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Now that we've journeyed through homemade butter, ricotta, crème fraîche, buttermilk, mozzarella, and yogurt, I think you're ready for something more challenging and enriching.
Making a wheel--an actual wheel--of cheese feels momentous. It's a whole of something we normally see slices or wedges of. It is evidence of one of the supreme heights of culinary prowess--the cheese maker's ability to transform milk into one of the world's consummate comestibles.
For a good cheese is something that needs no further transformation. We do cook with cheese, but the most sublime examples of it are best tasted as they are, without embellishment. An époisses needs only ooze itself onto a plate, perhaps beside a voluptuous piece of fruit or a humble slice of rustic bread, to be fabulous. A clothbound English cheddar of mighty stature can do without accompaniment, being pitch perfect from first note to last.
We won't be discussing a particularly lofty cheese today. In truth, most of the very finest cheeses are nearly impossible to reproduce in a home setting. But as you may have experienced with the mozzarella or ricotta, your homemade cheese is better than the status quo, and that's saying something.
If making any of our previous Perfect Pantry items has made you feel like a kitchen whiz kid, making cheddar will give you guru status. And, I will reiterate, it is so easy you'll probably wonder why you haven't done this sooner. Of course, there are some difficulties to be considered: molds, pressing, aging. But those are surmountable.
The short list of things you will need is a mesophilic starter culture, a cheese mold of some kind, a follower, some stand-in for cheese cloth, and some weights.
The mesophilic starter culture is something we have discussed previously. See the post on making mozzarella for more details. The cheese mold is very simple. You need something round in which to shape your curds so the cheese is actually round when it's done. You can of course buy expensive cheese presses, and if you think it will be worth it to you, go right ahead. But for practical purposes, I love my little plastic 2-pound mold.
I have seen homemade molds online, made of PVC in many cases. I do not recommend using PVC for cheesemaking because, even though our drinking water is channeled through PVC, milk is not the same as water. Milk is slightly acidic, and cheese is even more acidic. In fact, as your cheese ages, even over the span of a few hours, it will become significantly more acidic. I recommend that you buy a foodsafe plastic cheese mold for your cheese experiments. Mine cost less than $20, and the peace of mind is worth it. You can also buy stainless steel molds, but these are more expensive.
With your cheese mold, you need a follower. This is simply a small plastic piece (although you can use untreated, oiled--with foodsafe oil--wood) that fits snugly inside the cheese mold to aid in pressing. My cheese mold came with a follower, but you can make your own from plastic cutting boards by using a jigsaw to cut out a circle that will fit just inside the mold.
You will need some cheesecloth for wrapping the curds in. I use flour sack towels, which are inexpensive and widely available.
As for weights, you can use actual weights that you might buy at a sports store, but I go even more low-fi. I use heavy books. I hope no actual cheesemakers read this because it will drive them crazy, but until I can afford a small home cheese press, I'm just dealing with it in my own way, and for cheeses as small as the ones I make, heavy books seem to work quite well. This is a very imprecise method, but one that I have had measured success with.
If you would like to build a modest cheese press out of inexpensive parts, there are how-tos out there by enterprising individuals. Some of my favorites are listed in the resources section at the bottom of this post.
This recipe is based on Ricki Carroll's Farmhouse Cheddar recipe in her marvelous book, Home Cheese Making. If you have any interest in making cheese from time to time (or often), I highly recommend this book.
Simplest Cheddar
Makes about one pound
Bring to 90°F in a large saucepan:
1 gallon whole milk (not ultra-pasturized)
Turn off the heat. Add, stirring for a minute:
1/8 teaspoon mesophilic culture
Cover the pot and allow the milk to ripen for 45 minutes.
Add, stirring for one minute:
4 drops liquid rennet dissolved in 2 tablespoons cold water
Cover again and let the curd set for 45 minutes.
When the curd is ready, it will pull away from the sides of the pot when you gently press the back of your hand to where the curd meets the pot. The curd will be fairly fragile at this point regardless, so be gentle. If the curd breaks easily or is still runny, let it set for 15 minutes longer or until set.
Cut the curd into 1/2-inch cubes and let rest for 5 minutes. Fill a sink with 102°F water. Place the pot of curds in the water, and stir frequently until the curd reaches 100°F. This will take between 15 and 30 minutes.
Drain the whey from the curds, saving the whey for another use, if desired. In a flour sack towel or similar fabric (the "cheesecloth" you can buy at the grocery store is too porous), hang the curds to drain for 30 minutes. You can hang the curds from a wooden spoon that spans the diameter of a stock pot, or if you have a hook somewhere in your kitchen, you can hang it from that, with a pot beneath it to catch the whey as it drips. After 30 minutes, remove the curd mass from the cloth, flip it over, and hang it again for 30 minutes.
Remove the curd mass from the cloth and break it into quarter-sized pieces. Place the pieces in a bowl and toss with:
1 tablespoon kosher salt (do not use iodized salt, which will kill the bacteria cultures you added to the milk)
Now for molding and pressing. My mold is as shown: a small baking sheet underneath to catch the whey; a bamboo cutting board (not a cutting board used for meat!) above that; a two-pound plastic cheese mold and follower; small cans of tuna (I'll explain); heavy books.
Again, this is not an ideal situation, but I do what I have to in order to make cheese. It works, oddly enough. The cans of tuna are ideal for this particular mold because they fit perfectly inside the follower, and you can stack one can of tuna on top of the other to reach a desired height. As you press your cheese, the level of the curds will grow shorter, necessitating perhaps three cans of tuna so that as you press the cheese, the weight will actually have some impact.
With a square of flour sack towel inside the mold, pack the curds into the mold. As you add curds, tamp them down to even them out. When all the curds are in the mold, fold one corner of the cloth over the curds. Try to get the cloth as smooth as possible because when you press the cheese, any wrinkles will be imprinted on your cheese.
After one corner of the cloth is folded over, place the follower down inside the mold and press it gently until it is flush with the level of the curds. Place the cans of tuna on top of the follower. The reason you want whatever cans you use to fit snugly into the follower is because, if they are off-kilter, your cheese will be lopsided. Not the end of the world, but an important detail nonetheless.
When the cans are in place, set your weights on top. I use copies of the Joy of Cooking because we have several lying around.
Ricki Carroll recommends 10 pounds of pressure for 10 minutes; then 20 pounds for 10 minutes; finally, 50 pounds for 12 hours. I have made this recipe several times and have never actually used 50 pounds of pressure. For such a small cheese, I do not think 50 pounds necessary. I have used up to 30 pounds pressure.
