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Black Crows is an independent french freeski brand from chamonix. Founded in 2006 by pro freeskiers Camille Jaccoux and Bruno Compagnet, black crows was born out of a desire to collide beauty and efficiency into skis.
We create obsessively design driven objects that are uncompromising in performance and identity for contemporary skiing.
We aim for the pleasure of senses through freedom and adventure.
We believe that ski culture is a window to the world.
On the back of this first model, the range developed with a line of playful, efficient and reliable skis. the novel designs rapidly seduced the international market thanks to their subtle mix of performance and elegance. Winning multiple awards in numerous specialist magazines, the brand has also made a name for itself via its marketing, with innovative publicity campaigns, music events (both urban and alpine) and unorthodox partnerships with other brands and concept stores. Black Crows' ascent is also down to its squadron of ambassadors: passionate skiers who have ensured that authenticity remains emblematic of the brand. If you were to sum up the black crows spirit, it would encompass an unwavering openness to the outside world, steadfast dedication to performance and adamant independence. With 83 models produced since 2006, today the small Chamonix brand has well and truly grown up and now has a strong presence on the international scene. As well as skis, black crows now offers a line of technical ski wear in collaboration with goretex. Yorgo Tloupas and his design team are still the masters of adornment and pro skier Julien Regnier has come on board to bring his scientific knowledge to the ski conception. Bruno Compagnet and Camille Jaccoux are still on their skis and involved more than ever in the development of the brand and the product.
Freeskiing is devoted to the unadulterated pursuit of pleasure and absolute freedom. Freedom to ski, but also to innovate and to pioneer. The black crows story is foremost about a group of friends determined to fulfil their ambitions and unafraid to challenge the norm. During the winter of 2005, Camille Jaccoux and Bruno Compagnet, two professional skiers and long-time friends, dreamt of a ski which would be the antithesis to the skis then on offer in the freeride ski market. Their vision was a powder ski which combined a wingspan big enough to withstand high-speed turns and a shape which could endure sudden changes in direction. As the general trend in the market was for narrower and flared-out skis, the two riders just couldn't find a model to meet their demands…
It was around this time that they met christophe villemin in Chamonix's grands-montets cable car. He was an industrialist, passionate about skiing and mountaineering, who took a keen interest in the technological challenges of mountain equipment. One evening they found themselves around a table in a restaurant in Chamonix, and over a glass of Valpolicella the two skiers described their dream ski and the market which currently failed to reflect the diversity of the freeskiing world. Over the course of the meal an idea germinated to differentiate themselves and create a ski under their own brand. That was the birth of the project for the future corvus model and for a brand which would soon be known as black crows. "At the time we would often have the same conversation about how the ultimate freeride ski didn't exist and how none of the freeride brands around at the time really inspired us... gradually the idea that maybe we should just make it ourselves took hold. by the end of the meal Christophe had offered to back us financially and that was the start of it all," remembers Bruno. The corvus, the first black crows model, was conceived as a big ski, that would reign supreme in deep snow and yet be capable of spritely short turns. To find the perfect balance, the two accomplices were first inspired by the numerous freeride skis that they had the chance to demo. "We tested most of the skis in the range we were targeting, and were inspired by certain specificities, flexes and sidecuts. we combined all this, but we messed up and ended up binning the first mould. it was only with the second mould that the wonder child was born," explains Camille.


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- 1 cup long-grain brown rice
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp low-sodium bouillon granules
- 2 tbsp almonds, silvered or 2 tbsp pine nuts
- 2 tbsp grated lemon zest
- In a medium-size saucepan, bring rice and water to a boil.
- Turn off heat and let rice stand in water, covered, 6 hours.
- When ready to cook, add bouillon granules and brine to a boil.
- Cook 10 minutes until water is absorbed and rice is tender.
- Drain, if necessary.
- Add almonds and lemon zest.
- Let stand a few minutes, then fluff with a fork and serve.
Nutritional information Edit
Food exchanges per serving: 1 starch/bread exchange | cal: 96 | cho: 0mg | car: 19g | pro: 2g | sod: 123mg | fat: 1g
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Beside meat, Argentines love their queso and/or crema. Everything has queso in it. Salads, sandwiches, panini, baked dishes, vegetarian dishes, meat dishes, sushi… about 90% of dishes have some kind of dairy product (at least that's what it seems like to me…).
This is the menu of one of the "best" sushi restaurants in BA, Bonsai. Count the number of rolls with phila, which is Philadelphia Cream Cheese. I'll wait… Yeah. Almost every roll is full of cream cheese. I can definitely get behind a warm eel with cream cheese roll or salmon avocado cream cheese roll… but, in my opinion, a few rolls on the menu with phila is enough. It takes something away from the freshness and overpowers the flavor of the fish. But somehow, when sushi came to Buenos Aires, phila was incorporated into almost every roll.
Dulce de leche. Look at it… Amazing. Porteños LOVE dulce de leche and consequently almost all the desserts are filled with or topped with dulce de leche. What does that cookie have… oh yeah, dulce de leche. What's in the middle of that media noche? Of course, dulce de leche. I, for one, love it. Dulce de leche with dark chocolate is one of my favorite desserts. But recall that it is caramel made with milk or cream… Its amazing, but dangerous for those who can't digest the lactose.
At the grocery store, you can buy milk with 80% reduced lactose and one variety of leche de soja (soy milk), which is found in the juice aisle. But don't think you're going to get a coffee with soy milk… not even the fancy-pants "coffee" shops have soy milk. What's shocking is that there are restaurants, cafes, and entire stores that promote their "gluten-free" food. Now I'm not one to begrudge those with a gluten allergy a yummy but digestible meal. And really, it's awesome that people with a gluten allergy have such options. But really… are their NO people with lactose intolerance here? It turns out, no, there are not many people with lactose intolerance here. I was talking with my spanish teacher the other day and she says that she doesn't know anyone who has a problem with digesting dairy, but there are quite a number of people with celiac disease. Genetics at it's finest.
Luckily, I've discovered my body can handle a little more dairy than I thought. I can take a little cheese, a little dulce de leche, a little butter. But really, if I want to feel tip top, energetic, awesome – home cooking is the way to go. When we first got here, we looked everywhere for the Lactaid of Buenos Aires to no avail. Finally, we asked a pharmacy if they had un compromido que puede ayudar con el digestivo de lactosa o lechera – a pill that can help with digestion of lactose or dairy. Farmacity – a large chain drugstore that is similar to those in the US – had some lactose pills, which you have to get from the pharmacist. They are a little pricey – a box of 20 pills was close to AR$100 or almost US$20. So I have been judicious with the pills. But luckily they are stronger than the lactaid pills. I take one, I have a big bowl of helado (don't judge…), a rich, yummy, gelato-y ice cream, and I am ok.
