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Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, June 15
After two intense days of picking and Tweeting, the Beat the Streak Colbert Challenge reached its conclusion last night.
Albert Pujols — Stephen Colbert's pick for Tuesday — homered in his first at-bat against Yuniesky Maya to give the Comedy Central host a two-game streak.
@MLB's selection — Kevin Youkilis — went 0-for-4 against James Shields and the Rays.
The result: a Colbert victory with a high streak of two games. Mr. Colbert will gain full access to @MLB for a 24-hour period in the near future. Expect plenty of witty political banter, anti-bear propoganda and stern finger-pointing.
Wednesday's picks:
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there …
Paul Konerko: .478 (11-for-23) since '06 vs. Twins starter Carl Pavano
Vladimir Guerrero: .529 (9-for-17) since '06 vs. Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero
Angel Pagan: .500 (8-for-16) since '06 vs. Braves starter Tim Hudson
Mark Teixeira: .500 (6-for-12) since '06 vs. Rangers starter Derek Holland
Prince Fielder: .349 (15-for-43) since '06 vs. Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano
Joey Votto: .368 (7-for-19) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley
Feeling kinda spicy?
Matt Diaz: .583 (7-for-12) since '06 vs. Astros starter J.A. Happ
Jonny Gomes: .625 (5-for-8) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley
You'll thank me later …
Rickie Weeks: .195 (8-for-41) since '06 vs. Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano
Troy Tulowitzki: .000 (0-for-8) since '06 vs. Padres starter Mat Latos
Brandon Phillips: .182 (4-for-22) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley
Bobby Abreu: .190 (4-for-21) since '06 vs. Mariners starter Erik Bedard
Hunter Pence: .167 (2-for-12) since '06 vs. Pirates starter Charlie Morton
Aramis Ramirez: .182 (2-for-11) since '06 vs. Brewers starter Chris Narveson
Leaderboard time!
Current co-leaders jdc5850 and sebringt both advanced their streaks to 29 games yesterday. A shot to tie the season lead at 31 could come tomorrow. No pressure, guys, but tomorrow is only one day after today.
Top MLB streakers
Paul Konerko: 13 games
Andrew McCutchen: 13 games
Jacoby Ellsbury: 11 games
Home Run Beat the Streak pick:
Nelson Cruz: (15HR this season) vs. Yankees starter Ivan Nova
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Interleague starting Friday & lasting til July 4th… Anyone like to throw out a strategy or two? Keep in mind that for the most part, pitcher vs. batter stats are skimpy and generally well over a year old. If you want to throw a strategy out there, please avoid debating it. No strategy is perfect and all will have holes, we know that. Let's make it more for "food for thought".
— One possible strategy: Avoid picking 6-8 batters of AL teams in NL parks. AL pitcher a sure out most of the time; 6-8 batters may get 1 less AB vs. hitting in their own park.
— May need to avoid many AL power hitters in NL parks. These guys may be the DH or 1B. And usually, just 1 plays and 1 may PH.
— How about a simple strategy: Pick whatever AL team that plays against HOU, PIT, NYM
— No research strategy, no change for many: Pick O'day, best average vs. worse pitcher O'day, etc
I'd say we can consider picks that Ian provides every day, but he can't even beat Colbert, so maybe not the best strategy for Interleague 😉
lol, Ian's picks are HORRIBLE!
When I used to read Vinny's blog daily, I noticed that the Beat the Streak Report's picks normally hit .200 or less.
Even I have done way better than that and I have a horrible start.
Lav, there is no set strategy because nothing is set in stone but there is always a way and with interleague play upon us I think the Picks Of The Day could be good or even picking somebody who is playing the Twins, Astros, Pirates or Nats.
Of course there are strategies. Strategies are just not always effective; as we all know
Strategy = A method or plan of accomplishing a goal.
Goal = 57-gamer. Or in most of our cases: Goal = 30-gamer plus
@Vinny. Ignore last post. I misread your reply.
Agreed, nothing is ever set in stone when the human factor is involved. But some strategies are better than others as proven by the 40+ gamers this game turns out each year.
It's ok man. This game is so unpredictable and this year nobody is at 40 yet and it's half way through the season.
Speaking of success in this game. If Kemp gets a hit today, may want to keep an eye on HomeRun4 (currently a 23-gamer on page 2). This is his/her 2nd 20+game streak so far. Don't know how long of a gap between the streaks, but 1st streak was a 21-gamer.
LaV's List
Wenesday's Top Picks of the current Top2500,
132 Batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Matt Kemp 257 10.28 (3RD)(4TH)
Miguel Cabrera 244 9.76
Joey Votto 158 6.32 (1RST)
Lance Berkman 149 5.96
Andre Ethier 137 5.48
Mark Teixeira 135 5.4
Adrian Gonzalez 127 5.08
Albert Pujols 120 4.8
Paul Konerko 112 4.48 (4TH)
Jose Reyes 77 3.08
Prince Fielder 64 2.56
No Selection 38 1.52
Ichiro Suzuki 49 1.96 (1RST)
Highest "No Selection" 😛 pg# 5 with streak of 19 back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset rate was 26.64% with PRINCE FIELDER reseting the most.
There was also 22.96>% PPD due to players not playing. These streakers do not reset, but did not increase either.
Got Pinched OR 1 AB Wonders
TOP2500 saved or reset by PHA (going to include any pinch hitters and/or double switch, 1 AB or More)
B McCann ATL, RESET 8, Highest was 14 gamer
J Jay STL, RESET 3, 12,10,9 gamers
B Bixler WASH, RESET 2, 14,13 gamers
D Worth DET, RESET 1, 11 gamer
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick, (Times picked in top2500)
smoron015, 11, pg 66, 1318, AUSTIN JACKSON (PICKED 26X)
Bloggers Reset Yesterday
dragbunt104, 10, RESET by HUNTER PENCE
crazyforsports_8, 9, RESET by PRINCE FIELDER
GL to all
Some more stats for today. There are 116 streakers at 19+ streaks today. Many are gambling their streaks on just a few batters. Here's a quick breakdown of the most picked by those 116, about 65% overall.
M.Kemp x19
J.Votto x12
Ad.Gonzalez & Mi.Cabrera x11 each
A.Pujols & L.Berkman x6 each
A.Ethier & P.Konerko x5 each
Those that picked Kemp have a reason for concern. Intentionally walked in 1st inning with 2 outs and just 2nd base occupied. Tells you what CIN game plan is: Don't let Kemp beat you. Backfired on them with pitcher not able to find the strike zone. So, we'll see.
And with a CIN 5-run lead in the 3rd, that should ease tensions & give Kemp real ABs for now
And there's the hit for Kemp.
Just an update with those 116 mentioned above: Only 61 made it thru tonite
Just to be complete. Now 73 made it past tonite. Either a homefield advantage scoring change occurred in DET or gameday reported bad info, but Mi.Cabrera ended up 1-4 not 0-4.
A blowout in WSH and LaRussa wanting to rest his marquee players, helps reset nearly 300 Top2500 streakers. Berkman & Pujols pulled from the game, each 0-3
Wipe-out Wednesday? At least 40% of the Top2500 streakers fall tonight, including our only Bloggers Group Top2500 member.
Was just gonna say the same thing. Pretty healthy wipe tonight.
Actually the leaderboard cleansing may be so deep, we might have 3 new Top2500 members tomorrow from our Bloggers Group. May take just an 8-gamer to get on the list.
Maybe I did something wrong, but I am only showing 23.36% reset from the stats from Lav's list?
Where are the other 20% resets coming from?
Yep, your adding skills leave something to be desired 🙂
Cabrera, Berkman, Gonzalez, Pujols, Konerko, Ellsbury & No Selection from list sum to 31.6%. What you don't see are the resets from the other 100+ picked batters, but the most notable are:
Jacoby Ellsbury 54 2.16
Alex Rodriguez 32 1.28
Austin Jackson 26 1.04
Jose Bautista 23 0.92
And Starlin & Fielder, each with 1 more AB left & 0-fer, can add another 3.6% to the slaughter totals.
Miguel Cabrera was 1 for 4 today. That puts 9.76% back into the win column.
So it appears. Was that a scoring change late in the game? I swear he was 0-4 and I doubt both 00Liber and I both missed that one.
Yep, that's exactly what happened. A little homefield scoring advantage. There are going to be a lot of happy Miggy-pickers that went to bed disappointed tonight. Here's the transcript from a Cleveland reporter which clearly shows the hit, in the 1st inning, was originally scored an error:
"Detroit's Brennan Boesch hit a solo home run to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. That was followed by Miguel Cabrera reaching on an error by third baseman Jack Hannahan, Victor Martinez hitting a double, Magglio Ordonez walking and Alex Avila driving in two runs with a single as the Tigers took a 3-0 lead."
Good to know I'm not the only one.
I looked at yahoo boxscore and the play by play reads that he reached on error but the linescore shows no error and that Miggy was 1-4.
Still a healthy wipe even without Mig.
