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The Winnipeg Goldeyes open the 2019 season on Thursday with the first of four against the Texas AirHogs on the road.
Left-hander Kevin McGovern takes the mound opposite Chinese-born right-hander Zhang Tao.
McGovern is one of the most accomplished pitchers in American Association history. The 29-year-old set the league's career record for strikeouts by a left-hander in 2018, and delivered numerous clutch performances—both regular season and postseason—during the Goldeyes' back-to-back championship runs.
Tonight will be McGovern's second career Opening Night start, but his first in four years with the Goldeyes.
"It's definitely something that I take seriously," McGovern said on taking the ball in the season opener. "Being the No. 1 guy out of the gate, it's something that's pretty special. I'm always going to feel like the underdog, having never had a chance in affiliated ball. It's definitely something that represents a little bit of respect that I've been trying to gain over the course of all my years that I've been playing."
McGovern enters the season just 63 strikeouts back of Chris Salamida for the Goldeyes' franchise record. The southpaw has fanned 100-plus batters each of the last five years.
When manager Rick Forney fills out his lineup card tonight, there likely will be a franchise record eight players who have triple-A or Major League experience. That level of depth has McGovern excited about Winnipeg's prospects.
"This is such a veteran team and veteran lineup," said McGovern. "I'm glad I don't have to pitch against them. Our lineup is all double-A or triple-A guys. Then we have rookies throwing in the mid-90s. It's something special to see. (The pitching staff) has a great defence behind us. This season is going to be really exciting."
Forney shares similar optimism with his starting pitcher as the Goldeyes can officially put their difficult 2018 season in the rearview mirror.
"I'm really excited," said Forney. "I'm happy that we scheduled the seven (exhibition) games and we got them all in. We got plenty of at bats for everybody, plenty of audition time. The last thing you want is to put your roster together and have weather problems, and you wind up having to make roster decisions without giving people an honest opportunity. I just feel a little better about the number of at bats that we were able to get heading into the season compared to what we were able to get in the past."
Meanwhile, Tao and a large contingent of his countrymen return to the AirHogs for a special partnership.
Last year, the AirHogs allotted 13 of their 23 roster spots for members of the Chinese National Team as a means of accelerating their development and preparing them for future international competitions.
As of Wednesday evening, the AirHogs had just nine traditionally-signed American Association players. That means as many as 14 Chinese players could be at the disposal of first-year manager Chris Bando tonight.
The Goldeyes were able to get an in-game look at left-hander Christian Torres during Tuesday's spring training finale at Kansas City. Torres was acquired Monday from the Lincoln Saltdogs in exchange for a player to be named later, and retired all four batters to face him in Winnipeg's 6-4 victory.
"He's got versatility in his game where he can start or relieve," Forney said.
"He has the ability to throw more than one inning out of the bullpen. There's a lot of things that guy can do for you. He's a strike-thrower, and a young pitcher that's new to independent baseball. He had a really good run in affiliated ball. I'm not sure why it came to an end, but there's some arm talent there. We're just happy to have him be a part of our club."
Tonight's season opener can be heard live on 93.7 FM.


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If you venture a little beyond the ultra modern office blocks and the commercial hub at the city's financial district, you'll find that Hong Kong packs a vibrant arts and culture scene in between. Asia's premier film festival is held here, and traditional Chinese customs are still practiced today. Try visiting a Cantonese opera or enjoy Chinese music. Hong Kong also has several excellent museums and art galleries where you can explore the region's culture and history in more depth.
While you're in Hong Kong you can take the opportunity to explore local islands and some of the city's beautiful neighbourhoods. The diverse population has left the country with a range of great restaurants and places to sample 'street food' all over the city. The traditional dishes of Vietnam, Shanghai, Japan and Guangzhou are all on offer.
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Nokia Lumia 900 full review
Nokia Lumia 900 review: Marmite, Simon Cowell, Windows Phone - the three issues that divide Britain today. People who use and like Windows Phone tend to love it with an evangelical fervour. But to the doubters Windows is for spreadsheets, and should be kept as far as possible from such an object of desire as a smartphone.
The Nokia Lumia 900 is the biggest Lumia Windows Phone to date, sporting a 4.3in display that tops the Nokia Lumia 800's 3.7in screen. The Lumia 900 doesn't come cheap: at around £500 SIM free or from around £30 a month over two years, we're firmly in Samsung Galaxy S3 or iPhone 4S territory. So the question is - Nokia Lumia 900: good buy or goodbye?
The answer is straightforward and complicated: if you are a Windows Phone fan, this is the phone for you. If you dislike or are simply amibvalent toward Windows on a smartphone, step away now. Because the Nokia Lumia 900 is not only the biggest Windows Phone we've seen, it's the most Windowsy. See also: Group test: what's the best smartphone?
Nokia Lumia 900: display
There's no getting away from the Lumia 900's screen. The extra real estate in the 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display is bright and colourful - at times too colourful - with good contrast. It looks attractive even when viewed outside in sunlight. It's not the sharpest screen we've seen, but at 480x800 pixels it's certainly not a bad display on which to view photos and video. Unlike, say, Samsung Galaxy phones, there's a reasonable amount of blue plastic surrounding the screen, as well as a sizeable bezel. It's far from an edge-to-edge touchscreen, and this is far from a small phone.
As with most Windows Phones, the Nokia Lumia 900's touchscreen feels super responsive, and you can zip around the OS with the faintest of swipes and taps. Windows Phone looks good, too, and is to our mind the most visually attractive of the major mobile platforms. See also: Group test: what's the best Windows phone?
Nokia Lumia 900: build quality and design
We really like the feel of the Lumia 900. Although the finish is plastic to the touch, the device feels solid and smooth in the hand. It's big (did we mention that?) but lightweight and designed in such a way that it feels slim, even at 11.5mm thick. Like a skyscraper the Lumia 900 is built to flex a little, and we carried it around in our pocket for days with nary a scratch on it.
Its bright blue casing - other colours are available - is another love-it-or-hate-it factor in the Lumia 900's makeup. It's certainly striking, and no-one will mistake this phone for an iPhone, which may be the point. The volume, camera and power buttons are disappointingly plastic and cheap feeling, and the top-loading SIM tray rattled around a bit in its slightly too big tray. Odd let downs in an otherwise nicely finished device.
Like the iPhone, you can neither swap out the battery or add in storage. This is either disappointingly inflexible, or protective and simple, depending on your viewpoint. But in use as a full multimedia device, we reckon the 16GB of onboard storage will fill up fast, so Microsoft's offer of 25GB in cloud storage is welcome, if not entirely satisfactory in broken broadband Britain.
In a brand new device, anyway, we found we could get a full day's moderate use out of the Lumia 900's 1,830mAh battery, which is about what you'd expect for a high-end smartphone. Nokia claims up to seven hours or talk time or eight hours of video playback. And it doesn't take overlong to charge.
There's a 3.5mm jack at the top left, and a micro USB port in the middle of the top side, for charging and synching.
