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Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday Morning Inspiration: 50s Girly Glamour
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These images just put me in a great mood, I love the feminine pink! Thanks for sharing! xoReplyDelete
This is some great inspiration. I am loving the style of these rooms! Thanks for sharing. :)ReplyDelete
So girlie love it all!! They all made me happy :-)ReplyDelete
So pretty! I'm loving all the pink and feminine touches!ReplyDelete
I love this style. It's classic and elegant :) <3 your newest followerReplyDelete
Elle absolutely nailed it. Love everything about these.ReplyDelete
I love that spread- especially the hair (so fun). And that last room image is to die for.ReplyDelete
I can never get enough of 50's girly glamour. Love this post!ReplyDelete
so very glamorous, but I'm wondering if I could ever pull off that look with a three year old in the house.ReplyDelete
So pretty. When I was a kid I wanted to live in the 50s so bad. I thought for sure in my next life I'd wear poodle skirts and date a rebel.ReplyDelete
Absolutely beautiful! Classic glamour is truly timeless! I want my home to look like this!ReplyDelete
Loving the 50s inspiration. Such great looks!ReplyDelete
I love all the pinks/blush tones and frills!ReplyDelete
such a fabulous post!!! ADORE this!ReplyDelete
So girly! I love it! I think that I need to find the right time and occasion to wear that hairdo to!!! XO brynnReplyDelete
i love that trench... super cute!ReplyDelete
So glamourous and feminine!ReplyDelete
Oh wow look at that hair. So fabulous. I love the interiors.ReplyDelete
umm...the pink wall paper is ah-maze-ingggg! makes me want to go start decorating this instant!ReplyDelete
I love these interiors you pulled together! So girly but still fresh and airy. I love the 50's silhouette, with the nipped waist-so very flattering!ReplyDelete
The hair, the pastels ..that bedroom! Gorgeous.ReplyDelete
What incredible hair and those soft pink spaces are so pretty.ReplyDelete
I LOVE the hair on the model of the editorial and how amazing is that pink wallpaper in the first interior shoot????ReplyDelete
Love it! Major hair envy over here. I love 50s-60s-style hair. Those rooms are perfect.ReplyDelete
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LOVING everything about those 50s looks - the hair, the clothes - so fabulous :)ReplyDelete
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Such a clever post. Love the light blue plaid suit and the bedroom with the pink bolster...heavenly!!ReplyDelete
haha, I love it! Brady Bunch chic! I'm loving those bedrooms...especially the canopy!ReplyDelete
I mean how much more fabulous can you get?! The gold accent pieces in the rooms are just beyond. xoReplyDelete
Wow those are such glamorous inspirations! It makes me yearn to redo my bedroom!ReplyDelete
First, i really want to be able to do that with my hair. Second, I really need a girl cave. Amazing! xoReplyDelete
My god the pink in these rooms is divine!!! And I want that model's hair!ReplyDelete
I'm so obsessed with every single room in this post. SOOOOOOO super gorgeous!ReplyDelete
So many gorgeous rooms!! I love the interior decorating photos you post!!ReplyDelete
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Chateau la Vieille Cure (Futures Pre-sale) 2011
Bordeaux Red Blends from Fronsac, Bordeaux, France
Winemaker's Notes
This wine, a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, whose vines are more than 25 years old, has been aged in oak casks. It has succulent ripe fruits and firm tannins and may be drunk young or cellared for 10 to 15 years. It is particularly well-suited to being served with meats or grilled fish.
Critical Acclaim
Wine Spectator - "Still primal, with sappy kirsch and plum notes. There's also lots of sweet toast to be soaked up, but this has a fleshy edge that belies the vintage's profile.
Barrel Sample: 89-92 Points"
The Wine Advocate - "The 2011 (mostly Merlot) struts its stuff with a deep ruby/purple color in addition to lots of creme de cassis, mocha and floral notes. Full-bodied with a juicy, opulent personality, impressive purity, a broad, expansive texture, sweet tannin, and enough acidity for definition and vibrancy in the finish, it should drink well for 10-12+ years. The 2011 is a sleeper of the vintage. La Vieille Cure may well be the reference point for Fronsac given its performances over the last decade. Consistently one of the top two or three wines of the appellation.
Barrel Sample: 90-92 Points"
Chateau la Vieille Cure Winery
With its twenty hectares in one single plot, Chateau La Vieille Cure already appears on a famous map of the Guyenne region, known as the Belleyme map, dated 1780. The vines grow on plateaux and slopes that are lucky enough to be turned to the south west. The estate runs along the River Isle at a height of 65 metres and not only drinks up the sun, but also enjoys good drainage. This situation makes the grapes that grow here generously ripe and in perfect condition.
The property has been greatly renovated since it was bought by American friends at the end of 1986, who are great Bordeaux lovers and who recognized the exceptional potential of the estate. View all Chateau la Vieille Cure Wines
About FronsacView a map of Fronsac wineries (frahn-sak, can-nohn frahn-sak)
These two regions of the right bank are northwest of St-Émilion and Pomerol. Canon-Fronsac is located within Fronsac. The wines are quite similar, with Canon-Fronsac having a slightly different soil than Fronsac. They are another example of good-value Bordeaux, benefiting from close proximity to the river and good soils similar to their southern neighbors. In the past few decades, winemakers have made more of an investment in making high-quality wine from the Fronsac region.
Notable Facts
Like most right bank wines, the principle grapes here are Merlot and Cabernet Franc, with some Malbec and even Cabernet Sauvignon in certain pockets. The wines produced from the area are fruit-driven, yet rustic. Like a good Pomerol or St-Emilion, the wines give ripe, rich, juicy fruit, but they can also have a rustic edge that helps them to last a few years in bottle.
About France - Other regionsWhen it comes to wine, France is a classic. Classic blends, grapes and styles began in the country and they still remain. Think about it - people ask for a Burgundian style Pinot Noir, they refer to wines as Bordeaux or Rhone blends - Champagne even had to pass a law to stop international wineries from putting their region on the label of all sparkling wine.
The top regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Rhone. And these regions are so diverse! It makes sense that wine regions throughout the world try to emulate their style. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are no longer French varieties, but international varieties. They may not be the leader of cutting edge technology or value-priced wines, but there is no doubt that they are still producing wines of great quality and diversity.
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Alcohol By Volume GuideMost wine ranges from 10-16% alcohol by volume. Some varietals tend to have higher (for example Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon) or lower alcohol levels (Pinot Noir and many white varietals), but there is always some variation from producer to producer. Some wine falls outside of this range, for instance Port weighs in closer to 20%, while Muscat and Riesling are usually a bit below 10%.
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What should I do before I apply for and attend law school?
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I have been out of school for a while and have an undergraduate degree in Classics. I wonder what people who are in law school wish they had known before they started. Thanks.
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Mainly study for and get a great score on LSAT. Your first try is important - all your attempts are recorded.
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Huge beehive a neighborhood nuisance in Port St. Lucie
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Neighbor Wayne Edwards said these bees are dangerous.
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Edwards lives three houses down from the empty Port St. Lucie home with a massive beehive that he's been videotaping. He said the neighborhood has had a bee problem for a year now, ever since he encountered swarms of bees on his car.
"I had to put on a ninja mask, jump in wearing all black, that way the bees wouldn't recognize me, from what I was told. I jumped in the car and had to drive off," he recalls.
He said he's been trying to figure out how to move the bees out of the area.
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The Port St. Lucie City Building and Code Enforcement department handles abandoned houses. However, the city's first response of sending a pest exterminator fell through, because the worker said this hive was too big for him to handle.
Friday, building officials contacted professional beekeepers to come next week and remove the bees safely, while perhaps even harvesting the honey.
