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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

I've Moved to Wordpress

Hello Darling,
I've moved to a new site, www.madamefromageblog.com. If you haven't meandered over for a peek or changed your RSS feed, please do. I'd love for us to keep our cheesy heads together.

For the record, my site here on Blogger now functions as an archive of my posts from spring 2009 through spring 2012. I elected not to migrate my old posts over to the new Wordpress site, so you can always come here for old time's sake.

Shimmy shimmy,
Madame Fromage

Sunday, February 26, 2012

The Unveiling of a New Blog

Come on, let's take a peak. My new blog at www.madamefromageblog.com is all ready for you. I hope you like it. Keep in mind, it's still new, barely out of the cave.

Note: All of the content on this site will remain here as an archive. Madame Fromage has now jumped blogospheres. See you on the other side. Cheers, dahhlink. And never fear, there is lots more cheese where we are going. xoxo

Friday, February 24, 2012

Parting Words

Dear reader, it’s really happening. My cheese valise is packed, and I’m off like a gypsy to a new blog on Wordpress. On Monday, I hope you’ll join me for a tour. If I’ve seemed absent lately, that’s because I’ve been playing with font sizes, learning a smidge of html, and preparing the virtual finger food for our next rendez-vous.

It’s been almost three years since I began writing on Blogger, and it does feel a little bittersweet to take down the curtains. This site will remain in place as an archive while I start fresh on the new blog. I like clean sheets, clean slates.

I’ve learned an awful lot since all this started in 2009. I never imagined I’d be this deep into dairy and so far from fiction (my original love, my advanced degree), but I find that when doors mysteriously open it’s best to pop through them, even if the hallway beyond looks dark, strange.

Blogging has led to so many good things. A place to commune online. Cheesemonger friends. Adventures in the wild. Many of the people I meet in the artisan cheese world are escapees like me, people who left ordinary lives for a risk, a whim. Some buy goats, I guess I buy urls.

I don’t think of what I do here as a job, but it’s created work for me. Good work. Freelance opportunities. A chance to teach classes on cheese and on blogging. Even a book is afoot. Yes, yes, it’s been a lovely surprise.

Lately, I meet a lot of new bloggers and blog-upon-a-star wishers who ask advice. Here is a speck of insight in parting: don’t worry about generating traffic or revenue. Figure out what your purpose is first.

When I started as a blogger, I pictured this site as a pillowbook where I would record tasting notes for myself. Over time it grew into a small universe, like a second home – more than a chronicle of eats.

A blog is an education. As you write, you discover. As you discover, you teach. As you teach, you meet other teachers. It’s like microbes gathering on a rind to break down a bloomy Brie. Mmm, yes, I’m hungry already.

For all these things, I am grateful to you. Yes, you out there in the ether. People say our culture is dying from lack of connection, and yet I feel more connected than ever. Merci beaucoup.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Eggs Tarentaise in Butternut Squash

I'm crazy about soft-boiled eggs. I eat one just about every morning, which is how I got the idea to bake an egg inside the cavity of a butternut squash with a little bit of Tarentaise. Tarentaise is a sweet, nutty cheese from Spring Brook Hill Farm in Vermont, made by the same folks who produce Redding Raclette

Today on the Di Bruno Bros. blog, I write about this cheese and offer a recipe for Eggs Tarentaise. It involves a few steps, but it's a fairly easy and very eye-catching dish. Here are a few photos of the process. To see the recipe, click here.

Friday, February 17, 2012

How To Get A Cheese Education

Cheesemonger Ezekial Ferguson working with a customer at Di Bruno Bros.

This week, I’m thinking about a question from a reader named Mia. She wants to live the golden dream -- to work in the cheese world as either a maker or a monger. She wrote to me asking how to gain experience. When I put the question out on Twitter recently, several cheesemongers fired right back: "Tell her to get a job at a cheese counter!"

For Mia and others who are sniffing along the dairy periphery, below are some useful resources. I should note that Mia has already explored some of these books and opportunities. She’s clearly a woman ahead of her time. I hope to meet her soon -- hopefully, over a stack of wheels.

Essential Readings

Steven Jenkins, the man who launched Dean & DeLuca's cheese program, surveys European cheese and offers the expertise of an importer. His primer feels a little out of date now, but I still see dog-eared copies behind every cheese counter. His regional maps are essential to understanding terroir.

Artisanal's Max McCalman approaches cheese as a master taster. His book on the subject includes fascinating insights into animal husbandry, chemistry, and pairing principles. Best of all, he assigns specific cheese boards as homework so you can learn about milk types and aging periods in a very hands-on way.

Liz Thorpe, of Murray’s, taught the staff at The French Laundry how to serve cheese. Her book focuses on the cheese renaissance in America and highlights pioneering cheesemakers from California to Maine. She offers keen personal insights, and her "Cheddar Lexicon" is brilliant.

Fletcher writes about one cheese per week in The San Francisco Chronicle. Each column offers a glimpse into a new import or recent release. Read her for a year and look for the cheeses she recommends; her discoveries and pairing suggestions are spot on.

Worthwhile Pursuits

Make friends with a local cheesemonger.
Find a mentor in your community. Visit a local cheese shop regularly and ask to taste the cheeses that you read about. People who work in cheese generally love to share knowledge.

Go to bootcamp.
Check out the courses offered by Murray's and Artisanal next time you're in New York. These come highly recommended, and they’re the equivalent of an SAT prep class on the subject of cheese. In Philadelphia, Tria's Fermentation School leads the way in cheese education for enthusiasts. If you want a hardcore class for mongers, check out The Cheese School of San Francisco. If you want a class for makers, visit The Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese (VIAC).

Get to know your local cheesemakers.
Visit farmers’ markets and ask cheesemakers about volunteer opportunities if you’re interested. Many makers hire interns, assistants, and market helpers.

Vacation in cheese states.
Wisconsin, California, and Vermont are the biggest cheese producers in the U.S. Make a pilgrimage along Vermont’s Cheese Trail or follow Wisconsin’s Cheese Map. All three states host annual cheese festivals. You can also go on a Vocation Vacation with a cheesemonger named Steve in Portland. Curious.

Attend the American Cheese Society (ACS) Conference
This is the equivalent of the Cheese Oscars, a show that everyone in the scene attends -- from cheesemakers to cheese retailers. Go! You’ll eat mountains of cheese and meet makers from all over the world. You can volunteer to offset the expense of the ACS Conference. The ACS recently developed a Cheesemonger Certification Exam, but you need documentable cheese experience to take it.

Apply for a job at a cheese counter
As long as you’re curious and willing to learn, you have the basic credentials to work at a cheese counter. Apply for a position and see where it takes you. Good Food Jobs is a useful resource for anyone searching for openings.

For more on this subject, listen to Anne Saxelby's radio program on Cheese Education and visit the ACS homepage for a list of cheese educators

Friday, February 10, 2012

Parsley Creswell Returns (with a Giveaway)

                                                                                Parsley Creswell's "Virtuous Salad," Photo by Linda Olle

On the Upper East Side, in a breezy apartment, Parsley Creswell lives a cheese-inspired life. She has a parrot named Gougère, and she dates men with names like Mario Provolone (a renowned tenor). Of course, I’m making this up, or, well, Linda Olle is.

Linda Olle, a regular reader of this blog, pens faux gastro-memoirs – a genre she may have invented. The Upper East Side Cookbook: Main Course is the second book in a trilogy that she’s writing, a series that combines rich prose and even richer recipes: Haggis Meat Loaf, chocolate nib smoothies, Chartreuse à la Thomas Jefferson, and something called Virtuous Salad.

In the spirit of Ruth Reichl, Parsley Creswell eats her way around New York, but not as a writerly gastronome – no, Parsley is an eccentric ex-fashionista who wears corsets and collects exotic recipes. She’s Gretta Garbo with a splash of Ru Paul.

