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Tis the Season for Holiday Gift Guides and 2017 “Best Of ” Lists. We know you’re hard at work compiling your expert picks, so we hope you’ll keep in mind TRAPPIST BEER TRAVELS released this year from Schiffer Publishing.

This combination beer journal, history book, and travelogue grants readers rare access inside monastery walls for an in-depth look at the legendary breweries of Trappist monks. Join three  American beer writers as they travel the globe, and come to appreciate each abbey with a reverence informed by the brewery directors and monks themselves. Read about the origins of the Trappist religious order and the monks’ long enduring relationship with the art of brewing. Journey to the eleven Authentic Trappist monastery breweries, including the expansive production facilities at Chimay, the coveted gates of Westvleteren, the ancient sun- baked walls of Tre Fontane, even America’s first Trappist brewery in Spencer, Massachusetts. Learn about their histories and beers along the way, gain helpful travel tips, and enjoy both new and historical photography and original artwork capturing the spirit of each destination.

This linen-bound hardcover featuring metallic copper ink, fly-on-the-wall photography and gorgeous illustrations is sure to make for an eye-catching gift. The book is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Target as well as mom-and-pop and specialty retailers like Powell’s, Belgian-Style Ales, and Trident Booksellers.

Book Information:
Size: 7′′ x 10′′ | 239 color images | 208 pp
ISBN13: 978-0-7643-5294-2 | Binding: hard cover | $24.99

About the Authors :
Caroline Wallace, Sarah Wood, and Jessica Deahl’s shared love of beer has taken them to some truly world-renowned breweries. As three of the writers behind the popular all-women-run beer blog, they’ve collectively visited hundreds of breweries, covered national beer events, and interviewed some of the biggest names in the industry. This is the second book for Wallace and Wood, two of the co-authors behind Austin Beer: Capital City History on Tap (The History Press, 2013). This is Deahl’s long form writing debut; the Chicago-based illustrator’s artwork has previously been published in Alternative Movie Posters II: More Film Art from the Underground (Schiffer Publishing, 2015). For this book, they’ve journeyed thousands of miles together, from the United States to Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, and back again, for the complete tour of the world’s authentic Trappist monastery breweries.

Be sure to follow us on Social Media to get to see our beer adventures live as we invade more breweries and discover more awesome craft beers from all over the world! Cheers humans!

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Told through indelible, lush images, this quietly cinematic film exposes seismic divisions regarding immigration and what it means to be European in an age of global displacement and shifting political systems.

On the eastern edge of Bulgaria, bordering Turkey, amid wizened orchards and an ancient patchwork of farmlands, sits a poor and sleepy hamlet that time seems to have forgotten. Despite the sparse population of silver-haired citizens wistful for the brighter days of communism, democracy is in full force as the village prepares in earnest for its mayoral election. Meanwhile, an endless train of Syrian refugees bound for Europe silently traipses through the rural terrain, visible through the binoculars of one gentle and taciturn candidate, the postman.

With dry humor and remarkable sensitivity toward its beguiling ensemble of characters, Tonislav Hristov’s documentary plays like a scripted narrative, with the postman as the film’s grounding hero-a man who sees encroaching darkness not in the desperate exiles filing across his land, but in his own increasingly closed-off and distrustful town.

The Good Postman is the best kind of microcosm documentary, one that boasts an expansive worldview. ROGEREBERT.COM


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What’s new in-store this month?!

We are happy to announce these brand new items that we have in-store this new year. Here are short product reviews of these exclusive items you’ll find at Bengaluru Duty Free at Kempegowda Airport, Bangalore. We’ll leave you to discover them fully.

Ferrero Golden Gallery 22 Pcs

A refined gallery of confectionery masterpieces expertly crafted by Ferrero. An assortment of exclusive recipes, a series of unique and irresistible flavours. A gift that would make every occasion feel special.

Dirty Hussy Whiskey 100cls

Dirty Hussy is uncompromisingly delightful! A bronzed amber appearance gives it a touch of class. Its woody, fruity flavours with a hint of wheat, perfectly complement its legendary attitude. Enjoy with ice and cola.

Do not forget to pre order before you fly for a hassle free experience. Reserve at departure and collect on return at Duty Free store, Arrivals Hall.

Must see European towns this winter

From sleigh rides and skiing, to lounging in outdoor thermal pools and raging at ice festivals, Europe has some of the best and most unique places to spend winter. Here are our top picks.
Abisko, Sweden

If you love the cold, Abisko in Sweden should be your first choice. This Swedish town is known for its incredible views of the Northern Lights. Besides gazing at the Aurora Borealis, you can ski, hike, ice skate, go dog sledding, and explore the national parks. Also, visit the world’s first and most famous ice hotel, Icehotel, in nearby Kiruna.

Prague, Czech Republic

Picture snow-capped spires, cobblestone alleys, and old-fashioned street lamps! Prague is truly a winter fairy tale waiting to be discovered. It is usually tourist-free in the winter. The city’s natural beauty really comes to life under a blanket of snow. Stroll through the streets, see the sights at your own pace and warm up at a local café where more than a dozen types of hot chocolate are served.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Iceland is among Europe’s coldest areas and there are many reasons why its capital is a must-see winter destination. The annual Winter Lights Festival in February is one of the best European celebrations. The city also has an abundance of winter sports, museums, and restaurants making it a happening place. Reykjavik has many outdoor geothermal swimming pools, which are some of just a few in Europe. Imagine relaxing in naturally warm waters while the snow falls around you.

Bled, Slovania

Bled’s incredible natural beauty combined with its peaceful surroundings make it one of the most beautiful alpine areas in Europe. Renowned for its healing climate and thermal lake water it is a small city perfect for anyone looking for a relaxing winter escape. And if you’re looking for adventure – its terrain is ideal for anyone interested in outdoor activities such as hiking, skiing, or ice skating. Also it is home to Bled Castle, a medieval fortress believed to be the oldest castle in Slovenia.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen is one of the most fairy tale-like cities in Europe, in the winter. Join the locals who spend their afternoons and evenings relaxing, drinking hot chocolate, and enjoying their beautiful surroundings. Top sights in Copenhagen include Tivoli Amusement Park, Christiansborg Slot, and Rosenborg Castle, which are so charming when covered in snow. Copenhagen also has a winter culture month, Wondercool, which occurs in February and includes concerts in unusual venues, art shows, and culinary events.

Wherever you decide to go this winter, do not forget to come back home and shop for European chocolates, wines and more… at our store. Pre-order at our website.

Happy Holidays!

Scintillating Scents at a steal…

Bvlgari Omnia Paraiba Eau De Toilette for Women

Joyful. Captivating. Feminine. A coloured gemstone that is a tribute to Brazilian femininity, where joy and beauty is a state of mind. A fresh and luscious floral-fruity scent that is inspired by the scents, colours and flavours of Brazil.

Top notes

Bigarade Orange, Passion Fruit

Heart notes

Passion Flower, Brazilian Gardenia

Dry Down

Cocoa Beans, Vetiver Essence

Paco Rabanne Olympea Intense

Eau de Parfum for her

Olympéa reaches her peak. Newly victorious and glorious. A sensual salty-vanilla newly fused with deep amber. Carnal and irresistible. Touching hitherto unreached dizzy heights.

Top notes

Luscious Brazillian Passion Fruit, Succulent Red Raspberry

Heart notes

Vibrant Passionflower, Orange Flower

Base notes

Alluring Musk, Cedarwood

When you buy at our duty free store do not forget to collect your free gift!

Pre order on www.bengalurudutyfree.in Happy Shopping!

Strike Gold with Johnnie Walker

The story of Johnnie Walker begins – naturally enough – with the man who gave the whisky his name.

The year was 1819 and John Walker’s father had just died. A tough start for a humble farm lad, you might think, but there was always something special about John. A glint in his eye, a fire in his belly, a spring in step perhaps.

Read the whole story, here.

This month, you can strike gold when you purchase any Johnnie Walker expressions. All you need to do is scratch and win. Lucky winners will walk away with a 5 gram gold coin. Plus, you’ll save 15% on your purchase.

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Find the right Johnnie Walker for you. Browse our collection.

Travel abroad, shop at home

World Tourism Day (WTD) is held annually on 27 September.

Its purpose is to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value. The event seeks to address global challenges outlined in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and to highlight the contribution the tourism sector can make in reaching these goals.

Its almost the end of summer in Europe while we in India break annually for the festival of Dasara/Dusherra. If you taking a break with the family this month, you can enjoy the last few days of summer in Europe. Watch the seasons change from summer to fall. Soak in the sights and sounds and food and culture. Do not waste time shopping.

Because when you head back home, in Bengaluru you can shop at our store at the airport for the finest of Europe – Swiss and Belgian chocolates, French and Italian wines, Italian and French perfumes, the best of Scotch from UK. There is so much more. Enough to please the whole family.

You can pre order everything, before you go on vacation to ensure that you are not disappointed on your arrival back home.

5 new duty free products you must have

Duty Free shopping is exciting and affordable. It is one of the few places on Earth to get the newest releases on designer brands at prices that won’t break the bank.

Here are a selection of five great products that are hot on the shelves and selling out as we type this blog telling you to hurry up and make them yours.

Visit our website to pre order. Go to www.bengalurudutyfree.in

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Yummy, refreshing Sangrias!

