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Interview: Field Music’s Peter Brewis

25 February, 2016 in Features, Interviews

Field Music's Peter & David Brewis

“This time we wanted to try something different” – Field Music’s Peter (left) and David Brewis

We caught up with a Sunderland-based songwriter who, along with his brother, has been the driving force behind Field Music

It should come as no surprise that the release of Field Music’s latest album has been met with huge praise. Along with their occasional bandmates, Sunderland siblings David and Peter Brewis have been wowing fans and critics alike since their self-titled debut album came out in 2005. Their intelligent and experimental art-pop has evolved over six albums, including the soundtrack Music For Drifters resulting in Commontime, their funkiest offering yet.

As well as his work with Field Music, Peter has also formed alt-rock side project The Week That Was and worked with Maximo Park’s Paul Smith on the 2014 album Frozen By Sight, a complex collection of chamber music built around Smith’s travel writing.

Songwriting caught up with Peter to discuss the process of writing the new Field Music album and to delve a little deeper into the working relationship with his brother…

Field Music 'Commontime' album cover

Field Music ‘Commontime’ album cover

What were the biggest inspirations for Commontime?

“The people that are around us tend to be the biggest inspirations. David and I have both become fathers in the last few years so that’s had a big impact on how we see the world. It’s also had an impact on the music I’ve been listening to. I tend to do most of my listening in the van with my son choosing what goes on the CD player. It’s been heavy on the Beatles, Bowie and Fleetwood Mac – Peter Green’s and the Buckingham-Nicks era. He’s also keen on Thelonious Monk for some reason.”

Were you listening to anything in particular when making the album, which helped shape its sound?

“Other than my son’s van playlists, David and I had both been getting into some funkier stuff. Prince, of course, and the first four Sly and the Family Stone albums. We’d also been listening to a lot of the recent African funk and jazz CD reissues while we were on tour with SLUG.”

Did you both make a conscious decision to sound poppier than ever?

“It was conscious to try a slightly cleaner sound and to try writing some songs with more conventional structures. On previous records we pushed the modular aspect of our composition, but this time we wanted to try something different.”
So the style of writing differed quite a lot from the Music For Drifters soundtrack?

“The two things are as different as anything we’ve ever done. The Drifters soundtrack was very much a ‘band playing in a room’ process. It was semi-improvised and the structures, rhythm and mood were dictated by the film. It had absolutely no commercial considerations either. It was a commission where we could do whatever we fancied. We wanted to embrace the improv-rock side of the band. Commontime was probably a reaction against that – we wanted to see what we could do as a song-orientated band.”

And did you learn anything when working with Paul Smith on Frozen By Sight which you’ve incorporated into your own writing?

“I worked very hard on my string arrangements. They were integral to those songs so I had to expand my vocabulary. That’s made the string writing on the new album a bit better I hope. I was also really interested in how Paul used these words, which weren’t necessarily written as lyrics, about seemingly mundane, everyday things into something quite lyrical and beautiful. I think that’s had an influence on me.”

What influence did the other members of the band have this time?

“David really wanted to write some crazy bass parts for Andrew [Moore], who plays with us live. Just to amuse/annoy him! Liz [Corney] joined the band as the album was getting finished so we got her to sing on a few tracks. It’s mainly just David and me in the studio and we have a bit of a rule not to worry about how we can play the stuff live. That rule gets bent fairly often.”

Is there a driving force behind Field Music?

“David and I are ambitious and curious. I think we still want to make the sort of music that we don’t hear but would like to.”

Do you find it easy to work together?

“Yes. We have our own ideas and we can be very picky about things. But, we have a good system to decide who’s in charge. Whoever wrote it initially, has veto.”

Field Music's David & Peter Brewis

Field Music’s David (left) and Peter Brewis: “We want to surprise each other, make each other laugh.” Pic: Andy Martin

Is it a relationship that enjoys creative tension or is it more harmonious than that?

“It’s a bit of both. Friendly competition sometimes; fierce collaboration at others. We want to surprise each other, make each other laugh and make each other feel like we’re doing something good.”

How critical are you of each other?

“We’re not very critical of each other. We know how critical we are of ourselves and that’s enough for both of us.”

Do you miss writing with each other when you’re working on other projects?

“Probably not at the beginning! We often need some time to be in charge of our thing. Having said that, we almost always end up playing in each other’s bands.”

Are there any other sibling writing partners that you’ve paid particular attention to over the years?
“None that I can think of.”

How does a Field Music song tend to start? Will you write together from scratch or will one of you have the initial idea?

“We never write together from scratch. More often than not, one of us will have a fairly fully formed idea and it’ll just need a bit of tweaking when we’re in the studio. David and I both keep notebooks of lyrical ideas and music ideas on Dictaphones too. I can’t speak for David, but I tend to start by messing around on a piano or guitar, trying not to play the same old chords. I was quite taken with the image of Igor Stravinsky coming up with ideas by turning away from the keyboard and then almost randomly bouncing his hands on the keys to hear what sort of combinations would happen.”

What other instruments do you use when writing a song?

“Anything I can get something out of. Piano, guitar, synth, bass or sometimes just singing. I’ve even initiated a few songs with drum ideas.”

What’s the secret to writing a memorable chorus?

“I’m not sure I would know. I would have thought it’d have something to do with repetition, but I’ve begun to think that the search for great choruses is having a negative effect on pop music. My ears are getting a little tired of anthemic, emotional choruses and they seem to be ubiquitous. I kind of tried it on Trouble At The Lights but it bored me to tears and I had to weird it up a bit. Some of my favourite songs – even some hits – don’t have choruses at all.”

Do you feel differently about creating and releasing music in 2016 than you did in 2005?

“I still feel very excited by it and I still feel we’re getting better. I can’t remember exactly how I felt back in 2005 but it must be different. I had a lot more time on my hands back then and a lot less responsibility.”

What do you think is the secret to your longevity as a band?

“I don’t know. Maybe it’s because we’re not really a band and we don’t have the same pressures as one. David and I can take breaks from each other and when we want to do something together we can. We’re self-sufficient to an extent too. We have a little studio and we can work it, and we can both drive the van to gigs. And, like I said before, we’ve always been ambitious about what sort of music we want to make. We’ve still got a lot to do!”

