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It is with regret that the club has to report on the following
disturbances by a section of around 250 - 300 so-called
Newcastle United fans during The Cosmos South Lancashire
Counties Premier Division Fixture Vs AFC Leigh Centurions on
Sunday 17th March at the Scott Lane pitches adjacent to the
Wigan Soccerdome which is situated next to the away supporters'
car and coach park in Wigan.
After about 15 minutes of the game, at approximately 2.15 pm, several coaches arrived at the car park. As the supporters spilled out of the coaches, which were not managed by the club or police officials, they proceeded to watch the game from the touchline. Some fans then chose to run onto the field of play, dropping their pants, causing the game to be stopped. The situation then magnified as a crowd around 250 – 300 Newcastle United fans followed suit. Although good natured at first, the fans then started to rip out corner flags as they ran over the pitches and also took the match ball. We never recovered the ball, though we did manage to recover the corner flags.
The so-called fans then decided to charge over to the adjacent pitch where Goose Green Reserves were entertaining Olympic AFC in another South Lancashire Counties Fixture. They again began by ripping out their corner flags. The fans then charged into the goalmouth, jumping onto the goalposts in an attempt to snap the crossbar with the sheer numbers clambering on them. They then started to rip the nets from the posts, tearing them and trying to take them. Our players helped to retrieve the nets. After spending quite some time singing and hanging on the goalposts the fans then ran back over to our pitch whilst singing "we're Newcastle United, we'll do what we want."
They then charged our goals, jumping on the goalposts again actively trying to tear the nets and rip them off the goalposts and take the nets. The nets were actually ripped, with pegs taken and net clips also ripped off. These fans again took corner posts for a second time, ripping off the flags and actively trying to snap the posts. Eventually the posts were taken and thrown and later retrieved but are now, without flags and the posts, unusable. Once again I would like to stress that, despite the obvious scenes developing, no support was provided from the authorities.
This incident was a very distasteful experience that lasted for over 40 minutes and with families, dads, grandad's and youngsters all watching the games as well as some quite experienced players who were all left shaken. There was total disregard to costly equipment for an amateur side who rely on players' subscriptions and kind sponsors who are becoming harder to come by at grassroots level due to the current economic climate. A match ball that cost us £65 only two weeks prior to the incident, along with corner flags, nets, pegs and clips that did not require replacing but now need replacing due to the mindless vandalism from these so called football fans and more than likely lads who themselves play for amateur sides in the North East. There will be a cost to our club of somewhere in the region of £200 to buy new equipment that would not normally need replacing. This may sound miniscule to a Premier League Club that receives mass income from a variety of sources but it is a significant debt to an amateur non-profit football club that raises its funds from charity events and the weekly charge put on its players to allow them to enjoy a game of sport.
The disrespect and hooliganism, dragging the good name of Newcastle United through the mud in such a disturbing manner is quite hard to accept to me personally as before Wigan Athletic reached the Premier League Newcastle United were always my second team. From the early Gazza day's through to the Keegan era and most recently the Alan Shearer period, I have always had a soft spot for Newcastle and enjoyed good laughs with Geordies at matches, visiting Newcastle and away on holidays. So from a personal point of view this leaves a really sour taste in the mouth. I realise of course that other issues over the weekend have altered some relations between our clubs (Wigan Athletic & Newcastle United), but I hope that this is seen as a separate, and disappointing, issue.
The fact that these same fans have taken to Twitter and YouTube to boast about the incident and in fact revelling in it, showing no signs of remorse is possibly even more disturbing. Not only have they cost my football team a great deal of expense but they have shown a total disrespect to football itself. I feel that we all belong to a football community right from the Premier League to Grassroots football, so I am ashamed to call myself a football person at the moment and quite ashamed that these people who are allegedly representing such a great club as Newcastle United in such a manner. Fortunately the situation didn't turn nasty as the players from all teams were heavily outnumbered but the situation could have been extremely serious as a crowd can very quickly turn into a mob and escalate violently. This was a highly volatile situation for all concerned.
I will also be writing to the Football Association regarding the matter as well as to Wigan Athletic, Newcastle United and the Greater Manchester Police in order to question why there was a lack of Police presence in order to direct the Newcastle fans from the coach park to the ground. Every other ground I have travelled to operate this policy. The Police did later turn up and do this and this did alleviate the problem and prevent this situation from escalating but unfortunately this was too late for the two games disrupted. Ultimately I feel the fans of Newcastle United Football Club should represent themselves and their football club responsibly and not in the manner that they did on Sunday. Many other fans in this situation in the past have represented their football clubs with distinction with many arriving fans watching the games and cheering all the teams on. Sadly Newcastle fans on this occasion couldn't do that and I trust that you will join with me in condemnation of these acts and those involved in them.
The club has received a courtesy reply to our email from Wigan Athletic with a promise of a formal reply.
We also spoke to an employee from Newcastle United whilst trying to obtain an email address from the club (we have now also sent a letter). He stated "that Newcastle United are aware of the incident following a number of complaints that they had received and that the matter was now being dealt with by the Wigan Police", he added "that Newcastle United accept and are aware that they have a minority of fans intent on causing trouble and are working with the Police to identify these fans and were passing on any information and complaints to the Police." He went on to say that "because of the Wigan away allocation there was a larger number of travelling away supporters". He also went on to say that "your club (Wigan Cosmos) would not be reimbursed for the damage (by the Newcastle fans) to the nets, corner flags or for a replacement ball."
Newcastle United have since had a change of heart, offering to refund Wigan Cosmos in full and also inviting the club down to play at St James Park with dates etc to be confirmed.
The Newcastle Fans have also blown the club away and have so far donated at the last count close to £500 which is a quite simply staggering amount.
After meeting with Wigan Athletic the club has recently with Club Secretary Stuart Hayton, CEO Jonathan Jackson and Manager Roberto Martinez, who after talking plenty football, presented the club with a "Lucky" Training ball and a cheque for £200, these were greatfully recieved by the club as is all the generous donations.
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Placing a mirror in your dining room may help you eat less junk food. Eating unhealthily in front of a mirror will causes that food to lose its appeal. This was shown by a study of the Cornell University.
Scientists of the Cornell University gathered 185 students in total for their study. At the start of the experiment, these students were given the choice between two 'dishes': either they chose chocolate cake, or they chose fruit salad. Then, one half of the students ate in a room where there was a mirror present, and the other half ate in a room where they couldn't admire themselves.
The evaluations of the food showed that the students who ate cake in front of a mirror, disliked the pastry more than those who ate it in a room without a mirror. The students who picked fruit did not notice any difference, despite the differing dining rooms.
"Taking a look in the mirror does not only tell you something about your physical appearance. It also becomes possible to look at yourself objectively. That way, you can assess yourself and your behaviour, like other people do it", says the study. If you see yourself eating unhealthily, it would create discomfort, due to the social standards that apply in our society.
Afterwards, a similar study was created, which showed that this phenomenon only arises if you yourself choose the unhealthy food, since this means you are responsible for the food you eat.
From the results, researchers conclude that placing a mirror might just be the secret to losing weight.

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Craig Newmark, Craigslist
Matthew Haughey, MetaFilter
Molly Wright Steenson, Girlwonder.com
MS: Welcome, our panelists have build ways for new kinds of exchanges can happen online. Looking at models of participation, making money, what doesn't work, notion of trust, and future directions.
I have been on the web for 11 years, online for 13 years, founded online feminist communities, associate prof of online communities. Thinking about real world communities and technology mitigation.
Name is now "Molly Right Write Steenson" after being at SXSW eight times.
Matt is creative director for creative commons and MetaFilter.
