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Known for her 86 years cloistered in a monastery, a nun, Sister Teresita Barajuen, has died in Spain at the age of 105, according to Sister Maria Romero, abbess of the Buenafuente del Sistal monastery northeast of Madrid.
At the age of 19, Teresita Barajuen didn't want to be a nun but because of family pressure (girls pretty much had the choice of either marrying or becoming a nun at that time in Europe), she joined the Buenafuente del Sistal monastery and discovered that she had found her passion.
For the next 86 years, the cloistered nun only left the convent twice. Once during the 1936-1939 Spanish Civil War when the nuns fled to escape the fighting, and the second time in 2011, at the age of 103, when she left to meet Pope Benedict XVI when he came to Madrid. Coincidentally, the day Sister Teresita Barajuen had joined the monastery was the day Pope Benedict XVI was born; April 16, 1927.
One of the most unlikely men in the world who would agree with the nun who chose to be cloistered in a convent for 86 years because it was her passion — is Bill Gates.
Like Sister Teresita Barajuen, however, Bill Gates followed his vocation or passion in life; not just for himself but also for others.
When it comes to religion, Bill Gates, like Sister Teresita Barajuen, appears to be quite open-minded. In a 2005 PBS interview with David Frost, Bill Gates put it quite simple. "In terms of doing things I take a fairly scientific approach to why things happen and how they happen. I don't know if there's a god or not, but I think religious principles are quite valid."
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Some people go to great lengths to defend themselves or their friends on Twitter. But perhaps Aaron Rodgers should have done some vetting before getting Ryan Braun's back. Braun admitted Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs and said he would accept punishment from Major League Baseball, which suspended him for the rest of the season. His admission has sent ripples throughout MLB, and most of the ripples have not been kind — Braun has vehemently denied PED use and had everyone from his teammates to Rodgers defending him against lingering accusations. Now, those folks are also taking flak for taking Braun at his word. Of everyone who defended Braun, Rodgers has to be in the funniest position. The Packers quarterback apparently believed Braun to the extent that he went on offense against the people piling on the Brewers slugger in recent years, calling them out and saying the allegations were "ridiculous." MLB and cable sports tried to sully the reputation of an innocent man. Picked the wrong guy to mess with. Truth will set u free #exonerated— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) February 23, 2012 Rodgers even answered one Twitter follower who asked whether he really believed Braun didn't use performance-enhancing drugs by saying he'd give up his salary if the allegations were true. @AaronRodgers12 you really believe he didn't you PED's???? #delusional— Todd Sutton (@toddsutton) February 23, 2012 @toddsutton ya I'd put my salary next year on it. #ponyup #exonerated— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) February 23, 2012 Well, the allegations are true, and Rodgers' salary last year was $8.5 million. Braun has a lot of people to make up with. He's probably running short on cash these days, but he may want to start by making good with the NFL star who put himself on the line for sports buddy — especially if this Todd Sutton comes calling to settle his bet. Filed under: Headlines, MLB, NESN Staff, NFL
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Pentecost came this Sunday! I have been eager for its celebration this year, but I was finding few resources in poetry and picture that captured what to me was the most intriguing and hopeful gift that the Spirit brings–the element of Surprise.
Our preacher began her sermon Sunday, and I was delighted to hear her reflect on her own disappointment and mine at the tameness and comforting words and rhythms that characterize our hymns about the Holy Spirit; as my theology professor used to say,"true, but not adequate!" What catches her eye and heart, and mine, and our imaginations, are the unexpected appearances, gyrations and actions of the Holy Spirit that sacred text describes for us–a Spirit brooding over unshaped waters, a Spirit gusting over dry bones, a Spirit shouting through a reluctant prophet, a fertile Spirit entering an open-hearted, but unlikely woman to conceive and bear a child. It is the element of surprise that is most intriguing, and in truth most daunting, about this person of the Trinity. It blows where it chooses, and one does not know where it comes from or where it is going. The Iona Community captured that wildness in their choice of a wild goose as its logo. Longtime member John Bell says of the wild goose, "You don't know where or when it is coming, and sometimes it makes a mess."
I am looking for sights and sounds of the wildness of the Spirit in this season. I am aware of and continue to need the showings of the Holy Spirit that are comforting, instructive and healing. I am comfortable with them in my life, the life of others, the Church and the world. But, I am hoping for heightened senses in me to discern the ways of challenge that the Spirit is bringing about. I heard about another religious institutional failure, and I wonder: is this not only the result of human frailty, but possibly God the Spirit making way for something new? I enter into a conversation about spiritual peace and serenity, and find that suddenly there is a brilliant spotlight on things gone awry that need attending and a re-direction of energy and intention. A knotty impasse that has remained unsolved for years suddenly is offered a slight reconfiguration by an unlikely person that can become the first step toward resolution and freedom.
Wild Spirit inspires energy and imagination–the dreamers, those who hope, even those who have never dared to identify their own bliss, let alone follow it. I ask myself if I am putting myself in a place where I can notice the Spirit as it comes. Is that intuition toward starting a conversation something that the Spirit is prompting? Is that night vision of someone long out memory a nudge to take a step toward connecting? Is that news story that catches my eye, even away form the headlines, a clue to my next right action for healing the world? And what am I seeing before my very eyes? Today I am attending to the changing weather, the quotidian tasks of homemaking, the people whom I encounter to help me be and do what I am called to be and do, the visitors that will arrive before nightfall. How will I know if the wings or breath of the Spirit is hidden somewhere in the ordinary coming and goings of my day? I am going to trust the sacred text that tells me that where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. When my body, mind and spirit are free to move and dance, I will know the wildness and the surprise and the attendant Grace. What a gift!
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I am the proud owner of a very smart silver 320 CD and will be milking the compliments in work tomorrow.
I got it on Friday after part exing my Pug 406 Coupe and plan on servicing/cleaning regularly as this has to be the best car I've owned and deserves to be respected lol.
I did remap my last car, I bought a Galletto 1260 off e-bay and a kind member on the pug forum sent me the remap file that took my standard bhp of 136 up to 180.
I'll be looking to do the same for my new car unless advised otherwise by knowledgeable members; I do miss the power that I had in my pug but don't wanna risk causing damage to bimmer.


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With a stay at East Indies Mansion in Penang (Georgetown), you'll be minutes from Pinang Peranakan Mansion and Fort Cornwallis. This guesthouse is within close proximity of Alpha Utara Gallery and Pinang Peranakan Museum.
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Are you happy they've decided to work on their marriage? UPDATE: Not only has Tiger returned home, but he has also reunited with his two children… Read Article ▶
Bonnie Says: Elin: Don't Settle For a Loveless Marriage With Tiger! That's Too Sad!7 years ago 7
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Hey there Swiftie! So as you may have seen on the forums or in my blogs, I'm writing to you today to personally invite you to join me in a fun little project that is already well under way.
To make a long story short (and if you want the long, detailed version you can check out the official project page in my blogs): We, meaning myself and hundreds of Swifties from Taylor Connect are currently in the process of making Official Unofficial Lyric Video for the song "Red". Why, you might ask? To both celebrate the dawn of the Red era and to show the one and only Taylor Swift just what all of this means to us, the fans of course!! After everything she does for us, this will be our way of doing something back for her.
