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ZF-12438: "session has already been started by session.auto-start or session_start()" error message is misleading
On Ubuntu, garbage collection for sessions is taken care of by a cron job, rather than within PHP. If one downloads the PHP packages from Ubuntu's repository, then session.gc_probability in php.ini is set to 0, so PHP never runs the garbage collection for sessions. Unfortunately, if one changes session.gc_probability to something else, then one randomly encounters errors when the session garbage collection is run.
The error is something like this:
Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Zend_Session_Exception' with message 'session has already been started by session.auto-start or session_start()' in /asps/www/library/Zend/Session.php:462 Stack trace: #0 /asps/www/library/Zend/Session/Namespace.php(143): Zend_Session::start(true) #1 /asps/www/library/Zend/Auth/Storage/Session.php(87): Zend_Session_Namespace->_construct('Zend_Auth') #2 /asps/www/library/Zend/Auth.php(91): Zend_Auth_Storage_Session->_construct() #3 /asps/www/library/Zend/Auth.php(141): Zend_Auth->getStorage() #4 /asps/www/application/layouts/scripts/layout.phtml(8): Zend_Auth->hasIdentity() ...
The issue appears to be that garbage collection is failing, and this causes Zend Framework to think that a session has already been started. The easiest way to test this that I've found is to set session.gc_probability to 1 and session.gc_divisor to 1, so that the error is triggered every time one tries to start a session. With the default values, the error usually only shows up once every hundred times the page loads. Of course, you'll need to be testing this on Ubuntu with one of their PHP packages to see this error.
It would be nice if errors could not be thrown in this case, or if the error message could be more descriptive. It took awhile to track down the cause of this error, but I eventually found the answer on Stack Overflow.
This issue has been closed on Jira and moved to GitHub for issue tracking. To continue following the resolution of this issues, please visit: https://github.com/zendframework/zf1/issues/25


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The Florida Classic will remain in Orlando through 2015, but beyond that nothing is secure.
The Shrine Bowl bolted for Tampa. The city already lost a 2011 Notre Dame non-conference game. They city couldn't even compete to bring Florida State to Orlando for a 2012 game thanks to the eyesore that is the Citrus Bowl.
Simply put, without renovations making the city officials' books as a priority, Orlando stands to lose millions for its downtown economy.
Florida Citrus Sports Executive Director Steve Hogan said the emphasized the need for a start date on Citrus Bowl renovations in lieu of bowl game negotiations for the Capital One Bowl and Champs Bowl in a year and a half.
"I feel secure about the next five years," Steve Hogan said when asked about the Florida Classic's future with the Citrus Bowl. "I don't know that we can be open with a new renovation in the next five years. I certainly know that we negotiate our bowl game agreements in a year and a half and I think somewhere in this time frame, Orlando has to have a set start date and a known end date [for renovations]. That's what's most important. "
Without renovations to the Citrus Bowl, the Florida Classic is a candidate to flee the market as well. Tampa previously hosted the event from 1978-1994.
Last year, the Florida Classic brought in an estimated economic impact of $31 million to Central Florida businesses according to reps for the Citrus Bowl.
The burning question here is do city officials see Citrus Bowl renovations as a priority?
Interesting to note which city politicians were and were not in attendance of the Florida Classic press conference. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer (and his still unshaven beard) , Orlando commissioner Daisy Lynum, Orange County Commissioner Tiffany Moore-Russell were all there. Orange County mayor Teresa Jacobs was absent, due to a busy schedule I'm sure.

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- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 pounds pork baby back ribs
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 bottle (12 ounces) dark beer or beef broth
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1 bottle (18 ounces) barbecue sauce
- Combine the brown sugar, pepper and salt; rub over ribs. Place ribs bone side down on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan. Drizzle with honey. Combine beer and vinegar; pour around ribs. Spoon some of the beer mixture over ribs.
- Cover tightly with foil and bake at 325° for 1 hour. Reduce heat to 250°; bake 2 hours longer or until tender.
- Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, lightly coat the grill rack. Drain ribs. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until browned, turning and basting occasionally with barbecue sauce. Serve with remaining barbecue sauce. Yield: 6 servings.
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Want to travel like a celebrity? Check out the hot spots favored by the rich and famous
Michael Douglas's mother, Diana Dill, was born on Bermuda and Douglas spent summers roaming the scenic island as a teenager. In 2001, he and wife Catherine Zeta-Jones bought a home in Warwick Parish, located in central south Bermuda, and also became official residents of the island. The family, which includes kids Dylan and Carys, spend much of their time there, where Douglas golfs and Zeta Jones soaks up the sun.
Through all the break-ups, career highs and lows and unrelenting tabloid attention, one thing never changes for Jennifer Aniston: her favorite vacation spot, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. She favors the beaches of the sunny city—located at the southern tip of Baja, California—for birthday and holiday celebrations, often bringing along a crew of gal pals including Courtney Cox Arquette, Chelsea Handler and Sheryl Crow.
This idyllic spot on the French Riviera has long been a gathering place for the rich and famous. Superstar couple Jay-Z and Beyonce have vacationed here for years, lolling on their private yacht, jet-skiing or hitting beach hotpot Club 55.
The Sarah Jessica Parker-Matthew Broderick clan often retreat to their second home, a cottage near the quiet village of Kilcar in Ireland's County Donegal. (Borderick's parents own a house nearby.) Parker is so fond of the area that she donated a favorite accessory—the iconic Paco Rabanne "Le 69" bag—for a raffle benefiting a Donegal women's group.
This small, private island in the British Virgin Islands—owned by billionaire Richard Branson—has welcomed celeb royalty over the years; guests have included the late Princess Diana, Oprah Winfrey, and David and Victoria Beckham. In August 2011, Kate Winslet made headlines when she stayed on the island and escaped a fire that destroyed Branson's mansion.
London-based couple Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale and their kids, Kingston and Zuma, often decamp to this tropical paradise in the French West Indies for the holidays. There, the family takes boat rides, builds sandcastles and mingles with other star visitors, like Mariah Carey, Derek Jeter and Orlando Bloom.
This fashionable strip of villages and beaches on the east end of Suffolk County plays host to tons of celebs during the summers. Christie Brinkley, Howard Stern and Alec Baldwin have property here, as does Gwyneth Paltrow, who has given people a look inside her chic Hamptons home.
This island at the northern end of the Bay of Naples is known for its healing volcanic mud, thermal hot springs and exotic gardens—as well as its excellent wine and olives! Ischia—nicknamed the "Green Island" for its lush vegetation—has a fan in actress Hilary Swank, who enjoys sunbathing on its beaches.
Where do Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes go to escape the media madness? Their 400-acre compound in the small ski resort town of Telluride, Colorado. Aside from world class skiing, the area offers horseback riding, hiking, fishing and amazing views of the Rockies. Cruise's property boasts an in-ground trampoline and a sleep-in teepee—a bonus for daughter, Suri.
This Caribbean island includes 365 beaches, as well as rainforests and water sports such as river-rafting and windsurfing. Stars have flocked to Antigua's shores since Madonna and Sean Penn honeymooned there in 1985. Today, Oprah Winfrey, Denzel Washington and Giorgio Armani own homes on Antigua.
Nestled between Northern Italy's Larian Mountains, Lake Como has attracted the wealthy since the Roman Empire. Many Tinseltown elite have vacationed in the quiet villages that lie on the lake's perimeter— the most notable, perhaps, is George Clooney. The star has entertained many costars and famous friends at his lakeside villa— he even hosted John Krasinski and Emily Blunt's wedding in 2010.
