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Galanthus nivalis
|Scope: Global & Europe
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Galanthus nivalis L.
Common Name(s):
Chianthemum nivale (L.) Kuntze
Galanthus alexandri Porcius
Galanthus imperati Bertol.
Galanthus melvillei Voss
Galanthus montanus Schur
Galanthus nivalis L. ssp. atkinsii Mallett
Galanthus nivalis L. ssp. carpaticus S.S.Fodor
Galanthus nivalis L. ssp. hololeuca Celak.
Galanthus nivalis L. ssp. majus Ten.
Galanthus nivalis L. ssp. minus Ten.
Galanthus nivalis L. ssp. scharlockii Casp.
Galanthus scharlokii (Casp.) Baker
Galanthus umbricus Dammann
|Taxonomic Notes:
|There are over 50 synonyms for Galanthus nivalis and this is due to several reasons: it is a variable species and throughout its distribution a number of taxa have been named in an attempt to record this variation; because of its long history in cultivation, a large number of taxa and cultivars have been recognised, leading to an even greater proliferation of names; and before many other species had been described, most Galanthus were referred to or associated with G. nivalis, probably because it was the best known and most ubiquitous species (Davis 1999).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Near Threatened ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Crook, V. & Davis, A.P.
|Bilz, M. & Lutz, M.L.
|Melnyk, V.
Galanthus nivalis has an extensive distribution across Europe. There is some uncertainty, however, concerning the extent of native subpopulations due to widespread naturalisation. Many native subpopulations of G. nivalis occur in small relictual forest/woodlands and further loss of suitable habitats would lead to a definite decline in the species. Climate change is also likely to threaten G. nivalis due to the loss of suitable micro- and macro-habitats, where it is currently found. The species is listed as Near Threatened, Vulnerable or even Critically Endangered in several European countries and is included on nearly every country's Red List, suggesting the subpopulations in each of the countries are under threat. Harvesting and trade of the species is still occurring on a local scale, even though international trade is restricted by CITES. A rating of Near Threatened at the global level is suggested here due to all the above factors threatening the population as a whole, and the possibility of G. nivalis qualifying for a threat category in the near future (VU A3cd).
|Range Description:
|Galanthus nivalis is found throughout Europe: eastwards from the Pyrenees and northern Spain to the Ukraine, and southwards from Germany and Poland to southern Italy, Albania and northern Greece. Galanthus nivalis does not occur in Turkey or in the Caucasus mountains. It is doubtfully native in many locations in northwestern Europe above 50ºN latitude and is introduced and naturalised in the UK, Netherlands and other countries of northern Europe. Although found over a wide altitude range, most populations are found below 900 m asl.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Czech Republic; France; Germany; Greece; Italy; Moldova; Montenegro; Poland; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia (Kosovo); Slovakia; Spain; Switzerland; Ukraine
Introduced:Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland I, Ontario); Netherlands; Norway; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States (Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia)
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|Native populations are believed to be relictual. Galanthus nivalis has been described as a relict species in the community of Valencia, Spain, where only three wild populations are known (Estrelles et al. 2001). Specific population data is available for several subpopulations, such as that in the East Carpathians (Budnikov and Kricsfalusy 1994):
Seed productivity studies of various populations of G. nivalis in the East Carpathians showed that population age structure remains stable due to regeneration through seed. Lowland-foothill populations appear to have the highest generative reproduction capacity. Lowland populations are also predominated by juvenile plants (about 40%), with mature plants in lower numbers. This is thought to be caused by a large amount of harvesting in these lowland areas. The upper mountain belt has a much higher percentage of mature (58%) than juvenile (11%) plants. These populations are considerably less "affected" by human pressures and likely to represent a "normal" age structure.
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|Most frequently occurring in moist conditions in deciduous woodland (Fagus silvatica, Quercus spp., Carpinus spp. etc.), and occasionally in coniferous woodland (Abies spp.). Also occurring in meadows, pasture, amongst scrub, near rivers and on stony slopes, particularly on calcareous soils.
Galanthus nivalis is a cross pollinating plant, but sometimes self-pollination takes place. It is pollinated by bees. Seeds have elaiosomes which are eaten by ants and they carry seeds through underground tunnels, helping to distribute them.
|Use and Trade:
Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) is an outdoor ornamental spring flower widely grown around the world. It is one of the most popular of all cultivated bulbous plants. Galanthus nivalis is ubiquitous in cultivation, and hundreds of thousands of individuals are sold each year in horticultural trade.
Five alkaloids are contained in the above-ground part of G. nivalis and five also in the underground part. One is Galanthamin which is a strong poison and is used in medicine to relieve traumatic injuries to the nervous system. Another is Lycorine, which can also cause poisoning. Some individuals were poisoned after ingesting the bulbs as emergency food in Holland during World War II. Large amounts of bulbs need to be ingested to produce toxic reactions, such as diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. The plant is also an emmenagogue - it promotes or increases menstrual flow or can induce an abortion in the early stages of pregnancy.
The mannose-binding specific lectin from Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis agglutinin; GNA) is an effective insecticide against a wide variety of pest insects in the orders Homotera, Coleoptera and Lepidoptera with hardly any effect on non-target insects and soil bacterial communities. GNA is regarded as a potential insecticidal gene to be engineered into cultivated plants to increase the range of pests affected and to delay the development of insect resistance. Researchers have advocated transgenically transforming crops such as grapefruit, tobacco, tomato, potato, rice and wheat with GNA in order to increase their resistance against insect pests. Beyond being investigated for its uses as an insecticide, GNA lectin is also being investigated for its use in antibody and HIV research.
|Major Threat(s):
The survival of many Galanthus species is threatened in nature due to habitat destruction and collecting for the horticultural trade. Galanthus is the most heavily traded wild-collected bulb genus in the world. However, all species have been listed in CITES Appendix II since 1990 and trade in wild specimens is now heavily restricted. In addition, most nurseries are selling stock which has been raised from selected reliable clones, therefore avoiding the use of wild populations (Davis 1999). Reported trade in wild specimens of G. nivalis virtually ceased in 1995, with the cessation of reported exports from Hungary.
CITES-reported exports of live/bulbs of Galanthus nivalis:
Hungary: 200,000 (1992), 120,000 (1993), 150,000 (1994)
Romania: 41 kg (2000)
Turkey: 28,670 (1994) [not G. nvalis]
Netherlands: 300 (1995), 1,325 (1998), 219 (1999)
Some populations are more threatened than others, an example from Ukraine is outlined below:
Galanthus nivalis was formerly widely distributed in the East Carpathians but during the last decade its area has been considerably reduced as a result of destruction of its primary habitats (particularly the lowland-foothill zone where populations are close to populated areas or recreational areas) and direct destruction by picking its flowers and digging out bulbs. Threatened by extinction in certain areas, it has been included in the "List of Rare and Disappearing Species of the Ukrainian Flora" and listed as a species in decline in the "Red Data Book of the Ukraine" (1996). Galanthus nivalis is protected, and has been included in the national Red Data Books or lists of all the neighbouring countries of the Carpathians region – Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. Illegal exports of Galanthus plicatus and G. nivalis were reported from the Ukraine in 1997, however.
|Conservation Actions:
Galanthus nivalis is listed under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), under Annex B of the EU Wildlife Trade Regulation 318-2008 and on Annex V of the EC Habitats Directive 92/43.
