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Dear Mark
On behalf of Kelvedon Hatch Football Club I would like to thank you and everyone else at the Bentley Golf Club for making the KHFC Golf Day a success yesterday.
The food and service were up to your normal very high standards and we would like to thank all of your staff for the way in which we were looked after.
The players enjoyed their day and that is testament to your Club and the course which I was told was enjoyable to play.
Once again thank you for looking after us and we hope to see you again next year.
Kind regards
David Hughes
Kelvedon Hatch Football Club
August 2021
Dear Mark, we would just like to register our thanks for the excellent treatment we received at the club last Monday. It was a difficult day to administer, with the weather being as it was, receiving one or two last minute cancellations, and then also deciding only to play 18 holes.
Everyone at the club went out of their way to accommodate us and be as flexible as possible in relation to our needs. We look forward to many more years of this long standing golf day, hopefully with better weather, and will be in contact as soon as we have decided a date for next year.
Once again thanks to you and all the staff.
Cavalier Golf Society Memorial Day
June 2019
Just to quick note to say thank you for an excellent golf day last Friday. Despite the hot weather everyone enjoyed the course, in fact asking if we could come back next year. The food was lovely, and the staff couldn't have been more helpful. Look forward to seeing you all next year, thank you once more.
Kind Regards
Mark Smith
The members of the Cricketers Golf Society would like to thank you very much for the hospitality we received last Friday. Everyone enjoyed the day very much and the members were most complimentary about the hospitality and the condition of the course - so thank you, once again.
Many thanks and best wishes
Mario Fanni (Secretary) 18th May 2018
Hi Mark,
I think that from a PGA point of view things went better than we expected. The welcome from the club and the members was great and you could tell when talking to them that they seemed to be very happy to have us there and for your club to be hosting one of our "Big" tournaments.
From a playing and course point of view I think it is fair to say it went very, very well. I heard comments from the Pro's such as "Hidden Gem" , "Why have we never been here before, this is brilliant " to experienced former Tour Pro's extolling the virtues of the greens with such comments as " These greens are up to Tour Standard" . All very positive and there were many more I could add. I did not hear and neither did the boys running the tournament, one negative comment about your club or your excellent golf course and your Head Greenkeeper and his staff should be very proud of the course they produced for the three days. Top class.
I know many of the Pro's who played will be passing these reports back to their members urging them to come visit the club and hosting the tournament did nothing but enhance the reputation of Bentley Golf Club.
Gordon A Campbell
Secretary - The PGA in England (East)
Ballards Gore Seniors Section Came to your Club today, for breakfast and a round of golf. I thought that I just had to write to you to say that I had a great day, Breakfast was really nice and the condition of the course was fantastic you have something really worthy of another visit at some point in the future.
Yours P.B.Hayward
Hi Mark,
As you are not on Facebook you might not see this review from Ian Ewing - rated 5 out of 5
We had a society day on the 30th June and I would like to say well done as the courses was in great condition the greens were excellent. But even better was the hospitality from the staff we was met in the morning by Debbie who was both very pleasant and great fun.
So well done Bentley.
Dear Secretary
I would just like to say thank you for hosting the East Region OOM event this week. Everybody at the club was very friendly and helpful and the course was in great condition . I came early on Tuesday to play a practice round and took this photo looking down the 18th as I stood on the 1st tee and thought you might like it.
Thank you again
Andrew George
Head Professional
Ely City GC
Good morning Mark.
After playing at Bentley with the Phoenix G. S. On the 15th of June I would like you too know that the 25 members really enjoyed the day.
Only 5 of the members had played the course before,and everyone thought it was a very good,in superb condition.
In the clubhouse everything was perfect,from the start of the day, the coffee and bacon rolls,drinks at the bar,and a three course dinner that everyone enjoyed .
Many thanks to Mark and his team, and the ladies who looked after us in the clubhouse.
Kind regards.
George Briggs
June 2017
I have received so many compliments about our trip to Bentley Golf Club today, we all had a fantastic day!
Everyone at the club was so friendly and welcoming whether staff or members and all were keen to make sure we had a good day.
Adrian took very good care of us out on the course and your bar & kitchen team did us proud with breakfast and a generous lunch.
We thought the course was in fabulous condition and provided a suitable challenge, although our winners had quite good scores.
Please pass on our thanks to the whole team for a job very well done and with a smile too.
I'm sure you will have many more Brickendon visitors on the back of our trip.
Many thanks,
Dee (and the Brickendon Grange Ladies' Committee)
Dear Mark, Chef, catering staff and Waitresses.
Thank you for allowing us to hold our Captains day at your club and making it such a memorable day.
All our members thought the course was in excellent condition, even though most of us had difficulty reading the greens, I hasten to add not the fault of the greens.
Everyone remarked on the excellent carvery and also the other courses and the service was excellent, the waitresses were so friendly. Sorry if we kept the staff late, but we had a lot to get through, but a really enjoyable evening thanks to all of you.
If we have not worn our welcome out we would like to hold our captains day 2017 at your club. I will be in contact.
Thank you
Paul (Havering Golf Society) 8th August 2016
Just a quick note to say how much we enjoyed last Friday the course was absolutely superb and a big thankyou to your staff who were great nothing was to much trouble and very helpful.
Everyone agreed it was the best course we have played in a long while and hope to be able to return next year
Regards Alan Wall Troggs GS
July 2016
Hi Mark just like to a big thank you for a very successful day special thanks also to catering staff for a very enjoyable meal kind regards from Fred on behalf of wanstead c d s see you again soon
Good morning Mark,
I just wanted to thank you for allowing our society to visit your club yesterday.
Your staff were very friendly and helpful and we all had a great time.
Hope to visit you again sometime this summer.
April 2016
"I just wanted to drop you a quick line to thank you and Bentley Golf Club for a most enjoyable day last Friday, everything from the course the food and the staff was of the highest standard so much so that next years captain is already saying we should return in 2016.
Please also pass on our thanks to Debbie who was there when we arrived at 8.30am and was there to see us off at 10.00pm she was brilliant.
Kind regards
Castle Golf Society 10 July 2015"
"I had the pleasure of playing a round at your course today. I just wanted to compliment the team on a course presented in such fantastic condition. The greens were so true and nearly as good as Woburn two weeks ago and they were perfect. everyone was so friendly and its a pleasure to spend a few hours at the course. Well done to all. I'm certainly going to recommend it to lots of people. Best. Sam" June 2015
"Thanks Mark and all at The Bentley for making our visit a most enjoyable day. Please pass our comments on to Nick and all the staff in the club house. Thanks once again D.JOYCE Twigs representative. " June 2015
"I just wanted to say thank you for Friday. Everyone in the group had a great day the course is in great condition and the food and service was excellent. Please pass on my thanks to everyone at the club. I hope to visit Bentley Golf Club again soon." - The Birdie Club (1 July 2014)
"A very big thank you for hosting a lunch to celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary. The food and hospitality were enjoyed by everyone and you succeeded in making our day very special. Many thanks and well done to everyone". - Jean and Graham Francis (1 July 2014)
"The course was in magnificent condition, the subject of remarks by many that played. The meal also was very much appreciated and it gave us much pleasure to pass on our thanks to the catering team." - Lions Club of Brentwood
"On behalf of all our members I should like to say thank you for providing us with such a splendid day. Knowing the bad weather we have all experienced recently, your green staff have worked wonders on the course and the greens are in excellent condition for the time of year. The Chef, kitchen staff and waitresses provided us with excellent cuisine and service and were so pleasant, as usual. Thank you for all the help to make our day so special at your club." - Havering Golf Society
"Many thanks for a really enjoyable day, we were made to feel really welcome and the staff and members were all friendly and exceptionally helpful. Everyone thought the course was in beautiful condition and we all thoroughly enjoyed, and did justice to, the meal afterwards." - EFULGS
"Thanks for your support on what now appears to have been the 1st Annual Youth Plus Golf day. The course was prepared immaculately by the Bentley Golf Club green-keepers and was in a fantastic condition. All I heard from everyone coming off the golf course were nothing but compliments on the condition and "overall magnificence" of the preparation. All said they would like to come back next year! The Bentley catering staff laid on a wonderful 3 course carvery meal that, by the look of the empty plates, all seemed to enjoy. Nick and Andy in the Pro Shop provided me with great support on the day and my thanks to them from all concerned." - Phil Nunn GOLF PLUS 25 July 2014
"On behalf of Essex Ladies County Golf Association I would like to thank Benley Golf Club for hosting the final of the Inter-Club Bronze Shield between Thorndon Park and Burnham-on-Crouch Golf Club. The course was presented in superb condition and the catering provided was excellent."
