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And one final BBQ Pitmasters Audition Tape… mine.
I figure its only right to finally post my own BBQ Pitmaster audition tape. No matter what I am happy that I submitted it and took a chance to be on the BBQ Pitmasters show. Since the beginning of the series I made no secret that I want to be on the show. I think TV needs more BBQ shows. It has only been good for all facets of BBQ from restaurants to products and all competitions. I think they need a Canadian Chick that knows how to BBQ.
Throwing my Hat in the Ring : BBQ Pitmasters
Well I never made any secret of it. I made a DVD and am submitting it to BBQ pitmasters today. I have no clue if I fit the bill or if I will get to be on it but I at least can say I tried. Its better to have tried and failed then never to have tried at all. Who knows if they want a mom of 3 from the suburbs. I don't come from a BBQ background. I didn't grow up in the South. I didn't even try really great BBQ until a few short years ago. Plus theres that whole I am a Canadian Chick in the pits thing. Oh and seriously I don't look a model. I don't own a jambo. I use pellets and charcoal. I don't have a fancy schmancy rv. I sleep on a military cot in my bare bones yet functional cargo trailer. Hmmm. Oh well. At the end of the day no one knows if they have what they are looking for. This I do know for sure. I can talk well on TV. Cameras don't scare me, I am unlike anyone else out there and I know I make some really damn fine BBQ. I hope all my BBQ friends have submitted tapes. goodness knows there are a whole lot of really interesting personalities out there.
Over the last two weeks I have received tons of emails and talked to lots of BBQ folk about the new season. The responses are really varied. Some are very cynical and state they think JM already has his picks and he is doing this to keep people off his back. Others say this is just a ploy to get more attention. Personally I don't really care one way or another. I think its a good idea to ask for submissions. Makes sense to me.
Additionally some people have stated they hate the new format already. Um I am not sure I understand this since none of use really know what exactly the new format is. Right now its just a bunch of talk. A bunch of guesses.Seriously Ill reserve judgment for when I actually see the new format.
This is what was posted from John Markus Exec Producer BBQ Pitmasters:
It's official. Our new format features FOUR different pitmasters competing in EACH episode. We are looking to augment our cast from last season and welcome all interested cooks to throw their aprons in the ring. Send your audition tape/DVD, selling us on why you should be picked to compete against the best. To: Lindsay Freed c/o Original Media, 38 E. 29th St., 8th FL, NY, NY 10016. Or, you can email a file of your audition to firstname.lastname@example.com. Send your ?'s there as well. Shooting schedule April 30th – June26th. Good luck and see you on the trail!
Then there are a few posts from JM on Twitter:
It's official. BBQ Pitmasters Season #2 picked up by TLC. Will be posting info on casting within the hour here and on various BBQ forums.
Audition tapes/DVDs, under 5 min! Sell us on you/your team! Lindsay Freed c/o Original Media, 38 E. 29th St. 8th FL. NY, NY 10016. GetGoin'!
Or, send a file of your audition to email@example.com Shoot schedule runs from April 30 – June 27. Send ?'s there as well.
Going over the schedule for Pitmasters 2. Dammit man, we're putting the miles on. But I can truly say, we'll be at an event near you!
To all those hopefuls vying for a place on Pitmasters 2: BBQ Skills + Personality + Showmanship + Authenticity. In under five minutes!
Submissions for Pitmasters now arriving in waves. You ladies who 'Q, & I've seen all y'all, jump in already! Starting to screen tomorrow.
Screened all day. To all you cooks about to make audition tapes–ladies, ya listenin?–Don't just tap the bell. RING the bell! (Mel Brooks)
Saw some real keepers 2day. Hate 2 B a tease, 'Q'rs, but a few of U hit it outa the park. (Okay, I luv the tease part–sorry). Want more!
There was even a mention of the new format here:
TLC To Revamp `BBQ Pit Masters' Series
Network To Knead Reality Show Into Competition Format
by R. Thomas Umstead — Multichannel News, 3/15/2010 12:11:53 PM
TLC is hoping to add some sizzle to its freshman cooking reality series BBQ Pit Masters by changing its programming recipe from a docu-reality show to a competition-based series for its second season.
The new season will feature a weekly competition between several chefs, with each weekly winner eventually squaring off against each other in the final episode, according to TLC officials. The show will feature BBQ Pit Masters stars such as Myron Mixon and Le Ann Whippen in "some capacity" on the show, said TLC officials.
BBQ Masters joins Cake Boss, Ultimate Cake Off and Cupcake Sisters as cooking-related shows on the Discovery Communications-owned network this year.
Overall I think no matter what its just more exposure for competition BBQ and really I think thats whats most important. Get it out there to more of the public. Let them know how much fun it is. How great the people are.
Bruised egos, lots of fun and getting off the bitter bus- Little Rock Arkansas
Thats quite the title for the post.
Well we are home. Coming home after one hell of a weekend away in Little Rock Arkansas. It was an interesting ride for sure. We always enjoy traveling through the US. On the way down we stopped a few times but overall nothing to exciting.
* Tuffy's new Jambo. Looked awesome even has some really sharp flames on the sides.
One of the best parts of this weekend was my Sister in Smoke Angie Quaale flew in to hang with us for the weekend. She is a terrific friend and I really appreciated her help on the weekend. It was the first time ever I have let anyone help trim my meats. She did a great job trimming out the chicken.
Everything was going really smoothly on the weekend cook. The one challenge I faced was the ribs. I could not get the same ribs I had been working with for the last couple of years. One text to my friend Kelly and a couple of stops at various stores and I had 12 racks to choose from. I was pleased with the way they turned out. Apparently that was not to be when it came to the scoring.
Got to visit with some great friends I don't see nearly often enough. One of the highlights had to be finally meeting Harry Soo in person. He is an awesome guy. I would highly recommend if you ever get the chance go meet him. I saw him be gracious to hundreds of fans through out the weekend. Always smiling.
We also got to visit with a few folks from around the competition. With a competition this size it wasn't nearly enough time to get to everyone thats just one of the downfalls.
We got through the night with no problem. My excellent fire master husband Vlado kept everything running really smoothly while I caught a few hours on my favorite army cot.
Butts and briskets came off and I was really enthusiastic for the briskets. They looked good. They smelled good. I could hope. The butts had excellent color. One of the best colors I have had in a long time. A beautiful deep mahogany.The chicken went on with no problems as did the ribs. Everything came off and we wished it well as it went to the judges.
We got everything cleaned up packed away and all we had to worry about was the awards. We heard so many of our friends names called and it was excellent. We didn't get a call in Chicken, Ribs and pork. Was I ever bummed at that point. Considering those were in my opinion the best I did that weekend it was a sucky point for me personally. However when the brisket came around I got one hell of a shock a 30th call in brisket. That was awesome!!!
Overall Pellet Envy got the GC, Cool Smoke got the RGC and the Slabs.com got 3rd place. Congratulations to them all it was certainly a fun ride for the weekend!!!
For us we came in 75/230 places. We took a 45 in pork, 67 in Chicken 30th in brisket and a jaw dropping are you freaking kidding me a 193rd in ribs. I am trying to get off the bitter bus on the ribs score. Seriously. ACK.
Not sure what happened. Thats sums it up. I have looked at the video and the rib box and I really don't think I could have done anything better. It is what it is. Oh well.
Overall it was a great experience!!! Now to catch up on some sleep.
** and here is a little blind bbq gossip item. What BBQ person had their ego bruised when they realized in their opinion they were not put in a prominent enough position within the RV park at Little Rock?? They pulled the " Don't you know who I am card??" This person was told they could go home if they didn't like it. LOL cracked me right up.
