text: I picked up my issue of Play today, and there is new screens. The mags site don't have the preview on there, so you can't see the screens as they aren't on the internet. One screen has a man with an Indy Jones hat with a shishkebab attacking a Cazadore. The other shows Nipton Hall. The other shows a man with shades and a laser pistol, and the other shows the player in CL armor. There is also a new perk revealed, called Confirmed Bachelor, similiar to the Lady Killer perk. You can see the images on FalloutNow.


text: Michael Lohan is getting another chance to mess up another life. Apparently Kate Major, who is currently in rehab, is three and a half months pregnant with the couple's second child. Yes, that means she probably knew she was pregnant when she was drunk and when she attempted to flee from police after they were called to the home she shares with Lohan. At that time, Michael accused her of hitting him and that she was drunk and he feared for the safety of their baby. Kate tried to flee from the police before they got there but drove her car into some bushes. The good news for Kate is that she is expected to be released from jail and rehab prior to the birth of her child and then can go back to the prison of a life being shared with Lohan. Tell me again how either of these kids will turn out better than any of Michael's other kids. How does this guy make enough money to support all these kids? Is Lindsay giving him a cut of what she earns or is he still hustling people and selling stories to make money?

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Hi guys.
first off i'll introduce myself as i'm new here
i'm a 17 year old fire alarm engineer living in manchester, uk.
i do VJing and various electronic/engineering projects in my spare time.
i've been into electronics for as long as i can remember, but have only recently started getting into the programming side of things.
i have a VAMS 0808 a/v matrix switcher which has 8 audio/video inputs, and 8 outputs which can be patched to eachother. i use this to link the sound systems in all the rooms in my house together. so i can listen to room 1 from room 2, etc.
the matrix can be controlled via RS-232 which i am doing. i've written a python program (my first ever program!) which runs on a PI and controls it.
the source code can be found here.
the program works, but is bulky, not programmed very well, and is a bit tedious to use. so i went about writing V1.0...
it should work! but... the switcher does nothing when the script sends the commands.
i assumed i was sending something wrong, but when i connected the rs-232 from the pi into the serial port of my laptop... its sending exactly what it should!
here is a screenshot from my serial monitor:
the top line is from the V0.2 program, which the matrix responds to, and the bottom line is from the V1.0 program, which the matrix does not respond to...
here is the source code for the V1.0 which isn't working.
this is really confusing me, i've checked and changed everything i can think of, but it just won't work!
any ideas?
thanks in advance!


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A friend of mine brought me some mustard sauces from the American Royal so last Tuesday I used them and a little white wine vinegar to marinate some pork chops overnight.
Because they were fairly thin it didn't take long to cook them, and the cast iron gave them some good grill marks. I liked the flavor of the sauces and because one of them is spicy the chops had some good but not overpowering heat.
I've been on my own since the middle of this week and last night I decided to save a little money and eat in, so I stopped on my way home from work and picked up a pork steak and a twice-baked potato.
I put some garlic powder on one side and some onion powder on the other, and then I added some soy sauce to create a wet rub.
After letting the steak marinate for a bit I put it on the grill over some Kingsford Competition briquettes left over from baseball tailgating this summer.
Oops! I cooked the potato a bit too much but it was still good. The combination of garlic, onion, and soy has been one of my go-tos for years but prior to last night it had been a long time since I'd used it, so it was a nice decision.


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Yet another edition of 'Made with Love' is here! Last month we had a record 95 entries! Kudos to all of you for making space for your 'me time'; feeding your urge to create and linking up here.
Each creation that came in was truly a labour of love and passion. If you follow Mommy Labs on Facebook, you'd have noticed that all through May, I kept sharing one or the other entry so your creation would be seen by many.
And, now – the finale features!
At the end, have a look at my own 'me time' creation.
Featured entry #One:
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I fell in love with these upycled fabric flowers the moment I saw. Besides the fact that these are so cheerful I can't stop admiring that they are made by upcycling fabric scraps and old Tee Shirts. I love a green product every moment of my life! Check out the tutorial by the Sewing Loft Blog.
Featured Entry #Two:
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There's something about clay – in whatever form – which, when touched, moulded, shaped – gives you incomprehensible joy. No wonder this polymer clay sculpture art at Entertaining Monsters struck a chord at first sight! Gosh, I love this creation. Time now for me to figure out how can I make something like this. Check it out.
Featured Entry #Three:
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These handmade baby blankets by Happy Hooligans inspire me to take to sewing again. I say again because I used to do some during my teen years. But, haven't touched ever since. Sigh! Happy Hooligans make it look so easy with her step-by-step tutorial. These will make perfect gifts for a little one in your circle.
My 'Made with Love' Creation:
I'd initially set this up on Pari's art table for her to play with. As you can see, I placed a white cotton fabric scrap (rectangular), painter's tape – for the resist, and Crayola fabric markers.
But, Pari wasn't interested.
And, I'd never ask her to do anything against her will.
So, instead, I decided to play.
All along, Pari sat at the table giving me ideas and doing her own thing. And, that 'thing' was pretty interesting, too! I cut out couple of strips from the tape and requested her to doodle on them for me. She was hooked. She went on to doodle on some 5-6 strips and enjoyed thoroughly.
Coming back to my art, I laid out the tape in criss-cross manner and then filled the spaces.
I've mentioned this before – zetangling or just doodling is so soothing! I'm completely engrossed and at peace when I'm doing such things. This is nothing less than meditation to me!
And, I love playing with colours. Good for those who stick to one colour, but, I've figured that if you're doing art more as a means to seek some quiet, tranquil moments then go ahead and play with colours without fear. Don't worry about colour combinations, whether they'll look good with each other or not and such perfectionist thoughts.
Now was the time to remove the tape. I have to say – removing the tape off of fabric is a pleasing sensory experience – more fun than doing on paper. For on paper I worry that the tape might peel the surface and spoil the look. No such worries on fabric!
I'm planning to make more such tape resist on fabric and stitch them on to old pillow covers. Even bed spreads! Or, on old bags.
Whoa, now that I'm writing, I can foresee so many possibilities. Infact, I could use fabric paint instead of just markers.
Any other ideas for resist art on fabric?
As part of my 'me time', I also made a few other things:
Now, it's your turn to show your 'made with love' creation.
Please link up two entries – NOT more than that. The creations can be anything as long as they're made by YOU and in some way they celebrate the spirit of creating time for YOURSELF.
'Made with Love' is co-hosted by these creative bloggers from around the world. Yes, this link-up party is INTERNATIONAL in the true sense of the word. Which means, by linking up here, you get a chance to be seen across a wide range of audience.
Angelique Felix.com (Italy) – Upcycled cardboard-box creation
Colours Decor: (UAE) – Adorable nail art!
Rainy Day Mum (UK) – Lovely Under-water painting
Your own – Mommy Labs – New Delhi, India :-)
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MLB.com Columnist
Bill Ladson
Nats fall to Phils after Zimmermann's early exit
All-Star leaves game in fourth, and Washington unable to erase deficit
PHILADELPHIA -- Right-hander A.J. Burnett and shortstop Jimmy Rollins proved to be too much as the Phillies pounded the Nationals, 6-2, at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night. The Nationals are still tied with the Braves for first place in the NL East, as Atlanta lost to the Cubs at Wrigley Field earlier in the day.
Burnett pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits with six strikeouts. Washington's first run came in the seventh inning, when Bryce Harper hit his second home run of the season and first since coming off the disabled list on June 30.
"He was real aggressive tonight," manager Matt Williams said of Harper. "He got the head out on the fastball. Hopefully, it's a sign of good things to come."
Washington's other run came an inning later, after Burnett exited, when Ryan Zimmerman doubled down the left-field line to drive in Jayson Werth.
"Burnett has been tough on us. He beat us twice here, but we got him at home," Williams said. "The ball moves. He is pretty good. He has an idea of what he wants to do and how he wants to attack hitters. He had [all his pitches] working tonight -- curveball, certainly his sinker to both sides of the plate and the changeup, too."
But the loss to Philadelphia was not the biggest blow of the night. That came in the fourth inning, when Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann left the game with a biceps cramp. He was scheduled to have an MRI exam on Saturday.
Williams did not seem to think the injury was serious, but he did say that Zimmermann would not pitch in Tuesday's All-Star Game. It marked the second year in a row that Zimmermann was named to the All-Star team before being sidelined from the game with injury. Last year, Zimmermann had neck problems. It was not immediately clear who would replace Zimmermann on the National League roster.
"The doctor checked him out; there doesn't seem to be an issue with the shoulder or the elbow," Williams said. "It seems to be in the belly of the muscle. We are going to get an MRI in the morning. I think Jordan feels OK about it."
The count was 2-2 to Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp when Zimmermann summoned Williams to the mound. Pitching coach Steve McCatty and athletic trainer Lee Kuntz also went to the hill. About a minute later, Zimmermann was taken out of the game in favor of reliever Craig Stammen, who struck out Rupp on one pitch.
Stammen is used to entering a game after a pitcher gets injured. On Aug. 21, 2010, Stammen replaced Stephen Strasburg after Strasburg hurt his elbow against the Phillies.
"It does cross my mind, because I know [Zimmermann] is not going to come out of the game unless he is probably hurting too bad," Stammen said.
Zimmermann said he started to feel tightness in his arm in the third inning and that the injury was worsening with each pitch. After the game, though, Zimmermann said he felt OK.
"It was getting a little tight in the last inning, and every pitch it was getting tighter and tighter," Zimmermann said. "It was cramping up. I didn't want to push it too far and have something worse happen. I figured it would be best if I came out. We are going to get an MRI and see. It's pretty much muscle in the middle of the biceps. I think it should be fine."
It was not a good night for Zimmermann before the injury. Over 3 1/3 innings, he allowed four runs on six hits. The Phillies scored their first two runs in the second inning when Domonic Brown doubled in Marlon Byrd and Cody Asche. An inning later, Rollins hit a two-run homer to make it a 4-0 game.
"The command wasn't really there. I made a few mistakes," Zimmermann said. "They were jumping on the first-pitch fastball. … They were squaring me up pretty good."
Stammen lasted 3 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on four hits. Philadelphia scored its fifth run in the sixth inning on a double by Rupp. An inning later, Rollins hit a second home run, a solo shot over the right-field wall. It was Rollins' ninth career multihomer game.
"That simple. Really, that simple," Rollins said. [I'm not] any stronger. Just being able to get to that stroke. Being able to catch the ball in the right spot and get some good flight on it. Picking pitches. Getting situations where they're giving me the pitch and capitalizing."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Did you know?
Dark Tide, the 2011 film about shark encounters starring Halle Berry, was shot on the Cape coast.
The sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) is an apex predator and social feeder so it's commonly found in fairly large groups – 20 or more individuals – which adds to the excitement of diving with these prehistoric creatures.
Their known location off the Cape's False Bay coast means you're almost guaranteed a sighting as the sharks swim slowly up and down the sandy gullies between the kelp beds.
These sharks are named for their seven gill slits (other sharks have five) and absent front dorsal fin, which make up their distinguishing features.
At around 12m, the dive is not particularly hard. The bottom is sandy and filled with kelp forests that attract other species such as the gully shark, pyjama shark, leopard shark and puffadder shyshark.
Divers get into position and wait for the sevengill sharks to swim past on their regular routes up and down the channels. They appear unperturbed by the divers' presence and pass within an arm's length, which offers great photographic opportunities if you have an underwater camera handy.
Sevengill sharks use collaborative hunting methods to feed on seals, sharks and fish, a behaviour which has earned them the nickname 'wolves of the sea'. Females grow to around 3m while males are slightly smaller.
Their inherent curiosity makes interaction with these sharks a superb experience. The sharks also move slowly and appear quite placid as they come in close to observe divers.
A relatively easy open-water shallow dive, minimal surge and sharks aplenty make this a favourite dive option for travellers to the Cape.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Animal Ocean Diving
Tel: +27 (0)79 488 5053
Email: email@example.com
Best time to visit
Although May to August is the best time of year for this dive due to improved visibility, these sharks may be seen all year round. Dives are always weather permitting and subject to favourable sea conditions.
Tours to do
Some dive charters offer a two-dive package in which the second dive offers the option of diving just up the coast among resident seals. If you choose to dive in False Bay, this dive could be teamed with a great white shark cage dive.
What will it cost
Approx. R1 400 per person for two dives. Equipment rental will be approx. R400 per person.
Best buys
If you've never dived before, an introductory scuba diving course (or the full open water course) will ensure that you are able to enjoy the dive with sharks.


