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The signs of spring include warmer temperatures, flowers blooming and new MLB Sports Picks figures arriving at Toys 'R' Us. McFarlane Toys is proud to offer the start of our 2009 MLB series with a six-figure series alongside a pair of 3-packs. These items will be available exclusively at Toys 'R' Us in February 2009. Let's take a look at our "leadoff hitters" for next season:
Dustin Pedroia - Boston Red Sox 2B: "Pedroia the Destroya" took over as
Boston's second baseman in 2007, claiming the American League Rookie of the Year award while helping Boston win the World Series. Pedroia has continued his roll in 2008, being voted in as the American League's starting second baseman for the All-Star Game.
Chipper Jones 2 - Atlanta Braves 3B: Injuries and inconsistency have plagued Atlanta's 2008 season thus far, but Chipper Jones has been the brightest star on the Braves' roster. Atlanta's longtime third baseman has battled through injuries and is flirting with hitting .400 - a feat no player has accomplished since Ted Williams.
Miguel Cabrera - Detroit Tigers 1B: One of the most talented young players in baseball, Cabrera found himself on the move this off-season. Detroit offered prospects Florida could not resist, and the always-dangerous Cabrera arrived in the Motor City as the Tigers' newest slugger.
Melky Cabrera - New York Yankees CF: Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman believes in building from within, and Melky Cabrera is part of New York's core of homegrown young talent. Cabrera continues the trend of Yankees center fielders with range (following Johnny Damon and Bernie Williams) but also brings an absolute cannon arm to New York's defensive lineup.
Carlos Zambrano - Chicago Cubs SP: "The Big Z" was scheduled to be one of the true gems of the free agent market, but Chicago made sure their ace never entertained thoughts of leaving Wrigley. Zambrano signed a long-term contract extension, and is currently anchoring Chicago's rotation as they set their sights on a World Series title.
Justin Upton - Arizona Diamondbacks RF: Good things come to those who wait, but Justin Upton was in a big hurry to get to the big leagues. Arizona's right fielder is one of baseball's youngest stars, and expects to anchor Arizona's offense for many years to come.
In addition to these single-carded figures, Toys 'R' Us will be showcasing a pair of 3-packs as part of their Opening Day lineup:
New York Yankees defensive 3-pack: Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez 2 & Jorge Posada 3
They may be the "Bronx Bombers," but the Yankees can pick it with the best of them. Jeter and A-Rod feature classic poses with updated pinstripe paint jobs, while Jorge Posada takes over a brand new pose.
Jackie Robinson Day tribute 3-pack: Jackie Robinson, Ken Griffey Jr. 3 & Robinson Cano
Major League Baseball honors Jackie Robinson each year, celebrating the day he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color barrier and launching his Hall of Fame career. Ken Griffey Jr. requested to wear Robinson's uniform #42 out of respect, and MLB opened the doors for all players to wear #42 on that day only, as a way for today's stars to honor one of baseball's greatest legends. This three-pack features Ken Griffey Jr. in a new pose and wearing Cincinnati uniform #42, Robinson Cano in Yankee uniform #42 (Cano was named for Jackie Robinson), and Jackie Robinson in Brooklyn's classic white uniform.
Look for this series and both 3-packs in Toys 'R' Us stores next February, alongside Cooperstown Series 6. Stay tuned to McFarlane.com for pictures of these figures in the coming weeks.


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O heart, lament not, for this world is only metaphorical; O soul, grieve not, for this abode is only transient. — Ata Malik Juvaini (1226–1283)
Monday, January 14, 2013
Uzbekistan | Bukhara | Jewish Quarter
11 comments:
- Symeezgurl said...
She always wanted that white picket fence. Who knew she'd find it in Bukhara?
- January 15, 2013 at 6:55 AM
- Don said...
White picket fences are a state of mind. They can be found anywhere.
- January 15, 2013 at 9:50 AM
How much for one of those mansions (in US $)?
-a mes
- January 17, 2013 at 2:08 AM
- Don said...
I do now how much they cost, but have heard that most, like the one shown here, need considerable repairs to be made livable. I think I heard the amount of $50,000 bandied about as the cost of renovating this one.
- January 17, 2013 at 7:47 AM
Sufis are not Jews are they? Why was the Sufi holy man buried in the Jewish Quarter?
- January 17, 2013 at 7:50 AM
- Don said...