Season #2 BBQ Pitmasters -So You Wanna be a BBQ Pitmaster ? heres how you can apply:
There is going to be a Season 2 of BBQ Pitmasters!!!
Confirmed with John Markus today : Our new format features FOUR different pitmasters competing in EACH episode. We are looking to augment our cast from last season and welcome all interested cooks to throw their aprons in the ring!!! Great news for all those guys and gals who want to be on the show. Here is how you can apply! Good luck to all those who send in their DVD's!
For Season 2 BBQ Pitmaster Auditions: tapes/DVDs, under 5 min! Sell us on you/your team! Lindsay Freed c/o Original Media, 38 E. 29th St. 8th FL. NY, NY 10016. Get Goin'!
Or, send a file of your audition to firstname.lastname@example.com Shoot schedule runs from April 30 – June 26. Send ?'s there as well.
So you want to be a competitive BBQ'er? Get this first.
Received this book in the mail for review. From amazon listing :
Product Description
The complete guide to starting your own competition bbq team, from your initial idea to cooking in your first full contest. It covers preliminary considerations, planning, equipping, set-up, and running your own team. George has gone where no other has before… he tells you how to compete in barbecue competitions. His book is a great read for anyone thinking of competing and for those already on the circuit. It's informative and funny! Mike Stines, Ph.B. Author of Mastering Barbecue I've cooked on a few teams in my time on the circuit, but we never had this kind of organized approach. Now that I have George's book, my next team will have a good plan to follow and we won't be stabbing each other with barbecue forks! Ray Lampe, a.k.a. "Dr. BBQ" Author of five barbecue books including The NFL Gameday Cookbook A masterful yet fun journal that will teach avid barbecuers the ins and outs of competition bbq; a must-have handbook for anyone who wishes to join the ranks of the bbq world's best practitioners. Rick Browne Host of the PBS-TV show Barbecue America
My Review.
Its 108 pages of about all things starting competition BBQ. It is an introduction to the world of Competition BBQ and some of the pitfalls to avoid. What they don't tell you is how funny this little book jam packed with valuable information is. I loved reading the stories from George's point of view. Don' t miss the psychological impacts of competition chicken overload. I have been there. I really related to these stories. Or even the sage advice offered on crotchel area issues on page 21.
This is not a serious book by any means. However there is some really serious decent advice and its an easy and fun read. If you are just beginning to contemplate starting a competition BBQ team you really should read this first.
You can buy a copy of the book here right on their site: www.watgbbq.com
Additionally you can always catch up with George and his teams adventures on the blog Who are those guys? Competition BBQ Team Blog.
Practice Practice Practice
For the next 4 weeks Ill be revisiting all of my competition notes, procedures and meat prep. Looking forward to the Little Rock competition I really want to just do better. Last year we came in 47 out of 129 teams. We got a 19th in chicken, 43rd in ribs, 55th in pork and a dismal 84th in brisket.
This year we are driving with all of our equipment to this comp. All 18 hours. Last year I used borrowed equipment that I had never used before and it really showed. My goal this year is to be in the top 20% or higher. I am going through my bx pictures form last year and the notes I made. I can really see lots of room for improvement.
This week I am focused on chicken. Just getting my timing down. I am still not sold on muffin pan chicken and I will stick to my own style of trimming. However I am going to modify my flavor profile.
New Video from TLC BBQ Pitmasters Listening to the judges…
Its Thursday! TLC BBQ Pitmasters Season Finale TONIGHT 10pm EST!
Well it has been a terrific season of BBQ Pitmasters. I can only hope for more in the future. I have been writing about this series since the beginning and for me it has only improved over time. I have my own personal opinions on the editing but once again everyone would like to see certain people like their friends. I am happy for each of the Pitmasters Harry Soo, Paul Petersen, Tuffy Stone, Myron Mixon, Lee Ann Whippen, Johnny Trigg that they got the exposure. I hope it has been a positive experience for them all. I can only hope it will open lots more doors for themselves and many others.
Since I am at the NBBQA conference and just happen to be around a few fellow BBQ'ers I thought maybe getting their opinions on the show would be an interesting way to sum up todays article. So here are their own comments on the show. Ill be updating this throughout the day.
Dave Redmond Sweet Baby' Rays
When I first saw it I was dying to see it that I have been interested in and passionate about. Then when I saw it I was disappointed I saw arrogance and greed and all of things BBQ is not about it. I talked to Amy about that the Network chose the entertainment vs the educational. Then I saw the BBQ Challenge on the Food Network in the manner much more reflective of the goodness of KCBS then watching the show. As much I wanted that to be the good stuff it was not BBQ Pitmasters. As much as I would have liked to see that continue BBQ pitmasters is just pretty damn cool.
William Bubba Latimer – Bub-Ba-Q
I think the show has progressed since day 1. I did no like the first couple of shows as they did not portray the good guy vs. bad guy thing. One thing we can't forget is that there has to be an entertainment factor. I love the fact it has sparked in BBQ. I think the show has gotten a little more relaxed as far as the progression. I liked seeing the camaraderie since there is so much of that. That to me is BBQ. The show itself I have come to appreciate it more. I hope that it does continue. I love hearing people talk about the BBQ Pitmasters when they are coming into our restaurants.
Tommy Houston Checkered Pig BBQ
I think the biggest thing this show has done (whether you agree or disagree with content) was create interest. It has spurred a lot of interest in BBQ. Ordinary layman are talking about it. I have people coming in asking me if I know that white haired guy. It is good for BBQ.
Right now all of these BBQ shows could not have come at a better time for people who have restaurants due to the economic uncertainty. People gravitate to comfort. BBQ is comfort.
Randy Twyford – Twyford BBQ & Catering
It has had a major impact – and has made people realize there is much more to a BBQ contest than they see. It has increased the exposure for BBQ competitions and bbq in general.
Darren Warth- Smokey D's BBQ
It has been good for BBQ. I think they need to show more camaraderie . Show the side where people help each other more.
Chris Jones- Colins Creek Barbecue -BBQ Pitmasters is a show like no other. It has done a lot of good for BBQ and has opened up the eyes to the general public about what goes on at some of these competitions. It also shows that no matter what kind of equipment you have anyone can do this. I really wish they would make it a more family oriented show. I really enjoy competing with my family and would hate for people to be turned off because they have other interpretations of Competition BBQ.
Kell Phelps – NBBQA President I think the show has been great for showing BBQ. I will say though I really did not like the language. When the first episode was on I wanted my son to watch it with me. he is 10 and was so excited. He had told all of his friends since we knew most of them. Unfortunately after the first 10 minutes I took him to bed. It was not appropriate for him.
Kelly Wertz- 4 Legs Up BBQ
I thought the first episode was crap. I think after that it got better. It is still good for BBQ.
Day 1 Travelling to Memphis with Mr. Happypants and Jungle Jims International Market
Day 1
Traveling to Memphis is a bit of an adventure for sure. However I have even more of an adventure on this trip as I am traveling with my Dad aka Mr. Happypants. Dad is letting me drive him to Memphis then he is carrying on to Florida. Don't get me wrong my Dad is a great guy but he has some definite views on the world. Many of which I tend to disagree with. He was a cop for 25 years and after then a small business owner. My Dad talks in a certain way that's well….. lets just say direct. Its either that or pretty much unnerving dead air silence from him. My brother and I often refer to Dad's way of talking as the cop talk. Its the "let me ascertain the facts" type of lingo. We have reminded him of this over the years. He gives you this defiant look and we all sort of move on. It just always better to move on. Think Ray Romanos Dad – Frank on Everybody loves Raymond. That's pretty much my Dad.
Want to guess which one is my Dad?
