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GENEROUS-hearted people looking to donate items to children's charity Barnardo's can now drop off their old clothes at Swindon's first donation centre.
The new centre, which also has its own 99p charity shop front, opened in Cavendish Square in Park South on Friday, with hundreds piling in to make the most of the opening-day bargains.
Visitors to the store can browse the items for sale after bringing their donations, which they can see being processed in the open plan stockroom behind the counter.
This is where volunteers sort the goods into 17 large wooden bays prior to distribution to the charity's network of smaller shops across the region.
Barnardo's area business manager Carol Carmichael said: "There's already been a lot of local interest while we've been setting up. People have been looking through the windows and asking when they can start delivering their donations.
"It was non-stop since we opened with lots of people coming in.
"Donations will be sorted here and then distributed. They could be going anywhere in the country potentially."
The site was chosen because it has easy access and plenty of free parking which makes it even easier for people to bring their pre-loved items for resale.
The region's first donation centre, in Gloucester, was so successful that it received 24,000 bags in the first 12 months after opening Carol said: "We are in an ideal position here in Cavendish Square.
"People want to donate but they want to do it conveniently, and we've found where some stores don't have space to park out the front they just aren't getting the donations."
As well as becoming an integral part of the local community, the new centre is also offering volunteering opportunities for anyone who wants to help.
Carol said: "We hope to become an important part of the local community and look forward to welcoming potential volunteers who want to get involved.
"Volunteering provides valuable experience for those seeking employment, as well as a great opportunity to meet new people and make new friends.
"We want to create a fun team who will work together in support of our services which aim to give children the best possible start in life."
The donation centre is open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 6pm, and there are plans to eventually open on Sundays between 10am and 4pm as well.
Barnardos accepts donations of all good quality items including clothing, books, toys, games, DVDs, CDs, homeware and accessories.


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Millions of people will be watching the Rose Parade on New Years Day.
Some from the streets of the parade route, others in the warmth of their home.
To most of them it's a tradition, a celebration of another year passed.
But to the Riepl family, it will be a culmination of all they have triumphantly overcome the past two years.
At just 38 years old, Kevin Riepl is a heart transplant recipient. He will be joining about 30 other organ donor recipients, family members of organ donors and living donors on the Donate Life float as his wife and twin sons watch from the sideline.
"I was selected by Cedars-Sinai," Riepl says of how he landed the opportunity to be in the parade.
"They mentioned that we were a very inspiring family to them, to the nurses and everything, so when it came time to nominate somebody, they nominated me for it. I was honored, I couldn't believe it."
Just two years ago Riepl was a normal 36-year-old working as a music composer for film and video games. He lived a healthy life in Winnetka as a vegetarian and worked out multiple times a week.
Then in October 2010 he suddenly suffered heart failure.
Unbeknownst to his doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, he had a rare tumor above his adrenal gland causing his heart to fail.
They put him on a left ventricular assist device (an LVAD) to help pump blood through his body. But by the end of May 2011 they decided he would need a heart transplant.
Within 30 days of being put on the list, he received the gift of a new heart.
Riepl's participation in the Rose Parade is his first time speaking out publicly for organ donation.
"I'm honored to do that because I'm extremely thankful for the whole organ donor association and the process - Donate Life and One Legacy," Riepl says. "I'm happy to go represent that."
Donate Life is an organization committed to promoting organ, eye and tissue donation while One Legacy is a local organ and tissue recovery organization.
Both, along with dozens of similar organizations across the nation, join together to create the Donate Life float every year.
"We take great pride in being the most inspiring float entry in the parade year after year," says Bryan Stewart, One Legacy's Vice President of Communications and chairman of Donate Life's Rose Parade Float Committee.
"That has a lot to do with our purpose in the parade which is to honor donors and to celebrate what the gift of life makes possible and to motivate people around the country to register as donors."
The theme of the parade is "Oh, the Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss.
The float committee took that theme and applied it to people who have been touched by organ and tissue donation.
"These are people who have lost loved ones. These are people who yesterday they might have died and now they are alive and now they can breath," Stewart says.
"So basically our whole story is about how we experience the highest of highs and the lowest of lows and everywhere in-between, kind of like a roller coaster. So we wanted to apply that to what we're all about which is a place of loving each other and caring for each other."
The result is a gorgeous float design of multiple hearts linked together like a roller coaster with 72 memorial portraits of deceased donors from all over the country pictured on the base of the float.
Joining Riepl as a rider is former Anaheim Angels infielder David Eckstein and his brother Rick Eckstein - their family has been ravaged by kidney disease and the latter donated his kidney to another brother.
Leilah Dowsari, the first female newborn to ever receive a heart transplant, will also be riding the float. Dowsari is now 26 years old living in Loma Linda and expecting her second child.
All of the riders are sponsored by an organization affiliated with Donate Life, like Cedars-Sinai.
The hospital nominated Riepl for a number of reasons, says Dr. Jaime Moriguchi, one of Riepl's doctors.
"He's just an amazing guy, and he had a remarkable will to live," Moriguchi says. "He's very inspirational to his kids, to us. He epitomizes what a heart transplant can do for someone - to bring them back to their life."
Though Cedars-Sinai has one of the largest heart transplant programs in the U.S. - Moriguchi says they will probably hit about 100 transplants this year - they still have about 60 to 80 people waiting for a heart, he says.
That's why Donate Life's campaign to raise awareness of donation is so important.
"We don't have enough donors," Moriguchi says. "Without the donors, we cannot do what we do."
Riepl doesn't know much about the man who's heart he received, only that he was a 34-year-old male.
But both he and his wife Tracy are grateful that the donor family agreed to the donation, giving Riepl the gift of life to spend another year with his family.
"I got really emotional when our boys started kindergarten this year, and I took a picture of him with them at the drop-off line at school," Tracy says.
"Had our donor family not said yes... it's like, we don't know who they are, but my feeling is whoever you are, where ever you are, thank you because he's here to share this milestone with me. Organ donation not only saved him, it saved my family."
Rose Parade
What: Kevin Riepl will be riding on the Donate Life float at the Rose Parade along with about 30 other organ donor recipients, living donors and organ donor families.
When: 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013
Where: The 5 1/2 mile parade route begins at the corner of Green Street and Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena. The parade travels north on Orange Grove then turns east onto Colorado Boulevard. At the end of the route, the parade turns north onto Sierra Madre Boulevard and ends at Sierra Madre and Villa Street.
Information: Call 877-793-911, or go to www.tournamentofroses.com. The parade can also be seen on TV; check your local listings.
Stephanie Cary 310-540-5511, Ext. 6630 firstname.lastname@example.com
Follow Stephanie Cary on Twitter at http://twitter.com/stephiecary

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CitySounds.fm uses the SoundCloud and Flickr APIs to bring you music and images sorted by different world cities. The site was created by Henrik Berggren and David Kjelkerud during Music Hack Day in London. I've been listening during my morning coffee/web troll routine to Nashville.
"The tracks and city information is fetched from the SoundCloud API–in fact the list of cities and tracks is even updated in real time as new tracks roll into SoundCloud. Additionally, pictures for each city are fetched from Flickr." – blog.soundcloud.com
Check it out for yourself and let me know which city your think is producing the best tunes: http://citysounds.fm/
For more info: musichackday.org


