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Posts tagged movie review
Nov 21st
Something is missing in the lives of these rich suburban white housewives … something big and black. What these women crave and desire is something their white hubbies just cannot give them: Big Black Cock. Watch as the wife of a professional agent beds his star recruit. A second betrothed goes back to college and becomes enamored with the mysterious African Studies professor. A Philharmonic conductor's significant other is fascinated with the size of a homeless man's massive dick. Yet another white wife wants to fuck the black pastor of her new church. And then there's the chronic gambler's wife who jumps at the opportunity to fuck the bookie's black collector. Perhaps they've all found what they're looking for.
Stars: Kaylee Hilton Rylie Richman Sean Michaels Mr. Marcus Jack Napier Rico Strong Chastity Lynn Katie St. Ives Lucas Stone Megan Foxx
Categories: New Release Big Dick Interracial All Sex Black Dicks/White Chicks High Definition
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Running Time: 122 minutes
Released: 12/2011
Studio Name: Smash Pictures
Series: White Wife Black Cock
Director: Jim Powers
Movie Review: Jerky Girl Confessions
Nov 15th
In this latest episode of the Jerky Girls series, the jerking is complemented with some confessing. All nine of these lovely lasses relay tales of manual labor that are sure to quicken your pulse and stiffen your dick. Then they put their talents on display and do what they do best – jack cock.
Chriselle first jerked off a boy in high school and thank goodness for peer pressure! Without it she may not have the cock stroking dexterity she does today. But she also has a mile-high story and some other tidbits about swallowing cum that are worth listening to.
Taylor is 24, but she first got experience with cocks at 16, jerking off a dude in a car. She even jerked off a security guard once to avoid having the cops called. This blonde is adorable, requesting that the interviewer not tell anyone about her confession. Um… you're on video, but sure. No problem. She loves to play with balls almost as much as jacking junk and she even talks to the penis at times.
Renna is a young-looking 23-year-old who jerked a boy off in the middle of the Everglades once. All we've got is a couch for her this go-round, but you do get a super-slo-mo cumshot at the end of this one.
Kelly is a 21-year-old from Tulsa, Oklahoma where the wind goes sweeping down the plain and the cum goes flowing over the fist. She lost her virginity on a bathroom floor and has jacked off plenty of guys she probably shouldn't have. This lucky dude is one she must and she shows off her two-handed twisty technique in the process.
Heather was 14 the first time she jerked off a guy and can get a guy off usually in a span of five minutes. She's even jerked off multiple guys at once. Here she only does one, but breaks her personal cum-generating record here.
Amanda is a hot blonde who used a church hayride as an opportunity to jerk off her first guy at 14. She probably holds the record for quickest cum at 52 seconds. Thankfully you'll get to enjoy this one longer and you'll get to see her ambidexterity in action as she wrings every last drop of cum from a cock.
Courtney is a 23-year-old, five-foot-nothing sprite from Michigan. Though she seems innocent, she has used handjobs in the past to copy homework from nerds and has even jacked off her brother's friends. She brings one of them with her for this scene and displays her speed jacking style. Hope the dude washed that shirt from scene four.
Jenni is another diminutive slut who is all of five-feet-one inch tall. This 18-year-old likes to fuck doggy style and dispensed a handjob to the boyfriend of some bitch she hated in high school. Here she sees if she can hand-do this guy in under two minutes.
Nicole is the elder of the film, being 25. She first wanked a cock at the tender age of 13, so she has over a decade of jerky experience that she'll put to good use here.
Like all Jerky Girls titles, Jerky Girl Confessions will make you come for the stories, but stay for the handjobs. No, wait. It'll make you stay for the stories, but come for the… well, you get the idea.
Categories: Amateur Cumshot New Release Hand Jobs CFNM
Running Time: 58 minutes
Released: 10/2011
Studio Name: Jerky Girls
Naughty Neighbors 2
Sep 26th
"Naughty Neighbors 2″ is the story of a husband and wife in a middle-aged rut who each find separate pleasures with their young, new neighbors. As Tom Byron frets that the young couple might upset the peace of the street, his wife Lisa Ann is hoping they'll bring excitement to what she views as a boring neighborhood. You can already see they're at odds during the opening scene. The new neighbors, cute guy Dane Cross and busty babe Sara Stone, show up with some cookies While Tom is at work. Smiling, Lisa Ann invites them in for coffee while reminding them it's supposed to be the newcomers getting baked goods, not giving them away. Sara can't hide her contempt when she sees how obviously Dane is checking out their hostess. She wants to go, but Dane wants to stay. Lisa Ann invites them for a get-together the following Saturday night and Dane says they'll be there over Sara's attempts to beg out of it.
That night in bed, Lisa Ann tries to convince Tom that it's good to have a "hot young couple" next door, since everybody on the street is old. Tom, feeling threatened that she thinks they're hot, seeks her reassurance that she's still attracted to him. Lisa Ann lets him know if he wants to be seen as hot, he needs to act that way. With a beautiful woman like her in bed, Tom doesn't need an engraved invitation. Fondling her big tits and toned body, he puts his tongue to better use and Lisa Ann moans in her sexy, husky voice. She returns the oral attention before climbing on top, giving us an excellent view of her perfectly rounded ass cheeks as she rides his cock in cowgirl position. In every position, they fuck like a couple who still have the fire burning for each other, somewhere deep down.
Saturday night happens as planned and it's clear that Sara is hitting it off with Tom as well as Dane is with Lisa Ann, so much so that she doesn't notice at first when her husband and Tom's wife leave the room. Sara goes looking for Dane to find him getting a little too familiar with their hostess in the bedroom. At home, Sara directly asks Dane if he wants Lisa Ann. "Not any more than you want her husband," Dane stammers nervously, and he gets no argument from Sara. Fueled by wine, they turn what might have been an argument into passionate sex. Sara's big natural breasts look good enough to eat, bouncing around as Dane devours her pussy until she cums. They have such fun and look so sexy together that you wonder how they could be tempted to cheat – but then Dane goes and says something that blackens the post-coital glow.
Consumed with jealousy and anger, Sara finagles a way into Tom and Lisa Ann's house in the middle of the day when Tom is alone and Dane is at work. Tom tries weakly to fight off her advances, but he can't resist what's bulging from her low-cut blouse. Soon they're upstairs in the bedroom and Tom is savoring her beautifully voluptuous body, so unlike his wife's equally impressive but less natural curves. But as much as she enjoys his expert oral skills, Sara's a woman on a mission, throwing Tom down on the bed and stripping him so she can get a taste of that big cock. At times it's like a fight for dominance, but Tom is glad to let Sara be aggressive and Sara definitely enjoys Tom's powerful strokes. As in her scene with Dane, Sara's tits flying to and fro are a hypnotic visual treat for breast lovers. Both Sara and Tom are more enthusiastic than they were with their respective spouses, fucking like they don't expect to get caught. They kiss passionately when it's over.
