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Coffee Prince Round 2: Lost in the Woods
Ok, so this was quite possibly our most bizarre WANK ever, and I think we're going to give up on Coffee Prince from now on. Martina wants to give it one last go for us to film something Coffee Prince related, but I think we're getting a clear sign from the universe telling us to stay the hell away from it. We tried filming it a while ago and ran into a jerk. We tried filming a different part of it yesterday and ran into a mountain. I don't want to know what comes next. I just don't like it!
To be fair, I could just be overblowing the fact that we took one bad turn and ended up somewhere completely different. That's understandable. It's not like this place is easy to find. You know, now that I think abut it, it's not like many places in Korea are easy to find. Every time I try to explain to someone how to get somewhere, the directions are always rather abstract, unless it's very close to a subway stop. Funny thing, too: we have the actual address of this coffee shop, and thought about taking a taxi there, but then we thought, Nah! Walking there will be a great adventure! Let's show everyone what walking there is like. Famous last words, right there.
What we can say, though, is that we're not upset about yesterday. We have the ability to appreciate truly ridiculous situations, and we thought it's quite hilarious how this video about a coffee shop turned into a video about two whiny hipsters lost in the woods. Yes, we were whining, but we were laughing at ourselves doing it the whole time. We never really felt a sense of danger whatsoever. We just found it hilarious. Well, we did start worrying a bit when it started getting dark, because our eyesight is still crappy (this damn pink eye is taking FOREVER to clear up) and walking with camera gear on uneven steps in the woods isn't the best for flimsy ankles. Again, that's just more hipster whining. We laughed at ourselves the whole time.
Best part of the story came at the very end of it when we went to the cupcake shop. After we ate the cupcakes (don't be fooled: I shared the cupcakes with Martina. I'm not a meanie!) we decided to buy one more for our friend. Turns out, though, that the cupcake shop owner recognized us and knows our videos. He gave us a free cupcake. MY LIFE'S WORK IS NOW FREAKING COMPLETE! FREE CUPCAKES! You Nasties make this job totally the best job in the world.
Side note: we're talking as if we're living a rockstar lifestyle for getting free cupcakes. Rockstars get free cars and stuff. I don't want no damn cars, especially considering What Driving is Like in Korea. Seriously – I wouldn't want a car even if you gave it to me. Good cupcakes, though, I will not turn down.
These cupcakes are awesome. If you're ever in Buam-Dong check this place out. In fact, you should go to Buam-Dong, not for the Coffee Prince shop, but for these cupcakes. Seriously, they're so freaking good! We've had lots of mediocre cupcakes here in Korea, but these cupcakes are so moist and dense and bloody delicious. We took their business card just to show you. GO, YOU TOURING KOREA NASTIES! CHECK OUT THEIR CUPCAKES! Tell them we sent you!
Anyhow, it's hard to say that we've got bloopers this week, because it seems like this entire freaking WANK was a blooper reel, but we do have some extra scenes that we cut out, just in case you didn't have enough of our stumbling and whining. Check em out!
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I think this is my favorite of all time I keep coming back to watch it
This video makes me very happy I'm black and wouldn't dare go into a forest without a map or someone who knows the area like the back of their hand :D I am NOT gonna be sacrificed with the stupid white people XD The irony of this WANK is that my bestie would totes be like Martina and be like, "LETS GO IN THE FOREST, JOSHIE!!!" and I'd be like, "No -_-"
Haha No Mercy
Lol they were really funny in this one
I am sorry guys, but I laughed so much and so hard at your expense. I think I am a little happy you got lost. Gladly, you came back safe and there were no mountain accidents :)
I'll help you plan a WANK! …even though I've never been to Korea. XD
I love martina backpack!
I'm glad you guys made it safely out of the mountains forest of death!
And the coffee prince curse strikes again. No body is safe~ hahaha :P
the captains log cracked me up ^^ so as the random Jaejoong monsters hihihi -
I Found this thoroughly amusing. I am a firm believer that all adventures should end with cupcakes and coffee.
This week's WANK had me rolling. Good job guise! You should totally get lost more often and in nature.
Martina!! where'd you get your backpack? soo cute! ^_^
,martina where'd you get that jacket from?
iphone directions suck. I always open up safari and go to google maps :) I guess you still had some sort of reception lost up on the mountain? lol
There's a Coffee Prince shop on the first floor of the MBC 체험스튜디오 WA bldg., if it's any consolation. Address: 경기 고양시 일산동구 장항2동 일산 MBC드림센터. Take subway line 3 (towards Daewha) and get off at Jungbalsan Station 정발산 exit 1 and then it's a 8min walk. There is a gorgeous park nearby–Hosu Park (you can rent tandem bicycles!) before it gets even colder. The Western Dome and Lafesta is also within walking distance-LOTS of great shopping. Also, have you guys ever tried the Turkish Ice cream?
