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Do African Americans actually celebrate Kwanzaa? What do you
Jason C., Los Angeles, CA, United States, Male, Christian, Asian,
Gay, Student, 4 Years of College, Upper middle class, Mesg ID
Kwanzaa is quite real.
Although I am not African American, I know it is because I was
instructed to write a three-page article on it for an underground
newspaper I write for. Kwanzaa is really ritualistic; you set tables
with symbolic items, and each day you have a celebration, like a
poetry reading, for example. Some people exchange gifts, but Kwanzaa
isn't big on materialism.
Margee, New Orleans,
MA, United States, <firstname.lastname@example.com>, 15, Female,
American Indian, Straight, Less than High School Diploma, Lower
middle class, Mesg ID 12232002113628
I think Kwanzaa is
ridiculous. I think God would be totally offended by this BS version
of Christmas. It's another 'blackness' trip black people are going
Melissa, Antioch, CA,
United States, 21, Female, Christian, White/Caucasian, Straight, High
School Diploma, Lower middle class, Mesg ID 1224200241510
Not all African
Americans celebrate Kwanzaa. I'm not quite sure if you're educated
about the holiday, so let me give you background information. First,
people of African descent, from the Caribbean, and other parts of the
African Diaspora celebrate Kwanzaa, not just African Americans.
During Kwanzaa, black people reaffirm commitment to themselves, their
families, community and the black struggle for equality. With that
said, Kwanzaa IS celebrated, but again, not by all African Americans.
For example, I celebrate Christmas because I am a Christian.
EVIJ, Kansas City, MO,
United States, 17, Female, Christian, Black/African American,
Straight, Student, Middle class, Mesg ID 1224200212625
I'm an African American
whose parents are from Ghana, West Africa. I have never and never
will celebrate Kwanzaa. We are Christians and celebrate Christmas. I
don't know any other African Americans who celebrate this 'holiday.'
I can't honestly say that I/we fully understand the reason behind the
creation of a new celebration. I have noticed that a lot of blacks in
America often try to make superficial connections to the 'mother
land.' Perhaps this is yet another means in attaining that
A. Osei, Houston, TX,
United States, 23, Female, Pentecostal, Black/African American,
Straight, teacher, Over 4 Years of College, Middle class, Mesg ID
Kwanzaa was founded in
California in the 1960s to increase awareness in the pride of African
Americans. Seven candles are lit, similar to a Jewish menorah, and
each candle represents a belief or matter of pride that African
Americans hold (or should hold) dearly. I don't know people who
celebrate it as a holiday on the same level as Christmas, but I do
know many families that use this holiday as a method to increase
awareness and pride to their families.
Neveen, Atlanta, GA,
United States, Mesg ID 1224200293918
It's like anything
else, some do and some don't. I don't, but I'm single, and holidays
don't mean much to single people. Well, not to some. I doubt, no, I
know, that I wouldn't celebrate it under any circustances. I've never
felt that strong of a need to do things like that.
Nathan, Seattle, WA,
United States, 30's, Male, Agnostic, Black/African American, 4 Years
of College, Mesg ID 12242002103845
As an African American
and Pan-African holiday celebrated by millions throughout the world
African community, Kwanzaa brings a cultural message that speaks to
the best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest
sense. Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the
African-American people, their culture and their history. It is a
time of celebration, community gathering and reflection. A time of
endings and beginnings. Kwanzaa begins on Dec. 26 and continues until
New Year's Day.
The Seven Principles
(Nguzo Saba) of Kwanzaa are:
Umoja (oo-MOH-jah):
Unity. Success starts with Unity. Unity of family, community, nation
and race.
(koo-jee-chah-goo-LEE-ah): Self-Determination. To be responsible for
ourselves. To create your own destiny.
Ujima (oo-JEE-mah):
Collective work and responsibility. To build and maintain your
community together. To work together to help one another within your
Ujamaa (oo-jah-MAH):
Collective economics. To build, maintain, and support our own stores,
establishments, and businesses.
Nia (NEE-ah): Purpose.
To restore African-American people to their traditional greatness. To
be responsible to Those Who Came Before (our ancestors) and to Those
Who Will Follow (our descendants).
Kuumba (koo-OOM-bah):
Creativity. Using creativity and imagination to make your communities
better then what you inherited.
Imani (ee-MAH-nee):
Faith. Believing in our people, our families, our educators, our
leaders, and the righteousness of the African American
Alex, Houston, TX,
United States, <firstname.lastname@example.com>, 19, Female, Mesg ID
I do not believe many
African Americans celebrate Kwanzaa. Many do not know how to
celebrate it, and many do not even know what Kwanzaa is beyond a
holiday in December. I teach 7th grade and many of the students do
not know what it is, so I know their parents probably don't celebrate
it. I celebrate Kwanzaa with my family, but I had to do the research
to find out the principles and how to celebrate it. We are all so
caught up with Christmas that I don't believe we take the time or
energy to deal with Kwanzaa, since it comes directly after Christmas.
I wish more African Americans would celebrate it or at least
incorporate some of its principles into their holiday season.
Babylove, Atlanta, GA,
United States, Mesg ID 1225200210315
Not that I know of. I
don't even think a lot of them even know how to celebrate it.
Leo, Hyattsville, MD,
United States, 29, Male, Catholic, Bi-Racial, Straight, 4 Years of
College, Middle class, Mesg ID 12252002101454
I am mixed (black and
white), and as a family we have not celebrated Kwanzaa. My family
does not celebrate it, none of my African-American friends celebrate
it, nor do we have any Kwanzaa-related programs at my college. So,
the answer is no.
Tiff, Cleveland, OH,
United States, 21, Female, Baptist, Black/White, Straight, student, 4
Years of College, Lower middle class, Mesg ID 1226200232437
I don't.
Z. Michael,
Springfield, MA, United States, 19, Male, Pentecostal, Black/African
American, Straight, High School Diploma, Middle class, Mesg ID
I celebrate it. My
whole school does.
Hannahlore, St. Louis,
MO, United States, <firstname.lastname@example.com>, 17, Female,
Christian, Black/African American, Straight, Lower middle class, Mesg
I am African American
and don't celebrate Kwanzaa, probably because I did not celebrate it
growing up, so it's not a tradition for me. I do know some African
Americans who celebrate Kwanzaa in various ways. Some attend programs
or Kwanzaa balls or send Kwanzaa cards. It is probably more common in
larger cities. There's a whole web site about Kwanzaa as well.
Maya, St. Paul, MN,
United States, 49, Female, Episcopalian, Black/African American,
Straight, Attorney, Over 4 Years of College, Upper middle class, Mesg
Many African Americans
celebrate Kwanzaa. In fact, just today in my state there was a huge
Kwanzaa celebration. During this special celebration, we light
candles and spend time with our family and loved ones. It's a really
special time when many African Americans take time to observe their
Briana, Newton, KS,
United States, 14, Female, Mennonite, Straight, Student, Less than
High School Diploma, Lower middle class, Mesg ID
Many black people do
not celebrate Kwanzaa. I do not because it was only created a few
years ago. Plus most blacks are Christians, so we celebrate
Eric L., San Diego, CA,
United States, <firstname.lastname@example.com>, 17, Male, Christian,
Black/African American, Straight, student, High School Diploma, Upper
middle class, Mesg ID 1229200240622
Why do Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary when the Bible clearly
states that all power is in Jesus? Mary was merely a vessel God used
to bring forth His Son. Once Christ was crucified, no more is
mentioned about Mary in the Bible. The Bible states that there is one
mediator between God and man, and that's Christ Jesus. I rarely hear
a Catholic speak of Jesus; it's always Mary.