Next we see Lisa Ann on the phone with Dane, saying she found his mobile phone on the bedroom floor and it must have happened when she was showing him around. She tells him he can come over that night because Tom's working "very late." Dane looks uncertainly at Sara sleeping in the bed and makes up his mind. He doesn't even knock – he surprises Lisa Ann as she's getting ready and literally sweeps her off her feet with the first of many deep kisses. There's a searing passion between these two that feels more real than you ever expect from porn. As they kiss again and again, as they slowly undress each other, as they taste each other's sex, they are slow and deliberate but with energy you can feel through your screen. Their fucking rhythm varies from slow to fast, but always it feels like two real-life secret lovers we have the pleasure to watch. Talk about saving the best for last!
The Sweet Sinner slogan, "Real lovemaking, real orgasms," was never truer than in "Naughty Neighbors 2." It's the welcome return of a series that started over a year ago. As always, director Nica Noelle has composed a gift to those seeking good porn for women and for couples.
Movie Review: Spin on My Cock
Sep 16th
Author: Paul Varjak, Jr. (via xPeeps.com)
The girls of "Spin on My Cock" from Lethal Hardcore should probably share top billing with the brilliant spinning fuck table that appears in every scene and allows them to do as the movie's title describes. Whoever invented this thing deserves to be swimming in mountains of cash like Scrooge McDuck, because it's the best sexual device this side of the Sybian and the RealTouch. In every scene, a hot maid in uniform gets to climb up on the not-so-lazy Susan and make herself as well as the owner of the dick very happy indeed.
Ivy Winters is cleaning the couch when the flowers disappear from what she thinks is a regular coffee table. She investigates the hole in the table and is surprised with a huge wang in the face and a voice commanding, "Suck it!" The voice says she won't get in trouble, and Ivy aims to please so she does it. It's the biggest dick she's ever seen and she wastes no time getting naked and climbing on top. Ivy's hot, lean, and totally natural body looks great mounted on the Spin 'n' Fuck and her moaning gasps could make you bust a nut before you're ready. Eventually they move to the couch for more traditional sexual positions until he pops on her face. This scene is an excellent start to the movie.
Sexy cover girl April O'Neil is advised that a 6'5″, bald-headed pervert who's crashing with homeowner Stoney Curtis might be showing up while she's cleaning, but she gets no warning about the spinning fuck table. Although a little puzzled when the flowers disappear, she takes it in stride when a large cock pops up and a voice tells her to suck it. April gives a luscious blowjob and even a good footjob before climbing on for a rotary fuck. She claims never to have had an orgasm before, but if this doesn't do it, who knows what will. As soon as the spinning starts (with an incredible close-up on the action), April gets more and more excited. You will love ogling her fantastic body, with perfect natural 32C cups and those dimples above her heart-shaped ass. Finally she demands to be fucked on the couch after nearly cumming, and we see that the 6'5″, bald-headed pervert is Christian XXX. He fucks her well and he fucks her deep, and she finally gets that much-delayed orgasm.
Movie Review: My Wife, the Nanny and Me
Sep 6th
Author: Digger B. Hynde (via xPeeps.com)
Blame it on the current television culture, but whenever the word "nanny" appears in print, it's nearly impossible to think of anything other than the enchantingly annoying nasal stylings of Fran Drescher. Thankfully, in "My Wife, the Nanny and Me," deviation is not limited to the septum. The massive cocks in this film stray from their cozy, sub-pantaloonian trenches and run roughshod through mouths, pussies and asses like escaped convicts through a firearms dealership.
Paris and Lisa Marie start everything off. The thing that is interesting here is that there is no set up, so one doesn't know exactly which girl is the wife and which one is the nanny. While it doesn't at all detract from the threesome that is to come, it is worth noting. This particular scene actually begins as a twosome, Paris busily eating out Lisa Marie's twat. In comes the cock and the dynamic suddenly changes as does the focus. Paris sucks the giant dick as Lisa works over his balls. The scene then shifts as Lisa sits on Paris' face, providing a great view of Lisa's ass while Lisa Marie tongues her pussy. Lisa gallops in a stationary position in RCG giving you awesome images of her nice tits, as Paris's tongue swirls around her nipples. Paris gets fucked in doggie from behind and she hovers over Lisa's pussy, which is planted directly under her nose. Lisa then rides in CG with tight shots of her pussy and asshole. After flipping onto her back, Paris spreads apart her ass cheeks and lets Lisa's pussy get decimated by dick. The same fate awaits Paris. They finish in side-saddle and mish followed by cumshots to the face.
Lara Stevens and Mercedes Dragon grace the screen in the second effort. Again there is no set up, giving you the impression that the scenes in this film were cherry-picked from various shoots and strung together without much forethought. Like the previous scene, though, it doesn't affect the action, only the fantasy. Lara and Mercedes are great together, having worked side-by-side in films like "Luxurious." In this one, Mercedes is wearing a full-on body stocking and Lara a fishnet top, while Zenza Raggi does the cock-rocking honors. In the most interesting shot, he worms his large prick through one hole in Mercedes' stockings and out another where Lara sucks on it. After that, he bangs Mercedes from behind. In 69, Mercedes is underneath Lara licking her clit as Zenza fucks her pussy from behind. Then, he goes anal as Mercedes tickles Lara's flaps with her studded tongue. One-upping herself, she ATMs her own ass juice from his dick. The scene concludes with Mercedes going RCG and Lara pulling him out and jacking his cock to orgasm.
Movie Review: Alice
Sep 2nd
Author: Corva Siouan (via xPeeps.com)
When TMZ reports on your XXX movie before it's out, you're doing something right. Thanks to industry and mainstream buzz, expectations are high for the new "Alice" from Cal Vista Pictures and Metro Interactive. Fortunately, the movie delivers on its promise. What director Erica McLean and co-director Carlos Batts have created goes beyond the average porno, staging hot, rewatchable sex scenes in an artful, modern version of Wonderland.
This Alice is no innocent country girl, but she's just as curious and much naughtier. Her costume is what you'd expect Alice to wear, at least at first. There's no girl in the biz better to play Alice than Sunny Lane. Her "Girl Next Door Gone Hardcore" image is perfect for this part and she always fucks with passion.
