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Junior Jenny Hois' singles win at No. 3 clinched Tulane's 7-0 win over UAB today.
March 10, 2013
New Orleans - The 48th-ranked Tulane women's tennis team battled both Conference USA rival UAB and the elements with a steady wind this morning at the City Park Pepsi Center and by the time the final point was played the Green Wave had not only prevailed but earned a shutout victory with a 7-0 win over the Blazers.
Tulane improved to 7-5 overall, including 5-1 at home, and ran its conference record to 4-1 this spring, while the Blazers dropped to 8-4 overall and saw its two-match win streak come to an end.
"I am very proud of the girls today for a solid conference win and having to battle the windy conditions," Tulane head coach Terri Sisk said. "I think our effort was solid but still want to makes strides in the length of our focus as these matches can have lots of ups and downs so we are still working to finish the season strong in that aspect. We are going to now turn our sights to Illinois State now as this turnaround is quick."
Tulane got off to an early start by taking the doubles point with wins at the top two spots. Junior Klara Vyskocilova and freshman Ipek Birol cruised to an 8-1 win over UAB's Rachel Daniell and Menanteau Moolman at the top spot.
The Blazers' combination of Elaine Simon and Isabel Fernandez made things interesting early on with their 8-3 win at the third spot over the Wave duo of seniors Emma Levy and Hila Elster.
But TU's No. 2 tandem of Caroline Magnusson and Caroline Thornton came through in the clutch to top UAB's Sarah Witkowski and Caroline Faught, 8-3, and send Tulane into singles with a 1-0 advantage.
The Green Wave needed little time putting away its conference brethren and managed to take five of the six singles contests convincingly in straight sets.
Magnusson made quick work of Simon at the No. 6 position, 6-0, 6-2, and Birol marched to a, 6-3, 6-1, victory over Amy Lowther at No. 4. Junior Jenny Hois clinched the victory with TU's fourth point when she took out Faught at the third spot, 6-1, 6-4.
Thornton continued to ride her team's momentum when she came up with a, 6-2, 6-1, decision at the five spot and that was followed by Vyskocilova's win over Fernandez at No. 1, 6-0, 7-6 (6).
The final contest came down to Levy and Rachel Daniell at the No. 2 slot. Levy claimed the first set, 6-3, but Daniell came back to win the second 6-4. Levy made sure the shutout was complete when she captured a 6-4 victory in the third set to finish off the Blazers.
The Green Wave continues its home stand with its second straight contest at the City Park Pepsi Center this Wednesday, March 13 against Illinois State at 2 p.m.
No. 1 Klara Vyskocilova/Ipek Birol (TLN) def. Rachel Daniell/Menanteau Moolman (UAB), 8-1
No. 2 Caroline Magnusson/Caroline Thornton (TLN) def. Sarah Witkowski/Caroline Faught (UAB), 8-3
No. 3 Elaine Simon/Isabel Fernandez (UAB) def. Emma Levy/Hila Elster (TLN), 8-3
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
No. 1 Klara Vyskocilova (TLN) def. Isabel Fernandez (UAB), 6-0, 7-6 (6)
No. 2 Emma Levy (TLN) def. Rachel Daniell (UAB), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
No. 3 Jenny Hois (TLN) def. Caroline Faught (UAB), 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 Ipek Birol (TLN) def. Amy Lowther (UAB), 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 Caroline Thornton (TLN) def. Menanteau Moolman (UAB), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Caroline Magnusson (TLN) def. Elaine Simon (UAB), 6-0, 6-2
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im thinking about using evening primrose oil has anybody used it and if so what did you think. does it work and how much did you use
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I'm taking it. I'm 39 weeks and my midwife suggested I take long walks, sex, and take 1000mg with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She said it was supposed to help ripen the cervix and prepare it for labor.posted 06/27/2013 by larz718
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According to a Feb. 12 report from WWE.com, plenty of exciting WWE action went down this week at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif.
The promotion held a taping of its weekly WWE Main Event show and there were several exciting battles on the show.
In the opening bout of the evening, the WWE continued its recent push of Alexander Rusev by scripting him to beat Dolph Ziggler.
Rusev, who made his WWE debut at the 2014 WWE Royal Rumble, continued to impress by pinning the former WWE title contender.
Ziggler was once a fast-rising superstar, but lately the WWE has been using him as a bit of a gatekeeper to push other newcomers over the top.
Opening the WWE Main Event televised card, The Wyatt Family continued their meteoric rise by defeating the tag-team of Los Matadores, El Torito and Sin Cara via pinfall.
Bray Wyatt finished off the bout by delivering his signature Sister Abigail move on Sin Casa, before pinning him.
The Wyatt Family battles The Shield at the upcoming "Elimination Chamber" pay-per-view event, and the WWE has been doing their part to hype both groups by having them win big at recent shows.
Later on the WWE Main Event card that went down this week in California, Natalya defeated Aksana with a sharpshooter.
The story of this week's WWE Main Event was Big E Langston's majestic win over Drew McIntyre.
Langston survived a boot to the face and a devastating clothesline midway through the bout, to retain his WWE Intercontinental Championship Title Belt.
McIntyre received stitches after the bout because he went at it so hard with Langston.
Here's a look at the full WWE Main Event results for this week:
- Alexander Rusev def. Dolph Ziggler
- The Wyatt Family def. Los Matadores and Sin Cara via pinfall
- Natalya def. Aksana by submission
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I have been married for more than 16 years and I have two smart, funny, and beautiful teenagers. Getting started early, I was 19 when I had my first, 22 when I had my second, and 23 when I lost the third. My husband and I have struggled through financial difficulties, medical hardships, and our share of relationship problems but nothing has been more difficult than the obstacles that have arisen in attempting to co-parent with someone else.
My split family situation is from my first child, my daughter. Her birth father and I were together for about 2 years but were young and naïve and had no idea what lay ahead. Although we broke up prior to finding out that I was pregnant, we gave it several more tries before the real ending when she was 3 months old. It was bad then and has gotten much much worse than I ever thought it could be.
My best advice to someone entering a split family situation?
Close your eyes, take a deep breath, think of how much your child(ren) mean to you, and …
suck it up.
Get ready for years of holding your tongue, being verbally abused, manipulated, lied to, and used.
Be prepared to swallow your pride and forget that once perfect vision of what you believed your relationship with your child would be.
Learn to be humble and learn to give in.
Be prepared, if you truly love your children, to be the disciplinarian, the teacher, the provider, the one who cleans up the messes, and of course, the chauffeur, but usually receives no credit for any of it.
