text:
i have a fisher
The one with my water team is in a Kyogre outfit, the one with my main team in a Lucario outfit, the one with my Electrivire has... well... I think you can understand where my flow is. :P
My one and only Battle Pass has my character in the Roserade costume. Beating Neon Colosseum was a bit annoying, but I got it. But now I need a Roserade on my team, seems kinda random without it. XD
I have claimed Respectshipping (Ash x Drew).
Im basically Young Guy A with Black shirt with gold pokeball on it, black hat with silver pokeball pattern on it, yellow, black wristbands, blue jeans, black and gold shoes and wild shades. It looks pretty BA!
R.I.P. Pseudos Legend Clan. We lost you 10/10/10.
ALL the clothes are black (even shoes) and its the little guy... and the fire badge on me too.
hai bh :3
the black formal clothes WITHOUT the hat
Mine is the Cool Boy, and wears the cyber pants, that jacket with the flame design, a Pokeball badge, a brown cowboy hat, and a pair of shades.
404 Error 2: File Not Found- Chapter 9 up now!
Author profile
Banner done by me. I do not do requests. The Shinies are not up for trade.
Fizzy Bubbles info
pikachu hat, pikachu shirt, pikachu pants, red boots, piakchu badge and the disguise glasses. you know. the one with the mustache. hes the muscle man btw.
hai bh :3
one word: me
I have ten passes--five singles teams and five doubles teams. I change their looks every now and then, so it's kind of tough to describe them.
My Pearl version me is a Cool Boy wearing almost all the Rider clothing (if not all), with a pokeball bag and a 4-leaf clover badge. He has Emerald eyes and light brown hair and pale skin.
Signiture template thanks to varanus_komodoensis
My Pokémon Website: Ace Trainers United
Pearl Version: 0345-8210-7371 Team:
SoulSilver Version: 2323-7794-0353 Team:
White Version: 3310-4210-6662 Team In-Process: Complete: Training: To be Made: ??? ??? ???
X Version: *To Be Bought* Team In-Progress: Complete: Training: To be Made: Chesnaught Aurorus
Hello i want more frined here it is my FC 4768-9441-0375
Let's see . . .
Young Girl with:
Tan skin.
Brown hair.
Brown eyes.
Black and Yellow hat.
All black outfit. I think its the Poketopia one.
Shoes. Don't know what color/
Fingerless gloves.
Trainer bag.
And the funny thing is, it looks like me, except i'm not that freakishly skinny
What is love but what the heart wants, when the head plays no part, when undeniably you have found the one for you? Love is beautiful and fragile.
3DS Friend code: 1650-1704-4324
Safari: Bug type. Masquerain, Ledyba, Pinsir.
Playing: Pokemon Y
Add me for battles and trades if you wish. PM me so I can also add you. I'm also offering trading services, i.e. Pokerus, Battle Point items, and Y-exclusives, as well as to evolve Pokemon through the link trade method. Let me know if you are interested.
The Kyogre costume. Yep.
But mainly because I'm using a Rain Team right now.
I keep coming across Cool Boy opponents with bright orange jackets. Anyone know how to unlock it? I thought I had all the accessories but maybe not...
White FC: 2752 7256 1420 - Borma
I don 't customize my trainer.
Eeveelover824 made this awesome banner
I am back to Pokémon/Serebiiforums. If you had any business with me before my long time outside Serebiiforums, let me know by a Private Message
My trainer looks like me if I had silver anime guy hair.
Former Champion of SerebiiForums.com
I usually design my characters with a theme similar to my pass. My only team I have as of now is mono-dark so I use the Cool Girl character with a black pageboy hat, a white and black striped top, black pants, black sandals, and I think she has either white, black, or white and black bangles. I use the Courtyard Collosseum background for my pass.
I had no idea that you could customize your person in these games...
Now that i do i will most definitely be getting it and playing it on my cousins wii O_O
I use the little girl because I'm really short and I put her in all of the space gear, mainly the black and purple stuff, but I also have another pass with the girl in yellow and blue stuff. Other than that she has dark hair and green eyes like I do.
I use a cool guy of course and for some reason I love the cyber jacket and poketopia beret. On another note, I was annoyed to find that only young girls (or maybe little girls?) can have purple eyes. I really wanted purple eyes (despite the effeminate connotations behind it), but I settled for red eyes instead.
"Be yourself and no regrets... that's our motto!"
I am a Christian and proud of it! Copy and paste this if you are too.
In Soviet Russia, Pokemon claim you!
Current play through-
Heartgold FC: 4686 1335 9888. Feel free to add me and message me to add you too!
I use the young girl and dress her up in the purple and white minidress and all that gear. Also she has the fingerless gloves and purple eyes.
oh hai thur.
Uh... I forgot the name of the trainer, but I use the tall female one.
I usually dress her in jeans, black tank, fingerless gloves and sunglasses.
Spoiler:- The Awesome Banner:
^Credit goes to Tyranitarquake for the awesome banner!Leaving for a long time. Goodbye.


text:
8 bit Kids Commodore Revenge by HyppocampeSound | wav | 1:23
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Kids Quirky
Description: A song for Kids with funny old computer sounds. Ideal for cartoon or Kids TV show.
Groove Action Movie by HyppocampeSound | wav | 1:30
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Action
Description: Jingle for action movie, spy film or action videogames with a sixties touch, in a modern groove. Un jingle pour films d'action, d'espionnage ou pour jeux vidéo d'action, avec une touche sixties dans une groove actuelle.
Comedy Humour Benny Song by HyppocampeSound | mp3 | 0:37
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Comedy
Description: A theme for comedy, humoristic, and happy videos.
Brit Pop 1 by HyppocampeSound | wav | 2:28
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Alternative Pop
Description: A dynamic brit rock dance song influenced by Blur, Two Door Cinema Club, Franz Ferdinand and a USA touch with Vampire Weekend and Electric Guest. A mix of synth and a catchy electric guitar for a groovy mood.
Christmas & Roll by HyppocampeSound | wav | 1:28
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Christmas
Description: Can we reinvent the Christmas song? I do not think so. But you can put different ingredients to make it taste anything else. A bit of "Jingle Bell Rock", a little slow House beat, a bit of Reggae or funk, of course Sleigh Bells and Chimes and you've got an other flavor. Let's taste it.
On TV by HyppocampeSound | mp3 | 2:37
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Game Shows
Description: A sixties TV Show theme kind of music. Royalty Free Music and Stock Music for Creative Audio Visual Projects Including YouTube, TV, Film, PowerPoint, Flash, and All Media.
New Folk Corporate (Loop Edit) by HyppocampeSound | wav | 0:50
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Pop
Description: A corporate song influenced by the new rock folk scene, by groups like Mumfors & Sons, The Lumineers, of monsters and men, etc...with acoustic guitar, Ukulele, lots of percussions, accordion, clap hands, podorythmy, honky tonk piano, bells and glockenspiel. Very melodic, organic, uplifting, happy, with a positive mood.
Ok Go (Loop) by HyppocampeSound | wav | 0:35
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Pop
Description: This is an original composition for all your corporate media! In this track, you have all you need for a good animation with after effects or others. A song with positive acoustic arrangements using the Ukulele, Glockenspiel, Bells, Piano, Strings and Happy Clapping. "Ok Go" is a uplifting business / corporate track that brings images of business success, productivity and growth. On Audiomicro, you'll find the complete version, a 1 minute Commercial Edit version and a 30 secs Commercial Edit version that you can use for different project.
DreamStep by HyppocampeSound | wav | 2:22
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Dubstep
Description: An atmospheric beginning with an ambient piano that turn to an Urban Dubstep with a lot of beat and bass. This is a mix of ambient music, atmospheric piano and urban Dubstep. Let's dream...
Let's Rock Stones Rolling by HyppocampeSound | wav | 2:30
Genres: Royalty Free Music , Classic Rock
Description: A Rolling Stones Sound-Alike with blues feel, energy, very sixties and British. A mixed Influences by Honky Tonk Woman, Start Me Up and Brown Sugar. Classic rock...
Sort By
Filter By
- Action
- Advertising and Commercials
- Aerobics and Workout
- African
- Alternative Pop
- Ambient
- Ambient
- Ambient Melodic
- Ambient Soundscapes
- Animation and Video Games
- Avant-garde
- Big Beat
- Breakbeat
- Children
- Children and Cartoon
- Christmas
- Cinematic
- Classic Rock
- Comedy
- Contemporary
- Contemporary
- Corporate
- Corporate
- Disco
- Drama
- Drama
- Dramatic
- Drum N Bass
- Dubstep
- Electro
- electronic
- Ethnic
- Experimental Post-Rock
- Family Fun
- Film Scores
- Folk
- Funk
- Game Shows
- Halloween
- Hip Hop
- Horror/Suspense
- House Dance Progressive
- Indie Rock
- International
- Jazz
- JazzPop Light Jazz
- Kids Quirky
- Lounge
- Lounge Chillout
- Lounge Chillout
- Lounge Exotica
- Modern Rock
- Moods
- New Age
- New Age - Melodic
- Orchestral
- Pop
- Pop
- Production Element Beat
- Rock
- Sci-Fi
- Sports Shows
- Spots
- Surf
- Suspense
- Synth Phrase
- Thriller
- TV Theme

subset: commoncrawl


text:
We sincerely appreciate your Seminary gifts. Your Online contributions can be made through
PayPal without establishing an account. Please Select the appropriate Button.
Giving opportunities include:
· A gift for general operation. These funds are used where most needed by the Seminary.
· A gift for student assistance. Gifts provide financial assistance toward a student's tuition.
·A gift for endowment. These funds are invested and provide a perpetual source of income as designated by the donor for students, faculty support and other needs at the Seminary.
For more information about giving to the Pentecostal Theological Seminary contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
423.478.7707 or 7898


