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Re: Terrance Williams....a STEAL!
posted at 2/23/2013 6:59 AM EST
Yeah! Tear up that 10 day contract and sign him to a max deal! I'll give it a couple more days, thanks. We'll see what he does against a non-dleague team, which is what the Suns are, essentially.
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posted at 2/23/2013 7:47 AM EST
I like how they spread the defense out and can hit shots mid range....hopefully this will open up the paint more.
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posted at 2/23/2013 8:25 AM EST
For all those that want to poo-poo 2 games let me explain something.
Keep in mind TWill was drafted top 10 in the 2009 draft. Do you know what Ainge just landed? Look at that draft http://www.nbadraft.net/nba_final_draft/2009. Look at who he was drafted around? LOL! We didn't have a #1 pick that year and now we have the 11th overall pick for NOTHING. C'mon how can you not be excited about that? Would anyone take Jennings, DeRozan, Henderson right now...heck yes.
He was drafted higher than Rondo, AB and Lee. If it works out it makes one of them expendable for a big (ahem Rondo) but I will wait to seenin how he progresses before saying we can dump someone.
Ainge isn't done. Someone is going to get bought out and it could be Hakim Warrick. This is why I think he's waiting on the White signing.
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posted at 2/23/2013 8:35 AM EST
All comes down to how Williams and Crawford deal w adversity. The Suns rolled over last night to the C's benefit. I will say they appear to have some talent.
Wait and see....
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posted at 2/23/2013 8:55 AM EST
Good game by the new guys.
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posted at 2/23/2013 10:14 AM EST
There must be a reason he has bounced around. He has some obvious talent, is he a known headcase? Anyway, he is deserving of some minutes right now at the very least to get PP some rest.
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T-Will has a reputation of being lazy.
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posted at 2/23/2013 10:34 AM EST
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And you could see it a couple of times last night. Doc called a time out, and let him know about it, after a lazy pass. If Doc can make him understand he has to go hard every play, we could have something. He is a very talented player!!
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posted at 2/23/2013 10:43 AM EST
The guy is a career 40 percent shooter, 31 percent from 3, and shoots 68 percent from the line.
He is what he is. A decent NBA back up. He is a known commodity. I dont think he went to China because he couldnt get a job. He probably just got a fat contract.
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posted at 2/23/2013 11:10 AM EST
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That draft, after all is said and done.....was loaded! Guys drafted in both first and second round are still playing!
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posted at 2/23/2013 11:20 AM EST
The Celts were playing the worst team in the west last night. I think it's premature to say that T-Will is a steal after only 2 games. We'll know more about T-Will in the next 2 games.
FIERCE, the "eye ball" test says that the guy is an incredible athlete with very good basketball skills. The great athlete can learn to get better at basketball, where the great basketball player with slow feet, limited hops, etc. will NEVER make himself a better ATHLETE. LARRY BIRD, one of the greatest BB players of all time is a perfect example. In today's game, Larry would not be a Legend. There are too many great athletes playing the game now and not just great basketball players. GIMME ATHLETES ALL DAY! One thing for sure is that the C's needed to get better athletically for years now. THEY ARE right before our eyes, and T-Will is that type of guy. GIMME GREAT ATHLETES ALL DAY!
posted at 2/23/2013 11:29 AM EST
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He had an attitude and discipline problem. He has always been an athletic freak, just hasn't had the right situation.......maybe not until now.
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At 6'6" 220 pounds, can handle the ball better than any of the guards we have, I'll take him!! I thought he was our best point last night. He is not a bad defender either. I like the roster assembled. I liked our team in the begginning, I like it even more now with Jordan Crawford. Is a fast team that can drive opposition crazy.. Take LeBron out of the equation and we are a better team, ON PAPER... They just need to show up everyday and Doc needs to trust...
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posted at 2/23/2013 3:32 PM EST
T-Will remains me of poor man's Magic Johnson. He's big, and can dribble, ball-handle, and pass like Magic. He even shoots better than Majic. Let's call him Magic Williams but maybe we should sign him first!
posted at 2/23/2013 3:57 PM EST
So let me get this straight some would rather hold on and wait for Melo to develop instead of feeling good about having the 11th pick from the 2009 draft?? Oh got it...geez
Look at the teams he played for...Nets and Kings...really? These teams wouldn't know talent if it smacked them in the face. Maybe he's matured, heck most of these guys come out too early anyway. We are getting a guy who was a Senior and is now 3 years into a pro career....getting him at a good time. We didn't have to watch the growing pains like Melo
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Why are the Suns so bad? Individually, they have some good players: Gortat, Scola, Dragic, Dudley, Morris, Tucker, etc.
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posted at 2/24/2013 5:14 AM EST
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keep in mind these are two players who have had some serious attitude issues in the past. at 25, t-will is a former #11 pick in 09 and he was in china this year - there's a reason for that. just like there's a reason why he's been on 6 teams in 4 years. the book on williams is he's an excellent passer, can defend some, and rebounds well for a 6 "6" guy. does not have a deveoped nba offensive game. he shoots 40% from the floor and 31% from 3.
jordan crawford, at 24, is another first rounder (2th in 2010) who was pouting and making a spectacle of himself at the end of the bench after having multiple run-ins with his coach Randy Wittman because he was upset at getting less time when john wall got back. washington wanted him out of town so much they were willing to get rid of him for a low level expiring contract, practically giving away a young player they had under their control. hope evreyone noticed crawford with a towel over his face tonight laughing after doc rivers blasted his team in the huddle. this is the same guy who once said he was going to be "better than Jordan," the same guy who consistently talked about "getting his shots" above all else. he also shoots 40% from the floor and under 30% from 3. those are not the number sof good shooter. everyone knows crawford can score, but he shoots a low percentage from the floor, his shot selection is highly suspect, he gets out of control, and is allergic to playing d.
before annointing either of these two might want to see them play a half dozen games and against better competition than the horrible phoneix suns, who put up very little resistance against a mediocre celtics team missing garnett.
with all that said, have to be impressed with t-will's vision. really distributed the ball well. here's always room on the court for guys like that, especially if they play hard. crawford will always score, but he will only play consistent minutes here if he defends and plays wthin the offense, and both of those things are still very much open to question. if one of these guys is here next year in a ninth or tenth man role it'll be a real plus as these are scrap heap pick-ups. if both wind up here in the rotation next year it'll be somthing of a minor miracle.
