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It is technically a religious festival started out pagan and now adopted by the church who are now claiming it to be the day of the devil.
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I've traditionally spent it getting drunk at a Halloween party and having sex with a "sexy bumblebee" or some such nonsensical thing. Of course this inevitably leads to the Thanksgiving abortion...
Well I should hope so!
Jeff Goldblum's DNA needs work.
Sometimes you just can't make it up! I came across this effort to rename the 31st of October, "Jesusween". Seriously?
Sounds like a great way to hand out toilet paper.
I quit giving out candy a few years ago and now give out little Halloween theme toys.
I don't "celebrate" Halloween because I live in an apartment building and pretty much Halloweening is done in neighborhoods where there are houses. Never had a kid knock on my door whenever I've lived in an apartment building.
However, were I to live in a house I'd be prepared with apples with razor blades embedded in them. Just kidding!
Sure, I'd be prepared with something for the kids.
I mean, atheists worrying about whether to join in the Halloween fun...atheist political correctness run amok.
I participate in Christmas, too. It brings the family together a lot more than lecturing them about the nonexistence of God would.
Sure. It's my birthday, for one, and it's also gay Christmas.
Yes I love halloween, especially the dressing up part.
Didn't get a single Trick-or-Treater tonight. :(
I don't know about conditions out there in Missouri, but here in Northern Ohio, last night was pretty nasty. Rain and wind running 30 mph and gusting up to 40 mph. One adult was killed crossing a street while out with his kids, so some people were out.
I don't normally only get but 10 to 12 kids.
It rained earlier in the day and was a little cold, so I guess the toys will have to wait a year to find a new home.
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While President Obama pushes again today for gun control, the North Dakota senate took up numerous bills today looking at expanding gun rights in the state. The Senate voted on four bills all dealing with concealed guns and where they could be allowed. Two of the places involved our schools and churches.By: Donnell Preskey, KX News


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Manny Pacquaio and the Biggest 'Nice Guy' Assassins in Boxing History
By Steve Silverman ,
Manny Pacquiao is clearly one of boxing's good guys.
Manny Pacquiao is one of the nice guys in the game of boxing.
In addition to his charitable endeavors that have focused on health care, education and sports in his native Philippines, he has focused on political activity in his homeland that will give him a greater opportunity to help disadvantaged individuals.
Of course, Pacquiao has been on one of the greatest fighters of his era. He has a 54-4-2 record and is recognized as one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers with his slashing style. He has registered 38 knockouts in his 54 victories, and his two-fisted attacks have made him one of the most dangerous fighters of his era.
Here's a look at six other dangerous "assassins" who were also nice guys outside of the ring.
Alexis Arguello was one of the most unimposing great fighters to ever enter a boxing ring.
He had the look of a sophisticated opera goer, but he punched with power. Known as "El Flaco Explosivo" (The Explosive Thin Man), Arguello had a record of 77-8 and registered 62 knockouts.
Arguello went into politics in his native Nicaragua and was known for his work on behalf of the poor and disenfranchised in his native country.
Arguello committed suicide at the age of 57 by shooting himself in the heart. The cause of the tragic event remains shrouded by mysterious circumstances.
Floyd Patterson was the heavyweight champion of the world, winning the crown at the age of 21 at the expense of veteran fighter Archie Moore.
Patterson was known for his back-and-forth battles with Ingemar Johansson and the knockouts he suffered at the expense of hard-punching Sonny Liston.
Patterson is known for his gentlemanly behavior both in and out of the ring. After knocking out Johansson, Patterson carried his limp body back to the corner so medical officials could attend to him (source: ESPN.com).
Joe Louis is arguably the greatest heavyweight championship of all-time.
While Louis did not have the speed of Muhammad Ali, he had all the other tools needed to become the most talented fighter in heavyweight history.
Louis represented the hopes of a nation when he met Max Schmeling in their second fight at Yankee Stadium in 1939. Schmeling was seen as a symbol of Germany's Nazi tyranny. He had also beaten Louis in a previous fight. Louis was a finely tuned machine for the fight, and he knocked out Schmeling in the first round.
Louis was one of the first African-American sports heroes. Not only was he idolized in the black community, but he was also appreciated by white Americans who applauded his victory over a German fighter.
Louis made financial errors outside the ring, and that caused him many problems. However, he was known for taking care of many individuals in need when he had money, and he was the kind of individual who would never turn his back on a friend who was going through difficult times.
"Gentleman" Gerry Cooney (source: Boxing101.com) was viewed as one of the top contenders for the heavyweight title during the late 1970s and early '80s. While he was beaten when he got in the ring with heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, Cooney had some big wins, including a knockout over Ken Norton (above).
Cooney finished his career with a 28-3 record, and after his ring career was over, he dedicated himself to helping retired fighters find new careers with the Fighters' Initiative for Support and Training.
Max Schmeling was one of the top fighters in the 1930s, and he actually beat Joe Louis in their first meeting in 1936.