text:
Discuss Psychic Abilities for Free. No Account is Needed.
I have noticed that there is no discussion about invisibility
Is it very difficult to acheive?Do you know any real life examples who has acheived invisibility?
I would be happy to get as much information as possible on this topic
What kind of invisibility, do you want to be invisible to the mind, or do you want light to literally bend around or go through you.
One requires telepathy and some energy manipulation, the other requires phasing or energy manipulation.
I am talking about physical invisibility
It will probably involve bending of light so no one can see you
I imagine the energy required to bend light would be immense on this level of reality. The phasing approach seems more practical, though phasing is also a lost art here. You may have to do some digging. The old PsiPog archives might have some information.
Personally I would imagine you would have better luck with obfuscating, cloak in the minds eye. People would be able to see you, but you would seem like a breeze of air, nothing to be regarded. Works especially well in crowds. They would see you as a hollow shell and forget they saw you the second you left sight. A powerful tool in the right hands.
I have to agree with Arc on this. Bending air is not too hard but bending light would require a massive amount of energy and concentration. In theory, you would need to change the physical density of all the air within your shield to a plasma or near plasma state. A dangerous situation on its own merit.
Thinking along he lines of obfuscating, it requires little to no concentration and the biggest risk is scaring someone by sneaking up on them. I used to do that in highschool all the time not realizing that I was obfuscating. I had a very paranoid friend who made it a practice to always know exactly who was around him and more than once he screamed and jumped out of his skin when I would speak aloud.
Perhaps you would not need to bend or illusion anything, and instead, use a shield that is programmed to mirror what is behind you and vice versa for the front of yourself, basically a mimic of sorts. Take a skyscraper for example, they use pretty mirror-like glass and sometimes (since the sky is all blue or black ) you dont see it at first, it is the same concept as that, except you would want to reverse the direction of perspective.
A friend whom I really trust said that he was sitting among a group of his friends mediating one time and went into a deep state. When he stopped meditating everyone around him sort of gasped; they had not noticed him there. I am not sure how it was accomplished; maybe it was just a coincidence that the friends hadn't paid attention to him or perhaps he had united so well with the pattern and flow of the environment around him that he no longer stood out, more like cloaking his spirit. Or, maybe, it was true invisibility. Who knows. My friend does not, to the best of my knowledge, practice psionics; he and I share a connection through our mutual love of indigenous skills and Earth-based spiritual practices at the Coyote Trails School of Nature in Ashland Oregon.
- Johann
I know you can use the earth element energy to ground yourself, and It's also slow acting but powerful energy. I don't know how practical it would be for invisibility... *passing thought*, unless you were to use it to create a field around your aura to halt outgoing energy, this way you would not be sensed by passerby's.
I'm pretty sure if you can think of a way to do it, it's doable. Energy requirements is the practicality end of it.
So long story made short, there are many ways to make yourself go unnoticed by the human mind as long as you are quiet. True physical invisibility is not practical. The only advantage I can see that physical invisibility has over perceptive is that technology will not see you. Sound and smell could still give you away.
If you want to be invisible to technology, that's going to take some next level stuff, and it would be highly situational.


text:
Belle Starr View Lodge at Robbers Cave State Park
800-654-8240, 918-465-2562
Located in Robbers Cave State Park
Wilburton, OK 74578
Robbers Cave State Park features 26 cabins, while Belle Starr View Lodge offers 20 rooms and a great room for ... read more...
9137 E Hartford
Ponca City, OK 74604
Camp McFadden, located on the west shore of Kaw Lake, is a recreation camp that is open for reservations. ... read more...
800-359-0866, 918-456-3847
10298 Hwy 10
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Located near Tahlequah, Peyton's Place is one of the oldest canoe camps on the Illinois River. A variety of ... read more...
800-749-2267, 918-456-4787
5116 Hwy 10
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Located on the banks of the Illinois River near Tahlequah, Riverside Resort offers raft, canoe and kayak rentals for ... read more...
The Lodge at Sequoyah State Park
800-368-1486, 918-772-2545
19808 Park 10
Hulbert, OK 74441
Located in Sequoyah State Park along the shores of Fort Gibson Lake, The Lodge at Sequoyah State Park is the largest ... read more...
Highway 8A
Watonga, OK 73772
Roman Nose State Park features 11 cabins and Roman Nose Lodge features 22 guest rooms. The 22-room lodge, ... read more...
800-654-8240, 918-465-2562
Hwy 2 N
Wilburton, OK 74578
Robbers Cave State Park is located in the scenic, hilly woodlands of the Sans Bois Mountains of southeast ... read more...
Lakeview Lodge at Beavers Bend State Park
800-435-5514, 580-494-6179
Hwy 259 North, Steven's Gap Rd
Broken Bow, OK 74728
Lakeview Lodge is a part of Beavers Bend State Park and is located in the mountainous region of southeast Oklahoma, ... read more...
Lake Murray State Park & Lodge
Park Office: 13528 Scenic Hwy 77
Ardmore, OK 73401
Lake Murray State Park is Oklahoma's first and largest state park consisting of 12,500 acres located on the shores ... read more...
6680 E 620 Rd
Locust Grove, OK 74352
Located in the heart of Oklahoma near Locust Grove, Sycamore Springs Ranch rests on more than 1,200 acres and offers a ... read more...


text:
Learn how to protect yourself from Internet scams. Read our online fraud prevention tips
Holidays ClassifiedsLocal LA Classified Ads |
14 listings match, 11-14 shown
Can't find what you're looking for? Try our
Advanced Search
Everyone is Welcome!Unlimited Job Positions!Anyone can Join!No Experience required!Instant Account Setup and Money Making!http://youthwealth.com/?myrefcode=4032
Web Id: NOO11238720
Published on NOLA.com 11/12. Updated 11/13.
14 listings match, 11-14 shown


text:
This turn-based combination strategy/squad combat game brings thoughtful gaming to a new level. One part is resource management: Can you build and lead a worldwide military force tasked with defending Earth from alien invaders? The other part is squad-level combat: Can you direct your troops to victory on various fields of battle against foes who are bent on your death? This blend of styles kept me playing for hours on end.
1. 'Dishonored"
Set in a rotting, alternate-universe world where steampunk visuals blend with advanced technology, "Dishonored" forces you to seek revenge for being framed for a murder you didn't commit. As you set out to assassinate your enemies, there are two extreme modes of play -- stealth or combat -- and you can choose between the divergent styles as you see fit. The pacing is your own. The decisions, for better or worse, are yours to make. But they will have consequences along the way, so choose wisely. With a fantastic setting, an excellent storyline and the ability to make the adventures your own, "Dishonored" is the best game of 2012.


text:
True Religion
Plaid Flannel Baseball Cap
True Religion constantly sets the standards for premium clothing. With it's rugged tradition, trademark washes and fits this product is a must have for any true cowboy at heart.
- 90% cotton 10% leather
- Leather front logo
- Intentional distressed areas
- Adjustable leather back strap
- Revolve Style No. TRUE-UH308
- Manufacturer Style No. TR1683
- Can't find your size? Place a special order inquiry for this item.


text:
Howdy, Stranger!
It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
- All Discussions27,538
- Orphaned Marques
- ↳ Hudson21,520
- ↳ Street Rods781
- ↳ Off Topic566
- ↳ American Motors153
- ↳ Kaiser - Frazer70
- ↳ Nash77
- ↳ Packard167
- ↳ Studebaker122
- Classic American Cars
- ↳ Ford Motor Company969
- ↳ Chrysler Corporation483
- ↳ GM Corporation1,411
- ↳ Post War Chevrolets78
- ↳ Pontiac Forum123
- General
- ↳ All makes1,988
- ↳ Poll Discussions25
- Swapmeets & Events
- ↳ Events132
- ↳ Swapmeets109
- Hot Rod Corner
- ↳ Ford Rods92
- ↳ Lead Sleds69
- Special Interest Groups
- ↳ The Flathead Forum141
- European marques
- ↳ MG Car Company2
- ↳ Mercedes-Benz2
In this Discussion
- dougc_portland December 2011
- Geoff C., N.Z. December 2011
- Park_W December 2011
- Snailslayer December 2011
- Tallent R December 2011
- walts garage-53 December 2011
Top Leaders
- 46HudsonPUPoints: 268
- Jon BPoints: 258
- RL ChiltonPoints: 255
- hudsontechPoints: 252
- Ken U-TxPoints: 252
Cruise Control question
I would like to install cruise control on my 54 Sedan. I am still running 6 volt so I would have to get a device to step down the voltage on the cruise control unit to 6 volts. Has anyone done this? If yes what brand cruise control unit did you buy? Any issues to be concerned with?
Doug -
Actualy you would want to do the opposite . Get a Power inverter to boost the 6 -volt positive ground up to 12 volt negative ground . Then hook that up to your cruise unit.
These are available from various places and in sizes according to your need.
RogerRetired Tech. -
Doug, what you need is a 6v to 12v converter so you can run the 12v cruise control. They're very available, in various power capacities for different applications. A cruise control doesn't use much power, so a suitable converter isn't very expensive. Decide on the cruise control unit first ... check the spec's and see how much current it draws. Multiply that by 12 to see what wattage it consumes, then choose a voltage converter with about twice that wattage.
One hint ... if you get it up and running and it won't stay engaged very long, it may be radiation interference from the spark plug wires. Go to resistor-type wires or change the wire from the cc unit out to the ignition coil or distributor to a shielded wire and it should be OK. Several of us have experienced that problem. -
Just get a cheap 12 volt battery, stick it in the trunk and make sure you lock it down. Get the unit from J C Whitney and install modern plug wires. This Is negative ground so power and ground the unit only, as it has the wire to ground. Just charge the battery 3 times a year. It's like my clock, it still runs on 6 volts using a house alarm battery and has been running now for 10 years, with a off and on switch. Going on a trip I turn it on. I charge it twice a year with a motorcycle battery charger. Walt.
Perhaps a smaller 12V battery Sealed lead acid battery would also work. There are 12V 12AH (amp hour) or 12V 18AH batteries on EBay from a company called Gruber that are used for kids power wheel toys, scooters and electric wheel chairs and battery backups. they are like $25ea and are Sealed. you can use a normal 12v 2amp charger to charge it up overnight. They are relatively small and will last 2 hours in a power wheel with my kid WOT the entire run so a smaller draw should last a long time as Walt mentioned.
If you only had a 6V charger, you could also buy 2) 6V batteries and run them in parallel to get 12V while in use, and flip the wires to charge in series at 6V. just a thought. -
Just get a motorcycle 12 volt and you can run the cruise for 20 hours with no worries. Just remember, connect positive to the juice wire, and negative to the ground wire on the cruise main body. Do not ground the car body. Walt.
Thank you guys for all the good feedback. You have given me several options to consider.
Doug -
Of course you could always go the old-fashioned way and fit a bowden cable to hold the throttle open!If you're stuck in a hole, stop digging.


