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On a recent episode of the Real Housewives of Miami, Lea Black was watching her ancient lawyer husband on television as he was doing closing arguments for a case he was working on. She says her husband is on a case that involves a terrible accident where someone was killed.
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"Press Shutter Release Button Again" Error on Nikon D40x DLSR
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Blades Take Howard on Trial
Sheffield United have taken former Aberdeen, Arsenal, Cardiff City, Swansea City and Blackpool keeper Mark Howard on trial.
Howard, 25 came through the famous youth ranks at Arsenal but never quite made the grade with Arsene Wenger's Gunners. He joined Cardiff City in May 2006 and made just one appearance for the then Ninnian Park club in a 2-0 home defeat to Barnet in the League Cup.
He had better success with St. Mirren - joining the Scottish club in June 2007 on a free transfer and following a three year stay capped 52 games before leaving for Aberdeen on a one year deal - he played just eight times for the Dons.
The Southwark born keeper penned a deal at Blackpool last summer and has acted as number two to Matt Gilkes, he was handed an opportunity to shine last month, playing five games which included an FA Cup win over local rivals Fleetwood Town (won 5-1) having previously made his debut at Barnsley on Boxing Day - Matty Phillips netted a hat-trick in both games.
However with limited opportunities at Bloomfield Road the 6'1 shot stopper is looking for better first team opportunities and with only Steve Simonsen as the Blades recognizable number one he may have a better time at Bramall Lane. He is currently training and is in talks about a possible move to S2.
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I don't know much about computer technology. I just like to turn it on, and be able to connect to the internet and surf the web.
When we switched to a wireless card for our internet connection, I learned what a WLAN adapter was.
I still don't really understand how all of it works, but do know how to troubleshoot if I am not getting a proper connection.
A WLAN USB adapter is very handy as so much of our connections today are wireless. With the popularity of wireless technology, I think this is a field that will continue to grow and expand.


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The Weekly Rift is a project that aims to deliver some of the things that have fallen by the wayside in the modern games and tech entertainment blog.
You will not find quick updates, cursory product reviews, regurgitated news or gut reactions here. I appreciate all those things, but the internet is pretty much full of them already. The form of the blog — once distinguishable from news aggregators and PR spin by the addition of a unique and personal perspective — is now so often typified by a race to be quickest and loudest.
In an environment that is hit-driven, targeted, pre-emptive, search-engine-optimized and geared for ease-of-consumption, I mean to slow things back down a little.
So while you won't be able to come back every single day of the week and find piles of new content ready to be ingested and dissolved like so much fairy floss, what I hope you do find is a consistent level of thoughtfulness and unique perspective applied to a broad range of play-related topics.
If you like what you read be sure to find some way to remind yourself to check back regularly (hint: I've strewn links to my twitter account everywhere on the site, and there's an email subscribe form too), because the 'weekly' in the name isn't so much a reflection of how often the site is updated, but more a reminder that sometimes good content can't fit into the hourly status update or daily news cycle.
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@Comfyshoes -Comfyshoes - I love that song, but I have to say that people that don't feel confident can learn line dancing at home. There are many line dancing DVDs that show the steps in a slower manner so that you can master the routine.
I don't worry if I am a little off. I just dance to have fun, but some people might feel more comfortable with a little practice at home so that no one will see their mistakes.


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Maker Mindset
- use what you have
- process over product
- work with your hands (tangible creativity)
- self-directed approaches
- a reaction against the "mysterious, closed" world of computers
- it's an effort to get back to creativity on our own terms
Marshmallow Build
Here's what we built
The most successful groups are those who test things out before they build them. Kids are most successful at this. For example, they put the marshmallow on top. If it falls they try something else. Trial and error has its merits!
Planning A Maker Activity
1. The Challenge: Outline the objectives and instructions. Provide the building materials. Students are then able to ask clarifying questions and examine the building materials.
2. Strategy: As facilitator, answer inquiries and suggest approaches. Students then brainstrom solutions and sketch plans/ideas.
3. Build/make: Offer selective guidance. Students build prototypes and experiment with materials.
4. Share: Be sure to set parameters and expectations. Students can document their, or others', solutions (e.g. take photos), explain their stucture and tell stories.
5. Reflect: Post open-ended questions. Students reflect on successes and failures, compare their solutions with those of others, imagine what they might do next time.
Lego: Build And Connect
We built a lego guy on a time limit and number of pieces limit, then we were given a list of topics and we had to make up a story for our object that fit in with a topic we chose from the list. My example? This is a vessel for Deep Sea Fishing.
The Maker's challenge here was to build a structure that would hold the weight of the marshmallow as high as possible. We were given 20 pieces of spaghetti, string, about 1m of tape and a marshmallow. Very interesting.
The key learning benefit of Maker Spaces is that by building something, you have to talk and collaborate. You can learn much from reflecting on what happened. You can tap into student's imaginations, and inspire some new story ideas.


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As 2010s first pre-season test began at Valencia on Monday morning, fans got their first glimpse of the Mercedes GP MGP W01, the Toro Rosso STR5 and the Williams FW32, with the three teams launching their new cars at the Spanish circuit.
Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg unveiled Mercedes challenger, in its silver and green livery, while Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari were on hand as the wraps came off Toro Rossos Ferrari-powered machine. Williams, meanwhile, chose to hit the track with little pomp or ceremony, Rubens Barrichello giving their Cosworth-powered design its official debut.
Rosberg will be first to sample the W01, the first car produced by Mercedes following their takeover of Brawn GP late last year, before returning seven-time champion Schumacher takes over the car later in the day.
Toro Rosso, with their unchanged driver line-up, hope the STR5 will move them up the grid after the Red Bull-owned teams tenth-place finish in the 2009 constructors championship. Williams, who will field reigning GP2 champion Nico Hulkenberg alongside Barrichello, are out to improve on their seventh place of last year.
Four other teams are also testing at Valencia on Monday, all with the new cars. They are Ferrari, McLaren, BMW Sauber and Renault.


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Originally published August 31st, 2011. Is it a woodchuck, or a groundhog?
Guest blog: by Lowell Bliss
As part of our summer vacation this year, we found ourselves at Canada's Wonderland, a colossal amusement park near Toronto. My teenage son has discovered roller coasters as a passion, and so we strapped ourselves into the Behemoth, riding up to a height of 230 feet and then plunging down at 77 mph. The Behemoth cost $26 million to build. But all day it was like that: we were surrounded by acres of ingenious and costly technologies engineered with the sole purpose to amuse and thrill.
As my old body began to wane in the late afternoon, I plopped down on a park bench and waited out my kids who were on another ride. A young teenage girl was standing nearby. Suddenly, I heard her utter a short squeak and I felt something rustling on the ground between my ankles. I looked down. A chubby woodchuck wandered out from under my bench. Behind us was a small wooded lot between paths in the amusement park. A little stream flowed into a pool there and it was hard to tell whether this patch of nature among the tarmac was original or manufactured. Nonetheless, it was apparently where the woodchuck lived. I suspect it was "suppertime," if that's what you can call his daily allotment of popcorn and funnel cake. Continue reading


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The Results Are In For The Calgary Bag
LONDON, United Kingdom – Better late, than never! Over the weekend, some of you may have seen a piece in the Financial Times, where readers from Tokyo, London and New York – two men and one woman – roadtested the Calgary bag, a design and crowdsourcing collaboration I did with British leather designer and craftsman Bill Amberg. As some of you will recall, the Calgary bag debuted during New York Fashion Week back in February and


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Dear Lord, we pray that you will grant Mike N. the strength and courage to do whatever he needs to at this time to be a good father and husband, Thank You, Jesus, Amen. |
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"The love of my life has cancer."
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Top Five Mary Kay Beauty Hacks
I just love reading articles about my everyday things serving so many unusual uses. I have discovered 10 new functions of a lemon. Ten! So, I thought I would share with you some new ways to think about your Mary Kay products, maybe some new ways to love them even more. 1. Mary Kay® Extra Emollient...