We’re always on the lookout for delicious, mouth watering cocktail recipes and we are delighted to share with you these fresh Sangria ideas.

So simple to make…

Watermelon Sangria

1 Large watermelon
1 750-ml bottle white wine
2 cups white rum
1 cups Seltzer
1/3 cup lime juice (from about 6 limes)
2 limes, thinly sliced
2 cups assorted fresh or frozen fruit, such as pineapple, blueberries, and strawberries

Slice off the top third of the watermelon lengthwise (save for later use). Using a large spoon or ice cream scoop, scoop out watermelon and transfer to a blender.
Blend watermelon until smooth. (If desired, strain the seeds.)
Add white wine, rum, seltzer, and lime juice and stir until combined, then add lime slices and fruit.
Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours, then serve.

Lemonade Sangria

1/2 glass lemonade
1 bottle Chardonnay or other white wine (750 ml)
2/3 cup light rum
1/2 cup raspberries
1 Orange, sliced
1 Granny Smith apple, sliced

In a large pitcher, combine lemonade, wine and rum. Stir, then add fruit.
Refrigerate for at least one hour and serve.

Coffee Sangria

1 litre cold brew (iced coffee is okay too)
1 cup Tequila
1/2 cup Cointreau (or other orange-flavored liqueur)
1 tbsp. simple syrup
1 Orange, Sliced
1 lime, sliced
1 Granny Smith apple, diced

Combine cold brew, Tequila, Cointreau and simple syrup in a large pitcher, stirring until well mixed. Add fruit and refrigerate for an hour before serving.

Pour into glasses filled with ice and serve.

Shop for Tequila, Rum and other spirits at out store in Bengaluru International Airport. Pre order online to make the most of our monthly offers before stocks run out.


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Archive for September 30th, 2008

Agastya, a householder from Tulu desam, who lived in the middle of two constantly fighting neighbors Ambu and Subbu, had enough of his life. He went to Kailas to meditate. He received in due course enlightenment and his mentor asked him to choose a gift. He chose a deity in gold as large as a man’s palm.
“Chance it is called.” The mentor commented.
“It is a good gift to make my going back to my folks worth remembering.” Before he reached his home he came along a river where one man was about to make a hole in the river. “Don’t,” Agastya ran up to him. “It is chance which brought me to save you.” To his great surprise he was Subbu, his neighbor.
Yogi Agastya gave him his image and said,” Remember Chance has saved you.” Not long after Subbu went on a journey and he carried his image for his protection. While passing through a forest he was waylaid by robbers and was killed for the gold he carried.
As soon as news reached his home Ambu the other neighbor went to the Yogi and fell at his feet and said “Chance which you brought was for my rescue. Was it not?”
Chance has to be explained in terms of total interaction of life-forms. There is a wise old saw’ An open door may tempt a saint.’ Human nature being what it is, god-man or whom we call a saint upon insufficient evidences, is a scoundrel waiting to be found out. The saint sees an open door and think of chance. But if he takes it what is he? Certainty is settled by actions.

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Animal Farm Revisited

Mr. Monkey managed to be elected as the Commissar of the internal Security. Mr. Terrier also was angling for the same position. But  Mr. Rooster and Mr. Badger had a great interest in Monkey for he had entertained them all for long. When the animal population put to vote Mr. Monkey won the election easily.
Of course running the farm was not well thought of either by the electorate or by the Election Commission. The farm went from bad to worse. So Mr. Monkey addressed to the whole community and said, “ The farm has gone to the dogs. Nothing short of blood, sweat and tears can save us, now. Let the dray horses work round the clock,- instead of the present sunset till sundown.  The oxen need to plough a little more harder. Perhaps your sacrifices will bail us out of our present predicament.”
Mr. Terrier stood up and said, “ When you ought to have worked our weal you played the fool. When time called for good counsel you gave us a load of platitudes and half-truths.”
Mr. Rooster had to agree Mr. Terrier was right. He consoled Mr. Monkey saying, “ Never mind when the farmer sells the farm,- lock,stock and barrel, you can ask the new owner if he needs some monkey tricks.”

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How to Embrace Failure as the Natural Progression to Success

What makes successful people excel in almost every aspect of their life? What’s the secret?

You know what I’m talking about. Some call it luck. These achievers seem to be able to accomplish amazing things in life and overcome tremendous obstacles. They don’t appear to know what failure is! Our society is consumed with an obsession with failure. A fear rooted so deep that it prevents bright professionals from becoming their best. We feel that failure is a stigma and that couldn’t be farther from the truth.

No Silver Spoon

There’s no luck involved with being successful. In fact, there is no such thing as success without failure. Most highly successful individuals come from below average means and broken homes. According to Tulane University: most entrepreneurs fail 3.8 times before achieving success. Successful entrepreneurs may not always get it right but they do understand that 3 steps forward and 2 steps back still gets you 1 step ahead! The problem is: we’ve been brainwashed into failure avoidance and success expectation.

“Most people believe that they’ll wake up someday and find themselves rich. Actually, they’ve got it half right, because eventually they do wake up.” – Thomas Edison

Expecting Success

Success is not an entitlement program and it doesn’t come without failure. We have an entirely wrong response to what we perceive as failure and it starts with early childhood. Young people are programmed to memorize information in order to get favorable scores on tests, not because of the intrinsic value knowledge holds. Success equals a percentage or a ranking. Consequently, people are poorly prepared to handle failure later in life.

The Lonely Road of Excellence

The loneliest professionals are those that constantly strive for perfection and have little tolerance for mistakes. Those ill-prepared to receive failure are often plagued with fear and doubt. Typically self-imposed impossible expectations of performance spill over onto loved ones and would-be relationships.

I was a lonely over-achiever afraid to fail. As a recovering perfectionist, I know all too well the harsh truth of failure avoidance. By expecting too much of myself: I was never happy with my performance. By expecting too much of others: I was hard to deal with and chronically set unrealistic expectations. Ultimately it took a significant perceived professional failure as a wake-up call to pivot my perspective!

“The increase of suicides, alcoholics and … nervous breakdowns is evidence that people are training for success when they should be training for failure.” – J. Wallace Hamilton

Failure Avoidance

Failure is often misunderstood. By nature, humans focus on the negative versus positive – just watch the news! Our obsession with failure allows us to take isolated incidents and turn them into a permanent label. Did you have stage fright once? It’s likely you’ve labeled yourself ‘afraid to speak in public’. We can take a single bad experience and make it a permanent personal brand! In life, the question is not if you will have challenges. The real question is: how you are going to deal with challenges when they happen?

“The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception and response to failure.” – John Maxwell

We are so afraid of failure that we allow it to overcome our desire to achieve. The harsh truth is that there is NO ACHIEVEMENT without failure! It’s critical to have the bigger picture in mind. The only way to succeed is to persevere. You are the only person that can really label what you do as a failure. Failure is not objective.

Biggest Gains Come From Failure

I have found that the best lessons in life come from failure. We learned to walk by falling … a lot! We learn through failure. Only then are we able to assess outcomes, cause and effect. Was the best tennis player instantly the good the very first time they played tennis? Of course not! No one becomes great at something once. It typically takes repetition, practice, understanding and preparation.

Trial and error is often the best way to find true breakthroughs. This is true in science and in innovation. The biggest gains often come from failed experiences. It’s important to realize that any high achiever doesn’t see a mistake as the enemy. High achievers have a desire to be teachable.

“When we give ourselves permission to fail, we at the same time give ourselves permission to excel” – Eloise Ristad

Overcome Your Obsession with Failure

Acknowledging the difference between failing at doing something rather than being a failure is important to become successful. Adjusting your perspective on failure is the key differentiator between being an average or becoming an achiever.

  1. Failure is Unavoidable: Because we are human, we will make mistakes. The more we resist learning the lessons from our mistakes, the more often the challenge is repeated.
  2. Proper Perspective: People who are achievers see errors or negative experiences as a regular part of life, learn from them, and move on.
  3. Success is not a Destination: Success is a journey we take. Whether you succeed or not depends entirely on what you do day to day. Every day is an investment in your future.
  4. Success is a Process: So is failure. If you got an F on a test in school, it’s likely because you ignored the process of studying and preparing. Success is the process of learning from the journey of life and investing wisely in ourselves.

Accept the Process to Achievement

You can overcome your obsession with failure when you accept that failure is a necessary process to achievement. The fear of making mistakes constantly constrains professionals with bright prospects from taking advantage of opportunities. Even the best aren’t best at everything. The most successful find what they are best at by making mistakes! We will excel only when we separate ourselves from the self-imposed stigma of ‘failure’ and allow space for mistakes. All true innovation happens outside of your comfort zone!

Erin Urban
Erin Urban

Founder, UPPSolutions

Erin Urban, Founder of UPPSolutions, LLC, is a certified professional & leadership development coach with a mission to lift others up to defy their limits and exceed their goals. Erin is an experienced speaker within the professional community, a published author and a member of the Forbes Coaches Council.

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I found a great recipe for vegetable and cheese cannelloni a few weeks ago and it called for fresh ricotta. Not wanting to hunt all over for the expensive and elusive fresh ricotta (quite different and better than the ricotta you can find in any grocery), I decided to make my own. By the way, I will provide the cannelloni recipe another day. It’s great.

