text:
A Nostalgic Look At Late '80s & Early '90s Outdated Skool House Music And Raves
Actress Brittany Murphy (King of the Hill, Clueless, eight Mile) died immediately and surprisingly in her house in the hills above the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, CA in December of 2009. The temperature inside the home doesn't must be as cozy as it is perhaps when you're dwelling. Sadly, you want the financial institution's cooperation to do it. Once you sell your home in a short sale, the bank agrees to accept the quantity that the home is selling for as full payment on the mortgage. Some banks won't do short gross sales in any respect, and those that do will make you soar by means of a number of hoops and fill out tons of paperwork to get the sale authorized. The paper work that was misplaced and the inexperienced representatives that did not care much of your scenario were very irritating to take care of. Have just moved in to this home which has a large flat roof extension to the rear subsequently all the walls are exterior partitions. The impolite, mean, crude, unwilling to work with me and that tells me they would relatively have the home. The rule-of-thumb within the U.S. is a buyer will deduct 1.5 to 2x the price of getting the repair performed.
Of course the way in which a house feels, seems and smells makes a huge distinction when you find yourself trying to promote you home, and whether or not you subscribe to the magic of Feng Shui, it presents a clutter free, aesthetically pleasing atmosphere, that makes you are feeling good. In the event you watched season four, you heard Nene mention Trump's identify 1,000 times or extra: funny considering that she quit Superstar Apprentice on the tenth episode. I hate it. My husband is in California already and I am caught right here till the home sells.
It appears like you have got a number of totally different points in your house though, the cause and source of your damp comes from a variety of totally different points, which does want any individual to come back and look. We've got since purhcased two cars in Missouri (his is fully paid for in my identify solely, mine is in each our names and we are paying a be aware on it) and a home with the mortgage in each our names. Since you decided to remain at the haunted home in the first place, you want some option to name for assist. At that time they refused to sell up to native authorities property builders, because the house had cost them significantly extra to build than the compensation provided. Residence staging is unquestionably one of the instruments that real estate traders use to sell their home quick. I hope you stick round for my journey as I decorate (and redecorate) our house.
Other row home neighborhoods across the city stay affordable, snug, and environment friendly decisions in a variety of communities. Most weeks, we would discover a get together – one minute we would be hanging around at the providers, the subsequent we would see vehicles setting off and we'd hurry back to my automotive to affix the convoy. In case you imagine that your mental property rights have been violated by Home Einstein or by a 3rd social gathering who has uploaded Content material on our Web site, please present the following info to Osman Parvez. Dwelling in a very warm climate may make a house dealing with North attractive as the costs of air conditioning will not be so excessive. Home Republicans contend that the authority to examine tax returns was meant to make sure the right administration of the tax code. On a Thursday, we might go to the home night at Park Hall, a nightclub at Charnock Richard.
In true Bauhaus fashion, the house and its landscape exemplify most efficiency and simplicity. A part of me is Jealous of your adventures you and all your friends spun your approach by, but a larger part of me is angry on the tradition of extra that seemed to advanced out of the party scene of the late eighties and early nineties. Elected by the entire of the Home of Representatives, the Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several institutional and administrative roles.


text:
I did not get a chance to share these this last fall. I wanted to capture all the colors that were popping in the Wenatchee Valley. The Waterfront park was the only place that had leaves turning at the time and the loop trail was busy even though it chilly.
Continue reading "Fall Photos"

subset: commoncrawl


text:
FIF 235 - Psychology for Everyday Life
Course Description
Why do we do the things we do? How does behaviour change? How is the brain organized and how does it control behaviour? How does memory work? How do we process auditory information and use it to understand the world? Explore fundamental concepts in psychology and neuroscience and how to apply this knowledge to understand and better our everyday life. Topics will include brain and behaviour, sensation and perception, learning and memory, language and music, intelligence and creativity, behavioural psychology, and disorders and disease.
Course Details
Course Learning Outcomes
- Upon successful completion of the course, you will be able to…..
- Identify the fundamentals of how the brain controls human behaviour
- Employ behavioural methods to alter and better your own life
- Have a basic understanding of the principles neuroscience and psychology


text:
Site Listings
cutcat.com: Cutting Edge Holistic Health Products
Holistic health products for immune system protection
ghthealth.com: Global Health Trax Optimum Health Nutrition Supplements
Global Health Trax manufactures and distributes optimum health nutrition and wellness nutritional supplement products for health essentials and nutrition systems.
preventics.com: Preventics - Home
Preventics is a pioneer in preventive, holistic, and alternative medicine over 30 years. We work hard to help you stay healthy with new and innovative high-quality ...
wealdennaturalhealth.com: Salt Lamps, Himalayan Crystal Salt, Colon ...
Salt lamps, himalayan crystal salt, colon cleansing, intestinal cleansing, detox packs and health information
Add Site or Add URL to Submit Site to the Shopping Directory


text: Read moreRead less1/23|Doutzen KroesYou were just telling me that the four-o'clock show is much more fun than the eight-o'clock show—why is that? Well, the four-o'clock show, we have all our agents coming and all our friends, and also all the associates from the store. I feel like they're a real support. They scream and they're loud, and they really give us a boost. It really makes a difference to the second show, which are all the celebrities and they feel too good, you know? **And jaded editors like myself. ** Oh really, no! You'll scream, wouldn't you? **I'll scream for you. Which celebrity or even person would you most like to have lunch with, dead or alive? ** A celebrity? Barack Obama! I'm so happy about last night! Four more years! Also with his wife and kids, because I think that's the most amazing family. And the speech that Michelle gave—I was crying. He must be so lucky, with such an amazing woman. But I also liked that he said in his speech after that, "Michelle, I love you so much." I feel like they're such a beautiful couple. I'd love to meet them. **What is your biggest irrational fear? ** Irrational? Oh my god . . . I don't believe . . . ah fuck . . . I said "fuck," sorry . . . It's O.K.; I'll edit it out. I'm not scared of so many things! **You heard it here first: Doutzen Kroes is not afraid of anything. **FacebookTwitterPinterest


