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My Story, My Way
Table of Contents
About The Book
The story behind Telemundo's Jenni Rivera: Mariposa del Barrio series, now streaming. A New York Times bestseller, this is the official biography from the beloved Mexican-American singer who lost her life in a tragic plane crash.
The only autobiography authorized by Jenni Rivera
"I can't get caught up in the negative because that destroys you. Perhaps trying to move away from my problems and focus on the positive is the best I can do. I am a woman like any other, and ugly things happen to me like any other woman. The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up."
These are the last words that beloved Mexican American singer Jenni Rivera spoke publicly before boarding the plane that would crash and cut her life short on December 9, 2012. However, they are not the final words that La Diva de la Banda had for the world. Those are found in the pages you hold in your hands, Jenni's own account of the highs and lows of her extraordinary journey.
She became the most acclaimed Spanish-language singer in the United States and sold more than 15 million records worldwide. A single mother of five and grandmother of two, she was also an actress, a television producer, the star of her own reality show, and an entrepreneur. But for all its immense success, Jenni's life often seemed to be a series of personal battles in which perseverance was her only weapon. As her fame grew, she made it her mission to speak about her struggles, forging an intimate connection with her fans. She became a figure of strength and a source of encouragement to women of all ages.
In Unbreakable, Jenni recounts the crucial moments in her past, revealing her experiences with domestic and sexual abuse, divorce, body image issues, making her way in a male-dominated industry, raising her children as a single mother, and learning that she could depend only on herself.
Though she is no longer with us, Jenni will always be the "Rivera rebel from Long Beach," the girl who maintained her sense of humor and fighting spirit in every circumstance. In this remarkable memoir, Jenni leaves behind a legacy of inspiration and determination that will forever live on through her precious family, friends, and fans.
Ahora estoy, entre luces hermosas
mas cuando estaba sola, sé que Dios me cuidó.
(Now I am among the beautiful lights,
but when I was alone,
it was God who took care of me.)
—from "Mariposa de Barrio"
Sunday, January 26, 1997
The night began at El Farallon, a popular nightclub in Lynwood, California. El Farallon was where you went to hang out with your friends and get lost in the music, forgetting everything else for just a few hours. It was where I met Juan López, my second husband, after locking eyes with him across the dance floor. Most important, it was where many regional Mexican singers launched their careers. And it was where I decided to shoot my first music video, for my song "La Chacalosa" (The Jackal Woman).
My father had done business with the owner of El Farallon, Emilio Franco. Franco said we could shoot the video before the doors opened at 9:00 p.m. At the time, my dad, known to many as Don Pedro Rivera, was one of the biggest producers of regional Mexican music. He had always been my biggest supporter, especially in those early days when I was struggling to break out. He had plans to buy commercial airtime for this video to promote "La Chacalosa."
I wasn't making much money with my music. It was difficult to get my songs on the radio because I refused to fit into the mold of the typical Latina singer. I should have been younger, thinner, softer, quieter, dumber. In the Latino community, female singers were supposed to be beautiful and superskinny, and their music was supposed to be silly. Latina singers were meant to be looked at and not really heard. But I wasn't eye candy. I was considered overweight. I was considered not to have vocal talent. And I was singing strong, ballsy corridos (folk tales, often involving drug dealers). I probably intimidated the men. No other women were singing corridos. It was like a woman rapping. Women weren't thought to be tough enough, or real enough, to be singing about the gritty world of drug dealers. The people in the industry tried to make me change. If you want to make it in this genre, they said, you have to do this or that. A lot of women had to do sexual favors to get played on the radio. Fuck that. I wouldn't do it. I wanted to make it based on my talent or not at all.
At the time we shot the video for "La Chacalosa," I was working as a Realtor to support my three children and myself. Music was secondary. Juan López, the man I later married, was serving a seven-month prison sentence after being charged with smuggling immigrants. He was set to be released in three weeks. Because I didn't want to be alone, my sister, Rosie, and her friend Gladyz came with me when I would go out at night for a music gig. On this night they sat in the nearly empty club watching me do several takes of the song. I thought we would be done by nine, but by the time we finished taping at around nine thirty, a few customers had started to trickle into the bar area. Before we left I went to the ladies' room. As I exited the restroom, a man grabbed my right arm to make sure he had my attention. "Aren't you El Cinco's lady?" he said. El Cinco (The Five) was Juan López's nickname. I distinctly remember looking into this man's green eyes as he tugged roughly at my arm. He was making me upset and he knew it. "Leave me the fuck alone," I told him as I broke away, wondering how he knew Juan and why he cared if I was Juan's lady.
I picked up my things and walked out of the club with Rosie and Gladyz. I was in a bit of a rush because they were both still in high school, and this was a school night. I wanted to get them home as quickly as possible so we wouldn't get in trouble and they would be allowed to hang out with me whenever they wanted. I was never one to have many friends, especially since Juan scared many of them away with his temper and his rude behavior. Now that he was incarcerated, I was a loner. Hanging out with the girls was fun and helped keep me busy until his release.
First I dropped Gladyz off at her house on Walnut Avenue in North Long Beach, then I dropped Rosie off at our parents' house on Ellis Street, just a few blocks away. It was only 10:30, so we were in the clear. Once I made sure Rosie was in the house, I turned up the music and began the drive back home. I was living in beautiful, gangsteriffic Compton. Being a Realtor, I had bought a house there as an investment and decided to live in it for a while. It wasn't the best neighborhood, but I was happy to have a place to call my own. I couldn't wait to get to my bed that night. I was singing along to my all-time favorite CD, 15 Éxitos, by Marisela, as I drove down the 91 freeway west.
As I exited right onto Central Avenue, I noticed the car behind me flashing its high beams. It got closer and closer as I slowed down to see if I knew who it was. I didn't recognize the small white sports car and I couldn't see who was driving. The driver flashed his high beams again. What the fuck? Was I driving too slow? Did I forget to turn on my signal? Suddenly, the car sped up alongside my green Ford Explorer, purposely trying to sideswipe me. That's when I realized not just one but three men were in the car, and I started to get scared. I sped up, hoping that they were just messing around with me. They weren't. They would drive behind me, then speed up and try to run me off the road and into the parked cars on Central Avenue. "Shit. What the hell am I going to do?" I said to myself.
I was approaching my house on Keene Avenue and didn't want these men to know where I lived. I was living alone with my three young children. Our house had been broken into just two months earlier, and everything had been stolen. That's how the neighbors had found out that my husband was locked up and wasn't there to protect us. All of this was running through my mind as I kept driving around the block, hoping these guys would magically disappear. My whole body was shaking. Finally, I stopped close to my house, though not in front of it. "Maybe they'll just leave," I kept saying to myself. How foolish.
Their car stopped behind me and I could see that the men were ready to step out. I didn't know what to do, and fear took over. I decided that I would make a run for it. I would run as fast as I could, the way my brothers had taught me to when we played baseball as kids.
I opened my car door and started sprinting in my high heels, screaming at the top of my lungs. I did not look back. I could hear the sound of their boots running after me. I ran, I screamed louder. I cried. I prayed that someone would hear me. If they did, nobody came to my rescue. The boot steps were gaining on me. My high heels were slowing me down. Suddenly I felt two pairs of strong arms grab me. I had been caught. I tried to fight back. I kicked and screamed. I wasn't going out easy. I was the gangsta bitch from Long Beach. The Rivera rebel who never lost a fight.
But I was outnumbered. One man had stayed in the car. One covered my mouth with his huge hand. One dragged me by the hair and pulled at my arms until I was thrown in the backseat of the car. That's when I saw those green eyes again. The prominent chin. The man from the club.
He raped me in the backseat of the vehicle. Over and over he repeated the words I had said to him at the club: "Leave me the fuck alone. Leave me the fuck alone." He mocked me as he raped me. As the tears streamed down my face, I decided not to fight back anymore. All I could think about was my kids. I was so afraid that I was going to be killed and they would be left without a mother. Maybe the men would let me live if I "behaved." I felt that I was losing myself. I could feel the strength seeping out of my body and mind. I was afraid that they were going to take turns on me, but when the man was finished, he told his friend, "Throw this bitch out my car." I silently thanked God as I was slammed onto the sidewalk, realizing that it was finally over. But the damage was done.
I sat on the curb, numb. I couldn't cry. I was just relieved to be alive.
I vowed that I would never tell anyone of my shame. They say that when you keep a secret, it eats you up inside, but I felt that it was better that way. I wanted to appear strong in front of my children and my family. I didn't want anybody to know. And I wanted to maintain my persona as Jenni, the Rivera rebel who had never lost a fight. But deep down inside I knew I had lost a piece of myself that I would never recover. My soul had been shattered, but to the outside world I did just as I had been taught since I was a little girl: I kept my head up and continued forward. It is, after all, the Rivera way.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atria Books (July 2, 2013)
- Length: 240 pages
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HP ProLiant DL385p Generation 8 (Gen8)
Standard Features
HP ROM (Read Only Memory) is now digitally signed using HP's Corporate
Signing Service. This signature is verified before the flash process starts,
reducing accidental programming and preventing malicious efforts to corrupt
system ROM.
HP ROM provides for essential initialization and validation of hardware
components before control is passed to the customer-installed operating
system. The ROM also provides the capability of booting from various fixed
media (HDD, CD-ROM) and removable media (USB), to continue operation to
the operating system.
HP ROM performs very early configuration of the video controller, to
allow monitoring of initialization progress via an attached monitor. If
configuration or hardware errors are discovered during this early phase
of hardware initialization, suitable messages are now displayed on the
connected monitor. Additionally, these configuration or hardware errors
are logged to the Integrated Management Log (IML) to assist in diagnosis.
HP's ProLiant ROM is used to configure the following:
NOTE: For further information, please
refer to HP's RBSU (ROM based setup utility) user guide: www.hp.com/support/rbsu.
