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Married and Poly?
I am curious as to how many of you are married and practicing poly.
Ya, I'm married and I'm "practicing" poly to get ready for the real thing.
I'm married with a boyfriend.
I'm technically married, but separated and divorcing. I practice polyamory with my girlfriend and one other long term sweetie (both relationships of 2 yrs duration and counting). And a string of apparently unsuitable males...
I was curious because many (not all, but many) of the poly people I have encountered so far are either divorced, getting divorced or are separated, or have never been married.
I am wondering how many people are in the same situation as my husband and I. They got married many years ago (at least 10 lets say), with the intention of being monogamous. Then decided to explore poly. I wonder if that causes more emotional distress to one or both partners in the marriage, if the original intention of the marriage was to remain monogamous. Not that things cannot change over the years, we all grow and change.
How many of you married and poly people got married with the original intention of remaining monogamous? And how have you dealt with poly?
My husband and I, have been together for 10 years. We started out with the intention of being non-monogamous. I had been married before, and had swore to myself, I`d not be 'owned' again. My ex really disliked that I was bisexual.
Of course, I had no idea how deeply I would love my husband, or what a trip it would be , when I fell in a puppy-love with my girlfriend I had 9 yrs ago. I still didnt relate any of that to a word called ' polyamory'.
We referred to ourselves as 'closed, exclusive swingers'...we would toy shyly with our feelings, and make remarks, but there was no big, proclamations.
I learned so much from that, though. We didn`t realize we were 'odd'. That we hung out with our 'friends' for all types of vanilla get togethers, had sleep overs, our kids all played and we celebrated birthdays, and holidays. It just seemed natural.
We have had periods where we chose to be monogamous, and periods where we choose to be in a open relationship.
I think nearly anyone we have dated, (minus current quad-like tendencies)have been people who started out in monogamous relationships/marriages, that opened up between years 8-12.
Thats just my findings though. :)
It wasn`t until we started looking for 'polyamory' versus 'open marriage' as a search, that we found the opposite to be a majority,...childless couples, or people starting out non-monogamous.
Geography plays a big, big part.
I`ve lived in two parts of my country, and the differences are vast. There is also a difference in mentality, with small town, versus big city.
Again,..just my experience. :) The longer you are into it, the more ebb and flow of various types, you will encounter.
I have been with Pengrah 10ish years and have been open from the start. We were open because it was a long distance relationship to start... we never bothered to close. And turned into unicorn hunters, relatively successful ones too.
Most of the people I have encountered have been the 7 year itch open relationships. There are exceptions, including the relationship with Sourgirl I am in now.
I am not sure what it would be like to go from pure monogamy to being non-monogamous. The amount of expectation in monogamy is
So I guess our version of being married and finding poly fits a little different than what you are asking about. I haven't been purely monogamous since I was 21. The sense of being owned sucked the wind out of life for me. :)
I have been married to PN for ten years this summer. He was part of the first Vee I was in and we have been non-monogamous ever since. We have run the gammot of experiences throughout the years and intend to experience more... isn't that what life is all about? ;)
I have to say though, this forum is very marriage and mono poly heavy... I don't experience that so much in real life. In real life people aren't all that interested in forums on this stuff because they are living their lives or don't like the soap opera that this forum can be like. This forum tends to attract those that are starting out, have started out recently or who just really like peoples drama... like me :D The results of such a poll might be interesting for here, but I don't think in any way they represent the community as a whole. Cool question though :)
We married with intention of being monogamous 12 years ago.
I fucked that up.
In regards to poly-it's been a struggle, but the MAJORITY of our issues are communication issues. They've been sorely exacerbated by the poly.
The BIGGEST thing that caused issues in our relationship was my affair.
I honestly believe that had we discussed polyamory and worked up to it without such a messed up "trust and deal breaker" move by me... things woudl have gone much, much differently.
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Winona Ryder's Face During 'Stranger Things' Acceptance Speech at SAG Awards Has Everyone Talking
David Harbour might have been the one accepting the award for 'Stranger Things', but Winona Ryder's face did all the talking.
David Harbour might have been the one accepting the award for 'Stranger Things', but Winona Ryder's face did all the talking.
Find out who won at the 2017 SAG Awards on Sunday, January 29.
From the cast of 'Stranger Things' to stars from shows like 'Orange Is the New Black' and more, see photos from the 2017 SAG Awards.
I recorded the SAG awards on Saturday night and watched most of it on Sunday. This is the award show that doesn't get as much press as the Golden Globes or the Academy Awards however, the actors seem more laid back at this awards show. So when Matthew McConaughey got up to give his acceptance speech after winning the actor for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, I had to wonder was he high?
The 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards took place last night (Jan. 18). The SAG Awards recognize achievement in both film and television, as well as ensemble casts in addition to individual performances.
The 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards took place last night (Jan. 18), with Hollywood's A-List turning up in some terrific ensembles.
Julianne Moore is one of the most beautiful 52-year-olds walking the planet. She's also an unbelievable actress. But for the second red carpet fete in a row, she turned up in the fashion disaster column.
At the 2013 SAG Awards, Moore took the award name a bit too literally and let it all hang out in a white Chanel gown, which was sprinkled with black applique-style flowers.
We already know that Jessica Chastain can act her face off, but we were worried about her fashion sense for a second after the seafoam green sack she wore to the Golden Globes -- but she rebounded beautifully in a red-hot, straight and strapless Alexander McQueen gown at the 2013 SAG Awards.
The 2013 SAG Awards winners were announced during the awards ceremony on Sunday, January 27, at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST on TNT and TBS, and Ben Affleck's 'Argo' took home a top honor once again.
The SAG Awards were held last night. Enjoy the glamour and glitz of the evening and the list of winners.

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"Reflecting incidents true to children (making a bet with a friend, sending a message in a bottle, attempting to be brave), these stories are the sort that will make children ask for more."School Library Journal,starred review
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The Tampa Bay Rays come into the 2014 season as one of the favorites to make a run at a championship. Las Vegas gives the Rays 12-1 odds to win the World Series, which are the fourth best odds in all of MLB. They may not stay there for long, however, as the window for Tampa to win it all could be closing soon.
David Price will be a free agent in two years, and let's face it — he will not be pitching his home games in St. Pete much longer. Price, 28, is looking to break the bank soon, and Tampa can barely afford his current salary of $14 million. Price could get a contract close to $200 million in free agency, which is why the Rays were very active in trade talks with teams about moving the 2012 AL Cy Young winner. The Rays were never able to find a suitable deal for Price and elected to give it one last try.
Price was drafted No. 1 overall by the Rays in the 2007 draft out of Vanderbilt. The Rays never were able to lock him up long-term when he first got to the big leagues which is probably why his games at Tropicana Field appears to be numbered.
The Rays have a championship team right now with Price. It makes sense for GM Andrew Friedman to hold onto his star pitcher for one more year in hopes of getting back to a World Series. The Rays haven't been to a World Series since Price's rookie year despite getting to the playoffs nearly every year.
It seems near a lock that Tampa will trade Price after the 2014 season. That's just how they operate. They did the same thing with pitchers like Matt Garza, James Shields, Edwin Jackson and Scott Kazmir. The Rays just can't afford these pitchers once they get close to free agency. For the most part this plan has worked as the team has acquired young players like Wil Myers, Chris Archer and Jake Odorizzi. All three expect to have big roles this year.
Obviously Tampa would take a major step back without Price even if they get young pieces back, which is why they have to win now.
The Rays' rotation and bullpen look ready to go, so if Joe Maddon can just get enough situational hitting the team should be very good. If the Rays supporting cast like James Loney and Desmond Jennings hit, they should be right there once again for a chance to get to the World Series.
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Many Americans support the use of public funds to help companies produce clean, non-carbon sourced energy. But as so often happens when the federal government gets involved, waste, fraud, and abuse carry the day.
A case in point is California's Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, one of the largest solar installations in the country. Multi-billion dollar corporations like GE, Google, Chevron, BP, and Morgan Stanley share ownership of Ivanpah. Together, these corporations control over a trillion dollars in capital. But these big corporations managed to soak taxpayers for a federal loan guarantee of $1.6 billion and a tax credit of over $500 million.
Perhaps even more egregious, the federal government allows Ivanpah to sell electricity at 4 times the market rate. These cost increases hurt the poor most, because they spend a much larger share of their limited resources on energy to heat & cool their homes, run their appliances, and meet transportation needs. Additionally, retailers, shippers, and manufacturers build their own utility costs into the price of basic essentials like foodstuffs, medicine, and clothing.