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Saturday, October 1, 2011
How to override hashcode in Java example - Tutorial
14 comments :
- Sandeep said...
Excellent tips. But I would like to say that JDK7 has come up with awesome Objects class which can easily generate hashcodes for classes.
How hashcode behaves in String
- October 3, 2011 at 7:31 AM
- Javin @ polymorphism in java said...
@OnlySoftware , thanks for your suggestion I tried both EqualsBuilder and HashCodeBuilder and found them easy to use and probably best option, though it introduce additional dependency on Apache commons but in the end its worth to include Apache commons which has lots of utility.
- October 7, 2011 at 11:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
Can we make hashCode method synchronized in Java, What are the consequences of using synchronized keyword with equals and hashCode method ? Also is there any way we can still do in memory comparison using native equals method in Java
- October 29, 2011 at 9:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
hashcode in java example is very good but you didn't tell us how to write hashcode for immutable class, will be same of there would be any difference. also what are performance consideration in java while overriding hashcode in java ? What happend if I return same hashcode for every object ?
- December 1, 2011 at 11:59 PM
- Sunidhi said...
Use IDE to generate code for equals and hashCode, there is no point doing it manually. you might want to highlight the importance of hashCode when an object is used as key in HashMap. Though its not a requirement that unequal object should have unequal or unique hashCode, you should try for that.
- July 12, 2012 at 11:42 PM
- genex said...
@javin am not getting auto-generate hashcode and equals option in netbeans 7.2.
help pleas??
- July 18, 2012 at 11:10 PM
- Hima P said...
I get an exception when I'm trying to start tomcat (in thread main java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
- January 7, 2013 at 5:37 AM
- saikiranputta said...
Why do you need hashcode? I mean what is the practical application of it's?
Overriding equals() and hashcode()..!!? How/why would you use that?!
Please be specific.
- February 19, 2013 at 7:38 AM
- Anonymous said...
this is an amazing article...
It will be great to know more about the has code as in why we need a hash code at all.. how a hash code is used by jvm ?
hash code comes into picture when there is a collision, but I am not sure if that is it, the use of hash code.
Thanks in advance
Naveen Vanjani
- April 14, 2013 at 7:55 PM
- Venkat Sarma said...
Hi Nice article,
In one of my interviews asked me a question that what happens when hashcode of two key objects are equals? tell me what happens while put and get methods. I couldn't answer this question. I came back and written a simple program like for all custom objects it returns the same hashcode, tried adding them to hashmap. But it is working fine, I mean to say I could see the size of the hashmap correctly though I gave same hashcode. Also I could get the values properly, I dont see any issues. I printed the hashcode for all the objects they are same only. So finally how will I know hash collision happened?
- April 24, 2013 at 7:17 AM
- Ken said...
@Naveen Vanjani and saikinranputta
You need to override equals and hashcode if you want colletions based on hashes to work well, like hashset and hashmap.
If you put a Person object with the same 'name' and 'surname' fields inside a HashSet many times you'd expect the set to only have it once, but as their hashcodes wouldn't be the same without overriding hashcode() you'd have it repeated.
And equals is needed because sometimes in HashMaps for example there are hashcode collisions, and when that happens the objects are put in the same bucket (linkedlist). Then to look for the right object the equals method is used.
- June 19, 2013 at 7:49 AM
- Ken said...
@Venkat Sarma
Probably you did override hashcode() without overriding equals. So in that case all your objects were stored in the same bucket, which leads to O(n) lookup instead of O(1) which is normally expected in a HashMap.
- June 19, 2013 at 7:56 AM
- Gauri said...
Hello Javin, What is the purpose of hashCode and what is the relationship between equals and hashCode in Java, does compiler complains if we override one but not other? if not, why not?
- June 30, 2013 at 9:14 PM
- Unknown said...
Hello Gauri,, No, compiler will not give any error. If two objects are equal using equals() method then their hashCode() methods also should return same integer value. Vice versa is not true.
- November 2, 2015 at 6:57 PM


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classes in C#, and DataObjects.Net (integrated into your application) will change the database schema
on the next application startup, preserving the data.
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mapping to an already existing database without any modification of its structure.
Declarative mapping definitions based on attributes is primary way of describing mappings
in DataObjects.Net.
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Currently it shows best result in ORMeter.net LINQ quality test.
LINQ translation is a pretty complex problem.
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delivers high performance on every database platform.
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It is the only ORM allowing the application to "crunch" unlimited
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November 10, 2011.
World renowned musician and one half of the critically acclaimed Dresden Dolls, Amanda Palmer will be performing at Occupy Seattle in Westlake Park on Saturday 11/12/11 at 5pm. Following her sold-out performance at Moore Theater on 11/9/11, Amanda decided to stay in town to support Occupy Seattle and donate her time and talent to the cause.
In addition to Ms. Palmer, other guest artists include Adrian Xavier, a reggae musician in the grandest traditions and DJ Michael Manahan who made his mark with integrity and staying power, serving up solid and sometimes slamming grooves.
Occupy Seattle's Day of Solidarity Rally runs from 1pm to 6 and is organized to celebrate the many successes of the movement including:
· Successful occupations at Seattle Central Community College, City Hall and Westlake Center;
· Successfully creating community with respect for all;
· Living a new model of empowerment and decision making;
· Supporting thousands of Washingtonians as they broke up with their banks;
· 5000 marching on 10/15/11 to protest economic injustice and;
· Saying no to Chase Bank and Jamie Dimon.
Formed on October 1, 2011, Occupy Seattle is a leaderless movement of concerned Americans who have taken to occupying public spaces in order to focus our nation's attention on the undue influence of large corporations on our government, elected leaders and our democracy itself. It is inspired by and modeled after the Occupy Wall Street movement.


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Hi all,
I purchased a new Lenovo B570 a couple of months ago and have been having major issues with powering the laptop on since I have had it. when I first got it out of the box it started fine no problems and ran windows update and installed a few programs (nothing too major other than MS Office, yahoo messenger, skype, etc).
I noticed after about a week that it had an issue when trying to start from a shutdown. When I pressed the power button, the power light would turn on, HD light would indicate activity, however nothing would appear on the screen. I forced shutdown and tried to restart and the same happens. After a few more tries, eventually the screen will light up and suggest running start up repair. this starts then I get various blue screen messages sometimes just once, sometimes 2-3 times on separate instances and eventually I can start the machine up and when it is on and running it's great and there are no issues at all.
I researched both on this forum and via google about potential issues and have tried one-key recovery back to original spec and also updating the BIOS and removing the fingerprint software, none of which resolved the issue (see threads below for examples of potential solutions that I have tried). In the last couple of days I tried a new experiment where I turn on the power after a shutdown, and as described above just get a blank screen, however rather than force shutdown straight away, I allow it to remain in this state for about an hour, then perform force shutdown. Straight away I press power on again and immediately the laptop starts, no BSOD, no start-up repair just straight into starting windows as you would expect and the laptop works as hoped for.
This indicates to me it could be a power issue with booting up at the start, but I'm afraid I'm not very technically minded in these things so would appreciate any help or feedback from someone who might be able to suggest a solution that I haven't tried yet as although I can get the laptop to work now, it is an issue having to wait for the power to 'charge up' before I can use the laptop.
I am based in the UK if that helps at all. any help greatly appreciated.
Solved! Go to Solution.
cheers Serge, have arranged for that now.
fraser have u ever found out what the cause was? i have the exact same problem with my lenovo computer i noticed since i got it everytime i try turning it on the power comes on but no display, i usually just keep it on for weeks because once i turn it off i have a heck of a time getting it back on!
I too have the same issue, only my unit now is completely dead, no power.
same here buddy mine is now completely dead
Same here. We got my son a brand new one for Christmas and it is dead already. Won't power on!! Very upset with Lenovo. I have owed about every brand of computer and I don't think I will be buying a Lenovo anymore. I have tired the holding power button down with battery out and nothing works........
Same problem here. I have a think pad from 5 yrs ago that still works which is why i bought this new lenovo. No more lenovos or any recommendations to get lenovos for me.
hey just a little update i sent my laptop in and it was the bios and ram were both completely dead. so apparently lenovos are known for being built with bad bios chips. so they replaced that and sent it back. im guessing they loosened things up because now my left mouse clicker on my laptop is broke but it still works. they mad eme pay for shipping because they said since my laptop is a cheaper model the warranty doesnt cover shipping and thats why the model is cheaper thats how they jip you. they did repair the bios for free thank god. i would recomend getting the extended warranty. also dont send your original box in you wont get it back i left a note asking to send it back in the box (i only sent it so they would know the specs for sure).
so anyways thats your problem, i know you want it to come back to life but believe me i clicked my power button about 400 times hoping it would your only option is to send it in to be repaired
i added a reply below but i sent mine in and the bios and ram was dead u have to repair that, the warranty covers it