To my Dad food is just food. Its either good or bad with no gray. Ask my Dad what flavor profiles he is getting from something and he will look at you like an alien. Then he will tell you he thinks you are full of nonsense. He is a straight up salt & pepper, canned peas, cook it till its deader than cement kind of guy. Burgers, hot dogs, meatloaf and M&M meat shops kind of guy. NTTIAWWT Don't mess around with him on that either. No, just don't -I have tried on many occasions.
Plus don't even try to get him to buy any other roast other than eye of the round cooked to a limp gray. (Dontcha know its good value look at how lean it is!!) He is also the same guy who tried to buy Walmart's ready made "BBQ" ribs that you microwave in front of me. He couldn't figure out why I was a little annoyed. So that's pretty much my Dad in a narrow focused sort of way. He is also a really thoughtful out of the blue kind of guy. Last year knowing we needed a fridge for the competition trailer he offered to buy it for us as a very early Christmas gift. He is that kind of guy. Gruff on the outside not tolerant of anything, or anyone, and unfailingly thoughtful at the oddest and most unexpected of times. He also helped me paint some of my house and fix things.
Prior to getting in his truck to drive I got "the" lectures. I knew they were coming I was prepared. The don't you dare go a km over the speed limit lecture. The you are not smoking in my truck lecture, the I am not eating at any where fancier that Cracker barrel lecture, the why do you need to buy anything at duty free lecture, the well what time are we getting there lecture, the I don't want to stop anywhere lecture, the I don't want to learn how to use a cell phone lecture, the don't mess with my "golden oldies" radio tuning lecture, the can't you turn that black butter (My blackberry) thing off lecture, the why do you need so many clothes when I can go away for 2 months and take only this minuscule bag lecture , the well I only need 1 pair of shoes why do you need 3 lecture, and so on and so on. Dad has become over the last couple of years since my Mom has passed on very, very stuck in his own ways of doing things. (Understatement of the year) Yup that's my Dad. I love him.Wouldn't want to trade him for any other Dad either.
So Mr. Happypants and I set of this morning at 5am. It was -15 in Barrie this morning. Damn. Cold. Loaded up with timmies we crossed through the great white North of Barrie Ontario and headed to the Detroit border. Stopping a couple of times for the inevitable potty breaks we talked about his trip to Florida and my trip to Memphis. My father is as obsessed about Florida as I am about BBQ. Explaining to my Dad about BBQ competitions is always complicated. He does not understand why I pay to go and stand sometimes in field full of mud praying that my meat will turn out well. Why I am paying the potty mouth guy (what Dad and my daughter call Myron Mixon) to take his class. When I inevitably come home from a competition he does not understand why I am beyond thrilled with a Fourth place like I was this past year in Louisa Virginia. He does not understand that beating Tuffy Stone, LeeAnn Whippen and others just once was a thrill for me like no other. That I did not need a GC to feel awesome. He just turns to me morosely and says better luck next time. Hopefully you will actually win. Yup thats my Dad.
We stopped for lunch at Cracker barrel. I always have the same meal there. Its always chicken fried steak. Always. I have this artery clogging meal once or twice a year and thats it. Dad tried it for the first time. (It took some convincing) I don't think he liked it as he ate fries and biscuits and not much of it.
Along the way I got cut off by an idiot in one of those supped up Honda Civics that remind me of beetles on acid – and I cursed at him. Douche noodle. Yup thats what I called the little twit. (Please make sure to click the link to find out who came up with that most interesting of curses on January 30th its epic) Well let me tell you that lecture was one of the longest. The why don't you talk more like a lady lecture was combined with the I know we did not raise you to speak like that lecture, which further rolled into the I don't know whats wrong with you people which he made an even further lamented lecture into the I am sure your Mother would not be proud of you for speaking like that lecture. Trust. It was a long and benevolent (in my opinion) silence that I received after those lectures.
We set out for our final destination. Jungle Jims International Market for the day. I had heard about this most interesting of places from a friend of mine Cam. He has gone back twice. I now understand. This is like a playground for foodies. Truly it was. I could spend days in this place. For my Dad not so much. So we left but not before I managed to grab 7 bottles of wine and some snacks. Ok and also some spices and a few other things. As quick as I could I got out. I didn't like to keep Mr. Happypants waiting. We will be off again early in the AM. We will be staying downtown in Memphis tomorrow night. I will probably need to crack open one or more of those bottles of wine. I am 100% sure I will get a lecture about that
Just a reminder its Thursday!! TLC BBQ Pitmasters on tonight at 9pmC 10EST
BBQ Pitmasters
The Big Pig Jig
Pitmasters are going hog wild at the oldest BBQ event in Georgia – the Big Pig Jig. Myron's on his home turf defending his title as self-proclaimed king of hog while Tuffy faces a double challenge as he attempts his first whole hog on a new pit.


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Nov. 7, 2012
Complete Results
DALLAS - In one of the tightest, most competitive dual meets in TCU history the Horned Frogs men fell 156-144 to SMU Wednesday night at Perkins Natatorium."I am very proud of the way we represented TCU," head coach Richard Sybesma said. "It came down all the way to the end, and we fell short, but it was a phenomenal meet for our team."TCU was down 140-124 after 3-meter diving and needed a lot of help to even give the Horned Frogs a chance in the final relay. TCU delivered the hope in the 200 IM as Harrison Bui (1:55.48), Luiz Azarias (1:55.84) and Cooper Robinson (1:55.89) swept the top-three spots.The effort narrowed the gap to 144-140 making the 400 free relay a "winner-take-all" event. The Horned Frogs put up a valiant effort, going almost three-and-a-half seconds faster in the event than only four days earlier against North Dakota, but the team of Corey Nix, Sebastian Arispe, August Van Allen and Devin Price finished 0.86 seconds behind the victorious SMU relay with the Mustangs going 3:04.55 to TCU's 3:05.41.The meet was going to be competitive on paper, and it showed in the pool as the first five events alternated going to SMU and TCU. The Frogs stepped up in the 200 butterfly as the team of Azarias (1:50.84), Grayson Whitten (1:52.88) and Ryker Saunders (1:53.33) dominated the event with a 1-2-3 sweep."We would do well in an event, and then SMU would respond," Sybesma noted. "The 200 fly was a huge momentum swing. Our guys felt like their backs were against the wall and they responded."The momentum carried into the 50 free as Price 21.03 just out-touched the 21.06 put up by SMU's Ryan Koops to give the Frogs a 75-56 lead going into the first diving break."Devin winning the 50 free was huge," Sybesma said. "He was one of many swimmers to step up and have big nights."Another Horned Frog stepping up was Thor Stenfjord. The Alaskan teamed with Michael Franz to post a 1-2 finish in the 1,000 free with Stenfjord touching in 9:35.08 followed by Franz's 9:39.19. Stenfjord and Franz added important points in the 500 free with second and third place finishes, respectively. Sybesma praised Stenfjord's effort."That guy is tough as nails," Sybesma said. "He is a blue-collar swimmer. He is always working to get better."The backstroke was another area TCU showed strength in. Making his debut in the backstroke, Adam Szilagyi smoked the field with a 49.19 to win the 100 back. Robinson took second in the 100 back in 50.31 and came back later to win the 200 back in 1:48.34."We were holding Adam back until this meet," Sybesma noted. "Cooper and Adam are going to help each other get better."In the diving well, Ricky Bradley posted another solid combination of diving scores. The sophomore finished third on 1-meter with 297.45 and fourth on 3-meter with 281.02. Sean Evans finished fifth on 3-meter with 262.42 and Curtis Muller was fifth on 1-meter with a 249.45.While the loss has, and will be, difficult for the Horned Frogs to take, Sybesma praised the effort of TCU's squad, and believed there was plenty to take from the defeat."We want them to know what it feels like when we say anyone on the team can make a difference," Sybesma concluded. "Everyone made a difference tonight, whether it be first-place or fifth. I think we grew up as a team tonight, both by bringing it in the pool, and putting the team before themselves."TCU's men's divers will next be in action at the Cougar Invitational Nov. 15-17 in Houston. The swimmers will next hit the water at USA Short Course Nationals Nov. 29-Dec. 1.