It's so funny, in New York you can find restaurants that cater to people with food allergies to those who don't eat meat to those who don't eat any animal products. It's a bit different here. The options, while good, are a bit limited and it seems difficult sometimes to find food that will be yummy but healthy. So I'm trying to be flexible and remember that I can just ask for my meal without the cheese. And it will be ok. I'm trying to find new "favorites" that make me happy inside, both mentally and physically. It's all part of not getting too stuck in a rut thinking "this is what I can eat and this is what I like and nothing else will be sufficient…" because then one can start to get a little… I don't know… self-absorbed and rigid. Now, to be fair, I can say this because I don't have a serious food allergy. I know that there are many people out there who can't just remove the gluten or cheese or shellfish or nuts from a dish because even the slightest contact will cause a reaction… And for those people, it kinda sucks and I supposed you have to do more research and prepare ahead of time so then you don't have to worry about it later.
No doubt, some of my favorites will never change. I've already made some homemade salt & vinegar potatoes because Buenos Aires is severely lacking in the chips. (I'll share how I made them because they were delicious and actually pretty healthy.) And when I'm back in Florida one of the first things I'm going to do is have a HUGE sushi meal sin phila. But until then I will learn to take what I have and work with it. And enjoy it. And not stress about it. Lactose or not.


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Note - Due to the size of this item it will only be shipped to the continental U.S.
This actual-size Leonardo replica figure is based on the classic TV cartoon series and stands nearly 5 feet tall.
Leo is made of hand-painted foam rubber and latex and is authentically detailed, down to the katana holder on the back of his belt!
Very simple assembly required.


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Co-operatives are established on the basis of collaborative control and oversight and this underpins the board's accountability to membership. Co-operation itself drives the ethos, values and principles of ethical, fair and respectful behaviours.
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Board behaviours and dynamics has become a focus of research across the global corporate governance field with the largest UK companies beginning to accept that how their directors behave has a direct impact on organisational performance. Co-operatives have always been ahead of the game when it comes to appreciating the importance of working together with a shared vision and set of principles to drive what you do but also how you do it.
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I have only been with Sunflower Markets for a couple of days, but I love it. I already loved the company and now I love it more. People there are great and love what they do, and they have samples all the time for us. All in all I really enjoy my job, my coworkers and my boss. I was very nervous about having a new boss, but it seems I went from one good boss to another! I feel so lucky! So people in New Mexico, AZ, Colorado and Nevada, go and support your Sunflower store. You can't beat the prices. I should know, I enter them all day long!
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Hi Leslie!
I really want to work for Sunflower Farmer's Market-I just from graduated college with a degree in Economics and Business and want to start my career in the health food industry. I love Sunflower and currently have an application in for an Event Coordinator at the Fort Collins, Colorado store. Do you have any advice for me-interview tips, skills they look for, the company culture, good people to talk to– anything and everything? Any little bit helps-I would appreciate it so, so much! Thank you!
p.s. I love the decorating of your new house-it looks great! 🙂


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Director Stoked. Footwear Technician
Michael originally qualified as a Snowboard Instructor SSBS (Schweizer Schneesport Berufs- und Schulverband), as well as having the Diploma Swiss federal graduate of snow sport instructor BBT, (Bundesamt für Berufsbildung und Technologie). He first became involved in footwear analysis when he went to London to work for a specialist biomechanical company. Here he learnt and studied the anatomy of the foot and boot fitting.
In London during the years 2006 – 2010, he refined his knowledge and expertise about the individual fitting of ski boots, snowboard, walking and running shoes combined with personal anatomy and biomechanics.
In the Autumn of 2010 Michael moved back to the mountains of Zermatt in Switzerland to bring his knowledge and expertise to the benefit of Stoked clients when he set up professional boot fitting in Zermatt "Stoked Boot Fitting". Today it is not only professional ski racers that want to push their performance to the limit but also those that simply want to walk more comfortably and healthily through the day profit from his extensive know-how.
Michael is married to Annette, an English lady. Together they have a young daughter Elodie who is almost ready to ski for the first time!
Michael looks forward to getting your feet stoked!


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Dive Brief:
- In an article and attached video, the Hechinger Report reports that four New York City (NYC) students have filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of similarly situated black and Latino students against the New York City Department of Education, The Public Schools Athletic League and its director, stating that "among the crucial resources defendants in this class action lawsuit have failed to furnish on an equal basis to the city's black and Latino students are high school sports teams."
- According to the lawsuit, more than 17,000 black and Hispanic students in NYC schools have no sports teams and many more have very limited options in sports, while some schools with the highest white populations offer up to 44 sports team choices.
- The students and advocates in the Fair Play Coalition are using the lawsuit to protest such disparities and ensure that all students, regardless of race or ethnicity, have the option to play any sport that the Public Schools Athletic League offers.
Dive Insight:
The lawsuit raises interesting issues in regard to athletics in schools. The lawsuit is being framed as a civil rights action that "seeks to end the ongoing discriminatory practices … in granting and supporting interscholastic sports teams for students in New York City's public high schools." As an equity issue, there seems to be some arguments to support it, but a number of factors play into a school's ability to offer sports teams including location, zoning issues, staffing and money. Finding an equitable solution to the issue may not be easy.
The U.S. Department of Education has offered guidance in the past on providing equal access to sports for students with disabilities. However, in this case, the equal access was to sports offered within a school, not an entire district. Title IX guidance also may be hard to apply in this case as "Title IX does not require institutions to offer identical sports, but an equal opportunity to play," according to the NCAA.
The issue springs from an assumption that access to sports is a requirement for a sound or adequate education. While some educators argue that sports are a part of education and provide a solid foundation for future careers, others contend that sports distracts from more worthy educational pursuits and only benefits those who play. Many schools, including some early college high schools, do not offer sports teams at all. Charter schools do not always have teams and often are not allowed to compete against other public school teams, an issue that some critics see as unfair. Sports, it seems, tends to engender a fair number of lawsuits. Against this backdrop, it will be interesting to see how this lawsuit is resolved or where it leads.


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So this little piece I've written here is a request: please can we ease up on the strong woman/ feminist trope? I ask this as, with all the excitement over the new Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, there has been an awful lot written about how Rey, the new female lead played by Daisy Ridley, is a feminist protagonist.
What does this mean? What on earth is a feminist protagonist? The Atlantic describes it as "no distressing damsel. She's instead a fighter and a survivor and a nurturer and an all-round badass."
And that is Rey, for sure. Interesting qualities, absolutely. Exciting ones too. But these do not make her a feminist.
They wouldn't make anyone a feminist. That's because feminism has nothing to do with how a woman appears or behaves. Female behaviour and personality traits don't relate to feminism – feminism, like any civil rights movement, is something you choose to be a part of.
Feminism is for all women. All. And any attempts to frame certain traits as feminist are dangerous.
Strong, assertive female characters such as Rey are no more feminist than Emma Thompson's character in Love Actually. Ripley from Alien is no more feminist than Daryl Hannah in Splash!
That Rey, like Ripley before her, is unapologetic is terrific. That she takes up space, never shrinking back, is understandably attractive and is bang in line with current discourse.