Here’s an excerpt:
With an expensive pair of birding binoculars around her neck, a gift from a swain, Parsely foraged in Central Park for mushrooms sprouting high up on a tree trunk….She placed her treasure in tissue paper and a recycled orange-and-white Zabars bag, then dined alone...

If there were a Grey Gardens cookbook, this would be it. Linda Olle has once again revived her enchanting heroine, Parsley Creswell, and this time we follow her through dumpsters, across Riker’s Island, and to Japan. With each episode, she becomes more complex, more tragic, and more quintessentially New York.

I relate to her upbringing: “…Parsley grew up in the Midwest and believed that she experienced a form of hypoglycemia if she didn’t get a constant infusion of calcium in the form of milk, cheese, or ice cream, especially in the winter.”

Giveaway: So that you can enjoy this curious odyssey -- and perhaps try your hand at Onion Pie or Angels on Horseback -- I’m giving away one copy of The Upper East Side Cookbook: Main Course. To enter, simply name the richest dish you’ve ever eaten. Get your comment in by Feb. 14, 2012. I’ll draw a winner the next morning.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Soup Cheese

I never grew up eating Pecorino, but this winter it’s become my go-to cheese to serve with winter soups. The nutty flavor of this quintessential Italian specialty comes from sheep’s milk, and because it’s a rich, fatty cheese, a few curls shaved onto a broth adds beautiful dimension.

This week on the Di Bruno Bros. blog, I touch on several different Pecs and offer a recipe for Swiss Chard Soup. Full disclosure: Twice a month, I freelance for Di Bruno Bros., one of my fave cheese shops in Philadelphia. I pick out a cheese to feature on their blog, and I run a wee teaser here. The money I earn from this venture supports my dairy habit.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Valentine’s Cheese Advice

With the economy in the toilette, it’s an awfully good year to be a loving spendthrift. Instead of bedazzling a sweater and going out on the town, I suggest you bedazzle some goat cheese and stay in with some Steely Dan.

It’s as easy as picking up these chevre hearts—available at the Fair Food Farmstand in Reading Terminal—or making your own. Come on, you can find some fresh goat cheese and figure out how to press it between sheets of waxed paper for some easy molding. Pete Demchur of Shellbark Hollow rolls his cuties in fresh lavender buds and pink peppercorns, but you could roll yours in some paprika, craisins, or za'atar. That a grrrl, Martha.

Below, I've listed all the scrumptious sides you could ever want for a lover’s cheese board. Pick up some goat cheese, a weepy Brie, and a sweet hunk of Valdeon, then lock the door. Turn off all the lights, scramble for a candle, and feed your naughty cherub these tender morsels:

  • Cherry preserves
  • Spiced pecans
  • Dark chocolate
  • Honey
  • Dates
  • Baguette
  • Champagne

Don’t forget to relax the cheese! What I mean is: while you’re taking a warm bath, leave the cheeses on the counter. You'll want to serve them at room temperature. Otherwise this whole exercise is pointless.

Cheese & Champagne Class: Bone up on the finer points of serving bubbly and Brie at a Cheese & Champagne Class at Di Bruno Bros., 1730 Chestnut St., on Friday, Feb. 10, at 6:30 p.m. The swarthy Richard-Luis Morillo will demo and discuss. Tickets: $20. For more info, call 215-665-1659 and ask for "Catering."

Friday, February 3, 2012

Cheese Portraits at Wedge and Fig

Just a heads up about Mike Geno's stunning cheese portraits. They'll be up at Philadelphia's Wedge & Fig through March, 2012. The opening is tonight. Here's the postcard. Love it up!

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Haunted by Handkäse

Readers, you know how I feel about stinky cheese. I always welcome it into my home. That is why there is a funeral-sized incense burner in my living room. Alas, my last Stinky Cheese Mission went awry, and I am still puzzling over it. Did I eat a bad piece of cheese, or is Handkäse really and truly intolerable?

The tip came from a reader who heard about Handkäse during a German conversation class in New Jersey. She asked if I knew of it, then sent me instructions on how to find it. “My German teacher calls it Handkase mit musik,” she wrote. “The musik comes afterward.”

Okay. I like a fart joke. I’ll eat a farty cheese.

So off I went to Rieker’s Prime Meats, a German specialty foods store in the neighborhood of Fox Chase, Pa. I pictured a meaty fright wig of a cheese with a devilish rind, something akin to Limburger. I did not expect Handkäse to look umbilical, like a glassy Tootsie Roll. But, there it was in the cooler: slightly cloudy, tubular.

Let it be known that I loved Rieker’s Prime Meats. I loved the cuckoo clocks, the German cookies, the fresh spaetzle and rouladen in the dairy case. I bought bags of fresh pretzels, wursts, mustard in a toothpaste tube – all the family favorites.

The only item I didn’t love when I got home? Handkäse. And it wasn’t the musik.

Handkäse is a specialty of Hesse, Germany, where it was originally rolled by hand, hence the name. According to Cookipedia, it’s a “smeared acid curd” cheese made from sour milk that is ripened for several days in a “sweating room.” New terms for this cheese geek. Acid curd? Sweating room?

You get the picture. Handkäse did taste sweaty and acidic – like sour cream mixed with rubber cement. My first bite stuck to my front teeth like a fetid gummi bear. Terrible. I tried melting it, added onions – as others on the internet suggested – but oy vey, that only made Handkäse turn slimy.

If Tolkein’s Golem character had tried ripening a cheese in his cave, it might have looked like melted Handkäse. Look at it. Tell me you don't think of Lord of the Rings.

I’m headed back for some Limburger. I think I like cheese that smells like feet better than cheese that looks like a severed finger. But, readers, set me straight. Is there something I’m missing? Are there magical nuggets of Handkäse out there, or am I stinktarded?

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Ubriaco To Chase Away Doldrums

Now that the holiday parties are over and more sleet is in store, a person can easily turn gloomy. If you find yourself prone to despair, I suggest a nice wedge of Ubriaco as a cure-all.

Ubriaco, which means “drunken,” is a cheese that understands darkness. It spends months in a wine barrel before it comes to market. Originally, Italian cheesemakers hid wheels from tax collectors this way in order to avoid their fees. Eventually, these drunken cheeses became popular. Lucky for us!   To read on, please click here.

Full disclosure: I freelance for Di Bruno Bros. Twice a month, I pick a wedge of my dreams and develop a post for their blog. This is how I cover the cost of my dairy habit.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

How to Make a Downton Abbey Cheese Plate

I can’t seem to get enough of the PBS series, Downton Abbey, and neither can you. This became clear at the Cheddar class I taught on Friday night at Tria’s Fermentation School. It was a Masterpiece Theater-loving crowd (lots of beards and one waistcoat); Lady Grantham would have fit right in.

By the end of the night, we’d eaten seven Cheddars, and there was hardly a crumb on the tables. After everyone left, I couldn’t help but imagine them settling in on their settees at home with a spot of port and an episode of Downton Abbey cued up for a nightcap. Since today is Sunday, and you’ll surely be watching, let me offer you a few crumbs of wisdom about building a Downton worthy cheese plate.

Photo credit: JBUK_Planet
First off, Downton Abbey is shot in Cheddar country, in Hampshire, just one county over from Somerset. Highclere Castle (above) is the actual name of the palatial estate, and it’s just a jaunt from London, home to one of Europe’s best affineurs, Neal’s Yard Dairy. Should you decide to holiday in Hampshire, make sure you pop into Neal’s Yard for a whiff and a nibble. Lord Grantham would insist.

Secondly, you’ll want to serve some traditional farmhouse West Country Cheddars, which would have been fairly easy to come by in 1912, before the advent of Britain’s agricultural depression in the 1920s and ‘30s. Before World War II, Britain developed a Milk Marketing Board that streamlined industrial cheese production, decimating small cottage industries. Many great cheese recipes were lost, but a few have been revived.

