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Homemade Gumdrops Recipe
- 2-1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 1-1/3 cups applesauce
- 2 packages (3 ounces each) red or green gelatin
- 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- In a large saucepan, combine 2 cups sugar, applesauce, red or green gelatin, unflavored gelatin and lemon juice; let stand for 1 minute. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute. Immediately pour into a cold 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm.
- With a spatula, loosen gelatin from sides of pan. To remove, invert onto waxed paper. Using kitchen scissors or small sharp cookie cutters dipped on hot water, cut into 1-in. squares or shapes.
- Place on waxed paper. Dry at room temperature for about 8 hours or until slightly sticky. Roll in remaining sugar. Store in an airtight container. Yield: About 1-3/4 pounds.
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These were delicious but too soft. I think I will add another package of unflavored gelatin next time. Also I had to dry them some more after sugar coating them and after a day they were still quite soft. Maybe my humidity was too high.
debs951Thanks for the info! I have a few diabetics in the family who will no longer be left without these tasty little trats! *treats*
Thanks for the info! I have a few diabetics in the family who will no longer be left without these tasty little trats!
I made them "adult" style...using a cheesecloth I strained the applesauce and substituted tequila for the liquid that strained out. then rolled them in a vanilla rim sugar. BIG HIT!!
Just a note answering my own question. I made these gumdrops with sugar free Jello and Splenda baking sugar. I even rolled them in the Splenda and they are just as good. I even used a silicone mold and it released (relatively) easily with just a bit if oil. Valentine's day..Yummy.


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Remember these ladies? Well, it turns out they're not the nicest babes. They've decided to invade the land of the Black Pyramid and desecrate it's most holy relic. A small group of temple guardians is in a standoff and waiting for reinforcements to help in defense.
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The ADESSO WKB-4000BB Bluetooth SlimTouch Mini touchpad keyboard features a Bluetooth wireless connectivity, slim design with clean lines, and has built-in integrated touchpad. This unique keyboard fits perfectly with your Windows 7, Vista and XP system that has Bluetooth. It is compact size and fits in a briefcase or backpack. Now you can work freely without the hassle of space, angle or distance. This compact ADESSO WKB-4000BB is perfect for small spaces, including the multimedia living room, kiosks/stations, classrooms, conference rooms, on mobile, and in group project.
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Save Your MoneyPros: It's black and would make a good doorstop. Cons: Part of an HTPC system I built for a family member. Paired up the kb and it seemed to work. Shipped the system. System installed. KB no longer links to the system. Tried uninstalling, re-pairing, etc. multiple times. 30 days up. So sorry. Other Thoughts: The new Logitech RF K400 kb with Touchpad works beatifully. Did you find this review helpful? |
Same problem as the other poster, need to Pair all the timePros: Looks just like a laptop keyboard, its perfect for a HTPC, and decently built Cons: You cant use this without pairing it with the computer every single time the computer is turned out.. defeats the whole purpose of wireless if I need to keep connecting a physical keyboard and mouse to log into windows then pair with the adesso keyboard.. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS WITH THE PRICE THIS HIGH, and THE SUPPORT HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ME FOR WEEKS, I called and Emailed... Other Thoughts: FAILURE!!!! (do they have a patent on these wireless keyboards, why does logitech not create one with this design.. i dont get it) Did you find this review helpful? |
DisappointedPros: Nice size and weight, I liked the mouse pad on the keyboard. Cons: (Windows 7 Pro 32 bit) I was excited about this Kybd at first, but quickly got disappointed. Once you pair up this keyboard and get it working, then turn off the PC, come back later and turn on the PC, the keyboard is no longer connected. In addition, because it was loaded before, it will not pair up the second time unless you totally delete the keyboard in devices and go through the whole pairing process again. Totally not worth it, and a big pain in the rear end. A non tech person would totally hate this keyboard. I had to figure the above process out on my own as there was no help or FAQ about this on the mfg website. Other Thoughts: Save you money and get a normal wirless keyboard that will not need to be installed everytime you turn on your PC. Did you find this review helpful? |
Worth It... So far...Pros: Bluetooth. can get this baby to go up to a range with no problems or lag from on side of my house to the other (about 50 feet). can type and use the touchpad with ease. Cons: I dont know who keeps hitting the connect button but stop it... kindof stinks when i have to reconnect it after the 3rd time in a hour if someone hits the bad place for the pair button. wish they would have put in in the back or somewhere where you cant bump it. Other Thoughts: For other people with range problems, are you: using the card it came with and if you are, are there any other devices in the house which could cause interferance. are you going through conctrete walls. will write back after 3 months to give better rating. Did you find this review helpful? |