I love how Simon is a 6"4 Dothraki man warrior and he is afraid while Martina is perfectly fine. xD
the cupcakes looks so good!
Best WANK ever you guys just keep coming with great stuff. I LOVE YOU
Please stop looking for coffee prince, who know what may happen next time o_O!!!!!!
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Fingerwalking is exhausting! lol.
when hey go up the little pathway, i was thinking of spirited away
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after watching the korean driving thing, i see a scooter in the back ground in this video…'O.O
"Oh great, an altar, for sacrifiing white people!" The best WANK ever!!!
Definitely my favorite of your WANKs so far. xD
this made me laugh the whole time! lol this made my Halloween even better! And Martina i loooooove your backpack!!!
LOL!!I was laughing throughout the whole time you guise were lost in the woods!I feel so mean now..thank god you guys are safe!!
I really like how you guys haven't changed much even though you are now much more famous than when you started out. You're still down-to-earth and funny and that's why we all love watching these videos. This entire video pretty easily sums up for me why I still watch you guys. Thanks for the laughs and the entertainment!
I actually wouldn't mind being attacked in the woods by a Jaejoong monster. Nope, woulnd't mind it one bit :P
so… i laughed pretty hard at the hand fighting and romance. Hope i wasn't the only one :)
LOL! Yet it was very sad.
This was my favorite WANK ever!
This is the most hilarious WANK ever. :D I actually went to this coffee shop my last week in Korea. We gave the address to a taxi driver who dropped us off at the foot of that mountain and told us to just walk up the street. He forgot to tell us we would be hiking up a ridiculously steep mountain for 25+ minutes through residential areas and past an exclusive-looking temple that we forgot where we were even going. We ended up walking up that main street Martina and Simon ended up on at 12:40. :) You guys were SO CLOSE. And Martina – you are right; it's an awesome coffee shop.
The cupcakes look delicious! I never saw the coffee shop while in Buam-dong, though. :/
I love your wanks!
I am currently sitting at a cafe on campus watching this cracking up. Wow you guys are so funny. Thanks for the WANK awesomeness.


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Right now my carry guns are limited to a Bersa Thunder 380 DLX and a Smith and Wesson 637 snubbie. One a 9 shot 380 automatic, the other a 5 shot .38 Special +P revolver. While I love and trust these guns, I think we can all agree that I need a little more in the stopping power department...
So I've been doing some looking around, and Academy Sports lists Smith and Wesson Sigma automatics (both 9mm and .40 cal with 16 and 14 round mags, respectively) for $330.00 online. I'm pretty sure their prices should be the same at all stores. I am a little budget minded and that's about all I want to spend, as with tax, ammo, and holster it'll be closer to $400.00 total.
Now I know some are going to say something about the trigger, or "spend a little extra and get a Glock or XXX" but I have fired a Sigma in .40 cal before and I didn't find the trigger or anything else about the gun objectionable, and I wouldn't mind having one.
Anyway, I'll need to cruise up to Academy and see if they actually have one of course, but how is the durability of these guns? Is 9mm or .40 S&W what you would consider to be "sufficient" stopping power? If they have both calibers, which is preferable? Above all else, with what I have do I really NEED a larger caliber/capacity handgun? Usually I only carry one or the other, only on rare occasions do I carry both. TIA.

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Kids are getting about 500 calories a day from snacks.
But the big problem is what they're snacking on. According to research at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, children get most of their snacks in the form of chips, cookies, crackers, and processed foods made with refined white flour, salt, sugar, and artificial flavors and colors.
Snacking on junk food has become the norm—and suddenly, kids can't do anything without being served a snack. Packaged cookies and gummy fruit snacks are doled out any time kids gather in a group, from a two-hour preschool class to a 45-minute pee-wee soccer game. Every sporting event is now a reason to celebrate with cookies. Children are given juice boxes, pouches, and bottled punch instead of water.
Snacktivism is a grassroots effort to stop this for the sake of our kids' health. Not only because rates of childhood overweight and obesity are alarmingly high, but also because we owe it to our children to equip them with healthy eating habits. If we teach them that a snack is an artificially-colored cookie out of a package, how do they ever stand a chance at maintaining a healthy weight, avoiding complications like diabetes and high blood pressure, and living a long, healthy life?
Snacktivism is about finding a better way. It's about thinking twice before serving snacks, about considering whether kids actually need a snack. And if they do, it's about making a better choice. It's about offering whole foods and about making fruits and vegetables a default choice.
Snacktivism is not about giving up cookies and cupcakes. Instead, it's about putting them back in their place as special occasion foods, not every day choices.
