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The KC STAAR Program is reporting a considerable decline in alcohol consumption among students in the area school districts they operate.
An auction to raise funds to promote awareness of alcohol abuse prevention by a group of Keokuk County students is about to end. The KC STAAR Project, or Keokuk County Schools Tactics on Alcohol Abuse Reduction, is a group of about 60 students in the four Keokuk County school districts that encourage their peers to avoid alcohol and promote safety.
Project Director Lynne Zoulek says this fundraising effort involves an online auction much like eBay. She says some of the items up for auction have included jewelry, gift certificates, vacation packages, and local sports memorabilia.
It started two weeks ago and ends tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. For the link to the auction website, look here.


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A Fee-Based Twitter Is No More Ideologically Pure Than An Ad-Supported Twitter
from the drop-the-crap dept
First of all, I think it's great that we're seeing alternatives and someone like Caldwell trying to do something different. More competition is something I always think is a good thing, and I'm happy to see more players in the market trying different ways to do something. If anything, hopefully it will drive Twitter to stay more focused on providing a great service.
But I do have a complaint: Caldwell and others seem to be acting as if this fee-based effort is somehow more ideologically "pure" than a free-based system that makes money on ads. You can see it all over the website and especially in the video announcing the launch:
That's hogwash.
Two points:
- First off, App.net's interests are not economically aligned with its users. It wants money from those users, and all things being equal, those users want to keep their money. So their goals are actually diametrically opposed. Who's to say that App.net will always cost $50 per year? What if, a year from now, it needs a lot more to keep the service going. App.net has incentives to figure out ways to raise the price to bring in more money. Now, that's fine. That's how businesses work. But to suggest that the economic interests are aligned is simply not true. Coldwell argues that the interests are aligned because it now has to make the service as good as can be so that users will want to pay. But the same thing applies to free-based services, as we explain in the next point...
- A free-based service, supported by advertisers, has tons of incentive to keep its users just as happy as a fee-based service. Why? Because if it doesn't, people go elsewhere and the advertisers go with them. If the advertisements are too annoying and/or intrusive, people will go away and the value of that advertising drops. Any smart media property knows this, and actually works quite hard on keeping the user experience as good as possible, which quite frequently means pushing back against the desires of advertisers. Caldwell acts as if all such companies immediately give in to any ad company desire, which is either spoken from ignorance or out of a desire to misrepresent reality to benefit his own effort.
So, please drop the moralizing about App.net being more pure. It's not. It's economically interested in taking its users' money. That's not that much different than a site that's economically interested in taking advertisers' money.

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Now taking nominations for Tourism and Historic Preservation Recognition Awards
The Tourism Commission and Historic Preservation Advisory Commission are accepting nominations for several community awards recognizing the hard work and efforts of those who make our town such a great place to live, work and play! These are the folks that make Sherry and I's job easy and so much fun.
The Tourism Commission saw what fun Historic Preservation was having recognizing the efforts of citizens and wanted to get into the act- so this is their first year. They are accepting nominations for the following awards:Ambassador Award recognizes an individual, group or business whose long-term contributions (minimum of 10 years) have positively affected tourism in Boonville and Cooper County. Hall of Fame is presented to an individual, group or business who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to tourism. The nominee's work should have left a lasting impression on the local tourism industry. Special Event Award is presented to a festival, fair or other special celebration. Nominees can be a new or an established event that promotes tourism activity in Cooper County. Hospitality Award is presented to the individual or business who has demonstrated a willingness and ability to go "beyond the call of duty" in service to Cooper County visitors.
The Historic Preservation Commission is accepting nominations for the following:Residential Rehabilitation/ Renovation: For residential property owners who improved their exterior, and saved or preserved unique architectural features. This category includes both multi-family and single family properties. Commercial Rehabilitation/ Renovation: For commercial property owners, who improved an exterior commercial space, saved or preserved unique architectural features, or brought a derelict commercial building into productive use for the community. Work in Progress: This award goes to an individual who has a residential or commercial project started in 2012 but is not yet completed. The work thus far has brought out the unique features of the building or resurrected a building that has believed to be beyond salvageable. Notable Properties: Properties will be recognized for contributing to our community's historical character. This can be residential, commercial, government, or community. The property can be endangered, derelict, recently restored, or well maintained and can be modest or grand. Additionally, if a property has been lost, but is significant to Boonville's history the Commission will also take those nominations this year.
All nominations are due by Monday, April 15th and forms can be downloaded from the Boonville City website or collected at City Hall or the Depot. This is your chance to thank a neighbor, coworker, friend, favorite organization, church or any one for their hard work. Shop Local, Play Local, and Go Boonville!


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AIDS Quilt, the Early 1990s and Sadness
July 25, 2012
The early 1990s has potentially many associations -- the break-up of the Soviet Union, the first Gulf War, the World Trade Center and Oklahoma City bombings, The Lion King, Forest Gump, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," and the cancellation of the baseball season, to name a few.
But we HIV/ID specialists will always remember that period for something else -- namely, that deaths from AIDS in the United States peaked then, making it an especially challenging time to practice.