To review typical system power ratings use the HP Power Advisor which
is available via the online tool located at URL: www.hp.com/go/proliant-energy-efficient
or www.hp.com/go/hppoweradvisor.
NOTE: Power Specification and Technical
Content for supported power supplies can be found at: https://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14209_div/14209_div.html
NOTE: Mixing of power supplies in the
same server is not supported. All power supplies inside a server must
be exactly the same model. Mixing Gold, Platinum, and Platinum Plus certified
power supplies is not supported.
HP's Common Slot (CS) power supplies allow for commonality of power supplies
across a wide range of ProLiant and Integrity servers, as well as HP Storage
solutions, and are designed to provide the highest power supply efficiency
without degrading system performance. HP CS power supplies are tested
by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and certified through
the ECOS 80 Plus power supply program. HP CS power supply options provide
efficiency ratings of up to 94% (80 Plus Platinum) and are available in
three power output options - 460W, 750W, and 1200W - allowing the customer
to "right-size" a power supply for their specific server configuration.
All HP Common Slot power sources are UL, CE Mark Compliant, hot-plug and
support redundant configurations.
NOTE: Mixing of power supplies in the
same server is not supported. All power supplies must be of the same output
and efficiency rating. If non-matched power supplies are inserted you
will get errors and operation will fail.
HP CS Platinum Plus power supplies are required when enabling HP's Intelligent
Power Discovery (IPD) solution. IPD is the first technology to create
an automated, energy-aware network between IT systems and facilities.
This allows your company to reclaim millions of dollars in wasted power
capacity and downtime costs across data centers. For more information
on HP's IPD solution, go to www.hp.com/go/ipd.
It is highly recommended that you use the HP Power Advisor in defining
the "Right-Size" power supply for your needs. HP Power Advisor
can be accessed at: www.hp.com/go/hppoweradvisor.
NOTE: The 80 PLUS program is a unique
forum that unites electric utilities, the computer industry, and consumers
in an effort to bring energy efficient technology solutions to the marketplace.
80 Plus independently tests power supply efficiency and publicly posts
the results on 80Plus.org.
Redundant Power: Optional (1+ 1 or n+n redundant) power supplies can
be purchased through power supply option kits (see Power Supplies for
part numbers).
Windows Server
Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Integrated Matrox G200 video standard
HP iLO 4 On System Management Memory
HP iLO Management Engine is a comprehensive set of embedded management
features supporting the complete lifecycle of the server, from initial
deployment, through ongoing management, to service alerting and remote
support. HP iLO Management Engine comes standard on all HP ProLiant Gen8
servers. The HP iLO Management Engine portfolio includes:
NOTE: For more information, visit: https://www.hp.com/go/ilo
or HP iLO Management Engine technologies whitepaper
HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) and HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM)
version 5 provide a new, comprehensive approach to firmware and system
software maintenance. Together they provide better operating stability
and ensure maximum uptime. The SPP will be updated at a predictable cadence,
typically coinciding with new HP server hardware launches. By enabling
all firmware to be updated online and integrating firmware and system
software updates in one operation HP SUM and the SPP offer faster updates
of individual servers and dramatically faster updates of entire BladeSystem
enclosures. Further improving system uptime and stability is the fact
that HP provides 12 months of support on each Service Pack for ProLiant.
The user experience around HP SUM and the SPP has been improved in several
ways, starting with the web download. A single web page provides access
to a single download containing both the latest version of HP SUM version
5 and the latest SPP. Optional smaller subsets with only specific types
of servers or specific operating systems are offered to save on download
time. The HP SUM application has been re-written to provide a more straightforward,
intuitive user interface that guides the user through the steps of discovery,
analyses and update, providing comprehensive information on available
updates, criticality and interdependencies. This information is also available
in reports. By providing the option of multiple local or shared repositories
which can be easily updated from hp.com, HP SUM provides the tools to
optimize stability and consistency throughout the company. While HP SUM
and the SPP will recommend the combinations of firmware and system software
that HP has found to be the best practice, the application gives customers
the flexibility to set their own specific baseline.
The Service Pack for ProLiant has been rigorously tested with specific
attention for interaction between firmware, drivers and agents both within
the server as well as in interaction with the BladeSystem enclosure components
(Onboard Administrator and Virtual Connect). This testing ensures the
highest quality as well as providing the input for HP SUM to deploy updates
taking into account all interdepencies, when determining the correct updates
and order of update deployment.
NOTE: The Service Pack for ProLiant
(which includes HP SUM 5) can be downloaded from www.hp.com/go/spp/download.
More information can be found: www.hp.com/go/spp
and https://www.hp.com/go/hpsum
Optional Features
HP Insight Control includes one year of 24 x 7 HP Software Technical
Support and Update Service ensuring rapid access to HP support staff and
proactive delivery of software updates. For more information about this
service, see: https://www.hp.com/services/insight.
The HP Matrix Operating Environment (Matrix OE) for ProLiant and Integrity
servers is an integrated command center that helps you instantly adjust
to dynamic business demands. This advanced infrastructure management software
lets you reduce the cost of common data center tasks by up to 40 percent
while keeping pace with your changing business.
The HP Matrix OE includes the automated provisioning, optimization, and
recovery management capabilities for HP CloudSystem Matrix, the ideal
platform for private cloud and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
NOTE: For more information, visit:
Whether you need to solve a specific data protection, archiving, or storage
command and control challenge, or deliver on strategic consolidation,
compliance, or continuity initiatives, look no further than HP storage
software. Our storage software helps you reduce costs, simplify storage
infrastructure, protect vital assets and respond faster to business opportunities.
Storage software that gets the job done:
NOTE: For more information available
Storage Software including QuickSpecs, please see: www.hp.com/go/storage/software.
HP Insight Online is a new addition to the HP Support Center for one
stop, secure access to product and HP support information personalized
to your IT environment. Insight Online can automatically display devices
remotely monitored by HP Insight Remote Support. With Insight Online's
easy navigation you can efficiently track your IT support contracts and
device status from anywhere and at anytime. www.hp.com/go/insightonline
Prevent problems with innovative, automated monitoring tools and proactive
services. The HP Proactive Insight experience consist of using Insight
Online, Insight Remote Support, and Proactive Care Support Service as
one integrated solution. The Proactive Insight experience provides you
with expert advice and personalized, cloud-based automated IT support,
helping to prevent unplanned down time and solve problems quickly. For
more information, visit: www.hp.com/go/proactiveinsightexperience
HP Factory Express offers configuration, customization, integration and
deployment services for HP servers and storage products. Customers can
choose how their factory solutions are built, tested, integrated, shipped
and deployed.
Factory Express offers service packages for simple configuration, racking,
installation, complex configuration and design services as well as individual
factory services, such as image loading, asset tagging, and custom packaging.
HP products supported through Factory Express include a wide array of
servers and storage: HP Integrity, HP ProLiant, HP ProLiant Server Blades,
HP BladeSystem, HP 9000 servers as well as the MSAxxxx, EVA7xxx, EVA,
XP, rackable tape libraries and configurable network switches.
For more information on Factory Express services for your specific server
model please contact your sales representative or go to: https://www.hp.com/go/factory-express.
Service and Support
HP Technology Services for Industry Standard Servers and BladeSystem
Capitalizing on HP ProLiant server and HP BladeSystem capabilities requires
a service partner who understands your increasingly complex business technology
environment. That's why it makes sense to team up with the people who
know HP infrastructure hardware and software best - the experienced professionals
at HP Services.
What HP ProLiant and BladeSystem Services can do for you
HP ProLiant and BladeSystem Services can help you design, deploy, test,
integrate, support, and manage IT and infrastructure solutions. This way,
HP proposes services solutions that include more than just uplift of base
warranty. Foundation Care services deliver scalable support-packages for
HP industry-standard servers and software. You can choose the type and
level of service that is most suitable for their business needs. New to
this portfolio is HP Collaborative Support. If you are running business
critical environments, HP offers Proactive Care or Critical Advantage.
These services help deliver high levels of application availability through
proactive service management and advanced technical response
You can get the support you need by choosing from one of a number of
service packaged solutions we have designed to address wider set of customer
support needs.
HP Technology Services meets business challenges with services offered
in three support recommendations - Optimized Care, Standard Care, and
Basic Care - available for each product group. Such support solutions
enable customers to optimize technology operations, minimize risk and
drive better business outcomes with easy-to-buy, easy-to-use scalable
support recommendations for servers, storage, networking and software
designed to meet your specific needs.
All three service recommendations include support services from the broader
portfolio of Foundation Care and Proactive Care services.
HP ProLiant Server Hardware Installation
Provides for the basic hardware installation of HP branded servers, storage
devices and networking options to assist you in bringing your new hardware
into operation in a timely and professional manner https://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5981-9356EN.pdf
HP Installation and Startup for Insight Control Software / HP SIM
Provides for the deployment and basic configuration of HP Insight Control
or HP SIM (Systems Insight Manager) on HP ProLiant ML and DL series servers
or HP BladeSystem servers https://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA0-9972ENW.pdf
3-Year HP 24x7 4 hour Response, Proactive Care
Helps optimize your systems and delivers high levels of application
availability through proactive service management and advanced technical
response. A skilled Technical Manager will own your call and end to end
until resolved, delivering a single point of contact for you. Helping
you to resolve your hardware and software issues and minimizing downtime
in your business critical environment.
Additional Services: Factory Express, Education Services, Proactive
Select - 30 Credit Package
Standard Care : Service recommendation that maintains high level of
server availability
HP ProLiant Server Hardware Installation
Provides for the basic hardware installation of HP branded servers, storage
devices and networking options to assist you in bringing your new hardware
into operation in a timely and professional manner https://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5981-9356EN.pdf
3-Year HP 24x7 4 hour Response, Collaborative Support
Provides problem resolution support across the stack of HW, firmware,
and HP and 3rd party SW. In case the issue is with 3rd party SW, HP does
known issue resolution. If HP cannot solve the issue, it will contact
the third-party vendor and create a problem incident on your behalf.
