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Daisy Oak
| Daisy Oak
オーキド・ナナミ Nanami Okido
Daisy as she appears in Pokémon Adventures
|Pallet Town
| Blue, Professor Oak, Samson (games)
Gary Oak, Professor Oak (Electric Tale of Pikachu)
Blue Oak, Professor Oak (Pokémon Adventures)
|Trainer class
|Coordinator, Pokémon groomer, Pokémon Doctor*
|Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold and SoulSilver
Daisy Oak (Japanese: オーキド・ナナミ Nanami Okido) is the older sister of Blue, and the granddaughter of Professor Oak. She is known as May (Japanese: サツキ Satsuki) in The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga.
- 1 In the games
- 2 In the manga
- 3 Trivia
- 4 Names
In the games
In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, as well as in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Daisy gives the player a Town Map (despite her brother telling her not to) if he or she visits her after receiving a starter Pokémon. She gives free grooming to one of the player's Pokémon in the Generation II games once per day between 3 and 4 PM, and in FireRed and LeafGreen every 500 steps once the player has entered the Hall of Fame.
Also in FireRed and LeafGreen, after the player has entered the Hall of Fame, Daisy will tell a player how happy their Pokémon are. She's well-known for being adored by all kinds of Pokémon. It is said that when she's around, even the most ferocious Pokémon calm down. Daisy enjoys tea every day, and buys hers from the Celadon Department Store. She's also a champion Pokémon Coordinator, having won the Spring Pokémon Contest some years back.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, she gives the player Blue's number so they can call and arrange a rematch with him at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. She will only share this once she has given seven groomings and been shown one Pokémon with maxed friendship.
Also returning from previous generations, Daisy, still located in her home of Pallet Town, will groom one of the player's Pokémon for free once daily between 3:01 and 4:00 PM. As in Generation II, it will raise a Pokémon's friendship greatly, but it will also raise the Pokémon's Contest condition by 32 Beauty and 22 sheen. This is not displayed anywhere in-game, and the Pokémon must be seen from the point of view of Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum to notice. Despite this, a Feebas whose Beauty is maxed out this way can evolve into Milotic.
As a reference to her enjoyment of tea in Generation III, a large mug of tea sits on her table. She will also mention that she "usually has tea about this time" if she is visited between 15:01 and 16:00 in Generation IV.
Fame Checker
This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Daisy in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Pallet Town Research Lab - aide
- What does this person do?
- "If you show Daisy your Pokémon, she can tell how much it likes you.
- Occasionally, she will even groom a Pokémon for you."
- Vermilion City - woman
- What is this person like?
- "But the person who is most liked by Pokémon is Daisy, I think."
- Water Labyrinth - man (with a Togepi in the party)
- What is this person like?
- "She was gently grooming Pokémon...
- She was a little angel.
- That little girl's name...
- I think it was Daisy."
- Family and friends?
- "Prof. Oak reportedly lives with his grandchildren, Daisy and [rival]."
- Celadon Mansion - old lady
- What is this person like?
- "A girl from Pallet Town, Daisy, she enjoys tea every day.
- She visits the Celadon Dept. Store to buy some tea."
- Four Island - Pokémon Journal
- There's a rumor...
- "The Spring Pokémon Contest's Grand Champion is Daisy Oak of Pallet Town!"
- Message from Daisy
- From: Daisy
- To: [Player]
- "While I was comfortably enjoying my tea breaks, you've grown very skilled and powerful.
- I hope you'll remain a good rival to my little brother."
Red, Blue, and Yellow
- "Hi <player>! <Rival> is out at Grandpa's lab."
- "Grandpa asked you to run an errand? Here, this will help you!"
- "Use the Town Map to find out where you are."
- "Pokémon are living things! If they get tired, give them a rest!" RB
- "Spending time with your Pokémon makes them more friendly to you." Y
Gold, Silver, and Crystal
- Anytime that is not between 3pm and 4pm
- "Hi! My kid brother is the Gym Leader in Viridian City. But he goes out of town so often, it causes problems for the trainers."
- Between 3pm and 4pm
- "Hi! Good timing. I'm about to have some tea. Would you like to join me? Oh, your Pokémon are a bit dirty. Would you like me to groom one?"
- No:"You don't want to have one groomed? OK, we'll just have tea."
- Yes: "Which one should I groom?"
- "OK, I'll get it looking nice in no time."
- "There you go! All done. See? Doesn't it look nice? It's such a cute Pokémon."
- After having a Pokémon groomed
- "I always have tea around this time. Come join me."
FireRed and LeafGreen
- "HI, <player>! My brother, <rival>, is out at Grandpa's Lab."
- "<player>, I heard that you had a battle against <rival>. I wish I'd seen that!"
- "Grandpa asked you to run an errand? Gee, that's lazy of him. Here, this will help you."
- "You can use the Town Map to find out where you are, or check the names of places."
- "Just like people, Pokémon are living things. When they get tired, please give them a rest."
HeartGold and SoulSilver
- "Hi! My kid brother is the Gym Leader in Viridian City. But he goes out of town so often, it causes problems for the trainers."
- PokéGear registration
- "You are really into grooming! Say! Would you like my kid brother's number? He's the Gym Leader at Viridian City. Have you challenged him? Do you want to register him?"
- Yes:"Give him a call when you feel like it. He can be overly confident, but he still needs company. He says he won't have any plans on Sunday nights... Giggle!"
- No:"Really? You won't? I see… How disappointing."
- Between 3PM and 4PM
- "Hi! Good timing. I'm about to have some tea. Would you like to join me? Oh, you seem to keep your Pokémon a bit on the dirty side. Grooming them helps them become more beautiful and friendly. Would you like me to groom one?"
- No:"You don't want me to have one groomed? OK, we'll just have tea."
- Yes:"Which one should I groom?"
- "There you go! All done. See? Doesn't it look nice? It's such a cute Pokémon."
- After having a Pokémon groomed
- "I always have tea around this time. Come join me."
|File:FRLG Daisy.png
| Overworld sprite from
Generation I
| Overworld sprite from
Generation II
| Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
| Fame Checker sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
| Overworld sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
In the manga
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Daisy does not appear to exist in the anime, but in The Electric Tale of Pikachu, which is based on the anime, she appears as May (Japanese: サツキ Satsuki). Ash has a very obvious and powerful crush on her, and trying to impress May is one of Ash's biggest motivations to do well and not give up on his Pokémon journey.
Ash and May seem to be friends or at least acquainted, as he speaks with her before he leaves Pallet Town and she gives him a Town Map before he leaves, much like Daisy gives one to Red/Leaf in the games. He also writes her a letter with details on his progress as a Pokémon Trainer in Play Misty For Me.