- Mobilize parents at their child's school, church, and sports teams
- Volunteer to bring food for events and model healthy choices
- Talk to their child's teachers and principals about the kinds of snacks served in the classroom
- Ask their child's coaches if they can institute a healthier team snack policy—or eliminate snacks entirely
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Let the world know! You can add the "I'm a Snacktivist" badge to your website by cutting and pasting the italicized HTML code wherever you would like it to appear:
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- January 28, 2013 at 4:16 pm
Love this idea & your Soccer Snacktivism Handbook! If you ever need a blogger to help with any campaigns, I'd be glad to. (I also have a food blog!) Thanks!
- January 30, 2013 at 2:30 pm
Done and done!
- February 5, 2013 at 11:46 pm
I just got the badge up on my blog. Great idea!!
- February 28, 2013 at 2:02 pm
beetsandbluecheese is a snacktivist thru-and-thru!
- March 28, 2013 at 7:52 pm
I love this! Thank you.
- April 3, 2013 at 9:41 am
- April 8, 2013 at 10:09 am
Hi Sally,
What you say is totally true. When my kids have an affair in school with food involved, all I see are junk snacks. As a mom, good nutrition is important to me. Anyway, I made a blog about how to get your kids involved in vegetable gardening and getting them to taste their harvest. Hopefully, this will help kids acquire a taste for healthy snacks. I'd appreciate if you can share the info on your facebook and tweet it.
Chacha - June 8, 2013 at 11:36 pm
I'm a Snacktivist!!!
- September 17, 2013 at 6:37 pm
Hi Sally,
I love your site! I just started a healthy blog called Snack Wars and would love for you to check it out! I am in the process of becoming a wellness coach and this blog has been a great outlet for me so far!Slainte Mhaith! (Irish toast for good health)
Amanda - November 22, 2013 at 2:48 pm
Working on pre-game snacks and post-game meals for my son's high school varsity basketball team. Last week's tournament snack bags consisted of cutie oranges, granola bars, dried fruit snacks and peanut butter with crackers. My son who is exposed to this food on a regular basis at his house, but is also 16 years old, rolled his eyes at the bag. They fuel themselves on junk and last through one game, but then crash. Help!
- December 2, 2013 at 7:54 pm
I love this! It really is crazy how much energy adults and kids get from snacks a day. More often than not, even the "healthy" options are poor choices. I take my clients down the snack isle at the grocery store and have them read the ingredient list from some of the items and every time I still find myself shocked by some of the ingredients. Most contain primarily processed flours and oils with preservatives and additives. That's not real food! When it comes to snacking I try to keep it to things I can grow or pick–but it's definitely a mindset shift and takes some creativity and planning, especially for kids! Adding this to my blog right now. I'm in!
- January 8, 2014 at 6:51 am
Got badge on my new blog http://www.thehangingspoon.com ! Proud to "wear" it! Thanks!
- January 9, 2014 at 11:24 am
Thanks! Since I'm new to the blogging world I'd love to know what you think!
- June 7, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Hi Sally,
I am a mother of 4 who is very passionate about healthy living and nourishing the mind and body with whole foods! I am just about to graduate from nutrition school to become a holistic health coach. I have just started a blog, fitmamafoodie.blogspot.com, and am excited to post your "I am a Snacktivist" logo on my blog. Just wanted to learn more about how you got started, and if you had help creating your blog and making it look so good and professional. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks so much! Amy - December 11, 2014 at 10:17 am
I love the term Snacktivist! I term I stumbled upon thanks to links from Maryland's Real Food for Kids' website.
I must retag my own blog entry on Evil Snack in which I argue that that two seemingly innocent products (their innocence making them that much more sinister) are the primary culprits for first tipping the USA down the giddy slide to snackdom… Here they are, an excerpt from my blog " As a Legal Alien, I blame the Cheerio for starting all this. The Cheerio has since attempted to assuage its guilt by passing the baton to the Goldfish cracker…."
http://inkquillibrium.com/2013/09/13/unhealthy-snack/The sad thing is we are maturing into adults, hooked to our on-the-go Starbucks sippy cups. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Americans spend 78 minutes per day engaged in secondary eating or drinking – which is more time than they spend eating actual meals.
To Snacktivism and resisting the march of the crinkly wrapper.