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Basciani looking to expand operation
The Mushroom Council's "blendability" program, which encourages consumers and foodservice operators to blend mushrooms with meat in a variety of dishes, could result in an expansion program for Basciani Mushroom Farms, Avondale, Pa., general manager Fred Recchiuti said.
The company already has completed the land development process and has obtained the necessary permits from the local government.
"We're waiting to get through the heat this summer and see how the market goes," Recchiuti said.
Champs Mushrooms introduces new boxes
Champs Mushrooms, Langley, British Columbia, has been implementing some renovations and expansions as it integrates its box and carton-erecting system into its in-house operation, said Rick Watters, sales and marketing manager.
The company now folds its boxes at one facility and ships them out to 10 farms. In the past, the process was done off-site.
The company also has introduced new 5- and 10-pound open-taper boxes that display better at retail and provide extra stacking strength on the pallet, Watters said.
Dole introduces improved packaging
Dole Mushrooms, Kennett Square, Pa., has converted all of its packaging to environmentally friendly RPET materials, said Gary Schroeder, director.
The company switched many of its tills to RPET materials as they became available, but there was not a good alternative design for its flat, foam tray.
"We finally came up with one, and it allows us to move away from foam," Schroeder said.
Dole Mushrooms also has designed new master cartons.
"We use less cardboard and get more pounds on a single pallet," he said.
Gourmet Mushrooms going mainstream
Gourmet Mushrooms Inc., Sebastopol, Calif., is reviving the heirloom shiitake mushroom, said Meg Hill, director of sales and marketing.
The firm also has expanded its retail line into Safeway stores in Oregon and in Washington, "which is huge news for a small farm," she said.
The company already was in the chain's California stores.
Gourmet Mushrooms' overall growth is noteworthy because it is taking place within established grocery stores, not just organic specialty stores, which traditionally have been the main buyers for its line of specialty mushrooms.
"It's gone mainstream," Hill said.
Ed Wuensch on staff at Kitchen Pride
Ed Wuensch, a third-generation mushroom grower at Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms Inc., Gonzales, Texas, has completed his studies at Texas A&M University and is working at the family-owned firm in sales and other areas to get an overview of the business, said Bill St. John, sales and transportation manager.
Wuensch is a grandson of Darrell McLain and a nephew of Greg McLain. The McLains own the company.
The company also has a new chiller.
"Cooling is very important in Texas," St. John said.
The firm replaced a couple of smaller units with one with greater capacity, which should reduce long-term energy costs.
The company also has a conveyor system that runs throughout the farm, from the growing room to the facility where mushrooms are vacuum-cooled, he said. The system helps ensure shelf life.
Kitchen Pride produces white button, brown, portabella, oyster and shiitake mushrooms.
Consumers respond to Monterey innovation
Watsonville, Calif.-based Monterey Mushrooms has had great consumer response to two innovations introduced in the past few years, vice president Joe Caldwell said.
"Both our vitamin D product as well as our informative sustainable packaging has reinforced the natural goodness of our product for consumer health as well as our planet health," he said.
As much as 25% of Monterey Mushrooms' volume is now prewashed and sliced, he said, with the majority of that with 100% daily value of vitamin D per serving.
"We are seeing more interest in prestuffed mushrooms as more consumers are making quick-serve appetizers and even vegetarian meals from them," he said. "Monterey expects to expand our offering of these products over the next year."
Blendability a winner for Mushroom Council
For the second year in a row, the Mushroom Council, San Jose, Calif., earned first place in the Reverse Action Station Chef Demo Lunch Buffet at the Produce Marketing Association's Foodservice Conference in Monterey, Calif., in late July, said Kathleen Preis, marketing coordinator for the council.
The council received the honor, which was voted on by attendees, for its mushroom-and-beef and mushroom-and-turkey blended sliders. Entries were judged on use of produce as a center-of-the-plate item, lowering overall plate cost and overall appearance.
Preis said the honor reflects the industry's recognition of the blendability concept as a practical solution to many current foodservice concerns.
Ponderosa harvesting from Saskatchewan
Ponderosa Mushrooms & Specialty Foods, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, has begun its seasonal chanterelle mushroom program from Saskatchewan, president Joe Salvo said.
The mushrooms should be available well into September, he said.
"It's the premier chanterelle in perhaps the entire world," he said. "They come up perfect, little round, golden, apricot-colored mushrooms."
Salvo said he's been buying mushrooms from the area for 18 seasons.
Ponderosa is one of a handful of companies that compete for the mushrooms, he said.
Salvo said he's also beginning to see some of the seasonal lobster and pine mushroom out of northern British Columbia.
Ponderosa plans to launch a line of pickled mushrooms in early 2014 that will be a deli and foodservice item.
It will be a "real interesting and exciting mix of wild and exotic mushrooms," he said.
To-Jo continues to launch new items
Julie Petrovick, most recently with Modern Mushroom Farms, Avondale, Pa., has joined To-Jo Mushrooms, Avondale, as director of marketing, said Paul Frederic, senior vice president of sales and marketing.
The company also exhibited at the Produce Marketing Association's recent foodservice show in Monterey, Calif., and is gearing up for Fresh Summit.
To-Jo is continuing to make new product introductions, such as mushroom meatballs and portabella sliders, Frederic said.
The slider has been extremely popular at retail and in a bulk pack for foodservice, he said.