She is drawn with an oversized bust in the original Japanese version, though it is heavily toned down in the English translations.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Daisy works as Professor Oak's research assistant and is in charge of the Kanto laboratory whenever Professor Oak goes to Johto. She owns a Chansey that her grandfather gave her and a Clefairy she uses for Pokémon Contests. She was also a close friend of the first Magma Admin Courtney when she was a Coordinator. At the end of the Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter, she is working as Bill's assistant, her position being taken over by Crystal. By the Platinum chapter, Daisy has become a famous doctor in her own right.
| Daisy was given a Chansey who was nicknamed Lucky-tchi (Japanese: ラキっち Lucky-tchi) from her grandfather.
Lucky-tchi's only known move is Softboiled.
|Punching Poliwrath
| Clefairy only appeared in a flashback while Daisy was participating in a Contest with Courtney before the latter became a member of Team Magma.
Clefairy's only known move is Follow Me.
|It All Ends Now III
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
The Pokémon Zensho manga depicts the scenario where Daisy gives Satoshi a Town Map. Later on, in Lavender Town with Shigeru, Oak tells Satoshi and Shigeru the story on how she and her brother lost their parents in a car accident when they were young, resulting in him raising them since.
- The two different names she has in English are shared by two other characters: Misty's older sister Daisy and May.
|オーキド・ナナミ Nanami Okido
サツキ Satsuki*
|From ナナミノキ nanaminoki, Ilex chinensis.
Possibly from Satsuki azalea.
|Daisy Oak
|From daisy and oak tree (perhaps derived from Japanese Okido).
Possibly a reference to her Japanese name which is also the traditional name for May.
|Nina Chen
|From chêne, Oak.
|Sarah Eich
|From Eiche, Oak.
|Margi Oak
|From margherita, daisy.
|Dalia Oak
|From dahlia.
|남나리 Namnari
|Possibly from 나리 nari, lily.
|Chinese (Taiwan)
|奈奈美 Nàinàiměi*
皐月 Gāoyuè*
|From the Japanese name 奈奈美 Nanami.
From the Japanese name 皐月 Satsuki.
|Chinese (Mainland China)
|娜娜美 Nànàměi
|Transliteration of Nanami.
|Brazilian Portuguese
|May Carvalho
|Translaton of her English name
|Okido Nanami
|Transliteration of her Japanese name
Daisy Oak's Pokémon
- Lucky-tchi
|ラキっち Lucky-tchi
|From ラッキー Lucky (Chansey)
|Same as Japanese name
|Chinese (Mandarin)
|吉利 Jílì
|From 吉利蛋 Jílìdàn (Chansey)
|Transliteration of her Japanese name
|This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.


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Mobile Phone Orchestra
From CCRMA Wiki
Welcome, this is the homepage/wiki of the Mobile Phone Orchestra of CCRMA (Mo-PhOrC, pronouned "mo' fork"), a new ensemble of mobile phones (with a sprinkle of laptops). Mo-PhOrC was instigated by visiting researcher Henri Penttinen and CCRMA faculty member Ge Wang, with CCRMA Artistic Coordinator Chryssie Nanou, and support from Georg Essl and Deutsche Telekom, Jyri Huopaniemi and Jarno Seppänen from NOKIA, and CCRMA.
- First concert: 2008/01/11, 8pm, CCRMA Stage, free admission
- Mobile_Phone_Programming_Workshop, November 2007
- software building blocks!
- definitive installation instructions for programming kits!
- MobileSTK, a mobile version of the Synthesis ToolKit
Mobile Phone Orchestra MK I
- Steinunn Arnardottir
- Nick Bryan
- Jeff Cooper
- Luke Dahl
- Lawrence Fyfe
- Gina Gu
- Chryssie Nanou
- Henri Penttinen
- Diana Siwiak
- Ge Wang
- Chris Warren

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After a decree was issued by the Prime Minister's office on April 3 that gold bars would be traded by only state monopolies, concerns among the public and gold companies have grown, since there is still no clear roadmap or regulation for conversion of non-SJC gold bullions.
Owners of other brands of gold bars are worried and many people rushed to sell off their bullion investments. However, many brands have few takers or are offering very low purchase price.
|Many gold shops taking advantage of a crisis sale and are buying other brands at lower rates (Photo: U.Phuong)
Many gold shops in markets like An Dong in District 5, Ba Chieu in Binh Thanh District and Go Vap in Go Vap District are taking advantage of a crisis sale and are buying other brands at lower rates, as they explained that these bars would only be melted down or converted into ornaments.
Meantime, Phu Nhuan Jewellery Joint Stock Company (PNJ) and Sacombank Jewellery Co (SBJ) maintained buying its own brand products at high prices equivalent to that of SJC.
Cao Thi Ngoc Dung, PNJ's Chairman said her company still purchased its own products at listed prices and if clients required, the company will straight away exchange PNJ gold bullions to SJC, to protect customer interests.
Relating to the new gold management law, Dung said that it will eliminate hoarding of the precious yellow metal; hence, capital will be poured into production, expectedly pushing up the country's economy.
The draft circular said that enterprises and credit institutions can continue trading gold six months from the effective date of the circular, but they must complete business registration with the registration agencies and submit a business licence application to the central bank for future gold sales.
For organisations that are engaged in the production of gold jewellery and fine art, the switch can be made 12 months from the effective date of the decree.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) ordered five banks including Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), Dong A Bank, Vietnam Export Import Bank (Eximbank), Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank), Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint- stock Bank (Techcombank) and Saigon Jewellery Company to send detailed reports of expansion plan in every district in the country for meeting the demands of domestic gold consumers.
A director of a gold company said the state bank should set up clear roadmaps or regulations for the conversion of non-SJC gold bullions into a state brand.
Moreover, he added that the state bank should adopt measures to guarantee the rights of people during the conversion period since the producers of non-SJC gold bullions were previously licensed by SBV, and the central bank should be responsible for preserving the gold value for owners of non-SJC gold bullion.
Saigon Jewellery Company collected the metal at VND43.32 million at 11am Vietnamese time and sold for VND43.52 million as of 10.15am Vietnamese time. Meantime, Sacombank Jewellery Company quoted price of SBJ and SJC at VND43.5 million for buying and VND43.6 million for selling.
Related article:
Restrictions on bullion-related businesses


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Elegant Spanish Riviera Villa in Anaheim Hills
Lee & Dan Garner of Tarbell, Realtors' Preferred Properties Estates Division are proud to present this elegant Spanish Riviera villa in Anaheim Hills. Located in prestigious Peralta Hills, this is an architectural masterpiece with uncompromising attention to craftsmanship and artistic integrity.
A gated drive leads to the impressive entry with its courtyard, cascading fountain, and porte-cochere. Approximately 12,000 square feet with every imaginable amenity, the home includes seven bedrooms, all with walk-in closets, and eleven baths. The master suite wing, approximately 2,500 square feet, features his and hers custom closets, a sauna, deep soaking tub, mosaic shower with spray and rain shower features, and his and hers bathrooms with marble counters and hammered copper sinks. A retreat opens to a sprawling veranda with a spa.