text:
December 9, 2013
The sounds of Christmas came as a bit of a surprise to shoppers at the Post Oak Mall in College Station.
That's because the Texas A&M Singing Cadets, Women's Chorus and Century Singers did a flash mob Saturday afternoon at the mall's food court.
Nearly 200 singers were on hand to sing the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah.
"You know you always see these things on YouTube, on the news happening in big cities and everything like that. Hope they realize that it can happen in College Station also I think that's kind of interesting. Also I hope they'll take away we have a Christmas Concert on December 4th this coming Sunday at 3 P.M. in Rudder Auditorium.
You can get tickets at the MSC Box Office," said Andy Rowell, Texas A&M Singing Cadets President.
Tickets for Sunday's concert at Rudder Auditorium are $5 in advance and $8 at the door.


text:
We stayed at the Clock Tower for a week after exchanging points from our Diamond International account. You could not ask for a better location - 30 seconds walk to the village lifts, ski shop and rental place right on the ground floor of the hotel, and you are right on the doorstep of countless shops, restaurants and bars. The... More
- Also Known As:
- Clock Tower Hotel Whistler
- Clock Tower Hotel
- Clock Hotel Whistler
- Reservation Options:
- TripAdvisor is proud to partner with Booking.com, Travelocity, Priceline, Expedia and Hotels.com so you can book your Clock Tower reservations with confidence. We help millions of travellers each month to find the perfect hotel for both holiday and business trips, always with the best discounts and special offers.


text:
This book examines the efforts of the European Commission to achieve harmonization. It bases its analysis on the study of theoretical economic models of corporate tax systems which meet the requirements of a common market and avoid economic inefficiencies as well as on an examination of the US federal tax system.
Through the examination of theoretical models as well as practical examples, the author studies why the repeated harmonization attempts have failed and concludes that they must take into account not only economic aspects, but also political and legal factors. Harmonization of corporate taxation is not only a legislative exercise. Other institutions, such as the EC Court, have an important role to play in the harmonization process, as the US federal experience suggests.
The book concludes with a model for corporate tax harmonization which takes into account both economic theory and the realities of the political and legal process.
Corporate Taxation and the EC TreatyA Theoretical Approach to Company Taxation in Common MarketsThe U.S. Federal System: Institutional Choice for the Case of Company TaxationThe Legislative Process in the EC Regarding Corporate Tax Harmonization: Malfunctions and Institutional DisabilitiesOther Forms of Legislative Process: `Intergovernmental Cooperation' in the ECNegative Integration and Direct Application of EC Treaty Provisions to Company Taxes. The Role of the European Court in the Field of Company TaxationFurther Consequences of Negative Integration: The Role of `Soft-Law' in the Context of the Commission's Tax Policy
Get the latest news, product info and more Check out Insight, our marketing blog.Read more»
NEW online service - Kluwer IP LawRead more»
New: Introduction to the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court. Order Your Copy Now...Read more»
Twitter and Wolters Kluwer. Follow the latest News on Twitter. Follow us here...Read more»
Now Available: eBooks...from Wolters KluwerRead more»
New Blog on Mediation, join the experts.Read more»
New Blog on Copyright Law, join the experts...Read more»
Sign up here to receive our Monthly Newsletter


text:
Students collected for Sandy victims
Laurie Hundertmark's fourth grade class at Oregon Elementary School decided to start a school-wide fundraiser for the victims of Superstorm Sandy.
During the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, classrooms were collecting money to be donated to the American Red Cross.
"We are pleased to announce that over $1,500.00 was collected," said Hundertmark. "Thank you to everyone who contributed."
Story Archived
Only the most recent 14 days of articles are available for free. For articles older than 14 days there is a small fee for retrieval from our archive. If you are a registered member of the site, the content is free just by signing in below.
Please sign in with your Comment Member ID and password.
Purchase Access
To allow for flexibility, we offer a variety of options for purchasing articles:
Having trouble?
If you have any technical difficulties, either with your username and password or with the payment options, please contact us by e-mail at email@example.com


text:
A very good place, close to San Gimignano. The host is very friendly and helpful. Breakfast is included in the price, and there is plenty to eat and still have a snack for later. This is a hidden gem in an otherwise crowded area. I highly recommend this place!
Italy >
Tuscany >
Province of Siena >
San Gimignano
Free Parking
Swimming Pool
Ranked #36 of 56 B&Bs / Inns in San Gimignano
Price range (per night):
₹5,621 - ₹7,392
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- Villa del Sole is only 2 km distant from the centre of San Gimignano medieval town located in the heart of Tuscany,,considered the best land for those who love nature and its tranquility. ... more less


text:
What became of Blue Labour?
A year later, there's barely a sight of the buzzword. But its ideas live on, writes Rowenna Davis.
By Rowenna Davis Published 30 September 2012 10:08Whatever happened to Blue Labour? Last year I wrote a book about a term that was causing political circles to chatter . Now the name has almost dropped out of existence. Its founder, Lord Maurice Glasman, has effectively been under house arrest in the second chamber after a string of controversial outbursts, the latest on this website. But one year on, Blue Labour is still the rising philosophy of Ed Miliband's party. The players, the relationships and the policies are having an effect. The name might not be there, but the influence is.
Ed Miliband's conference speech is set to focus on "predistribution". Although the term is diabolically policy-wonkish, the concept is spot on. The starting position of Blue Labour is that previous governments were too hands off with the market and too hands on with the state. Predistribution wants us to change that balance. If you force employers to pay the living wage for example, then you don't have to worry about correcting in work poverty through tax credits. This is central to Blue Labour's call on the party to value hard work and reduce dependency, and it's supported by shadow minister Rachel Reeves in a new Fabian pamphlet outlining Miliband's ideas.
Ed Miliband's "responsible capitalism" is underpinned by this philosophy. Take the leader's emphasis on energy companies. If we split up this oligopolistic market and force the companies to compete, we would encourage them to suck out less in profit and dedicate more revenue to improving their offer to customers. Crucially, that means there would be less demand for winter fuel allowance. Similarly, demanding workers' representation on the boards of companies would give them the chance to challenge fat cat salaries, and call for more profits to be given in wages. Improving vocational education is another way of increasing wages without relying on state redistribution. In economic terms, it's developing a supply side policy for the left. To your average voter, it's a way of making a real difference to people's lives without spending huge amounts of money.
It's true to say that Glasman is not as close to Ed Miliband as he once was, but he remains tight with people who are. Lord Stewart Wood is a big fan of Germany's model of worker representation and vocational education, and Marc Stears, one of Ed Miliband's best friends from university, is working at the heart of the leader's office. They are both longstanding friends of Glasman.
Meanwhile, Jon Cruddas MP has been chosen to lead Labour's policy review. Cruddas has been one of the biggest fans of Blue Labour in the parliamentary party (not that this says much) and his close friend Jonathan Rutherford is very close with Glasman. Ed Miliband knew that when he made the appointment. Cruddas is already showing his Blue streak, particularly his call for a referendum on EU membership. We can also expect to see calls for a decentralisation of the state, and a focus on what kind of society we want to build together, rather than an obsession with what processes we want to get there. The conference slogan championed by Cruddas – "Rebuilding Britain" – came from Glasman before anyone else.
The third area where Blue Labour is influencing the party is less well known, but still highly important. A new man has come to work in Ed Milband's team, focusing on party organisation. Arnie Graf has come from the United States with a long track record of community organising, which Glasman has always admired. Older and wiser than your frantic special adviser stereotype, his gentle but strong manner has won round people from surprising quarters in the party, and last year he was given permission to conduct a root and branch review of its organisation. His report was never published, but he called on the party to open up, raising the possibility of open primaries and less top down control from London. Now he's taking leave from his work in the US to continue here, and he remains something of a trusted elder to the Labour leader. Few know that it was Glasman who first convinced Graf to come over from the US, and that he was personally responsible for introducing him to the Labour leader.
Whilst all this is happening, Lord Glasman is not sitting still or acting alone. Out of the media spotlight he's beavering away, building alliances and making new friends. This summer a big conference was held on the "Common Good" – members of the green movement and women's groups were there alongside MPs and faith groups to discuss how to take the agenda forward. Glasman is also forming links with unions, particularly those representing the private sector, about how they can work together. If that wasn't enough, he's also working with the people of Dover to stop the privatisation of their port. A perfect campaign for Blue Labour, it's about reengaging with the South, supporting private sector workers and mutual ownership. The relationships, the policies, the players – there's a lot going on. It might not be called Blue Labour, but a rose by another other name…
3 comments
Stuff Blue Labour, New Labour, Can we have socialist Labour please,? or is socialist a dirty word in the New/Blue Labour party,? I'm sick of Blue/Yellow/red Tories, Get back to supporting working class people, ( you know the ones that vote you in) stop the attacks on disabled people by ATOS, and give us a Labour party worth voting for,
Blue Labour is a smokescreen for abstract pluralism. The Labour Party is now more plural than the society it wishes to change.
We have New Labour, Old Labour, Purple Labour, Blue Labour,Real Labour and just plain Labour. This simply will not do.
Conflicts and antagonism still appear at the heart of One Nation Labour. The perception is that we are holding it together but the reality is Blairite factions are further fragmenting the party and destroying the good work of the grassroot activist and labour supporters. Ed Miliband needs to replace Cuckoos in his shadow cabinet before they are strong enough to replace him. This is REAL.
It is clear that Jon Cruddas in his intellectual attempt to frame a modern labour thought appears to be creating instability and hostility at the heart of the labour machine. Is Cruddas a social democrat or a democratic socialist? Is the intention to confuse the working class?
Throughout the last 112 years Tory rule has been helped along by the internal disagreements caused by evolutionists, revisionists and revolutionists with the Labour Party. The Fabian movement played its part well in steering Labour away from catastrophe in early part of last century. Then of course we had the Bevanites (democratic socialists) and Gaitskell (social democrats), then Crosland, Bennites, Militant, Blairites and Brownites etc.
The longer labour left wingers are in opposition the more hostile to social democracy they become. Ed Miliband has so far avoided the inevitable.
One Nation is simply Ed Miliband's modern version of "The Future of Socialism"
Forget Progress, Compass and Blue Labour rhetoric the future is in a renewed social democracy where capitalism is controlled , economic growth is championed by liberal economic management.
Somebody once said "With growth there could be fairer distribution and wealth to the less well off through higher wages, social welfare and better education without taking anything from the better off" (middle classes) Is this the One Nation formula to success?
Funny Anthony Crosland also believed in Comprehensive Education.
Who is advising the Labour Party now?
"David Lindsay has generated a brilliant reconciliation of the conflicting strains of the Labour Tradition and is worthy of the closest attention." Dr Maurice Glasman, Lord Glasman of Stoke Newington and Stamford Hill; Senior Lecturer in Political Theory and Director of the Faith and Citizenship Programme, London Metropolitan University; founder of Blue Labour.
"This book is well researched, is full of facts and deals with contemporary and historical political and social issues. It comes from the left but it should also appeal to those who are concerned with and interested in the great issues and how they are dealt with by our political and other institutions. It is well worth reading." David Stoddart, Lord Stoddart of Swindon; Labour MP for Swindon, 1970-1983; Government Whip, 1975-1978.
"Current orthodoxy – both in economic policy and right across the board – has so manifestly failed us that we desperately need some fresh thinking and a different way of looking at our problems. That is precisely what David Lindsay provides in this stimulating book." Professor Bryan Gould, Labour MP for Southampton Test, 1974-1979; Labour MP for Dagenham, 1983-1994; Shadow Cabinet Member, 1986-1994; Leadership Candidate, 1992.
"Before Red Tory and Blue Labour there was David Lindsay. He was arguably the first to announce a postliberal politics of paradox, and to delve into the deep, unwritten British past in order to craft, theoretically, an alternative British and international future. It is high time that the singular and yet wholly pertinent writings of this County Durham Catholic Labour prophet receive a wider circulation." Professor John Milbank, Professor in Religion, Politics and Ethics, University of Nottingham.
The book in question is my Confessions of an Old Labour High Tory, which is available from lulu. Ignore any hostile comments on there or on Amazaon; such comments are by a former student of mine who has mental health problems and who is known to the Police for harassment.


