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One of the most common measure for financial prosperity is the Gdp or GDP for short. It measures the financial value– the rate– of all items and also services produced in a nation. To enable contrasts in between countries and also gradually, the overall financial result of a country is placed in relationship to the number of people in that nation. Financial growth needs to be attained each time when we quickly have to minimize our impact on the environment.
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The nation appears to be arising from decades of financial torpidity. With economy as well as restraint, they managed to live on their small income. These instance sentences are picked automatically from numerous on the internet news resources to show present use of the word 'economic situation.' Sights revealed in the examples do not stand for the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Most of those workers have been rehired and also the economy is bouncing back to life. We'll likewise take advantage of the economic situations given by much more reliable energy sources. Genuine gdp for Guam reduced 11.9 percent in 2020 after boosting 2.5 percent in 2019, according to data launched today by the U.S.
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Yet the information from the report was blended and also, to some extent, perplexing. On the one hand, the survey of establishments suggested slow growth in employment. On the other hand, the survey of families showed really quick development of work, boosting labor force engagement, and a sharp decrease in the unemployment price. Therefore, one can either argue that the job market is decreasing or that it is increasing. In general, the November tasks numbers point to a financial healing that looks durable though under hazard from a spike in inflation, lacks of workers as well as supplies and also the possible impact of the omicron version of the coronavirus. We aim to provide the most insightful understanding and functional solutions in the vibrant international organization atmosphere as well as to aid the Korean society and businesses flourish amidst the unpredictability of the future.
The prices that we see on the cost in the store are the nominal prices and also given that we almost always have some rising cost of living these prices have a tendency to increase. But to gauge prices by counting on one item only has the obvious trouble that you could end up picking an item that was not representative of the rate modifications of all the various other services and products that consumers wish to buy. While the cost of bread may have boosted, the rates of the majority of other products can have decreased.
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There may be moments in which you want to make a quick escape from enemy mobs or players, but besides escaping the scene, you also want to make sure your opponent cannot come after you. This can be achieved very easily, though some methods are easier to build, while others are less effective when your opponent is quite skilled.
All the methods below should be quite easy to copy, though some of them require at least basic knowledge of redstone circuitry. However, even if you know nothing about redstone circuits, the images should be clear enough to show you where to place everything, if they're not, feel free to tell me to improve them.
Painting Door and 1 Time Only Painting Door
Most people who have looked for hidden doors will have found the trick with paintings. You can place a painting over any gap, as long as the holes have been covered (partially) by a transparent block, like a sign or trapdoor, as seen in the image below.
Most people who have looked for hidden doors will have found the trick with paintings. You can place a painting over any gap, as long as the holes have been covered (partially) by a transparent block, like a sign or trapdoor, as seen in the image below. This gap allows you to walk through it, which might be useful when nobody's around to see you, but if you're being chased that person will be able to follow you.
To prevent people from following you we can use 2 methods. The first is by using the trapdoors on which we've placed the painting. By putting them in their down position, people won't be able to walk through the painting and they won't be able to click the trapdoor from the other side of the painting either. This is a very effective way of escaping, but if a person is close, turning around to click the trapdoor may not be an option.
A simple piston and pressure plate can solve this for you. By running through the gap, you'll spring over the pressure plate which will activate the piston and push the block up behind you. Any chaser will be stuck, or at least until that person breaks that block, buying you valuable time. However, it's important you run, as walking over the pressure pad will cause you to be pushed back into the opening by the piston, which means you'll be stuck with your opponent.
Hidden Stairs
Sticky pistons are a great way to push and pull blocks temporarily. We use this to create a temporary staircase, which will only last long enough for you to climb up, but not your chaser.
A simple button on a wall will activate 3 sticky pistons behind that wall. Each piston has a different, but short delay added, to make sure they don't all activate at once. Once you push the button you will have to jump up the stairs immediately, as waiting too long will cause the pistons to retract again. This means that any chaser behind you won't have enough time to jump up the stairs without pushing the button again, which most people won't do.
This can be the perfect getaway in an alley that seems like a dead-end or perhaps in a tall building with many different floors. Make sure you practice the stairs a little, you don't want to get stuck with your chaser.
Fishing Rod Reveal
Not many people carry a fishing rod, which makes a fishing rod the perfect tool to trigger wooden pressure plates, especially wooden pressure plates connected to iron doors, pistons or other passage opening mechanisms.
The door you use can be extremely simple, just a piston or iron door connected to a long circuit of redstone wires will let you escape your chaser, if you manage to trigger the pressure plate. If you place your pressure plate in a hole or somewhere else far away from the door, make sure you practice hitting it. Find a specific pixel on a block at which you have to aim to trigger the pressure plate in 1 shot.
Alternatively, run passed the pressure plate, trigger it with your fishing rod from up close and run through the open door. The range of your fishing line is about 30 blocks, so make sure your line doesn't break before you're inside.
Hidden Minecarts and Boats
Minecarts and boats allow you to basically teleport yourself into it by clicking it from a close enough distance, even if it's behind lava, water or small gaps. This means boats and minecarts make perfect getaway paths, however, just a single minecart usually won't do, as any player who knows this trick will be able to follow you.
However, by placing your minecart or boat on tactical places, like above a fireplace or a lava fountain, people may be a little cautious to follow you and rightly so.
The fireplace in our example below will set you on fire if you step inside to click the minecart, but the minecart is placed in water, so clicking it will immediately extinguish you. By either staying in the minecart or blocking it with another block, any person following you will either be stuck in the fire or stuck inside the block you've placed above the minecart.
Alternatively, place lava flows around your getaway minecart. This will obstruct the view of anybody getting in and the only way out is by clicking another minecart on the other side of the lava, but only you know where to click.
Farmland Gap
The farmland block is slightly shorter than other blocks, which creates a gap when other blocks are on top of it. While placing a block on top of it will kill the farmland, tilling dirt with other blocks on top of it won't, or at least not immediately. The gap that is created when you till dirt with another block on top of it is big enough to allow you to click a minecart on the other side, especially if you place it on an angle.
Note that a minecart can only be placed on an angle if you use powered rails. Other rails will cause it to ride into any block at the end of the rails. Also note that you will only be able to see through the gap if you're standing on slabs.
Once you're in the minecart, all you have to do is destroy it while you're inside and nobody will be able to follow you.
Minecart Rails Switcheroo
Minecart rails make perfect getaway paths, but sometimes an opponent may be prepared and able to follow you with a minecart of their own. In this case we'll have to make sure their chase ends on the tracks. There are 2 very easy ways to do this.
The first is by simply destroying the part of the track once you've passed. By connecting a piston to a detector rail with the needed delay, anybody riding over it will cause the piston to push part of the tracks away and cause anybody riding behind that person to stop in the gap between the tracks. This is a very effective way, but you may not always want to have to repair the tracks after each repair.
To prevent the destruction of your rails, changing the direction the rails go in could be the perfect way to get rid of your follower. A simple >T-flip flop connected to a detector rail will change a corner piece after you've passed. You'll continue your journey to safety and your opponent will ride into a lava pool.
The T-flip flop will make sure your opponent will return the rails to its original state, so next time you drive over it the tracks will lead you to safety again, instead of into a lava pool. However, if you're troubled by multiple followers, about half of them will be able to follow you. As the rails will alter between each state. You'll go to safety, follower 1 into lava, follower 2 will be able to follow you, follower 3 goes into lava, and so on.
Hidden Double Door
I'm sure most of you are familiar with hidden doors, but a hidden door isn't usually a great getaway when you're being chased as your chaser will usually be able to follow you. However, by adding a few added tricks, people will not only not be able to follow you, they may not even be able to find or figure out your hidden door.
The first thing we add is a system that will only open the door when 1 or 2 pressure plates are activated. The pressure plates will be hidden underground and are only visible for a short time when you push a button. To activate the pressure plates, all you have to do is place 2 items on the blocks above the pressure plates and push the botton. Sticky pistons will pull those blocks again, which will cause those items to fall onto the pressure plates, which will then in turn cause pistons to pull blocks to open a passage in the wall.
