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A fleeting premonition. It spun before her eyes, a flash of knowledge. Should she say something, try to get him to slow down, warn him of impending…what? Danger? She hesitates. He never liked it when she in her constant state of nervous anxiety tried to warn him, control him. And it usually all ended in nothing anyway. Or was there simply not enough time? Then there came those hang gliders, so close she could practically touch them if she rolled down her window and reached out her hand, brush her fingers across their skin; so close she could see their faces, see their smiles, weaving in and out, in and then away from the car. And then it was upon them. She turned her head and noticed that he was no longer watching the road, did not notice the curve of the highway as they sped forward, as the sharp turn in the road rushed towards them. He, too, had noticed the hang gliders so curiously close to the car, to the craggy, rugged mountainside and was observing them in wonder and slight amusement.
No barrier. She didn't notice the lack of any wall, shield or fence at all to protect them, nothing to defend them from the fall at all, not so much as a warning, until it was too late. And the car spun off the road and took flight. Miles of emptiness hung below them as the car continued to move forward, projected into space; nothingness, miles of nothingness between the wheels of the car and the ground visible so far below them.
And the car spun forward, gently dipping in its trajectory, but mostly flying forward, less a free fall than flight, yet the threat of falling was there hanging silent and heavy between them. This has always been her greatest fear, a precipitous, dizzying drop, that fall to death. Yet her fear at this moment was overcome by a concern for him. She flung her arms around his neck, hung on tight and pressed her forehead into his warm cheek. His eyes wide open in horror, saying nothing, she calming him, letting him know with her words of tenderness and love that he was not to blame, that she loved him.
My eyes pop open. A dream, what a curious, odd dream. I have many of them, these dreams of falling, falling, more often than I would like. Sometimes I even fear the coming slumber because of those dreams. So cool and collected, so carefree and optimistic in daylight I am, taking all the bumps and knocks with a shrug and a smile, able to laugh it all off and support and soothe even his anxiety and pessimism. But close my eyes and the worries that I am able to elude during my waking hours crowd around me when I sleep, the stress and doubts I push to some far away corner of my brain bubble up to the surface and flood my imagination and gentle dreams turn black, nightmares of foreboding and terror. Yet this curious dream – was it a nightmare? I awoke with a jump, yet no lingering panic, no bad feelings clung to my body. Absence of the usual sweating and heart pounding, the usual feeling of dread…. I was strangely, unusually calm.
Flour fluttering through my fingers, soft and silent, dusting the tabletop like freshly fallen snow. Butter cool between thumb and index, smell the fragrance of fresh cream – try to describe the scent of butter! Cubes of pale yellow pressed between my fingers with that gentle resistance begging me to give them more of my attention, forcing me to be insistent. Slowly, rhythmically, these delicate mounds of butter fade into a mere trace, an illusion, creating perfect symbiosis with the flour like damp sand on the beach on a warm evening of summer. One single egg yolk plops into the center with a poof. A yellow so shocking, so deep, almost orange that thoughts of their pale, anemic cousins back home make me chuckle; no, these impose themselves, force their existence on you in their flashy dress, their plump, glistening, neon ostentation. A splash of milk splatters onto the dark golden orb and completes the scenario. I press my hands in and squeeze, satisfied; press and push until I have my perfect dough, sweet with a shower of white, white sugar glittering in the ray of neon. And I have in front of me a treasure trove of pleasures, a multitude of promises. After a night of dreams, turbulent, confusing, I long to spend the day in the kitchen pressing my hands lovingly, soothingly in the cool calm of fresh dough. And from this delicate, smooth ball I can create all that I desire.
Dreams are often so simple to interpret and it is a game I love to play. Analyzing the images that dance through those night visions in some macabre parallel world, so alive, so real yet so illusory, intangible, chimerical, becomes a way to admit our worst fears and discuss the worries that torment our subconscious minds. We laugh as we find a parallel, our worries seem to disintegrate into nothingness as we talk. Our little pastime of discussing and analyzing each nightmare becomes an amusement, a distraction that alleviates the anguish of these turbulent changes in life. "Do you think that I have driven you over some proverbial cliff?" he asks, worry searing deep into his eyes. No, of course not. We came to the decisions together, as one, and we know without a doubt it was the right choice, the only choice. And we are good. We are happy. And all will come out right in the end.
The scent of oranges bright and tangy fills the air. Quick spurts of oil and juice as my knife presses through the skin and into the flesh. Orange curd is on the agenda, thick, luxurious curd with the scent of my Florida childhood. Oranges nestled in the bottom of my basket in a joyful tumble and jumble with apples both red and green, the colors of the season. Apples sweet and tart dusted with cinnamon and paired with plump, golden raisins, enrobed in a wrap of sweet pastry dough will welcome autumn into my kitchen. I rustle through the jars and containers in the refrigerator encumbered with more than we would ever need, and come happily upon a jar of chocolate ganache and another of delectable salted butter caramel sauce and have one of those glorious eureka moments! Why make only one dessert when I can make an endless array, something for everyone?
Once again – is this the sixth or seventh time in the past two years? – we are awoken with a jolt as the bedroom door flings open with the force of a gale storm wind. It slams into the radiator with a crash as if someone angry bursts into the room, waking us purposely. We sit up with a start and then crash back down onto our pillows, our only doubts being whether or not the blast and the impact woke up the dog as well. But, no, silence. So we leave the door open and fade back into sleep.
"It's him, you know, your brother, Michael." He, normally so pragmatic, so practical and so scientific, states so matter of factly. "Haven't you noticed that the closet doors creak and crack on a regular basis? It's not just the bedroom door flung open in the night. He must be in the armoire and angry that you gave me his shirts. He's inside the armoire trying to take his shirts back!" He chuckles and I laugh, but we know that since Michael passed away, there is really no other explanation for all the odd and ghostly occurrences. And maybe in a way it comforts us, knowing he is around, with us. Awakening in the night to the crash bang of the door doesn't frighten us anymore. And then we laugh, the solemnity and pangs of discomfort brought on by my odd, curious dream, the worries of our future it stirred up once again fade away into daylight. And I pull out the box of flour, the sugar, the eggs and start my day.