Get ready for the upcoming court battles, the countless hours of distance between you and your child(ren), extreme personality changes, and thousands of dollars gone to lawyers, counselors, and mediators.
Be prepared to do your job in addition to the jobs of many government agencies and be prepared when they come knocking on your door. Don't assume you are somehow superior, making you so overly confidant that it would never happen to you- trust me. It can.
Get ready to fight for your child(ren) when no one else will and get ready for the day they don't want you to fight for them anymore.
Parenting is about loving someone so much that you put their needs first. No matter if it makes you late for or miss work. No matter is it means catching the flu because your sick child needs you. No matter if you can't connect with them. No matter what.
It sounds like a lot but, believe me, every second has been worth it. In the end, how you conduct your life teaches your children how they should conduct theirs. So, do your best to keep those conversations open, and reach out to others when you feel like you are alone. You are not. There are organizations that can help us and parents should be encouraged more to use them. Here are some great places for parents to get help in the tri- state area:
Specializing in mental health issues for children and families including Expert Coaching, Peer to Peer Mentoring, Parenting Education, Treatment Foster Care, and Professional Development, Beech Acres can be reached at 513.231.6630.
With parenting enrichment opportunities, interfaith support, or NAMI classes, Jewish Family Services is available at 513.469.1188
A wide variety of parenting classes that focus on relationship building in families as well as many other mental health services are free to the public here. Call 513.381.1555 in Cincinnati or 859.525.3200 in northern Kentucky to get registration information.
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Along with health services, they also offer educational classes for parents as well as general public concerning healthy relationships, abstinence and sex education, puberty resources, STDs, media awareness and sexual decision making skills. The PACE program is designed to provide sexual resources for parents of children at varying stages of their life from ages 4 and up. You can reach them at 513.721.2313.


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Somehow, and I'm not really sure how or why it's happening (I guess when I get bored), I decided to do a little bathroom makeover at our house. I've always kind of hated the light fixture in our bathroom, so last week I bought a new one (This one from Lowe's) and sprayed it a dark oil-rubbed bronze (almost black... I used two different metallic sprays I had, resulting in an almost-black oil-rubbed bronze. Our hardware/doorknobs/faucets are ORB, so I wanted them to match, but I'm not a huge fan of that finish, so I made it almost black instead... I like black better)
I knew changing light fixtures wasn't hard, because almost every man I know can do it, so I figured I could probably figure it out, too. I found this YouTube tutorial, (kind of a dumb theme they've got going there, but quick and informative, nonetheless) and it worked like a charm. It really was so easy! I also bought 3 seeded clear glass shades from Lowe's too. I really like them - I think they're charming. I'd like to buy some non-yellow Edison bulbs for the fixture -- do those exist? I have an Edison bulb from Lowe's in my living room pendant, but it burns really yellow. I'd like the ones in my bathroom to be not yellow at all. Please let me know if you have any knowledge on this!
I have to patch the hole and repaint the walls now (PLEASE ignore the gross dust on that wall...that obviously needs to go away too!)
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The Nintendo Wii U only launched in the UK last month and it looks like the games aren't doing too well in the sales charts. The only Wii U games to make the all-format top 40 at launch were Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros. U which are in 26th and 36th place respectively.
Since the launch, there hasn't been any improvement in the sales of Wii U titles, with last week's sales charts showing off bad news for Nintendo UK. Both titles that previously made the all-format top 40 weren't in the new top 40.
Nintendo did have a game in the top 20, which was the New Super Mario Bros. 2 on the Nintendo 3DS which slotted into 19th place.


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The bride's dream wedding would be a casual, vintage theme with the ceremony at a chapel and the reception in a gorgeous prairie barn.
I met Jim and Kari in Denton from church and had a sneaky suspicion that they were destined to get married.
When they got engaged, Kari sweetly asked me if I'd design their wedding invitations. She showed me her ideas for the wedding decor and I new we'd be a great team.
Kari brought out a stash of textured burlap and yards of vintage lace and trim. I knew that would be the perfect combination for the invitation design.
We collaborated on the initial layout and wording and came up with something that perfectly represented the look at feel of their country wedding.
They also wanted a unique way for guests to sign in. This creative solution was gorgeous. Guests left their thumbprint in various colors to represent balloons lifting up a tandem bicycle. I designed the print for the couple to keep in their home as a keepsake.
Congratulations to Jim and Kari!
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Software projects vary widely in the scale – right from single-manned projects to the ones with hundreds of members working away at their keyboards across multiple shifts. The biggest thing that is affected by this is the management of source code. The unique thing about the source code is that it is just a single entity which can be built in the end, though it is worked upon by many. It has an attribute of being able to be split into multiple segments, but also requires that they should be integrated back to form that single entity.
Version Control System
A common problem is that sometimes we make wrong changes, and we want to roll them back. This problem is solved by using a version control system – something that can maintain versions of the source codes and allows to switch to any version. Today's version control systems also include facilities like locking to avoid multiple people working on the same source code or like merging to merge different changes.
This seems to solve all the problems, and it does fix the visible problems. However, there is a more critical problem at hand in software project management. In traditional projects, software development is done in components, which are unit tested and integrated at the end to build the entire system. Unit testing covers only half the distance to the destination, the changes are right only when the entire system can be compiled, built and tested successfully. The entire system, not just individual components!
The version control systems do not ensure this, they only ensure physical integration of the source code. We need a stricter way of ensuring that the changes to the source code are right from the requirements perspective of the entire system. One solution is Continuous Integration.
Continuous Integration
Continuous Integration is a software practice where developers integrate their source code changes more frequently than the standard practice, at least once in a day. Note that it is about integrating the code, not just checking it in. Which means that it should be followed by the automated system build and automated self-testing which ensures that the code change is right.
OK, so we came across a bunch of automations here – the build and self-tests. The difference between compilation and building is that it is more than converting text source code to binary. Builds can include reorganizing, creating configuration files, or database resources. Martin Fowler suggests that builds should be inclusive, they should automate everything required to build the software.
I'll elaborate my earlier rule of thumb: anyone should be able to bring in a virgin machine, check the sources out of the repository, issue a single command, and have a running system on their machine.
Build automation is typically done through scripts, and there are many tools out there that can help writing the scripts, like make, nmake, Ant.
These automated builds will notify errors because clash between developers. You can go one step further by including automated self-tests in the build so that the code is even tested as per the requirements. Of course, these tests are more inclusive than specific, and will not replace the various unit tests and system testing.
There are more recommended practices than these automations, which Martin lists in his paper. They include everything from maintaining a single source repository to making everything transparent to automated deployment.
