text:
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Two of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s children are suing their brother, accusing him of wrongfully taking money from their parents' estates.
Dexter King, left, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III attend a 2006 tribute for their late mother.
Bernice King and Martin Luther King III allege that Dexter King took "substantial funds" out of Coretta Scott King's estate and "wrongfully appropriated" money from their father's estate.
The suit, filed Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court, serves as a very public fissure in an iconic family that has always professed unity, particularly as questions have swirled around some of their financial dealings.
In a written statement Friday, Dexter King called the suit "inappropriate and false."
"I'm disappointed that our personal family disagreement, as it relates to the family business, has evolved into being handled in a public legal forum," he said.
"It is my hope that this inappropriate and false claim by my siblings will be swiftly resolved and we can go about the business of focusing on our parents' tremendous legacy."
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to lead garbage workers on a protest march.
King's wife, Coretta Scott King, also devoted her life to the civil rights movement, died in 2006.
Attorneys for Bernice King and Martin Luther King III would not say Friday how much money they are accusing Dexter King of taking from their mother's estate.
Bernice King is the administrator of that estate. Dexter King, the suit says, controls their father's estate, which is registered as a Georgia corporation.
All three children are shareholders in that corporation.
The lawsuit names Dexter King and the corporation as defendants. It alleges that last month, the defendants "converted substantial funds from the estate's financial account at Bank of America for their own use."
Harmon Caldwell, an Atlanta attorney representing the plaintiffs, said Dexter King is a signatory on the account, but "was not authorized to transfer the funds," and gave his sister "no notice that those funds were being transferred."
The suit says that as a result of the transfer, "plaintiffs have and will suffer financial loss."
The lawsuit lists Bernice King as a plaintiff both individually and as administrator of their mother's estate.
Separately, the suit says Dexter King "has wrongfully appropriated assets belonging to the [estate of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.] or its shareholders for his own benefit."
Caldwell said Dexter King has refused to say what has happened with some of the corporation's money.
"I can't tell you that he's gone out and used corporate assets for his own living expenses," the attorney said. "What I can tell you for certainty is that by not providing Martin and Bernice with information about how the corporation is using its assets, he is essentially using those assets, appropriating those assets for his own benefit."
The plaintiffs' attorneys would not estimate the size of either estate. But one, Jock Smith, noted that a collection of King's manuscripts and other items was sold in 2006 for a reported $32 million.
"I don't think it was a substantial corporation of any sort before that," Smith said.
Over the years, the family of the civil rights leader has zealously protected its financial interests, at times taking legal steps even against the media for showing some of King's most famous speeches.
In 2005, some news agencies reported on the King Center, a nonprofit, having put millions of dollars into a for-profit business run by Dexter King. The family rejected allegations of wrongdoing, and has generally pushed to keep financial matters private.
Smith said his clients made repeated efforts to reach out to their brother in recent weeks before deciding to take legal action.
Smith agreed with the suggestion that it was emotionally tough for the King children to file the suit.
"That would be the understatement of the year, Smith said.
All About Martin Luther King Jr. • Martin Luther King III • Coretta Scott King


text:
Video: 'Burger Lab,' Richard Blais's New YouTube Cooking Show
In the first episode of his new YouTube series Burger Lab (no relation to Kenji's Burger Lab), Top Chef: All-Stars winner and burger restaurateur Richard Blais shows you how to make his barbecue-inspired Smoking Gun Burger. The burger features a brisket patty seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and dehydrated Worcestershire sauce. He cooks it on a grill pan coated in beef fat and later adds garlic, rosemary, and thyme to the pan. For accompaniments, he tops the patty with smoked barbecue brisket and bottoms it with coleslaw made of cabbage, carrots, scallions, and dill seed mixed with liquid smoke-flavored mayo and bread and butter pickling liquid. All of this goes between the halves of a potato bun brushed with beef fat and toasted on the grill pan. The final touch: smoking the entire burger with a Smoking Gun.
To keep updated with new episodes, subscribe to the Tasted YouTube channel.
Smoking Gun Burger Recipe with Richard Blais
Burger Lab Trailer
- Atlanta: Richard Blais Brings Juicy Lucy to The Spence; You Should Bring a Napkin
- Flip Burger Boutique in Atlanta: Flavorful and Well Crafted
Love hamburgers? Then you'll Like AHT on Facebook! And go follow us on Twitter while you're at it!
All products linked here have been independently selected by our editors. We may earn a commission on purchases, as described in our affiliate policy.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Worried that prospective buyers might overlook the free parking spaces being offered at their luxury condo building, one Brooklyn developer is drawing attention to the space by putting a shiny new car in it.
The 449-unit One Brooklyn Bridge Park -- housed in the Jehovah's Witness' former printing plant on the outskirts of Brooklyn Heights -- is only at 30 percent capacity two years after its reopening. In an effort to lure buyers, developers are offering a free 2010 Audi A4 to the next 10 people who buy a unit worth $2 million or more by Sept. 30.
The parking spot is worth roughly $150,000, according to developer Ian Levine. If you've ever tried to park down there in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge, you know that estimate might be low. The car, by comparison, is valued at only $32,000 -- but it's the attention grabber.
"We chose the Audi because it's luxurious and it's a vehicle for all seasons," Levine told the New York Daily News.
Sure, but if you can afford to drop a cool two million on a condo, is an Audi really what you long to drive?
"The odds are not that great that the cars will make a difference, but they could get people to pay attention," real-estate broker Chris Havens told the Brooklyn Paper. "It might get people in the door. And once they are in there and they see the view, they see the building, they see the amenities, maybe they'll see something they like."
If that's their plan, phase one is a success.


text:
17-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Thursday, December 12, 1912: My eyes are getting better, but everything looks misty to me now. Expect tomorrow to be a busy day for me.
Her middle-aged granddaughter's comments 100 years later:
Grandma—I'm glad that you're finally getting over the pink eye. Stay healthy!!
As many ailments as the Muffly's have had, I hope that they had a well-stock medicine cabinet.
I found a hundred –year-old list of what should be in a family medicine cabinet (or as they called them back then "medicine closet.") The list was in the appendix of a book called The Care of the Baby.
List of Articles for Medicine Closet
Those liquids marked with an * are for external use or are dangerous. They should be in poison bottles.
- Glass graduate marked with fluidrachms and fluid-ounces
- Minium glass
- Accurate dropper
- Hard-rubber syringe
- Small druggist's hand scales for weighing medicines
- Camel's-hair brushes
- Small straight dressing forceps
- A pair of scissors
- Absorbent cotton
- Several one-inch and two-inch roller bandages, one to three yards long
- Patent lint
- Old linen
- A spool of rubber adhesive plaster
- Court plaster
- Paraffin paper or oil silk
- *Alcohol
- Whiskey
- Olive Oil
- Ammonia-water
- *Turpentine
- Glycerin
- Distilled fluid extract of hamamelis (witch-hazel) for bruises
- *Soap liniment for sprains
- *Tincture of iodine
- *Solution of boric acid for washing cuts
- *Solution permanganate of potash, 4 grains to the dram
- Flaxseed meal
- Mustard
- Magnesia
- Vaseline
- Castor oil
- Zinc ointment
- Soda-mint
- Baking soda
- Sweet spirit of nitre
- Aromatic spirits of ammonia
- Bromide of potash in 2o-grain powders to be divided according to the age
- *Tincture of digitalis
- Syrup of ipecacuauha
- Tannic acid for use in poisoning
- Epsom salts for poisoning
- Vinegar for poisoning
- Jeaunel's antidote for poisoning
What the heck are most of these items? . . and how do you use them to treat illnesses and wounds?


text:
North Star Scouts participating in the North Star Scout Personal Achievement Program each select a path. Paths are a personalized grouping of requirements. Choice is an important element of the Scout Programs of Adventure Scouts USA. We developed different paths to enable each Scout to choose a path of interest to them.
There are five paths to choose from:
Science and Nature - which has an emphasis on Science and Nature interests,
Society and Family - which has an emphasis on Societal and Family oriented interests,
Self Expression - which has an emphasis on creative interests,
Sports - which has an emphasis on Sports and Recreation interests,


text:
Pearleye ND filter for measuring high temperatures ?
Each way to reduce the light is possible to image objects with a higher temperature.
A lens with a lower light value, a semi-transparent mirror, or a small aperture are possibilities to shift the temperature range of the Pearleye.
Additionally, it is necessary to calibrate or at least adjust the sensor amplifier.
Without calibration, the temperature measurement error is quite big and the thermal image provides only an inaccurate relative temperature difference.
It is possible to adapt the Pearleye up to 1000°C, but we are not able to calibrate the Pearleye for higher temperatures than 400-500°C.
Consider also the temperature environment of the camera.
Back to list


text:
The Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86/GT 86/Scion FR-S twins are, for all intents and purposes, the same car.
So what happens when Subaru and Toyota modify their cars? Well, apparently you end up with the same car again.
In Paris, Toyota was showing off the GT 86 TRD, which is a regular GT 86 with a bunch of bolt on parts straight from Toyota Racing Development. That includes an exhaust, wheels, brakes, and body kit.
And hey, look at Subaru's stand! It's basically the same car, down to the color.
The Subaru BRZ XT Line features... a set of bolt on parts! Like wheels, an exhaust, a body kit, etc. You see where this is going. Both cars looked great, but they also looked so similar it was uncanny.
There are subtle differences. The BRZ had two exhaust pipes while the GT 86 had four. The BRZ also had smaller brakes. That's about it. Judge for yourself below.


text:
Wow, you guys are really rockin those holiday cards nowadays, aren't ya?! We had some awesome participation, again, and are thankful to those who joined us.
This weeks challenge is: Handmade Flowers. Please keep in mind that all challenges are optional. Any Christmas/Winter/Holiday card will do. The idea is to help you get your Christmas card stash started. Also, it is not necessary that you use a SCRS stamp on your card, but we sure love it when you do!
Our lovely design team have come up with some wonderful cards for you today. Check them out!
Anita - September Guest Designer
Please remember to link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. To get the full URL, click the title of your blog post (which will load a page that has just that post on it), then copy and paste the URL. You must create a new project, no backlinking please.
Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you are uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast, please use the tag SCCC43, so that we can all enjoy your cards.
Stay crafty my friends!