There are many internet and you tube resources for making various cheeses and I looked over many of them. The simplest method required only whole milk, an acid, either vinegar or lemon juice, and salt. Some recipes called for the addition of a little heavy cream for extra flavor and, well, “creaminess”. I had everything on hand so I gave it a go. (Note: The resulting cheese from this recipe is more like an Indian paneer than true ricotta, but it works perfectly in recipes calling for ricotta and it’s delicious on its own.)

For safety reasons, the milk needs to be heated to at least 185 degrees, Fahrenheit. I poured the whole milk into a heavy-bottomed stainless steel soup pot to which I added a cup of heavy cream and a tablespoon of salt. Using a candy thermometer attached to the side of the pot, I slowly heated the mixture, stirring nearly constantly, until the milk simmered, steamed and reached 190-200 degrees. For a gallon of milk, this took about 15 minutes on my electric stove. At that point, I turned off the heat, and stirred in 6 tablespoons of lemon juice. Rather quickly, the curds and whey began to separate.

After 5-10 minutes it was time to strain away the whey. There are a few easy ways to accomplish this without buying any cheese-making aparatus or using yards of folded over cheesecloth.  I find the easiest way is to use a man’s cotton or linen handkerchief, clean of course, and rinsed with water, placed over a medium sized colander or strainer. I have also used a #4 coffee filter in a strainer, but it doesn’t hold a lot. The handkerchief is at least 12 inches square and easily fits in my large colander with the corners hanging over the rim of the colander.

Whichever straining method is used, you must place the strainer over a bowl large enough to catch the hot whey. You will have much more whey than cheese and if your bowl isn’t large enough to hold it all, you will need a second bowl close by. You can also put the colander in the sink and let the whey go down the drain. (Remember that the curds and whey are very hot.) Carefully pour the contents of the pan into the colander or strainer. At this point, you can let it stand to complete the draining away of the liquid. This can take 30 minutes or so, depending on how dry you want the curds. You can hurry the process by bringing up the ends of the handkerchief, twisting them around to force the cheese to release more liquid. The ball of cheese will be hot for quite a while, so be careful if you use your bare hands to squeeze out the liquid.  Once the draining is complete, you can scrape the cheese off the cloth and into a container. I usually let it cool an hour or so on the counter before refrigerating it.

A gallon of milk will produce about 2 cups of cheese. Of course you can always make a smaller amount. If you don’t need that much for a specific recipe, the rest of the cheese can be flavored with some chopped herbs for a savory cheese spread for bruschetta or any other bread. You can also make a sweet cheese spread by adding honey; this would be good on  biscuits.

With no preservatives, the cheese must be refrigerated and used within 3 or 4 days. If you have milk that is nearing it’s expiration date, this is a great way to avoid wasting it.  I have saved some of the whey and used it as the liquid for baking bread. It can also be used in soup recipes.

The new season for the Farmers’ Market brought the beginning of a promising supply of tasty locally grown produce. Among the first delights were beautiful asparagus spears. I used the first asparagus bundle to make the following asparagus cheese tart. The recipe originated on the “What’s Gaby Cooking?” website (http://whatsgabycooking.com). It’s simple, quick to prepare, and oh, so tasty! It’s also easily adaptable to your own cheese preferences and I made a few alterations to the original recipe myself.  Give it a try before all the fresh asparagus is gone for the year.

Gorgeous and delicious!

Serves 4

1 sheet puff pastry (I used Pepperidge Farm)

½ cup shredded Gruyere (I used white cheddar once instead of Gruyere)

¼ c. shredded Parmesan

1 bunch of skinny asparagus

1 T. olive oil

¼ c. minced scallions or shallots, optional

salt and black pepper

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Trim off 1 inch of the asparagus to remove the woody ends.  Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

3. Thaw the puff pastry on a piece of parchment paper (about 30 minutes) until you can carefully unfold the two flaps. Roll out the dough slightly to seal the seams. Transfer the parchment paper and dough to a baking sheet.

4. Sprinkle half of the cheese onto the pastry. Line up the asparagus spears on top of the cheese. Sprinkle with the scallions or shallots if using. Scatter the rest of the cheese on top and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

5. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes until the pastry dough is golden brown and puffy and the asparagus is roasted and cooked through.

Here in my part of the world it is nearly impossible to find hanger steak in our supermarkets. After years of reading about the tenderness and delicious flavor of this “butcher’s cut”, I was determined to find one to cook at home. I have seen it on the menu of Rue Dumaine, a wonderful restaurant near Dayton, Ohio, but I always chose a different item. My husband, however, did order it on two occasions and pronounced it wonderful.

In my “recipes to fix someday” file – which will require me to live to 150 in order to accomplish – I had a few recipes for hanger steak, one for pan-roasting and the other for grilling. I split the difference and used the marinade for the grilled steak and the sauce from the pan-roasted steak. We had broccolini and browned butter mashed potatoes as accompaniments.

For the marinade, I mixed a version of Chef Anne Burrell’s hanger steak recipe from the Food Network, some dijon, chopped garlic, a little rosemary, lemon juice and zest. I smeared it on the steak, bagged it up, and let it hang out in the frig for a couple of hours. When ready to cook it, I let it sit on the counter for a while to come to room temperature, then salted it, and got to work. For the sauce prep, I peeled and sliced 4 large shallots, put red wine vinegar and some dry red wine at the ready, and picked a few stems of parsley from the garden. The sauce recipe is from Daniel Boulud’s Cafe Boulod Cookbook via Epicurious.

The broccolini (a cross between broccoli and kale, I believe) is a little daintier than broccoli and maybe a little milder in taste. It takes just a few minutes to steam and we like it sprinkled with a little Parmesan or Asiago.

I delegated the mashed potatoes preparation to my husband. I had already browned some butter (slowly and stirring nearly constantly) and set it aside.All he had to do was peel and cut the potatoes, cook them and mash them up with some of the browned butter, buttermilk and whole milk, salt and pepper. He drizzled the rest of the butter over the finished product.

I must admit that the red wine reduction renders the sauce a very dark, almost chocolate color, which some might find off-putting. The taste more than made up for it, I assure you.

Remember to cook the steak to medium-rare at the most! I understand that hanger steak, very tender at rare and slightly beyond, can become tough if cooked to well done. Slice it against the grain and it will reward you with delicious, juicy tenderness and taste.

Sam scored a bagful of jalapenos at the farmers’ market on Saturday with dreams of a get-together chowing down on jalapenos stuffed with cheesey goodness and wrapped with bacon. We chatted with Alex and decided that nachos and mojitos would be good accompaniments and so it was on for tonight.

The jalapenos were halved, lengthwise, seeded and deveined, stuffed with cream cheese (some mixed with chives), and then wrapped with half slices of bacon. These little devils were baked in as 375 degree oven for at least a half hour until the bacon looked thoroughtly cooked and we couldn’t stand the wait. At that point we retired to the patio, mojitos in hand, to enjoy the varying heat of the peppers. These were all from the same farm, presumably the same crop of plants, but there were some that were relatively tame and others that were hotter. Luckily, there were no killers in the bunch. (That’s happened before!)

While we were waiting for the jalapenos, we prepared the nacos. A nice, thick layer of taco chips on a half sheet pan, topped with cooked and drained ground beef, refried beans, diced canned green chilies, dollops of sour cream, grated jack and cheddar cheese, minced onion, and into the oven for 15 minutes at 350, until the cheese is melted and the whole thing is hot and too tempting for words.

We dug into those babies and made short work of them, washing them down with a second mojito. Love those more than margaritas. They are the only reason I grow mint. Of course, I wind up using the mint in other ways, but in the spring when I plant my herb garden, I think of mojitos and make sure to get a nice and healthy mint plant. (Be sure to plant mint in a pot, not in the garden, or it will take over. You will have mint enough for mojitos for everyone in the neighborhood.

What a nice evening it was. Kids and dogs running around, adults enjoying adult food and beverages, the weather pleasurable, and the end of summer fast approaching. I hope your Labor Day holiday had at least one day as great as today was for us.

While checking out some foodie blogs the other day, I ran across this tempting recipe for soup. Quick preparations and handy ingredients prompted me to make this yesterday for lunch and I’m here to tell you that it was well worth the effort.

It is a timely soup for us now; the end of summer approaches and the local farm markets are offering the bounty of nature. We have oodles of tomatoes, peppers of all colors, and more squash than we can handle. The corn has been great and if you’re lucky enough to have a few ears on hand (or a can of corn in the pantry) give this a try. It’s from “locallemons.com” – that’s local lemons. My apologies to the “locallemons.com” people for altering their recipe to suit my needs and whims.

Quick and Tasty Summer in a Bowl

3 ears of corn

2 pounds of tomatoes (you can use canned if necessary)

2 1/2 T. roasted garlic (or just use raw garlic, minced)

1 red onion, peeled and chopped

2 poblano peppers

2 jalapeno peppers (I used crushed red pepper flakes about 1/4 teaspoon instead of jalapenos)

1/4 c. chopped cilantro

2 T. butter or oil (I used 1 T. of each)

sea salt

1 avocado, sliced

1 c. water or chicken broth, optional, to dilute

1/2 fresh lime, juiced

Now, here are my notes. First of all, it makes a small amount, about enough for 3 large-ish servings. If you’re feeding a crowd or aiming for leftovers, you’ll have to double or triple the recipe.