Initial hurdles
I did have some hurdles when I started with Continuous Integration. First was that the list of recommended practices were intimidating. But, as Martin says, it is not important to start with everything. These are purely out of my experiences, something that probably others might not have faced.
Committing everyday
The biggest shift of paradigm for me was in committing the source code everyday. I was in the habit of having a logical point at which I would be satisfied with the source code and then change it. And this could happen anywhere between a day to a week. And it did work fine for some time. Until I realised that testing my code, by itself, without others' changes, was not enough. I could move away from the logical closure thinking, so now I have broken down into more, which are manageable in a day.
You might wonder why is there a practice for checking in everyday. I had also questioned it when I started! I realised the benefit a little later, when I saw the change that was happening to the systems everyday, the change that was caused by integrating everyone's code. And it continued to help me with my changes the next day. My cycles of redoing the same thing because something else had changed reduced.
Skills for automated builds and tests
Another problem I have seen with projects is that they do not have people who have enough information about the builds. It is not easy to automate everything and include it in builds. It might require shell scripting knowledge or knowledge of build systems like make or Ant. Similarly people who could write good automated tests were scarce. It is a skill to be able to write tests that could cover substantial amount of source code and expose the bugs.
Not enough priority
And of course, sometimes enough priority was not given to the source control or the build. There is always a system for structuring the source control tree, that can help you get what you want easily. This can in turn help you in building and testing the entire system quickly. But enough importance and priority is not given to these administrative tasks. However, these tasks require a one-time effort and give you benefits for the entire project life-cycle, probably beyond that too.
Continuous Integration is considered to be a key part of eXtreme Programming (XP), but I believe it is useful in all scenarios. Not only does it help in reducing effort of redoing a lot of work, it also helps in finding bugs much earlier in the cycle. There are a lot of tools available, most notably being CruiseControl. If you still have not given it a try, it is definitely worth it. You might end up making it part of your process.


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Sure, it's easier than ever to eat gluten-free now that grocers and restaurants have caught wind of the once-neglected dietary need. But baking without flour products is still tricky - and we say there's no shame in letting Beetnik Foods get their hands dirty in the kitchen. We had a chance to sample their Gluten Free Chocolate Chile Tarts ($15 for 6), and seriously - color us impressed. We would have never expected such ooey-gooey goodness out of a mail-order brownie, let alone one that's missing a major ingredient. And don't be put off by the inclusion of ancho chile and cayenne pepper; they round out the rich flavor of these treats rather than send you in search of the nearest glass of water.
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The family of a missing Texas dog has now turned to social media with the hope of having their missing family member returned to them.
Murphy is a seven-year-old Jack Russell terrier who went missing on January 30. Becky Seeley Limbaugh, Murphy's owner, describes her dog as "curious, fearless, and has endless energy." He joined their family as a 12-week-old puppy after the loss of their German Shepherd.
Murphy healed the broken hearts in the family, and is the "little buddy" to Becky's husband.
Now the little guy is lost, and most likely thinks he's on a grand adventure. Becky was home the day Murphy went missing. She was working in her office and didn't realize the gusty wind had broken their gate. Three of their four dogs ran off, with Murphy being the only one who didn't return home. I contacted Becky by email and she told me
We miss him. We need our boy back. I've never lost one of my babies before and feel like I really let him down.
The family is offering a reward for Murphy's safe return. He's micro-chipped, but wasn't wearing his collar.
Murphy doesn't realize the danger he's in. The area is economically challenged and many people just can't afford to fix their animal. Murphy has been neutered, but is in danger because the area is full of coyotes, as well as dogs who haven't been neutered. In other words, there are dangers out there this happy little dog won't see coming.
Murphy was last ween at a trailer park on Stark Road and Skyfrost near Seagoville High School in Southeast Dallas near the Belt Line and 175 area. This is close to the McDonalds on the corner.
The family has spoken to everyone who will listen, and has handed out more than 500 flyers, both in English and Spanish. Becky even hired a pet detective, whose dog picked up a trail. Unfortunately, the aggressive pit bull terriers in the area forced them to turn back. Murphy has also been posted as lost on Craigslist.
Becky has placed dirty laundry at the site he was last seen, including a trail of towels Murphy had urinated on. Food was also placed near where he went missing, but Becky feels other dogs would have found the food before Murphy.
The Chief of Police in Seagoville, who is a family friend, has been notified. Becky works in dog rescue, and Sgt. Bailey, who is a legend in the area because of how he took his shelter to no-kill in one day, is keeping an eye out for Murphy. Even the town mayor has been alerted.
Please share Murphy's story, especially with those in the Dallas area. Since many dogs are sold using Craigslist, keep in mind he may now be outside the area by now. If seen, contact Becky at 214-728-8835 or on Facebook.
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Farmers markets provide a chance for the public to get high-quality, fresh foods and support farmers in their community. Selling at the markets gives farmers a chance to tell others about their operation and agriculture in general.
In the past few years, people's interest in farmers markets has climbed. The renewed interest is likely due to people trying to improve their diets and increasing awareness about the environmental benefits of buying foods from local farmers.
Just Monday morning I saw my first termite advertisement on cable TV. Pest control companies are gearing up for an active termite season. Unseasonably warm springtime temperatures and rain have brought about earlier insect activity. This is typically when we see many winged termites emerge inside homes and other structures according to Mike Potter, UK Extension Entomologist. Termites swarm from the colony to disburse, fall to the ground, find mates and start new colonies in the soil.
A certain amount of family stress is inevitable. Today's families face busy schedules, health problems, teen pregnancy, unmarried parents, divorce, single-parent households, step-families, dual-careers and multigenerational families. But the home, a recognized place for families to relax, recharge and rejuvenate, can contribute to a strong family unit and a family's ability to build the necessary skills to manage stress.
Is your family experiencing stress? Families under stress may report some of the following:
Everyone seems so excited about gardening with the onset of early warm weather. Flowers are blooming 2 to 3 weeks earlier this year. In the garden you can plant peas, onions, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, spinach, kohlrabi, brussel sprouts, carrots, beets, radishes, and lettuce. Carole and I enjoyed our first harvest of asparagus, just the other day.
Join us over the next couple of weeks at the Trimble County Extension Office for Gardening 2012.
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With what appears to be an early spring, many people may have already started spring cleaning. As you prepare your house by dusting and cleaning, remember that spring cleaning should not be limited to only the physical space of your house.
Asparagus is the herald of spring. Its tender stalks poke up from the ground during the first warm and wet days of the season. More Kentucky producers than ever are growing asparagus. It is a member of the Lily family and its origin is traced back to Eurasia.