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Operation Coco - Behind the Scenes
We are used to having GREAT days at Mary Kay. But, recently, I had a ONCE IN A LIFETIME day at Mary Kay. I'm the administrative assistant for the public relations team, and I've been with the team about 10 months. Let me tell you, I've seen these people pull off some amazing things. Global...
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Achoo!! Allergy Season Tips
If you are like me, this is that time of year for sneezing, runny noses and itchy watery eyes. It's not only annoying, but also it's horrible on my skin and makeup! How am I supposed to look good all day with dark circles from rubbing my eyes, a red, dry nose from constantly blowing and dry...
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Out, out (bleep) spot
I've tried everything. EVERY! THING! Yet, they keep showing up. No, not annoying distant relatives. Dark spots. I contemplated giving them names since it was obvious they planned to hang out with me for a while. Looking back, I am so sorry to have been in the sun as much as I was when I was growing...
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Okie Dokey, Smoky!
I love, love, love makeup. Did I just say that I love playing with makeup? Well, or at least I "did" several years ago before I became a Mom. I used to create different looks every morning before going to work. I loved mixing shades to come up with my own color combinations (and some of them...
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I should have listened
I love makeup. When I was a teenager and in my 20s, I tried every new makeup trend as soon as it came out. Every time I went for a makeover they told me how dry my skin was. I never understood what they were trying to say, I was 25 and I never cared too much about my skin care regimen or my lack of one...
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You Don't Appreciate What You Have Until It's Gone
I was always annoyed with my skin as a teenager and 20-something: the ill-timed break-outs, an excessive number of freckles and extra oil clogging up my t-zone. I never felt like my skin was anything special at all…of course, until one day it wasn't. About a month or so after I had my little...
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Confessions from a Skeptic
Before I begin, let me be very clear. I LOVE Mary Kay products! I am a walking, talking advocate of the brand. I proudly wore Mary Kay products long before I began to work here 9 years ago. My makeup bag is Mary Kay exclusive. And if you read my last blog post about spring cleaning your makeup bag, then...
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I'll never forget the very first time it happened. I was at a grocery store. I had a bag of overpriced lettuce, some blueberries and one of those half cakes that always seem so tempting because they lessen the shame of buying a whole cake to eat by myself. Anyway, I was checking out and the cashier...
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If you're anything like me you love to celebrate… milestones like birthdays, momentous rights of passage such as a graduation or the everyday accomplishments that warrant a happy dance behind an office door. No matter the occasion, we live in a culture that celebrates the big, the small...
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Like most women my days are spent trying to get everything done on my 'to do' list. Starting out with an early morning spin class. Then running from meeting to meeting. And, then, finally squeezing in some family time at night. My hectic schedule doesn't leave a lot of room to worry...
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Spring Break. Spring Forward. Spring Cleaning.
I'm the unofficial Queen of Spring. From planning what my family will do for Spring Break to making sure no one oversleeps once daylight savings time begins (although the hubby set the clock back instead of forward...ugh!) to getting rid of the extra clutter around my house that always seems so...
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Hello Beautiful
It's been months in the making. And an extraordinary team effort. But so worth it! Because now I'm so excited to be able to introduce our first ever Mary Kay Global Makeup Artist Team! We searched the world and found truly extraordinary talent to help us make Mary Kay® color easy to use...
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Mary Kay's first-ever Global Makeover Day was a huge success! Woman in more than 20 countries participated. The numbers are still rolling in, but so far, we've counted more than 11,554 makeovers. Please enjoy a few photos from this record setting day! For even more great photos check out Mary...
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We are so excited about the launch of Mary Kay's 50th Anniversary and our One Woman Can™ Makeover Contest. We are kicking off the contest with something we've never done before. We are going for the world record!!! Yes, we are trying to set a world record for the most number of makeovers...
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The World's Largest Annual Indoor ShowWhat is it?
The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo is a week-long event held every year in Nova Scotia. The two-and-a-half hour family show is fast-paced – every scene only lasts about 3-6 minutes, so there is always something new to see and experience. Looking for a taste of true Hoping for something more modern? The Tattoo also features innovative acrobatic acts, modern music, contemporary dancing, trampoline routines and cutting-edge videos. There's also workshops and festival events all free! Check out the details by exploring the menu options to the left. When is it? The first week of July every year! In 2015, the Tattoo will be held June 30-July 7.
Who is it for?Everybody! Young and old alike will enjoy this spectacular display. It is for tourists and locals, children and seniors, students and parents, couples and families. It is for you…. Where is it?The Scotiabank Centre, a modern, air-conditioned arena located in the very heart of Downtown Halifax. What else is there?The Tattoo Festival includes: A series of free noon-time concerts, parades and performances take place in various locations around the city, principally focused on the Spring Garden Road Area, but also taking place in the Waterfront, Grand Parade and other venues further afield. These happen most days during the run of the Tattoo. July 1st is Canada's birthday and we help celebrate with a gigantic parade featuring the entire cast, right through the heart of the city. Who is in it?The cast of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo includes people of all ages and backgrounds. Featuring military, police and civilian performers, the show is a true partnership. You will see and hear pipes and drums, military and civilian bands, historic re-enactments, dancers, acrobats, choirs, military displays and competitions, drama, comedy and more. The participants are without a doubt, the best in the world at what they do and they come from all over the world to take part. Want tickets?Tickets are available online at www.ticketatlantic.com, by phone at (902) 451-1221 and at designated ticket outlets. Want affordable accommodations?http://www.nstattoo.ca/getting-to-nova-scotia/hotels/ Want to be involved?The Tattoo Production Office (please note tickets cannot be purchased through the Production Office) can be contacted by email at firstname.lastname@example.com, by phone (toll free in North America) at 1-800-563-1114 or 1-902-420-1114, by fax at 1-902-423-6629 or by mail at 1586 Queen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2J1, Canada. We also have a number of regional contacts around the world: Australia Belgium France Germany United Kingdom |


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Liriodendron tulipifera-Tulip Tree
Ok, the green or black ash in my back yard was struck by lightning one yr. prior to our moving into the home. I am now ready to plant something near by to eventually replace said tree.
What are your feelings on the Tulip tree? Good and bad feelings, I'd like to hear it all. It won't be extremely close to the deck, the current tree was planted far too close in my opinion. Every time we fire up the grill, it heat scorches leaves, I hate having to lop off limbs just to protect it!
I am currently redoing my backyard with the intend of drawing butterflies in droves, that is why I also was drawn to this particular tree. :)
Thank you!
~Tina Marie
In my area this is a very fast growing tree that gets straight and tall in ideal conditions. It generally does not like to retain lower limbs so eventually there are naturally no limbs above 12 feet (if not higher). In my area it drops a few early leaves at the middle of a hot, hot summer - they just turn brown and fall off. The fall color is yellow, so-so for me but I have seen spectacular pictures from elsewhere.
IMO it is underplanted.
The flowers are beautiful. Sure if you have to limb it up over a two story house you won't see them as much but when left on at "mower clearance height" the flowers are very attention getting.
Fall color is decent if not a plus on some trees. I have not figured out the cultivars to recommend yet. My neighbor has a wild transplant one which has GREAT yellow fall color. Lucky.
The tree does get huge. Large trunk and all and BIG leaves means more clean up than a locust type leaf.
Did I say massive trunk yet? Lol.
Just as a matter of curiosity the Autumn colour on my local tulip tree (a giant planted sometime in the 1790s in a city square) is a beautiful butter yellow and is probably the best around my area. Where maples etc often don't put on much of a show in our climate the Tulip Tree always manages to perform. From its age it is probably one of the 'wild' TT's.
i have 6 or so ...
half are damaged from winds associated with strong thunderstorms .... the big blow just before the storm ... no winter issues ...
and one is horribly disfigured by some buck ... i dont get it.. why its this one tree.. just about every year for 10 years ... one would think that buck would have moved on in life by now ...
slightly surface rooted ... might not be the best if you want to garden under them in the far future .... but not bad compared to the worst, such s norway maples, willow or others of the type ...
Hm, I'm not concerned about leaf litter. More the merrier really. I need it for compost! LOL The neighborhood trees here are sooo Boring! No color really. I want something that will -Pop- so the yellow will be nice.