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Written by Dr. Bone / Apr 24, 2008
I watched as my wife?s stud pulled out of her, his cum trickling out and onto the coffee table. She got up and pulled up her polyester uniform pants, her fat ass leaving two sweaty circles on top of the table. To think a year ago she was a power trader, who would never wear polyester, and did not even know one black person, but now? How did it all happen?
A year ago my wife came home from work early with a cardboard box in her hands, her desk plant on top. She looked pale, without her saying anything I knew what had happened. ?I didn?t think they?d let me go. Me of all people. They said the company was too top heavy with management.? She cried a little and I told her to relax. She had a degree, the house was paid for, and there was that severance package, very generous, though due to a non-competition clause she could not work in the industry for a rival company for a year. I told her we would be fine.
After a month she became bored. She tried to find work but she was overqualified for this or that, and the jobs she could have had she could, not due to the non-competition clause. Finally she decided to go to work in, of all places, a chain coffee house. She said it would be a nice break from all the pressure of the financial industry. It was nice for awhile until I noticed some changes in her.
Since she no longer had the perk of a gym in the building she worked at she had put on some weight, even more so from the donuts she ate at the place, most of it landing on her butt. Her once tight aerobic sculpted ass was now well rounded and slightly soft, she had even gone up, to my pleasure, a bra size or two.
Then her musical tastes changed, she had liked that light FM sort of music, now rap was working its way onto her music player and the car stereo presets. I tried to write it off as adjustments, even hanging late with the girls at work, or going out with them after work. And for a while things relaxed, until I got suspicious.
There were still more changes in her, she got those huge door knocker earring and even a tattoo with her name on her arm in a fancy script. She told me all the women at work had them and I should relax. But then one night she told me she had worked late because one of her coworkers, Sharon, could not make it in, that was okay, but a few days later she told me a story involving Sharon and an irate customer, and it took place on the day Sharon allegedly was not in. I thought to say something, but did not, maybe she was wrong about the date, then again if she was doing something, I did not want to alert her to her error.
She had kept talking about Jim the manager of the shop. She found ways of working him into her conversations. ?Oh! Jim did this.? Or ?Jim did that!? What really worried me was when she started talking about his personal life, about how his girlfriend was such a bitch, or that she did not understand him. My suspicions grew deeper. I was on the fence as to whether I should confront her or not. Then one day my suspicions were confirmed. My wife had called to say she would have to work late to set up a special promotion. She told me not to wait up. I started to go to bed when I realized we were out of milk for, or all ironies, coffee. Rather than take the car I decided to walk down a few blocks and buy it from the deli. As I came back I saw an SUV in front of our place, it looked like the one Jim had. My wife and him were in there talking, I thought to approach them when, I realized she was at an odd angle to him, then I realized it, she was giving him a hand job in his car. Though I could not see for sure, due to the distance and the height of the vehicle obscuring my line of vision. But what I could be sure of was that kiss he gave her as he grabbed her tit through the yellow uniform blouse she wore. Then she bent forward and I watched his head stare at the ceiling.
I did not know what to do next. Confront them? That could turn ugly, then the whole neighborhood would know what was going on. Hire someone to film them and go through a divorce? I did not know if I wanted to toss out a good marriage. Then there was my own huge hard-on. Why was I so turned on by this of all things? To my shame, I knew it was the thought of my wife sucking the cock of another man, and a black man at that, which had aroused me.
I fought off the temptation to take another look and walked around the block going into the house through the back entrance. I carefully put the milk in the fridge got undressed and went into the bedroom. I got into bed just in time to hear the door open.
I said and did nothing about it for a week or so, but it built up in me. I had thoughts, thoughts I knew I should not have had, of my wife riding this guy?s cock to orgasm. They became more detailed, I pictured her sucking him off, then his friends, of her being gang banged, and of becoming pregnant with this man?s child. And they aroused me; I tried not to jerk off about it. As if doing so would put some magic spell on the whole affair. But then it was too much for me and I did, and once I started I could not stop. I could not get the images of my wife and her black stud out of my mind. I jerked off three or four times a day, once even at work.
Finally I, and my sore cock could not take it anymore, I confronted her with what I had seen. She told me she had not meant to have the affair, it was just that she was so down about losing her job, Jim and her had worked and grown close together. Then she dropped the bomb on me, she told me they had fucked, several times.
I could not believe my ears; she did not know what to do until she saw my cock start to rise. ?I know you are angry, but I also see your cock is getting hard. Does it turn you on to think of me and Jim, together? Me sucking his cock.? She stopped and paused as she reached down and grabbed my cock and said ?His black cock. We have always used rubbers.? She said trying to assure me there would be no complications with what was going on. ?Unless you want him to stick it into me bareback.? She said as she unzipped my fly and pulled my cock out.
?Oh! My look how hard it is.? She paused for a moment and then said ?For such a teeny tiny thing that is.? My cock betrayed me by becoming still harder. She stroked it up and down. ?A bit smaller than I am used to, but I can see it appreciates the attention.? She grinned as she stroked it some more.
?Is he bigger than me?? I asked the question all cuckolds ask of their wives. She looked me straight in the eye and said ?Much bigger. And thicker. I just love having his big black cock inside of me.? She said without breaking eye contact.
Sensing I was close to climaxing she opened the top of her uniform blouse and undid her bra, she leaned her tit over the top of my cock telling me how much her lover loved to suck on her tits, I came all over the underneath of her breast, she pumped my cock dry as she rubbed my seed all over her breasts.
We went upstairs and had one of the hottest, nastiest fucks of our marriage.
?So?? my wife said a few weeks later. ?I have a surprise for you, Jim is coming over to pick me up tonight and after work, we are going on a date, but before we go, he is going to fuck me, right in front of you. And here is the only thing you have say so over, if you want, he could fuck me bareback, actually it is something he wants ,but you know the risks, he could knock me up. So it is up to you.? She said.
A few hours late Jim came over to pick my wife up. She turned to him and told him, ?Relax, he is cool about it.? then she kissed him deeply and turned around, and dropped her polyester uniform pants as she got up onto the coffee table all fours. Jim gave me a condescending look as he pulled out his cock, already fully erect and monstrous, and went behind my wife, like he owned her. ?Are you sure about this?? He said his hand in his pocket as if he was going to fish out a rubber, she said yes. He took his hand out of his pocket and then pushed his fat black cock into my wife?s hole. She grunted and I watched her pussy stretch to accept his massive cock. A few months ago she was a corporate trader, with a tight trim body, and now I watched her fat ass ripple as he began to thrust into her.
?Oh fuck yes! You like watching me get fucked! Do you?? I told her yes.
He pulled out and had her take off her pants then he had her lay down on the coffee table, he pushed back into her and fucked her so hard I thought either the neighbors would call the police or the table would break.
?Cum in me! Cum in me!? she pleaded. When he came she screamed how she could feel his load inside of her nipples so hard I thought they would rip through her blouse. Then, after he pulled out she sat there a moment to rest, as his seed dripped out of her onto the table. When she recovered enough to get up her ass left two sweat marks on the plastic sheet that covered the table. She kissed him so deeply and passionately I felt like I was the intruder, in my own house. She put on her uniform pants telling me she had to work the late shift tonight and that she?d be back Monday morning. I knew I could not argue with her. She gave me a deep kiss then giggled as they left. I had my cock out before I heard the engine of his truck start up.
I did not hear from her again until Sunday night. There was an email, a short video message. Nervously I clicked it and waited for what seemed like a century as the file loaded up; she was in a store room on her knees standing between two naked black guys. She looked into the camera as she jerked them off into a cup of coffee in front of her on a wooden stool. Then she drank the coffee to the bottom in one gulp and said ?Mmmm! Good to the last?.? And the message cut off. But I knew what she was going to say.