good, but annoying sometimesPros: laptop-like buttons, low travel. Well, may be depends on the laptop, but pretty good feel for the keys. Good range. I don't know, looks good and works. Cons: I use rechargable batteries, 1300 mAh, and it goes through a freshly charged set in about 2-3 weeks. I don't even use it too much. Seems kinda too often. May be it's me. Other Thoughts: NOTE: I called adesso and ordered a second receiver and put in on my second computer, so I can control it from the bed. The idea was to bring the keyboard whereever I go around the house and have it work with the TV (with HTPC) or my main PC. But obviously you can only have it configured for 1 machine. If I configure it for the TV, it doesn't work with the other PC. And vice versa. So now, every time I switch rooms I have to reenter the f#kin code again. Did you find this review helpful? |
Pretty nice HTPC keyboardPros: Wireless (Bluetooth) Cons: Expensive Other Thoughts: Writing this review with it the Adesso slimtouch is great for HTPC fans that don't mind the touch mouse format. The keyboard is adequate and the overall feel is solid. The lack of media buttons are the only real flaw hence the missing egg. I haven't really tried using it say 15 feet away which may be a problem for some, but for a small room 40" plasma HTPC setup it accomadates me just fine. Batteries were a nice touch. Can't wait to use it on 7. Newegg supplies me with almost all of my electronics, they are top notch, keep up the good work guys. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? |
Decent for HTPC usePros: Good battery life - only replaced batteries once in 6 months (and then realized it wasn't a battery problem, but someone unplugged my Bluetooth adapter!). No range problems within my basement, but the farthest I get is about 20' away. (Bluetooth adapter is on the back side of the HTPC in the cabinet, and the keyboard doesn't have a problem with it.) Cons: A bit spendy. Tight key layout, but that's what makes it a small keyboard. I disagree completely with the Home/Delete/End/Insert placements - they seem randomly placed. I'd swap the Home and Delete keys to make it more functional. Other Thoughts: No real customization options - trackpad sensitivity, touch sensitivity, etc. I knew this before buying, so it was a nonissue. (The sensitivity is just fine for me.) Did you find this review helpful? |
Nice KeyboardPros: Good feel, good response, good battery life. Cons: Having to turn the switch off when not in use to conserve the battery. Some keys feel somewhat cheap after extended use. Other Thoughts: This keyboard is not for heavy use - but for occasional use with a media PC or internet surfing. It has been very dependable for the time I've used it (3+ months). As per other people's comments here, I've turmed the keyboard off after each use since I've had it and I've yet to replace the batteries. Even leaving it on overnight and using it the next day did not drain the batteries (as some have claimed). Just use this keyboard as it was intended; close proximity and turned on during use and off when not in use and you'll be fine. Did you find this review helpful? |
don't botherPros: compact, wireless, built-in touchpad Cons: completely unreliable. after typing just a few characters and generates teXT THAt loOKS likE thIS. Other Thoughts: pretty pathetic for such an expensive device and it doesn't even work Did you find this review helpful? |
disappointingPros: easy to connect Cons: Unreliable (mine died after 3 months... 19 days after the warranty). Other Thoughts: don't waste your money Did you find this review helpful? |


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The SCORP was developed by analyzing data and gathering research from a multitude of public and private sources, including surveys of public preferences and local government perspectives. Information from the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment (NSRE) conducted by the U.S. Forest Service was also examined. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) was another analytical and visual tool incorporated into the process. Additional research and links to partners are also provided in the Additional Resources section.
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GIS is a useful tool to help analyze complex data and display information in a visual format. Maps provided in this section depict some of the influences impacting the demand for and supply of outdoor recreation in Colorado as well as the recreation amenities unique to each of Colorado's six SCORP regions.
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Colorado State Parks contracted the Business Research Division at the Leeds School of Business at University of Colorado to assess the outdoor recreational activities and preferences of 300 Colorado residents.
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Local Government Survey: Assessing Needs and Issues Across Colorado In mid-June, a comprehensive survey targeting over 650 local governments was launched to gather information for the SCORP. The survey assessed the issues and needs of municipalities, counties, special districts, recreation districts, and open space agencies which will help establish priorities for the distribution of future LWCF grants. It also inventoried the facilities and resources managed by these agencies. Download the Local Government Survey Summary or the results by region. Responses to open-ended questions about managers' most pressing issues and needs are also available.
Visitor safety and protection, maintenance of existing infrastructure, and the ability to offer youth programs are the most significant issues challenging local governments managing outdoor recreation resources. Trails, playgrounds, and picnic sites top the list for investment needs. Learn more about the opportunities local governments provide, how the needs and issues compare to the 2003 survey, and the priorities for each region by downloading the full summary above.