Louis came back and knocked out Schmeling in the return match, but the first victory should not be overlooked. While Louis did not have a great night, he was still one of the great champions of all time, and he knocked out Louis in the 12th round.
Schmeling may have been a German and a symbol of pride for Adolf Hitler, however Schmeling was never a mouthpiece for the Nazi party. He knew how they attempted to use his success for their benefit, but he did not speak on their behalf.
Louis became one of Schmeling's greatest friends, and Schmeling helped Louis out with his financial difficulties (source: BBC.co.uk).
Schmeling was known as a gentleman who would help aspiring boxers with their careers whenever possible.
During the first part of George Foreman's career, he was one of the hardest punching and intimidating fighters to box in the heavyweight division.
When he knocked out Joe Frazier with a series of devastating punches in 1973, his reputation as a great champion was made. He looked unbeatable, but he was inexplicably knocked out by Muhammad Ali in 1974, and his career seemed to come to an end when he was beaten by Jimmy Young in 1977.
However, a decade after that defeat, Foreman started a comeback. While he may have come across like Sonny Liston's mean little brother in the first part of his career, he came back as a smiling and charismatic fighter with a winning personality when he returned to the ring 1987.
In addition to regaining the World Heavyweight championship when he knocked out Michael Moorer in 1994, he became one of boxing's best public relations men as he made the tours of national talk shows and regularly appeared on HBO's boxing broadcasts.


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Stephen Gee scores a career-high 20 points in loss
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(WC Press Release) Ada, Ohio (December 10, 2003) -- The Wilmington Quakers were unable to overcome a strong shooting performance from Ohio Northern, as the Quakers evened their OAC record to 1-1 with a 98-64 loss on Wednesday. Ohio Northern shot 54.8 percent (34-of-62) from the field and an even better 60.7 percent (17-of-28) from three point range in the victory.
The Quakers never led in the game, and fell behind by double digits at 21-9 with 12:28 left in the first half. After the Polar Bears took the 12-point lead, the Quakers went on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit in half. Six would be as close as they would come in the first half, as the Polar Bears ended the half on a 26-13 run to give them a 19-point lead heading into the locker room.
The hosts came out of the gate in the second half firing, opening a 20-point lead that they would continue to increase until the end of the contest.
Stephen Gee (West Milton/Milton-Union) led the Quakers scorers with 20 points, while Deon Short (Cincinnati/Mt. Healthy) chipped in 16 in the loss. Gee and B.J. Gordon each pulled down six rebounds while David Guy (Webb City, MO/Webb City) dished out two assists.
Ohio Northern was led by Chad Bostelman who scored 21 points while Jim Conrad scored 19 and Nate Lieb 18 while Mark Killian rounded out the four starters in double figures with 13 points. Killian pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds while Billy Barkimer dished out a game-high five assists.
With the loss the Quakers fall to 1-5 overall and 1-1 in the OAC while Ohio Northern improves to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in conference action.
The next game for the Green and White is on Saturday, December 13, when the team travels north to Berea, Ohio to face off against the Yellow Jackets of Baldwin-Wallace College with tip-off set for 3:00 p.m.


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After completing fleet replacement training in the S-3B at VS-41, NAS North Island, CA he reported to the "Maulers" of VS-32 in Jacksonville, Florida and completed deployments aboard USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CV-67) in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH and USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. He served as Schedules Officer, Aircraft Division Officer, and Quality Assurance Officer and was named 2001 LSO of the Year by Commander, Sea Control Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
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Commander Pitta reported to the Joint Staff, Pentagon in April of 2008. He was assigned to the staff of the Chief Information Officer and served as Chief, Requirements and Operations. He later transferred to the Operations Directorate, J-3, Emergency Action Cell serving as a watch officer in the National Military Command Center.
In May 2009, he deployed to Afghanistan as Deputy Executive Officer to the Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan/International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) where he ran the daily operations for the Commanding General's Staff. Upon return he attended the Joint and Combined Warfighting School in Norfolk and completed Phase II of his joint Professional Military Education.
In December 2011, he assumed his role with the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron ONE FOUR THREE as the Executive Officer. In February 2013, he assumed his current role with the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron ONE FOUR THREE as the Commanding Officer.
Commander Pitta's decorations include the Bronze Star, three Strike/Flight Air Medals, three Navy Commendation Medals, three Navy Achievement Medals and various campaign and unit citations. He has accumulated 2,800 flight hours and 675 carrier arrested landings.
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Situated near the airport, in Desert Springs, this luxury hotel is close to Alice Springs Convention Centre, Royal Flying Doctor Service, and National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame. Also nearby are Alice Springs Reptile Centre and Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime Gallery.
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At Lasseters Hotel Casino, recreational amenities include an outdoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel also features a shopping center shuttle and a casino.