Late Monday she came home. I barely recognized her. She had gotten her hair all braided up. She stripped out of her cum stained, sweaty uniform and I got my next big shock. Her nipples had been pierced with huge rings, and there was a tattoo on her left breast in the same script as the one with her name on it. It said, ?Black loved!?
She told me she had to go to sleep striping naked she went to bed leaving me in suspense until the next morning. I made her breakfast in bed. After she wolfed it down she told me of a weekend of fucking in the back of the store, of being shared with other black men, friends of Jim, and even licking the pussy of one of those other men?s white female lovers.
This erotic torment went on for months. My wife disappearing during weekends and coming back with all these nasty stories to tell. I even watched her get gang banged by a group of studs who took turns with her all night.
One night we were at home, she sat down next to me on the bed and took my cock and started to stroke my cock; ?Remember when I would talk nasty to you. And one of the things you?d like to hear is me pleading with my lover to knock me up. Well it has happened.? I felt my blood turn to water. I could not believe it. We had been trying for years to start a family and this super stud did it. She looked me straight in the eye and told me that she was going to keep it. ?Well you wanted me to be black owned and now I am. How does it feel?? To my shame, at this, the ultimate sign of infidelity my cock rose.
I watched as her belly first began to show, and her tits got bigger. I thought that pregnancy would slower down her libido, if anything it made it stronger than ever. I watched from the foot of our bed as her lover fucked her, sucking on her fat tits.
In the second three months she often sucked him off while naked and even did his friends, letting them suck on her ever growing milk laden tits, or they?d tit fuck her using her own milk as lube. Then it was pretty much hand jobs only for the last three months.
When she gave birth she told everyone the truth, I was humiliated in my own neighborhood, at work, and even with my family. Her family did not want to speak to her at all.
The funny thing was soon after she got her job back at the company. One day I came home and I found out that she had moved out; she left me a letter saying she wanted to stay with him, it was best for all concerned. Well I can?t blame her. When she got back to work she made no secret of her black lover.
I had to move out of town I could not take the humiliation and living in the house where I had seen my wife cheat on me with the man she would leave me for. Eventually I met another woman, Kelly. She was even more conservative than my wife had been; and our sex life is great, but every now and then I wonder how it would look if she was being fucked by a black guy?
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Use Popeye's Chicken Nuggets to Make Awesome Homemade Chinese-American Food
Ah, I do this same method, except with the Trader Joe's Mandarin Chicken -- I use the fried chicken chunks and mix and match it with different sauces.
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Ah, I do this same method, except with the Trader Joe's Mandarin Chicken -- I use the fried chicken chunks and mix and match it with different sauces.
Oh, great idea to add into other broths! Why that never occurred to me before, I'm not sure..
I use yellow mustard...
I made a quick version of creme fraiche with lemon juice and cream.
Ah, peppercorns can be a tad confusing. I'm referencing this from Food Lover's Companion, just to make sure my facts are straight. Pink peppercorns are berries from the Baies rose plant. What are considered traditional peppercorns are actually from pepper plants, which is what makes pink peppercorns different. These are also referred to by some as "berries" too but the real distinction is that pink peppercorns are from a completely different plant.
@Jettabugfox. So sorry! It's 3/4 teaspoon cayenne powder, but feel free to increase or decrease that depending on your tastes.
@KarmaFreeCooking -- how do you use it for a pasta? Do you add anything to make it a little thinner?
Aw, we have the same birthday. Mine was yesterday too! Happy Birthday!
Such a good idea for a splash of tequila. I can't wait to try it out.
Oh my goodness! I can't wait to try this..
@maztec I had never heard of the thick Spanish hot chocolate! Thanks for mentioning it. I may use @maztec's tips and experiment making it. Will report back with results.
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@seriousb--What a good idea. I'm going to give spicy applesauce a try...
To confit the meat on the stove, Greg recommends to cook the meat and fat in a pot (I'd recommend a Dutch oven) over low heat for a few hours until the meat is soft. I hope that helps!
@samba00 -- The Columbus Circle Whole Foods. Call the Tribeca one, and they should be able to tell you if and when they'll have shipments or point you to other locations getting them.
@pesca -- Can you explain what you enjoy about the pb and Sriracha combo? I'm not sure I get it..
@Evan -- You do bring up a good point. But several people that I spoke with said that once they felt they had hit a capacity where the spicy food started to taste blandish to them, they would refrain from eating it for a few days to a week, and then introduce it back. That seemed to do the trick.
@hottietin: Cucumber sounds like a great addition to a spicy vinegar!
@W. Were: For alcohol, you'll want to do a cold infusion, like the vinegar. Just throw a handful of halved chiles into any alcohol (I like to do it in tequila or alcohol), wait a couple weeks and voila -- you have a spicy spirit on your hands.
@Butrflygirly -- I actually used a rotisserie chicken. I just used a fork to shred the meat and mixed it into the dip. And great idea on adding it to the menu of a Lost party on Sunday.
@Fernando -- Oh, spinach! Not only tastes good but makes it a teeny tiny bit healthier!
@ Ramon -- Hmmm, my only guess is that maybe the chile was old and had lost a lot of its heat. Try ordering jolokia chiles from Kalustyan's (which I referenced above). I know for a fact that they are good quality and scalding hot.
I have never tasted the yellow sriracha, but they were saying it was spicier which is why I recommended going the Scotch bonnet/ habanero route. But to tone down on the heat, how about adding a yellow bell pepper into the mix?
@dollar -- What about using a mix of yellow habaneros and yellow Scotch bonnets?
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An occasion steeped in tradition, Day of the Dead feasts were offered to the spirit of the departed. According to chef Lucio Palazzo at Xochitl in Philadelphia, an altar was built bearing favorite foods and refreshments of the departed "to quench the spirit's thirst and relieve the soul's hunger after the long journey from the afterworld." We've compiled a menu to start your Day of the Dead celebration in spicy style. More
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What makes the Hatch chile so special? That it's only available in August and September? Maybe that adds to the appeal. But I think it's because they're the perfect chile-loving balance of flavor and heat. I just picked up a batch at the grocery store, and came up with these 15 ways to enjoy the precious chiles. More
A recent comment on a past post for homemade Sriracha captivated me as the responder admitted to drizzling the chile condiment on ice cream. Sriracha and ice cream? Sure, I'm not one to judge, but it's not a food combination that had ever entered my mind. So I searched the web for other unusual spicy combinations and found an overwhelming amount of people proclaiming their love for peanut butter and Sriracha, whether smeared on an English muffin or eaten straight off the spoon. I'm sharing my quirky spicy combos and want you to do the same. More
There's no sign at the popsicle haven Las Paletas in Nashville, Tennessee, which makes finding it tricky, but it's worth the sugary reward. The popsicles here are known for their powerful burst of unusual flavors like eggnog and hibiscus but what captured my heart was the sweet and spicy ice pops like pineapple-chile and cucumber-chile. I can't imagine a better way to spend the last lazy days of summer than indulging in this recipe for spicy ice pops. More
It's only natural that someone who loves stinky, funky cheeses might turn to making her own stinky, funky kimchi—deliciously spicy cabbage pickled in the Korean tradition. Kimchi and cheese are two of my favorite foods so it was only a matter of time before they came to share a common home on my plate: the grilled sandwich. More


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"This recipe is for use with a cookie press. Wonderfully soft and more flavorful than the average spritz cookie."