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Hello all. We are getting started on a build. We currently live above our garage in an apartment. We are on a well and have a 1" line coming into the pressure tank/filtration system in the garage. We are putting our house approximately 200' from our existing garage. Is there any benefit to increasing the size of the pipe to 1 1/4" from the garage to the house or am I better off keeping it the same as our main supply line? Thanks for the insight! |
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Sure there is. The ditch will be open and you get one shot to have "all the water you can need". 1" may be good for the house, but what if you decide to branch off to some other spot for irrigation or whatever. I would consider 1" the minimum given the pressure loss for 200' of pipe. I ran 1 1/2". Don't make your turns with 90's use tee and run a 1' section out and cap it off. Build for the future, whatever it may bring. Good luck on your project. |
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Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as chair of the House Budget Committee, was part of the team that signed off on the budget deal with the White House, mandating immediate spending cuts, creating a "Super-committee" tasked to finding $1.5 trillion in further deficit rediction, and raising a self-imposed sword of Damocles — $1.2 trillion in cuts to the Pentagon and domestic spending that few in Congress wanted — if the Super-committee failed.
Writing at the National Review Online at the time, Ryan said the bill was a "reasonable, responsible effort to cut government spending, avoid a default, and help create a better environment for job creation."
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Hi everyone! Thanks to this thread (which I found by following a link from a Fark.com thread about 3 weeks ago) I have purchased my first homebrew pieces just to make apfelwein. I've wanted to get into brewing for a number of years, but living in small apartments hasn't made that easy. Having moved to a bigger place this past summer, combined with the sweet promise of a new beverage experience have allowed me to convince SWMBO that this might be a pretty good idea after all. Plus, the amount of gear needed to start with apfelwein as opposed to beermaking is almost trivial, since the biggest piece needed is a carboy. I followed Ed Wort's recipe to the letter. After 5 hours I snuck a peek to see if anything was going on yet, and noticed airlock activity. So things seem pretty good, and this was too simple to put together! I took more time cleaning my new gear (first time, I wanted to make sure everything was clean, clean, clean!) than it did to open and pour all 10 2 liter bottles of juice. I'm really looking forward to trying out the final results.
Today apfelwein. Tomorrow... probably more apfelwein!
I am torn between bulk aging and having some for the holidays. I think since I added spices I don't have to worry about bulk aging as much. If I bottle at the end of the month, it will be two months since I made it and should regain some character back and will be ready around thanksgiving. I did make two batches, with the second having 1 gallon of cherry juice added along with some cinnamon sticks. I plan on letting that go well into next year. Any input on this? How does bottling in two months with spices added work out?
Started brewing February 2012: All grain and partial mash brewer depending on time. Meads and apfelwein also.
I brewed a 5 gallon batch of this and after I bottled it up in 12 oz bottles and 1 L fliptops, I put it aside to "age" as recommended. Tasted good after a few months so I was satisfied. Before I could finish all of it, I moved to a new place, but I still own the house I moved from, basically using it for storage. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how this may taste), I forgot to bring the brew with me though since I had a pretty decent pipeline going and it just got overlooked. It is now 3 years later and when I went visited the house the other day to go to the basement to get some Halloween decorations, I found a dusty case under the stairs! Here's the question: think it's safe to drink? I'm meticulous when it comes to sanitation and everything. Bottles sealed and it looks like the gaskets on the fliptops are still intact.


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On the last day of his life, Carl Ervin did what came natural. It was his finest moment and, yes, that includes his memorable game-winning shot in the 1976 state tournament championship game.
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On the last day of his life, Carl Ervin did what came natural. He made others better. Bladder cancer couldn't stop him, not the real him. Through the pain, he remained an unselfish point guard.
This time, there was no basketball to share, however. So Ervin, the former Cleveland High School and Seattle University star, spent Saturday passing his love to friends and family. He made sure everyone knew just how he felt about them. He seemed to be on a mission, and he had no use for complaints or pity or blame.
It was his finest moment and, yes, that includes his memorable game-winning shot in the 1976 state tournament championship game.
"It was an experience that I'll never forget," said Washington men's basketball coach Lorenzo Romar, who played against Ervin in college, befriended him and visited the hospital the morning Ervin died. "It was, 'How can I make you guys feel better?' He wasn't in that bed saying, 'Woe is me.' He was still entertaining."
Ervin died at about 5 p.m. Saturday. He was 53. He was too young and too likable to die. But he was also too resourceful to live with regret.
I wish I had known him longer, but it seems best to honor Ervin by appreciating that I knew him for a little while. In the past three months, I had the privilege to enjoy two long visits with Ervin to learn about the history of Seattle basketball. One afternoon, we talked for two hours at his house. One morning, we spent five hours at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club with former Franklin High School star Trent Johnson, who is now the LSU men's basketball coach.
Those experiences were invaluable. They turned this vast metropolitan area into a lovable small community. They included jokes about a young Romar, tales of epic pickup games from stars of the 1970s and, of course, arguments over the city's greatest high-school hoops squad — the Cleveland teams that went 50-1 in 1975 and 1976, or the undefeated Garfield High "Super Dogs" of 1974?
"I've had this argument so many times that I've perfected it," Ervin said, smiling. "I know all the countermoves that I need to make. We were the best."
