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Welcome to the Unesco World Heritage Site once described by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw as "part of our dream world".
The Skellig Islands sit approximately 12km (8 miles) from the village of Portmagee in County Kerry. Accessed via boat trips from Valentia, Portmagee or Ballinskelligs, these islands are instantly representative of Kerry's elemental west coast.
Of the two islands, the jagged, pointed Skellig Michael (Sceilig Mhichíl) is of particular significant religious and historical relevance. The island is referenced in history as early as 1400BC, and also appears in Irish legend. A story originating in approximately 200AD tells of Daire Domhain ("King of the World") preparing here before an epic battle with the warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool) and the Fianna army. But what really sets Skellig Michael apart is the keyhole view it offers into the lives of an isolated and storm-lashed community of monks.
Monastic settlements, evidenced by the stone beehive huts (clochain in Irish) at the island's summit, are believed to date as far back as the 6th century. Historians tell of the monks who built the monastic site, walking the 600 plus steps daily to the water's edge where they would fish for their breakfast. It must have been an extreme and ascetic existence, and yet the monks lived here right through to the 13th century when it is thought that the worsening weather drove them to move to Ballinskelligs on the mainland.
Today, the huts are still lashed by the weather, and visitors must climb the 600 steps to reach them today, meaning that it is not recommended for those with reduced mobility. Anyone with a fear of heights may also find the summit's location – some 218 metres (714 feet) over the Atlantic Ocean – a step too far. But if you can manage it, getting this close to a unique slice of history is an unparalleled experience.
Considering its isolated location, it was no great surprise that the Skelligs, particularly Skellig Michael, became prey to Viking invaders. But it wasn't all bad; one legend tells of a hermit from the island baptising one Olav Trygvasson in 993. The Norseman would later become king of Norway.
The Skelligs' charms are not only confined to past glories. Along with their sister group, the Blaskets, to the north, the Skelligs supports some of the largest collections of manx sheerwater and puffins in the world. Such is the nature of this unique assembly that an Irish radio documentary spent an overnight on Skellig Michael just to record the sound affect created by the storm petrels and manx sheerwaters who call the islands home.
Boat tours, too, departing from Portmagee, Ballinskelligs and Valentia, skirt alongside Little Skellig to offer a waterside view of up to 27,000 thousands of gannets that nest there.
Back on dry land, yet still within view of the islands, it's time to taste the Skelligs. Skelligs Chocolate boasts the kind of treats that couldn't be more different from the Spartan diet of the early monastic residents. Sea Salt Dark Chocolate, Rose & Pistachio Milk Chocolate, Chocolate Honeycomb Clusters and more are on the menu. For the culinary curious, Colm Healy and family are happy for guests to take a peek on the factory floor to see the whole process in action ("There is no tour," the owners advise, "and therefore there is no entrance charge"). Keep your eyes peeled, too, for the new Willy Wonka mural.
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I know that .Net provides the feature to mix several languages within the same application (there are some constraints of course, but this is not essential). Theoretically, this might be done because the languages supported by .Net do not fully expose all the features it can provide. IL does of course. So when you need a feature that the current language doesn't provide, you could write it in another .Net language. The whole code would be translated into IL, and so you would gain more features.
From my personal experience, I was writing a project in C# and needed to integrate a small project written in C++ under .Net. When I consulted with some more experienced programmers, they said that it would be much easier to "translate" the C++ code into C# than integrate it. Since I had little time, it was what I did, and it was quite easy (the project was quite small).
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Hey there,
I'll just copy my post from the steam forum here http://steamcommunity.com/app/374380/discussions/0/154644705028910293/
Every time I hit start in the game launcher, it takes ~5 seconds to start the game. In the menu I get 25 fps. When I start a missions, it's ~10 fps.
I tried to change the solution and did some other changes in the games system options, those in the game launcher and those ingame.
Can someone please give me some advice or ideas how to get more fps? I really want to play this game.
My System:
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
Display Memory: 5547 MB
First of all, the framerate should be no problem when it comes to animations, but the game doesn't run smooth. When I zoom in or out, when I move the mouse cursor and when textboxes show up, there is a significant delay or "lag" of ~1 second which totally ruins the game experience.
What I did now:
- Put the game on my anti--virus exceptions list.
- Set AGESettings.exe, autorun.exe and RUS.exe to XP SP3 compatibility mode.
- Deactivated Steam Overlay and VR.
The result was:
- Game resolution was lowered, no more 16:9. (no big problem for me)
- No changes to framerate. (checked it with fraps)
- No changes to delay / lag ingame.
Any more ideas? :-/


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text: Uganda Gathering (May 2016) RESOURCESINTERNATIONAL GATHERINGSUGANDA GATHERING (MAY 2016) About From 2 to 6 May 2016 Tearfund, in collaboration with Micah Network, Call2All Network and YWAM, hosted a Compassion and Justice Gathering in Uganda. Uganda Gathering focused on how the church can respond to the challenges of gender-based violence, street children, conflict and reconciliation and other issues affecting Uganda today. Watch this video to catch the vision for Uganda Gathering. Location Uganda Gathering took place in Jinja, Uganda. Tickets Tickets are no longer available for this event. Programme Meet our speakers We will be hearing from some incredible speakers from around the world. You can meet some of them below... Caleb Rukundo founded the Amahoro Project to cultivate self-worth and opportunity among the homeless children of Uganda. Based on his first-hand experience of life as a street child, Caleb believes that relational and emotional support is crucial and must go alongside practical help. His approach involves mentoring as well as providing education and shelters, resulting in young lives being renewed and transformed in Kampala. Donald Mavunduse leads Tearfund's work in East and Southern Africa. Donald is passionate about the potential of churches to bring lasting transformation in Africa. He has worked for Tearfund since 2004. Before joining Tearfund, Donald worked for a number of agencies such as ActionAid UK, World Vision and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Matt Bird is the founder of Relationology, a unique approach to driving businesses growth through the power of customer and client relationships. Matt is an international keynote speaker, trainer and coach, and the author of Relationology 101. He is also the founder of Cinnamon Network, which helps local churches to bring transformation in their communities by working with local authorities, the police, education services and health agencies. David Westlake is a follower of Jesus who is just trying to work it all out. He started out as was a youth worker, church planter and pastor in inner London and then in Watford. After this, he joined the leadership team of Tearfund as Youth Director, and is now Tearfund's International Director. His goal is to inspire and equip as many Christians and churches as possible to serve their communities in word and deed, empowered by the Holy Spirit. Dave and Ali Swann are both British and have been missionaries with YWAM since 1989. They have two daughters, Michal and Sophie, who are 22 and 19. They started their missionary life working with refugees on the Thai–Cambodian border. Since then they have lived in Switzerland and South Africa. They currently live in the UK but travel extensively, particularly in Africa and Asia. They have developed various workshops and seminars specifically aimed at non-Western audiences. Their mission is to see long term field workers equipped and trained to be more effective in what they do. Joseph Nyamutera is a church pastor and the Regional Director of Mercy Ministries International/Le Rucher Ministries, where he also serves as International Manager for Reconciliation. He is the founder of Rabagirana Ministries, which works to encourage churches to adopt integral mission in their theology and practice. Having grown up during the Rwandan genocide, Joseph is passionate about seeing people learn to love their enemies and reconcile their differences. Joseph is a qualified English teacher and also has a diploma and degree in theology from Africa International University. He is currently completing his Master's in organisational leadership at the same university. 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Take that, Seth MacFarlane! Though the funny man may have joked at the Oscars that it's damn near impossible to understand what Salma Hayek says when she takes the mic (all in his brand of jest, of course), Hayek's words couldn't be more clear in the promo for her latest project: Chime for Change. Founded in part by Frida Giannini and her team at Gucci, the initiative looks to promote education, health, and justice for every girl, every woman, everywhere.