text:
|[photo from Buysteaksonline.com]
Not sure if I mentioned this before, but a little while ago we bought a 1/4 of a cow. From a real life cowboy guy, who raises cattle. Here in Washington. He had a rope and everything. And we met him in the parking lot of Lowe's. But that's another blog. At any rate, the end result is me having one complete refrigerator's freezer's worth of beef in various cuts, sizes, and proportions. Normally, I like me some beef. But in all honestly I've only worked with ground, rib eye steaks, stew meat, brisket, flanks and skirts, and maybe the occasional random t-bone. But now, after having purchased said amount of beef, I have a whole shitload of cuts I have no idea what to do with: chuck, round, top round, etc.
I figured, if I had no idea what half of this stuff is, neither did a lot of other people. So I've prepared now a dictionary of beef cuts for you to reference.
You're welcome.
You can divide the cow up according to area on the body. Each general area has a name, and then within that area various cuts are done which yield the specific meat you cook and eat.
1. The Round
The round is the rear, basically the hips and ass of the cow. A frequently used muscle, the meat from this area is lean but tough. Because of the toughness, the best cooking technique to apply to these cuts are the braise. For a braise, you season the beef with flavorful root vegetables (the classic combination is carrots, celery, onion, garlic), liquid (beef broth, vegetable juice, wine, beer, etc.), and aromatics (spices, orange peel, etc.). The cut of meat is submerged in the braising ingredients, quite literally covered by liquid, then slowly roasted in a low oven (300 degrees) for a few hours. The idea is the lower indirect heat breaks down the toughness, while the liquid replenishes lost moisture and infuses the meat with amazing flavor. The only exception here is the London Broil cut, which can be grilled or braised. A popular dish using round and the braising technique is Pot Roast.
Here are the different cuts of meat found in the Round area:
Bottom Round: One area is tougher than the other, and it's usually divided into two smaller cuts -- bottom round roast and rump roast (the end that comes to a point).
Bottom Round Roast: Roasts from the bottom round. A bit tough and best suited as corned beef or pot roast. This is called beef silverside in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Eye Round Roast/Steak or Eye of the Round: A boneless roast that looks like tenderloin, but it is much tougher. Used as a roast or cut into steaks. Steaks cut from the roast are used in stews or processed into cube steak. Also called breakfast steak, wafer steak, sandwich steak, minute steak.
London Broil: The name of the finished dish, not the cut of meat. Butchers will use the name London Broil for flank steak, top round steak or top blade steak.
Top Round Steak or Butterball Steak: Thick steaks from the top of the round. Usually broiled, braised or cooked in liquid.
Round Steak: Very lean, but not as tender and juicy as other cuts. Served broiled, braised or cooked in a liquid.
Round Tip Roast or Tip Roast or Sirloin Tip Roast or Tip Sirloin Roast: A cut away from the sirloin section, this roast is tender enough to be oven roasted or used as kabobs. When trimmed it's called a trimmed tip roast or ball tip roast.
Round Tip Steak: A steak cut from the untrimmed round tip roast.
Rump Roast: Cut from the bottom round. When the bone is left in, it is called a standing rump roast.
Top Round Roast: A lean and fairly tender cut as compared to the other cuts from the round.
2. The Shank
Located just below the Round is the Shank, or the legs of the cow. There are 4 shanks (aka legs) and the meat is lean and not very tender, and because of its location, you're going to get a lot of bone with the meat. This means extreme flavor if you know how to coax it out just right.
Shanks are wonderfully flavorful cuts of meat, but must be braised. A common dish using veal shank is ossobucco.
3. The Short Plate
This area is located in the belly of the cow, just under the ribs. The meat is fatty but tough, an unusual exception to the rule (usually fat = tender meat; no fat/lean meat = tough meat). However, the fat is interspersed here within the grains of the meat quite well (marbling) so if you apply the correct preparation and cooking methods, you can achieve delicious tender results. Common dishes are carne asada and fajitas.
There are two cuts in the Short Plate:
Skirt Steak: This long, flat steak comes from the diaphragm of the cow. The outside portion is longer, the inner portion is slightly shorter. The meat is tough but extremely flavorful. To help tenderize the meat, an acid-based marinade is used. Lime juice is particularly good to help break down the meat and add wonderful flavor at the same time. Or, the braising technique again to yield a tender meat. If marinated, because the steak is so thin it can then be grilled (as opposed to its much thicker cousins, the round steaks). It is also called Roumanian Steak.
Hanger Steak: Named as such because it's the piece of muscle that "hangs" from the diaphragm, its flavor and texture is extremely similar to the skirt steak. Also called Butchers Steak because butchers would often keep this cut for themselves. Again marinated to achieve tenderness and then quickly grilled and served medium-rare is the preferred method for this cut.
4. Flank Steak
Located directly adjacent to the Short Plate is the Flank Steak, in the abdomen of the cow. It's a long, thicker piece of meat similar in appearance to the skirt steak but considerably thicker than it. The meat is again quite tough, so acid-based marinades help the flank out immensely followed by a quick sear or grill. Cutting against the grain when serving is a must for this cut to achieve tenderness to the bite. The flank is often slices very thinly as used for stir frys as well.
5. The Brisket
This meat is the lower breast of the cow, above the front shanks. Cows don't have collar bones (I did not know this prior to this post) and therefore all the weight of the cow literally rests under its shoulders, right here. The result is a ridiculous amount of connective tissue. In terms of cooking, this translates to: "tough as hell meat." The connective tissue must be cooked out to produce an edible piece of meat that won't have you chewing for days and days. The good news is, if you're committed to the process, this can be some of the tastiest beef you've ever had.
The trick to brisket is going "low and slow," be it by braise again or by smoking. The braising will be done the same exact way you'd do the round cuts, but cooking the brisket at least an hour or two more than those cuts to get the nice tender texture you want. For smoking, you can flavor the brisket by way of your rub, injections (flavored, not hormonal), and the type of wood chips you use. My personal favorite method for brisket is the smoking -- it's unparallelled in the cooking sphere and a must-try for any cook at some point in their lives.
Brisket can also be brined and made into corned beef, which in turn can be made into pastrami as well.
6. The Chuck
This meat is found at the shoulders of the cow, right above the brisket. There is a natural fat:flavor ratio found here, making this area wonderful to grind up. In fact, this kids, is where we get our hamburger meat. Forget the stupid filet mignon burgers for $50 at fancy pants restaurants; a good burger is simply good ground chuck right from here. The meat here can be cut out from the shoulder bone and grilled or broiled, and is called 7 Bone Steak because the shape of the steak resembles the number 7.
Other cuts from the chuck include:
Chuck Eye: a boneless cut from the center
Cross-Rib Roast: aka "English roast" or "bread and butter roast", commonly used for pot roast recipes.
Shoulder Steak and Roast: good for long braises.
Short Ribs: a small portion of the chuck area together with the front of the rib section produces this gem of a cut. See below for more details.
Top Blade Steak: a really, really tough piece of meat with a lot of connective tissue. This cut has grown out of style. Braising is the only way to really get the meat to be edible, and it's too much effort for not a lot of meat.
7. The Rib
This is the most coveted part of the cow. Located on the top middle of the cow, the rib section contains all the delicious, expensive cuts we know and love. This, is where the money is. It's no wonder, since bones = flavor and the rich rib bones of the cow here add not only flavor but the fat and muscle tissue here are perfectly proportioned as well. This area is where you want to grill the meats and serve it medium-rare.
The cuts we all know and love from The Rib:
The Delmonico: This steak cut is named after the Delmonico restaurant in NYC and refers to the style of cut in this area of the beef. There is debate about which exact cut is the true, first Delmonico style cut, but today it basically references 3 main types:
- The Bone-In Top Loin Steak: aka, "club steak," "country club steak," or "strip loin steak," it's a short loin cut (middle of the rib area).
- Boneless Rib-Eye Steak: the heart of the rib-eye steak is cut out, two of them put together with butcher's twine, then seasoned and grilled.
- Boneless Top-Loin: aka New York Strip Steak
Fillet: see Tenderloin below.
The Rib Roast: Also called, Standing Rib Roast and Prime Rib, this is the crown jewel of the cow. Using the ribs and meat of the lower 6-12 ribs, a full standing rib roast is 6 rib-eye steaks together into one massive steak. In other words, to get the prized rib-eye steaks, you basically cut through the prime rib cut 6 times to make steaks. The rib roast is an incredibly flavorful cut of meat. Usually given with a generous fat cap around, it is seasoned heavily with salt and pepper and then roasted on higher heat for about an hour and then sliced thinly or thickly. Prime Rib often is this cut of meat served without the rib. Traditional accompaniments include a horseradish cream sauce, Yorkshire Pudding, and creamed spinach.
Rib Steak: The meat from around and include the rib bone, is extremely tender and flavorful. The marbling (fat going through the muscle) is prized here and yields tasty and moist cooked meat. Grilling is the preferred method for these steaks, including broiling and pan-roasting. Also called The Cowboy Steak. The en vogue Tomahawk Steak is basically the rib steak with the bone left long and intact and "frenched" (meaning all meat and "stuff" is cleaned off directly to the part where the steak begins; it looks like a big-ass lamb chop).
Rib-Eye Steak: Basically the rib steak without the bone.
Short Loin: The area next to the short ribs around the spine, towards the middle-back of the cow. Various popular cuts are found here including:
- T-bone Steak: So named for the T-shaped bone in this cut, it includes the short loin on one side of the bone and part of the tenderloin on the other side. It's cut from further up in the area.
- Strip Steaks (see above)
- Porterhouse Steak: A larger cut similar to the T-bone, it is cut from further back (towards the rear of the cow) so the tenderloin piece of the t-bone is larger than its T-bone steak counterpart.
Short Ribs: Located at the front of the rib section together with the very bottom right of the chuck, these ribs are incredibly flavorful. Often these ribs present in 3's or 4's, with surrounding meat, tendon, and fat. They can be cut in a variety of ways:
- "Flanken": cut across the bone, about 2 inches thick
- "English": cut about 2 inches long
- "Korean": accordion cut
Sirloin: These steaks are located at the back end of the rib section, near the round area. This meat is quite delicious and tender. Sirloin is usually classified as either Top or Bottom, with the tenderloin running in between them (the top is above it, the bottom is below the tenderloin). It is not named after knights in medieval England, but rather after the French word surlongue or "above the loin." These are great simply grilled or pan-roasted.
Tenderloin: This most-coveted piece of meat is the tenderloin of the cow -- the long piece of muscle that runs on both sides of the spine. One complete fillet is similar to a long log, and is then sliced into rounds to make the fillet steaks. The ends of this tenderloin is called Fillet Mignon, or "little fillet" and is unarguably the most tender part of the entire cow because it's location at the spine, it has very little connective tissue (remember: connective tissue = tough meat). As a result, this meat is best served roasted on high heat if making the entire loin or if doing steaks, quickly seared or pan-roasted or grilled. Best served medium-rare to even rare. Some butchers will refer to the entire loin as "filet mignon" which is incorrect; the true definition is in reference to the smaller end pieces.
There are three main parts of the tenderloin: the Butt which is located near the front of the loin is used for carpaccio; the Center-Cut where the "filet mignons" and chateaubriand style cuts are done; and the Tail whose pieces are still tender but far too small to be used as steaks, are instead used for dishes like Beef Stroganoff.
8. The Rest
Of course this is not the only thing the cow yields. It's bones are wonderful to make stocks and flavor soups. Beef tongue is considered quite the delicious dish, as well as various other "cow-parts" I feel Anthony Bourdain is more qualified than me to speak about. Perhaps in another blog I can venture out into this arena of cooking...
Now you know your cow. I encourage you to not only better know the cuts of meat you're used to, but to venture out with other cuts you may not be as familiar with. And this time you'll be prepared when you order the steak at the steak house, and actually know what you're doing instead of pretending to. I know I personally feel better about this, and thoroughly look forward to flaunting my extensive knowledge of steaks to all the other men at the table.


