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Kanye West seems obsessed with Kim Kardashian, however, not in a "love of my life" kind of way. Following their wedding, Kanye referred to Kim as "his ideal art" and the Kardashians, his new family, as an "industry". Really nothing about his speech expressed love or admiration for his wife as a person.
Kanye only ever boasts about the status Kim, and her family, add to his life.
Now a new report, detailing Kanye's creepy control over Kim, has surfaced. Of course, "inside source" and "source close to the couple" type of reports need to be read with a "for entertainment only" frame of mind, but none of the claims sound too far fetched. Disturbing? Yes. Implausible? No.


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A Wyoming-based fast-food chain acknowledges its roots for its 50th anniversary.
UW officials say they hope to decide by January 2020 where to build more than 300 million dollars worth of new dormitories.
University of Wyoming administrators may become involved in a major land deal in southeast Wyoming.
Casper-Natrona County International Airport firefighters prepare every day for the worst.
With spring on the horizon, it's the annual time when we clean out things we no longer need.
Mills leaders are still figuring out how to keep the Bob Goff memorial library open.
A key House investigator says Speaker Nancy Pelosi is "absolutely right" to hold back on impeachment proceedings against President...
An unusual flood is submerging thousands of square miles of Mississippi's Delta region.
The book was purportedly signed at a campaign rally in 2016.
"Had these accidents occurred in the United States, would we still be discussing this?" one former official said.
Pell is the highest-ranking Catholic cleric worldwide to be convicted of child sex abuse.
When a genetic condition took Thomas Panek's sight in his twenties, one of the things he really missed was running. This month, he will become the first blind runner to complete a half marathon with a canine companion.
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Winston S. Churchill 1940-2010
You can read about Winston Churchill's career elsewhere. I'd like rather to indulge in the remembrance of a friend.
We met through the post forty-two years ago, when he became the third honorary member of the Churchill Study Unit, after his grandmother and his father. The latter had only just sent a letter of encouragement to our little group of stamp collectors when he himself died. It was June, 1968. In sending condolences, I asked Winston to take his father's place. He accepted, adding, "It is consoling to know so many share my loss."
And for four decades "Young Winston" was a stalwart supporter, friend and a collaborator on projects too numerous to recount.…


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Bath win at Kingsholm for first time in seven years
An outstanding LV= Cup second half saw Bath secure their first win over West Country rivals Gloucester at Kingsholm since 2006 and only their second victory in 11 attempts against the Cherry and Whites.
Four tries, from full-back Nick Abendanon, replacements Matt Gilbert and Semesa Rokoduguni plus New Zealander Stephen Donald added to a first half touchdown from Olly Woodburn against a solitary try for Gloucester from hooker Huia Edmonds.
Centre Sam Vesty added a penalty and two conversions as Bath made light of a match they did their best to lose in the opening half.
Although Bath were on top for the first 30 minutes of the match, head coach Gary Gold would have been fuming as his side left the field at the break.
The reason for the South African's fury was that Gloucester played 20 minutes of the opening period with 14 men as two players were sent to the sin-bin, with one lucky not to be off the pitch for good.
Bath took full advantage when home flanker Andy Hazell found himself on the sideline for 10 minutes when accused of a tip-tackle on hooker Rob Webber which looked likely to be a red card when skipper Mike Tindall was also called over by referee Ian Davies.
Luckily for the Cherry and Whites the card was yellow but Bath, attacking deep inside the home 22, sent the ball down the back division through the hands of scrum-half Peter Stringer, fly-half Stephen Donald and finally saw centre Sam Vesty with a lovely flip pass.
It found the hands of Woodburn and, with the Gloucester backs stretched, it was an easy run-in for the visiting flyer, which went unconverted by Donald.
That should have signalled more points while Hazell was off the pitch but, with Gloucester digging in defensively, Bath wasted opportunities and, when the back row returned, it was still only 5-0.
Yet Bath were handed another man advantage when lock Tom Savage was accused of taking a player out of a throw-in 10 metres from his own line but, once more, the Cherry and Whites held firm and even came near to a try when with Charlie Sharples just could not get the ball away from an all-enveloping tackle as fellow wing Shane Monahan waited in anticipation.
With Savage back on and no more points conceded by Gloucester, they turned tables on Bath and finally made their breakthrough five minutes from the interval.
It came from a lineout on the right near the Bath line and, after a rolling maul, Edmonds fell over the line under a pile of bodies, although Chris Cook could not convert.
Whatever was said in the Bath changing room made a difference as they came out with more purpose and were rewarded for a great attack down the right when wing Horacio Agulla gave Abendanon his scoring pass which the former England full-back accepted for an unconverted corner touchdown.
They were looking in much better shape as former Ireland scrum-half Peter Stringer sent a ball into the home 22 that forced home centre Tim Molenaar to concede a five-metre scrum.
And it looked more like a rare Bath victory on Gloucester soil when Vesty landed a penalty. That was confirmed - and more - when Gilbert stormed his way over from a few metres after a great move in the home 22.
Bath secured a bonus point when Rokoduguni went through a gap and ran to the line. Bath were in top gear by now and grabbed a fifth try as the home fans left Kingsholm early when World Cup winner Donald ran home from 30 metres.
Gloucester tried to get a consolation try at the end but the sight of their loyal fans streaming out of the ground told its own story of a disappointing day for the home side.


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WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Latino registered voters favor President Barack Obama over rival Mitt Romney 3-1 but are less sure than voters in general they'll vote, a poll indicated.
They also overwhelmingly favor photo identification laws that will be enforced for the first time in 11 states Nov. 6.
Hispanic voters say they prefer the Democratic president over the Republican nominee 69 percent to 21 percent and express growing satisfaction with the direction of the nation and the state of their personal finances, the Pew Hispanic Center poll indicated.
Obama's lead grows to 72 percent to 22 percent among Hispanic registered voters who say they're "absolutely certain" they will vote next month, and shrinks to 66 percent to 20 percent for Romney among Hispanic registered voters who say they "may" vote, the poll indicated.
The portion of those who say they're absolutely certain they'll vote is 12 percentage points less than the portion of registered voters in general who say the same.
Seventy-seven percent of Latino registered voters say they're absolutely certain they will vote this year, the poll said. By comparison, 89 percent of all registered voters say the same thing, a separate Pew Research Center general-public survey taken at the same time indicated.
Similarly, 61 percent of Latino registered voters say they've thought "quite a lot" about the presidential election, while 70 percent of registered voters in the general public say they have.
At the same time as Hispanic registered voters say they're less sure than registered voters in general that they will vote, two-thirds of Latino adults say they believe Hispanic voters will have a "major impact" on determining who will be the next president.
A record 23.7 million Latinos -- a record 11 percent of the nation's eligible electorate -- are eligible to vote next month, an increase of more than 4 million, or 9.5 percent, since 2008. If 77 percent vote, the figure is about 18.3 million, a United Press International calculation indicated.
The Pew poll found 61 percent of Latinos say they consider the Democratic Party the party that's more concerned about Latinos, up from 45 percent in 2011, while 10 percent say this about the Republican Party, down from 2011's 12 percent.
Education, jobs and the economy, and healthcare are the top three issues for Hispanic registered voters, the poll found, followed by the federal budget deficit, immigration and taxes.
Seventy-one percent of Latinos say they support photo ID laws for voters, just 6 percentage points less than the general population's 77 percent saying this, the poll found.
Eleven states -- Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Tennessee -- have such laws in effect this year.
Ninety-seven percent of all Latino registered voters -- as well as a nearly identical 95 percent of Latino registered voters in those 11 states -- say they're confident they have the proper identification they'll need to vote on Election Day.
The bilingual phone poll of 1,765 Latinos, including 903 registered voters, was taken Sept. 7 to Oct. 4. It has a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points for the full sample and 4.6 percentage points for registered voters.