Note that you can also choose to activate just 1 pressure plate, which will then open a 2×1 part of the wall instead of a 4×4 part.
While this is a great trick to prevent people from using your door, people who are following you will be able to enter, as the door will remain open until the items on the pressure plates despawn. To overcome this, a simple lever can be placed inside which will activate all the pistons and close the door. You could then either pick up the items from the pressure plate or leave the scene and make your escape.
This door also isn't seamless, as you have to place a few blocks on the outside of your wall that sticks out to make sure the redstone circuits can't be seen. This isn't an issue if the whole wall is in the same style, but you may not always want this, which is why we also have a seamless door, as seen in the next section.
Hidden, Seemless Door
This door is a small step up from our previous door, though it's only 2×1 instead of 2×2. The general idea of this door is the same, you push a button to open a hole in the ground above a pressure plate. An item will have to fall onto that pressure plate, which now activates part 1 of our door. After that, you push the button again, which will activate the second part of our door and allow you to enter. A simple lever will block the entrance behind you again.
The first part of our door causes 2 pistons to pull a 2×1 section of our wall away, but you won't be able to enter yet. This can only be done when the 4 other pistons pull those first 2 pistons and the blocks they pulled. Once you've entered, a lever will activate the 4 pistons again, which will push the first pistons back in place. A redstone torch behind them will also be activated by that lever, which means the pistons will extend and close the wall again, leaving no trace of any entrance.


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Claus has broad experience from more than 20 years' in the field of international business. His experience varies from high profile, market-leading organizations to the small, entrepreneurial start-ups.
At start-up business ViroGates, Claus was responsible for strategy development and implementation as well as distribution network establishment. As Global Marketing Director at US based Hollister, Claus provided leadership to the global ostomy business in the areas of new product development, business development and global marketing. Prior to this, Claus served Danish Blood Gas pioneer, Radiometer Medical, in key international sales and marketing positions giving him a broad insight into business development as well as product launch and marketing processes.
Claus has lived/worked in Denmark, UK, Spain and the US. He holds an MSc in Economics from Copenhagen Business School and participates actively in various network groups within med-tech, marketing and management development.


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New chocolate innovation with Stevia extract: No added sugar, but with familiar, great taste
- Barry Callebaut first to produce chocolate with Stevia extract on industrial scale
- Barry Callebaut chocolate with Stevia extract does not have a laxative effect
- The sugar is replaced by a sweetener solution having up to 65% less calories than sugar, all ingredients used are coming from a natural source
- Will be launched by Belgian specialist chocolate maker, Cavalier
Barry Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, has developed a no sugar added chocolate with an extract from the Stevia plant. Sugar has been replaced completely by a sweetener solution being high in fibers and having up to 65% less calories than sugar. As such, Barry Callebaut is the first chocolate maker to produce on an industrial scale a no added sugar chocolate with Stevia extract that does not cause a laxative effect and all of this without compromising on the celebrated taste, texture and aroma of fine, traditional chocolate.
Safe for all: No artificial intense sweeteners and no laxative effect
Barry Callebaut's chocolate with Stevia extract contains no artificial intense sweeteners and does not have a laxative effect, making it safe for all to enjoy. This innovative chocolate will be retailed1 by renowned Belgian chocolate maker Cavalier, a family company which has been dedicated to producing no sugar added chocolate since 1996.
Felix Verdegem, owner of Cavalier Chocolate: "As a family company dedicated to producing no sugars added chocolate since 1996, Cavalier is extremely excited about this latest innovation. Chocolate with Stevia is based on a sweetener solution limiting the overconsumption of sugars, while still offering the same unaltered experience of purity and refinement, as well as all healthy ingredients naturally found in cocoa. As such, it responds perfectly to the increasing consumer demand for healthier forms of indulgence."
Chief innovation officer at Barry Callebaut, Hans Vriens adds: "For chocolate, finding a great-tasting, calorie-reduced alternative for sugar maintaining all the right properties in terms of texture and viscosity is a major challenge. I am therefore particularly proud of this latest achievement. Barry Callebaut's unique chocolate-sweetener solution is based on a well selected blend of ingredients from a natural source."
Flexible, clear labeling and in line with current regulatory requirements
In terms of justifiable claims, chocolate with Stevia extract may be labeled as sugar reduced (90%), light sugar, containing maximum 5% sugars and rich in fiber (of which 20% cocoa-derived fiber). For the US market, the product can be labeled as No Sugar Added Dark Chocolate or simply Dark Chocolate.
In order to consistently guarantee a maximum 5% sugars content, Barry Callebaut's chocolate-sweetening solution with Stevia extract is produced according to strict good manufacturing processes. As a result, it is also a highly flexible solution and can be adapted to suit different markets, specific claims, labeling requirements and desired physical characteristics.
What is Stevia?
Barry Callebaut's no sugar added chocolate is based on a sweetener solution (1/1 replacement of sugar) and an extract from the Stevia plant (Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni). Stevia is cultivated throughout Asia and South America where it has been used as a food ingredient for over 200 years. When refined, Stevia extract has between 100 and 400 times the sweetness of ordinary sugar while having zero calories, making it the perfect choice for a healthy lifestyle. As well as being better for you, Stevia's unique composition of steviol glycosides – the sweetening components contained in the leaves – results in a clean, lingering sweetness.
1 Before putting a product containing Stevia extract on the market, the local legislation has to be checked as in some countries Stevia extract is not allowed for the moment. The authorization process for steviol glycosides in EU is ongoing but not finalized. Only in France a temporary authorization has been granted. In the US steviol glycosides with rebaudioside A and stevioside are recognized as GRAS for applications in food.
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Barry Callebaut:
With annual sales of about CHF 4.9 billion / 3.2 billion Euro for fiscal year 2008/09, Zurich-based Barry Callebaut is the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate – from the cocoa bean to the finished product on the store shelf. Barry Callebaut is present in 26 countries, operates more than 40 production facilities and employs about 7,500 people. The company serves the entire food industry, from food manufacturers to professional users of chocolate (such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs or bakers), to global retailers. Barry Callebaut is the global leader in cocoa and chocolate innovations and provides a comprehensive range of services in the fields of product development, processing, training and marketing. The company is actively engaged in initiatives and projects that contribute to a more sustainable cocoa supply chain.


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Bariatric Surgery – The Cons Pt 2 (reblog)
I continue to explore possible downsides to bariatric surgery in this reblog of a post from October 14, 2008
I started talking about some of the cons I've been reading about while looking in to Weight Loss Surgery (WLS). Yesterday I touched a bit on some of the basic food aspects as well as the general surgery aspects, this next one that I started digging into goes a bit deeper, addiction.
I don't always eat because I'm hungry. I know that's a factor in things overall maybe even more of one that I realize. Does it mean I'm addicted to food? I'm not sure. But there's a few sites out there that I've found that talk about the problems of addiction when it comes to bariatric surgery and how after the surgery many folks trade their addiction to food for another addiction. It's commonly referred to transfer addiction. The most frequently discussed one seems to be alcohol, and another I see mentioned is gambling.
Alcohol… an addiction I'm fairly familiar with.
My dad is an alcoholic one that has been dry for 30+ years (now over 40 as of this reblog). I have no real memories of my dad drinking. I don't know that I ever saw him drunk. But yes, I've lived with the results of it. It led to the split of my parents when I was about two, and from family I have heard it effected the early development of our relationship. I know that to this day it is a part of who he is, and to some extent who I am.
Did that ever stop me from drinking? No. Has it stopped me from drinking too much on occassion? No. Do I think I have an alcohol problem myself? No.
It may mean nothing but I've had to throw beer away that went kinda stale on me in my fridge. There are few beers I "like". There are a few other drinks that are ok… an ice cold Mikes Hard Lemon or Limeade on a hot summer day are reallllly good. But I could just as easily drink iced tea, coke, regular lemonade (for now anyways). I really don't think that will become a problem.