The South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach draws thousands of tourists each year (and is home to some of music's finest, Gloria Estefan and Enrique Eglesias are just two stars who call the city home). Some celebs can be seen frolicking on the shores with locals, while others, like Jennifer Lopez, prefer to stay at luxury hotels. She recently celebrated her 42nd birthday at the FontaineBleau.
The sleepy Massachusetts Island was all a tizzy when the POTUS and his family touched down for summer vacation. They're not the only political families taking advantage of this New England retreat: The Clintons and Kennedys frequent the Vineyard, too.
Wax your surfboard and make like Cameron Diaz by heading to Hawaii. The actress frequently visits this Western state, often in the company of friends. Hawaii: It's not just for honeymoons.
The mother-daughter duo are fans of the mining-town-turned-ski-resort. Hawn owns a home, and Hudson married her first husband there.
Globetrotting couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have purches homes on many continents, but it's their villa outside Aix-en-Provence that generated the most buzz. It was reported that the couple flew by helicopter from estate to estate (landing in the backyard!) along the Riviera until they found the 32- bedroom Chateau Miraval. Notable neighbors include Bono and Jonny Depp.
Madonna touched down in the French village of Guéthary (population: 1600) with her 24 year-old boy toy Brahim Zaibat in August of 2011. "We have three hotels, six small restaurants and no nightclub," a spokesperson for the local tourism office said. "We're known for our three surfing beaches, but besides from that there's nothing. Only reason she would come here for ... is ... is the quiet."
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen renewed her vows with Patriot's quarterback Tom Brady at her Costa Rican home in 2009. Guests partied at the Milarepa hotel and restaurant, located on a beach just outside Saint Theresa literature calls "the Hawaii of Latin America." Bündchen returned to the country this past August with her 20 month-old son, Benjamin, in tow.
Newlyweds Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth honeymooned in the City of Light four months after their April 2011 nuptials. Other fans of this French metropole include Uma Thurman, who vacationed their this past spring with her two children.
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Officers from left, Alberto Cortez Jr. and Claudia Gonzalez listen to a young man's account after a reported domestic dispute on August 19, 2010 in Laredo, Texas. Laredo has been beefing up its police force to deal with the possibility of spillover violence, but crime remains relatively low with only six murders this year. City officials say negative attitudes about the city's more dangerous sister Nuevo Laredo have kept tourists from coming and effected the over all economics of the town.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Wordless Wednesday: Spring Has Sprung!
Linked up at Wordless Wednesday at Hobo Mama and Natural Parents Network.
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Department Chair: Willene Mangham
Faculty: Leigh Dillard, Mark Hennigs, Adam Houghton, Kaarin Johnston, Willene Mangham
The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University theater department is supportive of the mission statements of both institutions and dedicated to the education of the general student as well as the theater major. This is achieved by helping the student understand that theater is a formalization of human experience usually requiring rehearsed behavior, linked to text, within a designed visual environment and intended for live public display. This formalization serves several functions. These functions include: a confrontation with our own humanity, an illumination of diverse constructions of reality and a celebration of our spirits. Coupled with this understanding of function is a developed appreciation of the many artistic contributions necessary to the making of theater art.
The department is committed to scholarly and artistic creativity, to the integration of theory as experience, to the dynamics of theatrical process and to positive and constructive human values. The program emphasizes the importance of a broad base of knowledge and theatrical experience as a foundation for later specialization. The faculty perceives the theatrical process as being a collaborative endeavor, unifying the diverse disciplines of costume, set and lighting with the acting of the text. This collaboration establishes a strong creative community which builds integrated theatrical events; events that reflect and examine the given historical, societal and cultural context in which they are embedded. The curriculum and performance schedule is structured with sufficient theatrical range to supply the fundamentals for all the production and scholarly areas. To encounter work other than their own, students are required to attend a variety of performances both off and on campus. The department vigorously encourages students to accept a life-long responsibility for expressing their artistic ideas. Acknowledging that their artistic ideas are an expression of who they are as human beings, this expression requires the development of self awareness, mindful reflection, a cultivation of their own integrity, intelligence and talent, as well as competence in basic theatrical skills.
The Theater Department assesses student learning in a variety of ways which provide insight into the success of the department in achieving our learning goals and objectives. These methods include: alumni/ae surveys at five year intervals, interviews of sophomores upon application to the major with follow-up interviews in their senior year, producing portfolios of student work in the department, student focus groups, and adjudication of departmental theatrical productions by external consultants.
Required courses:
All theater majors take a common sequence of 36 credits to include 8 credits in technical theater, 113 and 213; 8 credits in acting, 117, 217; 8 credits in costume chosen from 253 and any other 4-credit costume course (321 or 353); 4 credits in theater history, 337 or 338; and 8 credits in dramatic literature, 327 and 368. Additional credits to complete the theater major will be selected with a department advisor.
In order to fully understand the "integration of theory as experience: and the collaborative nature of theater," each theater major is expected to participate in the theatrical productions of the department. In addition to the classes above, each major is required to complete four semesters of either Theater 240 or 340. These production credits must be in two or more of the areas listed below: Acting, Scenography, Costume, Stage Management, and Dramaturgy.
105 Introduction to Modern Dance. (4)
This class is an exploration of movement fundamentals for the purpose of developing and strengthening individual creativity and artistic expression in dance. Class work is designed to: 1) Give individuals a basic understanding of anatomical structure and kinesiological principles as a foundation for developing technical skills needed to create articulate and expressive movement; 2) Provide an embodied experience of time and energy principles as related to dance; 3) demystify dance as an art form and make it accessible and relevant to all.
113 Technical Production I. (4)
Beginning theory and practice of scenography. Study of materials and techniques used in stage scenery. Also an introduction to the theories and equipment used in theater lighting and sound. Lab required. Fall.
117 Acting I. (4)
Introduction to acting. Designed to develop the actor's imagination, observation and concentration through sense awareness, relaxation, pantomime and theater games. Techniques will be introduced with the purpose of bringing the actor's body, voice and mind together onstage to fully communicate choices through strong psychological and physical action. Also an introduction to building the foundation of a good voice. Training in breathing, physical structure and relaxation.
200 Theater Audience. (4)
A presentation of theater from the audience's rather than the performer's perspective. Designed to acquaint non-theater students with live theater as a meaningful and enjoyable event. Approached from the student's present exposure level. Lecture, group discussions and field trips to live performances required. Students may not receive credit for both THEA 200 and THEA 204.
204 Theatrical Experience. (2)
The class is designed to acquaint the general student with live theater as a meaningful and enjoyable event. The students will learn by lecture, group discussions and attendance at live theatrical performances. May not be repeated for credit, nor may students receive credit for both THEA 200 and THEA 204.
205 Dance Audience. (4)
This course is an overview of dance designed to give students information about dance as an art form and tools for understanding, appreciating, and critiquing dance as audience members. The class combines lecture, discussion, studio work (actual movement participation), and attendance at live dance performances (approximately 8). The course will include a brief survey of dance history and various dance forms (e.g., ballet, modern, ethnic/folk) as well as an exploration of compositional elements, choreographic forms, and different artistic styles/techniques. There will be an emphasis on: 1)learning to look at movement without expectation of content or meaning; 2)being able to articulate, in class discussions and written papers, what was seen/what was presented on stage; 3)learning about the audience's role and participation in a live performance.
210 Dance Studies: Technique, Improvisation, Choreography and Performance. (2)
This course will offer students the opportunity to develop technical skills to improve flexibility, coordination, and strength and to use those skills to increase their range of abilities in creating and performing dance. Modern dance techniques will serve as the foundation for students to build a movement vocabulary, and students will be expected to develop their own movement material in improvisation and composition exercises. Choreographic elements, form, and styles will be explored to guide students in the creative process and performance will be an on-going focus within the class. The goal is for the students to be able to clarify and fulfill all movement so they can physically express their ideas and emotions in movement which is authentic and meaningful, i.e., dance. Prerequisite: THEA 105, or THEA 140, or permission of Instructor. May be repeated for up to 6 credits.