"We had our golf day at Bentley yesterday and all our members playing thought that the course was fantastic and the welcome from the staff top rate. We all enjoyed the day at Bentley - please be sure to pass on our thanks to all the staff and Nick all of whom were very helpful and accommodating. Hopefully we behaved ourselves and may have a chance of returning next year. Please let me know if that is a possibility as we would certainly like to play the course again." - Jaquar Golf Society 3 August 2014
"On behalf of myself and guests,I would like to thank you and your staff for providing a fantastic day yesterday. Food service was excellent and I know the players really enjoyed themselves. I will recommend we repeat the Golf Day to be played at Bentley GC again next year." - Terry McParland Free-On Business Development Manager Essex Cricket Club Golf Day
"We all had a very good day and please let the cook know the food was excellent especially the steak pie. Hope to be able to do a return booking for around the same time next year." - The Oaks Golf Society August 2014
"Alex,just to say how much our golfers enjoyed your course,food and hospitality. They had an excellent day so many thanks to all concerned." - CUACO Golf Society 16 September 2014
Ref our recent society day with you 16 August 2014 "thank you very much everyone there for looking after us. The course (as always ) was lovely and the day was enjoyed by us all....looking forward to the next one. Danny ( Canary Golf Society )
"Just a quick e-mail to thank your staff for the way they looked after us yesterday, they were a credit to your Club and we shall look forward to returning soon. Thanking you. Robbie" - Thorpe Hall Seniors 8 October 2014
"Thank you for the magnificent way in which the staff at Bentley Golf Club organised and catered for the funeral party that took place last Tuesday, October 7th. The quality of the catering was quite superb and the service was excellent. Although intrinsically a very sad day for me, the attendance of so many people and the quality of service on your behalf made the funeral party an uplifting experience." Trevor Brown


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The 2011 Debut Author Challenge is being hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren.
The Challenge:
The objective is to read a set number of YA (Young Adult) or MG (Middle
Grade) novels from debut authors published in 2011. Reviews must be
submitted via Mr. Linky.
Here is my updates page
Here are some of the ones I would like to try to read, many do not have descriptions yet, so I will update as the year progresses!
Alexandra Monir Timeless
Beth Revis Across the Universe
Lisa Cach Wake Unto Me
Lauren DeStefano Wither
Sunday, November 21, 2010
2011 Debut Author Challenge
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The following article was taken from a local paper just as it
was written and sent to us. It is interesting and we know you will
appreciate it.
The rasping drone of a saw and the sporadic puffing of a large
steam tractor mingle along Route 8 south of East Sparta during the
operation of Stark County's only steam sawmill.
The sounds, which come from inside a building having walls of
rough, waste lumber and a roof of wood and sheet metal, are music
to the ears of the mill owners.
Lester May, 74, owner of the sawing equipment, and Otis
Baughman, 54, owner of the tractor, have been active many years in
operating a sawmill using steam.
The two men have operated their mill at the present location
since 1948, generally doing only custom work for area farmers who
need rough lumber for fences or small farm buildings. They usually
run the mill every week or two, depending upon when the customer
can supply the logs or needs the lumber.
When the mill isn't in operation, Mr. May, who resides with
his wife at R.D. 1, Magnolia, works his 50-acre farm across the
hill from the mill. Mr. Baughman, who lives in East Sparta,
operates a store there or hauls logs with his two trucks during off
Prior to 1948, the two men traveled throughout this area with
the tractor, setting up operations in woods to clear the land for
the farmer. Mr. May recalls taking the equipment as far south as
Mr. Baughman, who was born in East Sparta, started in the
milling business at the age of five. His father, the late William
Baughman, who died in 1949, owned about 25 steam engines during his
life and was active in milling work 65 years.
In 1926, Mr. Baughman bought his present one-cylinder steam
tractor from Russell & Co. of Massillon for about $4,000. He
also used the machine in threshing grain for farmers.
Mr. May, son of the late George May, an Army veteran and farmer,
bought a sawmill with steel mountings and frame from Knight Mfg.
Co. on Market Ave.S in Canton, about 1921. A fire warped and ruined
the machine.
He returned to the firm and bought his present sawmill equipment
with wooden mountings for $510. He said he thinks it was the last
wooden mill made by the company.
The tractor and the sawing equipment are joined by a rubber belt
believed to be 20 years old. Mr. May said the belt has never broken
or been repaired since its purchase for about $50.
A hose delivers water for the steam tractor from a 600 gallon
tank. Mr. Baughman said he filled the tank with water from a nearby
stream until it dried up. Now he hauls water with a truck.
Furnaces in the boiler are filled continuously with waste wood
to keep steam moving into the cylinder of the engine.
The saw has removable teeth, which must be replaced after
cutting about 15,000 board feet. During an average day on
continuous cutting, they file the teeth by hand in the morning and
evening to sharpen them.
During cutting, logs are placed on a carrier which moves on
railroad tracks past the saw. Sawdust drops into a ditch below the
tracks and is dragged away by a moving chain, which picks up the
wood particles and carries them up a ramp. Prom the ramp, the
sawdust drops onto a pile outside the mill building.
The men said they average cutting 75,000 board feet of lumber a
year now but during operations many years ago were able to cut that
much in one month.
They said timber has been scarce during the last 8 to 10 years.
'It has been cheaper to buy lumber already cut than to buy
logs, truck them and cut them today,' they added.
The mill is used to cut logs of ash, maple, poplar, hickory and
various types of oak. 'Hickory is the hardest and the toughest
on teeth,' Mr. Baughman said.
When cutting logs, Mr. May handles the saw and adjusts cutting
thicknesses. Mr. Baughman manages the tractor and aids in loading
the log carrier.
Both men appear expert at their jobs and indicate they have an
inner pride in their equipment and knowledge of their work.


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We placed Bennett on clear fluids last night and he has done well. He continues to have low grade fever but hopefully tylenol will help.
We will bring a stool sample on Monday to have tested for C. Diff. just in case. But for now, we're hoping its a virus that will disappear in a few days.
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Oh My! We dealt with Cdiff for over 6 months...it was the worst. I pray that's not the case for Bennett!! Hoping he feels better soon!ReplyDelete
Yes we did. It would go away- as long as she was on meds and then the day she would finish them her symtoms returned. Apparently it's very hard to get rid of..but we finally did. It was only after the Dr's didn't want to keep her on harsh meds any longer and we took a natural approach to getting rid of it. A diet of mostly yogurt and rx probiotics (Lactobacillus) in everything. She still gets those prescribed and I put them in all her yougurt. I also limited her fat and dairy consumtion (i know sucks for CF and weight gain) but it worked...helped her GI tract to calm down and heal....Hope this helps! Good Luck Monday!ReplyDelete
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Grass is funny stuff. It quite deliberately makes itself available to be eaten. You see, if the world was left alone, it would quite happily wrap itself up in forest. Now grass is a sun worshipper and it doesn't like forest, how can you live in there, it is so dark! Give it a nice clearing any day. As it happens, grazers and other grass munchers tend to be large, so they like clearings too. Not only that but, as these large browsers munch their way round, they trample any tree seedlings, that are trying to encroach the grassy space, into the ground.
So like good marketeers, the grass came up with the idea of offering a free lunch to anyone who is prepared to do a little trampling. They even adapted themselves to growing at the base of their leaves, instead of the tip like other plants. That way it doesn't matter if the top gets bitten off.
We can't be sure until the flowers form, but we think this is Meadow Foxtail. Our reasoning here is straightforward, the flowers of Meadow Foxtail appear in May – they are usually the first of our grasses to make the effort.
They like damp moist places best of all – no problem there, then.


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January in the Garden – Resolutions
Garden Resolutions
When our gardens are healthy via good soil, sufficient water, and appropriate plants for our climates and property, they thrive. Pests are reduced and beneficial insects, birds, and other urban wildlife flourish to keep our gardens in balance.
My two garden resolutions for 2018 are:
- To DESIGN and PLANT more gardens for my clients that focus on balance and plants that are attractive to pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
- To TEACH you, my garden friends, what you need to know to be a more confident home gardener. I will be launching a series of gardening classes online starting in late January that will take you step by step to help you create a healthy and happy garden.
Enter your name and email address here to get first priority on notices to enroll in the classes (You'll get a free PDF too, which will help you avoid common watering mistakes).
What are your gardening resolutions for 2018?