Nokia Lumia 900: Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango'
Which brings us to the heart of the matter: the Lumia 900's Windows OS. The Nokia runs Microsoft Windows Phone 7, or 'Mango'. Windows Phone is, well, different. Its cascading tiles and 3D transitions are a feast for the eyes, and the typography makes Gmail beautiful. I'm serious.
Windows is a great platform for social media users - which is pretty much everyone, these days. Once you've signed in to your Twitter and Facebook accounts, updates and photos appear all over the Lumia 900. Its kind of how Android is supposed to work, and it looks fantastic.
Typing on the onscreen keyboard is a nice experience: we found that we made fewer errors than on the Android equivalent, and the way predicted words appear in a bar above the keyboard is nicely intuitive.
But it's not all fun and games: the lack of customisation makes the iPhone look like a tweaker's dream. The Windows Phone is laid out as Microsoft intended, and you can't personalise or change it. At all. That may be no bad thing, depending on your viewpoint.
There's also no Flash support, which dampens the web-browsing experience further. It's more noticeable with the Lumia 900 than it is with, say, the iPhone, as Apple's device has access to myriad apps that play video. Don't be fooled by the YouTube 'app': it's merely a link to the mobile website, which is pretty useless on a phone that doesn't do Flash.
A Nokia spokesman contacted me and asked me to point out that YouTube videos will actually play on the Lumia 900 via the mobile site, and I'm happy to do so - although not all videos worked in our testing.
Indeed, paucity of apps is a problem for Windows Phone devices. It's not that there aren't any, there are 80,000 or more. But that pales into insignificance next to Google Play and the iTunes App Store. You know how you look for apps on iTunes and they are just there? Not in this case. Windows Phone's app world is growing, but you'll find odd omissions. You do get Nokia Maps, which is a nice addition to the Lumia 900.
As with all Windows handsets, there is no word on whether the Lumia 900 will be upgraded to Windows Phone 8 when that appears later this year.
Nokia Lumia 900: performance
It's big, it looks good, and basic navigation of the OS feels snappy enough. This latter surprised us, because on the face of it, the Lumia 900 is underspecced. Indeed, it has the same single-core processor running at 1.4GHz that powers its little sister the Lumia 800. Perhaps Windows Phone is kinder on hardware than Android or iOS.
Perhaps. But in our experience web browsing with the Lumia 900 was more akin to that of a budget Android phone than the iPhone or Galaxy S3. It's not slow, as such, but demanding pages take a while to pull down. As websites become increasingly complex, and HTML 5 starts to rear its ugly head, that 1.4GHz core is going to sweat as it downloads each element one at a time without being able to spread the effort around.
Call quality using both 3 and O2 SIMS in Surrey and London was pretty good on the Lumia 900. The person on the other side sounded clear and loud, and vice versa.
Nokia Lumia 900: camera
One thing that Windows Phone's true believers often cite is how good the OS is for viewing and sharing photos, but while photos look good on the Lumia 900, we're not sure about its credentials as a camera, despite its Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and 8Mp sensor. Image quality isn't great - snaps look a little soft around the edges, and whites seem to have a yellowish sheen (on the Lumia 900's screen, at least).
In low light conditions we saw some noise, in bright light some colours were slightly over-saturated. It's not a dreadful camera phone, but its not as good as either the iPhone 4S or the Galaxy S2, and that's not really good enough. It's also a bit of a pain to use, although the dedicated camera button is a boon, and once you can find and engage the Macro mode this works reasonably well.
Colours are slightly overblown here...
...whites look a little yellow (he's black and white, honest)...
...and edges are a little soft (although we can't blame the camera for the state of the lawn).
There's a front-facing webcam for taking pictures of yourself (or adjusting your makeup, ladies. And so-minded gents). And as Skype is now on Windows Phone, video calling is here. The 720p video captured or streamed looks and sounds reasonably good, although watch out for jagged exposure correction as the light changes. And horrible big round faces in the case of your author.
Nokia Lumia 900: connectivity
Down here in narrowband Britain, 4G is not for the likes of us, so the UK version of the Lumia 900 is restricted to a 3G chip. It's DC-HSPA, so faster networks will be, well, faster than standard 3G. We found that we got download speeds that were broadly the same as the two other handsets we tried with the same SIMs (around the 1Mbps mark, in Surrey). This may sound like an appalling result considering that DC-HSPA is in principle capable of up to 28Mbps, but it is pretty standard, and very little to do with the handset.
Nokia Lumia 900: Specs
- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, HSPA
- Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango'
- 4.3in AMOLED ClearBlack glass touchscreen
- 1.4GHz Qualcomm APQ8055 + MDM9200 (WCDMA) processor
- BP-6EW 1830mAh battery
- 16GB internal memory
- Bluetooth Stereo
- 3.5mm AHJ Connector
- Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR
- one-piece polycarbonate body
- 8Mp camera
- 160g
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Did the Government Give Industrial Hemp a Pass to Clean Up Radiation in the States?
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Hemp has numerous uses and could replace many crops that require heavy irrigation and pesticides, but the most interesting fact about hemp is that it "eats" radiation.
Activists have been shouting they want an end to GMO foods for more than a decade now, and Cannabis Sattiva L. supporters have been at it for even longer, so why has the US government finally given farmers the right to legally grow industrial hemp, the non-hallucinatory, sister plant of medical marijuana?
It is safe to say that industrialized hemp should have been legalized years ago. With THC levels so low, you would have to smoke more of it than Snoop Dogg to get 'high' – and that's a lot of Cannabis, it is ridiculous that it was classified as a drug at all. It has numerous uses and could replace many crops that require heavy irrigation and pesticides, like cotton, for example. Here's the most interesting fact though – hemp plants 'eat' radiation.
When the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Reactor 4 accident caused severe radioactive contamination in 1986, families within a 30-kilometer area of the site had to be evacuated. Radioactive contamination was later found at 100 kilometers from the accident site, and Fukushima radiation levels are still to be determined, with the Japanese government planning on dumping their overflowing radiated water tanks into the Pacific as we speak.


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PHILADELPHIA - David Wright had an RBI single with two outs in the 14th inning, leading the New York Mets to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the second straight marathon game between the teams.
New York needed 5 hours, 32 minutes to win this one after losing to the Phillies 6-5 in a 14-inning game Friday night that took 5:23 to complete.
The Phillies and Mets have played 37 innings in three games with two more still to play in the rare five-game series.
Buddy Carlyle (1-0), who was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas prior to the game as an emergency arm after the Mets used eight pitchers on Friday. He tossed three scoreless innings to earn his first big league win since June 25, 2008.
The Mets went without a hit in extra innings until Wright's knock off Antonio Bastardo (3-3). Bastardo walked Ruben Tejada to start the 14th, and Tejada went to second on Juan Lagares' sacrifice bunt. After Daniel Murphy popped out, Wright lined a single to left to score Tejada.
MIAMI (AP) — Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman each drove in a pair of runs to help lead the Braves to a win over the Marlins.
Ervin Santana (5-2) won for the first time since May 10 against the Cubs as he allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. He struck out four.