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If God can deliver the Psalmist from his fears, then He can do it for us today, too.
Contributor: Melvin Newland (288 sermons shared)
Denomination: Christian/Church of Christ
Scripture: Psalms 34:4, Psalms 34:4-34:8, Psalms 34:1-34:1
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Unfortunately, we are not only physically spoiled in America, we are also Spiritually spoiled.
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Scripture: Psalms 34:8, James 2:14-2:17
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David deciding to speak words of worship and praise unto God, and about his hardships kept him victories!
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What do you mean preach ... played crazy. David who killed a Lion and a Bear oh my ... David the ruddy Shepard boy, Jesse's son who was anoint King, David who killed Goliath, who wrote my favorite Psalm # 23 ...I dare you call him crazy
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God wants us to be filled to overflowing with His fullness! Let's hunger and thirst for more of Him in our lives! Taste and see that the Lord is GOOD!
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Eight in the series on answering objections to the faith.
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Without a consistent renewing of our spiritual, emotional and mental capacities with the fruit of the Spirit we will grow weak, vulnerable to temptation and unable to fulfill God's greater purposes for lives.
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Definitions for bain-marie
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Princeton's WordNet
a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food warm or to cook food slowly
in cooking, a large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm
Origin: French, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae Maria's bath
Webster Dictionary
a vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or preparing food or pharmaceutical preparations
A bain-marie is a French term for a piece of equipment used in science, industry, and cooking to heat materials gently and gradually to fixed temperatures, or to keep materials warm over a period of time.
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San Jose, CA – Holiday magic will be in the air starting Friday, November 30 as the VTA "Holly Trolley" unites the nostalgia of the past with the young and young at heart! The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's (VTA) historic trolley only debuts this time of year, offering free rides to the various holiday festivities in downtown San Jose. The Holly Trolley will be spreading holiday cheer between the Civic Center and San Jose Diridon light rail stations that will also be adorned with holiday décor. Whether your plan is to visit Christmas in the Park, ice skate under the palms, or dine at one of the many downtown San Jose's restaurants, the Holly Trolley will be your sleigh ride…for FREE!


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Tonight's Episode: "Walk On Water"by Steve Marsi at . Comments
In tonight's "Walk On Water," the staff tries to deal with patients while absorbing the shock of a major disaster on the Seattle ferries. The Chief must choose a team to go out on location and save what's left of the few lives spared.
A woman with pieces of glass in her chest comes to the ER in search of her husband, who was in another ambulance. She refuses to be treated until she sees her husband. But is he at Seattle Grace?
One doctor has to deal with some angry people complaining that the wait to be treated is too long. Somewhere in Seattle, another doctor helps a man stuck in his car after an accident. A patient finds renewed hope after eye surgery, while a child must wait alone in the waiting room as her mother is treated by doctors.
Partially filmed in Seattle, and guest starring Elizabeth Reaser, this episode sounds like a dramatic one. There's certainly lot to process, but it should be entertaining, to say the least. Here's ABC's preview of "Walk On Water" ...
As always, we'll have our official episode guide posted after the show, and put together a list of quotes, image gallery, and music guide. Check back often, and thanks as always for visiting the Insider!
Steve Marsi is the Managing Editor of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Google+ or email him here.Tags: Grey's Anatomy
I have the download link of this episode. Go to http://mrdj.multiply.com and go to my journal/blog section!
I thought it was a great episode. Loved the Der/Mer moments. I think what will happen is....Remember, Derreck told Meredith that he wa her "Knight and Shinning Armour"when he kissed her before leaving for work. He will save her life and naturally be her "Knight and Shinning Armour"!!!!!! I love Patrick even more now just thinking about that! (ha) I think Der will be asking Mer to marry him soon, maybe not next week, but I think after all of this is said and done...they will realize exactly how much they love each other and will be the couple to get married in the end. They will marry on a Ferry Boat! Does anybody else see the future plans for Mer/Der that I see??
i can't breathe. i mean i literally cannot breathe! this episode totally knocked the breath out of me! it was that good. the frist part that freaked me out was when meredith was in the bathtub and like tried to drown herself. well not really .. but it kinda looked like she was thinking about it and then derek walked in and said all that jazz. it was pretty sweet! the whole "you're not my knight in shining whatever" and then the "for the record i am your knight in shining whatever" yeah that was totally sweet. i said aww outloud. but next was when burke told derek that him and christina were engaged. i knew that wasn't going to be the smartest thing said the whole episode. so i held my breath for that. the third part that freaked me out was when izzie went on the ferry boat. i was kinda freaking out cause nothing good can come when a person goes back onto a ferry boat that's on fire .. on the water .. where she could drown with the boat. yeah that was freaking me out. OH and when alex went down on that little dock thing and the guy told him not to it wasn't stable i freaked out. i was like ahh alex is gonna drown to! but then i was like nah. then he was leaving because the girl was dead .. but no she wasn't dead! so he goes back and gets the thing off her and everythings okay. but that girl looked kinda bad .. like that guy that had all those tumors on his face and looked like a lion earlier in the season .. cept she was black and blue. but i thought alex was pretty nice in this episode. i liked it. and then .. the worst thing of all .. meredith freaking falls off the dock and the little girl doesn't do anything. i mean i know shes little but i would be freaking out if i was that little and the grown up i was with fell over .. i would be screaming. but no she doesn't. so i did for her! no really .. i did. so it's showing meredith fall over and the little girl just turns around and walks off. oh and speaking of the little girl .. when that guy took her and then just left her right there .. that wasn't too nice .. i wanted to slap him. but then back to meredith .. the promo for next week is freaking me out to! it's like everything tonight is freaking me out. i HATE it! ahhh. can meredith not swim? but derek and christina both looked really scared .. and considering christina isn't even at the dock i don't know how in the hell she would know about meredith being in the water so maybe she's been gone for a while and they can't find her?! but i'm not getting ahead of myself or i'll be freaking out all week. and i cannot have that. so i'm going to stay postitve and just leave it at that. overall it was one of THE BEST episodes yet. wayy better than the bomb one. LOVE IT! :)
For some reason I think the little girl might have been a figment of Mer's imagination. She has a knack for somewhat predicting the future, at the very beginning of "It's the end of the world" she didn't want to get out of bed b/c she knew something bad was going to happen, and then the fact that she was sort of trying to drown herself at the beginning of tonight's episode.....so I think the little girl is either a figment of her imagination or it's something of like a ghost that is actually her as a child!
MEREDITH!!! COME BACKKK!!! omgg. on the promo for next weeks, derek and christina looked SO concerned and scared about meredith. I mean, she'll live. she's the main character. but still. it's nuts. and that girl just FREAKING WALKED AWAY?!?!? i was like.. HELP HER?! well this episode was freaking amazing. probably the pest once ver. but doesn't it seem like the hour is just getting shorter every episode? sad, i know.
What's going on with greys lately. All the scenes are very drawn out. Let me know if anyone agrees
What was the song at the end of this episode?
the promo from the abc site is so good. you all should watch it if you have time, it's so funny! the chief isn't interested in ellis any more. besides the fact that she's got alzheimer's (that never goes away!), he never had any intention of going back to her whether she was well or not. he was only humoring her last episode because he still cares about her and didn't want to hurt her feelings unnecessarily.