I was reminded of this during the International AIDS Conference this week in Washington, as panels of the AIDS Quilt are on display both in the conference center and elsewhere around the city.
It seems like in every large display -- which usually has 10 or so individual memorial quilts, each 3 x 6 feet -- most of the deaths being acknowledged occurred in that 1990-1995 period. And the 1994 and 1995 deaths strike me as perhaps the most poignant, because these young men and women just missed getting lifesaving treatment.
And though I didn't know them personally, I did know Larry, and Greg, and Bryana, and Tony, and Bob, and George, and Tonya, and wish they could have lived just a bit longer. Then they'd have the chance to be saved by ritonavir, indinavir, nevirapine, etc., which were just a few short months away from being approved.
There's just something so sad about that.
Paul Sax is Clinical Director of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital. His blog HIV and ID Observations is part of Journal Watch, where he is Editor-in-Chief of Journal Watch AIDS Clinical Care.
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Anthropology is a diverse and comprehensive discipline that investigates the biological and cultural life of human beings in all times and in all places. An anthropology degree provides students with an appreciation of other ways of life, different systems of belief and knowledge, and, perhaps most importantly, a better understanding of the world in which they live. The department of anthropology at Saddleback College is committed to teaching each of the four sub-fields of the discipline: cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and biological anthropology. The department also has a strong emphasis on the study of contemporary issues, such as ethnic and transnational identity, political conflict and social movements, human rights and indigenous rights, the cross-cultural making and meaning of race and gender, and the anthropological study of science. Saddleback College offers a wide range of anthropology courses taught both traditionally and online.
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The Four Sub-Fields of Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
is the study of contemporary cultures and peoples throughout the world. It seeks to understand the differences and similarities in human behavior, thought and feelings.
Biological Anthropology
concentrates on the evolution, biology, and comparative behvavior of human and non-human primates. It is linked to the other sub-fields by its commitment to the study of evolution and biology within the context of culture and society, as well as in relation to human rights issues.
is the study of human cultures, both past and present, through the analysis of material remains. It uses scientific methods to decipher how people, often with no written history, have lived and worked in the past.
Linguistic Anthropology
examines language in the context of human social and cultural diversity. It seeks to understand language variation and use as a central expresssion of culture.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of an AA degree in anthropology, students will be able to:
- Describe the breadth of anthropology and be able to characterize anthropology's distinctive theoretical and methodological approaches with respect to other disciplines.
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- Explain the basic processes of human biological evolution.
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That is a really good question... so I asked google.
Evidently Solace did a song called Shoush in 5/8 Rhythm.
Bellydance.one has an article on "20 Middle Eastern Dance Rhythms Simplified" that references Shoush.
17. Shoush
5/8 Rhythm
1 2 3 1 2
D tk tk D T
D _ _ _ t _ k _ T _ _ _ D _ _ _ T _ _ _
According to the book "Dynamic Belly Dance, The Joyful Journey of Dancemaking and Performing Paperback – May 4, 2007 by Ramona" (p.110) Greek and Turkish BD music does include a 5/8 rhythm.
The "Near East Dance On-line Text Book ©Natasya Katsikaris" says:
5-beat 5/4 and 5/8 rhythms are rare. 5-beat rhythms appear in Turkish and Greek music, Moroccan Jajuka trance dances, East Indian music, and American Jazz. The related 10/8 rhythm is prevalent in Armenian music & line dances.
There's a dancer, Debora Newberg, in Santa Fe New Mexico who teaches a workshop:4) Dancing with Odd Rhythms ~ Have fun dancing with Odd Rhythms! Main focus will be on Turkish 9/8 and 7/8, and we'll also visit the Arabic 10/8 (Samai), the Armenian 10/8, Persian and Moroccan 6/8s and even 11/8 and 5/8!
There is also someone named Tayyar Akdeniz who teaches music and does folk tours in Turkey who evidently does a workshop that covers 5/8 rhythms.
So basically it looks like if you want to know about 5/8 rhythms in BD you should probably ask dancers or musicians who specialize in Greek and Turkish styles.


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Eaten by goats
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Rokkenjima
My goodness, Wanderer, that is a masterpiece. The VN video footage and motion graphics work really well the way you've edited them, and the matching of the song with the imagery is spot on. I'd love to see the 720p version eventually.
As for criticism...I can't think of anything at first watch of it. It's great!
I've been in the process of making an Umineko vid set to that song for ages now (sloooowly), but it's using solely the anime footage. If you'd been doing that too and made a vid of the same amazing caliber as the one you were using for the VN/motion graphic one, I'd have been hanging up my hat in defeat about now. (But since not, I will keep on!)
The VN video sections and motion graphics might actually be the ideal match for that song, since they focus so much on the key points and themes which match the lyrics the best.
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The Bookworm
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: North Carolina...sadly
Age: 24
Am I right to assume this whole song describes Erika's character word-for-word?
If so, she sounds like an even more epic version of Baccano!'s Ladd Russo. Can't wait ot read Chiru!