Do you have any big ambitions that you’re yet to realise?

“The big ambitions for me are to continue to see what we can do with music. Sometimes I feel we’ve only just started.”

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SugarCRM Tutorials : Custom Module Development - Helloworld Module

In this tutorial you will see how to develop a simple SugarCRM custom module, it provides a simple steps to create an installable SugarCRM module. We will not discuss about MVC, it is beyond the purpose of this document.

* Choose a name for your module for example Helloworld
* Create the module folder and name it Helloworld,

* Create the manifest file manifest.php [ For more detail about manifest file ]

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* These are strings used in the application.

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* Create hw_helloworld.php file, this file contains bean class. In SugarCRM each module represents one table, and this table is represented by bean class which is derives from SugarBean class. SugarBean provides an interface to the database.

* Create the file vardefs.php: The Vardefs metadata file define fields attributes for the module. [ For more detail about Vardefs ]

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We interviewed Natalia Grozina from Coconut Grove Business Improvement District (BID) office to tell us more about Miami’s original city, Coconut Grove. Miami is one of the fastest growing big cities in the world and it is constantly expanding socially, culturally and economically. We intend to find out more about Coconut Grove, this beautiful authentic district where the fancy cosmopolitan cultural and financial center we know as Miami was borne.

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There are many ways to get to Africa, many paths to be explored and many enchanting places to stay, but the only way to experience true indulgence whilst on the brink of adventure – to feel the rumble of the stampeding wildebeest in a 5* lodge luxury – is with Exclusively Africa.

Headed by Nicki Wingate, who has more than 20 years of experience in the travel industry, Exclusively Africa specialise in entirely bespoke luxury travel itineraries throughout South and East Africa. Nicki moved to Johannesburg from Miami in 1997 with her husband, Jay; only a year after Exclusively Africa was first established.

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Nicki loves living in Johannesburg, and the city is fast becoming a desirable destination for travellers too. The vibrant metropolis houses world heritage site, the Cradle of Humankind, as well as a range of cultural and historical museums, art galleries and craft markets. As the largest and wealthiest province in South Africa Johannesburg is rapidly becoming a more popular place to visit, though if your initial thoughts of an African adventure conjure imagesmore akin to that of nature reserves and safaris, Exclusively Africa offers all of these and more.

Whether your bucket list includes seeing the majestic Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, taking a hot air balloon ride in Namibia or shark diving off the coast, Exclusively Africa can create an itinerary for everyone. Taking into account the style of holiday, length of visit, choice of interests and price range, no package is ever the same. Exclusively Africa arranges your entire schedule whilst you’re in the continent, including airport meet and greets, transfers, charter flights, internal flights, accommodation, safaris, day trips and meals.

“I just need to know the needs and desires; then within 24 hours I can find out if there’s availability or not”, says Nicki. “I will start recommending things and give my clients the core itinerary for accommodation with prices, and then once the lodges and hotels are confirmed we fit in the transfers and trips”.

Nicki is keen to note that every itinerary has many alterations along the way, but the central part of each booking is to ensure that the accommodation is impeccable for that particular guest. Many of the lodges Exclusively Africa work with offer seasonal rates or discounts, and Nicki tries to ensure that each customer can pick up on at least one discount along the way.

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In Nicki’s own words, the ‘tailor made’ aspect of Exclusively Africa means that each trip is peppered with individual, unique touches. A visitor may have done their own research and have an idea of what they want to see, but it’s Exclusively Africa’s personal touches that really make the holiday into a luxury excursion.

“A first-time visitor will tell me where they want to go, and I will be honest and tell them if there are better options out there for them. If people are open to my recommendations then they can give me an outline and I will give them the cost per person per night, the reasons why I have chosen each safari lodge specifically for their needs, and some suggested trips. Most commonly, a two-week trip will include two safari destinations – about 4 nights each – and then a few days in Cape Town. That gives first-timers a nice overview of South Africa”.

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It’s important to note that, as exciting as South Africa is, there are areas that tourists perhaps do not feel safe travelling to. Due to the current conflict in Nairobi, Exclusively Africa avoids flying through Nairobi airport and finds alternative routes. This associated stigma is sure to pass as the years progress, though for the ease of travel and peace of mind this is a precaution that is actively taken.

This year marks Exclusively Africa’s 20th birthday – a labour of love, passion and hard work for Nicki and Jay. Each year they create a wildlife calendar to send out to their clients filled with Jay’s spectacular photography. For the anniversary, the Wingates have also create a wildlife photography book, which will feature the best of their 20 years in the bush.

            “Every day in the bush is a different experience”, says Nicki. “You get to see the wildlife on a safari drive, or if people want to book a walking safari then they can do that instead. We can do gorilla trekking in Rwanda or you can go up to Tanzania, go to the Serengeti National Park, climb Kilimanjaro, go whale watching or simply take the time to relax and enjoy the beautiful lodges”.

Exclusively Africa always have their clients needs at the forefront of everything that they do. Whether it is a romantic trip for two, a family vacation or a group of friends looking for an adventure, there’s an itinerary waiting to be created.

“If there is a small group travelling together, or three or four couples, I will find a lodge that only has three or four chalets so that they have the place for their exclusive use. They can do things to their own schedule, it’s more private”.

For honeymooners or romantics at heart, many lodges offer a ‘tree house experience’, where guests can sleep beneath the stars and enjoy the wonders of nature from a luxury grotto within the foliage.

Within each set of lodges, all food and beverages (excluding fine cognacs, French champagne, and the likes) is included in the price, though tree house sleep-out decks, hot air balloon rides, elephant trekking or other additional activities would incur a surcharge.

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My son is leaving for the Navy on March 13th. My 2 daughters in CT are driving here to see him off. They were supposed to leave on Wednesday, but a storm is coming in and they will be driving right into it, so they are thinking about leaving Tuesday. I am anxiously awaiting to find out if they are going to leave early. I didn't tell them that I was making clothes for my grandchildren. It's a good thing that I am almost done. I should be done by tomorrow. I can't wait for their arrival. I just wish they could stay longer. They are leaving next Monday to be home by Tuesday. I love them so much. I will pray that they have a safe trip. They are driving with 5 kids.
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    I pray your heart is comforted since as a mother I can imagine what must be going on inside of you to see your son off to the Navy. Please find a way to do what you can as a mother (which I know you will do) but invest time in learning how to LET GO AND LET GOD since their destiny and what will be is unknown.