Galanthus nivalis is included in the Red Data Books of the following countries: Austria (Niklfeld 1999), Italy (Conti et al. 1997), Italy / Sicily (Conti et al. 1997), Italy / Sardinia (Conti et al. 1997), Netherlands (van der Meijden 2000), Romania (1994), It has been assigned different threat ratings in several countries:
Galanthus nivalis populations are found in several protected areas throughout Europe including:
|Crook, V. & Davis, A.P. 2011. Galanthus nivalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T162168A5551773. . Downloaded on 19 September 2018.
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The 24th-ranked Northern Illinois Huskies look to extend their FBS leading conference winning streak to 15 in a row as they invade Rynearson Stadium for their regular-season finale against their Mid-American Conference rival Eastern Michigan Eagles.
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The Eagles will be ending their 2012 season in this one as the dream of a postseason berth died weeks ago. EMU made it evident it will play hard down the stretch as it took down Western Michigan, 29-26, for its first MAC win of the season. Coach Ron English and his team have won back-to-back games yet this year and there is no doubt that English would love to send off his 18 seniors with a win over a ranked opponent after compiling a 2-9 overall record to this point.
This will be the 43rd meeting between these schools in history. NIU holds a 26-14-2 edge after its 18-12 victory last season in DeKalb.
NIU leads the MAC in both scoring offense and total offense with averages of 39.7 points and 488.7 total offensive yards per game. The offense revolves around junior quarterback Jordan Lynch, who set a pair of NCAA records in last week's win over Toledo. Lynch became the first quarterback in FBS history to pass for more than 400 yards and rush for more than 150 yards in a single game and also became the first quarterback in FBS history to run for 100 yards or more in nine straight games. Lynch is closing in on Michigan QB Denard Robinson's single season rushing record by a quarterback, but his head coach firmly believes he is much more than just a scrambler.
"Obviously, Jordan's game to run for over 150 yards and throw for over 400 is something that has never been done in college football, which says a lot," said Doeren. "There have been a lot of great quarterbacks that have played this game and that have played since the invention of the spread. I think he has shown now that he is more than just a runner in multiple games."
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CHICAGO (AP) — An ex-con who spent most of his adult life behind bars on Thursday got what he said he wanted for robbing a suburban Chicago bank. The 74-year-old gets to go back to the place he called home — prison.
Telling Walter Unbehaun he frightened a teller by showing her a revolver tucked in his waistband during the 2013 heist, a federal judge imposed a 3 1/2 year prison sentence, citing a rap sheet that includes crimes from home invasion to kidnapping.
"This is not the first time you've inspired fear," Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman said, scolding the high-school dropout and part-time bathtub repairman.
As he had on the day he robbed the bank, Unbehaun gripped a cane as he hobbled to a podium to make a brief statement. He didn't withdraw his wish to go to prison, though he said, "I don't want to die in prison."
"My crime is bad, there ain't no doubt," he said calmly. "I just wanna be like everybody else."
Boredom and loneliness, defense filings said, had partly led Unbehaun to conclude that a life on the inside was preferable to life outside.
No family or friends of Unbehaun attended Thursday's hearing in Chicago.
Listening to the proceedings, he fidgeted and rubbed his forearms, both of which sported tattoos. He occasionally nodded as his lawyer spoke.
Last year, he walked into the bank with a cane but no disguise, displayed the loaded gun and told the teller, "I don't want to hurt you." With $4,178 in loot, he drove to a nearby motel and waited for police to arrive.
When they did, the bald, portly Unbehaun dropped his cane, raised his hands and startled police by his apparent joy at getting nabbed.
At his initial court appearance, he also confounded his lawyer.
"His first words were, 'I just want to go home," that same attorney, Richard McLeese, told the court Thursday.
For a few minutes, McLeese had thought Unbehaun was saying he hoped to get bond. Then he realized Unbehaun was asking to go to prison. It was as if, McLeese said, a patient had asked his doctor to help him have a stroke.
"It is, without a doubt, one of the saddest and most disturbing cases I've dealt with," he said.
Prosecutor Sharon Fairley conceded the judge faced a dilemma: Sending Unbehaun to prison could be seen as more reward than punishment to him, but setting him free would risk him committing another serious crime.
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"Did the system fail Mr. Unbehaun? Or was his inability to stay out of jail the result of his own free will?" she asked. "We may never know. But what we do know, clearly, is Mr. Unbehaun lacks the desire to lead a law-abiding life outside of prison walls."
The Chicago-born Unbehaun first went to prison at 23 for transporting a stolen car. He was convicted of kidnapping a 19-year-old girl in 1970 whom he had tied to an Ohio motel bed before fleeing in her car. His record includes more than half a dozen convictions, including — ironically — for escaping from prison.
He pleaded guilty in September to the 2013 bank robbery. Prosecutors asked for a five-year sentence Thursday, though they'd asked for seven in earlier filings; the defense asked for three.
It wasn't as if no one tried to extend Unbehaun a helping hand.
Following his 2011 release from prison after serving an 11-year term for bank robbery, his sister and her husband bought Unbehaun, a childless widower, a trailer home in rural Rock Hill, S.C., the couple said Wednesday. He spent his days watching television, or drawing and painting.
"He was living like a hermit," McLeese said. "The analogy he drew was that it was like living in solitary confinement."
McLeese told the court Thursday the onset of mild dementia may have contributed to Unbehaun's decision to rob his way back into prison. He said the last judge who sentenced him failed to ensure his mental health treatment.
Coleman said Unbehaun would also serve three years of closely monitored probation and that mental health services should be readily available to him.
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July 5 marks the 25th anniversary of the premiere of Seinfeld. This piece originally ran on March 15, 2013.
Seinfeld has fully permeated the contemporary lexicon, and it goes well beyond phrases the show coined. Sure, "master of your domain" and "Soup Nazi" will always be with us, but the show also left its mark on everyday phrases and occurrences. Even though it's been off the air for, gulp, more than fifteen years, sometimes it seems like Seinfeld will always be with us; there are so many quotidian objects or actions that now can never bump against you without the show insidiously flashing through your brain. Admit it: You can't hear "helllooo" without hearing it in Jerry Seinfeld's voice.
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7. Strong water pressure in a shower
Say no to low-flow shower heads! Embrace your inner Kramer.
8. "Not that there's anything wrong with that."