As for limb dropping, not really much of an issue since I already deal with the dratted neighbors tree throwing things in my yard already! I might well enjoy my own tree and have a reason to bend over and pick things up right?
Winds here are predominantly from the northerly direction. Planting location would place this tree behind the house, in a southern location blocking it from major winds. :)
12ft puts the bottoms of it above the deck, which saves me from having to limb the thing but I wouldn't be planting close to the deck like this current tree is. I don't want to have to do that to another tree. Who ever planted this tree that is currently here certainly did not -think- of it's full grown size. *sigh*
As for it being too dry here, it can be dry here but certainly I wouldn't say it's that dry here. I do water my trees and I wouldn't say we're a desert here in South Dakota. :)
~Tina Marie
Like denninmi, I'd be concerned about hardiness since your location is well outside the native range of tuliptree (see link). Are there other tuliptrees growing successfully in your area? Protection from the north winds and keeping it well watered would definitely be beneficial. Tuliptrees grown from a northern seed source would be best (although your local nursery/garden center may not have this info).
The tuliptree in my yard attracts tiger swallowtail butterflies (the larvae feed on the foliage). I also had a promethea moth lay eggs on it this year.
Here is a link that might be useful: tuliptree native range
I have a plethora of them come up wild on my property. Deciduous woodlots here are usually full of them. I have always liked them, but for some reason those I've allowed to remain in the area of land we keep mowed and gardened, they've not been a long-lived, nor without problems.
The cultivated one I purshased lived perhaps ten years before it went into decline, with a canker of some sort at the soil line and always, always home to some sort of curculio. The big wild one I let stand near one of my greenhouses now is exhibiting the same issue near the soil line and you can see a gazillion yellow bellied sapsucker holes ringing around the trunk. It came up wild, I'm not going to invest time or money into it. When it presents a problem, it'll get felled I guess before it falls and takes a structure with it.
I think I am saying that although it's a lovely tree, it's not as 'without' issues as it is advertised.
Tuliptree in SD sounds difficult. Maybe native ones from Michigan? It does have a surprising north range from arbordave 's link.
Just an aside, the tiny bareroot mail-order tuliptree I planted in 2004 is now pushing 40ft (13m)! So this is its 8th season. It should reach 50' in only 10 seasons. And it only gets 6 hrs full sun a day.
Hmm, things to ponder, Thank you everyone for all the information on this tree! :) I truly do appreciate it. Any suggestions on a particular tree that would do better, draw butterflies, grow fairly fast and provide good shade for the south side of our home? Doesn't have to draw butterflies, but that certainly is a major plus for me.
~Tina Marie
Thank you everyone for all the information. I will check out a few oak trees for this area. Any suggestions there? Truly I don't wish squirrels in my yard though. Heh I have a beautiful veggie garden as well as next season a butterfly garden too. I'm so not wanting to encourage those little nut grubbers! LOL
~Tina Marie
'Little Volunteer' is a nice Liriodendron tulipifera cultivar if you want a medium sized vs. large tree.
Although a shrub Aesculus parviflora is a tiger swallowtail magnet.
Consider Quercus bicolor as well. Q. coccinea and Q. ellipsoidalis would be by next set of favorite no fuss oaks.
Hehe, gotta say, nearly freaked when I saw the words Bottlebrush in the name whaas. I had major flashbacks of those ridiculous plants out in california when I was a child...You see them all up and down the roads and highways. Huge red bottle brush shaped blooms on those miserable things. Ugh! I am sooo allergic to those!
Alright then, done with the nightmare flashbacks. Now, I've just informed hubby those 3 trees in our back yard -must- go and sooner rather than later. He will contact a pal of his who used to log for a living. Not my thing so not my problem. His/their problem if something gets knocked into a building. LoL I leave that to him. ;) I on the other hand, asked him for his preference and have been given none. So it's up to me. Yay! I guess? Not really, if he complains later? Oh well! He lost that chance, when I asked and he said... "I don't care."
I like the Swamp white oak, but I love the tulip tree. Now knowing that the tulip tree may cause issues later and the oak will live longer. I'll go with an oak. Yeah, I want more butterflies, but I'll plant an Aesculus parviflora or two, that will satisfy the butterfly wants too. :)
So I have to say thank you to everyone and thank you Esh_ga & Whaas very much for directing me to several to help me make a more informed choice.
they are native in MI ???? ... i didnt know that ... and i have been here 50 years ... but who knows ... not saying you are wrong .. just surprised.. [but to lazy to look it up]
i mail ordered mine as 3 feet whips 10 years ago ... no cold z5 issues ...
they are easily 20 to 30 feet tall now ...
its the giant leaves in wind that cause the problems ...
i dont know why you cant mail order one.. and give it a go .. with the full understanding .. that you are zone inappropriate ...
check out the link.. i have never had a problem with them .... especially after i learned how to plant and maintain trees ... TIMING is everything ... try to get them delivered when the soil thaws .. and insure they are fully dormant .. etc ....
in my z5.. i would insist on 4/1 delivery ... and if the ground was not quite thawed.. it could sit the the cold garage for a week or more.. with a little moisture ...
if you go the mail order route.... new posts in march or so ... for how to do it all ...
call your county extension office if you dont know when the soil thaws ...
Here is a link that might be useful: link
Ken, what do you mean zone inappropriate? When I do a zone search, for 57718, which is my zip code. It tells me my zone is 5a. I am between two ridges within the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Tulip tree is rated for zone 3, if you mean it doesn't grow native here. I know. :/
I am going to have a few seedlings sent to me, pot them up, raise them in pots till they are larger, bring them up to the family farm which is 2 hrs from here and plant them on the farm. 7 thousand acre farm.
As for the yard here, In South Dakota, I will be planting a Bur Oak in the back yard. I am thinking about taking one of the limbs from the Linden out front, since I have to trim it up and rooting it in the back as well. 1/4th of an acre with absolutely no trees except the one that must come down. Ah well, I'll get it figured out eventually. :)
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You would think I wouldn't have to ask this with as many threads as there are about stuck fermentations. But I am. Sooo I'm making a holiday beer which was brewed 10/20/12 which puts it on the yeast cake for 25 days now. Fermentation was nice and vigorous for a few days then calmed down. The SG was 1.072 @ 79° which makes it 1.074 after correction(?). I measured at 14 days and was getting 1.032. At 21 days, 1.03. So apparent attenuation seems to be < 60%. That seems awful! I do have 1.5# lactose for 5.5 gallons of beer. I've seen a lot of numbers thrown around about points that lactose will add (lots of 1.004 SG for 1 gallon of water), but my gravity still seems fairly high.. Question is, should I be pitching more yeast or is my beer seriously done? Fun facts: - extract with specialty grain recipe - Wyeast Irish Ale - made a 1L starter after letting the pack fully expand after smacking - yeast nutrient added to first .5L of starter boil - fermented low-mid 60s
It probably wouldn't do much good to repitch, but you could try it and see how it goes. Does the beer taste right or is it too malty/sweet? You're looking at about 5.6% ABV (assuming your OG was 1.074); is that around what your recipe was estimating or is it low?
The ABV seems right, I estimated 5.5%. It IS sweet but not too sweet and tastes good if you know what you are getting. It's a milk stout modeled slightly after Left Hand but sweeter and not as smokey.
tiny bit of amylase can bring it down. start with 1/2 tsp and wait a few days
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I'd try the amylase enzyme like tre9er suggested before putting more yeast in and see if it squeezes the last bit of FG out of it. Maybe on the next version of your recipe reduce the lactose to 1# and see if that falls more in line of what you were looking for.
You can just pour it in and let it do its thing. It'll break down the last of the remaining fermentable sugars to give the yeast something to nibble on. Amylase enzyme is cheap and you should be able to get a bottle from your LHBS for around $3.
Great! I'll pick some up this weekend and let y'all know how it turns out.
Thought I would update the thread. I bought some amylase last weekend and put a 1/2 tsp in and let it sit a few days. The FG hasn't changed so I guess I'll just have a high FG but the sweetness has mellowed out some. I'm going to bottle tomorrow making it a week since the amylase has gone in. Glad I have it and know about using it for the future.