There's lots to do in the garden in January:
- Plant bare root roses and bare root fruit like berries, fruit trees, and grapes. Nurseries have the best selections this month. Order gorgeous bare root roses from David Austin Roses https://www.davidaustinroses.com/us/
- Continue to prune roses as they go dormant. Deadhead annual flowers as necessary.
- Keep up with leaf removal.
- Plant a Camellia. Camellias are ideal for mild winter climate, like shady areas, and have long lasting blooms through the winter.
- Continue to set out cool season veggies like leafy greens, peas, and beets.
- Plant a pot or two of primroses to set by your front door or to bring color to a partly sunny area.
Most of all, enjoy your garden!
We're having fun at The Garden Friends Club on Facebook! Come join us to ask all of your burning gardening questions. http://bit.ly/GardenFriendsClub


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Today it was all about downhill hiking. I worried that there would be more snow fields to cross--there weren't--and I was worried I wouldn't have enough water when it got hot and probably windy.
- Date: Friday March 27, 2015
- Miles hiked: 18.95
- Miles covered: PCT miles 190.53 to 209.48
- Weather Report: Low 42, High 98. Sunny, dry, a slight breeze.
- Wildlife seen: Two rattlesnakes
- Obsession d'jour: Marching for Margaritas
Well that was an uneventful evening. No wind kicking up in the middle of the night. Not even frosty. Just pleasantly cool; I skipped making oatmeal (it takes water) and munched Yet Another Clif Bar, and wanted to get going. I was meeting The Other Half, Chris, down at where the PCT crosses I-10 sometime around 5:30 or 6.
I pointed BigDog down the trail (my pack was covering the signpost) around 7, and let things dry out a bit; it was in the low 40s and dry... and then I caught myself a few minutes later saying "it's going to be 95 degrees soon and 6% humidity, why bother drying things now?" So I shoved everything in my sack and measured out my water again to see how much I'd lost with the broken Platypus bag.
And yes, it looks like I had 3.5 liters to go 14 miles to the spigot at the bottom of the hill. Hm. That's kind of right on my "1 liter per 4 miles" consumption rate for warm weather, and since it's cold up top here and hot down below I'd better make that work. I used the 2 liters in the Platypus hydration tube first, and figured at the 10 mile mark I should be sucking it dry, accounting for the cooler temps at the higher elevations. Then I can switch to the SmartWater 1.5L bottle for the rest of the descent. That worked well.
The trail was super-pleasant going down at first, despite Yet More Pinecones, with many wide spots to camp along the flattened spur ridge, and no snow. It was easy going and cool with the temperatures in the 50s; I passed BigDog just before a burn area hiding in the cool of some boulders. As I descended down from the 7600' elevation of Fuller Ridge campground, it got warmer and warmer though; passing 6000 feet the temperature was already 70 degrees. There were really good views off to the west and northwest; I couldn't quite see downtown LA but it was out there; I could easily see San Gorgonio and Mt Baldy.
The wildflowers were out too, particularly the bush poppies. Lots of interesting colors there around mile 193 to 194.
Then at mile 195, it seemed like trail maintenance stopped. Lots of narrow squeezing through scrub oak. I was glad I was wearing long pants, and felt sorry for the hikers in shorts. A lot of the railroad tie waterbars had been burned or washed away, and the trail resembled more a goat track than anything, with the post-wildfire erosion really washing away the bed of the trail, sometimes to the point of me questioning "is this really the trail?" There'd be good spots, then horrible spots. The only saving factor was staring at wildflowers, wondering what this flower or that was, and enjoying the rapid change of plant communities from the conifer belt up top through the pine-oak woodlands into chaparral, then into desert transitional plants and finally low desert vegetation.
Around mile 198 I stopped about ten feet short when I spotted a snake ambling across the trail. It was small, maybe 18 inches long, so I thought it was either a baby rattlesnake or some other snake... and I was doubly wrong. It was heading for some shade, paying no attention to me, and as it got off the trail I noticed the four or five rattles on the end of the tail. Uh oh. Rattler #2. Still, it was being really mellow, and I had some uphill side so I gave it a nice 10 foot buffer and took a few pictures. It never noticed me, and later as I looked through the snake picture guide at California Herps I found out what it was: a Colorado Desert Sidewinder, which is a variety of rattlesnake that's quite a bit shorter than what I'm used to seeing along the California coast.
More plants and flowers followed--a California thistle, a blooming beargrass, a brittlebush--and then I spotted a nice shady boulder to sit under. An odd lizard with black collar markings crossed my path that I haven't seen before; it's a Mearns Rock Lizard. At mile 202 the bushwacking stopped too; the trail had received some recent attention (thank you trail crew) and it was fast sailing downhill.
And it was almost too fast--right at mile 204 I came across yet another rattlesnake, sprawled on the trail. This one definitely noticed me, and it speedily took off down the trail, rattled quite a bit, and wedged itself in a rock crevice next to the trail waiting for me to go away and not bother it. I tried moving towards it a foot or two (I was a good 20 feet away) but when I did it got angry and rattled more, then stopped rattling when I retreating. Sigh. Do I wait it out, or go around? I played Dumb Tourist and decided to make a video and wait it out. I'll post it if I can figure out how, but it really didn't want to move.
So after waiting five minutes I spotted a detour and scrambled up and over the rattlesnake. It never moved, it wanted me to make the move I figure. I checked my water--a bit under a liter left--and drank a big old swig. I can make it the two miles down to the spigot, no problem. That spigot was wonderful. It's like someone just magically plopped down a drinking fountain in the middle of the desert. I wasn't sure if it was treated water, but uphill there was a large water tank, and the pipe it was attached to looked like it serviced small the Snow Creek community, so I gave it a taste. Vaguely chlorinated tap water is what it tasted like, so I drank a liter, paused, then drank another. The temperature had heated up to 95 degrees, and I was very thankful once again to be hiking under the umbrella for most of the day.
Thank you, Desert Water Agency, for your delicious water.
From there, it was a painful half mile on a downhill paved road, past the community of Snow Creek, then maybe 3 1/2 miles through the sandy creosote flats the dry river wash to the I-10 underpass.
Chris was waiting, took a groovy timelapse movie, and after signing a trail register we both scooted to the very close but decidedly non-trail town of Palm Springs, just ten minutes drive from the PCT. I really need a day of rest, and some fresh clothes would be great too.
And yes, after checking in at the Motel 6, we drove the two blocks to Rio Azul, and I certainly got my margarita on. Yay! Looking forward to tomorrow's day of doing nothing but food shopping, repacking, sending a few more things home, and a hot tub.


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On Wednesday night in Commons, celebrity chef Tal Ronnen served over 120 Yale students a multi-course, meat-free meal.
Ronnen — who is best known as the chef who catered both Oprah's 21-day vegan cleanse and Ellen DeGeneres' wedding — has founded restaurants across America and published a bestselling cookbook, "The Conscious Cook." Over dinner and a cooking demonstration, Ronnen spoke about his career, shared his thoughts on the current state of the American food industry and advocated for contemporary, plant-based cuisine.
"Nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to plant-based diets," Ronnen said as he prepared faux-crab cakes with a heart of palm and chickpea base. He described a recent meeting with Bill Clinton, who has become vegan, and said he has also heard that Mike Tyson consumes a plant-based diet.
Ronnen said the most exciting thing for him about plant-based food is the impact these diet choices can have on both personal health and on the environment. Vegans, or even vegetarians, have a significantly smaller environmental impact than those who eat meat do, he said.
Ronnen, who has been a vegan for 14 years, said he first became a vegetarian in high school to impress a girl. However, Ronnen does not entirely eschew meat and other nonvegan options when designing menus for his restaurants.
"We have 'Comforting Classics' for that guy who doesn't want to be [at a vegan restaurant]," Ronnen said. He added that he realizes that not everyone who visits his restaurants is vegan, and so he serves what he calls "transitional" food options to make every customer happy. On the menu at his newest restaurant, Crossroads, for example, he serves items such as lasagna and pasta with bolognese sauce.
Ronnen, who has also developed menus for many restaurants, said these collaborations often begin when a restaurateur or developer approaches him with an idea. For example, when Steve Wynn, developer of the Encore and Wynn resorts in Las Vegas, went vegan, he asked Ronnen to develop vegan menus for all of his restaurants. Ronnen said his vegan menus are now available alongside the traditional menus in all of the Wynn restaurants.
Some of Ronnen's projects have also come out of a desire to make vegan food more accessible to all, he said, adding that he has partnered with Mike Roberts, a former president of McDonald's, to develop faster vegan food at affordable prices.