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Shepard, TIM and EDI -> Beatrice
Shepard, Conrad and TIM -> Battler
Citadel and Harbinger -> Rokkenjima
Ashley -> Ange
Banshee, Tali and Kasumi -> Lambdadelta
Soverign-Class-Reaper, Liara, Tali (suitless) and Thane -> Bernkastel
"Intelligence" and Legion -> Erika
Admiral Hacket and Anderson -> Kinzo
Husks -> Goats
Kai Leng -> Gaap
Anderson -> Ronove
Cerberus Soldiers -> Seven Sisters of Purgatory
Asari Councilor -> Eva
Shepard and Turian Councilor -> Rudolf
Salarian Councilor -> Hideyoshi
Udina -> Natsuhi
Bailey -> Kyrie
Saren -> Rosa
TIM and Shepard -> Maria
Liara -> Jessica
James -> George
Dr. Eva Core -> Virgillia
Wrex -> ???? (perhaps Erika's legs?)
When the Reapers cry -> When the Seagulls cry
Paragon -> Blue Truth
Renegade -> Red Truth
...OK this should be enough... for now
I am out of here...
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Rewrite of the Life
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Witch's Golden Breaker
Join Date: Sep 2009
Age: 31
This was an idea I had several years ago when I was at the height of my Umineko obsession, but never got around to finishing. Well, I finally decided to do it over from scratch today and at long last I can check it off my eternally ignored to-do list.
This is a tale of the least appreciated Umineko character and his struggles.
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Name: David
Gender: male
Age: 36
Location: Iowa
Dear Dr. Dick I am a 36yr old male, I have come clean with myself and my family about my sexuality about 2 years ago. But before then, I was very much in the closet about my sexuality not only to friends and family but also to myself.To see me or to talk to me you would never know I'm gay, although I believe that this is just a label. I don't believe I ever want to come out completely. Whenever a conversation comes up at work or I attend a briefing on sexual harassment, there is always a comment about homosexuality, I blush every time this comes up.When I was younger I hid my sexuality and tried to fool myself into thinking I wasn't. But of course you know that will eat a person alive. I know it did me. So I sought counseling and paved the way for me coming out to a few close people.Anyway, I still struggle with the issue. On the outside I'm as straight as ever, but on the inside I'm gay. Do you have any suggestions to help me over this acceptance of myself?
Honey, as far as Dr. Dick is concerned you haven't even begun to come out. Sorry to be so blunt, but just identifying your sexual preference to a few individuals "coming clean" as you suggest (hey, we're talkin about being gay here, not confessing to being an ax murderer) is not the moral equivalent of coming out. If you can't celebrate your sexuality and, I might add, integrate it into you whole personhood, then you're not OUT. PERIOD.
It is true what you say about being in the closet and getting eaten alive in there. But if you're queer on the inside (whatever that means) and straight on the outside (God forbid) then you're still a danger to yourself. This, is after all, the very definition of schizophrenia, darlin'.
I'm gonna go way out on a limb here and guess that you still have loads of shame about who you are. I encourage you to get back into counseling ASAP until you resolve that. The world does not need any more fence sitters. You're either gay or you're not. You either celebrate that (and I don't mean waving a flag or parading around like a lunatic) or ya don't.
I don't suppose any of us is ever really free of all our own internalized homophobia any more than other oppressed and marginalized minorities can rid themselves of their internalized self-doubt. No one can completely escape the prejudices and biases that surround them. But most of us make our way regardless. That's why coming out is so important. It empowers us. It increases our self-esteem. Honesty about our life increases our personal integrity. When we stop hiding or denying this important part of our life we have greater freedom of self-expression. And we become more available for happy, healthy and honest relationships. So you see, you have a ways to go.
Name: Liz
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Location: GA
My hubby wants me to have a 3 way with him and another women and I don't know and I am a little scared I might like it and he wants to have the other women lick me while he plugs her from behind and I am afraid to. We have done a 3 way with him and another guy pound me but they didn't touch each other so what should I do he has 2 female friends that are willing to try it and I don't want to lose my hubby so what should I do? — mom in need of help
Very interesting, Liz! And ahhh, what would be so wrong with you enjoying some hot girl on girl action? Isn't that the purpose? This is where so many men and a whole lot of women are so very different. Men have more permission to be sexually assertive. But if you plan on being an equal partner in these sexual adventures, you'd better buck up, darlin'! To paraphrase the immortal Fats Waller; Find out what you like and how you like it; then make it happen just that way.
Let's take a closer look at what you tell me about you and your randy husband. Apparently he has no reservations about asking you to have a 3-way with another chick. He thinks it'll be hot and he wants to go for it. He also has no reservations about a 3-way with another guy, just as long as he doesn't have to interact with the other dude. You see, he's pretty clear about what is a turn on for him and he doesn't hesitate to draw you into his little adventures, does he? Do you just go along with what he dreams up so you don't lose the big lug? Or is there something enjoyable in it for you? I sure hope it's the later, darling, because we shouldn't be doing things, particularly sexual things, under duress — either physical or emotional. If it's merely a question of perhaps enjoying the attentions of other woman a little too much, I think you're entitled to that. You could even keep this your little secret, if you wanted to.