text:
Hodgkins Disease (cont.)In this Article
StagingYour doctor needs to know the extent (stage) of Hodgkin lymphoma to plan the best treatment. Staging is a careful attempt to find out what parts of the body are affected by the disease. Hodgkin lymphoma tends to spread from one group of lymph nodes to the next group. For example, Hodgkin lymphoma that starts in the lymph nodes in the neck may spread first to the lymph nodes above the collarbones, and then to the lymph nodes under the arms and within the chest. In time, the Hodgkin lymphoma cells can invade blood vessels and spread to almost any other part of the body. For example, it can spread to the liver, lungs, bone, and bone marrow. Staging may involve one or more of the following tests:
Other staging procedures may include biopsies of other lymph nodes, the liver, or other tissue. The doctor considers the following to determine the stage of Hodgkin lymphoma:
The stages of Hodgkin lymphoma are as follows:
In addition to these stage numbers, your doctor may also describe the stage as A or B:
Patient CommentsViewers share their comments
Hodgkin's Disease - Symptoms
Question: What were the early symptoms of your Hodgkin's disease?
Hodgkin's Disease - Diagnosis
Question: What types of tests and exams led to a diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease?
Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Share your Experience
Question: Do you, a friend, or relative have Hodgkin's? Please share your experience.
Hodgkin's Disease - Treatment
Question: What types of treatment, including medication, have you received for Hodgkin's disease?
Hodgkin's Disease - Diet and Exercise
Question: What diet and/or exercise program do you follow to maintain your weight and good health?
Hodgkin's Disease - Follow-Up Care
Question: Regular checkups are vital in the treatment of Hodgkin's. What kinds of follow-up care do you receive?


text:
An die musik live
Buy tickets online through
To buy via phone, please call 410-385-2638.
Thank you for your interest in attending our concerts.
Michelle Makarski, violin
Sun, 04/26/09
(1699 days ago)
An die Musik Live
First Prize winner of the Carnegie Hall International American Music Competition, violinist Michelle Makarski has been featured in broadcasts, television and the European documentary film, Music Hotel. Her association with ECM Records has resulted in a number of highly praised award-winning CDs including recitals, jazz and chamber music. Her recent solo album, To be sung on the water, is heralded as "A conceptual and artistic triumph" (The Strad SELECTION, July 2006 ).
Makarski's association with composers has resulted in numerous works dedicated to her, including those by Donald Crockett and Stephen Hartke featured on her cds for ECM and New World Records. She has played in Carnegie Hall and at the Barbican as recitalist and as soloist with ensembles including the American Symphony and the American Composers Orchestras, the Atlanta Symphony, the Istanbul State Symphony, the Munich Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic, and at festivals including Klangspuren (Austria), Aterforum (Italy), Jazz Baltica (Germany), Huddersfield (UK), Marlboro and Tanglewood (USA).
As an improvisor she has performed in duo with pianist Marilyn Crispell and toured with jazz trumpeter Thomasz Stanko's 2000 Deutsche Schallplatten Kritik - winning project on ECM Records, From the Green Hill.
Reviewing her Carnegie Hall recital debut, Andrew Porter in The New Yorker said "Miss Makarski seemed herself to become the singer, uttering the lines almost as if she were composing them..." and Leighton Kerner of the Village Voice: " Makarski spat, frolicked and wailed to a fare-thee-well."
BBC Music Magazine's "Who's Who in Music" lists her amongst the most important contemporary violinists.
Michelle is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique and brings those skills to her teaching and to masterclasses and residencies she offers in the US and abroad.
Events List
Monthly Calendar
(April 2009)
Weekly Calendar
(Week 18)
Daily Calendar
(Sunday, April 26 2009)
Chronological Events List


text:
World » More
U.S. » More
Business » More
Tech » More
Markets » More
Market Data
Your Money » More
Opinion » More
Life & Culture » More
N.Y. » More
Real Estate » More
Management » More
Your email has been sent.
An error has occured and your email has not been sent. Please try again.
Chart available at Market Data Center
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi poses for a portrait by products at the Tops SuperMarket in Batavia, New York, June 3, 2013. PepsiCo Inc - best known for Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay chips - is taking its Muller yogurt brand nationwide expanding its portfolio of healthier foods at a time that U.S. consumers are increasingly shunning traditional soft drinks. Picture taken June 3, 2103. REUTERS/Don Heupel (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD)
Content engaging our readers now, with additional prominence accorded if the story is rapidly gaining attention. Our WSJ algorithm comprises 30% page views, 20% Facebook, 20% Twitter, 20% email shares and 10% comments.
Show 5 More
Show Less
Subscriber Content Read Preview


text:
Technique - Knit
New babies are very special and their first blankets should be too!Knit with 880 yds of DK weight yarn at a gauge of 19 sts and 28 rows per 4", using US size 6/5mm needles. Approximate finished measurements: 34" square.
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought:
Browse All Recommended Products »
From here you can:


