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Monday July 23rd, 2012 4:21pm
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Alexis Venechanos has been selected as the head coach of the Ohio State women's lacrosse program, Gene Smith, associate vice president and director of athletics announced Thursday. Venechanos was the head coach at Massachusetts for the last four years after a three-year stint as assistant coach Northwestern and a successful playing career at Maryland.
"I would like to thank Athletic Director Gene Smith, Heather Lyke and the rest of the search committee for this incredible opportunity," Venechanos said. "The Ohio State University has a phenomenal reputation both academically and athletically and I am honored to be named its next women's lacrosse coach. I look forward to aiding in the tradition of success for these student-athletes on and off the field and taking this next step in my professional career with the Buckeye family."
A winner on every level, Venechanos (pronounced: ven-eh-CHAN-ohs) has been a part of four NCAA titles (as a player and coach) and a total of eight conference championships. She replaces Sue Stimmel, who resigned from her position in May as the only previous head coach in Buckeye program history.
"We are pleased to welcome Alexis into the Ohio State family as the next head coach of our women's lacrosse program," Smith said. "She has been successful at every level of her career and has demonstrated her ability to help a program reach its full potential, while developing student-athletes as both players and people."
Venechanos inherited a UMass program in August 2006 that had not been to the NCAA tournament in over 20 years and within three seasons, took the Minutewomen back to the postseason for the first time in a quarter century. They went on to make a second-consecutive NCAA trip in 2010, punctuating a career already marked by a pair of Atlantic 10 championship tournament titles (2009, 2010), an Atlantic 10 regular-season title (2009) and three appearances in the A-10 Tournament championship game.
"Alexis did a great job in her four years as the head coach at UMass," John McCutcheon, UMass Athletic Director, said. "She has positioned us for success in the future coming off back-to-back conference championships. We wish her well at Ohio State."
In all, Venechanos registered an overall record of 36-38, including double-digit wins in each of the last two years, an Atlantic 10 regular-season record of 18-10 and an A-10 tournament record of 5-1.
Prior to taking over the program at UMass, Venechanos served as the first assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Northwestern for the 2004-06 seasons, helping the Wildcats to the first two of five-consecutive national championships. They posted a 56-4 record during that span, winning 93 percent of their games, including a 41-1 record in her last two years.
Venechanos primarily mentored the goalies and defense at Northwestern, placing the defensive unit among the nation's best. In her final season in 2006, the Wildcats led the nation in scoring margin and were in the Top 5 in scoring defense, all with a rookie goalie. In the undefeated season of 2005, Venechanos tutored NU goalkeeper Ashley Gersuk as she posted the NCAA-best GAA and earned ALC Goalie of the Year honors, while helping the team become the top scoring defense and hold the largest scoring margin in the nation.
As a player, Venechanos was an All-America goalie at the University of Maryland, the winningest women's lacrosse program of all-time, where she captured two national championships in 2000 and 2001. The Terps went 73-15, an 83 percent win mark, during her four seasons in College Park, including a 23-0 mark in 2001, Venchanos' first as starting goalie.
As a senior captain in 2003, Venechanos was the recipient of the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Award, given to the nation's top goalkeeper. She also was a consensus first team All-American, as well as first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and ACC Tournament MVP. Despite playing the second half of the season with a torn ACL, Venechanos posted 164 saves vs. 121 goals allowed and was in the Top 10 nationally in both save percentage (.575) and goals-against average (6.62).
The 29-year old Venechanos (born Feb. 23, 1981) is a native of Yorktown, N.Y. where she was a three-sport athlete at Yorktown High School in lacrosse, basketball and soccer. She holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Maryland.


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The Arab Bank is one of the largest banks in the Middle East and was founded in 1930.
It is headquartered in Amman, Jordan and has more than 600 branches in 30 countries around the world.
The bank's 2013 TV commercial is very nice, talks to average young "Arab" people and reflects on their wishes and ambitions ... that the Arab bank can assist in pursuing their dreams and helping them in reaching the life they seek.
I like the ad and like the words to the song that it plays ... Check the Arab Bank commercial out and let me know what you think ...
Fujikawa from Sedar
If you watch Fox Series or Fox Movies, you'll surely have seen the horrid commercial of Fujikawa from Sedar!
It's an ad for curtains that are 100% Japanese.
The lady speaks Arabic in a Japanese accent and unfortunately the combination of the woman, the accent, the background music and the cheap graphics makes the ad do the opposite of what's required of it!
This is after all my own personal opinion.
What do you think of the Fujikawa ad? Watch Fujikawa from Sedar here.
Abu Shehab for Zain
Have you seen the Abu Shehab Zain Tv commercial?
Samer Al Masri, who's better known as Abu shehab from Bab El Hara, stars in the commercial for the telecommunication company, Zain.
It starts out as a scene from Bab El Hara and Abu Shehab is dead serious as he walks in the alleyways of the Hara.
New Aura Motorola Ad Feat. David Beckham
The newest Motorola ad features David Beckham.
Motorola has launched its new worldwide ad campaign for its latest mobile 'Aura'.
In the ad, Beckham is seen topless and holding 'Aura' in his hand.
He's also transformed into Motorola's own Terminator!
Lenovo ThinkPad Sumo TV Ad
This is the TV Commercial of the Lenovo ThinkPad featuring Sumo wrestlers...
Tuba Buyukustun Pantene TV Commercial
This is the TV Commercial version of Pantene hair shampoo in which Turkish actress Tuba Buyukustun (Lamees) starred.
Click here to see photos from Tuba Buyukustun Pantene TV Commercial
Watch the video of Tuba Buyukustun Pantene TV Commercial
- Tuba Buyukustun Photos
- Photos of Sanawat Al Dayaa actors
- Sanawat Al Dayaa Finale, Good or Bad?
Nancy Ajram Coca Cola TV Ad 2008
It seems that Coco Cola in the Middle East has a long contract with Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram, I'm not sure but this is the 4th or 5th TV Commercial of Coca Cola featuring Nancy.
Photos from Nancy Ajram Coca Cola TV Commerial 2008
What do you think of Nancy Coca Cola new TV Ad?
A Perfect Foam Party from Sony!
You know those nightclubs where you go to dance and then at some point lots of foam and soapy bubbles are released on you and you just dance it away? Well, how would you feel if that happened on a large scale and you could jump up and down and go crazy in loads of foam in the middle of your city? Wouldnt that be cool?
Sony is always very creative when it comes to their ads you must remember the Bravia ads with the millions of colored balls bouncing down the streets of San Francisco?
Theyve done a similar thing on the streets of Miami for another ad this time with loads of soapy foam!
Imagine yourself walking through the streets of your city and your knee deep in white foam! Major Cool!
Watch the video of the Sony ad here, youll love it!