The expansive home is designed for entertaining on a grand scale, from the banquet-sized dining room and the formal living room with its Spanish-style fireplace, to the well-equipped home theater, large game room, and huge family room, which features a massive stone fireplace, full wet bar, and a built-in 1000-gallon aquarium.
The beautiful custom gourmet kitchen features a 20-foot center island, antiqued wood cabinetry, red quartz Silestone counters, three unique farm sinks, and a pasta sink. Stainless steel appliances include seven-foot Sub Zero refrigerators and freezers, two dishwashers, a convection oven, warming bin, and microwave. Set in a stone alcove, the 60-inch Wolf stove offers six gas burners, two ovens, a 24-inch griddle, and pot filler.
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This entertainer's paradise is set on approximately 1.3 acres with mature trees, lush landscaping, and a lily pond. In the rear yard, the saltwater pool is two-tiered, with a waterfall cascading from the upper pool into a lower pool with a water slide and rock grottoes. The covered pool pavilion has a kitchen with marble serving bar, beer on tap, a wine chiller, and ice maker. There is a built-in barbeque, a firepit, a changing room with bathroom, and a lighted sports court.
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Although the Senate failed Tuesday to pass amendments renewing the biodiesel tax credit, two other amendments to the Highway Bill important to agriculture were approved.
One of the amendments, introduced by Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and co-sponsored by Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., will continue an exemption for agricultural truck drivers concerning regulations on maximum driving and on-duty times during the busy seasons of planting and harvest. The amendment would apply to drivers transporting agricultural commodities within 100 miles of the farm that produced them or those carrying farm supplies for agricultural purposes within 100 miles of the wholesale or retail distribution point.
The second amendment would exempt drivers of farm vehicles from obtaining a commercial driver's license and would provide and exemption for farm trucks from federal regulations that are aimed at the long haul trucking industry. Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., brought this amendment to the bill along with co-sponsors Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. Both amendments have widespread support within the agriculture industry.
"Farmers and ranchers are not professional truck drivers and shouldn't be treated as such," National Cattlemen's Beef Association Director of Legislative Affairs Kent Bacus said. "Hauling livestock to market two times a year is hardly the same as hauling goods across the country on a daily basis."
Bacus went on to say that NCBA and its members were pleased to see the U.S. Senate approve two commonsense amendments that differentiate agriculture from commercial transportation.
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson said that the hours of service exemption for agricultural truck drivers during planting and harvest seasons should be extended. Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman also voiced his support for both amendments, especially the vehicle exemptions.
"The amendment is important because some states exempt farm vehicles while others do not," Stallman said. "Under the current situation, merely the act of crossing state lines can trigger conflicting requirements for some farmers who are doing nothing more than hauling their own crop."
Similar legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Representative Sam Graves, R-Mo., has introduced H.R. 3265, which waives certain driving restrictions during planting and harvest seasons. H.R. 2414, The Farmers Freedom Act of 2011 is similar to Merkley's amendment and was introduced by Representative James Lankford, R-Okla.
Instead of moving forward with its version of the Highway Bill, the House has decided to take up the Senate version. The bill is expected to be voted on by the Senate this week and will then move to the House for consideration.


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The final post from our guest blogger this week the DIY Maven is a great how-to article about framing a beveled-edge mirror to add detail and character.
When we moved into our present home, one of our bathrooms had a beveled-edge, frameless mirror. It's not necessarily the most attractive look in the world. We decided to make a simple frame with which to frame the mirror. The frame added instant character and made the cheap mirror look quite expensive.
If you don't have the tools or the know-how to make a custom frame for your frame-less mirror, don't worry, there's another option. Most good craft stores sell sectional frame kits in various sizes. You pick two kits-one for the horizontal length of your mirror and one for your vertical length-assemble the kits with the accompanying hardware and then fit the frame over your art-or in this case-mirror. For our installation, we simply caulked the mirror into the frame. It worked great!


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On the other end some of us can walk on water.
Moderator: Van Canna
Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats of violence. but many men who are not cowards are simply unprepared for the fact of human savagery. They have not thought about it and they just don't know what to do. When they look right into the face of depravity or violence they are astonished and confounded. (Jeff cooper, writing from experience in criminology.)
jorvik wrote:There is another way to use slow training. When I used to do Aikido we would move slow to negate strength by technique, it is hard to relax when somebody uses a lot of strength against you. as an example if somebody grabs both your wrists, you relax your arms and step back with your feet, thereby making them fight the strength in your hips and lower body with their grip
here is a nice clip of some older folks doing Hakkoryu jiu jitsu.derived from the same source as Aiki
that gives a feel of what I mean
Josann wrote: I did a few months of Aikido years ago and couldn't get it to mesh with the uechi training I was doing.
Jason Rees wrote:Josann wrote: I did a few months of Aikido years ago and couldn't get it to mesh with the uechi training I was doing.
My Uechi instructor included a half hour of Aikido with every lesson. It complimented the Uechi pretty well, from what I recall. Quite a bit of the close contact striking would flow into gripping/leverage/throwing.
But it's been a really long time. Could just be the years messing with my memory.
jorvik wrote:With aikido there are a number of different styles within the name, only a few of them are effective although within the ineffective ones there are a few very effective people , but to the uninitiated they all look the same. The actual techniques of Aiki are practised in a number of styles , just done a little diffferently............I now do Balintawak Escrima and fillipino boxing. They do some very obvious Aiki techniques, but they are not done the same as the Aikikai........ what I was saying though applies to any number of martial arts, I only chose Aikido as an example...you could use Tai Chi if you wanted.
The point that I am making is that people do it slowly to get it right, and by Right I mean using the correct posture, muscles, alignement etc. In some cases it is part of the art, indeed the whole basis of the art. Tai Chi is designed to fight stronger ,quicker people..you can't do that by being stronger and quicker than them..if you are then you are doing it wrong, so even when you fight you will be slower.
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Gigi's Cupcakes
It had been a long time since the NBC program "Saturday Night Live" set the cultural agenda for the nation, but on a December night in 2005 it did just that – and foreshadowed a trend that has finally landed in Beaumont. In the SNL digital short "Lazy Sunday," Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell made a crosstown Manhattan trip to see the movie "The Chronicles of Narnia," stopping along the way for some cupcakes at the Magnolia Bakery. The video went viral and helped revive the flagging fortunes of the comedy program – and gave a huge boost to the burgeoning industry centered around that modest dessert staple, the cupcake.
Gigi's Cupcakes has opened its newest locally owned and operated cupcake shop right here in Beaumont. Gigi's Cupcakes is a family owned franchise company. Gigi Butler, founder, develops all recipes with her family and other local Gigi's Cupcakes owners. Since Gigi opened her first store in Nashville over four years ago, Gigi's Cupcakes has grown to become the nation's largest cupcake franchise.