As the movie begins, all saturated colors and dreamy daze, Alice listens to her sister (Kimberly Kane) reading from a sexy graphic novel. Alice at first seems shocked but soon falls asleep. In her dream, the White Rabbit (Andy San Dimas in a sexy white outfit, with a headpiece that resembles small wire bunny ears) leads her down a well. Once they're "down the rabbit hole," Alice gets into a hot club in Wonderland known as The Hole, leaving Rabbit to fend for herself. Rabbit has to beg the Duchess (Nicki Hunter, looking like a fantasy queen) to get her into the Hole too. In the end, Rabbit gets in and brings Tweedle Dee (Aiden Starr), who thankfully looks nothing like the old Dee. Then everybody in the club dances to Dirt & Bank's "Yeah I," the movie's theme song (official video here).
Leaving the dance floor, Rabbit and Dee want some girl time. Rabbit plays with Dee's gorgeously plump tits and soon they're kissing erotically, inserting a dildo between their hungry mouths. We get a close-up of Rabbit fingering Dee, who plays with Rabbit's beautiful tits. Rabbit begins eating Dee's pussy while pinching her nipple. In response, Dee yanks off Rabbit's white jeans while fondling her ass. Rubbing Rabbit's clit and screwing her with the dildo brings her to a gasping, cooing frenzy. Rabbit in turn licks Dee's pussy and asshole, wetting her with a combination of spit and Dee's juices so she can slide in the dildo. When she rides the dildo as Rabbit thrusts from below, Dee unleashes a loud, satisfying orgasm. But the girls aren't done – more toying and fingering gets both of them off, including a nice moment when Dee gets four fingers in Rabbit's hole.
Couples Bang the Babysitter 2 (available in HD)
Aug 22nd
Author: Paul Varjak, Jr.
The Couples Bang the Babysitter series from Lethal Hardcore returns with another flick filled with horny older married people hitting on and successfully nailing hot young pieces of ass. Hey, some people find their fuck buddies in bars. Why not opt to try it out with the babysitter instead?
After Raylene meets and "accidentally" feels up the new babysitter, blonde Vanessa Cage, she phones her husband Mario to tell him how cute the girl is. When he gets home, he quizzes Vanessa on her taste in men and women, and finds out they're gonna get along just fine. They're in the midst of "getting along" with her shirt pulled up and Mario's hand between her legs when Raylene gets home and pretends to be pissed off. Lucky Mario gets to watch the babysitter eat his wife's pussy while the girl plays with his stiffening cock. Then Raylene and Vanessa turn their attention to Mario's thick, curved dick, sucking it along with the balls. Raylene wants to watch her husband fuck the babysitter's tight pussy, proving herself to be a dream wife. Vanessa's handful-sized tits bounce nicely with every thrust and Raylene gives them some attention. Mario switches between fucking the two women so that nobody is neglected and then splits his load between both of their faces. Everyone is happy with Vanessa's performance, so these three will be seeing more of each other.
Hot little Eve Evans, a welcome porn newcomer who looks like Amia Miley and Mila Kunis put together, decides to masturbate to some porn until her employers get home. (She and the couple must all love bright pink, because her sports bra, socks, and the couch are all that color.) Raven Black and husband Christian XXX get home from dinner and decide to spy on Eve. They're turned on to watch her, but they pretend to be furious when she notices they're home. It turns out they're only mad she didn't wait for them, and when you see her tight body you'll understand why. These three have a great time with a slobbery dual blowjob, some wild fucking with the girls stacked on top of each other in doggy, and a sort of daisy chain with Christian screwing Eve as she fingers Raven. Then the girls take turns fucking his big dick. It ends with a hot cum swapping kiss. Everyone brings a lot of hunger and energy to this scene – if you like really vocal women, this is the one for you.
Lexxxi Lockhart and her man Billy are tired of the swinger party scene, so they decide to see if their babysitter Cindy Loo would be into a little overtime. The money will be better than usual and it's way more fun than her usual duties. She happens to have a huge phone bill that month, so she reluctantly agrees to their proposition of doing a "striptease" for them. Of course, that's not all they want but she's already naked, so why not suck some cock and let Lexxxi eat her out? Cindy is as cute as can be with her bright blue eyes and golden pigtails, pale skin and perky tits. She looks great being impaled on Billy's thick cock and really appears to enjoy it. Lexxxi is a little fleshier and tanner than Cindy, with nice big tits. The three of them have a lot more fun than the couple ever had at their swinger parties.
Latina Lexi Diamond is another porn newbie. When the couple who hired her leaves, she glances through the sliding glass door, guesses that the kids are sleeping, and decides to catch the last rays of afternoon sun. The thing is she hates tan lines. Charity McLean and her husband come home early (because she left her phone) to find a naked babysitter sunning herself on their patio. Lexi claims that she grew up in a nudist colony and being naked is comfortable. Charity is furious, but her husband likes what he sees. It turns out the couple are swingers, so when Charity comes back outside from checking the kids (who are indeed asleep) and sees him licking Lexi's asshole, she decides to join the fun. They go back into the living room, where the girls work over the husband's cock and take turns riding it. Lexi's dark skin, black hair, and light-colored eyes are an exotically sexy combination. She's skinny as a rail with mosquito bites for tits, a sharp contrast to the busty, muscular, blonde Charity. The husband enjoys them both, and who could blame him? Lexi is the one babysitter who looks like a slinky seductress, probably because she's the only one who doesn't wear her hair in pigtails.
If you have a thing for threeways between older couples and younger girls, then "Couples Bang the Babysitter 2″ is a solid choice for some spankable action.


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- September 20, 2014, Second Annual Fall CLE, at Fairfax County Government Center. Download the flyer and the registration form. You will not want to miss this great CLE program at a great price. Feel free to invite other paralegals or attorneys! Light refreshments will be provided by PANV's newest Corporate Member, Chesapeake Paper Systems
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The Green Market
Terminal 2, Departures/Transit Mall, Level 3
Singapore, Singapore
Located inside Changi Airport in Terminal 2's Departure/Transit Lounge, the Green Market is a casual eatery serving contemporary Japanese cuisine. The dining room is stylish and inviting, with a hardwood floor, dome-shaped light fixtures, and bright green wall art. The restaurant has both a la carte and prix fixe menus, which include breakfast items, afternoon tea, and desserts like the signature chocolate flan. There's also an all-you-can-eat salad and appetizer buffet, and pack-and-go meals for travelers in a hurry. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the restaurant.
Insider Tip:
Before or after your meal, enjoy a wine tasting at Terminal 2's Vine & Leaf wine shop.
Open / Closes- Accessible by Public Transportation
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A Guide to Pinterest for Business
Pin to win – business, that is
Pinterest is undoubtedly hot, hot, hot. Everyone's using it. Some, without a clue what they're actually doing – they just know that everyone's on it and so they want to be too.