Two recipes for Sweet Pastry Crust to use at will, as you like, as you desire. I have made mini tartlet shells, some of which I filled with Orange Curd Mascarpone Cream, others with Dark Chocolate Ganache and Salted Butter Caramel Sauce. And part of the Sweet Pastry Crust was wrapped snugly around two apples and baked, each apple cored and stuffed with sweet golden raisins, a smidge of butter, a dash of cinnamon and a shake of granulated brown sugar. To drizzle with more Salted Butter Caramel Sauce, of course.
Feel free to stir in ¼ cup of finely ground nuts (almond, hazelnut, pistachio) into the dry ingredients of either of the following Sweet Pastry Crust recipes.
Make the Orange Curd (recipe follows) or my favorite Lime Curd and make a wonderful tart filling by whisking or beating in mascarpone in 2 to 1 proportions (twice the amount curd to mascarpone) or to taste. Or, for a lighter filling, beat 1 cup (250 ml) chilled heavy whipping cream until thick and stiff peaks hold then beat in up to 1 ½ cups Lime or Orange Curd or to taste.
Life's a Feast has been selected by Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution as one of November's Food Blogs of the Month.
My Cranberry-Cherry Macarons were featured on Gourmet Live's Autumnal Desserts round up!
This recipe can easily be doubled for a two-crust pie.
1 1⁄4 cups (175 g) flour
1⁄4 cup (50 g) sugar
7 Tbs (100 grams) unsalted butter*
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Stir flour and sugar together in a bowl. Add the butter cut into cubes and, using thumb and finger tips, rub the flour and butter into each other vigorously until it resembles damp sand on the beach and there are no more large chunks of butter.
Pour the lightly beaten egg over the flour-sugar-butter mixture and stir vigorously with a fork until all of the dry ingredients are moistened and it starts to clump. With fingers, press together into a ball and place on a floured surface. With the heel of one hand, smear the dough forward quickly in hard, sharp movements, a little at a time (a tablespoon maybe) until all the dough has been "smeared". This blends in the last of the butter. Scrape the dough together and work briefly, just enough to form into a smooth, homogeneous ball.
Wrap in plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator until needed or, if making your pie right away, just until it is firm enough to be easy to roll out without sticking to your rolling pin.
* Most pie crust recipes call for the butter to be chilled. I have found that butter at room temperature is easier and quicker to work into the flour and the dough seems to be fluffier. If it is too sticky to roll out right away, 10 to 15 minutes in the fridge should do the trick.
1 ¾ cups (250 g) flour
1/3 cup (40 g) powdered/icing sugar
8 Tbs (115 g) unsalted butter, slightly softened, cubed
1 large egg yolk
Scant ¼ cup (50 ml) milk, slightly more if needed
Sift or whisk together the flour and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl. Drop in the cubes of butter and, using the tips of your fingers and thumb, rub the butter and flour together quickly until all of the butter is blended in and there are no more lumps. Add the egg yolk and the milk and, using a fork, blend vigorously until all of the flour/sugar/butter mixture is moistened and starts to pull together into a dough.
Scrape the dough out onto a floured work surface and, using the heel of one hand, smear the dough inch by inch away from you in short, hard, quick movements; this will completely blend the butter in. Scrape up the smeared dough and, working very quickly, gently knead into a smooth, homogeneous ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.
To make individual tartlet shells with either recipe:
Lightly grease with butter the sides and bottoms of 6 individual tartlet tins (4 to 4 ¼ inches/ 10 ½ to 11 cm wide) – or even tinier ones - and place the prepared tins on a baking sheet.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and unwrap. Working on a floured surface and with the top of the dough kept lightly floured to keep it from sticking to the rolling pin, roll out the dough and line the tins by gently lifting in and pressing down the dough. Trim the edges. Cover the baking tray with the lined tins with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. This can also be done ahead of time.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
Remove the baking tray from the refrigerator and discard the plastic wrap. Cut or tear squares of parchment paper larger than each tin. Prick each tartlet shell with a fork (not too hard or deep as you don't want holes going all the way through the dough) and place a square or parchment over each. Weigh down the parchment with pastry weights or dried beans, pushing the beans into the corners. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, carefully lift out the parchment squares and beans, pressing the bottoms down with your fingertips if puffed up, and return to the oven to bake until golden. If the shells are too tiny to easily fill with parchment and beans, simply bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden then, upon removing from the oven and while still hot, carefully press down the bottoms of each shell if puffed up. Allow to cool then carefully lift or turn shells out of tins and fill.
¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
2 Tbs cornstarch
1 heaping Tbs finely grated orange zest
¾ cup (190 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice (about 3 juice oranges)
6 egg yolks, lightly beaten
½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, cubed
Place the egg yolks in a medium to large heatproof mixing bowl. I block mine by placing on a kitchen towel which I have formed into a "nest". Whisk the egg yolks lightly.
In a medium saucepan, whisk together the sugar and the cornstarch. Whisk in the orange zest and juice until the sugar and cornstarch are dissolved. Cook over medium or medium-low heat, whisking, until thickened and bubbling.
Slowly pour the hot orange-sugar mixture into the egg yolks while whisking in order to heat the yolks gradually and gently. Once the hot mixture has been whisked into the yolks, pour everything back into the saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until it comes to a gentle boil. Continue to cook and whisk for 2 minutes.
Remove the curd from the heat and whisk in the butter, a cube or two at a time, until all the butter is incorporated and the curd is smooth and thick. Scrape into a bowl or large measuring cup, cover with plastic wrap, pressing the wrap directly onto the surface of the curd, allow to cool to room temperature then refrigerate.
Simply core one apple per person and fill the cavity with golden raisins (optional). Press a knob of butter down into the hole, dust with a pinch of cinnamon and sprinkle about half a teaspoon brown sugar into the hole.
Use about 1/3 recipe Sweet Pastry Crust for 2 baked apples: roll out and wrap each apple in a piece of dough, gently pulling and pressing up the dough around the apple, cutting off excess. Slightly overlap the dough on top of the apple, press to seal. Decorate with cut out leaves, stems, etc, "gluing" the decorations/leaves onto the dough with milk. Place in a baking dish and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Remove the dish with the prepared, wrapped apples from the fridge, brush all over with milk and sprinkle with granulated brown sugar. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour until the pastry is a deep golden color.