Craig Kimbrel got the last two outs for his 15th save of the season, which tied him with John Smoltz for the most saves in franchise history with 154.
Derek Dietrich and Casey McGehee each drove in two runs and Christian Yelich had three hits for the Marlins.
Jacob Turner (1-3) took the loss allowing five runs_four earned— in five innings. Six Miami pitchers combined to walk nine batters.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit two two-run homers and Jason Hammel tossed seven strong innings, lifting the Cubs over the Brewers.
Both of Rizzo's homers came on full-count pitches and went deep to right, the second one into the second deck to give the Cubs a four-run lead in the sixth.
It was more than enough support for Hammel (6-3), who frustrated the Brewers by mixing a fastball in the low 90s with a tough slider. He allowed just four hits while striking out a season-high eight to help Chicago snap a three-game losing streak.
The Cubs chased Brewers starter Wily Peralta (4-5) in the five-run sixth that started with a single from Hammel, who later scored on Rizzo's homer.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michael Wacha worked six innings of three-hit ball in his fifth rain-delayed start of the season and Oscar Taveras homered in his second career at-bat for the Cardinals in a victory over the Giants.
Yusmeiro Petit (3-3) gave up two hits in six innings for the Giants, but one of them was Taveras' 418-foot drive in the fifth. Petit subbed for injured Matt Cain, placed on the 15-day disabled list with a hamstring injury, for the second straight start.
The Cardinals have piled up 6 hours, 30 minutes of idle time in Wacha's starts, with delays of 51 and 47 minutes Saturday. The total includes a 61-minute weather delay before the first pitch against the Yankees his last start for a storm that failed to materialize, and the Cardinals lost in 12 innings.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hanley Ramirez homered twice, drove in five runs and scored four times, tying career highs in all three categories and leading the Dodgers to a rout of the Pirates.
Hyun-Jin Ryu (6-2) breezed to his third straight victory, allowing two runs and 10 hits with four strikeouts and no walks.
Jamey Wright was credited with his second save in 19 major league seasons, after pitching the final three innings and allowing one hit. His other save was in 2011 with Seattle.
Brandon Cumpton (0-2) was charged with 11 runs — 10 earned — and 11 hits in 3 2-3 innings.
PHOENIX (AP) — Johnny Cueto pitched effectively into the eighth inning and the Reds gave him some rare run support in a win over the Diamondbacks.
The Diamondbacks lost centerfielder A.J. Pollock to a broken right hand after he was hit swinging at a pitch by Cueto in the eighth inning.
The Reds have had trouble hitting with Cueto (5-4) on the mound this season, but followed Friday's big offensive night by scoring all five runs off Diamondbacks starter Brandon McCarthy (1-7).
Cueto allowed five hits and struck out seven in 7 2-3 innings, and Jonathan Broxton escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth.
Brandon Phillips had a pair of run-scoring singles off McCarthy and the Reds had 11 hits to win for the third time in four games.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Rendon went 4 for 5 and hit one of four Washington home runs, and Doug Fister allowed four hits in six innings as the Nationals routed the Rangers.
Adam LaRoche, Jose Lobaton, and pinch-hitter Scott Hairston also homered in Washington's offensive surge.
The Nationals have racked up 24 runs and 42 hits in their last three games, winning two straight to climb back to .500.
Rendon had six straight hits over two games before striking out in the ninth.
Fister (3-1) allowed two runs and retired the first 10 Texas batters. He's 3-0 with a 2.13 ERA in his last four starts, with 21 strikeouts and two walks.
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"Buckwild" star Shain Gandee will be remembered exactly how he lived: full of brightness.
Hundreds of friends, fans, and family members arrived at the MTV reality television personality's funeral at the Charleston Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, West Virginia, wearing neon green, pink, and orange "Gandee Candy" t-shirts, rather than traditional black garb or even the camouflage attire suggested by the family on the Gandee General Store Facebook page.
Gandee, 21, died alongside his uncle, David Gandee, 48, and friend, Robert Myers, 27, early Monday morning, April 1. The trio's cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning, which occurred in the younger Gandee's Ford Bronco truck after a late-night, off-road "mudding" excursion.
According to the Charleston Daily Mail, the closed casket was draped with flowers and photos of the lively young star. "A Country Boy Can Survive," by Hank Williams Jr., played over the speakers during a slideshow highlighting Gandee with his family and friends throughout his life.
Rev. Randy Campbell welcomed guests to honor the lives of both Shain and David.
"We come to this place to celebrate and remember the lives of David and Shain," he said. "God, I pray Lord, your grace will be sufficient for the Gandee family, God, for the extended family … As the Gandee family pastor, this has been a hard week for them. A hard week for all of us. You never do imagine that death is going to creep in when it does ... As quickly as it begins, it can end."
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Shain's mother, Loretta, wore her hot pink "Gandee Candy" shirt with jeans and told mourners that Shain identified himself as a Christian.
"I know where Shain is," she said, according to the Associated Press. "He said about a month ago, 'I know when I die I'm going to heaven.'"
She also sang "I Keep Praying" before giving the Shain and David's caskets an affectionate pat.
Mud-caked trucks filled the parking lot, some with "R.I.P. Shain" etched into them.
A private burial followed the very public funeral ceremony at Thaxton Cemetery. Cameras were not allowed at either event.
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The production companies behind "Buckwild" supposedly footed the bill for the funeral arrangements and have promised that the ceremony would not appear in an episode of the show. "Buckwild" was renewed for a second season, but halted production Monday after learning of Gandee's death.
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Dive with a platypus, see wallabies on the beach or escape to one of the offshore tropical islands in the Mackay region. Surrounded by the Hibiscus Coast and Cape Hillsborough National Park, it's one of Queensland's nature capitals.
Wander the historic Art Deco centre of Mackay, stretch your legs along the Bluewater Trail that runs beside the Pioneer River and through the city's main sights, then dine on the freshest seafood from the Fish Market. Discover the tropical flora of the region in the expansive Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens.
You'll be able to reach the centre of town from the Mackay Airport in 10 minutes.
Part of the stunning Hibiscus Coast north of Mackay, Cape Hillsborough National Park is a peaceful retreat into nature. See wallabies on the beach at sunrise and sunset, walk across the narrow causeway at low tide to the tiny Wedge Island, fish off the beach or in the mangroves, then listen to the sounds of the bush at night from your campsite.
Cape Hillsborough is a 40-minute drive north of Mackay.
Tick "dive with a platypus in the middle of a rainforest" off your bucket list at Finch Hatton Gorge in Eungella National Park. Walk through the rainforest to discover secluded waterfalls and cool off with a dip in a shady swimming hole.
Eungella National Park is a 75-minute drive inland from Mackay.
A collection of peaceful islands sits just off the coast of Mackay at the southern entrance to the Whitsunday Passage. Plan a day-trip to the barefoot paradise of Brampton Island or the untouched national park of Keswick Island.
There are no public services, so you'll need to organise a private boat to Brampton and Keswick islands. There is also a small airstrip on Keswick for private plane or helicopter charters.