Yes, I know a lot of the arguments that could be made to say it doesn't matter… I don't have to like what I drink to be an alcoholic I don't have to get drunk to be an alcoholic… I don't even have to drink that often… but this is one area that I'm just not worried about.
Gambling? Sort of the same thing. I've gambled. I like playing cards and such… but I really h ave never done so with any sort of regularity. I really do not think it will be an issue later either.
So what else is there? If it turns out I have a food addiction what other vices might I transfer that to after bariatric surgery?
Some of thoughts came from reading articles like the following; Alcohol and Gastric Bypass
This reblog was originally posted on one of my previous blogs/websites. Some will be about my personal experiences with my decision to have bariatric surgery, others are about other relevant issues that I feel are worth still having available for discussion. Minor editing may have been done for clarity.


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By Acarratt
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
have had a great outlook for my runner beans, the plants where covered in flowers/bees. there has been no frosts during grow period, on the bottom 600mm/2ft of the plants they have only produced a handful of beans. they have beed fed/watered never to wet never to dry. from the mid part of the plants the results are a little better. there are still plenty of flowers and bees on the plants but to me seems still a poor crop. this is the first time i have grown runner beans for 25 years. I remember when i last grew them i was able to fill the freezer. With this crop i will be lucky to supply the dinner table.
- 21 Jul, 2010
thanking any one who as the answers
21 Jul, 2010
give them time,if you are watering well and feeding,they should be fine,every thing this year seemed to have a slow start but is gradually catching up.
by the way welcome to GOY.no doubt you will get some more answers.
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The Loyalist, the "other" restaurant by chefs John Shields and Karen Urie Shields, sits a floor below Smyth, the duo's fine-dining room. The Loyalist is Mary Ann to Smyth's Ginger; Betty to Smyth's Veronica. You're dazzled by Veronica, but Betty's more fun to hang out with.
The Loyalist is a drop-in-anytime kind of place (though reservations are accepted, walk-ins are encouraged), dark as a grotto and outfitted with long bar-height tables (seated communally), a few booths, and stools pulled up to the long bar. There's even a large TV, often tuned to whatever sporting event seems most important at the time, other times screening, say, "To Kill a Mockingbird."
The lounge-y atmosphere is fitting, as cocktails — well-made and cleverly named (the No True Scotsman uses blended scotch, the Papa Doble is a strong rum drink) — dominate the beverage options. There are only six wines listed, available by the 6- or 12-ounce pour, or by the bottle. I know there's lots of wine upstairs, so the limited choice is part of The Loyalist's identity. "Limited ambition" sounds pejorative, but this restaurant is intentionally keeping things simple. The Loyalist isn't shooting for Michelin stars; that's Smyth's job.
Spend the $6 for one of the homey biscuits, large enough for two (eating) or four (nibbling). It's a country biscuit that seems to cry for gravy, but instead there is n'duja butter, spicy enough to balance the inherent sweetness in the biscuit.
The five other small plates are familiar-sounding but with subtle twists; silky chicken-liver mousse over grilled sourdough, for example, is mixed with salted cherries for a tart accent, and sliced radishes add a bit of acidity. A tangle of charred octopus tentacles over shelling beans gets a bit of a spark from shishito peppers. Grilled-avocado puree and pumpkin-seed butter distinguish the beet salad; and lightly smoked potatoes, crushed and fried for a crispy-tender effect, surround a salt-cured egg in a nest of sauerkraut (plenty of kraut; light on the sauer).
As ought to be the case, there is a burger, and if you're a fan of the thin, double-patty cheeseburger that seems to be everywhere these days, the Loyalist cheeseburger is one of the best of its kind. The patties are a mix of short rib, chuck and ground bacon, the pickles are housemade and the cheese is American. But what truly sets this creation apart are the onions — some pickled, some charred, some raw — and the onion-infused mayo that adds even more richness. No disrespect to Au Cheval, the restaurant that launched this craze, but I'd come back here first.
The burger aside, my favorite main course is the crispy chicken thighs, served over rice grits and a killer spicy garlic sauce, along with crisped ginger and pickled tripe (if you're tripe-averse, try this version; the acidity masks much of tripe's problematic funkiness). The "BBQ pork shoulder," an homage to barbecue, is slow-roasted pork with a sweet-sour-smoky sauce. Mine was fattier than I'd prefer, but the flavor was good, and the inclusion of a charred wedge of cabbage over an onion cream sauce is inspired. Broiled sea trout, with greens and turnips, offers beautiful color and flavor.
There are several steaks on the menu. Well, really there's one steak on the menu, dry-aged rib-eye, but the kitchen cuts the beef into several sizes, generally ranging from 22 to 48 ounces with several stops in between.
There are three desserts, all good. The lemon grass sundae dresses up lemon grass ice cream with molasses and blueberries; the toasted pavlova (meringue cake) nails the texture (crunchy exterior, marshmallow-y middle) and ups the ante with raspberry sorbet, and the appropriately intense chocolate blackout cake is abetted by a scoop of salted creme fraiche.
This restaurant will never get the attention that will be paid — deservedly — to Smyth upstairs. But as a casual, neighborhood-y spot with affordable food and drinks, The Loyalist does exactly what it sets out to do.
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The Loyalist
177 N. Ada St.
Eat. Watch. Do.
Tribune rating: Two stars
Open: Dinner Tuesday-Saturday
Prices: Entrees $16-$27 (market price for steak)
Credit cards: A, DC, DS, M, V
Reservations: Accepted; walk-ins encouraged
Noise: Conversation-challenged
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Returning to Turkey, we flew all day starting with an 11am flight from Dublin to Istanbul and then on in the early evening to Kayseri, the minibus dropping us off at the Özsoy Apartment at 1:20am the following morning. Fikret had stayed up all night to warmly greet us and had our room ready and waiting. We spent a somewhat jet-lagged day re-packing everything, having taken advantage of the return home to abandon the last of our camping gear and lighten our load (the tent was left at Motocamp in Bulgaria as we simply were not using it).
For the next week we marveled at the breathtaking otherworld that is Cappadocia. Its name is a derivative of the Persian "Katpatukya – Land of Beautiful Horses" but as noted in the previous blog, the most striking features are the geography and geology of this alien landscape. The terra-forming is utterly bewildering, leaving one wondering if this is a view of an ancient landscape sculpted by weather and time or is it some hole-in-time glimpse into a future fusion based landscape molded for a post-apocalyptic world.
The landscape was created eons ago when three huge volcanoes surrounding the region slathered and smeared deposits of volcanic ash, lava and basalt and generally made a right untidy mess of the place. Earthquakes, wind and rain have rearranged this such that today it looks like a crazy artists palette splattered across hundreds of square miles with whippy meringue points and peaks in a profusion of pastel colours from pinks and purples through sulphurous oranges and yellows to warm and cold blues and greys. The net effect is a creation unlike anything you'll see anywhere else on this planet.
The area has been settled by man way back as far as the Paleolithic era. It has been a jewel for several empires, a kingdom in its own right, is mentioned several times in the bible and as with the rest of Turkey was fought over and conquered by invader upon invader, sometimes coming from the west at other times from the east. And this is where history and geology combine; the soft substrates that make up the labyrinth of the Cappadocian landscape have lent themselves to caving and tunneling even to the extent of creating underground cities for those in need of a good hidey-hole.
Like early Christians who hid and worshipped here, converting some of the caves into exquisitely decorated churches and the best examples of these were on show at Göreme, the Grand Central of the attractions with its Open-Air Museum. We tried getting there early in the morning to avoid the crowds but it was useless as busloads of Japanese and Spanish tourists soon thronged the pathways making it feel more like a trip to the sales than a visit to a national park. All of the churches we visited had been vandalized, especially any depictions of saints, prophets or other holy people, where the faces have been savagely hacked. Here, at least in the Open Air Museum, many of these are undergoing restoration.