Interested? Excited? Confused? Tired? Fighting an uncontrollable urge to scream out loud that you are, in fact, a little teapot (handle, spout and all!)? Well, first things first, the best way to understand what we're doing is to see the original inspiration for this project, courtesy of the folks behind the Broadway Musical "Title of Show"
Now, take that idea and apply it to Red!! So far, the creativity people have been bringing to the table has been beyond incredible and now I would like to offer you your own chance to get in on the action. Just respond to this message expressing your interest, and you can be a part of this amazing opportunity to unite with your fellow Swifties as, with one voice, we celebrate the dawn of the Red era!! Let's give this album and the beautiful artist behind it the welcome they deserve! You might want to hurry though: there are officially less than 50 words left to give out and they are going FAST! So send me a message and join up!
I'm a huge Taylor fan!!! I have been to her Fearless and Speak now tours. We had front row seats for both! For Fearless she wasn't on tour in Tacoma Wa, so my dad and I flew out to Los Angeles and saw her at the Staples Center. One of her band members threw out a guitar pick at the crowd and my dad caught it for me! At her Speak Now tour I was standing up at the gate singing along to all her songs and having the time of my life!!! On August 31st I'm going to the red tour with three of my friends. I'm so excited. Were in row 17!! My dad let me go into school late so I could do the presale. I was so excited. We were hoping to get floor seats from the presale so we didn't have to spend a ton of money. But sadly we didn't and had to get them from a ticket broker. I'm hoping to try for the T-Party this year and am so excited for the concert!! can't wait!!!
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This little cake is a part of a sweet table for a shower for a baby boy, who is coming into a family which already has two girls. He will have to put up with a lot of froufrou things as he grows up and so this cake is an introduction to a little feminine touch. Buttercream finish foandant accents and gumpaste peony.
Tags: baby shower blue white cake vanilla strawberry
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WOW! Thats beautiful!!!!
that is a beautiful quilt, good job! It had been on my To do list for sometime...maybe someday
I have that ruler as well and saw the demo by Deb T. but I didn't take the class.......I have that as one of the next projects. Any tips or hints that you care to pass on?
LOVE the quilt... this goes on my to do list!!
Wow, Awesome, I love your quilt.
This is lovely, you did a great job piecing! I just ordered the template! :-D
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NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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- lymphangiography
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Band T-Shirts in Films
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Here's a game for you: it's called "Spot The Band T-shirt". It's a game we've been playing ever since we noticed that kid from Mud wearing a Fugazi T-shirt (scroll down). After getting over the fact that this 12-year-old listens to Fugazi, we started to think of young Edward Furlong, another hip kid, sporting a Public Enemy tee in Terminator 2 (scroll down); and then, inevitably, a flurry of others sprang to mind.
So, have you spotted any band T-shirts in any films recently? Let us know in the comments below. And while you mull that over, take a look at the ones we've already discovered...
T-shirt: Metallica
Spotted in: The Place Beyond The Pines
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Popularised by MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head, Metallica T-shirts are not that uncommon in films, but Gosling's tee in The Place Beyond the Pines has to get a special mention because of his creative adjustments to the sleeves. What's with the sleeves (or lack thereof)? It's not really a wife-beater, so what's up with that?
T-shirt: Public Enemy
Spotted in: Terminator 2: Judgement Day
(Film still from Terminator 2.)
Edward Furlong's John Conner was – and still is – one of the coolest on-screen teens. As a boy, how could you not want to be just like John. Those denim jeans, that floppy haircut, that attitude. But above all, that classic Public Enemy T-shirt that screams teenage rebellion. If you were a kid when this came out you probably tried your damndest to find out who or what Public Enemy was. Curse the days before Google.
T-shirt: Fugazi
Spotted in: Mud
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This kid is like, 12 years old or something and he's rocking a Fugazi T-shirt? Really? It may seem dubious but he could have had an older brother with rad taste in music, or maybe his mum picked it up in a charity shop and he had no idea who it was or what it meant. Or maybe he's just the coolest 12-year-old to ever walk Planet Earth. Either way, Fugazi rule.
T-shirt: Led Zeppelin
Spotted in: The Client
(Film still from The Client)
RIP Brad Renfro. Not many people remember the Bully star's debut film role alongside Susan Sarandon in The Client, but he was actually damn good as cocky trailer trash kid Mark Sway. More importantly, he was cool. Why? Because he wore a Zeppelin tee, that's why.
T-shirt: Aerosmith
Spotted in: Wayne's World
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To be honest, we could have easily focussed this entire article on Garth. His collection of band T-shirt shirts – including Led Zeppelin, Guns n' Roses, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue and a bunch of other hair-metal groups – is something to behold. That said, his colourful array of tees are ones you probably wouldn't wear yourself unless, that is, you were attempting to be ironic. I mean, who actually listens to Aerosmith?
T-shirt: Sonic Youth
Spotted in: 40 Year Old Virgin
(Film still from 40 Year Old Virgin.)
Seth Rogen's character can be seen wearing a Nirvana tee at another point in the movie, but hey, Sonic Youth are Sonic Youth so we went with Sonic Youth. Plus, knitted aliens on T-shirts? WANT WANT WANT.
T-shirt: Joy Division
Spotted in: (500) Days of Summer
(Film still from 500 Days of Summer.)
Here's a divisive one. Criticised by many for its cutesy, twee vibe and its presumption that if you listen to The Smiths or Joy Division and you meet a girl who listens to The Smiths or Joy Division you will inevitably fall in love (can you tell where we stand yet?), we still have to say, that's a rad Joy Division T-shirt, where can we purchase such a fine garment?
T-shirt: The Clash
Spotted in: Bring it On
(Film still from Bring it On.)
Coming at the tail-end of the 90's, aka the golden decade for the teen movie (10 Thins I Hate About You, Clueless), this tiresome Kirsten Dunst vehicle really is insultingly cliched. One of its many clichés was "arty geek" kid Cliff who, by the way, just happens to be really hot. Cliff proves he's "unique" by donning a Clash T-shirt, prompting a curious response from Dunst's character who had never heard of the band. WHO WROTE THIS SCRIPT? OH COME ON!
T-shirt: New Order
Spotted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
(Film still taken from Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.)
Pretty much every T-shirt in this film has that weird bit around the neck (you can just spot Michael Cera's one), even the New Order T-shirt has it. Did they have all the T-shrts specially made or something, 'cause no one would actually buy one with that strange neck bit, would they? Customer to store clerk: "Do they come without the weird neck bit?"
T-shirt: Sonic Youth
Spotted in: Amateur
(Film still from Amateur.)
The Sopranos' Michael Imperioli wasn't famous at the time of Amateur's release (1994), and, to our recollection, he only appears in this one scene as the doorman to a New York punk club (was it CBGB's?). Although his appearance was brief we still salute him for wearing what appears to be a Sex Pistols-inspired Sonic Youth T-shirt. Maybe this is where Gosling got that sleeves idea from?