That's the closest Ervin really came to bragging. He was a humble, understated man who used his charisma to make others feel better. He was the consummate point guard. No excessive flash, just results. He was the floor general for those great Cleveland teams, keeping happy a squad blessed with four Division I college players (Jawann Oldham, James Woods and Eli Carter were the others).
The Eagles entered high school with unprecedented hype. They went 88-0 at Asa Mercer Junior High School. They learned how to be stars before they learned how to drive. They won the Class AA state title as juniors; then they moved up to AAA and won again as seniors. In the 1976 state final, Ervin helped the Eagles avenge their only loss of that 50-1 run by making an 18-footer in the closing seconds to claim a 42-41 victory over Tacoma's Lincoln High. He also set a tournament record with 35 assists in four games.
Then Ervin went to Seattle U. from 1976-80 and left the school with 1,304 career points and 534 assists. In 2009, he was inducted into the Seattle U. Hall of Fame.
"His senior year, he was the best guard in the state that did not play for the Sonics," said Romar, who was playing at Washington at the time.
Ervin went on to be a seventh-round draft pick of the Sonics, but he didn't last in the NBA. He became a coach, and his career included bookend jobs as an assistant under the great Al Hairston — first at Seattle U. and finally at O'Dea High School, where he was part of a coaching dream team that also included Steve Hawes.
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Hey all,I am brewing my first batch and it is in primary fermentation stage for about a week.When transferring to secondary fermentation(carboy)does this need to be siphoned out leaving the gunk on the bottom?Or can it be poured directly into the carboy?Thats all I have for now,any help is greatly appreciated,as I am hoping for a positive outcome from this. Thanks,Paul
You want to siphon. Oxygen is your enemy at this point and pouring it would add add oxygen to your beer. And leave the stuff behind. It's not all that important really, but since your are performing this step, leaving the stuff behind is the goal.
Siphon. You want to leave that gunk (trub and yeast) behind. Is there a particular reason you are using a secondary? You will get a lot of opinions on this..... Jason
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Typically you want to siphon it out leaving as much gunk behind as possible. That is dead yeast, protiens, hop material etc... and you don't want it in secondary. A lot of people on here don't secondary however. There is a large debate over this. You could just leave it in primary for 3-4 weeks then bottle and it wouldn't hurt anything.
a week seems a bit short but check your hydrometer readings. siphon don't pour to transfer. oxygenation is a bad thing now
And you don't have to rack to a secondary if you don't want to. It's split about 50/50 but a lot of people will leave brews in primaries for up to a month then rack to bottling bucket. Totally up to you
Don't even bother racking (moving) to a secondary (there are alot of threads that talk about that very issue.) However, if you do, DON"T poor it. This will cause oxidation and will lead to off flavors in your in your beer. You should buy a auto-siphon. This will allow for a slow transfer and you will be able to leave all of the sediment in the primary. Long story short, just leave it in the primary until you are ready to bottle.
Brewers make wort, Yeast make beer!!!!
Congrats on your first brew! To answer your question, you do want to leave that gunk on the bottom of your primary. That is mainly yeast that is there, but also includes a bunch of stuff left over from fermentation like your cold and hot break. If you look around this site more you will notice that most brewers here no longer transfer to secondary. If you wanted to you could just leave it in the primary for another 2 or 3 weeks and the beer will be great. The original thought behind moving a beer to secondary was to get the beer of the yeast cake, in the belief that yeast would autolysis After it was done eating. It is no longer the case and it is actually better in most cases to leave the beer on the yeast cake so the yeast can clean up after themselves, and provide a cleaner tasting beer.
Thanks guys.I was trying to follow directions for the kit,but it seems I may be better off just leaving it in the primary.I should mention I am brewing a lager and it has been in a warmer temperature for about 5 days.At what point is it suggested to introduce a cooler temp?
What type of lager? True lager or an extract kit that says "lager" on the side. What was the yeast? Lager ferrmentation is different than an ale. Either way you are probably better leaving it in the primary if it's already been in those temps for a while now. If this is a true lager, you will have already missed the primary fermentation guidelines for a lager.


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I made some findings which I have not seen pointed out anywhere before. I noticed that certain excerpts from the Declaration of Independence are very similar to things written by Adam Weishaupt, the founder of the Illuminati, along with other documentation written about the Illuminati. Here are the first two opening sentences to the Declaration of Independence:
"When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Now here are a couple of quotes from letters written by Adam Weishaupt:
"I declare and I challenge all mankind to contradict my declaration, that no man can give any account of the order of Freemasonry, of it's origin, of it's history, of it's object, nor any explanation of it's mysteries and symbols, which does not leave the mind in total uncertainty on all these points...But I have contrived an explanation which has every advantage; is inviting to Christians of every communion; gradually frees them from all religious prejudices; cultivates the social virtues; and animates them by a great, a feasible, and speedy prospect of universal happiness, in a state of liberty and moral equality, freed from the obstacles which subordination, rank, and riches, continually throw in our way." "Man is fallen from the condition of Liberty and Equality, the state of pure nature." -- These quotes are very similar in their content to the first two opening sentences to the Declaration of Independence, specifically I am refering to the mentioning of the words "happiness", "liberty" and "equality" along with the statement that man's natural state is a state of liberty and equality.