I want Burke and/or Cristina to tell someone about the engagement, too, mainly Mer, Bailey, and the Chief.
I think that Addison is on the ferry. Could be wrong though... I want to know if Burke or Chrisina is going to tell anyone about the engagement! Hope So!


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A nationwide survey released December 2, 2009 by Girl Scouts of the USA finds that more American teenagers say they would make responsible decisions on a range of issues from lying and cheating to smoking and drinking than young people just a generation ago.
The study, conducted by the Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI), is nearly identical to one Girl Scouts commissioned in 1989 and a comparison of the two shows a marked shift toward more ethical and responsible beliefs and values and civic involvement among teens and tweens.
Nearly two out of three young people (62 percent) surveyed in 2009, for example, say they would not cheat on a test compared to about half in 1989. Fifty-eight percent say they would refuse an alcoholic drink if offered one at a party. That's compared to fewer than half (46 percent) in 1989. And only 18 percent say they believe smoking is acceptable if a person finds it enjoyable. In 1989, more than a quarter of those surveyed thought smoking was acceptable.
"This report reinforces the important role that adults play in shaping the decision-making of youth," states Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania, CEO, Patricia A. Burkart. "Girl Scout volunteers partner with girls to help them actualize their intentions and keep them focused on their goals, treating their personal struggles with respect and encouragement, and emphasizing how their actions and the values of the Girl Scout Law can help shape their outcomes for the future."
The survey, Good Intentions: The Beliefs and Values of Teens and Tweens Today, involved a nationwide survey of 3,263 girls and boys from the third through twelfth grades that queried them on issues ranging from ethics and diversity to civic involvement and peer pressure. The study was conducted with Harris Interactive (formerly Louis Harris Inc., the same firm that worked on the 1989 study.)
The study also finds that one third of teenagers say they intend to wait until they are married to have sex compared to less than a quarter (24 percent) in 1989. And two decades later, youth are more accepting of gay relationships. Fifty-nine percent of teenagers agree with the statement, "Gay and lesbian relationships are OK, if that is a person's choice." Only 31 percent agreed in 1989.
"There's clearly a generational change taking place," said Kimberlee Salmond, senior researcher at GSRI and lead author of the study. "These young people strongly value diversity, acceptance and civic involvement, and almost across the board they're more committed to these values than were their predecessors 20 years ago."
The study also surveyed young people about issues that have become prominent with the advent of new media and technology. Only six percent say they would engage in cyberbullying by forwarding an embarrassing picture of a classmate to their friends. Some 40 percent would take the extra step of telling the originator of the e-mail what he or she did was wrong.
In addition, the data show that youth today value diversity. Among 7th- to 12th-graders, nearly six in 10 (59 percent) say that being around people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds is important to them. This appears to be particularly important to girls (63 percent versus 55 percent of boys) and youth from diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds. (This question was not asked in 1989.)
And young people today appear to have a stronger sense of civic engagement. Compared to 20 years ago, youth today are more likely to say they intend to vote in the future (84 percent vs. 77 percent), as well as give to charity (76 percent vs. 63 percent). Some 79 percent say they will volunteer in their communities.
In 2009, 105 Girl Scouts in Western Pennsylvania earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a girl can achieve in Girl Scouting. It requires a girl to complete 65 hours of planning and implementing a community service project that represents the culmination of her experience in Girl Scouting. While this award is earned by high school students, Girl Scouts of all ages are taught to discover a concern or problem that is relevant to their neighborhood, school or home, decide upon a project to address the issue and connect with others who can help, then take action to address the issue. Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania provides girls with ideas for these "Take Action" projects on their Web site
Compared to a decade ago, teenagers are also more likely to give to charity (80 percent of girls and 72 percent of boys) and volunteer in their community (81 percent of girls and 77 percent of boys.) For Girl Scouts, parents, educators, and youth-serving agencies, these findings offer a good counterpoint to the negative images in which teens and tweens are often depicted in our culture.


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Ex-presidential candidate Gary Hart was recently in Moscow researching his next book, The Second Russian Revolution, due in the spring of 1991 from Harper & Row. The New York Times notes that Hart is ''taken seriously'' by the Soviets, who see him as a sort of elder statesman. His editor, Michael Bessie (who published Gorbachev's Perestroika in 1987), says that Hart has seen ''everyone from the top down'' in Moscow. Does that mean Gorbachev? ''I don't think he's seen Gorbachev yet, but I believe he will.''
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Hardware news tagged 55nm
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
TSMC Earns Record Revenues and Income as 28nm Accounts for Even Larger Portion of Sales.
[9:38 pm]
TSMC's Revenue Rise to $5.53 Billion As Customers Increase Adoption of Leading-Edge Technologies
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
28nm Chips Account for Nearly One Third of TSMC's Wafer Revenue.
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TSMC's Q2 2013 28nm Revenue Total $5.19 Billion
Monday, January 21, 2013
TSMC's Sales of 28nm Chips in Fourth Quarter Totaled Nearly $1 Billion.
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28nm Chips Now Represent Nearly a Quarter of TSMC's Wafer Revenue
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Chief Executive of AMD: We Are Not Interested in Low-Volume Customers.
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AMD Interested Only in High-Volume Design Wins
Thursday, October 25, 2012
TSMC Increases Output of 28nm Chips by Two Times in One Quarter.
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28nm Production Now Accounts for 13% of TSMC Revenue
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
TSMC Boosts Output of 28nm Chips by Nearly 70% in the Second Quarter.
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TSMC Plans to Make 68 Thousand 300mm Wafers Using 28nm Process by Year End
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
TSMC Increases Shipments of 28nm Wafers by More Than Two Times in One Quarter.
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TSMC Significantly Boosts Output of Leading-Edge Chips, But They Are Still in Shortage
Thursday, January 19, 2012
TSMC Ships More 28nm Wafers than Expected, Projects Rapid Ramp.
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TSMC Revenue Drops as Market Demand Softens
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
TSMC Lowers Expectations for 28nm Revenue in 2011.
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Sales of 40nm Chips Now Account for 26% of TSMC's Revenue
Thursday, January 27, 2011
TSMC Increases Capital Spending to $7.8 Billion in 2011.
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Shipments of 40nm Chips Further Increase at TSMC
Thursday, October 28, 2010
TSMC's Revenue for 40nm Chips Up Slightly Quarter-over-Quarter.
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TSMC's Earnings Set Another Record in Q3 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
TSMC Boosts 40nm Revenue by 30% in the Second Quarter.
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TSMC Reports Record Revenues for Q2 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
AMD's Core-Logic Sets in Tight Supply – Report.