Sometimes you really do need to use that phrase, but there's no way to say it without feeling ridiculous.
9. Running out of toilet paper in a public toilet
Can you spare a square? Without thinking of "can you spare a square"?
10. Babka
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Linnigh family
Linnigh (Linnich) was a Mennonite family, apparently originally from Linnich on the Ruhr, duchy of Jülich, Germany, where Mennonites were found as early as 1551. The Linnigh family lived in Amsterdam from the early 17th century, engaged in business, and were members and sometimes deacons of the Waterlander congregation. Jacob Linnigh was a preacher of the Amsterdam Waterlander, later of the united Waterlander and Lamist congregation from 1661 until he resigned in 1684. A branch of this family is found in Eiderstedt and Hamburg, Germany. Andreas Linnich was a brewer at Eiderstedt about 1650. He may have been identical with Andreas Linnich, who about 1640 moved from Rade near Düsseldorf, Germany, to Friedrichstadt. Jacob Linnich, probably a son of Andreas, was a merchant at Hamburg, where he and his descendants served the Mennonite congregation as deacons.
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'Gun battle' over universal background checks billBy JOHN DiSTASO
Senior Political Reporter
January 21. 2014 6:20PM
CONCORD -- The mother of 6-year-old Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Dylan Hockley implored New Hampshire lawmakers Tuesday to pass legislation mandating universal background checks for gun purchases, while acknowledging such a law would not have prevented her son's tragic death.
"This (bill) would not have stopped the deranged young man who murdered my son, but it will save someone else's son, daughter, sister, brother, father or mother," said Nicole Hockley, one of two Sandy Hook victims' parents who came to the Granite State to press for passage of House Bill 1589.
But gun rights advocates told the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs committee the bill, if passed, would punish only law-abiding citizens.
The bill would require that all firearms be sold or transferred through a licensed firearms dealer, ending private sales or sales through the Internet or at gun shows.
Among a long list of exemptions in the bill are transfers between immediate family members, police or corrections officers acting within the scope of their jobs, a U.S. Marshal or member of the armed forces doing his or her official duties, a licensed gunsmith who accepts a firearm for repair and the "temporary transfer of a firearm between spouses" for self-defense.
According to the nonprofit Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, 17 states and the District of Columbia "have extended the background check requirement beyond federal law to at least some private sales," while six states and the District of Columbia require "universal background checks at the point of sale for all transfers of all classes of firearms, including purchases from unlicensed sellers."
The bill faces a difficult road, even in the Democratic-controlled House. If the House gives the bill initial approval, it will then be reviewed by the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, which will then send it back to the House with a recommendation. If the House gives it final approval, the bill will then move to the Senate, where Republicans hold a 13-11 majority.
A spokesman for Gov. Maggie Hassan said after the hearing she "believes we must always be looking for ways to make our communities safer and stronger and that we owe it to those we've lost in tragedies like Newtown to come together to identify ways to help prevent such horrific acts of violence.
"The Governor appreciates that HB 1589 has encouraged an important dialogue about New Hampshire's background check system for firearm purchases, and she will continue to listen to all sides as the measure moves through the legislative process," spokesman Marc Goldberg said.
Sandy Hook parent Hockley called it "common sense" to take steps to "keep guns out of the hands of whose who shouldn't have them." She was joined by Mark Barden, whose 7-year-old son, Daniel, also died on Dec. 14, 2012
"Background checks didn't save Dylan's life," Hockley acknowledged. "Many of the laws being considered in our country may not have saved him. But that hasn't stopped parents like Mark and me from advocating for strong background checks and many more sensible solutions that would prevent gun violence and save the lives of others," Hockley said.
Barden said he now has "a moral obligation to ensure that no other children are killed by gun violence."
Supporters acknowledged that the bill does nothing to try to regulate the sale of firearms to the mentally ill. Another bill, under consideration in the state Senate, would require that those adjudicated mentally ill be reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
State Sen. David Pierce, D-Hanover, the lone Senate sponsor of the background checks bill, said it represents "the common sense that has long been missing from our gun laws."
But Rep. J.R. Hoell, R-Dunbarton, secretary of the New Hampshire Firearms Coalition, said the group is "strongly opposed" to a bill that he said would "put New Hampshire citizens in prison for up to seven years for selling a gun to a friend or neighbor."
"Have you ever lent a rifle to a friend while hunting?" Hoell asked.
Rep. Al Baldasaro, R-Londonderry, called it "basically a feel-good bill.
"What happened in Sandy Hook, God bless them. It never should have happened but this bill never would have corrected what went on there," Baldasaro said, calling for increased sentences for those who committed crimes with unlicensed guns.
Tom Ryan of Lyme, a former 20-year police officer, called the bill "de facto gun registration," which, he said, "will eventually evolve into confiscation."
Ryan called it "purely an anti-gun bill that seizes opportunistically on these unfortunate tragedies."
Ralph Demicco, owner of Riley's Gun Shop in Hooksett, said, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions," questioning how effectively such a law would be enforced.
Former state Republican Party Chairman Jack Kimball called it an "outrageous bill that will "turn thousands of New Hampshire law-abiding citizens into felons.
"I don't intend to abide by this bill," he said. "I'm sick and tired of having to come here to these hallowed halls to continue to defend the God-given rights we all have."
To applause from fellow opponents, he called on the bill's sponsors to "step down today" from their elective offices. "You don't belong here."
House Republican Leader Gene Chandler R-Bartlett, said in a statement the bill "attempts to solve a non-existent problem.
"We all want to keep guns out of the hands of those with criminal intent or those who may be mentally unfit, but this bill is an excessive overreach," Chandler said. "Criminals will always find ways to circumvent this law as they do other laws."
But chief sponsor Rep. Elaine Andrews-Ahearn, D-Hampton Falls, insisted the policy is not a "political issue," but instead "an issue of common sense and an issue of public health and the safety of our communities."


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Maintain just ignore Anti (somehow it always gets off point and stats get discussed, which have no bearing to the actual question being asked by the OP).
You are an idiot if you think employment statistics are irrelevant to OP's decision. They should be far and away the number one most important criteria for anyone choosing to go to law school, followed closely by cost and location. But of course, you have all but admitted to posting on this board for the sheer purpose of shilling whatever bottom-barrel CA law school you hail from, so your opinion can be effectively discounted immediately and in its entirety.


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Posted on 04/06/2003 7:18:48 PM PDT by Diddley
The Western Mail - The National Newspaper Of Wales
HUNDREDS of foreign fighters have infiltrated southern Iraq to target and kill British troops in one of the final major showdowns of the war, intelligence officers have discovered.
Young fighters from Syria, Lebanon and Palestine have joined the ranks of the Iraqi regime's die-hards to fight against the Royal Marines and 7 Armoured Brigade around the besieged city of Basra.
Many are motivated by religion and appear to have answered Saddam Hussein's call for jihad - or holy war - against western forces.