Together, Ronnen and Roberts have opened a chain of restaurants called LYFE Kitchen that serves fare Ronnen calls "fast casual." A meal at LYFE Kitchen typically costs $12, takes six minutes to produce and is a healthy 600 calories, he said. There are currently five LYFE Kitchen restaurants, and Ronnen said the chain plans to open 250 new locations in the next five years.
At Wednesday's event, Ronnen served quinoa maki and focaccia for the appetizer, followed by tomato bisque with kale spanikopita, imitation crab cakes with apple and beet relish, oven roasted brussel sprouts and a belgian endive salad.
"For a non-meat meal, it is really good," Olivia Walker '16 said. She added that most of her meals revolve around meat, but Wednesday's dinner was an exception.
All 20 students interviewed said this was the best meal they had eaten at Yale.
Despite Ronnen's fame in the vegan world, most students interviewed said they had not known who Ronnen was prior to attending the event, and only a few knew that the dinner would be vegan.
Besides Ronnen, the only other vegan in the room was Anna Young '16. Although Young was not familiar with Ronnen before the event, she said she was excited to learn that he was the chef behind Candle 79, a vegan eatery in Manhattan that she called her favorite restaurant.
"The food is amazing," Young said, referring to the Wednesday dinner. "And he has some really good ideas about getting people to think about vegan diets."
The first 12 students to arrive at Commons received autographed copies of Ronnen's cookbook at the end of the event.


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Arugula Peach Ricotta Pizza with Crispy Bacon.
Oh Monday, what would you be without this Arugula Peach Ricotta Pizza?!?
Umm, boring.
Ok ok, for real though, I feel like Mondays just require fun food, you know? I love salads, but let's save those for our lunches, and let's do pizza for dinner…sound good?
Plus, this pizza is basically just like a salad with all that arugula on top…right, right.
Got to love my reasoning right?
To be honest, this pizza is happening today for a couple of reasons. Reason one would be all of the above. I do not discriminate against cheesy pizza no matter what day of the week it is, you guys all know this about me. Reason two, would be that unlike most weekends, this weekend was anything but relaxing. It was actually just a ball of stress and I am pretty happy it's Monday. It started off great with a nice summer hike on Saturday morning. And then I did a really fun takeover of The Feed Feed's Instagram stories where I made these hot fudge brownie ice cream sundae cupcakes (these are SO good, you just have to make this summer).
That was all good and great, but then my mom called from Mexico with some news about my grandma who has been battling a rare cancer for over a year now. My aunt had just called her to say that my Nonnie is not doing very well right now, so my mom headed straight to Cleveland from Mexico yesterday. We all have our fingers crossed that the situation turns around and my Nonnie can gain some strength back, but it's a scary thing to be going through. I'm trying to stay busy and positive.
And, as if that was not enough, the Half Baked Harvest Facebook page was hacked Saturday night and someone was posting some pretty inappropriate content for about an hour. Luckily we got it under control fairly quickly, but that was zero fun. Again, fingers crossed that whole situation is now cleared up, but if you saw some weird content over the weekend, just know that it DEFINITELY was not intentional!
Sunday was a beautiful day, and again, I tried to remain positive. The rest of the family returned home, which was so nice to have them back, especially my dad who really helps me out. I spent the day cooking, and all was OK. Or as OK as it can be right now, although I sure would appreciate a prayer or two for my grandma.
Anyway! Sorry for the mile long start to today's post. Just keeping you guys posted on life. Sometimes it can seem like things are so perfect for others, but life happens to everyone!
OKOK. But onto happy things! We have pizza things to chat about today!!!
Here's the deal, you guys know how much I love pizza, and you know how much I'm loving all this great summer produce, so this pizza just had to happen. Peaches, cheese, and carbs has got to be one of my favorite summer combos. A lot of times I'll pair peaches with fresh burrata cheese, but today I did something a little different and used a combo of sharp fontina and creamy ricotta.
I love how their flavors and textures pair together…especially with caramelized onions and crispy bacon.
I know, I know. You guys are probably wondering if I am pregnant or something with a pizza like this, but trust me, that's most definitely not the case.
Nope, I just love these bold flavor combos, honest…you guys will too!
The onions get caramelized with a little honey to bring out their sweetness and the bacon gets added right to that same skillet to crisp. Finish off with a handful of fresh thyme and that right there is already the most delicious pizza…but of course it's made better with the addition of two cheeses (hello to that fontina and ricotta), fresh peaches and an arugula on top.
I love the savory, sweet flavors going on in this pizza. It's perfect for lunch, dinner, or summer entertaining. And the best part…it's super easy to make and you can use up all those summer peaches you have sitting in your kitchen. Which is actually another reason why this pizza happened in the first place. I was headed out of town and had one too many peaches, so I decided this pizza would be a great way to use them up. The only obvious solution, right? Yes, yes, yes.
If you're opposed to onions, and or bacon, you can certainly omit these from the recipe and your pizza will still be great. I personally love the additional flavor they add, but if you don't like umm, you don't like um!
However, the arugula on top is a total must. It's spicy bite pairs so nicely with the sweet peaches, fresh ricotta, and balsamic vinegar. All together it's just SO GOOD.
Going out on a limb here and calling this the ultimate summer pizza. Meaning you have to make this before the peaches are gone…are you ready? Set? GO!
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Arugula Peach Ricotta Pizza with Crispy Bacon.
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: fruit pizza, sweet pizza
A pizza with the perfect balance of sweet and salty
- 1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup, plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
- kosher salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 3 slices thick cut bacon, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1/2 pound pizza dough, homemade or store-bought
- 1/2 cup shredded fontina cheese
- 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped, plus more for serving
- 2 ripe peaches, sliced thin
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 cups fresh arugula
- toasted pumpkin seeds, for topping
1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Grease a large baking sheet with olive oil.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, honey, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, occasionally until golden and caramelized. Add the bacon and cook until crisp, about 5 minutes. Stir in the thyme and cook another minute. Remove from the heat and drain off any excess grease from the bacon.
3. On a lightly floured surface, push/roll the dough out until it is pretty thin (about a 10-12 inch circle). Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet. Spread the dough with the onions and bacon and then top with fontina cheese, half the ricotta cheese, and fresh basil. Arrange the peaches over the cheese and season with salt and pepper. Dollop with the remaining ricotta.
4. Transfer to the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until the crust is golden and the cheese has melted.
5. Meanwhile, make the vinaigrette. Whisk together the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, the balsamic vinegar, and a pinch each of salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.
6. Remove the pizza from the oven, top with fresh arugula and drizzle with the vinaigrette. Garnish with basil and seeds. Slice and eat!
PS. Pizza and Monday really do just go together…sometimes you just need cheese and carbs to fully embrace the week. <–truth.
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Thank you for sharing this fabulous pizza recipe. I'm sending you lots of positive vibes and good health wishes for your family – hang in there.
So sorry to hear about your Nonnie hun, sending prayers her way and hope she regains some strength soon.
Hello, Tieghan, My prayers to your grandma and a lot of positive thoughts for her and her speedy recovery.
The combination of those ingredients in a pizza is fantastic! I love the combination of fresh arugula on top of the caramelized pizza. Enjoy!
Positive thoughts being sent for your grandmother and family, Tieghan. It's especially tough when difficult things happen in the midst of such happy times. This kind of pizza is exactly what I love to eat in the summer. I make a similar one with nectarines and prosciutto. The combinations are so much fun to play around with. Keep cooking and hiking…those plus gardening are my biggest stress busters.
Many wishes of recovery for your grandmother! I hope everything turns out all right.
As for your pizza, WOAH! I totally agree, Monday needs something like a pizza to liven it up. This one looks amazing – you got all the perfect flavor combos! I'm normally dairy-free, but I'll have to make an exception for this pizza. Do you think I could grill it?
Even more positive vibes,
This is amazing. I have ricotta in the fridge right now that is going to turn into this! I am loving all your videos and my three year old's mind might explode when I make him the ice cream sundae brownie dipped cone recipe! YUM! Can't wait for your cookbook!
Sending lots of good thoughts to your grandma and you.
Please know blessings are going way out to your Grandma and family. Thankfully your Mom is able to be with her; how comforting. So very sorry you are having to deal with this kind of stress. Hearts, peace and love to you all. You have a tight community here that so care about you Tieghan. You are a very special gal.
..And you make wonderful pizza's 🙂 And we are abundantly grateful for all that you do.
Sending our prayers your way Tieghan!