211 Playwriting. (4)
The theory and practice of writing plays for theater performance. Writing exercises and reading assignments will culminate in the writing of an original one-act play. Prerequisite: Successful completion of First-year Symposium.
213 Technical Production II. (4)
A continuation of 113 pursuing an understanding of the standard practice in stage lighting and sound, culminating in the study of lighting and sound design. Spring. Prerequisite: THEA 113.
217 Acting II. (4)
Continuation of 117 with more advanced levels of theory and performance. Includes intensive scene and monologue work, with emphasis on text analysis and rehearsal techniques designed to expose the emotional and relational content of the scenes and monologues. Introduction to the training methods of Sanford Meisner. Furthers work on the voice including the development of tone, resonance, range, power, articulation and projection. Prerequisite: 117.
250 Make-Up. (2)
Principles and application of various make-up techniques. Laboratory projects. Alternate years.
253 Introduction to the Costuming Process. (4)
A basic comprehensive study of the process a stage costumer employs from character analysis to costume execution. Practical application and production-work are emphasized through laboratory experience. Spring. Prerequisite to all costume classes.
271 Individual Learning Project. (1-4)
Supervised reading or research at the lower-division level. Permission of department chair required. Consult department for applicability towards major requirements. Not available to first-year students.
310 Dance Studies: Technique, Improvisation, Choreography and Performance. (2)
Continuation of THEA 210 Dance Studies for more advanced students, taught concurrently with THEA 210. Prerequisite: Thea 210 or permission of Instructor. May be repeated for up to 6 credits.
321 Costume History. (4)
A study of historic costumes from the primitive through the present through the use of great works of art from each period. Alternate years. Prerequisite: 253 or instructor's consent.
327 Drama Form. (4)
Analysis, through representative dramatic texts and theories, of the development of literary and theatrical elements in the major dramatic forms and modes from the Greeks to the late 19th century. Open to sophomores. Fall.
328 Directing. (4)
Laboratory course covering the basic responsibilities of the director. Concentration on developing the beginning director's rehearsal methods for working with actors. Script analysis, auditioning, rehearsal schedules and blocking will be addressed. Direction of class projects. Prerequisites: 113, 117, 217 or permission of instructor. Alternate years.
332 Basic Costume Design. (2)
Introduction to the art of costume design through study of contemporary designers, assigned readings and weekly critiques of sketch problems. Prerequisite: 253 or instructor's consent. Alternate years.
334 Basic Scene Design. (2)
Introduction to the art of scenic design through study of contemporary designers, assigned readings and weekly critiques of sketch problems. Prerequisite: THEA 113. Alternate years.
337 History of Theater to 18th Century. (4)
Survey of theatrical activity in the West: acting styles, theater architecture, dramatic literature and theory, production techniques such as costuming, scenery and directing in the context of the historical social milieus. Content will include Western and Asian theater. Alternate years.
338 History of Theater 18th Century to the Present. (4)
A continuation of 337 from 18th century to the present. Alternate years. Spring.
353 Theater Materials and Techniques. (4)
Advanced work in costume and set materials which are useful to the theater practitioner. Materials such as plastics, fiber glass, foams and fabrics will be investigated. Prerequisites: 113, 213, 253. Alternate years.
368 Modern Drama Seminar. (4)
Analysis and interpretation of English, Continental and American drama from Ibsen to the present. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior status. Spring.
371 Individual Learning Project. (1-4)
Supervised reading or research at the upper-division level. Permission of department chair and completion and/or concurrent registration of 12 credits within the department required. Consult department for applicability towards major requirements. Not available to first-year students.
385 Topics in Theater (4)
Study of a major theater topic in design and technology, aspects of performance, dramatic literature or theory. Prerequisites: Vary according to the particular offering. Upper-class standing. Offered irregularly.
395 Senior Project in Theater. (1-4)
Working with a faculty advisor, the student plans and implements a creative project, a research project, or a thesis. This project might be in any area of theater including acting, design, technical production, theater history, dramatic theory and criticism. Prerequisite: senior theater major.
397 Internship (4-16)
A full semester or summer placement in a variety of professional theater settings doing supervised work. The individual projects are tailored to student needs/career. Subject to approval of faculty advisor and department chair.
398 Honors Senior Essay, Research or Creative Project. (4)
Required for graduation with "Distinction in Theater." Prerequisite: HONR 396 and approval of the department chair and director of the Honors Thesis program. For further information see HONR 398.
Special projects (240-340)
These courses, offered every semester, are designed to meet special needs of students in laboratory experiences.
240 Production Laboratory. (0-2)
A minimum of 50 hours work in acting or technical theater involving a crew responsibility. Prerequisite: instructor's permission. May be repeated for up to 6 credits.
Topics: Acting, Scenography, Costume, Stage Management, Dramaturgy
340 Technical Problems. (1-4)
Independent projects by advanced theater majors in an area of special interest. Consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
Topics: Acting, Scenography, Properties, Costumes, Stage Management, Dramaturgy, Sound, Lighting
350 Theater Practicum. (8-12)
A specialized program for the theater major to work in a theater situation away from the Saint Benedict's/Saint John's campus theaters. An internship program arranged with another college or professional company or a touring theater company. Arranged with the department chair the previous semester.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Bruins rallied with four runs in the sixth inning after giving up the game's first run in the top half of the frame, as UCLA beat UAB 4-1 to force Sunday's if necessary game at Ulmer Stadium. That contest will start at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
The Bruins (40-19) had eight hits, as junior Jessica Hall posted two. In the circle, she struck out seven in a complete-game effort to improve to 11-7 on the year. The junior gave up one run, four hits and four walks. Hall had 1-2-3 innings in the second, fifth and seventh and fanned a pair in the first and the fourth.
Hall got out of a huge jam in the top of the first. Caitlin Attfield singled to left-center to open the inning, moved to second on a wild pitch and advanced to third on a passed ball. After a walk to Heather Pearson, Hall struck out Whitney Fletcher, but when the low ball briefly got away from freshman Brittany Moeai, Pearson took second. However, Hall battled back with a strikeout of Kate Armstrong and retired Kristen McGrath on a comebacker to get out of it.
The junior hurler did it again in the third to keep UAB off the scoreboard. Amy Dennis led off with a double to left-center and a bunt single by Attfield put runners on the corners, as Attfield then stole second. But Hall retired Pearson on a fly out to shallow right, Fletcher on a strikeout and Armstrong on a comebacker to again get out of it.
The Bruins attempted to rally with two outs in the bottom of the fourth. Freshmen Mysha Sataraka and Britney Rodriguez drew back-to-back, two-out walks and Hall roped a single to left. But UAB's Dennis had a perfect throw to the plate to retire Sataraka and keep the game scoreless.
UCLA had another chance in the fifth, but a great defensive play ended the inning. With two outs, freshman Allexis Bennett singled to center and stole second. Senior B.B. Bates then grounded one to short, but Attfield bobbled it, allowing Bennett to move to third and Bates to reach. After Bates stole second, sophomore Stephany LaRosa tapped one to the 5-6 hole, but Armstrong made a diving grab and threw out LaRosa from her knees to end the inning.