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Agreed.. In time these things will get sorted out. Tonight was easy. There will be nights when the shots will not fall and the passes will get intercepted. Then, we will know the "real" person behind those players. Kg and PP will not allow these guys to return to their immature ways. Its amazing that some guys have to take the long road to realize their potential. This was in full display tonight with Beasly of the Suns walking to the dressing room from the bench. Let's hope these guys have learned their lessons, and realize they are part of a team and fall in accordingly. If not, China awaits!


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The freshman transfer from the University of South Carolina carried the North Georgia offense to a pair of wins of wins last week, scoring two goals and adding an assist against Young Harris in a 6-1 win. Her goals in the 15th and 80th minutes, accompanied by her assist on the game-winning goal in the 12th minute sent her to a five-point performance.
She then came back against USC Aiken over the weekend in the Lady Saints' Peach Belt Conference opener and scored the game's first goal in the 7th minute, sending a header to the back of the net for her fourth goal of the year in a 3-1 victory.
The Duluth, Ga., native is tied for third in the conference in goals with four, points with nine, and sits fourth in goals per game at 1.00. She has played and started in all four games this season having logged 232 minutes of action.

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HamTrek, Hamilton's annual triathlon and walk, celebrated its 10th anniversary last year. The annual triathlon and walk offers Hamilton community members the opportunity to compete individually or as relay teams in swimming, on-road biking and cross-country running.
Participants compete as individuals or as part of a team, which are generally composed of three people in any ratio of faculty, staff, students, alumni, family and administration.
Prizes were awarded to the top six female and top six male individuals, as well as the top three female, male and coed teams.
As a sprint triathlon event the distances are 525 yds of swimming (21 lengths in the pool), 9 miles of on-road biking (two times around the Griffin Road loop and 5k of cross-country running (the cross-country course). The whole event takes place on the Hamilton College campus and surrounding roads. HamTrek starts in the Bristol Pool and finishes in the field behind the fitness center.
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Oerlemans finished with a time of 56:06, King clocked in at 1:02:52, and Adirondack Adventure finished in 53:07.
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The reports of journalism's death are greatly exaggerated
Declarations of the death of quality journalism in Australia have been hugely premature, no matter how often front-bar bores and their like keep making them.
These declarations have become one of the staple gripes of hand-wringers, who often see the end of the world approaching in other areas of life. And like many of those other complaints, this one is false.
The evidence is between the hard and soft covers of the long-list finalists of the Walkley non-fiction award, of which I am a judge. The winner will be announced on November 30.
This award exposes the diligence and ingenuity of journalists across a range of issues. It also highlights a number of people who have taken their daily or weekly journalism and expanded it to a higher level of reporting and analysis.
Publishers' lists of the past five years show non-fiction is a stronger seller than fiction, and most of that non-fiction is coming from journalists.
And the variety of topics is wide, as shown by the nine long-list finalists of the Walkley non-fiction award:
* Broadcast Wars by Michael Bodey (journalist), Hachette Australia. Topical with the disposal of Packer interests in the Nine network and trepidation within other broadcasters, it is a fine primer for those who want to know the background to what appears on their flat screens;
* Mine-Field: The Dark Side of Australia's Resources Rush by Paul Cleary (journalist), Black Inc. This is all you wanted to know about the coal seam gas industry, as long as you oppose CSG. Cleary gives one side of the debate, and he does it with great detail and original analysis;
* The People Smuggler by Robin de Crespigny (film maker), Penguin. De Crespigny has transformed herself into a journalist/biographer to record this extraordinary story of the quest by an Iraqi man and his family to find a safe haven;
* Sins of the Father by Eamonn Duff (journalist), Allen & Unwin. Duff expands upon and explains his newspaper reporting on Schapelle Corby and her family, and a remarkable crew of friends and supporters. Ms Corby might be freed from her Indonesian jail next year. This book could shape how she is welcomed back home;
* Hiroshima Nagasaki by Paul Ham (historian), Harper Collins. Ham is one of Australia's best and most prolific history writers and his books, including this one, give ready and rewarding insights into major events of our region and times;
* Children of the Occupation by Walter Hamilton (journalist), NewSouth Publishing. For the offspring left behind in Japan by Australian and American soldiers, the war continued. They were victimised because they represented the hated enemy, and because they did not look like other Japanese children. It's a powerful story which includes episodes of great human strength;
* A Tragedy in Two Acts: Marcus Einfeld & Teresa Brennan by Fiona Harari (journalist), Melbourne University Publishing. Einfeld blamed Brennan for speeding in his car as he tried to avoid a $75 fine. But she was dead at the time. That much was known. Harari goes further and details the lives of both. Those who have not come across Brennan before will be enthralled;
* The Sweet Spot by Peter Hartcher (journalist), Black Inc. Hartcher explains why a place seen as little more than a dumping ground for 18th century British trash could become the boldest survivor of a global recession in the 21st century. Short answer: we were clever and worked hard. This book could knock some chips off Australian shoulders;
* The Australian Moment by George Megalogenis (journalist), Penguin. This book also traces our economic success and dismisses glib analysis which gives all credit to China and the mining boom. It is a thorough exploration of how our economy and related structures were right for the occasion. And how our constantly maligned politicians put this backup network together.
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Author says:
It may not be dead, but it's in Intensive Care. One in fifty thousand articles might be worthy, the rest is complete garbage, with no thought, no hint of investigative journalism and in this day and age we inevitably hear how whatever the topic is, affects the journalist or the story is all about them. If your masters expect that people will pay to read this rubbish online, then you better get ahead of the queue on the unemployment line. Breakfast television is a fine example. The flood, bushfire, cyclone story where we go live for an entire week with 90% of the time, nothing happens is an example of how 'originally thought' challenged the industry has become. Job cuts will follow, most will be stunned, they never saw it coming and that's precisely why - too busy copying and pasting crap, rather than being an old fashioned journalist who works to change the world, rather than do a story providing their opinion of what someone else has done or how life affects them.
Craig says:
Farr, just keep telling yourself this.
Ironically it is only journalists who publicly write about how journalism isn't really doing so badly.
The rest of us are looking on with sadness and regret as a once great institution crumbles into dust.