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Watch This Of An Australian That's The Hottest Driver At Huset's Right Now
Currently Ian Madsen is the guy to beat at Huset's Speedway. He won the last two races of 2013, then came in and won the 2014 season opener making it three straight victories at the track.
I talked with him and he says, 'It just goes to show what a great team I have behind me. They've put in a lot of hard work and it shows.' His crew chief is a guy that knows the business of making an outlaw sprint car perform, and that's Leonard Lee.
Ian comes from a family that has a big background in racing. He tells us, 'My father was a late model racer and my brother is a very accomplished racer.'
Madsen and his team are running a busy schedule in 2014. He says, 'We've got a 70 race schedule this year including full time at Knoxville where we're in a tight point battle with Terry McCarl.'
In this video he reflects on racing at Huset's. He also talks about friends and family watching from back home in Australia:
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Denise advised me to reduce the amount of oil, and I read the comments on Epicurious and tried a few different versions until I came up with this recipe for Ginger-Cilantro Rice with Green Onion and Sesame. My version has (gasp!) less cilantro and more green onion, and I changed the proportions of the other seasonings as well, but the the recipe I ended up with is something that's going to be a regular side dish around here. Thanks Denise for the suggestion to give this a try!
When rice is done, let sit 5 minutes with the lid on, then remove all the pieces of sliced ginger and fluff the rice with a fork.
Ginger-Cilantro Rice with Green Onion and Sesame
(Makes 4 servings, recipe adapted from Ginger-Cilantro Rice on Epicurious.com, with quite a few changes by Kalyn.)
8 slices ginger root (one 2 inch piece of ginger root, peeled and sliced into 8 slices) + 1 tsp. minced ginger root
1 cup Uncle Ben's Converted Rice (or use any type of long-grain white rice, following cooking directions on package)
2 cups hot chicken stock (I used my homemade chicken stock, but you can use canned chicken broth)
1 small bunch cilantro, chopped (about 2/3 cup chopped cilantro)
4 green onions, thinly sliced
2 T extra virgin olive oil (use a flavorful olive oil)
2 tsp. Asian sesame oil
1 T rice vinegar (not seasoned rice vinegar)
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Put the rice and 8 slices of ginger root in a heavy pan with a tight fitting lid, add hot chicken stock, bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer and cook covered until rice is done and all liquid is absorbed. (This took 22 minutes for me, but I would start checking the rice after 20 minutes. Follow cooking instructions and cooking time on the rice package if you use a different brand of rice.)
While rice cooks, wash, dry, and chop cilantro and thinly slice green onions. Put chopped cilantro, 3/4 of the sliced green onions, and minced ginger in a food processor or chopper attachment of an immersion blender and pulse until ingredients are finely chopped, about 45 seconds. Then add olive oil, sesame oil, and rice vinegar and blend about 30 seconds more to make dressing.
When rice is done, turn off heat and let rice sit for 5 minutes with the lid on. After 5 minutes remove ginger slices and fluff rice with a fork. Add dressing and stir to distribute dressing so all pieces of rice are coated with dressing mixture. Season to taste with salt and fresh ground black pepper, garnish rice with sliced green onions, and serve.
More Tasty Rice Side Dishes You Might Like:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Mujadarra - Middle Eastern Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions from Kalyn's Kitchen
Lake Powell Spicy Rice from Kalyn's Kitchen
Brown Rice Pilaf with Green Olives and Lemon from Lottie and Doof
Pelau from Blue Jean Chef
Basil and Parmesan Rice with Pine Nuts from Kalyn's Kitchen
Rice Pilaf from Vanilla Latte
Green Low-Glycemic Rice with Cilantro from Christine Cooks
Brown Rice Pilaf with Variations from Gluten-Free Goddess
Chicken Rice Pilaf from Ciao Florentina
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Winny wrote:Desires make me suffer.. But without it, what do I live for? Should I live my life without any want? IDK..
What do you think?
While not technically an economic concern, I would like to add a few comments on the subject of contentment. Contentment is a virtue that has often been misunderstood and, as it relates to consumption and satisfaction, it seems to merit some discussion.
The tacit objective of economics is a dynamic economy where every demand and desire is supplied and constantly renewed in a never-ending and ever-growing cycle. The entire mechanism is fueled by tanha. From the Buddhist perspective, this tireless search to satisfy desires is itself a kind of suffering. Buddhism proposes the cessation of this kind of desire, or contentment, as a more skillful objective.
Traditional economists would probably counter that without desire, the whole economy would grind to a halt. However, this is based on a misunderstanding of the nature of contentment. People misunderstand contentment because they fail to distinguish between the two different kinds of desire, tanha and chanda. We lump them together, and in proposing contentment, dismiss them both. A contented person comes to be seen as one who wants nothing at all. Here lies our mistake.
Obviously, people who are content will have fewer wants than those who are discontent. However, a correct definition of contentment must be qualified by the stipulation that it implies only the absence of artificial want, that is tanha; chanda, the desire for true well-being, remains. In other words, the path to true contentment involves reducing the artificial desire for sense-pleasure, while actively encouraging and supporting the desire for quality of life.
Michael_S wrote:There has been no "suffering" or "dukkha" as a result of this desire to see a film and acting upon it.
Michael_S wrote:The book mentioned a few posts ago about "desire" points out that there are
seventeen Pali words that have all been translated as "desire" into English by various authors.
So, I am uncertain of what the Buddha really meant about all this. Something is getting lost in the translating.
I've read a bit of the Canon (in English) and see some contradiction.
Michael_S wrote:The basics like food, water, air, heat, shelter, etc do not provoke "desires" or "cravings", they are needs.
Michael_S wrote:Anyway, I sit on the Newbie fence as far as Buddhism goes and remain undecided about much of it.
The practice of mindfulness has been helpful to me,
but the idea that all desires lead to suffering is probably not what the Buddha meant.
If he did, then he was mistaken.
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If you happened to catch my final garden update this weekend, you know why I've been frantically making things like roasted tomatoes, Gazpacho, and now Sausage and Basil Marinara Sauce! My garden is simply overflowing with tomatoes. That means it's time to make this sauce, my all-time favorite pasta sauce, and something I've been making for years.
If you come to my house in the winter and open the upright freezer, you'll see square containers like the ones below filled with this sauce. I'll eat it served over Zucchini Noodles for a low-carb dinner, or with whole wheat spaghetti if I'm not as concerned about carbs, but this would be great with any type of pasta you prefer. And I never get tired of this favorite sauce.
But please, please, please, don't skip the fennel. That's one of the things that makes this sauce over-the-top good.
Here are the steps to make Sausage and Basil Marinara Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes. (Complete recipe at the end. These photos are double the amounts of the recipe.)
(Makes 8-10 cups of sauce, recipe created by Kalyn)
15-20 very ripe tomatoes, peeled and diced in pieces 1/2 to 1 inch
1-2 cans tomato sauce
1-2 cans diced tomatoes
3 T dried basil
3 T dried oregano
2 T ground fennel seed
3 T minced garlic or garlic puree
5 dried bay leaves
1 pkg. (5 links) turkey Italian Sausage
(mild or hot, but I prefer hot)
1/4 cup olive oil plus 1-2 T for browning sausage
1/4 cup (or less) chopped fresh oregano
1/2 cup (or less) chopped fresh basil
To peel tomatoes: Bring a deep pot of water to a slight boil. Wash tomatoes, then cut a V into the top of each tomato, cutting away stem area. Put tomatoes with stem area removed into boiling water 1-2 minutes. Remove tomatoes to cutting board, and peel off skin, which should come off easily. If it doesn't slip right off, leave tomatoes in boiling water a tiny bit longer. I do 4-5 tomatoes at a time, and usually let them cool for a minute or two before peeling them.
Chop tomatoes and put in large heavy pot. Add tomato sauce, canned diced tomatoes, dried basil, dried oregano, ground fennel, minced garlic, and bay leaves and let sauce simmer 1-2 hours.
Heat 1-2 T olive oil in a large frying pan. Squeeze sausage out of casing and brown, breaking up with heavy turner or potato masher, until sausage is well browned. Add browned sausage to sauce mixture and simmer 2-3 hours more.
Add olive oil, fresh oregano and fresh basil to sauce and simmer 10-15 minutes. Let sauce cool before refrigerating or freezing. This sauce will keep for close to a year in the freezer if it is stored in a plastic container with a tight fitting lid.
South Beach Diet / Low-Carb Diet Suggestions:
Every ingredient in this sauce is friendly for all phases of the South Beach Diet and most other types of low-carb eating plans. For South Beach this would be perfect served over Zucchini Noodles for Phase One, or serve over whole wheat or Dreamfields pasta for phase 2 or 3.
Nutritional Information?
More Ideas with Fresh Garden Tomatoes:
(Recipes from other blogs not always South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Fresh Garden Tomato No-Cook Pasta Sauce with Garlic, Basil, and Thyme ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Bruschetta with Tomato and Basil ~ Simply Recipes
Middle Eastern Tomato Salad ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Roasted Tomato Tapenade ~ A Farmgirl's Dabbles
Summer Tomato Salad with Goat Cheese, Basil Vinaigrette, and Herbs ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
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I love Tex-Mex!! I grew up and lived 44 of my 47 years in West Texas. I moved to far East Texas in 2003.
I was inspired to make this burger after watching Tyler's Ultimate on the Food Network where he suggested using freshly ground brisket instead of the traditional ground round or sirloin.
Juicy, tasty and colorful burgers that are served on toasted buns with creamy avacado spread.
These luxurious miniburgers are taste extravaganzas AND healthful. I love beef and broccoli stir fry -- that's what inspired this recipe.
Beef Burger, slightly spicy with lots of tomato and cheese
this burger I developed over the years by expiermenting with the different flavors of mexican cuisine since its part of my heritage and Ive become adept at spanish and mexican styles of cooking tak
I started a catering business and was looking for a way to jazz up a barbecue when my wife gave me a bag of avacados. She does not like whole avacado pices but love them mashed up.
My husbands family uses the sweet and sour sauce as a dipping sauce for egg rolls (Lumpia) that they learned to make while stationed in Manila in the 1950's.
A burger that tastes like chili but without the beans.
This Mexican inspired burger combines the subtle spiciness of authentic chorizo sausage with ground beef, fresh cilantro, cumin and garlic.
A great Mexican tasting hamberger for Mexican food lovers or the whole family. Easy to make and great to grill.
My daughter and I love to cook together and we came up with this burger on a recent visit home in NC from New York.
My name is Erika , I am a mother of two wonderful childen. In my spare time I love to cook! I am from Arizona where there is alot of mexican food, I decided to make a burger with a mexican twist.
There are 2 parts to this recipe. The first being the actual burger recipie and the following being the recipe for my greek mango guacamole.