I've done a very similar pizza before with burrata so I know just how amazing the flavors are in this! Summer pizza perfection!
I love the flavor combo you have going on here and the whole milk ricotta cheese!!! YUMMM! so beautiful!
Mondays would be nothing without this pizza Tieghan! Such a delicious summer pizza. I can never get enough peaches during the summer. I will keep your grandmother and family in my prayers.
Literally obsessed with peaches on my pizza. YUM!
I will definitely be praying for your grandma and your family! And this pizza is seriously everything – bring on the peaches! 🙂
I ate it at the restaurant and enjoyed it. I tried many times but failed. Today saw your guide I learned a lot and drawn many useful things. I believe this time I will succeed. Thanks a lot!
Oh yum!! Made the summer pizza last night.. so delish!! Many bites where all the flavors collide made me so happy? I love peaches and nectarines in the summer.. so manyways to enjoy …savory and sweet. Did a few substitutions based on what was in my kitchen… prosciutto, goat cheese and lemon basil. Thank you for getting me into the peach season. Get well wishes for your grandmother
This was super yummy! I used nectarines due to an unfortunate peach allergy, but the cheesy carb-y goodness was heavenly. I love the fresh produce… it makes anything indulgent feel healthy!
This is not only the best pizza I've ever made, it's the best pizza I've ever eaten. Absolutely divine!


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What do wedding planners do?
A couple of years ago I helped plan and execute a reception for a couple who had a private ceremony at an ashram in California and then decided to have their reception for friends and family here in Calgary. I did all the communicating with the bride and did not meet the groom until the day of the reception. So, at one point during the reception the groom asked me: "What exactly does a wedding planner do?". I have to admit I was a little taken aback by his question considering I had been working with this wife for over 8 months. So, I gave him the abridged version and then I started thinking that there probably are a lot of people in this world who have no idea what we do; hence this blog.
Our primary function is to keep our clients organized while helping them plan and coordinate their wedding. We introduce them to appropriate vendors, negotiating the best deals and read all contracts to make sure everything is in order. Advising them on wedding etiquette as well as suggestions from past experience. Keeping the couple on budget is a big part of our role and suggestions on how to cut back on the budget if necessary. Helping create decor or advising on the best decor ideas. Creating a timeline as well as a processional if necessary. The day of the wedding, coordinating all vendors and making sure all decor items are set up to the couples specification. Handling any emergency and calming nerves. Managing the wedding day from the ceremony to the reception, keeping to the timeline as closely as possible. Our goal is to make sure the couple and their families don't have to worry about anything but having a good time and creating wonderful memories.
Now, when hiring a wedding planner, it is to your benefit to hire an experienced one. You want an expert who knows what they are doing so that you don't have to worry about anything and you can trust their judgement as well as their professionalism. Hiring an inexperienced planner may be cheaper in the short term but may end up costing you more money in the long run.
I have heard of a number of couples who said they didn't need a wedding planner or a wedding coordinator; they can do it all themselves with the help of their family and friends. However, after all is said and done, they always say " we wisher we had hired an expert; having a professional we would have saved us worry and stress and we could have relaxed and enjoyed our day". Wouldn't you like to be a "guest at your own wedding"?
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"You can get your chocolate from the Bald Man, or you can get it from the Hot Man," says Kelly Smith, the founder of Chocolateria San Churro, as she stares up admirably at her long-haired hunk of a mascot who she obviously thinks stands up well to competing chocolatier Max Brenner's icon. Indeed, from his menu perch, the long-haired, chin-bearded San Churro does have a pretty face, which Kelly admits may have gotten a bit of embellishment and inspiration from a dancer in a J-Lo video. As you do.
I'm not sure if they sex up churros like this in Spain, but in any case it's a welcome sight to see a fair dinkum Spanish doughnut in Sydney. Until recently, I could only get questionably fresh churros from Cafe Hernandez (a far cry from their excellent coffee), with the worst part being a stubborn lack of dipping chocolate. Then I finally found the real deal at Newtown's Madame Fling Flong last month, but it's an aside to the cocktails and funky grooves, whereas there is a full-scale churro assault going on at San Churro.
Here they're putting serious bucks behind their churros, expanding from their four original outlets in Melbourne to open this initial Sydney outpost in Glebe, with Miranda and a forthcoming Chatswood store hot on the heels. I arrive at the Glebe doors at 7pm-ish for the opening night party, held a mere four weeks after the doors first opened. (Isn't Glebe such the hot foodie hub at the moment?) The place looks so Northern Hemisphere with its wintery black-painted wood exterior. Inside, the wooden floor is packed with journos, locals, staff and distinguished guests and is soon filled with the frenetic strumming of flamenco guitarist Jorge Campano, joined by the stomping and spinning of two flamenco dancers.
The churros are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside – one fellow food journo finds them a bit too dense, but I'm pleasantly happy – and come with any of three thick-chocolate dippings: milk, white or dark. A peak over the counter unveils the churros being fried up in large oil vat in the corner. There are also plenty of other chocolatey diversions to tempt the hardcore 'holics: eight types of hot chocolate, an abundance of Spanish truffles for couverture chocolate, milkshakes, ice-cream, sundaes and more.
When the speeches start, we get a bit of a history lesson. Apparently, cocoa was absconded from the Aztecs by Cortes in the 1500s, who then brought the beans back to Spain and delivered them to the king. For about 100 years, chocolate was a tightly held secret by Spanish monks until, wouldn'ja know, San Churro let the choc out of the bag.
Little would San the Hot Man have guessed that half a millennia later, someone would roll his unveiled state secret in a ball, cover it in a textured substance and immerse it in a cauldron of bubbling oil. Which is exactly what the Choclateria San Churro does with its deep-friend chocolate truffles ('trufas fritas'), and they are the crowing achievement here. The crisp exterior gives way to an oozing, hot, gooey chocolate centre, and it is a masterful way of spoiling one's appetite before dinner.
As for the churros, they do the trick and should give the Bald Man a run for his money… even if I do miss enjoying mine slouched in a cushy vintage couch at Madame Fling Flong.
San Churro Chocolateria, 47 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, NSW, (02) 9692 0119.


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Skincare can be truly pricey. In fact, I'm kind of fed up of suggestion-toeing close to the actuality that in so lots of circumstances, we're all staying painfully overcharged for selected skincare goods. Brand names know all much too very well the cost that we're prepared to shell out for wonderful pores and skin, and they're not scared to acquire advantage of it. Nevertheless, as our skincare priorities have shifted, not only are manufacturers charging obscene amounts of funds for efficacious merchandise, but they are also driving up rates on items that look extra aesthetically pleasing. As a outcome of this, it's safe to say that when it arrives to skincare, price tag does not generally mirror high-quality.
So when a no-frills solution assortment arrives alongside that doesn't have a gimmicky title, does not come housed in Instagram-deserving bottles and typically lacks fancies, it can be pretty simple for it to be neglected. If you inquire me, that is just what occurred to CeraVe. For several years, CeraVe had been heralded as a person of the number of U.S. brands that British magnificence editors could not wait around to get their palms on. So when it lastly released in the British isles a few yrs back, I purchased practically everything in the range.


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"For children, toys are their words and play is their language" (Landreth, 2002). Play Sitters are educated on the connection between play and child development. They know how to use toys and play to communicate with children so that children receive the maximum benefit from in-home child care.
"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." ― Plato
Play and Development
"Combinatory play seems to be the essential feature in productive thought." ― Albert Einstein
Playing is important to children and their emotional, social, mental and physical development. Play has five essential characteristics. It is "intrinsically motivated, freely chosen, pleasurable, non-literal, and actively engaged in by the participants" (Hughes, 1995, p. 23). The human development theory provides the framework for the benefits of play. According to the human development theory, at each stage of life, people should develop in certain age-specific ways, and certain conditions must be present for this development to take place (Johnson and Yanca, 2007).
Contemporary theories of play stress the emotional, intellectual and social benefits. For example, the psychoanalytic theory states that the reason for play is to reduce anxiety by giving a child a sense of control over the world (Hughes, 1995). According to this theory, the greatest benefit of play is emotional and social.
Rather than emphasizing its emotional value, the cognitive-developmental theory of play states that the reason for play is "to facilitate general cognitive development" (Hughes, 1992, p. 15). This theory states that play provides a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere in which children can learn to solve a variety of problems and facilitate their intellectual and social growth. Toys are crucial tools for helping children develop and improve their motor, perceptual, and sensory skills (Lederman, 1986). Variables correlating with cognitive development during infancy and the preschool years are: the availability of play materials, and the quality of adult involvement (Gottfried, 1986). The first three years of life are the most crucial to brain development.