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Guestrooms open to furnished balconies with golf course, mountain or desert views and feature plasma televisions with satellite channels and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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In addition to an outdoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool, Lasseters Hotel Casino provides a fitness center and a children's pool. The hotel offers a coffee shop/café. This 4.5-star property offers access to a business center.
High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This luxury hotel also offers a casino, a nightclub, and laundry facilities. Complimentary parking is available on site.
Lasseters Hotel Casino has designated areas for smoking.
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Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Sukra - This restaurant specializes in Asian cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required.
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An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a seasonal outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
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Eric San Clemente, CA 2013-01-31 |
Black Gold was great. |
Philip Redondo Beach, CA 2012-07-28 |
Great track. Worth a visit. |
gary san clemente, CA 2012-07-27 |
plays long and difficult be willing to more forward to lesser tees fast and treacherous greens expect 4 1/2 round |
Richard Orange, CA 2012-07-12 |
Great location, great personnel, excellent fairways, greens tough but in great condition, and course of play was very smooth. Will continue to play there. |
Cindy Anaheim, CA 2012-06-25 |
They are cutting back like so many other courses. Hardly ever see a marshal, ... cart girl coverage is either non-existent or spotty at best. Tough when it is HOT! |
Lawrence Costa Mesa, CA 2012-06-22 |
A difficult tight canyon course with many blind tee shots but in very good condition and the course staff are excellent. |
Andy Whittier, CA 2012-06-13 |
An excellent course with a lot of different layouts. I had a great time here. |
Steven Ladera Ranch, CA 2012-06-03 |
Teed off 45 minutes late. Snack shop at the turn is frequently closed. |
Michael Anaheim, CA 2012-05-14 |
On Wednesday May 9, played here for the second time. Staff were courteous, and got us to the first tee well before our scheduled time, where we were sent out as a twosome. Course condition was great, service on the course was great, and we finished right at 4 hours. After finishing a round of 18 holes, I checked in the clubhouse about a replay, and as soon as I paid, the first tee was mine again. Playing as a single, I was alone until the fifth tee, where I was joined by course local (Doug) who had knowledge and game - Doug played holes 5-9 in 3-under par. I continued on the back nine alone, and finished under 4 hours, although there was a wait on nearly every hole.
Great course with great service means I will be returning to play Black Gold again. |
Rich Costa mesa, CA 2012-05-08 |
They didn't have our tee time correct and had a tournament starting so we didn't get to play. |
Tony bellflower, CA 2012-04-24 |
golfing different courses is what I enjoy in the southern california area. Black Gold turned out to be an enjoyable day and atmosphere. Breakfast was good with a little then normal waiting time for our food.Service was great. checked in smoothly with my online copy. service well explained with added warmup bucket of balls and ready carts. starter was pleasant to explain and welcome new comers to the course and we were off on time and great pace of golfing. this is why I prefer to golf during the week. more discount times would be better and black gold should be a course for all to play. |
Michael Anaheim, CA 2012-04-24 |
This was my first time playing Black Gold, and I was sent out on the course without any playing partners, so I played somewhat "blind" in not knowing where to place shots. Course and shop personnel were courteous, not intrusive. Pace of play was decent (finished in 4.5 hours), and the course was in good shape. Remember what the starter says, all puts will break toward Angel Stadium. I will definitely play here again. |
steven newport coast, CA 2011-09-22 |
Very good value.Course in good condition |
Brian Adkins, CA 2011-09-16 |
Course was in great shape! No waiting, played a quick round. |
Manith Mok Hacienda Heights 2011-09-13 |
I have played at Black Gold twice and the greens is what will keep me coming back, plus the 50% discount weekday fee from C4T.
Jeff Tustin, CA 2011-09-13 |
pace of play was too slow and no marshalls present to move play along. multiple par 3s really slowed down the pace. we had 3 groups waiting on the tee. marshalls should make groups wave up on the par 3s. |
Ryan Santa Ana, CA 2011-09-12 |
I came to this course when it first opened, and it had beautiful overseeded rye in the rough and lush fairways. Now it's been taken over by thick bermuda or something. Very little rye left, which is disappointing. The course layout is excellent though, and the greens are top notch. |
Htun Alhambra, CA 2011-09-09 |
Fairways are in really bad shape. There are three different types of grass growing on the fairways. Greens are extremely slower than normal. Should have post it, if the course is under major constructions. |
marco la habra, CA 2011-08-19 |
Golf course in good condition.