Welcoming new and loyal fans alike, the location on Dowlen Road offers Gigi's signature swirl cupcakes freshly baked on the premises every morning. Each day, the menu will rotate among 33 distinct cupcake varieties. The new shop offers Gigi's famous cupcakes with favorites such as Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Blackberry Cobbler, Snickerdoodle, Scarlett's Red Velvet and Chocolate Salted Caramel, just to name a few. Mini-sized versions of cupcakes are available by the dozen daily in assorted varieties. Alongside their cupcakes, they also feature the Gigi's Cheesecake Collection flavors including Chocolate Chocolate Chip, Lemon, Raspberry, Classic, Cookies and Cream, and Turtle. Perfect for both every day and special occasions, Gigi's Cupcakes sell for $3.25 each with the Cheesecakes selling for $3.75.
Meeting Gigi
For Beaumont franchisees, getting admitted to the Gigi's Cupcakes family was no simple process. The three co-owners are a married couple, Marc and Crystal Reed, and their friend Angelique Comeaux.
Marc had worked as a radio producer and nightclub operator while Crystal and Angelique had both enjoyed solid careers in legal administration with area law firms. But the trio was intrigued by the emerging Gigi success story and the knowledge that Beaumont was virgin territory for gourmet cupcakes. After pooling their resources and deciding they had enough to launch a speculative new venture, they took their due diligence to the next level.
"We drove to Nashville and met with company officials, including Gigi herself," recalled Marc. The two sides met and exchanged information; each seemed to appreciate where the other was coming from. But the deal wasn't sealed until a Gigi's representative traveled to Beaumont and inspected the Dowlen Road storefront the local partners were eyeing. Located in the same strip center with Pei Wei, Computer Dimensions and a Cricket phone store, the company official urged them to immediately secure the storefront and the franchise was theirs.


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6mm bicone beads are available by the each.
Swarovski has announced a new style, the brilliant XILION cut, that will be replacing the 5301 Bicone style. This new 5328 Bicone offers more sparkle and bling as the cut has more facets adding reflective surfaces to the bead without changing the shape. All bicones 3mm to 10mm will eventually be switched over to the 5328 cut as we go along. We will send you whichever style we currently have in stock unless you specifically request 5328, and then we may have to order it in to fill your order which may take some additional time.We appreciate your patience with us as we make this transition.
* PLEASE NOTE: Orders for singles of one color will only be accomodated for up to ten individual single colors per order. Please limit the orders for 1 of a color to a maximim of 10 per order. We very much appreciate your understanding on this issue.


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Two For The Show main content.
by Joe Rao on
On Tuesday (Sept. 8, 2009) and Wednesday (Sept. 9, 2009) the New York metro area will have three great opportunities (local weather conditions permitting) to see the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station flying in tandem across our evening sky.
Currently, Discovery is docked to the Space Station, but at 3:27 p.m. on Tuesday it will undock from the Station and slowly begin to pull away from it.
On Tuesday, at 7:42 p.m., both Discovery and the Space Station will rise above the SSW horizon and will track toward the ENE. They will appear as two bright moving "stars." Discovery will appear to lead the Space Station across the sky. The Space Station, however, should appear as the brighter of the two objects. They will be separated by roughly 5 or 6 degrees; your clenched fist held at arm's length measures roughly 10-degrees, so the Shuttle and Space Station will be separated by about a "half fist" as they move across the sky. At their highest point, they will stand 33-degrees above the SE horizon and at 7:44:30, as an added bonus, they will pass directly above the planet Jupiter. This pass should take 5 minutes 17-seconds from start to finish.
Also on Tuesday evening, a second pass will begin at 9:18 p.m. Discovery and the Space Station will appear a little farther apart. They will rise above the W horizon and will track toward the NNW. After 2 minutes 29 seconds, however, they will rapidly fade out, 25-degrees above the horizon, as they pass into the Earth's shadow.
On Wednesday, comes the third and final double pass. The two space vehicles will be much farther apart ... the Shuttle will lead the ISS by about one minute. Watch for Discovery at 8:05 p.m. rising above the WSW horizon, moving toward the NE; the Space Station will follow along the same track about a minute later. At their highest point, they will stand 64-degrees above the NW horizon. This pass should take 5 minutes 42-seconds from start to finish.
Discovery is scheduled to return to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday (Sept. 10) at 7:06 p.m.


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Actor-comedian Patton Oswalt ("Ratatouille," "Big Fan") will host the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards, the nonprofit announced Tuesday.
Film Independent, the organization which also produces the Los Angeles Film Festival, will hold the 29th annual ceremony in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica on Saturday, March 1st, the day before the Academy Awards The telecast of the event will air later that evening at 10 p.m. ET/PT on IFC.
Oswalt, who earned a Spirit Award nomination for playing a crazed football fan in 2009's "Big Fan," plays an exceptionally helpful employee of the online dating site eHarmony in Ben Stiller's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" this Christmas. He is also on Adult Swim's "The Heart, She Holler" and ABC's sitcom "The Goldbergs." He is perhaps best known for his long-running role as a nerdy friend on the 1998-2007 TV show "The King of Queens."
"Patton is an incredibly talented writer, actor and comedian whose irreverent humor is the perfect fit for our show," said executive producer Diana Zahn-Storey in a statement. "We couldn't be more thrilled that he will be hosting the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards."
Previous hosts of the Spirit Awards include John Waters, Samuel L. Jackson and Andy Samberg.
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Letter to the House of Representatives on education funding for the FY09 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill
June 19, 2008
Dear Representative:
On behalf of the National Education Association's (NEA) 3.2 million members, we would like to share our views on education funding as you mark-up the FY09 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill.
A strong public education system is critical to the future strength and economic well-being of our nation. In the past two years, this Congress took essential steps toward restoring education cuts and freezes enacted over the last half dozen years and providing the resources necessary to fulfill every child's right to a great public school. Most recently, the FY09 Congressional Budget Resolution rejected further cuts and program eliminations proposed by the President. We greatly appreciate the leadership role of the subcommittee and committee in securing these much needed increases over the past few years.
Despite these positive steps, however, too many of our students still are not receiving the tools and help they need to succeed. Additional investments in proven programs such as Title I and IDEA special education as well as higher education programs such as Pell Grants are essential if we are to close achievement gaps and maximize the academic potential of every student.
To meet continuing urgent needs, we urge you to:
Fund critical programs such as Title I, Title II, and School Improvement Grants at the levels necessary to ensure great public schools for every child, including increasing Title I by $3 billion (from $13.9 billion to $16.9 billion) and putting it on a path to be doubled in funding over five years.
- Increase funding for IDEA special education by $2.3 billion (from $10.9 billion to $13.2 billion). This increase would raise the federal share of special education costs from 17 to 20 percent.
- Significantly increase the funding for Pell Grants and career and technical education programs to train our workforce to deal with the realities of the 21st Century, including increasing the Pell Grant maximum to $5,100 (from $4,310).
- Reject any efforts to divert scarce resources to private school vouchers;
- Limit funding for the unauthorized Teacher Incentive Fund so that funds can instead be targeted to Title II Teacher Quality State grants. This will allow all states, rather than just a few select districts, to increase investments in teacher quality.