However, just because a woman is physically strong and athletic, assertive and can handle a lightsaber or a flame thrower, that doesn't necessarily make her a feminist. And, conversely, like Emma Thompson in Love Actually, a woman who has been cheated on by her philandering husband yet chooses to stay with him can, of course, be a feminist.
It would be a mistake and exclusionary to correlate feminism with just a certain type of female behaviour, or dictate that only certain female behaviour is acceptable for a feminist. A strong, independent woman can be as misogynistic as any MRA, and a submissive woman can be feminist to the core.
Sexism includes correlating certain behaviours and traits with gender. Don't think that just by flipping that around 180 degrees we've suddenly got ourselves a feminist icon. What we have is a different type of female character – a welcome change, yes, but let's not correlate that with feminism. Let's not mistake correlating another type of behaviour as acceptable as freeing ourselves from sexism – it's just building women a new cage.
That's not to say Rey isn't welcome. She is, absolutely. It is a big step – and a welcome one – for Star Wars to move away from the Aryan blue-eyed blonde-haired leading male to a young woman.
As a role model for young girls and boys Rey is wonderful. Her spirit and confidence makes a refreshing change from the more typical depiction of women in films. Like Katniss before her, I hope she has a profound subliminal effect on the kids who will flock to see the film.
Variety is crucial (and we're still miles away from that – Rey after all is white and well-spoken) but she is a great step forward.
But she is not a feminist just because she is feisty. I hope she is a feminist, I really do. But as Meryl Streep recently demonstrated, strong women who fight seemingly feminist positions can still turn their backs on feminism.
But more than this, I don't want young girls thinking, I'm not a feminist because I'd rather be Cinderella than Rey. And I don't want boys thinking they should only admire and respect women who are pushy and wilful. And I don't want anyone overlooking or diminishing any woman who doesn't exhibit behaviour or personality traits similar to Rey.
Feminism is for everyone and fights for all young girls and women. All young girls and all women are to be respected. All. Feminism is not exclusively for the 'badass.'
That not all women consider themselves feminists is unfortunate but nevertheless, let's not reduce feminism to a Charlie perfume advert. As feminists, we love our 'strong women'. But not to the exclusion of women who don't share those traits.
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Hangar to VAB to Launch to Space & back
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."petecrow/NASA" © 2011 by / Peter M. Crow and the Peter Michael Crow Trust and by Seine/Harbour Productions, LLC, Studio City, California.
Posted in atlantis, crawler transporter, international space station, launch pad 39-a, shuttle hangar, space shuttle, STS-134, STS-135, Vehicle Assembly Building, tagged 39A, 39b, carol anne swagler, launch paqd, life of a shuttle, opf, orbiter processing facility, pete crow, peter crow, peter michael crow, rollout, rollover, runway, shuttle landing facility, slf, vehicle assembly building on July 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Hangar to VAB to Launch to Space & back
Posted in atlantis, shuttle hangar, space shuttle, tagged air lock, crew deck, crew hatch, Discovery, docking, docking controls, flight deck, hatch crawlway, high bay 1, how did the shuttle dock with the international space station, international space station, iss, nasa, opf, orbiter processing facility, ov-103, shuttle bathroom, shuttle crew compartment, shuttle hatch, shuttle hatch control, shuttle tires, shuttle windows, smithsonian, which shuttle will be in the smithsonian on June 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Each member of the media was assigned a one hour slot, and given 15 minutes on the decks, crawlways and bay inside the Discovery where a member of the Flow Team was available.
This was the second, and probably last time, general media will visit the Discovery before she goes to the Smithsonian Museum at Dulles International Airport early in 2012. In April, NASA also allowed selected members of the media into High Bay 1. At that time the dismantling of the Discovery's recoverable parts and removal of hazmat materials, now well progressed, had not begun.The formal name of the Discovery, the oldest survivor in the fleet, is "OV-103". This stands for "Orbiter Vehicle, Number 3".
In all five operational orbiters were built. In order they were Columbia (lost over Texas), Challenger (lost on liftoff), Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour. Only the latter three orbiters survive.
The photos below were taken either by PeterMichael Crow or by Carol Anne Swagler on June 21, 2011 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
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Posted in atlantis, shuttle hangar, STS-135, tagged air and space museum, atlantis, carol anne swagler, dulles, kennedy space center, names inside atlantis, nasa, opf, orbiter processing facility, pete crow, peter m crow, seine harbour, shuttle, shuttle hangar, signatures, smithsonian, who signed wall in atlantis on June 22, 2011| 1 Comment »
On June 21, 2011, NASA invited 85 journalists to come to Florida, visit and photograph the inside and outside of the Shuttle Discovery, the oldest survivor of the Shuttle fleet. Early next year Discovery will be taken to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, and placed on display. On Tuesday, June 21, the media were allowed on both decks of the Discovery, invited to crawl to the hatch which attached the Discovery to the International Space Station, and to the cargo bay. They were free to prowl outside and around the Shuttle which is in High Bay 1, Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF).
As the media were leaving the Discovery flight deck, they were invited to sign their names on the wall using a marker.
The header photograph is a portion of the wall where media, and others, signed. At the Smithsonian it is believed the public will have no access to the decks of the Discovery and the signatures of the media, the workers and others who contributed to this remarkable program and who were invited to sign the wall will be visible only to Museum officials.
Posted in NASA/ men in space, space shuttle, tagged atlantis, Discovery, earth views, kennedy space center, ksc, launch, lift to mate, nasa, opf, orbiter processing facility, pad 39 A, rollout, rollover, space shuttle, VAB, vehicle assembly building, video, view from space, view of the earth on June 10, 2011| 4 Comments »
Click the link. I mean it. Do it now. There is no sound until the launch in the final seconds. (this link courtesy of Dale Duckworth)
(this link courtesy of Francie Marrs)
View both of these videos in Full Screen if you can.
Posted in Runway / Shuttle Landing Facility, space shuttle, tagged 747, atlantis, california, edwards air force base, hangar, how did it work?, how did they remove shuttle from 747?, new mexico, on top of 747, opf, orbiter processing facility, runway, shuttle, shuttle landing facility, shuttle on top of 747, shuttle on top of airplane, slf, white sands on June 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The first landings of the shuttles were planned for Edwards Air Force Base, north of Los Angeles, because of the size of the landing area. Edwards is a large dry lake bed in the high desert. But once landing was mastered which happened soon enough, the shuttles landed in Florida. With a few exceptions through the 135 shuttle missions, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, is where they returned from space and landed.When a shuttle landed elsewhere, it was returned to Florida on top of a Boeing 747 specially rigged to carry it. Carrying the shuttle on top of a 747 was also used in flight tests before the actual shuttle missions in space began in 1981.
When a shuttle landed on its own in Florida, it was relatively easy (nothing was ever really easy in the shuttle program); the shuttle was simply towed back to one of three OPFs ("orbiter processing facility" or hangar).