Redeemed One, Newport News, VA, United States, 54, Female,
Black/African American, Over 4 Years of College, Middle class, Mesg
Just as Mormons have been distracted from Christ with Joseph
Smith, so have Catholics been distracted by Mary. My grandfather is
Catholic, and I am Methodist. I have posed your question to him many
times. He has the same answer every time: 'Mary and the Saints can
intervene to Christ for you.' I don't believe that. It is sad that as
Christian people Catholics do not believe they can talk to Christ
directly. Christ is indeed the only mediator between you and God, and
the only one by which man can reach God.
Melinda S., Springfield, VA, United States, Female, Christian,
White/Caucasian, Straight, student, Middle class, Mesg ID
Obviously you have not talked to many Catholics. I am only 17 and
know that Jesus is prayed to much more than Mary. The reason,
however, that some may pray to Mary is that she was the mother of
Jesus and was able to allow him to grow inside her. She was chosen
from among all women to uphold the ideals of God and produce a child
of such honesty, wisdom and holiness. She is not just a vessel but a
woman of grace and is prayed to because she sits at the right hand of
the Father and is the most important saint in Jesus's life. He may
have had the most high Father, God, but he praised his mother, and so
should we.
Ginger, Grass Valley, CA, United States, 17, Female, Mesg ID
I received some instruction in Catholicism as a child, and I think
the idea is to communicate with God through a more human
intermediary. Where does the Bible state that Jesus is the only
intermediary? Usually when I hear a Christian making that argument,
they either can't refer to a specific passage, or the passage is very
vague. And bear in mind that God did NOT write the Bible; human
witnesses wrote it, edited it to suit their prejudices, and
translated it badly. I've also heard that the focus on Mary is a
tradition going back to goddess worship in Rome before mainstream
acceptance of Christianity. Also, as a woman, I am offended by your
referring to Mary as a 'vessel.' I hope that is not the way you view
your own body. Finally, if you believe that Mary's influence is
overestimated because she is human, how could you possibly use your
own human judgment to speak for God when you call yourself 'Redeemed
Cathy, New York, NY, United States, 24, Female, Atheist,
White/Caucasian, Straight, teacher, Over 4 Years of College, Middle
class, Mesg ID 12262002120323
Actually we only speak of Mary once, and it is during a prayer to
honor Mary for the sacrifice of bearing us her son. It is also the
only time a woman is honored in the Bible. I believe the reason for
this is to show the importance of women in general; if there were no
Mary (mother) there would be no Jesus (child). It is to teach us to
honor and respect women and mothers.
Patrick D., Kansas City, MO, United States,
<firstname.lastname@example.com>, 25, Male, White/Caucasian,
Straight, Software Engineer, 2 Years of College, Middle class, Mesg
Veneration of Mary, whom we view as the Mother of God, is as old
as the Church itself. You mention the Bible. Christ founded a Church;
only later did the Church decide what books were to be contained in
the Bible. So if you believe the Bible, you indirectly, at least,
acknowledge the authority of the Church. The Church has always
honored Mary, sought her intercession and held her up as the perfect
Christian; true, the Bible says little about Mary, but it is the
Church's perennial practice we should look to, not the Bible alone.
Catholics say this 'Church' is the Catholic Church; Orthodox say it
is the Orthodox Church; Protestants pretty much ignore the first 15
centuries of the Church altogether, blithely dismissing much of it as
the 'Dark Ages.' Not to honor Mary and seek her intercession would go
against 20 centuries of Catholic and Orthodox tradition. I am not
clear on how someone can accept the Bible and ignore the first 15
centuries; frankly, most people have never given this much thought.
Augustine, Columbia, SC, United States, 42, Male, Catholic,
Why do some Chinese men grow their pinkie fingernail long?
Ashley, Temecula, CA, United States, 21, Female, White/Caucasian,
High School Diploma, Middle class, Mesg ID 1222200220503
Not only Chinese men do that. Black men do, too. My brothers have
really long pinky nails.
Camille, Warren, OH, United States, <email@example.com>, 14,
Female, Black/African American, Straight, middle school student, Less
than High School Diploma, Middle class, Mesg ID 1224200225423
In all my 24 years, I have seen only three to five Chinese guys
with long pinkie nails. However, I have noticed that they use their
over-growned pinkie nail to shovel up cocaine or some other drug
Ricky, Chicago, IL, United States, Male, Asian, 4 Years of
College, Middle class, Mesg ID 1224200260409
Chinese men grow their last pinky nail so they can pick their
noses. I'm serious: my uncle does it all the time, and it sickens me.
Ellen, Chicago, IL, United States, 17, Female, Christian, Asian,
Straight, Less than High School Diploma, Middle class, Mesg ID
Being a Chinese American, I have never heard nor seen what you're
talking about. My roommate, who is half white and half Bangladeshian,
grows his pinkie nail out to make tasks such as opening letters or
packages easier. I think it's gross.
Jason, San Francisco, CA, United States, 21, Male, Asian, Student,
4 Years of College, Upper middle class, Mesg ID 1224200272246
In Chinese - I should say ancient - culture, each finger or groups
of fingers are specialized in working with or doing something to a
specific human orifice. For instance, the index and middle fingers
are used to clean the anus, the ring finger is kept clean, and the
pinky is used to cleanse the nostrils. Hence the longer fingernail
for simple practicality.
John, Mahwah, NJ, United States, Male, Mesg ID 1224200251002
I am a Chinese male and don't see such a practice in the States or
back home, so I guess you are looking at some unique cases. However,
back in the days of the Chin dynasty, people did grow their nails in
order to show their wealth, i.e. they had long nails to show they
didn't have to do any work for themselves and were rich enough to
hire maids.
Eddie, Austin, TX, United States, 22, Male, Taoist, Chinese,
Straight, Students, 4 Years of College, Lower middle class, Mesg ID
It's done, of course, to snort cocaine; that's why my uncle grows
his: to put the coke on the nail and sniff it.
Jenny, n/a, CA, United States, 16, Female, Atheist,
Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Straight, student, Less than High
School Diploma, Middle class, Mesg ID 1225200294445
According to my mother, it's to pick their nose more easily.
Sarah C., San Francisco, CA, United States, 25, Female, Agnostic,
Asian, Over 4 Years of College, Upper middle class, Mesg ID
I think the reason is class-based; it's a subtle way of indicating
that one doesn't have to do hard physical work (i.e. farming). Either
that, or they do it simply because it makes picking the crud out of
their nose and ear easier.
Nick, Chicago, IL, United States, 20, Male, Student, 2 Years of
College, Mesg ID 1227200263918
Why do white girls not have butts?
Bunnie, Chattanooga, TN, United States,
<firstname.lastname@example.com>, 15, Female, Christian, Black/African
American, Straight, student, Less than High School Diploma, Middle
class, Mesg ID 129200224603
Not all white girls have flat butts. Black people are always
talking about being stereotyped by whites, so I don't think a black
person should be doing it.
Goatman, Wichita, KS, United States, 19, Male, Christian,
Black/African American, Straight, Student, 2 Years of College, Middle
class, Mesg ID 1224200214255
I have gone out with girls with butts and girls without butts. I
like it better without; those girls tend to exercise more and be more
Jason, Springfield, MA, United States, 21, Male, Catholic,
White/Caucasian, Straight, High School Diploma, Middle class, Mesg ID
Have you ever seen a good-looking fat white girl? I just don't
think white women can carry it off. Every fat white girl I've seen
looks terrible. The light just hits the cellulite and the ripples and
the jiggles...ugh. Whereas, if I see a full-figured lady of any other
race, they look good! There's no cellulite, very little jiggle, and
on them it looks like muscle, as though they're bigger and fuller.
