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The Bad Girls' Club is currently #23 in humour on Amazon at the moment. That makes me officially one of the funniest people in the world - and don't think I haven't been working that into every conversation I've had this weekend!
Now I just have to topple those 22 books ahead of me. Damn you, Douglas Adams and Janet Evanovich.
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Queen Victoria, Matthew Barney, Jules Verne, and Pink Floyd are not names you usually hear in the same sentence, but then the place that they all share is itself quite uncommon. Known as Fingal's Cave, it bears a history and geology unlike any other cave in the world.
Seventy-two feet tall, two-hundred-seventy feet deep, what makes this sea cave so visually astoundingly is the hexagonal columns of basalt, neat six-sided pillars that make up its interior walls.
A well-known wonder of the ancient Irish and Scottish celtic people, it was the source of legends. Known to the celts as Uamh-Binn or "The Cave of Melody," one Irish legend in particular explained the existence of the cave as well as that of the similar Giant's Causeway in Ireland. As both are made of the same neat basalt columns, the legend holds that they were the end pieces of a bridge built by the Irish giant Fionn mac Cumhaill (a.k.a. Finn McCool) to Scotland where he was to fight Benandonner, his gigantic Scottish rival.
Best yet: The legend, which connects the two structures, is in effect geologically correct. Both the Giant's Causeway and Fingal's Cave were indeed created by the same ancient lava flow, which may have at one time formed a "bridge" between the two sites!
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Quiet area, lots of restaurants, close to subway, short distance to major attractions and theatres. Not as impersonal as big hotel chains, staff remember you from one day to the next.
Restaurant downstairs is expensive, staff not friendly. Our bathroom had no tub or shower recess so shower water went all over the floor, very messy.
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Building beautiful, and local restraunts and bars a draw as well as being in close proximity to central park.
Did not have tea and coffee facities in the room.
Large comfy bed, kitchenette with microwave and fridge, quiet room, fast elevators, helpful doormen, excellent breakfast at nice matin.
No sink in kitchenette. Breakfast quite expensive.
Small room that smelled like sick person
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In a novel based on true events, New York Times bestselling author Sandra Dallas delivers the story of four women---seeking the promise of salvation and prosperity in a new land---who come together on a harrowing journey.
In 1856, Mormon converts, encouraged by Brigham Young himself, and outfitted with two-wheeled handcarts, set out on foot from Iowa City to Salt Lake City, the promised land. The Martin Handcart Company, a ragtag group of weary families headed for Zion, is the last to leave on this 1,300-mile journey. Three companies that left earlier in the year have completed their trek successfully, but for the Martin Company the trip proves disastrous. True Sisters tells the story of four women from the British Isles traveling in this group. Four women whose lives will become inextricably linked as they endure unimaginable hardships, each one testing the boundaries of her faith and learning the true meaning of survival and friendship along the way.
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Sandra Dallas has once again written a moving portrait of women surviving the unimaginable through the ties of female friendship. Her rich storytelling will leave you breathless as you take this trip with Nannie, Louisa, Jessie, and Anne. This is Sandra Dallas at her absolute best.
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The human digestive system is a complex process that consists of breaking down large organic masses into smaller particles that the body can use as fuel. The breakdown of the nutrients requires the coordination of several enzymes secreted from specialized cells within the mouth, stomach, intestines, and liver. The major organs or structures that coordinate digestion within the human body include the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, and liver.
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Inhabits large oligotrophic lakes. In Scotland, this species occurs usually in lakes inhabited by Salvelinus species on which it preys. Feeds on fishes and a variety of insects. In Scotland, preys on invertebrates until about 30 cm SL, then becomes piscivorous, feeding mostly on Salvelinus species. Spawns only in the larger and deeper tributaries (Ref. 59043).
- Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof 2007 Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol, Switzerland. 646 p. (Ref. 59043) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=59043&speccode=231
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Got a bottle of leftover wine – or perhaps a few, after a party? You could make jelly, or you could turn it into an exquisite sauce for fruit, ice cream, salad dressings, and more.
To make wine syrup, you can use a single bottle or mix up the remainders of an assortment of wines. We have only tried it with red wine but white would work, too. In a wide saucepan or skillet, combine the wine with sugar (a good ratio is 3 cups wine to 1 cup sugar), bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until syrupy and reduced to about a third of the volume. Let cool, bottle, and refrigerate.
You can also simmer the wine with flavorings, such as fresh ginger, cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise, black peppercorns, or vanilla bean. Just strain them out after cooling the syrup.
The rich syrup is sweet and a bit tangy, similar to saba or Balsamic vinegar, so there are countless uses for it. A few ideas:
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I've done that with leftover sangria... warm over ice cream... yummy!
Leftover wine? Is that a thing?
@PARNASSUS, that's always my reaction, too. Leftover wine? Drink it.
Throw it in a cocktail. You could make a fun riff on a Manhattan with a wine syrup that's been infused with some typical vermouth botanicals. A Manhattan sour maybe. Wine syrup, rye, bitters, and lemon juice.
Hahaha I had the same reaction. I was like, what's with all the posts about leftover wine? There's neverrrr leftover wine in my house.
I have done this with a 1/2 bottle of wine and a 1/2 cup of honey. It is amazing.
I've done a port wine reduction which I drizzled on a chilled cantaloupe soup. Super easy. Blend cantaloupe with 1/4 of a chopped red onion or shallot until smooth. Removee from blender. Salt and white pepper to taste. Gently stir in heavy whipping cream until consistency is what you like. Beware that whisking the cream too briskly will curdle it. Top with some minced red onion and healthy drizzle of wine reduction.
I've got a little wine leftover tonight! I might just try this right now.
@Mamane - That sounds amazing.
I bought a cheap bottle of wine (red Firecracker) on impulse that ended up tasting strongly of maple syrup. I reduced the whole thing, and it is now delicious. Highly recommended.


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- Calories: 152
- Fat: 5.3g
- Saturated fat: 3.0g
- Protein: 5.1g
- Carbohydrate: 20.7g
- Cholesterol: 34mg
- Iron: 1.3mg
- Sodium: 327mg
- Calories from fat: 31%
- Fiber: 0.9g
- Calcium: 113mg
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 3 1/2 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) pre-shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
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- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, cornmeal, and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in cheese. Add milk and egg, stirring just until moist.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead 3 or 4 times. Transfer dough to a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; pat into a 7-inch circle. Cut into 10 wedges, cutting to, but not through, bottom of dough. (Do not separate wedges.)
- Bake at 400° for 17 minutes or until golden. Transfer scones to a wire rack. Serve warm.
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Do Self-Committers Mind Commitment by Others? An Experiment on Weak Paternalism
AbstractWeak paternalism commits protégés to their own plans. This experiment addresses the question of whether protégés judge weakly paternalistic acts primarily by means of their consequences or on principle grounds. Subjects receive a reward for showing up to the laboratory early the next morning which decreases in time. Protégés can either self-commit to a planned time or self-liberate by preserving spontaneity. By making this binary choice protégés express their preference regarding liberty. Simultaneously, another subject is either paternalistic or liberal by making an analogous choice for them. We analyze protégés' attitudes toward both policy styles via costly reward choices. If only consequences matter, self-committers should appreciate paternalism while self-liberators should condemn it. A deontological aversion against paternalism would negate a difference between both groups. Differing judgments constitute a consequentialist pattern. However, this pattern is driven by self-liberators' clear judgments. For self-committers also a norm of non-interference into others' liberty can be identified.
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The Pacific Coast Collaborative, a group of government leaders from Oregon, Washington, California and British Columbia, gathered in Vancouver, British Columbia this week to agree to a plan that would create 1 million so-called clean economy jobs by 2020.