Congress is back on the right track for education funding after several years of devastating cuts and freezes. We urge you to continue on this path and craft an education appropriations bill that provides the resources necessary to guarantee all children the quality public education to which they are entitled.
Diane Shust, Director of Government Relations
Randall Moody, Manager of Federal Advocacy


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» Project Greenlight/Stolen Summer Box Set
Project Greenlight/Stolen Summer Box Set
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
// Unrated // September 24, 2002
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Aaron Beierle
| posted September 21, 2002 |
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The Movie:
I was fascinated by the end result of "Project Greenlight", even though I'd seen nothing related to it. I'd never been able to catch the show on HBO, but was interested by all of the buzz surrounding it. Given the popularity of the series, I'd have thought that the film that it spawned, "Stolen Summer", would have a built-in fan base awaiting it upon release.
When the film finally came out earlier this year, "Stolen Summer" debuted to mixed reviews and an approximately $120,000 gross on a matter of only 13 screens (according to the Internet Movie Database), which seems like hardly enough for viewers to find it at a theater near them.
However, to back-up a bit, I'll discuss the general information: a couple of years ago, actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (along with producer Chris Moore) decided to start "Project Greenlight", an internet-based contest where 10,000 screenwriters submitted their screenplays on the net. Said screenplays were voted on and soon enough, various groups of finalists (250 down to 10 down to 3 down to 1) were chosen, with the eventual winner being Pete Jones, a jolly average guy. Soon enough, Jones finds himself with an HBO series documenting the triumphs (and more often, the horrors) of being a first-time director who's just been given one million dollars and a solid cast to make his own picture.
First, to discuss "Greenlight": there are several characters involved. Creators Ben Affleck and Matt Damon seem like a couple of normal, down-to-earth people who just happen to be remarkably funny together. Affleck, the more talkative of the two, riffs here as much as he does on the often downright hysterical DVD commentaries for the Kevin Smith (who makes a small appearance in the show) films he's starred in. Then, there's Chris Moore, who is the producer and really must be concerned with all of the goings-on of the show, but won't always be there during the filming. There's the film's two on-set producers, Jeff Balis (new) and Patrick Peach (veteran) and there's Jones himself, who - to his credit - looks unexpectedly calm under fire. There's also the supporting players, including execs Michelle Sy and Jon Gordon, cinematographer Peter Biagi, first assistant director Bruce Terris and many others.
The first couple of episodes are fascinating viewing - truly, truly involving television. Damon, Affleck, Moore and a series of Miramax executives (including Jon Gordon, who was also included on the commentary for Smith's "Chasing Amy") seemed to think that the choice for the final winner would not be that extremely difficult. As the hours pass and little in the way of a decision has been made, nerves start to get a bit frayed but eventually, Jones is declared the winner. Those who lost are given very genuine goodbyes and best wishes. The fact that they all seem like sincere, hard-working people with a dream makes that all the more difficult (according to the Internet Movie Database, "Speakeasy", another entry, is getting produced by Miramax).
As the planning of "Stolen Summer" begins, things start to get problematic. Pete Jones, although he seems like an awfully nice and intelligent person, had never previously directed a picture before "Summer" and there are nerves on display about whether or not Jones will realize the immense difficulty of even a million-dollar production. Affleck and Damon fade into the background (although both occasionally reappear in interviews) and the focus then falls upon Jones, two producers who do not get along and a mix of relatively new and somewhat experienced crew as they put the production together.
The third episode of the series makes the right opening note: "everything you write costs money." Miramax agreed to put one million dollars on the table and things start to unravel - the movie
1976, but it starts to appear as if the money isn't going to be there to produce '76 in the final film. While Jon Gordon and other Miramax execs are worried that they'll be painted as "villians" in the series, they're reasonably worried about giving a million dollars (or more, as the $1.5m final budget turns out) to someone who essentially has no experience as a director who's making a story that is not entirely easy to market. While admittedly art vs. commerce issues come up, there's also real concerns about where money is going when it's in the hands of a novice. It's a definite credit to this series that both sides (Miramax and Jones/Moore) are allowed to clearly state their case and the series portrays the very legitimate concerns of both sides very well without turning either into "villians".
The first thing that I thought while watching "Project Greenlight" is that maybe it should follow a more experienced director trying to direct the winner's screenplay, with possible active input from the writer. Although the budget eventually gets solved, there are some serious issues that arise as the shooting continues. A lot of first time directors, including Kevin Smith and Brett Ratner (two very different examples), have surrounded themselves with very knowledgeable crews for their early features and both have obviously learned a good deal about their craft since their first movie. Ratner, in particular, got to work with incredibly talented cinematographers Russell Carpenter ("Titanic"), Adam Greenberg and Dante Spinotti (Michael Mann's films) on his first three pictures.
Jones, on the other hand, finds himself with a mixed band of a crew, from two on-set producers who do not get along to a first assistant director who's sharp and smart, but can't always keep the chaos together to a cinematographer who starts to become a problem later in the shoot. Producer Moore visits the set early on and seems horrifed by the events taking place and resented by the crew, if only because everything that he says seems painfully right.
In the middle of the chaos is an extremely talented cast, including Brian Dennehy, Bonnie Hunt (funny), Aidan Quinn (who championed the project from early on and gained another few days for the shooting schedule) and Kevin Pollack (a brilliant improvisational actor who has some very funny moments in the documentary). With all the comedians on the set, maybe this film should have went another way.
Once we hit episode five and are into the serious depths of pre-production in Chicago, we find Jones becoming increasingly stressed. At the same time, one has to feel that Jones has underestimated his place in the world; while he's gotten a remarkable opportunity, he has to realize that things are not going to always go his way. Opening episodes show a director who passionately fights for the right issues that are essential for his picture, but he also starts fighting for the issues that he really should have been more flexible on. When actors pass (Emma Thompson doesn't want in), he doesn't seem to understand how they can do so. This happens throughout the series, as while Jones may be a talented enough writer to complete the screenplay, he has seemingly not done much research into how the system generally works and sometimes can't comprehend why all the pieces aren't falling into place in front of him. To further the pressure on himself, there are moments where he tries to pull in responsibility for errors that aren't his. With a tight budget and and an even tighter shooting schedule, things must push forward - there's no time for any errors and any sort of disputes further drain valuable moments. After watching the entire "Greenlight" series, I think Jones will really know how to approach his next production very well, but he learned some very difficult lessions on his first one in front of a very large audience.
Episode six closes out the first of the two "Greenlight" series discs in the set and focuses on opening up the production itself. Although I will not give away each of the many problems the production runs into, I'll discuss a few examples: the first day of shooting involves Jones directing two children in a scene under one of Chicago's "L" trains, which rumble overhead every five minutes, ruining audio. The big "swimming" scene starts up and the crew finds that the kids can't swim (and on other days, have problems with dramatic acting) and the water is about fifty degrees. There are points where you almost want to cheer when the crew gets things together, but for the most part, things seem like varying levels of disaster. The final couple of episodes take viewers into post-production, as Jones works through editing, premieres the film at the Sundance Festival and tries to fight for money for reshoots and corrections.