The Nutella Ad is Banned
If you liked the Nutella commercial heres bad news for you. You wont be seeing it air on TV for a while. This TV ad is banned because it broke the advertising rules by giving misleading information. In the commercial, the nutritional value of the chocolate spread was exaggerated. Based on the voiceover that can be heard, Nutella releases energy slowly, so it can be part of a balanced breakfast. Also, the commercial stated that each bottle of Nutella is made from 52 hazelnuts, cocoa and the equal amount of one glass skimmed milk.
Nancy Ajram New Damas Farfasheh TV Ad
Nancy Ajram has been the fresh face of Damas jewelry for the past 2 years.
What do you think of the new TV Commercial of the new jewelry line Farfasheh? And
While we are at it, what do you think of the jewelry line itself?

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Technology update
Aug 4, 2011
Seeing biomarkers with the naked eye
A new ultrasensitive and label-free way to detect molecules has been unveiled by researchers at Boston University. The technique, based on "Fano resonances" in plasmonic nanohole devices, allows cancer biomarkers to be seen with the naked eye for the first time. The platform could work as an inexpensive, off-the-shelf diagnostic tool to detect a number of diseases early on.
Being able to detect fatal diseases in their early stages is vital. However, many modern-day diagnostics require invasive biopsies and/or expensive detection instruments operated by highly skilled practitioners, who are then able to interpret the results of these sophisticated medical tests. "Ideally, though, such diagnoses should be as cheap and easy as a pregnancy test," said team leader Hatice Altug.
Plasmonics is a new branch of photonics that exploits "surface plasmon polaritons", which arise from the interaction of light with the electrons oscillating at a metal's surface. The new detection platform developed by the Boston team exploits such resonances in plasmonic nanohole arrays. These are arrays of nanoapertures or holes just 200–350 nm across spaced 500–800 nm apart on nanolayers of noble metal films, such as those made of gold. At certain wavelengths, the nanohole arrays can transmit light much more strongly than predicted by classical aperture theory. This phenomenon is called extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) and it occurs thanks to surface plasmon polariton resonances.
The resonance wavelength of the EOT depends on the dielectric constant of the medium surrounding the plasmon sensor. As biomolecules bind to the sensor surface, the effective refractive index of the medium increases, so red-shifting the plasmonic resonance, explains Altug. This red-shift is then usually measured using a spectrometer or camera – depending on the light source employed – to identify the biomolecule in a label-free fashion.
"There is more to it than just resonant transmission," added team member Ahmet Ali Yanik, who is first author of the article published in PNAS. "A commonly overlooked but particularly intriguing outcome of EOT phenomena is the appearance of a 'Fano resonance' profile," he said. This fundamental resonance line-shape is observed in systems where the energy transfer from an initial state to a final state can occur via two pathways. Depending on the phase difference between these alternative pathways, a resonance profile that looks like the Greek letter "Λ" is seen.
Yanik points out that since the phase changes rapidly from destructive to constructive, the resulting resonance dispersion profile is extremely steep – something that leads to strong modulation of the transmitted light intensities in a narrow wavelength interval. He adds: "it is exactly this unique resonance profile that enables us to detect the slightest perturbations, such as biomarker proteins when they come close to the sensor."
Harmless halogen light source
"Our ultrasensitive sensors are also different in that they allow us to detect the resonance shift with the naked eye using a harmless halogen light source rather than a camera or spectrometer," Altug told nanotechweb.org. "The measured signal is not colour coded, as in colorimetric measurements, but is instead coded in light intensities, such as transmission/no transmission corresponding to the absence or presence of biomarker molecules."
Yanik, who conducted the experiments adds: "It is really exciting to see a fundamental physical phenomenon being directly applied to a real-world problem that can impact people's lives."
The researchers have already used their devices to detect a single layer of proteins. In principle, the detectors could be used to identify any type of disease biomarker and because they are compact, they could be also multiplexed to simultaneously detect a wide range of proteins/bioparticles at high throughput.
Record figures of merits
The detectors are extremely sensitive too and show record figures of merits of as high as 162. These values are better than those achieved by the gold standard prism-coupled surface-plasmon sensors because the new devices are of a high optical quality and the resonances are as narrow as around 4 nm.
"Normally plasmonic excitations are usually damped in metals and we cannot see high contrast Fano resonances, which limits how sensitive plasmonic sensors are," explained Altug. "However, we overcame this problem by using engineered plasmonic dark ('sub-radiant') modes in high-quality EOT structures." These structures were made using a high-throughput lift-off free evaporation fabrication technique that produced extremely uniform and precisely controlled nanofeatures over large areas. Such nanofeatures produce narrow plasmonic resonances, something that is needed for stronger light-matter interactions.
The team, which includes Boston University School of Medicine's John Connor and the University of Texas Austin physicist Gennady Shvets and his students, is now working on integrating its platform into an ultra-compact unit using LED sources. "Our initial goal is to integrate the whole system into a small enough unit that can be used in any clinical/field setting," revealed Altug.
About the author
Belle Dumé is contributing editor at nanotechweb.org


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Winter is an enjoyable season for many families, as it's a time of joy, warmth, relaxation, present-exchange, and celebration. For some, however, the holidays are a reminder of the things they do not have. While some of you may be in the latter category, you can understand that military parents who are trying to provide for their children during the holidays can be a struggle.
If you're looking to help your fellow military families this holiday season, you might want to think about attending the Holiday Party for Vets' Families on Saturday, December 14th at MHVI Bunker, 7222 W Fond du Lac Ave. They are looking for presents, food, and volunteers to make this event a good one. Interested? Find out more here!


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Atlantic City's planned $103 million tax appeal relief bond sale originally expected to be finalized today likely will not happen until next week due to what officials described as disclosure issues.
Listed by the U.S. Treasury at $95 million, the exact amount won't be set until the sale is finalized, but should be around $100 million, said City Revenue & Finance Director Michael Stinson.
Stinson expects the city to try again next week.
But he and Anthony Inverso, the municipality's financial consultant declined comment on the specific reasons for the delay. They also would not say what might change during the next few days to facilitate the sale.
Financial experts said Atlantic City's well-documented economic struggles and Hurricane Sandy's effects on the East Coast overall could be at play but that the overall advantageous borrowing climate should counteract those factors.
Whatever the reasons, they did not derail the city's last bond issue for $35 million, intended — like the delayed bonds — to help the city pay court-ordered tax refunds to casinos.
"It's a very large bond issue, and obviously not everybody was comfortable to go out to the market at this point in time," Stinson said Thursday.
The pending bond sale already was delayed once due to Hurricane Sandy and the resulting mandatory evacuation that shut down the resort from Oct. 28 until Nov. 2.
Sandy also cost Atlantic City an estimated $26 million, between overtime and property damage. Much of that should be reimbursed — officials hope — by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other disaster-assistance programs.
Harder-hit towns north of Atlantic City likewise will try to recoup storm-related costs. But the reimbursement process is neither immediate nor guaranteed. Those other towns likely will look to bond as well, said John Mosseau, director of fixed income for the investment firm Cumberland Advisors.