text:
ASUS Eee PC 1201T
|Card Reader
|Not tested
|Function Keys
|Multi-input touchpad
|Not working
$ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge 00:01.0 PCI bridge: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx) 00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) 00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1) 00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 00:12.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller 00:12.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller 00:12.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller 00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller 00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller 00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3c) 00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) 00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller 00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge 00:14.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS780M/RS780MN [Radeon HD 3200 Graphics] 02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8171 (rev 10) 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Atheros AR8132 / L1c Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev c0)
There are two graphics packages in the extra repository: xf86-video-ati and xf86-video-radeonhd. The second one seems to be out of date - it works, but the graphics acceleration lags a lot. The first one works fine:
# pacman -S xf86-video-ati xf86-input-keyboard xf86-input-mouse xf86-input-synaptics $ startx
That should enable graphical display in the native 1368x768 resolution with a usable trackpad. Make sure that dbus and hal are installed and running first though.
According to postings of others, the Realtek 8171 device is actually a Realtek 8191 which misreports itself. To use it, install the rtl8192se package from the AUR.
# depmod -a # modprobe r8192se_pci
The package is apparently based on Realtek's own open source UNIX driver, which can be obtained from Realtek's website by selecting IEEE 802.11b/g/n Single-Chip RTL8192SE.
Function keys
First, make sure the ACPI is working properly. The kernel module "buttons" gives the kernel access to lid closure and power button events. To have access to the function key events, you need to load the kernel module eeepc_laptop, which would not load unless you add acpi_osi=Linux to kernel parameters in /boot/grub/menu.lst:
title Arch Linux root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda1 ro acpi_osi=Linux initrd /kernel26.img
Try running acpi_listen and pressing Fn+F10, Fn+F11, etc. to see whether the function keys are detected. Then install acpi-eeepc-generic package from the AUR. Go to /etc/acpi/eeepc/models/ and copy acpi-eeepc-1000HE-events.conf into acpi-eeepc-1201T-events.conf. You might want to modify the events slightly. For example, instead of EEEPC_SCREEN_OFF=$KEY_Fn_F7 (which toggles bluetooth for some reason) use EEEPC_BLANK=$KEY_Fn_F7 and make sure package xorg-xset is installed. Also, the event code for Fn_F9 is 37, not 12, but it is supposed to toggle the touchpad anyway. Finally, edit /etc/conf.d/acpi-eeepc-generic.conf, following the directions inside. Use "r8192se_pci" for WIFI_DRIVERS, pm-suspend for SUSPEND2RAM_COMMANDS, and 1201T for EEEPC_MODEL, not forgetting to put in "yes" for EEEPC_CONF_DONE. This configuration will allow using the blue function buttons to change volume, change/turn off screen brightness, toggle wireless, and toggle SHE to reduce power consumption.
The built-in webcam works with the uvcvideo module, as per instructions in Webcam Setup, if only a bit laggy.
Suspend works as of kernel version 2.6.34. The power management applet takes care of the power button, sleep Fn+F1 button, and the lid close events. The acpi-eeepc-generic functions conflict with these, for example causing the laptop to go to sleep twice upon sleep button press. If you want to keep acpi-eeepc-generic to handle volume buttons etc., but want to prevent these conflicts, edit /etc/conf.d/acpi-eeepc-generic.conf to comment out the COMMANDS_SLEEP and the COMMANDS_POWER_BUTTON lines, and put in "no" for COMMANDS_ON_LID_CLOSE.


text:
11:00am to 2:00pm at Rotary Challenger (3688 48ave NE). $6 admission. CPLF individuals only.
Providing Services for Individuals with DisAbilities & Seniors
CPLF has been dedicated to promoting dignity and life skill enhancement to Calgary's disabled population since 1989.
CPLF is committed to providing the best quality services to our individuals with disAbilities. We believe that self-sufficiency and growth within adults who experience a disAbility is achieved through community presence and active participation in gainful employment.
We provide quality support services focused on developing and enhancing a person's potential and quality of life using an individualized, client-centered approach whereby the needs of the individual are continuously assessed and support services are implemented around specific needs.


text:
- UFC Nottingham
Pickett wants McDonald, and soon
Brad Pickett is too respectful to call out future opponents, but the British bantamweight admits he would love a scrap with Michael McDonald after landing the Knockout of the Night at UFC on Fuel 5 on Saturday.
Pickett produced the moment of the night in Nottingham, timing a first-round uppercut perfectly to floor Yves Jabouin in a high class 135lb encounter. His victory - and the manner of it - earned him a $40,000 bonus, and a guaranteed big fight in his next outing.
Directly after his win Pickett refused to speak directly of McDonald at the post-fight press conference, but he did approach Dana White to ask him for another fight as soon as possible.
The UFC heads to Australia on December 15 for an event headlined by the TUF Smashes clash between coaches Ross Pearson and George Sotiropoulos, and Pickett would love to be on that card. McDonald is currently free and, in Pickett's eyes, would make a lot of sense.
"To be honest, I'd really like to fight Michael McDonald," Pickett said on The MMA Hour. "I never, ever, ever call anyone out and even now I'm not calling him out. It's just a fight for me I really like.
"We both like to throw bombs. He's knocked some people out, I can knock people out. He's ranked above me and that's where I want to go.
"Ranks are ranks and the only ranks that count to me are number one. Anything past number one is really opinion.
"All the people that I've fought were below me at the time, even [Renan] Barao, when I fought him he was below me. Now he's gone above me. But, I'm always fighting people behind me so it would be nice to get that shot and fight someone above me."
Pickett will be a special guest on this week's ESPN UFC Podcast. Send your questions to him @ESPNUK using #ESPNUFC.


text:
Sign in
Partner Network
When you join the Microsoft Partner Network, you receive a set of core benefits that can help you save time and money while you strengthen your capabilities, better serve customers, and build connections to reach your full business potential.
Core benefits are provided to all partners when they enroll or renew their subscription or competency.*
Access unlimited, no-cost technical support and connect with partners. Increase your knowledge of Microsoft products and services. Build new cloud workloads and apps.
The Regional Service Center (RSC) is available to answer your MPN questions. Start a Chat session with a live agent from most MPN pages or stop by Get Support.
Increase your knowledge, learn about a new Microsoft product or service, or study for softer skills such as sales. Most training is available at low or no-cost to Microsoft Partners.
Maximize your technical presales and deployment services benefits to build your technical capabilities through technical journeys aligned to customer practice areas.
Build your technical capabilities faster to accelerate sales, deployments and app development. Start your technical journey to receive technical guidance from Microsoft partner technical consultants through a recommended path of interactive technical webcasts (unlimited); personalized one-to-one technical consultations with virtual white-boarding, architecture reviews and shadowing of real-world scenarios; and Dev Chat for app development on Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Office 365, and select Microsoft Dynamics 365 apps (unlimited.)
Give your team hands-on experience with the same tools in high demand from customers. Software and cloud services licensing benefits provided by the Microsoft Partner Network enable you to learn about Microsoft software and services, develop and support solutions on Microsoft platforms, and promote and sell Microsoft software and services. Partners have the power of choice for to mix and match on-premises software and cloud services licenses for internal use.
Visual Studio provides a rich, integrated development environment for creating stunning applications for Windows, Android, and IOS, as well as modern web applications and cloud services. Visual Studio also provides a comprehensive, highly flexible set of application lifecycle management (ALM) tools. Find out more about Visual Studio subscriptions available to Microsoft Partners here: https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/membership/msdn-subscriptions
The Microsoft Office 365 Demo tenant helps you sell more cloud to customers by providing access to the cloud benefit and demo content. With this demo tenant, you have access to Microsoft Office 365, Power BI Pro, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, and Project Online.
Product support incidents are included for Gold competency "Partner support Gold 20pack", Silver competency "Partner support Silver 15pack" and Microsoft Action Pack subscription "Partner support MAPS 10pack"; as part of their Microsoft Partner Network Core benefits.
Microsoft Partner Signature Support provides partners with support to help keep their customers' services operating smoothly. Signature Support handles technical support scenarios for Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure. To verify that you are eligible for this benefit and to learn more, see the Microsoft Partner Network technical benefits summary.
Differentiate your business as a Microsoft Partner and connect with new customers.
Logo only
Showcase your expertise with a customized logo and certified letter that denotes your partnership with Microsoft.
The Microsoft Partner Marketing Center offers partners customizable marketing material and lead generation services that help drive revenue, expand customer reach, and save time. Use the Partner Marketing Center to view material such as digital assets, campaign materials, and customizable templates.
Earn eligibility for sales incentives, promotions, and special offers to help you drive revenue.
Whether you are doing business in the cloud, on-premises, or somewhere in between, Microsoft Partner Incentives support partner profitability and growth. The Microsoft incentives portfolio includes items such as enterprise licensing, Surface Incentives, and more.
Use payment solutions to help customers acquire your Microsoft solutions. Optimize your sales process and generate quotes. Take advantage of customizable marketing materials and lead generation services.
Utilize payment solutions to help qualified customers acquire your Microsoft solutions while conserving cash reserves or existing credit lines for other business priorities.
Microsoft LicenseWise for Volume Licensing is an online, self-service resource that can help you recommend Microsoft products and solutions to your Microsoft Volume Licensing customers, optimize your sales process, and generate quotes.
The Microsoft Partner Marketing Center offers partners customizable marketing material and lead generation services that help drive revenue, expand customer reach, and save time. Use the Partner Marketing Center to view material such as digital assets, campaign materials, and customizable templates.
Stay up to date with Microsoft Partner Network news, business opportunities, training courses, and more.
Membership opportunities have an individual set of core requirements designed to closely align with customer needs. For each opportunity, your company must fulfill these minimum requirements.


text:
My title may sound weird because I have no idea if there is such a thing like HDC of a child (static) window or the only HDC is available for main window.
If yes how do I retrieve the handle I tried already
But this apparantly didnt work. Is there some other way?Code:HDC hChildWindowDC; hChildWindowDC = GetDC(hWnd_ChildWindow);
Why do I need this? Basically I need to put some text on the child static window but I dont want to create other child static windows so I need to retrieve the handle.
If there is better how to solve this please tell me
Thank you


text:
Ships in 4 - 6 Weeks
Pro Silicone Masks are made of flexible, skin-soft silicone rubber to stretch and move with your face. Our masks are made to fit snugly to the contours of your face to allow maximum movement and comfort as well as allowing for natural vision, hearing, and breathing. All Pro Silicone Masks are meticulously hand painted for lifelike realism and superior durability.