Watching "Project Greenlight", I started to understand how it may have possibly worked against the film. The way the production is presented here, I'm sort of amazed that there was enough footage to cut together into a full movie. This cuts the audience into two groups: people who see this and are either entertained or not by the TV show and think it's going to be an awful movie that they'll never see or people who were entertained or not by the TV show and want to seek out the movie to see how in the world this chaos actually came together into something. While I believe more of the latter group existed than the former, I still think there might be people out there who may have found "Project Greenlight" entertaining television and also were totally turned off to the idea of seeing what looked like a disaster.
Will people who have no idea what "Project Greenlight" is want to see this movie? Admittedly, not many people are going to find it on 13-or-so screens, but I'd be interested to find out Miramax's thoughts on the film's potential after they viewed the final product and "Greenlight" and tried to decide how to distribute and promote. Although those processes are understandably kept under wraps, it would have been interesting to see those discussions at the studio, as well.
Simply, for those interested in the production process of a film, there is no greater thing out there than "Project Greenlight". There have been a lot of great additional material included on DVDs that take viewers behind-the-scenes, but this series really takes the viewer into the meetings, the obstacles, the shooting and just about everything included in the making of the film. The final product may not be entirely worthwhile viewing and the production is often presented as a pressure-packed disaster, but I think future filmmakers can take something away from this and film fans both hardcore and casual will be informed and likely, highly entertained by it. I have to say it's the one of the most watchable TV programs I've seen in years. I almost watched the entire six hours (12 episodes) straight in one evening before I decided to continue on the next morning. Even after finishing, I could have watched another six hours or more.
That brings me to the film itself, which is located on the first disc of this four-disc set. Thankfully, "Stolen Summer" is not the disaster that the show would suggest. It is a considerably flawed movie that often falls into the "Afterschool Special" trap that was suggested it might in early "Greenlight" episodes, but it's at least fairly professional in appearance. The film takes place in Chicago in 1976 and tells the story of Pete O'Malley (Adi Stein) and Danny (Mike Weinberg). Pete, who is Catholic, is told by his teacher that he must change his ways over the Summer or else he's headed for trouble - or worse. In his own rather innocent way, he decides to try and convert Jewish people. Rabbi Jacobsen (Kevin Pollak) allows him to say what he has to offer, even if no one listens. Still, Pete makes a friend - Danny - out of it and decides that his quest can be to get Danny into heaven. Watch for the melodrama: Danny has cancer and may not survive, but both can learn about each other's religion and background in the time they have. Both Pete and Danny's parents (Pollack and Hunt/Quinn) disagree about how to handle the situation, but may have things to learn themselves.
It's interesting to see "Greenlight" and then go right into the final product. Some of the problems that occured on set are visible in the final film, but there are also some general concerns that the film suffers from. Jones has picked two child lead actors who, while occasionally providing good performances in some scenes, often seem to handle the drama awkwardly and don't always seem entirely sure of their lines - although to their credit, Jones's screenplay is too overwritten. Yet, Quinn, Hunt and Pollak go a long way towards salvaging this picture. Quinn contributes a superb, subdued performance and Hunt/Pollak contribute some much-needed sharp humor to an otherwise sappy story.
Production issues arise, as well. Director Pete Jones and cinematographer Peter Biagi offer a visual style that's about as basic as it gets, although some of the locations are nice looking. The screenplay, which was chosen after an awful lot of debate, also has issues in regards to scenes that are sweet-natured, but turn either melodramatic or overly wordy. Pacing is often uneven as well, as some stretches are more involving and move forward more skillfully than others. Even the 70's period isn't particularly well-achieved, although it's expected, given the discussions on budget that occured.
Danny Lux's score pulls back some of the sappiness in scenes, offering a sincere background tone to the emotion. The score, much like some of the adult actors, saves some scenes. While "Stolen Summer" certainly isn't without moments that show potential, one has to wonder if, out of 10,000 screenplays, more different/unusual material didn't exist. Even though I'm not entirely positive on "Stolen Summer", I still think it has strong aspects and is certainly interesting to view as the final chapter of what "Project Greenlight" started and maybe the opening chapter of Jones's career.
Stolen Summer: ** 1/2
Project Greenlight: ****
Disc One: Feature
Disc Two: Project Greenlight 1-6
Disc Three: Project Greenlight: 7-12
Disc Four: "Greenlight" Extras
The DVD
: "Stolen Summer" is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, while all of the episodes of "Project Greenlight" are presented in their original 1.33:1 full-frame aspect ratio. "Summer" generally looks fine, although has a rough-around-the-edges appearance that does take away from the presentation somewhat. Sharpness and detail on "Summer" are passable - the bright, outdoor sequences are crisp and well-defined, while some of the indoor scenes can look a bit murky.
"Summer" faces some issues in regards to the film itself and some from the transfer. Light grain does appear in some of the indoor scenes, while there are also a few minor traces of pixelation. Edge enhancement becomes noticable in a few scenes, while the print used also shows some minor specks and marks. "Greenlight" episodes do suffer from some minor artifacts, but still look strong.
Colors on the feature film look pretty good; while the film's somewhat low-key color palette usually look crisply rendered, some of the darker colors can occasionally look the slightest bit smeared.
: "Greenlight" is presented in stereo, while "Summer" is offered in Dolby Digital 5.1. "Summer"'s 5.1 mix is actually much better than I'd expected. While I'd have thought the film's audio would be considerably front-heavy, there is actually a respectable amount of well-done surround use for crisp, clear ambient sounds, such as one sequence where the "L" train rumbles over the characters and through the listening space. The stereo soundtrack of "Greenlight" is crisp and clear.
The main menus have slight animation, but most of the menus are non-animated, sleek and easily navigated.
Neither of the two "Greenlight" series discs offers supplements, but there are a lot of supplements included on both the first disc with the film and the fourth, extra disc.
: There is a commentary on the first disc along with the feature by
director Pete Jones
producer Chris Moore
producer Jeff Balis
. Browsing through this commentary, I thought the track that the three provided was excellent and quite funny. All three spend a great deal of the track offering their perspective on the production and technical details about how some scenes were finally accomplished. Otherwise, they do provide a solid amount of very amusing comments about what went wrong during the shoot and even some thoughts about what they'd do differently. As good as this commentary is, producer Affleck (given the fact that he's recorded some of the most hysterical commentaries ever) should have been involved.
: Viewers can choose to watch a scene from the film and the scene from the rough video version that Jones filmed to enter.
Deleted Scenes
: 2 deleted scenes (including the "Baseball Game" featured on one episode of the show) with commentary by the director and producer. The commentary by Moore and Jones on the second deleted scene is priceless, as Moore goofs on himself.