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HOUSTON - The images from the school shooting in Newton, Conn., on Friday were disturbing to everyone of all ages, but they may make some school-aged children especially scared.
"The children who were exposed to that situation are going to initially experience a horrific amount of fear," clinical psychologist Dr. Xyna Bell said. "There is a possibility that kids will be traumatized by this for the rest of their lives … as an adult. But there is also a possibility that the effect won't be negative.
Bell said that children around the world will feel like their sense of security is shattered.
"Children are curious. Children have concerns. Part of what it has to do with is the uncertainty of their environment," Bell said. "Can they be concerned? Yes. Do you answer their questions directly and in an age-appropriate way? Yes."
Bell said children will be looking to their parents to keep them calm and know that they are safe. She gave these tips to help talk to children:
Behavior – engage in their routine.
Maintain the sense of safety
Talk about what happens when bad things happen to good people, and sometimes bad things do happen.
Reiterate that everything is going to be OK.
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Sultan Hamengkubuwono X's daughter Gusti Ratu Kanjeng Hayu (left) and KPH Notonegoro drink tea during the Dahar Klimah ceremony in Bangsal Kesatriyan at Kraton Palace, as part of their royal wedding in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The celebrations continue until 23 October with a wedding parade that includes 12 royal horse-drawn carriages, which will be streamed live on the internet.
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Hey Bob, my professor here at St. John's College told us that some of the most beloved poetry in the English language has Santa Fe roots, but most people aren't aware of it. Could this be true?
Yes. You're speaking of the Golden Age of Santa Fe Red Chile Coyote Arroyo Kit Carson Poetry.
I am? So it was a real thing?
Indeed it was. Were you aware that Edgar Allan Poe wrote his dark, brooding 1845 classic, "The Raven" while living in Santa Fe? That was before he moved to Baltimore and reworked the poem, cutting out all the local Santa Fe color.
There used to be Santa Fe color in "The Raven?" I had no idea!
Sure. The poem was actually inspired by those huge honking black birds Poe saw in the parking lot at Sanbusco. You know, those ones that can fly off carrying your pickup truck, with you in it.
Does his Santa Fe version of the poem still exist anywhere?
Yes, I have a very rare first edition of it. Be careful of the binding. I said, BE CAREFUL! You may want to put down that butterscotch sundae while you read it:
Once upon a midnight spooky
At my house, up in Tesuque
Doing shots of absinthe, three or four
While I nodded, nearly napping
Suddenly there came a tapping
As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my kitchen door
Who is that? Who's misbehavin'?
It appeared to be a raven
Not a cake from Chocolate Maven
Rapping at my kitchen door
Only this, and nothing more
Wow, that's awesome! Show us another verse!
Ah, distinctly I recall,
I'd eaten dinner at Pasquals -
The bird, it busted through my kitchen door!
Raven looming, motions jerky
Twice as big as Albuquerque
Landed on my crackling kiva
Squawking like an opera diva
Perched upon my bust of Pallas
From a thrift shop down on Palace
I'm gonna need a shotgun, maybe more
Quoth the raven, "Vote for Gore!"
Ah. So, as I understand it, you're saying that in 1845 a large talking bird told Edgar Allan Poe to "Vote for Gore"?
I know. Crazy, huh? I guess this black bird was really green.
I'm just going to ignore that, Bob. Bring it on home with the last verse.
And the raven, never flitting
Still is sitting, still is sitting
Focused like a hungry carnivore
He breaks my Buddha, made in Laos -
I bought it at some dump in Taos -
Foulest fowl, you creature, this is war!
Searching for the lost Lenore
But she don't live here anymore
Here's a test, you flapping stranger
Who was it who played "Lone Ranger"
In thrilling TV days of yester-yore?
Quoth the raven, "Clayton Moore!"
Wait a second. So now it was also a TV trivia bird, huh? You've gone and stepped way over my stupidity boundary.
Jeez, it sure took long enough. I imagine I lost most of my readers at the first verse.
Tell me, do any other works still exist from this so-called Golden Age of Santa Fe Red Chile Coyote Arroyo Kit Carson Poetry?
They do. Would you believe John Donne's celebrated "No Man is a Mesa?"
No way.
How about the Samuel Taylor Coleridge Santa Fe classic?
Are we talking about "Kubla Khan?"
Yes. It was originally published here as "Kubla Kaune's."
That's enough. This is way too lame. Why stop with poetry? Why don't you pretend that there was a Santa Fe Golden Age of Novels, and claim that books like the religious epic Ben Hur were written here?
Because that would just be absurd. However, since you bring up religion, remember that many of Christianity's most beloved prayers have Northern New Mexico roots.
I don't think so. Name one.
Okay. Didn't your children ever recite, Now I Lamy down to sleep…?
Robert Basler worked for Reuters in the US and Asia. He now lives in Santa Fe with his wife, and way too many rescued dogs and cats. Email the author: firstname.lastname@example.com
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9th Annual Springfield BridgeWalk Sept. 10
Sept. 1, 2010
News Highlights
Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay invites residents, businesses and other community members to participate in the 9th Annual Springfield Community BridgeWalk on Friday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. Participants will march over Veterans Bridge in the heart of the Springfield revitalization district.
A community celebration will follow at the American Legion end of the bridge. The free celebration will feature music, door prizes and food from local restaurants.
Participants should gather in the parking lot adjacent to Kinko's, 6998 Bland Street, on the north side of the bridge, starting at 7 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., participants will march across the bridge, led by a color guard from the American Legion and a contingent of soldiers from Fort Belvoir. The bridge will be closed to traffic during this time.
For the second consecutive year, the event will feature an Army Community Covenant signing and renewal. The covenant is an affirmation of support by state and local communities to active, guard and reserve service members and their families.
Veterans Bridge, also known as the Amherst Avenue Bridge, crosses Old Keene Mill Road and links both sides of Springfield's commercial revitalization area. It was redesigned as part of the Springfield Mixing Bowl reconstruction and made pedestrian friendly with wide sidewalks and attractive lighting. For more information or reasonable ADA accommodations, call Linda Waller in the Lee District Supervisor's Office at 703-971-6262, TTY 711.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711