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National Family Caregivers Month is a time set aside to recognize and celebrate the nearly 66 million family caregivers across the United States. These individuals tirelessly assist loved ones with a disability, serious illness or limitations of aging.
Many of these family caregivers are providing care to an aging loved one suffering from Parkinson's disease. An estimated 1 million Americans have Parkinson's disease, and nearly 60,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. As a leading in-home care provider, Right at Home is a Moving Day National Hope Sponsor and partners with the National Parkinson Foundation to advocate for cutting-edge treatment and care for individuals with Parkinson's.
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In July 2002 PCS, the civil service union, negotiated a new scheme for all civil servants that provides benefits for same-sex partners.
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"A 'New Age" solution to the 'dog eat dog' competition in the theatre world!!"
says Mary Gould, Producer at SOBTC
Introducing the Premiere Season of Next Stage, a truly unique and innovative theatre experience produced by Flowertown and our New York trained neighbors at South of Broadway Theatre Company. Our Next Stage joint production raises the bar by blending both companies' best attributes, setting a new precedent in LowCountry theatrical collaboration.
South of Broadway has been producing professional theatre in the Park Circle area of North Charleston for close to five years, using New York trained actors and local professionals. Their 99 seat black box theater is the perfect space for powerful, thought-provoking, actor driven plays.
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Co-productions by theatre companies are not especially common. One of the obvious benefits is for the Flowertown theatre community members to have the chance to work with trained professionals and be able to advance their own skills through the experience. For the audience, it is an even rarer opportunity to get to see one show, with one cast, performed at two completely different venues. Seeing a show performed in a minimalist style, in-the-round (the audience sits on all sides of the actors), will provide a powerful and immersive opportunity, that only a place like South of Broadway can provide. Then seeing it on a larger scale with a full production values at Flowertown, will be impressive.
The Next Stage Series: Jean Paul Sartre's classic play of existential angst, No Exit
@SoBTC - August 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31 @ 8PM & 25 @ 3PM @Flowertown - September 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 @ 8PM & 8, 15 @ 3PM
Harold Pinter's innovative exploration of Betrayal
@SoBTC - February 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22 @ 8PM & 16 @ 3PM @Flowertown - February 27, 28 @ 8PM, March 1, 6, 7, 8 @ 8PM & 2, 9 @ 3PM
-For SoBTC performance contact South of Broadway at www.southofbroadway.com or call 843-745-0317
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-Special pricing is offered on ticket packages to see the same production at both venues, contact Flowertown Players for these packages.
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Traditional or Electronic?
January 06, 2010, 11:55:46 AM »
So I have seen a lot of debate over e-books and how they will be the downfall of traditional books. Does anyone here use some sort of e-book device? Which do you have? Do you prefer it to a traditional book? Do you find that you don't visit bookstores anymore?
I am torn on the issue. On one hand I read so often and so quickly having the immediate access to the books is huge. Also the cost is lower in the long run because you can get new released hard covers for about $10 in e-book rather than pay the $25-30 for an actual hardcover.
On the other hand I like the feel of a good book. I like walking into a bookstore and touching the books, reading the back, and then glancing over to see something else that I might want to read. It is an experience.
All right, we are going to use a fan brush here and uh why don't you take some hunter green and we are going to put a happy little bush right down over here in the corner there and that'll just be our little secret and if you tell anyone that that bush is there I will come to your house and I will cut you.
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January 06, 2010, 03:12:25 PM »
I prefer traditional books over e-books. Though e-books are more convenient in the longrun, I can't imagine having a digital collection when I've already started with hard copies. That, and I prefer looking at paper for longer periods of intervals than I do screens. I've read only one e-book, and I read it via my iPhone, so perhaps I wasn't getting experience with the right interface (iPhone screen is small compared to Amazon's e-book reader..... forgot its name).
There is just something about the tactile quality of hard copies that makes the longterm financial benefits of e-books seem less luxurious. I don't have hardbacks, no, I'll save that for later. On pros, both are transportable, etc - I'm wondering if those devices have battery life? That would then make traditional books a more superior medium in terms of the general length of time you'll invest per reading session.
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January 06, 2010, 04:07:08 PM »
I'm a physical book guy as well. My wife and I are approaching 3400 books, and I just like the way a book feels in your hand, as well as the ease of flipping back to something you want to read again, and other things. That said, I've been walking more in the last few years, and I've gained a great appreciation for audio books during the winter and on windy/rainy days.
I've read Project Gutenberg books on my PC and on my old smart phone, and neither way bowled me over, although I recognize that they're not really geared for it the way a Kindle or other dedicated hardware would be.
Oh - that reminds me, I've read a few more recent books on my PC that I'd actually recommend as entertaining reads. Here are a pair of freebies, and I still feel like I'm forgetting one:
Timely Persuasion - it's a little bit Back to the Future, a little bit Quantum Leap, a little bit The Butterfly Effect... good stuff. The stuff that'd be in the dust jacket is here:
The book is here:
Flyboy Action Figure Comes With Gasmask - "Ryan, a shy, caffeine-addicted university student, can turn into a fly. Cassandra, a waitress at a greasy spoon, can make things disappear. They were made for each other... and to battle the forces of evil! Inspired by Sailor Moon, Flyboy and Ms. Place take on the villains who inhabit their world: cigarette barons, redneck tabloid newspapers, and the patriarchy."
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January 06, 2010, 04:15:16 PM »
The Amazon Kindle became available in the U.K. recently and I've been debating getting one. But most of the reasons I haven't yet decided on this...
(a) The inability to lend books. I like lending books to my friends and borrowing books from their library. On the other hand, I've heard that Barnes & Nobles has released "The Nook" which possesses a lending feature.
(b) I don't travel enough to want to be able to carry lots of books in a light device. If I did, then an e-reader would help avoid the bulk at weight of carrying traditional books.
(c) An e-book will never smell like a real book. I guess this is about the whole bookstore argument too-- I like the smell and feel of books. And the satisfaction of drawing to the end of a lengthy text. I'm only 20 but when I'm older, I want to be able to amass a physical library. It's much more impressive than an electronic device.
The idea of reading on a screen doesn't bother me much. E-ink technology might not be the same as reading a real book but definitely better than a PC or iPhone screen.
