaving providers under additional financial pressure while severely cutting council budgets in cities like Liverpool.
Tackling non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage and the new National Living Wage is important. We need employers and commissioners to publish, or provide employees with, a statement that they comply with the basic wage levels, thereby increasing transparency. During the last Parliament, Labour pressure led the Coalition Government to order HMRC to carry out an investigation into the six largest care providers in order to identify possible breaches of minimum wage law. This investigation has still not been completed.
Care work is a demanding job that requires skilled compassionate staff to provide good-quality care. The work has been undervalued and is still being exploited today. Some workers in this sector are not being paid the basic wage. Only when staff are valued and paid adequately will service users receive the good-quality, compassionate care they need.


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I'm looking for a way to remove images in case they are twitted.
Looking for a solution I've found this:
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They suggest to add a line
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This solution, sadly, doesn't seem to work for me.
If any of you have solved this problem, a hint would be much appreciated!
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GRAFTON—Shots rang out through the hallways and a Code Red lockdown was called at Anna Jarvis Elementary School. Minutes later, Grafton Police Department officers stormed the school in search of the gunman.
The scenario was a tense one, but was only part of an active shooter training held, on Saturday, by the police department
and Taylor County Board of Education, in conjunction with Sentry Surveillance's Code Red Remote Overwatch Support program, to test the newly implemented program.
"The safety of the students is our number one priority," shared Superintendent Kathy Green. "I feel like the cameras have added a piece of mind to what could be a horrific event."
Before the training kicked off, Grafton Police Chief Robert Beltner told those in attendance about their teaming up with Rob Lambert of Sentry Surveillance.
"The overwatch support program is a huge asset to us, because it will allow us to know exactly where in the school the shooter is." - Cole Durrett, Patrolman
"Rob got a hold of me back in August and had me come to the board office to check out the cameras that had been installed. It was decided he would implement a program where he could access the cameras from a remote location to assist during an active shooter or incident that would involve police, to help out," Beltner shared.
Through careful training and cooperation, all entities involved would be able to communicate with each other, to better resolve a potentially deadly situation.
"This type of drill or training is very important to all of us," expressed Patrolman Cole Durrett. "They are going to allow us to understand the process more. The overwatch support program is a huge asset to us, because it will allow us to know where exactly in the school the shooter is."
"This is a way to allow us to change the procedure we would use," voiced Beltner. "Getting law enforcement to change is a difficult thing. We are set in our ways. It's too easy to get in a mindset that it will never happen here. If this works, and it will work, we will be the first county in the state of WV that does this."
He disclosed that initially, officers were directed to wait outside of the school to form a team before entering, but that was the cause of a higher rate of death.
"We changed our thought process. We're not waiting. As soon as we get to the school, we are going in," Beltner commented. "The average response time for an active shooter is 18 minutes. If it takes us 18 minutes to get to Grafton High School or Anna Jarvis, once that incident is over, I'm firing some guys. Our response time should be two minutes tops."
During the exercises, both Lambert and the officers responding knew nothing of the planned scenarios. A gunman, or gunmen, would enter the school, shots would be fired, a code red would be announced and then a call would be made to Harrison-Taylor County 911.
"Once the call was made to 911, they notified us so that we could get officers responding and Rob was able to key up his system to help feed us information about the shooter's whereabouts, so that it could be passed on to the officers inside of the building," he explained.
Officers responded to the school from a remote location, and upon their arrival they entered the school and began searching for the subject.
Lambert, who was watching the cameras from his remote location, was able to provide a description of the suspect or suspects, along with their location within the school, to a command post set up outside of the school. That information was then passed on to the responding officers.
"You can't beat live intel," shared Detective Dayton Mayle.
Beltner revealed that most of the scenarios were over in approximately four minutes, and that the longest time recorded was 12 minutes.
"We made some mistakes and we have already corrected our approach. We've already made changes to our procedure after today," he noted.
Not only was it a training day for the department, board, school employees and Lambert, but also for the 911 dispatchers, according to Beltner.
"911 has realized that they were unable to handle the situation like they thought they were going to be able to, and they now know where they need to make some changes," he reported.
School personnel and teachers were able to discuss any issues or ask any questions about the process that they felt need clarification. After a short discussion, Beltner and all the participants agreed that the training provided a highly useful experience to use in the event of a live active shooter.
"It was definitely an eye-opening experience," imparted Beltner.
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Some people say that going without an epidural doesn't improve your chance of avoiding a c-section.
There is simply NO replacement for the ability to MOVE in labor. We must once again begin using common sense when it comes to birth.
"Johanna, was not in the best position for being born, facing her moms left leg and stuck, doctor starting ordering her section, she spent the next 10 minutes getting into every position she could think of, toilet, hands and knees, squatting, etc. Baby turned! Two pushes and she was born! Good thing momma didn't have an epidural or it would have been a section for sure!"
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that is amazing! you hear so many stories of women getting a section because the baby is stuck and yet if they had been allowed to move, maybe it would have turned out different. i know that sometimes a c-sec is needed, and life saving... but i think most are just situational. if we encouraged women to move and empowered them in their births, who knows how things would turn out.
Such good encouragement for mommies! Go natural and go with your gut. My first birth was a C-section, but the traumatic part started long before I was told I "needed" to have a c/s. Despite preparing for movement during birth, I was pretty much confined to a bed because my water broke first. I tried to move in the bed and get on all fours, but the nurses didn't like that because it messed up the monitor readings. This story gives me hope as I am 2 1/2 months away from my first VBAC (different provider, a midwife, and different hospital). Thanks for sharing!