Lady and Lord Grantham lived during a veritable Cheddar heyday, you might say. For a taste of some of these extraordinary cheeses, scout out the following wedges for your next Downton Abbey viewing party:

Mrs. Kirkham’s Tasty Lancashire
A gentle, citrus-bright clothbound cheese made from milling the curds of three days’ milking. The texture has earned it the nickname “floofy monstah.” You’ll understand why. Character: Mrs. Patmore

This wickedly creamy goat’s milk cheese has a layer of beautiful surface mold and a decadent, fudgy center. It’s a bit naughty and a tiny bit two-faced. Character: Lady Mary

Montgomery’s Cheddar
One of the best loved traditional West Country Cheddars, this is one of three recognized by Slow Food. It’s made by hand by Jamie Montgomery at his farm in Somerset. It’s a cult cheese for anglo-loving Cheddarphiles. Character: Lord Grantham

Keen’s Cheddar
To rival Montgomery’s, a traditional Cheddar that’s earthier and more aggressive. This clothbound beauty is made by George Keen, a legend in cheesemaking. Character: Mr. Carson

Lincolnshire Poacher
This smoldering character is named after a 17th century ballad. It has Cheddarish traits, but there’s a bit of Gruyere lurking in the background, making it a bit of a split personality. So of course, you can guess which character it best represents. Character: Thomas the Footman

This piquant, ultra traditional version of Stilton is made with raw milk, unlike other Stiltons on the market. It’s very feisty and worth every penny for its craggy, churlish nature. Character: Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham

For more ideas, pick up a copy of Great British Cheeses , by Jenny Linford (DK, 2008). Downton Abbey, Season 1 is available for streaming on Netflix. Season 2 streams on PBS.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Scenes From The Cheese Ball

                                                        Yours Truly with Sue Miller of Birchrun Hills Farm

You may have heard. On Saturday, I held a Cheese Ball in Philadelphia. It was everything I hoped it would be. And more. There were cheeses from Holland, London, and New York. We had guests from Spain, France, Norway, and Green Bay. Admission? A wedge of cheese. By the end of the night, I counted over 100 cheese tags left on the table. Amazing. Here is a glimpse into our wonderful feast.

The Cheese Board at 8 p.m.

The Cheese Board at 9 p.m.
The Cheese Board at Midnight

There were friends. And there were strangers. Cheesemongers brought dates and wedges. Couples came in gowns and tuxes. A king and queen were crowned at the end of the night. Here are a few outtakes. There are lots more on flickr.

A Beautiful Pair from Di Bruno Bros.

A Jesuit Digs In
Blog Readers from New York City (Columbia Students)

The night was truly an Alice in Wonderland of Cheese. Everyone brought beautiful wheels and wedges. Not a single block of Velveeta. Many thanks to the following cheeses houses for donating wheels and for sending emissaries: Di Bruno Bros., Quince, Fair Food, Wedge and Fig, Greensgrow, and Downtown Cheese. And many thanks to all of you who contributed so much!

Many thanks to the staff at RUBA, the Russian Social Club of Northern Liberties, for hosting us. The bartenders were quick'n dirty. The taxidermy was perfect. The kitsch behind the bar was spot on. I can't think of a better place to host a cheese ball in 2013!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Reading Raclette

So many award-winning cheeses are made in Vermont these days that it’s easy to feel Green State envy. One Vermont cheese that’s got cheesemongers buzzing this winter is Reading Raclette. Now, the Swiss make Raclette and so do the French, but until Spring Brook Farm introduced its artisanal version from Reading, no American cheesemaker had come forward with a melt-away Alpine stinker this good.

Reading Raclette has another thing going for it. All of the proceeds go to a Vermont nonprofit called Farms for City Kids that offers urban school children a chance to explore farming and cheese making. To continue reading, please visit the Di Bruno Blog

Full disclosure: I am a freelancer for Di Bruno Bros. Twice a month, I select a cheese and develop a post for their blog. This is how I cover the cost of my dairy habit.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Blog Redesign with Stef Patrizio

Designer Stef Patrizio works on a Mood Board at Madame's kitchen table.

Behind the scenes here at Madame Fromage, there has been a lot more than cheese on the table. Over the past few months, I have been working with Stefania Patrizio on a site redesign. Come spring, this blog will get her wings. Even a new url.

To start, Stef created a new logo, which appears on the Cheese Ball invitation (see last post) I put up last week. Yes, that invite was all her idea. She is a dream. She's also taught me a lot about how to think visually, set a mood, and re-envision this site. Here's how we got started:

Building A Better Blog: PART I

Step 1: Gather Ideas
Stef asked me to collect all of the things I own that gush Fromage -- from cheese graters to business cards. Upstairs in the Cheese Command Center, where I do most of my writing, I got started with a bulletin board. Max McCalman's business card, a personal treasure, was one of the first things I pinned to the board.

Step 2: Build a Mood Board
Stef and I spent an afternoon creating a "mood board" -- a process of brainstorming the aesthetic look and feel of the new site. She collected a bunch of images and put together a slide show so we could brainstorm color and tone; the images ranged from black-and-white mug shots of women from the 1920s to vases of flowers.

I gave a thumbs up to the mug shots, a thumbs down to the flowers. The process was much like going to the eye doctor and trying on lenses. The fun part was conceiving of a new look for the blog by exploring -- not text -- but photos and drawings. Of course, we had a cheese board to go with it.

Step 3: Design a Logo
Stef developed four new logo designs. Each one had a different look and feel. The unveiling, which took place at her apartment over breakfast, was exciting. I was so curious to know what she had come up with. After all, she had snapped oodles of photos at my house, and we had looked at dozens of food blogs together. I knew I wanted a logo with personality and a new site with some theatrics -- after all, what is a cheese board if not a stage?

Step 4: Create Images For a New Site
Stef and I made a cheese trek. She wanted to snap some pictures and shop for cheese. So, off we went to Di Bruno Bros., a Polaroid in tow. We snapped some photos of the mongers who are so essential to this project, then came home to plate our wares and shoot a still life or two. Stef turned into a DSLR ninja. You can't see it here, but at one point the tripod was propped on a piano bench and Stef was hanging by a toe from the ceiling.

Step 5: Keep Collaborating
The best part of this whole process has been sharing ideas with Stef. I met her at a cheese tasting, so I knew she valued some of the same things I did: handcrafted food, cheesemakers, exploration, stories. It's been great to find someone who is as passionate about images as I am about writing. Stef has given me ideas for posts, suggestions for blog features, and an understanding of how to build this site as a stage for sharing, educating, exploring, and entertaining. In the meantime, I've introduced her to a few new cheeses.

Stefania Patrizio (stefaniapatrizio@gmail.com) is a freelance designer in Philadelphia. She specializes in logos and branding for restaurants, food bloggers, and food producers.

Monday, January 2, 2012

An Invitation To A Cheese Ball

That’s right, cheese lovers, I’m ringing in 2012 with a CHEESE BALL. I hope you’ll bring a wedge for the giant cheese board I plan to create. And I hope you’ll put on a cheesy outfit, but it’s not required.

Why a Cheese Ball? Well, I just feel we should meet face to face. After all, I’ve been blogging for three years, and a grrl gets tired of tapping keys. I want to tap my foot to a beat. I want to go cheese Gaga.

Here’s the line-up for the night at RUBA:

8 p.m. Doors Open
We dance cheek to cheek to some live jazz, we feast.

10 p.m.  Raffle Winners Announced
Uh, that’s right. I’ve got a Mike Geno cheese print to give away.

11:00 p.m. The Coronation
Will you be crowned King or Queen of the Cheese Ball? Perhaps. If so, we must disco.
DJ Raclette will be making a special appearance from Wisconsin.