text:
Contribute to ReadWriteThink / RSS / FAQs / Site Demonstrations / Contact Us / About Us
ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us. If you've got lessons plans, videos, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you.
Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals.
Teacher Resources by Grade
|1st - 2nd
|3rd - 4th
|5th - 6th
|7th - 8th
|9th - 10th
|11th - 12th
Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan
Using Children's Literature to Develop Classroom Community
|3 – 6
|Lesson Plan Type
|Standard Lesson
|Estimated Time
|Four 60-minute sessions
|Lesson Author
LaSalle, Ontario
These lessons use children's literature to provide students with an opportunity to explore the concept that all individuals have strengths, abilities, and talents. Through whole-class and small-group dialogue, students determine what each story means in the context of their classroom and themselves as individuals. Students also develop the necessary skills for cooperative learning.
Douville, P., & Wood, K.D. (2001). Collaborative learning strategies in diverse classrooms. In V.J. Risko & K. Bromley (Eds.), Collaboration for diverse learners: Viewpoints and practices (pp. 123151). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
- The value of having students interact with one another has theoretical roots in the social constructivist perspective of Vygotsky (1978) who maintained that the way students talk and interact with one another helps them to internalize new information and shapes the way they think and learn.
- By collaboratively discussing text with others, students are encouraged to develop an open attitude to listening that allows for multiple points of view.
- Collaborative activities provide students with a language-rich environment in which they teach one another and learn from one another within a social context that shapes engagement.
Vygostsky, L.S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes (M. Cole, V. John-Steiner, S. Scribner, & E. Sauberman, Eds. and Trans.). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. (Original work published 1934)


text:
Zac Posen has returned home! After a year of showing at Paris Fashion Week, the designer reintroduced New York City to his fun flair for grandeur with his Spring 2012 collection.
And perfect timing, too. Just a few weeks ago, Posen opened his very first Z Spoke store in Manhattan's Meatpacking District.
Before he debuted his collection (which, as expected, we adored), MC's Sergio Kletnoy chatted up the designer to rediscover his style icons, biggest inspirations, and the moment he first realized he was destined for a life of fashion.


text:
Flint mobile payment system replaces card readers with iPhone's cameraMobile payment solutions company Flint looks to take on established names in the segment with its new app, which eschews magnetic card readers for a unique camera-based image-recognition system.
Flint (AppStore) is taking on the bigger players in the mobile payment market with a new credit card payment product that doesn't rely on a card reader like Square, PayPal and other competitors. Instead, the app uses image recognition algorithms to read the numbers off of a card's face and process a transaction that way.
"It doesn't take a picture of the card," Flint CEO Greg Goldfarb tells me, anticipating my question. "It just reads the numbers, and we do that to protect consumer privacy."
The system Flint created is nifty and well-realized, especially for a first-time app developer. Flint allows users to link an account to their business' Facebook page. Customers will then have the option to share testimonials directly to a business' page, as well as to their own wall.
Aside from the app (currently an iOS-exclusive), Flint also maintains a web portal, allowing users to run analytics on their sales and to target customers for additional communications.
It will be interesting to see how the app fares against the competition. The number recognition feature works quickly, but it still feels a step slower than simply swiping a card. The tradeoff, though, is that a retailer doesn't have to pay for a card reader dongle and can start accepting payments very quickly after downloading the free app.
"We've had people going from downloading the app from the App Store to processing their first transaction, literally, in two or five minutes," Goldfarb said.


text:
Please note that delivery timelines will be extended due to the onset of COVID 19.
You have no items in your shopping cart.
Violet and pink embroidered anarkali set
Smoke blue embroidered anarkali set
Navy blue printed tunic and dhoti skirt
Pink embroidered lehenga set
Rose gold sherwani set
Beige embroidered sherwani set
Beaded sherwani with waistcoat set
Blue printed pullover kurta and pants
Pink and off white kurta bandi set
Pastel yellow embroidered kurta set
Blue embroidered achkan dhoti set
White and blue brocade lehenga set
Pink round side plate- Set of 4
Green cup & saucers- Set of 4
Gold brassware casserole
Antique glasshouse lantern
Items 1 to 12 of 1448 total
Leave us a message and our stylist will get in touch with you.
Subscribe for the ultimate lowdown on the latest trends, arrivals, must-haves and offers straight to your inbox!


text:
Toigo: A brief history of storage management systems
In this Storage Decisions 2012 video, Data Management Institute chairman Jon Toigo gives a brief history of data storage management systems. Watch the video above or read a portion of the transcript below to learn Toigo's take on how storage evolved, and what worked and didn't along the way. In Toigo's world, storage has finally evolved to a place that it can be considered a service.
We used to set up data classes, storage classes and management classes. I'm not saying it was the only way to do it, but it was all handled through system-managed storage and hierarchical storage management on the mainframe. It was handled at the server, and basically we had a topology for storage that would migrate the data from the most expensive and fastest storage down to the least expensive, slowest and highest capacity storage as a routine. That's a great solution to the problem. It has flaws -- it was hard to change it once the status of certain types of data changed or new data was added; it was not a very flexible system, but the fact was that we had tools that could work within this schema.
What we came up with [next] was this: islands of storage. Every single box out there has its own set of functionality, and each one is managed by its own little CD that comes with the box. It's fine as long as we only have one box. When we get to 10 boxes or 100 boxes or 1000 boxes, it becomes rather unwieldy. It's like surfing the internet -- we're going to go from site to site to site.
We came up with solutions like storage resource management (SRM) that nobody bought. A lot of companies have gone bankrupt trying to solve storage resource management, which cobbles together all of these products. The SRM guys will tell you a different story. They'll say, 'Do you know how difficult it was to create an SRM product that would talk to the APIs of every single vendor's product?' It was like they weren't interested in being managed in common. Because if you can manage storage in common, you can unplug an EMC rig and plug in an HDS rig. People will begin to realize that there isn't that much of a difference between any of this equipment. The brand name doesn't count.
The next generation -- this happened in the '90s -- we decided to create something called a 'storage area network.' SANs are networks that aren't really networks. They're physical layer interconnects using serial iSCSI. There's nothing wrong with that principle, except that you have no management layer in a SAN. It's not truly a network. A network protocol has a management layer, and there isn't one in a SAN.
So, the switch vendor provided us with a switch. It was made to the exact standards and specifications of NTC 11 with absolutely certainty that it wouldn't work with a competitor's switch, which is also completely standards-adherent. That's what happens with switches or any product that's built on specifications that are articulated by vendors. We used SRM, and what we discovered was that now we just have one more thing to have them monitor, and that was the switch layer.
Today, we confront an interesting turn -- VMware, the 'V party.' Basically, what they're saying is, 'We want to go back in time to this mythical time that never existed. We want to be the next mainframe. We want to be the mainframe "mini me." Basically, we're going to add a storage hypervisor to the VMware stack.' That happens this year, maybe early next year. And you think, 'Well that sounds like a good idea because the same thing that's virtualizing all of our workload can also be used to virtualize all of our storage, and we can assign storage resources to manage specific workloads.' It sounds a lot like the mainframe days.
Of course the right way to go is to stream ahead and look for something that's based on an open standard like REST to manage all your gear. I currently use REST management with X-IO gear, and I can manage 96 PB of storage with my smartphone. REST is four primitives: get, delete, save and something else; I forget. Anyway, we could be building on that. It's already been demonstrated that we can do it. There's a site called 'CortexDeveloper.com' where you can see the stack of software that's required to do it. It takes about a week to implement. Hardware vendors refuse to do it.
Now it sounds like a good idea to go this route that VMware's pitching, unless you have an environment where you not only have VMware, but you have some Hyper-V and you have some Citrix and you have some physical servers. Then, you're going to have to start segregating your storage infrastructure. All the VMware stuff has to be segregated in that SAN. You're going to have to aggregate -- which is what we've done for the last 10 years, creating Fibre Channel fabrics. Then segregate, then aggregate. Will it solve the problem? No. It makes it worse. It makes it more complex.
What we need is a hardware and software agnostic hypervisor. You drop it right in place with all the storage you have. You don't have to change the cabling, the storage, the switch infrastructure -- nothing. You virtualize it all. You create virtual volumes -- pools of storage. You can do thin provisioning across all rigs, not just one. Continuous data protection across all rigs, not just one; tiering on all rigs, not just one. Mirroring on all, replication on all, snapshots on all, virtualization on all. The advantages include things like a twofold performance increase on the underlying storage because all of the writes are acknowledged at the DRAM cache, and not waiting for the storage to do the write operation and then respond. You can manage capacity and performance in a unified way, plus data protection. If you surface all of those functions, you can assign them easily to each workload. And it doesn't care whether that workload is coming from VMware, Citrix or Hyper-V.
Storage is finally a service. We've found a way to develop it. It beats the socks off of SRM.