But others have come in search of the huge bounties the regime has offered for the heads of British soldiers and pilots, tip-offs and enemy prisoner interrogation has gleaned.
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Where do they get these idiots? "psst, hey kid have I got a deal for you"
A hundred years ago, the Mahdi gathered young fanatics from all over Islamic world, the Brits mowed them down with artillery and machine guns, and the Islamic world had peace, for a couple of decades.
This gives us a great opportunity to do it again.
(OK - yes, I'm joking. But I'm beginning to wonder if so long as the Islamic world's marriage arrangements results in a significant surplus of angry young single men, we won't have to slaughter the lot of them, every generation, in order to maintain peace. I'd like to think that there were less-bloody alternatives. But I'm not optimistic.)
"I came all the way to Iraq for a jihad and all I got was this lousy T-shirt."
Bounty Hunter: A man has to do something these days to earn a living.
Josey Wales: Dyin' ain't much of a living boy!
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Who Is Each Song on Taylor Swift's New Album About?
Mostly Jake Gyllenhaal.
Happy Taylor Swift Release Day! Have you already spent hours hunched over Red's liner notes in an attempt to decode the messages hidden therein via Swift's patented code: capital letters sprinkled throughout the lyrics of each song that spell out a clue? You are not alone in this guessing game. So, as is tradition whenever Swift drops a new album, Vulture now presents our best guesses as to who, exactly, Taylor Swift is singing about on each and every one of her new songs. If your name is Jake Gyllenhaal, you might just want to close the tab right now.
1. "State of Grace"
Hidden Message: LOVE DOESN'T COUNT AFTER GOOD-BYE
One of the main characters on Red is an ex-boyfriend who just would not leave poor Taylor Swift alone (he'll pop up again on "All Too Well," "I Almost Do," and, of course, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"). Now, several of Taylor's ex-boyfriends could be drunk-texting her at all hours of the night proclaiming their undying love, but it is more fun to assume that she's talking about the same guy. And that guy, according to the code and the lyrics "twin fire signs and four blue eyes," would be Jake Gyllenhaal. Jake's birthday? December 19. Taylor's birthday? December 13. That makes them both Sagittariuses, which is, of course, one of the three fire signs (read your Susan Miller.) Please remember this fact, because it will be important when we get to …
2. "Red"
Hidden Message: SAG
Could SAG stand for "Sagittarius?" Why, yes! Other possible interpretations: Screen Actor's Guild, to which Jake Gyllenhaal definitely belongs; Sag Harbor, which seems like a place you would see Jake Gyllenhaal (John Mayer is more East Hamptons material); or "SAG" like sag wagon, which is apparently a cycling term and is therefore surely related to these photos of Jake Gyllenhaal in bike shorts. Anyway, it's Jake.
3. "Treacherous"
Hidden Message: WON'T STOP UNTIL IT'S OVER
Not to spoil the later songs, but Conor Kennedy definitely gets a mention — and so we will assume that the lyrics "I will follow you home" are about how Taylor Swift literally followed Conor to his family's Hyannis Port compound and then bought a home there. Also, "this slope is treacherous" could be about the beach path; Cape Cod is a little rocky.
4. "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Hidden Message: WHEN YOU SAW ME DANCING
Yeah, we have no idea who Taylor Swift goes clubbing (or wub-wubbing) with, so Vulture chooses to believe that the aforementioned dancing happened after Swift's single reported date with One Direction heartthrob and noted womanizer Harry Styles. Then he went to Australia and made out with another girl, thus fulfilling the "you never loved me or her or anyone" portion of the lyrics.
5. "All Too Well"
Hidden Message: MAPLE LATTES
As Vulture's Kyle Buchanan points out, "Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal Share Thanksgiving Maple Lattes" is the third result when you Google "maple lattes." (The song is also just brutally specific, with references to hanging out at Maggie's house and plaid days and the trip upstate when they went apple-picking. Advantage Swift.)
6. "22"
Hidden Message: ASHLEY DIANNA CLAIRE SELENA
GREENE AGRON CALLAWAY GOMEZ. Friendship!
7. "I Almost Do"
Hidden Message: WROTE THIS INSTEAD OF CALLING
"Each time you reach out, there's no reply." Smart money's on Gyllenhaal.
8. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Hidden Message: WHEN I STOPPED CARING WHAT YOU THOUGHT
This makes a nice before/after with "I Almost Do," so: Jake Gyllenhaal, you are officially the indie music snob.
9. "Stay Stay Stay"
Hidden Message: DAYDREAMING ABOUT REAL LOVE
This song is about a happy relationship, so it's either Conor, or — based on the code — an imaginary boyfriend whom we will choose to believe is Ryan Gosling. Since paparazzi have not successfully snapped Conor Kennedy "carrying groceries," Vulture's gonna go with Ryan Gosling. (Related: The lyrics "Before you, I only dated self-indulgent takers/ who took all of their problems out on me. But you carry my groceries, and now I'm always laughing" are just the Taylor Swift–iest lyrics of all time.)
10. "The Last Time"
Hidden Message: L.A. ON YOUR BREAK
Who takes breaks? Actors take breaks from movies (Gyllenhaal, Taylor Lautner); musicians take breaks from tours or recording (Mayer); high-schoolers take breaks from Deerfield. But since L.A. does not really seem like a Kennedy vacation spot, this one goes in the Gyllenhaal column because of the protracted breakup references.
11. "Holy Ground"
Hidden Message: WHEN YOU CAME TO THE SHOW IN S.D.
Old-school ex Joe Jonas was spotted at Taylor Swift concerts in L.A. and San Jose, California. Is it then possible that he also attended a show in San Diego? Yes. More important: Is it possible that Taylor Swift could resist the opportunity to sing about her ex-boyfriend making a grand gesture? No.
12. "Sad Beautiful Tragic"
Hidden Message: WHILE YOU WERE ON A TRAIN
John Mayer seems like the kind of guy who would find it more romantic to travel by train, right? Also: John Mayer toured with Train — the band — in 2010. And "we both wake in lonely beds, and different cities" certainly sounds like a description of touring musicians.
We're giving it to Mayer. UPDATE: Commenter JJGrey informs us that Gyllenhaal "joined Mumford and Sons and Old Crow Medicine Show on their Railroad Revival Tour, literally on a train." We were wrong, and we apologize for not being up on our Mumford trivia.
13. "The Lucky One"
Hidden Message: WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW
Yes, we would like to know if and when the Joni Mitchell biopic is happening. (We are already pretty sure the song is about her.)
14. "Everything Has Changed"
Hidden Message: HYIANNIS PORT
This is a no-brainer — it's Conor Kennedy! — but please look closely at the lyric sheet below. Following the caps-lock code, it would appear that she misspelled Hyannis Port? Or maybe that is how the homeowners spell it?