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BRADFORD on Avon sprint canoe star Hannah Brown has been sticking her oar in this week as she helps cast an eye over the next generation of British paddling talent.
The 23-year-old, who won gold in the K1 sprint discipline at last year's World Wildwater Championships, is a canoeing ambassador for the Girls4Gold campaign, which aims to identify potential international talent.
Bradford on Avon Canoe Club member Brown has been helping oversee trials and testing at London's Copper Box Arena.
"It's been pretty interesting to have a look at lots of different people and it's weird to think that in four or five years time, you could be paddling alongside some of these guys," she said.
"I didn't come into the sport through this kind of programme but another one of the ambassadors, Angela Hannah, did come into it that way so they get to see both sides of it.
"I think it's a worthwhile thing to do because some potential world champions might not have ever stepped foot in a canoe."
Despite already clinching a world title in a non-Olympic discipline, Brown is still a relative novice in elite level flatwater racing.
She competed in her first-ever canoe sprint world championships last summer and will take the next step in her quest to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympics when she visits the proposed Team GB base for the games during a training camp in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, at the end of the month.
Brown said: "We fly out on January 31 for three weeks out there and I'm really looking forward to it – a bit of work on the water, in the sunshine, will be nice.
"I'm going to be concentrating on flatwater a lot more this year but that doesn't mean that I won't be doing wildwater events. We'll just have to see what happens.
"But it's important to try and get things right because next year will be important as that's when qualification for Rio happens.
"I have been training pretty hard for the last few weeks but I have had a bit of a rib stress injury, so it's all been about managing that. It's not too bad but I just have to be careful with it."


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It's the end of my first day behind the wheel of the 2013 Fiat 500e and the little Italian hatchback is parked curbside in front of my San Francisco apartment. Chirping the alarm as I walk away, I can't help but marvel at how ordinary the electric car looks. Unless you note the missing tailpipe, there's not much to distinguish the 500e from the other Fiat 500, this one gasoline-powered, parked at the end of the block.
This, in my opinion, is a very good thing. Not everyone wants to be caught behind the wheel of a car that looks like a low-flying saucer.
Eagle-eyed automotive enthusiasts will spot the unique front and rear bumpers, the "5ooe" badging, and -- if they peer into the window -- the lack of a shift knob, but our Grigio silver example lacked even the white bumper insets and bright Arancio Elettrico orange paint that appears in most of the electric Fiat's publicity shots. In a city filled with Mini Coopers, Smart ForTwos, and of course other Fiat 500 variants, the 500e doesn't exactly turn heads like a Tesla does.
That is, until you plug it in. While charging using a curbside charger the very next day, I was surprised by how many people slowed to take a second look, gawked at the connection to the charger, or stopped me to ask questions about the little 'lectric. Oh, what a difference one cable can make.
Electric power train
Like the gasoline-powered variants, the 2013 Fiat 500e is front-wheel drive, but that's where the power train similarities end.
A 24-kWh lithium ion battery pack sits where the gas tank would normally be, charging from empty to full in about 24 hours on 110v standard outlet power with its included charging cable or just under 4 hours on 240V power from a level 2 charging station.
Turn the key and select D for drive from the 500e's push-button shifter selection and that stored power will flow to an electric motor under the hood that twists its driveshaft to the tune of 111 horsepower and 147 pound-feet of torque. As with many electric motors, the 500e's full torque is available from 0rpm, so the hatchback delivers great low and midrange torque, perfect and zippy for city speeds of about 45 mph or lower.
Passengers noted how odd the nearly silent drivetrain felt and the lack of shift points to help them guess how quickly we were going. More than one commented on the 500's tall seating position.
Meanwhile, I was enjoying the effortless torque and the smooth CVT-like acceleration, without the CVT-like rubber band feeling. What's more, the 500e handles like the standard 500 does: steering is responsive enough without being twitchy, the short wheelbase makes the vehicle feel alive, and the soft suspension soaks up the potholes and bumps that plague San Francisco's city streets. Body roll and understeer keep the 500e from feeling like a go-kart, but it's no sports car anyway.
However, the torquey 500e may be quick, but it's not fast. Let me explain: Try a 0-to-60 mph run and you'll find that the single-speed gearbox's ratio is best suited for lower speeds and the engine runs out of steam near the top end. Not so much that the 500e feels weak or inadequate at highway speeds -- it'll hum along as happily at 70 mph as it will at 30 -- but enough so that the 0-to-60 times are less than impressive.
Cabin tech
Electric cars are usually tech powerhouses -- just look at the Model S with its 17-inch touch screen -- but most of the Fiat 500e's dashboard wouldn't look out of place in a car built around the turn of the century. There's a simple-looking radio with a single-line display, basic climate controls, and a TomTom portable GPS sticking out of the dashboard.
Like the 500e itself, however, the dashboard has more underneath its unassuming skin. For starters, that simple radio is powered by Fiat's Blue&Me infotainment technology -- a sort of Ford Sync analog that gives drivers voice command for hands-free calling on a Bluetooth-paired smartphone and music selection on a USB-connected iPod or mass storage device. I wasn't able to get the system to stream audio over Bluetooth, which -- to me as an Android phone user -- was disappointing.
The 500e's instrument cluster is a full-digital deal with readouts for battery charge, current speed, estimated range, and menus that give the driver control over a host of vehicle systems and battery-charging options.
The TomTom navigation system is fairly underwhelming. It's a middle-of-the-range TomTom unit with a 5-inch screen, an interface that any smartphone-toting driver will probably want to avoid, and so-so performance. It mounts on the dashboard via a removable cradle that also charges the device.
The TomTom does, however, have a few cool tricks that make it feel just a bit less tacked on. The navigator can communicate with the 500e's Blue&Me system via Bluetooth to give drivers access to browse USB-connected audio sources and view real-time economy, efficiency, and power usage data.
Specs on Fiat's Web site state that a ParkView rear camera is available, but our tester was only equipped with a rear proximity sensor, not that the diminutive 500e needs more than that.


