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Whose Line is it Anyway? US Season 2 Episode 34.
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- AnonymousNovember 01, 2010 2:20 am
I like how Bard just gives the news flash image away to Ryan "Well, have you ever seen a big seal?"
"A hockey game." <--- I like how Drew says that guess it close to elephant seals.
Colin's jump roping chant was on another level...loved it.
Drew's hoedown = WOW - AnonymousNovember 06, 2010 7:58 pm
Let's Make a Date
News Flash
Title Sequence
Whose Line
Scenes from a Hat
Hoedown - AnonymousMarch 06, 2011 5:32 am
That has to be one of Drew's best hoedowns, it's HILARIOUS(disturbing) but HILARIOUS!!!
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BMWCC May 20th SOLOII Event Pictures and Video
Sorry Rich, I saw your 2012 thread. But this was such a great event I think it deserves it's own thread!
I had a blast! Easily the best event aside from the ADS I've attended. Event coverage up on my blog, don't forget the videos and link to the full album at the end. http://www.tdott.me/2012/05/event-co...sc-soloii.html http://just.razzi.me/photos/576537/e3c4d26.jpg http://just.razzi.me/photos/576644/151eb24.jpg http://just.razzi.me/photos/576937/b20c8f6.jpg http://just.razzi.me/photos/576786/8e0427a.jpg http://just.razzi.me/photos/576306/b9c33a4.jpg http://just.razzi.me/photos/576344/abf2f44.jpg My fastest run, I think I finished 9th overall after PAX: One of Terry's run, a little sideways action in the M5. |
Great pictures Trev.
Thanks for sharing them. |
More pictures I found.
Gwoody27 on CASC https://plus.google.com/photos/11325...Ke4k72z-p6j8gE 13inches on CASC http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzxtP49 |
Works now *th-up*
Sick sick sick stuff guys!
Here's some GoPro videos from various angles on my car.
Run 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BQJFQsKVRg Run 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol_Btzcj30o Run 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBemGUzn29A Run 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ifCYX6sh6E Run 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtaZ3zW6E5g |
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Great pics and vids! Thanks Trev! Great coverage. That app you were telling me about is pretty sweet. I saw you going around a few times when I was marshaling. Car looks/sounds great. My camera guy slept in lol. I only got a few shots of this 5.0 e36. Unfortunately his day was cut short do to oil issues on the track, but it sounded MEAN off the line. |
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Java 'Tiger' Divides the Enterprise
The emergence of a new version of standard Java has opened a rift among application users who are reluctant to immediately upgrade for fear of incompatibility.
Attendees of a Seattle Java User Group meeting this week highlighted the division between the current and previous versions of the Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE).
The cross-platform programming language,
known as version 1.5.0, code named "Tiger" or just 5 -- is now in another round of
beta testing after an alpha release last December and two other beta
releases prior to last month's JavaOne show. Sun Microsystems The new version
includes four language changes: enhanced for loop, enumerated
types, static import and autoboxing. The update supports C-style-formatted
input/output, variable arguments, concurrency utilities and a simpler RMI
(Remote Method Invocation) interface generation, new JVM (Java Virtual
Machine) monitoring, management and a new (but compatible) default Java
The caution by some of the members centers on APIs "There was some feeling that Java 5 was going to create two languages ...
pre-Java 5 and Java 5," said Ted Leung, blogger and member of SeaJUG. "The
fact that many of the new JSRs are already incorporating generics and
attributes will only strengthen that separation. A few people felt that it
would be even worse. That due to the timing of the releases, Java developers
would actually have to deal with three dialects of Java. Takes a bit of wind
out of the write once run anywhere sails."
Leung said quick surveys of his group showed many firms that deal with
enterprise Java are still running on the Java 1.3.0 platform. "People are
very conservative about it," he said. "It is one thing for the developers to
play around with it and it is another when it runs under your business."
On average, Leung said it takes about a year before some software
application integrators will trust a release enough that they could depend
on certain features. The majority will wait for the incremental bug-fix
release before even considering an upgrade. Overall, Leung said Java
programmers are going to have a lot to swallow over the coming years.
"The good news for them is that C# Jean Elliot, Sun group manager for Java software products J2SE told
internetnews.com that the company is well aware of the disparities
and is trying to make the transition as smooth as possible.
"With any software product, there are early adopters and people who come
to the platform later," Elliot said. "What we are providing in Java 5.0 is a
version that is high in quality and ease of development. The compatibility
issues have been well documented and we will continue to work with
developers and enterprises to bring them on board."
Elliott also said that Sun has also seen a great response to J2SE 5.0 in
the realm of compatibility with Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine (MSJVM).
"We're seeing 98 percent success rates in applets that support programs
written in MSJVM 1.1.4 code," she said. "What has really helped are the
contracts that Sun has made with PC OEMs [read HP and Dell]. They obviously
want to provide enough support to their users, so if some lady in
Poughkeepsie, N.Y., wants to play Pinochle with her friends, she can."
said the related Java Developer Kit (JDK) is on tap for release
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Ethnic Politics in China - Enze Han, CWP Fellow
(More about event)Enze Han is a China and the World Fellow resident at Princeton. At his talk, he will discuss the focus of his research on ethnic politics in China, in particular how domestic politics intereact with the international dimension in the making of ethnic group political strategies in China. During the academic year, he will work on a project titled "The Politics of Ethnic Mobilization in China: Ethnic Identity and the Role of External Kin." He has published an article entitled âThe Dog That Hasn't Barked: Assimilation and Resistance in Inner Mongolia, Chinaâ? in Asian Ethnicity (forthcoming). He holds a BA from Beijing Foreign Studies University, MA from the University of British Columbia. He recently defended his PhD in Political Science from the George Washington University.
This talk is sponsored by the Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program of the Woodrow Wilson School whose mission is to encourage research on Chinaâs foreign relations and China within the international relations context.
Location: Robertson Hall, Bowl 1
Date/Time: 11/17/10 at 4:30 pm - 11/17/10 at 6:00 pm
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Ever have the desire to chat about a Web page you're reading, but find all the standard options: email, IM, Twitter, commenting on the page itself, etc - not nearly fast enough? Billy Chasen feels your pain, and his Firefly app may solve your problem.
Billy is one of the in-house tech guys at Betaworks, the incubator that's not an incubator, and Firefly is one of the first things they've built from scratch, as opposed to investing in. In short, it lets users on a given Web page see each other, via a flickering, ghost-like cursor, and lets them chat in real time.
Billy tried demoing Firefly at last night's NY Tech Meetup, but was foiled by tech problems. But even if he had been able to show it off properly, you can't really get a sense of how this works until you're actually playing with it (the screenshot below doesn't do it justice, either). We're not ready to turn it on here at SAI, but Betaworks advisor Dave Winer has offered up his blog as a guinea pig: Go check it out here. We concur with the commenter who describes it as an "ADD Twitter". And we think that in this case that's a good thing.
Firefly is a classic "feature not a business" Web 2.0 product, though we can imagine that Billy and the Betaworks guy could actually turn it into a business, if they get lucky. Perhaps they can charge individual web sites $5 or $10 a year to install the service: The obvious upside for publishers would be a huge uptick in time spent/engagement (the fact that almost all Web publishers are most concerned with page views above and beyond everything else is a separate story). Or perhaps someone at Facebook, Yahoo, or Bebo takes a look at this and realizes this just makes plenty of sense as a tuck-in acquisition. Or maybe it just joins the ranks of the countless "Neat. So what?" applets we've seen during Boom 2.0. But we think that would be a shame.