Trying new things can be really fun especially when your playing with people you like and are turned on to. If you decide to go for it, I suggest the three of you start your encounter by getting a bite to eat together. A little food and a few cocktails can be a great start to the adventure. You'll notice almost immediately that a 2-girl and a guy 3-way is a whole lot different than a 2-guy and a girl 3-way. No doubt all three of you will be a little nervous, so make this part of the outing sexy fun and flirtatious. Practice your seduction skills on the other woman. You will soon discover the sexual hierarchy…and there always is one in these kinds of encounters. Make sure you are comfortable with all arrangements made and make sure that they are all mutually agreed upon. If there are any ground rules, this is the time to mention them. The more you discover about your new partner in this non-sexual environment the more prepared you will be for the rest of the evening. If it were me; I'd want to get a sense of how experienced this other chick is at having a 3-way. Women tend to be more accommodating in terms of bisexual behaviors than are men folk. Maybe you could ask her about her sexual fantasies and share some of your own with her. Just remember, you are an equal partner in this ménage. I'd certainly make sure that the she knew what turned you on just so everyone is satisfied in the end.
I hope you write back and let me know how the encounter goes. My interest, of course, is purely scientific, don't 'cha know. But I will want all the gory details. And a detailed photo essay would also be appreciated. 😉
Name: Brian
Age: 40
Location: Canada
After a guy ejaculates can he have another ejaculation? Like after I cum if I put on a cock ring will it stay hard enough to continue with intercourse and achieve another orgasm? I basically want to cum twice in a row.
Yep, that's doable. All depends on your particular refractory period and how turned on you are. Let's take a quick look at the male sexual response cycle again, just so we understand what we're talkin' about. Ok?
The sexual response cycle refers to the sequence of physiological changes that occur as we become sexually aroused and move through to afterglow. The sexual response cycle has four phases: excitement, plateau, orgasm and resolution. Both women and men experience these phases of course, although the timing usually is very different for each gender. In addition, the intensity of the response and the time spent in each phase will vary from person to person and from situation to situation. That's why I say cuming twice in a row is doable. But is it gonna happen for you? I guess we'll just have to wait and see, huh?
Ok, here goes…
Phase 1: Excitement (or the boner stage)
- Muscle tension increases.
- Heart rate quickens and breathing accelerates.
- Our skin may become flushed particularly on our chest and back).
- Our nipples may become erect.
- Blood flow to the genitals increases, thus the boner.
- Our balls swell, our sack tightens, and we may drip precum. Mmmm, precum!
Phase 2: Plateau (or the strokin' or pumpin' stage)
- Everything in phase 1 intensifies.
- Our balls may pull up into body cavity.
- Our breathing, heart rate and blood pressure increase.
- Our toes curl, face contorts and hands clench.
Phase 3: Orgasm (or the "yabba dabba doo" stage)
- Involuntary muscle contractions begin.
- Blood pressure, heart rate and breathing excelerate.
- There's a rapid intake of oxygen.
- Muscles in the feet spasm.
- There is a sudden, forceful release of sexual tension.
- Rhythmic contractions of the muscles at the base of our cock result in the ejaculation of spunk.
- A "sex flush" may appear all over our body.
Phase 4: Resolution (or the "I need a nappy" stage)
- During this phase, the body slowly returns to its normal level of functioning, and the parts of your body that swelled and engorged return to their previous size and color.
- This phase is marked by a general sense of well-being, enhanced intimacy and, often, fatigue.
- Most women are capable of a rapid return to the orgasm phase with further sexual stimulation and may experience multiple orgasms.
Men, on the other hand need a recovery time after orgasm, this period is called the refractory period. This doesn't have to be the end of sex. Like you suggest, a cockring may prohibit your dick from going soft. But don't count on an immediate second orgasm, even if your dick stays hard. Don't forget, the duration of the refractory period varies and is situational. It will also increase as we age.
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Blue Spring Dive Plan
By Rebecca Riddle
Address & Phone # of Dive Site:
2100 West French Avenue
Orange City, Florida 32763
Phone: 386-775-3663
Check In Times and Procedures:
Meet at the gate at 8:00am. Weekends and Holidays, the park fills up & closes, so to be guaranteed to dive, you need to get there as soon as they open!
Admission is $6 per car. All divers must check in at the front gate. The ranger will collect your Dive Certification Card upon admission. Remember to pick it up as you leave! If a student, you will sign in with the instructor.
Driving Directions:
From Orlando, head east towards Daytona.
Take exit 114 off Interstate 4 and go west on Rt 472.
Go south on 17/92 to Orange City, about 2.5 miles.
Make a right onto West French Avenue.
Follow French Avenue to the park (on left, about a mile down). Its well signposted after you leave I4.
72F/22C degrees year round. A 5mm wetsuit and hood, or 3mm wetsuit with a hooded vest is recommended.
At the Dive Site:
From the parking area (first one on right, past the drive to the campsites), walk down the boardwalk to the concession building, then take a right.