The group commissioned a study, released Tuesday, to put a value the economic contributions made by the three-state, one-province region's clean economy sector. The study, completed by Canadian firm Globe Advisors and The Center for Climate Strategies in Washington, D.C., found that the sector was worth $47 billion in 2010 and could grow to $2.3 trillion by 2020.
The report comes with an action plan, outlining steps each jurisdiction should take to support the clean-sector economic growth including retrofitting government-owned buildings for better efficiency and renewable energy, purchasing alternative-fuel vehicles for government fleets, and setting clean energy policies that encourage the private sector to take similar steps.
"We have come together here in Vancouver to reject the myth that jobs and the environment are in conflict," said Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber in a statement. "More than 500,00 Pacific Coast residents are cashing clean economy paychecks right now."
Kitzhaber added that those jobs are better paying and have proven to be more resilient during the economic slump.
But where are those jobs? According to the report (available for download here), the clean economy jobs are spread across five sectors:
- Environmental protection and resource management, which had 290,392 jobs across the region in 2010, and is expected to grow to 602,000 jobs by 2020.
- Energy efficiency and green building, which had 80,806 and is expected to reach 443,000.
- Clean transportation, which had 62,359 jobs and is expected to hit 236,000.
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- Knowledge and support, which had 18,162 and is expected to reach 67,000.
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Highlights of DignityUSA's History: 1974
On September 14, Brian McNaught begins a water only fast to call the Church to a new recognition of its responsibilities in the area of gay civil rights. Dignity members from around the country join Brian for one day of fasting.
On October 2, Bishops Thomas Gumbleton and Joseph Imesch of the Detroit Archdiocese send Brian McNaught a letter which says in part that the Catholic Church has "a serious obligation to root out structures and attitudes that discriminate against the homosexual as a person. We will exert our leadership in behalf of this effort. We hope for your continued cooperation with us in trying to achieve this goal." In the December issue of the newsletter, Paul Diederich sums up Dignity's 1974 accomplishments as follows:
"… we have grown from nine chapters to over thirty, our membership has tripled and then some, we've reached the consciousness of our Church on a number of occasions, in New York and Detroit especially. Dignity has achieved affiliation with the Salvatorian Gay Ministry Task Force, and with Acceptance, Australia's organization for Gay Catholics. Our communications with other Gay groups, religious and secular, has been vastly enhanced. It has been a good year."


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- Chase Fox
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Student, St. Vrain Valley School District
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Instead of testing student's comprehension on material, teachers use the standard grading system to justify a student's future.
I tend to think that grade books are only used for the sole purpose of determining a student's future. I consider myself to be an educated student, with a 4.2 GPA. However, I still disagree with the grading scales commonly used by teachers in the US.
First off, students usually spend most of their time at school socializing about the latest gossip or post on Facebook. Social networks have forced a barrier around our learning capabilities. An average student might go home after school with a few friends. When nine o' clock hits, the student either forgets about the homework or decided not to work on it. The next day, 2 minutes before class starts, the student might ask another student to copy the homework given the previous day. During class, both student receive the same grade, while only one student may interpret the lesson of the homework.
Secondly, students take school for granted. The importance of school is not derived by teachers talking, but derived from the students listening and comprehending the material. Students don't take school as a learning opportunity, which usually tends to be free.
Lastly, grades can't depict one's education. I could have easily completed the homework given, but, as the test is being taken, I might not remember a section of what I learned, or a certain name or phrase I read. Failing to correctly answer a few problems on an assessment may drop my class grade, which overall, affects my GPA.
What college is going to accept a student who has bad understanding of the molar ratios of different elements and compounds? How is learning this material going to help me in my future, when I know I'm not going to be a chemist? I could easily decide not to answer the questions that appear on my test, but how does that signify what I've learned? A simple dot on a piece of paper can determine one's future. A student's education should be approached in a more individualized manor, preparing students for their future, and not for their present.