The Blazers scored the game's first run with a two-out rally in the top of the sixth. With one out and Armstrong on first after a walk, McGrath grounded one up the middle, but LaRosa made a ranging stab at the ball and glove flipped it to sophomore Gracie Goulder at second for the force. A walk to Anna Kimbrell gave UAB a pair on base, and with Hailey Glynn running at second for McGrath, Chandler Orr blooped a single into left to bring Glynn in.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Bruins rallied with four runs to take the lead. The inning started with a booming home run by sophomore Ally Carda to left, her 18th of the season, to equal the score at one. One out later, Rodriguez singled to left and was pinch-run for by sophomore Tara Mueller, who advanced to second on a single to left by Hall. Senior Devon Lindvall followed with a single up the middle, as Mueller scored to give the Bruins the lead, Hall took third and Lindvall advanced to second on the throw home. With sophomore Kaelin Sprawls in to run for Hall at third, Goulder laced one up the middle to plate Sprawls and Lindvall to put the Bruins up 4-1.


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As others have said, the plot twist at the end had nothing to do with French = bad, English = good. In fact, at the very, very, end Annique makes it clear to Grey that she retains some loyalty to France and that she will never reveal any more of her French secrets to him. He responds that he would never ask that of her -- and points out that many of the English spies have French family or loved ones and he doesn't expect them to betray them.
No, it's not realistic, but it's no more unrealistic than most of the romances I've read. To each his own, but I guess I am a little sensitive to critisism accusing an author of feeding national prejudices when it's not true and the person hasn't even read the book.
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As others have said, the plot twist at the end had nothing to do with French = bad, English = good. In fact, at the very, very, end Annique makes it clear to Grey that she retains some loyalty to France and that she will never reveal any more of her French secrets to him. He responds that he would never ask that of her -- and points out that many of the English spies have French family or loved ones and he doesn't expect them to betray them.
ITA with you and MMcA on this point; in fact, I think the twist itself shows how Bourne did not vilify the French and ennoble the English. I really felt that she showed both sides as equally ruthless (although they might have different tactics) and equally ambiguous in their virtues. Ultimately it was Napoleon and not the French or English that persuaded Annique, IMO -- it was her belief that Napoleon was driven by his own ambition and not because he had the best interests of the French people at heart.
Clearly I loved this novel and IMO Bourne subverted many Romance standards, even while using them in a superficially recognizable way. As for the novel's "realism," I felt the novel was much more realistic in terms of the small details Bourne includes, the scents and sounds and details of the French countryside, the ways of travel, and the details of speech and character. The scene when Adrian and Annique are having breakfast at the inn was absolutely masterful, IMO, and I could practically smell the coffee and hear the sounds of the birds and the conversations. Was some of it a stretch of "reality" -- of course. But as others have pointed out, so is a lot of Romance.
Ultimately, I think it's those novels that speak to us for which we are willing to suspend that sense of disbelief, and it's novels that don't where we find the most fault. To me, even if TSL was more dramatic, it had a central coherence that worked for me, that held the book together, a thoughtfulness in characterization and plotting and a keen attention to detail. So for me the world of the novel had more realism than more 'realistic' Romances because of the way IMO Bourne kept it all together, even with the changes that the English landscape brings to the characters and the direction of the plot.
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.........As for the novel's "realism," I felt the novel was much more realistic in terms of the small details Bourne includes, the scents and sounds and details of the French countryside, the ways of travel, and the details of speech and character......
I wholeheartedly agree with
Robin L.
. One of my pet peeves (in another forum) is the butchering of foreign languages, particularly french. Ms. Bourne totally mastered the french language, feel, landscape, etc. Brava ! I also enjoyed the tone of the language, totally in sync with the time period. Actually, when I started the book, I was puzzled by the dialogue, until I realized that it was because it felt so authentic for that time period. The turn of the phrases, the vocabulary, all of that gave it an exquisite "authenticity".
I liked the book, but I cannot rave about it like some other readers
. I (respectfully) disagree with the TSTL comments of some posters. However I agree that, however much you can suspend your disbelief (and believe me, I CAN
Annique being blind, and yet being able to fight, walk for hundreds of miles, interact with everyone around her without anybody noticing anything amiss, in 6 months !!!!!,
well my suspension crashed ignominously, so to speak
Still a very good book, that I would recommend if only for the language and feel of the period.
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Thanks to KristieJ, I came upon an interesting interview with Joanna Bourne here:
She addresses the French - English question, among other things. Very interesting, IMO.
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As usual, I'm late to the party. After reading the messages here when there were only a page or two, I ordered TSL. It arrived and I was already reading one of Kressley Cole's vampire books A Hunger Like No Other, which I have enjoyed but not loved. I picked up TSL and the Kressley Cole when climbing into bed, and meant to just continue on with the Cole book until I finished it. While looking at The Spymaster's Lady and reading the back cover, I decided to read a page or two before going back to the vampires. One page turned into 5 which turned into 30 before I knew it! The pages just flew by. All I could think of was wow, what excellent dialogue! This book is going to be such a pleasure.
And now I've finally finished A Hunger Like No Other while still fitting in a few extra pages of TSL, so that I have 60 pages read now that I can read it exclusively. Every time I pick it up, there is something there that puts a smile on my face. The dialogue between the characters is exactly what I read books for. I'm not looking for exact historical accuracy. For that, I could buy a history textbook. And it is a "story" after all. A fairytail made up by a very talented author.
I'm going slow and forcing myself to savor the passages, even rereading ones that I find particularly good. I've even read some aloud to my DH, bringing a chuckle or two from the other side of the bed.
The Spymaster's Lady is smart, meaty, and just what I have been looking for in a book for quite some time. Thank you all for posting your thoughts here which helped me find this wonderful treasure.
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I just got around to reading this book. (You know, how I've been reading my books alphabetically by the author's last name in order to get though a huge TBR pile.) Well I'm back to the beginning of the alphabet again and decided to pick up "B"ourne's book from the pile.
Anyway, I generally liked it. It reminded me very much of "Daughter of the Game," with maybe a younger, more "idealized" Melanie. That being said, I did want to address some issues Leigh brought up and others that popped into my head that -- if you thought too hard about it -- might take you out of the story or make you wonder about the morals of some of the characters.
Okay, most of the rest of this is going to be in white to protect spoilers for those who come to this book later than I have.
Leigh wrote:
I had a difficult time suspending belief on many things. One that being blind she could lead them out of prison, two, that she learned to hide her blindness after only being blind for less than six months. That this horrible french spys always backed off after being hit in the arm with a knife. That she always knew exactly where to hit the person in the head to knock him out (most head injuries just don't go down immediately)and on and on. That the spy head let his daughter prostitute herself and didn't have a problem with it, and that he left his granddaughter in the spy business, knowing what she was seeing. So he doesn't want to torture her, etc, but he didn't have a problem with a child seeing what she did.
First in addressing the blindness, 1) we were told that Annique had relied on her fellow french spy friends and contacts to lead her from Marseille to Paris. She was passed from one person to the next. In fact, that's how she got caught by Henri because one of them betrayed her. She really wasn't moving across France all alone. And 2) we were also told numerous times that she had a photographic memory and had been in that "prison" (Leblanc's house/office) before. So, she knew how to get out. If she could retain an invasion map in her memory by just glancing at it, then I had no problem believing that she could find her way out of a house with which she had some familiarity, even blind.
As to Annique's loyalties, to the very end she showed compassion and loyalty to both sides. And, as others have pointed out, was really anti-Napolean rather than anti-French. The very fact that she lies to Soulier and tells him that she has given the British Napolean's invasion plans -- but actually does not do so or ever intends to -- showed that. The book makes the point that she didn't want to see the British people and villages destroyed but neither did she want to see the French people suffer the same fate and so this is how she ensures that. By neither helping nor hurting either of the them.