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Muslims in Mannaar expose systemic inability of SL State in delivering justice to victims
Muslims in Mannaar expose systemic inability of SL State in delivering justice to victims
Case over Chemmani arrest planned[TamilNet, Sunday, 20 September 1998, 18:50 GMT]The President of the Missing Persons' Guardian Association (MPGA) of Jaffna will file a habeas Corpus for his son who went missing in 1996 in the Jaffna courts on Tuesday, September 22. The President of the MPGA, Mr.Paramanathan Selvarajah, said this afternoon that his son Prabhaharan Selvarajah was arrested by the army on July 31 at the Chemmani junction and has gone missing since then. MPGA sources said that the Habeas Corpus on Prabhaharan Selvarajah might eventually compel the authorities to examine the area in Chemmani where it is alleged that many civilians killed by the SLA are buried in a mass grave. A lawyer representing the interests of the MPGA said that Prabhaharan Selvarajah's case is important because he was arrested at the Chemmani junction. Other parents and relatives of the missing persons in Jaffna are also expected to follow suit soon. Related Articles: 03.08.98 Exhume Chemmani graves - Amnesty |
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How the screw compressor power is calculated for oil flooded screw compressor.
How the screw compressor power is calculated for oil flooded screw compressor.
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Work done is something like PdV isn't it? Oil used is synthetic, terribly expensive & should be consided as incompressible. It has no bearing, oops, on the amount of work done on the gas. There is a small additional power requirement related to viscous shear & you also have to consider the demands of the oil heater, required for cold start-ups, as well as the lube/reticulating oil pump powers. I recently worked with propylene compressors with 2.5MW shaft power demand & the oil demand was another 90kW. Most vendors will help you out on this quest; after all you are spending a fortune on the things.
Atlas Copco are now(today) boasting of a totally oil free delivery screw machine but can't tell you how to buy one.
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Is this what you are looking for ?
N(th.dyn) = n/(n-1) * V1 * p1 * ((p2/p1)^((n-1)/n) - 1) (p2-p3) * V1/((p2/p1)^(1/n))
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Dear Teus,
Thanks for the formulae u had given.
I want to know how to calculate V1 of the screw compressor.
For reciprocating compressors we will calcualte V1 using piston volume and number of strokes.
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dear Sir,
In the previous attachment, I made an error, which is corrected in the next attachment.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
V1 is the displaced volume by the compressor and is determining the required power.
Eventual internal air leakage is accounted for in the volumetric efficiency.
Vol.eff. = (displaced volume internal leakage) / ( displaced volume )
= ( delivered volume ) / (displaced volume )
As your compressor is oil filled, there is no internal leakage.
In your example of a piston compressor,
V1 = 3.141593 / 4 * bore * bore * stroke * rpm
For a screw compressor the same procedure applies, but is much more difficult.
Only the manufacturer knows the entrapped volume of air per revolution, as the shape of the screws is very complicated.
More over the internal compression ratio has to be known as well.
Do not forget the power necessary for the oil circulation
Also the inlet control valve and the outlet pressure regulation for the oil separator have to
taken care off.
If you need the compressor for pneumatic conveying an oil free compressor may be a better option.
I am afraid that you need the manufacturers information.
If you still have to purchase a compressor, visit www.aerzener.de
Dear Teus,
we are manufacturing open type twin screw compressor in ammonia and freon so iwant to know the formulas to find out the swept volume and many things i want your personal e-mail id my e-mail id is firstname.lastname@example.com plz reply i am waiting for ur msg.
1.1 Total service air requirement ---- Nm3/hr
1.2 Total air requirement Nm3/hr Item 1.1
1.3 Margin for leakage at 10% Nm3/hr (0.1 x Item 1.2)
1.4 Total air quantity considering leakage losses Nm3/hr (1.2+ 1.3)
1.5 Margin for contingency demand at 10% Nm3/hr 0.1 x Item 1.4
1.6 Total capacity of working compressors. Sum of items 1.4and 1.5
NOTE: The FAD capacity will be calculated after suitable correction for the air quantity at Normal Temperature and Pressure (NTP) conditions
The capacity of air receivers will be calculated by the following (2 methods and the highest value will be adopted.
(Method 1 V = 1.6 x SQRTV1/60) ( Method 2= V = T x V1 x PA/Pr max- Pr Min)
V = Volume of air receiver (m3)
V1 = FAD of service air (m3/hr)
T = 10 seconds which is the time for standby compressor to cut in
PA = Atmospheric pressure – kg/cm2
Prmax – Prmin = Difference between maximum and minimum receiver pressures will be maximum 0.4 kg/cm2.
Hope this will be helpfull
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Hello sbmec91,
Let me get this straight: You are manufacturing screw compressors for refrigeration service and you are trying to get key design information from a remotely associated forum. Is that really correct? If this is so, this is the strangest way how I have seen a manufacturer go about designing a piece of precision machinery.


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Parliament House is Queensland's premier heritage building and one of Brisbane's best known landmarks. Located on the corner of George and Alice Streets, it overlooks the expansive and majestic Botanic Gardens.
Hansard Reporting Service. The Queensland Parliament's Hansard reporting service was established in 1864 following allegedly unreliable newspaper reports of parliamentary proceedings. By 1878, ... Read more
The Queensland Parliament is a unicameral parliament, consisting of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland (the Lower House). The Legislative Assembly is comprised of 89 Members who are directly elected and each represent a Queensland state electoral district. The Queensland Constitution declares that the maximum term of a parliament is three years.
The Queensland Parliament first met on 22 May 1860 in a converted former military and convict barracks building which was located in Brisbane's Queen Street. The Government soon decided to erect a new and more dignified building to house the Parliament and in 1863, a site for the new parliament was chosen in George Street, near the then Government House. A competition for the design of a dedicated parliamentary building was held and colonial architect, Charles Tiffin was awarded the commission with his unusual imitation of a French Renaissance style building.
The foundation stone was laid on 14 July 1865 by Governor George Bowen and the Parliament met for the first time in the new Parliament House on 4 August 1868.
The Parliament was originally comprised of both an Upper and Lower House. However, Queensland's Upper House, the Legislative Council, was abolished on 23 March 1922. The Queensland Parliament remains the only state parliament in Australia without an Upper House.
Parliament House is located at the corner of George and Alice Streets in the Brisbane central business district and is surrounded by the City Botanic Gardens, the Queensland University of Technology Gardens Point campus and the Brisbane River.


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Mayweather Jr. to retire at 37
THIS past Saturday HBO continued it's coverage of the upcoming super welterwight championship show down between undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. 42-0 (26) and WBA champion Miguel Cotto 37-2 (30). As usual, the fight is preceded by the Grammy winning series 24/7, a look inside of both fighter's training camps as they prepare for their May 5th bout. Immediately following this week's installment the network gave us another dose of "Money" with Floyd Mayweather: Speaking Out, an in depth look into the life of one the sport's most intriguing figures. The half-hour long special, hosted by acclaimed author, radio host, and academic, Michael Eric Dyson, tackled many subjects from Floyd's upcoming jail sentence, moving up in weight for this fight, and of course Manny Pacquaio 54-3-2 (38).