T-shirt: Black Flag
Spotted in: The Forger
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Poor, poor Black Flag. You would have thought their T-shirt, with its iconic bar logo, would have been worn by some cool art-kid type in a genuinely "arty" film with an anti-establishment agenda. But no, you can't get much more conventional than teen drama The Forger. The I feel for you, Henry Rollins.
T-shirt: KISS
Spotted in: Detroit Rock City
(Film still from Detroit Rock City.)
Who knew Edward Furlong would feature TWICE on our list? OK, so KISS are hardly as cool as Public Enemy but you've got to admire this scene where diehard KISS fan Hawk gets his kit off on stage, including his beloved KISS T-shirt which he proudly wears throughout the film (either they had a washing machine on set, or the costume department bought at least five tees before they went into production).
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- 1 carton (8 ounces) spreadable garden vegetable cream cheese
- 4 flour tortillas (8 inches)
- 2 cups shredded romaine
- 2 small tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 8 slices provolone cheese
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 cups diced cooked chicken
- Spread cream cheese evenly over each tortilla. Layer with romaine, tomatoes, cheese, onion and chicken. Roll up tightly. Cut wraps in half to serve. Yield: 4 servings.
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ZFS is a RAID-using file system that's facing competition from object storage technology. Suppliers such as Amplidata (OEM'd by Quantum), Dell (Caringo), HDS, NetApp with StorageGRID, and Scality are beating the object technology drum, and Joyent has a cloud object storage service. Oracle has no object storage capability.


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A BIG SPREAD A scene from last year's Taste of the Nation fundraiser for Maine's hungry children.
For many Maine kids, the end of the academic year means an end to regular meals. "One in four kids doesn't know where the next nutritious meal is coming from and there's 60,000 children across Maine in that situation," says John Woods, committee chairman of the Maine chapter of Share Our Strength, a national non-profit organization that aims to raise $100,000 next week to feed Maine's kids.
Woods has assembled 26 local chefs (up from 10 last year) to participate in a charity event, called "Taste of the Nation," slated for June 27 at Portland's Ocean Gateway International Marine Terminal. The money raised through ticket sales, auctions, and raffle tickets will support the Preble Street Teen Center, Good Shepherd Food Bank, Cultivating Community, and East End Kids Katering.
While participating chef Rob Evans, executive chef at Hugo's, says it's not really a competition, there will be for the first time an Iron Chef-inspired element. "We have six stoves and it's become the center point of the event," he says. Evans will be joined by Steve Corry (Five Fifty-Five), Sam Hayward (Fore Street), Jeff Landry (The Farmer's Table), Larry Matthews (Back Bay Grill), and Lee Skawinski (Cinque Terre) in the VIP tent to show off their culinary skills.
In the spirit of the television cooking show, video cameras will document the chefs' progress, including on-the-spot interviews about their culinary strategies. While this may be more of a showcase opportunity than a competition, whichever Iron Chef raises the most money will be guaranteed a return slot in next year's competition.
Getting together in this kind of environment is a novelty for chefs, but the purpose of the fundraiser is not lost on Evans. He wants to draw attention to hungry kids, poor nutrition, and the absence of quality food preparation in many schools and households.
"I think about it all the time," he says. "On a simple level, the Food Channel has made a lot of people at least aware of cooking, but there's a lot more to it. Not everyone has the money to go out and do these big recipes and a lot of them are intimidated by cooking and the nutritional aspect and hands-on cooking itself."
That's where Evans sees chefs continuing to influence the public about food preparation. "Chefs have that information and we do it for survival and that's how we get through the winter: By using cost-effective foods. How do you take potatoes and do something tasty with it? We're the people who have the information," he says.
Although the event's 400 tickets sold out just prior to press time, you can still buy $100 raffle tickets for a new BMW (a one-in-500 gamble). And because of its growing popularity with the general public and culinary community, the organization is within reach of its $100,000 goal. "In the past we've done wonderful work, but not reached the number of kids who need this help," says Woods.
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Radio Free Skaro #191 – The Completionists …IN COLOR!
|The new series of Doctor Who is less than a week away and with the question of Matt Smith still largely unanswered, the Three Who Rule were glad of the first proper clips from the new series so as to get a feel for the character. Add to the mix yet another new trailer as well as an extended interview with Matt Smith by Jonathan Ross, talk of the new TARDIS design on Doctor Who Confidential and descriptions for future episodes before we've even seen the first one and the bottom line is excitement! The Miniscope even makes a one-off return, focused squarely at the Who oeuvre, or Whoeuvre if you will, of new show runner Steven Moffat.
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When he jumps - simply turn your back. COmpletely ignore him. When he jumps and you pet him or pay attention to him you're telling him the behavior is acceptable. You may even be inadvertently rewarding him. Keep turning your back and ignoring the jumping and then when he stops, if even for a second, praise him. When he starts again, go back to ignoring. Labs are looking for approval and when you with hold this approval he will quickly pick up on what you want. Its a start and takes a lot of work. Some dogs pick it up quicker than others. It took my lab puppy several days but she finally realized that if she didnt jump she got played with. She jumped,she got ignored. The fastest way to make this work is to NEVER allow the jumping while training. Its cute in a pup and sometimes fun to tap your chest and have your pup put his paws up. Dont. When you come home dont praise or give affection until hes not jumping. Everyone in the hosue needs to follow this. Those links have good info too.
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Since the release of "Jaws" in 1975, there have never been safer waters in Hollywood, whether it is at a beach, a private waterside resort or a lake beside a vacation home. Marine horror movies have always captured our worst fears (and wet fantasies) that going skinny-dipping in abandoned pools is a good idea, but nothing is going to stop our love of watching people getting shredded into clouds of blood by the most ferocious fish.
However when bites turn to chomps, we are always curious which killer would be named the big fish in the pool of blood. So, dive into the deadly waters of the movie world to see which of the two fishy predators would come up on top in a five round fight.
Round 1: The Mean Machine
Although sharks were seen as movieland's (or sea) first marine mean machine, thanks to Steven Spielberg's "Jaws", not all sharks that appeared on the big-screen had always been blood-seeking torpedoes.
Lenny the vegetarian shark (voiced by Jack Black) from "Shark Tales" is one perfect example that not all sharks were made to be man-eaters. Also, mantra of Bruce the Great White Shark that "Fish are friends, not food" from "Finding Nemo", reinforces that sharks in movies hadn't always wanted to be in the role that they were given.
On the other hand, Piranhas in movies had always been the carnivore right out from the gate. The only problem for them was getting out of the gate, of course. Piranhas from the original "Piranha" (1978), "Piranha 2" (1981), and the most recent "Piranha 3D" (2010) all started being trapped in some kind of secret enclosure, until something breaks loose along with hell. Once the school is out, piranhas had never thought about taking any vows of abstinence from meat, because they just love to chew out any flesh in their way.
Winner: Piranhas, because the best way to bite someone's face off is not having second thoughts.