Jump To A Scene
: There is an option (can be turned on/off) where viewers can click on a logo during various points of the movie and watch scenes from "Project Greenlight" about the making of that sequence.
: Also on Disc 1, there's trailers for "Stolen Summer" (which seems more concerned with "Project Greenlight" than the movie itself) and Miramax's "Pinocchio" remake.
The Contest
: This is the first set of supplements on the fourth disc of the set. While there's a whole lot of great information packed within, the most entertaining section is the "Chris Moore" contest, where Project Greenlight asked 500 people to send in their one-minute taped imitations of producer Chris Moore. The top 25 (the majority of which are very funny) are available for viewing here, along with Affleck's "How To Imitate Chris Moore" featurette, where he Affleck offers his take, which is priceless. The other extras on this section include noteworthy filmmaker videos (where the filmmakers who were in one of the final rounds were asked to discuss their ideas and sort of present themselves in a short video); the top 10 filmmaker videos and the top 10 3-minute scripted scenes by the finalists.
Project Greenlight Experience
: This section offers seven featurettes that fills out some of the aspects that the show did not cover. The featurettes include: "The Press Junket" (Affleck and Damon meet with reporters and generally say the same thing over and over to journalists who all ask the same questions); "Crew Profiles" offers short featurettes on the main crew members, who describe their career and their role in the production; "Fix it in Post" (where Damon sits with director Jones and the editor to give notes on how to fix the film); "Find A Mentor" (more of Jones's discussion with Kevin Smith); "Festival Circuit" (Q & A at Sundance); "The Little People" (producer Chris Moore treats an entire neighborhood to ice cream - see, he's not the villian of the piece, as some viewers think) and "Being Watched", as members of the crew discuss the problems of being filmed during a production.
Project Redlight
: This is an incredibly funny parody of "Greenlight", which shows the making of a direct-to-cable feature starring Corey Feldman.
: DVD-ROM weblink.
Final Thoughts
: Tense, terrifying and totally entertaining, "Project Greenlight" may not have told the whole story (somehow this film came together, even if it looked from the series as if it wouldn't), but it's fast, extremely involving and informative. "Stolen Summer" may have faults, but it was a tremendously difficult experience (as the series shows) and the movie certainly isn't without moments that show potential. Miramax's DVD set offers good audio/video quality, along with a lot of very enjoyable supplements. This is one of my favorite DVD releases of the year and I recommend it highly.
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News flash: Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman loves him some him. Which makes plenty of people feel the opposite of love for him.
Former Bills receiver Andre Reed, who'll finally enter the Hall of Fame later this year, was asked by a participant at the 27th Annual Jim Kelly Football Camp whether Sherman could have covered Reed in Reed's prime.
"Hell no," Reed told the kids, to their delight, via Syracuse.com. (Calm down, Church Lady; they've heard — and said — a lot worse than "hell".)
"Look, Richard Sherman is a really good player," Reed added. "But he isn't a Deion [Sanders] or a [Rod] Woodson yet, even if he thinks he is."
The most common criticism of Sherman comes from the system the Seahawks use. Sherman stays on the left side of the formation, and he's never asked to spend the game shadowing the opposition's best receiver. Sherman also benefits from the presence of a potent pass rush and two of the best safeties, Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor, of the last generation.


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St. Petersburg, FL – Ryan Roberts' go-ahead two-run single was part of a four-run seventh inning that lifted the Tampa Rays to a 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres in the opener of a three-game interleague set.
Matt Joyce tallied two hits and scored twice for Tampa Bay, which plated six unanswered runs.
Rays starter Alex Cobb struck out 13 batters, but lasted just 4 2/3 innings after surrendering three runs on five hits and two walks. Jake McGee (1-2) tossed a scoreless seventh to pick up the win.
Will Venable and Carlos Quentin smacked solo homers for the Padres, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
The Rays trailed 3-2 after six innings, but surged ahead in the seventh.
Jose Lobaton led off the inning with a single and Yunel Escobar reached when Dale Thayer (0-2) fielded his sacrifice bunt and committed a throwing error to first. Joyce's base hit then loaded the bases before Roberts lined a single to left to bring home Lobaton and Escobar.
"After getting down 0-2, the main thing is to just try to make contact," Roberts said. "Bases loaded, nobody out. All you want to do is put the ball in play, at least tie the game if you can. That's basically it. I'm not trying to do too much."
Ben Zobrist pushed across Joyce and Roberts with a ground-ball base hit up the middle to give Tampa Bay a 6-3 lead.
"We just didn't play well that inning," Padres manager Bud Black said.
Joel Peralta tossed a scoreless eighth for Tampa Bay and Fernando Rodney worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth to notch his fifth save of the year.
The Padres opened the scoring with a pair of solo homers in the first and plated another run in the third.
Venable ripped a one-out shot just over the wall in right and Quentin stepped up two batters later and hooked the eighth pitch of his at-bat down the left- field line for a 2-0 lead. Venable led off the third and struck out swinging, but reached first on a wild pitch. He stole second and third before scoring on a balk to make it 3-0.
The Rays responded and pushed across two runs in the home half. Evan Longoria had an RBI single and Roberts scored on a wild pitch.
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The Rays were 4-of-11 with runners in scoring position, while San Diego was 1- for-5 with RISP ... Venable has seven stolen bases and five homers this year ... Cobb threw 117 pitches.


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If there`s one thing to know about The Wonderingchef..so moi, is that I like dipping! Ok so now its out there let me tell you why… cos it`s fun! I mean who doesn't like to dip fresh bread or nachos into tasty and cool dips? Its perfect for movie night, bbq night, wine tasting night, party night, or just nights… Also never over think it, if you got a blender at home, and a few cans of stuff hidden in your kitchen there's so many things a creative mind can do.
I took the photos a couple of months ago, as I'm working on a project only a few friends know of. I been saving the recipes and pictures, but to be honest with you, they are just too good to stay on a disk, and not be shared. So here they are hope you will enjoy them! The whole 3 dips and 1 salad should take not much more then an hour. If you only pick one, there's one which literally takes 5 minutes to create!
Note: If you use yogurt, wherever in the world you are, there`s going to be plenty to chose from, however, I really advise you to buy good quality, THICK Greek or Turkish yogurt! Otherwise the dips will end up runny, and that's not nice. In case there's no available thick yogurt, press it trough a fine sieve, so it will get rid of excess water!
Be creative with the spices! Don`t have ginger? use coconut milk! Don`t have chili? Use pepper! and so on and on and on…you dip will be tasty anyway:)
1st zucchini and yogurt salad, with lemon grass (serves 4)
2-3 small zucchinis, or 2 big ones, or 1 very big one
200ml of thick yogurt
handfull of lemon grass..shiffanade
salt, white pepper
1 onion finely chopped
3 spoons of olive oil.