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The NSRE is an ongoing survey organized by the United States Forest Service (USFS) established in 1960 to track the outdoor recreation activities and preferences of people 16-years of age and older.
Between 2002-2006, over 1,300 Colorado residents were surveyed. Results revealed that "walking for pleasure" is the most popular outdoor recreation pastime among residents. Over half of residents enjoy "viewing or photographing natural scenery" and over one-third of people fish.
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Style: Kung Fu--I remember some of that back then, like the 'save the prairie dogs' and 'circus's are evil' speeches. I'm actually an animal welfare supporter, but not to the degree where I think we need to save prairie dog habitats. And if got any weirder, which it sounds like it did, then I would not want to train there. The worst part for me was when they would lecture on and on about stuff you had heard them talk about dozens of times before. And it was mostly stupid stories that had nothing to do with training.
Maybe that was what part of the power-trip/ego-inflating thing that led to the current state of affairs. They had total control over their audience, and they could say whatever they wanted, and eventually what they were saying became less about martial arts and more about their personal opinions.
All that said, though, I still have some great memories from that place and still use some of what I learned. Like breathing techniques and some of the I-Chin-Ching postures. Just wish I could remember Chen Tai Chi. If I could find a place that taught that and had Tai Chi sparring, I would be a happy man. -
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Style: Kungfu--It definitely got worse with time. I went to several festivals where "Story Hour" took such a precedence that by the end of the actual form training it was too dark to see what was being taught, and people pretty much just gave up. This eventually seemed to lead to the testing being the day before so that they could "start the festival earlier" the following day, but that deteriorated pretty quickly to late starts and long lunches so that the same situation was happening. Application of the form was almost never taught, and when it was it tended to be very repetitive of the applications taught in every other form, or entirely generic "cut them this way" or "hit them here".
That said, I liked hearing anecdotal/"historical" stories pertinent to the form, but very often it was stories about how someone did something in some sparring match years ago... Guess it is easier to wax poetic than to actually teach a martial art/form and get questions about how to use it.


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Economic Commentary :: Time-Consistent Rules in Monetary and Fiscal Policy
- When households and businesses are uncertain whether or not a government policy will remain unchanged over its scheduled tenure, the outcome the policy aimed to achieve can be distorted by the public's expectation of how strictly it will be enforced.. How can you mitigate uncertainty so that the public will not adjust their reponse to it?
- Explain how election turnover can have an effect on how households and businesses respond to policies.
- Discuss how optimal policy depends on whether policymakers can commit to the policy. What does it mean when a policy is time-inconsistent?
- Explain a scenario in which the dilemma of time-inconsistency appears directly in the conduct of monetary and fiscal policy.
- Give examples of the effects that an independent central bank may have on inflation.
- How do you make time-consistent rules work?
Economic Commentary :: The College Wage Premium
- What is the college wage premium and how does it affect earnings?
- What other educational investment decisions affect the college wage premium?
- What is the advanced degree premium and how does it influence college premium calculations?
- Give an example of a college major that has a higher rate of advanced-degree holders than do majors as a whole, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2009.
- Explain how students' field of study has a strong effect on potential earnings.
Economic Commentary :: Do Bank Branches Matter Anymore?
- What tangible benefits do brick-and-morter bank branches provide consumers in low-and moderate-income neighborhoods?
- Should policymakers provide a solution to the problem of the incrasing distance between bank branch and consumers in low-to moderate-income neighborhoods?
- How does a bank's physical presence help it develop valuable knowledge about credit risks and business opportunities by interacting with consumers and businesses as it delivers deposit and loan products?
- What are the advantages to lenders of new tools such as credit scores; arm's-length business models based on complex risk estimations; and other automated underwriting rules?
- Who benefits the most from neighborhood banking?
Economic Commentary :: Are Jobless Recoveries the New Norm?
What is meant by a jobless recovery?
- How have payroll employment levels dropped and the unemployment rate risen during the recent recession? How is this different from past recessions?
- What are the consequences of longer periods of unemployment? Do you think this has implications for government policy?
- Why do employers lay off workers temporarily or cut their hours during recessions? What are the consequences of these practices when business picks up?
Economic Commentary :: A Credit Score is a Ranking Not a Score
What is a credit score?
- What is a FICO score?
- Why did the three credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion, join forces?
- What are some of the factors that can affect your credit score?
- How can I find out why my credit score is?


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Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader tells Alan why he believes the Democratic party needs to get more aggressive.
Jul 7, 2012
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-- welcome back -- Kentucky tonight thank you come on don't appreciate very much you wrote a scathing piece -- your website.
About the Democratic Party and I'm with you -- that there's no reason why they shouldn't be miles ahead of what the Republicans are doing right now -- -- -- -- -- on this.