    Make each day one of good communication writing, calling, skyping to keep connected with the children who I can feel you love deeply. Making use of the days god gift us is all we can do. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow not promised and we only have the gift of now.

    Fill your heart and head with making the most of your connections and communications with them so much so that you will not be able to worry. When you believe in God and everyone is on their own journey you will realize that your faith will render worry useless. Think of all the things you fear happening if they don't happen you worried needlessly.

    If your not busy enough not to worry reach out to others that need the mothering you can offer without your children their you can give it to others.

    Hope I helped some since I felt your anxiety in this situation. May God Bless you and Take Care of you and your loved ones always.

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Eating Well with Type 2 Diabetes

Nutrition Know-How

When you have diabetes, your diet plays a key role in controlling your blood sugar levels. SparkPeople strongly encourages everyone with diabetes to meet with a Registered Dietitian or a Certified Diabetes Educator in their area. These health professionals can assess your individual nutritional needs and develop a specific plan to meet your physical needs, work schedule and activities, medication schedule, health goals, tastes and lifestyle. You should not alter your diabetes management plan without discussing your options with your health care provider. With all this in mind, SparkPeople will still be a great resource for you. Use this article to review key points for eating with type 2 diabetes. Note: SparkPeople does offer meal plans designed for people with diabetes. Click here to learn more.

Carbohydrate Basics
Carbohydrates are your body’s main energy source. During digestion, sugar (simple carbohydrates) and starches (complex carbohydrates) break down into blood sugar (glucose). If you consume too much carbohydrate-rich foods at one time, your blood sugar levels may raise too high, which can be problematic.

Carbohydrates are found in cereals and grains, fruits and fruit juices, milk and yogurt, and sweets. Because they are important sources of energy, it's important to include nutritious carbohydrates at each meal and snack. But keep in mind that the healthiest carbohydrate choices are whole grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, beans, and low-fat dairy products.

Portion Control
Portion control is a problem for many people, but for individuals with type 2 diabetes it becomes even more important—especially when concerning carbohydrates. About half (50%) of your daily calories should come from carbohydrates--even when you have diabetes. A general recommendation is to eat about 2-3 carbohydrate servings (30-45 grams) at each meal for women and 3-4 carbohydrate servings (45-60 grams) at each meal for men. Both men and women should limit carbohydrates at snacktime to 1-2 carbohydrate servings (15-30 grams). Click here for a detailed, printable chart that shows single (15-gram) servings of carbohydrate-containing foods

Your healthcare professional will help you determine the ideal carbohydrate range that is right for you each day. If this number differs from SparkPeople's Spark*D nutrition recommendations, that's OK; follow your practitioner's advice. Note and memorize your mealtime and daily carbohydrate goals, and use SparkPeople's detailed and free Nutrition Tracker to track your foods. Even if our recommendations are different, you'll still be able to see how many carbs you're eating during every meal and snack, which will be helpful in your diabetes management.

Other Important Eating Strategies
When it comes to controlling your blood sugar, when and what you eat with your carbohydrates is just as important as the type and amount of carbohydrates you consume. Here are some other important eating strategies for type 2 diabetics:

1. Space your meals evenly. Evenly spacing out your meals and snacks throughout the day will help keep your blood sugar levels stable. General guidelines say to wait at least 2 hours (but no more than 5 hours) between meals and snacks during the day. Eating at regular intervals will help to prevent your blood sugar level from going either too high or too low. You can set-up your SparkPeople Nutrition Tracker with as many meals and snacks as you'd like, using the eating schedule provided by your health care professional.  When you track your foods, you'll see your carbohydrate totals (plus calorie, protein and fat) for each meal and snack you eat throughout the day.

2. Consider adding a little lean protein to every meal and snack. Small portions of protein do not  raise blood sugar levels. They may help slow down the rate at which carbohydrates are digested, and typically help you feel full longer. The amount of protein you need should be determined by your health care professional. Protein sources include foods like meat (such as beef, pork, chicken, fish and seafood, deli meats, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and turkey) and meat alternatives (such as eggs, egg substitutes, peanut butter, nuts and tofu). Cheeses and cottage cheese are also protein sources but are sometimes categorized as calcium sources. When evaluating your SparkDiet for protein and carbohydrate balance, just remember that meat, meat alternatives and cheese all count as protein sources.

Your health care professional will help you determine how many grams of protein are right for you each day. If this number differs from SparkPeople's recommendations, you'll need to adjust your Nutrition Tracker to help you better monitor your intake. To make necessary changes follow these easy steps:
  • Make sure you're logged in and go to your Nutrition Tracker. At the bottom of the page under "Tools and Settings", click the link that says "Edit Nutrition Goals." Click the "edit" button next to SparkPeople's protein recommendation. Change this range to reflect the protein recommendations from your health care provider. Click "save" at the bottom of the page. Scroll down and click "Save your changes" to return to your newly updated Nutrition Tracker.