15. "Starlight"
Hidden Message: FOR ETHEL
In case you were not already aware that Taylor Swift and Ethel Kennedy are best friends. Why doesn't this song mention "dragging"?
16. "Begin Again"
Hidden Message: I WEAR HEELS NOW
Just check the height on these maple latte photos — only a dude who just barely meets Taylor's height would object to her wearing heels. Jake Gyllenhaal, who knew you were so cruel?


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Couch potatoes everywhere, rejoice.
New commercial devices, using technology borrowed from the field of neuroscience, are making it possible to control objects with brain power alone. The idea is to help train users to become more focused — and relaxed.
EEG headsets, which detect electrical activity in the brain, were once found only in research labs. Today, the technology has become cheaper and easier to use. That's made it possible to connect EEG headsets to other consumer devices.
Recently, Johnny Liu, a manager for the San Jose-based company NeuroSky, came into the KQED studio to show off one such pairing: NeuroSky's MindWave Mobile headset, which costs under $100, and a toy called the Orbit brain-controlled helicopter, which retails for $190.
The helicopter is about 8 inches wide, with three small propellers, all enclosed in a black, circular cage.
Liu strapped on his EEG, short for electroencephalogram, headset to try it out.
"I'm driving up my attention level," Liu explained. The more he appeared to concentrate, the higher the helicopter soared, levitating several feet above the tabletop. Then it abruptly crashed into my face.
Liu apologized, and then it was my turn. Focus on the helicopter "as if you actually had telekinetic powers," Liu told me.
But the helicopter stayed put.
The device was designed to train me to concentrate on one single thought as much as possible. Focused attention changes certain electrical patterns inside the brain. The EEG headset picks up those changes and, in turn, drives the helicopter.
Finally, I got the helicopter to fly. For about 3 seconds.
Another game — this one still in prototype — uses EEG readings to make music.
The NeuroDisco, designed by composer and inventor Richard Warp, allows users to "play the brain," as Warp puts it.
He fired it up for me recently in the KQED studio. "The beat is quite fast because I'm quite sort of excited," he explained somewhat apologetically.
But as Warp focused his mind, the rhythm receded and the notes got closer together. (You can hear the transition in this clip, below.)
As with the helicopter, the idea with the NeuroDisco is to train users to change their emotional state using what's called "neurofeedback." That allows you to see how your brain patterns are changing and then try to re-create them. It's a learning process that could train us over time to be more focused or relaxed, its promoters say.
Warp, who says he has always been an anxious person, wanted to create an environment where people could become more grounded, more "connected with their internal state."
He knows how funny that sounds, though. What about actually meditating, or just taking a walk? Do we really need more technology to help us relax?
"You're doing the same thing as a meditator, a Buddhist monk might do," Warp jokes. "But maybe we, in the West, need a device to do it."
Beyond meditation, these devices could be used for more than just helping you relax after a hard day. Some scientists see clinical applications ahead.
Adam Gazzaley, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco, thinks EEG games might one day help kids with attention problems learn to focus better.
Imagine, he says, a game that could help kids recognize when they're focusing and help them strengthen that ability.
"They put on a mobile EEG cap that helps guide the game so that it's challenging those [mental] processes that need the most help," Gazzaley says.
Technology may have made us more stressed and distracted. Maybe one day it'll be able to do the opposite as well.
I'm looking at a headline from The Onion. A man watching football is pictured. The headline is: Defense Needs to Be More Physical, Reports Man Slumped on Couch for Past Five Hours. Well, if you're a couch potato, new devices on the market will allow you to use even less physical effort. That's thanks to high tech headgear that allows people to control objects with their minds. Amy Standen of KQED reports makers of these products say the idea is to train ourselves to become more focused.
JOHNNY LIU: OK. So this is the Mindwave Mobile.
AMY STANDEN, BYLINE: Johnny Liu, from the San Jose company Neurosky is holding up an EEG headset. EEG is short for electro encephalogram and it picks up patterns in the brain's electrical activity - like what happens during sleep, or an epileptic seizure. And some other things too.
LIU: How focused somebody is, how calm and relaxed somebody is.
STANDEN: In recent years, these headsets have gotten cheaper and easier to use. The Mindwave Mobile costs about a hundred dollars. And that opens up the possibility of connecting EEG headsets to consumer gadgets. Like the one Liu brought with him today. It's a toy called the Orbit Brain Controlled Helicopter - which pretty much describes it. It's about eight inches wide, with three small propellers. Liu straps on his headset and tries it out.
LIU: So I'm driving up my attention level past a certain point.
STANDEN: The more he concentrates, the higher the helicopter soars.
LIU: And that will allow the helicopter...
STANDEN: And then crashes onto my face.
LIU: I'm so sorry.
STANDEN: Next, I'm up. Liu tells me to focus on the helicopter.
LIU: As if you actually had these had these telekinetic powers.
STANDEN: Which I clearly don't. It's not really working, is it? OK.
LIU: ...all the way.
STANDEN: You can't get frustrated with the helicopter because that's different from concentration. What works is to focus on just one thing, really concentrate on it. This amplifies what are called beta waves inside the brain, which are picked up by the EEG which in turn flies the helicopter.
STANDEN: In my case, for about three seconds. There's another EEG gadget that works better, at least on the radio.
RICHARD WARP: The beat is quite fast because I'm quite sort of excited.
STANDEN: This is composer and inventor Richard Warp. And he designed a program called Neurodisco. It also connects to an EEG headset. But instead of flying a helicopter, a Neurodisco translates brain electrical patterns into music.
STANDEN: At first the beat is heavy and the notes are kind of all over the place. But as Warp focuses his mind, the beat sort of recedes in the background. The notes are closer together, more shimmery. As with the helicopter, the idea here is to reach a deep meditative state. Warp says he's always been an anxious person. He wanted to feel more grounded. And that's part of what led him to work on this project.
WARP: I personally find it somewhat difficult to get into a relaxed state. What I was interested in doing is to create an environment where people can really commune with their internal state.
STANDEN: Commune with an internal state. You hear that kind of thing a lot in this industry. And at this, even Richard Warp has to laugh, because is more technology really the thing we need to help us relax?
WARP: You're doing the same thing as a meditator, a Buddhist monk might do. It's just we in the West maybe need a device to do it.
STANDEN: And it's true. You can't just tell everyone to go meditate.
ADAM GAZZALEY: A lot of people don't have access to that or they find it very difficult.
STANDEN: Adam Gazzaley, a neuroscientist at University of California San Francisco, says you can even imagine EEG games one day helping kids with attention problems learn to focus better.
GAZZALEY: They put on a mobile EEG cap that helps guide the game so that it's challenging those processes that need the most help.
STANDEN: Technology helped get us into this mess, maybe technology can help get us out. For NPR News, I'm Amy Standen in San Francisco.
INSKEEP: This is NPR News.
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I hope you are all well and having a good week!