They don't look fat. I suppose it's just the luck of the draw, but
trust me, I hope my butt never gets any bigger - it's plenty big
Jane, Brooklyn, NY, United States, 24, Female, Christian,
European-American, Straight, illustrator, 4 Years of College, Lower
middle class, Mesg ID 1224200285021
I don't know where you live, but it's not like that around D.C.
True, there are a lot of whites who don't appear to have the same
equipment that a lot of Sistas have (course, there are a lot of black
women who are pretty flat back there, too), but it's just flat wrong
to say that white girlz ain't got no back. Without going into a whole
lot of supposition and speculation about this genetic attribute, and
that slavery-era breeding program, let's just say that there seem to
be some physical attributes in which we differ from our fair-skinned
brethren. But don't take that to mean that it's OK to accept even
strictly physical stereotypes without questioning them. Keep your
eyes (and mind) open.
Jay, n/a, VA, United States, 42, Male, Atheist, Black/African
American, Straight, technical writer, 4 Years of College, Middle
class, Mesg ID 1225200213618
I am a white woman, and let me tell you, I have an ass. The rest
of me is tiny, and then there's my bubble butt, which I inherited
from my father, who is half white and half Native American (and no, I
don't think it has anything to do with our race ... that's just a
Amber, Tempe, AZ, United States, 20, Female, Baptist, part native
american/ part white, Straight, student/ developmental care, 2 Years
of College, Middle class, Mesg ID 1224200215733
I think genetics plays the biggest role. Of course you would have
to take into consideration diet, exercise, etc. However, in comparing
two similar-sized people with similar lifestyle habits, I would think
that genetics would be the biggest influencer.
Ladybug, Madison, WI, United States, 24, Female, Agnostic,
White/Caucasian, Straight, biological research, 4 Years of College,
Lower middle class, Mesg ID 1224200240210
Some of my best white girlfriends have the biggest butts I have
ever seen. Are you oblivious?
Ginger, Grass Valley, CA, United States, Female, Mesg ID
Because they are physically active. I am not speaking for all
white females, but they have a diet of high protein and rich
carbohydrates, therefore creating a lot more muscle mass rather then
fat mass.
Joe O' Brien, Milwaukee, WI, United States,
<email@example.com>, 24, Male, Straight, roofer/painter, 2
Years of College, Lower middle class, Mesg ID 1225200213626
White women have butts, they're just not all overgrown. I'm not
saying that all black women have overgrown butts, as that would be
stereotyping. Some white women have huge butts, just like some black
women have small butts. It just may be that the ratio of large butts
to small butts may be disproportionate in certain races.
Mousey, Milwaukee, WI, United States, 22, Female, Agnostic,
White/Caucasian, Bisexual, student, 2 Years of College, Middle class,
Mesg ID 1227200211508
Why do Jews and Catholics usually support Democratic candidates in
elections? It would seem that the Democrats' (particularly the
extremely liberal segment) stand on Israel and abortion respectively
would be totally opposite of what Jews and Catholics believe in.
Kathy, Springfield, IL, United States, 50, Female, White/Caucasian,
Medical, Over 4 Years of College, Upper middle class, Mesg ID
Why do white people let their children use profanity toward them?
When I say children, I mean between the ages of 5 to adulthood. I
can't for the life of me understand why you let them do this to you.
Do you not think it's disrespectful? Or do you think it's just a way
of expression?
Bambie, Raleigh, NA, United States, 34, Female, Baptist, Native
American/African American, Straight, Pharmeceuticals, Over 4 Years of
College, Middle class, Mesg ID 1221200253417


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A couple weeks ago I spent a lovely Saturday afternoon and evening at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC, exploring their Matisse and Impressionism exhibits, as well as my favorites from the permanent collection. The hottest spot in the museum that day was the Impressionism-Fashion-Modernity exhibit. (I think all the Met needs to do to draw a huge crowd is insert the word "fashion" into the name of an exhibit and we'll come running from wherever we are to see it).
This particular exhibit was really fascinating – the Met curated remarkable works from Manet, Monet, Renoir and many more artists representing a range of styles. The resounding theme throughout is clothing, dresses in particular for the most part – and we see various takes on similar themes – and even the viewpoint of different artists on the same scene. Dark dresses, light dresses, clothing in detail, fashion in general all have a subtle running commentary about the morays and attitudes of the time.
In many cases the actual dresses worn in the paintings are displayed alongside them – which is little mind boggling when you see how tiny the ladies had to have been. In particular Albert Bartholomé's In the Conservatory featuring his wife, Madame Bartholomé, is really striking (shown above). It seems as though you could easily place two hands around the tiny waist, and for that reason it's not that surprising to find out that Madame Bartholomé passed away just five years after the time of the painting (ca 1881).
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From Wah-Wah discos out of Spain's last batch of Rare Psych' and Prog' records, comes this deluxe reissue of cult exploito record by The Unfolding... which (or whom!) I had heard a song : "Play Your Game" on obscure Psychedelic Garage comp' "Echoes in Time" back in the late 1980s, and first heard an excerpt ("Prana") as a bonus cut on the number one compilation of that later termed "Acid-Punk" sub-genre : "The Acid Gallery"; vol.3 of the legendary Pebbles series. I had then managed to score a white label private repro of the album since the original was kind of a Garage-Psych holy grail on a budget label (Audio Fidelity) adding at least one figure behind the usual import price of 26 euros of this latest; the sound was like a xerox to boot (! ), so... this reissue with enhanced sound is very welcome indeed, adding a facsimile of the even rarer original insert!
Like all budget exploito labels everywhere (Design, Alshire, Custom... for the USA, Saga in the UK or MFP, Europa or BASF in the Old continent), occasionaly comes a true nugget among all the musak (101 Strings' "Astro Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000" being one, "Electronic Music To Blow Your Mind By!!!" on Design being another, "Are You Experienced?" by T. Swift & The Electric Bag on Custom springs to mind too... and a year ago or so, the same Wah-Wah records graced us with Staff Carpenborg & The Electric Corona's "Fantastic Party", one hell of an Incredible Strange record in similar Freak-out zone! ); these budget labels being geared mostly at middle-aged house-keepers in local supermarkets, the Unfolding enjoins us to have a Freak-out party : "Freaking Out" having been all the rage the previous year among Hip crowds starting on the Sunset Strip, this year '67, it tells us How to have that party and 'Blow Your Mind' in swingin' suburbia trying to catch up... and Geez, like the Twist and Hula Hoop before, you got a method to Turn-on now! Only this time, it really sounds the deal, incredibly so... I wonder what mothers of fairly conservative middle-class homes were thinking then when hearing this record the first time 'round trying to impress the neighbors by throwing a really hip party on the weekends?... Desperate Housewives, class of '67 anyone?
The Press release describes the grooves inside likening the music to the Mothers of Invention (its leader Zappa being one of the conceptors of "Freak-Out"...) and other psych' exploitation albums like Love Machine, Mesmerizing Eye, Fire & Ice LTD or Friendsound but, I would find it more akin to some other Incredible Strange records like Exotic tales set to Sitar music as Kali Bahlu's "Cosmic Remembrance" or "The Perfumed Garden" by Chiitra Neogy and some of the Trance found on "Children of One" too... And one commentator on You Tube wrote it reminded him of the "Sunset Strip" sound of the era since he lived thru the times during high school, despite the fact the studio group was organised by Audio Fidelity records in New York circa '67, so there you go : another Must-Have!


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Google Inc has quietly retooled the closely guarded formula running its Internet search engine to give better answers to the increasingly complex questions posed by Web surfers.
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Killer 93%
Achiever 66%
Explorer 33%
Socializer 6%
Oh well, at least it wasn't born yet.