Are you measuring your post-pitch gravities with a hydrometer or a refractometer? This can make a big difference as refractometers are no good after pitching yeast.
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Find Debug Assemblies using Glimpse
A new feature in Glimpse.AspNet 1.9.2 will display whether each assembly in your web site's bin folder was compiled in Debug or Release mode. At development time, Debug mode is fine, but you want to avoid shipping Debug assemblies to production since there are performance costs associated with these assemblies. You can determine for yourself whether a given assembly was compiled in debug mode using this code, which also links to the performance issues. Under the Environment tab in Glimpse, you can scroll down to view the Application Assemblies section. The new column, Build Mode, shows for each assembly how it was compiled. In your production deployments, you want to make sure … more
DogFoodCon Session on DDD with ASP.NET MVC
Yesterday I presented at DogFoodCon, giving a slightly modified version of a talk I gave a week earlier at FalafelCON in San Francisco. The session provides those with little knowledge of Domain-Driven Design with a rapid overview of some key concepts and patterns used in DDD, and wraps up with a brief demo of a simple Guestbook application that begins as a monolithic everything-in-the-controller MVC application but is improved using some DDD-based techniques. The slides are available on Slideshare and embedded here: Add Some DDD to Your ASP.NET MVC, OK? from Steven Smith Both times I gave the talk, I ran out of time to show everything I wanted in the demo (sorry, it's a big … more
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Obviously it's very easy to download and reuse images on the Internet. However, if your business depends on such intellectual property, you may need to take steps to prevent unauthorized usage of your images. There are many ways you can mark your images to later prove they are yours – that's a topic for another day – but you may not know there is also a very easy way to find other images and where they are located given one. Let's take a simple example from Apple's website, where they show off some pictures of the iPad Air: The URL for that ladybug image is: http://images.apple.com/ipad-air/design/images/best_design_display_2x.jpg We'll need that in a moment. Google Image Search In … more
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Recently on twitter, Michael Feathers raised some interesting points about how the media tends to naturally group individuals together, especially "on the Internet": As he notes, we already have a word for treating inanimate objects as if they were alive, sentient, humans: anthropomorphism: Obviously when we do this, we're telling a small lie. Non-sentient objects do not have feelings or intentions, but we sometimes like to confer these attributes on them because it makes for a more interesting story. Telling somebody "My car hates me." is often more interesting than "My car is unreliable." Unfortunately, we don't appear to have a word to describe taking this up a level, when … more
Logging in Entity Framework
When working with any ORM tool, it can sometimes be helpful to see just what, exactly, is being sent to the underlying data store. This can help identify bugs as well as performance issues in how the query is being performed (or how many queries are being performed, in the case of SELECT N+1 problems). There are several existing tools available that provide assistance with this:
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Sometimes, though, you want to be able to log what EF is doing to a standard logger, whether using the built-in System.Diagnostics calls, or a logging tool like log4net or NLog. In this case, there's a very … more
RGRC is the new Red Green Refactor for Test First Development
Test Driven Development (TDD), aka Test Driven Design, aka Test First Development, has long had a simple, virtuous cycle at the heart of its workflow: Write a failing test (run the test(s) – they should be RED) Make it pass in the simplest way possible (tests are GREEN) Now clean up the code (eliminate duplication and other code smells) (REFACTOR) When following this workflow, one can make steady, incremental progress on a project or problem with minimal risk of spinning one's wheels for hours on end or trying to take on too large a task and becoming overwhelmed by its complexity. It's a great approach that I've practiced on countless occasions, and which you can easily practice by … more
Getting Started with Castle Windsor
My preferred IoC container is StructureMap, but I'm going to be working with a client who uses Castle Windsor as their standard container, so I decided to learn a bit about it this week. I created a simple console application and included some interfaces and implementations to see how things work. Registering individual interfaces and wiring them up to their implementations is pretty straightforward: Getting resolved types out of the container is as well. In this case, Greeter requires an IGreeting and an IWriter in its constructor: While you're learning how to work with the container, it can be useful to see a list of everything that is currently registered. I … more
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The other night at the Hudson Software Craftsmanship meeting at the Falafel Software training center in Hudson, Ohio, I did the Red Pencil Kata using JavaScript. Although I've run into it in the past, I was stuck for a little while (I was the odd man out without a pairing partner to help find these things faster) due to one of JavaScript's "fun" date conventions. Being a C# developer primarily, there are many small things I have to remember that are different between JavaScript and C# (like where to declare variables, for instance). In this case, it was the code for generating a particular date that bit me. At one point, I wanted to generate a … more
Where to Declare Variables in C# and JavaScript
Both JavaScript and C# belong to the C family of languages. They share curly braces and semi-colons, and in fact there are many cases where the exact same code will execute (correctly, in most cases) as either language. However, there are certain best practices that are unique to each language, and where variables should be declared is one of them.
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In C#, it's generally best to declare variables just before they're used. Like any convention in programming, there's some debate about this, but this rule is supported by well-respected books like Clean Code and top-voted answers to questions like this one: Where do you declare … more
Ensure You Are Not Adding To Global Scope in JavaScript
A key best practice if you're writing JavaScript code is to avoid adding objects to the global scope. There are several good reasons for this – globals add coupling, it makes it easier for disparate libraries to break one another, etc. A general rule of programming is to avoid global scope, in fact. Unfortunately, JavaScript makes adding things to global scope very easy. Consider this bit of code: In this example, we have a function, within which we set a variable and then use some jQuery to modify a div. However, because we didn't specify the "var" keyword, we've actually just added a new object to the global scope: message. In fact, if some other … more
Free Stock Photos for Presentations
If you've graduated from basic death-by-bullet-point presentations to something that will keep your audience interested, you've probably encountered the problem of "where can I find the perfect image to underscore my point," preferably without having to pay an arm and a leg for it. I recommend books like Presentation Zen to learn more about how to amp up your presentations, and that book makes some (dated) recommendations for places to go to find images. I've used many different resources for my developer conference presentations and Pluralsight courses, and I thought others would benefit from this list (and probably future me as well, since I frequently find myself referring … more
Resolving Dependencies in ASP.NET MVC 5 with StructureMap
In a previous post I showed how to use StructureMap with ASP.NET MVC 3. It's been a couple of years, so I figured it was time to update that article with the steps for getting StructureMap working in ASP.NET MVC 5. If you're interested in learning more about how to develop applications in a loosely coupled fashion, I highly recommend my course on SOLID Principles of Object Oriented Design to learn more (in particular, the Dependency Inversion Principle). StructureMap is my preferred IOC container / dependency injection tool for .NET applications. It's free, performs very well, and has a number of very useful features that make it very productive to work with. One … more
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Porting LinuxBIOS to the AMD SC520
In this article, we describe the work done by the Cluster Research Team at Los Alamos National Laboratory to port LinuxBIOS to the AMD SC520 CPU. Although space does not permit a detailed description of all the work involved, we hope you can get some idea of what it takes to port to a new board.
The AMD SC520 is a small, low-power, integrated CPU. It is used in many embedded applications, one of the more interesting being the Portland Aerospace Society's open-source rocket. This rocket uses a standard board from Kontron to control all onboard computing functions. The board features a number of nice control buses, including the CAN bus for power control of rocket subsystems.
We were asked whether we could port LinuxBIOS to the board the rocket team uses. We purchased the board they use and found one main problem: the BIOS Flash is soldered on. If you burn a bad BIOS, the board is now a nice paperweight. It might be nice to have a fancy burned-out board as a paperweight, but we would rather have working boards.
After doing some research, we learned that Advanced Digital Logic (ADL) makes a nice SC520 board with a removable BIOS Flash part. We decided to use this board for development. We've used ADL boards for our miniclusters in the past, and they've worked well.
We would start our work by porting to the board with removable Flash. Once the port is solid, our plan was to take a deep breath and try it on the board with a non-removable Flash. If we fail, of course, we're the proud owners of a $400 brick!
The steps in any LinuxBIOS port process change little from board to board. First, enumerate the resources provided on the mainboard, such as the CPU, I/O parts and so on. Next, create the configuration files that describe the resources and populate the directory tree with those files. Then, fill in the blanks with code.