CN: Remember that Craig's List is a platform for people to help each other out. I've been personally guided by the kind of values we learned from our parents and teachers. Remember the Golden Rule? Given recent electoral values, wondering how we'll return to those kind of ideas. Need to both talk about these ideas and follow through. Need to practice that kind of thing to grow community.
My title is Customer Service rep and founder. Put in 40 hours a week helping people, Craig's List is about 18 people, half customer service, half technology. Just started public discussion about apartment communities in New York that are unfaithful with promises. Try to enforce community values and make it better and more genuine.
We looking into other important areas: community is about who you know and who you trust. Looking for ways to improve community and make everyday lives easier.
Also act as spokesperson for site; I've got this George Constanza magic. Was talking to the ACLU, how do we protect people's rights when they do unpleasant and possibly criminal? How do we balance to prevent crime on our site? I'm not Batman, except for fun. Recently got Spiderman powers.
We've got problems with scams originating in eastern Europe and western Africa. Don't know what to do, but I'm a persistent nerd.
MH: Started MF in early 1999. Originally designed as multiuser system to make it easier to run. It exploded from there. It's fairly low tech,first gen web apps. People make it work, lots of it is social, the technology isn't the driver. It's just me, I just copied the flag this post feature from CL, so now I get a steady stream of complaints.
MS: Accidental community, it just happened. CL was must-do when moving to SanFran. Helped me sell condo in Chicago. How did this happen?
MH: It was an accident. I was fair and wanted to prove that I could do something for five years. Just wanted to stay out of the way of everyone. There are always issues of control and ownership, some people think Matt owns site, some just view him as bartender.
CN: Started with simple mailing list in 1995. Almost everything was driven by community, Added child care to site to help out single moms.
MS: Both of your sites are pretty simple and barebones. You called it first-gen web app. Yet, you managed to build something that works.
MH: It's all social. Just launched Ask Metafilter last year, everyone loves it, been very successful, Setup few rules, tried to create helpful environment. Spot the assholes and kick them out or ask them to stop.
CN: I do read MetaFilter, good example of citizen journalism. You don't need much fancy, people are smart, and they'll do good if you get out of the way. A journalist said the site has the visual appeal of a pipe wrench, we took it as a compliment. The site is kept simple so it won't get in the way.
MS: You touched on the idea of behavior, that people are mostly good. It's like a cocktail party; get out of the way of the guests, make sure fun stuff is happening, be a good host, but keep trouble small. What's the notion of modeling good behavior.
CN: We have sections for people to rave and rant. They know what they're getting into. People will admit they're on meds or substance abuse. People are generally reasonable, but with scaling, people will keep you busy. Sometimes even assholes or crazy people are right, no matter how irritated you are. You need to respond. Everyone has the chance for redemption.
MH: How do I promote good behavior on the site? There are no good tools; most people are reasonable, hard to recognize people doing the right thing. Everyone's enjoyment is tired to all people acting well, everyone sees all, so there's a social convention.
MS: In communities where people are boorish, community will make their own decisions, and boors will look like big dumb jerks (sometimes entertaining)
How about making money -- for hosting, to keep site going? What do you use the money for?
MH: It goes back to who-owns-what. Content is hard to pay for. People were pissed when CL started charging for job listings. Flickr is more of a product -- obvious value, justified 40/year. I've held off against advertising, but I had to take some to keep going. Money can make a labor of love better. I can spot early problems, but some things sneak up, usually unstable people.
MS: How did you deal with hosting?
MH: Got free hosting for the first few years through UCLA. Google has similar thing. Pyra also was good because of free ISP bandwidth. Friend had T1 after that that hosted. Bandwidth and hosting is big for publishers -- it's getting cheap to buy terabit of data and boxes. 500/month to run site right now with two boxes. Made it easy to donate $5 from new users.
CN: When we started to charge, we asked community about this, decided to charge people who would otherwise have more expensive options only.
I have stated that Molly's zine Maxi changed my life, Accounted for my affection for Sex and the City,
MS: We've been offline since 1999, but was geeky back then.
You've found a model that works, what kinds of failures have you had, what have you learned?
CN: Sometimes you get to do more technology for your own good. In 1999, we added anonymous email forwarding. We got feedback that people liked their own address, so we had to switch things quickly.
Volunteer only effort in 1998 failed quickly, had to make it a real company. Just went and hired people smarter than me.
MH: Last summer I made an attempt to steer site on a different track, but found inertia was a big deal. I started deleting things I didn't like, people like it at first, then people called me Hitler Matt.
I picked a co-moderator, a veteran user, who had less patience, and the tone of the site changed overnight. She was very strict on Ask MF section, and he took away her status.
To fix, he added a flagging feature so everyone could vote on moderation.
MS: Does flagging work for you?
CN: It works well for us, and while there was abuse in past, it's doing well now. We've got obsessives that want to find scammers, so we want to enable them with more power. The posters and flaggers are the people that really run the site.
MS: What has surprised you about your community growth?
MH: It's all been low-tech, it's big and social. We've had a few marriages. MF meetups have become bigger than the site.
MS: Metafilter wasn't about the site, it was about the content.
CN: Our site is basically classified ads and commerce. Yet, there is a social process in place. I realized that the site is like a flea market -- it's about commerce and socializing. I like it when people connect through missed connections or lost pets. Just got second kidney donation through site.
MS: You changed things that are bigger than yourself. CL is changing classified ads and changing business. Do you have thoughts about moving from online platform to life platform.
MH: I love that CL killed classified ads. Village Voice was freaked out by the loss of revenue stream. MF hasn't done a lot for real life, but it's given me lots of ideas for collaborative journalism. A bunch of passionate people who are good at Googling can tear a story apart. With a million eyes looking at a story, you can get a really good picture.
CN: Big area is citizen journalism, people are doing better jobs of reporting than conventional press. Amateur and professional will merge to make something better, I want to see something that I can trust and act upon. White House press core is suppressing stories through peer pressure, with exception of Helen Thomas. We on a tipping point for this, an overnight change that will affect jobs of journalists, editors, and PR. Those people need to pay attention.
MS: What's in the future?
MH: The web is maturing, social software has panned out, Friendster's for 20 year olds that want to get laid. I'm hearing about lots of little collaboration, like filters to find connections between friends.
MS: We're moving more into a flea market world, a forum world, even here in our cities. Adaptive design, mediated by technology, is affecting change in people and how they interact,
CN: Our biggest needs are sometimes just a recommendation for a good dry cleaner. Need more services to let people share their experiences.
MS: What would happen if people had similar mobile platforms that could enable this in far off places?
You've been talking about the move from customer service to civil libertarian. You're beginning to enable something bigger than markets -- actual social and political change. Matt, in your role with Creative Commons, you're opening up new ways to distribute content.
MH: CC is hitting a critical mass, everyone has cameras and are creators and it's easy to put them online. What do you do with them? CC plays a role in allowing use. People taking photos don't have commercial aspirations and like to allow use. Google is good for finding stuff, it's easier to put stuff together, and the legal framework of CC makes it easy.
CN: Our site says that everyone wants to get along. This is a US-centric thing, much more radical if you did it in Jereusalem. They are convinced that people don't want to get along. I try to keep out of politics here, I'm mostly fighting scams right now. I've got two guys in my head, the civil libertarian and the Jerry Orbach character, but I need a good writer.
Aud: What about legal liability?
CN: Federal law provides carriers with safe harbor and we've get insurance and a legal team that likes up, they also help the EFF.
Aud: Implicit with community is persistence of identity and frequency of use.
MH: MetaFilter has user accounts, CL has people that hang out all the time. People will make metrics out of everything and exposed metrics will cause competitions.