"The question is, where does (the money) come from, and when does it come? (Towns) could have to bond some of that out, and (issuers) might want to see some progress in that regard," Mosseau said.
That also might crowd the bond market, making it more competitive. But the borrowing climate is good enough to override those effects, he said.
Yet "there's no shortage of negative press on Atlantic City ... and the woes of the casinos," Mosseau said, despite continued state government support for boosting tourism in Atlantic City nearly a year after officials changed regulations and heavily increased political and monetary investment in the resort.
Regardless of lenders' perceptions of the fiscal outlook for Atlantic City, he said, it's still generally the best time to borrow money since the mid-1960s.
"You've never been able to borrow money as cheaply as this. With interest so low and demand for paper so high, I don't really understand (the delay) because the appetite for bond issuances is fairly voracious right now," he said.
Interest rates were below 1 percent for five-year municipal bonds Thursday.
In New Jersey, the number of applications for bond issuances like Atlantic City's has increased in recent years, according to state Local Finance Board records.
The board must approve such borrowing by towns and has been vetted more applications during recent years with the tightening of New Jersey's tax cap.
It started at 4 percent, and exempted things such as union contracts, in 2009. The limit is now 2 percent and applies to wage costs that are determined as formerly exempt bargaining agreements are renegotiated. Debt payments, however, are not subject to the cap.
In Atlantic City, officials might need to borrow still more money next year, depending on the outcomes of pending casino tax-appeal cases.
New Jersey tax courts typically order the refunds to address prior tax payments considered excessive based on new, lower property values.
Cumulatively, Atlantic City property values have dropped about $3 billion since 2011, tax abstracts show. They decreased from $19.5 billion in 2011 to $18 billion in 2012, then another $2.2 billion during 2012 to an estimated $16 billion for next year. The exact figure for 2013 will be available when it's certified Jan. 10, city tax assessor Novellete Robinson said.
But based on those numbers, tax bills could increase about 25 percent for many noncasino properties, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs officials have said.
Pending tax appeals could devalue the ratable base further still, and yield more rebates for casinos.
Robinson said Sandy's damage to the ratable base will amount to no more than 10 percent, but that's another potential reduction of $160 million.
"I don't know if it will be that amount, I just know it will be between 0 and 10 percent, based on the information I've received," she said.
Even before the storm, Atlantic City officials and the state Local Finance Board agreed to come up with a plan by May 2013 to minimize the negative effects from the city's ratable base depreciation and tax credit obligation increase.
The DCA's Division of Local Government Services and Local Finance Board have been overseeing city finances since October 2010. Intended to last a year, officials twice extended oversight since then. The most recent agreement is good through the end of 2013.
Robinson said that no one has approached her regarding that plan yet.
The city will not, she said, proceed with targeted property reassessments or a citywide revaluation this year.
The latter would be the best remedy. But even if the city moved to start that process today, it wouldn't take effect for another couple years, Robinson said.
"In the interim, I plan to address every taxpayer's assessment appeal as they are filed," Robinson said. "There has been no decision with from the city, I've been given no guidelines and the county hasn't ordered it."
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A 1992 animated movie that was released with the doll of the same name, courtesy of Mike Young Productions.Poor P.J. is a sweet orphan girl who lives in Miss O'Malley's orphanage. Discouraged that everyone she gets close to is adopted, and that she hasn't been adopted herself, she wishes on a star for someone to love. Thanks to this wish, she is transformed into a magical girl, gives herself the last name "Sparkles" and soon finds herself in Twinkle Town. There she finds other children who wished for someone to love them, and with The Power of Love, she makes Twinkle Town live up to its name. She is soon summoned to help Peter, a lonely boy back on Earth, leaving Twinkle Town open to the machinations of The Cloak and Betty, who prefer things drab and dreary. Will P.J. be able to undo the damage done to Twinkle Town while still helping Peter?Jodi Benson of The Little Mermaid fame lends her voice to the protagonist, and a few other big stars lent their voices, such as Robby Benson.
Tropes related to the special:
- Bad Is Good and Good Is Bad: The Cloak and Betty.The Cloak: Well then, everyone's so nasty and upset. Nerve-wracking, isn't it? It brings out a sickly green color in your cheeks.
Betty: Why, you old rotting rat head. Oh, you'll turn my head with your sweet talk, not to mention my stomach.
- Be Yourself: "You were so desperate to have friends, you tried to be tough and force them to like you, when all you ever had to do was care about them and give them your love."
- The Chosen One: P.J.
- Cool Horse: Blaze.Betty: I think they've made her the mayor. Probably because she's got the horse.
- Cross-Dressing Voices: Sparks is voiced by the late Dana Hill.
- Hair Decorations: The actual doll had a huge red light-up hair bow.
- Glimmer also has a red Ribbon for her side ponytail.
- Everything's Better with Sparkles
- Expository Theme Tune: "She closed her eyes and made a wish for people to love and care for, and in a beautiful blinding light, she got everything she asked for!"
- Flower in Her Hair: Glowee.
- Gasshole: Betty.
- Gods Need Prayer Badly: When The Cloak's "Malice Mist" saps all the love from Twinkle Town, P.J. becomes weak, and Blaze turns back into an old horse. Conversely, the love of just one boy is enough to recharge her powers
- Happily Married: The Cloak and Betty, surprisingly.
- Helping Would Be Killstealing: Why P.J refuses to use her magic to get Peter some friends.
- Heartwarming Orphan: P.J.
- Hostile Show Takeover: After getting rid of P.J. (or so they think), The Cloak and Betty sing their own version of the theme tune:Here comes Cloak and Betty
In their vehicle
Punching all the lights out
Stinking up the world! Yes!
- I Just Want to Have Friends: Peter.
- "I Want" Song: "Wishing For Love."
- I Would Say If I Could Say: Blaze, the horse, comments at one point, "Pardon the expression, but 'Whoa!'"
- Larynx Dissonance: Betty is voiced by Roger Rees.
- Mad Scientist: The Cloak. "Crack out the chemistry set, Betty. We have a light to extinguish!"
- Make a Wish
- Magical Girl
- Magical Land: The place Twinkle Town is part of was created by "the light of every star ever wished upon by children."
- Meaningful Rename
- Mirror Morality Machine: The "Malice Mist".
- Orphanage of Love: O'Malley's Home for Orphans.
- Paint It Black: Everyone sprayed with the Malice Mist instantly becomes paler, and their clothing becomes darker. The heart on P.J.'s dress even turns completely black.
- Pink Means Feminine
- The Power of Love: Runs on this trope. P.J. can do almost anything, provided she phrases it "I'd love it if X happened."
- Power Perversion Potential: A G-Rated version. Seeing P.J.'s power in action, Peter is convinced she can just zap all the kids at school to make them his friends.
- Sapient Steed: Blaze, after his transformation.
- Shout-Out:"She's the one who started all this lovey-dovey 'you light up my life' stuff."