While candidates claim to champion the middle class, big energy companies have spent tens of millions of dollars on lobbying and campaign contributions to lawmakers of both parties to make sure the government has its finger on the scale for plants like Ivanpah. Consequently, other producers of energy are disadvantaged in the marketplace. Companies like Exelon, Alpha Natural Resources, and Peabody Energy are shuttering plants or filing for bankruptcy. That means thousands and thousands in Illinois and throughout the nation are losing, at a minimum, their health insurance, if not their livelihoods, while everyone spends a greater portion of their hard-earned wages on taxes and utilities.
So where's the waste, fraud and abuse? Ivanpah's lobbyists and lawyers have taken advantage of a federal loophole allowing the facility to produce nearly 30%, over five times the federal limit, of its energy from natural gas. That means taxpayers who think they are supporting green energy are being defrauded, the poor are being squeezed, and hardworking, middle-class laborers are being thrown out of work and losing their health insurance. All to line the pockets of big corporate interests.
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|The Spirit of the Seventeenth of May
By Erik J. Friis
The Seventeenth of May parade in Brooklyn salutes the spirit of the day, as manifested both in the past and the present. The spirit underlying, evening motivating, the celebrations, might be hard to describe but an attempt can be made to mention briefly, some of the ways it has influenced men and events in the course of Norwegian history.
If we define the Spirit of the Seventeenth of May as a desire for independence, freedom, and democracy on the part of the Norwegian people, we have to go back quite far in order to determine its role in the history of the nation. We can clearly observe (in spirit) the workings of this vital concept in the events of the past, evident in a fervent desire for autonomy, for freedom from foreign rule, which may have slumbered by was ever present during the five centuries of union with Denmark. Intermittently, these feelings erupted against foreign officials, against economic oppression by nobles and landed magnates. One illustrative example, now half forgotten, is Halvard Gratop a leader who came out of the common people of Telemark and in 1438 led a mini-revolt, culminating in an expedition to Oslo to punish the king's officials; although having many ingredients of the desire for freedom and justice, the attempt failed, no doubt because times were not ripe and its underlying spirit had not been able to ignite the people nationwide.
The Age of the Enlightenment helped to usher in political attitudes similar to that later adhered to by the Founding Fathers at Eidsvoll. A salient example of this new attitude is the patriotic song "For Norge, kjempers fødeland," published in 1771 by the Bergen poet and clergyman Johan Nordahl Brun, who was without a doubt imbued to the full with what later was to be called the "Spirit of the seventeenth of May." The same spirit, embodying man's yearning for liberty and individual freedom, gave rise to the American Constitution. The words of the American Founding Fathers were indeed years ahead of their time and have inspired lovers of freedom and makers of constitutions the world over. So did the French Constitution of 1791, adopted during the revolutionary period following 1789 and the demise of a society based on oppression and on privileges for some. It should perhaps be especially noted that the principals underlying these two constitutions had greatly influenced the thinking of many of the men of Eidsvoll and were incorporated in the Norwegian Constitution of 1814 finally adopted on May 17th of that year.
The Constitution, the second oldest democratic constitution in the world continually in force since its creation, is indeed a work that also was way ahead of its time and has also stood the test of time. Above all, it has given rise to what can only be characterized as a fierce spirit protective of freedom and democracy which we properly call the Spirit of the Seventeenth of May.
That spirit has thrived ever since. We can trace its existence throughout the nineteenth century. It was already manifest in early private get-togethers and patriotic celebrations in Trondheim fairly soon after 1814; public arrangements began in 1824 and they rapidly spread to towns throughout the ladn. The authorities, however, took a dim view of popular demonstrations of any kind, the opposing feelings clashing on May 17, 1829, with the so-called "Battle of the Marketplace." On that day people had gathered in Oslo's main square to celebrate in commemoration of the achievements at Eidsvoll. It so happened that at that very same time Norway's first steamship, happily named the Constitution, had arrived in Oslo harbor on its maiden voyage, which no doubt added an extra something to the day's activities. But the Union king, Carl Johan, took umbrage at this demonstration for democracy and freedom and had the people chased away by his troops. It proved not to have been a wise move!
Not long after, a young idealistic poet named Henrik Wergeland (1808-1845) took up the good fight for a mass celebration of the great day and what had been accomplished at Eidsvoll. He made two important speeches, in 1833 and 1834, which served to consolidate public opinion in favor of what he considered right and proper for Norwegians to pay their respects to their "founding fathers" and setting the seventeenth of May aside as a day of rededication to the spirit of freedom and justice also made him rally to the cause of the Jews who had been prevented from settling in Norway. Some years later the Constitution was amended to correct that infraction on religious freedom and worship.
The "Spirit of the Seventeenth of May" found what may be called its physical embodiment in the poet, novelist, dramatist, orator, and editor Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910). Through his patriotic poems, principally "Ja, vi elsker," the present national anthem, through his historical plays, and through his speeches and personal influence, Bjørnson inspired and rallied the people; he was also instrumental in arranging the children's parade along Oslo's main street, with the first such parade taking place in 1870. Such parades (barenetog) are, now, as everyone knows, centerpieces in Seventeenth of May celebrations throughout Norway.
And if one wants to get a glimpse of the "Spirit of the Seventeenth of May" one will only have to observe Norwegian children parading on a spring day, their faces expressing, more than words can describe, the spirit without which no nation can long flourish. Its strong presence in what some have called the national psyche, serves to ensure that freedom and democracy will never be in danger, but will be, as we saw during the last war, victorious even in a bitter struggle against a ruthless enemy.
Note: This article was written and published in the 1987 17th of May Parade Journal by the late Erik J. Friis. The theme for that year's parade was "Salute to the Spirit of the 17th of May." As Mr. Friis wrote, "The same spirit of the founding fathers of Eidsvoll, embodying man's yearning for liberty and individual freedom gave rise to the American Constitution, whose Bicentennial was celebrated in 1987 .
Mr. Friis served as editor of a number of the annual 17th of May journals. He generously shared his vast knowledge and excellent writing skills with the Scandinavian community.
By Carl Søyland *
Just as the Irish-American celebrate their St. Patrick's Day and other immigrant groups celebrate the national holidays of the country f their origin so also do the Norwegian-Americans celebrate the national holidays of the country of their origin so also do the Norwegian-Americans celebrate the 17th of May, the Constitution Day of Norway. From the earliest childhood in Norway, this day has been the most joyous. Because it is also associated with spring and the coming of summer—after the long winter season of the North.
On that day in 1814—the same year as "The Star Spangled Banner" was first written in America—Norway's Constitution was signed at Eidsvoll, a few miles north of Oslo, by representatives from all parts of Norway.
It was a Constitution for a free and democratic Kingdom. The Norwegian Constitution was drafted by men who had studied the Constitutions of France and the United States. Magnus Falsen, whose role in drafting the Norwegian Constitution may be compared with Jeffeson's part in the drafting of the American Constitution, had in 1814 written a biography of George Washington, and he had become an admirer of such American statesmen as Washington and Benjamin Franklin so he named his son George Benjamin.
The European situation was rather complicated. During the Napoleonic wars the British blockade isolated Norway from Denmark, Norway had been united with Denmark since 1397, but had remained under the autocratic rule of the Danish King.
By its union with Denmark, Norway became involved in the Napoleonic wars. After the bombardment of Copenhagen (by the British in 1801) Norway had been compelled by Danish policy to embrace the cause of Napoleon against both England and Sweden.
Napoleon lost the war and the political break between Norway and Denmark came at the Peace Conference at Kiel in Germany in 1814. The Danish King was forced to give up the sovereign rights of Norway to King Charles XII of Sweden, but the Danish King retained for himself Iceland, Greenland and the Faraos, which had 'belonged' to Norway after almost 900 years may be considered a grave historical accident.
According to the peace treaty of Kiel, where of course Norway had nothing to say, it was generally understood that Norway should be taken away from Denmark and given to Sweden as a compensation for Sweden's loss of Finland—to Russia.
The Norwegians declared, however, that while the Danish King had been entitled to renounce every claim to the Norwegian throne for himself and his descendants, he had not been entitled to cede an unconquered country to an enemy king.
The Danish Crown Prince, Christian Frederik, who resided in Norway was persuaded to convoke a Constitution Assembly. This body met at Eidsvoll from April 10th to May 18th, 1814 and gave Norway one of the most free and democratic constitutions in the world. The Great Powers of that time supported Sweden in her claim of sovereignty over Norway according to the Peace of Kiel War naturally broke out, but an armistice was signed after only seventeen days. A special meeting of the Norwegian Parliament sanctioned a union with Sweden. Christian Frederik had to abdicate, but the Free Constitution of Norway remained in force.