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Google Analytics and other tools that measure web visitors metrics for your website, only points out raw data (lately a bit of insights too). It happens often that you hardly know what to do with it. For example a rise in bounce rates indicates that your customers/visitors are not engaging with the content that you have, so you need to optimize your internal linking or landing pages. Similarly a study of the resolutions used by your site visitors gives you a good insight into how you can design your website to look or perform better on their screens. This is where GitGrow comes in. It analyzes your data and puts forward suggestions to leverage from the user metrics which serves great for website analytics.
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Back in the 1970s and early 1980s, Oscar Mayer — the wiener people (no relation to Anthony) — ran a series of adorable commercials featuring kids singing about how their hot dogs and bologna had first and last names. It's how many people learned how to spell "B-O-L-O-G-N-A."
The cellphone business took this inanimate object naming idea to heart. Heretofore, cellphone marketing geniuses kept saddling their wares with an alphabet soup of identifiers that looked as if they'd been created by a password generator or by the failed attempts of the infinite number of monkeys (not otherwise involved in planet domination) sitting at typewriters attempting to reproduce Hamlet.
For a while, we were golden. StarTAC. Razor. Chocolate. iPhone. Droid. Galaxy. Evo. Evocative and easy to remember, everything a trade name should be.
But those damned Shakespeare-typing primates may have taken over the cellphone naming planet, but Apple may have some need of them to help with identifiers for its upcoming iPhone and HDTV.
Depending on what rumor you click on today, the next Apple iPhone will be arriving either next month or the month after that. Aside from the usual "What will it look like?" speculation (more like iPhone 4 or more like iPhone 3G?), the biggest question for me is — will it run on AT&T's sputtering 3G network, or via the souped-up HSPA+ 4G?
If the latter (and it DEFINITELY won't run on battery-hogging LTE), Apple has a naming problem.
We've all be referring to this next-gen iPhone as "iPhone 5." But if it's a 4G phone, will it be the 4G iPhone 5?
Apple may be many things, but stupid, by endowing its flagship product with a confusing name, isn't one of them — which rules out iPhone 5.
Since "4G iPhone 5" makes no sense, a plethora of pundits are positing the next iPhone will be called "iPhone 4S," just like the faster 3G model was called "3S." Except, "4S" evokes more a minor adjustment rather than the expected major upgrade — larger screen, 8 MP camera, 1.2 GHz processor, etc.
So, maybe Apple will go with the simplest sobriquet — iPhone 4G.
But then what does Apple name its first iPhone LTE phone? iPhone LTE? Oooh, that's catchy. Someone call the monkeys!
Of course, if iPhone 5 is just another 3G phone (YAWN!), Apple's marketing problems will be heftier than just a contradictory cognomen.
But Apple isn't the only company facing cellphone pseudonym sticklers.
My Smartphone Has A First And Last Name
With its science and sci-fi associations, "Galaxy" is a wonderful name for any high-tech product. And the thusly-named Samsung smartphones and tablets have found justifiable success in part because of this celestial appellation.
But unlike iPhone's simple numerical delineation between models, Samsung has endowed its Galaxy satellites different first name — Vibrant, Infuse, Captivate, Indulge, Fascinate... That's a lot of Galaxies.
And then there's the strange case of BlackBerry, itself a familiar brand name. But in addition to "BlackBerry," each BlackBerry not only also has a number but another name as well, one of which is "Bold."
But given RIM's inability to produce a smart phone that can effectively compete with either iPhone or Android, "Bold" seems more ironic than expository. Naming it so doesn't make it so and merely evokes an ironic usage.
Then there's the even stranger case of Droid. Naming its Android phones thusly I thought was brilliant and simple. And once the first Droid proved successful, succeeding models similarly named would carry the original's reputation.
So how did HTC end up with "Droid" as a surname for its Incredible and Eris phones? I understand why HTC would want to, um, borrow, the already well broken in moniker, but I don't understand why Motorola either didn't trademark it or even raise a fuss over HTC's usage.
I only know that "Droid" has become diluted.
Apple's TV Troubles
Which brings us back to Apple.
For some reason, only cellphones seem to get names. Home theater gear still use name/model numbers, although an increasing number of HDTVs now sport nom de plumes — Sony Bravia, Panasonic Viera, etc.
But rumors are swirling (including my own recent and past speculation) that Apple will final unveil its own HDTV this March.
Aside from the disruptive affect an Apple HDTV will have on the TV business, and what an Apple HDTV would actually do, what will Apple call it?
Obviously, Apple TV is taken — and the fact that Apple will make an HDTV already makes its set-top box name confusing.
Apple can't use "iTV" — it already ran into this issue a year ago when BBC competitor ITV insisted it would aggressively enforce its trademark.
And obviously trying to insert its "iPxxx" into the name — i.e. "iPTV" — is out since IPTV is an acronym for the Internet Protocol TV technical standard.
What's left? iHDTV? iLCD? iLED? MacTV? iOSTV? Fred?
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Nature & Nurture: Warm & Very Gay-Friendly Iceland
When most Americans think of Iceland - that is, when they think of it at all - they probably conjure up visions of an ice-covered, barren, isolated, primitive place. That, and maybe Björk.
Before my recent visit there, I admit that I didn't know what to expect. What I discovered was a profoundly beautiful landscape unlike anything I've ever experienced.
But even beyond the incredible natural wonders, the Icelandic people were a revelation. Many countries advertise themselves as friendly, but the universal warmth and friendliness made this one of the most memorable trips I've ever taken.
Iceland is especially suited to the gay tourist. It's probably the most welcoming and accepting culture in the world. Its overall attitude can be seen in the fact that the first out-gay head of government anywhere in the world is the current prime minister, Jóhanna Sigurardóttir.
But what's even more interesting is the reaction of her fellow Icelanders. When she was voted into office in 2009, her sexual identity was not only a non-issue, it also wasn't even discussed. It only became important when the rest of the world's media focused on it. The subsequent local media coverage was thus a bemused reaction to the fact that we in North America and Europe found it important.
In recent decades, Iceland has been ahead of the curve on gay issues. It decriminalized same-sex activity back in 1940, legalized same-sex unions in 1996 and marriage in 2002. (The prime minister is married to a popular children's book author.)
Many attribute this laissez-faire attitude to the insular nature of the thinly populated island. With only 319,000 people, 120,000 of whom live in the capital, Reykjavik, this is a country where not only does everyone seem to know everyone else, but also they're nearly all distantly related, according to recent studies of the population's genealogy. This has resulted in a kinship that's especially striking for people in a nation as diverse as the United States.
Because of the intimacy of the population and the island's relative isolation, Iceland hasn't been subject to many of the ills that bedevil the rest of the world. This has created an idyllic society that the rest of us can only envy. Iceland has no standing armed forces - no army, no navy, no air force.
The prime minister's "mansion" is a relatively modest dwelling in Downtown Reykjavik, notable mostly for its being so unnoticeable; there are no police or other obvious security presence. When our group visited City Hall, we marched right in - no security checkpoints, no metal detector.
So Near & Yet So Far
On the map, Iceland looks as isolated as a country can be. It's the farthest substantially populated area in the North Atlantic (the nearby giant island of Greenland has so few people it hardly counts). The nearest populated land mass is Great Britain, and even there it's several hundred miles from the furthest-out Scottish islands.
The surprise is how accessible it is for Americans. Icelandair offers regular daily flights from New York's JFK, and Seattle. It just added Boston and will begin flights from Denver in May. It also has flights on a seasonal basis from Orlando, Washington, D.C. (Dulles) and Toronto.
From JFK, the flight was only a few hours - short enough that people often take a long weekend vacation. When I landed in Reykjavik, I saw someone I recognized from my gym in New York who coincidentally was seated next to me on the flight home. He had gone with a friend just to go horseback riding.
What makes Iceland especially inviting for Americans is the universality of English. Everyone in Iceland learns Icelandic, an ancient language that, thanks to its long-time isolation is the purest form of Old Nordic, as well as Danish (until the Second World War, it was part of the Kingdom of Denmark, as Greenland still is, and maintains strong ties to the Mother Country). But thanks largely to the ubiquity of American popular culture, everyone in Reykjavik speaks near-perfect English.
The trip itself was a pure joy. Icelandair has long been famous as one of the lowest-cost international airlines anywhere.
Way back in the '70s, I was one of many Americans who enjoyed the ultra-low cost flights on the airline's predecessor to Europe. It was then known as the "hippie highway" because of its popularity with cash-strapped young people. Today, the airline maintains that tradition of amazingly low fares compared to other European-based airlines.
As for the weather, even though the northernmost tip of the island is inside the Arctic Circle, the winters are surprisingly mild thanks to the ocean currents. I was there in February, and the temperature was only a few degrees lower than when I left New York.
That's not to say that it doesn't get cold; it's just that it doesn't get bone-chillingly cold very often. The summers, of course, are much warmer, and the pleasantly mild temperatures are a huge draw for those suffering from hot, humid days.
Bathing in the Blue Lagoon
The reason for my trip to Iceland was to partake in "Rainbow Reykjavik," a gay weekend series of events that included visits to the island's natural wonders. The participants were a truly international crowd that included gay men and lesbians from Germany, Norway, Sweden, France and Denmark.
Upon landing at the airport, I made the 40-minute trip into Reykjavik. Although relatively small, this charming capital city boasts several world-class hotels that can hold their own with accommodations in any European capital. I stayed at the Hilton, which had beautifully appointed rooms, a gorgeous (and well-stocked) bar, and a restaurant.
In the morning, I was treated to what had to be the finest breakfast spread I've ever experienced anywhere, a vast array of prepared meats, eggs, breads, cheeses, fruit and anything else you can imagine. At the front of the line were small cups and a giant bottle of cod liver oil - a local product, since cod is one of the island's mainstays.
The daily quota of Omega 3 oil is one of the many contributions to the health of the locals, who have the highest longevity in the world for men, third longest for women.
After breakfast, we were whisked to one of the natural treasures for which Iceland is world famous, the Blue Lagoon. Condé Nast Traveler has rated this vast geothermal spa the finest natural spa in the world, and once you've experienced it, you'll understand why it is the most-visited destination in Iceland.
The lagoon is a huge expanse of water a few feet deep that is, like everything else in Iceland, heated by the geothermal waters that run under the whole island.
Yes, I said everything: Iceland is the only nation in the world where every home, office, school, church, factory, farm - every dwelling - is heated naturally. You can see the pipes running throughout the countryside. No one needs a boiler. It is one of the major reasons why Iceland is considered the "greenest" country on the planet.
The reason for the popularity of the Blue Lagoon is the healing propensity of the water as well as its striking beauty. Rich in silica, sulfur and other minerals, the spa attracts locals and tourists year-round.
Upon arriving, you enter through a modern building where you are given a locker, towel and bathrobe. After changing, you have the delicious pleasure of walking on several feet of ice-cold ground through the pure, cold air, which is the perfect preparation for jumping into the soothing water. Once in, you just ... relax. Believe me, it's a feeling like I've never had before, like being in a giant isolation tank, only here you're surrounded by mountainous countryside. All around you are families, couples and individuals just leisurely drifting.
Without leaving the water, you can purchase a small cup of minerals that you spread on your face as a facemask; or, you can just scoop up some of the minerals that are conveniently spread around the spa. You can also buy drinks while in the water. And yes, the water is naturally pure aqua blue. I hated leaving the Blue Lagoon (I confess to being the very last person on the bus), but I had yet to experience Reykjavik, and the evening beckoned.
A Culinary Destination
Until relatively recently, with the advent of air travel, Iceland was indeed an isolated outpost, with most people either shepherds or fishermen. Thanks to modern transportation and the vast greenhouses that dot the countryside, the cuisine in the capital's restaurants rates with fine dining anywhere, but with a local flavor.