text:
Sourdough Bread Troubleshooting (Part 2)
Posted 21 July 2009 - 03:19 AM
Posted 21 July 2009 - 05:50 AM
Tasty Travails - My Blog
My eGullet FoodBog - A Tale of Two Boroughs
Was it you baby...or just a Brilliant Disguise?
Posted 26 July 2009 - 10:43 AM
Posted 27 July 2009 - 01:37 PM
Do it a couple more times by dumping it all out except a tsp. or two...and you might want to use some bottled water - who the hell knows what's in the water in Florida.Oooooh, I want to cry! My starter that I've had for quite some time has gone...off. Help! I moved from Indiana to Florida about 7 weeks ago. My starter was babied all along the way, being careful not to expose it to too much heat. However, it's gone...icky...now. It gets a dark colored hooch on top of it, and smells of nailpolish remover?!? It'll still bubble....I've dumped out almost all of it and "started over" with just a bit, but it still goes off-smelling once it's fermenting again. Please help...have I lost my starter? Or...what?
When I "feed" my starter, I use equal parts, by weight, of water and flour.
Tasty Travails - My Blog
My eGullet FoodBog - A Tale of Two Boroughs
Was it you baby...or just a Brilliant Disguise?
Posted 08 September 2009 - 08:36 PM
Posted 05 October 2009 - 03:52 AM
Edited by MikeJ, 05 October 2009 - 03:54 AM.
Posted 09 December 2009 - 08:25 AM
He says to ferment the dough until it is doubled, usually 2.5 to 3.5 hours. I gave up after 9 hours. (I did turn it as he suggests for a dough that isn't rising.)
In disgust, I put the unrisen dough in the fridge to deal with today. I decided to divide the dough and shape the loaves and leave them to rise. It has been 1.5 hours since they came out of the fridge. If anyone sees this in time, what do you think I should do? Leave them to rise for hours and hours and then throw them away?
The Leader recipe calls for 50% water and 62% liquid levain. The liquid levain called for 50g starter, 175g water, and 135g flour. I'm not sure what that makes the hydration.
Pictures may help:
Here is the dough in the fermentation phase:
It was supposed to have risen to the bottom of the tape. After 8 hours, this is what I got.
When I cut into the dough to see if it had any webbing or trapped gasses, there were none. But, in this photo you can see a big bubble. There were a few of those in the course of the fermentation.
And here is the loaf proofing, at least in theory:
I'll proceed somehow with this, but am very disappointed. I hope someone can help me to figure out what I've done wrong. I'd like this sourdough loaf to be my everyday bread. The results, so far, make me think I should go back to yeast.
Posted 09 December 2009 - 09:03 AM
The other possibility that came to mind is that your starter might be contaminated. When you feed it, does it smell robust and yeasty? I find a contaminated starter often has has a slight "cheesey" smell.
I'd recommend keeping the starter out and refreshing it a few times using a low ratio of old starter to new flour and water (1:10 or so). Keep it nice and warm, and when it's unquestionably active, try another recipe - jackal10's sourdough recipe has always worked well for me.
Edit: good luck with baking the loaf you've got proofing... whenever I've baked these types of loaves what I end up with is a sort of dense fudge-y sourdough pancake, which is actually not as bad as it sounds.
Edited by MikeJ, 09 December 2009 - 09:08 AM.
Posted 09 December 2009 - 09:23 AM
I am definitely going to work on making the starter more robust, though I truly THOUGHT it showed all signs of strength and health as per Jackal's lessons.
My dough temperature was 75 to 78 degrees during the fermentation period.
Your loaves look gorgeous!
Posted 10 December 2009 - 10:46 AM
Contaminated starter; I don't know. It smells really good to me. But then cheese smells good to me.
I am definitely going to work on making the starter more robust, though I truly THOUGHT it showed all signs of strength and health as per Jackal's lessons.
My dough temperature was 75 to 78 degrees during the fermentation period.
Your loaves look gorgeous!
Thank you! That temperature sounds good, so I suppose it's down to the starter or the recipe. Don't be discouraged, I'm sure before long you'll be churning out sourdough loaves that will make you forget all about yeasted breads. :)
Posted 22 January 2010 - 01:31 AM
I recently grew 3 starters, started with rye, white, and semolina flour respectively. After they were established I started feeding them all white flour. The Rye and White starters were indistinguisable, while the Semonlina starter had a distinct sourness and a somewhat weaker rise.
One day I let my White starter feed in the oven. I accidentally let it get to about 110*F. I took it out and resuscitated it over the next 24 hours. However since then it has produced bread that tastes very flat (as if it were over proofed), and while it produces big holes, the crumb is very dense overall. What might have changed when it cooked? These experiences have really illuminated just how little I know about sourdough.
Does anyone have experience with starters changing profile over time? Has anyone had success "breeding" starters?
Posted 22 January 2010 - 04:11 AM
I'm not sure if there is a definitive answer to the question, but I have read about a specific German rye sourdough in which the microflora has been stable for several decades. As any living organism, the culture will adapt to its environment (i.e. your feeding schedule and the pH level in the culture, temperature, flour etc.). If you e.g. increase your level of inoculation, or let more time pass between successive feedings, you're likely to lower the pH level of the culture, and that will favour strains of lactobacilli that better handle acidic conditions. So if you change the environment of the culture (by feeding or ambient temperature for instance) I would say you're likely to shift or alter the microflora of the sourdough.
Based on the observation that the specific German rye sourdough has been stable for so long, I would infer that as long as the culture is healthy and fed according to a strict schedule, changes in flour, water, air etc. is less likely to affect the makeup of your particular culture. The established culture will always have the upper hand during feedings, since it is present in much higher densities than any foreign strains and microorganisms that you introduce whenever you feed your culture. At least that's my reasoning. Actually, I think there is something to the claim that commercially available starters can keep their characteristics for a long time. As long as you stick to the feeding schedule that come with the starter, I don't see why the dominating microflora should change over time. Survival of the fittest, right?
I keep a firm white starter, but I've also experimented with various homemade rye starters to see if there's any significant "tang" or difference in regards to flavour. To be honest, I can't tell any difference. I've never experimented with a semolina starter (I'm not very fond of durum wheat in the first place).
Edited by hansjoakim, 22 January 2010 - 04:14 AM.
Posted 22 January 2010 - 06:04 AM
I was skeptical about the few flakes that arrived in an envelope, but after faithfully following the instructions I baked successive loaves of wonderful bread.
However over the space of a week or two the quality of the bread seemed to deteriorate and became indistinguishable from the bread my home made starter produced. My theory - unsupported by any expertise on the topic - was that the indigenous yeasts took over my lactobacillus sanfranciscensis starter.
Posted 22 January 2010 - 07:11 AM
Posted 24 January 2010 - 03:44 PM
At present I have two starters, one plain wheat flour and the other rye.
The wheat leaven I started in late 1999 just a straightforward mix of white bread flour and water. It probably came out of Joe Ortiz Village Baker but it certainly started life as a very stiff dough and I wasnt happy with it. Some months later I read The Oven Builders and raised the hydration to 100% á la Dan Wing and this seemed to solve my problems. For several years I used the fridge method, storing the starter in the fridge, removing it 24hrs before mixing and refreshing it twice during that time first at a ratio of 1 starter: 2 water: 2 flour, second 1:1:1 (by weight).
Over two years ago I started small scale commercial sourdough baking two days a week from home knocking out anything up to 150 loaves over the two days. Since this time the starter has lived at room temperature without any noticeable change. Its usually refreshed every 24hrs (12 before baking) but is often neglected. About 200g have been sitting on the counter unrefreshed since Friday (now Sunday a.m.) but I have no doubt that that I can turn this into 6-9K of active leaven when I come to mix on Wednesday evening.
During its life it has been on holiday to France several times, once for as long as two months seems to like it there (me too).
The rye starter is much older. It came from Andrew Whitley (Village Bakery/Bread Matters) 10 years ago. But he got it from a Russian bakery who were supposed to have been using it for over 100 years. Since Ive had it its experienced the same sort of life as the white starter.
So both starters have been around for some time and have experienced quite big changes in circumstances. I cant say I have noticed major changes in the way they perform.
People seem to want starters to be shrouded in mystery. But, they are just fermenting mixtures of flour and water, and, if they raise the dough, what more do you want? It would be really good if sourdough stopped being regarded as difficult because its not. Its totally straightforward when you have a little confidence. Then, perhaps, a little refinement can be developed.
The PArtisan Baker
"I can give you more pep than that store bought yeast" - Evolution Mama (don't you make a monkey out of me)
Posted 10 October 2010 - 03:19 AM
I have a beast of a starter - wild yeast fermented from strong, organic white flour and tepid water. I've even developed the knack of feeding it 6 hours before making bread to get it really bubbling and my loaves are rising well, proving well and getting a good crust (I'm using a tray with water at the bottom of the oven and also spraying the inside when I put the loaves in).
So far so good, but I'm an awful perfectionist! thing is, my loaves all have a dense crumb, even if well risen and quite 'light'. I've even made a loaf that was, in my opinion, too 'light' - bordering on woolly.
What I'm after are those 'holes' which are surely created through some yeasty action once the bread is in the oven, or perhaps from proving? And along with that, a chewier, more 'pain au levain' type of texture.
It could be that I'm just not kneading enough? My dough is too dry? I've tried using different ratios of flours, such as more spelt or wholemeal along with the strong white, but while the loaves may be denser, they're still a fine, dense crumb that isn't chewy enough.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Posted 10 October 2010 - 07:07 AM
Texture is very sensitive to the amount of water.
For an open dough you need about 70% hydration (total water/total flour) where total includes the flour and water from the starter/sponge.
Wholemeal will always give a dnser crumb and not support large gas cells, as the bran pierces the cell wall.
You might also try a weaker flour like AP.
NOt all spelt flours are created equal. Brown spelt flour has bran in it - make sure you use white, and of breadmaking quality.
If you are using spelt a pinch of vitamin C will help
Finally are you over-proving? My sourdough, unless retarded takes 4 hours fom mixing to baking at warm room temperature
Posted 10 October 2010 - 08:15 PM
Haven't taken pics in a long time, but these are some older boules:
I have always been relatively pleased with the texture (chewy, resilient, crackling crust), though, as these show, these earlier crumbs were pretty variably open (the pictured loaves also represent about a 70% hydration, whereas I'm currently into the low 80's, as mentioned....my bread has just gone more and more open over time).
After screwing up my back, I've returned to baking, a first love as a kid...so take everything I've said with a spectacular grain of salt, since if I have been cooking a long time, I feel like a neophyte again when it comes to baking. But I'd shoot for a really wet dough, a decently proteinaceous flour to aid the gluten development sought by the mixing and folding techniques, and a long fermentation/retardation.
Edited by paul o' vendange, 10 October 2010 - 08:21 PM.
Posted 11 October 2010 - 12:09 AM
As for recipes, I HAD been using one from Bertinet's book 'Crust' but I abandoned it and have been kind of winging it - which felt good as bread making is such an organic process; influenced by so many environmental factors. His recipe IS for a very wet dough. The problem I had with it was that after I'd kneaded it, it rose, but then after 'knocking back' it didn't rise as much and I had awful problems getting it into the oven. Each time it just flopped down and became a rubbery disc.
BTW Paul - great pics and that's exactly what I'm after - could you share the recipe and technique in more detail?
Edited by Zacky, 11 October 2010 - 12:10 AM.
Posted 11 October 2010 - 06:12 AM
EG Sourdough Clinic
One key thing I learned from the thread is the value of not knocking back the dough during bulk fermentation. The stretching of both glutens and entrapped bubbles was very interesting, to me, and an entirely new technique from all I remembered as a kid. If anything - and I know this is debated - I tend to try for entrapping additional air when folding over - I stretch and then "fwap" the dough a bit, to create a pocket of air, if possible, at each fold. Could be my being a former brewer...with aerobic phase of yeast being the generative phase, before going into anaerobic fermentation. I like a lot of growth in yeast, as opposed to dosing heavier at the start, because it's in growth/yeast budding and daughter cells that so much of the flavor by-products are kicked into the mix. Sorry if this is redundant information.
Anyway, once a week I take a couple of tbsp of my starter, and add enough flour and water to make for a fairly thick, renewed starter (thin for a first feeding, but I toss a final amount of flour and refrigerate whenever I feel the starter is renewed appropriately..the thickness makes it "tough" for yeast, and slows metabolism accordingly...just a hunch, to keep the starter churning slow but steady until my weekly bake). I will repeat this process, if necessary (discarding all but a couple of tbsp., with a small reserve in case my "new" starter gets accidentally killed, toasted, etc.), if I have for whatever reason let the starter autolyze by staying dormant on depleted nutrients too long. To be honest, though, even when gone unfed for 3 weeks, and I detect a strong whiff of acetone and other staling compounds, I still get a renewed starter back pretty easily.
Anyway, I'd encourage you to check out the above thread, if you haven't. I deviate very little from that - the only thing I did do differently is a 1 1/2 hour temper and final proofing, whereas Jack (Jackal10) gets fantastic bread by just dropping in his (I'm salivating) brick oven directly from the cooler. When I do that.....lol...I get what my wife affectionately calls "boob bread." For obvious reasons:
(Ahem...on the right, compared to the left).
Outside of that, my home oven has brick tiles down on the wire rack, I pull the bread for 1/2 hour, turn the oven to 500F, allow to preheat for 1 hour; bread then gets 1 1/2 hour total final proofing. When ready, I fill a wine bottle with about 1c of hot water - I previously heat the bottle so the water doesn't cool - stroke the tiles with a decent slathering of hot water via kitchen towel; drop the levain on a cardboard - yep, have never gotten around to getting a wooden one - peel, slash, drop in the oven and dump the water onto my now-fried iron crepe pan on a tile on the bottom. Drop immediately to 400, and pretty consistently go to 50 minutes, turning it with 15 minutes to go very quickly, as our apartment oven is crap and this aids an even crust browning.
amount particulars:
poolish: 2 tbsp starter, 1/2c KA bread flour, 3/4c water.
dough: the above, added in toto to 22.5oz KA bread flour, 2.25oz rye, and 13 oz. water. My back is fried, so I am limited in my ability to knead and use a processor for a 25-30s mix, only. Per the thread, rest 1/2 hour, then add 1 1/2tbsp salt, re-mix an additional 25-30 seconds, avoiding warming both times. Toss into oiled bowl, every hour, stretch and "fwap" fold for 5 hours. Drop into floured banneton - mine is some straight canvas lining a wicker basket from a dollar store - retard for 12-18 hours, temper and proceed as above.
I do want to stress I'm no baker, though it was my earliest cooking love (we're talking 8-9 years old...a, uh, fairly long time ago), so tap the expertise of Jackal's thread, and others, over yours truly's paltry contributions. I also love The Fresh Loaf - an entire sub-forum on sourdough and starter:
The Fresh Loaf - Sourdough
Have fun!
Edited by paul o' vendange, 11 October 2010 - 06:16 AM.
Posted 13 October 2010 - 05:55 AM
Posted 13 October 2010 - 09:34 AM
Here's to your enjoyment!
Posted 21 October 2010 - 10:42 AM
It's still not quite perfect though - I'm going to try Paul's repeat folding during bulk fermentation next and add some refined white spelt flour for extra flavour, but guys - the smug satisfaction I got from eating this today cannot be matched and it's given me the biggest buzz. My family love it too. Imagine, all this from just flour, water and salt!
Edited by Zacky, 21 October 2010 - 10:45 AM.
Posted 21 October 2010 - 11:53 AM
I found the hours of bulk ferment (with hourly folds - a gentle stretch then fold, two directions, like a puff pastry foldover), coupled with the high hydration, really oxygenates the yeast and so by the anaerobic, fermentative phase it seems the ferment truly is rocking. The only drawback for me is in not getting the prettiest grigne - but I think that might be the tradeoff with a wet dough...just can't hold the "lip" of the slashing, to get that classic toothed edge (I think the top set of photos show it pretty well - not really "ugly" hashmarks, just not that distinctive, cliff's edge lip, if I'm explaining it well enough).
Anyway, glad you're getting what you're looking for. Many happy loaves!
Posted 10 March 2012 - 11:13 PM
I haven't baked in over 5 years. A sin! My father wanted sourdough quick, so I experimented with Professor Calvel's starter, with some modifications. I only did half the recommended amounts and since I didn't have malt extract available, used malted milk, 2 gr instead of the 1.5 gr it called for.
Followed the schedule given for that starter, but the 2nd 7hr feeding wasn't very succesful (suspect my father had too much nicotine on his hands), so I left the starter out without food for 6 more hours, than resumed the schedule once things got bubbly again.
A miracle! We got a pretty decent starter after only 3 days (instead of the weeks it took my all natural flour/water). Fed it equal parts in weight of flour and water to try to reach 100% hydration, since the original mixture was way dough-y. Tested the starter with some Sourdough English Muffins and it was ready for use.
I followed jackal10's method, converting the amounts to grams, as follows:
200 gr sourdough starter
150 gr white all purpose flour (only had regular 10% flour, so that's the one I used)
225 gr water
Left for 5 hours on the counter.
200 gr refreshed sourdough starter
450 gr white all purpose flour (again, regular 10% flour)
225 gr water
9 gr salt (added later)
I roughly mixed the ingredients and left for 15 minutes, then came back and kneaded by hand for 5 minutes. Left for amylisation 30 minutes and then added salt. Kneaded for another 10 minutes. Rested the dough for an hour, then gently folded using Dan Lepard's technique. Repeated the folding operation every hour 3 more times. Shaped the dough into a ball and put it in my makeshift banetton (wicker basket covered with cotton cloth, rubbed generously with rice flour). Left the shaped dough 40 minutes at room temperature, then put it in the fridge to retard overnight (11 hours)
The next morning I preheated the oven to 250 C for one hour. Put some brick tiles in the middle of the oven and a tray in the bottom.
Took the dough out of the fridge and put the dough in the floured peel (rice flour) and slashed it badly. Need more practice in the slashing department:
Turned down the heat to 230C and slid the dough into the stones with a little too much force (expected it to stick a bit but it didn't), then fiddled with it to try to put it properly on the stones, elongated the shape doing this :(
Put 3 icecubes in the tray at the bottom and set the timer for 48 minutes. Got a lovely boule with a crisp crust
Sliced the bread after a 3 hour wait. Yum!
Crumb holes are ok-ish for a 10% protein flour I guess, but I want a better, bigger-hole crumb. Just got my hands on 12% flour, so next time I will be using that. Flavor is really good for a young starter, I expect it to become more complex with time.
What other tips and tricks do you recommend?
Thanks so much for your feedback!
Posted 29 March 2012 - 01:07 AM
Good luck with your efforts!
Posted 22 June 2013 - 02:20 AM
So I've been making my sourdough loaf for the last year or so pretty confidently without trouble.
I brought it back to Singapore, fed my starter, and made a loaf. After the final rise with stretch and fold technique, i noticed it loss all structure, meaning it looked as if no gluten was developed at all.
The biggest change is temperature - i cant imagine the local bread flour here is really so different and bakers here can still make bread.
My theory is that because its so hot here (around 30-33C) as ambient temp, the yeast got far too active, produced so much lactic acid that the pH of the entire bread was so high that it denatured the gluten proteins.
Can anyone verify this might be correct?
Posted 22 June 2013 - 02:51 AM
did it taste particularly sour? or did you not taste it at all?
What is more likely has happened is you've had high enzyme activity, specifically proteases, which chop up proteins into little pieces - too much of this activity and you can kiss gluten goodbye! I've had that happen in sourdough I've retarded in the fridge for three days - the dough went sticky, smelled a little odd and didn't bake well at all!
Keep refreshing the starter and try again, would be my advice -
oh, and a little aside... acid is low pH, not high! But I totally understood what you meant anyway ;)
Posted 22 June 2013 - 02:19 PM
Opps, why did i write high pH...
Yeah, so I think the same thing happened when i let my sourdough once autolyse for over 16 hours out at room temperature. I remembering noticing there was no gluten development.
I added a ton of flour to the dough until it was workable - i kinda forced it and then just baked it.
There was some structure, but it was noticeably flatter than normal. I havent been able to taste it yet though, ill do so soon and report back
Posted 22 June 2013 - 03:33 PM
One other thing to consider: the water you are now using. Is it chlorinated? I've had experiences similar to yours and got things back to normal by switching to spring or well water.