Second of all, be sure to read it all first. You must roast the peppers, first in order to skin them and render them a little tender. This is easy if you have a gas stove or grill but takes a little longer with an electric broiler unless you have one that gets blazing hot in no time flat. I don’t. But anyway, it should be no problem to get the peppers roasting while you prepare everything else.

Thirdly, you need to roast garlic and have 2 1/2 tablespoons available. I didn’t have time to do that; I was starting this at nearly 11:00 and wanted to eat at noon. No time for garlic to roast. I improvised by sauteing the garlic with the onions at the beginning. I imagine that roasted garlic would give its own unique flavor to the dish, but I didn’t miss it. Next, I added about a cup of chicken broth with the tomatoes. Why? I don’t know. It just seemed like the thing to do. Lastly, the recipe calls for jalapenos, which I didn’t have on hand. I used a sprinkling of crushed red pepper to give the soup some added heat. Jalapenos, of course, add flavor as well, so I had to go without that. I found that the poblanos leant more that enough peppery flavor, but if jalapenos float your boat, go for it.

I guess this  demonstrates my philosophy of not letting a missing ingredient get in the way of trying a new recipe. There are exceptions, of course. Baking usually requires strict adherence to the ratios of ingredients, if not the exact amounts. But to let the absence of shallots keep me from making a sauce when I have scallions would be a shame. I recognize the difference between the two and am usually able to reconcile the taste discrepancies. In this case, fresh corn would be perfect, but canned or frozen corn would hardly be taboo. In fact, I doubt if anyone could tell the difference in this soup, as rich and flavorful as it is. The end of the sermon.

1. Roast the poblano and jalapeno peppers under the broiler or over a grill until the skins are black and blistery. Let them cool for a while until you can handle them and slip off the skins,, remove the seeds and white veins and give them a rough chop.

2. Peel the tomatoes* and break them up with your hands into a bowl. (If using canned tomatoes, save the juice.)

3. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir the onions until soft and add the raw garlic, if using raw, and cook another minute or two without browning the garlic. Add the tomatoes and continue to cook on medium heat. Now add the crushed red pepper flakes if you are using that instead of  jalapenos.

4. Mash up the peppers in a mortar and pestle, a small food processor, or with a fork or other mashing type device until they somewhat come apart. We don’t want puree, here, folks, just a further breaking down of the cell walls. Scrape all this peppery goodness into the cooking pot.

5. Next crush the corn a tad and add the broken kernels and the corn juice into the pot as well.

6. Stir in the roasted garlic, if using, and add a little sea salt to taste.

7. Cook all this for 10 to 20 minutes until it reaches the consistency you like. You can add a little water or chicken broth to dilute it a bit if it gets too thick.

8. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve with a slice or two of avocado and a little drizzle of lime juice.

We had toasted bread and some cheese with this for our lunch and decided this recipe is a keeper. Give it a try. It just tastes like summer in a bowl.

Can you stand another recipe from me for potatoes gratin, scalloped, whatever you want to call it? You probably think that we have it for dinner every other night. Actually, in the interest of saving calories, fat grams, and carbohydrates from my waistline, we, or should I say “I”, restrict ourselves to just once every other month or so.

It’s a frequent request from the man who lives here, the one who can eat all the calories, fat grams, and carbohydrates without affecting his waistline or cholesterol count. I, on the other hand, can feel the cholesterol count go up if I even think of cheese, potatoes, butter, milk, or cream in a single bite.

Regardless of all that, I threw caution to the wind and prepared this delicious potato recipe a while ago and it was right up there among my favorite potato recipes. The addition of cabbage made it reminiscent of colcannon.  If you’ve never tasted that Irish delight, try it next year on St. Patrick’s Day.

The origin of this dish is from Food Network’s Tyler’s Ultimate Show. I halved the recipe for the two of us and still had a bit left over. Double it to serve 6 easily.

ULTIMATE POTATO GRATIN (based on Tyler Florence’s recipe)

Notes:   I didn’t use the entire half head of cabbage; I used about a third. I also used regular bacon that I had on hand, about 4 slices. If I find myself without chives, I usually substitute some shallots, or scallions. To save calories and fat grams, use half and half or milk instead of heavy cream. Gruyere or cheddar could work instead of  the parmesan, but the taste would be different. I have occasionally used regular cabbage instead of Savoy.

1/2 head Savoy cabbage, cored and shredded

1 inch piece of slab bacon, thinly sliced

1 T. butter

2 garlic cloves, chopped

1/8 c. finely chopped chives

Salt and Pepper

1 lb. baking potatoes, unpeeled, thinly sliced (about 1/8″)

1 1/4 c. heavy cream

1 c. parmesan, grated

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Fry the bacon; remove from the skillet when crisp, and drain on paper towels.

3. Add about 1 teaspoon of the butter to the bacon fat in the skillet; let it melt and add half the garlic and the cabbage. Over low heat, let the cabbage wilt slowly and mix with the garlic. Add the bacon back to the skillet along with the chives. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.

4.  With the remaining butter, grease the casserole or gratin dish and set aside.

5. In a large bowl, combine the sliced potatoes, half of the cream (3/4 cup), half of the parmesan (1/2 cup), and the rest of the garlic. Season with salt and pepper and mix carefully with your hands.

6. Place about half of the potatoes in the gratin dish. Sprinkle with a little more parmesan. Spoon the cabbage on top and repeat the potato layer and sprinkle with the rest of the cheese.

7. Cover with foil and bake one hour. Remove the foil and bake another 30 minutes. Let stand about 10-15 minutes before serving.

I’m not from the South but I sure do love me some grits! If you want to be more sophisticated, call it polenta, dahlin’. Mush, polenta, grits, cornmeal porridge, call it what you will. I don’t care. Just fix yourself some and enjoy it.

Forget those little paper envelops of instant grits. Yuck. It’s easy enough to make it from “scratch”. Boil some water, whisk in the grits, stir, stir, stir, yawn, stir, stir, stir. See? Easy.

Now I must confess – I am not that fond of plain old grits, no extra added ingredients.  Give me some sausage gravy, some cheese, some bacon and eggs, then I’m happy to eat the grits. But I prefer them dressed up a little with some flavor cooked in with them. The star of the show of our traditional Christmas breakfast is a grits “souffle”, flavored with garlic and cheese, fluffy with beaten yolks and egg whites folded in, and topped with a crisp cornflake crispiness. Yum.

Last night I fixed a pot of grits as a side dish for dinner. It was so simple and tasty that you just have to fix it. (It would be a great addition to a hearty breakfast, also.) The grits are flavored with Cheddar and Parmesan.

This recipe is from the September, 2008, issue of Southern Living. Thanks, guys and gals.

4 c. water

1 t. salt

1 c. uncooked quick-cooking grits

1 c. (4 oz.) Cheddar cheese

1/2 c. (2 oz.) Parmesan cheese

2 T. butter

Salt and Peppe

1. Bring the water and salt to a boil in a 3 qt. saucepan.

2. Whisk in the grits; reduce heat to  medium-low, and cook 5 – 6 minutes until tender.

3. Remove from heat, and stir the cheese and the butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste.


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Thanksgiving is the time of year that everyone loves to get together to give thanks with a day full of eating delicious food and visiting friends and family. The day is also known for great sporting events and the mark of the beginning of shopping for the holiday season. We’ve put together the best ways to celebrate this Thanksgiving with our quintessential Thanksgiving guide for Kansas.

1. JJ’s Cool Change Bar, Overland Park, KS

Everyone knows Thanksgiving really starts one night before when many people get together and head out for a drink to kick off the holiday celebrations. JJ’s Cool Change Bar is your classic dive bar that serves up great pub food. The laid back fun atmosphere is the perfect place to gather and catch up with old friends.

2. Upper Crust Pie Bakery, Overland Park, KS

No Thanksgiving gathering is complete without one or maybe half a dozen pies to go around. Nothing says classic like a sweet pumpkin pie or a delicious apple pie to served up after a big Thanksgiving meal. Look no further than Upper Crust Pie Bakery for the best made-from-scratch pies in town.

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Don’t forget the most important food centerpiece of the holiday and stop by your local Sun Fresh grocery to pick up a delicious mouthwatering turkey. Stocking a variety of sizes you are sure to find a turkey that will suit your needs and become the highlight of your Thanksgiving meal.

4. Miracle on Kansas Avenue Parade, Topeka, KS

The Miracle on Kansas Avenue Parade is a fun and entertaining way to ring in the holiday season. Watch as hundreds of people march through the streets performing music, dances, and see the collection of parade floats and specialty cars. The parade runs through the heart of downtown Topeka and is sure to draw a crowd of festivities and fun for the whole family.

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5. Oak Park Mall, Overland Park, KS

The Oak Park Mall is the best place around to kick off the holiday shopping season. They will be throwing a Black Friday Bash that begins at 6 a.m. with door buster bags given to the first 200 shoppers. There will be a live DJ giving out prizes all day so make sure to get here and start grabbing all the gifts you can before they are gone.

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6. University of Kansas vs. Oakland University basketball game

The night before the big day, head Lawrence to catch the Kansas Jayhawks and Oakland Golden Grizzlies game. Kansas has one of the oldest and most successful programs in basketball history, so you are always guaranteed an exciting time.