Midnight: The private party officially opens to RUBA Social Hall members. RUBA is open until 3 a.m. You can stay and meet handsome Russians or head home to recuperate.

The Cheese Ball does not require tickets. You must love cheese to attend.

Note: The invitation above is courtesy of the daringly awesome Stefania Patrizio Design


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Mad Girl Eats San Diego Fish Tacos

South Beach Bar and Grille, 5059 Newport Ave., Ocean Beach, CA.

You can’t go to San Diego and not have fish tacos. If you don’t, you’re a huge fool. The best I have found, without jumping the border into Mexico and going to Ensenada, South Beach Bar and Grille on Ocean Beach just north of downtown San Diego rocks all others.

The far range of tacos to choose from are mesmerizing. Luckily, it was Taco Tuesday so all tacos were $2.75 (except for lobster) so let’s have a variety! I can get beef and chicken tacos anywhere, so I chose a nice mix of grilled and fried goodies from the sea. I tried a few…Wahoo, Lobster, Baja Fish, Oyster, Calamari, and Shrimp.

Each incredibly delicious, fresh, full of flavor. My faves of course were Shrimp and the customary Baja Fish. I love the white sauce on top, it just highlights a tasty bite. I asked in Mexico what it was, they said sour cream, but it wasn’t the sour cream I know…but so crazy good.

The locals also rate this place #1, so I say it’s a must stop if you’re in San Diego. You must stop. Thank me later!

Tips: Sit upstairs if possible, this resto is right on the beach and you can’t beat the view. Cash only. Taco Tuesday lasts all day, so get wild.

5 out of 5 cute guppy kisses of fish taco affection.

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Dove Worker by CY

Interested in dove magic? Do you want to bring yours to the next level? Introducing a revolutionary DVD to teach you modern stage magic with doves.

From the basic controls and sequences to advanced presentations that will make your magic look as miraculous and visual as it can get, CY shares some of his most valued knowledge regarding stage magic. Dove Worker also deals with parlor settings for magic using doves, and all the critical details on performing with doves.

– Detailed lecture on costumes when performing magic with doves
– 11 routines and sequences
– CY’s variations on modern dove magic
– Guidance on making your own props
– 9 load grips for doves
– Presentation tips on performing magic with doves for parlor-size stages

“CY shows what it is like to present magic in the most visually astounding way.”
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Handout Hank by Puck

Imagine taking a silk handkerchief and tying a knot in it to demonstrate the power of hypnosis. Under your complete control, it bends to your will. Now, with a snap of your fingers, it comes to life… wiggling and dancing around to the amazement of all. Then, with another snap it stops moving and goes stiff. You untie the knot and immediately hand it out for examination. A charming and fun piece of magic that everyone will enjoy!


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Climate Solutions Must Prioritize the Human Dimensions of the Crisis

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A year after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico in 2017, many residents continue to struggle with mental […]

ITRC calls for major West-Coast initiative to prepare people for the adverse psychological and psycho-social-spiritual impacts of climate change.

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One thing I learned years ago from performers an cartoonists is to start an “Idea File”.  It doesn’t have to be elaborate, just a file folder or an empty magazine sized envelope will do, it will be used simply as a collection point for things you see, notes you jot down, or magazine articles you find that could be of use to you now or later.

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Idea files can be all sort of things.  Maybe you heard a joke you thought was funny…jot it down and put it in the idea file.  Maybe there is a costume you need for yourself or your puppet and see it someplace.  Take a picture and put the photo in your idea file.  You can also scour the internet to find photos, articles, and whatever else suits your fancy.

I am not saying it’s OK to steal, but it is OK to take pieces of ideas from many sources and create something new and unusual with this info.  Out of many places come new creations.  Use your “idea file” to help do that for you!

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Kevin Smith kevin at kismith.co.uk
Tue Jul 3 06:53:58 UTC 2007

On 3 Jul 2007, at 04:33, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
> Right. And it seems that perhaps we don't need the version at all. As
> far as I can see, the "new" approach (it was suggested by Jacek
> back in
> 2003 so maybe we can't call it new) would have global hashes for
> all the
> namespaces supported and that's all. Or we could include the service
> discovery identity as well.

We still need to do disco, a la current-caps, when we get a first-
time hash, to determine which features map to the hash (and we have
to be very careful to make sure we specify the security
considerations that the receiving client must re-hash the discovered
features to ensure the hashes match).

Kevin Smith
Psi XMPP client project leader - http://psi-im.org

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[Standards] UPDATED: XEP-0159 (Spim-Blocking Control)

XMPP Extensions Editor editor at xmpp.org
Wed Jul 11 22:09:57 UTC 2007

Version 0.3 of XEP-0159 (Spim-Blocking Control) has been released.

Abstract: This document defines an XMPP protocol extension that enables clients to control how their servers may block spim that is addressed to them. It specifies a default privacy list fall-through action.

Changelog: Updated to reflect move of privacy rules to XEP-0016; modified provisional namespaces to adhere to XMPP Registrar policies; completed editorial review. (psa)

Diff: http://svn.xmpp.org:18080/browse/XMPP/trunk/extensions/xep-0159.xml?r1=590&r2=1048

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JDK 9 RFR of JDK-8164524: Correct inconsistencies in floating-point abs spec

joe darcy joe.darcy at oracle.com
Sat Aug 20 23:10:00 UTC 2016

On 8/20/2016 3:16 PM, Martin Buchholz wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 12:32 PM, Martin Buchholz <martinrb at google.com
> <mailto:martinrb at google.com>> wrote:
>     Quibble: "guaranteed" may be true in practice,
>     but longBitsToDouble is technically permitted to reset the sign
>     bit back to 1 if the hardware is hostile. Because of this, I would
>     simply remove the word "guaranteed".
> After reading IEEE 754 2008 6.2.1. , I now believe signalling NaNs
> have to use the significand bits; the sign bit is free to use; and so
> I retract my quibble, and am happy with the word "guaranteed".

Right; the sign bit of a NaN has very little meaning. The hardware guys
like to be able to do things like for a floating-point multiply "sign
bit of output = XOR of sign bits of inputs" without having to do
inconvenient NaN checks :-) The NaN payload for retrospective
diagnostics is all in the significand.

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Review Request JDK-8228336: Refactor native library loading implementation

Mandy Chung mandy.chung at
Wed Mar 11 21:43:28 UTC 2020

On 3/11/20 10:25 AM, Daniel Fuchs wrote:
> Hi Mandy,
> On 11/03/2020 16:10, Alan Bateman wrote:
>>> I'm open to other suggestion.  This helper method avoids the call to
>>> doPrivileged when security manager is enabled and I think it's okay
>>> to add this helper method in package.
>> BootLoader defines methods to correspond to the methods defined by
>> ClassLoader so I don't think the loadLibrary method was too bad.
>> Moreover it was very clear when calling BootLoader.loadLibrary that
>> it would attempt to load it from the system path. I don't object to
>> putting this in but it doesn't feel. If it is
>> moved but I think we'll need to find better names so it's clear in
>> the 20+ places where it used (and also avoid the temptation to use it
>> in the modules that aren't mapped to the boot loader).
> That's probably a stupid question but wouldn't it have been simpler to
> redefine BootLoader::loadLibrary(String) to call the new
> LoadLibraryAction rather than removing the method altogether?

Thanks for the feedback.

I discussed further with Alan.   Other class and names are no better
than BootLoader::loadLibrary.  We agree to keep that helper method as
BootLoader::loadLibrary.  The changes due to the renaming is reverted.