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41 The other unique feature of Dulles Metrorail vis-�- or pricing data unless the price was based on adequate vis indeterminate pricing was the use of an innovative price competition, based on established catalog or mar- allowance process for $600 million of what would ordi- ket prices of bulk commercial items sold to the general narily have been lump-sum work. These allowances public, or set by law. were developed because some subcontractors had a In the Portland Mall Segment project, TriMet re- challenge in pricing their work so many years in ad- quired each proposer to identify in its contracting plan vance of their actual work. By taking these items out of any construction trade work that it proposed to com- the fixed price, the owner assumed the risk of subcon- plete by other than low-bid subcontracting. Proposers tractor pricing, but eliminated what would have been were allowed, however, to accomplish work either by substantial contingencies for the affected subcontrac- selecting subcontractors on a best-value basis or tors. Based on reports from the project personnel, the through self-performance. TriMet retained the right, allowance program has been highly successful, and the however, to require competitive bidding for all work, to actual pricing has been, for most items, at values less negotiate firm prices, or to allow all work on a cost- than the allowance prices--and far less than the values reimbursable basis. Any self-performed work was re- that would have been contained in the fixed price. quired to be based on competitive pricing. In the AirTrain JFK case, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey chose to negotiate a contingency Contract Provisions fund with its selected contractor to segregate elements Overall, the contract provisions in the case studies of the project where potential risks forced escalation of did not provide any substantial surprises with regard to the overall fixed price. In doing so, the Authority estab- ownership of documents, design review, contractor pro- lished a reimbursable payment scheme with a ceiling posed changes, suspension and termination, or inclu- price for these items and provided the contractor incen- sion of DBEs and dispute resolution. Instead, the case tive to minimize costs by sharing 40 percent of any sav- studies confirmed that owners still expect to maintain ings below the ceiling with the contractor. the right to review design documents when DB or In the River Line case, NJ Transit provided propos- DBOM approaches are employed. Likewise, alternative ers with Mandatory and Reference Documents in the dispute resolution mechanisms remain a staple of con- solicitation, with the Reference Documents being for tractual arrangements for these types of projects. Two informational purposes only. As a result, proposers of the case studies coupled partnering/team-building were expected, in developing their prices, to anticipate initiatives with alternative dispute resolution mecha- and verify existing conditions before submitting propos- nisms to encourage participant cooperation. Of note, als. This shifted the risk of pricing incomplete docu- however, were some of the other provisions discovered ments to the design-builder, and based upon the result such as the monetary incentives or damages employed of the litigation, this risk shifting was successful. to motivate contractor safety or schedule performance. In the two CMAR cases, the approaches employed were similar. In each, the owner defined preconstruc- Legal Issues and Disputes tion task orders and the proposers submitted unit pric- Disputes arose in three of the cases studied. Of the es for the items of work. In each, the owner and the remaining four, two cases had yet to reach a point contractor negotiated a GMP for construction services where disclosure of disputes, if any, was possible. Inter- once the scope of the project was more fully defined. In estingly, both DBOM cases had issues related to scope the DART Green Line project, the owner developed a definition and existing conditions. Each of these pro- detailed schedule of anticipated items of construction jects provided a limited functional description of the work, so proposers had to submit unit prices against project in the solicitation documents as well as limited these items as well as an expected not-to-exceed price. or "nonbinding" information regarding existing condi- These prices served as the basis for subsequent GMP tions. In one case, the owner held fast to the conditions negotiations. In the Portland Mall Segment project, of the contract, so the disputes went into litigation. however, the owner requested that the proposers only During litigation, the court tended to hold the contrac- submit a fixed fee for construction period services, tor to the contract conditions and requirements, so a which would be included in the GMP. In the DART large claim was ultimately settled, generally in favor of case, the owner needed to do far more front-end plan- the owner. In the other case, the owner chose to miti- ning and the proposers had to have a reasonable level of gate apparent contingency pricing in the winning pro- confidence in the developed schedule of construction posal by negotiating a contingency fund that would pay items if it was to have any true value to the project. for certain items of work or encountered conditions on a To increase competitive pressure when soliciting bids reimbursable basis up to a maximum price. In addition, from subcontractors, both CMAR arrangements had the owner worked through various issues with the con- procurement provisions for this purpose. In the DART tractor to the point where disputed items of work were case, the RFP required proposers to submit a completed resolved by the completion of construction. In the end, schedule of anticipated subcontractors/subconsultants. both owners obtained the projects they solicited, even Further, before the award of any subcontract or subcon- though the means for handling issues with the contrac- tract modification expected to exceed $100,000, the con- tor were different. tractor was required to submit the subcontractor's cost


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hi i like so much your plugin but i ask if you there is a plugin that works with your template and if it supports membership and people can post just like pinterest.. thank you so much.
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It is a wonderful theme, the only thing i would like to have is a counter of views, next to the comments, and i like on each article, the homepage. Sorry, I do not know perfect english, i hope i have not made too many mistakes! (:
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For anyone who has been in a cave, JournoList was an invitation-only email discussion group among "progressive" journalists and academics on which they exchanged candid views on the state of the nation and discussed the themes that should be pushed or suppressed as dictated by the needs of the movement.
The conservative Daily Caller is now publishing emails exchanged on JournoList, with a focus on the more sensational of the collection. (At least, one hopes that Daily Caller is picking the most sensational; one would hate to think that what it is publishing was the run of the mill.)
Obviously, there is nothing wrong with birds of a feather flocking together. I routinely engage in discussions with various free-market types who are not always complimentary of those who disagree with us. Equally obviously, there is nothing wrong with opinion writers honing their thoughts on each other, or with people who see the world in a certain way discussing their insights.
The real problem with JournoList is that much of it consisted of exchanges among people who worked for institutions about how to best hijack their employers for the cause of Progressivism. Thus, the J-List discussion revealed yesterday in the Daily Caller was about how the group could get their media organizations to play down the Reverend Wright affair and help elect Barack Obama.
Were I an editor of one of these institutions, I would instantly fire any employee who participated in this gross violation of his/her duty. For example, the J-List included Washington Post reporters, and the idea that the paper has been turned into a propaganda organ is a big reason it is bleeding readers and influence.
Of course, it is possible that the Post's editors were on the list, since the membership is not known, in which case the corporate executives should fire the editors, or the board should fire the executives, or the stockholders should fire the board. (If Director Warren Buffet was on J-List, I give up.)
So here, JournoList is composed not of reporters who happen to be "Progressives," but of Progressives who boast about how to perfect and use their capture of their employers. This is in itself institutional rot, but the more serious rot is the failure of the managers of those institutions to react to the problem. And if you search the WaPo over the past couple of days, there is nothing on the Daily Caller stories, so either management does not care or it does not read anything out of its comfort zone, such as the Daily Caller, and has not been informed by its subordinates, the former members of J-List (surprise!).
As for the academics on the list, were I a university president or trustee, I would be bothered by the idea that my "scholars" are so willing to hijack the institutional name and resources for political advocacy, but academia may be too far beyond redemption for its managers to grasp the concept that intellectual integrity is a brand value.
Many years ago, when I was a mid-manager in the Federal Trade Commission, I commented to a colleague that a new chairman seemed to misunderstand his role. He regarded himself not as a former public interest lawyer who now headed a federal agency, but as a member of a movement that had successfully captured an agency. This seemed to me both ethically dubious and practically foolish. I was right, and the agency came close to perishing.


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Mowgli, the "Man-cub" raised in the jungle, is perhaps best-known today through Walt Disney's animated feature The Jungle Book, but that film, enjoyable as it is, does not begin to capture the magic of Rudyard Kipling's original Mowgli stories. These tales first saw print in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book, and, though often referred to as "children's" stories, were immensely popular with both children and adults when originally published and remained so for many years after Kipling's death. Your editors have decided to serialize all eight of Kipling's Mowgli tales from the Jungle Books over the course of this month, and introduce (or reintroduce) readers to Kipling's fascinating jungle realm. They rank as some the author's best and most involving stories, and depict a fantasy world fully as adventure-filled, believable, and well-rounded as J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth.
Those reading the original Mowgli stories for the first time might be struck by the influence they had on Edgar Rice Burroughs' creation of Tarzan, a connection that was noted by Kipling himself in his 1936 autobiography, Something of Myself:
"And, if it be in your power, bear serenely with imitators. My Jungle Books begat Zoos of them. But the genius of all the genii was one who wrote a series called Tarzan of the Apes. I read it, but regret I never saw it on the films, where it rages most successfully. He had "jazzed" the motif of the Jungle Books and, I imagine, had thoroughly enjoyed himself."