Exactly but it hasn't when the democratic leadership in the congress didn't.
Do you think based on the record based on what John Boehner the speaker and it's our particular candor have passed in the house.
And the last two years and what they're trying to get through in the house.
That this is the in the cruelest most -- Most ignorant most anti people most war mongering and most Wall Street indentured.
Republican Party in history in this area.
You'll wire two landslide you know and that is kind of an -- constable.
-- -- me smile.
And one of them.
Finally good to me because -- raise less money yeah.
So basically they're endangering it is in the republic.
Admitting there -- -- when you talk to them.
They are admitting they're gonna lose the house again in the number -- John Boehner and Eric Cantor.
So that means even if Obama wins he can get anything done.
I was upset when I heard when I hear people continue to say.
President Obama could have been anything you want and when he had Democrat majority in both houses but he really didn't you of these blue dog Democrats as you -- -- net earpiece.
That reeling for all named right in -- -- will be Republicans including have recently the seventeen as you mentioned.
Who supported by the move by.
Boehner and cantor.
And ice.
To -- holder for contempt of congress.
Well they that's true -- you say about the Democrats really should have a huge margin.
Wears a blue dog Democrats can't do it tipped the scale that terribly huge margin in the house I mean just look at this -- just look at the way this would -- Every time the insurance companies drug companies.
Are gouging people.
People sometimes -- this you have to -- guy.
-- Republicans defend the insurance and drug companies.
And get more tax breaks while more deregulation market more federal cops -- the corporate crime -- Every time there -- corporate polluters -- a coal industry.
Every time there's unsafe workplace there's disaster like -- coal mine collapsed while back.
Who -- blocking stronger penalties who's blocking stronger safety standards.
It's the Republicans in the house.
Every time there's issues to whether we can make them do -- year less dirty or the water and contaminated food.
Safer for people there on the side.
Of the corporations who don't want law and order they don't want safety standards and don't wanna allow people injured have been obtained court.
It isn't because the fact is that neither party can get.
Elected without the support of the corporation's.
A dispute because it is just money I mean this policy.
Is running all over the country she measures her loyalty was the Democratic Party going into one district after the receive money confuses celebrity's Democrats.
That is not what's gonna win what's gonna -- are bright lines.
And answering the question that's on people's minds -- sides are these parties.
And if you can answer the question the way it's Brent Gambill wrote -- book did for many years.
Peter on the side of working tablets and the people you're gonna win again and again.
You know if you don't put -- -- proposal and those costly wars overseas bring the money back bring the soldiers back.
Support the Community Colleges in terms of tuition increases.
Develop the whole public works program you know to repair America and every community was good paying jobs that can't be exported to China.
If you're not taking stands like that in -- people have trouble distinguishing you from your Republican opponent look what happened.
When I put this minimum wage.
Persuaded Jesse Jackson junior.
That wasn't difficult and he -- about 24 co sponsors.
He's been called -- -- was called catching up with 1960.
In other words a ten dollar minimum wage itself and dollars and -- quarter.
-- lost in the western world Ontario stemmed rose in the quarter anyway a ten dollar minimum -- Well not only increase.
A consumer demand and a recessionary economy tens of billions of dollars.
It will improve the state of thirty million workers.
And in so doing draw a bright line with -- Republicans who don't want any minimum wage and they wouldn't mind if people working for 2000.
Sadly Jesse Jackson junior stepped -- here for both -- little bit but.
Did it do you usually the Democratic Party needs to be more progressive and that would win the more he.
And of course I mean you know that they basically are not getting the message across the use these phrases like Kia -- a good example and the fourth of July parade.
And Florida congressman bill -- the Republican.
Woods approached by a worker -- Congressman young Jesse Jackson junior is pushing for -- increase -- minimum wage ten bucks an hour would you support that.
Tell young sir it probably not how about getting major.
And the elements that I Abuja.
And I -- -- what makes a Palestinian our he can't he can't live on that.
Young says well then why do you want the benefit Africa.
Any other open all over it's been Huffington Post these -- the insensitivity.
So -- his democratic opponent Chesapeake Ehrlich say.
Florida if you look at the language has -- little beyond is out of touch with what hardworking people go through every day.
-- that's the phrase they use.
Instead he doesn't care about people in his district.
He doesn't care that he's making over a 120 dollars an hour with enormous pensions and life insurance and health insurance in congress and he -- -- this.
This -- that wants the ten dollars and which is what the minimum wage it would have been in 1968.
Catching up with 1960 and -- Inflation adjustment.
They'll have the right language -- -- they're stuck with these political consultants who brought -- to defeat.
In 2010.
There are charging them 15%.
Further expensive TV ads that the interest in these political consultant.
This should be acquired.