LinuxBIOS itself is about 98% C code. The small amount of assembly involved is common to almost all the boards for a given CPU. In this sense, LinuxBIOS is a far better piece of code than proprietary BIOSes, which we are told are almost completely assembly code. We have not seen this source code, of course.
The LinuxBIOS build process bears little resemblance to the Linux kernel build process. Instead, the LinuxBIOS build process was inspired by the Plan 9 and BSD kernel build processes, although the LinuxBIOS process adds more formality and control. A lot of checking is needed for building a BIOS, as the price of error is high. Because our clusters may have 1,024 or 2,048 nodes, we want to make sure that the BIOS we flash to all the nodes at once is good. As we will see, however, we can afford to flash a bad BIOS if we use LinuxBIOS's fallback BIOS feature.
A target is a specific instance of LinuxBIOS for a motherboard. As built for a target, a LinuxBIOS image consists of glue code for resource management code and the resource code itself. A resource can be thought of as one or more .c files that control a hardware component, be it a motherboard, CPU or other chip. Resource code can invoke code for other resources as part of the configuration process. For example, the motherboard resource invokes code for CPU startup.
Each resource has a directory, so for the SC520, we need to have a directory called src/cpu/amd/sc520. The directory includes source code and two configuration files, one of which specifies options used for the resource and default option values. The other specifies what parts are built and how they are built. A given configuration file for a resource may specify other resources to be used, in which case the configuration files for those resources are read in and processed.
The LinuxBIOS configuration tool, starting from an initial configuration file called the target configuration file, creates a build directory. Once the configuration tool is run, the user changes to the build directory and types make. At that point, an image of the LinuxBIOS for that target is built and can be burned into Flash.
A given motherboard can have several target configuration files. Different options may be set for these different targets. One target might have a lot of debugging, another might use a different bootloader and so on. All of this control is set by options in the build process.
Options are defined in the LinuxBIOS source tree, and only defined options may be used. Options have default values and can be set only once in order to avoid confusion in how they are set and what values they may have.
The goal of this process is to make it easy to build all the targets on a single machine, quickly, while having only one copy of the source. A second goal is to avoid errors that cropped up in earlier versions of LinuxBIOS, when options were uncontrolled or set in too many places. The process supports cross-compilation, so we can build our PowerPC targets on an x86 machine.
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Political youth initiates a 'call to vote' for the second round of elections in Guatemala
On Wednesday 2 November 2011 the youngsters of the Permanent Forum of Political Parties (Foro Permanente de Partidos Políticos) and the leaders of the Supreme Electoral Tribune (Tribunal Supremo Electoral) organised an event together to stimulate voting and political participation amongst Guatemalan youth. The event was realised with the help of the NIMD and the Royal Netherlands embassy in Guatemala.
During the event, several speakers lined out the importance of young people getting involved in politics. NIMD coordinator and representative Álvaro Díaz, stated that young people are the moral yeast of the system and that their energy should be canalised into the development of the country and the construction of the democracy. He added that Guatemala asks all its citizens to contribute to this development, but that everyone should personally decide in what form. He furthermore encouraged young people to construct and improve political parties. Although political participation amongst youngsters in Guatemala is not particularly low, most of this participation takes place within social organisations and not so much in political parties.
A 'call to vote' for the second round in the elections came from the president judge of the Supreme Electoral Tribune, María Eugenia Villagrán. She underlined the role of the youth by stressing their importance in the first round of elections both in eligibility and voting. Also present at the event was the ambassador of the Royal Netherlands embassy in Guatemala, Jan-Jaap van de Velde. The ambassador told the audience how he was very much impressed by 2 phenomena during the elections. First of all he noticed the large queues of voters during the very early hours of the day and secondly he was impressed by all the young volunteers helping out at the voting centers. Furthermore the ambassador stated that votes of the youth should not be underestimated in the construction of democracy, given that youngsters are full of hope and illusions.
Edgar Barrios, secretary of the Board of Directors of the Commission of Young people in the Permanent Forum of Political Parties (Comisión de Jóvenes del Foro Permanente de Partidos Políticos), quoted from the ancient Guatemalan book of wisdom Popol Vuh by stating in respect to the elections: "may everyone rise and may no one stay behind". He added that the relatively high number of youngsters in eligible places is an important step in further deepening Guatemala's democracy. The participation of young people in the Guatemalan democracy is indeed of great importance, even more so because around 70% of the population is under 30 years of age. Almost 45% of the people alleged to vote these elections could be considered 'young'.
The main event of the evening was a presentation by the famous mountaineer Jaime Viñals. The mountaineer, who climbed the 7 highest mountain summits in the world, gave a presentation on the importance of living day by day while practicing values such as discipline, perseverance, faith, patience and a positive attitude. According to Viñals these were some of the values that helped him reach all these mountaintops. On a political note he invited the ones present to vote for Guatemala's future leaders.
The band 4 cuerdas was given the honor to wrap up the event and they also, being young students, called out to the public to go and vote on 6 November 2011.


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Christmas Tree Tax? - Really?
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 6:58am
Glad to see Barry has a laser-like focus on jobs -
Obama's New 'Christmas Tree Tax'
Acting Administrator of Agricultural Marketing David R. Shipman announced that the Secretary of Agriculture will appoint a Christmas Tree Promotion Board.
The only jobs this expense to the consumer will bring are government jobs. Of course, that is all that Barry the Bumbling Buffoon knows how to create. What a frigging idiot.


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Source: The Golden Fleece
The Golden Fleece in the village of Braughing serves "tasty, comforting, country-style dishes", says The Michelin Guide 2015. A 3-course meal with prosecco at this Hertfordshire venue is now less than £19 per head.
12-2:30pm Mon-Sat, 6:30-9pm Mon-Thu; 7-10pm Fri until 30 Jun
Source: Odette's
Odette's in Primrose Hill is "a foodie stopover worthy of any postcode", says The AA Restaurant Guide 2015. Make your way to this 3-AA-Rosette restaurant for lunch and bubbly for £29.
12-2:30pm Tue-Fri, 12-3pm Sat-Sun until 30 Jun +£6 6-10pm Tue-Fri, 6-9:30pm Sun
Source: Gay Hussar
Since opening in 1953, The Gay Hussar has made a name for itself as a favourite haunt of politicians. A 3-course meal and wine for two at this Hungarian restaurant in Soho is now less than £20 a head.
12:15-2:30pm, 5:30-10:45pm Mon-Sat until 31 Jul
Source: Riverside Brasserie
The 2-AA-Rosette awarded Riverside Brasserie is a "hidden gem" serving up "accomplished cooking", says The AA Restaurant Guide 2015. For £48, you and a friend get a 3-course meal and cocktails at this Bray Marina eatery.
12-3pm, 5:30-9:30pm Tue-Sat; 12-4pm Sun, 1 Mar-30 Jun
Source: Richmond Hill Hotel
Richmond Hill Hotel is a Georgian manor overlooking Richmond Park. You can now visit the hotel's Pembrokes Restaurant for a champagne afternoon tea for half the regular price.
3-5:30pm Sun until 21 Jun
Source: City Cruises
Enjoy a 4-course dinner with bubbly and wine while taking in some of London's sights on this river cruise, now £39.50 a head.
Mon-Thu until 21 May; +£20 Fri-Sun until 22 May
Source: Kings Road Steakhouse & Grill
£49 gets you and a friend a 3-course meal and cocktails at Marco Pierre White's Kings Road Steakhouse & Grill in Chelsea, saving up to £49.50 on the regular cost.
12-3pm Mon-Sun; 12-5:15pm Sat-Sun; 5:30-10:30pm Mon-Thu until 30 Jun
Source: Littlecote House Hotel
Champagne afternoon tea for two at Littlecote House Hotel, a Grade I-listed 16th-century country house in Berkshire, is now £14.50 a head.
2:30-6pm 1 Mar-30 Jun
Source: Mews of Mayfair
You save up to 62% on a chateaubriand meal for two at the "beautiful" (London Evening Standard) AA-Rosette-awarded Mews of Mayfair.