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An increase in tobacco prices would provide smokers with key motivation to quit the deadly habit, and result in enormous public health gains, according to anti-smoking group Quit.
Welcoming the current debate on tobacco prices, Executive Director of Quit, Ms Fiona Sharkie, said that increasing the cost of tobacco products is the single most powerful way of driving down smoking rates.
"There is absolutely no doubt that increasing cigarette prices will save thousands of lives that otherwise would be lost to the devastating harms of tobacco. Research consistently shows increases in the real price of cigarettes are crucial to reducing smoking rates."
"Tobacco is the number one cause of preventable death in Australia, claiming 15 000 lives each year, so we cannot afford to take the foot off the accelerator when it comes to introducing robust measure to drive smoking rates down."
Ms Sharkie is optimistic that an increase in cigarette prices will be included in the National Preventative Health Strategy being presented to Federal Health and Ageing Minister Nicola Roxon in the forthcoming months.
Data released in Victoria earlier this year suggested that the overwhelming majority of adults - more than 80% - approved of increased tax on cigarettes if the money went toward services to assist smokers to quit smoking.
"Contrary to popular belief, the move to increase tobacco tax will be welcomed by smokers as well as non-smokers, with research revealing that more than 60% of current smokers are in favour of a tax increase on cigarettes."
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This announcement just in from USA Hockey.
That among the players added to its World Championship tournament roster, from teams just eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs is:
"Chris Kreider (Boxford, Mass./Boston College), who helped the U.S. to the gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship, will make his first U.S. Men's National Team appearance."
Looks to me like Bonehead True Fans Bleed RW&B, who picked seven of eight first-round series correctly, is the winner of "the inaugural Olli Jokinen Five-Hole/Beat the Blogfather Extravaganza and Picnic" and the book "100 Ranger Greats" unless somebody else comes up with another 7 for 8. I did a quick check yesterday, at which point True Fans was the only one with seven wins, so unless somebody had six and Montreal last night, True Fans is the champ.
So last call for any others, though I don't think there are any others.
Just for fun, does anybody want to try picking the next round?
Here are mine:
Penguins over Habs in four.
Bruins over Flyers in seven.
Sharks over Red Wings in seven.
Blackhawks over Canucks in six.
AFTERNOON UPDATE, 4:40 P.M.: Also, Mark Messier added Michael Del Zotto to his young Canadian team.


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An urgent deadline is approaching, one that the inhabitants of this little blue-green planet are on track to miss. Unfortunately, the consequences of letting this deadline slide by are likely far more dire than a citation or a fine. Think cataclysmic.
The deadline in question: The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) stated in 2007 that by 2050, developed economies must reduce GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions by at least 80 percent in order to avoid dangerous climate change. Yet despite the efforts of global companies to cut emissions, Earthlings aren't on pace to meet the necessary reductions in GHGs until 2089, 39 years too late.
[ Follow IT's battle against global climate change. | Learn about the inexact science of carbon neutrality. ]
Such are the findings of "The Carbon Chasm" [PDF], a report released this week by The Carbon Disclosure Project, a nonprofit organization that holds the largest database of corporate climate change information in the world. The report, written in conjunction with BT and drawing on data from and interviews with companies such as Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, and Nokia, isn't entirely doom and gloom. It provides recommendations for organizations to develop and hone GHG-reduction targets to help the global community meet the critical 2050 deadline.
One of the key recommendations from the CDP report: Every company should set a CO2-e (carbon dioxide equivalent, which covers the six major greenhouse gases, normalized to CO2) reduction target. As it stands, companies establish various types of goals that can fall under the umbrella of environmental stewardship. Some measure in terms of CO2 reduction ("We'll shrink our annual carbon emissions by X percent by 2015"), whereas others measure in terms of energy consumption ("We'll reduce energy consumption by X percent by 2015") or energy efficiency. Some organizations establish more than one type of target, though among the CDP's Global 100, CO2-e targets are most popular; 62 percent of the targets are CO2-related, compared to 15 percent based on energy consumption and 9 percent based on energy efficiency.
Yes, cutting GHG emissions is generally intertwined with reducing energy consumption or boosting energy efficiency. Using the latter as a target is "often favored because of the more direct link to reduction in energy costs as well as emissions." But by setting a clear target for shrinking your organization's carbon footprint, you elevate the critical task of cutting carbon emissions from a by-product to a key business priority.
Setting a target and tracking your progress does require rolling up your sleeves and digging into your organization's operations. As with any green project, measurement is critical to setting a starting point, developing targets, and assessing progress. It starts with establishing your baseline, then identifying hotspots for emissions reductions. Selecting a methodology and target scope follows, then you set your target.
According to the CDP, "most companies use the measurement process to identify the highest impact areas or best opportunities for reduction and targets are developed from there. The other major consideration ... is the assessment of what is reasonable, aggressive and achievable and will have the highest impact from an emissions-reduction perspective." Technology offerings from companies such as CA and Microsoft have emerged of late to help organizations measure and track eco-oriented projects.
Setting targets -- particularly specific targets over a long period of time -- can be a real challenge. For example, organizations must determine whether to set absolute missions reduction targets or intensity emissions reduction targets. An absolute target is firm -- that is, X tons of CO2 in 5 years. An intensity percentage target refers to a goal to "reduce over time the ratio of emissions relative to a business metric " such as revenue, sales, or production unit.
There are pros and cons to both types of targets. Absolute targets are clear and transparent -- but can be potentially restrictive to business growth. After all, if your organization enjoys a significant growth spurt, it's probable that you'll need to use more electricity, fuel, and/or other carbon-producing resources. Thus, you might face the choice of restricting growth or breaking a pledge to cut GHG emissions.
An intensity percentage target is vague and potentially unappealing to shareholders. However, it's flexible in that it allows for growth and even a potential increase in emissions. (The CDP found that among the Global 100, absolute targets outnumber intensity targets at a nearly two-to-one ratio.)
[ Last November, IBM reported cuts in energy consumption but increased carbon emissions. ]
One final observation from the report: Long-term planning is essential, yet only "84 percent of target deadlines are set to 2012 or before. [This] suggests that businesses are waiting to hear outcomes of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December, before setting longer-term reduction goals." Given that companies aren't looking far into the future when setting their carbon-reduction goals, the CDP suggests, "Governments need to agree on clear medium- and long-term reduction goals in Copenhagen to provide a framework for business to set required targets to stimulate companies to embrace longer-term targets."
[ Governments already have gotten involved in steering companies toward cutting CO2 emissions. ]
Heartening though it may be to see more and more companies worldwide rising to the challenge to reduce GHG emissions -- sometimes prodded by customers, governmental bodies, or stockholders -- there's clearly plenty more work that needs to be done. 2050 may seem like a far-away date, and I certainly concede that the IPCC's deadline may be off by a decade. Maybe we'll know more in December as to what needs to be done by when.
In the meantime, it's incumbent on organizations to work harder to cut emissions and to be better environmental stewards -- and not necessarily because the government is telling them to. Yes, there are often cost savings and other potential business benefits associated with reducing CO2 emissions. Preserving the planet, however, is the biggest benefit of all.
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The SEPIA Initiative
With the turning of every year the ways in which our eyes see the world changes. Experience and wisdom clarifies our perspective and allows for uniquely centered and focused artistic expressions.
For the past year it has been my great pleasure to participate in the development and implementation of MOPA's SEPIA (Seniors Exploring Photography Identity and Appreciation) Initiative, which is designed for individuals 55 years and older. These programs include artist-in-residency photography courses, discussion-based art talks focusing on images selected from the Museum's permanent collection, and docent led museum tours. Many of these programs occur off-site so I have had the unique opportunity to conduct Museum programming all over San Diego County. Through partnerships with community organizations and assisted living facilities I have been able to work with over 1,000 participants this year.
Last week, in concert with Casa Familiar, MOPA opened the first exhibition of photographs created by SEPIA participants. Entitled, Thursday Afternoons, this exhibition features 55 photographs from fifteen individuals who met regularly, on Thursday afternoons, this past summer to take photographs together. The images touch on themes of identity and self-expression reflecting meaningful experiences and places in the artists' lives, from capturing images of a local community garden to visually conceptualizing the feelings of rebirth after major surgery. It was a rewarding experience for me to watch these artists share their beautiful work with their family and friends. I am looking forward to showcasing more SEPIA work in the future.
Thursday Afternoons is currently on view at Casa Familiar's gallery, The Front, in San Ysidro.