A struggle for power between the King of the United Kingdoms (Sweden and Norway) and the Norwegian Parliament went on for several generations, during which Norway developed its economic power. The Norwegian merchant marine developed until it reached a leading position in the world trade, from 1870 and onwards. A dispute between Norway and Sweden over the establishment of a separate Norwegian consular service led on June 7, 1905, to the dissolution of the Union with Sweden by a Norwegian coalition government under Christian Michelsen.
By plebiscite, Prince Carl of Denmark was chosen Norwa's King. With the motto "All for Norway" he was formally elected by Parliament on November 18, 1905; he took the name of Haakon VII.
Not since the last king of the Royal Harald Haarfagre line (King Haakon VI, 1340-1380) had Norway had its own king. When King Haakon VII took his oath on November 25, 1905, in accordance with the Norwegian Constitution, Norway was again established as a free and independent kingdom.
King Haakon VII died September 21, 1957 and was succeeded by his son, Crown Prince Olav V. In 1991 King Harald V became the reigning monarch of Norway
· In addition to his many contributions to the Scandinavian community, the late Carl Soyland served for many years as the editor of Nordisk Tidende. He was a loyal supporter of the 17th of May Parade Committee. This explanation of why we celebrate "The 17th of May" appeared in a number of the parade journals during the years.
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"Trust me – I'm a Sat Nav"
A Sat Nav (satellite Navigation) is a sophisticated gadget to help drivers find their destination easily, but these days its becoming more of a dangerous device resulting in more than 300,00 Accidents in Britain alone.
These accidents are due to people completely following the Sat Nav instructions, to the detriment of their safety – which has resulted in the following:
- Drivers driving into rivers.
- Lorries sent down narrow roads and stuck on narrow country lanes.
- Driving down One-way streets.
- Drivers performing sudden manoeuvres or changing direction in the middle of the road.
- Ambulance crew being sent to addresses in foreign countries, under bridges that were too low, down farm tracks and dead ends – bearing in mind the people they are heading too are in life threatening situations.
I wouldn't completely blame it on Sat Nav's though. For instance, if you look at the photo below, the driver should have noticed there was no road and it was quite dense – obviously, no sign of cars driving there.
Supermarket Delivery Driver
Generally Sat Navs are a useful Tool and its handy to have one – over half of Britain's population use it. About 14 Million drivers.
- However, if it gives you an instruction that is likely to endanger other road users, ignore it. You are the one driving, the Sat Nav can't see the road. I mean, what do you tell the Police – "I'm sorry Officer, it was the Sat Nav"? If you think they will not charge you – Read this.
- Also, read Road signs – so you know not to drive down a One-Way road.
- Don't programme the Sat Nav while driving, otherwise you might make a small error and end up in the wrong place. Also for safety reasons because your eyes should always be on the road.
- Finally, it's always advisable to detach the Sat Nav and keep it where people can't see it. I have also been informed that it's a good idea to wipe the window (just the place where it was detached from) as thieves can still check to see the mark.
Buy your Sat Nav
Lets finish up on a Positive note – So, now that we've got all the safety issues out of the way, what really are the Benefits other than guiding you to your destination?
- If there is a traffic incident – Sat Nav will re-route your journey.
- Sat Nav will alert you in advance of any speed cameras on your route which will avoid you getting a speeding fine or points on your Driving Licence.
- Blue tooth – gives you the ability to use your Sat Nav as a handsfree set for your mobile.
- It also points out places of interest such as petrol stations, restaurants and parking areas, which are particularly useful if you are using the car to go on holiday.
Drive Safely!
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Lady E, Great hub! This is interesting!
A few years ago I promised a single Mom that I would be there for her upon the birth of her baby. Her mother called me a little after 11:00 P.M. and said she was in labor. It was to be and hour's drive, so we thought?
I put the address in the navigation system and it took me to the address and said "You have reached your destination" well it was wrong! I was near a hospital but it was the wrong one? After much ado I got directions to the right hospital and arrived right when the baby was born...
Fortunately that was my one rare mishap. But it is one to remember! Thank you for sharing. Much Love, Peace & Blessings!
We even have a name for our Lovely SatNav, we like her so much.
nice hub.. GPS Garmin Nuvi 660 is very helpful in my case.. It's how you use it.. thanx for sharing your hub.
I love my little "Chickee Poo". She goes with me everywhere! quietnessandtrust says she's never seen anyone reading a map do some of these things. Well, with me as a navigator that just might happen! I've ended up in some pretty horrible situations because I just can't get there from here. Chickee Poo was my husbands way of addressing that situation.
Very good hub, I was thinking of buying one for my husband. This is excellent info. Thanks
Thanks for sharing. Infact, I was laughing while reading this hub. It appears the disadvantages far outweighs the advantages. Lady_E, I attended 2 different investment trainings last saturday. They were awesome. Why not send me a mail to firstname.lastname@example.com so that we can discuss.
Like any other electronic device, they seem to make "some people" really stupid...or so it seems.
Never heard of anyone who read a map do this.
I decided that computer generated directions were not for me, when the directions included a narrow, seasonal, mountain road... sure, following the rout it outlined would have taken 75 miles off of the trip, but added 3-4 hours, assuming it was passable.
Interesting. There hasn't a lot of talk of dangerous problems using the devices in the US. We always do a MapQuest in addition to using our GPS (Global Positioning System); that's what we call them.
True Lady E..incident like this are common these days..
Excellent article on the pro's and con's of Sat Nav's. I have used navigators in my rental cars but would rather rely on a current Rand McNally MAP. Even when you go to mapquest.com, the directions are often wrong.
Thanks for sharing this, Lady_E. I heard of one gentleman who followed his GPS (Sat Nav) to a railroad crossing in which his GPS suggested was his "destination." Well, after the man realized that it certainly wasn't, he went back to start his car but it stalled. He was able to escape imminent death by running away from an oncoming-train which flattened his car like a pancake!
Although I do have one, I don't fully trust them (maybe 80% of the time) as just the other day, my GPS brought me to a closed road which was actually a gated community! Thanks for sharing this with me.


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I Googled, keys to a happy marriage, and discovered that out of the 2.37 million results my hub 5 Keys To A Happy Marriage was on the second page. Ranked 15th overall, that is if I counted correctly.I know it is not the first page but maybe this is a sign I am getting there.
What keyword phrase has you ranked on the second page?
Darkside, I realized I left out that information on the original post. So I changed the original post.
Well, i have one hub which is in number 2 in google search list among 80 Million search results. The number 1 is also my forum post on the same topic. But nothing exciting cause the topic is a rare one & Im not getting traffic from outside hubpages.
Good work.Check out the link Ultimate Hubber gave.I wouldn't be too concerned about ranking highly for that term, perhaps you should try and work the phrase [how to have a happy marriage] into your hub. 880 searches per month, and the estimated average CPC is $1.09. For [keys to a happy marriage] it is $0.05 which pretty much says that there's no advertisers bidding for that keyword.
Hi samboiam, Congrats and keep plugging away at it. Darkside has given you an important key right here. Also, here are two hubs that can give an individual more of a boost; one is by darkside the other is Mark Knowles. http://hubpages.com/hub/celebrating-use … -victorieshttp://hubpages.com/hub/How-I-got-my-hu … first-pageMuch success to you!
Darkside's hub on Useless Keyword Victories is one of the most important hubs I have read on HubPages. Big "Eureka!" I have posted the link many times for hubbers that I thought could benefit from a "Eureka!" Unfortunately, most of them get insulted and defensive.
Thank you for the links. I am open to all the help I can get. I want to reach the point where I am getting a payout on a monthly basis. No time to get offended when you have goals to reach.
I appreciate the help. I finally figured out how to find the CPC for keywords. This is going to be a great help. Thank you again for the help.
Congratulations!!!BTW the phrase is searched 260 times in a month according to https://adwords.google.com/select/Keywo … gacy=true.
It's great to find out how high you're ranking on Google.
I'm so proud of you, and now I'm headed over there to check out this fab hub. Congrats
Well Done! It certainly is a step on the pathway to success!
sam-here something that really looks good . .your latest hub is featured on the front page of Hubpages
Well looky there. Shari, thanks for letting me know. BTW I have published two more hubs since that one.
That's great! I try to use Proxies to see the actual SERP's, I find that Google uses your search history and alters the rankings.
