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By tully | "Boredom at Its Boredest" by Michael Tully February 6, 2006 at 5:04AM
So, I guess I can finally go public with this now, as Indiewire just published the official lineup. Pack your bags, kids, because COCAINE ANGEL will be having its North American premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival next month in good ol' Austin, Texas!
I don't really know what to say, other than I am humbled, thrilled, and honored by this news. All of this is too dreamy to be true, and it is infinitely more than we could have imagined when we embarked on this ridiculous mission just under one year ago.
Now that I'm back from Rotterdam, the smoke has begun to clear. What I'm left with is a feeling of calm satisfaction. Granted, if our film had really made a splash, there would have been more than one interview and more than two new booked festivals. In this case, I think silence is a negative. But I don't care one way or the other. I'm choosing to look at this in a way different to my normal approach to life. I'm only focusing on the positive responses, of which there were plenty. I know what we made, I'm not delusional. So to get a genuinely positive reaction out of so many people is more inspiring than I could have imagined. I don't know how, but it truly does justify the fact that I am sitting in a pile of debt, living at home, and feeling like a lonely little boy who wishes he had a pretty little girl who liked him back. The rush of sitting in a packed theatre to show your film to a roomful of eager strangers is one of the coolest sensations I have ever felt. I can't wait to feel that sensation again.
Everyone seems to agree that this year's festival wasn't stuffed with any brand new, must-see revelations (I had already seen THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU and REGULAR LOVERS). But that, too, has only inspired me. I can't wait to get another pass done on DAYDREAM, at which point pre-production begins. I don't want to wallow in the bleakness of the majority of independent/festival cinema. I want to make something that makes people tingle with joy and recognition. I want to capture TRUE FUCKING LOVE. Perhaps this is an even more difficult task than trying to bring something new to the 'drug docudrama' genre, but I have the film pulsating inside me and I know that with a little bit more money and means, we can make something truly distinct and special.
That said, one of the best compliments we've gotten is with regards to the light/humorous approach we took to the potentially hopeless subject matter of COCAINE ANGEL. People seem to get the comedy, and not think it's 'hip' or condescending, which was our intention all along. We simply didn't want to depress people into frustration. Hopefully that adds a breath of fresh air to the proceedings. Seeing that other festivals are eager to screen us, I think I can safely say that it does add a bit of a fresh breath.
I'm going to post my take on all of the films I saw (at least 20 features, at least 10 shorts) this week. But now that I have the baggage of being on the other side of the movie screen, I'm not going to give ratings. I'm simply going to give my honest opinion, which is all that I ask of those reviewers who were kind enough to watch our film.
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I'm still a bit under the weather, so it's hard for me to review something I'm only partially smelling, but I'll tell you what I can so you have at least some inkling of whether or not this scent is for you. Once it dries down, I detect just a hint of floral, some patchouli, and a little sweetness of vanilla, but it smells a bit soapy to me.
I will also say that I am so glad to see MAC put out a fragrance as a rollerball scent. It's so much easier to apply and great to keep in your purse for on-the-go. The bottle itself has a great clear to black gradient that looks exactly what I'd expect from MAC. Such an improvement over the Stylistics scent Air of Style, which had a fantastic bottle, but it was utterly impractical and sits in a drawer somewhere because it can't stand up on its own whatsoever!
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See Tickets
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Acquired Way Ahead in 2002
2004 rebranded as See
16 October 2007 See Group Ltd incorporated
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See Tickets is the trading name of a British ticketing services company owned by Vivendi SA. See Tickets Head Office and Contact Centre is on Upper Parliament Street in Nottingham. It has a small London presence on Soho Square.
Created from the merger of the ticketing division of Really Useful Theatres and the Nottingham based ticket agency Way Ahead which Really Useful had purchased in 2002,[1] See sells and distributes tickets for West End Theatre, music events, sport and festivals. Notably See sold all 137,500 tickets for the 2014 Glastonbury Festival in 1 hour 30 minutes.[citation needed]
On 16 October 2007, See was demerged from the Really Useful Group and transferred into a new company, See Group Ltd under the sole ownership of Lloyd Webber. On 31 January 2008, See Group Ltd was purchased by Joop van den Ende's Stage Entertainment for an undisclosed sum.[2] On 22 September 2008, Stage sold a majority share in their pan-European ticketing division, of which See Tickets is a part, to Parcom Capital, a subsidiary of ING Group Capital.[3] The holding company, previously Stage Ticketing International, was renamed See Tickets International as part of the deal and as well as See Tickets in the UK includes Ticket Online in France and Austria, Sherpa.be in Belgium, See Tickets in the Netherlands and Entradas.com in Spain. In February 2011 it was announced that Parcom were preparing to sell See Tickets; the value of the company was estimated to be up to £100million.[4] In September 2011, Vivendi announced it had acquired See Tickets UK.[5]
See also owns Intascape.com Ltd a ticketing software house who provide the SeeThreeSixty ticketing and event management software to football clubs including Manchester City, West Ham United and Fulham. The buy out took place in 2007.[6]
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- ^ TELEWEST COMMUNICATIONS PLC /NEW/ Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K) EXHIBIT 99.1
- ^ Alistair Smith (2008-01-08). "Stage Entertainment buys Really Useful's See Tickets". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ "Parcom Capital Acquires Majority Interest in Joop van den Ende's Ticketing Company". Marketwatch.com. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ "See Tickets auction".
- ^ "Vivendi press release on acquisition of See Tickets UK" (PDF).
- ^ "See Tickets Buys Intascape". AllBusiness.com. Retrieved 2010-08-28.


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Sep 26 2010
Black-and-White Clouds
Most of the photos on the hard drive of my laptop are shots I've taken on my travels over the past year. When I'm at home, I transfer photos from my camera to the external hard drive attached to my desktop, but when I'm away from home, my laptop is the place photos go. And since I'm disorganized and not the least bit methodical when it comes to storing my original photos, I almost never remember to then transfer my laptop photos over to the external hard drive. As a result, I have folder upon folder of photos from Seattle, Nashville, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc. on my laptop…and it's actually a fun reminder of just where my laptop has traveled.
And why my laptop is so slow.
This shot was taken as I was flying to New York City last April and was trying to cope with my extreme unease with flying. I love looking at these shots when I'm on the ground. I get this incredible wave of relief wash over me as a result of not being in the air.
Yes, I have issues. Why do you ask?
I decided to convert the cloud shot from the predictable white-with-blue-skies to a straight black-and-white, bumping up the contrast a bit and giving it a little sharpening.
Sky/cloud photos are one of my favorite categories of things to convert to black and white. Not sure why; I guess because it's a little unexpected. I converted a blazing red sunset photo to black and white recently, and was surprised at how much I liked it.
It kinda felt a little rebellious.
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The Coupon Goddess On Sunday, September 26 at 9:17 am
Those clouds are beautiful! They make me think about Thursday when I'll be on a flight bound for Greece!!! 10 hour flight, so I'll be seeing a lot of clouds!!
Lana @ Mzcellaneous On Sunday, September 26 at 10:29 am
Very pretty!! I love being above the clouds while flying… it's like a whole other world up there!!
Betsy On Sunday, September 26 at 9:18 am
Clouds? Black and White Clouds? Do I hear theme to the next photo assignment?
Kim Aguilar On Monday, September 27 at 4:03 am
That's exactly what I was thinking! New photo assignment! And, I wanted to add that one time I changed a cloud picture to red. As in, the sky was RED. Talk about rebellious. It made me feel a little crazy.
margie On Monday, September 27 at 7:40 am
i was wondering the same exact thing. is this the next theme?