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Artists M. River and T. Whid formed MTAA in 1996 and soon after began to explore the internet, video, software and sculpture as mediums for their conceptually-based art. The duo's exhibition history includes group shows and screenings at The New Museum of Contemporary Art, Postmasters Gallery and Artists Space, all in New York City, and at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. In "New Media Art" (Taschen, 2006), authors Mark Tribe and Reena Jana describe MTAA's "One Year Performance Video (aka samHsiehUpdate)" as "a deftly transparent demonstration of new media's ability to manipulate our perceptions of time." The collaboration has earned grants and awards from Creative Capital, Rhizome.org, Eyebeam, New Radio & Performing Arts, Inc. and The Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Justifiably, Seychelles is famous for its spectacular beaches.
Surfing in the SeychellesDespite the numerous coastlines found around these beautiful islands, the Seychelles do not immediately come to mind when looking for surfing hotspots. However, the warm waters of the Indian Ocean and stunning coastal scenery make these relatively undiscovered waves a great place for keen longboard and shortboard surfers to test out their skills.
The monsoon climate means that the best places to surf around the Seychelles vary with the seasons.
Surfing during the north-west monsoon seasonThe Seychelles is usually under the influence of north-west monsoon winds during October, November and December. At this time the best places to find good waves are:
Praslin Island
The closest hotels to this surf spot are La Reserve, Paradise Sun and Hotel L'Archipel. There are offshore breaks at this beach.
Surfing during the south-east monsoon season
During April, May, June and July the prevailing monsoon winds are from the south-east, and this means the best surf areas in the Seychelles are:
Mahe Island
This is a good surf spot; however there are very strong currents so you must be a good swimmer. The left hand beach in front of the large 'Le Meridien Barbarons' hotel is a good spot – if you want to stay near here, then try Le Jardin des Palmes .
The closest hotel is Banyan Tree. The shore breaks along this stretch make it a better option for less experienced surfers.
There are also offshore breaks along this beach.
The chalets of Chalets D'Anse Forbans are right beside this beach, which is long and generally very quiet.
The closest hotels are Banyan Tree in the south or The Wharf & Marina close to Victoria where you will need to swim or paddle from the beach.
The closest hotel is Banyan Tree.
The closest hotel is Le Meridien Fisherman's Cove. There are offshore breaks along this coast.
La Digue Island
The closest hotel is La Digue Island Lodge. There are offshore breaks on these beaches.
This isn't a large beach, but it's a 5-minute cycle from Domaine de l'Orangeraie and surfers talk about the offshore breaks found at this beach.
Praslin Island
The closest hotel is Lemuria Resort. There are offshore breaks on this beach.
Good surf spots throughout the year:The following areas are good surf spots during both monsoon seasons – and worth trying between the monsoons, during August and September – and around January, February and March.
Silhouette Island
There is only one large hotel on this island: Labriz. Here you can find big clean waves up to 6ft which can be dangerous so is much better suited to experienced surfers. Also just in front of the chalets you can find a good area where there are offshore breakers at high tide.


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Press Release: Money for Energy Efficiency
Starting today, Berkeley residents and building owners can apply online for cash rebates through the Money for Energy Efficiency (ME2) Program. ME2 is a federally funded program that provides rebates, incentives and direct installation of energy upgrades such as attic, wall and floor insulation and draft and duct sealing for Berkeley homes and businesses. The program covers Berkeley residential units at all income levels as well as commercial, industrial, and multifamily buildings.
ME2 for Berkeley is designed to:
• substantially lower the cost of energy efficiency improvements;
• help Berkeley residents and businesses save money on their energy costs;
• improve building comfort, safety, and durability; and
• reduce our community's carbon footprint.
Money for Energy Efficiency is funded through a million dollar federal stimulus grant awarded to the City of Berkeley by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The City of Berkeley is providing rebates of up to $5,000 for single-family/duplex units (for a total of $8,500 including PG&E rebate) and mini-grants of up to $30,000 for multifamily buildings and commercial properties. These cash incentives are available for deep energy retrofits that result in at least a 20 percent energy improvement. Comprehensive energy audits are required before and after the energy upgrade. Funding is available for more than 400 residential and multifamily units for energy-saving projects.
The ME2 program is an important component of the City's Climate Action Plan and is designed to help the community achieve a 33 percent reduction in GHG emissions by 2020. Through the program, the City of Berkeley expects that residents and business owners will save more than $100 million dollars in net energy savings by 2020 and create 19 local green jobs this year alone.
"The Money for Energy Efficiency program demonstrates how protecting the environment can create jobs and help businesses and property owners save money," said Neal DeSnoo, Energy Officer for the City of Berkeley.
Find out which ME2 program is right for you (based on property type, income level and geographic location). Learn more and apply at: www.cityofberkeley.info/me2/ (Note that you may not apply before 8 AM, July 6. In order for your reservation to be considered, you must print, sign and return the Application for Money for Energy Efficiency (ME2) within 14 days of filing your application.)
Contact: Neal DeSnoo, Office of Energy and Sustainability, (510) 981-7439


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Johnny Menesini, a caterer from Pittsburgh, had Brett Keisel's bearded mug (which is no longer so bearded) tattooed on his forearm recently. We must say that it looks very nice — despite being a giant face on an elbow crease.
"In a dead humdrum boring uncertain shite time of football limbo," Menesini writes, "I hope this gets your blood flowing like it does mine." But we've also got an NBA lockout on the horizon, too — so who's springing for The Custodian?


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Where is Microsoft going with its Zune HD and its vaunted three-screen idea? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talked with TechCrunch's Michael Arrington, where he supported most of our assertions in Dvice's latest Shift commentary. Thanks for that, Steve. Good timing.
He's talking about computing from tiny, mid-sized and a very big screens — all of them integrated with online connectivity (the cloud) — and he's calling Microsoft's computing-everywhere strategy a "fundamental shift in the computing paradigm."
Ballmer talks about a variety of ways to interact with these various devices, including touch, voice, cameras, and gestures, and says Microsoft's goal is "one integrated computing infrastructure." Surprisingly, he says that huge interconnected system doesn't even have to all come from Microsoft. So much for the evil empire? We'll see about that.
On the other hand, if Ballmer's leveling with us, don't expect a Microsoft-branded phone or our prediction about Microsoft's "zPhone" interacting with all those screens to come true anytime soon. He denies Microsoft is in the midst of building its own phone. One thing's for sure, though: The Zune HD is just the beginning.
Via TechCrunch
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Washington (CNN) - Senator John McCain has a message for the Russian people: "I am pro-Russian, more pro-Russian than the regime that misrules you today."
In an opinion piece titled "Russians Deserve Better Than Putin," published by the Russian news website Pravda.ru, McCain took aim at the current Russian leadership, including President Vladimir Putin.
Watch: McCain will be on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" Thursday starting at 4 p.m. ET
"They punish dissent and imprison opponents. They rig your elections. They control your media," the Arizona Republican said in his piece. (Read the full op-ed below.)
The piece by McCain comes one week after Vladimir Putin made headlines by publishing his own opinion piece, "A Plea for Caution from Russia" in the New York Times, on the eve of U.S. – Russia negotiations over Syrian chemical weapons.