I recommend pressing the cheese at 10 pounds for 10 minutes. Then, remove the cheese from the press and the cloth, flip it over and rebandage it so that what was the top of the cheese is now the bottom. Place the cheese back in the mold and press at 20 pounds pressure for 10 more minutes. Again, remove the cheese from the mold, flip and rebandage it, and put it back in the press at 30 pounds pressure for 12 hours.
When you rebandage and press the cheese multiple times, you are essentially trying not only to press the cheese evenly, but also to remove any surface wrinkles caused by the cloth. This increases the integrity of the rind and prevents future cracking or infiltration by "bad" bacteria.
After 12 hours, remove the weights, and take the cheese out of the mold and cloth. Place on a wooden cutting board so the surface can dry out. Flip the cheese occasionally so that both sides have a chance to dry. Leave the cheese out in this manner for 2 days.
Once the surface has dried to the touch and is beginning to form a stiff rind, rub the cheese with olive oil, place it in a plastic zip-top bag, and place it in your refrigerator. The home refrigerator is not an ideal place for a cheese to age. It is too cold and dry. However, you can achieve commendable results all the same. Your cheese will start to grow mold. This is fine. Simply scrub the cheese under cold running water to remove the worst of the mold, dry the cheese, and return it to the refrigerator. The only things you should worry about is if your cheese "bloats" (just what it sounds like--puffs up and the sides bulge out) or if black, slimy mold grows on it. In either case, just throw it away. It could be very dangerous to eat.
This is why cleanliness is so important in cheese making. Every time you touch your cheese, your hands should be immaculate. Your equipment--from the spoon you stir with to the cheese mold--should be sterilized (spray it with a bleach solution and rinse well or run it under boiling water). Milk is a great environment for bacteria to grow in--this is why your cheese cultures do so well in it. But just as controlled cultures can grow and thrive in milk, so can harmful intruders. Be safe.
This YouTube video shows how to construct a very simple and inexpensive cheese press. I recommend watching this even if you're going to imitate my spectacularly lo-fi system.
Fias Co Farm also has a great tutorial about building a simple cheese press. Also check out their site for good cheese making recipes.
Also try googling "homemade cheese press" and look at the images generated. I guarantee you'll see some innovative ideas and plans.
Hi Megan! I'm making my first cheddar and thought I would share a moment of kitchen epiphany with you! My curds are hanging right now, and after trying my stock pot and a large metal bowl (both a little shallow to allow for whey collection), I noticed the ice cream maker canister on the counter, and walla! perfect cheese hanging vessel. The canister is just wide enough to allow for the bag, there's plenty of room for whey to collect, and the spoon is plenty long enough to sit across the diameter of the lip. Also, per Rickie Carroll's instruction, the bag is well out of any draft; keeping "relatively warm." I know not everyone has an ice cream maker, but if they're making cheese at home I figure the chances are a bit greater, verdad? Anyway, just passing along my little tip--I'll let you know how the finished product turns out!
Sooooo...where do you get rennet and mesophillic culture? More to the point...how do you make cheese WITHOUT those elements?
Thanks Meg. I am looking forward to making my first wheel!
When is the cheese ready for tasting?


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Some Memories of a Silva School
By Mary Lynn Axtman, Fargo, North Dakota, May, 2003
Our appreciation is extended to Mary Lynn Axtman
for writing her memories
of the Silva School.
My Silva School years of 1952 to 1959 were a very important part of my growing up years besides those learned within a loving family with six children and as members of the Balta Catholic Church.
Some of the important life lessons learned at Silva School besides the usual 3 R's were:
A] Tolerance and diversity: as the Silva teachers and students
in the years I attended were about evenly mixed with either Scandinavian
Lutheran or Kutschurgan Catholic German-Russian cultural heritage,
we would learn about and share differences in foods, such as lefse
vs. kuchen, lutefisk vs. pickled herring, Sunday Lutheran Bible
School lessons vs. summer Catholic Catechism School besides sharing
various Scandinavian or German words we knew; perhaps some not so
As there only about 35-40 students in all eight grades and two teachers when I attended, it was necessary that the girls be part of organized recess playground activities, such as softball, basketball, hockey or anti-I-over in order to play a game.
Thus the girls learned early on that they could compete and cooperate
equally with or against the boys. All the students help organize
and produce the annual Christmas and other various other programs
for parents and community.
B] Independence: the two elementary classrooms (grades 1-4 and 4-8) taught independent studies and learning by the students in each of the other grades when the teachers were giving specific lessons to just one of the grades. We others could be working on our own school lessons independently, reading a library book or just listening, learning or reviewing what was being taught to the students in another grade. As my class had only two students in most of my elementary school years, I learned much from the older students as well.
C] Civic lessons: Silva School had an organized 'Young Citizens
League" where we learned lessons in citizenship, government,
leadership, public speaking and conducting meetings. As the Silva
School building was used for the various civil elections, we would
learn first hand about voting and the election process by our parents
involvement in school, township, county, state or national elections
and as elected officials or on boards of directors.
D] Higher learning: Both at Silva School and at home I learned of the resources available to both students and their parents through lessons and advice made available through the County Extension work at North Dakota State University in Fargo or the State of North Dakota Library in Bismarck. We discovered that learning continues all through life and where to find resources about many different subjects not specifically taught in the regular school lessons or in the books in our school library.
Silva Elementary School was a great learning foundation and produced many who went on to college and university studies, degrees and accomplishments.
Thank you Silva School with great teachers and people for such
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Companions of the Cave
Or dost thou reflect that the Companions of the Cave and of the Inscription were wonders among Our Sign? (Surat al-Kahf: 9)
The eighteenth surah of the Qur'an, "Al-Kahf", or "the cave", tells about a group of young people who took shelter in a cave to hide away from a ruler who denied Allah and practised oppression and injustice upon the believers. The verses on the subject are as follows:
Or dost thou reflect that the Companions of the Cave and of the Inscription were wonders among Our Sign?
Behold, the youths betook themselves to the Cave: they said, "Our Lord! bestow on us Mercy from Thyself, and dispose of our affair for us in the right way!"
Then We draw (a veil) over their ears, for a number of years, in the Cave, (so that they heard not):
Then We roused them, in order to test which of the two parties was best at calculating the term of years they had tarried!
We relate to thee their story in truth: they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We advanced them in guidance:
We gave strength to their hearts: Behold, they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth: never shall we call upon any god other than Him: if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity!
These our people have taken for worship gods other than Him: why do they not bring forward an authority clear (and convincing) for what they do? Who doth more wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah?"