Several members of the Illuminati were questioned in court about the discussions that took place during secret Illuminati meetings, to which they admitted "continual declamations were made on liberty and equality as the unalienable rights of man" during the meetings -- "liberty and equality as the unalienable rights of man" -- sound familiar?
Here is the closing sentence to the Declaration of Independence:
"And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor."
Now here is a quote from the oath which initiates into the Illuminati took:
"I pledge myself to account the good of the Order as my own, and am ready to serve it with my fortune, my honor, and my blood."
In closing, it is hard for me to believe that these congruencies I have listed are just mere coincidences, and I see these things as strong evidence of either the Illuminati being involved in the American Revolution, or certain leaders of the American Revolution being involved in the founding of the Illuminati.
-- And if anyone is going to claim that the same connections I've made between the Declaration of Independence and the writings relating to the Illuminati which I mentioned are not new findings, then I ask that they provide a link to a website where the same connections are made, or the name of a book in which the same connections are made. I'm not looking for praise, I just want people to know that these are new findings as far as I know.
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Before its remodel and addition, this award-winning project consisted of a 1930s cottage, a garage/workshop, and a root cellar.
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Architect Bob Gurney's clients may have a penchant for Modern architecture, but a series of angular, all-white spaces were not what they had in mind for this row-house renovation.
The judges admired this interior transformation of a formerly dark, chopped-up ranch house.
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I'm eyeballing a Kimber Eclipse Custom II 10mm and may want to get it bobbed. What is the usual price range for this service? Am I going to have a hard time finding grips afterwards? I'd like to carry it once in a while and having it bobbed sure would help on my short, fat frame.
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Pre-owned charges such as EA's Online Pass haven't harmed the second-hand market, according to retailer GAME.
Certain publishers have chosen to lock online features behind a single-use code which stops second-hand players from accessing them without buying an additional code.
But GAME's CEO Ian Shepherd has said that these kind of measures haven't seen a decline in activity in the pre-owned market.
"Certainly, publishers are using content to extend the life of games to extend the reasons to keep them - that's a good thing, as it's good for us and we'll sell more of the games," he told MCV.
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An Order Concerning Effective Application of Information Technology
29 FY 04/05 January 6, 2005
WHEREAS, information technology is a vital business enabler for Maine government, business, and economic development; and,
WHEREAS, continuing and innovative improvements are necessary in the access and delivery of services for the citizens and customers of the State of Maine, including improvements in the coordination of services between state, federal, and municipal governments; and,
WHEREAS, the taxpayers of the State expect their government to operate efficiently, to adopt quality procurement practices, to invest its capital wisely, to achieve economies of scale, and to have mechanisms in place to ensure accountability for the monies that fund information technology investments; and
WHEREAS, Maines information technology for state government should be managed from the perspective of the entire enterprise, thereby ensuring unified vision and meaningful strategic planning, a common technology architecture and infrastructure, effective project management, accountability, and establishment of statewide priorities;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN E. BALDACCI, Governor of the State of Maine, do hereby order and direct the following:
- The Office of the Chief Information Officer and the Bureau of Information Services in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services will merge into a single office led by the Chief Information Officer. The resulting organization will strengthen the ability of the Chief Information Officer, on behalf of all of state government, to achieve a sharper focus and accelerated outcomes for information technology enterprise strategies and initiatives.
- The Chief Information Officer shall lead and coordinate statewide information technology outreach efforts to municipalities and other government entities in order to improve governmental services and foster economic development efforts. Such outreach shall include the private sector in any public-private initiative opportunities.
- The State Budget Officer and the Chief Information Officer will complete a financial study of information technology in state government and report to the Governors Office recommendations for improvements and funding mechanisms. The report will be submitted by October 1, 2005.
- The CIO Council shall be formed to advise and assist the Chief Information Officer in the accomplishment of the outcomes identified in this order and in the achievement of other initiatives identified by the Chief Information Officer on behalf of the administration.
a. The Chief Information Officer shall establish and maintain a charter for the Council that defines the duties, structure, governance, and process of the work to be performed.
b. The Chief Information Officer shall identify the CIO Council membership and appoint the persons to serve. The membership shall include representatives of both large and small executive branch agencies, a representative from a constitutional office, and any other entities deemed appropriate to this purpose by the Chief Information Officer. Representatives of the Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch shall be invited to participate.
c. The Chief Information Officer shall serve as chair of the council.