People exhale CO2, this nurse was saving the world from another pollutant!
Well... I guess she was thinking about an abortion anyway or why would she be there in the first place. So... the nurse just gave her a good way to salve her conscience.
Some guy got off the hook.
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At least she was planning on getting one later. Now she got it over with and can move on with life.
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Obvious Troll!
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After a few weeks of being home alone, it was time to return to South Africa and rejoin my wife and children. As explained before, cost was the ultimate deciding factor, and I was pleasantly surprised that the cheapest routing turned out to be quite interesting as well. Due to lower air taxes, I had looked at departing from Italy, Belgium or Spain, and in the end Italy won out, with a route of Milan Linate to Frankfurt on LH, transferring to Ethiopian's flight to Addis Abeba and on to Johannesburg. I then had to book a flight to Italy. I originally booked Germanwings STN-CGN-BLQ, however I later received an email saying that the CGN-BLQ leg on the day I was due to fly was cancelled, and I could re-book for a different day or get a refund. I phoned the helpdesk to ask if I could re-route to MXP, but this was not allowed, so I opted for a refund and set again looking for a cheap route to northern Italy. The best deal popped up with BA, LGW-TRN, which was around £20 cheaper than the 4U flight, and the train to Milan was only €10 from Turin.
Come the day to depart, I went to work on the bus instead of driving, as I would be leaving straight from the office. That evening I took the train into Cambridge, and checked into the Travelodge that I had booked during a £10 sale, as I was going to have an early flight from STN and it is conveniant for Cambridge station. In the end I could sleep in a bit longer, and arrived at the station in time for the morning rush of incoming commuters - not easy with a huge pack on my back and a smaller rucksack on my front! I bought a ticket for Gatwick from the ticket machine, only £20 if you opt for the Liverpool St line and the Southern stopping service to Gatwick.
I approached the checkin area for the first time, and an agent hovering near the machines directed me to it. I explained that I'd used the smartphone app to check in already, so the barcode on my phone was scanned, and a baggage tag printed for by pack. I had to take it to the oversize luggage area, even though it was "only" 19kg, and mostly filled with Christmas presents!
Security was a breeze, so I then looked for the No 1 Lounge, which I had pre-booked online with a discount code (PM if you'd like it, valid at most UK airports, though I'm not sure of the expiry date). I had about 3 hours before departure, so I settled in at a seat by the window to watch the traffic.
View out of the window
Some couscous salad from the buffet
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The sun was quite bright, and it was very warm inside, but it was very relaxing. I had a look around the lounge. There was also a bar area, a snooker room, business room, children's room (just a big TV, bean bags to sit on and painted walls - shame there were no toys) and an adjacent, payable spa. I ordered Eggs Benedict from the bar - you are entitled to one hot option as well as the buffet, but decided to stick with non-alcoholic drinks for the moment, as I'd be trying to navigate my way around two Italian cities later. I also had some salad, pastries and cakes, some tea, Coke and juice. It was soon time to leave and find my way to the gate. Unfortunately I didn't get to cross the famous bridge, instead I wend down one of the curved ramps in the middle of the shops to find my gate.
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Picking through similar material, one of the best sketches of a relatively mediocre night involved a send-up of "Argo." One of several departing SNL regulars, Fred Armisen played Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who wanted to set the record straight about Iran's role in the plot. In this movie, "Bengo F#*@ Yourself" Ahmadinejad played Affleck, and Affleck played a sound guy--because he had "long been looking to appear in a movie worse than 'Gigli.'" It also made fun of Affleck gratuitously filming himself shirtless.
In a mostly worthless sketch about 1930s grifters, Affleck shined by doing a great Jimmy Stewart-type impersonation. Always gifted with quick impressions, Affleck held his own throughout the night--which was a farewell to cast members Armisen and Bill Hader. WeekendUpdate anchor Seth Meyers is set to replace Jimmy Fallon as the host of NBC's Late Night, but he has said he will return for part of the next season. Jason Sudeikis's return is also uncertain.
Despite Amy Poehler's cameo hosting Weekend Update, Kanye West's performance as the musical guest, and a fantastic commercial sketch about Xanax for Gay Weddings, the best skit of the evening was a lovely sendoff to Hader's Stefon--in which every one of Stefon's wishes was granted.


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Jury selection for the trial between Samsung and Apple over patents will begin on July 30 in the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California. The case will be presided over by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh. Jurors will have to wade through the particulars of the case and decide which company has a valid claim that the other infringed on its patents related to their respective smartphone devices.
In the San Jose case, Apple is seeking damages of $2.5 billion based on claims that rival Samsung copied core design features from its iPhone and iPad devices. Apple is also seeking a permanent ban on the U.S. sale of Samsung's Galaxy 7 tablet computer. Currently Apple has successfully secured a preliminary ban on the sale of the device in the U.S.
For its part Samsung plans to show evidence that, prior to Apple's introduction of the iPhone in 2007, it was developing a new phone (in 2006) that would use "a simple, rounded rectangular body dominated by a display screen with a single physical button on the face."
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An interview has been posted on AtomicPC with a player who is very open about his botting operation. In the interview he discusses his methods, how he sells his gold and the amount of real money he can turn over by simply running bots in the game. If anything the interview highlights the problems Blizzard face with botters and the way it affects the Diablo 3 economy.
Do you think Diablo 3 will remain a profitable game to bot?
Absolutely. Diablo 2 was the most botted game ever made. The primary reason for this is that unlike MMORPGs there is no subscription model. Once you've paid for your account there are no ongoing costs provided you don't get banned.
The way I've calculated it is like this. My botting rig uses around 400w of power constantly. This equates to roughly 10c per hour in electricity. My yield per account is between 300-400k per hour. This equates to 80c per bot, per hour. When I'm running 8 bots I'm making roughly $6.40 per hour. Even if the value of gold was to drop down to below $0.50 per million I'd simply switch over to farming items rather than gold and turn a nice profit.
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What is Body Suspension?
Sterile hooks are pierced through big chunks of skin to lift a person off the ground.
Captain Howdy swings for his body suspensions on stage from hooks pierced in his upper back. But that's for money. His dream of relaxing after work as a window cleaner is to 'hang out' on hooks in his garden.
How safe is it?
It sounds more brutal than it is. Most piercers are highly experienced body modification and suspension artists, rigging masters with an intimate knowledge of how much the skin can take.
Generally, skin can take quite a lot – basically, it's leather – and if it rips, it rips so slowly that there is enough time to bring the person down safely. During the years of filming with Captain Howdy and his crew I haven't seen any skin ripping – even so I've heard stories.
Most importantly, they take care that the person who is suspended is not only secure, but also feels safe and supported, so they can truly enjoy the experience.
How does it work?
The most common suspension is the so-called 'suicide suspension' with two or four hooks in the upper back.
The piercing itself can be extremely painful, particularly the second one, when the body knows what to expect – but despite the pain, the suspension is for many an overwhelming, highly emotional and most of all happy experience.
Once they let go, and loose the ground under their feet, the body is so shocked by this experience that it releases a complex cocktail of drugs including endorphins and adrenaline.
How does a body suspension feel?
Some people feel like flying, some have a spiritual, out of body experience, some meditate mid-air, practice yoga, test their limits or just enjoy swinging from hooks and having a cigarette.
Suspension rituals have been practiced for thousands of years, for example as a rite of passage among the Native Americans or as an act of devotion in South-East Asia.