"The freest child is the child who is most interested in what he is doing, and at whose hand are the materials for his work or play." -Caroline Pratt
Play and Attachment
Children appear to be more attached to caregivers who are secure and confident in their skills. Caregivers who make themselves available, are sensitive to the child's needs, are affectionate, show interest in their child, and enjoy spending time with their children are more likely to have securely attached children. Play has been found to facilitate attachment between caregivers and children (Hughes, 1995). The interaction between the child and the caregiver through play helps the child bond to the caregiver because of the emotional connection that is felt. It is important to note that toys do not have much interest for children who are deprived of nourishing and trustworthy social relationships. However, children who experience the love and comfort and encouragement from positive relationships are able to enlarge their social, communicative and cognitive capabilities using toys (Chase, 1992).
Therapeutic Value of Play
The use of play is indispensable to the psychotherapy of children for many reasons. Play naturally allows children to communicate their feelings. It gives children opportunities to release tensions and pent-up emotions that are difficult to express otherwise, such as anger and fear. It allows them to take out their frustrations on play materials, without fear of censure from adults. Play also allows adults to enter the world of children and to show children that they are recognized and accepted. When an adult plays with a child, there is a temporary equalization of power and the child is less likely to feel threatened by the adult. Play encourages children to relax and reduces their anxiety and defensiveness because it is enjoyable. Play encourages self-discovery and provides the possibility for children to learn alternative methods for dealing with their problems (Hughes, 1995).
"For a child, it is in the simplicity of play that the complexity of life is sorted like puzzle pieces joined together to make sense of the world." -L.R. Knost
Chase, R.A. (1992). Toys and infant development: Biological, psychological and social factors. Children's Environments, 9, 1-19. Retrieved September 9, 2008, from http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/9_1/9_1article1.pdfHughes, F.P (1995). Children, play, & development. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn &Bacon
Gottfried, A.W., & Brown, C.C. (1986). Play interactions: The contribution of play materials and parental involvement to children's development. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.
Hughes, F.P (1995). Children, play, & development. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn &Bacon
Johnson, L. & Yanca, S. (2007). Social work practice: A generalist approach. (9th Ed.) Boston, MA: Pearson.
Landreth, G. (2002). Play therapy: The art of the relationship. New York, NY: Brunner- Routledge.
Lederman, E. (1986). Developmental toys and equipment: A practical guide to selection and utilization. Springfield, IL: Thomas Books.


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Livery cabs are supposed to offer passengers a relaxing way to get from one place to another. One livery cab driver in Brooklyn's Highland Park neighborhood had a much more exciting day than he probably expected. Now the cops are looking for him and his car.
Around 1:15 p.m. the driver of a white Lincoln Town Car livery cab struck a 42-year-old man. The area where the man was is not very safe for pedestrian. It lacks a sidewalk and does not have a crosswalk. The driver, however, did not hop out of his cab to check on the victim. Instead, he drove away as quickly as possible.
In 2009, New York City had 256 traffic fatalities. It set a record for the city's lowest number.
When the police arrived, they took the man to nearby Brookdale University Hospital. By the time the victim reached the hospital, he had already passed away.
Unfortunately for the hit and run driver, witnesses saw the event and offered information to the police. The police now want to find the owner or driver of a white Lincoln Town Car. Ordinarily this description would not help much. Thousands of people own similar cars in the area. Knowing that this vehicle was a livery cab, however, gives the police a much narrower range of suspects.
At this time, police have not reported that they have found the driver. Given that livery cab drivers must register their vehicles and hold commercial licenses, though, it seems probably that the police will soon find the cowardly driver who left an injured man in the road.


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As I mentioned
in the last chapter, you can put as many statements as you want in
Scene1. You can also have as many objects in a scene as you want. Let's
try do show two text objects in a scene
void Scene1 ()
Text MyText ( "Hello
World" );
MyText.SetVisible (
true );
Text AnotherText (
"And Hello Again" );
AnotherText.SetVisible (
true );
You can probably understand this program by yourself. We are going to
two text objects named
in this scene. And we are going to make them visible. But if you try to
compile and run the program and preview the cartoon you will see that
these 2 text objects are displayed at the same time (at the beginning
of your cartoon) and at the same place (in the center of your animated
cartoon) and this does not look good. But this is exactly what we asked
the interpreter to do.
There is a special instruction (you will learn later that this is also a
function) called
for changing time in the scene. If we want our second text object to
appear a couple of seconds later then we need to use it like this:
SetTime ( 2.0 );
As you can see it accepts a floating-point value as a parameter
inside parentheses. This is a time in seconds. The statement
SetTime ( 2.0 );
specifies that every instruction the interpreter sees after it will
happen at 2 seconds after the beginning of a scene in your cartoon. If
you want the second text object to appear two and half seconds after
the beginning of a scene, then you should specify
SetTime ( 2.5 );
You can try to compile and preview this cartoon but it is still
does not perform what we wanted. You still see "Hello World" text for
two seconds (because we used
SetTime (2.0);
and the interpreter automatically changed the length of our cartoon to
2 seconds) but then it stops. This is because we did not specify for
how long we want to see the second line of text. We should use
again to change the length of our cartoon to be more than 2 seconds. It
should be something like this:
SetTime ( 3.0 );
This way the our cartoon will be 3 seconds long and second line of text
will be displayed beginning from the 2
second. You can try to compile it again.
But it is still not perfect. The first line of text is still displayed
though the entire cartoon. And the second line is displayed beginning
from 2nd second. And they are displayed at the same place. We probably
want to hide the first text object after 2
second. You already know how to do this:
Scene1 ()
Text MyText (
"Hello World"
MyText.SetVisible (
SetTime (
MyText.SetVisible (
AnotherText (
"And Hello
AnotherText.SetVisible (
SetTime (
As it was explained before we used
MyText.SetVisible ( false );
statement to hide the first text object. It is now perfect! Try to
compile and preview it. The first text object is displayed for two
seconds and then disappears. Then the second text object is displayed
for one more second. The total cartoon length is 3 seconds:
I specially wanted to show you that you can have multiple objects in
your cartoons by using 2 text objects
. But since you are using only one object at a time and they have all
the same default parameters like font and size (you will learn how to
change them later), you can use a special method called
to change the default text. We can simplify this program:
MyText.SetText (
"And Hello Again" );
But what if you want to output 2 lines of text
at the same time? You can define 2 text objects and make them visible
at the same time. But there is another alternative. Actually strings
can contain a special line break symbol. It is encoded with 2 symbols –
back slash and letter n -
. For example if you want to show
"And Hello Again"
text below
"Hello World"
, then you should use
between them:
Text MyText ( "Hello
World\nAnd Hello Again " );
SetTime ( 1.0 );
This will produce a one second long cartoon with 2 lines of static text.
Actually symbol
is reserved in C++ to include special symbols like line breaks (
) or tabulate (
) and some other in the strings. If you want to include an actual
backslash symbol in a string, then you must use two of them like
. The example below will show two lines of text for a second and then a
line of text with backslash:
MyText.SetText (
"c:\\Program Files\\Web Cartoon Maker" );
The output will looks like
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Simple Online Character Designer
There is a prototype of simple online character designer available
HERE. It is only a prototype,
it does not contain many pieces yet but it can already generat
Book is updated
Now our book "Web Cartoon Maker: A Fun Way to Learn C++" is fully in synch with WCM 1.5!
It is available for download and online reading HERE.
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Here is what was updated in version 1.5:
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Discussion (14) ¬
Yay, you're back! Yay boobies! (though I can't help but notice that Ash is the only one of the "main stars" who seems comfortable with the onscreen nudity – do Pita and Nikki have better contracts?)
Also, spellcheck nudge: it's "puny" not "puney."
"Puney" is a real word, though youth slang (urban dictionary definition: Someone of lesser coolness and/or skill). The use of unusual and antiquated language (e.g., "so mote it be") is in keeping with Ashley's weird transformation.
I see what you're talking about in the "Urban Dictionary," but that is just a slang misspelling of "puny" with the exact same definition and pronunciation. Since it's a misspelling, it doesn't work here because we're "hearing" Ashley say the word, not seeing her write it down, I think "puny" is still the way to go.
And I reiterate, yay boobies!
It's not a misspelling. The street or youthspeak version is pronounced differently and has a different meaning than "puny," which means physically weak, small, and/or feeble.