Few people bother reading books by journalists anymore. Look at the sales figures (not the 'best seller' claims - it doesn't take many sales to get a book declared a 'best seller' in Australia). Twenty or thirty thousand copies in a country of 22 million doesn't really count when we see sales figures dropping like stones.
Heck, even I had several best seller books back 15 years ago - only they were sold through the wrong outlets (news agencies) and didn't count in the stats.
Fiddler says:
loving the irony of Malcolm Farr defending the standards of journalism. Has about as much credibility as Lindsay Lohan doing a "just say no" anti-drug platform….
Brian says:
Journalism is DEAD in this Country, One only has to read Malcolm Farr to see what is wrong with Australian Journalists…..Openly Biased to one Political Party..
JT says:
Your evidence journalism is not dying is the Wankly award handed out by journalists to journalists? If this is the limit of your self-awareness than no wonder journalism is in the toilet.
Steve says:
The quality that Farr points to are actually books authored by journalists, and filtered for quality by publishers. It is not the daily rubbish we get served up.
Journalists are as reviled by the public as the politicians they sometimes report on. This takes some doing.
When the last newsroom shuts down, I will not shed a tear, probably won't even notice.
ramases says:
If your a judge then the whole industry must be in dire straits. I've never seen anything written by you that didn't have a distinct anti Abbott stance but then again I suppose that qualifies these days as journalism, what a crock.
Honestly you wouldn't have a clue about real journalism unless somewhere in the piece there was an opportunity to sink the boot into either the Lib/Nats or Abbott or both and praise the calamitous Labor Party and its back stabbing, lying leader.
gabrianga says:
This is pure comedy genius.
To defend of today's journalists who do little more than collect Media Releases from the "boxes" in the Canberra Press Gallery and regurgitate them is pure pantomime
Farr like his idol Laurie doesn't even bother to try and hide his political bias these days even lolling around the set of "Insiders" uttering platitudes to Gillard and Co.
Dead but not quite buried?
I hate pies says:
Haha, you're saying that journalism isn't dead because you give yourselves a pat on the back? The only time the general public was even remotely interested in the Wanklys was when Glenn Milne got up drunk and embarrassed himself.
Every man and his dog knows that journalists don't do journalism anymore; they cheerlead for their team and pass it off as "opinion" or "analysis". That's why the public are turning elsewhere; traditional media sources serve them complete and utter garbage. Case in point - every Mal Farr article on the punch.
SM says:
The problem for newspapers is that by cutting journalists and setting up "super" news desks the quality of the content will fall even further which will only speed up their inevitable demise
iansand says:
Journalism is not dead because journalists are writing books.
Note to Malcolm: Books are books, not journalism. You could be describing a symptom here.
acotrel says:
I watched Kerry O'Brien on TV giving a lecture on journalism at the Uni of NSW, a couple of days ago - interesting stuff.
Peter says:
It has emerged today that Gillard has lied about the conveyencing on the property central to the AWU WRA scandal. Again it is ignored by most MSM. Interestingly the information has been published in the Age who along with the ABC dominates the left media. Many media have been intimidated by the Prime Minister. Some Journo's dont want to beleive it, some are such strong supporters of labor that they are happy to ignore it. One large section of the Canberra press gallery has even rung the PM to voice disapproval over the reporting of this story. How can this section ever be believed when they act like this and then write an article attacking the opposition EVERY week?
Compare this to the outrage displayed after a unsubstancialted report that Tony Abbott punched a wall near a womans head 35 years ago. No one has come forward to verify the claim but it was read as gospel truth by many including the author of this piece. It helped the PM weive together her disgusting and again unfounded attack on Abbott in parliment.
Journalism is dead.There is a lack of courage, a lack of decency but an abundance of bias. One of the few, who has more to lose than most, is Chris Ulman. He is a fine reporter who provides balance. Its a pity that we do not have a press gallery full of people like him. Until we do, journalism is dead.
Chris Stevens says:
Journalism isn't dead in this country by a long shot. I know she works for a different organisation but Joanne McCarthy of the Newcastle Herald deserves some sort of award for her dogged pursuit of the child sex allegations against the Catholic Church.
Stuss says:
'Publishers' lists of the past five years show non-fiction is a stronger seller than fiction, and most of that non-fiction is coming from journalists.'
Actually, I thought most of the non fiction on the best seller lists was written by celebrity chefs, personal trainers and dietitians. Throw in a couple of self help gurus and some sports biographies, and you've probably covered around 80% of the non fiction sold.
Chris L says:
If we read an article that doesn't support our views that means journalism is dead!
If our side didn't win the last election that means democracy is dead!
Yep, been hearing such statements for as long as I've been alive. I'm sure "this time it's different".
Big Jay says:
I'm going to go into bat for the journo's here.
1 - People need to separate what is journalism and what is commentary.
2 - I think investigative journalism is dead, or at least terminal. Given whats happened at News of the World and Wikileaks.
I don't see how a journo can do a major expose without testing the law by way of hacking (emails/phones/facebook), or paying bribes, or accepting leaks from contractually bound to confidentialy, or covert surveillance and so on. They are already trying to put in laws to compel journo's to reveal their sources.
I guess they can still do interesting pieces on local issues, scientific breakthroughs, and broader policy research that different bodies are doing.
AGHAST says:
Aa I write this there are 26 comments to peruse.22 are negative and to precise they basically are along the lines that journalism has been reduced to load of WANK.So ask yourself "Who comments on WANK"???Of course the answer"Bigger WANKERS!!!!" Why comment at all???? Ego..thrill..bored…stupid..like to hear your voice ...Fair Dinkum If things are so grim why are reading Malcoms fine thought provoking example of top shelf journalism at all.Get a life you mob.
PJ says:
There's no such thing as a journalist anymore.
They're all Socialist Left Stooges.
"What should we write or say today Prime Minister Gillard?"
No sorry, it's worse than that. It's like "Simon Says.." except it's McTernan calling the shots for the Australian media.
"McTernan says write this, McTernan says write that, say this, publish that."
I'd love to be proved wrong!
New Economist says:
Oh please Malcom!!!! Congratulations journalists ..... for giving other journalists awards. Ever ask yourself, "If the common Australian was to vote, what exactly would they vote for???"
Today, journalism in Australia is simply the regurgitation of what a Labor or Green Politician says as truth, while misrepresenting what is said by a Liberal or National Politician. It is as though you have to behave in this manner or you won't be invited to the next Labor Media Release.