"When ye turn away from them and the things they worship other than Allah, betake yourselves to the Cave: Your Lord will shower His mercies on you and disposes of your affair towards comfort and ease."
Thou wouldst have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left, while they lay in the open space in the midst of the Cave. Such are among the Signs of Allah: He whom Allah guides is rightly guided; but he whom Allah leaves to stray -for him wilt thou find no protector to lead him to the Right Way.
Thou wouldst have deemed them awake, whilst they were asleep, and We turned them on their right and on their left sides: their dog stretching forth his two fore-legs on the threshold: if thou hadst come up on to them, thou wouldst have certainly turned back from them in flight, and wouldst certainly have been filled with terror of them.
Such (being their state), we raised them up (from sleep), that they might question each other. Said one of them, "How long have ye stayed (here)?" They said, "We have stayed (perhaps) a day, or part of a day. (At length)" they (all) said, "Allah (alone) knows best how long ye have stayed here? Now send ye then one of you with this money of yours to the town: let him find out which is the best food (to be had) and bring some to you, that (ye may) satisfy your hunger therewith: And let him behave with care and courtesy, and let him not inform any one about you.
For if they should come upon you, they would stone you or force you to return to their cult, and in that case ye would never attain prosperity."
Thus did We make their case known to the people, that they might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour of Judgment. Behold, they dispute among themselves as to their affair. (Some) said, "Construct a building over them": Their Lord knows best about them: those who prevailed over their affair said, "Let us surely build a place of worship over them."
(Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth -doubtfully guessing at the unknown; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the eighth.
Say thou: "My Lord knoweth best their number; It is but few that know their (real case)." Enter not, therefore, into controversies concerning them, except on a matter that is clear, nor consult any of them about (the affair of) the Sleepers.
Nor say of anything, "I shall be sure to do so and so tomorrow"- without adding, "So please Allah!" and call thy Lord to mind when thou forgettest, and say, "I hope that my Lord will guide me ever closer (even) than this to the right road."
So they stayed in their Cave three hundred years, and (some) add nine (more) Say: "Allah knows best how long they stayed: with Him is (the knowledge of) the secrets of the heavens and the earth: how clearly He sees, how finely He hears (everything)! They have no protector other than Him; nor does He share His Command with any person whatsoever." (Surat al-Kahf: 9-26)
According to widespread belief, the Companions of the Cave who are praised both by Islamic and Christian sources, were subjected to the cruel tyranny of the Roman Emperor, Decius. Meeting the oppression and injustice of Decius, these young people warned their own people many times not to abandon the religion of Allah. The indifference of their people to their communication of the message, the increase in oppression of the emperor and their being threatened with death, caused them to leave their homes.
As historical documents verify, at that time, many emperors extensively executed policies of terror, oppression, and injustice on believers who stood for early Christianity in its original and pure form.
In a letter written by the Roman Governor Pilinius (69-113 AD) who was in North West Anatolia, to the Emperor Trayanus, he referred to "the companions of the Messiah (the Christians) who were punished because they resisted worshipping the statue of the Emperor." This letter is one of the important documents which relate the oppression visited on early Christians at that time. Under such circumstances, these young people, who were asked to submit to a non-religionist system and to worship an emperor as a god apart from Allah, did not accept this and said:
"... Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth: never shall we call upon any god other than Him: if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity! These our people have taken for worship gods other than Him: why do they not bring forward an authority clear (and convincing) for what they do? Who doth more wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah?"(Surat al-Kahf: 14-15)
As regards the region where the Companions of the Cave lived, there are several different opinions. The most reasonable of these are Ephesus and Tarsus.
Almost all the Christian sources show Ephesus as the location of the Cave where these young believers took shelter. Some Muslim researchers and the Qur'anic commentators agree with the Christians regarding Ephesus. Some others explained that Ephesus could not be the place, and then tried to prove that the event took place in Tarsus. In this study, both of these alternatives will be dealt with. Yet, all those researchers and commentators - including the Christians - concur that the event took place at the time of Roman Emperor Decius (also called as Decianus), around 250 AD.
Decius, together with Nero, is known to be the Roman Emperor who most severely tortured the Christians. During his short reign, he passed a law that compelled everyone under his rule to offer a sacrifice to the Roman gods. Everyone was obliged to offer a sacrifice to these deities, and moreover, to get a certificate showing that they had done this, which they had to show to state officials. Those who did not obey were executed. In Christian sources, it is written that a great majority of the Christians refused this idolatrous act and fled from "one city to another", or hid in secret shelters. The Companions of the Cave are most probably a group among these early Christians.
Meanwhile, there is a point that has to be emphasised here: this topic has been narrated in a story-like manner by some of Muslim and Christian historians and commentators, and turned into a legend as a result of the addition of much falsehood and hearsay. However, this incident is a historical reality.
Are the Companions of the Cave in Ephesus?
The interior of the Cave in Ephesus which is thought to be one of the places where Companions of the Cave resided.
As regards the city where these young people lived and the cave in which they took shelter, various places are indicated in different sources. The main reasons for this are: people's wish to believe that such courageous and brave-hearted people lived in their town, and the great similarity of the caves in those regions. For instance, in almost all of these places, there is a place of worship said to be built over caves.
As is well known, Ephesus was accepted to be a holy place by the Christians, because, there is a house in this city which was said to be the Virgin Mary's and which was later turned into a church. So, it is highly probable that the Companions of the Cave resided in one of those holy places. Moreover, some Christian sources state their certainty that it was the place.
The oldest source on the subject is the Syrian priest, James of Saruc (born 452 AD). The famous historian, Gibbon, has taken many quotations from James' study, in his book The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. According to this book, the name of the Emperor, who tortured the seven young Christian believers and compelled them to hide away in a cave, was Decius. Decius ruled over the Roman Empire between 249-251 AD and his period of reign is widely known for the torments he practised on the followers of 'Isa (Jesus). According to Muslim commentators, the region where the event took place was either "Aphesus" or "Aphesos". According to Gibbon, the name of this place is Ephesus. Situated on the western coast of Anatolia, this city was one of the largest ports and cities of the Roman Empire. The ruins of this city are known as "The Antique City of Ephesus" today.
The name of the Emperor who reigned in the period when the Companions of the Cave woke up from their long sleep, is Tezusius according to Muslim researchers, whereas it is Theodosius II according to Gibbons. This Emperor ruled between 408-450 AD, after the Roman Empire had converted to Christianity.