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Guru Randhawa & Dhvani Bhanushali's 'Baby Girl' Is A Peppy Track
The moment fans have been waiting for is finally here! The biggest Indian pop stars Guru Randhawa and Dhvani Bhanushali come together yet again for 'Baby Girl', presented by Bhushan Kumar's T-Series.
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After the success of 'Ishare Tere', the two young icons that have broken records, and taken YouTube. The music world by storm now collaborate for this peppy. The romantic song that is choreographed and directed by ace Remo D'Souza.
Promising to be the party song of the season, 'Baby Girl' composed and written by Guru Randhawa. It's music by Vee, was shot in Goa, following all precautionary measures. Apart from the music, another major highlight is the music video of 'Baby Girl'. It is conceptualized by Remo with choreography to watch out for!
Says record-breaking artist Guru Randhawa,
"Baby Girl is a peppy, happy track and it's a song fans will love. The journey of making this song was very memorable. The beat, lyrics and composition just came to me in the studio. I thought Dhvani was perfect for the female vocals. It was amazing shooting for this song with Remo and I'm grateful to Bhushan Sir for making this happen."
Says the youngest pop star Dhvani Bhanushali,
"This is my first time shooting with Remo sir and it was an incredible experience. The shoot was very easygoing and the video turned out really great. It's always amazing working with Guru and I thank Bhushan Sir for giving me this song. It is song full of fun, love and dancing."
Says director-choreographer Remo D'Souza,
"When I heard the song I knew the video had to have a lot of energy and a young, fun vibe to it so Goa was the perfect place to shoot. Guru and Dhvani are style icons so the video of 'Baby Girl' too reflects their personalities and is very stylized."
Adds record producer Vee,
"Baby Girl is such a catchy record from the lyrics, to the vocals, to the music. It's one of those records when you hear it; you can't get it out of your head."
T-Series' Bhushan Kumar says,
"With artists like Guru Randhawa and Dhvani Bhanushali there is always anticipation and they're a lethal combination. 'Baby Girl' is a peppy, young, colourful romantic song and Remo D'Souza has done a fabulous job in bringing it to life."
Bhushan Kumar's T-Series presents Guru Randhawa & Dhvani Bhanushali's 'Baby Girl'. Composed and written by Guru Randhawa, with music by Vee, the music video of 'Baby Girl' directed by Remo D'Souza is out now on T-Series' YouTube channel.
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Three amazing countries and spectacular destinations await you on this European vacation extravaganza -- explore Croatia and Slovenia and get a taste of Italy on this superb 11-day travel program from Dubrovnik to Venice. Come walk along the city's medieval walls of Dubrovnik on the Croatia vacation tour portion of this trip to Europe, delve into its resonant cultural heritage, and savor the flavors of the Mediterranean tasting the area's food and wine. Explore beautiful Montenegro's Bay of Kotor, the longest and deepest fjord in Southern Europe, and cruise to Our Lady of the Rocks. Embark on a private city tour of Split and shop its open-air markets with Croatian treasures. Marvel at the lower terraced lakes and forest areas of Plitvice Lakes National Park. Take in the sights of Slovenia and tour the subterranean caves in Postojna. Ascend the imposing Castle in Bled and visit Miramare Castle, perched on a cliff overlooking the Adriatic in Italy's Trieste. Further along, travel to Italy to enjoy the splendors of Venice, from the Bridge of Sighs and Doge's Palace to St. Mark's Square and beyond to its chic boutiques a glass blowing exhibit, and opportunities to glide along in a romantic gondola. Celebrate the magic and wonder of these destinations every minute of the day on this fantastic vacation to Europe visiting Croatia, Slovenia and Italy.


This is the ultimate getaway to Konkan, and a place for leisure and fun. While on route to Devbagh, you can find breath-taking waterfalls on the way, and surrounded by lush green forests. People here are simple and sweet, and engaged in fishing, art, culture, etc. While on the beach, we can feel the sound of waves and get refreshed. Activities like scuba diving, snorkelling, rappelling, flying fox, parasailing etc. are available.
Special in Devbagh Beach: Devbagh is also home for many migratory birds.
The most popular activity in Tarkarli is the Scuba Diving, offered on the beaches. Various scuba diving packages are available at good prices and proper assistance and safety facilities. Introduce yourselves to the magnificent mysteries under water and ride into the mystic world to have a look at the vibrant colours and marine life. Even non-swimmers can experience the ride. The trainers will take you to the diving site by a boat and provide basic training of swimming underwater and breathing. Once the guests are comfortable with breathing underwater, they are taken further under water at various points to admire the coral and marine life. A videographer is also available to record your personal moments of scuba diving.
Bhogwe Beach is located in the western shores of the Sindhudurgh District. You can find clean silver sand and foamy waves coming from the sea at this beach, which will surely refresh you from the boredom of city life. It is also common to sight dolphins from this beach. You can also visit the nearby destinations like Vengurla beach, Sawantwadi, etc. It is also the most secluded beach of Tarkarli, where you can enjoy your private time and rejuvenate your mind. The beach is scattered with rocks, hence you should be careful if you want to take a dip in the waters. The sea is so clear that the visibility is more than 6-8 feet. October to April is the best time to visit the beach. Fishermen here practice a traditional fishing technique called Rampani, which also must be watched and learnt about. Bhogwe is blessed with a 5 Km long backwater bordering the paddy fields and a cruise in the narrow water lanes of Nivati backwaters displaying the panorama of simple village life is an experience in itself.
Tarkarli beach has a lot to offer to the visitors and Camel ride is one of them. When you are tired of taking strolls on the beach but can't get enough of it to head home, you can clamber up and take a camel ride that will take you through the sands. You may hesitate initially looking at the grumpy tall camel but the ride will surely be worth cherishing. As you tighten your grasp on the saddle the camel stands up giving you thrills like a ride in an amusement park. The camel gives walks around the beautiful beach and as the sun sets, you witness the beautiful sight of the sky blushing scarlet with the rays of sun lighting up the waters. The wind caresses your face and you are deeply engrossed adoring the chicanery of nature as the sun submerges into the mighty ocean. After the ride, you take along the beautiful portrait of nature wrapped in your memories with you.


157th-Find The Valentine Gift 1 is another point and click escape game developed by Top 10 New Games Team. Assume that you are going to find the valentine gift 1 by using objects, hints and solving puzzles. We hope you will find the valentine gift 1 and escape from there. Good luck and have fun!


The results are in! We can't thank you enough for participating in this year's family survey, which helps us communicate to policymakers and the general public about the reasons parents choose their school and how it's working for them. Over 370 Oregon families responded, which gave us an incredible snapshot of our schools.
Once upon a time, many of our kids would have simply fallen "between the cracks" in the system. With the advancement of technology and some favorable public policies, however, every Oregon child now has a chance to reach their full potential.
In addition to finding the environment they need to learn, our survey also found that they are finding the extra-curricular activities they need to socialize with peers.
Here are some stories that Oregon families agreed to share with us.
I have watched my son turn from a kid who was struggling to stay afloat to a happy little boy who loves to learn. That is enough to make any parent's heart smile. I know it has mine. The last question I leave you with is this: if it was your son/daughter would you not fight with everything you have to give him/her the education he/she deserves? My answer is "yes!" That is why I have taken the time to research and let you know I will fight for what I think every child should have. That is the option for a proper education that best fits them.
Our forever daughter, means she is adopted from the Or State Foster Care System, is labeled w/high functioning autism and is multi talented. However, you have to reach them to teach them as the old but pertinent phrase goes, and by the end of 5th grade it was evident that the "traditional" method of educating students, was not reaching her. Digital schooling does reach her because we pace it at her rate of learning, can take breaks as needed, has the extra bells/whistles, stimuli that reaches her funny bone and keeps her engaged, plus immediate gratification so she never feels frustrated but instead rewarded for doing her personal best.
Autumn has ADHD and Dyslexia, plus she was tested to be cognitively slow. She is capable of learning but it takes her twice as long as her peers. In a traditional classroom environment she is unable to take notes at the pace of the class and misses a lot of important information. She is afraid to ask questions for clarity because the children already bully and harass her for being different. In our virtual public school, Autumn does very well. She is allowed to proceed at her own pace to learn the lessons. She has learned more in the last 3 years in our virtual school than she learned between 2nd and 6th grade in traditional school. Please continue to back Virtual learning. For some of us, it is the only hope our children will learn enough to be able to be productive after graduation.
My son is a Type 1 diabetic, with other educational and medical challenges. The small rural school he was attending was not equipped to deal with his medical issues, especially when he was diagnosed with a severe form of Urticarial that causes Anaphylactic shock. The online education accessibility is essential for my son's education. He can usually attend the courses as scheduled, but we know that he can make up via recordings if he is too ill, or is at a doctor's appointment. This has taken a lot of stress off him (and me), which helps tremendously in managing his illnesses and mental health. He really loves his teachers (which is a first!). I think if this online education option was not available, my son would be a drop-out," as there is no other option available that works for him. He has plans to continue his education after graduation, and looks forward to the availability of online higher education to supplement/replace his on campus classes.
When local schools experienced teacher staff reductions and increased classroom sizes, as well as a decrease in non-core funding for music, art and PE, we were more than concerned that our child would not receive the quality of education we desired for her. Because of the phenomenal increase in class size (42 students/1 teacher) there were often times when peers would engage in catty and downright bullying behavior around my daughter. The teacher was often times unaware, or unwilling to intervene. Online school gave us the opportunity to have Morgan concentrate and excel in an educational environment that allowed her to blossom as a student and individual. Removing her from a stressful social situation and placing her in online school was one of the best decisions I've ever made and I wish I had done it sooner! We couldn't be more pleased with the high standards of excellence the education now provides.
All four of our kids were adopted through foster care and were exposed to drugs and alcohol in utero and have varying degrees of delays and disabilities as a result. Having our virtual public school as an option is truly the only way for us. Not one of our kids can sit in a classroom full of kids with all the noise and distractions. They all need more one-on-one help with their schoolwork, along with a quiet and very structured environment and routine. I cannot speak highly enough about our virtual public school and having it as an option for our family. Our family is super happy with it and all that is offered from excellent administrators to amazing teachers along with all the help we need to allow our children to succeed.