Sufis, at least in Uzbekistan, are Muslims. I do not know why this man was buried in the Jewish Quarter. Many Sufis do tend to be ecumenical, however.
- January 17, 2013 at 8:15 AM
- Don said...
PS to a mes. If you buy one of these houses in Bukhara, fully renovate it, and furnish it with luxurious Burkharan carpets I promise I will come to visit you.
- January 17, 2013 at 11:37 AM
I was about to say the same to you, Don. : )
-a mes
- January 17, 2013 at 1:54 PM
Obviously we need a Retirement Home, a la The Best Marigold Hotel. Then we could all come and stay in Bukhara and study and dream away the rest of our lives. Now, who's got some Venture capital?
- January 20, 2013 at 5:52 AM
- Don said...
My venture capital supply is a bit low at the moment. Besides, I have a Retirement Hovel in Zaisan Tolgoi. And what is the Best Marigold Hotel?
- January 20, 2013 at 5:57 AM
- Don said...
PS. I just googled "Best Marigold Hotel" and discovered that it is a movie. Sorry, but I have not watched a full-length movie in over ten years . . .
- January 20, 2013 at 7:12 AM

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Hamburger vs Frankfurt
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Bayern vs Kaiserslautern
Bayern have outstanding home form and should be able to take all three points from this one at home.
Bayern win.
Dortmund vs Stuttgart
Dortmund have outstanding home form and should have no problems taking all three points from this one.
Dortmund win with 0-1 handicap.
Freiburg vs Nurnberg
Freiburg have 2-0-1 on their last three home games while Nurnberg have 0-1-2 on their last three away games.
Freiburg win with 0-1 handicap.
Hannover vs Schalke
Hannover are at the top of the form table, but they face a strong team in this one. Should be close, but I believe Hannover will win it.
Hannover win.
Mainz vs Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg have 0-3-0 on their last three away games while Mainz have 1-0-2 on their last three home games. I believe Wolfsburg could win this one.
Wolfsburg win.
Koln vs Bremen
Koln have 1-1-1 on their last three home games while Bremen have 0-1-2 on thier last three away games.
Moenchengladbach vs Leverkusen
Moenchengladbach are at the bottom of the form table and I expect them to struggle in this one against Bayer Leverkusen.
Leverkusen win with 1-0 handicap.
Hoffenheim vs St Pauli
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Contact: Helena Gindi, Public Program Director
NEW YORK, NY — On Thursday, February 13 the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents Unresolved History: Jews and Lithuanians After the Holocaust with European Union Parliament Member, Dr. Leonidas Donskis, and award-winning writer and political dissident, Tomas Venclova, to address Lithuania's controversial treatment of the Holocaust, and Lithuanian-Jewish relations today. Donskis and Venclova will be joined by Faina Kukliansky, Chair and advocate for the Lithuanian Jewish Community, Saulius Sužiedėlis, historian of Millersville University, and Mikhail Iossel of Concordia University.
Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States, Žygimantas Pavilionis, and former U.S. Ambassdor to Lithuania, Anne E. Derse, will offer introductory remarks.
Prior to WWII Lithuania was home to 250,000 Jews. During the Holocaust, more than 90% of Lithuanian Jewry was killed and today it is home to only 5,000. Since its independence in 1991, Lithuania has struggled with how to address its Jewish past domestically and how to acknowledge it internationally.
This roundtable will cover a wide range of issues including: the history and thriving culture of Jews in Lithuania before WWII; the history of relations between Lithuanian Jews and non-Jews before, during, and after the Holocaust as well as during the Soviet occupation; the problematic equation of Soviet crimes to crimes of the Holocaust in Lithuania; the false blaming of the Jewish community for Soviet crimes; the particular issues facing the Lithuanian Jewish community today; the nature of the reparations awarded to Holocaust survivors in 2013 by the Lithuanian government; the progress made in Lithuanian-Jewish relations over the last few years, in particular: scholarly exchange, Holocaust education, commemoration of the Ponary killing site, and the $50 million fund established by the Lithuanian government to support the "religious, cultural and social" needs of Lithuania's Jewish community; the state of Jewish life and culture in Lithuania today; and the changing perceptions of these issues by the younger Lithuanian and Jewish generations.