3. Eat healthy fats in moderation. Fats are an important part of a well-balanced diet. Like protein, eating fats along with carbohydrates can help curb hunger. Fats are found in things like margarine, butter, shortening, cream cheese, gravy, mayonnaise, nuts, seeds, oil, salad dressings, and sour cream. While it is important that you include some fat in your meals and snacks, it is equally as important that you make wise choices about the type and amount that you consume. When you have diabetes, you are at increased risk of heart disease and stroke because diabetes can accelerate the development of clogged and hardened arteries. That is why heart-healthy eating should also be a part of your diabetes diet. Use the following guidelines when making fat selections:
  • Eat fats in moderation. Your total fat intake should make up no more than 30% of your calories daily—that's about 60 grams of fat for someone who eats 1,800 calories each day. (Your SparkDiet and Nutrition Tracker already reflect this guideline.)
  • Limit your intake of saturated fat to no more than 7% of your daily calories—that's approximately 14 grams for an 1,800-calorie diet. The following steps will help you adjust your Nutrition Tracker:
    • Make sure you're logged in and go to your Nutrition Tracker. Near the bottom of the page under "Tools and Settings", click the link that says "Edit Nutrition Goals." Click the "Add another nutrient to track" button near the bottom. Select "Fatty acids, total saturated" from the drop-down list. Change the pre-selected range to reflect the saturated fat recommendations from your health care provider. Click "save" at the bottom of the page. Scroll down and click "Save your changes" to return to your newly updated Nutrition Tracker.
  • Avoid artery-clogging trans fats as much as possible.
  • When you do consume fat, choose heart-healthy fats that are monounsaturated (such as olive and canola oils) and/or polyunsaturated (found in nuts and seeds). Consume no more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol daily. (Your SparkDiet and Nutrition Tracker already reflect these guidelines.)
4. Fill up on fiber. Eating fiber-rich foods at meals and snacks can also help keep your blood sugars stabilized because it slows the rate at which carbohydrates are digested. Dietary fiber comes from parts of plant foods that your body can’t digest or absorb. There are actually two different types of dietary fiber. Insoluble fiber (found in whole-wheat flour, wheat bran, nuts and many vegetables) increases the movement of material through your digestive system. Soluble fiber (found in oats, peas, beans, apples, citrus fruits, carrots, barley and psyllium) is more important for diabetics. It dissolves in water to form a gel-like material and can help lower cholesterol levels. Ingestion of large amounts of soluble fiber (approximately 50 grams) appears to improve blood glucose levels. However, it is unknown if regularly consuming that much fiber each day is realistic for most people.  Currently, there are no clinical practice recommendations that suggest people with diabetes should consume more daily fiber than the general public. SparkPeople recommends 25-35 grams of fiber daily, and your Nutrition Tracker already reflects this.

5. Take advantage of “free foods.”Certain foods do not tend to raise blood sugar levels and can be used to help “fill in” your meal plan with little worry about their blood sugar affects. Examples of these foods include:
  • Non-starchy vegetables, including asparagus, green and wax beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, eggplant, greens, lettuce, onions, pea pods, peppers, radishes, spinach, tomatoes, turnips, and zucchini. These tend to be better choices for diabetics than starchy vegetables.
  • Foods like club soda, artificially-sweetened coffee and tea, diet soda, sugar-free gelatin, seasonings, sugar substitutes and non-dairy creamer have few carbohydrates and calories and are usually considered “free” foods that you do not have to count in your meal plan.
Meal Planning: Putting It All Together
If you have diabetes, SparkPeople highly recommends that you work directly with a Registered Dietitian or Certified Diabetes Educator to receive personalized nutrition guidelines and meal plans. Together you can develop a diabetes meal plan, based on your health goals, tastes, and lifestyle—as well as the latest guidelines for healthy eating. Click here for examples of two different meal planning systems.
For more specific information or help, talk to your health care provider. The American Diabetes Association's National Call Center also offers live advice from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday at 1-800-DIABETES or 1-800-342-2383.

This article has been reviewed and approved by Amy Poetker, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator.

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    went through insurance company program on managing type 2. this article reinforces all i learned and i can pull this up anytime!!
  • With all of the newer research coming out..since 2007, when this article was written, this doesn't really read as advice on how to reverse diabetes, but rather remain dependant on insulin..type 2 dies not have to be a progressive disease..
  • If you follow the Wheat Belly way of eating - no grains or sugar/ processed foods and lots of healthy fats - you can reverse Type 2 Diabetes.
  • I wish I could get my cousin to eat better to control his diabetes.
  • I wonder if someone could tell me why my b/s runs anywhere from 120 - 140 in the morning for about a week. I've lost 48 lbs. since I've been on SP. I hope everyone has a Terrific & Blessed Tuesday!
  • How do you change the tracker to spark d for diabetics?
    My diabetes doctor lowered my insulin by 4 units, I now take 26 units instead of 36 at bedtime and no meal time insulin. She says I may be put on "controlled" diabetes program. Many thanks to this program.
  • Cat in CJ ... I just joined this site and so far I find the information current and helpful. I saw a dietician not that long ago and she was basically telling me the same things. What I like about this better is the actual help with meal planning vs the discussions around count this, watch out for this, etc.
  • I am a type 2 diabetic and on pills and insulin. My sugar levels have been managed since starting to exercise and log in my food. Hoping to get off some of my medication.
  • I am Pre-diabetic and have been solid seeking info. (these articles are from 2007 and there is a lot of new information out there, plus there are conflicting opinions among the articles, making it very confusing for someone who doesn't know which end is up.

    I have researched out many the medical links, asking for help only to find that, unfortunately, I cannot see a professional until after I am diagnosed with diabetes . . . because of the billing codes and insurance coverage.

  • I am following a plan, developed by me after many sessions of diabetes education, that works for me.

    I already knew how I was supposed to eat, and mostly I followed the good ideas, but once a week or so I might try buying some cookies or candy, imagining I could dole them out one a day. As soon as I ate the first cookie I would finish the whole bag! But I kept imagining I could control my cravings. Last fall I cut out all concentrated sugars (including dried fruits, honey, etc.) -- except one ounce of chocolate at the checkout when I go grocery shopping. The first couple of months were very hard--breaking the sugar addiction. Buying the tiny chocolate at the checkout counter keeps me from throwing big sugar sources into my basket.

    My blood sugar is near the normal range, and as a side benefit I have lost 12 pounds in 6 months--slow and steady, the way I want it.

    I'm having really bad allergies, and I'm going to try a teaspoon of local honey every day. If that doesn't work, if I go on honey binges, I'll give away the honey and try to get on desensitization injections.
  • great ideas thanks
    The comments section of this article contain more beneficial information than the article. The article advocates the kind of food plan that has made many of us diabetics feel there is no hope for us. Low carb/keto has changed my life and given me confidence I can put diabetes in remission.
  • Advocating sodas and artificially sweetened products are incredibly irresponsible! Google is your friend...use it.
  • Low carb (ketogenic) is the best thing for diabetes. Sugar is the enemy and you need to avoid it and anything that raises blood sugar: grains, legumes, potatoes, carrots, milk, even fruit. I can have meat, eggs, cheese, heavy cream, almond milk, coconut milk, many vegetables and leafy greens, natural sweeteners like stevia and Swerve. There are lots of low carb groups on Spark. Most low corners keep their carbs down to 20.