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On today's show we tackle why women can be so judgey to each other, how to de-escalate a dangerous relationship, and how to hang with your rich friends.
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This is a huge bowl of YUM. I found this recipe on epicurious years ago and kept taking things out, adding things in and tweaking things here and there until this concoction appeared and acted like it owned the place. Soysage, walnuts and mushrooms give the dish a wonderful heartiness while the spinach gives the dish a beautiful splash of bright green throughout. Oil cured olives are a perfect salty addition to top off this dish. To de-pit them, just press the flat side of of a knife down on each of them until you feel the pit—then simply pull the olive away and you'll have two perfect halves to throw into the dish.About the spices in this dish: use fresh rosemary if you have it—dried will work, but fresh just elevates the dish to the next level. Fennel seed and pepper: these both bring out the flavor in the soysage perfectly, so be sure to use them if you have them.
In a very large skillet, heat about 2 TB olive oil over medium heat. Add the soysage and saute about 10 minutes, breaking up the soysage as it becomes more firm.
Add the fennel seeds, a few dashes of black pepper and half of the fresh rosemary. Saute 5 minutes more and transfer to a large bowl.
Add about 1 TB more oil to the skillet and add the mushrooms. Saute about 3 minutes. Transfer to the bowl with the soysage. Add the shallots and garlic to the skillet and saute for about 3 minutes, making sure that the garlic does not burn. Transfer to the bowl with the soysage and mushrooms.
Add the 2 TB of earth balance to the skillet and add the walnuts. Saute for 2 minutes and transfer to the bowl. Turn the heat up to medium high, wait about a minute and then deglaze the pan with the 1/2 cup of white wine. Reduce the heat back down to medium and add back into the skillet all of the contents of the bowl.
In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Add some salt and olive oil and the 8 ounce of pasta. Boil, stirring occasionally for 11 minutes.
While you are waiting for the pasta to cook add to the skillet, in small handfuls, the raw spinach until it is slightly wilted. Toss in the rest of the chopped fresh rosemary and oil cured olives.
Drain the pasta and toss everything together until well combined. Serve with lots of fresh black pepper.
I am wanting to make this tonight and hope you see this today! Do you mean a roll of Gimme Lean sausage?
Thank you for getting back to me so quickly! Your blog has become one of our favorites! Your panisse, mozzarella, and jack fruit tacos are among our favorites! Thursday we're making sriracho tofu with ramen noodles and we've been debating for two days over what kind of ramen to get. Obviously vegan but do you use the flavor packets that come inside or are they packaged more like regular like pasta? Thanks, Jill.
So happy you like! For the ramen, I typically buy the kind that's just noodles. If there is a seasoning packet included, I don't usually use it, because I assume there's something in there that's not vegan. Plus, adding your own seasoning (sriracha, sesame oil, fresh garlic, etc.) tastes better anyway, I think!
This has become one of our favorites. We use Tofurky Italian Sausage, sliced. Thanks for such a great recipe!


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Home Style Fashion Lebanese Designer Zuhair Murad Releases Morocco-inspired Collection
"Marrakech is paradise, I fell in love," the designer said when asked about his inspiration.
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Rabat – Lebanese Designer Zuhair Murad is the latest designer of many to seek inspiration from Morocco, with his autumn-winter 2019-2020 collection.
The new collection, which he has dubbed "Mirages and Oasis," was unveiled on Wednesday, July 3, in Paris as part of Haute Couture Fashion Week.
With a mix of ochre, violet, gold, beaded embroidery, glitter and colored sequins, masterful jackets and capes, the collection gives off a strong bohemian chic vibe reminiscent of Marrakech in the 1970s. The dresses, all adorned with elaborate patterns and topped off with thick belts at the waist, draw obvious inspiration from Moroccan kaftans.
Speaking to Vogue backstage at Fashion Week, Murad explained that he was inspired by Morocco after attending a gala in Marrakech. "Marrakech is paradise, I fell in love," he said. "Such a cosmopolitan city. There's so much heritage and tradition there, but it also has a modern vibe. It's like Beirut, but with a different style," he told the iconic fashion magazine.
Designers across the world have been looking to Morocco for inspiration this year. H&M Home, a Swedish company with stores worldwide, also chose Moroccan style as the focus of its summer collection.
The company cited "the Moroccan landscape and the architecture of Marrakech, with the natural tones of the desert and the colors of the city" as a "great sources of inspiration" for the collection. The Swedish brand's promotional shots, taken in Morocco's desert and a typical Moroccan riad, make the Moroccan influence abundantly clear.
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As seen posted on the front wall of the Dynasty Inn Hotel in Bangkok. Signs like this always make me chuckle. Any other travel destination in the world you might see signs like " no shoes, no shirt, no service" or " no smoking". It's always nice to know the hotel's stand on pachyderms! More hotels around the world should weigh in on the subject because you never know when you might have the urge to feed an elephant.
Although the sign looks funny there is a very real problem of Thai's walking around Bangkok with their elephants hawking them to the tourists by selling them food to feed to the elephants. It's very sad to see the elphants in the big city like that when they belong in their natural habitat.
If you find yourself in Bangkok try to resist the urge and maybe these elephants will find their way back to where they belong when the owners realize they aren't making money anymore. I know, wishful thinking…but if more people understand the problem maybe things will change one day.
Talen, one of my pet subjects (no pun intended). It is always sad to see elephants in the big city or indeed being used in other places as tourist transport. Thai mahouts also use an evil spike to hit the beast with which I never saw in India for example.
Some of my favourite elephant watching has been in Africa where generally speaking they remain where they should be, in National Parks, in a wild state but available to be observed by tourists.
Everyones happy, the guides make money, the tourists get close to wild animals and importantly the animals live naturally most of the time.
Think they've put a halt (or say they have) to elephants in Bangkok over the last few days, after that recent road accident. Three warnings, then a massive (by Thai mahout standards) fine. I also read that they government was offering mahouts a large sum of money if they hand over their elephant, something like a million or a couple of million baht?
In some women's bathrooms you'll find signs that say, 'don't stand on the toilets'.
I'd be following behind a well-dressed lass only to find muddy shoe prints on the toilet tops.
How they can balance in heels, I'll never know.
I really hope they are offering money to the mahouts and they stop using elephants. I've seen spikes used at some of the big Thailand attractions as well as in the street. Not a pretty sight.