Abandoning the museum after an hour, we wandered down into the little town of Göreme itself, straying off the road to investigate interesting looking features along the way; cave houses, holes in the rocks and a natural arrangement of rock and stone that looked huge bunny rabbit, all of it bewilderingly beautiful. In the town many caves are still used as dwellings and some of the bigger complexes have been turned into very trendy boutique hotels.
A day later and we are wandering amongst even more marvelous rock in Red Valley. Leaving the bikes in the car-park, we got pleasantly lost in the myriad of pathways through the enormous pink pointy cones, remnants of what are known in the area as 'Fairy-Chimneys'. Later this blended to a landscape of dove-grey and snow-white mushroom headed features, all of it so easy on the eye and calming on the soul. It was one of those places where we didn't speak much but just wandered along lost in the beauty of the place.
In the afternoon we rode to Pigeon Valley, so called because many of the caves here had been used as dovecotes and this led us to the fabulous castle of Uçhisar. The castle itself is another monstrous Mad-Max rock formation, this time a huge block arising and dominating the area for miles, all cut through with weird chambers and windows. The reward for the strenuous hike to the top was unparalleled 'King of the Castle' panoramic views over Cappadocia in every direction.
From Uçhisar we rode back through Göreme and took another little breathtaking backroad that dumped us in the midst of a phallic phalanx of 'Fairy Chimneys' leaving every guy there in a depressive state of penis envy. These impressive rock formations are formed when there is a hard material thinly deposited over a thick softer underlying substrate. Over time, cracks in the upper layer allow the much softer rock beneath to be eroded and washed away to leave some fairly impressive columns, in some cases up to 45-metres tall. 'Fairy Chimneys' are created when a small cap of the upper hard layer remains, protecting what eventually becomes a stem of the underlying softer layer from erosion. With their capped heads they look like mushrooms, but here in Cappadocia they are so long and slender they look like something else and we both agreed that 'Fairy Chimney was probably a Turkish euphemism… Ultimately, further erosion of the soft layer causes the cap to eventually fall off, and the stem is then quickly eroded into the cone shapes abundant across the rest of Cappadocia.
We caught the Fairy Chimneys at that magical hour of dusk as the sun was settling low in the sky, its light diffused by dust in the atmosphere, the horizon orange and red and flaring the grey rocks of the stone columns to peachy pinks. The crowds had gone home and we had the place mostly to ourselves for peaceful contemplation over recent events.
Cappadocia held one last surprise in the form of a longer ride out to visit Ihlara Valley, a superb walk along a canyon cut deep by the Melendiz river that runs for 10-miles in south west Cappadocia. The valley, with its obvious and natural water supply, was a natural hide-away for early Christians and contains more than four thousand cave-dwellings and around one hundred cave churches decorated with frescoes. It is thought that up to eighty thousand people once lived here, mostly Greeks who indeed populated most of Cappadocia up until 1923 when they were forcibly evicted in the fore-mentioned population exchange between Greece and Turkey (see previous blog).
Before leaving Cappadocia I must also mention Ürgüp, our base throughout our stay here. It is another 'cave-town' overlooked by another Mad-Max citadel and a place where we felt quite at home and so well looked after by our host, Fikret, at the Özsoy Apartment. But it was time to leave Cappadocia and take the road north to the Black Sea and from there continue ever east.
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The developers behind Pokemon Go recently announced that legendaries were being tossed out for gamers to catch. There are a few requirements however to catch this fabled type of Pokemon such as dealing with Raids. If you're still on the hunt to catch them all, then check out our latest guide as we go over just how to collect the legendary Pokemon Lugia and Articuno.
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As mentioned, you'll need to enter a Raid. These Raids became available as part of a new update to the beloved Pokemon video game application. Essentially, these Raids are random where teams of players can gather and work together to defeat the Raid boss.
Each Raid boss can be different and depend on the level, which goes up to level five, for instance level five Raids will be legendary based.
If you're interested in learning more about Raids, how to access them along with what Pokemon will be attached to the different level Raid gyms then take a look at our raid themed guides posted above.
Lugia & Articuno
As it currently stands, all that players need is a normal pass and a level five Raid gym. Just as you would expect from any Raid, players have five-minutes to defeat the raid boss, in this case, the legendary Raid bosses Lugia and Articuno.
These bosses will be extremely difficult so its best that you bring a roster of strong Pokemon along with a team of other players, the more available the better. Your best bet of catching either of these bosses is by using Golden Razz Berries which you would have earned up to this boss battle.
With only five Pokemon balls to capture the legendary Pokemon, you'll want to send out as many Golden Razz Berries as possible. After a bit of luck and some teamwork, you should have captured Lugia or Articuno.


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WORLD NEWS : WASHINGTON, DC, January 28, 2015 : TPF has been engaged in Sierra Leone since 2003 focusing on sustainable social-economic development following the civil war. Since July we have shifted our focus to the Ebola crisis and funded seven community based projects, five in the crisis epicenter area in Kailahun District, Sierra Leone, and two in the West Point community of Monrovia, Liberia.
"Our approach has always been direct partnership with the people. They identify the needs, say what they will do for themselves, and we do what they cannot do," said retired USA Major General Fredric Leigh, TPF Executive Director, and Chief Operating Officer of KTA Global Partners, a TPF Strategic Partner. "We plan jointly and the people lead the implementation and measure the outcomes guided by our TPF team."
As a coalition member of the Ebola Survivor Fund, co-founded by the award winning actor, Jeffrey Wright, Chairman of Taia Peace Foundation, TPF has just received funds for five community based projects, three in Sierra Leone and two in Liberia.
These projects focus on containing the spread of the Ebola virus, recovery from the crisis consequences affecting agriculture and food security, assistance to stigmatized families, and education assistance for orphaned children as schools prepare to reopen.
Penguia Chiefdom in Sierra Leone, situated in the Ebola outbreak area near Meliandou Village in Guinea, is the recipient of funding to support food security recovery resulting from low crop production due to the Ebola crisis. Funded also is support for women farmers in the neighboring Yawei Chiefdom. The third Sierra Leone project supports the Penguia Youth Association 24-7 Task Force that helps control ingress/egress at the borders. In Liberia, Lower Bong County project funding fights the EVD through awareness and sensitization in a remote area, and Vision for Tomorrow is funded to address recovery gaps in West Point, Monrovia, Grand Cape Mount and Bomi counties.


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The virtue of compassion is "an understanding and caring when someone is hurt or troubled, even if you don't know them. It is wanting to help, even if all you can do is listen and say kind words." I believe that everyone has felt compassion once in their life. I felt compassion for my family and everyone who knew and loved my uncle, because I knew everyone felt part or maybe more of how I felt.
My uncle was a great man. He was loving, caring, and helpful to anyone in need. My uncle lived with my family and me for a while when he was really sick. He loved making all different kinds of food for everyone. Whether it was 2:00 pm or 2:00 am, it didn't matter. He'd cook for you. My uncle was the type of person who'd be there for anyone, and try to help even if he didn't know the person. My uncle had compassion for everyone and I think that's one of the things that made him such a great man.
When he died and we all found out it was one of the saddest things my family has gone through. My friends knew how much my uncle meant to me and showed me so much compassion. They checked on me to see how I was doing, and they had kind words to say. I showed compassion for my cousin, even though I didn't know what it is like to lose my father, I still showed him that I cared.
At the funeral, when I seen everyone crying, I just hugged everyone I could. People I didn't even know that well came up to me and asked how I was and hugged me when I was crying. Everyone should show compassion for someone because everyone needs someone who cares.
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Publication Date: 2018
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Every year, newspapers make blatant, embarrassing, egregious errors, and every year, Craig Silverman is there to catch them. In the latest edition of the Year in Media Errors and Corrections, Silverman collects plenty of gaffes, including the headline from the DeKalb News (left), some of which are hilarious and some just sad. Here are a few favorites:
From The Justice (Brandeis University):
The original article provided the incorrect location of New York University's new institution. It is in Abu Dhabi, not Abu Ghraib.
