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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Freshman forward Alex Poythress is somewhat of a mystery in his first year at Kentucky. Early in the season coach John Calipari called him a "beast" and to play like a "beast." Poythress has shown he's capable of that in key games down the stretch. But his inconsistent play is hard to understand.
Poythress scored 21 points and pulled down 7 rebounds against Missouri, then fouled out against Arkansas and Georgia. He came back with nine points and 12 rebounds against Florida.
Fellow freshman Willie Cauley-Stein believes it's a question of maturing. "I don't feel like Alex knows yet. I mean like, ya know coach says, you mature at different rates. I feel like he's just taking longer to mature. Cauley-Stein says Poythress is a great kid, so does sophmore forward Kyle Wiltjer. "He can be amazing and we've just got to get him playing like that every minute of the game. If he's gonna improve like that and each player improves, we can be a lot better team." Cauley-Stein said it's up to Poythress. "It's whether he wants to mature faster and listen and do what coach is telling him to do, I mean it's all up to Alex."
Kentucky opens SEC Tournament play against either Arkansas or Vanderbilt Friday night. Coverage on WKYT will begin with Wildcat Warmup at 7:00 p.m.
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With the start of the legislative session just days away, business advocates have some last-minute reminders for lawmakers. You don't have to run a business to appreciate their good-for-Minnesota public policy advice.
-- Efficiency: Before allocating more, make sure dollars we're already spending are stretching to work as hard as they can for Minnesotans.
In 2008, when the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce supported spending $6.6 billion over 10 years on a transportation funding package, it did so with the understanding that "there was going to be some systemic change in how the dollars would be used so they would be maximized," the Chamber's Laura Bordelon told us. Although some efforts have been made, "we don't see the progress necessary."
The chamber wants "a concerted effort before the end of that 10-year funding cycle to find those efficiencies," Bordelon said. "We think there's plenty of opportunity" to do that.
-- Transparency: Give the voters some credit. Lawmakers' motivation is usually pretty clear.
Consider the drive for an increase in the sales tax on wholesale fuel. "Our elected officials decided they can't vote for gas taxes," St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce President Matt Kramer told us, arguing that a higher tax on wholesale fuel would be passed on to consumers.
"It's disingenuous in terms of transparency to the voters. It is a gas tax," he said. "This is a very cheap way of indexing a gas tax without having to vote for a gas tax.
Kramer also includes under transparency a key priority for the east metro area: equity in transit funding. At issue is the east metro-west metro disparity. Transit maps show "a very robust number of solid lines radiating out from downtown Minneapolis," he said, with only dotted lines in the east metro for proposed or planned transitways.
"If we're going to create additional revenue sources for transit," he asks, "how do we guarantee the east metro gets the same level of attention as the west metro?"
-- Unintended consequences: Do no harm in the rush to "try something."
Had it taken a more critical look at potential and unintended consequences, the Legislature wouldn't need to correct its mistakes in passing business-to-business taxes in 2013.
The state began taxing business equipment repairs and equipment purchases by telecommunications providers on July 1. Unless lawmakers act -- as they should to promptly repeal the measures -- a tax on warehousing services will be added April 1.
The debate over a 10-cent deposit on bottles and cans is another example.
"All of a sudden, we say we've got to invent a way to do more," Kramer said, but "when you start taking bottles and metal out of the recycling stream, you hurt established recyclers" we depend on.
"Let's be a little more thoughtful," he said, noting that his point is "not an indictment of the Legislature; it's an indictment of our whole approach" to solving problems: the rush to "try something."
-- Competitiveness and predictability: Again, do no harm.
All of the Minnesota Chamber's 2014 legislative priorities -- positions on tax relief, education and workforce, transportation, environmental regulations and the minimum wage -- are geared to "make Minnesota more competitive, not less," Bordelon said.
Education indeed is a competitiveness issue, said Charlie Weaver, executive director of the Minnesota Business Partnership, which includes the CEOs of the state's largest companies.
With the achievement gap between students of color and their white peers and proposed elimination of a basic skills test for teachers, he said, companies have serious concerns about "whether they will have the workforce they need five years from now to remain in Minnesota" and stay competitive.