The campaign for female empowerment will feature 10 shorts films, set to new music by Beyoncé (sorry, Bey's "Run the World" is not included!). Additionally, the three co-founders (Hayek, Knowles-Carter, and Giannini) are joined by an advisory board of Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu — essentially, a solid group of men and women who are using their star power for a philanthropic cause.
Want to participate? Join in to stay connected — after all, Hayek did point out that, "thanks to technology, women across the world have the ability to connect in ways unimaginable to those who went before us." So, go on, put those Facebook and Twitter pages to good use!
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India, ravaged by polio like no other place on the planet, has seen only a single case this year, back in January. Although the global polio eradication effort is neither celebrating nor relenting, it may have already succeeded in eliminating polio from India.
New detection of polio in India "would not be a surprise," cautions Oliver Rosenbauer, communications officer at World Health Organization, "and in fact, everyone is operating on the assumption that the likelihood of residual transmission still occurring somewhere is not unsubstantial."
However, the greatest risk for such transmission may have passed. Historically, polio cases have peaked in August, as annual rains from about June to September spread sewage- and virus-contaminated water, driving a corresponding high season of polio transmission. Even though patterns vary from year to year, and there were only a handful of cases last year, the peak still came in August.
Epidemiology also points toward elimination. The ultimate sources of polio in India, the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, have been cut off. Once rife with more viruses than anywhere in the world, these neighboring states haven't produced any cases within their borders for well over a year. Massive and increasingly clever vaccination efforts now reach more than 98 percent of children in Uttar Pradesh and over 95 percent in Bihar. In most places, 90 percent coverage is the goal. Pakistan, where polio is spreading, manages only 50 percent (cases are concentrated near the Afghan border, so risk of cross-border spread remains low).
The blanketing coverage in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh produces high levels of immunity against the remaining strains of polio. In the most recent survey, over 98 percent of children show antibodies against type 1 of the virus and 77 percent against type 3. With polio crushed at its source, cases across the country plunged from 741 in 2009 to just 42 in 2010 to just one in 2011, a type 1 case. Anywhere else, six months of no type 1 paralysis would mean that that strain had been eliminated. The last positive type 1 test occurred 10 months ago.
For type 3, the situation is a bit more complex. Polio is primarily detected via paralysis, and only about one in 2,000 type 3 infections result in paralysis (it's one in 200 for type 1). The type 3 virus last struck in India 10 months ago, and the rough rule of thumb is that you need 12 months since the last infection to consider it eliminated.
However, India has clearly pushed the type 3 virus to the brink. There were six outbreaks in 2009; all were completely knocked out. In 2010, it took cases in June and July in one part of India to feed circulation elsewhere, leading to the final type 3 case of the year in October. But in 2011, there were no type 3 cases to feed further circulation. The type 3 virus also hasn't been seen for more than 14 months in sewage samples taken from high risk areas.
"This is a virus which has a knack for finding susceptible groups," cautions Rosenbauer. When to give an all clear sign is unavoidably arbitrary. "[E]veryone is keeping their eye on the end of the high season at the end of the year," according to Rosenbauer. This would mark 12 months since the last case in 2010 and also align with the calendar year. Even then, "the risk will not approach zero," says Rosenbauer.
With India being a highly populous subcontinent, "gaps in detection are possible, even though [it] has extremely sensitive disease surveillance," according to Apoorva Mallya, a program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "Although surveillance in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar is of amazing quality, there are [other] parts of the country where theoretically transmission could persist undetected based on current surveillance levels." Mallya knows of no recent examples of surprise "orphan" cases, seemingly coming out of nowhere. Still, based on previously established guidelines, WHO won't certify that the disease is gone until three years from the last case, January 13, 2013, if all goes well.
The seeming absence of clear, serious threats to success is almost a source of anxiety to an eradication effort that has battled polio in India for decades, always losing. Could it now really be gone? It might be.


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Further proof that there is no god, Mr. Tom Six himself has taken to the twitters to announce that "The Human Centipede 3" will feature no less then 500 plus people joined together. Sometimes I wish I was never born.
The words "erotic-thriller" make me really uncomfortable. Probably because the last time I saw a movie that was considered that it had Madonna pouring hot candle wax on Willem Dafoe's nipples. But "Attachment" is apparently a new one starring beaver vet Sharon Stone and today we've learned that Tom Felton has also joined the cast as the college student who has a one night stand with a married woman played by Stone. I pray for no candle wax. Or at least no Willem Dafoe.
"Piranha 3DD" has been a bit up in the air as of late but today we've learned that Dimension Films has given the boob-sploitation romp a June 1st release date. In case you've forgotten the film will be released both in theaters and VOD on the same day. Ya know, in case you can't handle seeing that kind of stuff with an audience. You sicko.
Of the 37 horror shows coming out shortly "666 Park Avenue" is the one that actually sounds kind of interesting. The show will focus on a couple that takes over running an apartment building that houses a number of residents who've sold their souls to the D-man. Matt Miller, the guy who produced "Chuck" has just signed on as executive producer of the show. I have no idea if that's a good thing or not.
If you're waiting for Shawn Levy's new "Frankenstein" movie then I've got some bad news for you. The good people at Fox have decided to pass on the project based on the fact that the budget was looking to be upwards of $80 million. This sounds like a giant mistake to me. When you get the guy who made "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" you give him any amount he wants and just watch the magic unfold.
"The Thing" remake's Mary Elizabeth Winstead looks to be teaming up with "The Last Exorcism" director Daniel Stamm for a new film called "The Darkness". Winstead will play a girl babysitting her tutor's two children in a large mansion that looks to be haunted. Do you think they'll play that "I Believe In a Thing Called Love" Song during the opening credits? I hope so, that tune is always fun.
Glenn Close, Elizabeth Olsen and Tom Felton (or as I like to call them the dream team) are all confirmed for roles in Therese Raquin, a new film about a wife who murders her sickly husband with her lover so they can be together. Oh but the husband comes back to haunt them. Just like I'd do if I ever get murdered by my wife. You reading this, honey!? I'll get you!
If you liked "The Woman in Black", and I did, then you might be giddy to find out that hammer Films has picked up the rights to "Gaslight" a new Jack the Ripper film which is said to be a mix of "From Hell" and "Silence Of the Lambs". You liked both of those movies didn't you? Or at least 1? That's 50%! I can confirm you'll love 50% of this movie.
Will Smith is set to drop beats, old school, as he signs on to The Legend of Cain, an epic story set around the biblical brothers Cain and Able. Smith will be playing Cain, the original badboy, with a vampiric bite.
Draco Malfoy a.k.a. Tom Felton is going to branch out from his bratty bad boy ways with a role in the 20th Century Fox sequel Rise of the Apes.
Are you a fan of elaborate special edition packages for your video game fix? You may want to check out the Zombrex Edition of Deadrising 2! For a fee of $79.99, you'll get the game as well as a heap of other shwag such as pens, notepads and more.
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Vincenzo Natali's latest trailer for the film Splice is starting to drop lots of disturbing clues. Like that fact that maybe the genetically engineered monstrosity is... horny? Check out the new trailer below.
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I guess the question is, which scientist is she after? Adrien Brody or Sarah Polley?
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Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the creature rapidly develops from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with both of her creators - only to have that bond turn deadly.
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Cardiomyopathy is disease of the heart muscle that reduces the heart's ability to pump blood effectively. Different kinds of cardiomyopathy cause the heart muscle to enlarge, thicken, or become stiff. Cardiomyopathy can be due to a number of causes, including viral infections and certain medicines. It can also be inherited. Often, the exact cause of the muscle disease is never found. Cardiomyopathy can lead to irregular heart rhythms or heart failure.
Cardiomyopathy differs from many of the other disorders of the heart in several ways:
Cardiomyopathy can, and often does, occur in the young.
The condition tends to be progressive and sometimes worsens fairly quickly.
It may be associated with diseases involving other organs, as well as the heart.
Cardiomyopathy is a leading cause for heart transplants.