Additional Services: Software support service with 24X7 availability
with a 2 hour response, Training courses on Microsoft, Linux (Red Hat
and SUSE), VMware, and HP Insight Software, 10 Proactive Select Credit
package, Factory Express
Basic Care: delivers minimum recommended support service level
3-Year HP 24x7 4 hour Response, Hardware Support Onsite Service
Provides you with rapid remote support and if required an HP authorized
technical engineer will be on site 24X7 begin hardware maintenance service
within 4 hours of the service request being logged
3-Year , HP 24x7 Software Support for Insight Control
Provides remote 3-year software support service that delivers comprehensive
software services, including access to HP technical resources and software
updates https://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5981-6645EEE.pdf
Additional Services: Factory Express, Education Services, Proactive
Select - 10 Credits
Provides 24 X 7 remote monitoring, proactive notifications, and problem
resolution. Learn more https://www.hp.com/go/insightremotesupport
HP's Support Center Mobile App*
allows you to resolve issues yourself or quickly connect to an agent for
live support. Now, you can get access to personalized IT support anywhere,
HP Insight Remote Support and HP Support Center are available at no additional
cost with a HP warranty, HP Care Pack or HP contractual support agreement.
*HP' Support Center Mobile App is subject to
local availability
The defective media retention service feature option applies only to
Disk or eligible SSD/Flash Drives replaced by HP due to malfunction. It
does not apply to any exchange of Disk or SSD/Flash Drives that have not
failed. SSD/Flash Drives that are specified by HP as consumable parts
and/or that have exceeded maximum supported lifetime and/or the maximum
usage limit as set forth in the manufacturer's operating manual or the
technical data sheet are not eligible for the defective media retention
service feature option.
To learn more on HP ProLiant servers and HP BladeSystem servers, please
contact your HP sales representative or HP Authorized Channel Partner.
Or visit: https://www.hp.com/services/proliant
Pre-configured Models
NOTE: For the Standard Features shipped
in the "Factory Integrated Models", please see the "Configuration
Information - Factory Integrated Models" section.
NOTE: Pre-configured models ship with the configurations below.
Options can be selected from the Core or Additional options section of
this QuickSpecs.
NOTE: HP does not allow factory integration of options into pre-configured
models. Any additional options purchased will be shipped separately.
NOTE: If you desire a custom configuration please see "Configuration
Information - Factory Integrated Models" section of this QuickSpecs.
NOTE: All Pre-configured Models come populated with some hard drive
blanks installed. Should the customer need additional hard drive blanks,
they can order more using either P/N 666987-B21: HP SFF Gen8 Hard Drive
Blank Kit or P/N 666986-B21: HP LFF Gen8 Hard Drive Blank Kit.
NOTE: Not all models are available in all regions. Check with your
local country HP offices for availability.
HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 6320 1P 4GB-R P420i/ZM Hot Plug 8SFF 460W
PS Server
HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 6320 1P 16GB-R P420i/512 Hot Plug 12 LFF 750W
PS Server
HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 6212 1P 16GB-R P420i/512 Hot Plug 12 LFF 750W
PS Server
Dedicated Workload Models
NOTE: This Model is Energy Star
HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 6376 2P 32GB-R P420i/2GB Hot Plug 25 SFF 2x750W
PS Svr
HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 6272 2P 32GB-R P420i/2GB Hot Plug 25 SFF 2x750W
PS Svr
Configuration Information - Factory Integrated Models
NOTE: This section lists some of the steps required to configure
a Factory Integrated Model. To ensure only valid configurations are ordered,
HP recommends the use of an HP approved configurator. Contact your local
sales representative for information on configurable product offerings
and requirements.
NOTE: Factory Integrated Models must start with a CTO Server.
NOTE: FIO indicates that this option is only available as a factory
installable option.
NOTE: All Factory Integrated Models will be populated with sufficient
hard drive blanks based on the number of initial hard drives ordered with
the server.
Drive Cage - 8-SFF Drive Bays available (See hard drives in Section 4
for options)
SID-Systems Insight Display Included
24 DIMM slots for RDIMM or LRDIMM memory installation
Smart Array P420i Controller w/ Zero Memory (ZM)
I/O slots - 3 Slots come standard:
System Fans - 4 standard (2 additional fans included with second processor)
Drive Cage - 8SFF (drive blanks installed dependent on number of drives
USB - 4 Rear, 2 Front, 2 Internal, 1 SD slot
HP iLO Management Engine (iLO4)
NOTE: Smart Array Cache options,
Hard drives, Optical drives, Flexible NICs*, Power Supply* and Rail/CMA
Kits not included in the base configuration - choose these from Steps
2 or 4 below in Options section. Additional 8-SFF Drive option requires
additional HP Smart Array Controller.
* This is a required selection.
Drive Cage - 8-LFF Drive Bays available (See hard drives in Section 4
for options)
Pop Out SID-Systems Insight Display Included
24 DIMM slots for RDIMM or LRDIMM memory installation
Smart Array P420i Controller w/ Zero Memory (ZM)
I/O slots - 3 Slots come standard:
System Fans - 4 standard (2 additional fans included with second processor)
Drive Cage - 8LFF (drive blanks installed dependent on number of drives
USB - 4 Rear, 2 Front, 2 Internal, 1 SD slot
HP iLO Management Engine (iLO4)
NOTE: Smart Array Cache options,
Hard drives, Optical drives, Flexible NICs*, Power Supply* and Rail/CMA
Kits not included in the base configuration - choose these from Steps
2 or 4 below in Options section.
* Required selection.
Drive Cage - 12-LFF Drive Bays available (See hard drives in Section
4 for options)
NO SID-Systems Insight Display Included
24 DIMM slots for RDIMM and LRDIMM memory installation
Smart Array P420i Controller w/ Zero Memory (ZM)
I/O slots - 3 Slots come standard:
System Fans - 4 standard (2 additional fans included with second processor)
USB - 4 Rear, 2 Front, 2 Internal, 1 SD slot
HP iLO Management Engine (iLO4)
NOTE: Smart Array Cache options,
Hard drives, Flexible NICs*, Power Supply* and Rail/CMA Kits not included
in the base configuration - choose these from Steps 2 or 4 below in Options
* Required selection.
Drive Cage - 25-SFF Drive Bays available (See hard drives in Section
4 for options)
NO SID-Systems Insight Display Included
24 DIMM slots for RDIMM, LRDIMM, and UDIMM memory installation
1 FlexibleLOM connector (see Step2: HP Flexible NIC section below for
NIC choices to populate the embedded connector)
Smart Array P420i Controller w/ Zero Memory (ZM)
I/O slots - 3 Slots come standard:
System Fans - 4 standard (2 additional fans included with second processor)
Drive Cage - 12LFF (drive blanks installed dependent on number of drives
USB - 4 Rear, 2 Front, 2 Internal, 1 SD slot
HP iLO Management Engine (iLO4)
NOTE: Smart Array Cache options,
Hard drives, Flexible NICs*, Power Supply* and Rail/CMA Kits not included
in the base configuration - choose these from Steps 2 or 4 below in Options
* Required selection.
Core Options
HP Memory
HP Optical Drives
HP InfiniBand
HP I/O Expansion Options
Additional Options
High Performance Clusters
HP High Performance Computing Linux Value Pack 1 Processor Flexible License
for ProLiant Servers
NOTE: This part number can be used
to purchase one certificate for multiple licenses with a single activation
key. Each license is for one socket (a.k.a. processor). Customer will
receive a printed end user license agreement and license entitlement certificate
via physical shipment. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed
online in order to obtain a license key.
HP I/O Accelerator Options
HP Security
For the complete range of tape drives, autoloaders, libraries and media see: https://www.hp.com/go/tape.
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HP Uninterruptible Power Systems
HP Power Distribution Units
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text: Another year's gone, and it's another year I'm ready to move on from. Let's look at some of what came out. Earlier in 2015 we put up listicles of five favorite records from the first six months of the year, and it's amazing how many of them carry over to this top ten.


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Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!
Popping in real quick with a note about The Springfield Jobs Act 2 currency. Some of you (ok many of you) are getting confused with this event for some reason on the currencies. This event is just like every other event when it comes to currency. There are 2 different types of currency….Prize Track and Currency.
Prize Track currency is for unlocking prizes in the Prize Track. This changes for each Act. So each Act the Prize Track Currency will change to something different. (you can see each currency on the neighbor's screen)
For Act 2 it's Crown-Less Jewels…they look like this:
This will change when Act 3 starts.
Crafting currency is for unlocking/buying craftable items at Plunderer Pete's. This remains the same for the entire event. Crafting currency will NOT change from one Act to the next. So feel free to stockpile crafting currency once you've hit the 20% bonus on heists. In fact, many have been suggesting to do so.
Crafting currency is Plunders….they look like this:
So when people tell you to stockpile crafting currency, they're referring to these: .
Remember, prize track currency changes for each Act. So these will go away when Act 3 starts and you'll start with something else. And crafting currency remains the same for the entire event. So these aren't going anywhere until the event ends.
Oh and these guys… are also the same for the entire event. And there's no point in saving them up. Use them when you get them since they only pay out Crafting Currency…
Hope that helps those of you having difficulty with this! Remember it's the same as every other event…


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March 17–June 9, 2013 in the Grand Gallery
A typical museum exhibits 10 percent (or less) of the objects entrusted to its care, and the Memorial Art Gallery is no exception. This exhibition is your opportunity to see works from MAG's permanent collection that are seldom on view to the public.