12-3:30pm, 6-10:30pm Mon-Fri; 12-10:30pm Sat; 12-4:30pm Sun until 30 Jun
Source: Park Inn by Radisson Palace, Southend-on-Sea
With far-reaching views over the Thames Estuary, the Park Inn Radisson Palace, Southend-on-Sea, is a great place to take afternoon tea. You and a friend can do just that for £19 instead of £35.80 and get a free glass of bubbly.
2:30-5:30pm Sun-Fri until 31 May
Source: Kaspar's Seafood Bar & Grill
For less than £50 a head (saving up to 36%), you can visit Kaspar's Seafood Bar & Grill, located within the world-famous AA 5-red-star Savoy, for a 3-course à la carte meal with champagne.
12-11pm until 31 May
Source: The Potters Arms
The Potters Arms, a rural inn which dishes up "delicious" food according to the Bucks Free Press, is offering dinner for two forup to half the usual price.
12-2:30pm Mon-Sat; 6:30-9:30pm Mon-Fri until 31 May
Source: The Marmion
The Marmion in Southsea is now offering a 2-course meal for two, including a main course, a dessert and a glass of wine each, for £23 -- that's only £11.50 per head.
12-3pm, 5-9pm Mon-Fri until 10 May
Source: One Twenty One Two at The Royal Horseguards
Standing majestically by the River Thames, the 5-star Royal Horseguards hotel -- the original home of Scotland Yard and a WWII secret-service base -- is offering a 2-course lunch at its One Twenty One Two restaurant for £15.
12-2:30pm Mon-Fri until 1 May
Source: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London - Westminster
You and a friend can catch up over afternoon tea with pink champagne after a day's sightseeing with this better-than-half-price deal at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London - Westminster.
2-4:30pm daily until 30 May
Source: The Noodle House
The Noodle House is located on Shaftesbury Avenue, close to Soho and Theatreland. You can now visit for lunch including a drink for £9.95.
12-5pm until 31 May
Source: The Painted Heron
You and a friend can now visit the "remarkable" (The Times) 2-AA-Rosette Painted Heron in Chelsea for an Indian tasting menu and bubbly for less than £30 a head.
12-3pm, 6-10pm Sun-Fri until 31 May
Source: Oliver's Bistro at Littlecote House Hotel
Dinner for two at the 2-AA-Rosette Oliver's Bistro at Littlecote House Hotel -- a Grade I-listed 16th-century country house in Hungerford -- is now £45, saving up to 49% on the regular cost.
6:30-9pm Tue-Sun until 30 Jun
Source: Richmond Gate Hotel
The Richmond Gate Hotel is an 18th-century Georgian property situated at the top of Richmond Hill. Champagne afternoon tea for two at this 4-star venue is now less than £15 per head.
Daily from 4 Feb-4 Jul
Source: The Waggoners
For £49, you and a friend can now visit the AA-Rosette-awarded Waggoners in Welwyn for a 5-course tasting menu with champagne.
12-2pm, 6:30-7:45pm Mon-Fri until 29 May
Source: Ametsa with Arzak Instruction
Ametsa is a Michelin-starred Spanish restaurant within the AA 5-Red-Star Halkin by COMO hotel in Belgravia. For £29 you can visit for a 3-course lunch including cava, tea or coffee and petit fours.
12-2pm Tue-Fri; 3 Mar-29 May; +£13 6:30-10pm Mon-Fri
Source: Rowley's Restaurant
Rowley's Restaurant was established in 1977 in a building that was the home of Wall's butchers in the 1830s. You can now visit any day of the week for a chateaubriand steak meal for two for £39 -- saving 49% on the usual price.
12-2:30, 6-10pm until 31 May
Source: The WineGlass Restaurant at The Barns Hotel
The AA-Rosette-awarded WineGlass Restaurant sits right on the banks of the River Ouse outside Bedford -- two people can now visit this country house for a meal and bubbly for less than half the usual price.
Lunch Mon-Sat; dinner Thu-Sun until 31 May
Source: Frasers
Two people can enjoy a 2-course lunch or dinner for £14.50 per head at Frasers, a 5-star guesthouse and restaurant in the Kent countryside -- saving up to 49%.
12-2pm, 6:30-9pm Tue-Fri until 17 Jun
Source: Reform Social & Grill
The AA-Rosette-awarded Reform Social & Grill in Marylebone is now offering its Vintage and Gentleman's afternoon teas for £39 for two instead of the usual price of £53.
3-5pm, daily, 26 Jan-30 Apr
Source: North Pole Bar & Restaurant
You and a friend can get a 2-course meal and a drink each at the "stylish" (The AA) North Pole Bar & Restaurant in Greenwich for £29.
6-10pm Mon-Fri; 12-4pm Sat; 12-10pm Sun until 16 Jun
Source: Park Terrace Restaurant
The 2-AA-Rosette Park Terrace Restaurant is located in the AA 5-star Inspectors' Choice Royal Garden Hotel. Save up to 42% when two visit for dinner, drinks and views of leafy Kensington Gardens.
6-10:30pm until 31 May
Source: The Seven Stars in Dinton
This offer gets you and a friend a 2-course meal at The Good Pub Guide-recommended Seven Stars in the Buckinghamshire village of Dinton for £13 a head, saving up to 50% on the regular cost.
12-2pm Mon-Fri; 7-9pm Mon-Wed until 30 Apr
Source: Hoddington Arms
The Hoddington Arms -- an 18th-century beamed pub in the village of Upton Grey -- is offering a 3-course meal for two for less than £18 per head, saving you up to 46%.
12-2:30pm, 6-9:30pm Mon-Thu until 30 Apr
Source: Langstone Hotel
You and a friend can spend a suspense-filled murder-mystery evening at the Langstone Hotel, including a 3-course dinner in the 2-AA-Rosette restaurant for 40% less than usual.
7-11:30pm; 27 Feb; 13-14, 20 Mar; 18, 25 Apr; 16, 29 May; 6 Jun
Source: The Rib Room Bar & Restaurant
The Rib Room in Knightsbridge, which boasts three AA Rosettes, is offering a 3-course lunch or dinner and a cocktail for £25.
12-2:45pm Mon-Fri; 12:30-3:45pm Sat; 6:30-10:45pm Mon-Sat; 6:30-10:15pm Sun until 30 Jun
You and a friend can now visit the "remarkable" (The Times) 2-AA-Rosette Painted Heron in Chelsea for an à la carte Indian meal and bubbly for less than £15 a head.
Source: The Bull & Willow Room
For £19.50 a head, you and a friend can visit the award-winning Bull & Willow Room in Great Totham for three courses of "accomplished" and "smart" cooking (The AA Restaurant Guide 2015).
2-2:30pm Mon-Sat; 6-8:45pm Mon-Thu; 6-9:45pm Fri-Sat, 2 Jan-8 May, 2015
Source: Bel Canto
Two can spend an evening at the "genuinely special" Bel Canto (Daily Mail), where dinner is served by classically trained opera singers, for £49.
7-11pm (last dinner seating 9pm) Thu until 30 Apr; +£4pp Fri-Sat
Source: The New Inn
For £22 -- a saving of up to 58% -- you can now have a 2-course lunch for two with wine at the award-winning New Inn in St John's Wood, near Regent's Park and Lord's Cricket Ground.
12-5pm Mon-Fri 2 Jan-30 Apr, 2015; +£7 5-10pm Mon-Fri
Source: Galvin at Windows
The Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant Galvin at Windows combines culinary excellence with "stunning bird's-eye views" (The AA). You can visit for three courses of "precision-turned food with a view" (The Good Food Guide 2015) and a bellini cocktail for £29 at lunch, or £39 at dinner.
12-2:30pm Mon-Fri 2 Jan-31 Mar, 2015; +£10 6-10pm Mon-Wed; 6-10:30pm Thu
Source: Flemings Hotel
Satisfy your sweet tooth at the boutique Flemings Hotel in Mayfair with this offer for a chocolate-themed afternoon tea with pink champagne for £20.