text:
Bajaj Discover 125 On Road Price in MahbubnagarChange
|On Road Price
|Ex Showroom Price
|RTO + Others
|Discover 125 Drum
|Rs. 63,039
|Rs. 52,084
Rs. 6,087.00
SmartCard Charges
Rs. 150
Govt Tax
Rs. 750
Temp. Registration
Rs. 500
|Rs. 4,868
|Discover 125 Disc CBS
|Rs. 77,118
|Rs. 62,765
Rs. 8,660.00
Other Charges
Rs. 1,450
Temp. Registration
Rs. 1,560
|Rs. 5,693
Get Bike Loan Approved In 5 Min
Bajaj Discover 125 Price in Mahbubnagar
Bajaj Discover 125 price in Mahbubnagar starts from Rs. 52,084 (Ex-showroom) and goes upto Rs. 62,765. Check on road price (Ex-showroom + RTO + Insurance) of all Discover 125 variants in Mahbubnagar. The top-end variant Bajaj Discover 125 Disc CBS is priced at Rs. 62,765. The EMI of Discover 125 is available at Rs. 1,470 per month @ 11.99%. Bajaj Discover 125's top competitors are Honda CB Shine SP (price starting at Rs. 63,574 in Mahbubnagar) and Bajaj Pulsar 150 (price starting at Rs. 73,098 in Mahbubnagar).
Bajaj Dealer Showroom in Mahbubnagar
HAROON BAJAJM/s. Haroon Motors, B-2, Industrial Estate, Pillalamarri Road Mahbubnagar, Telangana, 509002Phone : 9666617775, 08842344424 Phone : 9666617775, 08842344424Email : firstname.lastname@example.com
Price of Discover 125 Competitors
Bajaj Discover 110
Rs. 53,811Discover 110 On Road Price Compare with Discover 125
Honda CB Shine SP
Rs. 63,574CB Shine SP On Road Price Compare with Discover 125
Bajaj Pulsar 150
Rs. 73,098Pulsar 150 On Road Price Compare with Discover 125
Honda Shine
Rs. 59,197CB Shine On Road Price Compare with Discover 125
Hero Glamour
Rs. 64,650Glamour On Road Price Compare with Discover 125
Hero Passion Pro
Rs. 57,900Passion Pro On Road Price Compare with Discover 125
TVS Victor
Rs. 55,777Victor On Road Price Compare with Discover 125
Bajaj Discover 125 Overview
- Specs
- Images
- Reviews
- Discover Bikes
Best Mileage Bikes in India
Bajaj CT110 Price
Rs. 41,574115 cc | 104 kmpl
Bajaj CT 100 Price
Rs. 33,914102 cc | 99 kmpl
TVS Sport Price
Rs. 44,174100 cc | 95 kmpl
Mahindra Centuro Price
Rs. 44,870107 cc | 85 kmpl
Hero HF Deluxe Price
Rs. 44,63597 cc | 82 kmpl
Yamaha Saluto RX Price
Rs. 48,511110 cc | 82 kmpl
Honda CD 110 Dream Price
Rs. 49,498109 cc | 74 kmpl
Must Read Questions & Answers Before Buying Discover 125
- The Hero Glamour has finally received the cosmetic and mechanical updates that it always deserved. For a slight premium over the existing model, the new Glamour makes for a great motorcycle to have on your shortlist for a sensible and reasonable commuter. The claimed ARAI mileage for the Hero Glamour petrol is 81 kmpl. On the other hand, Discover 125, it comes across as a strong value proposition as it gets features like LED DRLs and a semi-digital instrument console, which is impressive at this price point. And from a commuter standpoint, it does feel refined and offers a bit more pep to better tackle the city. Not only that, the impressive tractability on offer and the comfort provided over the worst of road conditions allows us to tick all the right boxes for an ideal commuter. The claimed ARAI mileage for the Bajaj Discover 125 petrol is 82 kmpl. Moreover, the selection for the best bike completely depends upon one's choice and preference. Do take the test ride for the bikes in order to judge the ease and comfort offered.
- Some how spare parts cost is different by brand to brand BUT BY SERVICE COST AND MILEAGE WISE BAJAJ DISCOVER IS BEST CHOICE.
- Glamour is super bike than discover for milage purpose is discover bike is good.But discover bike speed was after 80(or)90 cross means the bike was shaking. But glamour bike is too good.
- Yes.. you can go with this bike without any problem but not for family of 4 person.
- Discover 125 is a very efficient bike for the price it is the best in range
- Yes, it's just what u need
- If you have alloy wheels, surely you can
- No idea
- Yes
Bajaj Discover 125 Price in India
Calculate Bajaj Discover 125 EMI
Disclaimer : The data/calculations generated herein is completely and solely based on the information/details provided herein in response to the questions specified by Girnar Software Pvt. Ltd. on its ZigWheels.com Site is only for user's convenience and information purposes in Indian Currency.Read More
Girnar Software Pvt. Ltd. does not guarantee accuracy, completeness or correct sequence of any the details provided therein and therefore no reliance should be placed by the user for any purpose whatsoever on the information contained / data generated herein or on its completeness / accuracy. The use of any information set out is entirely at the User's own risk. User should exercise due care and caution (including if necessary, obtaining of advise of tax/ legal/ accounting/ financial/ other professionals) prior to taking of any decision, acting or omitting to act, on the basis of the information contained / data generated herein. Girnar Software Pvt. Ltd. does not undertake any liability or responsibility to update any data. No claim (whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise) shall arise out of or in connection with the services against Girnar Software Pvt. Ltd. Neither Girnar Software Pvt. Ltd. nor any of its agents or licensors or group companies shall be liable to user/ any third party, for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or damages (including, without limitation for loss of profit, business opportunity or loss of goodwill) whatsoever, whether in contract, tort, misrepresentation or otherwise arising from the use of these tools/ information contained / data generated herein.Read Less


text: Past Masters album Past Masters Love Me Do From Me To You Thank You Girl She Loves You I'll Get You I Want To Hold Your Hand This Boy Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand Sie Liebt Dich Long Tall Sally I Call Your Name Slow Down Matchbox I Feel Fine She's A Woman Bad Boy Yes It Is I'm Down Day Tripper We Can Work It Out Paperback Writer Rain Lady Madonna The Inner Light Hey Jude Revolution Get Back Don't Let Me Down The Ballad Of John And Yoko Old Brown Shoe Across The Universe Let It Be You Know My Name The Beatles had a policy that singles off LPs should not be released after an album was out - five of their albums feature no single at all. Past Masters contains 33 non-album Beatles tracks - ranging from classic A-sides to hits sung in German - two CDs were released in 1988 called Past Masters Volume One and Volume Two. Although originally featuring a combination of mono and stereo versions, the remastered Past masters compilation contains only the stereo mixes, if they exist. Many of the band's best known and most acclaimed songs are present, and the collection illustrates the vast amount of work that was created in little over seven years. Lady Madonna - 1s Preview Video of Lady Madonna - 1s Preview Lady Madonna Rain Video of Rain Rain "You can't release singles off an LP after the LP's been out." JOHN The Ballad Of John And Yoko - 1s Preview Video of The Ballad Of John And Yoko - 1s Preview The Ballad of John and Yoko I Feel Fine Video of I Feel Fine I Feel Fine Get Back - 1s Preview Video of Get Back - 1s Preview Get Back Paperback Writer - 1s Preview Video of Paperback Writer - 1s Preview Paperback Writer


text:
"But, go, tell his disciples, and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you." (Mark 16:7)
A few weeks ago my friend Jennifer posted on Facebook a quote from her daughter. The three year old had placed two Easter eggs on her feet and declared, "Look, Mommy! I have Easter feet!"
So adorable and innocent. And theological.
Mary Magdalene and the other women at the tomb, in Mark's Gospel, are commissioned to go and tell the others that the Christ is Risen, Risen Indeed! The command to go and tell is not unlike other times in the Gospels when the followers of Christ are told to go and tell. After Jesus had healed lepers in Luke 7, he tells the followers to go and tell John the Baptist about the things they had seen. Mark and Matthew record Jesus telling the disciples and go and tell (preach) the good news.
Go and tell.
That is what it means to have Easter Feet. To walk or run with our Easter Feet is to go and tell. Mary and the other women were a sent people with a mission.
We, too, are people who are sent. We are sent out beyond the boundaries of our church walls to share the gospel message – a message filled with love, grace, and hope. The church is an important and vital place for the believer. Christians gather together at the church on Sundays and throughout the week for worship, studying the scriptures, prayer, and participation in the sacraments. Then, followers of Christ are sent to feed the poor, clothe the naked, visit the sick and imprisoned, to love others as Christ has loved them.
We gather with other people of faith to engage in works of piety so that we can be sent to engage in works of mercy.
We are sent out on our Easter Feet.
The mission of the sent is to continue the work of making God and God's ways known to the world. In this sense, the world needs the Church. It is through the Church that the world responds to Christ in faith and accepts the grace that has been given to the world. All of this is made possible by and through the power of the Holy Spirit.
But, there are days when it is not easy to walk on Easter Feet. There are days when it would be so easy to act like all those other people who are rude and just plain mean. We are assaulted by this meanness at work, at school, in our communities and yes, even in our churches.
Recently, a minister in town attended a children's ministry event at our church. He took issue with the children's moment that we had, where we shared the Easter story. About 80% of the children were not part of our church, and were 3 and 4-year-olds. The children's moment presented the story using language that was age appropriate and focused on the meaning of Easter – a risen Jesus!
This visiting pastor, who was present with his children, took to Facebook to share three or four theological points that he considered were left out of this outreach event. He did not come to talk to any of the clergy. He did not write an email. He did not place a phone call. He took to Facebook and shared very publicly that our church was leaving out the truth of the Gospel. Some members who knew him took him to task for his actions. He later edited his Facebook post deleting the rude statement and replacing it with scripture. The meaning, however, was the same.
There are times when people will assault us with meanness and they think they are doing the right thing. They think they are being faithful to their God. They use their Bibles, quoting scripture to put others down.
Friends, this is not what it means to stand on Easter Feet.
We can stand on Easter Feet and be in dialogue with those that we disagree with. We can stand on Easter Feet and walk in grace, showing the grace that Christ extended to us to others. We can stand on Easter Feet and use the word of God to build up instead of tear down.
Jesus did not say, "Go and tell others all the ways in which they are wrong." Jesus said, "Go and tell that I have risen!"
How are you walking on Easter Feet?