Referring to the verse below, in some commentaries it is said that the mouth of the cave looks towards the north, and hence the sunlight could not penetrate inside. Thus, someone passing by the cave would be unable to see inside. The verse of the Qur'an informs:
Thou wouldst have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left, while they lay in the open space in the midst of the Cave. Such are among the Signs of Allah: He whom Allah guides is rightly guided; but he whom Allah leaves to stray,- for him wilt thou find no protector to lead him to the Right Way. (Surat al-Kahf: 17)
The archaeologist Dr. Musa Baran points to Ephesus as the place where this group of young believers lived, in his book named Ephesus, and he adds:
In the year 250 BC, seven young people living in Ephesus choose Christianity and reject idolatry. Trying to find a way out, these young people find a cave in the eastern slope of the Pion mountain. The Roman soldiers see this and build a wall to the entrance of the cave. 45
Today, it is acknowledged that over these old ruins and graves, many religious constructions are built. Excavations made by the Austrian Archaeological Institute in 1926, revealed that the ruins found on the eastern slope of the Pion mountain belonged to a construction built on behalf of the Companions of the Cave in the middle of the fifth century (during the rule of Theodosius II). 46
Are the Companions of the Cave in Tarsus?
The cave in Ephesus seen from the outside.
The second place presented as a possibility for where the Companions of the Cave lived, is Tarsus. Indeed, there is a cave that is very similar to the one described in the Qur'an, which is located on a mountain known either as Encilus or Bencilus, to the north-west of Tarsus.
The idea that Tarsus is the correct location is the view of many Islamic scholars. One of the most important Qur'anic interpreters, at-Tabari specified the name of the mountain where the cave stood as "Bencilus" in his book named Tarikh al-Umam, and added that this mountain was in Tarsus. 47
Again, another famous commentator on the Qur'an, Muhammed Emin stated that the name of the mountain was "Pencilus" and that it was in Tarsus. The name that is pronounced as "Pencilus" may sometimes be pronounced as "Bencilus". According to him, the difference between the words is caused by different pronunciations of the letter "B" or by the loss of a letter from the original word which is called "historical word abrasion".48
Fakhruddin ar-Razi, another well known Qur'anic scholar, explains in his work that "even though this place is called Ephesus, the basic intention is to say Tarsus here, because Ephesus is just another name of Tarsus".49
In addition, in the commentaries of Qadi al-Baidawi and an-Nasafi, in the commentaries of al-Jalalayn and in at-Tibyan, in the commentaries of Elmali and Omar Nasuhi Bilmen, and many other scholars, this place is specified as "Tarsus". Besides, all of these commentators explain the sentence of the seventeenth verse, "the sun, when it rose declined to the right from their cave, and when it set, turned away from them to the left", by saying that the mouth of the cave in the mountain looked towards the north.50
The cave in Tarsus that is thought to belong to the Companions of the Cave.
The residence of the Companions of the Cave was a subject of interest also at the time of the Ottoman Empire and some research was done on the subject. There is some correspondence and an exchange of information on the subject in the Ottoman Archives of the Prime Ministry. For instance, in a letter sent to the Treasury Superior of the Ottoman State by the local administration of Tarsus, there is a formal request and an attached message notifying of their demand to give salary to those people who dealt with the cleaning and maintenance of the cave of Ashab-ı Kahf (Companions of the Cave). The reply to this letter stated that in order for these salaries to be paid to the workers from the state treasury, it was necessary to find out whether this was indeed the place where the Companions of the Cave had resided. The research made for this purpose has been very useful in determining the real location of the Cave.
In a report prepared after an investigation made by the National Council, it was stated: "To the north of Tarsus, a province of Adana, there is a cave on a mountain two hours away from Tarsus, and the mouth of this cave looks to the north as stated in the Qur'an."51
The debates which developed as to who the Companions of the Cave were, where and when they lived, has always led the authorities to research into the subject and many comments were made on the subject. Yet, none of these comments may be considered certain, and, therefore, questions such as: at which period these young believers lived, and where the cave mentioned in the verses was, remain without substantial answers.
45 Musa Baran, Efes, pp.23-24.
46 L.Massignon, Opera Minora, v.III, pp.104-108.
47 At-Tabari, Tarikh-al Umam.
48 Muhammed Emin.
49 Fakhruddin ar-Razi.
50 From the commentaries of Qadi al-Baidawi, an-Nasafi, al-Jalalayn and at-Tibyan, also Elmalili, Nasuhi Bilmen.
51 Ahmet Akgündüz, Tarsus ve Tarihi ve Ashab-i Kehf. (Ahmet Akgündüz, Tarsus and History and the Companions of the Cave.)


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Marty, man..that sucks and I wish you a quick and complete recovery.
As soon as I clicked on this post I wish I didn't, the reason being is that when I see the potential graphic consequences of kiteboarding I get a little more fearful. Although, fear is what keeps us alive and is absolutely necessary; it needs to be kept in balance. In my opinion, too much fear actually makes accidents more likely because in the moment, if fear is unchecked, you'll react to the fear rather than doing what is necessary to keep you safe.
The interesting part about this sport is its progression takes you to extremes. At first your scared out of your wits and as you start to progress you get the false sensation of being super human and indestructable. At some point later in your progression you find the balance that is necessary.
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Ken Whisenhunt inherited Tennessee's mystery QB. The new coach is optimistic Locker can be the solution and has downplayed the idea he's looking for his "own" quarterback.
"To be honest, I haven't really thought about it that way," Whisenhunt said Thursday, according to the Tennessean. "I am excited about the little bit of time I have spent with Jake. He exhibits a lot of the qualities I like. He has been great in the meeting rooms, I like the way our exchanges have gone. So our focus is on that."
Locker has started jogging as he continues his recovery from Lisfranc surgery on his right foot. The Titans, meanwhile, are looking very closely at an intriguing crop of quarterbacks in this year's draft. Plenty of homework has been done on Fresno State's Derek Carr, with Georgia's Aaron Murray, LSU's Zach Mettenberger and Eastern Illinois' Jimmy Garoppolo among the other names on the radar.