In Kentucky, asparagus is in season from April through May. It is a good source of vitamin A and folate. One pound of asparagus yields four, one-half cup servings. A serving contains around 22 calories, 2 grams of protein, and 4 grams of carbohydrate.
Unseasonably warm temperatures have brought about an early spring flush of legumes in our pastures. As a result, the UK Veterinary Diagnostic Lab is already examining cases of frothy bloat in beef cattle.
My wife, Carole, and I enjoy walking in the woods on her mom and dad's farm. On our walks, you will usually find me with camera in hand taking pictures of wildflowers or butterflies, depending on the season, or just anything that might interest me.
If you also enjoy our native woodland wildflowers, you had better hurry! The unseasonably warm weather and recent rains this past week have brought about a flurry of early bloom. The bloom time for many of our native wildflowers is only about a week or two at most.
In an ideal world, everyone would treat others the way they would want to be treated. Unfortunately, we don't live in an ideal world, and bullies exist.
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Capcom has already revealed the first downloadable content for Mega Man 9. For 200 of your Wii Points, you can choose to play as Proto Man.
First appearing in Mega Man 3, Proto Man has many similarities to the blue bomber, but also some different abilities.
Proto Man is said to be downloadable on October 6th.
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Nintendoof said:
That's awesome.
Master Foot said:
200 points! Capcom really wants to milk the nostalgia factor. Next, Slide ability 200 pts, Charge Shot 200 pts, Rush Ability Pack 500 pts.
Erik said:
Here's a list of all the downloadable content coming out for Mega Man 9:
Proto Man Mode (200 Wii Points) - Play the game as Proto Man. You can use the shield while jumping. There is no story for Proto Man. Releases October 6th.
Endless Attack (300 Wii Points) - Test your skills on a stage without end. Try to break the record for getting the farthest. Releases October 6th.
Hero Mode (100 Wii Points) - Play the game with a more difficult level of enemy distribution. Releases October 20th.
Superhero Mode (100 Wii Points) - Play the game with a super difficult level of enemy distribution. Releases October 20th.
Special Stage (100 Wii Points) - Gives you another Time Attack stage to try, including a new Boss at the end. Results will be displayed in the rankings. Releases October 20th.
Son Ninja said:
NES Proto Man sprite for download is quite interesting. It will be even more interesting if they made Bass as a download since Bass never debuted as an 8-Bit character.
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Actually, Bass did appear in 8 bit. A game for the Neogeo pocket color called rockman battle and fighters. It's the power battles and power fighters in 8 bit, though the movement is terrible, it's still pretty cool.
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Passes Away at 55
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Nintendo has detailed the return of its World Championship
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Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Officially Revealed
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On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 15:20 +0100, Christian Persch wrote: > Hi, > > attached patch implements ellipsisation for the filename column. I had > to make the column expand because otherwise it would come up with just > the "..." shown for each filename; this way it always fills the > available space which looks better. Hi, I've already commented on bug 408155 but I'm not sure if this will get attention because the bug is already marked as fixed. Making the name column expand yields very strange behavior when resizing columns. Browsing around is a pain in the back now. Usually, I use several windows which I also tend to resize from time to time depending on the situation. With an expanded name column, the width of the column changes whenever resizing the nautilus window. I see myself constantly resizing columns when working with nautilus. In certain situations it doesn't even let me do what I want (see my comment on bug http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=408155 ). Regards, Christof Krüger -- -- nautilus-list mailing list nautilus-list <at> gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/nautilus-list


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Taking A Step Back (super long kind of ranty sorry)
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
There is so much information out there when it comes to losing weight it can be a little overwhelming. Im taking a step back and re evaluating what works for me. Im not necessarily choosing any type of diet like I have before. I am going to make a promise to myself just to try to eat clean non processed natural foods and stop treating my stomach like a garbage can .
As far as the scale goes I am taking a break from the scale for a while. Ive realized any time I get on one of my healthy kicks I obsess over the stupid scale and get really disappointed when it doesn't move in the right direction fast enough. So instead of making a lifestyle change it only ends up being a health quick for a month or two and then I give up.
I have found some classes I really like at my gym like body sculpt and circuit training and of course I love love love zumba. Ive tried switching my schedule to going the gym in the mornings at least for cardio and I love that its empty at that time, Unfortunately the classes I like to take aren't until 6-730 at night. Im a little bit conflicted with this. I love the feeling of going to the gym in the morning and being done for the day by the time I get home from work, but then again I love the classes at night too. So im trying to rotate between the two. Last night my boyfriend brought home a mini elliptical im super excited to start using that in the morning as an option too.
On another note. I got some rubber coated dumbbells to start using at home. So my bf and I get back from the store and im putting away the gym clothes I got and I set the weights on the living room floor. we sit down to relax and I realize my dog is being very quiet (I have a pitbull). I look over to the kitchen and my damn dog is chewing apart my brand new dumbbell!!!. Please tell me how a dog picks up and 8lb dumbbell moves it to another room and rips it apart like a chew toy!! I couldn't even be mad at him though because he gave me the face and I guess they do kind of look like a dog toy.
Other than that I feel like Ive finally gotten back on track with going to the gym consistently big thanks to a g/f of mine inviting me to take a class with her at her gym and it kind of got the ball rolling from there. I will check in, in another 2 or 3 weeks and go from there. Ive finally realized this is going to be a long slow process and it wont happen over night. Consistency is key!
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I am trying to get back to an early morning gym routine, but I just can't seem to get to it. It is a great feeling to have exercise checked off the list before everything else crowds in.
I joined a gym that is between home and work. That way I can tell myself that I can't pass the gym without going in. It works sometimes!
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Lovely that you've found so many activities that are going to keep you going!
I've been telling myself for a long time that I'll stop weighing myself every day, but I just get so darn curious! :D
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I understand the morning gym feeling but for a different reason.
I am an introvert (unless I'm in uniform which is more like a costume which I can hide behind) and I go to the gym when I get off work at 1 am. At 2 am there is NO ONE there . . . I don't have to chit-chat, wait for equipment, and other than the overhead muted music, it's quiet!!!!
I'll be looking forward to future blog posts!!!
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I thought myself as expert in lots of things, before, when I tried to copy an amazing word that I hardly could remember.
But, the problem came when I was trying to open notepad and save that word (because I felt lazy to pick up my pen off the desk) and in hurry I typed the word in RUN command (windows) and hit return key.
It struck me when I was expecting the notepad to open and later I was shown an error (due to incorrect command in run). This stroke made me forget the particular word that I was thinking of.