text:
I am already an Experian CreditExpert member and I have noticed my score as shown through Barclaycard.co.uk is different – why is this?
Your Experian Credit Score as accessed via Barclaycard.co.uk is updated every 60 days and so changes to your score may take longer to appear than through your CreditExpert membership.
A difference in score could also be directly related to the amount of information provided when signing up for either service. Experian require you to provide your address details for the last six years to be able to return the most accurate Experian Credit Score.
Barclaycard do not have access to your personal credit management history and so if you require personalised information please contact Experian directly.


text:
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
This year when it's time to costume yourself in some sort of clever outfit that comments on your alter ego, why not just admit it all and be the dick that you are. Male or female there's no reason to be bashful about being a bit of a prick. There're layers of meaning and layers of fleshy material aplenty.
First of course there is the hard core all dick all the time approach seen above left, dozens of ding dongs all added up to make one big walking schlong creature. An outfit of this sort will take some effort to pull off, but be careful because once you start pulling-off things on this get-up you'll have some work ahead of you.
Then there is the all around good natured positive outlook dick angle presented by Clark. H. Penis. Pictured center is one of three official phallus costumed representatives of the San Francisco based Healthy Penis campaign, an anti-syphilis initiative. This is the look of a socially conscious dick with a message. And if you're really interested in being the bad guy that everyone's scared of this Halloween you could consider outfitting yourself as Clark's arch nemesis Phil, the syphilis sore. This Daily Show clip tells the true story of penis v. infection.
And then there is the "I'm a dumb dick, fuck you" approach shown at right, this is very straight forward, and frankly to be avoided or at least personalized in some way. True self realized dickness should be a richer more nuanced story, and if you don't agree, fuck you.


text:
Finding of the Day: Family Portrait
Mixed media without all that new-fangled computer stuff.
Recently I published a good amount of my journal pages online.
Check them out here
Garage Findings
Was rummaging around the garage today and saw these two pictures.
Elyse's Business Card
Pupa - No longer a caterpillar and not quite a butterfly.
Interview: Getting There from Here
Recently did an interview with Jim McNay about internships, workshops, and my time in college.
Click Here
A Portrait of Sloan
Posted by Matt Mallams at 7/26/2007 0 comments
Fear and Loathing: Campaign Trail 07
Eric Thayer, Allison Joyce, and Michal Czerwonka. Covering John Edward's stop in Eldon, Iowa. 6.16.07
Covering The Big One … In Iowa. By Eric Thayer
Finding of the Day: Missing Turtle
Sk8 Camp
Posted by Matt Mallams at 7/24/2007 1 comments
"Good Ol' Pictures"
Last Christmas my Grandpa gave me a torn up envelope of negatives that read "Good Ol' Pictures". I scanned them all in and it gave me the idea to go back and recreate them. And this is what I came up with.
The photo above is of my grandpa and his brother on the farm in 1946 and the one on the bottom is of my grandpa and his brother on the farm in 2007.
Urban Exploration
Last month I photographed a story for the San Francisco Chronicle about urban exploration. The article has not been published yet, but I just wanted to give you a sneak peek.


text:
Judy Choi is a counsel in the firm's Government Contracts group and is located in the Washington, D.C. office. Judy focuses her practice on conducting internal investigations and advising clients on disclosures under the Mandatory Disclosure Rule. Judy also has experience counseling clients on a broad array of government contract matters including: the False Claims Act, regulatory compliance, claims, terminations, data rights, export control, cybersecurity, and cost allowability issues.
In addition, Judy represents prime contractors and subcontractors regarding prime/sub contract formation, prime/sub disputes and other government contracts issues. She also counsels clients on state and local procurement issues, ranging from bid protests to contract negotiations with state agencies.
Judy received her J.D. from USC School of Law. During law school, Judy was an editor of the Southern California Law Review and an extern for the Justice H. Walter Croskey, California Court of Appeal, and the Honorable Stephen V. Wilson, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She received her B.A. in political science from Barnard College and an M.A. in classics from the University of Chicago.
Admitted to practice: California, District of Columbia
©2019 Crowell & Moring LLP
Attorney advertising -
prior results do not guarantee
a similar outcome.
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy


text:
How old were you when you started programming?
I was 11. My dad, a gadget freak, bought the first computer on the block. He used it to do spreadsheets for his business. It was an Apple II.
I had a lot of fun with this, so my dad took me to a programming class. I learned BASIC on a TRS-80 with a tape drive.
How did you get started in programming?
The programming thing went dormant for years. When I was 19, I dropped out of college. I got an insurance settlement for a car accident when I'd been sixteen. My parents told me to use the money for college. I swore I would, and instead moved to a dangerous neighborhood in Chicago where the rent was low. My money lasted me there for quite some time, but eventually I had to get a job. Prior to getting a job, I spent months if not years writing bad screenplays and making pretty good music. (I no longer have copies of either.)
When I eventually had to start working again, I didn't want to get a real job. I was too hooked on my freedom. I also had no faith that I actually could - all my friends were finishing up college, and I had no degree. My parents are English, and in England exceptionally smart people go to great schools for free. People in America told them, oh yeah, we have that here, and probably believed it, so my parents hadn't saved the requisite gazillions of dollars for an American college education, and consequently I was hosed.
(In my parents' defense, they swear that Rice offered me a full scholarship, but I said I didn't want to go to Texas. This might be true. I don't know. I have no memory of it, but to be honest, it sounds like the kind of thing that I would do.)
So I did a bunch of office temping, and it sucked, but it worked really well in terms of giving me long stretches where I could write and make music without having to go to work. The cool thing about office temping is it seems like big money when you're really young and your rent is pretty cheap. Eventually it wasn't enough money, though, so I started doing Photoshop and Illustrator temping, and on one of those jobs, somebody asked me if I knew HTML.
And I did, because I was an internet junkie by that point. It was 1994 or thereabouts, and the internet was this amazing strange thing nobody had ever heard of. I was reading bOING bOING, the original paper zine, I had written tiny snippets for Wired and Schwa, and I had started doing HTML. I had a weird, dorky web site, my posts on
alt.adjective.noun.verb.verb.verb were showing up on
alt.best.of.internet, I was into it.
I didn't have any experience, though, so to fix that I convinced the great graphic designer Carlos Segura to let me build a web site for his font foundry [T-26], but my follow-through was utter fail. I didn't have the software to do any real design, or the money to obtain it, or the friends to "borrow" it from, or the hacker skills to steal it. Also at the time I didn't really have the art skills to do anything with the software if I'd gotten it.
Anyway, stumbles aside, HTML freelancing worked well, so I got a book on Perl and learned Perl, and got a book on Java but totally failed to get it at all. My internet friends told me San Francisco was the place to be for HTML and Perl work, so I moved there in 1997. I got more work than I could handle, quickly graduated to just Perl, and within a very short space of time made a bunch of money as a tech contractor.
I was still doing temping, essentially, but for a much higher rate.
What was your first language?
Either BASIC, or Pascal, or Perl. In between Perl and BASIC, I learned Pascal. I took a boring summer job as a teenager, assisting union guys who really didn't work very hard or need assistants. The guy I was assisting took long naps of several hours per day, during which I was supposed to just chill and do nothing. This drove me crazy with boredom, but the job paid really well by teenage standards, so I borrowed a friend's book on Pascal and read it. I even wrote "programs" in a little notebook I brought with me, solving the programming problems at the end of each chapter.
I never found out if any of that code actually ran. The reason I did it is my big hobby at the time was reading Ancient Greek, and reading Ancient Greek requires at least three books and a notebook - the notebook for your translation, the book you're reading, the Liddell-Scott lexicon, and a verbs dictionary which also provided the dialect-oriented info that Liddell-Scott always left out. Yes, my big hobby as a teenager. Not exactly a party animal.
I couldn't take these with me to work, because the Liddell-Scott lexicon is the size of an ottoman, and people would have noticed it in my backpack. I figured a paperback on a programming language was close enough.
What was the first real program you wrote?
The runner-up would be a publishing system I built for E*Trade. I came on to keep a system alive and rewrote it from the ground up, learning OO along the way. The system solved an office politics problem; this was intentional. If you're in your early 20s and you tell CEOs they fucked up their org chart, you'll never get anywhere, but if you just build a tool which requires a certain structure of social interaction, you can fix the problem the CEO caused without anyone ever seeing you do it. Designing social software is as much about social engineering as anything else.
What languages have you used since you started programming?
Perl, JavaScript, Java, Python, Ruby, PHP, HTML, CSS, Common Lisp, Scheme, Erlang, Haskell, Squeak/Smalltalk, Processing, Supercollider, ActionScript, and BASIC. I'm only skilled in a small subset of these. There are probably more I've played with, though.
What was your first professional programming gig?
I don't remember. My resume says I've worked for over 30 companies, but that's actually not counting my career before I moved to San Francisco. When I was doing first office temping and then freelance Photoshop, HTML, and Perl in Chicago, that probably adds another 20 or more into the mix.
If there is one thing you learned along the way that you would tell new developers, what would it be?
Programming can do anything. You've got to pay the bills, but don't let the world tell you where programming happens. Programming is a how, not a what. In 2008 anything can be automated. You can have a machine running Ruby built into your car.
Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big.
Daniel Burnham, Chicago architect. (1864-1912)
What's the most fun you've ever had… programming?
The runner-up would be discovering Rails.
Who's up next?
Paul Dix.
Ramon Leon.
Amy Hoy.
Pat Maddox.
Ben Bleything.
Eric Trebuchet.


text:
Police: Man waves knife at ex-wife
FAIRFIELD — A Beechwood Lane man was arrested early Sunday morning after he allegedly waved a knife at his ex-wife.
Michael Carafotes, 31, was charged with second-degree assault, second-degree threatening, and disorderly conduct after police were called to the Beechwood Lane home around 2:45 a.m.
According to Carafotes, he was sleeping on the kitchen floor when his ex-wife cut his arm for no reason.
She told police the pair had been out at a bar drinking when he began to berate her and continued to berate her as she drove them home. When they got to the back porch, he wrestled her purse, which held her cell phone, from her. During the tussle, she fell down, cutting her knee. She managed to get away from him and went upstairs to allow him to cool off, according to the report.
When she went back downstairs, Carafotes grabbed her by the back of the neck and waved an eight-inch serrated knife at her. She told police she managed to grab the knife away from him, cutting her hands in the process.
Carafotes was released after posting a $5,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Bridgeport Monday.


text:
|Barmy Health and Safety laws from Europe mean this is banned!
When the heavens open and reveal their glory we are always deemed more worthy. This happened in the last solar cycle where it was impossible to deny that burning old dead things raised the temperature.* Since we have obviously worked so hard to stop pollution by focussing only on one gas that is predicted to kill us rather than the others chocking us, we need to pump out more of the stuff. There is of course the possibility according Hollywood that the Sun will let off the most hideous emission right in our faces. Failing that the BBC tonight scared the shit out of me by showing me YellowStones that apparently are going to kill everyone. They may have said after that, statistically, it won't happen in my lifetime but I remember when the BBC said there would be no hurricane and besides after the BBC had scared the holy fucking shit out of me I wasn't really listening by then.
* I would like to disclose that my editor has been threatened by several fearsome global warning sharks that they will pull their advertising if I am allowed to continue slandering them. I would like to take this opportunity to apologise for any unintentional distress caused, but only if I can get my six percent admin fee for all Kraken/Tithe based transactions. I am prepared to haggle over the small details and sell my soul. On this basis next year I will be advertising Starbucks.