During the one-on-one interview portion of the special, Floyd revealed that he plans to hang the gloves up for good at age 37. The Grand Rapids, Michigan native turned 35 this past February, so that doesn't leave much time. He is set to begin his sentence on June 1st at the Clark County Dention Center in Las Vegas, just a 10 minute drive from Mayweather Boxing Club. Given his stature, the 5-division world champion will likely do less than 30 days of the imposed 90-day sentence. "When I'm gone they really goin' miss me", Floyd said of his retirement. With roughly two year left to watch him fight, one wonders if the fight with Manny Pacquaio will ever come to fruition. To Floyd, it really doesn't matter, he's a 7-time world champion, he's earned , broken pay-per-view records, and is widely considered the greates fighter of his time. He's perfectly fine with his career with or without the Filipino superstar and current WBO welterweight champion. "Floyd Mayweather don't need Manny Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao needs Floyd Mayweather", he told Dyson. Floyd also reiterated his most recent offer to Pacquiao, a flat rate of $40 million with no share of the pay-per-view numbers. "I made my offer and I'm not budging", he said firmly. Pacquiao has balked at the offer, despite claiming that he would take a lesser share just to give the fans what they want, and make the fight happen.
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Around halfway through the report on the crisis in Australian cricket, the authors reach the nub of the problems. They conclude that nobody can bat, bowl or field.
This astonishing if obviously understandable admission published yesterday after a prolonged bout of navel gazing (copyright held by England, see reports passim) is intended to lead to a restoration of the world order in which Australia are once again lords of all they survey.
But what bloodletting there must be first. The chairman of selectors, Andrew Hilditch, has lost his job amid a welter of criticism, the coach, Tim Nielsen, must reapply for his, with absolutely no guarantee that he will be the successful candidate.
Instigated and published by Cricket Australia, the Australian team performance review bears an uncanny resemblance to the Schofield Review launched by England. Both were commissioned after grievous losses in Ashes series, as if that is what it takes to prompt action.
England decided that something must be done after losing 5-0 in Australia in 2006-07; Australia were in a state of shock after the Poms gave them a 3-1 mauling last winter. Ken Schofield, a former golf administrator, helped out England but Australia went for an even heavier hitter, the former banker and mining conglomerate boss, Don Argus.
In a wide-ranging document that amounts to a willingness to accept a multitude of shortcomings and failings, and should make Englishmen everywhere whoop with wild delight considering the privations to which we were subjected during 16 long years without the Ashes, Argus eventually reaches the nitty-gritty on page 20.
He says: "The evidence from the Ashes and other recent series is that our basic cricket skills are lacking in key areas, in particular: For batting – Batting for long periods, batting against the moving ball, our approach to playing spin, general batting technique in some instances."
Which pretty much covers every weakness imaginable. But there is more where that came from. "For bowling – building pressure, bowling to an agreed plan, spin bowling and captaincy of spin bowling, swing bowling, including generating reverse swing. For fielding – overall fielding, especially catching, general athleticism. This has extra significance as in the panel's view fielding standards reflect the attitude and professionalism of the team.
"These shortcomings clearly exist at Australian level. They must also exist at State level because that is where the Australian players are developed." It is a damning indictment of the system and Nielsen, whose contract was recently extended, may not be too optimistic of retaining an enhanced role.
The selection panel has been instantly changed. The report's recommendations echo Schofield's in calling for a full-time chairman of selectors, to be called the national selector and two part-time selectors who will be joined on a panel of five by the captain and the coach. Traditionally, Australian captains and coaches have played no formal role in selection.
In another echo of Schofield, Argus, who was joined on his panel by former Australia captains Allan Border, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh, has suggested the appointment of a general performance manager to oversee all aspects of selection and play.
It means that Hilditch whose tenure has been marked by controversy, will withdraw to concentrate on his Adelaide law practice. His successors were vying for position yesterday with Rodney Marsh, the former Test wicketkeeper, who was briefly an England selector, reported to be interested.
Argus said that the last three years had seen confusing selection. The plan now is to win the next World Cup, the next World Twenty20 and be the No 1 Test team in the world within four years. The reasons for the decline, of course, may be perfectly straightforward. Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne are no longer playing.
The Argus report
1 A full-time chairman, two part-time selectors, the coach and captain will all sit on a new five-man selection panel.
2 Andrew Hilditch can only apply to be a part-time selector.
3 Greg Chappell is to be removed from the selection panel, though he will continue as national talent director.
4 Tim Nielsen must re-apply to be the new head coach.
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6 Must-Haves for Women in Home Shopping
6 Must-Haves for Women in Home Shopping
Women are a big part of the housing market and often times the decision-makers when it comes to the design of the home. Consequently, more real estate professionals, designers, and marketers are taking notice of women's home preferences.
What do women want in a home? Consumer research experts from Coldwell Banker Real Estate, John Burns Real Estate, and others weigh in to women's home preferences in a recent article at MSN:
- Big closets
- A great kitchen: That entails "big open kitchens that include space for dining, entertaining, doing homework, using computers, watching TV, and hanging out together," the article says.
- Great location: Women usually care more about location and less about the size, says Mollie Carmichael, consumer research expert at John Burns Real Estate Consulting.
- A comfortable place for socializing: It could be a kitchen island or counter, a comfortable den, or a corner with some chairs and sofa in front of a fireplace.
- Low maintenance, such as "no-paint exterior siding, no-fuss landscaping, and homes that are new or recently renovated," according to MSN
- A two-car garage
Source: "11 Things Woman Want in a Home," MSN (January 2013)
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The Life of Jean Lafitte (told with marionettes)
Yes, my tale "The Mercy of Jean Lafitte" is still playing over at BEAT to a PULP, and I'm still in a Lafitte state of mind.
I took these thrilling almost-live action pics at the Lafitte Museum in the tiny bayou town of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. Though the figures look static here, they are actually in continuous motion, moving arms and legs and sometimes cutlasses.
This mechanical marionette show was built in the 70s and was for years a popular attraction in New Orleans. When Katrina approached, the building was thought threatened, and the puppets quickly auctioned off. High bidder was the mayor of this bayou burg.
Here's Jean at home with his pet pelican on the isle of Grand Terre, south of New Orleans on Barataria Bay. In 1812, when our story begins, this was HQ for his lucrative smuggling and privateering operation.
Jean's older brother Pierre (left) and pal Dominique You (whom some believe was an even older brother) row ashore to get instructions for their next voyages.
One of Jean's more bloodthirsty rogues in a fight aboard a Spanish galleon.
Same fight, different angle. Note the cool blood on the pirate's hand, the deck and the shoes. Who knew marionettes could bleed?
Rene Beluche, who may have been Jean's uncle, and two of Lafitte's men split the booty.
Jean goes to the theater with a rich friend. The society babe with him is not advised of his identity, and later tells everyone he's the most charming gent she ever met.