Could you please translate? What is Proxies and SERP's?
Congrats! I knew it would happen to you! Great job!
Thank you so much. I am just now beginning to understand SEO and keywords. I have learned a lot this weekend and am looking forward to putting it into application.
that's awesome hun. before you know it you will be on page one.
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Global Gaggles
Borrowing from the "Press Gaggles" held at the White House & the United Nations, the GCWAC has created its own Global Gaggles, held approximately 4-6 times a year. Thanks to our international exchange programs through the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) visiting global experts engage local audiences in dialogue about global issues that affect us all. Our Global Gaggles are informative and open to the public. These popular programs are designed for people interested in learning about the world's most pressing issues and networking with experts. Recent topics have included promoting social change through the arts, accountable governance and anti-human trafficking.
ONE World Annual Gala
Will you join us for a game of global wit? The Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Council is holding its third annual global gala on March 19, 2016. This international evening begins with cocktails and dinner followed by the game of global wits! When you come this evening, you will be a part of a team of 8-10 who will compete on various international topics. The team with the highest Global IQ in the greater Cincinnati region will get bragging rights, a wonderful prize, and a trophy!
By joining us this evening, you are supporting the global education programs of the Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Council which prepares students of all ages to thrive in the 21st century global environment. Play a part in helping us make global education available for all students!
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Upcoming & Past Events
For our full-size calendar, check out our Calendar of International Events
2017 Events:
January 12 – Annual Meeting
January 21 – Academic WorldQuest
February 18 – One World Gala & Global Trivia Competition
April 27 – North Korea Rattling the Pacific Rim
May 16 – America's Diplomats Film & Dinner – This program is brought to Cincinnati by the World Affairs Councils of America and the American Academy of Diplomacy
June 14 – NATO & Resurgent Russia
August 22 – Future of Korea
September 19 – The Importance of Elections
November 14 – International Education Summit
2016 Events:
January 6 – Refugees and the Responsibility to Welcome: Yours, Mine and Ours
January 14 – Annual Meeting
February 20 – Academic WorldQuest
March 19 – One World Gala & Global Trivia Competition
April 7 – Consul General to Pakistan Dinner & Conversation
April 11 – Consul General of Germany Dinner & Conversation
April 13 – Consul General of Germany Meet & Greet Reception at Northern Kentucky University
May 20 – FPLC Columbus was not Italian but Polish
June 7 – FPLC Future of Energy
June 27 – Global Gaggle: NGO Management in the United States
July 5 – FPLC US Foreign Service – Does it matter today?
August 17 – Foreign Policy Issues to Know in an Election Year
September 21 – National Security & Russia
October 19 – Challenges in the Pacific: North Korea and China
November 15 – College Global Trivia
November 18 – 10th Annual International Education Summit
November 29 – Challenges in the Middle East for the New Administration
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EnRRICH Deliverables
Work package 2: Identifying best practice, surveying needs and developing new course material in RRI
D2.1 Initial review of RRI aspects in Higher Education curricula in Europe: consultation and analysis of needs
This report is a first survey of experiences, knowledge and attitudes among lecturers at European higher education institutions that are part of or linked to the EnRRICH project, with regard to RRI and involving CSOs in teaching and learning. The aim of this report is to identify needs among lecturers and directors of education at European universities with regard to developing more inclusion of aspects of RRI and working with CSOs in teaching and learning.
D2.2 Good Practices and Case Studies
Good practices and case studies that demonstrate the embedding of RRI in modules and courses with a special focus on CSO involvement have been identified.
D2.3 The EnRRICH tool for educators: (Re-)Designing curricula in higher education from a "Responsible Research and Innovation" perspective
The tool provides insights about what RRI in higher education entails, about principles to take into account when (re-)designing curricula, about specific RRI competencies to be acquired by higher education students, about concrete steps for setting RRI - driven learning outcomes and for choosing consistent assessment, teaching and learning methods, with a focus on higher education modules.
Work package 5: Advance the uptake of RRI in academic curricula by utilising and developing the policy context at institutional, national and international levels to encourage this work
D5.1 Summary Report on Policy for Rewarding Responsible Research and Innovation through academic curricula in Higher Education
This report summarises the results of a policy scoping exercise to examine how and where Responsible Research and Innovation connects with the interests of people involved in policy development for teaching and learning in higher education. It concludes that there are synergies which to date have not been fully examined, and seeks the views on how to further articulate these connections.
Work package 7: Dissemination
D7.2 Social Media Report
This deliverable analyses (qualitative) the social media channels used by project partners and maps out a dissemination strategy via social media for the project. D7.2 is part of a broader dissemination plan which aims to structure the dissemination activities during the project.
D7.3 Newsletter October 2015
D7.4 Newsletter January 2016
Work package 8: Conference on building RRI into curricula in Higher Education Institutions/Universities
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NDSU Libraries sponsors 19th Homeland Tour to Ukraine and Germany
June, 2012
The North Dakota State University Libraries is pleased to announce sponsorship of the 19th Journey to the Homeland: Germany & Ukraine Tour for May 16-26, 2013. The tour includes May 18-22, Odessa, Ukraine and the former Bessarabian, Black Sea and Crimean German villages; and May 22-26, Stuttgart, Germany and Alsace, France. Leading the tour will be Michael M. Miller, Director & Bibliographer, Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU.
Additional information including the tour schedule, costs and registrations are located at this webpage: library.ndsu.edu/grhc/outreach/journey/index.html.
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Former Catholic Church at Mannheim, Kutschurgan District (today Kamenka) near Odessa, Ukraine.
Interior of the former Catholic Church of the Assumption, Selz, Kutschurgan District (today Limanskoje) near Odessa, Ukraine.
Ukrainian Orthodox priest shows May 2003 tour members inside the former Catholic Church at Karlsruhe, Beresan District (today Kalestrovo, Ukraine).
Tour members visit bringing gifts and handmade quilts the Boarding School and Orphanage, Shirokolanova, Ukraine (former German village of Landau, Beresan District).
Former Catholic Church at Karlsruhe, Beresan District (today Kalestrovo, Ukraine).
Historic homes in Alsace, France.
(Left to right): Michael Miller, Pavel Prachuk, Elvira Zakharova, Marie Delizonna and Michael Hager. Standing at front entrance of former Catholic Church in the village of Mannheim
Outdoor market near Kutschurgan (Strassburg).
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When is Convocation?
The 530th Convocation will take place at The University of Chicago on Saturday, June 10, 2017 on the University's Main Quadrangle. All candidates will participate in this ceremony, during which the president will verbally confer degrees to groups of candidates by degree type and academic program. Individual divisions and schools hold separate ceremonies or receptions at which degree candidates will receive their diplomas individually from their deans.
What time should guests arrive for Convocation?
The Main Quadrangle will open for general seating at 7:00 a.m. Guests are asked to be in their seats no later than 9:00 a.m. so they can watch the procession. Seating is first-come, first-served.
Who is this year's Convocation speaker?
Ka Yee C. Lee will deliver the Convocation Address for the 530th Convocation of the University of Chicago. Lee is a professor in the Department of Chemistry, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, James Franck Institute, and the College. She chairs the Faculty Advisory Committee for the University's Francis and Rose Yuen Center in Hong Kong and serves as senior associate vice president for research. Her research focuses on the structure and assembly of biomembranes and their interactions with proteins to elucidate their functions in both normal and diseased states.
I understand that, moving forward, the University's Convocation will be held as a single campus-wide ceremony, rather than four sessions held over four days. Why the change?
In gathering all degree candidates together for a shared graduation, the University is returning to its earliest traditions and to the goals set out for convocations by the University's first president, William Rainey Harper. The new plan calls for a University-wide convocation at which the president will verbally confer degrees to groups of candidates by degree type and academic program. Afterward, individual schools and departments will hold ceremonies at which degree candidates will receive their diplomas individually from their deans.
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Chicago weather can vary widely from sunny and hot to rainy and humid in mid-June. The University of Chicago's Convocation ceremony is located outdoors on the Main Quadrangle, so please dress comfortably, keeping in mind the weather. Guests may be most comfortable in shoes with low or flat heels due to uneven ground. Please bring hats, sunscreen, raincoats, etc. as necessary. Business Casual is appropriate for most of the receptions and other events.
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How do I determine when my child will be graduating?
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My child is a 1st year student in the College and I want to know when his graduation will be taking place. How can I obtain this information?
Please visit the University Academic Calendar for future convocation dates. Select "Future Academic Years" and then indicate the appropriate academic year from the drop down, and then click "go."