Played a little short from the white tees, should of played from the blue tees. |
Mathew Long Beach, CA 2011-08-15 |
We played black gold on 8/13/11. The course was in good shape minus the carvings they were taking out of some of the fairways. It looked as if maybe some of the grass got sick, and they had to take a scalpel to it. The clickforteetimes rates make this course affordable. I would not call it a $120 course, but paying $91 was reasonable, albeit still a little high for what the course is. I liked the course, good layout, challenging back nine, but I didn't like it $91 worth, probably more like $75 worth. I would play it again. Good track. |
James Anaheim Hills, CA 2011-08-15 |
Black Gold greens are what makes the course. Very difficult to read and roll many putts. A true challenge but worthwhile to anyone interested in playing a tougher track. |
Kenneth Culver Cirty, CA 2011-08-08 |
The only reason my "Experience" wasn't above average was the 95 degree weather. Otherwise it's a really fun course and the service is fantastic! |
Greg Lake Elsinore, CA 2011-08-07 |
A hilly course, but always gives you fair landing areas from the tee. Fairways and greens are in great shape. It takes a few rounds to figure out the putting. |
Jose Orange, CA 2011-08-04 |
very well organized and timed tee times, pace was ok.
greens still fast and amazing. |
Jose Orange, CA 2011-07-29 |
green were realy amazing... |


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TEAMS: Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors
TEAMS: Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors
Al Jefferson has been extremely productive in the NBA, and extremely under appreciated. He was a major part of the trade that sent Kevin Garnett to Boston, and has blossomed into a very good player since.
He's the definition of a double-double. Between Minnesota and Utah, he has averaged around 20 points and 10 rebounds per game over the past few seasons. Unfortunately for him, he's never really been on a serious contender, so his game tends to fly under the radar. He's a big part of the bruising front line of the Utah Jazz that features Jefferson, Paul Millsap, and Derrick Favors.
He has only made one three-pointer in his career. Until now.
With the Jazz down three against the Toronto Raptors, Al Jefferson rattled home a big three-pointer to send the game into overtime. You can see the footage below:
I'm sure the Jazz don't want their fortunes in the future relying on Big Al hitting three-point shots, but what a play! With only two seconds left, this had to have felt like an absolute dagger to the Raptors.
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STOCKHOLM Norway got a leg up in the quest for whatll likely be the Stockholm groups final playoff berth, defeating Latvia 3-0 in Saturdays early game. Goalie Lars Haugen posted the shutout and Jonas Holøs scored the eventual winner in the first period.Andreas Martinsen and Patrick Thoresen also tallied for Norway, which earned its second consecutive regulation win and now has seven points. Latvia remains at six points.Click here for a video with post-game comments."This was a huge game," said Martinsen. "After the win against Italy we want to go to the quarter-final, and we knew this would be a big game to get there."It was Haugen's first shutout of this tournament and second all-time at the IIHF World Championships. He bested Latvian starter Edgars Masalskis, with Norway outshooting Latvia 30-25.Neither team has an easy road in its remaining two round-robin games. Latvia faces Denmark (Monday) and Sweden (Tuesday), while Norway has Germany (Sunday) and Denmark (Tuesday)."We have to have a good meal, good sleep and be ready to play the next two games," said Latvia's Kaspars Daugavins. "There's no way back now. If we lose one we don't have a chance, if we win both we might have a chance."The result deviated from a history of Latvian dominance over Norway at the IIHF World Championship. Prior to this game, Latvia had won seven out of eight encounters, its only defeat coming in Russia 2007 (a 7-4 Norwegian triumph).The Norwegians are hoping for their third top-eight finish since 2008, while Latvia last appeared in the quarter-finals in 2009.It was a hard-working, disciplined effort by Norway, frustrating the Latvians at every turn."We were making bad passes and could not get out of our end," said Daugavins. "Add to that some bad bounces, and it was almost impossible to get anything going. Hands down they were better than us today."After more than 12 minutes of spirited but scoreless play, the Latvians thought theyd opened the scoring when Gints Meija raced down the right side and zinged one off Haugen's right post. But video review clearly showed the puck did not enter the net.Tempers flared and Norways Marius Holtet and Latvias Marius Saulietis were penalized for a wrestling match near the benches, leading to a 4-on-4 situation.After that sequence, the Norwegians drew first blood 15 seconds later. It was a weird goal. Holøs raced into the Latvian zone with the puck, and Latvian defenceman Rodrigo Lavins tried to sweep the puck away but ended up bobbling it off Holøs and into his own net. Latvian enjoyed an extended man advantage, including a 4-on-3, but couldnt solve Haugen. A furious even-strength assault saw the puck get behind the Norwegian netminder, but it was swept away in time. Norway came close as well on a late-period power play with Andris Dzerins in the box.At 5:54 of the second period, Norway grabbed a 2-0 lead. Mats Trygg hammered a slapshot from the right wall that tipped in front and eluded a screened Masalskis. Martinsen got the goal by going to the front of the net."I won the puck in the corner, and saw Trygg on the blueline," said Martinsen. "I know he has a great shot. I went to the net, and it hit my skate and went in."With 1:17 left in the middle frame, Norway went up 3-0 as Thoresen capitalized on an Oskars Cibulskis turnover near the hash marks and scored with a quick blocker-side shot.It was not a good time for supporters of the maroon-and-white squad. Latvias Mikelis Redlihs got a puck in the face and went off bleeding. Then Daugavins used his stick on Norwegian captain Ole-Kristian Tollefsen at the horn and was assessed a slashing minor.The Norwegians nearly went up by four early in the third period when Holøs skated in and fired a shot that deflected off both Latvian goalposts.Latvia got a late opportunity to spoil Haugen's shutout when Per-Åge Skrøder hauled down Meija in the Norwegian zone, but they couldn't convert with the man advantage.The dying seconds saw a contingent of Norwegian fans jubilantly singing behind Haugen's net, while Latvian drums echoed without their usual fervor. When the game ended, the Norwegians skated over to salute their fans with their sticks."It was a real complete effort," said Norway's Mads Hansen. "We were talking about it on the bench that this was our best game in a long time."LUCAS AYKROYD


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"Almost like a pumpkin pie cobbler. Rich and yummy. Try it warm from the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Originally submitted to ThanksgivingRecipe.com. "
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1 (29 ounce) can canned pumpkin puree
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
3 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
3/4 cup butter
1 cup chopped walnuts
This cake is wonderful--delicious and easy to make. I found that it tasted better, when I used two 9oz. Jiffy yellow cake mixes (without pudding in the mix) for the topping. I've made this about 5 times, and everyone loves it.