Not surprisingly, the specialties are lamb and fish. Sheep can be seen grazing lazily over the broad expanse of grass-covered lava-enriched ground, and there are a lot of them: On most of the island, they far outnumber people.
As a result of being raised naturally, with no antibiotics or other artificial nutrients, and thanks to careful breeding, the lamb is considered the finest in the world.
The other specialty, fish, come to the city's restaurants literally "fresh off the boat"; you can actually see chefs at the quay getting the day's catch from the fishing boats.
There is plenty of cod, of course, prepared in a variety of ways, including as a ceviche. As for the North Atlantic salmon, it is so tender it literally melts in your mouth.
We had lunch at Pisa, where the Italian-based cuisine is blended with local ingredients. As at the hotel breakfast, the most remarkable aspect of the meal was the quality of produce. The greens and fruits were as fresh as you'll find along the Mediterranean or in Latin America.
Dinner was especially spectacular as the setting was Harpa, the enormous new concert hall overlooking Reykjavik Harbor. Completed less than a year ago, it was initially controversial because of its cost when the country was still recuperating from a banking crisis.
Since then, it has been warmly embraced as the nation's cultural center, and the structure itself ranks with the Sydney Opera House, New York's Lincoln Center and London's Barbican Centre as one of the finest performing arts complexes in the world.
There are a handful of restaurants in Reykjavik that offer puffin, the fatty, cute, duck-like birds that populate the island, and whale meat, for those so inclined.
Rainbow Reykjavik
At Harpa, the participants in Rainbow Reykjavik were treated to a concert by a local singer, a lesbian who resembled (in looks, if not voice) Iceland's most famous export, Björk. This gave a pretty good sampling of the local gay culture, which is flourishing.
Although necessarily small, the gay scene in Reykjavik is very active. Since this is a small city in a thinly populated country, there are few gay bars, and the gay scene freely mingles with nightlife overall. In fact, you could almost say that Iceland represents one of the vanguard "post-gay" societies, inasmuch as no one really cares about the particular orientation of a bar or club. The intermingling here is free and open.
For such a small city, Reykjavik has a happening club scene that could stand on its own against some of the better-known European cities. Like Madrid, Barcelona and New York, the scene here starts later than in most places. You can walk the streets at 11:30 p.m. and they will be nearly deserted; at 2:30 a.m., they're packed. There are dance clubs that fill up on Saturday night, and you can make a full night of it if you want. The major (OK, essentially the only) gay nightclub is Trúnó, a nice-sized multi-storied club and café that plays some great House music and, not surprisingly, is popular with young Icelanders of all stripes.
As part of the Rainbow Reykjavik program, a local historian treated us to a tour of the city with an emphasis on gay events. Even more than other places, the LGBT history of Iceland is pretty sketchy up until the latter part of the 20th century. Partly, this is because the island was so isolated and life was pretty primitive. Even so, we found out some fascinating and fun facts about gay men and even a well-known lesbian couple in what we Americans would have called a "Boston marriage."
The gay rights movement came to Iceland slowly, but once it got here, it proceeded with a bang. The "Stonewall" of Iceland, as it were, occurred in the early 1980s, when the Parliament was forced to take up a debate about the national broadcast service refusing to allow the word "gay" on the air, let alone air any LGBT-related programming. The ridiculously antiquated provision was struck down. One of Reykjavik's central squares became the site of gay-rights rallies celebrating Stonewall. At first, there were only a tiny handful of people, led by the daughter of a powerful politician. Today, Gay Pride is one of the island's biggest celebrations (see below for more information).
The nation, as noted above, has made rapid strides in recent years, attributable to its close-knit nature; it's said that everyone knows someone who is gay. The historic elevation of the prime minister put the cap on the struggle for equality. Today, it's simply a given. Oh, and the current mayor Reykjavik has celebrated Gay Pride by dressing in drag. See if the mayor of a major U.S. city would try that one!
Rainbow Reykjavik, which is sponsored by the local tourism board and Icelandair, is a reflection of the open-armed, welcoming nature of the populace. At the end of the article is a list of the upcoming LGBT events in Iceland, which, for such a small country, is remarkable.
The Northern Lights
Anyone who travels to Iceland for any reason - whether to participate in a planned gay event, or even just a long flight layover - is going to have to experience the natural beauty of the place.
The wonders of nature from the landscape to the sky are, in a word, incredible. Iceland had long been the Number One city on my personal "bucket list" of must-visits just because of what I had read and heard about its natural wonders, and I'm happy to report that it didn't disappoint.
On the night of the concert, we followed reports from outlying farmers and fishermen that the weather conditions were optimal for viewing the Northern Lights. In such an intimate country, tour guides and others in the capital rely on an informal network connected by telephone calls rather than any sophisticated system of observers.
So we piled into the bus and drove several miles outside of Reykjavik until we reached a small fishing community. There, we went outside, which was the first and only time I experienced any bone-chilling cold, with sheets of ice raining down. It was fun - for a few minutes. Unfortunately, we didn't see the lights, probably the most beautiful natural occurrence anywhere. But we were privileged to see, in an otherwise-perfectly clear sky, a strange cloud-like formation take place. Under other conditions, this would, indeed, have turned colors.
As it was, it stayed white. But the otherworldliness of seeing that "cloud" amidst the northern stars made the long, late-night trip into the countryside worthwhile.
The Golden Circle
The next day, we experienced the "Golden Circle," the wonders of nature that are readily accessible from Reykjavik. Visitors can hire a tour guide, take one of the many bus tours, or hire a car. I'd recommend the last, only because it will allow you to visit these sites on your own time and add casual side trips. Major car rental companies are all represented in Reykjavik.
Iceland is a very young island, still very much in formation. This means a great deal of geological activity, as the world very much experienced two years ago, when a volcanic eruption caused havoc on trans-Atlantic flights and especially intra-European flights because of the wind carrying the ash toward the continent.
Much of the landscape of Iceland has a very strange, dreamy quality. The land itself is bumpy and covered with light moss, a result of lava from the many active volcanoes. The famous Icelandic horses, with their stolid bodies and thick manes, are not just there to impress tourists, although horseback riding is one of the country's major draws, along with the spectacular rock climbing; in many places, the horses are the only way to get around, the land defying any all-terrain vehicle excepting maybe a tank, although there are modern roads now everywhere, including a ring road around the entire island that can be traversed in two days.
Iceland's main (probably sole) contribution to the English language, geyser, comes directly from Geysir, the oldest-known geyser in the world.
Currently, it goes off every eight to ten minutes. There are also a series of tiny eruptions around Geysir, and the earth itself is literally bubbling with steaming hot water.
The Continental Divide
In terms of sheer number, Iceland is unparalleled for its waterfalls. Dettifoss, in the northeast, is the largest in Europe, although there are ones closer to Reykjavik.
When people ask me what was the most spectacular thing I experienced in Iceland, I don't hesitate to answer the Continental Divide. It was even more dramatic for having been so unexpected.
Honestly, I hadn't heard about this profoundly historical site, although I certainly knew about the tectonic plates that divide Europe and the Americas.
As geology students know, the earth was once one giant landmass. Over several millennia, it broke apart. Perhaps the most obvious point of reference on a world map is the South American bulge largely formed by Brazil that fits very neatly into Western Africa.
Iceland sits atop the two giant plates that make up the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia) and the New World (North and South America, the Caribbean islands). For historic reasons, it's considered "Europe," although it could as easily be considered as part of North America.
Its geographic position is the reason why it is considered the linchpin in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, and why 50,000 U.S. troops - one-third of the island's then-population - were stationed here during the Second World War.
What's truly fantastic, in every sense of the word, is that here is the only place in the world where you can actually witness the tectonic plates. The Continental Divide is literally a rift in the earth that varies from a few feet to an entire valley, and from several feet down to hundreds of feet.
Due to seismic activity, during our visit we could only straddle the divide via a small footbridge, but the sensation of standing atop two continents gives one a sense of the earth's wider history unlike anything else. The Divide gives one a "God's-eye view" of the earth's history.
The Phallological Museum
Any description of a trip to Iceland would be incomplete without a description of what has to rank as one of the quirkiest museums in the world. This was not an official part of Rainbow Reykjavik, but most of us managed a visit to this museum, located near the heart of Reykjavik.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum is the only museum in the world entirely dedicated to that supreme evolutionary spiral of the mammalian world, the penis. Yes, you heard correctly: This is the museum of the penis. Run by Hjortur Gisli Sigurdsson, a singularly odd duck, the museum displays 280 penises of all shapes and sizes found in Iceland, from the giant whale to the tiny field mouse. Actually, the museum cheats a bit, because there are several examples of penises from other countries as well, including several generously donated by men from other Scandinavian countries. There are several cultural artifacts from primitive tribes throughout the world. One of my favorite exhibits was a series of bronze-cast penises from one of Iceland's Olympic teams.
The museum includes a gift shop, where you can buy items ranging from a phallic keychain to a woolen penis-and-testicle cover.
Not surprisingly in a nation dominated by sheep, wool is far and away the most popular item to bring back home. Iceland is integrated into the European Union, although not a member, largely because of conflicts with Britain over fishing rights (in the '70s, the two countries engaged in a "fishing war," which was more of a skirmish).
The currency is the krona, which was relatively stable compared to the dollar when I visited. This translated to prices being roughly equivalent to what one would pay in the States. Thus, a good quality, zip-up sweater with the traditional zigzag pattern around the collar would run somewhere around $60 - inexpensive when one considers the craftsmanship and especially the quality of the wool.
Since these sheep have to be especially hardy to survive and thrive in the harsh climate of the northern countryside, the wool is of a thickness and grain seldom found elsewhere. Caps, socks, gloves and coats are also popular tourist items.
The Icelandic Gay Agenda
• IGLA 2012 Championships.
Anyone looking to travel to Iceland should definitely consider May 30 to June 2, when Reykjavik hosts the International Gay & Lesbian Championships. Teams from all over the world will participate in water-based events. Aside from the obvious eye candy of all those athletes in Speedos, there are many events around the capital related to the championships. Go to the IGLA website for more information.
• Reykjavik Gay Pride.
Go to the the English-language website for information about the Pride festivities, which take place this year from Aug. 8 to12. Last year, 90,000 people attended. In Iceland, a giant party is something that everyone enjoys, so expect an event not dissimilar to Divers/cite in Montreal, where non-gay participants party alongside the LGBT ones - and no one cares. Will the mayor once again dress in drag to lead the march? One can only hope.
• Bears on Ice.
The name pretty well describes the event. For four days beginning Sept. 6, bears from all over Northern Europe will descend on Reykjavik. Co-sponsored with a Nordic-wide organization best known for their BearAware parties in Copenhagen, this marks the eighth year for Bears on Ice. Visit Scandinavian Bear Events and this website for updates.
• Rainbow Reykjavik.
After a highly successful launch, this event is returning next year from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, with an extended program until Feb. 5. It will include a trip to Blue Lagoon, the Golden Circle, plenty of culture and nightlife, food, and camaraderie with an international array of gay men, lesbians and their friends. Go to the event website for information and updates.
For tourism information on all things Icelandic, go to Pink Iceland, an LGBT travel agency founded and managed by a local lesbian couple. They can help you book your trip and provide anything you need in the way of accommodations, transportation, etc.