7. Pawnee Indian Museum, Republic, KS

While not open on Thanksgiving Day, around the holidays it is important to learn about the story of the Native American people. Specifically illustrating the story of a Pawnee village that existed in Kansas in the late 1700s, this museum features incredible sacred bundles, a star chart painting on buckskin, European metal trade items, a bull bison robe, and so much more.

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8. Thanksgiving Day 5K Run & Family Stroll, Overland Park, KS

Get up early Thanksgiving morning, throw on a jacket, and then head out to the annual Thanksgiving Day 5K Run & Family Stroll for a fun and healthy way to kick off Thanksgiving Day. Participants will get a hooded sweatshirt as part of the event and there will be hot chocolate and doughnuts available as well.

9. McPherson Community Thanksgiving Dinner, McPherson, KS

The spirit of Thanksgiving and the holidays stem from helping others in need and giving back. Make a difference by volunteering and helping your community at the McPherson Community Thanksgiving Dinner. The free Thanksgiving dinner is open to all and fully supported by unpaid volunteers who want to help spread the goodwill this holiday season.

10. 9th Street Lights, Wichita, KS

If you want to really get into the holiday spirit, then you need to stop by 9th Street Lights in Wichita to see their one-of-a-kind light show. Tune your radio to ELF 101.7FM and watch as thousands of lights dance to synchronized holiday music. An unbelievable experience the whole family will enjoy.

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Cats…..never thought I’d have any. They are boring and vicious, or so I thought.

I think I started changing my mind when the neighbor cat started coming over. This cat is soo pretty, and his owners don’t always remember to bring him into the apartment. I thought he was a stray until one day he got picked up and brought back into the neighbors’s apartment. He was back out the next day and after the 4th day, I believe they finally remembered him. Jeez…

Then came my boyfriend and his cat. Artemis is a beautiful cat. She is a tortoise shell coloring. And she is soo sweet and wants to be cuddled all the time! Soo obviously I fell in love with her along with falling in love with him more. Seeing him interact and play with her is soo cute, sometimes i get jealous, not going to lie. But yes apparently cats play. She likes to play cards, which is her jumping around for the playing cards we throw for her. The only bad part is she wants to play it at the oddest hours when I’m wanting to sleep, or just woke up, or wanting to get laid.

Then after falling in love with her, I wanted to get a kitten. I think this is the natural course of events that follow meeting a wonderful cat lol. Soo the bf and I decided to get a kitten. We looked at the humane society and the animal shelter. And low and behold we found Belle!!! She was about 2 and a half months old and super fuzzy!!! I was all about the fuzziness. It’s soo fluffy, Im going to DIE!!! ( one of my favorite lines of the Despicable Me movie). Belle and Artemis got along great from the beginning and thankfully Belle came litter trained!

Then came the 2nd kitten. I think I was on a baby kick one day and instead of asking for a real life baby, I went the easier way and asked for another kitten. This is the kitten that couldn’t figure out the litter box for the longest time. Now thankfully he is litter trained, only thing now to work with on him is the covering up his poop in the litter box. Who knew, that he wouldn’t figure that step out. He is kinda on the weird side. His name is Salem, and he is a black cat that looks goofy all the time. His eyes are too big for his head, he’s a tiny runt, and he runs/walks funny. But all in all he is soo cute and thankfully a lot easier to handle then an actual real baby.

So.. that’s my awful post about cats lol. Just a dog person, NO MORE!!!

Why blogging???

Why am I blogging?? Good question..I think to give myself a voice and because everyone thinks I am hilarious. But in a world full of everyone starting blogs and YouTube tutorials, this may never get read.

I try to be a good mom to my furry kids and my actual kid, but sometimes I just don’t get it right and everyone thinks it’s funny. This morning I got woken up as usual by my daughter yelling at me from her bed. I wish I could go back to the days when I could just yell at someone and they would be at my beck and call, like I am for her. She is in for a rude awakening in a few years when I stop being her personal slave lol. I got her out of bed and proceeded to head to the bathroom to let out the tiny 8 week old kitten that has been in there all night. This kitten cannot figure out how to use the litter box, even though it has 2 other cats showing it everyday how to use it. And to make it worse, the kitten is having poops that look like thousand island dressing gushing out. If only it smelled like thousand island dressing, but it smells like someone died when he poops. This kitten is 8 weeks!!!! Nothing this bad should come out of the kitten! I then proceeded to give my daughter a quick shower. She just stood there and screamed like she was getting the biggest punishment, when really I just wanted her to get clean so that the daycare didn’t judge me after the 3rd day of her hair in the same ponytail.

But that’s the life I live lol


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**BLOG TOUR** "Losing It" Emma Rathbone

It is my pleasure to be part of the Blog Tour for Emma Rathbone's "Losing It" today! Thanks so much to @HQStories for inviting me to join in!

This book is about just that - losing "it". "It" is 26 year old Julia Greenfield's virginity. Somehow, she has made it through life so far without losing it, even having been to college and hung out at parties; she's had boyfriends and she's tried to take things to that final stage on several occasions, but it just doesn't seem to be that easy. And now she is totally fixated about "losing it". This is a woman obsessed and a woman on a mission.

To inject a bit of excitement and attempt to shake up her stalled life, she decides to go to North Carolina and spend the summer with her 58 year old aunt Vivienne. Whilst there, she unearths a shocking secret  - that's it, you've guessed it; she discovers Vivienne is also a virgin! Horrified Julia is desperate to find out how and why this is, mainly so she can make sure she avoids the same "terrible" fate. Then there follows an entertaining story of Julia's attempts not just to lose her own virginity, but to help her aunt lose hers as well!

From the moment we meet Julia, all the information, anecdotes and descriptions of friendships are built around her still intact virginity. She frequently reminisces about the unfairness of her friends getting there before she has.

"Chelsea's face was folded and smug, like she was in possession of a secret I couldn't possibly fathom and she had to crowd around it and protect it."

She describes her obsessive need to "lose it" as a kind of helpless desperation, as an anger and a strain -one of several "strains of being an adult" she comes to realise over the course of the summer. Her almost mathematical analysis of dates, attraction and body language are gently humorous as the irony of her actions felt by the reader. Although I feel we are laughing alongside her empathetically rather than at her and I liked that Rathbone does not resort to slapstick cheap cliched scenes to engage and entertain her readers.

Julia doesn't have a lot else going for her really. She seems to have lost her drive, ambition and direction since leaving college. She doesn't enjoy her job and states that soon she will go back home to her apartment, "microwave a dinner that would burn the top of my mouth, then float facedown in the internet for a while before going to bed even though I wasn't tired." She's made the wrong choice about where to live as she didn't realise there were specific neighbourhoods young people were supposed to live. She's been duped by the website blurb and taken a flat in the "charming downtown of a sub-city called Arlington" which actually turns out to be in an "unworkable mile of overpasses and parking garages." Like her relationships, Julia has just missed the mark and once again gets a little more left behind. Staring out in the world of work and independence hasn't quite worked out as she had expected. I can relate to that!

I liked Julia. I did find her fixation with "losing it" rather obsessive but I think Rathbone has tapped into something that does bother all women - not necessarily concerns with their virginity, but that holy grail of being in a relationship or as "Bridget Jones" would say, a "smug married". However, Julia's obsession is pretty severe:

"My virginity composed about 99 percent of my thought traffic. I concentrated on it - trying to drill it down to its powder, its particle elements, trying to recatergorize it, impose different narratives on why this had happened."

I can see that this could become irritating to some readers and I appreciate I am probably not the desired target audience for this novel. But if you can accept Julia's one track line of thought and push on to the second half of the novel which focuses more on Aunt Vivienne and her back story then you will be rewarded. This thread of the storyline was interesting and Vivienne's character perhaps a bit more complex. Julia's interaction with her Aunt and the journey of their relationship is well observed.
Julia is not a completely vacuous character. She's not bothered about getting a high powered job - interviews and offices are merely a place to meet men and orchestrate situations that might lead to achieving her goal; but sometimes there are moments of poignancy, understanding and insight - particularly regarding her relationship with her Aunt.

Rathbone's writing is gentle. It flows with appropriate dialogue, humour and descriptions for this kind of novel. There are some charming moments and some good use of language. There are some lovely glimpses of characterisation, for example when Julia sees the ancient Caroline asleep in her chair she says:

"She was positioned like a rag doll that had been thrown from across the room and happened to land that way - one hand, resting in her lap, the other dangling down by her side. Her legs were lolling open under her dress. She looked deflated, inanimate."

And then towards the end she writes:

"The rest of our afternoon was like an Impressionist painting - our colours swirling together as we glided out of the basement and out onto the wooden swing, sitting together."

My favourite phrase when one character wryly stated: "I don't sit there and twist myself into a pretzel trying to figure out how it got to be that way."

Rathbone can write and she can tell a good romantic, comedic, coming of age novel for the twenty something generation. There were many echoes of other American authors' voices in these pages and it will easily slip in amongst other chick lit novels that are either set in small towns or focus on boy-meets-girl type plots. It was a little predictable, a little contrived but I liked its fluency and on the whole, the characterisation.

This is kind of "Bridget Jones" meets Austen's "Emma" - a mismatching matchmaker whose desperation, obsession and cringing dates culminate in an easy, light, entertaining and finally heartwarming novel.