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I'll Be Your Baby Tonight är en låt skriven och lanserad av Bob Dylan. Låten lanserades på albumet John Wesley Harding 1967 som skivans sista låt. Denna låt gav en ledtråd på hur Dylans nästa album, Nashville Skyline skulle komma att låta. John Wesley Harding som var ett album med många tunga personliga låtar fick en optimistisk avslutning med denna countrylåt om ett lyckligt kärleksförhållande. I låten används steel guitar prominent.

Låten släpptes endast som b-sida på singel, till låten "All Along the Watchtower", men har trots detta varit med på ett flertal av Dylans samlingsskivor så som Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1971), Masterpieces (1978) och Biograph (1985). Låten framförs av Kris Kristofferson på albumet The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration från 1992.

Låten spelades in av The Hollies till albumet Hollies Sing Dylan 1969. Linda Ronstadt släppte samma år en version på sitt debutalbum Hand Sown ... Home Grown. 1990 spelade Robert Palmer tillsammans med UB40 in en cover av låten som blev en hitsingel i flera länder. En version av låten med svensk text finns med på skivan Dylan på svenska av Mikael Wiehe och Ebba Forsberg som lanserades 2007.

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Tammy Goldammer is a breeder and trainer of Hangin' Tree Cowdogs. The purebred working breed is bred specifically to work cattle. It finds its genetic roots in the composite breeding of the Catahoula Leopard Dog, the Border Collie and the Australian Kelpie.
Tammy also runs a commercial cow/calf operation of Angus and Simmental cross cattle. She was born and raised on a cattle and horse ranch in the Nebraska Sandhills. Following a family move to Missouri, Tammy went on to obtain her degree in beef cattle nutrition, reproduction and economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Following college, she returned to Nebraska to work for the Universityof Nebraska at North Platte under Dr. Don Clanton who managed the beef cow-calf on range and the feedlot programs at the three Nebraska facilities. Upon the death of her father in 1996, she returned to Missouri and continued her dad's farming and ranching operation.
Today, Tammy's cowdogs are an integral part of day-to-day operations. Together, they check pastures, gather and move drys or pairs, sort cattle in traps or corrals, calve out cows, gather cows for synchronized breeding, weaning or to process cattle, or load cattle on ground level or pot trailers. They work as a team… work hard and play hard!


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The United States leads the TOP500 – a global supercomputer ranking of the most powerful systems. The Frontier system from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), running on AMD EPYC processors, took first place from the last year's champion – the Japanese ARM A64X Fugaku system. It is still in the process of being integrated and tested at ORNL in Tennessee, but will eventually be operated by the US Air Force and the US Department of Energy.
The Frontier, powered by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE) Cray EX platform, was the leader before, by a large margin. This is the first (known) true exaflop system to reach a peak of 1.1 exaflops in the Linmark benchmark. Fugaku, meanwhile, managed to achieve less than half of that figure – 442 petaflops, which was enough to helm the rating for the previous two years.
Frontier also proved to be the most efficient supercomputer. Consuming only 52.23 gigaflops per watt, it bypassed the Japanese MN-3 system and took first place in the Green500 list. "The fact that the world's fastest machine is also the most energy efficient is just simply amazing," ORNL lab director Thomas Zacharia said at a press conference.
The TOP10 also includes another HPE Cray EX system installed at EuroHPC in Finland (151.9 petaflops), a Summit system built by IBM on 22-core Power processors with NVIDIA Tesla V100 graphics processors (148.8 petaflops), and Sierra Lawrence Livermore, a more compact version of the Summit, which reached a speed of 94.6 petaflops/s.
China took two spots in the TOP10 with its Sunway TaihuLight from the National Research Center of Parallel Computer Engineering & Technology (NRCPC) and Tianhe-2A built by China's National University of Defense Technology (NUDT). However, it is rumored that China already has at least two exaflop systems (according to the Linmark benchmark) on the new Sunway Oceanlite and Tianhe-3 systems. However, due to the current state of semiconductor policy, China is rumored not to disclose any new benchmarks or important achievements.
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Hamza Hendawi of AP reports that the Shiite vote may get split. He says that Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is declining to join the mega-Shiite party list toward which Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani is working. Likewise, it is not clear that Muqtada al-Sadr and his followers will join the big list, since they are dissatisfied with the offer of only 10 percent of the list's seats in parliament.
It seems to me that the Shiites needn't any longer worry too much about a split list. I can't imagine that Allawi's list is going to do all that well, since his Iraqi National Accord, consisting of ex-Baathists, isn't very popular and he is potentially a lame duck. Why would southern Shiites vote for ex-Baathists who ordered Marines into Najaf last August? Only if Allawi has enormous advantages of incumbency could his list overcome all his negatives.
President Ghazi Yawir seems to me unlikely to get many Shiite votes. Since he took Iraqi cabinet minister and Kurdish activist Nasrin Barwari as a second wife, he might pick up some Kurdish votes. (To underline the complexities of Iraq, Barwari is something of a feminist.) The Shamar tribe, which Yawir does not head but from whose chiefly family he comes, does have a small Shiite section, but it isn't big and many Iraqi tribes are religiously split like that. I can't see how Yawir can translate that fact into any significant number of Shiite votes. My guess is that most Shiites will vote as they think Sistani wants them to.
If the Sadrists run their own list, they might not do so badly, and if they mobilize poor Shiites to vote who otherwise might stay home, they might well actually increase the proportion of the national vote that goes to the Shiites.
So I now think the Shiites will manage to get their parliamentary majority. The real danger is that the Sunni Arabs will stay home, and the Shiites get 85% of the seats. If that happens, the religious Shiite parties are likely to dominate parliament, perhaps even holding 51% of seats (138 of 275).
A rear-guard Sunni Arab (and other) effort to postpone the elections grew in force on Friday, with 17 small parties now agitating for a 6-month delay. So far, however, the leading Shiite figures and parties are insisting on going ahead in January, and both Allawi and Bush seem to be committed.
It could be argued that the elections may as well be held in January, since 1) the security situation is not actually likely to be better in six months and 2) postponement might try the patience of Sistani, who insisted on early elections and can bring hundreds of thousands of protesters into the street with a single word. A Shiite agitation for elections at a time when most Sunnis want a delay could produce communal rioting.
An argument for delay is that security is so bad in the country that elections can easily be disrupted. Already, 90 out of 540 voter registration sites are closed. The guerrillas can strike at will into the heavily fortified Green Zone. On Friday they killed four British employees and wounded at least 14 with mortar fire. The kind of mortar they used has a range of many miles, so all they had to do was bring it in close enough on a flatbed truck with a cover, uncover, fire, and then disappear. The point is that if a hard target like the Green Zone (government offices, US embassy) can still be struck at will, then soft targets like hundreds of polling stations are sitting ducks. January 30 could be a bloodbath. Iraqis, aware of this, are already complaining about plans to use schools as polling places, since they don't want their children bombed.
Already, Al-Zaman reports that guerrillas in Mosul targeted voter registration offices in Mosul this week, setting at least one on fire, and directing death threats at election workers.
Of course, the other problem with holding the elections on Jan. 30 is that many Sunni Arabs are angry and sullen and are likely to boycott. There is no point in holding elections that have no legitimate outcome.
KarbalaNews complains that such sites present doctored "sayings" falsely attributed to the Prophet Muhammad commanding jihad against the Shiites. (The Sunni-Shiite split did not exist at the time of Muhammad, d. 632).
Aside from the report of the content of this Salafi site, which the author says has the support of Wahhabis in Saudi Arabia, this article demonstrates the great fear Iraqi Shiites have of Saudi Wahhabism, which has through the past two and a half centuries been fiercely anti-Shiite.