I have fallen in love with the new Magnolia Christmas images just released and just had to have this little sweet Lucia Tilda.
I have stamped Tilda with versafine black onyx onto Waterford 300gsm HP watercolour paper. I have coloured her with distress ink pads. The stickle glue I have added is Star Dust. I also had to buy the Magnolia DooHickey swirl die. This I have distressed with walnut stain.
The snowflakes are a Cuttlebug die. I have used picket fence crackle paint on two and glimmer misted them with iridescent gold and distressed them with walnut stain. The third one I used some brushed pewter crackle pain and also distressed with walnut stain.
The bottom layer of Magnolia paper I have stamped the Magnolia holly swirl onto this I have then gone over the stamped swirl with sakura clear stardust pen and added dark red sakura stardust pen to the berries.
The edge of the paper I have distressed with walnut stain and then edged with silver krylon pen.
I thank you all so much for your visit and I wish you all a wonderful rest of the week and a great weekend!
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7 Places Around The House To Stash Your Cash
Banks are great and all, but everyone should keep a little bit of emergency cash stashed somewhere at home. Frugal Dad offers up a list of seven hiding spots that should beat all but the most determined thieves.
1. The Freezer: Wrap your cash in aluminum foil and stick it in a ziplock bag.
2. Picture Frames: Slice apart the cardboard backing and insert the cash.
3. Under Heavy Things: Place the cash in an envelope and slide it under the corner of something heavy, like a piano or entertainment center.
4. Soup Cans: Why buy one of those fake-bottom cans when you just re-use one of your own?
5. Fake Plants: Put the cash in a ziplock bag and bury it in the fake soil of one of your fake plants.
6. Books: Improve the worst book in your collection with a knife. Hollow out the core and hide the cash inside.
7. Toys: Hide the cash in an old toy your kids don't use anymore, and bury the toy at the bottom of the toy chest.
Of course, any household location can work just fine. The real trick is remembering which hiding place you chose. Send yourself an email with the location—if the thieves have broken into both your email accounts and your home, then really, all is lost.
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Installing bifold doors on a closet or other opening is a fairly simple DIY project. Depending on the width of the opening, one or two pairs of bifold doors may be needed.
To install bifold doors:
- Take down any existing sliding or hinged doors.
- Measure the width and height of the opening and buy bifold doors to fit.
- If needed, trim the outer edges of the bifold doors slightly to fit the opening using a plane or circular saw with fence.
- Install the bifold door track on the top of the door casing.
- Attach the bifold door brackets to the bottom of the door casing.
- Attach the guide and bracket pins in the predrilled holes in the top and bottom of the bifold doors.
- Set the bifold doors in the top track and bottom brackets.
- Adjust the top and bottom pivot points so there is an even gap between the bifold doors and side door casings, and the doors open and close properly
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Agree with you that the tuna mixture shouldn't be "drowned" in the dressing.
The picture of your tuna sandwich is making me very hungry now. :-)
I'm usually pretty laid back when it comes to food. As long as I can't still perform CPR on it or have it look back at me from my plate (really not a sushi girl here) I'll eat almost anything. However, I'm a very picky eater when it comes to salads.
When it comes to egg salad, I usually stick to my own recipe. I'm even worse when it comes to tuna salad. I love it though, spooned on a warm, toasty ciabatta! There's no better lunch than that.
This is the tuna salad that works for me. Got the recipe from a friend and tweaked it a little. I really like this combination of flavors even though it's slightly unorthodox. Lots of different things going on in this one, but everything comes together beautifully making it a pretty interesting salad to eat.
Disclaimer: if you don't like onions, you might want to skip this recipe!
1 can tuna
1 spring onion
red onion
green olives
dried basil
1 tbsp oil
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp coarse mustard
salt pepper
Best purchase ever – cheap glass bowls in all imaginable sizes. Grab one and grab your measuring spoons.
How I adore my measuring spoons. I'm not entirely sure how, why and where it all started, but I literally became addicted to measuring spoons ever since I started volume cooking. Always looking out for new spoons. Homage to my measuring spoons!
Sorry 'bout that. Had to get it out of my system!
Back to the bowls. Pour in 1 tbsp olive oil and top that with 2 tbsp mayonnaise (I'm actually using a diet version here). Also add a tsp coarse mustard, a good pinch of salt and pepper and whisk until you have a smooth, creamy dressing.
Slice a small piece of red onion. Depending on how much you like it, you can up or tone down the quantity. I went for roughly 1/4 of a small onion.
Finely chop a spring onion. Or are they called scallions?
Grab a small handful of olives (8 to 10). I've used the ones stuffed with pimento but that was mainly for color, it doesn't have that much flavor, I think. Finely slice them.
Rocket science! Open up a can of tuna, drain it and put it in a bowl. Now don't mash everything up, keep a little texture in there.
Now add all your chopped ingredients and put in a really good pinch of dried basil as well. I've used close to 1/2 tsp. I was surprised to find how well basil works with tuna.
Spoon your dressing on top and carefully fold everything together. Please, please don't turn it into a liquid substance, it's just so unappealing. I know fish has to swim, but does it have to be in dressing? Show it some respect, just grab a glass of white wine! :)
Squeeze in a little fresh lemon juice.
I prefer eating tuna salad on warm ciabatta. As soon as it comes out of the oven I slice it, grab a garlic clove, cut it in half and rub both sides of the ciabatta with the clove. This will give the bread a light garlic flavor. Just enough to make a difference but not enough to be an overtone.
My tuna sandwich always has cucumber in it, the combination is really great. I'm sure you can do this with lettuce as well, but I've eaten so many tuna salads on cucumber slices as a low carber that those two are now simply inextricably connected to each other. Just place some thin slices on your bread and spoon the tuna salad on top. I like to finish it with a few thin cucumber match sticks on top.
Now this is a very, very rich ciabatta with quite a bit of filling. You might want to consider sharing it with someone :)
Agree with you that the tuna mixture shouldn't be "drowned" in the dressing.
The picture of your tuna sandwich is making me very hungry now. :-)
New combo to try! – looks and sounds wonderful. I never know what to call the green/spring onions, scallions either…
Oh, your recipe for ciabatta is where????
Happy Thursday or Friday – not sure about time/date difference either. I'm in northwest US and it is Thu a.m. here.
I love a good tuna sandwich. We just had tuna melts with dill Havarti on rye!
Oh, darn (re the ciabatta recipe) – I thought since you said "warm from the oven" that maybe you made your own. Actually, there are 3 wonderful bakeries locally that make wonderful ciabatta and I can buy direct plus one supplies my favorite grocery. I do make some of my own bread – I work from home so have the opportunity and find it relaxing…you know, punching that dough!
Good luck on the painting – ceilings not my favorite, but what fun to have everything fresh when you are done!