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1 cup
butter flavored shortening
1 (3 ounce) package
cream cheese, softened
1 cup
white sugar
egg yolk
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
1 teaspoon
orange zest
2 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon
1/4 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
These is the BEST spritz cookie dough I have ever made! It is the perfect consistency for easy "spritzing"...not too sticky, not too dry. And the cookie flavor was delicious! These don't spread much and really retain the spritzed shape...they looked really nice. I substituted butter for the butter shortening (yuck) and added 1 t. orange extract for a little bit extra orange flavor. I also experimented with a light orange glaze icing that I drizzled over the top of a few...YUM. These can be dressed up or down and my kids loved playing around with different candy sprinkles. At 12 minutes, they cooled to a crisp texture. I think 10 minutes would be better since we really like a chewier cookie. These can EASILY be adapted to any flavor...lemon, almond, coconut...etc. It is the PERFECT spritz recipe!!! :o)
This recipe was not very good. My sister loves spritz cookies and these were horrible. The dough got too dry before you could use it all and the cookie tasted way too much like shortening.
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I just ate one of these melt in your mouth cookies and they are so awesome!!! BUT.....I am still in the middle of baking them and the cookie press is just not working out for me. The dough keeps sticking and won't come out and stay on the cookie sheet. For every 10 cookies I try, I get one that turns out. The only thing I did different than the recipe was to use butter instead of the butter flavored shortening. I can't believe this would make such a huge difference. I want to try these again with the butter flavored shortening. The taste is so good, I hope it turns out, but so far, it's been a huge pain in my butt!!!....I tried these again with the butter flavored shortening and they turned out a lot better than my first time. I guess that's what it was. This makes a lot of cookies.
Jessy, thank you for this wonderful recipe -- my family loves these cookies! This was my first time using a cookie press, so I wasn't sure what to expect. It was easy as pie, and so very delicious. The very slight hint of orange flavor from the zest is perfect. In fact, I may use even a little more zest next time. I had some leftover Nestle's white morsels from another project, so I melted a cup of them in the microwave with a TBS or so of shortening, then stirred in a few drops of orange extract and dipped some of the cooled cookies halfway. Oh my goodness...they were heavenly and looked so pretty with the coating (which set up very nicely so that I could still easily stack the cookies). Again, thank you so very much -- your fantastic recipe has certainly brightened our holidays! :)
Excellent recipe! I've been making traditional spritz cookies for years, and was skeptical about these but I wanted to try something different. The texture was perfect for the cookie press, and baked a little softer than regular spritz. I opted for 2 tsp. almond flavoring, since I don't like orange. It was wonderful--will replace my traditional recipe!
I just bought a cookie press a couple weeks ago and tried several recipes already. This has got to be the best one! The cookies came out so soft and flavourful, and went through the press so well! I didn't have any orange zest, so I just used some almond extract. I split the dough into three parts and added a few drops of red and green food colouring to each of the other batches and made an assortment of red, green and plain Christmas cookies in different shapes, topped with sugar sprinkles. I'll definitely will use this recipe again.
These cookies pressed so easily and beautifully. I didn't use the cinnamon or orange zest, but just used the cream cheese base and then separated the dough into three bowls and added maple, coconut, and butter rum extracts for a variety of cookies. They were each so soft and melt in your mouth good! I'll be using this base and trying all kinds of flavorings, but this is my master cookie for sure. Thanks for the recipe!
These are the best spritz cookies I've ever made. Last year I had to throw out 2 batches of spritz because they were horrible. The dough goes thru the cookie press great. I took advice of others and eliminated orange zest, replaced with 1 tsp. vanilla and 1 tsp. almond extract, increased suger to 1 1/2 cups and eliminated the cinnamon. Can't stop eating them.
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By Amaani LyleAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2012 A day after carrying his message of gratitude to soldiers at Fort Bliss, Texas, President Barack Obama today commended service members and their families in his weekly address to the nation.
"Fort Bliss is home to soldiers who took part in every major phase of the Iraq War – from the initial assault on Baghdad; to the years of fighting block by block; to the partnership with the Iraqi people that helped give them a chance to forge their own destiny," Obama said.
The president acknowledged varied perspectives of that war, but noted one constant.
"The members of our armed forces are patriots in every sense of the word," he said, noting that work remains to be done in Afghanistan as the transition continues toward Afghan security control throughout the country.
"Next month, the last of the troops I ordered as part of the surge against the Taliban will come home, and by 2014, the transition to Afghan lead will be complete," the president said. But as long as Americans are in harm's way, he added, the United States will continue to do everything in its power to keep them safe and help them succeed.
"That means giving them a clear mission and the equipment they need on the front lines," he said. "But it also means taking care of our veterans and their families, because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home."
The president noted he also told troops at Fort Bliss that part of honoring their service means strengthening the nation they fought to protect by welcoming veterans into the civilian workforce.
"As we turn the page on a decade of war, it's time to do some nation-building here at home," Obama said. "Today's veterans have the skills, the discipline, and the leadership skills to do the exact same thing -- and it's our job to give them that chance."
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ANTM Cycle 19's Darian Ellis Opens Up About the "Really Sensitive" Victoria, and Makeovers – Exclusive
On America's Next Top Model Cycle 19, Episode 3: "The Girl Who Wants Out," two girls went home: Maria Tucker and Darian Ellis But only one left against her will, and that was the bubbly, outgoing Darian, who resembled a young Tyra Banks from certain angles.
Wetpaint Entertainment spoke to Darian in an exclusive interview, and got the scoop on who she thinks should have gotten makeovers, what that early confrontation with Kiara was all about, and who her "hands-down" finalist picks are.
What was your initial reaction to being eliminated?
Darian Ellis: I was completely devastated. During the photo shoot, being in the bottom two and hearing Tyra say, "I have two beautiful girls," I was just devastated. I was like, I just can't believe she's saying this to me right now.
Do you think someone else should have gone home instead of you?
I really wish that Maria wouldn't have quit, and instead, went through the photo shoot, and then expressed to Tyra how much she wanted to walk. Then it would have been fair, because all the other girls wanted to be there, instead of you just deciding you want to go before the photo shoot… Maria, she was already kinda iffy about the whole thing.
Did you know she didn't want to be there early on?
I wouldn't have said that throughout the first meetings with her, but when we got to our makeovers at the salon and she said "No," I was like, are you serious? I understand that the makeovers are sometimes pretty dramatic but they're professionals. They're not going to give you something that will make you look worse, [that's not the] point of the makeover.
Why you were so happy to go through with the makeover?
[Laughs]. Me personally, because my look was so… I loved my braids, it was a natural look for me. I came on this show and I made it that far, I knew that eventually I was going to have to get a makeover. Tyra's a professional, she knows what's best, she's worked in this industry, and Kelly [Cutrone] and Johnny [Wujek], they know what they're doing so I trusted them. They wanted to take my braids out and give me a more natural, versatile look, then I'll go for it. There was no way I was going to say "No."
Were there any girls who you thought definitely should have gone through with it?
I wish Victoria would have went through with it, she was just kind of overthinking the whole situation. Her makeover wasn't [going to be] that drastic, some red hair would have really brightened her up. It would have been nice.
What was your overall impression of Victoria Henley?
She was really sensitive, and everybody's different. You're going to have outgoing girls, you're going to have the sensitive girls, I was kind of expecting it. She's been sheltered her whole life, she's been home-schooled, she's not really out in the open. At least seeing that, I understood why she was so connected to her mom. But she's Victoria, once you get to know her you know that's just how she is.
Did the online commenters hurt your feelings?
People are going to have opinions and it's all about how you internalize it. And all my comments were not bad, they're just opinions. I'm glad that they incorporated that part of the show into it, but I think Tyra's comments and the judges' comments are what I'm paying attention to.