"As painful as it is, the issue of Lithuanian-Jewish relations is a subject that must be examined. It is as crucial to rebuilding Lithuania as a liberal democratic state as it is to rebuilding the post-Holocaust Litvak Jewish community. Given YIVO's institutional history and commitment to examining Jewish life in Eastern Europe today, we believe that the YIVO Institute is the place for this discussion. We are very pleased to welcome this remarkable panel to YIVO," says Jonathan Brent, Executive Director of the YIVO Institute. TheYIVO Institute For Jewish Research was founded in Vilna, Poland, now Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1925 and permanently relocated to New York City in 1940 as a result of WWII.
This program is made possible with support of the Lithuanian Consulate General in New York, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, and additional support by Michael Traison. It is co-sponsored by Tablet Magazine and SLS/Summer Literary Seminars.
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The Apple keynote ended less than 24 hours ago, and the iOS 5 beta dropped to developers in even less time and the devs have already managed to jailbreak the firmware. According to @musclenerd, Cydia runs smoothly. This, however, is a tethered jailbreak and there is no word on when the tool will be released. So, if you are already jailbroken on a previous firmware, stay there, do not upgrade to iOS 5 beta 1 if you like your current jailbreak.
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iOS 5 jailbroken in less than 24 hours
As Vegasato said below, this will always be possible on any device that can be jailbroken now, no matter what iOS it's running. The jailbreak is through a bootrom exploit, which CANNOT be patched. The only thing they have to do is rewrite the software to accommodate the new kernal. That's it.
If iPhone 4s could run iOS 19, it could be jailbroken.
Here's why, for me at least:
They can't fill the hole. It's a bootrom exploit.
I'm just ready to have it on my iPhone 4. It's going to feel good to get iOS 5. Even though I know Apple is going to keep a few goodies up their sleeves for the iPhone 5 in iOS 5.
Jailbreaking for the win. ;-)
I hate the new/old iPod/Music icon. Boooo!
In the article, it says it used the same exploit that is already being used for the current jailbreak. If apple did not patch it between iOS 4 and now iOS5, maybe they cannot find it? They already patched iOn1c's untethered jailbreak, so this would be only a tethered one, until they find another hole.


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Drumming: the spiritual side
Last night before practice my bandmates and I had a great discussion about life and relationships. We were discussing the concept of love, and how that means letting go of your own self-identity and letting your ego disappear. Not easy.
While I was playing, I tried to let go of my ego entirely. I was definitely in the moment- not worrying about playing "correctly." Not getting mad at myself or anybody else. Just existing in that moment, and really enjoying the crap out of it. Pretty liberating.
So- have you had similar thoughts? Why do you do this? Fame? money? girls? (most of us don't get very much of these things from drumming)...is there a spiritual component to what we do, or does there need to be?
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I drum because it is part of who I am. I am way past the halfway point of my drumming years, so I am bit more driven to do it than I have been in the past. I play twice a week at church, so that is spiritual for sure. Peace and goodwill.
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Here is a book I would recommend to anybody seeking info on this topic. It's a very obscure but incredible book called "The Drummer's Path."
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As in everything we do in life, including drumming, your mental frame of mind can either hold you back or it can inspire greatness. Having the ability to free your mind of things other than the task at hand is something we can all benefit from. Of course your playing would be better if the thought of your mortgage payment, the muscle you pulled that morning, or the discussion you had with your girlfriend about which priorty comes first, her or your career in drums. It is easy to say you will free your mind of distraction. Actually doing it is something I think would need to be practiced as much as learning to play.
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It's clearly not for fame, money or girls. I don't have fame, I get money from other sources (which I also enjoy doing) and I didn't meet my wife of 19 years while I was playing drums.
At this point the love and joy of it in tandem with the creativity that comes with it. I thrive on the challenge of continually working to hone my craft and play with the best players I can get to. I love to practice in my practice space shed and learn so the notion of a life long student fits my description as well.
Much more than this, music is extremely important to me. This includes listening to it as well as playing it. I spend many more hours per week listening to my CD's than I do watching tv or interacting with any other forms of media. When I listen, it's not as background either - I'm an active listener and find myself totally engaged into what's taking place. This probably hits me "spiritually" than playing. Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes, Philly Joe Jones and Billy Higgins nourishes my soul and I must have it. It's a terrible day when / if I don't.
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I drum as a means of connecting with the inner primal rhythms that resonate across the ages and beat within all our hearts and souls, uniting us as one beautiful, immortal entity.