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I wanted a little dessert after dinner tonight so I whipped this up real quick from ingredients on-hand.
Halved and pitted several cherries. Then pureed them in a blender. Added sugar, vanilla, sour cream and a little lemon juice.
Brought to a very low simmer. Halved a banana.
Grilled the banana cut-side down then flipped over and topped with a little brown sugar. A little cherry wood was added to the coals just for ambiance.
Close the lid on the grill to caramelize the sugar. Then plated and topped with the cherry puree.
This is one of the rare times I actually used a spatula on the grill. Did want to risk loosing the soft bananas. The banana was sweet while the cherry puree added a tart tang, but not too tart.
Note to self: Next time I'll not cook the cherry puree and keep it a fresh sauce to see which I like better. And maybe the sauce will retain a little more red color.
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The Zoo has two White's tree frogs. They were captive hatched in 2007 and arrived at the Zoo on June 14, 2008. One frog is on exhibit in the Reptile and Amphibian House; the second frog, named Dalby, is housed off-exhibit and used for education programs.
Reptile and Amphibian House
The skin of a White's tree frog has a waxy cuticle that helps prevent water evaporation allowing the frog to survive in arid conditions. The frog's skin has many perforations of skin glands that also keep it moist. White's tree frogs are bright green in color or a mixture of green and bronze, often with scattered white spots on the sides. The ventral surface is white. Often white stripes or series of spots are found from the angle of the mouth to the forearm. There is smooth skin on the upper surface, but the skin is coarse and granular on the sides and ventral surface. The parotid gland is large, and it has a noticeable tympanum. Its pupil is horizontal and the iris is pale. The upper part of the lower eyelid is transparent and colorless. Its fingers are one-third webbed with the second finger longer than the first. Its toes are about one-half webbed.
White's tree frogs live in rainforests but can also survive in arid areas. They also can be found in gardens and frequently around human habitation in water tanks, troughs, windmills, down-pipes and even toilet bowls. These frogs like to nest in tree hollows during the day.
In zoos, the average life span of a White's tree frog is 16 years. One is recorded to have lived 20 years in a zoo. In the wild, their life span tends to be much shorter.
This frog breeds during the wet season in the summer. In the rainforest, it would not be unusual to find creeks and ponds with tree frog tadpoles in them. The White's tree frog lays a large amount of eggs, generally ranging from 150-300. The eggs are laid in a mass of sloppy jelly, which serves to protect them. Eggs are quickly hatched to produce free-living, aquatic tadpoles. The maturation period, during which the tadpole metamorphoses into a frog,usually takes two to three weeks.
Males have a loud rasping call. This is often magnified by the echo chamber effect that occurs when the call is made from the hollow limbs of trees. During the dry season the frogs become dormant after surrounding themselves in a cocoon of skin and mucus. The White's tree frog's predators include birds of prey, snakes and lizards.
White's tree frogs are arboreal, or tree dwellers, and largely nocturnal. They have large adhesive pads on their fingers and toes. This makes them excellent climbers. They have very good balancing skills and are able to sit on different surfaces including wet vertical ones. White's tree frogs are also strong jumpers.
In the wild, White's tree frogs eat a broad range of insects, snails, worms, spiders and other small animals. In the Zoo, they eat pink mice and crickets.
The White's tree frog is found in the provinces of Western Australia (northern portion), Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales. The frog is also found in southern New Guinea.


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Hey folks! I hope you weekend has been good so far. I scored some shoulders with skin on and bone - in.
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All I used was hickory wood at 200 degrees for 18 hours. OMG! So tender, so juicy and SO EASY!
In Memphis you always got slaw on top. That's the way I am used to it
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Almost a month after the death of Nelson Mandela, every talking head has weighed in with their own memoir or eulogy so what is there to add? Fair question.
Let me simply say that this is a new year's column – a look forward, not a look back – and it is about a lesson I think worth taking from Mandela and applying in 2014, a lesson not included in the many "Lessons from Mandela" written in recent weeks. Most of these were concerned with choosing reconciliation over revolution, while this is to do with clothes. It may seem like a frivolous topic where someone such as Mandela is concerned, except he clearly took clothes – and their power – seriously, and perhaps we should, too.