I had felt so confident that I spoke to myself and said
"Oh! what have I done? OK, no problem I can retrieve it because I had typed it in run which can be recovered through the drop down menu"
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Writer Frances Wright said, "All that I say is, examine, inquire. Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against. Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you."
Joyful Springers examine the grounds. Instead of throwing around unsubstantiated beliefs willy nilly, they do their homework to find foundations for their perspectives; in so doing, they never perpetuate ignorance.
If you ever find yourself regurgitating something you were taught to believe and you notice that belief isn't exactly serving you, do yourself a favor and take the time to figure out if that belief is as true as you think it is. You'll live a more expansive and far more enjoyable life, if you choose your beliefs based on current evaluations of truth rather than old unexamined ideas.
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What fun to see photos from last summer when the grass was green! Mattie and I both are looking forward to the warm days ahead….and the armies of lizards that cross the yard and porch. Mattie definitely always takes time to explore every inch of her property! Hope your family has a wonderful weekend.
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Hi Forum,
Some pictures to start...
Thought some of you may be interested in this build as I intend to build an aircraft capable of 1 hour flights to map large areas in order to Create some Digital Elevation models for GIS mapping purposes. Initially i will be doing this for experimental purposes. I know there are a lot of rules and regulations in around commercial photography etc.
I will be focusing on the following
I know this is a highly specialized area, but i do have some of the above from asking various people on here (initially posted about this in my blog area, but that was wrong place, so posting here...)
Right where to start...
I have selected the Ursus Airframe for this build as it seems to have a large wing and space for enough batteries to give slow, stable flight for up to an hour or more in some cases. It has been talked about on here before
Some Stats...
Wingspan: 2200mm
Material: EPP and wood
I'll try and post more pictures than words.. .as they are more interesting to look at...
Day 1
Airframe arrived, fuselage part assembled,
Day 2
Wooden spas glued into wings, Glass rods glued into tail booms
Day 3
Fuselage glued together, with, wooden wing joiners glued into place
Day 4
Wings joined, APM arrived, sticker stuck to horizontal stab.
Day 14
After a few weeks of tinkering, my APM2 has arrived, And with much help from Chris and Michael I have managed to get HIL mode running pretty well in Xplane 10. I have been familiarising myself with the MissionPlanner as much as possible. Learning how the PID settings work.
Servos implemented, Undercarriage on.
I have also been playing with the Canon CHDK (Canon Hack Development Kit) on an ixus 80 and Intervalometer. Which is how i will be taking the photos from the plane, I wanted to see how long it can take pics for before the battery dies, I took pictures every 120seconds, and it took 81. Review was selected though after each picture, And i will be taking pics quicker than that. I created a time lapse from the window. Not that interesting, but its all part of the learning curve.
Day 23
I have upgraded the nose wheel undercarriage to a more robust strut with steering as well. This should give plenty of ground clearance for the Camera Gimbal
Testing the placement of the electronics, need to decide where to put the APM2, R149DP Futaba RX and the Camera IMU. Plenty of room in here for 2 x 5000 3s lipos! AUW is currently 2.7kg!
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Suggestions for Waterproofing the plane/groundstation from rain. I'm looking for any advice on waterproofing this. As the weather in the UK has been shocking for 2 weeks! And i want to maiden this thing!!
I've done a fair amount of APM flying in the the rain here in Oregon, and the solution for me was to purchase a NEMA rated enclosure from Digikey (about $18), and mount the xBee, video receiver, USB video capture, and a USB hub inside it. I cut a hole in the side of the enclosure and added a panel mount USB-B jack, and connected an 1800mAh lipo battery and 5V step down voltage regulator to the HUB. I drilled two holes on the top of the box for the xBee RPSMA and a 5 inch SMA extension to attach to the video receiver. With this setup I simply run a 10 foot USB cable to my laptop, out of the rain. The USB jack isn't weatherized, but I haven't had any problems in light rain- yet. I looked into some sort of weatherized 4 pin connector, and most were about $40. If you wanted better waterproofing you could drill a large enough hole in the enclosure to run a USB cable into it and seal the hole with some Sugru or silicone.
Hi Seth, this is exactly the kind of information i was after, I have read through the various ways you have waterproofed, and it makes perfect sense. I am looking at getting one of those cases as well. I t has rained here everyday for over 2 weeks!
I see you are using an easystar type airframe, have you done any waterproofing to the components, servos, battery, servo leads?
Yes, liberal use of 3M tape around the forward hatch and partial covering of the top part of the engine cooling inlet. It's worked really well- I've inadvertently flown through some heavy rain and strong winds!
We currently have much of the Same weather in the UK! and its forecast rain for the next 7 days! Best get down to the 3M tape shop!
That looks so awesome. I'm new to this and I'm not sure of the exact term of 'weatherized,' or if the USB-B plug is actually exposed ( I doubt you did that), but my first impressions are that it is. I get plugs like these for almost all my electronics as I try to avoid corrosion/dust, so hopefully if your USB-B plug is exposed this would be helpful. USB-B Cap
In terms of your ground station case, do you find heat build-up to be an issue?
Waterproofing the plane: This is probably overkill for your needs, but my ArduPlane is based on a Seawind EP and I fly off water. After my first swamping I went to extremes to waterproof the electronics. The Spektrum receivers, APM boards, GPS and telemetry radio are housed inside the hermetically sealed canopy that came with the model. To retain barometric altimeter functionality, the case is vented to the outside atmosphere via a tap in the static line that feeds the pressure differential sensor.
I use Plastidip on all small parts that are outside this container. The ESC, servos and pressure differential chip are all protected this way. I do not waterproof the battery or servo connectors, but I do keep them above the floor of the fuselage in case of water infiltration. As you can see from the beat up paint on the plane, I also use tape around seams, but water can still get in, typically because of a lousy landing or in choppy water. Brushless motor bearings only need the occasional oiling to keep them healthy.
Here are a couple videos of different techniques I incorporated for the servos:
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Since your are mostly dealing with high humidity, you can probably get away with just using CorrosionX, Corrosion Block or some other conformal coating for your electronics. NB I would avoid getting that stuff inside the pressure sensor on the APM.
Francois, just read your post, that's a nice aircraft you got there, what kind of flight times do you get? I own a Britflight h-two-o, and have done a small amount of water based flying, it is about 1m wingspan. I would like to have an aircraft capable of staying aloft with a GoPro for an hour or so. The waterproofing techniques you have listed look good, and i am definitely going to Corrosion-x the servos and make a better seal around the canopy area, flew in moderate rain today, but only used bits of duck tape to cover the servos!
It's belting down with rain at the moment, so a Seawind may be on the cards!
Thanks Richard. The Seawind EP has its quirks, but it flies well.