Pierre Lafitte is arrested and tossed in Cabildo prison. (Don't fret, he'll soon be sprung. The Lafittes have influential friends.) See that wanted poster? Governor Claiborne was offering $500 for Jean. On the wall at left is Jean's response - a poster offering $5000 for the capture of the governor.
The British come calling, offering Jean big bucks if he'll join their attack on New Orleans. Instead, he warns the governor and offers to help the Americans.
When the Gov refuses Jean's help, Jean drops by to reason with him.
Laftitte's Blacksmith Shop (now a tavern and tourist trap), where legend has it that Jean met Andy Jackson. Legend is wrong, but Jackson did accept Jean's offer of help and the two planned the defense of the city. Lafitte provides cannons, expert gunners and an enormous stockpile of ammo for the cause.
The Battle of New Orleans, later immortalized by Johnny Horton. That's Dominique You in the pirate hat, commanding one of the big guns. It's said that one particular shot from this gun killed over 200 redcoats. The pirate with the do-rag is not Jean, who was toiling behind the scenes. And that guy at far right is NOT Davy Crockett.
Acclaimed as the savior of New Orleans, Jean reveals he is the same height as Godzilla. He's given a pardon for past crimes, but discovers honesty doesn't pay and returns to privateering. He soon moves his headquarters to Galveston Island, scene of "The Mercy of Jean Lafitte".
Historical Note: Had Lafitte joined the British, they surely would have won the battle and been poised to sweep into the heart of the country. Though the Treaty of Ghent had officially ended hostilities weeks earlier, neither side knew it at the time. Had the British succeeded in taking New Orleans and gaining control of the Mississippi, they likely would have repudiated the treaty and continued the war - and won.
Tomorrow: The Many Deaths of Jean Lafitte
Friday: The Memoirs of Jean Laffite
Saturday: The Legacy of Jean Lafitte
22 comments:
- Charles Gramlich said...
That's just downright weird.
- June 29, 2010 at 10:38 PM
- Evan Lewis said...
- June 29, 2010 at 10:53 PM
- David Barber said...
Wierd but great! You story on BTAP was an absolute cracker, Evan. Very well done.
- June 30, 2010 at 1:28 AM
- Deka Black said...
"- a poster offering $5000 for the capture of the governor." ---> Sure Lafitte was a man with a strange sense of humour.
- June 30, 2010 at 2:02 AM
- Amanda said...
Love it!
- June 30, 2010 at 9:08 AM
- David Cranmer said...
I would have got a kick out of this. In all my years, I've never seen a live puppet show.
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Basic Soufflé Omelet
For a sweet soufflé omelet, substitute a pinch of sugar for the salt. Fill with preserves or fruit. Top with powdered sugar or dessert sauce.
- 4 eggs, at room temperature, separated
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar (or lemon juice)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp butter (or vegetable oil)
- Heat oven to 350°F. Combine egg whites, water, and cream of tartar in large mixer bowl. Beat on high speed until stiff but not dry, just until whites no longer slip when bowl is tilted.
- Beat egg yolks and salt in small mixer bowl on high speed until thick and lemon-colored. Gently but thoroughly fold yolks into whites.
- Heat butter in 10-inch nonstick omelet pan or skillet with oven-proof handle over medium-high heat until hot. Pour in egg mixture; gently smooth surface. Reduce heat to medium. Cook until omelet is puffed and lightly browned on bottom, about 5 minutes (lift omelet at edge with spatula to judge color).
- Place pan in 350°F oven. Bake until knife inserted halfway between center and outer edge comes out clean, 10–12 minutes. Loosen omelet edge with spatula. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 74
Calories from Fat 49 (66%)
Total Fat 5g
Saturated Fat 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 189mg
Sodium 208mg
Potassium 121mg
Total Carbohydrate 1g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 0g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
Protein 6g
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FEW COMPANIES ARE BETTER BAROMETERS of America's industrial economy than Fastenal, FAST 0.6682389937106918% Fastenal Co. U.S.: Nasdaq USD51.22 0.34 0.6682389937106918% /Date(1490821200470-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2000302 AFTER HOURS USD51.4 0.18 0.35142522452167124% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 99579 P/E Ratio 29.606936416184972 Market Cap 14717599293.3391 Dividend Yield 2.499023818820773% Rev. per Employee 201897 More quote details and news » which supplies nuts and bolts, screws and clips, washers and caps and other products that keep the nation's industrial machine humming.
Says CEO Will Oberton, "We tend to mirror the economy…when our costumers are hurting, we feel their pain." Jonathan Chapman for Barron's
When its customers -- mainly manufacturers, contractors, auto makers and farmers, but also mom-and-pop hardware stores and big retail chains -- do well, so does Fastenal. But when their business falls, so does that of the Winona, Minn., concern, which has $2 billion in annual sales. "We tend to mirror the economy," says CEO Will Oberton. "When our customers are hurting, we feel their pain."
That was certainly true in 2009. Hammered by the recession, Fastenal suffered one the worst showings in its 43-year history. Sales tanked 17.5%, to $1.9 billion from $2.3 billion a year earlier, while profit plunged 34.1%, to $184 million -- about $100 million less than in the previous year. Per-share net fell to $1.24 from $1.88 in 2008. Operating-profit margins slid below their usual 50%-plus level. Says Oberton: "We were always able to grow though previous economic slumps, but not this one, not at least last year."
THE COMPANY INITIATED TOUGH cost controls, pared its workforce 12%, cut hours for remaining employees and slowed the pace of store openings. Only 69 opened last year, versus 161 in 2008; Fastenal has more than 2,300 stores nationwide. In addition, Oberton agreed to keep his salary, one of the industry's lowest, unchanged at $475,000 -- just as he had done the previous year -- and took no bonus or exercised any options. "If you don't grow your product, you shouldn't get a bonus," he says. "We maintain a culture of everybody being treated equally, from top down. I don't even have a parking spot with my name on it. I don't have any perks that any other full-timer doesn't have."
The measures appear to be helping. Fastenal reported daily revenue increases of 2.4% in January and 4.4% in February, its first year-over-year sales gains since November 2008. "We are very confident that we will see double-digit sales growth in the second quarter," Oberton says. "We also expect new-store openings will pick up and return to their historic rate of 7% to 10% by the second half of 2010."
While two months don't make a year, the signs are encouraging. "We think things are starting to return to normal," says Holden Lewis, an analyst with BB&T Capital Markets in Richmond, Va. "We're starting to see a pickup in manufacturing, which bodes well for Fastenal. The company seems headed for a solid year."
Lewis has a Buy rating on Fastenal, with a 12-month price target of $54. He sees sales rising 12%, to $2.2 billion, in 2010 and earnings climbing 25% to $1.55 a share. (The Wall Street consensus is $2.13 billion and $1.52.) He expects $1.90 a share in 2011 and $2.20 in 2012.
Michael W. Jaffe, a Standard & Poor's analyst in New York, says the stock could reach 57 in 12 months. He notes that, based on his profit estimates, the shares (ticker: FAST) have been trading at a 2010 price-earnings ratio of 30. That is a big premium to the S&P 500's 15, but around the mid-range of Fastenal's average premium over the past decade. Investors have paid up for Fastenal because of its strong growth record, simple business and solid management. "If you are looking for an economically sensitive company that's very well run and believe the economy is improving, it is a good time to buy," he asserts.