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AMD Publishes Mobile Kaveri Specificationsby Ryan Smith on 5/26/2014 12:26 PM EST
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skiboysteve - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkWhy doesn't every sku have true audio and trust Zone... Reply
MikeMurphy - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkBecause AMD hasn't migrated all of their chips to the GCN 1.1 architecture found in Bonaire and Hawaii that brings True Audio and trust zone support. It will happen soon enough. Reply
extide - Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - linkNo, it has nothing to do with that. All of these chips (Mobile Kaveri) are GCN 1.1, they are just disabling some features on some chips like Intel does.
Also, trust zone has nothing to do with GCN 1.1, Trust Zone is the ARM Cortex A5 core...
However, only having trust zone enabled on the lower end sku's is interesting. Reply
extide - Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - linkThinking about it some more, I bet there are 2 dies, the single-module (with the Cortex A5) and the dual-module, which probably doesn't have the Cortex A5 on it, and is probably why the higher end SKU's don't support Trust Zone. They are both going to be GCN 1.1 for sure, though, however the smaller die may not include the actual DSP's for TrueAudio, but the rest of the GPU part would still be GCN 1.1. Reply
BMNify - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkthe bag lady's that amd pull off the street can only sort through so much crap failed cores to re-classify them as these lower tear PR re-badged Soc , they will get to the next GCN 1.1 architecture crap pile soon enough so you can buy these cheeper failed core later... Reply
Khenglish - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkInteresting that CPU clocks are higher than Richland, unlike on desktops. This should mean that we get a significant and badly needed CPU performance increase. Reply
TheinsanegamerN - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkOn top of that, kaveri on desktop keeps its base clock on the cpu when the gpu is under heavy load. if they can carry that behavior over to mobile (where the trinity a10 cpu runs at about 1.2GHz when the gpu is under load, hampering performance) we could see double the cpu performance under full load, which would be huge for AMD. Reply
Kevin G - Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - linkThat would be ideal but that's also a very big 'if' considering the power budgets allocated here. Reply
TheinsanegamerN - Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - linkThe a8-7600 did relatively well at 45 watt, so im hoping that amd can pull it off at 35 watt with lower clocks. Reply
jamescox - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkSeems to me that anything faster then a Core2 chip is sufficient for most applications. Most games seem to be GPU limited at actually useful resolutions. Having the fastest cpu is obviously great marketing, but for mobile use, performance per Watt is more important. Where is a Kaveri expected to fall? Reply
rahulgarg - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkThat 17W Kaveri looks quite useless IMO. 15W Beema would outperform it and at a much lower cost and power. Reply
lkb - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkI agree - I also wonder why there are 2 SKUs one at 17 watt and one at 19 watt but nothing in between them and 35 watts. It seems to me that an OEM could design their product to acommodate 2 extra watts, but they are left with nothing if their product intends for a TDP somewhere between 19 and 35 watts. Reply
DanNeely - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkThe 17W TDP gives a direct match to Intel; with Intel spanking AMD so badly on mobile, offering a cheaper option that can recycle cooling will probably make some OEMs happy. The lack of an intermediate TDP is almost certainly lack of demand. Intel droped the 25W point a few years ago; because once performance was no longer so neutered at 17W the demand for 25W chiped dried up. OEMs either went for the lower power ones to be thin and long lasting, or stayed at 35W for either really cheap stuff or desktop replacements. Reply
monstercameron - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkI disagree, with more gcn CUs, dual channel memory controller and higher single threaded perf., it should be faster in games and legacy x86 apps[read single threaded]. Reply
DanNeely - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkThe 17W one has less GPU as well as less CPU. The only reason I can see it making sense is if it gets much lower idle power. Reply
gruffi - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkNo, the 15W Beema wouldn't outperform it in general. In scenarios with up to two threads Kaveri is faster. Beema is only faster if it can use 3 or 4 cores. Graphics performance should be quite similar, 192 stream processors @ 553 MHz vs 128 stream processors @ 800 MHz. But keep in mind, Beema is still single-channel bottlenecked. Reply
Alexvrb - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkAgreed. In 1-2 thread scenarios Kaveri most likely wins. In graphics, Kaveri wins - the clock difference vs shader cores very nearly balance out in terms of raw performance, but dual channel 1600 beats single channel 1866 by miles. With that being said, I still think a 6310 Beema system is more balanced and less likely to get bottlenecked when multitasking.
Ultimately though, which one makes more sense comes down to pricing, and both of them are absolutely destroyed by the new 19W models. So the only reason to buy something less than the 19W units is if form factor/battery life or pricing prohibits it. Reply
bleh0 - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkHmm...I wonder how much a FX-7600P laptop is going to cost in comparison to an Iris Pro equipped model. If AMD manages to get it in more then just a few designs here and there. Reply
MonkeyPaw - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkImagine if AMD could drop an eDRAM die on the FX-7600P like Iris Pro? You would see something quite incredible. Reply
TheinsanegamerN - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkThat.....would be epic.
I wonder though, why doesnt amd allow two memory channels on their mobile chips, so we could use 4 memory modules? little more expensive, sure, but doubling memory bandwidth would go a LONG way in improving performance vs chasing higher memory speeds. Reply
monstercameron - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkthat seems like a possible trade of between board complexity and space requirements for more memory channels or higher power consumption for higher clocks. Reply
MikeMurphy - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkThey are already dual channel, one channel per DIMM slot. Only larger laptops allow for 4 memory modules, though, due to space constraints (and probably power consumption penalty). These days with 8GB DIMMs commonplace the need for 4 memory slots is long past. I expect 16GB ought to be enough for 99.9% of the users out there. Reply
Drumsticks - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkHell, 8GB is good enough for 98% of users, and 4GB is good enough for 90% of them :P Reply
TheinsanegamerN - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkIt's not a matter of capacity, but rather memory bandwidth. four 4GB 1600 memory modules would provide 51.2 GB/s theoretical throughput, whereas two 8GB 2133 memory modules only supply a theoretical 34.2GB/s. This bandwidth problem is why the iris pro had dedicated cache memory, to take some load off of the primary memory bus. Reply
Alexvrb - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkYou don't understand. As Mike tried to point out, AMD already HAS dual memory channels on these chips (and has for years!). Only their lowend/low power chips have single channel, such as Beema/Mullins and their predecessors. The number of memory slots doesn't dictate bandwidth without additional channels in the processor. Desktop AMD systems with 4 memory slots... guess what? Still two channels! Same bandwidth potential whether you populate 2 or 4 slots with memory sticks... actually maybe a bit less with 4 since it's harder to hit the same speeds when clocking aggressively.
What you're REALLY asking for is quad channel, which is silly for many reasons (I won't get into all of them like chip redesigns). Suffice it to say it would only generally fit in very large laptops (17"+) and it would be far better to just slap a seperate graphics chip in there - whether you go dual graphics or not, the discrete graphics will wipe the floor with a quad channel integrated GPU solution - and cost about the same.
What I'd really like to see tested is an FX-7600P rig with a 512+ shader Cape Verde GDDR5 chip paired in dual graphics. Reply
Kevin G - Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - linkWith DDR4 on the horizon, this will change shortly. Consumer chips will likely only support one DDR4 DIMM per channel. Only server parts that'll support registered memory will be able to support two or three DIMMs per channel. Oh, and with DDR4's point-to-point nature, adding more DIMMs could reduce performance since to reach the second DIMM the signal has to be propagated through the first DIMM (similar to how FB-DIMMs worked). Reply
TheinsanegamerN - Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - link"What you're REALLY asking for is quad channel, which is silly for many reasons (I won't get into all of them like chip redesigns). Suffice it to say it would only generally fit in very large laptops (17"+) and it would be far better to just slap a seperate graphics chip in there - whether you go dual graphics or not, the discrete graphics will wipe the floor with a quad channel integrated GPU solution - and cost about the same."
considering AMD's driver issues getting dual graphics to work, no, id rather have just the integrated.
also, i dont see what is so rediculous about quad channel. heck, the APU itself references already HAVING two more channels for ddr5, but AMD wont use them
why AMD would cut them out is beyond me, but is it so much to ask for them to use the entire package? considering their previous mobile offering were....poor, seeing as how their "superior" gpus were only a hair faster then intel's. I want a competitive chip, not a neuteered, held back mobile chip. Reply
Alexvrb - Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - linkThe latest iterations of dual graphics aren't horrible, they're improving with every generation. However, if you'll read what I said, even if you disabled dual graphics the discrete GPU is better.
Anyway, to add quad channel means a new memory controller, new socket, new chip, higher thermals/power, etc. Not to mention it would only see use in a few systems, most OEMs are going to use a single/dual channel setup for cost and space reasons. So the quad-channel chips would hardly see any use. Why should AMD bother with a third design, when OEMs can just drop in discrete graphics?
Here let me rephrase things: Discrete GPU with GDDR5 @ 128-bit+ interface > Equivalent Integrated GPU with quad-channel DDR3. There's no getting around that, even if you ignore all the other factors. Reply
TheinsanegamerN - Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - linkalso, in what universe does having four sodimms take a 17 inch laptop, but 2 sodimms and a dedicated gpu with its own vram fits into a 14 inch laptop? Reply
Alexvrb - Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - linkRegardless of channels, how many laptops do you see with 4 memory slots? Are there technical reasons for this beyond space? Yeah, probably. But it doesn't matter. The fact is that if you want that many RAM slots it probably isn't going to happen on a smaller system. Reply
extide - Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - linkfour 4GB 1600 modules would only be 25.6GB/sec .... it's still only dual channel ... Even with 4 DIMM's Reply
jamescox - Thursday, May 29, 2014 - linkIs there any reason they can't release an APU meant to be soldered on a board?. Combined with some fast memory, also soldered on the board, this could reach discrete GPU levels of performance. This seems like it would be cheaper than discrete graphics, and only slightly more expensive than integrated graphics with separate memory modules. Reply
Flunk - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkIt will be interesting to see the graphics performance on the FX-7600P. In theory it should be about on par with a mid-range mobile GPU. If it's even slightly close it could make a good budget gaming laptop that could be fairly thin, not having to cool a separate GPU. It would take a forward-thinking manufacturer to make one, however. Reply
charliem76 - Monday, May 26, 2014 - linkGiven how frequently that happens, I suppose I'll have to settle for a value line a6 and hope that I can find the fx chip separately. That's what I had to do for trinity to get the a10 Reply
Penti - Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - linkYou better release the Carrizo APU's for mobile platforms right away when you get them out next year if you want a stake on notebooks AMD!
They just fail on the notebook space and lacks so much thought and planing. Plus they absolutely need business features such as their vPro/AMT competitor DASH with remote IPKVM. They can't keep cutting features and graphics performance on notebooks either. It just makes them too weak. Kaveri on notebooks just seems pointless without 512 SP's, without the A5-trustzone core, without aggressive enough clock speeds, without any OEM-competition against Intel-models. If they could get ultrabook-class performance on their 19W variants and could undersell Intel maybe it would be interesting, but as it is now one couldn't care less if Intel's mobile processors is 300 dollars. An Intel low-end Haswell-based Ultrabook is still just 700 USD. Nobody cares about 50 USD differences in that range any way. Would need to be much larger differences. Reply
t.s. - Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - linkAgreed. AMD as of now is ridiculously in pricing, wether on mobile space or desktop. Reply


text: Leo A. Thibodeau was my grandfather. The best man I have every known. When the Marines wouldn't take him because of his punctured ear drum, he found a way to serve by joining the SeaBees. He was all over the South Pacific theatre including Munda, Luzon and the Solomon Islands. Most of his stories were of the funny things that happened, like the time in the Solomon's when the cook had bacon to fry and turned around to find a crocodile in the tent with him - guess he liked bacon too. The cook shot him and they all ate him. He told very few of the serious stories, but he always said that if President Truman hadn't dropped the bombs on Japan, he didn't know if we'd all be there since he knew the ship's next orders were for the invasion of Japan. Men like my Pepere aren't made anymore.


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Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) The Congress' West Bengal unit Thursday accused the Trinamool Congress state government of indulging in politics over the availability of essential commodities in flood-hit districts.
It asked the administration to take steps to control the situation, without being partisan.
"Staples like rice, baby food, drugs are not reaching the flood-hit areas and those that are reaching are being subjected to party politics. That's the worse part," said state Congress chief Pradip Bhattacharya.
"We want the state government to not indulge in such party politics, do not bring in false complaints. Take measures so that the essentials reach the people affected-due to rain and the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) releases water in a proper manner."