Also, I like hitting things that don't hit back, it gets me out of the house now and again and I usually go for a beer with my mates after rehearsal.
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The beauty is astounding....once you are a part of it you are redefined...and it is as breathing in necessity and desire.
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I think all drummers strive for those moments when everything else disappears and it's just you and the song. I believe it's something that either happens in the moment or it doesn't- it can't be forced.
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I've tried to quit playing drums a few times these last 3 years...I can't do it. I think about every song I hear on the radio..."hmmmm, think I'll try to learn this one when i gets home today" yeah, it get in your blood....but at least it's a healthy habit.
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As much love as I have for the instrument, it's never been about just me and the instrument. I play drums with the hope of supporting a band. I have no interest in just being a drummer - I want to be a part of a working band, a band where each member cares about their individual instrument and the desire to perfect their technique as much as I do.
It isn't my goal to be someone like Thomas Lang, Jojo Mayer, or dare I say it? Buddy Rich. Drummers who play / played in bands, but were renowned as drummers. My goal is to be like Charlie Watts, Ringo Starr, John Bonham, or Keith Moon. Drummers who are parts of a band full of super original and talented musicians. I want my drumming to be a part of a unit that is recognized as a whole, so that, if against all odds, I do join a band that gets famous, it will be the band's legacy that I can call my own, rather than just some guy who played drums and hosted clinics (not that I think my techniques are anything anyone would want to learn), but just for the sake of making my point.
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There are so many needs that are filled playing drums. I think I could expound for quite a bit. I literally am fulfilled on so many levels, nothing, and I mean nothing comes close. Think of it. I think the highest need fulfilled is that I get to connect, just a little bit, with something larger than myself. Getting in the zone is one way to put it. Then there's the whole thing about being part of an organic team that literally depends on each other to work. Then there's the genuine enjoyment of the onlookers. Their undulating bodies and smiles are some of the best times there is. Music heals, at least temporarily, it's a much higher calling than a lot of people realize. It's something that is never ending. You can always feel things deeper. Music provides a safe place to totally surrender your ego and transcend yourself, and in the process, everyone in the room. There's really not much else that compares. When the whole room is of the same mind, on the same wavelength, that's the high I get. The more the music can flow right through you, the better it feels. I am getting better at surrendering. It's addicting. I love being in the zone for myself and my bandmates, but anyone witnessing it, knows something special is happening too. I can't describe the feeling I have after playing. It lifts me up for almost 2 days. It's far and away the greatest joy of my life. Loved ones excepted. The guys I play with make it easy though, I couldn't get there without them.
Sucking all the fun right out of life....
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the inner primal rhythms are whty you find drums in church. me I play for the pure joy of it. I am at a point that it is all for the joy and I dont give a hoot about any critics. I do the best I can and keep the beat going.
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From a spiritual standpoint, I'd say drumming lifts my spirit and lets it soar in a world that would otherwise crush it and suck the life out of me.
Sorry for being morose, but this world really kicks my a$$ day in and day out.
I like the endorphin rush too. I always feel better after a good session. But for me, drumming is not half as enjoyable if I don't like the people I jam with. That has happened a couple times. I don't get a chance to sit alone with my drums and my thoughts. So for me it's all about the music and possibly finding a spiritual connection with the song through the rhythm. That's when a person plays convincingly and people can feel the vibe in the audience. It's much like a singer who can "own" it and sing a song like they wrote it.
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Music is highly spiritual, music in many many forms affects me, as a human being, much more than the drumming thing itself, I was heavily into music before I took up drumming, music is the reason which gave me the desire to take upon my beloved instrument, as I was always attracted by the primal force that drums and rhythms provide in music.
I don't know if my relationship with the instruments is spiritual, that's quite a deep and profound feeling to behold when you play behind the kit, at best it's an emotional feeling in which you transcribe your emotions throughout the instrument as a reaction/complement to what other musicians are playing, the end result, however, can be of spiritual value.
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"Last night before practice my _________ and I had a great discussion about life and relationships. We were discussing the concept of love, and how that means letting go of your own self-identity and letting your ego disappear. Not easy.
While I was _______, I tried to let go of my ego entirely. I was definitely in the moment- not worrying about________ "correctly." Not getting mad at myself or anybody else. Just existing in that moment, and really enjoying the crap out of it. Pretty liberating."