When the shuttle returned to KSC and landed atop a 747, the 747 would taxi to the south end of the SLF ("shuttle landing facility" or runway) and using the device shown in the large photograph below, the shuttle would be removed from the 747, and then towed back to one of the OPFs.
."petecrow/NASA" © 2011 by / Peter M. Crow and the Peter Michael Crow Trust and by Seine/Harbour® Productions, LLC, Studio City, California.
Posted in Vehicle Assembly Building, tagged apollo, diagram of vab, firing room 4, florida, kennedy space center, largest building in the world, launch control center, layout of vab, nasa, opf, orbiter processing facility, shuttle hangar, shuttle landing facility, shuttle runway, slf, VAB, vehicle assembly building, where are shuttles launched, where are the shuttles stored?, where do the shuttles land? on May 22, 2011| 1 Comment »
The VAB was constructed in the mid-1960s to assemble the rockets and capsule in the Apollo program. The Apollo program landed men on the Moon six times between 1969 and 1972. It also served in the Skylab program and for the past 30 years has been the place where the shuttles have been mated with their rockets prior to being taken, as a single unit, to the launching pads.
The VAB, at 500 feet, is an iconic building of the American space program and is visible for miles. It is adjacent and mere steps from the Launch Control Center and its four firing rooms where the Apollo, Skylab and Shuttles have been launched. The VAB is also directly across the street from the Complex 39 Media Site where all media coverage of the launches of the shuttle originates. The VAB is adjacent to the three Orbiter Processing Facilities (OPF), the shuttle hangars. To the northwest of the VAB, several miles away, is the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), the runway where shuttles land in Florida. Shuttles also land in California and New Mexico when weather conditions do not permit a Florida landing.
The VAB is constructed of six supporting towers designated A, B, C, D, E and F. Three of these towers each inter-connect up to the 16th floor on opposite sides of the main open bay. The bays between the towers are open above the 16th floor.
The shuttle bays themselves are in between the D and E, and the E and F towers. Therefore, to place a shuttle in one of the shuttle bays, a shuttle must first be lifted from the main central bay, above the 16th floor, and then moved laterally into the shuttle bay, before being lowered and secured to the five-story high Crawler which will carry the shuttle to the launching pad.
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."petecrow/NASA" © 2011 by / Peter M. Crow and the Peter Michael Crow Trust and by Seine/Harbour® Productions, LLC, Studio City, California.
Posted in STS-134, tagged badging station, credentials, media, opf, orbiter processing facility, pad 39-B, shuttle landing facility, slf, tweeter, tweetup on April 28, 2011| 1 Comment »
This former Header is the VAB from the Media Site on the afternoon of April 27. Not merely a cloud-filled afternoon, KSC was fighting ferocious fire just to the southwest of the media site which grayed things up for awhile quite nicely. To the left of the VAB and right of the water tower are two low buildings. They are the OPFs (hangars) for the shuttles — and while they may look small along side the VAB (which is 37 stories), they are not. The Orbiter Processing Facilities are huge buildings, like everything else at Kennedy Space Center. Scroll down and we'll have a look at the shuttle Discovery inside one of these buildings.
April 27, 2011, Wednesday
Kennedy Space Center
There's a lot going on today — a tour of the old launch pad, 39-B, now being torn down; a walk along the SLF, the shuttle landing facility (to you and me: The Runway), and a walk around the shuttle Discovery, now residing in a hangar (the OPF: Orbiter Processing Facility), Bay 2. There are also interviews with several astronuats.
Things are humming.
KSC has re-named me. I have read the name on my credentials, although apparently no one else has. My name is now Michael Crow and I work for the TV station somewhere in the west. I know this because the first call letter of my station is a "K". Stations west of the Mississippi, with a couple of exceptions in the early days of radio, got call letters starting with "K". Those east of the Mississippi start with "W". So why is there a station KDKA in Pittsburgh and a station WEW in St. Louis? They were among the first stations.Anyway.
I do not work for a TV station, and my middle name may be Michael, but NASA knows me as "Peter".
I return to the badging station on State Road 3 to see if I can straighten it out. Happily they are open. They are not always open.
It developes that this is well worth the trip. The women running the badging station are of good cheer — "this happens an average of once every launch" one tells me as she digs for my credentials and, ultimately not finding anything, asks me to fill out the paperwork and show me two forms of ID (my driver's license and passport suffice). Soon she is holding a credential with my proper name, and proper media affiliation attached.
She produces a punch and SNAP! punches a hole in the top of the credential so it can be pinned on whatever part of my body I wish with the exception that "it should be visible." Fair enough, and I had not been intending to attach it to my underpants anyway.
"I punched some guys driver's license instead of his badge one day," a woman says.
What? What was that?
"He was pretty upset." Apparently in some states a punched hole in your drivers license voids it.
The Tweeters.
Next door, the Tweeter badging station is now open. NASA has again invited 150 bloggers to come Tweet. Getting invited is straight-forward. For 24 hours anyone can apply (4,000 did this time) and then NASA randomly plucks out 150 names. Voila! You're in …. and 3,850 of you are not.
This is the fourth time NASA has invited the Tweeters in. The first time was STS-129, and then NASA decided to think about it for awhile and tweak the tweeters. The Tweeters were invited back for STS-132, STS-133 and now for STS-134. Tweeters are allowed to come only once — if you got picked earlier, you don't get to come back.The Tweeters are packed off to the far end of the Media site and put in a large tent. They are not welcome in the main media center and perhaps that is just as well. For STS-134 there will be 1,500 media and NASA has opened the overflow annex for additional workspace. We oursevles were packed off to the annex and put next to Scientific American, the BBC and some newspaper I could never pronounce in a thousand years.
I love the Tweeters. It is a zany idea to invite a random bunch of people in, and these days a bit of a security risk. Tweeters, like everyone else, get a thorough security frisk before being approved, but still … That's way Tweeters find themselves at the far end of the media site surrounded by water and boxed in by jungle. If one of them makes a run for it, security can see them coming. If they decide to swim, the alligators will eat them.
The other reason they are where they are? Bathrooms.Wait. Do they let the Tweeters use the bathrooms as the Media? Yes and No. Tweeters are free to pee in the large restrooms near the Tweet-Up grandstands. No peeing in the Media Center's bathrooms.
Tweeters, unlike the Media, get a backpack full of free stuff. Pictures, and pins and — lots of stuff, including that backpack with the NASA logo on it. It is a handsome backpack.
"Where did all of this stuff come from?" I ask. A woman manning the Tweeter desk tells me "we scounged it". You didn't loot it? "No, we didn't have to." Looting is when something is sitting on a counter, say like the Boeing counter in the Media Cernter and they are like really busy talking to someone else so you take something off the pile without asking. Scounging is when you ask. The Tweet women have a fine job of scounging as far as I can tell.