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Underscore between variables

jamel nginx-forum at nginx.us
Fri Sep 26 13:43:59 UTC 2014

I'm trying to rewrite URL with parameters x, y, z to filename by such
template: file_{x}_{y}_{z}.txt
location /path {
    rewrite ^ /path/file_$arg_x_$arg_y_$arg_z.txt break;
    root /var/www;
But it is not working. Because nginx tries to use variables x_, y_.
How can I use underscore symbol to separate variables?
In bash there is curly brackets style for such cases: ${x}_${y}_${z}.
May be nginx has something special for this too.
Sergey Polovko

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MALAYSIA Tanah Tumpah Darahku

Monday, July 2, 2012

Furore over PSD chief's abrupt sacking

Pro-BN bloggers have hit out at Berita Harian for highlighting the abrupt sacking of outgoing public services department (PSD) chief Abu Bakar Abdullah.

While pro-Pakatan bloggers have hailed Abu Bakar's boot, pro-BN bloggers have slammed Berita Harian for making a fuss out of what would have been a low profile exit for the senior public servant.

rocky bru ahirudin attanVeteran journalist and editor Ahiruddin Atan (right) who blogs as Rockybru had said: "I should not be bad-blogging New Straits Times Press (NSTP), my former employer, but I am concerned that the pro-establishment bloggers are starting to feel the old itch with regards to the pro-establishment newspaper group NSTP, especially its group managing editor, Jalil Abdul Hamid."

Another pro-Umno blogger, Unspinners, was less kind, calling the report as a sabotage attempt against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and called for Jalil to be given the sack.

It has been widely speculated in the blogosphere that Abu Bakar's term was ended due to the botched Public Service Remuneration Scheme (SPBA) which would have seen top ranking officials receive hefty pay hikes while lower tier workers would only get a meagre RM10 increase.

"Jalil appears to be in cahoots to embarrass Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak by defending Abu Bakar through the space given to him for his complaint.

"Najib was already embarrassed enough when he had to reverse the decision (SBPA plan). The report appears as if Abu Bakar was persecuted," the blog posting read.

Najib had on March 8 announced that the SBPA would be scrapped and the initial retirement scheme restored with improvement after the planned reform faced fierce criticism from public servants.

'I had planned to retire at 60'

According to Sin Chew Daily, Abu Bakar was quoted as telling Berita Harian that he had not retired but instead had his service terminated by the government.

"I and my family are saddened over what had happened. That is all I can say, I don't want to say anything more that can be distorted," he was quoted as saying.

Abu Bakar said he received the letter of termination for his service with PSD, stating that his term would end on July 1.

He added in the report that he had intended to retire at the age of 60 but due to the early termination, his pension and Employee Provident Fund (EPF) quantum would only be calculated until June 30 this year.

The 57-year old had been in public service for 35 years.

In a brief statement on Facebook, Abu Bakar said: "Throughout my service as a public servant, I have seen and experienced various changes to the service and I am proud of everyone's contributions and achievements.

"I would also like to take the opportunity to apologise for any mistakes that I may have done, not because of any intention to persecute anyone but due to my own weaknesses as a human being".
 Not clear
According to Sin Chew daily, when asked to comment if Abu Bakar's termination was due to SPBA, newly-minted chief secretary to the government Ali Hamza replied: "I'm not clear on the matter".

He added that he had not signed any termination of service letters in his new position as chief secretary but will issue a statement soon on the matter.

NONEThe circumstance behind Abu Bakar's termination was first broken by the Berita Harian's Sunday edition.

A one-paragraph portion of story was also available on its website under the headline "I am saddened that my service was ended early".

According to the New Straits Times on June 30, there is speculation that the position may be filled by Abu Bakar's deputy Faridah Mohd Ali or Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry secretary-general Madinah Mohamad (right)- either would make history as the country's first female PSD chief.
According to Bernama, Farida will serve as acting PSD chief in the interim.

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How far will you go for your dreams?

“Raise your right hand as high as you can. Now raise it a bit higher. We always hold some back. To create art and do something that no one has done before, you have to go all in.” – Seth … Continue reading

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Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari

Synopsis Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction.

As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
Alternative Der Aufstieg des Schildhelden, El Ascenso del Héroe del Escudo, Kalkan Kahramanı'nın Yükselişi, L'Ascension du Héro au Bouclier, Pag-aalsa ng Bayani, ShieldBro, Tate no Yusha no Nariagari, Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari, The Rising of the Shield Hero, Восхождение Героя Щита, ผู้กล้าโล่ผงาด, 방패 용사 성공담 (방패 용자의 성공기), 盾の勇者の成り上がり, 盾之勇者成名录, 盾之勇者成名錄
Status Ongoing
Type Manga
Released 2014
Author YUSAGI Aneko
Artist AIYA Kyu
Serialization Comic Flapper (Media Factory)
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Postprocess Technologies Expands Its Reach of Automated 3D Post-Printing Solutions to Japan

Partner C. ILLIES & Co. Chosen to Represent its Data-Driven Additive Manufacturing Technologies

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Above: Executives from Postprocess Technologies and C Illies/Image Credit: Postprocess Technologies

PostProcess Technologies Inc., the first and only provider of automated and intelligent post-printing solutions for industrial 3D printing, announced its entrance into the Asian market with its first distribution partner in Japan, K.K. IRISU (C. ILLIES & CO., LTD.).

Founded in 1859 as the first German trading house operating in Japan, K.K.IRISU is a pioneer in East Asian trade and a specialist for top-end industrial machinery and technologies.

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PostProcess solutions automate industrial 3D printing’s most common post-printing processes with a software-based approach, including support, resin, and powder removal, as well as surface finishing, resulting in “customer-ready” 3D printed parts. Its technology delivers transformative results, including decreased manual labor, reduced cycle time, improved consistency and repeatability, and lower scrap/reprint rates. Additionally, as an innovator of software-based 3D post-printing, PostProcess solutions will enable the full digitization of AM through the post-print step for the Industry 4.0 factory floor.

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“K.K.IRISU’s main objective is to educate the Japanese market in additive manufacturing and to continue to be the solution provider for the Japanese 3D manufacturing world,” said Dr. Frank Oberndorff, President of K. K. IRISU. “We feel that by adding PostProcess Technologies to our lineup, will help assist the Japanese market to compete with other countries in Additive manufacturing as well as globally maintain the high standards of the tag ‘Made in Japan’.”

The two firms will be exhibiting at the Design Engineering & Manufacturing Solutions (DMS) 2020 Expo, taking place from February 26 to 28 at the Makuhari Messe.

About PostProcess Technologies: Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Buffalo, NY, USA, with international operations in Sophia-Antipolis, France, PostProcess removes the bottleneck in the third step of 3D printing – post-printing – through patent-pending software, hardware, and chemistry technologies. The PostProcess portfolio has been proven across all major industrial 3D printing technologies and is in use daily in every imaginable manufacturing sector.

About Manufactur3D Magazine: Manufactur3D is an online magazine on 3D Printing. Visit our Global News page for more updates on 3D Printing Technology News. To stay up-to-date about the latest happenings in the 3D printing world, like us on Facebook or follow us on LinkedIn.


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Maple Hill School not only focuses on students’ academic performance, but also cares about their social responsibilities. Each semester, all of our students are encouraged to take part in at least one community service activity. This time, all school members were divided into three groups to volunteer at the Richmond Food Bank, Aberdeen Skytrain Station and Minoru Community Center.

Jim Liu, a Grade 11 student, says he feels such volunteering activities are very meaningful, not only because they are helpful for students’ college applications, but also because they help to cultivate the sense of social responsibilities. “I also feel good about getting away from classroom for some time,” Jim says.