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January 06, 2010, 04:34:51 PM »
Ebooks, like MP3s, are incredible for convenience. Being able to take every book on my bookshelf and compress it into a device smaller than a laptop? That's pretty cool. And using it to download indie books by indie authors who couldn't get publishing deals with Simon & Shuster? Cool! One place I did a lot of reading was whenever I did indoor cardio at the gym, so having a lightweight device that fits into my gym bag is nice, especially when the book I'm reading is a big fat epic.
However, I cannot have an author take a pen and sign an autograph on a piece of data. This is why I still like physical media; like when I go to local shows or cons and buy manga, CDs, LPs, etc. directly from the artists at their merch tables, I like to get them signed.
My eyes prefer reading on paper, though. I feel like backlit screens hurt my eyes more quickly than paper pages.
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January 07, 2010, 12:37:25 PM »
ebooks will not(hopefully) ever kill the traditional book or we forever lose one of the greatest institutions of any community, the library (of course there are many places, my own town included, that have severely cut library funding...heck I'm pretty sure that Philly closed some of its public libraries...scary stuff). I admit that I love to buy books and have amassed a decent enough library for a college student (though considering I am a Lit major it isn't too hard since half were books I had to buy for class) but I am a library fiend. I enjoy browsing through authors and picking up books and most importantly being able to take them out of the library for free...I just don't see how that will happen with ebooks. Even the portability factor, I just don't find those things all that nice. I messed around with a Kindle once and found it incredibly awkward. I'd much rather have a nice paperback in my hands than that thing. I will admit that I love that new technologies and forms of networking are emerging, but I don't entirely like the way they are. It seems like the world is moving too quickly in the direction of making everything electronic, automatic, instant. But I really don't think that ebooks will ever catch on enough to be the downfall of traditional books.
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January 07, 2010, 03:28:12 PM »
Let's not forget either that there is a growing movement of technology backlash. Like more people are selling their cars and using bicycles to get around. And I thought that libraries would make a massive resurgence what with the economy and everything; it's a wonderful free resource and can host plenty of events like storytime for kids and book clubs- both inexpensive activities. So at this point, I don't think Kindle will replace real books. To a lot of people, the mentality is "well, for the price of a Kindle, I could get a whole truckload of books."
Of course in grad school, getting PDFs of research articles rather than having to dig through volumes of journals at the library and make photocopies was convenient. On the other hand, browsing through volumes at the library, I stumbled upon articles for lit reviews that I wouldn't have found otherwise.
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January 07, 2010, 09:48:22 PM »
People never make enough use out of their local library, but perhaps the idea of use lies solely in their perception. In the library/archiving sphere, I see a stronger push for digitizing certain collections, but not the entire library collection. That would be unfathomable and give people absolutely no incentive to visit. What is particularly funky is the difference they make between scholarly intellectual use and their general collections. I won't go on a rant about it (~I want to be a librarian), but in terms of consumerism of fiction, non-fiction, and other categories of books, libraries should hop on the bandwagon of digitizing new releases for books. More often than not, the library in my community runs out of its two-filled quota new release books that have an indefinite return date because people never return them. I wouldn't mind reading in the library on a Kindle-like system that could be institutionalized if they are out of stock. I just don't see the demand for it right now. Boo on that.
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January 09, 2010, 12:49:16 PM »
The eBook scare comes back every few years. Books are something too rooted in our culture to ever go away. There's a human experience that goes on with the tactile feel of books and the romanticism associated with them. Sure, eBooks may catch on, but they'll live side by side with the traditional book.
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January 10, 2010, 03:16:41 PM »
Isn't the ebook scare generally masked as the scare deriving from becoming a too-digitally focused society rather than it being linked to increased illegal book downloading? Supposedly if people are more likely to buy ebooks than traditional books, it would put places like Barnes and Nobles and Borders already at a distinct disadvantage. Haven't heard much about them complaining about ebooks.
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January 15, 2010, 01:51:48 PM »
Well, based on my reading habits I decided to purchase a Kindle. We will see if the world ends because of it.
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January 15, 2010, 11:05:50 PM »
A friend of mine recently bought a Kindle - she showed it to me this week. It's pretty sexy, but didn't convince me.
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January 19, 2010, 08:16:51 PM »
Oh, something came to mind: Using the word "traditional" is silly. Just say "regular" books, versus electronic books. There's nothing particularly traditional about books, considering how varied the format can be. :P
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January 19, 2010, 09:51:28 PM »
Quote from: Hidoshi on January 19, 2010, 08:16:51 PM
Oh, something came to mind: Using the word "traditional" is silly. Just say "regular" books, versus electronic books. There's nothing particularly traditional about books, considering how varied the format can be. :P
You are such a pedantic fuck.
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You love it in your asshole. Shut up.
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For the first time I think Silva will have his hands full. Weidman is young, talented, and well rounded. I think he can do it.
That being said, if there is a tiny crack in your game, Anderson finishes. Not just exploits a flaw, but finishes. Looking forward to this one.
I'm torn between Roger Gracie and Tim Kennedy. I have done a few seminars w Roger and he is a legend and all class. Kennedy is a Texas fighter who trains with some friends and well known local boys. Roger is really dangerous, and Kennedy is a beast- gonna be a good fight.
Here's hoping Munoz can get some redemption.
The rest of the card looks good too.
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Don't think Weidman will be the one to beat Silva, unless Silva's starting to get a bit tired of it all. His standup isn't smooth enough for him to catch Silva and his wrestling certainly isn't better than Sonnen's or Henderson's, meaning taking Silva Down and battering him isn't a much softer option.
Silva by knockout in the second, would be my guess.
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Too many people are predicting Weidman is going to beat Anderson. Based on what? his wrestling??.. Is he truely a better wrestler than say Dan Henderson?
I personally dont see Silva getting dominated the way he did in the first Sonnen fight.
Dont get me wrong I rate Weidman but I think Silva is a vastly superior striker and that will be the deciding factor.
Good looking card this..
Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman. Anderson vis KO/TKO - 3rd or 4th.
Frankie Edgar vs Charles Oliveira
Tim Kennedy vs Roger Gracie - via sub. Hoping for another grappling exhibition from the Master.
Mark Muñoz vs Tim Boetsch - Must win for both these guys. Could go either way but Ive got a feeling Boetsch will take this.