Miss Wisabus On Sunday, September 26 at 9:19 am
It really does kind of take it to a different level. Looks unearthly.
Suzanne @ Window On The Prairie On Sunday, September 26 at 2:13 pm
Just goes to show you that color is not needed to create impact. Remember Ansel Adams? http://windowontheprairie.com/ Suzanne
Sudha On Sunday, September 26 at 9:38 am
Whenever I look at pictures of clouds taken from above, I imagine skipping and bouncing from one fluffy cloud to another. Clouds make me happy
Kirsten is Comfortably Domestic On Sunday, September 26 at 9:07 pm
I think the same thing! When I was a kid, I used to daydream that the big fluffy clouds were like a soft, cottony bounce house.
AGinTO On Monday, September 27 at 10:40 am
Kirsten, me too! Imagination is so much better than reality!
Watching the clouds is one of my favorite things when flying…
The Wife of a Dairyman On Sunday, September 26 at 9:38 am
I really love the black and white shot! This is one thing I need to do more of….convert to black and white. I think I'm so hesitant because I LOVE color SO much, but maybe I'm not taking the right type of photos for black and white?? The last black and white photos I took were on our Tahoe snow trip and I really liked them, maybe because of the contrast? Thanks! Have a great day!
My Modern Country On Sunday, September 26 at 9:40 am
Glad I am not the only one with tons of folders!
Love the black and white!
Gates of Grace On Sunday, September 26 at 9:41 am
I am in love with the highlighted sunburst in the top left corner of the photo. It gives you a glimpse as to how beautiful it would be in color.
Kelly L On Sunday, September 26 at 9:45 am
Wow – that is beautiful!
Jenn (GH) On Sunday, September 26 at 9:48 am
I'm uneasy (that's one way to put it…a freakazoid would be another) with flying too especially without my husband.
Clouds remind me of watching the Care Bears when I was a kid.
Vicki B On Sunday, September 26 at 9:51 am
Share the same flying issues. Amazed every time you fly off somewhere and post about it.
Erin On Sunday, September 26 at 9:54 am
Love this. I love to fly and most of my photos are travel shots, too. I just need to get around to actually printing & framing some to decorate my place.
Carole & Chewy On Sunday, September 26 at 10:03 am
I find I'm starting to prefer black and white photos over color of just about anything. They allow the viewer to see so many more layers, versus the color picking the perspective and viewpoint. Or it may just be I need more coffee.
Fire Wife Katie On Sunday, September 26 at 10:04 am
Love it, it's very dramatic. And reds make my most favorite grays when converted to black and white!!
TAbitha (FromSingletoMarried) On Sunday, September 26 at 10:05 am
I keep photos on my lap top too, but I'm trying to transfer them all to my desktop (and it's new 2TB hard drive – wahoo) because my lap top is getting too full!
Dana On Sunday, September 26 at 10:05 am
I love this photo! My kiddos are just staring at it and daydreaming of our future plane ride this winter. thanks for sharing~
the 7msn ranch On Sunday, September 26 at 10:15 am
I was just reading an article called Seven Elements that Help Make a Great Black and White Photograph … and your cloud photo nails just about all of them.
Glenda On Sunday, September 26 at 10:20 am
I don't like to fly, either.
My wings don't work right sometimes.
Happy Sunday on the ranch…
City Girl to Country Girl On Sunday, September 26 at 11:11 am
OMG. I just realized what you wrote. lol. I had to come back and read it, like, two more times.
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graceandgiggles On Sunday, September 26 at 10:23 am
I love clouds!
I love unexpected!
Michelle McM On Sunday, September 26 at 10:25 am
How funny, clouds are my new obsession. I recieved my Nikon for Christmas last year, so when we went to Colorado and Utah for vacation in June, I fell in love with my black and white cloud formations. More pictures, please! Or as Christopher Walkin tone, I need more clouds! I cannot get enough of the clouds! I gotta have me some more clouds!
Karen Travels On Sunday, September 26 at 10:31 am
My favorite thing to convert to black and white is trees! Especially trees with no leaves!!
Andrea On Sunday, September 26 at 10:35 am
I love pictures taken from an airplane! It took me forever to finally get one I liked
Robin in Washington On Sunday, September 26 at 10:36 am
Ree, if you lived in Seattle you would prefer the blue and white clouds….because the black and white ones are the only ones we see here for 325 days each year.
Jen at Cabin Fever On Sunday, September 26 at 10:38 am
I organize my photos by season. So I go through my computer and there are photos like "Fall 2009″ or "Spring 2007″ and I can flip through them for beautiful reminders of the season and the year.
But to be honest my photos sit on my desktop until the whole screen is almost full before I put them in the appropriate folders.
City Girl to Country Girl On Sunday, September 26 at 11:02 am
Back when I used to go on planes, I loved looking out at all the puffy clouds. I felt like I was flying over marshmallows. Love this pic.
City Girl to Country Girl
Julie mysistersshoes On Sunday, September 26 at 11:16 am
I love cloud and sky photographs. When I was young I remember just gazing at a cloud and wondering where it had been and where it would travel to. I still wish we could walk on them, you know, just like in the carebears
Texasphotochick On Sunday, September 26 at 11:23 am
OK… I may get flamed for being presumptuous, but here goes. One thing that I see consistently lacking in most of the images I see lately is strong tonal values. It's more apparent in black and white where there is no color to distract you. This image would benefit from better defined tones. It's a nice shot, but it could have more depth. I lifted the shot (don't sue me for copyright infringement, I'm broke) and did a simple (only moved one slider) levels adjustment. That's all. It may not be where you want to go with it, and you may have just tossed this image up like I do with so many of mine. But here it is.
Laura Cee On Sunday, September 26 at 1:53 pm
Flamed up? why, love the suggestion but then again I am not the creater of the original photo but your P.O.V is good , as well as Ree's. Art is subjective, in this case both are good and the ideas are much appreciated…or at least I appreciated it
Jessica On Monday, September 27 at 8:42 am
I'm relieved someone else said it first as I am too chicken! I like Ree's photography a lot but this particular one does nothing for me. The lift you've given it has improved it greatly but nevertheless it just has nothing going on that interests me.
Helen On Sunday, September 26 at 11:24 am
For sure I understand a slow computer! My laptop holds a kazillion photos, seemingly all unorganized and I don't have a clue where to even begin with them all!. Sure wish you would do a tutorial on transferring pics to an external hard drive. My little pea brain is always asking myself how hard can it be? Right now, I am sipping on a Monster Energy Khaos drink so my brain will engage! I spent half the night watching tv and waiting for you to be interviewed on C-Span!!!! Let us know if they actually talked to you, please!
Oh yeah~~~saw your tweet about the fried tofu. I will come to the ranch and do laundry if you will post a tasty, non-fried tofu recipe!
Benita On Sunday, September 26 at 11:25 am
Ree, I'm sure that you already know this, but in Photoshop when you convert your photos to black and white, you can use the color sliders to change the contrast of different areas of your photograph. On mine, its usually the red, yellow and green sliders that make the most difference but sometimes tweaking the teal changes it in the most beautiful subtle manner.
Pam D On Sunday, September 26 at 12:15 pm
Very Ansel Adams-ish…. :<)
Ashton On Sunday, September 26 at 12:23 pm
Please post a picture of Nashville!
Betty R. On Sunday, September 26 at 12:43 pm
I'm fascinated by clouds and when I fly I try very hard to get past the nervousness to look out the window and enjoy them. Converted to B&W is something I'm addicted to and clouds are no exception. There's no artistic or technical basis to why I like them. They just make me happy.