The works, selected by staff and curators, include light-sensitive drawings that are infrequently shown because of their fragile nature, works that are awaiting conservation or repair or have recently undergone treatment, and odd but interesting objects that simply don't fit any of the Gallery's storylines.
Scores of these works will come out of the shadows—some for the first time in decades—for this unusual exhibition of hidden treasures.
In recognition of the Gallery's centennial year, one section of It Came from the Vault celebrates the collecting legacy of MAG's six directors.
Read about who's who in the show
View the catalog:
This exhibition is sponsored by the Gallery Council of the Memorial Art Gallery and Dr. Anne-Marie Logan. Additional support is provided by the Herdle-Moore Fund and Dr. Vivian A. Palladoro.
Pictured: Unknown Chinese Lotus Shoes. Gift of Lewis E. Jewell.
Pictured on homepage "slider" (from top): Unknown Austrian artist, Three Glass Panels with Classical Male Figures; Daniel Arthur Allen, Sunny Ducks (1973); Kikukawa Eizan, Beauties Enjoying the Breeze with Child Treasures (19th c.); Carol Acquilano, North River, Marshfield, MA (2003); Janina Konarska,Tennis (1931).
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Manuscripts and Publications
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Adding to the HIV Prevention Portfolio - the Achievement of Structural Changes by 13 Connect to Protect Coalitions.. Glob J Community Psychol Pract. 5(2):1-8.. 2014.
Adherence to scheduled appointments among HIV-infected female youth in five U.S. cities.. J Adolesc Health. 46(3):278-83.. 2010.
An assessment of the feasibility and acceptability of a friendship-based social network recruitment strategy to screen at-risk African American and Hispanic/Latina young women for HIV infection.. JAMA Pediatr. 167(3):289-96.. 2013.
Bridging the gap between individual-level risk for HIV and structural determinants: using root cause analysis in strategic planning.. J Prev Interv Community. 40(2):103-17.. 2012.
Challenges and approaches to mobilizing communities for HIV prevention among young men who have sex with men of color.. J Prev Interv Community. 40(2):149-64.. 2012.
Child abuse in young, HIV-positive women: linkages to risk.. Qual Health Res. 19(12):1755-68.. 2009.
A comparison of network-based strategies for screening at-risk Hispanic/Latino adolescents and young adults for undiagnosed asymptomatic HIV infection.. J Adolesc Health. 55(6):765-73.. 2014.
Conflict transformation, stigma, and HIV-preventive structural change.. Am J Community Psychol. 49(3-4):378-92.. 2012.
Connect to Protect Researcher-Community Partnerships: Assessing Change in Successful Collaboration Factors over Time.. Glob J Community Psychol Pract. 1(1):32-39.. 2010.
Correlates of HIV testing history among urban youth recruited through venue-based testing in 15 US cities.. Sex Transm Dis. 38(8):691-6.. 2011.
Cross-sectional survey comparing HIV risk behaviours of adolescent and young adult men who have sex with men only and men who have sex with men and women in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.. Sex Transm Infect. 91(6):458-61.. 2015.
Desire for pregnancy and risk behavior in young HIV-positive women.. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 26(3):173-80.. 2012.
Differential challenges in coalition building among HIV prevention coalitions targeting specific youth populations.. J Prev Interv Community. 40(2):131-48.. 2012.
Evaluation of the effect of human immunodeficiency virus-related structural interventions: the connect to protect project.. JAMA Pediatr. 169(3):256-63.. 2015.
Examination of Behavioral, Social, and Environmental Contextual Influences on Sexually Transmitted Infections in At Risk, Urban, Adolescents, and Young Adults.. Sex Transm Dis. 45(8):542-548.. 2018.
Exchange of Sex for Drugs or Money in Adolescents and Young Adults: An Examination of Sociodemographic Factors, HIV-Related Risk, and Community Context.. J Community Health. 42(1):90-100.. 2017.
Factors affecting linkage to care and engagement in care for newly diagnosed HIV-positive adolescents within fifteen adolescent medicine clinics in the United States.. AIDS Behav. 18(8):1501-10.. 2014.
Gendered powerlessness in at-risk adolescent and young women: an empirical model.. AIDS Care. 32(10):1333-1342.. 2020.
Health related quality of life and psychosocial correlates among HIV-infected adolescent and young adult women in the US.. AIDS Educ Prev. 23(4):367-81.. 2011.
An HIV prevention protocol reviewed at 15 national sites: how do ethics committees protect communities? J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 3(2):77-86.. 2008.
HIV Testing, Care Referral, and Linkage to Care Intervals Affect Time to Engagement in Care for Newly Diagnosed HIV-Infected Adolescents in 15 Adolescent Medicine Clinics in the United States.. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 72(2):222-9.. 2016.
HIV viral load levels and CD4+ cell counts of youth in 14 cities.. AIDS. 28(8):1213-9.. 2014.
Identification of HIV-infected 12- to 24-year-old men and women in 15 US cities through venue-based testing.. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 164(3):273-6.. 2010.
Implementation of an Integrated Approach to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for Improving Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care for Youths.. JAMA Pediatr. 171(7):687-693.. 2017.
Laying the foundation for Connect to Protect: a multi-site community mobilization intervention to reduce HIV/AIDS incidence and prevalence among urban youth.. J Urban Health. 83(3):506-22.. 2006.
Mobilizing communities around HIV prevention for youth: how three coalitions applied key strategies to bring about structural changes.. AIDS Educ Prev. 22(1):15-27.. 2010.
New sexually transmitted infections among adolescent girls infected with HIV.. Sex Transm Infect. 83(6):468-9.. 2007.
Sexual Partner Characteristics, Relationship Type, and HIV Risk Among a Community Venue-based Sample of Urban Adolescent and Young Adult Men Who Have Sex with Men.. Youth Soc. 51(2):219-246.. 2019.
"The Story of My Life": AIDS and 'Autobiographical Occasions'.. Qual Sociol. 31(1):37-56.. 2008.
Strategies and outcomes of HIV status disclosure in HIV-positive young women with abuse histories.. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 27(3):191-200.. 2013.
Structural and Community Change Outcomes of the Connect-to-Protect Coalitions: Trials and Triumphs Securing Adolescent Access to HIV Prevention, Testing, and Medical Care.. Am J Community Psychol. 60(1-2):199-214.. 2017.
Structural Effects on HIV Risk Among Youth: A Multi-level Analysis.. AIDS Behav. 22(11):3451-3467.. 2018.
Transition of adolescents with HIV to adult care: characteristics and current practices of the adolescent trials network for HIV/AIDS interventions.. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 22(4):283-94.. 2011.
Understanding Care Linkage and Engagement Across 15 Adolescent Clinics: Provider Perspectives and Implications for Newly HIV-Infected Youth.. AIDS Educ Prev. 29(2):93-104.. 2017.
Use of geographic information systems for planning HIV prevention interventions for high-risk youths.. Am J Public Health. 97(11):1974-81.. 2007.
Victimization and sexual risk behavior in young, HIV positive women: exploration of mediators.. AIDS Behav. 16(4):999-1010.. 2012.
Youth health outcomes from the Connect-to-Protect Coalitions to prevent adolescent HIV infections.. Vulnerable Child Youth Stud. 13(2):142-157.. 2018.
Youth living with HIV and partner-specific risk for the secondary transmission of HIV.. Sex Transm Dis. 36(7):439-44.. 2009.


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Baby born with no eyes lets mom see bigger picture
Lacey Buchanan is a 28-year-old mother of two young boys.
For the average woman in her shoes, life includes things like playdates, preschool and planning the occasional date whenever there's a rare break from the chaos.
Lacey is an average woman, but her circumstances are anything but ordinary.
What you're about to read may leave you speechless.
The Buchanans were dealt a hand in life that would break the faith of most people. They found themselves in a dark hole that was seemingly impossible to escape, and many in their position wouldn't have found their way out.
But this family is one of the incredible exceptions.
Lacey chronicles their "climb" with an unbreakable strength, and through the power of social media, thousands around the world have rallied behind them.
This is the story of a brave little boy who is beating all odds.
Christian Buchanan was born with no eyes, but his mother is determined for him to see life's bright spots – no matter how hard it may be.
It started out so good
Lacey grew up in Woodbury, Tennessee, with her parents and older brother.
"I have fond memories of my childhood," she says. "My dad was always playing games with us, and my mom was always the rock, there for whatever we needed. I had it good."
At 15, Lacey met her future husband, Charles, in church, and the couple dated through high school before getting married in 2008. She majored in pre-law at Middle Tennessee State University while Charles pursued his career.
Life was pretty normal, and they were really happy.
"We were just enjoying being newlyweds," Lacey recalls. "We got to go on vacations a bit, things we don't get to do much now. We were just hanging out, enjoying life."
In 2010, she started law school in Nashville. The summer before her first year, Lacey found out she was pregnant. Since she was on birth control, it wasn't expected, but nonetheless, the couple was thrilled.
"I was pretty excited," she says. "People said, 'Oh, you're not going to law school now.' I said, 'Of course I am.' It was scary … but I was excited."
The pregnancy was progressing without issue until the anatomy ultrasound at 18 weeks when she found out the baby was a boy. Doctors discovered a cleft lip and palette and gave them a list of possible conditions.
"They said not to Google it, but of course I did," Lacey says. "We were just clueless and kind of hoping for the best."
As the weeks went on, Lacey had several doctor appointments but tried not to overthink the situation. Termination was never an option, and all that mattered to them was their baby's life.
"We were just thinking, 'We are so in love with this baby.' We just want him to be OK."
As Lacey's due date approached, doctors couldn't provide any concrete answers, aside from the fact that their baby was missing significantly more than what a typical cleft lip and palette would be.
But they had absolutely no idea what was in store.