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A Look Back At the Mets AAA Affiliate Tidewater Tides
In 1969 the New York Mets changed their AAA affiliate from Jacksonville, where the Jacksonville Suns played,to Tidewater, Virginia.
Tidewater is located in the area of southeast Virginia (Norfolk & Portsmouth) & northeastern North Carolina . The area got its name because of the changing tides in local rivers, sounds & the Atlantic Ocean. The Tides would play at Metropolitan Memorial Park from 1970-1992.
The Tides became familiar to Mets fans of the seventies & eighties, as we knew that's where the players who hadn't been traded, or later signed as free agents, came from out of the minor leagues.
The Tidewater Tides got to the playoffs in their first season. After two years of losing in the first round, they got to the finals & became league champions in 1972 under Hank Bauer. Pitchers like Buzz Capra, Harry Parker (14 wins), Brent Strom, Tommy Moore (11 wins), Chuck Taylor (9 wins) & Barry Raziano (10 wins). Dave Schneck, Don Hahn, George Theodore & Jose Morales made up the offense.
In 1975 the Tides were league champs under manager Joe Frazier who would get the Mets big league managerial position the next year. His MLB results weren't as good as with the Tides. Players like Roy Staiger (81 RBIs) Brock Pemberton (.297 Ave) Bruce Boisclair, Mike Vail, Ron Hodges & Benny Ayala made up the offense.
Although they had limited MLB action, they never matched their minor league success. As was typical with Mets minor leagues, they had a soild pitching staff, consisting of Craig Swan (13 wins), Nino Espinosa (8 wins), Randy Sterling (10 wins), Dwight Bernard (9 wins) & Bill Laxton (11 wins).
Over the next six years, the Tides would make the playoffs three times but be eliminated in the first round each time, under managers Frank Verdi (twice) & former Met Jack Aker. Aker would skipper the team to league champs in 1982 & then as the team repeated in 1983, Davey Johnson took over the helm. Many of these players were part of the Mets 1986 Championship team & quality teams of the mid to late eighties.
Pitchers like Ron Darling (10 wins) Walt Terrell (10 wins) Tim Leary (8 wins) & a guy named Jeff Bittiger (12 wins) led the staff. On the field Darryl Strawberry, Wally Backman, Kevin Mitchell, Rafael Santana, Ron Gardenhire, Jose Oquendo, Mike Fitzgerald, with guys like Rusty Tillman & Mike Howard who never made it big in the majors.
In 1986 Mets coach Sam Perlozzo took over & as the big league team won the World Series, the Tides got to the playoffs but fell in the first round.
Mike Cubbage would take over & get to two finals in a row but lost both times. Cubbage was always being looked at as the Mets future manager, but it never turned out that way, except for a brief period in 1991.
In the early 1990's Steve Swisher managed for two years. Then Clint Hurdle, who became a very successful MLB manager, took over as the last skipper of the Tidewater Tides.
In 1992 a new ownership took over, the team moved to Harbor Park & for marketing, as well as political reasons, the changed their name to the Norfolk Tides. The next year they introduced the mascot, Rip Tide.
The Tides were the Mets AAA affiliate for 38 years, ending the relationship in 2006, when the Mets AAA team became the New Orleans Zephyers (2007-2008). They then moved to Buffalo (2009-2011) & then Las Vegas (2013-2018).
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I was in the US Navy in 1985, and was in school at Norfolk Navy Base at got yo go to one Tides game a d I had a blast.
Still have the '85 Tides card set that I got at that Game.
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ZAG International's overseas managing director acquired cement clinker from a supplier in the United Arab Emirates knowing that it originated in Iran.
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has reached a $506,250 settlement with a Newtown, Conn.-based company for illegally sourcing cement clinker from Iran.
Between July 11, 2014, and Jan. 15, 2015, ZAG International purchased 263,563 metric tons of Iranian-origin cement clinker via a supplier in the United Arab Emirates, which was then resold by the company to a customer in Tanzania.
OFAC said ZAG's managing director for the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and East Africa regions purchased the cement clinker, valued at about $14.5 million, with knowledge that it was sourced from Iran. Once discovered, ZAG voluntarily self-disclosed the apparent violations to OFAC, which helped to mitigate the penalty for wrongdoing.
"Although ZAG did exercise limited due diligence, it acted with reckless disregard for sanctions requirements by failing to substantively address the U.S. sanctions prohibitions in place with respect to Iran despite contemporaneous risk indicators," the agency said.
Specifically, ZAG's actions violated the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations.
OFAC said the case is a reminder to companies engaging in international transactions to "consider and respond to sanctions-related warning signs, such as information that goods originating from, being loaded or unloaded at ports located in, or transshipping through, countries or regions subject to comprehensive U.S. economic and trade sanctions."
Chris Gillis
Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.