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This book is highly instructive about a war that occurred in recent years, it features some finely constructed characters and is written in competent style. I'm finding it hard to explain, even to myself, why I didn't like it much, and was counting the pages to the end. The only reason I can come up with is the basis of the plot. Without wanting to include spoilers, I'd have to say the object of the crime just didn't grab me. Possibly prophetic that the main character, upon first hearing what the fuss was all about, sounded a little bit disappointed himself.
Lie in the Dark is an interesting tale about life in war-torn Sarajevo and one police inspector's fight to win his own private war. In the beginning of the conflict Vlado Petrics's wife and infant daughter were allowed to escape to Germany. Vlado, as with all men of military serving age, stayed behind. He escaped being drafted into the military because of his employment as a policeman.
While investigating a murder Vlado is confronted with a much bigger scandal than he bargained for. Not knowing who to trust he works alone, unraveling the mystery while the civil war continues all around him. Woven into the plot are the harsh realities of what war can do to economics, politics, families, the landscape and the human spirit.
Right away I knew I would like this book. Fesperman does a great job describing the absurdity of investigating a murder in the middle of a war. As Fesperman says (p 2) "Vlado's task was that of a plumber fixing leaky toilets in the middle of a flood." It makes you realize that people will grasp and struggle for normalcy even if it doesn't make sense.
Lie in the Dark is Fesperman's first mystery novel and it is a good one. Vlado Petric is a homicide investigator in war-torn Sarajevo. His wife and young daughter left Sarajevo two years earlier for the safety of Berlin but, although he was exempt from immediate military service by virtue of being a policeman, Vlado himself was not allowed to leave. Sarajevo is a site of random, multiple and frequent death from shelling and sniper fire, but business is slow for homicide detectives, until Vlado the Chief of the Interior Ministry Police is murdered one night. The plot thickens with just about everyone trying to throw Vlado off the track, while the track becomes increasingly dangerous as Vlado starts to figure out exactly what is happening and why so many powerful people are involved and want to protect themselves, and their lucrative scheme.
Vlado is a good character, the plot twists and turns but moves well, and Fesperman evokes very well the atmosphere of Sarajevo under siege and the ethnic tensions, rivalries and hatreds that fuel the conflicts.
This solid, first-time effort for author Dan Fesperman is a glimpse into war-torn Bosnia c.1995, told from the perspective of a clever, underappreciated police detective assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent local government official. Whilt predictable comlications ensue -- our protagonist is harried by local toughies from the mob to renegade military commanders -- the prose is light and the story fast paced.
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Dan Fesperman, a journalist who reported from a number of war zones, has written a masterful murder mystery in the vein of early le Carré and Graham Greene.
Vlado Petric is a homicide investigator in war-torn Sarajevo. When he encounters an unidentified body near "sniper alley," he realizes that it is the body of Esmir Vitas, chief of the Interior Ministry's special police, and that Vitas has been killed not by any sniper's aim but by a bullet fired at almost pointblank range. Searching for the killer in this "city of murderers," Petric finds himself drawn into a conspriacy, the scope of which goes beyond anything he could possibly have imagined.
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9 Overlooked Home Theater Features
Make your home theater as good as it can be by not skimping on the details.
Many home theater enthusiasts, especially DIYers (and I'm including myself here) tend to fuss all about the big picture and sound-in-the-round speaker approach, while neglecting many important details.
Sometimes installers are guilty of the same thing (though usually it's the client's taste or budget that's to blame). A home theater is more than a room and more than a collection of electronics all tethered together. When done right, a home theater is a total experience.
To get to that sublime experience, you need to pay attention to all the details
The truth is that few rooms are perfect for a home theater before the gear arrives, and many still aren't perfect after the gear's been installed and connected. In fact, perfection is rarely achievable, but there are a number of features that any home theater enthusiast overlooks at their own peril.
1. Lights. Most of the time the lights in your home theater are going to be turned off. That doesn't mean that the lights aren't important. Placement and control of lights can impact how your theater looks and how convenient it is to enjoy. If you like to watch TV or movies with a little bit of light on, then controlling where the light is directed, how it's reflected and even its color and intensity will all have an impact on picture quality. Lighting control–whether via a remote or an app, allows you to adjust the lights without having to get out of your seat. A lighting system that's integrated with the theater controls can make these adjustments for you, based on how it was programmed.
More on home theater lighting can be found here and here.
2. Reflective Surfaces. Many people don't realize how reflective the surfaces or accessories in their home theaters are until they've turned off the room lights and started to watch a bright movie scene. Every shiny or light-colored surface in a room can reflect the screen's light back into the room in unwanted ways. Be careful of glass surfaces (such as on art or poster frames–look for non-glare glass) and light colored walls and trim. Yes, something as simple as white trim can brighten up a whole room when the lights are turned off and the screen image is bright.
3. Seats. Sofas are fine for living rooms, especially when you plan to talk to the people sitting next to you, but in a home theater, the seating should direct your attention only to the screen. The best theater seats not only include all the built-in accessories (recline buttons, heat, snack table, cup holders… ) but also are designed to properly support your body from your head to your feet so you won't feel fatigued or fidgety during the length of the movie.
Check out the extreme accessories on these seats.
Read a review of an Elite Home Theater seat here.
4. Accessories. A home theater is not an ordinary family room. Go a little crazy. Get that fancy marquee you saw online, the fiber-optic star ceiling, the vintage popcorn maker, the life-size replica of Spock. Whatever.
Check out these great home theater accessories here at the Cinema Shop.
5. Control. One of the most frustrating things of any complex home theater or media room is how complex it is. If you have to pick up more than one remote to operate your room, then you're doing it wrong. Basic single-room control systems (like this one from Control4) or universal remotes can take the frustration out and leave the movie enjoyment in.
6. Acoustics. As I explained a while ago here, the way a home theater sounds is dependent on a lot more than just the speakers and amplifiers you bought. Sound comes in waves, and like the ocean, those waves keep moving, bouncing around off things, until they've worn themselves out, dispersed or are absorbed by a something else (such as an island). Without addressing the acoustic reflective, dispersive and absorptive properties of your room (including the walls, ceiling, floor and furniture/accessories) you home theater is only half done.
7. Bass and/or LFE. Subwoofers aren't simply the bass speaker (bass can come from all your speakers) and all bass isn't the same thing as LFE (low frequency effect). Those issues get mixed up a lot. Bass, subwoofer use and LFE can be confusing, but proper implementation can mean the difference between a ho-hum home theater and a system everyone you know is jealous of.
Read a lot more about subwoofers here and here.
8. Calibration. Just because the speakers are plugged in and the projector is pointed in the right direction, the job isn't done. Both the video and audio needs to be calibrated. This ensures both that the products are properly set up to perform well, and that they perform well in the unique space that is your room. Your screen, source components, throw-distance and wall color will all impact the picture, so don't assume that the settings that work in one person's room are going to work in your room. The same goes for audio.
Most receivers or surround processors come with auto room calibration features. These are safe to start with, but take a trust-but-verify approach by checking the settings manually with a sound meter and your own test tones. There are many good apps for this. I like the Ultimate Ears SPL app. JL Audio offers a nice SPL app too.
9. Noise. Have you ever been in a completely silent place? Probably not. Even if you plug your ears up from all outside noise you'll still hear your heart beating and your stomach churning over your breakfast burrito. Your home theater is unlikely to be silent either. Your projector, receiver, Blu-ray player, HVAC system, media servers… all make noise. However you shouldn't have to sit back and just accept it. Try to design your theater from the start so that noise-emitting products are in cabinets or in a separate room. If your noise is coming from outside your theater room, try improving the insulation, and seal up any air gaps, especially around doors.
Some projectors are particularly noisy when their auto iris is functioning. The best thing you can do in that situation is to mount the projector as far away from your ears as possible. At normal view/listening levels, low ambient noise may not be very noticeable, but when a quiet scene comes onscreen, it's very disturbing to hear the whir of your projector above the whispering of the actors.