"What business abhors is uncertainty," Weaver said. "For businesses looking to grow here or to come here, predictability is very important. They need to know there aren't going to be these big swings in regulations, rules, taxes or anything that prevents jobs from growing here."
Here's to lawmaking with an eye to efficiency, transparency, unintended consequences and competitiveness and predictability.

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There is an arrest being reported this week that should send shivers down the spine anyone who has installed a wireless router, also known as a wi-fi router. In case you don't know what a wireless router is, it is a small box that you buy for your house or apartment. It allows your laptop, iPad and other wireless devices to connect to the Internet. Tens of millions of people in the United States have installed wireless routers because they make it so easy to connect to the Internet.
Here is the report:
- NY case underscores Wi-Fi privacy dangers
Lying on his family room floor with assault weapons trained on him, shouts of "pedophile!" and "pornographer!" stinging like his fresh cuts and bruises, the Buffalo homeowner didn't need long to figure out the reason for the early morning wake-up call from a swarm of federal agents.
That new wireless router. He'd gotten fed up trying to set a password. Someone must have used his Internet connection, he thought.
"We know who you are! You downloaded thousands of images at 11:30 last night," the man's lawyer, Barry Covert, recounted the agents saying.
- FBI child porn raid a strong argument for locking down WiFi networks
The three stories all fall along the same theme: a Buffalo man, Sarasota man, and Syracuse man all found themselves being raided by the FBI or police after their wireless networks were allegedly used to download child pornography. "You're a creep... just admit it," one FBI agent was quoted saying to the accused party. In all three cases, the accused ended up getting off the hook after their files were examined and neighbors were found to be responsible for downloading child porn via unsecured WiFi networks.
It turns out that if you install a wireless router, and if you leave it in its default settings, and you turn it on, you have opened yourself up to a major vulnerability. Your new wireless router creates a wide open wi-fi hotspot with a diameter of several hundred feet. Because you have used the default settings, which means that you have set no password to prevent people from connecting, anyone nearby can now connect to your hotspot. It could be a neighbor, the guest of a neighbor, or someone parked on a nearby street. Because you have no password on your router, anyone nearby can connect to your router in just a few seconds.
When they connect, you will not know it is happening. And you may not ever care. If they read a few web pages or check their email, the tiny bit of bandwidth they use would be imperceptible. But if they start watching a streaming video, you may notice that your connection has gotten really sluggish, and you may have no idea why.
The bigger problem, however, is child porn. If the person connected to your hotspot downloads child pornography or any other illegal material, federal agents are going to trace the illegal activity to your wireless router. And then they are going to come after you. Once they find you, the attitude will be to arrest now and ask questions later. Meanwhile, the person who did the downloading is invisible. It might take days or weeks for your innocence to be confirmed. And the amazing thing is that you will have had no idea it was happening.
So what can you do to prevent this scenario from unfolding? There are actually three different things you can do, all of which require a little bit of fiddling. If you are not a technology-minded person, this fiddling may be uncomfortable, and you may want to enlist the help of a friend who is technology-minded, or hire someone to configure things.
The basic idea is that your wi-fi router has a way to manipulate its settings. You need to log into the router and, at the very least, set up a wi-fi password. How do you "log into the router"? The owner's manual for the router will contain instructions. If you cannot find the manual that came with the router, you can find it on the Internet by typing the model number into a search engine. Some routers even come with a CD that will help you through these steps.
So log into your router, find the wireless settings and create something called a WPA password for your router. This is one of those things that takes 30 seconds if you know what you are doing. As soon as you set that password, you have eliminated the threat of accidental arrest for child porn. Of course, you have also just disconnected all of your own devices as well. So now you need to go to your laptop, your iPad, etc. and type in the password there as well. They will then be able to reconnect to the Internet, and chances are you will never have to think about it again.
Here is an explanation of how to set the password:
If you want to be even more secure, there are two other things you can do. The first thing is to turn off something called SSID broadcasting. This is a feature that makes your network visible to anyone who is nearby. Once you turn SSID broadcasting off, you can connect because you know the SSID, but other people will not see your network. The other thing you can do is to turn on MAC address screening. You can enter the MAC addresses of each device you want to connect to your network. Anyone with an unknown MAC address will be denied access, even if they guess the password.