One note: I haven't used CorrosionX (couldn't find any) but I have read that you should only use it on the circuit board of your servos. Apparently it can foul the servo motor. Also, it isn't foam safe, so treated components should be dried prior to reinstalling in a foam plane.
To answer your question, with the stock Rimfire 400 motor, endurance is reasonable considering how heavy I fly the model. Last season, with all the APM gear and a big 2200mAh battery, gross weight topped out at 32oz/908g. Typical Air Time with aggressive flying is 15 minutes. The longest Air Time was 21 minutes of mixed flying, including circuits and multiple take offs and landings while calibrating the airspeed sensor and testing PIDs. Recharge was 1966mAh, or about 100mAh per minute of Air Time. The battery was plugged in for a total of 40 minutes on that flight, which is typical because of those quirks I mentioned.
Specifically, the canopy that houses the majority of the electronics acts like a greenhouse. Combined with my APM v1.4 y-gyro being thermally unstable, the result is that large rapid temperature changes cause the AHRS to tumble. It took me 6 months to get my hands on a set of telemetry radios before I could pin down the exact cause of why the plane would "depart controlled flight" when switching out of manual into any of the auto modes. All part of the learning curve. As a workaround I leave the powered model sitting in the sun for 5 or 10 minutes to make sure the DCM has a stable earth plane solution prior to flight. It eats into the Air Time endurance, but the alternative isn't pretty.
I'm working on modifications to increase the endurance and reduce wing loading. Like you I plan on doing aerial photography which means carrying camera gear, and the stock motor and wing are not up to the job. The picture in my previous post is of the plane while I was doing the rough installation of more powerful CR28M contra rotating twin engines. I am also building a bigger wing with flaps to slow the beast down. I plan on testing this configuration on the Victoria Day long weekend at the end of May. I'm aiming for 30 minutes of Air Time.
IMU Stabilized gimbal for Vertical photos for GIS and Photogrammetry
As part of the project I will need to take pictures as vertically as possible. So i have made a plywood camera gimbal, There is a video of it in operation here. I will be using the FY21AP stabilization unit for Pitch Roll stabilization of the gimbal.
I am aware that APM2 does have this facility, but I have tried to download GIT, Arduino, CYGWIN etc. but don't understand the instructions. When it is built into the Arduplane code. I will remove the FY unit, and use the APM2 instead.
On another note, does anyone know if it would be okay to mount the APM2 30cm forward to the COG?
Hi Richard,
I told you the code isnt ready yet for planes, its a pitty to use a nice stand alone device just for stabilizing. great job though with the gimbal!!
Some advices that you will find handy:
-becarefull with the gimbal clearance, in a "hot" touchdown your camera will take the impact
- Dont overload it with mah.. its just adding weight, You will have more flight times with 2 independent 3s 5000 flights than 1 flight with 2 3s 5000 bateries in parallel.
- we have about the same aircraft, 2.7kg its the upper edge for suffiecient wing loading, if you add APM, telemetry, covering and Canon you will pass 2.9kg, i would suggest below 2,3-2,4 kg for maiden flight.
-check out the countdown intervalometer, i dont know why, but it takes less batt and you can define the number of shots, as for the settings, go to extra photo parametres- I used shutter speed overrides : factor = 4 multiplier= 1/1000. the pictures were perfect with no stabilization and cruise speed 45 kph
-Again becarefull with the weight, dont let FPV setups up to 4kg foul you, having a camera under the belly with a lots of drag and high wing loading will result in a speedy- stalling aircraft.
keep up, we are waiting for more photos!!
Hi James, Thanks for the advice, Regarding the APM Camera code, I thought it was available for APM 2.0 but needed a tweak to the code by checking it out from GIT, and Using Cygwin and Arduino to get the AP_Camera Branch and load it onto the board. I was trying to follow these instructions
The Gimbal that is on the Aircraft is not the Gimbal i will be using, that is one I made to sling under the high wing on a skywalker, It has more motion than i need, I am making a slimline one which only has about 20 degrees pitch and 20 degrees roll. I stuck it under the Ursus with duck tape just to test the pitch and roll stabilization out on the FY21AP. It seems to work pretty good :-)
I never thought about doing two flights each with 5000mah, as opposed to a single long one. I guess it makes sense to do that, I am a fan of keeping things light (not that you'd think it by the amount of wood ive used on this thing!)
I have weighed everything, And with the 2 large batts, camera etc, it comes in at 2.5x KG, excl Undercarriage. I'll take your advice and ensure to maiden under ~2.3kg
I have been playing with different interval scripts. I am trying to get the screen to not show a preview of the image to save battery, but i haven't found a setting for this, All i have found is how to reduce the preview time down to 10 seconds, I haven't tried the countdown one, Is this the one you are referring to?
I will ensure to get plenty of airspeed before rotating on the maiden, I normally maiden aircraft by hand launching them, but this one will be rolling! Exciting stuff


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I suspect by now that most of you are on your way to where you're headed, physically and possibly proverbially. Maybe you have a tree to cut down or some cookies to bake. You probably have a holiday party tonight, and rooms to clean before guests arrive. You no doubt have entertaining on your brain. We do, too. We've had two dinner parties thus far this month, and instead of being exhausted of them, I want even more. This might be a sickness. Or maybe it's just realistic; for the price of dinner for two out, we can easily feed 15 at home, where we don't have to deal with pesky restaurant minimums, the constant feeling that the clock is ticking as waiters are eager to turn the table over, we can actually speak to all of our friends (the reality of most big restaurant meals is that you can only talk to the people on either side of you — at home, musical chairs and shouting across tables is acceptable and encouraged), and oh, I don't even put shoes on. Entertaining barefoot is where it's at, people, trust me.


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Created in 2012, Heylel is a prog rock band out of Portugal whose sound has elements of metal, Latin and goth. Band members Ana Batista (lead vocals), Narciso Monteiro (lead guitar), Sérgio de Meneses (bass guitar) and Filipe Braga (drums) all come from diverse artistic backgrounds and have combined their strengths and experiences to create "Nebulae," their debut album.
The band has described the album as "a conceptual vision over life and death, represented in the form of a star life-cycle. The record is presented with eleven tracks divided into four chapters, from a star birth until its extinction, creating intense emotional passages through life's stages."
With such a specific concept as a premise, the proposed journey falls short of expectations. The album starts strong with the track "The Prophet," the first single from the album. It has a dark, rich sound fueled by guitar lines and complemented by the classically trained voice of lead singer Ana Batista. She has an angelic voice that provides a nice contrast that fans of mainstream rock would find reminiscent of Amy Lee from Evanescence. The end of this song seems a bit disjointed, as if they couldn't figure out an appropriate segue to the coda, but it doesn't ruin the song.