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Mar 10 2013: I think if you reread what you asked of us, you will see that the student(s) are at fault & not the books, teachers, or grading system.
There are not enough teachers in a class room to give individualized planned out lessons. The raw basics are taught on various subjects to prepare each student for the outside world and up to each student to specialize, once they get to college or university.
If you wish to maintain your GPA level, you will take the tests given & do your best.
In the greater outside world of employment, they do things that are proven to work for that company, but usually are open to change if the quality of a product is improved & brings in more monies.
That single dot does not determine your future- you do!
Mar 10 2013: That is a great point! But don't you think I should be taught in the area revolving around accounting and business? I see Chemistry and History a waste of time for me. Yes, I'm learning a great amount of information from these subjects, but how will molar ratios ever help me as an accountant? That's what bugs me.
Mar 10 2013: I have no idea what molar ratios are but I will say this: All subjects are connected in one form or another.
And to have a broader spectrum om your learning scale, so you can chat with others on various subjects, it's nice to know a bit about other subjects.
When you stop learning, you stop living.
If you went to work for a chemistry company, to do their books, it sure would be nice to at least have some knowledge of what & why they were doing what they do.
Just a thought!
Mar 10 2013: In chemistry, a mole stands for the amount of substance. This unit is widely used in all stoichiometry calculations of chemical reactions. The molar ratio indicates relative number of molecules involved in a chemical reaction. For example, oxygen and hydrogen react to form water according to the equation: O2 + 2H2 = 2H2O. In this case, one molecule of oxygen produces 2 molecules of water. Use coefficients in the chemical reaction to calculate the molar ratio.
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Mar 10 2013: Re: There are not enough teachers in a class room to give individualized planned out lessons.
Teachers could give more individualized attention to students if they were willing to reframe the classroom model. but potentially there is a room full of teachers in the classroom if we employ a peer to peer model.
Let's not be so quick to blame students, they didn't invent the system
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Rosalind Nashashibi
Rosalind Nashashibi (born 1973) is an English artist of Irish and Palestinian descent.
Born in Croydon, Nashashibi studied at the Glasgow School of Art. She lived in Glasgow for some years after graduation, but now resides in London. Much of her work consists of films of everyday life in urban environments.[1]
The State of Things is a black-and-white film of old ladies at a Salvation Army jumble sale with a love song by the Egyptian singer Um Kolsoum on the soundtrack. The exact location of the film is unclear, and Nashashibi has said that many people, when first seeing the grainy footage, assume the women to be from some non-British culture or from an earlier time.
Dahiet a Bareed, District of the Post Office was filmed in the West Bank in an area designed by the artists grandfather. The film is of people playing football, having their hair cut and so on. Midwest and Midwest Field depict life in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Feature #177
The Wood NymphThe sultry contemplation of his sun
deflects in angles bringing frosty chill,
and minty leaves within the breeze's stun
emits a cry, transition looms a thrill.
Emotion breaks, distilled in morning's dew
and icy tears bejew'l her hands in beads.
The rich aspar'gus frock has changed its hue
now hair of hanging orange peel supersedes.
Her rosewood lips foretaste his sweet caress
in dreams she dreams a season's love affair.
Her woodsy skin concealed in wedding's dress
of icy lace and snowy linen fair.
Though bitter, brisk, and bleak the season lingers,
the maiden treasures close her forest fingers.
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I am as autumnI am as autumn,
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self-destructing in the sterile cold
while passersby note only
the colours,
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I was meant
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I tried to die
in that space before snowfall,
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that is not yet dead,
that refuses to rot.
when the snow finally came,
I was stale and stagnant,
wretchedly vernal
when all else was newly
now, in the dim half-light before
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Manufactured homes
I've been checking into manufactured homes. Not mobile homes, or "modulars", but homes that are custom built in a building, then delivered in pieces and assembled. Here are the key selling points, could somebody comment on each?