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The Affect Bridge Technique on The Self: Healing Repressed Trauma

The Affect Bridge Technique
Following on from my article 'Repressions Within The Subconscious and Their Impact on Your Life', here's a technique for you; it's called the Affect Bridge Technique.

The aim is to identify repressed trauma that has arisen due to a singular event or multiple traumatic events in your past. Repressions can also arise due to ongoing circumstances that seem rather commonplace in society such as mild child neglect, a lack of emotional support, or child shaming. Symptoms occur in adult daily life due to programs written and stored in the subconscious mind, initiated by these traumatic events. The memories and emotions stored there must be examined with conscious reasoning, understanding and forgiveness. Your conscious mind of today can make it right.

The Affect Bridge Technique on The Self:

Lay or sit down and get into a very comfortable position. Relax and listen to your breathing. The aim is to reach the alpha state which can be achieved very quickly simply by relaxing your body completely free of external stimulus, for just a few minutes. Concentrate on your shoulders, neck and head and feel them relax. Then concentrate on your chest and abdomen and feel them relax. Work your way down your body, all the way down to your toes. Feel them relax. Spend time thinking about the word 'relax', being mindful of the present moment and not thinking about anything much, just relaxing.

Take an issue that you experience in your everyday life; be it anxiety, fear, guilt, sadness, shame, anything like that, something that's really been bothering you. A fear of open spaces, a fear of dogs, confidence issues, anxiety around certain people, feeling unworthy, feeling ridiculous, anything. Now imagine you're in the very situation which triggers the symptom to occur. Imagine you're in that situation, feel the sensations of the symptom; feel the fear of driving, feel the anxiety of open spaces or social groups. Really feel it, magnify it, it can be quite horrible to do yes, but really magnify that emotion, magnify, magnify, until you're really feeling it. Then, you need to speak to your subconscious mind and say; 'Subconscious, please take me to the very first time that I felt this way'. Then just wait.

What should happen is... a memory will pop into your head. Don't miss it, just look at it, what was that? A memory from your past, the first memory that pops into your head. Look at it, hold it, examine it, what is that? Quite often you will think, 'why has that particular memory popped into my head? You've asked your subconscious mind to take you back to the very first time, the first significant time you felt a certain way and the memory that pops into your head should be observed. It may not be the memory you expected.

What you need to do is stay in that moment, stay in that event. Picture it. It may feel a little traumatic and scary, and if it's too much for you then stop, you can try again another time. Try and remember it, go through it. Next, picture yourself, in the third person, in that situation as if you're watching the event unfold, the event from your past that popped into your head. When it finishes playing through, imagine taking the you of the past aside and speaking to them.

You're going to play a little role play. There are two of you in this visualization; the present day you and the you back then. Say to yourself of the past, 'It's okay, it wasn't your fault, that wasn't supposed to happen,' or 'You didn't cause that to happen,' or anything appropriate that you would say to yourself to try to reconcile the situation. To comfort your past self, talk to yourself, put your arm around yourself, hug yourself. Understanding the situation using your reasoning powers of today - you can comfort the past you. Accept the situation and accept what happened, no matter what it is. Forgiveness is key, forgiveness of yourself and forgiveness of others.

Forgive yourself for something by explaining to your past self that it wasn't their fault, nothing could have changed, and it doesn't matter. It's okay, it's in the past. You weren't to know. Or if someone else has done something to you, you can have another little role play. Speak to that other person: 'I was angry about what you did to me'. Listen to their response and say to them in your imagination, why it hurt you and why it was negative. Listen to their reply and say; 'I forgive you'.

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Sherwin-Williams Formally Announces NASCAR Sponsorship Plans

Sherwin-Williams plans to begin marketing its official sponsorship of NASCAR in '14, company VP/Market Research & Design Karl Schmitt said today during a press conference to unveil the sponsorship. Schmitt said the company plans to spend this year getting "actively involved" in NASCAR and developing plans for marketing the sport across its 3,500 retail outlets next year. He added that the company will be using its position as the official paint of NASCAR to improve its business with do-it-yourself painters and wholesale buyers such as painting contractors, home builders and property managers.

As part of its deal, Sherwin-Williams received hospitality assets at tracks for several NASCAR races, and Schmitt says the company plans to bring the contractors, home builders and property managers out to those events. Schmitt said that the company plans to manage the success of the sponsorship, which was valued at $2M a year, by monitoring customers’ awareness of its connection with NASCAR and any increases in sales. Schmitt: “It’s one of those things we’ll learn over time – how best we measure this.”
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Redskins Owner Daniel Snyder is "moving closer to an agreement to buy [DC] sports-talk station WTEM-AM and two other AM stations," according to Paul Farhi of the WASHINGTON POST. Purchasing WTEM would give Snyder's radio station group, Red Zebra Broadcasting, a "much better signal for Redskins games and Redskins-related programming," as well as a "lock on the sports radio market" in the DC market. The three stations Red Zebra currently owns, known as Triple X ESPN Radio, are "so weak their broadcasts can't be heard without interference in many parts of the area." Adding WTEM would "improve Red Zebra's signal problems, but wouldn't solve them entirely," as the station "reduces power at night, making it hard to hear in parts of Northern Virginia." WTEM for several years in the '90s was the Redskins' flagship station, before Snyder purchased the team (WASHINGTON POST, 5/30). Sources said that if the contract is signed, it will "have to be a lease agreement in the short term, until the big Clear Channel corporate buyout is completed." Sources added that Snyder would "have to move ESPN sports radio programming" to WTEM, which currently airs a mix of local and Fox Sports national programming (, 5/29).