text:
Book, Canada, Choice, E-book, ethics, give to a girl, giveaway, Goodreads, Publishing, Publishing and Printing, Reader (academic rank), Shopping
Welcome Back to Day Seven of Back to the Books Summer Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Buried in Books. I apologize for the lateness of today's post. I spilled a glass of water on my computer last night, and having just moved I had to find which box my old computer was packed. Water and electronics don't mix. I'm generally much more careful. Anyway thanks for your patience.
The Giveaway Three eBooks of my new release, The Choice. Internationally
One Print book of my new release, The Choice. Canada and the US.
To enter the Giveaway, please leave a comment with a way for me to contact you. I will notify all winners September 8, 2011. If you follow my blog, that's great. But it's not a requirement to enter this giveaway. If you have a chance, checkout featured blog from Day One, The Choice to Give.
Thanks for stopping by.
Kind Regards, Lorhainne Eckhart


text:
San Antonio Winery Tour,
Artisan Select: Friday November 3rd, 11:30 – 12:30
Experience limited production wines served with a selection of Antipasti in a private setting. Includes guided tourand San Antonio Winery souvenir wine glass. Duration approximately 1 hour .
SPACE IS LIMITED! Book your space online now!
San Antonio Winery is the last remaining winery in Downtown Los Angeles, a hidden gem and historical landmark operating in the same community where it was founded 100 years ago.
By 1880s end, Los Angeles was the premier appellation for grape growing and winemaking in all of California
The California wine tradition began with the Franciscan Fathers of the early Spanish Missions. In 1833, French winemaker Jean-Louis Vignes brought the first European vines from his native Bordeaux, where he planted them in Downtown Los Angeles and built a winery. Vignes, the founder of California's wine industry, eventually had a street in Downtown named after him. The wine industry quickly became one of Southern California's most economically significant and popular industries. By 1880s end, Los Angeles was the premier appellation for grape growing and winemaking in all of California. By the early 1890s, vineyards stretched to encompass Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties too, as the area's temperate Mediterranean climate made it an ideal location for growing fruity, lush, richly-colored grapes. The landscape was prime for Santo Cambianica's fresh ideas and hard-working philosophy.
Winery Tour
- Friday November 3rd
- 11:30 - 12:30


text:
Creativity is always a leap of faith. You're faced with a blank page, blank easel, or an empty stage.
~Julia Cameron~
I've been divinely blessed this year with one commission after another, with super fantastic clients to boot!!!
One of the numerous reasons I feel blessed is that I have been going through a creative block of sorts, but thanks to all of these commissions I have still been able to draw and not had to really deal with it!
I've gotten to the point where I feel like I've just about said everything I needed to say with my current art, wanting to break away from my African work now, and seeing the internet saturated with a myriad of animal portraits these days, has lead me to asking myself countless questions, like; what else can I possibly say that hasn't been said before? Who and what am I doing this for? If I wanted to do this to sell a butt load of work, wouldn't I just go back to painting Landscapes in oil? But that doesn't fit in with my future I've been so intensely thinking about too! It all has to tie together if I want to join the tiny house craze going on now. SO much over thinking has created a block.
So, I've been playing with lots ideas, trying to follow my heart to lead me to what I want to say next with my art. I'm still not 100% sure and have had no time to explore more than just my thoughts about it, but I am hoping to get back to a bit more story telling, a bit more nature and perhaps a bit more of my LA environment. I've been so busy tho that I've not had a chance to spend the day at the arboretum sketching, or going out on a photo shoot to Chinatown with my daughter, or even hike the mountains due to my sciatica.
June has always been my slowest month, but this year it's been anything but quiet. So, I am shooting for at least July to get in a few of the activities mentioned above. Trying to surrender to the creative process, seeing where that takes me with my art.
And hopefully that will lead to being a little less quiet here on my blog as well!!


text:
Ambulance Truck Driver 2
Game Description
There is an epidemy in the town and hot days for medics. As a ambulance 4x4 truck driver you need to deliver patients to the hospital as fast as possible but drive carefull to not to harm patient.
Use arrow keys to drive and tilt your 4x4 vehicle and SPACE for handbrake.


text:
The photographs on this page are of rooms within the Club House that are available for hire. If you click on the pictures they will enlarge and tell you which room they are. The tables in these rooms can be laid out in any configuration including the use of round and oblong tables. Should you wish to hire any of these rooms for a private function be it social or business and you have a Royal Wimbledon Member to act as your sponsor the Secretary will be delighted to hear from you (see Contact section).
Telephone: 0044 (0)20 8946 2125


text:
Being on holidays is a bit strange, particularly as I have been so busy for the past eight weeks. I have already had the house sprayed for ants, done the weekly shop (and new handbag purchase), and accrued enough fiction to last the week, if I can stop falling asleep long enough to read it. (I can sleep anywhere, any time - it is a skill. ;) )
Mr TGWTBS has gone away for work, so I don't have anybody around to bother except the cats, and they have a low tolerance for unwanted attention. I have already given two of them new collars, so I think I have pushed them enough for the week. I just don't like the thought of being away and having them not have collars on, even though they are all microchipped.
There was a good documentary on Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" on the ABC last night, and it reminded me that this is one book that I have always meant to read, but never did. I started it this afternoon, and it is interesting so far - his style of writing is different to what I am used to. I also have some lighter reading coming from the USA courtesy of Amazon that should be good for the trip. (The average paperback here is around $25 - $28, so it is a lot cheaper to have it shipped in, if you can wait.)
I found out today that the third season of Dexter comes out on DVD while I am away on rural rotation. This is very exciting for me, and means that I have to re-watch the two previous series before the next one comes out.
We also got our schedule for the rural orientation week today. It looks interesting, but to be honest, apart from the social aspects (which I generally enjoy if they are presented in an interesting manner - i.e. not too much statistical analysis!) it seems to mainly be things that I have gone over before this year. This would include things such as suturing, cannulation, skin lesions, musculoskeletal (hatehatehate), and resuscitation, but it is always good to revise, I guess, particularly as I am far from being as good as I could be.
There is also a lectures called "Creepy Crawlies," which I am VERY excited about. As long as there is one drop bear slide, I'll be happy. :) Also, Zoonotic Diseases could be fun. I used to play "spot the random and unexpected hydatid cyst" in my former life as a radiographer, and they are good ones to point out to students.
Plastering will also be fun, and we will get PDAs for the rotation. I'll have to bring my camera along for quite a few of the sessions, I think.
They have sent us the information about our accomodation for the week, and we are scheduled to stay in a holiday village (i.e. the caravan park) and share bedrooms with other students. I think I'll be sneaking out and staying with Mr TGWTBS in his hotel at the end of the day, although some socialising beforehand would be a lot of fun. :)
I'm really starting to look forward to this rotation. It feels like it is going to be an adventure.


text:
New HorizonsRead Now
After a season in St Maarten working on and off and doing odd jobs onboard Spirit we finally managed to head out to sea and make our way slowly back to Australia. First stop was in St Barth's where we headed ashore and had a nice big burger and piña colada to celebrate out departure.
Johnny a great friend from back home and Ez also a close friend were to join us for the trip home. Johnny first at the start of May in St Maarten then Ez on the 14th of May in Antigua.
So it was Johnny and I that left to start sailing Spirit on her first passage after arriving in St Maarten in December.
We had just spent the last few days fitting the Katadyn 160E water maker the Weaco 80lt fridge/freezer and the new gas stove, along with many other smaller items and jobs on the to do list. We also lifted Spirits mast by using the spinnaker boom on the yacht I was running for the season. It was the relief captains idea and worked a treat saving some much needed cash and allowing us to sleep well knowing that all was ok at the mast rotation joint.
On the day before our departure we did a massive provisioning outing with $1,500 worth of food being stuffed into every little nook and cranny within Spirits tiny main hull. Somehow we managed to hide it all away but in the meantime we reduced our waterline to zero and probably added about 500kgs to the boats displacement.
We have to keep this in mind when sailing now as it adds to the stresses on the boats structure along with sails and rigging. She was built as a super light weight racer and she's now in full cruise mode ready for the delivery back to Australia and onto Thailand should things all pan out.
Leave a Reply.