CL: We have to think about identity to help find people doing good or bad. Participation on the site builds online reputation. I've been reading a lot of scifi, and think that online rep will affect politics. Bruce Sterling, Cory Doctorow, wuffie.
MS: With the Well, there's identity associated real life.
Aud: There are online jerks, what tools do you use? Bans, emails?
MH: I ban really bad people and tell them why unless I don't feel like interacting. If you go too far, you can make your life a living hell. I tried a troll flag to make their comments disappear to everyone about them.
CN: We did a troll flag for one person a few years ago, but first I try reasoning with people. It works about half of the time. We have some blocks, but they can be worked around. Looking into fighting a major spammer for over a year, may be taking it into legal system soon. One pointed out to hosting service a persistent scraper, and the ISP finally took them down.
Aud: What about well meaning users who dominate a site and drive others away?
CN: Never had that problem.
MH: It's really hard. I've asked people to chill out. Sometimes offended users away.
MS: There's an issue there too. When I ran Netscape rock music forums, I engaged with some users, and talking to them can help steer energy to the right place.
MH: I sometimes have to remind people how to act in a big group.
Aud: Rather than stopping the bad, how do I reward the good?
CN: Have best of CL that helps.
MH: I highlight good posts on a side blog. Digg.com started with just good karma on things.
Aud: Any stories of people organizing to take on issues, each other, or the site runners?
CN: Cases were discussion boards where people do meetups and parties.
MH: I had a recent event where there was a massive online protest. I added tagging to make archives. People didn't take it seriously, a bunch of people got together and added "free-this-guy" tags on everything. Just a in-group against me.
Aud: Can MF be scaled back?
MH: I'll have a baby soon, will need to reduce involvement.
Aud: Dan Gilmore talked about citizen journalism. There's a hairline trigger. Should different standards apply to different types of community.
CN: They do apply. Some don't allow off topics, some embrace it. Women seeking men is strict, but women seeking women was looser.
Aud: On CL, there's a socialist barter culture. Is that something you promoted?
CN: The term socialist means a lot of things. I don't use it. However, if its just people giving each other a break, I like that. That's about as good as it gets.
MS: To wrapup, this has been really interesting. Very good people talking about their experiences. Most interesting is that social software isn't reliant on technology; the profound change doesn't require super tech, and more becomes possible.


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North and South exchange fire as tension spikes
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The Korean peninsula is on high alert after an exchange of artillery fire between North and South on Tuesday. Pyongyang shelled an island near a disputed sea border, killing two South Korean soldiers and forcing the local population to evacuate.
The Korean peninsula is on high alert after an exchange of artillery fire between North and South erupted on Tuesday. Following South Korean military exercises near a disputed sea border, Pyongyang fired artillery shells at an island located in the contested area, killing two South Korean soldiers and forcing the local population to evacuate.
"It's a very, very serious escalation," Seoul-based reporter Andrew Salmon told FRANCE 24.
The incident is one of the most serious border skirmishes since the 1950-1953 war and prompted South Korea to warn that it would "sternly retaliate" in the event of any further provocation as the government met for emergency talks in an underground war room.
The latest outbreak of hostilities was met with condemnation by world powers, with the United States demanding that North Korea "halt its belligerent action" while Russia warned of the "colossal danger" of a military escalation on the peninsula and the United Nations urged both sides to show "restraint". China urged the resumption of stalled six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons programme.
The exchange of fire came in the wake of a US scientist's disclosure on Sunday that North Korea has a uranium enrichment programme far more advanced than originally thought, a revelation that has set off red flags for the US and its allies.
US special envoy to North Korea Stephen Bosworth travelled to China on Tuesday after a visit to Seoul to try to drum up renewed support for curbing the North's nuclear activities in light of the new evidence.
The 'North Korean trap'
"North Korea wants to open a new chapter of tension with Seoul but also with the US," said Sebastien Falletti, FRANCE 24 correspondent in South Korea.
But the most pressing question remained how the South would handle the latest spike in tension. According to Faletti, the challenge posed to South Korea is "not to fall into the North Korean trap". He explained that South Korea would have to "show its strength, but at the same time avoid any escalation that could lead to a wider conflict".
Roughly 50 shells landed on Tuesday on the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong near the Yellow Sea border, damaging dozens of houses and sending dense clouds of smoke into the air, local media reported. Two South Korean marines from a contingent stationed on the island were killed and 13 other marines were wounded, according to the military.
Military sources also said that the South and North fired at each other intermittently for over an hour after the initial shelling.
The incident began after the North sent messages of protest against the South Korean military exercises taking place near the border, the South Korean government said.
The South Korean military has said it was conducting test firing before the exchange, but that the fire was aimed westward and not toward North Korea.
Yeonpyeong is located south of the border established by the United Nations after the war, but north of the sea border declared by Pyongyang.
Tensions between the two Koreas have been especially high since the sinking of a South Korean warship in March, which the South has said was caused by a North Korean torpedo attack. Pyongyang has denied the charge.
The firing also comes after Kim Jong-Un, the youngest son of ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, was officially named his father's eventual successor.
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Making Disciples, Raising Up Saints & Transforming Communities for Christ
by the Rev. Jenni Liem, Executive Director, Camp Noel Porter
Now that August is here and there is a bit of nip in the air at Lake Tahoe, it is time to tell all of the good news of this year's summer camp season at Camp Noel Porter. We hosted seven sessions of camp this year and our summer theme was "Joyful, joyful we adore you."
We welcomed 137 campers over our seven weeks, and also enjoyed our Counselor-In-Training (CIT) week this year with our eight CITs. Esteban Hernandez, from St. Mary's, Napa, shared, "I was nervous about going to counselors' training, but I made it through! I love coming to Camp Noel Porter every summer. I'm excited to apply for Staff next year." Anna May Testerman from Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento said, "Camp is the place where I am most free to be me. I want to share that with younger campers."
The staff included four returning member: Shelby Larkey (St. Michael's, Carmichael and St. Augustine, Rocklin); Danielle Hubbard (St. Nicholas', Paradise); Elizabeth Potts and Chris Lindsey (both from Epiphany, Vacaville), and Nevin WyGant (a legacy at Camp Noel Porter). We welcome the following new members as well: Anna Wiley (Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento); Ani DiPirro and Ryan Bandacarri (both long time campers at Camp Noel Porter).
The campers ranged from rising second-graders to graduated seniors. One of the highlights of this summer was rafting on the Truckee River with the middle, junior high and senior high camps. The Rev. Dave Ferrell can tell you when those rafts get swamped, they can be hard to float on the river! Some of the wonderful arts and crafts projects included making clay snakes with the Rev. Sally Hubbell of St. Paul's, Healdsberg, traveling oils with the Rev. Megan Anderson, journals and memory books with the Rev. Matt Warren. And were there games?? During Junior Camp, there was an epic Quiddich match on the volleyball court and the perennial Capture the Flag on Monday evenings. And ask the Rev. Seth Kellerman about playing for the Orange team!
Camp Noel Porter owes a tremendous debt to supporters and donors who provided full and partial scholarships to campers this year. Thank you to Faith, Cameron Park; All Saints, Sacramento; Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento; St Nicholas', Paradise; St Nicholas', Tahoe City; Epiphany, Vacaville; St. Mary's, Napa; St. Martin's, Davis and St. Michael's, Carmichael.
As the summer winds down and school begins, it is now time to turn our attention to the fall season at Camp Noel Porter. We are excited to have groups from Emmanuel, Grass Valley; St. Francis', Fair Oaks and St Martin's, Davis as just a few of our guests this Fall. We are also excited to welcome back Cursillo for the third year at Camp Noel Porter. If you are looking for a place to host a retreat weekend, consider Camp Noel Porter this year.