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Credit Union Name: BRAGG MUTUAL
Charter Number: 7955
Credit Union Type: FCU
Credit Union Status: Active
Corporate Credit Union: No
Credit Union Charter Year: 1952
Current Charter Issue Date: 01/01/1952
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Field of Membership Type: Multiple common bond - primarily federal, state, local government
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Son Brull Boutique Hotel Mallorca

Hotel Son Brull in Mallorca is one of the best hotels that we recently visited, and a well-deserved entrant into our top 10 list.  Here is why we loved our stay at Hotel Son Brull: 1) Top level service and attention: upon our arrival, the owner of the hotel personally greeted us and wished us […]

Isan Thai Food in Bangkok

Bangkok is currently experiencing a revival of traditional regional food, rather than only chasing after the latest international trends.  In my opinion, the best Thai food comes from the Northeast region called Isan.  Isan Thai Food is famous for being very spicy and pungent, seasoned with fresh herbs and fermented fish (plah rah), featuring some […]

Cradle Mountain Overland Track in Tasmania

The Cradle Mountain Overland Track is Australia’s premier alpine walk. It’s a 65 kilometer, six-day trek through the heart of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, part of the magnificent Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The stunning scenery and the physical challenge of the Overland Track have assured it a national and international reputation […]

Mekong Riverview Hotel: oasis of peace in Luang Prabang

This is a review of the Mekong Riverview Hotel in Luang Prabang, Laos, where I stayed in January 2015. This is the hotel I would come back to if I find myself in Luang Prabang again. Here are the reasons why I love this hotel: (1) It is located on the quietest, most secluded part of […]

Termas Geométricas Hot Springs Chile

Termas Geométricas Hot Springs is a Japanese-style onsen in Chile about an hour’s drive from the village of Pucon in the lake district. It is one of our favorite places in Chile because of the unique design that blends with the stunning surroundings. The Architecture blog, Arch Daily recently published an article about the hot springs.

Top Five Boutique Hotels in Tel Aviv

It is time to update our top boutique hotels in Tel Aviv. Ten years ago, when I stayed at Nina Suites for the first time, the tel aviv hotel market was completely dominated by large chain hotels.  Today there are more than twenty five small and hip hotels in the city, and here are our top five […]

Top ski hotels in Switzerland

Mapplr’s selection of top ski hotels in Switzerland Riffelalp Resort: luxury hotel high up in the Swiss Alps (Zermatt) Hotel Bellevue des Alpes in Kleine Scheidegg: grand hotel in the shadow of the Eiger The Lodge: Sir Richard Branson’s mountain retreat in Verbier, Switzerland (the ultimate in ski lodge luxury) Hotel Matthiol: cozy modern luxury […]


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I’m back…

It’s been a while but I’m back!!
I hope you are all well and have had an enjoyable few months. After a short break, I have this morning put pen to paper on chapter one of my new stand alone thriller!
Having conjured up the basic plot along with character profiles and locations, I am ready to once again venture into the land of fiction. I cannot wait to be sucked into the world of my book once more.
To all those that have read ‘A Hole in Serenity’, thank you for taking the time to give my first effort a go. I hope you enjoyed it! For those yet to take a gamble, you can pick up a copy for as little as 99p in the UK or $1.99 in the US. It is available from Amazon, IBOOKS and for the Kobo and also at other major e book retailers.
Finally, a huge thank you to my most recent followers and to all those who have followed this journey from day one! Please do get in touch with any feedback, suggestions or just to say ‘hi’!
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No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning

No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning

by Stephan Thernstrom (Author), Abigail Thernstrom (Author)
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Black and Hispanic students are not learning enough in our public schools. Their typically poor performance is the most important source of ongoing racial inequality in America today. Thus, say Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom, the racial gap in school achievement is the nation's most critical civil rights issue and an educational crisis. It's no wonder that "No Child Left Behind," the 2001 revision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, made closing the racial gap in education its central goal.

An employer hiring the typical black high school graduate or the college that admits the average black student is choosing a youngster who has only an eighth-grade education. In most subjects, the majority of twelfth-grade black students do not have even a "partial mastery" of the skills and knowledge that the authoritative National Assessment of Educational Progress calls "fundamental for proficient work" at their grade.

No Excuses marshals facts to examine the depth of the problem, the inadequacy of conventional explanations, and the limited impact of Title I, Head Start, and other familiar reforms. Its message, however, is one of hope: Scattered across the country are excellent schools getting terrific results with high-needs kids. These rare schools share a distinctive vision of what great schooling looks like and are free of many of the constraints that compromise education in traditional public schools.

In a society that espouses equal opportunity we still have a racially identifiable group of educational have-nots -- young African Americans and Latinos whose opportunities in life will almost inevitably be limited by their inadequate education. When students leave high school without high school skills, their futures -- and that of the nation -- are in jeopardy. With successful schools already showing the way, no decent society can continue to turn a blind eye to such racial and ethnic inequality.

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Babel Fish Bouillabaisse

Babel Fish Bouillabaisse

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As part of a sabbatical project, I have collected some things I’ve written into a lightly-edited, open access, Creative Commons-licensed volume. Some of this material comes from my personal blog, where I’ve been posting thoughts about books, publishing, and how online reading communities function (the actual subject of my sabbatical research). Much of this bouillabaisse comes  my writings at Inside Higher Edwhich is a born-digital news organization that combines sharp education journalism with a slate of bloggers, columnists, and guest commentaries.

Also available to read online at Pressbooks.

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Becoming a Baker

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An illuminating guide to a career as a baker, written by acclaimed journalist Glynnis MacNicol and based on the real-life experiences of an expert in the field?essential reading for someone considering a path to this challenging, yet rewarding profession.

Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best to find out what it’s really like, and what it really takes, to become a baker.

Esteemed journalist Glynnis MacNicol takes readers to the front counters of bakeries and cafes to offer a candid portrait of modern baking. MacNicol shadows Mary Louise Clemens, the owner and head baker of Ladybird Bakery in Brooklyn, to reveal how bakers work and how they stand out in a neighborhood, community, and city. In Becoming a Baker, MacNicol reveals the path to becoming a baker, from education to the creation of new recipes, from negotiating with suppliers to the possibility of opening a small business.

Prepare the legendary “Brooklyn Blackout” cupcakes in Ladybird’s kitchen, shape croissants at the beloved Sea Wolf Bakery in Seattle, and learn why bakers think the Great British Bake-Off has captured our collective imagination.

As the food industry changes to meet the 21st century, the role of a baker is becoming more and more central to our lives. For those passionate about nourishment, working with your hands, and the place of locally-owned businesses in communities, this is the most valuable informational interview you’ll ever have?required reading for anyone considering this career.

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How General Mills’ Segments Performed in Q4

Jun. 28 2019, Updated 9:41 a.m. ET

North American Retail

In fiscal 2019’s fourth quarter, General Mills’ (GIS) North American Retail net sales fell 2% YoY (year-over-year) to $2.34 billion, and organic sales fell 2% due to lower pricing. Its organic volumes were flat, as were its US cereal, US yogurt, US meals, and baking net sales. Its US snack and Canadian net sales fell 5% and 7%, respectively.

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Convenience Stores & Foodservice

The company’s Convenience Stores & Foodservice net sales rose 2% to $0.52 billion during the quarter due to higher pricing, and the segment’s organic sales and Focus 6 platforms rose 2% and 4, respectively. However, volumes were flat and bakery flour sales fell.

Europe and Australia

General Mills’ Europe and Australia net sales fell 10% YoY to $0.50 billion, reflecting a tough comparison with the prior year’s 14% growth. Snack bar sales grew healthily and pricing rose 2%, but organic net sales fell 3% due to volumes falling 5%. Ice cream sales in France were a drag.

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Asia and Latin America

The company’s Asia and Latin America net sales fell 9% to $0.40 billion. Foreign exchange and sales of businesses impacted its top line by 6% and 4%, respectively. Organic net sales rose 1%, reflecting improved volumes.

General Mills’ Pet net sales jumped 38% to $0.41 billion, reflecting benefits from expanded distribution in the food, drug, and mass retailer channels.