text:
Street News: October 2009
1 entry
Download our 3rd Quarter Manhattan Market Report! Our comprehensive data offers an unbiased view of the real estate market including prices broken out between new developments and resales, broken contracts, price cuts, days on market, and lots of interesting StreetEasy facts.
posted about 4 years ago
1 entry


text:
Advanced Search Merchant Directory
Taste the snack food that's been a local favorite for 40 years. The recipe was one of the original creations of Kentucky's Colonel Coleman and the Boonesboro Group. Created at the Boonesboro basin of the Kentucky River, its elegant flavor is solely due to the original recipe and attention to detail practiced over the years. Taste the tradition and you won't be disappointed. The ultimate snack food since the hot wing! It's absolutely delicious as it tantalizes your taste buds with a hot and snappy sensation. Serve it at parties as a snack food, put it out for the game, or simply hog the whole thing to yourself.
Colonel Coleman's Beer Cheese
407 Verna Drive | Winchester, KY | 40391
Phone: 859-744-2357 | Email: email@example.com
View our shipping methods & prices | Click Here to view our Policies


text:
- Products:
- 1-1 of 1
Lady GagaFame 50ml Gift Set
The Lady Gaga Fame 50ml Gift Set is the perfect way to unleash your inner little monster.
The first of its kind, the black-to-clear perfume is an innovation in fluid technology, transforming from black to transparent when it touches you skin. The concept reflects Lady Gaga's ideas about the benefits and darkness that come with fame.
Not many perfumes come with their own promo video – but then Lady Gaga's Fame EDP is no ordinary scent. Gladiator director Ridley Scott produced a remarkable video that has given Lady Gaga's new perfume a massive global publicity push.
The 50ml perfume has a floral flagrance full of dark passion and intrigue. Inspired by the deadly nightshade belladonna, it was developed using a 'push me-pull me' concept that allows allows notes of incense, apricot, tiger orchid, saffron, honey and jasmine to emerge as you wear it.
This set also includes 2 luxurious back fluid shower gels that complement the passionate and intriguing scent of the perfume to really satisfy your inner monster.
Useful info:
- First black-to-clear eau de parfum
- Includes 2 shower gels
- Perfect present idea
- Comes in a stylish presentation box
- Cocoon bottle with cap inspired by Monster Claws
- Lady Gaga Fame 50ml Gift Set
- Weekly Price
- From £2.00 per week
- Price
- £40.00
- In Stock
- Next day delivery available
- Availability
- Available
- Products:
- 1-1 of 1


text:
Autopatcher crashes when it is run on a portrait-mode monitor (Samsung 204T, rotated to 1200x1600 via NVidia driver). The error message and log follow:
What AutoPatcher was trying to do
It appears that the error occured while AutoPatcher was trying to initialize the form's screens.
Where: frmMain.Form_Load()
Error Code: 0xB: Division by zero
Attempting to initialize common controls.
Accessing filesystem...
AutoPatcher 5.6 loaded the filesystem.
Detected English (1033) Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
System Components:
Internet Explorer: 7.0.6000.16544
Windows Media Player: 126.96.36.19950
.NET Framework: 1.1.4322|1.1SP1|2.0.50727.1433|2.0SP1|3.1.21022|3.1SP1|3.5|3.5SP0
Windows Installer: 3.1.4000.1823
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
MSN/Live Messenger:
Office Components:
Microsoft Word: 11.0.8134.0
Microsoft Excel: 11.0.8142.0
Microsoft PowerPoint: 11.0.8135.0
Microsoft Outlook: 11.0.8118.0
Microsoft Access:
Microsoft Project:
Microsoft Publisher:
Microsoft OneNote:
Microsoft FrontPage:
Microsoft InfoPath:
Microsoft Visio:
Microsoft SharePoint Designer:
Microsoft Groove:
Autopatcher confused by monitor
Started by Guest_PortraitMode_*, Apr 22 2008 11:18 AM
1 reply to this topic
1 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users


text:
Dr. Knaap, a professor in the Urban Studies and Planning department within the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, was honored for his work on a series of growth visioning exercises around Maryland known as Reality Check Plus.
Dr. Knaap will be presented with the award during a ceremony on World Planning Day on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, at the Banneker-Douglass Museum at 84 Franklin Street, Annapolis.
An economist, Dr. Knaap is the author of more than 50 articles and five books on state and local land use planning and economics. His research interests include the economics and politics of land use planning, the efficacy of economic development instruments, and impacts of environmental policy. He earned a B.S. from Willamette University, his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Oregon, and received post-doctoral training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, all in economics.
For the past three years, Dr. Knaap and others at the National
Center for Smart Growth have been deeply involved in "Reality Check"
growth visioning exercises, first for the Washington, D.C.,
metropolitan region, then for the Fredericksburg, Va., region, and then
in four different regions of Maryland in May and June of 2006. Dr.
Knaap was nominated for the award by Richard E. Hall, president of
Maryland's APA chapter.