text:
Almost a year into his surreal campaign for president, the American political class still doesn't know what to make of Donald Trump. The billionaire mogul's defiance of all the standard rules of American politics, not to mention the orthodoxy of his own party, has left pundits scrambling to explain his takeover of the Republican Party. They should look abroad. Ironically, a campaign built on "making America great again" bears a strong resemblance to right-wing movements overseas, past and present. Maybe the question, then, is not how Trump did it but why the United States hasn't seen this kind of movement take off until now. Instead of underlining American exceptionalism, Trump is unleashing a political force that's already prominent in other parts of the world.
Even a Trump rally feels different from a normal campaign event, something more akin to a rock concert or a megachurch prayer session. Trump took questions at a rally outside Cincinnati in mid-March, for example, but the audience was more interested in fawning over than grilling him. "I love you, Donald Trump. Man, you're the future of America," a middle-aged man, decked out in an American flag and a Cincinnati Reds baseball cap, told the mogul. "I've been waiting 17 hours to see you today...and I would love to get a picture with you before I leave." A white, middle-aged woman requested a hug from the candidate, and another woman told him, "It is so refreshing to have a presidential candidate that is not bought and paid for. I believe in you, that you will make America great again."
"That's better than a question," said a beaming Trump. "I love it."
Sure, Bernie Sanders has his groupies, as did Barack Obama before him—voters swooning for the symbolism of a candidate, more interested in image than issues. With Trump, however, it's always been centered on the big man himself—the guy with the personal helicopter, reality show one-liners, "best ever" deal-making abilities and eponymous steaks. It's a brand of politics very familiar to those who study leaders in other parts of the world. Critics and comedians have compared Trump to Adolf Hitler, Idi Amin of Uganda and other notorious demagogues, suggesting the mogul would govern like a murderous autocrat. That's a stretch. What is abundantly clear, however, is that the Trump campaign is employing many of the political tactics those men used so effectively. And he joins a crop of politicians currently using a similar strain of politics to amass power in Europe and elsewhere.
The Policy-Free Campaign
For months, pundits dismissed Trump's candidacy, arguing that once voters started paying attention, his lack of substance would crater his support. Now that he's the Republicans' presumptive nominee, it's clear the early naysayers sorely miscalculated. The lesson from this race: A strong cult of personality can trump ideology. And that's been proved by generations of demagogues. The support behind Italy's Benito Mussolini was "more about the leader than...about the party or the ideology," bypassing or even upending the traditional party structures, says Arfon Rees, a specialist in Soviet and Russian history at the U.K.'s University of Birmingham.
There are other parallels, says Joseph Sassoon, an associate professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. When Trump says he's his own best adviser and has no speechwriters, "this is really a prototype of Saddam or Qaddafi or Nasser...the wanting to control the language of their speeches," says Sassoon, referencing former leaders of Iraq, Libya and Egypt. " An essential component of the cult of personality is it cannot be shared with anyone."
German philosopher Max Weber coined the term charismatic authority to describe leaders whose power is built on their "exceptional sanctity, heroism or exemplary character," as opposed to the rule of law or simply brute force. Many may not regard Trump the candidate in an admirable light, but to his followers, his business success and his personal wealth — which freed him from the unseemly campaign fundraising dance of his primary rivals — make him inviolable. American politicians are "all bought and paid for by somebody," 62-year-old Trump supporter Nick Glaub said outside the suburban Cincinnati Trump rally. "The only person that isn't is that man right there," said Glaub, gesturing to the community center where the real estate mogul had just spoken.
Trump's charismatic authority stems from this belief that he is above politics-as-usual, says Roger Eatwell, a politics professor at Britain's University of Bath. And it goes beyond his reality-TV fame. "Celebrity...tends to be a fairly passing phenomenon, and it doesn't tend to be a very emotional phenomenon," Eatwell explains. But Trump's campaign offers something deeper: "a sense of identification."
The feeling of solidarity Trump offers his adherents—specifically those who have been alienated from mainstream politics—is as central to the mogul's appeal as his blustery persona. It's true that he is shockingly shallow on policy, but his populist and nationalistic appeals hit people at a deeper level than his position on tax rates or spending proposals. Or at least they are more visceral. They are also central to the pitches right-wing movements in Europe have been making for more than a century.
Revenge of the Marginalized
Trump's ability to connect with angry American voters also parallels that of European leaders in today's crop of ascendant right-wing parties. The continent's right-leaning populists of the early 20th century galvanized "people who were previously disenfranchised or had very little role in terms of conventional politics," says Rees. Fast-forward to the 21st century, and parties such as France's National Front, led by Marine Le Pen, and the Austrian Freedom Party are targeting a similar demographic. And like the Donald, Europe's modern right-wing leaders "have quite strong male support—they're often 60-plus percent male voting support," notes Eatwell, who specializes in right-wing European politics. Many of those men are "blue-collar workers who fear losing their jobs, or they've been de-skilled [and] feel threatened by the change, as a man."
Trump frequently points out that he is bringing into the political process people who rarely vote—those who have been, in one way or another, marginalized. A Quinnipiac University poll released April 5 shows the depths of alienation of Trump supporters: While 62 percent of all U.S. voters agree that their "beliefs and values are under attack," that number soars to 91 percent among Trump backers. And 90 percent of Trump supporters agreed that "public officials don't care much what people like me think." Leaders like Mussolini and Hitler played to similar audiences, those who resented the "dominance of a kind of intellectual elite that tends to hold the masses in a certain kind of contempt," Rees says.
The Power of Baby Talk
A common way populist leaders burnish their anti-elite bona fides is through a lowbrow speaking style. Trump's third- or fourth-grade language level has made him a media punch line, but he's hardly the first politician to use little words to gain mass appeal. Many of the most successful populists "talk in everyday speech to their target audience," says Eatwell. Eschewing upper-middle-class academic sentence construction for short, declarative "common" phrasing "helps say they're not part of the system," he explains. This is a fundamental element of Trump's appeal.
And it's not just the speaking style that is simplified. Rees says a common theme of the right-wing regimes he studies is their simplification of the entire political discourse, "reducing it to basic binary opposites, of black and white," and, of course, of us vs. them. Psychological theory holds that targeting the "other" helps a group construct its own identity: "You say...what you are not," as Eatwell puts it. For Trump, the "other" is immigrants—Mexican and Muslim, in particular. In Nazi Germany, it was the Jews.
Rees sums up the mindset as: "We don't really need complexity. We know what the problem is. We know what the solution is. All we need is the will to do it."
Big-Man Politics
There is, however, one glaring difference between the Republican front-runner and Europe's right-wing leaders in 2016: Trump's conspicuous wealth. While he flaunts his billionaire lifestyle, Europe's populists play up their everyman credentials. Nigel Farage, head of the right-wing U.K. Independence Party, "loves to be photographed in an English pub" having a beer, says Eatwell. It's a show of solidarity that's important on a continent where class remains a salient divide and austerity's bite is deep. Americans, in contrast, embrace capitalism far more openly and aren't necessarily turned off by Trump's gilded excess.
On that front, Trump's behavior resembles that of politicians on yet another continent: Africa. The Daily Show host Trevor Noah alluded to that back in October, in a bit highlighting how much some of Trump's proclamations echo those of African strongmen like Muammar el-Qaddafi and Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe. "Trump is basically the perfect African president," joked Noah, a South African.
"The branding of Trump, the opulence, is something people running for president and parliament in Africa bank on," says Georgetown professor Yonatan Morse, who specializes in African politics. "It's rooted in…the idea of being a successful person who can take care of other people," particularly "groups that have not received as much until now."
Of course, none of these messages spur a movement unless there is broad disenchantment with the political system. It's not fair to compare American political gridlock today to the economic collapse Germany suffered after World War I, but it's hard not to hear Trump supporters' complaints in Rees's description of the widespread feeling in the Weimar Republic that the country was failing "because of the corruption of the existing order and the kind of horse trading and shabby compromise that politicians engage in."
Which is not to say Trump is the next Hitler or Mussolini. Using a similar playbook doesn't always result in the same outcomes. Still, there's some irony in the fact that a man whose pitch to voters is "America first" is selling a message manufactured overseas—just like those Trump suits and ties.