On Feb. 18, 2011, Christian Buchanan was born.
Lacey had a scheduled c-section for his safety because they didn't know if he would be able to breathe on his own.
"It was a pretty high-tension event," she says. "Double the people scrubbed in because he was just a medical mystery. My surgeon volunteered to do it because she was so interested in the outcome."
The moment her son came out, Lacey rejoiced.
"It was pretty fantastic from my perspective because he immediately started crying," she says. "It meant he wasn't intubated and was breathing on his own. I'm super excited, ecstatic, crying, asking what color is his hair, eyes, who does he look like, is he OK. But nobody would really answer me. All the doctors were really quiet. Then they asked me if I wanted to see him."
Christian was held up over a curtain, and Lacey didn't get a good look.
"I don't specifically remember seeing anything," she recalls. "I was just so relieved that he was breathing and alive, that's all that mattered to me."
She then sent her husband to check on Christian because nobody would give her answers.
But in the midst of things, Lacey started hemorrhaging.
"The doctors were frantic, and I didn't know what was going on," she says. "I called my husband over, and I could tell by the look on his face that he was really upset. I said something about Christian's cleft not being as bad as I thought, but he said, 'No … it's bad.'"
Before going to recovery, Lacey was able to hold her son, but he was wrapped in a blanket with gauze covering his eyes. His cleft palette was severe, but Christian was perfect to her.
"That was my child," she says. "I could care less, I thought, you're still beautiful, thank God you're alive."
Christian was taken to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), while Lacey recovered from the events of the day. So much was going on, she recalls, that they didn't talk about Christian other than how grateful they were for his safety.
When they finally got to see him again, his eyes remained covered up. All doctors said was that they were unsure of the damage/condition at that point.
"We knew there was something wrong with his eyes, but we didn't know what," she explains. "I don't think I saw underneath his bandages for a day or two. Then a nurse asked me if I wanted her to remove them."
Christian had no eyes – just tissue in their place, with some movement underneath. They were told he had bits and pieces of his eye structure, but nothing was fully formed or in the correct place.
He was diagnosed with a Tessier cleft, in which the "3, 4, 5 quadrant" of his face was affected. This obviously included the eyes.
At four days old, Christian had surgery to have a feeding tube inserted. While at the hospital, Lacey left his room to pump breast milk and returned to find her husband in tears.
"I asked what was wrong," she says. "Charles said that a doctor had come in and basically said, 'Your child is blind, and there's nothing we can do.' That's it. They didn't wait for me, we didn't ask questions. Nothing."
The next month was a horrible time for the family. Christian spent 28 days in the NICU while Lacey and Charles juggled law school and work while driving back and forth to see their son.
When Christian was finally discharged, Lacey and Charles spent time learning how to use the feeding tube, as it was his only source of nutrition. They had several doctor appointments each week until Christian's lip-closure surgery at three months old.
"It was terrible," Lacey recalls of Christian's pain. "He screamed for 24 hours. No sleeping, just screaming. They broke a bone in his nose and reset it. I can't imagine a baby his size going through that. I was so young and naïve and a new mom … I just trusted them. Finally, after 24 hours of me begging, they gave him morphine and he was able to rest. It was just torture. It traumatized me for future surgeries."
It wasn't until almost a year later that Christian underwent another procedure, this time for ear tubes.
The family took a more conservative approach to his condition, largely because Lacey started questioning things, making sure she was fully knowledgeable before letting her baby go under the knife.
How was life in between the hospital stays?
"We kind of settled down a little once he started healing and not hurting so much," she says. "He started becoming more of a typical baby. He started babbling, talking. Developmentally, he was behind because of his blindness, so we did a lot of therapeutic rehabilitation."
Christian is now 5 years old. He's had a total of seven surgeries – a second and third on his ears and two more reconstructive procedures on the palette and roof of his mouth.
As for the most obvious physical abnormality – Christian's eyes – nothing has been done at this point.
"His mouth was such a priority that we had to focus on that," Lacey explains. "The speaking, eating issues. His eye construction – everyone asks me about it – it doesn't cause him any pain, and there is no reason to do it medically. We want it done to help him socially."
Is Christian aware that he has no eyes and can't see?
"No, not yet," Lacey says. "He does things that make me think he understands he can't see. But he's not age-appropriate enough to be told."
His parents are laser-focused on building Christian up as a person, despite the challenges.
"We want him to know it's never going to stop him," she says. "We will never make him think he can't do something because he's blind. We don't want it to matter to him, so we don't want him to think it matters to us."
Christian is certainly a role model to many around the world following his journey – but there's one little boy who is especially close to his heart.
In 2013, Christian's little brother, Chandler, was born. Although Lacey was concerned the abnormality would be inherited, he has no special needs.
Does Chandler realize his big brother is different?
"Not yet," she explains. "He does things to indicate Christian can't see. But our life doesn't revolve around Christian being blind. It's just one more thing we have to deal with."
Lacey is determined to build her son's confidence so high that when people try to knock it down, they won't be able to.
So far, that seems to be working.
"He's the funniest little thing," Lacey says. "He loves to make people laugh. If he hears people laughing, he thinks it's something he's doing. It's really cute to see."
In many ways, she says, Christian is just a typical kid who loves to swim and play outside. He also loves music and has a great sense of humor.
Lacey sees the amazing potential in her son, and more than anything, she wants Christian to see himself through her eyes in that very same way.
What's next for the Buchanan family?
"I'm taking my bar exam in July, so we're looking to plan (for Christian's reconstructive surgery) around August," Lacey says. "It's definitely my calling to do disability advocacy work. I want to help families who are like mine. We are a single-income family now, so it's hard. Of course, we can't afford a $1,500 retainer and $150 an hour. I kind of had to figure it out on my own. I want to help bridge that gap. I always said I'll probably never make a dime as a lawyer because I want to help everybody.
This is the world my son has to grow up in. They deserve the best."
One of the organizations the family supports is the Special Kids Therapy & Nursing Center. They have fundraisers throughout the year and provide special-needs families with a sense of community.
"Sometimes you feel so left out when people have typical kids and you don't," Lacey explains. "They also give you a ton of knowledge – how do you teach a blind kid to reach out for a toy, to crawl? Special Kids teaches him skills that I didn't know how to, and they showed me how to follow up. They gave him something I couldn't."
Lacey has been through more than she ever imagined, but enduring these struggles has given her a wealth of knowledge and advice for others facing similar situations.
"Enjoy your child where they're at," she urges. "Don't worry about comparing them to kids who aren't facing challenges that you are facing. One thing I say a lot – My child is still a gift, he just came in different wrapping paper. Our society sometimes stigmatizes, 'Oh you had a baby born with disabilities, I'm so sorry.' No, it should be, 'You had a baby, congratulations.' "
Christian is a blessing and has taught his family so much.
"I've learned how to trust God, that all things work together for good," Lacey says. "In the moment, it was hard to see how I could deal with this, how it's good. Now I look back, and I would go through that a million more times if it meant I got to have Christian. I'm so thankful I get to be his mom."
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Family Who Lost Child in Moore, Oklahoma Tornado Finds Comfort in Breathtaking Photo
It has been over 6 months since the huge tornado tore a path through the heart of Moore, Oklahoma. 25 people lost their lives including 7 children at Plaza Towers Elementary. One of those young victims was Nicholas McCabe. Nic Nic to his family and friends.I can not even imagine what it would feel like to lose a child. I'm sure these families continue to struggle with their loss.The McCabe family is no different. They lost their son Nicholas at Plaza Towers Elementary.
Scott McCabe, Nicholas' father, tells Oklahoma News 9 that Nicholas loved the 4th of July. This year, during the families July 4th celebration, Nicholas' cousin Madison had to play alone. She was playing with a sparkler when a member of the family took a photo with their cell phone. "My brother, when he saw it, he said the hair stood up on his neck," McCabe said.
It's that breathtaking photo above that brings comfort to the family.
My husband David and I were watching News 9 last night when the story came on. Both of us looked at each other and at the same time said "I see him!" My entire body got goose bumps. I told David last night that this little boy was so young when he passed that maybe he doesn't know where he is supposed to be.
There are many things that people take as comfort when they lose someone so close to them. Mine is dragonflies. I know, it sounds silly, but shortly after my Dad passed away I was doing something at home and a dragon fly flew right up to my face and just hovered there. Immediately a memory of my Dad mowing the lawn came into my mind. I remember him being surrounded by dragonflies. I thought they would hurt him but he assured me they wouldn't. Now, every time I see a dragon fly my Dad comes into my memory and I feel calm, if only for just a moment, then the tears start to fill the back of my eyes. I miss him every day but now I have surrounded myself with a collection of dragonflies and I have little reminders of him everywhere.
I am happy that the McCabe family can take comfort in this picture of their Nicholas, even if it is just for a brief moment as they look at the photo.


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We are the problem and the solution!
Our beaches and coastlines are undeniably being invaded with a tide of plastic, lets face it the scale of the marine plastic crisis is pretty daunting with a rubbish truck finding its way to the ocean every minute. How can an individual or one company such as Surfdome solve this issue? Its not something we can do alone … but we must do something right?
2MinuteBeachClean doesn't ask you to clean the whole beach, it doesn't make you feel guilty for not being able to make every organised beach clean or for that matter solve the entire crisis. It simply says "do what you can' 2 minutes on every trip to the beach or in fact anywhere, just pick up a few pieces.
Every single piece we pick up maters, that piece won't go on to strangle a seabird, kill a turtle that eats it, become a toxic mass and work its way up the food chain or coat the ocean floor and prevent new life from forming.We really do have that much power and ability to make that much difference in … only 2 minutes!