While you are in there making these changes, make sure your router does not create and enable a separate "guest network". If it does, disable it or set a password on this second hotspot as well.
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November 29, 2015
Cynthia Ryan, who helped coordinate the six-week search after famed aviator Steve Fossett went missing over the Nevada desert, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel with the Nevada Civil Air Patrol.
Ryan and personnel from other agencies held twice-daily press briefings during the search for the 63-year-old Fossett, who disappeared Sept. 3.
Fossett took off from the Flying M Ranch near Yerington for what was supposed to be a brief joy ride. He never returned, and searchers have yet to find signs of him or his plane.
Ryan, 54, has been a member of Civil Air Patrol since 1994.
She began her career as the spokeswoman for the Nevada Wing.
Besides her promotion, she also has been named an adviser to the Civil Air Patrol's national public affairs team.
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The Adventures of Sinbad, with Gloucester Rugby's James Simpson-Daniel
Posted: April 09, 2014|
For some, Bath is the pinnacle, the single most-important game... ever:
Unfortunately the rugby on Sunday was horrendous.
Everyone at the club shares in that feeling and that first half against Wasps was as bad as we have seen in a long time.
I thought we had turned the corner. We had performed like that earlier in the season but, as I had written in previous columns, we were looking much more solid.
But to play in the manner we did in the first 50 or so minutes is extremely disappointing and once again there are no excuses.
The coaches managed the week in the right way, the players weren't overloaded and it was hoped the boys would come out firing on the pitch, but it just didn't happen.
The intensity and physicality just wasn't there. Being very basic, the fundamental aspect of rugby is running at the person opposite you as hard as you can and that didn't happen.
You could feel the pain around everyone on Monday – it really wasn't a nice atmosphere – but everyone also knows there is a big chance to address that against Bath.
It's a short turnaround and when the guys come back in on Thursday, we can't be looking back and instead we must be very much focused on what lies ahead.
It's the biggest game of the season and if you are not having a good campaign and are not successful that is the one game the supporters really care about, especially at Kingsholm.
I have lost at home to Bath in the past and it really hurts but I've also experienced plenty of highs against our great rivals.
One is when we beat them down there, where we don't have a particularly good record but we managed to get the win on a wet and miserable day. We just put the ball in the air, piled into them and Mike Tindall had an absolute blinder.
The other standout game was just after the Hong Kong Sevens in 2002, we recorded a big win against a good Bath side and I managed to score a hat-trick of tries. The Shed went absolutely mad and it meant just as much to me.
Making a good start will be absolutely vital on Saturday. The boys need to get a passionate sold-out crowd behind them.
If we don't do that, things might get a little bit nervous and Bath will thrive upon that on that and their confidence will grow.
The last thing we want after such a disappointing result in Europe is another defeat, especially against Bath, and a win would do a huge amount for morale.
But one thing that is absolutely essential is that the boys put in a display full of passion, intensity and all those things to put some pride back in the jersey
For some players this is as far as it goes. They will not play international rugby and they have to realise games like this could be the pinnacle – their England versus Wales.
If you are born and bred in the area you know exactly what this derby means and I learnt that very quickly when I joined the club. Hopefully we have passed it on and they will get a real feel for it as the week goes on.
They will be stopped wherever they go and hopefully the boys selected will give the supporters something of which to be proud.
We could have been more proud of Monbeg Dude:
There was a lot of talk about a dream double last weekend but unfortunately it didn't come to fruition.
I was absolutely delighted with Monbeg Dude's run in the Grand National and it was a fantastic race.
Throughout all the build-up I was saying that I just wanted the horse to get around safe because it can be absolute carnage.
Even this week guys like Jimmy Cowan and Huia Edmonds, who have not seen it before, have said how they could not believe how brutal it was.
The Dude was running an absolute blinder and with two fences to go his jockey Paul Carberry thought he was going to win, but when it came down to it he didn't quite have the stamina.
There are no excuses, there's no hard-luck story and he didn't get hampered and lose momentum because of another horse.