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6/15/14: The Face of Things to Come
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Since as far back as humans have been creating technology, other humans have been worried about the effects of said technology on the rest of humanity. Computers, machines and technology make our lives possible, in certain ways (pacemakers, modern medical equipment and airplanes, to name but a few), while making them immeasurably more enjoyable in other ways (the internet, streaming movies and digital watches spring to mind). On the other hand, it's hard to shake the nagging notion that we might be biting off a bit more than we can chew, technologically speaking. As machines, computers and artificial intelligence continue to evolve and become faster, smarter and more independent, will we eventually come to that nightmarish sci-fi scenario where the machines will become our masters? Should we even attempt to create a machine that thinks, let alone feels (providing this were possible) or is the resultant competition with humanity just a little too close for comfort? Or, to frame it in a more pop culture savvy way: at which point do we move from Robby the Robot to Demon Seed (1977)?
Films have been examining this question of "machine vs man" for at least the past eighty years, by this point, and the resulting consensus usually isn't great: if left unchecked, technology may very well stomp the rest of us into the ground. One need look no further than The Terminator (1984) or The Matrix (1999) to get some notion of Hollywood's take on this but overseas filmmakers have been dealing with the same subject since at least Fritz Lang's visionary Metropolis (1927). Technological dystopia is perfect fodder for the movies, allowing filmmakers to not only traffic in the inherent fears associated with increased technological advancement (We're going to be replaced!) but also in the inherent sense of wonder associated with fantastic new technological advancements (Look how neat and shiny our replacements are!): it's a real "have your cake and eat it" scenario which, in certain ways, is what pop culture is all about. The recent South Korean science-fiction anthology film, Doomsday Book (2012), takes this technological conflict and runs with it, coming up with three separate, unique but, ultimately, cosmically intertwined tales that look at the Venn diagram where humans, machines and the unknown overlap.
While there's been quite an abundance of horror-related film anthologies over the years, with films like Creepshow (1982), The Theatre Bizarre (2011), Chillerama (2011), V/H/S (2012) and The ABCs of Death (2012) stepping up for the Amicus-related anthologies that sprang up in the '60s and '70s, sci-fi-related film anthologies have been a bit fewer and further between. In fact, I'm hard-pressed to think of any sci-fi related anthologies at all, unless one wants to count The Twilight Zone television series. As strange as it seems, Doomsday Book really does seem to be the first of its kind or, at the very least, the first of its kind to surface in any kind of really accessible way. Unlike horror anthologies like The Theatre Bizarre or V/H/S, there is no wrap-around story in Doomsday book: rather, each of the three stories within are loosely connected in that they depict the various ways (albeit fantastic) that mankind might meet its end in our technologically advanced future. The first and final stories, A Brave New World and Happy Birthday are written and directed by Yim Pil-sung, while the middle (and best) story, The Heavenly Creature, is written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. All in all, Doomsday Book ends up being a fascinating, thought-provoking and extremely well-made film: if this really is one of the first sci-fi anthology films, let's hope that it spawns a wave of worthy imitators.
The anthology kicks off with its most traditional, least sci-fi-oriented story, A Brave New World. Poor Yoon Seok-woo (Ryoo Seung-bum): he's a nerdy military research scientist who's been left behind to take care of his parents' filthy house while his mother and father (Lee Kan-hee and Kim Roi-ha) take his bratty little sister (Hwang Hyo-eun) on a vacation. Seok-woo tosses all of the nasty kitchen refuse into the waste disposal bin and we follow the progress of one particular apple, which appears to be more rot than fruit, as it moves through various stages of the recycling process. In a supremely ironic development, the apple ends up coming back home to Seok-woo in the form of fertilizer that was fed to cattle that he consumes at a fancy restaurant with his girlfriend of three days, Kim Yoo-min (Go Joon-hee). Suffice to say that the food ends up disagreeing with Seok-woo and Yoo-min in the worst way possible, eventually leading to a full-scale onslaught of the walking dead. Writer-director Yim Pil-sung manages to craft a "traditional" zombie film in a highly unorthodox way, making for a consistently engaging and intriguing offering. Fusing a half a dozen disparate themes (ecological safeguards, food safety, vegetarian vs carnivorous lifestyles, familial responsibilities vs personal freedom, loss of inhibitions leading to a higher state of being, evolution of the human race) with an often unflinching level of gore and some sharp, incisive humor, A Brave New World is a pretty exemplary little zombie film. At 39 minutes, the film is actually about 10 minutes too short and could have used a punchier finale (although the under-lying symbolism is spot-on and really well-executed), but it's a nice dispatch about the million little ways in which humans will eventually wipe ourselves from the planet.
Moving from the fairly ridiculous to the positively sublime, Kim Jee-Woon's Heavenly Creature follows and must certainly stand as some of the more intriguing 40 minutes I've managed to spend in some time. Jee-woon's film is a slow, solemn, hushed mini-masterpiece about the microscopic differences between man and machine, at least as far as enlightenment goes. The short ends up being the best kind of film in that it absolutely demands contemplation and reflection, not only during but also afterwards: I can't imagine anyone being less than fully engaged with the short at all times. Heavenly Creature concerns a particularly vexing case for a young robot technician named Park Do-won (Kim Kang-woo). Do-won is a nice enough, if rather put-upon, robot expert who's fully prepared to deal with the excruciating minutiae of life (an exceedingly daffy next-door neighbor and her malfunctioning robot dog) but is woefully unprepared to deal with the really big questions. One of these big questions rears its ugly head, however, when Do-won is sent on a service call to a local monastery in order to check on their RU-4 series robot named In-myung (Park Hae-il). It seems that In-myung has achieved enlightenment (or at least claims to) and the monks want Do-won to make sure that In-myung isn't defective. As Do-won complains, however, you can open up a robot and fix a short-circuit, but you can't run a system check to see if it's actually Buddha.
In-myung is an exceptionally intelligent, well-spoken robot, however, and seems so sure of itself that, in short order, Do-won isn't sure what to believe. Things become more complicated when his superiors from UR International show up and want In-myung powered-off, one way or the other. Seems that the powers that be are a little nervous about a robot being able to achieve enlightenment: if the RU-4s can do, well…they can probably do just about anything, including replacing humanity as the dominant "species." In-myung may be more human than it seems, however, and the notion of self-preservation can be a powerful one: what might a supremely intelligent robot that thinks it's Buddha do when its back is to the wall? What if, as the corporate bigwigs fear, the evolution of one group comes at the inevitable demise of another? But, most importantly: can a machine achieve enlightenment?
There are no shortage of big discussions going on in Heavenly Creature, which makes it all the more astounding that the short (only 40 minutes) manages to also be such a visceral, dramatic experience. While I would never dream of giving away any of the short's numerous surprises and delights, suffice to say that In-myung leads to some truly thrilling moments, balanced out with some genuinely sad, powerful ones. In-myung is a truly awe-inspiring creation and any of the numerous scenes of him engaging in regular activities such as praying and talking inspire as much wonder (albeit in much smaller doses) as such classic works like 2001 (1968). Heavenly Creature is a deeply philosophical, poetic film but it's also, in its own way, a deeply cautionary tale. We may marvel at the notion of In-myung achieving a higher state of being but we must also, at the end, ask ourselves what the notion of that really means for humanity and if we might already be a little too far out on the path to turn back now. An extraordinary film, under any circumstances, and certainly the highlight of Doomsday Book.
Following up the lofty heights of Heavenly Creature struck me as potentially problematic but, fortunately, Yim Pil-sung's Happy Birthday is (mostly) up to the task. An impossibly strange, esoteric, occasionally frustrating but endlessly fascinating short, Happy Birthday takes our current fascination/obsession with online shopping and pushes it to its illogical extreme. In this case, young Park Min-seo (Jin Ji-hee) is in desperate need of a replacement 8-ball after she accidentally breaks the one belonging to her pool-obsessed father (Lee Seung-joon) and uncle (Song Sae-byeok). She tosses the damaged pool ball out the window (where we watch it roll ominously into a nearby hole) and frantically orders a new one from a suspiciously convenient, cheap and very odd website. Flash forward two years and South Korea is now being threatened with imminent destruction via a rapidly approaching meteor. Conspiracy theories and rumors of the meteor's origin abound (everything from divine intervention to North Korean fuckery is discussed) but poor Min-seo thinks that the unidentified falling object looks awfully familiar. With the help of her confused but amiable uncle Hwan, Min-seo must do everything she can to prevent the upcoming apocalypse, save her parents and fix her terrible mistake. As Min-seo will find out, the internet can be just as vast and boundless as the farthest reaches of space and the concept of customer service is not a strictly human concept.
Of the three shorts, Happy Birthday is definitely the oddest and also, by contrast, the funniest. Truth be told, there's some awfully funny stuff in here, whether it be the ridiculous commercials advertising the emergency shelters (the bit where the model gets stuck in the bunker is absolutely priceless), the outrageous TV news segments, which seem to be equal parts Benny Hill and Samuel Beckett or Min-seo bizarre family and their decidedly haphazard emergency shelter. While Happy Birthday is a decidedly lightweight concoction, especially when compared to the cerebral Heavenly Creature, it ends up being a more than suitable way to finish the anthology. For one thing, the short's humorous tone (more so even than Pil-sung's opening A Brave New World) helps to provide a nice contrast to the more somber, serious mood of the preceding film. Happy Birthday also manages to combine a post-Apocalyptic, dystopic future with a more hopeful tone (ala Firefly), giving viewers the impression that while everything may be other (relatively speaking), it doesn't necessarily mean that humanity is over.
From a craft standpoint, Doomsday Book is one massively impressive offering. The shorts all look and sound amazing, particularly the chilly, brittle grace that is Heavenly Creature. Writer-director Yim Pil-sung was also responsible for the impressive, if frustrating, polar-themed horror film Antarctic Journal (2005) but co-writer-director Kim Jee-woon is probably the better know of the two: Jee-woon was responsible for the amazing gut-punch that was I Saw the Devil (2010), still one of the most powerful, horrific films I've ever seen, as well as the equally impressive A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008) and the Arnold Swartzenegger-starring The Last Stand (2013), Jee-woon's English-language debut. Jee-woon is a true artisan, a craftsman who's able to fold pain and beauty together into some truly exquisite creations and Heavenly Creature is a consistently fine addition to his canon.
Throughout Doomsday Book, there's almost a progression, a notion of evolution that leads us through the worst of mankind's excesses (abuse to animals, the environment, ourselves and others around us) into the best (internal awakening that leads to enlightenment and benevolence, regardless of connection to any belief system or lack thereof) and, finally, to the most frightening step: whatever comes after. As Doomsday Book ends and the characters step off into the dawning of an entirely new kind of day, filled with the knowledge of not only our insignificance within the grander scheme of things but also the comforting notion that it's okay to be insignificant, there's a sense of optimism and hope to everything. The characters in Doomsday Book may have completely botched things up but, as long as there are more humans left to try, there will always be another time. This, of course, is the beauty (and the curse) of humanity: we're nothing if not survivors.