Not so good! The pumpkin filling was great, but the topping was too sweet. I would have liked to have some type of bottom crust, but the topping was not at all what I was looking for. If I knew it was going to turn out like that I would have just made a pie. No one in my family liked it and I ended up throwing the entire cake (with the exception of 2 pieces) away. I was very disapointed.
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Wonderful. Used 4 eggs for a firmer texture. Spread dry spice cake mix and dropped pats of butter (about 1 1/2 cups -- we love butter) across the top. The butter melted and made a crispy topping. I skipped dinner and went straight to dessert!
When I took this cake from the oven rich aroma of the season lured my downstairs neighbor up to my door wanting to know what I had baked. She ran downstairs to put on a fresh pot of coffee and we had two pieces of this fabulous "pie cake" while it was still warm from the oven! Yummers!!! One thing I did do was before I baked it I toasted the walnuts then I sprinkled them over the cake. I have shared this recipe with four people so far.
Very nice! Just a tad bit on the sweet side, so next time I'll reduce the amount of sugar I add and cut back on the cake mix topping. The pumpkin mix on the bottom was very pie-like; and the topping had a nice crunch to it. We will do this one again---only less sweet.
There simply is no better use for pumpkin, it is unbelieveably delicious. I'm not exaggerating.
This recipe is four stars to me the way it's written, but I found a better way after making this a million times. It always bugged me to use so much margarine or butter on top, just to moisten the cake mix. But if i tried cutting back the amount of margarine, it turned out dry and yucky on top. So next i tried half a cup of margarine melted and 1/4 cup of water and that made it soggy and yucky too. So I tried softening only one stick of margarine in the microwave and then mixing it in the cake mix with a fork in a large bowl, like a streusel topping until it looked like coarse crumbs. Then sprinkle it with your fingers on top. It turned out looking much better and crumbly looking and nicely browned but saved half a stick of butter or margarine. It also improved the presentation appearance of the dish!
Delicious! I cut the sugar back to 1/2 cup and mixed in 1/2 cup flour into cake mix before pouring it over the top of pumpkin filling. Rave reviews from the ladies in our book club!
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SgtShock (2.5)There's a lot of potential here, but it ultimately falls flat. Overall, I found it a frust...Greg Viessman (4.5)"Ever seen the Lord smile?" After listening to this there is nothing else to do but smile....topspin1617 (3)Contains an abundance of good music that fails to be cohesively organized into anything bu...fireaboveicebelow (2.5)...
AleksiS (4)Nightwish is back with a bang!...lopezp (4)Nightwish strays further away from their roots while still managing to make an enjoyable a...
Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound OffI really wanted this album to be good =[
yeah i've heard this sucksDigging: Morbus Chron - Sweven
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Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound OffIt's not 'terrible', but I didn't really derive much pleasure from it. I suggest listening to "Turn Loose The Mermaids" though.
I agree that it's a disjointed album, but I don't think that ruins the album at all. Excellent review.
never been a fanDigging: Ion Dissonance - Cursed
Digging: Ion Dissonance - Cursed
Album Rating: 4.5One I completely disagree with you.. Two GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RAGE THROWS I wanted to be the first and only person to review this for a while because I was going to write mine tomorrow and its going to be my last review.
Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound OffLoving the Christmas avatars, guys :P Especially Pizza's - that hat looks so well fitted.
Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound OffPost is anyways, Poet; I'd like to see your take on this.
Album Rating: 4.5oh obviously I am =) I can't wait to write my non bias view!! Tuomas Holopainen's commentary on some of the tracks on the record also make one wonder how knowledgeable he is of the music he's helping to produce I'm pretty sure he is knowledgeable considering he wrote the entire thing :p
Tuomas Holopainen's commentary on some of the tracks on the record also make one wonder how knowledgeable he is of the music he's helping to produce
Album Rating: 5.0Review is very well written and devoid of any boring naysayer comment. But tbh I really hope I won't be agreeing with you once I listen to this. And based on your opinion regarding storytime, I can see some glimmer of hope.
Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound OffPoet: Fair enough, it was a decidedly bold comment to make. He knows what he's doing in terms of producing (to some degree) but some of the things he says... lol. Dreamflight: Thanks man! To be honest, nothing on here really sounds like "Storytime" so it's hard to say.
Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Offit's literally like someone threw bad vocals and power chords on a wannabe-Disney soundtrack this is terrible
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Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Offanyone who claims this as a masterpiece is probably way too swept up in the ambition to realize how much it fails on all fronts anette is nowhere near a powerful enough vocalist to carry any of the themes this album tries to go for and every song is just gimmick after gimmick after gimmick
wow a 1.5 and a 2.5 review, sheesh
Album Rating: 2.0No Tarja, no love. But yeah, this is a pretty typical Matthew D. French review so obviously it's good and all. I can't really see any mistakes but I'm tired and I so hope you're wrong about the rating.
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Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound OffNoctus: I actually like Anette as a vocalist, it's the approach and songwriting that bothers me here.
I've come to stop trusting Noctuses' ratings honestly so this is probably better then what people make it seem.
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I see many comments on the look of the bits and they are right, but if you chuck the bits up and use it you will find they are satisfactory for 90% of the work you will do. So although they may not look that great they do perform better than they look. Remember to use SLOW speeds with the larger bits. Again, for [price] it is a great deal, especially because you get the 1/16" sizes.
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Here's an example of a tweaked knoppix.sh file that I made to turn Knoppix into an instant Webcam server. I first created a webcam directory on the CD-ROM and put a basic HTML file there that pointed to an image at /var/www/webcam.jpg. Then, I created a knoppix.sh script and put it in the KNOPPIX/ directory on the CD. Here is the script:
#!/bin/sh echo Configuring Apache cp /cdrom/webcam/index.html /var/www/index.html /etc/init.d/apache start echo Configuring Cron echo '* * * * * root gqcam -d /var/www/webcam.jpg > /dev/null' >> /etc/crontab /etc/init.d/cron start
As you can see, there isn't much to this script. I copy the HTML file to the default Apache document root, start Apache, and then add a job to the global crontab and start cron. The cron command will run gqcam every minute, which will capture an image and store it in /var/www/webcam.jpg. Now, I can just burn the CD and boot it on any machine with a Webcam and Knoppix will take care of the rest.
In addition to the saveconfig script, Knoppix provides an even more advanced script that creates a persistent disk. The main problem with a live CD is that all of your changes are erased whenever you reboot. Traditionally, the persistence script created a loopback filesystem on a USB key or hard drive of a specified size and then copied your entire home directory to it. On the next boot, if you selected it with a cheat code, Knoppix would then mount the filesystem and point your entire home directory to it. That meant any changes you made to your home directory were kept through all of your reboots.
The main limitation to that script (as with legacy Knoppix discs) was that you could write only to certain directories. Beginning with Knoppix 3.8, Knoppix added UnionFS (now replaced with AuFS). This tool essentially allows you to merge filesystems on top of each other, even if one is read-only and the other is read-write. If you wrote to the filesystem, UnionFS/AuFS transparently took care of putting the writes on the correct filesystem. With Knoppix, this now meant the ramdisk that was traditionally used for /home and /etc could now be merged on top of the entire filesystem. You now could essentially write anywhere you wanted, install programs using the standard Debian package management, and basically treat the system like any other installed Linux distribution, limited only by your ramdisk size.
With the addition of AuFS, Knoppix changed its persistence script. Now when you click K→Knoppix→Configuration→Create a persistent Knoppix disk image, Knoppix creates a complete copy of the entire ramdisk. This is a copy of all of the changes you have made to the system since you have booted. Within the script, you can choose the maximum size of the filesystem, where to store the image, and even whether to use encryption. The next time you boot, if the USB or local hard drive is present, Knoppix automatically detects it and prompts you with a few options:
Home: use only your persistent home directory.
System: replace the entire /ramdisk mountpoint with the persistent disk image.
Overwrite: off by default, but it will replace the /etc directory on your persistent image if you also enable the System option. You might want to do this if your system-wide graphics or network settings from a previous machine interfere with your current one.
Init: start any persistent init scripts.
If you don't select any of these options, Knoppix will boot normally. It's also possible that you might have multiple knoppix.img files on different drives (or multiple files on the same drive in different directories). This actually is a good way to create custom Knoppix settings that are stored in different directories on a USB key. Say I have a security-focused persistent image in the security directory on my USB key (which Knoppix detects as /dev/sda1), I could then boot Knoppix with the home=/dev/sda1/security/knoppix.img cheat code.