This comparison might seem absurd to those only familiar with the Disney movie, but upon a perusal of the Kipling stories Tarzan's debt to Mowgli becomes evident. Kipling's "man-cub" grew into a jungle lord every bit as resourceful and deadly as Burroughs' Tarzan. The later stories, such as "Letting in the Jungle" and "Red Dog" show Mowgli dealing out grim jungle justice and orchestrating campaigns of jungle warfare in true Tarzan style. Of course, Burroughs' character differed sharply from Kipling's in one important respect: Tarzan's early life among the animals of the jungle is lightly sketched in comparison to his later adventures among humans. While Mowgli interacts with the "Man-Pack" in several of the stories, Kipling placed greater emphasis on Mowgli's life in the jungle, and on the imaginative animal society he created as a framework for that life.
Burroughs was not the only one influenced by Kipling. In 1916, the Boy Scouts' British founder Lord Baden-Powell requested permission from Kipling to use the characters of the Jungle Books to create an organizational theme for the Scouts. The terms "pack" and "cub" scout, the honorific name of Akela (borrowed from Kipling's wise wolf- pack leader), and the term "den-mother" (a version of Kipling's "lair-mother") all owe their origins to the Jungle Books. These terms will be quite familiar to alumnus of the American Boy Scouts, who also used Baden-Powell's titles and structures, though some of them might be unaware of the terms' roots in Kipling's work.
Lee Falk, the creator the comic strip The Phantom, is yet another debtor to Kipling's Jungle Books. The Phantom is best-known today as an African jungle hero, but his earlier adventures were set in India. Falk borrowed more than location, though—Kipling's monkeys, the "Bandar-log," lent the "Bandar" part of their name to the Phantom's tribe of pygmy friends. Falk's strip was peppered with "Old Jungle Sayings" very much in the vein of some of Kipling's Jungle Book poetry and prose, and the Phantom's pet wolf, the incomparable Devil, was highly reminiscent of Mowgli's "Grey Brother" in the stories you are about to read.
In turn, Kipling drew on several sources in his creation of Mowgli. There were many stories of feral children in the Indian forest found apparently living among wolves, and Kipling drew upon the British zoologist W. H. Sleeman's pamphlet on the subject, "An Account of Wolves Nurturing Children in their Dens." One inspiration for the more fanciful part of the stories was James Greenwood's story "King Lion," published in 1864 in The Boy's Own Magazine. This story, which Kipling read in his childhood, involved (as Kipling describes it in Something of Myself) "a lion-hunter who fell among lions who were all Freemasons, and with them entered into a confederacy against some wicked baboons." The books of the British naturalist Robert Armitage Sterndale also provided Kipling with plenty of information on Indian animal life, information that he worked brilliantly into the stories. While the society of Kipling's jungle animals is obviously fictionalized, it never seems arbitrarily arranged in the way many fictitious "animal kingdoms" do; each animal character retains some of the recognizable traits and habits of its real-life counterpart, while Kipling's Jungle Law seems like a code that could conceivably have arisen from the necessities of jungle life.
Kipling actually introduced Mowgli in 1893, in the story, "In the Rukh," from the book Many Inventions. "In the Rukh" was one of Kipling's tales of Indian life, dealing with Gisborne, an English forestry official in India, and a mysterious young man called Mowgli, who enters Gisborne's service as a forester, displays uncanny powers of dealing with the wilderness and ultimately proves to have been raised by a wolf pack, explaining his seemingly supernatural attributes. This story is sometimes grouped with the Jungle Book tales, but does not really belong with them; the animals that appear are not fully dramatized characters like the animals in Kipling's later stories, and there are several inconsistencies between it and the "true" Mowgli tales. Kipling himself did not consider "In the Rukh" part of the Jungle Book "canon," humorously dismissing it as a "story for grown-ups" at the end of the later story "Mowgli's Brothers."
Kipling returned to the Mowgli concept in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book, published in 1893 and 1895, respectively. The first title contains three Mowgli adventures, while the second features five. These eight tales follow Mowgli through his adoption into the Seonee Wolf Pack, his childhood in the jungle, his entrance into the "Man-Village" when the wolf pack casts him out, his eventual ejection from the village by the "Man-Pack," his return to the jungle and further adventures there, and his final return to the world of humans.
In their original publication, the Jungle Books contained other Kipling animal stories, including the classics "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and "The White Seal," unrelated to the Mowgli tales. Kipling later compiled a collection of Mowgli stories only, rearranging the tales in a more chronological order in the process. In our presentation of the Mowgli stories, we are following this chronological sequence and not the stories' original order of publication. We are also presenting the poems that Kipling wrote to accompany each tale; in his other writing Kipling frequently paired poems with his stories to amplify, comment on, or echo the themes of the prose, and he continued this practice when he wrote the Jungle Books.
(Editor's Note: The texts for these stories has been restored from a number of sources, using as a base the text found at Project Gutenberg. In addition, the illustrations for each story came from a scanned copy of the Doubleday, Duran & Co. edition of The Two Jungle Books (1895), combined with additional illustrations found in the Century Co. editions of The Jungle Book (1890) and The Second Jungle Book (1895) found at The Internet Archive.


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Let's face it. We're not all born beautiful or handsome. There are actually more ingredients to what makes a person sexually (or interpersonally) appealing, and being physically attractive is only one of the four components. Here are the 4:
1. Static Attractiveness. This is what you are born with – the shape of your face, your physical features, your general body shape. Of course, physical appearance can be altered through damage, aging, or surgery, but it is largely the one component of physical attractiveness that you can't do much about.
2. Dynamic Attractiveness. As Beatle George Harrison suggested, there's "something in the way he/she moves…" This is what we call "dynamic attractiveness" and involves the expression of our emotions and our underlying personality. Expressing positive affect – a smiling face, upbeat tempo, expressive eyes and facial expressions, are all associated with dynamic attractiveness. This is a critical element of a person's "personal charisma."


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Holiday gift guide 2011 – smartphones and tablets
Yes, Apple's pride and joy is gracing Big Red's shelves as well. If you simply cannot decide which smartphone you should get for your loved one, the iPhone 4S would be a safe bet. They will definitely love the 3.5-inch Retina display, which delivers sharp, great-looking visuals thanks to its 326 ppi pixel density. And let's not forget that mighty 8-megapixel camera that captures some really eye-pleasing images, and can do it pretty fast too. Just keep in mind that a lot of iPhone 4S handsets will fly off the shelves this year, so don't wait for the last moment to get one.
Samsung GALAXY Nexus
Here is the perfect gift for any hardcore Android lover – the Samsung GALAXY Nexus. Not only that it has a speedy 1.2GHz dual-core processor under its hood, a 4.65-inch 720p Super AMOLED display at its front, and an LTE radio for superfast internet speeds, but it is the first device to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box, meaning that it delivers the very latest that the platform has to offer. Besides, owning Google's benchmark device is a guarantee that all the latest updates will be delivered to you in a timely manner. Just to keep things clear, the Samsung GALAXY Nexus is not available yet, but chances are that it will get released in time for the holidays.
HTC Rezound
Need a gift for someone who is crazy about music? Look no further than the HTC Rezound, which happens to be the first smartphone on the market to feature Beats Audio technology for a superior listening experience. In terms of specs, the Rezound is definitely a future-proof device thanks to the 1.5GHz dual-core processor ticking under its hood and the gorgeous 4.3-inch display with 720 by 1280 pixels of resolution. Oh, did we mention that it has a 4G LTE radio as well?
Motorola DROID RAZR
The Motorola DROID RAZR is a fusion between cutting-edge hardware and eye-catching looks, which makes it a fitting choice for someone obsessed with design. It is also the slimmest phone you could possibly find on the market, which is something that would provide the smartphone's owner with bragging rights for quite a while. Add the 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED Advanced display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, and LTE radio to the equation, and you get a smartphone that would make someone very happy if found under the Christmas tree in a box with their name on it.