Well, lookie at that: Cubs now have Chris Carpenter pitching. Next year we'll have Pujols too 😉


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Unfortunately, the LHC has yet to discover the elusive Higgs Boson particle, but on a positive note auto industry analysts and Range Rover stock holders had also hoped the LHC would reveal the 2012 version of the company's sport utility vehicle, as predicted by the 2011 model. Which of course will help us better understand how a sport SUV should handle while still providing the same luxurious ride as a similarly priced sedan. [YouTube via Creative Review]


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The pilot of a small plane carrying North Texas residents to Florida reported they had hit severe turbulence and were upside down before crashing in the Gulf of Mexico in July, killing all five people on board.
The Federal Aviation Administration released audio tapes Wednesday of the pilot's radio transmissions, including his final desperate call: "Mayday, mayday, mayday!"
The twin-engine Cessna crashed July 8 about 25 miles west of Port Richie, Fla., several hours after taking off from the Collin County Regional Airport in McKinney.
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In addition to pilot Steve Barrows, 33, the plane carried Roland Schurrer, 40, the founder of a family-owned construction business in Carrollton called Quality Powder Coating, a marketing manager and two customers.
"We're in quite a bit of turbulence," Burrows told an air traffic controller. "Is there any chance you could give us some direction?"
The controller, based in Jacksonville, Fla., responded: "Looks like straight ahead is the best way out."
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"We're getting a 2,000 foot (per minute) descent here," he said.
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What is the sum of: 6 + 66 + 666 + 6666 ............+ 666666666...6 where there are n sixes in the last term?
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If a number N is expressed in binary by using only 'ones,' what can you say about its square (in binary)?
Using balancing scales what is the least number of weights needed to weigh all integer masses from 1 to 1000? Placing some of the weights in the same pan as the object how many are needed?
This article for the young and old talks about the origins of our number system and the important role zero has to play in it.
Explore a number pattern which has the same symmetries in different bases.
We are used to writing numbers in base ten, using 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Eg. 75 means 7 tens and five units. This article explains how numbers can be written in any number base.
If the last four digits of my phone number are placed in front of the remaining three you get one more than twice my number! What is it?
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Colman was the winner of the MAC Best Performance Award for her portrayal of Carol Thatcher, daughter of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in 2011's The Iron Lady, as well as her comedic turn in British TV series Twenty Twelve, at the annual Sky Women in Film and Television Awards (WFTV Awards).
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February may have been slow but I certainly made up for it in March with some great new releases, some used bargains and more than a few deals on Ebay and Amazon. Get ready, this is a long update!
Newbury Comics
Krokus – Dirty Dynamite (2013) – $13
Hatriot – Heroes Of Origin (2013) – $9 used
Halcyon Way – Building The Towers (2010) – $6 used
Jeff Scott Soto – Live At Firefest V 2008 (2CD) (2010) – $6 used
Mass – '84 Unchained (1985/2010 reissue) – $4 used
DC4 – Electric Ministry (2011) – $4 used
Psycho Motel – Welcome To The World (Japanese import) – $2 used
Flotsam & Jetsam – Cuatro (1992) – $3 used
Firewind – Allegiance (2006) – $6 used
Skid Row – Revolutions Per Minute (2006) – $7 used
Witch Mountain – Cauldron Of The Wild (2012) – $9 used
Anthrax – Anthems E.P. (2013) – $7
Adrenaline Mob – Coverta E.P. (2013) – $7
Clutch – Earth Rocker (2013) – $10
Lordi – To Beast Or Not To Beast (2013) – $13
Orden Ogan – To The End (2012) – $14
Rival Sons – Head Down (2012) – $14
Sinergy – To Hell And Back (2002) – $4 used
Ram Jam – Golden Classics (1996) – $4 used
Delain – April Rain (2009) – $6 used
Lost Horizon – A Flame To The Ground Beneath (2003) – $6 used
7th Heaven – Silver (2CD) (2003) – $6 used
Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Dreams Of Fireflies E.P. (2013) – $7
Firewind – Few Against Many (2012) – $8 used
TNT – Tell No Tales (1987) – $10
DeAllen – Deceptions Of Reality (2002) – $6 used
Trivium – The Crusade (2006) – $6 used
Evergrey – Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy (1999) – $4 used
Evergrey – A Night To Remember Live 2004 (2005) – $4 used
Saxon – Sacrifice (Limited Edition) (2013) – $12
Stryper – Second Coming (2013) – $12
Enforcer – Death By Fire (2013) – $13
Sebastian Bach – Abachalypse Now (2CD/DVD) – $16
Iron Maiden – Maiden England '88 (2CD) (2013) – $20
Iron Maiden – Maiden England '88 (DVD) (2013) – $15
Like I said…..this is going to be a long update!
The first trip to Newbury Comics in Warwick, RI was your basic run of the mill shopping trip, I was heading there to buy the new Krokus record, Dirty Dynamite. The cool thing about this trip was when I walked into the store, I noticed a new section labelled USED NEW ARRIVALS. I got the Krokus disc and went over to the new bin and found some great deals, the first of which was the new Hatriot album for $9 used. I went back over to the METAL section later and found a brand new copy of the Hatriot CD in the rack for $17, so I saved almost half! Other great buys from the new section: Halcyon Way, Jeff Scott Soto, Mass, DC4 and Psycho Motel. The Psycho Motel was an awesome find for $2 used because it was a Japanese import complete with all inserts and the OBI strip. I had just put the Psycho Motel records on my want list because I never really got into Adrian Smith's work outside of Iron Maiden and then I find one extremely cheap…..not a bad deal!
My second CD hunt of March was a return to the scene of the previous week's crime, I had to go back to the Newbury Comics in Warwick because of the great deals in that USED NEW ARRIVALS bin. Unfortunately, that bin had no new Metal in it and it was basically everything I already owned so I had to head over to the Metal section and see if any bargains came in during the week. Sure enough I found used copies of Flotsam & Jetsam's Cuatro and Firewind's Allegiance right away but the real gems were the Skid Row and Witch Mountain albums especially since they were both added to my want list within the last couple of weeks. The Skid Row CD was the only one I needed to complete their spot in my collection and I hadn't seen a copy in the local stores in years but this one was actually sealed but marked used…..even better! I read about Witch Mountain online and sampled some of their songs so I put them on the want list too but I've held off because the regular price was between $15 – $17 depending on the store. I found this copy on the hunt for $9 used and saved around $6 compared to the one new copy that was also there. I also picked up some new albums as well from Anthrax, Adrenaline Mob, Clutch, Lordi, Orden Ogan and Rival Sons…..all on sale.
My third and fourth trip out on the hunt were on the same Sunday in March when my family and I headed to the closest Ikea store about an hour away for a bookcase. In the back of my mind, I know that there was a Newbury Comics near the entrance to the Ikea about a quarter mile away so, after the trip to Ikea, I was able to get to the Avon, MA Newbury Comics store and look for treasures. Now Newbury Comics is an independent record store chain in the Massachusetts/Rhode Island area that I've shopped at for the last 18 years, they are the closest thing we can get to "mom & pop" record stores in this area. Unfortunately, the Avon Newbury Comics sucks…..no selection at all. You can usually tell how a store is when you walk in and see their inventory size…..when the t-shirts, toys, comics and other paraphernalia has more floor space then the CDs & DVDs, you know you're in trouble. I found used CDs from Sinergy, Ram Jam, Delain, Lost Horizon, 7th Heaven, and Firewind all for decent prices so there was a few things there but the gem of this rare visit was the latest Trans-Siberian Orchestra E.P. that I blew off when it first came out and I haven't seen it since.
After the Avon store visit, it was time to head for home but I knew that if I went a certain route, I would drive by the Newbury Comics Norwood, MA store (basically the biggest one they have). I wasn't going to leave without buying something but I found a few used bargains from TNT, DeAllen, Trivium, and Evergrey but I also decided to buy the latest from Stryper and Saxon (Sacrifice limited 2 disc edition) for $12 each.
The last trip of the month was back to the Warwick location for the new Enforcer, Sebastian Bach and Iron Maiden releases, all of which were new and on sale. Here's my one complaint: Why do some bands decide to put out live releases with the CDs & DVDs packaged together and some who separately release each format? And a second complaint: Why are double CD live albums more expensive than double DVD live videos? The case for my arguement is Sebastian Bach vs. Iron Maiden. Sebastian Bach's Abachalypse Now was released around the same time as Maiden England '88 and it was a very similar package, a 2 CD/DVD package vs. Maiden's separate 2 CD release and 2 DVD release. Now it's probably a label thing but why can't it be packaged together? $16 for Sebastian Bach and $35 for both Iron Maiden releases. It's more than double for the complete Iron Maiden package! Then you add that the Maiden double CD is $5 more on sale than the Maiden double DVD! It's just one of those things that bother me but I still spend the money anyway.
Best Buy, Amazon, Ebay and Bandcamp
KISS – Monster (Exclusive Best Buy edition with 3D cover) (2012) – $12
Saxon – Saxon, Wheels Of Steel, Strong Arm Of The Law, Denim And Leather, Power And The Glory, Crusader, Rock The Nations (2009 remasters with bonus material)
Saxon – The Eagle Has Landed Live (2006 remaster)
Triumph – Live At Sweden Rock (CD/DVD) (2012)
Steel Panther – British Invasion DVD (2013)
(Total Amazon order = $119)
Helix – Back For Another Taste (1990) – $12 used
Killer Dwarfs – Dirty Weapons (1990) – $9 used
Loudness – Lightning Strikes (1986) – $10 used
Return Of The Comet (A Tribute To Ace Frehley) (1997) – $15 used
Corsair – s/t (2013) – $9
Dreamer – Turn It Up (2011) – $10
So we start off the miscellaneous purchases with another version of KISS – Monster, this time from Best Buy with the 3D cover and supposed bonus track. Unfortuately, there is no bonus track on this edition, all the Best Buy CDs are just like the normal version. Bonus tracks were included on the iTunes download of the full album and the Japanese release. I have the regular CD and the Wal-Mart version in the special tour magazine so why not have all the versions? All I need now is the vinyl LP, the picture disc and the Japanese import!