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Summer Stage I: Sun, Syllabus, and Cyprus
July 20, 2013 12:33 pm / Leave a comment
For three weeks, I got to call the island of Athena home. St. Paul shipwrecked here. Phonecians, Greeks, Romans, Crusaders, Turks and more Greeks have called this island home before me. I spent the better part of July living in an apartment with a pool, two kilometers from the beach, with an agenda that primarily included visiting orthodox churches and historic sites while preparing my first university syllabus.
Cyprus is an island divided, and I wonder if my Irish friends would find something familiar about it. On the southern side, Greek flags are abundant, but it took a couple days before I saw my first Cypriot flag. On the north side, the flag of Turkey is seen at least as often as that of Northern Cyprus.
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Turkish Cyprus
Most of the world (except Turkey) sees the northern part of the island as occupied territory, with a massive amount of Turkish military and settlers who arrived in response to an attempted coup (by Greek Cypriot nationalists) in 1974. About 200,000 people were displaced, both Turkish and Greek Cypriots, forcing ethnic Greeks to the south, and Turkish Cypriots to the north. The Republic of Cyprus (south) controls a little less than 60% of the island, while the Turkish Republic of Cyprus holds most of the rest. There is a UN buffer zone between, and a couple of British military reservations on the south side.
The total population of the island is about 1.1 million, with about 300,000 living in the north, perhaps half of whom are actually Turkish or the children of Turkish settlers (in contrast to ethnically Turkish Cypriots). The Turkish military maintains about 30,000 troops on the island. One Turkish Cypriot shared this analogy with me:
Imagine the UK invaded the US in response to a crisis (say, an attempted coup by the western states, who wanted to unite with Canada), and left a garrison of 30 million British troops on American soil for the next forty years. Obviously, there's a shared language, ethnicity, history, and origin… but British soldiers on American soil, numbering 10% of the population in the occupied area? Say, New England? How would that go over at home?
Recently, however, relations seem to have relaxed a little, and some transit across the border is allowed. The capital city of Nicosia (Lefkosa) is divided, not unlike Berlin during the cold war, an image Cypriots of both sides used while I was there. While sipping lemonade in the Buyuk Han, an Ottoman-era inn and market, we got to meet one of the northern Cypriot politicians who was working toward reunification, reflecting a significant minority view, that, it seems, is growing with younger Cypriots there.
Sunset at St. George
The first day in Cyprus saw sunset from the church of Agios Giorgios (St. George). Before that, though, a visit to the ecumenical center of Pahos, Agia Kyriaki Chrysopolitissa – otherwise now known as St. Paul's Catholic Parish of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in Paphos, Cyprus (entrusted to them since 1986). The Anglican community of Paphos also accepted an invitation to use the Church for worship (since 1988). The invitation was extended to the Maronite, Lutheran and Finnish communities. The site includes "St. Paul's Pillar", where according to local tradition, the apostle was lashed 39 times for preaching Christianity, before managing to convert the local Roman proconsul, Sergius Paulus, the first recorded Roman official to convert. (cf Acts 13)
Church at St. Paul's Pillar
In the south, I spent most of my time near Paralimni, on the southeast corner of the island, with a couple days around Paphos, and a couple days around the local region, such as Agia Napa and Cave Grecko.
It is common for many of the Orthodox churches to have some exterior space where the faithful can light candles or incense, even when the church is closed. Sometimes this is as simple as a converted barbecue, or as elaborate as a completely separate building. In the case of Agia Thekla, it was a sea cave turned grotto, covered in icons. (Never heard of St. Thecla, disciple of Paul? You have, you just don't know it. The oldest image of Paul in the world is in the catacomb of St. Thecla in Rome, just discovered a couple years ago, under a modern office building!)
With more experience of Byzantine orthodoxy from the Russians and other slavs, I was unprepared for the relatively casual approach to worship here: No heads covered, summer clothes (sundresses rather than beachwear, though) some impromptu recruiting of a very excited young acolyte, and observing the feast day by passing under the icon of the saint. Antidiron (it seemed) and a mix of pomegranate, sesame, and almonds were distributed regularly after vespers.
Lefkosia: The Last Divided Capital
In the north, a local couple showed us around – a Turkish Cypriot high school teacher and his Turkish wife, both generous hosts, showed off a few choice sites. There's an English village clinging to a cliffside called Karmi, where remnants from the British occupation settled and never left, even after the Turks took over. Bellapais abbey looks out over the port town of Kyrenia, and dates back to the 14th century.
Turkan and Aziz, my hosts in the north
The last, we celebrated vespers on the hilltop church of the Prophet Elijiah, overlooking Protaras, on his feast day. If I had planned it, I might not have made it in time, it just happened that my friend and I decided to climb the hill that day, at that hour, and found ourselves ready to get good seats and join in the liturgy honoring the prophet just after the sun set on my last day in Cyprus.
The next morning, a few hours before I flew to Romania, air raid sirens sounded to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the Turkish invasion. Prior to that, most days were filled with church bells and/or the call of the muezzin, both of which fill me with prayerful peace.
Icon of the Prophet Elijah
Church of Holy Elijah