*sighs happily*
I Live in an Antbed On Sunday, September 26 at 12:52 pm
Beautiful picture! Love clouds in b/w or technicolor, they are just amazing!
I am NOT a good photographer, but we recently had a day with UNBELIEVABLY gorgeous clouds and even I got some pretty pictures! (http://iliveinanantbed.blogspot.com/2010/09/heavens-declare-glory-of-god.html)
Sure would love to learn how to take pictures like you do!!
Kimberly Loomis~The Musician's Wife On Sunday, September 26 at 1:19 pm
You rebel! I love it!
Alex On Sunday, September 26 at 1:56 pm
I like Kimberly's comment – You rebel! I like the black and white also, it makes it feel like times gone by. Like what a memory looks like in your mind. Or in my mind. Or in any other rebellious young woman's mind.
Laura Cee On Sunday, September 26 at 1:57 pm
I love bw photos, the evoke emotion.
Odie Langley On Sunday, September 26 at 2:18 pm
It was an amazing shot Ree. It is similar to what I could see out of window of the plane that took me to Viet Nam back in 1968. For the longest time that is all I could see. Endless clouds.
Samantha T On Sunday, September 26 at 2:30 pm
I do mine sepia a lot…it makes a nice contrast.
Heather (Faces of Beauty) On Sunday, September 26 at 2:39 pm
it's not very often that you see cloud pictures in black and white but i love that effect on them!
Marisol On Sunday, September 26 at 2:46 pm
I could possibly be the one who hate flying the most in the world…so I know the feeling all too well!
jennie w. On Sunday, September 26 at 3:08 pm
Maybe your hatred of flying is because you keep forgetting to close the lavatory door.
stephanie On Sunday, September 26 at 3:32 pm
that's all
Kristy On Sunday, September 26 at 3:30 pm
You do not have issues! That picture is perfect and worth it!
Nancy Young On Sunday, September 26 at 3:57 pm
It certainly was a rebellious thing to do…and I wish I had thought of it first! I always like to be the first and the best…probably because I never am! No matter, (can't say that without thinking about Quigley Down Under) it looks way cool and far more dramatic than the normal blue and whitish gray. I am glad I have a lot of cloud shots (from planes of course) to play with! Thanks for the great idea!
Kacee Brown On Sunday, September 26 at 4:45 pm
The picture looks a little scary and intriguing at the same time. Maybe since your afraid of being up in the air you make it black and white…to show how you feel about it. I don't know, but it's a great photo.
nancypants On Sunday, September 26 at 5:17 pm
When I see a plane taking off I get a sick feeling in my stomach and think how very glad I am that I'm not up there. I actually feel tense just thinking about flying. I don't know how you've acclimated to all the travel you've done in the past year and a half!
CheyAnne On Sunday, September 26 at 5:26 pm
Clouds are always so beautiful whether from above or below. Love them and seeing yours makes me want to go check out my black and white function too. thanks. Love your blog and all the contests just because are fun too.
peace n abundance,
wanda On Sunday, September 26 at 5:42 pm
I have photo 7 cheep version but i would like to learn how to repair photos ,My mom passed away when i was seven so i only have one picture of her and one eye is white but i am told you can put the other eye over it like copy but i don't know how.Does anyone know how to repair old photos
Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) On Sunday, September 26 at 5:46 pm
Woohoo, plumb takes this Ozark farm chick's breath away. It looks so heavenly I expect to see the angels dancin' on them anytime! It's a breathtakingly beautiful shot Ree!!!
From the happy hills and hollers of the Missouri Ponderosa, ya'll have a wonderfully blessed week…….ya hear!!! :o)
faith On Sunday, September 26 at 7:47 pm
This is positively BEAUTIFUL!!! I love it
{oc cottage} On Sunday, September 26 at 8:29 pm
Well, B & W are the official colors of NYC {I read that somewhere…I have no personal knowledge of this…} And when Jesus takes me above the clouds…that will be the ONLY time I will be at ease with it! ;}
I am off to buy an external hard drive from Amazon…I have been meaning to…thx for the nudge!
{Josh's pic is right across from my comment…gosh, he has such a lamby-face…please find that boy a nice woman! Amen!}
m ^..^
Casy Schweickart On Sunday, September 26 at 8:32 pm
That is a great shot…I love to fly! There is just something very freeing about it. ;0)
Emily On Sunday, September 26 at 9:19 pm
LOVE it! I never thought of clouds in black & white. Thanks for the change in perspective.
midnacht On Sunday, September 26 at 9:23 pm
Cool clouds, but if you can see them this close your flying. i don't fly. last time i flew was when i went on vacation to Palm Springs CA. That was 15 yrs ago. Though i did get to fly with my brother (hes a pilot) from Palm Springs to Santa Monica in a Avanti Airplane, We took Mr Donald O'Connor, yes that one. and his wife home. They were golfing in Palm Springs. (like there is anything else to do there lol). kinda cool. Still no flying for me. ever.
Rebecca C On Sunday, September 26 at 11:08 pm
I really love pictures taken from airplanes. It has been a few years since the last time I went flying, but when I was younger we flew pretty often (my mom had her pilot's license, and she would take us flying in a little Cessna). It was a lot of fun.
Deborah On Monday, September 27 at 1:04 am
I can totally relate to the relief. LOL
jeannine: waddlee-ah-chaa On Monday, September 27 at 8:08 am
Funny, I've been taking tons of cloud photos recently and I plan on really playing around with the photos!
Felicia Kramer On Monday, September 27 at 8:16 am
Gorgeous photo! But, Ree, I'm more intrigued with your comment about your hard drives full of photos. I have thought many times to write you and ask if you could do a feature on how to organize the photos. My system(?) of folders has grown so haphazard and so large that I don't know how/where to start to re-organize them. And I can never find what I want. HELP!
Jessica On Monday, September 27 at 8:44 am
Hehe. I get this awful wave of sadness about how I'm not in the sky.
kathy a On Monday, September 27 at 8:50 am
I love this picture. For some reason, I love sky pictures!
Rene Foust On Monday, September 27 at 9:10 am
When you look at clouds like this it makes it easy to believe there is a heaven!!!
Danise On Monday, September 27 at 9:11 am
I think clouds are the best part of flying. Now, flying over the ocean is a different story….a little unnerving!!!
Kane On Monday, September 27 at 10:10 am
Hello, I stumbled upon your site only to find this fantastic cloud picture. It would be a wonderful background for my phone however it's a tad too small. Would you be willing to share a larger version?
Dalnapen On Monday, September 27 at 10:52 am
PW, can I just say how proud I am of you that you can now zoom all over the country in a plane, by yourself, with minimal neurosis! That's SO great. Your kids must really admire you, and of course the world is opened to you! My brother is a pilot and has tried to talk phobics down many times over the years. One thing I remember him saying is, "When you are flying, try to think of yourself as a happy little cork, bobbing along on the surface of a merry stream, enjoying the sun and scenery. Because, in fact, that is what you are doing in the air, borne along on a stream of air." Just marking the moment of your achievement.
Kristin On Monday, September 27 at 11:03 am
Love it! ~K
Kathy On Monday, September 27 at 11:28 am
Did you ever see Georgia O'Keefe's cloud series? It's inspired by her first airplane travel. Check it out if you ever have a chance!