I decided that I wanted to complete my Saxon remasters collection from 2009 and get all those bonus tracks so I put aside a few dollars from my tax refund and I picked up the 7 studio albums I needed to get it done. I also picked up The Eagle Has Landed Live 2006 remaster because they never re-did it in 2009. I also decided to get a couple of items off my Amazon wish list with the Triumph live release and the Steel Panther live DVD. The total came to $119 (less than $12 each item) and the Triumph and Steel Panther releases were priced significantly lower than the advertised sale prices that Newbury Comics had!
Ebay was another great way I picked up some older albums from Helix, Killer Dwarfs and Loudness but the two gems this month were the Ace Frehley tribute album and the latest album from Corsair. I read good things about the Corsair album so I decided to give it a try but I kept passing it over at the record shops because the regular price was $14. When I saw a brand new sealed copy going for $9 plus free shipping, I placed the bid and won the auction. The Return Of The Comet tribute album is one I've been searching for since 1997. Unfortunately, I didn't pick this up when it first came out in 1997 during the KISS reunion hype and I'm not sure why I didn't pull the trigger, I was devouring anything KISS at that time! I remember seeing it at an old mom & pop store back then but I passed probably figuring I could get it anytime and no one really cared about an Ace Frehley tribute CD. The the label, Shock Records, went under and the CD went out of print and that's when I had to have it! I've been watching Ebay for years but have been unwilling to pay the $40 to $100 I've seen it end for. I started watching a certain auction for this CD back in January and it was going for $75 Buy It Now. I watched as the seller relisted the CD four times and lowered the price four times until the disc was $50. That's when I stepped up and put in a "best offer" of $30…..the seller countered with $47. I waited again for the auction to end and the seller relisted the same CD again but back up to $75! I offered $30 again and was countered $65. Auction ends, no buyers, relist $70. Offer $30 again, auction ends, relist $70 again! finally I just shot the seller a nice email through Ebay saying that he was obviously not selling the item and I had been watching for almost two months and I was willing to buy it for $30 plus $5 shipping. I made the case that the CD wasn't that rare (you can get it at KISS expos) and that it was way overpriced but I was willing to pay half. Basically the response was a "drop dead" sort of reply. About a couple of days later, a different seller listed a used copy of the same CD with free shipping for $15. It was a 5 day auction, I bid $30 and won it for the listed $15. After I paid via Paypal and secured the deal, I then emailed the first seller direct with a link to the completed auction…..needless to say, that first seller ended up relisting for the umpteenth time but this time at $35…..there are still no buyers! The last purchase was through Bandcamp.com for a local Rhode Island band Dreamer and their latest CD, Turn It Up. I always like to support local music, especially good local Rock music.
Total = $489
Total (year) = $867.50
Average Price (per item) = $9.43
Total CDs (year) = 87
Total BluRays or DVDs (year) = 2
Total Box Sets (year) = 3


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Think twice before you toss your leftover chicken nuggets at McDonald's — they could be worth something.
A three-year-old McNugget bearing a resemblance to President George Washington sold on eBay for $8,100, the BBC reported.
Rebekah Speight of Dakota City, Neb. auctioned the patriotic poultry piece to raise money to send 50 children to a church summer camp in Iowa.
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She noticed the nugget as she was trashing unfinished food during a visit to McDonald's with her children in 2009. "Sure enough, it was in the likeness of President George Washington," she explained on eBay.
The uncanny McNugget still had a home in her freezer three years later, when a sermon at the Sioux City Family Worship Center inspired her to sell it.
eBay temporarily removed the auction last month because it violated the site's expired food rule, The Associated Press reported. But eBay later emailed Speight, saying it was "willing to make an exception to help your cause."
The McNugget had 44,795 views, with 1,610 people actively watching the auction, Speight told the Sioux City Journal.
She said she'll ship it to the lucky winner on dry ice to preserve it.


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Pope Benedict XVI arrives to conduct mass to open the year of faith at the Vatican October 11, 2012.
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Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to conduct mass.
Bishops walk in a solemn procession through St Peter's Square as they arrive for a mass led by the pontiff.
Bishops from around the world gather for the mass.
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A Swiss guard stands before the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Benedict opened a global "Year of Faith" as he conducted mass in St. Peter's Square on Thursday, Agence France Presse reports. The Vatican is celebrating the 50th anniversary of a council that changed the face of Catholicism, as it tries to rekindle the religious fervor of the time amid rising secularism.
A Pew Research Center study released Tuesday found that one in five Americans is religiously unaffiliated, including one in three adults under 30.
Read a transcript of the Pope's homily at The National Catholic Register.
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Bronx Eats: One Man's Passion For 188 Cuchifritos, or A Sunday Breakfast With Baron Ambrosia
"Most of the places where I film," Cooking Channel host Baron Ambrosia explained, "you can't capture what makes them special, the smells and the flavors. You lose something. But here," he paused, "it's so bright. It's not just the light." He was speaking about 188 Cuchifritos, the Puerto Rican soul food neighborhood staple decorated in sugary, carnival-esque colors. "You take a photo of this place and you say, where the fuck is that? Cuba, 30 years ago? Puerto Rico? But it's here, in the Bronx."
The subject of an early Bronx Flavor episode ("Cuchifritos of Love"), the Baron been making the pilgrimage to 188th at least once month for the last 12 years: a gustatory marathon driven by unwavering devotion. Intrigued to finally find out more about his relationship with the place that he, in previous conversation, had deemed essential to his culinary passion, I joined him there for breakfast this past weekend. (Months ago, he explained to me that it was here that, while filming a scene, everything clicked.) Having just finished his first full season on telebision, he's working on another unrelated, secret project and looking forward to the possibility of a sophomore run.
"For me, this place is it. I look for the 188 Cuchifritos in every community," he said, bridging into a story about his search for a similarly unique Samoan restaurant in Long Beach. "The platonic ideal?" I interjected. "Yes."
The restaurant lacks even a whiff of pretension, and the no-frills food follows suit: it's straightforward, simply dressed starch-and-protein-centric fare without a revelatory jab. It's the kind of food you eat to remind yourself of your grandmother's kitchen back in Boricua or, in my case, to squash that nagging hangover that just won't quit. There are no gimmicks, no boasts of authenticity. But, as the Baron points out, it's hard to imagine a place more genuine, and this absence of self-consciousness is a key element of what draws him to the restaurant.
To think I could out-order the Baron would be, well, narcissistic. So when presented with the keys, I was quick to hand them over and let him do the talking. We took our seats, my companion armed with a black coffee and myself a small cup of avena (Puerto Rican horchata) and, shortly after, out came the plates. Two heaping piles of chicharones dressed with ribbons of lightly pickled onion; slices of blood sausage and thick chunks of pig's tongue, two wedges of queso frito, a plate of sliced avocado, a bowl of jalapenos in vinegar, and—for me—a plate of mangu (mashed plantains) with those same onions. For all of this and a cup of juice to go? $18.50.
I'm not often a fan of blood sausage—it usually bores me—but I found the one here, cooked with rice, to be a step above others I'd had. The tongue was good and chewy, but a little short on the salt. Still, there's something to be said for a place that lets a decidedly funky, spongy cut speak for itself. Why bother eating offal if the bold, sensual flavor is being masked? Here, nothing is hidden and so perhaps this cut—above all else—speaks to the essence of the restaurant.
But mornings like these calls for baptism by pork fat, and the chicharones were naturally what most spoke to me. I ate them as instructed by the Baron, dressed in a spoonful or two of the just so mildly spicy vinegar. The mangu wasn't the best I'd had, less buttery and chunky then at the Allerton Avenue Pioneer Supermarket. Alone, the queso frito would be too plain. But paired alongside all the pork, its simple flavor and deep-fried nourishment was an appropriate complement.
The food here is, admittedly, not my favorite in the Bronx. It's good and always nourishing, but I prefer different kinds of flavors. The Baron's taste buds speak for themselves, and need no other vouching. But to share a meal with him, at a restaurant that shook him in such a profound way, reveals things about our own culinary passions. And that is after all what the Baron, in his own estimations, is all about. Like 188 Cuchifritos, The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia is about so much more than food—most specifically, joy. In that way, it gets to the core of what good eating is all about.
188 Bakery Cuchifritos
158 East 188th Street # 1, The Bronx, NY 10468 (map) 718-367-4500
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Williamsburg [8] is an independent city (meaning that it is not under the administrative control of any county) in the Virginia Tidewater.