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Breaking News from the 30's Jazz World
We got a little breaking news from the jazz world Friday on air. Breaking news for jazz junkies, that is!
Loren Schoenberg of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem joined us to discuss the newly uncovered "Savory Collection" – 1,000 aluminum and acetate discs of radio recordings from the late 1930's into the 40's, made on the flip side of discarded 12- to 16-inch discs. The story of their acquisition, which you can hear about in our show, became overnight jazz legend. Michael Cogswell, long-time director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, says it's like discovering "a new Beethoven sonata."
As Schoenberg works with engineer Doug Pomeroy to digitize the recordings, they are discovering collaborations within jazz that they never knew about. On our show Friday, Schoenberg broke the news that they've discovered an historically important track featuring Fats Waller, Eddie Condon, Zutty Singleton, Pee Wee Russell, Bud Freeman, and Jack Teagarden.
"We have just found a new jam session in pristine sound...," Schoenberg told On Point host Tom Ashbrook. "This was one that wasn't known to exist, and one that we thought we had [only] in a very scratched up version."
And there's more to come! Keep up with the updates at www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org.
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We offer two classes for children aged nine to seventeen years. Youth Circus encourages participants to grow and develop their skills and apply them to performances.
Youth Circus kids have a chance to get involved in the In Your Space Circus Troupe which performs at a range of Festivals and Events across Northern Ireland.
Participants also have opportunities to take part in Masterclasses, Summer Camps, Peer Education programmes, and a Junior Board. What's not to love about this programme??
Circus skills taught include: juggling, diabolo, flower sticks, tumbles, acrobatics, trampette, stilt walking, hula hoop, rola-bola, aerial, clowning, character creation.
Youth Circus Saturday: Saturdays 3.30pm – 5.00pm
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Troupe Training: Dates and times in agreement with participants!
Masterclasses: Whenever we have the cash!
For more information, or to book a place on the Youth Circus project contact us below or call 028 7137 7113
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Tracy Morgan Still in Critical Condition, Truck Driver Charged in Crash
This story was most recently updated on June 8 at 4:51 p.m. ET
A truck driver involved in the six-car crash that left one dead and comedian Tracy Morgan in critical condition turned himself in to police, according to multiple reports.
Kevin Roper, a 35-year-old truck driver from Georgia, was behind the wheel of a tractor trailer that struck Morgan's limo bus early Saturday on the New Jersey Turnpike. Roper is charged with one count of death by auto and four counts of assault, and turned himself in to New Jersey State Police Saturday night, according to the Associated Press. Roper was later released on $50,000 bail Saturday.
Morgan's driver told ABC News on Sunday that he "heard Tracy screaming for help" after the crash, but couldn't reach him or others.
"We didn't know which way was up, which way was down. I don't know if we flipped several times or one time," Tyrone Gale, the driver, said. "I saw the condition of everybody, and I knew it would just make it worse if I tried to pull them up and out of the vehicle."
James McNair, a comedian and friend of Morgan's, died in the crash. Morgan remained in critical condition overnight.
"His family is now with him and he is receiving excellent care," Lewis Kay, Morgan's publicist, told The New York Daily News on Saturday. "We don't anticipate much of a change in his condition today."
JUST IN: New image from NJ Turnpike crash where Tracy Morgan was critically hurt. http://t.co/CF7Fk4as27 pic.twitter.com/U7R5Fziw08
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Walmart confirmed on Saturday that Roper was driving one its trucks, and promised to take "full responsibility" if the truck was determined to be cause of the accident.
"Safety is our absolute highest priority, but that is no comfort whatsoever to the families and friends who are suffering today," the company said in a statement. "We offer them our deepest condolences. We can't change what happened, but we will do what's right for the family of the victim and the survivors in the days and weeks ahead."
UPDATE: A spokesperson for Tracy Morgan says the comedian is "more responsive," but will likely remain in the hospital for "several weeks."
"While Tracy remains in critical condition, he has been more responsive today, which is an incredibly encouraging sign," the rep said in a statement. "He sustained a number of injuries, including a broken leg, a broken femur, a broken nose and several broken ribs. He had surgery earlier today on his leg. We expect him to remain in the hospital for several weeks. His family is tremendously overwhelmed and appreciative of the outpouring of love and support from his fans."


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The 3-season leather jacket
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Fully perforated outer shell
The Ignition 3 Ladies jacket is a unique mix of leather and textile, balancing the best of both worlds. Rugged Monaco performance cowhide covers and protects the outer silhouette of the jacket, breaking in over time for a custom fit and that patina look. To hug the body in all the right places, this female-specific jacket has been created with a female-specific fit. Meanwhile, engineered Dynax™ mesh comprises the panels across the chest and back for excellent abrasion resistance and airflow. Adding to its already diverse DNA, it comes with a detachable hydratex® waterproof liner, making it (you guessed it) waterproof. Furthermore, a detachable thermal liner adds to its three-season versatility. Wear it with all the liners, none, or just one. The choice is yours. The Ignition 3 is a classically inspired leather motorcycle jacket updated with the modern engineering. In terms of "modern engineering," our award-winning SEEFLEX™ armor is found at the shoulders and elbows, helping to keep you safe on your next ride. Riders craving a little extra will find an insert pocket ready to house the optional SEESOFT™ CE-level 2 back protector.
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- slit pockets
- fully perforated outer shell
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BOXBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 01, 2017 — /BackupReview.info/ — Egenera, a leading provider of wholesale cloud services to the channel, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Egenera to its 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Vendors of 2017 list. This annual lineup recognizes the most innovative cloud technology suppliers in each of five categories: infrastructure, platforms and development, security, storage and software.
The 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Vendors are selected by the CRN editorial team for their creativity and innovation in product development, the quality of their services and partner programs, and their demonstrated ability to help customers benefit from the ease of use, flexibility, scalability and budgetary savings that cloud computing offers.
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In addition to recognizing cloud technology suppliers for outstanding products and services, the 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Vendors list serves as a valuable guide for solution providers trying to navigate the cloud market. The list aids prospective channel partners in identifying the cloud services vendors that can best help them improve or expand their cloud services.
Egenera was chosen by CRN to honor its Xterity Cloud Services, one of the few wholesale managed cloud services on the market today. Xterity is sold exclusively through the channel and was designed from the ground up with product features and programs to make selling, deploying and managing cloud services easy and extremely profitable for partners – far more so than the major (commodity) cloud vendors.
Xterity Cloud Services combine the security and reliability of Tier 3 and Tier 3+ datacenters worldwide with enterprise-class hardware and software to deliver wholesale managed private and public cloud IaaS including bare metal, disaster recovery, backup and migration, along with 24x7x365 partner support and assigned account management.
"Cloud-based solutions are now a universal staple of IT services and an integral feature of solution providers' portfolios," said Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company. "It is therefore more important than ever for solution providers to be able to find and choose the best, most capable cloud vendors to partner with. CRN's annual list of the 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Vendors helps them identify and engage these expert suppliers in order to grow and strengthen their cloud businesses. Congratulations to all the vendors on our 2017 list, which have distinguished themselves in this extremely competitive and essential technology area."
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Holiday entertaining and gift giving during the holiday season can sometimes be quite the tedious task especially with a busy work schedule but this year it has been made easy by Gusto TV - Canada's new food and lifestyle specialty channel.
Whether you are looking to treat someone but are in a pickle, bestselling food author Lorraine Pascale shares her last-minute gift ideas. Lorraine has a hamper of edible goodies - including these spicy cookies that also make beautiful Christmas decorations.
You'll need a 12cm/4½ inch star or snowflake shaped cookie cutter and a 4cm/1½ inch star cutter.