"We don't need your stinky badges."
- Swiss Army Tears: P.J. starts to die after she is hit with "Malice Mist" by the villains, since she now needs love to survive. Peter's tears, while declaring that he loves her, revive her.
- Talking Animal: Blaze can talk after his transformation.
- Unusual Euphemism: After seeing that his evil plot has failed, The Cloak cries out "Oh, spit!"
- Weakened by the Light: Betty and The Cloak get bad indigestion and headaches (respectively) when exposed to the sun.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Ms. O'Malley.


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I think it is important to say that I have nothing against this guy and I'm not attacking him personally. It is nearly impossible for me to change the way in which I write, so just bear in mind that the writing is not meant to be a vicious attack on a person, but a vicious attack on faulty logic and a convoluted premise for an argument. The blog in question can be found here, although most of it will be quoted within.
This is what I tried to get away with: What a contrived load of crap argument you've concocted. You are just another self-important fancy-pants who thinks that his idea of what art is is somehow important or truthful. All you are really doing is claiming that art is only what YOU personally appreciate. Get over yourself.
No hard feelings, but this post is a logical fallacy riddled with contradictory bullshit from start to finish.
This was the response: Did you read my post at all? Also, please point out my logical fallacies and contradictory bullshit. Don't just claim they exist. I'm not saying they aren't there, just at least tell me so I can address them.
This was my Sunday morning: Dear twilightwarrior_13,
Obviously I read your post as the following will illustrate, if for no other purpose than to remove your ability to use that convenient deflection of my comment. Every time I try to be quick about things and simply say what I'm seeing, often people's first defense is that I didn't read their post and that I'm just being a trolling asshole. The fact of the matter is, I have no ill will towards you and I don't always write "mean" comments like these, but when someone writes up a load of steaming contradictory bullshit I have a kneejerk reaction to point it out.
In short, nothing you said makes even the remotest logical sense. You are acting like an elitist who can nail down what art is by reducing what art is to your misguided belief that your personal perception of quality is what makes art art.
If that's not enough…
This is your argument without all the space inbetween:
Games are not art >>> The Mona Lisa is art because I say so and I know without a doubt that my friend appreciates the Mona Lisa even if he won't admit it and I have no actual evidence of my claims >>> I think my opinion of a game's quality determines whether or not it is art and I don't think any games are as moving as any classical music, which is inherently art, because I ignore the fact that there is terrible classical music and it feels acceptable to say that classical music is inherently art, because I'm acting like a snob and I enjoy pretending that all art is "high" art and that I am the one person who can determine what qualifies something as being "high" art *takes deep breath* >>> I even hate great games, because I don't understand budget, technology, diverse fan bases or time and platform constraints >>> I love Portal so I'll consider the possibility of allowing this one game the potential opportunity to be considered art, because it meets my contradictory and erratically applied logic for what art is.
If that's not enough...
Now, to address why the logic is "contradictory and erratically applied", I will show how games can be art within your parameters:
"I think that art is when something is done with such an incredible amount of skill that all of mankind is united, is connected, in their wonder and awe while observing it"
First of all, you went WAY overboard with that statement. There is just about nothing that "all of mankind" would be in "wonder and awe while observing it". What you will eventually realize is that not everyone reacts the same way to art. There are plenty of people that have no sense of wonder or awe when looking at the Mona Lisa. I am one of them. I appreciate the talent that went into it, but it is the most overrated classical example of art in history. The Mona Lisa bores me. I don't care if I never see it. I would rather go play through Bioshock than stare at the Mona Lisa. So if wonder and awe are your criteria, all of your high art fantasies don't matter anyway. You can't determine or decide what makes people feel awe or wonder. Games are quite capable on both fronts for many many people. Awe and wonder is what originally kept most gamers coming back for more to see where the game would take us or what game developers could do next. Now, back to the damn Mona Lisa…
"I look at say, the Mona Lisa, and so does my friend. Hypothetically, let's say that I love it. My friend, however, does not. But even though he doesn't like it, he can still appreciate it- even though he may not admit it. Here is where it gets tricky: obviously not everyone will admit to appreciating art."
Do you really not understand how fucking insane that logic is? You have to batshit crazy to think that this is an acceptable argument. Here's another one in the same vein: Let's say, hypothetically, I was raping this girl who I drugged on a date. I was loving it. My date however, was not; that's what the drugs were for. Even though she doesn't like what I'm doing, she can appreciate the level of deception it took for me to get her into this position even though she may not admit it. Here is where it gets tricky: obviously not every woman will admit when she's receiving a fantastic, albeit unwelcome boning.
Seriously, even without the rape joke, insert any game or piece of art that is below your standards and put it in that argument in place of Mona Lisa. You are literally saying that, because you appreciate _______, everyone on earth appreciates _______, even if they don't admit it. Bullshit.
"A different friend of mine hates classical music. I would argue that he hates it not because it's "boring" or "too slow", but because he is listening to it through a very bias filter."
Now for my example: A different friend of mine thinks that video games are not art. I would argue that he thinks they are not art not because they are "unimpressive" or "trivial", but because he is a self-righteous elitist who claims to understand the perceptions and emotional responses of everyone and reduces their disagreements with his notion of art to outright lies that cover their undoubted true feelings.
On top of that, YOU are viewing games in an equally biased filter as your "friend" who hates classical music (how dare he!).
"In other words, there is still that connection to classical music that makes it transcend traditional music and become art, yet since he is mired in our social expectations, he is afraid of admitting to feeling that connection. Because if that exists, we must slowly begin to re-examine our lives, and truly question what is and isn't important."
This is where I started thinking maybe you were insane. Your grand assumption, which is also the crux of this argument, is that people deny their appreciation for things you consider to be art because they are "AFRAID OF ADMITTING TO FEELING THAT CONNECTION". What?! I mean…OF COURSE! Whenever someone isn't moved by the same things I am it means that they are afraid of admitting to the same response I had due to… social… expectations …?...Wait…WHAT?! And it doesn't end there; you go on to say that if said connection exists "we must slowly begin to reexamine our lives and truly question what is and isn't important". How the fuck are you making these leaps? You must be a logical superhero that is able to ignore the pathways normal people have to take to bridge ideas.
And don't think I didn't notice your offhand comment about how classical music OBVIOUSLY transcends traditional music to become art. You can't just say shit and make it so. On what grounds other than your own self-delusion is classical music more artful than other music?
"And that, in my opinion, is why most people simply believe art to be subjective. It's the easy answer. Also, as a society, we're pretty damn lazy; if it is simpler just to apathetically proclaim something to be art by virtue of existing, then that's the route we'll take."