text:
Shortage of judges not the only reason for pending cases: Law ministry
Contrary to common perception, the shortage of judges is not the "sole reason" for increasing pendency of cases, the law ministry has said, citing data of states such as Delhi and Gujarat, which are struggling to dispose of cases despite a higher judge-population ratio.india Updated: Oct 10, 2016 18:43 IST
Contrary to common perception, the shortage of judges is not the "sole reason" for increasing pendency of cases, the law ministry has said, citing data of states such as Delhi and Gujarat, which are struggling to dispose of cases despite a higher judge-population ratio.
The ministry's note comes months after Chief Justice of India TS Thakur lamented "inaction" by the executive to increase the number of judges from the present 21,000 to 40,000 to handle the "avalanche" of litigations.
Quoting experts, the ministry said a variety of factors contribute to delay in disposal of court cases, which include lack of court management systems, frequent adjournments, strikes by lawyers, accumulation of first appeals, indiscriminate use of writ jurisdiction and lack of adequate arrangement to monitor, track and bunch cases for hearing.
Read | Shortage of judges will shackle India's growth
According to the data, states with a higher judge-population ratio, such as Delhi (ranked 2 in terms of the judge-population ratio) and Gujarat (ranked 5), are still struggling to dispose of the pending cases.
"Conversely, states such as Tamil Nadu and Punjab, which are ranked lower in terms of judge-population ratio, have comparatively lesser number of pending cases," it says.
A note prepared by the ministry for the advisory council of national mission for justice delivery and legal reforms states that "the linking of problem of pendency of cases in courts with shortage of judges alone may not present the complete picture".
It states that an analysis of the figures regarding the number of civil cases instituted per annum in district and subordinate courts between 2005 and 2015 reveals that the number of cases instituted has come down from 40,69,073 civil cases in 2005 to 36,22,815 in 2015 — a decline of 11%.
During the same time, the pendency of civil cases increased from 72,54,145 in 2005 to 84,056,47 in 2015 — an increase of 16 per cent.
Read | High Courts face shortage of 265 judges
"It is pertinent to note that in 2005, the working strength of the judges in the district and subordinate courts was 11,682, which increased to 16,070 in 2015. Despite the increase in the number of judges and a decline in the number of cases being filed, the pendency of civil cases has increased," the document observed.
Addressing the inaugural session of Joint Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts here on April 24, Justice Thakur had said that since 1987, when the Law Commission had recommended increase in the number of judges from then 10 judges per 10 lakh people to 50, "nothing has moved".
"Then comes inaction by the government as the increase (in the strength of judges) does not take place," he had said.
There are 4,432 vacancies of judges in subordinate courts in the country as on December 31, 2015, while the 24 high courts face a shortage of nearly 450 judges.
Nearly 3 crore cases are pending in courts across India.
First Published: Oct 10, 2016 18:43 IST


text:
See Snow and Smile Lollipops
Additional Information
Step 1
Mold face candies without sticks, about 3/4 in. deep or just below stick indent line in mold. Refrigerate until firm; unmold.
Step 2
Place second largest snowflake cutter on waxed paper-covered cookie sheet. Fill cutter 3/16 in. deep with melted candy, refrigerate until firm; unmold.
Step 3
Using melted candy in cut parchment bag, attach faces to snowflakes; pipe vein lines on snowflakes. Tint portions of melted candy black and pink using candy colors.
Step 4
Pipe eyes, mouth and cheeks using melted candy in cut parchment bags.
Step 5
For noses, trim off yellow area from candy corn; attach with melted candy.
Step 6
For earmuffs, cut two spice drops horizontally in half and cut a 3 in. piece of licorice; attach rounded tops of spice drops to ends of licorice and attach to face with melted candy.
Step 7
For red hat, shape spice drop with a pointed top and a slightly flattened bottom. Pipe hat band and pompom with melted candy; attach to face.
Step 8
For green hat brim, using rolling pin, flatten spice drop on surface sprinkled with granulated sugar; cut in half.
Step 9
For hat, slightly flatten another spice drop and attach to brim with melted candy.
Step 10
For hat band, roll out a yellow spice drop and cut a small strip; attach band to hat and hat to face with melted candy.
Step 11
Attach sticks to backs of snowflakes with melted candy.
White Candy Melts® Candy
spice drops
candy corn
granulated sugar


text:
As Jay and I count down the days and prepare for the arrival of Baby Solomon, I've been ferociously knocking baby- related things off my to-do list: paint baby's room (check), order crib (check), buy carseat (check), pack hospital bag … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Hummus, Not Hamas: Part Two
Nearly a year ago, I wrote about the complexities of the Arab Israeli conflict and how the issues extend far beyond the politics to the people and even to the food. In Hummus, Not Hamas, I shared a delicious recipe for … Continue reading
Low Fat "Creamy" Fettuccine
With the exception of my friend Steve (what a wierdo), everyone loves a good bowl of pasta. Even though many of us try as best we can to limit our pasta intake, there's nothing that can replace a good, comforting … Continue reading
Summertime Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Last summer, I signed us up for a local CSA, which saved me some time on my weekly grocery shop and also introduced me to a whole variety of produce I probably would not have otherwise purchased. This definitely got … Continue reading


text:
Welcome to Vino Oasi where we bring your event to life.
Founded in 2013, Vino Oasi is the relaxing destination for your personal, family, youth, non-profit and corporate events. The founders have a genuine appreciation for entertaining, enjoying what nature has to offer and most importantly, having fun. Our event center is a venue which can host weddings, receptions, birthday parties, fundraising events for non-profits, family or class reunions, church gatherings and more!
The View
The first half-acre of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were planted in April, 2014 and will not only produce great wine but the vineyard will become a favorite back drop for your special moments. Another half-acre of Seyval Blanc was planted in April 2015. A nearly 2 mile winding trail around the 95-acre property is perfect for bike riding, exploring with youth groups and fun runs and walks. Two ponds surround the event venue- one with a special walking bridge where you can gaze in awe at the sunset and the vineyard.
The Vino Barn
Guests will enjoy a heated and cooled enclosed building with space for over 220 seated guests. Enjoy the view of one of our ponds while you lounge on the covered porch during your special event. Inside awaits indoor bathrooms, catering kitchen and a built-in bar. The facility includes seating and tables for your special day.
Tours and Consultations
Tours are by appointment only. Please plan on 45-60 minutes to tour the property and to discuss your event plans with us.
Where to Find Us/Contact Information
We can be found in Stem, off Route 15 South and Hester Road and just minutes from Butner, Creedmoor, Oxford, Route 50 and I-85.