Cardiomyopathy prevents the heart muscle from pumping enough blood to meet the body's needs.
Viral infections that infect the heart are a major cause of cardiomyopathy. In some cases, cardiomyopathy is a result of another disease or its treatment, such as a complex congenital heart defect, nutritional deficiencies, very fast heart rhythms, or certain types of chemotherapy used for cancer. Sometimes, cardiomyopathy can be linked to a genetic problem. Other times, the cause is unknown. There are 4 types of cardiomyopathy that can affect both adults and children:
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmic right ventricular dysplasia (rare)
Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common form of cardiomyopathy. The heart muscle becomes enlarged and stretched (dilated). This causes the heart to become weak and pump inefficiently. Problems that may occur with dilated cardiomyopathy include:
Irregular heart rhythms
Risk of blood clots
Heart failure
Leaky mitral valve
Various infections (including viral) which lead to inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) can cause this type of cardiomyopathy.
Contact with toxins or very powerful therapeutic drugs, such as certain types of chemotherapy given to fight cancer, have been known to cause dilated cardiomyopathy. Heredity can also be a factor. About 20% of people with dilated cardiomyopathy have a parent or sibling with the disease. In many cases, a specific cause for this type of the disease is never found.
Because the heart muscle is weak and unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's demands, the body may try to preserve blood flow to essential organs such as the brain and kidneys by reducing blood flow to other areas of the body, such as the skin and muscles.
These are the most common symptoms of dilated cardiomyopathy:
Pale or ashen skin color
Cool, sweaty skin
Rapid heart rate
Rapid breathing rate
Shortness of breath
Chest pain
Poor appetite
Slow growth
In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the muscle of the heart becomes thicker than normal, obstructing blood flow to the rest of the body.
The thickened muscle can also affect the mitral valve, which separates the left atrium and the left ventricle. The valve becomes leaky, allowing blood to move backwards from the left ventricle into the left atrium, instead of forward to the rest of the body.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is often inherited. About one-half of children with the disease have a parent or sibling with varying degrees of left ventricular muscle or ventricular wall enlargement, although relatives may or may not have symptoms.
Children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may have symptoms that increase with exertion or symptoms may be unpredictable.
These are the most common symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:
Shortness of breath on exertion
Abnormal heart rhythms
Restrictive cardiomyopathy, the least common type of cardiomyopathy in the U.S., occurs when the myocardium of the ventricles becomes excessively stiff. When this happens, the ventricles are not able to relax to fill with blood between heartbeats. This condition occurs rarely in children.
Restrictive cardiomyopathy usually results from an underlying condition that affects the rest of the body. However, in some cases the cause is unknown (idiopathic). Restrictive cardiomyopathy does not appear to be inherited, but some of the diseases that lead to the condition may be genetic.
Conditions that may be associated with the development of restrictive cardiomyopathy include:
Scleroderma (a chronic, degenerative disease that affects the joints, skin, and internal organs)
Amyloidosis (a rare disease which causes the buildup of amyloid, a protein and starch, in tissues and organs)
Sarcoidosis (a rare inflammation of the lymph nodes and other tissues throughout the body)
Mucopolysaccharidosis (a condition in which mucopolysaccharides, or carbohydrates that bond with water to form a thick, jelly-like substance, accumulate in body organs)
Radiation therapy for cancer treatment has also been associated with restrictive cardiomyopathy.
These are the most common symptoms of restrictive cardiomyopathy:
Swelling of the extremities
ARVD is a rare type of cardiomyopathy that occurs if the muscle tissue in the right ventricle is infiltrated by scar tissue:
This process disrupts the heart's electrical system causing arrhythmias.
It usually affects teens and young adults.
Symptoms include heart palpitations and fainting after physical activity.
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In some cases, dilated cardiomyopathy due to viral causes improves over time. In other cases, the condition worsens and a heart transplant may be considered. Talk to your child's healthcare provider for more information about his or her specific outlook.
Your child's healthcare provider may recommend medicine to:
Surgical treatment may include:
Removal of part of the enlarged muscle
Implantation of a pacemaker or defibrillator
Heart transplant
Talk to your child's healthcare provider for more information about his or her specific outlook.
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Astros coach Perez heads up Colombian Classic team
HOUSTON -- He spoke with the kind of infectious excitement we've come to expect from those who've gotten to know new Astros manager Bo Porter in the last few months. That's a great sign when you consider few men will be as close to Porter on the baseball field as bench coach Eduardo Perez.
Perez, who's in Panama to coach Colombia in this weekend's World Baseball Classic qualifying round, said Wednesday he's excited for the opportunity to work alongside Porter and try to change the Astros' fortunes entering the American League West in 2013.
"I really believe we have a good coaching staff," Perez said. "Bo, I think, is going to be great. He's got a lot of energy. He's a baseball man. He's really hungry to get out there. That's the type of energy we all need to feed of off, and it's going to be phenomenal to work under."
Perez was hired as bench coach on Nov. 5, the same day the club announced Dennis Martinez was going to be the bullpen coach. The rest of the staff consists of hitting coach John Mallee, third-base coach Dave Trembley, pitching coach Doug Brocail and first-base coach Dave Clark.
Perez, 43, has both playing and coaching experience in the Majors and has also performed well as a manager in Latin America. Perez previously had success as manager of the Ponce Lions in the Puerto Rico Winter League for two seasons (2008-09), earning Manager of the Year honors in 2008 and also guiding the Lions to the Caribbean Series in 2009.
He played in the Major Leagues for 13 seasons with the Angels, Reds, Cardinals, Rays, Indians and Mariners. He later worked for the Marlins, as hitting coach, and Indians, as special assistant to the baseball operations department.
As bench coach, Perez will work closely with Porter on in-game strategy, as well as anything else Porter needs him to do.
"I'm going to be a second set of eyes," Perez said. "Everything he needs off the field, when it comes to numbers or when it comes to being two or three innings ahead, I'm going to be there for him. The bottom line is we've been around the game a long time, including as players, and we need to go out there and help put this organization in the position to be great.
"It's a good team, there's good team chemistry and coaching chemistry. I know what Bo's about. He wants to do well and he wants the organization to do well, and I've definitely bought into that. That's the biggest thing, to understand what it takes to succeed, not only for one year but for a long time. That's what we need."
The Astros' rebuilding course is still in the early stages. Houston was the youngest team in the National League last year and lost a club-record 107 games, but the team is confident it's on the right course heading into the AL next year. Perez knows well the strides the farm system has made the last few years and believes the talent will soon be filling the Major League roster.
"I'm watching every day what the young players are doing in the Arizona Fall League and keeping tabs on that, keeping tabs on how much better the system is," Perez said. "We had a first-round pick with Carlos [Correa, the shortstop drafted No. 1 overall out of Puerto Rico this year] and the sky's the limit. We know that, but we have to be patient.
"You don't plant a seed and expect there to be a tree at the end of the week or end of the year. It's something you have to work for, you have to harvest and make sure you can take care of it. That's something we're going to do. Yes, you want to win ballgames, but at the same time you don't want to rush the recipe for success."
Perez's current focus is on the Colombian national team that will be trying to qualify this weekend for the third World Baseball Classic, which opens play in March. Perez agreed to guide the Colombians prior to getting hired by the Astros, but he's not committed to the national team beyond that. If Colombia makes the World Baseball Classic next March, Perez plans to have a discussion with general manager Jeff Luhnow.
"It's a commitment I take very seriously here with Colombia," Perez said. "With my commitment now with the Astros, it's something I'm going to have to weigh. I'm going to talk to Jeff about it. Hopefully this conversation takes place because that means Colombia's in it, but to be honest with you, knowing my role as bench coach, most likely I'm going to have to be in Kissimmee [for Spring Training]. I understand that, but right now the goal is to make sure we can beat Nicaragua."
The Nicaraguan team Colombia will face in World Baseball Classic qualifying on Friday night is managed by Martinez, the Astros' new bullpen coach. A season of bragging rights is on the line.