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Generally, Ultegra is updated a year after DA, and 105 a year later etc. Given that DA9000 seems to have been crazy slow to come out since the announcement, especially the power meters, is the consensus that Ultegra 6900/6970 (if that's what they'll be called) will be announced this summer and released for sale at the end of the year, or not until 2018 announcement and release end of 2018?
What got me thinking about this, is my want to get a power meter at some point in the medium term. I was thinking Stages 6800, however 1) If 6900 is about to be released, then Stages often discount off the older models to clear stock once the new one is out. So I should wait a year, and 2) Possibly 6900 may have a power meter option ... if Shimano can get 9000 out.
Shimano must already know if they're doing a power meter in 6900. If not, I'm not really sure what improvements they'll make for 6900.
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Environmental Soil Chemistry Second Edition By Donald L. Sparks Department of Plant and Soil Science University of Delaware
Clearly and concisely written for undergraduate and beginning graduate students of soil science, Environmental Soil Chemistry, 2nd Edition is accessible to all students and professionals of environmental engineering and science. Chapters cover background information useful to students new to the discipline, including the chemistry of inorganic and organic soil components, soil acidity and salinity, and ion exchange and redox phenomena. Discussion also extends to sorption/desorption, oxidation-reduction of metals and organic chemicals, rates of pollutant reactions as well as technologies for remediation of contaminated soils. New to the 2nd Edition is discussion of several important developments in soil chemistry such as synchrotron-based spectroscopic & microscopic techniques and molecular environmental science. Supplementary reading lists, sample problems, and extensive tables and figures make this textbook accessible to readers.
Key Features:
· Provides students with both sound contemporary training in the basics of soil chemistry and applications to real-world environmental concerns
· Timely and comprehensive discussion of important concepts including:
o Sorption/desorption o Oxidation-reduction of metals and organics o Effects of acidic deposition and salinity on contaminant reactions o Molecular environmental science including synchrotron radiation, and spectroscopic and microscopic techniques
· Boxed sections focus on sample problems and explanations of key terms and parameters
· Extensive tables on elemental composition of soils, rocks and sediments, pesticide classes, inorganic minerals, and methods of decontaminating soils
· Clearly written for all students and professionals in environmental science and environmental engineering as well as soil science
Related Titles Kassem & Nannipieri (eds.) - Methods in Applied Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry (1995, ISBN: 0-12-513840-7)
Coleman & Crossley - Fundamentals of Soil Ecology (1995, ISBN: 0-12-179725-2)
Paul & Clark - Soil Microbiology & Biochemistry, 2nd Edition (1996, ISBN: 0-12-546806-7)
Hillel - Environmental Soil Physics (1998, ISBN: 0-12-348525-8)
From Reviews of the first edition:
"... [a] welcome addition to a small but growing number of soil chemistry textbooks available for use in advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses... Replete with tables and figures that are effective and that readers will find particularly useful. A great many references are cited in the text, and supplementary readings are provided at the end of each chapter... well written, readable, and provides coverage of the important chemical principles and processes operating in a soil environment. ... a useful reference to students and scientists in the fields of geochemistry, hydrology, soil science, civil and environmental engineering, and related fields."
Soil Science
A textbook for an advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate course for students in either soil science or environmental engineering and science. The only introductory textbook to apply soil-chemistry processes and principles to environmentally important reactions, including sorption/desorption and oxidation/reduction of metals and organic chemicals. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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I was worried that "Spectacular Now," the fantastic coming-of-age dramedy from director James Ponsoldt would be totally forgotten this awards season (well, like "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" last year, this film was just relegated to minor kudos) but leave it to the USC librarians for giving it love!
Nominations for the 26th Annual USC Scripter Awards, given to the best adapted screenplay by the USC Libraries and chosen by various critics, academians, and scriptwriters, have been revealed and "Spectacular Now" was deemed one of the best!
We'll see if the script by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber will win (but I have a sneaky feeling that "12 Years a Slave" will grab the award) when the winner is revealed on Feb. 8.
Here's the complete nominations list of the 26th Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award:
Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty, authors of A Captains Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea, and screenwriter Billy Ray, for Captain Phillips.
For Philomena, author Martin Sixsmith, who wrote the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, and screenwriters Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope.
Novelist Tim Tharp and screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for The Spectacular Now.
Solomon Northup, author of his memoir Twelve Years a Slave, and screenwriter John Ridley for 12 Years a Slave.
Screenwriters Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne for What Maisie Knew, adapted from the novel by Henry James.
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Winners of the 7th Annual Cinema Eye Honors, recognizing the best documentaries of the year, were revealed and Joshua Oppenheimer's "The Act of Killing" (one of my faves of 2013) won the Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking while Sarah Polley took home the Outstanding Achievement in Direction for "Stories We Tell."
Another big winner was Zachary Heinzerling's "Cutie and the Boxer" which won Outstanding Debut for Heinzerling, Outstanding Graphics and Animation for production company Art Jail and Outstanding Original Score for Yasuaki Shimizu.
Incidentally, all three movies are part of the Oscar shortlist for Best Documentary, so we'll see if they all make the cut when the Academy Award nominations are revealed on January 16.
Here are the complete winners of the 7th Annual Cinema Eye Honors:
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
The Act of Killing
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer
Produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen
Presented by Steve James
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Sarah Polley
Stories We Tell
Presented by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Nels Bangerter
Let the Fire Burn
Presented by Thelma Schoonmaker
Audience Choice Prize
Sound City
Directed by Dave Grohl
Presented by John Flansburgh and Robin Goldie Goldwasser
Outstanding Achievement in Production
Signe Byrge Sørensen
The Act of Killing
Presented by Jennifer Fox and Ross Kauffman
Outstanding Nonfiction Film for Television
The Crash Reel
Directed by Lucy Walker
Produced by Julian Cautherley and Lucy Walker
For HBO Documentary Films: Executive Producer Sheila Nevins and Supervising Producer Sara Bernstein
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking
A Story for the Modlins
Directed by Sergio Oksman
Presented by Kirsten Johnson and Darius Marder
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel
Presented by Kirsten Johnson and Darius Marder
Heterodox Award
Post Tenebras Lux
Directed by Carlos Reygadas
Presented by Jeremy Saulnier and Angela Tucker
Outstanding Achievement in an Original Music Score
Yasuaki Shimizu
Cutie and the Boxer
Presented by Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman
Spotlight Award
The Last Station
Directed by Cristian Soto and Catalina Vergara
Presented by Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman
Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation
Art Jail
Cutie and the Boxer
Presented by Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim
Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film
Zachary Heinzerling
Cutie and the Boxer
Presented by Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim
Legacy Award
Harlan County, USA
Directed and Produced by Barbara Kopple
Presented by Kristi Jacobson
Hell Yeah Prize
Josh Fox
Gasland and Gasland, Part 2
Presented by AJ Schnack
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2013 has been a great year for yours truly. I won another Emmy award for Best On-Camera/Host/Personality, met amazing celebrities, featured wonderful folks, helped the victims of Oklahoma tornadoes and Philippine typhoons, and much more!
It was a busy year, a very productive one, and Im hoping and praying that 2014 will be the same. With my guardian angels right by my side, I have no doubt well rock this year as well!
Thank you for being a friend, and Im so sorry if this video was a bit late. But continuing our grand, old tradition, heres my 2013 Best Of reel, a Manny Mash-Up, or as we like to call it, MTMG version 7.0!