But you're -- I think it can does what can happen.
There are a lot of outside the congress prominent Democrats some of them -- retired.
Some of them -- like Robert Reich former secretary of labor.
Like Barbara Ehrenreich wrote the book.
And Mark Green who ran for a number put millions a year.
We all got together and formed a committee decided to Democratic Party by giving -- a chill out and there's duper.
Prepared personally -- to switch gears is the best way to describe it.
It comes from their -- Republican Kevin Phillips temples once.
Republicans have great instincts for the jugular while Democrats have been instincts for the couple.
You know on and messaging is a real issue I wish list of people like George lake -- for example.
Who would help them with phraseology would help the messaging the health care for example health care bill.
Which they've done a terrible job selling that to the American public -- -- your support -- the Affordable Care Act but it's been a while we've had but they don't allow the job selling it.
They don't know the language who don't want the -- why because and a Smart no because they've got their hand out to Aetna and Cigna the health insurance giant supermarkets but guys like Pfizer and Merck.
They're trying to -- raise money that tends to -- in their language.
They could is that about obamacare and I think we should have pulled Medicare fraud but they could -- -- about obamacare.
We you know it's gonna reduce the number of people in this country we're gonna have to face the question -- -- -- -- is what 45000 Americans die every year court -- Harvard medical researchers because they can't afford health insurance.
To get diagnosed and treated for their illness or injury and this is going to reduce the number of Americans all over America.
-- don't who don't have to decide because they can't have helped ensure it does so we talked.
And that's ridiculous -- -- you Juan is the oldest question in American politics and they are not answering this.
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I have two young kids, an 8-year-old daughter and a son who's almost 7, who have long been curious about these strange games Mommy and Daddy play with their friends. (They also love the funny dice, so we gave them their first polynomial dice sets a couple Christmases ago.) My wife and I tried playing Faery's Tale with them a year or two ago, but that fizzled because they were too young to keep on track for very long, and I was having some trouble switching mental gears from my usual darker, more mature games to harmless kids' fare.
This past month, my wife talked me into running a short, simple D&D v.3.5 adventure for her and the kids. She and I did almost all the char-gen, using the 1st-level starting packages in the PH, and deliberately choosing classes without complex features or too many options (sorcerer rather than wizard, no paladins or monks, etc.). We also ignored many of the more complicated mechanics (alignment, attacks of opportunity, Concentration checks, etc.) in order to teach and run the game more quickly. It went well, and the kids want to play more someday soon.
Over the next couple days, my son decided to make up his own game, so used his (very spotty) memory of the D&D rules to work out an adventure very similar to the one I ran, but with his own touches. Partway into designing it, he asked his older sister to help out, and they played it by themselves the next day. It wasn't much more than "let's pretend" with some very vague rules attached, but they enjoyed it, he was very proud of his work, and naturally I was quite flattered. My wife and I have had few doubts that our kids would grow up to be gamers, and this pretty much seemed to clinch it!
When my wife and I were discussing what to run for them, we briefly considered True20. However, I haven't done anything with that system in ages, and my wife isn't familiar with all the rules, so we went with D&D. It's the system we know best, which made it easy to simplify the rules off the cuff.
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thats what im getting at.
If the ball is pitched back , you have slightly more time to adjust, don't you?
but i agree that the way cricket is played thats how you should go about it.
However we are here taking about how that's an odd facet of the game when you consider that those fuller deliveries are in a way inferior as a batsman is more likely to score off them and also more likely to edge rather than play & miss them. (edge < play & miss error-wise)
I know it might sound stupid as we all perceive an edge to be far better than a play and a miss even though it's a smaller mistake.
Think of it like this-
A thick edge to gully off a fuller length compared to a play & a miss off a same fuller length?
In which case did the batsman make a bigger error?
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Proud Supporter of All Blacks
Seem to recall Ed Smith arguing the same point in a recent(ish) article on cricinfo about luck in the sport.
Originally Posted by Ed Smith
- As featured in The Independent.
"Even when England lost 5-0 in 2006-07 I don't remember them folding like this. This is as bad as I have seen from an England side."
- Mick Vaughan on the 2013/14 tourists' efforts
there's no doubt that luck is a huge factor in this sport on an individual basis.. (although it may balance out over the whole team)
a guy may make his first mistake on 30 runs and get out.
another guy may make numberous mistakes and still get a 100.
and we'd praise the latter and bash the former.
A luck-less patch may put one out of form, while a lucky period may bring one back in form.
the more you give thought to it, the more you realize that the sport is odd and that numbers only reveal half the story.
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I had a nightmare this morning. I can't remember the details but the main character in my dream, a monster made up of all hands was clear. I was frightened by it and when I woke up realized its significance. It represented failure.