You're missing the point. Art is subjective, because no one has the exact same interpretations, so no one is going to be moved by the same exact things. No two people feel the same way, because no two people have the exact same feelings, desires, interests, etc. What do we gain from creating a gigantic list of things that are considered art by elitists like you? I'd prefer art was about appreciating the expressions that move us rather than appreciating what people like you tell everyone to appreciate as art. I already wrote a post about this; no one can define art anymore specifically than form and content, because all other definitions allow for useless bias. Art is not a VIP club; it is merely expressions being interpreted regardless of how pretentious you choose to be about it.
"To be honest, I don't think videogames have been consistently good enough to be art. I mean, the experience I have while playing say, Call of Duty: Black Ops isn't art. It's like watching Transformers: big set pieces, cool action, but not deep or meaningful. And to me, the games that try to be meaningful often fail... Bad. I've already written about my disappointment of games like Mass Effect and Red Dead Redemption."
Got it. You, personally, think games and action scenes that took hundreds or thousands of hours to tediously create are not art, because it doesn't fit your pretentious elitist standards of what is considered deep or meaningful.
"But let's talk about some games that could, in my opinion, be considered art. I want to talk about Portal. I don't want to talk about games I played as a child, because then I'll likely confuse nostalgia with quality. So, Portal: A phenomenal game, one that I believe to transcend the typical definition of a videogame. Visually, the game still looks great thanks to a versatile engine. In terms of audio, Ellen McLain gives... um... life, I suppose... to a brilliantly written character. The pacing is very well done, I wish more games had the balls to be only three to five hours of awesomeness- compared to ten to fifteen hours of repetition (assuming the scaling of price, of course). While conceptually the gameplay may seem unoriginal, when experienced the game marries ingenious puzzles with great design. I also want to speak of the narrative. Most games spoon-feed gamers their story through cut scenes and blatantly obvious scripted events. But I have never been more interested in a game's story than I was in Portal's. Portal doesn't beat you over the head with it's story: it is subtle yet engaging. Thematic elements are well-devolped, if a bit over-emphasised. Ultimately though, the gamer is immersed in nearly every level. I was never pulled out of the experience in Portal. My father, who dislikes videogames, watched me play Portal for a couple levels and was blown away by the obvious gameplay hook, but also the more subtle tweaks. I felt a connection while playing Portal, and though my dad won't admit it, I know he did too. It was not subjective, it was not arguable. It was an absolute admiration of beauty and skill. It was art."
Yeah, Portal "transcends the typical definition of a videogame" because you personally enjoyed it and your dad watched you play it. This is the kind of irrational bullshit I was talking about in my original comment. Switch out the name Portal and anyone can make any game fit your definition of art by following your method of merely stating things about Portal that you liked (which are not entirely unique to Portal) and proclaiming it to be so enjoyable and engaging that it becomes art.
Again, this is not an attack on you, twilightwarrior, but your faulty argument. I know I use "you" a lot and I have an aggressive writing style, but you'll have to take my word that I have nothing against you whatsoever; just this post and this idea.
A man with plenty of time this fine Sunday morning, GrumpyBalloon
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I'm very much hoping some of you kindly folks can help me out with a bit of a catch 22 problem.
My S reg Freelander's driver's door has locked shut and I can't find a way to open it in order to investigate and repair the problem.
I hadn't noticed anything wrong with the locking mechanism until I tried to open the door one day as usual, but it wouldn't budge. I've tried the key fob central locking, the key in the door and the button on the central console with no luck. There's electrical power getting to the lock mechanism (I can hear the clunks as it tries to operate) but no movement.
I managed to remove the door trim (a very fiddly job with the door locked!) and felt my way around the mechanism from the inside, but no amount of jiggling and poking about seemed to make a difference. I've had a good look with an inspection mirror but still can't see a way to release the door.
The Haynes manual I bought and various Internet sources describe how to replace the lock when the door is open, but I've drawn a blank regarding getting the door open in the first place.
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CEDAR CITY, Utah, May 13 – Southern Utah University's men's basketball program has added another name to its 2014 spring signing list late Monday as Christian Thompson, a forward from Tohono O'odham Community College, has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Thunderbirds, SUU head coach Nick Robinson announced today.
"We are excited to welcome Christian to the Thunderbird family," Robinson said. "He brings additional versatility to our team after two successful seasons under coach Matt Vargas and is a great addition to our 2014 recruiting class."
Thompson, a 6-foot-7 combo forward from Phoenix, Ariz. (Arcadia High School), averaged 16.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.6 blocks per game last year for Coach Matthew Vargas' Jegos. A first-team all-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Division 2 and an overall all-ACCAC second team honoree in 2014, Thompson helped lead TOCC to a 19-13 overall record, including a 15-8 mark and a fourth-place finish in league play. The Jegos ultimately advanced to the NJCAA Region One finals where their season ended in a loss to eventual national champion Phoenix College.
Southern Utah "seemed like the place for me," Thompson said. "When I came on my visit I felt like I fit in with the program and what they're trying to accomplish, plus it's a beautiful campus, a nice town and its close to home. I also love the coaches, they're one of the main reasons I want to come to Southern Utah. I can't wait to get there and start working."
"Christian Thompson was our first big recruit here at Tohono O'odham Community College … we knew he was a special individual on and off the court," Vargas said. "Chris is a very unique player. He is an offensive nightmare for opposing defenses. He excels in the open floor and is one of the best weak side shot blockers I've ever seen. Our staff, school administration and community are excited that he chose to attend Southern Utah University. Head Coach Nick Robinson and his staff have been wonderful throughout the recruitment process. We appreciate the time and effort they spent with our student-athlete."
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LAKELAND, FL (June 29, 2016) - The Public Works Department is pleased to announce that Laurie Smith has been named Manager of Lakes & Stormwater. Smith has more than 20 years of experience in overseeing environmental compliance, construction management, and natural resource management programs. Prior to joining the City of Lakeland, Smith began her career in 1995 as an environmental consultant for Marin Environmental, overseeing contaminated property assessment and redevelopment projects.
Smith worked for Kleinfelder from 2002 through 2012 as a Senior Project Manager overseeing environmental compliance and remediation programs. She was the Florida Regional Manager for PM Environmental until 2013, when she joined the City of Lakeland as the Senior Environmental Specialist with the Lakes & Stormwater Division, where she oversaw programs necessary for compliance with the City's stormwater discharge permit and coordinated stormwater capital improvement projects.
Director of Public Works, Heath Frederick said, "Laurie has been serving as our Senior Environmental Specialist with the Lakes & Stormwater Division for the past three years. She has done a great job leading projects and focusing on educational programs." He added, "With her education, background and institutional knowledge, we know that Laurie will continue to carry the Lakes & Stormwater division into the future."
Smith said, "I am very excited to continue my career with the City of Lakeland as the next Lakes & Stormwater Division Manager and I look forward to carrying on the Divisions mission to maintain, protect, and enhance our lakes and stormwater systems." Smith has a Masters of Environmental Science from the University of New Haven and a Bachelor of Science from Southern Connecticut State University. Smith's hobbies include spending time with family and friends, hiking, fishing, and golfing. Her start date was June 27th and her annual salary is $77,037.42.