Blue Spring Walkway
Follow the boardwalk to the sign for the diver's entry steps area. From this area, walk along the right side of the spring run to the head spring. There is a huge log across the deep hole portion of the spring. At a depth of 60ft, a sign will warn to go no further. DO NOT GO DEEPER THAN THIS SIGN. No dive lights are allowed unless the diver is cavern or cave certified. The return to your vehicles will be via the river run. This is a drift dive with a current. The depth is 4 to 6 feet depending on the water level. Long walk up, shorter walk back to your car!
More on Entry and Exit:
All divers will gear up at their vehicles and walk to the spring entry carrying their fins and ALL gear. Don't take anything like a towel/cell phone (where you get in is different to where you hop out!). Take only what you are going to take underwater. Do not put your fins on at the steps....Carry them up the river run to the head spring. Once at the head spring, divers will finish any adjustments and do buddy checks.
Please make sure to check your tank and gear prior to leaving the parking area. It is a long walk back for something that is forgotten or needs repair.
After diving the head spring, you will drift dive down the river run to the large silver platforms which will be on your left. The depth is only about 4 to 6 feet depending on water level. No scuba divers should go into the roped off swim area for any reason. At the first set of steps at the silver platform, take off your fins, and walk back to the parking area which is closer that the initial walk.
Dive Procedures:
Maintain visual contact with your buddy at all times. Do not dive deeper than 60 feet at the head spring unless you are cavern or cave certified. No lights allowed unless you are cavern or cave certified. Maintain good buoyancy, and try not to silt the dive site. Make sure to ascend from the spring slowly, exhale, and do a safety stop at 15 feet for 3 minutes minimum. There is a little ledge at 15 feet, perfect for doing a safety stop. If in a large group, be sure to regroup and make sure that all divers are accounted for prior to exiting the head spring area and drifting back to the exit area via the run. All divers should have a minimum of 800 to 1000 psi for the return drift dive. If necessary, divers may use their snorkel on the drift dive back to the exit area.
Cross Section Map showing Blue Springs:
Wildlife you can expect to see at Blue Springs:
There is an amazing diversity of wildlife to be seem on, under and around the water at Blue Springs (especially on the way down the river run). Under the water, divers can expect to see alligator gar, sunfish, catfish, tilapia and schools of mullet as they swim down the river run.
More than 40 different fish species are regularly spotted at Blue Springs. Unfortunately, there has also been at least 4 non-native, alien, fish species reported to be living here in recent years.
Non-native catfish in the head spring
Click here for a brochure produced by Blue Springs showing pictures of fish regularly spotted there
Click here for a list produced by Blue Springs of the fish living there
Above the water, keep an eye out for otters, raccoons, turtles, hawks and owls.
It is important to note that Blue Spring is a designated manatee refuge.Temperatures in the spring run remain a constant 72 degrees in in Wintertime, (even when the oceans around Florida chill to 50-60 degree range); creating a safe haven for the West Indian manatee. To provide a safe warm water refuge for manatees during the winter season, the spring and spring run is closed to all water related activities including swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving and boating from November 15 through March 1.
Outside these dates, if Manatees are present, the spring will be closed to divers. If you spot a manatee on your dive, do not approach the manatee, you will need to leave the water immediately. Do NOT harass the animal in any way.
Emergency Procedures:
In case of buddy separation, follow standard procedures. Look for your buddy for one minute. If you can not find your buddy ascend slowly, exhale and do a three minute safety stop at 15 feet. Your buddy should also be following these procedures and will see you at the surface. If anyone is low on air, signal your buddy with the appropriate hand signal and begin your ascent. In the rare and unusual case of an out of air situation, signal your buddy and commence sharing air. Maintain buoyancy and ascend slowly, remembering to breathe.
Emergency Contact Information:
911 - This will activate EMS in the Orange City area
Always call DAN after 911 in the case of a dive emergency which may require medical attention.
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I cannot recall when I enjoyed making anything more than these little puff cakes. When I got to the stage of rolling the cake tops in melted butter and then dipping in sugar I wished I'd made 100 as I could've stood there for hours performing this inexplicably gratifying task!
The butter and the sugar awaiting the cupcakes:
The topping is applied when the cupcake is still hot; as the cake cools the topping turns into the sort of sugary coating that you normally see on doughnuts – you know the sort, where it sticks to your lips and you just have to lick it off. The cupcakes are quite pale – I love this photo as it shows the dipped (on the left) and the undipped (on the right). Just look how deep and beautiful the colour of the cinnamon coating is:
All dipped!
The combination of crisp sugar topping and soft airy sponge is delightful. Next time I make them I will double up the recipe as the cupcakes are quite small and I am a glutton.
Cut open, you can see the flecks of nutmeg in the cupcake. For small cakes these really pack a flavour:
Still deliberating whether to make them? As you can imagine, The CCD (Caked Crusader's Da ) has sampled many a cupcake, yet declared these his all-time favourite. Recommendations do not come much higher!
If some of the measurements in the recipe look strangely precise it is because I converted it from a US recipe in cups.