Round 2: Box Office Devourer
While fishermen weigh their fishes in pounds, movie execs weigh their fishes in the amount of the 'ka-ching' they bring home from the theatres.
Piranhas may be experiencing a new wave of going deep into moviegoers' pockets with "Piranha 3D" grossing over US $83 million in 2010, but they have a lot of catching up to do in terms of how shark movies had been swimming in cash for a long time.
Although the piranhas made breakfast out of its most recent competitor, "Shark Night 3D" that only grossed US $40 million worldwide by the end of its run, it's not even close to beating the grandfather of marine killers, "Jaws", which grossed over US $470 million by the time it was done, and that was back in 1975!
The "Jaws" franchise continued to rake in the big profits, like "Jaws 2" (US $208 million) but finally jumped the shark with the dismal performance of "Jaws 4" (US $71 million). Other top-selling shark movies were Renny Harlin's "Deep Blue Sea" (US $165 million) and the true-story adaptation "Open Water" (US $54 million).
Winner: Sharks, because the money that came out of piranhas is just shark bait.
Round 3: Critically Acclaimed Bloodiness
Almost equally as important as box office victories, but just as unattainable is for sharks and piranhas to get recognition for a kill well done. One notable thing in the history of shark and piranhas movies is that they had made the names of two beloved directors; Steven Spielberg and James Cameron.
While anyone can link Spielberg with "Jaws", some might not know that before Cameron became the name that he is today, he was behind the helm of 1981's "Piranha 2: The Spawning", which was his real debut film.
"Jaws" took home several technical awards at the 1976 Oscars for "Best Editing", "Best Sound" and "Best Soundtrack" for the most recognizable tunes by Spielberg's longtime composer John Williams.
While "Jaws" went out to be well received by critics and still hailed as one of the director's classics, Cameron's "Piranha 2: The Spawning" became extinct from the collective memory and even from Cameron himself, who considered "Terminator" to be his first feature film.
But then again, everyone always forgets about the piranhas until they come to your pond, anyway.
Winner: Sharks, because sharks surfaced to the high waters from critical wins while piranhas sunk to the bottom of the ocean waiting.
Round 4: Evolutionary epitome
Evolution plays a big part in shark and piranha movies. For some it means growing big enough to swallow the whole boat of hapless victims, but the worst kind are the ones that have evolved since pre-historic times to be a monstrous and almost un-kill-able freak of nature.
Sharks really haven't evolved much over the years in the movies. Their efficiency in slaughter hasn't inspired moviemakers to let them grow extra legs and eat their victims on land (although "Seefood" cheated a bit). The worse kind we've seen for sharks is the one in "Megalodon" (2002), a pre-historic whale-sized ancestor of sharks that was trapped in a 'mirror' ocean buried underneath the ocean until an oil rig drill broke its seal.
Meanwhile Piranhas had embraced natural selection and became not only a menacing threat in the water but to the skies. Yes, you read that right. Piranhas that could fly! The piranhas in "Piranha 2: The Spawning" were genetically developed with other species of fishes with wings and getting out of the water became the least of everyone's worries.
Winner: Piranhas, because survival of the fittest means you have to adapt.
Final Round: 3D Demon
We love our shark and piranha movies, but we love them even more in 3D! If there was one way to enhance the experience of seeing people getting chewed into half, is to see them getting chewed into half, as if you were there (just make you sure you're not the one being chewed, though).
The use of 3D technology in shooting shark and piranha movies isn't new. In fact, it might be even older than you think. Long before 3D became the buzzword of the 21st century that spawned "Piranha 3D" and "Shark Night 3D", there was already a "Jaws 3-D" from 1983.
This second sequel to the original "Jaws" that was not directed by Spielberg, was actually one of the earliest predecessors of 3D movies, which required audiences to put on disposable polarized 3D glasses. However, just as 3D did not rise to become mainstream back then, the movie also flopped.
We've already mentioned who won in the battle between "Piranha 3D" and "Shark Night 3D", and just like how we mentioned that piranhas are always evolving, the fishes are upping the ante with "Piranha 3DD".
The second D is referring to TriDelta (we know some of you were hoping it was cup-size), a 3D shooting system from Paradise FX, which means that the sequel would be fully shot in 3D, rather than being post-converted to 3D like the first one was.
The sharks really need to figure out that 3D doesn't just stand for Delicious Delicate Diver.
Winner: Piranhas, because going into the third dimension made them more devious
Overall winner: Piranhas
Although it's a close fight, we've intentionally left many uncharted waters to determine who is the king of the sea in this never-ending fishy debacle. So tell us who you'd think would win? Shark or piranhas?


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Yup- that's a cupcake from Askinosie. Regular retail? $30 a dozen! Today's sale price through 417 Magazine Deals? $15! This certificate is valid through December 30th, so this would make a great Christmas gift for that hard to buy for person on your list. If you want to break them up and give them away individually, place one inside a clear Solo punch cup and wrap in cellophane.
417 Magazine has a new feature called the 417 Deal of the Day. This is run almost identically to the 1/2 Price Ozarks deal that was mentioned in a previous post. There are a limited number of certificates available, and once the minimum is met, those that purchase will receive the gift card or coupon in an email.


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Re: [Ayreton] Siege Weapons at Foxhunt this Weekend
I feel the need to point out something about the siege authorizations for those interested......part of the process is you MUST still read and understand the rules of the list and you MUST get shot with the siege weapon.
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Subject: [Ayreton] Siege Weapons at Foxhunt this Weekend
Greetings All!
As you've heard, Master Jean Paul will be at Foxhunt this weekend to authorize people for siege weapons.
This could be a great opportunity for people who would like to be involved in armored melee activities but have not ever authorized for armored combat before now.
The Kingdom allows members to authorize in siege as their primary authorization. You just need armor and chivalry sponsorship.
Don't let that limit you.
We're requesting people to bring out loner armor so they any who would like to participate can be involved.
We are also encouraging members of the Chivalry to come and help support this effort.
Not sure if you are interested? Want more information?
Go to the marshal website:
Click on "Documents" on the right side menu, then "Marshal Documents" in the middle of the page, then "Armored Combat" in the middle of the new page, and then "MK Siege Engine Rules V2".
Thanks to everyone who is helping make this trip possible and giving Ayreton the opportunity to increase the Midrealm armies.
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The Campanile Poznan hotel is situated 4km from the city centre, making the facilities and activities on offer in this metropolis easily accessible. Poznan Central Station is located 4.5km from the hotel, and provides regional and national services, linking the city with Gorzow (128km) and Bydgoszcz (138km). The A2 highway is 15km to the west of the hotel, and connects Poznanwith Łódź (213km) and Warsaw (316km) in the east, as well as Berlin (270km) in the west. Poznań-Ławica Airport is 7km to the west of the hotel.
- Full breakfast buffet
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Poznan is one of Poland's oldest cities, and brings with it a long and rich culture and heritage.