I ask how long the Tweeters will be around and am surprised how brief their lifespan is. The Tweeters can begins picking up their credentials on T-2 (Wednesday, today) but are not allowed onto Kennedy Space Center or into the Tweeter tent until Thursday, T-1. And: "They are allow one delay."If the Shuttle launches on Friday afternoon, April 29 as now expected, the Tweeters go home. They have been there T-1 and T-0, two days — tat's it. But if, as often happens, the shuttle launch is delayed? "They get come back once but if it doesn't launch the second time, that's it." Whoa — NASA is a tough crowd.
Tweeters pay their own way and while officially none are allowed to come back a second time, several Tweeters will be back for STS-134 from STS-133. When some of those whose name was drawn couldn't come for STS-134, NASA didn't have time to accredit anyone from the wait list so they invited several from STS-133 to return and see a launch bcause they'd already cleared security.
Have there been any problems with the Tweet-Up in the first three Tweet-Ups? STS-133 was delayed and delayed — "that was a problem." But what about the Tweeters themselves? The Media is totally cowered; does NASA have their bluff in on the Tweeters? "We've had to take a couple out in the hall and threaten to send them to the principal's office" but that was about it. No one has been paddled or had their Tweeter credentials cut in half — "and WE haven't punched a hole in anybody's driver's license."
The afternoon tours / Launch Pad 39-B
Today is a juicy day at the Cape for the Media. NASA is going to do briefings for the press at some places they rarely, if ever, have taken the press. Three buses will rotate through three separate sites.
Launch Pad 39-B. My bus first heads for Launch Pad 39-B which I learned a month or so ago is being torn down. That is true — but then again, it isn't. Pad 39-B really is being re-purposed for a different use. In its first iteration it was on of the launch pads for the Apollo Moon program. Apollo 10 lifted off from here; this was the mission that circled the Moon, but did not land at Christmas 1968. The next mission, Apollo 11 actually landed.Then 39-B was rebuilt as one of two launch pads for the shuttle, rotating with Pad 39-A. In the first 25 shuttle flights, when NASA was aggressively launching, both pad 39-A and 39-B were busy. Then in 1986, the Challenger was launched from 39-B; this pad was rarely used thereafter, if ever. With the shuttle program ending, NASA expected to develope Constellation, a new vehicle. So NASA began re-purposing Pad 39-B. But then Constellation was cancelled, and then it was re-instated. Then it was cancelled again. Now NASA is unclear how 39-B will be used, but the pad is being razed so it will be ready if Congress greenlights a new program.
The shuttles are moved along twin lanes of a high paved with loose river rock atop the five story crawlers. The crawlers literally crawl — roughly one mile per hour. In other times NASA has invited the press to walk with the crawler as it goes to the launch pad. In recent missions NASA has not offered the press that opportunity, although they have become more liberal about allowing the press to view the rollout of the shuttle from the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building).
Discovery in Bay 2 of the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF). The OPF is the hanger. Each shuttle when it returns to Kennedy is dragged from the landing strip, known as the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) back to one of three hangars. The hangars are inter-changeable although there are slight differences in the designs of their doors and possible other minor differences.In the OPF, a shuttle is essentially surrounded by a cocoon of wires and tubes and mteal stairs and walkways. When the shuttle returns it must be re-processed for the next flight. Tiles had to be replaced. The entire vehicle was inspected. A ton of work was needed to ready it for the next flight.
Now, however, the shuttle Discovery, the oldest surviving member of the shuttle fleet, has completed its final mission.
Today it is being readied for turnover to the Smithsonian. Sometime early next year, probably in February, Discovery will be flown a final time atop a Boeing 747 to Dulles Airport at Chantilly, Virginia (west of Washington, DC) and come to rest in the air and space museum at Dulles.
The shuttle currently displayed at the Smithsonian was a test vehicle and never flew in space. This vehicle is the vehicle that will be moved to New York.
Visiting the OPF is interesting if confusing. Somewhere inside the jumble of cables and steel is the Discovery, but only glimpses are possible. Over there is the part of the sign that reads "United States". At the very front, the nose cone and front wheel well, and wheel are visible. To know what you are seeing, largely you have to know what to look for.
But in coming years if anyone asks if I ever visited the shuttle hangars, the answer will be Yes, although I probably won't bother to add that I wasn't quite sure what, besides the underbelly, the tires and the tiles I saw when I was there.
The Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). The SLF is the huge long runway where the shuttles land when returning to Kennedy Space Center.This was the third and final stop on our afternoon tour, and the purpose was largely to talk about what will happen to KSC now that thye shuttle program is ending. Clearly, there's much concern that nothing much will happen here — and that is not a new event. Following the Moon program, Apollo, there was little else in the pipeline. Jobs vanished. The wider area struggled financially.
During the 1970s during this relatively dark period, NASA flew the joint program with the Russians, and Skylab which burned up in the atmosphere before the shuttle became operational. Yes, we have had an international space station in orbit before.The peak of employment at Kennedy was during the Apollo program with about 24,000. The shuttle program and related activities employed about 14,000. With the end of the program employment here is expected to drop by 50-percent or more to 7,000.
Mid-stride of the SLF are the grandstands and the tower. Here the press and VIPs watch the shuttle land — although NASA on STS-133 and perhaps other missions allowed the press to photograph the landing from the end of the runway.
NASA is anal about people walking on the SLF. The media was warned repeatedly that if they stepped onto the runway, they risked have their credentials pulled. The reason? Anything on a runway risks being sucked into aircraft engines. That's what happened to the Concorde causing it to crash in Europe.
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Iran Uprising – No. 27
Demonstrations of the Iranian people and the youth continued on Tuesday for the sixth consecutive day in different cities.
In Rasht, protesters throw hand grenades to the Basijis in the alleyways leading to the Sabzeh Maidan.
In Hamedan, the people demontrated with the slogans of "Khamenei is a murderer, his rule is void", "death to Khamenei", and "Khamenei shame on your conspiracy" and took control of the Basij station called Shafi'i.
In Islamabad Gharb, the repressive forces attacked protesters and arrested some of them.
In Isfahan's Foolad Shahr, a demonstration with the slogan of "Iran must know, the movement is continuing" was held.
In Tabriz, scores of Revolutionary Guards, Bassij militias, and anti-riot guards, packed on the central streets of the city including the Clock Square, were deployed. Confrontation broke out between the courageous people and mercenaries, and the people defend themselves with hand grenades.
In Ghahderijan (Isfahan province), families of detainees called for the release of their detainees in front of the IRGC and other repressive organs. Last night, the Guards and the criminal Basijis martyred 10 young protesters by direct shooting.
In Behbahan, courageous youth burned down the seminary of the mullahs as a sign of disgust from the corrupt and criminal mullahs.
The courageous youth of Kashan protested with the slogan of "Cannons, tanks, mullahs must get lost!"
Following the gathering of Gohardasht people in Karaj, the Basijis of the Jahangir area brutally attacked them.