More home theater articles:
Acoustics Matter: Easy Home Theater Audio Tweaks
11 Awesome Themed Theaters
10 Basic Steps Before Starting Your Renovation Project
What to Expect During Your Home Theater or Tech Project
Common Home Theater Compromises
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December 28, 2011
2011: Great Strides for Patients – The Best is Yet to Come
This is the time of year to reflect on the past 12 months, to be introspective and honestly assess where we have come and where we are going. As the themes of my blogs over the year have emphasized, patients with kidney disease are among the sickest of the sick, yet are embedded in a system of care that is largely dysfunctional. Uncoordinated care, inadequate focus on care transitions, lack of identification and management of co-morbid conditions, and too little preventive care all remain problems that must be overcome if we are to truly improve survival and quality of life for our patients.
Having said this, however, 2011 also showed us that there is clearly a growing momentum to do things differently, to restructure the way we think about and deliver care, and patients benefit. The one renal community initiative – PEAK, a program to lower incident patient mortality by 20% by the end of 2012 – is on track. The results of the CMS Global Capitation Demonstration Project are in and overall, with an intense focus on care coordination, survival improved, hospitalizations decreased and total costs of care were lower than in a matched group of Medicare fee-for-service population. Both DaVita and FMC identified the key drivers of poor outcomes and created customized programs including provision of nutritional supplements, use of biometric devices to control fluid overload, dramatic success with influenza and pneumococcal vaccination, and medication management therapy, among many others. These programs had one important characteristic in common – they were patient-centric, engaging patients in their own care and being sensitive to what each patient needed and wanted. Outside of the Demonstration, 2011 also saw a significant growth in home dialysis, particularly peritoneal dialysis, again demonstrating a sensitivity to patient needs and desires.
So why am I optimistic about 2012? We now have a large number of approaches to improving outcomes that we know can work and are implementable. In addition, we are continuing discussions with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and it looks more and more likely that a large-scale pilot program of integrated care management/care coordination will begin in the New Year. Finally, in mid-2011, a group of Chief Medical Officers from throughout the dialysis industry met together for the first time to discuss ways of substantially moving the quality needle for ESRD patients. This group is working closely with the KCP and KCC, ensuring alignment between business leaders and clinical leaders in the industry, along with policy makers. We have not seen this level of collaboration before and I am confident that 2012 will be just the beginning of new progress to improve the lives of patients with kidney disease. By working together, along with our patients, we can make this happen.
We would all do well to remember the words of Steve Jobs and try to live them as we start the new year:
"Everyone here has the sense that right now is one of those moments when we are influencing the future."
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A Denver man faces drug charges after Lincoln County sheriff�s deputies reporting finding a marijuana growing operation in a mobile home.
Raymond William Taylor, 66, of 5230 Lawhorn Lane is charged with drug possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver, drug possession, manufacturing drugs, and maintaining a dwelling to house a controlled substance.
On Wednesday night, deputies executed a search warrant at a mobile home and found about seven pounds of marijuana, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff�s Office.
Narcotics officers investigated after receiving a tip about a man growing marijuana at a home. Three months of surveillance led officers to the mobile home.
Officers seized 18 marijuana plants. The street value of the marijuana found is estimated at $8,000 to $15,000, depending on how it is packaged, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff�s Office.
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What's in a name? Caffeine to give Google a little "boost?"
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Nothing happens by accident! Certainly not in the world of hip branding and smart, cool software engineers.
So when Google announced its next generation of Google search, code named "Caffeine" I, for one, was inspired to learn the reasoning behind the what and why of their code name choice.
A bit of research of "caffeine" on "Caffeine" later, and I found a few interesting facts about caffeine the drug and its justification as Google's lightning fast search engine update nick naming.
The effects of the caffeine on your mind & body
- Stimulant. Whilst it's well-known that a 'cuppa joe' can act as a mini pep rally for your brain cells, it was documented recently that Google itself is also a gymnasium for your mind. Older subjects of the study who searched and had prior Internet experience actually stimulated their visual cortex, the same area of the brain that's active when reading a book. Bottom line, Google is a challenge to your thought processes, excercising your decision-making and complex reasoning 'muscles'.
- Focus. Caffeine affects the brain and results in increased attentiveness, so theoretically a person can think more clearly, work harder and sound more intelligent. I'm not certain there's a definitive test to demonstrate Google's effectiveness in achieving and maintaining mental focus, I *DO* know however, that Google gives me the ammunition when discussing topics I would normally know nothing about. In fact… Google gives others the impression that I actually know a lot about everything! Clearly, Google is using Caffeine's focus attribute to infer every Google-user will be the focus of every party just by pontificating things like the age old question of "What's the airpseed of an unladen swallow?"
- Anti-Soporific. When taken before bedtime, caffeine can interfere with getting to sleep or staying asleep. I don't think anyone doubts the effects of Caffeine to keep you up most of the night. A hot tea, a mug of coffee, or one of those NoDoz pills people often malign can interupt a good night's rest. For those insomniacs, what is the first thing they end to do on opening their eyes from a restless sleep? Fire up the laptop, of course! Coincidence? I think not! Whereby caffeine (the drug) stops you sleeping soundly, Caffeine (with a capital C) keeps you awake searching for an insomnia cure!
In fact, over 2,200,00 MILLION people search on the term 'insomnia'… I wonder how many of those are at night?
A final thought…
Google's Caffeine will be here soon. Geeks everywhere will be frothing at the mouth over the phenominal speed and relevance of the Caffeine results. Although I'm certain they'll be many sleepless research nights, bump in party 'know-it-alls' and scores of salient, savvy seniors, I doubt that the SEO hubbub will last for too long, and then even the Google marketing folks will be reaching for a few RC Colas to stay awake.
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m using galaxy ace gts5830 with cyanogenmod 10.1-20130908 and aircel network.
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Jury Convicts Two Business Opportunity Defendants in ATM Scam
|U.S. Attorney's Office December 01, 2009
MIAMI—Jeffrey H. Sloman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, announced today that a jury found defendants Andrew Steinberg and Stephen Duffie guilty of fraud in connection with an automated teller machine ("ATM") business opportunity scheme.
Steinberg, 39, of West Palm Beach, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy, five counts of mail fraud, and four counts of wire fraud. Duffie, 32, of Miramar, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy and one count of mail fraud. Each offense carries a maximum statutory term of imprisonment of twenty (20) years, a possible fine, and mandatory restitution.
Steinberg already was imprisoned and Duffie was taken into custody after the verdict was returned. Both defendants are scheduled to be sentenced on February 12, 2010, by United States District Court Judge Kenneth A. Marra, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
According to the evidence at trial, Steinberg and Duffie operated Fidelity ATM, which operated out of offices in Boynton Beach and Delray Beach from 2004-2006. The business closed in November 2006 after being sued in a civil case by the Federal Trade Commission. Approximately 110 victims across the United States were defrauded of $4.2 million.
Fidelity ATM has no relationship to Fidelity Investments.
According to the evidence, Fidelity ATM sold a $30,000 "package" that was supposed to include three ATMs, high-traffic locations for the ATMs, and ongoing customer service. However, as shown during trial, Steinberg and Duffie misrepresented the purchasers' likely profits, misrepresented the location services that Fidelity ATM would provide, and used fake references. Indeed, the evidence showed that Steinberg and Duffie arranged for employees and friends to pose as successful Fidelity ATM customers during sales calls with future potential purchasers. The fake references used prepaid cell phones that Fidelity ATM purchased in the names, and with the real area codes, of genuine customers.