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WASHINGTON - Today, following a tour at the Dos Rios Water Recycling Center and Centennial Solar Farms, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will join San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and San Antonio utility executives for a press conference to highlight San Antonio's leadership in sustainability, water conservation and clean energy in the face of a changing climate. The energy and water recycling site is a model of how local utilities can work together to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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The name of the school atop the latest Golf World/WGCA women's Division I coaches' poll should come as no surprise, USC claiming all 21 first-place votes after starting the 2013-14 season with an impressive comeback victory at the Dale McNamara Fall Preview.
However, take a look at the rest of the top 25 and you'll see a few new names and a few names occupying a few spots for the first time in school history.
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Oklahoma, runner-up at the Fall Preview, rose to No. 3, the highest the Sooners have ever been ranked in the Golf World poll since it was revived in 2001-02.
Clemson, starting its inaugural season, already claims the No. 11 spot in the poll, thanks to a runner-up finish at the Cougar Classic. After voting closed the Tigers showed their first impression wasn't a fluke when they finished second at the Lady Paladin Invitational.
Mississippi State also appears in the poll for the first time in school history, settling in at No. 21 after finishing fifth at the Cougar Classic.
Kentucky jumps to No. 22, the highest the school has ever been ranked and the first time its been in the top 25 since Oct. 2011.
Defending NCAA champion Lynn maintained its No. 1 ranking in the latest Golf World/WGCA Division II coaches' poll, earning 17 of the 25 available first-place votes. The Fighting Knights finished second in their season opener, the Lady Falcon Invitational.
Nova Southeastern, with four first-place votes, claimed the No. 2 spot while Barry rose to No. 3, receiving two first-place votes of its own.
Mary Hardin-Baylor hung on to the No. 1 ranking in the latest Golf World/WGCA Division III coaches' poll earning 12 of the 18 available first-place votes. It's the first time any school other than Methodist has been No. 1 in consecutive polls since Golf World and the WGCA teams up to publish the women's poll.