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Recipe Essentials: Mashesby Toby Amidor in Healthy Recipes, November 7, 2011
Fall is in full swing and Thanksgiving is around the corner. Fun mash ingredients like potatoes, parsnips, acorn squash, carrots, turnips are all in season. Now's the time to practice your mashes!
Mash Basics
A mash is usually made from vegetables, a touch of liquid like milk or butter, and seasonings. Once you get the hang of it, you can mix and match your favorite veggies and flavors.
The first step is to choose the veggie or veggies to mash. Once you do so, wash, peel, and trim them. Cut into uniform sized pieces so they're evenly cooked. Be sure the pieces aren't too small, or they end up absorbing too much water resulting in a runny mash.
Once the ingredients are prepped, here are your basic steps:
- Cook: Add vegetable(s) to a large pot and cover with cool liquid by a few inches. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer and cook until done (cooking time will vary by vegetable). Remove from stove and drain through a colander; let cool slightly.
- Mash: Transfer cooked veggies to a large bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer. Mash with a potato masher by hand or use the whip attachment until mixture is smooth and free of lumps. Be sure they're smooth before adding liquids or they'll remain lumpy.
- Add flavor: Add butter, milk, and seasoning to the mixture. Mix to combine to flavor is evenly distributed.
The Veggies
Though sweet and white potatoes are the most popular, mashes can be made out of other root vegetables, like parsnips, carrots or celery root. You can combine different veggies like parsnips and turnips, sweet potatoes and carrots, or even a few different varieties of potatoes.
The Flavor
To keep the moisture in, add a touch of milk, nonfat Greek yogurt, oil or unsalted butter. Be sure to add it after the mixture is smooth and free of lumps.
The next step is adding the seasonings. You can go sweet or savory. Here are few delicious combinations:
- Add honey and brown sugar to mashed sweet potatoes.
- Add reduced fat sour cream and chives to mashed Yukon gold potatoes.
- Add curry powder, reduced fat Greek yogurt and mango chutney to mashed sweet potatoes.
- Add garlic, low fat buttermilk and chives to mashed russet potatoes and celery root.
- Add olive oil and ground mace to a combo of mashed sweet and russet potatoes.
Recipes to try:
- Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes
- Mashed Acorn Squash with Sunflower Seeds
- Parsnip and Turnip Mash
- Mashed Potatoes Slimmed
- Mashed Yucca
- Orange-Scented Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- Mashed Root Vegetables
- Smashed Potatoes with Sour Cream and Chives
Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, is a registered dietitian and consultant who specializes in food safety and culinary nutrition. See Toby's full bio »


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A TREE has been planted at an Aisholt church to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of All Saints Church was delighted to accept an offer from Merridge Women's Institute to plant a crab apple tree in the churchyard to commemorate the occasion.
Peter Baker, PCC secretary, said: "The Queen is head of the Church of England so we think this was a fitting way to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee.
"There's a small plaque at the bottom of the tree in the churchyard.
"The WI chose the location because it's a focus point of the community.
"We manage the yard for conservation of the flowers and we also thought a crab apple tree would be fitting as it is a native species."
The planting ceremony took place after the regular 11am Sunday service at the church and the Rev Stephen Morley led a prayer of blessing for the occasion in the churchyard.
Merridge WI President Pam Pontin presented the tree while WI and PCC member Sue Ebsary helped with the planting.


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Yacht charters through the Knysna Heads have thrilled explorers from around the world for generations. The picturesque surroundings have been the subject of countless photographs and the memories of the experience the subject of many discussions.
The peaceful waters of the Knysna Lagoon, as well as the lush green surrounds, create a unique feeling of serenity. The Knysna Heads tower majestically on the horizon, while a variety of birds soar gracefully above.
Some of the world's most beautiful sunsets can be experienced while sailing on Kynsna Lagoon, as the rays of light pierce the Heads and shimmer brilliantly on the surface of the water, while the reflection of other boats adds variety to the scenic composition.
Springtide Charters is one tour operator to consider for yacht charters through the Knysna Heads. Their 50ft yacht, The Outeniqua, offers three double cabins, one of which is en-suite. The vessel was built by Stephan Pepler, who is also the owner and skipper.
Stephan's wife, Evelyn, who helps run the company, says she is very lucky to be in such a rewarding line of work. "Our crew is very passionate about sailing and very knowledgeable about the area, which is why our clients always come away smiling, knowing that having had a great, authentic sailing experience."
Springtide Charters offer various packages, depending on whether you would prefer a dinner, breakfast or overnight cruise.
Couples can even tie the knot on board The Outeniqua, which is big enough for 12 people, and they will even arrange someone to officiate and a wedding photographer!
Knysna Charters, another tour operator in Knysna, offers sunset cruises, as well as packages for corporate functions, private parties and team-building expeditions.
Whether you are planning a corporate retreat or a romantic getaway, a yacht charter on Knysna Lagoon and an exciting sail through the heads is a fail-safe option.
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How to get here
The closest airport to Knysna is George Airport, an hour's drive away. Knysna is a six-hour drive from Cape Town along the N2.
Best time to visit
Cruises take place throughout the year, but the evenings are slightly longer during the summer months between October and April.
Around the area
Knysna is home to some beautiful forests. Spend a night or two at a log cabin in the area to complete your relaxing time in the area. Go diving and see if you can spot the elusive Knysna seahorse.
Tours to do
There are numerous adventure and nature activities in the vicinity of this Garden Route town.
What will it cost
All prices are available on the company websites.
What to eat
Knysna is famous for its oysters.
What's happening
The annual Knysna Oyster Festival takes place in July.
Best buys
Knysna is known for its beautiful forests and handcrafted wooden items.


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Hey everyone. At the urging and wise advice of Mizwizzy, I'm starting a new thread to discuss logos.
First of all, I was wondering what you thought about the new Windows 8 logo. Do you like it? Do you hate it? What would you have done to improve it? What do you like about it?
Also, more importantly, what makes a good logo? Do you have a logo?
lol. It looks kinda Greek colors meets Swedish proportions, to me. I NEVER say whether I like a logo or not. I feel this is a common misconception of what a brandmark is. I always answer the question whether it conveys a core value or general essence of the service, group or product it represent AND whether it ill survive reproduction at many sizes and in many media as well as incorporation into variety of uses ( ads, animations, packaging to name just a few) . It appears Redmond is trying to fallow in Apple's footsteps for minimalism, but failed in attaining their competitors elegance and conveying any sort of "feel" for what the product is ( unless they intended to say "uh.. we are drawing a blank).
Art directing, I may have suggested wider spacing, maybe a subtle slant of one, if not both, of the white bars ; rounding of the OUTER CORNERS may have conveyed a more comfortable and inviting message, and made it more apt tho have that shiny that 2.0 look applied to it. I mam ambivalent about the logotype, but I certainly would have kerned it differently. All this is but my cursory impression, tho.
I agree w/ that comment on the "shiny 2.0 look". One thing that sort of makes it boring (imo) is that there's not really any texture to it...nothing that I can "feel" or sense or anything of that sort. It's just....one color.
The apple logo is "just one color" as is Target's... and they are a couple of the strongest marks out there. If you have to ADD to a logo to make it good.. you have gone the wrong direction. I came back to to this thread because i remember what i had said about 2.0.
2.0 is NOT a logo, it's a treatment. a logo should be able to take that or any other "fad" treatment that comes along. Apple, as an example again.. looks great FLAT or 2.0. Because of it's sloppy design, W8 fails to do either (not because of a mono chromatic scheme or single angular shape).
Sure. I suppose maybe I wanted a more saturated blue. Am I wrong again? (:
To be perfectly honest it's a nice start but it doesn't "pop" and is too plain. Unfortunately in this day and age everyone expects top of the line graphics, so I think you should keep working it. Looks like you saved with reduced quality, can see the yellowish outline, and looks pixalated, which isn't good. You should consider a drop shadow and smooth color transition, light to dark is typically a winner, overall just study big company logos and how they flow and merge colors together, offset and onset.
more color, maybe keep the same 4 color-scheme of the previous windows logos...the logo is fine, it shows the simplicity of the metro design, however it should also present the diversity of the apps that will run inside it, hence the 4 color design
You can tell that a brand has a good logo if you're able to remember it after five minutes, if you see the mark somewhere and instantly associate it with its product.
Apple has a brilliant logo, so does IBM, Mercedes, Audi, Yahoo!, Adidas, Puma, Nike, and the list could go on and on an on...
And I think that should be obvious to everyone making a logo - but is frequently forgotten. It's a good thing to remember our primary goal - to make sure that our branding sticks and is recognizable. That is, after all, what branding is, am I right?
Lol. I didn't make it. We're just critiquing it.
You couldn't be further from the truth.
Just kidding. :eye:
respectfully, I think you guys are missing something VITAL bout logo/brands.
COLOR/ GRADIENTS, etc. DO NOT a logo make. Otherwise, what would happen when said mark needs to be part of a FAX sheet, or is printed in one color, or etched on the side of a product? Think of it this way it is bad practice to make a web dependent of some fancy CSS to be navigable.. well the same applies to dependent on color or 3D effects to to make a logo.
When you talk about color, gradients, shine, extrusion (3D), etc... you are talking about TREATMENTS of a design, not the design itself.
To be perfectly honest it's a nice start but it doesn't "pop" and is too plain.
LOL-OMG.. the art directors bane!!! "Make it 30% more edgy"
Again another web analogy. IF anyone had dared attempt the aesthetics of web 2.0 in 1997 .. they would have met with jeers and questions such as... "Why isn't my logo spinning, blinking, and on fire? I want it to be 'edgy'". 'Edgy' and other such adjectives, are many clients way of saying "I dont know what I want... but I know it when I see it.. or if am not sure.. when my stay at home wife tell me she sees 'it'"
The problem is that, contrary to popular belief, design is just a much of a science as programming.
Interesting example. Quiet a few years ago, I was dealing with a suburban Chicago client (supposedly not a hick) who operated a water cooler business. He wanted totally new look/ logo. It too some doing he couldn't seem to let go of the ( that was too long a story to tell now) old look which also presented many technical problems in an of itself. When we finally "agreed" on a mark design ( a stylized water drop) I set to work on branding colors ( treatment). He "dint like THAT color". Three days worth of revisions later I actually just came out and asked what color he was envisioning for his fresh water?. His reply was he and his wife "had never liked (any shade of ) blue but thought yellow was very 'happy and cheerful' ". The point of all this... does that convey "fresh water"?
These are SOME of the considerations needed to take into account when beginning to build a bran mark.
Also, more importantly, what makes a good logo?
I love minimal logo's, but I feel it's too much of a transition to what they had. Logo's should be slowly evolve into something else. They seamed to have jumped several evolution steps into what looks like a kind of Apple-look. A logo should symbolize what it is, Apple was always simple, hence is simple OS. Windows on the other hand has always been known for it's jammed packed product. I think they missed the train with this logo and just copied rival Apple.
A good logo is something which focuses on the company goals. It needs to symbolize the company goals and missions and it has to have meaning.
What would you have done to improve it?
I would not have jumped so many steps in this. Yes, I would have made is simpler, but not that simple. Maybe I would have kept the original windows looking feel, with a simple interface, looking similar but not a complete copy of the Apple logo. This looks like the copied it directly with a Windows feel. Microsoft should have made is less obvious.
Do you have a logo?
em..yep, not sure what other's think of it but it's fairly set in stone now. I did write a squidoo a while back, which covers other points too - here.
I think that that's an interesting and valid point...but when a few steps could be as many as 10 years, it's a long time to wait. That could be millions or even billions in lost revenue. Sure, you could point out that Windows controls an overwhelming percentage of market share (I'm pretty sure it's about 92%), but even so, a lot can happen in 10 years. Does the practical nature of needing the possible revenue outweigh the temporary dislike of a logo?
I've actually entered a just-for-fun contest at 99designs about Windows 8 logo: http://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/redesign-microsoft-windows-logo-fun-guaranteed-contest-archon-122050I even made it to the finals: http://www.inflowinventory.com/Blog/index.php/windows-8-logo-voting/ with this entry http://www.inflowinventory.com/Blog/wp-content/gallery/windows-8-logo-contest/windows-8-logo-21.png
The contest even had a "most funny" section I also tried for: http://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/redesign-microsoft-windows-logo-fun-guaranteed-contest-archon-122050/entries/676
Those that cannot touch the interface could... lick it. It actually works!
Does the practical nature of needing the possible revenue outweigh the temporary dislike of a logo?
Drastic change in a logo is always a bad move. Things should change slowly. What they did is copy Apple, that's not innovation. Apple are likely to change their logo and Windows will have to change again. I really don't believe money here is an issue. Microsoft make billions! In fact they could probably set up a logo creation company (if they have not done already) to cut costs on external contacts and make money in the process.
What a wonderful contest. To be truthful most of those logo's are better than the current Windows 8 logo. As they have the Windows colors. I voted for the 4th entry and the last entry. To me they make sense.
Yes, a nice contest. Could've been better, but still.
I think the biggest obstacle in one's mind when aiming logo production is to be able to perceive the distinction between illustration and logo. The next step is that little bit of inspiration to make it unique, yet keep it simple.
I dont like the logo its totally blue...Windows 7 logo is better than this ...
They've been hitting the 3D logo for so long, this drastically different 2D style actually has people discussing it. So, it's not a total wash.
The logo seems (OKAY) out of at 10 I'll give it a good tight 6!. to me it doesn't define windows..Just my opinion.
Hate it. It's a step down from the current windows 7 logo, which is probably an indicator of what the OS will be like. That's the trend Microsoft seems to be going for, though.