Andrea S On Monday, September 27 at 11:30 am
You know what doesnt translate well into black and white? a bluebonnet picutre. Back in the days of film and when we were building our house I kept black and white film in my camera to track the progress of the house. i thought it would make a neat collage (and it did). Since i only had one camera though i couldnt swap film when spring came…. when the pictures got developed my family marveled (in a mocking way of course) at the new state flower: greybonnets. I didnt cook for them that night as punishment.
Cowgirl Wannabe On Monday, September 27 at 12:06 pm
It looks quite ominous really. Pretty, but ominous!
amanda pritchard On Monday, September 27 at 2:20 pm
Oh PW! Thank you for confirmation in regards to my cloud project that I've been wanting to complete. I too am fascinated with clouds and wanted to print all of the ones I have taken out and hang them on the wall in a large grouping. The question was whether to do them in color or in black and white.. and I love how abstract they look in black and white! So I think I will do that? Thanks for your help (even though you did not know you were helping anyone)
marian On Monday, September 27 at 3:48 pm
Just make sure you back-up your hard drive on your computer, every day. Once that data is lost, it is gone forever. Love the black and white cloud shot, hate the thought of flying anywhere. Am I scared, you betcha…..
Kristin On Monday, September 27 at 4:25 pm
how in the dickens do you get such great shots through an airplane window…usually they are grimey and scratchy. Are you sticking your head out the window?
Kathy Winter On Monday, September 27 at 6:19 pm
I'm with you on flying! Absolutely hate it. That said, I also have my camera out to take photos…once we've reached cruising alt.. and I've pried my fingers from around the arm rests or my flying companion's knee.
Carroll Stewart On Monday, September 27 at 8:26 pm
I love taking photos of clouds! On my last plane flight, I was taking cloud photos and was asked to put my camera away by the stewardess. She said it was a safety risk. No picture taking of outside the plane. At least I was able to get a few.
Kristen On Tuesday, September 28 at 10:29 am
"The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson. It can always get me pumped up!
Michelle Thompson On Tuesday, September 28 at 10:49 am
I like it, it has a kind of a cold, darkness about it, but I like it (not emo or anything I just like it, it's very interesting).
Linda Kay On Tuesday, September 28 at 11:00 am
"Angel" by Jack Johnson, I love this song.
Quana Kelly On Tuesday, September 28 at 11:00 am
Elvis Presley "Cant Help Falling In Love With You"
Sopheavy On Tuesday, September 28 at 12:26 pm
My top ten songs of all time is When You Say Nothing at All sung by Allison Krauss. That was the theme song for my wedding.
Jason On Tuesday, September 28 at 12:27 pm
My top ten songs of all time is When You Say Nothing at All sung by Allison Krauss.
Lexi On Tuesday, September 28 at 1:26 pm
I'm not a huge fan of flying either Ree! All those pictures look so much better when you are sitting in your comfy home on the ground. ;o)
Teresa Schmidt On Tuesday, September 28 at 2:02 pm
I love Brown Eyed Girl! It's just a feel good song!
Carol G On Tuesday, September 28 at 2:29 pm
"Lights" by Journey….then again any Journey song!
LeAnne Johnson On Tuesday, September 28 at 2:33 pm
'Lead Me' by Sanctus Real. Gorgeous song!
Anne Moore On Tuesday, September 28 at 3:12 pm
We always sang in our family but I remember learning Doe a Deer early on and singing Raindrops on Roses for my 1st grade class.
Carrie On Tuesday, September 28 at 3:42 pm
"No Rain" by Blind Melon always, always makes me smile, but my newest favorite is "Just Breathe" by Pearl Jam. Simply a lovely song.
Cheryl On Tuesday, September 28 at 4:19 pm
"Tall, Tall Trees" as sung by Roger Miller. It was our wedding song
Joy in KC On Tuesday, September 28 at 6:18 pm
Christine On Tuesday, September 28 at 6:56 pm
Forever Young-Rod Stewart
Stacy Miller On Tuesday, September 28 at 7:05 pm
The Greatest Commandment Song. I love this song because it is sung in a round and reminds me that we all have our part in life and everyone gets their turn to sing. Pardon the metaphor.
David Fuller On Tuesday, September 28 at 9:43 pm
"Amazing Grace"
Every time I hear it I'm reminded that His grace reaches farther then I could ever fall.
SallyB On Tuesday, September 28 at 9:44 pm
My oober favorite song of ALL time, definitely Booker T and the MG's "Green Onions."
A lot of people don't know this, but the song was originally supposed to be called "Funky Onions," but because of the times they lived in Funky was still a naughty word. HAHA!
April L. Wilson On Tuesday, September 28 at 9:57 pm
U2 The Sweetest Thing
Jill On Tuesday, September 28 at 11:08 pm
Faith by George Michael. Weird, I know.
Stacy On Tuesday, September 28 at 11:46 pm
Coal miners daughter!!!! Loretta Lynn! Oh I can't sing a tune but I can belt this one out! Ha ha
mamajenny On Wednesday, September 29 at 8:30 am
Wow…I love so many…ummmm….. Wonderful tonight, by Eric Clapton, is "our song"
Sharon On Wednesday, September 29 at 12:32 pm
Favorite song – "SIMPLE MAN" – Lynard Skynard
That's a winner!
Jan's camera On Monday, October 4 at 4:31 pm
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The students of Gloverville Elementary School got an opportunity that most people never get in a lifetime, while hearing an important message Friday at 12:15 p.m.
Bruce Capers, a former Harlem Globetrotter and student life director and men's basketball coach at Aiken Technical College, showed off a few of his old moves – much to the children's excitement – along with teaching them three life lessons at U-Knighted 4 Fitness "Students Get Active" event.
"You must stay off drugs, you must eat right, and you must exercise, you got that?" Capers said.
In response, the kids shouted in agreement.
Capers brought along his basketball team to lend a hand. ATC's Student Government Association, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and softball team were present, as well.
Since the students made "commitments" about being healthier, the whole school was required to take one lap around the track, with the ATC students joining them, said Michelle Padgett, principal of Gloverville Elementary School.
U-Knighted 4 Fitness was started by ATC's SGA on Sept. 5 through the nursing department as one of its many efforts to get the school and community healthier.
The program uses a person's BMI, waist inches, blood pressure and heart rate to track their fitness level, said Mallory Harmon, SGA treasurer and nursing student.
"We've had some people lose some inches; we've had some people lose a lot of weight. It's been really good. We've had a lot of people really interested in it," she said.
More than 120 people have signed up so far, said Faith Moore, president of SGA.
The fitness program runs until Dec. 5.
The SGA gets the fitness word out through its other events, like the United 4 Fitness Breast Cancer Walk that was held on Wednesday, and social media, like its Facebook and Pinterest pages.
After the lap around the track, the elementary students walked single-file into their classrooms.
A handful of first-graders were happy about how they spent the day.
Malachi Bass was clearly thinking about what he just experienced.
"I like the part when we was doing around the lap, around the course," Bass said.
Zachary Langley said he enjoyed all of Capers' tricks, while Aiden Moyer said he liked when Capers was "spinning the ball with one finger."
Capers made a side character out of his basketball, talking and listening to it like a person. This amused most of the children, including Siddh Patel.
Capers has entertained on every continent expect Antarctica during his eight years with the Harlem Globetrotters.
One day, he decided to go back to get his master's at Valdosta State University, with his undergraduate being from Berry College, and, eventually, applied for the position at Aiken Technical College.
"I always knew, when my playing days were over, I always knew I wanted to be a basketball coach," he said. "I always wanted to work with young people because I think one of the things that allowed me to experience some success in my life is that I had a lot of positive people who wanted to work with me."