2:30-5pm Mon-Fri; 1:30-5pm Sat-Sun 2 Jan-31 Mar


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I can predict with almost 100% accuracy when a tuner has grown up in the sport compact scene from a young age. They usually started with a Honda / Acura as their first project car and are now around their low to mid 30s, but still have the urge to tweak their rides. These OGs have been there and done that, likely with an EG or DC2 they modded the seams out of it until there was nothing left to do. They were probably several thousand dollars deep into their rides and likely got tired of dropping money into it and eventually parted-out on eBay.
Enter Eric Shih of Fremont, CA. The former Honda customizer (Accord if you want to get specific) hung up the H-badge and started looking for a car with presence. "I chose the E46 M3 because of its timeless looks," says Shih. "There are plenty of mods available for it, but even in stock form it offers so much performance in a very well-engineered package." He claims it was the perfect package to start modding and could have got crazy carried away with the project, but wanted to keep his BMW drivable.Shih took the car to the power experts at VF Engineering in Anaheim, CA to have them perform the engine mods that would propel this M3 beast well past the rest of the pack. The 3.2L inline-6 loves boost and that came in the form of a VF Engineering Stage II supercharger. This centrifugal kit comes with a VF Engineering chargecooler to bring intake temps down. A Super Sprint header is matted to a Supersprint downpipe feeding into a Dixis Titanium exhaust. Shih dyno'ed the car to yield 500whp with over 525whp using VP109 race gas on VF's Dynojet. All those extra ponies mandated the driveline be upgraded too, so a UUC lightweight flywheel and high performance clutch made it into the bell-housing. Since Shih is also a humble TWCompetition member, and the club is known for some of the cleanest rides on the scene. On the exterior, he contracted Carrozzeria Design to fabricate a custom widebody for his E46 coupe, which would be like nothing else out there. He then sourced out some rare upgrades and a few OEM goodies to ramp up the look of the car. Now when we say "OEM" we mean super rare CSL and some Euro stuff that isn't found in North America. A Euro M3 front bumper was installed along with a CSL trunk lid and CSL rear diffuser around the back of the car. Hamann air ducts were added along with a Strassentech splitter and roof spoiler. After the car was shaved, it was taken to Auto Explosion for a few coats of Balloon White paint from Lamborghini. The hood, roof and trunk however are shot in flat white to offset the pearl for an interesting overall impact. Another bold move were the outrageous graphics emblazoned on the sides of the car. Shih gets mad props for having his actual dyno-chart made into the exterior graphics on his car using some BMW motorsport striping. The oversized chart really sends red-light racers a clear message that his M3 is no joke and we're sure the cops aren't laughing either!
From there, attention turned to the inside of the German muscle car. The dash was wrapped in black suede with a custom blue stitching pattern. The suede treatment carried on to the headliner, pillars, shifter and e-brake boots. Shih added some CSL door panels front and rear, as well as a custom roll bar for a track-inspired treatment. Custom gauge pods house the new OLED gauges from PLX to relay engine data. A set of Status Racing Ring seats finished in charcoal Alacantara and matching Status Racing harnesses keep occupants strapped in tight. Capping off the look is a UUC CF shift knob and a EAS custom carbon fiber M3 sport wheel.
In the I.C.E department, Shih certainly did not skimp on the caliber of equipment. Starting with signals pumped out by an Eclipse AVN 5424 headunit, the balance of the system is all Diamond Audio. This high end equipment is designed and manufactured in the US and is amongst some of the world's best for sound quality. An elaborate black suede trunk enclosure trimmed in teal suede holds two Diamond Audio amps driving twin 12-inch subs mounted in the rear deck. A third mid-range amp drives the Diamond Audio component speakers, two of which are found in the trunk lid along with another monitor. Then there's the arsenal of gaming consoles mounted in the car including (are you sitting down?): XBOX 360, PS3, Wii and a Mac Mini. More than enough to entertain you while kicking it at any car show or waiting for your girl to get ready for a night out. When TWCompetition puts a project together, we expect the results to be award-winning as this BMW before you. We like that Shih thought outside the box a bit on this build with a solid blend of custom and rare parts. This build packs a bit more of a bite than even BMW engineers could have dreamed of.
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Owner:Eric Shih
Location:Fremont, CA
Vehicle:2003 BMW M3
BMW 3.2L S54 lnline-6
VF Engineering Stage II supercharger
Super Sprint header
Super Sprint downpipe
Dixis Titanium exhaust
UUC lightweight flywheel
UUC high performance clutch
Kinesis K1020 wheels
(f) 20x10-inch
(r) 20x11.5-inch
Falken FK425 tires
(f) 255/35ZR20
(r) 305/25ZR20
Brembo LeMans brakes
KW Suspension V2 coilovers
Ground Control sway bars
Radenergie CF strut bar
Carrozzeria custom widebody
Euro M3 front bumper
CSL trunk lid
CSL rear diffuser
Hamann air ducts
Strassentech splitter & roof spoiler
Smoked corners
Auto Explosion for Lamborghini Balloon White
Black suede wrapped with blue stitching(headliner, the pillars, shift and e-brake boots)
CSL door panels
Custom roll barCustom gauge pods
UUC CF shift knob
EAS custom carbon fiber
M3 sport wheel
Eclipse AVN 5424
Diamond Audio mid range amp
Diamond Audio bass amp x 2
Diamond Audio 12-inch subs x2
Diamond Audio components
Eclipse LCD screens
Game Consoles: XBOX 360, PS3 & Wii
Mac Mini
Falken Tires, Shell V-Power, Carrozzeria Design, Impex Motorsports, VF Engineering, PLX Devices, Status Racing, Frank @ Traffic Jamz, JS Design, Meguiar's, Brembo/Race Technologies


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Mahalo, Honolulu!
How excited all of us were to learn that we were voted "best grocery store" by the readers of Honolulu Magazine – for the second year in a row. This recognition means a great deal to us as it came not from a panel of editors or experts, but from the people who know us, our stores, and our employees best --- all of YOU!
As a company, we are dedicated to the guiding principle "Serving customers is the most important thing we do." I know how hard our team works to make our customers' days and make every customer experience a positive one. From helping you find the items you need, to preparing products with care, offering recipe ideas and more, they continue to amaze and impress me with their passion. So to have their efforts recognized by you -- the people they work so hard to serve everyday – especially in light of the many choices of places you have to shop – is a tremendous honor that is both humbling and thrilling at the same time. Thank you, thank you!
Please know that we remain committed to ensuring you continue to believe our stores are the best place to shop for groceries. From providing great savings and offering more local produce than anyone in the state, to having Hawaii's best poke, treating you like family and friends, and supporting our community, we promise to dedicate ourselves to living up to being named "Honolulu's Best Grocery Store."
Hana Hou! Hawaii's Best Four Years in a Row!
"Wow! Woo Hoo! Thank you!" These are the first words that came to mind for all of us at Foodland as we learned that you had voted us "Hawaii's Best Grocery Store" in the Honolulu Star Advertiser's People's Choice Awards -- for the fourth year in a row and "Hawaii's Best Poke" for the fifth year in a row. To be recognized by the customers we work so hard to serve is a tremendous honor and we are grateful to all of you for the support and confidence you have in us.
Celebrating Our 66th Anniversary!
May is always an exciting month here at Foodland because it is when we celebrate the anniversary of the opening of our company's first store at Market City Shopping Center on May 6, 1948. With 32 stores and 2,500 employees throughout the state today, we've come a long way over the last 66 years. And yet, while we are pleased that our company has grown its services, stores, and customers, what makes us especially proud are the things that remain the same here at Foodland today.
Top 5 Favorite Holiday Gift Ideas!
The countdown to Christmas is on and so is the scramble to find gifts for everyone on our lists. And while you may not typically think of our stores as a place to do your holiday gift shopping, we have some great offerings that are sure to be a hit. Here are some of my favorites this year:
1. For the traveler in your life -
Hawaiian Airlines Gift Cards are sure to bring a smile to the face of your favorite traveler! Available exclusively at Foodland for ... more »
Mahalo for Three Years in a Row!