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NFLPA Exec Dir DeMaurice Smith Thursday, in an "often-combative question-and-answer session," said that the union "had 'fundamental disagreements' with the league and that a proposal that players should make $1 billion in concessions made no sense while revenues were at record highs," according to Ken Belson of the N.Y. TIMES. Smith: "The business of football is probably the best economic business model in the country because that $9 billion was generated during the worst recession in our lives. At the height of the economic viability and success of the league, you're now asking the players to give back $1 billion for the next seven years. ... There has not been any indication that any team has lost a dime. No one has said that profits are down, no one has said that we are on the verge of losing money, no one has said we are in economic duress." Belson writes Smith's 30-minute news conference was "in stark contrast to the more conciliatory comments on Wednesday" by NFL Exec VP & General Counsel Jeff Pash. Smith several times said that the players "want to reach a deal before" the March 4 deadline to avoid a potential lockout. But he added that he "did not have grand hopes for the meeting on Saturday, the first full-fledged negotiations between the two sides since Thanksgiving" (N.Y. TIMES, 2/4). Smith said that 40 discussions "have taken place with league management" since he took office in '09. NFLPA outside counsel Jeffrey Kessler indicated that the owners to date "have not made a major concession while insisting on a salary rollback that would reduce the players percentage to what it was when former NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw was seeking '55 percent of the gross' in the mid-1970s" (BOSTON HERALD, 2/4).

: In DC, Mark Maske reported Smith "left open the possibility Thursday that the players will decertify the union in a bid to prevent a lockout by the sport's franchise owners beginning next month." Smith: "In the past when our union had to decertify to achieve free agency, that's what it did. When the union decertified, historically it was a decision based upon protecting the interests of players of tomorrow, players of the day and players that played this game. So we will always take the steps that we need to protect our players and protect our interests." Maske noted experts have said that decertification of the union by the players "potentially could lead the owners to abandon plans for a lockout." Should owners proceed with a lockout "under those circumstances, it could be cited in any antitrust litigation by the players." However, it is "not certain ... how the owners would react to decertification." Smith "called the disagreements between the union and the owners over the economics of the sport 'fundamental.'" He said that it "would be 'irresponsible' for the owners to lock out the players with the league financially healthy" (, 2/3).

FIGHT BREWING OVER FRANCHISE TAGS: In Boston, Greg Bedard reported the NFLPA, "in response to the league's decision to allow teams to use franchise and transition tags starting Feb. 10 for the 2011 season," sent out a memo Thursday "telling all agents that they would file court challenges on behalf of any players who want to challenge the tag." NFLPA General Counsel Richard Berthelsen: "There's no franchise tag without a new CBA, it's as simple as that. We have a lot of things in the agreement that say 'in each year covered by this agreement.' ... But when the agreement ends, those rights don't survive. It's very simple. This isn't rocket science." But NFL Management Council Senior VP/Labor Relations Peter Ruocco said, "The CBA hasn't expired and the CBA has the right to franchise players so we are telling clubs that you have the right to franchise players and then depending on what the new agreement says, that will take into account" (, 2/3). YAHOO SPORTS' Jason Cole wrote if the union is "successful at gaining unrestricted free agency -- through arbitration or the courts" -- for a player like Colts QB Peyton Manning, that "could send shockwaves through the NFL" (, 2/3).

STICKING TO THE MESSAGE: NFLPA President Kevin Mawae said at the end of the union's press conference Thursday, "It's unfortunate that we have a $9 billion business with a bunch of owners that don't understand that it's just about the business for them, and it's not. It's about the fans that come together as a community. … They don't come to watch a shield. They don't come to watch a logo. They come to watch their stars perform so that they can be happy and draw together as a community. That’s what it’s about. All we ask for is financial transparency and justification and let us play." Following Mawae's statement, NFL Network’s Rich Eisen rhetorically asked whether Mawae was inferring that "owners don’t care about the fans.” Eisen: “That’s some of the rhetoric that will probably stick in the craw of the management side for sure. Maybe that was the intent.” National Football Post President Andrew Brandt said, "That was very choreographed. After De goes through his business approach, bring the player up and make the impassioned speech to the fans” (NFL Network, 2/3).

ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL: Mawae yesterday responded to comments Jets CB Antonio Cromartie made last month in which he "ripped the union's leadership." Mawae responded by saying, "I don't recall him being at one CBA bargaining session or him on one conference call with the player reps." Mawae added that he is "not worried about players breaking rank with the union and said Cromartie is entitled to his opinion." Mawae: "He might not understand all the issues. I understand everybody can take different points of view, but at the end of the day he's one of us" (Paul Schwartz, N.Y. POST, 2/4). Mawae: "Am I worried that more players will come out like that? Look, I represent 1,900 active players and thousands of former players. I have four brothers, we fight all the time, but at the end of the day, we're still family. With Cromartie, it's the same way" (NEWSDAY, 2/4).

: In Chicago, David Haugh writes of Smith's news conference Thursday, "The more the skilled former trial lawyer talked, the more I wondered if Smith wanted to find a compromise position as badly as he wanted to be right. If Smith sought to turn down the heat on the rhetoric with the March 4 expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement looming, then he should have left his matches at home" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 2/4). In Philadelphia, Paul Domowitch writes, "If you strictly use Pash's and Smith's news conferences as a barometer, you'd walk away wondering whether the two sides will be able to get a new deal done by March 3, 2015, let alone 4 weeks from now." National Football Post's Andrew Brandt "thinks the most optimistic news of this week was the fact Smith and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met briefly in New York on Monday." Brandt: "Even if they talked about the weather and their kids, it's progress. Because those two have to have a relationship" (PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 2/4).
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IOC Fixes Dates For Joint Meeting With Indian Olympic Association

The IOC has fixed the dates of the joint meeting with the Indian Olympic Association and Sports Ministry in the second week of next month to "find a way towards resolving the issues that led to the country’s ban from the Olympic family," according to the PTI. The IOC said that the joint meeting could be held on April 11, 12, 13 or 16 at its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. Last week, the IOC had asked the IOA in a letter to "fix the dates of the joint meeting before the end of this month." But, it has been learned that former IOA Chief V.K. Malhotra had "sought time and requested for the meeting to be held next month" (PTI, 3/14).
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League plans a ‘Big NBA Xmas’ on social media

The NBA is preparing an aggressive rollout of social media initiatives to help herald the start of its abbreviated 2011-12 season.