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Senator DASTYARI (New South Wales) (11:10): Let me begin by thanking the Greens for bringing forward this private member's bill, the Mining Subsidies Legislation Amendment (Raising Revenue) Bill 2014. I think it is a worthy debate for this chamber to be having. Whenever there is an amount as large as $5.1 billion in credits, it is worthy that, from time to time, that is justified and that we have this kind of debate in this place. It is also worth acknowledging the role of former Senator Christine Milne, who actually first introduced this private member's bill. Former Senator Milne was very passionate about these issues and had very strong views about these issues. While they were not issues that I necessarily always agreed, I came at them from a very genuine place. She is currently in Paris and no doubt she is watching this debate, because she cannot possibly get enough of this place!
I will not be supporting this Mining Subsidies Legislation Amendment (Raising Revenue) Bill 2014 and the Labor Party will not be supporting this bill, unless they are going to surprise me and all vote differently to the way I am going to vote. It is worthy for us to ask questions when there is an amount as large $5.1 billion in credits. We believe this is a worthwhile pursuit and a worthwhile credit to have in place. Senator Waters gave a passionate and detailed speech, and she outlined her case quite well. But I do not think Senator Waters would disagree that she does not come at this from an industry-blind perspective. Her views are shaped by the impact that she believes the fossil fuel industry is having—something which I agree with. Nonetheless, she is not looking at the issue as to whether this is a worthwhile credit in itself; she is looking at the industry as a whole.
There is no doubt that Senator Waters and others come at this from the viewpoint of wanting to see as much damage as possible done to certain sections of the industry. It shapes their views. Just as we say in the education space, which I am now in on a policy level, that the debate has to be sector blind; this debate about whether this is a worthwhile credit has to be industry blind. We have to be careful that sometimes the arguments that are being used for removing this are being used by Greens and others to argue the exact opposite on other industries, be it manufacturing or other industries. I think a little consistency here is needed.
Let us be clear here—and I think Senator Canavan outlined this more eloquently than I will be able to—there are no fossil fuel subsidies in our tax system. The fuel tax credit scheme was originally intended as a road-user charge. It pays for our roads and it pays for their maintenance. The excise on petrol and diesel is a tax on business inputs as well as on final use by households. Businesses that are using petrol and diesel as inputs into their production processes pay an excise of 38.143c per litre. Under the fuel tax credit scheme, eligible businesses can claim a rebate in full or part of the excise they have paid.
In 2010-11, the value of these credits amounted to $5.1 billion, which is a very, very significant amount. Again, that is why I think this is a worthwhile debate to be having in this chamber. The main recipients were—and these are the 2010-11 figures, the best set of figures available to me—the mining industry at just over $2 billion; transport, postal services and warehousing at just under $1 billion, at $998 million; and agriculture, forestry and fishing at $646 million. And the theory goes that taxes on intermediate goods—that is, goods used to produce other goods—can reduce productive output and, ultimately, living standards.
Fuel Tax Credits are not a subsidy for fuel use, but a mechanism to reduce or remove the incidence of excise or duty levied on the fuel used by businesses off road or in heavy on road vehicles.
The Productivity Commission prepares a Trade and Assistance Review every single year. These reviews identify and, where possible, quantify government assistance to different industries. The reviews do not include the rebates paid under the fuel tax credit scheme as a form of assistance. The easiest and most efficient way to administer that charge is to tax all fuel and then rebate those using the fuel for off-road or private use. A road user charge should not apply to a diesel-powered ship or boat conducting environmental surveys off the Great Barrier Reef. If the government were to keep these tax receipts, it would become a tax on business input. Business input taxes are widely known, recognised and seen as poor tax policy. The diesel fuel rebate applies to all businesses.
There is no preferential treatment for the resources industry in our tax system, but it is worth noting that they are the largest beneficiary of a program that is available to everyone. If we are going to find the resources of the future that we need to support and grow our economy, we need the best technology driving the exploration processes. Most exploration—let's be clear here—actually finds nothing. It is difficult. It is a risky kind of business to be in but, once a resource is found and the work is done, all expenses have been made and an efficient tax treatment makes sense. Significantly, neither the Treasury nor the Productivity Commission consider the rebate to be a form of industry assistance.
Unjustifiably taxing business inputs is inefficient, distorts investment decisions, distorts Australia's export competitiveness and creates uncertainty for Australian businesses large and small. What worries me is that I suspect that, to a certain extent, those who are proposing this bill have no issue with that and would actually like a system that would distort investment decisions away from the resource industries and the resource sector. I do not agree with that. I do not support that. I do not think that is the way we should be tackling this and the challenges of this.
I note that Senator Canavan went on earlier about the subsidies that are given in the renewable sector and the environmental space. I believe that, if government wants to be encouraging certain types of business activities, giving that kind of assistance and support to industries that government wants to promote and help is the right way of doing it. I do not think unfairly creating this kind of treatment of business inputs simply because this happens to be an input that is used more by the mining industry than by other industries is a sensible or efficient way of doing this. I just want to stress this, because I think there has been a bit of distortion in some of the facts that have been presented. There is no fuel subsidy. This is not a fuel subsidy. The fuel tax credit scheme was originally intended as a road user charge, and it was used to pay for roads and the upkeep of roads.
So Labor will not be supporting this bill. Labor has a proud record of striking the right balance between ensuring and supporting a growing resources industry and making sure that we obtain a fair price for the mineral resources that we own as Australians and that there is not a free ride or an unfair system in place to favour some of these mining companies. Labor recognises that the resources sector is an important contributor to Australia's economic growth. The Australian investment pipeline overseen by a Labor government was the largest that any country in the world has ever seen. While there are people like me who have been very critical of how some mining companies and LNG companies have behaved in terms of their tax paid and how they have structured their companies, be it through Singapore trading hubs or through internal loan arrangements, to minimise their tax liabilities, none of that should discount the importance of the industry to our economy. Direct employment in resource operations is over 250,000 Australians, over double the 136,000 that were employed in the resources sector when Labor came to government in 2007. When Labor left government, there was a pipeline of an estimated $268 billion of committed capital investment in around 73 committed resources and infrastructure projects.
There are challenges in this sector. I think we have to be quite clear and serious. We have to make sure things like the tax treatments in this area are correct. I believe we have a sector that will take advantage of opportunities if they are provided and will try to minimise their own tax liabilities and what they pay, and they have demonstrated that they will do that. That having been said, however, this particular case is not an example of where that problem occurs. The rationale behind this is that business inputs should not be taxed and the fuel excise and road user charge should not be applied to private road user. This is not a policy that is about the mining industry. It was never about the mining industry. It is about improving roads and providing the funds for improving roads. Because the end user is the one paying for a business input cost, it would make poor taxation policy—and in fact, in some cases, double taxation—to pursue that path.
I note that there are other speakers that want to get to the debate today, so I am not going to drag on for longer than necessary. I will make sure there is sufficient time, because I note that Senator Di Natale wants to get a speech in as well.
I do want to just very quickly say that the policy here needs to be divorced from the ideology. The ideology being proposed by some is that the mining industry is a bad industry, that it is a dirty industry and that we should do whatever we can to make it as difficult or as unprofitable as possible for those in that sector. I do not support that. I think that is conflating two very, very different issues. This is a specific piece of legislation that has been proposed about a specific tax credit, and it would be unfair and wrong to be treating it differently simply because it relates to a sector that some people in this chamber do not support. That is the wrong way of handling it.
That being said, this is a worthy debate to have. I thank Senator Waters for pursuing this private senator's bill, and again I acknowledge the incredible work that Senator Milne did on that.
In conclusion, in a final act of completely unparliamentary behaviour, can I just say a very big happy birthday to Sarah Coward, from my office. Thank you.