It was a good ride and he tried his heart out but in the end it wasn't enough.
After he'd run the four-and-a-half miles we took him back to wash him down and he was swaying where he stood, which shows what an honest horse he is and how he left everything out there.
This week has obviously been a lot quieter. It was an incredibly nervous build-up to the race and the 24 hours before were very intense with a lot of interviews and other requests. It was on the same scale as the build-up to my first England game.
Every channel we put on in the morning was talking about the Grand National, but it was brilliant that it lived up to its billing.
It was also great to see there were no casualties in the race, which is great for the sport and meant it was a classic for all the right reasons.
I am inching my way back to full fitness:
Finally, my rehab is continuing at a slow but steady pace following the latest operation.
I had a test at the end of last week, which showed a two-centimetre gain in my range of movement.
That might not sound like a lot but when you are recovering from a long-term injury, every little bit of progress is gratefully received.
I have been on the sidelines since November and it feels like I have been out of action for eight months rather than just over four.
So I am inching closer and closer to a return and getting back to running will be the big hurdle.
My progress will hopefully continue, albeit at a slow pace, until then, at which point things will start flying by.


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Breast cancer survivors aren't victims; they're superheroes. This is how St. Paul artist Barbara Porwit sees it.
Her vision, "The Breast Cancer Superhero Portrait Project," will debut Thursday at the Fox Egg Gallery in Minneapolis, just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
"While so much about breast cancer is hard and harsh, this project instead aims to be powerful and uplifting -- an invitation to claim power, be positive and wear a cape!" said Kevyn Burger, a local media personality and breast cancer survivor who is a booster of the project.
For Porwit, the idea evolved over time.
"In 2009, my studio mate challenged me to create a new piece to submit to the State Fair," said Porwit, a single mother. "I thought, 'Well, I haven't done a portrait of my son in awhile. What if I did a portrait of him as Spider-Man? That might be fun. He likes Spider-Man.' "
The process was fun.
"I got him in costume and posed him different ways as I produced the piece," Porwit said. "You can tell he's just a kid in a costume. But, he knows he can do it. He knows he has super powers. He knows he can get the bad guy.
"Then I thought, 'Wait a minute, there's something to this.' Following that thread, children are a natural as everyday superheroes. They haven't lost that ability to believe. If you ask adults, 'If you could be immortalized as a superhero, who would you be and why?' often the first reaction is shock and surprise. Sometimes, they need help thinking of an idea.
During this time of artistic exploration, a shadow fell across Porwit's world.
"As I was working through all this in the studio, every woman I knew seemed to be getting breast cancer in a six-month period," she said.
She wondered how she could help.
"Here I am, starting to experiment with this 'everyday superhero' concept, and here were all these people I wanted to help," Porwit said. "I thought, 'But I'm a single mom, busy with a kid. When I do have free time, I go to the studio ...
The portrait of Lisa Dahlseid, titled "The Phoenix," is one of five oil paintings that will be featured in the gallery exhibit. Dahlseid was 41 when was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent a preventive double mastectomy in 2007.
"I had already been through my cancer ordeal when Barbara told me about her idea," Dahseid said. "After doing a lot of research, I chose the phoenix for all that it represents: A rising from the ashes, a rebirth, a vanquishing. We had a fun photo shoot, she had me in different poses and looks. In one, I'm looking up, with my arms outstretched at my sides, symbolizing the rise."
Although Dahlseid has posed for other artists, this one is personal.
"I feel very honored that I'm part of this vision," she said. "I like the saying that 'behind your greatest fear lies your greatest gift.' In this case, it's all about the gift of life, of strength and overcoming."
For Porwit, it's a project that is still percolating.
"At this point, it is an experiment in arts and healing that's kind of a crossroads of pop art, positive psychology and public service," she said.
It's also a gift.
"Giving these women an invitation and an opportunity to see themselves as immensely powerful and able to perform fantastic feats and overcome great obstacles is my gift to them," Porwit said.
The owner of the Fox Egg Gallery appreciated Porwit's unique approach.
"Too often, breast cancer is reduced to pink ribbons," said Kate Kunkel Bailey. "This is not that."