"It will be fun," Perez said. "It's great for Nicaragua and Colombia to face off in this tournament for the first time. Both countries are eager for this, so without a doubt it's going to be fun. There's going to be some bragging rights, and hopefully I'll be bragging and not [Martinez]."


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A lot of people love the Porsche Cayenne. And a lot of people love to hate the Porsche Cayenne. But no matter your feelings, you cannot deny how outstandingly it drives. Even the diesel model is an above average performer.
And now Porsche is unleashing the Cayenne Turbo S, which is faster than nearly every car on the road.
The new uber-SUV will have the 550 horsepower turbocharged V8 out of the Panamera Turbo S, which is enough to scoot this 4,883 pound SUV to 60 MPH in just 4.5 seconds, which is the same as a new 911 Carrera S Cabriolet.
And it'll keep going to a top speed of 175 MPH. In an SUV. That seems excessive.
There are the usual Porsche acronyms, like PDCC, PTV+ and PASM (Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control, Porsche Torque Vectoring, and Porsche Active Suspension Management) on board, as well as a standard Sport Chrono Package... in case you were planning on going to a track day.
Out back, there is a big wing, on the road, there are 21 inch 911 Turbo wheels, and at the front there are some huge air inlets that have been painted black.
You won't even be getting terrible gas mileage on the way to that speed. Porsche is predicting a combined 17 MPG for the new truck.
There is no PDK double clutch transmission for this car, instead we get the Tiptronic S. On the inside there are healthy doses of leather and carbon fiber.
Expect it to be ludicrously expensive, we're guessing realistically in the $150,000 range, when it goes on sale early next year.


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Jackson Executors -- Beyond the Call of Duty
The executors of Michael Jackson's estate have filed documents, explaining why they should be entitled to more than the statutory fee most executors get -- a big reason ... Joe Jackson.
According to legal docs filed with the court, co-executors John Branca and John McClain had to defend the estate from a steady barrage of attacks by Joe Jackson and, until recently, by Katherine Jackson.
They also claim they've been working 14 hours a day, 7 days a week since they were appointed. And, they claim, their "business reputations and the character and reputation of Michael Jackson were repeatedly assaulted by personal and unfounded attacks" which they were forced to correct publicly in order to protect the Michael Jackson brand.
Branca and McClain say at the time Michael Jackson died ... Michael and his businesses were defendants in 11 separate lawsuits and it only got worse after his death.
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Parent: School demanded 'waivers'
Students made to wear burqas in Texas classroom
Parents in a Texas school district are reporting officials told their children to sign "waivers" for their participation in a class where they wore Islamic burqas following a WND report on the activity.
Last week, WND reported that a school in Lumberton, Texas, had underage students wear burqas as part of a lesson on Islam in a ninth-grade high school geography class. A photo of the students in burqas was included in the report.
Now parents report the students were required to come to the principal's office and sign "incident reports" without the option to refuse. They stated wearing the burqas was voluntary and not mandatory.
Makes one wonder which idiot thought this one up! Maybe they should practice cutting the heads off Christian students.
April LeBlanc, mother of student Madelyn McLemore, feels that the principal at Lumberton ISD violated parental consent requirements. LeBlanc recounted her confrontation with the LISD principal to WND:
"I asked the principal why she thought it was okay to take a written statement from my daughter without me present? She stated to us that it is a normal procedure they do at Lumberton High School when incidents occur. They have children sign statements all the time without parents present; that it is their procedure. I told her that it was not ok and that this was not a typical 'incident' like a classroom skirmish or a disobedient student."
According to LeBlanc, "The principal eventually told me that it could have been handled better, and that she probably should have called the parents."
Madelyn told WND that she felt coerced and pressured into writing the incident report. LeBlanc noted that her daughter had called crying from the restroom, telling her mother that she had been dismissed for the day as in a disciplinary action.
LeBlanc also noted that she had been denied access to the principal at first, and had the sense that she was being put off.
"When I arrived at the school and asked the front desk clerk for the principal, she stated she [the principal] was not there. I then told her that a statement was just taken from my daughter and she needed to get someone to the front to speak with me."
LeBlanc continued, "The principal's secretary then told me that the principal was gone but she could take my name and number. I refused. I told the secretary to get the principal on the phone.
"The front desk clerk then picked up her phone and called to the principal's secretary and said in a low tone 'Those parents are here,'" said LeBlanc.
Superintendent John Valastro has made public statements on the issue.
"Did we do everything right? Probably not, but we attempt to teach our students critical thinking skills so they can judge for themselves," he said. "I can honestly say, to my knowledge, Lumberton ISD has never converted a single student to Islam."
David Bellows, a Lumberton resident, however, challenged whether the lesson involved "critical thinking."
He told WND Valastro disallowed a Bible history course previously, an apparent violation of a Texas statute, in 2008.
Earlier reports connected CSCOPE – the controversial curriculum used by Lumberton ISD and 875 other public schools in Texas – to the incident in Lumberton High School. CSCOPE has come under fire for its content, including accusations of multiple lessons demonstrating a pro-Islamic agenda. CSCOPE representatives had claimed that such content had been "taken out of context" or that they were "old lessons that have since been taken down."
Proponents of CSCOPE have defended the curriculum management system, previously releasing a 72-page study claiming that a Christian – not Islamic – bias exists in lesson content.
But critics counter that the report was written by Region 10, a division of the TESCCC, which designs and sells CSCOPE to schools. Critics also contend that Lumberton may be in violation of a binding SBOE resolution forbidding pro-Islamic subject-matter in Texas public school classrooms.
In a statement last week, the district explained, "Lumberton ISD has purchased the CSCOPE curriculum however; the teachers are not required to teach the lessons that are provided. The school district follows the Year at a Glance, a scope and sequence of the adopted Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, as well as the Instructional Focus Document which explains the Rationale, Common Misconceptions for students, TEKS, and the Key Academic Vocabulary that supports conceptual development."
CSCOPE critic and education expert Jeanine McGregor, appointed by the State Board of Education to research CSCOPE before the Senate hearings some months ago, told WND that the LISD release was not telling the whole story.
McGregor contends, "The Lumberton ISD [burqa] story reaffirms what I was told by Gifted and AP teachers from across the state. They were not required to teach CSCOPE but they were required to follow the VAD (Vertical Alignment Document from CSCOPE) which dictates when a subject will be taught. So, in essence, they do have to follow CSCOPE. The Lumberton teacher stated in the news article that 'I have to teach you this' – that means someone was forcing her to use those terms. Who? That is a question I would ask next if I were a parent."
CSCOPE also said in a new statement it would not be granting parents direct access to lesson content – something CSCOPE representatives had promised during state Senate hearings to do.
The curriculum organization explained: "We believe that this would actually undercut teachers' ability to customize a lesson to best serve the students in their classrooms. The teacher should always be a parent's primary contact in discovering what resources are being used in the learning environment. Ultimately, the teacher and district decide if a CSCOPE lesson will be used in full, in part, or not at all…The TESCCC does not wish to do anything that could generate confusion among parents and teachers. The TESCCC strongly believes and supports local decision making within school districts and insists that the member districts have the ability to release any CSCOPE content themselves…."
The position conflicts with the recent requirement imposed by the Senate Education Committee that CSCOPE must make all lesson content directly accessible to parents, officials said.