I simply do not believe that most journalists cannot conjure up a simple indivirual thought ..... let alone analyse the complexities of political policies.
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My original Don't Sweat the Small Print post back in 2011 consistently sees the highest traffic of anything I have written on this blog, which I guess means that people are still thinking about the End User Licence Agreement issue for mobile apps.
I have also had quite a few specific questions and comments about how to deal with EULAs.
I have tried to pick these up in the comments section, but there is one issue which I think is big enough to merit a follow-up post:-
how do you make sure your EULA is binding on the user?
The original post was Apple-centric (and so is this one), but the general contract law bits apply to Google Play, Android apps and other platforms just as they do to the iOS App Store.
There are a lot of ways you can bring your EULA to the user's attention. These are the ones I can think of, in (roughly) ascending order of how effective they are:-
- A link in the app to the terms
- A link in the App Store description to the terms
- Including your EULA in the bespoke EULA field in iTunes Connect
- Including the text of your EULA in the app description
- One or other of 1-4 plus forcing acceptance of the EULA when the app is first launched
- One or other of 1-4 plus forcing a scroll-through of the EULA followed by acceptance when the app is first launched
Items 2 and 3 above are pretty similar. There aren't that many apps which use the EULA field in the App Store, but an example is Candy Crush for iOS. If you look at the description for this on the App Store, you will see the following link to the terms and conditions of use.
Clicking on the Licence Agreement tab takes you to the set of terms and conditions.
I actually think this is stronger than just including a link, because it takes advantage of a specific process within the App Store which is aimed at drawing attention to EULA terms.
There isn't any specific legal authority on this, but using a specific process provided by the App Store may be more robust than simply including a link in the app description to terms which are hosted on your own site. The argument is that users should be aware that an entry in the EULA field means that additional terms apply (whether this is true or not is anyone's guess though).
In an ideal world, the Apple standard Licensed Application End User Licence Agreement would have a clause which stated that any clauses in the EULA field in iTunes automatically formed part of your licence agreement; however, I can't see that this is covered anywhere.
Instead, is states that the standard agreement will be displaced by any "valid end user licence agreement" formed between the publisher and the user.
This all matters because your EULA won't be "valid" unless it actually forms part of your contract with the user.
Some of the case law on this dates from well before the internet, but the basic principles haven't changed that much since 1949 and the case of Olley v Marlborough Court Hotel.
The judgement in that case lists the three ways in which you can prove that a user (or a hotel guest in this case) has agreed to be bound by terms and conditions:-
A written document signed by the party to be bound
Handing [the party] before or at the time of the contract a written notice specifying its terms and making it clear to him that the contract is on those terms.
A prominent public notice which is plain for [the party] to see when he makes the contract.
It isn't hard to map the list of methods for accepting a mobile app EULA at the start of this post onto these options.
For some more recent guidance from the Courts, you can look at Spreadex v Cochrane from 2012.
The best lesson from this case is actually not to leave your kids with unsupervised access to your spread betting account. However, these is also some useful comment on how (and how not) to get users to agree to terms.
The Spreadex site had a statement telling the user that the "Customer Agreement" could be viewed via a link and that the user should only click Agree once they had read and understood it.
The Customer Agreement was 49 pages of small print and the Court commented that this was
"...an entirely inadequate"
way of bringing important terms to the user's attention and that it would have been "close to a miracle" if the user had actually read the entire agreement.
One factor here was that the terms which Spreadex sought to rely on were very onerous for the user (in effect seeking to make him liable for £50,000 in unauthorised trades).
The more painful the term for the user, the more effort the developer will need to make to bring it to their attention. It could be that less important terms could be validly incorporated into a contract using the process adopted by Spreadex.
Without delving too deep into the case law, it is worth looking at the judgement in Interfoto Picture Library Ltd v Stiletto Visual Programmes Ltd where Lord Justice Bingham pointed out that where the contract term is:
"[not] usual in that class of contract, a defendant must show that his intention to attach an unusual condition of that particular nature was fairly brought to the notice of the other party..."
This case is from 1987 (in the days where you ordered photos from a picture library and they were delivered to you by hand in a jiffy bag), but the principle still applies.
There is clearly a risk vs reward equation here.
The safest thing would be to force the user to scroll through your whole EULA line by line and click to accept each one (maybe followed by a multiple choice quiz to confirm they understood it). However, the impact on the user experience will probably mean that nobody ever uses the app.
For high risk apps where you are seeking to impose important terms and conditions (like the Spreadex example) it would be appropriate to compromise by presenting the user with the EULA onscreen and requiring them to accept it before they can use the app.
For paid apps, this raises the question of what happens if users refuse to accept the terms after they download the app.
Strictly speaking, the App Store terms state that all sales are final other than in very limited circumstances. In practice, the ability to obtain a refund is wider provided there is a genuine reason, but it isn't clear whether an App seeking to impose unacceptable terms and conditions would be covered.
Even if users can obtain a refund via the App store, this is likely to involve them in some time and effort and leave you with unhappy users and bad publicity.
So why not also include any important or unusual terms in the App Store itself before the download takes place? The official EULA field seems like the best way to do this, but setting the terms out in the description should also have the same legal effect.
There is a second reason to do this, which relates to timing. As in the Olley v Malborough Court Hotel case, any terms you want to include need to be made available to the user before the contract with them is formed. If you don't make them available until after they have downloaded (and paid for) the app, then there is a risk that this could be too late.
In the worst case, this could mean that refusing to allow the customer to use the app unless they accept further terms and conditions which are only put forward once they have paid and downloaded could put you, as the publisher, in breach of contract.
To cut this all down to something manageable, there are three main principles:-
- Risk assessment: How important and unusual are your terms? How much does it matter if they bind the user? Where the risk is high, consider using both the methods below.
- Make the terms available before the contract is formed (ideally via the official EULA field in the App store).
- Require the user to read the terms and click to accept before they can use the app.
This post is already long enough, but one more thing to think about. Even if you do all of this, some terms will always be invalid anyway (for example if they seek to exclude liability for personal injury or death caused by your negligence) and some may be invalid because they are unreasonable... particularly where the user is a consumer.
I will cover this in more detail in another post, but for now it is enough to be aware that just because you validly incorporate terms doesn't mean that you can impose anything you like on the user.