The subject matter is one that Kunkel Bailey has approached artistically, too: She is one of the collaborators of "Of Scars," a photographic exploration of breast cancer survival.
Porwit's approach is a bit lighter.
"Visually, this is a fun show," Kunkel Bailey said. "It's playful while also being respectful."
Porwit also wants the show to be interactive: Gallery visitors will be invited to create their own superhero image, and to help finish a background of one of the portraits still-in-process.
"In this case, a few women are serving as an example of what it's like to claim your superhero," Kunkel Bailey said. "This is a way to celebrate, honor and acknowledge them, but also to let others enter into the space. Because, although breast cancer is the vehicle in this case, the message of everyday superheroes is universal: Each and every one of us have to face tough stuff in life. We won't avoid it. But what is inside of ourselves that we can meet that with?"
What: Breast Cancer Superhero Portrait Project
Where: Fox Egg Gallery, 3730 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis
When: Oct. 10-31
Who: St. Paul artist Barbara Porwit
Highlights: Opening reception, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 10; superhero costume party, 5-10 p.m. , Oct. 26
Info: superheroportraits.com or foxegg.org


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Super easy, lsuper yum (if u adore dates, like I do). Lots of friends asked for this recipe.
Family loves it, it is a regular in our household
Very sweet and buttery - my partner loved it haha
How good are dates?! This slice is delicious! We ate some straight out of the oven and only wished we had some icecream to go with it to make it really indulgent, but it was great on its own and just as yummy cold the next day. I ended up using about 2/3 of the mixture to make the base and found I still had plenty left for the topping, but added more oats and flour to make it extra crumbly. I also sprinkled some flaked almonds on top. Next time I might also add coconut to the mixture and a sprinkling of cinnamon for extra deliciousness. All in all it was yummy, easy to make and fantastically sweet :)
I followed the recipe except used 1 tablespoon sugar in the date mixture as suggested by others. It was definitely sweet enough and I think it would make a great dessert warm with custard.
I had to make something for a work farewell. Actually, a farewell for my boss. What do you do for THAT? Say, "see ya!" and wave? We had NOTHING in the house (our new poverty drive now that we've been a single income, Sydney mortage, two kids household SISMTKHH) but I love to make something out of nothing (so I've been told) and when I found this recipe I thought I was on to a winner. Came home from work and cooked the dates and prepared the dry mix. Ended up having to go to the ED for something totally unrelated to this recipe, but on my return the date mixture was actually at room temperature - and that's a first, actually following the recipe. We have gluten free bods at work so I just subbed gluten free flour in the recipe. The result? "Fabbo" said one, "Delicious" said another. "Where did you get the recipe?" said another. Shucks, Taste.com.au, you've done it again...
Disappointing. Wouldn't bother again.
A great lunch box treat that's quick and easy. I didn't need to change anything about it. The mix looks dry when combining it but don't worry, it turns out just right. Double the quantities though, it goes like hotcakes!
Very easy to make, served it at a brunch and was a hit. With 2 cups of dates in it I can pretend it is healthy too
This is an absolute winner! Dates are always a favorite ingredient of mine and this recipe highlights their deliciousness. Also agree on lightning up on the amount of sugar. Will try the chopped almonds in the topping next time too as suggested by others. Love it as is though!
I thought this might be too crumbly, but it held together really well. Lovely taste & texture
I left out the caster sugar from the date mix too, and loosely packed the brown sugar. Let the dates speak for themselves!
I added roughly chopped almonds to the top portion of the batter - very happy with the end product! Will do again
First time ever using dates, this was so yummy, and freezable for kids lunches
never made anything with dates and loved this, very easy, and liked the date jam my kids call the middle mixture :)
Big hit, and quite easy to make
Yummo! Huge hit in this family... I made it exactly per the recipe, but will def use wholemeal flour next tme, and drop the sugar content too. This is delicious, highly recommend!!!!
I found this recipe easy to make, and was a great hit with those who tried it. It was very nice while still warm, also when cold, but it was especially delicious with brandy cream. I have made it several times, a shame I cant always get the brandy cream.