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New York Times repeated unsourced speculation: New York likelier terrorist target than Boston "because President Bush is a Republican"
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In a July 4 article about security concerns at this summer's forthcoming Democratic and Republican National Conventions, The New York Times' David Johnston reported, "New York is regarded as a higher risk than Boston by counterterrorism officials because President [George W.] Bush is a Republican and because of consistent intelligence."
The Times' unsupported report of speculation that Al Qaeda would target Bush and his party is consistent with Bush administration officials' self-serving predictions that terrorists are planning an attack to try to affect the outcome of this year's presidential race to the benefit of Senator John Kerry (D-MA). The only support Johnston offered for the assertion as a whole was a statement by the Central Intelligence Agency's outgoing head of clandestine operations, who said that New York City "remains a prime target."
The Times' statement recalled an assertion, also under the guise of a statement of fact, by CNN justice correspondent Kelli Arena; Media Matters for America previously noted that on CNN's Wolf Blitzer Reports on May 27, Arena reported, "[T]here is some speculation that Al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House." As with the Times assertion, Arena, in the words of the Center for American Progress, "spread the unsubstantiated myth that al Qaeda has a preference [for Senator John Kerry (D-MA)] in the upcoming U.S. elections."
On May 28, Media Matters for America cited a March 17 Reuters article reporting evidence that suggests terrorists have precisely the opposite preference: In a statement claiming responsibility for the Madrid bombings that killed nearly 200 people in March, the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades -- a terrorist organization that claims to have ties to Al Qaeda -- said it wants to see President Bush reelected in November.
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We're teaming up with other food and garden bloggers to host Fall Fest 2010, a season-long garden party. Each week we'll feature favorite garden-to-table recipes and tips to help you enjoy the bounty, whether you're harvesting your own goodies or buying them fresh from the market. To join in, check out awaytogarden.com.
Marshmallows are dessert. They're made of sugar and are positively dreamy when floating in a cup of homemade hot cocoa. They're probably at their best when charred on an open flame (on a stick found in the woods, of course) stacked on a piece of slowly-melting chocolate and smooshed between two graham crackers. Or, if you'll admit to certain guilty pleasures, marshmallows are pretty fabulous when melted with butter, mixed with cereal and formed into Rice Krispie Treats. There are endless ways to enjoy these sweet, springy confections, but the dinner table is surely not the best place to showcase them.
Enter the ubiquitous marshmallow-topped sweet potato casserole. Surely invented to trick kids and adults into eating a not-so-popular tuber: the sweet potato, Sweet Potato Casserole is featured prominently on Thanksgiving tables and in womens' magazines — right next to the canned onion-topped green bean casserole — this time of year. Well it's high time we put marshmallows back where they belong, on the dessert buffet, and the can take those sweet potatoes with them.
It's not too hard to imagine Sweet Potato Casserole as a dessert. You basically add some eggs and flour and you're there. A cake is fun, but cupcakes are 100 times more enjoyable, so get your cupcake liners ready, and cook some sweet potatoes; Emeril's recipe for Sweet Potato Spice Cake, from our sister site Food Network, works perfectly as little cakes, you'll just have to take the extra step to complete them with the marshmallow topping.
So first, you want to bake your cupcakes, using Emeril's Sweet Potato Cake recipe, nuts are optional. The recipe calls for mashed, cooked sweet potatoes — boiled or steamed will work well, and so will roasted (skins on). Once they're cooled, add a very thin layer of vanilla frosting to each cupcake. You don't need a lot, and it's ok if there are holes or thin spots in your frosting coverage, the frosting will act like glue for the marshmallows, not as a topping like on a traditional cupcake.
Once frosted, top with mini marshmallows, pressing each into the frosting so it sticks, in a circular pattern.
From here, you can put them back in the oven under the broiler for a couple of minutes to melt the marshmallows. But you'd be missing out on the fun involved with wielding a blow torch. Oh, you don't have a culinary blow torch? Put one on your Christmas list — they're inexpensive, and you'll look and feel badass when using yours.
Carefully toast the tops of your cupcakes using a culinary torch and serve. The process of brulée-ing 24-30 individual cupcakes is a bit time consuming, but it's so worth it.
The result is not only a proper use of marshmallows, but the cake itself it incredibly moist and delicious, so overall a successful side dish redux. Now to figure out how to make Green Bean Casserole cupcakes … maybe next year.
Sweet Potato Cupcakes
(adapted from Emeril Lagasse's Sweet Potato Spice Cake)
Yeild: 24-30 cupcakes
1 teaspoon unsalted butter at room temperature, plus 1/2 pound (2 sticks)
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds raw sweet potatoes)
4 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 cup chopped toasted walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with cupcake liners and set aside.
In a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar, and sugar. Add the sweet potatoes and beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, and beat after each addition.
Into a bowl, sift together the flour, soda, powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and nutmeg. Add to the sweet potato mixture a third at a time. Fold in the nuts and vanilla. Fill cupcake pans 3/4 full and bake until a tester inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes in the pans.
Cool cupcakes completely on a wire rack.
What's your favorite sweet potato recipe? Shout it out in the comments, or share your favorite recipes on Twitter at #fallfood.
More Sweet Potato Dishes from our Friends and Family:
- Roberto at Food2: Sweet Potato Gnocchi
- Liz at Healthy Eats: Sweet Potatoes 5 Ways
- Todd and Diane, White On Rice Couple: Sweet Potato Molasses Cookies
- Nicole from Pinch My Salt: Cumin-Scented Sweet Potato Hash
- Caroline from The Wright Recipes: Sweet Potato Galette
- Paige at The Sister Project: Sweet Potatoes on the Savory Side
- Margaret at A Way to Garden: 9 Things I Learned From Sweet Potatoes (and a Curry)