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Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Main message board: for the discussion of topical track & field items only.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
I'm thrilled by the way (personally, not from an "official" T&FN stance) to see superfan put Pars into his top 5. Nice to see somebody who understands how field events work.
Having said that, Harting (who was my AOY last year, as he was for 5 other insightful voters) remains as best in that category for me. Undefeated says tons to me.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Harting will be my 5 (possibly 4) my major struggle is whether to knock out a gold medallist to include Yohan
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Yohan would certainly be somewhere in my top 10, and since there were more than 10 gold medalists, yes, I'd knock out more than one of them. (Actually, there are 22 individual events, so any top 10 must knock out a majority of the gold medalists.)
As for #1, I'm inclined to agree with gh. I don't see how you can fault Eaton. I might, under some circumstances, hold it against an uninjured athlete if he/she shut down his season after the Games, with plenty of Diamond League and other meets left. But in Eaton's case, there's no reason in the world why anyone would expect him to have competed again. He had a perfect season and, as gh pointed out, the other leading candidates did not.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
To win the IAAF Combined Events Challenge you have to have compete in 3 events. I see no problem with that being the base line for a complete season (and $30,000)
If we are awarding top marks for people who are unbeaten, why is no one even mentioning Cakir and her flawless 3 race season ?
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
It would have made no sense at all for him to leave his training base and do any of the pre-Trials events in the CE Challenge. And do you really think he had any motivation to stay in training another month+ to compete in compete in Talence in September? $30,000 would have been plenty of motivation for you and me, but fortunately for him, that's now almost pocket change.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Obviously AOY doesn't mean anything to him either
I thought US athletes were penniless because they couldn't tweet about sponsors for 3 weeks around the OG
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Some are.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
I agree that "having" to compete one more time is ridiculous, to be sure. Having said that, he could have not trained a day post-London, wandered over to Talence and still won handily. Of this I'm 100% certain. Just another reason he gets my AOY vote. I think (I'm not pushed to the wire yet, and voting for these things is a decision of biblical proportions!).
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
He gets your vote because he 'could' have done something ??
He 'could' have gone to Talence, no heighted in the PV or got injured and not finished
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
yes, Eaton could have gone to Talence and no-heighted in the PV, but he's in the position as a decathlete (I realize an "unfair" advantage) that if simply finishing the season undefeaated and winning another meet was the object, that simply wouldn't happen. He's that much better than everybody else, plain and simple.
I've never been one to punish people for "injury defeats."
(bottom line being that this is all very subjective, of course, and you can see which way my tendencies lean)
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
He did three multis, two were WRs (I know that indoors 'does not count' but in the context of a multi-athlete it is not irrelevant to use to fill in what is otherwise a slightly short season), the other Olympic Gold, which would also have been an OR except that he got a bit injured at the end. Thus, the 'ending season a bit early because of injury' situation applies (and it certainly applies most to decathletes as they have to do ten events, not just one). Add to that that his three multis were complete blowouts and the two decas were, in one case, against the best in the world at the peak meet, and the other was against the reigning World Champ and eventual second placer.
As for Blake, he has to be behind Rudisha, Eaton, Merritt, Bolt, Pars, Harting, Farah [not necessarily in that exact order], and other possibles include PV, TJ, 400, SC, so he is good but might not even Top 10.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Indoors is TOTALLY irrelevant to the discussion in hand and must not be considered when choosing AOY. As is what he 'could' have done at the OG
People have to be judged on what they DID do, not shoulda, coulda, woulda
Aries 'could' have gone the whole season undefeated if he hadn't lost !! as could David if he's chosen not to run in the rain. I think we all agree that he 'could' also have gone a whole lot faster in a DL race with good pacemaking instead of in in OG final in his 3rd day of racing and all by himself
Ashton was amazing this year but at the end of the day he only has to competitions two show for it. While he was totally dominant his WR was only by 13 points (i know the weather as awful etc etc) and the least impressive of those set this year
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
how many elite decathletes compete more than twice? Not a lot so what's the big deal?
To me, the heptathlon may not officially count (I sure as heck dont know why) but it's like the statement that was struck in court. It's out there and you know it. Some jurors/voters may be able to overlook it but not all.
If Eaton doesnt win this just go ahead and say a decathlete will never ever win AOY again!
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
But that would be ridiculous. Of course a decathlete can win it again, just not against such strong opposition.
Had Rudisha and Merit not had such sterling seasons then Eaton would have it in the bag, but they did, so he doesn't.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Exactly. Eaton might just have the luck on Jonathan Edwards back in '95. Look up Edwards' resume for that season (3 x WR, undefeated, WC gold) and you'd probably be surprised to learn he didn't win AOY.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
well, Edwards got screwed them. At worse, he should have shared the award.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Here's my one and only clue on how the voting is going (aka cloooose): from the first 23 ballots through the door Eaton has 7 No. 1s, Merritt has 6 and Rudisha & Bolt have 5s.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
You have to love a season with four serious contenders.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
As one who voted for Edwards I agree he got screwed (even though Geb had a stunning WR-full season of his own).
Having said that, the farther you go back, to an era when WRs were "common," you can find all kinds of people with seasons that looked at alone would seem to be of AOY caliber, but in the end there can be only one.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
I agree that Edwards deserved AOY in 1995, and certainly with hindsight his marks seem more remarkable then Geb's. That said, 1995 was an unusually deep year. I doubt there's been a year in the last several decades with so many strong contenders. The top five in the voting were as follows:
1. Haile Gebrselassie
3000 - 1st GP Final
Two Miles - 8:07.46
5000 - 12:44.39 WR (previous WR was 12:55.30, lowering of record by 10.91 seconds was the most since Lauri Lehtinen's 14:17.0 in 1932), also 12:53.19
10K - 26:43.53 WR (previous WR 26:52.23, lowering of record by 8.70 seconds was the largest margin since Ron Clarke's 27:39.4 in 1965), also WC gold medal
2. Jonathan Edwards
undefeated in 14 meets, including WC
WR entering the season was 17.98
jumped 18.43w (+2.4) on 6/25, 18.03w (+2.9) on 7/2, 17.98 WR on 7.18, 18.08w (+2.5) on 7/23, 18.16 and 18.29 on 8/7 (1st two jumps of WC Final), 18.00 on 8/27
3. Michael Johnson
1st ever to win 200/400 double at WC
undefeated in 15 races (8 200s, 7 400s)
200 - 19.79 (WR was 19.72A), WC gold
400 - 43.39 (#2 all-time, WR was 43.29), 43.66, 43.86, 43.88, WC gold
4. Noureddine Morceli
undefeated in 14 races (1 1000, 7 1500s, 3 Miles, 1 2000, 2 3000s)
1000 - 2:15.55
1500 - 3:27.37 WR (previous WR 3:28.86), 3:27.52, WC gold
Mile - 3:45.19 (#2 all-time)
3000 - 7:27.50
5. Moses Kiptanui
3000 - 7:27.18, 7:35.15iWR
Steeple - 7:59.18 WR (1st sub-8), 7:59.52, 8:02.45, 8:03.36, 8:04.16, WC gold
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Most of these guys would have had a reasonable claim to "athlete of the decade" in other decades.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
don't know if '72 is in jb's "last couple of decades" timeframe, but that year has always stuck for me. Rod Milburn equals the World Record to win Olympic gold and loses only one race all year.... and rates No. 9!