Settled in 1632 as colony named "Middle Plantation" which was changed to "Williamsburg" in 1699, the same year the city became the capital. The city remained the capital of Virginia until 1779 when it was moved to Richmond. In 1926, John D. Rockefeller Jr commissioned a restoration project to bring Williamsburg back to its former colonial glory which still acts as the driving source behind the city's thriving tourism. During this period, 700 modern homes were demolished, colonial buildings were renovated, and more than 400 buildings were reconstructed on their original foundations. Today, Williamsburg is a popular tourist center where people visit in droves to immerse themselves in the nation's colonial history.
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The main airport servicing Williamsburg is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (IATA: PHF), in Newport News, [9]. This airport is serviced by Delta, US Airways, and Airtran.
Williamsburg is also located within one hour's drive (via I-64) of both Richmond International Airport (IATA: RIC), in Richmond, [10] and Norfolk International Airport (IATA: ORF) in Norfolk. Both airports offer a wider range of airlines and more competition, which may result in lower ticket prices.
For civil aviators, Williamsburg has its own small airport just outside of town, Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport (ICAO: KJGG).
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Williamsburg Amtrak Station [11] is located just north of the central district at 468 North Boundary Street. Amtrak Trains run to Richmond, Washington DC, New York and Boston via the Northeast Regional line.
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Williamsburg is easily accessed by car with Interstate-64 running northeast to Richmond and southwest to Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
For a more scenic view, VA State Route 5 from Richmond runs along the James River past many of the fabled James River Plantations. US Route 60 and VA State Route 143 parallel I-64 for much of its length east and west of Williamsburg and are alternative routes into the city.
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Public transportation is limited to Oleta Coach Lines [12] and the Williamsburg Area Transportation (WATA) [13] buses. They stop at the transportation center (the Amtrak station), the visitors center, and various spots throughout the town. They mostly are meant to serve the community, but the Yellow line goes to Busch Gardens and Water Country USA.
Most people get around by car. The intersection of Richmond Road, Boundary Street, Jamestown Road, and Duke of Gloucester Street (non-vehicular, but with many pedestrians) near Colonial Williamsburg and the historic district is the most notorious (and confusing) feature of Williamsburg driving. Dubbed by locals as Confusion Corner, right-of-way confusion can result in accidents or close calls. For tourists in this area, traffic heading west on Jamestown Road and east on Richmond Road toward Boundary Street and have right of way; all other traffic must stop or yield. This intersection is at the corner of the College of William and Mary's campus, so be alert for pedestrians in this area.
Free parking in the restored area is difficult to find, and is generally limited to two hours. Colonial Williamsburg offers hourly and daily parking in numerous short-term lots near the restored district. Parking at other shopping areas is generally free, though it can get crowded at peak seasons.
The Commonwealth of Virginia and Department of Motor Vehicles has certified local bus company Oleta Coach Lines, Inc for a bus route from The Williamsburg Transportation Center to shopping malls around The Hampton Roads area. The Williamsburg bus route [14] runs from Williamsburg to Hampton, to Newport News then back to Williamsburg. It runs twice on Tuesdays.
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Two places which are off the beaten track but well worth a visit are the Williamsburg Winery and Presidents Park. Both of these attractions are located just off of route 199.
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Williamsburg offers a good mix of shops and malls, selling arts and crafts, fashion boutiques, as well as upscale outlet malls.
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There are many places to eat in Williamsburg, mostly located in two areas: Merchants Square and a small stretch of Richmond Road. Richmond Road contains many of the chain restaurants found all over the east coast. In Merchants Square you will find The Trellis, The Blue Talon, The Cheese Shop, The Fat Canary, Lenny's, and Aromas, among others. The Trellis and Blue Talon are popular places for more expensive gourmet cuisine. The Cheese Shop, Lenny's and Aromas are best for lunch and they are also well worth visiting. The Gazebo, on Bypass Road, is a great place for breakfast. Colonial Williamsburg has a few taverns where historically costumed staff serve colonial fare. They are good places to eat and a must-visit for any Williamsburg tourist. Just be warned that most restaurants and shops close at 8PM.
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There are three bars, called the delis, which are conveniently all located at the intersection of Richmond Road and Scotland Street. The Green Leafe serves an impressive variety of beers (and tasty food) and it is significantly more expensive than the other two. The College Delly has outdoor seating. Paul's Deli serves good stromboli, which is even better when shared with friends and washed down with a pitcher or two of beer. The delis are right next to campus and they are very popular with William and Mary students. Pints and Pipes, located on Palace Lane off of Bypass Road, has pool tables steel tip darts and free poker tournaments and serves fine celtic cuisine (this has since closed). The best place to play pool while you drink is the Corner Pocket, located in New Town. New Town is a recent planned commercial/residential development located at Ironbound Road and Monticello (Route 321).
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Sometimes things happen in this world that re-write the rules and you know that it will have such a huge impact on society and the way we do things for ever. I feel that 3D printing is the next part of this creative revolution. I saw this video this morning which is a true marvel and an amazing and innovative way of using this technology!
If you would like to experiment with 3D then you can have a play with the new features in Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended by downloading the trial, we also have a dedicated web site for more information on Photoshop as well as Photoshop 3D, we would love to hear your thoughts, you can follow me on twitter at @richardcurtis.


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Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Progress for the Pilgrim
Last week Delius in Wexford, this week Vaughan Williams in London: last night, ENO gave RVW's The Pilgrim's Progress its first fully staged professional performance since 1951.
Like Delius's A Village Romeo and Juliet, this is not just a remarkable opera, but a shamefully neglected masterpiece - and by one of "our own" in "das Land ohne Musik". Like the Delius, it is far from conventional; it doesn't do those things we tend to think opera ought to do, although there is no particularly logical reason for the artform to stick to them - in other words, it's light years away from La Traviata. Like the Delius, it is slow and gorgeous, mesmerising rather than melodramatic, exquisitely orchestrated, incantatory in its lines.
Unlike the Delius, though, its high points are its choral writing, its concise, well-chosen words - liberally peppered with extracts from the Psalms and spiced here and there with super-perceptive satire - and its deep, rich spirituality. While the story obviously is Christian, there's a universality to it - much enhanced by this fabulous production - that had me, and others, in tears several times. Vaughan Williams himself moved "from atheism into cheerful agnosticism", according to his second wife, Ursula. His faith, one senses, is music: "music in the home, music in the heart, music in the heavens..." as one particularly glorious passage says. He offers us a score containing a great-hearted warmth and wisdom that can bolster our inner strength in the same way that faith bolsters Pilgrim's. Read this excellent piece by conductor Martyn Brabbins on the opera's history.
Clever, brilliant, inspired ENO, putting this work on now. It's a parable for our times: the polarisation of spirituality versus materialism, and the destruction of the non-conformist who dares to speak his own truth against the corrupt rabble of Vanity Fair. The anguish of loneliness; the glow of beauty that attends support when it appears. And the final mortal terror of crossing over to the beyond.
Director Yoshi Oida offers a production of harsh beauty, simplicity and power. The setting is a prison and Pilgrim's inner journey - in essence, John Bunyan reflecting on his dream - takes him to the electric chair. The imagery is focused, the tableaux striking, the designs - set and videos by Tom Schenk, costumes by Sue Willmington - magnificent and imaginative, haunted by World War I, yet never heavy-handedly so. Apollyon, the ogre, is delivered via a piece of giant-scale puppetry that has to be seen to be believed. Magnificent performances by Roland Wood as John Bunyan/Pilgrim, Benedict Nelson as the umbrella-wielding Evangelist (and more), and vignettes throughout by a superlative cast culminating with Ann Murray herself as Madam Bubble, Mrs By-Ends and one of the three Celestial Voices. Brabbins and the orchestra - which has been possibly at its best ever through this year - give the score an account that is fervent yet balanced, translucent yet heady, drawing out the contrasts within the subtle progressions of emotion and letting RVW speak through with all his radiance.
Go see. Fast. There are only seven performances in total.
On the way home from the theatre yesterday, we heard the news that Elliott Carter has passed away at the age of 103. It's farewell to a remarkable man and creator of very different yet just as immortal music. May he reach the Pilgrim's Delectable Mountains and cross the deep river to peace.
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31 Rue Cambon II Canvas Art
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Featuring our painting of a scene of one of Paris' iconic designer fashion boutiques, this canvas print was hand painted by us and is now available as a reproduction stretched and ready-to-hang canvas art piece. If you look up close you can see the original and incredible brush stroke detailing from our artist's brush. Read more about our unique process (HERE).
All stretched canvases are designed and proudly made in Australia upon order, and come ready to hang as soon as you remove from the box. By selecting the first option, 'Stretched' this means that the woven canvas fabric is printed with our artwork, & then stretched to a wooden frame & will be ready to hang on your wall when shipped.
Or there is also an option to add a shadow box floating frame (four colour options available) for a more premium gallery look. The finished dimensions for our canvas prints when they have this shadow box floating frame around them, will be an additional 4cm approximately to the listed size dimensions (height and width) due to this additional frame.
See our 'Size Chart' for more information. Also, this artwork design is also available as a paper Art Print (framed or unframed) too in addition to printed on canvas, you will find this in our 'Art Prints' collection. And we can ship rolled canvas prints internationally upon request for our international customers.