I have taken out some key words of your OP and one can plug in almost any activity or life situation. I think as one gets older, this is the situation in life. It's called sharing, prioritizing, and being part of the whole and not just the one.
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Think about this 'existing in the moment' and add the pressure of recording or performing(particularly recording)...it's like skiing down a mountain-falling down isn't an option! The buzz from those times, and all the other good music buzzes can be transferred to other aspects of life, in the sense that we should be content even if we're doing something we don't like doing. In the Buddhist sense, it wouldn't matter if you shovel poop. Tho if we actually had to, it would be good to have had the reference of something that we truly loved 100% in our memory data banks!
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Some great responses here.
Someone close to me asked me why I HAVE to do this. I don't get paid, it's a ton of time and work involved. Equipment costs money, gas to gigs and practice cost money. It's hard on my body sometimes. I have to make sacrifices. There are many days when I just don't want to go to practice etc. (it's not the playing, it's the driving). But at this point it's an inner commitment that gets my butt out the door when really I just want to have a beer and watch TV.
I told her that I view music as an act of giving. It's sending energy into the Universe that says "hey, take a moment and listen to this." I played an awesome gig Saturday night and met a bunch of friends and jammed with them. Everybody was happy and in a good mood and supporting each other.
This gets at the larger function of music-- bringing people together in a positive way. In a world with so much hatred and animosity, I am really starting to realize the value of this!
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You said it brother. It's one of the good things left in life.
Sucking all the fun right out of life....
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I came here to have faith in the spiritual world, and play drums.
And I'm all outta faith.
"I ain't got time to bleed." - Blaine
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My reasons for playing are like an over-renovated house, that I'm no longer sure why I started playing, kept playing or re-started playing.
TBH drumming bugs me a lot of the time; I'm almost always frustrated with my clumsiness.
Gigs are a joke, being paid a fraction of what a McDonald's child worker gets, lousy loading zones if any, reprobate audiences, dodgy acoustics, equipment screwing up etc.
Bands are a rich source of irritation, like any medium or long term relationship but you also have to deal with muso egos - both overblown and hypersensitive. Not to mention when you have people with habits.
It's loud, screws up your ears and there's a lot of messing around and carrying things.
Ridiculous expense.
It's anti-social, with hours of tapping away ... subject to a mechanical instrument of oppression.
It takes up tons of space at home.
But ... there's the buzz and the zone.
It's fun and its goofiness appeals to my SOH.
It's stimulating mentally, physically and emotionally.
It's something I am capable of doing and become part of my identity.
Crazy musos.
It beats working or blobbing out with electronic entertainment at home and gets me out of the house.
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One of the things that I love about live music is what I call the "infinite positive feedback loop". If you have an audience that digs what you do, they cheer, they get loud, they dance to what you do. This in turn gets the musicians on stage excited and want to give the crowd more of what they want. So the crowd gets more of what they want, and they give the musicians more of what they want! So it goes on and on, and this is how bands like Phish can play eight hour gigs and many bands can play for two plus hours- just by riding off this loop.
I saw a funk concert of a local band here on the weekend, and noticed this loop. There was a closed system of 100 people (including the audience and six musicians on stage) that were all producing a party of positive energy and vibes. Egos dissapear, and it is all about the greater vibe of everyone in the room. Frankly, it makes me want to quit my sludge/stoner rock band and just play in funk bands from now on.
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When I can let go, it feels like the music and the atmosphere somehow tell me what to play, and it always sounds better than what I had planned on...The only negative I have found personally, is that, at that point, I am no longer making eye contact with anyone (eyes closed, or simply looking away)...but the musical connection with the crowd is stronger than ever, and I hope that makes up for it.
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Sucking all the fun right out of life....
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It's all about good friends and gigs for me. I think my guitarist friend Sean is probably more spiritual than I about things.
Two thirds of my co collaborators in our band are my best friends. The singer isn't quite yet but we get on...a lot.
We've got two rehearsals this week, tonight, tomorrow, followed by a gig on Thursday following which we're making a night of it and staying out in the real ale pub attached to the live music venue.
Can honestly say I've not looked forward to a week like this in a long time.
Drums is all about the friends, the creation of our original music which we take deep joy from, and showing people we don't know (and some that we do) how good our music is, and the gigs.