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Goodyear Installs Air Purification Systems and Develops a Greenbelt Area in India

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April 23, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Goodyear India Limited (GIL), as a part of Goodyear’s Better Future framework and CSR initiative “Solutions to Air Pollution (SAP),”has collaborated with Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF), Corridor Management Unit of Mathura Road, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), and Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA) for initiatives to protect the environment, to improve the quality of air that people breathe in Ballabhgarh and Faridabad and to raise awareness regarding air pollution and steps that can be taken to reduce it.

Under this initiative, Goodyear has installed 22 Wind Augmentation Purifying Units (WAYU) (i.e. Ambient Air Purification Systems) at three highly polluted locations at Ballabhgarh, Haryana. IPCA, the implementation partner, will maintain and ensure the upkeep of the advanced air purifiers.

In addition, Goodyear has also developed a greenbelt area of 2.5 km at the divider on the national highway between Goodyear’s plant in Ballabhgarh to Escort Mujesar Metro Station, Faridabad on National Highway 2.

The project was inaugurated by Shri Yashpal (IAS), Deputy Commissioner, Faridabad cum Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Faridabad and Shri Dhiraj Singh, Manager (Technical), CMU, Mathura Road, NHAI on March 27, 2021. The event was attended by CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and other government departments.

Mr. Sandeep Mahajan, Chairman and Managing Director, Goodyear India Limited, said “We are committed to caring for our environment as part of our sustainability efforts and our vision of building a better future. We hope our contribution through our CSR initiative ’Solutions to Air Pollution (SAP),’ helps the citizens of Ballabhgarh and Faridabad to lead healthier lives by breathing cleaner air.”

This CSR initiative is an attempt to reduce the levels of air pollution allowing citizens to lead a healthier life by breathing cleaner air. The technology used has been developed by CSIR-NEERI and has been customized to address the rising levels of air pollution in Faridabad and Ballabhgarh.

About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 62,000 people and manufactures its products in 46 facilities in 21 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to

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Whats for Breakfast?

Are you having eggs for breakfast? Here is a account of what you DON”T have to do to have eggs for breakfast.

  1. You don’t have to own chickens.
  2. You don’t have to have a chicken coop
  3. You don’t have to grow field corn or grain to feed your chickens.
  4. You don’t have to clean your chicken coop
  5. You don’t have to go out before dawn to pick eggs out from under the hens.

In years past (within my lifetime) if people wanted eggs, they had to do all the things I listed if they wanted eggs for breakfast.

But now, because you live in the most advanced society in the history of the world AND because you have the liberty to go anywhere you want for breakfast, all you have to do is go to a drive up window and order eggs. Or go to a grocery mart and buy eggs. Or go to a restaurant and order eggs.

Isn’t life in the U.S. wonderful?

Now, did you want sausage with those eggs?….

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Moments well spent

Brian Tracy, master organizer and goal setter, advises us all about the importance of the “now” –  the moment we live in. He encourages us in every decision we make to always be mindful of our goals. One of his basic tenets of his program is that we must constantly order our activities so that we are always moving towards our goals. In other words, whatever we are doing at any particular moment in time, that activity should be bringing us closer to our goals.

Another important point he makes is; just because something is urgent does not mean it is important. We will always have to deal with life’s little emergencies – fires will always need to be put out. However, if you are spending too much time fighting fires, when do you have time to plant trees?

When are you going to read that book? When are you going to write that book? When are you going to take that class? When are you going to give that speech? Sing that song? Start that new business?

It is the activities we pursue in the present, the decisions we make every moment that create what we are and what we are to become. Moments well spent bring us closer to our long-term goals; closer to the important stuff. If you don’t have time during your day to actively pursue the important stuff, you may need to do some thinking about what is truly important. Good Luck!

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Friday, May 13, 2016

The Four Human Group Souls: Lion, Bull, Eagle, Man

Rudolf Steiner, Berlin, October 29, 1908:

Today we will consider some things already known to you from a certain side. But in all theosophical questions, we only fully penetrate them when they are illuminated from different aspects. And within the theosophical stream here in our central European regions, things are discussed which are drawn from the most advanced occult investigations, and which can thus be easily misunderstood. On the other hand, however, we should not advance if we did not venture for once to speak about such things quite plainly. Just call to mind that if we go back in human evolution, through the various epochs of the post-Atlantean age, as far back as Atlantis, and then back to the older periods even in Atlantis — that then, if we turn our spiritual gaze on the events of that time, we find quite different forms of humanity.
In the last third of the Atlantean epoch the etheric body was still, to a certain extent, outside the physical body. The head of the etheric body was not yet united with the forces of the physical body, which are the forces of the ego, of self-consciousness. If we observe the process lying behind this we can say: progressive evolution consists in the widely extending etheric head withdrawing into the physical head. If we see a horse today, then the etheric head of the horse extends beyond the physical head. I have also told you what a gigantic organization the etheric parts of the elephant form, which stretch far, far beyond the physical body — quite a house, so to say. So, with man, too, in the Atlantean age, the etheric body was still outside, and gradually entered in more and more. Such an entry of a more rarefied member into a denser one brings about, at the same time, a densification of what is physical. The physical head of man before the last third of the Atlantean age thus appeared quite different from what it did later. And if we went still further back into the last Lemurian times, then one would see spiritually very little of the physical head. It existed first in a quite soft, transparent matter. Only through the gradual entry of the etheric head, through the gradual assimilation of substances, parts of the head become densified, and thus separated from their environment. Even in the later Atlantis man was still endowed, to an extraordinary degree, with what has been retained — but as a pathological state — as water on the brain, as a watery brain. In addition to this we have to think of a softening of the bones, a complete softening of the upper members of man. That sounds terrible for modern man. That which today forms the human head, and surrounds it, hardened out of this watery substance. The comparison I sometimes give is not altogether inept: the crystallizing of salt from a salt solution, in a glass. It gives a fairly correct idea, this crystallizing from a watery salt solution. What thus took place as regards the head at a later time, occurred with the rest of man at a much earlier time.
All the other members gradually developed out of a soft mass, so that we can say: Where was the human ego then, in reality? Where was the present ego? It was not really within man at that time but still in his environment. We can say: the upper members of man harden through the entry of the egos. Because the ego was outside man, it was still endowed with a quality which later became different. Through entering the physical body, the ego was enabled to become an individual I, whereas before it was still a kind of group soul.
I will here give a picture of the facts of the case. Imagine a circle of twelve men are sitting somewhere. These twelve men are sitting in a circle. Through evolution as it is today, each of these men has his ego within himself. Thus twelve egos are sitting in this circle. Let us consider such a circle of men in the Atlantean age; then the physical bodies sat thus around, but the ego is only in the etheric body which is still outside. The ego is thus to be found in front of each one. This ego, however, has another characteristic. It is not so centralized. It develops, as it were, its forces and unites with the egos of the other men so that they form a ring which again sends its forces towards its centre. Thus we have here an etheric circular body which forms a unity in itself, and within it, the egos. Thus there is a circle of physical bodies, and within an etheric circular surface, which forms a unity because the egos are caught up in it, and the single ego is enclosed. Through this image we come to a pictorial idea of the group souls.
If we go further back, then we can keep this image, but we must not imagine such a regular circle of men; these human beings can be scattered in the world in the most manifold way. Let us imagine one in west France, another in the east of America, etc. — that is to say, not sitting together. Where the laws of the spiritual world are in question the egos can still be connected, although the human beings are scattered over the world. These human beings form, then, this “round.” That which is formed through the flowing together of their egos is not indeed such a beautifully formed etheric body, but still it is a Unity. Thus a group of people existed at that time, who were united because their egos formed a unity — and indeed, there were actually four such group egos. You must imagine these human beings in accordance with the laws of the spiritual world. The group souls of the four groups passed into each other. They were not inwardly united, but passed into each other. One calls these four group souls by the names of the apocalyptic beasts: Bull, Eagle, Lion, Man. The Man, however, was at another stage of evolution than the man of today. The names are taken from the organization of the group souls. Why could one call them thus? I should like to make that clear today from another aspect.
Let us place ourselves as vividly as possible in the early ages of Lemurian life. The souls which today are incarnated in human bodies had not yet descended as far as the physical bodies. They had not yet the tendency to unite themselves with physical matter. Even the bodies which later were to become human bodies were very, very animal-like. The most grotesque physical beings were on earth, which would even seem grotesque compared with what we should call today the most grotesque creatures. Everything was still in a soft, slippery form — seething, watery, or fiery — human beings, as well as the environment. Among these grotesque forms were already, of course, the ancestors of the human physical bodies, but these were not yet taken possession of by the egos. The four group souls, whom we have already characterized as four group souls before the entry of the spirit into the physical organization, actually represented four egos who waited to incarnate — such egos as were adapted to quite special forms, which were down there below. One category was adapted to enter the organizations already existing physically, in quite definite shapes, another category to enter another. The forms which were below must correspond in their formation, in a certain way, to the kinds of egos which waited. There were forms existing which were especially adapted to receive the Lion egos, others the Bull egos, etc. That was in a very early age of earth evolution. Now consider that the group soul we have called the Bull soul enters quite definite forms which are there below. These have a quite definite appearance. Similarly, the Lion soul was drawn to other special forms.
Thus what is physical on earth shows us a fourfold picture. The one group especially develops the organs whose functions coincide more with those of the heart. They were organized one-sidedly in the heart nature; an especially aggressive, courageous, attacking element was in them. They were courageous, self-assertive, sought to overcome the others — were, as it were, already conquerors, born as conquering natures even in their form. They were those in whom the heart, the seat of the ego, had been made strong. In others, the organs of digestion, of nourishment, of procreation, were especially developed. In the third group, it was especially the organs of movement. In the fourth group, these tendencies were equally shared — both the courageous, aggressive, and the tranquil — which comes through the development of the digestive organs. Both were developed. The group in which the aggressive quality belonging to the organization of the heart was specially developed, formed the human beings whose group soul belonged to the Lion. The second group was that of the Bull. The third group, with the mobile element that does not wish to know much of the earth, belongs to the group soul of the Eagle. They are the ones who can raise themselves above what is earthly. And those in whom these things were held in equilibrium belonged to the group soul “Man.” Thus we have, in due form, the projection of the four group souls into the physical. At that time, a quite peculiar sight would have offered itself to the observer. One would have found one kind of race, of which someone with a prophetic gift could have said: Those are physical beings who remind one somewhat of the lion, who reproduce the character of the lion, even though they looked different from the lion of today. They were lion-hearted people, aggressive human germs. Then again there was a group of bull like people, everything adapted to the physical plane. You can easily complete for yourselves the third and fourth races. The third race was already strongly visionary. While the first were combative, while the second cultivated everything connected with the physical plane and working it over, you would have found the third class of people, who were very visionary. As a rule, they had something which, in relation to the other bodies, was misshaped. They would have reminded you of people who have much psychism and believe in visions, and because they do not bother much about the physical, have something dried up, something stunted compared with the abundant force of the other two groups. They would have reminded you of the bird nature. “I will hold back my Spirit,” that was the tendency of the eagle men. The others had something which, as it were, was mixed out of all the parts. Something else must be added to this.
If we go so far back as to meet with these conditions on the earth, then we must also bear in mind that everything that happened in the course of earth evolution, occurred in such a way that the affairs of the earth were regulated from out of the spiritual world. Everything was a detour in order to arrive at the man of today. One who could have seen more deeply into these things, could have made the experience that these lion natures (who reminded one of what we see today in quite another way in the lion body) developed a special attractive force for the male forms of the etheric bodies. These felt themselves especially drawn to the lion men, so that these were beings who had outwardly a lion body — inwardly, however, a male etheric body. There was a powerful etheric being with a male character, and a small part of this etheric being densified itself to the physical lion body. The bull race, however, had a special attractive force for the female etheric body. Thus the bull body had the special force to attract the female etheric body and unite with it. And now think further — the etheric bodies go on continually working, penetrating and transforming. The relation of the lion-like men to the bull-like was especially important in older times. The others come less into consideration. The male etheric bodies which crystallized a physical lion body out of themselves, had the power of fructifying the physical lion body itself, so that the procreation of humanity was especially cared for by the lion-like race. It was a kind of fructification from out of the spiritual, a non-sexual procreation. The bull race, however, could also bring about the same thing. That which had become physical worked back here on the female etheric body. In the course of evolution, the process fashioned itself differently. Whereas the lion nature retained this mode of procreation, since the fructifying force came from above, out of the spiritual, whereas here this process intensified, the other process was drive more and more back. The bull humanity became more and more unfruitful. The result was that on the one side there was a humanity which was maintained by fructification, on the other side, another half which became more and more unfruitful. The one side became the female sex, the other the male. The modern female physical nature has in fact a male etheric body, whereas the etheric body of the man is female. The physical body of the woman has proceeded from the lion nature, whereas the physical bull-body is the ancestor of the male body.
The spiritual in man has a common origin, is neutral, and first entered the physical body when the sexes had already differentiated. Only then was the spirit taken hold of, and only then the head hardened. The etheric body of the head united for the first time with the physical body; it was all the same to it whether it joined on to a male or female body, since both sexes were the same for it.
We must say that woman, so long as we look away from what in general transcends this differentiation, has, through her evolution, something lion-like in her nature. One will certainly find this hidden courage. The woman can develop inner courage; e.g. in war, in the care of the sick, in order to work in the service of humanity. The male physical body has that which in the true sense we can call the bull nature. That is connected with the fact that the man, as he is usually organized, has more of the activity based on physical creation. Occultly regarded, these things reveal themselves precisely thus, even if it sounds extraordinary. You thus see how these group souls have worked together. They so work that the lion and bull group souls cooperate in their work. These divine beings cooperate and, in the man of today, the labours of the different divine group souls are concealed.
These pictures which I have here put before you, in outline, will certainly have their effect. If you follow humanity ever further back, to the time when no procreation was yet possible, then we must say: The external physical female body changes into something which was lion like, whereas the male body was bull-like. Such things, however, must be taken in a holy, earnest sense, if we will understand them aright. It would be easy for those who have studied human anatomy, to deduce the anatomical differences between the physical bodies of man and woman from these lion- and bull-natures. Physical science will be utterly fruitless and only describe external facts as long as it does not penetrate into the spirit of these facts. Now it will no longer appear so strange to you that once a race of people existed who had a lion-like body. These took up the ego nature, and through this the lion nature was changed more and more into the female body. Those who received nothing of this spiritual element changed in quite another way; i.e., into the modern lion, and what is related with it. We will deal another time with the reason why these animals too are bisexual. Those who shared nothing of spirituality formed the modern lion, whereas those who did so developed the modern female body. In the course of time many, many other aspects of these things can be shown. Theosophical learning is not like the mathematical. First it was shown, for instance, that there exist four group souls of which only the names are at first given. Then some or other aspect is chosen, and the matter is illuminated from outside. And so we approach continually from another side. We go around what is first presented, and illuminate it from the most diverse aspects. Whoever grasps this will never be able to say that theosophical matters contradict each other. This is also the case, even in the greatest things we consider. The differences come from the various standpoints from which one observes the matter. Let us take with us from this gathering what one might call inner tolerance. May we succeed in our special theosophical stream in bringing this inner spirit of tolerance into the theosophical movement. Let us take that with us as a content of feeling and try and work externally in such a way that this spirit of the most inner understanding may become effective.

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