Heres a breakdown of what youll see on MTMG 7.0:
Emmy Awards 2013
Matt Damon in Promised Land
John Krasinski in Promised Land
Ewan McGregor in The Impossible
Warm Bodies movie review
Oz: the Great and Powerful movie review
Iron Man 3 movie review
Rob Corddry in Warm Bodies
Dave Franco in Warm Bodies
Catherine Zeta Jones in Side Effects
Jude Law in Side Effects
Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert in Beautiful Creatures
Viola Davis in Beautiful Creatures
Dylan McDermott and Rick Yune for Olympus Has Fallen
Angela Bassett and Aaron Eckhart for Olympus Has Fallen
Gerard Butler and Antoine Fuqua in Olympus Has Fallen
Lily Tomlin in Admission
Star Trek Into Darkness movie review
Man of Steel movie review
World War Z movie review
Despicable Me 2 movie review
Pacific Rim movie review
The Wolverine movie review
Eva Mendes in The Place Beyond the Pines
Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines
Diane Kruger in The Host
Max Irons and Jake Abel in The Host
Saoirse Ronan in The Host
Dave Franco in Now You See Me
Isla Fisher in Now You See Me
Mark Ruffalo in Now You See Me
Woody Harrelson in Now You See Me
Zack Snyder in Man of Steel
Amy Adams in Man of Steel
Henry Cavill in Man of Steel
Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon) singing her childhood commercial with me, KLIM
The Smurfs 2 and 2 Guns movie review
The Worlds End movie review
One Direction: This is Us movie review
Insidious: Chapter 2 movie review
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 movie review
Gravity movie review
Machete Kills movie review
Carrie movie review
Enders Game movie review
Thor: The Dark World movie review
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie review
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug movie review
Saving Mr. Banks movie review
Jobs movie review
Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad in Jobs
Colin Farrell in Saving Mr. Banks
Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club
Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club
Director Edgar Wright in The Worlds End
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in The Worlds End
F. Murray Abraham in Inside Llewyn Davis
Sandra Bullock in Gravity
Alfonso Cuaron in Gravity
Hailee Steinfeld in Enders Game
Harrison Ford in Enders Game
Viola Davis in Enders Game
James Franco in Homefront
Jason Statham and Izabela Vidovic in Homefront
John Goodman in Inside Llewyn Davis
Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne in Insidious: Chapter 2
Danny Trejo and Alexa Vega in Machete Kills
Emma Thompson in Saving Mr. Banks
Steve Coogan in Philomena
Nicolas Cage in Frozen Ground
Vanessa Hudgens in Frozen Ground
News package for The Night Crew with Christian Sesma
Foodie Friday segments on KMIR Today
New Years Day 2013 show
Oklahoma Fundraising
You Ask. We Investigate. report where I helped a senior citizen fight Target Superstore
Marilyn Monroe show feature on KMIR
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2013
2013 Palm Springs Gay Pride Parade
Filipino Fundraising
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The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has revealed the nominees in the theatrical motion picture category of the 28th Annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement.
Our members believe these cinematographers have set the contemporary standard for artful, theatrical motion picture cinematography, says ASC President Richard Crudo. They have mastered a complex craft which contributes vitally to the storytelling process, and augments the intentions of everyone involved with the production.
In other words, the cinematographers pick who they think created the most beautifully and thematically constructed movies of 2013!
And in a year full of great movies, even the ASC was having a tough time narrowing their choices. Normally, they select five nominees, but there was a three-way tie this year that resulted to seven contenders.
The winner will be revealed on February 1! Here's the complete list of ASC nominees:
Sean Bobbitt, BSC for 12 Years a Slave
Barry Ackroyd, BSC for Captain Phillips
Philippe Le Sourd for The Grandmaster
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC for Gravity
Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC for Inside Llewyn Davis
Phedon Papamichael, ASC for Nebraska
Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC for Prisoners
Here's some fun facts about the nominees from the ASC website:
This years nomination brings Deakins total to 12. He won last year for Skyfall, and previously for The Shawshank Redemption (1995) and The Man Who Wasnt There (2002). His other nominations were for Fargo (1997), Kundun (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2001), No Country for Old Men (2008), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2008), Revolutionary Road (2009), The Reader (2009) and True Grit (2011). He was also the recipient of the organizations Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.
Lubezki has won ASC Awards for The Tree of Life (2012) and for Children of Men (2007), and was also nominated in 2000 for Sleepy Hollow.
Delbonnel earned top honors for A Very Long Engagement (2005), as well as a nomination for Amélie (2002).
Ackroyd was previously nominated for The Hurt Locker (2010).
Papamichael earned previous nominations in the television movie and miniseries category for White Dwarf (1996) and Wild Palms (1994), respectively.
This is the first ASC nomination for Bobbitt and Le Sourd.
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the British Academy Film Awards and Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" led the pack with 11 nominations including Best Film, British Film (who knew "Gravity" was a British movie?), Director for Cuaron, Screenplay for Cuaron and his son Jonas, and Actress for Sandra Bullock.
The biggest snub in my humble opinion was "Dallas Buyers Club" which appeared nowhere on the nominations list. Apparently, the British Academy did not deem Matthew McConaughey or Jared Leto award-worthy!
The BAFTA Awards will take place on Feb. 16 at the Royal Opera house in London. Will "Gravity" emerge as the victorious movie that night? And by the way, "Gravity" was my No. 1 favorite film of 2013!
Here's the complete list of BAFTA nominations:
12 YEARS A SLAVE Anthony Katagas,Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen
AMERICAN HUSTLE Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman
PHILOMENA Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman, Jonás Cuarón
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM Justin Chadwick, Anant Singh, David M. Thompson, William Nicholson
PHILOMENA Stephen Frears, Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward, Jeff Pope
RUSH Ron Howard, Andrew Eaton, Peter Morgan
SAVING MR. BANKS John Lee Hancock, Alison Owen, Ian Collie, Philip Steuer, Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith
THE SELFISH GIANT: Clio Barnard, Tracy ORiordan
COLIN CARBERRY (Writer), GLENN PATTERSON (Writer) Good Vibrations
KELLY MARCEL (Writer) Saving Mr. Banks
KIERAN EVANS (Director/Writer) Kelly + Victor
PAUL WRIGHT (Director/Writer), POLLY STOKES (Producer) For Those in Peril
SCOTT GRAHAM (Director/Writer) Shell
THE ACT OF KILLING Joshua Oppenheimer, Signe Byrge Sørensen
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR Abdellatif Kechiche, Brahim Chioua, Vincent Maraval
THE GREAT BEAUTY Paolo Sorrentino, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima
METRO MANILA Sean Ellis, Mathilde Charpentier
WADJDA Haifaa Al-Mansour, Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul
THE ACT OF KILLING Joshua Oppenheimer
THE ARMSTRONG LIE Alex Gibney
BLACKFISH Gabriela Cowperthwaite
TIMS VERMEER Teller,Penn Jillette, Farley Ziegler
WE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS Alex Gibney
DESPICABLE ME 2 Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
FROZEN Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY Dan Scanlon
12 YEARS A SLAVE Steve McQueen
AMERICAN HUSTLE David O. Russell
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Paul Greengrass
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Martin Scorsese
AMERICAN HUSTLE Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
BLUE JASMINE Woody Allen
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
NEBRASKA Bob Nelson
12 YEARS A SLAVE John Ridley
BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Richard LaGravenese
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Billy Ray
PHILOMENA Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Terence Winter
BRUCE DERN Nebraska
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR 12 Years a Slave
CHRISTIAN BALE American Hustle
LEONARDO DICAPRIO The Wolf of Wall Street
TOM HANKS Captain Phillips
AMY ADAMS American Hustle
CATE BLANCHETT Blue Jasmine
EMMA THOMPSON Saving Mr. Banks
JUDI DENCH Philomena
SANDRA BULLOCK Gravity
BARKHAD ABDI Captain Phillips
BRADLEY COOPER American Hustle
DANIEL BRÜHL Rush
MATT DAMON Behind the Candelabra
MICHAEL FASSBENDER 12 Years a Slave
JENNIFER LAWRENCE American Hustle
JULIA ROBERTS August: Osage County
LUPITA NYONGO 12 Years a Slave
OPRAH WINFREY The Butler
SALLY HAWKINS Blue Jasmine
12 YEARS A SLAVE Hans Zimmer
THE BOOK THIEF John Williams
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Henry Jackman
GRAVITY Steven Price
SAVING MR. BANKS Thomas Newman
12 YEARS A SLAVE Sean Bobbitt
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Barry Ackroyd
GRAVITY Emmanuel Lubezki
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Bruno Delbonnel
NEBRASKA Phedon Papamichael
12 YEARS A SLAVE Joe Walker
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Christopher Rouse
GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger
RUSH Dan Hanley, Mike Hill
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Thelma Schoonmaker
12 YEARS A SLAVE Adam Stockhausen, Alice Baker
AMERICAN HUSTLE Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Howard Cummings
GRAVITY Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin, Joanne Woodlard
THE GREAT GATSBY Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn
AMERICAN HUSTLE Michael Wilkinson
BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Ellen Mirojnick
THE GREAT GATSBY Catherine Martin
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN Michael OConnor
SAVING MR. BANKS Daniel Orlandi
AMERICAN HUSTLE Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell
BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Kate Biscoe, Marie Larkin
THE BUTLER Debra Denson, Beverly Jo Pryor, Candace Neal
THE GREAT GATSBY Maurizio Silvi, Kerry Warn
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Peter Swords King, Richard Taylor, Rick Findlater
ALL IS LOST Richard Hymns, Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor, Micah Bloomberg, Gillian Arthur
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor,Mike Prestwood Smith, Chris Munro, Oliver Tarney
GRAVITYGlenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri, Chris Munro
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Peter F. Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff
RUSHDanny Hambrook, Martin Steyer, Stefan Korte, Markus Stemler, Frank Kruse
GRAVITY Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, Eric Reynolds
IRON MAN 3 Bryan Grill, Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick
PACIFIC RIM Hal Hickel, John Knoll, Lindy De Quattro, Nigel Sumner
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Ben Grossmann, Burt Dalton, Patrick Tubach, Roger Guyett
EVERYTHING I CAN SEE FROM HERE Bjorn-Erik Aschim, Friederike Nicolaus, Sam Taylor
I AM TOM MOODY Ainslie Henderson
SLEEPING WITH THE FISHES James Walker, Sarah Woolner, Yousif Al-Khalifa
ISLAND QUEEN Ben Mallaby, Nat Luurtsema
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES Megan Rubens, Michael Pearce, Selina Lim
ORBIT EVER AFTER Chee-Lan Chan, Jamie Stone, Len Rowles
ROOM 8 James W. Griffiths, Sophie Venner
SEA VIEW Anna Duffield, Jane Linfoot
THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
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Working with Build 721 on WinXP Pro SP3.