Brands are even on there. And they too, in some cases, just know they need to be there, but aren't really sure how to harness the hype and work it to their brand's advantage.
This article details 6 tips for how business can make the most out of the Pinning hype that's taken over the Interverse. Here are some of those tips:
Use original pictures to drive traffic
As evidenced by the Popular Section of Pinterest, the most Pinned images are original. These one-off type images receive the most Pins, Likes and comments.
Ana White has a carpentry blog. Heard of it? Probably not. But thanks to how she set up her Pinterest account to show her work, her blog now receives over 6,000 hits a day just from her Pinterest links. That's impressive traffic for a blog.
Pin other people's content to build a wider following
Social Sharing – it's a tried and true method of creating or extending your network on any platform. The same applies to Pinterest.
Having the ability to create multiple boards means that you can even set up separate boards for different types of pins, without taking away from your own brand or images.
Host competitions
Pinterest allows competitions. It has millions of members. Draw them to your page and your brand by running competitions. You know, exactly how you do on your other Social Media platforms.
Pin offers
Give them a reason to follow you on Pinterest. Be it pinning unique special offers or creating a new board as a sneak preview of an upcoming product – offer them something that they can't get elsewhere.
6 tips for using Pinterest for Business
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Jen & Duncan live in Australia so though they asked me to photograph their wedding back in January I didn't get to meet them until a few days before the wedding. With the weather having taken a turn for the worse spent some time looking into the 'rainy day' options for photography but as it turned out is was one of the nicest days in a long time with glorious sunshine.
Jen was getting ready in a suite in the George Hotel on Edinburgh's George street (a very central location) and I was able to photograph her bridal preparations and still pop along to Groom Duncan's room to capture the guys getting into their kilts (a first for the Manchester crowd). There was plenty of time to photograph the getting ready before the ceremony as the couple were being married in the Kings Hall in the hotel meaning there was no time wasted moving between locations.
The civil wedding ceremony in the grand Kings Hall took place in front of over 100 guests with a piper on hand to provide music for their entrance and exit. The guests then moved into a reception room for Champagne and congratulations and after a half hour or so I went with the Bride and Groom by a short taxi run to the west end of George Street and Charlotte Square where the more traditional look and quieter streets made a great location for some bride and groom portrait photographs.
Arriving back at the George Hotel, there was time for some formal portraits and more Champagne as the Kings Hall was turned around for dinner. A half hour of speeches proceeded the wedding breakfast when I took a break to return during the evening reception and await the first dance which was followed by a particularly lively ceilidh that finished off the photography. I left the party in full swing where it looked like the dancing would go on for many hours yet. It was a great day and I hope everyone had as good a time as I did. Congratulations to Jen & Duncan.
Videographer on the day was Watch The Birdie.
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Looked like fantastic day, great party and excellent captured! You've done it again!
Wonderful wedding photography at the George! Amazingly lucky with the weather too!


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Reviewed Easy Bread Machine Pizza Dough
Jul 11, 2011 in on Food.com
"My extremely picky family actually loves this pizza dough. I add herb too sometimes and they go nuts for it. And it's easy enough for an awful cook like me to successfully make.""
Saved Recipe Kittencal's Italian Melt-In-Your-Mouth Meatballs by Kittencalskitchen
May 8, 2011 on Food.com
Reviewed Chicken Stir-Fry Soup
May 8, 2011 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"My extremely picky husband loved it so much, he made me cook it two days in a row! That has never happened in our ten year marriage, never ever! Yes, I loved it, but my husband fell in love with it! Now, I have to cook it at least once a week for him. We have totally different tastes in food and since I love this dish, I am so glad he will eat it!""


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(Gr. oikonomia, "management," "economy").
Dispensations of Providence are providential events which affect men either in the way of mercy or of judgement.
An arrangement of things; a scheme.Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: that in the DISPENSATION of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him. ( Ephesians 1:9-10 )
The Greek word (oikonomia) so translated signifies primarily, a stewardship, the management or disposition of affairs entrusted to one. Thus 1 Corinthians 9:17, the King James Version "A dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me," the Revised Version (British and American) "I have stewardship entrusted to me." The idea is similar in Ephesians 3:2 parallel Colossians 1:25 (the Revised Version, margin "stewardship"). In Ephesians 1:10 God's own working is spoken of as "dispensation."
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Eagles continue search, will interview Smith The Eagles will interview Lovie Smith for their coaching vacancy on Thursday. Smith was fired after nine seasons with the Bears. He led Chicago to three division titles and one NFC championship. He lost his job after the team went 3-5 following a 7-1 start and missed the playoffs. The Eagles, who fired Andy Reid after 14 seasons, also plan to interview Indianapolis offensive coordinator Bruce Arians and Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley this week. They've already interviewed five other candidates. Philadelphia went 4-12 this season and finished in last place in the NFC East. Reid, dismissed last Monday, was hired as coach in Kansas City. |
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1 And the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, | 1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month of the second year after they came out of Egypt. He said, |
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How To Get A Job - New Date
Posted March 1st, 2011 by Debra K. Reh
Everything is the same except for the date - changed to Tuesday, March 8th at 1:00 p.m. in 075. Students will speak about how they found a job and what kind of work they did. Kristie Wetterer will moderate.
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Nike Air Foamposite One x Dark Neon Royal
The original Nike Air Foamposite One changed the sneaker game. Besides looking like nothing before, it was a top-of-the-line basketball shoe worn by NBA great Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway in his prime. If you missed the original dark neon/royal blue colorway last time it was retro'd, you're about to get another chance to snap up a pair. They cost about 200 beans back then (1997) and now they'll run you back about the same. No one said stuntin' was cheap. Due in Spring 2011.
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Tue, Aug 20, 13 at 13:27
[img] Traditional Kitchen by New Rochelle Closet & Home Storage Designers transFORM : The Art of Custom Storage [/img] thanks. I only found the rev-a-shelf version which I don't care for as much. |
Follow-Up Postings:
i saw one on kitchenshelves.com site, although options were limited. |
Here is a link that might be useful: kitchenshelves
Houzz's website indicates they are made by California Closets, although I didn't see this item in this finish on CC's own website. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pantry baskets
If you check out the transFORM website (see caption) you can download their catalog. Nice organization, but I don't know if you can buy piece-meal or not. Let us know! |
Here is a link that might be useful: transFORM closets
- Posted by olivertwist (My Page) on Tue, Aug 20, 13 at 23:49
I ordered the Rev-a-Shelf ones because they came with a plastic liner. That way, if the food rots and I don't notice (this has happened to me), the basket won't get ruined. Not sure if all the other ones have that feature. |
- Posted by illinigirl (My Page) on Wed, Aug 21, 13 at 7:17
thanks everyone. Good to hear positive reviews on the rev-a-shelf version. looking at them again close up, the rev-a-shelf look pretty sturdy. I did like the others because you could see what's in there.....but I don't know how necessary that is since I'm only planning on one or two of them. thanks again |
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I firmly believe it is far better to legalize adult possession and private use of marijuana, than to continue down the failed path of prohibition (""Bill to legalize, regulate, tax marijuana introduced"." Feb. 13). Colorado and Washington are showing us all that it can be done responsibly, and, clearly, House Judiciary Chairwoman Edith Ajello, and Senate Health and Human Services Chairman Joshua Miller are paying attention.