One of the best ways to see all that the city has to offer is to take a walk down the Royal-Imperial Route through the Old Town. Starting at the Church of St John Jerusalem, on this route you will see the beautiful Lake Malta and the sports centre next to it, the Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul, the old city walls, Poznan City Hall which includes the Museum of the History of Poznan, Działyński Palace which was built in the late 18th century and now serves as a library, the Palm House (a greenhouse dedicated to growing palm trees and other tropical plants), and many other historical and cultural points before ending at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St Florian. This tour is a fantastic way of exploring the wonderful city of Poznan, and you can do this over a few days, so however long you stay at the Campanile Poznan hotel, make sure you leave time to see at least half of this excellent tour.
For a family day out, Stare Zoo, 7km to the south of the hotel, is a great choice, and their Komodo dragons will certainly grab the kids' attention!
For food and drink, Poznan is one of the best places to experience Polish cuisine, and with the many restaurants and bars in the city centre, you won't be short of places to go during your stay.
Enjoy your Poznan trip!
To make your life easier… Hotel Campanile Poznań offers you all the services you need for a memorable stay:
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- Fullly air-conditioned
- Paid attended parking
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- Restaurant capacity: 93 people
- Conference rooms (Capacity: 60 people)
- Conference room equipped with WIFI connection, easel board, video projector (paid rental), TV, DVD player, etc...
- Bar, Reading room
- Infant cots available, upon request on reservation
- WIFI access (ask Reception for information)
- 80 well-lit and well-equipped rooms
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So, recently I've been working to do something very difficult: I've been trying to get off of Facebook after more than 7 years. Mind you, the difficulty is not in cancelling the account. That's a four or five step process. It's the emotional divorce that's been difficult, fighting the feeling (which they very much promote) that Facebook is your social life, and that by turning your back on FB, you're really turning your back on your friends. Getting past that feeling of "Oh, I'll never know what ___ is doing with his life", or "How will ___ contact me?" has been oddly difficult, and has forced me to move past any number of irrationalities, and has drawn the ire of many on my facebook feed as well.
Rightly, I've been asked why I'm taking this drastic step at all, and even moreso, why I've chosen to remain on both Twitter and Google+ while eschewing Facebook. In a word, Privacy is why I've chosen to leave Facebook, but it's a little more complex than that (as Twitter offers no privacy at all, and Google+ is owned by yet another data-mining collaborative), so let me explain.
The Expectation of Privacy vs. No Expectation of Privacy
My chief problem with facebook is that when Facebook started, it was pitched as something that happened between friends (and until it got big, it was). Posts were meant for consumption by the people you chose, and you had (limited) control over that. You can argue (rightly so) that Facebook is (and was) the internet, and you have no expectation of privacy on the internet, but given that I was much younger then, as was our ability to mine data, that was my feeling, my understanding, and how I treated the service. Although I was never so stupid as some, I was not nearly so cautious with my posting in 2004 as I would have been had I seen what Facebook had become.
Unfortunately, since 2004 (when I started there), FB has, much like a gropey frat boy, constantly pushed users to expose more, to make more of your information, posting, and life public. First, they changed the nature of the network, changing it from being a group of College students hanging out to a free-for-all, where your professors, parents and younger siblings were just as welcome. Then, they started selling us. First, with beacon, "Well, we've changed your security settings to allow your friends to view anything you rent from blockbuster. If you don't want that, I guess we'll let you disable it." Then more and more was broadcast. "Oh, we made all your posts available to friends-of-friends. Did you not care for that? Sorry, luddite, go back and change it." Then, they realized that they could sell your posts. "Hey, we've made your posts visible to third party advertisers. That's cool, right?", which led into "Hey, you mentioned Starbucks, so we're going to use you in an ad for Starbucks to show your friends. Don't be lame, it'll be awesome!". In each case, the public found out about Facebook's latest invasion of privacy shortly after it went live, leaving those of us who cared scrambling constantly to shut the windowshades after Facebook had again decided it was more profitable for them to be open.
Timeline, the next step in the endless march towards openness
The latest (and last) straw in this series is Facebook timeline. Timeline is a complex offering, but in short, it's a completely different way of presenting information which makes one's very first posts on Facebook just as easy to view and access as the posts last week. In short, it breaks down the difficulty (to other users) of dredging up the past, and offers one's entire history on the site for easy examination and analysis. In principle, there's nothing wrong with this, and it's actually quite well designed, but, like the gropey frat boy that Facebook is, it was implemented with only the loosest user consent.
Rather than giving us the option to not switch to Timeline, we were told "Well, you can do it now and have a week to clean everything up, or we're going to turn it on on the 22nd of December". Once again, even this is not so horrible, except that Facebook has the utter hubris to allow people no control over what is shown in a practical way. What Facebook offers us is the chance to hide old posts, but only one at a time, and using a 3-4 click process for each, which is nominally a privacy solution, but in practice, is a disincentive for anything to be hidden.
Rather than allowing us to, for instance, hide all posts older than __, Facebook has put a considerable penalty on people wanting to let bygones by bygones. You have the choice to either spend 12+ hours clicking through their UI to hide your prior posts, or to just put it all out there. Mind you, all of the content was already there, and a persistent enough friend could have found it, but because of the nature of the site, it wasn't right there in your face. Associations you no longer care to keep, posts which, although not embarrassing or non-work-safe, are likely best kept in the past (think of every lovey-dovey thing you might have posted to an ex), all of these things are revealed to even the most casual mouse clicker, unless you spend your time repeatedly informing the tactless voyeur, Facebook, that "No, I'd really rather keep that particular piece of my past private".
Finally, Timeline's biggest sin, in my mind, is that it takes away the benefit of learning. Those of us who got involved with Facebook when it was still college students only got involved when we were 18 or 19, which, as I now understand, is not an age where we should be involved with anything which will affect the rest of our lives. Whereas most people now understand that Facebook is public (and constantly pushing you to be more so), data-mined, and that you're the product, not the client, people took a while to learn that, and our posting habits changed as we did. Many, like myself, were quite happy with the past being difficult to access. By doing what they have with Timeline, posts which we now would think better of are thrust out front and center, and we're no longer able to simply let the past be cloudy and do better in the present.
All things considered, I'm actually quite proud of 2004 me with respect to personal privacy on Facebook, but nonetheless, I dislike that I was even asked to worry about it, and the gropey and non-consentual way that Facebook went about it was the straw that broke this camel's Facebook account.
There are other evils, mind you
Facebook is, in addition to being a gropey voyeur, a major corporation, and we're not customers, clients or users any more than a cow walking into a slaughterhouse is an invited guest. As it comes out just how much information Facebook is keeping about us, who is funding them, how you're being tracked as you move around the web and Zuckerberg's feelings on Privacy, anybody who cares at all about personal privacy should be thinking twice about participating. But most people who are on Facebook are aware that it's evil, gropey and against your privacy.
"But twitter is public! And Google's just as evil"
Yes! I agree completely, on both counts.
Twitter is completely public, but the wonderful thing is that they've claimed that all along. Those of us posting there know that we're posting to the world, and nothing is said which we would expect to be otherwise. You have no privacy on Twitter, but more importantly, you could have never expected any. There are no privacy settings to change, no (misplaced) trust to betray, as you know damned well that everything is minable. And, Twitter does allow mass deletion of old posts.