I see that over an unencrypted FTP connection that the RemoteTarget value is populated with the target folder structure only when data is uploaded to the remote folder. The LocalTarget value is populated whether data is uploaded or downloaded.
Is this still the case with other protocols (SFTP, SCP) and when using SSL or TSL encryption over FTP, or are there instances (using other protocols, perhaps) when data is uploaded to the remote machine and the registry value is not populated?
Many thanks for your assistance. Need the info. for a forensics assignment and I don't have access to an FTP server that supports anything other than unencrypted FTP, otherwise I'd test it myself.
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text: My family and I took a little impromptu trip the Beach over spring break. Just as I type the word beach, I'm realizing I should probably clarify, the Oregon coast. Which is really more of a windy, not so warm beach. I took my camera along in hopes that we would get a break in the weather to be able to take a few photos. I knew I did not want a formal session of my kids but instead photos that captured the experience. Taking photos on the beach can be tricky but approaching it with a documentary style in mind really changed the expectation and instead resulted in fun little details that shared the experience just as I had hoped.


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Sabina Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991 7 mins
This short animated film is an impressionistic exploration of sensuality within the feminine imagination. Inspired by Anaïs Nin's poetic writing, Sabina breathes with lush, elemental energy where colours embrace and shapes caress in the soft currents of water and desire.
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This book is a cross genre historical fiction of the journey of a large 16th century sapphire. It contains several intertwined fictional genres from romance, eternal love, criminal intrigue, conspiracies and murder plots. It contains stories of treacherous pirates and romantic mariners coupled with a woman who never being to sea saves a ship from attack. It moves into the story of two women, one elite Saudi Special Security Force soldier and the other a civilian war planner defending a single tree in the northern region of Saudi Arabia from Iraqi invaders following ancient aquifers. Finally, the novel finishes up in Chicago and finally back to Riyadh.
The book is tasteful, sincere and contains numerous heart warming situations. It has a wide range of twists and surprising turnarounds, it is filled with humor, suspense and sentimental moments that bring the stories to life. The book makes for great listening to help unwind after a long day. Each chapter ends, although sometimes sad for the character, on a positive feel and message.
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"The next 1001 Arabian Nights"
Yes. I read the printed version and liked it but the audio version was very enjoyable.
Elenora of course because she is the one who started the whole thing. I liked her.Jasmine was a strong character to me, she was brave to do what she did.The character of Sylvia was also very likeable, especially the second story of her.
I don't usually listen to female narrators, of all the audiobooks I have, only one other was a female presenter. Christine did a wonderful job, her voice is suitable for both genders and she did that quite well.
Tough question. All the characters had some memorable traits that I liked in the book.Elenora seems to be strong and courageous even though she sounded bad by Consuelo's narrative. I liked Sylvia as well mainly after she met the Persians when she was made Captain. I liked Jasmine and Dan. The narration during Dan's channeling experience was very good!
I think the author wrote a splendid book and the narrator made it even better.
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The University of California, Los Angeles is in lockdown as police scour the campus looking for an active shooter.
"According to the Los Angeles Police Department, two people have sustained gunshot injuries. An update on their conditions was not immediately available," local affiliate CBS 2 News reported.
Shortly after 10 a.m. police sent out a warning to students and faculty notifying them of the shooter near the Department of Engineering.
Police investigating possible shooter at UCLA's Boelter Hall. Observe campus wide lockdown.
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"A hard man... is good to find." 03 October 2008 Drama, Comedy, Romance 86 mins
A fidgety, wisecracking video store clerk develops a fixation on a particularly reclusive customer, a frequent visitor to the pornography section of Cinefile, the video store where he works in Los Angeles. After multiple failures to impress her during their brief daily transactions, he finds her street address in the store's database, drives to her apartment building and initiates an unconventional campaign to win her affections.
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Film & Talk: Mathias Alten: A Personal Portrait, with art historian James Straub
Presented by Kalamazoo Institute of Arts at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
June 25, 2015
Enjoy the recent film on this Grand Rapids Impressionist followed by a short discussion with art historian James Straub, director of the Alten Catalogue Raisonne project. Mathias Alten's Husking Corn at Dusk (1915, oil on canvas) is the KIA's current collection highlight and a recent acquisition.
James Straub is an independent art historian living in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mathias Alten's adoptive hometown for nearly half a century. He has been documenting and compiling information on Alten's life and paintings since 1982. He has served on the Grand Rapids Art Museum's Collections Committee, and wrote the artist's Chronological Biography for the museum's 1998 exhibition publication Mathias J. Alten "Journey of an American Painter." He is currently a member of Grand Valley State University's George and Barbara Gordon Gallery Advisory Committee. He has lectured extensively on Alten's work in oil and watercolor and is a member of the Catalogue Raisonne Scholars Association.
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Anyone have any favorite native ferns that are more tolerant of drier soils?
I've checked my native plant guides and booklets (Chesapeake Region) and the four that I consistently find being suggested for drier sites are:
Hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula)
Rattlesnake fern (Botrychium virginianum)
Evergreen Wood fern (Dryopteris intermedia/marginalis)
Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum)
I have more research to do (DG Plant Files and a couple more books) but thought I'd check with fellow native-plant enthusiasts.
There's a slightly elevated area between our water garden and a paved lane that I'd like to do something with and I'm thinking a nice 'fern garden' might be just the thing. . .
Thanks for your thoughts,
Native Ferns that are more tolerant of dry soil
Anyone have any favorite native ferns that are more tolerant of drier soils?
I have both the hay-scented fern and evergreen wood fern in my yard and I can attest to the fact that both tolerate dry soil very well. In fact, the evergreen is growing on a high and dry bank down by our creek. I dug both up out of our woods to transplant into the yard.
Sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) is found in open, sunny situations in the wild, which makes me think it would do fine in dry soil.
Ebony spleenwort, christmas fern, cinnamon fern, interrupted fern.
Northern Maidenhair Fern, Bracken, christmas fern to a certain degree.
Those are good choices for Georgia. May work for you also.
Our maidenhair needs a bit moisture here growing closer to streams. The Christmas fern grows everywhere and green all winter.
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If MD has any native ferns of the Polypodium genus, they should do well.
We have those too and they do great on dry banks here
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Unanswered: How to pass multiple values to a single input parameter in stored procedure in DB2 Z/
I have a requirement as below.
I will get input parameter from Java with comma separated values to my SP as below.
eg: 1234561314,45155621312,45124212325
I have declared a I/P parameter I_KEY varchar(1000), which will hold the parameter value.
But while using the same I/P parameter in select statement inside SP i am getting the below error.
Exception occurred while running:
A database manager error occurred.SQLCODE: -420, SQLSTATE: 22018 - THE VALUE OF A STRING ARGUMENT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE DECFLOAT FUNCTION. SQLCODE=-420, SQLSTATE=22018, DRIVER=4.12.55
Anyone please help me whether can i pass array of list( 1234561314,45155621312,45124212325) directly to a I/P parameter in DB2 Z/OS 10.
If array list is not possible any other possible solution to achieve this?
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seems to me it is accepting it fine. The error msg states that you are trying to perform a function on a character sting. Perhaps problem is in the data?