The decision to move to Aiken was an easy one, as he is from Savannah and has a sister and brother-in-law at Fort Gordon and another sister in Atlanta.
"I wanted to coach, but I wanted to do it some place close by where I can make up lost time with my family," he said.
Being part of a team for so long and then separating from it is not without its strings.
"I miss the fans, I miss my teammates and I miss meeting people all over the world," he said.
However, he is part of the Harlem Globetrotters Alumni and keeps up regular contact with his old teammates.
The event was broken into two sessions so the whole school could attend and lasted until 2 p.m.
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
My men are a motley crew; Simon has no sweet tooth and sticks to the basics, the bare minimum : simple streusel-topped coffee cake, the simplest, moist but least dense chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookies. Clem goes wild for the creamiest, densest, gooiest concoctions : his own fabulous Tiramisu, creams and puddings, the richest, most chocolaty cakes with rich, dark, gooey frostings, everything slathered in whipped cream. JP is a fruit man : he loves most everything I bake, and he does have a weakness for perfect Panna Cotta, but if given the choice, he always chooses something baked with seasonal fruit, whether cake, tart, crumble or turnover.
Approaching his birthday, he once again begged me, beseeched me, implored me to cool it on the treats, the snacks, the cakes and breads. Too much is too much. He points to the goodies wrapped in foil piling up on countertops and to his expanding waistline (or so he feels).
But what, pray tell, is a birthday without a cake? If it were up to him, his birthday would just slide by unnoticed, no cake, no presents, no reminders. He does remember mine and always does something wonderful, dinner out, beautiful, thoughtful gifts. But this man truly needs saving from his own anti-holiday, anti-celebration sentiments.
Lucky he has me. I love birthdays, love buying gifts, love baking each one's favorites, love surprises. Without me, who would bring the goofiness into the house, who would bring the party to the birthday, who would give everything that personal touch, the love and the fun? This man truly needs me to shake it all up!
So what to do for his birthday? He was out of town all day, so no surprise interruptions with him popping in for lunch in the middle of the baking. And no chocolate cake for him, no layers filled with cream, but something just for him.
Happy Birthday, JP!
APPLE SPICE CAKE for his birthday
Adapted from my brand-spanking new Better Homes & Gardens New Cookbook
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground allspice (quatres épices)
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar (I used light)
2 eggs
1 cup vegetable or other cooking oil
½ cup smooth applesauce, natural or sugar-free if possible
1 Tbs vanilla
3 cups peeled, cored, chopped apples (3 – 5 apples, depending on size) : I used Golden
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted (optional)
Allow the eggs to stand at room temperature for about 30 minutes, the time to prepare the apples and measure out the other ingredients.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease (oil) and lightly flour a 10-inch tube pan.
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, granulated sugar, packed brown sugar, oil, applesauce and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and beat on low speed just until combined, scraping down the sides as you go. The batter will be thick.
Fold in the chopped apples and the chopped pecans (if using) until evenly distributed.
Spoon batter into the prepared pan and spread so it is even and smooth.
Bake for about 1 hour or until set; a tester inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool cake in pan on wire cooling rack for 10 minutes, then lift out the cake on the center tube. Turn out onto the cooling rack.
Just before serving, dust with powdered sugar. Store, covered, in the refrigerator.
Result : This is one fabulous cake! Feathery light, yet so moist and amazingly flavorful. Each beautiful mouthful is filled with cinnamon and apple, accentuated by the chunks of fresh apple that melt in the mouth. I have never fallen so in love with a non-chocolate cake before this. Highly recommended.
I also do not miss the crunch of pecans in this one; the texture is too smooth and light to be weighed down by walnuts. Just the delicate chunks of apples is enough.
His only complaint? Not enough apples!
Serve with freshly whipped cream or ice cream to really complete this luscious cake.
11 comments:
- girlichef said...
Hi Jamie...thanks for stopping by my blog and for your kind words. Let me say how much I love a plain cake once in a while! Love your blog :)
- March 28, 2009 at 7:43 AM
- asiangrrl said...
Nom nom nom. Ok, eating through the monitor doesn't work. That cake looks simply divine. Heh. This is another way in which your hubby and I are alike--birthdays? Who needs 'em? My parents call me every birthday to ask how I celebrated. My answer always is,"I didn't."
Anyway, I would eat this cake any day! Another home run for you.
- March 28, 2009 at 5:49 PM
ciao Jamie i love your blog and i love the receipies,they are always i nice surprise x me.i think you are a great cooker . iam italian, i have lived in Boston and in Paris . actually i live near lake Maggiore ,no far from Milano. bye take care ! Marilla
- March 29, 2009 at 1:48 AM
- Sophie said...
This apple cake looks so delicious!!
- March 29, 2009 at 8:53 AM
- Elra said...
Wow Jamie, this sounds like a great cake. I love all sorts of cake that has fruit, especially apple.
Happy birthday to JP, may he has many many more years to come.
Thanks for visiting my blog, do come again.
- March 29, 2009 at 9:19 AM
- Culinary Wannabe said...
What a nice compromise - still have cake, but with fruit! So thoughtful!
- March 29, 2009 at 9:39 AM
- Chef E said...
Sometimes i just want a piece of angel food cake, which is about as plain as I can think of...yours is absolutely beautiful out of that pan!
Cut me a slice please...
- March 29, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- Muneeba said...
My first time on your blog Jamie ... I'm totally loving how you start each post off with a fantastic black-n-white pic .. really creative! Thks for dropping by my blog too :) I think we'll be chatting a lot more now!
- March 29, 2009 at 11:31 AM
- squirrelbread said...
you're killing me with these cakes!!
- March 29, 2009 at 7:01 PM
- English Mum said...
Happy birthday JP! That cake looks gorgeous - and I'm with you on the nuts, it's fab without them x
- March 30, 2009 at 1:07 AM
- Amy Jones said...
Wow - your food photography is as good as the recipes. Just wonderful!
I really like the look of this cake - and it looks as though it might even be good for me. yummmmm....
Visiting from Mudflats - WfAK
- April 4, 2009 at 6:55 PM


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The home was designed to be secondary to the site and to enjoy a gentle connection to nature. Photo: Justin Alexander.
Richard Peters of Tobias Partners is standing at the top of what has to be one of the most beautiful housing sites in Sydney - a double block tumbling through the bush to a nature reserve and the water of one of Sydney's glorious northern beaches. It faces due north across the Pacific, with Patonga and the central coast in the distance. The dramatic beauty of Australia's coastline is breathtaking.
At the centre of this picture postcard is one of Tobias Partners' most recent projects, a four-bedroom family home designed to ensure the site and view remain the dominant player in this superb landscape.
"This incredible site is a very unique place, with an inherent quietness," Peters says. "There's a perfect nature to it, and the most beautiful of views. We were demolishing an old house and putting a new one here, but we wanted it to be secondary to the site, and to enjoy a gentle connection to nature."
Peters says they worked to maintain this quietness by designing a house that was all about "calmness of space, with no tricky detailing allowed". "It had to be all about the view, and not about the chandeliers. Simplicity of design and elegance of finish allow the site to take pride of place," he said.
Views are framed through a refined street-level garage, which opens to reveal the expansive ocean beyond. Given the site's 30-degree pitch, Peters has used a lift to connect garage and house, positioned midway down the slope on a rocky outcrop.
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A staircase flows along the eastern elevation, framing views northward as it descends and connects both lower levels, which house additional bedrooms, en suites and living areas, functioning independently for visiting family and guests.