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For a brief moment, it appeared the streak was in jeopardy. And then the Miami Heat showed why they have won so many games in succession. After the Toronto Raptors rallied to tie the score early in the fourth quarter, the Heat scored 12 consecutive points to secure their 108-91 victory Sunday at Air Canada Centre. The winning streak now moves to 22 straight, tying the 2007-08 Houston Rockets for second longest in NBA history. Guard Dwyane Wade led the Heat with 24 points and nine assists while LeBron James added 22 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. Center Chris Bosh, facing his former team, finished with 18 points.
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The book is The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. It's an alternative history novel, in which WWII ended differently and European/Russian Jews settled in Sitka, Alaska instead of Israel. (This was a real proposal at the time.) So you end up with a whole Yiddish-speaking micronation right next to native tribal lands. And despite being a novel about Jews in Alaska, it never repeats themes or jokes from Northern Exposure, though I did guffaw at the nickname "The Frozen Chosen".
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Thanks, Fredric. I think I'll mix it up seasonally. Though I've been gently teased about my typography obsession in the past, that header would look hideous in Times New Roman.
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i think this is great idea. you are comparing a cigar with book. that's nice stuff. most of the readers like to smoke cigar while reading. and i am one of them. i like short stories so one cuban cigar per short story.
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Director, Hayao Miyazaki, who won a Best Animated Feature Oscar for Spirited Away enhances his legendary reputation as one of the world's most visionary filmmakers with his amazing new animated adventure, Howl's Moving Castle, brimming with imagination, humour, action and romance.
In a sort of quasi-European fantasy setting where war rages and sorcerers and witches abound, Sophie (voiced by Emily Mortimer), an average teenage girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl (Christian Bale). She is subsequently turned into a 90-year-old woman (now voiced by Jean Simmons) by the vain and conniving Wicked Witch of the Waste (Lauren Bacall).
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Image #1: T1W sag images show high signal round mass in the anterior, superior third ventricle obstructing the Foramen of Monro and causing hydrocephalus.
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Dullahan to win Belmont in absence of I'll Have Another -- Connections get luck of the Irish with favorite's defection
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It will be Hamlet without the prince at Belmont tomorrow, but it will still be a helluva race, thrown wide open by the absence of the Triple Crown pretender.
Dullahan, named after a Celtic god of Mythology and owned by Jerry Crawford of Donegal Stables, will be the favorite at 9/5 or so.
He worked in a very impressive manner earlier this week and finished like a train in the Kentucky Derby, so the mile and a half distance should suit him.
The knock against Dullahan is that he is really a turf horse, or a polytrack horse, and is far more effective on those surfaces than dirt. His best race ever was in the Bleu Grass stakes over the polytrack in Keeneland, so there are still questions about him on dirt.
Paynter is trained by Bob Baffert, so that automatically makes him a contender. He has early speed which will see him prominent early on and there are no better speed riders than Mike Smith, who has a clock in his head and is very familiar with Belmont from his years riding there.
The other big contender is Union Rags from the Michael Matz stable, aka known as Barbaro's trainer. He was the winter favorite for the Derby after a massive two-year-old year, but has disappointed this year badly with poor breaks in both the Florida Derby and the Kentucky Derby costing him any chance.
Under new jockey John Velazquez, he should certainly get out of the gate, and if he runs back to his two-year-old form, he will run them very close.
My selection is Dullahan because of that amazing 45 and change workout over the Belmont strip earlier this week. His class and closing kick should give him the victory given that Paynter and a few others will set a contested pace.
Dullahan, followed by Paynter and Union Rags, with the inexperienced but talented outsider Unstoppable U to complete the superfecta, are my choices.
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SingleDonald | Jun 09, 2012, 11:27 PM EDT
I had Union Rags today! He went off as a co-favorite with Dullahan, and paid $7.50. As stated previously, I knew the mile and a half distance would be too much for Dullahan, considering his blood lines. What a day at Belmont, with 85,000 people in attendance!
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Bythebay | Jun 09, 2012, 09:53 AM EDT
Dullahan's Donegal Stables is NOT in Ireland, it is in Iowa, US. No connection to Ireland or Donegal.
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$phone = $($entry.phone)The $phone at the start of the string is the variable within powershell. the "($entry" is the variable for the csv specified at the top of the code and ".phone)" is the column name in the csv.
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Book review: The Deep Zone: A Novel by James M. Tabor
There are still a few places left on Earth where, if you come to grief, you're on your own. Those lethal sites include certain peaks and "supercaves" delving miles beneath the earth, and Waitsfield author James M. Tabor writes about them with knowledge and brio. In two nonfiction best sellers, Forever on the Mountain (2008) and Blind Descent (2010), this former History Channel producer has chronicled expeditions so perilous that the corpses of those who died en route often remain as warnings for explorers to come.