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Perhaps, you need to parse each elements of the string('1234561314,45155621312,45124212325')
into a column of different rows(or columns in a row) of a temporary table(or a table-expression).
But while using the same I/P parameter in select statement inside SP i am getting the below error.


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The National Park Service is about to turn 97 years old on August 25th. With almost 100 years under the belt, and over 400 years of Latino cultural history in this land, representation of Latino culture is almost non-existent in our national parks.
Just 3% of the 86,000 sites on the National Register of Historic Places explicitly recognize and celebrate our country's ethnically diverse cultures.
That according to data provided on the American Latino Heritage Fund page on the National Park Foundation's website.
Here is a list of some of the parks and landmarks that do currently recognize Latino culture:
National Park Service Units
- Cabrillo National Monument
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
- César E. Chávez National Monument
- Chamizal National Memorial
- Coronado National Memorial
- De Soto National Memorial
- Dry Tortugas National Memorial
- El Morro National Monument
- Fort Matanzas National Monument
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
- Pecos National Historical Park
- Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
- Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
- San Juan National Historic Site
- Timucuan Ecological and Historical Preserve
- Tumacacori National Historical Park
National Park Service Affiliates And National Heritage Areas
- El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
- El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
- Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area
- Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
- Santa Fe National Historical Trail
- Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area
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Rachel Allen's recipes for Easter Leftovers
When today's feasting is finished, Rachel Allen has recipes for using your leftover lamb and any chocolate you can find. Photography by Tony Gavin
My sister (being four years older than me), has always been the organised one. She used to call a 'conference' each year, a few days after Easter Sunday. We'd have a meeting in her bedroom to decide what we were going to bake with our leftover Easter eggs. We'd scheme about the different chocolate cakes or buns we were going to make, pooling our resources to find out what we could really achieve. I haven't changed much. I always try and find creative ways to use leftovers, whether they're from Easter eggs or from a succulent roast of sweet spring lamb.
This year, we'll be having lamb again for Easter Sunday. I just can't resist that first lamb of the season, so sweet and mild. Though they're small this time of year, I hope there'll still be some leftovers. This lamb broth, opposite, is a really divine recipe that seems the perfect way to use any excess meat. It's quite a simple dish to put together, but so nourishing and comforting. The parsley pesto recipe is fabulous and well worth making, but the broth would, of course, work with whatever pesto you have in your fridge, or even just some chopped parsley and a good drizzle of olive oil.
Using leftover chocolate is perhaps more useful to consider - I can rest assured that there'll be lots in our house! These two chocolate recipes, opposite, are very good for melting down any hodgepodge of different chocolates that you've collected from around the place.
Chocolate mendiants are almost effortless to make but, with the right toppings, they can be quite impressive and quite delicious. Essentially, they're just chocolate disks, but with a sprinkling of chilli flakes and salt, or even gold leaf and crystallised ginger, you can have a dramatic dinner party dessert - or after-school snack.
The chocolate biscuit cake recipe is a great post-Easter treat. You could use digestives, but I do think it's good with a more intriguing biscuit such as ginger nuts. Of course, this recipe is just a guideline, you could add in any nuts, dried fruit or even chocolate-bar pieces that you'd like to!
Lamb Broth with Haricot Beans
Serves 4.
You will need:
120g (4oz) dried haricot beans, soaked in cold water overnight; or 1 x 400g (14oz) tin of cooked, drained beans, (retain the liquid)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion medium, about 200g (7oz) finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 stalks of celery, about 150g (5oz) chopped, 1cm (about ½in) dice
2 medium carrots, about 250g (9oz), peeled and chopped, 1cm (about ½in) dice
175g (6oz) leftover cooked lamb, sliced into pieces ½-2cm (less than ¼in-about 1in)
550ml (20fl oz) chicken or lamb stock
200ml (7fl oz) reserved bean cooking liquid
1 tablespoon parsley pesto (see below)
First, if you're using dried haricot beans, cook them. Drain off the soaking water then place the haricot beans in a pot, cover them with fresh cold water, bring up to the boil and cook until soft - about 45-60 minutes. When they're cooked, they should be completely tender with no bite. Drain the beans, but save 200ml (7fl oz) of the cooking liquid.
Put a large saucepan on a medium heat and add the olive oil. Tip in the finely chopped onion and the finely chopped garlic, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and cook for five minutes, covered, on a low heat until soft. Add the diced celery and the diced carrots and cook for 7-10 minutes until they are just soft. Add in the sliced leftover lamb, the haricot beans, the chicken stock or the lamb stock, whichever you're using, and the reserved bean cooking liquid, or the reserved liquid from the tin of beans, whichever you're using, and simmer for 15 minutes until all the flavours have mingled. Season to taste with more salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Serve in warm bowls with a drizzle of the parsley pesto - see the recipe below - over the top.
Parsley pesto
Fills a 200ml (7fl oz) jar.
You will need:
1 clove of garlic, crushed
25g (1oz) pine nuts
50g (2oz) parsley leaves, chopped
25g (1oz) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
100ml (3½fl oz) extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for the top
If you have a large pestle and mortar, first add the crushed garlic clove with a pinch of salt and pound it until smooth. Next, add the pine nuts and pound until they are coarsely crushed. Then, add the chopped parsley leaves and pound together with the pine nuts and garlic until you have a coarse paste. Lightly mix in the freshly grated Parmesan cheese using the pestle, followed by all of the extra-virgin olive oil. Taste and add more salt if necessary.
Alternatively, if you'd like to use a food processor, put the the crushed garlic, the pine nuts, the chopped parsley leaves and the freshly grated Parmesan cheese into the food processor and whizz up until coarse. Add the extra-virgin olive oil and a good pinch of salt and taste, adding more salt if necessary.
Pour the pesto into a sterilised jar and cover with 1cm (½in) of extra-virgin olive oil and store it in the fridge, where it will keep for up to three months.
Makes 20.
You will need:
100g (3½oz) dark, milk or white chocolate, roughly broken in to small pieces, or chopped
Place the dark, milk or white chocolate, whichever you're using, in a heatproof bowl and place the bowl over a saucepan of water on a low heat. Bring the water to a simmer, then take it off the heat and let the chocolate melt in the bowl, stirring it from time to time.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Carefully drop a teaspoon of liquid chocolate on the paper, it will spread out slightly to form a round disc. Repeat for all the remaining chocolate. Then carefully, while the chocolate is still liquid, add any of a variety of toppings - see the list at the end of this recipe for inspiration.
Put the tray of mendiants somewhere cool to set, then carefully lift them off the paper and serve.
If you're making these in advance - which you can, up to a few days - make sure to store them somewhere cool, but preferably not the fridge, as they will 'sweat'.
Toppings to try:
Dried fruit such as dried cranberries, raisins, sultanas, or candied peel; chopped crystallised ginger; nuts such as whole (or chopped) almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts, pecans; a pinch of dried chilli flakes; a pinch of ground cinnamon or ginger; sea salt flakes; a little gold leaf!
Chocolate Biscuit Cake
Makes 16 slices.
You will need:
150g (5oz) good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
150g (5oz) butter
2 large tablespoons golden syrup
225g (8oz) semi-sweet biscuits, such as digestives, crushed (you can do this in a bowl using your hands, or put them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin)
25g (1oz) hazelnuts or almonds, toasted and chopped (optional)
First, melt the chopped dark chocolate with the butter and the golden syrup in a large bowl that is sitting over a saucepan of simmering water on a low heat.
Stir in the crushed biscuits and the chopped toasted hazelnuts or almonds, whichever you're using, if you're using them, until everything is well-blended. Spread into a 23cm (9in) diameter round cake tin or a 20cm (8in) square tin, lined with greaseproof or parchment paper.
Refrigerate the cake for a couple of hours until it is well set, or pop it into the freezer for 45 minutes.
Cut into 16 pieces to serve.
Rachel's tip
Parsley is an alternative to the basil used traditionally in pesto. You could also try adding a spoonful of marjoram leaves, or even replacing the parsley with rocket leaves, for rocket pesto
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The last few years have seen a real resurgence in tea shops around the country. I love dropping into a tea shop for a piece of cake and a cup of tea. If you're thinking about opening your own tea shop, it's worth getting all the help and advice you can. The Ballymaloe Cookery School is running a course this month to teach you to do just that. They'll cover everything you'll need to know, from the business premises and costs, to staff and marketing, while teaching all sorts of different recipes for cakes, biscuits, scones, salads and much more.
'Start your own Cafe or Tea shop' runs from Monday, April 13, to Friday, April 17.
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