From The Guardian (U.K.):
This article was amended on Tuesday 20 January 2009. In our entry on Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon Days, we referred to a Prairie Ho Companion; we meant a Prairie Home Companion. This has been corrected.
From the Los Angeles Times:
Bear sighting: An item in the National Briefing in Sunday's Section A said a bear wandered into a grocery story in Hayward, Wis., on Friday and headed for the beer cooler. It was Thursday.
And the correction of the year, from the Washington Post:
A Nov. 26 article in the District edition of Local Living incorrectly said a Public Enemy song declared 9/11 a joke. The song refers to 911, the emergency phone number.
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Finding "Comfort" in old recipes, friends and memories
When it comes to the food memoir genre, Ruth Reichl leads the pack as one of the best authors, my book club recently concluded.
We all agreed the former New York Times restaurant critic's 1998 book, "Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table," remains a favorite read. A club member still makes Reichl's "show-off salad" recipe (it's her version of Caesar salad) that's included among the pages.
The food memoir field now sometimes feels too crowded. And some of us had grown weary of the genre by the time Reichl penned her third memoir "Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise."
But a good writer can breathe life into a tired subject. The food writer A.J. Liebling once said, "The primary requisite for writing about food is a good appetite."
And Emily Nunn has that, and more.
In her new book, "The Comfort Food Diaries: My Quest for the Perfect Dish to Mend a Broken Heart" (Atria Books, 2017), Nunn writes about a long quest to heal herself with favorite foods after the suicide of her brother, a failed romance and a stint in the Betty Ford Center for alcohol addiction.
The former New Yorker editor – she started the magazine's "Tables for Two" column – and Chicago Tribune food writer travels back to her Southern roots, staying with friends and family along the way, to help find hope for her future. She revisits dishes and foods from her past.
Her journey, especially when trying to mend fraying family relationships with her sister and her father, is at turns heartbreakingly sad as well as heartwarmingly endearing. But Nunn also knows a good recipe and dish when she sees and tastes one. The book has more than 50 recipes.
I've been a longtime Facebook "friend" of Nunn, and well remember her wonderful writing from the Chicago Tribune. But it's been some of her recipes, sometimes featured on the Food52 website and her old blog, that first began earning my affection.
One of my favorite recipes, featured in the book, is a lovely dessert known as Aunt Mariah's Lemon Sponge Cups. Nunn goes through the recipe boxes of her Aunt Mariah who still lives in her old hometown of Galax, Virginia, and sifts through the index cards in the wooden boxes.
She writes, "It was like going on an archaeological dig, back into a past where my mother still spoke to everyone in the family and all of her Galax friends she'd parted ways with, and even gave them recipes, had parties with them and held luncheons. When women still had to write everything down and they saw one another in person –just dropped by. They needed lots of recipes for the kind of food you served at garden club meetings."
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Aunt Mariah's Lemon Sponge Cups are humble, yet delicious, and easy to make. They come out of the oven with puffy-brown tops and a bottom layer of lemon custard. "The very thing after a lunch of chicken salad (served in a tomato) and sweet iced tea with mint," Nunn writes.
My book club buddy Dawn said she recently made Nunn's Spicy Beans with Coconut Milk – it's a dish, adapted from "Southern Living," that the author shares with her cousin – and it earned rave reviews from her family. Dawn's husband claimed it was the best dish she's ever made. It's now in the dinner rotation.
Nunn says it's a zesty dish using canned foods, "the kind of things you might overlook in your cupboard when you think you have absolutely nothing left to cook, nothing left to give to people you love, nothing left for yourself. It's absolutely delicious."
Who could ask for anything more?
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Aunt Mariah's Lemon Sponge Cups
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
1 lemon, zested and juiced
3 large eggs, separated
1 1/2 cups milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream the butter. Add the sugar, flour, salt, lemon zest, and juice. In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks; stir in the milk. Slowly add egg mixture to the butter mixture. Beat the egg whites until stiff; gently fold into the mixture. Pour into 4 to 6 ramekins or individual souffle dishes (depending on size; Nunn uses four 12-ounce dishes) and place in a pan of hot water. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. You will have a layer of lemon custard, with a gorgeous, lightly browned sponge on top. Let cool a bit. Turn out and serve with whipped cream, or serve still in the dish. You can also bake this in one large souffle dish; you'll know it's done when the puffed dome is browned and firm. Garnish, if you want, with a thin slice of lemon. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Spicy Beans with Coconut Milk
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 to 3 tablespoons Thai red curry paste (the kind in a can is more potent than jarred)
2 (15-ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14.5-ounce) can Italian plum tomatoe, preferably San Marzano, with their juice, crushed with your hands over the pan
1 (13.5-ounce) can coconut milk (you can juse light, but it's better with the real thing)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Zest and juice of 1 large lime
4 cups hot cooked basmati or long grain rice
4 scallions, chopped (optional)
A handful chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
Saute the onion in a Dutch oven with the oil over medium-high heat until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic; saute for 1 minute. Add the curry paste, saute for 1 minute. Stir in the beans, tomatoes, coconut milk, salt, and maple syrup. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the lime zest and juice. Served over rice and sprinkle with toppings, if using. Makes 4 servings.


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Adobe's FMS 4.0 Will Support HTTP, Sources Say
In a surprising development, Contentinople has learned that Adobe Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBE) will be adding support for HTTP in the next release of its streaming server, indicating that it may finally be shifting away from its own proprietary streaming protocol.
Sources tell Contentinople that beginning early next year, Adobe's Flash Media Server (FMS) version 4.0 will support HTTP streaming for the first time. By doing so, the company will offer a more efficient streaming architecture than its proprietary Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP), which its streaming servers currently use.
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Only U Cafe
Since school's starting in a month, a few days ago I went to the ubc bookstore to pick up some supplies!! I was going to eat off campus, but then I got hungry LOL. With my stomach rumbling, I had to find somewhere to eat, ASAP. Cause I get #hangry ;)
It's going to feel so weird starting up after a 3 month hiatus lol! I took the winter semester off to go to asia with my mom, so now I have to make up for it by taking courses in the summer...boo!! So while everyone's sipping margaritas on the patio, I'm going to be sitting in a classroom writing lecture notes D:
I usually don't like eating on campus because 1. the options are really limited, 2. the food's generally overpriced and 3. Everything is pretty mediocre haha. But if you guys want to see more campus food, I'll gladly eat it for ya! LOL ;)
I've never been to Only U Cafe, but it's one of the busier cafes (especially for brunch) on campus! They're located near McDonalds, not too far from the bus loop! They're on the other side of the building across from Starbucks so you really have to look for it!
Note: Guess what?! I added a Vancouver area blogroll with the most recently updated blogs on the bottom of my site!! I really missed using Chowtimes' blogroll, so I decided to make my own haha! It's a really awesome way to follow the most recently updated Vancouver area blogs! Let me know if you want me to add your blog to my list! :D
Veggie Burger w/ Pesto Mayo & Avocado $11.99
2.5/5 stars
This was okay. For the price, I could've gone somewhere else and gotten a better burger haha.While the patty was quite substantial, it didn't taste all that great, and the patty itself was a bit too mushy in texture and fell apart too easily.The bun was nice and soft, and there was a generous amount of pesto in there though with large chunks of avocado! :D
Lots of avocado! :D
3/5 stars
Man, I haven't had crinkle cut fries in forever lol! These ones were pretty good, crispy, soft on the inside and sprinkled with a salt/cayenne seasoning!!
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Banana Bread from Willingdon Church! $1.50
3/5 stars
Here's what I had for breaky yesterday! Every week I eat breakfast at church, I'm addicted to their pastries hehe. I'm pretty sure they make them in house, and they're pretty tasty!! Super moist and soft, with a ton of bananay flavour! I usually rotate between this and their lemon loaf haha! If you go to Willingdon, you should try it out! ;)
Maybe I should start posting what I eat for breakfast from now on haha. Except these days I haven't been eating breakfast (terrible I know lol) because I've been waking up really late.