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43 U.S. Code § 53. Powers devolved on Secretary of the Interior on turning over of papers to States
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Vail Daily letters to the editor
Great kickoff to 50thOn behalf of the Vail Town Council, we wish to commend Packy Walker and members of the Pioneer Weekend Organizing Committee for hosting such a wonderful event to launch Vail's 50th anniversary. The weekend was well organized and provided the perfect setting for our pioneers to reminisce, rekindle friendships and to remember those who are no longer with us. It is with heartfelt appreciation that we wish to thank you and the committee members for your hard work in organizing the event which brought joy to so many of the attendees. Your actions truly embody the spirit of this great place and I was humbled to take part. With such a great start to our 50th anniversary celebration, this should, indeed, be a most memorable season for the entire community, our guests and our lifelong friends. Thank you again for your tremendous contributions to our past and your enthusiasm for Vail's future success. Andy Daly mayor of VailHappy 50th, Vail!On behalf of our Pioneer Weekend Committee, a big thanks to all the sponsors, volunteers, and the Pioneers that attended the weekend of crapulous reveling. This event would not have been as affordable if it were not for the following sponsors: town of Vail, Vail Resorts, 1st Bank of Vail, Rod and Beth Slifer, Elaine and Art Kelton, Joe and Ann Staufer, and Eve's Print shop. Also, a big thanks to the following volunteers: Merv Lapin, Doris Bailey, Phoebe Barrett, Sharon Bell, Bill Bishop, Anneta Dixon Rappa, Chris Ekrem, Sue Eves, Bill Hanlon, Joe and Wendi Hanlon, Susie Johnson, Marka Moser, Sara Newsam, Gail Newman, Susie Potts Simoneau, Bob Ruder, Daphne Slevin, Terry Ulrich, Joni Weinzapfel Windsor, Nona Wilke, Alida Zwann Anne Hatch, Gayle Hoderer, and Shirley Ward. Thank you also to Susie Tjossem for assistance and back-up. A special thank you to Shirley Ward and Joe Staufer for all your help the last two years in helping organize this third Pioneer Reunion. Every time we plan this function, we say "never again" for various reasons. Those thoughts go out the window once we fire up this event. The hugging, kissing, laughter, story-telling, etc.. suddenly make our efforts so worthwhile. Thanks, pioneers.A special request from me. Saturday night I gave a Navajo bracelet (turquoise and orange) to someone I knew to hold for me. The owner wishes to have it returned. Please call me at 476-2340 if you have it ($50 reward offered). Again, thanks to all.Packy Walker VailBest one yet To Packy Walker, Shirley Ward, Joe Staufer, Merv Lapin and their of many who choreographed the 50th Pioneer Weekend Reunion: It was a collective of those with whom we shared early Vail. The memories, the stories and the tall tales made for three magical days for us all. You practiced on the 40th, the 45th and now outdid all expectations for the 50th. Thank you for engaging the next generation. You have set the bar high. For an awesomely great party, my thanks. Elaine Kelton Vail The gas gaugeWhen Obama took office in January 2009 the national average for a gallon of unleaded gas was $1.89. How's your wallet doing today?Bill McCarthy GypsumYep, I misspokeResponse to Bob Gallagher Jr.: Mr. Gallagher is correct and I appreciate his pointing out my misstatement. Stephen Spielberg was the director of "Schindler's List." The producer of "Schindler's List" was Gerald R. Molen, who produced "2016: Obama's America." Dinesh D'Souza and John Sullivan directed the film. Thank you, Bob, for keeping my research honest.Dick Gustafson VailHow could you?This letter is directed at the individual driving a white sedan who hit a black Lab at around 8 a.m. on a recent Tuesday morning near the roundabout at Highway 6 and Post in Eagle-Vail. I was jogging with my dog at the time, and tried to get your attention before you hit the black Lab crossing the street by waving my arms frantically. Not only did you fail to slow down, but after you hit the dog you neither pulled over nor stopped to assist the dog's owner, nor offered to help. I don't understand how someone could go on with their day after hitting a dog and failing to offer even the slightest willingness to assist. I'm sure you were on your way somewhere, and I hope it was very important.Steve Bertuglia VailCapitalism has no inherent virtues In Fredric Butler's letter "Socialism's no answer," he states that Henry Bornstein is "admittedly, a socialist." I've known Henry for about a decade and have never heard him advocate government nationalizing private industry, that the means of production should be owned by the state, that government should control the distribution of goods, or that there should be no private property — all standard characteristics of socialism.Perhaps Mr. Butler would like to share the source of his information. Or is this just another tired example of labeling those we don't agree with? As for redistributing wealth, any country with a graduated income tax system redistributes wealth by definition. We've had such a system since passage of the Revenue Act of 1862, signed into law by Abraham Lincoln. Perhaps it's time for neoconservatives to get over this piece of history.Mr. Butler believes capitalism to be "the only moral and just social system." Capitalism isn't moral or immoral. It is amoral. And it isn't a social system. It is an economic system. With due deference to Alan Greenspan, capitalism is not imbued with integrity and trustworthiness as cardinal virtues. The purpose of capitalism is to build wealth, and it is by far the most effective economic system in the world to do exactly that. The creation of jobs is a by-product and thought by some to be a necessary evil to achieve wealth creation. When jobs are off-shored to find cheaper labor, that's capitalism at work. And when technology makes those jobs expendable, that's also capitalism at work. Having spent many years as a line manager (having both revenue and cost responsibilities), my goal was always to hire the best people I could afford. I paid them what I had to to keep them and I hired as few of them as I could get away with. The highest output from the least input possible. Although Mr. Butler might like to think otherwise, we have never been a laissez-faire capitalist nation, even from our earliest days. However, regulations have grown and will continue to do so as the world shrinks and becomes more complicated. But understand, we aren't regulating capitalism or corporations. We are really regulating people. The news is filled daily with high-ranking corporate executives, money managers, Wall Street investment bankers and powerful government officials being charged with white collar crimes — crimes committed from an all consuming quest for money and power. Other than government, who would we charge with protecting the common good? Private industry? Remember that capitalism is about creating wealth. There is nothing in that charter that addresses the common good. The mining companies of yore, before the Environmental Protection Agency, sure did a good job of taking care of their waste in Colorado, didn't they? And the EPA? It was created by executive order in 1970 by President Richard Nixon. I recall that Mr. Butler was among letter writers in the past that argued that Christianity was the official religion of the United States. He should know that one of his "intellectual giants," Ayn Rand, rejected all forms of faith and religion. She also condemned the "initiation of force" as immoral. It's not so hard to find common ground with others that have opposing views on some of life's basic choices. Mr. Butler already has.Jim CameronLayman for commissionerI invite your vote for Jeff Layman as county commissioner. With a solid public service and business background, he knows Eagle County and will provide leadership for smart government and smart job growth!In last week's public debate between commissioner candidates, Jeff clearly called out the need for local governments to cooperate for the common good and to provide leadership for the complex challenge of job growth.I have operated local businesses for 20-plus years in the Vail Valley, but my keenest insight into the importance of the county commissioners and town councils' role came from leading the start-up of complex community projects (such as the Family Learning Center Pre-School and the new Colorado Mountain College's Edwards campus), as well as a new smart development project — the GreenPort economic development corridor with a new transit system. All the projects needed the cooperation of towns and the county government.Jeff has already demonstrated leadership, which he will bring to the county commissioners. He is about independent thinking and he does listen!Vince Cook AvonKeeping meals goingI would like to express a heartfelt thank you to the Vail City Market for their generous donation of deli products to last Wednesday night's free community dinner hosted at the Eagle River Presbyterian Church (every Wednesday). Thanks to Loretta, Phil and their staff for coming through in the clutch! And while I'm at it, I would like to express additional thanks to the coffee shops, bakeries, grocery stores and other businesses throughout the county that contribute to the program from time to time. The donations are always appreciated and your kindness carries further than I can express.Sean Koenig and the Loaves & Fishes Cafe CommitteeClean up Obama's messListen up: this is an emergency! Four years ago Barack Obama's campaign slogan was "hope and Change." Well guess what? To many Americans who are without jobs, others who can not earn enough to support their families, others who have retired and find their savings dwindled by economic disappointment due to mismanaged government, students who see no future jobs, citizens, who