FASTENAL'S SOLID BALANCE SHEET is another big plus. The company has $195 million, or $1.32 a share, in cash and no debt. It pays a dividend that currently produces a 1.7% yield.
Established in 1967 with the idea of distributing nuts and bolts through vending machines, Fastenal quickly shifted to a model that puts company-owned stores in key areas of its regional markets. These are supplied by a dozen or so distribution centers around the country. Today, Fastenal has about 8% of the highly fragmented $12 billion U.S. fastener market. It imports most of its wares from Asia, Latin America and Europe. Fastenal sells 750,000 products, including, drills and bits, abrasives and grinding materials. "It's pretty boring stuff, but we make a lot of money selling it, and that's not boring," Oberton observes.
The Bottom Line
Fastenal was hard-hit by the recession, but the past two months have shown encouraging signs of a pickup. Analysts think the stock, now at 47, could hit 54 to 57 in a year.
Mark Seferovich, a portfolio manager with investment advisor Waddell & Reed in Overland Park, Kan., owned Fastenal shares for many years when he ran a small-cap fund. (He now oversees an emerging-market portfolio). He says that one of the manufacturer's big advantages is good service -- "customer service is embedded in the company's culture."
Over the past five years, Fastenal has spent $250 million to add stores and technology, expand its product line and establish a presence in China, Singapore and Malaysia. Despite the U.S. economy's ongoing struggles, Oberton sounds confident: "Even if manufacturing continues to contract, there's a huge service industry out there that needs many of the same nuts and bolts and fastener products used by [manufacturers.] It represents a very large opportunity for us." And for investors, too.
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1 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head;
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.
2 The cattle are lowing, the poor baby wakes,
But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes;
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And stay by my cradle to watch lullaby.
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First Line: | Away in a manger, no crib for a bed |
Title: | Away in a Manger |
Publication Date: | 1980 |
Scripture: | Luke 2:7 |
Topic: | Christ: Advent and Birth |
Source: | Unknown |
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Stir-fry Gai Choi With Shiitake Mushroom and Salted Fish
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I tried washabi only once and OMG Pixen you won't believe how I felt. I wanted to spit it away but I couldn't. My husband an I were at a party and everything was formal with linen napkins, so I had to swallow it and fires were coming out of my eyes, my mouth, my nose, I wanted to scream. There was no water on the table, my eyes were full of tears and I had to wash my mouth with some wine, which I don't usually drink. I don't think I will try it again.
ReplyDeleteOMG Ivy, I'm so sorry for the bad experience! One of my friends had to swallow his pride when I told him n-o-t to touch the 'green paste' on small dish before I left the table. When I came back, I saw his red sweating face with tears almost oozed out of his eyes! Only way was to hold your breathe, swallow the wasabi and all or drink it down with water, so that you won't have the vapour enter your nasal passage. With practice, you can eat sushi, sashimi or whatever the wasabi was used with and still can taste the flavours of your food!
I understood your predicament and like my friend, he sworn he won't touch it ever again...but then later on, he did enjoyed having wasabi and even played pranks with his friends. It's just the matter of getting use to it. Also, I always warned my guests if I ever used wasabi in my cooking but it's only if I cooking Japanese Theme, they would automatically prepared themselves :-D
I really hope you will like wasabi one day :-)Oh gosh...I hated these vegetables...ooops, sorry for my way of saying it..ughs!
I know how TCM goes, the bitter ones are the better ones...especially when you are struck by a bout of heat...but can I still say I hate them:p
But I do like the idea of stir-fried vegetables though....
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That was very rude of me...
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Hi Pixen, nice to meet you:)Hi Pixen! You scooped me with this one, I had both mustard cabbage and salt fish on my list of things to do! But with a recipe this simple and delicious, I don't mind at all! :)
Thanks for your recent support by the way. It really did mean a lot.
Oh. Just thought of a problem I've been having that you might be able to help with. I have quite a few recipes that use "cabbage root." I vaguely remember it being the root of a type of mustard cabbage with a bulb like this one, but a lot skinnier. But I'm not sure. Do you know the one I mean? Would you know its name (in any language)?Hi Tom,
There are several types of mustard greens/leaves. With all the english translations for this oriental mustards of Brassica juncea family ... I'm totally lost in translation :-D I may have tasted the slender version without paying attention to the name. I only ate a bulb like mustard greens similar to Gai Choy is Bao Xin but it's mostly used as salted pickle cabbage. The species used in my recipe is Cai Xanh (Vietnamese). Maybe when we dig further, we will find the root of this confusion :-)I am wondering if I can use hakusai? Thanks for stopping by = ) "winks"!
I think I can find most ingredients being here in Japan but shrooms are awfully expensive.. (I'm hoping MIL will send some)! I like all bits of greens, esp the stalks that come with "daikon", I even braise or grill celery leaves...What I do dislike about Japanese food is the high salt content.. I DON'T like salt at all...GJ, you can try mixing Shoyu with Iriko dashi to get the taste of fish sauce. It may not be exactly the same bcos fish sauce is a fermented fish liquid. Iriko has stronger taste than bonito. It may work. You can use patis (Filipino fish sauce) if you can find Filipino shops in your area. Let me know how's the outcome then.
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Sand boils occur when high-pressure water pushes under flood walls and levees and wells up through the soil behind them. They're a potential sign of trouble. City clerk Lorrie Hesselrode described the boil as "kind of like Old Faithful," the famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. "There's so much water pressure it forces the water under ground." "It's kind of scary. It's pretty big. We've had sand boils before but nothing like this. It is under control but other boils have popped up," she told The Associated Press. The river is expected to crest in Cairo at 60.5 feet by Tuesday and stay there through at least Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. A flood wall protects Cairo up to 64 feet, but the corps fears that water pressure could compromise the wall and earthen levees that protect other parts of the city. The corps inched closer Saturday to blowing a hole in the Birds Point levee after a federal appeals court declined to stop the move. The corps moved a pair of barges loaded with the makings of an explosive sludge into position near the levee, which is on the Mississippi River just downstream from Cairo in Missouri, but said it hadn't decided that it needed to breach the 60-foot-high earthen wall. The 230 people who live in the southeast Missouri flood plain behind the levee had already been evacuated from their homes, a spokesman for Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said. Some of the farmers whose roughly 130,000 acres of land would be inundated moved out what they could Saturday, assuming the corps would have no choice as the Mississippi and Ohio rivers rise. "When the water hits this dirt, it's going to make a hell of a mess," farmer Ed Marshall said as he packed up his office and hauled away propane tanks and other equipment. He said he was keeping an eye on the weather forecast, which called for several more inches of rain over the next few days. "If that happens, I don't believe they'll be able to hold it." In Cairo, the mayor said he was relieved that the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided Saturday to allow the corps to breech the levee if it deemed it necessary. Cairo is just north of where the Ohio flows into the Mississippi. "I've been saying all along that we can't take land over lives," Childs said. The state of Missouri had asked the court to block the plan to protect the farmland. The governor's spokesman, Scott Holste, said state officials in Missouri are now focused on protecting homes, agricultural equipment and other property left behind in the heavily farmed flood plain below the levee. In addition to people evacuated from the floodway, as many as 800 were asked to leave surrounding areas. "The entire area has been evacuated now," Holste said, adding that more than 600 Missouri National Guard troops are helping local law enforcement at checkpoints around the area. It's unclear whether Missouri could pursue further legal action. Holste referred questions to Attorney General Chris Koster, whose didn't respond to phone calls or emails Saturday from The Associated Press. The corps started moving the barges to a spot in Kentucky just across from the levee Saturday afternoon, though a decision on whether to use them would be based on how high the river is expected to get from rain and water backing up in reservoirs upstream, spokesman Jim Pogue said. One key signal, he said, will be if the Ohio nears or reaches 61 feet at Cairo.