They have introduced thoughtfully crafted legislation that would allow adults in Rhode Island to purchase marijuana from a well-regulated, taxpaying business, rather than from a tax-avoiding criminal.
Their legislation would impose very thorough regulations so the state finally would know who is selling marijuana, where it is being sold, and to whom. Finally, it would address one of our most pressing public health concerns by earmarking 40 percent of revenue, after the cost of regulation, to go towards alcohol and drug treatment, prevention, and education.
Here's hoping this will be the year we end our state's foolish, very costly, and often disastrous prohibition of marijuana.
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1 "'The Lord says: At that time they will remove from their tombs the bones of Judah's kings and officers, priests and prophets, and the people of Jerusalem. | 1 " 'At that time, declares the LORD, the bones of the kings and officials of Judah, the bones of the priests and prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves. |
2 The bones will be spread on the ground under the sun, moon, and stars that the people loved and served and went after and searched for and worshiped. No one will gather up the bones and bury them. So they will be like dung thrown on the ground. | 2 They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have loved and served and which they have followed and consulted and worshiped. They will not be gathered up or buried, but will be like refuse lying on the ground. |
3 I will force the people of Judah to leave their homes and their land. Those of this evil family who are not dead will wish they were, says the Lord All-Powerful.' | 3 Wherever I banish them, all the survivors of this evil nation will prefer death to life, declares the LORD Almighty.' |
4 "Say to the people of Judah: 'This is what the Lord says: When people fall down, don't they get up again? And when someone goes the wrong way, doesn't he turn back? | 4 "Say to them, 'This is what the LORD says: " 'When men fall down, do they not get up? When a man turns away, does he not return? |
5 Why, then, have the people of Jerusalem gone the wrong way and not turned back? They believe their own lies and refuse to turn around and come back. | 5 Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return. |
6 I have listened to them very carefully, but they do not say what is right. They do not feel sorry about their wicked ways, saying, "What have I done?" Each person goes his own way, like a horse charging into a battle. | 6 I have listened attentively, but they do not say what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, saying, "What have I done?" Each pursues his own course like a horse charging into battle. |
7 Even the birds in the sky know the right times to do things. The storks, doves, swifts, and thrushes know when it is time to migrate. But my people don't know what the Lord wants them to do. | 7 Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, the swift and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the requirements of the LORD. |
8 "'You keep saying, "We are wise, because we have the teachings of the Lord." But actually, those who explain the Scriptures have written lies with their pens. | 8 " 'How can you say, "We are wise, for we have the law of the LORD," when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely? |
9 These wise men refused to listen to the word of the Lord, so they are not really wise at all. They will be ashamed. They will be shocked and trapped. | 9 The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what kind of wisdom do they have? |
10 So I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. Everyone, from the least important to the greatest, is greedy for money. Even the prophets and priests all tell lies. | 10 Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. |
11 They tried to heal my people's serious injuries as if they were small wounds. They said, "It's all right, it's all right." But really, it is not all right. | 11 They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. "Peace, peace," they say, when there is no peace. |
12 They should be ashamed of the terrible way they act, but they are not ashamed at all. They don't even know how to blush about their sins. So they will fall, along with everyone else. They will be thrown to the ground when I punish them, says the Lord. | 12 Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the LORD. |
13 "'I will take away their crops, says the Lord. There will be no grapes on the vine and no figs on the fig tree. Even the leaves will dry up and die. I will take away what I gave them.'" | 13 " 'I will take away their harvest, declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine. There will be no figs on the tree, and their leaves will wither. What I have given them will be taken from them. ' " |
14 "Why are we just sitting here? Let's get together! We have sinned against the Lord, so he has given us poisoned water to drink. Come, let's run to the strong, walled cities. The Lord our God has decided that we must die, so let's die there. | 14 "Why are we sitting here? Gather together! Let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there! For the LORD our God has doomed us to perish and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against him. |
15 We hoped to have peace, but nothing good has come. We hoped for a time when he would heal us, but only terror has come. | 15 We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there was only terror. |
16 From the land of Dan, the snorting of the enemy's horses is heard. The ground shakes from the neighing of their large horses. They have come and destroyed the land and everything in it, the city and all who live there." | 16 The snorting of the enemy's horses is heard from Dan; at the neighing of their stallions the whole land trembles. They have come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who live there." |
17 "Look! I am sending poisonous snakes to attack you. These snakes cannot be charmed, and they will bite you," says the Lord. | 17 "See, I will send venomous snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you," declares the LORD. |
18 God, you are my comfort when I am very sad and when I am afraid. | 18 O my Comforter in sorrow, my heart is faint within me. |
19 Listen to the sound of my people. They cry from a faraway land: "Isn't the Lord still in Jerusalem? But God says, "Why did the people make me angry by worshiping idols, useless foreign idols?" | 19 Listen to the cry of my people from a land far away: "Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King no longer there?" "Why have they provoked me to anger with their images, with their worthless foreign idols?" |
20 And the people say, "Harvest time is over; summer has ended, and we have not been saved." | 20 "The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved." |
21 Because my people are crushed, I am crushed. I cry loudly and am afraid for them. | 21 Since my people are crushed, I am crushed; I mourn, and horror grips me. |
22 Isn't there balm in the land of Gilead? Isn't there a doctor there? So why aren't the hurts of my people healed? | 22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people? |
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Century Version Online Bible) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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October 20, 2009
"Stories for Life: Jesus' Parables of the Kingdom in Matthew" will be the topic for Oklahoma Baptist University's annual Winter Bible Study Clinic Friday, Oct. 30, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., in the Geiger Center on OBU's campus in Shawnee. Dr. Bobby Kelly, Ruth Dickinson professor of religion, will lead the clinic.
Each year, pastors and lay leaders from across the state attend the free clinic to receive training from qualified Bible teachers to prepare for the upcoming Winter Bible Study. The clinic is available to both pastors and lay leaders. Although most attend in preparation for teaching a book of the Bible in their own church, some attend for personal study.