But once school's starts, you'll likely spot me at your neighbourhood cafe in the morning eating a muffin and drinking from a juice box LOL. I hope I'm not the only 19 year old who still drinks juice boxes ;) Heyy, they're really convenient okay!!


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Te Matatini Festival
Embody the magic and cultural extravaganza of kapa haka. A record 48 teams from New Zealand and Australia competed for the pinnacle of being crowned 'the best of the best'. Over 20,000 avid kapa haka fans are expected to descend on Hastings for the biggest kapa haka show on earth. Over four days audiences experienced the best kapa haka in the world, tasted Maori and local delicacies and broughtMaori art, designer wear and jewellery. Te Matatini was a great success!
Thur 23 - Sun 26 Feb
8.00am -8.00pm
Kahungunu Sports Park, 42 Percival Road, Hastings
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Event was held on
Waitangi Day
Ahuriri Light Trail
He Manu Tioriori
Kahungunu Taikura Pounamu
Iwitoi Kahungunu Exhibit
Te Herenga Waka Festival
Kahungunu Water Borne Show
Takitimu ki Rarotonga Pou Unveiling
Taniwha Dragon Summit
Kahungunu Pavilion
Te Matatini Powhiri
Te Whanau Show Concert
Kaumatua Ball
Kahungunu Beach Party
Takitimu Vybz
Paua Club
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The Bible asserts that God does not change his mind:
"God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and then not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?" (Numbers 23:19).
"I the LORD do not change" (Malachi 3:6).
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father… who does not change like shifting shadows" (James 1:17).
"My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips" (Psalm 89:34).
God's holiness is everlastingly constant and unalterable (Num. 23:19; James 1:17). It is precisely because God does not change that His eternal purpose toward His people will stand. He may punish, discipline, and correct them, but all this is for the purpose of bringing repentance and salvation to them.
With God there is no change of mood or purpose. He is ever the immutable God, forever anxious to save lost men in a lost world, through every possible means. This is in contrast with the fickleness and alternating moods attributed to heathen gods.
The Cross is the ultimate proof that God's Word does not change. If God can change His own word, then He would have canceled the penalty of death that He gave to Adam when he sinned (Genesis 2:17; Romans 5:12). But because God's judgment could not be canceled, Jesus had to die to save humanity. There was no other way to save humanity and deliver them from the death sentence but by the shedding of Jesus' blood (John 3:16). So, if God was willing to subject His innocent Son to death in order to keep His Words, he will not change his judgements on the evil doers who insist on their ways (Luke 23:31).
Some claim that Jesus in the New Testament changed the Law He gave in the Old Testament. But Jesus answers, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled" (Matthew 5:17,18).
The assertion that by fulfilling the moral law Christ abrogated that law is not in harmony with His own words. Such an interpretation denies the meaning Christ obviously intended to convey. By fulfilling the law Christ simply "filled" it "full" of meaning—by giving men an example of perfect obedience to the will of God, in order that the same law "might be fulfilled in us" (Rom. 8:3, 4).
In His service,
BibleAsk Team
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Tortola Guide
Situated in the Caribbean, Tortola is the largest of the fifty British Virgin Islands. Ideal for romantic getaways, Tortola is an attractive destination due to its beaches with turquoise waters.
Tortola's relatively dry climate favors the excursions and diving trips you can indulge in as your stay progresses. Its flora and fauna are outstanding and will make your trip extremely rewarding.
Enjoy exclusive swims with the dolphins and spend unique moments face to face with multiple species of birds, a delight for ornithologists.
Moreover, pirate shipwrecks, coral reef gardens, plus multiple species of fish will captivate you during a diving session.
Suggested places to visit during your stay:
- Coral archipelago of Anegada
- J.R. botanical garden O'Neal
- Fort Charlotte
- White Bay beach
The best times to go
The best seasons for setting off on vacation to Tortola extend from December through April. During your stay, you will have the choice of an array of hotels steeped in the Caribbean ambience.
Now is the time to treat yourself to minimally priced departures to Tortola on our flights.
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Steve Portias
April 21, 2019 11:52 AM
I had Gary Smith for several business classes. I was not the greatest of students he had. But, a lot did sink in. Later on I became V.P of Sales and Marketing for Laura Scudders and Granny Goose Snack Foods for 30 years and then was Sales Manager for the Western States working for Ted Turner in the sales of Buffalo Meat. I owe a lot of my success to Mr. Gary Smith.
David Sloan
October 11, 2017 8:29 PM
Ms. Woodward--The very name still conjures in my soul a little fear, a great deal of awe and . . .all these decades later, the utmost gratitude. If imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery--well, Joann (I always wanted to call you that in class, but the sheer terror of the possible consequences muted me), I've chosen to be a high school English teacher for the past forty-odd (and I do mean ODD) years. You were my template, my 'enry 'iggins, and my pedagogical Platonic ideal. If you actually attend the 50th, I would love nothing more than to fulfill three lifelong ambitions: to thank you in person for kindling my life's work, to give you a kiss on the cheek, and to call you Joann.
Kim (McLaughlin) Wible
September 6, 2017 11:49 AM
There are few people who can claim to have changed as many lives as Miss Woodward has. She certainly changed mine. I made it through college and graduate school on the strength of what she did for her students. First she taught us to think, and then she taught us to translate those skills into an ability to write well. Like so many others, I have relied on those skills throughout my life.
As kids, while we complained about the work we were expected to do, I don't think many of us gave a thought to how much effort it took Miss Woodward to prepare our lessons, and then cover our papers in red ink. She was determined to get us ready for the world beyond high school, and as an adult I have been endlessly grateful for the amount of dedication she must have put into quietly working much harder than we ever did. Thank you, Miss Woodward!
Carol Gaston Kerr
September 19, 2017 7:44 PM
SO true. You've said it all. I wish/hope she could know what we all think now in retrospect. And I can't wait to see you! Carol
Michael Tappan
August 14, 2017 12:32 AM
To Miss Woodward,
Well Joanne Woodward, it's been many years since I sat in your class in your 1967 English literature class. And there is still a place in my memory for you.
I anguished over your high expectations. And I learned from them. I was not the only one. I remember someone posted a small sign above your classroom door that read (as did the sign to the entrance of Dante's hell), "Abandon all hope ye who enter here."
High schoolers are wags and prone to misinterpretation. It was not hope that had to be abandoned in your classroom. But instead what needed to be jettisoned was the idea that we could get away with thinking small. There was always some sense of knowing that to enter through your class door would present challenges that would move us out of our narrow worlds to grander human experiences.
I remember that in one semester you could always tell a "Woodward student." They were the ones carrying around a paperback copy of Herman Hesse's Siddhartha with their math texts. I didn't read, really read Hesse, or any novel for that matter, until my twenties. I was slow to deeply dive into the world you presented to us. I didn't get my English degree until my mid-30s.
But you planted the seeds in me to explore what you taught. Through you, I had my first realization of the power of human story. In your presence, education wasn't about the memorization of dates, or the ends-and-outs of diagraming a sentence. In your class, there were the great themes of life; joy, fear and love… the things that link us to our humanity, bind us to each other, and help us realize that we're not alone.
From that place it's a heck of a lot easier to explore just who we are. And I thank you for that.
Your teaching came as much by example as by words. I saw you then as I see you know as a strong woman who earned her student's allegiance by her wit and intelligence and the strengths of her understandings.
So, with gratitude, and from my heart to yours… Miss Woodward, I want to thank you.