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Intro to Elimination Communication Part 1: Philosophy
Written by NPN Guest on December 28th, 2010
Ecological Responsibility, Elimination Communication, Green Living, Responding With Sensitivity
Elimination Communication (EC) is the practice of following an infant's cues and/or getting to know their schedule to anticipate their need to eliminate. When an EC'ing caregiver knows the infant needs to "go," they help them to do so – without a diaper. Some hold their baby over an adult toilet, others use a small potty like the Baby Bjorn Little Potty, and still others use a chamber pot or some improvised version of one of these. It's all a matter of preference. Some families begin the practice at birth, while others choose to begin later – it can be started at any time, really.
The idea is fairly simple, and while it is certainly not new, it is important to note what EC is not. To call EC infant toilet training is simply incorrect.1 Many people dismiss the idea right off and wonder why we can't let babies be babies anymore – they look at it as just another attempt to raise babies who are "advanced." This makes sense in an era when so many parents feel their preschoolers need to be able to read, write, name all of planets in the solar system, list all 50 states and their capitals, and do simple mathematics. That attitude and the beliefs that drive EC, however, could hardly be more different. The former expects and drives children to do things that are not developmentally appropriate and that are of little or no value to the child in their current state. The same does not hold true of EC.
The elimination of waste is a not a skill, it is a need. Infants are intimately aware of their basic needs. When they are hungry, they know how to make us aware of that, and when the food source is nearby, they know how to use their hands and any other muscles necessary to bring food to mouth and begin eating. While somewhat limited in the early months, the infant has control over his or her head, neck, arms, legs, hands, feet, etc. Most of us fail to note, however, that they also have control over the muscles that control elimination. The fact that babies eliminate in diapers is less a developmental issue on the infant's part than one on the adult's part! Because babies learn to eliminate in diapers, which get fancier and fancier all the time and better at keeping babies from feeling that they are wet when they are, they are conditioned not to pay attention to their bodies. They stop paying attention to their need to eliminate, since they can do it anytime and anywhere. EC'ing babies are very aware of their need to eliminate, and they have the added benefit of never having to deal with the pain and discomfort of a diaper rash.
Elimination communication is about keeping babies in tune with their bodies and with all of their needs – even the stinky ones. It's also about keeping caregivers in tune with the needs of the babies in their lives. This builds a huge amount of confidence for new parents, too. Many believe they won't know when their baby has to go. This is reminiscent of the common new mama fear that we won't know when our babies are hungry. With elimination, as with feeding — we figure it out. We are parents!
Elimination Communication is also not necessarily about being "diaper free." For many, this is a huge part of it, and one of the goals of ECing is to eliminate the waste generated by the use of diapers. Being diaper free is not essential to elimination communication, however. Many EC'ing babies wear diapers (preferably cloth) as back-up all or part of the time, which we'll talk more about in part two.
Melissa Kemendo, Author of Vibrant Wanderings
Melissa has perfected the art of working from home without being gainfully employed. She is mom to two vibrant, curious children, with whom she and her husband live and adventure in the Washington, DC area. When she's not baking, pushing swings, and attempting yet again to summit laundry mountain, she's working on the Montessori community program for which she acts as teacher, to her own daughter and a handful of other children. She can also often be found writing about something Montessori-related, or just motherhood in general, on her blog, Vibrant Wanderings.
This article has been edited from a previous version posted at The New Mommy Files
- Some may disagree with this statement, but it is my opinion. ↩
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By Ed Martin
As a long-time viewer of General Hospital I have been thrilled with much of what I have seen on the show during the last two years. I can't say that it's been all good – the return of Caleb the Vampire and Lucy Coe's obsession with destroying him was one of the most tedious storylines I have ever seen on any soap opera, and it seriously undercut the excitement that the spectacular Lynn Herring's otherwise energizing return to the canvas had been generating. (If the show really had to go there – and I really wish it hadn't – I think Lucy should have killed Caleb by crushing his skull with one of the crystals from Lumina. Why not? Weren't the crystals found on Spoon Island, where Wyndemere and its catacombs are located?)
That not-so-hot mess aside, almost everything I saw on GH during 2013 – its 50th anniversary year – was a joy to behold. The return to the canvas of so many beloved veteran characters in ongoing stories (Anna Devane, Duke Lavery, Felicia Jones, Frisco Jones, A.J. Quartermaine, Robert Scorpio, Holly Sutton, Sean Donely, Lesley Webber, Kevin Collins, Scotty Baldwin, Laura Spencer, Bobbie Spencer, Nikolas Cassadine, Brenda Barrett, Noah Drake – even Richard Simmons) or for brief but
If the GH writers can bring back dead villains over and over again, surely they can bring back from the beyond a few more good characters, as well. Whenever I write about this show I can't resist making a renewed plea to have Dr. Alan Quartermaine, his adopted daughter Emily Quartermaine and Maxie Jones' sister Georgie Jones return to the living. The current GH regime has done an outstanding job of correcting many of the worst mistakes made by previous writers and producers (mistakes that, I believe, contributed over time to the erosion of the show's fed-up audience), but it needs to go a little further and bring these three back.
welcome cameos (Audrey Hardy, Juan Santiago, Ethan Lovett); the return of so many exciting villains (Heather Webber, Caesar Faison, Stavros Cassadine, Julian Jerome); the inclusion of references to classic ABC soap operas Loving and Ryan's Hope (the latter featuring Ilene Kristen's return as Delia Ryan); and the resurrection of the Nurse's Ball, a cherished annual GH tradition throughout the Nineties, made for the most memorable year since [Read more…]