100g/3½oz butter, diced
100g/3½oz soft light brown sugar
2 tbsp golden syrup
1 tsp black treacle
1 tbsp ground ginger
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
Large pinch ground cloves
Pinch chilli powder (optional)
250g/9oz plain flour
½ tsp baking soda
6 hard candies (in different colours), each ground in a pestle and mortar or blended in a food processor
For the icing:
75g/3oz royal icing sugar
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Line two baking trays with greaseproof paper. Heat the butter, sugar, golden syrup, treacle, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and chilli powder in a saucepan until the butter melts and the sugar has dissolved.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the flour and baking soda. You should have a smooth, but fairly stiff dough. Chill for five minutes (it's important to work with the dough while it is still a little warm as it becomes quite dry and crumbly upon cooling completely).
Roll the dough out to a 1cm/½in thickness on a large sheet of greaseproof paper. Using a 12cm/4½ inch star or snowflake shaped cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. Use a 4cm/1½ inch star cutter to stamp out the centre of each cookie.
Use a palette knife to lift the large stars onto a baking sheet. To make ornament decorations, use a wooden skewer to make a hole in the top of each cookie. Re-roll the remaining dough and the leftover smaller stars and continue to make the cookies in this way until all the dough is used up.
Place a little of the ground hard candies in the centre of each star, using a separate colour for each cookie. Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the cookie is crisp and beginning to darken and the candy has melted to fill the hole. Remove from the oven and use the wooden skewer to make sure the holes are in tact.
Leave to cool completely, then slide a palette knife under each cookie to release them from the paper.
Mix the royal icing sugar with a little water until you have a thick paste and pipe or drizzle onto the cookies.
Lorraine Pascale's Christmas Specials on Gusto TV: (All times in EST)
Last Minute Christmas Special airs Dec. 8 @ 8:00pm; Dec. 24 @ 9:00pm & Dec. 25 @ 11:00am
WATCH Gusto TV on Bell TV/Fibe Ch. 619/1619
WATCH Gusto TV on Bell TV/Fibe Ch. 619/1619
More Holiday Recipes:
Nigel Slater's Hearty Party Hotpot
Rick Stein's Pear Soufflé With Pear Cider Ice Cream


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U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has been lobbying in Prague for the U.S. civil nuclear industry as the most suitable to develop the Czech nuclear program.
The Czech Republic relies on nuclear energy and the current six reactors produce a third of the country's electricity.
The country is planning to build new reactors and possibly extend the life of some of the existing ones.
Perry said Wednesday: "I can assure you that the U.S. industry is the safest, most reliable for the job."
Although the Czech government has yet to announce a detailed plan, six major industry players from around the globe, including U.S. Westinghouse and Russia's Rosatom are interested in getting a lucrative deal.
Perry warned against cooperation with Russia, saying it has used energy "as a political weapon."
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12 Brownie Set
Dense, intense, chocolaty, slightly moist and chewy. The variations of this American pastry classic are endless. We make it in the form of a cupcake...
Dense, intense, chocolaty, slightly moist and chewy. The variations of this American pastry classic are endless. We make it in the form of a cupcake with no frosting, decorated with walnut.
Order 12 Brownie Cupcakes in a set, now with 5% off regular price!
You can order mini-sized Brownie Cupcakes, very suitable for your party.
Weight: 840 g +/- 5% for 12 cupcakes.
Ingredients: Walnuts, unrefined Muscovado sugar, natural chocolate, cow's butter, eggs, white wheat flour, salt.
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Today, Los Angeles-based writer and activist Emily Clarke brings us a fascinating look at a video piece protesting Silicone Valley gentrification:
Recently it seems like there's been a slew of these articles about technology and how it's destroying the social fabric of our lives, or if the author is older than 25, how it's created 'The Me Generation.' It's hard to deny how screens have permeated daily life, but what these articles miss is who they miss. Visible: Mark Zuckerberg, Apple execs, iPhone users everywhere. Invisible: Every other effect of the tech industry's boom. This music video/performance art piece by collaborative Daddie$ Pla$tik (San Cha, Vain Hein, and Tyler Holmes), featuring SF local drag queen Persia, tackles the gentrifying effects of Silicone Valley transplants.
It opens with Persia dancing through green screen magic on the Google Earth Street View of San Francisco, sped up– which transforms the satellite pictures from useful service (e.g., checking out potential apartments in a new city) into opportunistic surveillance. When Persia says "Hey girl, did you tag me in that pic? Hey girl, did you get that eviction notice?" she draws a connection between the supposed boon of a exponentially growing tech industry and predominantly white, male techies with higher incomes looking for shorter commutes. For lower-income communities, communities of color, queer communities, this means getting pushed out. It's "Queers! We're on the move! Moving to the East Bay/Living life the broke way/SF keep your money/ Fuck your money!"
With this anti-assimilationist mantra, Daddie$ Pla$tik points to who actually benefits from the influx of tech corporations, and what kind of culture results. "I just wanna be white!" crops up again and again, in a mocking child's whine; they smear their faces with white paint; San Cha asks Persia for whiteness and Persia responds "For Christmas, girl, for Christmas!" like whiteness is a laptop. Clearly, as people of color, as artists interested in feminism and queer positivity, they are peripheral to the tech industry and its goals. The Google logo replaces the black bar boob censor, literally covering and invisibilizing, but "Google Google Apps Apps" the video makes visible and central the bodies and communities affected by the bleaching of San Francisco
See the "Google Google Apps Apps" video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?


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Bachelor of Rural Development
The main aim of the program is to produce graduates who can perform a range of tasks and can be employed in development-oriented careers with specific focus on rural development. These include Policy Analysts and Planners, Programme Coordinators, Managers or Officers in both government and private organisations, development planners, trainers, researchers and consultants in training and research institutions, NGOs, CBOs and other rural institutions, and managers of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs).
Bachelor of Rural Development
Program Duration: 3 years
Admission Capacity: 220
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Requirements: Two principal passes (4 points) in History/ Geography/Economics/ Mathematics/Physics/ Chemistry/Biology/Zoology/Botany/Commerce/ Accounts/Food and Nutrition/Science and Practice in Agriculture at A- level certificate OR Diploma with a GPA of not less than 3.0 in Rural Development or Agriculture or Agricultural Education or related fields and THREE credits or FOUR passes in relevant subjects at O-level certificate.
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Choosing a camera is the first step on your way to making videos that you can share on Vimeo. There are a lot of options to choose from including camcorders, simple point, and shoot cameras, and nowadays cellphones with built-in video cameras. Where do you even start? Check out the video below for a quick rundown of your various movie making options.
Let's review the main differences between cellphones and camcorders video shooting capabilities.
You can't beat being able to put a camera in your pocket that's all built into a device that you'll probably carry around with you most of the time. Cellphones are ubiquitous in our daily lives which means you won't end up kicking yourself since you forgot to bring your camera on that night out on the town or whatever random adventure life might throw your way.
Mobile uploading
If you're just shooting short clips you can upload them directly to Vimeo from your phone. Just check the upload email address specific to your account, it's right on your upload page.
Video 101: Choosing a Camera from Vimeo Video School on Vimeo.
Image quality
Cellphones have smaller, less sophisticated camera light sensors than camcorders or other dedicated cameras. That results in an image with less quality. You might not notice a big difference if you're shooting outdoors in really bright settings, but indoors or at night those differences really start to show.
Some cellphone cameras have what's called digital zoom, but all it's really doing is cropping the image which will just end up look grainy and pixelated as you zoom in. Most camcorders have optical zoom which allows you to zoom in and get a close and clear image of an object even if you're far away from it.
The microphone built into a cellphone will be somewhat adequate for picking up accompanying audio for your video, but if you want it to sound crisper, cleaner, and just plain better overall, then the dedicated microphone on a camcorder wins hands down.