All prices are in Australian Dollars AUD$
- Proudly designed and made to order in Australia
- Premium poly/cotton artist's canvas
- Printed with quality UV fade resistant eco-friendly giclee inks
- Stretched onto a 34mm thick pine craft-wood frame
- Arrives ready to hang on your wall
- Gallery-quality finish backing wire metal d-ring hooks
- All canvas edges have mirrored artwork, for a full wrap around effect of the design
- An option to add a 5cm deep shadow box floating frame (in white, black, light timber-look, natural timber-look (all are non timber PVC MDF), or our deluxe genuine raw oak timber option)
- Care instructions: wipe down with a wet cloth
- On most sizes of our canvases the use of removable hooks eg 3M brand instead of traditional hooks is fine. This means no damage to walls, which is especially great for renters.
- All framed orders arrive safely wrapped within a protective box carton
- For International customers, upon request we can offer a price and freight quote to your location for an un-stretched (rolled canvas) shipped in a mailer tube. Please email us if you wish to know more.
For more information on our products and FAQ, see (HERE)
Update 4th August
Dear Customers,
We hope you are all staying safe and well. Just a little note to say that currently still in production here in this Covid time, and we proudly are manufacturing in Australia, to order, across several interstate warehouses.
We hope you are all staying safe and well in this uncertain time. Just a little note to say that we are still in production during in this COVID time, and we proudly are manufacturing in Australia, to order, across several interstate warehouses.
PROCESSING OF ORDERS: Please allow 4-7 business days for unframed prints, and framed prints 3-4 weeks in this time, whilst we navigate these new measures.
COURIER DELIVERIES: Couriers are not obtaining signatures in this time (will ask for verbal acknowledgement) and some delays is to be expected by our courier partners as they transit goods around the country from our warehouses (once we have custom manufactured your order). If your address has recently changed please email us firstname.lastname@example.com - if any orders return to sender , any redelivery fees will incur additional ship fees.
Where possible for framed prints - we ask your help shipping to a commercial zoned business address, this greatly helps (us) with home delivery surcharge fees. We appreciate your help here if this is a possibility.
We greatly appreciate your business in this time, and are here should you have any q's firstname.lastname@example.com or through our CONTACT form or 'Live Chat' us on our website 'chat' button, during business hours.
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Our Current Production Times in a Nutshell:
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Unframed Paper Art Prints = 4-7 working business working days to print your print to order, pack in a protective mailer tube (rolled), then dispatch out from our warehouse based via courier.
Framed Paper Art Prints = between 3-4 weeks approx to custom print and professionally frame, then dispatch out from our warehouse with courier.
Stretched Canvas Prints = between 3-4 weeks for us to print and professionally stretch and frame your canvas print, then dispatch our from our warehouse with courier
Our Courier partners (Australia Post, Allied Express, TNT, Fastway etc) are experiencing higher than normal volumes at present - please expect this.
How much is shipping on each item if i buy on your website?
$15 AUD Flat Rate Per Order on all Unframed Art Prints (shipped rolled in tube)
$29 AUD$ flat rate on all Unframed Art Prints (rolled and shipped in a mailer tube). Please note that it is the responsibility of the customer for any import taxes or duties if any incurred.Please note: currently we do not ship framed prints or stretched framed canvas outside of Australia. Rolled canvas prints can be requested, email us for info.
How long does it take to receive artwork I purchase?
For Australian customers, we offer both unframed art prints, and also stretched canvases, and framed art prints. We ship our unframed prints rolled in a protective mailer tube, with Australia Post Eparcel (who use local couriers such as Couriers Please, or Fastway Couriers) with signature required on delivery as standard. All framed items (canvases or framed prints) are safely shipped in protective boxes with Allied Express couriers for bulky items, or Australia Post Eparcel for unframed prints (sent in mailer tube). As our range is made to order locally in Australia, please allow approx 2-4 weeks production time for framed items, or 2-4 days for unframed prints, freight transit time additional. Note: We cannot deliver to PO Boxes or Parcel Lockers.
If our courier partners have attempted delivery, left a calling card and your order returns back to us , to redeliver out, a shipping fee applies quoted at cost to ship to you with our courier.
Please note, should we be instructed into any Government restrictions to halt production due to Covid, we will endeavour to get orders out to customers as soon as possible once any restrictions have lifted, if enforced, and appreciate your understanding in this time if your order is in production at such a time.
For International customers: All unframed art prints are shipped worldwide with Australia Post Eparcel International Air Mail sent rolled in protective mailer tubes. Dispatch ex-Australia is approx 10-21 days from order, as a guide, as all prints are printed to-order. In busy seasonal times, some delays may occur, please allow this. All parcels are shipped with a tracking number and 'signature required' on delivery, to ensure safe arrival. Australia Post International (who we use to ship our overseas orders) partners with all major postal services in each country, and a calling card will be left if the recipient is not at the delivery address at the time of delivery. Note: We cannot deliver to PO Boxes or Parcel Lockers.
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You sure do! We will advise your tracking number and carrier info once your order is dispatched. And should you wish to track your order you simply go to the Order Status section under your account. Or email firstname.lastname@example.com and we can happily help you out with any q's you may have
Once I have placed my order, can i change it or edit the shipping details?
Once an order is placed, it is usually sent to our warehouse right away, so generally once it is placed, we likely cannot change it as we may have started production! However feel free to email us to check if it is possible to do so. If you ever need to edit your shipping details just let us know. Please note, we ship with Allied Express (courier) for framed items, or Australia Post Eparcel for rolled art prints in Australia. For all framed items, we ask you put a Shipping Address eg place of business where someone can sign for the package with Allied Express couriers.
Business workplace addresses are preferred where someone is there to sign for the package within business hours. Goods cannot be left unattended. Art Prints (unframed) shipped in mailer tubes are sent with Australia Post International (which in turn is shipped using the local carrier eg UK Post, UPS Post etc) or Australia Post Domestic (Australian orders).
Please note: All art prints on paper come with a 'self' white border (a few CM of unprinted area (white) around the edges, for a contemporary look when framed. Please request 'edge to edge no border' in the comments box at checkout should you wish for the artwork to fill the entire paper area. Scroll down to 'border info' chart below the size chart for more info.
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What size do i need if buying an Ikea frame?
If buying an Ikea frame such as a 50x50cm frame, or 61x91cm frame ( or any frame with matting mount board card) that you want to keep in the frame, then we suggest check their website for the dimensions for the inner part of the matting. Then, order the size and request in the comments box on the 'Cart' page : 'print edge to edge no white border". For example , their 50x50cm frame, if leave the mount card in , would work best with our 30x30cm print (printed edge to edge, no white border). Their 61x91cm frame, if kept the mount card in, would work best with our 50x70cm print (printed edge to edge, no white border).
We print with the white border look simply to give some 'breathing space' between the print and the frame, and look like our imagery on our website. But if you want the artwork to fill the entire sheet , simply list this on the CART page in the comments box so we know to print without the border.
If there is a size you need, that it appears we don't list, we can adjust (no extra cost) the artwork file to print to your requested dimensions, on the 'next size up' we offer, if we list that on our Size options. Then you can trim down the paper sheet when receive , to fit your frame. For example, if you buy the Ikea 50x70cm frame , and want to keep their matting mount card in, then you would need artwork to fill 40x50cm. We don't carry this size but we do have similar, being our A2 size (42x59.4cm). Write on the Comments box at checkout "Please adjust to print 40x50cm, rest left as white for the A2 print". Trim down edges if required once receive.
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Solange: Beyonce's Sister Punches & Kicks Jay Z In An Elevator — Watch
Family feud! An absolutely shocking new video hit the internet on May 12 revealing a giant physical fight that went down between Jay Z and his wife Beyonce's sister, Solange, in a hotel elevator at a Met Gala after-party on May 5. Watch the clip below and tell us what YOU think happened to cause Solange to go off on Jay!
All does not appear to be okay with the Knowles family. A ton of questions are arising after a video was released of Solange violently attacking her sister Beyonce's husband, Jay Z, in an elevator during a Met Gala after-party at the Standard Hotel in New York City on May 5.
Solange Knowles Attacks Jay Z After Met Gala
The video, which was caught on tape by the Standard's surveillance cameras and obtained by TMZ, shows Beyonce, Jay, Solange, and a bodyguard getting into an elevator, and almost immediately you can see Solange get in her brother-in-law's face. There's no sound, but Solange's anger is palpable — and she's clearly furious with Jay.
Solange Knowles Hits Jay Z With Purse In Full Extended Video — Watch
After a few seconds of yelling, Jay seems to try to calm Solange down, and that's when she starts swinging at him. She connects a few times with her hands before the bodyguard restrains her, but she continues to go after Jay, wildly kicking at him.
Solange Knowles: You Should Have Never Hit Jay Z
The two continue to yell back and forth — and Beyonce seemingly joins in an apparent attempt to control the situation — but Solange doesn't let up, and she hits Jay with a few more stray leg-kicks. It also looks as if Solange may have tried to spit on Jay Z. On his part, Jay mostly lets the blows land without retaliating.
Jay Z: Worried Solange Knowles Fight Video Will Tear His Family Apart
Interestingly, you can also see the bodyguard in the video hit the emergency switch on the elevator, presumably to keep the fight private and not have it spill out into the Standard Hotel's lobby or hallway.
Why Did Solange & Jay Z Fight?