LAKELAND, FL (June 16, 2016) - The City of Lakeland will be planting aquatic plants and grasses along an area of shoreline on Lake Morton as part of an ongoing shoreline stabilization plan. Approximately 160 feet of shoreline on the southwest side of Lake Morton (across from E. Palmetto Street) is in need of immediate repair.
A low-profile fence that currently encloses a planting zone on the north shore of the lake is being dismantled and erected at the new planting area. Due to an abundance of waterfowl on Lake Morton and the extremely high pressure on new plants, a green vinyl chain link perimeter fence will be installed for approximately one year. This perimeter fence is needed to ensure successful plant growth.
Native aquatic and upland species of plants will be used as a natural shoreline stabilizer very similar to other areas around Lake Morton that have already been established. A portion of the geofabric that is in place now will be removed so visitors around Lake Morton may see a piece of heavy equipment in the area for a few hours before the fence is installed. The project will start in July and be completed by August 2016. The approximate cost of the project is $3,000 and is being funded out of the City of Lakeland Stormwater Utility Fund.
LAKELAND, FL - (June 14, 2016) - T.Mims Corp. Red, White & Kaboom Independence Celebration will take place at Lake Mirror along the Frances Langford Promenade on Sunday, July 3rd from 5:00 p.m. - 9 p.m. with a breathtaking fireworks display dazzling the crowd at 9 p.m. after Clemons Road and opening act FOUNT entertain the crowd.
This is a FREE event but we are asking that everyone who is attending to please bring at least one non-perishable food item. Chow for Now will be collecting canned food items that will be donated to VISTE.
Red, White & Kaboom festivities will start with a live concert featuring opening act FOUNT who will get the crowd started with their own brand of Americana. FOUNT will take the stage at 5 p.m. The eight-piece band will set the mood for the start of a great Independence Day Celebration. Fount is a folk/americana band hailing from Lakeland and they started as an outlet for songwriters Tosh Sergeant and Jeremy Hearn. It soon blossomed to a band of eight dedicated musicians who weave carefully orchestrated songs about love, faith and hope. Fount gives the folk tradition a modern reboot.
At 6 p.m. the energetic Clemons Road Band will command the crowd blending country music with an island feel. The band pulls their influences from Sublime to Alan Jackson, Dave Matthews to Jimmy Buffet, or Lynyrd Skynyrd to the Zac Brown Band. They keep heads bobbing and toes tapping with their own blend of beach country. Clemons Road features an extremely talented and charismatic front man, Grammy award winning music producer Cliff brown on lead vocals and guitar. Keeping up with Red, White & Kaboom tradition, there will also be a watermelon eating contest that takes place around 7 p.m. The contest is limited to school aged children and there will be members from the Parks & Recreation Department to assist with sign-ups.
Tom Mims, President of T. Mims Corporation said, "We are very excited to sponsor Red, White & Kaboom again this year. It is an excellent opportunity for our community to come together in celebration of our great country and it is free to the public."
This year there will be an exceptional fireworks show. Because of the construction at Joker Marchant Stadium there will be no July 4th celebration at Tigertown. The fireworks that were pre-purchased for that show will now be included in the Red, White & Kaboom celebration so it really will be Red, White & KABOOM!
During Red, White & Kaboom there will be a variety of food trucks around Lake Mirror so bring a blanket, bring your appetite and enjoy the festivities in celebrating our great nation. The event will conclude with a dramatic display of fireworks over the lake. The evening is free to the public and everyone attending is encouraged to bring at least one food item to benefit Chow for Now/VISTE. All City parking garages will be open for T.Mims Corp. Red, White & Kaboom. For more information go to www.lakelandgov.net.


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Jimmy Dimora appeals his federal conviction
(Cincinnati) - Former Cuyahoga County commissioner Jimmy Dimora is seeking an early release from prison.
Dimora, who was convicted in a wide-ranging public corruption case in Cleveland, is appealing his federal conviction, arguing that his trial was unfair.
In an appeal filed in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Saturday, ex-career politician asked that his conviction on 32 bribery-related offenses be overturned.
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In 2008, I reported news to you about a new abortive treatment for Migraine with aura - without medications. A portable Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (sTMS) device that is in clinical trials was, and still is, showing great promise.
Results of a new trial,1 conducted in multiple locations, have been released, adding to the successful trial results with the sTMS device.
The Study
Introducing TMS and Migraine
I cannot begin to explain this as well as the authors of this study. Therefore, in their words...
"The presumed substrate of migraine with aura is cortical spreading depression. This effect consists of a wave of excitation followed by a wave of inhibition of both neurons and glia, which spreads across the cortical mantle. Work in animals suggests that cortical spreading depression depolarises meningeal nociceptors giving rise to migraine pain, and that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) disrupts this depression wave.
TMS is a non-invasive technique that applies a brief magnetic pulse to the scalp and underlying cortex, changing the pattern of neuronal firing. Since its discovery in 1985, it has been used for anatomic brain mapping and for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. TMS was tested in individuals with migraine based on the hypothesis that a fluctuating magnetic field delivered by the device, when applied to the back of the head, would induce electrical current and disrupt cortical spreading depression. In view of its ability to disrupt the depression wave, TMS has promise as a non-invasive, non-pharmacological, and safe treatment for migraine. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of a novel, portable, single-pulse TMS (sTMS) device for acute treatment of migraine with aura."1
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Preliminary work suggests that single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (sTMS) could be effective as a treatment for migraine. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of a new portable sTMS device for acute treatment of migraine with aura.1
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Welcome to the January BCCC!
Welcome to the January 2013 edition of the Body Change Composition Challenge!
If you're receiving this email, it's because you let me know you were either definitely in to participate or interested, so be sure to let me know if you're no longer interested and I'll take you off the list so you don't get inundated with emails. If you're still in, please read alllllll the way to the end of this email. It's long (sorry!) but it's full of VERY important information.
Officially, the BCCC runs for four full weeks. "Day 1" is Wednesday, 1/16. The final day is Wednesday, 2/13. [Don't forget to save the date for Friday, 2/15, for post-BCCC celebrations!] I'm not going to tell you that doing a few extra days of careful eating is going to hurt you, so if you want to get weighed in on Monday and call that your official "Day 1," that's just fine by us!
We're offering a wide range of available times over Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of this week (so, the 14th/15th/16th) that you can come in to get weighed and measured. They are as follows:Monday – 7am-9am (Meg)Tuesday – 11am-11:30am, 12pm – 2pm (Meg)Tuesday – 4-8pm (Erin)Wednesday – 5-8pm (Meg)You do NOT have to RSVP or sign up, just show up during one of these times. If none of these times work for you – you MUST email us to schedule something separately (but please, do your level best to get here during one of the available slots). PLEASE BRING YOUR $20 IN CASH OR CHECK when you come to weigh in. YOU MUST HAND US MONEY TO BE WEIGHED IN – NO EXCEPTIONS. If I don't see you at a weigh-in time or hear from you to reschedule by Wednesday the 16th, I'll assume you changed your mind about participating and I will be sad, but I'll take you off the list.Expect to hop on the scale, get measurements taken of your waist/chest/bicep/calf (men) and waist/chest/hips/bicep/calf (women). We'll do "before" pictures facing front, side and back – it's best to do these shirtless (men) and in a sports bra or fitted tank top (women). More on this in a second.