fear for our security in this terror fueled world, future generations burdened with a minimum $16 trillion debt, our country is tipping toward hopeless.Change, what change? Our democracy is fast turning into a socialist country when those in Europe have proven that socialism doesn't work. We cannot let our founding fathers down. They gave us a constitution to limit government and encourage the individual to seek life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. All our past generations have been willing to work hard, play by the rules, praise success and enjoy the fruits of our labor. As parents and grandparents, we encourage our offspring to study hard, compete in sports, in music, art and science, challenge ourselves and reach for the stars. If we take the incentive of success away, we will become homogenized. We must let the cream of the crop rise and set the example that performing well in whatever we choose will be rewarded not discouraged. No, we do not want socialism. We want people to strive to be their best and earn good success because human nature shows that successful people are more apt to share their wealth willingly, not forced by government.This I sincerely encourage you, the American voters, to believe in America and elect Mitt Romney for president of the United States of America 2012 and let's return our country to its former constitutional self.Laurie H. MorrisFine should be much higher I believe the fine issued to the Eby Creek resident that shot and killed a female black bear earlier this week was not appropriate. I understand that the Colorado Division of Wildlife is constrained under the laws established by the state of Colorado and am therefore not arguing with how the Division of Wildlife handled this case. However, I do believe that Mr. Giegling was not cited for the full extent of his crime.Black bears are considered by biologists as an animal with a low reproductive potential as they do not mate until they are 5-7 years old, mate at the most every other year (if summer and fall food conditions are good), and only produce an average of two cubs per litter. In addition, cubs remain with their mothers until 17 to 18 months of age. Therefore, Mr. Giegling killed three bears (one sow and two cubs). The typical black bear can live up to 20 years old. Therefore, according to my mathematical calculations, Mr Giegling should be held responsible for the killing of not one, but at the very least 13 black bears (mother, her two cubs, plus 10 more years of producing at least two cubs every other year; that's 10 cubs). These calculations do not include the reproductive contributions of the two cubs killed. (They cannot make it through the winter alone.) Nor do these calculations include the reproductive contributions of cubs the sow would have produced. At the very least Mr. Giegling owes the state of Colorado $17,842.50. I also believe Mr. Giegling should have gone to jail and had his hunting license revoked permanently, as his lack of wildlife and hunting ethics and his inability to make sound decisions with a firearm makes him not worthy to be a part of the hunting community. If he was not ticketed for discharging a firearm in close proximity to homes, thereby endangering his neighbors, he should have been.In addition, Mr. Gieglings letter of apology is beyond understanding. Mr. Giegling had the cover of his home to remain "safe" from the bear, not that the bear would have harmed him or his family (I do not believe it would have). In fact, if the wildlife officer believed that Mr. Giegling was truly in danger, then the officer would not have given him a ticket. Game rangers are well trained in law enforcement practices and procedure, and if a ticket was issued, then it was deserved. Mr. Giegling chose to react to a perceived threat in a very irresponsible manner.Cindy Ticer Retired Wildlife Management Biologist, Arizona Game and Fish Creating a hazardRecently, in reporting on the Vail Town Council discussion of major alterations to the Vail Golf Course, you said: "Dave Tanner, a golf course safety expert, said the current 18th green's location is at risk of being in the fly zone for driving range balls. 'You have to look at the safety issues very seriously,' Tanner said."This is exactly the problem most golfers are so frustrated with in the Town Council meetings — total misinformation coming from all these so-called experts! In the present location of the 18th green, there has never been a driving range ball that landed nearer than 50 yards! Safety has not been an issue for the green since Ben Krueger designed the course. The plan to shorten the hole and relocate the green right where the balls do fall in order to accommodate an expanded events center is the safety problem! This is the reason for the expensive plans to narrow the driving range in order to construct taller "baffle nets" (in addition to the expense of moving the green). Thus we end up with a smaller range and shortened course until more money is spent altering other holes for more remedial remedies in an effort to correct the problems caused by a desire to increase weddings from 120 to maybe 200. That's a very costly boondoggle, in my opinion. We will lose a beautiful finishing hole and never recoup the costs.Rol Hamelin
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Parliamentary group 'being turned into religious sect'
Former chair of the APPG on religious studies warns the group is turning into a sect
Prevent anti-extremism strategy creating 'suspicion in the classroom'
The National Union of Teachers has voted to scrap the government's Prevent strategy
No, Christians – Trojan Horse reforms won't downgrade Christmas
Christian lobbyists are taking the government to court over plans to force independent schools to teach British values including "tolerance of those of different faiths".
Toddler 'extremism' to be tackled by new education secretary
Nurseries to be instructed to teach 'fundamental British values' to children.
Secular triumph as government bans creationism from free schools and academies
Creationism cannot be taught as a valid scientific theory in any free school or academy, government says
How academy chiefs are 'cashing in' on our schools
Government failing to deal with widespread conflicts of interests.
Questions remain after May statement to the Commons
Questions about Theresa May's public spat with Michael Gove remain, even after an aggressive Commons performance from the home secretary
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A fresh CR1632 3V lithium battery is included with every purchase.
NEW: ChronoDot V2.1 released!
The new ChronoDot has been completely reconfigured for easier battery access and replacement. Despite that, it is still pin compatible with the first ChronoDot. The top side of the ChronoDot now features a battery holder for 16mm 3V lithium coin cells. It should work fine for CR1620 to CR1632. We include a CR1632 with each ChronoDot purchase. This battery actually has more capacity (120mAH) than the old battery (80mAH). The battery negative terminal is gold-plated for lasting corrosion resistance, and all copper and soldermask is cleared around the electrode to ensure a strong positive contact.
The RTC chip has been moved to the bottom of the ChronoDot. It does not interfere with use on a solderless breadboard since the chip height is about the same as the plastic spacers on the headers. The chip has been upgraded to the DS3231SN, which is rated for the industrial -40C to +85C temperature range instead of the old ChronoDot's 0C to 70C temperature range. Please note that use at the higher or lower temperatures can reduce accuracy to +/- 3.5ppm instead of +/- 2.0ppm.
The ChronoDot RTC is an extremely accurate real time clock module, based on the DS3231SN temperature compensated RTC (TCXO). It includes a CR1632 battery which should last at least 8 years if the I2C interface is only used while the device has 5V power available. No external crystal or tuning capacitors are required.
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The DS3231 has an internal crystal and a switched bank of tuning capacitors. The temperature of the crystal is continuously monitored, and the capacitors are adjusted to maintain a stable frequency. Other RTC solutions may drift minutes per month, especially in extreme temperature ranges...the ChronoDot will drift less than a minute per year. This makes the ChronoDot very well suited for time critical applications that cannot be regularly synchronized to an external clock. Here is a great article showing how accurate the ChronoDot's DS3231 can be: http://www.switchdoc.com/2014/09/real-time-clock-comparison-results/
Since the ChronoDot needs to read the temperature, it also contains a fairly accurate temperature sensor, accessible through I2C. Stated accuracy is +/- 3C, though the temperature register returns values with a resolution of 0.25C. Calibration may improve accuracy.
The ChronoDot will plug into a standard solderless breadboard and also has mounting holes for chassis installation.
The I2C interface is very straightforward and virtually identical to the register addresses of the popular DS1337 and DS1307 RTCs, which means that existing code for the Arduino, Basic Stamp, Cubloc, and other controllers should work with no modification.
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A few weeks ago I was assisting LittleGems Jewellery at a craft event that was being held at The National Museum for Rural Life in East Kilbride. Whilst there I got chatting to one of the other stall holders, Kathleen Crymble, who runs a local confectionery manufacturing company called Crymbles Confectionery. I had mentioned to Kathleen that I planned on running little articles on local food businesses although I wasn't completely sure what the format would look like but that didn't stop Crymbles Confectionery being a willing guinea pig. Any feedback on this format would be greatly appreciated.