text:
Glenn robinson just tweeted that he's headed to michigan university
Glenn Robinson @G_Rob_THR33
I have exactly 2weeks left in the 219...then im leaving for Michigan University! #TimeToGoToWorkWish Novak could play forever.Zack Novak @novak3159
@G_Rob_THR33 University of Michigan bud. Got to get the order right lol.
Surprised we have the number 2 class for 2013. And that class includes austin hatch.
As bad as they need a defensive presence, Michigan should offer Goodluck Okonoboh. Possibly the best shot blocker in the country.
6'9 - 220
Rivals 4* - offers from UCONN, Gonzaga, Marquette, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Pitt, Providence, Seton Hall, Syracuse
Yes 2014. Basketball recruiting is a totally different deal than football. Basketball recruiting starts much earlier. That's probably why most of the tall guys on this team are marginal Div 1 players at best. It takes years of recruiting in order to get a commitment in basketball.


text:
Posted: 3:22 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013
Sponsored Content
By Robin Roshkind, Esquire
Robin Roshkind, P.A., Divorce Lawyers
625 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 509
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 835-9091, Fax: (561) 802-3858
The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience. The print ad is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship.


text:
Modular architecture New
Re-written from the ground-up using the SublimeVideo HTML5 Video Framework, the SublimeVideo Player is now fully modular and allows you to choose and assemble exactly the player you need.
Play video on any browser or device
Reaching your audience on any platform is paramount. SublimeVideo maximizes the use of HTML5 in the latest browsers, while providing full support for legacy browsers with automatic and imperceptible Flash fallback for video play. Wide mobile device support allows your videos to play seamlessly on iPhones, iPads, Android devices and almost any other mobile platforms.
Subtitles New
Increase your videos' global reach and provide a great experience to your hearing-impaired audience by adding subtitles to your videos. SublimeVideo supports multi-language subtitles on all desktop browsers and the latest mobile platforms. Learn more.
Google Analytics integration Add-on New
Get advanced stats for all your videos like plays, completes or even sharing clicks and quality switches. All of this directly in your existing Google Analytics account without having to add a single line of code to your website. Learn more.
3 sleek player designs to choose from Add-on New
Along with the Classic SublimeVideo player design, you can now select two additional player designs, Light and Flat, which will work seamlessly on all browsers and platforms. More player designs will be available soon. If you need even more customization, check what we can do for you.
On-video logo Add-on New
With this new add-on, you can display your logo on video and define its placement and link. Learn more.
Beautiful Retina® and pixel-perfect rendering New
Because SublimeVideo Players are drawn with our vector-based graphics library, part of the SublimeVideo Framework, the rendering of every control and UI element is resolution independent and delivers a pixel-perfect rendering which is incredibly crisp on Retina® displays.
Responsive design support New
SublimeVideo always had great support for dynamic resizing, but in the past, one had to program this behavior with a few lines of JavaScript. Our new player has further been improved so it can automatically adapt to responsive layouts by simply setting one single autoresize parameter.
Cue zones: more powerful cue points Add-on New
This add-on allows you to perform a JavaScript action when the viewer enters or exits a certain zone in the video timeline. You could use it to synchronize slides alongside a video presentation, display side-advertising or create chapters in your video. Learn more.
Integrated lightbox New
Quickly and easily give your audience another great way to view your videos with SublimeVideo's integrated lightbox. The new lightbox works great over a liquid layout and a responsive design. You can also use it to display images to offer a more consistent UI.
Keyboard control New
It's often more convenient to control viewing with your keyboard. This built-in feature lets you control your video with simple keys like the space bar and arrows keys. It will also improve your site's accessibility. Learn more.
Advanced Player API New
Seamless YouTube integration New
That's right, SublimeVideo now fully integrates with YouTube, bringing together the world's most sophisticated HTML5 Video Player and the biggest video platform. Learn more.
Design and features working even on tablets New
Thanks to SublimeVideo Framework, the new SublimeVideo Player runs perfectly with no features or design degradation even on tablets and some of the new smartphones.
Playlist support
Playlist support using our powerful API makes it possible for you to link multiple videos or chapters to the same player. Integrated playlists that are even easier to use will be available soon. Learn more.
A simple way to deliver HD to your audience
While HTML5 Video does not provide resolution switching natively, SublimeVideo allows switching from SD to HD video sources with a single click using SublimeVideo's HD button which is built straight into the player's UI. Learn more.
Highly compatible with any web page
We've designed SublimeVideo to be highly compatible with your site's existing code, CSS in particular, which means that you don't need to recode a thing to insert our Player in any of your pages.
JS library independent
SublimeVideo is not using any third-party JavaScript library and is designed to run safely alongside other JavaScript libraries present on your page and never creates conflicts.
Use SublimeVideo in your site for free today.
Your Player in The Cloud
Because your SublimeVideo player is in the cloud you'll always be running the latest version — without having to lift a finger.
Instant setup & easy integration
No download, no installation; Sign up for free today and be up and running in seconds. It couldn't be simpler to integrate SublimeVideo into your site: Just add a single line of code to enable it on your page.
Always up-to-date
SublimeVideo is the world's first zero maintenance HTML5 video player offered as a service solution. You'll always have the latest version of the player; we provide automatic browser support updates, bug fixes and new features so you never have to lift a finger.
Stats 2.0 Add-on New
Get a comprehensive, real-time overview of your site's video traffic with our Real-Time Statistics platform; monitor page and video views, browser and device statistics, visitors' countries, mobiles / desktop devices usage and more. Check out our live demo.
Live demoFast & reliable
Thanks to our integration with EdgeCast, a state of the art Content Delivery Network (CDN), SublimeVideo Player is delivered to your global audience both quickly and reliably.
Technical support Add-on
Our video player comes with a comprehensive documentation and a community forum. Dedicated email support is offered to all customers with at least a paid add-on. We also offer a VIP support add-on with a guaranteed response within the next business day.
SublimeVideo is designed to integrate easily with your site and your video hosting solution.
Choose your preferred hosting platform freely New
We provide the video player, while you keep full control of your videos by freely using your preferred hosting and encoding service(s). Your videos can be hosted anywhere, including Vimeo Pro, Amazon S3/CloudFront. In addition, we now also seamlessly integrate with YouTube.
WordPress plugin
Our plugin makes it easier than ever for you to use SublimeVideo in your WordPress blog. Once installed, just click on the SV button in the toolbar to start embedding your videos. Learn more.
Video Publishing Assistant New
Our Video Publishing Assistant lets you easily generate properly configured <video> tags, optimized for SublimeVideo. It is also the easiest way to quickly test the SublimeVideo Player with your own video sources.
Use SublimeVideo in your site for free today.
Upcoming Features and Add-ons
Thanks to SublimeVideo Framework, the SublimeVideo Modular Player can now easily be enriched with future features and add-ons. Below, we would like to share with you some possible upcoming features and add-ons. We would be delighted if you let us know about any other add-on you may need.
Tell us what you think
Integrated playlists
Tell us what you think
Video advertising is a vital need for lots of publishers when it comes to monetizing their video contents. We are considering a number of video advertising options including support for the IAB VAST standard and pre/post-roll ads.
Tell us what you think
Color customization
This add-on will allow you to personalize the colors of your player.
Tell us what you think
Custom action buttons
We plan to release a library of custom action buttons, including buy buttons, to enrich the interaction between the viewer and your video content, your brand or your products.
Are we forgetting anything?
Do you feel we are missing the add-on you desperately need? Just let us know what you would like SublimeVideo Player to provide. We may well add it to our add-ons development calendar or propose a custom solution for it.