If you're nervous about the idea of measurements and photos, PLEASE don't fret! A word about what we mean here:We will never make you do anything that makes you truly, deeply uncomfortable. Yes, we'll push you to give up alcohol for thirty days and we'll probably encourage you to jump on the higher box or kick up into a handstand even if you're scared – but we also know that the idea of getting your waist measured by a stranger and getting photos taken in all your post-workout glory can be extremely intimidating. That said, please keep these things in mind:1. THE SCALE IS ONLY A TOOL. It is NOT a reflection of your self worth or how great of an athlete you currently are or once were. It doesn't make you GOOD or BAD as a person, and it doesn't mean you're more or less disciplined than anyone else. It merely is a sort-of accurate representation of how you're CHANGING as a person, one way or another. I'm working on a much more extensive post on this, but leave it to say that in the course of one day, I've fluctuated by 6-8 pounds on CFCC's kitchen scale. SIX TO EIGHT POUNDS. You eat a meal that's a little salty? The number will go up. Severely dehydrated from the flu? Down it goes. Different scales can read differently by up to five pounds, and our own scale has been known to read two pounds heavier when we move it a foot to the right, even if we've JUST stepped on it. As most of us are aware, gaining muscle will make the number go up – we've seen people end up significantly leaner but only a few pounds lighter (or even a pound or two HEAVIER) then they were when they started.I know it's hard for many people to not obsess over this number. If you've moved past it – congratulations! If you feel like it will put you in a weird place mentally, that's completely fine. Just let me know (you're not the first or only one that's asked this, I promise) and I will still have you hop on the scale, but I will not let you look and I will not tell you the number. And I won't tell anyone else, either.2. All of the above goes for pictures. Trust me in advance – NO ONE LOOKS GOOD in these pictures. It's overhead lighting, you're sweaty, we get it. Again, we will NEVER show these pictures to anyone without your express permission, and we don't even need to show you if you don't want to see.3. If your goals are aesthetic, you'd be surprised at how skewed your own perception can be. You see yourself every single day. Even the most dramatic of changes happens minutely, and sometimes it can be difficult to see just how different things really are – unless you have a starting point to look back on. (Case in point – our Fall 2012 winners. Holy cow.) Even if your goals aren't so much aesthetic, it's always good to have these kind of things recorded so you can see how things are progressing – even if you ask us to file them away and we don't look at them again for a year.4. Finally – we're all friends here. You're never going to weird us out or gross us out with questions about anything, and you're not going to blind us with your winter paleness. So come in. It's cool. We promise.
This Challenge is about setting a goal, making a plan, and sticking to it without exception for ONE MONTH. Trust me when I say I can think of about a zillion reasons in the course of a single week that you could go off-plan – work dinners, date night, sneaking food off the kids' plates, birthdays, house parties, stressful weeks at work, the list goes on and on. And I'd wager that the hardest thing about changing your habits is NOT the actual changing part – it's changing consistently and for long enough to see results. We found that you can see some pretty significant results by going all-in for thirty days, without exception. And I promise you that in the entire history of my time BCCC'ing – no one has EVER come back to me and said "gee whiz, I wish I drank MORE last night." We know it's hard, but the results are worth it.
That said, you're all adults and we simply can't follow you around every second of the day. So here's what you can do to hold yourself accountable to you, your goals, and your community during this month.
1. KEEP A LOG. Again, we don't want you to become neurotic, but I have heard over and over and OVER again "Wow – I thought I was doing really well until I saw everything written down!" Also, if anything is weird or you're not progressing the way you want to be, we simply can't offer suggestions if we don't know what you're doing on the day-to-day. You can log your food in whatever format is most comfortable to you. A notebook/pen. Pictures of your meals on your phone. A blog like this or this or this (
Note that you can be completely anonymous on said blog as long as we know that you're you. We love reading blogs!). You can post your meals in the comments section of the Nutrition Blog on the CFCC website – we'll be posting a lot throughout the challenge and will answer as many questions as we can! It's also helpful to keep note of other important things – like how much you're sleeping and when you're training (and what you're doing) to help us have that crucial sense of context in your life. It'll help you too! If you have a day where you would claw someone's face off for a cupcake – it's nice to look at your log and see "wow, I'm not a lunatic, I just only got four hours of sleep last night!"
2. JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP. Whine when your roommate orders pizza or someone puts brownies in the office kitchen. Ask recipe questions or where to find the cheapest grassfed beef in Philly. Talk about how you put your M&Ms down the garbage disposal so you'd stop thinking about them. Whatever you need, someone will be there to help, answer or commiserate with you. Honestly, I love this group so much, and I'm so happy with how it's grown recently.
3. READ THE BLOG. We have lots to say.
4. HANG OUT WITH US. Every Tuesday night at 6:30 in the Coach's Lounge. Bring your questions, your problems and your victories to share with the group.
We're really excited and proud that you're all in for the Challenge this time around, and we can't wait to see what the next month has in store for you.


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I guess I take issue with your assumptions
(1) I have a friend circle of PhD/MD's/JD/Engineers. None went to a private college.
I demand my kids go to CC , THEN to Uni...there's no point in paying all that money for a class you can take for 1/4th the cost.
GF went on an athletic scholarship so she doesn't care, my company is paying for it and I still go the cheap route - but If I am paying for it - they will do it the cheap route, go to school, and work. I'm not paying all that money for room/board/tuition/beer when they could of gone down the street f
or the exact same credit.
Hanging around rich kids doesn't expose you to a "higher level through process" - it exposes you to a more sheltered one.
Obviously going to CC than college is cheaper, nobody is arguing that.
My argument only applies to the top universities, both private and public. If you were comparing some random private liberal arts college vs a good state school, it would be a no-brainer.
Hanging around rich kids doesn't do you any good, but hanging around SMART and MOTIVATED kids certainly shapes you and the others around you. The brightest and most motivated kids tend to go to the best schools. This is why the best universities are the best. It wouldn't matter if they had donkeys for teachers, as long as they kept their admissions criteria.
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By that size office politics become unbearable. Useless ppl get promoted, groups fight for power, cronyism etc.
Engineering have less impact, mainly sales at that point.
At a startup we're
fighting together like hell to survive
. It's a strong bond and our code either win us a critical million dollar deal or put the company in danger of going under. Quite an exciting gamble and it's good that there's a core group of 7 of us that have consistently succeeded in the past. The payoff is quite nice when we do make it.