The regime's murderers in many cities are demolishing cars, shops and personal belongings of people in order to blame it on the protesters and to tarnish their images.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
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Update: We continue to work on bringing Horizons systems back online, however several server problems continue to exist. We are working to bring the game online first, then will work on restoring the various websites. Once the game is back online, players will be able to access the game using the game launcher. We will keep you posted....
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Dec. 7, 2009 at 7:39am
Skip Jensen's Fire Clock
Lighting Up Your New YearWe're lighting up Broadway this New Year's Eve with dream trees, paper lanterns, and a fire-powered clock with a big surprise at the midnight hour.
I stopped by Skip Jensen's workshop yesterday for a preview of the clock, currently under construction:
A bucket of fire and a bucket of rocks counterbalance each other, until the fire burns down and marks midnight with a spectacular show.
Revelers will also have the opportunity to write down their wishes for the new year, and watch them float away into the night sky as the dream trees are lit.
We'll be conducting a dream tree workshop later this week, stay tuned for details.
comments [4] | posted under fire, First Night, New Years Eve, Skip Jensen, TacomaComments
by morgan on 12/7/2009 @ 10:33am
|Fire is good. Any rolling heads this year? I missed it the last time :(
by tacomachickadee on 12/7/2009 @ 1:06pm
|Morgan: The magic is a little different every year ... :)
by morgan on 12/7/2009 @ 2:28pm
|I think an annual "rolling of the heads" could put Tacoma on the map! Kind of like the running of the bulls but not as messy.
by jenyum on 12/7/2009 @ 8:19pm
|Schedule for upcoming workshops: (starting this Wednesday!)
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Young people need education in IT career options
As this month's IT-related GCSE and A-level student numbers fell for another year, the common viewpoint emerging from the IT industry is that young people simply don't know what they're missing in the IT sector.
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The return to work seems to be working on the outside. Centrelink is happy since they didn't want me on disability. But gong back into work is so strange structures have changed people have changed and then we still have some old favourites and some that I would happily stab in the eye.
The pressure that you come under is unbelievable apart from trying to do a job and relearning the job you have to deal with hypersensitivity stupidity and any other idity you can think of. At first they kept saying you are not close the gap. so now I am close the gap.
Honestly the gap is widening the amount of programs that I used to run have all been cut we don't have the money for it. we seem to be sitting at our desks more times than enough. We await a call from a doctor or client. Otherwise we await a practice liaison officer to contact us and tell us that a General Practice needs a bit of help around Close the Gap.
Now I can't blame all of this stagnation to the government I have to say some of it is the organisation. Black fulla don't matter unless they get their money. We also seemed to have a blockage with staff members not wanting to change. Okay you know what I mean they just blocked.
The white fulla he talk the talk but he certainly isn't walking the walk. I don't know what the hell he doing with his feet. I think it's a quick two-step so that they can keep the money and use it to employ more stupid people. We have a former manage back as a consultant to work on relationships within the organisation. Lets all sit in a circle hold hands and sing Kumbaya. WE have come up with the idea that in groups we need little tables with stools that look like bongo drums and we have bean bags. Maybe the person who came up with that idea should have spoke to the ladies who put in a formal complaint about me for calling them young ladies.
Speak anything to do with Aboriginal issues you get told to shut up, if it's not health we don't want to know it. What happened to the holistic view of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health? We have been a big organisation that amalgamated for about three years they are still working on a RAP. When the smaller organisation I had originally came from it took us 6 months talking to all staff, and meeting local community members. But not making it a select few ( the select few get paid to attend meetings). It was everyone. But big business must keep the wheels turning we have to look good and keep some people around to give them a sense of purpose. plus it looks good for the next funding round.
But back to the bitching about returning to work. I was three half days, but was put on to five half days, because as far as the work place goes I have to get up quick to fill my contract and that makes Centrelink happy. the only people not happy about this is my doctor and me. I am at the end of the day sore and in pain. Stairs cause all sorts of problems and having to sit in on lots of stupid internal meetings is annoying I have luckily been out and about to the community during NAIDOC and that was great. Caught up with so many people and had to tell so many more that I don't run programs anymore.
What are we doing? how can we be letting down our own mob and we have our own sitting high up who stop some of this. so what is this little black duck to do?
Basically I have to keep going, hope change will come as I can't afford to leave the job I have too many medical bills to pay off.
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Mayor Sandy Martin
Meet with the mayor" on most Tuesday afternoons from 3 - 5 pm at city hall to discuss your issues and concerns. Residents may schedule an appointment with the mayor at 651-490-4618.
Contact Information444 Lake Wabasso Court
Shoreview, MN 55126
Office: 651-490-4618 l Email Mayor Martin
- Elected mayor in 1996
- Current term expires 12-31-2020
- Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the University of Minnesota
Past Leadership
- City council from 1989-1993
- Planning commission member and chair for 15 years
- Grass Lake Water Management Organization
- Executive board of Ramsey County League of Local Governments
- Boardmember and chair of the Northeast Youth and Family Services
Current Service
- Regional Council of Mayors
- Delegate to Municipal Legislative Commission
- Northeast Youth and Family Services, Leadership Luncheon Committee
- Shoreview Community Foundation – advisory board
- St. Paul Urban Tennis, board of directors
- 2011 C.C. Ludwig Recipient
- Outstanding Leadership: North Suburban Gavel Association
- Outstanding Service to Youth: Northwest Youth and Family Services
- Outstanding Public Service from Friends of the Parks and Trails in Ramsey County
Elected to
- Hall of Fame: United States Tennis Association Northern Section
- Enjoys most outdoor activities with a special emphasis on tennis, golf and skiing.
- Co-Founder and past chair of the St. Paul Urban Tennis Program, a non-profit organization serving disadvantaged youth in St. Paul.
- Mother of four adult children: Lisa, Craig, Wade, and Ryan. Grandmother of Carly, Abbey, Grant, Tosh, Elle, Rhys and Tobin.


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The Distinguished Lecturers Series invites noted scholars to discuss the rich layers of history and ideas underlying the Delaware Art Museum's collections. In the early 1960s, Yoko Ono bridged the art worlds between New York and Tokyo, facilitating creative artistic exchange among artists of both worlds. This talk by Dr. Midori Yoshimoto will highlight the imaginative work of Yoko Ono during the 1960s. It will also lay out the brief history of avant-garde performance in Japan and introduce Ono's contemporaries.
Get ready to go on an adventure with the whole family and explore the art and imagination behind Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and author Brian Selznick. Families will create art projects inspired by Selznick's illustrations and stories as well as enjoy an entertaining magic show. Selznick will give a talk and Q&A followed by a book signing.
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Create works of art inspired by Brian Selznick's illustration with a variety of media and techniques.
11:15 a.m. – Magic Show
DuPont Auditorium
Enjoy an entertaining and engaging magic show by Peter Pitchford of Magic by Manipulation.
12:30 p.m. – Artist Talk: Brian Selznick
DuPont Auditorium
Brian Selznick will talk about his career and the making of his book The Invention of Hugo Cabret and book-inspired film, Hugo followed by Q & A's.