Mike Tappan
Sue Olson
July 26, 2017 12:27 AM
I have often wanted the chance to say thank you to Joanne Woodward, possibly the best teacher I enjoyed for 3 years in the long diverse parade of teachers who affected me on through the college years. After passing under the hallowed portal of her classroom and Dante's caution to "Abandon all hope ye who enter here," I recall her first speech to us juvenile 10th graders: "Your days of being little sponges are over. In my class you will think for yourselves and examine and question great literature. I will prepare you to write college papers.......I will accept nothing less than your best." I even recollect most of her definition of literature--that compendium of time transcending thought set down in written symbols.....And when I slipped below those tall standards and received a "C" with a big red downward arrow, I still recall her commentary, "Neat abortion of reason. Try again." I have often told these stories when expressing what it means to be a good teacher. So I gleefully thank you, Joanne. I was a writer when I got to you; I developed into a better writer and remained a critical thinker thanks to you. I hope your life has been worthy of you and for you.
Carol Gaston Kerr
September 19, 2017 7:42 PM
Sue--what a great tribute! And I love remembering that definition. She was amazing!
Carol Gaston Kerr
June 19, 2017 3:55 PM
I also endorse Joanne Woodward as a teacher who shaped my life. Funny, demanding, lively and insisting you be curious and work hard. Between Ms. Woodward and Ms. Atkinson I went to college knowing how to write well and in fact taught high school English myself for 8 years--but was never as good as they were.
Larry Gable
March 12, 2017 11:08 PM
Miss Joann Woodward
- She challenged her students and pushed them to be the best they could be. I attribute my writing skills to her. She taught us how to organize our thoughts and feelings and convey them on paper.
I received an "A" on every paper I did in college and know that it was a direct result of what she taught us. One of my three favorite teachers.
Diane (Ebel) Moore
March 18, 2017 10:09 PM
Miss Woodward was definitely an awesome teacher and an excellent role model. I loved her class as did all my fellow classmates. I was inspired to become an English teacher, and took 90 units of English in college before realizing I could never be Miss Woodward. She should know how much she meant to us.
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Mancy commented in my blog post:
"You mention that you believe that with the emergence of MOOCs, the "current education model would be "shaken" and further disrupted…" Are you referring to MOOCs constituting a technological discontinuity within the current tertiary education industry? Because I thought that whilst the MOOCs offers a dominant design, it is not a type of discontinuity (As we have already seen this technology in the former development of e-learning and online education, the only difference being that it is now available to a large market, as well as being free). You have also made comparisons to traditional forms of learning, and explained how MOOCs can offer the 'future of education'. I am just not sure whether you mean MOOCs will offer the future of education in regards to 'online' teaching & learning, or future of tertiary education overall. Because in my opinion, I would have thought that the tertiary education format of the 'face-to-face- teaching & learning still stands as the 'dominant' design, and due to institutional logics, cannot be easily replaced. Rather, the MOOCs will be a dominant design of the type of 'e-learning' and 'distance education 's have seen in history, referring to the likes of University of Phoenix, NYU Online, and Fathom. I thank you for taking your time to read this and look forward to your reply. Kind Regards, Mancy
My response as follows:
Our current education model would be shaken and further disrupted as there are urges to populate courses to accommodate an increasing number of students, but these institutions are finding it difficult to get enough students to enrol into their courses. Institutions are busily restructuring their organisation and deploying various education strategies (with online and distance education courses offered) in order to stay economically viable and competitive in a global education market.
Increasingly, there is a huge problem that is associated with the funding and the continuing rise of tuition when studying for a degree in colleges and universities.
"The cost of a college degree in the United States has increased "12 fold" over the past 30 years, far outpacing the price inflation of consumer goods, medical expenses and food.
According to Bloomberg, college tuition and fees have increased 1,120 percent since records began in 1978."
"Soaring tuition and shrinking incomes are making college less and less affordable," Senator Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said in an e-mailed statement. "For millions of young people, rising college costs are putting the American dream on hold, or out of reach."
The figure tells it all, when falling enrolment figures in traditional universities and colleges led to further pressures for institutions to respond to the needs of the society and large number of potential applicants applying for colleges. Institutions are strategically positioning their course to attract more students to take up their colleges and universities places.
On the other end of the education spectrum, MOOCs are now registered with millions of participants. Though these MOOCs are mostly associated with the elite higher education institutions (universities), they have become derivatives that could out-perform their mainstream courses, as evidenced in the Stanford University's AI course by Sebastian Thrun.
Would that be a concern to most higher education institutions – colleges and universities?
As more and more universities are relying on the MOOCs to help them in promoting their courses, and reducing the costs of delivery by associating or partnering themselves with MOOCs, what would happen?
You could get college credits from MOOC (see this want-college-credit-for-a-mooc-no-problem-says-antioch-university).
"Whilst the MOOCs offers a dominant design, it is not a type of discontinuity."
xMOOCs are offering education of a significantly "different kind", and apart from them being free, they are open. This paper provides an overview of the MOOCs and their development.
MOOC – Coursera has disrupted the traditional classroom.
Tony says:
The first kind of 'knowledge' can be delivered efficiently on a mass scale using information transmission, automated testing, etc. The problem is though that these jobs are increasingly being replaced by either cheap labour or increasingly by machines. To develop the second kind of outcomes, learners need interaction with other learners and experts, qualitative assessment by subject experts, and a rich learning environment.
In 'traditional' online courses, there is this kind of interaction; in MOOCs there is not, at least to date. The problem is that this kind of 'transactional' learning between student and teacher is difficult to scale up, at least on a large scale. In traditional online learning, where a faculty member designs the course and delivers it, the development cost is less than a third of the delivery costs – the time of the instructor interacting with students. This is the trade-off when you try to scale up.
My concern with MOOCs is that their proponents see them as a means to educate the masses for the first kind of learning, while reserving the second kind of learning for those who pay very high fees to come to their campuses. This will merely widen the inequalities that already exist. We need to find ways of making the second kind of learning available on a mass scale, but there has to be a price paid to do this, whether it is through taxes, tuition fees or a combination of both.
So, MOOCs could put significant pressures back to institutions, where transactional learning would need to be "scale up" to the masses, with tens or hundreds of thousands of students, in order to attract more students to study.
The challenge is: would such way of educating the massive number of students be sustainable with the existing funding model?
What about the high drop out and attrition rates, and low completion rates, the on-line identification of students, plagiarism and cheating, and language issues that had all impacted the reputation of online education, in particular MOOCs? How would these not disrupt the traditional higher institutions if they are not responding to the call of open on-line education if their enrolment continues to fall, and that more and more students are joining MOOCs for continuing studies and learning?
In this post:
"And that's when I have my being-blown-away moment. The traffic is astonishing. There are thousands of people asking – and answering – questions about dominant mutations and recombination. And study groups had spontaneously grown up: a Colombian one, a Brazilian one, a Russian one. There's one on Skype, and some even in real life too. And they're so diligent! If you are a vaguely disillusioned teacher, or know one, send them to Coursera: these are people who just want to learn."
This is interesting, though not a surprise at all. These sorts of forum postings and discussions had been ongoing for years, like wikieducator, Google groups, only this time every one seemed to be amazed for the first time of its pervasiveness – with networks all springing up seemingly from nowhere.
If we refer these to study groups, then what would be the role of formal classes, in a traditional classroom, within institution? Would students like to have a try, and dip a toe into MOOC? Why not?
Is face-to-face teaching learning still dominant design of tertiary education? Yes. That is why MOOCs would soon be taking over some aspects of the traditional teaching, when one could reach a massive number of students normally not afforded in the face-to-face mode of teaching.
Is that the reason why Sebastian Thrun preferred to take the red pill after his experiment with the AI MOOC? How about the rock star professors who are teaching under MOOC? Isn't it great to be admired by hundreds of thousands of participants of MOOC? What would happen to those who are still teaching in a face-to-face teaching mode? Would they need to shift their teaching mode because of the need of the community and learners? What would happen to those educators and students who are accustomed to the face-to-face teaching?
If you still think that xMOOCs are not making any impact on HE, I reckon you have to think again, as this post provides some good food for thoughts.
Education of adults in MOOCs
If children can educate themselves, why can't adults? This is indeed the philosophy of cMOOCS, where self-organised learning and peer-to-peer teaching and learning forms the pedagogy of the cMOOCs.