In The Deep Zone: A Novel, published this month, Tabor has switched gears without changing the subject. He returns here to the underground world of Blind Descent, and readers of that book will recognize features of Cheve and Huautla, real mammoth caves in Mexico.
But it would be impossible to confuse Tabor's sober nonfiction with The Deep Zone, which is fiction in hyperdrive. It's a fast-paced techno-thriller bristling with guns, two-fisted heroes and heroines, scantily clad women, colorful bad guys, and acronyms. While the science behind the story is thoroughly researched — and fascinating — this is very much a beach book.
In Blind Descent, cavers endured unbelievable hardships for the thrill of discovery. In The Deep Zone, they do it to save the world. Hallie Leland, a brilliant young microbiologist, caver and all-around formidable outdoorswoman, has been summoned to Washington, D.C., to join a team seeking a last-ditch weapon against a rogue strain of Acinetobacter bacteria.
First contracted by soldiers in Afghanistan, the flesh-eating infection is poised to rampage through the U.S. military, and the president has proclaimed it "potentially the worst threat since Pearl Harbor." The most likely cure is an organism known as "moonmilk" that thrives in the depths of a Mexican supercave, on a site contested by drug lords, natives and federales. Because of her previous experience there, Hallie is recruited for a mission to descend 5000 vertical feet and recover a new sample — in just a week.
As if those stakes weren't high enough, Tabor tips us off to the presence of moles inside the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) who once framed Hallie for espionage and retain a vested interest in her mission's failure. This being a thriller, the conspiracy ascends to the highest levels of government.
Tabor's omniscient narrative is almost frenetically busy. Chapters focused on the cave expedition alternate with ones devoted to a heroic army doctor; to scientists striving to break the bacterium's genetic code; and to a slew of villains, ranging from dead-eyed psychos with special-ops training to a Cabinet member who blithely relieves himself on the Lincoln Memorial.
The tale is paced like a summer action movie — and is sometimes just as hard to take seriously. The characters conform so fully to type that readers will quickly ferret out the identities of the BARDA moles. The dialogue often sounds like something Roland (2012) Emmerich could have penned. And, by continually taking the action outside his star setting — the cave — Tabor dilutes its unsettling force.
That is unfortunate, because the underground scenes are not just exhaustively detailed but tense and freaky. Tabor has made his Cueva de Luz a virtual theme park of nightmares, from a 500-foot drop to a flooded tunnel to an acid lake. Luckily, one of the expedition members, a shadowy government agent named Wil Bowman, has brought a pack of high-tech gadgets that would make Q slaver with envy.
Bowman is also 6-foot-4 with "unblinking eyes the blue of glacial ice," and he's super-dreamy — in Hallie's view. In an apparent bid for the female audience, Tabor has not merely created strong central women characters but turned his supercave into an unlikely setting for romance. There's a basis for this: In Blind Descent, Tabor noted that some couples have indeed gotten busy underground. But those cavers didn't have a week to save humanity, and it's hard not to giggle at passages in The Deep Zone like this one:
[H]e peered straight into her eyes and held his gaze there and, crazy though it seemed, one mile deep in a supercave, on a mission that could save hundreds of people from horrible deaths — or not, if they failed — Hallie decided he was going to kiss her.
It's as if, an hour into Contagion, Laurence Fishburne stopped barking quarantine orders to give Kate Winslet the look of love.
Tabor's prose rarely gets this silly, though he does indulge in a few too many sentences like "I've got GPS waypoints to the cave in a HUD on my NVDs." But then, The Deep Zone is a thriller in the mode of Michael Crichton, who was never celebrated for his turns of phrase, and all the author really needs to do is keep readers hooked while satisfying their appetites for science-y stuff.
That Tabor does, for the most part. But he might have done well to bypass some of the firefights and Bondian villainy in favor of more time in the cave. A passage to the bowels of the Earth that "breathes" like a living organism, plays tricks on the human mind and hides creatures with the potential to save us from super-bacteria — all that is not just thrilling but real. The novel's well-worn thriller tropes pale by comparison.
"The Deep Zone" by James M. Tabor. Ballantine Books, 432 pages. $26. Tabor will speak and sign books on Friday, May 4, 7 p.m., at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester.