Awww so maybe there is hope for me. I use a recipie similar to this for myself. No green olives, add a little mustard. Sorry I love mustard not a big fan of mayo, but you can't have tuna salad without a little mayo. I didn't even think that putting those ingredients together would qualify as a recipie! Actually, every once in awhile when I make tuna salad I tend to add whatever fresh veggies and herbs I have on hand.
Nice…no celery!
Ooh, yum. I love tuna sandwiches and am always looking for a way to make the differently, so they avoid boringness. I will certainly have to try your version, and soon. I just discovered your blog and it is lovely, lovely, lovely. Already added to my RSS reader. :-)
followed a link from the pioneer woman's site… this recipe looks delicious. I love the storyboard-style photos you've used – they look lovely.
Oooh, yummy and yes, I like lots of onion :)
I am drooling here……..
My husband and I both love tuna salad. Can't wait to try this!
I'm so glad you had a guest appearance on PW's site…Your photography is great! You'll probably be swamped now that we are all coming over from your post…Have fun! :)
Oh Now this looks so good. I can't wait to try it!
I love your tuna salad sandwich. I never thought about using olives. Normally we just add finely diced apple as they something we have on hand as they are such good keepers. I have a recipe for ciabatta but haven't made it since we moved to Alaska. I think I am going to have to make up a batch of mayo and dig around for a can of tuna to make this up over the weekend. May even dig out the ciabatta recipe! I can't wait to try it!!
I love your storyboard pictures! It makes it so much easier for those of us on dial-up.
So delicious!
I made an assortment of sandwiches for the super bowl and your tuna sandwich was the first to go. Everyone loved it and asked me to make more! Thank you so much for sharing. I can't wait to try your Egg salad next.
Wow, I am a foodie from way back. Sickly male child and had to stay at home on the grandparents farm and learn to cook rather than dig taters. LOVE your site. My partner has spent one of his vacation days on your site and since I have been home from work he has done nothing but run about the kitchen saying "love the dutch girl!" and now ripping apart a cauliflower by hand….is there a hidden meaning to this? I am told soup will give the answer to this. Love the tuna recipe we add to ours for a crunch that doesn't disappear about 2 tbsp of Grape Nuts cereal. Yes those little nuggets that never seem to soak up any liquid work pretty good for a little surprise…Can't wait to try yours and other recipes.
The noodle places in town here make nice sushi though! I hate the ones that have the horrible orang salmon in them but here they have ones with tempura prawn, teriyaki chicken, egg and spicy tuna :D
I have a feeling I'm making this for dinner tonight too :P
I spend my Sunday's in the kitchen cooking and prepping healthy lunches and dinners for the week. I was very pleased with this recipe. I have always made tuna salad with a TON of mayo to mask the overwhelming taste of the canned tuna. Now that I am trying to eat healthier, this was a great spin on a classic. The only thing I changed was the red onion…mine seemed very strong, so I used 1/8 cup chopped. Glad I did! It would have been overkill for me. The cucumbers add a wonderful spin as well. I suggest to anyone reading this, whatever you modify, make sure to leave those cukes in! You wont be disappointed.
Wow, amazing tuna sandwich! Why do I never eat tuna on ciabatta bread? So good. I love green onion but left out the red and added radishes. Can't wait to make this again!
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Oscar Selby, aged 7, became the youngest winner of a Manx Go event at the recent Isle of Man Go Week. He won the 13x13 and also the Rengo (doubles) with Matthew Cocke. Not much older was the winner of the Lightning Tournament, Barney Shiu.
Matthew Cocke just missed out on a top spot, losing the Open on tie-break to Alex Selby. Winning 4 out of 5 was another young player, Danielle Ward. Toby Manning won the Afternoon tournament, in which Peter Collins, Elinor Brooks and Kathleen Timmins also won 3 out of 3. In the Handicap the winner by tie-break was Peter Collins; also on 4 out of 5 were Luke Humphreys, Barney Shiu and Roella Smith (also a junior).
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Graceland will present "Salute to Memphis Music," an Elvis Week concert featuring Memphis Jones and Brad Birkedahl, Monday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m. on the Elvis Week main stage at Graceland, 3717 Elvis Presley Blvd. Tickets are $20. Visit elvis.com/elvisweek for more information.
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Business Over Coffee International will continue its Weave Your Own Web social media training series on Tuesday, Aug. 13, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the group's headquarters, 5865 Ridgeway Road, suite 300. Cost is free for members and first-time guests, and $10 for returning guests. Visit businessovercoffee.biz or call 820-4469.
The Greater Memphis Chamber will host a Lunch in the Know titled "What Every Business Needs to Know About Marketing in Today's Economy" Tuesday, Aug. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at medical plaza B of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, 6027 Walnut Grove Road. The guest speaker is Lori Turner-Wilson of RedRover Sales & Marketing. Cost is free for chamber members. R.S.V.P. at memphischamber.com or call 543-3571.
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The technology for wireless charging has been around for decades, but we haven't seen it in many phones yet because the industry could not agree on a universal standard. Just like many companies decided to adopt micro USB for wired charging, they have now agreed to go with Qi (pronounced "chee") as the international standard for interoperable wireless charging.
Qi is the product of the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) which comprises of around 70 companies including all our favorite handset makers. Their vision is simple – turn every flat surface into a wireless charging station.
Their member list includes HTC, LG, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson (plus we heard Motorola is joining soon). You might not be familiar with it yet, but look for the Qi logo to be displayed on about every high-end Android phone by the end of 2011.
I had a feeling that LG might announce the first Qi-enabled phone in the U.S. at CES and I'm happy to report that they delivered the goods. Verizon and LG somehow failed to mention it in their press release, but I attended a meeting of the WPC where they demonstrated an early version of the LG Revolution that supported Qi wireless charging.
One would think that Verizon would want to promote that one of their phones uses Qi, but they also left off the processor and many other specs from their press release and we are still trying to obtain a detailed spec sheet. Look for an update when we hear back from Verizon or LG.
For an idea of what to expect, check out the quick video I filmed when I was at the WPC meeting. You can see that a Qi-enabled smartphone can work on any wireless charger sporting the Qi logo. Energizer already produces a charging pad and more options are coming. Several airports are already installing Qi-enabled tables and I bet we see some wireless charging stations in hotels and restaurants by year's end.


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Here Are 5 Options for Consuming the New Season of Arrested Development
Will you stay up and marathon them till morning, or parcel them out slowly over time?
Netflix just announced that all fifteen new episodes of Arrested Development will premiere on Sunday, May 26, at 12:01 a.m. PST, and you can barely contain yourself, right? But have you noticed that your anticipation is tinged with a little bit of anxiety? Have you figured out yet whether you'll be marathoning all fifteen episodes at once, or do you have a plan to carefully parcel them out (and can you stick to it)? Now that Netflix has upended the usual TV-viewing paradigm, here are the five ways you can consume the new season of Arrested Development, each with its own pros and cons.