text:
CHIPLEY � The Chipley Tigers make an aggressive comeback Friday night against the Cottondale Hornets, defeating them with a score of 46-22.
The Tigers made a touchdown in the first quarter, with 7:32 left on the clock and earned the extra point putting the score 7-0.
The Hornets quickly retaliated with a touchdown almost immediately afterward and achieved a successful two-point conversion, making the score 7-8 before the end of the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Tiger #21, Kobe McCrary, made a 43-yard touchdown with 11:50 left in the first half, and with a successful completion of a two-point conversion by Tiger #9, Jacob Wilson, the score was 15-8.
Shortly afterward Tiger #7, Joel McKinnie, made a touchdown with 9:35 left in the first half and with a successful two-point conversion by McCrary, the score was 23-8.
Tiger #75, Cole Western, took a nasty hit and after a few moments of the field left the game with injuries.
While the Hornets were in possession of the ball, Tiger #3, Dallas Oliver, intercepted a 35-yard pass and proceeded to push his way toward the goal.
Tiger #12, Wyatt Brock, then ran a 50-yard run. Shortly afterward McCrary made a touchdown with 5:32 left in the first half and with a successful kick the score was 30-8.
The Hornets quickly retaliated as Hornet #4, Sheldon Vann, ran a 53-yard touchdown with 3:03 left in the first half, however with an unsuccessful attempt at a two-point conversion the score was 30-14.
In the third quarter the Hornets made the first touchdown of the second half as Hornet #5, Norris Calhoun, ran a 50-yard touchdown and with a successful two-point conversion with a pass from Hornet #7, CJ Smith, to Calhoun the Hornets were gaining ground with a score of 30-22.
The Tigers responded with even more aggression, with Tiger #5, Carlon Smith, making a 40-yard play followed by a touchdown by Tiger #72, Tyler Pettis and a successful two-point conversion with a pass from Tiger #11, Jordan Finch, to Wilson the score was 38-22 with 2:20 left in the third quarter.
Tiger #60, Allen Sisson, successfully pushed back the Hornet�s quarterback, Smith, by 30 yards. Smith sustained some injuries and after a moment down he left the game due to injuries.
In the beginning of the final quarter the Tigers recovered a fumble and Hornet #20, Tony Caruso, left the game due to injuries.
Tiger #17, Alexander O�Neal, intercepted the Hornets to successfully complete a 40-yard touchdown with 9:51 left in the game and with a successful two-point conversion the score was 46-22, which the Tigers held for the remainder of the game.
�We�re proud to get this win,� said Chipley High School�s Head Coach Chip Harris. �We�re glad to be back on the winning track. The boys played hard and now we�re going to see what we can do to get even better.�
Harris said that he is a Chipley native and after being away, coaching in Alabama for 17 years, it �felt like coming home.�
The next scheduled Chipley High School game is their Homecoming Game against South Walton and will be held at the Philip Rountree Stadium starting at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5.


text:
(Truck Tractor and Bus)
(Car and Light Truck)
warrants its light truck and automotive radiators to be free from defects in
material and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase and is limited to the original purchaser in the vehicle
in which the radiator was originally installed. This warranty does not include labor
or materials not furnished by Coolestradiator.com.
The warranty
is void if the product is subjected to misuse, negligence, or operating
conditions other than those for which such equipment was designed, or has been
repaired or altered in any way. This warranty does not cover the physical or
chemical effects of any corrosive substance in the operating environment or the
All returns
and warranty claims must be returned to Coolestradiator.com or authorized
agent. If Coolestradiator.com has made a mistake on your order, your item will
be replaced at no additional transportation charges to you.
Copyright Coolestradiator.com © 2009


text:
I think that the most depressing commute on a day like this would be one in a car that takes from a garage to a cul-de-sac to an arterial to a highway to highway traffic to an off ramp to an arterial to an office park. I'd suggest to those people that have to make commutes like that to seek solace in the Bible, but all that's in there is wrongheaded sayings about jungle cats and weather. I just loving being outside. Always have. Even when I was a little kid and even when my parents took me out in the rain to make sure I wasn't a gremlin. I find this to be one of the real values of bike commuting.
To celebrate the day, I decided to alter my route. Typically, I ride down East Capitol (a street that runs from the Capitol east until it reaches the eastern apex of the once-diamond [shape, not pressurized carbon or baseball field] that is the District of Columbia, after which it turns into Central Avenue and then W Central Avenue then E Central Avenue then Mayo Road and Central Ave E and then May Road again and then Beverly Avenue and finally Grand View Avenue and then it looks like this. You might want to stop before then), but today I elected to ride down C Street NE, which parallels East Capitol but is roughly 3 blocks north of it. It also has a bike lane. It's a perfectly lovely street and I should ride on it more frequently. The bike lane on C Street terminates at Stanton Park, which I perambulated (or whatever the cycling equivalent is), and then found myself on Maryland Avenue which merges into Constitution, which doesn't have a bike lane, but does have plenty of car traffic. I used to make the Constitution to Penn Avenue merge, but then I thought that riding through the Capitol would be easier, which it is, so I don't do this any more. I actually bailed to the sidewalk (SCOFFLAW) for two blocks and then cut across back into the cycletrack where Penn and Constitution split once more. All of that seems picayune.
On Penn Avenue, a driver decided that it would be awesome to make a u-turn across the cycletrack. Or maybe not awesome, just convenient at the expense of any bicyclists safety. I did my usual thing, which is to slow down (but keep moving) and use the few seconds it would take for me to roll right past her car to shoot her a scowly death stare. It had the same effect as normal, which is to say, no effect at all. I think she had a "animal friendly" license plate. Proof that cyclists are not animals. Anyway, from now on, I'm riding with a cat in my front basket. Like at a sad lady spin class (h/t Official Wife).
Not nearly as many bicyclists out than I expected, but I have unreasonable expectations. I expect every morning commute to be like a mix of the grand tour and a tweed ride with a splash of Utrecht rush hour. In some ways, it sort of is, but not in terms of the volume of cyclists (To calculate the volume of cyclists, multiply l x w x h). Not to say that it wasn't at least somewhat crowded for a DC morning, but it still seemed sparse. If anyone has any idea, based on reading the previous sentences, as to whether there were a lot of bicyclists out or not, please let me know. I've confused myself.
Almost got into a crash with another bicyclist on 15th. Here's what happened. I was riding northbound, he southbound. A man, with his dog, was crossing the street and was in the crosswalk within the cycletrack. The southbound cyclist, moved to his left and into 15th street. I remained in the right-hand lane of the cycletrack. And then we did the awkward, "are you gonna move, should I move, should we both move, should we just stop?" sort of thing and I ended up staying in my lane and he ended up cutting back across in front of me. We narrowly avoided a collision. I said "sorry dude." To be honest, I'm not really sure to what extent any of this was my fault, but at least nothing happened. I'd suggest that his moving into 15th street rather than just slowing for the dog and guy was the source of these issues, but I suppose I also could have just moved over. I don't know. A bike-on-bike crash would be the worst. I mean, relatively speaking. A lumber truck would be objectively worse.
Fun times on R Street. Saw speaker girl (she rides her bike and plays music from a little speaker. I see her on R street a lot. DC is a small enough town that there's no way we're not within 2 degrees of knowing each other) and I rode behind and then in front of a woman who has a really friendly relationship with the crossing guard at New Hampshire. I counted maybe 7 bicyclists riding down New Hampshire while I waited at the light.
Wound up behind another guy on the other side of Dupont, but he dropped off before Mass. Plenty of other cyclists on Massachusetts and even one going the same way as me. Today had the impression of a lot of bicyclists out without it seeming crowded. So, that settles my confusion from a few paragraphs ago.
Get to leave work early today and I'm up to something bike-related this afternoon, so that's going to be fun. Details to follow.
Oh, and one last thing. Here's a press release I got. Consider yourselves informed. Iit was on WashCycle and really, that's where you should be getting all of your information about 'real' DC bike stuff, [seriously, read WashCycle. I can honestly tell you it's the first thing I read in the morning. Indispensable.], but the event seems like a cool one and I think it's probably worth checking out and maybe even taking part in. If anyone wants to put together a losing team...
Competitive cyclists can test their skills in obstacle courses with the goal of winning awards and prize money, casual cyclists can bike to the event in style and spectators can enjoy the action free of charge (please see the full schedule below). The Diamond Lounge will be the hub of spectator activity, featuring a big screen displaying the on-course action, a full bar and live music throughout the day. Cyclists and spectators can also get a breath of fresh air as they head outdoors for a midway featuring food, vendors and a wide-open sprint lane for cyclists.
|The Inaugural Crystal City Diamond Derby.
|18th and Crystal Drive (1850) Crystal Drive in Crystal City, VA.
|Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 2pm to midnight.
|Registration and additional information is available via the event website. Although this event is free and open to the public, there is a registration fee to participate in the cycling competitions.
|Competitive cyclists, casual cyclists and spectators.
|Event Phone:
|Cyclists and spectators who have questions should call (703) 412-9430.
|Media who have questions should contact Jordan Stinnett at firstname.lastname@example.com
Event opens.
D&Q River Ride begins.
Join D&Q for this casual nine-mile bicycle ride along the Potomac River, beginning on the National Mall at 12th Street and Jefferson Drive in Southwest DC and ending at the Diamond Derby just in time for open course time. Experience the Capital Region's river vistas on some of our less traveled routes across the Potomac. True to D&Q's signature events, including the Seersucker Social and Tweed Ride, this fashion-themed foray invites cyclists to don contemporary, edgy apparel. Registration for the ride is free. All participants will be required to sign a waiver.
Kids' events.
Bike polo competition.
River Ride participants arrive at the Crystal City Diamond Derby.
Open Course Noncompetitive Ride.
Noncompetitive cyclists will have the opportunity to sample the thrills and hijinks of the racing course. This ride is open to anyone with a bicycle, brakes and helmet. A signed waiver and release will be required.
4:30-9:30pm (Races)
Diamond Derby Open Class Competition (Scavenger Hunt)
Individual riders will compete in 20-minute heats, dodging obstacles and collecting as many laps and diamond-shaped prizes as they can! The field will be open to 200 riders. Prizes will be awarded to the top 10 women, men and children competing. A $17 ticket ensures participants' entrance into one 20-minute heat.
Diamond Derby Team Competition (Team Entry Ticket - Four Riders)
High-spirited relay rounds will pit registered teams against one another in all-out sprints for swag and glory! Teams will compete head-to-head with top teams advancing to the finals. Maximum field is 12 teams of four riders. Bonus prizes will be awarded to the best costumes! A $60 ticket ensures entry for one team (up to four participants).
4X Comps Individual Competition
4X Comps pits the hard-core amateurs and the wily vets against the cycling elite in head-to-head four-lap heats around the Gran Premio course. Top finishers in each 4-lap heat will continue to advance until the grand finale! Daredevils and speed demons need apply! Maximum participants in this event are 120 riders. Cyclists must pay a $17 ticket fee to enter into the 4X competition.
Awards ceremony.
Diamond Derby Ball.
Entrance to the Diamond Derby Ball is free and open to the public. Enjoy food, drinks and music!
The Crystal City Business Improvement District (BID) is a public-private partnership established in April 2006 to promote the vibrant Crystal City business, retail, restaurant and residential community. The BID is committed to showcasing the area as a world-class destination for visitors, employees and residents. Crystal City is ACTIVE, ARTFUL, ACCESSIBLE, and GREEN. For more information, visit www.crystalcity.org.