Read: Op-ed for Op-ed: McCain to strike back in 'Pravda'
The senator, who does not support same-sex marriage in the U.S., also criticized Russia's recently passed anti-gay legislation, saying Russian lawmakers "codify bigotry against people whose sexual orientation they condemn."
A ban on the promotion of "gay propaganda" among minors became law in June, as Putin began his third term as president.
The article was published Thursday, after some initial confusion over which "Pravda" McCain would actually be writing for.
Read: Pravda vs. Pravda: Which one is McCain writing for?
The Pravda McCain had publicly said he wanted to be published in is one of the oldest Russian newspapers, founded in 1912.
Pravda, which means "the truth" in Russian, became the biggest newspaper during the Soviet period of Russian history. It was the official mouthpiece of the Central Committee of the Russian Communist Party. The newspaper was closed down after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, then reopened in 1997 as the official paper of the Russian Communist Party. The current Pravda has a considerably smaller circulation compared to its Soviet glory days.
Pravda.ru, the news outlet that actually published McCain's piece, is an electronic news website founded in 1999. Even though the website also bears the name Pravda, it is not connected to Pravda newspaper. The website has English and Russian editions and covers everything from politics to fashion and celebrities.
While editors at the communist Pravda publication said last week they were not going to accept an op-ed by McCain, a spokesman for the senator said McCain submitted one anyway, in addition to Pravda.ru, since there was confusion over the two different Pravdas. As expected, it was not published by the newspaper.
Putin said Thursday in a press conference he was not aware of McCain's opinion piece about Russia.
Read: Poll: Americans sour on Russia, Putin
In his piece, McCain also cited Putin's support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as well as Russia's recent actions in the United Nations as an example of failed foreign policies, saying, "He is not enhancing Russia's global reputation. He is destroying it."
The senator has been a strong advocate for military action against Syria, especially in light of the August 21 chemical weapons attack, and has been highly critical of the renewed diplomatic efforts between Russia and the U.S. This week, he told the Council of Foreign Relations, "I wish I could see the recent agreement between Russia and the United States to rid the Assad regime of its chemical weapons as a major breakthrough. Unfortunately, I cannot."
In the article, McCain focused his message on their day-to-day circumstances, arguing that Putin "has given you an economy that is based almost entirely on a few natural resources that will rise and fall with those commodities. Its riches will not last. And, while they do, they will be mostly in the possession of the corrupt and powerful few."
Reiterating that his message was written out of concern and compassion for the Russian public, McCain held firm. "When I criticize your government, it is not because I am anti-Russian," he said. "It is because I believe you deserve a government that believes in you and answers to you. And I long for the day when you have it."
- CNN's Ashley Killough, Jill Dougherty, NuNu Japaridze, and Laura Koran contributed to this report.
Senator John McCain: Russians deserve better than Putin
When Pravda.ru editor, Dmitry Sudakov, offered to publish my commentary, he referred to me as "an active anti-Russian politician for many years." I'm sure that isn't the first time Russians have heard me characterized as their antagonist. Since my purpose here is to dispel falsehoods used by Russia's rulers to perpetuate their power and excuse their corruption, let me begin with that untruth. I am not anti-Russian. I am pro-Russian, more pro-Russian than the regime that misrules you today.
I make that claim because I respect your dignity and your right to self-determination. I believe you should live according to the dictates of your conscience, not your government. I believe you deserve the opportunity to improve your lives in an economy that is built to last and benefits the many, not just the powerful few. You should be governed by a rule of law that is clear, consistently and impartially enforced and just. I make that claim because I believe the Russian people, no less than Americans, are endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
A Russian citizen could not publish a testament like the one I just offered. President Putin and his associates do not believe in these values. They don't respect your dignity or accept your authority over them. They punish dissent and imprison opponents. They rig your elections. They control your media. They harass, threaten, and banish organizations that defend your right to self-governance. To perpetuate their power they foster rampant corruption in your courts and your economy and terrorize and even assassinate journalists who try to expose their corruption.
They write laws to codify bigotry against people whose sexual orientation they condemn. They throw the members of a punk rock band in jail for the crime of being provocative and vulgar and for having the audacity to protest President Putin's rule.
Sergei Magnistky wasn't a human rights activist. He was an accountant at a Moscow law firm. He was an ordinary Russian who did an extraordinary thing. He exposed one of the largest state thefts of private assets in Russian history. He cared about the rule of law and believed no one should be above it. For his beliefs and his courage, he was held in Butyrka prison without trial, where he was beaten, became ill and died. After his death, he was given a show trial reminiscent of the Stalin-era and was, of course, found guilty. That wasn't only a crime against Sergei Magnitsky. It was a crime against the Russian people and your right to an honest government – a government worthy of Sergei Magnistky and of you.
President Putin claims his purpose is to restore Russia to greatness at home and among the nations of the world. But by what measure has he restored your greatness? He has given you an economy that is based almost entirely on a few natural resources that will rise and fall with those commodities. Its riches will not last. And, while they do, they will be mostly in the possession of the corrupt and powerful few. Capital is fleeing Russia, which – lacking rule of law and a broad-based economy – is considered too risky for investment and entrepreneurism. He has given you a political system that is sustained by corruption and repression and isn't strong enough to tolerate dissent.
How has he strengthened Russia's international stature? By allying Russia with some of the world's most offensive and threatening tyrannies. By supporting a Syrian regime that is murdering tens of thousands of its own people to remain in power and by blocking the United Nations from even condemning its atrocities. By refusing to consider the massacre of innocents, the plight of millions of refugees, the growing prospect of a conflagration that engulfs other countries in its flames an appropriate subject for the world's attention. He is not enhancing Russia's global reputation. He is destroying it. He has made her a friend to tyrants and an enemy to the oppressed, and untrusted by nations that seek to build a safer, more peaceful and prosperous world.
President Putin doesn't believe in these values because he doesn't believe in you. He doesn't believe that human nature at liberty can rise above its weaknesses and build just, peaceful, prosperous societies. Or, at least, he doesn't believe Russians can. So he rules by using those weaknesses, by corruption, repression and violence. He rules for himself, not you.
I do believe in you. I believe in your capacity for self-government and your desire for justice and opportunity. I believe in the greatness of the Russian people, who suffered enormously and fought bravely against terrible adversity to save your nation. I believe in your right to make a civilization worthy of your dreams and sacrifices. When I criticize your government, it is not because I am anti-Russian. It is because I believe you deserve a government that believes in you and answers to you. And, I long for the day when you have it.
Hmmm ... McCain ... McCain. Wasn't this guy once, a long time ago, a political player? Didn't he try to stand for President? I thought I remembered him.
Or was it Oven Chips?