What did you learn from Tyra? Do you think you have a similar look?
I learned that she is an amazing woman, oh my god. Every time I saw her I had to check myself. As far as the similarities, I was hearing that the whole time. You know, big old forehead, it was amazing, I loved it. One of the biggest things that she told me, she told me I might be too pushy, so I really was trying to tone it down and relax a little for the camera.
What was it like posing nude with Rob?
When they first told us that we were going to be in a nude photo shoot, I was like fine, let's go for it. I'm really comfortable with my body, I wasn't worried about being too this or too that, and then they told us it was with Rob, and I was like, oh Jesus! Rob is Rob, he's a really cool guy, it wouldn't be awkward for me to model with him at all. He was a complete professional.
Why did you get into that first argument with Kiara Belen?
Well she said that I was too noisy in the house, I mean I'm an outgoing person, so I knew going into the house there were going to be some conflicts with some girls, but I thought the whole thing should have been handled outside of the house. So my whole thing is, we're going to have fun in the house, just to make it easier for everybody to get along, so I guess she thought me and the other girls were being too loud all night. So instead of just coming to me and asking, if she had just come to me and just asked, then I would have apologized immediately. It blew up out of proportion. I really regret that. I really wish she had just come to me and asked me that.
Who do you think will be in the finals?
I would say Brittany [Brown] and Nastasia [Scott], definitely, hands-down. They both take great pictures and they're great girls.
What would be your message to fans now?
I would tell the fans that, even the bad comments, I want to see them, as long as they're going to be helpful, not hurtful. I want people to understand that. I'm just a person, I'm just like you, I just happened to be on the show. And you don't want a boring girl, you want a fun girl, someone you can laugh with, you know I'm a normal girl.
Catch the next episode of America's Next Top Model Cycle 19: College Edition on Friday, September 14 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
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Letter to the Editor: Revisit multi-effect distillation
CORPUS CHRISTI - Mayor Nelda Martinez recently brought back to discussion the ultimate need to add desalination to our limited sources of fresh water. The last time we talked about this was when the Mary Rhodes pipeline was being proposed. We built the pipeline and bought valuable time. As our community grows and especially as new industries are lured to our area, we are going to need more water ... lots more water.
One competing idea to the pipeline was proposed by a group of local engineers. I was involved in creating some illustrations for their presentation to the City Council. Their idea, multi-effect distillation, impressed me. MED utilizes waste heat from industrial processes to distill fresh water from salt water and return slightly saltier water to the ocean with no impact on sea life. It essentially does what nature does with evaporation and rain but more efficiently.
An ideal source of waste heat, according to these engineers, was from electric power plants and they suggested Barney Davis plant as a perfect partner. An added benefit of MED would be a cleaner source of water for industrial processes. No scale = no de-scaling = money saved.
Since industry is a major user of our water, perhaps they could partner in a pilot project.
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The UHD Catholic Students Association is sponsoring an Ash Wednesday Mass at noon Wednesday, March 9, in the Cullen Robertson Auditorium, third floor, Academic Building, which will be celebrated by the Rev. Dat Hoang from the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Office of Vocations.
Elora Shehabuddin, associate professor of Humanities and Political Science at Rice University, will present "Feminism, Empire, and Muslim Women" at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, in room N-1099, One Main Building.
Raquel Chiquillo, associate professor, will present "Herding Cats: Creating a Culture of Assessment" from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 10, in room A-711, Academic Building.
The UHD College of Humanities and Social Sciences is hosting an advising event, "Designing Your Own Degree," from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in room N-1099, One Main Building.
The UHD Community Involvement Center and the Campus Activities board are co-hosting UHD Spring Break Bash from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 10, on the South Deck, One Main Building.
If you have an idea that might save the University money, President Bill Flores asks that you email that cost-saving suggestion to email@example.com.
Last semester President Flores posed the following questions:
Do you have a good idea about how the University can (a) cut costs, (b) generate additional revenue, or (c) become more efficient?
Have you encountered any practice or requirement in the University (at department, college or University level) that makes no sense to you or seems redundant or unnecessary?
Previous responses are available online on the President's web page at http://www.uhd.edu/presidentsoffice/budget/.
The UHD College of Humanities and Social Sciences is hosting an advising event, "Designing Your Own Degree," from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in room N-1099, One Main Building.
Guest speakers will include Crystal Guillory, UHD alumna and adjunct faculty in English, Gustavo Jacobo, UHD alumnus and editor of the Bayou Review, and Tracie Mazzu, UHD career counselor. Pizza and refreshments will be served.
CHSS advisors will be available to answer questions regarding requirements for majors and minors and more. For information, contact the CHSS at 713-221-8460.
The UHD Community Involvement Center and the Campus Activities board are co-hosting UHD Spring Break Bash from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 10, on the South Deck, One Main Building.
The event will feature music, food and games along with safety information on skin care, oral hygiene, road safety and alcohol awareness designed to help students have a safe spring break. UHD students are on spring break from March 14 to March 19.
Nametags are an important part of UHD's marketing effort and help students, alumni, community visitors and co-workers in other departments indentify you as a University employee.
If you are a full time employee and need a new nametag, please email firstname.lastname@example.com indicating your first and last name exactly as they should appear on the tag, department, phone number and university email address.
The Community Involvement Center hosted Community Involvement Day showcasing volunteer opportunities available at many area nonprofit organizations where students can share their time and talents to help the community. More than 30 community organizations had representatives on hand to talk with students about service possibilities.
The Cultural Enrichment Center in collaboration with Ethnic Studies and Philosophy will host Elora Shehabuddin, associate professor of Humanities and Political Science at Rice University, who will present "Feminism, Empire, and Muslim Women" at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, in room N-1099, One Main Building.
For more information contact Sharin N. Elkholy, UHD assistant professor of Philosophy and coordinator of Ethnic Studies, at email@example.com or 713-210-9910. A flier is available here.
Dagmar Scharold, lecturer and Writing Center Director, left, coordinated a presentation hosted by the Cultural Enrichment Center on "Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking in Houston," Tuesday, March 8. UHD alumna Lilian Care, center, a radio host of Progressive Forum for KPFT 90.1 FM, was the guest speaker. For more information, contact Jane Creighton, right, director of the Cultural Enrichment Center at email@example.com.
A number of UHD faculty had presentations accepted for the 2011 Texas A&M Assessment Conference Feb. 20-22, and they have been reprising their presentations for the campus community. The last presentation, "Herding Cats: Creating a Culture of Assessment," by Raquel Chiquillo, associate professor, is from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 10, in room A-711, Academic Building.
How do we create a culture of assessment in departments with very different degree programs? This presentation will explore some strategies that have proven to be successful within Arts and Humanities.
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UHD hosted the Fulbright Arts Festival on Friday, March 4, in the Cullen Robertson Auditorium featuring former Fulbright recipients in the Houston area. The Fulbright Program is an international educational exchange program. The following former Fulbright recipients from UHD, and the countries where they studied, participated in the event:
Jane Creighton, Poland (2006-2007)
Robin Davidson, Poland (2003-2004)
Jean DeWitt, Mauritius (1991-1992)
Patricia Golemon, Taiwan (2005-2006)
Joanna Kaftan, Poland (1999-2000)
Anne Kane, Ireland (1996-1997)
JoAnn Pavletich, Madagascar (2005-2007)
Isabelle Ganz who was a Fulbright in Music to Israel (1997) coordinated the program. The event was co-sponsored by the Houston/Southeast Texas Chapter, Fulbright Association; the UHD Department of English and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State Department through a grant from the Fulbright Association in Washington, D.C. For information, contact Davidson at firstname.lastname@example.com or 713-221-2716.