text:
Lowenhart has established itself as the market leader in both the Tuner and Premium vehicle marketplace. The name Lowenhart signifies quality, integrity and structural balance in performance road wheels.
Lowenhart has established itself as the market leader in both the Tuner and Premium vehicle marketplace. The name Lowenhart signifies quality, integrity and structural balance in performance road wheels.
All Lowenhart wheels are manufactured in our own in-house facilities. Only the highest grade Dubai aluminum (primarily designated for the prestige automotive and aviation industries) are used in our production process to ensure our wheel integrity. Every aspect of manufacture is optimised - from raw materials specification through to our rigorous QC testing. Japanese Mitutoyo precision instrumentation, (common in weapons technology) is used throughout the manufacturing process. Wheel manufacturing is an art where we aim to craft the perfect product.
To produce wheels of extraordinary strength which are low in weight at the same time, requires cutting edge technology. New forming techniques and the latest CAD design facilities mean that we can produce stunning wheels that are incredibly strong and feather light.
Lowenhart wheels take testing to a whole new level. Our X-Ray testing, which is required for OEM manufacturing, will find even microscopic flaws. Air leakage tests ensure faultless wheel construction. Our radial and cornering tests subject the wheel to real world forces and ensure a long and trouble free product life. Lastly, our impact and strength tests make sure the wheel passes and exceeds all international safety standards. Every wheel that leaves our factory is meticulously tested to make sure that it not only enhances your vehicle's looks, but also performs to the highest standard possible under all conditions.
Lowenhart wheels meet and exceed all international standards including the rigorous TUV, JWL and VIA standards. All Lowenhart wheels are fully certified for use in Australia and exceed Australian design and safety standards.
Showing all lowenhart lcx


text:
May the best loan win.TM
Shop and compare everything. Even loans.
May the best loan win.TM
Which type of home loan are you interested in?
May the best loan win.TM
Which type of insurance are you interested in?
May the best loan win.TM
Which service are you interested in?
How LendingTree works
Three steps to your best loan
Give us some details on the kind of loan you need and how you'll use it. We'll send your request out to our lender network, and within seconds, you'll see competing offers.
This works just like shopping for a flight. Lenders are competing for your business, which means you get the most competitive offers. No markup from us.
We make loan shopping easy. You can compare offers side by side, talk with loan officers to haggle, or in many cases, just apply online. Choose the loan that works best for you.
How to get the most from your money
Sign up for a free LendingTree account (and grab our app in the app store). We'll show you your credit score, suggest ways to improve it, and stay on the lookout for savings—if we find anything that can beat your current loans and cut your monthly payments, we'll let you know!
What Does LendingTree Do?
We help you get the best deal possible on your loans, period. By giving consumers multiple offers from several lenders in a matter of minutes, we make comparison shopping easy. And we all know-when lenders compete for your business, you win!
Whether you're a first time homebuyer looking for a mortgage or you're in the market for a small business loan, we've got you covered. LendingTree is a leading online loan marketplace with one of the largest networks of lenders in the nation. Some of our products and tools include:


text:
Motherhood and setting up digital enterprise – what are the challenges?
In a recent blog post, Dr Angela Martinez goes beyond the over-optimistic rhetoric usually associated with entrepreneurship and highlights The Reality of the Female Digital Entrepreneurs. She states:
…the overwhelming conclusion of research into self employment by women, particularly mothers, is that it is more likely to intensify activity in both work and family spheres rather than resolve the tensions between the two.


text:
Midtown has been a vital neighborhood long prior to Luxe being constructed.
Midtown is the southern half of Midtown between 8th Street and North Ave was originally purchased by Richard Peters in 1848 to use the pine forest there for fuel for his downtown flour mill. Over the next 40 years, Peters slowly subdivided sections of these land lots off for a gridded residential area and built his own home there on Peachtree at 4th Street. His son, Edward, built his home on the block bounded by North Avenue, Piedmont Avenue, Ponce de Leon Avenue, and Myrtle Street. The home, now called Ivy Hall, was restored by the Savannah College of Art & Design in 2008 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Midtown is the second largest business district in the city of Atlanta, situated between the commercial and financial districts of Downtown to the south and Buckhead to the north. In 2011, Greater Midtown (see below) has a 2011 resident population of 41,681, a workplace population of 81,418, and a student population of 26,500. The district attracts about six million visitors annually.
The neighborhood near Luxe is marked by its cultural attractions, institutions of higher education, noteworthy architecture, and urban layout. The district is the center of the city's arts scene that includes the Ferst Center for the Arts, Fox Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center, the High Museum of Art, the Museum of Design Atlanta, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Center for Puppetry Arts, and the 14th Street Playhouse. Midtown is also home to three well known institutions of higher education: Georgia Institute of Technology, John Marshall Law School, and the Atlanta division of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Midtown contains about one-third of the city's high-rises and some of Atlanta's most iconic buildings, such as the Bank of America Plaza, AT&T Midtown Center, One Coca-Cola Plaza, Atlantic Center, and 1180 Peachtree.
Midtown has also been a primary area for high-density development in the city in the first decade of the 2000's due to the district's mass transit options and urban street grid.


text:
- Description
Southern Sea - One of three resin saltwater friendly pools we offer. This too is a great choice for those looking for a high end long lasting feature packed swimming pool. This resin hybrid is a big step up from the "all steel" pool models. Southern Sea also uses many resin components in its construction to aid in durability and longevity. Resin is a high grade plastic like material that lasts a long time and weathers very nicely. Because resin does not rust or corrode like metal, making non structural components from resin ensures a long part life.
Deep End Swimming Area - Southern Sea's biggest feature is the ability to have a deep end or deep center in the oval shaped models. This feature sets all of our Hoffinger oval pools apart from the crowd. This means that you can a variable depth pool under warranty and without modification when the optional deep end liner is selected.
The most common approach to a deep end swimming area is to start with one end of the pool being shallow and gradually ramping down into a deep end. This deep end can be as deep as you wish, with a maximum achievable depth of up to 7 feet. For those less edgy individuals, Southern Sea pool models can also be had with the standard flat bottom if desired.
Resin Components - The top ledges are the most likely swimming pool component to see damage like rust, dents, paint fade and warping from use and weather. Top rails are often the first item in need of replacing and making them out of resin ensures they will look good and perform well for decades. This also goes for upright posts and top ledge covers. These components often take the brunt of abuse from use and mother nature. Resin parts here just make good practical sense.
Saltwater Pools - Southern Sea is a great pool for the person thinking long term. An addition, Southern Sea is warrantied for use with a salt system. Today salt water systems for above ground pools are more popular than ever and it takes a hearty pool to stand up to the demands salt pools put on pool materials. Resin components everywhere and top grade materials ensure Southern Sea lives up to the term "top of the line". Southern Sea can be used with salt, chlorine or other sanitizing systems. This great looking pool model and a best seller.
Southern Sea Pool Assembly Specifications
- Manufactured by Hoffinger Industries - West Helena, AR USA
- 52" high steel wall with Resin Shield coating for damage and corrosion resistance.
- Strong 7" wide injection molded resin ledges and 7" resin top ledges and covers.
- Solid resin frame rails, resin base plates, resin stabilizer bars and resin top plates.
- Beautiful Southern Sea wall color goes with practically any decor.
- 20-Year Manufacturer's limited warranty
- Approximate space required for installation - 13' diameter
- Approximate water capacity - 3,000 gallons
Shipping And Delivery Of Above Ground Pools
Once ordered, above ground pools typically leave our warehouse same or next business day. Because of their size and weight, above ground pools are delivered by freight carrier and not UPS. The freight carrier will deliver your pool to the given delivery address within 5 and 7 business days. Prior to delivery, the freight carrier will call you to scheduled an appointment for the delivery of your new pool. An adult must be at the delivery address at the time of drop off to receive and sign for the shipment.
Building Code Requirements
It is good practice to check with your local building department for their requirements in regards to above ground pool installations. Permits, proper fencing, property easements, overhead and under ground utilities even septic systems may need to be addressed to ensure a safe legal location for your new pool. In addition, a call to the utility company is of great help, as they will mark out the underground utility lines ensuring cable or telephone lines are not cut during pool installation.
Swimming Pool Safety
Your above ground pool has been designed to provide you with years of safe, family fun. This entails that water safety must always be taken into account. When used incorrectly, your above ground swimming pool can be dangerous; above ground pools are shallow, and this makes diving and jumping unsafe. To ensure your above ground pool is used safely you must observe the safety precautions that are provided to you when you purchase an above ground pool and conform to all local regulations.
- Additional Info
Additional Information
- Pool ModelSouthern Sea
- ManufacturerHollowell Industries
- Pool ShapeRound Pools
- Pool Size12' Round
- Pool Wall Height52" Wall Height
- Top Ledge MaterialResin Top Ledges
- Country of ManufactureUnited States
- Reviews
- Documents


text:
This past weekend we reported on a song and dance routine staged by Microsoft Norway at the Norwegian Developers Conference, with lines including "The words MICRO and SOFT don't apply to my penis" … "or vagina," as the on-stage slide added, strangely.
Microsoft has issued multiple apologies for the incident. Now, a post by the conference's opening keynote speaker, Aral Balkan, explains what happened.
As he explains in the post, Balkan is particularly attuned to issues of sexism in the tech industry. When he was given a preview of the song during preparations for the conference, he wasn't listening closely to the lyrics, but vaguely heard a reference to "blah blah my penis." He pointed out that the reference was sexist, something that the representative from Microsoft Norway apparently hadn't thought about.
Not grasping the context, Balkan suggested they at least add the words "or vagina" to make it more inclusive.
He writes, "Of course, what Microsoft Norway should have done when they realised that the lyrics were sexist was to axe the opening entirely. Instead, they made the decision to go ahead with it and perform the song, complete with dancing girls dressed in tiny shorts (a fact they somehow forgot to mention to me when they played me the song after my rehearsal)."
Balkan adds that Microsoft should go beyond the apology and take steps to make sure it doesn't happen again.
He notes, "You have to remember that in the age of Twitter and YouTube, nothing is a local event anymore. Every event is global, or can be global, within seconds. And the sooner people and companies understand this, the less shocked they'll be when something that happens in Oslo comes back to bite them in Redmond."
Read his full post here, including reflections on other incidents of sexism that he has encountered in the tech industry.