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Fair Sticks - Section 1: INTRODUCTION
All By Myself
Lesson 9 of 20
Objective: Students will be able to share information about themselves either verbally or written while practicing phonetic writing skills (inventive spelling) and sight word recognition.
Big Idea: Telling others about things they can do themselves helps students practice verbal and written communication skills.
Gather students on the rug using a preferred classroom management technique. I like to use my "Stop, look, listen." The students stop what they are doing, look at me and listen for the direction. I usually preface the direction with, "When I say go…" This reminds the students to listen to the whole direction before moving to follow the directive.
In this case I would say, "When I say go I would like you to clear your space, push in your chair and go take a spot on your dot. Walking feet go." By saying walking feet I am reminding the students to use walking feet in the classroom to ensure safe movement between areas.
The students then clear their space and walk to take a seat on their assigned spot on the rug.
Once all of the students are seated on their spots, I ask the students to think about some of the things they can do for themselves.
"Room 203 I want you to put on your thinking caps and think about some of the things that you can do all by yourself without any help from a grown-up."
I let the student think for about 10 seconds.
"Okay everyone should have an idea of one thing they can do all by themselves in their head. I am going to pull out five fair sticks and those people can share something they can do all by themselves."
I use the Fair Sticks to select five students. As each fair stick is pulled out I allow that student to share with the class what they can do without any help.
I only select five students because this is just a quick introduction to our topic and I do not want my audience to be sitting too long or I may lose my audiences attention.
When the five student have shared their skills with us I say, "Those were all great responses. Do not worry if you did not get a chance to share what you can do all by yourself because you will be able to tell me about it at one of our work stations today after the story."
"Now I want everyone to get comfortable and put their listening ears on because we are going to read a book about a little critter who is going to tell us what he can do all by himself."
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I show the students the cover of the book and read the title.
"The title of this book is All By Myself. If the book is called All By Myself, what do you think this book is going to be about?"
I select two or three students to express their predictions to the class (I only select two or three students to share their prediction so the rest of the class does not get bored and cause a disruption). Ask the students who answer to explain why they think their answer is right. For example, "Why do you think the book is about someone who can do something by themselves?"
Next, I tell the students the person who wrote this story is Mercer Mayer. "If Mercer Mayer wrote the words what is she called?" Hopefully a student will raise their hand and say "An author." If no students are able to answer the question I tell the students, "The person who writes the words in a book is called an author."
Repeat this process by saying, "Mercer Mayer also drew the pictures. If she drew the pictures what is she called?" Hopefully a student will raise their hand and say, "The illustrator." If no students are able to answer the questions tell the students, "The person who draws the pictures in a book is called the illustrator."
Now I go ahead and read the story to the students.
While I am reading the book I check in with the students by asking them if they can do the same things the main character can do. You can do this in two ways;
- ask the students to raise their hands if they can do the same thing as the main character, or
- ask the students to raise their hand if they can do the same thing as the main character and tell you about it when you select them. If you choose to do (b) then only select two or three students each time so you do not lose your audience through boredom.
When the book is over I tell the students they will be able to share two things they are able to do themselves.
"Room 203, today at one of your integrated work stations you will be making your own book which tells the reader two things you are able to do all by yourself."
"At this station you will find a little book which looks like this one (I hold up an example for the students to see). It will be your job to firstly write your name on the cover and then draw two things you can do; one on each page."
All by Myself master
"Room 203 once you have drawn two things you are able to do all by yourself I want you to go ahead and be the author by completing the sentence at the bottom of the page."
Show the little book you made ahead of time of three things that you are able to do yourself.
Explain to the students how you wrote your words phonetically using your skills with letter sounds and sight words. Of course this will make sense to your higher functioning students, but you will need to assist other students.
Go over the sight word "my."
Remind the students to take pride in their work by drawing and writing carefully so other people can use their illustration as a picture clue like we do when reading our books.
Once I sure the students understand the expectations I send the students over to their seats a few at a time to maintain a safe environment in your classroom.
"Station number one go have some "I can" fun.
Station number two you know what to do.
Station number three I hope you were listening to me.
Station number four shouldn't be here anymore."
Allow the students about 15-20 minutes to complete the task.
The importance of Phonetic Spelling
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When the timer goes off I tell the students it is time to clear their space and put their work in the correct location. Completed work goes in the finished work bin and uncompleted work goes in the under construction bin. Work in the under construction bin can be completed by the student later in the day when the student has some spare time or just before free choice center time.
"Boys and girls, when I say "Go," I need you to place your work in the correct bin, clean up your space, push in your chair and use walking feet to take a spot on your dot. Walking feet go." By saying "walking feet," the students are reminded to use walking feet in the classroom which helps maintain a safe environment for all students.
Sample of student work with teacher support
Sample of student work with inventive spelling
Sample of student work where student copied words from dictated response
Sample of student work with inventive spelling
Once the students are seated on their spots I tell them that their exit ticket for today is to twll me one thing can do for themselves.
"Room 203 your exit ticket to get your snack today is to tell me one thing you can do all by yourself without any help from a grown-up. You need to be able to tell me in a complete sentence which makes sense. For example I might say, "One thing I can do all by myself is brush my teeth." Does everyone understand?"
Once I am sure the students understand the expectation I use the fair sticks to determine the order of the students. After the student has told the class what he/she can do for themselves, he/she is able to sue the hand sanitizer and go to get his/her snack.
If a student has difficulty coming up with something they can do for themselves, I have him/her wait on the rug until all of his/her peers are gone and then we work on coming up with something he/she can do for themselves.
This exit ticket process allows me to assess if the student can respond to a question using a complete sentence and it reinforces the activity we just completed.
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Take pictures of the student work or keep a copy of the student book for their portfolio and for your record of the student's ability to phonetically spell or not.
Have the students come over to you one at a time during either work station time or free choice center time.
Show the student the sentence, "I can _________." The students should be able to read the sight words to you and verbally complete the sentence so it makes sense. Based on what you observed in the student work book you can ask the student to write their own response or you can act as a scribe for the student.
Ask the student to write the word "my." Record the result for the student's work portfolio.
Ask the students to think about what happened the first time they tried something new like doing a jigsaw puzzle, or writing their name. Where they able to do it right away? What did they do if they failed the first time? Tell the students that if something is too hard to do the first time, they can take "baby steps" to meet the challenge. Explain that "baby steps" means to do a little bit at a time.
Ask the students about something they would like to be able to do at school. For example, remember their lunch number or tie their shoe. Write the elected goal/task on a goal card titled "I can do it!" Have the students' brain storm the "baby steps" it will take to complete the task. Record these "steps" on a set of cut out bare feet. For example, write "tie my shoes" on the end goal card. Step 1 – tie a granny knot, step 2- make bunny ears for the loops, step 3 – cross the bunny ear loops over each other, step 4 – tie the loops, and step 5 – pull the loops tight. Place the step cards like footprints going up the side of a bulletin board and place the goal card at the top.