I adore this recipe, as did everyone else I baked it for. I did make some changes however. Removed the caster sugar from the date mixture as I found the dates were sweet enough - definitely didn't need the extra sugar. I also substituted the plain flour for wholemeal spelt flour and my 1st attempt I used multigrain quick cook oats, 2nd attempt rolled spelt oats. Perfect substitues for gluten/wheat intolerants. I've also trialed with coconut oil instead of butter to make it vegan. Easy recipe to experiment with!
I made this tonight for dessert it was easy and tasted great with vanilla icecream.
This was a huge hit in our house. I added a small can of pie apples under the dates and it worked beautifully
Yum! This was a massive hit in my household. Easy to make and delish!!
Really over the top sweet! Won't be making again!
I made it for a work birthday and it was well received. I ran out of crumble to cover the top so I'd increase the non date part of the mixture. v sweet no need for the castor sugar. So quick and easy to throw together.
I'm not really sure what went wrong, but this was incredibly dry, despite me using extra butter. There was so much butter in this, and it still was hard to swallow. I added cinnamon and ginger, and the flavour is nice, but I have to serve it with ice cream. I will cut down on the oats used next time. The fact that almost every single recipe on this site is rated 5 stars is a bit misleading. Give yourselves a little head room, people!
It's actually a bit nicer the next day. Definitely will use less flour and oats next time.
I made this recipe on Saturday (03/07/2010) it was absolutely delicious!!!! all gone by Sunday, I ate about 6 slices myself!! wasn't too sweet or too buttery which was a hit with everyone in the family!!! I love dates and you can never really go wrong with such a recipe like this!!! YUM!! highly recommended and also a handy tip i used a square springform pan!!!
Not sure what I did wrong, but the base did not have enough substance (I think it is way too buttery). I found it difficult to spread and needed to use 3/4 of the crumble mixture for the base which has meant that only half the slice has a top layer of crumble. Not sure about the taste as it is still baking.
Maybe the pan you used was too big!!! i recommend using a 21cm square springform tin!
Everyone loved this. I will be making this again. :-)
How could this go wrong, crumble with fruit... yum! I left the caster sugar out all together and didn't miss it, I am going to try this recipe with other fruit fillings as well...
A really lovely slice. Though I added some LSA mix, ground ginger and some mixed spice to the date mix - yummo!! A friend asked for the recipe the first time I had made and shared it!
This tastes absolutely delicious and was just so easy to make YUM I can see this one gone in my house by the end of the weekend, also a great way to get your kids to eat fruit if they don't normally. Will DEFINATELY be making this one again.
Loved it
Easy to make and delicious!!
turned out really well, only added half the caster sugar to the dates and water and it was still sweet enough
Yummy and easy to make. I cut the castor sugar and used wholemeal flour to make it more suitable for my diabetic partner and it came out great. Love it warm with cream!
Quick and easy to make and tastes great... I make it often for the date lovers...
Really delicious!!! mmmmm... I added half a cup of chopped mixed nuts to the date mix. I only added a tablespoon of sugar to the date mix and 3/4 cup of sugar to the crumble and it was still very sweet! Best eaten the day it's cooked or warmed up with ice-cream.
Great for a work morning tea, I had loads of people ask for the recipe.
Super easy and very tasty. As per suggestion below, I grated some fresh ginger to the date mix and only added 1 tablespoon of dark brown sugar to this. Absolutely beautiful!
Absolutely Devine. I love this recipe and will make it again and again! I omitted the caster sugar entirely, and it was still very sweet. Highly recommended!!
This is so yummy !!!! I cut out the sugar with the date mixture (dates are sweet enough) and added cinnamon with the flour. Just prerfect.
Yummo, served this up for dessert tonight, warm with ice cream and chocolate sauce!!!! So Good!! Leftovers will be grear for work tomorrow!!! Will be making this again!!!
baked this last night as we are having kids this weekend tomorrow... a sure hit! a lovely hit to my family!we all loved this recipe!will definitely be making this over & over again since it's an everyday easy recipe. thanks TASTE!
This slice is really delicious,but cut the sugar in half at least. I added some choc chips to the dates which gave it a nice flavour.Next time I am going to try orange rind and juice,or chopped ginger in the date mixture.Very moreish.