For the cupcakes:
85g unsalted butter, at room temperature
112g caster sugar
1 egg
118ml milk
188g plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the topping:
85g unsalted butter, melted
112g caster sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
How to make:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.
- Grease a 12 hole muffin pan. You do not need to use paper cases for this recipe.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until they are pale and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg.
- Weigh out the flour and add to it the baking powder, nutmeg and cinnamon. Beat 1/3 of this dry mix into the creamed butter mix.
- Beat in half the milk, then a further 1/3 of flour. Repeat until all the milk and the flour is beaten into the mix.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the 12 holes.
- Bake for approximately 18 minutes or until a skewer comes out cleanly. Mine took exactly 18 minutes.
- Stand the muffin tray on a wire rack for only 5 minutes, then turn the cupcakes out – you need them upright so the dome is on top.
- Melt the butter and, in a separate bowl combine the sugar and cinnamon. Ensure that the cinnamon is stirred into the sugar (the sugar will look brown).
- Dip the dome of the cupcake into the melted butter and then dip into the bowl of cinnamon sugar. Make sure the cupcake's dome is completely coated.
- Stand the cupcake on the wire rack to cool completely. Repeat until all the cupcakes are coated – there will be butter and sugar left over.
- Eat the cupcakes while they are warm or at room temperature. They will keep for two days in an airtight container.
- Bask in glory at the wonderful thing you have made.
- Eat.
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Cinnamon sugar puff cupcakes
Over the past weeks I have hugely enjoyed my foray into the world of cupcakes and buttercream. This week I was keen to find something that still qualified as a cupcake but didn't go down the buttercream route; this week I wanted the cupcake to be the star.
Posted by The Caked Crusader at 19:17
Labels: cake, cinnamon, cupcake, sugar coating
4 comments:
- Cinnamon said...
Try using Ceylon Cinnamon in your recipe and reduce on the sugar. You could also avoid the toxic effects of Coumarin in Cassia.
The Cinnamon that we buy in the US is actually Cassia which could be toxic.
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- 23 June 2008 at 04:35
- The Caked Crusader said...
Thanks for your comments - the cinnamon I used was definitely cinnamon and not cassia.
As for reducing the sugar! Now that's a crazy idea.......
- 23 June 2008 at 08:05
- jen said...
Oh wow. These look so good. I think I've mentioned before how much I looooooove cinnamon? Oh my. These are getting made very soon!
- 23 June 2008 at 19:59
- Cakelaw said...
These would be fab on a cold day (like he current Melbourne weather!!) straight out of the oven and just dipped in the cinnamon sugar. In fact, they would be perefct right now.
- 24 June 2008 at 11:22
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The Light from the TV Shows: A Remembrance of Summer Replacement Series
A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to chat with Drew Carey in conjunction with the upcoming DVD release of PBS's "American Masters: Johnny Carson," for which Carey was interviewed, and at some point in the conversation, we got to talking about the phenomenon of summer replacement series. In a world where cheesy, cheap-to-produce reality shows tend to fill the programming void while your favorite shows take their annual summer hiatus, we sometimes forget that there used to be a wealth of cheesy, cheap-to-produce variety shows.
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2. The Helen Reddy Show (NBC, 1973): Yeah, yeah, she was woman, we heard her roar…but that's really about all most people remember about Helen Reddy's musical career anymore, though. (I'd almost forgotten about "Delta Dawn" 'til I started writing this piece, and I still can't place "Angie Baby," even though it was apparently also a #1 hit for her.) Nowadays, you're more likely to have people think back to her gig as a very special guest star on "The Muppet Show," or maybe her occasional stints as an actress, as seen in such '70s classics as "Airport '75" and "Pete's Dragon." Oh, right, and that really was her saying "Helen Reddy, standing by" in that episode of "Family Guy." But in '73, Reddy got a boost in profile from Flip Wilson, who apparently had a hand in selecting her to serve as the summer replacement for his variety series.
3. The Bobby Darin Amusement Company (NBC, 1973): By the end of 1973, crooner Bobby Darin would be dead, his perpetually poor health finally getting the best of him (he died from complications during heart surgery), but in his final year, he took to the small screen for a summer variety series that continued to prove his versatility as a interpreter of popular song.
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*[http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linuxsampler-project Article about LS on LinuxJournal]
*[http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linuxsampler-project Article about LS on LinuxJournal]
*[http://www.linuxmao.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=linuxsampler LS tutorial (french)]
*[http://www.linuxmao.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=linuxsampler LS tutorial (french)]
*[https://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11 Links to commercial
*[https://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11 Links to commercial free gig files]
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Linuxsampler is a software audio sampler.It can be loaded with libraries in the gigasampler format (.gig). A benefit of LS compared to other samplers available for linux, is its streaming from hard disk capabilities, allowing the usage of huge libraries (several GBs..). By now, "Linuxsampler" refers to a group of software interacting together :
- the sampler engine itself : linuxsampler
- a gig file editor : gigedit
- several graphical frontends : qsampler (QT based), jsampler-classic and jsampler-fantasia (both java based)
IMPORTANT NOTE 1 : Follow the installation order of theses components to get a working set of apps.