Among the social media-focused marketing and outreach programs scheduled for this week: an extensive series of ticket and merchandise giveaways through the league’s @NBA Twitter feed under the moniker “Big NBA Xmas,” and a live online Town Hall session on Facebook for fans featuring several active players. “Big NBA Xmas” is a play on the league’s current marketing tag line, “Big Things Are Coming.”

On the content side, NBA Digital, the league’s joint venture with Turner Sports, is expanding the Twitter and Facebook integration within and individual team pages, and prominently featuring on-air the individual Twitter usernames of NBA TV talent. NBA Digital is also reviving its popular Fan Night program in which fans, in part through social media, select games shown nationally Tuesday nights on NBA TV.

Facebook and Twitter factor heavily into the plans.
“The social conversation is obviously going to be ramped up, and is a very important part of both the launch of the season, and the ensuing weeks,” said Christina Miller, NBA Digital senior vice president and general manager.

NBA Digital also has significantly reworked its out-of-market game package, League Pass. Primarily marketed in years past as separate products between TV, online and mobile, marketing in earnest began last week for a single $169 subscription that provides access to live game video on all three platforms. Discussion on the combined offering, as much as $70 less than the total price of each version of League Pass last year if purchased individually, began before the end of last season. But plans then accelerated during this summer’s lockout in part as a means to thank fans for their patience during the sport’s labor dispute.

“It was sort of both situations,” Miller said. “Certainly, we’re seeing the continued growth of mobile and the desire among our fans to have access to the game any time, anywhere. But this was also a situation where we wanted to provide a lot of value to fans.”

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The Sandpiper Beach Houses (like the Condos and Villas) really do give you the ULTIMATE Panama City Beach Spring Break experience. Plus they are perfect if you have up to 10 people in your group.

Do it right this Spring Break, and stay in style! The Beach Houses are located separately (but right next door) to the main hotel – so you’re always close to all the action – or you can escape and lay low for a while.

There is one Beach House on the first level, and another on the second/upstairs level… Beach Houses also come with preferred parking right at your front door!

When you reserve a Beach House you get full access to ALL of the Resort’s amenities, activities, and 24-hour service (housekeeping, maintenance, resort services, etc.)

You also get a full kitchen, complete with everything you’d expect: a stove/oven, coffee maker, full-size refrigerator/freezer, microwave and toaster, pots & pans, silverware and utensils.

The Beach Houses are VERY popular during Spring Break, and book up really fast! So if you wanna get your hands on one (and trust us, you do want one) reserve early and guarantee your place!

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  • Flatscreen TV’s
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  • Separate From the Resort, but Still Connected
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  • Huge Private Beachside Balcony
  • All Beach Houses Sleep up to 10
  • Beachside Bedroom with 2 Double Beds and En-Suite Bathroom
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The Single Shot Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Club of Great Britain was conceived during the early months of 2001 and was finally born on 24th November 2001, not far from the spot where that first spark of an idea was fanned into life.

It all happened as a result of like-minded men 'shooting the breeze' at Bisley one day. Talk centred around their love of big, single-shot black powder cartridge rifles of the American era prior to 1896. Typically, for most riflemen, the 1874 Sharps, the Remington Rolling Block and Springfield Trapdoor will spring to mind.

It was felt that there was a general lack of opportunity and incentive for the BPCR shooter to practice and if inclined, to enter into friendly competition with other shooters who share the same passion for these types of rifles. At the medium and longer ranges, these rifles are capable of remarkable accuracy. Even the .45-70, more correctly known as the .45 - 2 1/10 , is capable of holding the black at 1000 yards when loaded correctly. Any BPCR calibre will definitely give 1 MOA (minute of angle) groups at 100m or even further with the right load (and the right shooter!).

Ideas for practices and friendly competitions have been designed to bring out the best in these rifles and their owners, while at the same time injecting a bit of fun and variety in the targets. There must be many BPCR owners out there, who are content to simply go to their local range and go "BANG", usually at quite short ranges. This club is intended to add a bit of excitement to that routine and open up the opportunities a little.

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Bleacher, backstop and floor graphics and colors pump up team spirit in gyms across America

We’ve Got Spirit, Yes We Do! We’ve Got Spirit to Share with You! (We’re so excited about spiriting-up your school’s gymnasium, we just had to cheer the news!)

Did you know that school mascots, colors, branding elements, and logos can be added to nearly every surface of a gymnasium by the team of professionals at Southeastern Surfaces & Equipment (SSE)? It’s true; there’s no limit to the possibilities!

Uninspiring wood bleacher systems are a thing of the past, thanks to our partnership with Hussey Seating – our partner in seating solutions. The market leader in using technology to revolutionize today’s school environments, Hussey has developed several products that the SSE team uses to transform gyms around the Southeast. Hussey’s Xtreme Graphic Logo products permanently bond full-color artwork to seat modules, creating an impressively large mosaic. Or, choose Block Logos for an economical way to bring the spirit to a gym’s bleacher system.

But the opportunities don’t stop there. Through SSE, gyms can be even more customized with Hussey’s courtside seat logos, court signs, step signs, full-bleed graphic-end curtains, colored rails and more.

What about backstops? We have them covered, too. Basketball backstops can be customized with team or branding colors through SSE’s partnership with Performance Sports Systems. The SSE team powder coats Performance Sports Systems’ ceiling-hung, portable or wall-mounted backstops to match the desired theme. And not to be outdone – wall pads can be adorned with customized logos and graphics, too!

But don’t stop at bleachers and backstops – floors can be showstoppers, too. SSE’s expert design and installation managers are pros at creating and installing floor graphics for use on sports-arena floors, gymnasium floors, hallways, fitness-center floors, recreation-center graphics, arena steps and concourse walkways.  From basketball-center court logos to sponsor-ad graphics along the sidelines, the possibilities are limitless under your feet.

As fall sports begin full-fledged planning and practicing mode this summer, it may just be the perfect time to deck your gym with SPIRIT. Contact Southeastern Surfaces & Equipment online or at 1-800-644-8875 for insight as to how your spirited gym can become a reality.