Well, at this point it's all about TKD's intent. Either way is fine by me.
*blinkblink* How did Ashley wind up on her back in the first panel? I can't picture how that happened based on the way things were going in the last panel of the previous page.
Great work! I really enjoy it.. and…yay boobies!
Lunaroki: I believe the flip there speaks for itself. I would assume the Nikki planted her knee into Ashley's stomach and fell back, flipping Ashley into that position, I can't figure out how she ended up in the position in the second panel, unless she somehow turned when she nit the nightstand.
While we're on the spelling thing, I believe it's "mought," which is an archaic conjugation of "might"/"must." No sweat, though — I doubt 98% of the populace would even know the word, let alone how to spell it.
Actually, not to get so caught up in semantics like I did before, but TKD is using the phrase correctly. It is an archaic confirmation phrase used in magic ritual (pagans and witches use it still). Just like you say, "mote" here means "may/might."
Hopefully we don't cause TK to second guess his every comma placement, because I just wanna see what happens next!
I got it and yes what happens next
Can we please have more sex? For the people that have stuck with you they deserve it
why is she wearing the top if her boobs are
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"Who knew The New Yorker was such a total bro-fest?" asks an Atlantic Wire writer, pointing to the VIDA: Women In Literary Arts study, started in 2010 with the question of sussing out whether or not "gender discrimination in the publishing world was entirely anecdotal." So they counted. And guess what?
It isn't! And they have wonderful pie-graphs and charts to prove it.
To answer the above query, yes, The New Yorker is (categorically) a total bro-fest (though technically, a 'bro-out'):
Here's the short version: the publication numbers don't look markedly different than last year's. But we at VIDA aren't discouraged by this fact–we know that significant cultural change takes time.
Best of all, the composite of the publications surveyed represents one of the most hyper-liberal, intelligentsia-aimed segments of media, period. In other words: The London Review of Books can generally be found in a section of Barnes & Noble's periodical aisles most people never find themselves in, and if they do, they might groan. To which the readerships of these publications might rightfully respond to said groaning US Weekly* buyers: You are fucking philistines!
One would think that the people in charge of these publications are ostensibly those least likely to perpetuate narrow-mindedness (inherent in any gender majority). In fact, that could not be further from the truth. As evidenced herein.
Which is funny.
And sad.
Finally, in the interest of full-disclosure: The Observer's masthead has eight women, and twelve men. Of the editors, three (including our editor-in-chief) are women, and four (including this writer) are men. Which is a hell of a lot better than this paper was doing, like, a little over a year ago. Progress!
[*No disrespect to the cross-section of Granta readers who also pick up US Weekly when they're at a drugstore. We know you're out there, and we generally like you.]
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UK colonial picture archives on the Caribbean 1872-1960 – now available
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 5, 2013: Caribbean nationals can now get a glimpse into the past via "The Caribbean Through a Lens Project."
The National Archives-UK has been working with community groups there to share and explore Caribbean images from 1872 to 1960s that are being culled from the Colonial Office library photographic collection and the Central Office of Information British Empire collection of photographs.
The collection spans over 100 years of history and the Archives-UK has now put the photos up on Flicker. They are available to all and can even be downloaded at
Photos include images like workers in canefields; sugar plantation village of old slave type houses, which held about ten families and images from individual former British colonies including British Guiana – Guyana.
Here is the full list of countries featured: Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados,Belize, Bermuda,British Virgin islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts/ Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks & Caicos.


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"Light in Darkness", a work by Jan Hopkins, is shown in this shot of Opening Night at SOFA New York 2011. Jan is represented by Jane Sauer Gallery (Booth 113). SOFA continues through April 17, 2011 at Park Avenue Armory in New York City.
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Interview by Adrian Hextall \ MindHex Media
Cormac Neeson's new 'White Feather' album, released earlier this year, has propelled Neeson into the life affirming world of the singer / songwriter with a series of beautifully crafted, introspective songs that draw on a recent past that has served up its fair share of challenges and heartache.
White Feather' was recorded in 2018 at the legendary Nashville Studio 19, now the Sound Kitchen. Neeson worked with some of the finest Nashville musicians including Steve Grossman on drums (Gibson Miller band, India Arie), Doug Kahan on bass (Cody Johnson) and John Heinrich on Pedal Steel (Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, and Tammy Wynette).
The end result is a powerful blend of two diverse and rich musical cultures, a Celtic-Nashville concoction connected by Neeson's unique vocal tones and song writing prowess, performing songs co-written with leading USA and Nashville country writers including 2016 Tennessee songwriter of the year Corey Lee Barker; Steve O Brien, Blue Miller, Chase Akers, Blake Densmore and Allen McKendree Palmer who between them have sold in excess of 30 million songs.
We spoke to Cormac in the West End of London on a short promo tour to discuss the powerful lyrical content on what's clearly a very personal album. In 2014, his son Dabhóg was born three months prematurely and with Down's Syndrome. The impact of that life changing experience had such a lasting and profound effect that Neeson sought solace in penning an autobiographical and emotional account of his inner thoughts and what it's like to bring up a child with disability.
AH: I don't think I've ever heard anything that felt quite so personal, from the writer's perspective. Reading the press information behind it all, very clear, why you put this album out, after your son was born. Was it a release mechanism for you or is it that you felt more people need to know and understand about this subject so I ought to write about it?
CN: Much more of the former than the latter, I think.
The record begun as just sitting in a room and writing a few songs. I did realize at a very early point whenever I was putting the songs together that was definitely healing to be extracted from writing these kinds of songs about the subject matter that I was veering towards.
I mean it's as much a testimony to the friends that I was writing with that they took a step back from the direction that the song was going to take and kind of let me follow the heartache at a time whenever I really needed to do that, you know? So, I mean the healing and the release, to be gained from the creation of songs was kind of enough.
But once I had three or four of these deeply personal songs kind of wanted to write more than, you know? Because it did feel good. It felt good to get to be able to just unashamedly talk about these big events today that themselves in the family been through. This was as much about celebrating and coming out the other side and on the other hand, it was kind of letting go of the bitter pain and the bitter pent up frustrations.
CN: Well, honestly, I cannot– I kind of felt right around about the time of writing this songs of I had kind of– that we all had come through the worst of it. I really did have a feeling at that point in time, I still persist to this day, that if you can come through that, you'll be honest about it.
Which I think in turn probably led to suppose having the courage to create a full solo record and to kind of go ahead and do something like that on my own for the very first time in my life really because it always been with the guys.
AH: It's a very bold step to do, isn't it? Not only do you need the backing of your band-mates [in The Answer], you don't see it as a competitive thing. But you've also got them behind you, watching your back.
CN: Yes, yes. 100% I mean, as far as the back end of the band it does. I knew from the get-go that this was not anything, untoward or I wasn't an attempt it to kind of—to get on us and out of the music business. It wasn't a case of them not understanding or not being there for me throughout the whole process. I realized it was just something that I needed to do. I was so far removed from The Answer, that it wouldn't be conflicted in that realm. But still yes, a very, very scary step to take because I'm still learning to be honest, and try to carry it all on my shoulders because I've got nobody else to blame if it doesn't work out! [laughter]
If a gig doesn't sell life, or a song doesn't make it in the radio, you know? You can't just be blaming the other three. So yes, it's still very much a learning curve for me, but it's quite an exhilarating experience as well, you know?
AH: As far as the personal approach is concerned and the track that meant the most to you, it feels like Broken Wing is probably up there?
CN: It actually took me awhile in the process to get to a place where I felt confident enough in my own skin as a writer to address head on what I talk about in that song. I remember clearly the afternoon I wrote it with a friend of mine, Blue Miller, who has since passed actually. But we had a writing session that morning. I just met this guy six months previous, I didn't know he's in Nashville, like an old school Nashville guy, you know? I just hit it off with him as soon as we met. I felt that we had a connection in the room that just kind of fed into a really positive recording sessions and then we'd written a song that morning.
I explained the whole story of him being born at 27 weeks. He was just a pound 12 (1 lb 12 oz) and was in hospital for four months from the day of his birth. I also explained that he's got downs syndrome and we get into a conversation about what it's– how you deal with that different journey that you weren't expecting, because it turned out Blue himself was born this spinal condition that really kind of a meant that he had a very different upbringing to the rest of the kids in this class.
SO we talked for about three hours before we picked up the guitar, but once we did the song it just came out it.
AH: These connections are really important aren't they? If you can work with somebody you feel at ease with, the idea is going to flow easily.