"Watcher of the Light" has a fantastically dark and operatic intro that should be longer and part of a movie score, but the momentum slows down immensely, and continues to do so as the album goes on. "The Sage" is an acoustic ballad that is a departure from the rest of the songs on the album — this makes sense since it is actually a cover of an Emerson, Lake & Palmer song. It features Narciso Monteiro, a former student of Porto's Jazz School, on guitar. The Latin feel of this track, as well as "Wings of Eternity," pleasantly reminds the listener of their Portuguese roots, but makes you wonder what this has to do with the songs from the first half of the album.
The track "Deeper" doesn't fit in at all; "The Great Abstinence" has a tinkling jazz piano thread through the background, which sounds good but again, doesn't seem to make sense here. "Sometimes" is a fantastic song — if you like acoustic singer/songwriter songs that are being performed in a local coffeehouse. And "I Talk To The Wind," while strong and liked by critics, is another cover, this time of one of the pioneers of prog rock, King Crimson.
While Nebulae surely interprets the ups and downs of a life cycle, it would have been nice if it followed the same life throughout.
"Nebulae" can be streamed in full at Soundcloud here and the official video for "The Prophet" is available to watch here on YouTube.


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EUGENE, Ore. - Arizona State University track and field senior>Chelsea Cassulo won the national title in the hammer throw on Wednesday as the Sun Devils finished up the first day of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
It was a tearful and joyous end to Cassulo's career as she overcame five sub-par rounds of throws before sending the hammer 69.12m (226-09) on her final attempt of the day for a dramatic come-from-behind victory at Hayward Field.
Cassulo trailed for the majority of the final rounds of throws as her day's best of 67.35m leading into the sixth and final round of throws was only good for third place. Cassulo had never trailed in any of her primary meets this outdoor season in and needed to dig deep to surpass Illinois State's Brittany Smith's best throw of the day of 68.51m (224-09).
The national leader and favorite in the event did what national champions do, however, and came through in a clutch situation to give ASU it's first-ever NCAA champion in the women's hammer throw. Additionally, Cassulo's victory marked the first individual NCAA title for the Sun Devil women since the 2008 national championships.
On the year, Cassulo set the school record with a mark of 70.07m (229-11) at the NCAA West Prelims, a throw that ranks Cassulo as the sixth-best collegiate performer of all time. Cassulo's victory gave throws coach David Dumble his 16th NCAA champion in the throwing events.
Jordan Clarke wrapped up his illustrious Sun Devil career with a runner-up finish in the men's shot put with a best throw of 20.28m (66-06.50) and was just three centimeters out of a fifth NCAA title.
Clarke, who has battled injuries all season, posted four throws over 20 meters on the day compared to the one legal throw by Texas' Ryan Crouser, but couldn't quite get over the hump.
Clarke concludes his career as a four-time NCAA Champion and an eight-time All-American in one of the most decorated tenures by a Sun Devil in any sport. Clarke won three Pac-12 titles during his stead, becoming the first to do so since John Godina back in the 1990s. He also finishes as the school's second-ranked indoor shot putter in history and the No. 3 outdoor shot putter.
The Sun Devil men's 4x100-meter relay narrowly missed advancing to Saturday's final as the team finished ninth overall in 39.44 and were the first team that did not advance into the final The squad of Devan Spann, Will Henry, Chris Burrows and Ryan Milus will earn second-team All-America honors.
Milus would go on to run a seasonal best in all conditions with a wind-aided 10.14 in the prelims of the 100-meter dash that was good for 11th-place overall. He did not advance to the final, but did earn second-team All-America honors with the result.
Christabel Nettey took 13th overall in the women's long jump with a best leap of 6.24m (20-05.75) as she struggled to find the board in the competition. She did not advance to the final but will earn second-team All-America recognition as well.
The Sun Devils return to action tomorrow with the women's heptathlon getting underway at 1 p.m. PT featuring Keia Pinnick. The day also features Anna Jelmini in the women's discus, Shelby Houlihan in the 1,500-meter prelims, Cameron Taylor in the men's 110-meter hurdle prelims and the women's 4x400-meter relay.
Chelsea Cassulo (Hammer) – NCAA CHAMPION – 69.12m (226-09)
Jordan Clarke (Shot Put) – Second – 20.28m (66-06.50)
4x100m Relay (Spann, Henry, Burrows, Milus) – Ninth – 39.44
Ryan Milus(100m) – 11th – 10.14
Christabel Nettey (Long Jump) – 13th – 6.24m (20-05.75)


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Much has been said about the times we are living in. Last year when I was completing the manuscript for The Inspired Life, I wrote: "There have been many names and descriptions of the times we are living in. Some consider this to be a New Age, others the Age of Aquarius. To some it is the End Times with doomsday quickly approaching. Some believe the end of the Mayan calender is simply and astronomical occurrence while others define it as the end of civilization as we know it; still others say while it marks an end, it is a gateway to a new beginning of peace and cooperation among all peoples.
"Whatever you may believe, isn't now the time to enrich your life by affirming and committing to your inspired life vision? At the very least, living your vision offers you the possibility of greater joy, fulfillment and happiness. And, at best, as you put your stake in the ground for living a more peaceful and loving life, your consciousness generating your actions contributes to the collective consciousness, and love grows and peace expands for all."
Recent months have been turbulent, election campaigns seething with blame and finger pointing; horrific fighting in Syria, drought in the middle of the USA; a SuperStrom continuing to leave people without electricity and heat as winter begins; the horror of murder in Newtown, CT. It is easy to view these events as proof that the world is unsafe and a loving peaceful world is an impossibility.
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Naomi Watts Looks Fantastic After Working Out, Discusses Her Career Change With 'Harper's Bazaar Australia'
Remember how relaxed and glowing she and pal, Reese Witherspoon were after their yoga class together?
Maybe that's all part of being an actress. If you know the paparazzi is outside waiting for you, then you have to pull yourself together, brush the sweat off, and just put your best foot forward.
Diana, Watts has decided to go a different route. I mean, she did have some regrets when it came to the film, so maybe it is time for her to try something new.
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"The Voice" 2014 resumed April 28 on NBC as the top 10 finalists hit the stage to sing live for a shot at earning America's votes and a berth in the top eight. At close of the week's voting window on the morning of April 29, a single contestant's track ranked in the top 10 of the iTunes top 200 chart, securing the lucky hopeful the coveted five-times vote multiplier and all-but assuring an extension of her competition life.