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Author Notes: It seems like this would be an expensive dish, but it's not. For two people, you only need: about a cup of fregola, half a fennel bulb, one large shallot, a sprig each thyme and marjoram, and about a pound each mussels and clams, a splash of wine and about a half of a 14.5 oz can of tomato. About $9.50 is what this will set you back for two! - frankieolives —fo
Food52 Review: Frankieolives's Fregola with Clams & Mussels is delicious. I kind of cheated by picking it because I KNOW I like everything in it. But with this dish, it's the method that really makes it; season and sweat the veggies, then caramelize the tomatoes (this is key so do pay attention to the fabulous smell that tells you when it is ready for deglazing). I added the clams and mussels together. I think next time the clams will go in first as they take just a couple minutes longer to open but everything was great and I had exceptionally fat tender mussels which was a happy thing. I could not find fregola so I used Israeli couscous and it worked just fine. A bite with a mussel or clam, a bit of fregola (or couscous) and an olive, pulled through the juice then consumed -- perfect! - aargersi —aargersi
Serves: 2
cup fregola
pound mussels
pound clams
sprigs thyme
sprigs marjoram
large bulb fennel and a few of its fronds
large shallot
Olive oil
Handful pitted black oil cured olives
Splash white wine
Fresh bay leaf
14.5 ounce can chopped tomato
- First things first, boil your fregola. And don't forget to salt your water. How much salt? It should taste of the sea. Once it's done, drain and set aside, and reserve about a cup of pasta cooking water. NOTE: Fregola, tiny as it is, is a hard pasta and takes some time to cook, so don't make the mistake of waiting till after everything is perfectly sweated down and caramelized, your shellfish popped open, your fresh herbs tossed into the pan. Get the fregola going pronto.
- Clean up your mussels: scrub off their little barnacles and shave off the manly little beard that some of them have grown. The best way to do this is to get a grip on the whiskers, yank them down toward their hinge end and pull them off. If you try to pull them through the lip, you will kill the mussel. The beard is attached to the creature inside, not the shell.
- Dice your shallot and fennel. Rough chop your herbs. I'm using marjoram, thyme and fennel frond. Pit and give your olives a rough chop.
- Now get all your fennel and shallot in a pan with a leaf of bay and sweat it all down. Sweat? Heck yeah! That means no color on that veg. Be sure to salt your veg here. Every layer that you add to the pan should be salted so that the entire dish is seasoned, not just the surface.
- Get your tomato in the pan when your aromatics are soft. Here's the thing, canned tomato is a raw product, and you have to cook it out to caramelize the sugars and concentrate the flavor. So, cook it out till it looks all rusty colored and smells like delicious tomato caramel. Oh, and of course you should salt the tomato...
- When it smells like I have just described, deglaze the pan with a splash of white wine, scraping up any tomato bits on the bottom of the pan.
- Have at the ready a lid for your pan, your herbs, your cooked fregola, your shellfish and your olives. Oh, and the reserved pasta water. When the wine has cooked out, add these ingredients to the pan with about 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water.
- Cover and let cook till your shellfish pops open. Give the pan a shake every now and again to help keep things moving. Shells are open. Everything is cooked through. Now dip your finger in this sauce. Is it seasoned well? If not, get your salt in now. If it doesn't look saucy enough, add a little more of the pasta water. If it's too loose, crank the heat and shake the pan to quickly reduce the liquid.
- Scoop into pretty, simple bowls, making sure that it's good and saucy.
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From Courage to Freedom: Frederick Douglass's 1845 Autobiography
In 1845 Frederick Douglass published what was to be the first of his three autobiographies: the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself. As the title suggests, Douglass wished not only to highlight the irony that a land founded on freedom would permit slavery to exist within its midst, but also to establish that he, an American slave with no formal education, was the sole author of the work. Written in the years following his 1838 escape from his Maryland slaveholder, the narrative reveals numerous instances of Douglass's courage on his journey from slave to free man. Douglass himself punctuates this route by sharing with the reader his tenacious and ingenious efforts at learning how to read and write, his risky physical opposition to a "nigger-breaker," and his escape to New York. These courageous acts pale, however, beside his most overt and possibly dangerous act: the publishing of his autobiography before his freedom had been purchased. Indeed, in 1845 Douglass was still legally a slave; at any time he could have been betrayed, hunted down, captured and returned to his master who, more than likely, would have sold Douglass further down South as punishment. It was not until 1847, while Douglass was traveling and lecturing in England that friends bought his freedom. For Douglass, however, his personal declaration of freedom and independence occurred two years earlier with his Narrative.
The Narrative in itself is remarkable for the views on slavery and slaveholders that Douglass bravely presents. First, Douglass asserts his humanity in the face of the dehumanizing institution of slavery. In doing so, he sets an example to other slaves to insist upon their humanity, and he persuades his reading audience to acknowledge this humanity, too. He claims as his intellectual birthright the opportunity to learn to read and write. He refuses to accept anything less than his own physical, spiritual, and intellectual freedom. Moreover, he never hesitates to criticize directly—often with withering irony—those who uphold slavery and those who prefer a romanticized version of it. Pitilessly, Douglass offers the reader a first-hand account of the pain, humiliation and brutality of the South's "peculiar institution." His is not an account of moonlight, magnolias, and happily singing workers. Instead, he points out the cruelty and the corrupting influence of power not only on the victim, but also on the perpetrator—the slave holder. Lastly, Douglass's Narrative is a courageous work because it confronts the misuse of Christianity in perpetuating the widely held belief in the slave owner's "God-given" right to own or sell other human beings.
In this curriculum unit, students will read Douglass's narrative with particular attention devoted to chapters 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, and 10. They will analyze Douglass's vivid first-hand accounts of the lives of slaves and the behavior of slave owners to see how he successfully contrasts reality with romanticism and powerfully uses imagery, irony, connotative and denotative language, strong active verbs, repetition, and rhetorical appeals to persuade the reader of slavery's evil. Students will also identify and discuss Douglass's acts of physical and intellectual courage on his journey towards freedom.
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How does Frederick Douglass's skilled use of language paint a realistic portrait of slavery?
How successful is Douglass in persuading the reader of the evils that slavery inflicts on both slave and slaveholder alike?
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Analyze and understand a specific type of historical and literary primary document, the slave narrative/autobiography.
Recognize and explain the use and effectiveness of precise word choice, imagery, irony, and rhetorical appeals.
Learn to look for and contrast instances of reality and romanticized myth by using the slave narrative as a source for historical study.