IMPORTANT NOTE 2 : All packages are available from AUR.The whole set can be grabbed as standard packages or cvs versions. Standard packages in AUR are up-to-date but the sources tarballs released by the LS team can be old. CVS versions are bleeding edge.They appear to work well in i686 and x86_64 architectures but it's never sure that all packages will build against each other at any time.
You should choose between a full set of standard packages OR cvs packages but do not mix them. Whatever you choose, but particularly with cvs packages, you should keep in a safe place a set of binary packages that work together.
The backend : Linuxsampler
It is the "engine" of the sampler, which performs all the heavy and time critical computational tasks of handling MIDI events, calculating the audio data and sending the final audio data to your sound card(s).LinuxSampler itself usually runs as own process in the background of the computer and usually does not show up anything on the screen, or at most it can be launched to show status informations and debug messages in a console window.Usually you will also need a frontend to control it.
Build and install :
- libgig and linuxsampler
and check that everything is ok :
$ linuxsampler
then CTRL-c to quit.
The editor : Gigedit
Gigedit allows you to edit and create instruments for the Gigasampler format, which can be used with LinuxSampler as well as with Tascam's Gigastudio.You can use gigedit as stand-alone application without Linuxsampler running or in live-mode, started from any frontend ("edit" button).In this case, all your modifications are audible in realtime.
Build and install (optional, you can skip this step if you don't need the editor):
and check that everything is ok :
$ gigedit
The editor should pop-up in "stand-alone" mode as indicated in the down-right corner. Close the window.
The frontend : Qsampler
This frontend provides the user a set of menus, buttons, sliders, dials, etc. to allow the user to control the sampler in a convenient way.It does not perform any signal processing tasks, so you can see it as a "face" of the sampler.From Qsampler you can load/unload .gig files into Linuxsampler and set their midi channel number, volume, jack output etc...and finally store all this setup in a file for a speedy re-opening of your "sampling orchestra".
Build and install :
Configuration via qsampler
Creating a configuration template
Here, I will use jack-keyboard as a midi controller, but everything below applies as well with a master keyboard or midi interface providing midi output.
- Start jack then jack-keyboard then qsampler
- Let's define some audio outputs in qsampler :
- Go to menu -> View -> Devices (or F11 shortcut or the green pci card icon in the toolbar).
- On the left panel, click on "Audio Devices".Now we can see the audio drivers available in the right panel.
- Choose "Jack" in the Driver menu.The default config should give you a pair of audio outputs at a sample rate of 44100.
- Click on the Create button down the window.
Note : In some systems, qsampler crashes if this window is closed or even backgrounded while the Bottom-Right panel is still in view.Easy workaround : click on "Audio devices" or "Midi Devices" on the left panel before leaving or unfocusing the window.
- If you want LS to auto-connect to jack system outputs when you launch your template :
- On the left panel, click on "Audio Jack Device 0" , then on right panel select "Audio Jack 0" from the "Channel" drop-down list.
- Choose an output for the JACK_BINDINGS parameter, like "system:playback 1".
- Select "Audio Jack 1" from the "Channel" drop-down list and assign JACK_BINDINGS parameter value, like system:playback 2"
- Now let's create a midi input also :
- On the left panel, click on "Midi Devices".
- On the right panel, choose "jack" (jack-midi) in the Driver menu.
- Hit the create button.
- If you want LS to auto-connect to jack-keyboard midi output when you launch your template :
- Select the "Midi jack device" port 0" on the left panel.
- On the right panel, for the "JACK_BINDINGS" parameter value, choose "jack-keyboard:midi out".
Note that if jack-midi is not enabled in Qjackctl, you won't find the midi client in the drop-down list.You can check in Qjackctl setup.Midi driver should be set to "seq".A restart of jack and qsampler is needed.
Also, if jack_keyboard or whatever midi controller you defined in here is not started before qsampler starts, you will likely receive an error from qsampler not finding the midi client.In that case, you can still start the midi device and connect it through qjackctl.
- Finally close the window and save your template.
TIP : You can define as much midi ports as midi controllers you use.The same applies to audio outputs, e.g for sending separated instrument outputs for recording in Ardour.
Filtering midi messages before they reach LS
If you get a message : Engine: WARNING, CONFIG_EG_MIN_RELEASE_TIME too big for current audio fragment size & sampling rate! May lead to click sounds if voice stealing chimes in! and eventually a crash after that, then it's time to reconsider latency for your souncard. On a M-audio delta44 everything working at 5,8 ms.