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Hello, My name is Kayla and I work as a PCA at Children's. I am hosting a benefit on August, 1, 2014, to raise money for Camp Flame Catcher, which is a camp for kids with epilepsy. The benefit is to help send the kids to camp. It's also a great way to meet people.
I started volunteering at the camp last summer. Now, I go anytime I have a chance. I think it's a great experience that makes you look differently at yourself and life in general. All of the little things we take for granted, such as brushing your teeth, showering, getting dressed, or eating, we can do in a short amount of time or by ourselves. However, one of the kids could have one or multiple seizures in a short amount of time that could last seconds, minutes, or hours and make them sleep the rest of the time. Also, one of the biggest things we take for granted is having the chance to drive a car. Most of these kids can't drive and rely on friends and family to get anywhere. It's just amazing to see what these kids can do and accomplish considering what they go through. At summer camp, one of the counselor's told me about one of the teens in her group that had been rock wall climbing. The teen made it to the top of the wall. She slipped a few times while climbing, but that is expected. When she came down, she said that she counted 7 or 8. The counselor asked her 7 or 8 what? She replied, "Seizures". This teen had 7 or 8 seizures while climbing the rock wall, but still made it to the top.
I know I cannot help every family, but I would like to help as many as I can. The kids have a great time and feel comfortable around everyone, because they don't feel like they are being judged or stared at when they have a seizure. It's a place for them to feel normal and be carefree.
I am trying to spread the word to as many people as I can. I am also asking everyone to please feel free to share to help make this benefit a success. If anyone is not able to attend but are willing to donate they are more than welcome to. We are accepting cash donations or items to be entered into our raffle. All donations and proceeds from the raffle will go to Camp Flame Catcher, and a receipt will be provided for your records.
Please consider this opportunity to help these kids. If interested or need more information or Flyer, please contact Kayla Conroy at 513-284-7475 or email firstname.lastname@example.com, so that I can make arrangements to give you the Tickets or pick up your donation at your convenience. Thank you for your support and consideration.
Light My Fire Benefit ( also on Facebook)
21 and older are welcome
8/1/14 @ 8pm-1am
Newport Syndicate
It is Cocktail Attire with a Fun / Loud Purple Accessory ( wig, big tie, socks, clown nose, big hat, or big glasses, etc.) to support Epilepsy. There will be a Music, Dancing, and Fun. We will have a photo booth, raffles, split the pot. There will be appetizers provided but you will need to pay for any drinks. You might even be able to win a chance to throw a pie in someone's face. The Tickets are $35.00 for one person and $60.00 for two people. The ticket also counts as an entry to win a door prize..
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Find Your Place In The Sun
You have so many great reasons to get away. Maybe it's celebrating a major life event like a wedding (congratulations!), escaping for a well-deserved family vacation or because you've earned a place at the corporate retreat. The good news is Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is the perfect solution for all the right reasons. Unlike a hotel, our 2,400 acre resort's collection of 1,250 vacation rentals includes studios to 4-bedroom units, condos, homes, villas and penthouses, giving you an enticing array of options. You also have four resort areas to choose from including Beachside, Bayside, Lakeside and the Village stretching from our postcard-perfect beach to tranquil Choctawhatchee Bay.
It gets even better when you consider all the complimentary perks and amenities we offer you as our guest including the use of bicycles, boogie boards, kayaks, tennis, access to our fitness center and our resort-wide tram service. Then there are all the spectacular activities that have made us so popular including our four celebrated championship golf courses, the Village of Baytowne Wharf and our 7-mile strand (check!) of powdery white sand beaches. Check-in to Sandestin -- and find your place in the sun.
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- Sandestin Guest, Crossville, Tennessee 2014
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text: Coy A. Flowers, M.D.: It's time for West Virginia to do the right thing February 7, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Imagine this employee evaluation:Amazing Productivity -- CheckAlways Courteous -- CheckTeam Player -- CheckExceeds Expectations -- CheckHappens to be Gay -- Fired!This is not fair. This is not acceptable. And it's no way to treat any worker. However, it is perfectly legal in West Virginia to fire someone solely because they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered (LGBT).This means these honest, hard-working West Virginians can be fired from their jobs regardless of job performance or ability. It means they can be fired even if they show up on time every day and give their all. It means they can be fired regardless of their work ethic or dedication to their employer. It means they can be fired just for being who they are.This kind of discrimination happens in West Virginia everyday. Recently, Sam Hall, a coal miner in Kanawha County, faced anti-gay insults and threats on his life while on the job; and Jessica Hudson, a highly qualified non-profit administrator, was fired because of false fear and discrimination against lesbians. Sam and Jessica and the rest of the 40,000 LGBT West Virginian workers, want to be judged by their ability and job performance, not by who they love. As West Virginians, we take pride in our strong work ethic. We know that a good job is more than a paycheck. Growing up in West Virginia, I was raised take great pride in my work and know the value of a job. It means I can support my family and give back to my community. As a business owner who employs over 60 workers, I cannot conceive of hiring or firing any employee based on a characteristic that has absolutely nothing to do with job performance. Denying someone the opportunity to work simply because of whom they love, goes against everything that our state and nation stand for.CEOs of companies much larger than mine feel the same way. Currently, 96 percent of all Fortune 500 companies as well as 21 of West Virginia's top 25 employers have already enacted protections for their LGBT workers. All of West Virginia's 10 largest employers, including West Virginia United Health System, Charleston Area Medical Center, Kroger and Consol Energy, have pledged not to discriminate based on sexual orientation.And, guess what? The citizens of this state agree. According to a 2010 poll, 61 percent of West Virginians believe that LGBT workers should not be discriminated against in employment and housing.Despite the fact that many businesses understand the value of LGBT employees, the hard reality is that everyday some of our neighbors, family members and friends are discriminated against simply because of whom they love.Without state legislation, honest West Virginians who want nothing more than to work for a living, pay taxes and support economic growth in this state, will continue to live under the threat of discrimination at work and the fear of losing their livelihoods.This discrimination has gone on for too long and frankly, it hurts our reputation as a state and negatively impacts our ability to create a vibrant workforce. It's time for West Virginia to stand up for the 40,000 LGBT Mountaineers who choose to live and work here. This year, the Legislature must pass a commonsense update to the existing Human Rights Act, which already includes race, creed, disability, and sex. This update would ensure that all West Virginians are treated fairly by the laws of this state, including LGBT West Virginians. The facts are clear: the people and businesses of West Virginia stand for fairness in the workplace and believe that the right thing to do is to amend the Human Rights Act by passing the Employment and Housing Non-Discrimination Act (EHNDA).I urge everyone across our state to join a strong and growing coalition of West Virginia's citizens and businesses to ensure that EHNDA is passed this year. Visit www.fairnesswv.org to make your voice heard to end LGBT workplace discrimination.Flowers is president of the Fairness WV Board of Directors. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says 4 Reunions: Sept. 26, 2017 5 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent Teachers: Accept young idealists Previous Story Feb. 8, 2013: WVU football; guns; state schools chief Next Story


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I know that money but I mean for BO2
And if quickdraw is in BO2 also put that in same tier
Perk 1 sorted
Blind eye
Quickdraw/dead silence (if QD isn't there )
It's not very practical to speculate about the next Treyarch game. You don't even know if the same perks from MW3 will be in it, and even if they are, why would they change tiers?
Snake? Snake? Snaaaaaaake!!!
Money,I'm Just thinkin bout it cos I follow people on Twitter who are talkin bout it
Why they'd change,cos otherwise There will be underused perks in tier 1 like there are in BO
I personally liked the AS50.
Any recommendations in machine pistols? I'm trying to find secondary weapons that work for me since a) shotguns are primary weapons now b) they nerfed Glocks by making you wait forever to unlock them.
I have claimed Giratina
Akimbo FMG9. Hell, use that as your primary with Steady Aim.
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The next best thing, better, even, is the FMG9. These things are fucking beast. Infinity Ward patched them, but there was practically no change and close quarters are practically unmatched.
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Yeah i still find them very annoying, but i don't tend to use my secondary weapon at all in MW3 whether it be a machine pistol or a launcher. for my deathstreaks i always keep mine on the default streak for every class, because i don't really find it to useful to use deathstreaks.
Who all did the prestige token glitch and is excited about finding out if they're banned and reset tomorrow?
depends what game mode you are playing. And i also hope some of my friends get reset so i can laugh in their faces since they already tenth prestige
Very funny slick haha and yes it won't because there is still all of us who have a console with exclusive games such halo or gears of war for Xbox and jak and daxter series or uncharted for playstation then Nintendo which everyone and their mom played Mario and now Mario kart.
i believe black doom saying they are ruining the industry is utter rubbish, and this clsses as some evidence
look at the game of the years down the list
not ONE shooter won,
hell the closest was black ops but the contenders blew it away


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Over the past year or so, I have written quite a bit about the non-performing loans issue at the banks. One of the big issues has been that the banks are not pursuing recovery of losses being incurred as borrowers fail to pay. Most of these involve mortgagors who are in default on their mortgages.
So, the question as to why don't the banks foreclose naturally arises. The simplest answer to that question is that many of these mortgages have a guarantee that requires the government to pay the banks for the payments not being made by the borrowers. This applies to mortgage loans originated through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Veterans Administration (VA), which are sold to investors as Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) bonds.
To keep this simple I will again analyze the situation as it applies to the big four money centers, JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Citigroup (C). (There is a unique situation at JPMorgan, so I will address it last.)
Bank of America has about $41 billion worth of loans that are more than 90 days past due but are still accruing interest. About $29 billion (70%) of them are in the form of GNMA bonds. When a mortgage borrower fails to make their payments, the U.S. government is required to make them to the bond holders.
At Wells Fargo, $20 billion of $29 billion (69%) in 90-day past-due loans that are still accruing interest are GNMA's. At Citibank $4.5 billion of $7.5 billion (60%) are GNMA's.
When the borrowers default, the banks collect from the government and the urgency to begin the recovery process and send the loans through short sale or foreclosure is negated. The banks can then focus on putting their non-government guaranteed loans through the recovery process instead. However, as we've discussed in the past, they are even slow on doing that for fear that it would have a negative impact on asset values and their performing loans.
Further, even as the market meme has been that a housing recovery is under way, the value of non-performing GNMA and other government guaranteed bonds at BAC, WFC, and JPM has risen steadily over the past three years. Bank of America's portfolio of non-performing government guaranteed bonds that are being fully subsidized by the U.S. taxpayer has increased from about $16 billion to $37 billion. At Wells Fargo, it's been $19 billion to $25 billion, and at JPMorgan it's $12 billion to $14 billion. Citibank has experienced a decline from about $8.5 billion to $6 billion.
The game plan followed by the banks appears to be allowing borrowers with FHA mortgages to go into default and stay in the property in perpetuity without making payments because the government is paying the missed mortgage payments.
Strangely though, JPMorgan carries its GNMA bonds as not accruing interest. I don't know why it would do this because it certainly could collect the interest from the government if it wanted to.
So the next question is: How long can this go on? In the past three years, all four money centers have reduced the value of their non-government guaranteed non-performing loans by about 50% and it is reasonable to assume that they will need another three years to reduce it to levels that prevailed prior to the financial crisis of 2008.
During the interim, it is probable as well that the banks will continue to be slow in sending FHA/VA loans through recovery and that the value of these loans being carried by the banks as GNMA bonds will increase.
For the banks and investors in them, as well as the defaulted mortgagors, this is a great deal. For the U.S. taxpayer, not so much.