As Leigh did, I also had some real issues with Annique's mother. I couldn't understand how she could let her young child run around on battlefields and amongst such dangerous people -- no matter how talented she was. I think it was Robert (or someone in England) who made the point that if Annique's father had lived, he would've shipped Annique back to England to school rather than have her remain in revolutionary France working for spies. So why wouldn't her mother do the same? Why would her grandfather allow it to continue? (The grandfather and mother argued over lying to the girl about her background, not over taking her out of France.)
Furthermore, I too have a problem with how the grandfather didn't pull Lucille -- his daughter -- back in from the cold, so to speak, instead of allowing her to end up in situations where she had to basically prostitute herself.
Later, when Annique is brought to her grandfather's safe house -- or was it Robert's? -- I found it a little off putting that Robert was basically sleeping with her right under her grandfather's nose. I would've thought her grandfather would've shown even the slightest bit of pique over it.
On a completely different topic, another thing that puzzled me was that little mission Robert, Adrian, Doyle, and Doyle's wife went on involving the underground criminal Lazarus, while Annique and her grandfather remained behind playing chess. It went totally unexplained and seemed beside the point. Did I miss something there that tied it into the main story?
And speaking of non-sequitors, that's what I enjoyed most about Annique. Her thought processes could be really amusing trying to cram all that she observed into her head and leading her to say two totally unrelated things, which made some of her comments a bit comical.
ETA: One more thing I forgot to mention. I thought it was odd, that Leblanc's men could get so close to the British spies' safe house in London in order to attack it. Wouldn't that whole street be better guarded and the people inside given advanced warning. I couldn't believe someone could just drive up and start shooting and lobbing artillery at such a highly sensitive place.
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On a completely different topic, another thing that puzzled me was that little mission Robert, Adrian, Doyle, and Doyle's wife went on involving the underground criminal Lazarus, while Annique and her grandfather remained behind playing chess. It went totally unexplained and seemed beside the point. Did I miss something there that tied it into the main story?
msaggie mentions this on the thread about Bourne's latest book. It ties into the story of that book.
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The XV-15 Tilt Rotor technology demonstrator was the culmination of efforts begun in the early 1950s to produce an aircraft that could takeoff, land, and hover like a helicopter, but with the speed of an airplane. The rotor pylons tilt from vertical to horizontal to eliminate the speed barriers imposed on conventional helicopters by retreating-blade stall and allowed the XV-15 to operate at speeds of 550 kph (345 mph TAS).
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According to the media organization, four women were ordained earlier this month in Maryland, with Catholic nuns and priests on hand, even though witnessing such an event could lead to excommunication. NPR reports that members of Womenpriests have been threatened and have lost the support of church officials who are afraid of losing their own jobs if they back the movement.
Patti LaRosa, one of those ordained, tells NPR she knows the movement is against church law, which allows only baptized males to become priests. But, she asserts, "when you have an unjust law, sometimes it needs to be broken before it can be changed."
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If it becomes clear - in the course of reviewing data produced by metrics - that those metrics do not adequately capture data needed to evaluate the project, teams or team members, use this information to iterate on the metrics collection process.
If it becomes clear - in the course of reviewing data produced by metrics - that those metrics do not adequately capture data needed to evaluate the project, teams or team members, use this information to iterate on the metrics collection process.
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- Gauge the likely security posture of the ongoing development effort.
- Enforce accountability for inadequate security.
- Project Manager
- Ongoing
Identify metrics to collect
There is a wealth of metrics about a program that can offer insight into the likely security posture of an application. However, the goal of metrics collection goes beyond simply determining likely security posture; it also aims at identifying specific areas in a system that should be targets for improvement.
Metrics are also important for enforcing accountability - i.e., they should be used to measure the quality of work done by teams or individual project members. The information can be used to determine, for example, which projects need expert attention, which project members require additional training, or who deserves special recognition for a job well done.
One disadvantage of using metrics for accountability is that, when creating your own metric, it can take time to build confidence in a set of them. Generally, one proposes a metric and then examines its value over a number of projects over a period of time before building confidence that, for example, .4 instead of .5 is just as bad as .6 is just as good.
That does not make metrics useless. If the metric always satisfies the property that adding more risk to the program moves the metric in the proper direction, then it is useful, because a bar can be set for team members to cross, based on instinct, and refined over time, if necessary. One need not worry about the exact meaning of the number, just one's position relative to some baseline.
As a part of identifying metrics for monitoring teams and individuals, one must clearly define the range of artifacts across which the metrics will be collected. For example, if individual developers are responsible for individual modules, then it is suitable to collect metrics on a per-module level. However, if multiple developers can work on the same module, either they need to be accountable as a team, or metrics need to be collected - for example, based on check-ins into a version control system.
The range of metrics one can collect is vast and is easy to tailor to the special needs of your organization. Standard complexity metrics such as McCabe metrics are a useful foundation because security errors become more likely as a system or component gets more complex.
One of the key requirements for choosing a metric is that it be easy to collect. Generally, it is preferable if the metric is fully automatable; otherwise, the odds that your team will collect the metric on a regular basis will decrease dramatically.
There are metrics tailored specifically to security. For example, here are some basic metrics that can be used across a standard development organization:
- Worksheet-based metrics. 'Simple questionnaires - such as the system assessment worksheet in CLASP Resource F - can give you a good indication of your organizational health and can be a useful metric for evaluating third-party components that you want to integrate into your organization or product. Questions on that worksheet can be divided into three groups: "critical," "important," and "useful"; then a simple metric can be based on this grouping. For example, it is useful enough to simply say that, if any critical questions are not answered to satisfaction, the result is a "0".
The value of worksheet-based metrics depends on the worksheet and the ease of collecting the data on the worksheet. Generally, this approach works well for evaluating the overall security posture of a development effort but is too costly for measuring at any finer level of detail.
- Attack surface measurement. The attack surface of an application is the number of potential entry points for an attack. The simplest attack surface metric is to count the number of data inputs to the program or system - including sockets, registry lookups, ACLs, and so on. A more sophisticated metric would be to weight each of the entry points based on the level of risk associated with them. For example, one could assign a weight of 1.0 to an externally visible network port where the code supporting the port is written in C, 0.8 for any externally visible port in any other language, and then assign lesser ratings for ports visible inside a firewall, and small weightings for those things accessible only from the local machine. Choosing good weights requires sufficient data and a regression analysis, but it is reasonable to take a best guess.
Attack surface is a complex topic, but a useful tool. See CLASP Resource A for a detailed discussion on the topic.
Metrics based on attack surface can be applied to designs, individual executables, or whole systems. They are well suited for evaluating architects and designers (and possibly system integrators) and can be used to determine whether an implementation matches a design.
Even with a weighted average, there is no threshold at which an attack surface should be considered unacceptable. In all cases, the attack surface should be kept down to the minimum feasible size, which will vary based on other requirements. Therefore, the weighted average may not be useful within all organizations.
- Coding guideline adherence measurement. Organizations should have secure programming guidelines that implementers are expected to follow. Often, they simply describe APIs to avoid. To turn this into a metric, one can weight guidelines based on the risk associated with it or organizational importance, and then count the occurrences of each call. If more detailed analysis tools are available, it is reasonable to lower the weighting of those constructs that are used in a safe manner - perhaps to 0.
While high-quality static analysis tools are desirable here, simple lexical scanners such as RATS are more than acceptable and sometimes even preferable.
- Reported defect rates. If your testing organization incorporates security tests into its workflow, one can measure the number of defects that could potentially have a security impact on a per-developer basis. The defects can be weighted, based on their potential severity.