The saveconfig and knoppix.sh tweaks provide a lot of functionality, but their main downside is that they execute at the end of the boot process. Sometimes you want to change Knoppix settings sooner than that—whether it's the default screen you see at boot time or Knoppix's default cheat codes. These options and more are stored in the boot/isolinux/ directory on the disc and can be changed without much effort. Below I cover some of the more important files and what you can change with them.
Boot messages: the boot.msg, f2 and f3 files are text files that define what shows up at the boot prompt, when you press F2 and F3, respectively. If you want to add special help or even change the text completely, you can do so in these files.
isolinux.cfg: this is one of the most useful files in this directory, as it defines all the different kernels that can be loaded, along with their default boot options. For instance, here is the section of the file that defines the default Knoppix settings and cheat codes if you let the boot prompt time out or just press Enter:
LABEL knoppix KERNEL linux APPEND ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us apm=power-off vga=791 initrd=m inirt.gz nomce loglevel=0 quiet BOOT_IMAGE=knoppix
For instance, you can see here that the default language is English, but if you wanted to change it to Spanish, you would change lang=us to lang=es. If you scroll down farther in the file, you can not only see other Knoppix types you can boot, but also listings for memtest and dos.
Kyle Rankin is a systems architect; and the author of DevOps Troubleshooting, The Official Ubuntu Server Book, Knoppix Hacks, Knoppix Pocket Reference, Linux Multimedia Hacks, and Ubuntu Hacks.
Persistent Disk Image
Hi Dear Kyle
Thanks for the info. Currently I'm using Knoppix version 6 and as it has switched to LXDE, the instruction for the creating persistent disk image, as you said by selecting from menu ... is not available.
I have two questions:
1) How can I create the disk imgae from the terminal ?
2) After creating a disk can I resize it ?
Thanks a lot.
Best regards
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reily Foods Company, New Orleans, LA, announced today the acquisition of the New England Tea & Coffee Company, Malden, MA, one of the country's largest independent coffee roasters. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
This transaction is not expected to change the day-to-day operations of the New England Tea & Coffee Company, which will operate as New England Tea & Coffee Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Reily Foods Company. All production and distribution activities of New England Coffee will continue as usual, and no employee changes are expected.
New England Coffee is a leading marketer of bagged coffees, flavored coffees and has one of the fastest growing single pod coffees on the market.
"New England Coffee and Reily Foods are both multi-generation, family-owned companies with many shared values," said David Darragh, president and chief executive officer of Reily Foods. "Both companies are passionate about producing great coffee, providing superior customer service and consumer value, and opportunities for its employees. New England Coffee enjoys a strong, well-earned reputation in the industry. We look forward to working with all of the New England Coffee Company employees to achieve strong growth and expanded opportunities."
New England Coffee's five shareholders include James M. Kaloyanides, John C. Kaloyanides, Michael Kaloyanides, Stephen Kaloyanides, Jr., and James Dostou, all of whom will leave participation in the day-to-day operations of the company, although James Kaloyanides will continue to represent the company's coffee interests to the National Coffee Association.
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Colposcopy is usually done when a:
This procedure can be used to:
Complications are rare. But, no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have colposcopy, your doctor will review a list of possible complications. These may include:
In the 24 hours before the procedure, your doctor may advise you to avoid:
Usually no anesthesia is needed. In certain cases, the cervix may be numbed with a local anesthetic.
You will lie on your back with your feet in footrests. A device called a speculum will be inserted into your vagina. The speculum will gently spread apart the vaginal walls. The inside of the vagina and the cervix will be easier to see. The colposcope will be placed at the opening of the vagina. Then, the cervix will be wiped with a solution. The solution will make abnormal areas easier to see. The cervix and vagina will be examined closely with the colposcope. A long tool may be used to take a sample of tissue from the cervix or vaginal wall.
About 5-10 minutes
This procedure is usually painless. If a biopsy is taken, you may feel a slight pinch and mild cramping.
When you return home after the procedure, do the following to help ensure a smooth recovery:
Results from a biopsy should be ready in about one week. The results will determine whether you need more testing or treatment.
After arriving home, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:
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This is a picture of the internet as represented by the icons of the most visited websites, with each icon's size depending on how popular the particular site is (specifically, the site's reach). For example, Geekologie's icon is 208 x 208 pixels. SMALL ICON IS TOO SMALL.
A large-scale scan of the top million web sites (per Alexa traffic data) was performed in early 2010 using the Nmap Security Scanner and its scripting engine.