Hopefully when the music and the gigs have gone, the friendships will still be there.
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Last week we announced several updates to GoGrid's cloud infrastructure services. One of the highlights of this update was the enhancement we made to the saving your GoGrid Server Images (MyGSI) process.
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WASHINGTON -- Could a blend of inaugural excitement and fresh coffee be the stimulant Washington needs to break political gridlock?
One could only conjecture as President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden and their wives played host Monday to congressional leaders of both parties at the White House.
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies joined the Obamas and the Bidens before official ceremonies began at the Capitol.
The panel is comprised of House and Senate leaders, including House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, both Republicans, and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is the committee's chairman. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who is not a member of the committee, also was invited.
The following statement was released by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-District 10):
"There is no greater symbol of the strength of our democracy than the peaceful transition or continuance of power that we too often take for granted. Today I have renewed hope for America's future, and hope that President Obama will use his second term as an opportunity to work with Congress to solve the greatest challenges we face. No challenge is too great for the United States."
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Hundreds of Lowcountry residents pull out their safari hats every year and visit Cypress Gardens for the annual "Swamp Safari." The event will feature a full schedule of exciting swamp adventures from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17.
"We dedicate this day to highlighting and celebrating the unique wildlife found in our local swamps," Cypress Gardens Manager Heather Graham said. "Visitors will get an even closer look at the habits and habitat of some of their favorite reptiles, birds, animals and insects. Alligator feedings and dip-netting are among the most popular presentations."
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(Release: November 7, 2011) - Hagerstown Community College student Allison Wile, of Cascade, was recently awarded a scholarship by the Forty & Eight Voiture 651, a local veterans' organization based in Hagerstown.
Wile, 17, is a nursing major at HCC. She began attending the college as a high school student when she took a college-level course through HCC's ESSENCE (Early Start for Students ENtering College Education) Program. In spring 2011, she graduated from the health occupations program at Washington County Technical High School and became a certified nursing assistant. Wile will graduate from HCC's registered nursing program in 2013. After graduation, she plans to work in pediatrics or labor and delivery.
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Smith, who travels around the country convincing shelters to allow his network of internet friends find homes for strays, signed the official pardon at 5 p.m. Sunday. Giddens was then sprung from her two days of incurring the locked-up life, all in order to have experienced walking in someone else's shoes. Although this time it was more like pacing in someone else's paws.
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The Saga continues and I cannot wait until I can write the epilogue. Here I have been, here I am, and here I will be for at least 2 more weeks, washing, trashing, boxing up. I have spent hours dealing with gas and electric companies, telephone service, notary, parking garage, you name it. I have been down and dirty, down, that is, in the basement, getting dirty piling up all the junk for the junk man (the junk man cometh next week), opening and going through damp, sandy boxes of clothes and books and toys and fabric and separating the wheat from the chaff (in no mood to chaff, either), the good from the bad, and filling up trash bag upon trash bag of crap that we have inexplicably been saving for 10, 15, 20 odd years.
So why oh why, you ask, in the mad rush towards moving day, did you take two entire days to go and make Macaroons with Marie and Eve? Marie has been tempting me for weeks with her chatter about Pierre Hermé Macarons and her invitation to come over and learn how to make these babies. We have been planning this gargantuan project for ages and we finally found a day (two actually) to attempt the feat. She received the cookbook for Christmas and taught herself to make them. Now it was going to be my turn!
And a daunting task it was! I have never made Italian meringue much less jelly, and Chef Hermé's process for making his delicate, tender macaroons is complex and must be followed to a tee. So temperature gauge in hand, egg whites properly "aged", chocolates weighed and oven pre-heated, off we went.
The first day we prepared the Confiture Framboise, the raspberry jam, which was fairly quick and easy, albeit rather tiring to stand and hold that hand mixer for 10 whole minutes (or until your hand mixer starts smelling like burning rubber, whichever comes first). Then in the fridge it goes to firm up a bit before using. As it turns out, it never did firm up as we needed it to and it stayed a bit runny. But the flavor was outrageous! Sweet and slightly tangy and so full of the most intense raspberry flavor! Eve, Marie's sister, and I licked the bowl clean. I even got to take a jar of it home with me (to use as jam) as the recipe made more than needed for the macarons.