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Gilmat Bedroom, 2017-10-08 03:06:19.Talking about the bedroom furniture will always be interesting topic. The furniture in the bedroom is not only a matter of the choice of bed. In fact, there is some other furniture that can be put in the bedroom and one of them is bedroom dressers. There are huge selections of the dressers provided in the online furniture stores or in the market. Let us find the best dressers to furnish your bedroom.Like what have been known before, there are many choices of the bedroom dressers in the market. Whether you want to find classic, rustic, or even modern bedroom dressers, you can find them with various types. There are many types of the dressers with the variety of the materials, styles, finishes, and also sizes which ranges from the natural and soothing to the feminine and sleek and to the rustic and masculine. It means that you have many choices of the dressers that can furnish your bedroom.First we are going to talk about the materials of the bedroom dressers. The common materials used to create the dressers are oak, glass, wood, metal, and also mahogany. Wooden materials are still on the first list of the furniture materials. It is because wooden materials can give warm impression to the bedroom. Besides that, it can also be best matched with any room designs so you can create balance in your bedroom with the other choices of the bedroom furniture.The second point to talk about the bedroom dressers is the finishes of the dressers. The finishes are commonly white, brown, black, walnut, grey, cherry, beige, silver, gold, blue, birch, natural, red, unfinished, pine, maple, espresso, and many more. You can choose the one that can be perfectly matched with the entire bedroom design of yours. Meanwhile for the sizes of the dressers, they can consist of 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 drawers.How about the styles of the bedroom dressers? The styles are children's, cabin, glam, coastal, industrial, global inspired, tropical, mid-century, cottage or country, mission or shaker, modern, contemporary, rustic, and also traditional. For the design of the dressers, they can be double dresser, standard dresser, combo dresser, gentlemen's chest, standard chest, and also lingerie chest. Meanwhile for the prices, you can get the bedroom dressers cheap in the online furniture stores. The average prices of the dressers start from under $150 to up to $800. Don't you think that the prices are still affordable?
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-03 18:44:38.Choosing the actual piece of bed for your bedroom that is made of wooden bed frames could really be a great decision. There is actually other option to take as well that is the metal frames but surely the wooden one is a better choice. It is great to really invest in something good that is said to be the 1/3 of your time spent in it, the bed.In term of the available choices, frames of your bed that are made of wood offer various choices. There are plenty types of wood that you can consider accordingly. There are the types of wood that may be preferred due to their look while there are also the preferred types due to the price. The point is that you have a freedom to choose the type of wood for the frames of your bed freely.Another reason that you should go for the frames made of wood for your bed instead of other types is that it has great strength. There are wood types that even come with a long guarantee of its durability. You may already know that there are old piece of furniture made of wood which could be so expensive today. That is evidence that the frames of wood will have its strength to last for a long time in its use. So, why bother looking for other options then?Just in case that you are among those people who really concern about the environment, this type of frames of your bed is the best choice to go for. Wood is considered to be among the renewable source. It means that using it will not damage the environment as long as the renewal process of the trees and forest is always on going for all times. Thus if you are a person who wants everything to go green, this one type of frames for your bed is your best bet.The fact that wood could last for a long time in its origin means that you do not need to do such complicated cares in order to keep its shape and appeal for a long time. Thus you have no need to worry about the wood itself even if you are not that cautious in caring for it. Even if it is damaged a bit, you can always do the repair for your wooden bed frames easily in no time.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-04 09:29:10.Sometimes, people feel confused to finish the decoration of tile design that they have. The beauty factor should be a big consideration inside the process, and at some point you will realize the big function of the manual tile cutter on it. The manual cutter seems to be so yesterday yet it offers some benefits that the modern one cannot give to you. We can consider this as a very great way to finish the tile design and placement and what you basically want, because it can guarantee the result that you should bring to the room. Do not forget that it is not only about the beauty of the tile design but also the right way to place it in the room.Tile placement should be completed with high consideration related to the measurement. Here, it clearly means that you cannot bring random type of completion. The tile will complete the floor with specific effect for the condition. You will understand that it cannot be done with wrong decoration process, because it should be arranged in perfect direction. Remember that it is important to make perfect theme as the basic movement, but do not take the composition as a simple process in your project.Manual cutter can be used in many ways. We can also consider it as a very flexible item in completing all decoration need that we have. For more detail, the process can also be completed in easier way as what we basically need with this special step. Then, it will also show you the importance of careful decoration step to bring the best result in the end. The arrangement of the tile design should also be suitable with the big theme of the house, so you will not ruin the composition.Cutting the tile in right process will also need specific knowledge of the tile material in detail. You cannot make wrong movement inside the tile placement process because it will bring big result in whole of the room composition. Make sure that you apply right combination, so you can guarantee the comfortable condition that you can bring for the room atmosphere.The manual tile cutter can be categorized as the item which brings high quality tile result in the house, but you should know that it will also bring better effect for the beauty of its basic material. There are so many benefit that you can get from it, so it will not be a difficult thing to realize the satisfaction from its composition. In the other side, you will also get the right condition with right pattern combination.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-04 09:40:56.If you need specific tile decoration in the house, then you can consider the ceramic tile as a good idea. In the case of small house, you can choose white ceramic tile, so it can bring special effect in the room. It will totally be a good thing for you to complete your house with perfect tile selection, because it will also be the core of the decoration inside all your house decoration process. Do not simplify the role of the tile, because wrong design of it will also ruin the whole atmosphere of the room.We can say that white design of any decoration idea will bring simple condition in the room. Then, it will also make you get different situation for the house. White tile will really be a suitable choice for those who have small area in their home. It will make you get amazing and comfortable atmosphere, related to the condition of its color harmony in the room. In the other side, you can also make right completion in all the specification in easy way.We should also realize the importance of having right standard for the room composition. However, you cannot bring wrong choice in all the combination in the process. White will really be a perfect choice as long as you give right harmony in all the detail. The theme of the room should also be a match thing for the tile composition, because it will be useless for you to apply contrast color decoration in the room.The color harmony between tile and the theme of the house should really be categorized as your big concern. How can you install tile which does not really match at all with your house concept? Do not make wrong choice in all the steps because it will only offer disappointment. The right tile idea for small house will really bring big benefit, not only for you but also for your family member. The most important thing is that it brings comfortable situation for the specific area that you need.The ceramic tile with white composition will also bring special beauty aspect in your house. It will make you get amazing atmosphere with high quality placement option in all the item detail. It does not only give you special effect for the house space, but also bring easy process to make sure that you put all the good stuff in the right way.