Google+ is Google's baby, and Google has a very liberal definition of where Evil starts and ends, so those of us who have started with Google+ have known all along that everything is essentially public, but Google+ has a much nicer way of managing the privacy of your postings, and frankly, offers a more pleasant UI and better experience overall, except for the fact that, well, most people aren't on it yet. In addition, the Circles concept (designating specific groups of people and tailoring the availability of your posts using those groups) is a powerful one (which facebook has already stolen), and does wonderful things for helping you maintain privacy (at least with people, everything is likely still available to Google and to advertisers).
I'll also admit that using G+ is a calculated move. I have an Android phone, so much of my information can already be assumed to be compromised to Google (although I refuse to use GMail so that I have at least one psuedo-private means of communicaton). They've got it already, which is the price of admission (right now) for using what I feel to be a superior smartphone, so, while I'm being sold, I'd as might as well enjoy the full benefits offered to the cows by this particular slaughterhouse.
Finally, there is Diaspora, which I'm a member of, along with nearly 10 other people (more than that, but that's how it feels). It's a very-early prototype of a networking system run for the users, not for the advertisers, but it's largely used for discussing Diaspora at the moment, and a total of two people I know are on it. If you're on there, please, please email me so my feed will grow just a bit less depressingly sparse.
So, that's why.
I've chosen to close my account on Facebook. It's not so much that there are things in my past which I want to leave behind, or friends I don't want to follow. Just the opposite, really. I wish I could tell Facebook to forget everything before 6 months ago, download it all for my own use, and move on with life. I'm going to miss seeing updates from people I care about, and I know that by leaving Facebook, I'll lose touch with people who have brought me joy.
But I'm tired of being groped and exposed. I'm tired of seeing "Facebook" in headlines and having to immediately go over to my profile and tell them that no, it's still not OK for them to expose more of my life. I'm tired of finding that they're cutting me up and selling me in a novel way, and frankly, I'm tired of having these arguments with myself.
Although the temptation is there to delete my current account and create, in a few weeks, a completely psuedonymous account, which would accomplish some of my goals (effectively erasing my past and starting over fresh with absolutely no expectation of privacy), Facebook would still have my information, they'd still be tracking me, they'd likely be able to link me to who I was based on who I friended, and I'd still be feeding what amounts to a very ugly beast. But it's a very tempting thought, I'll be honest.
That temptation is telling, too. As I do all of this, and even as I write this, I still can't believe how tough it has been even to wrap my mind around clicking a few buttons to close an online account. If nothing else, the fact that this moment, this simple act, can be so emotionally loaded, shows just how bizarre the human emotional experience can be in a digital age.
Edit: Apparently they know all about the emotional difficulty of leaving, and aren't afraid to use it to try and keep you on board.
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After your cat's death, you may wonder if you should get another kitten or cat right away. Here are a few things to consider when deciding to adopt a cat.
In Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet, John Bradshaw describes the fascinating quirks cats have. He helps us with understanding their body language, keeping their environments sufficiently interesting, and becoming more proactive in managing both their natural hunting instincts and their relationships with other cats. Cat Sense offers humane, penetrating insights about the domestic cat that challenge our most basic assumptions and promise to dramatically improve our pets' lives – and ours.
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If you recently lost your cat, you may be wondering if you should adopt another one. "I hear many people say they don't want to replace a cat they've lost," says writer and publicist Sandra L. Gehring, author of Breaking Your Own News. "But honestly, adding another pet to the family was the only thing that made me feel whole again. We waited 11 months after Cooper died before we brought home our new pet, but that entire time the house felt empty without a pet. It took some time for the initial shock and pain to abate, and to deal with my husband's sudden spinal cord injury…but a house isn't a home and a family isn't whole without a pet."
Whether or not you should get a cat after your cat's death depends on your personality, lifestyle, and home situation. The decision to get another cat boils down to one simple thing: what makes you most comfortable.
Should You Get a Cat After Your Cat's Death?
In When Your Cat Dies – Help Mourning Pet Loss From Cat Lovers, I describe a few ways to say good-bye to your cat. Here are a few tips for saying hello…
Be aware of how getting a new cat can help you heal
"I highly recommend getting a new cat after your cat's death," says animal lover Julie McClure. "Another cat will never take the place of the cat you just lost, but in a matter of days or weeks, this new cat will love you unconditionally. A cat will demand attention, demand feeding and demand lots of your time. You won't be able to help starting to fall in love with the little guy! He will never replace your past cat, but he can fill the void left from your cat's death. Cat death is not quite so hard if you have some other little cat who wants to cuddle and kiss your face."
Honor your cat's death by living in the moment
"To adopt a new cat is to honor all your previous pet has taught you about unconditional love and living in the moment, not 'forgetting about them.'" says Sid Korpi, author of Good Grief: Finding Peace After Pet Loss.
"I cannot feel as though I'm betraying his/her memory by moving on if I ask my dead cat's spirit to help me find the next exactly right-for-me cat who needs my love and a good home. Then I sit back and trust that when the time is right, that former cat 'angel' will play matchmaker between that next new four-legged/two-winged family member and me."
If you feel guilty because of your cat's death, read How to Cope With Guilt After Your Pet Dies.
Allow your new cat to be his own "person"
"It can be a mistake to get a new cat too soon," says Flo, whose pet's death affected her deeply. "Allow yourself to grieve over the one you lost, and to grow accustomed to being without him. When Punkin died, I got two littermate kittens the very same day. Big mistake! I did not allow myself to grieve over my cat Punkin, and that might be why it took me so long to come to terms with her death. If you get a new cat, don't look at it as a replacement for the one you lost. He deserves to be treated as his own cat self."
Don't compare your cats to one another
Some people think it's better not to get the same color, sex or breed as the cat whose death you're dealing with. Others love a certain breed, and can't imagine living with another type! Again, it depends on each person. But one thing is the same for everyone: don't compare your cat.
You may think things like, "Fluffy would never pee on the carpet" or "Sammy always came when I called." Getting a cat is like parenting, and it's good to remember that, like children, no two cats are alike. They have their own habits, personalities, tastes, quirks, strengths, and weaknesses, and they should be loved for their unique selves.
If you're still mourning your cat's death, read 75 Ways to Survive Your Pet's Death. In it, I describe 75 ways to cope with pet loss – I interviewed pet experts, veterinarians, grief counselors, and pet owners to discover the best ways to get over a dog or cat's death.
My heart goes out to you if you lost your cat. A pet's death is surprisingly difficult to face; I hope it helps to know you're not alone. I welcome your comments below.
May you make the right decision about when to adopt another cat, and may you find the right feline friend to share your home and heart.


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Following the announcement of the creators for their new Peanuts ongoing series, BOOM! Studios has announced variant covers for the first four issues available to comics retailers as order incentives. The covers feature Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and Snoopy as they first appeared in the comic strip reproduced directly from Charles Schulz' original panel art.
The first Peanuts miniseries, which BOOM! confirmed will be published as a series of miniseries a la Hellboy, will hit stores in January. Check out the other covers after the jump.