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Each year, e.Republic's Center for Digital Government and Digital Communities Program honors "Top U.S. Digital Cities," which "successfully incorporate information technology into operations to better serve constituents and businesses," according to the award's website. For the third year in a row, Ann Arbor, MI ranked in the top ten. Ann Arbor took sixth place amongst 13 cities with a population between 75,000 and 124,000 people that made the 2010 top ten list (there were a few ties this year). Ann Arbor tied with West Palm Beach, FL.
annarbor.com recently reported; "The City of Ann Arbor was recognized for several online initiatives," which set the city apart. Some of the ways the local government is using the internet to serve constituents are listed in the article; "1) Launching an open data catalog; 2) Introducing online payment for water bills, which also allows residents to forgo paper bills by delivering electronic statements; 3) Using social networking, including Facebook, Twitter, Animoto and Foursquare; 4) Adding eTRAKiT, an online permitting and development records systems that includes planning and development information, inspection results, the ability to look up permits online and check registration with the city or schedule inspections," according to the annarbor.com report.
Although municipal budgets are tight across the board, 2010's recipients "continue to demonstrate the transformative power of information technology," by budgeting in information technology, according to Director Todd Sander. "Economic conditions are bringing about a fundamental rethinking of local government structures and support strategies. It is clear from the results [of the "Digital Cities Survey"] that digital technology is a critical factor in helping organizations not only maintain, but actually improve service delivery when faced with fewer employees and smaller budgets."
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Vermont scored two mentions in the September issue of Saveur [1] magazine. The New England Maple Museum, [2] in Pittsford, is one of six on a list of food museums around the world that are worthy of visitation. The story's blurb: "The Met and the Louvre [3] have their appeal, but these establishments are far more appetizing." Calling the NEMM a "decidedly folksy affair," writer Iris Brooks explains that "Mr. Doolittle, a storytelling mannequin, greets arrivals with tidbits about Vermont farm life..."
No offense to Mr. Doolittle, but given the choice, I'd take the Louvre.
The magazine's August "agenda" includes the Vermont Fresh Network [4]'s 12th annual forum, to be held at Shelburne Farms' [5] Coach Barn on August 5. The event's theme is "Eat It to Save It: Renewing Our Farm and Food Traditions."
The folks at VFN are in good company . . . other special events that made Saveur's calendar include the far-flung South American Festival da Pinga, which celebrates Brazilian sugar cane liquor, and the Sardine Festival in Scala Koloni, Greece.
Too bad the mag didn't deliver all the Forum's juicy details. There was no mention, for instance, of the event's keynote speaker, ethno-botanist Gary Paul Nabhan [6]. The Arizona-based author penned one of the first "localvore" books, the sensuously descriptive Coming Home to Eat [7], back in 2002. If you think it's tough eating local in Vermont, try living in a desert!
Nowadays, Nabhan is the director of the Center for Sustainable Environments [8], and is a founder of — Renewing America's Food Traditions — project. Tickets to the forum and the accompanying dinner, prepared by 20 chefs from local restaurants such as Elements in St. Johnsbury, Café Provence [9]
in Brandon and The Inn at Shelburne Farms [10], are $60 for the general public. Info, 434-2000.Another mainstream mention? Roy Blount Jr. [11] ends his August 15 review [12] of American Food Writing: An Anthology with Classic Recipes, edited by Molly O'Neill, with a paean to Corby Kummer [13]'s "tribute to Vermont cheesemakers Cindy and David Major." The Majors make the highly acclaimed Vermont Shepherd cheese [14], which received highest honors from the American Cheese Society [15]. Blount's final word on the anthology: "That cheese won a blue ribbon. So should this book."
[1] http://www.saveur.com/
[2] http://www.maplemuseum.com/
[3] http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home_flash.jsp?bmLocale=en
[4] http://www.vermontfresh.net/
[5] http://www.shelburnefarms.org/
[6] http://www.garynabhan.com/home.html
[7] http://www2.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall01/002017.htm
[8] http://home.nau.edu/environment/
[9] http://www.7nvt.com/7n/listing.htm?establishment_id=491
[10] http://www.7nvt.com/7n/listing.htm?establishment_id=154
[11] http://www.royblountjr.com/
[12] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/books/review/Blount-t.html?ex=1185422400&en=1b8dde8f7dd1b371&ei=5070
[13] http://www.theatlantic.com/about/people/ckbio.htm
[14] http://www.vermontshepherd.com/
[15] http://www.cheesesociety.org/index.cfm


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December 5th: All shipping methods except U.S.P.S. First-Class Package International Service� are safe.
December 6th: International orders made not selecting U.S.P.S. Priority Mail Express International� shipping will likely arrive in January.
December 11th: USPS FIRST CLASS and STANDARD may not make it in time and neither will USPS EXPRESS MAIL INTERNATIONAL.
December 16th: ALMOST NOTHING IS SAFE. USPS EXPRESS is the only safe USPS option.
December 19th: A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE (IF THINGS PLACED ON OR AFTER THIS DATE ARRIVE BY THE 24TH, THAT IS)