Specializing in Greek and New Testament, Kelly is a popular professor and highly sought-after Bible teacher. He joined the OBU faculty in 1997, and he received OBU's Promising Teacher Award in 2000. He served as OBU's Faculty Council chair in the 2004-05 academic year.
A native of Kentucky, Kelly earned a bachelor of arts degree from Clear Creek Baptist College in 1988. He completed a master of divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1992 and earned a Ph.D. degree from Southwestern in 1998. His dissertation was titled "Divine Guidance in Luke-Acts: The Function of Commissioning Narratives as Encouragement and Apology."
Prior to coming to OBU, Kelly served five years as a teaching fellow at Southwestern Seminary, leading classes in biblical language appreciation, New Testament and preaching. He has served as an interim pastor at several churches across Oklahoma, and is a frequent Bible study and conference speaker.
Kelly has written for several publications, including "Biblical Illustrator" and "The Baker Handbook to the Bible." He and his wife, Angie, have two sons, Luke, 8, and Levi, 3. They are members of the First Baptist Church of Shawnee. An avid runner, Kelly completed the Marine Corps Marathon in 2000 and the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon in 2008.
"A study of the parables of Jesus offers an opportunity to focus on some of the best known and influential stories ever told," Kelly said. "Their importance can hardly be overestimated. They teach in ways lectures in a classroom or a structured sermon with points cannot. It is too easy to duck a sermon filled with commandments, or to doze off in a lecture on four methods for interpreting parables, but a story can't be ignored. In the case of stories, and even more the stories that Jesus tells, the hearer can hardly resist getting caught up in the narrative. Suddenly, we catch a glimpse of the world as it is, or see ourselves for who we really are, and we are challenged to live a life as revolutionary as the Gospel itself.
"It is my hope that you might come to the January Bible study preview not simply to glean information about Matthew's parables, but that you might come ready to be transformed by them. The best preparation for teaching Jesus' parables so that your people are transformed is first to be transformed by them yourself. I hope this study offers an opportunity for that level of intimacy with Scripture, allowing it to examine us."
While there is no charge for the clinic, an on-campus lunch will be available for $3.50, which can be paid at the door. Registration and refreshments begin at 9 a.m., with the Bible study beginning at 9:30 a.m. For more information about the Winter Bible Study Clinic, contact OBU's campus ministry office at (405) 878-2377 or e-mail email@example.com.


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By Tom Chiarella
Last summer in the Detroit airport, I found myself drunk, in the half-light of evening, staring at this coffee mug with phrases written on one side. It took a moment before I understood what I was looking at: a cup with eleven different pieces of advice written on it, shopping-list fashion. First among them: Go for long walks. I spoke involuntarily, directly into the fluid hubbub of that store. What I said to the coffee mug was: "Eat me."
I have plenty of coffee mugs. Ten maybe. More. Yet for some reason, there I was, swaying from one foot to the other the way I do when I drink too much sake, about to buy a mug that gave me pithy, perky, predictable, trite advice on how to live. Question your assumptions. Loosen up. Scream. This shit was making me squint in puzzlement. Indulge yourself with hot baths. Live for the moment. Pabulum and clichés. I rolled it over in my hands, mumbled something like, "Yeah, yeah," then, inexplicably, walked to the cashier with it and paid as if I were buying a laxative, with a blend of legitimate embarrassment and scripted indifference. I even had it gift wrapped so I could be clear it wasn't for me. Go for long walks. Jesus.
In the mornings thereafter, I looked at that mug, with its sentiments piled line by line like so much dry, aphoristic kindling, and snatched it from my cupboard like a jar of vitamins. I'd stare at it while checking my e-mail or reading the box scores. I'm staring at it even now. Bunch of bullshit is what I think. It irks me. But I now understand why I bought it, why it enchanted me so. I was low. The usual laundry list of woes for a forty-six-year-old guy: My dad was dying. I was beginning to hate my job. My chest hurt all the time. I'd gained weight. I needed a little advice, but I was only willing to go so far as to get it from a mug.
All day long you hear gentle imperatives. Take care. Chin up! Be good. These are really recommendations, just more crap like those lines on the mug, about how to see that day, how to get through. They imply a shared sense of difficulty and danger in the world around us, a mutuality of purpose. It's advice, but I generally write it off as chatter. A woman whom I like very much, the secretary of a good friend, recently greeted me and offered this: "Smile more!" When I screwed up my eyes and hissed "Why?" she broke into tears. It's like that with me.
If, over the course of a month, you were to really pay attention, you might receive -- on all frequencies -- thirty pieces of advice per day. In a month, you'd have near a thousand words of wisdom. But real wisdom is scarce. Where do you get good advice? At church? From your family? And how do you sort through all the rest? Would I even follow that advice if I could find it? And what would it get me?
Here's what I hoped it would get me: information. Intelligence. An edge over the next guy, who didn't take the time to solicit it. My theory was: You need help? It's out there. Ask enough people what they think and sooner or later you're going to walk away with a plan you wouldn't have come up with on your own. And you never know who's going to give it to you.
So I did my thing. I bought a pad and recorded -- and tried to live by -- every piece of advice I got for one month. No matter how simple, no matter how complex. I ruled out advertisements, commercials, and Dr. Phil. If the person wasn't giving the advice directly to me, for me, I was going to treat it as noise. I put the mug away.
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As the world is still mulling the CNN interview with Russian Premier
Vladimir Putin and the US response, they may overlook two new claims
about the case of 10 Russian spies arrested in the US in June [LINK:
that serve to enlighten the situation. Answering a question from Larry
King, Americaa**s highest-profile interviewer, Russian Prime Minister
Vladmir Putin said that the a**deep-cover agentsa** did not damage U.S
interests and would only be activated during a crisis. A few hours
earlier, Bill Gertz, a journalist with the Washington Times published a
report sourced to a retired intelligence official that the U.S. National
Security Agency was currently undergoing a counterintelligence
investigation linked to the now infamous Russians. In the murky world
of state-run espionage, both sources are playing games of deception.
To understand the statements surrounding the case, and broader
US-Russian relations, it helps to look back on a timeline of events.
The 10 intelligence officers or agents, working secretly in the US, were
arrested almost simultaneously June 28 [LINK:
in a major FBI operation (while an eleventh, a**Christopher Robert
Metsosa** disappeared in Cyprus). A quick spy swap [LINK:
was orchestrated by July 9, in which the 10 were returned to Moscow [to
sing songs with Putin]. Many have speculated on possible reasons for
the arrest- from elements of the Obama administration pressuring Russia,
to indications that [genea**s favorite] Anna Chapman was alert to FBI
surveillance and leaving the country; to the Russian defector Sergei
Tretyakov [LINK: ]. Perhaps all of these theories are wrong, and as
Russian daily Kommersant reported Nov. 11 or Interfax later clarified
Nov. 15, a Russian defector named Alexander Poteyev who fled to the US a
few days before the arrests was responsible for the intelligence that
led to identifying the group.