IT training for Faculty/Staff/Alumni
Blackboard Vista
Thursday, March 10 10 - 11:30 a.m. - Respondus: StudyMate
Friday, March 11
10 - 11 a.m. - Wimba Classroom
Monday, March 14
2 - 3 p.m. -Turnitin
Tuesday, March 15
10 - 11:30 a.m. - Blackboard: Mail, Calendar, & Who's Online
Wednesday, March 16
1 - 2 p.m. - Wimba Classroom
Thursday, March 17
10 - 11 a.m. - Blackboard: Managing Course Content
Monday, March 21 2 - 3 p.m. - Blackboard Open Lab
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Friday, March 25
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Wednesday, March 30
10 - 11 a.m. - Blackboard: Gradebook Setup
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Thursday, March 24 1 - 2:30 p.m. - Useful Classroom Gadgets
Monday, March 28
2 - 3:30 p.m. - TaskStream: e-Portfolio
Today 1 - 2 p.m. - Transitioning to Office 2010
9 - 11 a.m. - Photoshop Open Lab
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Wednesday, March 23 10 - 11 a.m. - What's VPN and How Can It Help Me?
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The 15th annual Poteau Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Monday at Wolf Ridge Golf Course.
Lunch and check-in will begin at noon Monday.
The entry fee is $65 per person or $130 per two-player team. Two mulligans will be available for $10, with a limit of four per team.
For additional information, call (918) 647-9178.
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Friday Couple Scrambles will take place at 5:30 p.m. every Friday at Wolf Ridge Golf Course.
The entry fee is $15 per person for the nine-hole weekly event.
For additional information, call (918) 647-2582.
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I got my boat back, and took Cash and his buddy, Keaton Canada, out on a little fishing trip Tuesday morning. The boys each caught two fish, and I caught one —- but they had a heck of a good time, and I bet I will be taking them again soon.
At Carl Albert State College
Poteau vs. Rattan, noon; Poteau vs. Dale, 1:30 p.m.; Panama vs. Rattan, 3 p.m.; Rattan vs. Dale, 4:30 p.m.; Panama vs. Dale, 6 p.m.; Poteau vs. Panama, 7:30 p.m.
At Red Oak
Silo vs. Red Oak, noon; Coweta JV vs. Red Oak, 1:30 p.m.; Silo vs. Sequoyah-Tahlequah, 3 p.m.; Silo vs. Coweta JV, 4:30 p.m.; Coweta JV vs. Sequoyah-Tahlequah, 6 p.m.; Sequoyah-Tahlequah vs. Red Oak, 7:30 p.m.
At Eastern Oklahoma State College
Heavener vs. Coweta, 1:30 p.m.; Heavener vs. Colbert, 3 p.m.; Colbert vs. Coweta, 4:30 p.m.
At Carl Albert State College
While at Wilburton Public Schools, Billy Karr was having to deal with basketball players who played football for the Diggers. Now that he's the new coach of the Whitesboro Bulldogs basketball team, he won't have to concern himself with that any more.
"It had a lot to do with the fact that it's not a football school," Karr said about taking the coaching job. "I'll be getting my kids in October, and start the season Nov. 1. I did a lot of my assistant coaching job in Okarche with Ray West. I just decided that it was time (to go for this job)."
The Poteau Police Department will
begin a new era today as the newly named
Chief of Police begins his first day on the
Stephen Fruen, 35, of Poteau, was unanimously
chosen by the Poteau City Council
as the city's new chief during a special
meeting Monday night.
Fruen, who was one of the three applicants
considered for the position, was recommended
by the Police Committee after
reviewing the resumes during the last two
weeks. The resumes were submitted by
currently employed Poteau Police personnel
as a chance for internal advancement.
According to Mayor Jeff Shockley, the
G and G Tire and Auto is the site of this weeks Spring into Business Cash Mob.
Located at 2501 North Broadway in Poteau, G and G Tire and Auto has been in business for five years and not only sells tires, but also performs other automotive work such as servicing breaks, shocks, struts, alignment, front end work, and more. G and G Tire also fixes semi truck flats and has tires available for semi truck and other farm implements including tires and tubes.


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The Cybook Gen3 e-reader close up: A review, with buying tips and other advice
March 26, 2008 | 6:25 am
By Francis Turner
Moderator: Here's a close look at the Cybook Gen3 by Francis Turner, an enthusiastic owner who has helped the NAEB buying club survive. See his bio at the end. Welcome to the ranks of TeleBlog contributors, Francis! – D.R.
I've had my NAEB-delivered Bookeen Cybook for more than a week now. Enough I think to write a review that is slightly better than "shiny".
First comment: If you are European, you'll save a lot if you buy from the NAEB store rather than direct from Bookeen, because with the current weakness of the US$ you save a lot. Choosing the cheaper USPS shipping rate I paid NAEB US$403.80 for my Cybook—which works out at €256.00 at current exchange rates. Adding the €57.15 duty I had to pay the French customs, we have a total of €313.15.
By comparison, if I attempt to buy a base Cybook (and the NAEB package is closer to the deluxe Cybook) for postal shipment in France, then the price is €358.30 which works out at €45 (or about 15%) more. Because the deluxe pack is €450 (plus shipping) and NAEB doesn't include the spare battery (€44.95), the actual price of the NAEB package if shipped from Bookeen would be over €400. In other words:
- You can buy the deluxe package (including battery) for the price of the standard (€100 saving)
- You are saving between 15% and 33% depending on how you do the sums on what you get
In fact if you buy now, I would even more strongly recommend that you do so via NAEB, because Bookeen are sold out for new orders right now!
Getting started and set up
Now back to the product itself. The first thing you notice when you pull the Cybook out of its box is that it is thin, and, for a piece of electronics, remarkably light. Breadth and length are between a mass market paperback and a trade paperback, but if it were a book, it would be a slim 100 page book as opposed to the more usual 250+ although the weight is closer to that of the standard paperback. For reference, it is just too big to fit in most of my pockets but I do have some coats and jackets that it fits in. I say for reference because I sincerely doubt I personally would want to put it in a pocket anyway, especially because the NAEB package includes a neat leather carrying case (see photo above and click on it to enlarge) which I'm using all the time.
When you switch the Cybook on, it takes about 20 seconds to boot up before showing you your library screen (boot screen to the left). If you had been reading a book, then that book is highlighted but the Cybook doesn't automatically reopen the book. Pressing the big square navigation button does reopen the book and return you to where you were before.
The Cybook has a number of buttons on the sides as well as the power button on the top. Also on the top is the SD card slot. Some users have reported that the SD card included in the NAEB package does not work out of the box with the Cybook. I have no idea whether mine did or not because the first thing I did was stick in my laptop and format it as FAT32. Other people have reported that inserting the SD card into its slot in the reader is tricky. There are two potential issues. Firstly, the card is inserted "back to front" and if you don't realize that card has to be put in with the label towards the bottom of the Cybook, you can struggle a lot trying to make it go the other way. Secondly, you have to insert the card slightly further in than the edge of the Cybook for it to catch the retaining mechanism which is an action that is easier to perform if you have long fingernails. The benefit of this requirement is that the card remains flush with the Cybook when inserted and hence is hard to accidentally eject. No doubt some users will have multiple SD cards that they wish to use but I personally expect to stick to just one and thus I anticipate leaving the card in the reader more or less permanently.