Earlier in the night, Solange took the Met Gala red carpet separately from Jay and Beyonce. Both Knowles sisters looked absolutely stunning, and there was no way anyone could have predicted that a blow-out, physical brawl was going to go down in just a few short hours.
Beyonce Instagrams About Bad 'Influence' After Solange & Jay Z Fight
As of yet, there's still nothing to hint at what caused this insanely violent fight, but clearly Beyonce's sister and husband have some issues that they need to iron out. There's also a possibility that this scuffle was business-related. Either way, Solange's anger and Jay's shock were painted all over their faces as they were photographed exiting the elevator (see the pic above).
Solange Knowles Attacked Jay Z In Order To Defend Beyonce
HollywoodLife.com has reached out to both Solange and Jay's reps. Stay tuned for more information on this shocking story.
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ABC is giving "Ugly Betty" the boot after the end of this season.
Writers for the creative but unpopular show will have several episodes to write a proper ending to the comedy, after which it will go off air, Entertainment Weekly reported.
"We've mutually come to the difficult decision to make this Ugly Betty's final season, and are announcing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying conclusion," ABC said in a statement. "We are extremely proud of this groundbreaking series, and felt it was important to give the fans a proper farewell."
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ABC honchos didn't give an explicit reason why the show was canceled, but industry observers noted that "Ugly Betty" never drew viewers in great numbers despite experiments with the broadcast schedule.
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Monday, August 06, 2007
New Beginning 333
Stan's grandma grimly went about the business of disinfecting the apartment. She pushed strands of hair out of her face and grunted. "What a pigsty, and I don't mean maybe."
Stan sat on the corner of the couch. He had pulled his feet up off the floor because his grandma had to get the broom up under the couch. She swept out yellowing newspaper pages, toys, bits of food, and one or two unidentifiable items.
"Hey, there's my Army tank!" Stan reached down into the pile of trash and retrieved his missing toy.
"Mother of Christ. I do believe that's a dead mouse." She poked something with her broom and glared at Stan's dad. "Jesus, Jackie, come on! I taught you about being clean. You know what can happen if thing's ain't kept clean!"
"What, ma? Come on, what?" Stan's dad was preoccupied. "I got some money on this game, you know?" He sat in his armchair, chain smoking, his foot on the coffee table tapping endlessly.
Stan threw his army tank onto the coffee table and dropped his pants. "Number two, coming through!" He squatted next to the litter box and pushed everything out.
Grandma shooed him away with her broom. "Mother of Mother of Christ. We need TWO litterboxes around here. And I don't mean maybe."
"Will you two keep it down?" Jackie crushed a cigarette on the armchair and reached for another.
"What the hell . . . ?" Stan's grandma pulled a dust-bunny-covered body from behind the couch. "Brother of daughter of Christ," she said. "I think I've found Stan's mom!"
Opening: Steve Gallagher.....Continuation: takoda/Bill Highsmith
11 comments:
- Evil Editor said...
Unchosen Continuation:
"I warned you about what dirt breeds when it's left unswept."
"And what's going to happen, Ma? Tell me what! Friggen dirt monsters are going to leap out of the woodwork like that old OUTER LIMITS show?"
"Germs and bugs, diseases like colds. plagues and nasty things like that."
"Does Filthy McNasty rise from the dead? A big black coal monster? Sanjia? The battleship Potemkin? What, Ma, what?"
"I'll show you what!" the old lady screamed, her face distorting, fang growing , hair sprouting from her sagging boobs. In seconds, a hideous half-wolf, half-zombie, half-harpy leaned towards him on his mother's walker.
"This, and if I was any younger, I'd show you what I could do with a nasty-mouthed youngster like you, you, you, you, ungrateful bastard."
- writtenwyrdd said...
OMG that continuation is pure nasty! But funny.
Author, this beginning definitely got me curious, and I got a great feeling for granny's colorful language as well as something about Stan's family housekeeping. Not sure that knowledge is leading us anywhere important, though, if the focus is on Stan. (Because you call the father "Stan's dad" I assume Stan is going to be the main character here.)
Anyhow, this is bordering on parody already so you might look at the following bits and tone the housekeeping details if they are just used to establish mood or the setting/situation. This opening lends itself to some really, um, ripe parody. It's only 150 words, though, so the usual codicils apply. I'd have to read more to really form an opinion about this being over the top.
I liked it. Would have read on.
- Robin S. said...
I like it, and woud read on.
The only word I'd change is to take out the "had" in "He had pulled his feet up"...
You did a good job, in my opinion, of making us see these characters, purely from their use of speech, and their actions.
I'd be interested to know in what direction this story goes - whch is why I'd keep reading.
The continuation was a scream. Soooo, takoda, you and this Bill Highsmith guy have a writing thing going on, do you? Hmmmm.
- Bernita said...
Lines like "She... grunted. "What a pigsty," definitly imply parody.
- jjdebenedictis said...
This does a very good job of painting a scene; I feel like I've got a grip on all the characters' personalities.
A person could argue the characters are stereotypical, but I would say archetypal - I found them recognizable and funny.
However, there's nothing to draw me into the story. No one has a problem to solve except Grandma, and she appears to be solving it. There's no real tension and no reason for the reader to care about the characters.
- Stephen J. Gallagher said...
Thanks for the inputs, everyone (and of course to Evil for posting this for comments). It's tough to show much of the narrative arc and direction in 150 words but I think takoda's parody (which I thought was effing excellent, btw) definitely highlights some areas where I might want to take some heavy-grade sandpaper to some of the more, hemm, florid turns of the phrase. :-0
Steve Gallagher
- Dave Fragments said...
Blogger must have eaten my earlier comment. Bad Blogger, Bad Blogger! finger wag, finger wag
The essence was why don't you say "Stan grabbed his toy from the trash" instead of: "Stan reached down into the pile of trash and retrieved his missing toy"
And I also argued against using the word "unidentifiable" because it's not colorful.
And when you say, "She poked something with her broom" I thought "She poked the dried carcass with her broom" would add more color.
- writtenwyrdd said...
In my experience, the more clever I think a turn of phrase is, the more sandpaper is required. Unfair, isn't it?
- McKoala said...
For some reason I thought Stan was an adult. Perhaps a POV thing - I read this as third person close, but the language didn't seem like that of a small boy.
The combination of Takoda and Bill gives birth to...hilarity.
- Nancy Beck said...
Bwahaha! That continuation was BRILLIANT!
This is a pretty good beginning; granny had me chuckling. I'd maybe trim some of the housekeeping stuff to move the story along.
I'd read on to see where this was going.
- Anonymous said...
This opening is very vivid, but it left me feeling like the author is going to use a bunch of cheap tricks to get emotional effect. Like I'm being manipulated into feeling sorry for poor little Stan because he lives in squalor, he's presumably motherless, and his father is a racetrack junkie. I mean, okay, that's not good, but maybe if you could show me something about Stan instead of just telling me how bad things are?


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I am having difficulty with a particular segment of a project and have created a test class in an attempt to debug it. The project requires a multi-dimensional array consisting of boolean values which I set to false and then specific coordinates of that grid to true. I then have a method with an if statement that if that boolean value is true then do such and such. It works backwards. Trying to look into the cause of this I created the following class:
Why can't I print those boolean values from the grid in this manner?public class booleanArrayTest { /** * @param args */ public int n = 9; public boolean[][] start = new boolean[n][n]; public void falseStart() { for (int x = 0; x < n; x++) { for (int y = 0; y < n; y++) { start[x][y] = false; } } } public void displayStart() { for (int x = 0; x < n; x++) { for (int y = 0; y < n; y++) { if (start[x][y] = false) { System.out.println(start[x][y]); } } } } public static void main(String[] args) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub booleanArrayTest ArrayTest = new booleanArrayTest(); ArrayTest.falseStart(); ArrayTest.displayStart(); } }
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I just glued two of my favorite technologies together, Asterisk (the opensource PBX/VoIP/etc system) and HAppS (the Haskell Application Server framework).
If you have heard of HAppS, but never used it, you may have the impression that HAppS is a web development platform -- but that is not quite correct. HAppS is actually a collection of several different server components which can be combined together or used separately.
In this post, I will show how to build as simple FastAGI server on top of the HAppS-State component. We will not be using the web component (HAppS-Server), which is the part that provides HTTP, templating, cookies, etc. This post assumes no prior knowledge of HAppS or AGI.
What You Will Need
If you want to build this demo you will need:
- the latest version of HAppS-State and it's dependencies.
- Asterisk (I think any version later than 1.0 should work. I use 1.4.17 from Ubuntu Hardy)
- The haskell AGI library
darcs get http://src.seereason.com/fastagi-hitcounter
make HitCounter.hs to produce a nice, clean
.hs file from the
.lhs file.
The asterisk server can be extended by using the Asterisk Gateway Interface (AGI). AGI provides the functionality you need to do stuff like "Please enter your 16-digit account number."
An AGI script is a standalone program you write (in a language of your choice). Asterisk communications with your AGI script by running it directly, and writing to its stdin and reading from its stdout. The AGI protocol consists of simple commands and
responses which are human readable text.