The Fidelity ATM prosecution is part of an ongoing crackdown on business opportunity fraud in South Florida that during the last four years has resulted in 97 felony convictions. The effort has been carried out by the United States Department of Justice, the United States Attorney's Office in Miami, the Federal Trade Commission, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Mr. Sloman commended the investigative efforts of the FBI. The case is being prosecuted by Alan Phelps and Patrick Jasperse, Trial Attorneys, United States Department of Justice, Office of Consumer Litigation.
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida at www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.


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1984: Joan Benoit of the USA carries an American flag as she takes a victory lap around the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum following her gold medal performance in the first ever women's Olympic marathon race at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games held in LosAngeles, California. The emancipation of women has been slow - many would say too slow, but in the past decade the number of women has increased sharply. One significant milestone in this adjustment came in the 1984 Games in Los Angeles when Benoit became the first Olympic champion in the event. Mandatory Credit: Tony Duffy/Allsport
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Andouille Sausage and Shrimp With Creole Mustard Sauce
Total Time
Prep 5 mins
Cook 15 mins
Great served with white rice
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 lb uncooked peeled deveined large shrimp
- 1 tablespoon creole seasoning or 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 1 lb andouille sausage, cut crosswise on diagonal into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 large onion, halved, thinly sliced
- 1 large red bell pepper, cut into 1/3-inch wide strips
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons creole mustard (such as Zatarain's)
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- Toss shrimp with Creole seasoning in medium bowl to coat.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add sausage pieces, cut side down. Cook until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer sausage to bowl. Add shrimp to skillet; cook until browned and just opaque in center, about 3 minutes. Transfer to bowl with sausage.
- Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, onion, bell pepper, and thyme to skillet. Sauté until vegetables are beginning to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Add broth, mustard, and vinegar. Stir until sauce thickens, about 2 minutes.
- Return sausage and shrimp to skillet. Simmer until heated through, stirring occasionally, about 1 minute.
- Season with salt and pepper.
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We liked this recipe. It was easy to make and the directions were clear. I do have Zatarain's creole mustard, which I used. I had to substitute dried thyme, vegetable broth, and Tofurkey andouille since I don't eat meat anymore (I have found the Tofurkey andouille to be a good substitute in other creole/cajun dishes). Thanks!
Yum yum! I followed this recipe pretty closely, which is rare for me. I didn't have fresh thyme, so dried had to do. I didn't have, and couldn't find, Zatarain's or any similar mustard, so I used a recipe I found on this site. I cooked the sausage a bit longer than the recipe called for, too, just to be on the safe side. I thought the recipe was well-written, which counts for a lot in my book. I do hope to make this again; it was delicious.
Awesome! This is really a good recipe. I'm not one for spicy mustard and I really enjoyed this. I did make rice to go with it but I also made Aaron McCargos Adnouille Sausage corn fritters. They are lightly flavored and made a great balance with this meal.


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Greensboro, NC -- On December 3, 2012 at 1:55 a.m. The GPD responded to a robbery call from the Steak & Shake on 4409 W. Wendover Avenue.
When police arrived, the manager told them that two armed black males entered restaurant and forced (4) customers and (2) employees to the rear of the business and ordered the manager to remove an undisclosed amount of money from the safe.
The suspects ran away on foot towards Stanley Road. No injuries were reported.
The manager offered this description of the suspects:
Suspect #1 - 5'10 to 6'0, thin-build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with gold writing, black jeans, Timberland boots and gloves.
Suspect #2 -- 5'08, thin-build, wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, black jacket and gloves.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – BYU freshman Mark Chay and Wyoming junior Adam Miller have been named Mountain West Conference Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, respectively. This is the first career weekly award for Chay and the third for Miller.
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I am considering using Ubuntu as my platform, but I have a couple of questions:
1) Can I use 8.10?
2) Should I use server or desktop edition?
3) Any advantage to using 64-bit version?
I am considering using Ubuntu as my platform, but I have a couple of questions:
1) Can I use 8.10?
2) Should I use server or desktop edition?
3) Any advantage to using 64-bit version?
Plus if you wanted to upgrade to NE in the future then one of the supported platforms would be a better bet
It is just for my family, which is about 10 users. I imagine I won't need more than 4G RAM.
8.04 is LTS, so I am guessing I should just use that.
What about server/desktop version? I am guessing server version...
Yes, 8.04 is the currently supported version and LTS is the server version isn't it? If not then use the server version. You'd probably get away with 2GB on the server but memory is cheap at the moment so go with 4GB and 32bit.
FWIW, Ubuntu names their releases by "y.mo".
Then, for each release, there is a Server version and a Desktop version. Certain y.mo versions are designated "LTS" and are then supported by Canonical for three years (Desktop) and five years (Server).
There has never been a version that was released only for servers or only for desktops.
I always also presumed Zimbra supports Ubuntu "Server" versions only, so saying "Zimbra is supported on Ubuntu 8.04" is enough to mean Zimbra is supported on Ubuntu 8.04 Server, which BTW happens to be an LTS version of Ubuntu.
Apologies if I am telling you something you already know as I expect I am! ; just trying to be clear for the OP.
All the best,
Hi Mark
No, I was never sure of the numbering and version id for Ubuntu so that's enlightened me as well. I did use the server version once for a test Zimbra install but it was a brief flirtation, I'll stick with CentOS & SUSE.


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>>>And WTF do you mean by "supposedly?" You think maybe there >>>are three different empty sets? >> >>No, almost the opposite. In my way of thinking, it is a contradiction >>to have a set of nothing. It is simply nothing, not a set of nothing.
>>According to wiki, "The empty set is not the same thing as nothing". >>Okey dohkie, then what represents nothing in set theory?
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After much back and forth, YG finally got a chance to collaborate with Drake on his My Krazy Life single "Who Do You Love?" and now the YMCMB rapper also appears in the accompanying video.
The clip begins with YG and his boys playing a round of video games, until he's interrupted by a call on his girlfriend's cell phone. The caller is labeled "don't answer," which is never a good sign. When he can't get a legitimate explanation from his girl, YG decides to leave and party with Drake instead. The two rappers have a good time hamming it up with bikini-clad girls poolside.
"I've been running into Drake for some years and every time I run into him he tells me that he likes what I do, and he wanna work [together], so the time came," YG told MTV News of their collaboration last month, adding that he wasn't too thrilled when it surfaced early.
"I was hot when the record leaked," he said. "I was real hot, because that was supposed to come out right, but it don't matter though. The record's picking up and everybody's loving the record, so it's still a win."
YB drops his Def Jam debut, My Krazy Life, on March 18. The album is executive produced by Jeezy, with features from Kendrick Lamar, Rich Homie Quan, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock and more.
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9 month old won't eat baby food
My 9 month old son hasn't been gaining weight at the rate his pediatrician would like to see (percentiles dropped from 30th to 15th in three months) and she wants him to eat more solid food than formula. Occasionally he will lovingly eat a full meal of solid food, but more often than not he is crying, shaking his head no and throwing a tantrum even when its foods he previously liked. I have tried people food as well, and lots of varieties. It isn't the particular food he is protesting because he won't even try it usually, it is just solid foods in general. He cannot feed himself yet and chokes on anything that isn't pureed so that limits my options. He has always been a lousy eater (but great sleeper) and I don't know how to get him to snap out of this aversion to baby food. I have tried both the good cop and the bad cop and neither work. Has anyone else had a 9mo that still relies mostly on formula? How/when did they transition to food? Any advice appreciated.