There are educators who don't think xMOOCs would post any significant "threat" or disruption to higher education institutions with reasons:
MOOC's have five fundamental problems.
1. It's too easy to cheat.
2. Star students can't shine.
3. Employers avoid weird people.
4. Computers can't grade everything.
5. Money can substitute for ability.
The major challenge is the huge drop-out rate of MOOCs where majority of participants of MOOCs didn't complete the courses due to various reasons. Is drop-out really that important in online learning such as MOOCs? May be not, as I have shared them here. The more connections one has, the more proficient one has to become, in face of chaotic and complex learning environment.


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Perry's goal late in the 3rd sends Ducks to 4-3 victory over Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Anaheim Ducks overcame the loss of Saku Koivu to cool off the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Corey Perry scored with 2:25 remaining in the third period on Sunday night and Anaheim edged Columbus 4-3, ending the Blue Jackets' three-game winning streak.
An intended pass by Columbus' Dalton Prout to his defensive partner caromed hard off the back boards into the slot to Perry, who wristed a shot over a sprawled Sergei Bobrovsky.
"It was just one of those ones where it takes a weird hop and came right to me," Perry said, converting his sixth season of the season. "If it didn't go in I probably would have had to hear about it from the bench."
The Ducks lost Koivu late in the second period on a hit that resulted in the ejection of Columbus' Brandon Dubinsky.
Koivu, who had just passed the puck crossing into the Columbus zone, took a blow and had to be helped from the ice. He did not return.
Dubinsky said he didn't have any malicious intent and was just trying to read the play.
"I think my shoulder and elbow were tucked," he said. "It's a fast game. I'm not a dirty player. I think I play the game honest. I went out there to try to make a body check, not injure Koivu or make a dirty hit."
Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau wanted to see the play in slow motion before getting too emotional.
"I'm sure it will be discussed by a lot of people," he said. "It does me no good stating thoughts and things like that. We'll see what happens."
Artem Anisimov scored twice, rebounding from a hard first-period check by Francois Beauchemin, and Blake Comeau scored his first of the season for Columbus, which finished a four-game homestand at 3-1.
Bobrovsky, last season's Vezina Trophy winner, stopped 28 of 32 shots.
Ryan Getzlaf, Peter Holland and Emerson Etem scored for Anaheim.
Anaheim is playing the fourth of an eight-game road trip. The Ducks improved to 2-2 on the trip after starting the season winning seven of their first eight games. Rookie Frederik Anderson made 18 saves to improve to 3-0 on the season.
Tied at 2, the Ducks began the third period on a five-minute major power play with Dubinsky sent off.
Anaheim's struggling power play ranked last in the league took advantage with Etem stuffing home the rebound of a Teemu Selanne shot at 1:51 of the third for his second of the season.
"We did absolutely need it because I thought that was going to be a complete game changer if we didn't score on that power play," Boudreau said.
Columbus kept plugging away and Anisimov made it 3-3 with his fourth of the season at 8:24, redirecting James Wisniewski's point shot.
"(Losing Dubie) definitely hurt us but other guys stepped up," Blue Jackets left wing Nick Foligno said. "They scored on the power play and we found a way to get one. It seemed like the game was headed to overtime."
Comeau opened the scoring at 12:56 of the first period.
Anaheim pulled even 19 seconds into the second period with Getzlaf, on a nifty behind-the-back pass from Perry, zipping a low shot from the right dot for his fifth of the season.
Holland made it 2-1 at 6:59, throwing an off-angle shot from near the left end line that squeezed inside the near post past Bobrovsky.
The Blue Jackets, who didn't register their first shot of the period until midway through, scored a short-handed goal for the second game in a row to get back in it.
Cam Fowler bobbled the puck and Dubinsky stole it and sent Anisimov on a breakaway. He deked Anderson to make 2-2 at 12:12.
"The guys stuck together and battled right to the end," Etem said. "It was a huge win."
NOTES: Columbus' next game is Friday at Pittsburgh to start a home-and-home series with the Penguins. ... The Ducks continue their road trip Tuesday in Philadelphia. ... Columbus general manager Jarmo Kekalainen and Teemu Selanne played together on Team Finland at the 1991 Canada Cup tournament. ... Anaheim is 6-0 in one-goal games.


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Born 1931 in Ibaraki Prefecture as Takao Iijima, Ay-O is a Jpanese artist, who is internationally known as the Rainbow Artist because of the rainbow-striped motifs in his artwork. He graduated from Tokyo University of Education in 1954. Ay-O started his career in the Demokrato Artist Association, which was created by artist Ei-Q in promoting artistic freedom and independence in making art. In 1958, he moved to New York. In 1961, Ay-O was introduced to George Maciunas by Yoko Ono, and formally joined Maciunas in Fluxus in 1963. He started producing his signature rainbow prints in 1964, and represented Japan at the 1966 Venice Biennale.
His works are included in the collections of numerous museums including the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and Kyoto, the British Museum and Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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Jack Skillingstead's latest novel, The Chaos Function (2019), has a fairly straightforward premise: a young journalist accidentally receives the ability to shift reality from one possible timeline to another, though not without disastrous consequences. The first time she performs this shift, it's purely by accident, though that doesn't make the new future any less grave. Each time she shifts to another possible timeline without returning to the original, the consequences become more and more dire, until she is left with a terrible choice: return reality to its intended course or watch the entire world destroy itself.
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- Your ancestors survived thanks to luck, preparation or pure grit. Now it's time to leave their shelters and start rebuilding the world.
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With Atlanta in self isolation mode, taking care of our skin during such a chaotic and stressful time is more important now than ever. Stress along with stress eating can create inflammation in the body and weakens our immune system. At Artisan Beaute' in Buckhead, we are here for you, and your skin care needs.
Here are some tips that as a skin care provider – I share with my patients to help give a little love to our skin, enrich our mind, and relax the tense facial muscles!
With all the snacks we are eating and stress harboring, the TMJ, Masseter, and lymphatic system can get tight and sluggish. Hence, LOTS of massage, cryotherapy, and drinking more water than you might normally will help to promote de-puffing.
I like to keep it really simple. Let's think of it as a Spring Reset – use minimalistic skincare and transition into the new season slowly.
I use my cryosticks morning and night to depuff and reduce my heavy inflammation. Within 3-4 days, my inflammation goes down significantly. Cryosticks are LIFE. Especially as we enter into the warmer weather, I promise you won't regret it. My favorite are by Biologique Recherche`, and available at Artisan Beaute`( along with my other favorite must-have products). I use them with the intention of using personal "gua sha" techniques although it's not gua sha. All tightness and tension in the face, especially with the major current events, dissipates.
My routine is predominately by Biologique Recherche (French for HEAVEN for the SKIN…jk):
🤲🏻WASH YOUR HANDS. Sounds easy enough, but not performed enough before touching that beautiful face.
🤲🏻Cleanse with Lait U. Leave cleanser on for slip and use freezed cryosticks as my inflammation reducer. Lots of lymphatic drainage movements – starting from the center of the face and moving out, releasing TMJ tightness, and going on the jaw as well. I focused a lot on lifting to prevent sagging in the skin.
🤲🏻Rinse with cool water. Wash cryosticks as well in soap and water.
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For our mind and body, I strongly recommend reading beautiful books to keep learning and stimulating our brain. It also helps to get lost in a story and keep our mind off of the stresses outside. Doing at home workouts, yoga, and drinking lots of water helps to keep our mind healthy and immune system strong!
Run a warm bath, add a touch of essential oils, light a gorgeous candle (one of my favorites is Pure Calm by Uma Oils), give positive affirmations to yourself, and take care of the beautiful body we each live in.
We all stay so busy, and run our bodies hard. Maybe there is a bigger reason that we are being forced to slow down, if even for a moment. Stay healthy, and make the most of this time with a little (or a lot of) self care. #inthistogether
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