Sincerely this is the worst op-ed I have ever read. McCain uses the word "Believe" no less than 15 times. So he believes in Russia more than a man who is according to McCain "allying Russia with some of the world's most offensive and threatening tyrannies" unlike the US and their support for all the "friendly" 3rd World puppets/dictators they have installed and toppled and re-installed over the years. This is the beginning of the end for the USA, where everything that relates to American foreign policy is either Aid or Military attacks against foreign nations like Spain and England during the 19th Century. The difference between the United States of America and Pablo Escobar's reign of terror in Columbia is............ nothing "Plata e Plomo" You either take America's money and dance to their tune or a Tomahawk/Reaper Drone/Ocuppation is headed your way.


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Publication Date: 2012-Jun
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Digest of Education Statistics, 2011. NCES 2012-001
Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A.
National Center for Education Statistics
The 2011 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 47th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The "Digest" includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). To qualify for inclusion in the "Digest," material must be nationwide in scope and of current interest and value. The publication contains information on a variety of subjects in the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to data on educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons. Supplemental information on population trends, attitudes on education, education characteristics of the labor force, government finances, and economic trends provides background for evaluating education data. Although the "Digest" contains important information on federal education funding, more detailed information on federal activities is available from federal education program offices. The "Digest" contains seven chapters: All Levels of Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities, Outcomes of Education, International Comparisons of Education, and Libraries and Adult Education. Preceding these chapters is an Introduction that provides a brief overview of current trends in American education, which supplements the tabular materials in chapters 1 through 7. The "Digest" concludes with three appendices. The first appendix, Guide to Sources, provides a brief synopsis of the surveys used to generate the "Digest" tables; the second, Definitions, is included to help readers understand terms used in the "Digest"; and the third, Index of Table Numbers, allows readers to quickly locate tables on specific topics. (Contains 29 figures and 450 tables.) [For Appendices, see ED544581. For "Digest of Education Statistics, 2010. NCES 2011-015," see ED518987.]
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Libraries, Adult Education, Enrollment, Expenditures, Educational Finance, Economic Climate, Instructional Program Divisions, Educational Attainment, Young Adults, High School Graduates, College Graduates, Racial Differences, Teacher Student Ratio, Public Schools, Early Childhood Education, Income, Expenditure per Student, Academic Degrees, Age Differences, Full Time Students, Full Time Equivalency, Federal Aid, Budgets, Labor Force, Employment Level, Adults, Older Adults, Unemployment, Dropouts, Salaries, Geographic Location, Bachelors Degrees, Graduate Study, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, School Personnel, College Students, Student Financial Aid, Crime, Drug Abuse, Internet, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Population Trends, Family Characteristics, Children, Family Structure, Family Income, Poverty, Resource Allocation, State Aid, Local Government, Attendance Patterns, Home Schooling, Kindergarten, Individual Characteristics, School Schedules, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Academically Gifted, Second Language Learning, Course Selection (Students), Private Schools, Preschool Education, Child Care, Parent Participation, Catholic Schools, Tuition, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Salaries, Masters Degrees, Principals, School Districts, School District Size, High School Equivalency Programs, Incidence, Child Development, Academic Achievement, Reading Skills, Mathematics Skills, Psychomotor Skills, Language Skills, Science Process Skills, Scores, History, Civics, Economics, Art Education, College Bound Students, Student Behavior, Student Participation, Homework, Suspension, Expulsion, Violence, State Standards, Special Education, Credits, Teacher Certification, Criterion Referenced Tests, Foreign Students, STEM Education, Minority Groups, Institutional Characteristics, Doctoral Degrees, Second Language Instruction, Psychology, Political Science, Academic Persistence, Fees, Student Loan Programs, Taxes, Occupations, Independent Living, Substance Abuse, High School Seniors, Adolescents, Teaching Conditions, Library Materials, Library Services, Adult Basic Education, English (Second Language), Definitions
National Center for Education Statistics. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reference Materials - General
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When we think about the Royal Collection, especially from the period after the reign of Edward VII, those familiar with the provenance of most of the pieces therein, immediately think of Queen Mary, the ultimate collector. However, Mary wasn't the only crowned head from 1910-1936 with an eye for attractive objects. Her husband, King George V also had a knack for collecting handsome antiquities, treasures, and contemporary works.
This masculine box of tortoiseshell, gilt silver and a single rose-cut diamond dates to the early Twentieth Century and was made specifically for His Majesty George V and fits perfectly with his personal collection of simple, elegant pieces. The polished lid is rimmed with gilt mounts set with a relief of berried laurels. When the lid is removed, the gilded interior shows an engraved, crowned cypher--GVR.


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Bianca Lexis is an LA-based vinyl DJ. She currently holds a residency at Tenants of the Trees in Silverlake every Saturday night and regularly guest DJs around Los Angeles. Growing up listening to both her dad's new wave records and LA's old school R&B station Hot92.3, she naturally grew an appreciation for soulful chords, '80s production and synth sounds. She got her start in radio at KXSC before seriously collecting records and regularly volunteering at dublab. On Happy Hour, she shares her favorite feel good grooves – cheap or expensive, well-known or obscure, as long as it's rich in soul and moves you physically and emotionally. Expect to hear some boogie, disco, and '80s funk, but anything goes.
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The scandals at the White House in the last few days and the lack of knowing what was going on does not wash ("IRS head forced to go," May 16).
The IRS in Ohio targets conservative groups, but the interim head of the IRS located in Washington gets fired. Why doesn't the person in charge of the Ohio office get fired? Could it be she will spill the beans on who directed her to do this?
The Attorney General's office subpoenas phone records of the Associated Press, but does Eric Holder get fired? The same Eric Holder who was at the helm during "Fast and Furious" who claimed to be clueless.
Then we have e-mails about changes to the Benghazi talking points, but who gets the blame for lying to the public? No one.
For the White House to say they didn't know about these events indicates they have no clue how to run an effective organization or they continue to falsify the truth.
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I am developing a project in my university, and since I am beginner in Java I'll need some advices.
The idea for the project came from my teacher - it should be something like navigation - client-server application with gui. I am using Eclipse, I added the WindowBuilding plugin and by using the wizard I started "SWT Application window". Now, after some reading and coding, I have the the two forms designed with the controls I need. I also drew a map ... Now I have to create the server and the client sockets.
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'Blatant' legal flaws should KO Chicago plan to ban energy drinks: Attorney
"The proposed ban on energy drink sales introduced by an Alderman in Chicago contains blatant misrepresentations of the law regarding energy drinks and supplements," said Prochnow, a shareholder at Denver, Colorado practice Greenberg Traurig, and a beverage industry expert.
"I would hope that this legislation replete with misrepresentations would not stand a chance of passing but nothing surprises me anymore," Prochnow told BeverageDaily.com.
'Most powerful Alderman' supports ban
The proposed amendment to the Municipal Code of Chicago, "regarding banning energy drink distribution with extensive fines and penalties", is sponsored by Chicago City Council dean Alderman Edward Burke, whom the Chicago Sun Times dubbed 'Chicago's most powerful Alderman' in 2009.
It proposes a blanket ban on sales of 'energy drinks' throughout Chicago – and fines of $100-$500 in cases of violation – and defines such beverages as canned or bottled products with a caffeine level equal to or exceeding 180mg per container, where they also contain taurine or guarana.