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-04 09:46:52.Marble tile is definitely one of the available choices that you may come up with when you are decorating your interior and even exterior. It has been an excellent choice of many people throughout times. It is also considered to be a nice option to go when you are looking for a nice aesthetic appeal of the end result. Just in case that you are about to install this option of tile especially for your flooring, you should consider the good things about the use of it in your house.One of the benefits or good things upon the use of this tile type is related to its strength. It is clear that this type of tile has been recommended by multiple interior designers due to the fact that it will last for a long time. This type of tile will not be damaged simply because of things falling on its surface. It will not be damaged as well even if it is installed in a kind of high traffic area in your house. So, if you want to invest your money on long lasting flooring, consider this type of tile instead of other options.Another good thing upon the use of this type of tile is the fact that it could bring more lights into the room. A bright look will be there in the room having the flooring in this tile type since it is known to be a bit reflective of light. Thus it could really be a great option to cover the floor of your small sized rooms in your house.The fact that it is getting easier to get is another good thing of this tile type. Today this tile type is quarried in many parts of the world so that you can find it easily in more options of its look. You can consider different colors, textures, and designs of this tile type easily. It means that you can actually consider your style preferences in getting the perfect choice of this tile.Having those benefits upon its use, clearly you should not bother looking for other types of tile to choose. Clearly having your flooring in a durable material that is also beautifully looking is a great decision. Now, if you are planning to install this tile type in your house, start to look for its best option for you right away. Clearly marble tile is a great investment in term of a flooring material.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-04 09:43:39.Some people usually do not understand the importance of having right design of ceiling tile in their home. It is basically one of the decoration cores that you should take into account. No matter what, you cannot ignore the role of every spot in the room, because it is also part of the harmony in the house. For better and maximal decoration result, you should make sure that everything you put in your living space is really intended to be there, including for the ceiling. Installing tile for the ceiling is considered as a good idea for clean look and modern house.Do not forget that you need to complete your room with perfect consideration, not only in one aspect but in whole of the specification. The ceiling part of the room also needs to be done in high proportion, because it will not give any good effect when you do not understand the right standard for its completion. Basically it is an easy way to make right composition in the whole decoration, because you just need to choose simple design of it, inside the arrangement.For more detail of the choice, it is fine to combine any color for simple ceiling tile condition. You should bring the best option for best satisfaction, but do not forget to bring your own taste as the basic completion of all items. It will make you get different result from the room, and it can also build amazing atmosphere based on the condition that you dream of.It is important for you not to choose any bright or contrast design of the ceiling part decoration, because it will not be a good thing for your room decoration. Furthermore if you are planning to have simple modern home, pastel color is much more recommended. In the other side, you also need to make right combination in all the pattern inside the room, and for suggestion the simple one is the best choice for small space inside the house.The ceiling tile with simple idea will be a great thing to be done in your house, because it can be an easy completion for any decoration idea that you want to apply in the room. In the other side, do not forget to take focus not only in its color but also the material quality in whole specification. Since it is about the ceiling, make sure it is long lasting and maintenance-free.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-04 09:49:33.Have you ever heard about the term bullnose tile? Do you know what the meaning of that particular term is? Just in case that you have no idea about that, such thing is actually related to the installation of tile in your interior. Such term means that the tile itself is having its own finished edges so that it can be installed along with wall tile. That is the main purpose of this type of tile as a matter of fact. Usually this particular type has rounded edges that will look good in the finished spots or transitional spots of the tile itself.Unfortunately such type of tile is not always needed in the installation of tiles. Thus you may want to know the proper ways of avoiding the use and the need of such type of tile. Among the ways is to actually caulk the edge. How to do so? It is actually a simple thing just as you apply the caulk in the spaces between tiles itself. You may need to use masking tape before applying the caulk in the edge of the last tile. Simply fill the gap between the actual tile and the masking tape and you will have a good look of the tile finish without having to use the bullnose type.Another way that you may need to do in order to avoid using bullnose type in finishing tile installation is to use a rail molding. So, it is true that the ways to finish an installation of tile offer various options. You can actually consider the use of dental molding, pencil molding, cornice molding, and of course rail molding. In making sure that the end result is perfect, you should look for the rail molding in the same color as the tile. Otherwise you may look for the molding in a kind of complementary color with the tile.One more of the thing to do is to actually finish the tile installation using metal edge. This is also a great way to bring contemporary and industrial flairs into the interior decoration. The so called metal transition strips are your best bet in this matter. There is the L shaped version of the metal that will help you to deal with the finished edges that actually need the use of bullnose tile but you want to switch the bullnose with the metal strips for a better appeal.
Gilmat Kitchen, 2017-11-04 09:35:13.It will not be a good thing for you to bring wrong consideration in decorating your house. First, you need to choose right theme for the concern with specific tile design, like the idea of vinyl tile for your classic kitchen. It will be a good thing to prepare special combination in the tile pattern and the room function, so you can get amazing atmosphere from the area. Remember that the decoration for the kitchen should also be based on right reference, so you can avoid any risk of disappointment.We can consider the tile idea as the special spot for the pattern in the house. Do not simplify the role of kitchen in whole of the house composition, because it will be the busy area that you use every day. Then, it means that you should complete the room with comfortable decoration, so you will not feel any bad atmosphere inside that area. Make sure that you also have right taste to complete the decoration in right direction.Good news if you are planning to choose tile from vinyl, it is now available in various options. The most important, it is now getting more stylish. Aside from its function, you will get its decorative purpose, too. At some point, you have to realize the importance of tile function, so you can also make specific comparison for its material. Taking the best completion can also be done with the help of special service. It is also a good thing for you to hire a professional decorator for the quality of your plan.The tile idea will complete the room with amazing effect as long as you put it in right choice and right combination. Do not forget that the material of the tile will really bring big difference. So, never make any risk of bringing random completion in the room. The decoration should be done in right way so you can make perfect composition in whole of the room spot decoration.The vinyl tile idea, since it comes in more various options, needs to be carefully selected. It is not really nice to have the durable and sturdy vinyl but you cannot mix and match it with your home decoration. You should bring classic idea for the completion of the kitchen specification, so it can be a suitable composition in the decoration. In more detail, classic design can also be categorized as easy combination for the completion of your house process.