12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. – From Houdini to Hugo Family Tour
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Explore the art and imagination of Brian Selznick on this family-friendly tour of From Houdini to Hugo.
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Meet Brian Selznick, get your favorite book signed, and participate in mingling magic with Peter Pitchford.
After a sold-out lecture in 2012, Robert Wittman, the FBI's National Art Crime Team founder and author of a New York Times bestseller, returns with tales of his 20-year career recovering more than $300 million in stolen art. Join Wittman for this fun and informative presentation on notorious art heists and daring undercover recoveries. Space is limited. For questions, please call 302.351.8506.
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Diabetes and Oral Health: What You Need to Know
If you have diabetes, you probably know that uncontrolled blood sugar levels can negatively affect various organs in your body, including the heart, kidneys, nerves and eyes; however, did you know that inconsistent blood glucose levels can also affect your oral health?
Common Oral Health Issues Associated with Diabetes
Slow Healing
It is not uncommon for people with uncontrolled diabetes to have difficulty healing following dental procedures and oral surgery. Healing ability can be compromised due to decreased blood flow to the treatment site.
Individuals who have diabetes and frequently take antibiotics are at an increased risk for developing a yeast infection (thrush) in the mouth. In addition, individuals who constantly wear dentures are more likely to develop a yeast infection as well. Yeast thrives when sugar levels are high in the saliva. Thrush is caused by an overproduction of Candida. Although Candida is a natural occurrence in the mouth, certain medications, illnesses and stress can disrupt the delicate balance within the mouth, killing off some of the microorganisms that keep Candida in check; thus, leading to the overproduction of yeast. A yeast infection usually causes a burning sensation on the tongue and in the mouth.
Dry mouth
Diabetes can reduce the amount of saliva you produce. A dry mouth can cause ulcers, soreness, tooth decay and infections.
Periodontal Disease
Periodontal disease (gum disease) is an infection of the bone and gum. If you are diabetic, you are at greater risk of developing infections, including periodontal disease. Furthermore, if you have diabetes and develop gum disease, it can lead to a more serious case of periodontal disease, as well as take you longer to heal. Gum disease may also make it more difficult for you to control your blood sugar levels.
Smoking and Diabetes Increases the Risk of Thrush and Periodontal Disease
Individuals who have diabetes and smoke significantly increase their risk of developing thrush and periodontal disease (up to 20 times more likely than non-smoking diabetics). Moreover, smoking impairs the flow of blood to the gums, making it challenging for the body to heal injured tissues.
The 4 Levels of Periodontal Disease
Level 1 – Gingivitis
At this level, bone loss is not an issue and the condition is reversible.
Good oral hygiene, regular dental check-ups and cleanings (at least twice a year).
Level 2 – Slight Periodontal Disease and Level 3 – Moderate Periodontal Disease
The infection is now destroying the bone that supports your teeth. Eliminating bacteria through good oral hygiene is not possible.
The gum tissue begins pulling away from the teeth. This creates pockets that allow bacteria to build up, which leads to an infection. As your body fights the harmful bacteria, the bone and tissue holding the teeth in place start breaking down. The pockets deepen and begin filling with pus. Once you reach this stage, you may need to have surgery to save your teeth. If not treated, the infection begins destroying the bone around the teeth. If the bones, tissue and gums supporting your teeth are destroyed, the teeth may begin to shift, loosen and/or fall out. Although the majority of people do not realize they have gingivitis, now that the disease has progressed, the symptoms are more evident.
Symptoms include:
- Pain upon chewing.
- Red, inflamed or bleeding gums.
- Poor alignment of the teeth.
- Sores inside the mouth.
- Pockets between the gums and teeth, or receding gums.
- Sensitive or loose teeth.
- Loss of teeth.
Deep cleaning through scaling and root planing to remove the bacteria deposited deep within the pockets.
Level 4 – Advanced Periodontal Disease
The bacteria continue to destroy your bone; thus, loosening your teeth even more. At this stage, the risk of losing teeth increases substantially. Periodontal abscesses are frequent occurrences now. Your gums bleed spontaneously and pus continues to drain. Severe halitosis (bad breath) is common.
To address the infection, periodontal laser therapy or periodontal surgery is necessary. These procedures are designed to clean out the deep pockets that are filled with the bacteria.
Left Untreated
If left untreated, advanced periodontal disease causes:
- Spaces between the teeth.
- Increased cold sensitivity.
- Gum recession.
- Loose teeth.
- Shifting teeth.
- Extreme tooth loss (dentures).
- Bacteria can easily enter the bloodstream contributing to additional systemic health issues.
The Connection Between High Blood Sugar Levels and Periodontal Disease
Saliva contains glucose; therefore, if you have uncontrolled diabetes, the amount of glucose present in your saliva is elevated. We naturally have somewhere between 200 to 300 bacterial species in our mouths: Some of these bacteria are good and some of them are bad. Elevated glucose levels assist the harmful bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola by providing the substance necessary to produce the acid that combines with our saliva to form the soft, sticky film referred to as plaque.
The Dangers of Plaque
As time passes, plaque hardens. Once hardened, plaque is referred to as tartar. This tartar collects above the gum line, which makes brushing and cleaning between the teeth more difficult. As the tartar builds, the gums begin to swell, turn red and bleed easily, which are all signs of the condition gingivitis.
What You Can Do
Brush and floss daily to clean away the plaque before it hardens and becomes tartar. If you neglect to remove the plaque, the tartar builds up along the gum line. A vicious cycle begins as additional plaque forms over the tartar, hardens and continues the cycle. Once formed, the only way to remove tartar from your teeth is to have your teeth professionally cleaned. Even with brushing and flossing daily, you need to have your teeth professionally cleaned at least twice a year.
The dental professionals here at Briglia Dental Group are dedicated to helping our patients maintain their healthy teeth, as well as compassionately address all other dental issues as they arise. If you would like to speak with our dentist about issues you are experiencing with your gums, click to call us at 610-692-4440 or to schedule your appointment online!


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Vegan Thin Mint Cookie Recipe
When you live in Northern Utah, sometimes the sun doesn't shine for weeks on end in the wintertime. That makes recipe photography a bit tricky, especially if you've already got a fairly dark kitchen. I set this shoot up outside to get at least a little bit of natural light, but then it started snowing. Ah well, what's a girl to do? Oh, and although these cookies are covered with chocolate a bit patch-ily (hey, I'm a novice), they still taste amazing.
Vegan Thin Mint Cookies
For the cookies:
- Scant 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour or gluten free flour. (Level 1/2 cup of flour, then remove 2 tablespoons worth)
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon ground golden flax seed
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch sea salt
- 1/3 cup agave
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil (use refined if you don't want these cookies tasting like coconut)
- 2–3 drops food grade peppermint essential oil or 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
For the chocolate outside layer:
- 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips, melted
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1–2 drops food grade peppermint essential oil or 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
Preheat your oven to 350°. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl with a wire whisk. Add the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. This mixture will look more like cake batter than cookie dough, that's okay!