Burke's proposed ordinance (a law made by a municipality or local authority), presented on January 17, starts by stating that Red Bull, Rockstar, Monster, Full Throttle, 5-Hour Energy and similar 'highly caffeinated' energy drinks are popular with teenagers and young adults.
Not only are such beverages unregulated, the proposal complains, but they are sold alongside soda and fruit juices in a wide array of retail outlets.
Unnamed researchers had warned of, "high levels of caffeine, and warned of dangerous, even life-threatening effects on blood pressure, heart rate and brain function", the document adds.
Burke's ordinance states that the Food and Drug Administration had received reports "that link at least five deaths since 2009 to a beverage called 'Monster Energy'".
It then mentions the December 2011 death of a 14-year-old from a heart arrhythmia, "that occurred when she drank two 'Monster Energy drinks over the course of two days".
As well as failing to "adequately warn of the inherent risks of ingesting concentrated amounts of caffeine", the ordinance adds that energy drink producers were able to make unsubstantiated claims such as 'enhances athletic performance'and 'increases caloric burn and mental sharpness'.
'At best, unsubstantiated claims…'
But hitting out at the Alderman's proposed legislation, Prochnow said that it labeled 'energy drinks' as unregulated beverages, which the lawyer said was "clearly untrue".
The introductory text of the proposed legislation also states that firms sold products as dietary supplements to avoid federal regulation, unlike the juice and soda industries.
"These false statements either show a complete disregard for attempting to learn the facts regarding the regulation of energy drinks and supplements, or evidence of a blatant attempt to inflame emotions in order to try to pass the legislation based on unsupported comments," Prochnow said.
"Ironically, the text of the legislation also asserts that energy drink companies are able to make unsubstantiated claims, when many of the statements made in this proposed legislation could be called, at best, unsubstantiated claims.
But everyone knew that the FDA did, in fact, regulate all liquid products intended for human consumption as beverages, liquid supplements or drugs, Prochnow said.
He added: "The introductory text cites a number of other speculative sources, including adverse event reports referencing Monster and the death of the 14 year-old in Maryland.
"[But] the FDA itself has stated that the existence of adverse event reports is not proof of any link between the product and the actual adverse events," Prochnow said.


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COSMO asked a group of guys to sniff out the women's fragrances they love and loathe. The results surprised us.
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Clean Scents
You're not the only one who likes that just-out-of-the-shower feeling. Our man testers said "yes" to Christian Dior's orchid-infused J'adore, claiming it smelled natural. Of the Estée Lauder fragrance Pure White Linen, one guy said, "It smells fresh—in a sexy way that makes me want to jump into bed and mess up the sheets." He can thank the combination of gardenia petals, white freesia and dewy greens for that.
Woody and Floral
Don't be put off if a perfume says musky, spicy or woody on the label. The notes may sound masculine, but these multilayered scents smell great on you. "It smells like pure sex. It really does. I'm giving it to my girlfriend the first chance I get," one guy said about Victoria's Secret's Very Sexy perfume, which boasts pepper, vanilla orchid and soft wood scents, among others. "If I smelled this on a girl," another guy said of the white pepper, patchouli and amber blend of Christian Lacroix Rouge, "I'd think she was pretty outgoing—which is a good thing."
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The smell our testers got the most excited about came from a street vendor selling meat outside a local perfumerie. But don't douse yourself in that just yet. "I don't think women should smell like food—nor should men for that matter," quipped one guy. Vanilla, however, was the exception. The men thought Laura Mercier's French Vanilla Soufflé Body Crème was lickably good.
Super Fruity
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These Sweet Snowballs are seriously delish and are the perfect edible festive gift. An alternative to truffles, these chocolatey bitesize treats contain white Maltesers, coconut, marshmallow, cranberries, cake crumbs and rich tea biscuits! I made these to give to family and friends and they were very much appreciated.
Sweet Snowballs
400g white chocolate
100g rich tea biscuits
50g white Maltesers
50g mini marshmallows
50g dried cranberries
50g cake crumbs (shop-bought Madeira Cake)
3 tbsp golden syrup
100g dessicated coconut
edible glitter
Melt the white chocolate, broken into pieces, in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Meanwhile, crush the rich tea biscuits and white maltesers in a large bowl with a rolling pin.
Add the mini marshmallows, dried cranberries and cake crumbs, then the chocolate and golden syrup. Mix well. Tip the desiccated coconut onto a plate. Drop large spoonfuls of mixture onto the plate, then roll them around, coating in coconut and shaping into balls. Place on a baking tray and chill for 30 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with edible glitter if you like.
Friday, 23 December 2011
Sweet Snowballs
♥Posted by the goddess Maria♥ at 16:57
Labels: Chocolate, Christmas, Good Food Magazine
4 comments:
- natalia said...
Dear Maria wonderful snowballs ! Tanti auguri !!!
- 23 December 2011 at 19:20
- Rachel said...
Oh my goodness, I will have to bookmark these! Maltesers are one of the things I miss most, now that I live in the States!
- 23 December 2011 at 21:00
- Gloria Baker said...
amazing:)) Happy Christmas dear María:)
- 24 December 2011 at 19:15
- Chele said...
Great idea. Must remember this for the girl's hamper next year.
- 28 December 2011 at 08:17
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I'm going to start with the context and then the conclusions.
On Saturday there was a get-together of non-professional coffee fanatics (organized on Home-Barista-com). The goal was for people to meet each other, learn from each other, share with each other and have a good time. My objective was for people to grow in their understanding of coffee.
Given my objective, I pushed for a structure that started with coffee cupping before moving to espresso technique and tasting. My hope was that cupping in a non-judgmental and low-pressure environment where everyone cupping were peers would enable people to quickly discover how much fun cupping is - and how much you can learn from cupping. My dream was that this would make the discussions about coffee and taste as opposed to gear and technique.
I solicited coffees from a large number of top roasters - and they came through (in spades). The resulting table on Saturday was 22 coffees deep and of extraordinary quality. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the roasters.
Because I knew that I wouldn't really have a chance to taste and consider these coffees in a thoughtful manner (given that I was running this large cupping), I also planned to cup the coffees the following day (on Sunday) with a very small (3 people) group of coffee professionals.
The idea was that this would allow me to really focus on the coffees - but would also give an interesting data point when it came to the expected differences of opinion between the non-professionals and the professionals.
In addition, by taking the input from the first day of cupping, I could adjust the table for the second day (in terms of coffees on the table as well as sequence of coffees).