Both cellphones and camcorders use LCD screens to show you the image that's being captured. Your camcorder comes with a viewfinder so you can focus your attention on what you're recording. It's also pretty handy when you're shooting video outside on a sunny day, since your LCD screen will be covered in glare. Your LCD will also have icons on it to show if it's currently recording video, how much memory or tape is left, and how full the battery is.
Camcorders come with manual features that give you more control over how your video will look. For example, focus. Being able to change how your camera is focusing images can really help give your videos the look and feel that you want. Additionally, the zoom manual control will help you get a nice smooth zoom in or out. Don't forget that big red record button for capturing those great moments!
The right camera for you is the one that allows you to make the videos you want by giving you the tools and controls you need!
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Another shot from Colorado today. In fact, another shot from near Kebler Pass. I can't help it – that's where I found the aspens. Today I did something that I generally find a bit distasteful. A lot of times when you see people posting panoramic images, it's because they couldn't figure out a way to get an interesting composition using a standard frame size. I immediately start to suspect that there was uninteresting stuff either on top or on the bottom, so rather than take a better picture, they said eff it, and just lopped it off.
For this picture, it's a totally different story, you see. I really liked this view. But I just couldn't seem to find a way to frame it that didn't have a bunch of boring stuff at the bottom of the frame. So I cropped it. Totally different. Uh huh. Yeah.
Whatever. This is Ruby Peak, near Kebler Pass, as I mentioned. And lots of aspens. In the fall. You may notice some softness on the right side of the frame. You will *definitely* notice it now, even if you didn't before. Assuming you're reading this, which you may not be. That's a problem with my lens. I've suspected it for awhile, but I did some testing to verify that, yes, the right side of the frame in the photos I take with this lens is all effed up. So I'm going to send it in for warranty repair. Hope that takes care of it. Sigh. It makes me sad to think of all the photos I took that could have been so much better without that issue, especially those from this trip. Poop.
Notes: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens. 1/250s, f/8, ISO 200. Focal length: 28mm.
Thursday, October 11, 2012.
After a 2 day hiatus from pictures from my Colorado trip this fall, we're back where we left off. This was taken along the Cliff Creek trail, a bit west of Kebler Pass. That wasn't the trail we were originally aiming for – but there was a bit of confusion on the map, so this is where we ended up. Turned out to be a pretty nice trail – the first half a mile or a mile hiked through some really nice aspen groves, and there were some nice views to be had all the way up to whatever pass you go over.
In other news, I think I figured out what was wrong, that caused the majority of the Colorado pictures that I was so excited about to not turn out. I believe that one or more of my focus points are on the fritz. I've long known that if you use full-autofocus, my camera body gets confused and will end up focusing on.. nothing at all, really. And, one point in particular (the top right) just plain won't focus at all – it will just search back and forth endlessly. So, for a significant portion of the trip I used one particular focus point (lower right), and I think that's why so many of the images came out blurry. The problem occurred with each of my 3 lenses, so I was able to (mostly) rule out any of them in particular being the issue. (Although it was particularly prevalent with my telephoto, so there might be further issues there.) Anyway, I think that's just yet another sign that it may be time to upgrade. So now the decision comes down to either the T4i (available now) or wait and see if they replace the 7D anytime soon. (I've heard rumors about January, we'll see. And, it's quite likely that I wouldn't have the cash for that anyway, so in all likelihood I'll end up waiting for that, and then just springing for the T4i anyway.)
Notes: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens. 1/250s, f/5.0, ISO 200. Focal length: 42mm.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Let's take a break from Colorado pics today, and head back home to Washington State. I was able to sneak out for a bit this last weekend, to try to track down some more local color. Turns out I (mostly) aimed wrong, and the area I went to (near Salmon la Sac) wasn't at peak yet. Instead, I should have headed north to North Cascades National Park to go larch hunting. Oh well. There were still some nice views to be had, just not quite what I was looking for.
This picture was taken not too far from the roadway, on the way to the trail I ended up hiking (which was the Paddy-Go-Easy Pass trail.) That's Fish Lake in the foreground, and that mountain in the background is called Cathedral Rock.
Notes: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens. 1/250s, f/9, ISO 400. Focal length: 50mm.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Umm. Wow. Been awhile, huh? Well, here's one to hold you over until I decide to start blogging again.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Today's picture is the 400th post to the Picture of the Day!! Congratulate me, dangit!
Right, good, now that I've got that out there… Here's another shot from Point Reyes National Seashore, just north of San Francisco. I mentioned I had several photos from my recent visit that turned out pretty well, so here's one of them. The area that's called the "National Seashore" is kind of a spit of land that's mostly separated from the main coastline and juts out a bit into the ocean. It mostly consists of small rolling hills covered with grass, and some low marshy/swampy tidelands. I had a lot of fun taking a bunch of shots of the late afternoon sun playing around on the grass, especially when the odd cloud would pass by, which did some cool stuff with textures of lighting. Using a polarizer was a must, as it cut through a lot of the haze and made for some nice cobalt-blue skies. The only downside was that it was right about when I took this picture that I remembered that I've got a fairly strong allergy to grass, and that's why I had been sneezing and blowing my nose and generally feeling pretty miserable the whole day. But, it's all worth it when you get a decent shot or two.
Okay, see you tomorrow for post number 401!
Notes: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens. 1/250s, f/10.0, ISO 400. Focal length: 21mm.


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Second update: John Turturro's Q&A has been edited and uploaded for those not able to attend the event. Please see it above, or visit the SVA Film Vimeo page here. And check back next month for our Q&A with Remote Area Medical filmmakers, Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman.
Update: Due to limited space, there are no more available seats for Romance and Cigarettes. Please check back for more updates, and the announcement of next month's film.
John Turturro will be here with Adam Schartoff (right), to launch our new series of screenings, plus host the Q&A afterwards. Schartoff is the host of Filmwax Radio's independent film podcast.
This is the first in a new independent film series, designed to enrich the SVA community's experience by watching great films, then meeting the filmmaker afterwards and participating in a Q & A with the filmmaker. Students can learn the filmmakers' techniques, struggles and best practices. The series will consist of one film every month from now until the end of the semester.


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Friday, October 29, 2010
FFwD: Marie-Helene's Apple Cake
Dear Baking Groups,
Please send a wheelbarrow for my family to cart me around in.
- the Queen of Chub
OK, it's not quite that bad, but after a week of apple pie, donuts, and cinnamon rolls haunting my counters, I felt it was time to cut back.
I cut this week's French Fridays with Dorie recipe, Marie-Helene's Apple Cake, down to 1/4 recipe and baked it in a 5" pan. Good thing, since this cake was definitely chow-down worthy.
I cut back on the corresponding amount of apples because it just seemed there were too many apples for the small amount of cake batter.
I thought it was very tasty and delish. Interestingly, I thought it was very similar to the Fold Over Pear Torte in both taste and appearance that we made a few weeks ago for TWD.
If you'd like to see the recipe... please go check out the FFWD site (this month only, recipes are supplied), or get a copy of Dorie's new book "Around my French Table".
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Labels: apple, cakes, French Fridays with Dorie
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Daring Bakers: Doughnuts (and Cinnamon Rolls!)
The October 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was hosted by Lori of Butter Me Up. Lori chose to challenge DBers to make doughnuts. She used several sources for her recipes including Alton Brown, Nancy Silverton, Kate Neumann and Epicurious.
This was my first time making donuts. I guess I was thinking donut-making was far more complicated.
It's not.
A standard yeast dough is rolled out and the donuts are cut and allowed to rise.
A few minutes in hot oil and voila! Donuts!
Who knew?