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Silva KO late in the 3rd round, Weidman long lay off mental game will not be great, and he like to wait for his opponent to make a move he can counter to take down, silva is very awkward and powerful and I think he learn't from the last two fights about his weakness when it comes to certain take downs,
Silva will show respect first two rounds and then look for the KO
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Kent State Hosts Its Second Annual Organic Photovoltaics Symposium on April 17Posted Apr. 10, 2013
Kent State University hosts its second annual Symposium on Advances in Organic Photovoltaics (OPV) on April 17 from 9 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. in the Moulton Hall Ballroom on the Kent Campus. The symposium is a platform for discussions of OPV research, opportunities and development. The focus of this year's symposium is on the progress made in recent years. It will provide a perspective on breakthroughs that are imminent in the OPV field in coming years. The symposium is free and open to the public.
OPV are specialized carbon-based materials used in solar cells, unlike typical solar cells that are silicon- or thin-film based. OPV are flexible and have the potential to be produced at much lower costs than conventional solar cells using processes such as jet printing, spray painting and roll-to-roll manufacturing processes.
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Brédas' presentation, "Electronic and Optical Processes in Organic Solar Cells," will provide insights from a multiscale computational approach to provide a molecular picture of the packing configurations at the interface between the donor and acceptor components.
The afternoon keynote speaker is Arthur Nozik, Ph.D., a Senior Research Fellow (Emeritus) of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Professor Adjoint at the University of Colorado, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. His research interests include size quantization effects in semiconductor quantum dots, multiple exciton generation, photogenerated carrier relaxation dynamics, and photoelectrochemistry of interfaces. He has been awarded the 2013 Heinz Gerischer Award (Electrochemical Society), the 2011 Gustavus Esselen Award (American Chemical Society), the 2009 Science and Technology Award (UN affiliated Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization) and the 2008 Eni Award (President of Italy).
Nozik will present "Multiple Exciton Generation in Quantum Dots, Quantum Dot Arrays, Quantum Dot Solar Cells, and via Molecular Singlet Fission: Application to Next Generation Solar Photon Conversion" at 1:30 p.m.
Kent State's initiative on OPVs started in 2009 when a group of its faculty members from the departments of Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Physics, and the College of Technology (now the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology) developed a proposal under the Coordinated Research Hiring Initiative to create three new faculty positions. One of those positions was filled last year, and the search for the second position is currently underway.
"For several years, researchers at Kent State University have been conducting OPV research in a niche area of small organic OPV molecules that exhibit one or more partially ordered phases at elevated temperatures," said Satyendra Kumar, Ph.D., associate vice president for research and symposium chair. "This symposium provides us an opportunity to exchange ideas with regional and international leaders in the field of OPVs."
Kent State is launching a major research and development initiative in organic photovoltaics, called "flexPV™," which focuses on flexible solar cell technology enabled by OPV materials. The technology is based on self-organizing organic small materials, nanostructured polymers and dyes, conventional silicon and thin film-based technologies.
"Kent State sees a high potential for the research and development of OPV and will continue to hire new faculty and build labs specifically for research opportunities in the field," said Grant McGimpsey, Ph.D., Kent State's vice president for research. "OPV fits well with our focus on sustainability at the university."
The symposium features invited presentations from professionals in the region, including Liming Dai, Ph.D., of Case Western Reserve University; Max Shtein, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan; Xiong Gong, Ph.D., of the University of Akron; and Randy Ellingson, Ph.D., of the University of Toledo. Kent State faculty members Barry Dunietz, Ph.D., and Qi-Huo Wei, Ph.D., also will present at the symposium. Rick Earles of NorTech will wrap up the symposium presentations with an update on NorTech's role in fostering commercial opportunities for flexPV™. A poster session and reception will follow the presentations starting at 5 p.m.
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"So whether or not you plan to jailbreak the next iteration of iOS, you can rest assured Steve Jobs and all the folks up at Cupertino already have."
Very strong statement, very good point.
On another note, another thing we seem to be getting is free Personal Hotspot a la MiWi seeing that it is free in the CDMA iOS 5 beta.
Jailbreak innovation: still the future of iOS
At WWDC 2011 Apple once again "borrowed" a lot of great ideas from the Jailbreak community and gave them to iOS 5, including lock screen info, notifications, WiFi sync, volume buttons to take pictures, and a lot more. That's not a bad thing -- I even asked them to do exactly that this year. Whether you jailbreak or not, whether you realize it or not, the jailbreak community benefits all iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users -- pure and jailbreak alike.
Follow along to find out why.
For years, the common argument against Jailbreak (aside from the DMCA, from which Jailbreak was granted an exception last year) was stability -- it could make your iPhone buggier, slower, or crash more. The jailbreak argument is typically functionality -- it could let your iPhone do far more than Apple does out of the box. The great news, and the real secret here is, everyone benefits from Jailbreak.
Jailbreak to iOS
Over the years, several jailbreak applications and tweaks have slowly trickled down the pipe and found themselves becoming a core function of iOS at some point or another. For old school jailbreakers, they'll remember Installer fondly. Installer just recently made its way back to iOS as well. It truly was the first official App Store. I remember downloading games and programs to my iPhone first gen through installer on iOS 1.x via Installer and AppTap. Then Apple came along with iOS 2.x and the official App Store. Installer even had page dots when you accumulated more than one page of apps. This was an idea that went straight to iOS 2.0. It wasn't a similar concept, it simply appeared in iOS 2.x with the exact same functionality.
While Apple practices a pretty rigorous app approval process, the jailbreak app stores continues to allow developers to submit applications that Apple would not allow in the official App Store. A lot of would be rejects seem to find their way into iOS as core features later on.
Prime examples of this are jailbreak apps such as MobileNotifier, which looks strikingly like the notification system Apple showed off at WWDC 2011. Coincidentally, Apple recently hired Peter Hajas as an iOS and frameworks employee.
Other developers such as Greg Hughes, the creator of Wifi Sync, have also seen their applications later crop up in iOS. His iteration of Wifi Sync is very simliar to Apple's newly announced iCloud wireless sync and backup feature that's slated to appear this Fall in iOS 5. His version of the app was rejected by Apple previously.