Slice the zucchini into small-medium cubes, so they will stay chunky after frying. Heat a frying pan, add olive oil, onion and crushed garlic. Add zucchini and fry/brown all sides, until cooked in the middle.season. Set aside to cool. When cold, mix it with yogurt, and lemon grass! (With mint, or Thai basil, or with some extra chili is fantastic!)
Instant beetroot dip
Here you can use fresh or canned beetroots as well. It doesn`t make any difference. Only the fresh beets you need to cook and peel of course. If you use canned beetroot, get rid of the brine..you don't need that!
1 medium can of beetroot. or 2-3 fresh ones
3- 4 cloves of garlic
3 spoons of olive oil
handful of fresh thyme leafs
Blend all ingredients together! WOA…I told you it`s instant! (add a bit of honey, and rosemary for an extra twist!)
3: 5 minute mint-chili and yogurt dip!
200 ml of yogurt
handful of fresh mint
2 cloves of garlic
a bit of olive oil
chilies– depending how much you like them, or how strong are the ones you have. Here i really cant tell. I used one, of course i didnt use the seeds, and it was till nice and spicy!
bit of salt.
Blend mint, garlic, salt, and chili together. Most likely you will need to use some olive oil to help your blender. Don`t leave any chunks it should look like a pesto.
Mix with yogurt! (got some nice middle eastern spices at home? use them!)
4: Roasted Carrot dip with honey, ginger, and corriander
3-4 carrots, thinly sliced
1 onion finely chopped
2 spoons of olive oil
1 spoon of honey
1 spoon of shredded fresh ginger
couple of fresh coriander leafs
Roast carrot on a frying pan, with olive oil, honey and onion. Make sure they are soft!
Blend all ingredients together while still warm!
So now! Dip the bread and enjoy!
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Tauscher to State
By Al Kamen
Word is that Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.), chair of the House Armed Services Committee's subcommittee on strategic forces and a staunch superdelegate for presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, is in line for a top post at the State Department, most likely for the undersecretary for arms control and nonproliferation slot.
It had been widely reported that highly regarded arms control guru Robert Einhorn, who had been assistant secretary for arms control in the Clinton administration, was penciled in to move up to that post, but we're hearing he has turned it down for personal reasons. And Secretary of State Clinton did, after all, win the California primary.
Einhorn will likely be named to a senior adviser position on nonproliferation matters.
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Posted by: angriestdogintheworld | March 18, 2009 4:10 AM | Report abuse
I'm very happy with this. As a constituent of hers I have never been happy with her economic policies or her policies with regards to political participation but on nonproliferation and arms control she's great.
Additionally, this will open room for a new congressperson. My money would be on State Senator Mark DeSaulnier as he's one of two prominent elected officials in the district and the other, State Assemblyman Tom Torlakson, is running for State Superintendent. The more exciting race would probably be to fill DeSaulnier's State Senate seat. I'm not sure if Tony Thurmond lives in the 1/3 of Richmond that is in that Senate District but if so he would be a likely candidate along with County Supervisor Susan Bonilla.
Posted by: jlwolff | March 18, 2009 2:43 AM | Report abuse
Personal reasons is that the catch word for "taxes" that he forgot to pay ??
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I have heard the name Nancy Stark mentioned as a possible Dem candidate to replace Tauscher.
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Interesting. Now the question is who will run for Tauschers seat. Who will the governator appoint?
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TO: SecState H. R. Clinton; UnderSecState designate E. Tauscher; all multi-agency intel analysts/agents/operatives [EYES ONLY]
RE: "Target" surveillance/profiling
For cautionary example of what unrepentant dissidents term "lame psy ops," you are directed to recent entries in "comments" section of internet "blog" "articles" linked below.
When analyzing said humint responses to "target" postings, reference this exigent statement of inquiry:
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It would be good to get this corporatist dem out of the House and off to somewhere else where she can do less damage to her constituents interest.
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Elkin's Ferry
Other Names: Okolona
Location: Clark County and Nevada County
Campaign: Camden Expedition (1864)
Date(s): April 3-4, 1864
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Fred Steele [US]; Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke [CS]
Forces Engaged: 3rd Division, VII Corps and 2 cavalry brigades [US]; 3 cavalry brigades [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 92 total (US 38; CS 54)
Description: During the expedition, Union forces sought a ford to cross the Little Missouri River because other roads were impassible. They reached Elkin's Ferry before the Confederates. As they crossed, the Confederates attempted to stop them but to no avail.
Result(s): Union victory
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This is a hypothetical. Assume that you are an active yudansha (black belt holder) in another Karate dojo here in Hawaii and you would like to jon my dojo. What should you do?
Think about it. Think about it very hard. If you were in this situation, it could determine your future in Karate.
You should speak to your Sensei and ask him or her to contact me about your desire to join my dojo. I would discuss the situation with your Sensei, and then make a decision about discussing it further with you. I might even go to lunch with your Sensei.
Suppose that you do not want to discuss this with your Sensei and just want to join my dojo. What do you take me for? Do you think that your Sensei will not find out that you have joined my dojo? Do you think that I would not discuss it with him or her? How would it look if I accepted you as a student without showing the proper courtesies to your Sensei? What kind of Sensei would I be?
You may not know it but your Sensei might be my friend. I may know your Sensei very well. Your Sensei may be my senior. I might look up to and respect your Sensei. Your Sensei might know my Sensei!
Even if I do not know your Sensei, even if he or she is my junior, I would show respect. As a Sensei, he or she deserves this.
The saying that Karate begins and ends with courtesy is not just a saying. It is not something that we do only when people are looking. Courtesy is the root of Karate. It guides all of our actions. Courtesy comes first, second, third, and last.
I do not look for new students. I do not seek out experienced Karate yudansha to join my dojo. Actually, just the opposite it true. I would rather have a student who knows no Karate at all! But the most important factor is the student's attitude. Showing the proper courtesies to your current Sensei will show me a lot about your attitude and your understanding of Karate.
If you would join my dojo without showing the proper courtesies to your Sensei, I would expect you to do the same thing to me one day.
Now it may be that you have a horrible Sensei, a tyrant, someone that no one can talk to. I would consider this to be a rare situtation. In the overwhelming number of cases, I would recommend the procedure I have outlined above. In this very rare case, another approach might be appropriate.
I should also add that the above applies to active yudansha. A student who has discontinued training with a Sensei for a sufficient time period can usually begin training with another Sensei more easily. But even here, I would err on the side of being courteous to your former Sensei.
Be very careful -- and polite -- when you seek to train in a new dojo. One day you may have your own students who will learn by your example.
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Mary: "We got your MRI report in - the doctor says it's fine - so I'm calling to make an appointment for you guys to discuss your treatment plan."
Mrs. Damadian: "How did he get it?"
Mary: "Well, he said it was fine, but..."
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Mary: "What do you mean?"
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Mary: "I believe he looks them up, but it depends on..."
Mrs. Damadian: "This is stupid. I can't believe you don't know. Why don't you find out, then you can call me back and we'll discuss me making an appointment."
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