Power via USB port
On the bottom right hand corner, a rubber cover blocks the USB port and the headphone jack. The USB port is not only a way to get content onto the Cybook, it is also the only way to recharge its battery. If the reader is switched off but connected to a computer using the USB port, it automatically draws power to charge the battery and while it does the the little LED at the top right (hidden by the leather cover) turns red. If you switch the Cybook on with the USB cable attached the LED turns yellow and it appears as two external USB drives to the computer—one is the internal flash memory of the reader and the other is the SD card.
If you have a windows PC with a recent version of Mobipocket Reader installed, then when you do this and start up Mobipocket, it automatically detects the Cybook and offers to sync data. I did this once but, unless I buy some DRM-crippled Mobipocket books, but I doubt I will bother doing it again because. as far as I could see. the syncing only used the internal flash memory, with about 50MB spare space, as opposed to the SD card with 2GB. If you decide to simply copy content onto the SD card manually, the only catch is that you may have to create the eBooks, Music and Pictures directories manually first and copy content to those three locations as appropriate.
Adding Palatino Linotype font
My first customization was to copy my favorite Palatino Linotype font on to the Cybook. This went into the fonts directory on the internal drive but it wasn't recognized until I had deleted the file /system/.fonts.cache-1 (note this is a hidden file under Linux) and then rebooted the Cybook.
The Cybook in use as a reader
So enough with setup. How about using it to read things? Quick answer—it's great. The contrast and resolution are magnificent—see pictures above. The screen resembles glossy magazine paper in its shininess, but the contrast is a little worse that a newspaper's, I think. Furthermore, the reader is usable in all the same light conditions as paper, so, while you won't be reading it in the dark without a light, you can read it in full sunlight, which you can't do with most LCD displays as the photo below illustrates.
Indoors the difference is less obvious (see other photo), but the contrast and the utter stillness of the E Ink display still make it far superior for reading. The only complaint I have is that there seems to be no way to modify the line spacing, which seems to be fixed to a fairly generous 1.5 lines. For a fast reader like me, it would be nice to cram a few more lines onto a page.
The square button at the bottom is used for most navigation and control and I found it to be almost intuitive both while browsing the library and in the reading. The buttons on the left edge can be used for a few additional commands as described in the manual but I have found that I rarely need to use them. The only complaint I have, and it is one that I have seen others make, is that sometimes the page down press doesn't register and you have to press it again. Allegedly this gets easier over time and it isn't really a big deal. [Moderator: I like the Cybook overall but would respectfully disagree with Francis on this detail. Bookeen really needs to do something about the problem of pages-downs not registering. In addition, the button is harder to press than I'd prefer. Anyone else have opinions on this? – D.R.]
As for text size, I started off using quite a large font but I have reduced the font size a couple of times since as I have realized that I really don't need the large print. I'm currently reading in what I think is 12 point (though it might be 10), a size comparable to most paperback books. The Cybook at this resolution gets some 30 lines to the page (and could get 40 if the spacing were altered) and over 10 words per line. This is a little less than the average book page but not massively so. I have no idea what the actual battery life is—even playing music (see separate section) I have yet to get the battery below 70 percent before I plug it back into a computer to copy something else onto it.
I have, for the most part, been reading professionally prepared Mobipocket books on the Cybook. These display very well indeed. I have also read some plain text (from Project Gutenberg), tried to read a Plucker format (failed—obviously not a "PalmDoc" format supported by the Cybook) and a few PDFs, the latter primarily for test purposes. The Gutenberg plain text with linebreaks illustrates the advantage of a reflowable format very clearly as, well, it doesn't reflow and
hence you have
oddly spaced lines with orphan words on the
line below
PDF display is mostly good—for regular PDFs, although PDFs with color tend to lose all the color details. PDFs which consist entirely of scanned images of pages do not display properly – the scanned images seem to be too big to fit on the page and are not rescaled correctly. However PDFs of powerpoint presentations can be displayed in landscape mode and (assuming a limited amount of color) look very good. The only gotcha is when the background and text are in different colours that get mapped to the same grayscale on the Cybook…
I have only tried displaying one HTML page on the Cybook so I cannot comment on its HTML support beyond a very basic level, which is just fine. I expect it to be acceptable for static HTML but probably unable to support more complex stuff. The HTML I read was a cut and paste (removing hyperlinks and junk) from this version of the Greek New Testament. To my extreme pleasure the Cybook correctly displayed all the Greek characters including the accents, breathings and iota subscripts while using Palatino Linotype (a font that includes these characters). I'm not sure whether Asian Characters (Kanji etc.) are supported, and I can't quite be bothered to check but it seems likely that they will be if the right fonts are installed. One clear omission is the lack of support for RTF. RTF files have to be converted into HTML or Mobi format—this isn't a big deal but it is a bit irritating.
Using the library: Improvements suggested
If I have one gripette about day-to-day use, it is the library. First problem is that the library screens include all music and still pictures as well as books in one list by default although you can hide them. This is silly, especially since the Cybook has to render a blank graphic for the music—a graphic which, BTW, occasionally illustrates one problem with the screen, ghosts from previous images. This is not a hardware issue, because the ghosts go away when the Cybook is switched off and on and when you start reading, but in the Library the cover images sometimes seem to overlay previous cover images as in this image. I think it is simply an issue with the library not blanking the screen properly between pages.
The second problem is that even in my preferred 20-items-per-page layout I quickly end up with a lot of pages. I have over 300 Baen ebooks as well as a dozen or so non-Baen books—which works out at around 20 pages; and of course the books will not necessarily be sorted in any sensible order (the ordering choices Title, Path, Date, Size are only moderately useful). I would prefer to be able to have a folder structure that I could collapse and expand and, ideally, I'd have a library document (that I could create manually if need be) which would display my books in the order and categories I want. Hence I am, for the moment, simply downloading a selection of books and expecting to replace them with others later.
When playing Music, the Cybook displays the music part of the library in a text only format. I would think it ought to be possible to display books in that format too and I would prefer that as I expect one could get a lot more book per page. It should be possible for Bookeen to publish some sort of library API so that third party developers could create alternative library views including categorization, sorting by author / series and so on.
Comparison with the eee
Since I have an Asus eee and have read a number of e-books on the eee it is worth comparing the two. Actually there isn't really any comparison. The eee is a great computer and you can read e-books on it in a variety of formats (HTML, Mobi, PDF etc.) and you get a roughly comparable number of words per screen on its little LCD screen. But so what? Battery life on the eee is 3 hours if you're lucky and the screen is almost unusable outdoors. Furthermore, the eee is a little bit bulkier and not as easy to carry around the house with you. I find myself taking the Cybook into the kitchen with me when I want to make a cup of tea and I read on it in bed. I wouldn't think of doing either of those things with the eee. Of course the eee costs less than the Cybook and can do a lot more, so if I had to pick one device it would probably be the eee.
One clear advantage that the eee has is that it is possible to organize one's e-book library in the way one wishes. I have a HTML page that has all e-books sorted by author, another that has (some of) them by series/universe and I've been thinking about adding other versions too. I can't do that on the Cybook without a great deal of effort and probably have multiple copies of books in different folders for those books by multiple authors etc.
I am, however, using the eee to download books on to the Cybook. This works very well. I expect that the eee/Cybook combo is going to be what travels with me most of the time. Between them I will be able to do just about everything I used to do with my regular laptop but they are considerably more portable.
Playing music
If you wish to play music it really really makes sense to sort library content by path and to have copied the MP3 files into separate directories within the Music subdirectory. Otherwise what happens is that the music played is track 01-abc.mp3 then track 01-def.mp3 and so on (or if sorted by size from shortest to longest). Apart from the randomization caused by listing the tracks in a non-sensible order, there is no shuffle capability which is a pity, the player starts at the track selected and continues sequentially. The Music section is the area that seems to weakest and I probably won't use it much – it's a nice to have for traveling but not a must have and the manual states that it severely impacts the battery life (you get ~3 hours with music apparently). Playing Music led to my identifying two problems in addition the lack of shuffle. The first one is a hardware one, the earphone jack seems a bit sensitive to precisely how you insert it into the socket. When not quite correct you get either the left ear or the right ear only. Wiggling the jack solves the problem until you accidentally wiggle it again.