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
I am predicting Eaton will get the most first place votes but will get shafted by the voters and not get near as many 2nd and 3rd place votes and he will end up 3rd or 4th overall. I hope I'm wrong but I just feel too many voters discriminate vs multi eventers. Hope I'm wrong but that's my prediction.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
With about 2 weeks to go until we SEE the cover of the AOY issue, here's my FINAL picks for the World Top Ten:
1. Aries Merritt (The WR does it! Add the Gold, the streak, and the times, and he's #1.)
2. Ashton Eaton (Just squeaks by Rudisha! If he'd gotten the OR, he MIGHT have challenged Merritt!!)
3. David Rudisha (ANY other year, an EASY #1!! And a WR and a Gold in the same race.....!!)
4. Mo Farah (Gets 4th just on burst eardrums alone!! Two Golds in his HOME OG...!)
5. Usain Bolt (Loses to Mo by a thread!! Despite no WR's (except as relayer), coulda been #1 in most other years!!)
6. Kris Pars (Consistent, OG Gold, and great marks.)
7. Kirani James (Gold, fastest time, and 1st sub-44 in a few years.)
8. Ivan Ukhov (Premier HJ'er of 2012, in a year of some other pretty fair jumpers!!)
9. Yohan Blake (Erase Bolt, and Blake is #5 this year!! But 9.75 and 19.44...??)
10. Jason Richardson (As Blake was to Bolt, Richardson was to Merritt!!)
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
No Top 5 without Robert Harting makes any sense (My #4) and Lavillinie needs to be in the Top 10 somehwhere.
Farah is also WAY too high. My #8.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Have you been reading my ballot?
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
James, Ukhov, Blake and Richardson lost more than once. Harding undefeated.
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Jason Richardson only won 3 times and lost 10 !!
Yohan Blake ran some of the fastest races of all time and had the misfortune to come up against Bolt, Jason Richardson didn't nothing like that
I also think Mo is WAY too high, how does he get above Bolt who also won 2 gold medals but also ran FAST. Mo did practically nothing outside of London
I'll post my choices later today so everyone can have a go at me as well
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Right or wrong, I gave "home court" points to both Farah and Ennis (see my women's AOY picks).
Yes, Bolt was better, but he's not from GB!!
Bottom line: these are our personal picks!!
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Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
Oh so I can vote for the HS athlete in my area who pulled off wins in the 100-200-400-4x100-4x400 at a small meet in April as T&FN AOY? regardless if no serious comp was there, I thought it was amazing.
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Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
How come you didn't rate Adam Gemili ahead of Bolt? Surely his home court advantage would overcome Bolt's gold medals
Re: Rudisha loses...Eaton AOY?? [or Merritt?!]
You obviously have your own rules for choosing AOY, ones that have nothing to do with T&FN guidelines. So there is no point trying to reconcile them with any of our choices, we're working within different parameters so they aren't comparable
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Then try out all of the sleeping positions you tend to use because unless you become completely comatose when you're asleep, you'll move about in the night. If you share a bed, take your partner with you. Remember, it's important a new bed suits both of you.
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A divan bed acts as a base for a mattress and will either have springs or a solid top which provides firmer support. A divan will usually have drawers underneath to provide additional storage.
Bedsteads are more decorative and will provide a definite classic or contemporary look to your bedroom. A 'sprung slat' bedstead will give more cushioned support than a 'solid slat'.
A headboard is an optional, but comfortable extra.
A sofa bed and storage beds - a single bed with another, slightly smaller bed tucked away underneath - provide flexible solutions for overnight guests in a smaller bedroom.
The correct mattress with the right base can mean the difference between sweet dreams and nightmares. By matching the mattress to the base, it will promote the correct posture and provide support where you need it most. If you already have a bedstead in good condition you may only need a mattress.
However, if you have a divan, a new mattress alone won't give you the full benefit. It's advisable to replace both. The dimensions of a bedstead are greater than a divan base equivalent, but the mattress size required remains the same.
A good quality mattress will last for many years; it will help you sleep by giving you better support so don't be tempted to compromise on quality. Buy the best you can afford - when you think that every £100 you spend on a mattress represents just 2.7p a night over 10 years, it's a small price to pay.


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Women managing their own farming operations now have the chance to connect with other women through a six-week course designed to empower them to take control of their operations through Iowa State University Extension.
"Typically, there is a low percentage of women participants in agriculture programs offered through ISU Extension," said Mary Jo Wagner, program coordinator. "Women have a unique learning need, and they need to have programs designed to meet their learning profile.
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The class, consisting of six three-hour sessions, will teach women about financial management, marketing, human resources, dealing with the public and computer technology.
The classes originally started in Illinois when Ruth Hambleton, Extension educator in farm business management at the University of Illinois, received grant money to start the program, which had been a long-standing idea in her mind.
"Opportunity met with resources, giving me the opportunity to develop the program," she said.
From there, she said, the program spread to Iowa and Missouri.
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Should the Catholic Church be worried about the Girl Scouts?Monday, May 21st, 2012
As The Post reported on Sunday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops wants the Girl Scouts to clarify the organization's relationship with groups whose goals contradict Catholic Church doctrine on sexuality.
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About 2.3 million girls nationwide belong to the Girl Scouts, and an estimated 25 percent of them are Catholic.
Girl Scout leaders consistently have said that they have no ties to Planned Parenthood. Neither do they have ties to any specific religion or political party.