text:
Tax deadline not delayed by gov't shutdown
Even a partial government shutdown that has most IRS workers furlough won't affect Tuesday's tax deadline.
Tax filers who requested a six month extension back in April must file their taxes by today.
Officials with the Internal Revenue Service say the shutdown hasn't changed that, but it has halted any refund checks until normal government operations resume.
There's also no one there to take calls or answer taxpayer questions, since more than 90 percent of IRS workers are on furlough.
Analysis: Fees to rise on some Mo. consumer loans
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Fees will be rising on some consumer loans under a law enacted when Missouri legislators overrode a veto by Governor Jay Nixon.
The fee increase will primarily affect smaller loans that are repaid over several months or years. It's not meant to affect payday loans, which can last no more than 31 days.
The measure doubles the origination fee that lenders can charge from 5 percent to 10 percent of the principal. But it leaves in place a $75 fee ceiling. The means lenders can charge the full 10 percent fee only on loans of up to $750 and can collect a few more dollars on loans of up to $1,500.
Lending industry lobbyists describe it as a minor change. But some consumer advocates don't like the new law.
MO income tax cut faces challenge in veto session
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Republican push to cut Missouri's income taxes faces resistance as lawmakers decide whether to override Gov. Jay Nixon's vetoes.
The Republican-led Legislature convenes Wednesday for a veto override session. The tax cut is the highest profile issue out of Nixon's 33 vetoes.
The legislation would phase-in hundreds of millions of dollars of income tax cuts for businesses and individuals. Republican legislative leaders say it would spur the economy and help Missouri compete against recent tax cuts in Kansas and other states.
But Nixon says the lost revenues could jeopardize education funding. And he says a drafting error would impose sales taxes on prescription drugs.
A veto override requires a two-thirds majority in both chambers. Supporters may fall short in the House, because several Republicans plan to vote "no."
Analysis: Huge MO tax cut largely hypothetical
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Governor Jay Nixon says a clause in the income tax cut bill that he vetoed could have triggered a $1.2 billion run on the state treasury.
Attorney General Chris Koster agreed with Nixon's legal analysis this past week. But the projection remains largely hypothetical.
The Missouri bill would trigger a one-half of a percent reduction in state income tax rates if the federal government enacts a measure making it easier for states to collect online sales taxes.
That bill has stalled in the U.S. House. But if it passes, then all of Missouri's roughly 2.8 million income taxpayers would have to amend three years of tax returns for Nixon's projections to hit in a single year.
The courts likely would have to determine whether the retroactive tax refund is legal.
Property tax hike fails in Ferguson-Florissant School District
Property taxes will remain the same for homeowners in the Ferguson-Florissant School District after voters rejected the district's first tax hike request in 21 years.
Only 42 percent of voters in Tuesday's election approved the measure that would have raised taxes by 75 cents for each $100 of assessed valuation. The tax hike would have raised about $6 million for district schools.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the district is facing a projected $4.6 million shortfall for the coming school year, despite cutting before- and after-school programs and freezing teacher pay.
IL gas prices could go up as road group seeks tax tied to gas cost
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois transit advocates are proposing a plan to fix the state's deteriorating roads through a new tax that would raise the price at the gas pump, The Associated Press has learned.
The Transportation for Illinois Coalition says the $800 million dollar a year plan is necessary to get a toehold on needed repairs to roads, bridges and rails.
The influential group is pushing legislation to replace the current 19 cents per gallon motor fuel tax with a 9.5 percent wholesale tax. It would add about 14 cents to today's price of a gallon of gas.
Coalition co-chairman Doug Whitley laid out the plan for the AP in advance of making it public.
The proposal would also increase vehicle licensing fees.
Bill Fleishli of the Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association says the fuel tax would hurt business.
Analysis: Fees would rise under MO legislation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's Republican-led Legislature put a priority on cutting taxes this year. But the same lawmakers who passed a $700 million income tax cut also approved numerous little-known fee increases.
One of those measures could increase fees on driver's licenses and vehicle registrations, costing Missourians almost $22 million annually.
Another bill would impose fees on mailed-in speeding traffic tickets, affecting an estimated 170,000 cases annually.
Missourians could pay more to get copies of their own medical records or court transcripts. Businesses could get charged more for certain Agriculture Department services. And court fees could rise in some places.
Although fees and taxes both take money from people, many Republican lawmakers have drawn a philosophical distinction. They say taxes are applied generally, and fees are charged only for specific services.
Gov Nixon: Tax bill could raise taxes on prescription drugs
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says an income-tax cut bill passed by the Legislature also could levy taxes on prescription drugs.
Nixon released a written statement Thursday saying the legislation would repeal an existing sales tax exemption on prescriptions, which could cost consumers $200 million annually.
The Democratic governor has previously indicated that he is likely to veto the bill. His previous statements pointed to the eventual loss of hundreds of millions of dollars for state services as a result of the income tax cut.
The legislation was handled by Republican Sen. Will Kraus, of Lee's Summit. Kraus said Thursday that he did not intend to tax prescription drugs. If that's the case, he says Nixon should sign the bill and call a special session so lawmakers can fix it.
Tax hikes could come with pension overhaul
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Public school administrators say some local districts would have to raise property taxes if they're forced to cover the cost of teacher pensions.
The school officials testified Thursday at a special hearing called by House Speaker Michael Madigan.
The Chicago Democrat says suburban and downstate districts get a "free lunch" because the state pays their teacher pension costs. He says Illinois is in grave financial trouble and the districts must be part of the solution.
The administrators say potential tax increases would depend on how much money districts have and how much of the burden the state shifts to districts.
Public university representatives also testified Thursday. They say the change could result in a 2 percent tuition increase.
Madigan has vowed to address the issue before the General Assembly adjourns.
Illinois plans to use tax windfall to pay down bills
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. Pat Quinn says income tax revenue for 2013 will top forecasts by $1.3 billion. He says he'll put the money toward the billions the state owes in unpaid bills.
The governor's office said Tuesday the money was a one-time windfall resulting from businesses and individuals selling assets or taking early dividends in anticipation of higher federal tax rates.
Quinn says the money is welcome but a one-time bump in revenue will not help fix the problem in the long run.
Illinois owes billions to businesses, charities and local governments performing some of the state's most essential services. The problem adds to the state's huge financial mess, which includes a soaring public pension crisis.
Quinn said Tuesday the focus must be on "restoring Illinois to full fiscal responsibility."
Latest News
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
A look at the congressional budget agreement
A proposed congressional budget agreement would avoid a government shutdown in January and set spending for defense and domestic programs. It would: —Establish overall non-w...
Interpreter for Mandela event: I was hallucinating
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The man accused of faking sign interpretation next to world leaders at Nelson Mandela's memorial told a local newspaper that he was hallucinating and hearing...
Thai protesters resume siege of PM's offices
BANGKOK (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Thailand's capital have resumed their tactic of besieging government offices, cutting off electricity to the prime minister's office...
Missouri carries out Nicklasson execution
Allen Nicklasson has been executed for killing a good Samaritan who stopped to help him and his friends after their car had broken down in 1994. Nicklasson was convicted of shoo...
NCAA awards 8 championships to St. Louis
Between 2015 and 2018, St. Louis will play host to eight NCAA Championships. The Gateway City will have championships in: Bowling, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Ice Hockey, and wres...
Pair of murder suspects captured after car chase, crash
A pair of murder suspects are in police custody following a chase and crash. Around 9:30 this morning officers saw a car they thought was connected to a murder. When police tried ...
Normandy School District to hold meeting tonight
A recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling upholding student transfer laws has put this year's transfer controversy back in the spotlight. Wednesday night, Normandy School District is...
Lawmakers demand investigation into Missouri Education …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A group of eight Missouri lawmakers are calling upon Missouri's governor and attorney general to investigate concerns raised about Education Commissioner Ch...


text:
For four days, we come off timetable and use age-appropriate picture books as the basis for activities around the theme of 'Different Families' including same-sex relationships. Each class has an end target: in addition to work produced along the way, each class has to come up with its own display containing the message 'All different. All similar. All equal'. In the past we've produced similar work with the title 'Wouldn't it be boring if we were all the same?' The fifth day of the week is a celebration of our work and a sharing of our learning through whole school and key stage assemblies.
In our Diversity Week, we tie together themes, special days and other events such as Anti-Bullying Week, Black History Month, Multilingual Month, World Book Day etc. by exploring work relating to these events that has a more specific LGB focus. In assemblies and in singing time throughout February, we listen to music by LGB composers/musicians and sing songs such as Christina Aguilera's 'Beautiful' and Katy Perry's 'Firework' exploring the reasons why these and similar songs are so popular with the LGB community.
It really is a whole school immersion and celebration; a week that has positive repercussions throughout the school community and throughout the school year.
We will be showing Stonewall's feature-film FIT to students at break and lunchtimes, running workshops for Year 9 students, and asking students to sign up to an anti-homophobic bullying charter. We'll also be carrying out a student survey to find out the attitudes towards gay people and experiences of homophobic bullying.
As well as this, there will be rainbow flags and bunting displayed in the school, a Year 12 on-screen opinion poll and an information stand in the library.
Similar to our work last year, we will be developing and delivering some lessons around the LGBT theme during this month.
We will be developing lesson resources for your subject areas that all staff can access during the month. We will also develop a range of display work around the school and a Thought of the Week which will focus on the theme. We also have a scheduled P4C enquiry in late January which will be based on LGBT themes.
In Humanities Year 7 will take part in workshops using Stonewall's 'FIT' DVD. Students have also designed these fantastic t-shirts, which they will be wearing throughout LGBT History Month.
From our LGBT History month display to our Doodle for Diversity campaign the month is filled with activity. Students from our Youth Involvement Group organised a poster campaign to challenge homophobic bullying and encouraged people to express themselves on a doodle art board.
In lessons, students have been finding out about Truman Capote and Alan Turing as well as reading Morris Gleitzman's 'Two Weeks with the Queen' and discussing 'Mrs Brown's' commentary on gay marriage.
In lunchtimes we have been showing episodes from 'FIT' and in assemblies pupils have heard from our Stonewall Youth Campaigner, Liv, and have heard about Sophia Bailey Klugh's letter to President Obama about being bullied because she has gay parents.
During Assemblies through LGBT History Month we have been focusing on the theme 'Things aren't always as they seem', looking at stereotypes and encouraging pupils not judge a book by its cover or make assumptions. We have been discussing media stereotypes and equality alongside this.
We have launched our 'Together Against Homophobia' group this week during the assemblies and it has been very well received. The slogan, as designed and adopted by the pupils, is 'labels are for clothes not for people'. Some pupils also took part in our assembly, talking to their peers about homophobia and equality.
We held our annual LGBT History Month performance on 21 February. Featuring monologues and songs written by students themselves, the performance was a showcase of promising talent across a range of media including acting, dance, singing, song-writing and film.
We have also taken this performance into local schools to raise the issue of homophobic bullying and celebrate difference.
We are tasking each of the heads of faculty to give a presentation to staff and students on a historic LGBT individual from their subject area who has made a big impact in society. For example Alan Turing whose code cracking was hugely important to the Allies' victory in World War II (IT) and Oscar Wilde (drama).
We are hosting a range of events to celebrate LGBT History Month in February, including exhibitions, comedy nights, film screenings and panel debates.
Click here to read the full programme of events.
To let us know about the activities your school or college are planning email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or telephone 020 7593 1850.


text:
Connally MS choir and band program visits Elrod to perfrom for Elrod students
Library Holiday Story read by Santa! PJs, cocoa and a cookie!
All information sent home with students; please return signed form
Details to be sent home
All classes participate
Classroom parties to celebrate the Holidays/Christmas and upcoming Winter Break
PJ Day! Library event Details TBA
5-7PM Cafeteria


text:
URGENT - Bulgaria-Government
Published 3:55 AM PST Feb 21, 2013
(CNN) -- Bulgaria's National Assembly voted Thursday to accept the government's resignation, assembly press official Maria Missova confirmed. Out of 240 deputies, 215 were present, 209 voted yes, 5 no, and 1 abstained.
Copyright 2013 by CNN NewSource. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.