1. 2x6 exterior wall construction
2. Very little exposure to the outdoor elements
3. Built using manufacturing consistency and quality
This is one that I'm looking at:
And NO I don't work for them. I want some honest feedback on this please.
I'm a brick and mortar kind of guy myself... last longer and looks much better in my opinion.
Isn't that WAY more expensive?
My late father in law was head building inspector for a large city. He was impressed with modular constructed homes. Of course the key is the quality of the installation, just like anything else.
We have discussed this here before, but I liken on site construction to dumping 2000 parts at the end of your driveway and having a team of mechanics assemble a car from it - in the rain, dust and wind.
There a good idea depending where you live. I had a friend who bought property out in the boonies and no home builder would go out there. Manufactured homes people fought over him.
I had to have one hauled of a property that my grandmother was renting and there great till you have to move them.
I've seen several modular houses and you couldn't tell that they were built in a factory. There is an advantage to factory built houses, they are framed in a controlled environment, they have quality control inspection as opposed to job site framed, sit in the weather construction methods. All brick houses are a veneer and the brick is not structural in todays construction. You could have modular panels with a brick veneer. At first I thought mobile homes but I'm warming to the idea of modular sections.
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Shoppers beware: Failing to read a store's return policy could leave your friends and relatives stuck with unwanted gifts. Here are the stores with the four best (and four worst) return policies for 2012 holiday shopping.
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If you fail to read a store's return policy before shopping there, you could get stuck with an item that doesn't work out. But if you fail to read return policies before gift shopping, it's a friend or relative who could get stuck with an unwanted item.
Fortunately, just about every store's return policy can be found online these days, and they're not hard to read if you know what questions to ask…
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In honor of the 25th anniversary of The Princess Bride I wanted to simply say, hello my name is Joshua Owen and thank you for following me. Prepare to enjoy(I hope).
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Girls basketball
Moriah 41, Lake Placid 33
Leading by three points, Moriah opened the second half with a 7-2 run and beat Lake Placid, 41-33, in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls basketball action Jan. 30.
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Moriah v.s. Lake Placid girls basketball
Moriah win against Lake Placid with a final score 41-33
Hayley Waldron led the Vikings with 10 points, 14 rebounds, five steals and five assists.
Lauren Pelkey added eight points for the victors.
Dani Balestrini had 13 points for Lake Placid.
AVCS 56, Ticonderoga 26
AuSable Valley raced to a big lead and beat Ticonderoga, 56-26, in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls basketball action Jan. 30.
The Patriots took a 15-4 lead and led 27-12 at the intermission.
Meghan Strong scored15 points for AVCS. Taylor Saltus and Alexis Facteau scored 13 points each.
Lexi Moore and McKenna Kelly tallied six points to pace Ticonderoga.
Indian Lake-Long Lake 35, Crown Point 23
Indian Lake-Long Lake pulled away in the second half to defeat Crown Point, 35-23, in Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference girls basketball play Jan. 30.
Tied 14-14 at the half, the Orange grabbed the lead in the third period with a 14-2 run.
Meg Smith scored 21 points and had eight rebounds to lead Indian Lake-Long Lake.
Amanda Wolf topped Crown Point with eight points.
Ticonderoga post win
Ticonderoga defeated Beekmantown, 3-1, in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls bowling Jan. 30.
Jordan McKee rolled a178 game and 512 series to pace the Sentinels.
Ti lost the boys match, 10-0.
Cole Frasier topped the Sentinels with a 220 game and 509 triple.
Moriah falls
Moriah lost to Saranac in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference bowling Jan. 30.
Saranac won the boys match, 8-2.
Dillon Adkins led the Vikings with a 355 series.
Saranac won the girls match, 4-0.
Jennifer Gumlaw rolled a 143 game and 356 series for Moriah.
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