But espionage is first and foremost an activity of deception, like
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the true compromise of these Russian operatives may never be fully
understood. As STRATFOR pointed out early on, a handful of these agents
had been tracked for years in ongoing counterintelligence investigations
so something important that triggered the sudden arrest. STRATFOR also
looks at these recent statements in the same lens.
The Russians were active in the United States: they had contacted each
other, their handlers, and attempted to recruit sources in Washington
and New York. They also travelled abroad multiple times. When Putin
followed Kinga**s question about a**sleeper agentsa** by confirming that
the Russians were inactive, the former KGB/FSB officer was deliberately
disguising their real mission.
Gertz, or his sources, were also prepared to question Putina**s
statements as the interview was filmed a day before and had already been
leaked. The Washington Times reporter is a common outlet for Defense
Department officials who want to remind the public of threats posed by
other countries. In this case, it was the threat presented by the
Russian Ten. A counterintelligence investigation within a US
intelligence service is a very serious security issue, especially if the
FBI was brought in as the source reported. The National Security
Agency, previously known as No Such Agency, is the most immune of
Washington institutions to a culture of leaks. Information on the
investigation would not be released if they had strong leads- it would
alert suspects and cause them to go underground or flee. Instead, we
suspect the leak occurred for one of three reasons. Officials within or
overseen by the US Department of Defense wanted to counteract Putina**s
claims. Counterintelligence investigators could be attempting to
a**shake the treesa** and watch for unusual communications traffic or
activities by possible suspects. And this could be another move by the
US combat Russiaa**s push to spread its side of the story a** that it is
back as a counterbalance to the US.
Despite all the theater, there has been the underlying tone that Russia
has wanted to prove that it is backa**and what better way to show that
then for a myriad of Russian spies being taken in the US. The incident
brought back the image of Cold War where one of the Soviet Uniona**s
better tools was espionage [LINK:
Putina**s entire interview on Larry King was meant to remind the US
public that Russia still has many tools in its arsenal. He spoke of the
vast nuclear arsenal, alliances and a** of course a** spies. This was
directed at a US audience. In Moscowa**s eyes, being able to get the
USa**s NSA to respond to this to deflect the issue has continued to keep
the subject alive.
Internal security investigators in any intelligence are protecting their
nationa**s most important secrets (much higher level ones than
Wikileaks). That the NSA let this out means something curious is afoot.
At the same time, they are always investigating possible compromises,
and the Russians were not as far as we know involved in any sabotage.
So there are elements of truth to each statement. But the full truth is
not evidenta**the best deception is always disguised by more truth than
lies. Putin identified the reality that every country a**operates a
foreign intelligence network.a** The methods of intelligence and
counterintelligence carried out by the United States and Russia have
changed little in decades, and no doubt, the great game is back.
Sean Noonan
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I have Raleigh SA in Virginia Beach. Last season I started to move towards organic fertilizer. I have been putting down cracked corn and alfalfa pellets a few times per year. I read that I should be using ground/meal for both but I cannot seem to find any meal, only chopped corn and alfalfa pellets. Am I wasting my efforts with these? |
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I use ground corn meal that I get from a feed store for fungus problems in my St. Augustine (like brown patch). It does not have much in the way of protein compared to others to use as a fertilizer. For my fertilizer, I use alfalfa pellets. I just throw them like I'm throwing chicken feed and then water them in so the birds and squirrels won't carry them off. Right now in my area, this is the cheapest option, and I get 50# bags at my local Tractor Supply Co. But, just about any feed store will carry it. It's just about how cheap can you find it. |
I have been using cracked corn for the fungus problem. I used to get brown patch pretty extensively each spring. Not sure if it has done anything but I am preparing to put down my second batch of cracked corn. I did it last fall as well. Thanks for the info on the Alfalfa pellets. Glad to hear it. |
Did you try soy bean meal? I put it down and really like the results. It was difficult to find but then I checked Craigslist and the horse farms had it. This is Orlando area so I think you will find it up there too. There is CGM in a liquid form now and you might try that too. |
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Preparation time: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Number of servings: 4
- 4 potatoes, quartered
- 1 lb chicken pieces
- 2 large onions, quartered
- 1 whole bulb garlic, minced
- 2 small zucchini, sliced
- 3 tsp oregano, dried
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
Place potatoes at the bottom of the slow cooker. Add chicken, onions, garlic, and zucchini. Add oregano, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
Cover, and cook on high 5 to 6 hours or on low for 9 to 10 hours.
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The problem is head concussions. Few, perhaps no, players avoid them. How many concussions are too many? "One," says a neurologist in the film. Especially if it's your child. Contact sports will, however, continue to be played, and players will continue to be concussed, some more than once in a season or even once in a game. "No child under the age of 13 should be allowed to play collision sports," says an expert here.
The documentary by Steve James paints a devastating picture of the long-term consequences of head injuries among pro NFL players. They are nearly 20 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than the general population, for example. There is a chilling scene showing Ann McKee, professor of neurology and pathology at Boston University, slicing through the brains of dead NFL veterans and pointing to the dark places associated with the brain disease CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). There is a painful moment when an NFL veteran finds himself unable to name the months of the year.
The doc centers on two figures. One is Christopher Nowinski, a former Harvard and professional lineman, who graduated to pro wrestling. Nowinski's book Head Games: Football's Concussion Crisis is one of the sources for the film. The other is New York Times sports reporter Alan Schwarz, who has made head injuries his beat. (Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander was out front on this story with a series in 2010.)
For years, the NFL seemed to keep its distance from the head injury controversy, despite prodding from players' groups. Recently, it has grown more involved in research and prevention, but "playing through injury" is still part of its ethos. Players with concussions are advised to sit it out while their head clears; experts say a week of inactivity is recommended.
Some of the film's more thought-provoking scenes involve games played at Chicago's Near North Elementary. The players are obviously emulating pro games they've seen on TV. It's not a "game" for them. They go for hard hits.
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How I Overcame My Fear of Failure With Chocolate Chip Cookies
When it comes to cooking—and especially baking—I've always been more of a stick-to-a-recipe kind of gal. In the past few years, however, as I've gotten more confident with my cooking, I'm willing and able to improvise and experiment—subbing in ingredients, adding different spices, making tweaks here and there. But with baking, I've almost always stuck strictly to the recipe, as I've been taught: Baking is an exact science, and once you start messing around with proportions or substitutions, you risk ruining the whole thing.