The coffees cupped over the two days were:
- Tim Wendelboe Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Mario San Jose
- Tim Wendelboe Honduras Cielito Lindo (CoE #5)
- Tim Wendelboe Brazil Santa Barbara
- Ritual Kenya Karimikui
- Ritual Colombia La Orquidea
- Mecca Kenya Mtaro Estate
- Mecca Bolivia Mondo Novo (CoE #7)
- Four Barrel Kenya Kangunu
- Four Barrel Colombia Cauca Norbey Sancho Microlot
- 49th Parallel Kenya Handege AA
- 49th Parallel Costa Rica Finca Roblas Microlot
- Ecco Kenya Kiunyu
- Ecco Kenya Kangocho
- Olympia Costa Rica La Mirella "Honey"
- Olympia Colombia Finca La Florida Manuel Antonio Ovies
- Barefoot Costa Rica Herbazu Honey
- Barefoot Costa Rica Cerro Paldo
- Intelligentsia Honduras La Tortuga
- Intelligentsia Kenya Thiriku
- Square Mile Kenya Tegu Kirimukuyu
- Square Mile Ethiopia Yirgacheffe
- Stumptown Colombia La Esperanza
- Stumptown Kenya Kangunu
- Stumptown Guatemala Finca El Injerto Bourbon
In the end the experience (for me) was incredible and very rewarding.
The table was the most incredible cupping table of my life. But that's not what was most rewarding. To me, the truly incredible part was sharing the process of discovering cupping and discovering the relationships between coffees and flavours that most if not all of the non-professionals went through in that 4 hour period.
I've pulled shots with home baristas a number of times. A major frustration for me in the past has been that it's always defaulted to discussions of gear and technique. It's really never been about the coffee. This time was different.
We walked from the cupping into the espresso lab - and the conversations were all as follows
The shot you pulled tasted like this - the one I pulled tasted like that - what do I do to make my shots taste like yours?
The shot of coffee X tasted like this - the shot of coffee Y tasted like that - what caused the difference?
In other words.... the conversations were about taste. And about coffee.
I had the biggest shit-eating grin on my face.
And then we had the door-prizes. And it was clear that the most desired door prizes were not the demitasse sets or the cool t-shirts. They were the cupping spoons.
And my grin got bigger.
After the event was over various people who had been there got in touch with me. Some of the thanks were gratifying, of course. But the most rewarding thing? Almost all of them said, "I'm going to try and cup at least once per week from now on."
I can't stop smiling.
Cupping is great. And coffee is incredible.
Getting people to the point where they are comfortable cupping coffee and exploring it and discussing it... priceless.
On a less selfish note (grin)... I think it was rewarding for the folks there as well. At least, some of them have said it was!
Finally, the opinions of the folks there in terms of the coffee were really interesting. Keep in mind that the cupping was blind.
I think that palate fatigue played a part in the end results (22 coffees is a lot for a seasoned cupper much less a novice one). And I think that such a large table (with so many amazing coffees) tends to skew opinion towards the coffees that really stand-out (the cupping star coffees).
In the end we had a consensus that the top three coffees (in order) were:
- Tim Wendelboe Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Mario San Jose
- Tim Wendelboe Honduras Cielito Lindo (CoE #5)
- Stumptown Kenya Kangunu
What's really interesting (to me) about this result is that the Wendelboe coffees were very light roast and very bright (the sort of coffees that, in the past, have performed poorly with consumer cuppings). Now... to be fair, I actually considered leaving the Esmeralda off the table given that it will dominate basically any cupping table. It's just such a powerful and unique coffee that it is guaranteed to stand out. Perhaps this is simply an issue of the difference between "consumers" and coffee fanatics? Or perhaps it's the difference between cupping and drinking? Or maybe it's just that these coffees, while light roast, were so good that the roast was irrelevant? Or perhaps the whole "roast degree" thing is over-rated and consumers are, in fact, ready for lighter roast coffees....
The next day (the professionals cup) was an equally incredible experience for me. Cupping that first day was very superficial for me. I didn't really get to dive into the coffees. You cannot imagine how much I was looking forward to really focusing on this incredible table.
And it didn't disappoint.
The coffees were almost all very good or better. The best coffees were truly incredible.
And, again, we came to a consensus on the top three coffees on the table. These were, in order:
- Stumptown Kenya Kangunu
- Stumptown Guatemala Finca El Injerto Bourbon
- Tim Wendelboe Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Mario San Jose
I think a large part of the difference between the results of the two days had to do with the familiarity (or lack thereof) with the Esmeralda. I can remember the first time I cupped this coffee and how it blew my mind. Now that I've cupped it over a number of years, I'm a little less shocked by it and as a result can put it into better context. Yes. It's a truly glorious coffee. Don't get me wrong. But I understand it a little more.
I think the second largest contributor to the difference was palate fatigue (or the lack thereof). A coffee like the Injerto isn't going to jump out at you on a table like this. As such, if it's later on the table and your palate is starting to go - you're going to have a rough time really appreciating it. I think the pros were able to handle the size of the table far better, and the results show this.
My notes on the top three coffees were as follows:
Stumptown Kenya Kangunu - An incredibly complete coffee. It not only has both of the common Kenya classic flavour profiles - it integrates them. High-end contains lovely clean citrus and cassis acidity and aromatics of black currant, lively berry and lime zest. Middle of the profile is a gorgeous melding of huckleberry compote and cassis syrup and caramelized brown sugar. The low-end is rich with leather and tomato paste and demi-glace. Incredible green coffee, wonderfully roasted. Would be ideal brewed in a Clever brewer or Chemex.
Stumptown Guatemala Finca El Injerto Bourbon - A classic example of the central american bourbon cultivar. Wonderfully balanced and nuanced. High-end contains sweet lime, kumquat and blackberry and has aromatics of jasmine and raspberry jam. The middle of the profile is rich with amaretto and brandied raspberry and nectarine / pluot. The low-end is dense dutch processed cocoa and ganache and hints of macadamia nut. Resembles a chocolate raspberry truffle. A gorgeous, near-perfect roast of a wonderful coffee. Would be great in a Chemex or a Hario brewer.
Tim Wendelboe Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Mario San Jose - One of the greatest green coffees in the world. A stunning flavour experience that is like no other coffee. Completely unmistakable and amazing. The high-end is incredibly complex and layered with an incredible citrus fruit medley of bergamot and tangerine and papaya and candy sugar and elderflower. Aromatics are of bergamot, jasmine, orange blossom, tangerine, papaya. It's a very sparkling and effervescent coffee on the palate. Middle of the profile is orange marmalade and orange blossom honey and mango and champagne grape. There is little on the low-end other than more sweet citrus (sour orange, sweet palestine lime, buddha hand) and tons of honeyed sugars (reminding me strongly of Moscato d'Asti). One of the greatest coffees ever. Guaranteed to dominate any cupping table. Would be great in an Aeropress or a Hario.
What's crazy about this is that some of the coffees that did not make the top three were truly world-class coffees (the Square Mile Kenya Tegu is a singularly strong example). That's how good this table really was.
To sum up....
This was an amazing experience and I am incredibly humbled by it. I need to thank all the participants (from both days) for sharing with me and for teaching me and for allowing me to be along for the journey. I need to thank Doug from Fullsack Coffee for the use of his space for Saturday's event and to thank Valerie for letting us spend all day Sunday taking over her house for that event. And most of all I want to thank all the roasters for their involvement, their love of the coffee and their commitment to quality - and the growers and producers for all their hard work, their sacrifices, their love for what they do and their dedication to producing the world's greatest coffees. Each of us are just trying to do justice to what you give us.
Thank you.