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All-Sunshine State Conference Second Team Singles... All-Sunshine State Conference Second Team Doubles (Victor Lozier)... Named Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week Twice... Posted a record of 11-5 and 4-2 in SSC singles matchups... Played one match at No. 1 postion for singles (0-1)... Played seven matches at No. 2 singles (4-3)... Played seven matches at No. 3 position for singles (6-1)... Played one match at No. 4 singles (1-0)... Tabbed an impressive record of 17-3 and 5-3 in SSC doubles play mainly with Victor Lozier (13-3).
All-Sunshine State Conference Second Team Singles…All-Sunshine State Conference Second Team Doubles (Bruno Sisti)…Was named Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week (02/25/13)…Posted the best season of his collegiate career with a 17-3 overall record and a 5-1 mark in SSC play…Played primarily at No. 3 singles turning in a 7-2 record… Was also 6-1 at No. 4 singles, and 3-0 at No. 2…Played one match at No. 1 singles winning that contest…Logged winning streaks of four matches, 10 matches and four matches during the year…His success in singles carried over to his doubles play as Nicolson-Lewis turned in a 15-7 record and a 3-2 record in SSC competition…Was 15-5 with Sisti going 6-1 at No. 1, 8-4 at No. 2 and 1-0 at No. 3 doubles…Went 8-2 in his last 10 matches with Sisti to end the year…Also competed in doubles with Victor Lozier (0-2).
All-Sunshine State Conference First Team Doubles (Victor Lozier)…All-Sunshine State Conference Second Team Singles…Saint Leo Athlete of the Week (04/22/12)…Concluded season ranked No.32 in the nation and No.13 in the south region singles and No.11 in the nation and No.6 in south region doubles (Lozier) according to ITA...Compiled a 15-7 overall singles record…Competed out of one, two, and three singles slots…Went 4-4 at top flight…Amassed an individual-high nine wins at No.2 singles…Solidified two wins at No.3 singles…Won seven-consecutive singles matches…Won 16 doubles matches with teammate Victor Lozier…All 16 victories came at top-flight doubles…Won six consecutive doubles matches with Lozier.
All-Sunshine State Conference Second Team singles…All-Sunshine State Conference First Team Doubles…Amassed 11 wins playing top-flight singles…Posted a 2-4 in SSC action…Assembled season-best winning-streaks of three and four matches…Earned a 16-9 mark in doubles with partner Victor Lozier…Played all 25 matches from the No.1 slot…Collected a conference record of 4-2…Finished season 14th-ranked doubles tandem in country… Helped advance Lions to first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.
Attended Hills Road Sixth Form College…Was runner up for the Cambridgeshire junior sports personality of the year…Played club for Cambridge Lawn Tennis Club in 2008 in which he led his team to the National Junior Club League Championships.
Born on March 30 in Newham, London…Sport Business major...Hobbies include listening to music and socializing with friends…His career goal is to one day work in the sports industry…He believes his will to win is his best asset to the team…Names Lewis Hamilton as his favorite athlete...Names Chelsea as his favorite team...Chose Saint Leo because it offers exactly what he wants…Son of David Nicholson and Rachel Lewis…Has two brothers, Paul and Michael.


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Tributes have poured in from the tennis community after one of Britain's top doubles players revealed he has cancer.
Ross Hutchins, who was born in Wimbledon and attended King's College School, told fans this weekend he is suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cell.
The 27-year-old said on social networking website Twitter: "Unfortunately I will be away from tennis for a while as I was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
"I am doing well, very positive with excellent medical support, friends and family around me."
Hodgkin's lymphoma is cancer of the white blood cell found in the lymphatic system, the network of vessels and glands spread throughout the body.
One of Hutchins's friends, Scottish star Andy Murray, dedicated his singles triumph in the Brisbane International yesterday to him.
In an emotional victory speech, the Olympic champion did not mention Hutchins by name but said: "I'd like to dedicate this victory to one of my best friends.
"He's back home watching - you're going to get through it."
The Lawn Tennis Association's chief executive, Roger Draper, said: "Everyone in British tennis is behind Ross.
"He is a true ambassador for the sport, both on and off the court, and I have no doubt he will overcome this setback.
"It's important that we give Ross and his family the privacy they need during this challenging time."
Hutchins is the son of former British Davis Cup captain Paul Hutchins and made his debut in the competition in 2008.
He has won five ATP tour titles in his career and won the silver medal in the men's doubles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.


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20 oz. Lean Ground Turkey
32 oz. Skinless Chicken Breast (cubed)
(2) 16 oz. Cans Kidney Beans
(2) 15 oz. Cans Garbanzo Beans
(2) 16 oz. Cans Black Beans
28 oz. Can Diced Tomatoes
12 oz. Can Tomato Paste
(2) 15 oz. Cans Tomato Sauce
1/2 cup Sliced Pickled Jalapenos
1/2 cup Hot Hungarian Yellow Chilies
15 Whole Cayenne Chilies (stems removed)
1 Diced Green Bell Pepper
1 Diced Red Bell Pepper
1 Medium Yellow Onion, Sautéed and diced
1 Tbsp. Ground Cumin (If you use Cumin seed and grind them yourself, use 3 Tbsp)
1/2 tsp. White Pepper
1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
1/2 tsp. Red Pepper
2 Tbsp. Chili Powder
1 Tbsp. Red Pepper Flakes
Put all ingredients into a large Dutch Oven, except for the turkey, chicken and chili powder. Brown the ground turkey in a frying pan, and then add to pot. Lightly dust the cubed chicken breast with chili powder then brown in a cast iron frying pan on a medium heat. Don't cook the chicken all the way through, only brown it. Then add the chicken to the pot. Add the remainder of the chili powder to the pot. Allow to simmer on low heat for about an hour. Adjust to your own taste by adding more pepper, if it not spicy enough. Or by adding a little sugar if it is too spicy.
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On August 10th, the Skyscraper Museum (39 Battery Place) will host "Woolworth's Gargoyles" to highlight its "Woolworth Building @ 100″ exhibit. That's right, Woolworth turned 100 years young this year!
Lucky kids ages 3 to 10 will learn about Gothic architecture while getting a quick tour of the Cathedral of Commerce's iconic gargoyle statues. Afterward, visitors will get the chance to make their own gargoyles. That's right. I said it. MAKE. YOUR. OWN. GARGOYLES.
Tickets are only $5 to the public, $2.50 for seniors and students, and free for members and children under 12. Purchase them by e-mailing: firstname.lastname@example.com OR call 212-945-6324 by 5 p.m. by Friday, August 9.
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FIREFIGHTERS are asking walkers to be extra vigilant following a huge moorland fire in Darwen yesterday.
Six crews from across East Lancashire were called to help put out the blaze, which affected between 800 and 900m2 of grass between the Whitehall Country Park and Lords Hall Farm.
Smoke could be seen for miles around, and fire crews received multiple calls from concerned people.
Blackburn crew manager Darren Ferneyhough said the cause of the fire, which started around 11.30am, was so far unknown. However he warned walkers about the dangers of dropping cigarettes or rubbish.
He said: "This was a well established fire and it was spreading quite quickly. It was difficult to control initially.
"I would ask people just to be mindful if they are in those areas and to watch what they are doing with matches and cigarettes.
"The fires can also start with glass bottles because it is so dry.
"Please just be vigilant and and if you see anything, move away fast because the fire can spread quickly and you could possible get yourself trapped."
Fire crews remained at the scene of the blaze into the afternoon to make sure all of the flames were out.


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Mets Fans – Eternal Optimists or Eternal Suckers?
So today is game 162 for your beloved New York Mets. The final day of the regular baseball season vs. the Miami Marlins
Another season of disappointment. Not that the expectations were that high for the Mets this year anyway, but they were in contention up until the all-star break. That's a lot better than anyone expected at the start of the season.
So let's not talk about the bullpen blowing up like a Thanksgiving float, and Jason Bay's batting average being less than your body weight. Let's not even mention the fact the the fences were moved in this year at Citi field, and they still only managed to hit 67 home runs at home. Don't even mention how the Wilpons were looking for minority share owners for the team. Let's not talk about losing Mike Pelfrey at the beginning of the season.
Let's list the positives shall we (like a true optimist):


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This real photo postcard (RPPC) dates from very late 1918 to 1919-- most likely the occupation time period.
The soldier is on an early military motorcycle-- Harley?
The soldier wears his uniform with wool leg wraps and has inscribed the back of the postcard with his information.
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