Creativity and innovation
Since the release of the first generation iPhone, the mobile industry has come a long way. A huge part of that was due to the fact that the first generation iPhone was not like anything currently on the market. It lit a fire underneath other manufacturers such as Palm and RIM (ok, maybe not RIM so much). We also got Android out of Google which has become one of the hottest smartphone platforms on the market.
The jailbreak community is full of young and talented developers that more often than not, land jobs at these companies or create programs and tweaks that eventually become the heart and soul of each respective platform. Whether Apple gives it to us or not, the jailbreak community always seems to find a way to make it possible. I have yet to see a company produce a device that meets every consumer's wants and needs. Some may argue that's why we have choice. While that's very true, we still crave a mobile OS that will fill our every need. While that may not yet be possible, independent developers strive to innovate and provide unique solutions through other channels. These innovations eventually crop up in official releases which are then built upon even further.
Jailbreak developers have the ability to create individual solutions. Apple has the ability to refine those even further and produce a product that benefits mainstream users in a way that even the most novice user can understand. So while jailbreak may not be for everyone, a lot of the innovation and creativity is already done by the time Apple decides to refine it and slap an "i" in front of it.
And the cycle continues...
Even if iOS 5 has everything you could possibly want in a mobile OS, next year Steve Jobs will walk on stage again and unveil that "next great thing", and you'll want it. Odds are, the jailbreakers out there already have it in their hands. We are, in some ways, beta testers. David Ashman, creator of LockInfo, has already stated he'll be back next year with an even greater version of LockInfo. Independent developers won't take it lying down. They'll simply bow and accept the challenge laid in front of them with more excitement and motivation than the last time around.
So whether or not you plan to jailbreak the next iteration of iOS, you can rest assured Steve Jobs and all the folks up at Cupertino already have.
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Jailbreak innovation: still the future of iOS
"So whether or not you plan to jailbreak the next iteration of iOS, you can rest assured Steve Jobs and all the folks up at Cupertino already have."
Jailbreak is the best R&D Apple doesn't have to buy. (Though they should have found some way to compensate Hughes if they were going to reject him and even appropriate his icon desing.)
You never know with Apple, they might have already had a beta of wifi sync thus not wanting to approve an app that they were going to build into ios already. If you think about it, they work on a lot of stuff years before they release it, I mean how long have we been hearing about the NC data center and only this month got confirmation on what it's for? Just me two cents...
Maybe, but you are granting an awful lot of doubt when the timeline plainly stinks. The facts of the matter are:
1) Hughes submitted app
2) Apple examined Hughes code
3) Apple rejected it
4) Apple implemented their own version with similar features, functions, and even iconography
Apple has aggressively gone after people who have done a heckuva lot less than this...
is the last pic apart of the official iOS 5 notification system?
thanks much
Here is a list of Cydia apps that will now be available in iOS5 http://surreystore.com/cms/apple/15-must-have-cydia-apps.html
The implication is that Apple wouldn't think to add these features if the jailbreakers didn't do them first. And that's a little silly.
Apple will add everything that their users want that isn't at odds with Apple making money. Eventually. That's the key - Apple will do it all, but it may take them quite some time. The jailbreakers do things faster because they don't have the same concerns about stability, profitability, security, compatibility, quality, etc etc.
I do think it's possible that Apple monitors what the jailbreakers are up to, and benefits from 'free R & D'.
Great read, and so true. I do miss the Installer days, fun times indeed w/my old iPod Touch. Haha
I just want to say that we should give our support and appreciation to the developers who came up with apps that leads and finally being copied by Apple and slapped with a "i" in front.
Ever since I jailbroken my iPhone, I love it even more. This really help to differentiate from the other phones like Blackberry and Andriod.
Thank you developers from Jailbreak community!


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Science Matters
About EPA Air, Climate, and Energy Research
Here's a riddle:
I touch your face,
I'm in your words,
I'm lack of space,
And beloved by birds,
I make soda bubble,
And without me, you are in great B-I-G trouble...
What am I?
(Give up?)
The answer is…(drum roll please)….AIR!
What's in the Air?
Air is always a good thing to have—and not just for solving riddles!
Answering questions about air is the job of many scientists and engineers who work at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA for short).
These researchers work to figure out what pollutants are in the air and what breathing pollutants can do to someone's health—especially to young kids, the elderly, and anyone who has asthma.
What these scientists and engineers learn helps EPA enforce rules in the Clean Air Act.
The Clean Air Act started in 1970 and is a powerful law that protects people from harmful air pollution. Part of the Act tells EPA to protect public health by setting limits for pollutants in the air.
And that's where the research comes in.
EPA scientists and engineers conduct research that helps the Agency know where to set the limits to protect people from unhealthy air.
The Clean Air Act has worked great so far!
Today, the country's air is a lot cleaner and healthier than it was before we had the Clean Air Act. In fact, a recent report found that the Clean Air Act will save the country $2 trillion by 2020.
The reason the country will save so much money is because it is far less expensive to keep people healthy than to pay lots of money for visits to the doctor and miss work because air pollution made them sick.
Without EPA's science, we wouldn't know the true cost of air pollution or what we can do to help clean the air.
How Do They Do It?
As you might imagine, studying something you can't see, touch, or feel—such as air—can be hard to do. EPA scientists and engineers use a number of computer tools and devices to figure out what kinds of pollution are in the air around us.
One example of this work is the Agency's " Air Sniffing Car." This car uses high-tech devices to measure the air pollution along roads.
Scientists can also look at information to find out how air pollution can affect our health. In one study, scientists looked at how many people went to the Emergency Room in an area of North Carolina where there was a big wildfire.
Then, by checking records about how many people needed to go to the Emergency Room for breathing trouble and comparing that to information about how much smoke was in the air, the scientists could see how smoke from the fire affected people's health.
Something in the Air
Throughout this article, there were a number of words and phrases in purple letters. Each is an answer in the word search below. See if you can find them all!
Learn More!
See EPA's Air Quality Now Kid's Page
Find out more about the "Air Sniffing Car"
Why is Coco Orange?
Read how Coco and his friends at Lizard Lick Elementary solve a mystery as they learn about air quality and how to stay healthy when the air quality is bad.