My thanks to HQ Stories and Net Galley for an advanced copy of this novel in return for an honest review.

To find out more about "Losing It" and Emma Rathbone on Twitter, search #LosingIt or follow @HQStories  and  @EmmaRathbone

Author info:
Emma Rathbone is the author of the novel The Patterns of Paper Monsters. She is the recipient of a Christopher Isherwood Grant in Fiction, and her work can also be seen in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Virginia Quarterly Review. She is also a writer for the upcoming Netflix comedy, G.L.O.W. She lives in Los Angeles.

If you've enjoyed this review then please follow me on Twitter for more recommendations @katherinesunde3 (bibliomaniacuk)

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Mickey Mouse History

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With the continuing need for Mickey Mousegifts, comic strips and a whole variety of Mickey associated materiel, it’s constantly great to take a look back at how this sensation in fact began. Today, we’re visiting take a look at one of the earliest comic strips, Steamboat Willie.

Launched in 1928 it was the 3rd Mickey Mouse Cartoon and the initial to showcase integrated sound. Steamboat Willie premiered in New York. it was an instant hit.

Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks wrote and also directed the film, parodying Steamboat Bill Jr, a Buster Keaton movie. The music was created by Wilfred Jackson who was a Disney animator. Popular songs included ‘Steamboat Bill’ and also ‘Turkey in the Straw’.

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There have been a variety of controversies associating with the copyright of the movie, although current evidence recommends that problems relating to the initial copyright may in fact, store ‘Steamboat Willie’ in everyone domain. The movie is selected for preservation in the United States Film pc registry and was elected number 13 from the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time.

The film has actually been subject to the censors scissors in the past. Mickey’s drawing of a cat’s tail and also swinging it around his head captured the censor’s eye, as did using a goose as a set of bagpipes. DVD release

Steamboat Willie developed part of the Walt Disney Treasures DVD. it was also released as a DVD title, ‘Vintage Mickey’ which was a collection of Black and White Mickey Mouse Cartoons. Video games

With a lot of Mickey playthings and also video games being established, it was barely unusual that Mickey would certainly include in a computer game. ‘Steamboat Willie’ was utilized as a the basis for the very first degree of the video game Mickey Mania: The Classic Adventures of Mickey Mouse. This was released for the Super Nintendo games gaming console, however likewise made it over the Sega CD and Sony Play stations.

In the Disney game Kingdom Hearts II a ‘Steamboat Willie’ inspired and themed world feature period models of the characters.

It is very outstanding that a 1928 comic strip, primitive as it appears now, could have spawned such a market for Mickey Mouse Toys as well as other things. A search on the internet advances a vast range of mickey relevant items. Board games, dressing up sets, earrings, ears, bedding, pyjamas, computer game, dozens of DVD launches and a whole lot even more besides. There is a toy for all occasions. Mickey is never ever far away as well as the fascination seems like sturdy as ever before.

Having lived as a youngster in the 1970’s, with Mickey Mouse on TELEVISION so often, the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on every Saturday, I would certainly never have actually fantasized that, eighty years after his initial movie launching, mickey Mouse would still be going sturdy … incredible!!

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and Councillor Doug Ford entered the Cut the Waist Difficulty. The siblings, alongside previous Ontario Progressive Conservative Celebration leader John Tory, advised the remainder of the city to step up to the challenge.

Wedding Event Zaffa In Toronto

Toronto is an exceptional place to discover outside of a vehicle, either on foot, or via bike. From my personal experience, a bike is the very best option. There are hundreds of little trails and paths strewn throughout the city. I have actually identified them into 2 groups: paths for enjoyment and paths that serve a purpose (i.e. to provide a method of reaching a destination). I discover that many of these bike paths are found near major parks and rivers. From my knowledge the majority of the tracks are located near significant rivers or parks. Others run along significant roads or locations of popular frequency.

Now that numerous photographers have their web sites online, majority the job is done. With having to just click your mouse, you can see the list of photographers and their profile of work. This is one means you will have the ability to minimize a great deal of your precious time before the huge day.

These mixers can turn a DVD, VCD or CD + g gamer into a karaoke device. The karaoke mixers Toronto boosted with the Digital Echo in addition to hold-up impacts, inputs for microphone with the echo controls. The essence about the karaoke mixers Toronto is that it can consist of expert Karaoke to whatever type of DVD gamer and is geared up with a huge stereo analyzer which contains both typical in addition to display modes in reverse. Further, there is the Sound Generator whish serves a purpose of checking the performance and diagnostics also.

You must invest a long time examining the bodywork for any potential issues. To do this you should have a really great light source considering that dull conditions can help to mask some troubles. Any indicators of deterioration can be an indicator that you might have some costly costs coming your means right after purchase. Apart from rust you must also inspect the vehicle for any indicators of repair services after a crash. Focus should be on the wings both front and back and inspect for the paintwork containing small ripples or blisters which could reveal repair work below.

Though the country has passed new austerity measures and been provided a 2nd bailout, its default apparently looks more likely. Greece’s public debt is anticipated to increase in 2012 prior to reducing in 2013.

Japan’s Nobunari Oda originated from fourth to take the silver medal, while China’s Nan Song, drew up from 5th to catch the bronze with the highest-scoring complimentary skate. Over night leader Artur Gachinski of Russia dropped to second-ranked and 5th Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan needed to go for 4th place.

One of the most remarkable stress busters for moms and dads is workout, and of course taking a stroll in downtown Toronto and getting a bite to eat at one of the terrific restaurants in the heart of Toronto.

Toronto Dating And The Single Men And Women

Here comes the tourist attraction of Toronto that enthrals and allures the people in a minute. When and you will feel the difference, just see this place for. The environment, convenience degree and the cosy sensation capture and astound the focus of each. All the entertainment sites are have to see location on earth! It is the very best location to spend your free time or to take your friends and family on a getaway. It is the nest to be made right away! To begin with St. Lawrence market is among the finest grocery store around the world. It consists of broad range of food that will certainly encourage the individuals to lick the food from to bottom.

The 2011 International Indian Academy Awards makes a North American stop in Toronto between June 16 and 19. The honors, which is India’s version to the Oscars, are in the 12th year. Previous hosts have actually consisted of Amsterdam, Dubai, Bangkok and Macao.

It is a remarkable green area in Toronto. As soon as you will reach there, you will feel a high-class convenience and luxurious fun out there. This structure is made by two extremely well understood architecture named Yo-Yo Ma, and Julie Moir Messervy. Yo-Yo Ma made the real music garden, while Mior Messervy designed the landscape.

The Blue Jays opened the scoring with a fourth inning home run by Jose Bautista. Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera responded in the sixth inning with a crowning achievement. In the 7th Adam Lind of heaven Jays would include a crowning achievement. In the ninth inning Johnny Damon singled bringing in Austin Jackson to tie the game.

If you have any details regarding any of these cases, contact your regional Toronto Police Service department or text TOR and your message to CRIMES [ 274637] Alternatively, you can leave an anonymous tip at http://www.222TIPS.com.

Choosing a residence or other living option may be difficult, however if the searcher knows what to search for, they can be sure to get the very best location for their requirements. If the utilities are paid individually or are in the lease, discover out. If they are different, then consider this in the monthly budget plan.

Bike Train Toronto is an effort that advertises cycle tourist in Ontario. By coupling with selected rail systems and vacationer locations the goal was to increase cost-effective opportunity for local companies. This has been an impressive success. Wellness aware specific love the chance to get out and bike on brand-new courses. Discovering the stores and websites makes this type of journey much more enjoyable. Bike Train courses can take you from Toronto to Niagara Falls. Or if you prefer to stay in Toronto there are more then 1000 km of bike paths to choose from.

Leading 5 Toronto Blue Jays Rookies – Utmost Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide 2009

It might seem to be a really simple procedure in the beginning, offering house. When in truth you’re not, genuine estate is quite severe and you shouldn’t be playing with it pretending you are an expert. The very best thing we can do is to bear in mind all the important details of selling home and making the customer delighted.

According to IMF, the nation’s financial obligation has been dropping but half of its budget revenues go to interest payments on its immense debt problem. Lebanon’s public debt is now at $52.7 billion.

Dentonia Dentonia Park Golf Course is the Greater Toronto Area’s finest par three course and a terrific course for a period warm-up round. Dentonia is located at 781 Victoria Park Ave., less than a one-minute walk from the Victoria Park train station. For more details or to book a tee time, call 416-392-2558.

Compared with the basic vehicles, E-Class Limo is about 1.100 mm longer and stretches the executive sedan to a magnificent 5.979 mm in length, six doors, 3 seat lines and has enough space for seven individuals (consisting of the vehicle driver). The 2 middle seats can be placed to face forward or backward as you like, which brings benefit to the meeting in the vehicle. Besides, to produce private area, Binz manufactures also add a leather wall in between the vehicle driver and travelers.

Whenever you will begin a browse through to Toronto, CN tower will precede in your mind. It isn’t a world tallest structure, however still you can not neglect it either entirely. Glass elevators of CN tower provide you impressive sensation and look of surrounding locations while going up or downward. Being on the top of the tower, you can enjoy with the esthetic appearance of Niagara Falls supplied that the day is clear. However, if it isn’t really much clear, you can get the experience of the glass floor, and near environments.