Crymbles Confectionery, based in East Kilbride, offer a wide range of quality chocolates, truffles and tablet which can be bought through the website or through a few select suppliers. If you're looking for something a little different for a corporate event or wedding, check out the website for more information. Myself and Kathleen somehow ended up talking about how social media sites can help raise brand awareness as well as share information on upcoming events or new products lines, helping to engage with both existing and new customers alike. Kathleen was already using Facebook but was unsure of how Twitter could fit in with the rest of the things she was doing. As my own background is advertising & marketing, I was able to give some pointers on how to make good use of Twitter and how to incorporate it alongside the other routes to market. Following our chat, Kathleen set up her Twitter account later that night and I was rewarded with some delicious dark chocolate gingers ,and the best lime fondant chocolates that I have ever tasted!
1 - How did you get started?
I did childminding when my son was born and rediscovered a love of baking when the children got a little older. We spent the rainy afternoons making things like fairy cakes and gingerbread men. This then brought back memories of my mums baking and how, around Halloween, she'd make tablet, macaroon, toffee apples, millionaires shortbread...... So I began experimenting with sweet and chocolate recipes and by the time my son had started school I was pretty much ready to set up my new business.
2 - What's the best piece of business advice you could give?
I remember being on a business start up course and the adviser telling us all "Don't let your dream become your nightmare." I think that's a sound piece of business/life advice - well worth sharing.
3 - Where would you like to see your business in 5 years?
In five years time I'd like to be supplying more independent retailers and delis - I also plan to expand my more "boutique" range - but that's for about 18 months from now, and five years from now I'd like that to have been developed into a separate entity.
4 - If you could only have one of your products, what would it be and why?
It's a hard choice, but I suppose it's the old favourite - vanilla tablet. I tried many, many tablet recipes until I managed to find and adapt the one I use now. I was trying to recreate the Strathaven Toffee I remember from childhood. My version is not the same, but it's just got that nice crunch and melt in the mouth........I can feel a batch coming on now!!
5 - If you could invite any person (living or dead) to your last meal, who would it be and why?, and what's on the menu?
I'd have to have my son to my last meal to give him all the last minute advice I can. On the menu no starter - to leave room for dessert. Main course - something simple like a nice steak, seasonal veg and mash. Dessert would have to be hot apple pie with a good quality vanilla ice cream.


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We caught up with the all-star nightlife and hospitality team of Serge Becker, Genc Jakupi, Binn Jakupi and Paul Salmon (owner of Rockhouse Hotel in Jamaica)--proprietors of wildly popular Jamaican restaurant Miss Lily's in the Village. These gentleman are expert curators who always create a good time as the gatekeepers of some of New York's hottest and most exclusive nightlife spots (La Esquina, The Box, 1Oak). Now, they're bringing Caribbean flavor to the city with Miss Lily's, a downtown casual Jamaican-style diner (that everyone's favorite drummer and DJ Questlove frequents weekly!).
Tell us how the concept for Miss Lily's came to be. Was the genesis a conversation on the white sandy beaches of beautiful Jamaica?
The conversation started in New York, but it continued at beaches and in shacks in Jamaica.
How did you decide on the design and decor of Miss Lily's? Was there a certain time period or something specific you were aiming to evoke?
The design is inspired by the patty stores of Crown Heights Brooklyn and Jamaica Queens. It's pretty standard American fast food vernacular in not-so-standard island colors. The era is based on seventies design, which is also a high-culture mark for Jamaican music and style. Think "The Harder They Come "and "Rockers."
What is the most popular item on the menu thus far?
Jerk Chicken
How have your nightlife experience informed your vision and your operations as restauranteurs?
Nightlife is highly emotional and escapist. The formula transfers naturally to the dining experience--it's dinner as entertainment.
What are your personal favorite things to eat late night?
Blue Ribbon oysters
What are your favorite late-night pairings?
Ting a ling and cod fish fritters
Where are your current favorite nightlife places in New York City?
Deadly Dragon Reggae Thursdays, Westway, Madame Wong, Boom Boom
What's your favorite thing to eat between two buns?
Check out the 3-star review on NYMag.com.
Miss Lily's
132 West Houston Street
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Mocha Zabaglione Trifle
By ICC Dean Emily Luchetti
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- Large Pinch salt
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup hot water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Whip the egg yolks and sugar in an electric mixer on high speed until thick. Reduce to low speed and add the water. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Again, whip on high speed until thick. Reduce to low speed and add the dry ingredients.
Whip the egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold them into the batter. Spread the batter onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet, measuring approximately 11 by 16 inches with 1 inch sides.
Bake the cake until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Remove the cake from the pan by running a knife around the inside edge of the pan. Invert the pan on the work surface and carefully peel off the parchment paper.
Zabaglione Cream
8 large egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup Marsala
Pinch salt
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
Whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, Marsala, and salt in a stainless steel bowl. Place the bowl over a pot of boiling water, making sure the water is not touching the bottom of the bowl. Whisk continually until thick like mayonnaise, about 3 minutes. Place the bowl over an ice bath and cool to room temperature. Whip the cream to soft peaks. Fold the cream into the Marsala mixture. Refrigerate.
To assemble the trifle:
- 1 1/2 cups strong coffee, room temperature
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
Cut the cake into quarters. Cut each quarter in half horizontally.
Spread about 1 cup of zabaglione cream in the bottom of a 2 1/2 quart bowl. Cut pieces of cake to fit in a single layer over the cream. Using a pastry brush, brush the cake with about 1/3 cup of the coffee. Repeat layering cream and coffee soaked cake until the cake and zabaglione is used up, finishing with the zabaglione on top. Finely chop the chocolate or grind it in a food processor. Refrigerate the trifle for two hours or overnight before serving.
The cake can be made up to two days before you assemble the trifle. Store it wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature. The zabaglione can be made a day in advance. The zabaglione can be made a day before you serve it.
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RALEIGH, NC - The Fraser fir is gaining popularity among American consumers looking for beautiful, long-lasting Christmas trees. Consumers favor Fraser fir for its conical shape, dark green foliage, pleasant aroma, and excellent needle retention.
Consumer surveys indicate that the shape of a tree is the most important factor affecting Christmas tree selection, followed by needle retention, species, and price. Traditionally, Americans have preferred dense trees, whereas Europeans have preferred more natural, or "open" trees. Open trees have more space to hang ornaments, holding up to two-thirds more decorations than heavily sheared trees, and tend to weigh less than dense trees, providing advantages for growers and consumers alike.
Researchers and Christmas tree growers are working to shape Fraser firs that satisfy public preferences. M. Elizabeth Rutledge, a graduate student in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources North Carolina State University, is the primary author of a recent study of shearing techniques on Fraser fir. Rutledge and her collaborators evaluated the use on Fraser fir of the Top-Stop Nipper (TSN) a four-bladed, hand-held tool used to reduce growth in Christmas trees. They found that the TSN, when combined with traditional knife shearing or growth regulator treatments, "might offer a method to produce dense trees with minimal shearing or to leave longer leaders to produce a more open "European-style" tree with a layered, natural appearance.
According to the study, published in the April 2008 issue of HortTechnology, use of the Top-Stop Nipper shows promise for tree growers, but "there is so much variation among trees that the effect of the TSN on long-term appearance, quality, and marketability of Fraser firs is yet unknown." One thing is certain: Americans can look forward to new and improved holiday decorating as researchers and growers listen to consumer preferences and create ways to produce picture-perfect Christmas trees.
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Auto racing started as a gentleman's sport, but that doesn't mean the drivers are always very gentlemanly. Sometimes things get a little physical.
10.) A Mullet Fights For Dirt Track Justice
While Nascar race winner David Reutimann picks up first place at this dirt track event, two other drivers settle their differences as you'd imagine they would. I'm rooting for the mullet.
Suggested By: $kay "my happy place is a GT40" Cog
9.) Flying Jump Kick To A Windshield
You've probably never heard of the "Glass City 200" before, but you'll remember it now. Here's driver Michael Simko delivering a flying jump kick to fellow driver Don St. Denis's windshield. Things go downhill from there.