CN: Yes, I mean, I've written with probably hundreds of different writers at this point. Generally in a writing session, you're always going to come at it from your side with something of worth because everybody's in the same room to create. But there's a select few that I will keep going back to that I just know it's going to be easy and we're going to get something powerful out of it. Blue was one of those guys.
Even though he's now gone he's done so much, but there is a small, tiny iota of his legacy in this record that I also maybe tried to do my best by him, you know?
AH: I can understand that. Looking at the lyrics and the way they've been pieced together. There are tracks on the album that are what you would want to say more radio friendly, more commercial than Broken Wings for example, but I presume Broken Wings was the starting point for you?
CN: Yes, I think if you get me, if you get Broken Wings you're going to get the record in the first place and if you don't, that's fine. But yes, I wanted to put it out there. I think it's a good opportunity to celebrate my little boy, as well. He's like it sounds like a complete cliché but he's my hero. He's come through when I ever been through me in his four years in the planet.
We weren't allowed to touch him for the first kind of 10 days since he was born, you know? Kind of talked him through the glass of the incubator. He was in the incubator for two and a half to three months. We spent his first Christmas Day looking at him in the incubator with his presents. It's sad, completely heartbreaking and it was really tough day but again, you get through it and you gain strength from the fact that they get through it. But yes, Broken Wings celebrates Dabhóg and it's also a good opportunity I suppose to talk a little bit about down syndrome because if you're not directly involved with someone, some amazing person who has down syndrome you potentially don't have a clue what it involves.
I think, you know for me, the massive thing is just normalizing and everything about it basically like whenever I look at the album, he's just my amazing little boy, you know? Like that is all he is to me and all he ever will be until he gets big and then he'll be my amazing big lad. He's probably causing mischief around Belfast, you know?
AH: You wouldn't have any other way though?
CN: No, no. A 100%.
AH: In terms of the musical style, there's a resurgence in what you would call Americana, the country sound. There's an awful lot of artists like yourself going over to Nashville to record. Why now? What's the trigger at the moment that's bringing it back? I mean, I never went away in the States obviously but for us.
CN: Yes, yes. I honestly have no idea. [laughs] I mean for me, again, it was just a personal decision to record the songs and produce them and then as organic away as possible because the songs they lend themselves to that kind of style. Speaking from personal experience in Belfast, there's an ever growing connection between Belfast and Nashville and Northern Ireland and Nashville, I suppose it's as much to do with the people that you meet them, the networks that are built up between musicians and writers coming over here and I'm just going back there, you know? But then, you know, the fact that– I suppose, that between the folk and the traditional Irish music and the rich with bluegrass and what eventually developed in the country with Americana.
AH: That must have been interesting as far as the reviews were concerned because some just didn't know what to make of it…. "What do I do with this?"
CN: Yes. We were very conscious that it wasn't going to be everybody's cup of tea and it would turn a few heads, but I suppose that shock factor element was partly intentional. Very much so but you know, with regards to kind of expose, right and the kind of music that I'm writing at the moment and then stepping into the room with the guys, creatively, I don't have a problem with that.
Anybody whose music fan I think has got to be open minded with regards to what way music presents itself, you know? Like good quality songs are good for me I'm just again talking and talking on my own behalf. Like, I don't care if the song is progressive jazz to kind of or death metal. If there's quality to it I will appreciate the quality that's there.
AH: You know it's a good song regardless what song and music it is?
CN: Absolutely is. Yes, yes. So yes, I mean hopefully people can open up their minds and get that concept to you know?
AH: When are we likely to get you playing live?
CN: So we're currently shaken our agents around Dublin piecing together a UK run for early spring of next year. There was an Irish run that we did and then I did a UK run back in May I think. So I'm due a headline tour basically and ideally, I'd like to set something up for, kind of March, April time.
AH: Second push on the album as well then, it seems like?
CN: Yes, yes, so with that, obviously, with the social family coming on board and I were we are very much gearing towards a reissue on a vinyl release of the record and May I think it is. So hopefully the momentum will continue to roll and obviously touring is a big part of that and if we can get into festival season with the album getting out there to a few more ears. I'll be pretty happy with it at that point.
I'm really enjoying playing the songs live as well. It's a very different on stage dynamic to The Answer as you can imagine, and a different challenge which I'm really just embracing that the minute and I've got a great grip a piece band. Big three and four part harmonies and it's a lot of fun. I get to tell a few stories on stage by where some of the songs came from.
AH: That's nice because you involve the crowd and it just brings them into the show doesn't it?
CN: Yes, yes, sometimes and the raucousness of a rock show you don't have the opportunity to that level of intimacy, but this record has it, obviously has a different tone to it and then, it's a good place to be up on that stage at the minute.
To hear more about the evolution behind the song and the album check out the Broken Wings Documentary below:
Cormac's album 'White Feather' has been nominated & is on the short list for the prestigious NI Music Prize 2019 Album of The Year.
The NI music Prize, now in it's sixth year, celebrates the pinnacle of Northern Irish music and nominees are shortlisted by people from across all areas of the music industry – media, live music, retail, promoters & others from elsewhere in the arts.
See link below – https://www.nimusicprize.com
The award takes place in Belfast Ulster Hall on Nov 7th and will be a panel vote.
Upcoming live shows:
Warrenpoint Skylite Room: Saturday 28th September
Newcastle Anchor: Saturday 23rd November
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Broken Wing
My little boys got a broken wing
Needs a little help with most everything
But When he grows up he'll be a king
And won't need to worry at all
His mom and me we're his family
normal to us was never gonna be
Tell me what's normal anyway
If you've got the answer
Feel free to call
He don't need to fly
That's alright neither do I
Perfectly beautiful
Beautifully perfect
And I wouldn't change a thing
Bout my baby's broken wing
I'll carry him
If he needs me to
Guard him from vultures
Won't let them get through
Sing him a song to help him sleep
And I'll never let him fall
He don't need to fly
That's alright neither do I
Perfectly beautiful
Beautifully perfect
And I wouldn't change a thing
Bout my baby's broken wing
Perfectly beautiful
Beautifully perfect
And I wouldn't change a thing
No I wouldn't change a thing
Bout my baby's broken wing


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A federal government runs a large deficit. Deficits are so large that the ratio of federal debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) approaches 70 per cent. A constituency of voters have gotten used to large federal spending programs. Does that sound like the United States? Well, yes. But it also describes Canada in 1993. Yet, just 16 years later, Canada's federal debt had fallen from 67 per cent to only 29 per cent of GDP. Moreover, in every year between 1997 and 2008, Canada's federal government had a budget surplus. In one fiscal year, 2000–2001, its surplus was a whopping 1.8 per cent of GDP. If the U.S. government had such a surplus today, that would amount to a cool $263 billion rather than the current deficit of more than $1.5 trillion.
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The only problem is most MillennialPreneurs are overwhelmed because they don't know where to start – there is a lot of conflicting information online about blogging, marketing, sales, SEO and creating raving fans!
Together we cut out the overwhelm to build a solid business foundation so you can enjoy vocational freedom – working because you want to, not because you have to.
Let's face it – you can't do the work you love and expect to get paid for it without learning how to properly run an online business.
I'd like to invite you to become one of my private coaching clients.
When you sign up for Make Money Your Honey Coaching you get 1-on-1 access with me – which means on top of perfectly tailored 60-minute coaching sessions with me – you get unlimited email coaching for the duration of your sessions and direct access to me in a VIP Facebook group.
Private Coaching Packages Available:
Package #1: Money Mindset – For those who need help with the internal work of making more money in your business. If you find yourself struggling with negotiating, struggling to meet income goals or struggling with personal finance, this is the package for you.
Package #2 Get More Media Mentions – I teach you how to build a brand that get's mentioned in larger media outlets. We work on branding, messaging and pitching. Available to individuals and businesses. Past clients have been featured in Elephant Journal, Time, MSN Money, GoBankingRates and more.
Package #3 Online Marketing Coaching – For individuals who are just starting out and need help setting up their online business, their online marketing strategy and setting up sales funnels. I walk you through the process of building a blog on WordPress, content creation and online marketing.
Package #4 Freelance Your Way to Freedom – For the aspiring freelance writers. Freelance writing was my gateway to digital entrepreneurship. A third of the American workforce is freelancing and there's plenty of opportunity available. I teach you how to brand yourself as a subject matter expert and where to find writing clients.
As of 2015 in order to provide the best service and possible results, I only take on a handful of clients at a time and a minimum of commitment of 3 months is required for coaching.
Click here to submit your application for private coaching with Amanda.


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