- Input validation thoroughness measurement. It is easy to build a metrics collection strategy based on program features to avoid. Yet there are many things that developers should be doing, and it is useful to measure those as well. One basic secure programming principle is that all data from untrusted sources should go through an input validation routine. A simple metric is to look at each entry point and determine whether input validation is always being performed for that input.
If your team uses a set of abstractions for input validation, a high-level check is straightforward. More accurate checks would follow every data flow through the program.
Another factor that can complicate collection is that there can be different input validation strategies - as discussed extensively in CLASP Resource B. Implementations can be judged for quality, based on the exact approach of your team.
- Security test coverage measurement. It can be difficult to evaluate the quality of testing organizations, particularly in matters of security. Specifically, does a lack of defects mean the testers are not doing their jobs, or does it mean that the rest of the team is doing theirs?
Testing organizations will sometimes use the concept of "coverage" as a foundation for metrics. For example, in the general testing world, one may strive to test every statement in the program (i.e., 100% statement coverage), but may settle for a bit less than that. To get more accurate, one may try to test each conditional in the program twice, once when the result is true and once when it is false; this is called branch coverage.
Directly moving traditional coverage metrics to the security realm is not optimal, because it is rarely appropriate to have directed security tests for every line of code. A more appropriate metric would be coverage of the set of resources the program has or accesses which need to be protected. Another reasonable metric is coverage of an entire attack surface. A more detailed metric would combine the two: For every entry point to the program, perform an attainability analysis for each resource and then take all remaining pairs of entry point and resource and check for coverage of those.
Identify how metrics will be used
This task often goes hand-in-hand with choosing metrics, since choice of metric will often be driven by the purpose. Generally, the goal will be to measure progress of either a project, a team working on the project, or a team member working on a team.
Besides simply identifying each metric and how one intends to apply it, one should consider how to use historical metrics data. For example, one can easily track security-related defects per developer over the lifetime of the project, but it is more useful to look at trends to track the progress of developers over time.
For each metric identified, it is recommended to ask: "What does this mean to my organization right now?" and "What are the long-term implications of this result?". That is, it is recommended to draw two baselines around a metric: an absolute baseline that identifies whether the current result is acceptable or not, and a relative baseline that examines the metric relative to previous collections. Identified baselines should be specific enough that they can be used for accountability purposes.
Additionally, one should identify how often each metric will be collected and examined. One can then evaluate the effectiveness of the metrics collection process by monitoring how well the schedule is being maintained.
Institute data collection and reporting strategy
A data reporting strategy takes the output of data collection and then produces reports in an appropriate format for team consumption. This should be done when selecting metrics and should result in system test requirements that can be used by those people chosen to implement the strategy.
Implementing a data collection strategy generally involves: choosing tools to perform collection; identifying the team member best suited to automate the collection (to whatever degree possible); identifying the team member best suited to perform any collection actions that can not be automated; identifying the way data will be communicated with the manager (for example, through a third-party product, or simply through XML files); and then doing all the work to put the strategy in place.
Data collection strategies are often built around the available tools. The most coarse tools are simple pattern matchers - yet tools like this can still be remarkably effective. When using such tools, there are multiple levels at which one can collect data. For example, one can check individual changes by scanning the incremental change as stored in your code repository (i.e., scan the "diffs" for each check-in), or one can check an entire revision, comparing the results to the output from the last revision.
More sophisticated tools will generally impose requirements on how you collect data. For example, analysis tools that perform sophisticated control and data flow analysis will not be able to work on incremental program changes, instead requiring the entire program.
Where in the lifecycle you collect metrics is also tool-dependent. For example, many per-system metrics can be collected using dynamic testing tools - such as network scanners and application sandboxes, which are applied while the system is running. Code coverage tools also require running the program and therefore must be collected during testing (or, occasionally, deployment).
But static code scanners can produce metrics and can be run either at check-in time or during nightly builds. Tools like RATS that perform only the most lightweight of analysis may produce less accurate results than a true static analysis tool but have the advantage that they can operate over a patch or "diff" - as opposed to requiring the entire program. This makes assigning problems to team members much simpler.
Periodically collect and evaluate metrics
Periodically review the output of metrics collection processes (whether automated or manual). Act on the report, as appropriate to your organization. In order to maintain high security awareness, it can be useful to review metrics results in group meetings.
If it becomes clear - in the course of reviewing data produced by metrics - that those metrics do not adequately capture data needed to evaluate the project, teams or team members, use this information to iterate on the metrics collection process.


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PRINCETON, N.J. (10/8/13) - A goal by Thomas Sanner in the 59th minute led the Princeton men's soccer team to a 1-0 win over Drexel on Tuesday, Oct. 8 on Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium.
Sanner scored the unassisted goal by dribbing into the left corner with two defenders. He cut towards the goal and let loose a shot that beat netminder Tyler Afflerbach.
After a scoreless first half that saw two shots apiece for both teams, Princeton turned on the engine in the second half. The Tigers outshot the Dragons 11-2 in the second half and had five corner kicks to Drexel's two.
Sophomore Ben Hummel earned his first career win in his first career start. However the only save of the night came from defender Billy McGuinness who made a save off the line midway through the first half.
Afflerbach made three saves for Drexel.
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Those Bloomin' Holiday Gifts
by Charlie Nardozzi
For color and impact indoors in winter, Dutch hybrid amaryllis is hard to beat.
At the holidays, I like to give and receive flowering houseplants. Weeks later, however, after the fruitcakes and candy-canes are gone, these once-gorgeous gifts often struggle to survive, much less to bloom. So here's a seasonal-care guide that will keep those gift plants looking their best year-round.
Gift-Plant Care Rebloom Ratings
Some holiday plants stay healthy and flower well all year, but others are difficult to grow. Some types are best left to nurseries, and certain plants just won't survive after flowering. I rate plants as easy, moderate, or difficult to make bloom again. An ″easy″ rating is just that: You can hardly stop the plants from re-blooming, though they may bloom unexpectedly, because your gift may have been forced to bloom for holiday sale. ″Moderate″ means that if you adjust the growing environment, re-bloom is certain. A ″Difficult″ rating means a plant requires daily adjustments to light and temperature, and even then it may not flower. Before we explore the requirements of each plant, however, let's review the care of indoor plants.
Water Evenly
One reason plants fail to bloom and thrive is excessive watering. Most flowering houseplants require moist, but not wet, soil. Saturate the soil with room-temperature water in the morning. This allows inadvertently moistened foliage to dry quickly and so prevents leaf diseases. Cold water shocks plants and damages African violets' leaves.
If water drains out immediately, the plant is rootbound, and the rootball may be dry and compacted. To revive the plant, submerge the whole pot in a tub of water to soak the rootball. If the water takes more than five minutes to drain, the drainage holes may be clogged or the soil mix too heavy. Repot with fast-draining soilless potting mix.
Water plants like cyclamens and African violets from the bottom. Place pots in a tray of water, and let the soil naturally soak up the water. However, once the soil is saturated, don't leave the pots in the water. Excessively soaked soil may lead to root rot.
Turn on the Lights
Flowering houseplants often don't rebloom because of insufficient intensity of (and length of exposure to) light, especially in winter. Without adequate light, plants will become leggy, and they won't flower. Provide optimal light in winter, especially in regions north of the 38-degree latitude line roughly from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco. In these regions, place plants in a south-facing window with filtered sunlight. Move the plants back to their usual location by March. In the southern half of the country, keep plants in their preferred locations year-round. However, in both regions, if you notice leggy growth and few flowers, consider placing the plants under full-spectrum grow lights.
Indoor temperatures of 55 to 70 degrees F. are usually adequate for most flowering houseplants, though tropical emigrants such as holiday cactus and gardenia need cooler temperatures (60 to 65 degrees F.) to set buds. However, avoid placing plants near drafty doors, uninsulated windows, and heat sources.