As each student masters a step they could write their name on a sticky note and put it next to the correct "step" until they reach the goal card. Then you could give them a "You did it!" certificate in recognition of their accomplishment.
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- UNIT 9: Maps
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- UNIT 12: Around the World
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- LESSON 3: Parts of a Name
- LESSON 4: Letters in a Name
- LESSON 5: Building Names
- LESSON 6: Dem Bones, Dem Bones
- LESSON 7: Healthy Me!
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- LESSON 10: Today I Feel...
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Friday, 1 March 2013
Who is liz jones rock star boyfriend?
According to Liz, he is in his late 40's, early 50's and he is Glaswegian. He has 'piggy blue eyes' and wore leggings and filled stadia. The general consensus is that the person Liz was describing is Jim Kerr. A brilliant musician who was the lead singer in a group called Simple Minds in the 80's. It is well known that Liz had a huge crush on him in her youth, and she wrote about that.
There have been many online discussions and obsessive quests to uncover the mystery identity of the 80's rock star that Liz Jones claims to be dating. However the overwhelming opinion of late is that he does not exist, that he is fictitious. I'm afraid I do believe that myself. That the RS is fictional. However I believe that Liz was describing her fantasy, but that she has described and identified the lovely and talented Mr Jim Kerr as her secret rock star boyfriend and then when internet armchair sleuths identified Mr Kerr from her writing, she was forced to either say yes or no.
She said No. It isn't Jim Kerr. But I think it is. At least in her own mind. Nothing to do with the actual Mr Kerr, who I believe is happily settled down with a long term girlfriend, a Japanese lady called Yumi.
At this point I actually feel like apologising to Jim and Yumi for even mentioning them. I mean this is nothing to do with them.
So Liz Jones intimates that she is having a relationship with a rock star from the 80's. She describes him in enough detail for most people to work out that it is Jim Kerr. She is confronted. She admits that it is not Jim Kerr. She then goes on to write about the RS and add further detail.
In a recent article she quoted from an email that she claims to have received from the RS. Her choice of words was interesting here:
I see your shiny optimism [I thought at first he'd been about to type 'face'!], your rigid lines, your extreme sense of right and wrong, and I think, she doesn't want this.
Note the context. She thought he was ABOUT to type 'face'. When she typed as him? Because surely this implies that it is happening in real time. If she had written 'I thought he had been about to say 'face' it would have read more naturally but she writes that sentence as though she is just working out herself what he is about to type rather than referring to something that has already been typed. Another clue into the strange and wondrous place that is Liz Jones' mind?
Maybe next time she will decide in advance what he is going to write and then she won't have to speculate as she's actually typing it out. The article itself In Which he bares his heart begins with an email. Supposedly from the RS but somehow written in exactly Liz Jones style of writing. She reproduces it in full (apart from one or two sentences that he apparently asked her to leave out when he gave permission for her to print his email.
I'm no mathematician but something doesn't add up at all here!
Interestingly, Liz says recently, that she has never dated, slept with, or kissed, a white man. So presumably this legging-wearing, stadia-filling, 80's rock star, who is Glaswegian, with 'piggy eyes', (close set eyes, a squint? what does that even mean?) is not white. Because she claims to have slept with him (kept her top on apparently), so how many 80's rock stars are male, not white, filled stadium's, have small or close set eyes, are Glaswegian and own hotels abroad and have adult children who have provided them with grandchildren.
I thought I was quite up to date on these things but I can't think of anyone.
And they've never been photographed together? Well once. I got emailed this by a person who swore me to anonymity. **
** I'm a compulsive liar. I did it myself in Photoshop.
21 comments:
- Anonymous3 March 2013 at 11:41
Ha ha ha! Brilliant! But what are those stains all over his shirt!
ReplyDelete - Anonymous31 March 2013 at 08:43
Well I think you're right here. We're in Cooper Brown territory here. Just wishful thinking and pure fiction
ReplyDelete - Divani_681 April 2013 at 16:23
I'm sure Ive seen Liz Jones just outside of Richmond, North Yorkshire. She was with a man but I didn't recognise him. If definatly wasnt Jim Kerr tho. She didn't look as groomed as she says, she was wearing wellies and a stained jumper with holes in it. I look out for her now but I haven't seen her since!
ReplyDelete - Anonymous7 April 2013 at 19:43
It's made up... sorry! If the paparrazi can get pics of William and Kate undressed they can surely get pics of this uninteresting woman and her "mystery man". Jim Kerr is on the road again and unlikely to squash rumours as it's the only publicity he is getting to date...so the story goes on... and on... borrrre !!
ReplyDelete - Anonymous12 May 2013 at 19:54
As you say she's uninteresting, why would the paparrazi be at all interested in getting pics of her? She's not as high profile as Wills and Kate, it's only a small minority of generally bitter old women that seem obsessed with her.
ReplyDelete - Anonymous9 June 2013 at 16:05
The woman is a self-obsessed fruitcake, compulsive liar, proven hypocrite and how she was ever awarded Columnist of The Year is a total mystery to me.
ReplyDelete - Anonymous14 June 2013 at 00:24
I am really bored with her column now,what with dogs stress weeing,lame horses every week in fact It's a lame column
ReplyDelete - Anonymous15 June 2013 at 11:48
Surely Jim Kerr's publicist would have released a statement to deny such rumours,I mean would you want to be linked with the moaning mini that is Liz Jones
ReplyDelete - Anonymous26 July 2013 at 23:01
Liz Jones, is iconic and stands up for the middle aged woman with no voice, what if she has her fantasies, we all do, long may she continue to give 50Plus women like myself hope...would love to meet her in person..........................lonely and hopeless in w8.........................
ReplyDelete - Anonymous28 July 2013 at 12:32
Poor old self sympathy seeking liz, who hasn't got a Victorian antique pot to piss in but probably has a modern ikea one which quite frankly will just not do!! Oh my poor life whom and why has it gotten so bad, what have I ever done to deserve this life!..
Liz grow up and stop pleading for sympathy go light a jo Malone candle and wrap your expensive moisturised bitter skin in an alpaca pashmina , stop blaming everyone else for your denial.
You moan you have nothing yet you have more than any person could ever wish for.
You go to great locations... Remember dearest Elizabeth you chose this lifestyle ..you!!
Ironic seeing as that's the title of the magazine you spew your venom in.
For once be happy for what you've got as god help us if for once you should never have anything go your way.
This so called rock star your dating must have the patience of a bloody saint! - Anonymous30 July 2013 at 14:37
Liz is a true animal lover and for that I can forgive her anything.
Her column entertains and interests just as it's supposed to. Who cares if it is not 100% true - Anonymous6 October 2013 at 16:45
At first was really interested and desperate to know who it was - but also now believe it has all been made up. I still enjoy reading Liz's column but feel a bit sad and sorry for her now.
ReplyDelete - Anonymous2 December 2013 at 14:55
I was fascinated by the sheer bitterness that drives this woman..you know already what her views will be on things so really she is something of a parody.