Worse, however, is a screen display issue where, as the two pictures above show the music list gets confused about where it should put things on the screen. The first time it happened it was not something I thought was a big deal as it did not seem to affect anything but the music menu. However the second time it happened, I discovered that it was not quite so benign. When I returned to reading my book I discovered that the misplaced bits of screen were partially displayed in the book as the image to the right shows. Numerous page refreshes failed to clear the screen so this is clearly a display bug. I am raising a support trouble ticket with Bookeen about this.
The good news is that this screen issue disappeared when I stopped listening to music and powered the reader off. I can't say whether just stopping listening to the music cleared it because what happened was that I stopped the music, went off to do something and came back to discover that the Cybook had auto-powered off.
The E Ink display technology is magnificent and the Cybook's support for multiple open formats means that it is the perfect reader for someone like me. The gripes I have (and the bug I found) should all be fixable with a software upgrade and none of them seriously impacts my ability to read. The battery life, size and the speed of power-up means that this reader is perfect for traveling, you can read it while standing in line for security or theatre and expect to have just the one device for the entire trip. With a suitable font, the Cybook seems able to display any text which is impressive and means that the Cybook can be used by people from all over the world not just Europe and America. It may in fact be possible to download foreign dictionaries and phrase books onto it, which would be a further boon for the traveler. My hope is that Bookeen will open up the interface a bit so that third parties (e.g., me) can create alternative library displays and other add-ons that would enhance the reader and build a community. If Bookeen doesn't manage to build a loyal community of users, then the hardware will no doubt become commoditized (it already appears to be available here) and Bookeen as a company will go bust.
Bio: Francis calls his blog L'Ombre de l'Olivier (The Shadow of the Olive Tree), "being the maunderings of an Englishman on the Côte d'Azur." He is a product marketing/business development consultant for high technology companies. Francis has written white papers, customer success stories and other material for many corporations involved in mobile multimedia such as UDCast and Dibcom, as well as a number in the the wireless and data communications fields. He has been a longtime reader of e-books ever since he discovered the paucity of English books in continental Europe and the existence of Baen's Webscription site. Interested in electronic publishing—as both a consumer and market analyst—he often sounds off about e-books, DRM and copyright.
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All of which is great, execpt for one thing–as a buyer's club, NAEB had to negotiate delivery in batches of 100 from Bookeen. So they have to collect 100 orders before Bookeen ships.
The first batch shipped, which I missed. The second batch has been collecting orders for more than a *month* and is still at 33.
Frankly, I'm tired of waiting. Soon my pending CC charge should expire. When it does, I don't plan to renew it and will buy direct instead.
This isn't anything against NAEB, it's just pure practical matter of ordering a low-demand item through a buyer's club. I wish I could support them but I'm not going to wait forever for a damn gadget.
Nice review.
Note, though, that it is indeed possible to sync to the SD card using Mobipocket Reader — just set the sync location in the device properties dialog.
I'm another pending NAEB customer (waiting for that counter to hit 100 again!). Come on folks, place your order! Why buy a DRM-crippled Kindle? Get one of these puppies!
Fred says:
"Why buy a DRM-crippled Kindle?"
Kindles aren't DRM-crippled.
They are DRM enabled – they support a DRM format.
However, they also easily support any open file format you can use on the Cybook either directly or via file conversion which you can do yourself or via Amazon (either for free or $0.10 a doc).
If you buy a Kindle book can you read it on a non-Kindle? If not, sure sounds like crippling to me.
Ahh but Fred, that just means the book is "crippled" not the device. As HeavyG was pointing out you could choose to have a Kindle (or Sony, or…) Reader and just not choose to buy books for it from Amazon. Just like you could go and buy an iPod, and never purchase anything from the iTunes store. The device would only be "crippled" if the only thing you could consume with it was DRM protected content.
Now, if we could just get the Kindle to support ePub…
"Now, if we could just get the Kindle to support ePub…"
Or TomeRaider, or eReader or…
The new eInk gizmos look great, but is it just me, or are they least capable (less open?) than the PalmOS PDA's I've been using to read eBooks for the past several years? I think I'm going to be unable to read something like 10 to 20% of my collection once I switch to the Cybook (or a Sony or a Kindle or a ???)
The ability to read multiple formats is the main reason to buy the Cybook, over the others. Bookeen has promised to add epub support also. I can't afford to buy another ereader right now, but if I could, it would be a Cybook. Maybe when I can afford to buy, something better/cheaper will be available
Joseph Gray says:
"The ability to read multiple formats is the main reason to buy the Cybook…"
It appears to me that the Kindle can read the same formats as the Cybook either natively or via conversion.
The Cybook also relies on conversion (via the MobiPocket Desk Reader software which is actually owned by Amazon) to utilize some formats. Given that, I don't really see where the Cybook has a clear advantage over the Kindle when it comes to using various formats.
As far as the epub format – if the epub format does gain any significant marketplace penetration my guess is that via future firmware upgrades (which are delivered automatically via the Kindle's wireless connection) the Kindle would eventually support epub files.
The Cybook supports TXT, HTML, Mobipocket, PalmDoc and PDF. These are all read natively on the Cybook without conversion.
The Kindle supports TXT and AZW. All other formats are converted.
I'm not trying to sell you a Cybook, I'm just pointing out that for the current crop of ebook readers, it has the widest format support, without conversion.
Joseph Gray says:
"I'm not trying to sell you a Cybook, I'm just pointing out that for the current crop of ebook readers, it has the widest format support, without conversion."
Your original statement did not include the qualifier of "without conversion".
Realistically though I don't see how native support of a handful of formats is somehow deemed superior to having the ability to read a wider range of formats via conversion.
Also, I'm not in the market for a Cybook – I've had my Kindle since release day and don't see anything better in the existing marketplace.
Well, I didn't think I needed to spell it out by saying "without conversion". To me, this would be like claiming that I can read Japanese because I had it translated to English. If you don't count conversion, then practically any ebook reader ever made can read a wide variety of formats.
In any case, I'm glad you are happy with your Kindle. Many people seem to be. We just have different criteria as to which features are important to us. That's why competition in the marketplace is good. It gives us a selection to choose from.
I am curious: will it read encrypted PDFs, like those commonly sold via DriveThroughRPG.com ???
While not Adobe DRM, per se, they are secured via pasword and encrypted content. The vast majority of my use for an ebook is to read those documents.


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According to Billboard, the songs in this playlist are the week's most popular rap songs and are ranked by "mainstream, R&B/hip-hop and rhythmic radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS." So, if you listen to these radio formats, you're intimately familiar with the 10 songs in this playlist.
If you don't listen to these radio formats, you may not be aware of many of these songs, so think of this playlist as a chance to you to check out what the masses are listening to.
Current Top 10 Rap Singles
1. Ni**as In Paris - Kanye West and Jay-Z
2. Make Me Proud - Drake Featuring Nicki Minaj
3. Dance (A$$) - Big Sean Featuring
4. Lotus Flower Bomb - Wale Featuring Miguel
5. The Motto - Drake Featuring Lil Wayne
6. Work Out - J Cole
7. Can't Get Enough - J Cole
8. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
9. Rack City - Tyga
10. I Do - Young Jeezy Featuring Jay-Z, Andre 3000
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