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Leaner Greener Recycling Program: Recycling bins are available in all offices and work areas, and larger containers are available in the hallways on every floor of each building. While DTS has been recycling for several years, the program has been expanded and simplified. We recycle the following items all in one container, so no separating is necessary:
- Cardboard
- Newspaper and office paper
- Plastics 1-7 (No Styrofoam)
- Tin/aluminum
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- Glass (non-broken)
Items not included in the expanded recycling program are Styrofoam (DTS supplied cups will soon be replaced with plastic and paper), broken glass (no light bulbs), and food or containers with food in them. Toner cartridges and rechargeable batteries (send these to Mail Services and pack toner cartridges in the original box).


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Waiting and Wondering (2012)
A beautiful Caribbean sunrise in Tulum, Mexico. The colors in the water and sky on that morning were pretty amazing.
Perpetua Glow (2012)
Sunrise light at Cape Perpetua, Central Oregon Coast.
Endless (2013)
Sunset light during a very long exposure in Tulum, Mexico.
Tulum Sunrise (2013)
Sunrise light in Tulum, Mexico,
Caribbean Sunrise
Sunrise light and wave motion in Tulum, Mexico
Tulum is one of my favorite areas in the Riviera Maya of Mexico. White sand beaches lined with coconut trees and very few people make it the perfect place for relaxation. The 80 degree water during the winter months is also a big attraction for people traveling from colder climates. Tulum is a great place for landscape photography with the colorful Caribbean water and vibrant sunrises.
Perpetua Sunrise (2012)
Sunrise light at Cape Perpetua on the Oregon Coast. Cape Perpetua offers some of the most dramatic coastline on the Oregon Coast.
"Bandon Reflections" Sunset light at Bandon Beach, Oregon.
"Mystic Coast" Sunset light on the Northern Oregon Coast. The thin layer of fog helped to diffuse the sunset light and created a dreamy atmosphere in this image. I was drawn to the subtle light here and the lone tree watching over the scene.
Luz de la Playa
Sunrise light and waves in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Wailea Sunset (2010)
Sunset, Wailea, Maui, Hawaii. Water motion, rocks and the setting sun make for a perfect Hawaiian sunset.
Tidal Motion
"Coastal Dream" Sunset light and fog above Crescent Beach at Ecola State Park, Oregon.
Hello New Day (2013)
Sunrise light and waves in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Sunrise, Hana, Maui, Hawaii. Sunrise light and wave motion in Hana Bay.
"El Abadejo" El Abadejo means "the cod" in English. This is the typical style of fishing boat which is used in Tulum, Mexico. El capitán of the the boat was kind enough to let grab a few images before the crew pushed off for the morning run.


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This one is going to be huge.
I lose my mind for anything that includes a training montage or teenagers discovering their special powers. It's the reason I have seen The Craft, The Karate Kid, and the X-Men movies a ridiculous number of times. It's also the reason I was in heaven reading The Darkest Minds.
A virus has wiped out almost an entire generation of kids, but those who survived have exceptional abilities which frighten the adults around them. Herded into "rehabilitation camps", they are labeled by color. Reds are able to create fire, Oranges can control minds, Yellows can manipulate electricity, Greens are brilliant, and Blues are telekinetic. Before you join me in spending hours debating which ability you'd prefer, know that life is not rosy for the kids. If they manage to escape the camps, like our heroine Ruby, they may spend the rest of their lives being hunted by a variety of different agencies, all for nefarious purposes.
This is a premise I love, but even better are the characters. Ruby is well-developed and likable. She is haunted by so much–her powers, her past, and her fears for the future. Author Alexandra Bracken realistically describes the way she pushes through everything that scares her and becomes a brave protector of her friends. And what friends she has! It would be unfair to reduce them to Liam, the leader, Chubs, the brain, and Zu, the silent child. They are characters that the readers want to prevail, even when it seems like the entire world is against them.
The Darkest Minds is the first in a series, but the novel ends in a way that it could be a standalone title, albeit a sad one. The film rights have already been purchased, and I will be the first in line for the movie or the sequel, whichever comes first.


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Merry Christmas
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Time to update the header. I started this blog in 2004 and while I am still a busy busy mommy it is different now. With mine both in highschool somethings have really changed over the years but still others remain the same. I love having my little corner in the internet to document and discuss being a busy busy mommy.


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Freaky Fred wrote:they hate munchkins
and so do I
I hate any kind of donut honestly
Dunkin's is shit
Freaky Fred wrote:I hate any kind of donut honestly
Dunkin's is shit
Freaky Fred wrote:Dunkin Donuts is overhyped garbage that is barely fit for human consumption
their menu consists of different flavors of sugar coated rubber dough, a disgusting fake egg with greasy salt flavored "meat" sandwiched between a flavorless bagel or muffin, and other atrocities that give you diarrhea in a matter of minutes
and their coffee tastes like chalky piss water. Yeah I said it, their coffee sucks, even McDonalds has better coffee
breakfast food is pretty terrible in general, but Dunkins just makes it that much worse
davepoobond wrote:I was in Boston for 3 nights 2 days during October last year.
Freaky Fred wrote:too busy actually playing games to argue about social issues on a videogame forum
Freaky Fred wrote:was that when the red sox player caught the ball?
terrisus wrote:davepoobond wrote:I was in Boston for 3 nights 2 days during October last year.
For this?
davepoobond wrote:i was there when they won.
Freaky Fred wrote:they should have given Ortiz's W.S. ring to BALCO
they earned it more than he did
Freaky Fred wrote:terry this is like the 5th thread that ends with that "oh you" pic
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text: Between our Baltimore and Washington, DC, venues, more than 17,500 animals representing 900 species call the National Aquarium home. There are constant changes, additions, and more going on behind the scenes that our guests may not notice during their visit. We want to share these fun updates with our community so we're bringing them to you in our weekly Animal Update posts! Check our WATERblog every Friday to find out what's going on... here's what's new this week! Dolphin Update For the past several days, we have been monitoring our dolphin family following a health concern with Beau. We're very happy to report that he's doing much better today! What first concerned us with Beau was a change in his appetite. To keep our dolphins healthy and happy, we feed them a specific amount of food every day. When they show a lack of interest in this food it is often the first sign of a problem or illness. Our animals' well-being is our primary concern so when this happened, our staff and trainers immediately began to closely monitor Beau's diet and vitals 24 hours a day. Although Beau was assist fed during this time, our staff continued to encourage him to eat on his own. After a few days, Beau's health concern started affecting others in our dolphin family. For a short time, Foster, our other male dolphin and Beau's close buddy, started to mimic Beau's symptoms. Aquarium staff has also become concerned with Jade and is watching her carefully. Today, we're happy to report significant improvements - Beau and Foster are both eating on their own. They are active, playful and their general demeanor has improved. We want to thank everyone for their support and understanding during this time. Although we have no way of knowing the timeline of this situation, we look forward to a continued and speedy recovery. About Beau Name meaning: Beau also means "Handsome". This name was chosen to go with his mother Nani's name, which means "Beautiful" in Hawaiian. Sex: Male Weight: 350 pounds Birthday: June 27, 2005, at the National Aquarium Family Tree: Son of Nani (dam) and Bob (sire) How to Recognize: Guests can recognize Beau by his skinnier rostrum, consistent gray coloration of entire lower jaw and crooked teeth in lower jaw Trainer's Note: Beau is best buddies with Foster and is often playing with and chasing him. Be sure to check back every Friday to find out what's happening! Tags: animal-care, animal-updates, beau, dolphin-discovery, Animals, foster, jade Categories: Animals, News Previous Post Next Post