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As threatened as the Second Amendment looks right now, in the end, new attacks on our freedom to own guns will fail. The numbers will once again prove that the Left's arguments are built on lies and distortions.
In the coming weeks, disingenuous liberals will try to use the tragic murders of 20 children and 6 staff members at a Connecticut grade school to justify curtailing our Second Amendment right to own firearms. That this horrific crime was committed by a likely paranoid schizophrenic will mean nothing to the gun grabbers. That the ACLU recently defeated a Connecticut law that might have involuntarily put the monster that killed these innocent victims in an institution safely away from the rest of us will mean nothing to them either.
In knee-jerk fashion, they will claim that anyone who does not want to limit our Second Amendment rights must be in favor of killing innocent children; and the media will run with these lies.
Both the liberals and their media mouthpieces will ignore any evidence (however strong) that derails their cherished ultimate goal of confiscating all guns in America. They want to bring us closer to the "enlightened" position on firearms ownership held around the world (and especially Europe.)
The Left will ignore the data from Kennesaw, Georgia, where a city ordinance that has been in effect for thirty years requires each home to have a gun.
Kennesaw consistently reports crime rates below those of the national average. Moreover, during the years immediately following the 1982 passage of its firearms requirement, home burglary rates dropped by 82% (and other crimes followed suit.)
There will be no discussion of the mass murders of innocent unarmed people in gun control-happy Norway, where 77 people were methodically slain by a single armed killer. No one will reference the 2007 murder of 32 innocent unarmed students and facility members at Virginia Tech at the hands of a killer who knew he had nothing to fear from his defenseless victims on the proudly "gun free" campus. These incidents don't "fit."
Nevertheless, with these ugly stories sitting just subsurface, the bluster from the Left will eventually die out. The whole process will be carried out so that liberals can get fresh material for fundraising letters. Second Amendment supporters will have a similar edge in fundraising.
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I told M yesterday after blogging that I had forgotten to take pictures of the single Braided Cable Sock before packing it up to ship. He didn't say anything, got his box knife, slit open the box and then said, "You should have pictures and blog about it." I see. This led me to thinking, which led me to science geeking–be glad you only know me virtually. So I present to you today a lesson in Sock Genetics.
First we must examine our specimen overall in isolation (Figure 1):
Figure 1: The Specimen Sock in Isolation.
Well, the background is a bit lurid and distorts the colors, and the camera angle makes the foot look very long, but we can still ascertain that this sock is comprised of a ribbed cuff, a braided cable with a garter-type rib, a garter-edged heel flap of some sort and a non-standard looking toe. From whence came this combination?
Looking through my hand knit sock drawer, I think I can deduce the parents of this sock as shown in Figure 2:
Figure 2: The Specimen Sock (center) with its two potential parent socks on each side.
On the left, we can see a braided cable sock with a ribbed cuff and a single knit stitch rib between braids. On the right, although harder to see, is a simple rope cable but a garter rib identical to our specimen sock. These data strongly suggest that these two socks are the parents of our specimen. However, our specimen seems to have evolved a more pleasing ribbed cuff that flows into the cable pattern more nicely than the grey parent (1×1 rib), and is perhaps less clunky than the pink parent.
Heel flaps can be very distinctive. Figure 3 compares the three heel flaps:
Figure 3: Heel flap comparisons among the specimen socks and its proposed parent socks.
All three socks have a garter edge to their heel flaps; it makes for a very nice transition to the gusset (see below). The grey sock has a simple slipped stitch heel flap–very functional. The pink sock breaks back into the rib from the cuff, but does again look somewhat clunky. Our specimen also returns to the rib, suggesting that this is a dominant genetic trait in a Mendelian manner.
Here in Figure 4, we can see how well the garter edge to the heel flap transitions to the gusset. In this scientist's humble opinion, it is a most desirable trait. We also note, that this photo, even with its strange black hole at the bottom, does represent the sock colors most accurately.
Figure 4: A shameless show-off of a nice heel flap-instep-gusset design and execution.
Finally, the toe is often a distinguishing trait among socks. Figure 5 compares the pink and specimen socks. The grey sock has cabling until the toe and has a standard, grafted toe (data not shown).
Figure 5: Toe comparison between the specimen sock and the pink sock, a potential parent sock.
Both the pink sock and our specimen sock return to ribbing for the final part of the sock foot (above the top of the ball of the foot), clearly evolved for comfort to its wearer when the wearer is shod. It should be noted that a comfortable sock is more often worn, and being worn is generally considered the goal of a sock. Considering the sock toes, the pink sock clearly exhibits a standard, grafted toe as does the grey parent sock. Intriguingly, our specimen sock appears to have an entirely different toe! This may be due to a recessive allele present in each parent. Let's try to get a closer examination in Figure 6:
Figure 6: A single point of a Star Toe of 3 Points.
A Star Toe of 3 Points! A Nancy Bush recessive trait. My, this sock might have what it takes to go places. Each parent must have a gene for the Star Toe of 3 Points, but it is masked by the more dominant Standard Toe gene. Our specimen sock must have inherited the ST3P gene from each parent, like some human children with blue eyes can have parents with brown eyes. Well, I wasn't expecting that.
Clearly our data indicate that we have found the parents to our Specimen Sock. We hope that our findings are of use to the reader and sock knitter, and may help to explain, in some small part, the socks running out in the wild.


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The rule of living a healthy life is no longer "an apple a day," we have moved on to the B – for banana. The health benefits (more carbohydrates, Vitamin A, iron and phosphorus than apple) of this sweet and somewhat starchy fruit is just one of the reasons why we love it.
What makes it best is when this healthy fruit becomes sinful, a guilty pleasure, like our beloved pisang goreng, banana split and banana milkshake. Many Asian countries share the same affinity, and for the World Street Food Congress Jamboree, we are bringing in some of the best and unexpected treats that worth going bananas for.
The lady finger bananas from Thailand are small, thin-skinned and very sweet. It is fibrous and somewhat reminds us of mangoes. Kluay Tord (banana fritters) is a popular street snack in Bangkok where we found this gem right at the heart of Nang Lerng market. There are many Kluay Tord vendors, but Mr Paiboon is known to be one of the very first and inevitably the best. The batter with a generous addition of sesame seeds and deep-fried in coconut oil create a wonderful aroma that lingers in the crispy and sweet fried banana.
If that does not satisfy your sweet tooth, we've got another version from the street of Vietnam – Chuoi Nuong (sticky rice banana). The sticky rice is first infused with coconut water, cover around a sweet banana and then the whole thing is wrapped in banana leaves and toasted over charcoal fire. The result – uber fragrant and crispy sticky rice with caramelised banana waiting to burst as you bite. With over 18 years of experience, Nam Bo Sticky Rice Banana is here to create dessert that makes you want to dance mambo.