Michelle Tompkins, national spokeswoman for Girl Scouts of the USA, said the group is not upset that the bishops have asked for information.
We will address any issues they have," she said. "Some people are seeking outrage. There is a very vocal minority saying things that aren't true. But we're not angry (that the bishops have launched an investigation). We're happy to work with them."
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It seems odd, given the tenuous nature of the allegations, that the bishops are going ahead with their investigation of the Girl Scouts, a group that allows girls to earn a "My Promise, My Faith" pin for activities linked to their religious activities.
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Question by Soccertanker 640 · Jan 18 '12 at 04:00 AM · casein lactose dairy acne
I need a refresher, because I thought cheese I was perfectly safe until just now. Also, please give me some advice on butters and yogurts, like greek yogurts. I have found that lactose and casein explode my acne production so I want to stay away from them as much as I can.
happens to be my favorite brand their is almond milk, soymilk and coconut milk. I have found a few flavors at two city markets but it sounds like you can get them at other stores. I found yogurts and ice cream available from the dairy free milk cartons I enjoy reading and find interesting to read each side of the carton before I finished. the dairy free yogurt is mixed in with dairy free yogurts but the ice creams are a little more isolated and above my head on top rows.
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Answer by Eric 12 22700 · Jan 18 '12 at 04:43 AM
Cream and butter. With ghee being an even cleaner version of butter...
Answer by FED at LiveCaveman.com 19723 · Jan 18 '12 at 08:11 PM
If you're looking to avoid both casein (the primary milk protein in addition to whey) and lactose (milk sugar) you can simply focus on cream only (milk fat) products.
This would include sour cream, cream cheese, heavy cream, butter, ghee, etc.
Yogurt and cheese have less lactose because the bacterial cultures use it up as food while it ages/ferments. The bacteria do not consume the milk proteins, however, so it remains intact in the final product.
As other noted, there is a difference between the type of casein found in different types/species of ruminants. Alpha-lactalbumin and beta-lactoglobulin are the two main types found in cows milk and it is thought that the beta-lactoglobulin form is primarily to blame for milk allergies.
Going even further, the problem is thought to be the result in a mutation in cows (this mutation has not been detected in goats or sheep) that causes some to produce a type of beta-lactoglobulin that is particularly problematic (a proline molecule is replaced by a histidine molecule).
This difference is sometimes designated as A1 vs A2 (with A1 being the "bad" kind). As you can probably guess, most U.S. dairy cows (primarily Holsteins) are the A1 kind. This is because they produce prodigious quantities of milk. In countries where milk quality is the prime concern, you will still find A2 breeds such as Jerseys.
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Answer by greymouser 19730 · Jan 18 '12 at 04:37 AM
I'm fairly lactose intolerant, and I use ghee for cooking very frequently. The clarifying process also removes casein. I'm sure there are trace amounts of both in ghee, but you may find you handle it rather well.
Answer by Wozza 2643 · Jan 18 '12 at 04:46 AM
You might do better with dairy products from sheep or goats. But if casein and lactose are exploding your acne, why not avoid dairy altogether?
Answer by PatternMatching 1151 · Jan 18 '12 at 04:54 PM
Agree with Wozza - goat's and sheep's milk are much better from a casein perspective.
However, I don't agree about having to cut dairy altogether. My n=1 experiment showed that as long as you're consuming the dairy as homemade fermented yogurt, the acne stayed away. The minute it was consumed without friendly bacteria, the acne returned. If you ferment the yogurt for long enough, the bacteria consume all of the lactose and multiply to great numbers, increasing the potency of the yogurt exponentially.
Diets like GAPS propose that these types of dairy shouldn't be a problem for most people after allowing your gut to heal for some period of time and Chris Kresser even points to a study that shows fermented dairy w/ L. Acidophilus cleared up the skin even further:
Answer by Lady_Arwen 7682 · Jan 18 '12 at 10:08 PM
In the past year experimenting with Lacto-Paleo (including 30 days of dairy elimination), this is what I found for the hubby and I:
We can consume any type of raw dairy - milk, butter, cheese, cream, sour cream, cream cheese, ice cream, heavy cream, yogurt with NO symptoms. We feel great in fact.
I've only experimented up to 3 raw dairy servings/day - haven't tried more then that because then I'd have to reduce the nutrition of other foods I like such as meat, veggies, starches, etc.
We can consume any amount of pasteurized grass-fed dairy of cream, butter, and ghee with NO symptoms. These are minimal to no lactose/casein foods.
Now milk, cheese, and yogurt if we have more then 2 servings of milk, cheese, or yogurt per day as pasteurized then acne flairs up.
I now understand why WAPF are obsessed with raw dairy.
Answer by ROBERT K. 11 · Jul 14 '12 at 02:11 AM
The Mayo Clinic states the following dairy contain casein: All milk, butter (which means cream, heavy or half and half, yogurt, kefir, cheese, etc. Only ghee (clarified butter) has had the casein protein removed. The Mayo clinic adds that mothers who breast feed (nurse) their babies who drink milk may pass on the allergy or sensitivity to their baby and even cause the baby to refuse to nurse or become ill from the bleed off of cow's milk from the mother's diet. The problem here, in the answers, it's largely anecdotal and opinion, in fact, I looked up the USDA, Dairy science at the UW (University of Wisconsin) and typed in casein cream connection. Nothing came up, so, the Mayo cllinic will have to do. The Mayo Clinic, once the Mayo Foundation used raw milk in the early part of the last century to cure ills, specifically, Dr. Crewe, a Mayo Foundation founder.
Answer by CMC 1 11 · Aug 15 '12 at 03:18 PM
Lactose is a sugar, so read the label. If there's no sugar, there's no lactose. Many cheeses (like cheddar) are "naturally" lactose free because it's removed by the standard method to make that cheese. Some cheese-making procedures, especially for softer cheeses, do not remove the lactose, but it's still pretty low because lactose is turned into lactic acid to make any cheese.
Answer by Daniel Kirsner 2814 · Jan 18 '12 at 05:39 AM
Whey, butter...
Answer by Naleik 177 · Jan 18 '12 at 05:58 AM
Dairy gives me horrible acne too. Even butter breaks me out. Clarified butter (also called ghee) seems to be fine for me though. It is free of both casein and lactose, according to the label.