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Health and Physical Education Club Hosts NFL Competition
Published on Mon, November 05, 2012
Last month, members of Marywood's Health and Physical Education Club sponsored a local "NFL Play 60" punt, pass, and kick competition.
Jon Woytach, a senior physical activity major, helped to coordinate the event.
"We only had three weeks to prepare, and overall it went well," he said. "We hosted the event, in part, as a community service project and more than nineteen children participated."
One of those children was Jacob Ohrin, whose father, Joe Ohrin, praised his son for taking first place at the local event.
"As a father, it made me feel tremendously proud," Ohrin said. "Jacob was thrilled to compete, and we didn't expect him to beat all of the other kids at the local level, but he did."
After the event at Marywood, Jacob went on to compete in Allentown, Pa., where he won a bronze medal in the ages 6–7 group.
Nelson Neal, Ph.D, a faculty member in the Health and Physical Education Department, says that he would like to see this first-ever event turn into an annual competition at Marywood.
"We look forward to hosting this again," he said. "Everyone who participated—from the kids to the organizers—did a fantastic job," he said.


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Hello guys! Bought a brand new Star Teebird and managed to hit a tree my second time out, and I was pretty shocked to see this chunk taken out of it
I haven't been playing for too long but I've never seen a disc with a chunk of this much plastic missing. I'm all for breaking in discs but I'm used to only some scrapes, nicks, flashing, etc. A few questions:
a) Does this disc still deserve a spot in my bag? (I did want a worn-in TB... but is this too worn in now?)
b) Should I take a lighter to it or something and try to smooth it out?
c) I have a few other Star discs, all very resilient to damage almost like champion plastic. Is this a bad batch or something?


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Southern California quarterback prospect Matt Barkley waited through two nights and three rounds of the 2013 NFL draft without being selected. He didn't wait long at all on Day 3, going to the Philadelphia Eagles at the top of Saturday's fourth round, 98th overall.
The Eagles moved up to get Barkley, trading up with Jacksonville. They didn't want to risk that the Kansas City Chiefs (at No. 99) and Oakland Raiders (at No. 100)—both in the market for a West Coast-style passer to develop—would grab him instead.
Barkley joins first-year head coach Chip Kelly's QB competition in Philadelphia, which already had Michael Vick, second-year player Nick Foles and Kelly's former Oregon star Dennis Dixon in the mix. When Kelly was coach of the Ducks, he saw plenty of Barkley first-hand in games against USC.
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There's a misconception that Kelly needs a running quarterback to make his offense work in the NFL. Barkley doesn't offer much in the way in mobility, but he's a smart quarterback who can get the ball out quickly to his playmakers.
The Eagles have plenty of receivers who can make something happen after the catch, starting with speedy holdovers DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin. They also added a pair of athletic tight ends, James Casey and Zach Ertz (their second-round draft pick).
Also helping Barkley's chances is the fact the Eagles took athletic left tackle Lane Johnson in the first round. Barkley's lack of elusiveness won't be as much as an issue there as he tries to beat out Vick, Foles and Dixon.
The Eagles were patient to go after their quarterback in the draft, and Barkley landed in a good situation given Kelly's offensive acumen that will fit his strengths as a cerebral passer.


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Recent Hacktivity LogApr. 14th, 2013 03:17 pm
This is another recent hacktivity log of what I have been up to recently, as far as software development and writing is concerned.
"Every Publicity is Good Publicity…"
True to my belief that "The Gods help them that help themselves", I have been working much more on publicity recently, utilising my Twitter account, my Reddit account, my Facebook account and other online resources. I am not exclusively promoting only my own works, and also share/retweet/etc. the posts of my friends. I had great success with this /r/xkcd subreddit post which so far received 150 upvotes (and 36 down votes) about my new screenplay Summerschool at the NSA which has a strong xkcd (= the web comics) theme, and also had some lesser success with posts to other subreddits. As usual, I also upvote and comment on other people's posts and comments.
It seems that the main problem with my site up to now has not been that it lacked good content, but that most people were not aware of the site.
I've also been experimenting with buying Project Wonderful web advertisements, but so far they did not yield too many clicks.
The Olamot Sci-Fi/Fantasy Conference
As I reported on the Hamakor mailing list, I attended the Olamot Science-Fiction/Fantasy/etc. conference that took place during Passover in Tel Aviv, Israel, and had a great time. I didn't bring a camera to the first day, so people on IRC did not believe me that I saw many highly attractive geeks there, which I remedied by bringing a camera and taking many photos during the second day.
The conference was colourful, zany, and inspiring and most of the people I saw agreed to be photographed. I spent most of the time there helping with the booth of the open source community and we were better organised and more prepared than a similar conference several years ago, where we only had a very huge and heavy Sun CRT screen that did not yield to our attempts to get it to display something on the computer.
Work on Selina Mandrake - The Slayer (a Buffy Parody)
I was able to mostly complete my work on the screenplay Selina Mandrake - The Slayer, which is marketed as a parody of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but which also crosses over many other elements, including from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Judaism, history of the Near East and Europe, and computer geekdom. It is in a usable condition now, but there are still some missing scenes, and the screenplay may also need some polishing.
Buffy and Clarissa Facts
In the name of girl power, and FOR GREAT JUSTICE, I have continued to collect factoids about females: Buffy Summers from the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and and Clarissa Darling from Clarissa Explains It All (which I fear no one is familiar with or remember now, but still makes for some awesome factoids). Additions are welcome.
Summerschool at the NSA
I got the idea for the screenplay Summerschool at the NSA during the Olamot conference mentioned above, and I am thankful for such great conference for providing a lot of inspiration. I was able to complete the screenplay in less than two weeks and it is in a usable condition now (but likely still has many rough spots). Quoting from the abstract:
The Hollywood actresses Sarah Michelle Gellar (of Buffy fame) and Summer Glau (of xkcd notability) conspire to kick the ass of the NSA (= the United States government's National Security Agency), while using special warfare that is completely non-violent.
This screenplay crosses Judaism, the Mother Goose nursary rhymes, My Little Pony, substance/etc. addiction, xkcd, Buffy, the song "99 Problems" by Jay-Z, and some personal insights and memes, and despite all that is actually mostly realism for a change.
"All Truth is God's Truth"
Some people, with whom I talked on the Freenode chat network, complained that I didn't stay loyal to my Jewish roots, and instead crossed Judaism with other idea system, and some newer sources of influence. However I'd like to quote Larry Wall from his "Perl Culture" keynote:
I have a book on my bookshelf that I've never read, but that has a great title. It says, "All Truth is God's Truth." And I believe that. The most viable belief systems are those that can reach out and incorporate new ideas, new memes, new metaphors, new interfaces, new extensions, new ways of doing things. My goal this year is to try to get Perl to reach out and cooperate with Java. I know it may be difficult for some of you to swallow, but Java is not the enemy. Nor is Lisp, or Python, or Tcl. That is not to say that these languages don't have good and bad points. I am not a cultural relativist. Nor am I a linguistic relativist. In case you hadn't noticed. :-)
Furthermore, like Ayn Rand noted in her journal, a good work of fiction requires a solid philosophy, and so one can learn a lot from works of fiction. Furthermore, Peter Ustinov noted that "Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.", so even humorous works of art convey a good philosophy.
I think the main difference between contemporary or old works of fiction, such as the Greek mythology, Aesop's fables, the works of Alexandre Dumas Pere, Star Trek, Buffy, etc. and "holy" works such as the Holy Bible or the Qur'an is that some people still take the latter too seriously, and consider them the final word on how to lead your life, rather than just another step in the road to enlightenment.
So I'm not going to let my personal philosophy stagnate by sticking only to traditional Judaism, which itself was never pure, and always incorporated many useful ideas from elsewhere, and still should.
XML-Grammar-Screenplay / XML-Grammar-Fiction
When working on the screenplays, I noticed that some of the error messages were quite unhelpful, so I implemented more informative error messages in XML-Grammar-Fiction / XML-Grammar-Screenplay. I noticed that the code was getting quite complicated, so I refactored it a little, but there is still a long way to go.
Freecell Solver
Someone reported problems understanding the solutions of the online (JS-based) port of Freecell Solver, and I decided to convert the card suit identifiers to their Unicode equivalents. So from:
Foundations: H-0 C-0 D-0 S-0 Freecells: : 4C 2C 9C 8C QS 4S 2H : 5H QH 3C AC 3H 4H QD : QC 9S 6H 9H 3S KS 3D : 5D 2S JC 5C JH 6D AS : 2D KD TH TC TD 8D : 7H JS KH TS KC 7C : AH 5S 6S AD 8H JD : 7S 6C 7D 4D 8S 9D
We get:
Foundations: ♥-0 ♣-0 ♦-0 ♠-0 Freecells: : 4♣ 2♣ 9♣ 8♣ Q♠ 4♠ 2♥ : 5♥ Q♥ 3♣ A♣ 3♥ 4♥ Q♦ : Q♣ 9♠ 6♥ 9♥ 3♠ K♠ 3♦ : 5♦ 2♠ J♣ 5♣ J♥ 6♦ A♠ : 2♦ K♦ T♥ T♣ T♦ 8♦ : 7♥ J♠ K♥ T♠ K♣ 7♣ : A♥ 5♠ 6♠ A♦ 8♥ J♦ : 7♠ 6♣ 7♦ 4♦ 8♠ 9♦
Moreover, Shirl Hart informed me that he/she have uploaded a Java port of their Freecell Solver to GitHub, which runs much faster (70x reportedly) than the Perl version (but might still consume more RAM than an equivalent C port). All the power to Shirl!
DocBook EPUB generation
I ran into some problems with getting the EPUB (an Electronic book format) generation of the DocBook/5 XSLT stylesheet to work properly, but it was fixed in this commit thanks in part to help I got on the docbook-apps mailing list.
I have been desperately trying to find a usable photo (under a Creative Commons licence/etc.) of Christina Grimmie (= the singer and musician known for her YouTube videos) for her Wikipedia pages, without luck so far.
I also have been trying to protect the English Wikipedia page of Tiffany Alvord (another superb artist) from deletionism, and it's ironic that the Spanish Wikipedia page about her is longer and more comprehensive, even though Alvord is American and almost always sings in English.
Furthermore, I have been using several pages in the Buffy Fan Fiction Wikia to organise my thoughts for the Selina Mandrake screenplay.
Thanks to protist (Jonathan Avery) and Gabor Szabo for reviewing this post and commenting on it.