However, the biggest twist we got from a banana is the Manadonese (west Sulawesi) Pisang Roa. They use green Pisang Kapok which has a harder texture, almost like potato, feels starchy on the tongue and with a tad of acerbic taste. The killer here is its companion – Sambal Roa (smoked fish chilli paste). This special smoked fish from Manado is ground into a coarse paste which gives the sauce a great texture. Along with the crispiness of deep-fried batter and soft banana, the combination is a party. Manadonese is known for their use of herbs and spices, their Pisang Roa is a combination that works in every strange way possible.
Try them out from 31 May to 9 June at the World Street Food Jamboree, and add them to your collection of the best of banana dishes.
The World Street Food Jamboree (31 May to 9 June) is a mega street food feast featuring up to 40 of the world's best street food masters from Indonesia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, USA, Mexico, Malaysia, Denmark, China and Singapore. The Jamboree aims to create better awareness for some of the lesser known but still excellent street cuisine and the personalities behind it, bond communities through a vibrant food experience and generate opportunities for the public to the part of the industry. For more information, go to www.wsfcongress.com


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On The Beach
With Beverly Baxter
Forensically Speaking With PHC Honoree George Greco
This year, as Peninsula Hospital Center celebrates the occasion of its 98th annual Anniversary Ball at The Sands in Atlantic Beach, among its roster of honorees is a man whom I have come to know and be truly awed by. I first met George Greco several years ago at a fete to benefit our St. Patrick's Day Parade. His friend Joe Mure was among our honorees that year; and George, along with several comrades from his newly formed Republican Club, was in attendance. Since we shared a similar political ideology, we were introduced. I must say, it was hardly a mild introduction where you exchange appropriate niceties. In fact, I remember being rather startled by his forward familiarity and the fact that he seemed to know more about me, my life, the history of my family's company...aspects of my life that I don't recall ever sharing, nor would I find these details very interesting. That's the thing about George. Meeting him is like meeting a very warm and friendly pit bull! The breed sidles up and befriends you! You simply have no choice in the matter.
There are many words to describe George Greco; however, mediocrity is not one of them. The word isn't even in his workaday vernacular. To be befriended by George is a forensic experience, comparable to being placed under a microscope! In all his dealings, he is relentlessly curious and illuminates the most remote corners, places where most would neither dare nor have interest to go. He gets underneath his subject of interest and seeps into the nooks and crannies. That's where you'll find him. Joe Mure describes his friend this way, "George is a great family man, a hard worker, and a man of admirable integrity. When he gives you his word or sets out to accomplish something, he never disappoints. He always prevails."
Another quality about George is that he seems to know how to make the world work his way. Most people who are in their own business have this kind of determined verve. Their earthy and spontaneous orchestration of their professional life carries over into all their endeavors. He knows how to make things happen. However, in a dizzying fashion, he has, like a masterful Chef, many pots simmering on the stove and his greatest pleasure is derived by stirring all the pots! People are the main ingredient in his sauce called life. Getting to the bottom and bringing things to the top, ridding the pot of unsavory ingredients, causing a stir and deriving pleasure from constantly striving to effectuate positive change. These are the "Greco-isms" that best describe his life's credo. This was the impetus for his founding of the Rockaway Republicans, a group of middle-aged men who got together in George's garage to smoke cigars, drink great wine, and talk political shop. As they began to meet regularly, their membership grew; and thus, the club now boasts a membership of several hundred participants who meet at the Belle Harbor Yacht Club, sans the smoke and wine!
When he is not stirring the political pot or busy igniting fuses along the way, George is a loyal friend and generous host. Whether he is holding court at his home in Neponsit, where he has been known to help out his neighbor, an Attorney, by casually summoning a few friends over to his garage to serve as an impromptu mach jury; or at Tiro A Segno (The New York Rifle Club), of which he is an esteemed member, where his guests are graciously treated to wonderful evenings of great fare, exhilarating conversation; and oh yes, all of those inimitable "Greco-isms"! Like the maestro conductor of a symphony, George has this keen talent for knowing which instruments sound well when played together. In another era, he could have been the host of Artisans in a Parisian salon or Greenwich Village cafe. He has this uncanny ability of mixing people well, these ingredients in his sauce; entertaining an eclectic group of movers and shakers from the upper echelons of various professions. In one evening, he played host to non-English speaking Chinese General, his Columbia University Interpreter, a V.P. of an internationally renowned construction organization, a Judge, an Immigration official, and a principal of a building material supply company; and like the masterful impresario, only George could strike a common cord among his guests. He is like a Curator of people with a collection that is legendary!
Born George Louis Greco, the youngest of three siblings, George hails from the Good Shepherd Parish of Marine Park, Brooklyn. He graduated from Xaverian High School and Wagner College. Upon graduation, he spent a year abroad in Austria before joining the family-held business, Midhattan Woodworking Corporation, a 72-year-old firm founded by his grandfather. While he was the "boss's son" and heir apparent to a thriving business, he was put through his paces. His father instilled in him a strong work ethic, as well as the spirit of giving back to one's community. George apprenticed for a year, learning the ropes regarding all aspects of labor. In addition to being a principal owner of Midhattan Woodworking Corp., George serves as trustee of the Benefits Fund for the New York City District Council of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
George's initial passion was, and still is, the game of Football; and while he was tough enough, he was not genetically endowed with being tall enough and his parents entertained thoughts that he may become a Jockey! Although an early football injury dashed most of his athletic aspirations, he coached the game for 12 years and soon discovered another discipline that would pique his interest. Physical Therapy sessions that included a rigorous regimen of Ballet classes introduced him to his passion for Dance. George Greco in tights and "on toe"? Yes, he's that confident! Always curious and tenaciously optimistic, George has a contagious and admirable joie de vivre—perhaps this is the quality that captivates and endears most. His current mission is his crusade against the "Fuggetaboutit" signs along the Belt Parkway and B.Q.E. which he finds, as an American of Italian descent, personally offensive. If you know George; or rather, if you've ever experienced George, then there should be no doubt in one's mind that these signs will inevitably come down! Until they do, you, me, and every political entity from Rockaway to City Hall will continue to hear about it!
Among George's many philanthropic endeavors is his position as Board Member to the Tri-State Italian American Congress, a not-for-profit organization that raises hundreds of thousands of dollars each year offering scholarships to promising students who wish to attend parochial elementary and high schools.
However, it is George's enduring generosity and commitment to Peninsula Hospital Center; and as trustee, his rendering of substantial endowments which further enhance the community's access to medical and technological advancements, that we will celebrate and honor him as "Outstanding Trustee of the Year" at PHC's annual Ball on October 29th. George Greco will be joined by Dr. Stephen Marcus, a revered Orthopedic Surgeon; and Joseph Mure, a renowned Defense Attorney and Chairman of the Brooklyn Queens Chapter of The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, who are among the evening's distinguished honorees. Congratulations!


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One of my tasks for this weekend is to update all of my groups... I have received several blocks and will post pics and thank yous. :-)
GAIJIN - Yours was in the group I sent out about 3(?) weeks ago, sadly I put a single stamp on it and threw it in the box before I realized that I needed to put extra on it. If you don't have it soon, I will resend it. The post office clerk said if I didn't get it back right away that it would get to you.