Asterisk also has the option of communicating with your AGI script remotely via TCP instead of directly running a local program. This feature is known as FastAGI. The commands and responses are identical to normal AGI, the only differences are:
- The communication channel is setup via TCP instead of forking off a local process
- Some extra AGI variables are passed in by FastAGI
There is one additional importing difference, which is more of a side-effect. When using plain-old AGI, a new process will be spawned for each call. When using FastAGI, a new TCP connection will be opened -- typically to a single, long running server process. So, with AGI you will need to worry about how to provide communication and synchronization between multiple processes, but with FastAGI, you can just use threads.
The HAppS State component provides in-memory state with ACID guarantees. It uses write ahead logging and checkpointing to ensure the state can be restored from disk in the event of a power outage, and also provides multimaster replication. Unlike a traditional relational database, HAppS-State works directly with native, arbitrary Haskell data types. This means you don't have to figure out how to get your beautiful data structures wedged into a relational database just to get ACID guarantees and replication.
Example Application
The remainder of the post is a simple example which implements a hit-counter. When you call the phone number, it tells you what caller number you are. I won't go into too much detail about the HAppS State portion, since this post is supposed to show how to integrate AGI, not how to use HAppS State.
> {-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell, UndecidableInstances, TypeFamilies,
> TypeSynonymInstances, FlexibleInstances, DeriveDataTypeable,
> MultiParamTypeClasses, TypeOperators, GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
> module Main where
> import Control.Concurrent
> import Control.Monad
> import Control.Monad.Reader
> import Control.Monad.State
> import Control.Monad.Trans
> import HAppS.Data
> import HAppS.State
> import Network
> import Network.AGI
> import System.Random
> import System.Posix.Unistd
The first thing we do is define the type we will use to store our
persistent state (aka, our "database schema"). The
deriveAll is
similar to
deriving (Eq, Ord, Read, Show, Num, Enum, Default,. Since there is no way to extend
Data, Typeable)
deriving, we have to use Template Haskell to add support
for deriving
> $(deriveAll [''Eq,''Ord,''Read,''Show,''Num,''Enum,''Default]
> [d|
> newtype HitCounter = HitCounter { hits :: Integer }
> |])
deriveSerialize is part of the magic that allows HitCounter
to be serialized to disk or replicated between servers.
> $(deriveSerialize ''HitCounter)
Version instance is used to migrate the
old data, if we modify the
HitCounter data structure. That
is a subject for a different tutorial.
> instance Version HitCounter
Next we define a function which modifies the global state
HitCounter). This function while be run
atomically. This means that there is no race condition between the
get and the
put. The
get and
put functions come from
> -- |increment hit counter, and return new value
> incHits :: Update HitCounter Integer
> incHits =
> do hc <- fmap succ get
> put hc
> return (hits hc)
This is the magic which converts the
incHits function
into an atomic action for updating the global state.
> $(mkMethods ''HitCounter
> [ 'incHits
> ])
Next we define our top-level component which uses the global state. A more complex application might use a bunch of independent components similar to HitCounter. This allows us to easily build things like session support, user accounts, etc, in third party reusable libraries. I believe it also makes atomic actions finer grained and makes it possible to support shards.
> instance Component HitCounter where
> type Dependencies HitCounter = End
> initialValue = HitCounter 0
> entryPoint :: Proxy HitCounter
> entryPoint = Proxy
main function starts up the state engine, forks off the
fastAGI server, waits for a shutdown signal (for example, ^C), and then cleanly shuts down the state engine. The
fastAGI function comes from the Haskell AGI library, and is in no way HAppS specific.
> main :: IO ()
> main =
> do control <- startSystemState entryPoint
> tid <- forkIO $ fastAGI Nothing agiMain
> putStrLn "running..."
> waitForTermination
> killThread tid
> shutdownSystem control
Here is our simple AGI application. It
- answers the call
- waits a second to give the caller time to finish setting up their end of the call
- increments the hit counter
- plays a pre-recorded file which says, "You are currently caller number"
- says the caller number
- plays a pre-recorded file which says "Goodbye."
- hangs up
The functions
sayNumber, and
hangUp come from the AGI
update IncHits call is our database query. Note
that we don't call the
incHits function
directly. Instead we call
update and pass it the value
IncHits. The
IncHits type was created for
us automatically by the call to
mkMethods we made
> agiMain :: HostName -> PortNumber -> AGI ()
> agiMain hostname portNum =
> do answer
> liftIO $ sleep 1 -- give the caller time to get their end of the call setup
> h <- update IncHits
> streamFile "queue-thereare" [] Nothing
> sayNumber h []
> streamFile "vm-goodbye" [] Nothing
> hangUp Nothing
> return ()
Hooking it up
To test the application, first we need to update the asterisk dialplan to call our AGI application. Something like this should do the trick (be sure to reload the dialplan after modifying
exten => 31415,1,AGI(agi://127.0.0.1)
Next we start our AGI application server:
$ runhaskell HitCounter.lhs
And finally, we dial
31415 and hope the magic happens.
The above code is a good starting template for a more interesting AGI application. Note that caller number is a bit fuzzy. The caller number is determined by who gets to the
update function first -- which could be different from who actually connected to the asterisk server first.
Also, when calling a FastAGI application, it is possible to pass in a
PATH and
query string. The Haskell AGI library makes this information available, but does not provide any special mechanisms for doing something useful with it. This is likely to change in the future.


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Tarred by TARP
Government‐backed equity was offered to adequately capitalized banks in order to remove the "stigma" from banks receiving TARP funds, and the management of these institutions took the bait and accepted the money.
Surprise, surprise: now they discover that the money came with strings.
Some banks want to pay back the TARP money to extricate themselves from government restrictions on compensation and pressure to make loans the banks view as unprofitable. Treasury Secretary Geithner has made it clear that the decision to pay back the funds early won't be left to the banks, but to the Treasury: "My basic obligation is to make sure the system as a whole … has the ability to provide the credit that recovery requires."
The banking system has thus become a tool for the government to further its policies. And the bankers themselves put their institutions in that position. While taxpayers may understandably feel the bankers got their comeuppance, there are at least two major problems with the Bush/Obama policy.
First, Mr. Geithner has misdiagnosed the problem.
We are in recovery from the effects of the bursting of a massive housing and finance bubble funded by debt. That boom in turn financed a consumption binge of monumental proportions.
The only resolution of a spending binge is restraint in the form of saving. Recovery requires not more credit and another boom, but a dose of economic sobriety.
Individuals and firms know that and are de‐leveraging – unwinding what they now realize is excessive debt. That will take the rest of this year and the better part of 2010. Overall, credit is down because demand is down.
Second, and even more disturbing: it appears that the Obama Administration wants to control the financial sector in order to gain control over what Lenin called the "Commanding Heights" of the U.S. economy: the major industries and sources of employment. The auto industry is a prime example, and one in which the administration has involved itself directly. It is also pressuring major recipients of TARP funds to ease the terms of the loans they have made to firms such as Chrysler. Treasury is attempting to use the banks to conduct fiscal policy through credit allocation.
The bankers taking TARP funds got their firms into a mess and deserve no sympathy. Anyone believing in free markets, however, must oppose this power grab by the Obama Administration.
Let the banks pay the funds back and let it be a lesson for CEOs and their stockholders: If you take government funds, you have taken on an unreliable business partner.


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Helping Your Day of Surgery Go Smoothly
Imagine that you must have surgery. You've made all the arrangements (emotional readiness, time off work, child care, etc.). Then, you find out on the day of surgery that your procedure will be delayed or cancelled for reasons that you may or may not have been in control of.
When surgeries are delayed or canceled, there are usually good reasons for it ultimately for the safety of the patients. By understanding the reasons for canceling or delaying surgery on the day it was scheduled, patients might be able to avoid some of the delays and cancellations. Other reasons might be unavoidable.
Here might be some specific reasons for delaying or canceling your surgery on the day it was scheduled:
- You ate or drank the day of surgery:
- Food and liquids should not be consumed on the day of surgery. The reason for this is not to have food or liquid in your stomach when anesthesia is given. The food or liquid could possibly come up from your stomach and go into your lungs, resulting in a life-threatening pneumonia.
- Be sure to follow your surgeon's instructions. This usually means nothing to eat or drink after midnight the night before surgery.
- Sometimes clear liquids are allowed the morning of surgery (coffee or tea without cream or sugar, bouillon, ginger ale, Jell-O or apple juice (without pulp). No milk or orange juice.
- No food also means not chewing gum, eating candy or mints and no tobacco.
- You should not drink alcoholic beverages 24 hours before or after surgery.
- If medications are to be taken the day of surgery, do so with a small sip of water.
- You forgot to take your prescription medications or did not stop taking certain medications:
- Make sure that your surgeon is aware of all vitamins and medications (prescription, over-the-counter and herbal) that you may be taking.
- Check with your doctor about which medications you should take the day of surgery or which ones you need to stop taking ahead of time.
- Blood pressure, seizure, heart and asthma medications are usually taken the day of surgery. Not taking these could result in problems, such as elevated blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, respiratory problems, etc.
- If you are taking blood thinners, ibuprofen or aspirin medications (Coumadin, Advil, Aleve, Motrin, Ecotrin, baby aspirin), you will need to stop taking these several days before surgery. Blood work will be done to make sure your blood is not too thin, which could result in bleeding problems with surgery. Your doctor should tell you when to stop taking these.