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Thursday, April 4, 2013
Party in a purse
A deputy spotted a suspicious vehicle parked in the roadway with its lights off shortly after 1 a.m. on March 22. The Ford Crown Victoria was occupied by someone in the driver's seat as it sat in a dimly lit area at Pryor and Campbell Thicket roads near Ridgeville. The vehicle then drove in reverse and at a high rate of speed. The officer lost sight of the vehicle for a short time. The vehicle was then found backed into a fence as the suspect apparently fled to an unknown location. The officer searched the vehicle and found an open bottle of vodka and a grinder containing about 3 grams of a green leafy material. Both items were found in a purse in the driver's seat. The deputy contacted the victim at the residence where the fence was backed into and informed the victim of the damage. The victim advised he wishes to press charges. The contraband was confiscated and entered into evidence to be destroyed. Deputies were able to contact the registered owner of the vehicle after 5 a.m. that day and she admitted to being the sole driver, causing the damage to the fence and being in possession of the contraband.
Check fraud
A Ladson man filed a report on a fraudulent check in the amount of $1,600. The victim said he and the suspect had an agreement where the victim paid the subject $600 to purchase and restore a vehicle. The victim was supposed to make a $1,000 profit. The victim said the suspect wrote him the $1,600 check as reimbursement while they were at a credit union on North Main Street in Summerville. The suspect postdated the check and asked the victim to wait more than two weeks to cash it. The victim waited but when he went to deposit the check it was returned for the reason of being unable to locate an account. The victim provided officers with a copy of the false check and paperwork from the bank.
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- Willamette
- Our Stories
- 2012
- October
- Balancing Act
Through Willamette Singers, Richard Liebing '13 says he enjoys editing and composing jazz music to make it his own.
Richard Liebing '13 is working three jobs, one of which is at WITS on campus.
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Willamette senior commits to finishing the school year on a high note
Some have accused Richard Liebing of overcommitting himself. He works three jobs. He's double majoring in computer science and music, and he's involved in several music ensembles.
But with graduation fast approaching, Liebing says he wants to cram in as many memories as he can, while he can.
"It's really tough doing all these things, knowing they're for the last time," Liebing '13 says. "This year, I want to make sure I make time to appreciate those things I'm doing as they're happening."
Musical endeavors
A native of Palmer, Alaska, Liebing heard about Willamette from his high school classmates. Attracted by its small size and comprehensive course offerings, Liebing chose Willamette from the eight schools he was considering.
When he stepped on campus for the first time during Opening Days, he says he knew he made the right decision.
"I was surprised with how friendly everyone was," he says. "I felt I fit in really well here."
To make Willamette truly feel like home, Liebing immersed himself in its musical offerings — starting with Chamber Choir and two jazz ensembles, Willamette Singers and Jazz Choir.
"I sang choir for three years in high school and it just kind of stuck," Liebing says. "I really like singing."
Liebing says he expresses a different side of himself in each ensemble. With jazz singing, he edits and composes the music to make it his own. And through Chamber Choir, he's part of a robust, formal group that sings classic choral works.
If being part of three music ensembles wasn't enough, Liebing joined Head Band as a sophomore. Through the student-led male a cappella group, Liebing says he adopts a rock 'n' roll persona. This year, he serves as the group's president.
"I know it's sad, because I'm a music major, but I love crappy pop music," he says. "Performing with Head Band is just as much about entertaining as it is about music making. We're there to be watched."
Personal connections
While at Willamette, Liebing says he's received continuous mentorship from music professor Wallace Long Jr. As director of choral activities, Long makes himself available to his students both in and outside the classroom, Liebing says.
"I consider him a personal friend," Liebing says. "He has so much love and care for his students."
Long says the feeling is mutual. To him, Liebing is a talented singer known for his generosity and drive. Not only is he a "Type-A, crazy academic" he's a person Long can count on for help.
"There aren't many like him who are on fire to learn, to serve and to be a part of the community," Long says. "Somehow he makes time for people, talking to them and taking care of whatever problems they might have. He's an amazing friend to everyone around him."
Staying busy
Each week, Liebing spends about 16 hours in rehearsal. He carries a full class load, maintains a 3.7 GPA and works three jobs. Through his jobs, he files paperwork with the choir office, provides computer and technical assistance through WITS and serves as a choir section leader at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Salem.
Liebing knows he's taken on a lot of responsibility, but says he's up to the task.
"There is nothing I can cut out of my schedule. I'm committed at this point," Liebing says. "I don't know what to do with myself if I don't have something scheduled."
Christiana Zollner '13 knows Liebing through Chamber Choir and Willamette Singers. She says Liebing immerses himself in campus life because he enjoys spending time with others.
"Richard is incredibly involved because he simply loves people," she says. "He loves being around people, and helping to make whatever community he is in a better one."
Liebing hopes his double major will open doors for him when he graduates. But because he loves the abstract thinking that comes with computer science, he aspires to work for an IT department. Later, he plans to attend graduate school.
By attending Willamette, Liebing says he's prepared to launch his career.
"When applying for schools, I looked exclusively at liberal arts universities," he says. "Here, when you learn something, it's not just to learn the information. You get a better understanding of concepts and how to apply them to the world around you."


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Topic: Germany 2. Bundesliga picks 25-28/2
Cottbus vs Frankfurt
Cottbus have 1-2-0 on their last three home games, but I expect them to be able to beat Frankfurt in this one.
Cottbus win.
Oberhausen vs Duisburg
Oberhausen have been very weak recently, but Duisburg have not been too impressive in their recent away games.
Over 2.5 goals.
Union Berlin vs Munich 1860
Union Berlin have 1-1-1 on their last three home games while Munich 1860 have 1-1-1 ont heir last three away games.
Aachen vs Hertha
Hertha have very strong away form and I believe they will have a fair chance at winning this one, but they face a strong team.
Over 2.5 goals.
Bielefeld vs Paderborn
Bielefeld are at the bottom of the form table, but Paderborn have been far from impressive recently.
Over 2.5 goals.
Dusseldorf vs Osnabruck
The hosts have outstanding home form and should be able to take all three points from this game.
Dusseldorf win with 0-1 handicap.
Furth vs Bochum
Bochum are at the top of the form table, but they face a team with impressive form in this one against Furth.
Under 2.5 goals.
Karlsruher vs Ingolstadt
Karlsruher have 1-1-1 on their last three home games while Ingolstadt have 0-1-2 on their last three away games.