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My question is very similar to this one here How to boil potatoes for curry? I am trying to enhance the potatoes flavour by masking it's own natural flavour with as much spiciness as possible, however, no matter which method of cooking I choose, the flavour of the potatoes always come through better than the flavours of the masala blended around the pan. Is there any known preparation tricks that I may be missing?
There's a couple of pieces here: preventing getting the flavour in; and how to flavour them.
The structure of a potato is quite dense and contains a lot of dry matter. It's also protected by starch, which in a cooked potato manifests as a gluey layer (I make that sound much more unpleasant than it actually is!). An easy win is to rinse off the excess starch. Place the potatoes under running cold water and keep rinsing until the water runs clear. This literally opens the floodgates to accept more flavour into the spud.
That said, the dense texture is still going to block out most flavourings. Order any aloo dish from an Indian restaurant, cut a potato in half and nibble at the interior. It will just taste of potato (no bad thing!). The flavour is all on the exterior.
Your best bet to impart flavour is to work on the coating. You should season your cooking water, and coat your potatoes in an oil-based flavouring afterwards whether it's roasted or fried. For example, after parboiling in salted water, you could have a garam masala-rich tomato gravy that they are then simmered in.
Soups and other dishes with a lot of liquid tend to infuse the potato with plenty of flavor to 'mask' the natural flavor of the potato. You could also try blanching the potatoes beforehand to get rid of some of the surface extractions that would leech into the food you're putting the potatoes in.
Edit: The smaller pieces you cut the potato into, the less you will notice them on your palate. Also, strong spices like paprika, cumin, etc will often overwhelm the potatoes. Mix them with other veggies like Chayote and green/red bell peppers in a stir fry for a quick side dish.


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SOCHI, Russia: By now, Olympics journalist and official staff member complaints about inadequate lodging have subsided.
Through on-site repairs, additional accoutrements provided, and simply greater patience, these occupants have adjusted to their housing, albeit substandard.
Still, for those who argued the loudest via posted articles and tweets that soon trended, or through official complaints sent to the organizers, the Sochi Olympics Organizing Committee stepped in to remedy these problems.
One fallback card that these organizing gamblers were forced to play, had rampant repercussions within the entire 40,000-bed housing community of hotels, lodges, bed and breakfast housing, and cruise ships.
Starting just before the Opening Ceremonies, a form of Russian Roulette played out. These embarrassed organizers quickly shifted hundreds of Olympics media and official staff members to other housing – some with available rooms due to last minute cancellations, and surprisingly hundreds (estimated) to locations without any vacancies at all.
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Posted 01 September 2003 - 02:42 PM
1) Sometimes it is too hard for the people who care about us to see us hurting - so it's easier for them to say "get over it"...but that's thier need for us to be happy or put on a mask. Perhaps a response to those people would be some understanding in the sense that it might be too hard for them to see us hurt - and to ask them what they feel comfortable with so that we don't expect more than they can realistically give (e.g. I can't rant, cry etc with one particular friend because she just can't see me that vulnerable, but she's great at taking me out for dinner and making me laugh...so sometimes I won't even go into 'why' I need...just to let her know I need her for that). Then the other person can still be allowed to care for us on thier terms...and we can get some much needed caring on our terms.
2) Some people are uneducated on this issue. It is safer for them to believe that abuse is something that happens to "a certain type of people" (i.e. not them) - they can keep this belief alive as long as they don't see it - so if you are brave enough to risk bringing it up, it becomes too close to home for them, so they tell you to "get over it". It becomes about thier fear. A response I've used in this situation has been something like - I know how my abuse has impacted me and I think it's important to understand that to know myself better - abuse in all forms impacts people, and I guess because I've expereinced it, I'm sensitive to seeing it in action and wish to discuss it to increase awareness. If you can't talk about it, that's fine, but I'd appreciate it if you would not dismiss my expereince so quickly.
3) Guilt, shame, fear - some people have perpetrated abuse, and/or been involved in keeping the abuse a 'family secret' - deep down they know this; but if they can continue to minimize, blame, stop the conversation by "get over it" type comments, then they can feel better about thier own guilt/shame etc by making it something wrong with you. When someone is being just plain mean by doing these, I respond with (a) "the way this conversation is going is not acceptable for me" (and leave); or (b) I'm willing to help you understand my expereince if you are willing to listen and try to learn in a respectful way. Being respectful includes trying to understand, and not judging me or belittling my feelings - you can disagree, as long as it's respectful and you can back it up with reasons why you feel that way (e.g. you wonder why I stayed in the abusive relationship for so long? that's a fair question - but ask and be willing to accept my answer as my reality)
Wow...again, great thread...I may have to come back to it once I get some more thoughts organized (((hugs)))
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Needless to say, I only stayed one more week and that was because my mother forced me to go back.
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I feel like saying to someone who tries to deny the reality of what happened to me or who tries to minimize my pain, "If you had just been raped, or been in a major car accident or plane crash, I wouldn't try to minimize your pain, so why are you doing that to me? I mean, this isn't something you can just do talk to the supervisor about and make it all better."
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Posted 27 June 2002 - 03:58 PM
How about "you get over your cluelessness, dickface.
Word of advice to readers: Never, ever feel called upon to justify yourselves. I recall times when I've felt very red-faced and falteringly tried to explain. But generally the "get over it" brigade aren't very interested in listening to anything except their own flatulent stupidity.
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Posted 28 June 2002 - 06:38 AM
hmmm...such an unfair demand to make of a survivor of any kinds isn't it?
How I respond to this really depends on the person standing in front of me. If it is someone who truly doesn't get it, and does not mean to be invalidating me then I try and shed some light on it for them. "The symptoms many people suffer after rape differ very little from war veterans. There is no effective way to minimize and get past what has happened to me. Believe me I have tried, and just putting it behind me doesn't work. Did you know that they recent research has shown that childhood sexual abuse actually changes the developing brain, and that these changes can be permanent? Sexual violence has the potential to change the most basic things about you; how you view the world, how you view yourself, and even how you think and react. I don't think it's possible to get over that." Then maybe, if they still are not convinced with a bit of sarcasm in my voice, "but thanks for the obviously well thought out advice. Get over it! Wow! Why didn't I think of that? You just cured me...if only you'd come along sooner I wouldn't have spent all that money on therapy. What exactly to you think I've been trying to do?"
No matter what I respond, because sometimes in all honesty I'll just shake my head and walk away, I think what is most important is to remember that statement comes from their ignorance and inadequacies and not mine. It point to a fault in them and not in me.
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I don't say anything, it's usually time for me to take a walk when she says that.
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