The only thing I do think is admirable (tho a grudging respect for her ability to throw it all out there) is the love for animals.Theres certainly not enough of that around & if an infamous columnist can draw any attention at all to suffering of animals then that cant be sneered at...despite everything else - Anonymous24 January 2014 at 23:11
I love Liz Jones becuase she is a genuine animal lover and I would love to meet her,and if she ever reads this perhaps she might invite me to see her and animal friends
ken farmer 85 year old - Anonymous1 March 2014 at 20:42
She's living in cloud cuckoo land BUT she loves her animals and that makes her daftness exusable in my book. Let's face it too - an awful lot of people read her diary article; so maybe not so daft after all!
ReplyDelete - Anonymous22 June 2014 at 10:06
Well, when will you chill out and enjoy things as they are. Two choices and you are wasting both of them,still you would have no topics to talk about. I think you are fortunate people tolerate you. Get real before it gets too late. Think of the old song Big Yellow Taxi.
ReplyDelete - Anonymous7 July 2015 at 16:48
It was Jim Kerr. He took out a court order so that she couldn't name him even though he was still seeing her. He was too embarrassed by what she said about him.


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On August 14, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provided new guidance to plan fiduciaries of terminated defined contribution plans for locating missing and unresponsive participants in order to distribute their benefits. The guidance comes in the form of Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) No. 2014-01, which replaces FAB No. 2004-02. As discussed below, the guidance may also prove useful in finding missing and unresponsive participants in other circumstances as well.
FAB 2004-02 instructed fiduciaries terminating defined contribution plans to attempt to locate missing participants through, among other search methods, Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and Social Security Administration ("SSA") letter-forwarding services. The IRS and SSA, however, have since discontinued those services. FAB 2014-01 therefore provides much-needed guidance.
In general, FAB 2014-01 provides that, regardless of the size of the participant's account balance, plan fiduciaries must employ "low-cost" steps to locate missing and unresponsive participants. However, the size of the participant's account balance must be weighed against the efficacy of higher-cost methods when deciding whether to pursue a more expensive approach when the lower-cost methods fail.
Search Steps
The following low-cost steps are required to be taken before determining that a participant cannot be located, but may be performed in any order:
In the event that these low-cost methods are not successful in locating the participant, fiduciaries must consider the size of the participant's account balance and determine whether it is appropriate to take additional steps, such as paid internet search tools, commercial locator services, credit reporting agencies, information brokers, and investigation databases.
Distribution Options
In the event that a plan fiduciary determines that a missing participant cannot be located, the fiduciary must decide what to do with his or her benefit. FAB 2014-01 provides that the preferred option is to roll over the missing participant's account balance to an individual retirement plan, such as an individual retirement account (IRA) or annuity. However, if the fiduciary cannot find an individual retirement plan provider to accept such rollover, or determines that such rollover is not appropriate under a "compelling reason based on the particular facts and circumstances," the fiduciary may: (i) open an interest-bearing, federally-insured bank account in the missing participant's name and transfer the account balance to the account; or (ii) transfer the account balance to a state unclaimed property fund.
Because these two alternative options will entail adverse tax consequences to the participant that are not incurred in a trustee to trustee transfer, the plan fiduciary must prudently conclude that the distribution to a bank account or state is the most appropriate option. If the fiduciary opts to open a bank account, he or she must ensure that the participant would have an unconditional right to withdraw funds from the account, and must consider other information including the interest rate and bank-imposed charges on the account. If the fiduciary opts to escheat the account balance to a state unclaimed property fund, he or she must consider whether a searchable database is provided by the state and any interest payable by the state on such escheated funds.
FAB 2014-01 provides that 100% income tax withholding is not an acceptable method of distribution in the case of a missing participant. Some plan fiduciaries have historically withheld 100% of a missing participant's distribution, in effect turning the benefit over to the IRS. The DOL has now clarified that this method is unacceptable, as it does not necessarily result in an offset to the participant's income taxes and can deprive a participant of his or her benefit.
The DOL further clarified a Patriot Act issue that had been of concern to plan fiduciaries attempting to open a bank account in the name of a missing participant. The customer identification and verification provisions of the Patriot Act require that financial institutions verify the identity of a customer who opens an account. The DOL reports that, in the case of employee benefit plans, this verification will only be required when the participant contacts the financial institution to claim the account or exercise control over it, and not when the plan initially establishes the account in the missing participant's name.
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Although FAB 2014-01 applies to the location of missing and unresponsive participants in the case of defined contribution plan termination, plan fiduciaries may also find the guidance helpful when determining appropriate procedures for locating missing participants and distributing their benefits in other circumstances where no guidance exists. The methods described under FAB 2014-01 reflect the growing ability to locate a missing participant through free internet searches and other electronic databases that were not as comprehensive in 2004 when FAB 2004-02 was released. Plan fiduciaries should ensure that they follow all of the steps required by FAB 2014-01 when attempting to locate missing and unresponsive participants in a defined contribution plan termination, and consider whether additional steps are necessary in order to fulfill their fiduciary obligations.
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I visited Bar Epernay in the Mailbox for a Christmas cocktail masterclass. It was an evening designed to show us what cocktails to create at home over the holidays with twists on a few classics.
We were greeted with Kir Royales but instead of the Creme de Cassis, Chambord (black cherry liquer) had been added to the champagne. These would be perfect to serve to guests just as they arrive for a Christmas drink soiree or pre Christmas lunch.
Next to be presented was a Green Velvet. A rich, decadent treat of a cocktail which I think would be perfect after your Christmas dinner. Instead of opening the classic box of After Eight mints, serve a tray of these and your guests will be sipping happy!
Made with 25ml of Baileys, 25ml of Creme de Menthe and 50ml of double creme. (I said they were indulgent!) The Green Velvet was the surprise hit at the cocktail evening, I think my boyfriend polished off two or three.....
After the indulgences of Christmas parties and dinners you may be in need of a little pick me up. Step forwards the Jager Mary. The Bloody Mary's big brother of a cocktail. A measure of Jagermeister, topped with tomato juice, splashed with tobasco, horse radish, and the surprise ingredient.... Chorizo!
It's a definite marmite drink you will either love it or hate it. I personally love it, Bloody Mary's are a favourite of mine anytime and I can see this hair of the dog just perking me up enough after a night of excess.
To finish of the evening we were asked to supply a Christmas ingredient and the mixologists would try and incorporate it into a cocktail for us to try. Up popped a jar of mincemeat!
The mincemeat was spooned into the cocktail shaker along with a good slug of dark rum, and apple juice. Once shaken it was double strained over glasses and served. I'll admit it wasn't my favourite but had the most Christmas spirit of all the cocktails and would have be nice served warm.
Along with the cocktails we nibbled on the sharing boards of meats, cheeses and olives and dunked our fresh breads into a variety of chutneys and dips. I would definitely head back for another sharing board.
I hope the cocktails have you thinking about all the Christmas fun that is about to pounce on us and that you saw a cocktail above to create at home. If you don't have the ingredients at home, pop into Bar Epernay in the Mailbox, order your favourite and snuggle up by the open fire or book a table in the champagne bottle walled library.
My favourite cocktail was the Chambord Kir Royal, which do you think would be yours?