Karlsruher win.
Augsburg vs Aue
Augsburg have 1-1-1 on their last three home games while Aue have 0-0-3 on their last three away games.
Under 2.5 goals.


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BIMMERPOST Member and M3 owner John just took delivery of his all new 2014 X5 xDrive35i. He shares with us his lowdown on general impressions of the car, along with order and option opinions.
As of March 2014 a large selection of BMW M Performance parts will be available for all model variants of the Sports Activity Vehicle, giving the new BMW X5 an even more athletic look as it lines up at the start. Its powerful appearance can be further highlighted by means of a black decorative grid for the BMW kidney grille, a front splitter and exterior mirror caps in carbon, air ducting elements, a diffuser insert for the rear apron and side sill foils with … CONTINUED
Hamann wheels certainly have a way of fitting in well with the bigger vehicles in the BMW stable, and look right at home on the new X5.
For now, Hamann is showing off two styles of their wheels on the X5, namely the Design Edition Race "Anodized" 23 inch wheels and the "Anniversary EVO" 22 inch wheels.
But rest assured, Hamann is certain to later unveil a full range of wheels and "optik tuning" kits.
BIMMERPOST member dencoop just took Performance Center Delivery of his new 2014 BMW X5 F15 at the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He captured the experience in photos and videos which he now shares with the community.
Video showing the great presentation given at the official launch of the BMW X5 (F15) in Russia.
This F15 X5 suspension options chart helps clarify the difference between stock, DDC, Adaptive M, and the Dynamic Handling Package and also has the suspensions of some of the X5′s competition listed for comparison.
Note: This is a US specific chart.
BMW US has finally released the hold on 2014 X5 xDrive50i models and deliveries have now begun.
Check out our first delivery with impressions and pics.
The X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid model has now been spotted undergoing testing. These may only be a couple of photos, but we already know what the F15 X5 looks like. We expect the X5 eDrive to launch sometime around early 2015.
As for specs? The X5 eDrive Concept model was unveiled at the Frankfurt auto show in September and featured:
• Four cylinder turbocharged engine (approximately 171 horsepower)
• Paired with electric motor (provides 95 horsepower)
• Up to 70 MPH (120km/h) on electric power alone
• Maximum range … CONTINUED
Download the full owner's manual (PDF) for the 2014 X5 sDrive35i, xDrive35i and xDrive50i.
A new 2014 F15 X5 owner shares his Performance Center Delivery and ownership experience with us:
just got back from the Performance Center Delivery of my 2014 X5. This was my third PCD and it was just as great an experience as the other two. I'm a bit tired from my 1200 mile drive home, so I'll post some pics and add more info to this thread over the next day or so.
2014 X5 XDrive 35i xLine
Mineral White
Mocha Nappa Interior design Package… CONTINUED
The X5 M50d is reviewed by Car Buyer. The M50d features 381 horsepower and 546 lb-ft of torque, from just three liters of displacement (with tri-turbos).
Unfortunately, like the last generation M50d, this one is available for our European members only.
The BMW Concept X5 Security Plus is the only vehicle in this class which fulfills the requirements of protection level VR6. Offering all-round protection against violent assault, kidnapping and organised crime, this model therefore meets the needs of risk-exposed private individuals and prominent public figures with enhanced security needs. Particularly in regions like South America, Africa or Russia, these are often important customer considerations. BMW has also developed a further version, the BMW X5 Security, which meets the requirements of protection level VR4 and … CONTINUED
Congrats to site member rmastale for being our first U.S. owner of the all new 2014 X5 (F15). He picked up his xDrive 35i M Sport over the weekend and shares these photos with us.
Congrats to HHSAM for being our first 2014 X5 owner! His X5 xDrive50i M Sport was delivered on September 30 in the United Arab Emirates.
U.S. deliveries of the X5 will begin this weekend as they have now hit dealerships for deliveries and test drives.
The first of our members' 2014 X5 deliveries will take place imminently, with some vehicles already waiting at the BMW VPC (vehicle preparation center). For those anxious owners-to-be or just those interested in the new X5, you can learn more about some of the car's features in these instructional videos.
They includes features on the intelligent safety button, third row seating, new key fob, child safety latch, heated steering wheel, object recognition detection, park distance control, keyhold removal cap, panoramic moonroof, rear comfort seats, updated sun … CONTINUED
The list of cars and trucks up for the 2014 Car of the Year Award has been parsed down to a short list of 12 cars and 12 trucks. The initial candidates list contained 30 cars overall, of which the BMW i3 was also nominated. It did not make this short list.
2014 North American Car of the Year short list:
BMW 4 Series
Cadillac CTS
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
Chevrolet Impala… CONTINUED
With the F15 X5 ready to make their debuts at dealerships across the globe, the M version resumes testing at the Nurburgring.
Testing on the F15 X5 M began last year [first sighting], but current mules have now dropped much camouflage. What's revealed are the expected signature M components – huge front air intakes, aggressive sideskirts and rear diffuser, blue M brakes, and cross drilled rotors (the first for any X5 model). We also get a better look at the quad exhaust pipes which, … CONTINUED
The BMW M Performance Parts catalog for the all new 2014 F15 X5 has not yet been released, but here's a first look at some M Performance wheel designs.


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Apple: 15,000 iPhone Apps, Half a Billion Downloads
Head over to Apple.com yet today? If you haven't seen it already, a new hero image has taken it's place boom smack in the middle of the home page and it's announcement couldn't be more mind-boggling: the App Store now includes over 15,000 iPhone applications, and iPhone users have downloaded apps more that 500,000,000 times.
Considering the App Store only launched 6 months ago, we're reminded of what Steve Jobs said last quarter -- that, in all his time at Apple, they'd never seen platform growth or attachment rates this fast and this furious.
How many apps do you think you've downloaded?
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Reader comments
Apple: 15,000 iPhone Apps, Half a Billion Downloads
Amazing job Apple!
And good job developers as well!
The marines say 4 letters?
I've easily downloaded over 1,000 applications and some of them repeatedly...
Great post! Kudos to Apple. What I'd like to see now is a more manageable way to filter through those 15,000 apps to sift the wheat from the tares! How about a more robust filtering method?