Sounds like fun! That is what I'd be doing if I hadn't picked my current field
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Place chopped chocolate and butter in a microwave safe bowl. Heat on high power for 25 seconds. Stir. Heat for 20 more seconds, stir. Heat on 50% power for 15-20 second increments, stirring vigorously after each, until melted. Do not over heat or you will burn the chocolate. Alternatively, you can melt this in a double boiler set over low heat.
Whisk eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium, in a mixing bowl with a hand held mixer on medium high, or in a mixing bowl with a whisk until your arm hurts – until the eggs double in volume.
You'll want the chocolate to be warm at this point, so make sure it is warm to the touch. Stir one third of the eggs into the melted chocolate to loosen the chocolate. Fold in the remaining eggs.
Butter your silicone molds. Equally divide batter among 18 half sphere silicone mold cavities. Bake for 10-14 minutes until the cakes still looks moist but are set. Insert a digital thermometer into a cake. Once the cakes reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit, remove them from the oven and set on a cooling rack. Using a thermometer is the best way to tell if your cakes are done. Don't overcook them, or they will become dry. If you, like me, bake these in three batches, just be sure the water doesn't evaporate too much. If it does, just add more water to the roasting pan and allow it to heat up for a few minutes.
Allow cakes to cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. Un-mold by turning silicone mold upside down and pressing the cakes out while turning the mold inside out. Keep refrigerated until ready to decorate. Actually, you can keep these cakes stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, then decorate them just before your party. Don't refrigerate the graduation cap cakes once decorated or the chocolate and modeling chocolate will end up with condensation on them.
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Turn a rimmed baking sheet upside down and set a piece of parchment paper on top. Spread half of the chocolate into a thin layer on the parchment paper. Set it in the refrigerator for about 3 minutes, just until it looses it's shine but isn't completely set. It needs to be soft enough to cut through. Cut into 3″ squares using a straight edge and a pizza wheel or knife. I have a 3″ wide piece of Plexiglas that I use to cut my chocolate barks into squares, so I used it here.
Set another piece of parchment paper on top of your chocolate and set a baking sheet on top of it. This will keep your chocolate squares flat. Refrigerate the chocolate until set about 10 minutes. Reserve a small amount of melted chocolate to attach the tassels to the caps, and repeat with remaining chocolate. If you only have two baking sheets, proceed with the next step, then come back to this step.
Once the chocolate is set, remove from the refrigerator and peel from the parchment paper away from the chocolate squares. Remove the scrap pieces, which can be used for another project or enjoyed as a snack.
If you want your chocolate squares to have more of a shine to them, use a sheet of clear acetate instead of parchment paper.
It is easiest to use a clay extruder to make the edible tassels. Use one of the discs that has at least 7 holes for the best results. Knead white modeling chocolate until soft. Pinch off about a tablespoonful and roll it into a log. Press the log into the clay extruder. Extrude a few inches of the clay for each tassel. If you don't have a clay extruder, you can roll thin logs of modeling chocolate to make your tassels.
Use some melted chocolate to attach the tassels to each chocolate square – place one end in the center of each square. Pinch off a small piece of the modeling chocolate and roll into a ball. Flatten it and use a dab of melted chocolate to adhere it in the center of the chocolate square covering the end of the tassel pieces. If you don't have any melted chocolate, you can use corn syrup to attach your pieces.
Use a small dab of chocolate frosting or Nutella to adhere the chocolate squares to your cakes. Cut the ends of the tassels off if they are too long.
As I said earlier in this post, do not refrigerate these cakes once the chocolate decorations are added. It wont take long at all to top each cake with the squares. You can add the tassels to your squares and store them on your baking sheets until you are ready to attach them to the cakes. If your home is cool (72 degrees or less,) you can remove the cakes from the refrigerator and decorate up to 8 hours before your party, otherwise a few hours before will be best. Not a great idea to serve these at an outdoor party unless you can keep them cool until you are ready to serve them.
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This is a discussion on Front Sight Training Institute????? within the Defensive Carry & Tactical Training forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Anybody hear of these folks? What is the good, bad, and the ugly? They are offering a free handgun and a bunch of other stuff ...
Anybody hear of these folks? What is the good, bad, and the ugly?
They are offering a free handgun and a bunch of other stuff ($1199.00) when you sign up.
Ahhh, what an awful dream. Ones and zeros everywhere... and I thought I saw a two.
A couple of threads on this forum that may prove helpful:
I'd do a bunch of reading before I thought of giving them money.
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I would look hard around where you live. Probably a lot of good training without going that far. But if money is no object..... Road trip.
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I agree with Supertac....read up, maybe go to the Las Vegas newspapers archive and read up on Front Sight and its founder.....
The founder is a serious Scientologist, and he uses their business practices and techniques. If you don't have any problem with that, the training is probably good.
I was about to comment further, but my remarks may be considered biased. About 30 minutes ago I won a FrontSight training certificate in another forum.
Oh well, I'll go ahead anyway. I find the owner's promotional approach a little off-putting. That being said, there have been long threads on many forums with lots of anecdotal high praise for their training. Although the Las Vegas area is geographically distant for a lot of people, the airlines and travel agencies often offer very inexpensive travel and sometime lodging as well.
Purchased some certificates for $100 each and went with my sons last fall. We all had a great time. We took the 4 day defensive handgun course. Learned a lot. Part of the course was a night shoot, going through a shoot house, and a one on one steel target competition.
The founder's mustache creeps me out.
That and his hard sell tactics. All secretive and stuff. Please.
Go Glock - until you can afford H&K
Anyone else thing "No soup for you!" when the see a picture of Dr. Piazza?
They have a high turnover of instructors so it can be hit or miss. It's also a timeshare type business. The "$2,000 certificates" can usually be found on ebay for $50-$100. They have had "Hurry act now before there gone" deals ever since they opened.
Their high pressure sales tactics kinda turn me off. I live in Nevada but I'm heading to Gunsite!
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I have trained with a guy that was once an instructor their. With out going into detail he left Front Sight after a couple of years.
Over all the technique they teach are solid.
If there is a large turn over of the instructor, at any facility, I would be leery.
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Have a samll problem. Both my front doors will not respond to keyless entry. They both open with the inner handles and the drivers will open and close with the key manually but will not instigate any other door.
Back doors are fine and work with both the keyless entry and button on centre console.
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All I can say is that he will be cleared of all these charges in the end, just let it play out until the end.
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Bill and all them can negotiate with me, but [Kraft's] the one that has the final decision and him saying, 'I want you around here for the next seven years' is saying he really wants me to be a part of his family.
He didn't need to give me the amount he gave me and knowing he thinks I deserve that and he trusts me to make the right decisions, it means a lot. It means he trusts in my character and the person I am, which means a lot. My mother [Terri], that's how she raised me.
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…a superior athlete who always played by the rules…
He was a great kid.He used to help the other kids. He was a good athlete and he would show them how to play, give them pointers on how they can improve…
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