HTC Rhyme
Looking for a smartphone that a lady would fancy? Check out the elegant HTC Rhyme and its attractive plum outfit! Yes, we know that this Android handset is a clear mid-range offering – it comes with a 3.7-inch WVGA display, 1GHz MSM8655 chipset, and a duo of cameras, 5 and 0.3 megapixels respectively, but that technical mumbo jumbo is something girls rarely pay attention to. That light-up notification charm and the beautiful HTC Sense 3.5 UI, on the other hand, will likely grab their attention.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE
If having a smartphone makes you cool, having a tablet makes you cooler! Jokes aside, the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 is a great gift for someone in need of a device that will be used primarily for surfing the web, watching videos, and perhaps playing a video game once in a while. It has a spacious 10.1-inch display, which is pretty much as big modern tablets get, and it tips the scale at only 21 ounces making it easy to carry around. And about the LTE part, rest assured that the web will be delivered at your fingertips at the blink of an eye.
Apple iPad 2
Just like we mentioned before, a shiny iPad 2 will make anyone happy if given as a gift. It is slim, sexy, and is likely to make its owner look a lot more sophisticated when checking their email at Starbucks. With a 10-hour battery life, the iPad 2 will surely last through a day of usage, and its portability is guaranteed by its weight of only 613 grams. But on the software side is where the iPad 2 truly shines. You get the joy of using all the goodies iOS 5 has to offer, and a plethora of apps from the App Store are yours to explore.
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1. jubbing (Posts: 150; Member since: 20 Aug 2008)
Interesting, no Windows Phones from the AT&T section, with the release of 3 I would have thought maybe 1 might have taken PhoneArena's fancy!
2. Jyakotu (Posts: 823; Member since: 12 Dec 2008)
I noticed that too. The Samsung Focus Flash, Samsung Focus S, and HTC Titan are excellent Windows Phone devices. One of them should have been included.
3. davecann2 (Posts: 460; Member since: 15 Mar 2011)
I hate to disagree with you guys but I have to be honest. I don't think Windows Phones are going to catch on. Both Android and IOS have cornered the market and continue to push the competition out. I just don't see an iOS or Android fan switching to Windows Phones. It's just not going to happen. Just ask Blackberry.
5. jubbing (Posts: 150; Member since: 20 Aug 2008)
And I disagree there. With Nokia coming on board, they'll be the real deciding factor for WP7 and so, especially with their brand awareness and marketing power. Just see how much Europe (mainly UK) has been hit by the Lumia 800 ads everywhere.
Fully expect that marketing blitz to hit the states when it comes. If it doesn't work after that, then yea WP7 won't do well.
6. davecann2 (Posts: 460; Member since: 15 Mar 2011)
Good points and I agree. If the marketing for WP7 is strong it may change the industry with a valid three way competition assuming RIM doesn't have a game changer up their sleeve.
I just recall the strong marketing for the hyped release of the Motorola XOOM and then it failed.
13. Sniggly (Posts: 7182; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Trouble is that there wasn't really very strong marketing around the XOOM. Sure, it got a cute Superbowl ad (which I loved) but other than that, there wasn't much. Its in store marketing was horrible too, as at Best Buy, the only retailer that sold it besides the carrier stores, it was thrown off to the side while the iPad 2 got its own endcap. Not to mention the salespeople weren't really trained on it so they didn't know how to sell it.
Also, the release was botched by only releasing the 32 gig model with 3G connectivity, which gave the illusion that it was overpriced (when in reality it was only 70 bucks more than an equivalent iPad 2).
Trouble is, Microsoft is kind of botching its marketing up too. They also have yet to get any manufacturer to release a WP7 device with compelling hardware. Hopefully that will change with Nokia's involvement, as WP7 is definitely worth a look for many reasons.
8. SuperEd (Posts: 113; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
ha ha...you're wrong.
15. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
so? Android was nothing 3 years ago. The same IOS. You think they will last forever?
4. kpfirefighter (Posts: 160; Member since: 20 Sep 2011)
The Galaaxy Nexus would be a great gift............ oh wait they can't decide when to release the phone so maybe a new years resalution!
7. ivanko34 (Posts: 617; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
My brother wants a Samsung galaxy note as me
9. SuperEd (Posts: 113; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
If media like Phonearena, CNET, ZD, etc keep playing down WP7 and in this classic example, don't even mention the TITAN...then of course it will be doomed. Problem is all the media authors have no objective perspective and have their heads up their um...their phones 3mm earbud phone jacks on their driod or iWhatever. Don't get me wrong. i LOVE apple anything, but i also love my windows phone. it really rocks and like it better than my iPhone that i just got rid of. It's just personal preference. I can't help it if the media is ignorant. Maybe we need more media outlets. :-)
10. Cwebb (Posts: 501; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Um, wheres the Evo 3d? Even 6 months later its a better phone than the SGS2ET4G and equal to if not better than the Photon. Heck, they even put the design in their instead of the awesome white 3d, which is one of the best phones in the US
11. Ivan6479 (Posts: 244; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
I find it quite funny that they put the iPhone at the top of the list. LMFAO!!!
12. ZEUS.the.thunder.god (unregistered)
P.A. gimme a break and please stop putting iphone at top of everything. its a great phone but is no longer the best phone. putting it on top of galaxy nexus or sgs II is very stupid.


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With spring break last week I found myself quite buried Monday morning — a good kind of buried, but none-the-less buried. I'm working on getting caught up with editing of classes for Big Picture, so I can post several new classes we've got planned. I'm working on magazine assignments and the floors and closets in my house — so in love right now with Marmoleum. It's now going in my guest bath, laundry and studio. So colorful, totally green [environmentally healthy] and nearly indestructable — reminds me of what my grandma had in her 1950′s kitchen — updated a bit. Off right now to pick out a Dairy Queen cake with Taft and have a little lunch date. Also working on my presentation for the CK convention in Mesa next week — my mom, sisters and aunt Shirley are coming too! Can't wait for that.
I'll tell ya, my life is crazy.
But I wouldn't have it any other way.
Using a quote from Mr. Rogers on a scrapbook page just now. Had to look it up and re-read this excerpt from the book about him by Amy Hollingsworth. Thought you might enjoy it too …
"Just think. Just be quiet and think," he said softly. "It'll make all the difference in the world." Then he turned back to me and said with quiet exasperation, "I just feel that there isn't enough silence, you know, and I'm always asking peole if they can just give some silence. The last time I was at the White House, I said, "Would you please just have a half-minute of silence to think about somebody who has helped you become who you are? and the whole fancy meeting , you know, the whole fancy East Room of the White House, sitting silently, thinking about people who they might not have thought of for a long time that had made a big difference in their lives.
When that meeting was over, one of the guards came up to me all in white and with the gold braids and everything [he motioned with his hand, touching his shoulders], and said, Mister Rogers, do you know who I thought about during that half-minute that you gave us?"
"And I said, 'No, who?'
"I thought of my grandfather's brother."
"And I said, 'How was he special to you?"
"Just before he died he took me to his basement and gave me his fishing rod … I hadn't thought of that for a long, long time,"
The White House guard went on to explain that he was very young at the time and that the bequeathal of the fishing rod before his great-uncle died had a profound effect upon him. In fact, he wondered if that was perhaps why loved fishing so much and why he liked to teach the children in his neighborhood all about it. But it took those moments of silence — requested by Fred in the "fancy" East Room of the White House — to bring the legacy to mind.
I love it. I love wise, appreciative people. I think taking silence is one of the most important things we can do to make important, enriching connections in our scrapbooking.
Wishing you some silence soon!