We retrieved each site's icon by first parsing the HTML for a link tag and then falling back to /favicon.ico if that failed. 328,427 unique icons were collected, of which 288,945 were proper images. The remaining 39,482 were error strings and other non-image files. Our original goal was just to improve our http-favicon.nse script, but we had enough fun browsing so many icons that we used them to create the visualization below.The area of each icon is proportional to the sum of the reach of all sites using that icon. When both a bare domain name and its "www." counterpart used the same icon, only one of them was counted. The smallest icons--those corresponding to sites with approximately 0.0001% reach--are scaled to 16x16 pixels. The largest icon (Google) is 11,936 x 11,936 pixels, and the whole diagram is 37,440 x 37,440
The folks that created the graphic actually have a pannable/zoomable version of the entire thing, along with a search engine that locates your favorite sites for you, so be sure to check it out after hitting the jump to see a zoom-in of Geekologie. Then go out and spread the good word of the GW so next year Geekologie's at least 209 x 209 pixels. Movin' up, baby -- all the way to #1. Look out, Goggle!
Hit the jump for Geekologie's headshot and a link to peruse the site yourself.
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Spindrift Inn, Monterey, California – Real Life Review
This weekend my husband and I took a jaunt down to Monterey. It's our favorite time of year to make the quick drive — less than two hours from our home base of San Francisco — to see Cannery Row, visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and simply enjoy the Northern California coast.
We are city folk, and love to stay right in the thick of things, so we were delighted to accept a weekend at the very centrally located Spindrift Inn, one of the four "Inns of Monterey". It's located right on Cannery Row, just a couple of blocks down the street from the Aquarium — perfect if you like to drop off your car and explore as much as possible on foot.
The Spindrift is a comfortable and friendly hotel, and was just renovated so everything is fresh and clean. We had a gorgeous corner room, with two sunny window seats and a view of the bay. Both mornings we watched the sunrise while enjoying the Spindrift's signature in-room breakfast.
By the way, just in case you think I can't give an impartial review to the hotel because they comp'd us, don't worry. Sure, I always like hotels because I always like fresh towels and a bed that someone else makes. But also I can't resist telling the awful truth, if there is one, because it's always the best part of the story.
The Good
First, the good stuff. The staff is a delight. Sure, they might have been nice to me because they knew I was there to review the place. But I also spied them being equally sweet to everyone, including a rotten, complaining, bitchy woman who I wanted to kick. (Lady, you're on vacation, chill.)
Also, it was the first weekend of March Madness, so my husband was pleased to see that the room had comfy chairs and a big ass flat screen TV hanging over over the fireplace. More on the fireplace in a minute.
We totally enjoyed the afternoon wine and cheese in the lobby, got great recommendations for restaurants, received our morning room service on time, and they didn't kick us out when I accidentally put the "Service Please" sign on the door instead of "Do not disturb".
Our My Mistakes
Yeah, the maid sort of walked in on us, but it was totally my fault for that whole sign thing. Also, we weren't doing anything! At least not right that minute. It was fine, she was perfectly professional, backed out quickly and no one saw anything.
Really, it was fine.
Okay, now about the fireplace. When we got in on Friday night, we ran out for a late dinner, had a couple of margaritas, and then came back and "turned on" the fireplace.
See, it's wood burning, but you start the fire with gas jets. We thought we turned all of the right knobs, and opened the window as instructed to get a good draw. In the morning, while sipping tea and listening to the waves crash under our windows, I peered over at the fireplace.
"Why is the fireplace still on, but the wood didn't burn?" I asked my husband.
He shrugged, went over and poked the log, and it started to burn. "Seems okay now," he said.
No, before you ask, we don't have a fireplace at home.
Approximately two minutes later, I looked up again from my tea and said, "Hey, does it seem smokey in her–" and then the smoke alarm went off.
We opened windows, flapped towels and shut off the fireplace. No harm done, the hotel did not burn down. Note to all future guests: read all of the instructions about how to open the flue.
The Cashew Test
I always love to poke through the mini-bar, even if I don't use anything. I was totally impressed by the Spindrift's very logical and affordable honor bar — Snickers Bars, husband-approved beef jerky, and an umbrella. Smart, right? Plus, the prices are so legitimate. The big can of peanuts in the photo only cost $4.50. That's way better than the $16 cashews from the last place I stayed.
Also, every room has a cd-player/alarm clock, and three cds. The big surprise here was … Tesh. Yes, John Tesh. His cd, Monterey Nights, blended perfectly with the sound of waves crashing under the window. Stop laughing, it's true!
Things I'd Change
Really, hardly anything. I'd like to see a little more green effort, considering their location on the edge of a fragile natural wonder. The bathroom was really nice, all brand new and clean, with low-flow water fixtures. It would have been nice if they'd taken the next step and installed shampoo, conditioner and lotion dispensers instead of having tiny, individual-use bottles.
Also, I didn't realize they had in room recycling until I poked around and accidentally found the (recyclable) plastic bag they put in the room for you to recycle cans and bottles. People might actually use the bag if it was more obvious.
The Verdict
Would we go back and use our own cold hard cash to stay at the Spindrift? Heck yeah! We might not shell out for the fancy corner room (we loved the space, it's just pricey), but we'll definitely go for something on the ocean side. Waking up and listening to the waves under the window, the great location, the attentive staff — all things that make for an enjoyable and memorable stay.
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