You stay up until midnight (or even later in other time zones!) and mainline all of the new episodes until the next morning.
How to Prepare: Be sure to rest up the day before, since you wouldn't want to nod off that night and miss Kristen Wiig's cameo, would you? (At least you won't have to call in sick on Monday, since May 27 is Memorial Day.) And just remember: If you absolutely, positively need to take bathroom breaks or a quick catnap in order to continue … you are a lousy quitter and you should just burn yourself alive.
Drawbacks: You've waited years and years for these new episodes of Arrested Development, and now you're going to watch them bleary-eyed at 4:47 in the morning? This is perhaps not the best way to consume what could be the most important television you watch in your entire life.
You wait until the next morning to begin watching.
How to Prepare: Withdraw from social networking the night before, as the peer pressure to watch these episodes immediately may be too great to withstand. Destroy your television set so that you'll have to wait until Best Buy opens the next morning to get a new one. Leave ominous voice mails about "the final countdown" until your friends and family have no choice but to place you under a 5150 overnight psychiatric hold until the next day ... when you can watch the new episodes well rested and feelin' good!
Drawbacks: It's the Christmas morning conundrum: How do you sleep soundly through the whole night when you know you've got exciting presents to unwrap the next morning? Obviously, the solution is pills.
You throw a party and watch all of the new episodes with friends.
How to Prepare: Since many of the people you know will be consuming episodes at their own pace and thwarting your attempts to discuss the new season in-depth, it's probably better to invite friends over to watch alongside you. Just make sure that your guests have already seen every episode in advance ... do you really want to pause the show to explain what that blue handprint is a callback to?
Drawbacks: What if your friends laugh too much and you miss some of the jokes? What if they laugh too little and you start to wonder whether your friends even get it, really? What if you're about to move on to episode six and then Ashley is like, "Oh, we're really going to watch all of the episodes?" and then she laughs and someone else chuckles just to be polite, and it's like, Ashley, that was EXPLAINED TO YOU on the EVITE, but thanks for POISONING THE MOOD and making everyone question EVERYTHING? Go home. You were only invited because you're dating Ben.
You watch a new episode every week, just like old times.
How to Prepare: You'll need nerves of steel to parcel out Arrested in discrete weekly segments, but there is an upside: You'll get a whole week to turn over each episode in your head, remembering all of the good lines and wondering what comes next. Isn't that a better way to watch than just bingeing your way through the new season in one continuous blur?
Drawbacks: Everyone has that friend who compulsively tweets out his favorite punch lines from New Girl or Parks and Rec, ensuring that once you finally get to those shows on your DVR, you'll see every other zinger coming. Unless you murder or defriend him, get ready for that dude to spoil all of Arrested's best moments weeks in advance.
You just watch whenever you feel like it, over a span of weeks ... even months.
How to Prepare: Are you a monster? How could you? Are you on the right site?
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radish varieties: french breakfast and icicle
We don't know what we did right in a previous life, but we sure have been reaping the benefits of it all lately, especially when it comes to blogging. Our blogging has kindled friendships with folks far, wide and nearby that we never would have found otherwise. From bloggers that we have already met to those of you frequent visitors that we have yet to meet, are the reasons why we love blogging.
Jen Yu of Use Real Butter Blog is one of those individuals (and an awesome skier at that!) that brings sunshine to our lives every time we see her rip it up on the snow, chat over emails or in the flesh, or any time we visit her amazing and delicious blog. So when Jen asked us to share our kitchen as part of her Blogger Kitchen Tour Series, there was only one probable answer——YES YES YES YES!
As part of our kitchen tour, we talked a lot about the influences of our two kitchens: our indoor one and our outdoor garden kitchen (aka our Victory Garden.) Both of these play an equal part in our everyday culinary lives. We spend as much time outside growing, prepping, cooking and entertaining in our garden kitchen as we do in our inside kitchen.
So, to keep it short and sweet, please head on over to Jen's blog to get a tour of our kitchen!
As part of the photographs for this kitchen tour, we gathered the garden vegetables and highlighted what is currently exploding in the garden now. This week there were some amazing arugula and various kinds of radishes ready to be devoured. In particular, the arugula must have been on crack or something because it is growing at a faster rate than we can eat it. Before we knew it, it was flowering like a madman, shooting up spikes of beautiful flowers in every single direction. Even with the flowers, the leaves were surprisingly not bitter at all, but rather, just as delicately peppery as when they were as tiny seedlings. The crazy radishes have grown like weeds and within 5 weeks, we have full fledged radishes that are ready for harvest.
A quick note about the salad. The braised pork is similar to a Chinese Red Pork. The pork is good on it's own or with rice or noodles, but it really comes alive with the arugula and radishes. The contrast of the warm pork and braising sauce against the fresh, slight pepperiness of the arugula and radishes is utterly delectable. If the arugula has a mean bite, mix in some lettuce to give the salad a bit more balance. The warm braising sauce and the pork belly will wilt the arugula salad slightly, so top the salad only right when you are ready to serve. This dish has quickly become one of our favorite Victory Garden recipes.
(above): arugula explosion of tender leaves & flowers
(below): tender, french breakfast variety of radishes
We'll see you over at Jen's blog to get a tour of our kitchen. Teaser- we have pictures of the pups over there too!
Arugula and Radish Salad with Warm Braised Pork Belly
Yield: Serves 4-6
Total Time: 3 hours
- 2 lb Pork Belly (skin removed)(pork shoulder/butt works too)
- water to cover
- 2" ginger, thinly sliced
- 8 garlic cloves (smacked with flat of knife)
- 4 c water
- 1/2 c sweet marsala
- 1/2 c sake
- 1/2 c Maggi Seasoning (or soy sauce - reduce amount if using regular soy sauce)
- 85g palm sugar (or @ 4 Tablespoons of regular sugar)
- baby arugula leaves
- 2-3 radishes (sliced into coins or halved)
- Cut the pork belly into 3/4" cubes. Put pork belly in saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes.
- Strain and rinse pork belly. Rinse pan, put pork back in pan with ginger, garlic, 4 c water, sake, sweet marsala, and maggi seasoning.
- Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, then simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add palm sugar, and simmer for another 30 minutes (stirring occasionally.)
- Test cooked pork belly to is see if it is of soft enough texture. Simmer longer if needed.
- Serve on a bed of baby arugula with sliced radishes. Dress with juices from braise.
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Wizards Top Wolves Tuesday In DC
The Timberwolves watched a large lead slip away Tuesday in a 104-100 loss to the Wizards in Washington, DC. The Wolves led by 12 points at the half.
All five Minnesota starters scored in double digits. Kevin Love led the Wolves with 25 points on 8-17 shooting while also pulling down 11 rebounds.
Bradley Beal led the Wizards with 25 points on 9-21 shooting.
Minnesota returns home Wednesday to host the Los Angeles Clippers at Target Center.