The glass-walled living and dining areas are balanced by two outdoor spaces. A north-facing balcony acts as a viewing platform and winter suntrap, while a southern courtyard serves as a wind-protected shaded garden zone in summer. All spaces connect the family with the ocean and bush in a quiet, effective way.
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After graduating from high school, Hannah Boeger was undecided about where to go and what to study.
Boeger, who is from Kansas City, attended a faith-based, gap-year program called Link Year in Branson, Mo.,through Kanakuk Ministries. At Link Year, she learned about who she was and made several close friends, a few fromChicago and one who was attending College of DuPage.
"It is really the solid friends I have in this area that brought me to COD," she said. "Since I am coming from another state, my perspective of COD is a lot different than some of the students who are from the area. It's literally one of the nicest community colleges in the country and it is such a blessing getting to attend it. I had no idea I would love this school so much! Why can't it be a four-year school?"
Boeger began taking classes in fall 2012 and planned to earn an associate's degree in Early Childhood Education. But as her self confidence grew, she began to think beyond her original goals.
"The professors have all been wonderful and truly care about your success," she said. "For example, nothing terrified me more than having to take a math class. But I was fortunate enough to land in Vicki Garringer's 0481 class. She was so encouraging and gave me confidence in math -- something I never thought I would have. I've also been able to meet with an advisor, Professor Kenneth Gray, throughout my time here to make sure I'm staying on track. And that has been a huge help."
After earning her Associate in Arts degree in 2014, Boeger wants to pursue her bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in counseling. Although she has not selected a transfer school, she is excited about the career possibilities ahead of her.
"I love kids and have a heart for teaching and helping children gain confidence for their futures. I also love to listen to others and hear their unique stories. That's why I also would love to be a counselor, either in a private practice or a school setting," she said. "I just want to help people, either as a teacher, counselor or wherever I end up."
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Monthly Archive for January, 2011
eBay steals Bing leader away from Microsoft (ATD)
eBay has hired Scott Prevost, a principal development manager for Bing, away from Microsoft to bolster its search and "machine learning" initiatives, All Things Digital reported today. Prevost will start immediately as eBay's vice president of product management on search, an eBay spokesperson confirmed for seattlepi.com. eBay also hired a search expert away from Facebook as part of its search push. Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment. [Read More]
Office Web Apps to get new challenger: IBM Symphony
IBM today announced it's taking Lotus Symphony, a productivity suite based on open-source OpenOffice, to the cloud to compete with Microsoft's Office Web Apps. [Read More]
NPD: 'Windows Phone 7 off to a slow start'
Windows Phone 7, Microsoft's new mobile operating system, got off to "a slow start" during the fourth quarter, research firm NPD Group said today, debuting with a 2 percent share of new phones sold in the U.S. [Read More]
Helicopter from Paul Allen's yacht ditches off Tierra del Fuego
A helicopter from Seattle billionaire Paul Allen's yacht made an emergency landing today in a bay off the Argentine city of Ushuaia, at the tip of Tierra del Fuego, Reuters reports. The news service reported the Microsoft co-founder was not aboard the helicopter, but said the co-pilot was injured and taken to a hospital. Reuters reported the yacht, the 414-foot Octopus, was planning a trip to Antarctica. [Read More]
Firm: Android passes Nokia as Microsoft's mobile share drops
Google's Android has become the world's most popular mobile operating system, surpassing Nokia's Symbian in the fourth quarter of 2010 as Microsoft's market share plummeted, according to analysis firm Canalys. [Read More]
Gates annual letter: Helping world's poor is good investment
The Associated Press reports: "Bill Gates says he feels a responsibility to speak up for the world's poorest because they're likely to be hit hard as economic woes force governments to reduce contributions to foreign aid. In his third annual letter, issued Monday, the co-chairman of the world's largest charitable foundation expressed concern about budget cuts to the programs that transfer dollars from rich nations to poor ones, providing medical assistance, food aid, vaccines and other help." Read … [Read More]
Business leaders play Kinect in Davos as Bill Gates watches
I haven't been able to find anything to suggest Bill Gates actually played Kinect at a Microsoft gala Thursday in Davos, Switzerland. But he was certainly working the room during an event about the "natural user interface" at this week's World Economic Forum. [Read More]
Exec Lee Nackman to take over Microsoft Online (ZDNet)
Lee Nackman, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Directory, Access and Information Protection, is slated to take over the company's cloud-based productivity services when that group's current leader, Dave Thompson, leaves later this year, ZDNet reports. As seattlepi.com first reported Wednesday, CVP Thompson plans to retire after Microsoft's releases Office 365, which is expected to happen in June. Nackman joined Microsoft in 2009 after 26 years at IBM. [Read More]
MIT creates Princess Leia hologram with Kinect (Wired)
For a group of MIT researchers, Microsoft's Kinect motion sensor represents new hope for the galaxy of holography. [Read More]
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I should have given the Bevilacqua case a bit more attention yesterday rather than sticking it in the Roundup. It represents the nightmare housing scenario we all expected to come to pass.
The highest court in Massachusetts ruled that a homeowner who bought a foreclosure that hadn't been properly conducted by the foreclosing bank in 2006 didn't have legal ownership of the property.
The decision by the Supreme Judicial Court casts a cloud over the legal ownership of any properties in Massachusetts where banks didn't properly convey title when foreclosing. The problem has gained attention nationwide because of banks' use of "robo-signing" and other dubious practices that may have broken chains of title on foreclosures.
Think about that. Banks that failed to convey title during foreclosure have clouded the title of any property for the foreseeable future, meaning that whoever buys up the foreclosed property may not be the legal owner. And extrapolating that out, all the homes across the country where the banks failed to convey title properly through securitization have clouded the titles there. That means tens of millions of homes pretty much have no legal ownership chain.
This is the securitization fail we've all been dreading. The banks have broken the housing market utterly.
So, as Charlie Pierce puts it, Mitt Romney's quick fix for the housing market, to foreclose everywhere and let investors buy up the homes and rent them back out to the dispossessed, couldn't possibly work. [cont'd] The investors or really anyone who buys a foreclosed property cannot be certain that they have a legitimate right to them. It also has implications for the plodding foreclosure fraud settlement; Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, among others, has distanced herself from that.
And now, the Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts has given Coakley, at least, some real ammunition. The decision says that, despite what "turmoil" may result in the housing market, the Court is demanding an explanation for the various gorilla accounting practices and whimsical record-keeping that resulted in the banks' essentially stealing homes and selling them off, as though they were guys peddling Rolexes that "fell off the truck" on card tables along Fifth Avenue in New York. Coakley's pretty fed up, too. "This is yet another clear demonstration that the only way we are going to restore a healthy economy is to address the foreclosure crisis and hold the banks accountable for their actions," she said in a statement released yesterday. The Court's decision clears the field for her to do that.
This also gives ammunition to the various community groups who are challenging foreclosures all across the country, fighting evictions with a "Sword and the Shield" strategy.
"The Sword". Encouraging residents to stay in their homes, and to make their stories public, we organize blockades, vigils and other public actions to exert public pressure on the banks. The sword works together with:
"The Shield": We inform bank tenants of their rights and work with legal services & progressive lawyers, to use aggressive post-foreclosure eviction defense to get eviction cases dismissed, win large move-out settlements (if it makes sense for that family/person), and force the banks to reconsider foreclosure evictions.
If the ownership cannot be proven on the home, it bolsters this strategy significantly.