- The Chief Information Officer is charged and empowered with the responsibility to undertake the following unified, enterprise information technology initiatives on behalf of the administration.
a. Electronic Messaging The Chief Information Officer shall determine the best method for an enterprise approach to e-mail and other electronic messaging services for Maine State Government. The approach will be implemented by July 1, 2005 unless another date is agreed to by the Chief Information Officer, the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative Services, and the Governors Office.
b. Desktop Devices The Chief Information Officer shall determine the best method for an enterprise approach to the provisioning and management of information technology desktop devices (e.g., computers, phones) and services for the state government workforce. This will include:
i. Devices An enterprise procurement and provisioning approach will be identified for such devices in order to improve practices, maximize cost effectiveness, improve licensing, and improve equity between departments. This approach will be implemented by July 1, 2005.
ii. Services and Support An enterprise approach will be evaluated for the service and support provisioning of these devices, including optimizing the ability for uniform management of the deployment, update, and security of related software. A report with resulting analysis and recommendations will be delivered to the Governor and the Legislature by July 1, 2005 with the intent that any transition be complete by July 1, 2006.
- The Chief Information Officer and the CIO Council are charged and empowered with the responsibility to evaluate opportunities for unified, enterprise information technology initiatives and, as appropriate, to recommend and implement such initiatives on behalf of the administration. Such evaluation will include the recommendation of appropriate organizational and funding mechanisms. Such initiatives, at a minimum, shall include:
a. File, Print, WAN, and LAN Services The Chief Information Officer and the CIO Council will evaluate the methods to improve the procurement and provisioning of file storage, printing, WAN (Wide Area Network), LAN (Local Area Network), and related services. The Chief Information Officer will provide a recommendation by July 1, 2005.
b. E-government Web Services The Chief Information Officer and the CIO Council are charged with the authority and responsibility for identifying and coordinating one-stop services or similar services that can be provided to clients from a minimum of service points. The Chief Information Officer and InforME will develop accessible web service templates that all departments will utilize to ensure unified and appropriate electronic government services to customers and clients.
- The Chief Information Officer and CIO Council will explore opportunities for consolidation of information technology infrastructure and services, and aggregation of resources among departments. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, operational and related services of smaller agencies which alone can have difficulty achieving economies of scale. This exploration will recognize, however, the direct responsibility and expertise departments have in support of their core programs and business applications.
- The Chief Information Officer and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources will establish and coordinate processes that achieve the following:
a. To improve state government information technology service coordination and accountability, each Agency Technology Officer or other most appropriate departmental information technology lead will report jointly to the Commissioner of the Department and the Chief Information Officer.
b. The filling of all information technology positions will require the approval of the Chief Information Officer.
- All State information technology personnel are directed to assist the Chief Information Officer in these efforts.
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The Executive Order is effective January 6, 2005.
John E. Baldacci, Governor


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15 Catch the foxes, the little foxes, before they ruin our vineyard in bloom. | 15 Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom. |
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Vegetarian/Vegan Sweet Potato Curry with Rice
Author Notes: This recipe is inspired by "Süßkartoffelcurry" from a vegetarian cookbook called "Vegetarisch", which I believe is only available in Austria and Germany. So I thought why not share it with you guys at Food52 so more people can enjoy this simple yet awesome dish!
There are some ingredients listed that I am not using, simply because I like it better my way and it has become one of my absolute favorites! However, feel free to add whatever you'd like to taste in YOUR curry!
This totally down to earth dish is pretty easy and fast, although you have to let it cook for a while. It is exotic, hearty and loaded with flavor, which I LOVE and which is why I'm cooking some plain rice in addition to it, so it kind of neutralizes everything! The mixture doesn't look too good (don't get me wrong it doesn't look disgusting either), but the taste is incredible. Sooo, let's get started... - Roxane
Serves 4
- 28 ounces (800g) sweet potatoes
- 3 onions (200g)
- 2 apples (200g)
- 3.5 ounces (100g) chickpeas (i use canned ones)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 200 milliliters (6.7 fluid ounces) vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- salt
- pepper
- At first you want all your ingredients to be ready. Get your sweet potatoes: peel and cut them into 3cm (1.2 inch) pieces. Chop the onions and remove the skin of your apples, divide into eights. Then drain the chickpeas. (If you want to use dried ones just add 3 volumes water to 1 volume chickpeas and let them soak overnight. Before using cook for 45min.)
- Now you want to heat the olive oil in a frying pan and sauté the onions until translucent. Then add the sweet potatoes and fry for about 2min. Stir your apples in, then add the vegetable stock. Bring to a boil. (At this point you could add mushrooms, if desired) Go in with the curry powder and the drained chickpeas. Let that simmer for 3min. Salt and pepper.