text:
Prior to the release of the 1940 U S Census, I created a list of everyone in my database who should be in that census. Each Saturday I hope to be able to introduce an ancestor and his/her enumeration sheet from my 1940 Census "Wish List":
Marie Mistrot Carrico Stanley (1894-1979) was my great-grandmother.
(click to enlarge)


text:
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Homicide investigators were conducting DNA tests to determine whether any of the six pit bulls seized after a jogger was mauled to death had attacked her in the Mojave Desert.
Los Angeles County sheriff's authorities said a driver saw pit bulls attacking Pamela Marie Devitt, 63, Thursday in the high desert community of Littlerock. The driver called 911 and honked her horn to try to get the dogs to stop.
An arriving deputy saw a single dog still attacking the runner and tried to chase it off, Lt. John Corina said. The dog ran off into the desert, then turned around and attacked the deputy, who took a shot at the animal before it ran off.
Hours later, sheriff's and animal control officials served a search warrant on a home near the site of the attack and took away eight dogs, six pit bulls and two mixed-breeds. A 29-year-old man from the house, identified Friday as Alex Donald Jackson, was arrested on suspicion of cultivating marijuana.
The dogs were kept under quarantine for rabies observation at a Lancaster shelter. Four of the pit bulls seized were believed to have attacked Devitt.
Her husband told KCAL-TV he blamed the dogs' owners for what happened.
"I do not blame the dogs. I don't blame pit bulls," Ben Devitt said. "I blame people who don't take responsibility for their animals."
Not all of the dogs are licensed, spayed or neutered as required by county and state law, said Marcia Mayeda, the county's animal control director
"They're fine now," she said of their behaviour. "They're all separated so they're not able to engage in a pack behaviour, where they group up together and may act aggressively."
Their strange surroundings also may have intimidated them, she said.
The agency will seek to have any dogs involved in the attack destroyed, Mayeda said. The others will be licensed, spayed or neutered as required and three of them — the legal limit — will be returned to the owner while the rest will be placed for adoption if they are friendly, Mayeda said.
However, there still was a chance that the attacking animals were strays.
"In these areas, you might have a situation where people dump animals out in rural areas," said John Mlynar, a spokesman for the nearby city of Palmdale.
People living near the site of the attack said stray dogs constantly roam the area and have attacked people before.
"It's really scary," Diane Huffman, of Littlerock, told KABC-TV. "I don't know what to think. I really think I'm going to be getting a gun to protect myself."
The jogger's death was the latest of at least five deadly dog attacks in California in the past two years.
Last month, Claudia Gallardo, 38, of Stockton, was mauled to death by a pit bull in the front yard of a home where the dog lived.
In February, Elsie Grace, 91, of Hemet, was killed by a pair of pit bulls at a motel.
In June 2011, two pit bulls escaped from their yard and mauled a neighbour in her San Diego backyard. Emako Mendoza, 75, suffered arm and leg amputations before dying months later. The dog's two owners were convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
In June 2012, an 8-month-old boy, Tyzhel Latella McWilliams, was mauled to death by a pit bull at a home in Lemon Grove, near San Diego.
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use. Users may not download or reproduce a substantial portion of the AP material found on this web site. AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing.
Business Insider Emails & Alerts
Site highlights each day to your inbox.
Follow Business Insider Australia on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.


text:
I got my Toms shoes last December 2010 at Nothing But Water in Trinoma(a local mall in Manila). A pair of Toms costs around 3,000 pesos. Mine is a black burlap. Expensive as it is, they have tied up the brand with charity, with ONE FOR ONE movement as their carrying objective. This means that for every pair of shoes bought, another pair goes to poverty-stricken people all over the globe. A good cause.
My worn out Toms.
After almost 2 years, it got worn out and there are peeping holes caused by friction from my smaller toes. It may have served me for the entirety but I can't let go of my precious pair just yet! And so as I was browsing my Facebook account, I saw a featured post from Toms Facebook page about a blogger redesigning her shoes by covering up the toe part of the shoe. So this instantly got me and there and there I started right away.
In the blog, Under The Sycamore(ashleyannphotography.com) which lit my creativity, Ashley the blogger used fabric glue and used apron as her textile for the cover-up.
Scrap of cloth
Glue or needles and thread
1. You just need to measure the entire toe area of the shoe to know how much fabric you need to use.
2. I folded the edges of the scrap of fabric and I sewn it directly on the shoe to prevent the cloth from fraying.
3. Finish it until you have sewn the entire shoe. It was really difficult to sew the shoe since the fabric is quite thick and I'm just hand stitching it. If you think that it's too hard you may just need to glue it. :)
I have scraps of fabric particularly corduroy and fortunately it's black! I was contemplating if I will use fabric glue. But since my shoe is made of burlap, I thought that it might not stick too well so I opted for manual stitching. I'll tell you, it is an immense task to do, although challenging and exciting. I hope you can jazz up yours!