That's why we at Surfdome have been #2MinuteBeachCleans key supporter from day one, from the very beginning of Martin and the rest of the #2MinuteBeachClean teams journey. We help in many different ways (too many to list) from helping with the beach boards which have achieved a 61% reduction in marine litter on one beach alone and are now on over 400 beaches around the UK and Ireland, to putting the logo on all our recycled and biodegradable packaging to spread the word.
And we couldn't be prouder to do so!
Read on to learn more about how the movement that is changing beach culture! We all have 2 minutes …. Right?
What is the 2 Minute Beach Clean?
Beach Signs
The App
#2MinuteBeachClean are a growing family of beach lovers rolling up their sleeves to help rid the world's beaches of marine litter and plastic pollution, two minutes at a time.
Surfdome and #2MinuteBeachClean believe that every piece of litter removed from the beach matters. So it doesn't matter if you do 2 minutes or 30. Each and every piece of marine plastic removed from the beach is a piece that will no longer go on to kill.
What is the 2 Minute Beach Clean?
Everyone has 2 minutes. You'll be surprised what a difference it can make.
Look out for the Beach Signs
The idea of the beach clean station was conceived in Bude in 2014 by Kim Stevens and Deb Rosser as a way of making it easier for everyone to do their bit. We at Surfdome, with the help of Beach Care, helped fund the first beach clean station at Crooklets Beach in September 2015. By September 2015, the amount of litter collected on monthly clean ups was reduced by 61% compared with the same period in the year previously.
Since then over 250 beach clean boards have been sent across the UK and Ireland!
The beach clean stations are A-Frame boards with an outer holder for litter pickers and an integrated holder for carrier bags. Users take a litter picker and a bag, fill it up with litter for 2 minutes or more and dispose of the litter in nearby bins or recycling points. Carrier bags are to be placed back into the holder ready for the next user. Each sign has a chain to stop it from opening and collapsing, a latch to keep it in the right position and can be sandbagged on windy days.
Download the App
8 million tones of plastic waste find's its way to the ocean every year! How do we fight marine plastic pollution? With knowledge! Once we understand what's going on in our oceans and identify patterns, we can create solutions. Can a simple mobile phone app help solve the marine litter crisis? We think it can! We are immensely proud to introduce the new #2MinuteBeachClean app!
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100% of profits go directly to the #2MinuteBeachClean, helping to clean up our beaches.
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Plastic? No thanks. Around 8 million tonnes of plastic is dumped in our oceans every year, that's a rubbish truck every minute, and it's killing our ocean life, making our favourite place a toxic soup of plastic waste. So we have eliminated 14 tonnes of plastic from our operations annually.
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Meet our Packaging
Plastic? No thanks. Around 8 million tonnes of plastic is dumped in our oceans every year, that's a rubbish truck every minute, and it's killing our ocean life, making our favourite place a toxic soup of plastic waste. So we have eliminated 14 tonnes of plastic from our operations annually.
100% recycled cardboard boxes
100% recycled paper void filling
Gum tape
Reusable ink toner
Gear with a Sustainable Focus
We all love venturing out amongst the oceans, the mountains, the hills, and parks – so naturally we want to look after those special environments. Choosing gear that has a minimal or even positive effect on our playground is a smart choice for our tribe.
Products listed here will have a variety of sustainable credentials both environmentally and socially and have all been independently recommended by the Sustainable Surf team.
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Martin Dorey's TEDeX Talk
As an avid surfer and beach lover, Martin Dorey has become increasingly alarmed at the state of our coastlines where large amounts of marine litter are washed up on a daily basis. In a passionate talk, he shows us what is possible when we just devote 2 minutes of our time to actually do something against this issue.
Work with Martin
Martin Dorey, our Founder, is available for talks and lectures, beach cleans and school visits. He is a TEDeX speaker and has spoken at lots of conferences and events, including The Blue Flag Nations Conference in Holland, The Festival of Hope at The Eden project, The Cleans Coasts Awards in Dublin, The Bude Wave Conference, TEDeX Kiel University and the Tom Talks at Bournemouth University. He has also spoken at primary and secondary schools around the West Country and led and inspired beach clean projects, including our first record–breaking mass #2minutebeachclean with 290 students from Bideford College.


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The drawn-out process of dealing with the fallout of stock option accounting "irregularities" may finally come to a close. Former general counsel for Apple, Nancy Heinen, has agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit the SEC brought against Heinen last year.
In 2006, Apple had begun an investigation over problems in the accounting of certain stock option grants given to Apple executives, including herself, CEO Steve Jobs, CFO Fred Anderson, and others. At the conclusion of its internal investigation, Apple indicated that there were serious concerns about two former officers' actions regarding the backdating, but indicated Jobs was not at fault. The SEC continued to review this issue, and in April of last year filed lawsuits against Heinen and Anderson. Anderson settled right away, but laid the blame squarely at Jobs's feet. The SEC did not bring any charges against Apple or Jobs.
The SEC accused Heinen of causing Apple to fraudulently backdate two large stock grants in 2001, as well as covering up the fraud by forging documents related to the grant. Heinen originally contested the charges and, in her settlement, admitted to no wrongdoing. The $2.2 million includes money earned from the backdating, including interest, as well as a $200,000 punitive fine. Heinen also had to agree to not serve as an officer of a public company for five years and not to serve as attorney before the commission for three years.
Backdating is not illegal as long as it is properly disclosed and accounted for. But a rash of companies had been backdating option grants improperly around the turn of the millennium. "One thing important about this case was that it involved a general counsel who fabricated corporate documents to conceal the fraud," Robert Mitchell, an enforcement official in the SEC's San Francisco office, told Reuters. "That's the type of conduct the commission takes very seriously."
In her defense, Heinen didn't point the finger at Jobs, but took the high road in a prepared statement. "I cherish the great people I worked with at Apple, and I am proud of my contributions to its historic turnaround and current success," said Heinen. "With this lawsuit behind me, I look forward to addressing the greater challenges of social justice and economic disparity."


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Ernest Hemingway offered a memorable description of the experience of going broke: It occurs at first very slowly, then all at once. The Obama foreign policy remains as yet in the "very slowly" stage. But the ultimate destination to which it is trending has already come into sight.
AFGHANISTAN. George W. Bush took a lot of criticism for cutting taxes at the beginning of the prior administration's wars. What are we to say about President Obama cutting military spending at the beginning of his? Senior military commanders are pressing for more troops. The civilian overseers of the Department of Defense are resisting. And Democrats in Congress are already eyeing the exits. The president initiated this commitment for campaign purposes in his candidate days, to allow him to balance hawkish themes in Afghanistan against his dovishness on Iraq. The commitment was not connected in any organic way to the rest of his foreign policy, the grand theme of which is conciliation through moral and practical concession. Nobody thinks a surge in Afghanistan is the policy he would have chosen if he had expressed his own mind back in 2007 and 2008. Nor was it supported by any effective constituency within his party. Unsurprisingly, then, it's a commitment that the president avoids talking about—and whose costs are being massaged and messaged rather than explained and defended. This is a formula for a credibility gap down the road, and political failure a little further after that.
IRAN. Averting its eyes from the rigging of the presidential election and the suppression of dissent, the Obama administration will begin mid-level talks with Iran on Oct. 1. The Iranians have already announced that no nuclear concessions will be forthcoming. There's good reason to believe them—they followed this same tactic in talks with Europeans in the mid-2000s, buying time for themselves as the nuclear clock ticked down. Iran is the most conspicuous and most important test of the president's conciliation policy. On its present course, the likeliest result is the creation of a new and very dangerous nuclear state—established over only the most nominal American resistance.
EUROPE. The release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbasset al-Megrahi showed an amazing disregard of U.S. sensibilities by the governments of the United Kingdom and Scotland. Despite the affront, the Obama administration murmured only the most tepid of complaints. Likewise, the governments of France and Germany buzzed off the new president's dubious calls for huge fiscal stimulus. So much for the restoration of cooperation supposedly achieved by Obama's election. The cowboy Bush got worse press but better results from our European allies than the Euro-favorite Obama.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE. One of the Bush administration's great achievements was the quiet success of Plan Colombia, which has helped pacify the Venezuelan-aided narco-insurgency in Colombia. Democrats opposed the plan at the time—and evidently haven't learned anything from the experience. They now show amazingly little interest in the even more serious crisis of law and order in Mexico. Under Obama, the U.S. could face a threat not experienced since the very earliest days of the republic: violent instability on the nation's border, unless this self-certain president bends enough to learn some lessons from his predecessor. But can he? Obama's reaction to the power struggle in Honduras, admittedly a non-strategic country, reveals a depressing, knee-jerk partiality to the Latin American left-wing, even at its most anti-constitutional and authoritarian.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE. The jury is still out, but the early indications—the insertion of Buy-American provisions in the stimulus package; tariffs imposed upon Chinese tires—are disturbing to put it mildly. The Democrats' campaign-season denunciations of NAFTA were charitably disregarded by domestic and international observers as cynical but meaningless pandering. It remains hard to believe that the sophisticated Obama can have much personal sympathy for trade protection. But what the whole world must worry about is whether a president who let Congress write his stimulus package and his health-care plan lacks the clout to tell a Democratic Congress "no" on protectionism.
ISRAEL/PALESTINE. Here, for once, the administration is exerting some muscle. But to what end? President Obama has swiftly plunged into the great time sink that so uselessly consumed the last weeks of the Clinton presidency. The U.S. is applying pressure to Israel, because Israel is susceptible to U.S. pressure, in hopes of gaining concessions from the Palestinians, who are not. The process is the diplomatic equivalent of a drunk searching for his key under the streetlamp—because it's brighter there. The approach has never worked before, but repeated failure does not seem to have discouraged Obama from trying yet again.
Not everything that goes wrong in the world is the president's fault, of course. Vladimir Putin's Russia would behave aggressively no matter who was president, just as any president would confront the same unappealing range of options in Pakistan. But the very intractability of such problems makes it more important to do right what can be done right.