Suggested By: teampenske "Triple P" The Third
8.) Harvick Punches Busch, Busch Crashes Harvick
Kevin Harvick punches Busch, so Busch pushes Harvick's car into a wall. Not smart with all those people around.
Suggested By: hilikusopus, Demon-Xanth
7.) A Hockey Game Breaks Out At IndyCar
Kanaan and Hornish had a bit of a "scuffle" as our own Travis Okulski points out.
Suggested By: Travis "Tokulslki" Okulski
6.) Legendary AJ Foyt Delivers A Not-So-Legendary Slap
AJ Foyt is known for being one of the toughest guys in American racing history, which makes his backhanded slap on Arie Luyendyk seem a little disgraceful.
Suggested By: Scrambler "The Scrambler" Scrambler
5.) 100 Laps Down But Fighting The Leader
One of the most disgraceful moments in sports car racing happened just last year, when a total backmarker tried to take out the leader. Bakkster_Man explains.
First thing to note, this is the final Sebring race where ALMS series competitors shared the track with World Endurance Championship series cars. The important thing to note is that there are two sets of cars competing in separate championships, and the drivers aren't scored against each other. The first American competitor across the line gets points for his win, and the first WEC competitor gets points for his win. This makes what happens on the last lap absolutely appalling.
Gimmi Bruni drives for the WEC AF Corse team, and his car is nearly 100 laps behind, far enough behind they will score no points for the race regardless (if he pulled off the track his result would be no different, DNF either way). Joey Hand is leading GT in his BMW with Bruni's AF Corse teammate Olivier Beretta just behind in the Ferrari. If the order stays, then Hand will score the ALMS win and Beretta will score the WEC win, they are not competing for points. Instead, Bruni allows Hand to pass him, then punts him into the gravel. In a twist, Hand recovers while Beretta ends up spinning and getting passed by the Corvette behind (still not costing him any points). Nothing more douchebag than taking your car which isn't racing and trying to wreck out a driver in a different class just to get your teammate bragging rights.
Bruni's car was excluded from the results (again, not that it mattered much because they were already a DNF) and Bruni was fined an inconsequential amount. Screw Gimmi Bruni.
Suggested By: Bakkster "The Tourer" Man
4.) The "F" Stands For Kung Fu
Three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet was on the way to a rare win in the 1982 season (rare because his car broke all the time) when he came up on his protégé Eliseo Salazar. Salazar knocked Piquet out of the race, so Piquet tried to knock Salazar out right back.
Suggested By: teampenske "the penske" The Third
3.) You Crash Me, I Crash You
In one of the more skeevy moments in car racing history, Alain Prost took out his teammate, the evangelized Ayrton Senna.
The next year, at the very same racetrack, Senna took out Prost for revenge.
Suggested By: Wachyourbac
2.) Golden Gloves At Daytona
The classic racing fight. Cale Yarborough was a golden gloves amateur boxer. When Donnie Allison and he tussled themselves out of the top spots at the '79 Daytona 500, things got a little rough.
Suggested By: Patrick "The Geisty" Frawley and Daender
1.) Jumping Jacks On The Straightaway
Nobody has ever been a sore loser like Norwegian rallycross legend Martin "Mr. Rallycross" Schanche. When he got bumped out of a race, he wanted the marshals to penalize the other driver. When no call came, Schanche decided to protest the race by leaping in front of the cars, causing a massive pileup.
Crashing out the rest of the field is about as sore a loser can be.
Suggested By: Fartburgler
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Years ago, Scotiabank came up with a clever tag line for an ad campaign that informed customers: "You're richer than you think."
Now, again courtesy of Scotiabank, long-retired Soviet hockey defenceman Yuri Lyapkin has discovered that he is, well, shaggier than he thought. Or anyone else thought for that matter.
You've seen that Scotiabank commercial during the recent World Cup of Hockey and regular-season NHL games. Called "Hockey Dreams," it's a clever campaign that features kids playing road hockey while recreating four of the most iconic goals in hockey history: Bobby Orr's famous Stanley Cup-winning goal in 1970; Lanny McDonald's goal and celebration against the Montreal Canadians in the 1989 Stanley Cup final; Mario Lemieux's incredible goal against the Minnesota North Stars in the 1991 Cup final; and Paul Henderson's historic goal against the Soviets in Game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series.
It's the Henderson goal that's perhaps the most iconic of all (often described as the most famous sports photo in Canadian history) and, for the purposes of the "Hockey Dreams" ad, the most bizarre.
If you watch the commercial closely, after the kid (who actually looks like a young Paul Henderson) scores the "Henderson goal" and they flash to the famous photo, there's something very odd going on.
The photo is unforgettable — and there are two mirror-image versions of the famous picture by photographers Denis Brodeur and Frank Lennon. The shot features a jubilant Henderson celebrating with his arms in the air while being bear-hugged by teammate Yvan Cournoyer as Soviet goaltender Vladislav Tretiak lies on his back, beaten. On the right side of the photo is Soviet defenceman Lyapkin, skating away from the play, stunned at the magnitude of what just happened.
In the Brodeur and Lennon shots, Lyapkin is as clean-shaven as the day is young. But in the "Hockey Dreams" ad, Lyapkin suddenly has a full beard and moustache, and he no longer has a number on the side of his jersey.
In the "Hockey Dreams" ad, he's not just a Soviet hockey player, he also becomes a secret agent!
Seriously, it seems bizarre that such a lucrative ad campaign would feature a photo of a guy with a beard and moustache scribbled on his face, when the reality is he sported neither.
The re-touched photo looks like the work of a bored high-school student, something he scribbled on the face of Sir John A. Macdonald during a long-winded lecture on the Fathers of Confederation.
It's like, well ... imagine a Jamaican bank using a photo of Usain Bolt and Canada's Andre De Grasse crossing the finish line at the 2016 Rio Olympics in an ad campaign and they've drawn a Kaiser Wilhelm-type moustache on the smiling face of De Grasse.
Joseph Bonnici, partner and creative director at Bensimon Byrne, the Toronto agency that put together the brilliant campaign, said he has been asked about the beard "once or twice before."
"I think if you're an incredibly die-hard sports fan and you start to look at the image, you sort of pick up on it (the beard drawn on Lyapkin)," said Bonnici. "But ... if we're not able to communicate with the people in the photos, then it's really difficult, we can't actually get the rights to use their image, so — and we do everything by the book — if we can't secure communication with them to get their imagery, then we need to sort of resort to other things to make it work for it."
Hence the beard.
Bonnici emphasized that the photo is about glorifying Henderson's goal and certain things had to be done in the name of legalities, copyright rules, etc. He added that they are extremely proud of the campaign.
"Lanny McDonald was literally moved to tears when he watched it with his family," said Bonnici. "So, when you have someone like Lanny, who's an icon, who's as great a person off the ice as he is on the ice, react in that way, it's pretty rewarding. We feel a responsibility to do these moments justice. These are phenomenal moments in hockey history and we had to do them justice."
Bonnici said the campaign has been a major hit — with millions of hits and positive comments on Facebook, YouTube and other social-media sites — adding that Scotiabank is considering doing similar spots in other nations where the bank has a presence.
"There's no reason why you couldn't take 'Hockey Dreams' and make it 'Football (Soccer) Dreams,'" he said. "It's something we're working on right now, as a matter of fact."
Perhaps they'll do a similar campaign in Russia and Photoshop a beard on Henderson while leaving Lyapkin clean-shaven. Veteran Russian hockey journalist Vsevolod Kukushkin told the Sun that he informed Lyapkin about the ad. (The retired defenceman hadn't seen it).
"We can laugh together (at the photo) if we can get a picture (of it)," said Kukushkin.
Years ago, when Lyapkin was asked about "The Goal," he said: "It turned out to be my worst nightmare. Now, all these years later, everyone knows that Paul Henderson scored when Yuri Lyapkin gave up the puck."
Lyapkin can take solace that at least he's disguised now.
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