Really good old fashioned favourite. Cheap and easy to make. Great to pack in lunches. Freezes well also.
Super easy ... tastes great! 1st time I made it I thought it was a bit sweet so now I only use about 1/8 cup of caster sugar with the dates.
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absolutely lovely i have also made this with apple instead of dates also a hit. My family couldnt get enough of it and its quite healthy as well. A sure winner
I totally agree, the photo does no justice! This slice is fantastic. A big hit and super easy to whip up for afternoon tea.
Definitely worth the effort with this slice. The date layer is sweeter the day after baking. It would probably need to go in the fridge in hot weather - if it lasts longer than a day!
the picture does not do this delicious slice justice. It is easy and tasty.
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Apple's iTunes Music Store has begun offering more than 25 exclusive video downloads from Death Row Records, along with a rare remix version of Tupac Shakur's "California Love." The iTunes offering includes tracks by the Dogg Pound, DPGC, Dr Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tupac, and Warren G & Nate Dogg. A specially priced video album is also being offered that includes "Gin and Juice" by Snoop Doggy Dogg, "Nuthin' Bug A 'G' Thang" by Dr. Dre, "California Love" by Tupac, "Murder Was the Case" by Snoop Doggy Dogg, "How Do U Want It" by Tupac, "Let Me Ride" by Dr. Dre, "Doggy Dogg World" by Snoop Doggy Dogg, and the "California Love" special remix version by Tupac featuring Dr. Dre, according to AllHipHop News.
Emmis Communications today announced that it is the first company in the U.S. to integrate the iTunes Music Store into its radio station websites. The integration of the iTunes Music Store will reflect the programming of each radio station, allowing listeners to shop from playlists of station artists as well as top picks from on-air talent and celebrity guests. Emmis' rollout of the integrated storefronts begins today with Chicago alt-rocker WKQX-FM (www.Q101.com), and Indianapolis contemporary-hits station WNOU-FM (www.radionow931.com). The iTunes integration will continue to all Emmis radio markets in the next month, with KROX-FM and KDHT-FM in Austin next in line, along with KPNT-FM in St. Louis. "We approached Apple with the idea, and we developed the back-end technology to make this possible," said Rey Mena, vice president of Emmis Interactive. "Many Web sites link to iTunes, but we're the first to pull iTunes' entire 2.5 million-song catalog into our sites, weaving station programming with the Apple platform."
The Mozilla Foundation has released Thunderbird 188.8.131.52, updating the full-featured email client to provide native Intel Mac support as a Universal Binary. Thunderbird 126.96.36.199 provides stability and security enhancements designed to provide a safer email experience for users. The update offers several security fixes which include Website XSS using BOM on UTF-8 pages; double-free on malformed VCard; buffer overflow in crypto.signText(); remote compromise via content-defined setter on object prototypes; privilege escalation through XUL persist; HTTP response smuggling; fixes for crashes with potential memory corruption; and EvalInSandbox escape. Thunderbird 188.8.131.52 improves product stability, and requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
NitroAV.com today began shipping the 6-Port Serial-ATA PCI Host Adapter, an update to its SATAStar series PCI Host Adapters. The 6-Port Serial-ATA PCI Host Adapter includes four shielded eSATA ports and two internal SATA ports, each offering a 1.5Gbits/sec transfer rate. "The new SATAStar series 6-Port SATA PCI host adapter gives you the maximum ports available on one card, whether you need four external ports or two internal ports or any combination. All other vendors give you the option of either four external ports or internal ports, but the six port SATA card offers you all this in one card," said NitroAV. The 6-Port Serial-ATA PCI Host Adapter is priced at $60, and requires Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later.