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Copy CatSaturday, February 19th, 2005
The last week has been extremely hectic at work, but luckily for me and unluckily for Fredrik he caught the flu last Sunday and therefore didn't fly to Stockholm this week. So I had an ill boyfriend at home all week when returning from work every day. But as most ill people he didn't have any appetite so the food this week hasn't been very exciting and thus no posts to my food blog. But today I realised that I havn't written about my adventures as a food blog copycat during the past weeks :-)
The upper lasagna is the one from Anne's blog
and the lower is the vegetarian one.
The first recipe that I tried was found at Anne's Food, she made an amazing lasagna that we just had to try some weeks ago. Fredrik got the whole lasagna for himself as I made a vegetarian one for myself. I will post that recipe another time. Fredrik said that Anne's lasagna was truly amazing and that it was the best lasagna that he has ever eaten!
Saffron and Black Pepper Pasta with grated Parmesan
The second recipe that I tried was from Jennifer at Domestic Goddess , a wonderful pasta with saffron and black pepper . I got very inspired while reading her post and recipe, and as I don't owe any pasta machine I asked my mother to bring her when she came to visit me the same week. The result was a delicious pasta that I ate with parmesan. Very yummy and very pleasant to make as well, as the scent of saffron and pepper spread while the pasta is made.
Today I just had to make the cheesecake that Zarah Maria at Food & Thoughts tried some days ago, White Chocolate and Dulche de Leche Cheesecake. She found the recipe for it at Santo's blog Scent of Green Bananas . Just as in Denmark we don't have Dulche de Leche in Sweden, as far as I know. So I did just as Zarah Maria, I boiled a can with condensed milk… I was really scared that my boiling can would explode, but that of course never happened. I made sure that the can was covered with a lot of water during the 3 hourse that I boiled it. It was very exciting to open the can when it was cool enough, and a lovely caramel appeared. The cheesecakes (I made two) were easy to make and I whipped the cream, but I'm not quite sure if it was supposed to be whipped, as the original recipe didn't say anything about it. I also baked the base in the oven for 5 minutes and only used 200 grams of white chocolate as that was all that I had.
So how did the cheesecake taste? Well, I'm a cheesecake purist (!) and I believe that the cake didn't taste very "cheesecakey" at all. But it was a really nice cake, but just didn't taste like a cheesecake. Fredrik on the other hand isn't so fond of cheesecakes, but he really liked this one, because of the high amount of chocolate and partly because it's fluffier than ordinary cheesecakes.
Boiling can with condensed milk
Two cheesecakes ready to put in the refrigerator
One of my darling cats, Yoshi, supervising me while making cheesecakes.


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Fort Valley was long known as the Peach Capitol of the World and is the center of Georgia's largest peach producing area. It is also the birthplace of and corporate home to the Blue Bird Corp., one of the nation's largest manufacturers of school buses. The city is also home to Fort Valley State University and the American Camellia Society. Lane Packing Co. operates a sprawling peach packing and retail facility at the edge of town which has become a popular tourist attraction.
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Recently we asked our Company Dancers to name one thing or two… or three… they would like for the holidays. Their answers may surprise you. Take a look to see what's on the wish list of YOUR favorite dancer.
James Fuller:
Pyke's Philosophers
Jordan Moser:
A flock of silly looking chickens
Preston Andrew Patterson:
A pair of custom-made Air Jordans size 11… oh yeah and peace and goodwill towards men, and all that jazz
Beth Terwilleger:
A composting system
Aara Krumpe:
Snow in Vermont so I can take my boys sledding!
Paul Michael Bloodgood:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for Xbox 360
Anne Marie Melendez:
Cookbooks related to my new hobby… "Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day" and "Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day" written by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois. (The followups to "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day")
Ian J. Bethany:
Terry Pratchett novels, Wii games and juggling rings!
Ed Carr:
A few extra windows in my living room
Oren Porterfield:
To be free of debt
Kirby Wallis:
Warm clothes for my trip with my husband to Portland & Seattle!
Chelsea Renner:
A house. (We got it! We start moving in the day after Christmas.)
Christopher Swaim:
Another Pomeranian
Becky Johnson:
A trip to Disneyland
Michael Burfield:
A Wii and a peacoat
Orlando Julius Canova:
A red bike helmet (but a good one)
Ashley Lynn Gilfix:
A new digital camera to take photos on our African Safari Trip over the holiday break
Michelle Thompson:
Time, wine, massages and diamonds
Jaime Lynn Witts and Frank Shott:
To sleep in
Brittany Strickland:
Leg warmers
Elise Pekarek:
Cowboy boots


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Berkeley School Board President Comments on Heatley Withdrawal
The sole finalist for the Berkeley schools superintendent post has withdrawn his candidacy after rumors circulated that he opposes same-sex marriage.
Berkeley school board members announced three weeks ago that Edmond Heatley, a retired Marine officer who is currently superintendent of Clayton County Public Schools in Georgia, was the only finalist in a comprehensive nationwide search for a new superintendent.
But some Berkeley parents and teachers criticized Heatley last week after they found a memo he wrote in 2008, when he was superintendent in Chino in San Bernardino County, which they said showed that he backed a resolution in support of Proposition 8, the state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
School board president John Selawsky said today that there are conflicting opinions about whether Heatley's memo actually supported the controversial ballot measure, but in the wake of the publicity about the matter he thinks it would have been difficult for Heatley to do a good job in Berkeley.
"Leaving aside Prop 8, the memo raises other issues that raise questions about his prospects for success in our district because there is so much explaining that he and the school board would have to do," Selawsky said.
He said, "I think Dr. Heatley recognized that as well."
In an email to Selawsky, Heatley said, "I want to thank you personally for all of your time and support. I wish you, the board and community of Berkeley nothing but success in the future."
The Berkeley school board has been searching for a new superintendent since former Superintendent Bill Huyett announced his retirement last December.
The search for a new leader is taking longer than expected, and assistant superintendent Neil Smith and deputy superintendent Javetta Cleveland currently are serving as co-interim superintendents until the post is filled.
Selawsky said, "We will advise the community as soon as we have determined what that next step will be. Fortunately we have two very capable interim superintendents doing a great job of running the district while we work this out."
He admitted that the school board probably won't be able to find a new superintendent until late this winter or early next spring because "any superintendent with merit is in place at a school district now" and it will be difficult for someone to leave their current position at the beginning of the school year.
Heatley was a site administrator, an assistant superintendent, an associate superintendent and a superintendent at school districts in California, including Chino, before he joined the Clayton County Public Schools.
He retired as a decorated Marine officer after serving on active duty from 1983 to 1996 and as a member of the Marine Corps Reserves from 1996 to 2004.
Heatley is married and has three children.