For the next couple of hours we sifted. And sifted. And sifted. Powdered sugar and ground almonds enough for about a gazillion macaroons, trying to push the powdered almonds through holes too small. At least it builds muscles and character! At some point I had to get home, so I left the others to "sift" for themselves (he he!).
The next day we started bright and early and planned to devote the entire day to making raspberry, pistachio and dark chocolate macarons. This was no easy task. Marie's kitchen is tiny, her counter space is limited and her cooking utensils and bowls had to be constantly washed and rewashed. Yet we were all hepped up and raring to go.
I will not describe the entire day to you. I will not even give the recipes here. Once you get the hang of one of Pierre Hermé's recipes, you've gotten it all: the ganache is pretty much cream brought to the boil and stirred into the melted chocolate, white or dark, with nut paste added where necessary, and butter stirred in where appropriate. An Italian meringue is made for the macaroon shells, sugar and water cooked until a syrup then whipped into beaten egg whites, then folded into the sifted powdered sugar and ground almonds along with food coloring and melted chocolate for the chocolate macaroons. And all at just exactly the right temperature.
The difficulty comes with the piping out of the shells (les coques). This requires a quick, steady hand and just the right flip of the wrist. First cookie sheet, second cookie sheet, first flavor, second flavor, third. And, of course, we couldn't do anything the simple way. All of her cookie sheets, no two alike, were out and strewn around the kitchen, eventually finding themselves somewhere on the floor under our feet. We battled with parchment paper, finding a place to cool each set of shells became a balancing act, not dropping the precious macaroons on the floor or cracking the shells as they got pushed around the minimal counter space became an act of sheer faith.
And we were so concentrated on not leaving a little point on the top of the shells that of course we left points on the top of each shell. Try too hard, think too much and you know that you will fail. And seriously, Marie and Eve's mom, Mme. R, who happens to be my upstairs neighbor and a perfectionist (though I would like to point out that she has never made macarons), popped in to say hi and see how things were going and she took one look at the raspberry shells fresh out of the oven, our first tray and my first attempt, and she said "they all have points. They are not supposed to be like that. They aren't good!" Arrrgghhh!
So back to the drawing board and another try. Yet with each trayload of shells, the better I got. The second round, pistachio, came out even smoother and more perfectly round and the final flavor, the gorgeous dark chocolate macaroon shells came out (may I say it?) perfect. This I credit with my simply not paying attention anymore. I realized after piping out an entire tray that I had been jabbering on with Marie and not paying attention, just whish whish whish, swirl swirl swirl, and getting into automatic mode. And they came out just beautifully. Just goes to show you!
Then we lined up all these little babies (some a bit discolored from the heat of the oven, but delicious none the less) and spread them each with their personal jelly or ganache. Quickly, quickly as the kitchen was heating up faster and faster and slowly, slowly ganache was melting as we spread. Some smeared a bit and looked rather runny by the time I got my batch home, but each and every one was fabulously delicious!
And through it all, I discovered a few things about myself:
1) I can do anything that I put my mind to.
2) I am great at juggling/multi-tasking.
3) I CAN use a pastry bag and get beautiful results!
4) I desperately need both a temperature gauge and a standing mixer. Desperately!
5) Even though the day was physically exhausting what with the sifting, stirring, blending and piping, my right arm feeling as if I had done at least a million one-arm push ups, I did finally drag myself home tired, happy and proud.
And started back in on my packing.
Which do I pack and which do I keep out?
I am oh so sad to have to pack up my cookbooks and baking things and have tried to keep the necessities aside so I can carry on with the baking for the next few weeks. Baking, after all, is what calms me down when I get crazy and burned out from the packing.
FYI : take a peeky off to the right and you will notice that I have updated my Favorite Food and Other Blog Lists. I have added several more wonderful, enjoyable and favorite blogs written by foodie and non-foodie friends. Enjoy! And if you don't see your name there yet, patience! patience! Give me a bit of time!
My brilliant son Simon figured out how to add my awards (few in number but much loved and appreciated!) to my sidebar although they are all stuck together. We'll figure it out in time!
Last bits of news :
My brother is home at mom's in Florida where he can relax and be taken care of. We love him.
JP got accepted into an MBA program and will truly be Big Man on (worldwide) Campus come September.
Simon is halfway through his Baccalauréat exams and doing fine. And then I hope we can organize his coming year with Americorps.
Clem is also back to school come September. And Marty is none too happy with the cartons.