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Rated 4 out of 5 by MSmomof1 Almost five stars I originally saw this chair in the store and INSTANTLY fell in love with it! It got the wheels turning and after a little convincing with my husband we purchased it online. We've been using it for two weeks and here are my thoughts: Pros: *BEAUTIFUL color and fabric *Super comfortable to sit on *Unique *I'm 5'2 and can still reach the floor when sitting on it *Extremely easy to put together Cons: *I wish the casters had a way of locking. The chair moves around pretty easily and I'm having to adjust it before/after each use. I also have a 2.5yr old who loves to play on it so that doesn't help either. I love this chair so much and find myself sitting in it even when not eating. It's just a great place to relax and read a book or watch my child playing. Very happy with the purchase. September 18, 2013


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Karla Kerlikowske, coauthor of the study and a University of California–San Francisco professor of medicine, tells the newspaper the study should bring some comfort to the 25 percent of women who have dense breasts.
"Treatments are really good now," she tells USA Today. "Our density isn't going to affect how we do. It doesn't put us at additional risk of dying."
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Rated 5 out of 5 by 5 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Shea752 One Size Fits All These stoppers work on every single type of wine bottle I have used, and since I have a tiny apartment fridge I can chill wine sideways after opening without worrying about them spilling. My only complaint is they aren't sold separately and the colors are truely random, I had to go through entire display boxes at World Market to find a color combo I liked (I was hoping to get two red ones, but ended up getting a red one for my red wines and a green one for my white wines). May 26, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by NYMom222 Love these! Yes I know you can stick the cork back in, but these are so much easier, work on any bottle and the bottle still fits in the fridge. I think the silicone gives a better seal too. October 13, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Virginia0813 Note—2 to a package I LOVE these stoppers! Even though the description says clearly 2 to a package, I focused on the photo of 5 stoppers, and that's what I thought I was getting. The colors you will receive are random. Silly me! August 23, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jess LOVE LOVE LOVE these. Love these little guys. Bought them the last time I was wondering at world market. I had no plans to pick anything up but once I saw these I thought I'd try them out. They work for EVERY kind of bottle possible. I love drinking sake and its hard to find something to fit the small sparkling sake that I purchase from [@]...NOT anymore. Great gift and handy around the house for anyone who enjoys wine and making some good cocktails. May 18, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by WINEAUX LOVE THESE I had a $10.00 coupon to use so I picked these up on a whim. I never thought I'd use these as much as I have. No more trying to shove the cork back in a bottle. They fit every bottle securely and unlike the decorative ones, don't make the bottle too tall to fit in my fridge. There are some very cute winestoppers out there but these are my new gift staple for wine lovers. December 1, 2011
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This thread is really really wierd.
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Classic Coconut Cake
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk or juice from a fresh coconut plus enough milk added to make 1 cup
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
White Mountain Coconut Icing
1 cup sugar
½ cup water
2 egg whites
About 3 cups freshly grated coconut, or sweetened shredded coconut
To make the cake, heat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt, and use a fork to mix them together well. Stir the vanilla into the milk.
In a large bowl, beat the softened butter with a mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add the sugar and continue beating, stopping to scrape down the sides, until the mixture is light and evenly combined. Add the eggs, one by one, beating well each time, until the mixture is thick and smooth.
Add about one third of the flour mixture to the batter and beat well at low speed. Then add about half the milk to the batter, beating well. Continue beating as you add another third of the flour mixture, followed by rest of the milk, and the remaining flour mixture, beating well each time until the batter is very thick and smooth.
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Remove from the oven, and cool in the pans on the wire racks or folded kitchen towels for 10 minutes. Then turn out the cakes onto wire racks or plates, turn the layers top side up, and cool completely. You could also split the layers horizontally to make 4 think layers of cake.
To make the icing, stir the sugar into the water to dissolve it. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil, and cook without stirring for 3 minutes. Then boil and cook without stirring for 3 minutes. Then boil for 5 to 10 minutes more, stirring often, until the syrup has thickened and will form itself into a thread about 2 inches long when poured from a spoon back into the pot. Set the syrup aside.
Beat the egg whites in a large bowl with a mixer at high speed until they are bright white, shiny, and pillow up into voluminous clouds. While beating at high speed, slowly pour the cooked syrup into the egg whites to blend them together into a fluffy white icing, 4 to 5 minutes.
To ice cake, place one cake layer, top side down, on a cake stand or serving plate. Cover it generously with icing and sprinkle with coconut. Place the second layer on top of the iced layer, top side up. First ice the sides to help keep the cake steady, and then spread icing generously over the top, completely covering the cake. Place the cake stand or serving plate on a cooking sheet to catch any loose coconut as you shower the cake. Sprinkle coconut all over the cake, and then gently pat handfuls of coconut onto the sides and top to cover any bare spots. Transfer any leftover coconut to a jar or resealable plastic bag and store it in the freezer.


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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to C-Sections
According to a new study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism low vitamin D may increase the likelihood of having a Caesarean section. Researchers examined 253 births at a Boston hospital from 2005 to 2007 and determined women with the lowest blood levels of vitamin D were nearly 4 times more likely to have an emergency C-section than mothers with normal levels; The New York Times investigates.
Vitamin D is an important, but overlooked, nutrient. We get it from the sun. Our bodies convert ultraviolet rays into a chemical, which acts like a hormone, and tells our intestines to absorb more calcium and phosphorus. And other reports have associated vitamin D deficiency with hypertension, heart attacks, rickets and cancer. Dr. Fuhrman sells his own vitamin D supplement called Osteo–Sun.
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Ken's Song – A Traditional Era from David Tree on Vimeo.
First is a video from Zambia. Traditional guitar and vocals with adorable kids and grandmas dancing and singing along. Take note that the (homemade?) guitar has bottle caps attached to give a buzzing quality to the sound. That buzzing timbre is common to African music, but it's most common in West Africa.
Fool's Gold is possibly just another white American group using African idioms in their music, but I have to say they do it really well. I love the track, but not this particular video. Good thing there's another video of a hot live version at KEXP. I love it when they put the song into overdrive at the end.
Ghanan-American MC m.anifest now lives in Minneapolis. I believe the above video, though, was filmed in his native Accra. Gorgeous visuals and solid rhymes over a laid back beat make for a really enjoyable video.
Tuks aka Tuks Senganga (previously mentioned) is my favorite South African rapper. I'd never seen the above video until today. Sweeping and bleak-but-yet-hopeful views of Johanesburg (or 'Jozi') mix well with the amalgamation of compelling English and Setswana vocals make for a great video.


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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
WIP Wednesday #25
New projects:
Mod Times Quilt-AlongEven though there a many other things I should be doing, I jumped into Twin Fibers' Mod Times Quilt-Along this week. Not only do I love this design, it also offers the chance to learn how to make set-in seams. Having that skill seems like it could open up a lot of new design possibilities for me.
I'm also hoping this quilt will serve as a baby gift which is long overdue (the baby's 6 weeks old already!). So I decided to bust out my beautiful stack of Aviary 2 in girly purples and greens. My blocks are all sewn and I'm ready for the next step! I am so happy with how it's looking so far! I decided to take a chance on the green woodgrain print for the block borders—and wow, I love how it takes such a modern design and gives it a little rustic twist. So cool!
Ongoing projects:
Modern Meadow baby quiltOops, I had hoped to have this done by now, but I'm still hand-stitching binding. I haven't logged as much couch time as usual, and that's prime hand-stitching time for me. : ) Unfortunately this means that I had no quilt finish in April. But I'm hoping to make up for it by having two (or maybe even more?) in May!