text:
47 Pit Bulls Rescued From Alleged Fighting Ring
(NEW YORK) -- New York City police rescued 47 pit bulls from a Bronx basement and arrested a man for allegedly operating a dog-fighting ring.
Police arrested Raul Sanchez for animal fighting and cruelty in the basement of a six-story apartment building in the Bronx. The pit bulls ranged in age from 12 weeks to five years, and had various injuries indicative of dog fighting, said police.
Police also seized a loaded .25-caliber handgun, 22 wooden cages, dog treadmills, harnesses, muzzles, syringes and a shopping cart full of raw chicken parts.
The basement of the apartment building included a makeshift arena with an estimated capacity of 100 spectators, said police.
Along with Sanchez, a second man is being sought in the investigation for allegedly breeding dogs, according to police. Detectives have reportedly been looking into the duo since October for illegally breading and selling the dogs for fighting, according to ABC News affiliate WABC.
Despite a few scars and visible wounds, all the dogs were responsive and in good condition before the ASPCA moved them to a local animal shelter.
Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio


text:
Make SUSE DVDs
Novell Cool Solutions: Cool Tool
In Brief
Make DVDs from SUSE ISOs.
- Functional Categories:
- Installation
|4 Dec 2006
|File Size:
Please read the note from our friends in legal before using this file.
SUSE 10.1 is out. Unfortunatly, there is no DVD available yet. Also, some products drom SUSE are not available as DVD ISO, like Beta's or SLES. It is, however, much easier to have just one DVD instead of several CDs and that is where makeSUSEdvd comes into play.
Just download makeSUSEdvd from http://sourceforge.net/projects/makesusedvd/ and install it. Next you download the ISOs you'd like to turn into a DVD, like the 6 CDs of SUSE 10.1 and place them by themselves into a directory.
Open a terminal and go to the directory where the CDs are and simply run makeSUSEdvd.
It is possible that your current create_package_descr is not up to date. The program explains how to install this.
You are also asked to make a gpg key, if none is available on your system. This is also explained by the program.
After the program is run, you have a ready DVD in the directory DVD_DIR in your current directory.
You can even add your own RPMs that you have downloaded or created. By default these are in /usr/src/packages/RPMS/* and you can include them with the option -a: `makeSUSEdvd -a /usr/src/packages/RPMS/` and you will be able to install them during installation.
A more complete explanation of the program can be found on http://en.opensuse.org/Making_a_DVD_from_CDs.
Novell Cool Solutions (corporate web communities) are produced by WebWise Solutions. www.webwiseone.com


text:
Pac-Man (Game Boy Advance)
Published by
Developed by
Also For
Android, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, FM-7, Game Boy, Game Gear, Intellivision, iPhone, MSX, Neo Geo Pocket Color, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Palm OS, PC-6001, PC-88, PC-98, PC Booter, PlayStation 4, Sharp X1, Sharp Zaurus, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Wii U, Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, Xbox One, ZX Spectrum | Combined View
Critic Score
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
User Score
5 point score based on user ratings.
Game Boy Advance Reviews
The Game Boy Advance release of this game has not been reviewed. If you've played it, why not write a review?


text:
On Sunday Anthony and I went to the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show.
We bought tickets to see Tyler Florence and we also watched Top Chef contestants.
Tyler made an amazing turkey. It had a cornbread stuffing, sage butter rubbed all over the outside, then bacon wrapped over the top of the turkey, and a basting liquid with maple syrup. It sounded so amazing it made us want to make a Thanksgiving dinner at our house. Tyler also made gravy, cranberry sauce, and sweet potatoes with roasted bananas. I want to roast some bananas now!
After Tyler we watched Brian V, a Top Chef contestant who has a restaurant here in Maryland. He had a plate of chocolate 4 ways and one was ice cream where he used nitrogen to cool it down quickly.
Then we visited Top Chef contestant Carla. She was on the show last year and she also has a catering business here in Maryland. She was FABULOUS. She is great at doing a demonstation. She made Pad Thai.
Here is my husband with Carla. He worked overtime for 5 days in a row and still made it to the Metro Cooking show for several hours.


text:
With millions of users online and still increasing by the day, the Internet is a haven of unlimited opportunities and possibilities. It is just how the users take advantage of it. One way of harnessing the power of Internet would be having an online presence, a web site.
Operating 24 hours a day in 7 days a week, it allows customers to have easier access to your products and services outside normal business hours thus expanding customer reach.
So, why not let the Internet work for you?
We offer a single, scalable package called "The Basic Web Design Plan". Made especially for individuals and small enterprises who do not require frequent website updates, this plan provides the bare essentials to get your brand, products and services onto the Internet.


text:
We are really pleased that the wonderful Makala Cheung will headline the Market Stage at Redfest this year. Makala blends atmospheric electro pop and Oriental tones with a warm psychedelic ambience reminiscent of Kate Bush.
Recently signed to Swedish dance music label Yellow Rhinestone Records, her live performances are truly awesome – in the original sense of the word – and she's sure to send shivers down your spine on 1 August.
Here's a taste of her most recent work – there's more on her website, Facebook page, Youtube channel and Soundcloud.


text:
The Literacy Council of Norristown provides instruction in Adult Basic Education (ABE), English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), and GED (high school equivalency) to adult learners in our community via classes and volunteer tutors.
Our vision is to help create a community with an increased level of English literacy, and an organization enthusiastically called upon to provide English literacy improvement services without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
Our mission is to empower those adults who seek to improve their reading, writing, and math skills, or who are learning English as a foreign language. Through a network of local volunteers, we provide one-on-one tutoring or small group classes at little or no cost to students in need.
LCN mourns the loss of two Champions of Literacy
LCN has lost two of its greatest champions in 2018. LCN co-founder Katharine Dosch died in May at the age of 98, and Reverend Walter Dosch passed away on November 29, also age 98. Both of them were champions of literacy and will be sorely missed. The staff of LCN would like to extend their deepest condolences to the family of these two wonderful and generous people.
Reverend Walter Dosch and LCN Founder Katharine Dosch
Photo by Adrianna Hoff, Times Herald
LCN Board Member Kevin McGrath Comcast Newsmakers
LCN Board Member Kevin McGrath discusses the mission of the Literacy Council of Norristown with Comcast Newsmakers host Jill Horner....
LCN Treasurer Srinivas Kappagantula on Comcast Newsmakers
LCN Treasurer Srinivas Kappagantula discusses the mission of the Literacy Council of Norristown with Comcast Newsmakers host Jill Horner. Your browser does not support...
RSVP/LCN tutor in the news!
Read about how one RSVP/LCN tutor is working to alleviate low literacy: Montgomery Media News article Many thanks to RSVP for giving LCN permission to link to their...
LCN learner Jenny Z. recently received US Citizenship. Jenny says, "Thank you to Literacy Council and my teacher...
5 reasons why English is difficult to learn
If you teach English language learners, give them credit! English is difficult to learn, but since it is the current lingua franca, it is a language that many non-native speakers need to know. Why is English so difficult? English spelling and pronunciation are quite...
Giving Tuesday is November 29th
Giving Tuesday is a nationally recognized designated day for philanthropy during the holiday season. You can take part by making a contribution to the Literacy Council of Norristown's general fund. The Literacy Council of Norristown asks that you take a moment...