Does my residence feel warm and welcoming? People will stay clear of getting your home if they have an odd feeling when walking in your house, taking a look at the rooms and views from the windows.

If aren’t taken seriously can trigger many other troubles, there can be lots of problems with pipelines and tubes that. So, anytime whenever you face such issues in any of your home’s components and pipes you have to find out trusted and professional plumbing technician for it.

If you find yourself more attracted to discovering about the occasions of the city or the world you are in, a browse through to the Royal Ontario Gallery is crucial. Besides these, there are several locations that people can mark on their means to touring the city. Every city has something distinct to provide but unless you discover yourself drawn to it, you will not enjoy it!

Exactly What S Going On Toronto This Summer

The federal two-island nation anticipates to get creditor cooperation in reorganizing its public debt stock, which is said to be a total of about $1 billion. Nonetheless, treasury costs are not a part of the strategy.

+Solutions Rendered. There is nothing even more frustrating and frustrating than bad hotel service. If required or a new towel, it’s extremely crucial that you prompt get an extra blanket. A trustworthy hotel will render top quality services regardless the cost variety it belongs to. You ought to also see to it there are any unique functions in the hotel that you may need such as the Web access or a fine restaurant. Some Toronto hotels even have their own HEALTH SPA where you can relax after a long laborious day in the city or a swimming swimming pool.

Uncheck spending of President Mugabe had actually raised Zimbabwe’s financial obligation concern. The nation even asked for financial obligation relief as part of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries program in 2010. The IMF said that Zimbabwe was under financial obligation stress.

Vehicle locksmiths guarantee you the very best treatment to your automobile and the fantastic flexibility of fear of being locked out of it. Automobile locksmiths are commonly also called auto locksmiths. Car locksmiths, as the fable goes, are so precise in their work that they appear to be doing it virtually mechanically, so to state, as a device works. Hence the term +automobile’ meaning mechanical is used for them. Car locksmiths the world over are the finest among all locksmiths and are masters at their task. Auto locksmiths frequently help you to get from very sticky situations and also conserve your valuable automobile from the unwanted risk of getting badly harmed. Would you request for anything more than that? We guess you won’t. We right here ask you, would you?

The Blue Jays opened the scoring with a fourth inning house run by Jose Bautista. Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera responded in the sixth inning with a crowning achievement. In the 7th Adam Lind of the Blue Jays would add a crowning achievement. In the ninth inning Johnny Damon singled generating Austin Jackson to tie the game.

You can call to the limo services in and around Toronto and communicate them the best timings to service you if you require to book for a Toronto Flight terminal Limousine. You can schedule to make use of the limo for days or hours relying on the period and the areas you wish to go to in Toronto, The convenience and luxuries provided to you can be utilized throughout the time you invest your travel in Toronto Flight terminal Limousine.

Located in Brampton, which is technically part of the Greater Toronto Area however not in fact part of Toronto the city. It doesn’t actually matter, does it? There are nearly a dozen water slides and swimming pools, along with rock-climbing walls, mini-putt and a big playground. You can also relax and take pleasure in a film at the drive-in after a day of enjoyable.

The Best Ways To Select The Right Gym In Toronto

We saw last year that the Toronto Raptors are in the middle of a restoring job. Of course, we likewise saw them go and take a big leap from a bottom-dweller and lotto winner to a division champ. It all ended with a disappointing showing against the New Jersey Nets, but it was the foundation for what is to come. This team wishes to take another advance. They got themselves a strong point guard capable of leading this team through the challenging waters and a strong inside presence. Now, it will go from entering the playoffs to competing for an NBA champion. When you consider that the Eastern Conference can be broad open for the taking, it’s not as far away for the Raptors as you think. They’ve made relocate to get much better and compete with the much better groups in the conference.

The 2011 Canadian International Car Program begins on February 18 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre as North America’s only official auto program after Detroit’s. The total vehicle experience ends on February 27.

UNITED STATE’s Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig moved up from fifth to fourth at 170.63 points. Their program toDaphnis and ChloeandReveriehad excellent flow and the music is just gorgeous. The Americans impressed once again with their lifts, including a reverse lasso where he holds her high up above his head one one hand. The group struck a toss triple Lutz and loop, a double Axel-single loop-double Salchow mix, along with a triple twist. They also selected up a degree 4 for the 2 spins. When Evora fell on the side by side triple toe, the only mistake came.

Hotels and dining establishments are of much higher attention in this city. The harbor front, Ontario area, the CN tower are huge destinations! The Toronto international movie celebration, the Canadian nationwide exhibit and winter city are the most exciting and eye capturing events. Individuals ought to stand up and become the part and go of these events. These events automatically flourish up and roll up the individuals in a minute. You will surely delight in these minutes and will not be able to get them selves out from your minds. The Toronto zoo is the biggest zoo in Canada. It includes even more than 5.000 animals! So children may get thrilled by having a see to this zoo.

In the tradition of the best efforts at enhancing equality, things which make Ed McCleverty interest handicapped children and their caregivers are likewise a selling point for everybody else. Unusual or distinct functions consist of a platform which hangs from a pole, which it takes a trip along when cranked by a grown-up, and a cluster of plastic platforms at different heights. There are three slides (one of which is a three-in-one) and a couple of each size of swing, in addition to a seat which swivels from the side more than swings.’ There is a round balance platform, and a number of devices for crawling, climbing up, hiding, and who understands exactly what else.

Chris: While the Costs intend on seducing Canadians for 8 games over the next five seasons, it ends up being tiresome for Bills fans to reveal much outrage, considering that their team has actually been adequately pressing the puck around the ice this period. If I were a Costs fans, I would be inclined to throw my hands in the air, admitting confusion, assuming my hands were not smitten with frostbite.

The HIGH Park which is Toronto’s largest park is transformed into a paradise fantasy land in winter season with snow covering it all around. There likewise arrangements for cross Nation Snowboarding. The courses are kept and groomed for the casual strolls of visitors and travelers. All around the season many strolling and hiking trips are arranged at affordable rates. One should attempt to see the Santa Claus Parade which marks the start of winter season in Toronto. One can experience this parade and all the best things of Toronto by just getting into an Airport Taxi Toronto.

Why You Must Consider A Toronto Vacation

Not that long ago, discovering sitters in Toronto or Montreal meant relying only on close family and buddies. Just a few people would want unfamiliar people to take care of their kids. Today’s world has actually altered and if you want a sitter in Montreal or Toronto, then you have a much easier task to discover them.

The statistics reveals that over 20 million people cross the Pearson International Airport of Toronto every year. In this circumstance, it ends up being bleak for the visitors to enjoy their trip by liking the taxi transport or traveler bus transportation. Now, right here comes using Toronto Flight terminal Limousine. Just book for a Toronto Airport Limousine and utilize its worthy benefits. These worth the cash you spend for the limo rental and work with. The centers you could take pleasure in inside a limousine are many. You can relax by viewing the plasma TV kept in the limousine. Or, you can enjoy having a beverage too.

Entering tonight’s game, the Tigers have had multiple house runs in each of the last eight games on the road, totaling 19 home runs throughout the stretch. The streak is the longest streak of multiple crowning achievement games on the roadway in franchise business history. The last big league group to tape-record a longer streak was the Baltimore Orioles with numerous house runs in 10 consecutive roadway games from August 3-15, 1996.

From a individual and editorial standpoint, the jerseys are a personal favorite. They are smooth, trim and really elegant in building. The lines are clean and the black tone doesn’t overpower the white and red that are in the jerseys. One of things that makes it so excellent is that the design itself makes the uniforms visually pleasing. It’s not over finished with panels or stripes (though they are present), the wordmarks are unique and clear, and the color scheme is simple and equally utilized on all three of the main jerseys– this differs a minimum of 25 percent of the teams in the NBA. Small touches like maple leaves and silver chevrons likewise make for a uniform that brings focus.

If you enjoy dealing with animals, you should look into volunteering with the Toronto Humane Society. Volunteers can assist personnel with the animals, feed animals, clean cages, interact with the animals to make them made use of to being with people, and so on. To be a volunteer, you have to commit to a minimum of three hours weekly for six months. To work with the animals, you need to be 18, have a tetanus shot and give the Humane Society 2 references. To start the volunteer process, go to the shelter and let them understand that you need a volunteer application. The next step is a short interview. Then you will be set up with any training needed. The Toronto Humane Society is found at 11 River Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 4C2 and their contact number is -LRB-416-RRB-\u00a0392-2273.

Abbott went down on his first jump, a quad toe, but resisted to land five triples (consisting of a triple Axel). Though he singled the second Axel, the 26-year-old earned a level 4 on 2 of his spins. His routine toExogenesis Symphony Part 3by Muse need to be ended up being a trademark piece for him as it is a lovely, classy program that underlines his strengths. The previous Grand Prix Final Champ scored 149.17 points and had the ability to go up to first at 228.49 points.

“He’s got that look about him where it doesn’t appear like he’s giving you (much), however then all of a sudden he’s at the rim obstructing shots,” Triano stated.

Exactly How To Find A Photographer In Toronto

Reports on individuals with mumps have come from Ontario and British Columbia. The British Columbia reported mumps cases have been connected to the Nova Scotia mumps outbreak. Wellness officials in the area state they are not amazed to hear the mumps illness has begin to spread. Wellness officials also state many people who are contaminated, don’t even know they’re contaminated. Because they have no idea this, they are spreading the disease.

TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Celebration June 24th through July 3rd at even more than 40 locations and phases across the GTA. The celebration, in its 25th year, draws even more than 500,000 visitors yearly and is Toronto’s largest music celebration. Learn all the details at http://www.torontojazz.com.

The island nation saw a debt concern growing in between 1996 and 2003 as its financial sector took a dry spell and a hit hurt the agricultural production. Jamaica even introduced the Jamaica Debt Exchange (JDX) program to restructure its domestic financial obligation.

Until 2008, Toronto was the home of the world’s tallest complimentary standing structure. In 2008, the Bruj Dubai surpassed Toronto’s CN Tower and got that title. However, despite the fact that it is not the tallest, it is the very first thing you will observe when you arrive.

As with all cases like this one, unverified leads flew into the police. All the leads were followed, and Small’s Grand Opera House was abused in the hopes that an idea would appear. The case was so well-known that even author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle expressed interest. Regardless of an enormous search, no indicator of the guy was ever fond and he was formally proclaimed dead in 1923.

In the custom of the finest efforts at enhancing equality, the things which make Ed McCleverty appeal to disabled youngsters and their caregivers are likewise a selling point for everybody else. Uncommon or distinct functions include a platform which hangs from a pole, which it takes a trip along when cranked by a grown-up, and a cluster of plastic platforms at numerous heights. There are three slides (one of which is a three-in-one) and a few each size of swing, in addition to a seat which swivels from the side more than swings.’ There is a round balance platform, and a number of gadgets for crawling, climbing, concealing, and who knows what else.

Carlos Delgado is the Toronto Blue Jays all-time crowning achievement leader. Delgado was among the top lefty bats and first basemen in the Major Leagues for more than a decade. He turned up with the Blue Jays system and played his first 12 ML seasons with the group as an elite power bat and run-producer. He clocked 40-plus home runs three times in Toronto and holds 5 of the 10 greatest house run totals in Blue Jays history, per Baseball Reference. Though he never ever won a house run crown, Delgado was always among the league leaders and ranks 30th in Big league history with 473 round-trippers.

Fun Traveling In Toronto

Ambrose Small is a fascinating ghost story. Not just did the man really exist, however his life and his later disappearance are almost more intriguing than the ghost story itself.

Throughout their investigation authorities discovered that Small’s secretary John Doughty had taken a significant quantity of money from his employer before avoiding town. Later the man was discovered, and sentenced to 5 years in jail, though they never ever found proof that he was involved with the man’s disappearance.

Brad: The Buffalo Costs will succeed– as long as they do not get frozen over. Any of you ever been to Buffalo? For the location that created the hot wing, it’s cold as the sun is hot there. That’s most likely why they’re playing their games in Toronto– it’s less cold there.

Ladies, you aren’t excused. You do it too. Stop sitting there aloof. You do the same thing. Your if, then’ situations are various, but the exact same ‘miss out on’ uses.

Compared with different cities around the globe, Toronto could be a little compressed and condensed. Covering an overall location of 630 square kilometers, it is 21 kilometers north to southern and 43 kilometers east to west. The city extends out to the lake encompassing the harbor downtown.

It was several days before he was reported missing to authorities. His wife assumed the guy was off on another gambling bender, or that he was with one of his other ladies. She provided $50,000 for info that would bring her spouse back.

Your next action should be to interview the prospective photographer personally. This individual is going to be associating a cam on your special day. It is extremely vital to “click” with your photographer (pun intended!). This will result in photographs that are extremely natural looking and stunning.


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Out On A Limb -- The Science of Regeneration: Ashley Seifert

Biology Professor Ashley Seifert describes his job as a scientist and educator at the University of Kentucky as one of the best gigs around. It’s hard to disagree.
Seifert only recently joined UK but he is already making big plans for the research he hopes to conduct. His background is one of a developmental and regeneration biologist meaning he studies creatures—mainly vertebrates—who have the ability to regenerate parts of themselves.
Through their study, Seifert hopes to not only shed light on how these animals do what they do but learn potential new ways to help people who may be either sick or injured.
In this podcast, Seifert discusses the research he’ll be conducting at UK, his goals, the different species of animals he’ll be working with, and how being a scientist is one of the best gigs around.

This podcast was produced by Patrick O'Dowd.

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The :auth plugin doesn't handle two permissions criteria with the same matching pattern

Issue #2 resolved
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When specifying permissions for an application, there's currently no way (without workarounds) to apply two different permission sets to requests that have the same path but different HTTP verbs (or any criteria other than path). E.g.,

# No auth required to get the API description
no_auth_for( '' ) {|req| req.verb == :GET }

# Require ou=it,cn=inventory AppPerms for all other access
require_perms_for %r{.*}, :it_assets_webapp

# Require membership in the POSIX 'sysadmin' group for any writes
require_perms_for( %r{.*}, :@sysadmin ) {|req, m| req.verb != :GET }

This is supposed to mean:

  • A 'GET /' request is allowed by anyone
  • A request to anything else requires that the user be granted the it_assets_webapp permission.
  • A request other than a GET also requires membership in the sysadmin POSIX group.

What happens instead is that the third declaration replaces the second one because its pattern is the same.

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Hebrews 13:7-16 — Serving the one who never changes

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (8)

This is a famous verse, and one of my favorites. It reminds me that my Lord is unchanging. And that is comforting in a world where people change all the time, and not always for the better. In Jesus, we have someone we can always rely on, someone whose word we can trust, and someone who will always be faithful to us.

That’s why the writer of Hebrews tells us,

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. (7)

For the Jesus that transformed them, and who worked in them and through them is the same Jesus that transforms us, working in us and through us. So as we look at our leaders faith and all that God did in their lives, we can be encouraged that if we walk in faith, we too will see God’s work and faithfulness in our lives.

And it’s why the writer of Hebrews tells us also,

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so. (9)

In other words, Jesus brought us the message of grace. And because he is unchanging, his message will not change. He will not all of a sudden say, “Hey, you need to eat and avoid certain kinds of food to be right with my Father.”

So we should run from anyone that would bring us teaching that would take us away from the grace of God. We no longer live by law, but by the grace of God. Our goal is no longer to please God to earn our salvation. Rather, because we have already received our salvation through Christ, we seek to please him out of gratitude and our love for him.

The writer of Hebrews then tells us the great privilege we have in Christ. He says,

We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat. (10)

What is he talking about? He’s talking about the priests and the sacrifices of atonement they offered for sin. The priests were allowed to eat from some of the sacrifices, but they could not eat from the sacrifices made on the Day of Atonement. Instead the sacrificed animals were completely burned outside of the camp where the Israelites pitched their tents (11).

But at the altar of the cross, we “eat” of the one who is the Bread of Life. That is, in coming to Jesus and putting our trust in his work on the cross, we now have eternal life. So the writer of Hebrews tells us, “We have a right that even the priests of the Old Testament didn’t have. They could not take part of the sacrifices of atonement. In Christ, we can.”

And then the writer of Hebrews goes back to the theme of the unchanging Christ.

And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. (12)

That is, this Jesus in the past offered his life completely to atone for our sins outside of Jerusalem.

Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. (13)

In other words, let us now go to that same Jesus who is waiting for us outside the camp, that is this world. Put another way, let us leave behind all the sin and pleasures of this world, being willing to suffer for doing so, just as Jesus suffered for us.

For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. (14)

This world is not our true home. Our true home is in heaven, where this same Jesus reigns forever and ever.

And so the writer of Hebrews concludes,

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. (16-17)

Each day then, through our words and our deeds, let us glorify this Jesus, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

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I'm from Hawaii, but have been in Japan as a missionary/English teacher since 1995. I'm currently going to a church called Crossroad Nishinomiya, an international church in Nishinomiya, a city right between Kobe and Osaka. Check out their website: crossroad-web.com 私がハワイから来ましたけど１９９５年に宣教師と英会話の教師として日本に引っ越しました。　今西宮にあるクロスロード西宮という国際の教会に行っています。どうぞ、そのホムページを見てください：　crossroad-web.com
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Natural Hair & Care

Sodium Hydroxide and You October 25, 2009

Filed under: hair products,natural,natural hair care,perms — R.D. @ 5:28 pm

FYI, Sodium Hydroxide is an active ingredient in lye relaxers.

From a recent g-chat conversation:

Annie: dude, you know that chemical in straightening product — sodium hydroxide?
me: yah
Annie: do you know that it can be used to dissolve bodies?!
me: WHAT? please send a link
Annie: from wiki:
“This is a process that was used with farm animals at one time. This process involves the placing of a carcass into a sealed chamber, which then puts the carcass in a mixture of sodium hydroxide and water, which breaks chemical bonds keeping the body intact. This eventually turns the body into a coffee-like liquid, and the only solid that remains are bone hulls which could be crushed between one’s fingertips. It is also of note that sodium hydroxide is frequently used in the process of decomposing roadkill dumped in landfills by animal disposal contractors”

it is used to dissolve ROADKILL
“Sodium hydroxide has also been used by criminals to dispose of their victims’ bodies”
me: things that make you go hmmmm.

One Response to “Sodium Hydroxide and You”

  1. yes it is crazy…thank you for sharing this

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