- Leave this (covered) on a medium heat for about 30min. I do it differently every time. This part is completely up to you. If you want it to be more watery just add more vegetable stock. You'll see, the sweet potatoes are done quite fast so you want to check on them every once in a while! While the liquid is evaporating put some rice on. You're pretty much done now, just wait until your desired consistency is reached and enjoy your meal!


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FOXBORO – Logan Mankins is only 32-years-old, but entering his tenth season in the NFL, even he knows he's not considered young anymore.
The longtime staple of the Patriots' offensive line is currently in the fourth year of his six-year, $51-million deal. His cap hit for 2014 is $10.5-million and next year it rises to $11-million. At that price, Mankins is smart enough to know that he needs to maintain his Pro Bowl-level of play on the field.
When asked on Wednesday how many years he has left, Mankins shook his head and smiled.
"I don't know. That's a good question," Mankins said. "It depends on health I think, and if they want to keep me around here still. We'll see."
Whether the Patriots want to keep the six-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro around for $11 million next season remains to be seen, but now is the time for Mankins to earn his worth. With Training Camp starting up on Thursday, he will once again be the leader of a Patriots' offensive line that recently has been infused with youth.
The Patriots spent three draft pick on offensive linemen – center Bryan Stork, tackle Cameron Fleming and guard Jon Halapio – who should all put pressure on the veterans. Mankins shouldn't be fighting for a job this summer, but admitted the importance of practicing like he is.
"We do have a lot of veterans returning and we have some new young guys that are fitting in nicely so far, and it's always good to know the guys you're with, that you can trust them and stuff like that," Mankins said. "That's good. This is the time of year you have to go out and prove it and you have to earn your job, so that's what training camp is for: earning the job."
It's still early to talk about the end of Mankins' career and he even said he doesn't have a set plan until when he'll end his time on the football field. As long as he can play, he plans on suiting up.
"I just want to play until I think I don't feel good – and if I can still do it," Mankins said. "If I can't do it, I don't think I'll keep going once I don't feel I'm playing the way I want to."
Here's more of what Mankins had to say:
On the team managing expectations: Well, we have pretty high expectations every season. We expect to have a good football team and play good football and try to be there at the end. We added some good players and we kept some good players from previous years. I have the same expectations I do every year: for us to have a good football team. You just have to play the games and see how it goes.
On the dynamic been with the new OL coach, Dave DeGuglielmo: It's been great. Googe– he's a good guy. He's a hard working guy. He's very loud. He gets his point across well. He's funny. It's been great so far and once the pads come on we'll really see how he wants things done and the way he coaches. We haven't experienced him in a game situation yet, so we're still getting to know him and he's still getting to know us. That's what all these practices are for.
If training camp is different heading into his tenth season: I'm not sure it's too different – it's just the way you go into it. I think I went into them all the same except the first one, when I didn't know what to expect. And since then I've known what's going to happen every time and I know how to prepare for it and to be ready for it.


text: 4 Much better than XIIIPosted: 25/05/2012Final Fantasy XIII was a disappointment, so my expectations for the sequel were low. However, Square Enix genuinely listened to the negative feedback from the previous game and did surprisingly well in creating a better product.XIII-2 has opened up considerably in exploration. Instead of XIII's straight-forward, continuous corridor design; here you select destinations from a hub menu, and the game allows you to exit and explore other destinations anytime, at your own pace. Leveling-up is also fully open from the start, rather than restricting your progress throughout the story.You can also collect enemy monsters and train them up to assist you in battle, though it's just really side-distraction for the most part. The soundtrack is really experimental for the series; a mish-mash or various genres that the series hadn't generally explored before. For the most part it works excellently, though some of the music might not be to your tastes.XIII-2 falls flat in a few areas though. It has a terrible habit of recycling areas, of particular note, it reuses one certain location as 5 different levels, each with very few differences between them. The storytelling is messy and confusing, though the focus is more on the characters and their back-stories. What almost makes up for this is the villain; the strong, and surprisingly sympathetic Caius, who is absolutely one of the best antagonists the Final Fantasy series has seen in years.All in all, the game is a significant improvement over Final Fantasy XIII, and due to the bargain prices it's going for these days, is definitely something to check out if you're a fan of the genre.


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reverse transcriptase
An enzyme encoded from the genetic material of retroviruses. Following entry of a retrovirus into a host cell, reverse transcriptase catalyzes the transcription of the virus's RNA (ribonucleic acid) into DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). This reverse transcription enables the virus's genome to be inserted into the genome of the host cell, resulting in the production of more RNA virus from its DNA. Examples of retroviruses encoding reverse transcriptase include Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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