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The California Republican Party's leaders are extremely excited that they've landed Newt Gingrich to be keynote speaker at the party's state convention later this month.
The question is, why?
Even more puzzling: party leaders said Tuesday that the appearance is a sign that "the California primary may play a key role" in this year's presidential election.
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That's a head-scratcher for many GOP players.
In fact, California's primary, scheduled for June, comes so late in the process that it's looking like an afterthought, not a game-changer.
This year's rules mean that candidates like Gingrich, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum can stay in the game by laying claim to delegates in states that are not winner-take-all.
But this contest is Mitt Romney's to lose.
In fact, it's looking more and more likely that he'll land the nomination by mid-April at the latest, after the dust has settled from this year's Super Tuesday contest on March 6th and the primaries in Missouri, Illinois and Texas.
But no matter. Gingrich's California finance chair, Eric Beach, said in a statement that Gingrich's stop "illustrates the importance of California as a key primary state this election cycle."
Some party insiders say it's irrelevant to argue California's relevance.
These activists say using Gingrich to headline the convention is further compounding the party's credibility problem, illustrating the ongoing split between conservatives and moderates.
Last fall, the party's convention featured Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul. Now it's Newt's turn.
Note to Newt: "California, here I come," isn't a GOP victory phrase.
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Wearing sturdy work boots, rugged bluejeans and waxed canvas jackets that Paul Bunyan could only have dreamed of, the guys streaming into BlackBlue men's clothing shop in St. Paul looked every bit the classic American archetype. (Think James Dean or a young Steve McQueen.)
But they weren't necessarily trying for a retro look.
For a few years now, the men's fashion industry has been turning up the heat on tried-and-true brands, many of which happen to be based in Minnesota. Now guys from the streets of New York City to the runways of Japan are emulating a look that just comes naturally for Minnesotans.
The look, called "urban lumberjack" or "American heritage classic," is characterized by those familiar items often worn by grandpas across the state and manufactured in our back yards: Red Wing work boots, Bemidji Woolen Mills buffalo plaid flannels and Duluth Pack canvas bags.
"We're seeing this look all over the place right now," said Mike Ader, better known as Mustache Mike, who recently opened MidNorth Mercantile, a vintage men's shop in Minneapolis' North Loop. "At times, Minneapolis can be way behind when it comes to fashion. With this whole heritage trend, we're leading the pack."
That look will be prevalent this weekend at NorthernGRADE, an annual celebration of American-made goods that brings together boots and jeans makers, as well as artisans who craft canvas bags, leather accessories and furniture.
Style transcends age
American heritage style, like the slow-food movement, urges consumers to think about where their clothes come from and how they're made.
And, on the heels of a recession, more Americans seem willing to invest in classic pieces that are made to last a lifetime, rather than picking up "fast fashion" items that quickly go out of style.
"Clothes should be treated the way you treat your house," said Satchel Moore, manager of BlackBlue.
Moore practices what he preaches. The 27-year-old man hems customers' jeans on a 1920s Union Special sewing machine that he keeps in his Lowertown apartment. "When something tears or breaks, fix it," he said. "Then it becomes real — like the Velveteen Rabbit — instead of getting thrown away."
NorthernGRADE co-organizer Katherine McMillan agrees. McMillan, who co-founded Minneapolis' Pierrepont Hicks menswear designs with her husband, Mac, said there's more to the heritage movement than just a look.
"It's more about the quality than the fashion aesthetic," she said.
Sure, the look is popular with trendy urbanites who've never set foot in a forest. But adherents of the style say it transcends age, class and even culture. The look is big in Japan, where it's been coined as "the dad look," or "American traditional."
But you don't have to be a dad, a hipster or even a lumberjack to pull it off. With the addition of a cardigan or jacket and tie, the style easily transforms from day to night.
"These luxury American-made brands can be modern and sleek," McMillan said. "They don't have to be old-school woodsy, although a lot of them are, because that's inherently American."
"You could wear this stuff to the Boundary Waters and the Guthrie all in the same day," said Moore.
That's why NorthernGRADE and area businesses like Askov Finlayson and Martin Patrick 3 see a range of men passing through; everyone from the businessman in search of locally made $120 silk ties to the college kid who was turned on to the style by a plaid shirt he saw at Urban Outfitters.
"It's not just because it's cool again. … It's all really functional," said Chris Furlacher, who stopped into BlackBlue during the most recent cold snap to get something warmer than his Filson Packer canoe hat.
The 25-year-old, who used to shop at J. Crew, said he started paying attention to not only the way his clothes looked, but also how they withstood the wear and tear of his frequent fishing and camping trips, as well as time he spends at outdoor beer festivals promoting his family's craft beer business.
Guys like Furlacher have helped keep Red Wing's boot factories running at full capacity, despite the hundreds of thousands of construction workers who were laid off during the recession, said company spokesman Peter Engel.
"Red Wing work boots have been made the same way for 50 years and they last forever," Engel said. "There's been a tremendous bump in sales from the Japanese, Europeans and young urban hipsters."
Urban hipster. That's not a term welcome by most male fashionistas when describing the urban lumberjack look.
"We're not hipster. We don't go 'glamping' with Champagne in the woods," Moore said. "We don't go around posing with axes just because."
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Aurora family: Model's suspicious death covered up
Janyce "Janny" Hansen was a glamorous, beautiful former model who died mysteriously in Aurora, Colorado 30 years ago.
Even in death, the black high heel shoe on the cement garage floor next to the convertible Mercedes Benz was a cinematic touch that reflected her glitzy life on runways and at high-brow social gatherings among Denver's wealthy and elite.
Her second husband, Richard Hansen, 12 years her elder, was a prosperous builder. The couple raised a family in an upscale Aurora neighborhood while Richard Hansen went from one lucrative housing or retail construction project to the next.
The story of the model turned domestic socialite was an illusion.
The couple lived a decadent lifestyle. There had been costume parties in which women wore scanty clothing and even talk about wife swapping.
Like many evenings for the family, the Hansens had gone out for dinner on Thursday evening, Sept. 20, 1984, to the El Torito Lounge on East Hampden Avenue in Denver. But they didn't eat anything. They were drinking margaritas all night.
They were talking about a trailer park they had recently purchased. He was wearing a tan sport jacket. She was wearing a lavender dress with a necklace with black beads.
But when they returned home he realized that he had left his tan suit coat at the restaurant, so he drove back to the restaurant to retrieve it and was later supposed to meet his wife at another lounge, the story went.
But when Janny didn't arrive, he drove back home at 12754 E. Cedar Ave. in Aurora. It was 2:45 a.m.