The government can keep moving along with inadequate settlements that will "get the market moving again" (they won't, and Adam Levitin has the definitive piece telling you why). GOP candidates can speak a lot of gobbledygook signifying almost nothing. But the truth that precious few want to admit is that the banks stole a bunch of homes. And they're trying to pass them off to other people with phony documents. "This is a guy selling you a lemon of a used car, or inadequate aluminum siding," as Pierce says. It's pure fraud of the largest market in the world, the US residential housing market. And the Massachusetts Supreme Court is blowing the whistle.


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In the mood for some Beignets, but you can't swing the trip to New Orleans to Cafe du Monde in the French Quarter? Here's the next best thing. These are from one of my favorites from Southern Living made with Pillsbury Buttermilk Biscuits. They are a real treat and super easy. Give yourself 10 minutes and you can be sipping your coffee, eating your beignets and feeling as if are in the center of it all in NOLA.
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Parmesan-Crusted Chicken with Garlic-Herb Pasta
Publix and I are best friends. When you spend hours at the grocery store as I do you have to love the place. I love their apron simple meals and have used them on this blog and have prepared them for my classes many times with great results. This Parmesan-Crusted Chicken that I discovered this summer is a keeper. Anyone that can boil water and turn on the oven has got it made. Plus the meal is so delicious. By the way for all of you that are interested school starts for me two weeks from today. Where has my summer gone? So I'm digging in and enjoying every last minute.
We all want that quick fix for dinner. I've found that perfect fix. Quesadillas!! They are fast, easy, so versatile and above all tasty. My students made these last week and they had a blast.
The photo is from my second period. I was so impressed with their work. I loved their extra effort and their super excitement in class. And yes they will get extra credit.
Crispy Baked Hot Wings
Oh Yes! Baked Wings you can make that will knock your socks off. And they are just in time for your Super Bowl party. You'll be so proud of yourself for pulling this off without all of the calories of frying. I cannot think of anyone that does not love hot wings, but I'll be the first to say that I cannot eat them without the guilt. We now can because of the recipe that I saw posted from my friend Diana last year during the super bowl from this fabulous blog. Yes, a year ago. I've made these a dozen times and have enjoyed them immensely. Today I made them for lunch and finally could take a decent photo. So here it is for all of you to try. You'll never buy them again.
Italian Sausage Tomato Cups
These are perfect for Sunday's Superbowl Game! They're so cute and so good. Think spicy pizza bites, but better. Carter said, "This is in the top three Mrs. Lupo!" Now that's good! Two years ago I was introduced to this variation and they were a hit. I wanted to try them again but with a little change-up. It worked well. If you are trying to make out a Superbowl menu make sure you serve these little cups. They are super easy and will be a party pleaser for sure.
Cinnamon Rolls made in a Muffin Tin
Cinnamon Rolls can make a grown man cry! With that said make these for the favorite man in your life. You'll be queen for the day or maybe for the week. This can be a no-brainer if you can make basic biscuit dough. If you've never made biscuits before just cut yourself a little slack and practice, practice, practice!
My students love this lab! I'm not such a fan. I'm more of a savory person, but really can go for one of these with a good cup of coffee. So get in the kitchen and whip some of these mouth-watering cinnamon rolls up for someone special.
Last spring GI Joe and I were in Halifax on a very cold, blustery day and walked into a very busy coffee shop Cabin Coffee to be exact. Guess what we found? Cinnamon rolls going like hot cake made with biscuit dough not the usual yeast dough. They were cooked in a huge muffin pan and as soon as they came out of the oven they were flying out the door. I've never seen anything like it. So here you go – my Cinnamon Rolls in a Muffin Tin. Yes, this is something else that you can enjoy with your family in this coming week of frigid temperatures.
Here are a few pictures to help if you are visual person like me.
Dough is kneaded and ready to press into a rectangle.
Press the dough into a rectangle and place the sugar and cinnamon on top.
Rolled and ready to cut. To make sure they are equal in size put indentions in the dough to help when cutting.
Place in greased muffins tins.
Cinnamon Rolls in a Muffin Tin
Yield 12
- 2 cups self-rising flour ( I use White Lily)
- 4 tablespoons Crisco
- 2/3 to 3/4 milk ( I use buttermilk)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 – 2 tablespoons milk (DO NOT add all at once)
Directions: Check here for a step-by-step photo gallery of how to make the dough.
- Using a pastry blender cut Crisco into flour until it is the size of peas.
- Make a well in the center of flour.
- Add about 2/3 cup of milk. Do not add all of it.
- Stir with a fork until the dough cleans the sides of the bowl. If the dough seems dry add a little more milk.
- Pour the dough on a floured surface. I use wax paper because you can just throw it away.
- Knead the dough 4-5 times.
- Press dough out into a 9 x 13 inch rectangle.
- Cover the dough with 1/4 cup sugar mixed with 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Roll up the dough starting at the long end. Roll as tightly as you can. Dough may tear and stick to the paper. Don't worry just use a straight edge to push the dough off the paper and pinch the holes together with your fingers.
- Pinch the long edge together.
- Cut into 12 pieces. I use dental floss by slipping it under the dough and crisscrossing it.
- Place in greased muffin pan.
- Bake at 425 degrees for about 15 minutes.
- Mix powdered sugar with teaspoon vanilla. Add milk a little at the time to get a spreadable consistency.
- Using a spoon or spatula spread icing on cinnamon rolls while hot.
- Enjoy!
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KINGSTON, R.I. -- December 11, 2000 -- The American Association of Teachers
of German recently awarded the University of Rhode Island's Dr. John M.
Grandin the Outstanding German Educator Award and Checkpoint Charlie Foundation
The annual award is given in recognition of personal innovation, talent,
and leadership, which reflect uncommon excellence. Recipients are nominated
by their chapter presidents in recognition of service to the language teaching
profession, participation in professional organizations, contributions to
German language education, and continued growth as a German educator.
As a recipient of this award, Grandin will receive a one-week Berlin
seminar as well as roundtrip transportation sponsored by the Checkpoint
Charlie Foundation.
Grandin, of Wakefield, has taught at URI since 1970, and co-founded
and directed the International Engineering Program (IEP) since its inception
in 1988. The IEP is a five-year program in which graduates earn both a Bachelor
of Arts degree in German, French, or Spanish and a Bachelor of Science degree
in a selected field of engineering. The program, the first of its kind across
the nation, has been cited as a national model for internationalization
of the engineering curriculum. The University of Connecticut and RICE University
in Texas are among those currently developing programs based on URI's model.
The program has received the prestigious national Educational Innovation
Award from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology and has
a 100 percent employment rate for its graduates.
"The IEP provides young engineers with the skills needed for careers
in a workplace which becomes more and more global each day," said Grandin.
He also co-founded and directed the German Summer School of the Atlantic,
which is an intensive six-week German language immersion program run at
URI each summer.
URI recently hosted the third annual Colloquium on International Engineering
Education, where engineering educators from more than 40 colleges and universities
in the U.S. and abroad met with representatives from several global corporations.
Grandin has received the Order of the Cross of Merit of the Federal
Republic in Germany and was selected as ACE Mentor for the American Council
on Education's Spreading the Word project.
The URI Professor was also part of Governor Almond's recent economic
development mission to German and Switzerland.
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Posted: August 14, 2013
Dr. Joe Potter's Texas Public Policy Evaluation Project is cited in The Texas Tribune article, "New Abortion Limits, but More Money for Women's Health."