Measure out cookie dough with a teaspoon to make about 30 cookies. If your cookie sheet is big enough, they may all fit on the same sheet!
Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes. Let cool on wire cooling rack for 10-15 minutes, they will become firm and crisp up as they cool.
With a small flexible spatula, "ice" the cookies top and bottom with the melted chocolate, trying to get the sides as well, I used about a teaspoon of the chocolate per cookie.
Put the cookies on parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet and refrigerate or freeze for 10–15 minutes to let the chocolate set up before serving. **Best stored in a container in the fridge; the chocolate can melt at room temps.
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My final Cydonia proofs:
The Grid:
The Site:
See http://communities.anomalies.net/cgi-bin/bbs/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=25;t=006623;p=22
A. Some of the site looks like an archaeological site…see
"New Elevation Data over Cydonia Reveals More Surprises" by Carlotto for an image
example (actually in Pacatnamu, Peru, showing eroded pyramids).
B. The 'Square' complex to the South of the Face aligns on it's
horizontal axis onto a line aimed exactly at the bottom of the
'second face' (the 'wall') to the right, east, of the main Face.
C. The Face has a 'teardrop', so does the 'wall' face to the east
which has another 'teardrop' visible at a around 33 degree viewing from the
D. The higly geometric nature of the 'D&M' pyramid and it's 'targetting'
on (Electric_Ashalars') 'the grid'.
E. The Face itself which is also on 'the grid'.
F. The City Pyramid is aligned on 'the grid'.
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Wasserhund Oktoberfest 2020
September 19
September 19
12pm – 5pm
Locally, Wasserhund Brewery and the Nobleman are presenting the 5th Annual Oktoberfest Event for all of Coastal Virginia and beyond on September 19th from noon till 5pm at Hunt Club Farm in Virginia Beach. This event will serve as the quintessential Oktoberfest for our area featuring over 30 breweries, traditional German food and fair, festival atmosphere, and so much more.
This year's amenities include:
- The opportunity to enjoy multiple styles of beers including, of course, a wide variety of German beers
- Featuring live music by The Deloreans
- Featuring opening ceremony with German music by The Happy Dutchmen and special cask tapping
- Petting zoo and bounce houses for family friendly kid fun
- Portion of proceeds will be donated to The Noblemen to support local charities
- Opening dog parade and pet friendly environment
Brewery list:
* Breweries subject to change
Wasserhund Brewing Company
Commonwealth Brewing Company
St. George Brewing Company
Back Bay Brewing/ Farmhouse Brewing
The Virginia Beer Company
Caiseal Beer & Spirits Co. (Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery)
The Garage Brewery
Benchtop Brewing Company
Home Republic
Bearded Bird Brewing
Reaver Beach Brewing Company
Deadline Brewing Project
Smartmouth Brewing Company
Gordan Biersch Brewing Company
Coelacanth Brewing Company
Rip Rap Brewing
Legend Brewing Company
New Realm Brewing Company
Bold Mariner Brewing Company
Tradition Brewing Company
MoMac Brewing Company
Cape Charles Brewing
Makers Mark Brewing Company
Oozlefinch Brewing Company
Precarious Beer Project
Big Ugly Brewing Company
Bull Island Brewing Company
Elation Brewing Company
$45.00 ticket gains you admission to the festival and a plastic tasting mug with beer pours from every brewery attending!
$25.00 gains you admission to the festival and access to our craft soda offerings! (18 & over)
$10.00 gains your kids (2-18 yrs) admission to the festival, bounce houses, and petting zoo, unlimited juice and water, and kid contests!
$100.00 gains your whole family admission with 2 adult tickets (plastic tasting mug) and up to three kids. Enjoy the festival while saving $$$.
Festival VIP Package is the ultimate VIP Oktoberfest experience: 8 Adult Admissions + 8 22 Oz Plastic tasting mug + Personal Table for your group located inside the festival barn with air conditioning! Fully catered food for your whole party. – $1,000.00 (only 15 available)
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Many travel agencies offer attractive and affordable Egypt Tours packages, but some travelers want to find out more about the destination they are going to. While many passengers just want to chill beside the hotel pool or on some beautiful sandy beach in luxury resorts, there is still the minority of those who want an active holiday.
Pyramids and Nile are something you should definitely see in this country, and we will present them in a slightly different way.
Pyramids from the Other Angle
Pyramids are fantastic buildings, in many ways – as part of a long past, what they represented at the time and the way they survived to this day. When you look at these magnificent constructions, it's incredible that they were designed and made by humans.
Somehow we consciously forget the fact that Egyptian civilization was one of the most powerful and most developed in that period. Science, culture, and art flourished in it, and both the life and death of its rulers were monumental.
When we mention pyramids, Giza first comes to mind. Those who want to feel the spirit of ancient Egypt, start their journey right here. Experienced tourists think that his destination, located next to Cairo, is overcome. Those to whom this complex represents déjà vu will ask for more and discover other exciting locations, like the Valley of Kings.
Pyramids Were Built by Masters
Not all pyramids were monumental at that time; many of them have been ruined during the past millennia. Despite the widespread belief and what history taught us, the construction of the pyramid was not trusted to slaves.
Well-paid workers, architects, and artists who designed the interior and exterior design were hired on these "projects." The hieroglyphs painted inside pyramids were used only for these purposes – they were never an official Egyptian letter.
Buildings in Front of Their Time
All pyramids in Egypt (over hundred of them remain preserved much or less) are located on the west coast of the Nile River. The old Egyptians believed that in the west – the side on which the sun sets – represents the place where the deceased souls leave the find eternal peace.
The architects from the period of Ancient Egypt positioned every pyramid in a precisely determined position, using accurate and detailed calculations, so they don't make shadows to each other. It was believed that every ruler was "the sun" of his time, and any of them shouldn't overshadow the others.
Interesting Facts about the Backbone of Egypt – the Mighty Nile
"The Father of All African Rivers," a mighty flow ruled by Pharaohs, today is the most significant economic resource of Egypt. Ancient Egyptian civilization survived on it, and today, the modern state is surviving too.
Unlike most rivers, the Nile flows from south to north, through two climatic zones – from the southern mountains is slightly falling to the northern valleys. The researchers discovered the Nile spring in Africa just a century ago. However, even today there are doubts about this, and geographers and scientists cannot agree on its length.
During the summer, Nile is flooding, making the valleys around it suitable for life. Even today, every outflow of Nile keeps crops and fields fertile, feeding the rest of the country. The Nile has a variety of plant and animal species. The endemic Nile crocodile is inhabited here as well as papyrus, which abounds along the coasts of this fertile river.
Most Egypt packages are very cost-effective when you compare the price and what you can see and experience in this country. Even better is the option to book your vacation in advance. Before final decision, think of which Egyptian sight you want to see, to make your holiday unforgettable.


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