Gilmat Decoration, 2017-11-04 09:37:48.Bringing perfect tile design should be considered as a big focus inside your house decoration process. No matter what, you cannot bring random completion in the tile aspect, like the importance of placing slate tile in right way. Remember that tile decoration is not only about the detail of its design but the composition and proportion to put it properly. However, it can be a good thing to bring perfect combination inside the room. In more detail, you will also need specific creativity to complete the tile in right way.The good design of tile will really bring different condition for the composition of the room. The slate tile can be a good combination for cool and simple house. Basically, it is not even a difficult thing to bring best type of consideration in the placement for the decoration. But, do not forget that you also need to make sure the harmony that you need to bring.In more detail of tile arrangement, it should also be a good concern for you to choose specific quality of tile material. Do not take focus only in the color choice or the design of its pattern, but also the high quality material which suitable with the condition of your decoration concept. The whole room should really be prepared in right proportion. Then the tile idea will totally take big effect inside the room condition.Do not bring the random idea for the completion of the room decoration. No matter what, it will be a different thing for you to get the best choice in the tile placement. The color theme of the house should also be suitable with the whole composition, so you will not get wrong combination in all the spot of the room. It is not a difficult thing to find the perfect direction for the room, as long as you also have good taste in decorating your living space.For more detail, do not forget that the slate tile usage should only be specific for some room, not the entire of the house. It will be a great choice for kitchen or semi-outdoor area in your house. In the other side, it can also be a cool composition for rocky decoration in your outside space. The whole decoration process should really be arranged by right choice of tile basic design, so you will get maximal decoration result in the end.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-04 09:52:35.Wall bookshelves are also known as the hanging shelves that as a matter of fact offer several benefits compared to those traditional types of shelves. Clearly this particular type of shelf has been so popular among people who have a limited floor space in their house but need a lot of storage places. As a matter of fact the purpose is not just to place books but almost everything since this type of shelf is also pretty durable and dependable. Are you interested in getting one piece of this type of shelf now?There are several benefits that you may achieve if you are considering the use of this type of shelf in your interior. As previously mentioned, it is a great choice for those who have a limited space in their house. Thus it is really a great choice to save more and more space especially the floor space in your house. Clearly it is a great start to maximize the use of vertical space in your house. Just in case that you live in a small apartment, consider using this type of shelf for your books and other stuffs.Another great benefit that you will achieve upon the use of this type of shelf is the fact that it is a versatile piece of furniture that requires no complicacy in installing it properly. The so called floating shelf itself can easily be installed in any empty wall space in your house. It can even be installed right on the corners to get the most use of corners which mostly left abandoned in any interior design.More into the benefit to achieve upon the use of this type of shelf is that you can use it as a display shelf with style. Clearly by placing your collection of stuffs in this type of shelf, you will get additional bonus for the appeal of the area where the shelf is installed. So, if you have some nice stuff to display, consider this type of shelf that can easily be altered into a nice piece of wall decoration in an instance.One last thing about this shelf type is of course its main function to store and organize things. You may enjoy those benefits of this shelf but clearly this one is the main purpose of this shelf. Keep in mind that the use of wall bookshelves could really be beneficial in several matters and they can even be used for other stuffs aside of just books.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-04 09:21:43.Bringing right tile just like tile showers design in your house decoration should be considered as an important thing. You need to bring the best composition to create best result for your shower room. No matter what, you should also take right consideration to avoid disappointment in the end. Any mistake may lead into big problem if you neglect it. Therefore, it is necessary to plan it really carefully, even if it is only about tile.In more detail, remember that shower room should be decorated with perfect concept that does not ruin its basic function. You will use the room in your daily activity, so you cannot put wrong item there. Do not put something that you do not like, because it will never give good effect for the area. You should make sure that you take right combination in all the steps in your plan. It will be better when you compare the decoration idea with the professional shower room reference, so you can prevent wrong design.Minimalist house is a house theme which will give you easy step to complete the bathroom condition. The tile completion for this house will not also bring complex process at the end. The core of the tile decoration is the harmony from the pattern and color that it has. So, make sure that you complete the minimalist choice for the minimalist tile design in that room. Do not choose contrast or bright color because it will not bring harmony if you have decided to employ minimalist concept within your house.It will also be a better thing to take one color theme to make it look much more modern. Classic and minimalist can be into one linear harmony, so you have opportunity to mix both of the creativity that the theme has. Do not forget that there are so many spot potential that you can explore from the room. Then, do not bring wrong step in decorating all the room detail that you have.You also need to understand the differences of specific minimalist decoration, so you can build the right composition as what you basically expect. The tile showers idea will make you realize the big effect of tile combination in the room, even though some people may underestimate it. So, you cannot make the process as a simple consideration, because basically you need to build great choice inside it for best condition.
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Learning to Read, Still
Joanna Scott on William Faulkner:
Writing that flirts with incoherence can just as readily flounder as writing characterized by simplicity and composure. There is no reliable formula for originality, and strategies that are distinguished as innovative in their first incarnation can quickly become stale in the hands of lesser artists. It's all too easy to conflate dense prose or jumbled narrative structures with literary ambition. But in this age of trending and blogging, with paragraphs growing shorter and the spaces between them growing larger, it's also easy to dismiss the kind of fiction that might not yield readily, docilely, to our first attempt to comprehend it. This is the worry that [C.E.] Morgan and [John Jeremiah] Sullivan express; they know how quickly readers—and writers—will turn away from fiction that dares to cast itself as difficult. Sullivan admits that he has done the same. And when, in The New York Times, a contemporary writer derides Ulysses as "a professor's book," he assumes that as readers, we have nothing new to learn.Scott's entire essay is lovely. Faulkner is my favorite American novelist, and his most difficult book, Absalom, Absalom!, is my favorite American novel — partly because when I first read it, I literally threw it across the room three times. But I kept going back. It's not a book I've ever written about or am likely to write about, because each time I read it it opens up new wonders and new perplexities, and I respond to it with awe and terror and humility, not analysis. To write about something that affects you in that way, to reduce it to words other than its own, feels obscene. All I can do is keep reading, and learning to read, the book itself.
If, however, we allow ourselves to think of reading as a capacity we keep cultivating, then we have reason to turn to books that have something to teach us about the medium they use to convey meaning. While it can be pleasurable to move speedily through a work of fiction, there's a different sort of pleasure to be had in lingering, backtracking, rereading the same page. As children know, there's lots of fun in nonsense. We never stop benefiting from staying flexible, open and responsive, even in the midst of confusion. Now, perhaps more than ever, we need to keep learning how to read.


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(1) in the game "Der Langrisser II" (Langrisser Hikari II), there are DAC samples being played at the sega logo when they shouldn't .
After some investigation, I figured the problem came from Timer B counter not being loaded properly, in my case because I was doing this to detect Timer B LOAD bit changes (FM register 0x27):
which obviously never happen (because !0 = 1 and 2 & 1 = 0)
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if ((v&2) & !(ym2612.OPN.ST.mode&2))
ym2612.OPN.ST.TBC = ym2612.OPN.ST.TBL;
it should be:
I suspect Regen is using the exact same bugged code, that's why I thought I should share it with you, the result being that Timer B is overflowing too early the first time (after the first overflow it is reloaded with correct value but it's enough to desync the Z80 program)
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if ((v&2) && !(ym2612.OPN.ST.mode&2))
ym2612.OPN.ST.TBC = ym2612.OPN.ST.TBL;
(2) In F1 World Championship (demo mode), the left-most 2-cells are sometime not vertically scrolled correctly. It's because vertical scroll value should not be added for the first 2-cells when the horizontal scroll value makes them only partially displayed (fine scroll value).