Since fall 2011, Potter has been leading the Texas Public Policy Evaluation Project to assess the impact of legislation affecting reproductive health enacted during the 2011 Texas Legislative Session. The three-year project involves collaborators at Ibis Reproductive Health, the University of Alabama-Birmingham, and focuses especially on the health of low-income and minority women in Texas.
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Keene For the second school year, Keene Central will host some new friends from all over the world.
The 2013 class of students that are participating in the International Students Program at KCS come from several diverse countries, including Thailand, South Korea, Serbia, Denmark, Spain and Brazil.
"I think that these students are just amazing," program coordinator Joy McCabe said. "We have three new countries represented this year in Thailand, Denmark and Serbia. We were happy to hear that we were getting a boy from Eastern Europe."
The students have come to America on academic visas and will spend the year learning at Keene.
"We are looking for a student who is strong academically and looking to go on to further their education, perhaps here in the United States," McCabe said. "They take all of the regents exams and perform along with our students."
The students were given a chance to meet members of the Keene community at a special picnic held for their arrival at the community center, where each talked about their new adventure and what they had been able to take in so far.
"It is really beautiful here, and the people are really good and really accepting," said Sara Francino, from Sao Paulo, Brazil. "Everyone wants to help. I wanted to come here to experience the American culture and to get better with my English."
"It is really nice to see everything and the differences from Korea," Seungyeol "Paul" Ko said. "They are all kind people that I have met. I love the nature and at night, when it gets really quiet. It's good to sleep."
"I love the nature and the people that I have met," said Fie Tims, of Denmark. "I always dreamt about going out as an exchange student because I like traveling and meeting new people. I know that the culture will be different, and I know that I am going to learn more about myself and meet a lot of new friends and family."
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Various environmentalists and labor groups have come down hard on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's new rule that lets the state waive environmental regulations on a case-by-case basis. They have even gone ahead and sued her administration for enacting a law that would enable big developers and business hubs to take undue advantage of the loopholes created by ignoring important environmental Protections.
On the behalf of the 27 organizations, a notice was filed on Thursday in the state court, which claims that the waiver rule has been poorly planned and violates many key factors that are important for environmental protection. There has been a big uproar since this rule was proposed last year by the Department of Environmental Protection, and various environmental groups have been fighting to make sure that it is not enacted upon in its current form.
The main aim behind the enactment of this rule by Governor Christie is to get rid of all the hindrance factors that black New Jersey's economy. But according to environmentalists in return, it would also pose a threat the environmental protection.
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There are thousands of rules that ensure that air and water quality along with land preservation and development are kept intact. With this law coming into action developers and business houses would be able to sidesteps them and get away with it. This law is being seen as anti-people meant for money bagging businesses to get away with the environmental protection measures. A lot more though process needs to be put into before enacting such law.
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If your company has conducted business with Libya during the Muamar Gaddafi era, chances are your senior management and corporate lawyers have probed deep to find out if the company has been involved in anything that Western authorities or international media could question. The process of discovery is still on going and we, at The North Africa Journal have received numerous inquiries from major investment firms inquiring about what consequences they should expect from companies in which they are invested and involved in on going scandals.
Indeed, the bigger the company, the more probing happens and no one is safe. In neighboring Algeria, there are ongoing probes in the questionable dealings involving international companies who worked with state-oil giant Sonatrach, took part to the East-West motoway project, or supplied equipment to utility firm Sonelgaz.
Consider some of the names that are on the radar screens of investigators and legal authorities around the world: Italian and French energy giants ENI and Total, which have also received formal requests from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The American enforcer of securities laws has been checking whether these companies have broken any law when they delt with the Gaddafi regime under the U.S. Foreign Corruption Practice Act. Interestingly, recent Libya's oil minister Abdurahman Benyezza in the government of Abdurrahim El-Keib, used to be an executive at ENI. There is no proof of wrongdoing yet, but these companies, like many others are on the defensive, just like Yara International in Norway and SNC Lavalin in Canada, two companies that are facing a major damage to their reputation.
In Algeria, corruption probes are moving at slow pace but pressure from the press and investigations abroad are prompting judges to try to do something. Their hands are often tied because these cases involve very powerful men like ex-oil Minister Chakib Khelil and relatives of former Foreign Minister Mohamed Bedjaoui. Here's a sample of cases we've been following:
Sonelgaz Rocked by Corruption Scandal, Reports US$ 1 Billion Loss
The distribution of electricity and natural gas in Algeria is the domain of state-owned company Sonelgaz. Due to its mandate to push for electrification in remote areas, the company has been a big spender, investing billions of dollars per government mandate, and often through procurement contracts with foreign companies that are said to have been hugely inflated. Given the importance of this company and the investments it has committed over the years, it is no surprise that it could easily fall victim of corruption practices. Although these most recent allegations have not been proven yet, accusations against the Sonelgaz's leadership are made when the company faces substantial losses, estimated at $1 billion for fiscal 2012, adding greater urgency to clean up business practices in that country. Continue here | Click here to subscribe
Algerian Government Ministers Implicated in Corruption Cases: All Eyes on Chakib Khelil and Others
The murky nature of Algerian politics and lack of transparency mean that the country is suffering from a major credibility and accountability deficit that is allowing many of its top leaders to abuse their power. As we approach the Presidential elections, more political and financial scandals are making it to the public, dragging with them names of politicians who used to be seen internationally as credible. Foreign justice systems in countries like Italy, Switzerland, Canada and elsewhere are probing cases of illegal payments made by companies to Algerian officials, investigations that are turning out to be a PR nightmare for the Algerian government. Continue here | Click here to subscribe
ENI-Saipem Hit by Corruption Scandal on Algeria Business
The North Africa Journal | Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem is embroiled in a corruption scandal in its Algeria operation that forced the resignation of its veteran CEO Pietro Franco Tali. The company's engineering and construction Chief, Pietro Varone was suspended pending the ongoing investigation. Energy giant ENI, which owns 40% of Saipem announced the resignation of its own CFO Alessandro Bernini. … Continue here | Click here to subscribe
SNC-Lavalin: Collateral Damage of Dealing with Dictatorships
Damage control and reputational risk are a few things the Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin is currently experiencing firsthand. As the company celebrates one hundred years of business, it is facing unprecedented scrutiny related to its dealings with the Gaddafi family of Libya. Key senior executives have already lost their jobs as the company is going through damage control, and construction contracts in other parts of the world are being questioned. Now, a former Canadian ambassador to Tripoli could be dragged down into this affair, as the press continues to dig deep into corporate dealings that have gone bad like a Hollywood movie plot. The cost of doing business in Libya has suddenly increased rapidly for the company and its troubles may not be over…Continue here | Click here to subscribe
Another Deal Gone Wrong in Libya: Yara in the Limelight
In the immediate aftermath of the end of the Gaddafi regime, scandals of all sorts involving alleged corruption, improper payments and bad business practices have began to surface. One of them involves Yara International, the Norwegian company that owns half of the Libyan Norwegian Fertilizer firm (Lifeco), which has been charged in its home country with "aggravated corruption" in connection with its Libyan joint venture. Continue here | Click here to subscribe
Selling the Good and the Evil: Unit of Bull Supplied Internet Interception System to Gaddafi
Although SNC-Lavalin's case of dealing with the Gaddafi regime may be the most troublesome to emerge to date, the Canadian company is not only one being scrutinized for exercising bad judgment. Other companies and Western politicians are beginning to show on the radar screens of the media and independent observers, and we suspect many more to come. Among the latest to deal with the hot topic of the Gaddafi liability is France's Amesys, which has sold spy technology to the Libyan regime at the heights of its dictatorship. Continue here | Click here to subscribe