If you're out in our stores this week, you might notice our employees wearing new, bright green t-shirts announcing that Foodland was voted "Hawaii's Best Grocery Store" for 2013 by readers of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Designed by Nelly Tang, a talented, young member of our creative team, the shirts are one of the ways we are celebrating and thanking our employees for the important role they all play in making this wonderful recognition possible. Foodland is a great place to shop ... more »
Celebrating 65 years of Serving Hawaii
May 6 is a very special day here at Foodland as it marks the 65th anniversary of the opening of our first store – and Hawaii's first supermarket – at Market City shopping center in Honolulu. The pride all of us who work here feel can be summed up in the words of Joanna Sullivan, wife of our late founder, Maurice J. "Sully" Sullivan who recently explained her excitement about our 65th anniversary saying, "I'm so proud that Foodland remains locally owned and operated and continues to ... more »
Mahalo, Honolulu!
How excited all of us were to learn that we were voted "best grocery store" by the readers of Honolulu Magazine – for the second year in a row. This recognition means a great deal to us as it came not from a panel of editors or experts, but from the people who know us, our stores, and our employees best --- all of YOU!
The Comfort of Shoyu Chicken
For those of us who grew up in Hawaii, certain local foods always stir feelings of comfort. These are the foods we think about on a cold wintry day at college and the ones we long for after night upon night of eating out when traveling. Simple and unfussy, they are foods that make us feel good -- dishes we associate with the warmth and comfort of home.
Celebrating the Grand Opening of Foodland Kapolei!
All of us here at Foodland are excited to announce the arrival of the newest member of our family -- Foodland Kapolei. If this sounds a bit like a birth announcement, that's because opening a new store really is a bit like having a baby. Not only are there the months of preparation and planning of every last detail and the steps taken to ensure the new addition will be happy and healthy, but there's also the anxiousness, excitement, and ... more »
Mahalo, Hawaii!
How excited all of us here at Foodland are that you have voted us Hawaii's Best Grocery Store in the Honolulu Star Advertiser's People's Choice Awards - AGAIN. Your confidence and support is heartwarming, humbling, and thrilling — all at the same time. For a local company like ours, there is no greater honor than to have those people we work so hard to serve, tell us they think we are the best. Mahalo to each and every one of you. We feel truly blessed to have such great ... more »
Congratulations Chef Keoni Chang!
"And the winner is ... Keoni Chang!" "YES!" I shouted and clapped my hands before I realized that everyone at my gate at the Charlotte ariport was staring at me. But I didn't mind. They probably saw my excitement and wondered if I had won the lottery. I was so thrilled — it felt like I had, or at least that Foodland had.


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Tech communication students explore options
July 5, 2014, Monroe News-Star
"Students in our School of Communication will be able to enter business, public relations, government work, news media, nonprofits, journalism, education, broadcast journalism, and the film or entertainment industry," said Donald Kaczvinsky, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. "In fact, degrees in communications are some of the most sought after in the current market."
The newly formed School of Communication at Louisiana Tech University merges the disciplines of journalism, speech and theater to offer students a well-rounded and highly-marketable degree. As each of the fields are converging with technological advancements, the School of Communication will put all the skills in one place.
"Consistently, employers state that they are looking for students with strong oral and written communication skills," Kaczvinsky said. "In other words, it's a hot field. I also feel these are the skills that are at the core of a liberal arts education. We have reorganized to give greater emphasis to the array of communication skills we teach. We also allow students to work a vastly greater range of the communication formats than previously available, including social media, films, digital design and web media."
According to the 2013 Job Outlook Study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the ability to verbally communicate with persons inside and outside the organization was identified as the top "soft" skill sought by employers when recruiting college graduates.
Lisa Merritt, an instructor of speech communication, said she is excited about the future collaborative efforts.
"It's an invigorating opportunity to work directly with faculty in each of the disciplines and to appreciate the work that each area is doing all in an effort to better serve the students," Merritt said. "Communication studies is a major ideal for students with multiple interests and diverse talents."
Blake Bolin, a junior journalism student, said he thinks Louisiana Tech's new School of Communications will offer students more opportunities.
Young Alumnus of the Year Recipient for 2013
Tippen, a 2004 Speech Communication graduate from West Monroe who lives in the San Francisco area, is a Public and Government Affairs Representative and Special Projects Manager for the Chevron Corporation. He serves as a company spokesman on global issues ranging from climate change, labor negotiations, energy policy, and fuel prices, to refining/manufacturing operations. He is also a member of Chevron's global crisis response team that assists with public and government affairs in any crisis surrounding its global operations in over 100 countries around the world.
Louisiana Tech Debate Makes State History
For the first time in Louisiana state history, a team has been accepted to the Worlds Universities Debate Championship. Louisiana Tech University will be sending a debate team to the largest and most prestigious debate tournament in the world. Sam Hathorn, a sophomore education major from Alexandria, and Ben Markway, a senior accounting major from Deville, will compete in late December in Chennai, India.
Ben Markway said "I'm extremely excited and honored to be given this opportunity to represent Louisiana Tech University at the Worlds Universities Debating Championship in India. This is a chance of a lifetime, and I can't wait to compete."
The Worlds Universities Debate Championship (WUDC) accepts only the top debaters from the top debate programs, which is a held in a new country every year. The admissions process starts7 months prior to the actual competition. Thousands of debate programs from around the world submit applications, but only 300 teams are chosen. This year's competition will be held in Chennai, India.
Sam Hathorn explains "The thrill of competitive debate at the world championship level makes for a promise of an amazing experience. Without the education that I've learned at Tech, this level of competition wouldn't have been possible."
Tech's debate team has been on a hot streak this past year. The team started last season at the United States Air Force Academy beating teams such as Duke, Cornell and Michigan; and ending the season taking second place at Purdue. As the team has been expanding within the National and International circuits, there are no signs of their momentum slowing.
If you would like any further information concerning the Louisiana Tech Debate Team, please contact Shane Puckett, Director of Debate, at email@example.com.
Our Mission
Main Statement
Today's careers require the ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and to understand how communication works within organizations and small groups and between individuals. Our diverse, rapidly-changing society rewards those who communicate persuasively and effectively with consumers, clients, and others across cultural boundaries. The Department of Speech offers a B.A. degree in Speech Communication that prepares you for success in your career by offering:
Outstanding Faculty
Our faculty are committed to quality teaching and learning. You will learn the latest theories and principles as well as practical applications. Many of our faculty are well known in their fields of study, and all stay current through a combination of research activities and communication consulting.
The degree provides career flexibility - you do not have to decide during your college years on a specific career pathway. You can enjoy the advantages of a college education and the special advantages that come with excellent communication skills, because these skills are highly valued by all employers including those in business, industry, nonprofit, organizations, government, and educational institutions.
Opportunities for Intercollegiate Competition
Many students, including non-majors, elect to join our Debate Team, which consistently ranks at or near the top in competitions across the nation. Debate provides students with invaluable experiences in improving communication skills, which are an asset in almost any career, including law.
Commitment to Students
The department values its students and treats them accordingly. You will be able to work with your adviser to design a program that meets your individual needs, and faculty will work hard to make sure that you have a rich learning experience as you progress through the program.
Dynamic Students
Students who select speech communication as their major enjoy communication and are generally more adept at managing interpersonal dynamics.
Department Honors Outstanding Students
The Department of Speech hosted a reception in the GTM Auditorium May 2014 to recognize and honor its outstanding students in speech during the academic year 2013 - 2014.
The awards went to the following students:
Speech Debate Achievement Award
Hannah Schilling
Speech Communication Outstanding Undergraduate
Sarah Jones
College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Students
Speech Communication: Sarah Jones


text: Windows Phone 7 Series first look, HTC on-board, not enough cowbell Fabrizio Pilato / Monday, February 15, 2010, 9:57 am / 1 CommentMicrosoft's CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the companies next-generation of Windows for smartphones today: Windows Phone 7 Series. Microsoft is adapting to consumer demand and tailoring the new OS to have a "smart design" and integrated experiences between web and other applications. The have also have managed to bring Xbox Live games and Zune music and video to the mobile phone.more → Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged with: Android, htc, iPhone, microsoft, Mobile World Congress, Windows Phone 7 Series, winphone7, wphone7