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My first press show was SUN DON'T SHINE, a rather fine lovers-on-the-run movie from writer-director Amy Seimetz. While the influence of BADLANDS hangs over it — poetic, floaty tone, achingly beautiful cinematography, dark underpinnings — the characters are somewhat different. While Malick's '50s runaways were psychopathically detached and ill-educated, Seimetz's are just plain dumb. He (Kentucker Audley) thinks he has a plan to get them out of trouble, but from what I could grasp of the set-up, it wasn't a very good one. So he's Ollie — the dumb one who thinks he's smart. She (Kate Lyn Sheil) is mentally and emotionally a baby: she knows she's not smart, but she's not capable of grasping how dumb she really is. So she's Stan. She also has the best dumb-person line I've heard in years, delivered in warm and dreamy tones: "You're good at planning. I'm not real good at planning, I'm better at being spontaneous." Yeah, you have a real talent for doing the first thing that pops into your head. That's a gift.
Although my easy response to stupidity is to laugh at it, but Seimetz also creates sympathy for her screwed-up leads (and her actors are thoroughly convincing), and her ending is really beautiful. And, while most movies go to far in trying to push things to the furthest possible extreme, this one hangs back nicely and keeps things credible. Really a little delight.
"If I stand behind this doorjamb does it freak you out? Have you seen AUDITION?"
Less successful, for me, was LOVELY MOLLY (not to be confused with Sidney Lumet's LOVIN' MOLLY), from Eduardo Sanchez of BLAIR WITCH fame. This mines the fertile, post-ROSEMARY'S BABY terrain of "is she crazy or is it supernatural?" and sustains it for maybe the first half, thanks to Gretchen Lodge's thoroughly committed perf. But the balance is off — unlike BLAIR WITCH (which I haven't seen since it came out, but liked just fine), this one is about serious stuff — drug addiction, mental illness and child abuse — so the more generic elements are a lot less scary and ultimately provide an excuse for the film not to frighten us. While the film keeps the rapist ghost and mental breakdown stuff in balance, things are good and disturbing, and as the madness explanation comes to the fore, there's still at least the possibility of deep unease, but then the return of the paranormal craziness cuts the legs from under that. Maybe in the Bible Belt the thing will play differently, because to them, the Lord of Darkness is just as real as abusive fathers and heroine, but it didn't convince me, and if we're meant to take that side of it seriously then it's a very reactionary vision.
The found-footage camcorder stuff is back in there, but it's only a small part of the movie, thankfully. Strikingly unconvincing, though — the red dot and "REC" sign in the top corner? Really? Come one, Sanchez, you practically invented this shit, haven't you noticed that camcorders don't record that? Also, we see shots of the character's camera, and its little screen doesn't look anything like what you're showing us.
There are some decent scares and some anxious moments, so diehard fans may get some kicks out of it, and the cast are very good indeed. But as the horrors mount up, the supporting characters' failure to call in the shrinks becomes progressively more ridiculous — the ambition to create a proper character-led movie is hamstrung by the way people keep doing silly things for the sake of the plot. Which is where setting up any kind of division between plot and character will get you into trouble.


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In latest scandal, Mexican judges fight in court
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican judge sprang from his chair to push and punch two fellow justices during a court session, adding to a string of embarrassments for Mexico's scandal-plagued judicial system.
The head of the Morelos state appeals court said Thursday that Justice Miguel Angel Falcon had brought shame upon the court and faces possible impeachment, though he couldn't be immediately suspended following the Wednesday attack.
The stocky Falcon got mad at fellow judge Ruben Jasso, at one point calling him "stupid," and then became enraged when Jasso accused Falcon of insulting him.
As Jasso spoke, Falcon suddenly leaped from his chair, rushed over to Jasso and began pummeling him, apparently knocking him to the floor. Another justice who got in his way was knocked back into his chair.
The court's chief, Justice Nadia Lara Chavez, said the judges are studying how to start the complex process of disciplining Falcon.
"We are very ashamed that such a thing could happen in a high appeals court," Lara Chavez said. "There are some people who just do not have the tolerance to accept certain comments."
Falcon's office said he was not available for comment.
The incident in Morelos follows a chain of other cases that have stained judicial reputations.
The National Human Rights Commission declared Tuesday that a former chief justice of the nation's Supreme Court, as well as Mexico City court officials, had misused the justice system in a vendetta against the justice's ex-girlfriend, the mother of his two autistic children, keeping her in prison for about a year on trumped-up charges.
The former chief justice, Genaro Gongora, was fighting the woman's lawsuit to gain higher child-support payments. He accused her of illegally keeping property meant for the two children, even though she lived with the boys.
The rights commission said courts refused to dismiss the baseless charges and the city's human rights authorities failed to investigate the violations of her rights.
The commission called on the court system and city officials to apologize to the woman and pay damages arising from the year she spent in prison.
The woman had told local media that Gongora used his influence in the court system to unfairly keep her in jail. Gongora at one point issued an apology to the woman.
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Legal experts called the ruling unusual, because such jurisdictional questions are usually handled by referring the case back to the appropriate court — not by voiding the trial and freeing the convicted person.
The Attorney General's Office called the ruling, which could be applied to Caro Quintero's co-defendants in the Camarena case, "unsustainable," and last week asked the Supreme Court to step in.
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LittleBigPlanet 2 continues on the first games success by introducing a new campaign and story, building on the developmental tools and online world, and really pushing innovation. Does it properly build on the first one? Can it continue PlayStation platformer dominance?
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