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Grilling gives foods a great smoky flavor, but for even more of that flavor, turn to wood-fired ingredients like smoked paprika and chipotle chiles. Best Grilled Chicken Recipes
Harissa Chicken with Green-Chile-and-Tomato SaladHarissa Chicken with Green-Chile-and-Tomato Salad
2 tablespoons sweet paprika
1 chipotle in adobo, minced, plus 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground caraway
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves, lightly pounded
2 mild green chiles, such as Italian frying peppers
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 pound grape tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1. In a mortar, combine the paprika, chipotle, adobo sauce, garlic, cumin, caraway and olive oil and pound until a paste forms. Season with salt and pepper. Spread half of the harissa all over the chicken. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
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A tangy, caper-studded couscous with butter beans and lemon juice makes a delicious base for quickly sautéed spicy shrimp. Amazing 7-Minute Recipes
Chile Shrimp with Butter Beans and Lemony CouscousChile Shrimp with Butter Beans and Lemony Couscous
2/3 cup couscous
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound shelled and deveined medium shrimp
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
One 15-ounce can butter beans, rinsed and drained
2 tablespoons capers
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1. In a bowl, stir the couscous with 3/4 cup of boiling water. Cover with a lid and steam for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
2. Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. Add the shrimp and crushed red pepper and cook over moderately high heat until golden, 2 to 3 minutes; transfer to a plate. Add the butter to the skillet. Add the beans, capers and lemon juice and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
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Perfect for a graduation party, this is a giant, crowd-pleasing cake, layering light, white cake with fluffy, rich chocolate ganache. Beautiful Layer Cakes
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6 cups cake flour (28 ounces or 800 grams)
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
2 cups milk
1 1/2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
3 sticks unsalted butter, softened
4 cups sugar
8 large eggs, at room temperature
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
1 quart heavy cream
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 pounds extra-dark (75 to 85 percent) chocolate, chopped
4 sticks unsalted butter (1 pound), softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1. MAKE THE CAKE Preheat the oven to 350°; arrange 3 racks in the oven. Line three 12-by-17-inch baking sheets with parchment paper and spray with vegetable oil.
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1 1/4 pounds ground chicken
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons very finely chopped red onion
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more for brushing
2 teaspoons chile powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons hot water
2 tablespoons chopped salted peanuts
4 round ciabatta rolls, split and toasted
Lettuce, for serving
1. In a medium bowl, combine the ground chicken with 1/4 cup of the chopped onion, 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon of the chile powder, 1 teaspoon of salt and the garam masala. Using slightly moistened hands, form the ground-chicken mixture into four 4-inch patties.
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2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Chocolate Frosting:
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1 1/2 cups sugar
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1 stick (4 ounces) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter and flour two 8-by-1 1/2-inch round cake pans. Line the bottoms with wax paper. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar with 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil over high heat and stir until the sugar dissolves; then pour into a large bowl. Add the chocolate and
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1 pound sliced applewood-smoked bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced
One 28-ounce can whole Italian tomatoes--drained, chopped and patted dry
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
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1/2 pound Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (about 2 cups)
2 tablespoons snipped chives
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2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup whole milk
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups blueberries
1. Preheat the oven to 375° and fill 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
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Canola oil spray
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
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1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
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1 shallot, finely chopped
2 dried chipotle chiles, stems discarded and chiles finely crushed
Kosher salt
2 Hass avocados--halved, pitted and diced
1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
1 serrano chile, minced
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/2 mango, cut into 1/4-inch dice (1/2 cup)
1 cup lightly packed cilantro, finely chopped, plus whole leaves, for garnish
Tortilla chips, for serving
1. In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil. Stir in half of the diced plum tomatoes and add the shallot, crushed chipotles and a generous pinch of salt and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the chiles are softened, about 5 minutes. Scrape the mixture into a large bowl and let cool


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When Matt Nolan and I were separately asked by Stella Artois to brainstorm ideas for the Stella Artois Chalice Symphony, we both had a pyrophone on our list. Partly because it fits the requirements and partly because we were each really excited to build one!
The Pyrophone uses the shape of the inside of the chalice much like a singer's mouth. We've added it to the ends of long glass tubes to change the timbre of vibrating column of air. And a flame provides the vibration, much like the reed of an organ pipe.
The Inspiration
The first Pyrophone was invented by Georges Frédéric Eugène Kastner sometime in the late 1800′s. Our few clues about how to build one come from this beautiful old photo.
Sound from Fire
We knew that the glass tubes would behave a little like organ pipe tubes. The pitch of the sound changes with the length of the tube. And we adjust the diameter to accommodate the shape of the sound waves in the contained column of air. The flame must act like the reed or mouth of an organ pipe. But why does the flame set the air vibrating? How do we make sound from fire?
The Fire
Karl designed several experimental torches with electronic controls. We got a lot of fire in our first glass tubes. But the only sound was us shouting with excitement and fear.
One of Karl's many gas actuator prototypes:
After many experimental prototypes, we finally started producing sound using high pressure flammable gasses and torches with Venturi tubes.
The Glass
How do we make specific pitches?
Once we could make sounds, Matt put his skills to work with giant tubes of laboratory glass, specialized blades, and digital and analog tuning equipment.
The process was both scientific and surgical. Matt, his apron caked with wet glass dust, measured lengths, widths, gas types and pressures, pitches, and overtones. He wrote his findings on the glass, covering the tubes with lines, numbers and symbols.
The Sculpture
Kastner's pyrophones were gorgeous instruments. I wanted to do their memory justice, but use a new and original form. Ours would have the general aspect of a person. A 14 foot tall person! Its palette of materials would be light maple, dark steel like an approaching storm, flame, and glass tubes reflecting and counter-reflecting everything.
The original star base was inspired by the eight-pointed star on the Stella Artois chalice. And the instrument's eightfold radial symmetry echoes the star.
The steel tuning collars can telescope up and down at the tops of the tubes to fine tune the pitch.
The original wooden base worked well visually. But we needed a much bigger one to contain all of the machinery and gas tanks. It still echos the star.
And here is it all together.
I am forever grateful to these kind and ingenious people for all of their assistance:
Karl Biewald – Mechanical Engineering and Fabrication. Electronics.
Matt Nolan – Pipe Tuning, Torch R&D
Marina Litvinskaya – Fabrication
Devin Budney – Fabrication