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Almond Tart with Apricot Jam, Poached Apricots, Osmanthus Gelée, and Smoked Earl Gray Ice Cream

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Yield: 1 Tart

150 grams room temperature butter
100 grams powdered sugar
30 grams almond flour
250 grams all-purpose flour
1 egg
Apricot Jam
400 grams Boron apricot purée
160 grams sugar
4 grams apple pectin
2 grams lemon juice
Almond Cake Batter
125 grams almond paste
125 grams sugar
125 grams cold butter, cut into ½-inch cubes
3 egg
60 grams cake flour
Zest of 1 lemon
Poached Apricots
150 grams sugar
10 grams dried osmanthus leaves
600 grams water
200 grams dried apricots
Osmanthus Gelée
2 grams osmanthus
200 grams cold water
400 grams strained apricots cooking liquid
.8 grams xanthan gum
.8 grams agar-agar
.8 grams locust bean gum
.4 grams sugar
Almond Purée
500 grams almond milk
7.5 grams low acyl gellan gum
1.25 grams calcium gluconate
Apricot Purée
400 grams Boron apricot purée
4.8 grams low acyl gellan gum
.3 grams sodium hexametaphosphate
1.5 grams calcium gluconate
16 grams almond powder
12 grams almond oil
20 grams sugar
2 grams salt
.2 grams xanthan gum
Earl Gray Ice Cream
500 grams milk
500 grams cream
250 grams sugar
14 egg yolks
15 grams smoked Earl Grey tea
To Assemble and Serve
Freshly grated almond

For the Dough:
Preheat the oven to 350˚F. In bowl of mixer with paddle, cream butter with powdered sugar until smooth. Add flour and almond flour and mix until smooth. Add egg and mix until dough comes together. Transfer dough to parchment paper and cover with plastic wrap. Flatten dough between parchment and plastic wrap into circular shape. Roll dough out until about 1/8-inch thick. Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes. When chilled, place dough on a 9.5x.75-inch ring mold and gently press the dough along the sides of the mold making sure that it is even and that there are no holes in the dough. Using a pairing knife, trim excess dough from edges. Refrigerate tart shell until chilled, about 20 minutes. Transfer to oven and bake until light golden-brown, about 20 minutes. Let cool before filling.

For the Apricot Jam:
Place apricot purée in large pot and reserve. In bowl, mix sugar and pectin until pectin is evenly dispersed. Slowly add pectin mixture to purée, whisking until combined. Place pot over high heat and stir mixture constantly, ensuring it doesn't stick to bottom of pot. When mixture boils, continue stirring at one minute intervals until jam registers 102˚C. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Pour jam into shallow half-hotel pan and press plastic wrap to surface. Let cool to room temperature.

For the Almond Cake Batter:
In bowl of mixer with paddle, combine almond paste and sugar. Mix on low speed to sandy consistency. Mix in butter until mixture is fluffy and smooth. Add eggs one at a time, incorporating one fully before adding the next. Add flour and zest. Mix until combined and smooth. Reserve for tart assembly.

For the Poached Apricots:
Combine all ingredients in a large vacuum bag and seal tightly. Fill a medium pot with 3 liters water and bring to boil. Remove from heat and place bag in water. Allow to slowly cook for 1 hour. Strain mixture and reserve cooking liquid for gelée.

For the Osmanthus Gelée:
Soak osmanthus leaves in cold water for 10 minutes. Drain and dry leaves on paper towels. Combine leaves and apricot cooking liquid in Thermomix. Sprinkle in xanthan gum, locust bean gum, and sugar. Turn Thermomix to second speed, and set temperature to 100˚F. When mixture registers 100˚F, increase speed to 6 and mix 1 to 2 minutes. Pour mixture into half-hotel pan and seal in vacuum sealing machine at 100%, until all air bubbles are gone. Return mixture to clean

Thermomix and mix on second speed until temperatures reach 100˚F. Line half-sheet pan with acetate and lightly coat with non-stick spray. Use paper towel to spread spray evenly on acetate. Working quickly, pour mixture on acetate, moving pan from side to side, to create thin layer of gelée. Transfer gelée to refrigerator until cold enough to cut with knife.

For the Almond Purée:
Combine almond milk and gellan gum in high-speed blender. Mix 1 to 2 minutes. Pour mixture into medium pot over medium-high heat, whisking continuously until boiling and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Make a slurry of calcium gluconate and water. Whisk slurry into hot almond milk mixture. Quickly pour mixture into bowl and chill in ice bath. Do not stir. When chilled and firm, cut into small pieces and transfer to blender. Purée until smooth. Do not overheat purée. Strain purée through chinois. Combine 400 grams almond purée in clean blender with almond powder, almond oil, sugar, and salt. Blend on low speed, slowly adding xanthan. Increase speed to medium high. Continue blending 2 to 3 minutes. Strain purée through chinois into sealable container and refrigerate.

For the Apricot Purée:
Combine apricot purée, low acyl gellan gum, and hexametaphosphate in blender. Blend on medium-high speed for 3 minutes, allowing the gellan gum to hydrate. Pour purée into medium pot and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. When boiling, continue to whisk for 1 minute then remove from heat. Make a slurry with calcium gluconate and water. Whisk slurry into hot apricot purée until combined. Pour puree into bowl and chill in ice bath. When chilled and firm, cut purée into small pieces and return to clean blender. Purée on high speed. Strain through chinois and reserve.

For the Earl Gray Ice Cream:
In medium saucepan, heat milk, cream, and half the sugar. In bowl, whisk together egg yolks and remaining sugar. When milk mixture boils, slowly pour hot liquid into the yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Return mixture to saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture coats back of wooden spoon. Pour into bowl, add smoked tea, and infuse about 20 minutes. Strain through chinois into bowl and chill in ice bath. When custard is chilled, spin in ice cream machine according to manufacturer’s instructions.

To Assemble and Serve:
Preheat oven to 350˚F. Spread smooth layer of Apricot Jam on surface of tart shell. Spread Almond Cake Batter on top, filling shell to its rim. Bake until golden brown and firm to touch in center, about 30 minutes. Cool completely. Spread a spoonful of Almond Purée onto serving plate. Place slice of tart on plate and garnish with Apricot Purée, Poached Apricots, a scoop of Earl Grey Ice Cream, a piece of Osmanthus Gelée, and Freshly Grated Almonds.