text:
FINALLY, A MAJORITY OF THE SP BLOGGERS ARE IN THEIR THIRTIES! (Suck it, Fillyjonk.) You know the drill, Shapelings — champagne, baby donuts, dirty limericks and lots of love for Sweet Machine, who has been making this blog better (as has FJ, who can stop sucking it now) for TWO DAMN YEARS this month. Happy birthday, lady!
80 thoughts on "Happy Birthday, Sweet Machine!"
Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuu!!!
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday whatever your real name is!
I went to look up the lyrics to the obvy tune it calls to mind and… sweet fuck, did you know these were the lyrics??!
Tonight's the night I've waited for
Because you're not a baby anymore
You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
What happened to that funny face
My little tomboy now wears satin and lace
I can't believe my eyes you're just a teenage dream
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! In fact, double happy birthday. Happy Happy Birthday.
Happy birthday! My second daughter is three today. It's a good day for a birthday; I chose it on purpose for her. Kinda.
Happy birthday person that I can't bring myself to calling SM because it makes me think of Sadomasochism! Though writing Sweet Machine would have been shorter, but nevermind. Anyway, cheers!
Happy Birthday
and it's clear
we're here
to cheer
so steer
your rear
for the Happiest Birthday of the year!
Happy birthday Sweet Machine! And many happy returns…
Happy Birthday SM! Here's a little ditty for ya
Sweet Machine
She can curl your toes
With her totally awesome 'Shapely Prose'
Her words tend to matter
To those skinny or fatter
In need of a good mind 'repose'
Among the ways SM makes this blog better: She fixes it when I spell "happy" wrong in the post title.
A very happy birthday to you, SM!
Happy Birthday SM!
Have a wonderful day, SM!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Yayyy!
*throws more confetti*
Happy Birthday Sweet Machine!!! I'm so glad you're here. Hope your day is fantastic.
Does that mean Fillyjonk's the youngest? How unexpected. (Not that I thought she was the oldest. Acutally, why am I surprised? I don't know. On we go.)
Among the ways SM makes this blog better: She fixes it when I spell "happy" wrong in the post title.
Hee. It's good that she's around to take care of these things.
How odd! I'd been under the distinct impression that Sweet Machine was the youngest.
Well, happy birthday you old goat ;) I've been so delighted to read your contributions for the omg-nearly-two-years I've been following this blog!
Happy birthday, Sweet Machine!! I love your posts, even though today you're making me feel old.
Well, this mama's feeling even less clever than usual today, so no witty response from me, just wishing you a very happy birthday! Enjoy (if you don't melt in this heat – unless this is what y'all sent East for us to 'enjoy' :-])!
(passes around slices of baby-flavored cake to allll the good little Shapelings)
Happy birthday, Sweet Machine! Long may your gears whirl!
Happy Birthday!
*throws baby donuts*
Happy birthday!!
Happy birthday! Here's a card:
OK, and another:
(hopefully this doesn't get caught in link-spam limbo)
Happy Birthday, Sweet Machine! Hope you have something wonderful planned :)
Happy Birthday, Sweet Machine!
Hey, if you're sick of baby doughnuts, try some
baby cake
Happy birthday to Julia Child and us! Butter and espionage for all!
Happy Happy Birthday!
Sweet Machine, I'm deep frying some butter just for you!! Happy Birthday!!
Since I'm all about healthy eating, I'm going to roast some butter for the occasion.
I will eat Puppy Nachos in your honor.
Hippo Birdie Two Ewes!
What flavour would you like your two whole cakes to be? Baby and Chocolate?
Happy Birfday!
I officially dedicate the chocolate peanut butter squares I made today to your birthday. They are so very tasty.
If anyone wants to create them at home, they are very easy. You mix a 1 pound jar of peanut butter, about a half cup of brown sugar, and an entire stick of melted butter, then add a whole 1 pound box of 10X powdered sugar, and press all that into a 9X13 pan. Then you melt together a bag of chocolate chips and another whole stick of butter, and spread that all over the top, and put them in the fridge for a while. You can sub in vegan stuff for the butter and chocolate, it's pretty forgiving of substitutions.
Two whole cakes, and some peanut butter thingies with two whole sticks of butter. What could be better?
I was just serving Mojitos at my mom's 60th birthday bash – although she's actually a September birthday, we celebrated early to enjoy the sun.
(My sis and I are Leos too. Which means never having birthday during school, which bummed us both out, because no one was ever around for the parties. Stupid summer vacation!)
Anyway, now I'm nicely warm and they were successful.
So: virtually bartending for the Shapelings on this SM's birthday –
1 cup mint leaves
1 cup (fresh if you are willing to ream limes) lime juice
.75-1 cup sugar
1-1.5 cups white rum
A 2 L thing o' club soda.
I used to do simple syrups for this kind of thing, pre-dissolving the sugar, but seriously unnecessary in mojitos – because you muddle the mint and sugar together and the sugar gets all stabby piercey on the mint and that's just GOOD BUSINESS. Then you pour in the lime juice and stir and those acids eat up the sugar PDQ, and then you add rum and stir, and dump in the bubbly club soda, and you're fine.
Pour servings over ice and garnish with unmuddled mint.
Arwen, I was always baffled by people who were jealous of school-year birthday parties. Huh?? I mean, I personally felt like my birthday should be treated like a national holiday, and instead – many, many times – I woke up too early, got dressed (poorly), ate my packet of instant oatmeal, and trudged off (last, and usually late) to the bus stop just like it was any other horrible day.
Also, I nurtured irrational fantasies of outdoor pool parties for my birthday, which of course (in January, in Oregon) were completely ridiculous unless I wanted all my guests to freeze solid like supermarket turkeys.
Yay for summer birthdays! (Even though I'm still pretty jealous. In late January, most people are getting their credit card bills from xmas – not a great time to hope for elaborate gifts. Sigh.) Happy 30th, Sweet Machine!
Happy belated birthday SM!
Now that I know this, I'll dedicate my hangover from yesterday's mostly pointless party to your birthday, and that makes even a hangover much more fun! Yey!
Yes Happy Birthday Sweet Machine.
For some reason, you'll always be Sweet(ie) Machine in my head.
I don't know why….
hallie, as someone with an honest-to-maude national holiday for her birthday, let me tell you IT SUCKS! Especially growing up.
For one thing, I was never ever able to have a party with friends because they all had to do stuff with their families!
(I'm so glad I don't have to deal with that anymore)
Happy (belated) birthday, SM!
@Hallie & Arwen – I see both sides, since my birthday is late May (i.e. Memorial Day weekend in the States). I always liked having parties in school and friends around for my party. At the same time, it was never quite warm enough for a pool party (at least, not in New England), and I did still have to go to school on my birthday most years. There are pluses and minuses to each.
She posts both profayne and deveen
And her mind is especially keen.
She brings balm for our pain —
Raise a glass of champagne
For SP's very own Sweet Machine.
luv, ur fan
(in ur blog reedin ur poasts)
Happy birthday, Sweet Machine, and many more! Lacking a glass of champagne, I raise a volume of Mark Doty in your general direction.
Happy birthday! I will dedicate a PB Pillow or five to you.
(No butter, alas, but a good deal of peanut butter and confectioner's sugar . . .)
I can't wait to be 30. I'll be out of law school by then, AND (hopefully) have passed the bar . . .
Happy birthday SM! Yay for Leos! In your honor I'll bake a cake. Uh, I'll eat in your honor too.
Happy belated birthday Sweet Machine!
The Bald Soprano, on August 16th, 2009 at 4:01 pm Said:
hallie, as someone with an honest-to-maude national holiday for her birthday, let me tell you IT SUCKS! Especially growing up.
For one thing, I was never ever able to have a party with friends because they all had to do stuff with their families!
(I'm so glad I don't have to deal with that anymore)
I'm with you on that one. The time of my birth was Christmas morning. Talk about lost in the rush! I forget my own birthday half the time.
Yeah, I was thinking of the Neil Sedaka too. It does sound kind of skeevy now in a way it wouldn't have coming from a 21 or 22-year-old singer in 1961; in those days, high school girls dreamed of dating boys who were college-age and their parents let them. (Also, the lyricist, Howard Greenfield, was gay, and pretty open about it to his colleagues even then, so I doubt that was a particular fantasy of his.)
Anyway, SM, hope you had a good one!
Yes, Happy B-Day!
"Happy birthday to you!
Your foot wears a shoe.
You smell like baby doughnuts…
So let's eat one of those too!"
I cannot remember what it's called to save my life, which is really a tragedy, but I saw this hilarious short film a few years ago that was a mockumentary about this 60's pop star whose big hit was a song called "Sweet Seventeen," which had that exact type of dumb-semi-creepy Neil Sedaka lyrics. The producers were trying to bill him as the next Dylan, but he continued to write songs about girls of different ages, gradually getting younger and younger. His next single was called, "You're Thirteen!?" and there's a part where the producer says the question mark was his idea, so that the song was more, "You're thirteen? WHOA." instead of, "YAY, you're thirteen!" The amazing climax is footage of the singer at a show getting booed off the stage while he sings, "Hey niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine…." God, I wish I could remember what it was called!!!!!
Happy belated, SM- hope it was delightfully full of cake, baby-flavored or not. :)
Lucy, that sounds hilarious. I hope I get to see that sometime. (At least when Sam Cooke wrote "Only Sixteen," he made it clear that he was singing from the point of view of a boy the same age.)
Emmy: ick, that's the worst! My uncle's birthday is Christmas Eve, and that's pretty bad (especially since my grandfather is a minister, so he always has to work!) –we'll never know if that was a factor in my uncle converting to buddhism!
At least I could move out of the U.S. to avoid the holiday-ness of mine (July 4). Christmas presents meaning no birthday presents makes yours even worse than my brother's! (not a national holiday, but February 29)
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! Hurrah for Sweet Machine! Your name always makes me laugh because it sounds so, y'know, sweet, which is the way your writing comes off to me. (Not in a limp and cutesy kind of way, but meaning that even in your righteousness and anger you always sound humane and kind.) But then I remember where your name really comes from and I have to stop and laugh in shock at the cognitive dissonance. :) :)
Happy belated birthday!
You're younger than me (never mind by how much), but I still want to be as good a writer as you are when I grow up!
Happy birthday! Yay August Birthdays. I'm not doing anything today to dedicate to you, but my best August birthday friend and I are hiking the Clackamas River Trail on Thursday in celebration, and I'll for sure include you in the mental birthday wishes.
I know I'm late, but happy belated birthday, SM! Here is my birthday song for you:
Let me tell ya a story bout a girl named Sweet Machine
Awesome shapely blogger,writing skillz that make me green
One day she turned thirty
We were all so proud
So we'll stand up now and we'll say it loud
Happy happy birthday to our own Sweet Machine
Let's hope she keeps on blogging with her skillz that make me green!
*To be sung (if you stretch your imagination) to the tune of The Beverly Hillbillies
Happy belated birthday! It's my birthday too–I'm very excited to get to share the day with Julia Child and with you!
(Um. I have no songwriting skills. But hope you had a great one. Birthdays falling on a weekend = genius!)
wow. I am so late getting to this, sorry!
well, happy belated birthday SM.
sadly I have no excellent link today, that birds of paradise one was my best offering, mind sharing with A Sarah? ;)
Happy Happy Birthday to one of the finest writers on the web! For real! Thanks for all that you share with us.
It's State Fair season, so included in your mini-donut gift basket please find mini-donuts that are freshly fried and on a stick. You can use the stick to prod youngsters, who need to get offa your lawn. This is a privilege of turning 30.
Many happy returns of the day.
happy belated birthday!! I hope you had a fantastic time and got lots of cake, glitter, hugs, worship- whatever you'd like best! :D
Comments are closed.


text:
70+ Stunning HDR images with useful Photoshop Tutorials
High Dynamic Range Imaging ( HDRI or just HDR ) is a technique which was developed to produce high dynamic range images from the photographs taken at different exposures of light. In comparison with normal digital imaging techniques HDR imaging techniques can produce a wider range of luminescence between dark and light. The main intention of HDR is to differentiate the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to deepest shadows.
10 best Tutorials for creating HDR Images
With the help of Tone Mappnig techniques we can easily produce HDR images. In tone mapping , by combining images taken at different exposures to produce a sinlge HDR image. We can also produce HDR images in photoshop by merging Images. If applied properly then once can produce beautiful pictures with high dynamic range.
Let us see some of the HDR image creation tutorials available :
1. Exposure blending tutorial – HDR Image creation
A little background: HDR is a type of image manipulation. The goal is to blend multiple exposures of the same scene into a single image in order to get a result that has more dynamic range than your camera is capable of recording.
2. Learn how to create awesome HDRs
In this post, you'll learn the steps you need to take to create cool HDR images. Find out how to select a great scene, and how to properly take the images. Next, we'll go over what Programs and techniques you can use to assemble the HDR. Only got one RAW file, but you still want an HDR? No problem, we'll go over that too.
3. Adobe Photoshop CS3 Tutorial – HDR
Photoshop's Merge to HDR (High Dynamic Range) automated feature has been improved for CS3, but it is still not able to merge exposures where subjects have moved between the separate exposures.
4. HDR Photograph Tool
The Merge to HDR command in Photoshop lets you combine several of the same scene with different exposures into a single HDR 32-bpc (bits-per-channel) image. First, you'll need to have three images taken at different exposures. Run Photoshop and choose File > Automate > Merge to HDR.
5. The Definitive Guide to Realistic HDR
This tutorial will attempt to demonstrate how to make a realistic HDR, one that is virtually indistinguishable from a single exposure. The biggest goal is producing a tutorial that can stand as a standard by which anyone can learn to create a balanced HDR. Ultimately, the processing choices are yours. These are the building blocks.
6. Photoshop CS2 High Dynamic Range
The latest version of Photoshop, CS2, offers an intriguing new function for creating 32-bit High Dynamic Range (HDR) images. It offers the ability to combine multiple individual images with different exposures into a single 32-bit floating-point image with expanded dynamic range.
7. HDR Tutorial Using Photomatix and Photoshop
Thinsite.net has a neat tutorial on High Dynamic Range
(HDR) photography, from capturing HDR shots properly, merging the bracketted shots into a single HDR exposure using Photomatix and the post processing steps in Photoshop.
8. PhotoShop CS3 HDR photograph Tutorial
In this tutorial we will take a look at HDR photography. HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging) was originally used in 3D and is now in full force in photography. Basically it's the process of taking multiple exposures and merging them together into a single 32 bit image. Let me explain: A camera is capable of capturing a limited amount of tones in a single photo.
9. How to create HDR images using Photomatix
HDR images are generated by taking multiple pictures of the same scene at different exposure settings and combining them digitally on a computer. Generally, the more pictures that are taken at different exposure settings the better the resulting HDR image will be.
10. Merging Photos to an HDR Image in Photoshop
This is an article about Photoshop HDR imaging. The following HDR workflow is explained in detail:
* Merging photos to an HDR image
* Processing the HDR image
* Tone Mapping
60+ Incredible HDR Photographs
With the rising popularity of digital cameras and easy-to-use desktop software, HDR images are becoming more popular. So I have collected 100+ smashing HDR images which will take your breath away.