Despite the domestic focus of these early months of his presidency, Barack Obama thinks of himself as a foreign policy thinker above all, according to those who know him best. His confidence is undiminished by his lack of experience and credentials. That confidence continues to flourish despite a lack of positive results. Given present trends, it is unlikely to bow to lessons even from seriously negative consequences. The president is committed to his path. So, ominously, is the country.


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- Summary: Go back in time and step onto the course with Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and other legends in their prime. Overtake each star on some of the biggest stages in the world of golf using equipment and wearing clothing from that era. Eclipse their legacies and cement your seat atGo back in time and step onto the course with Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and other legends in their prime. Overtake each star on some of the biggest stages in the world of golf using equipment and wearing clothing from that era. Eclipse their legacies and cement your seat at the table of legends. Then play golf at night, with illuminated golf balls, or join up with friends and form the ultimate "twenty-foursome" for an authentic golf experience with Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14.… Expand
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Score distribution:
Positive: 19 out of 28
Mixed: 9 out of 28
Negative: 0 out of 28
Apr 8, 2013The graphics are really lovely, the greens are green, the blues are blue, and my elephantitis-afflicted hero is a sort of mottled grey. Career mode is a pretty good simulation of what actual golfers must go through, and is one of the best career modes in a sports game I've played in a long time.
Apr 8, 2013Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 is a very good golf game, which clearly improves on last year's effort without drastically altering the experience. With more courses, golfers, improved swing styles, a better story mode and increased online options, it would be hard not to recommend the game to golfing fans.
Playstation Official Magazine AustraliaMay 21, 2013If you've never played a golfing game before this would be a great place to start. It's packed with a great introduction to the sport, dozens of hours of content, and there's few things more satisfying than rocking up to the 18th one stroke behind, only to sink an astounding 35-metre chip for the tournament win. [June 2013, p79]
Mar 26, 2013A new itinerance in Tiger Woods franchise, this time with Legends of the Majors, better online game and few gameplay improvements. It hasn't a lot of new content but it's the best golf videogame ever.
Mar 29, 2013A trip back to golf's past moves Tiger Woods 14 into the future with some great new features, but the core game on the links holds pat.
Playstation Official Magazine UKApr 23, 2013What this package lacks in character, it makes up for in fan service, content and incredible mechanics. [May 2013, p.104]
games(TM)May 20, 2013At its core, this is the same game we've played before. [Issue#135, p.112]
Score distribution:
Positive: 2 out of 10
Mixed: 4 out of 10
Negative: 4 out of 10
Apr 4, 2013This game is getting an unfair shake. Other reviewers have given this game a 0 because it doesn't have a couple of features they wanted.This game is getting an unfair shake. Other reviewers have given this game a 0 because it doesn't have a couple of features they wanted.
If you are like me and you haven't bought a Tiger game in a few years, it's well worth the price. Great game, great accuracy, and decent graphics. It has lots of options to adjust difficulty. Career mode is fun and challenging.
My only con is the load times are pretty slow.
Overall great game. Can't speak to those who bought last years and this years.… Expand
Apr 3, 2013This game so far for me is a well polished classic golfing game. Controls are on point and extremely accurate. The analog stick tracking forThis game so far for me is a well polished classic golfing game. Controls are on point and extremely accurate. The analog stick tracking for swinging is extremely accurate.The PS Move works great with it also; very accurate. I will probably use the Move 50% of the time with this game. Online can be played with up to 24 players, and you can play ranked matches as well with I think up to 4 players. Extra courses are optional buys, I opted not to do it but may buy a 4 pack for $10. One last point to make about the pricing is that this game contains 20 courses compared to last year's 16, so you are getting a better value than PGA 13 for sure.
This is a realistic game and can be as hard or easy as you would like. There are many settings that can be changed for difficulty and personalization. All boosts can be bought with coins that can be earned in-game, so people making micro-transactions do not have the upper hand in online play.
The graphics are great and the real time course weather as well as lighting during different times of day is on-point. Overall, I think this is a great game With many many hours of fun to be had.
Note: I did not own any previous PGA Tour games, but I have played them.… Expand
Mar 28, 2013This is one of my favourite game series, and one that I buy every single year, good or bad. So far 2014 is pretty good. I don't like motionThis is one of my favourite game series, and one that I buy every single year, good or bad. So far 2014 is pretty good. I don't like motion gaming, so I have no idea if that works well or not. If I want to swing a club, I will play real golf. Also, I have the historic edition, so I may not have some of the DLC issues that other people mentioned yet, but again, I love this series and have no problem paying for additional courses or content if need be. The gameplay is largely the same as last year, with the graphics and menu fonts changed slightly. There is some added commentary, but you'll hear a lot of the same stuff as before. The biggest thing I read in previews, was that the putting was so hard. They have gotten ride of the putting circle, and instead force you to read the greens, line it up, and get 1 putt preview per hole, to see how you did. This was tricky for the first 9 holes that I played, but once you get used to it, you can make putts pretty easily. The first round I played was with Graeme McDowell at Augusta and shot 68. The first round I played with my character, I shot a 55 in the US Amateur. I was happy to see in creating my character I was rewarded with 50,000 XP points off the bat for having a PGA Tour 2013 profile on my hard drive. Always nice to be rewarded in game for your loyalty to the series. In the past, I would hit errant drives or wedges on occasion, but this year, it seems pretty hard to the ball. 90-95% of the time I am in the fairway and get GIR. I love this game, and all of the features, but wish they would make it harder from year to year. Anyone who has played Tiger Woods the past 2-3 years could pick this up and shoot under par with no real issues. The only problem I have with this series every year is the load times. It seems no matter what they do, it always takes forever to play 18 holes, and the wait between holes really kills your momentum. Also, when changing clubs, or clothes and accessories for your character, it takes AGES to save the changes and move on, almost to the point where I don't even want to make any equipment or clothing changes. Overall, with the addition of all four majors, the legends mode, better online play, new pro golfers, LPGA mode, revised putting, and as always, Augusta National, this game is worth getting. If you are looking for some groundbreaking changes from the previous year, you're going to be disappointed.… Expand
Apr 13, 2013This game had all the potential to be an incredible game. the graphics are good and for the most part the controls score par. However, for aThis game had all the potential to be an incredible game. the graphics are good and for the most part the controls score par. However, for a huge company like EA that has a massive bank account to release a flagship golf title with sound issues is unfathomable to me. they simply said f*** it, we'll save development money and release it before it's polished, and maybe send these suckers a patch later. Also, to have courses that are on the actual career mode tour be locked until you pay for them makes me sick. Once again, EA shows its true colors. It's not interested in making good games, it has chosen to only make games that look like they should be decent to dupe enough people into buying them. their entire core mechanics of the game are just flimsy. the load times are ridiculous when you are saving character changes or trying to load a course to play, and even though the graphics are good, their are sometimes bugs (like my hat wobbling in the breeze like a flag) that just make you scratch your head. I gave this game a 5 simply because it is just an awful exercise in money grabbing by EA. I would have given it a 2 or a 3 except that god help me, there is still something almost magical when you actually make a really good shot for eagle or birdie, but I can't tell if that just comes from me being competitive or the game itself... all in all my final verdict is rent don't buy. unless you REALLY just love golf (where I would suggest last years title anyways) I think you'll be done with TW. PGA tour 14 after a couple of rounds… Expand
Apr 11, 2013I've been playing tw since it began. It has it's up and down years. Last year was great. You could play the game without having to dish outI've been playing tw since it began. It has it's up and down years. Last year was great. You could play the game without having to dish out more money to play all courses. This year the average price to buy a course has gone from coins to greenbacks. With a 5 buck average. 4getaboutit! Game play online is like watching paint dry. You can't see what another player is doing. Other player shot count is gone. Another player comes up on the screen and just stands with their back to you no continuing motion. The average time to play 18 holes is 30 min. What happened EA? Ooop's I know. Less content than last year. Pay to play more courses. Laugh all the way to the bank right EA. Maybe you have some patches coming and offer more ways to obtain items. I can only hope! But you really dropped the ball on 14 and it's in the deep rough.… Expand
Mar 30, 2013This game contains at least one CRITICAL flaw. To quote EA's own site "Online Multiplayer 1-2". For one, since when is "1" multiplayer?This game contains at least one CRITICAL flaw. To quote EA's own site "Online Multiplayer 1-2". For one, since when is "1" multiplayer?
Lastly, golf is traditionally played by a foursome. Why on Earth is the game limited to 2 player online multiplayer? Some of the earlier versions of the game were not limited in that way. Why would EA remove such a key feature from the game? BIZARRE!!!!
From that reason alone (max of 2 players online multiplayer) I give Tiger Woods 14 and resounding 0.… Expand
Apr 6, 2013I find this game to be unplayable.
1) After any change of settings or even finishing a tournament, it takes forever to save the userI find this game to be unplayable.
1) After any change of settings or even finishing a tournament, it takes forever to save the user settings. This can range from 2 minutes to "forever" (I turn off the PS3 after 10 minutes).
2a) The manual does not describe the fact that the listed club distance is not actually the distance that a swing will cause I learned by searching forums that a "full swing" will cause the ball to travel to the aim point, not the listed distance.
2b) The manual does not describe how to cause ball spin after it is in flight I learned of the existence of this feature by watching a YouTube video on how to play the game.
2c) What else does the manual not describe???
3) In practice mode for the first amateur tournament, I can't move the aimpoint very far for a wood or iron, and can't move it at all for a putt. What good is a practice mode if it behaves differently than the real mode I'm trying to practice for?
4) After finishing the first amateur open tournament, but not winning it, I can't enter the US open because I didn't qualify. However, I also can't re-play the amateur tournament to attempt to win it. If you don't win your first tournament on your first try, you have to delete your golfer and create a new one to try again. That's really lame.