The whole experience went really well and I didn't have any problems except one. My oil got too hot and I think some donuts got darker than I expected. However, if I ever decide to do some serious donut making, I'll dig out my deep fryer, with it's temperature control, and then I'll be golden. Like donuts.
And how did they taste? Wonderful! They were just as good or better than any purchased donuts I've tried. If I make these again, I'm definitely going to try a chocolate glaze. Those would rock!
Quickly, before I go, I'll share what I did with the rest of the dough (I made 1/2 recipe and only made 6 donuts... I don't need platefuls of donuts around my house!) I rolled out the rest of the dough into a rectangle about a scant 1/4 inch thick and layered on melted butter, a generous sprinkling of cinnamon, and sugar and rolled them up into cinnamon rolls.
I thought I'd try making them in a muffin tin, for a change of pace.
They were quite good, but I think I won't make them in a muffin tin again. They seemed dryer and more chewy on the bottoms. Still good, though.
OK, that's that. Thanks to Lori for a fun and tasty challenge!
Yeast Doughnuts:
Recipe from Alton Brown on the Food Network
Preparation time:
Hands on prep time - 25 minutes
Rising time - 1.5 hours total
Cooking time - 12 minutes
Yield: 20 to 25 doughnuts & 20 to 25 doughnut holes, depending on size
Milk 1.5 cup / 360 ml
Vegetable Shortening 1/3 cup / 80 ml / 70 gm / 2.5 oz (can substitute butter, margarine or lard)
Active Dry Yeast 4.5 teaspoon (2 pkgs.) / 22.5 ml / 14 gm / ½ oz
Warm Water 1/3 cup / 80 ml (95°F to 105°F / 35°C to 41°C)
Eggs, Large, beaten 2
White Granulated Sugar ¼ cup / 60 ml / 55 gm / 2 oz
Table Salt 1.5 teaspoon / 7.5 ml / 9 gm / 1/3 oz
Nutmeg, grated 1 tsp. / 5 ml / 6 gm / ¼ oz
All Purpose Flour 4 2/3 cup / 1,120 ml / 650 gm / 23 oz + extra for dusting surface
Canola Oil DEPENDS on size of vessel you are frying in – you want THREE (3) inches of oil (can substitute any flavorless oil used for frying)
1. Place the milk in a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat just until warm enough to melt the shortening. (Make sure the shortening is melted so that it incorporates well into the batter.)
2. Place the shortening in a bowl and pour warmed milk over. Set aside.
3. In a small bowl, sprinkle the yeast over the warm water and let dissolve for 5 minutes. It should get foamy. After 5 minutes, pour the yeast mixture into the large bowl of a stand mixer and add the milk and shortening mixture, first making sure the milk and shortening mixture has cooled to lukewarm.
4. Add the eggs, sugar, salt, nutmeg, and half of the flour. Using the paddle attachment of your mixer (if you have one), combine the ingredients on low speed until flour is incorporated and then turn the speed up to medium and beat until well combined.
5. Add the remaining flour, combining on low speed at first, and then increase the speed to medium and beat well.
6. Change to the dough hook attachment of the mixer and beat on medium speed until the dough pulls away from the bowl and becomes smooth, approximately 3 to 4 minutes (for me this only took about two minutes). If you do not have a dough hook/stand mixer – knead until the dough is smooth and not sticky.
7. Transfer to a well-oiled bowl, cover, and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
8. On a well-floured surface, roll out dough to 3/8-inch (9 mm)thick. (Make sure the surface really is well-floured otherwise your doughnuts will stick to the counter).
9. Cut out dough using a 2 1/2-inch (65 mm) doughnut cutter or pastry ring or drinking glass and using a 7/8-inch (22 mm) ring for the center whole. Set on floured baking sheet, cover lightly with a tea towel, and let rise for 30 minutes.
10. Preheat the oil in a deep fryer or Dutch oven to 365 °F/185°C.
11. Gently place the doughnuts into the oil, 3 to 4 at a time. Cook for 1 minute per side or until golden brown (my doughnuts only took about 30 seconds on each side at this temperature).
12. Transfer to a cooling rack placed in baking pan. Allow to cool for 15 to 20 minutes prior to glazing, if desired.
Posted by Jacque at 12:01 AM 14 comments:
Labels: cinnamon rolls, daring bakers, yeast dough
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
TWD: All-American, All-Delicious Apple Pie
Emily of Sandmuffin chose All-American All-Delicious Apple Pie for this week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe.
The fun thing about apple pie is that you can change it up by using different varieties of apples. I used a combination of Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, and Red Delicious.
Granny is the only one of those that you hear being recommended for apple pie. The others bake up soft, as you can tell by looking at the cut slice... no distinct slices of apple that you can tell.
But you know what, I liked this version just fine. The taste was outstanding and I liked the slightly pinkish tint.
I was half lazy this time and used a store bought bottom crust. I made a full batch of Dorie's pie dough, though, and used half for the top crust. (I'm saving the other half for the cranberry galette coming up next month.)
All in all, this apple pie was a winner in my book.
Thank you Emily for choosing this recipe. You'll find the recipe on Emily's blog or in Dorie Greenspan's book "Baking, From my Home to Yours".
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Labels: apple, pie, Tuesday's w/ Dorie
Friday, October 22, 2010
FFwD: Hachis Parmentier
In this, the fourth installment of French Fridays with Dorie, we tackled a dish some of us couldn't pronounce, Hachis Parmentier. Which is fancy-talk for shepherd's pie.
The shepherd's pie of my childhood consisted of a layer each of hamburger, corn, and tater tots. I know, classy, huh?
Compared to that, Hachis Parmentier is very classy. The bottom layer consists of sausage and beef, first cooked in homemade boullion. The upper layer is creamy mashed potatoes topped with Gruyere and Parmesan cheeses.
You can see it here before baking, dotted with butter.
I really enjoyed this, a real meat-and-potatoes meal. Literally. The meat layer was packed with flavor. Sadly, neither of my boys liked it. (Their tastes are probably more in line with the tater tot version.)
Although I enjoyed it, the amount of dirty dishes generated will probably push it into the "special occasions" section of my cooking repertoire. (And this isn't all of them!)
If you'd like to see the recipe... please go check out the FFWD site (this month only, recipes are supplied), or get a copy of Dorie's new book "Around my French Table".
See you next week when we make apple cake. Yum, can't wait!
Posted by Jacque at 12:01 AM 9 comments:
Labels: French Fridays with Dorie
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
TWD: Caramel Pumpkin Pie
Janell of Mortensen Family Memoirs picked Caramel Pumpkin Pie for this week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe.
Basically, this is pumpkin pie with a healthy dose of home-made caramel mixed in with the typical ingredients.
At first, I wasn't too crazy about it. But that might have something to do with the fact that I got distracted and walked away from my first batch of melting sugar. Big mistake! Big enough that I might have ruined my pan, unless I can figure out how to get the layer of black that seems to be super-glued to it off. (Suggestions welcome.)
Once I got over it, though, I decided this was a pretty darn good piece of pumpkin pie. Kind of like "Extreme Pumpkin Pie" or "Adults Only" pumpkin pie (neither of the kids liked it).
I really don't taste caramel, per se. More like a deeper, richer flavored pumpkin pie.
Definitely an alternative for the Thankgsiving dessert table, in my opinion.
P.S. I totally cheated and used store-bought pie shell... that's why it's so perfect! Also, I didn't go as dark with the caramel as instructed. I know from experience that I don't like it that bitter.
OK, that's that. if you'd like to see the recipe, please visit Janell's blog, or find a copy of Dorie Greenspan's book "Baking, From my Home to Yours".