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My response was not taken as intended, and I'm sorry! I speak from experience. My child who loved solids and ate so many that she displaced milk was failure to thrive by a year. My child who barely ate solids until a year was always at a healthy weight (he went from 50th to 35th %ile between 6 and 9 mos, no one worried). Many doctors aren't using the weight charts recommended by the Amer Acad of Pediatrics. They are supposed to use the WHO charts, which you can find for yourself at www.cdc.gov/growthcharts. Sometimes if you chart on those, there is no percentile drop. I never said you were forcing him to eat. You described yourself taking a "bad cop" approach. I find that fighting food battles makes them worse. So we let our kids do what they wanted, including the one who was failure to thrive. She's 6 now, still trim but a great eater. My other child ended up seeing Early Intervention for motor delays. With therapy he improved a lot. Hugs and good luck!posted 07/22/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
Try putting hard boiled egg yolk in the milk he drinks to add some calories. Try to give some yogurt with whole milk. I used to make fresh homemade juice and give that to my LO and it would do the trick to make him eat sometimes. I would also let him eat whatever he could himself and then offer mlk.posted 07/21/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
Robin000 Thank you for the link. Unfortunately he doesn't have the dexterity for baby led weaning but as he gets better with it I will certainly try those things. Thanks for providing advice, not using my question to try and show how much smarter you are than everyone else.posted 07/21/2013 by barnesy1
We took him to a pediatric weight specialist who said the same thing, he needs solids based on how active he is. The goal is to get him to people foods with baby foods being an introduction down that path, because people foods are much higher in calories and fats. I never said I was forcing him to eat, if I was forcing him to eat I wouldn't be on here seeking advice I would just continue shoving food down his throat. I am a FTM and seeking ADVICE not snotty comments. You may do things differently with your kid, as obviously you are a perfect parent and far smarter than any doctor, but if I ask for advice I would appreciate advice, not snotty comments. There is much more to needing him to eat solids than just weight gain, we need to get him to feed himself to improve dexterity as well. And just to let you know there is research that supports any view, and there is plenty that states that if they don't eat solids regularly prior to one year it supports poor eating habits as a toddler.posted 07/21/2013 by barnesy1
Research the calorie counts on common baby foods. Unless you're feeding all avocado, sweet potato, eggs or other foods cooked in coconut oil, etc., the formula has more calories and fat. Moving to more solids is ridiculous. Sorry, but doctors know so very little about nutrition. A drop in percentiles at 9 months is perfectly normal as a baby gets more active, and trying to force him to eat won't accomplish anything except to turn him off food entirely. If he's generally happy, active, and looks healthy, then give him small bits of your meal, let him eat what he wants, and leave him alone. He'll be a far better eater in the long run and it's much less stressful for you.posted 07/21/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
There is a great article on "baby led weaning" in the April 2013 issue of baby talk. Here is a link for more info on baby led weaning http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby-led_weaningposted 07/20/2013 by Robin000
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The Directorate of Education (DoE) has ordered all city schools to ensure that no child affected by HIV-AIDS is denied admission, if otherwise eligible for admission to any class in the school.
The DoE direction to all government, government-aided and unaided-recognised schools came after a citizens petition was sent to the education departments of all states, Director Education Amit Singla said.
We consulted the Health and Family Welfare Department and the Law and Justice Department to understand its (petitions) implications, Singla said.
The DoE order also said the identity of such children should be kept confidential so that the child is not discriminated (against) in any way in the school, and such children should be given all the benefits for which he/she is eligible, as a normal child.
The order has been marked for necessary compliance by all schools.
Singla said the order is in concurrence with provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, and the Delhi Right to Education Rules, 2011. He said the DoE, at present, does not hold any information regarding HIV-positive children in any school.
City schools welcomed the DoE decision, calling it a step in the right direction.
L V Sehgal, chairperson of the National Progressive School Conference, a body of the private-unaided schools of Delhi, said: Things will not change unless schools take the initiative to include such children in the mainstream.
Madhulika Sen, chairperson of Forum of Public Schools, said: I totally believe that no HIV-positive child should ever be denied admission in any school. We will all comply with the DoE order. She said if need be, the school will start sensitisation programmes for its teachers like with any other new initiative.
Sehgal said schools should ensure a friendly environment for such children. Treat it like any other illness, Sehgal said.
Singla said schools will have to take up the responsibility of sensitisation of teachers and making infrastructure adjustments, if required. The RTE Act also states that schools have to take up these responsibilities themselves, he said.


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The creative process behind Lucas, how on earth do I explain this. My work is high-energy, raw. Sometimes ambiguous. When I started this book I put my focus on the narrative. My goal was to write something I felt could stand on its own and then adorn it in artwork that would only make it that much cooler. That much darker.
I owe a huge debt to Sukhbir Purewal, the cover artist, for really helping me establish the feel for this thing while it was still young.
There were a few hurdles early on in the process I'll cover, I think it's the best hope for any insight I might be able to provide.
The House
The challenge here was to create something that was inviting you in as much as it was telling you to run like hell. There were a few stabs at it between Sukhbir and myself early on.
I ended up doing a piece that was a blend of the second and third concepts.
This bastard gave me a hell of time. He's a killer that's been put out to pasture due to his obesity. A foul, jolly fat-man. I had a really clear idea of what he looked like in mind and just failed over and over to execute it. This was really a matter of trial and error.
Gah, these pieces are embarassing.
This is the final piece for Jeremy.
The Feel
Sukhbirs initial concept work has this great realism to it.
It's something I wanted to capture but as I started rendering my pieces they just kept coming off overly cartoonish to me and it weren't giving me the edge I was going for. So I started breaking them down.
Once past the initial hurdles it was fairly smooth sailing. In the end I was able to do achieve everything I'd hoped.
Thanks for taking a look at the process of Lucas. Be sure to check out my blog, http://www.davidmurdoch-art.blogspot.com/, and my Deviant Art page, http://www.dmurdoch.deviantart.com/.
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Images: Air drop to supply Bala Murghab [Image 10 of 14]
Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace
An Oshkosh Mine Resistant All-Terrain Vehicle, stops near cargo pallets in a field near Forward Operating Base Todd, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6. An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., dropped several pallets of cargo to supply the FOB and more than a dozen nearby combat outposts relying on U.S. and Italian air force airdrops for all their supplies.
This work, Air drop to supply Bala Murghab [Image 1 of 14], by SMSgt Kevin Wallace, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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Kullu, (Himachal) May 16 (YP Bureau)
Himachal Police is still clueless about identity and whereabouts of the alleged rapist of an Australian Woman who was raped by a youth who befriended her on Facebook.
A 23 year old Australian tourist had on Monday filed a complaint with the police at Kullu that she was raped by one Sammy Sidhana from Chandigarh at Kasol in Kullu Valley.
The Kullu Police, on Tuesday, dispatched a Team of Officials to Chandigarh to locate the alleged rapist even as it claimed that the accused may be using a fake identity and therefore it may prove tough to locate him.
However the police also told that not being able to confirm rape with primary medical report, test samples were now being sent to Indira Gandhi Medical College in Shimla for detailed examination.
Kullu superintendent of police Ashok Kumar said that the Australian embassy has been informed about the incident and a web has been spread to trap the accused. 'We are taking the case as a serious matter and samples are being sent for further laboratory test', he added.
The Australian tourist had in her complaint said that she moved to Kasol village after visiting Manali on May 10 and stayed in a guest house there.
Sammy Sidhana, one of her Facebook friends, after getting information about her location on the social networking site, joined her at a party in Kasol on May 12. She however, is not sure whether Sammy had a original profile or had projected to be one Sammy Sidhana.
Recalling the incident, the Australian tourist said, 'I only remember that I was last attending a party till 3pm and then fell unconscious. I was raped by Sammy in a room at Hotel Green Valley'.