5a) I tried to use the Move controller, but the game won't let me unless I also have an Eye Camera. There is nothing in the manual that specifies this requirement.
5b) While using the Move controller (after going out a buying an Eye Camera), every few minutes the game pops up an error message telling me that my controller is no longer connected. This is because while using the Move, my main PS3 controller is not being used, so it times out. Ridiculous.
Overall don't waste your money or time on this lousy piece of software.… Expand
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Vice President – Randy Wylott
Randy Wylot
Nickname: "whynot"
Adv. Masters
Started Playing Disc Golf:
Started playing casual rounds at Morley mid 1990's to fill time between freestyle events. Registered with the PDGA four years ago and started playing out of town tournaments and So Cal events. Morley is my home course.
First Disc:
…that I can remember throwing on the course is a cyclone.
Favorite Disc:
Sparkle Squal with the Aces club stamp
Favorite Driver:
12 Star Climo Wraith
Favorite Midrange:
Discraft Wasp
Favorite Putter:
Soft magnet and super puppy
In My Bag:
12 time Star Wraith
Star roadrunner
Champion Valkyrie
Star t-rex
Star TL
Champion Leopard
Champion Gator
Champion Wasp
Champion Buzz
Champion Squall
Favorite Website:
The PDGA and the SD Aces website
Favorite Pro Players:
Micah Dorias, Carlo Pelg, and Mike Slonim. Micah is a mechanical wizard with amazing accuracy, Carlo's natural talent and determination make him one of my favorites, and Mike's humble nature and sportsmanship. I can watch these guys play all day every day.
Play with as many top quality players as possible. Play as many out of town courses as you can. Practice your throws in an open field and learn what your discs can do. Learn different release angles. Stay positive and reinforce good habits. And give back to the disc golf community, support the San Diego Aces Disc Golf Club.
James Sheppard permalinkOctober 6, 2015 8:38 am
Hello, Randy. I wanted to ask you some questions about this years S.V.O. and the PDGA event discount. When I sign up and check out its not calculating the -$10 PDGA discount. If you can please help me out. That would be great.
Thanks, Jimbob
Derrick Rimington permalinkJanuary 30, 2012 10:33 am
I was curious to see if there is space available for the Ice Bowl at Mission Bay. Also the best way for payment…I assume a check via US Postal.


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An Introduction
One of the major figures in Korean temple food is Seonjae Sunim. She's been researching Korean temple food for many years now, and I had the privilege of attending a series of lectures she gave about the topic.
Modern history
One of the interesting points she made about Korean temple food is that much of the know-how has been lost. She said that before the Japanese occupation (1904 – 1945), there was a lot of accumulated techniques and knowledge about vegetarian cooking in the big temples. But with the Japanese control of Buddhism during the Occupation era, followed by the destruction and poverty of the Korean War and years afterwards (1950-1970 or so), this was lost.
Japanese Era – the loss of the vegetarian tradition
The biggest thing about the Japanese occupation for Buddhists, was the "reforms" forced on Korean Buddhists. Chief among these was the effort to create an acceptance in Buddhism for the monks to marry, drink alcohol, and eat meat. They put this into motion around 1920, when after having centralized all of the temples into one network, they appointed their own people as abbots of the regional head temples. These men drank, ate meat, and tended to be married. The traditional Korean monks were outraged about this, but at first the Japanese government ignored their protests, and then made drinking, marriage, and meat officially accepted.
Through coercion and enticements, by 1945 the vast majority of the men in temples belonged to this system. This was really the biggest blow to the vegetarian tradition in Korea. For, after 30 or 40 years of this, a lot of the monks and nuns who were masters of the old system of vegetarian cooking had simply died without having passed on their knowledge.
Not helping was the poverty of these years, and the years after the Korean War, when anything at all to eat was gratefully received. So by the 1970's what you had was temple cooking that was simply ordinary Korean cooking, minus the meat. Which, nutritionally, really isn't adequate.
The Nature of Plants, and Seasonal Energies
One of the interesting things that Seonjae Sunim discovered as she was re-discovering these old systems of vegetarian cooking, was that just because it was a plant or vegetable, that didn't mean it was good for you. In the old system, it was very clear that every plant, vegetable, and dish had a season. This didn't mean merely what was available, but that given the energy of a certain plant, it should only be consumed during the appropriate season. So there are dishes that are spring dishes, and only consumed in the spring. For example, mugwort has certain properties that make it beneficial only during a certain season or two.
Likewise, people's energies also have seasonal fluctuations, and different seasonal needs. So what's good for you in the spring, might be harmful in the fall. So traditionally prepared temple vegetarian food is based upon the interaction of the plant, the season, and the person. This is also a very local food, with the cook checking the markets, and hillsides, to see what's available and appropriate for the season. Thus, if you visit a very traditional temple restaurant, all of the dishes on the menu will be those appropriate to the season.
The Energy of Local Food
This way of looking at traditional food has an interesting parallel with traditional Korean medicine. Rather than following the prescriptions from the great texts of China, Korean doctors realized that the best medicine would also have the energy of the same land as the patient. So instead of focusing on Chinese ingredients, they started researching local plants and their effects on people. That is, they were looking at what was nearby, and seeing what it's effects were. A lot of traditional temple food is awareness of the energy of local food, and what it's properties and flavors are, and seeing how this feels.
Thus, food should ideally be made with local ingredients that are fresh and seasonal. So dishes that require expensive, exotic ingredients aren't really in keeping with this spirit. Rather than exact copies of Korean dishes with Korean grown ingredients, I look forward to seeing people (in other countries) creating their own "fusion" dishes, taking into account the local produce and the Korean techniques and spirit of preparation.
Now the disclaimer: I know good Korean food when I taste it, but I'm terrible at making it. Somehow it always comes out blah. If you're really interested in Korean food, there are a lot of Korean cookbooks that look pretty good. Likewise, there are also a lot of websites dedicated to Korean food. And I'm sure there are cooking classes in most big cities.
Here are a few interesting links I found:
If you've stuck with me this far, you deserve a treat!
So here's a recipe for a type of daal that Daehaeng Kun Sunim likes quite a bit. The recipe originally came from Yoga Journal, and is one of the few dishes I make that comes out great every time. The only caveat is that I have to follow the steps in order. Whenever I've tried to save time by combining steps, the flavor's off. (By the way, if anyone knows any good daal recipes, please share them with me. Thanks!)
Kun Sunim's Porridge
250 ml (1 cup) of glutinous rice, the Korean variety (chap-sal) works better than Indian rice
250 ml (1 cup) of mung beans these are a small, yellow legume
The rice and the mung beans should be rinsed several times and soaked for at least an hour before cooking (2-6 hours is best, but one hour is okay)
1 ml Turmeric powder – (1/4 teaspoon)
1 ml ground Cloves
1 ml ground black Cardamom
1 ml Salt
1 ml ground Pepper
2 ml ground Cinnamon (1/2 teaspoon)
3 Bay leafs
Cilantro Puree
Cilantro, about a handful – clean leaves and stalks
30ml shredded coconut – 2 table spoons
15ml minced Ginger – 1 tablespoon
250ml of water – 1 cup
Put the coconut, ginger, cilantro, and water in a blender and pureed.
Sauté all of the 7 spices in 30ml (2 tablespoons)of clarified butter or coconut oil (organic) until brown.
Stir in the drained mung beans, and thoroughly mix with butter and spices.
Next stir in the rice.
Add the cilantro puree and thoroughly mix together.
Add 1.25 liters (6 cups) of water and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Once it starts boiling, reduce heat to a simmer, cover and stir occasionally, cooking for 25-30 minutes. Take out the bay leaves before serving.


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Here was 21. 22 . . . let's call it shifting perspectives.
The name alone arrested me . . . Sedna. I used to refer to Sedna as my retirement plan. Don't know Sedna? Sea goddess. Back then, I imagined that when I was too old to work or enjoy life, I'd get into my kayak and paddle seaward until I met Sedna. I'm not being morbid; it's just the reaction I imagined I'd take to a diminished quality of life.
Funny thing, though, I googled the vessel below and learned she'd had her own near-encounter with the bottom recently. Sedna Degagnes . . . we're glad you're spritely again.
Bow Sirius, here being provisioned by ABC-1 , is a Polish-built Odfjell tanker.
Another great name . . . with a recent itinerary running mostly between the Gulf of Mexico and Scandanavia. Moonlight Venture . . . seems to hint at subterfuge. Brendan J. Bouchard is a vessel I can't recall seeing much around the sixth boro.
And Baltic Merchant, another great name, though one that accurately reflects its itinerary.
All fotos yesterday by Will Van Dorp, who info above notwithstanding, is not morbid.


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December 20, 2012 -
Chairman-elect Jeb Hensarling today announced he has selected his leadership team for the Financial Services Committee of the 113th Congress.
"I look forward to working alongside my colleagues to pass laws to help foster the deepest, most liquid, competitive, efficient, innovative, and transparent capital markets the world has ever known," said Hensarling. "This talented group will play a critical role in that effort as we offer solutions to the challenges faced by America's struggling economy."
Hensarling also announced plans to combine two existing subcommittees -- the Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee and the International Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee.
The committee's leadership team for the 113th Congress is:
Rep. Gary Miller, who will serve as Vice Chairman of the committee.
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, who will serve in a newly created position as the Committee Whip.
Rep. Randy Neugebauer, who will serve as Chairman of the Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee.
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, who will serve as Chairman of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee.
Rep. Scott Garrett, who will serve as Chairman of the Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee.
Rep. Patrick McHenry, who will serve as Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.
Rep. John Campbell, who will serve as Chairman of the Domestic and International Monetary Policy Subcommittee.
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