- If you are diabetic, check with your doctor before taking insulin or oral medications the day of surgery.
- You did not follow your surgeon's preparation instructions:
- Your surgeon may order special preparations (bowel preps, enemas, etc.) or oral antibiotics to be taken before surgery.
- You were not medically cleared for surgery:
- Certain medical conditions (heart, lung, kidney, etc.) may require you to be seen by a specialist to be sure that it is safe for you to have surgery.
- Additional blood work or tests may need to be performed in order to clear you for surgery.
- Be sure you provide your doctor with an accurate health history. This will assist the doctor in helping you make the best decisions.
- Certain medical conditions (heart, lung, kidney, etc.) may require you to be seen by a specialist to be sure that it is safe for you to have surgery.
- You had a change in your health:
- A change in health could seriously affect you if you have surgery. Notify your surgeon as soon as possible if you develop any:
- Cold or flu symptoms (runny nose, sore throat, fever, persistent cough, etc.).
- Cuts, sores, burns, scrapes, rashes or infections.
- Tooth or gum problems.
- These could result in further risks to you. Your surgeon will decide if it is safe to proceed with your surgery.
- A change in health could seriously affect you if you have surgery. Notify your surgeon as soon as possible if you develop any:
- Your Lab/Test results were abnormal:
- These are usually addressed before the day of surgery; however, some blood work or tests may need to be done the day of surgery. If abnormal, it may be unsafe to proceed with surgery.
Delaying or canceling your surgery for any one of these reasons is for your safety. Being aware of some of these could help prepare you for surgery and make your already stressful day go smoothly.
Carol A. Bergamaschi, RN is a registered nurse in the Operating Room at Mount Nittany Medical Center.


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Hi all, Slightly on the side of the topic, I would like to draw your attention to the ontology patterns workshop at next ISWC (see the recent call from Aldo and [1]). That's the perfect place to discuss modeling topics like the one discussed on this thread. The workshop includes a call for patterns where participants are invited to submit a simple description of a pattern they would like to discuss. Cheers François [1] http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/wiki/WOP2009:Main Yves Raimond wrote: > Hello! > >> I was abroad these last weeks, and unable then to follow this thread with >> the necessary attention. It seems however evident to me that, when dealing >> contemporaneously with terms like "ontology" and "event", one should have at >> least a look at NKRL (Narrative Knowledge Representation Language). NKRL is, >> in fact, a language and software environment expressly created for dealing >> in a somewhat 'intelligent' way with "narratives", i.e., in practice, with >> streams of (complex) events. >> >> To do this, NKRL makes use of two different ontologies, a 'standard' >> (binary) one for dealing with 'static notions' like, among other things, >> "objects and persons participating in events", and an n-ary one for >> describing general classes of events like "moving an object", "making a >> trip", "starting a company", "having a positive/negative attitude >> for/against someone/something", "living in a place", "receiving some money", >> "feeling ill" etc. Of course, NKRL is also endowed with all sort of >> conceptual tools to represent temporal information and event correlations >> ("connectivity phenomena"), and with high-level inference tools. Interested >> people can consult my recent (Springer, 2009) book on this subject: >> "Representation and Management of Narrative Information - Theoretical >> Principles and Implementation", see >> http://www.springer.com/computer/artificial/book/978-1-84800-077-3 or, for >> an introduction, my paper at the "2009 AAAI Spring Symposium on Intelligent >> Complex Event Processing" in Stanford. > > Really interesting! Just out of curiosity - the only article I could > take a look at about NKRL is [1], and it doesn't seem to hold a > reference to the OntoMedia work done at Southampton University - how > do the two relate to each other (are they related at all?) > > Cheers, > y > [1] http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=974473 > >> Regards, >> >> Gian Piero Zarri >> University Paris-Est/Paris12 >> LiSSi Laboratory >> France >> Email: firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com >> >> >> >> Ansgar Scherp a écrit : >> >> Dear all >> >> >> It is quite interesting to see this very long thread on events. In the past >> time >> we have studied many event models (see, e.g., the list Raphael Troncy sent >> around). >> When studying them, I was very surprised that for many of them no >> foundational >> literature was studied (philosophy, linguistics, cognitive sciences, etc.). >> Rather, the models seem to be developed add hoc and remain in fact quite >> simple >> for the always argued reason of "being generic". >> >> Libby Miller says, "events are difficult and complex things to model". And >> we >> would like to stress that fact. Indeed, getting a fully comprehensive >> understanding >> of what events are is very difficult and challenging. As such, a simple >> model >> will hardly work. In particular, when interoperability between different >> systems >> is needed. >> >> Thus, I am happy to announce that at this year's Knowledge Capturing >> conference >> we will present the Event-Model-F that aims filling the gap of a >> comprehensive and >> at the same time semantically precise event model [1]. The event model is >> available >> in OWL and axiomatized using DL (see older TR [2]). What I did for this >> event model >> is reading literature of foundational sciences and discussing the topic with >> philosophers. The Event-Model-F provides comprehensive support to represent >> * time and space, >> * objects and persons participating in events, and >> * mereological, causal, and correlative relationships between events. >> In addition, the Event-Model-F provides a flexible means for >> * event composition, >> * modeling event causality and event correlation, and >> * representing different interpretations of the same event. >> >> As sometimes not all of this functionality is needed, the event model is >> organized >> in patterns. Thus, it is easier to understand to use (just take what you >> need >> and the leave the rest out). >> >> The event model has its own webpage, where also comprehensive examples are >> available, e.g., from the emergency response domain: >> http://isweb.uni-koblenz.de/eventmodel/ >> >> Documentation of the Event-Model-F can be found in [1]. >> >> Finally, I would like to draw your attention to a workshop conjunct with >> this >> year's ACM Multimedia conference that is concerned of events as happenings >> in the >> real world. This is an effort done together with Ramesh Jain and Mohan >> Kankanhalli. >> http://www.uni-koblenz.de/confsec/eimm09/ >> >> >> Best >> >> Ansgar >> >> [1] A. Scherp, T. Franz, C. Saathoff and S. Staab, F---A Model of Events >> based on >> the Foundational Ontology DOLCE+DnS Ultralight, International Conference on >> Knowledge Capturing (K-CAP), Redondo Beach, CA, USA, September, 2009. >> http://isweb.uni-koblenz.de/eventmodel/event-model-f-kcap.pdf >> >> [2] A. Scherp, T. Franz, C. Saathoff, S. Staab: A Model of Events based on a >> Foundational Ontology, Technical Report of the Department of Computer >> Science, >> 02/2009, University of Koblenz-Landau, ISSN (Online) 1864-0850 >> > > >Received on Wednesday, 5 August 2009 17:28:34 UTC
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I made these last night on a whim thinking that they would be good the next morning with a cup of coffee on top of being portable. It's my son who could benefit from the portable part. I just want to drink coffee. He cuts it way too close in the mornings time wise if you ask me. And he is usually hungry in the morning but runs out of time to eat breakfast. Now I am not saying these are the healthiest muffins you could eat but it just might be one of the tastiest. Even better hot out of the oven.
I found the recipe over on the blog Velvet Lava Cafe after first spotting it on Pinterest where it is getting a lot of attention right now. And besides, with a name like French Breakfast Muffins, how could I not give them a try?
Here is the recipe:
French Breakfast Muffins
1/3 c. butter, melted
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 stick of butter, melted
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Pre heat your oven to 350 degrees. In a medium-large sized bowl, sift together all dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients and stir until combined. Batter will be lumpy. Do not over mix. Scoop batter into muffin tins that have sprayed with cooking spray or line with cupcake paper liners. I used a large ice cream scoop to get them into the muffin cups and I got 10 medium sized muffins out of this batter; Bake for 20-25 muffins, or until they just start to turn a bit golden at the edges.
For the topping, mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Place melted butter in another small bowl. Dip the warm muffins in melted butter, then in cinnamon sugar. ( The original recipe called for 1/2 cup of sugar and a whole stick of butter. That seemed like a lot to me so I cut it in half and used 1/4 cup of sugar and 1/2 of a stick of butter and was glad I did. It was the perfect amount.)


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The original TIME Portfolio series.
This series is the first 'brochure' for Time. The photo shoots were started in 1984 right after Alan sold his interest in Time. These were created by Photographer Barb Leslie & myself. I would bring guitars to her studio as they were built. This allowed us to make a set that could be sent out as a whole or sent in response to customer requests. In turn, this cataloged all we produced at that point. With this series we could float out all the models to see which drew the most interest. It was a true 'fishing expedition'!
We got our feet wet with this series and had the benefit of short, less costly photo shoots and print production costs. Well, at least many smaller bills, not one huge bill!
The series coincided with the 1st magazine ad in December 1984. [Guitar Player] The series was also used with single pages in targeted direct mail offers.
All specifications and wiring options are clearly documented in this series too.
It's interesting to note how 'dry' and emotionless these pieces are. That would soon change...
- Chris
The GS series Portfolio page.
The Time Caster [TC] series Portfolio page.
The Explorer [EX] series Portfolio page.
The Flying V series Portfolio page.
The new Prime Time series Portfolio page.
The Headless IC [Icabod Crane] series Portfolio page.
The Time Caster Bass [TCB] series Portfolio page.