Well, I recently took a recipe testing class here in New York that taught me it's ok to improvise when you're baking, even if—the horror!—your experiment might fail. This was a great lesson for me, someone who's always hated failure—a trait which can prevent you from taking risks or being creative, and something I've been trying to overcome for ages. But that's a subject for whole other blog post…and maybe my (imaginary) therapist.
Anyway, I digress. This class was taught by recipe tester/developer Sarah Copeland, who spent several years at the Food Network and by sheer coincidence has also developed recipes for Real Simple (check out her 10 recipes for rotisserie chicken). We all started out with a basic, familiar recipe: the Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookie recipe (you know, the one printed on the back of the yellow bag of chocolate chips). Then we all chose just one thing to vary in the recipe, whether it was the type of flour, sweetener, fat, chocolate, mix-ins… you name it. While the original recipe calls for 1 cup of butter, I opted to use ½ cup of butter and ½ cup of cashew butter. We baked our 16 different cookies, then tasted them at the end of the class, noting the successes, failures, and improvements for the future. It was a really interesting and fun experiment; the quinoa flour cookies came out a bit flat but had a nicely nutty, earthy flavor that was delicious. Cookies made with all-almond butter looked good but were a bit too dry. The cookies baked with mashed avocados instead of butter had a slight greenish tinge and a somewhat cakey texture. As luck would have it, my butter/cashew butter cookies were a hit—pretty to look at and just moist enough, with a faintly nutty taste.
I was inspired enough by the class to branch out at home—fear of failure, be damned! I made the basic cookie dough with part butter, part almond butter, then divided the dough in half. I stirred in regular chocolate chips into one half and added a crazy chopped-up chocolate bar—with ginger, wasabi, and sesame seeds—along with regular chips to the other half. I baked them up, then tasted.
Were they a total success? Not really. While they were fine, the cookies were a little dry—probably because I used a creamy, no-stir almond butter instead of the natural kind with the oil separated on top (alas, my grocery store didn't carry it). Also, next time I'll use two or even three wasabi-ginger-sesame chocolate bars and skip the regular chocolate chips altogether, so you really get those exotic flavors coming through.
Did it matter that they didn't turn out perfectly? Um, no. They were fun to make, fun to eat, and still tasted pretty darn good.
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Concept art and visuals from leading game series like Dishonored and Batman: Arkham City are being auctioned off for charity.
Original artworks formed part of last month's London Games Art Exhibitionand are now being sold to the highest bidder in order to raise funds for the very worthy cause of SpecialEffect, the UK-based charity dedicated to helping disabled people enjoy video games.
Over a hundred pieces of original concept art were originally on display at City Hall including works from Mind Candy, Sports Interactive, Lionhead and Konami who participated as part of the Metal Gear Solid 25th anniversary celebrations.
The first auction starts today and will include Batman: Arkham City art, two Fable drawings signed by Peter Molyneux and other works from games such as Tomb Raider, Dishonored and Moshi Monsters.
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Let's take a quick walk through the entire process.
In a Nutshell
- Completed art is laser printed on a film
- Image on the film is burned onto a silk framed screen
- Screen is washed to remove only portions of the image from the screen
- Screens are attached to a press
- Multiple colors from the art require the screens to be registered/aligned
- Ink is squeegeed onto the garment
- The ink on the garment is dried and cured
To start any screen print order, we begin with your artwork or your vision. We will either receive your artwork, create it for you, or more likely, some combination of the two. Most of our customers have little understanding of what kind of artwork we need, or what we are capable of reproducing on a garment. We prefer Corel Draw files (.CDR), but we also work with Adobe Photoshop (.AI) files, PDF's, JPEG's, PNG's and even scanned photos. Don't be afraid to talk to us about your ideas since we can even work from a pencil sketch!
If your artwork has multiple colors, we have to separate the colors to create an image with only one color. With the colors separated, we occasionally have to manipulate the size of a color, while considering which colors will be applied in what order so that they overlap.
Once the artwork is finished and you have approved it, we create a film positive(s) by laser printing it onto an acetate film(s).
Screen Types
Screens are framed with wood or aluminum. A silk screen is stretched across the frame and secured. The silk screen comes in various mesh and must be selected for the specific art or amount of ink we want to allow onto the print.
Emulsion Coating
To make a screen ready for the press, we need to apply a photo-sensitive emulsion to the mesh. We apply a liquid emulsion to both sides of the screen using a scoop coater. This hand-held device is filled with emulsion, placed against the screen mesh and slowly pulled bottom to top, depositing emulsion as we go. The screen is then turned and the same process is repeated on the other side.
The emulsion on the screen then has to dry, and is stored in the dark.
Exposing the screen
We place our film positive against the emulsion coated screen, and place it in our exposure unit.
The exposure unit has a rubber membrane and vacuum pump to ensure the image is tight against the screen. We then expose the screen to UV light. Where the light touches the screen, the emulsion hardens. Where the light does not touch the coated screen (behind the black parts of our artwork), the emulsion stays soft. After exposing the screen to UV light, we remove the film positive and wash out the image with a gentle spray of water. The screen is then air-dried.
Printing Equipment
Depending on your order size and number of screens (colors in your art), we'll likely use our manual press for smaller orders (30 or so pieces). For larger orders we'll use our automated press that enables us print about 1400 shirts per day.
The screen(s) are secured onto the press and adjusted so that the image is properly positioned on the garment. For multiple screens (colors), each screen must be micro adjusted so that each color is registered (properly aligned) to all other screens. This can be a tedious process, but ensures there are minimal voids between colors.
We primarily use plastisol ink. If you have any printed T-shirts in your dresser drawer at home, they are likely printed with plastisol. Plastisol will not air dry and has to be heat cured. Some ink requires the mixing of additives to produce a desired effect or for proper adhesion to various garments. It may also be necessary to mix colors to meet a customer's specific requirement or it may simply be a color that we don't have in stock.
Squeegees are most commonly wood handle and a square plastic or rubber blade. Squeegee blades come in different hardness. Softer squeegees will lay down more ink, and harder squeegees lay down less.
A low tack adhesive is used to lightly hold the fabric onto the shirt platen.
After the ink is squeegee'd onto the garment, the inks will need to be heat set. White ink is almost always "flashed" cured while the shirt/garment remains in position on the platen. When the print process is complete, the garment is removed from the platen and placed on our conveyor dryer, ultimately reaching 320 degrees. When the shirt exits the other end the garment is finished. You can wear it, wash it, fold it and box it. Once plastisol ink reaches curing temperature, it is completely cured, now and forever.