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The recipe was partly inspired by an abundance of leeks and leftover ham, and the photo (which I was not crazy about) might have kept it from making an appearance on the blog, but when my nephew Jake and my brother Rand (two confirmed foodies) both raved about the flavors in this stew, I knew I should post it even if the photos didn't really show off its inner beauty.
Leeks can be gritty, so after I sliced them I rinsed the leeks well with cold water.
Add minced garlic, dried thyme, and dried Greek oregano and saute about 2 minutes more.
Mix the other 1/2 cup of ham stock with the refried beans.
Navy Bean and Refried Bean Stew with Ham, Leeks, and Tomatoes
(Makes 6-8 servings; recipe created by Kalyn with inspiration from leftover ham in the fridge and a few leeks hanging out in the crisper.)
4 cups cooked navy beans or small white beans or 2 cans (15 oz.) navy beans, rinsed and drained
1 T olive oil
1 onion, chopped small
2 leeks, white and light green parts, cut into thin half slices
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. dried Greek oregano
1 can (14.5 oz.) petite dice tomatoes
2 cups diced ham
4 cups ham stock (or use chicken stock with a little Ham Flavored Concentrate added)
1 can (16 oz.) refried pinto beans
generous amount fresh ground black pepper (do not add salt, the ham stock and ham will make it salty enough)
2 T Spanish sherry vinegar or other flavorful vinegar of your choice
To get 4 cups cooked beans either start with 2 cups dried beans and cook in pressure cooker, soak 2 cups dried beans overnight and simmer in water until beans are soft, or use 2 cans navy beans, rinsed in cold water until no more foam appears. (Using canned beans will make the stew slightly thinner because 2 cans beans is slightly less than 4 cups cooked beans.)
Dice the onion into pieces smaller than 1/2 inch. Cut off dark green ends of the leeks, cut in half lengthwise, then slice the leeks into thin half slices. Put leeks in salad spinner or small colander and rinse well with cold water and spin dry or let drain.
Heat olive oil in a heavy soup pot, add onions and leeks and saute until they start to soften, about 3-4 minutes. Add minced garlic, dried thyme, and dried Greek oregano and saute about 2 minutes more.
Add diced tomatoes and juice, cooked beans, diced ham, and 3 1/2 cups of the ham stock and let mixture come to a simmer. Mix the remaining 1/2 cup ham stock with the can of refried beans, then stir into the stew.
Season generously with fresh ground black pepper and let the mixture simmer on low for 1-2 hours, or until the stew has thickened and flavors have blended to your liking. Stir in 2 T Spanish sherry vinegar (or any vinegar you like the flavor of) and serve hot.
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Antonio Gates was held to three catches for 31 yards in the Chargers' Week 14 win over the Steelers.
Gates hasn't had over 50 yards or scored since Week 9 at Tampa Bay. He's had four or fewer receptions in 10 of his 12 games this season.
Gates' latest dud wasn't due to lack of opportunity. He ended up with eight targets -- only Danario Alexander had more with 11 -- but dropped a deep ball on a route up the sideline and couldn't separate from linebacker Lawrence Timmons over the middle. A few years ago, leaving a linebacker in single coverage over the middle against Gates equaled insanity.
Now, something he used to do with ease -- make defense pay for single coverage -- has proven difficult. At very least, he's been inconsistent. He showed more explosiveness over the past couple of years, even while dealing with a bothersome foot injury. Now that extra burst appears gone.
Gates is still getting double-teamed at times, which means defenses still respect him. They used to fear him.
It's only a matter of time before they realize he no longer requires a double-team.
He's averaging a career-low 10.9 yards per reception, which means he's having trouble getting separation.
He's still a serviceable target and an able blocker, but 2004 or 2009 Gates isn't walking out of the tunnel anymore.
It's been a great decade though. One that will likely have him headed to Canton, Ohio to give a speech one day. Over the last ten years, only Atlanta's Tony Gonzalez and Dallas' Jason Witten can be mentioned in the same breath when discussing the top tight ends in the NFL.
Gonzalez, who played most of his career as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, has turned into the Jerry Rice of the tight end position, collecting 1,230 receptions and 102 touchdowns across his 16 seasons. Witten just recently became the all-time leading receiver in Cowboys' history, and now has 788 receptions over ten years.
Gates, meanwhile, has been the weapon of choice for Drew Brees and Philip Rivers over the last decade in San Diego, tallying a team-record 634 receptions to go along with 80 touchdowns, one shy of Lance Alworth's team-high 81. He's also 1,353 yards shy of Alworth's career yardage mark, which will take him at least two more seasons to catch.
According to pro-football-reference.com, Gates is currently the 17th best tight end in fantasy football, which means he's not a starter. I don't see much changing going forward.
I'd take Rob Gronkowski (Patriots), Jimmy Graham (Saints), Vernon Davis (49ers), Aaron Hernandez (Patriots), Tony Gonzalez (Falcons; if he's still playing), Jason Witten (Cowboys), Jermaine Gresham (Bengals), Kyle Rudolph (Vikings), Greg Olsen (Panthers), Martellus Bennett (Giants) and Fred Davis (Redskins) ahead of Gates next season.