Supernova Quilt-Along
Ditto. It's basted and ready to go, just need to jump in. May 12 looms!
Completed tops awaiting quilting:
Hope Valley (the original Supernova)
On hold ... yeah, yeah.
Central Park jelly roll quilt
Figgy Pudding quilt
Wonky Log Cabin
This week's stats:
New projects - 1
Completed projects - 1 (bee blocks)
Currently in progress - 10 (same as last week)
You're turn! Just a few quick reminders: 1) Please link to a post from the past week containing a work in progress. Yep, I'm the weirdo who doesn't want a linky full of finishes. : ) It's okay if your post contains finishes, but it must also contain at least one unfinished item. 2) Please link back to my blog in your post. 3) Comment on some of the other links. 4) Enjoy!
34 comments:
- Linz said...
I love that top quilt! SO cute! I think I might have to do that one too!! Happy WIP Wednesday!!
- May 3, 2011 at 11:39 PM
- Marlene @ KISSed Quilts . com said...
Your new project looks fab!
- May 3, 2011 at 11:46 PM
- Debbie said...
Love your mod quilt! I may have to go back & try that pattern!
And we're tied with our supernovas - basted & ready to quilt!
- May 3, 2011 at 11:49 PM
- Julie said...
I was admiring your Mod Times quilt on Flickr earlier this evening, it is gorgeous!!! The green woodgrain really makes that quilt. This is the second time I've had some fabric in my stash that I was unsure of what to do with and saw something on your blog that made me want to start cutting it up right away! I'm also a fan of your Far Far Away Lattice quilt. Great work Lee!!
- May 4, 2011 at 12:01 AM
- Leanne said...
That Mod Times QAL was hard to resist, and your blocks sure look wonderful! I am looking forward to seeing your Supernova all done, the colours are so outstanding, quilting should only make it all better.
- May 4, 2011 at 12:04 AM
- felicity said...
The Mod quilt is faboo. The green woodgrain was an inspired choice!
- May 4, 2011 at 1:05 AM
- Sarah @ FairyFace Designs said...
Ooh your Mod Times quilt is so pretty! Must go check that QAL out and put on the list for later in the year!
- May 4, 2011 at 1:12 AM
- Jessica said...
Your Mod Times quilt looks fantastic! What is the solid you are using? I am trying to decide on a solid to go with my stash of Avairy 2!
I can't believe it is Wednesday again already.
- May 4, 2011 at 2:48 AM
- Becky said...
love your mod quilt! Great fabrics for this. Why does this have in-set seams, it's all straight edges? in-set seams are 'y seams' right? I'll have to check out the qal. Yours is really cool!
- May 4, 2011 at 5:33 AM
- Elizabeth D. said...
Your Mod Times top looks so amazing!!! I love the use of the woodgrain, it makes the whole design just pop even more :) I can't wait to see how you wind up quilting and binding your Supernova, too. Happy WiP Wednesday!
- May 4, 2011 at 5:49 AM
- Bree said...
That top quilt is amazing! I'm glad you went with the green woodgrain, it's so much fun.
- May 4, 2011 at 6:39 AM
- ~Carla~ said...
Ooohhhh!!! Your Aviary2 quilt is GORGEOUS!!! I just bought some of that fabric! Love it! :) I can't get over how talented you are.... I can't wait till I can do some of the stuff you do! lol!
- May 4, 2011 at 6:45 AM
- CityHouseStudio said...
I LOVE the mod times quilt, your fabric choices are wonderful! And it's such an interesting pattern!
Thanks for hosting WIP wednesday!
- May 4, 2011 at 6:48 AM
- Sue Daurio said...
Wow!! the modern times quilt is amazing!
- May 4, 2011 at 7:07 AM
- Marjorie's Busy Corner said...
Oh my Lee.....just when I think I've see it all!! I love the Mod Times quilt...just beautiful..and so is your Super Nova...I am so behind in getting at more quilts right now...this time of year...so much to do outside....but I just love them....you are a super girl there.....
- May 4, 2011 at 7:09 AM
- Rachel Hauser said...
Your new quilt is looking great, Lee! You're right - the woodgrain is awesome that way.
- May 4, 2011 at 7:17 AM
- fallingforpieces said...
I'm loving the wood grain too, great choice!
- May 4, 2011 at 7:47 AM
- Katie B. said...
I'm loving your Mod Times quilt! I had resisted joining that quilt-along thus far, but I'm not sure I'll be able to hold off much longer! The green woodgrain looks awesome.
- May 4, 2011 at 8:00 AM
- Candace said...
The Mod Times quilt top looks fantastic!
- May 4, 2011 at 8:19 AM
- LynCC said...
Wow!!! That's gorgeous. It makes me think of little pieces of art framed and highlighted against a white paper screen wall, almost like an Okinawa modern traditional home.
- May 4, 2011 at 8:19 AM
- kwiltmakr said...
I saw that quilt at Twin Fibers. I would love to make that sometime in the future. Yours is very nice. It would be nice to have as a baby gift because of the size of it. I like the Aviary line of fabrics too.
- May 4, 2011 at 8:32 AM
- Marci Girl said...
Love your new quilt! Using that wood grain print was such a good choice! It is beautiful!
- May 4, 2011 at 9:01 AM
- Val Campbell said...
Your modern meadow quilt is going to be delicious!!! I think it is a-ok that you didn't finish a quilt in April. You definitely weren't sitting around doing nothing...that's for sure!!! :)
- May 4, 2011 at 9:09 AM
- Kelly said...
thanks again for hosting us all each week! Love the new quilt, it's one on my to-do someday too!
- May 4, 2011 at 10:16 AM
- Kimberly White said...
I really like your Mod Times quilt! And I've been sitting on the couch this week hand sewing on the binding for my master bedroom quilt. I think my kids are enjoying the fact that I'm watching movies with them (sorta watching =)! Have a great day!
- May 4, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- Linda said...
Oh! I definitely love your Mod Times Quilt Along! Those are wonderful colors! Likewise, I like the circle of geese, green on white block you made for a swap. Just super stuff, Lee. It's all so inspiring!
- May 4, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- Christie, Describe Happy said...
That green woodgrain really brings something special to your quilt. Really pretty cool!! Wishing you lots of couch time so that you can finish your binding!
- May 4, 2011 at 1:02 PM
- Teje said...
Hello Lee! That quilt top is beautiful and I love the fabrics! I saw that earlier and didn't pay attention how it's sewn - better go to look again.
Thank you again for a great party! It's so nice to see all the lovely works of yours and the other ladies!
Have a sunny time! Teje
- May 4, 2011 at 1:47 PM
- Inspiredbyfelix said...
Hiya, the mod times quilt top looks totally gorgeous and totally modern (obviously!). By the way, I have no idea what set-in seams are - they sound tricky!
- May 4, 2011 at 2:49 PM
- Dee said...
The purple and greens are just fantastic together! What a fun way to learn a new skill!
The Supernova, is, of course, beautiful!
- May 4, 2011 at 2:51 PM
- Melinda said...
I love your color combinations on the Mod Times quilt top. Beautiful! That green really makes the colors pop and helps the white stand out.
- May 4, 2011 at 4:25 PM
- Marsha S said...
looks like lots of great blogs to check out this week!
- May 4, 2011 at 5:05 PM
- Amy said...
I like the fabrics for your mod times quilt. thank you for diong this WIP. I really like seeing what others are working on.
- May 4, 2011 at 9:58 PM
- traceyjay said...
I agree -- the Mod Times is looking so good! :)
Nice work Lee!
- May 5, 2011 at 1:13 PM