Apple today posted a Sid Meier's Civilization IV Mac trailer to its website. Sid Meier's Civilization IV features multiplayer support over LAN, the internet, and "Play-By-Email" for competing or cooperating with live players. A 3D world brings dozens of fully animated units and customizable armies, as well as cities and wonders. Key features of Civilization IV include fast-paced game play for a more streamlined experience, greater accessibility via an easy-to-use interface, a flexible tech tree allowing players more strategic choices for developing civilizations through unique paths, and more. Designed from the ground up for "modability," the game includes a powerful map editor with XML and Python support. Civilization IV is slated for shipment in June for $50, and requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
RealMac Software has released RapidWeaver 3.5, bringing native compatibility for Intel-based Macs to the website building software. A new streamlined interface integrates themes into the main window for easy selection, while a new blog page style features coherent design throughout the archive and category pages to provide improved continuity. RapidWeaver 3.5 offers full perma-link support, as well as Ping support to easily notify websites that a blog has been updated. An enhanced link panel enables users to link directly to blog entries, podcasts, or a particular photo from an album or page resource file. RapidWeaver is priced at $40, and requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
In brief: Quark today demonstrated the Universal Binary version of its DTP software at the London launch of QuarkXPress 7.... Newer Technology (NewerTech) today announced price reductions on both its 60-watt-hour and 67-watt-hour PowerBook G4 17" Aluminum Batteries ($130 and $160, respectively).... YourHead Software has teamed up with Loghound Software to offer a 35 percent discount on all RapidWeaver plug-ins via the coupon code "RW35ROCKS" for a 35 hour period.... Iconkits.com has released its latest stock icon collection, Office Vector Kit ($300, site unavailable), which includes 160 stock icons in scalable EPS Format.... Babya has introduced the first Mac versions of Babya Photo Workshop & E-Type, which feature Core Image technologies and native Intel compatibility.... Intelligent Assistance has released Intellicaster, a turnkey automated podcasting system that records TV or radio broadcasters' locally originated programming and publishes it to the Web.
Ambrosia Software has released WireTap Pro 1.2.0, an update to the audio capture utility that adds compatibility with Intel Macs. The software allows users to record audio from any running application, as well as from any microphone, line-in, headset, or radioSHARK. WireTap Pro 1.2.0 can now record Mac audio when running under Rosetta on Intel Macs, and the update fixes the available source records in AppleScript as well as the Automator action. The latest version always includes Finder in the processing application popup, and repairs an issue that caused the preprocessor field to go blank if the postprocessor field had a file in it. WireTap Pro 1.2.0 also resolves a bug that caused a file choosing sheet to get stuck on systems running Mac OS X 10.2. WireTap Pro 1.2.0 is priced at $20, and requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
Lost Sock Games and Macgamestore.com today announced the release of Puppy Luv: A New Breed, its virtual puppy simulation software. "Puppy Luv 'A New Breed' is your new travel and home companion. This puppy will provide unconditional love for you and the entire family and you will have hours of fun playing with your new best friend. From caring to tricks your new puppy will keep you entertained for hours and hours, but don't forget him, he still gets hungry and is always looking to be loved." The software features real-time attributes that change depending on the dog's mood which can be tracked, and users can train the dog to do tricks. Four different breeds consisting of Mutt, Beagle, Dalmatian, and Labrador are available in various colors. The back yard is upgradeable, and a new storefront offers more than 25 different dog toys. Puppy Luv: A New Breed is priced at $20, and requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
Belkin today announced the TuneStage for iPod nano, a device that allows you to play the music from your iPod nano through your home stereo wirelessly via Bluetooth technology. With a transmitter connected to your iPod nano and a receiver wired to a home stereo system, TuneStage offers reliable, high-quality sound without the clutter of cables. Wirelessly connected through TuneStage, your iPod nano becomes the ultimate remote, offering full control of any music collection. The device uses Bluetooth v1.2 technology to transmit from up to 33 feet away to a home stereo--through a home entertainment cabinet or even from another room. The receiver connects via RCA or 3.5mm outputs to any auxillary input on a home stereo system. The transmitter unit draws power directly from the iPod nano, while a mini-USB port under the transmitter offers an added convenience of charging the Nano while in use. It will be available in North America in July for $180 with launches in Asia, Europe, and Australia to follow.
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Peanut has a cold, an ear infection, and pink eye! Yikes!
The doc gave her some cough medicine and she and R had the following conversation:
Peanut: "How tall do I feel?"
R: "What?"
Peanut: "How tall you do you think I feel in my heart?"
R: "I think it's time for bed."
Um, yeah. Hopefully she'll be better soon.