Posted by Jacque at 6:10 AM 15 comments:
Labels: pie, pumpkin, Tuesday's w/ Dorie
Friday, October 15, 2010
FFWD: Vietnamese Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup
Up this week for French Fridays with Dorie is Vietnamese Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup.
I know it doesn't look like much, does it?
Don't let the simple look of this soup fool you, though. It was packed with flavor galore. Coconut milk, onion, garlic, cilantro, coriander, peppercorn, and lime - they're all in there.
And it was fantastic!
I followed the recipe except for a few minor deviations. First were the noodles... I couldn't find either rice vermicelli or Chinese egg noodles, so I used what I had on hand. My Thai friend calls these bean threads or cellophane noodles.
Aren't they cool? They're almost see through. Never mind that they have no taste whatsoever, but they have a fun, chewy texture.
The only other change, besides leaving out the chilies, was that I whizzed the broth with my immersion blender. Why? I don't know... just felt like it.
OK, that's it for this week. If you'd like to see the recipe, for this month only, you can find it on the FFwD site, or Dorie Greenspan's book "Around My French Table".
Posted by Jacque at 12:01 AM 13 comments:
Labels: Chicken, French Fridays with Dorie, Soup
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
TWD: Fold-Over Pear Torte
Cakelaw of Laws of the Kitchen selected Fold-Over Pear Torte for this week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe.
But honestly, doesn't it look more like some sort of potato-filled quiche?
That's what I kept thinking when I was sampling the first piece.
Fortunately, it was a lot more interesting than eggs and potatoes. It seemed to fall somewhere between a really dense cake and a custardy tart. And the most noticeable taste? Not the pears. Nope, it was the brandy.
Which is OK with me, I like a little rum or brandy or amaretto in desserts.
With the pie crust, pears and boozy custardy filling (oh, and I used figs instead of apricots since that's what I had on hand), it was an altogether tasty and somewhat unusual dessert. One I'm glad I tried.
Allrighty! That's that. If you'd like to see the recipe, please stop by Cakelaw's blog or find yourself a copy of Dorie Greenspan's book "Baking, From my Home to Yours".
Posted by Jacque at 12:01 AM 16 comments:
Labels: fruit desserts, tarts, Tuesday's w/ Dorie
Friday, October 8, 2010
FFWD: Gerard's Mustard Tart
Up this week for French Fridays with Dorie is Gerard's Mustard Tart.
Mustard tart? Yeah. OK.
I guess.
I can do tarts and I like mustard well enough... so, hey, I figured I'd give it a whirl.
Dorie's main version included carrots and leeks with the mustardy custard filling. A tomato version was given as an alternate and since it IS tomato season and I just happened to have a pile of tomatoes fresh from the garden, that's the direction I went. I added some dried basil too.
The tart was wonderful! I cut the recipe down to 1/3 of the batch and made one 4-inch tart (although I had enough custard left over so I could have probably made two of them). It was perfect for dinner... so much so that I didn't even share! Sorry family. Maybe next time.
This month only, you can find the recipes on the FFWD website. After that, you're just gonna have to get your hands on the book. Au revoir (that's "goodbye" in French) until next week!
Posted by Jacque at 12:01 AM 22 comments:
Labels: French Fridays with Dorie, tarts
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
TWD: Double Apple Bundt Cake
Lynne of Honey Muffin chose Double Apple Bundt Cake for this week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe.
This moist and tasty cake was a HUGE hit this Sunday when friends and family came over for the football game (go, Bengals!) My husband pulled the old "I'm inviting people over for the football game, and oh by the way, can you feed us?" Not in those words exactly, but you know the routine... the puppy dog eyes, the hopeful smile.
What the heck... I had a cake to make, might as well have a gang of hungry football fans to feed it to.
As I said, this was much loved. Even my husband, a die-hard chocolate fan and not an apples-and-cinnamon fan, kept going back for seconds and thirds. With both shredded apple and apple butter in the cake, I can see why it was so moist and apple-icious.
Thank you Lynne for choosing this recipe. You'll find the recipe on Lynne's blog or in Dorie Greenspan's book "Baking, From my Home to Yours".
Posted by Jacque at 5:11 PM 13 comments:
Labels: apple, bundt, cakes, Tuesday's w/ Dorie
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ASSET InterTech receives Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award for Customer Value Leadership
Global market research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has recognized the value that ASSET(r) InterTech's SourcePoint(tm) software debug and trace, and ScanWorks(r) hardware validation and test platforms deliver to users by honoring ASSET with a 2015 Best Practices Award for Customer Value Leadership.
|ASSET InterTech\'s Customer Value Leadership Award
Global market research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has recognized the value that ASSET® InterTech's SourcePoint™ software debug and trace, and ScanWorks® hardware validation and test platforms deliver to users by honoring ASSET with a 2015 Best Practices Award for Customer Value Leadership. ASSET (www.asset-intertech.com) is the leading supplier of tools for embedded instrumentation.
Frost & Sullivan's industry analysts based the award on in-depth interviews, analysis and extensive secondary research comparing ASSET and other participants in the printed circuit board (PCB) design validation and test market.
According to Jessy Cavazos, Frost & Sullivan Industry Director, "Each year we present this award to the company that has demonstrated excellence in implementing strategies that proactively create value for its customers with a focus on improving the return on investment that customers make in its services or products. The award recognizes the company's inordinate focus on enhancing the value that its customers receive."
Glenn Woppman, ASSET's president and CEO, said, "We've been able to organically enhance the value of our technologies by internally adding new innovations to our ScanWorks hardware validation and test platform and by adding to our solutions through the acquisition of the SourcePoint software debug and trace platform. This combination of software and hardware tools is what sets us apart because it allows our users to bring their products to market much sooner."
"ASSET InterTech's unique offering spans software debug and trace tools as well as hardware validation and test tools, including boundary-scan, processor-controlled test, and FPGA-controlled test," noted Cavazos. "Frost & Sullivan believes that the company's new value proposition in terms of a system-level solution perfectly addresses customers' software and hardware integration issues and will heighten its growth potential."
Frost & Sullivan's Customer Value Leadership Award report on ASSET can be downloaded from the ASSET website at www.asset-intertech.com/Company/Frost_Sullivan_[...]
About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan was founded in 1961 and has more than 40 global offices with more than 1,800 industry consultants, market research analysts, technology analysts and economists. The Growth Partnership Company, Frost & Sullivan works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today's market participants.
About ASSET InterTech
ASSET InterTech is a leading supplier to the electronics industry of tools based on embedded instrumentation. Its SourcePoint debug and trace platform and the ScanWorks® platform for embedded instruments overcome the limitations of external test and measurement equipment. SourcePoint applies trace instrumentation embedded in code to debug software while ScanWorks applies instruments embedded in chips to test and validate chips and circuit boards during design and manufacturing. With ASSET's software/hardware tools, engineers can quickly debug firmware and then diagnose how it interacts with hardware. ASSET InterTech is located at 2201 North Central Expressway, Suite 105, Richardson, TX 75080.
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ASSET and ScanWorks are registered trademarks and Arium and SourcePoint are trademarks of ASSET InterTech, Inc.


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Refer a Little Sister
Why should I refer?
There is a great need to make a difference in young girls' lives in the community today. By providing them with one-on-one guidance from an adult female, it enhances the belief of the endless possibilities that young girls aspire to one day have.
A Little Sister may:
- – Come from a single parent home
- – Need the attention from a caring adult
- – Need motivation, help or encouragement
- – Benefit from the warmth and personal interest of a Big Sister
Little Sisters should be:
- – Between the ages of 5 and 14
- – Want a Big Sister and their Parents/Guardians want them to be in our program
- – Come from all areas of Racine and are economically, culturally, ethnically diverse
- – May stay in our program until they are 18 years-old